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Dr. Lucal is pleased to start full time and will divide her office time between TriState Women’s Services (Sharon OB/GYN) and New Milford OB/GYN while performing all surgeries and deliveries at Sharon Hospital. Dr. Lucal is accepting new patients at TriState Women’s Services, 50 Amenia Road, Sharon, CT & New Milford OB|GYN, 2 Old Park Lane, New Milford, CT.
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24 while you were sleeping
54 Catskill's Cradle: Phoenicia, Mount Tremper, Woodstock
Edible bugs and ideological shoplifting—find out what you may have missed.
25 beinhart’s body politic: The Invisible Handful of Dust
84 Clear Eyes, Full Hearts: Newburgh
Larry Beinhart discusses drought, the agricultural economy, and Woody Guthrie.
Route 28 is home to some of the Hudson Valley's most inspired communities. The historic city is fueled by people who make the change they want to see.
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26 Seventeen-Year Itch: Cicada Swarm 2013
48 Field notes: What we Didn't Used to Think About
An excerpt from philosopher and musician David Rothenberg's book Bug Music.
home 28 Artists' quarters
50 When It's Time to Change: Puberty's New Normal
A profile of Jan Harris and Alan Baer's three-story, 1869 Kingston townhouse.
37 Empirical Encounters with Container Gardening
Michelle Sutton shares her experiences with the popular style of gardening.
Bethany Saltman reports on finding ourselves in the history of expert advice, and the difficult balance between trusting sources and following instincts. The average age of the onset of puberty is earlier than it was two decades ago— Annie Internicola reports on the trend and possible influencing factors.
52 kids and family events A listing of family-friendly, local happenings.
43 Home and Garden events for June
Whole Living
104 Soul retrieval
A listing of fairs, workshops, and sales for green thumbs and homebodies.
Summer Entertaining 47 Gathering on the Grass: Planning a Garden Party Lindsay Pietroluongo offers some tips for a memorable outdoor soirée with friends.
Medicine & Healing 109 Dr. Who?: Choosing a Physician
Shamanism in the Hudson Valley is ancient yet current, global yet very much American—Wendy Kagan discusses the therapeutic rituals and ceremonies.
Community Resource Guide 99 tastings A directory of what’s cooking and where to get it. 100 business directory A compendium of advertiser services. 110 whole living Opportunities to nurture mind, body, and soul. 129 weddings & Celebrations Resources for celebrating your special day.
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BARDSUMMERSCAPE “Bard SummerScape and Bard Music Festival always unearth piles of buried treasures.” — The New Yorker
july 5 – august 18,
2013
Bard SummerScape 2013 presents seven inspired weeks of opera, music, theater, dance, film, and cabaret. The hub of these offerings is the 24th
annual Bard Music Festival, this year examining the life, work, and cultural milieu of the 20th-century composer
Igor Stravinsky. SummerScape takes place in the extraordinary Richard B.
Fisher Center for the Performing Arts and other venues on Bard College’s
stunning Mid–Hudson Valley campus.
Opera
July 26 – August 4
Twenty-fourth Season
Music by Sergey Taneyev American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein Directed by Thaddeus Strassberger Russian composer Sergey Taneyev’s extraordinary but rarely staged opera conveys the searing drama of Aeschylus’ powerful trilogy about the cursed House of Atreus, from Agamemnon’s fateful return from Troy to the trial of his son Orestes.
Weekend One August 9–11 Becoming Stravinsky: From St. Petersburg to Paris will trace Stravinsky’s path from his early Russian years to his first great successes in Paris writing for Sergei Diaghilev’s legendary Ballets Russes, most notably the scandalous premiere of The Rite of Spring.
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July 6–7
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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and SITI Company Choreographer Bill T. Jones and theater director Anne Bogart ’74 join forces to create a new work celebrating the centennial of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Two of America’s leading dance and theater companies unite to explore the impact of one of the 20th century’s most explosive artistic moments.
Theater
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World Premiere Adaptation
STRAVINSKY AND HIS WORLD
Weekend Two August 16–18 Stravinsky Reinvented: From Paris to Los Angeles will explore Stravinsky’s creative output during the interwar years and the music he composed in the United States, where he settled in 1939.
Film Festival
July 12 – August 3
STRAVINSKY’S LEGACY AND RUSSIAN ÉMIGRÉ CINEMA The SummerScape 2013 film festival will be in two parts: a retrospective of Russian exile filmmaking in France and a series of more contemporary films by such directors as Jean-Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol.
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CABARET, MUSIC, FINE DINING, AND MORE Bard’s Belgian “Mirror Tent” returns to SummerScape.
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Directed by János Szász Adapted by János Szász and Gideon Lester after the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov Hungarian film and stage director János Szász applies his opulent theatrical vision to this adaptation of Bulgakov’s novel—at once a pungent political satire, a magical fantasy, and an unforgettable love story. Suitable for audiences 15 and older (contains nudity).
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The Bard Music Festival presents two extraordinary weeks of concerts, panels, and other special events that will explore the musical world of Igor Stravinsky.
weekend one Friday, August 9
Becoming Stravinsky: From St. Petersburg to Paris program one
Saturday, August 10 program two program three
Sunday, August 11
Works by Stravinsky
The Russian Context
Chamber works by Stravinsky, Glazunov, Rachmaninoff, and others
1913: Breakthrough to Fame and Notoriety
American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein, conductor Orchestral works by Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and others
program four
Modernist Conversations
program five
Sight and Sound: From Abstraction to Surrealism
weekend two Friday, August 16
The 20th Century’s Most Celebrated Composer
Chamber works by Stravinsky, Debussy, Schoenberg, and others Works by Stravinsky, Satie, Poulenc, and others
Stravinsky Reinvented: From Paris to Los Angeles program six
Against Interpretation and Expression: The Aesthetics of Mechanization
Works by Stravinsky, Bartók, Varèse, and others
Saturday, August 17 program seven program eight
the bard music festival presents
Stravinsky and His World august 9–11 and 16–18
Sunday, August 18
Stravinsky in Paris
Chamber works by Stravinsky, Roussel, Martinu°, others
The Émigré in America
American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Bostein, conductor Orchestral works by Stravinsky, Schoenberg, and Eisler
program nine
Stravinsky, Spirituality, and the Choral Tradition
program ten
The Poetics of Music and After
Choral works by Stravinsky, Boulanger, Krenek, and others
Chamber works by Stravinsky, Copland, Carter, and others
program eleven The Classical Heritage
American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein, conductor Orchestral works by Stravinsky
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PHOTO: Igor Stravinsky, 1882-1971, Russian composer, photograph, 1949 Culver Pictures/The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY
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94 Course Correct: Zak Pelaccio's fish & Game
68 Portfolio: Laura Glazer A series of photographs of Phillip Patterson's handwritten bible project.
70 music: The Reawakening Our 2013 summer music festival roundup. Nightlife Highlights include Shelter Benefit, Leo Kottke, Cheap Time, Winard Harper, and Os Mutantes. Reviews of Textures and Pulsations by Bob Gluck and Aruan Ortiz; Vampire Proof by NCM; and Early Work 1986-1995 by Rob Morsberger.
76 books: Ladybug World Nina Shengold profiles writer-illustrator team Jacky Davis and David Soman.
78 book reviews: Summer Reading Roundup for Kids Reviews of books for kids and young adults by Hudson Valley authors and illustrators.
82 Poetry Poems by Anne Carly Abad, Will Arbery, Greg Correll, Stephen Doyle, Jake St. John, Jim Lonergan, Linda Sonia Miller, Warren Murphy, Michelle Ocasio, Arjay Schmollinger, Marcia Slatkin, Elizabethanne Spiotta, Darcy Smith, Richard Tornello, Maggie Turoff, and Clifford Venho. Edited by Phillip X Levine.
136 parting shot Amy Winehouse, a portrait fashioned out of vinyl fragments by Greg Frederick.
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Peter Barrett reports on the long-awaited opening of Hudson's new eatery.
the forecast 114 daily Calendar Comprehensive listings of local events. (Daily updates at Chronogram.com.) PREVIEWS 113 Tracy Christian's Street Journeys screens at Fiberflame on June 22. 114 The inaugural TedxLongDock will be held in Beacon on June 7. 115 The Mir贸 String Quartet performs in Woodstock with Melvin Chen on June 30. 116 Rosendale Earthfest on June 9 celebrates sustainability in the Hudson Valley. 117 Omega Institute's Arts Week runs from July 7 to 12 in Rhinebeck. 119 Vassar's Powerhouse Theater opens for the season on June 21. 120 Speaker at Temple Emanuel presents Mark Russ Federman on June 9. 122 Woodstock hosts the annual Catskill Mountainkeeper Barn Fest on June 22. 123 Kingston's LGBTQ Center hosts an exhibit on Nazi persecution of homosexuals. 128 Avery Danziger's photographs at the Tremaine Gallery at the Hotchkiss School.
planet waves 130 Life Passages: The Return of Saturn
Eric Francis Coppolino discusses the relationship between life and planetary cycles, and how to recognize and respond to key life transits.
132 horoscopes
What are the stars telling us? Eric Francis Coppolino knows.
A detail of Herb Rogoff's painting Lower East Side, 1942: Menachim Ruben Sells His Pretzels, from an exhibit at the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce in Hudson through July 14. gallery & museum guide
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EDITORIAL Editorial Director Brian K. Mahoney bmahoney@chronogram.com creative Director David Perry dperry@chronogram.com assistant Editor Jennifer Gutman jgutman@chronogram.com Books editor Nina Shengold books@chronogram.com health & wellness editor Wendy Kagan wholeliving@chronogram.com
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How to Enjoy the Colors and Flavors Now in Season. Celebrate the true spirit of the Hudson Valley in good taste. We’re fortunate to live where high-quality local food is a way of life. Whether it’s for nutritional benefits or fun, juicing and mixing a variety of drinks, sauces and more. There’s so much growing outside, and we have the juicers and blenders to turn them into delicious concoctions. Along with an expert staff to help you select one that’s just right for you. Warren Kitchen & Cutlery is the Hudson Valley’s own culinary showroom. Visit us to find the best selection of professional quality juicers, blenders, mixers and food processors. Along with anything and everything for your kitchen in stock and on display. Buy local and support our farms and neighbors.
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Musician and philosopher David Rothenberg has long been fascinated by the relationship between humanity and nature. He is the author of Why Birds Sing, Thousand Mile Song, Survival of the Beautiful, and Bug Music, published in April by St. Martins Press, which includes a companion CD. An excerpt from Bug Music appears on page 26, accompanied by a list of cicada-related events this month. His latest major label music CD, One Dark Night I Left My Silent House (ECM), a duet with pianist Marilyn Crispell, came out in 2010. Rothenberg is professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and he lives in Cold Spring. The cover photograph was taken June 2011 at Edgar M. Queeny Park in St. Louis during the emergence of Brood XIX cicadas. Davidrothenberg.net.
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chronogram.com Contest: Vote for Your Favorite Chronogram Cover Chronogram’s 20th-anniversary cover contest launched on May 1, giving people the chance to browse the nearly 200 covers featuring work by local artists on Chronogram.com and vote for their favorite. We’re just a month into the contest—which will run through July 15—and so far, we’ve got three contenders neck and neck for first place: April 2010’s Collect the Sun by Gabe Brown (left); December 2010’s Global Warming! Stop Messing with Us! by Catherine Winkler Rayroud; and September 2012’s Sunset Rock, North Mountain by Susan Wides. There’s still plenty of time to vote, and when you do, you’re qualified to win one of four $100 gift certificates to restaurants in the Hudson Valley, including Terrapin, Il Gallo Giallo, Flatiron, and the Artist’s Palate. The winning cover will be announced in Chronogram’s August issue. Slideshow: Galleries and Museums Every month, Chronogram receives so many wonderful submissions by local artists to be considered for publication. Unfortunately, we don’t have space for them all in the magazine. Every month on our website, though, we publish additional submissions by local artists and highlight exciting and distinctive exhibits on display around the Hudson Valley. This month, we feature a pop-up show and retrospective exhibit of the art of Joan Barker at Wired Gallery in High Falls; “Fashion as Art: A Matter of Taste” at Gallery 66 NY and throughout Cold Spring; paintings by Llyn Towner (left) on display in Ellenville Regional Hospital’s Healing Arts Gallery; and Ronnie Farley’s “New York Water Towers” at Hudson Beach Glass Gallery in Beacon. Podcast: Chronogram Conversations This month, we have some very special guests lined up for our weekly podcast, Chronogram Conversations. David Rothenberg, musician and author of Bug Music, will discuss his explorations into the rhythm and music of insect sounds; Greg Olear (left) and Janet Steen, editors of The Weeklings, will discuss their yearold online publication and manifesto to begin sharing revenue with contributors; Brooklyn based artist Greg Frederick will discuss his exhibit “Record Breaker” at Roxbury’s Orphic Gallery and his Vinyl Pop Art work, which is featured as this month’s Parting Shot; and Johanna Pfaelzer, artistic director of Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater, will join the show with Seth Svi Rosenfeld, whose play “Downtown Race Riot” opens the mainstage season on June 26. A new episode of the Chronogram Conversations podcast is available every Thursday—find it on our website or subscribe to it on iTunes.
PLUS • Clips from Song of the Cicadas, a collaborative documentary between experimental filimmaker Richard Knox Robinson and David Rothenberg. • A video interview with June Parting Shot artist Greg Frederick by Stephen Blauweiss • Tracks from our reviewed CDs by Bob Gluck and Aruan Ortiz, Rob Morsberger, and NCM • A slideshow of photographs by Laura Glazer of Phillip Patterson’s handwritten bible project • Animated excerpts of work by husband-and-wife kid’s book authors Jacky and David Davis-Soman • A trailer for Street Journeys, Tracy Christian’s film about Kenyan children empowered by performance • Additional shots from this month’s Community Pages
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esteemed reader Esteemed Reader of Our Magazine: I am faced with problems with no apparent solution every day, and yet the solution is always there, though many times it does not seem to come from within the context of the problem. For instance this afternoon my six-year-old came running into the house. “He hit me!” he said, furious that his friend had played too rough. “What happened?” I asked, and he told me his story. “Would you like a glass of lemonade?” I asked. “Yes!” he said, drank the lemonade, and ran back outside to continue his play. Problem solved. The solution to a problem is perpendicular to the line formed by the dyad of the difficulty. The answer is neither compromise nor transcendence. It is something wholly new, a third element or possibility that changes everything. The story that follows—“Dividing Camels”—is about, among other things, problem solving. It is a teaching tale from the Sufi tradition. For the careful reader, the story contains a great deal of meaning, particularly availed by allowing the mind to hear harmonics of analogous ideas or images from completely other disciplines. To milk the meaning from the story, it is helpful to listen to the sound of the words as they resound within. This is always helpful in reading—to hear one’s inner voice giving the text a vibration within the mind—and it is imperative with picture-form, or metaphorically structured texts that contain more than one level of meaning. The psychologist Carl Jung suggests we begin with the assumption that every character and element in the story is representative of some agency or capacity within our own person. For instance, who, in me, in the story that follows, is “the master?” What, in me, is “his sons,” “his students,” “the camels,” the mysterious traveler? What is the inner meaning of 17, 3, 1/2th, 1/3rd, 1/9th, and 18? Observe in the story the phenomena of the pseudo-solutions contrived when we cannot bear to stand in front of an insoluble problem. Fatigue reliably arises at some point in every process of problem solving. It is at that moment that a false fix is found—one that is incongruent with the task at hand. It is then that the need giving rise to the problem is ignored, and a completely new process begun, though under the same name. Finally we see that the agency of problem-solving costs nothing. The most effective form of help is intangible, leaves no trace, and in the real world is free. Many times this takes the form of knowledge or information that doesn’t change the event itself, but rather changes the way circumstances are perceived and therefore addressed. There was once a great teacher who wanted to make sure that his students would, after his death, find the right way forward. Just before his passing he left instructions that his worldly wealth should be divided between his three sons. He was a world traveler yet all he owned was 17 camels. He therefore, after all the obligatory bequests laid down by law, left his three sons 17 camels, with this instruction: “You will divide the camels among the three of you in the following proportions: the oldest gets half, my middle son, one-third, and the youngest shall have a ninth.” Then he died. As the will was read, his sons as well as his disciples were completely baffled by his impossible instructions, which, as is traditional, must be carried out, to the letter. Clearly, they couldn’t chop a camel in half or kill one of them. After much pondering, someone said, “Let us own the camels communally,” others sought advice outside the community and said,“We have been told to make the nearest possible division,” others were told by a judge to sell the camels and divide up the money; yet others held that the will was null and void because its provisions simply could not be executed. Then they fell to thinking that there might be some hidden wisdom in the master’s bequest, so they made inquiries as to who could solve an apparently insoluble problem. Everyone they tried ultimately failed, until the arrival one day of a certain teacher, who happened to be passing through the area and who was respected by many but also suspected by others. Some community members begged him to solve their conundrum. He said: “I came here on my camel. I will give it to you. So, now you have eighteen.This is your solution. With eighteen camels you can give half—nine camels—to the eldest son. And you can give a third to the next son—six camels. And you can give a ninth of the bequest to the youngest—two camels. A total of seventeen. Aha! One camel left. I’ll take that one—and I’ll be on my way.” This was how the problems of that particular community were solved. —“Dividing Camels,” retold by Hugh Elliot —Jason Stern 16 ChronograM 6/13
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Clockwise from top left: The swing ride at the Hudson Valley Fair, which ran from May 3 to 19 at Dutchess Stadium in Wappingers Falls. Photo: Ron Weber. Singer-songwriter Brian Dolzani performs at John Street Jam in Saugerties on May 11. Photo: Massardo. E. L. Doctorow reads in Cold Spring's Sunset Reading Series at the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration on May 5. Photo: Tom Carrigan. Greg Skura and Summer Corrie in "Sight Unseen" at Tangent's Carpenter Theater in Tivoli. Photo: Courtesy Tangent Theatre Company. Gretchen Primack reads from her new book of poetry Kind at the Kleinert/James Arts Center in Woodstock on May 11. Photo: Deborah DeGraffenreid. Chefs prepare ramp-based dishes at the third annual Ramp Fest at the Basilica Hudson on May 4. Photo: Richard A. Smith. Mikhail Horowitz, Zoe West, and John LeFever in "Jarry," which was staged at the Saugerties Performing Arts Factory on May 17-18 and 24-25.
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LETTERS Mediation in Response to Domestic Violence Re “Saving Grace” in the 5/13 issue of Chronogram: According to federal statistics, domestic violence is a 50/50 proposition. As it turns out, women abuse men as much as men abuse women! Any article (or propaganda piece) that refers to the victim as “she,” “her,” or the woman, and the batterer as “he,” “him,” or the man, must be looked at with skepticism. This kind of false information is exasperating and inflammatory to anyone who has been a true victim of domestic violence. On the surface, people believe that domestic violence is physical in nature. Domestic violence can also mean baiting, intimidating, harassing, threatening, and name calling. The current statistics on domestic violence are skewed. As “justification” for the Lanza Bill (S2299) now being debated in Albany, the bill states: “In 1999, the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services received 55,558 police reports of family offenses involving adult intimate partners.” The bill goes on to state, “An adult female was identified as the victim in 84 percent of cases.” If enacted into law, this would now require “any person whom an order of protection is issued, shall be required to wear an electronic tagging device.” The reason why the statistics are skewed is the simple fact that men do not report domestic violence. Men are embarrassed to report domestic violence when it occurs and believe they will be the one thrown out of their homes or even arrested, when the police are called in. On the other hand, false claims of domestic abuse are not investigated and perjury is generally not prosecuted! Often times, arrests are made and “orders of protection” are issued in an ex parte (one person’s word alone) fashion. It has been said that victims of domestic violence often do not want to cooperate in a trial. Since most claims of abuse are unfounded, it is no wonder why false claims of abuse are dropped by the alleged “victim.” Too often, those accusers of domestic violence are positioning themselves to take advantage in high-conflict divorces. Certainly, before anyone is thrown out of their home, or made to wear an “electronic tagging device,” the truth must be established and due process afforded the accused. Anyone making false claims of abuse to “play” the system should themselves be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Mediation has its place when domestic violence is alleged to occur. Currently, there is no middle ground between a phone call and jail! Mediation is the fair alternative in domestic violence, as it is in divorce negotiations. Mediation should be employed by the courts as the first line to curb first-time offenders of domestic violence. Paul M. Levine, Hopewell Junction
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When Lee Tannen takes the stage as emcee at Helsinki on Broadway, the popular cabaret series at Helsinki Hudson, there is ample reason for his ear-to-ear grin; in his sixth decade, the veteran urbanite has found his niche upriver. The locale seems unlikely; the native New Yorker’s previous careers were rooted firmly in Manhattan and Los Angeles, where he was a musical theater actor, stand-up comedian, theater ad copywriter, consultant for celebrity projects, author of I Loved Lucy: My Friendship with Lucille Ball, and playwright of a regional stage adaptation of the 2001 memoir. (He’s currently recording an audiobook version, due out this summer.) But Tannen thrives in his new role as Mid-Hudson Valley showman. “Seriously,” he explains, “it puts together all the stuff that I love to do: I get to write press releases and copy for posters, I get to produce, and I get to emcee, which brings out the Borscht Belt in me. It puts all my talents into one Sunday evening.” Moreover, he has lured big names to Hudson for one-nighters, including Alan Cumming, Dee Hoty, and Linda Lavin. Faith Prince plays Helsinki Hudson June 9 and Terri White appears August 18. Sitting on the sundeck of Greene County hamlet of Smith’s Landing recently, the witty, snide, and endearingly neurotic Tannen spoke via telephone about his transformation from Manhattan macher to country-based impresario—and why he believes old pal Lucy has guided his every step. —Jay Blotcher You have such a varied career in show business. As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? An astronaut. No. I’ll be serious now. I’ll put on my serious face. Because you’re recording all of this, so God knows anything I say is on the record. I know this type of interview! I’ve always wanted to be a writer. When I was seven years old, I would write poems and parodies of songs and stuff like that. Writing always came naturally to me. When did your love affair with Broadway begin? I remember when I was seven or eight years old—this is a great question because I haven’t told anyone this story in 50 years—my parents went to a musical called “Say, Darling” on Broadway. It wasn’t a very good musical; I think it starred Johnny Desmond. And they brought home a Playbill. And I just devoured the Playbill. Holding it in my hand and reading the articles and the opening night credits, I knew Broadway had to be somewhere in my destiny. 20 ChronograM 6/13
You’ve worked with Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley MacLaine, and Joan Rivers. What is the most important tip for dealing with stars? Four words: Do it their way. Have a hissy fit on your own. Rant and rave and hit the wall. And kick the cat. But when you’re with them, if they’re stars, do it their way. It’ll make your life much easier. I Loved Lucy is a loving memoir but also a very honest one. You offer some hard truths about Lucy. Was there any blowback by any of Lucy’s inner circle? In the book, there’s this love letter on the back from Lucie Arnaz. She said something like, a more candid or realistic portrait of her mother she could not have been painted. So, it was warts and all. But anybody who knew Lucy knew that’s who she was. And what I’m most proud about the book in general is the fact that everything, everything—and I really want to underscore and italicize everything—is the truth. For a lifelong New Yorker who swore he would never move out of the city, what brought you and life partner Tom Wells to Smith’s Landing in 2011? Yes, I never went above 96th Street unless I absolutely had to—with Xanax. I was living on the East Side. I was over it in a way; the rent was getting very, very high in our apartment. They were building a Second Avenue subway and the noise was deafening. We moved to [the Mid-Hudson Valley], where the two guys who introduced us live. We’re in a carriage house on the property. I’m sitting here talking to you and the silence is deafening. We were going to use it as a weekend thing and find a small place in New York and now it’s just the opposite; we go to New York when we have to for work. I was the guy who grew up in the big city and just felt like I’d had enough opening nights and gone to enough restaurants. You say you’ve had enough opening nights. But suddenly you’re creating new opening nights at Helsinki on Hudson. What I’m doing there, I wanted to do in New York for 20 years and didn’t have the money and the wherewithal or the power to do it. And then I move up and give up on that and say, “Oh, I’ll do some writing and maybe find a local theater company to get involved with.” And now all of the sudden I’m bringing stars like Alan Cumming and Jessica Molaskey and Linda Lavin and Christina Ebersole and Faith Prince up to Helsinki on Broadway. You see, I really believe—as long as Lucy is involved in this conversation—that she is my guardian angel. And one has to be dead to [be] a guardian angel. I think she is really very involved in all the shitty stuff and all the great stuff that happens to me. I think [Helsinki on Broadway] is her doing.
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first encountered shamanism in the early '90s when I came across Carlos Castaneda’s The Teachings of Don Juan while idly fingering the spines of a fellow student’s books. (I thought it was a guide to picking up women.) Having recently taken psychoactive drugs for the first time and had my psychic skull cracked open by the blinding white light of the potency of the universe—these types of experiences are hard to explain—I was, shall we say, at a receptive point in my spiritual evolution.The book, supposedly documenting Castaneda’s apprenticeship with a Yaqui Indian shaman in Mexico, is a record of his use of psychotropic plants under the watchful eyes of the master. (Castaneda submitted his manuscript as his graduate thesis at UCLA. It was the Sixties after all.) The book fascinated me with its philosophy of awareness and the way Don Juan seems connected to that potency of the universe I had previously glimpsed. The Zen-like simplicity of Don Juan's portrayal by Castaneda and the gnomic certainty of his utterances—“For me there is only the traveling on the paths that have heart. There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge for me is to traverse its full length. And there I travel—looking, looking, breathlessly.”—were catnip to a fledgling seeker like myself, who was looking to be transformed into just about anything slightly more actualized than the kid from the suburbs that I was. Castaneda lost me, however, when he related his more intense peyote trips, one of which involved taking the form of a bird and ending up hundred of miles away at the end of the trip—as if he had actually flown there. Two thoughts I had on this: Castaneda is pulling my leg. Or, if Castaneda is not pulling my leg, then I actually want no part of this shamanism thing, because I don’t wish to be turned into a spirit animal, or be involved with any type of transformation that would scare the bejeezus out of me (as it did Castaneda, who was advised by Don Juan to marvel at the universe and ignore the fear. Easy for him to say.) I returned the book, the buttoned-up kid from the burbs vanquishing the seeker of self-actualization. Current Shamanism Not all shamanic transformations require psychoactive drugs (though I have heard there are groups using ayahuasca right here in the Hudson Valley). This month,Wendy Kagan visits with some local shamans about how they are translating the millennia-old spiritual and healing practices of ancient cultures into Chronogram Sponsors:
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the present day. (“Soul Retrieval” page 104.) Their work centers on making the spirit world more present and connecting with the spirit of consciousness, the energy embodied in all things. “Modern medicine ignores the spirit, the soul,” shamanic teacher Tom Cowan says. “More people have come to realize that we need a more integrative and holistic approach.” Urban Renewal Some transformations take a long time. Take Newburgh, for example. The city has been tagged as one of the worst places in America for many years now. A federal judge recently described it as “the most pathetic place in the State of New York.” And while we have been decried as pollyannas in the past for keeping the dial on positive in our coverage of Newburgh, we can’t help but see its potential. For those who wish for constant reminders of the city’s many woes, buy a subscription to the Times Herald-Record. The newspaper faithfully records every drug bust, political misdeed, and triple homicide. But there’s another story to be told, of a city in chrysalis. “If we keep focusing on what we want, not on what we don’t want, eventually we’ll create what we want,” says Mayor Judy Kennedy. And as Jennifer Gutman reports (“Clear Eyes, Full Hearts,” page 84), locals and newcomers alike are envisioning a change in Newburgh that may be years in the making, but is arcing toward profound transformation. Eat, Sing, Mate, Die The most mysterious transformation taking place this month is one we have much evidence of but can’t completely explain: the emergence of the 17-year Magicadas. We know the cicada nymphs have been underground since 1996, feeding on the roots of trees. We know they will emerge very soon, when the ground temperature reaches 64 Fahrenheit. They will then sing their cacophonous song, mate, and reproduce, beginning a new cycle that will culminate with their appearance again in 2030. We just don’t know what causes “such a great inscrutable rhythm” as David Rothenberg describes it in “Seventeen-Year Itch” (page 26), an excerpt from his latest book Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise. And perhaps that’s as it should be. Instead of our constant human desire to explain away the mysteries of the universe, every time these critters come around to replenish some of the wonder we’ve lost in the ensuing 17 years, we're offered the opportunity to be transformed as well.
Rosendale Earth Fest, june 3 The 8th annual Rosendale Earth Fest and Energy Expo showcases local green businesses and organizations. The festival on June 3 will be held at the Rosendale Recreation Center, itself a model of green energy, with geothermal heating and cooling and a 10kw solar array. (845) 679-8423 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Jacob’s Pillow, located in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, hosts more than 50 dance companies from around the world and has received the National Medal of Arts. Their annual Dance Festival starts June 15 and continues through August. Jacobspillow.org Mount Tremper Arts Festival The 6th annual Mount Tremper Arts Festival from June
15 through August 24 showcases artists working in dance, theater, poetry, music, and visual arts. Mounttremperarts.org Shelter, june 2 A concert to benefit victims of domestic violence with Natalie Merchant, Amy Helm, and other perfromers on June 2 at the Fisher Center of Bard College. Shelterconcert.com Hudson Rising Hudson Rising is an unprecedented grassroots effort to celebrate the greening of New York, to engage the public with their communities, and help catalyze smart sustainable growth in the region. Events will take place from June through September around the Hudson Valley. Facebook.com/HudsonRising
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Since 2002, participants of the civil disobedience movement Yomango have been practicing ideological shoplifting. Slang for “I steal” in Spanish, Yomango is also a pun on a the local clothing company, MANGO. Those who participate in Yomango steal from multinational franchises and exchange loot with one another. Those who partake in the countercultural movement also share the secrets of turning junk into DIY thieving tools, such as an alarm detector resistant handbag made from a cookie box, or a jacket with pockets that makes swiped goods virtually disappear. Framed as a political act, the goals and purposes of the thievery is set by the individual—not the larger movement. Yomango has spread to Germany, Italy, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. Source: Vice A transgender woman in Hong Kong won her court appeal allowing her to marry her boyfriend and forcing the government to rewrite the city’s marriage law— which was previously only allowed between couples who were the opposite sex at birth. The woman, known as “W” under anonymity rules, underwent a governmentsubsidized sex reassignment surgery over five years ago. She argued that post-operative gender is recognized by the law and that the previous rulings were a violation of her constitutional rights. Hong Kong’s Registrar of Marriages said W could not marry her boyfriend because her birth certificate—which cannot be altered under the city’s law—said she was male. The court decided that focusing on biological features at the time of birth was contrary to principle, considering the extensive changes Hong Kong has made to the social institution of marriage. Human rights activists are heralding the ruling as a step forward in recognizing the right of sexual minorities. The decision will be suspended for 12 months to allow the city to amend the city’s marriage laws. Source: Yahoo The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) wants the world to eat more bugs. In their new paper “Edible Insects: Future Prospects for Food and Feed Security,” FAO outlines the importance of using insects as a way to increase sustainable food production in the midst of population growth, climate change, overfished oceans, and water shortages. Insects have high growth and conversion rates and a low environmental footprint, which means they are one of the least resource-intensive ways of converting solar power into fuel for humans. Insect eating tends to occur in countries where there is intense poverty and meat like chicken and beef is too expensive. Even though having a human diet including bugs is not rare, there is still a stigma in first-world countries about eating them. As countries become more prosperous, they eat more domesticated animals and less insects. Source: Slate A millionaire British businessman has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for selling fake bomb detectors to countries at war, resulting in the maiming and killing of hundreds of people by explosive devices. James McCormick, a former policeman, reportedly made $75 million from the Iraqi government alone. Authorities believe that McCormick managed to get his contracts by the use of massive bribes. The devices, which were based on novelty golf ball finders, cost around $20 to produce, and McCormick sold them for nearly $40,000 each to the Iraqi government. McCormick—who can be freed after five years of his sentence—also faces an additional 10 years if he fails to disclose his profits from the faulty detectors. Sequestration orders have also been made on McCormick’s properties in Britain, including a £3.5 million home in Bath, a £2.5 million farmhouse in Somerset, and a £600,000 yacht. Source: The Independent New legislation signed by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer prohibits cities and counties from destroying guns that come into their possession—instead, the firearms have to be sold to federally licensed dealers. Firearm groups, including the National Rifle Association’s legislative action arm, pushed and urged members to support the bill. The NRA believes weapons that maintain their value and are sold back to the public will help recover funds when budgets are strained. However, Councilwoman Regina Romano called HB 2455 “ridiculous” in light of the string of mass shootings in the US over the last few years—such as the Tucson shooting, which left six people dead and 13 wounded, including then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The Phoenix police department intends to hold as many buybacks as possible during the three months before the law takes effect. The city is offering $100 gift cards for turned in handguns, shotguns, and rifles, and $200 for assault rifles. All the weapons will be destroyed. Source: LA Times
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Successful lobbying by South Korea, Ireland, Poland, and other countries won them special provisions in the 867-page immigration bill now before Congress. For example, Ireland and South Korea secured a fixed number of special visas for guest workers seeking to come to the United States; Poland was added to the list of nations whose citizens can travel to the US as tourists without visas; and Canada successfully increased the number of days their nonworking citizens ages 55 and older can stay in the United States from 182 to 240 days each year. Critics of the law believe some of the provisions could create an influx of foreigners large enough to undermine American workers, whereas supporters believe loosening the tourist visa requirements could result in billions of dollars annually from additional visitors. Created by a bipartisan group of eight senators, the immigration package calls for tougher, broader security, an increased number of visas for high-skilled works, and making the process of securing a permanent resident visa, or green card, easier for those already living in the US. The push to revise these rules has support from the White House and tourismpromoting groups in the US. Some believe the change would create a loophole that would leave the US vulnerable to increased illegal immigration unless the US sets up a long-delayed system to monitor the arrival and the exit of visitors. Source: New York Times A recent study found that marijuana users have smaller waists, higher levels of HDL (good cholesterol), and reduced insulin levels. Despite acute increases in caloric intake—sometimes up to 600 extra calories per day—there is a reduced prevalence of obesity among marijuana smokers. Researchers at the University of Nebraska, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center studied 4,600 adults, of which 12 percent identified as current marijuana users and 42 percent said they had smoked in the past. The participants were tested for blood sugar control, insulin resistance, cholesterol levels, waist circumference, and both fasting insulin and glucose levels. The study found that current marijuana users had significantly smaller waist circumferences than those who had never smoked, even when adjusting for factors like age, sex, tobacco, alcohol use, and physical activity levels. Current marijuana smokers insulin levels were reduced by 16 percent and a 17 percent reduction in their insulin resistance—a condition that makes it difficult for the body to absorb glucose from the bloodstream. People who hadn’t smoked in the past 30 days had similar results, but to a lesser degree. The reported amount of marijuana smoked did not impact the outcome. Source: The Atlantic Compiled by Carolyn Quimby
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On the 14th day of April 1935, There struck the worst of dust storms that ever filled the sky. You could see that dust storm comin’, the cloud looked deathlike black, And through our mighty nation, it left a dreadful track. —Woody Guthrie, The Great Dust Storm, ca. 1937
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retty much flat as can be, the Great Plains run all the way from the edge of the Arctic to the deserts of West Texas and New Mexico. It was once a short-grass prairie. It was where the buffalo used to roam. It’s cold in the winter, hot and humid in the summer. There are frequent droughts, even entire decades with low rainfall. When the winds come, there’s nothing to stop or slow them, no mountains, no forests, no hills. The 1920s were a time of higher than usual precipitation. The market for agricultural products was good. More land was farmed with more intensive methods. Then, in the 1930s, the rains stopped coming. What was left of the topsoil turned dry and dusty. In 1934 a two-day storm roared across the flatlands. The winds blew so hard that the dust fell in New York, Boston, and Washington, DC. That winter, the snow that fell in New England was tinged dirty red from the Midwestern soil. In 1935 it got even worse. Towering black clouds raced across the sky and rained down dirt from Canada to Texas. In the dust-covered desolation of our No Man’s Land here, wearing our shade hats, with handkerchiefs tied over our faces and Vaseline in our nostrils, we have been trying to rescue our home from the wind-blown dust which penetrates wherever air can go. It is almost a hopeless task, for there is rarely a day when at some time the dust clouds do not roll over. “Visibility” approaches zero and everything is covered again with a silt-like deposit which may vary in depth from a film to actual ripples on the kitchen floor. —A letter from an Oklahoma woman, June, 1935, later published in Reader’s Digest Two-and-a-half-million people fled the region. President Roosevelt appointed a commission to study the problem. Their report is remarkably clear and simple. It’s so astonishingly lucid that it’s hard to believe that it was produced by a government or by any organization whatsoever. The agricultural economy of the Great Plains will become increasingly unstable and unsafe, in view of the impossibility of permanent increase in the amount of rainfall, unless over-cropping, over-grazing, and improper farm methods are prevented.There is no reason to believe that the primary factors of climate temperature, precipitation, and winds in the Great Plains region have undergone any fundamental change.The future of the
region must depend, therefore, on the degree to which farming practices conform to natural conditions. Because the situation has now passed out of the individual farmer’s control, the reorganization of farming practices demands the cooperation of many agencies, including the local, state, and federal governments. —Report of the Great Plains Drought Committee, August 27, 1936 So there it is. The region is dry. It was going to stay that way. The report made it clear that the disaster had come about because the land was used harder than it could stand. The natural conditions had to be respected. No single farmer could protect himself. When the winds came, no individual could hold back the dust. There had to be planning, with rules and restrictions, incentives and enforcement. They were put in place to some degree. The effects of erosion were slowly repaired and farming resumed throughout the region. So here we are, in 2013. And the ghost of Woody Guthrie is picking out a tune. There’s an aquifer that runs beneath the ground from South Dakota right down to Texas and New Mexico. It’s right below the lands that turned into the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. Wells could supply the water that the rains wouldn’t deliver, with more certainty and reliability. Farmers, hard-working entrepreneurs that they are, followed the imperatives of the market, to grow as much of the most profitable crops as they could. Without a care as to how much water they used or what they were doing to the land, provided it didn’t affect their immediate bottom line. The problem, Michael Wines of the New York Times reports (“Wells Dry, Fertile Plains Turn to Dust,” May 20), is that “when the groundwater runs out, it is gone for good. Refilling the aquifer would require hundreds, if not thousands, of years of rains.” It is running out. Of course, even if a farmer is a dedicated conservationist and chooses crops or livestock that only use sustainable amounts of water, it doesn’t mean he can save himself, because his neighbors can be sucking the aquifer dry right underneath him. The report by Mr. Wines of the Times is generally excellent. And I am grateful for it. However, it includes this bizarre sentence: “The villain in this story is in fact the farmers’ savior: the center-pivot irrigator, a quarter- or half-mile of pipe that traces a watery circle around a point in the middle of a field. The center pivots helped start a revolution that raised farming from hardscrabble work to a profitable business.” No. That simple bit of technology is not at fault. The villain is the same one all over again: the unrestricted rule of the market, with each individual pursuing his own profit. But the invisible hand, instead of leading them to a common good that they knew not of, led them, once again, to destroy the very thing that gave them sustenance. 6/13 ChronograM 25
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Seventeen-year ITCH Cicada Swarm 2013 By David Rothenberg
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hen did people first notice the prime numbered cycles of cicadas, something that only happens in North America? Certainly the early Pilgrims experienced an emergence a few years after landing at Plymouth Rock. William Bradford wrote in 1633, “all the month of May, there was such a quantity of a great sort of flyes like for bigness to wasps or bumblebees, which came out of holes in the ground and replenished all the woods, and ate the green things, and made such a constant yelling noise as made all the woods ring of them, and ready to deaf the hearers.” Naturalist Paul Dudley was the first to study the emergence in detail. His research took a very long time to get going. He incorrectly called them locusts, and first observed them in 1699, then again in 1716, but he waited until 1733 to make sure they really were emerging every 17 years, when he submitted his results to the Royal Society in London. “They are in great numbers in our woods, the noise is loud to the degree that our farmers have not been able to hear their cowbells tho in sight. I have myself been traveling thro the midst of thousands of them, and the noise was such that there was no conversing for some miles together, & it carried even some terror with it.” This agrees with the Prophet Joel when he alludes to the noise made by this animal: “As the noise of the chariots upon the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire.” I believe people actually like the sound of all this white noise in the forest. It is like begging to listen to the call of the ocean in a conch shell, or the repeating peal of waves on the shore, or even the pleasing flow of traffic on the highway below the city window. We have long appreciated the washes of pitchless rhythms crashing in from this noisy world. And now more than ever we can praise the musical value of noise as never so much loved before. By the late 19th century, scientists had finalized the list of the various “broods” of periodical cicada that come out at very definite times over 17-and 13-year intervals, in very specific locations only in the Eastern United States. They named them Magicicada in Latin to celebrate their wondrously strange life cycle. Nowhere else in the world has evolution organized such a pattern of vast cicada emergences. There were originally 14 17-year broods, numbered I to XIV.Today, brood XII is extinct.There were four 13-year broods, numbered XIX to XXIII. Today, brood XX is extinct. The most extensive broods are II, X, XIV, and XIX, which will emerge in 2013, 2021, 2025, and 2024, respectively. A lavish two page illustrated spread by Donald Prattie from a 1936 issue of the NewYork Times maintains that the periodical cicada is “still the most misunderstood insect on our continent.” He reminds us, as the newspapers always seem to do every 13 or 17 years, that these cicadas are not locusts, they do not eat crops, they do not sting babies to death, and they will not harm your fruit trees excessively. He urges us to respect the cicada, to think of all the dangers it must face in its short, few weeks of life above ground, being chased by birds, eaten by dogs, cats, and foxes, struggling to have a chance to mate and get the most out of their brief time singing and breathing in air. Prattie was no fan, though, of the sound: “To me the din is one of the most depressing and unnerving ever heard, not only because of its monotony but because of its suggestion that something terrible is going to happen.” 26 ChronograM 6/13
Something terrible? Just wait a few weeks. One day, all of a sudden, the sound will stop, and we will have 17 more years of Magicicada silence. It is a humbling thought, with a touch of the sublime. The great entomologist H. A. Allard had this to say after the emergence of Brood XIX in eastern Virginia in 1920: “I felt a positive sadness when I realized that the great visitation was over, and there was silence in the world again, and all were dead that had so recently lived and filled the world with noise and movement. It was almost a painful silence, and I could not but feel that I had lived to witness one of the great events of existence, comparable to the occurrence of a notable eclipse or the visitation of a great comet.” I get the sense Allard is not far from the view of the Maori, who tend to speak of their native Aotearoa / New Zealand cicadas as “the insect people.” In a well-known chant first written down in 1853 they speak of what it means to connect to these other beings: Ki ouru Ki owhawha Kia kata noa mair to Kikitara To join To feel The cicada’s cry
Cicada Events June 5 Nature Week at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz begins, featuring a special cicada concert at 9 pm with David Rothenberg, Pauline Oliveros, Mikhail Horowitz, overtone singer Timothy Hill, and a cicada invocation by Ione. Mohonk.com. June 9 David Rothenberg reads from Bug Music at Hudson Valley Outfitters in Cold Spring at 4 pm. Hudsonvalleyoutfitters.com. June 14 An opening reception of a cicada-related art show with spoken word and acoustic music tributes to the cicadas, curated by Mikhail Horowitz, from 5 to 8 pm. Donskoj & Company, Kingston. Deeplistening.org/site/cicadas. June 15 Cicada Celebration and outdoor concert from 3 to 6 pm featuring performances by Pauline Oliveros, Ione, David Rothenberg and musicians, Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine, Tony Levin, The Princes of Serendip (T. G. Vanini and Julie Parisi), Ryan Ross Smith and Torben Pastore, naturalist Spider Barbour, Leaf Miller, and others. Rotary Park, Kingston. Deeplistening.org/site/cicadas. June 16 Guided visit to Eve’s Point in Saugerties with naturalists Spider and Anita Barbour from 1 to 3 pm. Deeplistening.org/site/cicadas.
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All of us who have tried to make sense of this awesome sonic phenomenon have wanted to find a way inside the sound, to become part of it or make it a part of us. I myself have enjoyed playing music with them, live and in the studio, as revealed in my new book and CD Bug Music. I went from birds, to whales, and now to bugs. In a way they are the most surrounding, and transforming. The raw thrum beating inside our heads and in our past since long before our kind was born. And yet it is so hard to remember, so many years in between these emergences, to know what it means to live deep inside of such noise. To know it, not to fear it. To feel the wonder at a natural phenomenon that is so present, yet so rare. Honestly, we really have no idea why these insects come out when they do, why they have such a great inscrutable rhythm that emerges rarely but precisely over the years. I try my best to conceive it as a vast natural rhythm, whose downbeat I can barely remember. It was there when I was born, in 1962. Then I had a pale glimmer of awareness of it in 1979, when I was just starting to care about music in nature. Then in 1996 it swirled around me at my first home in the Hudson Valley and prevented me from thinking about anything else. Then I began to think that by the next round I would write a book about it, since no one had thought of this whole slow measure as music ever before. Now we’re here: 2013. Enjoy the emergent cicada symphony while you can. Imprint it in your memory so its wonder will always be there. Seventeen years from now, you will be prepared. This article is an excerpt from Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise (St Martins Press, 2013). Bugmusicbook.com. chronogram.com Watch Song of the Cicadas, a collaborative documentary between experimental filmmaker Richard Knox Robinson and David Rothenberg that compares the incarceration of political prisoner Tim Blunk with a cicada’s 17-year-life underground.
The Life Cycle of the Seventeen-Year Cicada 1 A foot or so underground, the nymphs have been slowly growing in one place since 1996, feeding on the roots of trees. Somehow they count exactly 17 seasons, and then they know it is time to emerge. 2 When the soil has reached 64° Fahrenheit, sometime in late May to early June, they know it is time to come out. By the millions they emerge early in the morning from holes in the ground. (If you plan on eating them, now is the time, when they are at their most succulent.) They climb up the trunks of trees and get ready to shed their skin. 3 Skin cast off, the wings harden and the Magicicadas are ready. The males climb to the top of trees and sing their famous “Phaaarooooah” song. Millions of them altogether sound like a single “whooooooooh” in the forest. 4 The females seek out the males and make a tiny wing-flick sound exactly one-third of a second after the males finish their call. Then the male approaches and makes a second call, a faster “phaaaroahphaaaroahphaaaroah” repeated plea. Then the female makes another wing flick, the male proceeds with a “ta ta ta ta ta” series of clicks, they join together usually back to back, and mating begins—in silence. 5 Done with mating, the female cuts slits into twigs, and deposits several hundred eggs, 30 to 50 per cut. 6 In one to two months, tiny nymphs the size of ants hatch out of these eggs and drop to the ground, dig down into the soil, attach themselves to roots, and slowly grow there for 17 more years, ready to emerge once again, in 2030.
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Above: Jan Harrison and Alan Baer in their dining room, with a feline named Sox in the window. Opposite: Vine covered 1869 three-story brick Italianate townhouse in the Rondout section of Kingston.
Artists’ Quarters Jan Harrison and Alan Baer’s 1869 Kingston Townhouse By Jennifer Farley Photographs by Deborah DeGraffenreid
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e’ve been together 34 years,” says artist Jan Harrison, who, together with her partner, architect Alan Baer, owns an 1869 threestory townhouse on Hunter Street, opposite Cornell Park, in the Rondout section of Kingston. “I grew up in Florida, and Alan’s from Mount Airy, North Carolina—you know, Mayberry, it’s the town on which the ’60’s television show was based—but we met in Cincinnati,” says Harrison. Baer had gone to architecture school in Ohio, and Harrison had found her way there via a previous relationship after attending college in Georgia and graduate school in California. They met at an art event. “A friend suggested we look into Kingston because it was becoming an important arts center and the historic real estate was still somewhat affordable,” says Harrison. “We just fell in love with the Hudson Valley,” she adds. “It was meant to be. Some of the circle we first met all those years ago are still part of our core group of friends, and this area is filled with the most interesting and creative people.” The partly renovated townhouse they purchased in 1989 was one of the first properties they were shown by their realtor. The couple declined to disclose the purchase price, but said they had paid something of a premium for its location, charm, and solid condition. It’s Not the Size of the Kitchen “It’s about 2,100 square feet, plus a basement and a fenced backyard, but it seemed smaller back then because all the trim had been painted turquoise,” says Baer. “When we undid a few of the improvements that were neither his28 home ChronograM 6/13
torically accurate nor exactly contemporary, the space really opened up visually; it has proportionately high ceilings and lots of natural light,” says the architect, who’s an ardent proponent of high-quality white paint. “The kitchen is tiny, and the baths are small. But we’ve figured out how to do everything; we used to have a huge annual Christmas party, a tradition that’s currently on hiatus,” he adds. “It’s not the size of your kitchen that makes things possible. We once poached four whole salmon for a dinner party.” “Alan’s a fabulous cook, his key lime pie is amazing, although these days we’re mostly vegan,” says Harrison. While the house is very handsome, with quality details such as pocket doors, it’s essentially a well-preserved steamboat-era middle-class Kingston home, built to last and within walking distance to the Rondout neighborhood, whose waterfront is bustling during the warmer weather. “The only thing that’s really Italianate about this house is the bracketed cornices; it’s always been a residence,” the architect explains. “We’ve met a number of people who lived or visited here, it’s woven historically into the fabric of Kingston. The building next door was a soda-pop bottling plant, and although the exteriors look alike, they have always been owned separately,” adds Baer, who’s a member of Kingston’s Historic Landmarks Preservation Commission. Over the years, they’ve put on a new roof, upgraded the electrical and plumbing systems, refinished the floors, installed a ceramics kiln in the basement, and had gas put in the kitchen for a proper stove. Their only grievance is that the house has minimal built-in storage.
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Clockwise from top left: Harrison in her second-floor studio; the entry floor is original, with boards of maple and black walnut; the back yard; rustic handmade cabinet circa 1870; the living room.
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A Secret Garden They know most of their neighbors. Sometimes children come over and play in the fenced backyard the couple calls their secret garden. “In many ways, our private oasis is a compression of all of nature in one spot,” says Baer, who sometimes curates art exhibitions and is deeply interested in the environment. “A little boy who came over recently told me he’d had the best day of his life there, and then told his grandmother, in my presence, that I was his very close friend,” says Harrison, amused and touched. Harrison and Baer feel that their house has some kind of an esoteric spirit that seems to appreciate their considerate and respectful presence. Eventually they plan to sell it, however, because building a dream home in the mountains is on Baer’s bucket list. “It’s something I have to do in this life,” says Baer. “And it will have lots of storage.” “We’ll start on that when we find the right piece of land,” says Harrison. The couple, who do not have children, move intellectually and physically in a cheerful synch. They spend most of their time together. They like to hike and look at art, often traveling to New York. Her studio is organized and expansive, a dramatic floor-through space fashioned from two second-floor bedrooms, with halogen track lights. “When Alan really likes a new piece of art I’m working on, he stands on his head,” says Harrison. His office is on the third floor and has a view of the park. “It’s an exercise in controlled chaos,” he says, “but when I look at the treetops I feel almost like we’re living among them.” Baer’s in private practice these days and mostly works on museum exhibition design, cultural centers, home renovations, and sophisticated restaurants. He recently designed a bandstand for Cornell Park, a project that’s currently on hold. A Dining Habit “This is where we spend much of our time together when we’re not working,” says Baer, dexterously setting the handsome 1970s handsome olive ash burl Parsons table acquired in North Carolina. They eat off real china with sterling flatware and use cloth napkins. Lunch today is open-faced salad sandwiches, served with Bangkok tea from Harney & Sons in Millerton.
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The home has a safe, solid, cozy feel, despite—or perhaps because of—the haunting, feral animal faces that characterize much of Harrison’s artwork, displayed all over the house. For example, on the floor in one corner of the living room, there’s a life-size ceramic sculpture of a dachshund whose legs appear to be disintegrating. “It’s called Dog with No Legs,” she says. Cat Lovers As an artist and human being, Harrison is profoundly interested in the humananimal interface. She even speaks and sings in a unique animal language that sounds much like speaking in tongues. (And no, she was not raised Pentecostal.) “I discovered I could speak in animal tongues the same year we met,” says Harrison. “I actually saw Alan from a distance at a Laurie Anderson concert and thought, What an attractive guy. We met a few weeks later. I owned a large historic home in Cincinnati that I made into an installation called Nest Building, A 20 Room House as a World,” says Harrison, showing me the catalogue. “The wine cabinet in our dining room is from that residence,” says Harrison. “It’s about the same age as this house, and we use it mostly to store tableware.” The couple say living in a three-story house keeps them in shape. They also have five cats, all rescues. “‘The cats provide so much inspiration for my art, and they’ve been really important in our relationship, too,” says Harrison. Harrison’s painting of a mountain lion with foliage fur is on the cover of the exhibition catalogue for “The Animals Look Back At Us,” curated by Sara Lynn Henry, a group show displayed this spring at the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in Woodstock. It will travel to the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center in Brooklyn in late September. “This house, town, and region have been a perfect home base for us personally and professionally,” says Baer. “My career is really international at this point, I’ve had over a hundred exhibitions in about 16 countries,” adds Harrison. “There’s a certain magic to the Hudson Valley.”
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ways. I delight in the beauty of the varied pots themselves—ceramic ones, for instance, can be such works of art, you can simply fill them with pebbles and let them be focal points. That said, I raise my eyebrows whenever I read, “Container gardens are easy!” I think that containers are gratifying and well worth putting time into, but one needs time to learn and space to make mistakes, like I did with that windstorm fiasco. (I should’ve moved my pots into more protected areas, and the trees should’ve been in bigger, weightier pots.) Here are some of the most interesting, useful, or surprising things I have learned about containers, including why you should disregard a really common piece of advice about drainage. Pebbles and shards at the bottom of pots do not help drainage. I remember having my mind blown when my graduate advisor explained this to us, backed up by the classic 1959 educational short (which you can see on 6/13 chronogram home 37
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YouTube) “Water Movement in the Soil,” by Gardner and Hsieh. It is not a flashy movie, but it is really enlightening. Yes, water moves more quickly through coarser material (like pot shards) than through finer material (like soil or potting mix). So one could think, “I’ll put shards in the bottom of the pot, because water will move more freely through.” But when you put a more coarse layer of material underneath a more fine layer of material, you actually inhibit drainage. The more fine material has to become supersaturated before water can overcome the greater surface tension of finer particles enough to penetrate the more coarse layer. So the space taken up by shards or pebbles is wasted, and the plant would be better off if that space was filled with more potting mix, which the plant’s roots can actually use. If interested, please search on the keywords “water/ movement/soils” to see some further research and demos.
As to hydrogels, those superabsorbent polymers touted to keep pots moist, study findings are divergent. Some research suggests that hydrogels hold on to water a little too well: When the planting medium is dry, moisture is trapped in the hydrogel particles and not readily available to plant roots for uptake (keyword search: hydrogel/study/containers). By the way, peat moss is hydrophobic until wetted thoroughly, which is why you may find that water runs through it suspiciously quickly at first. Before planting, I water the mix then use my hands to mechanically distribute moisture throughout. To grow, the roots of the plants you are putting in require ready contact with moisture.
Pots must have drainage holes. Free drainage is essential for healthy roots. It is almost impossible to apply the right amount of water otherwise. I tried once with a ceramic pot that was stunning but had no drainage holes; I planted only annuals that are “thirsty”—those that are indigenous to wet places—figuring they could handle the occasional excess standing water in the pot. Alas, they could not. Even though I was careful to underwater that pot, a good rainstorm meant excess water—and roots that suffocated from lack of oxygen.
From Scott Zimmer of Zimmer Gardens, Kingston For high drama I plant elephant ears in pots; they can grow to five feet tall in one season. I sometimes put bigger pots on wheels for ease of moving around. When I need to reduce the weight of a given pot, I put an upside-down plastic pot in the container before adding any soil. Plants can grow in most anything with proper drainage—even old shoes.
Potting mix: Simpler is best. I buy the closest thing to just peat moss I can find. When companies add fertilizer to the mix, even if it is slow-release fertilizer, most of it goes to waste. Any fertilizer that is not in the immediate vicinity of the roots (such as that which is below the newly potted plant) is just going to leach out the bottom. I prefer to add a tiny bit of granular fertilizer on the soil surface at key points during the growing season. 38 home ChronograM 6/13
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From Norb Lazar of the Phantom Gardener, Rhinebeck I’ve been playing around with lightweight fabric “Smart Pots” for growing veggies. I use with Dr. Earth vegetable soil and I’ve been getting good greens in these pots early in the season. Smart Pots are also fun for growing potatoes; you just keep covering them up as they grow and you wind up with a basket full. Add organic soluble fertilizer like Organic Magic and lots of sun.
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June 2, FDR Historic Site, Hyde Park William Robinson published TheWild Garden in 1870, presenting sustainable gardening concepts that still resonate today. Rick Darke, this year’s Bellefield Design lecturer, recently expanded the edition with a new chapter and his award-winning color photography. The event, presented by the Beatrix Farrand Garden Association and the Landscape and Arboretum Program at Bard, includes Darke’s talk at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Historic Site followed by a garden reception, book signing, and heirloom plant sale at the Garden at Bellefield in Hyde Park. (845) 229-9115; Beatrixfarrandgarden.org
June 13, Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz The gardens at Mohonk date back to 1869 with the purchase of the property surrounding the Mountain House. Since then, the gardens have been developed in the style of mid-19th-century English landscaping, featuring irregular forms and bold compositions. The gardens, which include a rose garden and Victorian maze, have received national recognition, including the Grand Award for Grounds Maintenance from the Professional Grounds Management Association. Cornell University Cooperative Extension Ulster County’s Master Gardener Program hosts tours of the award-winning gardens and greenhouse, followed by a buffet lunch in the West Dining Room and a presentation by master gardener Marie Iannotti. (845) 340-3990; Cceulster.org
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Seventh Annual Secret Garden Tour June 8, Putnam County “The grass is always greener” will feel all too true during this self-guided driving tour through Putnam County, which will take you to some of the area’s plushest private and public gardens, including the 63 acres of alpine, bog, woodland, water, cliff rock, and English-style flower gardens at Cold Spring’s Stonecrop Gardens. Boscobel House & Gardens in Garrison will also be open for tours, as well as formal gardens at private homes, where homeowners will guide tours and answer questions about planting and design. Partners with PARC, a charity that benefits children and adults with developmental disabilities, presents the tour. (845) 278-7272; Partnerswithparc.info
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Gathering on the Grass Planning a Garden Party
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ranches draped with flower-filled jam jars strung up with twine. White candles, tall and short, crowd together near glass bowls brimming with cherries, grapes, and apricots. Giant round balloons in muted shades float on a rippling pond. As dusk sets in, strings of small white lights begin to shine on picket fences and green shrubs. Garden parties befit all types of affairs, from casual afternoons spent with close friends to pastoral-themed weddings. Invitation Etiquette For an informal gathering like a backyard party with your nearest and dearest, send invitations two weeks in advance; for a birthday, give three weeks notice; and for a formal event, like an engagement celebration or bridal shower, allow guests six weeks to RSVP. Traditionalists may prefer print invitations, but for informal soirees, Evite.com can be a headache saver because it lets you track your guest list online. Address the invitation to the entire family if little ones are invited; otherwise, Abbe Aronson, event planner and owner of Abbe Does It!, says that a concise “grown-ups only” will get the message across. She also suggests that hosts make an exception for newborns and infants, and set up a cozy, private area for nursing mothers. Setting the Scene Orange, turquoise, and pastels like lavender, sage green, and baby pink are charming colors for a springtime party—but just choose two, or else you’ll overwhelm the eye. Ideally, pick out one neutral or light metallic shade and a second hue that’s brighter and bolder. You may think that your iPod’s “Favorites” playlist sounds like a genius compilation as you drive to work, but you should really build a list that’s not quite so eclectic for a garden party. Start off with easy, soft tunes and gradually increase the tempo. Pick a theme, like old standards or modern instrumentals, and add one more hour of music than you think you’ll need. Cliquey events are rarely enjoyable. Encourage mingling by only having enough seating for only about 40 percent of attendees. Set up “pacing stations” with different foods so that guests have to move around in order to chow down.
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Small Bites and Refreshments There’s no need to splurge on a full bar for a garden party. Set up a self-serve area with beer, wine, and one signature alcoholic drink, like white sangria or spiked lemonade. Offer a couple of nonalcoholic options, too, like bottles of black cherry Boylan’s soda and peach iced tea. Supply plenty of chilled water and punch it up by adding mint leaves or lime wedges. Line potters and planters with small bin bags to use as ice buckets. Unless there’s an unexpected thunderstorm on the day of your fete, you and your guests will be passing the hours outdoors. Cheese and mayonnaisebased foods will spoil in the sun and heat. Make sure to only serve fare that will still be delicious—and safe—at room temperature. Instead of cooking and coordinating a large, sit-down meal, serve side dishes, appetizers, and bite-size hors d’oeuvres that complement each other. “[Have] as many different choices as possible, as long as it doesn’t make the host or hostess crazy,” Aronson suggests. Her favorite outdoor edibles include edamame, hummus, lemon chicken sate skewers with Thai peanut dipping sauce, wild rice salad, and pretty much anything pickled. Skip the huge sheet cake for dessert and take advantage of seasonal fruit instead. Aronson likes to toss strawberries with lemon, sugar, and Grand Marnier liqueur and serve brownie bites, coconut macaroons, and tarts with almond paste instead of cream. “These are hearty-but-basic desserts that hold up well in the heat,” she says. Knowing how much dishware to buy is always a guessing a game. A good rule of thumb is to factor in two and a half plates per person, two cups for every person during the first hour, and one cup for each guest every hour thereafter. Protecting Your Guests Cut your lawn the day before the shindig, but don’t water it. Aronson suggests having a backup plan in case the sky starts looking gloomy. “When I throw an outdoor party, I always stick close to home and have a big refrigerator full of rosé and sparkling wine as payback for those wet party guests who need a reward for braving the storm,” she says. Also, just because it’s spring, that doesn’t mean it’s going to be hot outside, especially when the sun goes down. Keep throw blankets and portable heaters at the ready. 6/13 ChronograM summer entertaining 47
Kids & Family Field Notes
What We Didn’t Used to Think About Finding Ourselves in the History of Expert Advice by Bethany Saltman
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recently shared an essay with my mom about my dad, myself, and food. Its focus was the particularly bleak period when I was 12 and miserable, after my dad’s business had gone bankrupt, and he and my mom were divorcing. I described our dim, rented kitchen, him in it, and my sadness in watching him cook up canned potatoes, etc., etc. My mom was sweet in her response to the piece, but a little evasive about the content, which made sense. As a parent myself, I always wonder how my A is taking it all in, this life of ours, and I have some trepidation about the day when she sits me down and tells it like it is, and was. So I was a bit surprised when, after the conversation loosened up, and my mom shared her feelings about that time, then said, “Gosh, honey, I don’t think I ever really thought about how you were reacting to the divorce, losing everything, moving around. I guess I was really wrapped up.” Over the years, my mom and I have had many conversations about how parents “just didn’t think about those things [i.e., smoking while nursing, children’s feelings, etc.] back then.” And we often laugh about it. While I think there might be more to the story than that’s just the way “things” were, of course it is true that generations parent differently, even when we aren’t aware that we are being carried by the tides of a historical moment. For instance, my mom, when she did reach out for advice on, say, fevers, looked to Dr. Benjamin Spock, whose motto was “You know more than you think.” And go figure, my mom’s takeaway from those times was that she was “mostly calling on [her] own gut instincts.” My mom also reports making an effort to be affectionate with us kids, trying to compensate for her own “cold” mother, another thing Doctor Spock encouraged. And lo and behold, my grandmother’s parenting style, while certainly stemming from a rigidity all her own, had developed during the time of Dr. John Watson-style behaviorism, a culture where parents were, among other craziness, discouraged from soothing crying children lest they get spoiled. Children were viewed as a bundle of instincts to be conditioned—not quite people, yet.Which is where Dr. Spock came in, and introduced the radical notion that parents should actually relate to their kids, let go of all that punishment/reward stuff, and just relax. So while my mom thinks she was reacting to her mom, and I often think my own parenting is in reaction to my mom—maybe not. There is often someone else steering this great ship heading toward the Mother Land, and it’s usually a guy.
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The Family-Industrial Complex Take now. Some of us Spock-raised kids, the ones whose parents “trusted themselves” enough to leave us, in our fully realized human state, to our own newly empowered devices, have turned to Dr. William Sears’s “attachment parenting” model as a way to assuage the feeling that all that relaxing made us feel pretty neglected. As the stereotype of Sears’s followers goes, nothing—not sleep, nor privacy, nor jobs, nor marriage—will get in the way of ensuring that our kids never feel rejected, disconnected, or unloved. Where our parents were chilling in the backyard with G-and-Ts as we beat each other to a pulp, our generation tends to be more self-conscious, maintaining a posture of earnestly, authentically being available to our kids, holding up our phones for photos as a way of reminding ourselves, them, or Time itself, that we see them. Paying attention is great, but attempting 24/7 attunement might also be a reaction to something. The fact there are 70,000 parenting books in print does suggest that we are feeling pretty lost. The thing is, before the Industrial Revolution in the West, parenting advice consisted of ways to keep your kids alive. Soon after, a middle class appeared, and with it, the concept of leisure, home, a woman’s place in it, the very concept of childhood, and legions of male experts publishing mass-produced books telling women what to do with this new-fangled family. Voila! The family industrialcomplex was born. And our innate parental authority began its slow leak. Sure, we might not want to hang a baby up on the wall all day like the early American moms did, but they were too busy making a life to doubt themselves. Which, frankly, sounds like kind of a relief. The Parenting Hotline Not that we needn’t ask for help. A 24-hour hotline connecting us to the information gathered by those who have studied child development might be a good idea: “My daughter is worried that her classmates hate her. What should I do?” But we have so many different approaches to parenting available to us, clogging up the lines of communication between us and our kids, the phone tree lady-voice would first have to ask, for instance:
If you believe that children’s social dynamics are best left to children, press 1. If you believe that children need some guidance from adults in order to learn how to work social dynamics out, press 2. If you believe children need adults to intervene, lest they get hurt beyond repair, press 3. If you believe that social dynamics are only a problem in children who are not physiologically well regulated, press 4. If you believe that teaching empathy is more important than protecting your child from fleeting hurt feelings, press 5. If you believe that the very structure of the classroom creates the social dynamics of which you speak, thus your hunch that she should be removed from school, press 6. If you believe that the reason you are fixating about your child’s sadness is because of the pain you yourself endured as a child, press 7.
Instincts vs. Experts Sometimes we just need a little tech support, but who can get it when we have to navigate this jungle of assumptions, approaches, beliefs, and three-point plans for branding our family to success? How can we know which expert to trust when we don’t know what we think? And how can we know what we think when there is an army of experts undermining our basic instincts? It’s very confusing. It’s funny how things come back, looking familiar, but meaning something entirely new.Take beards and work boots. Or cupcakes. Or taking ourselves seriously as heads of households. Taking a stance of trusting ourselves in the context of anxious expert overload is not the same as our parents’ benign neglect, or the preindustrial need to not worry about such things. In fact, it seems to me that our generation is in a great position to integrate the news that children are, as Spock pointed out, people. And so are we.We are not ideas or action plans. We have our own complicated stories, personally and historically. So maybe we can hold on to the hope of being great parents, carry on with the dream of creating a loving family, but keep an eye toward the past, checking to see if we are reacting to history, or repeating it. And then we can sit back, turn on the sprinkler, and watch them do their human dance. 6/13 ChronograM kids & Family 49
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When It’s Time to Change Puberty’s New Normal By Annie Internicola
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ids are growing up so fast these days.” We often hear parents saying this at the sidelines of a soccer game or a school event. When parents make comparisons with their own childhoods, it seems true. But it’s also literally true—the average age of the onset of puberty is earlier than it was two decades ago. So what’s going on? Studies show that there hasn’t been much of a decline in the age a girl first gets her period—the average is around 12 years old, yet the other aspects of sexual development are happening quite a bit earlier. Judy Blume’s Margaret was longing for a bra in sixth grade. These days, girls are developing breasts in third or fourth grade. For boys, puberty starts at nine or ten. Interestingly, race is a factor—the average age for black children is a year earlier than for white and Hispanic children. There is a lot of controversy as to why “normal” puberty is occurring earlier. Parents tend to speculate that it has something to do with the hormones in meat and dairy and the obesity epidemic. Yet Kingston mom Karen Johnson’s daughter Samantha (not her real name) started to show signs of puberty at eight despite being long and lean and eating a healthy diet. She got her first period just after her 10th birthday, which, while not exactly “normal,” is not unheard of. What’s Wrong with Early Puberty? Dr. Herman-Giddens, one of the researchers to first identify the trend of earlier puberty, expresses concern that “by hastening puberty, you’re actually shortening childhood,” particularly since puberty is a “physiological change in your brain.” After puberty begins, the brain’s circuitry reforms to make higher-order thought possible, enabling mature teens and adults to think abstractly, to consider alternative viewpoints, and to be autonomous. However, in gaining higher-order thought, the brain loses cognitive flexibility, making it more difficult to, say, learn an instrument or a language. The risks associated with earlier puberty aren’t just physiological. Looking more mature puts kids at risk to have sex, drink alcohol, and try drugs earlier. While it hasn’t been an issue for Samantha, she still has had a difficult time emotionally and socially. Her mood swings are dramatic; she feels out of place compared to her friends and insecure about her body. Johnson says, “She has lost her childhood much sooner than she should have, and it breaks my heart.” What’s Causing This Trend? The artificial bovine growth hormone (rBGH) given to cows is probably not responsible for early puberty, though there may be other reasons to avoid it. Since puberty requires a certain weight-to-body-fat ratio, obesity is definitely contributing. Heavier kids have also been found to have a higher level of the leptin protein, which stimulates puberty hormones. The hormone cortisol, released by the body in response to a variety of stressors, may also bring on early puberty. Numerous studies show a connection between earlier puberty and stressful home environments, particularly where there has been sexual abuse or a father’s absence. However, there is another more likely source hastening puberty.
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Environmental Factors Many industrial and pharmaceutical toxins, so pervasive in everyday life, contain endocrine disruptors—chemicals that mimic and influence hormones. Breast milk in the average American mom has been found to contain traces of flame retardants. The weed killer Atrazine has been found in 80 percent of randomly sampled public water supplies. Last year, Bisphenol-A (BPA) was banned from use in sippy cups and baby bottles, yet despite the fact that it is a proven endocrine disruptor, BPA continues to be used in cans and food packaging. Dr. Rise Finkle, a naturopath with Stone Ridge Natural Medicine, believes children are much more sensitive than adults, and that toxins have a cumulative impact. “Even a little has a huge effect,” she explains. “Their livers can’t detox it all.” This isn’t just the belief of alternative practitioners. Last year, the scientific journal Endocrine Reviews published a paper reviewing 800 scientific studies and concluding that even a low dose of an endocrine disruptor can have profound adverse effects on human health. These scientists are concerned about how this impacts infants and children. What Can Parents Do? Even if your children haven’t experienced signs of impending puberty, Aimee Gallin, LCSW, a therapist at Maverick Family Counseling, advises discussing it. “No matter what age your child starts to go through puberty, you will benefit from starting a dialogue,” she says. Gallin recommends parents act as keen observers. “It is especially important as a parent of a child starting puberty. If you are noticing signs of puberty, start an open, nonthreatening dialogue,” she says. She also advises against bombarding them with too much information as well as asking openended questions to see what information they already have. “Be sure they have all the necessary information regarding what goes along with sexual activity (emotional entanglement, power dynamics, sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy). Keep letting your child/teen know that you are open to answering any questions they might have. Help your children to make choices that stem from an empowered place to make choices based in self-confidence, and, if possible, let them know you think they are capable of doing this,” she says. Rearranging Our Expectations Peter Brady said it best when his voice cracked, singing “When it’s time to change, you’ve got to re-arrange” on “The Brady Bunch.” Going through puberty is always a fraught time in a child’s life, and it can add anxiety for the growing kid and the family. While we can’t keep our kids in a bubble, we can fight the good fight and try to keep them safe. And if and when they happen to experience something disorienting like this, we just need to do our best to keep them close and remember that just because the timing may earlier than we may have expected, puberty is still a special time that deserves to be celebrated.
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JUNE KIDS & FAMILY LISTINGS You’re Not Dreaming It really is strawberry season in the Hudson Valley. So make haste and visit Lawrence Farm Orchards in Newburgh where you can pick your very own sweet little berries, pet the goats, check out the bees, meet the Daisy and Missy, the plow horses, frolic in one of the little playhouses, and shop at the stand. Depending on when you go, you might also find cherries, raspberries, or rhubarb, ripe for the stockpiling. And then of course you will have to go home and make a pie. Open 9 am to 4 pm every day, but be sure to call ahead or visit the website to check on what is available. 39 Colandrea Road, Newburgh. (845) 562-04268; Lawrencefarmsorchards.com.
It’s Actually Like Saving Money Looking for a way to go out without hiring a babysitter? Trying to find a family-friendly restaurant that’s adorable, delightful, delicious, and with a kid’s menu for five bucks? Miss Lucy’s Kitchen is your jackpot. This Saugerties treasure serves up very homey, locally sourced brunch, lunch and dinner at great prices. And even better, they welcome the youth without sacrificing style. And next door, Cue, the owners’ take on a BBQ-joint-meets-clam shack is now open, serving up seasonable sloppiness with greens on the side. Oh, baby. Miss Lucy’s is open Wednesday-Sunday, and Cue weekends only for now. 90 Partition Street, Saugerties. (845) 246-9240; Misslucyskitchen.com.
Step Back in Time It’s a bit of a hike, but wow! The very special museum The Clark, in the Berkshires, is putting on quite a hootenanny, called Americana Family Day, and it’s free! Come listen to folk-singing team of Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, take a hay ride, enter a pickle-eating contest, meet Honest Abe, check out school in the 1800s, take one of those amazing old-fashioned photos. And, of course you can munch on the kind of festival food one would expect from such a place. Sunday, June 30, from 11 am to 4 pm. Clarkart.edu.
Who Knew? Every June, hundreds of female snapping turtles, which just happen to be the New York State official reptile, climb their way up the steep hill of Boscobel House and Garden in Garrison, and lay their many ping-pong-ball-size eggs. On Saturday June 8, you and yours can watch the festivities from a safe distance at the 19th Annual Turtle Walk. You can follow the turtles, marvel at their age and size (100 years old and 40 pounds!), listen to a talk on the subject, walk the grounds, and even take a tour of the historic home, which Nelson A. Rockefeller called, “one of the most beautiful homes ever built in America.” This is a rain-orshine event, and coffee and donuts are on the house, starting at 7:30 am. 1601 Route 9D, Garrison. (845) 265-3638; boscobel.org.
A Good Excuse to Act Civilized Even after a winter as long as this one was, there may be an occasional rainy day or longing to get your family’s art on, right? So when you and yours are craving some culture, a cute small town experience, and a dose of Hudson Valley appreciation, check out the group exhibit, “Plowshares: Living Close to the Land” at the Catskill Gallery of the Greene County Council for the Arts. Designed to run alongside with region’s growing season, this is a show that celebrates the beauty and history of our agricultural landscape, and is pretty enough to intrigue the youngest viewers. Visit the gallery for free at 398 Main Street, Catskill, every day. Hours are: Monday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday 12 noon-5 pm. (518) 943-3400; Greenearts.org.
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CATSKILL’s Cradle Phoenicia Mount Tremper Woodstock By Anne Pyburn Craig Photographs by Roy Gumpel
above: camper on Esopus creek in mount tremper below: signage at Timbuktu in woodstock
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ooking northwest from Kingston, the Catskills resemble an impossibly beautiful painted backdrop, rolling off into the distance, cradling sunset after beautiful sunset as they have for millennia. Head up Route 28 and before you know it that painting has swallowed you up. And just at the point where the four-lane becomes a two-lane, you can turn right and in a scant few minutes be in the bosom of a true Catskills legend. Woodstock may not be where the legendary festival happened, but so much else does that getting your mind around it all can challenge even the folks at the epicenter. Woodstock “A number of the nonprofits got together and approached the town a few years back about how to promote Woodstock as an arts destination,” says Ariel Shanberg, director of the Woodstock Center for Photography and co-creator of the brand new Arts in Woodstock website (Artsinwoodstock.org). “Rather than go through an advertising firm, it was suggested that the arts organizations themselves might have the talent and knowledge base already in place.” Formed in 2006, the Woodstock Arts Consortium “felt like just one more organization at first, which was the last thing we wanted,” says Shanberg. “But now we’ve got it together—a website clearinghouse that organizes and centralizes everything that’s going on, very simple yet very sophisticated. It’s searchable in a lot of different ways, and the vision is that not just the day trippers and weekenders but longtime locals as well will find it exciting and useful. You can be sitting at Oriole 9 scrolling through it on your smartphone and go to one site to find out what’s going on next door and all over town, at that moment or next week.” What’s going on is a lot. You might need that smartphone and website just to get a handle on the second annual Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts, happening June 14-16. Byrdcliffe, an iconic piece of Woodstock’s past, present, and future as an arts colony, is where 13 lively arts organizations will be celebrating the indescribably diverse range of things they do so well. The world premiere of “Hitler’s Therapist,” a performance piece inspired by a Robert Frost poem, a cutting-edge equality play by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black, and the exuberance of the young students from Paul Green’s Rock Academy diving into a concert setting of the Rocky Horror Picture Show are just a few of the offerings. What more could one ask? Well, a mentalist performing modern mystery feats? A storyteller? Lucas Handwerker and Gioia Timpanelli will be there. Also in June, Catskill Mountainkeeper is bringing its fifth annual summer celebration to Woodstock’s Andy Lee Field and adjoining Colony Cafe and Photosensualis, Celebrity hosts Chevy and Jayni Chase will be honored for environmental good works alongside
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Clockwise from top left: Tinker Toys in woodstock; The Grove in woodstock; Becca Ann Frank, Sequoia Sellinger, Kyle Berryann, and Thomas Hapakore of shandaken Theatre Society at OddFellows theatre in phoenicia; Ray Kirk at The Ice Cream Station in phoenicia; storefront in phoenicia; main st. in phoenicia; mower’s market in woodstock; ze’ev willy neumann’s loveknot unveiling in woodstock; regan leonard and killer in woodstock.
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Above: tom benton at tom benton music school in woodstock; right from top: Katelyn D’Amato, Marco Lemus, and Megan Fankhauser at Catskill Mountain Pizza in woodstock; Lori Goodman and Jamie Rae at Lori’s cafe in woodstock; Heather Trimboli at The Nest Egg in phoenicia; Arlene Thomas at 60 Main in phoenicia.
Happy Traum and family, Catherine Sebastian, and a number of Levon Helm’s close crew. Helm is being posthumously honored, not for the first time;Woodstock will never tire of doing this, because the music magnetized in his memory is just so astoundingly outstanding. Bestselling authors, film, and (yet again) the Rock Academy kids, accompanied by far too much to list. Mount Tremper But if your ventures out Rt. 28 stop at Woodstock, you’re missing a lot. Stay on the highway fro a few more miles (enjoy the scenery!) and you’ll come to Mount Tremper, a hamlet of the town of Shandaken that has its own quirk quotient and this month will celebrate with its own fifth annual contemporary art performance festival (Mounttremperarts.org). Attendees will enjoy performance pieces like “Distance Measures” (“Performed in darkness, lit only by moving LED candles…borrows elements from mathematical models of chaotic systems”) and Adult Party Games from the Leisure Planet, a work considered by its late creator Art Jarvinen to be “unperformable.” Was he right? Come to Mt. Tremper and watch composer-performer collective Varispeed try it out. Mount Tremper is also the home of the Zen Mountain Monastery, and of the World’s Largest Kaleidoscope, in case you were wondering where that was. In other words, you have entered into the Catskills here. Anything can happen. Expect no less. 6/13 ChronograM phoenicia + mount tremper + woodstock 57
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In the tiny hamlets on the winding back roads, in farmhouses and cabins and campsites, amazing things happen out this way. Mor Pipman and her husband, looking for more space to grow their young family, ended up in Glenford almost by accident. “We didn’t really know what we were coming to,” she says. “We had a five-year-old and one in diapers. We saw this old church and just—I’m still not sure why.” That’s an easy one, Ms. Pipman. Mountain magnetism. Pipman had “done the whole New York City artist thing” for years, studying under a master, teaching at CUNY, and helping to run the city’s oldest community garden. Still, she says, Glenford satisfies. “Struggling in New York City doesn’t lead to much social life. I have more of a social life now, because I have friends who don’t need to schedule every second. And in the city it was easier for my husband to get into Columbia school of nursing than to get our kids into a snide preschool that wasn’t the kind of education I wanted for them anyway.” The Hudson Valley Sudbury School, right down the road, turned out to be a much better fit—and the connection led to the Pipmans opening the community hall of their renovated church to fundraisers for the school each month. Pipman has taken the advice of “everyone” who tasted her baked goods and began marketing Much Mor Bread to her mountain neighbors—as we speak, she is creating a Pink Floyd cake for the Rock Academy kids. “I’ve found freedom and a home,” says Pipman, who has lived all over the world, “It was great to be a young artist in Manhattan, but this allows the kids to flourish without crazy pressure. And my neighbors! Even just in this tiny little hamlet, we have amazing documentarians, musicians, artists, craftsmen all around. I’m surrounded by people that are so interesting here, I don’t have to go far at all.” Truly an understatement. In researching this write-up, it was impossible to speak with all of the fascinating people who volunteered: a world-class animal communicator, a teacher of co-ed Pilates, a Feng Shui decorator/yogi/healer, a self described “preiconic” team of jewelry maker and photographer, a sophisticated realtor by day who becomes a one-woman fountain of insane comedic antics by night. But it hasn’t even been mentioned that the Woodstock Library is opening a brand-new LEED-certified annex. And there’s hardly even time to discuss Phoenicia.
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Phoenicia On your way farther up 28, you’ll see the newly reopened Phoenicia Diner, which has regained its hub-of-important-doings status and is a great place to grab a bite. Dipping down off the highway into Phoenicia proper, one comes upon a whole other enchanted hamlet. Cultural doings swirl around Mama’s Boy Café, where you can get a great cup of coffee, an ice cream cone, and a cell signal—not easy up here. Mama’s Boy proprietor Michael is also a leading light in the Shandaken Theater Society, which is staging “Grease” this month. In August, world-class opera will rock the tiny town as the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice echoes through the tiny town’s streets and echoes off the hillsides—opera as it was meant to be enjoyed, out under the stars with a bottle of good wine and a friend or three. There will be gospel worth shouting about, and this year the festival celebrates the bicentennials of both Verdi and Wagner, so expect high notes and high spirits abounding. But don’t wait for the Festival of the Voice to discover how much you will love Phoenicia. There’s the Empire State Railway Museum (yes, you can take a ride), a Main Street full of eating choices, the chance to rent tubes and float down the Esopus. And there is truly weird and delightful retail—from the classic stateliness of the Phoenicia Pharmacy, where one walks in and into another era, to the well-chosen array of goodies at the Phoenicia Country Store: moccasins and PJs, games and toys by Melissa and Doug, camping gear and garden tools, locally authored books and guidebooks. Then there is Homer and Langley’s Mystery Spot, which must be experienced to be fully believed, let alone understood. Vintage vinyl music, all manner of vintage duds from jeans to hippie skirts to formalwear, and odds and ends—all spilling out onto the
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porch of a deliciously meandering building. The Mystery Spot is the creation of rock photographer and artist Laura Levine, and is also the only known place where one can enjoy not only the Creepy Doll Exhibit but Petey the Petrified Piranha and Desdemona, the Devil Girl of Phoenicia. Clearly there is more than a little bit of inspiration in the air up in these here hills, where H. P. Lovecraft and Carole Goodman alike have found inspiration, where any given weekend offers too many good times to fit all of them in and nearly everyone’s crazy or creative, with most folks proud to be both. I haven’t even mentioned the new ownership at the Woodstock Framing Gallery, or the amazing yoga teacher who commutes back and forth to Rwanda…Oh well. Having seen the tip of the iceberg, hopefully you’ll go get you some Catskill cool all your own. It’s all here.
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510 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 822-0510. “Doris Simon: An Asian Journey.” Through June 30.
143 MAIN STreet, BEACON 765-2199. “Falling Into Place: Self-Portriats.” Patricia Lay-Dorsey. Through July 7.
AI EARTHLING GALLERY
FRANCES LEHMAN LOEB ART CENTER AT VASSAR COLLEGE
69 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679 -2650. “Group show: Bronson Eden, Christina Varga, Scott Ackerman, Sean Taggart.” June 1-30.
124 RAYMOND AVENUE, POUGHKEEPSIE 437-5237. “The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation.” Through June 30.
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737 ALBANY-SHAKER ROAD, ALBANY (518) 242-2241. “Some Assembly Required.” Artists connect the unexpected. Through September 8.
63 MAIN STREET, KINGSTON 339-0720. “Greetings From Kingston: A Story in Postcards.” Through October 26.
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342 WARREN ST., HUDSON (518) 822-1234. “Hudson After Dark.” Works by Cecelia Sinclair. Through June 16.
12 TANNERY BROOK ROAD, WOODSTOCK 679-0027. “Gallery Selections 2013.” Through June 3.
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104 ANN STREET, NEWBURGH 784-1146. “Ole!.” Works by a select group of Mexican American artists. Through June 8.
ARTS UPSTAIRS 60 MAIN STREET, PHOENICIA 688-2142. “Group Show and Solo Show by Harper Blanchett.” Through June 9.
ASHOKAN CENTER 477 BEAVERKILL ROAD, OLIVEBRIDGE 657-8333. “Catskill Waterscapes.” Through August 20.
AT THE TOP 6400 MONTGOMERY STreet, RHINEBECK 876-0330. “Light Effects.” Through June 15.
ATWATER GALLERY 56 EAST MARKET STREET, RHINEBECK 876-4922. “Works by Patrick Madden.” Through June 12. Opening reception June 1, 5pm-8pm.
BARD COLLEGE: CCS BARD HESSEL MuSUEM PO BOX 5000, ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON 758-7598. “Helen Marten: No Borders in a Wok That Can’t Be Crossed.” June 22-September 22. “Haim Steinbach: Once Again the World is Flat.” June 22-December 20.
BARRETT ART CENTER
55 NOXON STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE 471-2550. 2nd Annual 1/2 Your Age 2013. Featuring works by Ginger and Nina Isabelle. Through June 22.
BAU GALLERY 506 MAIN STREET, BEACON 440 7584. “bau 100+1.” Through June 2. “Color and Dimension.” June 8-July 7. Opening reception June 8, 6pm-9pm.
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66 MAIN STREET, COLD SPRING 809-5838. “Fashion as Art: A Matter of Taste.” Through June 30. Opening reception, June 7, 6pm-9pm.
THE GALLERY AT KINDERHOOK GROUP
19 MAIN STREET, SALISBURY, CT (860) 435-0700. “Equestrian Light.” Through June 30.
GRAY OWL GALLERY
10 MAIN STREET, NEW PALTZ 518-2237. “Emanations With the Debut of The Huguenot Street Collection.” Through June 30.
GREENE COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS GALLERY 398 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL (518) 943-3400. “Jerry Miller, Street Photographer.” Through July 27.
THE HARRISON GALLERY
39 SPRING STREET, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA (413) 458-1700. “Curt Hanson and Stan Taft.” June 1-30.
HUDSON BEACH GLASS
162 MAIN STREET, BEACON 440-0068. “New York Water Towers.” June 8-July 28.
HUDSON OPERA HOUSE
327 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 822-4181. “Art Meets Art: Perspectives On and Beyond Olana.” June 8-August 11.
HUDSON VALLEY LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER, INC. 300 WALL STREET, KINGSTON 331-5300. “Works by Barbara Masterson.” Through June 8.
HURLEY MOTORSPORTS GALLERY 2779 ROUTE 209, KINGSTON 338-1701. “Spring Floral Paintings.” Through June 14.
IMOGEN HOLLOWAY GALLERY
116 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-4539. “Visionaries-Outsider Portraits.” Works by Fred Scruton. Through June 9.
81 PARTITION STreet, SAUGERTIES (347) 387-3212. “What I Like About You/North.” Through June 30.
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2649 EAST MAIN STREET, WAPPINGERS FALLS 297-0430. “Michael McNamara’s Hudson Valley Spring Photo Exhibit.” Through June 20.
CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY 318 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-1915. “Soft Focus.” Through July 7.
THE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK 59 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-9957. “Jeff Jacobson: The Last Roll.” Through June 16.
CHAIWALLA 1 MAIN STREET, SALISBURY, CT (860) 435-9758. “Intrepid.” A fine art photography exhibition by street photographer Alex Krauss. June 1-30.
CLARK ART INSTITUTE 225 SOUTH STREET, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA (413) 458-2303. “Lions and Tigers and Museums, Oh My!” Through September 8.
COLUMBIA COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS 209 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 671-6213. “Colors of Columbia County.” June 1-July 28
CORNELL STREET STUDIO 168 CORNELL STREET, KINGSTON 679-8348. “Making Waves.” June 1-30.
DAVID M. HUNT LIBRARY 63 MAIN STREET, FALLS VILLAGE, CT (860) 824-7424. “Into the Woods.” June 7-July 5. Opening reception June 8, 4pm-6pm.
DREAM IN PLASTIC 177 MAIN STREET, BEACON Dreaminplastic.com. “Vivid Beginning.” New works by Bonnie Durham. Through June 6.
DUCK POND GALLERY
362 1/2 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-5907. “Craig Olson: Angels and Demons at Play.” June 20-July 14. Opening reception June 22, 6pm-8pm.
KAPLAN HALL
SUNY ORANGE, NEWBURGH 431-9386. “Memento Mori.” Digital photography by James Luciana. Through June 14.
THE KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART
134 JAY STREET, KATONAH (914) 232-9555. “Elements.” Katonah Museum Artists Association juried show. Through June 8.
KINGSTON MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART (KMOCA) 103 ABEEL STREET, KINGSTON Kmoca.org. “Small Moments.” Through June 30. Opening reception June 1, 5pm-7pm.
KLEINERT/JAMES ARTS CENTER
34 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-2079. “Give and Take.” Works by Catherine Murphy. June 28-August 11.
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8 LONG DOCK ROAD, BEACON Scenichudson.org. “Beacon Re-Imagined.” June 1-July 6.
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988 SOUTH LAKE BouLeVarD, MAHOPAC 276-5090. “Works by Lisa Turjanski Villard and Lisa Zukowski.” Through June 9.
MARINA GALLERY
153 MAIN STREET, COLD SPRING 265-2204. “The Spirit of Color.” New works by Martee Levi. June 7-30. Opening reception June 7, 6pm-8pm.
MARK GRUBER GALLERY
17 NEW PALTZ PLAZA, NEW PALTZ 255-1241. “Eric Angeloch and Staats Fasoldt.” Through July 6.
128 CANAL STreet TOWN OF ESOPUS LIBRARY, PORT EWEN 338-5580. “James Martin: Paintings, Drawings, Lithographs.” June 1-22. Opening reception June 8, 5pm-8pm.
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253 MAIN STREET, SAUGERTIES 247-BEER. “Kristy Bishop Studio 23rd Annual Show.” Through June 30.
ELLENVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL 8037 ROUTE 209, ELLENVILLE 647-6400. “Paintings by Llyn Towner.” Through June 21.
FLAT IRON GALLERY 105 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, PEEKSKILL (914) 734-1894. “Carrier Pigeon Artists.” June 1-30. Opening reception June 2, 1pm-5pm.
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317 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE 485-8506. “Change and Transformation: Asian Art and Heritage in the Hudson Valley.” Through June 28. 131 MILLBROOK SCHOOL ROAD, MILLBROOK 677-8261. “Testimony.” New exhibit featuring the photojournalism of Ron Haviv. Through June 15.
OLANA STATE HISTORIC SITE
5720 ROUTE 9G, HUDSON (518) 828-0135. “Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes.” June 9-October 31.
OLD CHATHAM COUNTRY STORE AND CAFÉ
639 ALBANY TURNPIKE ROAD, OLD CHATHAM (518) 794-6227. “Landscape Paintings by Scott Balfe.” Through June 26. Opening reception June 2, 3pm-5pm.
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VASSAR COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE Palmergallery.vassar.edu. “For Better and For Worse: Sixteen Decades of Wedding Wear at Vassar.” Through June 9.
PS 209 3670 MAIN STreet, STONE RIDGE Pspace209@gmail.com. “Secret Garden.” Through June 16.
RED HOOK CAN NORTH BROADWAY, RED HOOK 758-6575. “Our Better Nature.” Through June 9.
SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART 1 HAWK DRIVE, NEW PALTZ Newpaltz.edu/museum. “Screen Play: Hudson Valley Artists 2013.” June 22-November 10. Opening reception June 22, 5pm.
SELIGMANN CENTER FOR THE ARTS 23 WHITE OAK DRIVE, SUGAR LOAF 469-9459. “Frank Schuback: New Work.” June 4-30. Opening reception June 8, 4pm-6pm.
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40 WEST MARKET STREET, RED HOOK 758-6500. “Man.” Through December 31. 11 CHURCH STREET, NEW PALTZ Tl-rh.com. “Lindsey Erin Luna: Seed.” June 1-July 26. Opening reception June 1, 7pm-9pm.
THOMAS COLE NATURAL HISTORIC SITE 218 SPRING STREET, CATSKILL (518) 943-7465. “Albert Bierstadt in New York & New England.” Paintings. Through November 3.
TIVOLI ARTISTS CO-OP 60 BROADWAY, TIVOLI 758-4342. “No Constraints.” Through June 23. Opening Reception June 1, 6pm-8pm.
TREMAINE GALLERY AT THE HOTCHKISS SCHOOL 11 INTERLAKEN ROAD, LAKEVILLE, CT (860) 435-3663. “Avery Danziger: The Judicious Palette of Time.” Through June 16.
ULSTER HOSE COMPANY #5 830 ULSTER AVENUE, KINGSTON (834) 339-1280. “We WIll Never Forget: 9/11 Memorial.” Through November 1.
UNISON 68 MOUNTAIN REST ROAD, NEW PALTZ 255-1559. “Stuart Bigley: Paintings, Drawings, and Photographs.” Through July 30. Opening reception June 2, 4pm-6pm.
VASSAR COLLEGE 124 RAYMOND AVENUE, POUGHKEEPSIE Vassar.edu. “Show of Books by Frank Palaia.” Works from 1975-2012. Through August 17.
WALLKILL RIVER SCHOOL AND ART GALLERY 232 WARD STREET, MONTGOMERY 457-ARTS. “Art Transforms Our World.” New paintings by Naomi Genen and Sandy Spitzer. June 1-30. Opening reception June 8, 5pm-7pm.
WARWICK VALLEY FINE ART GALLERY 65 MAIN STREET, WARWICK WarwickFA.com. “Sublime Aspirations.” Featuring local artist Sarah McHugh. Through June 28.
WASHINGTON’S HEADQUARTERS 84 LIBERTY STREET, NEWBURGH 562-1195. “Unpacked and Rediscovered.” Through December 31.
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1415 ROUTE 213, HIGH FALLS (682) 564-5613. “Solo Show by Robert Hite.” Paintings, sculptures, and photographs. Through June 30.
WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM 28 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-2940. “Mixed-up Media.” Exhibition juried by Brenda Taylor. Through June 9. “Far and Wide: The 5th Annual Woodstock Regional.” June 15-July 14. Opening reception June 15, 4pm-6pm.
WOODSTOCK BYRDCLIFFE GUILD 34 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-2079. “Gimmer Shleter.” Outdoor sculpture exhibit. June 14-September 29.
WOODSTOCK SCHOOL OF ART 2470 RTE. 212, WOODSTOCK 679-2388. “Black and White Exhibit.” From more than 400 images provided by 153 artists. Through July 6.
WOODSTOK GOLF CLUB 114 MILL HILL ROAD, WOODSTOCK 679-2914. “Art of Golf.” Featured artists: Woodstock Artists’ Association & Museum. June 15-July 7. Opening reception June 15, 5pm-7pm.
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Albany-based photographer Laura Glazer has spent the past four years trailing Phillip Patterson, a retired interior designer who began copying the 1611 King James bible by hand in 2009. Using sheets of unlined, oversized watercolor paper, the Philmont resident's process involved lining the pages in pencil, writing the verses in felt-tip pen, and then erasing the rules. (It took 496 pens to complete the project.) Fifteen thousand photos later, Glazer has complied a massive document of Patterson’s project.
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Patterson completed copying the bible on May 11, writing the final lines from the Book of Revelation in a ceremony at St. Peter’s Church in Spencertown. (The King James version of the bible contains approximately 780,000 words.) Patterson will spend the next several months binding the eight volumes of his bible together by hand. He then plans on donating it to the church. Portfolio: Serenityofknowing.com. —Brian K. Mahoney
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Wilco’s Solid Sound at MassMOCA in North Adams in 2010.
THE REAWAKENING
2013 Summer Music Festivals By Peter Aaron
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ait. What’s that we hear? Actual chirping birds. And that enticing scent wafting over from next door? Wow, the neighbor just fired up the grill. Hey, what about that big, blue, beautiful thing overhead? It was all drab and dull and depressing and gray, like, just a few weeks ago. It’s the sky! If you’ve been along for the ride these last few years, you know what all of this means: It’s time for Chronogram’s annual summer music festival round-up. So here are this year’s top picks (plus a few extras) from the always-hard-tonarrow-down list of cool multiact musical events happening throughout and around the beatific Hudson Valley during the warmer months. Dig in. Enjoy. And save us a spot on the lawn.
Mountain Jam (June 6-9) The jam-centric juggernaut of jubilation makes its eighth appearance on Hunter Mountain. Besides the traditional two sets by Gov’t Mule, this summer’s roster has the Lumineers, the Avett Brothers, Phil Lesh and Friends, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Primus, Widespread Panic, Soulive, White Denim, Amy Helm, Jackie Greene, Big Gigantic, Rubblebucket, Deer Tick, the Revivalists, and many more. As of this writing, premium prepitched tent camping is sold out, but regular mountainside and VIP camping spots remain. For $39, a round-trip bus shuttles jammers to and from New York. Mountainjam.com 70 music ChronograM 6/13
PS21 (June 9-August 31) Also in its eighth year is PS21 (the acronym stands for “Performance Spaces for the 21st Century”). Held in a futuristic tent in a Chatham apple orchard, this multidiscipline program presents film, dance, and theater, in addition to live music. Among the latter events is the String Theory series, whose acts this year include West African kora king Zal Idrissa Sissokho (June 22) and banjoist Tony Trischka (June 29). PS21’s Community Lawn Concerts segment promises rock ’n’ roll and R&B by the Chandler Travis Philharmonic (June 23), a tribute to Thelonius Monk by the Berkshire Bop Society (July 28), and rockabilly from the Buzzards (August 21). Ps21chatham.org
Taste of Country (June 13-15) Country comes to the Catskills in high style with this star-studded new fest at Hunter Mountain. And when you’re starting, it’s great to start at the top of the charts: The 2013 inaugural Taste of Country lineup boasts such major names as Willie Nelson and Family, Lady Antebellum, Trace Adkins, Billy Currington, Montgomery Gentry, Hunter Hayes, Joe Nichols, Gloriana, Justin Moore, Dustin Lynch, Blackberry Smoke, and much more. The grounds are open for both tent and RV camping, and VIP and Super VIP passes include gourmet food, premium viewing spots, and other enticing amenities. Tasteofcountryfestival.com
Clearwater (June 15-16) One of the most beloved music festivals on the East Coast, Clearwater (also known as the Great Hudson River Revival) is held at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson and was initially co-established by local treasure Pete Seeger as a fundraiser for the construction of the sloop Clearwater. Along with an appearance by Pete himself, this year’s performers include Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Mavis Staples, Son Volt, Hot Tuna, Judy Collins, Kris Kristofferson, Antibalas, David Bromberg, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Toshi Reagon, Dan Zanes, the Dirt Farmer Band (Levon Helm Band members), David Amram, and many others. Clearwaterfestival.org
Solid Sound (June 21-23) The Wilco-curated blowout at MassMOCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, took a year off but is back this month with its biggest bang yet. Besides sets by the host band and its members’ many side projects, Solid Sound’s saliva-inducing reemergence offers a reunion by the Dream Syndicate, “Border Music” featuring Marc Ribot and David Hidalgo (Los Lobos), Yo La Tengo, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Low, Neko Case, White Denim, Foxygen, Os Mutantes, the Autumn Defense, the Relatives, Sean Rowe, comedian John Hodgman, and more. Complementing vendors and on-site dining is a new component featuring food and spirits sourced from local farms and prepared by culinary artisans. (MassMOCA’s bluegrass-oriented FreshGrass festival returns September 2123.) Solidsoundfestival.com
Tanglewood (June 21-September 1) Since 1936, the Lenox, Massachusetts, festival has been the Berkshires summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, which itself is now in its 132nd (!) year. The classical/symphonic interests of Tanglwood’s founders remain at the core, with performances of Tchaikovsky (July 5); Harbison’s operatic adaptation of The Great Gatsby (July 11); Wagner, Ravel, and RimskyKorsakov (July 12); the Boston Pops Orchestra (July 7); and two concerts featuring Yo-Yo Ma: a program of Stravinsky and Dvorak (August 4) and a set by the cellist’s genre-splicing Goat Rodeo project (August 15). Pop is well represented by Melissa Etheridge (June 21); Jackson Browne (July 4); the Barenaked Ladies, the Ben Folds Five, and Guster (July 23); and the Steve Miller Band (July 29). For jazz there’s Terence Blanchard (June 28) and Esperanza Spalding (August 4), and Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” (June 29) is a Tanglewood tradition. Bso.org
Beacon Riverfest (June 29) This feisty young fest in lower Dutchess County has doubled in size since last year, going from six acts to twelve, who will rock out across three stages at Beacon’s Waterfront Park. Slated to play between noon and dusk are Brooklyn’s top Peruvian music combo, Chicha Libre, plus Tracy Bonham and Friends, Mamie Minch and Her Business, Matuto, Hollis Brown, Higher Animals. the Erin Hobson Compact, Pontoon, Krewe De La Rue,Van Hayride, the Costellos, and Tiki Daddy. Food and crafts add to the fun. Local845.com
Green River (July 20-21) Another Western Mass winner, Green River is rising to become one of the Northeast’s leading roots-oriented musical gatherings. This season’s installment is co-headlined by New York gypsy punk outfit Gogol Bordello and folk rock singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, and also stars Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale, J. D. McPherson, Todd Snider, the Devil Makes Three, the Skatalites, Lake Street Dive, Caravan of Thieves, Spirit Family Reunion, Slaid Cleve, Ryan Montbleau, Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole, the Bernie Worrell Orchestra, the Duhks, Milton, and more. As if the fine music’s not enough, there’s food, crafts, and hot air balloon rides. Greenriverfestival.com
Hudson Valley Jazz Festival (August 8-11) Fast assuming its mantle as the region’s top summer summit for jazz lovers, the Orange County affair has this year snagged some top names in saxophonist Dave Liebman (August 10) and guitarist John Abercrombie with drummer Adam Nussbaum, bassist Steve Swallow, and saxophonist Ohad Taylor (August 11). Along with those two dates at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, there are live performances taking place at various venues in and around the town of Warwick. The proceedings open with a free show on the Warwick green by returning local faves Jeff Ciampa, Mark Egan, and others. Hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org
Catskill High Peaks (August 11-21) This end-of-summer classical series takes place at the Clermont State Historic Site and venues in Hunter, Catskill, and Tannersville. The kickoff evening is titled “White Nights” and encompasses works by Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, and Tchaikovsky as played by pianist Vassily Primakov and cellist / artistic director Yehuda Hanani (August 11). “Season of the Midnight Sun” (August 18) concentrates on the latter two composers as well as Grieg and Stravinsky, with the music performed by Hanani with baritone Mischa Bouvier, pianist Michael Chertock, violinist/violist Ara Gregorian, and violinist Elmar Oliveira. Ensembles featuring outstanding young instrumentalists also perform, and the program includes daily master classes in cello, violin, and piano and lectures on history and literature in keeping with this year’s Russian theme. Catskillmountain.org
OF NOTE NEARBY Bard SummerScape (July 5-August 18) Musical performances celebrating Stravinsky, plus theater, film, and cabaret at the Spiegeltent. Fishercenter.bard.edu
Belleayre (July 6-August 31) Dwight Yoakam, the Manhattan Transfer, the Doobie Brothers, Bizet’s Carmen, Bill Charlap, the Belleayre Festival Orchestra plays Pink Floyd, more. Belleayre.com
Camp Bisco (July 11-13) Disco Biscuits, Passion Pit, Bassnectar, Animal Collective, Umphrey’s Magee, Squarepusher, Dan Deacon, more. Campbisco.net
Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice (August 1-4) Performances of Wagner and Verdi, plus the Cambridge Chamber Singers and gospel, Sephardic, Latin, and experimental sounds. Phoeniciavoicefest.org
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (August 2-4) Mary Gauthier, Red Molly, Eliza Gilkyson, the Grand Slambovians, C. J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Dar Williams, more. Falconridgefolk.com
Hudson Music Festival (August 9-11) Nightmares for a Week, Tas Cru, Chris and Lolly, the Isaac Young Quartet, Oobleck, Bopitude, more. Hudsonmusicfest.com chronogram.com Watch previews of upcoming music festivals, as well as performances from past regional summer festivals.
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nightlife highlights Handpicked by music editor Peter Aaron for your listening pleasure.
Shelter Benefit
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June 2. Organized by area resident Natalie Merchant, the stellar lineup of this evening at Bard College’s Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts is female-dominated by design: Titled Shelter and co-sponsored by Chronogram, it’s a benefit concert designed to raise awareness of domestic violence against women around the world and to assist two Hudson Valley domestic violence shelters, Kingston’s Washbourne House and Poughkeepsie’s Grace Smith House. In addition to Merchant, who will appear with the Bard Conservatory of Music’s Kalmia String Quartet, performers include Amy Helm, Elizabeth Mitchell, Simi Stone, and Yungchen Lhamo, the soaring Tibetan vocalist who duetted with Merchant on 1998’s Ophelia. (Comedian Sandra Bernhard mouths off July 5.) 7pm. $40, $65, $80, $250. Annandale-on-Hudson. (845) 758-7928; Fishercenter.bard.edu.
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Matt Haimovitz cello Christopher O’Riley piano
June 8
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June 22
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July 27
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Miró String Quartet
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Sept. 7
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Sept. 21
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June 18. The newly reopened Half Moon, located almost straight across from the Amtrak station on Front Street in Hudson, is poised to become the hottest new hang in the Hudson Valley. Taken over by sage Downstaters, the cozy 1940s-style neighborhood bar has a vibe and clientele that pulses with just the right level of energetic coolness. Live music has begun to happen there, and things are really getting up to speed with this gig by Tennessee garage punk trio Cheap Time. Now flogging its third album for the seminal In the Red label, the young band rocks like a spiky Heartbreakers/Buzzcocks/Undertones cocktail. And hey: Yours truly and Jeff the Chef (Empire State Soul Club) will be there, spinning punk, garage, rock ’n’ roll, and old-school soul and R&B. 8:30pm. $5. Hudson. (518) 828-1562; Facebook.com/pages/Half-Moon-Saloon.
Winard Harper
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Dave Liebman Mark Egan Adam Nussbaum Steve Swallow Bucky Pizzarelli John Abercrombie Jeff Ciampa
June 16. A monolithic innovator of acoustic guitar, Leo Kottke came to his instrument at the age of 11 and discovered the American folk music that became his stylistic canvas via the great Mississippi John Hurt. In 1971 Kottke was singed by fellow guitar giant John Fahey to his Takoma label for the landmark 6 & 12 String Guitar, a top-selling psychedelic synthesis of blues, pop, classical, and folk styles highlighted by the utterly blazing “Vaseline Machine Gun.” Kottke, a patron saint of the modern acoustic revival, makes a long-awaited return to the Catskills with this date at Club Helsinki. (Over the Rhine flows June 7; Suzanne Vega visits June 22.) 8pm. $42, $45. Hudson. (518) 828-4800; Helsinkihudson.com.
June 22. One of today’s most in-demand jazz drummers, Winard Harper was just out of his teens when he joined Dexter Gordon’s band; from there it was on to stints with Johnny Griffin, Betty Carter, Wycliffe Gordon, Ray Bryant, and the quintet he co-led with his brother, trumpeter Philip Harper. The percussionist, who here hits the Falcon with his own sextet, continues to work all around the world and record with such artists such as Joe Lovano, Avery Sharpe, Steve Turre, Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath, and others. (Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys do-se-do June 15; Aashish Khan graces the stage June 20.) 8pm. Donation. Marlboro. (845) 236-7970; Liveatthefalcon.com.
Os Mutantes
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June 26. The re-emergence of Os Mutantes is an intriguing tale. Paragons of tropicalia, the 1960s Brazilian movement that fused the South American nation’s folk traditions with the psychedelic sounds then emanating from America and the UK, Os Mutantes, who play the Bearsville Theater this month, were formed in 1966 in Sao Paulo. After backing up fellow legend Gilberto Gil and appearing on 1968’s watershed compilation Tropicalia: Ou Panis et Circenses, the band made seven LPs of freaky, sun-soaked psych before splitting up in 1978. But in 2006, fueled by the patronage of fans like Beck, the Flaming Lips, and Davendra Banhart, the group resumed performing. (James Hunter returns June 1; Ian McLagan rocks June 21.) 7pm. $20. Bearsville. (845) 679-4406; Bearsvilletheater.com. Os Mutantes plays Bearsville Theater on June 26.
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cd reviews Bob Gluck/Aruan Ortiz Textures and Pulsations (2012, Ictus Records)
Think back to the pioneering gurus of electronic music in the 20th century. New musical technology guided their path to new forms of sound and composition. Creatively, they also incorporated elements from various musical genres. The pairing of Albany-area resident Bob Gluck with Aruan Ortiz for a live electro-acoustic performance with two pianos, a computer, and a Moog synthesizer for Textures and Pulsations furthers the conversations on improvisational music as the pair manipulates the structures of time and space. Not knowing who’s playing what instrument when doesn’t detract from the feeling of their being open to the moment, as Gluck writes in the liner notes. Cuban-born Ortiz has performed with Esperanza Spalding, Joe Lovano, and Greg Osby, among others; Gluck is the Associate Professor of Music and Director of the Electronic Music Studio at the University at Albany and the author of You’ll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and The Mwandishi Band. Sounding like a dramatic turning point in a movie, “Black and White” contains an initial oscillating and warping sound that introduces a ferocious midsection and ends with a barrage of notes. The intrigue is built in with a measured, pulsating staccato vamp. “Blue” is stirringly melancholy, with an underlying percussive motif. Though six of the eight compositions have a color in their title, it doesn’t signify any feeling or mood. One of the two without a color designation is “Interludio,” with its transversing acoustic and electronic tones. Ictusrecords.com. —Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson
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NCM Vampire Proof (2012, Independent)
NCM is shorthand for non compos mentis, which translates from Latin as an unsound mind. While this New Paltz band sings enthusiastically of hallucinations and imaginary conversations, the tightly crafted arrangements and harmonies are quite lucid, if turbo-charged, with pile-driving rhythms. On this, the band’s third full-length, NCM’s nucleus of Pete Crotty (guitar/vocals) and T-Milt (drums) reprises many songs from its 2007 debut, Escape from Myopia, with production and instrumental contributions from Earl Slick (David Bowie). The arrangements of the songs here don’t differ significantly from the versions on that release, but the mix does boast a fuller, more muscular hard rock sound. The opener, “Change the Conversation,” blasts out of the gate with some mighty low-end bass and Chuck Berry-style riffing. It’s a song in which the hooks latch on and don’t let go, the perfect score for a rock ’n’ roll Saturday night. The yowling dissatisfaction of rockers like “Bah Bah Dead Sheep” and “Dissolution” are leavened with a folk-country streak, exemplified on the optimistic “Apples,” which features an earnest vocal by Crotty and is punctuated by plaintive steel and acoustic guitar. The opening bars of “Unwound” deceptively resemble the beginning of the Jackson 5’s “ABC”—before the crunch of the electric guitars kicks in and drops out briefly for some girl group-like vocal refrains. NCM, a veteran act of three national DIY tours, is adept at putting in sly musical references of this sort, making genre pigeonholing difficult. NCMmusic.com. —Jeremy Schwartz
Rob Morsberger Early Work 1986-1995 (2013, Hieroglyph Records)
Something inclines piano-based singer/songwriters to the open, sweeping melodicism of Copland’s imagined America or Percy Grainger’s multi-continental heartland. Maybe it is the properties and proclivities of the instrument itself. You can hear it in Bruce Hornsby, Randy Newman, and Richard Manuel—baroque folk with clean fingernails, blues chorale, parlor rag. It comes with varying amounts of jazz tension and the formal sophistication of musical theater: In Newman loads, in Hornsby none. Croton-on-Hudson’s Rob Morsberger works solidly in this high chamber-folk tradition, his style aligning most closely with Newman’s, with whom he shares a background in composition and scoring. A simple melody in Morsberger’s hands can quickly turn up Stephen Foster’s street, or Sondheim’s, or Tin Pan Alley. Half the art is in the spacious settings and the guileful arrangements. In the domain of lyrics and persona, Morsberger shares little of Newman’s subversive political wit or the dark mythos of Tom Waits (though at times he tries for both), favoring instead an earnest spiritualism and the language of personal struggle and growth. This confessional-age voice can at times feel oddly juxtaposed over his antiquarian roots idiom. When he was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2011, Morsberger met the news with a flurry of productivity, releasing two new CDs as well as this two-disc archival set, which features contributions from Loudon Wainwright III, Suzzy Roche, and Marshall Crenshaw. It is a rewarding, expansive document of a gifted composer’s progress in both the musical and the personal arenas. Robmorsberger.com. —John Burdick chronogram.com Listen to tracks by the artists reviewed in this issue.
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LADYBUG WORLD Jacky Davis & David Soman Fly Away Home By Nina Shengold Photograph by Roy Gumpel
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any a Hudson Valley homeowner has been plagued by an overabundance of ladybugs. You won’t hear that complaint from Jacky Davis and David Soman, the Rosendale writer-illustrator team whose 2008 bestseller Ladybug Girl launched an empire of red and black spots. There are six books in print and two more on the way, plus board books for toddlers and merchandise ranging from character dolls to pajamas. All this stems from a dress-up outfit their daughter concocted a decade ago. But before telling the origin story, Ladybug Girl’s parents serve snacks. Davis slices pastries from the Alternative Baker while her husband foams milk for stovetop cappuccino. “David’s the Italian mama, I’m the Jewish mama,” she says with a characteristic wry smile. Davis grew up in Minneapolis. A communications major at the University of Wisconsin, her first NewYork job was in the marketing department of Simon & Schuster’s children’s division. “I’ve always loved children’s books.They stay with me over the years, even past childhood,” she says of such favorites as Eloise,Amelia Bedelia, and Harold and the Purple Crayon. Hopscotching from job to job, she did graphic design for various publishers and TV shows, including Nickelodeon’s WubbulousWorld of Dr. Seuss; she also sold barbecue sauce. A native New Yorker, Soman’s childhood favorites included The Snowy Day, The Story of Ferdinand, and “definitely Go, Dog. Go!” Though he comes from a family of artists, he studied political science at Oberlin, following up with “the usual waiter/bartender service jobs.” The first book he illustrated, Angela Johnson’s 1989 Tell Me a Story, Mama, was a hit. Other books followed, and he landed a job teaching illustration at the School of Visual Arts; he’s stayed there for 22 years. The couple first met at an unlikely venue: a fashion show both were attending with friends. Their fish-out-of-water status may have brought them together, but New York real estate sealed the deal. “He had a really cool apartment,” Davis reports. Soman had a loft in prehipster Williamsburg (“You’d go for a run on Kent Avenue past burned-out cars and dead dogs,” he recalls.) When Davis lost her East Village lease, she moved in. “It was supposed to be temporary, but she just never left,” Soman laughs. He turns to his wife. “You found an apartment that you were supposed to move into, remember? And we both got really sad. We just knew.” They moved upstate in 1999. “Jacky made me,” says Soman, grinning, and Davis responds, “David didn’t realize you could live anywhere but the city.” She found a house at the end of a dirt road in Bearsville, where the reluctant ex-New Yorker had “the best year of my life. I was like a 10-year-old boy. I had this dog Henry, I was running in the woods, painting and drawing and cooking.” Davis continued her series of jobs, including a brief stint at Chronogram. They moved to Rosendale, where their daughter Lucy was born. Soman kept teaching, but he took a break from illustration. “I was drawing our daughter a lot in crayon,” he recalls. “My older books were realistic and very complicated. I wished I could do something more like these drawings.” He and Davis talked about writing something together, but parenthood took center stage. When two-year-old Lucy stomped downstairs one morning in an ensemble of tutu, rainboots, and spotted red wings, Davis greeted her with, “Hello, ladybug girl!” “And we looked at each other,” says Soman. “We thought, ‘That’s a great name. We should do something with that.” “We were totally inspired by the character: a strong, active girl who likes playing outdoors, whose spirit was that she would not be denied,” explains Davis. The fictional character took on a life of her own: Lulu was two years older than Lucy, and her best friend was a basset. “The first thing kids ask is, ‘Is Bingo real?’” Soman says. (Yes and no: their family dog, Pico, has freckles and much longer legs.) His stand-in is so popular with young readers that Soman and Davis bring a giant plush basset on school visits. “Bassets are great to draw,” Soman says. “The long curving body.” “The ears mimic antennae,” Davis adds. “Plus you can just project emotion.” “Bingo’s anthropomorphized, like Bambi,” says Soman, dropping his voice as
if revealing a trade secret. “Their mouths don’t really do that.” This good-natured banter seems to echo the way the pair works as co-authors. “It took us a while to develop a rhythm,” says Davis. “Sometimes we’d sit together, sometimes one would write and the other would rewrite. Eventually we found a way of going back and forth.” Once they’d polished the text, Soman did illustrations. Davis packaged the book proposal inside bright red folders, which they sent to editors and art directors they’d worked with. “Responses ranged from ‘No’ to ‘No, but...,’” she says drily. One editor, Liz Waniewski at Dial, offered them useful feedback. Over the next eight months, they reshaped the story under her guidance and landed a book contract. More than a year elapsed before publication. Davis gave birth to their second child, Sam. Meanwhile, Dial drummed up prepublication excitement from Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Target. The spunky girl who rescues ants and leaps across shark-infested puddles in tutu and boots struck a chord with young readers, offering feminist parents a welcome respite from passive princesses. Still, when Ladybug Girl vaulted onto the New York Times’ bestseller list and stayed there for months, “It was a total surprise,” Davis says. “A shock,” Soman echoes. “A very happy shock.” They started a sequel. Young as he was, Sam noticed that Daddy was making lots of drawings of a girl who resembled his sister. “We had to get Sam in there to preserve domestic harmony,” Soman quips. Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy was followed by Ladybug Girl at the Beach, Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad, The Amazing Adventures of Bumblebee Boy, and Ladybug Girl and Bingo. Ladybug Girl and the Big Snow will come out in September, a Halloween story in 2014. Davis and Soman have worked with the same team throughout; their art director is one of Soman’s former students. “There’s a real family feeling,” he says. How do Lucy and Sam, now 12 and 9, feel about this cottage industry? Davis says, “They’ve grown up with it. They’re very good sports about the whole thing.” Soman adds that they’re careful to maintain a distance between their kids and the characters. “They were both littler than the characters when the series started. Now the characters’ ages are way in the past.” Still, Davis points out that the stories are often inspired by issues that came up at the playground or with friends. “We totally raid our children’s lives,” Soman admits, grinning. Is there ever discord between the co-authors? They look at each other and laugh. Davis says, “Never. As long as David listens to me.” “It’s hard to write with someone else,” he says. “Especially someone you’re married to,” Davis teases.They’re clearly enjoying this. Soman concludes, “For something as usually solo as writing, we did really well. There were times that were difficult, but we learned to trust each other.” “And to compromise,” Davis adds. “Not to be attached to something just because it’s yours.” It’s the sort of lesson that might make a good story for Ladybug Girl. The character has become so beloved that kids often show up in red and black cosyumes for author events. “Sometimes whole classes,” marvels Soman. “More than anything else, that’s been unbelievable.” “It’s really fun,” Davis says. “People send photos, or tell us their daughter went as Ladybug Girl for Halloween.” “We’re very lucky,” Soman says. Davis agrees. “We get to work from home, to work together. It’s very nice to have as a part of our life.” On the way out, Soman offers a tour of the studio he built himself from a FirstDay Cottage kit. He leads the way up the steep hillside, crossing a shaggy lawn covered with violets and fringed by wild berry bushes. “This is my commute,” he sighs appreciatively, opening the door of the airy post-and-beam structure. Its west wall is covered with paintings for his solo project Three Bears in a Boat, forthcoming from Dial. “I’m trying to squeeze it in between Ladybug books,” he explains. The illustrations are lovely, awash with watery blues and natural light. The characters—all bears—don’t resemble his family at all. “No tutus, no polka dots,” he smiles at his wife. “And no red.” 6/13 ChronograM books 77
summer reading roundup for kids
A delectable picnic of picture books, middle-grade and young adult fiction by Hudson Valley authors and illustrators, reviewed by Susan Krawitz, Nina Shengold, and Robert Burke Warren.
PICTURE BOOKS 26 PIRATES Dave Horowitz
MEET ME AT THE ART MUSEUM: A WHIMSICAL LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES David Goldin Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2013, $18.95
Bringing children to an art museum is a must for many parents, but walking through endless rooms of don’t-touch masterpieces isn’t every child’s happy place. Well-known Woodstock illustrator David Goldin marries the most engaging element of the experience—the actual artwork— with two characters who take an after-hours tour of the museum’s inner workings. Daisy, a docent’s name tag, and Stub (yes, he’s been ripped in half) illuminate everything from bronze statues to the roles of curator and archivist. Though slightly didactic in tone, this book is a definite dotouch for museum-loving families. —SK
Nancy Paulsen Books, 2013, $16.99
A predictable alphabet book from the creator of The Ugly Pumpkin and Five Little Gefiltes? This Rosendale-based writer/illustrator would rather dance the hempen jig than serve up a standard salute to the score-plus-six letters of the English language. Seagoing scalawags ranging from Pirate Arty to Pirate Zach are depicted in quirky, cut-paper images that offer a humorous counterpoint to the silly rhyming text. Add a crew of expressive frogs and pages loaded with sight gags, and what do you get? Pirates of the...(your kids will gleefully chant the rest). —SK HAPPY PUNKS 1 2 3 John Seven and Jana Christy
WANT TO BE IN A BAND? Suzzy Roche, illustrated by Giselle Potter
Manic D Press, 2013, $15.95
Random House, 2013, $17.99
Berkshires dwellers John and Jana, parents of “free-range rockstar” twins and the author/illustrator team behind 2012’s rollicking A Rule Is To Break: A Child’s Guide to Anarchy, understand the link between traditionally antisocial impulses and fun. Happy Punks 1 2 3 features mohawked, jetpack-wearing, blue-haired, multiethnic, male, and female punk rockers finding joy in making very loud music, spray painting garish posters, and shopping in a funky thrift store. Robots, monsters, and animals join the exuberantly colorful illustrations, amplifying this hilarious counting book’s whimsy-scale. Little rebels—and parents hoping to encourage individualism—will love this one. —RBW
As one third of the legendary folk pop sister group The Roches, Suzzy Roche spent an adventurous three decades entertaining audiences, from street corners to concert halls. In this charming book aimed at ages 4 to 8, she uses that wealth of experience to convey both the gritty realities of struggle plus artistic satisfactions large and small. Folksyyet-hip illustrations by the Hudson Valley’s own Giselle Potter add gentle humor, showing how a fictionalized version of the Roches—the Thirds–age realistically and gracefully, with sanity and sister-love intact. —RBW
MIDDLE-GRADE BOOKS
HATTIE McDIMPLE MAKES A WISH Kevin Vincent Kelly
DEAR AMERICA: THE DIARY OF MINNIE BONNER A CITY TOSSED & BROKEN Judy Blundell
PublishAmerica, 2012, $24.95
Scholastic, 2013, $12.99
Dandelions may be the bane of green-lawn obsessives, but to wide-eyed Hattie, they’re “a most beautiful sight.” On a barefoot stroll with her country grandmother, she’s delighted to hear that the yellow “wish flower” will turn into a white fluff-ball, magically carrying secret wishes aloft. But what should she wish for? Rip Van Winkle Bridge sculptor Kelly’s bold graphics and affirmative text weave a fable of generosity. Though PublishAmerica’s fullpage ad deserves weed-whacking, this home-grown book is as cheerful and bright as the flower it celebrates. —NS
Fourteen-year-old Minnette, indentured as a housemaid to pay off her father’s debt, moves to San Francisco with the wealthy Sump family. The day after they arrive, the earth shudders, and the city splits apart—it’s 1906’s Great San Francisco Earthquake. The Sumps, including teenage daughter Lily, are killed. Mistaken for Lily, Minnie goes along with the deception—as an heiress, she could help her indigent mother, and herself. But as the city burns, she realizes this choice will repulse her only friend and attract her father’s enemy. National Book Award winner and Katonah resident Blundell has crafted a vivid, emotionally immediate addition to this long-running series. —SK
IF YOU WANT TO SEE A WHALE Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Erin Stead Roaring Brook Press, 2013, $16.99
“If you want to see a whale, you will need a window, and an ocean, and time for waiting and time for looking and time for wondering, ‘is that a whale?’” So begins this pensive, engagingly wrought musing on patience, focus, and distraction by the Olive-based writer and Caldecott winning illustrator who created 2012’s “and then it’s spring,” winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Award. The illustrations are a wired-age antidote, with small, quiet images set against the largeness of water and sky. Like the duo’s first collaboration, this gentle story shines with the luminous glow of a classic book, the kind your children will someday read to children of their own. —SK
FAMILY TREE: BETTER TO WISH Ann M. Martin Scholastic, 2013, $16.99
During the Great Depression, Abby Nichols grows from an eight-yearold whose biggest problem is how to spend her dime at a small-town Maine fair to a headstrong young woman struggling with multiple suitors and limited options. Beloved Baby-Sitters Club author Martin casts a nostalgic glow without letting readers forget that the “good old days” included casual racism, economic snobbery, and sometimes heartbreaking cruelty. Better to Wish is a moving launch for a quartet of books that will portray four generations carved from the heart of the same family tree. —NS
LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome
A FIELD GUIDE TO CHRYSALIES: THEY’RE NOT FAERIES! Written and illustrated by Paul Keskey
Disney Jump at the Sun Books, 2013, $16.99
SeaDragon Press, 2012, $19.95
An African-American woman whispers her daughter’s name in the darkness, leading her through moonlit woods. When learning to read is punished by public whipping—one lash for every letter—school must be held secretly, in an earthen pit covered by pine boughs. Award-winning Rhinebeck author Cline-Ransome’s suspenseful text and her husband’s nightsoaked watercolors are a perfect marriage, illuminating the fierce determination of slaves “taking in learning like it’s their last breath,” and the hard-won pride of a girl who can finally write her own name. —NS
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New Paltz artist and writer Paul Keskey offers a tantalizing bit of backstory for this gorgeous “field guide”: In an abandoned Adirondack cabin, he came across the journals of eccentric 17thcentury naturalist Garritt Varding, who studied and recorded his interactions with a race of creatures created when moon dust falls on a butterfly chrysalis, i.e. Chrysalies. Among Varding’s papers was a magical, amber-encased Chrysalie; once in Keskey’s hands, this object opens their world to him, and he dutifully records all he sees, rendering in breathtaking detail their delicate beauty. The lively text covers their habits, lifestyles, and jobs as stewards of nature. —RBW
summer reading for teens YOUNG ADULT BOOKS THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET Robin Palmer
A new book from a pioneer in the treatment field ... With 60 yrs to share... The story of a man... A mission ... an inspiration to find the gift in any trouble ...HOPE in today’s world !
Speak, 2013, $9.99
It’s never easy having a famous parent, but being the only child of an ex-sitcom star whose drunk-driving arrest just went viral may be its own ring of hell. Teen photographer Annabelle Jackson has looked after her mother Janie–impossibly charming and just plain impossible–for so long she’s forgotten their roles are reversed. When Janie pulls herself together for a movie shoot in Hudson, Annabelle has to deal with a new normal...normal. Palmer traces her baby steps toward trust with compassion, warmth, and a welcome dose of humor. (Spoiler alert: Annabelle meets a cool local boy while reading Chronogram.) —NS
Written by Jim Cusack, the founder of Glenacre Lodge and Veritas Villa,
NOT EXACTLY A LOVE STORY Audrey Couloumbis Random House Books for Young Readers, 2013, $16.99
Poor Vinnie. His crush moves away, his parents divorce, and his mom remarries, relocating him from city to suburb. Snatched from his comfort zone, the 15 year old makes an unsteady leap by phoning Patsy, the dream-girl next door. Unfortunately, he dials at midnight, anonymously (it’s pre-caller ID 1977), and when he blurts an expletive, she hangs up. To right his wrong, he starts calling nightly. And it works, until he realizes it’s the suave phone persona he created that Patsy’s falling for, not the real, zits-and-all Vinnie. Newbery Honor winner Couloumbis crafts a fun, page-turning read that circles tenderly around the heart of teendom. —SK ROTTEN Michael Northrop Scholastic, 2013, $17.99
Michael Northrop excels at reaching a notoriously remote demographic: teenage boys. With Rotten, he does it again, offering a pitch-perfect first-person tale of troubled teen Jimmer Dobbs, whose mom adopts a rescue Rottweiler; Jimmer names him Johnny Rotten, or J. R. Jimmer’s budding relationship with the damaged canine is going okay until J. R. bites one of Jimmer’s friends (frenemy is more like it). Jimmer’s life—and his single mom’s—begins to crumble in the aftermath. Among other stressors, Jimmer’s shameful “what I did over summer vacation” secret ekes out, and he must work through understandable hostility and forge difficult, but necessary, relationships. —RBW TOUCHING THE SURFACE Kimberly Sabatini Simon Pulse, 2012, $16.99
This dazzling debut from Dutchess County teacher-dancer-mom Sabatini whisks the reader away to the afterlife, where petulant protagonist Elliot is but a soul, grappling with fellow souls who must face—or, if they choose, ignore—all manner of consequences from choices made in their earthly incarnations. Sabatini creates an exquisitely tangible alternate reality, ordering the cosmos with impressive authorial derring-do, crafting answers to ontological questions with grace, disarming simplicity, and nary a trace of dogma. All while believable teens—teen souls, that is—tangle with affection, selfishness, and doubt. Thought-provoking and romantic, Touching the Surface takes risks with narrative and form, and succeeds on multiple levels. —RBW YOU LOOK DIFFERENT IN REAL LIFE Jennifer Castle Harper Teen, 2013, $17.99
15 minutes of fame? Try a decade. Documentary hit Five at Six featured five upstate kindergartners; Five at Eleven revisited them five years later. Now 16, they’re about to go under the microscope for the third time, and narrator Justine is not happy about it. Castle’s smart, flowing prose burrows deep into her diverse characters’ complex lives, their edgy relationships with one another, and the issues of growing up in the public eye. During an unexpectedly dramatic shoot, Justine finds her true role in the documentary—and in real life. Any resemblances to Michael Apted films or college towns near Skytop Tower are strictly enjoyable. —NS
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POETRY
Edited by Phillip X Levine. Deadline for our July issue is June 5. Send up to three poems or three pages (whichever comes first). Full submission guidelines: www.chronogram.com/submissions.
Goodbye City Side by side we walk, In the city we talk, Our destination, The train station, After a long fun day, It is time to say, Goodbye to the city, It is so pretty, Together, Forever, Me and mom
—Maggie Turoff (10 years)
Separated by Lines I tway inth I tween I treble unsound unseen aluminumscrape I have something here caught in a crimp blood blister tear of ink in pulp I almost my breath almost the iron railing almost in the head I don’t remember before chasm rhythm quake I only know now
Serendipity-doo-dah —p
My Youth Our heads tucked against our arms upon the backs of another. Drill, Daily Under the desk, the flash of light Don’t look. And you wonder why we are like we are? living on the fault line, Not if, only when. —Richard Tornello
Ashes Before we burned her photograph, I tore myself out of the picture. Later we scattered her ashes into the ocean. The spray was rough Ashes spit back at me, clung to my clothes. —Darcy Smith
I was always this sway and titch and iron curls off the lathe
An Upstate New York Villanelle
I am a fall on floor I inbend wrong not part of now new pared-down hand
This is how the day unfolds our meadow blanketed in snow the two of together and alone
new in the paste pot new in hot turns rip’d minutes old scar chromium a molten spasm still as a mote in furnace dead as someday sun I am always tway I titch you witherhanded and you tuck away time once I once some other going-to-the-sun wet wild limb’ry boy still as patter’d mud sans coulé en haut coulee and I was not sick
Second day of silence holds Outside our window, wild winds blow This is how the day unfolds Words freeze in this bitter cold The one I know is no longer known the two of us together and alone Pages of books become his foxhole drowned in some scholarly undertow This is how the day unfolds Immobilized by all that we withhold mute players in this weary scenario the two of us together and alone
I ran in ryegrass I carried her from Brooklyn rock to J train sleep
until he reaches for my hand to hold. We rest for a moment in this new tableau This is how the day unfolds two of us together, not quite alone
—Greg Correll
—Linda Sonia Miller
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My. G*d. The smell on oncology is unbearable. Feces, death, gravy...overwhelming. The dead moss...undeniable. How could it be? We survived this Winter together and now, you are Void of color. I watched you, fed you with my eyes, warmed you with my breath— it melting the glass between us, double panes and all. My damp exhales roll over you (you close your eyes), then lay on you. Thick then quickly cooling. I am not sad, I saw this coming. My ritual of loving you has exposed itself, and flown away. —Elizabethanne Spiotta
Show Us—An Epithalamium Show us beginnings without guilt or shame. Show us devotion that’s given new name. Show us what feistiness brought you both here. Show us the tree branch and fruit it will bear. You ask us to witness— We ask you to show. Show us no wreckage of ill-conceived plans. Show us the triumph of works for four hands. Show us how faithfulness heartens each soul. Show us how labor and sweat conquer goals. Show us the strength of both two and of one. Show us the power of willing work done. Show us the small joys of husband and wife. Show us the awe strike of bringing new life. Show us the footprints through setbacks and mire. Show us a love sparked like St. Elmo’s fire. Show us the courage to stand before all. Show us your ancestral values installed. Show us in season; Show us—not now. Show us success in the mutual vow. Show us in your time, Show us all slow: You ask us to witness— We ask you to show. —Jim Lonergan
St Fiacres
Rotations
The Unsaid Apologies While on the Train
for Robert Creeley I have only stopped for a minute in the graveyard off the gravel road. There is a little tree that waits for water. —Warren Murphy
another day to the horizon another night from the sea
Shawangunk
the air cold to the touch
Cold now— white fog slides through the valley, covers the mountains, invisible, in the smoky air. —Clifford Venho
May 2009 The sweet dots of spring! The cherry-lipped cups as they flutter, then fall and pattern our walking with brightness! The ghost-white of pear blooms that gauze the sun’s light. The sweet dots that hang from a thread, like stars in a cluster above which leaves form. Then the fur and the frenzy as winds blow and dance them. And oh, it was late this year, how we had waited for eyes, lips, the face of a bud brimming fullness and hue, for a rouging of bark tips, a swelling of seed. And oh, how I feared that earth had rebelled, had held back this greening, the birth of new things. Beat-stopped my heart was while waiting for spring. But now, dripping swelter dogs silence, as suddenly, winter turns summer, so leaf buds are shocked by the blaze of a sun perhaps potent and vicious through change. What can we tell them, these infants? What can we say? Breathe slowly, babies. Inhale, adapt. This is the new way. —Marcia Slatkin
another time for sleeping another time for waking the trees naked in the wind another time for living another time for dreaming the moon cups the stars and over flows
I hope you can forgive me. I know the obvious protrusion in your belly is a baby so please don’t think my not giving you my seat is a statement about your womanly shape... I’m saying I don’t think you’re just plump or bloated, (though you are) just that I’m a bit exhausted if one can be exhausted only a bit. For a change, I’d like to feel my weight on my bottom for the next 30 minutes, at least as I’ve been on my feet for the last eight hours. Forgive me if I can’t stand you looking at me like the dirt under your fingernails. I know you want to scrape me out, but dear woman, I’ve been giving my seat to the elderly, the young and the pregnant of your most graceful kind and while, at the back of my mind, I harbor delusions of my good deeds being returned, as the Golden Rule would have it, it seems we have to put old maxims to the test. Even gold may turn out to be foolish these days so apologies that I have to close my eyes, feign sleep. Your loathing gaze might make me give up my seat. —Anne Carly Abad
—Jake St. John
A Life of Seasons Allen Tate Responds to Wallace Stevens’s Claim that the Poet is an Angel
While sitting down, we sigh into a soar. We take the small we know and make it sky, We disappear into our living chore, We shout: “We should go higher! We should die.” O then, that day, an angel will you see! See angels angeling up, see angels, me?
You put your hand in the dirt and laughed Rain-patterned baldness that was your joke about the spring how nothing ever grew in the first few weeks of March in the summer when my back was tanned in criss-cross patterns from working underneath the trellis in the garden you called me sun-kissed and moved your hand through each individual ridge on my spine when you wore what we would come to call your autumn’s veil of red eyes and yellow skin I would lean over and tell you all about cinnamon and pumpkin-flavored coffee you smiled and I could see how your lips wanted to bleed but where they cracked and cut it was white like winter snow.
—Will Arbery
—Arjay Schmollinger
“I Wonder” Land
Regina
Swirls, twirls, loopy curls; pave the road to wonderland. Anthropomorphic white rabbits and mind blips, spiral dips, and head trips of wild tea parties with the mad hatter and a blue caterpillar haunt Alice’s dream, psychedelic stream of consciousness or obscene misguided daydream.
Her bags are packed And she’s at the station Only thing is She doesn’t know What time it is Or what day it is Only that It’s almost time to go
You want us to be angels. I refuse. An angel condescends to smaller things: The humming television, seasons, booze, The throbbing of the muscles in our wings. These angels think they’ve always been above The spitting heave, the upward thrust of life. No, angels send their poems with a dove Whose heart has been dissected with a knife.
—Stephen Doyle
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To many, Newburgh is synonymous with bad news. In April, while sentencing a gang leader from the city, US District Judge Colleen McMahon called Newburgh “the most pathetic place in the State of New York.” Its crime rate is just behind some of the country’s most dangerous cities, and dilapidated buildings still feature prominently on many streets. A closer look at the city, though, reveals a more complex picture. Daily headlines about Newburgh seem schizophrenic: one day there’s a new volunteer organization, the next a triple homicide. More and more, though, stories bearing good news are cropping up alongside the bad. If Newburgh is pathetic, it’s not in the sense that Judge McMahon meant it. It’s pathetic in the word’s original sense, as in relating to the emotions. Newburgh’s got heart—that much is clear in the push to save the Tower of Freedom, a symbol of peace that represents not only an important moment in the city’s history, but also a continued part of its identity. Right now, the people of Newburgh are in their own moment of revolution. “It’s time to focus on what is good about Newburgh instead of what is bad,” says Mayor Judith Kennedy. “If we keep focusing on what we want, not on what we don’t want, eventually we’ll create what we want.” Good Neighbors Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site is first and foremost an arbiter of Newburgh’s rich history, which includes the feats that Washington accomplished during his stay there, like creating the badge of military merit, which was later reinstituted as the Purple Heart, and writing the Circular Letter, a 17-page note to the state governors that influenced the writing of the Constitution. Washington’s Headquarters is an important historic landmark for Newburgh, so much so that the site’s Hasbrouck House is the seal of the city. “We help the community by keeping that alive in people’s minds,” says
Goldberg. The site, though, serves the community beyond its historical ties. In May, Washington’s Headquarters hosted its third annual volunteer fair, which brought approximately 30 community organizations together. “There’s a lot of hope here that the city and the people are worth investing in,” says Goldberg. “If nothing else, it says people are doing something, and people are here to support each other.” The support system in Newburgh is widespread, with new communityoriented organizations being established or improved upon each day. The Newburgh Armory Unity Center is a volunteer-run community hub, with a basketball court, a new indoor soccer field, community gardens, and a slew of educational programs, including literacy and acting classes. Another recent community development is the NewburghFoodCo., a food co-op where members order food online and pick up their groceries at a designated meeting spot. In a city without a supermarket, alternative food options are invaluable, such as Huguenot Street Farm’s new Newburgh CSA, which offers weekly distribution at Safe Harbors on Broadway, as well as a free U-pick selection for members. Community outreach in Newburgh emerges in unexpected places, too. At the one-year-old Newburgh Brewing Company, Paul Halayko, Christopher Basso, and Charlie Benedetti look for ways to assist local nonprofits in the best way they know how: with beer. In addition to brewing 18 different styles of beer (with a new style every month) and running a beautiful, rustic tap room, Newburgh Brewing hosts a variety of community events, including their guest bartending series. On Sunday afternoons, the brewery opens its tap room to charities and organizations, and all tips raised go to the guest organization. Newburgh Brewing’s River Brew benefits the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and the brewery sometimes donates kegs to local restaurants to raise money for 6/13 ChronograM newburgh 85
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Artistic Ambitions Even recent strides in Newburgh’s arts community have resonating impacts for the city as a whole. Ted Doering, president of the Motorcyclepedia Museum, recently opened Umbra of Newburgh Sound Stage, Newburgh’s first film office. The massive industrial warehouse is now home to two state-of-the-art stages, as well as a slew of amenities for people using the facility, such as dressing rooms and a workshop to build set pieces. “Orange County had people coming through to use different locations for years,” says Doering. Umbra Assistant Jean Lara adds, “Producers were going through doing location shoots, but this has pulled it more together for Orange County and the city.” Oscar Rivas, who does video production for Umbra, sees the benefits of this kind of facility for the community. “When [film producers] come over here, sometimes they have to rent 30 hotel rooms to accommodate all their people. What they bring with the production is a big boom for the economy.” Beyond bringing people into Newburgh, Umbra hopes to serve the people who already live there by cutting out long commutes to New York City. “It’s going to improve the quality of life for the people who live here who are trying to make a living within this field,” says Rivas.
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Niche Industries The benefits of doing business in Newburgh have not been lost on people. A variety of distinctive businesses have found a home in the city. Atlas Industries, a high-end furniture and design company from Brooklyn, recently relocated to a warehouse on Spring Street. “We had been keeping an eye on the area for a while,” says Thomas Wright, co-founder/owner of Atlas Industries. “We love the architecture, both residential and commercial.” Their former office in Brooklyn was 6,000 square feet, and with woodworking and metalworking machinery, it was a tight squeeze. The three-story, 65,000-square-foot building that they bought in Newburgh fits their machinery and then some. What was a simple relocation became a development opportunity for Atlas Industries. “Our vision for the building,” says Wright, “is to create a destination-type facility where other businesses, artists, and design professionals can rent space from us.” Atlas Industries joins the ranks of other accomplished businesses in the area. Just next door is Thornwillow Press, an artisanal printing press whose handmade, craft products are collected and used by some of the world’s most elite institutions, like the Vatican, the Morgan Library, and the White House (Thornwillow published Barack Obama’s first inaugural address). Down the street are Caffé Macchiato, an authentic Italian café, and Karpeles Manuscript Museum, which houses precious manuscripts in a Greco-Roman building on Broadway’s wide, runway-like stretch.
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The visual arts are also thriving in Newburgh. Ann Street Gallery, a nonprofit contemporary art gallery, features culturally diverse exhibits, and PUG (pop-up gallery) Projects, which brings local art to nontraditional, transitional venues, hosted “Orange Alert 3D” in May at the warehouse of two Newburgh artists, Alice Vaughan and Ellen Sigunick. The Newburgh Mural Project develops large-scale murals within the city, including one on the south wall of the restored Ritz Theater and one on the South Street underpass at Downing Park. From June 21 to 23, the Newburgh Illuminated Festival will celebrate the culture and heritage of the City of Newburgh, home to the first Edison power plant and the second city to be lighted by electricity. The festival will showcase the cumulative impact of businesses and organizations throughout the city on Newburgh’s current renaissance, with countless venues throughout the community hosting events, from an Electric Music Concert and health fair in Downing Park to a run of classic motorcycles from Motorcyclepedia down Broadway. “It’s an example of people trying to show Newburgh in its best light,” says Elyse Goldberg. Walking through Newburgh, it’s common to experience glaring contrasts within a given instant. While strolling through the serene paths of Downing Park, the streets pulse with hip-hop thumping out of car windows. One porch will be decorated with hanging flower baskets, the next with yellow police tape. Like any great story of human struggle, Newburgh’s is one of ups and downs, highs and lows. Within the spaces of this dynamic push and pull, though, transformations occur. Vacant plots become green spaces; empty buildings become homes to new visions. “Maybe cities can be reinvented,” says Ted Doering, a Newburgh lifer. “The gritty part makes it interesting.”
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Food & Drink
Course Correct Zak Pelaccio’s Fish & Game
Jori Jayne Emde pouring hollandaise onto aspargus. Zak Pelaccio prepping greens.
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n this month’s installment of “Why Hudson Is Hipper than Your Town,” we visit Fish & Game, the restaurant just opened by Zak Pelaccio, former wunderkind creator of the Malaysian-inspired Fatty Crab in Manhattan and Fatty ‘Cue in Brooklyn, and his partner Jori Jayne Emde. The new venture is a world away from the brash, rock `n’ roll mashups that made his name, the country estate to the Fatty franchises’ noisy clubs.Years in the planning, it represents the distilled experience of both chefs before and since their move to Old Chatham six years ago. Right out of the gate, this is one of the most interesting restaurants in the region. Almost all the food, with the usual exceptions, is produced in the area, much of it from within a 40-mile radius of Hudson. Fish & Game orders only whole animals, from trusted farms, and they use every possible piece from each one. The nose-to-tail ethos extends to all the ingredients; vegetable trimmings like carrot and turnip tops are macerated in alcohol and then distilled in a rotary evaporator to make essences that will find their way back into dishes and drinks in dozens of ways. The cycle of the seasons means that the roster of ingredients will change almost daily, along with the menu; the point of the restaurant is to embrace that flow and ride it, with great care and skill, toward a distinct culinary identity for the Hudson Valley. Luxe & Louche The brick building, once a blacksmith’s shop, took longer to renovate than anticipated; the opening was originally slated for fall. Outside, there’s a front patio with two-tops and metal chairs, and flickering gas lamps flank the entrance. The interior, designed by architect Michael Davis, handsomely straddles Hudson’s trademark blend of rustic comfort and high-end refinement. Burgundy velvet burnout wallpaper looks straight out of a Victorian bordello, and the couches in the bar are seductively enveloping. The effect is both luxe 92 food & drink ChronograM 6/13
and louche. The furnishings show the same local ethos as the ingredients: The tables and the bar were all built by woodworker Peter Heilman, and the plates and bowls were thrown by Caroline Wallner in Rhinebeck and Bob Golden in Amagansett. Two fireplaces provide ambiance, heat, and food; the one in the bar is equipped with an iron raclette and on the dining room hearth during recent meals a motorized rotisserie quietly revolved a couple of ducks, which gradually darkened to a seductive russet patina. Executive chef Kevin Pomplun, appearing periodically to baste the ducks with a citrus glaze, explained that they were poached first in maple sap with soy and fish sauces. The fireplaces, along with the wood-burning oven in the kitchen, were built from brick salvaged during the renovation. Substantial, sensual materials abound: tall stemware, heavy flatware, and soft linen napkins rolled into black steel rings. Changing Tastes Each Day Diners get a seven-course tasting menu—regular or vegetarian—for $68. On the back of the menu, printed anew every day, is a list of all the “farms and artisans” who produced ingredients for the meal. Small bowls of broth, deeply flavored, often appear as a first course: mushroom, or overwintered carrot (they convert starch to sugar when left underground) or “various game birds.” On another night, those sweet carrots appear in a bowl, glazed with maple sap and garnished with a thin curl of cured and smoked pork jowl: überbacon. The salad, billed as “an assortment of leaves,” is dressed with a whiff of their own barrel-aged fish sauce vinaigrette. It’s masterful; the faint funk of fermented fish perfumes the squeaky leaves like it was spritzed in the air, cologne style, and the leaves sauntered through it on their way to the chunky walnut bowls in which they appear. A glimpse of vintage Pelaccio appears in the thick “vinaigrette” smeared on the plate under a petite ingot of charred Arctic char:
Clockwise from top left: Asparagus with holandaise and salty ham; razor clams with grilled bread; turnips with duck giblets; hake just pulled from the wood-fired oven.
spicy, sour, funky with some fermented seafood or another, it was a winning condiment that lingered in the mouth long after the plate was clean. Another home run of a dish was the asparagus with duck egg hollandaise and grilled bread: nothing remarkable on paper, but a sublime symphony of the subtle overtones that result from top quality seasonal ingredients, handled properly, at the peak of freshness.What looked like a grilled lamb steak turned out to be a section of neck, cooked sous vide for hours until loin-tender and then finished on the fire, with a little copper pot of velvety potato purée for two alongside. While superbly tasty, the cut could have been a touch thicker, especially given the size of the bone in the middle. In a welcome attempt to curry favor with this reviewer, Pelaccio brought out an extra dish, a puffy, Thai-style omelet studded with lamb brains, garnished with cilantro and a rhubarb-chili gastrique. He and Emde both regularly come out to tables, carrying food and chatting up friends and new visitors alike. Pelaccio chose his station, closest to the dining room, so he can easily bring out a treat to a regular or check on a new arrival. Dietary restrictions are happily accommodated; a guest who can’t eat dairy received a rhubarb sorbet for dessert instead of the chocolate cremeaux. Both were delightful. The result, after seven well-paced courses, is the sensation of being neither full nor hungry, but perfectly sated. Small-Name Wine List The wine list is extensive, organized by varietal, and heavily European, reflecting the couple’s preferences. It includes some idiosyncratic choices, and some high geekery: the ribolla gialla section, for example, which includes Josko Gravner’s (aged in huge clay amphorae), is a who’s who of the great makers in Friuli-Venezia-Giulia and Slovenia. There is only one Bordeaux, and just a couple of Californians, and no Australians; this list is admirably tilted away
from the high-alcohol, food-crushing fruit bombs that overran the market in the last decade. There’s nary a big-name trophy bottle to be found; they were all clearly chosen to accompany the food. “These are the wines we like to drink when we cook and eat,” says Pelaccio of the list. With precious few bottles under $50, and most well north of that, it’s worth asking questions if nothing jumps out at you. A standout red for $55 is Olivier Cousin’s “Pur Breton,” a naturally made cabernet franc that’s tangy and joyous. Cousin is in legal trouble for his deliberate yet unauthorized use of the region, Anjou, on the label of a vin de table, a punk rock snook-cocking that makes the wine a good fit with the couple’s irreverent personalities as well as their food. How About a Schnort and a Schnack? For those not feeling the tasting menu, there is à la carte dining at the bar, with a constantly changing array of options, including a couple of drink-andsnack pairings like the “Schnort & a Schnack,” a shot of Mezcal and a skewered lamb kidney. The bar offers standards and original creations; the latter feature some local ingredients like honey and sumac and they were subjected to the same rigorous technical trials as the food. Notable examples include the Tainted Lady (blood orange-infused tequila, chartreuse, charred meyer lemon, honey) and Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire (Mezcal, chili-infused aperol, sumac, and lime). The ever-shifting ingredients present a challenge, but Pelaccio says that’s the whole idea. “We speak the same language, so when things come in we can quickly figure out what to do with them before service starts.” The result is a lot like seeing a band live: “More of a jam band, I guess, where it’s often great and sometimes good and hardly ever sucks.” He grins at the absurdity of that last part. “If one of us is having an off night, the others help out and make it 6/13 ChronograM food & drink 93
230 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 518-822-1850 www.cafeleperche.com Boulangerie ~ Bar ~ Bistro
McGillicuddy’s Restaurant & Tap House
A fine place to raise your spirits
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Two views of Zak Pelaccio’s Fish & Game in Hudson.
work.” It’s an incomplete simile, however; though Pelaccio frequently talks about “those meals that only happen once, but that you remember for the rest of your life,” those magical confluences of time, place, company, and ingredients, he follows up with “It’s not like music, because it can’t be recorded. It’s a shared experience, and then it’s a memory.” The construction delays have only made the food better, allowing the kitchen staff to refine their techniques and collaborate on a growing repertoire of combinations. Among Emde’s many specialties is presiding over the rapidly growing array of preserves: pickles, chutneys, vinegars, ferments, elixirs, decoctions, and fish and Worcestershire sauces—a bank of seasonal bounty, in rows of mason jars—provide inspiration and add bright jolts of flavor. The service, which unlike the kitchen staff did not spend all winter perfecting itself, is still attaining fluency, but any lingering kinks should be gone by the time this sees print. The couple speak regularly about the beauty of the region, and the extraordinary farmers who work here; their stated goal is to do justice to the great riches of the place and its food, and to celebrate their lifestyle of diligent daily cooking and preservation. The virtuoso stoner aesthetic that made Pelaccio a success has matured into something subtler, and more collaborative, but no less pleasurable to eat. Rather than the almost violently addictive Malaysian sauces that compel one to wreck a bowl of crabs (and possibly a nice jacket in the process) this is grown-up food, presented elegantly, and sincerely striving to define the upper reaches of fine regional cuisine in the Hudson Valley. Fish & Game 13 South Third Street, Hudson; (518) 822-1500. Open for dinner Wednesday to Sunday, 5:30 to 10 pm. chronogram.com view a slideshow of images of behind-the-scenes action at Fish & Game in Hudson.
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(845) 424-3604 thegarrison.com 2015 US 9, Garrison, NY 10524
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ip We now sh to s r e d r meat o on ti a in st any de Fine Jamaican Food Not all spicy, but tasty and delicious!
Open 7 Days 845-255-2244 New Paltz Plaza
79 Main Street New Paltz
271 Main Street, New Paltz, NY Local Organic Grass-Fed Beef • Lamb • Goat • Veal • Pork • Chicken • Wild Salmon (845) 255-2900
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Custom Cut • Home Cooking Delicatessen Nitrate-Free Bacon • Pork Roasts • Beef Roasts Bone-in or Boneless Ham: smoked or fresh
Local Organic Beef • Exotic Meats (Venison, Buffalo, Ostrich) • Wild Fish
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Caribbean Cuisine Serving New Paltz for 23 years…
Have you tried our Taco Tuesdays?? Featured this month: Nachos Especiales!
House-made corn tortilla chips, lettuce, pico de gallo, black olives and your choice of chicken, beef or pork!! SOOO delicious!! Come in today, taste the LaBella spicy difference! 194 Main St, New Paltz 845-255-2633 www.LaBellaPizzaBistro.com
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F i n e J a m a i c a n Fo o d Stop and Shop Plaza 271 Main Street, New Paltz (845) 255-2900 Sunday-ThurSday friday & SaTurday
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“Best Sushi”~Chronogram & Hudson Valley Magazine
Japanese Restaurant o sakasu sh i. ne t
TIVOLI 74 Broadway (845) 757-5055 RHINEBECK 22 Garden St (845) 876-7338
Rated “Excellent”~Zagat for 18yrs • “4.5 Stars”~Poughkeepsie Journal
Cafes Bistro-to-Go 948 Route 28, Kingston, NY (845) 340-9800 www.bluemountainbistro.com Gourmet take-out store and bakery - serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week. Featuring local and imported organic products, sophisticated four-star food by Chefs Richard Erickson and Jonathan Sheridan, delicious homemade desserts, and special order cakes. Off-premise full -service catering and event planning for parties of all sizes.
Outdated: An Antique Café 314 Wall St., Kingston, NY (845) 331-0030 outdatedcafe@gmail.com
Jack’s Meats & Deli 79 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2244
Restaurants Akasaka 40 Front Street Suite #103, Newburgh, NY (845) 568-5889
Caribbean Cuisine 271 Main St # 23, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2900 www.jamaican-cuisine.com
Gaby’s Cafe 150 Canal Street, Ellenville, NY (845) 210-1040 www.gabyscafe.com
Gilded Otter 3 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 256-1700 A warm and inviting dining room and pub overlooking beautiful sunsets over the Wallkill River and Shawangunk Cliffs. Mouthwatering dinners prepared by Executive Chef Larry Chu, and handcrafted beers brewed by GABF Gold Medal Winning Brewmaster Darren Currier. Chef driven and brewed locally!
1433 Route 300, Newburgh, NY (845) 564-3446
Madisons Pizza Café
McGillicuddy’s 84 Main Street, New Paltz, NY www.cuddysny.com 22 Garden Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-7338 or (845) 876-7278 www.osakasushi.net Foodies, consider yourselves warned and informed! Osaka Restaurant is Rhinebeck’s direct link to Japan’s finest cuisines! Enjoy the freshest sushi and delicious traditional Japanese small plates cooked with love by this family owned and operated treasure for over 18 years. For more information and menus, go to osakasushi.net.
Terrapin Catering & Events 6426 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 889-8831 www.terrapincatering.com hugh@terrapincatering.com Local. Organic. Authentic. At a Terrapin event, you can expect the same high quality, awardwinning cuisine and service that you know and love at Terrapin Restaurant. Terrapin’s professional event staff specializes in creating unique events to highlight your individuality, and will assist in every aspect of planning your Hudson Valley event.
Terrapin Restaurant and Bistro 6426 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-3330 www.terrapinrestaurant.com custsvc@terrapinrestaurant.com
1746 Route 9W, Esopus, NY (845) 384-6590 www.globalpalaterestaurant.com/
il Gallo Giallo Wine Bar & Restaurant
The Garrison
36 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-3636
Joshua’s Restaurant
Come visit the farm or find us at the Millbrook or White Plains Farmers’ Markets.
Osaka
Voted “Best of the Hudson Valley” by Chronogram Magazine. From far-flung origins, the world’s most diverse flavors meet and mingle. Out of elements both historic and eclectic comes something surprising, fresh, and dynamic: dishes to delight both body and soul. Serving lunch and dinner seven days a week. Local. Organic. Authentic.
Global Palate Restaurant
A local family-owned farm hand-raising high quality beef, pork and poultry
17 North Avenue, Pleasant Valley, NY (845) 635-9500 www.madisonspizzacafe.com
Millbrook, NY www.archriverfarm.com 845.988.6468
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For opening date, daily picking conditions, and directions, please visit www.thompsonfinch.com, our Facebook page, or call 518-329-7578 Once the berries are ripe, we are open every day 8am-5pm Rain or Shine Lots of berries, exquisite flavor, friendly folks in a beautiful setting! Reconnect to the satisfaction of harvesting your own food. Please remember to leave your dogs at home. Looking forward to seeing you in the field!
2015 Route 9, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3604 www.thegarrison.com
51 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-5533 www.joshuascafe.com
The Hop at Beacon
LaBella Pizza Bistro
The Ice House
458 Main Street, Beacon, NY www.thehopbeacon.com
194 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2633 www.labellapizzabistro.com
1 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 232-5783 www.poughkeepsieicehouse.com
Landmark Grille
The Would Restaurant
4072 New York 28 , Boiceville, NY (845) 657-2240 www.landmarkgrille.com
120 North Road, Highland, NY (845) 691-9883 www.thewould.com
Organic Grass Fed Beef • Organic Pastured Chicken Organic Free Range Eggs • Berkshire Pork
Side Shack vending coming in May. Hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream, and more! Brookside-farm.com • 845-895-SIDE / 7433 • 1278 Albany Post Rd, Gardiner, NY
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Leo’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
business directory Accommodations Diamond Mills 25 South Partition Street, Saugerties, NY (845) 247-0700 www.DiamondMillsHotel.com info@DiamondMillsHotel.com
Windham Mountain Ski Resort Windham, NY (518) 734-4300 www.windhammountain.com edewi @windhammountain.com
Alternative Energy Hudson Solar (845) 876-3767 www.hvce.com
Lighthouse Solar (845) 417-3485 www.lighthousesolar.com
Animal Sanctuaries Catskill Animal Sanctuary 316 Old Stage Road, Saugerties, NY (845) 336-8447 www.CASanctuary.org
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Hyde Park Antiques Center 4192 Albany Post Road, (845) 229-8200 www.hydeparkantiques.net
Outdated 314 Wall Street, Kingston, NY (845) 331-0030 outdatedcafe@gmail.com
Architecture Irace Architecture Warwick, NY (845) 988-0198 www.IraceArchitecture.com
Richard Miller, AIA (845) 255-4480 www.RichardMillerArchitect.com
Art Galleries & Centers ArtsWave Ellenville, NY www.artswave.org info@artswave.org
Exposures Gallery 1357 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY (845) 469-9382 www.exposures.com Open Saturday, Sunday, 11am to 5pm. Internationally recognized photographer Nick Zungoli has been capturing iconic images of the Hudson Valley and world travel since 1979. To date he has sold over 50,000 of his art prints for fine residences, commercial spaces and offers interior design services and installation. Current special exhibit-”Valley Light”. Opening June 22-”Tuscana”.
Garrison Art Center 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3960 www.garrisonartcenter.org
Gray Owl Gallery Water Street Market, New Paltz, NY www.grayowlgallery.com
Mark Gruber Gallery New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1241 www.markgrubergallery.com
Mill Street Loft’s Gallery 45 45 Pershing Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 471-7477 www.millstreetloft.org info@millstreetloft.org
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Omi International Arts Center 1405 County Route 22, Ghent, NY www.artomi.org
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY www.newpaltz.edu/museum
Storm King Art Center (845) 534-3115 www.stormkingartcenter.org
Thomas Cole National Historic Site 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY (518) 943-7465 www.thomascole.org
Tivoli Artists Coop 60 Broadway, Tivoli, NY (845) 767-2667 tivoliartistsco-op.com
Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville, CT (860) 435-3663 www.hotchkiss.org/arts
Art Supplies Catskill Art & Office Supply Kingston, NY: (845) 331-7780, Poughkeepsie, NY: (845) 452-1250, Woodstock, NY: (845) 679-2251
Artisans Stacie Flint Art (845) 255-2505 www.stacieflint.com
Tom Holmes Artist (516) 965-6633 www.tomholmes.com info@tomholmes.com
Attorneys Traffic and Criminally Related Matters Karen A. Friedman, Esq., President of the Association of Motor Vehicle Trial Attorneys, 30 East 33rd Street, 4th FL, New York, NY (212) 213-2145, fax (212) 779-3289 www.newyorktrafficlawyers.com Representing companies and motorists throughout New York State Speeding, Reckless Driving, DWI Trucking Summons and Misdemeanors Aggravated Unlicensed Matters Appeals, Article 78 Cases 27 Years of Trial Experience
Audio & Video Markertek Video Supply www.markertek.com
Auto Sales & Services Fleet Service Center 185 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-4812
Banks Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union (800) 451-8373 www.mhvfcu.com
Sawyer Savings 87 Market Street, Saugerties, NY (845) 246-7000 www.sawyersavings.com
Beverages Esotec (845) 246-2411 www.esotecltd.com www.thirstcomesfirst.com www.drinkesotec.com sales@esotecltd.com
Choose Esotec to be your wholesale beverage provider. For 25 years we’ve carried a complete line of natural, organic, and unusual juices, spritzers, waters, sodas, iced teas, and coconut water. If you are a store owner, call for details or a catalog of our full line. We’re back in Saugerties now!
Bicycle Sales, Rentals & Service pv Bicycle Shop 1557 Main Street, Pleasant Valley, NY (845) 635-3161 www.pvbikeshop.com
Book Publishers ALVA Press, Inc. 214 Hooker Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 454-5200 (919) 239-3791 Cell http://alvapressinc.com info@alvapressinc.com Personalized book and eBook self-publishing services. Expert editing services, text/ cover design, eBook publishing, and book publishing. Worldwide eBook distribution through Alvapress, Inc., barnesandnoble.com, and amazon.com.
Monkfish Publishing 22 East Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-4861 www.monkfishpublishing.com
Bookstores Mirabai of Woodstock 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2100 www.mirabai.com
Building Services & Supplies Associated Lightning Rod Co. (518) 789-4603 (845) 373-8309 (860) 364-1498 www.alrci.com
Cabinet Designers 747 Route 28, Kingston, NY (845) 331-2200 www.cabinetdesigners.com
Glenn’s Wood Sheds (845) 255-4704
Granite Factory 27 Renwick Street, (845) 562-9204 www.granitefactory.com
H. Houst & Son Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2115 www.hhoust.com
Herrington’s Hillsdale, NY: (518) 325-3131 Hudson, NY: (518) 828-9431 www.herringtons.com
L Browe Asphalt Services (518) 479-1400 www.broweasphalt.com
Marbletown Hardware True Value 3606 Main Street, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-2098 www.marbletownhardware.com
N & S Supply
Cinemas Rosendale Theater Collective Rosendale, NY www.rosendaletheatre.org
Upstate Films 6415 Montgomery Street, Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-2515, 132 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-6608 www.upstatefilms.org
Clothing & Accessories de Marchin 620 Warren Street, Hudson, NY (518) 828-2657
Lea’s Boutique 33 Hudson Avenue, Chatham, NY (518) 392-4666
Pondicherry 12 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2926 www.pondi.biz
Cooking Classes Kelly Miller Cooks Hudson Valley, NY (203) 858-5042 www.kellymillercooks.com
Natural Gourmet Cookery School 48 West 21st Street, New York, NY (212) 645-5170, Fax (212) 989-1493 www.naturalgourmetschool.com info@naturalgourmetschool.com
Craft Galleries Crafts People 262 Spillway Road, West Hurley, NY (845) 331-3859 www.craftspeople.us Representing over 500 artisans, Crafts People boasts four buildings brimming with fine crafts; the largest selection in the Hudson Valley. All media represented, including: sterling silver and 14K gold jewelry, blown glass, pottery, turned wood, kaleidoscopes, wind chimes, leather, clothing, stained glass, etc.
Creative Enterprising Tracking Wonder Consulting & Programs Jeffrey Davis, Speaker, Author, Creative Strategist, Accord, NY (845) 679-9441 www.trackingwonder.com We help people create meaningful brands, books, and businesses that captivate and elevate their audiences. Your Captivating Book Mentorship Program. Your Brave New Story Author’s Intensive at Mohonk Mtn House. 1:1 and team consulting. Keynote speaking.
Custom Home Designer Atlantic Custom Homes 2785 Route 9, Cold Spring, NY (888) 558-2636 www.LindalNY.com and www.hudsonvalleycedarhomes.com info@LindalNY.com
Events Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Inc
www.nssupply.com info@nssupply.com
Katonah, NY (914) 232-1252 www.caramoor.org
Will III House Design
Durants Tents & Events
199 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-0869 www.willbuilders.com office@willbuilders.com
1155 Route 9, Wappingers Falls, NY (845) 298-0011 www.durantstents.com info@durantstents.com
Kaatsbaan International Dance Center www.facebook.com/kaatsbaan www.kaatsbaan.org
Village of Ossining Village Hall, 16 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY www.villageofossining.org
Farm Markets & Natural Food Stores Adam’s Fairacre Farms 1240 Route 300, Newburgh, NY (845)569-0303, 1560 Ulster Avenue, Lake Katrine, NY (845) 336-6300, 765 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 454-4330 www.adamsfarms.com
Arch River Farm Millbrook, NY (845) 988-6468 www.archriverfarm.com
Farmers Market at the Newburgh Mall 1401 Route 300, Newburgh, NY (845) 564-1400 www.newburghmall.com
Hawthorne Valley Farm Store 327 County Route 21C, Ghent, NY (518) 672-7500 www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org Mon - Sat 7:30 to 7, Sundays 9 to 5
Kingston Farmers’ Market Kingston, NY www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org
Mother Earth’s Store House 1955 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 296-1069, 249 Main Street, Saugerties, NY (845) 246-9614, 300 Kings Mall Court, Route 9W, Kingston, NY (845) 336-5541 www.motherearthstorehouse.com Founded in 1978, Mother Earth’s is committed to providing you with the best possible customer service as well as a grand selection of high quality organic and natural products. Visit one of our convenient locations and find out for yourself!
Pennings Farm Market & Orchards 161 South Route 94, Warwick, NY (845) 986-1059 www.penningsfarmmarket.com
Peter’s Market
Third Eye Associates, Ltd. 38 Spring Lake Road, Red Hook, NY (845) 752-2216 www.thirdeyeassociates.com
Gardening & Garden Supplies Mac’s Agway (845) 876-1559, (845) 255-0050 68 Firehouse Lane, Red Hook, NY
Northern Dutchess Botanical Gardens 389 Salisbury Turnpike, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-2953 www.NDBGonline.com
Graphic Design Annie Internicola, Illustrator www.aydeeyai.com
Hair Salons Brigette Lewis and Erin Scoville 124 Main Street, New Paltz, NY
Historic Sites Motorcyclepedia Museum 250 Lake Street (Route 32), Newburgh, NY (845) 569-9065
Home Furnishings & Decor Asia Barong Route 7/199 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA (413) 528-5091 www.asiabarong.com Route 32, 94 North Plank Road, Newburgh, NY (845) 565-6000
Lounge High Falls, NY (845) 687-9463 www.loungefurniture.com 84 Main Street, Phoenicia, NY (845) 688-5851 www.nesteggshop.com
Atwood Furniture (845) 657-8003 Find us on Facebook: Atwood Furniture atwoodfurniture@earthlink.net Farm Tables, Heirloom Quality. Hand crafted to any size from 150 to 200 year old barn wood, usually Pine or Chestnut. Also hand made Windsor chairs, Cupboards, Sideboards, Benches, Stone topped Coffee and End Tables,and Bookcases, all custom made to fit your needs. Call or email Ken Anderson.
Home Furnishings & Décor Moose Crossing Route 28, Shokan, Ny (845) 657-9792 www.rustic-cabin.com
Gentech LTD
(845) 987-7561 www.certapro.com 3017 US Route 9W, New Windsor, NY (845) 568-0500 www.gentechltd.com
H.G. Page Home & Hardware 360 Manchester Road, Poughkeepsie, NY www.hgpage.com
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Thompson-Finch Farm
(845) 750-7335 www.williamwallaceconstruction.com
750 Wiltsie Bridge Road, Ancram, NY (518) 329-7578 www.thomsonfinch.com
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A full-line natural foods store set on a 400-acre Biodynamic farm in central Columbia County with on-farm organic Bakery and Creamery. Farm-fresh foods include cheeses, yogurts, raw milk, breads, pastries, sauerkraut, and more. Two miles east of the Taconic Parkway at the Harlemville/Philmont exit. Farm tours can also be arranged by calling the Farm Learning Center: 518-672-7500 x 231.
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35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-2072 www.bardavon.org
Jewelry, Fine Art & Gifts Dreaming Goddess 44 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-2206 www.DreamingGoddess.com
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Kitchenwares Warren Kitchen & Cutlery 6934 Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-6208 www.warrenkitchentools.com The Hudson Valley’s culinary emporium for anyone who loves to cook or entertain. A selection of fine cutlery, professional cookware, appliances, barware and serving pieces. An assortment of machines for fine coffee brewing. Expert sharpening on premises. Open seven days.
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SOUL RETRIEVAL Shamanism in the Hudson Valley is ancient yet current, global yet Very Much American.
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ying on a padded table in Beacon, buried under a blanket and eye pillow, I’m about to journey back in time.The destination is my infant self. A little like deep therapy, it won’t be an easy voyage—but I have an experienced cruise director. Shamanic practitioner Eileen O’Hare, dressed in flowing white garments, is by my side. “We believe shamanically that lots of stuff happened to us in the past, both in this and other lifetimes, and that energy is in our auric field and can get stuck,” explains O’Hare gently about the psychic spelunking we are about to do. “Usually we find out that there’s some shame or blame, anger, bitterness, jealousy, or resentment that got put in place by the things that happened. So we’re looking to go to those little bits and pieces of ourselves that feel traumatized. We literally journey to the past and do healing there. We go to the place where the hurt happened, and we recover and reclaim the lost part of the person’s soul.” It’s a delicate job, and even O’Hare needs a few helpers. In her room filled with amethysts, feathers, incense, and herb bundles, she tells me she has called in “all the beautiful ones—the entities and energies from Source Energy to fairies to mountain spirits to river spirits.” I can’t see these elemental beings—and my Western mind can’t quite wrap its neurons around ideas like past lives—yet I enjoy the image of iridescent wings fanning the air and guiding us along. With Disney travel companions like these, what could go wrong? A Hybrid Healing Art What I’m experiencing on this early May afternoon is called a “soul retrieval”— one of several offerings from the vast field of shamanism, which draws from myriad diverse cultures worldwide. Both a healing art and a spiritual practice, shamanism is unique in that it is at once ancient in provenance yet utterly contemporary in its postmodern multiculturalism. Of course, indigenous shamanism still exists in various countries—but in America the practice is, like the nation, a melting pot, drawing upon a range of traditions from South American to Asian to Celtic to African. The word shaman comes from the Tungus of North-Central Asia and means “he (or she) who knows.” Naturally, the field attracts fierce arguments about what makes a shamanic practitioner “authentic.” (How can we compare a New Jersey born healer to an Ecuadorian shaman with the spirit of the jungle in his blood?) Yet Western versions of the art, bolstered by training and experience, have their own merit and offer a range of alternative applications in health care and psychology. Some practitioners, for example, use soul retrieval and other methods to help military veterans with PTSD and those who suffer from anxiety or depression. In my session with O’Hare, I get a taste of the art’s therapeutic power. The journey begins with a thorough Native American sage “smudging” (or energy clearing), with fragrant smoke guided from my heart to my feet to both hemispheres of my brain (“so you can lose your mind and come to your 102 whole living ChronograM 6/13
senses,” O’Hare says). Poetic invocations stream from her mouth, as does song. In addition to her roles as shamanic practitioner, teacher, and ceremonialist (yes, she does weddings), O’Hare is also a vocalist and guitarist in the kirtan duo BlisSing, with Garrison songstress Cat Guthrie. Music and sound are part and parcel to her work, which touches on all the senses—not to mention the sixth sense. She “sees” things throughout the session, from angels to light frequencies, opening up new dimensions and calling in the state of altered consciousness that is a hallmark of shamanism. There are some bizarre and downright funny moments, like when she douses me in a South American rum-and-paolosanto cocktail called agua de florida (“I’m going to reek of alcohol!” I say to my laughing guide). But the beautiful moments outnumber the strange, and the potential payoff from this journey—a lighter spirit instead of a heavy one—is promising. Treating the Whole Person In most other regions of the United States besides California, shamanism’s rituals and ceremonies might not get as warm a reception as they do in the alternativeminded Hudson Valley.Yet the field has seen a lot of growth in recent years, says Highland-based international shamanic teacher Tom Cowan. “It’s becoming more popular because with shamanism we’re talking about healing the whole person, not just the body. Modern medicine ignores the spirit, the soul. More people have come to realize that we need a more integrative and holistic approach.” In his own work Cowan blends Celtic spirituality with the “core shamanism” that he studied with Michael Harner, the now-octogenarian anthropologist known for bringing shamanism to the Western world in the 1970s and 80s. After years of research, Harner found that despite shamanism’s cultural diversity, certain core principles and practices were universal, including journeys to other worlds, a signature feature of shamanism. “Today we don’t have a shamanic culture—we’re cut off from our indigenous ancestors and traditions,” says Cowan. “So we can look to the core practices instead and not have to worry about, well, what culture is this coming from, and am I allowed to practice that?” He spent time with a Cherokee shaman and with some shamans in Siberia, and he has studied African shamanism. “But I’m not Cherokee. I’m not a Shipibo. I don’t practice those [traditions]; I use them to inspire me.” One universally shared shamanic principle is the idea of a spirit world—a realm beyond the physical. In other words, there’s a lot more out there than we think. “The shaman’s view is that the spirits—of nature, trees, people, animals—give us life, and that world is just as real as the physical world,” says Cowan. “In our culture we’re not trained to think about the spirit world, so we think it’s not there. I never try to prove it to somebody, but I sometimes tell people to think about consciousness, the spirit of life.” Acknowledging that
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and be a ‘health educator.’ Family doctors are ‘patient advocates,’ in that part of our work is to help people navigate the health-care system itself—which can be a very confusing and daunting thing for many patients.” Of course, there are other factors that come into play when picking the doctor that’s right for you. In addition to finding one who participates in their health insurance plan and has been recommended by a friend, relative, or other doctor, location is a key consideration. Having a doctor whose office is close to where you live will end up saving you considerably on fuel expenses, and, in the case of an emergency, could help save your life. Another concern is whether or not the doctor you’re considering is aligned with a larger health network, such as HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley or Health Quest. “If you have multiple health issues and need to see more than one doctor, it makes sense to have a primary doctor who’s tied into a bigger network, like what Health Quest does with the doctors listed in its Hometown Health directory,” says Dr. Arthur Chandler, MD, an internist, family practitioner, and emergency physician with offices in Hudson. “In that way, you have one centrally accessible health record and one organization you’re working within.” Additionally, when it comes to picking a suitable practitioner there are some helpful online resources available. Websites like Vitals.com, RateMDs.com, Healthgrades. com, and Angieslist.com offer useful facts about individual doctors that include their office locations, business hours, languages spoken, board certification, and information on their medical training backgrounds. (Several such sites allow users to rate each doctor and to post comments on their experiences with them.) In 2011 Medicare.gov, the official site of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, launched Physician Compare, a page dispensing biographical details about doctors who accept Medicare. But, it should be stressed, websites like these are merely pieces of the larger health-care pie. Word-of-mouth endorsements from friends or loved ones, physician-to-physician referrals, and health-network recommendations still make up the preferred path to pairing the right doctor with the right patient. 6/13 ChronograM medicine & healing 107
Overeating and Food Addiction
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Accord Center for Counseling & Psychotherapy While sometimes endlessly alluring, overeating doesn’t actually satisfy any of our true and deepest hungers. These deep hungers are messages from the soul. We need to listen deeply to hear those messages. Learn how to deeply listen to your soul by being deeply listened to and discover how to gently and effectively unravel the pattern of overeating and food addiction. The Accord Center has been successfully helping people to dissolve the pattern of overeating and food addiction since 1986. 845 626 3191 • www.theaccordcenter.com Both in-person and phone sessions are available.
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845.626.4895 212.714.8125
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Joan Apter, Aromacologist
44 West Street, Warwick, NY (845) 986-7860 www.bluestoneacupuncture.com
(845) 679-0512 joanapter@earthlink.net apteraromatherapy.com
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Private treatment rooms, attentive one-onone care, affordable rates, many insurances, sliding scale. Stephanie Ellis graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University in pre-medical studies. She completed her acupuncture and Chinese medicine degree in 2001 as valedictorian of her class and started her acupuncture practice in Rosendale that same year. Ms. Ellis uses a combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Classical Chinese Medicine, Japanese-style acupuncture and trigger-point acupuncture. Creekside Acupuncture is located in a building constructed of non-toxic, ecofriendly materials.
Hoon J. Park, MD, PC 1772 South Road, Wappingers Falls, NY (845) 298-6060
See also Massage Therapy
Astrology Planet Waves Kingston, NY (845) 797-3458 www.planetwaves.net
Body & Skin Care Hudson Valley Skincare www.hudsonvalleyskincare.com
Counseling Julie Zweig, MA, Certified Rosen Method Bodywork Practitioner, Imago Relationship Therapist and NYS Licensed Mental Health Counselor New Paltz, NY (845) 255-3566 www.zweigtherapy.com julieezweig@gmail.com
Transpersonal Acupuncture
The Accord Center for Counseling & Psychotherapy
(845) 340-8625 www.transpersonalacupuncture.com
(845) 646-3191 www.theaccordcenter.com
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Kir Noel Medical Intuitive
69 Main Street, 3rd Floor, New Paltz, NY (845) 625-7591 theritebrane@gmail.com
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Healing Centers Namaste Sacred Healing Center Willow, NY (845) 688-7205 (845) 853-2310 www.namasteshc.com
Villa Veritas Foundation Kerhonkson, NY (845) 626-3555 www.villaveritas.org info@villaveritas.org
Herbal Medicine & Nutrition Empowered By Nature (845) 416-4598 www.EmpoweredByNature.net lorrainehughes54@gmail.com
Holistic Health Cassandra Currie, MS, RYT‚ Holistic Health Counselor
Stone Ridge Healing Arts, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 332-9936 www.stephaniespeer.com
Movement 4 Life Beacon, NY (845) 386-8343 www.movement4life.net
Nancy Plumer, Energy Healing and Mystery School Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-2252 www.womenwithwisdom.com nplumer@hvi.net
One Light Healing Touch Energy Healing School in Stone Ridge begins October 2013. The School is based in Shamanic, Esoteric and Holistic teachings across the ancient wisdom traditions. Learn to increase your intuition; release old programming - hurt, grief, sadness, pain; become empowered, grounded, and heart-centered; access Source energy and increase spiritual awareness; and allow more joy in your life. Private OLHT energy healing and spiritual counseling sessions are available.
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies (800) 944-1001 www.eomega.org
3457 Main Street, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-7589 www.stoneridgehealingarts.com
Hansen Healing
396 Broadway, Kingston, NY (845) 334-4248
12 Davis Avenue, Vassar Professional Building, Poughkeepsie (845) 473-4939 www.HVCNF.com
John M. Carroll 715 Route 28, Kingston, NY (845) 338-8420 www.johnmcarrollhealer.com
John is a spiritual counselor, healer, and teacher. He uses guided imagery, morphology, and healing energy to help facilitate life changes. He has successfully helped his clients to heal themselves from a broad spectrum of conditions, spanning terminal cancer to depression. The Center also offers hypnosis, and Raindrop Technique.
Kary Broffman, RN, CH (845) 876-6753 Karyb@mindspring.com
15 plus years of helping people find their balance. As a holistic nurse consultant, she weaves her own healing journey and education in psychology, nursing, hypnosis and integrative nutrition to help you take control of your life and to find True North. She also assists pregnant couples with hypnosis and birthing.
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Lorraine Hughes, Registered Herbalist (AHG) and ARCB Certified Reflexologist offers Wellness Consultations that therapeutically integrate Asian and Western Herbal Medicine and Nutrition with their holistic philosophies to health. This approach is grounded in Traditional Chinese Medicine with focus placed on an individual’s specific constitutional profile and imbalances. Please visit the website for more information and upcoming events.
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Massage Therapy Botanica Massage and Wellness 21 South Chestnut Street, Suite 108, New Paltz, NY (845) 594-7807 www.botanicamassage.com amymosbacher@gmail.com
Amy Mosbacher, LMT and her associates offer a peaceful environment that allows for healing treatments such as Therapeutic, Deep Tissue, Oncology and Pregnancy Massage. They use Warm Stones and Crystals, Aromatherapy and Herbal Compresses. Whether you need healing of acute or chronic physical injury, or are looking to relieve anxiety and stress, Massage is a
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great way to help achieve well-being in many different areas of life.
Joan Apter, Aromacologist (845) 679-0512 www.apteraromatherapy.com joanapter@earthlink.net
“I offer nurturing, therapeutic treatments to balance mind, body and soul.”Luxurious massage therapy and spa treatments with medicinal grade Essential Oils. Raindrop Technique, Emotional Release Raindrop, Aromatherapy Facial, warm stones, sound healing. Holistic animal care, individual health consultations, spa consultant, classes and presentations to your interest group. Offering full line of Young Living Essential oils, nutritional supplements, personal care products, pet care, children's and non-toxic cleaning products. Massage appointments at your home or my studio. Private pampering parties, corporate wellness programs, keynotes.
Mid-Hudson Rebirthing Center (845) 255-6482
Mediators Pathways Mediation Center
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239 Wall Street, Kingston, NY (845) 331-0100 www.PathwaysMediationCenter.com
A unique mediation practice for couples going through divorce or families in conflict with the innovative, combined services of 2 professionals. Josh Koplovitz has 30 years as a matrimonial & family law attorney and Myra Schwartz has 30 years as a guidance counselor. This male/female team can effectively address all your legal and family issues. Use our one-hour free consultation to find out about us.
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Stone Ridge Healing Arts Joseph Tieri, DO, & Ari Rosen, DO, 3457 Main Street, Stone Ridge, NY 138 East Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 687-7589 www.stoneridgehealingarts.com
Drs. Tieri and Rosen are NY State Licensed Osteopathic Physicians specializing in Osteopathic Manipulation and Cranial Osteopathy. Please visit our website for articles, links, books, and much more information. Treatment of newborns, children, and adults. By appointment.
Mediation Design Your Own Future Nurture Your Children Preserve Your Assets
Rodney Wells, CFP 845-534-7668 www.mediated-divorce.com
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Practice Building for Health Professionals. Starting in 2013 monthly Trauma Training Workshops for therapists and healers and Circle of Women Workshop Series. Call for information or consultation. FB page: www. BrigidsWell.com/facebook. Sign up for Newsletter on Website.
Judy Swallow, MA, LCAT, TEP 25 Harrington Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-7502 www.hvpi.net
Residential Care Always There Home Care (845) 339-6683 www.alwaystherehomecare.org
Resorts & Spas Buttermilk Falls Inn & Spa 220 North Road, Milton, NY (877) 7-INN-SPA; (845) 795-1310 www.buttermilkfallsinn.com
Giannetta Salon and Spa 1158 North Avenue, Beacon, NY (845) 831-2421 www.gianettasalonandspa.com
Retreat Centers Garrison Institute Route 9D, Garrison, NY (845) 424-4800 www.garrisoninstitute.org garrison@garrisoninstitute.com
Retreats supporting positive personal and social change in a renovated monastery overlooking the Hudson River. Featuring CARE for Teachers: Sixth Annual Garrison Institute Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education Summer Retreat, August 9-14, and Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche: Dzogchen Retreat - Knowing the Nature of Mind, August 24-29.
Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center Phoenicia, NY (845) 688-6897 ext. 0 www.menla.org menla@menla.org
Spirituality AIM Group 6 Deming Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-5650 www.sagehealingcenter.org
Psychic Readings by Rose 40 Mill Hill, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-6801
The Sedona Method‰
Psychically Speaking (845) 626-4895 or (212) 714-8125 www.psychicallyspeaking.com gail@psychicallyspeaking.com
Accord Center for Counseling & Psychotherapy Discover how to effortlessly turn fear, loss, grief, stress, trauma, addiction, spiritual crisis, and any other life challenge into courage, joy, peace, love, creativity, abundance, self mastery, life mastery and flow. The Sedona Method is an elegantly simple yet remarkably profound and effective way to effortlessly dissolve any obstacle to having the life that we all desire. For the only certified and authorized Sedona Method coaching in the Hudson Valley call The Accord Center, 845 626 3191. Phone sessions are available. Find more information and testimonials at www.theaccordcenter.com
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Tarot Tarot-on-the-Hudson‚ Rachel Pollack Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-5797 www.rachelpollack.com rachel@rachelpollack.com
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Psychotherapy Janne Dooley, LCSW, Brigid’s Well New Paltz, NY (347) 834-5081 www.Brigidswell.com Janne@BrigidsWell.com
Brigid’s Well is a psychotherapy, coaching and supervision practice. Janne specializes in childhood trauma, addictions, codependency, relationship issues, and inner child work. Coaching for Life Transitions and
Clear Yoga: Iyengar Yoga in Rhinebeck Suite 6423 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-6129 www.clearyogarhinebeck.com
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health Stockbridge, MA (800) 741-7353 www.kripalu.org
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event PREVIEWS & listings for JUNE 2013 A scene from Tracy Christian's Street Journeys, which will be screened at Fiberflame in Saugerties on June 22.
Theater of Healing In 2001, Tracy Christian was an out-of-work actress lamenting her stalled career over lunch in Manhattan with a reassuring friend, the stage actress Kathryn Grody. Asked what else she had going on, Christian mentioned a trip to Africa that she was planning with her husband, Hal Denton. “I can’t believe it, this is so kismet,” said Grody excitedly. “Can you do me a favor while you’re in Nairobi—stop by an orphanage and give them $50 for me?” It was a small request that would have an enormous impact on Christian’s life. She arrived in Nairobi with not much more to go on than a PO box and the name of the orphanage, Shangilia Moto Africa (“Rejoice, Child of Africa”). According to Grody, the home’s director, Kenyan actress Anne Wanjugu, had devoted her life to rehabilitating street children through the performing arts. When Christian arrived at Shangilia, the visit felt like an act of fate. “The door opened and Anne came out, and I remember thinking that I was in the presence of somebody great,” says Christian, from Woodstock and New York City. “So much personal spirit, power, and grace—it threw me off my heels a little bit.” But what really knocked her over were Wanjugu’s “children”—150 orphans who, with bare feet and jubilant voices, stood up on a makeshift stage and sang “We Shall Overcome” just for her. With its lessons in singing, acting, dance, acrobatics, and martial arts, Shangilia was no ordinary orphanage. Training in theatrics was giving the children— many of whom had lost one or both parents to AIDS—a sense of purpose and selfpossession they hadn’t known before. Christian had never used a video camera, but she came back with borrowed equipment and started filming. A documentary—and a filmmaker—was born. Ten years in the making, Street Journeys begins as a simple story about a strong, enigmatic woman and her unusual orphanage, and then takes unexpected detours into the terrain of love, loss, sorrow, redemption—and ultimately, triumph and joy.
“It was my mission to bring an uplifting story out of Africa,” says Christian, who was also driven to raise money and awareness for the home and its model of healing and transformation through the arts. Her creative team included three Hudson Valley locals: composer Daniel Hulsizer of Woodstock, editor Anne Barliant of Saugerties and New York City, and singer-songwriter Donna Lewis of Woodstock and Wales, who gave the film its theme song, “Follow My Way.” Over the past year, Street Journeys has screened at Lincoln Center’s “Art of the Real” documentary series, the St. Louis International Film Festival, and the Africa World Documentary Festival. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called it “an exhilarating documentary that speaks to the nurturing power of art—prepare to be wowed.” In a packed house at Upstate Films Woodstock last March, the film made its Hudson Valley debut in a screening sponsored by the Woodstock Film Festival. “Tracy is driven by passion and love for her subjects and the filmmaking process,” says Meira Blaustein, cofounder and executive director of the festival, who signed on as a coproducer of Christian’s next documentary, The Drivers, which tells the story of a volunteer corps of World War II ambulance drivers who go on to create the first high school exchange program, AFS. “Every time I show the film I’m surprised and overwhelmed by the way people let the story of these kids enter their heart,” says Christian. In other words, bring tissues—but expect to leave inspired. On June 22, at Fiberflame in Saugerties, a benefit event will include wine, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent auction starting at 6:30 pm, followed by a screening of Street Journeys at 8 pm. Admission is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. A Q&A with Christian will follow, and a portion of the evening’s proceeds will be donated to support the performing arts program at the Shangilia orphanage. Fiberflamestudio.com. —Wendy Kagan
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SATURDAY 1 Art John Guttman Paper Magician, Social Critic, Man of Faith 2-4pm. Reformed Church of New Paltz, New Paltz. 255-6340. Diagnosis: Artist 6pm. Artwork by Scott Michael Ackerman, Danielle Charette, Nina Isabelle, Kerry Mueller, Patrick Porter, and Christina Varga. Performance by Patrick Porter. Star House Gallery, Kingston. (814) 777-6990. Alice, The Looking Glass Dances 2pm, 5:30pm. $15/$12 children 12 & under/$10 for groups of 10+. Ballet Arts/Dance Beacon. Features students performing dance pieces based on Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 831-1870. The Art of Kuchipudi 3pm. $15/$35 family. A performance of classical Indian dance. New Paltz High School, New Paltz. 454-3222. Barefoot Dance Center Concert 5pm. $12/$6 kids & teens/free 3 years & under. Annual student concert and ten-year anniversary celebration. McKenna Theatre, New Paltz. 384-6146. Dancing Through Time 3pm. New Paltz School of Ballet recital. Wallkill High School, Wallkill. 255-0044. New Paltz School of Ballet Spring Recital 3pm. Through June 2. $15. “Dancing Through Time” featuring special guest performers from Ballet West and the television show Breaking Pointe: Katie Critchlow and Trevor Naumann. Wallkill High School, Wallkill. 255-0044.
The Maestrosities 8pm. $21 advance/$17 members/$25 at the door/$21 members. A clown troupe that provides an entertaining goofball concert laced with sight gags and verbal quips. Ages 7+ Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559. Mark Raisch Duo 8:30pm. Jazz. Piano Wine Bar, Fishkill. 896-8466. Pamela Means 8pm. $10. Acoustic. New World Home Cooking, Saugerties. 246-0900.
Four Seasons Hike 2: Spring 10am-2pm. Mount Beacon Park, Beacon. 473-4440 ext. 273. Opening of the Kaaterskill Rail Trail 10:30am. Enjoy the trail and the BBQ. Mountain Top Historical Society, Haines Falls. (518) 589-6657.
Theater The 25th Annual Putnam Valley Spelling Bee 8pm. $18/$15 members. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264.
Roots Music/Barn Dance with the Wild Swan Band 7pm. $10/$5. House concert with Jude Roberts, Sarah Underhill, and Ian Worpole followed by session/barn dance; bring your instruments. Brook Farm, New Paltz. 546-3456.
The Outgoing Tide 8pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Roy Book Binder 8pm. Country blues. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048.
Admissions and Financial Aid 10:30am. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145.
The Still Hand String Band 8pm. Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel. 583-3141. Sweet Clementines & Huckleberry Binge 9pm. Two Boots, Red Hook. 758-0010.
At Home in a Potager Garden 9:30am-12:30pm. $55/$45. Learn how to grow food at home in a beautifully designed potager garden. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, MA. (413) 298-3926.
Toots and the Maytals 8pm. $70/$50. Reggae. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Gods & Heroes: Poetry as Memoir 1-3pm. With Cheryl Rice. Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf. 469-9459.
Travis Schifko 7pm. Skytop Steakhouse and Brewing Co., Kingston. 340-4277.
Nature Photography Workshop 10am-noon. OOMS Conservation Area, Chatham. Clctrust.org/event-education.
Workshops & Classes
TEDxLongDock The revitalization of Beacon and other Hudson Valley
Swing Dance First Saturday of every month, 8pm. $10. Workshop at 7:30pm with Linda and Chester Freeman MAC Fitness, Kingston. 853-7377.
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GreenFest 2013 11am-3pm. Showcase of renewable energy projects, local farms, vendors who offer local, organic, recycled or renewable based products and services, vegetarian foods, live music. Walden-Wallkill Rail Trail, Montgomery. 457-ARTS.
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Kinderhook Heritage Weekend 10am. See the beautiful c. 1820 architecture of the Vanderpoel House of History (open house with free admission). Activities for the whole family, including historic magician, the Olde Saratoga Phyfe and Drum Muster, craft vendors, food, and entertainment. Vanderpoel House of History, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9265.
role of the creative economy on the region’s longterm
the hard work and invaluable contributions of local residents. TEDxLongDock, a self-organized subset of TED—
the impact of arts, culture, creativity, and entrepreneurship in the Hudson Valley. Rejecting traditional economic development theories, TEDxLongDock will explore the success. Speakers include Susan Batton, Dia:Beacon’s museum administrator; Joe Concra, cofounder of the O+ Festival; Jason Stern, Chronogram’s founder and publisher; and Shawn Dell Joyce, founder of the Walkill River School of Art. TedxLongDock hosts its inaugural event at
Health & Wellness
Beacon’s Institute Center for Environmental Innovation
All for the Mother, A Sound Healing Concert 7pm. $20. A first-time collaboration between gong magic and the sacred didgeridoo. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679- 5650.
and Education on June 7. Tedxlongdock.com
Lectures & Talks The Hudson Valley in the Ice Age: A Geological History and Tour 3pm. Talk and book signing by professors Robert and Johanna Titus. A short walk around the lake will follow the presentation. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. (518) 828-1872 ext. 109.
Literary & Books Richard Heppner and Janine Fallon-Mower 2pm. Woodstock town historian Richard Heppner and local historian Janine Fallon-Mower have drawn upon Woodstock’s distinct history to offer a look at those individuals who have engraved their names in the foundation of Woodstock’s ever-evolving story. Barnes and Noble, Kingston. 336-0590. Poetry on the Loose Reading/Performance Series 3:30pm. Featuring Gary J. Whitehead. Seligmann Center for the Arts, Sugar Loaf. 469-9459. Verlyn Klinkenborg 5pm. Merritt Bookstore, Millbrook. 758-2665.
Music Bryan Gordon 8pm. Acoustic. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. The Castle’s 20th Anniversary Celebration 5-10pm. Featuring Nuts in a Blender and The Tall Boys. The Castle Fun Center, Chester. 469-2116. Ed Palermo Big Band 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. The Geoff Hartwell Band 9:30pm. Classic rock. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. The James Hunter Six 9pm. $25-$47.50. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. Lucy Kaplansky 8:30pm. $30/$25. With special guest Rick Snyder. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300.
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Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Wing Fling 11:30am-5pm. Kiwanis Ice Arena, Saugerties. Ulsterchamber.org/wing-fling-2013.
Kids & Family Chronogram Kids & Family Fun Day 12-5pm. In partnership with the YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County, and sponsored by Pegasus Kids Shoes. Outdoor activities, animals, music, Legos, book readings, dance performances. Rosendale Recreation Center, Rosendale. Facebook.com/events/115613691975607. Create a Birdhouse 1pm. Create your own nesting box for wrens in this hands-on workshop with Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Educators and Storm King staff. Storm King Art Center, New Windsor. 534-3115. Dinosaur Petting Zoo 3pm. An interactive prehistoric puppet show by Erth–Visual and Physical Inc., a Sydney, Australiabased performance company. Journey back to the Jurassic and meet all types of dinosaurs, including the teeth-baring and scream-inducing Tyrannosaurus rex. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072.
Lectures & Talks A Journey through 20,000 years of Prehistory at Clinton Point 2pm. $5. Presented by the Wappingers Historical Society. We will travel from a time when 10,000 feet of ice covered our area, to when the first humans walked in the Hudson Valley, to the final erasure of native people from the landscape. Wappingers Historical Society, Wappingers Falls. 430-9520. Author David Schuyler 2pm. Learn about the birth of a national style of art and literature that took place in the Hudson Valley from 1820 to 1909. Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries, Beacon. 838-1600. Rick Darke’s The Wild Garden 2pm. $35/$30. The 7th Annual Bellefield Design Lecture. Garden reception, book signing and heirloom plant sale to follow Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center, Hyde Park. Info@beatrixfarrandgarden.org.
Music The Bacon Brothers 8pm. $65. Rock, soul, folk. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795. Baroque and Renaissance Concert 5pm. Harpsichordist Mariken Palmboom will perform selections from Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Michelangelo Rossi, François Couperin Le Grand, and Johann Sebastian Bach. Roeliff Jansen Community Library, Hillsdale. (518) 325-4101. Biped Without Wings 1:30pm. $10. Performance Plus of Stamford hosts Justin Wixson. Improv inspired by the history/environment. West Kortright Centre, East Meredith. (607) 278-5454. Brad Paisley 7:30pm. $30-$105. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330.
Kids & Family Creative Clay Creatures 10am, 1pm. $25. Family Clay Day. Woman’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale. Wsworkshop.org.
Food & Wine
Trio Intarsio 8pm. $45. ($35 Arts on the Lake members). Friends of Classical Music present Nina Stern, Glen Velez, and Loire in a program of world music spanning six centuries. Sedgewood Boathouse, Carmel. 228-2685. TrioSubtonic 8pm. With Galen Clark, piano. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244. The Vibe 10pm. Modern rock. Amenia Music Hall, Amenia. Ameniamusichall.com.
Say Cheese: Take Home Ricotta 12-3pm. $55. Join Hawthorne Valley Farm’s cheesemaker, Peter Kindel, for a day of hands-on cheesemaking. Learn the science and art of turning fresh milk into fabulous curds, and take home your own handmade fresh ricotta. Hawthorne Valley Farm, Ghent. (518) 672-7500 ext. 232. Tonig and Tibetian Rites with Kryste Andrews 4pm. $20. This unique approach to healing through sound and movement sets up distinct vibrations in the head and other parts of the body. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Willie Nile 8pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233. Yasgur 9pm. Rock, rhythm, and blues quartet. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699.
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits Bridge to the Future Auction and Benefit 6-11pm. $50. Benefit in support of children with Autism in the Hudson Valley Attending Center for Spectrum Services Wiltwyck Golf Club, Kingston. 331-0700. First Saturday Reception 5-8pm. First Saturday of every month. Wine, hors d’oeuvres, and art enthusiasts. Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), Kingston. 338-0331. Pride Week: Board of Directors Wine & Cheese Reception 5pm. $5/Pride Pass $20. The Center’s Board of Directors welcomes you to an evening of art, refreshment, and live piano to celebrate the night before Pride and honor our dedicated volunteers. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Inc., Kingston. 331-5300. River to River: The Town of Esopus— From the Wallkill & Rondout to the Hudson 11am-4pm. $30/$25. Third annual “Houses on the Land” self-guided house tour, this year featuring a rich variety of homes and gardens spread across its northernmost territory, the Town of Esopus, and highlighting the town’s distinctive terrain. WallkillValleyLT.org.
Outdoors & Recreation 2013 Maritime Cup Regatta 11am. All proceeds benefit the HRMM. Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston. Kingstonsailingclub.org.
SUNDAY 2 Clubs & Organizations Hudson Valley LGBTQ PRIDE March & Festival 12pm. Rally at the New Paltz Middle School at 12pm and march to Hasbrouck Park at 1pm. Pride Festival in Hasbrouck Park (1–4pm), with live music, great food, family activities, vendors, and community. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Inc., Kingston. 331-5300.
Comedy
A Concert Celebrating “The Year of Faith” 2:30pm. More than 50 singers and instrumentalists will present an inspired selection of songs. St. Joseph’s Church, Kingston. 338-1554. Diamond Street Dames 8pm. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Farm Music Round Robin and Potluck 4pm. First Sunday of every month. Brook Farm, New Paltz. 255-1052. Final Pawling Open Mic Finals: Invitational Round 7pm. $8. Since 1988, the Towne Crier has hosted open mics which have attracted musicians from all over the Hudson Valley and the tri-state area. This will be the last open mic finals here, so come out to say goodbye to the TCC’s Pawling Open Mic community! Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. JB’s Soul 11am-2pm. Jazz. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. The Music Cottage Showcase 1pm. $10. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. Ne'imah Jewish Community Chorus 7:30pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Kevin James 7pm. $28-$78. Stand-up comedy. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
The Serenade Quartet 2pm. Enjoy an afternoon of Brahm’s Hungarian Dances, works by Mozart, and more from Vienna. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville. 534-3115.
The Mount & BIFF Present: Periods. 3-5pm. $10/ free for BIFF passholders. Comedy film collaborative has built an avid online following with quirky reinterpretations of historical events and classical literature. Talk-back following the screening with creators Victor Quinaz and Anna Martemucci. The Mount, Lenox, MA. (413) 551-5100.
Shelter 7pm. A concert to benefit victims of domestic violence in the Hudson Valley. Featuring Natalie Merchant with faculty members of the Bard Conservatory of Music. The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7900.
Dance Dancing Through Time 3pm. New Paltz School of Ballet recital. Wallkill High School, Wallkill. 255-0044. Swing Dance 6-9pm. $10/$6 FT students. Beginner’s Lesson 6-6:30pm; dance 6:30-9pm. Arlington Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 454-2571.
Fairs & Festivals 24th Annual Old Fashioned Day 11am-5pm. Games, demos, exhibitions, entertainment, refreshments. Walker Valley Fire Co., Walker Valley. 744-3119.
Outdoors & Recreation 2013 Maritime Cup Regatta 10:30am. All proceeds benefit the HRMM. Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston. Kingstonsailingclub.org.
Theater The 25th Annual Putnam Valley Spelling Bee 2pm. $18/$15 members. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264. Grease 2pm. $15/$10 members/$12 seniors and students. Directed by Laurie Sepe-Marder, musical direction by John Barath. Shandaken Theatrical Society, Phoenicia. 688-2279.
music Miró String Quartet with Melvin Chen at Maverick Concerts Joshua Kessler The Miró String Quartet, left to right: Joshua Gindele, cello; Daniel Ching, violin; William Fedkenheuer, violin; and John Largess, viola
British Invasion The contributions of English composers to the classical repertoire have long been overshadowed by those of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and other old masters of the Continent. Gustav Holst is, arguably, the most lasting British figure in classical music, thanks to his monumental early 20th-century suite The Planets. But not far behind him are Edward Elgar (1857-1934) and Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), whose works will be explored during this season’s Maverick Concerts series. While Britten is the main focus of the 2013 series, Elgar will also get an airing when his 1919 Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Minor, Op. 84, is performed by the incomparable Miró String Quartet with guest pianist Melvin Chen at Maverick on June 30. “There’s definitely something distinctly ‘English’ about Elgar’s music,” says Chen, who will share the stage with the Miró quartet beneath the rustic eaves of the Maverick’s hand-hewn 1916 concert shed in an evening titled “England and Romanticism.” “On the surface, it has this strong sense of reserve; that ‘stiff upper lip’ identified with English society. But, at the same time, inside there’s this real emotion and passion.” In addition to the Elgar piece, the program features works by Romantic-era German composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann. One of America’s leading chamber groups, the Texas-based Miró String Quartet was formed in 1995 at Oberlin Conservatory and is comprised of violinists Daniel Ching and William Fedkenheuer, violist John Largess, and cellist Joshua Gindele. Besides winning numerous international competitions, releasing award-winning recordings, and
playing the world’s top festivals and halls, the quartet has performed with such artists as Leif Ove Andsnes, Joshua Bell, and Eliot Fisk, and was featured in PBS’s “American Masters” profile of Isaac Stern. Chen, who served on the piano faculty of Bard College until taking his current position as associate professor of piano and deputy dean at the Yale School of Music, was raised in Tennessee and studied at Julliard. As a soloist and chamber player he has performed at such major US venues as Carnegie and Alice Tully Halls. His many acclaimed solo releases include his versions of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, Shostakovich’s piano sonatas, and Ricky Ian Gordon’s 2005 song cycle, Orpheus and Euridice. Elgar will be forever known for the regal Pomp and Circumstance Marches, whose trio section is played as the processional tune at virtually all high school and college graduation ceremonies in the U.S. Britten has strong local ties in that he spent the summer of 1939 in the Woodstock area with his friend Aaron Copland. One of the Modern era’s leading operatic composers, he’s perhaps best known for Peter Grimes and The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, the latter being one of the most popular scores used in children’s music education. The Miró String Quartet with Melvin Chen will perform at Maverick Concerts in Woodstock on June 30 at 4pm. Tickets are $40 and $25 ($5 for students with ID). (845) 679-8217; Maverickconcerts.org. —Peter Aaron
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The Outgoing Tide 3pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Workshops & Classes The Artists Way Cluster 11am-1pm. First Sunday of every month. Discussion of The Artists Way by Julia Cameron. Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), Kingston. 338-0331. Introduction to Floral Scanner Photography 10am. $20. A lecture/demonstration by botanical photographer Ellen Hoverkamp whose exhibition “Beauty and the Feast” is on display. Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Jazz Workshop 4pm. $15/$8. For all ages. Saugerties Performing Arts Factory, Saugerties. 246-7723. Qi and Psoas Release: Relieve Back Pain and Chronic Core Postural Issues 2pm. $20. With Amy Shoko Brown. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Seeds to Supper: Vegetable Gardening in a Small Space 10am. Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill. 254-5469.
MONDAY 3 Business & Networking Dutchess Peace 5:30-7pm. First Monday of every month. All those interested in peace, social justice, and the revolution of the 99% are invited. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 876-7906.
Workshops & Classes
Film
The Alternative Paw: A Co-Created Life with our Companion Animals 7-9pm. $20/$15. With animal communicator Rachel Randel. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.
Griefwalker 7-9pm. A documentary about Stephen Jenkinson’s work with dying people. Sponsored by the Rondout Valley Holistic Health Community. Marbletown Community Center, Stone Ridge. Rvhhc.org.
Argentine Tango Class 7:30-8:30pm. Sadhana Center for Yoga and Meditation, Hudson. (518) 537-2589. Retirement Income Planning Seminar 6:30pm. Learn how to plan for when your retirement will start (including the impact of early retirement, delayed retirement, and working in retirement), how long it will last, and the retirement lifestyle you want. Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Newburgh. (800) 451-8373.
WEDNESDAY 5
Food & Wine Eating Vegan: Myths and Realities 6pm. $45. In this class, we’ll gather around the farm table for some delicious vegan food and discussion centered around basic nutrition, balanced meal planning, and give you a foundation to support a switch to a vegan diet. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Saugerties. 336-8447.
Lectures & Talks
United Friends Observer Society Meeting 7:30pm. $5. Walker Valley Schoolhouse Community Center, Walker Valley. 744-3143.
Early Detection and Management of Ovarian Cancer 6:30pm. Heidi Godoy, DO, Women’s Cancer Care Associates. The role of ultrasounds, blood tests, and other forms of screening. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. (877) 729-2444.
Health & Wellness
Music
Hope After Neonatal Death through Sharing 6:30pm. First Wednesday of every month. Open to all who have suffered the loss of a child, before, during, or after birth. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. Handssupportgroup.blogspot.com.
Acoustic Together 7:30pm. Piano Wine Bar, Fishkill. 896-8466.
Clubs & Organizations
Commander Cody with Professor Louie’s Piano Boogie Woogie 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Clubs & Organizations
Shamanic Doctoring Sessions 11:30am. First Monday of every month. $75 for one hour session. Shamanic Spirit Doctoring is a process of bringing the healing spirits into direct contact with a client. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.
Earth, Wind & Fire 8pm. $46/$66/$76. Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie. 454-5800.
Workshops & Classes Financial Wellness in the Retirement Years 2:45pm. The Center for Healthy Aging at Northern Dutchess Hospital is helping Hudson Valley seniors live full, independent lives. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. (877) 729-2444. Learn to Meditate with Raja Yoga Meditation 6pm. First Monday of every month. Enhance or begin a meditation practice. Peace Village Learning & Retreat Center, Haines Falls, Hunter Mt. (528) 589-5000. Sparks Inspiration Monthly Class 6:30pm. First Monday of every month. $25. Maria Blon, Middletown. 313-2853.
TUESDAY 4 Film Magicicada Screening 9pm. Based on stories from Bug Music, a book written by David Rothenberg followed by a question and answer session with director Richard Robinson, scientist John Cooley, and film participants Tim Blunk and Umru Rothenberg. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646.
Lectures & Talks Chagall in High Falls 6:30pm. Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-4030. The Science of Cicadas 3pm. A discussion led by David Rothenberg on the science, music, and lore of seventeen-year cicadas featuring cicada scientists John Cooley and Rick Karban. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646.
Literary & Books Author Series: Nina Shengold, Jennifer Castle & Robin Palmer 6pm. Saugerties Public Library, Saugerties. 246-4317. Playspace for Tots 10-10:45am. Community room set up with rugs, stuffed animals, books, and toys. Everyone welcome. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.
Spirituality A Fundraiser for The Ritz Theater 7pm. $50. Featuring Intuitive Medium: Deborah. Spirits of those who have passed on will connect with Deborah to communicate with people in the room. Historic Green Room, Newburgh. 784-1199.
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Comedy Jim Breuer 8pm. $40. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795. Tom Papa 8pm. $60/$40. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Fairs & Festivals Saugerties First Friday 6-10pm. Food, special brews, live music and entertainment. Downtown Saugerties, Saugerties. Facebook.com/SaugertiesFirstFriday.
Film Roadmap to Apartheid 7pm. Films of Palestine series. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Kingston. 331-2884.
Lectures & Talks Master Gardener’s Favorites 1pm. Master gardener, Barbara Bravo, will talk about the best plants to grow in our area and how to care for them. Saugerties Public Library, Saugerties. 246-4317.
Literary & Books
The Duke McVinnie Band 8pm. $10. Artist in Residence. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.
TEDxLongDock A group of committed citizens is organizing a daylong event full of stimulating and inspiring talks on the impact of arts, culture, the creative class and entrepreneurship in the Hudson Valley. Beacon Institute’s Center for Environmental Innovation and Education, Beacon. Tedxlongdock.com.
Field To Fork Gourmet Supper Club 7pm. $65. Six-course gourmet menu features Rogowski Farm’s freshly harvested produce, paired with local artisanal specialties. Enjoy a toast and live music. W. Rogowski Farm, Pine Island. 544-5379.
Health & Wellness
Music
Star Nations Sacred Circle 7pm. First Friday of every month. $5. A positive, notfor-skeptics discussion group for experiencers of the paranormal. Center For Symbolic Studies, New Paltz. 658-8083.
Food & Wine
Knitting/Crocheting Club 1:30pm. First Monday of every month. Fallsburg Library, South Fallsburg. 434-6067.
Bookmark Club 4pm. Go on a book reading journey for elementary age students with Sasha Finlay. Short stories and chapter books by various authors, drawing, bookmaking, films, printmaking, comics, cartooning, and bookmark making. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Protest, occupy, or just hang out and enjoy. Epworth Center, High Falls. (413) 548-9394.
Rosendale Earthfest This year’s sustainability celebration on June 9 at the Rosendale Recreation Center unveils an important area development: the Rosendale trestle over the Rondout, which connects the rail trail from Gardiner to Kingston. Attendees can learn about the expanding trail network in the Hudson Valley, as well as connect with local food producers, energy-saving programs, and community resources, including a sign up for free home energy assessments with RUPCO Green Jobs/Green NY. In addition to exhibits on local agriculture, renewable energy, water conservation, and alternative transportation, there will be performances by Rosendale’s Redwing Blackbird Theater, a petting zoo hosted by the local 4-H group, instrument-making with the Rosendale marching band for kids, food from the Rosendale Café and Market Market, and much more. (845) 658-8967; earthfestexpo@gmail.com.
Lectures & Talks Cicada Talk With David Rothenberg 4pm. David Rothenberg explores a unique part of our relationship with nature and sound—the music of insects that has provided a soundtrack for humanity throughout the history of our species. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646.
Literary & Books Allison J. Kay 7pm. Presenting What If There’s Nothing Wrong? Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775.
Music Cicada Concert 9pm. David Rothenberg will play together with live 17-year cicadas for a unique concert, featuring overtone singer Timothy Hill of the Harmonic Choir, and respected composer/performer Pauline Oliveros. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646. Old Songs Acoustic Open Mike 7:30pm First Wednesday of every month. Old Songs, Inc., Voorheesville. (518) 765-2815. Organik Vibe Trio 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Outdoors & Recreation Afternoon Cicada Walk 2pm. Join David Rothenberg and Eric Karban for a guided walk in the beautiful scenery of Mohonk, which was the site of some of the pioneering cicada research 17 years ago. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. Mohonkpreserve.org. Early Morning Nature Walk 7am. With David Rothenberg and John Cooley. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. Mohonkpreserve.org.
THURSDAY 6 Clubs & Organizations
Hugh Brodie 6pm. Jazz. Skytop Steakhouse and Brewing Co., Kingston. 340-4277. JP Patrick & Friends 8:30pm. Blues, rock. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.
On the Waterfront & the Hollywood Blacklist 7pm. This illustrated lecture by Rob Edelman examines the American climate that led to the House UnAmerican Activities Committee’s (HUAC) ascent to power and will offer examples of the kinds of films that HUAC felt were subtle communist propaganda. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.
Literary & Books Author Christine Wade 7pm. Presenting her novel Seven Locks. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775. Bug Music: How Insects Gave us Rhythm and Noise 7pm. In the spring of 2013, cicadas in the Northeastern United States will emerge from their 17-year-cycle with a great sonic invasion. Centering around the new book Bug Music, this multidisciplinary program will use natural history and music to explore cicadas. Presented by musician David Rothenberg and entomologist John Cooley. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook. 677-7600 ext. 121. Dale Kushner Presents The Conditions of Love 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.
Music
Ninth Annual Mountain Jam Music Festival Through June 9. An amazing lineup of talent as well as car camping, a food truck village, super VIP experiences, and more. Hunter Mountain Resort, Hunter. Mountainjam.com.
Chris Trapper 8:30pm. $22.50/$17.50. With special guest Kate Flanigan. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300.
The Wood Brothers 8pm. $45/$35. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Curtis Becraft and Carla Lynne Hall 7:30pm. Two Boots, Red Hook. 758-0010.
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits Raising HOPE Gala 5:30pm. $75. Dinner, a Power of the Purse silent auction of handbags, music, and dancing. Diamond Mills, Saugerties. 247-0700.
Outdoors & Recreation Amazing Trees 9-11am. View the exceptional tree collection on the grounds of the Berkshire Botanical Garden and learn about these gentle giants and their importance in the landscape. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, MA. (413) 298-3926. Pitch in for Parks 5:30-7:30pm. Poets’ Walk Park, Red Hook. 473-4440 ext. 273.
Theater Birds on a Wire 8pm. Presented by VOICE Theater. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079. The Outgoing Tide 8pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
FRIDAY 7 Clubs & Organizations
Gardiner Library Book Club 3-4pm. First Thursday of every month. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.
HV:CREATE 8:30am. First Friday of every month. A no-agenda informal meet-up space for creatives. MaMa, Stone Ridge. 679-9441.
Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads 10am-2pm. First Thursday of every month. Tivoli Free Library, Tivoli. 757-3771.
People’s Music Network Summer Gathering 5pm. Annual summer gathering for political folk musicians to share songs of freedom and struggle.
The Crossroads Band 8pm. Classic rock. Gail’s Place, Newburgh. 567-1414.
Emma’s Revolution and Friends 8pm. $10. Songs of Freedom & Struggle with the People’s Music Network featuring Pat Humphries and Sandy O, Bernardo Palumbo, Bev Grant, and Evan Greer. Epworth Center, High Falls. 452-4013. Far Beyond Gone 8:30pm. Alternative Nellie Kelly’s, Poughkeepsie. 485-5050. The Kurt Henry Parlour Band 8pm. Americana. American Glory BBQ, Hudson. (518) 822-1234. Marji Zintz 7pm. Acoustic Joma Café, West Shokan. 251-1114. Ninth Annual Mountain Jam Music Festival Through June 9. An amazing lineup of talent as well as car camping, a food truck village, super VIP experiences, and more. Hunter Mountain Resort, Hunter. Mountainjam.com. The Outpatients Acoustic Sludge 9pm. Shea O’Brien’s, New Paltz. 255-1438. Over the Rhine 9pm. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. People’s Music Network Annual Summer Gathering Through June 9. Participants will swap songs, share experiences, attend workshops on music for social change and musical skills, and give music performances. Epworth Center, High Falls. Peoplesmusic.org. Rob & Pete Putnam, Rob Kelly, Jeff Stevens 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244. Wicked Knee 7pm. Opening act: Hiroya Tsukamoto. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Art Arts Week at omega
Clockwise from left, workshops from Omega's Art Week: Working Rustic Workshop, with Daniel Mack, Nature Photography & the Art of Seeing Workshop, with Robert Rodriguez, Jr., Flying Trapeze Workshop: An Adventure in Self-Discovery, with Peter Gold and the Trapeze-Experience Team™
Discovering the Artist Within The great writers of Greek and Roman epics—Homer, Ovid, Virgil—called upon the muses for guidance and knowledge in their creative pursuits. This summer, the Omega Institute will invoke those same goddesses at the start of Arts Week. From July 7 through 12, the Rhinebeck campus will be transformed into a mecca of artistic diversity and education where budding and accomplished artists can spend their days exploring both personal and communal artistic expression. In the spirit of this year’s theme—Metamorphosis—Omega has reimagined and reworked their popular weeklong program. “We thought that Metamorphosis was appropriate since Arts Week is growing and transforming into a larger event,” says Chrissa Pullicino, Omega’s public relations manager. Last October Omega enlisted the help of a local advisory council comprised of Jeanne Fleming of Sinterklaas, Lila Pague of Winter Sun Summer Moon, and Stephanie Monseu of Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, as well as musician John Medeski. The group helped choose the faculty, theme, and format, and planned the opening and closing ceremonies—which Omega plans to adopt for all future Arts Weeks. Omega will also offer tiered pricing based on financial need for the first time, which they hope will increase the program’s accessibility to the Hudson Valley community. Unlike previous years, when participants would spend the whole day in their chosen workshop, the event’s new structure promises more variety and community-based education. Mornings are devoted to one of the 11 genre-specific workshops—like nature photography, stand-up comedy, and the flying trapeze—while afternoons are spent completing collaborative arts projects and evenings offer events like a DJ dance party, swing dancing, and a circus night. “We’re a center for lifelong learning, inspiring living, and building community,” Pullicino says.“We are giving participants the opportunity to connect with others and to learn from more of the teachers.” Arts Week instructors
are a mix of veterans—like Peter Gold, who has taught flying trapeze at Omega for 20 years—and first-timers, like Jim Mendrino of New York City’s Gotham Comedy Club and Brad Shur, New England’s Puppet Showplace Theatre’s artist in residence. “There are some people who are like family, who have been here for many incarnations of the program,” Pullicino says. This year, Omega has partnered with the Berkshire Farm Center, a child welfare agency that fosters children from infants to 18 years old. Artwork made during collaborative afternoon sessions will be donated to the children, so they can beautify their living spaces and classrooms, with some work being set aside for gift bags for larger occasions like birthdays and graduations. Attendees choose between different daily projects, including glass mobiles, wind chimes, CDs, film shorts, story books, greeting cards, sculpture, and more. Omega’s Curriculum Developer Veronica Domingo says she’s also working to bring the children to campus for circus night, featuring trapeze artist Peter Gold and the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus. “A lot of these children go through horrific things and laughter is a good healing tool,” Domingo says. Serving as a bookend to the opening ceremony, Arts Week ends with the artists sharing their work and performances with one another—some twisting and turning high above the crowd while others display their glass mosaics and paintings. The closing ceremony serves as the ultimate celebration of individual and communal achievement. “It’s more than just the workshops—more than just what they’re signing up for in their class time,” Domingo says. “It’s the whole event period.” Arts Week takes place from July 7 to 12 at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck. Tuition: $425/$350/$275, plus tiered pricing options. (877) 944-2002; Eomega.org —Carolyn Quimby 6/13 ChronograM forecast 117
Wiggin Sisters 6pm. Saugerties Sunset Concert Series. Tina Chorvas Water Front Park, Saugerties. 246-5306.
Theater Birds on a Wire 8pm. Presented by VOICE Theater. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079. Grease 8pm. $15/$10 members/$12 seniors and students. Directed by Laurie Sepe-Marder, musical direction by John Barath. Shandaken Theatrical Society, Phoenicia. 688-2279. A Little Night Music 8pm. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. The Outgoing Tide 8pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511. The Price is Right Live 7:30pm. The interactive game show come to Albany Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. Urban Guerilla Theatre 8pm. 518 Fest. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
SATURDAY 8 Clubs & Organizations Hudson Valley Engagement 4pm. $90+. An afternoon of fun, refreshing cocktails, and light hors d’oeuvres. Learn more about the Pride Agenda’s work ahead. Astor Courts, Rhinebeck. Prideagenda.org/HudsonValley. People’s Music Network Summer Gathering 9am. Annual summer gathering for political folk musicians to share songs of freedom and struggle. Epworth Center, High Falls. (413) 548-9394.
Comedy Storyteller David Gonzalez: Aesop Bops! 8:30pm. $10 adults/seniors/$7 children. A potpourri of Aesop’s classic stories including The Lion and the Mouse, The Fisherman and His Wife, and The Turtle’s Shell. Music by The Yak-Yak Band. Doctorow Center for the Arts, Hunter. (518) 263-2066.
Dance Figures In Flight Dance Concert 7:30pm. $10. Figuresinflight 4, a professional youth company, will perform a wide variety of pieces to many varied musical and dance styles including gospel, classical, and pop. McKenna Theatre, New Paltz. 750-4438. Gaite Parisienne 2 & 6:30pm. $15/$12 members, seniors and students/$10 group rate. Poughkeepsie City Ballet Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. Jennifer Muller/The Works 7:30pm. $30/$10 student rush and children. The Works applies a multi-disciplinary technique that weaves dance, theater and visual arts to create dances that celebrate and illuminate the human spirit Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli. 757-5106 ext. 2.
by Abasi Johnson and Vincent (Chickie) French, and a silent auction of distinctive ethnic items. Proceeds support scholarships for student travel in SUNY Albany’s School of Social Welfare 2013 Summer Study Tour to Africa. Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck. 266-3644.
The Honey Dewdrops 8pm. Folk duet. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048.
The Outgoing Tide 8pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Joe “Elvis” Borelli 7pm. Vegas dinner show. Skytop Steakhouse and Brewing Co., Kingston. 340-4277.
Workshops & Classes
Taste of Millbrook $75. Fundraiser for The Millbrook Educational Foundation. Millbrook Vineyards, Millbrook. Tasteofmillbrook.com.
Keith Newman 8pm. Acoustic. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000.
Health & Wellness Cancer Survivorship Summit 8am. $25. Hudson Valley Cancer Resource Center will premiere the first Cancer Survivorship Summit—an all day conference event for cancer patients, cancer survivors, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. SUNY Orange, Newburgh. 457-5000. Community Holistic Healthcare Day 4-8pm. The Rondout Valley Holistic Health Community is offering free holistic healthcare. Marbletown Community Center, Stone Ridge. RVHHC.org. Meet the Doulas 10:30am. Hosted by the Doulas of the Hudson Valley. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Reiki & Lunch 12pm. Second Saturday of every month. Reiki by donation. Gomen Kudasai, New Paltz. 255-8811. Vinyasa for Life Yoga Event 10:30am-12pm. $20. Help support the American Cancer Society. 100% of the proceeds to benefit Relay for Life of Fishkill. All Sport Fishkill Health and Fitness Club, Fishkill. 896-5678.
Kids & Family Livingston History for Little Folks 10am-1pm. Kids and their families can drop in to try out an assortment of Victorian-era art projects that they can then take home with them. Geared towards ages 3-6. Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown. (518) 537-4240. Two by Two Zoo: Wild World of Animals 10:30am. Meet a young kangaroo, a lemur, reptiles, and a variety of live wildlife. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Retro Rally Car & Motorcycle Show 1-6pm. Live music with Kyle McDonough, Lara Hope & The Arktones, and Feast of Friends and live DJ. Artists include Dave Ryan, Jim Mushett, Jennifer Kiaba, Kim Borell, Heather Gleason, Erica Hauser, Brian Gillette, Morgaine Healy. Cornell Street Studio, Kingston. 331-0191.
Film Different From the Others 7pm. Silent film with live music. An original piano score performed live by composer and pianist Gregory Trinkaus. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Inc., Kingston. 331-5300.
Food & Wine A Taste of Africa Culinary Food Sampling and Silent Auction 1pm. $60. Tastings of select African cuisine prepared by Master Chef Fritz Sonnenschmidt, inspirational gospel songs by the Spirit of Unity choir, live drumming
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Ninth Annual Mountain Jam Music Festival An amazing lineup of talent as well as car camping, a food truck village, super VIP experiences, and more. Hunter Mountain Resort, Hunter. Mountainjam.com.
Lectures & Talks Mitch McEwen on Robert Irwin 2pm. Dia: Beacon, Riggio Galleries, Beacon. 440-0100.
Literary & Books
Author Book Signing and Cocktails by Creme Yvette 5-7pm. Matt Lee and Ted Lee with their book The Lee Brothers’ Charleston Kitchen. bluecashew Kitchen Pharmacy, Rhinebeck. 876-1117. Dr. Lance Seunarine 1-4pm. Author of How Much Do You Love Your Dada, Mama, Nana? Monkey Joe, Kingston. 331-4598.
Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra 8pm. $47.50. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795. Ravi Shankar Tribute 8pm. $40 Patron Reserved Seats/$20. Ragas, talas, and compositions created by Pandit Ravi Shankar will be performed by one of his senior-most disciples, Barun Kumar Pal, and Ray Spiegel. Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock. 679-2926.
Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle Concert 1 8pm. Daedalus Quartet. Olin Auditorium at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7003.
Wooden Nickel 7:30pm. $5. Acoustic. The Annex at North EastMillerton Library, Millerton. (518) 610-1331. The Woodstock Concerts on the Green 1-5pm. Village Green, Woodstock. Woodstockchamber.com.
Nightlife ASK Cabaret: Entertainment for Adults 7:30pm. $10. Featuring performances by musician Gus Mancini, author Marta Szabo, actor and director Gordon Brown, and Gloria Waslyn’s Parrots for Peace. Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), Kingston. 338-0331.
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits 19th Annual First Columbians 5pm. $85/$150. Honoring film director James Ivory. Vanderpoel House of History, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9265. 8th Annual Historical Dinner 5-9pm. $150. The evening will include a colonial era inspired dinner and the presence of actors portraying Abigail and John Adams. Mount Gulian Historic Site, Beacon. 831-8172.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s Gala Celebration 5pm. $250. Cocktails, dinner, dancing, and live auction. Music by the Alex Donner Orchestra. Boscobel, Garrison. 809-5750.
The Singing Bowl: Voices of the Enemy 12-6pm. Exhibition opening and book signing. This is the ten year project of artist Madeleine SegallMarx, who has made a series of artworks that were generated from stories from 25 areas of armed conflict around the world. The Barn at WaveCrest, Hyde Park. Segallmarx@gmail.com.
Outdoors & Recreation
Charlie Mars 8pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
19th Annual Snapping Turtle Walk 7:30am. $12/$8 children/under 6 free. Discussion about the history of the turtles and then observe their nesting. Boscobel, Garrison. Boscobel.org. Putnam County Secret Garden Tour 10am-4pm. $40/$30 in advance. A tour of the best and most beautiful private gardens in Putnam County, NY. This award-winning country driving tour will bring you to private homes and sites with formal gardens, perennial flowering landscapes, pastoral fields and water gardens. Putnam County. 278-7272 ext. 2287.
Theater Birds on a Wire 8pm. Presented by VOICE Theater. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079.
Danny Kalb Trio 9pm. $20. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.
Grease 8pm. $15/$10 members/$12 seniors and students. Directed by Laurie Sepe-Marder, musical direction by John Barath. Shandaken Theatrical Society, Phoenicia. 688-2279.
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones with Guest David Ray 8:30pm. $30 advance/$35 door. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300.
A Little Night Music 8pm. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Chris Bergson Band 7pm. Blues and R&B. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Extract Brewing Class 12pm. Keegan Ales, Kingston. 331-2739.
Life Drawing Intensive 10am-4pm. $45/$35. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Poetry and Memoir Reading 7pm. $5/$2.50 open mike. Featuring Carol Dwyer and Micky Shorr, followed by open mic. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Kingston. 331-2884.
Annie & The Hedonists 8pm. $21 advance/$17 members/$25 at the door/$21 members. Jazz, blues, country, folk, bluegrass. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Botanical Drawing Class 10am-1pm. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. Mohonkpreserve.org.
October Project: Live in Litchfield County 5pm. $75. The pop, cult-fave band performs their signature Soho “Live at the Loft” concert. A wine and cheese reception with the band to follow. The Theater at the Washington Montessori School, New Preston, CT. Octoberprojectmusic.com.
Nightspot: Party at the Pottery 6pm. Cookout, demos, pottery, free classes, drinks, and handmade ceramic cups. Hudson Valley Pottery, Rhinebeck. 876-3190.
Music
Bard Math Circle 1pm. Second Saturday of every month. Math puzzles, logic games, problem solving, and a hands-on math project. This gentle and encouraging mathematical environment is led by Bard College math professor Japheth Wood and undergraduate math majors. Middle school and upper-elementary aged students welcome. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Forging and Metal Fabricating 10am-1pm. With sculptor James Garvey. The Art Students League of New York Vytlacil Campus, Sparkill. 359-1263.
Jennifer Castle Presents You Look Different in Real Life 4pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.
Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival Reading 2pm. Featuring Shiv Mirabito & Friends. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock. 679-7420.
Babywearing Bonanza 1-2pm. Second Saturday of every month. $10 nonmembers. Baby carrier workshop. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952.
Nordic Lights: Grieg Revival 6pm. $50/$40/$150 with gala reception. Final Close Encounters with Music concert of the 2012–2013 season. Tanglewood, Lenox, MA. (413) 637-1600.
Sebastian Bäverstam, Cello, and Yannick Rafalimanana, Piano 8pm. Tannery Pond, New Lebanon. (888) 820-1696.
Tasting Terroir: A Story of Earth, Wine, and Human Hope 4pm. $25/$30. Wine tasting, book signing, and sale to follow the talk. Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, MA. (413) 298-3926.
Mineral, Gem, Jewelry, Fossil Show, Sell and Swap 10am-4pm. $5/$3 seniors and children. On display: the most complete Mastodon found in NY, local minerals, and a new fluorescent mineral display. Museum Village, Monroe. Orangecountymineralsocietyny.com.
Molly Durnin 7pm. Singer/songwriter. Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel. 583-3141.
Welcome Park Puppet Musical 11am-1pm. $10. Welcome Park is opening a new visitor center. Join Park Ranger Ned and friends on this madcap, musical adventure. World premiere with red carpet arrival at both shows, Q&A with the artists and reception following the 1pm show. Theatre at West Shore Station, Newburgh. 875-4325.
Woodstock Contradance 8pm. $10/$9 members/kids 1/2 price. David Kaynor calling, with music by George Wilson and Selma Kaplan. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock. 679-7420.
Hudson Valley Suds and Cider Festival 12-5pm. Featuring Hudson Valley and NY state produced craft beer and ciders, and live entertainment. Naked Flock Hard Cider/Applewood Winery, Warwick. 988-9292.
Lydia Pense & Cold Blood 8pm. $60/$40. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Robert Cahill Band 8:30pm. Pop, soft rock. Piano Wine Bar, Fishkill. 896-8466.
The Presence of Landscape in the Performing Arts 5pm. Salvatore Tagliarino. Woodstock Library, Woodstock. 679-4693.
The 37th Annual Summer Fair, Chicken and Rib BBQ, and Silent Auction 9am-6:30pm. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Kingston. 331-2252.
The Lighthouse 9pm. Classic, progressive rock and roll. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699.
Unity Jam! for Children and Families 3pm. Themes include gratitude, listening, and generosity, and will include music games, drum circles, musical storytelling, friendly kirtan singing, “freeze” dancing, and other interactive group experiences. MaMa, Stone Ridge. 687-8707.
Sacred Circle Ritual Dance: Honoring the Web of Life 4pm. Second Saturday of every month. $20. Dance in community-traditional Balkan, Greek, Rome, Armenian, Near Eastern, and modern sacred circle dances. Beacon Yoga Center, Beacon. (646) 633-8052.
Fairs & Festivals
Larry Chernicoff Band 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244.
AARP Defensive Driving 10am. $19/$17 AARP members. Participants must pay by check when registering. Bring a sack lunch. Saugerties Public Library, Saugerties. 246-4317.
Origami Kingston Second Saturday of every month, 10:30am. Explore the art of Japanese paper folding with Anita Barbour. Ages five and up may attend. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507. Screenprinting Workshop 2-4:30pm. Water-based screen-printing workshop for all ages inspired by the art of Corita Kent. Tang Museum @ Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs. (518) 580-8080.
SUNDAY 9 Art Curtain Call 2-6pm. A Peekskill Project V exhibition that focuses on performance and interactive art. Riverfront Factory, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100.
Clubs & Organizations People’s Music Network Summer Gathering 9am. Annual summer gathering for political folk musicians to share songs of freedom and struggle. Epworth Center, High Falls. (413) 548-9394.
Dance Project 44: UpStream Showcase Performance 2:30pm. $10. Project 44, co-winner of Kaatsbaan’s UpStream Residency, will present excerpts from Southern Boy, a piece which explores ideas of rediscovering one's purpose, and from a triptych of solos centered around courage, relief, and honor. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli. 757-5106 ext. 2.
Fairs & Festivals BBSC Strawberry Festival 12-5pm. Beacon Sloop Club, Beacon. (914) 879-1082. Mineral, Gem, Jewelry, Fossil Show, Sell and Swap 10am-4pm. $5/$3 seniors and children. On display: the most complete Mastodon found in NY, local minerals, and a new fluorescent mineral display. Museum Village, Monroe. Orangecountymineralsocietyny.com. Rosendale Earthfest: Making Connections 12-4pm. Includes a performance by Redwing Black Bird Puppet Theater, music by the Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band & Social Club, a stream walk with Amie Worley, as well as environmental exhibits and workshops for kids. Rosendale Recreation Center, Rosendale. 658-8967.
Film An Evening with Crystal Pite 2pm. $10/$6 children. The Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale. 658-8989.
Kids & Family Aquatic Creature Feature 1pm. Join Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Educators for a hands-on exploration of Storm King’s pond life. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville. 534-3115. Community Day 11am. Tour the house, explore the gardens and trails, and enjoy the surroundings. Scavenger hunts, story times, and other activities throughout the day. The Mount, Lenox, MA. (413) 551-5100. Livingston History for Little Folks 10am-1pm. Kids and their families can drop in to try out an assortment of Victorian-era art projects that they can then take home with them. Geared towards ages 3-6. Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown. (518) 537-4240.
Literary & Books Bug Music 4pm. Reading by author David Rothenberg. Hudson Valley Outfitters, Cold Spring. 265-0221. Hudson Valley Author John Fitzpatrick 3-4pm. Talk about communing with animals, read from writings about them, on other issues, and excerpts from his book, Moving To Completion which features selections, photos, and art work about animals. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988.
Theater POWERHOUSE theater
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Powerhouse Theater Schedule MAINSTAGE
Downtown Race Riot (June 26-July 7) By Seth Zvi Rosenfeld; Directed by Scott Elliott There’s a riot on in Washington Square Park and a motley band of feckless, funny young men are spoiling for a fight.
When the Lights Went Out (July 17-28) By Mohan Marno; Directed by Kate Whoriskey On the night of the Northeast blackout of 2003, six New Yorkers connect through interwoven stories.
MARTEL MUSICALS Bright Star (July 12-14)
Music by Edie Brickell and Steve Martin; Lyrics by Edie Brickell; Book by Steve Martin; Directed by Walter Bobbie
Theater in Chrysalis Most people enjoy watching butterflies dart about in their full-colored finery. Some prefer the dramatic struggle of the pupa in its quest to break free of the chrysalis. For the latter, there is the Powerhouse Theatre season at Vassar. Now in its 29th year, Powerhouse (running June 21 through July 28) is theatrical summer camp for New York Stage and Film. Here, new dramas, comedies and musicals by novices and veterans alike get to work out various kinks before launching a professional theatre run. While many shows that debut here never find success beyond workshopping, others have soared, including “Side Man,” “Murder Ballad” and John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Doubt.” New York Stage and Film Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer insists that jettisoning preconceived notions is key when selecting works for each summer schedule. “If I promise anything to myself in thinking about the season,” says Pfaelzer, “it’s to be ambitious on behalf of our artists and on behalf of our audience—to think in as wide-ranging and large-scale a way as I can about what we can accomplish during our quite-compressed summer season.“ Working with Powerhouse Theater Producing Director Ed Cheetham, Pfaelzer creates a nurturing environment where a struggling playwright can experiment with alternate endings to a work. Concurrently playing mentor, muse, and tough love counselor to a blocked director, actor, or librettist can be challenging, she acknowledges. “It’s not for me to tell them what to write; it’s for me to look at where their imaginations and their ambitions and their appetites are taking them and figure out where it makes sense for us to step in and best be of service.” While shows that reach Powerhouse each year veer wildly from urban dramas to surreal farces, historical musicals to fantasies, 2013’s roster offers a predominant theme: the myriad conflicts of New York City life. “I stood back to notice that in very different ways, each one of these plays is a love letter to the city,” Pfaelzer says. “Downtown Race Riot”, by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld and directed by Scott Elliott, dissects the personalities that drive a riot in 1970s Washington Square Park. The comedy-drama focuses on a hapless teen who must balance allegiances in order to survive. “When the Lights Went Out” by first-time playwright Mozhan Marnò and directed by Kate Whoriskey, employs a real-life event—the Northeast blackout of 2003—to examine several New Yorkers whose lives change that evening: two strangers, an older couple and an Iraqi immigrant. The musical “The Brooklyn Hero Supply Company” was inspired by Park Slope’s nonprofit learning center. Based on characters created by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, the work follows Trey, a young man chasing superhero dreams and a kindred spirit he meets by chance. The musical is directed by Michael Mayer, the force behind “American Idiot” and the revival of “On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,” both of which started at Powerhouse. For those who crave celebrity wattage, “Bright Star” is a collaboration between singersongwriter Edie Brickell and playwright-banjo strummer (and occasional comic) Steve Martin. An epic set in the Blue Ridge Mountains, “Bright Star” follows a World War II veteran as he attempts to find truth in his life. Brickell and Martin wrote original songs for the bluegrass score and Walter Bobbie, who won a Tony for “Chicago,” directs. “It feels like a really ambitious year,” Pfaelzer said of the 17 plays, musicals, and readings that comprise Powerhouse 2013. “It feels like people are feeling free to paint on a big canvas.” The Powerhouse Theater season runs from June 21 through July 28 on the campus of Vasar College in Poughkeepsie. (845) 437-5599; Powerhouse.vassar.edu. —Jay Blotcher
Renowned actor/playwright/composer Steve Martin returns to Powerhouse alongside iconoclastic musician Edie Brickell (The New Bohemians) and the Tony Award-winning director of “Chicago” and “Venus in Fur” to bring to life a stirring story set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
A Musical Inspired by the Brooklyn Hero Supply Company (July 26-28) Music and Lyrics by Peter Lerman; Book by Simon Rich based on characters created by Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman; Directed by Michael Mayer Trey Swieskowski, an idealistic young Brooklynite, fantasizes about becoming a superhero. When he crosses paths with superheroine Astrolass, they hatch a plan to change their lives forever.
INSIDE LOOK
Found (July 12-14) Book by Hunter Bell and Lee Overtree; Music and Original Lyrics by Eli Bolin; Directed by Lee Overtree Based on Davy Rothbart’s Found magazine, a new musical comedy about the things we’ve lost and the ways they bring us together.
Mother of Invention (July 19-21) By James Lecesne; Directed by Michael Wilson When Dottie Rupp’s children come to move her into assisted living, they end up having to deal with more baggage than just her Samsonite
READINGS FESTIVAL (June 21-28) “The Hamilton Mixtape” by Lin-Manuel Miranda; “Idyllwild” by Patrick Burleigh; “Kinship” by Carey Perloff; “Petty Harbour” by Martyna Majok; “Swimmers” by Rachel Bonds; “Yellow Kingdom” by Patricia Wettig; plus additional projects to be announced.
POWERHOUSE APPRENTICE COMPANY PERFORMANCES Agamemnon (July 5-8)
By Aeschylus; Directed by Mark Lindberg
Blood Wedding (July 12-15) By Federico Garcia Lorca; Directed by Emily Mendelsohn
As You Like It (July 19-22) By William Shakespeare; Directed by Drew Cortese
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Sari Botton, Betty MacDonald, Julie Novak, and Eve Waltermaurer 7pm. Presenting pieces of pieces from Get Out of My Crotch:Twenty-One Writers Respond to America’s War on Women’s Rights and Reproductive Health. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300. The Singing Bowl: Voices of the Enemy 12-6pm. Exhibition opening and book signing. This is the ten year project of artist Madeleine SegallMarx, who has made a series of artworks that were generated from stories from 25 areas of armed conflict around the world. The Barn at WaveCrest, Hyde Park. Segallmarx@gmail.com.
Music Adela & Jude 1pm. Americana. Old Rhinebeck Aerodome Museum, Rhinebeck. 752-3200. The Compact 11am-2pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Dan Stokes 1:30pm. Second Sunday of every month. Acoustic. Newburgh Brewing Company, Newburgh. 561-2327. Faith Prince: Helsinki on Broadway 6pm. Followed by a big screen viewing of the 67th Tony Awards. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Farewell to Pawling Concert 7:30pm. Featuring The Grand Slambovians. Towne Crier Café, Pawling. 855-1300. Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem 3pm. St. George’s Church, Newburgh. Sipplemp@gmail.org. Greg Westhoff’s Westchester Swing Band 7:30pm. "That’s Life” A Tribute to the Frank Sinatra era. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Julia Chalfin’s “Birth of a Diva” Cabaret 12pm. $10/$8 with an Arts Pass/kids under 12 are free. Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs. Hubbardhall.org/opera. Marcia Ball 7:30pm. $50/$35. Singer/pianist. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. Ninth Annual Mountain Jam Music Festival An amazing lineup of talent as well as car camping, a food truck village, super VIP experiences, and more. Hunter Mountain Resort, Hunter. Mountainjam.com. Silverado 2pm. $40/$25. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. Woodstock Chamber Orchestra 3pm. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 679-8773.
Outdoors & Recreation Birds, Bees, and Pollinatino in the Fern Glen 1pm. Discover flowers and the insects they attract during a guided walk. Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook. 677-5343. Revolutionary War Cannon Firings 1-4pm. Revolutionary War cannon firings every half-hour highlight this program about the 1780-81 artillery encampment at New Windsor. New Windsor Cantonment, New Windsor. 561-1765 ext. 22.
Spirituality Learn to Meditate 10am-2pm. $25/lunch included. An introduction to the practice of sitting meditation, as well as walking meditation in nature. Led by senior teacher Steve Clorfeine. Sky Lake Lodge, Rosendale. 658-8556.
Theater Auditions for Bach at Leipzig 7pm. Madness of a comically German variety ensues, with witty barbs, historical allusions, clever dialogue, and the requisite door-slamming. County Players, Wappingers Falls. 298-1491. Birds on a Wire 2pm. Presented by VOICE Theater. Byrdcliffe Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts, Woodstock. 679-2079.
Sunday Sampler: Copper Foldforming Workshop 11am. $65 includes materials. Learning foldforming, a new technique that combines origami with forging. You can make a dimensional organic form in copper. Center for Metal Arts, Florida. 651-7550.
MONDAY 10 Lectures & Talks Let’s Talk About Vascular Disease 6:30pm. Andreas Spirig, MD, The Vascular Group. Join us for a frank discussion about vascular disease and screening. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. (877) 729-2444.
Literary & Books Bookmark Club 4pm. Go on a book-reading journey for elementary age students with Sasha Finlay. Short stories and chapter books by various authors, drawing, bookmaking, films, printmaking, comics, cartooning, and bookmark making. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Sports 15th Annual Stenberg Cup 8am-5pm. Presented by Astor Services for Children and Families. Funds raised this year will support the help and safety needs of our children and families. Trump National Golf Course, Hopewell Junction. 871-1171.
Theater Auditions for Bach at Leipzig 7pm. Madness of a comically German variety ensues, with witty barbs, historical allusions, clever dialogue, and the requisite door-slamming. County Players, Wappingers Falls. 298-1491.
Workshops & Classes Communication from the Inside Out: Introduction to Nonviolent Communication 6pm. $10-$15. Explore concepts and practice of nonviolent communication in an interactive learning environment. Learn to apply tools directly to situations in your own life in ways that can increase your understanding and compassion for both yourself and others. Inner Light Heath Spa, Poughkeepsie. (413) 259-4369.
TUESDAY 11 Film
A Little Night Music 3pm. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Literary & Books
Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” 7:15pm. $7. Rosendale Theater Collective, Rosendale. 658-8989.
The Outgoing Tide 3pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Anne Elizabeth Moore presents New Girl Law: Drafting a Future for Cambodia. 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775.
Workshops & Classes
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits
Backyard Biodynamics: Designing Your Herb Garden 9am-4pm. $45. Learn to design and plant culinary and medicinal herb gardens with Katherine Whiteside, author of The Way We Garden Now. Explore various techniques, and join in planting a Spiral Garden. Hawthorne Valley Farm, Ghent. (518) 672-7500. Jazz Workshop 4pm. $15/$8. For all ages. Saugerties Performing Arts Factory, Saugerties. 246-7723. The One Command & the Six Steps for Success 1-6pm. $80/$65. George Heidcamp. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.
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WEDNESDAY 12 Film Clandestine Childhood 6pm. Spanish with English subtitles. After years of exile, Juan (12) and his family come back to Argentina under fake identities. Saugerties Public Library, Saugerties. 246-4317.
Literary & Books The Glaring Omissions Themed Reading Series 7pm. Three Hudson Valley authors reading from their recent work. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775.
Music Aoife O’Donovan 8pm. Americana. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Paul Kogut Trio 8pm. Dogwood, Beacon. 202-7500.
Speaker at Temple Emanuel: Mark Russ Federman Over 100 years ago, the Russ family emigrated from Poland and sold caviar, smoked salmon, herring, and chopped liver from a pushcart. Today, Russ & Daughters, the family-owned “appetizing store,” is a Lower East Side landmark for history buffs and foodies alike. Mark Russ Federman, the shop’s former owner, recently wrote a memoir—Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes from the House That Herring Built—filled with juicy details about the four generations of people behind the famed fish. Federman, the fourth guest in the Speaker at Temple Emanuel series, brings tales of his immigrant family, as well as six different types of lox, herring in various sauces, whitefish salad, and bagels to his afternoon “schmooze” in Ulster Park on June 9. (845) 338-4271; Speakerste.org.
Grease 2pm. $15/$10 members/$12 seniors and students. Directed by Laurie Sepe-Marder, musical direction by John Barath. Shandaken Theatrical Society, Phoenicia. 688-2279.
All-Grain Brewing Class 1pm. Keegan Ales, Kingston. 331-2739.
Sage School of Sound Energy: Sound and Light Activation 7pm. $20. Integration and Ascension: Divine Light Activation with Himalayan Singing Bowls, Metatron and the Master Teachers. With with Suzy Meszoly. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Party on the Patio 7:30-10:30pm. $20. Appetizers and cash bar. Boitson’s Resturant, Kingston. 339-2333.
Outdoors & Recreation Rondout Rowing 5:30pm. Learn to crew row with professional coaches in two exhilarating classes. 2nd session June 22. Rondout Rowing Club, Kingston. Rondoutrowingclub@gmail.com.
Theater All’s Well That Ends Well 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
Workshops & Classes Catskill CRAFT Farmer Training and Networking Series 3-5pm. Talk about food preservation and a farm tour. Channery Hill Farm, Callicoon. CatskillCRAFT.org.
Son Volt 7:30pm. $24. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1061.
Theater The Three Musketeers 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
THURSDAY 13 Business & Networking Hudson Valley Garden Association Monthly Meeting Second Thursday of every month, 7pm. Shawangunk Town Hall, Wallkill. 418-3640.
Clubs & Organizations Practice Public Speaking 7-9pm. Kingston-Rhinebeck Toastmasters Club. Ulster County Office Building, Kingston. 338-5184.
Music Buffy Sainte-Marie 8pm. $65/$50. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. Casey Erdman CD Release Event 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Gasland Part II 7pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233. The Last Chance Band 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244. Lindsey Webster Duo 6:30pm. Skytop Steakhouse and Brewing Co., Kingston. 340-4277. New Wave Family Music Night 6pm. A semi-organized jam with food, drink, and art. Front Street Gallery, Patterson. (917) 880 5307. Open Mike with Jess Erick 8:30pm. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Taste of Country Music Festival Featuring Lady Antebellum, Willie Nelson, Hunter Hayes, Trace Adkins, and more. Hunter Mountain Resort, Hunter. Tasteofcountryfestival.com. Tony Merando 7:30pm. Pop-soft rock. Piano Wine Bar, Fishkill. 896-8466.
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits RUPCO’s Eleventh Annual Celebrate Community 6pm. $100. Cocktails, hor d’oeuvres, and a buffet dinner, music, and celebrating the spirit of the community. A raffle and a live silent auction will take place at the event. Senate House and Museum, Kingston. 331-2140.
Outdoors & Recreation The Hermit In The Garden: From Imperial Rome to Ornamental Gnome 4pm. $10/$8 members. Historian Gordon Campbell tells the tale of the 18th century hermit-in-the-garden craze and how hermits and hermitages live on in the art, literature, and drama of our own day. Book signing to follow. The Mount, Lenox, MA. (413) 551-5100. Rondout Rowing 5:30pm. Learn to crew row with professional coaches in two exhilarating classes. 2nd session on June 23. Rondout Rowing Club, Kingston. Rondoutrowingclub@gmail.com.
Theater Circus Goes Green 7pm. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. King Lear 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org. National Theatre Live: The Audience 7pm. $20. Helen Mirren reprises her Academy Award winning role as Queen Elizabeth II in the West End production of The Audience, broadcast live from London’s Gielgud Theatre. The Moviehouse, Millerton. (518) 789-0022. The Outgoing Tide 8pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
FRIDAY 14 Art Cicada Celebration Art Opening Reception 5pm. Opening reception of cicada-related art show with spoken word and acoustic music tributes curated by Mikhail Horowitz. Presented by the Deep Listening Institute. Donskoj & Co. Gallery, Kingston. 339-2996.
Dance Grupo Fantasma 9pm. Funktified genre breaking dance. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800.
Fairs & Festivals 2nd Annual Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts Through June 16. Thirteen regional arts organizations will be presenting performances ranging from concerts, dance, stage plays, modern mystery, comedy to spoken word. Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock. Byrdcliffefestival.org.
Health & Wellness Essential Waves: A Moving Meditation 7:30-9pm. Second Friday of every month. $15/$10 students and seniors. 5rythms-Bob. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Center, New Paltz. 255-8212.
Kids & Family My Grandparent and Me! 9:30am-5pm. Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, Poughkeepsie. 471-0589. PaperWorks: The Art and Science of an Extraordinary Material 5:30pm. Featuring works of art by more than 30 artists, all fashioned from paper, as well as a wide array of objects and artifacts that show the uses of paper in industry, science, fashion, and technology. Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (413) 443-7171.
Literary & Books Anne Elizabeth Moore presents New Girl Law: Drafting a Future for Cambodia. 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300. Barbara Quintero Presents E. 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775.
Music Aston Magna Concert 1: The Art of the Chalumeau 8pm. Olin Auditorium at Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7003. Et Tu Brucé 9pm. Pop, rock, folk, and country tied together with their signature harmonic sound. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. The Honey Dewdrops 8pm. $10/$8 seniors and members. Presented by The Hudson Valley Folk Guild’s Friends of Fiddler’s Green Chapter. Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Hyde Park. 758-2681. Michael-Louis Smith 8pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233. Mighty Flynn 5:30pm. Skytop Steakhouse and Brewing Co., Kingston. 340-4277. The Mike Risko Band 9:30pm. Classic rock. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra 8pm. $65/$45. Guitarist and composer. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Peter Primamore Trio 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244. The Pine Leaf Boys Dance 8pm. $15. Unique brand of traditional South Louisianian Cajun and Creole music. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048. Second Friday Jams with Jeff Entin & Bob Blum 8pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. Sex Mob Does Fellini 7pm. Opening: The Kandinsky Effect. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Taste of Country Music Festival Featuring Lady Antebellum, Willie Nelson, Hunter Hayes, Trace Adkins and more Hunter Mountain Resort, Hunter. Tasteofcountryfestival.com. Twist and Shout Beatles Tribute 8pm. $15/$12.50 in advance/$30 with buffet. The Castle Fun Center, Chester. 469-2116.
Music 17-Year Cicada Celebration Outdoor Concert 3pm. Featuring performances by Pauline Oliveros, Ione, David Rothenberg and musicians, Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine, Tony Levin, The Princes of Serendip (T. G. Vanini and Julie Parisi), Ryan Ross Smith & Torben Pastore, naturalist Spider Barbour, Leaf Miller, and others. Rotary Park, Kingston. 338-5984. Armen Donelain Trio 8pm. $10-$15. Jazz. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438. The Bar Spies 9pm. Classic rock. Shea O’Brien’s, New Paltz. 255-1438. Bill Brovold: In the Window 7-9pm. David Budd will be joining Brovold on percussion, playing instruments that Brovold makes. Imogen Holloway Gallery, Saugerties. (347) 387-3212.
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Brad Scribner 7pm. Skytop Steakhouse and Brewing Co., Kingston. 340-4277.
All’s Well That Ends Well 8pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
The Bush Brothers 9pm. Bluegrass. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699.
Grease June 15, 8pm. $15/$10 members/$12 seniors and students. Directed by Laurie Sepe-Marder, musical direction by John Barath. Shandaken Theatrical Society, Phoenicia. 688-2279.
Celtic Woman 8pm. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel. 454-3388.
A Little Night Music 8pm. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. The Outgoing Tide 8pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Workshops & Classes Shale Gas Development Impacts on Biodiversity 10am-5pm. $275. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 657-8333.
SATURDAY 15 Dance Abigail Levine: Distance Measures and As Sugar Loaves Train Horses 8pm. $20. Performed in darkness, lit only by moving LED candles, Distance Measures borrows elements from mathematical models of chaotic systems. 647 South Plank Road Mt. Tremper. Mount Tremper Arts, Mount Tremper. 688-9893. Dances Patrelle: Gilbert & Sullivan, The Ballet 7:30pm. $30, $10 student rush and children. Live music, exciting dance, and a host of unforgettable G&S characters. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli. 757-5106 ext. 2. Instanpitta: A Medieval Dance Band 8pm. $7-$23. Doctorow Center for the Arts, Hunter. (518) 263-2000. Maria Zemantauski Trio 8pm. $25/$20 Unison members/$30 at the door/$25 members. Flamenco guitarist with dancer Lisa Martinez and percussionist Brian Melick Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Fairs & Festivals 2nd Annual Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts Thirteen regional arts organizations will be presenting performances ranging from concerts, dance, stage plays, modern mystery, comedy to spoken word. Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock. Byrdcliffefestival.org.
Film Orchestra of Exiles 8:30pm. $15. Documentary film that tells the story of Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman. Maverick Concerts, Woodstock. 679-8217.
Food & Wine Winter Green Market 11:30am-2:30pm. Third Saturday of every month. Indoor farmers’ market. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.
Health & Wellness Find Your Fire Empowerment Workshop 6:30pm. $75/$50 repeat participants. Inner Light Heath Spa, Poughkeepsie. 454-4644. Sunflower’s 35th Anniversary Party 11am. Food, free samples, raffles, kids activities, and meet and greet with local and green businesses. Sunflower Natural Foods Market, Woodstock. 679-5361.
Kids & Family Children’s Gardening Workshop: Critters Above and Below Ground 9:30-11:30am. Young children will learn how and why some critters are good to have in a garden. Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, Poughkeepsie. 471-0589.
Lectures & Talks The Games Apes Play: Self-Organization Repertories in Play and Communication 5pm. Video and slide show bu Sonia Ragir. Woodstock Library, Woodstock. 679-4693.
Clearwater Festival Through June 16. Unites major musical figures and green activism, building a creative community in one of the most scenic spots on the Hudson River. Croton Point Park, Croton. Clearwaterfestival.org. 8th Annual Paul Grunberg Memorial Bach Concert 7:30pm. $35/$30 members/$20 students. Eugene Drucker, violin, Marija Stroke, piano. D Minor Partita for solo violin, Keyboard Partita in B flat Major & pianoviolin sonatas. PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Chatham. (518) 392-6121. Eric Erickson 8pm. Singer/songwriter. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. The Jon Herington Band 9pm. $20. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. Les Paul Celebration Day With music by Les Paul’s backup band, displays of his guitars, screening of a documentary, and more. Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel. 583-3141. Live Wire: Tribute to AC/DC 8pm. $50/$35. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. Lorelei Smith 7pm. 15-year-old musician and singer-songwriter. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775. Lucky House 8:30pm. Pop, soft rock. Piano Wine Bar, Fishkill. 896-8466. Skip Parsons Trio, Dixieland Clarinet 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244. Spring For Sound 11:30am-11pm. $40/$15/$10. All-day music festival to benefit the North East Community Center. North East Community Center, Millerton. Springforsound.com. Stephen Kellogg 8pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233. Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys 7pm. Opening: Nikki Talley & Jason Sharp. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Summer Fun Fair 11am. Experience a guided meditation or a tour of the World Peace Temple, browse the arts and craft stalls and flea market, enjoy the entertainment including magicians, clowns and music, and sample our vegetarian cuisine. Kadampa Meditation Center New York, Glen Spey. 856-9000.
Theater Grease 8pm. $15/$10 members/$12 seniors and students. Directed by Laurie Sepe-Marder, musical direction by John Barath. Shandaken Theatrical Society, Phoenicia. 688-2279. King Lear 8pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org. A Little Night Music 8pm. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. The Outgoing Tide 8pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Workshops & Classes Creating the Labyrinth 2-5pm. $25/$20. Kristine Flones. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100. Knitting Club 2pm. Third Saturday of every month. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507. Meditation Creation 3pm. $20. We will be embracing all of our senses using aromatherapy, music, journaling, Tibetan bowl singing, and jewelry making. Inner Light Heath Spa, Poughkeepsie. 392-3654. Plein Air: Composing a Landscape 10am-4pm. $275. 2-day workshop with Dean Hartung. The Art Students League of New York Vytlacil Campus, Sparkill. 359-1263. Supply and Demand 1-2pm. Third Saturday of every month. $10 nonmembers. Breast pump info sessions. Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Thai Partner Yoga 9:30-11:30am. $50/couple. Thai partner stretching, a lovely practice of give-and-take, support-and-yield. Bamboo Thai Massage, Tivoli. 392-5868. Using the Nude to see the World in a Different Way Through June 16. Connie Imboden. The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-9957.
SUNDAY 16 Dance Dances Patrelle: Gilbert & Sullivan, The Ballet 2:30pm. $30, $10 student rush and children. Live music, exciting dance and a host of unforgettable G&S characters. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli. 757-5106 ext. 2. West Coast Swing Dance 6-9pm. $8/$6 FT students. Dance to DJ’d music. Lesson at 5:30pm Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Port Ewen. Hudsonvalleydance.org.
Fairs & Festivals 2nd Annual Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts Thirteen regional arts organizations will be presenting performances ranging from concerts, dance, stage plays, modern mystery, comedy to spoken word. Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock. Byrdcliffefestival.org.
Food & Wine
Taste of Country Music Festival Featuring Lady Antebellum, Willie Nelson, Hunter Hayes, Trace Adkins and more Hunter Mountain Resort, Hunter. Tasteofcountryfestival.com.
Fathers Day Breakfast 9am-2pm. $6-$14. Fresh local ingredients and farm baked goods. W. Rogowski Farm, Pine Island. 258-4574.
Tricky Britches 8pm. Country and bluegrass. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 658-9048.
Kids & Family
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits Kingston’s 1st Juneteenth Celebration: Who Speaks for Our Children? 5-8pm. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. With a special tribute to Teresa Washington. New Progressive Baptist Church, Kingston. (914) 388-3092. Open House 2-6pm. Meet our community of teachers and fellow students, sample a number of classes, and enjoy the gardens and views. Iris Yoga, Accord. Yogairis.com. Relay for Life of Fishkill 12pm-12am. Family friendly all day event. Live music, kids activities, performances, silent auction, penny social, and much more. All Sport Fishkill Health and Fitness Club, Fishkill. 896-5678. Spring Open House 12-5pm. Hillrock Estate Distillery, Ancram. (518) 329-1023.
Outdoors & Recreation Campus Walking Tour 10am-1pm. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. Vassar.edu. Chirps, Cheeps, and Warbles--Birding by Ear 9-11am. $6/$4. Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox, MA. (413) 637-0320.
Children & Families: Silhouettes 1pm. Explore the collection and participate in a fun artmaking activity. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville. 534-3115. Children’s Day 1-4pm. A fun-filled day of family entertainment on Father’s Day with the Two by Two petting zoo, magician Mr Bayly, and a host of 18th-century games. New Windsor Cantonment, New Windsor. 561-1765 ext. 22.
Music Clearwater Festival Unites major musical figures and green activism, building a creative community in one of the most scenic spots on the Hudson River. Croton Point Park, Croton. Clearwaterfestival.org. Guy Davis Blues 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Joshua Payne 2pm. $30/$20. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. La Scala’s L’Orfeo 2pm. $20. Opera film in five acts sung in Italian with English subtitles. Starring: Georg Nigl and Roberta Invernizzi. Rosendale Theater Collective, Rosendale. Rosendaletheatre.org. Littlewolf 7:30pm. $30/$20. A unique, dynamic roots/blues/rock explosion. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Rascal Flatts 6pm. $30.50-$92. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330. Unplugged Acoustic Open Mike 4-6pm. $7/$5 members. Performer sign up at 3:30pm. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Outdoors & Recreation Green Offerings of the Season 1pm. $10. Learn about wild edibles and annual and perennial herbs with Betsy Cashen. Learn how to use herbs to give your summer meals, drinks, and sauces a boost. Walk outdoors to identify wild edibles, and identify other greens by photographs. Followed by demo and tasting. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. (518) 828-1872 ext. 109.
Theater Grease 2pm. $15/$10 members/$12 seniors and students. Directed by Laurie Sepe-Marder, musical direction by John Barath. Shandaken Theatrical Society, Phoenicia. 688-2279. A Little Night Music 3pm. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. The Outgoing Tide 3pm. $35/$30. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511. The Three Musketeers 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
Workshops & Classes So You Want to Paint a Landscape? 2pm. $5. Lisa Lebofsky, with her paintings on aluminum, brings a unique sense of space as well as of an exploration of dark and light to the moody landscapes she creates. Create a Plein Air painting— take your easel to a spot that inspires you Riverfront Green Park Gazebo, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100. Fathers’ Day at the Forge 10am-4pm. $75 includes materials. Give Dad an unforgettable experience as a Blacksmith’s Apprentice, playing with fire and iron at the forge. He’ll have his own well-tooled anvil, material to forge, and his own pieces to bring home. Center for Metal Arts, Florida. 651-7550.
MONDAY 17 Clubs & Organizations Gardiner Library Board Meeting 7-9pm. Third Monday of every month. Open to the public. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255. Table Carousel 6pm. $10. Proceeds from this New Paltz Garden Club fundraiser are used for the $1000 scholarship the garden club presents each year to a graduating New Paltz High School senior who is pursuing a college degree in Horticultural or Environmental Sciences New Paltz Garden Club, New Paltz. 255-4072.
Lectures & Talks Learn About GERD: The Gastrointestinal Disease 6:30pm. Lee Farber, DO, HQMP Division of Surgery Poughkeepsie. How to tell the difference between persistent heartburn and something more serious that requires medical attention. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. (877) 729-2444.
Literary & Books Bookmark Club 4pm. Go on a book reading journey for elementaryage students with Sasha Finlay. Short stories and chapter books by various authors, drawing, bookmaking, films, printmaking, comics, cartooning, and bookmark making. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Music Psychedelic Furs 8pm. $70/$50. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Workshops & Classes Improv 6:30pm. Enjoy the creativity of improvisation! We will use movement as the basis for theatrical improvisation. People of all ages and levels of experience are encouraged to participate. Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Stephanie Glickman will run this program. Saugerties Public Library, Saugerties. 246-4317.
TUESDAY 18 Clubs & Organizations Friends of the Gardiner Library Meeting 7-8pm. Third Tuesday of every month. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255. Mothers Circle Celebration: Holistic Moms of Dutchess County 6:30pm. Meditation followed by chats about our children and homes, our dreams and plans, our fears and frustrations Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 233-1213.
Film Free Movie Tuesdays: God’s Fiddler: Jascha Heifetz 8:30pm. The only film biography of the world’s most renowned violinist, featuring his family home movies in Los Angeles and all over the world. PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Chatham. (518) 392-6121.
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Playspace for Tots 10-10:45am. Community room set up with rugs, stuffed animals, books, and toys. Everyone welcome. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.
21st Century Damsels and Dragons 10am. $5. Join Larry Federman, Audubon NY education coordinator, for a fun-filled outing with dragonflies and damselflies. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. (518) 828-1872 ext.109.
The Alexis P Suter Band 8pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Music Bill Payne 8pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Theater All’s Well That Ends Well 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
WEDNESDAY 19 Lectures & Talks Facing Creative Blocks? Learn the Creative Breakthroughs Third Wednesday of every month. $15. This presentation will open up a whole new door to how the new field of Creativity Coaching can remedy these issues. The presenter, Shaqe Kalaj, who specializes in the creative process, will present on the various kinds of blocks and then present on the remedy to that block. Shaqe’s A&I Studio, Beacon. 440-6802.
Literary & Books Wharton on Wednesday 5pm. $5/members free. Enjoy Wharton classics and discover new favorites! Come have a glass of wine on the Terrace while listening to Wharton’s short stories read by professional actors. The Mount, Lenox, MA. (413) 551-5100.
Music Hot Tuna 8pm. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel. 454-3388. Leo Kottke 9pm. Acoustic guitar Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Teri Roiger: Juneteenth 7pm. Tribute to Abbey Lincoln. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Theater King Lear 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
THURSDAY 20 Clubs & Organizations Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads 10am-2pm. Third Thursday of every month. Tivoli Free Library, Tivoli. 757-3771.
Film Food for Thought 6pm. An evening of socially relevant cinema. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Theater Les Miserables 8pm. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 339-4340. The Three Musketeers 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
Workshops & Classes Don’t Stress Out! Tips for Gardeners 9am. $40/$35 members. Gardening lectures by Kerry Mendez, a garden expert and owner of Perennially Yours in Ballston Spa, New York. The Mount, Lenox, MA. (413) 551-5100. Library Knitters 7-8pm. Third Thursday of every month. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255. Sage Sound Healing Intensive 2pm. Four-day intensive program. Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center, Phoenicia. 679-5660. Supply and Demand 1-2pm. Third Thursday of every month. Breast pump info sessions. Waddle n Swaddle, Rhinebeck. 876-5952.
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Newburgh Illuminated Festival Through June 23. A festival of arts, heritage, and music. Check website for specific events and locations. Newburghilluminated.com
The Go Go’s 8pm. $90. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795. Hot Tuna 8pm. $56.50. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel. 454-3388. Indo Jazz Fusion 7pm. Featuring Aashish Khan, Ray Spiegel, Ira Coleman, and Tani Tabba. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Jazz with Teri Roiger & John Menegon 6pm. Skytop Steakhouse and Brewing Co., Kingston. 340-4277. Nate Wood Band 8:30pm. Dogwood, Beacon. 202-7500. Open Rock Jam & Band Showcase 8:30pm. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Shannon & Rich 7:30pm. Blues. Piano Wine Bar, Fishkill. 896-8466.
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits 25th Anniversary Concert Benefitting Park Playhouse 8pm. $20. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
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Aston Magna Concert 2: J. S. Bach 8pm. The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord. Olin Auditorium at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7003. Bernie & Mike 5:30pm. Skytop Steakhouse and Brewing Co., Kingston. 340-4277. Chic Gamine 9pm. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Hot Tuna 8pm. $38.50. Original acoustic The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1061. Ian McLagan 9pm. $25. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.
Workshops & Classes Faces of Mercury Retrograde: Renewing Mind, Body and Soul 7-9pm. $20/$15. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.
SATURDAY 22 Art Art in Bloom Through June 23. A fine art and floral design festival. Part of the Newburgh Illuminated Festival. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Newburgh. 569-4997. Open Your Eyes Studio Tour & Performance Showcase Through June 23. Presented by Northwest Connecticut Arts Council. Kent and New Milford, CT. (860) 618-0075.
Dance Ballroom by Request 9-11pm. $12. Lesson 8pm-9pm. With Joe Donato and Julie Martin. Hudson Valley Dance Depot, Poughkeepsie. 204-9833. Sacred Circle Ritual Dance: Body Chanting, Moving Mandala, Sacred Geometry Dances 4pm. Fourth Saturday of every month. $20. Dance in community-traditional Balkan, Greek, Rome, Armenian, Near Eastern, and modern sacred circle dances. MaMa, Stone Ridge. (646) 633-8052. Sup’ & Swing Dinner & Concert 6pm. Music by Charles Neville. Isaac Walton Field, Otis, MA. (518) 697-0549.
Fairs & Festivals Catskill Mountainkeeper 5th Annual Barnfest 12-4pm. Celebrate the food, arts and culture of the Catskills. 2 stages of live music, theater, film, kids activities, art auction, food trucks, and more. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock. 482 5400. Newburgh Illuminated Festival Through June 23. A festival of arts, heritage, and music. Check website for specific events and locations. Newburghilluminated.com. Strawberry, Chocolate, and Wine Festival 12-5pm. $12. Baldwin Vineyards, Pine Bush. Baldwinvineyards.com.
Food & Wine Say Cheese: Take Home Mozzarella 12-3pm. $65. Join Hawthorne Valley’s cheesemaker, Peter Kindel, for a day of hands-on cheesemaking. Learn the science and art of turning fresh milk into curds, and take home your own fresh mozzarella. Hawthorne Valley Farm, Ghent. (518) 672-7500.
Health & Wellness
Total Knee Replacement Surgery: When to Pull the Trigger and Do It 6:30pm. David T. Stamer, MD, Mid Hudson Medical Group. Presented with Total Hip Replacement Surgery: What’s Hip and What’s Not, Frank T. Lombardo, MD, Orthopedic Associates of Dutchess County. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. (877) 729-2444.
Music
Assembly of Dust 8pm. $45/$30. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Catskill Mountainkeeper Barn Fest Woodstock’s fifth annual summer celebration of food, culture, and the arts showcases some of the area’s best features: music, theater, film, art, and food. The day-long festival on June 22, held at Woodstock’s Andy Lee Field and adjoining Colony Café and Photosensualis, features special guests Chevy and Jayni Chase, who will be honored for their lifetime commitment to the environment, along with local honorees Happy Traum, rock `n’ roll photographer Catherine Sebastian, and Hudson River Venture’s Sean Eldridge. Food activist and keynote speaker Ben Hewitt (pictured right), author of The Town That Food Saved, will discuss regionalized agriculture, and several films will be screened at Photosensualis followed by Q&As with the filmmakers. The barn fest also includes live music, kid’s activities, an art auction, and a Hudson Valley food truck round up. (845) 679-8423; Catskillmountainkeeper.org
Lectures & Talks
Off the Shelf Authors in Conversation: Neil Gaiman 6pm. Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT. (800) 437-3700.
ASK for Music June 8pm. $6. Come hear some of the finest singer songwriters in the Hudson Valley. Featured this month are the Dempsey Nelson Way, Don Sparks Kira Vellela. Event hosted by Michael and Emmy Clarke. Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), Kingston. 338-0331.
Other Desert Cities 8pm. $20/$16 members/$18 in advance/$14 members in advance. Mohonk Mountain Stage Readers Theater. Directed by Robert Miller. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Art in Bloom Through June 23. A fine art and floral design festival. Part of the Newburgh Illuminated Festival. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Newburgh. 569-4997.
Fairs & Festivals
Food & Wine Twilight in the Garden Cocktail Party 6pm. $75. The annual Twilight in the Garden Cocktail Party will be held at an iconic Ghent landmark, The Pink House. Proceeds benefit the Academy and its arts-in-education programs in local schools. Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693.
Health & Wellness 50 Sun Salutations for Scenic Hudson’s 50th 10:30am-noon. Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie. 473-4440 ext. 273.
Kids & Family Celebrate Summer! 10am-1pm. This year’s theme is All About Animals! The Puppet People will present their signature show, “Elephant Child”; Two by Two Zoo will allow kids to get up close and personal with lots of creatures; art activities, ice cream, face painting and more. Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, Poughkeepsie. 471-0589.
Literary & Books Rita Louise Presents Man-Made: The Chronicles Of Our Extraterrestrial Gods 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300. Who’s Afraid Of James Joyce? 7pm. $10/$8 members. Karen R. Lawrence, President of Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, will demystify the writings of Irish novelist James Joyce, whose works revolutionized 20th-century fiction. The Mount, Lenox, MA. (413) 551-5100.
International Contemporary Ensemble— ICE and The Troupe 8pm. $20. The world premiere of Mesh, about vulnerability, connection, and fundamental aspects of shared experience. Mount Tremper Arts, Mount Tremper. 688-9893. New Lazy Boys 9pm. $5. Two Boots, Red Hook. 758-0010. Singer/songwriter Ben Taylor 8pm. $35. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795. Summer Opera Series: Bizet’s Carmen 7pm. $12.50/$7.50. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448. Wanda Houston Band 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244.
Outdoors & Recreation 50 Trees for Scenic Hudson’s 50th 10:30am-noon. Volunteers help plant 50 native trees. Madam Brett Park, Beacon. 473-4440 ext. 273.
Theater All’s Well That Ends Well 8pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org. Home: By Samm-Art Williams 8pm. $20/$18/$10 groups 12+. An enduring and poetic story of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit told against the backdrop of the political and social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 485-7399.
Down For Your Dog? 5pm. An evening of yoga to benefit the Ulster County Dog Park. Robibero Family Vineyards, New Paltz. 255-9463.
Kids & Family Children’s Play Day 11am-1pm. Try out the games and toys used by children in history. Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown. (518) 537-4240. Incredible Insects 2pm. In this fun and interactive program we will learn about insect characteristics and life cycles by observing insects in their natural habitat. Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center, Ghent. (518) 828-4386 ext. 3. Pirate School 3pm. $12/$8 members/$5 children. The madcap, swashbuckling, one-man family vaudeville show created and performed by veteran New York physical comedian and actor David Engel. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Lectures & Talks Creating Gardens in the Hudson Valley: A Naturalistic Approach to Landscape Design 9am. $15. Duncan Brine, a principal landscape designer at GardenLarge, and an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden, believes that garden design, which he calls “structured naturalism,” focuses on the use of natives, curating existing plant material, and creating drama in the garden. Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693.
Literary & Books Holly Patrone Presents Relative Identity 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.
God of Carnage 8pm. $20/$16/$12 students/active military fre. Presented by SummerStar Theater. Shepard Student Center, Middletown. 234-3807.
Music
Les Miserables 8pm. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 339-4340.
Donna the Buffalo 9pm. $35/$25. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.
A Little Night Music 8pm. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Love/Sick 8pm. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Chris Raabe 8:30pm. Pop, soft rock. Piano Wine Bar, Fishkill. 896-8466.
The DownTown Ensemble 8pm. $10-$15. A program featuring works by poets George Quasha and Jackson Mac Low and performances by members of the DT Ensemble. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.
art nazi persecution of homosexuals, 1933-1945 Nederlands Instituut voor Oorlogsdocumentatie, courtesy US Holocaust Memorial Museum image provided Prisoners at forced labor in the Mauthausen concentration camp. Homosexuals were among those in concentration camps who were killed in an SS-sponsored “extermination through work” program.
Pink Triangles Fascists hate gays and lesbians. Why? They don’t reproduce, creating no Hitler Youth. The men make poor stormtroopers. Nazis believed that gays threatened the To the uninitiated, Man Man is a bit of a tough sell. The Philadelphia group’s odd, “disciplined masculinity” of the German race, and could become an “epidemic.” Under alliterative name is easy to mishear, like something you should understand but still don’t Hitler, between 5,000 and 15,000 gay men were sent to concentration camps, where quite. Their albums—just as bizarrely titled, with names like Man in a Blue Turban with many perished from starvation, disease, and systematic murder. The official phrase a Face and Six Demon Bag—feature music wholly removed from any of the dominant was “extermination through work.” “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals, 1933-1945,” a sonic threads in contemporary American indie. It’s a sound assembled of alien parts traveling exhibition of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will open at the imported from far and wide—lusty sea shanties, primal chants, dark and passionate Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center in Kingston on June 20. Mediterranean jigs, bits of doo-wop. There’s a lot of yelping, swearing, and waltzing, The Nazis were very literal about the “master race.” They approached the and much more xylophone than electric guitar. German people as if they were a kennel full of Dalmatians. If they removed gypsies, Indeed, Man Man is one of American indie’s most distinctive acts, and their live Jews, gays, the mentally ill, and other “defectives,” the Aryans would eventually show—coming to Kingston’s BSP Lounge on Friday, May 24—is among its most become perfect. intense and exhilarating. “We don’t care if we look crazy, or if we look foolish, or if we Hitler was appointed Chancellor in January, 1933. In February, he began closing sweat too much,” insists lead man Ryan Kattner. “We’re just trying to get down in the gay bars. A year later, a regulation authorized police surveillance of “habitual sex dirt, to connect.” Assuming the nom-de-guerre Honus Honus, Kattner cuts a stage offenders.” On the Night of the Long Knives (beginning June 30, 1934) at least 85 presence of Freddy Mercury-as-carnival barker, a flamboyant, mugging front man who Nazis whom Hitler saw as threats were killed. Some were accused of “moral turpitude” sings like his guts are on fire and pounds at his keyboard with a child’s animal glee. (homosexuality). In 1935, the Nazis revised Paragraph 175, the German anti-gay law. “I learned a lot about keyboards from playing with drummers,” says Kattner. “I started By 1938, courts ruled that any sexual contact between men, even “simple touching” out on a Rhodes, which is a very physical thing. I can really just dig in.” Man Man’s or “simple looking” could be grounds for arrest. Eventually about 100,000 men were sound reflects this hunger for visceral connection, and while their music is too eclectic rounded up for such crimes. In July 1940 “all homosexuals who have seduced more to safely pigeon-hole, the live material is largely culled from the caterwauling junkyard than one partner” were ordered to concentration camps. skronk—part Tom Waits circa Bone Machine, part Captain Beefheart circa Trout Mask As Jews were forced to wear yellow stars, gay men in camps wore pink triangles Replica—that is their go-to mode. (later adopted as a political protest by American activists in the 1980s). Some were Physicality is Man Man’s calling card, in their sound, in their frenetic live shows, and castrated by order of the camp commandant. Amazingly, when the Allies liberated in Kattner’s lyrical preoccupations. Man Man is one of the few American indie groups Germany, they did not revoke Paragraph 175. Some gay men from concentration who seem richly, un-ironically sexualized. “Sex is dirty, and it’s ugly, and it’s wonderful,”
camps were sent to prison to serve out their sentences. Remember, homosexuality was also a crime in the “free” United States. says Kattner. “(Man Man) tries to express all that, no holds barred.” “Knuckle Down”, But were those targeted actually gay? No one can know. “Sexual deviance” can’t the opener on 2011’s Life Fantastic, nakedly recounts a relationship vexed by sexual be measured scientifically. All that fascists can do is legislate behavior —make it dependence: “What the hell can I do when you whisper ‘punish me’?/ Snap me like a tiger dangerous for men to weep or to touch another man’s shoulder. The Nazis successfully trap, harvest all my honey”. There’s also a playfulness to Man Man’s unfettered raunch, criminalized tenderness. as on 2008’s fittingly titled Rabbit Habits, where Kattner admonishes a promiscuous No one is safe when gays are persecuted. A man must always worry: “Am I too leach named Butter Beans for the “lipstick across [his] dipstick”, only to later play the effeminate?” A woman must fear: “Do I look like a dyke?” villain himself, tempting an unhappily married woman: “You wonder where the true love Hitler, it is now believed, had a same-sex liaison during World War I. A fellow went / cause the breeder in your bed don’t butter your bread / I’m top dog, hot dog.” soldier later wrote: “At night, Hitler lay with Schmidl, his male whore.” Was the Fuhrer’s The dark and dirty stuff aside, Man Man’s true strength is in tempering pain and homophobia a fear of his own impulses? “We know this as a phenomenon—that sadness with merriment and play. “(We try) to handle dark subject matter without it being sometimes what we fear most in ourselves, we attack outside,” observes Vanessa all doom and gloom,” says Kattner. “It’s important to maintain levity…and to celebrate.” Shelmandine, project director of the LGBTQ Center. Man Man’s live show is a testament to this mood of redemptive, cathartic celebration. On The Holocaust Memorial Museum sought out the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center, stage the band members all smile incessantly, donning war paint and quasi-ritualistic which amounts to a recognition, by the federal government, of the value of such headgear, bopping along to the collective rattle. Kattner’s lyrics are brilliant, but for the community groups. The exhibition, which includes individual stories of gays in the Third in-person Man Man experience, truly meaning boils down to truly feeling: “You go see Reich, will be self-guided, but docents will also be available for visitors. The Old Dutch a show, and you’re probably not going to understand anything that the singer’s saying. Church in Kingston will host films, discussions and book groups in connection with this But if they mean it, that translates regardless. If you believe in what you’re doing, it exhibit. For more details, see the LGBTQ Center website. should register some emotion.” “The positive message in all this is that there have always been people who think The group recently finished work on its as-yet-unnamed fifth studio album, set to be that everyone’s freedom is worth fighting for, and we’ll see many of those allies coming released via ANTI- later this year, with an extensive tour to follow. into the center this summer for this exhibit,” says Shelmandine. Man Man will appear at BSP Lounge in Kingston on May 24 at 8:30pm. Advance “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals, 1933-1945” will appear at the Hudson Valley tickets, sold through the BSP website, are $8. Tickets at the door are $12. (845) 481LGBTQ Center in Kingston from June 20 to August 14. (845) 331-5300; Lgbtqcenter.org. 4158; Bsplounge.com. —Sparrow —Tom Whalen 6/13 ChronograM forecast 123
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Ed Thorney & Friends 7:30pm. $5. Acoustic. The Annex at NorthEastMillerton Library, Millerton. (518) 610-1331. The Gil Parris Band 9:30pm. Jazz. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle Concert 2 8pm. Featuring Miami String Quartet. Olin Auditorium at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7003. International Contemporary Ensemble— ICE and The Troupe 8pm. $20. The world premiere of Mesh, about vulnerability, connection, and fundamental aspects of shared experience. Mount Tremper Arts, Mount Tremper. 688-9893. Joan Baez and the Indigo Girls 7:30pm. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel. 454-3388. The Met: Live in HD Bizet’s Carmen 1pm. Bardavon Opera House, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. A Mind Body and Spirit Revolution: Sing, Drum and Dance Party with Shaktipat 8pm. Fourth Saturday of every month. MaMa, Stone Ridge. 687-8707. National Theatre of London: This House 6:30pm. $25/$20 seniors and members/$15 students. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795. Native American Music and Storytelling 6pm. $15. High Meadow School, Stone Ridge. 687-4855. Rock ‘n Reggae Fest Dancing Cat Saloon, Bethel. 583-3141. Satisfaction: The International Rolling Stones Show 8pm. $45/$30. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. Scott Barkan and Kira Velella 7:30pm. Two Boots, Red Hook. 758-0010. Suzanne Vega 9pm. Folk. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Tannery Pond Concert Series 8pm. Soovin Kim, violin; Jessica Lee, violin; Ed Arron, cello; Maurycy Banaszek, viola; Christian Steiner, piano. Tannery Pond, New Lebanon. (888) 820-1696. Vishnu Woods Trio 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244. West African Kora Concert 7:30pm. Zal Idrissa Sissokho and Buntalo. PS21, Chatham. (518) 392-6121. Winard Harper & Jeli Posse Perform “CoExsist” 7pm. Jazz. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Home: By Samm-Art Williams 8pm. $20/$18/$10 groups 12+. An enduring and poetic story of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit told against the backdrop of the political and social upheavals of the 1960s and '70s. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 485-7399.
Community Lawn Dance Concerts: Chandler Travis Philharmonic 6pm. $15/$12 members/$10 students. Inviting audiences to bring a picnic and their dancing shoes. We’ll have local beer and wine as well as coffee and desserts for sale. PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Chatham. (518) 392-6121.
God of Carnage 8pm. $20/$16/$12 students/active military free. Presented by SummerStar Theater. Shepard Student Center, Middletown. 234-3807.
Infinity Hall’s Rising Star Series 7:30pm. $20/$30. Featuring Glen Roth, Kerri Powers, and Jeff Leblanc. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Les Miserables 8pm. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 339-4340.
Saints of Swing 11am-2pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
A Little Night Music 8pm. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 8pm. $39.50-$126. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330.
Love/Sick 8pm. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Outdoors & Recreation
Other Desert Cities 8pm. $20/$16 members/$18 in advance/$14 members in advance. Mohonk Mountain Stage Readers Theater. Directed by Robert Miller. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Workshops & Classes 3 Essentials Every Woman Needs to Live Healthy, Feel Beautiful and Express Herself 2pm. $15/ $10 with a friend. Learn the key to discovering which diet will give you the most health and vitality. Leave with a newfound understanding of how you, as a unique and beautiful woman, are meant to explore and experience your life. Inner Light Heath Spa, Poughkeepsie. (917) 374-4690. Doody Calls 1-2pm. Fourth Saturday of every month. $10 nonmembers. Cloth diapering info sessions Waddle n Swaddle, Poughkeepsie. 473-5952. Enchanted Mosaics 7pm. $95/includes supplies. 2nd part held on June 25. Learn how to make something old and broken into something new and beautiful again at this Enchanted Mosaics workshop. Inner Light Heath Spa, Poughkeepsie. 702-4472. Intro to Photographic and Encaustic Processes Through June 25. With Fawn Potash. The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-9957. Origami Kingston Fourth Saturday of every month, 10:30am. Explore the art of Japanese paper folding with Anita Barbour. Ages five and up may attend. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507. Printmaking 9am-12pm. $140/4 classes. With Kate McGloughlin Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock. 679-2388.
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Open Houses/Parties/Benefits Laughing in Detail I 5-7pm. $90. Celebrating the foods and spirit of the Berkshires. Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA. (413) MoCA-111. Laughing in Detail II 11:30pm. $275. Midsummer night supper with Wilco. Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA. (413) MoCA-111. WAAM Benefit Splash 5:30pm. $30/$27 in advance. Featuring a silent auction of goods and services, a special sale of regional art, hors d'oeuvres, wine, and live music by the Dempsey/Nelson way. Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, Woodstock. 679-2940.
Outdoors & Recreation Campus Walking Tour 10am-1pm. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. Vassar.edu. Garden Market on the Green 8am. Featuring unusual plant materials, herbs, and annuals; handcrafted garden supports, gardenrelated vintage treasures, and more. Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Hidden Gardens Tour 10am. $30. Hidden Gardens is a self-guided tour to seven exquisite private homes. The theme of this year’s tour is “Editing Nature: Hudson Valley Gardens.” Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Volunteer Restoration Day 10am-1pm. Learn to identify local flora and to practice proper techniques for removing invasive plants that wreak havoc on the valley’s fragile ecosystem. Shaupeneak Ridge, Esopus. 473-4440 ext. 273. Woodstock Annual Garden Tour 10am-4pm. $30 in advance/$35 day of event. Produced by Bird-On-A-Cliff with Woodstock Arts Board. Woodstock hosts open their private and personal gardens for viewing. Includes a light lunch by New World Home Cooking. Woodstock. 247-4007.
Spirituality
Art Art in Bloom A fine art and floral design festival. Part of the Newburgh Illuminated Festival. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, Newburgh. 569-4997. Open Your Eyes Studio Tour & Performance Showcase Through June 23. Presented by Northwest Connecticut Arts Council. Kent and New Milford, CT. (860) 618-0075.
Comedy Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers 7pm. $85 Gold member/$75/$70 member. Comedian Steve Martin is joined by a live bluegrass band. Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC), Kingston. 339-6088.
Fairs & Festivals Newburgh Illuminated Festival A festival of arts, heritage, and music. Check website for specific events and locations. Newburghilluminated.com. Strawberry, Chocolate, and Wine Festival 12-5pm. $12. Baldwin Vineyards, Pine Bush. Baldwinvineyards.com.
Health & Wellness A Day of Healing with One Light One Touch 10am-5pm. $150. With Nancy Plumer, MS. Private Residence, Stone Ridge. 687-2252. Wild Weed Walk with Robin Rose Bennett 2pm. $25. Take a walk around Rogowski Farm with renowned teacher, herbalist, and author Robin Rose Bennett to learn about wild edible and medicinal plants. W. Rogowski Farm, Pine Island. 544-5379.
Kids & Family Children & Families: Camera Obscura Workshop 1pm. Build your own handheld camera obscura and explore Storm King through a new lens. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville. 534-3115.
An Introduction to the Foundations of Vajrayana Buddhism Through June 27. H. E. Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche. Garrison Institute, Garrison. 424-4800.
Literary & Books
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All’s Well That Ends Well 8pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
Carmen Pascucci 7pm. Jazz, singer/songwriter. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Heather Olivera Presents The Master’s Hand 7pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.
8th Annual Tour de Kingston and Ulster Bike Ride 8:30am. $25/$40. From a flat, 5-mile Family Ride to a challenging 50-miler for experienced cyclists. Post-ride BBQ provided. All proceeds benefit Tour de Kingston Community Scholarships, the YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County, and the Health Alliance Foundation. Forsyth Nature Center, Kingston. 336-5581. Dog Days of Summer Hike 10am-12pm. Dogs on short leashes welcome. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. Mohonkpreserve.org.
Spirituality Between The Worlds 3pm. $35. Connect with deceased loved ones and validate the continuity of life. The House of New Beginnings, Saugerties. 246-4579. Erica’s Monthly Spiritual Pregnancy & Adoption Circle 6pm. Fourth Sunday of every month. Gathering of currently pregnant or adoptive mothers-to-be. Wyld Acres, New Paltz. 255-5896.
TUESDAY 25 Film Free Movie Tuesdays: Give Me the Banjo 8:30pm. A comprehensive look by documentary filmmaker Marc Fields at a quintessential American musical instrument, the banjo, from its African roots to contemporary jazz and into the 21st century. PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Chatham. (518) 392-6121. Take Back Your Power 7:15pm. $7. A panel discussion / Q&A with key speakers will follow the movie. Rosendale Theater Collective, Rosendale. Rosendaletheatre.org.
Lectures & Talks Battle of Gettysburg 6pm. The local contribution to the war effort, mainly the recruitment and service of the 120th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment at the battle of Gettysburg. This unit consisted entirely of men from Ulster and Greene Counties and was involved in some of the heaviest fighting of the battle. This presentation will be provided by Collin Carr. Saugerties Public Library, Saugerties. 246-4317.
Literary & Books Playspace for Tots 10-10:45am. Community room set up with rugs, stuffed animals, books, and toys. Everyone welcome. Gardiner Library, Gardiner. 255-1255.
Music An Evening with Rush 7:30pm. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330.
Spirituality Sound Healing: Divine Light Activation with Himalayan Bowls played by Suzy Meszoly 7:30pm. Last Tuesday of every month. $15-$25. MaMa, Stone Ridge. 616-0860.
Theater
Theater
Home: By Samm-Art Williams 8pm. $20/$18/$10 groups 12+. An enduring and poetic story of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit told against the backdrop of the political and social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 485-7399.
The Three Musketeers 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
God of Carnage 3pm. $20/$16/$12 students/active military free. Presented by SummerStar Theater. Shepard Student Center, Middletown. 234-3807. Les Miserables 2pm. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 339-4340. A Little Night Music 3pm. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Love/Sick 2pm. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Workshops & Classes Artists Spotlights: Shannon Wittman 12-6pm. Shannon will bring raw wool, her amazing yarn collection, and a spinning wheel to demonstrate the specialized skill of spinning yarn from raw materials and how that yarn is woven into cloth. Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Woodstock. 679-2079. Quit Working so Hard with Amy Shoko Brown 7pm. $20. In this class you will find learn simple mindfulness tools to shed chronic pain and enjoy your summer to the fullest. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
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Kids & Family
Evolution: Learning to Understand Life in Development 7pm. $560/$530 early registration. Taught by Craig Holdrege, Henrike Holdrege, and Nathaniel Williams. The Nature Institute, Ghent. (518) 672-0116.
Family Kick-off Event Magician Jim Snack 7pm. Sponsored by the Saugerties Teachers Association. Saugerties Public Library, Saugerties. 246-4317.
MONDAY 24 Kids & Family On Stage with the Berkshire Theatre Group 9am. Through June 28. Build dramatic skills and gain self-confidence through improvisational skits, theater games, movement exercises, and dramatic storytelling. Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (413) 443-7171 ext. 40. Pond Camp 1pm. Through June 28. Get your hands wet as you encounter pond animals in the Museum Aquarium. Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (413) 443-7171 ext. 40.
Literary & Books Bookmark Club 4pm. Go on a book reading journey for elementary age students with Sasha Finlay. Short stories and chapter books by various authors, drawing, bookmaking, films, printmaking, comics, cartooning, and bookmark making. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Music Black Dirt Band 8pm. Blues. Gail’s Place, Newburgh. 567-1414. Pianist Melvin Chen & Portals Resident Quartet 7:30pm. The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT. (860) 435-4423. Singalong Jamboree 7pm. Led by members of the Muir’s Sing Out! Reach Out! program for people with disabilities, an evening of heartwarming music making. The Fountains at Millbrook, Millbrook. 677-5871.
Workshops & Classes Evolution: Learning to Understand Life in Development 8:30am. $560/$530 early registration. Taught by Craig Holdrege, Henrike Holdrege, and Nathaniel Williams. The Nature Institute, Ghent. (518) 672-0116.
Literary & Books Storytelling with Janet Carter 7pm. Headed by local Karen Pillsworth. She and Janet Carter will present “Family Stories,” building on a three-year tradition of warm-hearted tales for all ages Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775.
Music Jeanne Jolly 7pm. Singer/songwriter. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Jeff Entin’s Open Mic Night 7pm. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. Matchbox Twenty and Goo Goo Dolls 7pm. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330. Matt Maher 8pm. $27.50. Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT. (203) 438-5795. Os Mutantes 8pm. $20. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. Robert Cray 8pm. $100/$75. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. Saints of Swing 7pm. Staatsburg State Historic Site, Staatsburg. 889-8851.
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits Wednesday Wandering 10am-12pm. OOMS Conservation Area, Chatham. (518) 392-5252 ext. 202.
Theater All’s Well That Ends Well 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
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BIRDS, BEES, AND POLLINATION IN THE FERN GLEN Sunday, June 9 at 1 p.m. Discover flowers and the insects they attract during a guided walk through the Cary Institute’s Fern Glen. This walk is an introduction to some of our native forest wildflowers, ferns, and wetland shrubs. Register online at http:// fernglenpollinators.eventbrite.com.
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THURSDAY 27 Art
Richard Thompson 9pm. $55/$35/$25. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.
Exhibition: Munch 150 7:30pm. $15. Celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch. The Moviehouse, Millerton. (518) 789-0022.
Summer Opera Series: Verdi’s IL Trovatore 7pm. $12.50/$7.50 students. Time and Space Limited, Hudson. (518) 822-8448.
Film
Nightlife
The Law in These Parts 7pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Baam Bada House Music Parties 8pm-12am. Last Friday of every month. $5 includes a drink. Wherehouse, Newburgh. 561-7240.
Lectures & Talks Treatment for Abnormal Periods 6:30pm. Jed L. Turk, MD, HQMP Division of OB/GYN. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. (877) 729-2444. Where Did the Tracks Go in the Catskills? 7:30pm. Presented by Michael Kudish. Hurley Reformed Church, Hurley. 331-4121.
Music Dave Reed, Acoustic Guitar & Vocals 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244. Jim Campilongo 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Jon Cobert 8pm. Songer/songwriter. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Lucia Di Lammermoor 7:30pm. Saratoga Opera. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330. Rusted Root 8pm. $69/$49. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306.
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits Pond Pals 10-11am. Head to the pond where we’ll use nets to get a closer look at noisy bullfrogs, twitchy tadpoles, and crazy crayfish.. Ages 3-6. Schor Conservation Area, Canaan. (518) 392-5252 ext. 202.
Outdoors & Recreation Hiking in the Catskills 4-day retreat. Menla Mountain Retreat & Conference Center, Phoenicia. 688-6897.
Spirituality Evening of Clairvoyant Channeling 7pm. $25/$20. Rev. Betsy Stang. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.
Theater Home: By Samm-Art Williams 8pm. $20/$18/$10 groups 12+. An enduring and poetic story of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit told against the backdrop of the political and social upheavals of the 1960s and 70s. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 485-7399. Girlfriend From Hell The Musical 8pm. $26/$24. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. God of Carnage 8pm. $20/$16/$12 students/active military free. Presented by SummerStar Theater. Shepard Student Center, Middletown. 234-3807. Hudson Air: Radio Plays 7:30pm. $18/$15 members/$10 students. An evening of live radio theater performed by members of Hudson Air, David Anderson, Lora Lee Ecobelli, James Occhino, and Nancy Rothman, directed by Andrew Joffe. This is the first in a series of live radio performances to be presented by PS21 and Hudson Opera House. PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Chatham. (518) 392-6121. Les Miserables 8pm. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 339-4340. Love/Sick 8pm. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511. Other Desert Cities 8pm. $20/$16 members/$18 in advance/$14 members in advance. Mohonk Mountain Stage Readers Theater. Directed by Robert Miller. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559. The Persephone Project 8pm. http: Hudson Teen Theatre Ensemble. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-4181. The Three Musketeers 8pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
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Theater King Lear 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org. Les Miserables 8pm. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 339-4340. Love/Sick 8pm. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511. The Persephone Project 8pm. Hudson Teen Theatre Ensemble. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-4181.
FRIDAY 28 Dance Funk Haus 9pm. Fourth Friday of every month. $10/$5 teens/ kids free. Live DJs spin funky music. Open to all ages. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. Funkhauspresents@gmail.com. Swing Dance to Live Music 8:30-11:30pm. Fourth Friday of every month. $15/$10 FT students. No experience or partner needed. Beginners’ lesson from 8pm-8:30. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, Poughkeepsie. 454-2571.
Literary & Books Author Robert Grumet 7pm. Presenting Manhattan to Minisink: American Indian Place Names in Greater New York and Vicinity. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, New Paltz. 255-8300.
Music Aston Magna Concert 3: Masterworks by J. S. Bach and Marin Marais 8pm. Olin Auditorium at Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7003. The BTU’s 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244. Dorraine Scofield 9pm. $5. Two Boots, Red Hook. 758-0010. Electric Beef 9:30pm. Classic rock. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Les Paul’s Trio 7pm. Featuring Lou Pallo, Nicki Parrott, and John Colianni. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Miró Quartet 7:30pm. Hotchkiss Chapel, Lakeville. Hotchkiss.org/arts.
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Healers Day with Sai Maa 10am-3pm. $250. Sai Maa, Albany. (518) 785-8576. Lighting Essentials: One & Two Light Portraits Through June 30. With Bobbi Lane. The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-9957.
SATURDAY 29 Fairs & Festivals Beacon Riverfest 12pm. Free/Your Donations At The Gate Keep It Going. Local 845 will present its fourth annual “Beacon Riverfest” outdoor music concert in the city’s Riverfront Park beginning at Noon on Saturday, June 29. Riverfront Park, Beacon. (917) 806-1348.
Food & Wine An Art-B-Q: Pork and Poetry 8pm. $20. With Craig Dworkin and Mónica de la Torre. In these hybrid evenings, artists share their work with audiences, and then all feast together. Mount Tremper Arts, Mount Tremper. 688-9893.
Kids & Family Dairy Month Celebration and Open House 10am. Taste different kinds of milk, cheese, and ice cream from the Hudson Valley. Free farm tours. Activities for kids. Breakfast available 9am-2pm. W. Rogowski Farm, Pine Island. 258-4574.
Heart 7:30pm. $36.50-$111.50. With special guest Jason Bonham’s Led Zepplin Experience. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel. 454-3388. Helen Avakian 8pm. Acoustic Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle Concert 3 8pm. Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. Olin Auditorium at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7003. Liederworks 6:30pm. Vocal chamber music of Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, in celebration of their bicentennial years. Maverick Concerts, Woodstock. 679-8217. Lucia Di Lammermoor 7:30pm. Saratoga Opera. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330. Petey Hop and the Jackrabbits 9:30pm. Classic rock. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Ras Moshe and Music Now Extended Unit 8pm. $15/$10 students and seniors. Contemporary jazz. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988. The Roy Gerson Trio, Piano 8pm. Jazz. Castle Street Café, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 528-5244. The TJay Trio 9pm. Singer/songwriter/guitarist. High Falls Café, High Falls. 687-2699. Tony Trischka Territory 7:30pm. $30/$25 members/$18 students. Tony Trischka is perhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots music world. PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, Chatham. (518) 392-6121. The Woodstock Concerts on the Green 1-5pm. Village Green, Woodstock. Woodstockchamber.com. Young People’s Concert 11am. Elizabeth Mitchell & Friends. Maverick Concerts, Woodstock. 679-8217.
Open Houses/Parties/Benefits A Benefit Concert for UPAC’s Capital Campaign 8pm. $100-$600. Featuring Tony Bennett Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC), Kingston. 339-6088. Justice for Haiti 8pm. The Linda, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Outdoors & Recreation Shandaken in Bloom Garden Tour 10am-4pm. $25/$20 in advance. Six gardens heart of the Catskills: formal landscapes, country cottage gardens, butterfly gardens, bog gardens, vegetable beds, ornamental trees, and orchards. Phoenicia Library, Phoenicia. 688-7493.
Theater Home: By Samm-Art Williams 8pm. $20/$18/$10 groups 12+. An enduring and poetic story of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit told against the backdrop of the political and social upheavals of the 1960s and '70s. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 485-7399. Girlfriend From Hell The Musical 8pm. $26/$24. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. God of Carnage 8pm. $20/$16/$12 students/active military free. Presented by SummerStar Theater. Shepard Student Center, Middletown. 234-3807. Les Miserables 8pm. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 339-4340. Love/Sick 8pm. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511. Other Desert Cities 8pm. $20/$16 members/$18 in advance/$14 members in advance. Mohonk Mountain Stage Readers Theater. Directed by Robert Miller. Unison, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Literary & Books
The Persephone Project 8pm. Hudson Teen Theatre Ensemble. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-4181.
Laura Ludwig Presents Performance Art and Poetry 6:30pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5775.
The Three Musketeers 8pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org.
Music Banda Magda 7pm. Drawing from world chansons infused with South American grooves and a twist of jazz. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Big Al Anderson and the Floor Models 8pm. $80/$60. Featuring Jim Chapdelaine, Lorne Entress, Paul Kochanski. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. Drum Wars 7pm. $32.50/$27.50 in advance. Come see drum legends Carmine and Vinny Appice in a Drum War Battle The Castle Fun Center, Chester. 469-2116. Freihofer’s 36th Annual Saratoga Jazz Festival 12pm. $55-$75. The two-day, 36th annual jazz fête features over 20 acts, including legends like Tony Bennett and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, as well as saxophonist David Sanborn and smooth-jazztrailblazer Bob James. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330.
What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting: True Stories of Slips, Surprises, and Happy Accidents 8pm. $50/$45. An ensemble theater piece created by Starling executive director Eva Tenuto and TMI Project editorial director Sari Botton. The show, which is about all the different ways reproductive “choice” is exercised by women–and men–will benefit both Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley and the Community Outreach Initiative of the TMI Project. Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.
Workshops & Classes Seeing the Unseen: Perceiving Auras 2pm. $20. With Forest Sunshine. This workshop addresses those things that cause us to veil our eyes from our innate abilities and truths. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Summer Herbs Workshop: Healing Balms for Bites, Stings, and Rashes 10am. $55. Discuss natural ways in which we can work with plants to calm the calamities of common stings, bites, burns, and rashes (including poison ivy).
Workshop includes materials and a simple organic vegetarian lunch Hawthorne Valley Farm, Ghent. (518) 672-7500 ext. 231.
SUNDAY 30 Comedy Forum and Fundraiser for Strike Debt: Rolling Jubilee 11am. $15. Professor Andrew Ross, one of the organizers of the Rolling Jubilee Initiative, will speak on the purpose and activities of Strike Debt/Rolling Jubilee. Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine perform. Upstate Films, Rhinebeck. 876-4546.
Kids & Family Children & Families: Tour with Wally McGuire 1pm. A special tour with celebrated educator Wally McGuire. Storm King Art Center, Mountainville. 534-3115. Shakespeare Intensive I 10am-4pm. Two-week rehearsal culminates in fully-staged performance. Ages 7-11. New Genesis Productions, West Shokan. Newgenesisproductions.org.
Lectures & Talks Claiming Her Place 7:30pm. $25-$50. A panel discusses the challenges women face in the entertainment industry. To benefit WAM Theatre’s fall production of Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. (413) 644-9040.
Literary & Books Words Words Words 2013 3pm. 6th annual summer afternoon gatherings of Hudson Valley authors, reading from and talking about their own work. Featured authors are poet Theresa Senato Edwards, thriller novelist Kitty Pilgrim, and nutrition educator Joan Dye Gussow. Maple Grove Restoration, Poughkeepsie. 471-3248.
Music Aaron Carter 7:30pm. $40/$25. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. The Blue Hill Troupe performing Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘The Mikado’ 2pm. $100 with reception/ $65/$45. Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk, CT. (866) 666-6306. England and Romanticism 4pm. Miró Quartet, with Melvin Chen, piano. Maverick Concerts, Woodstock. 679-8217. Eric Lawrence Quartet 11am-2pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970. Freihofer’s 36th Annual Saratoga Jazz Festival 12pm. $55-$75. The two-day, 36th annual jazz fête features over 20 acts, including legends like Tony Bennett and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, as well as saxophonist David Sanborn and smooth-jazztrailblazer Bob James. Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs. (518) 584-9330. Funk Junkies 7pm. The Falcon, Marlboro. 236-7970.
Outdoors & Recreation Annual Mohonk Garden Tour and Buffet Luncheon 10am. $70. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. (800) 772-6646.
Spirituality Healing Rhythms 2-4pm. $20/$15. Drum healing facilitated by Al Romao. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100.
Theater All’s Well That Ends Well 7pm. $27-$55. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Boscobel, Garrison. Hvshakespeare.org. Home: By Samm-Art Williams 8pm. $20/$18/$10 groups 12+. An enduring and poetic story of hope and the resiliency of the human spirit told against the backdrop of the political and social upheavals of the 1960s and '70s. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. 485-7399. Girlfriend From Hell The Musical 3pm. $26/$24. Rhinebeck Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. God of Carnage 3pm. $20/$16/$12 students/active military free. Presented by SummerStar Theater. Shepard Student Center, Middletown. 234-3807. Les Miserables 2pm. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. 339-4340. Love/Sick 2pm. Shadowland Theatre, Ellenville. 647-5511.
Workshops & Classes Entering & Learning to Access the Akashic Realms with June Brought 2pm. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Fundamentals of Photography 2-4:30pm. Exploring digital portraiture and still lifes with Lori Adams. Weekly through Aug. Choose 3 weeks. Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie. 471-2550.
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A detail of the photograph Harlem Valley / Wingdale Project #7635 by Avery Danziger
The Ravishing Ravages of Time Litchfield County-based photographer Avery Danziger compares his excursions into the abandoned Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale to the trancelike experience of scuba diving. “I love the stillness and quiet of the place,” says Danziger. “All I can hear is my breath through the respirator and hazmat suit I have to wear.” Closed in 1994, the Wingdale Center is filled with black mold and asbestos; lead paint covers the walls and floors. Danziger was the last photographer authorized to enter the site, and his photographs document the center's toxic beauty, reveling in the natural chaos stemming from the breakdown of the manmade environment. “Avery Danziger: The Judicious Palette of Time” will be exhibited through June 16 at the Tremaine Gallery at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut. (860) 435-3663; Hotchkiss.org/arts. —Brian K. Mahoney
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Life Passages: The Return of Saturn NIght side of Saturn photographed by Cassini Space Probe.
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s the world churns, the rest of the solar system keeps moving, silently and dependably. As it does, the current positions of the planets make what are called “transits” to our natal chart—they touch and act on the positions of the planets when we were born. Many transits happen to everyone each year, but there are some events that stand out in the course of a lifetime. One thing is for sure: These transits arrive, and when they do, the thing to do is meet them with clear intent and willingness to grow. Most of the major transits (sometimes called key life transits) that astrologers work with involve the slow movers: Saturn, Uranus, Chiron, Neptune and Pluto. Howard Sasportas once described these as the gods of change, because when they come through our lives, our lives become different. They are moments of transformation, and though not everyone has a “good time” going through them, with astrological help they can be easier, more meaningful and more consciously useful. It’s rare, however, that people have astrological help or even the most basic information available to them. Most people know of at least one key life transit—thanks to the Internet, “Saturn return” is a household phrase. That’s the transit that happens when Saturn returns to its own natal position in your chart, completing a full 29-year cycle—one of the most meaningful steps on the way to adulthood. The second Saturn return is about restructuring one’s life on the way into later adulthood (what used to be called “retirement”). There are a number of other Saturn transits as meaningful as the return, so if this theme resonates but you’re at a different age, you may be having one of them.
The transits of Saturn have a few themes in common—development of maturity, adjusting the structure of our lives, and focusing on the work that we do. Along with these themes, people undergoing Saturn transits will often experience changes or rearrangements in their relationships. This falls under the general heading of maturity and structure. I know people who refuse to have intimate relationships with those who have not had their Saturn return; they are often too much like kids. When the Saturn return is done consciously, this is a transit that can help people settle into more grounded and mature attitudes and values. Your relationship to responsibility and the world around you is rearranged, usually in helpful ways. That said, I suspect that the newest Saturn in Scorpio subgeneration is struggling a bit with these themes, owing mainly to the state of the world. I recently read that fully one-third of American adults are either unemployed or have given up looking for work. This placement lends itself to serious, clever, and committed people who take using their resources wisely as a cornerstone of their lives, in a world that seems to be squandering everything it has. These natives are emerging into adulthood in a world where there is a radical imbalance in the distribution of resources—such as exponential gaps between the pay of CEOs and ordinary employees. They watched the leaders of the banking system nearly cripple the economy and bankrupt the federal government, then the banksters walked away not only without prosecution but with millions of dollars in personal gain. They know it’s wrong.
A Misunderstood Planet Saturn may be the most misunderstood planet. Associated with structure, authority, and stability, Saturn has been called many things by astrologers that have propagated considerable unnecessary negativity. I consider Saturn to be the internal governing principle. If you structure and run your own life, you won’t need someone to do it for you. While you may hear Saturn associated with being stuck, there are few more dependable agents of change and progress than this planet. For those who fear loss, I would remind you of the words of Patric Walker, who suggested that Saturn always gives more than it takes away. One of the most significant elements of Saturn is the structuring of time. Both the themes of “time” and “structure” are from old delineations, but the structuring of time is something I’ve adapted from the work of Dr. Eric Berne. In his book Games People Play, he describes the ability to structure time as a necessary prerequisite for sincere intimacy. We do not live forever, so if we want time enough for love, we have to make space for that experience. That’s a necessary element of maturity. With Saturn it’s necessary that you do your part, and then it will do its part. This is to say, consider the themes I’ve mentioned. Be real to yourself and to what is indicated in your Saturn placement as you grow to understand it, and you’ll be at a considerable advantage over others without this understanding. There are often associations with parents where Saturn is involved, and in this respect the message is simple: Resolve your relationship to them. Don’t let them run your life vicariously, and know when you’re aspiring (whether consciously or otherwise) to be them.
The Saturn Structure This is also one of the first crop of Saturn return people who grew up with the Internet. This has consumed many more jobs than it created and has fostered an environment where people could entertain themselves into oblivion. Many of the people they see doing the entertaining have been catapulted to instant fame and fortune, and one thing that can hold back current Saturn return people is the expectation that this might happen to them. However, most (not all but most) very young people who find themselves living glamorous lives didn’t get there by mastering Saturn; they had something else going for them, and the adults around them provided the Saturn structure. This is one reason why so many famous young people cannot stay out of trouble. Meanwhile, it’s difficult to imagine a subgeneration that’s seen more change in its short lifetime than this one. Between the day they were born and the day of their Saturn return, the world had gone through more revisions, renovations, and recreations than all the open-source software combined. They are used to a world where something is new and exciting one day and irrelevant the next—and that won’t get you far with Saturn. If there seems to be nothing to hang onto or no easy way in, that’s not an illusion. It’s a difficult fact of life that they must face. When they are ready to start taking on serious work assignments, there are fewer of those opportunities than ever. It’s particularly cruel that those who sought an education are saddled with more college debt than any generation that came before them, with fewer work opportunities to help them pay off that debt.
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One of my readers described her dilemma eloquently. “All the possibilities available seem to overwhelm my ability to embrace even one of them fully. Which keeps me away from intimately relating to what is in front of me, whether it’s a partner, an idea, a possibility.” She continued: “The fear of death seams to be pushing for a strong desire to accomplish something. An obsession with the future, and what to do to get there. The urge to share the body of artwork I have built up the last few years and to share the wisdom of the person I have become. At times, I even sense an imminent death, then an intense anxiety arises, of not having shared to the world my art, my love, and my vision for the world and all people. “I have a strong sense of who I am and what I am here to do. But it is the urge to do it and the fear that I won’t that is so prominent over the last weeks. The pressure feels as if it’s a one-time opportunity to grow up into what I will become.” It’s Not Possible to Be Mature Enough Those in their second Saturn return, in their late 50s, must really be looking at society in bewilderment right now. Those born in the mid-1950s were some of the original “save the world” people—they were teenagers at the time of the first Earth Day, and those impressions never left them—but there’s a big mystery where the idealism went. Their older siblings helped stop the Vietnam War, so they had the notion that social justice was possible. Now many more major wars later, none of those ideals have come to fruition. My sense is that many are ready to take up the good fight perhaps for the first time, now that their children are grown and many are watching their grandchildren grow up in an extremely uncertain, increasingly dangerous world. They, too, are struggling for a way into meaningful participation, but the shock must be even greater because they’ve lived through many phases of history when that participation really was possible. There is the pressure of leadership, because at the second Saturn return, one truly becomes an “elder” in society—one entrusted with moral leadership. And unless they’ve had very successful careers, their plight for survival is often harder than those who are at their first Saturn return. In this world it’s not possible to be mature enough. Yet I think that if they are able to use the restructuring power of Saturn and not succumb to the pessimism that really is possible with Saturn in Scorpio, they will be able to provide a solid foundation for the generations that came after them. They are not too old to think for the future, and future generations are counting on it. Meanwhile, there are many deep personal issues that call for resolution when Saturn in Scorpio is aspected by itself or by another planet. By the second Saturn return, the confrontation with fertility and sexuality is not as potent as the confrontation with mortality, as those experiencing it see many of their elders depart the planet, sometimes in groups. One difference between the first and second Saturn returns is that at the second, the thought of mortality is less an abstraction and more a reality. Many of my readers have commented about what it’s like to see their elder relatives in decline. Physical health is usually a greater concern at the second Saturn return. Yet despite this, many at this time seem to start their lives over, get divorced, and begin new relationships, change careers, and even go back to school to develop additional skills. The Rock in the Stream For those with Saturn in Scorpio at either Saturn return, there may be titanic questions about the role of sexuality and relationships in their lives, which are now coming to a boil. For people entering their second Saturn return, subject matter that was seemingly left behind during their 30s can come right back, seeking attention and healing. Perhaps people are not expecting to explore questions about sexuality or their sexual legacy in their late 50s, but we are, after all, talking about Scorpio here. I’ve been doing some reading in the old astrology texts, and all authors who have commented on Saturn in Scorpio have noted its deep feelings and its tendency to secrecy—these individuals don’t give up their pearls easily, whether black or otherwise. Now those feelings and secrets are working their way to the surface, and this may leave those with this placement feeling especially vulnerable and asking the deepest questions of their lives. And then there can be the dawning of that elusive thing, wisdom. As one of my readers wrote recently, her life “would be most dramatic if it weren’t so quiet here, in my body and person and whereabouts. I’ve spent the last decade building a house. Now it’s about done. I have a home, something I’ve wanted since childhood. Mostly, I have equanimity, a quality that always eluded me, that I’ve often prayed for, and this translates into more confidence, more of a feeling of myself and not a cloak or a ghost.” She continued: “I started reading poetry again. I used to be a woman who sought advice everywhere, and now I’m the rock in the stream, all the chaos flowing around and over me. I don’t have to attend so many seminars, read so many books, which makes for more time.” Ah yes, were it so. Were it so. chronogram.com Read Eric Francis Coppolino’s weekly Planet Waves column.
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Planet Waves Horoscopes ARIES (March 20-April 19) Most of what we experience in life is shaped by how safe we feel. Those who feel safe also feel confident. They consume less energy on fear, and as a result have more to invest in creativity, productive work, and loving experiences. What is interesting about experiencing safety and confidence is that it improves with practice rather than with external reasons or rationales to feel a certain way. It’s worth practicing, especially now that the planets are moving one by one into a position that makes it easier than it’s been in quite a while. When you tune your emotional body to a space of harmony and empathy, you get different results than if you are practicing competition or fear as your daily yoga. Events this month can take you on a journey into a grounded, confident space, and give you a model for how to feel stable there. With each passing event, you can go a little deeper into the calm assurance that you belong in your home, your community and in the world at this time. This is something you can commit to as a conscious choice, then gradually teach yourself and improve your skill, learning what thoughts, communication patterns, and ways of connecting emotionally foster your sense of safety. If questions arise, they are most likely to focus on identifying and letting go of emotional thought forms that no longer serve you. Let them go and you will liberate space and energy for what is beautiful, good, and true.
TAURUS (April 19-May 20) Seen one way, the focus of your life is on communicating your feelings, and slipping into a way of being where that comes more easily than you might expect. By “feelings” I mean your point of view, your desires, and the sensation of what it’s like to be alive. By “communicate” I mean with others, though more significantly, with yourself. While I would not want to deny anyone consciousness, it often seems like we live in a world where many people have no idea what they feel, and I would say that most humans would be a lot better off if they did. You may, at first, experience the transits this month as magnification or exaggeration. If so, that’s an invitation to pay closer attention to the nuances and the cycles that seem to run your emotional experience. You still seem to have a disagreement with yourself over something, a potential grudge, judgment, or inner dilemma where there may indeed be two sides of the story. If so, I suggest you get those two sides into a discussion, perhaps even a negotiation. Do your best to understand both points of view. Neither is strictly true; neither is incorrect; the two added together don’t tally up to the truth. Yet a new depth of understanding can emerge from an extended inner dialog, particularly if it’s gentle and emotionally grounded. This is as much about what is true as it is how you feel about it. Listen to your mind and your body.
GEMINI (May 20-June 21) Jupiter leaves your sign this month, though it lands somewhere just as influential for you. You’re living through a phase where you have beautiful, idealistic goals, though turning them into concrete results may be challenging. You may be feeling restlessness in your current work because you crave doing something more meaningful. Jupiter in Cancer will help you establish your understanding of the value of what you do. That, in turn, will help you create or see the circumstances that will make it seem more practical, worthwhile, and easier to share. If you live confidently in your understanding that you really do have a gift, that will be compelling to others. Yet, what’s more significant is that you focus your vision. It’s one thing to have an ideal or a dream. It’s another to refine that into something specific, and to analyze it into a few beginning steps. You may feel that to do so weighs down the idealism angle, burdening it with practicality. But what we’re describing here is accomplishing something, not wishing you could do so. Therefore, I suggest you put at least one long-held goal or desire to the test of reality this month. I suggest you persist with your plans for 90 days, say, through the end of August, which will take you well past the end of the Mercury retrograde that starts June 26. If what you dream of and want to do is really worth doing, you will have a clue by then.
CANCER
(June 21-July 22)
Jupiter arrives in your sign this month, and until it does (on June 25), you may have the sensation that your life is dangling by a string. If you feel that way, trust that it’s made of nice strong fibers and that you’ll have enough of what you need to get you through to the next phase of your life. Jupiter in your sign is an authentic turning point, and it’s one you’ve been waiting for, potentially without realizing it was even coming. You could interpret this as your luck improving, though I think of it more as connecting to yourself, your community, and your emotional resources. You might have the experience of seeing the obvious—solutions to problems that have persisted for too long, the strength to make decisions that will improve your life, and, most of all, your presence in the world. You would think that walking around in a body would be more than enough to give you a clue you exist, but really this is about resonance with people who surround you. This same astrology will offer you some instruction on how important relationships are to you. That will come into focus as you start to see how much you mean to people and how much mutual benefit is possible. This is a reminder to focus on people to whom you have a real value and with whom you want to share. What you’re seeking is a real meeting. Where the depths of intimacy are concerned, “almost” doesn’t count. 132 planet waves ChronograM 6/13
Planet Waves Horoscopes LEO (July 22-August 23) Everyone needs a guardian angel, and you have a few. Who are they? People or spiritual entities? You’ll know better as you establish a relationship to them. What you may discover is that they’re sources of intelligence within yourself—what you may think of as your superconscious awareness. Some call this intuition; that’s close enough, though what you have developing now would be a particularly vivid form of it. As the month develops, you may find that this source of knowledge has more to offer you—far more than asking the opinions of others, for example, or watching public trends. Those external sources come with way more uncertainty than you need, and may be a distraction from admitting and acting on what you know to be true. One thing to remember is that your body speaks to you. The feeling you have thinking a thought is as meaningful or more meaningful than the thought itself; that’s your confirmation that you are onto something. This may guide you to trust countercurrents that may seem to violate prevailing (supposed) popular wisdom. These same aspects will help ease much of the anxiety you may be feeling, and provide you with a sense of confidence you don’t fully understand. That’s okay, and you don’t need to question it; just appreciate its presence. Whether these are actual angels, mentors or the “better angels of your nature,” the thing to do is listen to them, speak to them, and thank them for their assistance. And don’t forget to ask when you need help.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Mercury, perhaps the most influential planet for Virgo, stations retrograde later in the month. As it moves in reverse (from our point of view on Earth) it will gradually form a perfect trine to Chiron in your opposite sign Pisces. In this we see an aspect that points to the bridge between friends and lovers. This reminds me of one of my favorite true jokes—when someone says they don’t have sex with their friends, I ask if they prefer to have sex with their enemies. Yet the intimacy suggested in this aspect applies to other facets of relating, perhaps highlighting what distinguishes a friend: in my view, the commitment to healing. I know there are many other definitions going around, and I would propose that this is not a word to use casually, but rather, to use thoughtfully. Your circle of friends is your circle of light. The people you call your friends are the ones with whom you share mutual support, and willingness to heal and grow. They are the people willing and openly offering to support one another. It may take you some time to apply this definition to the people around you and see who stands up to the test, though events this month will make it clear who qualifies. What will be more abundantly clear is that you do have friends, and one friend in particular who transcends all of the usual boundaries and is your companion on every level.
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LIBRA (September 22-October 23) Though this is not necessarily the easiest time for Libras, it’s certainly a meaningful one, and you’re likely to experience a series of breakthroughs on some of your longest-delayed projects or goals. As these happen, leave room to reevaluate your goals. Question why you have a goal, not just what it is. When you get to the level of your motives, you could shift your point of view with one thought. What’s changed in recent years is that the appearance of doing something, or being known for it, has less importance than ever. That’s a big help, an authentic step on the way to sincerity. Go deeper into who you are and what your real purpose is. Many encounters you have with others are provoking you to do just this: to assert yourself, sometimes in the face of what blatantly contradicts your ideas. What you may discover as you do this is that everyone has something to teach you, or some gift for you, even if the transaction seemed confrontational. Keep your sense of humor, and you will spend your days collecting useful ideas like a bee collects pollen and in the process feeds the world. As you rise in your success—and make no mistake, your star is rising, despite any dubious quests and struggles you’ve been through, or what any other astrologer claims—have fun discovering how much you don’t know, and therefore, how much you have to learn. This is a core element of leadership.
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Religion seems to have taken over both national and international politics, if one could go so far as to describe the crude ideological stampeding as religious. The resulting controversies are seemingly endless. Yet the need to express one’s faith is inherent in humanity, and it will always take some form, whether healthy or not. You may be feeling this calling now. From the look of your astrology, my observation is that it’s coming from a visceral level, not the level of ideas. You are beginning to feel your inherent truth, or to go deeper into a journey already begun, perhaps around 2001. Where this matter is concerned, the first question is who and what you serve. Bob Dylan was right: We all serve someone. It’s merely a question of whom, and for what motive. Your faith has the power to nourish others, something you’ve no doubt seen at work many times. Notice your ability to draw from a deep inner source, to allow yourself to be filled up, and then to offer what you have to the people around you. There is another way this could play out, though—by experiencing your generosity, you deduce that you have something to give, and in doing so, recognize that you’re in contact with the source of whatever that is. An image borrowed from Aquarius comes to mind—you’re now a kind of water bearer, though the urn is self-filling. Offer what you have to those who are thirsty. There are few better ways to learn compassion and humility.
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SAGITTARIUS
(November 22-December 22)
How you use your resources, or the ones to which you have access, says nearly everything about you. It’s the essence of how you relate to others, and what you might think of as your civic role. You instinctively know that humans only gain by putting together what they have, to benefit families, tribes, companies, and nations. We need one another—and that is one of the most meaningful foundations of your understanding of life. Where the intent is to share and to be mutually supportive, it usually works well. I suspect that it pains you to see such waste, selfishness, and the willingness of people to take advantage of what has been collectively accomplished. You may not be able to stop corporate crime, but you can be the person in your immediate environment who makes sure that resources are accounted for, kept safe, and used wisely. Your chart looks like you’re about to be nominated quartermaster in chief for those you know; by one reading you could be coming into a windfall or an inheritance. By another reading you’re inheriting something from yourself, which may be measurable in money or observable as wisdom. In any event, you’re the steward of something that belongs not only to you but also to others around you. You’re being looked up to for your ethics and your ability to allocate this wealth wisely. You’ve been carefully ordering your priorities for years now. You know the right thing to do, and you have every reason to trust yourself.
CAPRICORN
(December 22-January 20)
You’ve probably had enough of going it alone, or being willing to. Something seems to have stunned you to the awareness that it’s time to invite people into your life, and to be part of something larger. Yet the extended time you’ve spent in introspection has taught you a few things. You’ve learned so much about who you are, and moreover, you’ve learned how important it is to have that knowledge. Have you ever wondered how you lived without it? Really, you didn’t, but it was hiding on a deep level that would inform you in indirect ways. Now you’ve claimed what you know as direct self-knowledge, and this is offering you the confidence to meet the world on your own terms. There’s often a little gap that one has to cross over before doing that—perhaps something about the guilt of asserting yourself, perhaps about being seen as “selfish,” maybe the vulnerability associated with daring to encounter the world with what is true rather than a façade. I think you’ll find that your new approach is much easier, and more dependable. Who you are is something you don’t have to worry about, or think much about; who you are not is much more complicated, and consumes a lot of energy. Therefore, stick to who you are and what you want to share with others. Remember, this is more fun if you let go of jealousy, which means honoring the fun and pleasure others feel rather than trying to control it.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 19)
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If work has been less-than-perfect lately, I think you’ll be happy with what you create over the next few weeks, and how you approach the puzzle of your work environment. For you, what you do is just as important as where and how you do it. You could have the ideal job but if the working environment were not suitable for you, it would just not work. Now you can consider your plans with your environment as the first step in your thought process. Notice how where you work influences your ideas—the quality of light, the space around you, and how your body feels. Regarding work, there’s one astrological detail that no Aquarius should be without. You need human contact and a real sense of whom you’re helping. Whatever field this may be in, the way you support others, and relate to others, needs to be more like how an ideal family would relate than what we find in the average workplace. You need real confirmation that your work is nourishing others who actually need you. This is an extension of the “humanitarian” idea of Aquarius, though what I’m reading is Cancer on the 6th house—where Jupiter is about to take up residence. You have a lot to offer and the more you give, the more you’ll discover that you have. For your own peace of mind and encouragement, make sure that you’re offering your gifts where they are appreciated. You have options.
PISCES (February 19-March 20) I know it may sound silly to those who read old astrology books to suggest that Pisces people seek pleasure as their primary avocation; that’s what, in theory anyway, you do naturally. Yet that’s not my particular prejudice about Pisces; I tend to think of the last sign as signifying devotion to causes, to situations larger than yourself, and to existence. When you offer your assistance, that’s not about feeling good for its own sake. Indeed, there are few signs that can persist through discomfort and delayed gratification like Pisces can. With your “ruling” planet Jupiter changing signs this month to Cancer, your solar 5th house, you’re getting a clue that what gives you pleasure is the thing to focus on, at least for a full year till you get the habit down. This in turn will stoke your creativity, allowing you space to go in wholly new directions. If you want human companionship of the friendly erotic kind, that, too, is Jupiter in the 5th. In your chart that’s the story of something that feeds and strengthens most people—Pisces is the sign for whom sex is an inherently spiritual experience. Focus on the beautification of your home, starting from the kitchen out, and the food you prepare there. The way your chart is set up, everything you do along these lines will feed everything else, and you can get some energy cycling that feeds you and the people you love.
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About three years ago, Greg Frederick started breaking old records that were lying around his Brooklyn apartment. “I don’t use vinyl that are playable,” says Frederick. “I don’t want to break anything that doesn’t need to be broken.” But Frederick only breaks records in order to put them back together—granted in a very different form. His collection of portraits, mostly of iconic musicians, feature fragments of vinyl from LPs and 45s, paper sleeves and all. “Record Breaker,” featuring selections from his Vinyl Pop Art series, will be on display at Orphic Gallery in Roxbury though June 30. The combination of Frederick’s interest in found objects and street art informs his distinctive style, which creates a 3-D visual experience for viewers. “When [the vinyl fragments] lay on top of each other, they have a really nice texture,” he says. Frederick starts with a photograph (his background is in photography), prints the photo to canvas, paints the print, and then adds layers of vinyl shards and sleeves, sometimes with other materials, like stencils and glitter. 136 ChronograM 6/13
One of his most well-known pieces is called Idolize This, a mash-up of Kim Kardashian and Mother Theresa. “I remember my mom telling me about Mother Theresa as a kid,” says Frederick. “When I call my mom now, she asks ‘Did you hear about Kim Kardashian?’ Why are we talking about her, and not Mother Theresa anymore?” Though Frederick mostly chooses people and artists that he likes for his portraits, he created some special, large-format pieces for the Orphic Gallery exhibit that have local resonance. “I asked Phil [Lenahan] at Orphic if he had any suggestions of artists that people in the area really like, and he exposed me to three or four that I had never heard of before. I researched them and became a fan.” One of Frederick’s newfound artists? Levon Helm. “Record Breaker” will be on display at Orphic Gallery in Roxbury through June 30. (607) 326-6045; Orphicgallery.com/gallery. Portfolio: Vinylpopart.com. —Jennifer Gutman
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