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regional notebook 12 local luminary: jeanne fleming Jan Lorraine Cox interviews noted celebration artist Jeanne Fleming, the creative force behind the New York City Halloween Parade and Sinterklaas in Rhinebeck.
news and politics 18 while you were sleeping Health questions around alcohol/caffeine beverages, donations to charities dropped 11 percent in 2009, the rising price of chocolate, and more.
22 Nothing Grows forever Clive Thompson examines the paradox of unlimited economic growth and the limits to what the Earth is possible of sustaining.
26 beinhart’s body politic: class warfare Larry Beinhart on why tax cuts for the wealthy are bad news for everyone else.
community pages 29 the most famous small town on earth: woodstock .
Sharon Nichols uncovers the dual personality of Woodstock: hippie nirvana and weekend haven meets a very ordinary village with ordinary concerns.
51 crossroads creating community: new windsor & washingtonville Gita Nádas reports on two historic Orange County towns.
56 out with the old, in with the new .
Sunya Bhutta previews New Year's Eve celebrations around the region.
holiday gift guide 60 inspired ideas for the season .
A guide to what local businesses have in store for the holidays.
whole living guide 80 community yoga .
Wendy Kagan on low-cost yoga classes across the region.
84 Flowers Fall: those who came before .
Bethany Saltman remembers the women who paved the way for her.
advertiser services 20 poughkeepsie A collection of businesses in the Queen City of the Hudson. 27 hotels & lodging Where to stay when you’re staying in the Hudson Valley 74 tastings A directory of what’s cooking and where to get it. 76 business directory A compendium of advertiser services. 85 whole living directory For the positive lifestyle.
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Inside the kitchen at The Queens Galley in Kingston.
FOOD & DRINK
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Beacon Community Free Day at Dia:Beacon Saturday, December 11, 2010 For Dia’s series of Community Free Days, residents of neighboring counties Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester are invited to visit Dia:Beacon free of charge. A special program including family tours will be presented. Please bring a driver’s license or other government-issued ID for entry to the museum.
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24 Colors–for Blinky, 1977 Ongoing
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arts & culture
food & drink
34 MUSEUM AND Gallery GUIDe
70 satisfying a deeper hunger
40 music Peter Aaron profiles drummer Jack DeJohnette. Nightlife Highlights by Peter Aaron, plus CDs by Belle Boussole Belle Boussole. Reviewed by Crispin Kott. Big Joe Fitz This Is Big. Reviewed by Michael Eck. David Temple Winter Stillness (In Flight). Reviewed by Sharon Nichols.
44 BOOKS Vanni Cappelli talks T. E. Lawrence with Lawrence biogrpaher Michael Korda.
46 BOOK reviews Susan Krawitz reviews Rose in a Storm by Jon Katz. Plus our annual round-up of holiday gift books.
48 Poetry Poems by Steve Clark, M. DiStefano, Richard Donnelly, Anthony G. Herles, Susan Hoover, Mary Kathryn Jablonski, Donald Lev, Piper Jaden Levine, Philip Pardi, Thomas Perkins, Kenneth Wapner, Dayl Wise, and Irene Zimmerman. Edited by Phillip Levine.
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73 food & drink events for december Cookie Swap with Molly O'Neill, truffle dinner at Il Barilotto in Fishkill, and more.
the forecast 92 daily Calendar Comprehensive listings of local events. (Daily updates of calendar listings are posted at Chronogram.com.) PREVIEWS 91 A Mulled Measure of Merry Mishegas at the Bearsville Theater on December 11. 93 After the Fall, an exhibition at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art 101 An exhibition of artists's books, In Retrospect, at the Muroff-Kotler Gallery. 103 The Wavy Gravy biopic Saint Misbehavin' at Upstate Films in Woodstock.
planet waves 106 Four Seasons Eric Francis Coppolino on the magic carpet ride of the seasons. Plus horoscopes.
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Man Sleeping, Dutchess County Fair, by Monica d. Church.
Peter Barrett visits The Queens Galley in Kingston, where Diane Reeder and a squad of volunteers are serving 9,000 free meals a month.
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"A Mulled Measure of Merry Mishegas" at the Bearsville Theater with Mikhail Horowitz, Peter Schickele, and Gilles Malkine. FORECAST
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Global Warning! Stop Messing with Us! catherine winkler rayroud | paper cutting | 18 x 12.5 inches | 2008
While sitting in a restaurant in Bellville, Texas, Catherine Winkler Rayroud overheard a man claiming global warming was a government-perpetrated fraud. Rayroud, who grew up in environmentally conscious Switzerland, was appalled by the man’s statement. “I wanted to ship [him] up to the North Pole for six months,” she says. It inspired her to create the papercutting GlobalWarning! Stop Messing with Us! She chose to depict penguins in particular because of the adverse effect melting polar ice is having on their species. Moving to a town outside Houston was quite a culture shock for Rayroud. She had never thrown out a bottle or newspaper her entire life. “Then I moved to Texas and it was wild,” she says. “Recycling was a word that not many people used, and whenever I asked where I could recycle all the stuff that was piling up in my garage, [people] would laugh at me.” Time is another concern of Rayroud’s, and another form of cultural dislocation. When she moved to America, the artist was surprised at how busy everyone appeared and found it difficult to keep up with the fast-moving pace. In the papercutting I Have No Time: 21st-Century Motto, a watch is the central image; within the watch are figures on the run. Sitting on the stem is a woman cutting paper. Rayroud put herself outside the watch because she is often asked how she has so much time to spend on papercutting. Symmetrical pieces such as Global Warning! Stop Messing with Us! take Rayroud four to five weeks to complete, but more intricately detailed papercuttings with ornate patterns can take up to six months or longer. “Whether I do it or not, time will go by anyway,” she says. “With everything going so fast right now, I quite enjoy this slow process.” The Swiss tradition of Scherenschnitte, meaning “scissor cutting,” started in the 1800s in Château-d’Oex, the village where Rayroud was raised. She made her first papercutting in 1981 and has not stopped since. Rayroud begins by folding the thin sheet of stiff black paper. She meticulously draws the images and decorative borders. Rather than use traditional straight scissors, the ones she uses are sharp, pointy, narrow, and curved. A scalpel is also used to cut out holes and form empty spaces. Rayroud won first prize for Global Warning! Stop Messing with Us! at the Natural Habitat juried exhibition in Houston in 2009. Her work is currently on view through December 18 at the Ann Street Gallery in Newburgh in the “Cut It Up! Contemporary Papercutters Exhibition.” www.annstreetgallery.org. Portfolio: www.catherinewinkler.com. —Sunya Bhutta
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Rhinebeck’s Sinterklaas Festival is one of a host of mesmerizing events that celebration artist Jeanne Fleming conceives and directs through her company Wonderworks. Daughter of a funeral director, she snuck at 12 to an Elvis Presley concert at the Philadelphia Arena. Sitting so high in the balcony that Elvis was the size of a sequin, Jeanne says she experienced the realization that night that she has the ability to “see” an entire event instantly and in all its details. At 17, she arrived at Bard College as a faculty wife, majored in medieval studies, and segued into creating large outdoor theater pieces and pageants. Then, at 25, she received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and used it to create the nation’s first regional cooperative arts program, in the Hudson Valley. A beloved grassroots organizer, she builds her acclaimed celebrations on a wealth of historical and literary research, and is considered one of the most accomplished celebration artists in the world. For 30 years, Fleming, a blend of glee and calm, and sporting her signature bright pink jacket, has led NYC’s Village Halloween Parade of 60,000 participants, with 2 million spectators lining Sixth Avenue. Prior to the event, she answers all e-mails she receives about it, “keeping the parade safe, holding the center, holding the energy, and solving any problems intuitively,” she says. At this year’s parade, Fleming turned her attention toward recent earthquake victims by spotlighting Haitian carnival artist Didier Civil’s giant skeleton puppets, and by encouraging online donations to rebuild the flattened arts school in his hometown, Jacmel. In Rhinebeck, she has transformed the ancient Dutch heritage festival of St. Nicholas into a vibrant new myth. Men dressed as Gumpuses and colorful wild women with massive amounts of curly hair dance throughout the village under stunningly lit Early American architecture, and amidst artwork created by Rhinebeck seniors and high school seniors! In process from 10 am to midnight on Saturday, December 4, the Sinterklaas music-art-cultural celebration builds in the evening to the Children’s Starlight Parade. Here the entire village honors the children’s hopes and wishes, and, ultimately, the Peace Dove. I spoke with Jeanne Fleming at her home at Rokeby in Barrytown and at the Halloween Parade in Manhattan. www.sinterklaas.com
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Describe the greatly anticipated Sinterklaas Festival in Rhinebeck and why this town seems the perfect location for it. It’s very unusual to do an event where the whole town gets involved; that’s why it works. I particularly wanted to reach out to the Hispanic and East Indian communities here. It’s much easier for people of other cultures to understand the event because they have many community celebrations where they came from: The lights go on in their eyes. We’re all in one place under the stars all together, including the weekenders! We turn judgment upside down and honor the children and their wishes for the future, instead of talking about who was naughty and nice. It’s about the coming of light and hope in this time of winter. In ancient times, the “bad” children got switched; here, the switches become a symbol of strength that the children 12 ChronograM 12/10
carry with three wishes in them. They get away from what they want for themselves and focus on what they want for their family, community, and world. Rhinebeck is a great petrie dish, in a physically beautiful setting, old as America itself. Everyone can accept the Dutch holiday Sinterklaas because it’s not religious. This is about Rhinebeck’s deepest roots. Meeting at the Beekman Arms for a cup of grog at the end of Sinterklaas, we are doing what people did here hundreds of years ago; we’re walking in our ancestors’ footsteps; it’s authentic. During the Village Halloween Parade, how do you manage a mammoth event involving millions and still have the time and energy to celebrate yourself? Six key people who have held their positions for at least 15 years and 4,000 police make it all possible. The New York City police are great; they are assigned to work the parade, but they like it, have a lot of fun, and come in to work from the outer boroughs, even though we’ve never needed them. It’s a happy festival crowd. By the end, 2 million people own the parade. If everyone’s doing their job, I enjoy it, lead the parade, make sure it gets to the TV broadcasters set up halfway through it, and then go to the end of the parade, where I dance with the band. I took over in 1980 from Ralph Lee, who ran the parade for eight years. [It’s about] what goes on in the heads of people and how they transform themselves with a connection to spirit, in the most modern city in the world. If the choice is to sit back or dance, why not dance with purpose, to create magic—doing the hokeypokey, putting your whole self in, you become another character, forget who you are, with a sense of feeling truly alive in the present moment. In disguise, boundaries go down; people are most essentially themselves, entertaining and enjoying one another. Sinterklaas and Halloween are both related to ancient holidays. Is your celebration art aimed at lifting communities to a higher spiritual level? All my work is spiritual, bringing the community together around old stories. I have done events with all religions in one way or another. The stories command the heart and soul and spirit, bringing people together creatively, making something larger than yourself. You have produced so many celebrations throughout NY and the world, including NYC’s Harbor Festival ’86 for the Statue of Liberty Centennial and “Walking on Air” for the grand opening of the Walkway over the Hudson during the 2009 Quad Celebration. Which event is most etched in your memory? The first Halloween parade after 9/11. Giuliani went forward with it, wanted to show the world we were still around, dancing in the face of death. You could hear a pin drop. The theme was “Phoenix Rising,” with a huge puppet developed by Rokeby’s Sophia Michahelles. One of the greatest moments of my life was when the band played “New York, New York” like a dirge. The parade was like a funeral procession—then you could literally hear people starting to breathe again. People started to loosen up, then 50 bats charged the audience. People ran toward the sidelines, but it wasn’t about fear. The energy switched at that moment from fear to joy. If we ever did a healing work, that was it.
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The dying sun will glow on you without burning, as it has done today. The wind will be soft and mellow and your hilltop will tremble. As you reach the end of your dance you will look at the sun, for you will never see it again in waking or in dreaming, and then your death will point to the south.To the vastness. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Carlos Castaneda Esteemed Reader of Our Magazine: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you die, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just your things that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take with you,â&#x20AC;? the shaman said to the assembled circle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also your inner stuff.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take your name or titles.You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take your ideas or opinions or sentiments.You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take your affections or grudges. They all disappear because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all part of the fiction you surround yourself with to construct a recognizable world.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What goes on is your essence, what you are,â&#x20AC;? he continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That being is the result of the efforts you have made to simply beâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to be present and observant with your breath, your senses, and existence. The results of that effort go on, for as long as they can persist, depending on the strength youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve accrued in life.â&#x20AC;? Listening to the Peruvian shaman speak about life and death, I was reminded of a friend and healer (and frequent contributor to this magazine), Dylana Accolla, who died in September, after a brief, intense illness. She was one who, by the way she lived, aided healingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a return to wholenessâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;in others. And in the way she died, she created an opening to a world beyond the ordinary for those who were with her. Dylana was a beautiful, graceful, and generous woman. She was a persistent seeker, ever-striving, and applying herself with diligence to spiritual practices. Ironically, as her confidants can attest, she was unsure of her personal path and inner work. But those who received her acupuncture treatments and health counsel had no sense of this insecurity. It was in the context of helping others that Dylana was able to be most present. It was in service that she gave the fullness of her self, and was able to be. Perhaps this was why she chose the healing professionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;she was able to make an unrestrained effort in that workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to be an agent of transformation. When Dylana became ill her community coalesced in support. Her partner set aside everything to care for her with impeccability, and the people she had treated, prepared meals for, and shared her presence with, came forward to help. When it came time for Dylana to go, a vortex of love and acceptance had stirred up in a dance of service with family and friends that made her passing a real event. In the best sense, what she had sown, Dylana reaped, together with the people in her sphere. And as she gracefully died the others she had invited to travel with her caught a glimpse of the edge of this world. The atmosphere of real acceptance and engagement around the event was like what surrounds a woman in labor, who engages with her ordeal so fully as to travel through a portal into a new mode of life. Even children were able to assimilate the teaching of illness and death from the way Dylana and those around her modeled a healthy approach to the circumstances. In this sense Dylanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work as a helper, or shaman, or bridge for traversing worlds, persisted up to, and beyond, her death. It continues even now, as those touched by the event carry the tenderness and sense of the precious fragility into our daily lives. It is difficult to make sense of Dylanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartbreaking early departureâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at the height of her vibrancy, ripening from knowledge to wisdom, from skillfulness to mastery. But â&#x20AC;&#x153;whyâ&#x20AC;? is the devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s question. What is clear is that her death was a fulfillment of her life, and a catalyst for her community. Sitting in circle, the Peruvian continued, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The most we can hope for is to die well,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To die well, we must live as though every act is of grave importance. Inevitably we will die in a way that is consistent with the way in which we live.â&#x20AC;? His voice was strong and sweet when he sang a simple song, like a mantra: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ocean refuses no rivers... The ocean refuses no riversâ&#x20AC;Ś The ocean refuses no rivers.â&#x20AC;? Shaman. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the people in the circle called him, but he said there are no shamans anymore.They belong to past epochs. Now there are only helpersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; men and women who, in the way they live and die, have taken one step up the staircase of being, and in moving on, help others take the step theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve vacated. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jason Stern
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“We all make our adjustments; hence the term well adjusted.” —David Foster Wallace, “The Suffering Channel”
J
ust as I was ready to make my peace with an early winter, in its cruelest guise of evening-in-afternoon, thanks to the end of Daylight Savings Time, the weather turned temperate again. I could fool myself for a few more weeks that I wouldn’t have to adjust, again, to a New York winter after the glories of a dry, hot summer. I spent three weeks without a jacket, kicking through the fallen leaves while the last of their golden compatriots swung brightly in the breeze like yellow apples. Such was my giddiness of mood that upon finding yet another orange envelope tucked under my windshield wiper—I composed spontaneous haiku: A fallen leaf / resting on my windshield / it was a parking ticket.* As I write this on the eve of Thanksgiving the weather is still holding out, and I am allowed to clutch my cherished illusion that winter will not come this year. But it’s not winter itself—the bleak tapestry of dormancy, the shoveling of snow, the perilous driving, the bone-coldness that doesn’t abate until April— that gets me. It’s the period of adjustment that comes just before it. It’s the idea of having to adjust, being made to adjust that upsets me so. Enjoy the “cosmic magic carpet ride” of the seasons (as Eric Francis Coppolino does this month in Planet Waves, page 106) and the cycle of nature all you want. I’m talking about the ceaseless turn, turn, turning we are faced with in our lives. If it sounds like I’m arguing for stagnancy, I probably am. Why is change viewed as an inherent good? As Clive Thompson writes in “Nothing Grows Forever” (News & Politics, page 22), the Earth cannot support endless economic growth. Heretical as it is to say it in the framework of capitalism, perhaps a bit of economic stagnation—a little leveling off of our consumption patterns and population—might be what’s needed to save the planet. Thompson quotes economist Peter Victor on this score: “We’ve had 125,000 generations of humans, but it’s only been the last eight that have had growth. So what’s considered normal? I think we live in very abnormal times.” Author and publisher Michael Korda wonders whether the adjustment of our ideas over the past century about what constitutes a hero is itself in need of adjustment. In his new biography, Hero:The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia, Korda draws a bright line between classical and modern heroism. As Korda tells Vanni Cappelli (Books, page 44): “Lawrence was a hero in the classical sense, without necessarily any respect or concern for society. Like Achilles, he went
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to war because he wanted to project himself as a model of excellence. We have delegated heroism to a group of people who will do it for us. Lawrence knew the world was dangerous; his experience taught him, if nothing else, the tenuous quality of life.” Some adjustments, like the rise of Community Yoga, are clever responses to changing realities, like the “new economy,” viz: most of us have less money than before. As Wendy Kagan reports (Whole Living, page 82), yoga studios across the region are offering classes for a third of their regular price, or on a paywhat-you-can basis. This is in line with the yogic philosophy of seva, or selfless service, and the Hudson Valley’s yoga teachers are enthusiastic about keeping the doors of their studios open to all. “The group energy can be very healing,” says Lea Garnier of Sage Healing Center for the Arts in Woodstock. “No one should be turned away from healing on any level.” Another who knows something about compassion is Wavy Gravy, who co-founded the Seva Foundation in 1978 to bring medical relief to people in third-world countries. Most of us know Mr. Gravy better from his stint as the emcee at the Woodstock festival. Gravy, who began life as Hugh Romney in East Greenbush, outside of Albany, is a master of adjustment. A biopic of his evolving existence, Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie, will be screened at Upstate Films in Woodstock this month, followed by a Q&A with the director and the man himself. Sparrow interviewed the gravy eminence of hippie culture about The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and drawing Buddhas and rainbows with children, among other diverse strains of digressive conversation (Forecast, page 103). One adjustment I ask of you, kind reader, before we part. Our poetry section (Poetry, page 48) edited by Phillip Levine, is a powerhouse every month. But in this issue we have a special treat, Philip Pardi’s “The Roofers,” from his Brittingham Prize-winning collection, Meditations on Rising and Falling. Adjust your preconceived notions of what poetry is and immerse yourself in the intensely observed scene that calls to mind nothing less then Breughel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus. Being able to publish a poem like “The Roofers” makes all the indignant little adjustments I am forced to make infinitely more palatable.
* This is a blatant rip-off of the 17th-century Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho’s poem: “A fallen flower / returning to the branch / it was a butterfly.” Apologies to Basho.
Brawl Ball Rub elbows with the ladies of the Hudson Valley Broads Regional Arm Wrestling League at the Brawl Ball on December 3 at Bridgewater Bar & Grill in Kingston. Dance till you drop with DJ Wa. www.hudsonvalleybrawl.com Christmas in Little Italy Enjoy the aroma of warm chestnuts and creamy egg nog at the Little Italy Street Festival in the Mount Carmel neighborhood of Poughkeepsie on December 3 from 3-7:30pm. The Bernstein Brothers will perform a Christma s concert at 8pm at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
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On October 26, Justice Department officials announced in Boston that GlaxoSmithKline, the British health care group, agreed to pay $750 million to settle criminal and civil complaints that they knowingly sold contaminated drugs. The $150 million payment to settle criminal charges was the largest payment by a manufacturer of adulterated drugs. The outcome also awards $600 million in civil penalties. Cheryl D. Eckard, the company’s quality manager, will receive a share of $96 million for her whistleblower suit, one of the highest such awards in a health care fraud case. Source: New York Times In Pennsylvania, Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed an executive order effectively banning natural gas development on state forest lands. Rendell said the moratorium was needed to protect unleased public lands from being disturbed and prevent unchecked industrialization. About 660,000 of the state’s 2.2 million acres of public forest land have been leased by drilling companies, according to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, estimates that there are about 160 of their wells on state lands and about 2,300 wells on private lands in Pennsylvania. Environmental groups and opponents of hydraulic fracturing were in support of the moratorium because of suspicion that the techniques used by gas companies are contributing to contamination of local underground water. The federal Environmental Protection Agency is undertaking a scientific analysis of the contamination issue that is expected to be completed in 2012. Source: New York Times
Over the past three months, more than a dozen teenagers and adults were treated at Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania after drinking Four Loko, a fruit-flavored beverage containing 12 percent alcohol and 135 milligrams of caffeine. Dr. Michael Reihart, an emergency room doctor at Lancaster General Hospital, said the drinks are dangerous because the caffeine obscures the effect of the alcohol, which keeps consumers from realizing how intoxicated they are. Oklahoma, Utah, Michigan, and Washington banned sales of Four Loko this fall. Facing a possible nationwide ban on alcoholic beverages spiked with caffeine by the Food and Drug Administration, the manufacturer of the beverage, Phusion Projects, announced that it would remove the caffeine from Four Loko. Source: New York Times Above the Arctic Circle in Russia, bears were seen digging up and eating corpses in municipal cemeteries. The incident took place on October 23 in the Northern Republic of Komi. The bears raided graveyards for food because of a shortage of their traditional meals such as mushrooms, berries, and frogs after a sweltering summer. Simion Razmislov, vice president of Komi’s hunting and fishing society, said the bears are very hungry this year and many of them will die. Source: Guardian UK The IRS denied a request from the American Academy of Pediatrics to reclassify breast-feeding costs as a medical care expense because its code considers nutrition a necessity rather than a medical condition. It also ruled that breast-feeding does not have enough health benefits to qualify as a form of medical care. According to a study released by Harvard Medical School, the US could save $13 billion a year in health care costs and prevent the premature deaths of 900 infants each year from respiratory illness and other infections if 90 percent of mothers followed the standard medical advice of feeding infants only breast milk for their first six months. Source: New York Times
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Envisioning a Steady-State Economy By Clive Thompson
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eter Victor is an economist who has been asking a heretical question: Can the Earth support endless growth? Traditionally, economists have argued that the answer is “yes.” In the 1960s, when Victor was earning his various degrees, a steady rise in gross domestic product (GDP)—the combined value of our paid work and the things we produce—was seen as crucial for raising living standards and keeping the masses out of poverty.We grow or we languish:This assumption has become so central to our economic identity that it underpins almost every financial move our leaders make. It is to economics what the Second Law of Thermodynamics is to physics. But Victor—now a professor at York University in Toronto—felt something tugging him in the opposite direction. Ecologists were beginning to learn that Earth does have limits. Pump enough pollution into a lake and you can ruin it forever; chop down enough forest and it might never grow back. By the early 2000s, the frailties of the planet were becoming even more evident—and unsettling—as greenhouse gases accumulated and chunks of Greenland’s glaciers began breaking off into the sea. “We’ve had 125,000 generations of humans, but it’s only been the last eight that have had growth,” Victor told me. “So what’s considered normal? I think we live in very abnormal times. And the signs are showing up everywhere that the burden we’re placing on the natural environment can’t be borne.” In essence, endless growth puts us on the horns of a seemingly intractable dilemma. Without it, we spiral into poverty. With it, we deplete the planet. Either way, we lose. Unless, of course, there’s a third way. Could we have a healthy economy that doesn’t grow? Could we stave off ecological collapse by reining in the world economy? Could we do it without starving? Steady State Economies Victor wanted to find out. First, he created a computer model replicating the modern Canadian economy. Then he tweaked it so that crucial elements— including consumption, productivity, and population—gradually stopped growing after 2010.To stave off unemployment, he shortened the workweek to roughly four days, creating more jobs. He also set up higher taxes on the rich and more public services for the poor, and imposed a carbon tax to fill 22 news & politics ChronograM 12/10
government coffers and discourage the use of fossil fuels. The upshot? It took a couple of decades, but unemployment eventually fell to 4 percent, most people’s standards of living actually rose, and greenhouse gas emissions decreased to well below Kyoto levels.The economy reached a “steady state.” And if the model is accurate, then something like it, say some ecologically minded economists, may be the only way for humanity to survive in the long term. Victor’s economic theory is radical, but he is not alone. Over the past few decades, a handful of scholars have been laying the intellectual groundwork for “no growth” economics, and several recent books have proposed design principles for a healthy, nongrowing global economy. Even some of the world’s major governments, spooked by the twin specters of global warming and the recent financial crisis, have begun exploring this seemingly subversive idea: In 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy asked Nobel economics laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz to draft new ways to measure prosperity without relying on GDP as the main indicator. But what would a no-growth society look like? Would we like it? And could we build one? The idea is actually quite old. Even Adam Smith, the great-greatgrandfather of capitalism, acknowledged that it might be possible for an economy to max out its natural resources and stop growing. In the 19th century, economist-philosopher John Stuart Mill argued that growth was necessary only up to the point where everyone enjoyed a reasonable standard of living. Beyond that, he said, you could achieve a “stationary state” that would move past the “trampling, crushing, elbowing, and treading on each other’s heels” that he saw in unfettered capitalist growth. In 1930, John Maynard Keynes likewise predicted a period in the future—possibly as soon as his grandchildren’s time—when the economy wouldn’t need to grow further to meet our basic needs. Humanity’s “economic problem” would be solved, and people would “prefer to devote our further energies to noneconomic purposes.” Things like art, child rearing, and leisure. Yet no-growth theory never took off. Politicians came to see growth as a hedge against deficit spending and high unemployment—that political third rail—and economists figured that extended periods of growth were needed to lift people out of poverty. So Western governments fine-tuned their policies—imposing lower taxes on capital gains than on labor, for
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example—to promote growth by rewarding investment.The obsession with growth was also a practical matter, since it seemed like the most reliable way to gauge the prosperity of a country. The methods used to measure things like happiness, for instance, aren’t objective enough to satisfy most economists. Instead, they looked to GDP as the primary benchmark for whether things are getting better or worse. Classical economists didn’t spend much time worrying about whether the environment could support infinite growth. During the formative years of industrial-age economics, after all, resources did seem limitless. (Early California residents recalled salmon so bountiful that you could practically cross streams on the backs of the fish.) Plus, there was the problem of pricing: Economics doesn’t account for things it can’t price, and nobody could easily put a number on the cost of, say, polluting the Great Lakes, or driving a species to extinction by clearcutting its forest habitat. It didn’t help that the few early economic thinkers who did worry about exhausting the planet turned out to be a couple of centuries premature. Beginning around 1800, Thomas Robert Malthus famously predicted that population was growing faster than the Earth could support. But his predictions of widespread global famine never came to pass, because technological improvements in agriculture made land far more productive than Malthus ever dreamed. He also failed to predict that rising prosperity would put the brakes on birth rates. By the 20th century, growth had become not only an item of faith in economics, but a deeply held political belief. When Franklin Roosevelt supported grappling with Great Depression unemployment by decreasing the workweek to 30 hours, the largest corporations fought back fiercely. America, they argued, would be saved only by the new “gospel of consumption.” The administration would need to pursue flat-out growth, loosening labor laws and so forth, so that the industrialists could revive the nation. Roosevelt backed down.
Prosperity vs. Pollution The next major challenge to the pro-growth orthodoxy didn’t emerge until the early 1960s and publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. The first major book to examine the effects of pollution, it became a best-seller, awakening the mainstream to the idea that relentless economic activity might wreck the natural world. Alarmed by this notion, the Club of Rome—an international group of industrialists, scholars, diplomats, and professionals—asked a team of MIT scientists led by systems-management expert Dennis Meadows to determine what would happen if human society continued to grow at its current pace. The scientists built a computer model that looked at the main components of world growth—including population increases and breakthroughs that make workers more productive. Crucially, they also calculated—as best they could—the effects of pollution and the extent of the planet’s natural resources, and put those in the model, too. Then they hit “enter.” The results were bleak. If society didn’t change tack, the scientists determined, global prosperity would rise until sometime during this century, as growth made the good life cheaper and more widely available. But then the cycle would start to shift disastrously into reverse. Resources would become so scarce that they would skyrocket in price, driving the cost of almost everything upward. Global living standards would collapse. Meadows and his team published their conclusions in 1972 in a book titled The Limits to Growth, and it quickly became a global best-seller, with 12 million copies sold. Soon, governments and NGOs were organizing nervous conferences wondering if growth would kill us all. The Limits to Growth Dispute Traditional economists went berserk. In the months following the book’s publication, they counterattacked: One labeled Limits “alarmist.” Another 12/10 ChronograM news & politics 23
called it “less than pseudoscience and little more than polemical fiction.” An influential essay in Foreign Affairs derided it as “The Computer That Printed Out Wolf.” A big problem, according to the critics, was that the model didn’t include a pricing mechanism that mimicked Adam Smith’s invisible hand; if basic resources ever became seriously scarce, they insisted, companies would simply switch materials—or make themselves more efficient, using fewer materials to deliver the same prosperity payload. As economies mature, the economists noted, technology “decouples” economic prosperity from physical stuff: Jobs become more about providing services, which use fewer raw materials. This, they argued, was precisely what kept America’s GDP growing during the 1980s and 1990s, even as our industrial base eroded. The Limits dispute wasn’t merely scholarly squabbling; it was an ideological battle, too. Economists had based entire disciplines and careers on the primacy of growth—not to mention that, in the Cold War era, suggestions that capitalism was seeding its own ecological collapse seemed sulfurously Marxist. Some critics distorted the book’s message—saying the authors had predicted that oil would run out by 1992. (The book had made the more nuanced point that we only had enough known reserves to last that long, given how fast we were using it.) A more valid criticism lay in the fact that the team’s model—like many economic models—was simplistic, and based on some pretty big assumptions. (In a 2008 blog post, Paul Krugman derided the approach as “garbage-in-garbage-out.”) The counterattacks worked. No-growth economics returned to the fringes. The idea didn’t die, though. Herman Daly, who served for six years as a senior economist at the World Bank beginning in the late ‘80s, was among the researchers inspired by Silent Spring. He remembers the Carter administration having “some openness” to no-growth thinking. “But then come the Reagan years, and oh man, forget it,” he recalls. Only a few key thinkers—Daly being the most prominent—continued to beaver away at no-growth theory, coming to new and powerful conclusions. Daly thought the idea of a “decoupled” economy—one that continued to grow while using relatively fewer raw materials—was a chimera. From his vantage point, it seemed obvious that when nations virtualized, shifting to service economies, they didn’t stop gobbling natural resources or even, really, curb their appetites. They merely outsourced the problem to Asia, Africa, and South America or found cheap new sources at home. As Daly points out, the Internet economy, supposedly a great leap into the dematerialization of consumption, depends on energy and computer components. And making those components requires exotic metals, some of which are now in such short supply that they’re fueling blood-diamondstyle conflicts. In 1982, Dutch business and labor leaders struck a deal encouraging people to work fewer hours.What followed came to be known as the “Dutch miracle.”
where average living standards have grown as high as necessary to vouchsafe a generally prosperous population. He points out that the happiness of Americans, as reported by social scientists, rose steadily after World War II as GDP grew. But by the late ‘50s, that connection broke down: Although our median family incomes have nearly doubled since 1957, the proportion of people who say they are “very happy” has barely budged. Daly thinks we simply hit the point of diminishing returns. Our growth turned uneconomic: GDP now keeps growing mainly because we are producing gewgaws and services that don’t significantly add to our happiness. Or worse: It grows because we are spending money to solve problems that growth itself created. One of the big problems with using GDP as a yardstick for national well-being is that GDP rises when really bad things happen, too. If a company leaks PCBs into a reservoir and local cancer rates spike, the result is a flurry of economic stimuli: Doctors treat the cancers, crews clean the reservoir, lawyers busy themselves suing and defending the polluter. It’s still growth—uneconomic growth. By the aughts, Daly had authored four books exploring these ideas and trying to figure out how a nongrowing economy might function. He is no longer so isolated. As concern over climate change has migrated from the science community to the mainstream, the number of economists willing to question growth has slowly but surely increased. Recent books on the subject include Peter Victor’s 2008 Managing without Growth, and last December’s Prosperity without Growth by Tim Jackson, economics commissioner for the UK’s Sustainable Development Commission. (In 2004, the MIT team published a new edition of The Limits to Growth, complete with updated versions of their model.) Though each camp differs in the details, they broadly agree on a set of economic principles—a road map, as it were, to a world that doesn’t grow, but doesn’t collapse either.
Without growth, we spiral into poverty. With it, we deplete the planet. Either way, we lose. Unless, of course, there’s a third way.
Uneconomic Growth The growth of greenhouse gas emissions likewise demonstrates that the free market alone cannot deal with planet-threatening pollution. Indeed, the low price of coal-fired electricity encourages companies to keep spewing excessive amounts of carbon dioxide rather than pursue cleaner energy sources. “This whole idea that we could have a constantly growing economy that doesn’t use natural resources is just crazy, and the last couple of decades have basically proven it,” Daly says. Daly’s major contribution to the field is the concept of “uneconomic” growth —growth that actually drives living standards downward. He believes that America has already reached the point Mill and Keynes foresaw, 24 news & politics ChronograM 12/10
Less Growth, Less Work Some of their conclusions are surprisingly pleasant. For example, to move away from growth, we’ll all have to work a lot less. That’s because nogrowth economists agree with mainstream economists on one big point: Technological advances make workers more productive every year. In the mainstream view, these labor efficiencies make goods cheaper, which leaves consumers with more disposable income—which they invest or spend on more stuff, leading to more hiring to fulfill demand. By contrast, the nogrowthers would do things differently; they would use those efficiencies to shorten the workweek, so that most people would stay employed and bring home a reasonable salary. If new technology continued to drive productivity gains, citizens in a nongrowing economy would actually work less and less over time as they divvied up the shrinking workload. Handled correctly, this could bring about an explosion of free time that could utterly transform the way we live, no-growth economists say. It could lead to a renaissance in the arts and sciences, as well as a reconnection with the natural world. Parents with lighter workloads could home-school their children if they liked, or look after sick relatives—dramatically reshaping the landscape of education and elder care. (Some steady-state thinkers argue that these typically unpaid forms of domestic labor ought to be included in GDP calculations and even subsidized by the government, since they contribute so heavily to national well-being.)
Viewed this way, a nongrowing economy could have broad political appeal, ushering in the sort of togetherness and family values that social conservatives celebrate. Liberals might appreciate the concept of work sharing, which could help narrow the income gap between rich and poor. Indeed, some countries have already edged toward this vision. In 1982, labor unions in the Netherlands agreed to limit demands for higher pay in exchange for policies encouraging people to work less. Within a decade, the proportion of Dutch citizens working part-time soared from 19 percent to 27 percent, the average workweek fell from 30 to 27 hours, and unemployment had plummeted from 10 percent to 5 percent. (They called it “the Dutch miracle.”) Work sharing also has a pedigree in times of crisis: In Austria and Germany, the Kurzarbeit laws let employers avoid layoffs by scaling back people’s hours and pay—10 percent less money, say, for 10 percent less work.The government then steps in and covers the salary difference. The types of work available (and your take-home pay) would change significantly in a no-growth scenario.To prevent global warming and resource depletion, no-growthers favor heavily taxing carbon and other pollutants. At the same time, they want the government to invest in clean energy as part of a “Green New Deal” that also encourages private-sector investment to move people into labor-intensive jobs—entertainer, preventive health worker, artisan-manufacturer, organic farmer, nurse—that consume relatively few raw materials. So working less is the fun (or at least the more doable) part. The hard part is that we would be consuming less—probably far less. What does that mean, exactly? Daly has suggested that Americans would need to scale back our energy consumption to 1960s levels (assuming we stick to a predominantly fossil-fueled economy).Victor, for his part, points out that 1983 was the last year that “the world economy was just at the level of the capacity of the planet to support it.” Since then, of course, world population has exploded and global resources have dwindled even further. Beyond these big-picture parameters, none of the experts has really crunched the numbers to envision what daily life might be like in a nogrowth world—though they agree that it’s something people had better start thinking about. For starters, they say, Western consumption rates would need to shrink disproportionately so that citizens of countries like India and El Salvador could enjoy a lifestyle upgrade. Why? The no-growthers argue that a world with fewer yawning inequities between the rich and poor would be more stable; but quite apart from that, their models require stabilizing world population, and raising the economic lot of the poor is a proven way to do that. Given the shift in wealth needed to accomplish this, Americans would need to turn back the clock to well before 1983; in fact, we’d be pretty lucky even to find ourselves where we were in 1960—when the median family made $35,994 in today’s dollars (versus $61,932 in 2008). Hardly the plenitude we’re accustomed to. Still, technological advances mean that your dollar buys a lot more than it did back then. For a couple of bucks, you can score a pocket calculator that does things it once took a million-dollar university machine to accomplish. “We’re better at making things now,” Victor says, so our living standards would be considerably higher than this figure suggests. In a no-growth economy, as Daly points out, we would still consume new stuff—just at a much slower pace. People might need to develop a renewed appreciation for durable goods that require lots of labor to make but ultimately use fewer resources than their throwaway counterparts. We would also have to evolve away from “positional” consumption—feeling
good because you possess something the Joneses don’t. So maybe hipsters won’t be buying the latest iPhone every 12 months. Or perhaps we’ll seek more fulfillment through activities with a lighter footprint—sports, music, hiking. The vexing reality is that the no-growth thinkers simply don’t know how things would shake out. We don’t have any realistic examples to learn from, after all. In the past, the only no-growth societies were agrarian or consisted of hunter-gatherers. But when you take the thought experiment a few steps further, nogrowth theory raises a host of questions about psychology and motivation. How do you prevent people from producing and buying needless stuff? Would innovation cease if entrepreneurs didn’t think they would sell a million widgets? Could individual companies still grow—and if not, who would want to invest in them? In any case, the pathway to America voluntarily reducing its consumption levels seems obscure at best. Right-wing radio hosts fulminate against the government merely for placing restrictions on incandescent light bulbs; one can imagine their reaction to scaling back consumption to the Kennedy era. Not to mention that governments would have to pass new tax laws, seriously tackle income inequality, and return banking to its traditional role of raising and lending capital (as opposed to gambling on imponderable derivatives and credit default swaps).
To halt population growth, you need to reduce global fertility rates, but population control by mandate is essentially totalitarianism.
The Population Problem There are other aspects of no-growth theory—like the population-stabilizing business— that could chill partisans of any stripe.To halt population growth, you need to reduce global fertility rates to an average of about two children per couple. But if boosting poor people’s means doesn’t defuse the population bomb, what then? Population control by mandate is essentially totalitarianism. So, not exactly a walk in the park. But for all the troubling questions it raises, there’s one thing you can say about steady-state thinking: It is almost cosmically ambitious. Given how numb and static the world’s economic arguments have become, no-growth theory is a rare beast: a vision of social change that is genuinely radical, almost jaw-droppingly so. Even talking about such ideas, Victor admits in his book, “could make a politician unelectable.” The no-growthers regard their job not as promoting specific policies, but widening the field of debate. “I want to make it possible just to start to think about growth and its role in economic thought,” Victor told me. Is the world ready, or even interested, in such unorthodox ideas? The new crop of books hasn’t provoked the sort of backlash that Limits once did. Jackson suspects that climate change may have made us more receptive. As he’s traveled around giving talks on his book, some politicians and businessmen have grudgingly admitted that hyping growth has created real problems—even if they can’t quite endorse the solutions.“The response often is that my logic is faultless,” says Jackson, “but the policy recommendations are bonkers.” He also suspects no-growth theory is still so marginal that it hasn’t attracted much attention—no best-sellers this time—but should it gain political momentum, the attacks will come. Daly, who’s been arguing his case for four decades, has begun to think that only the Earth itself will compel people to act. In a few decades, if basic resources become scarce, prices spike, and climate change is causing global conflict, nogrowth thinking could arrive whether we like it or not. “It’ll be forced on us,” he says. In the end, when it comes to determining the shape of our economy, the planet may possess the most powerful invisible hand of all. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2010 issue of Mother Jones. 12/10 ChronograM news & politics 25
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We’re in a class war. It’s the corporations and the very wealthiest against all the rest of us. We’re losing. In 1962 the wealthiest 1% of American households had 125 times the wealth of the median household. Now it’s 190 times as much. Is that a case of a rising tide lifting all boats, just a few of them a little bit higher? No. From 1950 to 1965, median family income rose from $24,000 a year to $38,000 a year. That’s close to 4% a year, close to 60 percent over 15 years. That’s a rising tide. In 1964 there was a big tax cut.That’s when things started to slow down for average people. By the mid-seventies the rise of the middle class stalled. From 1975 to 2010, median family income rose $42,936 to $49,777, not quite 16% over 25 years, less than .06% per year. Briefly, when taxes went up under Clinton, median income rose, peaked at $52,587 in 1999, and then, after Bush cut taxes, it declined. Keep in mind that this is median family income. In the fifties and sixties, family income was usually earned by a single person.Today, almost all family income comes from at least two people. At the same time income for the richest rose. In 1979 the richest 1% of Americans earned 9% of all US income. Now they earn 24% of all US income. One percent of Americans earn nearly one fourth of all the income in the country. Then came the crash and the recession. It hasn’t changed anything. Things have become worse. From 1990 to 2005, adjusted for inflation—the minimum wage is down 9%, production workers’ pay is up only over 15 years 4.3%. But the rich get richer: Corporate profits are up 106.7%. In spite of the stock market crash 2000, the S&P 500 is up 141.4% since 1990. CEO compensation is up 282%. Call it transfer of wealth. Or call it class warfare. What’s wrong with the rich getting richer? In “The United States of Inequality,” a piece Timothy Noah published in Slate in September, Noah wrote: “Income distribution in the United States [has become] more unequal than in Guyana, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, and roughly on par with Uruguay, Argentina, and Ecuador.” Take a look at that list. Countries with wide income inequality don’t lead the world in research, technology, industry, and innovation. They’re unstable. They have large underclasses. They have high rates of crime. They have little opportunity. In such countries the rich have disproportionate power. They take control of all aspects of society, especially government, the police, and the judiciary. They become self perpetuating. If current trends continue, “the United States by 2043 will have the same income inequality as Mexico.” (Tula Connell, March 12, AFL-CIO Now blog). Countries with high levels of income inequality are third world countries. Here’s how regular people can deal with cultures of high inequality. The primary, and best, weapon, is a progressive tax structure. As people move up the income ladder they pay a higher rate at each rung. Unearned income—from dividends and capital gains—is taxed at least as high as earned income (money that people actually work for.) 26 news & politics ChronograM 12/10
Tax cuts for the wealthy mark, with great precision, the decline in fortunes of ordinary Americans. Tax cuts for the wealthy precisely mark, with equal precision, the increase in inequality. We had a chance to slow the process by letting the last round, the Bush tax cuts, expire. We’ve lost that round. People can become educated and move on up. Back in the sixties, when I was growing up, New York City had free universities. The burgeoning SUNY system charged $400 tuition a semester. The minimum Regents’ scholarship was $400 a semester. If you didn’t get one, you could easily earn enough to pay your tuition over the summer. The same held true for most state university systems across the country. Today, you have to borrow. The median student debt for an undergraduate degree—forget about a doctorate, law school, and med school is $20,000. The first, and truest, lesson you learn when you go to college is how to be in service to the banks. We’ve lost that battle. What does it mean? Children from low-income families have only a 1% chance of reaching the top 5% of the income distribution, versus children of the rich who have about a 22% chance. Children born to the middle quintile of parental family income ($42,000 to $54,300) had about the same chance of ending up in a lower quintile than their parents (39.5%) as they did of moving to a higher quintile (36.5%).Their chances of attaining the top five percentiles of the income distribution were just 1.8%. (“Understanding Mobility in America,” April 26, 2006, Tom Hertz, American University) Working people can organize and form unions. Unions do more than raise wages. They improve working conditions and safety. They provide protection against abuse, intimidation, and wrongful dismissal. Nonunion employers have to compete, partly to keep out unions, so the existence of unions helps everyone. Unions also have political power, they spend money and mobilize their members to vote. Businesses have become very good at beating unions. And they’re getting better at it. According to BusinessWeek (“How Wal-Mart Keeps Unions at Bay,” 10/28/2002),”over the past two decades, Corporate America has perfected its ability to fend off labor groups.” In the 1940s a third of private sector employees were unionized. Now it’s down to just over 7%. Unions only remain strong in the public sector, where membership is 37%. If you read the papers or watch the news, you will see an anti-public service union story almost everyday. These are the people who teach your kids, pick up the trash, clean the sewers, drive the buses and trains, they’re the police and fireman. The stories will tell you that their pension fund liabilities will bankrupt the states. That it’s unionized teachers who have ruined our schools. Charter schools—without unions—are the new favorite charity for billionaires. When a country is, or becomes, a third world country, the other thing people can do is run. To some place richer and freer. Like America. But when America becomes Mexico, where you gonna run to?
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Enduring entrepreneurs Some of Woodstock’s popular shops have been around long enough to have seen the changes that come with increased tourism, new blood, and modernization. Dharmaware Gallery of Sacred Arts, established by practicing Tibetan Buddhist Erik Holmlin in Manhattan’s West Village in 1976, relocated to Woodstock almost 26 years ago. He describes his colorful shop as a reflection of his life’s interests, travels, and studies. “Woodstock is a vibrant community that still has owner-operated stores, each store being a creative act,” Holmlin explains. “If you shop in a local store, 90 to 100 percent of that money is circulated within the community; if you spend that same dollar at box stores like Target, pennies go to the community. Shop on the Internet and zero goes into the community. It’s critical that we patronize local businesses, or it’ll be a far cry from our vision of Woodstock in years past. The main challenge running a business here is the long winter.” The Garden Café appeared in 2006, when chef Pam Brown discovered there was no vegetarian restaurant in Woodstock. “That was a surprise to me, based on the town’s progressive reputation,” she muses. “Our menu reflects our concerns about food quality, individual and global health, the environment, and the treatment of animals. The work is financially challenging in these economic times; however, my purpose is deeper than just making money. It’s incredibly satisfying to be able to serve this community and see the changes.” The Saturday Mowers flea/farm market has operated in the heart of town, in a field behind Bread Alone on Maple Lane, for 33 years, successfully adding Sundays and Wednesdays to its schedule just a few years ago. 12/10 ChronograM woodstock 29
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The land has been in the Mower family for over 100 years. “The first 10 years of the market were met with some store owner resistance,” says Janine Mower, “but it’s been accepted by the business community as a ‘value added’ to the Woodstock experience. The farmers market has become a popular gathering place for locals to socialize and purchase fresh, healthy foods. Tourists mainly visit on weekends. The Wednesday traffic appears to be mainly locals, with a few day-trippers thrown in for variety. Visitors to Woodstock either begin or end their visit at the flea market.” Tinker Street Cinema was recently taken over by Upstate Films, which opened in Rhinebeck in 1972. Their challenges are of a more technical nature. “As society changes, and as film changes, audiences and viewing habits change,” explains Managing Director Becca Prahl. “Digital and Internet technology make it easy for people to access a large variety of films at a second’s notice. People may opt to wait a couple of months rather than see something on screen because the wait seems insignificant. I think this impacts us more than mall theaters. In recent years, Hollywood has been emphasizing 3-D and special effects, offering a different kind of largescreen experience from art houses. So, we’re tapping into the social reasons people go to public screenings. We focus on enriching communities, hosting discussions with filmmakers, showing films about issues with local impact, offering free community events, etc.” Says Upstate co-founder Steve Leiber: “Expanding Upstate Films may seem counterintuitive as the world grows more private and self-absorbed, but we believe that seeing movies in a theater with friends, where the images are bigger than life, is something worth preserving.” 30 woodstock ChronograM 12/10
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she says. “There are alternative plans to centralized affordable housing monster projects, such as refurbishing existing buildings and converting them to affordable housing. Friction and celebration Councilman Jay Wenk moved to Woodstock in 1965, and mentions many challenges that have taken place over the years. “Outdoor concerts still raise the wrath of many residents about the volume. There’s also been concern about young people hanging out at night and incidents of vandalism and robbery.The furor this year about a proposed curfew for those under 16 has created an ongoing effort to provide for our youngsters.” He comments on the controversy of a corporate drugstore taking the place of the grocery store in a town where many residents don’t drive and a drugstore was already established. “When CVS opened, there was picketing for quite a while, and an ill-advised videotaping of the picketers by the Woodstock police. I was outraged by that.”Traffic in town has also become a problem. “I’ve asked and asked the police to direct traffic at the ‘ganglia’ in the center of town [the famous Village Green], and it’s still not a matter of course. Also, I’ve been saying for many years that the Mountain View parking lot should be put on a paying basis like the Rock City Road lot, and I hope to see that happen soon. We have a lot of parking available, and I don’t feel much sympathy for those who don’t want to walk more than a few feet from their vehicle. So many tourist towns require walking to get around.” Wenk also mentions that the decade-old drumming circle in the center of town was a headache for storekeepers and local residents until an agreement was reached, limiting the drumming to Sunday afternoons after 4pm. “The reactions to the circle are as varied as the people who attend,” remarks drumming “Timekeeper” Kevin Johnson. “Some shuttle past the din as quickly as possible with hands over their ears. Some who have never experienced the joy of spontaneous rhythm have to be dragged away wanting 32 woodstock ChronograM 12/10
more. Some come from South Jersey, the Adirondacks, and other distant points on a regular basis. To some, it’s a release, a spiritual experience—or a nuisance. There’s a core group of 40 or so regular drummers, and everyone from babies to musicians to tourists attend. This group is an offshoot of the full-moon gatherings, where there’s been drumming in the Magic Meadow for 40 years.” Another well-loved tradition is the arrival of Santa on Christmas Eve. For 78 years, he’s arrived by a creative, sometimes dangerous, yet always secret means of transportation—in past years, a hot air balloon, a hang glider, an elephant, and a jet pack have all been employed—and handed out stockings with gifts to the children. There has been pressure recently, however, to tame the extravagant stunts and go back to more traditional means of arrival. “It’s part of the fabric of the town,” says organizer Rennie Cantine. “The community comes to life, and townspeople and visitors gather on the Village Green to witness history.There’s a committee of hundreds of people involved, and thousands attend. It’s one of the most beautiful things you can imagine. It’s what dreams are made of.” The dream of Woodstock continues despite continuous changes and challenges.And those who believe in that dream will continue to strive for the hopes and ideals upon which this “most famous small town on Earth” was founded. RESOURCES Byrdcliffe Arts Colony www.woodstockguild.org Dharmaware Gallery of Sacred Arts www.dharmaware.com The Garden Café www.woodstockgardencafe.com Maverick Concerts www.maverickconcerts.org Mower’s Saturday Flea Market www.facebook.com Town of Woodstock www.woodstockny.org Upstate Films www.upstatefilms.org Woodstock Commons www.rupco.org/wc_index.html
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ANN STREET GALLERY 104 ANN STREET, NEWBURGH 562-6940 X 119. “Cut it Up! Contemporary Papercutters Exhibition.” Through December 18.
THE ART AND ZEN GALLERY 406 MANCHESTER ROAD, POUGHKEEPSIE 473-3334. “Paintings by Dominick Freda.” Oil and acrylic paintings. Through December 31.
BARRETT ART CENTER 55 NOXON STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE 471-2550. “Annual Members Holiday Show.” December 10-January 8. Opening Friday, December 10, 5pm-6pm.
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54 ELIZABETH STREET, RED HOOK 758-9244. “10th Anniversary Show: Luminous Landscape.” Through February 27.
BLACKBIRD ATTIC 442 MAIN STREET, BEACON 418-4840. “I Want to be Your Favorite Hello and Your Hardest Goodbye.” Works by illustrator and designer Fumi “Mini” Nakamura. Through December 10.
CARRIE HADDAD PHOTOGRAPHS 318 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-7655. “Ordinary Things.” When artists make their private life public by David Lebe, Harry Wilks, Thatcher Keats, Sabine Delafon and Allyson Levy. Through December 12. “Still Life Group Show.” December 13-January 23. Opening Saturday, December 18, 6pm-12am. “Works by Mark Beard.” As Bruce Sargeant & Hippolyte Alexandre Michallon. December 13-January 23. Opening Saturday, December 18, 6pm-12am.
CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES BARD COLLEGE, ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON 758-7598. “At Home-Not At Home.” The Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg Collection. Through December 19. “Works by Phillippe Parreno.” Through December 19.
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CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK 59 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-9957. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Frustration of Expression.â&#x20AC;? A collaborative project with the Indie Media Program. Through December 23. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Piranesi.â&#x20AC;? Photogravures by Lothar Osterburg. Through December 23. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thoughts of Home.â&#x20AC;? Selections form the permanent collection. Through December 12.
COLUMBIA COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE ARTS GALLERY 209 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 671-6213. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Small Works Show.â&#x20AC;? Through January 7.
CRAWFORD HOUSE 189 MONTGOMERY STREET, NEWBURGH historicalsocietynb@yahoo.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Eye of an Artist/the Mind of a Photojournalist.â&#x20AC;? Ralph Aiello. Through December 31.
DAVIS ORTON GALLERY 114 WARREN STREET, HUDSON www.DavisOrtonGallery.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Photobook 2010.â&#x20AC;? An exhibition of photobooks and photography. Through December 19.
DEEP LISTENING INSTITUTE 77 CORNELL ST, KINGSTON 338-5984. â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Zealand.â&#x20AC;? New Works by Julia Santos Solomon. Through December 1.
DEFFEBACH GALLERY 135 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (518) 828-2535. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blind Spot Editions.â&#x20AC;? Photography exhibit. Through December 7.
DUCK POND GALLERY 128 CANAL STREET, PORT EWEN 338-5580. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holiday Celebration: Mixed Media and Crafts.â&#x20AC;? Artists Anita DeFina-Hadley, Mira Fink, Vindora Wixom and more. December 4-31. Opening Saturday, December 4, 5pm-7pm.
FRONT STREET GALLERY 21 FRONT STREET, PATTERSON 490-4545. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Group Show.â&#x20AC;? Tarryl Gabel, Julie Hopkins, Crista Pisano, Norman McGrath. December 4-January 9. Opening Saturday, December 4, 4pm-7pm.
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GALLERY AT DAVID DEW BRUNER DESIGN 610 WARREN STREET, HUDSON (914) 466-4857. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knitwear/Knitware by Melissa Halvorson.â&#x20AC;? Through December 30.
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HARRISON GALLERY 39 SPRING STREET, WILLIAMSTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS. (413) 458-1700 Nick Patten. December 4-31. Opening Saturday, December 4, 5pm-7pm.
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JOYCE GOLDSTEIN GALLERY 16 MAIN STREET, CHATHAM (518) 392-2250. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Candela.â&#x20AC;? Religion, folk tradition, and myth by Diego Sharon, Ruben Gutierrez, Magdalena Pedraza, Juan Abreu. December 11-January 12. Opening Saturday, December 11, 4pm-6pm.
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KLEINERT/JAMES ARTS CENTER 34 TINKER AVE, WOODSTOCK 679-2079. â&#x20AC;&#x153;11th Annual 5 by 7 Show.â&#x20AC;? December 3-31. Opening Friday, December 3, 5pm-7pm.
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MARIST COLLEGE ART GALLERY 1399 NORTH ROAD, POUGHKEEPSIE 575-3000 ext. 3182. â&#x20AC;&#x153;About the Figure.â&#x20AC;? Through December 11.
MID HUDSON HERITAGE CENTER 317 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE 546-1465. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Open Studio/Retrospective by Nestor Madalengoitia.â&#x20AC;? Through December 19.
MILL STREET LOFT’S GALLERY 45 45 PERSHING AVENUE, POUGHKEEPSIE 471-7477. “Holiday Art Exhibit and Sale.” Through January 20.
MUROFF KOTLER VISUAL ARTS GALLERY SUNY ULSTER, STONE RIDGE 687-5113. “In Retrospect: Artist Books and Works on Paper.” Works by Maureen Cummins, Ann Lovett and Nava Atlas will present an exhibit of artist books and related installations. Through December 10.
THE OLD CHATHAM COUNTRY STORE CAFE GALLERY VILLAGE SQUARE, OLD CHATHAM (518) 794-6227. “Susan Anderson: Folk Paintings.” December 5-31. Opening Sunday, December 5, 3pm-5pm.
OMI INTERNATIONAL ARTS CENTER 59 LETTER S ROAD, GHENT (518) 392-4568. “Faded Flags.” Mary Carlson. Through January 30.
ORANGE HALL GALLERY ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MIDDLETOWN 341-4790. “Paul Gould: Celebrating 50 Years as an Artist.” Through December 15. Opening Sunday, December 5, 1pm-4pm. “William Gould: Photographs of the Hudson Valley and Beyond.” Through December 15. Opening Sunday, December 5, 1pm-4pm.
RED EFT GALLERY 159 SULLIVAN ST, WURTSBORO 888-2519. “Art is a Great Gift.” Holiday show including ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, clocks, photography, paintings, drawings and prints. Through February 28.
RIVERWINDS GALLERY 172 MAIN STREET, BEACON 838-2880. “Buone Feste.” Through December 31. Opening Saturday, December 11, 5pm-8pm.
SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART 1 HAWK DRIVE, NEW PALTZ 257-3844. “Bachelor of Fine Arts & Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition.” December 3-7. Opening Friday, December 3, 5pm-7pm.
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TWISTED SOUL 442 MAIN STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE 705-5381. “Charting the Journey between There and Here.” Recent map paintings expressing the calamity and mishaps of facing a midlife crisis by Tilly Strauss. Through January 20.
UNFRAMED ARTIST GALLERY 173 HUGUENOT STREET, NEW PALTZ 255-5482. “Let It Snow.” Through December 18.
UNISON ARTS & LEARNING CENTER 68 MOUNTAIN REST ROAD, NEW PALTZ 255-1559. “The Artists of Silvermine.” Through December 31.
UNISON GALLERY WATER STREET MARKET, NEW PALTZ 255-1559. “Captured Light.” Eija Lindsey. Through December 13.
VASSAR COLLEGE’S JAMES W. PALMER GALLERY RAYMOND AVENUE, POUGHKEEPSIE 437-5370. “Walk on By . . .” Photographs by Monica D. Church. Through December 17.
WINDHAM FINE ARTS 5380 MAIN STREET, WINDHAM (518) 734-6850. “Off the Grid.” Lisa Lebofsky creates ethereal works of nature, contemplation, and mystery. Through December 4. Opening Sunday, December 5, 5pm-7pm.
Wolf gang gallery 40 railroad avenue, MONTGOMERY. 769-7446. “Unleashed.” Paintings by Mikey Teutul (of Orange County Choppers fame). December 11-31. Opening Saturday, December 11, 2pm-6pm.
WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP GALLERY 722 BINNEWATER LANE, ROSENDALE 658-9133. “Intern Exhibition.” Through December 17. Opening Friday, December 10, 5pm-7pm.
WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM 28 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK 679-2940. “The Third Eye: Exploratory Photography by Manuel Komroff, Konrad Cramer, and Nathan Resnick.” Through January 2.
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t’s one of the most surreal and mysterious albums ever recorded. The striking, Afro-delic cover by painter Abul Mati Klarwein hints at the imagery of the music inside: an endless, nebulous alien landscape of wafting fumarole vapors and burbling thermal pools; a flickering DayGlo dream spiked with ghostly electric piano, throbbing bass, searing fuzz guitar. Horns that erupt and recoil back into the mist. Beats that flutter, turn, and skitter like frightened insects.Today it’s hailed as the revolutionary masterpiece that popularized jazz-rock fusion, but at the time, many jazz aficionados, especially the purists, believed their beloved, shark-suited, cool-blowing hero had turned into a funky, bad-ass Antichrist more intent on making noise than music. That it so divided the jazz world and still became one of the best-selling and most influential recordings of all time is one of music’s most savory ironies. Though conjured a generation ago, its otherworldly spell has never waned; even now it sounds like it’s drifting in from some future galaxy. It exists on a plane where it makes its own time and yet there is no time. The album in question is Miles Davis’s sprawling 1970 double LP Bitches Brew, which Columbia Records recently honored with a lavish 40th-anniversary Legacy Edition. And one of this landmark’s key creators is Woodstock’s Jack DeJohnette, one of jazz’s greatest living drummers. “What Jack DeJohnette has that lots of drummers don’t is the almost unlimited color in his playing,” says NewYork Times music critic Ben Ratliff via e-mail. “It’s a lot to do with cymbals—what he uses and how he uses them—but also just the breadth that’s in his sound as a whole, all the little decisions and changes of direction he makes at hundreds of different points inside a tune.” DeJohnette has been on the planet for 68 years, and he’s been a musician for nearly all of them. His gifts as a drummer frequently overshadow the fact that he started out in his native Chicago as a pianist, beginning lessons at age four with a friend of his grandmother who taught him to read and play pieces from the classical canon. “As a kid I always liked music and lyrics,” he recalls. “My family had a crank-up Victrola and lots of 78s by Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie—most of the big bands. We also loved gospel music: Clara Ward, the Soul Stirrers [called the father of black gospel music]. Thomas A. Dorsey lived right down the street.” But he credits an uncle who worked as a radio announcer and jazz DJ with introducing him to the stage. 40 music ChronograM 12/10
“When I was about eight he took me to the Persian Lounge [the future haunt of pianist Ahmad Jamal, another early influence] to see [blues guitarist] T-Bone Walker,” says DeJohnette. “I had this kazoo that looked like a little saxophone.T-Bone saw it and asked me up to play with the band. So I started to toot out some R&B instrumental hit, I don’t remember what song, and all of sudden the band came in behind me. It really freaked me out. I was, like, ‘Wow, how do they all know the song?’” (According to DeJohnette, his mother, Eva Jeanette Johnson, a poet, wrote and sold to Walker the lyrics for the bluesman’s immortal “Stormy Monday Blues.”) By high school he was a percussionist in the marching band, but came to play proper drums “by accident, really.” “I had a little jazz combo that used to rehearse in the basement of my grandma’s house and the drummer left his kit there, so I used to play around on it,” he says. “When my grandma died she left me some money, so I bought my own kit and started to play along to my uncle’s records. I realized I had a natural affinity for the drums.” While studying at the American Conservatory of Music, the young musician immersed himself further in the local jazz scene, alternating on piano and drums. “Chicago was great for jazz back in the mid 1950s and early 1960s,” says DeJohnette. “It was a midway point for a lot of musicians who would move up from smaller cities, like St. Louis, before they went on to New York. One day [saxophonist] Eddie Harris told me, ‘You play good piano, but you play drums better. If you stick with the drums you’ll go far.’ So I did. And he was right.” Another mentor was pianist Mulhal Richard Abrams, who headed the pivotal Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), an avant-garde collective that birthed the Art Ensemble of Chicago and included young firebrands like saxophonists Roscoe Mitchell and Anthony Braxton and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith. In addition to working with various AACM members, DeJohnette briefly played with bandleader Sun Ra, while another life-changing guest spot came when he sat in with the John Coltrane Quartet. “The band was booked to do four sets that night and [drummer] Elvin [Jones] didn’t show up for the last one, so Trane asked me to play,” recounts a still-awed DeJohnette, who describes the experience as “awesome. Completely amazing.” In 1964 DeJohnette came to NewYork with “$27 in my pocket and a set of drums.” He crashed at the SloaneYMCA on 34th Street and began hitting the jam sessions at Harlem’s legendary bebop crucible, Minton’s Playhouse. After first scoring a regular gig with organist Big John Patton he landed a higherprofile slot with saxophonist Jackie McLean. But he got his big break during the years 1966 to 1968 as a member of saxophonist Charles Lloyd’s quartet, a group that also featured another future Miles man, pianist Keith Jarrett.The group made several hot-selling LPs for Atlantic and proved a crossover hit on the burgeoning hippie-rock concert circuit. The drummer debuted as a leader with The Jack DeJohnette Complex (Milestone Records) in 1969. And it was that year that the jazz king came calling. “It’s funny,” DeJohnette says. “Miles used to come and check me out back when I was with Jackie McLean, and one night Jackie said to me, ‘Miles is gonna hire you someday, man. He and I have the same taste.’ And it was true: [Drummer] Tony Williams had been with Jackie before he was with Miles. When he left, Miles asked me to replace him. By then I’d subbed for Tony a few times, so I’d played with Miles a bit. But it was still incredibly exciting. I’d grown up in Chicago listening to this legend, never thinking I’d get to be in his band. But there I was.” There he was. In the middle of the Bitches Brew sessions, which saw the trumpeter building on the radical new “directions” he’d begun with 1968’s Filles de Kilimanjaro and ’69’s In a Silent Way (both Columbia Records) and taking the amorphous music even farther afield. Epics like the title track and “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” incorporate the pulsing funk and fiery acid rock of contemporaries like Sly Stone and Jimi Hendrix; the set’s experimental sound is further defined by the work of producer Teo Macero, who, long before Pro Tools or digital sampling existed, used razor blades and adhesive to splice together snippets of tape from various jams and takes, running many of the tracks and sections through spacey reverb and other psychedelic effects. And the performances themselves, by a band that also includes guitarist John
McLaughlin, drummer Lenny White, keyboardists Joe Zawinul and Chick Corea, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, clarinetist Bennie Maupin, and bassists Dave Holland and Harvey Brooks—often playing tunes utilizing two basses, keyboards, and drum sets simultaneously—are as bold and inspired as the leader’s vision. “I was very happy when Jack joined Miles’s band,” says Holland, a longtime Saugerties resident. “Jack has great musical instincts and a tremendous ability to hear the music and interact with the other musicians. I met him in London in 1967. He was there to perform with the Charles Lloyd Quartet and I was in the audience.We met again later that night at a jam session. I was playing with some friends when Jack came up in the middle of a piece and took over on the drums. It felt great and we had an immediate connection and compatibility that continues to this day.” DeJohnette left Davis in 1972, after contributing to that year’s On the Corner, another adventurous game changer, and the heavy touring that also produced a trio of monumental live LPs for Columbia. By then he and his UKborn wife, Lydia, were ensconced in Woodstock, after being introduced to the town by friends in the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. “We just fell in love with [the area],” says DeJohnette. “And there were already a lot of music people we knew up here—Charles Mingus, [ex-Davis drummer] Jimmy Cobb, [pianist] Warren Bernhardt.” Since the move DeJohnette has led his own bands (the fusion groups Compost, Directions, and New Directions and the straightahead Special Edition), co-led the underrated trio Gateway with Holland and guitarist John Abercrombie, and served as a sideman to guitarist Pat Metheny, pop musician Bruce Hornsby, and others. In addition to his long-standing gig in Keith Jarrett’s “standards” trio, the Down Beat poll-winning drummer has performed with guitarist John Scofield and organist Larry Goldings in Trio Beyond and continues to tour with the five-piece Jack DeJohnette Group. As is the trend these days DeJohnette has started a label to release his music, Golden Beams Productions. One of the imprint’s acclaimed releases is 2009’s MusicWe Are, a CD/DVD package featuring a documentary that premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival. Along with ear-opening collaborations with guitarist Bill Frisell and kora master Foday Musa Suso, the label is also home to two releases reflecting the percussionist’s newfound interest in New Age/meditation sounds, the Grammy-nominated Music in the Key of Om (2006) and the Grammy-winning Peace Time (2007). “We live in uncertain, stressful times and people need to be able to relax, especially with all of this political bullshit going on,” DeJohnette says, the day after November’s Congressional elections. “I’ve always had a very spiritual outlook with music, which is also something I experienced with Trane and Mulhal. It’s good to do something that really focuses on the healing properties music has.” Building on this philosophy, he and Lydia have also worked with Kingston and Benedictine hospitals to set up a closed-circuit-TV program broadcasting the two albums’ calming music and nature images by New Paltz photographer G. Steve Jordan to patients. “It seems to be especially helpful for people in hospice care, and we’d love to see it spread to other hospitals,” says DeJohnette. Additionally, each year Lydia organizes benefit concerts by DeJohnette and others for social-assistance organizations Family of Woodstock and the Queens Galley; earlier this year, DeJohnette, bassist Larry Grenadier, saxophonist Joe Lovano, and guitarists John Scofield and Larry Coryell raised $10,000 for the Queens Galley. As he prepares to leave for another tour, how does all of the hubbub surrounding Bitches Brew’s big 4-0 hit him? “It’s been a long time [since the release], but to me there’s really no sense of that,” says the tall percussionist, squinting against the sun that fills his wood-lined living room. “Miles isn’t here anymore, but we still have the music. It’s imprinted into the ether, in what I call the ‘Cosmic Library of Consciousness.’ It’s in the air like the radio, and we can just tap into it whenever we want to, forever. “When I stop to think about it, though, it’s just unfathomable, that it’s been 40 years. I think,‘Was it really that long ago?’ Because, you know, there’s only this moment. There’s only right here and now.” The 40th anniversary Legacy Edition of Bitches Brew is out now on Columbia/ Legacy Recordings. www.legacyrecordings.com; www.jackdejohnette.com. 12/10 ChronograM music 41
nightlife highlights Handpicked by music editor Peter Aaron for your listening pleasure.
Will Stratton/the Wailing Wall/Trevor Wilson December 2. An ace three-way hit of acid folk at the ever-vital Spotty Dog Books & Ale. The 2007 debut by Brooklyn’s Will Stratton boasts a cameo by Sufjan Stevens and his current album, No Wonder (Stunning Models on Display Records), has been featured on NPR. The Wailing Wall is headed by another New Yorker, Jesse Rifkin, whose grainy voice and surreal lyrics have drawn comparisons to Will Oldham and Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum. A recent Hudson transplant, Vermont native Trevor Wilson is a member of the bands Firefoot and Dropson; in his solo guise he accompanies his haunting vocals with ukulele. (Jeremy Kelly, Otto Hauser, and Century Plants arrive December 2; Avondale Airforce, Summer Mummy, and DJ Lunar Moss descend December 6.) 8pm. $5. Hudson. (518) 671-6006; www.thespottydog.com.
Jesse Lege and Bayou Brew December 4. Cajun Music Hall of Famer and accordionist, singer, and guitarist Jesse Lege grew up in a one-room house in Southwest Louisiana and started performing at age 16. Mentored by iconic accordion player and maker Marc Savoy, he’s gone on to tour the world and pick up numerous Cajun French Music Association awards (aka “Cajun Grammys”). Lege’s newest release, Live at Glen Echo (Idependent), co-stars fiddler Joel Savoy, the son of Marc and singer, guitarist, and folklorist Ann Allen Savoy. This return to the Rosendale Café has Lege once again leading the five-piece Bayou Brew, which in addition to his own instruments includes fiddle, electric and acoustic guitars, and the electric bass of Hudson Valley resident Evelyn Schneider. (Folksinger Sarah Underhill celebrates her CD release December 17; Underhill and Ian Worpole host the monthly Fourth Sunday Irish session December 26.) 8pm. $10. Rosendale. (845) 658-9048; www.rosendalecafe.com.
Ian Hunter & Friends December 10. As the front man of legendary 1970s glam outfit Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter kicked out storming, heartfelt rock ’n’ roll that helped lay the tracks for the coming wave of British punk (the members of the Clash were huge fans, and enlisted Mott producer Guy Stevens for London Calling). Since leaving the band, Hunter has released many acclaimed solo LPs and toured with the late David Bowie guitarist and Woodstocker Mick Ronson. But last year, with Hunter at 70, Mott the Hoople reunited for five sold-out shows at London’s Hammersmith Apollo. This intimate acoustic evening by the singer at the Towne Crier should be historic as well. (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s John McEuen and David Amram appear December 5; Graham Parker pulls in December 11.) 8:30pm. $55, $60. Pawling. (518) 855-1300; www.townecrier.com.
Peter Rowan and Tony Rice December 10. One couldn’t ask for a better pairing of progressive bluegrass prime movers than this. After a few years with Bill Monroe, guitarist and mandolinist Peter Rowan joined the psychedelic roots bands Earth Opera and Seatrain before going on to the Jerry Garcia-led Old & In the Way and bluegrass supergroup Muleskinner. Flat picker extraordinaire Tony Rice made his name playing with Rowan’s former Earth Opera bandmate David Grisman and alongside Ricky Skaggs in J. D. Crowe’s New South. As a duo and with their quartet Rowan and Rice remain festival favorites, and the instructional DVDs they’ve made for Woodstock’s Homespun label are mandatory for aspiring players. (NRBQ’s Joey and Johnny Spampinato rock December 3; reggae greats the Mighty Diamonds shine December 18.) 8pm. $25, $35, $45. Bearsville. (845) 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com.
Joe Gil and the Trio of Terror December 10. The Bean Runner Café continues to brew up a rich and savory blend of the hottest jazz around. Brooklyn-born trombonist Joe Gil studied with Barry Harris and Benny Powell and has worked with Makanda Ken McIntyre, Yomo Toro, David Murray, Willie Colon, and others. Here, he’s backed by the imposingly named Trio of Terror, which features bassist Chris Weigers (Jaki Byard), keyboard whiz Neil Alexander (NAIL, the Machine), and top percussionist Gregg Bendian (Interzone). For this date Gil airs standards and his own compositions, which merge fusion, straight-ahead jazz, and rock. (Mala Waldron, the daughter of pianist Mal Waldron, plays December 4; Frank Lacy, Jonathan Blake, and Kevin Ray perform December 18.) 7:30pm. $9. (914) 737-1701; www.beanrunnercafe.com. will stratton performs at the spotty dog in hudson on december 2.
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cd reviews Belle Boussole Belle Boussole (2010, Wanderlust Sound)
The long, cold winter is just around the corner, and if you can’t actually escape to tropical islands or wend through the European countryside in a sports car, Belle Boussole can provide a reasonable facsimile of such a trip. The New Paltz band is a musical partnership between husband and wife Bryan and Nicole McGurn. Modern soul music is many different things to many different people, but its lines are cleanest and purest in the acid jazz of bands like Brand New Heavies and Jamiroquai. Bryan’s introduction to the genre happened during a six-month stint in Hong Kong, which is obviously a long way for the music to travel. But as a metaphor, it works. This eponymous debut is traveling music, from up-tempo songs like “Walk with Me” and “Firefly,” which would provide the perfect soundtrack to wheels effortlessly hugging the curve, to the sultry sophisticated sway of “Chocolate Cake” and “Free Tonight.” Because of its sleek styling, acid jazz has always had an air of the future as it appeared in the past, a place where drinks are served to smiling couples on jetliners bound for points unknown. Belle Boussole takes the conceit one step further, with synthesized strings and beats, and the gentle digital chirps and tweets one might imagine coming out of robot butlers. The transition from one song to the next is as smooth as Nicole’s voice, perfectly suited for blue-eyed soul music and thankfully without the accursed, omnipresent Auto-Tune. Bryan’s production is equally powerful, eschewing overly contemporary gimmicks for something far more classic. www.belleboussole.com. —Crispin Kott
Big Joe Fitz This is Big (2010, Independent)
Rosendale’s Big Joe Fitz belongs to a long line of R&B performers equally at home onstage or behind a radio microphone. When he’s not spinning the blues on WDST, he’s singing it on stages throughout the Hudson Valley. Of course, he knows his stuff from years on the station’s “The Blues Break,” and it shows with his new album, This Is Big. The mellow Fitz goes right to the well, with selections from Ray Charles, Jerry Ragovoy, Doc Pomus, Dr. John, Charles Brown, and Eddie Vinson. His backing band on most tracks includes bass buddy (and album engineer) Robert Bard, drummer Tim Whalen, and ace New Paltz guitarist Mark Dziuba. Unfortunately, Fitz only pulls his harp out for “Last Go Round” and the album wants for more of those tasty, bent reeds. Vocally, Fitz clearly goes for traditional R&B tropes and he’s got just enough smoke on tunes like “Lonesome Train” to both rock and roll. Occasionally, though, he seems more concerned with hitting the right notes than with letting his soul show. On Harlan Howard’s classic “The Chokin’ Kind,” Fitz swerves wide of the kind of emotion the song requires, even demands. Artists as varied as Waylon Jennings and Joe Simon have done right by this one, but Fitz nearly makes it chipper. He does get it right, though—and how—on “Hard Times” (with pianist Jumpin’ Jack), “Tweedle Dee,” and the opening “Leap of Faith.” On the last, Fitz goes toe to toe with Delbert McClinton’s reading and still manages to leave his own funky stamp. www.bigjoefitz.com. —Michael Eck
David Temple Winter Stillness (In Flight) (2010, Independent) Guitarist and Red Hook resident David Temple is a virtuoso whose fourth recording is a welcomed addition for fans of classical instrumental music, or for those simply looking for some respite during the bustle of the holiday season. Recorded in the Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck,Winter Stillness is just that: a collection of short, graceful tunes that are cause for reflection, showcasing Temple’s appropriately festive and nimbly intricate finger-picking style. He has carefully selected tunes with an international flavor, written by long-deceased popular guitarist/pianist composers from Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Brazil, England, and Mexico. The opening track, “Renaissance Melody,” is a three-in-one of products of the Italian Renaissance; the anonymously written “Canzone,” Cesare Negri’s “Bianco Fiore,” and Vincenzo Galilei’s “Saltarello” introduce Temple’s yuletide tone. Lovers of J. S. Bach will melt into his prelude in C major, which leads into the Spanish flavor of Fernando Sor’s pensive studies in B minor and D major. The slow phrasing of Francisco Tarrega’s “Lagrime (Teardrop)” is a perfect companion to a romantic snowfall, while the melancholy strains of Erik Satie’s well-known “Gnossienne No. 1” reflect the longing and desperation of winter. “The Swan,” by French pianist Camille Saint-Saëns, is gently majestic, while “Sounds of Bells” by Brazil’s Joao Pernambuco is played in jolly, quick-paced choro style. Temple’s unique phrasing on the closing track, “Amazing Grace,” makes the wildly popular tune almost unrecognizable. The guitarist will perform his annual holiday concert on December 26 at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck. www.davidtemple.com. —Sharon Nichols
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Hero’s Gold
above: michael korda in his dutchess county home opposite: t. e. lawrence, aka lawrence of arabia
Michael Korda Explores Lawrence of Arabia By Vanni Cappelli Photograph by Jennifer May
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he Hudson River Valley shines crisply on a late October day as Michael Korda arrives at Mount Carmel Square in Poughkeepsie to discuss his new biography, Hero:The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia (HarperCollins, 2010). As he crosses this place, named for a biblical triumph over false prophets that occurred not far from the scene of his subject’s revelatory desert odyssey, Korda appears animated and eager to offer his own truths—and above all, those of T. E. Lawrence. Inside Café Bocca, the distinguished publisher, memoirist, biographer, historian, and Dutchess County resident contents himself with a light panino and a glass of water. He vaults straightaway into the labyrinth of his adventurer-soldier-scholar-writer-hero’s life, unspooling his own golden thread in a cultivated British accent. His manner is commanding yet congenial, signifying both mastery and a passion to communicate the alien yet vital experience of the adventurous life. “Lawrence was a hero in the original classical sense,” Korda affirms, “without necessarily any respect or concern for society. Like Achilles, he went to war because he wanted to project himself as a model of excellence.
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He could easily have accepted a relatively restrained role in the Arab Revolt, but the ambition to be a warrior took over. Lawrence was never able to do anything by halves; he had an innate ambition to succeed, and never doubted that he could find in himself the ability to take on the most extraordinary challenges, and live up to his own conception of what a heroic figure was.” Korda feels that this venerable ideal of heroism has been “in a sense cheapened” by the contemporary extension of it to anyone who puts on a uniform or is, quite unwillingly, the victim of a terrorist attack. “It has acquired a passive rather than an active quality,” he laments. “Lawrence was not a bumbler in need of transformation, as he has been depicted, but a latent talent waiting to be actualized. He trained for the role from an early age, intellectually and physically, and the outbreak of World War I gave him his opportunity. Yet he was aided by his extraordinary immunity to fear—courage came quite naturally to him. He was one of those people for whom excitement acts like a drug—an adrenaline rush—and as a result could produce a commanding presence before his men under conditions of extreme danger. Lawrence was a man of singular social ability, possessed of
an enormous combination of vanity and sense of self-worth.” Hero begins in medias res, with 28-year-old Lt. Lawrence journeying to Arabia in October 1916 as a British army liaison to the revolt raised by the Hashemite ruler Sharif Hussein of Mecca and his sons against the Ottoman Turk overlords of the region, who were allied with Germany. After skillfully delineating the military facts of his rapid rise to daring and innovative guerilla leader of camel-riding Bedouin fighters, culminating in the stunning desert trek to capture the port of Aqaba in July 1917, there is a time shift to Lawrence’s earlier life in England and the Near East. Throughout the book, Korda adheres to this method of portraying the public hero before delving into the inner psychodrama that drove the man. Yet he confesses that this exploration is never easy—or, for such a mythic figure, even definitively conclusive. “The chief difficulty of writing about Lawrence is sifting fact from both others’ inventions about him and his own annoying habit of embellishing the truth,” the author explains. “There is a basic ambivalence about the man—in his attitudes toward his own fame, toward his masterpiece Seven Pillars of Wisdom, towards his family, toward war itself. His was not in any way an antiwar spirit—he never became a pacifist—yet he was unsparing in describing how horrible war is.” In this regard, Korda’s long career as an editor and publisher at Simon & Schuster, and the lifelong fascination with military matters that has recently yielded biographies of Grant and Eisenhower, unite like the lenses of a telescope to bring into focus Lawrence’s genius as a writer on war in the following passage from Hero: The account of the raid on the train at Mudowwara in Seven Pillars ofWisdom is a literary set piece, one of the great pieces of modern writing about war: dry, businesslike, and ever so slightly ironic in tone, it is brilliantly underplayed. The spare, unemotional prose, unlike Lawrence’s much lusher descriptions of landscapes and peoples, does not hide the reality of the incident—the dead and dying Turks; the shooting of the Arab wounded; the noise, smoke, bloodshed, fear, carnage, and wild looting, all of it over and done with in less than ten minutes in the implacable desert heat. The scene is a small masterpiece, like a sketch by Goya. There are, however, deeper and more personal reasons that have caused Michael Korda to set his sights on this extraordinary man and his memorable work—indeed, the culmination of 80 years of family history. Born in England into the Hungarian émigré Korda family, a major force in the British film industry from the 1920s to the 1960s, the author was exposed to Lawrentian lore from childhood. His uncle, the producer Sir Alex Korda, acquired the film rights to Lawrence’s book, even lunching with the adventurer, and his uncle Zoltan was set to direct a production for which his father Vincent designed the sets. Pre-World War II political worries about a possible backlash from Turkey and postwar concerns arising from the ArabIsraeli conflict delayed the project until the rights—and much of the Kordas’ preliminary work—were sold to producer Sam Spiegel, who ultimately brought to fruition the 1962 David Lean film starring Peter O’Toole. “It would have been interesting, certainly,” Korda muses. “They had Leslie Howard set to play Lawrence, who was more like him in manners and appearance. Lawrence’s own fear was that they would intrude a love interest, and he received assurances about that from my uncle Alex, as well
as a promise the film would not be made in his lifetime without his consent. It was my uncle who gave me Seven Pillars of Wisdom when I was 15, and from the first I was taken by the battle scenes. I heard a lot about him in my family circle; Lawrence seemed to prove that someone born with great disadvantages—illegitimate, socially negligible, short—can nevertheless go on to become a great hero.” Although Korda emphatically insists that his recent succession of military-themed books was not a personal response to 9/11, he certainly believes that current events have made the adventurer once again the man of the hour, and the issue is repeatedly addressed in Hero. “Much of what we do today in the Muslim world is characterized by a failure to read Lawrence carefully and learn from his experience,” he affirms with a hint of sadness. “Take the drone attacks in Pakistan. Lawrence was very strongly against the use of bombing to subdue native populations, for military and humanitarian reasons, and emphasized their futility against Arab or Afghan villages. He imagined drones as far back as the 1930s, but understood that causing civilian casualties— particularly women and children—imposes an obligation of revenge upon tribal peoples, and can only lead to an endless cycle of revengeseeking. He felt that such a conduct of a war was an ignoble way of dealing with people with whom you disagreed about their own land.” And what would Lawrence of Arabia do in Afghanistan? “Find the person in charge, approach him on foot and unarmed as a guest, start a dialogue,” Korda booms. “When he got wind of the fact that the great desert warrior Auda Abu Tayi was considering defecting to the Turks, he flew up to Auda’s camp and walked in barefoot to confront him. And be prepared to outbid the enemy. Lawrence was the man with the gold, and would allow a man to take a handful of it out of his bags, rather than haggling over a price. He would have understood that these bags of money Mr. Karzai is receiving from the Iranians are not bribes, but tribute, and a condition of dealing with people whose lives are haunted by starvation and drought.” In his 1974 masterpiece The Adventurer, a study of the hero-adventurer archetype in history and literature that featured Lawrence, the critic Paul Zweig called such figures “a source of values, expressing the essentially human adventure of man engaged in the economy of struggle which is the world.” Zweig deplored the adventurer’s fall into obscurity in a society focused on business success and domesticity, and convinced that technology has made life permanently safe and comfortable, issuing a prophetic warning: “The modern world’s dismissal of adventure as an entertaining but minor experience is unprecedented. Few cultures have been so willing to tempt the gods.” After the apocalyptic terror attacks, interminable wars, natural and manmade disasters, and financial collapses of the last decade, it would seem that Zweig has been vindicated. And Lawrence as well. “People have been spared involvement with war for a long time,” Korda concludes quietly. “We have delegated heroism to a group of people who will do it for us. Lawrence knew the world was dangerous; his experience taught him, if nothing else, the tenuous quality of life.” Michael Korda will appear 12/3 at 5pm at Vassar College Bookstore, Poughkeepsie; 12/4 at 5pm at Merritt Books, Millbrook; 12/7 at 5pm at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, and 12/11 at 7:30pm at Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck. 12/10 ChronograM books 45
chronogram picks: holiday gift books for 2010 beauty & the beast: a pop-up book of the classic fairy tale
Sometimes the Spoon Runs Away With Another Spoon
robert sabuda
Jacinta Bunnell, pictures by Nathaniel Kusinitz
little simon, 2010, $29.99
PM Press Reach & Teach, 2010, $10
New Paltz paper engineer extraordinaire Sabuda adds new dimension to the tale that enchanted Jean Cocteau and Disney. The Beast’s castle looms right off the page, and Beauty’s father traverses mirrored hallways in cleverly designed side-pops. The Beast bristles with horns and a serpentine tail, turning into a prince before readers’ eyes when Beauty learns to see beyond appearances.
Tea, trains, and tiaras for everyone! Children, says Rosendaler Bunnell, have an “all out cross-dressing, binary-smashing disregard for gender norms.” The author of the Girls Are Not Chicks Coloring Book shares her exuberant, over-the-rainbow aesthetic with other Crayola revisionists, urging adults as well as children to color outside the lines.
Cuba: My Revolution
The Night Before Christmas
Inverna Lockpex & Dean Haspiel, with Jose Villarrubia
Clement C. Moore, paintings by Eric Puybaret,
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This blood-spattered red-white-and-black graphic novel may not be typical holiday fare, but it displays an abundance of gifts. Greene County artist Invernez’s wrenching tale of an idealistic young woman’s coming of age in revolutionary Cuba recalls Maus and Persepolis in its potent blend of personal and political history with striking artwork.
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Peter Yarrow’s picture book imprint continues its inspired combination of classic songs (“Puff, the Magic Dragon,” “Over the Rainbow”) and verse with Puybaret’s lyrical, jewel-toned paintings, plus CDs by musicians with parent appeal. Moore’s well-roasted holiday chestnut is served with what was, sadly, Mary Travers’s final recording.
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The Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist duo spins a Christmasbreak romance for literate teens. When grinchy Dash finds a red notebook full of treasure-hunty clues in the Strand bookstore, he can’t resist leaving a few of his own. Will the “snarly hipster wannabe” bond with ebullient Lily in person as well as on paper? Hello!
Krause Publications, 2010, $30
Dude! Somebody on your gift list craves this ultimate guide to Cabbage Patch dolls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SheRa: Princess of Power, Atari, and Mr. T action figures. SUNY New Paltz grad and collector’s collector Bellomo packs a gnarly decade of pop culture into a book that hot-tub time travels from Rubik’s Cube to Baywatch.
New Paltz Revisited Carol A. Johnson Arcadia Publishing, 2010, $21.99
Ever since 12 Huguenot patentees bought real estate from the Esopus Sachems, New Paltz has been a place apart. This vibrant entry in the “Images of America” series presents over 120 pages of informatively captioned historical photos, hopscotching through the centuries to wind up (where else?) at the Elting Memorial Library. One Big Table: A Portrait of American Cooking Molly O’Neill Simon & Schuster, 2010, $50
Former New York Times columnist O’Neill crisscrossed the country in search of real American cuisine, as practiced in bayous and trailer parks, Southwestern pueblos, and New England clambakes. She brought back 600 mouthwatering recipes and plenty of lore. Booksigning and cookie swap at Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck, 12/4 at 7:30pm. Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater Larry Stempel W.W. Norton & Co., 2010, $39.95
At 832 pages, this exhaustively researched labor of love is no stocking stuffer. Serious scholars of Broadway will revel in Mount Vernon resident Stempel’s detailed and well-documented overview of the great American musical, spanning 150 tuneful years from operettas and minstrel shows to Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sondheim, and “Rent.”
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Tuxedo Park: Lives, Legacies, Legends Chiu Yin Hempel, foreword by Francis Morrone TFPD Publishing, 2010, $80
Even by Gilded Age standards, Tuxedo Park glittered. Brainchild of tobacco baron Pierre Lorilard IV and architect Bruce Price, this fabled Rockland County enclave lured residents with names like Vanderbilt, Astor, and Price’s celebrity daughter, Emily Post. Sales from this lavishly illustrated volume support the Tuxedo Park Library and Fire Department. Universe at Your Door The Slabsides Poets Post Traumatic Press, 2010, $8.95
For two years, local poets Frank Boyer, Dave Holden, Bobbi Katz, Alison Koffler, Will Nixon, Richard Parisio, Kathryn Paulsen, Jo Pitkin, Gretchen Primack, Bertha Rogers, Annajon Russ, Victoria Sullivan, and Dayl Wise met at John Burroughs’s fabled “rustic house” to read and write together in every season. The resulting book hums with life. When Do They Serve the Wine? The Folly, Flexibility, and Fun of Being a Woman Liza Donnelly, introduction by Roz Chast Chronicle Books, 2010, $19.95
Like the inverted yoga wannabe in the cover cartoon, women are often flummoxed by what to do next. Rhinebecker and longtime New Yorker cartoonist Donnelly limns the female experience in fluid, funny lines, moving through the decades from pink/blue nursery segregation to Rebellious Body Parts and (gasp!) self-acceptance.
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POETRY
Edited by Phillip Levine. Deadline for our January issue is December 5. Send up to three poems or three pages (whichever comes first). Full submission guidelines: www.chronogram.com\submissions.
I have a crush on Rubin.
meeting new people is like
And I have a crush on Evelyn.
arriving in the middle of a movie
But I have three crushes on Shayne.
except you’re allowed to talk
—Piper Jaden Levine (6 years)
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Erato Speaking Directly
Chillum
Listen unfiltered For once in your life. Put the pen point to the paper And do not lift, erase, white or Cross out a single word. Do not call it yours. Repress the desire to control Either language, image, syntax or Direction. Muse or ponder perhaps for a moment, Marvel at placement but Ask questions later. Sit still in your chair unless To jump for joy. You may learn something yet. Yes, let go of the need to control, The need to order, lest chaos or Your fear of it, reign supreme. What smooth sailing when leaving Yourself in the backseat, Marveling at the semiotic journey whose Trust in the strange glue Keeps the foot soldiers that words are Forming a straight line as they march Toward meaning’s mystery. Stay enough on your toes to recognize When poem has crossed somewhere Over the rainbow, leaving its last line Jumping for joy.
I take great pleasure in watching the sadhu load his chillum. Smoke from the fire drifts back into the cave before curling out around its blackened mouth. The sadhu’s motions are precise and full of grace that comes from certain types of voluntary deprivation. His fingers knead the hash into tobacco, packing the cylinder, the end of which he wraps in cheesecloth soaked in water. Lifting coal from fire, he holds it in his palm, with a puff pares ash from ember, hands formed upward in a living temple, he places it precariously atop invokes the blessing of the great god Shiva and draws so deeply it is fierce— expels, choking a genie of thick white smoke.
Beefstew, Too for Gomer Rees
—Susan Hoover
—Mary Kathryn Jablonski
I don’t know why I should repeat it. But I do. I move my psyche around the room searching vainly for another theme but don’t find any. This will have to do. After coming home alone in the cold and dining on some very unappetizing beef stew, too. —Donald Lev
Road Kill Its autumn, the leaves are changing and we’re traveling east on Route 212. Good friends accompany us, guys up front, gals in back.
—Kenneth Wapner
The plan, a quick meal at Fez, an average Middle Eastern restaurant, take in a few sights, shops, the bookstore, before the poetry reading in town.
Why I’ve Gotten Up So Early Most Of My Life
The girls, old friends from high school, catch up, Tommy is working the radio. Ahead the asphalt shoulder is littered with roadkill. I see only dead Vietnamese—
Mare Frigoris (Sea of Coldness) All day the manic rain went unheard, until cloaked by nightfall the snow finally came, wet and clumping at first, then in earnest, letter by articulate letter. All precipitation starts as virga, never touching ground. Never minor, the first snow never simple. All summer the sky stores winter, and in one breath sheds shards to prick our upturned faces.
There’s that erect old veteran, eyes glittering, not looking half my age, let alone his own 93; he’s chatting away with someone. Everyone’s chatting with someone. But not me. I’m chatting with no one and nobody’s chatting with me. A poet I used to know in the city wrote a poem about such a scene, and now I come to a belated appreciation of that poem.
Fort Dix Did the trix. —Anthony G. Herles
road meat, different stages of decomposition. An older man, blackened sunken face, his arms frozen in a ungainly pose. Another, a young woman, a fresh kill, her conical hat blowing down the road. I want to turn around but can’t. In the rearview mirror, as we enter Saugerties, a few arise. They help each other gather their belongings, and one starts to plant rice. —Dayl Wise
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The Loser
Bad Girl
The Roofers
I pulled down a flagpole once this side of a bank. Those with me stopped calling, abruptly.
blonde tall and pretty young with long hands and neat glossy nails she listened to holiday music all day every day that December typing answering the phone her voice on the phone like new snow one day on break she told me oh I was a bad girl in high school I was bad and even after I was terrible oh I said not understanding or not wanting to we all were no she said I mean I was really bad
Bare backs glistening like wet stones, they stand bowed and hammer-swinging. To say they’re tanned
—Richard Donnelly
nod to weight’s habit of tending to stillness, his one great still act is to witness
A girl loved me once and I lost her. I turned to find her but she was gone. I couldn’t call after. One night in May I read love poems. Outside the couples laughed, and voices and screen doors slammed. I was so stoned once that the true words were like air gasped out of a tube. I ended up in some other room. I once forgot how much pain I had and tried to say it out loud. People dislike that kind of pain. Once was back then, let’s say. Night is relentless as day. Hope and promise never go away. —Steve Clark
Dear Dad Dear Dad, The way the sun slants methodically and quietly across the orange walls of the old house on the postcard road Empty as the way two strangers should shake hands after a good rain and My time digging the riches out of the Earth and blessing her with new kinds of glories is the greatest work a woman can do in her time of love and need I sit in the diner when I am tired and alone and Marilyn Monroe winks at me from her place behind the counter and I know she has a story she cannot tell I pour more sugar into my cup and find inspiration and wisdom in the act Love, Your Daughter and Friend —Irene Zimmerman
Wisdom Perhaps Wisdom Is The ability to perceive an event as Great Gatherings, The meeting of many Points of Light. —Thomas Perkins
The Sun Sets Consider the razor Drag it lightly across the skin Just a test drive Feel sorrow for the child that laughs at everything And then yourself Because you can’t —M. DiStefano
is dead wrong. A uniform is what it is, plus jeans and boots, plus weight. Each bears his sweat in a different way. For example, the one who, in a few moments, will fall, is having fun with a fly he’s freed from a roll of tar paper. You’ve come five hundred miles and now you’re here, amigo, he says. You’re farther from home than I, Chico, and I’m farther from home than I ever thought possible. All this time, an old radio has been playing. All this time, the cambered shift of shingles to shoulders that know the heft of sixty pounds. And when the radio starts its slow slide from ridge-top to drip-edge, when it slips and flips and kicks and falls to the hedge below, they laugh, to a man they laugh, but the man who’ll fall laughs least. Perhaps in his gut he can feel that gutter giving way beneath him, or perhaps the radio was his. Or perhaps, in some dim
what will come and where it will come from. For years, he’s said: He’s working, he can’t come home for a phone call, Mamá. He pauses now, wrist to brow, eyes closed, not thinking of how it got to be this way but when, when did that lapse linger? If his friends ask, then he tells them straight out: My brother was killed, killed. But every Sunday, his heart filled with shame, he hears the same soft phrase: You’re taking care of your brother? And each time he says yes. Each time he says yes: It’s just, he’s working today, Mamá, he’s working hard, he’s making good money. Sundays pass. His mother hears of girlfriends, raises, and a new used car, tears in her eyes as her oldest recounts it all. But mostly he works. It’s been two years of long days he spends working hard enough to send back home what two good sons should send back home, and when it’s time for him to fall, he’s facing not down but up, away from what is racing up to meet him, and into a song that lifts him not high, not far, but back to the twoness of them. —Philip Pardi
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one is the watering trough, the elm tree next to it, and GeorgeWashington, who stopped his horse in the shade for a drink. Idling automobiles on four paved lanes now wait for the light to change. Washingtonville had once been an important farming community—10 dairy farms and two milk processing plants were proof of that. Most of the farms have been developed in the last 30 years, changing the landscape dramatically from the once quaint village to a busy bedroom community for the New York metropolitan area. Between 1980 and 2000, the population increased fourfold, from 2,000 to 8,000. In early September, an Auto Zone chain store opened across the street from Washingtonville Auto Parts, which has been doing business in the town for 25 years. “I felt like someone told me I had cancer,” owner Michael Cook says. An auto parts expert who favors classical music, Cook offers “moto” therapy to regular customers to help them determine what their auto needs are. Residents were so up in arms about the Auto Zone that they began to react. There was a petition against the Auto Zone going around with 2,000 signatures on it. “This has been a really amazing example of a community rallying together,” Cook says. “I was worried about the disintegration of community. With everyone texting and using cell phones and the Internet I started to think that customers wanted to be anonymous. My worry was that they don’t want personal service anymore. This has woken people up!” says a grateful Cook. “I am doing my best to be worthy of their business.” “Washingtonville has a cultlike following as far as loyalty to local businesses is concerned,” says Chris Vohl, owner of Brookside Auto & Tire on Hallock Drive. Vohl, who grew up in the area, is the president of the Greater Washingtonville Lion’s Club. He points out that the fact he feels safe enough to put his phone number on the donation collection attests to the small town nature of the town. You can find dance and yoga studios within walking distance of Washingtonville’s main intersection. Janalee’s School of Dance and NewYork Performing Arts Center both offer jazz, tap, ballet, and contemporary dance classes as well as yoga. There’s also the Corner Candle Store, a tasteful menagerie of gifts and cards. The boutique, owned by Joanne Fine, has been a mainstay in the town since the 1970s. Brotherhood Winery, America’s oldest, is also right downtown and is Washington-
ville’s premier tourist draw. One can tour the cellars, stomp on grapes, picnic in the courtyard to live music, and sample their award-winning wines. New Windsor Orange County settlement began in earnest in the early 18th century as small hamlets popped up wherever a mill could be situated and powered by water. The need for decent roads developed as farmers had to get their grain to the mills. Because farmers came from many directions, crossroads sprang up. Local residents were often asked to take on the duty of clearing brush and trees from the sides of a public road and making sure the bridges and dirt roads were in good condition. History runs deep in New Windsor. Henry Hudson’s caravel, The Half Moon, anchored near the mouth of the Moodna Creek in 1609. The Moodna Creek, flowing through Washingtonville and New Windsor to the Hudson, was the site of the forge where the great chain made during the American Revolutionary War was assembled and floated down the creek to the river on logs. During the Revolutionary War, New Windsor served as the central location for the Continental Army. The New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site is paired with the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor and sits on top of Temple Hill Road commemorating both the final encampment of George Washington’s army at the close of the Revolutionary War and the nation’s oldest military decoration. Reenactments are a regular activity at this location. New Windsor Town Historian Glenn Marshall also noted that the original village of New Windsor was located on the river’s edge by Plum Point. There were taverns and brick and glass manufacturers and a print shop. One of the region’s first newspapers, The New Windsor Gazette, was established in 1790. But since the port just north was bigger and could offer more opportunity, business moved to Newburgh. The site of the former village on the Hudson is now home to petroleum tanks. New Windsor as we know it today lacks this municipal center and can seem disjointed. “There’s no one place with a bunch of cute little shops,” says New Windsor Town Supervisor George A. Green.The new Dunkin’ Donuts that 12/10 ChronograM new windsor + washingtonville 51
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opened across from Stewart Airport’s main gate in mid-November is just as likely a hangout as any in what seems to be a centerless community. Small points of interest are separated by miles of highway and a large industrial area along Route 300. One gets the feeling that the highways are leading elsewhere. According to Marshall, the town designation came to pass when a bunch of farmland that was subdivided for development. The crossroads in the hamlet of Vails Gate are the closest thing to a focal point in New Windsor.The town’s major shopping district lies here at “Five Corners,” where Routes 94, 300, and 32 intersect. This was originally part of the private turnpike system, a toll road with a gate keeper. This area supports three major supermarkets, a K-mart, and a myriad of mainly small businesses. (Much as complicated crossings like the Five Corners can easily inflame the passions of modern-day drivers, there’s documentation of road rage in the 1850s at this intersection. Travelers approaching the toll gate began to rebel against the toll and would drive their wagons around it through the fields.) Plum Point, also known as the Kowawese Unique Area, is just down the road. The 102-acre park has 2,000-feet of sandy river frontage and one of the most breathtaking views of the Hudson gorge near West Point. Breakneck Ridge on the east bank and Storm King Mountain on the west cascade dramatically toward the water below. The park is open for fishing, boating, and picnicking. The beauty of the area has attracted many artists to the region. “As a traditional plein air artist having studied the Hudson River School of painters, I know it’s gorgeous here,” says Garin Baker, nationally recognized muralist, artist, and illustrator. “There are some of the best views in the valley in New Windsor. It gives one an almost spiritual connection to the landscape.” Baker runs Carriage House Art Studios out of a renovated 1790s stone house in New Windsor, offering workshops in plein air painting as well as live model sessions and an atelier program with three-month intensives. A new project Baker is developing, “Art & Breakfast” (a play on bed and breakfast), combines art classes with tourism for those who wish to visit the area and visit art-historical sites like Olana and the Thomas Cole House and paint at the same locales as past masters. 52 new windsor + washingtonville ChronograM 12/10
Suburban yet rural “We live in a complicated area,” said Debbie Strelevitz, a mother of six who lives in the Town of New Windsor and whose children attend Washingtonville schools. Strelevitz optimistically admits, “I like the fact that it’s got a suburban feel but it’s really rural. I find the schools to be fabulous!” she adds. Being almost equal distance to Albany and New York City and not far from West Point are real plusses to Strelevitz. “We have a lot of access to culture,” she says. Strelevitz moved to the area 16 years ago, three weeks before her eldest was born. “We chose to move up here because we could afford to buy property we couldn’t afford in Rockland,” Strelevitz said. “The only drawback to the area is the lack of public transportation.” But that inconvenience is compensated for by the abundance of area farms for Strelevitz. “I love the fact that we have local produce,” she says. Strelevitz makes regular trips to Roe’s Orchard, on Route 94 in Chester and Blooming Hill Organic Farm on Route 208 south of Washingtonville. A drive heading through the foggy wetlands of the New Windsor’s Little Britain hamlet in early September gives rise to views of invasive purple loosestrife in blossom as far as the eye can see, silhouetted by golden hayfields—if they haven’t yet succumbed to development. It creates an ethereal atmosphere. An afternoon walk in Stewart State Forest gives rise to nature in an expansive park of 6,700 acres. The park is a mix of wetlands, fields, and woods, and includes many miles of gravel roads and major trails. It is a gathering place for hikers, bikers, horseback riders, hunters, dog walkers, bird watchers, cross-country skiers, snowmobilers, and fishermen. Commerce and convenience New York State acquired nearly 7,000 acres of private lands in the Town of New Windsor by eminent domain in 1973 for the purpose of expanding Stewart Airport into a major international airport. Almost 40 years later, Stewart is developing into a regional asset and a major passenger airport for the Mid-Hudson Valley region. The airport continues to be a prime source of possibility in the area. The airport’s proximity to New York City, the Thruway, and Route 84 has made
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Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, Poughkeepsie Children can pop in the new year with a special bubble wrap countdown at the fourth Annual NewYear’s Eve at noon celebration. Families will gather in the RiverTown exhibit to enjoy music, arts and crafts, and snacks including an edible NewYear’s hat made from an ice cream cone. Starts at 11am. $15. (845) 471-0589; www.mhcm.org. The Rotary Club of Millbrook Enjoy a pirate-themed family event with Buccaneer Bindlestiff’s Swashbuckling Cirkus. There will also be music by jazz master Larry Ham Duo, the Handman String quartet, and Peter Muir and Friends. At various locations in Millbrook from 4pm-8pm. $5 suggested donation. www.millbrookrotary.org. The Rhinecliff Hotel Spend the evening indulging in an elegant six-course meal with a glass of champagne. Dinner will be followed by disco dancing and a midnight toast served with hors d’oeuvres. Guest will also be offered hot chocolate and warm cookies. Cocktail hour begins at 8pm and the grand dinner is at 9pm. $84.95. (845) 876-0590; www.therhinecliff.com. The Grandview, Poughkeepsie End the year with a lavish dinner starting with a variety of cocktails such as chilled seafood, dried cured sausage, and sauteed beef tenderloin tips. Dinner choices include charbroiled rib-eye served with a demi-glaze and eggplant Siciliana layered with mozzarella and grilled tomatoes. There will be a top-shelf open bar. From 7pm-1am. $99.50 (845) 486-4700; www.grandviewevents.com.
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12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill New York Uproar will perform classic rock, soul, blues, and R&B covers at 12 Grapes’ Rockin New Year’s Eve party. The festivities will include three hours of live music and dancing, dinner, and a glass of Prosecco at midnight. Guests will also be given a gift bag to take home. From 10pm-1am. (914) 737-6624; www.12grapes.com.
Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp, Olivebridge Celebrate New Year’s Eve by spending the weekend at Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp with singing, dancing, and general merriment. There will be swing, blues, and waltzes with Jay and Molly, Mike and Ruthy, Peter Davis, and others. $25-$425. Reservations required. (845) 246-2121; www.ashokan.org.
The Egg, Albany International tap dance sensation Savion Glover and a company of hoofers, singers, and a live funk band present “ALL FuNKD’ UP.” Daniel Bernard Roumain, the hip-hop violinist known as DBR, opens the concert with his ensemble and will perform works from his latest recording “Woodbox Beats & Balladry.” There will also be a post-performance reception with champagne, refreshments, and dancing. Tickets are $39.50. Starts at 8pm. (518) 473-1845; www.theegg.org.
Hunter Mountain, Hunter & Tannersville Watch a fireworks show and torchlight parade or spend the night listening to music at the main bar. There are various bars nearby hosting parties in Tannersville, including Slopes and the Spinning Room. (800) 486-8376; www.huntermtn.com.
Windham Mountain, Windham Watch the area’s largest fireworks show while enjoying night skiing at Windham Mountain. Johnny Moon and Starz and DJ Pat Del will be playing music all night. Enjoy night skiing and participate in a contest to be the first skier of the New Year. The crowd will be given glow products provided by Sure Glow of Albany. (518) 734-4300; www.windhammountain.com. Bear Mountain Inn, Hudson Highlands The New Year’s Eve bash at Bear Mountain Inn includes a reception, dinner, open bar, entertainment, party favors, and a champagne toast. 8:30pm reception, 9:30pm dinner. $139 per couple. The ice rink will also be open from 10am-5:30pm. (845) 786-2731; www.visitbearmountain.com. Brookside Manor, Middletown Start the night off by enjoying cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Then enjoy a three-course sit-down dinner and a champagne toast at midnight.There will be an open premium bar all night long and a continental breakfast at 1am. From 6:30pm-1:30am. $110. (845) 692-4483; www.brooksideny.com.
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, Wappingers Falls Alex and Allyson Grey will host a spiritual New Year’s Eve celebration with fire spinning, fire performances by Phontomine, bellydancing with Muise and Sara Jezebel Wood, and special guest DJs. Alex Grey will also lead a discussion and live painting. 8pm-4am. $40-$60. (845) 297-2323; www.cosm.org. The Falcon, Marlboro Listen to blues and soul singer Alexis P. Suter, whom B. B. King calls a “great talent.” An elegant New Year’s Eve dinner will begin at 7pm and the music starts at 8pm. There will be a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. (845) 236-7970; www.liveatthefalcon.com. Terrapin, Rhinebeck Indulge in a four-course meal of tapas, soup or salad, an entree, and a dessert. The entree options include truffled risotto topped with vegetable ragout, blue cheesecrusted Star Ranch natural beef filet mignon, petite rack of lamb with rosemary and juniper demi-glace, and much more. Early bird seating from 4:30-5:30pm is $49 per person. 5:30-10pm seating is $69 per person and includes a champagne toast. (845) 876-3330; www.terrapinrestaurant.com. 12/10 ChronograM new year’s eve events 59
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Appealing to all ages, Elizabeth Boutique is ready to meet your gift needs this holiday season. Elizabeth Boutique is a women’s clothing, accessories & gift boutique located by Vassar College in Poughkeepsie. Catering to the real Hudson Valley women with classic casual clothing and on trend accessories in a weekend in the country atmosphere. Offering a array of unique gifts from, scarves, jewelry, handbags, ornaments, wine journals, soaps, cozy sweaters, denim & much more. Enjoy complimentary gift wrapping. Gift certificates available. Check out are fabulous website for additional details! Thymes Frasier Fir Candles and Room Diffusers, Pure & Co Hand Knit Wrap, Maruca Handbag, and Echo Touch I Phone/Ipod Gloves are shown.
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1361 Kings Highway, PO Box 132 Sugar Loaf (GPS use Chester), NY 10981 (845) 469-2819 www.bostree.com We present American and local artist-made pottery, jewelry and other fine handcrafts: artistic objects made by hand with love, care, creativity and integrity to please the eye, enhance the home and nurture the spirit. Pictured here – pottery made at Bostree Studio by second generation potter Andrew Boswell.
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Everything in the store is 15% off in December. Also, 15% off a 1 hour massage or reading with the purchase of a 1 hour massage or reading gift certificate. Pendulum, Reiki, Meditation and Psychic Development classes in December and Guest Psychic Francine Tesler is available for readings. Check out our website for details @ synchronicityny.com. Coming soon, Online Shopping Cart! Soon you’ll be able to purchase our products and gift certificates from our website. Blessings and Peace this Holiday Season, from owners Marcus and Kimberly
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Order by December 6 to get your exquisite wall decor from PrintedArt shipped in time for the holidays. Our fine art photography collection holds the best works of both established and emerging artists. Every piece comes in a limited edition with a Certificate of Authenticity and ready to hang on our modern, gallerygrade material. We use aluminum dibond to ensure great stability at light weight and an acrylic finish to let the image truly shine. Or if you’d like to show your best family photos in a spectacular fashion, you now have access to the same professional display material via our PrintedArt photo lab.
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Wine Tasting & Art Auction at Windham Fine Arts Join us for the Annual Wine Tasting and Benefit Auction to raise funds for the Adaptive Sports Foundation on Dec 29! For tickets, visit: www.adaptivesportsfoundation.org/events/support/auction Other events this month: Dec 4 Closing reception for “Off the Grid” 5-7pm Dec 11: Opening reception for “A Painter’s Poetry: James Coe, Solo” 5-7pm Dec 18-29: Silent auction for Kevin Cook’s 1000th painting “Fire and Water” All inquiries please contact Marie Christine Case: marie@windhamfinearts.com We are a fine art gallery nestled in the Catskill mountain resort town of Windham. The atmosphere here is casual, local and intimate. We represent work in diverse styles and subjects: Contemporary Realism, Impressionistic, Classical/Traditional, and Abstraction.
Check our web site for fun arts-related events. Art is life!
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5380 Main Street, Windham NY (518) 734-6850 info@windhamfinearts.com www.windhamfinearts.com
5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper (877) 688-2828 www.emersonresort.com Looking for unique gift items, a spa afternoon or night out during the hectic holiday season? The Emerson Resort & Spa is a one-stop shopping destination for the special items on your wish list!
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Hand-crafted items, antiques, world-class kaleidoscopes and other intriguing gifts.
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Catamount Restaurant Open daily with nightly specials and live entertainment on select Saturdays. Ask about private parties!
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Woodstock is the one stop destination for all your beauty needs
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This holiday season take some time out for yourself … get holiday makeup tricks from Primp Beauty Lounge and the hair of your dreams from the Cheri Voss Salon.
102 Mill Hill Road, Woodsock NY (845) 679-2138
88 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock NY (845) 679-6869
Two trend-forward beauty retreats at one location in the Play House Plaza: The Cheri Voss Salon offers cuts that will frame any face to perfection, color that will take years off your look and blowouts to send you out in style. Primp Beauty Lounge is a beauty heaven for all your essential needs – skin consultations for the novice to the most sophisticated product junkie, makeup consultations, facials with Duchess Marden skin care, “Diamond Tone Microdermabrasion” facial treatments, lash extensions, waxing, and natural manicures and pedicures.
Gift certificates are available for both locations!
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Shun hyper-consumerism and instead give an innovative gift of compassion, one that lasts all year and allows a farm animal in need to live her life in peace and comfort. With the FABULOUS gift of an ANIMAL SPONSORSHIP, the lucky (and now adoring) recipient of your uber-goodness will receive a beautiful, personalized photo card of the rescued critter you select including that animal’s rescue story and description of her personality, and a personalized note from you! Plus a full membership to the farm and special privileges to visit that animal any time of year. Visit our site for details.
Give an innovative gift of compassion!
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SkinFlower Cosmic Arts on the Boardwalk in Phoenicia (845) 688-3166 www.skinflower.org Gift Certificates available.
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Tattoos & art appreciation in a genial atmosphere!
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110 Partition Street Saugerties, NY (646) 707-4126 www.rockstarrodeo.com
The coolest furnishings, gifts and interiors this side of the Mississippi Bringing a little Rock and a little Rodeo, Rock Star Rodeo Design House & Boutique is the latest addition to historically chic Saugerties, nestled at the foot of the Catskills in New York’s Hudson Valley. Rock Star Rodeo Design House & Boutique will offer the most distinctive in fashion-forward home furnishings, giftware, vintage clothing, accessories, unconventional localized gifts, and one-of-a-kind antiques. In addition, Rock Star Rodeo Design House & Boutique will offer interior design, decorating and branding services to local consumers and businesses. The services will help customers “live outside the box.” The interior design and decorating services will offer consumers design ideas and alternatives to the lackluster and costly services currently available. Customers will be encouraged to utilize the materials, furnishings, and components that they already have. The result will be spaces that are creative, environmentally savvy, and unique. These transformations will come at roughly half the cost of a major renovation and in a quarter of the time.
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Sorella I really count on my clothing to express a sense of style. I’m so relieved and grateful to have found Sorella in Woodstock, which has become my one stop shopping store for clothing (from everyday casual or “dress up” and everything in between), shoes, bags, and scarves. Thank you, thank you. Each day I will look at what I am wearing, and almost every piece is from Sorella — whether it’s a simple black top, with just the right and interesting cut, or my beloved jeans (I’ve gone a little nutty with jeans, as the options are abundant there) to my new layering pieces — a style I have learned from looking at the Sorella sisters, and how they are wearing it (those girls have a natural sense of style & flair with just the right amount of edge, and it’s reflected in the clothing they choose for their store). I HIGHLY recommend a visit in any season. — Susanna
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5 Main St, Chatham, NY (518) 392-2139 www.cowjonesindustrials.com Join us on 12/11 from 1pm - 5pm for a trunk show with the fabulous designers of Cri de Coeur footwear and Vaute Couture clothing. Goodies from Lagusta’s Luscious and X’s to O’s Vegan Bakery and a special sale make this the perfect time for holiday shopping.
The Pilates Club is a full service studio offering mat and dance classes, private and semi-private equipment sessions, and massage. SEASONAL SPECIALS Give more Pilates: purchase gift cards by December 15 and you’ll receive 10% off November: Mat Class “Two-for-One Saturdays”! Come with a friend to any Saturday mat class, and you each pay just $8.00. December: “Fireside Fitness” Come to any evening mat class and enjoy a complimentary juice, cocktail or coffee drink by the fire at the Clubhouse Grill For more information and to schedule online visit www.thelazyswan.com or call (845) 247-0075 x5
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“I now remark to myself, almost daily, ‘it’s a Sorella kind of day’”
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(917) 855-5577 • www.cloake.com Cloake seeks out textiles from around the world and creates unique design lines around them. Sold at www.cloake.com, by appt at our Hudson Studio or at deMarchin, 620 Warren St, Hudson, NY. HOLIDAY (ONLINE) SALE: the “LIGHTEST” hand-loomed cashmere scarves/throws $125 (orig $160).
(Pictured: the “Thickest” in blue pedal-loomed herringbone, $225.)
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Katonah Wine & Liquors 120 Katonah Ave,, Katonah, NY (914) 232-4966 Great selection of wines from around the world, including Kistler, Rothchild, Caymus and more. We have something for everyone. Mon - Thu, Sat, 9am - 8pm Fri, 9am - 9pm; Sun, noon - 4pm
Great wines at great prices!
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Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff (Little, Brown) The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt.
Rescue by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown) Shreve’s newest novel of trespass and forgiveness portrays a family trying to understand its fractured past to begin again.
Books make great gifts! 26 Main Street, Millerton, NY (518) 789-3797 Montgomery Row, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-0500 www.oblongbooks.com
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession by Julie Powell (Back Bay) The writer of Julie & Julia returns with a memoir about her time working at Fleischer’s Meats in Kingston.
An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin (Grand Central) Comedian Steve Martin returns to the literary world in this novel of a woman’s social climb into the art world.
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Vision of Tibet
Looking for beautiful, unique, yet reasonably priced gifts this season? We specialize in fairly-traded, handcrafted, and yes, affordable, items from the Himalayas. Come browse our vast selection of fine & ethnic jewelry, home decor, textiles, adult & kids clothing, warm woolens, including hand-knit hats, gloves, scarves & socks, ritual items, meditation supplies, books on Buddhism & spirituality, antiques, photos of Tibet, and much, much more.
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Featuring affordable, fairly traded, handcrafted items from the Himalayas.
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3805 Main Street, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-0736 www.innatstoneridge.com
Nestled in the peaceful village of Stone Ridge, with Woodstock to the North, New Paltz to the South, and the Catskill Mountains and Shawangunk Ridge all around, we are only 95 miles from mid-town Manhattan. Casual fine dining, accomodations, catering, and weddings available.
402 Main St, Rosendale, NY (845) 658-7175 Join us at FROZENDALE on DEC 5th & OUR HANUKKAH CELEBRATION. Delicious Mediterranean Foods. Exceptional Cheeses. Chocolates. Kombuchas. Breakfast. Lunch. Light Dinners. Movie Snacks. Local Vegetables. Hot Soups. Mediterranean Platters. Used Books. Vintage Clothing. Gift Certificates and Gift Baskets available.
Best Cheese Prices in the Hudson Valley!
Your hosts: Brian & Marie Murphy
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The Book Cellar
Town of Esopus Library 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen (845) 338-5580 BOOK SALE!! Books for all ages, DVDs, CDs, Gently read, reasonable priced. Dec 4: 10am-4pm Dec 5: 1pm-4pm Dec 11: 10am-4pm Dec 12: 1pm-4pm
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Shop Kingston!
151 Plaza Road, Kingston, NY 12401 www.KingstonPlaza.com
AUTO SUPPLIES BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES BEAUTY & FASHION DINING
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37 N. Front Street, Kingston, NY (845) 331-5632 www.thepainteddesign.com
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33 Broadway, On the Rondout (845) 802-0265 www.kingstonnaturalfoods.com
Your New Neighborhood Market Kingston Natural Foods Market offers: Fresh Organic Produce, Prepared Food, Baked Goods, Organic Coffee, Skin Care Products, Ice Cream, Snacks, Eggs, Cheeses, Milk, Grass-fed Meats, Free-Range Chicken, Eco-Friendly Products.
From artist Alexandra Mallen you will find perfect Holiday gifts . . . perfect for those who have everything and ideal business gifts for your most prized customers. From $40 to $400, one-of-a-kind handpainted trays, cachepots, decorative boxes and other beautiful creations. Each piece is more than just a decorative item – each is a true work of art employing techniques such as marbleizing, painting primitives, European lacquering, stones, country faux bois and gilding. Check Chronogram site for Alex’s fun, retro Holiday scene cookie box specials!
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Catskill Art & Office Supply
948 Route 28, Kingston, NY (845) 340-9800 www.bluemountainbistro.com • Gourmet Take-Out & Cafe • Four Star Restaurant Cuisine • Delicious Homemade Desserts • Holiday Gift Baskets & Books for Foodies • Off-Premise Catering and Event Planning
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Kingston • (845) 331-7780 Poughkeepsie • (845) 452-1250 Woodstock • (845) 679-2251 www.catskillart.com Something for everyone on your list! Paint sets, easels, puzzles, journals, drawing tables, lamps & chairs, sketchbooks, portfolios, fine pens & stationery, graphic design services, the best in Custom Picture Framing— and the most incredible selection of cards & novelty gifts — anywhere!
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Special Events 20 shops & over 40 antique dealers... ... Food, coffee art & oh.... that view! Exit 18, NYS Thruway, take Rt 299 west to Water Live Street. At Music the foot of the bridge go left onto Water Street. Just look for the Tower! Every Weekend
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10 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1403 www.WaterStreetMarket.com
815 Albany Post Road, New Paltz, NY (914) 456-6040 www.whitebarnsheepandwool.com
Knit Local
Welcome to a place where art and agriculture meet. We are a small fiber farm located in the beautiful Hudson Valley. The farm is home to a growing flock of registered cormo sheep. They are renowned for their incredibly soft fleece, perfect for all types of fiber work. Here at the shop we seek to promote local fiber and inspire the handwork community. It is a rustic oasis of color and beauty. We feature local, hand dyed, and handspun roving and yarn, as well as a selection of lovely commercial fibers. We have needles, hooks, patterns, books, and accessories. We are proud to sell many exquisite handmade items by local artisans. Shop Hours- Wed-Fri 1-6, Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5.
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Mohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, NY (800) 772.6646 www.mohonk.com
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Special December Rate at Mohonk Mountain House! November 28 through December 23, 2010, Sunday through Thursday nights Visit our award-winning Spa – rated #3 Hotel Spa in the US/Canada in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards! Take a dip in our indoor heated pool, or a spin around our Skating Pavilion as you unwind during the holiday season. Enjoy the outdoors, sumptuous meals, and the welcoming atmosphere of this festive season on our mountaintop. Rates for the December Delight start at $173 per person, per night, double occupancy, including dinner and breakfast—taxes and service charge are additional. (Check-out is at 11:00 a.m. This offer is not available to groups; some restrictions apply.)
Supplying the urban country lifestyle since 1990. Come shop our complete selection of Utility Canvas products for him, for her, and for your home. Or visit our website at www.utilitycanvas.com.
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Holiday Craft Fair: Dec. 11-12, 12-5pm Find that perfect and unique holiday gift at our first annual Holiday Craft Fair. Vendors from throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond will be selling a variety of goods, including jewelry, glassware, ornaments, holiday cards, fine art prints, and homemade baked goods and treats.
Holiday Craft Fair December 11th and 12th!
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475 Abeel Street, Kingston NY (917) 715-2877 www.onemilegallery.com
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81 Huguenot Street, Downtown New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1660 or (845) 255-1889 www.huguenotstreet.org For the holidays...fine, quality handmade items. Handthrown pottery, handwoven coverlets—the quality and craftsmanship of yesterday at today’s standards for materials and care. Old-fashioned holiday ornaments, fine jewelry, toys, exclusive gift items and more. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 11am to 3pm through December 19th.
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Satisfying a Deeper Hunger The Queens Galley
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By Peter Barrett Photographs by Jennifer May
unger is a growing problem in America. In 2009, the USDA reported that 15 percent of us were food insecure, meaning: “uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food to meet the needs of all of [our] family members.” The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) has increased by 10 million recipients nationally over last year, to 42 million. One in four Americans receives some form of governmental food assistance. Let that sink in for a minute. It sounds daunting, but people are hard at work. Locally, in Kingston, Diane Reeder is battling hunger on multiple fronts with passion, collaboration, and innovation. The Queens Galley occupies several connected wood-frame buildings on Washington Avenue in Kingston. It’s a homeless shelter with around 50 residents, and includes a soup kitchen. Reeder’s involvement began in 2006, when she started teaching culinary and nutrition classes at the shelter. In 2008, she became director and has been steadily expanding its reach and mission since then.The Queens Galley serves three meals a day, no questions asked, to anyone who walks through the door. As a result of the lack of means testing, the soup kitchen does not qualify for government funding. Reeder believes that there’s no need for such vetting, explaining that “most people making a living wage don’t come to a soup kitchen. There’s no such thing as abuse of our system; you can just walk right in and eat.” Seven staff members run the organization, which is funded entirely by donations averaging less than $50 each. They serve 9,000 meals a month. In the large dining room, volunteers clean, set, serve, and bus the tables. Students from the Culinary Iinstitute of America help in the kitchen. As guests begin to file in for dinner, they are met with a smile and a bowl of soup. Salad often follows, then a hot entrée, then dessert.The mood is calm and friendly, and the guests obviously enjoy their food. Reeder’s background and perspective is that of a chef (she is working toward a degree from the CIA), and it shows. “Everyone is served the highest-quality food possible—all prepared from scratch—with dignity, in a sit-down setting.We’re the first to admit that our food is better than some restaurants’,” Reeder says, and that’s exactly how she wants it. “I have fired people for saying ‘It’s just a soup kitchen.’ 70 food & drink ChronograM 12/10
It’s more than just putting food on the table; it’s respect for who’s eating, who’s serving, and who grew it.” For her, the goal is not just to feed people, but to do so in a way that connects them to their food and helps transform their lives. The Queens Galley is also devoted to education. Through nutrition and cooking workshops aimed at seniors, parents, and kids, Reeder’s goal is to help people choose and prepare food that keeps them healthy. “A hungry kid can’t learn and can’t behave properly. If we can start with every kid having access to fresh fruit, vegetables, and grains, then we’ve accomplished a lot. Better food means a better society.” Reeder explains her key for helping kids to make healthy choices: “Does the food remember where it came from?” (An apple does, a Pop-Tart does not.) She explains the nutrition facts label, all the while emphasizing that whole foods (which do not require labels) are generally healthier. And she teaches adults to stretch a food dollar: A whole chicken can provide two meals of meat and then make a pot of stock. Reeder was instrumental in getting the Kingston Farmers’ Market to accept food stamps; the board got a grant to pay for the EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) machine. The market became a food stamp vendor, and now people can use their cards to get tokens from the main table that they can spend on almost anything the market offers. The first year (2006) the market only took in $50 in EBT transactions, but this year the amount was in the thousands. In addition to Kingston, farmers’ markets in Woodstock, Rhinebeck, and Ellenville also take EBT. Reeder is on a mission to expand the list to include as many as humanly possible, stating: “There’s no excuse for any market to not be connected to EBT.” She prints out application forms and drops them off at markets that haven’t yet made the change. In addition to donations of food by the public, the Queens Galley receives regular help from institutions and organizations. Local CSAs donate shares, and the Rondout Valley Growers Association also provides a lot of produce. UPAC donates uneaten backstage catering, and several local restaurants give extra food from banquets and events. It ebbs and flows, Reeder says, smiling, but it always seems to work out: “There’s something special about this place. I’ll be in the kitchen saying ‘We’re out of rice,’ and then Jennifer [McKinley] from Kingston Natural Foods will walk in with a
clockwise from upper left: Diane Reeder, in front of the Queens Galley soup kitchen on Washington Ave. in Kingston; The main course at the Queens Galley for Sunday dinner: meat loaf, gravy, locally grown mashed potatoes, and carrot batons; Marcella Steinhour (center), and the three children to the left, ate at the Queens Galley for the first time one Sunday in November. They came with friends Kim DeSantis and Richard Catozzi (right), who have been volunteering two to three times a week; The Queens Galley kitchen during dinner service. opposite: Corrinna Williams delivers the salad course to the waiting diners.
big bag of it.” Another time, she remembers, “I said, ‘I need a chicken,’ and just then somebody brought one in! One of the staff joked that I should have wished for money instead.” Jim Hyland of Farm to Table co-packers and Winter Sun Farms CSA—both companies donate canned and frozen goods to the food pantry—recalls: “Last year we brought over some peppers, and they happened to be making chili. They opened the bags and started adding them to the pot as we brought them through the door.” Recently, Reeder has been working with the Kingston Land Trust’s South Pine Street City Farm.The half-acre plot—which just ended its second season—furnishes the Queens Galley with produce, and the farmer, Jesica Clark, sells some to support herself.Volunteers learn to grow food, and take some home as compensation so they can cook and eat it. It’s a perfect illustration of Reeder’s holistic and collaborative approach to feeding people. Rebecca Martin, director of the Kingston Land Trust, remarks, “Diane is just one of those people that you want to work with, to help. If there’s something she can’t do, she finds someone who can.” In much the same way that the City Farm has helped ensure a steady supply of produce, Reeder is embarking on an even more ambitious collaboration to develop a reliable revenue stream for the Queens Galley. Working with RUPCO and Family of Woodstock, she plans to open a restaurant in the historic Kirkland Hotel in Uptown Kingston, which is owned by RUPCO. “Family has the case-working talent, strategies for recovery, and life skills training. RUPCO has a financial education program that teaches household budgeting and management.” All these programs will be tied into the restaurant, says Reeder, which will be staffed with people who need help entering the workforce. “We’ll teach the staff the new gold standard of hospitality and service, so they can work anywhere after working with us. Everyone—the dishwasher, the wait staff, the chef—will know the food from the ground up.” The planned opening is for December 2011. Weekdays will feature casual American bistro fare, and on weekends chef Greg Garrison will offer a tasting menu combining local ingredients with the avantgarde techniques he developed while cooking at Clio in Boston. Reeder’s emphatic goal is for the bistro’s menu to be the same as what she will serve in the soup kitchen.
Reeder also works with the YMCA and the Boys & Girls Club in Kingston, making hot lunches for the kids enrolled in their drop-in days. These programs allow parents to go to work when schools are closed for snow emergencies. Reeder feels strongly that it’s important to make meals for all the kids, removing any potential stigma from those who really need it. “One way or the other [any extra food] gets eaten.” When asked whether all of these different projects might be stretching her and the very limited resources too thin, Reeder responds quickly. “That’s what the restaurant will be for: steady income that lets us keep building on what we’ve done so far.” By working closely with farmers, vendors, and the City Garden, Reeder has managed to create a soup kitchen where food is no longer the most pressing need. Her supply chains are fairly well established, if erratic (she still enthusiastically welcomes donations of good food from anybody, anytime). The scarce resource is money. Utilities, wages for staff, maintenance, cleaning products—these costs are real and increasing. “The very fact that we can keep our doors open is a miracle,” Reeder says. “If I have to ask for money and food, I won’t get enough of either. If I only ask for money, it’s easier.” In 2010, the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley will distribute 9 million pounds of food, up 1.2 million pounds from last year, to 370 organizations in the six counties. The Food Bank’s Jessica Bell explains that they too prefer donations of money; by buying directly from growers and distributors in huge quantity, they get huge discounts. Food stamps work out to roughly one dollar per person per meal. The Food Bank can provide four meals for a dollar. Bell concludes: “People need to understand that there should be no stigma to hunger; it’s affecting people in all walks of life. It’s not that they’re not trying; they just can’t make ends meet.” The Queens Galley www.queensgalley.org Food Bank of the HudsonValley www.foodbankofhudsonvalley.org 12/10 ChronograM food & drink 71
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Steer to Steak Butchery Class December 5. Learn how to bring the farm to the table in a one-day butchery course with Fleisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner Joshua Applestone. Observe a slaughter at a family-owned farm in New Paltz. The enjoy three locally sourced meals prepared by the Fleisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff at the Kingston butcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shop. There will be a butchery demonstration and participants will take part in a hands-on workshop that includes sausage-making and curing charcuterie. $300. 8am-6pm at Fleisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grass Fed and Organic Meats in Kingston. (845) 338-MOOO; www.fleishers.com.
Cookie Swap with Molly Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill December 4. Join Molly Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, author of the cookbook One Big Table, for a holiday cookie swap and book discussion. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill was the food columnist for the New York Times Magazine and hosted the PBS series Great Food. Her work has appeared in many national magazines and she is the author of three cookbooks, including the award-winning The New York Cookbook. 4-6pm at Oblong Books and Music in Millerton. (518) 789-3797; www.oblongbooks.com.
The 26th Annual Champagne Party December 4. Enjoy an evening of dancing, fine foods, and a lot of champagne. Dress in Roaring Twenties fashion and hear live music at two featured party areas; the Riverview Live Dance Party and the Restaurant DJ Dance Cavern. There will be hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, a hearty buffet, late-night snacks, Stella Artois draft beer, coffee, and hot chocolate. Costume mandatory. $39/$45. 9pm-2am at the Rhinecliff Hotel. (845) 876-0590; www.therhinecliff.com.
An Evening in Piedmont December 5. Indulge in a special dinner honoring truffle season. Begin with fonduta, a traditional Piedmontese fontina soup topped with shaved black alba truffles. Next, egg tagliolini tossed with whole butter and topped with shaved fresh white alba truffles. The main course is a Barolo braised beef served with black truffle polenta. Dessert will be a dark Perugina chocolate terrine with hazelnut anglaise. Each course is served with a different wine. $160 plus tax and gratuity. 5:30pm at Il Barilotto in Fishkill. (845) 897-4300; www.ilbarilottorestaurant.com.
Hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Oeuvres for the Holidays December 11. Learn techniques and recipes for preparing a flavorful selection of bite-size treats and appetizers for holiday entertaining. There will be chef demonstrations and hands-on activities for making both informal and elegant hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres. The class will be followed by a group meal. Receive a CIA logo apron and a copy of the CIA cookbook Hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Oeuvre at Home. 9:30am-2:30pm at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. $250. Registration required. (845) 452-9600; www.ciachef.edu.
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corporate event or any special occasion.
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Firehouse Plaza, 7466 S. Bdwy, Red Hook, NY (845) 835-8340 www.meohmypieshop.com
Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meats & Deli 79 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2244
Restaurants Abruzzi Trattoria 3191 Route 22, Patterson, NY (845) 878-6800 www.abruzzitrattoria.com
American Glory BBQ 342 Warren Street, Hudson, NY
The Crafted Kup
(845) 758-5000
44 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 483-7070 www.craftedkup.com
Baba Louieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woodfired Organic Sourdough Pizza
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(518) 822-1234 www.americanglory.com Legendary American barbeque, and classic American comfort food.
An Apple A Day Diner 7329 Broadway, Red Hook, NY
517 Warren Street, Hudson NY 286 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA, (518) 751-2155 www.babalouiespizza.com
Cafe Bocca 14 Mount Carmel Place, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 483-7300 www.cafebocca.net info@cafebocca.net
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!
Gino’s Restaurant
break from the raw dishes, Osaka serves a variety of tempura, teriyaki, hibachi, and noodle bowl dinners. Eat-in or take-out. Hours: Lunch Mon, Wed-Sat 11:30am-2:30 pm, Dinner Mon, Wed-Thu 4:30-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 4:30-10:30pm, Sun 3-9:30pm. Closed Tue.
Rusty’s Farm Fresh
Route 9, Lafayette Plaza, Wappingers Falls, NY
5 Old Farm Road, Red Hook, NY
(845) 297-8061
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Gomen Kudasai — Japanese Noodles and Home Style Cooking 215 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-8811
Soul Dog 107 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 454-3254
Terrapin Restaurant and Bistro 6426 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY
Route 23 at Blunt Road, South Egremont, MA
(845) 876-3330
(413) 528-3469
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Leo's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
Voted “Best of the Hudson Valley” by Chro-
(845) 564-3446 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls, NY (845) 838-3446
nogram 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
22 Quaker Avenue, Cornwall, NY
soul. Serving lunch and dinner seven days a
(845) 534-3446
week. Local. Organic. Authentic.
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1946 Campus Drive (Route 9), Hyde Park, NY
Route 94 and Schoolhouse Road, Salisbury Mills, NY
(845) 452-9600
American Bounty Restaurant, imaginative cuisine celebrating the diversity of foods
43 East Market St, Rhinebeck, NY
of the Americas; Apple Pie Bakery Café,
(845) 876-5555
sumptuous baked goods and café cuisine;
O’Leary’s 7100 Albany Post Road, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 758-2267
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Momiji Restaurant
Our new Momiji restaurant in Rhinebeck has a fabulously fresh sushi bar & 4 hibachi tables & the full-service bar is now open. Experience a great contemporary atmosphere for families, private parties and large groups. Try our extensive eat in & take out menu! Hours: Mon-Thurs 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10:30pm, Sun 2:30pm-9:30pm. Catering available, full-service bar, outside dining, handicapped accessible. Reservations recommended.
With the growing awareness of the effect that food has on health and well-being, there is a great demand for culinary professionals who can prepare food that is not only beautiful and delicious, but health-supportive as well. Our comprehensive Chef’s Training Program, the only one of its kind in the world, offers preparation for careers in health spas and restaurants, bakeries, private cooking, catering, teaching, consulting, food writing and a variety of entrepreneurial pursuits. Please browse our website to see how much we can offer you!
Beacon Natural Market Lighting the Way For a Healthier World Celebrating our 5th Anniversary, see website for details
Escoffier Restaurant, culinary traditions of France with a contemporary touch; Ristorante Caterina de'
Medici, authentic, seasonal
dishes of Italy; and St. Andrew's Café, menus highlighting locally and sustainably sourced ingredients.
The River Bank 3 River Avenue, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY (845) 534-3046 www.theriverbank.biz
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Towne Crier Cafe Pawling, NY (845) 855-1300
Osaka Restaurant 74 Broadway, Tivoli, NY
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(845) 757-5055
Yobo Restaurant
22 Garden Street, Rhinebeck, NY
Route 300, Newburgh, NY
(845) 876-7338
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www.osakasushi.net “Destination Restaurant” by Culinary Institute of America. Four stars from The Poughkeepsie Journal & “Best Sushi in the Hudson Valley” Zagat’s. Tucked in the heart of Rhinebeck, Osaka has been the go-to-sushi restaurant for 15 years. Chefs work in rhythm to craft sushi, sashimi, and rolls from a vividly bright palette of salmon, tuna, yellowtail, squid, uni, and other varieties of fish. For diners looking to take a
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Snacks Mister Snacks, Inc. 500 Creekside Drive, Amherst, NY (800) 333-6393 www.mistersnacks.com steve@mistersnacks.com
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The Culinary Institute of America
Loughran’s
(845) 496-3615
healthy cooking. They come to the Chef’s Training Program to prepare for careers in the burgeoning Natural foods Industry.
For more than 20 years people around the world have turned to Natural Gourmet’s avocational public classes to learn the basics of
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John Andrews Restaurant
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The Natural Gourmet Cookery School
business directory Accommodations Hampton Inn
Jean Deux Books
122 Westfall Town Drive, Matamoras, PA (570) 491-5280 www.matamoras.hamptoninn.com monique.olivier@hilton.com
4 Park Place, Hudson, NY (518) 212-7653 www.jeandeux.com
Holiday Inn Express 2750 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 473-1151 www.hiexpress.com/poughkeepsie
Inn at Stone Ridge 3805 Main Street, Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-0736 info@innatstoneridge.com Nestled in the peaceful village of Stone Ridge, with Woodstock to the North, New Paltz to the South, and the Catskill Mountains and Shawangunk Ridge all around, we are only 95 miles from mid-town Manhattan. Casual fine dining and catering available. Excellent accommodations and custom weddings up to 130 people, and your hosts brian and marie murphy. Daily, weekly, and monthly rates available.
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Antiques
Water Street Market (Antiques Center) 10 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-1403 www.waterstreetmarket.com
Architecture Lynn Gaffney Sharon, CT and Brooklyn, NY, (917) 797-4039 www.lynngaffney.com lynn@lynngaffney.com
Art Galleries & Centers Ann Street Gallery 104 Ann Street, Newburgh, NY (845) 562-6940 X 119 www.annstreetgallery.org vwalsh@safe-harbors.org
4 Grinnell Street, Rhinecliff, NY (845) 876-0590 www.therhinecliff.com
Cut it Up! Contemporary Papercutters Exhibition: This exhibition explores how renowned paper cutter Beatrice Coron and 11 other contemporary artists transform and elevate the most common of materials-paper-into imaginative artworks. Artists featured: Joseph Bagley, Jaq Belcher, Laura Cooperman, Beatrice Coron, Patrick Gannon, Susan Knight, Katherina Lafranco, Eva Mantell, Hunter Stabler, Noah Sakmoto, Catherine Winkler, and Xinsong
Storm King Lodge
Artforms Galleries Projects
100 Pleasant Hill Road, Mountainville (Cornwall) NY (845) 534-9421 www.stormkinglodge.com
9 Munchkin Lane, Kingston, NY (edge of Woodstock off Zena Highwoods Rd.) (732) 996-1605 www.artformsgalleries.com artformsgalleries@gmail.com
Mohonk Mountain House 1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, NY (800) 772-6646 www.mohonk.com
Rhinecliff Hotel
Alternative Energy 2K Solar, Inc. (845) 673-5463 www.2KSolar.com info@2KSolar.com
Hudson Valley Clean Energy, Inc.
Specializing in early 21st Century American Art. Project oriented exhibitions. Dec. 10,11,12 Project Gratitude. 12 - 5 pm. featuring works that are reflective of today’s culture by American artists and Craftsman. Gifts from the Heart and priced for gift giving pleasure.
Back Door Studio
(845) 876-3767 www.hvce.com
9 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-3660 sydhap@aol.com
Solar Generation
Bethlehem Art Gallery
(845) 679-6997 www.solargeneration.net
58 Orrs Mills Road, Salisbury Mills, NY (845)496-4785 www.bethlehemartgallery.com
Animal Sanctuaries Pets Alive www.petsalive.com events@petsalive.com
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Willow, NY (845) 679-5955 www.WoodstockSanctuary.org
Bostree Gallery 1361 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY (845) 469-2819 www.bostree.com
Center for Photography at Woodstock 59 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-9957 www.cpw.org Info@cpw.org
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Founded in 1977, CPW, an artist-centered space dedicated to photography and related media, offers year-round exhibitions, weekend and multi-week workshops, lectures, access to traditional and digital photography workspaces, a monthly photographers’ salon, film/video screenings, and much more.
Artisans Painted Design Studio 37 N. Front Street, Kingston, NY (845) 331-5632 www.thepainteddesign.com
Audio & Video
Country Gallery 1955 South Road Square, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 297-1684
Dia: Beacon, Riggio Galleries 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY (845) 440-0100 www.diaart.org
Green River Gallery 1578 Boston Corners Road, Millerton, NY (518) 789-3311
Mill Street Loft’s Gallery 45 45 Pershing Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY (845) 471-7477 www.millstreetloft.org info@millstreetloft.org Mill Street Loft’s Gallery 45 features yearround exhibits of works by a wide variety of distinguished Hudson Valley artists as well as students from the Art Institute of Mill Street Loft, the Dutchess Arts Camps and art courses and workshops. Mill Street Loft provides innovative educational arts programming for children and adults of all ages and abilities in Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Millbrook & Red Hook.
One Mile Gallery 475 Abeel Street, Kingston, NY (845) 338-2035 www.onemilegallery.com onemilegallery@gmail.com
Root 52 Gallery 87 Mill Street, Liberty, NY (845) 295-3052 www.root52.com
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY (845) 257-3844 www.newpaltz.edu/museum
Windham Fine Arts 5380 Main Street, Windham, NY (518) 734-6850 www.windhamfinearts.com info@windhamfinearts.com
Art Supplies
Markertek Video Supply www.markertek.com
Auto Sales & Services Jenkinstown Motors, Inc. 37 South Ohioville Road, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-2500
Ruge’s Subaru 6444 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-7074 www.rugessubaru.com
Washingtonville Auto Parts 3 East Main Street, Washingtonville, NY (845) 496-7807
Bakeries Me Oh My Pie Firehouse Plaza, 7466 South Broadway, Red Hook, NY (845) 835-8340 www.meohmypieshop.com The best pie in the World! Wednesday - Saturday: 10:00am – 6:00pm. Sunday: 10:00am – 3:00pm. Serving Lunch, Jane’s Ice Cream and the Best Pie in the World!
Beverages Binnewater (845) 331-0504 www.binnewater.com
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!
Bookstores
Catskill Art & Office Supply
Mirabai of Woodstock
Kingston (845) 331-7780 Poughkeepsie (845) 452-1250 Woodstock (845) 679-2251 www.catskillart.com
23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2100 www.mirabai.com
White Barn Farm 815 Albany Post Road, New Paltz, NY (914) 456-6040 www.whitebarnsheepandwool.com
The Hudson Valley’s oldest and most comprehensive spiritual/metaphysical bookstore, providing a vast array of books, music, and gifts for inspiration, transformation and healing. Exquisite jewelry, crystals, statuary and other treasures from Bali, India, Brazil, Nepal, Tibet. Expert Tarot reading.
Oblong Books & Music
Woodstock Design
6422 Montgomery Street, (Route 9), Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-0500 26 Main Street, Millerton, NY (518) 789-3797 www.oblongbooks.com
9 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679--8776
Broadcasting WDST 100.1 Radio Woodstock Woodstock, NY www.wdst.com
Building Services & Supplies H. Houst & Son Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2115 www.hhoust.com
N & S Supply www.nssupply.com info@nssupply.com
Williams Lumber & Home Centers (845) 876-WOOD www.williamslumber.com
Woodstock Hardware 84 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2862 www.woodstock-doitbest-hardware.com info@woodstock-doitbest-hardware.com
Cinemas 6415 Montgomery St. Route 9, Rhinebeck (845) 876-2515 132 Tinker Street, Woodstock (845) 679-6608 www.upstatefilms.org Showing provocative international cinema, contemporary and classic, and hosting filmmakers since 1972 on two screens in the village of Rhinebeck and now in Woodstock as well.
Clothing & Accessories Cow Jones Industrials Vegan Boutique 5 Main Street, Chatham, NY (518) 392-2139 www.cowjonesindustrials.com
Loominus 18 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-6500 www.loominus.com
Marilyn’s Consignment Boutique 22 Railroad Avenue, Warwick, NY (845) 986-9844 www.marilynsconsignment.com
Sorella Woodstock, NY (845) 684-5074
Utility Canvas 2686 Route 44/55, Gardiner, NY www.utilitycanvas.com
White Rice 531 Warren Street, Hudson, NY (518) 697-3500 306 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA (413) 644-9200
Collaborative Workspace Beahive Kingston 314 Wall Street, Kingston, NY www.beahivekingston.com bzzz@beahivebeacon.com
Consignment Shops Past ‘n’ Perfect Resale & Retail Boutique 1629 Main Street (Route 44) Pleasant Valley, NY (845) 635-3115 www.pastnperfect.com A quaint consignment boutique that offers distinctive clothing, jewelry, accessories, and a unique collection of high-quality furs and leathers. Always a generous supply of merchandise in sizes from Petite to Plus. Featuring a diverse & illuminating collection of 14 Kt. Gold, Sterling Silver and Vintage jewelry. Enjoy the pleasures of resale shopping and the benefits of living basically while living beautifully. Conveniently located in Pleasant Valley, only 9 miles east of the Mid-Hudson Bridge.
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Cooking Classes 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.
Equestrian Services Frog Hollow Farm Esopus, NY (845) 384-6424 www.dressageatfroghollowfarm.com
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Events
Washington Park Florist
Marigold Home Interiors
Printed Art
Locust Grove — The Samuel Morse Historic Site
85 Liberty Street, Newburgh, NY (845) 562-ROSE www.washingtonparkflorist.com
747 Route 28, Kingston, NY (845) 338-0800 www.marigold-home.com
www.printedart.com
(845) 454-4500 www.lgny.org
Graphic Design
Farm Markets & Natural Food Stores
Annie Internicola, Illustrator www.aydeeyai.com
Hair Salons
Adams Fairacre Farms Newburgh: 1240 Route 300 (845)569-0303 Lake Katrine: 1560 Ulster Avenue (845) 336-6300, Poughkeepsie: 765 Dutchess Turnpike (845) 454-4330 www.adamsfarms.com
Beacon Natural Market 348 Main Street, Beacon, NY (845) 838-1288 www.beaconnaturalmarket.com
Earthgoods Natural Foods Inc. 71 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-5858 www.earthgoodsmarket.com
Hawthorne Valley Farm Store
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327 Route 21C, Ghent (Harlemville), NY (518) 672-7500 www.hawthornevalleyfarm.org Certified Biodynamic/organic artisanal bread, pastries, cheese, yogurt and sauerkraut all made on our Biodynamic farm. PLUS local produce, farm raised meat & more!
Kingston Natural Foods Market 33 Broadway, Kingston, NY (845) 802-0265 www.kingstonnaturalfoods.com
Mother Earth’s Store House Poughkeepsie: 804 South Road Square, Saugerties: 249 Main Street, Kingston: 440 Kings Mall Court, Route 9W (845) 296-1069 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!
Sunflower Natural Foods Market 75 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-5361 www.sunflowernatural.com info@sunflowernatural.com Since 1978, Your source for organic and local, farm fresh produce, eggs, dairy products, bulk coffee, rice, beans, granolas, teas, all natural body & skin care, supplements, homeopathy. And so much more!
Financial Advisors Third Eye Associates, Ltd 38 Spring Lake Road, Red Hook, NY (845) 752-2216 www.thirdeyeassociates.com
Florists The Greenhouse at Rhinebeck 41 Pitcher Road, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-3974 www.thegreenhouseatrhinebeck.com
A William Anthony Salon 29 Elm Street, Fishkill, NY (845) 896-4950 www.wasalon.net
Allure 12 Garden Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-7774 allure7774@aol.com
Androgyny 5 Mulberry Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 256-0620
Cheri Voss Salon 102 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2138 cherivosssalon@gmail.com
Dazzles Salon & Day Spa 2722 W. Main Street, Wappingers Falls, (845) 297-5900 738 Route 9, Fishkill Plaza, Fishkill (845) 897-5100, NY www.dazzlessalon.com
Dennis Fox Salon 6400 Montgomery Street, 2nd Floor Rhinebeck, NY (845) 876-1777
Studio One Hair Design 246 Main Street, New Paltz, NY (845) 255-5505 www.studioonehairdesign.com
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Internet Services DragonSearch (845) 383-0890 www.dragonsearchmarketing.com dragon@dragonsearch.net
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Community Yoga A Beautiful Gift for Dirt Cheap by wendy kagan illustration by annie internicola Community and by-donation yoga classes strengthen the body, quiet the mind, and stretch ideas about the dollar value of happiness and well-being.
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f you’re looking for yoga, you’re in luck: It’s everywhere these days. You can find it in small, candlelit garrets with wall-high murals of blue-skinned gods. You can find it in airy, sun-flooded studios with flower-filled altars, and in yurts, barns, storefronts, and living rooms. The 5,000-year-old practice, imported from India, has infiltrated the nation. According to a 2008 poll by Yoga Journal magazine, spending on yoga classes and products in the U.S. mushroomed from $2.95 billion in 2004 to $5.7 billion a mere four years later. Even in these lean economic times we’ve seen a rise in “high end” yoga, with superstar instructors, designer activewear, exotic retreats, and $6,000 teacher-training programs. Yet quietly, a countermovement has been stirring. Think of it as yoga’s answer to the new economy. Community classes, offered at about one third the price of regular classes (say, $5 instead of $15), have been proliferating at yoga studios throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond. I happen to teach one of these classes, and I’d like to share with you what this is all about. The very word “community” is an invitation, suggesting an openness to students of all income levels and from all walks of life. It is also an offering—one that has been embraced by experienced and novice practitioners alike. “We’ve strayed from the idea of community as our society puts so much emphasis on individuation,” says Lea Garnier of Sage Center for the Healing Arts in Woodstock, who has been teaching a community class at BlissYoga Center (in the same building as Sage) for two years. “The group energy can be very healing. You don’t even have to say anything. With yoga, it just happens.You feel not so alone, less depressed. No one should be turned away from healing on any level.” You’re Invited On a recent Thursday night at Euphoria Yoga in Woodstock, I watched my community-class students come through the door with rolled-up mats and $5 bills in hand. Tara is an artist, Josh is a teacher, Amanda is looking for work. They are young and old, tattooed and conservative, diehard yogis and eager newbies. They are weekend dads, pierced twenty-somethings, multitasking mothers who get this one evening to themselves. Some have told me they wouldn’t be able to come without the community rate; others attend regular-priced classes too but appreciate getting a financial break one night a week. What we all have in common is a passion for this practice—for the chance to move and awaken, to sit in stillness, to discover our potential and sweat our prayers on an autumn night as the sun sets over the Catskills. Ask 10 yogis what yoga is and you will probably get 10 different answers. Not just a physical discipline that builds strength and flexibility, yoga can also be a spiritual path—a way to connect to our innate joy and sense of divinity. Some people first start coming to classes in hopes of getting a “yoga butt,” yet what they find in time is that yoga has done something more important—it has opened their
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consciousness and made them more mindful, less reactive. It has taught them how to breathe better and worry less. It has made them feel at home in their bodies, and also in the cosmos. Yoga is not a religion, though it comes with a dose of venerable philosophy. Most yoga teachers weave a bit of this wisdom into their instruction of the physical poses, or asanas, drawing upon ancient teachings that offer a blueprint for living a life of self-realization. At its etymological root, yoga means “union,” referring to a feeling of connection with all that is. We may have caught glimpses of this feeling of samadhi, or bliss—yet with disciplined attention the sensation can become more accessible and attainable than most of us dare to imagine. Community classes are in some ways just like any other yoga classes, offering a sequence of asanas, body-alignment cues, breath instruction, and perhaps chanting and meditation. But in unspoken ways, the purity of the intention behind yoga comes into full relief in a community class. Key aspects of yoga philosophy flourish in this environment, such as the Sanskrit or Pali concepts of seva (selfless service), sangha (community), kula (family), and satsang (a gathering of likeminded seekers). Hovering in the sweat-moistened air is a sense of inclusiveness that naturally jives with the yogic ideals of unity and oneness with all beings. Ultimately, it’s about connection. Community classes allow us to reach more people—and more people doing yoga can only be a good thing. Real Wealth “I’m a big proponent of making yoga available to all,” says Linda Lalita Winnick of Shakti Yoga, which has classes in Woodstock and Saugerties as well as at MAC Fitness health club in Kingston. One of the first studio owners in the area to offer a cut rate,Winnick introduced her $5 Sanctuary classes in 2007, when the country teetered on the brink of recession. “We called it Sanctuary because we wanted to offer it to people who were affected by economic hardship or any hardship,” says Winnick. “We’ve attracted a lot of twelve-steppers, which is something I feel really great about, as I started out teaching classes to people in recovery.” Winnick announced this fall that all classes at her Saugerties venue are now offered at the $5 Sanctuary rate. Asked how she can afford to keep a studio that brings in so little money, Winnick explained that her two other venues generate enough revenue for her to run the Saugerties studio as a nonprofit. Next spring, Winnick will be joining forces with the Kingston Land Conservancy to start a program called Yoga in the Park, which will offer free yoga at Cornell Park in Kingston’s Rondout neighborhood. In our money-centric society, dirt-cheap and free yoga can be cause for confusion. Newcomers at my Euphoria Yoga class sometimes ask incredulously, “Is this really only five dollars?” Some students offer to pay more, yet with a bit of coaxing they accept the fact that they really don’t need to. It can be hard to let go of the
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Devaluing Dollars the Good Way On a mild June morning this past spring, I scanned a large, sparsely decorated studio for a place to unroll my mat, not as an instructor but as a class member, in one of New York City’s latest hot spots: Yoga to the People, on St. Mark’s Place. The room was wall-to-wall bodies, and everyone was there for the by-donation classes that are the studio’s trademark—and sole offering. Once I had squeezed my mat into a slot marked out like a parking space, I looked for a place to put my cash at this pay-what-you-like studio. Set in the back of the room like an afterthought, an empty tissue box collected the optional donations of a diverse bunch of East Village yogis. That class atYoga to the People was good enough—but what I liked better was the rebellious spirit of this no-frills studio. I liked the way Yoga to the People did not promote teacher worship. (“No ego no script no pedestals” reads the manifesto stenciled on the studio’s wall.) I liked the simplicity of putting my cash into a tissue box, though I noticed that the box wasn’t exactly overflowing. Yet somehow, the sheer volume of students has kept this studio afloat—and has even allowed the brand to expand to cities like San Francisco and Seattle. Yoga classes that let you set your own donation amount have become more ubiquitous lately, thanks in part to Yoga to the People, which opened in 2006. You’ll find them in large urban centers and beyond, including here in the Hudson Valley.The principle is basically the same as community yoga—though with no set rates, these by-donation classes can challenge even further our ideas about how to put a price tag on well-being and personal growth. Spreading the Bliss, Practically Better still, some yoga studios and teachers are taking the by-donation model to the next level: They’re using the proceeds from their classes to support a do-good cause or endeavor, such as a homeless shelter, food pantry, or orphanage at home or abroad. Moira Dwyer, who recently completed yoga teacher training and works as a regional preparedness manager for the Red Cross, teaches a by-donation class at the Open Space Co-op in Rosendale. Paying rent for the space out of her own pocket, Dwyer donates all proceeds from her class to the Queens Galley, a Kingston nonprofit that runs a soup kitchen and offers nutrition programs. (She notes that her project is part of a larger movement called Yogis for Food, a local collective that raises money for the Queens Galley.) “I’m really grateful for the experience I’ve had with yoga, and for the work I’ve been able to do in human services,” says Dwyer. “It just made sense to me to combine the two. It’s my way of keeping the cycle of giving going.” By-donation and community yoga classes are beautiful gifts—but somewhere, someone has to foot the bill. Studio rents must be paid, and yoga teachers need to make a living. Most community classes could not happen without the backing of a supportive studio owner and a thriving venue that offers plenty of full-priced classes on its weekly schedule. Thankfully, community classes attract new students drawn by the low price, and once these nascent yogis get a taste of yoga’s benefits they often become hungry for more. Many end up using community classes as a jumping-off point to frequent drop-ins at regular-priced classes. It’s this passiondriven commitment that allows the studio, the student—and via a ripple effect, the world—to blossom and flourish. A listing of low-priced yoga classes in our region is included with this article at www.chronogram.com, though this is not a comprehensive listing. Call your local yoga studio to inquire about community or by-donation classes in your area. Wendy Kagan is a freelance writer, yoga teacher, and mother of two girls. She lives in Woodstock.
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Flowers Fall By Bethany Saltman
Those Who Came Before Yet, though it is like this, simply, flowers fall amid our longing, and weeds spring up amid our antipathy. — Dogen Zenji, Genjokoan
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e’ve been talking a lot at the monastery about being a woman. Specifically, a woman practicing in a tradition that, though at its heart is simply a description of reality and a path toward realizing that reality—thus gender neutral—is still mired in the same human-being BS we encounter everywhere else. Ultimately, only we can awaken our way-seeking mind, but it really helps to be able to walk through the door of a training or retreat center and feel like we belong there.Which can take a lot more privilege and gumption than some of us may think. And so it makes sense that we would look to our tradition as an “it,” something that has a stance and force of its own, which it does, of course, and wonder what kind of messages it has been transmitting about women, alongside, even intertwined within, the dharma teachings, which point to nothing if not our innate and all-pervading perfection. We can easily feel hurt by the fact that the Buddha, himself, had to be asked several times before he would allow women into the monastic order, and when they finally were, they had to follow a bunch of extra rules, which included making the most experienced nun bow to an eight-year-old monk. No surprises there. Women’s bodies have been reviled in every spiritual tradition on earth, and Buddhism is no exception. There are stories of the early and not so early female ancestors who destroyed their beauty in order to be accepted into the sangha, or girls, mad with a desire to practice, who posed as boys. I, myself, being a woman and a mom amidst thousands of years of male practice, felt ridiculous when asked to “lead the sangha” during the last three months. I appreciated my teachers’ contemporary take on the matter, and willingness to go out on a limb, allowing a mother’s life and commitments to take shape in the training hall. But as I sat there in front of the zendo, I indeed felt the strength of a tradition that would have sent a mom like me right back to the rice shed, if she was lucky, or, more likely, back home to her own kitchen. By serving the monks, hopefully I could have gathered enough merit to be reborn as a man.That is the way my female Buddhist ancestors were treated; that is what they lived with. And yet, there I sat, in front of the zendo, becoming more and more intimate with the one—the only one as far as I can tell—who wanted to send me right back to a ranch house in Michigan, where I, just a girl with nothing to offer, belonged. While it is true that our tradition has some more updating to do— for instance, some images of women throughout our collective altars would be nice—the fact is that, for me, this practice has healed so much of what feminism and other forms of identity politics couldn’t. And believe me, “it” tried. As I have written here before, I grew up in a highly “gendered” environment, shall we say. I am the youngest of three, the only girl, and for whatever reason my brothers never got the memo about how older brothers are supposed to protect their little sister. And my parents, ditto, about the one on protecting their daughter. So my version of life on Ketchum Road is one where my identity was very much shaped by the fact that I was a girl, unable to defend myself against (real and perceived) powerful male forces. As a result, I devoted myself,
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from puberty on, to reacting to those forces in some unfortunate, and some dangerous, ways. Once I got to college—in and of itself, one of many miracles—I discovered intellectual life, feminism in particular, and the intoxicating feeling of being right. While I gained a certain kind of confidence by embodying the shavedhead 80’s feminist stance of F*** you, I’m a victim and it’s your fault—in the end, that particular experiment was a miserable failure. I was just as confused about who I was, and made some serious karmic messes that I am still in the process of cleaning up. So when I discovered practice—another miracle!—I knew immediately that this was the medicine for my disease, for my broken heart, my craving mind. It’s not that social and cultural forces don’t matter. Clearly, it is our conditioning that creates so much of our suffering in the first place. And hopefully, it is our practice that will hold and support us as we heal the world’s sad and desperate conditions—the suffering we know, and the suffering we can only imagine. Above my desk is a picture of my dad’s mom, Beryl Marie Saltman Sill. In this picture, she is 17 years old, dark hair finger-waved, wearing a soft black dress with an open collar, and a string of pearls around her neck. Her face is open, her eyes are deep-set, and I wonder if I can see a sadness there, already. Her wide nose sits so perfectly upon her round face, though I know that it makes obvious something she wishes could remain a secret. Her mouth is slightly open. As I look at this photograph, I see myself. As I watch myself age, I see Grandma Beryl. By the time Beryl died, she had lost much. First her stillborn twins, born between my dad and his younger brother, Mike. Then her husband, who died when my dad was 16. Then her peace of mind, slowly, resulting in many visits to psych wards, electroshock therapy, medication cocktails. Then another husband, Erv. More sanity. Her looks, of course, were in slow decline, always. And then her intelligence, which family lore insists had earned her a place in Mensa, the high-IQ society, as all the medication and so-called manic depression took its toll on her and she ended up in glorified nursing homes. Then she lost the glory of that and wound up just another needy old bird. Then her eldest son, my father, died when she was 85. And by then there was very little of Beryl Marie Saltman Sill left. And then that went, too. But that was, of course, our loss, not hers. What remains is a bag of jewelry, and a necklace from the bottom of the bag that I wear all the time. A gold lion pendant that Grandma wore every day, no matter what her outfit or other accessories. What remains is her great-granddaughter who knows her through the jewelry that she wore and the way I loved her. What remains is the karma of a woman who was sad and wild, but who carved out a space for someone like me to be brave enough to do something like this, to look beyond any altar, any tradition, beyond my desk and the pictures on it, and see the inconceivable life of those who came before me.
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Body-Centered Therapy Irene Humbach, LCSW, PC — Body of Wisdom Counseling & Healing Services (845) 485-5933 By integrating traditional and alternative therapy/healing approaches, including BodyCentered Psychotherapy, IMAGO Couples’ Counseling, and Kabbalistic Healing, I offer tools for self healing, to assist individuals
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and couples to open blocks to their softer heart energy. Ten-session psycho-spiritual group for women.
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Dr. David Ness is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner, Certified Active Release Techniques (ART®) Provider, and Certified Kennedy Decompression Specialist. In addition to traditional chiropractic care, Dr. Ness utilizes ART® to remove scar tissue and adhesions from injured muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves. Dr. Ness also uses non surgical chiropractic traction to decompress disc herniations in the spine. If you have an injury that has not responded to treatment call Dr. Ness today.
Counseling IONE — Healing Psyche (845) 339-5776 www.ionedreams.us www.ministryofmaat.org IONE is a psycho-spiritual counselor, qi healer and minister. She is director of the Ministry of Maåt, Inc. Specializing in dream phenomena and women’s issues, she facilitates Creative Circles and Women’s Mysteries Retreats throughout the world. Kingston and NYC offices. For appointments contact Kellie at: ioneappointments@gmail.com
Vital Behavior Services, Inc. (845) 765-0463 www.vitalbehaviorservices.com jweinstein@vitalbehaviorservices.com
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Dentistry & Orthodontics Center for Advanced Dentistry 494 Route 299, Highland, NY (845) 691-5600 www.thecenterforadvanceddentistry.com
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Tischler Family Dental Center Woodstock, NY (845) 679-3706 www.tischlerdental.com
With over 35 years experience, Tischler Dental is the leading team of dental care experts in the area. Dr. Michael Tischler is currently one of only two Board Certified Implant Dentists in the Hudson Valley Region of NYS and one of only 300 dentists in the world to have achieved this honor. Sedation dentistry, with dental treatment, dental implant surgery, cosmetic makeover procedures and gum surgery are just a few of the many unique services Tischler Dental offers. Their practice philosophy is that each modality of dental treatment is performed by the practitioner that is best trained in that area. Working as a team, they deliver ideal dental care.
Fitness Centers Mountainview Studio 20 Mountain View Avenue, Woodstock, NY (845) 679-0901 www.mtnviewstudio.com mtviewstudio@gmail.com
Fitness Trainers Paula Josa-Jones MA, CMA, RSME/T (860) 364-9313 www.paulajosajones.org josajo@vineyard.net MOVING WIDE AWAKE Conscious movement training for: • Awareness and ease of movement • Balance, flexibility and strength • Wholeness vs. fragmentation • Increased expressivity, resiliency and vitality • Reduction of stress and bodily tensions • Self-acceptance and enjoyment of one's own physicality Paula Josa-Jones MA, CMA, RSME/T is a dancer, Laban Movement Analyst, Tellington TTouch Practitioner and registered Somatic Movement educator/therapist with over thirty years of experience in helping clients discover their fullest movement potential. Her studio is located in Sharon, CT, and she also meets with people in their homes.
Holistic Health Chatham Holistic Healing Arts 3 Railroad Avenue, Chatham, NY (518) 392-3339 www.chathamholistichealingarts.com chathamholistichealingarts@gmail.com Balance the Mind, Body and Spirit. Offering Reiki, Hypnosis, Yoga, Wellness Consultations, Massage, Classes, and Workshops.
Empowered By Nature Wappingers Falls, NY (845) 416-4598 www.EmpoweredByNature.webs.com
John M Carroll 715 Rte 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, massage, and Raindrop Technique.
Kara Lukowski, CAS, PKS, E-RYT 243 Fair St, Kingston, NY 845-633-0278
Nancy Plumer, Energy Healing and Spiritual Counseling Stone Ridge, NY (845) 687-2252 www.womenwithwisdom.com nplumer@hvi.net Nancy is an intuitive healer, spiritual counselor and long-time yoga teacher. Sessions with Nancy help release blocked or stuck energy that shows up as dis-ease/illness/ anxiety/discomfort/fear. She helps people to restore vitality, gain balance and to claim more of themselves. Healing is any communication between the body and spirit that allows one greater self-acceptance, integration and wholeness.
Omega Institute for Holistic Studies (800) 944-1001 www.eomega.org
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692 Old Post Road, Esopus, NY (845) 658-8400 www.consciousbodyonline.com ellen@consciousbodyonline.com Deep, sensitive and eclectic massage therapy with over 24 years of experience working with a wide variety of body types and physical/ medical/emotional issues. Techniques include: deep tissue, Swedish, Craniosacral, energy balancing, and chi nei tsang (an ancient Chinese abdominal and organ chi massage).
Erin Galucci, LMT 822 Route 82, Suite 2, Hopewell Junction, NY (845) 223-8511 or (845) 489-0887
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Quanta Hypnosis Red Hook, NY (518) 456-5358
Sharon Slotnick, MS, CHT New Paltz, NY (845) 389-2302 Increase self-esteem and motivation; break bad habits; manage stress, stress-related illness, and anger; alleviate pain (e.g. childbirth, headaches, chronic pain); overcome fears and despondency; relieve insomnia; improve learning, memory, public speaking, and sports performance; enhance creativity and address other issues. Change Your Outlook. Gain Control. Make Healthier Choices. Certified Hypnotist, two years training; broad base in Psychology. Also located in Kingston, NY.
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Mid-Hudson Rebirthing Center (845) 255-6482
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Joseph Tieri, DO, & Ari Rosen, DO 3457 Main Street, Stone Ridge 138 East Market Street, Rhinebeck, NY (845) 687-7589 www.stoneridgehealingarts.com Drs. Tieri and Rosen are New York State Licensed Osteopathic Physicians specializing in Cranial Osteopathy. As specialists in Osteopathic manipulation, we are dedicated to the traditional philosophy and hands-on treatment of our predecessors. We treat newborns, children, and adults. By Appointment.
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Express Pediatrics 1989 Route 52 Suite 3, Hopewell Junction 847-897-4500 www.expresspediatrics.com
Hometown Pediatrician 7 Grand Street, Warwick, NY (845) 544-1667 www.yourhometownpediatrician.com
Pilates Conscious Body Pilates 692 Old Post Road, Esopus, NY (845) 658-8400 www.consciousbodyonline.com ellen@consciousbodyonline.com Husband and Wife team Ellen and Tim Ronis McCallum are dedicated to helping you achieve and maintain a strong healthy body, a dynamic mind, and a vibrant spirit, whatever your age or level of fitness. Private and semiprivate apparatus sessions available.
Lazy Swan 1754 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties, NY (845) 247-0075 www.thelazyswan.com
Psychics Psychically Speaking (845) 626-4895 or (212) 714-8125 www.psychicallyspeaking.com gail@psychicallyspeaking.com
Psychologists Emily L. Fucheck, Psy.D Poughkeepsie, NYC (845) 380-0023
Offering therapy for individuals and couples, adults and adolescents. Insight-oriented approach with focus on understanding patterns of thought and behavior that interfere with life satisfaction and growth. Licensed psychologist with doctorate in clinical psychology and five years of post-doctoral training and certification in psychoanalytic work with adults, young adults, and adolescents. Located across the street from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie.
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Peter Schickele, Gilles Malkine, and Mikhail Horowitz will perform "A Mulled Measure of Merry Mishegas" at the Bearsville Theater on December 11.
Holiday (Bronx) Cheer Unbelievable as it sounds, the good folks at the Bearsville Theater are actually allowing Messrs. Schickele, Malkine, and Horowitz on-stage once again, on December 11, for their fifth annual seasonal installment of silliness, "A Mulled Measure of Merry Mishegas." And while I was unable to reach Malkine—Horowitz hinted darkly about a panicked call from a Turkish prison—Schickele and Horowitz were kind enough to blow smoke in my general direction about what may or may not take place on the Bearsville stage. (Horowitz, ever the provocateur, also called into question Malkine's supposed Franco-American ethnicity, stating, "How French can a guy be who orders duck at a diner in New Paltz?") For those unfamiliar with the antics of these gentlemen, a primer: Peter Schickele is a composer, author, and satirist best known for his recordings as P.D.Q. Bach, which earned him four Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Performance/Album. According to Schickele, P.D.Q, Bach was the "youngest and the oddest of the 20-odd children" of Johann Sebastian Bach. Schickele's magnificent parodies of baroque music under the P.D.Q. Bach pseudonym include "Good King Kong Looked Out," "O Little Town of Hackensack," and the Concerto for Horn and Hardart. P.D.Q. Bach's best known work is the dramatic oratorio, Oedipus Tex, featuring the O.K. Chorale. Schickele is also known for his radio program "Schickele Mix," which ran for 15 years on National Public Radio. A prolific composer, Schickele's recent recordings include Sneaky Pete and the Wolf, and a setting of music for Hans Christian Anderson's The Emporer's New Clothes. Also in the works is a quintet for trumpet and string quartet. "As far as I know," says Schickele, "there aren't any. There are so many great mutes
for trumpet—you can get soft and eerie sounds." Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine have been performing their irreverent sendups of literary classics (doo wop settings of Blake poems, hip-hop Moby Dick, and the like), twisted versions of classics like "If I Had a Hammer," and satirical takedowns of all cows, sacred and profane, since at least the Reagan presidency, but Horowitz thinks it might be longer, as he remembers a cache of Adlai Stevenson material they haven't played in some years. Schickele will start the show, with Horowitz and Malkine bringing up the rear. "Schickele's afraid to follow us," Horowitz avers. (A few years ago, Horowitz introduced the composer sans trousers; it's anybody's guess what he's got up his pant leg this time.) This year, Schickele will be joined by four singers, and all the pieces will be performed a capella, except "Old Shep," about a boy's favorite dog, wherein Schickele will play guitar. "I'm always amazed how sentimental Southerners can be," Schickele says of "Old Shep." Expect a number of rounds. "I love writing rounds," Schikele says. "One of my specialties is rounds where three parts get combined and you get meanings you don't get when the three parts are played separately." Recovering from back surgery, this will be one of only two concerts Schickele will perform in 2010. Peter Schickele, Mikhail Horowitz, and Gilles Malkine will stage their fifth annual “A Mulled Measure of Merry Mishegas” at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock on Saturday, December 11, at 8pm. Admission is $20. (845) 679-4406; www.bearsvilletheater.com. —Brian K. Mahoney
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters Fundraising Breakfast 7:45-8:45am. Holiday Inn, Kingston. 338-0431x238.
Vinyasa Yoga Class 5pm-7pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
75th Anniversary Cocktail Party and Celebration 6pm. Dutchess County Art Association. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, Poughkeepsie. 471-2550.
Gurdjieff Study Group 6:30pm. Meets weekly in Stone Ridge. For details: gstudygroup@gmail.com.
Trivia Night 8pm. 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall-On-Hudson. 534-4717.
Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488. A Course in Miracles 7:30pm-9:30pm. Study group with Alice Broner. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 229-8391.
Classes Tai Chi Qigong 4pm-5pm. $10/free wellness center members. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. (914) 388-7496. Exploring Jerusalem 8pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange. 227-3327.
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Making & Doing with Bill T. Jones 5-6:30pm. Student performance and critique with Jones. Fisher Center, Bard College. 758-7900. Bill T. Jones: Floating the Tongue 7-8:30pm. Dance performance followed by discussion with Jones. Fisher Center, Bard College. 758-7900.
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Still Here 5:30pm. Screening of the documentary by Vassar alumnus Alex Camilleri. Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Poughkeepsie. 437-5370.
Kids Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library. 331-0507.
Jam Session 1pm-2pm. Bring an instrument to play with other musicians. New York State Museum, Albany. (518) 474-5877. Bach at New Year's: The Brandenberg Concerti 4pm. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. (518) 273-0038. Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699. A Vocal Treasury 7pm. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-2700. Live Jazz 7pm-10pm. ZenDog Cafe, Rhinebeck. 516-4501. Trevor Wilson, Will Stratton, Wailing Wall 7pm. $5. The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson. (518) 671-6006.
Erin McKeown 8pm. $20. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Arborea 7pm. $5. The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson. (518) 671-6006.
Jon Cobert & Friends 8:30pm. Singer/songwriter. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.
Spoken Word
Millbrook R&B List Band 8:30pm. Millbrook R&B, Millbrook. 224-8005.
Understanding Medicare Options 1:30pm. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145. Who Wants My Stuff? 6:30pm-8pm. Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-4030.
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Triple Play 7pm. Teri Roiger (voice), John Menegon (bass), Paul Duffy (piano. The Country Inn, Krumville. 657-8956.
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James McMurtry 8pm. Songwriter. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800.
A Christmas Carol 10am. By CENTERstage Productions. $8. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
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Beacon Chamber of Commerce's Beacon 2011: A First Look at the Six Biggest Projects Happening in Beacon and the People Who Are Making Them Happen 7pm. Hudson Beach Glass, Beacon. 440-0068.
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Marvin â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bu-ga-luâ&#x20AC;? Smith 7:30pm. Opening act: The Dylan Emmet Band. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.
Our Fight Against Global Climate Change 6pm-7pm. Town of Esopus Public Library, Port Ewen. 338-5580.
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Demo: Still Life Pastels on Black Paper 2pm-4pm. Unframed Artist Gallery, New Paltz. 255-5482. Art Tour of Vassar College 6pm. The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie. 437-7745.
Body / Mind / Spirit Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun Call for times. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488. Tai Chi for Beginners/Intermediates 5:30pm-7pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Green Meditation Practice with Clark Strand 6:30pm-9pm. Followed by Koans of the Bible discussion group. $10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Spoken Word Open Master Class with Nuruddin Farah 4:30pm-7pm. Author of Maps. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7008. Contemporary Artists on Contemporary Art 7pm-9pm. Sponsored by the Beacon Art Salon. $5. Beahive, Beacon. (917) 449-6356.
Theater Original Play Festival Competition Call for times. $15/$10. Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Averill Park. (518) 674-2007. A Christmas Carol 10am. By CENTERstage Productions. $8. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Painting Churches 8pm. $15-$25. Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693.
Workshops Euro Dance for Seniors & Others Call for times. $5/$8 couples. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
FRIDAY 3 Art Vibrant Colors 5pm-7pm. Leo Mazzeo and Scott Taylor. Chapters bookstore, Pittsfield, MA. (413) 281-6665. Bachelor of Fine Arts & Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition 5pm-7pm. Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz. 257-3844. 11th Annual 5 by 7 Show 5pm-7pm. Kleinert/James Art Center, Woodstock. 679-2079. Alyson Belcher, Self 6pm-8pm. Galerie BMG, Woodstock. 679-0027. Pottery Workshop Holiday Sale 7pm-9pm. Amity Arts Pottery, Florida. 651-1170.
Classes
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Tribal Bellydance Classes Beginners at 7pm, Intermediate 8:20pm. $12. CosM, Wappingers Falls. 297-2323.
Private Angelic Channeling Call for times. $125. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100.
Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10/$48/$36 series of 4. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Prenatal Yoga 6pm-7pm. $16.50. The Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. 227-3223.
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Leonardo Silaghi, untitled, oil on canvas, 84" x 120", 2010. Silaghi's work is on display at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, part of the exhibit "After the Fall."
Iron Curtain Call The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill is currently hosting “After the Fall,” an exhibit featuring the work of both established and up-and-coming modern Eastern European artists. On display since September, the exhibit is a manifestation of the dramatic cultural, political, and social changes that have occurred in Eastern Europe since the end of Communist rule in the early 1990s. The title of “Eastern European Artist” is a loaded label. It conjures up a bevy of images ranging from the cliché to the austere. However, whatever it used to mean has changed dramatically in the two decades following the fall of the Iron Curtain. Just as Eastern Europe is a region in flux, so is the art that it produces. The exhibit consists of the work of 18 artists from six different nations, each one of whom represents the transition that the area is undergoing. While all of the featured artists were born during the Communist period, the vast majority of their educations, particularly their artistic educations, occurred in a post-1991 world where artistic expression had suddenly become freer. Art patrons looking for ironic takes on Soviet iconography or displays of Ostalgia may be disappointed, as that is not what “After the Fall” is about. It really is an exhibit of what Eastern European art is today and the direction that it is heading in. Multifaceted, the art featured represents not only the geographic diversity of the artists brought together but also of their life experiences, worldviews, and historical memory. Some of the artists, like HVCCA’s most recent artist-in-residence Leonardo Silaghi, produce art that is seemingly devoid of the ethnocultural markers that Western audiences often expect to see in an exhibition of postsocialist Eastern European art. This in effect begs the questions: What is postsocialist Eastern European art? Is it art that should be immediately ascribable to a particular geographic locale? Is it still a
distinct genre? While the answer to this last question is certainly yes, it does remain a genre; it is a genre that is being redefined. That is not to say, though, that there are no historical echoes ringing through some of the works on display. The shadow of the region’s history strikes one immediately upon entrance into the gallery. Prominently displayed and bisecting the gallery into two different atmospheric spheres, one realist and the other more surreal, is Adrian Ghenie’s portrait of the late Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. His image sets the mood for the entire exhibit. On the one hand, his figure looms heavy and foreboding, embodying a palpable malevolence. However, upon closer examination the work reveals a surrealist detail: Ceausescu is depicted without hands. Historical memory also permeates rather distinctly through the works of Zsolt Bodoni. His paintings Tito’s Cadillac and Green Uniform drip with a blurring of imagery pertaining to the late Yugoslav dictator Josef Tito. It goes without saying that the historical significance of the subject, along with the generally dark mood surrounding Bodoni’s paintings, is a clear connection to the dark chapters in Eastern Europe’s recent history. Still other featured works tackle historical memory by utilizing enduring cultural images created by past Eastern European artists. Daniel Pitin, for instance, uses stills from 1970s-era Czech television as fodder for his work; four of his paintings are in the show. Elvis Krstulovic’s painting Blurred Narratives/Stalker is a reimagining of Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky’s film Stalker. Taken in aggregate, the exhibit, with its breadth and depth, is an impressive collection of work. “After the Fall” will be exhibited through July 24, 2011, at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill. (914) 788-7166; www.hvcca.org. —Andrew Gilkin-Gusinsky
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Projective Dream Group 6pm-8pm. With Melissa Sweet. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Greg Brown 8:30pm. Guest Montgomery Delaney. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.
Family Chanukah Service 7:30pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange. 223-5925.
Joy Kills Sorrow 9pm. Folk. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800.
Dance Tango New Paltz Beginners 6pm, intermediate 7pm, practice 8-10pm. $15/$50 series of 4/$5 practice. The Living Seed, New Paltz. 256-0114. The Nutcracker 10am. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204. A Christmas Carol 7:30pm. Ulster Ballet Company. $15/$12 students and seniors. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088.
Events Christmas in Little Italy Call for times. Italian-inspired Christmas sweets and holiday craft fair. 8pm concert at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Cafe Bocca, Poughkeepsie. 483-7300. Festival of the Holidays Call for times. Celebrate the holiday season with your entire family in an assortment of outdoor and indoor activities. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291 ext. 205. Holiday Boutique & Book Sale Call for times. Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-4030. Le Shopping: Holiday Market 5:30pm-8pm. Preview, cocktail party, and Adopt-aFamily benefit. $20. The Stissing House, Pine Plains. (518) 398-8800. 17th Annual Celebration of Lights Parade and Fireworks 6:30pm. Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. 2nd Annual BRAWL Ball 8pm. DJ music, arm wrestling. $5. Bridgewater Bar and Grill, Kingston. 340-4272. Just for Laughs: Dinner and a Comedy Show 8pm. Tom Van Horn, Lenny Marcus, and Joe Machi. $15 show only. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.
Film
Bruce Katz 7:30pm. Opening act: Hart Costa. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro. Jonny Hirsch Quintet 7:30pm. $10. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Solidarity with Women in Distress Fundraiser 7:30pm. Featuring Free At Last and the Birds of a Feather Women's Drumming Ensemble, The Erin Hobson Compact, The Greg Douglas Band and Butter. Colony Cafe, Woodstock. 679-5342. Glenn Roth 8pm. $5. The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson. (518) 671-6006. Jeff Entin & Bob Blum 8pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699. Rick Z and Karl Frizzell 8pm. Acoustic. Frank Guido's Little Italy, Kingston. 340-1682.
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Theater Original Play Festival Competition Call for times. $15/$10. Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Averill Park. (518) 674-2007. A Christmas Carol 8pm. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Painting Churches 8pm. $15-$25. Spencertown Academy Arts Center, Spencertown. (518) 392-3693. Lost: The Grimm Years 8pm. $15/$12 members/$8 children. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264. Community Playback Theater 8pm. Improvisation of audience stories. $8. Boughton Place, Highland. 691-4118. Five Women Wearing the Same Dress 8pm. Newburgh Actors Studio, Newburgh. 569-8593.
Workshops Camera Raw Workflow Call for times. Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-9957. Hip Hop Afro Fusion Dance 5pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438. Kuumba Dance & Drum 6:45pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.
SATURDAY 4 Pottery Workshop Holiday Sale 10am-4pm. Amity Arts Pottery, Florida. 651-1170.
Jonny Hirsch Band 7:30pm. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.
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MopCo's Spontaneous Broadway 8pm. Improvised musical. $14/$6 seniors and students. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204.
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Glitter & Gold: An Evening of Operatic & Holiday Favorites 5:30pm. Performed by the soloists of Theatre Street Productions. $45/$40. The Mount, Lenox, Massachusetts. (413) 551-5111.
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Reading by Michael Korda 5pm. Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia. Vassar College Bookstore, Poughkeepsie. 437-5871.
Art
Music
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Spoken Word
A Christmas Story Call for times. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088.
An Evening With St. Nicholas 7pm-9pm. Learn about the Dutch tradition of St. Nicholas and make a souvenir ornament with entertainment by storyteller Karen Pillsworth. $3. Hurley Reformed Church, Hurley. 338-7686.
SALES
The Spampinato Brothers 9pm. $25/$20. The Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.
Tom Van Horn 8pm. With Lenny Marcus and Joe Machi. Comedy night. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Stephen Kaiser Group 8pm. The Depot, Cold Spring. 265-5000. Sean Griffin: Cold Spring 8pm. $15/$10/$5. EMPAC at Rensselaer, Troy. (518) 276-3921. Adrian Sicam 8:30pm. Jazz. Chill Wine Bar, Beacon. 765-0885. Blues Night 8:30pm. Featuring Lustre Kings. $5. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590. Dan Brother Band 8:30pm. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh. 562-4505.
Family Art Weekend 1pm-4pm. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100. Group Show 4pm-7pm. Tarryl Gabel, Julie Hopkins, Crista Pisano, Norman McGrath. Front Street Gallery, Patterson. 490-4545. Holiday Celebration: Mixed Media and Crafts 5pm-7pm. Artists Anita DeFina-Hadley, Mira Fink, Vindora Wixom and more. Duck Pond Gallery, Port Ewen. 338-5580. Art Garage 5pm-7pm. Group show featuring artists from the Waryas Recovery House Art Program. Kingston Museum of Contemporary Art, Kingston. www.kmoca.org. Shadow-walks 5pm-8pm. Sound installation by artist Viv Corringham. Deep Listening Institute, Kingston. 338-5984. Art @ Home 5pm-8pm. Home Antiques and Gallery, Kingston. (919) 749-1935. Holiday Boutique, Special Crafts 5pm-8pm. Duck Pond Gallery, Port Ewen. 338-5580. Artful Appetizers and Conversation 5:30pm-7pm. Featuring guest Robert Rodriguez, Jr., landscape photographer. Mill Street Loft's Gallery 45, Poughkeepsie. 471-7477.
Body / Mind / Spirit Introduction to The Sedona Method 10am-11:30am. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 338-0331. New Moon Cleansing with the Sound of Crystal 5pm-6pm. With Philippe Pascal Garnier. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. WaterFall Qigong & Tai Chi 9:30pm-11am. The Community Music Space, Red Hook. (914) 388-7496.
Classes Flamenco Classes With Lia Ochoa. Kid's class, Flamenco I, Sevillanas, and Flamenco II. $10 kid's class/$15/$65 6 classes/$120 ten classes. Open Space, Rosendale. www.openspacecoop.com. Catskill Animal Sanctuary Cooking Class: Vegan Desserts 10am-4pm. Register by 12/1. $60. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Saugerties. 336-8447.
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Salsa Dance Lessons 4:30pm-6pm. Taught by Maia Martinez, direct from Argentina. $12. Beacon Studios, Beacon. 440-7197.
Green Golly and the Treasure of Light 10:30am. Flutesweet and tickletoons, a holiday fable. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Dance
Music
The Nutcracker Call for times. The Malta ballet. $34/$32 seniors/$22 children. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.
Tuba Christmas 1pm. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 687-5263.
Dancing with the Stars 7-11pm. A multi-cultural event sponsored by Sarah Bell. Fishkill Recreation Center, Fishkill. www. fishkillrecreation.com. The Nutcracker Call for times. Northeast Ballet. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204. A Christmas Carol 7:30pm. Ulster Ballet Company. $15/$12 students and seniors. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088. Freestyle Frolic 8:30pm-1am. Wide range of dance music in a drug and alcohol free environment. $5/$2 teens and seniors. Knights of Columbus, Kingston. www.freestylefrolic.org/index.php.
Events 10th Annual Holly Berry Trail Tour of Homes Junior League of Kingston. $25/$30 www.juniorleaguekingston.org. Holiday Boutique & Book Sale Call for times. Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-4030. Sinterklaas Celebration www.sinterklaasrhinebeck.com. Annual Christmas Fair 9am-3pm. The Reformed Church, New Paltz. 255-6340. Kingston Walks for the Heart, Body and Mind 9am. Sponsored by Kingston Hospital. Dietz Stadium, Kingston. 334-2760. Buy Local Holiday Gift Extravangza 10am-4pm. www.MeetMeInMarlborough.com. Bells on Broadway 10am-4pm. Arts and crafts show and children's festival. Ritz Theater, Newburgh. 562-6940 ext. 107. BerkshireMade Artisan Fair 10am-5pm. Featuring paintings, jewelry and accessories, hand-painted holiday ornaments, woolen, felted, and handspun/hand-dyed items. Stockbridge Town Hall, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. (413) 281-3048.
Le Shopping: Holiday Market 11am-4pm. The Stissing House, Pine Plains. (518) 398-8800.
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Mala Waldron Trio 7:30pm. $10. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Crash Test Dummies 8pm. $20. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany. (518) 465-5233. Sean Griffin: Cold Spring 8pm. $15/$10/$5. EMPAC at Rensselaer, Troy. (518) 276-3921. The Bronx Opera Winter Concert 8pm. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291 ext. 205. The People's Open Mike 8pm. Peint o Gwrw Tavern, Chatham. (518) 392-2943. The Roches with a Holiday Twist 8pm. Folk. $29.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845. Anthony Nisi 8:30pm. Acoustic. Hyde Park Brewing Company, Hyde Park. 229-8277. Bryan Gordon 8:30pm. Singer/songwriter. Aroma Thyme Bistro, Ellenville. 647-3000. Clancy Tradition 8:30pm. Celtic. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300. Judith Tolloch 8:30pm. Brazilian jazz. Chill Wine Bar, Beacon. 765-0885. The Harvest Duo 9pm. Dance music. Starr Alley, Rhinebeck. 876-2924.
Saturday Night DJ Dance Party 9pm. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590.
Holiday House Tour 11am-4pm. $15. The Mount, Lenox, Massachusetts. (413) 551-5111.
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Kairos: A Consort of Singers 7:30pm. Vespers of the Blessed Virgin (Vespers of 1610). $20/$15/$7. Holy Cross Monastery, West Park. 384-6660.
Monastery Christmas Craft Fair 10am-5pm. Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery, Lagrangeville. www. ourladyoftheresurrectionmonastery.webs.com.
1st Annual Holiday Market at Bethel Woods 11am-4pm. Craft and food vendors, tours, music, children's activities. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel. (866) 781-2922.
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8th Step: Greg Brown 7:30pm. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204.
Marc Black Band and the Amy Frandon Band 9pm. $20. The Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406.
Pine Hill Holiday Fair 10am-4pm. Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill. 254-5469.
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A Fourth Night Chanukah Concert with Cantor Robert Michael Esformes 7:30pm. $15. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901.
Holiday Craft/Gift Fair 10am-3pm. Woodstock Elementary School, Woodstock. 679-2316.
Unison's 20th Annual Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Fair 10am-5pm. $3. New Paltz Middle School, New Paltz. 255-1559.
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Baroque Pantheon: A Holiday Concert 6pm. $40/$30. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (413) 528-0100.
Santa's Run 1pm-4pm. Trolley Museum, Kingston. 331-3399. Legacy Farming Co-Housing Information Meeting 1:45pm-3:30pm. 1pm for newcomer orientation. Rosendale Recreation Center, Rosendale. 339-2526. BCC Parade and Lighting Celebration; Gingerbread Trail Begins 3pm. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988. Annual Caroling and Tree Lighting Event 5pm. Southeast Museum, Brewster. director@southeastmuseum.org. Chili & Cornbread & Claudia Sings 5pm-9pm. $12. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438. Stella May Gallery Theatre Fundraiser 7pm. Featuring The Will Smith Trio, Stephen Johnson, Kiriaki Bozas, Roseann Sureda, Aubrey Flick, & a scene from the upcoming musical, "Mean Girls". $20. 5 Sterling Place, Kingston. 331-7955.
Film Farm Film Fest III 1pm-4pm. Crandell Theatre, Chatham. (518) 766-5892.
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band 9pm. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Blues Buddha Band 9:30pm. Blues. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.
Spoken Word Child In Mind: Making Psychoanalytic Concepts Relevant and Meaningful for Parents 9:30am-12pm. $25/$20 members. Austen Riggs Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. (413) 931-5207. Poetry on the Loose 4pm. Featuring Florence Lenhard. College of Poetry, Warwick. 294-8085. Michael Korda 5pm. Reading and discussion of Lawrence of Arabia. Merritt Bookstore, Millbrook. 677-5857.
Theater Original Play Festival Competition Call for times. $15/$10. Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Averill Park. (518) 674-2007. A Christmas Carol 8pm. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Lost: The Grimm Years 8pm. $15/$12 members/$8 children. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264. Beyond Beautiful 8pm. World premiere reading of new Laura Shaine Cunningham play. Actors & Writers, Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale. www.actorsandwriters.com. Five Women Wearing the Same Dress 8pm. Newburgh Actors Studio, Newburgh. 569-8593.
Workshops Life Drawing 10am-Sunday, December 5, 5:30pm. Shuster Studio, Hudson. (518) 567-1332. Creating Ornaments 2pm-4pm. Carol Saltzman. Unframed Artist Gallery, New Paltz. 255-5482.
SUNDAY 5
Kids Rites of Passage 10am-4pm. An inspiring, celebratory workshop for young ladies, ages 11-13. $110. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
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Art Working Artist: John Gould, A Retrospective 1pm-4pm. Orange Hall, Middletown. 341-4790.
Paul Gould: Celebrating 50 Years as an Artist 1pm-4pm. Orange Hall Gallery, Middletown. 341-4790. William Gould: Photographs of the Hudson Valley and Beyond 1pm-4pm. Orange Hall Gallery, Middletown. 341-4790. Family Art Weekend 1pm-5pm. Crafts and marionette performance. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill. (914) 788-0100. Susan Anderson: Folk Paintings 3pm-5pm. Old Chatham Country Store Café Gallery, Old Chatham. (518) 794-6227. Holiday Art Exhibit and Sale 4pm-6pm. Mill Street Loft's Gallery 45, Poughkeepsie. 471-7477. Off the Grid 5pm-7pm. Lisa Lebofsky creates ethereal works of nature, contemplation, and mystery. Windham Fine Arts, Windham. (518) 734-6850. Gallery Tour 7pm. Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz. 257-3844.
Body / Mind / Spirit The Metaphysical Center Interfaith Worship Service 11:30am. Interfaith/Metaphysical prayer, meditation, lecture. Guardian Building, Poughkeepsie. 471-4993. Life Spirit Radiance Qigong 2pm-4pm. With Oonaja. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Classes Catskill Animal Sanctuary Cooking Class: Vegan Baking 10am-4pm. Register by 12/1. $60. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Saugerties. 336-8447.
Dance The Nutcracker Call for times. Northeast Ballet. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204. Swing Dance to The Deane Machine Beginners' lesson 5:30-6:30pm; band 6:30-9:00pm. $10/$8 FT student. Arlington Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 454-2571. A Christmas Carol 2pm. Ulster Ballet Company. $15/$12 students and seniors. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088. Swing Sundays with the Vanaver Canavan 6:15pm-8pm. $15. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 256-9300.
Events St. Nicholas Day Craft Fair 9am-4pm. Astor Services for Children, Rhinebeck. 871-1171. BerkshireMade Artisan Fair 10am-3pm. Featuring paintings, jewelry and accessories, hand painted holiday ornaments, woolen, felted, and handspun/hand-dyed items. Stockbridge Town Hall, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. (413) 281-3048. Monastery Christmas Craft Fair 10am-5pm. Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery, Lagrangeville. www. ourladyoftheresurrectionmonastery.webs.com. Unison’s 20th Annual Holiday Fine Arts and Crafts Fair 10am-5pm. $3. New Paltz Middle School, New Paltz. 255-1559. 1st Annual Holiday Market at Bethel Woods 11am-4pm. Craft and food vendors, tours, music, children's activities. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel. (866) 781-2922. Winter Gift Sale 11am-6pm. Hand-made gifts by local artisans and crafters. Rosendale, Rosendale. RoRoPouches@gmail.com. Le Shopping: Holiday Market 11am-4pm. The Stissing House, Pine Plains. (518) 398-8800. Santa's Run 1pm-4pm. Trolley Museum, Kingston. 331-3399. Hanukah Party 4pm-6pm. Jewish Community Center, New Paltz. 255-9817. On the Wings of Love 6pm. A benefit concert for Angel Food East. $15. St. John's Episcopal Church, Kingston. 331-2252. Service of Lessons and Carols 7pm. Christmas service of readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols that culminates in a candle lighting ceremony. Vassar Chapel, Poughkeepsie. 437-5370.
Film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2pm. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
Kids Lunch with Santa 12:30pm. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204.
Music Jazz Brunch 11am-2:30pm. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590. Bhaav Ram 12pm. Acoustic. Taste Budd's Chocolate and Coffee Cafe, Red Hook. 758-6500. Collegium Musicum 3pm. $8/$6/$3. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-2700. Conservatory Sunday: Conservatory Orchestra 3pm. $20/$15/$5. Fisher Center, Annandale-onHudson. 758-7900. Saugerties Pro Musica: Raspberry Fiddlers 3pm. Saugerties United Methodist Church, Saugerties. 246-5021. Kairos: A Consort of Singers 3pm. Vespers of the Blessed Virgin (Vespers of 1610). $20/$15/$7. Holy Cross Monastery, West Park. 384-6660. Camerata Chorale 3:30pm. Program commemorating John A. Davis Jr. Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie. 452-8110. Julie Corbalis 5:30pm. Singer/songwriter. 12 Grape Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. Natalie MacMaster 7pm. Christmas in Cape Breton fiddle concert. $34.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845. Choral Ensembles 7pm. $8/$6/$3. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-2700. Amos Lee 7pm. $33/$28. The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. David Kraai & Amy Laber 7:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300. Guitar Legend Bucky Pizzarelli 7:30pm. Turning Point Cafe, Piermont. 359-1089. Jazz Jam 7:30pm-10:30pm. With Pamela and Bard students. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590. John McEuen 7:30pm. Acoustic. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300.
Spoken Word Marianne Schnall 4pm. Author of Daring to Be Ourselves: Influential Women Share Insights on Courage, Happiness, and Finding Your Own Voice. The Golden Notebook, Woodstock. 679-8000.
Argentine Tango Beginners 6-7pm; Intermediate 7-8pm. W/Ellen Chrystal. Hudson. (518) 537-2589.
Events Frozendale 11am-6pm. Winter fest with movies, music, food, origami and ornament making, puppets, tree lighting, Santa, hand-made gifts. Rosendale. Frozendale2010@gmail.com. Hudson Juggling Club 6pm-9pm. Informal practice session for all ages. $5. John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. www.hudsoncityschooldistrict.com/headfiles
Film Leap of Faith 5pm. Followed by a panel discussion with two converts to Judaism. Rockefeller 200, Poughkeepsie. 437-5370.
Kids Boxing Conditioning for Youth 5:30pm-6:30pm. Ages 12-18. $7/$35 6 classes. MountainView Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901.
TUESDAY 7 Body / Mind / Spirit Spirit Guide Readings 12pm-6pm. Psychic Medium Adam Bernstein. $40/$75. Mirabai of Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-2100. Dance-Based Moves 4:30pm-5:30pm. Dance based moves: Caribbean, African, funk etc. are easy to follow using a wide range of inspiring music. Yoga based stretch and strengthening exercises to warm up and cool down. $10. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901. High Frequency Channeling 6pm-7:30pm. Archangel Metatron and Master teachers with Suzy Meszoly. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.
Classes Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 4:15pm-5:15pm. Ages 5 and up. Open Space, Rosendale. 687-8890.
Theater
Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10/$48/$36 series of 4. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Original Play Festival Competition Call for times. $15/$10. Sand Lake Center for the Arts, Averill Park. (518) 674-2007.
Mother/Daughter Belly Dancing Class 7:30pm. $20/4 weeks $69/mother daughter $118. Casperkill Rec Center, Poughkeepsie. (914) 874-4541.
Lost: The Grimm Years 2pm. $15/$12 members/$8 children. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264. A Christmas Carol 3pm. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. The Lion in Winter 3pm. Over The Pond to Poughkeepsie Ensemble. $10. Mid Hudson Heritage Center, Poughkeepsie. www.maplegroveny.org. Five Women Wearing the Same Dress 5pm. Newburgh Actors Studio, Newburgh. 569-8593.
Workshops Victorian Wreaths & Kissing Balls 1pm. $10/$5. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson. (518) 828-0135. Pastel On Black Demonstration 2pm-4pm. Lois Schnakenberg. Unframed Artist Gallery, New Paltz. 255-5482.
MONDAY 6 Body / Mind / Spirit Soul Energy Readings 10am-6pm. $40/$75. Mirabai Books, Woodstock. 679-2100. An Evening at the Spa 5:30pm-9pm. For women in transition. Locust Grove Historic Site, Poughkeepsie. www.womenintransitionhv.com/events. EFT Group Healing Circle with TG Parke 6pm-8pm. $5. A.i.r. Studio Gallery, Kingston. 331-2662. Healing Circle 7pm-9pm. With Peter Blum. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Classes Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 3:45pm-4:45pm. Ages 5-6. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 687-8890.
Events Iron Grad II: The Return 6:30pm. Chefs compete for diner’s pleasure. Featuring Jamie Perry of Another Fork in the Road. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590.
Body / Mind / Spirit Vinyasa Yoga Class 5pm-7pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191. Sensing the Vastness of Being 6pm-7:30pm. With Nancy Leilah Ward. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Gurdjieff Study Group 6:30pm. Meets weekly in Stone Ridge. For details: gstudygroup@gmail.com. Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488. A Course in Miracles 7:30pm-9:30pm. Study group with Alice Broner. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 229-8391.
Classes Tai Chi Qigong 4pm-5pm. $10/free wellness center members. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. (914) 388-7496. Exploring Jerusalem 8pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange. 227-3327.
Events Green Drinks Holiday Party Call for times. Holiday party & networking night for people in the environmental fields and sustainably minded. $5. Nu-Cavu, Wallkill. 454-6410. Business After Hours/Holiday Party 5:30pm-7:30pm. Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce. O'Leary's, Rhinebeck. 758-2267.
Kids Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Music Triple Play 7pm. Teri Roiger (voice), John Menegon (bass), Paul Duffy (piano. The Country Inn, Krumville. 657-8956. SUNY Ulster Community Band and Jazz Ensemble 7:30pm. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5263. Dancing On The Air 8pm. $10. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Workshops Special Education Rights Workshop 10am-12pm. The Resource Center for Accessible Living, Inc., Kingston. 331-8680.
THURSDAY 9 Body / Mind / Spirit Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun Call for times. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.
Film
Tai Chi for Beginners/Intermediates 5:30pm-7pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Italian Film Festival 6:30pm. Films related to contemporary social, work, politics, and immigration issues. Preston Hall, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7377.
Green Meditation Practice with Clark Strand 6:30pm-9pm. Followed by Koans of the Bible discussion group. $10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
The Wind Blows Round 6:30pm. Preston Hall, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7008.
Classes
Kids
Tribal Bellydance Classes Beginners at 7pm, Intermediate 8:20pm. $12. CosM, Wappingers Falls. 297-2323.
ToddlerTime 10:30am. Story hour, crafts and music for 18 months-3 years. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10/$48/$36 series of 4. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Music
Dance
Christmas Program: Bill Hubert, Greg Klinger and New Spain 12pm. Noontime organ concert series. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204.
Sugarplums and Nutcrackers 10am. By CENTERstage Productions. A fairy tale ballet based on Tchaikovsky’s classic. $8. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Blues & Dance with Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fi's 7pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.
Petroleum Wing 8pm. Dance of distressed creatures, an intimate look at unnatural disaster, as a guided tour for 15 people at a time. Susan Osberg's Workwith Dancers Co. presents dance performance art. $12. Beacon Studios, Beacon. 831-1832.
Community Chamber Music Concert 7pm. Farkas, Bridge, Husa and more. Selig Theater, Loch Sheldrake. 647-5087. Community Music Night 8pm-9:45pm. Six local singer-songwriters. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048. Chamber Jazz Ensembles 1 8pm. $8/$6/$3. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-7869.
Workshops Weekly Playwrights Workshop 6:30pm-9:30pm. For writers/ actors/directors, feedback to writers on dramatic works in progress. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 338-0331.
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Events Trivia Night 8pm. 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall-On-Hudson. 534-4717.
Music Jam Session 1pm-2pm. Bring an instrument to play with other musicians. New York State Museum, Albany. (518) 474-5877. Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.
Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 5pm-6pm. Ages 6 and up. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 687-8890.
ART
Live Jazz 7pm-10pm. ZenDog Cafe, Rhinebeck. 516-4501.
T'ai Chi Class, Yang Style Short Form 6pm-7pm. Beahive Kingston, Kingston. 810-2919.
Runway Style: Historic Fashions in Miniature. James Vanderpoel House, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9265.
UNY Ulster Choral Concert 7:30pm. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5263.
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Niels Lan Doky & Larry Grenadier 7:30pm. Opening act: Dante DeFelice & Good Night Brother. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.
Joe Gil and the Trio of Terror 7:30pm. $10. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.
Rufus Wainwright 7:30pm. $49.50/$39.50/$34.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.
Home for the Holidays 7:30pm. Mid Hudson Women's Chorus winter concert. $7/$6 students and seniors. St. James United Methodist Church, Kingston. 331-3030.
Sara Evans 8pm. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204. Chamber Jazz Ensembles 2 8pm. $8/$6/$3. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-7869. Millbrook R&B List Band 8:30pm. Millbrook R&B, Millbrook. 224-8005. Petey Hop Open Mike 8:30pm. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.
Spoken Word A Writer Reading, a Reader Writing 7pm. Somali writer Nuruddin Farah. Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation, Annandale-on-Hudson. 758-7504. To Hear or Not to Hear: The Acoustics of Drama Theaters 7:30pm. David T. Bradley. Martel Theater, Poughkeepsie. 437-5902.
Theater Sugar Plums and Nutcrackers 10am. $8. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
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Blues Dance Party 8:30pm. Featuring Big Joe Fitz. $5. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590. The Harvest Duo 8:30pm. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh. 562-4505.
Spoken Word
Euro Dance for Seniors & Others Call for times. $5/$8 couples. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
The Black Underground in 19th C. Rhinebeck: Graveyard Findings 6pm. Starr Library, Rhinebeck. 876-4030.
Annual Members Holiday Show 5pm-6pm. Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie. 471-2550. Intern Exhibition Reception 5pm-7pm. Women’s’ Studio Workshop Gallery, Rosendale. 658-9133.
Body / Mind / Spirit Prenatal Yoga 6pm-7pm. $16.50. The Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. 227-3223.
An Evening with Tom Davis 7pm. Comedy writer from Saturday Night Live. $10. Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock. 679-2079. MopCo's Spontaneous Broadway 8pm. Improvised musical. $14/$6 seniors and students. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204.
Theater Five Children and It 7pm. Performed by Cocoon's Production Program. $15. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470. Sugar Plums and Nutcrackers 8pm. $20/$18 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. Lost: The Grimm Years 8pm. $15/$12 members/$8 children. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264. Aunt Leaf 8pm. Play exploring the nature of imagination. Stageworks Hudson, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.
Trance Journeying with Peter Blum 6:30pm-7:30pm. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
This is Our Youth 8pm. Star Mountainville Group. $12. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
Classes
Workshops
Body & Soul Drawing Intensive Call for times. $300. CosM, Wappingers Falls. 297-2323.
Special Education Rights Workshop 1:30am-1:30pm. Family of New Paltz Conference Center, New Paltz. 331-0541.
Dance
Hip Hop Afro Fusion Dance 5pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.
Tango New Paltz Beginners 6pm, intermediate 7pm, practice 8-10pm. $15/$50 series of 4/$5 practice. The Living Seed, New Paltz. 256-0114. Petroleum Wing 8pm. Dance of distressed creatures, an intimate look at unnatural disaster, as a guided tour for 15 people at a time. Susan Osberg's Work with Dancers Co. presents dance performance art. $12. Beacon Studios, Beacon. 831-1832. The Nutcracker 8pm. Catskill Ballet Theater. $27/$20 students and seniors/$15 groups. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088.
A Girl Scout Healthier You Weekend Call for times. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291 ext. 205. The Benedictine Health Foundation's 41st Annual Winters Eve Gala Call for times. Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz. 255-1000.
Music Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Call for times. The Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. El Rancho Deluxo 7pm-9pm. Cuban blues. Mezzaluna Cafe, Saugerties. 246-5306.
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Workshops
Events
Sponsored by the Beacon Art Salon with generous support from public donations, BEAHIVE and the Rutigliano Group with thanks to Dia:Beacon for hosting the special events.
Avondale Airforce with Summer Mummy & DJ Lunar Moss 8pm. $5. The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson. (518) 671-6006.
Night Hike 6:30pm-8pm. Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center, Ghent. (518) 828-4386 ext. 3.
New York City Portfolio Review Call for times. Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock. 679-9957.
Monthly Dialogue Sessions
Christian Open Mike Cafe 8pm. Fringe Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. www.fringefellowship.com.
The Outdoors
ARTFORMS GALLERIES project GRATITUDE 12 – 5pm. Featuring art, clothing and objects reflective of today’s culture. 9 Munchkin Lane, Kingston. (732) 996.1605. www.artformsgalleries.com
Local emerging and established artists lead fellow artists in discussions about their work, their process and their views
Old Time Radio 8pm. With real scripts from the Golden Age of Radio. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
This is Our Youth 8pm. Star Mountainville Group. $12. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
Art
A Beacon Art Salon Dialogue & Special Event Series
Rick Z and Karl (Kentucky) Frizzell 7:30pm. Acoustic. Frank Guido’s Little Italy, Kingston. 340-1682.
P.H. *reaks: The Hidden Story of People with Disabilities 5pm. $5. Selig Theater, Loch Sheldrake. 434-5750.
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The Ed Palermo Big Band Plays Zappa 7:30pm. Opening act: Dante DeFelice & Good Night Brother. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.
Kuumba Dance & Drum 6:45pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.
SATURDAY 11 Art ARTFORMS GALLERIES project GRATITUDE 12 – 5pm. Featuring art, clothing and objects reflective of today’s culture. 9 Munchkin Lane, Kingston. (732) 996.1605. www.artformsgalleries.com Community Free Day Call for times. Residents of Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester are invited to visit free of charge. Dia: Beacon, Beacon. 440-0100. 1st annual Holiday Craft Fair 12pm-5pm. One Mile Gallery, Kingston. 338-2035. Candela 4pm-6pm. Religion, folk tradition, and myth by Diego Sharon, Ruben Gutierrez, Magdalena Pedraza, Juan Abreu. Joyce Goldstein Gallery, Chatham. (518) 392-2250. A Painter's Poetry: James Coe, Solo 5pm-7pm. Windham Fine Arts, Windham. (518) 734-6850. Buone Feste 5pm-8pm. Riverwinds Gallery, Beacon. 838-2880.
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Body / Mind / Spirit Introductory Orientation Workshop 11:30am-1:30pm. Offers postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques, along with an overview and approach to practice. $15. The Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. 227-3223. Soul Retrieval and Integration of the Shadow's Dark Radiance 1pm-5pm. A psychospiritual journey incorporating Shamanic elements of Buddhist Chod, hypnosis, and shadow psychology with Dr. Craig Lennon, Psychologist. $45. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
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Flamenco Classes With Lia Ochoa. Kid's class, Flamenco I, Sevillanas, and Flamenco II. $10 kid's class/$15/$65 6 classes/$120 ten classes. Open Space, Rosendale. www.openspacecoop.com. Catskill Animal Sanctuary Cooking Class: Vegan Soups & Stews 10am-4pm. Register by 12/8. Make cream style, stew, miso, gumbo, and good stock. $60. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Saugerties. 336-8447. Salsa Dance Lessons 4:30pm-6pm. Taught by Maia Martinez, direct from Argentina. $12. Beacon Studios, Beacon. 440-7197.
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Cookie, Candy and Ornament Sale 10am-3pm. St. James Church, Hyde Park. 229-2820. Holiday Sale Fundraiser 11:30am-6pm. Works by the region's best clay artists, potters and the children of the Peekskill Middle School. Peekskill Clay Studios, Peekskill. (914) 739-CLAY. Beacon Holiday Walk/Second Saturday 12pm-9pm. Beacon. www.beaconarts.org. Adult Gift Tag Printmaking Workshop 12pm-6pm. James Vanderpoel House, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9265.
Old Time Radio 8pm. With real scripts from the Golden Age of Radio. $16/$12 +$2 at the door. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. 5th Annual Holiday Trainwreck 8pm. With Peter Schickele, Giles Malkine, & Mikhail Horowitz. $20. The Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. Mountain Snow & Mistletoe 8pm. Concert of holiday songs and stories with Christopher Shaw and Bridget Ball and "The Mountain Snow Orchestra". $24. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845. Graham Parker with Guest Neal Gomberg 8:30pm. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300. Saturday Night DJ Dance Party 9pm. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590. Mr. Roper 9pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699. Triple Bill 9pm. Minivans/Chops & Sauerkraut/JP Harris & the Tough Choices. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800. Stonefly 9:30pm. Rock. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.
Spoken Word Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival 2pm. Open mike & annual business & planning meeting. Woodstock Town Hall, Woodstock. www.woodstockpoetry.com. Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival 2pm. Open mike & annual business & planning meeting. Woodstock Town Hall, Woodstock. pprod@mindspring.com. Interactive Reading of 'Twas the Night before Christmas 3pm. James Vanderpoel House, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9265. Anne Trubek 4pm-6pm. Author of A Skepticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide to Writers' Houses. The Mount, Lenox, Massachusetts. (413) 551-5111. Wordstock Salon 5pm-7pm. Locally based authors, poets and actors reading selected works with wine and hors d'oeuvres. $10. Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock. 679-2079. Marianne Schnall 6pm. Author of Daring to Be Ourselves: Influential Women Share Insights on Courage, Happiness, and Finding Your Own Voice. Inquiring Mind Bookstore, Saugerties. 246-5155. Those Two Guys "Comedy for the New Depression" 7pm. $20/$15 students/$12 children. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Theater Aunt Leaf 2pm/8pm. Play exploring the nature of imagination. Stageworks Hudson, Hudson. (518) 822-1438. Five Children and It 7pm. Performed by Cocoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Production Program. $15. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.
Hudson Valley Etsy Team's 1st Holiday Craft Show 2pm-8pm. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988.
Legally Blonde The Musical 7:30pm. $52/$42/$28. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
Catskill Cabaradio 7pm. Variety show. Potluck at 6pm. Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill. 254-5469.
Lost: The Grimm Years 8pm. $15/$12 members/$8 children. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264.
Film
Sugar Plums and Nutcrackers 8pm. $20/$18 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
New School: A Hudson Valley Artists Profile 2pm-4pm. Dia: Beacon, Beacon. 440-0100. The Recruiter 5pm. $7. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989.
This is Our Youth 8pm. Star Mountainville Group. $12. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
Music Dog on Fleas CD Release 11am. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music. $5/children free. Rosendale Theater, Rosendale. 658-8989. MET Opera Live 12:30pm. Don Carlo, Giuseppe Verdi. $20/$10 students. Selig Theatre at Sullivan County Community College, Loch Sheldrake. 434-5750 ext. 4303. HD Simulcast of Verdiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Opera Don Carlo 12:30pm. $20/$10 students. Selig Theater, Loch Sheldrake. 434-5750 ext. 4472. Concert of holiday songs and stories with Christopher Shaw and Bridget Ball and "The Mountain Snow Orchestra" 2pm. $35. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.
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SUNDAY 12 Art 1st annual Holiday Craft Fair 12pm-5pm. One Mile Gallery, Kingston. 338-2035. ARTFORMS GALLERIES project GRATITUDE 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5pm. Featuring art, clothing and objects reflective of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture. 9 Munchkin Lane, Kingston. (732) 996.1605. www.artformsgalleries.com Gallery Tour 2pm. Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz. 257-3844.
Body / Mind / Spirit
Westchester United Methodist Steel Orchestra 7:30pm. $10. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.
Sacred Chanting 10am-11:30am. $10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
8th Step: Emma's Revolution 7:30pm. Pat Humphries & Sandy O. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204.
The Metaphysical Center Interfaith Worship Service 11:30am. Interfaith/Metaphysical prayer, meditation, lecture. Guardian Building, Poughkeepsie. 471-4993.
Lucky Peterson 7:30pm. Opening act: Kathleen Grace. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.
Between Lives Soul Regression 2pm-4pm. With Susan Willson CNM. $35. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Andrea and James Rohlehr 7:30pm. Jazz. $10. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.
VortexHealing and Personal Transformation 5pm-6:30pm. With Linda Raphael. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
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Fully Booked Since the advent of the mass-market paperback in the early 20th century, artists’ books have been a bit of an odd duck. When those of us born after World War I think of books, we think of industrial commodities designed along the precepts of built-in obsolescence, each object in a print run indistinguishable and equally disposable. Artists’ books, however, are art in books' clothing—one-of-a-kind pieces made for display, not beach reading. The nature of the objects—books are containers for knowledge, after all—also influences the subject matter for book artists. Rather than creating merely beautiful or decorative artifacts, artists’ layer the traditional content of books—words, graphs, and images—to tackle social and political issues in three dimensions. “In Retrospect: Artists’ Books by Nava Atlas, Maureen Cummins, and Ann Lovett,” an exhibition at SUNY Ulster’s Muroff-Kotler Gallery through December 10, is no exception in that sense. The exhibition, making a local stop on a two-year multivenue tour, is a neat grouping of these three Ulster County artists who mine the fields of history, contemporary politics, and sociology in their work. Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge. (845) 687-5113; www.sunyulster.edu. —Brian K. Mahoney
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Dance The Nutcracker 2pm. Catskill Ballet Theater. $27/$20 students and seniors/$15 groups. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088. Swing Sundays with the Vanaver Canavan 6:15pm-8pm. $15. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 256-9300.
Sugar Plums and Nutcrackers 3pm. $20/$18 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Workshops Contour Drawing to Music 2pm-4pm. Michele Riddell and Arlene Holmes. Unframed Artist Gallery, New Paltz. 255-5482.
Petroleum Wing 8pm. Dance of distressed creatures, an intimate look at unnatural disaster, as a guided tour for 15 people at a time. Susan Osbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Workwith Dancers Co. presents dance performance art. $12. Beacon Studios, Beacon. 831-1832.
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Body / Mind / Spirit
Adult Gift Tag Printmaking Workshop 12pm-6pm. James Vanderpoel House, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9265.
EFT Group Healing Circle with TG Parke 6pm-8pm. $5. A.i.r. Studio Gallery, Kingston. 331-2662.
Candlelight Tour 12pm-5pm. $4. Washington's Headquarters, Newburgh. 562-1195.
Home Circle: Spirit and Angel Communication, Spirituality & Psychic Development 6pm-7:30pm. With medium Adam Bernstein. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Full Moon Solstice Celebration 6:30pm-1am. Ceremony, drum and dance, DJ. $20-$30. CosM, Wappingers Falls. 297-2323.
Kids A Christmas Carol by The Puppet People 11am. $8/$6 children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. No Strings Marionettes 1pm. Jack and the Bean Stalk. $10/children free. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988. No Strings Marionettes 4pm. Christmas Carol. $10/children free. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988.
Music Jazz Brunch 11am-2:30pm. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590. Guitar Stars Recital 1pm. $10. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300. Mountain Snow & Mistletoe 2pm. Concert of holiday songs and stories with Christopher Shaw and Bridget Ball and "The Mountain Snow Orchestra". $24. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845. Super Strings with Garfield Moore and Malcolm Cecil 3pm. $8. Arts Center Theater, Hudson. (518) 822-2027. Fuzzy Lollipop 3pm. Family band offering interactive, engaging family musical fun. $10/$7. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Christmas Candlelight Concert 5pm. Reformed Church Junior & Youth Choirs, Reformed Church Senior Choir, Pastor Howard Major. The Reformed Church, New Paltz. 255-6340. Marc Von Em 6pm. Acoustic. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. College-Youth Symphony 7pm. $8/$6/$3. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. 257-7869. Emma's Revolution 7pm. $8-$15. Cantine's Island CoHousing, Saugerties. 246-0697. Cherish the Ladies 7:30pm. $40/$35 in advance. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300. Neil Alexander 7:30pm. Jazz. Turning Point Cafe, Piermont. 359-1089. Joe Gil and the Trio Of Terror 7:30pm. Jazz. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.
MONDAY 13 Bruce Sargeant & Still Life Group Show Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson. (518) 828-1915.
Classes Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 3:45pm-4:45pm. Ages 5-6. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 687-8890. Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 5pm-6pm. Ages 6 and up. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 687-8890. T'ai Chi Class, Yang Style Short Form 6pm-7pm. Beahive Kingston, Kingston. 810-2919.
Gurdjieff Study Group 6:30pm. Meets weekly in Stone Ridge. For details: gstudygroup@gmail.com. Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488. A Course in Miracles 7:30pm-9:30pm. Study group with Alice Broner. Unitarian Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. 229-8391.
Classes
Hudson Juggling Club 6pm-9pm. Informal practice session for all ages. $5. John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. www.hudsoncityschooldistrict.com
Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Film 3 Stooges Film Festival Call for times. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
Kids Boxing Conditioning for Youth 5:30pm-6:30pm. Ages 12-18. $7/$35 6 classes. MountainView Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901.
Music Community Chamber Music Concert 7pm. Farkas, Bridge, Husa and more. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge. 687-5263. SUNY Ulster String Ensemble 7:30pm. Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. 687-5263.
Spoken Word Conference on Water Resources and the Regional Economy Student Union Building, New Paltz. www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4920.html.
TUESDAY 14 Body / Mind / Spirit Dance-Based Moves 4:30pm-5:30pm. Dance based moves: Caribbean, African, funk etc. are easy to follow using a wide range of inspiring music. Yoga based stretch and strengthening exercises to warm up and cool down. $10. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901.
Classes Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 4:15pm-5:15pm. Ages 5 and up. Open Space, Rosendale. 687-8890.
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Vinyasa Yoga Class 5pm-7pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
Kids
Rhododendron Bridge: Mohonk Call for times. 5 miles. Mohonk Preserve, New Paltz. 594-9545.
Five Children and It 3pm. Performed by Cocoon's Production Program. $15. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.
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Events
The Outdoors
Lost: The Grimm Years 2pm. $15/$12 members/$8 children. Ghent Playhouse, Ghent. (518) 392-6264.
Weekly Playwrights Workshop 6:30pm-9:30pm. For writers/ actors/directors, feedback to writers on dramatic works in progress. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 338-0331.
Exploring Jerusalem 8pm. Congregation Shir Chadash, LaGrange. 227-3327.
Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.
Theater
Workshops
Argentine Tango Beginners 6-7pm; Intermediate 7-8pm. W/Ellen Chrystal. Hudson. (518) 537-2589.
Live Society 9:30pm. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.
Interactive Reading of 'Twas the Night before Christmas 3pm. James Vanderpoel House, Kinderhook. (518) 758-9265.
Brother Victor-Antoine d'Avila Latourrette 7pm. Cookbook author. East Fishkill Community Library, Hopewell Junction. 226-2145.
Dance
Merkaba Activation Under the Guidance of Master Teachers 6pm-7:30pm. With Suzy Meszoly. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Spoken Word
Our Fight Against Global Climate Change 6pm-7pm. Dr. Sacha Spector, Scenic Hudson's director of Conservation Science. Highland Public Library, Highland. 473-4440 Ext. 273.
Tai Chi Qigong 4pm-5pm. $10/free wellness center members. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. (914) 388-7496.
The 3 Of A Kind Band 9pm. River Station Restaurant, Poughkeepsie. 452-9207.
Shaupeneak/Black Creek Call for times. 2-4 miles hike or snow shoe. Shaupeneak Ridge, Esopus. 339-7170.
Spoken Word
Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10/$48/$36 series of 4. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Mother/Daughter Belly Dancing Class 7:30pm. $20/4 weeks $69/mother daughter $118. Casperkill Rec Center, Poughkeepsie. (914) 874-4541.
Kids ToddlerTime 10:30am. Story hour, crafts and music for 18 months3 years. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Music Cyndi Lauper 7:30pm. $65/$47/$42. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088.
Music The West Point Band's Jazz Knights 7pm. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany. (518) 465-5233. Triple Play 7pm. Teri Roiger (voice), John Menegon (bass), Paul Duffy (piano. The Country Inn, Krumville. 657-8956.
Theater A Christmas Carol 10am. By CENTERstage Productions. $8. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Workshops Special Education Rights Workshop 10:30am-12:30pm. Ulster County Mental Health Department, Ellenville. 331-0541. Special Education Rights Workshop 7pm-9pm. The Resource Center for Accessible Living, Inc., Kingston. 331-8680.
THURSDAY 16 Body / Mind / Spirit Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun Call for times. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488. Green Meditation Practice with Clark Strand 6:30pm-9pm. Followed by Koans of the Bible discussion group. $10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Classes Tribal Bellydance Classes Beginners at 7pm, Intermediate 8:20pm . $12. CosM, Wappingers Falls. 297-2323. Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10/$48/$36 series of 4. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Dance The Nutcracker 7pm. $18/$15 students and seniors. New Rose Theater, Walden. 778-2478.
Events Trivia Night 8pm. 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall-On-Hudson. 534-4717.
Film The Philosopher Kings 7pm. Food for Though Film Series. $6. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Music Jam Session 1pm-2pm. Bring an instrument to play with other musicians. New York State Museum, Albany. (518) 474-5877.
Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699. Live Jazz 7pm-10pm. ZenDog Cafe, Rhinebeck. 516-4501. Eric Reed 7:30pm. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro. Christmas with Tom & Trixie: Is That All There Is? 8pm. Christmas cabaret. Bull and Buddha, Poughkeepsie. 926-0652. Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa 8pm. $69.50/$44.50/$32.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845. Millbrook R&B List Band 8:30pm. Millbrook R&B, Millbrook. 224-8005.
Theater A Christmas Carol 10am. By CENTERstage Productions. $8. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Workshops Euro Dance for Seniors & Others Call for times. $5/$8 couples. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
FRIDAY 17 Body / Mind / Spirit Prenatal Yoga 6pm-7pm. $16.50. The Yoga Way, Wappingers Falls. 227-3223. Transformation With Shamanic Sound 6pm-8pm. Grandmother Barbara Threecrow. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Dance Tango New Paltz Beginners 6pm, intermediate 7pm, practice 8-10pm. $15/$50 series of 4/$5 practice. The Living Seed, New Paltz. 256-0114. Swing Dance to The Gordon Webster Trio Beginners' Lesson 7:30-8:30pm; band 8:30-11:30pm; $15/$10 FT students. Also, Intermediate Workshop with Paolo Lanna & Lauren Bova 6:30-7:30pm. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, Poughkeepsie. 454-2571. The Nutcracker 7pm. $18/$15 students and seniors. New Rose Theater, Walden. 778-2478.
Film The Princess Bride Call for times. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Wonderful Life 7pm. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
Music Eddie Fingerhut 7pm. Acoustic. Inquiring Mind/Muddy Cup, Saugerties. 246-5775. Al Foster 7:30pm. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro. ASK for Music 7:30pm. Mark Brown; Kurt Henry and Cheryl Lambert; Lisa Lipkin. $5. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 338-0331. Fred Gillen, Jr. and Matt Turk 7:30pm. $5. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701. Christian Open Mike Cafe 8pm. Fringe Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. www.fringefellowship.com. CD Release Party with Sarah Underhill & Ian Worpole 8pm. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048. Holiday Classical Concert with Jim Bacon, Sheila Hamilton and Sara Williams 8pm. $18/$14 members/+$2 at the door. Unison Arts and Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Winter Solstice Open Mike 8pm. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon. 831-4988. The Solstice Concert 8pm. Happy Traum and Friends. The Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. Blues Night 8:30pm. Blues with Bernstein Bard Trio. $5. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590. Hurley Mountain Highway 8:30pm. Pamela's on The Hudson, Newburgh. 562-4505. Season of Light 8:30pm. With Magpie and Kim & Reggis Harris. $20/$15. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300. Phelonious Funk 9pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699. Shine Box 9:30pm. Alternative. Elsie's Place, Wallkill. 895-8975. The Chris O'Leary Band 9:30pm. Blues. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.
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(l-r) Hugh Romney, circa 1961; Wavy Gravy, 2010
Amber Waves of Gravy Best known as a flavor of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Wavy Gravy is immediately recognizable as the voice saying, “What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 500,000!” in the Woodstock film (and innumerable `60s montages). Actually, at the Woodstock Festival he was still known as Hugh Romney, a member of the Hog Farm, one of the earliest hippie communes. (He was given his current name by B. B. King in 1969.) Born in East Greenbush, New York (near Albany), Romney was a poet in Greenwich Village in the late `50s, managed by Lenny Bruce. After moving to California in 1962, Romney became one of Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters. The Hog Farm traveled in school buses for seven years, eventually settling in Northern California. Wavy Gravy co-founded Seva, a medical relief organization, in 1978. He has organized dozens of benefit concerts for Seva featuring members of the Grateful Dead, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Ani Difranco, and Elvis Costello. Wavy and his wife started Camp Winnarainbow, a multicultural children’s camp, near the Hog Farm in Laytonville, California. Wavy Gravy also spearheaded numerous Nobody for President campaigns. The renowned 74-year-old hippie spoke to me by phone from his bedroom in Berkeley. His greeting was: “Gravy in your ear!” Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie will screen at Upstate Films in Woodstock on December 11 at 4pm, a co-production with the Woodstock Film Festival. Mr. Gravy himself will appear, along with director Michelle Esrick, for a question-and-answer session after the film. www.upstatefilms.org; www.woodstockfilmfestival.com. —Sparrow I saw your film, Saint Misbehavin’. Fuck a chicken! Did you go on the back end for the little treats? There should be something on Seva [Foundation]. You mean DVD extras? I didn’t see them on my copy. Seva is the charity I founded 33 years ago—something like that. “Seva” is a Sanskrit word that means “service to humankind.” We mostly work in curable and preventable blindness. You know, 80 percent of the people in the world that are blind don’t need to be? You can get their sight back for about 30 bucks. It’s pretty amazing. We’ve done about two million sight-saving operations. It’s a good thing. Are you listening to jazz right now? Actually, this is the new Jimi Hendrix album! It’s really a great album, too. What’s it called? Oh, Something on Venus? You can Google it. [It’s actually Valleys of Neptune.] Did you really invent the slogan “US Out of North America”? I suspect I did. You don’t know yourself? I don’t. What’s the one we’re really not sure of? “If you remember the 60s, you probably weren’t there.” I suggested that Robin Williams made that up, and he says that I made it up—so who the fuck knows?
It’s fitting that the person who invented that maxim wouldn’t remember it. There’s a line that I got from [Ken] Kesey: “Always put your good where it will do the most.” And there’s a line of Steven Ben Israel: “I have a nostalgia for the future.” A lot of these things are blamed on me, and things that I said, other people take credit for. I guess we’re all interchangeable, to a certain extent. Or maybe hippies are more interchangeable than other people. I hope so. How accurate was The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test? In that book, [Tom Wolfe] accuses me of being the one who put the acid in the Kool-Aid in Watts! The truth of the matter was, I was on the microphone explaining to people—and this was on the evening LSD became illegal—“Listen, folks, the Kool-Aid on the right is the electric Kool-Aid!” (I did make that up.) “And the KoolAid on the left is for the children! Now let’s go over that again....” We had these huge galvanized garbage cans, just fresh out of the hardware store, smack full of Kool-Aid. And people’d be dancing for three hours to the Grateful Dead, and they were looking for something wet. If they took the wrong ashcan, there was maybe 200 micrograms a sip! And people started melting down. Twenty-eight people were committed to mental wards—some of them only overnight, of course. And in the middle of everybody’s meltdown, this one sister started screaming, “Who cares?! LSD! Who cares?” And somehow Ken Babbs got the best of Owsley’s microphones jammed down her throat, and into everybody’s DNA goes: “Who cares?!” I stumbled to a microphone; I said, “This sister is unglued, and we’ve got to glue her together again. If you feel the same way I do, meet me where she is, and we’ll do our best!” Then I started crawling around, and after about 15 minutes I found her in this little side room. There were maybe 14, 15 people around her, and we all joined hands and turned into jewels in light, and she turned into jewels in light, and smiled. The microphone slipped to the floor—and that’s when I actually passed the acid test. I maintain that if you get to the very bottom of the human soul, and you’re slipping, but you see somebody slipping much worse than you are, and you reach down to give them a hand—that’s when everybody gets high. And you don’t even need acid to do that. You have a natural talent for handling bad trips. Yeah, I guess. Just hippie do-it-yourself Vipassana. “Breathing in, I calm my body; breathing out, I smile.” I do that with the little children at camp. I got it from Thich Nhat Hanh, who is my hero of the moment. Have you gone on his incredibly slow mindful walks? Usually when he comes out here, I do child care. He loves talking to the kids, and even I can understand that stuff. Then, when the difficult philosophy comes, I get up with all the kids and we go somewhere and draw Buddhas and rainbows.
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Spoken Word MopCo's Spontaneous Broadway 8pm. Improvised musical. $14/$6 seniors and students. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204. Urban Guerilla Theatre 9pm. Poetry and spoken word performance group. $10. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Theater Five Children and It 7pm. Performed by Cocoon's Production Program. $15. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470. A Christmas Carol 8pm. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Workshops Hip Hop Afro Fusion Dance 5pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438. Kuumba Dance & Drum 6:45pm. Hudson Opera House, Hudson. (518) 822-1438.
SATURDAY 18 Art Ropes Reconfigured 4pm-7pm. Mixed media by John Bridges. Unison Gallery, New Paltz. 255-1559. Still Life Group Show 6pm-12am. Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson. (518) 828-7655. Works by Mark Beard 6pm-12am. As Bruce Sargeant & Hippolyte Alexandre Michallon. Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson. (518) 828-7655.
Body / Mind / Spirit The Sedona Method Support Group 10am-11:30am. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 338-0331. The Karmic Klutter-Clear: Manifesting with the Candle Flame 2pm-4pm. With Gabrielle Alizay. $20/$10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Restorative Yoga and Sound Healing 5:30pm-8pm. With Lea & Philippe Garnier. $35. Bliss Yoga Center, Woodstock. 679-8700. WaterFall Qigong & Tai Chi 9:30pm-11am. The Community Music Space, Red Hook. (914) 388-7496.
Classes Salsa Dance Lessons 4:30pm-6pm. Taught by Maia Martinez, direct from Argentina. $12. Beacon Studios, Beacon. 440-7197.
Dance The Nutcracker 7pm. $18/$15 students and seniors. New Rose Theater, Walden. 778-2478. Holiday Dance party with The Sugarbees 8pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699. Freestyle Frolic 8:30pm-1am. Wide range of dance music in a drug and alcohol free environment. $5/$2 teens and seniors. Knights of Columbus, Kingston. www.freestylefrolic.org
Events Winter Market 10am-2pm. Gilmor Glass, Millerton. (518) 789-8000. A Traditional Candlelight Service of Christmas Lessons & Carols 4pm. Holy Cross Church, Kingston. 331-6796. 35th Anniversary Benefit 8pm. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Music The Zucchini Brothers 2pm. Original Christmas songs. $12. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845. David Kraai & Amy Laber 7pm. Singer/songwriter. Mezzaluna Cafe, Saugerties. 246-5306.
The Irish Tenors Christmas Reunion Tour 8pm. $37-$77. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. Jeffery Gaines 8:30pm. With guest Julie Corbalis. $25/$20. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300. Saturday Night DJ Dance Party 9pm. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590. The Mighty Diamonds 9pm. $20. The Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 679-4406. Johnny Fedz & da Bluez Boyz 9:30pm. Blues. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. The Core 10pm. Rock. The Inn at Leeds, Leeds. (518) 943-9820. Vixen Dogs Band 10pm. Rock. Michael's Sports Bar, Fishkill. 896-5766.
The Outdoors A Different Way to Lake Awosting Hike 9pm. Call for location. 297-5126.
Spoken Word Larissa Harris on Andy Warhol 2pm. Dia: Beacon, Beacon. 440-0100. Marianne Schanll 5pm. Daring to Be Ourselves: Influential Women Share Insights on Courage, Happiness and Finding Your Own Voice. Merritt Bookstore, Millbrook. 677-5857.
Theater Five Children and It 7pm. Performed by Cocoon’s Production Program. $15. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470. A Christmas Carol 8pm. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
Kids
Hudson Juggling Club 6pm-9pm. Informal practice session for all ages. $5. John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. www.hudsoncityschooldistrict.com
Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Film
Triple Play 7pm. Teri Roiger (voice), John Menegon (bass), Paul Duffy (piano. The Country Inn, Krumville. 657-8956.
A Christmas Story 7pm. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334.
Music
THURSDAY 23
Kids Boxing Conditioning for Youth 5:30pm-6:30pm. Ages 12-18. $7/$35 6 classes. MountainView Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901.
Music Mike Doughty 8pm. With special guest Patrick McGrath. $22. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
TUESDAY 21 Body / Mind / Spirit Dance-Based Moves 4:30pm-5:30pm. Dance based moves: Caribbean, African, funk etc. are easy to follow using a wide range of inspiring music. Yoga based stretch and strengthening exercises to warm up and cool down. $10. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901. Full Moon Ceremony with Healing Sound 6pm-7pm. With Philippe Pascal Garnier. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Body / Mind / Spirit Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun Call for times. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488. Green Meditation Practice with Clark Strand 6:30pm-9pm. Followed by Koans of the Bible discussion group. $10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Classes Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10/$48/$36 series of 4. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Events Trivia Night 8pm. 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall-On-Hudson. 534-4717.
Music
Classes
The Metaphysical Center Interfaith Worship Service 11:30am. Interfaith/Metaphysical prayer, meditation, lecture. Guardian Building, Poughkeepsie. 471-4993.
Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 4:15pm-5:15pm. Ages 5 and up. Open Space, Rosendale. 687-8890.
Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.
Akashic Records Revealed 2pm-4pm. With June Brought. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10/$48/$36 series of 4. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Dance
Mother/Daughter Belly Dancing Class 7:30pm. $20/4 weeks $69/mother daughter $118. Casperkill Rec Center, Poughkeepsie. (914) 874-4541.
SUNDAY 19
The Nutcracker 2pm. $18/$15 students and seniors. New Rose Theater, Walden. 778-2478.
Music Hudson Valley Philharmonic III Call for times. With pianist Peter Serkin. The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. Jazz Brunch 11am-2:30pm. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590. Encore Broadcast: Verdi's Don Carlo 12:30pm. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (413) 528-0100. Trail Mix Chamber Concert 2:30pm. $20. Olive Free Library, West Shokan. 657-2482. Symphony Concert III: Serkin's Serenade 3pm. The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie. 473-2072. Unplugged Acoustic Open Mike 4pm-6pm. $6/$5 members. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. The Callen Sisters 5:30pm. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624.
The Outdoors A Frost Valley History Hike Call for times. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291 ext. 205.
Theater Five Children and It 3pm. Performed by Cocoon’s Production Program. $15. Cocoon Theater, Rhinebeck. 876-6470. A Christmas Carol 3pm. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080. The Sound of Christmas 3pm. Lycian Centre, Sugar Loaf. 469-2287.
EFT Group Healing Circle with TG Parke 6pm-8pm. $5. A.i.r. Studio Gallery, Kingston. 331-2662.
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Events
Body / Mind / Spirit
8th Step: Sing Solstice 7:30pm. Magpie and Kim & Reggie Harris. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204.
Century Plants & Jeremy Kelly 8pm. $5. The Spotty Dog Books and Ale, Hudson. (518) 671-6006.
Monthly Business Breakfast 7am. Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590.
Jam Session 1pm-2pm. Bring an instrument to play with other musicians. New York State Museum, Albany. (518) 474-5877.
Body / Mind / Spirit
Kevin McKrell's Christmas Show Featuring Brian Melick 8pm. $15. WAMC Linda Norris Auditorium, Albany. (518) 465-5233.
Events
Argentine Tango Beginners 6-7pm; Intermediate 7-8pm. W/Ellen Chrystal. Hudson. (518) 537-2589.
Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.
A Night of Amazing Jazz with Frank Lacy, Jonathan Blake and Kevin Ray 7:30pm. $10. BeanRunner Cafe, Peekskill. (914) 737-1701.
Tom Freund & Friends 7:30pm. Opening act: Origin Blue. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.
Dance
MONDAY 20
Dance Blues & Dance with Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fi's 7pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.
Live Jazz 7pm-10pm. ZenDog Cafe, Rhinebeck. 516-4501. Adam Falcon 7:30pm. Opening act: Casey Erdmann. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro. Millbrook R&B List Band 8:30pm. Millbrook R&B, Millbrook. 224-8005.
Workshops Euro Dance for Seniors & Others Call for times. $5/$8 couples. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
FRIDAY 24
Events Winter Solstice Laser Installation 5:45pm. Laser and light art installation and ceremony. Hudson Beach Glass, Beacon. 440-0068.
Kids ToddlerTime 10:30am. Story hour, crafts and music for 18 months3 years. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Music The Met Live in HD: Don Carlo Call for times. Ulster Performing Arts Center, Kingston. 339-6088. Canadian Brass 7pm. $38/$31/$25. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. (518) 273-0038. Community Music Night 8pm-9:45pm. Six local singer-songwriters. Rosendale Cafe, Rosendale. 658-9048. Handel's Messiah Rocks 8pm. Classical music meets classic rock. Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady. (518) 346-6204. Judy Collins 8pm. $46/$41/ $34/$29. Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy. (518) 273-0038.
Workshops Weekly Playwrights Workshop 6:30pm-9:30pm. For writers/ actors/directors, feedback to writers on dramatic works in progress. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 338-0331.
WEDNESDAY 22 Body / Mind / Spirit Vinyasa Yoga Class 5pm-7pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
Dance Tango New Paltz Beginners 6pm, intermediate 7pm, practice 8-10pm. $15/$50 series of 4/$5 practice. The Living Seed, New Paltz. 256-0114.
Music Christian Open Mike Cafe 8pm. Fringe Fellowship, Poughkeepsie. www.fringefellowship.com. Xmas Eve Dance Party 8:30pm. $5. Rhinecliff Hotel, Rhinecliff. 876-0590.
SATURDAY 25 Merry Christmas!
SUNDAY 26 Body / Mind / Spirit Sacred Chanting 10am-11:30am. $10. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. The Metaphysical Center Interfaith Worship Service 11:30am. Interfaith/Metaphysical prayer, meditation, lecture. Guardian Building, Poughkeepsie. 471-4993.
Dance The Vanaver Caravan's "Swing Sundaes!" 6:15pm-8pm. $15. Gina Marie's Timeless Sweets, Rosendale. 256-9300.
Music Winter Stillness [In Flight] 3pm. Classical guitarist David Temple. $20/$18 seniors and children. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
MONDAY 27
The Artists' Way with EFT 6pm-8pm. With Tony Guy Parker. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Body / Mind / Spirit
Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 3:45pm-4:45pm. Ages 5-6. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 687-8890.
Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.
Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 5pm-6pm. Ages 6 and up. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 687-8890.
Classes
Message Circle: Receive Messages From Your Loves Ones in The After Life 7pm-8:30pm. With medium Adam F. Bernstein. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Classes
T'ai Chi Class, Yang Style Short Form 6pm-7pm. Beahive Kingston, Kingston. 810-2919.
Tai Chi Qigong 4pm-5pm. $10/free wellness center members. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. (914) 388-7496.
EFT Group Healing Circle with TG Parke 6pm-8pm. $5. A.i.r. Studio Gallery, Kingston. 331-2662.
Classes Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 3:45pm-4:45pm. Ages 5-6. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 687-8890.
Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 5pm-6pm. Ages 6 and up. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 687-8890.
Lauren Ambrose and The Leisure Class 8pm. Jazz and swing. Club Helsinki, Hudson. (518) 828-4800.
T'ai Chi Class, Yang Style Short Form 6pm-7pm. Beahive Kingston, Kingston. 810-2919.
THURSDAY 30
Dance
Body / Mind / Spirit
Argentine Tango Beginners 6-7pm; Intermediate 7-8pm. W/Ellen Chrystal. Hudson. (518) 537-2589.
Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun Call for times. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.
Events
Green Meditation Practice with Clark Strand 6:30pm-9pm. Followed by Koans of the Bible discussion group. $10. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
Hudson Juggling Club 6pm-9pm. Informal practice session for all ages. $5. John L. Edwards Elementary School, Hudson. www.hudsoncityschooldistrict.com
Kids Kids' Winter Camp Call for times. Activities such as ice skating, crosscountry skiing, snowshoeing, downhill skiing and more. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291 ext. 205. Winter Day Camp 9am. Frost Valley YMCA, Claryville. 985-2291 ext. 205. Boxing Conditioning for Youth 5:30pm-6:30pm. Ages 12-18. $7/$35 6 classes. MountainView Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901.
TUESDAY 28 Body / Mind / Spirit Dance-Based Moves 4:30pm-5:30pm. Dance based moves: Caribbean, African, funk etc. are easy to follow using a wide range of inspiring music. Yoga based stretch and strengthening exercises to warm up and cool down. $10. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. 679-0901. High Frequency Channeling 6pm-7:30pm. Archangel Metatron and Master teachers with Suzy Meszoly. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650. Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.
Classes Schemker Fighting Spirit Karate Program 4:15pm-5:15pm. Ages 5 and up. Open Space, Rosendale. 687-8890. Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10/$48/$36 series of 4. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559. Mother/Daughter Belly Dancing Class 7:30pm. $20/4 weeks $69/mother daughter $118. Casperkill Rec Center, Poughkeepsie. (914) 874-4541.
Kids ToddlerTime 10:30am. Story hour, crafts and music for 18 months3 years. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507.
Workshops Weekly Playwrights Workshop 6:30pm-9:30pm. For writers/ actors/directors, feedback to writers on dramatic works in progress. ASK Arts Center, Kingston. 338-0331. How to Audition for College Theatre Programs 7pm-10pm. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck. 876-3080.
WEDNESDAY 29
Pamela’s Java Hut
Classes Life Drawing 7:30pm-9:30pm. $13/$10/$48/$36 series of 4. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Events Trivia Night 8pm. 2 Alices Coffee Lounge, Cornwall-On-Hudson. 534-4717.
Music Jam Session 1pm-2pm. Bring an instrument to play with other musicians. New York State Museum, Albany. (518) 474-5877. Acoustic Thursdays with Kurt Henry 6pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699. Live Jazz 7pm-10pm. ZenDog Cafe, Rhinebeck. 516-4501. Millbrook R&B List Band 8:30pm. Millbrook R&B, Millbrook. 224-8005.
Workshops Euro Dance for Seniors & Others Call for times. $5/$8 couples. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
FRIDAY 31 Dance Tango New Paltz Beginners 6pm, intermediate 7pm, practice 8-10pm. $15/$50 series of 4/$5 practice. The Living Seed, New Paltz. 256-0114.
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Jay Ungar & Molly Mason's New Year's Eve Dance 6pm-3am. Also the Red Stick Cajun Band and the Emulsifiers. $25/$50 with dinner. Ashokan Center, Olivebridge. 657-8333.
Events New Year’s Eve Celebration 7:30pm. Dinner and show with Lipbone Redding & The LipBone Orchestra; The Chris O'Leary Band. Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling. 855-1300. First Night of Funny New Year's Eve Comedy Show 8pm. $32/$22 in advance. Palace Theater, Albany. (518) 465-3334. CoSM New Years 8pm-4am. Discussion with Alex Grey, DJ's, live painting with Alex & Allyson Grey, fire performances by Phantomime, bellydancing with Elizabeth Muise & Sarah Jezebel Wood. $60/$40 in advance. CosM, Wappingers Falls. 297-2323. New Year’s Eve with Savion Glover and DBR 8pm. Tap dance with a hip-hop violinist. $39.50/$34.50. The Egg, Albany. (518) 473-1845.
Green Building Event
Project Financing Opportunities Learn about statewide and national rebates and incentives for green building and energy upgrades.
Wed, January 19th
Location: Ulster County Venues and Presenters: TBA More information to follow!
Vinyasa Yoga Class 5pm-7pm. $10. Cornell St. Studios, Kingston. 331-0191.
New Year's Eve Celebration 7pm. The Alexis P. Suter Band & special guests. Live@The Falcon, Marlboro.
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Trio Mio and The Bush Brothers 7pm. High Falls Cafe, High Falls. 687-2699.
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Traditional Taoist/Buddhist Chi Gung & Tai Chi Chaun 7pm. Marbletown Multi-Arts, Stone Ridge. 750-6488.
Classes Tai Chi Qigong 4pm-5pm. $10/free wellness center members. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. (914) 388-7496.
Kids Story Hour 10:30am. With crafts and music for ages 3-5. Kingston Library, Kingston. 331-0507. Winter Arts Program 9am-1pm. Ages 5-9. $130/$110 members. Unison Arts & Learning Center, New Paltz. 255-1559.
Skytop Steakhouse, 6pm 237 Forest Hill Drive, Kingston Good food, prizes, and short presentations on the year in review and unveiling of 2011’s programming!
Location: Dutchess or Putnam County
Music
Gurdjieff Study Group 6:30pm. Meets weekly in Stone Ridge. For details: gstudygroup@gmail.com.
Wed, December 15
Tues, January 18th
Body / Mind / Spirit
Bright Shadows and Dark Radiance: The Chod Practice 6:30pm-8:30pm. With Dr. Craig Lennon, Psychologist. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
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Dr. Mudd 10pm. Rock. Mahoney's Irish Pub, Poughkeepsie. 471-3027. The New York Uproar 10pm. Soul, blues. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. The New York Uproar 10pm. Soul, blues. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624. SATURDAY 1 JANUARY
Body / Mind / Spirit New Year's Love Intention-Cranio Touch, Sound Massage and Healing Energy 4pm-5:30pm. Lea Garnier accompanied with a sound massage by Philippe Garnier and Vortex Healing energy space holder Linda Raphael. $20. Sage Center for the Healing Arts, Woodstock. 679-5650.
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Triple Play 7pm. Teri Roiger (voice), John Menegon (bass), Paul Duffy (piano. The Country Inn, Krumville. 657-8956.
Andrea & the Armenian Rug Riders 9:30pm. Rock. 12 Grapes Music and Wine Bar, Peekskill. (914) 737-6624
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Four Seasons Every year’s a souvenir that slowly fades away. —Billy Joel ne thing I love about living in the Hudson Valley is that it’s possible to feel the passage of time. We can actually see and feel the seasons changing. The landscape is still dominated by the same natural world that’s been here since the Native Americans ran the place. Our communities don’t exactly tower over the Earth. I believe that the seasonal rhythm is one of the most significant for an Earth dweller. Many people will tell you it’s one of the things they love the most about living in this part of the country. Midwinter may be rough and midsummer a bit oppressive at times, but the changes are beautiful. And we who live closer to the land are carried along like it’s a cosmic magic carpet ride. Astrology is based on the seasons. The signs, in particular, are directly linked to the angle of the Sun against the tropics. The Sun’s movement through the signs provides the main backdrop of the many narratives that astrology weaves. Then the other planets either follow the Sun or tell their own stories, though the concept of the seasons is never far away. If this seemed like an unusually eventful year, this involved planets lining up at the places where the seasons changed. Variously called the cardinal points, the quarter points, the equinoxes and solstices, or (in astrology) the cardinal signs or the Aries Point, we experienced a grand cross extending from early Aries to early Libra; and from early Cancer to early Capricorn. Pluto, newly in Capricorn (which lasts till 2024), held down the low notes. There was a conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus in early Aries in the spring (both planets are still conjunct, though in Pisces; they will soon return to Aries). Saturn entered Libra, making the last of three squares to Pluto and five oppositions to Uranus. That is Saturn (the fixed object, boundary of “reality,” dependable structure, or stuck pattern) making aspects to outer planets. We’ve been getting those nonstop since the summer of 2001 (that was Saturn opposite Pluto), followed by Saturn opposite Neptune (2005, the big hurricanes) and then Saturn opposite Uranus (2008 through 2010, exposing the ridiculous “political” divide in the United States). As you can see, when Saturn makes aspects to outer planets, we can go through major restructurings or wrenching changes. And Saturn in Libra contacted two outer planets at once, Uranus and Pluto. Finally, in the sign Cancer, we have the South Node of the Moon (like an enormous emotional vacuum cleaner, sucking up as many useless patterns as it could get into the nozzle, and shifting many domestic patterns of life), combined with various “minor” points—particularly something called Kronos (used mostly by a small astrological sect called the Hamburg School, also called Uranian astrologers). Kronos in the mix is why we seem to have all kinds of important personages who give the feeling of having recently escaped a treatment program for megalomaniacs. So in 2010 we had the combination of Saturn making aspects to outer planets, plus the effect of those planets gathering around the place where the seasons changed.
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And in the midst of this were two truly significant conjunctions: Jupiter conjunct Uranus and Chiron conjunct Neptune. The first happens every 14 years, and the second, approximately every 60 years. Jupiter-Uranus often comes with technological breakthroughs. That’s hard to measure now, since life is one giant techno trip. This environment is largely invisible; we don’t see it for what it is. Imagine traveling back in time to 2000 and handing someone an iPhone. I admit they’re cool—but I’ll call something a breakthrough when (for example) it looks like cheap solar panels on my roof. To give one example of how this aspect can work, in 1969, a year oddly parallel to 2010 but in an opposite universe, we had the Moon landing, the debut of the Concord (supersonic air travel, cheap if you valued your time at about $3,000 an hour), and the first flight of the 747—all within a few months. I’m familiar enough with the history of 1969 to know that it had some dark pots as well: Charles Manson, and Nixon taking office, breathing new life into the Vietnam War, to name two. We all went through a lot in 2010, particularly from the winter solstice of late 2009 through the autumnal equinox, when the summer of 2010 ended. What we think of (or, for many people, do their best to ignore) as the news went wild: One of the first events of the year was the earthquake in Haiti, which happened in the midst of a massive Capricorn alignment. The confirmed death toll from an event lasting about a minute was 230,000—one of the most deadly quakes in recorded history. Obviously, the problems in Haiti are not over. They began long before the quake, and an island with next to no resources—and the very place where Columbus “discovered” America—was laid to ruins and had to begin rebuilding itself. Eleven days later, the United States experienced a legal earthquake that hardly anyone noticed: The Supreme Court voted 5-4 in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission to allow PACs and other organizations to air electioneering advertisements anonymously and with no limit on spending. To paraphrase Keith Olbermann, this is a ruling that says the freedoms inherent in the First Amendment allow you to gut and destroy the First Amendment at will. He rated it as the worst judgment by the Supreme Court since the Dred Scott decision, which held that a black person can never be a citizen—and which led to the Civil War. This was followed the next month by another quake in Chile, which triggered tsunamis throughout the Pacific. At 8.8 magnitude, it was one of the most powerful quakes on record. In April, the Earth continued to speak when a volcano in Iceland erupting during Mercury retrograde disrupt air traffic throughout the world. I think this is a good reminder of how little it takes to disrupt so much. People were stranded for weeks in odd corners of the world, waiting for the dust to settle so they could take an airplane home. Also in April, a quake in Qinhai, China, killed 2,000 people. And the entire Polish government, including President Lech Kazcynski, was killed in an air crash. The same month brought the BP oil spill—one of those eminently preventable disasters compounded by the mix of greed, corporate domination (BP seemed to be leasing the whole Gulf from the US government, complete with the right to control
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the Coast Guard, and shoo away regulators and the media), lack of oversight, and total incompetence, all resulting in nearly 90 days of oil gushing into the sensitive Gulf Coast environment. Instead of watching scratchy video images of men hopping around on the Moon, we looked at video of the Earth bleeding into Gulf waters for three months. This was right around when a bunch of miners got caught underground in Chile and an international drilling team set about the project of getting them out: Two big drilling projects were under way at the same time—relief wells in the Gulf, and a rescue shaft in Chile. Right when the oil stopped flowing, the midterm election season began and the drama shifted from the physical world to the psychological world. As the economic recovery seemed to take forever in the United States, voters directed their anger at Democrats, while Republican politicians directed their anger at Mexicans, gay and lesbian people, Muslims, the poor, and the elderly. We saw the rise of the Tea Party, a repackaged form of neoconservatism, promising to roll back health industry reform, repeal the minimum wage, and pass an anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment. They say they’re for smaller, less invasive government—yet 71 candidates from the Tea Bag movement openly supported criminalizing abortion even in the case of rape and incest. Budget cutters and deficit spending opponents support extending tax cuts for the richest 2 percent of Americans, which would cost the treasury hundreds of billions of dollars in the next decade. Earlier in the year, I described 2010 as an anti-Sixties moment. Now it’s cool and groovy to be a killjoy “conservative” and you’re supposed to run scared or shut up if you’re a “liberal.” It’s time we eliminate or redefine these terms, and use concepts that are more descriptive of who we are. Do you respect your neighbor’s privacy? Do you believe we would be happier treating the Earth a little more gently? Do you believe everyone has a responsibility to pay our fair share of the costs of society? When you think of the grand cross in the cardinal signs, remember this confluence of events. Notice how many involve the energy of Pluto in Capricorn—a focus on events deep beneath the Earth, or involving the structure of society. I am sure we have many parallel stories from the inner worlds of our personal lives, following many of the same themes of restructuring, going deep into the nature of existence, or being forced by circumstances to make changes. Many people are feeling the lack of opportunity presented by the economic situation—and many are going deep into their personal resources, making long overdue decisions about how to change and re-create their lives. This is the time of year when I spend a couple of months considering the astrology of the next four seasons. I prepare annual readings for the 12 signs, which have a distinctly internal quality: In that branch of my astrology, I am concerned almost exclusively with the internal weather. (In the January edition of Chronogram I will have a preview of my findings.) The task is always ominous because I am aware how sensitive people are to the astrological changes that come and go so rapidly, and how little we know about how to put those movements to work for us. I can tell you this. The focus of 2011 is twofold. Part one is reconnecting with an inner intuitive sense that will guide us through the next wave of changes (which are focused on June 2012). Pisces, the most creative and intuitive sign, comes under new transits: Chiron shows up to stay for eight years, and Neptune makes its first visit in more than 150 years. Part two is that we are deeply and dearly needing to revise our notion of what it means to be a “self.” This is a concept that goes unquestioned, as we tend to focus mainly on survival and immediate gratification. Think of all the energy we spend worrying about the bills and putting things into our mouths: And behold, how far past these things does your self-concept actually go? I mean actually and really? If you define your existence as creative person, as healer, as participant in planetary change, as one helping to create the next generation, as someone who is in business that is in effect creating the future, where does your concept of self fit into the process of what you do? We’re all aware that there is a kind of revolution happening in the structure of the world, though it looks like a revolution of the privileged and the powerful, defending their wealth and influence. We’ve only seen the first of many upheavals and changes that societies around the globe are going to go through. But for the next four seasons, the emphasis is on what it means to be human in the midst of all these changes. It’s like we’re about to be seized by a culture-wide experience of individuation that gradually drives itself in the direction of the corporate and government revolution, and there is a kind of collision between the individual and the institutional. There, we’re a bit ahead of ourselves: That’s the topic of 2012 rather than 2011. For now, the theme is waking up. For more information about Eric Francis Coppolino’s extended 2011 forecasts, please check out www.Light-Bridge.com. Don’t forget the hyphen!
Planet Waves Horoscopes ARIES
(March 20-April 19)
The past year has offered a glimpse of what is possible. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also seen how much can change how fast, and how little you will miss the past when it does. Mostly, though, I trust that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve noticed that life treats you better when you offer yourself as a direct participant rather than as a spectator. Now, there are two basic postures through which you can participate. One is defensive. The other is progressive. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a few tastes of both. Defensive is basically a mode of reacting to or pushing back against your environment, after it has moved and affected your life some way. Progressive is where you get an idea about who you are, then commence an experiment or adventure seeing what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to explore that idea. This is a creative way to live, in that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re consciously self-creating who you are, then asserting that on your environment like an artist paints on canvas. I admit that few astrologers would say that any Aries lacks assertiveness. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not talking about being headstrong, pushy, or ambitious. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking about making subtle refinements that efficiently remove any reactive postures you may have, including being ruled by the fear that you will disrupt the apple cart, disappoint others, or change your world in a way that you cannot change back. I suggest you make friends with all of these possibilities, and boldly create existence from the inside out. Â
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(April 19-May 20)
You seem to be on a quest to be free within your relationships. Or rather, your relationships may be on a quest to have you be free within them. There is no question that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re involved and deeply invested in the personal and professional situations of your life. Neither is there any question that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been exploring the limits of both your personal tolerance with limitations and the potential for evolving into a new version of yourself. This has presented a struggle seemingly with as many disappointments and losses as there have been gains and moments of progress. Over the next few weeks, something unusual happens. This set of circumstances ignites your passion for freedom and independence simultaneously with your drive to connect with the people around you, potentially someone specific. There is an â&#x20AC;&#x153;everything, all at onceâ&#x20AC;? property to the moment, and you may be in a positionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;wittingly or notâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to make decisions that have the ability to unravel your life as you know it. That is potentially a good thing; as much as you fear too much change too fast, stagnation is not a healthy state of being. I suggest, however, that you do your best to make your moves consciously. Acting on idle curiosity can be dangerous. I suggest making decisions only when you know what you want. That means being aware of what you want and keeping it in mind as a reference point all the time. Â
GEMINI (May 20-June 21)
One thing does indeed lead to another, and that process will proceed in your relationships with the approximate enthusiasm as opening a shaken-up bottle of Champagne. With that as our starting metaphor, I suggest you avoid making decisions when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve drunk any more than an Honest Teaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the mood for a wild ride. Though Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not usually the writer who does the Dear Prudence column, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to take that role this month. As regards any relationship or partnership, keep your long-term intentions clearly in mind, and make every decision based on those intentions. Make sure you remember that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s you whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s running your life. Whatever may happen in your world, you have a wide diversity of possible responses, and I suggest that the best ones would include a lot of time for contemplation, and for consulting with those who have less involvement or investment than you do, be it emotional or financial. What you need is objectivity. Please, get some and have it ready when you need it; inserting strategic pauses in the action may be enough. The combination of holiday pressures and numerous factors of the current astrology (Mercury retrograde, solstice, and eclipses, among others) are potentially dangerous when mixed into one vat, and you need to proceed slowly, with actual caution, until early January. Then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to make coherent decisions that work out best for you and the people you care about most. Â
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You may have a tendency to process information with your mind rather than your feelings, and right now you need both. The astrology of December calls for balance; it necessitates a dialog, starting with yourself. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I can tell you. First, no situation is as difficult or as complex as it seems. Challenging, perhaps, and yesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it takes faith to give yourself some distance and let things work out, particularly when you think the one thing you must do is exert control. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a relationship situation over which you have exceedingly little control, but here is the silver lining: You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want control, nor would it serve you, nor would it serve anyone else involved. This is a moment when the fates will intervene on your behalf, if you allow them to. How to do that is to stand out of their way, which means your own way. There is a phenomenon of something appearing one way, then morphing into something else, so allow that process to work so that you know where people, and circumstances, really stand before you decide how you feel about them. I suggest you make a yoga of keeping your fears not only in check, but rather burning it as a source of creativity. Certain events this month will teach you what you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want. Others will teach you what you want. Remember, the second of those is much more important.
Planet Waves Horoscopes  LEO (July 22-August 23) Think strategically about your health, and about your work. Proceed with a plan, and allow that to be the central feature in your life. You appear to be under some extra physical and psychological stress; you can handle it, if you take care of yourself. This would be an amazing time to get into the groove of true self-care, if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve resisted in the past. Pluto is in Capricorn for the long haul, and is now joined by Mars. This is giving you the energy and incentive to push it, though Mercury retrograde (in the same neighborhood) is suggesting that you not do so, and in particular that you take care of your mind. Even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a tight spot financially, try not to worry about cashâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a world of opportunity is likely to open up in the spring, particularly if you keep yourself in balance now. If you count that as your primary responsibility, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll notice your life flows better, opening up a sense of potential that is mostly psychological in nature. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of potential that actually works. And in this, having a plan will help immeasurably, to give you the sense that what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing is actually doableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and it is. I can sum up your whole plan in the words of Don Herold, quoted in my favorite homeopathic text, Prisma: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.â&#x20AC;? Â
VIRGO (August 23-September 22)
Art will not only save your life, it will give you life; it will give back to you more than you put in, with the benefits extending to everyone around you. Art begins when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to impress anyone with what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re creating. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about what you do and how you feel, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t try to impress yourself, either. I suggest you consider any and all of your excuses for why you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do art as remnants or direct results of childhood trauma: examples such as having too much work, not enough talent, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too frivolous, or, best of all, too childish. Proceed on the basis of sensation. Treat any excuse or resistance that comes up as specifically the thing you get to heal as a direct reward for embarking on creative experienceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and experience is the key concept here. Taste some of that; lure yourself with how good it feels. You have enormous energy pent up in the creative-erotic angle of your chart, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wanting to come out now, in force. I suggest that whatever you do, that you work with something kinesthetic, such as clay, papier-mâchĂŠ, or even finger paint. This will provide direct contact with what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing and feel the shapes take form. This will keep the creative energy flowing from your mind to your body through to the thing created. Remember: no judging, evaluating, or critiquing. Feel, and feel the child in you coming to life. Â
LIBRA (September 22-October 23)
Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take a moment and review the recent Venus retrograde (spanning from early October through late November). I know the current astrology has morphed into what may seem like bolder adventures, and the rare retrograde of your planet, partly in your sign, may already feel like a thing of the past. Yet for you, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what distinguishes this year from many others in your life, and I suggest that the take-away from the past two months is a long-term project of understanding the concept of self-esteem. As Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve suggested in longer articles, self-esteem is the spiritual issue of our day. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connected to mindfulness and the ability to respect yourself, to honor your authentic values, and to live like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a natural part of existence. Through early January, as Venus makes its way across Scorpio, you get to internalize this material in a full way. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have many opportunities to see the shadows in your mind as what they are, and to assert yourself against the negative conditioning of your upbringing. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to witness the ways in which your values have been dictated by others, and distinguish these influences from the ones that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re providing on your own terms. Nobody has or ever had the right to tell you how to feel about yourself: That is your privilege alone, and as you embrace a new depth of self-acceptance you will come into even closer harmony with the world around you. Â
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Your mind is a filter through which you perceive the rest of reality. The rest, as in â&#x20AC;&#x153;the little thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left without your mind.â&#x20AC;? You know that expression, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smile and the whole world smiles with youâ&#x20AC;?? It also translates to, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rage and the world rages with you,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be alert and aware and the whole world is alert and aware with you.â&#x20AC;? Now, which of these is happening? You may be experiencing a strange mix. Because Mars has joined your Pluto in Capricorn, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working through a maze of material from your distant past. Any frustrations youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling connect with the embodied emotions of a powerful yet powerless child who could not successfully influence the environment around him/her. The thing to remember now is that you can influence your environment, and that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to rage, compete, argue, or justify yourself. It may take some extra focus to notice the lines between old influences and new ones, and to see that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re responding to both at the same time. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling helpless or defensive, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sign that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not recognizing the options that you have to make a difference in your own life. Every factor is guiding you to consider those options. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to make a lot of changes; one or two bold moves might be enough. The very point where you feel the most hamstrung or frustrated is where to look the most honestly, and in the words of my mentor, Joe Trusso, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use what you know.â&#x20AC;?
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Planet Waves Horoscopes SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 22)
Business and money are the primary focus of the next six weeks. If you’ve been waiting for the opportunity to perk up your lot in life, you’re in the zone, though timing is everything: December is for preparation, January is for action. Obviously, you’re feeling the drive and the rumblings, and we all know that the last few weeks before the holidays are not usually the best time to invest a lot of energy because everyone seems to have something else on their mind. That may be true, but you’re likely to have a series of low-key interactions with people that feel more like conspiratorial plans than like Apple announcing the newest iThing. I suggest you directly focus on creating a financial strategy. Be specific about what you want to create and how you want to get there. And I suggest you put this high on your priority list as a long-term endeavor. Here is the spiritual piece: In doing so, you’re likely to come up against the programming of past generations that we can politely call “poverty consciousness.” You might encounter guilt that you want and intend to create abundance. You might encounter any number of emotions, ranging from the sense of “not deserving” to noticing the struggles of others, to your belief that you cannot thrive in a “bad economy.” This is the karma that it’s time to burn through, once and for all; you’re done with it, and it’s done with you.
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This ought to be an interesting month—just about everything that can happen in astrology happens in your sign. Nearby planets are aligning with distant ones, Mercury retrograde will be dancing around, and (looking ahead to early January) a solar eclipse takes place, square your ruling planet Saturn. That all must mean something—it looks like action and activity, plenty of it unpredictable. You get a series of chances for significant wins and losses, which means the potential for actual progress. This happens at the time of year when most people want to kick back and take it easy, spending a little too much time drunk and overstuffed. Not you, please. Maintain your focus, and proceed with a plan. Keep an eye on both necessity and opportunity. Manage your holiday commitments carefully, and I strongly suggest minimizing travel plans: You will save time, money, and precious mental energy. What I’m suggesting overall is that you leave sufficient bandwidth available to take advantage of what opportunities come your way and to solve problems that may arise. The shadow side of this may be confusion about who you are, a measure of inner chaos and some anger; the solution here is to keep your perspective, and maintain whatever spiritual or growth practice has served you—such as yoga, therapy, morning pages, and skillful use of your appointment calendar. And please don’t fall for anyone claiming you owe them something. Guilt is a nonstarter. Toss it back.
AQUARIUS
(January 20-February 19)
There’s a passage in A Course in Miracles that took me a little time to get used to—like, about 20 years. That is: “You don’t ask too much from life, but rather far too little.” It’s time to start asking more; time to recognize how much you have and how useful it is. You can now put together two seemingly different aspects of who you are into one unified person, actually dialing in solutions that come from you and your existing resources. The thing to remember is: You have what it takes, on many different levels; your current exploration is finding the point of alignment. This should be easy. If you keep your focus on who you are, you will discover what you have. And that discovery will reveal that you have far more than you think, in resources of any kind, in ideas, in community: Turning this into productive energy is a matter of intention and alignment. There is an intuitive leap involved. It’s like the resources you’ve got available are right next to you and you’re reaching a little further than you need to. Your greatest success will come from putting two obvious things, concepts, or people together that you might not have guessed would work so effectively. The results of this alchemy take you one wide and wild step beyond what you know, beyond what is familiar, and certainly beyond what you expected was possible at this time in your life.
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If you’re in a phase of seeking, and finding, ever-greater clarity, then remember—everything is subject to being perceived through this lens. Be open to revising your methods, and let every development be an occasion to do so. Be open to revising your goals, but remember what the most enduring of them are, and keep your focus there. Be flexible enough that you can adapt to your environment and evolve your concept of what you want, and steadfast enough that you can persist in the face of the questions and possibilities that are humming around one authentic purpose. Look closely and you will see the silver lining to everything. Listen carefully and you’ll get clear direction about how to reach your next destination efficiently, though in a way you might not have been expecting. What the planets portend is a depth of awareness that you can apply to your worldly affairs right away, in actuality rather than in theory—remember that. This is a truly revolutionary time in your life, a fact that will become apparent after the dust settles on the wild spell of astrology that blows through late in the year. Learn to trust yourself as a daily yoga. Learn to recognize your contributions to the world from moment to moment. And remember to keep your vision close to the front of your mind. Remember what you’re creating, and remind yourself what this says about who you are becoming.
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Parting Shot
Monica d. Church, Man Sleeping, Dutchess County Fair, Rhinebeck, NY, August 2010
Monica d. Church studied printmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design and has spent the past two decades creating prints, paintings, installations, and, most recently, photographs. Relatively new to photography, Church brings a painterly sensibility to the medium, minimizing traditional photographic concerns like composition in favor of color and texture. Her photographs reference the color-field paintings of Helen Frankenthaler and Robert Motherwell in particular, finding a dominant hue that relegates the other visual information in the image to secondary status. The greenish glow of Man Sleeping, Dutchess County Fair, Rhinebeck, NY, August 2010, for instance, is itself the focus of the photograph, the visual point—not the sleeping man or the advertisement that makes up the back wall of the tent. Church manages to pick up layers in her photograph that are seemingly invisible or unavaible to other photographers. The photographs in “Walk on By…” were taken over the last two years in Dublin, Miami, New England, and at locations across Dutchess County, including Poughkeepsie, where Church lives. “Walk on By…” is her first solo photography show. Church’s photographs are included in several publications, including Learning to Love You More, edited by Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher, and The Teacher’s Guide for The Fog of War: An Errol Morris Film. “Walk on By…” an exhibition of photographs by Monica d. Church, will be shown at the James W. Palmer III Gallery at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie through December 17. Portfolio: www.monicachurch.org. —Brian K. Mahoney
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