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contents Celebrating Summer Calendar begins

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Second Hand News: Used Bookstores Return to the Hudson Valley

by Brian PJ Cronin

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PUBLISHER, GENERAL MANAGER Mark Vinciguerra FOUNDER, DIRECTOR, NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Jim Gibbons

Seasonal Palette Calendar begins

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Illuminating Cole & Church by Jen Kiaba

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Take the Kids Calendar begins

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR Theresa Hyland

Seeds of Change by Ashley Drewes

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BUSINESS MANAGER Tammi Ullrich

Live! On Stage Calendar

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In Concert Calendar

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Miscellaneous Calendar

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CO-FOUNDER, EDITOR & DESIGNER Heather Gibbons

DIRECTOR, CREATIVE SERVICES Phil Finkle AD DESIGN/COMPOSITION Steve LaRowe | Erica Izer ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Tara Buffa Jonathan Block Ashley Drewes Meghan Espel Bob Belby PRODUCTION | DISTRIBUTION

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Bruce Meiswinkel SPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR

Nancy Whelan DISTRICT MANAGER

Courtney Wrigley CONTRIBUTORS Brian PJ Cronin Ashley Drewes Jen Kiaba

On the Cover: ‘Morning and Evening #1, 2013’ by Carolyn Blackwood. Archival pigment print, 62 x 62 inches. On exhibit at The Albany Institute of History & Art in Albany, NY as part of ‘Summer Exposure,” a show of photographic works featuring several artists’ work. Blackwood chose the theme ‘elements of place’ for her exhibition. All of Blackwood’s photos for the show were taken from a 120 foot cliff in Rhinecliff, NY, where she has a studio.

To learn more about her work, visit http://www.cmblackwood.com

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SUMMERTYME in GERMANTOWN, NY The Heart of the Hudson Valley

Old Fashioned 4th of July

Friday, July 4 • 4 p.m. • Fireworks

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bring a picnic! · hot dogs & hamburgers · children’s activities · live music (Palatine Park)

ARTspace Exhibition

July 5-20 • Reception, Saturday, July 5, 5-7 p.m.

“Celebrating Summer,” a juried exhibition. Artists working in all media present their individual impressions of summer. (71 Palatine Park Rd., No.7)

Germantown Garden Club Flower Show

Sat. & Sun., Sept. 13 & 14

“Into the Wild” (The Parsonage, 51 Maple Avenue 1-4 p.m. Sat.; 1-3 p.m. Sun.)

Hudson Valley Apple Festival

Saturday, September 20 • Fireworks @ 7

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craft fair · hay rides · live music · food vendors · cider · apple crate derby kid’s corner · apples, apples, apples! (Palatine Park)

For more information, visist: www.germantownny.org

Your New Local Grocer on Main Street Featuring Hudson Valley local products, everyday groceries, baked goods made in house, meat cut to order, and a fantastic deli serving breakfast and lunch.

And now offering prepared foods from Gigi Hudson Valley!

Monday-Saturday: 7-7 • Sunday: 7-5 215 Main Street Germantown, NY 12526 (518) 537-7200 www.ottosmarket.com • info@ottosmarket.com

Floral Innovations & Gift Shoppe Donna Phelan – Owner/Designer 214 Main Street · P.O. Box 127 Germantown, NY 12526 Tel: 518-537-3277 Fax: 518-537-5466 drphe@gtel.net www.germantownnyflorist.com

A revival of the early 20th century America general store Hardware, housewares, garden supplies, stationery, office supplies, body care, books, toys, candles and much more!

518-537-7400 · 212 Main Street · Germantown, NY www.germantownvariety.com · info@germantownvariety.com

Lawlor’s

PACKAGE STORE

Wines

Liquors

218 MAIN ST. • GERMANTOWN, NY Jim Lawlor • 518-537-6201

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CUNNEEN-HACKETT Arts Center ongoing classes and workshops • live theater • art exhibitions • dance • concerts • public & private events

Coming this summer: Star 2B Performing Arts’ Camp Rock! Summer Camp July 7-18 • 12 Vassar Street register at star2bperformingarts.com 9 & 12 Vassar Street • Poughkeepsie, NY • 845.486.4571 • cunneen-hackett.org

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summer Celebrating

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival

Boscobel, 1601 Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524 Through August 31: In its 28th year, the critically-acclaimed Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to producing the plays of Shakespeare with an economy of style. The festival takes place entirely outdoors on the grounds of the Hudson River estate, Boscobel, under a specially-designed tent theater. This year’s productions include Othello, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and The Liar. Before the show you can picnic on the manicured lawns, relax at the café, or stroll through the estate’s formal gardens. Tickets: $29-$79, depending on day and seat location; discount packages and subscriptions available.

Information: 845.265.9575; http://hvshakespeare.org

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

358 George Carter Rd., Becket, MA 01223 Through August 23: Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival is “the dance center of the nation” (The New York Times). The Pillow is home to America’s longest-running dance festival, is a National Historic Landmark, and a recipient of the National Medal of Arts. Located in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, Jacob’s Pillow hosts more than 50 dance companies from around the world as well as more than 350 free and ticketed performances, talks, exhibits, films, classes, tours, and community events. This year’s dance featured dance companies include The Hong Kong Ballet, Trey McIntyre Project, UnReal Hip Hop, Hubbard Street Dance Studio, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Bleu!, Moses(es), Mark Morris Dance Group, Dorrance Dance, Circa, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Companhia Urbana de Dance, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Hapless Bizarre, Leesaar The Company, and others.

Tickets: starting at $22, see website for details; packages and subscriptions available; free outdoor “Inside/Out” performances every Wed., Thurs., Fri. & Sat., 6:15-7 p.m.

Information: 413.243.0745; http://jacobspillow.org/festival

Powerhouse Theater 30th Season

photo by H. Gibbons

Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 Through July 28: During an intense eight-week summer residency on the Vassar campus, up to 20 different projects are publicly presented.

Plays, musicals, and screenplays are presented in a variety of forms: readings, workshops, and fully staged productions. The line-up of new works for the 30th Powerhouse season includes the world premiere of Richard Greenberg’s new play, “The Babylon Line,” starring Josh Radnor of “How I Met Your Mother,” Leslie Bibb of the “Iron Man” films, and Tony Award winners Randy Graff of “City of Angels” and Frank Wood of “Clybourne Park.” Additionally, John Patrick Shanley directs his new play, “The Danish Widow,” and there will be a premiere reading of David Lindsay-Abaire’s new play “Ripcord,” directed by David Hyde Pierce and starring T.R. Knight of “Grey’s Anatomy,” and so much more. The full schedule and ticket prices are online.

Information: 845.437.5599; http://powerhouse.vassar.edu

Bard SummerScape 25th Anniversary Season

Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 June 27-August 17: Bard SummerScape 2014 presents seven inspired weeks of opera, music, theater, dance, film, and cabaret. The centerpiece of these offerings is the 25th annual Bard Music Festival, this year examining the life, work, and cultural milieu of the 19th-century Austrian composer Franz Schubert. The festival will explore Schubert’s tragically short but remarkably influential career, presenting his symphonic, chamber, and religious music along with many works by his contemporaries. Other highlights of the season include Carl Maria von Weber’s Euryanthe, a darkly gothic opera based on a medieval romance; the world premiere of Love in the Wars, a version of Heinrich von Kleist’s Penthesilea, based on the mythical encounter of Achilles with the continued on page 10 g

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continued from page 9 i Clockwise from upper left: scene from Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, photo submitted; midway ride at Dutchess County Fair, photo by H. Gibbons; production photo from Powerhouse Theater’s ‘In Your Arms’ photo by Buck Lewis; calf at Columbia County Fair, photo by H. Gibbons.

Queen of the Amazons; an outstanding film series; and the return of cabaret at the Spiegeltent. Full schedule and ticket information available at the website. Info: http://fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape

The Architect’s Dream: 2014 Summer Party

Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St., Catskill, NY 12414 Saturday, June 28, 7 p.m.: Known as “the party of the year,” enjoy cocktails, dinner, dancing and fireworks, all while overlooking a 180degree view of the Hudson River. All proceeds benefit the Thomas Cole National Historic Site. Tickets: $175 Information: 518.943.7465; http://www.thomascole.org

MAG Saturday Summer Sunset Concert Series

Thorne Building bandshell, Franklin Ave., Millbrook, NY 12545 Saturdays, 7 p.m.: 6/28, Too Blue, acoustic bluegrass that swings; 7/5, The Big Band Sound, favorites from the Big Band era; 7/19, The Greyhounds, rockabilly, rhythm & blues and roots rock from the ‘50s and ‘60s; 8/2, Thunder Ridge, Top 40 country; 8/16, Lonely Hearts String Band, acoustic bluegrass qunitet playing Beatles favorites; 8/30, The Chain Gang, classic rock tribute band; 9/6, Stolen Heart, contemporary and classic country. Tickets: Free Information: http://www.millbrookartsgroup.org

Discover Hudson Valley Ride

Waryas Park, 41 Main St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Sunday, June 29, start times vary depending on length of selected ride: Bike New York hosts this day of biking adventure featuring five different planned ride routes from 15 miles to 100 miles. Refreshments provided to all participating riders at designated rest stops. See website for descriptions of each ride. Tickets: $75 adults; $55 youths, advance; day of, $85/$65 (cash only) Info: http://www.bikenewyork.org/ride/discover-hudson-valley-ride

Hobo Concert Series

Riverfront Park, Memorial Park & Pohill Park, Beacon, NY 12508 July 1, 15 & 29, 6 p.m.: The Beacon Music Factory and the City

of Beacon Recreation Department have joined forces to present free concerts in Beacon’s city parks this summer: July 1st, The Big Takeover @ Riverfront Park; July 15, Breakneck Boys at Memorial Park; and July 29, Carla Springer at Pohill Park’s Visitor Center.

Information: http://www.beaconmusicfactory.com

Independence Day Parade

Regina Coeli School, 4337 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538 Friday, July 4, starts at 10 a.m.: Parade starts at Roosevelt Theater and ends behind Regina Coeli School where awards will be given out immediately following the parade. This year’s theme is “The Hyde Park Railroad Station: Celebrating 100 years!”

Information: 845.229.8589

Old Fashioned Independence Day

Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown, NY 12526 Friday, July 4, 2-10 p.m.: 18th century crafts, reenactors, music & entertainment, delicious hot food. A great day for families. Later, enjoy live music and hot food until the magnificent Saugerties Fireworks begin over the Hudson River. Tickets: $10/car; $8 members Information: http://www.friendsofclermont.org

Old Fashioned July 4th Celebration

Palatine Park, Germantown, NY 12526 Friday, July 4, 4 p.m.-11 p.m.: Back by popular demand,Germantown’s Independence Day features children’s activities, fire and safety demonstrations, live music by local bands McGroovin’ and Camp Creek, vendor sales, and of course fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Gates will open at 4 p.m. Picnicking welcome. Rain date, July 5.

Admission: $2 walkers; $10/car; kids under 5 are free Information: http://www.germantownny.org/July-4th-celebration

Walkway’s Annual 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Friday, July 4, 6:30-10 p.m.: The Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park will be open to ticket holders to watch the 4th of July

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L: competitor at the 2013 HITS Zoetis Million, photo submitted; Top middle: Belleayre Music Festival; R: Soprano Ellie Dehn as Euryanthe at Bard SummerScape, photo by Todd Norwood; Bottom middle: Tour of the Catskills Pro-Am Bicycle Road Race, photo submitted.

Fireworks Spectacular. Fireworks are scheduled to begin between 9 p.m and 9:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs, flashlights, and snacks. Fireworks can also be viewed from Waryas Park on Main Street.

Tickets: $10; children 5 and under are free Information: http://walkway.org; http://www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com

Windham Chamber of Commerce Pre-Parade Celebration

Main Street, Village of Windham, NY 12496 Friday, July 4, noon-7 p.m.: Enjoy an old time celebration on July 4th before the annual parade on Main Street in Windham. There will be musical entertainment, amusements, magicians, Noah’s Ark build your own stuffed animal, food and retail vendors. Get in the mood for Windham’s renowned parade which kicks off at 7p.m. Free admission.

Info: 518.764.3872; http://www.windhamchamberofcommerce.org

Durham Independence Day Celebration

Main Street (Route 145), East Durham, NY 12423 Saturday, July 5, starting at 11 a.m.: Parade down Main Street (Route 145) ending at the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural & Sports Centre.

Free hotdogs, ice cream and live entertainment. Free admission.

Information: 518.764.3872; http://www.durhamny.com

Mid-Hudson Balloon Festival 2014

Locations throughout Dutchess County Fri.-Sun., July 4-6: County-wide hot air balloon festival organized by the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce. The festival begins with multiple evening launches scattered throughout Dutchess County at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 4. On the mornings of July 5 and 6, there will be a mass launch over the Hudson River, with balloons taking off from the docks of the Hudson River Rowing Association at 6 a.m.

There will also be launches at various locations, tba, on the evening of Saturday, July 5 at 6 p.m. Tickets: All events are free and open to all.

Information: http://www.dcrcoc.org/balloonfestival

Dragon Boat Race & Festival

Hudson River Rowing Association Community Boathouse, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Saturday, July 5, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Dutchess County Tourism sponsors the first-ever Dragon Boat Race and Festival featuring 24 teams competing on a 200-meter course on the Hudson River in colorfully decorated Dragon Boats! Along the shoreline an Asian Cultural Festival will be happening with performances and interactive events for people of all ages. Free to attend! Info: http://www.dutchessdragonboat.org

Belleayre Music Festival

Belleayre Mountain Resort, Route 28, Highmount, NY 12441 July 5-August 30: The 23rd season of the Belleayre Music Festival kicks off on July 5th with The Belleayre Festival Orchestra performing “The Music of Queen: A Rock Symphony.” The season continues on 7/12, with six-time Grammy winner and Rock-n-Roll Hall of Famer Buddy Guy with special guest Quinn Sullivan; 7/19, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; 7/26, Belleayre Festival Opera performs Gaetano Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Other highlights include Broadway’s Leading Man Norbert Leo Butz on 8/16; and the comedy of Saturday Night Live alumnus Colin Quinn on 8/23. See the website for a complete schedule of events. Tickets: prices vary Information: 800.942.6904; http://belleayremusic.org

Music in the Parks Free Lawn Concerts 2014

Mills Mansion, Staatsburg, NY & Vanderbilt Mansion, Hyde Park, NY 12538 Wednesday, July 9, 7 p.m., Mills Mansion: In The Pocket Wednesday, July 16, 7 p.m., Vanderbilt Mansion: Bills Toupee Band Wednesday, July 23, 7 p.m., Mills Mansion: Stolen Heart Wednesday, July 30, 7 p.m., Vanderbilt: The James Osborn Band Wednesday, August 6, 6:30 p.m., Mills Mansion: Bearcats Jazz Band Wednesday, August 13, 6:30 p.m., Vanderbilt: U.S. Military Academy Limited parking, please consider carpooling.

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Free Outdoor Movies

Pocket Park, 330 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534 Fridays, July 11, 18 & 25, 8 p.m. (or when it becomes dark): Free outdoor movies produced by TSL in association with the PARC Foundation and the City of Hudson. This summer features four memorable Black & White silent films accompanied by live music: 7/11, A Man with a Movie Camera; 7/18, Pandora’s Box; 7/25, Buster Keaton’s The General and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Bring a chair!

Information: http://timeandspace.org/outdoor

Hidden Gardens of Amenia Tour

Amenia, NY 12501 Friday, July 11, 5-7 p.m. @ Jade Hill, 13 Lake Amenia Rd.: Meet the Gardeners wine & cheese party. Mix and mingle with Hidden Gardens of Amenia garden hosts.

Saturday, July 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Self-guided tour of 13 private gardens, and two technical gardens. Nationally known, prize winning plants and gardens. For a complete list of gardens on the tour, including descriptions, visit the website. Tickets: $20 Information: 845.373.9953; http://ameniagardens.com

Annual Monastery Vinegar Festival

Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery, 246 Barmore Rd., LaGrangeville, NY 12540 Sat. & Sun., July 12 & 13, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Sample and purchase organic artisinal vinegars based on an ancient medieval monastic recipe.

The vinegars are crafted using different types of wines and spices, as well as local apple cider. Other food products will also be available for sale from the Monastery farm, plus plants and perennials, books and more.

Brother Victor-Antoine will be signing copies of his recently released book, “Walkk in His Ways: A Monastic Journey of Life and Light.”

Information: http://www.ourladyoftheresurrectionmonastery.webs.com

Antique Car Show

Locust Grove, Route 9, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Sunday, July 13, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.: More than 300 cars from all automotive eras are expected. Antique trucks, sports cars, and other foreign cars will be there as well. Lunch and snacks available on site.

Tickets: $7/person; kids under 12, free Information: http://www.lgny.org

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival

Walsh Farm, 1 Poultney Rd., Oak Hill, NY 12460 July 17-20: A Who’s Who of Bluegrass in the Catskill Mountains. Four days of music, dance, workshops, jams, kids activities, food and more.

This year’s performers include Nickel Creek, Del McCoury Band, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Gibson Brothers, Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott, Aoife O’Donovan Band, Claire Lynch, Della Mae, Balsam Range, Keller Williams with Travelin’ McCourys and many more.

Tickets: Thurs.-Sat., $60; Sun., $25 Information: http://www.greyfoxbluegrass.com

Fitch’s Corner Horse Trials

632 N. Mabbettsville Rd., Millbrook, NY 12545 Fri.-Sun., July 18-20: Approximately 350 equestrian competitors are tested in three disciplines that define eventing: dressage, cross country jumping, and stadium jumping. In addition to the equestrian competition, the shops at Fitch’s Market are open all weekend, plus there will be the annual Blue Jean Ball, Spectator Luncheon, and Collector Car show and parade. Tickets: Free for spectators; Blue Jean Ball, luncheon ticketed eventsInformation: http://www.fitchscorner.com

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Third Annual Hudson Valley Chalk Festival

Water Street Market, Upper Parking Lot, New Paltz, NY 12561 Fri.-Sun., July 18-20: 21 professional artists from throughout the country, and many talented local artists, create chalk masterpieces. Live music and an open chalking area for people to let their creative juices flow. Raffles and free face painting and more!

Information: http://www.hudsonvalleychalkfestival.com

Hootenanny Fundraiser Dinner

Copake Country Club, Copake, NY 12516 Saturday, July 26, 6 p.m.-midnight: A fun-filled night and unparalleled farm-to-table dinner featuring the cuisine of NYC Michelin Star celebrity Chef served lakeside at the Copake Country Club. Meet and eat with your farmer and connect with your community. Enjoy live music, a multi-course farm fresh meal and watch a movie at the golf cart drive-in (sponsored by Whole Foods Market). Plus, silent auction and bonfire sundae bar with local poached fruit and ice cream.

Tickets: $150, proceeds benefit the FarmOn! Foundation.

Information: http://friendsofthefarmer.com

Harlem Valley Rail Ride

Eddie Collins Field, Millerton, NY 12546 Sunday, July 27, start times vary depending on length of selected ride: Choose from 25, 40, 50, 75 or 100 mile routes along beautiful, low-traffic country roads. Rest stops every 14 miles with snacks and refreshments. The day concludes with a country festival at Eddie Collins Memorial Field. Swim in the pool and cool off after your ride. All riders receive a free t-shirt. Tickets: $85 Info: http://www.bikenewyork.org/ride/harlem-valley-rail-ride

Blueberry Festival

Old Austerlitz Village, 11550 State Route 22, Austerlitz, NY 12017 Sunday, July 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: This annual event, now in its 15th year, features early 19th Century craft demonstrations and wares, antiques, live music and entertainment for children, many vendors and foods, with blueberries galore! A blueberry pancake breakfast begins at 9 a.m.

Tickets: $6; kids under 12, free; $7 for pancake breakfast; kids under 12, $3 Information: http://www.oldausterlitz.org

Ulster County Fair

Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd., New Paltz, NY 12561 Tues., July 29-Sun., Aug. 3: Exhibits galore and a wide variety of demonstrations, petting zoo, horse show, agricultural exhibits, draft horse pull, racing pigs, fireworks and more! Headliner acts: Mister Kick, Neal McCoy, Chris Cagle, The Lost Trailers, Katie Armiger and Josh Thompson.

Tickets: $15, includes all midway rides, shows & entertainment.

Information: 845.225.1380; http://ulstercountyfair.com

Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice

Main St., Phoenicia, NY 12464 July 30-August 3: The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice promotes the human voice as an instrument of healing, peace and artistic expression through presenting world class performances in Phoenicia, New York and surrounding areas. From opera to gospel, world music to Broadway, the Festival celebrates the human voice in all its multi-faceted glory. Enjoy performances, workshops, kid-friendly concerts, masterclasses, lectures, story telling, plays and more.

Tickets: $25-$280 (full festival pass) Information: http://phoeniciavoicefest.com

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Millbrook Horse Trials

Coole Park Farm, 1031 Bangall Amenia Rd., Millbrook, NY 12545 Thurs.-Sun., July 31-August 3: The Northeast’s most prestigious equestrian event with more than 475 horses competing at all levels.

The rider and horse compete at the division level appropriate to their experience, in three different phases: dressage, cross country, and stadium jumping. Vendors sell horse-related items, food tents and ice cream. Special benefit luncheon on Sunday honoring Courtney King Dye during Advanced Level show jumping.

Tickets: free for spectators; VIP tickets available for The Water View, visit website for details. Information: http://millbrookhorsetrials.com

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Dodds Farm, 44 CR 7D, Hillsdale, NY 12529 Fri.-Sun., August 1-3: A three-day community of folk music and dance at the foot of the Berkshires. Main Stage concerts, dancing, craft village, international food court, workshops, song swaps, comedy, spoken word, Family Stage, Activities 4 Kids Tent, more than 40 acts on four stages and so much more. This year’s performers include Perpetual E-Motion, Clayfoot Strutters, Great Bear Trio, Pete’s Posse, The Russet Trio, Still, The Homegrown Band, The Horse Flies, Krewe de la Rue, Annie & the Hedonists and many others.

Tickets: single day tickets, $40-$50; multiple day passes, with and without camping also available, see website for details.

Information: 866.325.2744; http://www.falconridgefolk.com

Tour of the Catskills Pro-Am Bicycle Road Race

Various locations throughout Greene & Ulster Counties Friday-Sunday, August 1-3: One of America’s premier cycling events held over 3 days, beginning with a Friday individual time trial, and two epic road stages on Saturday and Sunday in Greene and Ulster Counties. The event draws hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators who line the streets and roads as racers pass through the region in an exciting parade of colors!

Information: http://tourofthecatskills.com

Taste of Hudson Valley Bounty Dinner

Columbia County Fairgrounds, Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037 Monday, August 4, 5-8 p.m.: Celebrated area chefs will be paired with expert farmers to showcase a wide range of food grown and prepared in the Hudson Valley. More than 20 restaurant chefs will prepare dishes alongside tasting tables featuring local winemakers and brewers. Participants will feature ample “tastes” of more than 30 recipes including everything from appetizers and salads to main courses and desserts. Information: http://hudsonvalleybounty.com

Hudson Music Fest

City of Hudson, NY 12534 August 8-10: New York State’s largest free three-day music festival.

Enjoy all genres of music daytime and nighttime, in the nightclubs, restaurants and bars, galleries, and tents up and down Warren Street, at the Riverfront and in the parks.

Information: http://www.hudsonmusicfest.com

Northern Chef Alliance Benefit Dinner

Fish & Game Farm, 623 Fish and Game Rd., Hudson, NY 12534 Sunday, August 17: The Northern Chefs Alliance play with fire in the fields at Zak Palacio’s farm - roasting, grilling and smoking some of the Hudson Valley’s finest food from family farms. All proceeds benefit FarmOn! Foundation. Information: http://friendsofthefarmer.com

Dutchess County Fair

Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Route 9, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 August 19-24: The second largest county fair in New York State featuring big name talent, carnival, free shows and attractions, thousands of farm animals, agricultural exhibits and horticultural displays, and every kind of food imaginable. This year’s Grandstand line-up includes Cody Simpson with Coco Jones, Randy Houser with Eric Paisley, the Felice Brothers and a special guest to be announced on July 1st will appear with The Swon Brothers, from Season 4 of The Voice. Check the website for a complete schedule. Tickets: $15; children under 12, free; seniors and military, $10; ride tickets 10 for $20 (must be purchased by August 18) Information: http://dutchessfair.com

Columbia County Fair

Columbia County Fairgrounds, 142 Hudson Ave. (Rte 66), Chatham, NY 12037 Wed., August 27- Mon., September 1: The 174th Columbia County Fair features plenty of fun for the whole family with nightly grandstand entertainment, midway filled with rides and games, agricultural activities and displays, talent competitions, demolition derby, many vendors and more. This year’s headliner is The Oak Ridge Boys on their Boys’ Night Out Tour (8/31, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m.)

Tickets: $10; free, kids 12 and under Information: http://www.columbiafair.com

Art Studio Views 2014

Northern Dutchess County, NY Sat. & Sun., August 30 & 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Grab your GPS and join Northern Dutchess artists for the 7th sensational year of self-guided open studio tours in Northern Dutchess County. Visit private, working studios of more than 25 artists from Tivoli, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Hyde Park. Free and open to the public.

Information: http://www.facebook.com/ArtStudioViews/info; http://www.artstudioviews.com

Grand Finale at HITS Zoetis Million & Charlie Daniels Band Concert

HITS-on-the-Hudson, Saugerties, NY 12477 Sunday, September 7, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.: Annual HITS’ Championship Sunday show jumping finale, features extraordinary equestrian classes in the Bayer’s Legend® $250,000 High Junior/Amateur-Owner Jumper Prix, Diamond Mills $500,000 Hunter Prix Final and Zoetis $1 Million Grand Prix Horse Show. Admision includes the inaugural HITS Harvest Food Fest, highlighting the region’s top culinary purveyors in a celebratory outdoor setting. Upon entry to the show grounds, General Admission ticket holders will receive a coupon book to redeem for free tastings at each of the participating vendors. The Charlie Daniels Band concert will complete the day’s festivities at 5 p.m. From his genredefining Southern rock anthems and his CMA Award-winning country hits, to his recently released album of Dylan covers, few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. Experience three remarkable events for the price of one.

Tickets: $15 advance; $25 day of show; children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult ticket.

Information: 845.473.2072; 845.339.6088; Chris@HitsShows.com http://www.ticketmaster.com.

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second hand news L to R: Display window at Magpie Books in Catskill; books signed by the author to another author at Magpie; children’s book corner at H.A.S. Beane Books in Red Hook.

used bookstores return to the Hudson Valley

story and photos by Brian PJ Cronin

The one thing keeping Kristina Gibson from living in Catskill full time was its lack of a bookstore. So, she opened one herself.

She bought the building at 392 Main Street, moved in upstairs, and opened Magpie Books in the bright and airy ground floor space three months ago. “I always wanted to have a zero minute commute” she said.

The conventional wisdom states that bookstores are a thing of the past, done in by Amazon, e-readers, the internet, and whatever else is currently loitering on your lawn and threatening to make you feel old and irrelevant. The customers who have been streaming in and out of Magpie Books didn’t get the memo.

On a recent weekday morning, a customer scanned the poetry section and asked Gibson to recommend a poetry book for someone who knew nothing about poetry. He was holding a book of Emily Dickinson. Gibson gently took the book out of his hands.

“You can’t get more classic than Emily Dickinson,” she explained. “But if you’re looking for something accessible, she’s not the best place to start.”

She guided him to a book by the recent poet laureate Ted Kooser, flipped through the pages with him, and explained how Kooser uses simple, everyday language to illuminate deeper truths.

“I think that’s the value added of having a physical bookstore,” she explained after the satisfied customer had left. “A lot of people aren’t sure what they want, or they’ve just read something they really like but they’re not sure what they’re going to like after that. I’m often making a note of what other people have read and enjoyed because I haven’t read every book in the store, or across every genre, so I spend a lot of time chatting with people about what books they’ve really liked so that I can go find copies of those books and recommend them to other people.” The end result of all this care

The end result of all this care is what Gibson refers to as a kind of “curated used book store,” in which she can personally vouch for the artistic merits of every book in the store. is what Gibson refers to as kind of a “curated used book store,” in which she can personally vouch for the artistic merits of every book in the store. “I’m small, so I can’t carry every genre of nonfiction, but I make sure I’ve got a good selection of the genres that I do have, like food writing and travel writing,” she says.

One genre she stays away from is what used to be called airport thrillers; the pocket paperbacks and mysteries that people used to buy in airports when killing time. It’s not out of any sort of genre snobbery - she loves recommending the work of mystery writer Tana French - but because she’s finding that those are the kinds of books that people mostly read on e-readers these days. “I don’t carry any pocket paperbacks in the shop unless they’re a kids book,” she says. “I carry books that people want a physical copy of, like world literature, contemporary literature, non-fiction, history, travel, kid’s books and cookbooks.”

A published author herself - she’s written one book based on her experiences working as an outreach counselor with street kids in New York City and is working on a follow up - Gibson has begun holding readings by local authors as well as monthly book group meetings. And although she doesn’t buy used books from customers, she does split the proceeds of any donated books with Kite’s Nest,

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a non profit in Hudson that does craft and project based work with kids. It’s all part of her vision of what a bookstore should be: A place where people can come together, exchange ideas, and build a stronger community. In the short time it’s been open, Magpie Books is already having a positive impact on Catskill.

“A lot of people tell me that they haven’t been to Catskill’s Main Street in a while and that this is what attracted them to come back to it,” she said.

Meanwhile, across the river in Red Hook’s busy downtown, another used book store has recently sprung up. But unlike Magpie Books, this store came about by accident.

Karen Cinquemani began selling used books out of the basement of her Stone Ridge house 30 years ago via mail order. She and her husband came up with the name “H.A.S. Beane Books” as a joke, a play on “has been,” spelled to suggest that the business was named after someone. The joke worked all too well. “People still sometimes refer to me as “Mrs. Beane,” she said.

When they moved to the eastern side of the Hudson River a few years ago, she rented a two room office on the second floor of 7472 South Broadway in Red Hook, in an effort to keep her books out of the damp basements of the Hudson Valley. She ran the business out of the office, selling books online and over the phone to her loyal customer base. Then one day her landlord asked her what the name of her business was, for signage purposes.

“I thought he was just going to put up a little placard in the downstairs lobby,” she said. “And then the next day there’s a five foot long sign with ‘H.A.S. BEANE BOOKS’ hanging outside in front of the building and I thought, ‘Oh my goodness, I am going to have to actually open.’”

And so, for the first time in thirty years, H.A.S. Beane Books became an actual bricks-and-mortar store. The hours are irregular (usually just Friday and Saturday afternoons, by chance, or appointment,) and the stairs leading up to the office are lengthy and steep. But the shuttle bus to nearby Bard College is directly across the street, and on weekends her store is full of Bard students sprawled on the floor with stacks of books. More than a few of them have asked her to open up on campus. Flattering, but she knows

“I thought he was just going to put up a little placard in the downstairs lobby...the next day there’s a five foot long sign...hanging outside the front of the building and I thought, ‘Oh my goodness, I am going to have to actually open.’” photo: A vintage farming book at H.A.S. Beane Books.

that would mean less time for rare books, and more time dealing with textbooks.

Besides, she’s enjoying the interactions and chance encounters that happen with people who wander in off the street and up the stairs. She recalled a recent two hour visit from a group of teenagers who had never seen a used book store before and were fascinated to find so many books that were over a hundred years old. Their eyes widened as Cinquemani explained that for a book, a hundred years is not very old at all.

Like Magpie Books, Cinquemani spends a lot of time asking customers what books they’ve liked in the past so that she can guide them to something else they’ll enjoy. She also carefully curates her collection just like Gibson does at Magpie Books, and is just as picky about the condition her wares are in: Nothing tattered, musty or worn. All of this helps to make H.A.S. Beane Books, despite its secluded and elevated location in an office, feel inviting and warm.

Although those stairs do have their advantages.

“What I like about those 17 steep steps,” she said with her eyes twinkling, “is that you really have to want to see the books to come up here.”

 Brian PJ Cronin is a freelance writer in Beacon, NY. You can find him online at brianpjcronin.com and on Twitter as @brianpjcronin.

KRISTI’S SUMMER READING PICKS Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote – Summer is a great time to revisit classic stories and Capote’s is one of the best. Sweet, seductive and witty, this short novel is the perfect way to enjoy a summer afternoon. Follow it up with a viewing of the classic movie version starring Audrey Hepburn.

The Likeness by Tanya French – A chilling and dark mystery novel set in Dublin, Ireland, this book is perfect for some late night summer reading. A great choice for readers who liked Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl.

The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan – This is a stunning account of the Dust Bowl and the people who lived through it. Winner of a National Book Award, you couldn’t pick a more nuanced, riveting depiction of a critical time in U.S. history.

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“Bird” [headless bird] by Leon Smith of Ancramdale, NY, can be seen at Memorial Park in the Village of Red Hook during RHCAN’s Sculpture Expo 2014.

Albert Shahinian Fine Art

22 East Market St., Suite 301, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Through August: Solo show of new paintings by Don Perley. Plus, 17th Anniversary salon exhibit continues.

Third Saturday ArtsWalk Reception: Saturday, July 19, 5-8 p.m.

Hours: call for hours Information: 845.876.7578; www.shahinianfineart.com

Artists’ Collective of Hyde Park

4340 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538 June 28-July 27: “Red, White & Blue Interpretations.”

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 28, 6-9 p.m.

Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Information: 914.456.6700; https://www.facebook.com/HydeParkArtists

Barrett Art Center

55 Noxon St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Through July 12: “Photowork ‘14,” national juried photography exhibition. Hours: Mon.-Fri. (excluding Tues.), 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat., 1-3 p.m. Information: 845.471.2550; http://barrettartcenter.org

Beacon Artist Union (bau)

506 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508 Through July 6: Show featuring “The Life Aquatic” by Carla Goldberg, “A Series of Found Abstracts” by Dakin Roy & “Mixed Media Sculptures” by Manfred Holtcamp.

Hours: Fri., 5-9 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., noon-6 p.m.

Information: 845.440.7584; http://baugallery.com

Beacon Institute Gallery

199 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508 Through October 5: “Water Way: The Paintings of Fredericka Foster.”

Foster explores waters from the powerful, dramatic fjords of Norway to the urban, industrialized Hudson River, to discover the complex interaction of color, light and energy intrinsic to earth’s most essential element. Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., noon-5 p.m.; open until 8 p.m. Second Saturdays.

Information: 845.838.1600 x 19; http://bire.org

Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery

The Courtyard, 43 East Market St., Suite 2, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Through July 7: “Topographies: Mapping History & Time,” featuring works by Kate Katomski and Joanne Lobotsky.

Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; and by appt. or chance. Third Saturday Arts Walk Open House 5-7 p.m.

Information: 845.516.4435; http://www.betsyjacarusoartist.com

CCS Bard Galleries

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Through September 21: “Anne Collier,” the photographer’s first major exhibition traces her career from 2002 to the present. Encompassing around 40 works, the exhibition presents several themes that have dominated Collier’s (American, b. 1970) practice during the past

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decade, including pop psychology, the clichés and conventions of commercial photography, autobiography, and the act of looking or seeing. Reception: Saturday, June 28, 1-4 p.m.

Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Information: http://www.bard.edu/ccs

Dia:Beacon

Riggio Galleries, 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY 12508 Permanent Collection: In addition to the permanent collection, Dia Art Foundation is currently exhibiting: Ongoing: “24 Farben – fur Blinky (24 Colors – for Blinky), 1977,” Imi Knoebel’s cycle of 21 shaped paintings.

Through March 2, 2015: “Carl Andre: Sculpture as Place, 1958-2010,” the first North American retrospective of the work of Carl Andre (American, b. 1935) who is credited with redefining the parameters of abstract sculpture.

Admission: $12; $10 seniors; $8 students; children under 12 free Hours: Fri.-Mon.,11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Information: 845.440.0100; http://diaart.org/sites/main/beacon

Equis Art Gallery

7516 North Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571 Ongoing: Owned by Equine Fine Art Photographer and Director of the Ex Arte Equinus art competition, Juliet R. Harrison, the gallery showcases the best in contemporary, non-traditional international equine art. Representing some of the finest contemporary equine artists in the world, including paintings, sculpture, works in graphite and fine art photography. Hours: Fri. & Sat., noon-7 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m.

Information: 845.758.2667; info@equisart.com

Fovea Exhibitions

143 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508 Through July 6: “War & Memory,” a group show illuminating key issues faced by our military communities affected by the wars in Afganistan and Iraq. Panel Discussion: Saturday, June 28, 6 p.m. on life after war with Erin Trieb and photographers, veterans and mental health professionals working with miliary families. Hours: Fri.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. Info: 845.202.3443; http://www.foveaexhibitions.org

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

College Center, Main Building, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 Through July 20, Atrium: “Deluge,” two, 26-foot tall fabric collages depicting water created especially for the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center by artist Todd Knopke.

Through June 29: “Mastering Light: From the Natural to the Artificial.”

July 11-August 31: “Faces and Figures in Self-Taught Art.” Included in this exhibition are paintings, drawings, and sculptures by artists who operate without academic training and outside traditional artistic discourse, often using unconventional materials to create works that vary remarkably in style. Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Thurs., 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m.

Information: 845.437.5632; http://fllac.vassar.edu

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

4079 Albany Post Rd., Route 9, Hyde Park, NY 12538 William J. vanden Heuvel Gallery, through June 30: Poster Exhibit: See America, Then and Now, a new special exhibition showcases the innovative “See America” poster art of FDR’s New Deal and exhibits new artistic interpretations of the “See America” campaign.

Henry A. Wallace Center, through August 1: Visit a pictorial exploration of Eleanor Roosevelt’s commitment to human rights during

the 50th anniversary year of the passage of the Civil Rights Act. The exhibition features work by more than 100 students from New York and surrounding stages. Hours: Daily, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Information: 845.486.7770; http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu

Hessel Museum of Art

Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 June 28-September 21: “Amy Sillman: One Lump or Two,” the artist’s first museum survey follows her development as a artist from the mid1990’s to the present, as her work moved from drawing to painting to moving images, and from figuration to abstraction. Featured are more than 90 works, including drawings, paintings, ‘zines, and the artist’s recent forays into animated film. Reception: Saturrday, June 28, 1-4 p.m.

Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Info: http://www.bard.edu/ccs

Hudson Beach Glass

162 Main St., Beacon, NY 12508 Through July 6: “Waterland,” featuring works by Ronnie Farley, Theresa Gooby, Ellie Irons, and Jean Marc Superville-Sovak.

Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Information: 845.440.0068; http://hudsonbeachglass.com

Merritt Bookstore Upstairs Gallery

57 Front St., Millbrook, NY 12545 Through June 30: “Not Quite a Retrospective: Equine Imagery by Juliet R. Harrison.” The show features photographs from the awardwinning fine art photographer’s latest book, “Track Life: Images and Words,” as well as other equine imagery from her portfolio.

July 19-September 20: “Finding Home,” paintings by Hudson Valley artist Maureen Drury, a fine art oil painter and teacher specializing in portraits and figurative work, plein air and studio landscapes.

Information: 845.677.5857; http://www.merrittbooks.com

Mid Hudson Heritage Center

317 Main St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Through September: “Vive La Guelaguetza: An Encounter with Oaxaca,” an exhibition commemorating La Guelaguetza, a vibrant cultural celebration from Oaxaca, Mexico rich in its sounds, colors and flavors, which for the last five years has been celebrated at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie. Info: 845.214.1113; http://midhudsonheritage.org

Montgomery Row

6423 Montgomery St., 2nd Flr., Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Through July 28: “Byways,” a solo show of Annette Jaret’s photographs.

This series explores everyday life, from a different point of view.

Hours: Mon.-Sun., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Information: 845.876.0543; http://www.montgomeryrow.com

The Moviehouse Studio Gallery

48 Main St., Millerton, NY 12571 Through July: “Organic: Farmers & Chefs of the Hudson Valley,” the photographs of Francesco Mastalia. The exhibition and Mastalia’s forthcoming book of the same name spotlights the Hudson Valley as a region at the forefront of this movement. It features the dedicated farmers who are committed to growing and producing food using sustainable methods, and the chefs who echo their beliefs and pay homage to the food they produce. Hours: Fri.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.

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L to R: ‘Hair/Weed Synthesis,’ by Tasha Depp, digital collage; ‘When We Used To,’ Sara Pruiksma, Insulation board, spanish moss, automotive undercoating, decorative paper, pins, and thread. Both works may be viewed at Greene County Council on the Arts’ Catskill Gallery in two exhibitions, ‘Tasha Depp: Connected Vision’ and ‘Ad Infinitum’ respectively.

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Palmer Gallery

Tivoli Artists Gallery

Red Hook CAN/Artist’s Collective Gallery

Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition

Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 June 25-September 4: “18 Ways of Looking at a Tree,” a LongReach Arts exhibit. This exhibition, inspired by the Wallace Stevens’ poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird,” features various landscape paintings as well as more abstract interpretations of the subject.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Information: http://arts.vassar.edu/2013-2014/140626-18-ways.html

7516 North Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571 June 27-July 27: “Mass Matters,” sculpture and 3-D art show.

Through November 21: Sculpture EXPO 2014 in the Village of Red Hook. Visitors to Red Hook will see 14 sculptures by eight artists, working with granite, steel, iron, wood and marble dust. The work – by local and regional artists – includes representational and abstract sculptures. The Expo is designed as a self-guided walking tour and sculptures will be placed in front of businesses, the Village Hall, Red Hook Public Library, the Elmendorph Inn and Veteran’s Memorial Park.” Reception: Saturday, June 28, 5-7 p.m.

Hours: Fri. & Sat., noon-7 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m. and by appt Information: redhookcan@gmail.com; http://rhcan.com

RiverWinds Gallery

172 Main St., Beacon 12508 Through July 6: “Sky’s the Limit: Aerial Photographs by Linda T. Hubbard and Atmospheric Paintings by Mary Ann Glass.”

July 12-August 2: “Celebrating Summer and RiverWinds’ 11th Anniversary,” juried show of paintings and mixed media.

Hours: Wed.-Mon., noon-6 p.m.; Second Saturday, noon-9 p.m.

Information: 845.838.2880; http://riverwindsgallery.com

Theo Ganz Studio

60 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583 Through July 6: “Vertical Landscapes,” recent paintings by Susan English. Hours: Fri..-Sun., noon-5 p.m. and by appointment Information: 917.318.2239; http://www.theoganzstudio.com

60 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583 June 27-July 20: “ReImagined: Recycled & Discarded Materials Transformed,” a members group show.

Reception: Saturday, June 28, 6-8 p.m.

Hours: Fri., 5-9 p.m.; Sat., 1-9 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m.; and by appt.; extended summer hours (7/4-8/10), Fri.-Sun., 1-9 p.m.

Information: 845.757.2667; http://www.tivoliartistsgallery.com

The Maxon Mills, 37 Furnace Bank Rd., Wassaic, NY 12592 Through September 1: Seeing the Sky, the Wassaic Project’s seventh annual summer exhibition, speaks about how artists explore, examine, and work within their environments. Experience the work of more than 70 emerging artists, half of whom are Wassaic Artist Residency alumni.

Seeing the Sky features the natural world and themes of habitation through the eyes of the artist. Hours: Sat. & Sun., noon-5 p.m.

Information: http://www.wassaicproject.org

Columbia ARTspace

71 Palatine Park Rd., No. 7, Germantown, NY 12526 July 5-20: “Celebrating Summer,” a juried exhibition. Artists working in all media present their individual impressions of summer. The jurors include Dennis Elliott, Executive Director, International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), NYC, Susan Seidel, Art Dealer and LuRaye Tate, Art Adviser. Reception: Saturday, July 5, 5-7 p.m.

Hours: Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Information: artspace@gtel.net; http://germantownartspace.com

BCB Art

116 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 6: “BCB Art in collaboration with Katharine T. Carter & Associates will present “October Waves,” new photographs by Sandra

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L to R: ‘SavvyCrane’ by Patricia Barry Levy is part of the Portfolio Showcase at Davis Orton Gallery in Hudson through July 27; ‘New Cloud,’ photograph by Carolyn Marks Blackwood is on display at the Albany Institute of History & Art’s summer show, ‘Summer Exposure’, through September 7.

Gottlieb and “External Conditions,” new paintings by Brenda Giegerich.

Hours: Thurs.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. and by appointment Information: 518.828.4539; http://bcbart.com

Carrie Haddad Gallery

622 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 13: “Nurture Nature,” an exhibit featuring new paintings

by Jeff Briggs, photographs by Jerry Freedner, and works by Kim McLean. The shared theme dances around the subject of nature, its many forms, and the effects of human influence.

July 17-August 24: “Paintings & Photographs,” work by Mark Beard, Bruce Murphy, David Halliday and James O’Shea.

Reception: Saturday, July 19, 6-8 p.m.

Hours: Daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

Information: 518.828.1915; http://www.carriehaddadgallery.com

Coachman’s House Gallery

Olana, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson, NY 12534 June 28-November 2: Preserving Creative Spaces: Photographs from The Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Program, a documentary installation shining light on the Historic Artists’ Home and Studios (HAHS) program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This exhibition features information about the consortium and documentary photographs and personal artists’ quotes from its nearly 40 member sites, including an image of Frederic Church and his son on a camel in Beirut (1868), the trip which inspired the Persian-style house and studio the painter would later build at Olana. Hours: Daily Information: 518.828.1872; http://www.olana.org

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce

1 North Front St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 12: “America’s Vanishing Landscape,” a new series of mixed media works by Columbia County artist C. Michael Bufi.

Artist Reception: Saturday, June 28, 5-7 p.m.

Information: 518.671.6213;http://www.artscolumbia.org

Columbia County Council on the Arts Gallery

209 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 12: “Streets of Hudson,” 26 artists’ depictions of their favorite views of the streets of Hudson - its architecture, streets, and special events in all mediums - reflecting the tapestry of this lively urban gem. Juried by David Lee. July 19-September 19: “A Body of Work,” a juried exhibit glorifying the human figure. Juror: Maj Kalfus.

Opening Reception: Saturday, July 19, 5-7 p.m.

Gallery Hours: Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.

Information: 518.671.6213;http://www.artscolumbia.org

Concepto Hudson

741 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 13: “Paper Works,” a view of the difference in attitude between the prewar and contemporary artists’ use of paper.

Hours: Thurs.-Sun., noon-7 p.m.

Information: 518.697.5130; http://conceptohudson.com

Davis Orton Gallery

114 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 June 27-July 27: “Ice Gardens,” photography by Mary Kocol; and “flower stain drawings,” mixed media works by Linda Stillman. The Portfolio Showcase features the work of two photographers selected through a competitive call for entries: “Adaptations,” by Patricia Barry Levy; and “Luminous Bloom” by Linda Morrow.

Reception: Saturday, June 28, 6-8 p.m.

Hours: Fri.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. + by appt.

Information: 518.697.0266; http://davisortongallery.com

Evelyn and Maurice Sharp Gallery

Olana, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson, NY 12534 Through November 2: All the Raj: Frederic Church and Lockwood de Forest, Painting, Decorating and Collecting at Olana, an exhibition featuring oil sketches and decorative arts by landscape painter and 19th century tastemaker Lockwood de Forest. Lockwood de Forest (1850continued on page 25 g

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Cole & Church

Thomas Cole, ‘Study for Catskill Creek,’ 1844–45. Oil on wood, 12 x 18 inches. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

School, clarity of detail and fidelity to nature, begin Throughout history, famous student-mentor to emerge. relationships are celebrated. In exploring the dynamics In 1844 Thomas Cole took Frederic Church between a great artist and their disciple, one finds the on as a young apprentice for a fee of $300 a year. means to understand the context of the art, as well as In a touching letter to Cole upon learning of his how a movement of art develops. The study of Art acceptance as a pupil, Church writes that he has History is an exploration of conversations and ideas “seldom felt more sincere joy” than he had upon that artists enact through their work, in response to learning that he would come under Cole’s tutelage. governing mores and ideologies of their times. In And thus began the two year apprenticeship explored the history of American Painting, the relationship in the “Thomas Cole & Frederic Church: Master, between 19th century luminaries Thomas Cole Mentor, Master,” show. and Frederic Church provides rich context to better In the exhibition, Wilmerd and co-curator Frederic E. Church, Portrait of Thomas understand the Hudson Valley itself and the young Cole, c. 1845. Pencil on paper, 6 7/8 X 6 Kate Menconeri explore the conversational aspects American republic. inches. Private collection, promised gift, of the Master and Mentor relationship, as well as National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. This relationship is examined and celebrated the instructive ones. While viewers can see Church’s in the “Thomas Cole & Frederic Church: Master, Mentor, Master,” exhibit at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site style and artistic voice blossom under the direction of the elder Cole, in Catskill; it is one of the first exhibitions to look at Cole’s most Menconeri also points out that there are obvious examples where famous pupil and the work created while Church was under Cole’s Cole is taking cues from his pupil as well. She specifically points to Cole’s Study for Catskill Creek and compares it to Church’s Morning, tutelage and still coming into his own artistically.

Looking East over the Hudson Valley from the Catskill Mountains.

In his essay for the exhibition, guest curator John Wilmerd of “Church became very famous for his skies,” Menconeri said. “You Princeton University notes that Cole, who is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School movement, was the first to introduce can see in some of his earlier works that he is working on that with conventions of English landscape painting into American art in the Cole. In Study for Catskill Creek, Cole could be responding to what first half of the century, by making nature the dominant subject. Church is doing.”

However the more deeply the pair’s work is explored, the more Church, building on that foundation, was instrumental in helping one can also find deep divergences as well. Wilmerd compares Cole and a nation envision and express its identity after the crisis years of Church’s work to some of their American literary contemporaries: Ralph the Civil War, and the years of rebuilding afterwards. It is through works like Church’s that the defining qualities of the Hudson River Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was Emerson’s

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Church writes that he has “seldom felt more sincere joy” than he had upon learning that he would come under Cole’s tutelage.

Frederic E. Church, ‘July Sunset,’ 1847. Oil on canvas, 29 x 40 1⁄2 inches. Private collection.

pupil, and though the two could be categorized as shifted the mode of American artistic consciousness Transcendentalists, Emerson’s work is focused on the away from the philosophical or allegorical and spiritual qualities of nature while Thoreau was more more towards the exacting. exacting and scientific in his works. Similarly, Cole’s Though Church’s later work is a reflection of work is gestural and descriptive. His brushwork the changing tastes and ideals of the 1850’s and speaks to the spirit of the water or the rocks that he is beyond, Menconeri points out that under Cole’s painting, whereas Church takes a more scientific and tutelage, Church was instructed to paint what he almost photographic view in his work. saw. A prime example of this is Church’s early oil An example of this juxtaposition is displayed study, Hudson River with Factory by Moonlight done in Cole’s Frenchman’s Bay, Mount Desert Island, in 1844. “Cole would have edited the factory out Maine and Church’s Fog off Mount Desert. There is a of the scene,” said Menconeri. “But here we see monumental quality to Cole’s work; it has a spiritual Church being Church.” quality, as though the artist were rendering the Church’s apprenticeship to Cole lasted until essence of scene. In contrast, Church’s work plays 1846. Though Cole passed away in 1847, the effect R. S. De Lameter, Frederic Edwin Church, close attention to line and form while demonstrating of his relationship with Church was a lasting one. In photograph of daguerreotype made c. the way that light reflects off of the water and rocks 1844, 1855, carte-de-visite, 4 x 23⁄8 in., 1860 Church purchased the property directly across Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY, at a specific time of day. the river from his former mentor, upon which he OL.1992.57.1–6. [NOT IN EXHIBITION Though both artists’ work is rooted in the would eventually build his grand Persian-style BUT IN CATALOG] aesthetic concept of the sublime, Menconeri points home Olana. out that each painter is a product of his generation. “Cole was a “Thomas Cole & Frederic Church: Master, Mentor, Master” is poet,” said Menconeri. “Church was more about empirical evidence.” on view at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill until Though art and science intertwined throughout the mid-19th century November 2. For more information call (518) 943-7465 or visit in the United States, it was Church’s generation that experienced the Thomascole.org.

Civil War and its aftermath, and saw the publication of works such  as Darwin’s The Origin of Species. Up until then, American landscape painting had operated on the idea that man could turn to nature for divine guidance, and that nature always evolved towards harmony. Jen Kiaba is a photographer and writer based in Rhinebeck, NY. Her photography has been published internationally in magazines and on book covers. To see more of her However, both the real and existential crises of the 19th century work, visit http://www.jenkiabaphotography.com

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Information: 518.828.1872; http://www.olana.org

Hudson Opera House

327 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 6: “Botanica,” an installation by Kenneth Polinskie on the historic stage of the Hudson Opera House. The installation features 18foot-tall panels of paintings of flowers, plants and leaves on rice paper made in the 2000-year-old sumi tradition that extends from the Zen Buddhist spiritual practice of concentrated yet flowing brush strokes with a large yet refined tool that permanently makes its mark.

June 28-September 7: “whathaslighttodowithdarkness,” Erika deVries’ wondrous exploration of the artist’s sense of presence and absence in multiple mediums. Her signature works in neon express a personal narrative of girlhood, womanhood, and subsequent motherhood.

Opening reception: Saturday, June 28, 5-7 p.m.

Artist Talk with Linda Earle: Saturday, July 12, 5 p.m.

Hours: Mon.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.

Information: 518.822.1438; http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org

John Davis Gallery

362 ½ Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 12: Seven solo shows: Main Galleries, Martha Diamond, Paintings July 17-August 10: Main Galleries, Brenda Goodman, Paintings; Sculpture Garden, Maud Bryt; Carriage House, Ground Floor, Bruce Gagnier, paintings; Carriage House, second floor, “Suspect Terrain: Paintings of the Southern California Desert and Mountains,” by Jane Culp; Carriage House, third floor, paintings by Susanna Heller; Carriage House, fourth floor, “Town and Country,” by Dave Hardy.

Reception: Saturday, July 19, 6-8 p.m.

Hours: Thurs.-Mon., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Information: 518.828.5907; http://johndavisgallery.com

Limner Gallery

123 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 28: “Marty Carey: Spirit Birds and Radiant Flowers,” mixed media paintings, ink drawings, Zen Gardens and other works.

This recent series of work was inspired by a near death experience which touched Marty’s soul and transformed his art. As expressed in his paintings, a bird messenger escorts us out of physical reality into a realm of the spirit. In this realm, the emptiness of the void becomes flowers, delicate, pure and radiant.

Information: 518.828.2343; http://slowart.com

Omi International Arts Center

Fields Sculpture Park & Charles B. Benenson Visitors Center Gallery, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent, NY 12075 Fields Sculpture Park, Year ‘round during daylight hours: Outdoor sculpture park on more than 60 acres of rolling farmland, wetlands and wooded areas. The Park presentes the work of internationally-recognized contemporary and modern artists, offering the unique possibility to experience a wide range of large-scale works in a singular outdoor environment. Info: 518.392.4747; http://www.omiartscenter.org

Retrospective

727 & 711 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 12: “Towards a Huger Terrace,” an exhibition of new works

by Sebastian Black. Hours: Saturdays, noon-5 p.m.

Information: 518.205.8387; http://www.retrospectivegallery.com

Spencertown Academy: The Gallery

Spencertown Academy, 790 Route 203, Spencertown, NY 12165 June 28-August 10: “New Paintings by Kris Galli.”

Hours: weekends, 1-5 p.m.

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The School

25 Broad St., Kinderhook, NY 12106 Through mid-August: Exhibition of Nick Cave’s latest works. The exhibition is a preview to Cave’s September solo exhibition at Jack Shainman’s Gallery’s two Chelsea locations, which hopens September 4, 2014, and in which he will debut a new direction of sculptural work. The School will function as a venue ofr special exhibitions, as well as a home for the gallery’s private collection. Housed in a former elementary school, the interior was reconfigured by architect Antonio Jimenez Torrecillas.

There is a 5,000 square foot exhibition space with 24-foot ceilings, a perimeter gallery that rings the former gymnasium, and smaller second-level classroom spaces that function as more traditional exhibition spaces. In addition, the property sits on five acres of land that will provide a temporary home for outdoor sculptural and site-specific installations.

Hours: by appointment.

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Valley Variety

705 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Through July 6: In celebration of Gay Pride month, Valley Variety presents “I Feel Lucky,” a collection of self-portrait photographs by Frank Yamrus.

July 12-September 7: “Odds & Ends, Take One,” a group exhibition featuring works of four Upstate NY artists - Peter Acheson, Susan Meyer, Jill Shoffiett and Jeff Starr. The exhibition is named for a song from The Basement Tapes, recorded at Big Pink when Dylan and The Band decamped from the City to the Arcadian retreat, Woodstock. The exhibit riffs on the idea of Upstate as a state of mind, a refuge, an escape—illusory or not. Each artist responds to visual, psychological and actual terrain; the combination creates a patchwork of disparate truths.

Hours: Sat. & Sun., noon-6 p.m.

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Greene Athens Cultural Center

24 Second St., Athens, NY 12015 Through August 9: “Road Kill,” a group exhibition of work by artists who live in the Hudson Valley. Tim Watkins, the exhibition curator, has selected artists whose work brings an intriguing and varied response to the theme, exploring the metaphor- the reality of life and our limited journey. Road Kill performances will take place during the opening and during a closing celebration on August 9. Adding a real time performance section to this show, the curator has invited a diverse group of artists to present works that bring the theme to life through varied forms of expression.

Gallery Hours: Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Information: 518.945.2136; http://www.athensculturalcenter.org

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GCCA Catkill Gallery

398 Main St., Catskill, NY 12414 July 5-September 1: “Ad Infinitum,” a site-specific installation that is a collaboration between select artists who will make a conceptual, mazelike web of sculptures, photograms, and collages to walk through in the Catskill Gallery. The show, co-curated by Tasha Depp and Molly Stinchfield, will be a convergence of earth and sky, cardboard and glass.

Much of the art is rooted in natural themes, with repeating organic forms and patterns made from recycled materials, found objects and every day objects given a new life.

July 12-September 1: “Connected Vision,” Tasha Depp solo show featuring her paintings and drawings that are contemplations on everyday views of nature. This show draws from several bodies of work that she has been creating over the last 20 years.

Opening reception: Saturday, July 12, 5-7 p.m.

Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., noon-5 p.m.

Information: 518.943.3400; http://www.greenearts.org

Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery

Hunter Village Square, 7950 Main St., Village of Hunter, NY 12442 Through July 27: “New Works by Ten Regional Artists,” featuring the paintings and watercolors of Athena Billias, Naomi Blum, Annie Borgenicht, Robert Cepale, Olive Farrell, Patti Ferrara, Francia, Karen Rhodes, Liz Smith and Sheila Trautman.

Hours: Fri.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Information: 518.263.2060; http://www.catskillmtn.org

M Gallery

350 Main St., Catskill, NY 12414 Through July 5: “Deeply Rooted,” featuring Raymond J. Steiner, William P. Duffy and Patrick D. Milbourn. The show focuses on the interpretive process and individual expression that becomes a work of art.

Information: 518.943.2189

Say What? Contemporary Art Gallery

6042 Main St., Tannersville, NY 12485 Through August 2: Portrait Show featuring work by artist’s based on the Bernard Poulin quote, “Seeing likeness in a portrait is to recognize the craftsman in the artist. Finding soul is to discover the artist in the craftsman.” Hours: Wed.-Sun., 1-6 p.m.

Information: 518.589.7500; http://www.say-what-ny.com

Thomas Cole Historic Site

218 Spring St., Catskill, NY 12414 Through November 2: Master, Mentor, Master: Thomas Cole & Frederick Church, the first exhibition to explore one of the most influential teacher-student relationships in the history of American art – that between the founder of the Hudson River School of painting, Thomas Cole (1801-1848) and his most celebrated student and successor, Frederic Church (1826-1900). Hours: Wed.-Sun., 1-6 p.m.

Information: 518.943.7465; http://www.thomascole.org

Al b an y Albany Center Gallery

39 Columbia St., Albany, NY 12207 July 8-August 22: “The Black & White Show,” an exhibition featuring eight regional artists who explore form and content using a neutral palette, immersing the audience in the multifaceted potential of art

in monochrome. Media will include ink, watercolor, video, acrylics, photography and fiber. Hours: Tues.-Sat., noon.-5 p.m.

Information: 518.462.4775; http://albanycentergallery.org

Albany Institute of History & Art

125 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210 June 28-September 7: “Summer Exposure: Photographic Works

by Martin Benjamin, Carolyn Blackwood, Tom Fels, Dana Hoey, and William Jaeger,” offers five uniquely different ventures into photographic vision, media, and artistic conception. Each photographer was given the freedom to select the content for his or her own exhibition. For Hoey and Fels that meant focusing on a single series, and for Blackwood, the single theme “elements of place.” The content selected by both Benjamin and Jaeger offer retrospective overviews of each photographer’s work. In total, the variety of subject matter and photographic mediums makes for an exciting summer of discovery.

Through September 28: “Small and Seductive: Contemporary Art from the Institute’s Collection.” This exhibition features artwork of smaller proportions by the Upper Hudson Valley’s most ingenious and talented artists. Tickets: $10; $8 seniors & students: $6 kids 6-12; under 6, free Info: 518.463.4478; http://www.albanyinstitute.org

New York State Museum

222 Madison Ave., Albany, NY 12207 Through July 6: “Building a Collection: The E. Martin Wunsch New York State Decorative Arts Collection.” The collection consists of more than 700 pieces of furniture, paintings, silver, ceramics and folk art crafted primarily between 1700 and 1900.

Through August 31, West Gallery: “Best of SUNY 2014,” student art exhibition presenting artwork selected by a panel of jurors from the fall 2013 and the spring 2014 student art exhibitions.

Through January 4, 2015, Photography Gallery: “Focus on Nature XIII,” features 91 natural and cultural history illustrations, representing the work of 71 illustrators from 15 different countries.

Ongoing, New York Metropolis Hall: “Art for the People: Decorated Stoneware from the Weitsman Collection,” featuring 40 uniquely decorated stoneware vessels, including jugs, crocks, pitchers, jars and water coolers. Hours: Tues.-Sun., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Information: 518.474.5877; http://nysm.nysed.gov

Upstate Artists Guild

247 Lark St., Albany, NY 12210 Through July 26: “Our Bodies of Work,” works made during the various workshops held at the UAG gallery.

Hours: Thurs. & Fri., 5:30-8 p.m.; Sat., 2-8 p.m.; Sun., 2-6 p.m.

Information: 518.694.3090; http://upstateartistsguild.org

Workshops & Special Events Cat-n-Around Catskill

Village of Catskill, NY 12414 Through September 24: This annual summer-long art event culminates with the Cat’s Meow Auction & Gala in September. Visit the artistdesigned cats in the Village of Catskill and Leeds throughout the summer. Events include a wine tasting event, cat raffle, and the grand finale brunch and live auction in September at the Historic Catskill Point. Information: 518.943.0989; http://www.facebook.com/catnaroundcatskill/info continued on page 28 g

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Beacon 3D: Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit

City of Beacon, Beacon, NY 12508 Through October 15: The work of 12 sculptors will be exhibited in this year’s public outdoor sculpture event in Beacon. Featured artists include: Emil Alzamora; Ed Benavente; John BonSignore; Geoff Feder; Sarah Haviland; Tom Holmes; Insun Kim; Lori Merhige; Peter Schlemowitz; Judy Sigunick; Jennifer Smith and Naomi Teppich.

Works will be placed at three or more locations along Main Street.

Information: 917.318.2239; https://beaconarts.org/events/beacon-3d

Blue Notes Art Event

Church of the Messiah, Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Friday-Sunday, June 27-30: This special showing of a collection of paintings by Rhinebeck artist Thomas Cale, is dedicated to honoring iconic figures who have brought jazz music to the masses through the years. Reception: Friday, June 27, 6-9 p.m.

Information: 845.750.5808; http://caleartworks.com

Wassaic Project Last Saturdays Interactive Artist Projects

The Maxon Mills, 37 Furnace Bank Rd., Wassaic, NY 12592 Saturday, June 28, 3 p.m.: Participatory projects from some of the participating artists. Get a manicure from Breanne Trammell as part of “Nails Across America,” pose for the camera in masks created for Cosmo Design Factory’s “Architectural Beasts: The Photo Booth,” discuss the notion of progress in Emily Puthoff’s teardrop trailer for her “Wayfinding Series,” and play a birdwatching game for Raúl Hott’s “Birders.” Every Last Saturday will also feature a guided tour of the Exhibition Seeing the Sky, and Artists in Residence Open Studios where viewers can speak with the artists about their projects and processes.

Information: http://www.wassaicproject.org

Hudson River Exchange 2nd Annual Summer Market

Hudson Riverfront Park, Hudson, NY 12534 Sat. & Sun., June 28 & 29: A weekend event of riverside festivities showcasing 80+ regional handmade makers and collectors accompanied by live music, food and drinks. Line-up includes Lady Jayne’s Alchemy’s tinctures, mustards and soaps, The Hudson Standard’s handcrafted bitters and shrubs, Basic French, Tivoli Tile Works, Fort Orange General Store and so many others. Food vendors include Black Eyed Suzie’s, Truck Pizza and more. Plus live music by Chocolate Genius and others. Children’s art and craft area hosted by Friends of the Hudson Area Library, Kite’s Nest and Hudson Sloop Club.

Information: info@hudsonriverexchange.com; http://www.hudsonriverexchange.com

Communing with the Masters: Painting Workshop Series

Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens, NY 12015 Fridays, July 11-August 8, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: A free acrylic painting workshop series for teens and adults taught by Marianne Van Lent. Participants will choose a modern master painting as a reference for interpretation and painting in that style.

Information: 518.945.2136; http://www.athensculturalcenter.org; http://www.mariannevanlent.com

Second Saturday Beacon

Main St., Beacon, NY 12508 Saturday, July 12, noon-9 p.m.: A city-wide celebration of the arts held on the second Saturday of every month when galleries and shops stay

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2nd Saturday Stroll

Main Street, Village of Catskill, NY 12414 Saturday, July 12, noon-9 p.m.: Celebrate all that the Village has to offer: open studios, gallery receptions, special sales, live music and performances and more.

Information: http://www.facebook.com/Catskill2ndSaturdayStrolls

Art Omi Weekend

Omi International Arts Center, Studio Barns & Ledig House, Letter S Road, Ghent, NY 12075 Sat. & Sun., July 12 & 13: Celebrate with 25 artists who hail from 26 diverse countries. On Saturday, enjoy private tours of selected artist studios, dinner and dancing on the lawn of Omi, live music, food and an After Party from 9 p.m.-midnight. On Sunday, a buffet Country Brunch takes place in a tented location overlooking The Fields Sculpture Park. Brunch is followed by Open Studio Tours.

Tickets: $25-$150 Information: 518.392.4747; http://www.omiartscenter.org

Life Drawing with Model

Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Sundays, July 13-Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Drop-in. Instruction not provided. Fee: $15/session Information: 518.822.1438; http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org

Paint and Wine

Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens, NY 12015 Saturday, July 19, 4:30-6:30 p.m.: A late afternoon of painting and a happy hour wine bar. Paint with acrylics under the direction of artist Marianne van Lent. No experience needed. Fee: $45; $35 members Information: 518.945.2136; http://www.athensculturalcenter.org

Gallery Talk: Faces and Figures in Self-Taught Art

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, College Center, Main Building, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 Friday, July 25, noon: Mary-Kay Lombino, curator of contemporary art and photography at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, will lead an informal discussion of the summer exhibition, Faces and Figures in SelfTaught Art, sharing her unique curatorial perspective on the show as a whole and exploring selected works in detail.

Information: 845.437.5632; http://fllac.vassar.edu

Small Works Fence Show

Kinderhook Memorial Library, 18 Hudson St., Kinderhook, NY 12106 Saturday, July 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: The Friends of the Kinderhook Library host approximately 30 local artists who will exhibit, on the library fence, their paintings of local Columbia County scenes as well as garden and fence works. The paintings will be available for purchase and artists will donate 20% of their proceeds to The Friends of the Library building fund. Information: 518.758.6192; http://www.oklibrary.org

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Olana, Wagon House Education Ctr, Route 9G, Hudson, NY 12534 Saturday, June 28, 1-3 p.m.: Join Richard Booth, bass fisherman, and owner and operator of Reel Happy Fishing Charters to learn techniques of fly fishing and casting. Try your hand in the lake on site. A fishing license is not required to join the class as we will be using felt in replace of hooks. Mr. Booth will show participants historical reels and will teach participants about Church’s home on Millinocket Lake in Maine, where he often fished. Register by Thursday, June 26. Tickets: $8 Information: 518.828.1872 x 109; shasbrook@olana.org

Hip Hop Dance

Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Wednesdays, July 2-Aug. 6, 5:15-6:15 p.m.: For ages 6-18. Free.

Information: 518.822.1438; http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org Bindlestiff Cirkus performs a kid-friendly show at the Spiegeltent at Bard College on July 26 & 27, photo of Ringmistress Philomena by Cory Weaver.

Art NEST

The Maxon Mills, 37 Furnace Bank Rd., Wassaic, NY 12592 Through September 2, Saturdays & Sundays, noon-5 p.m.; Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m.: Get creative in the Wassaic Project’s new dropin studio space. For kids of all ages.

Information: http://www.wassaicproject.org

Celebrate Summer Event

Mid Hudson Children’s Museum, 75 North Water St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Friday, June 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Special family-oriented program to celebrate the start of summer. Enjoy the Two by Two Petting Zoo; The Bossy Frog Band at 11 a.m.; Bubble Bonanza; Imagination Playground; food for sale by Soul Dog. Tickets: $12; $8 members Information: 845.471.0415; http://www.mhcm.org

Animal Embassy: Zoology for Kids

Red Hook Firehouse, Firehouse Lane, Red Hook, NY 12571 Friday, June 27, 6:30 p.m.: The Red Hook Public Library kicks off its summer reading program with a presentation by Animal Embassy, “Zoology for Kids” who will bring the scientific study of zoology to life with incredible live animal ambassadors such as giant White’s Tree Frogs, an Eclectus parrot, or a Spectacled Owl - and others!

Information: 845.758.3241; http://redhooklibrary.org

Jump Into Science

Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571 Wednesdays, July 2-30, 3 p.m.: Program starts with a book and jumps into an experiment. Look out: you just might spark a reaction! Part of the library’s summer reading program.

Information: 845.758.3241; http://redhooklibrary.org

Tween Smashbooking

Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571 Thursdays, July 3-31, 1 p.m.: Smashbooking is all the rage - a diary, journal and scrapbook all in one. Make your own special creations. Part of the library’s summer reading program.

Information: 845.758.3241; http://redhooklibrary.org

Science? Food? Art? Really?

Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571 Thursday, July 3-31, 3 p.m.: Experiment with food and craft materials and become a natural scientist! Part of the library’s summer reading program. Information: 845.758.3241; http://redhooklibrary.org

Art Scouts

The Maxon Mills, 37 Furnace Bank Rd., Wassaic, NY 12592 Saturdays, July 5, 12, 19 & 25, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: This foursession, artist-led program includes interactive tours through the Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition and hands-on creative activities continued on page 32 g

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inspired by works on view. Kids look, discuss, and explore in the Maxon Mill galleries through scavenger hunts, observational drawing, and gallery conversations. Projects combine individual and collaborative elements, allowing kids to work on their own and together in groups to create large-scale works. The program culminates in a mini-exhibition and reception for participating families. Register by June 27.

Fee: $20 materials fee, free for children in Webutuck School District Information: education@wassaic project.org; http://www.wassaicproject.org

Family Canoe Paddle

Tivoli Bays, Tivoli, NY 12583 Monday, July 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m.: Paddle in Tivoli Bays with DEC Environmental Educators from Norrie Point and the staff of the Tivoli Free Library. For ages 6 and up; children must be accompanied by an adult. Bring water, snack and wear appropriate clothing. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Another paddle is scheduled for Thursday, July 31, 4-7 p.m.

Information: 845.757.3771; http://tivolilibrary.org

HV Science Outreach Camp

Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571 Mon.-Fri., July 7-11: A fun program that features hands-on science and scientific exploration. Explore biology, physics, engineering, chemistry and more. Culminats with a science fair for participants. Made possible through a collaboration with Bard Center for Civic Engagement and the Citizen Science Program. Registration required.

Information: 845.758.3241; http://redhooklibrary.org

Fizz, Boom, Read! Summer Camp

Hudson Area Library, 400 State St., Hudson, NY 12534 Tues.-Fri., July 8-Aug. 1, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Oobleck, exploding marshmallows, volcanoes and rockets! These are just a few of the fun projects included in this year’s summer camp with MCSIS teacher Marlene Parmentier and Hudson Area Library’s Children’s librarian, Janice Scali. For all ages.

Information: 518.828.1792; http://hudsonarealibrary.org

Bugged: How Insects Changed History & Poop Happened! A History of The World From the Bottom Up Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd., Germantown, NY 12526 Wednesday, July 9, 1-3 p.m.: A book signing and author talk with Sarah Albee. Part of the library’s “Fizz, Boom, Read!” summer reading program. Info: 518.537.5800; http://germantownlibrary.org

Summer Parade

Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Thursdays, July 10, 17, 24, 31, 4-5:30 p.m.: Papercrafts with Ken Polinskie. For ages 6 and up. Free.

Information: 518.822.1438; http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org

Safe Sitter Program

Roeliff Jansen Community Library, 9091 Rte 22, Hillsdale, NY 12529 Saturday, July 12, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.: This program provides education on how to handle emergencies when caring for younger children. Teh goal is to educate young soon-to-be sitters to become knowledgeable about rescuing a choking child, CPR, first aid, and handling problem behaviors. Pre-registration required. For ages 11-14. Fee: $55 Information: 518.828.8124; http://www.roejanlibrary.org/special_events

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The Sciencetellers

Rhinebeck Town Hall, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Saturday, July 12, 11 a.m.: Learn about the science of fire and ice through the tale of “Dragons & Dreams.” Starr Library Summer kickoff event. Information: 845.876.4030; http://www.starrlibrary.org

League of Extraordinary Readers: Sniffer Dogs

Oblong Books, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Sunday, July 13, 4 p.m.: Author event series for kids ages 8-12 (and those who are kids at heart). Meet your favorite children’s book authors, with giveaways, snacks and fun at every event! At this month’s event, Nancy Castaldo will present her book “Sniffer Dogs: How Dogs (and their noses) Save The World.” Some of the sniffer dogs featured in the book will be present to demonstrate thir skills.

Information: 845.876.0500; http://www.oblongbooks.com

Starr Truck Stop!

Starr Library, 68 West Market St., Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Monday, July 14, 1 p.m.: Come check out Rhinebeck’s own fleet of Big Rigs compliments of the Highway Department. The Kona Ice truck will be on hand to help beat the heat with frozen treats.

Information: 845.876.4030; http://www.starrlibrary.org

Free Summer Art Classes for Children

Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St., Athens, NY 12015 July 15-Aug. 21, Tues.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-noon or 12:30-3:30 p.m.: Workshops are held mornings for children ages 7-11, and afternoons for students ages 12 and up. Each week’s workshops have a different focus and project which range from “Pets Secret Lives,” portraits and artists’ books based on your pet; “Sound Sculptures”; “Altered Books”; “Frank Lloyd Wright Windows”; “Steampunk Objects” and more. Students can register for all six weeks, or for individual weeks. The best of each student’s work will be shown in the Center’s exhibition of student work in August, “Major Works by Minors.” Registration required.

Information: 518.945.2136; http://www.athensculturalcenter.org

Science or Magic: Jim Snack the Magician

Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd., Germantown, NY 12526 Wednesday, July 16, 1-3 p.m.: Get ready to think out of the box!

Learn about perception, optical illusion and the science of psychology as magician Jim Snack explains principles of science behind his magic. An exciting 45-minute magic show filled with optical illusions, magic, and audience participation. Part of the library’s summer reading program.

Information: 518.537.5800; http://germantownlibrary.org

Flash Mob at Olana: A Night of Viewing Fireflies

Olana, Wagon House Education Ctr, Route 9G, Hudson, NY 12534 Wednesday, July 16, 8-9:30 p.m.: Crack the “Morse Code” of fireflies and learn how to recognize some of the different flash patterns used by certain species to find and recognize each other. Bring a mason jar with holes punched in the lid, or borrow one of ours. All fireflies collected will be observed, and then released unharmed. Tickets: $5/person Information: 518.828.1872 x 109; shasbrook@olana.org

Dudley Observatory Planetarium Show

Kinderhook Memorial Library, 18 Hudson St., Kinderhook, NY 12106 Thursday, July 17, 11 a.m.: An educator from the Dudley Observatory at miSci will present a realistic model of the sky. Kids will learn about the night sky as they are challenged to make observations and think like scientists. For kids in 2nd-5th grade to explore a variety of fascinating topics through books and activities. Space is limited and registration is

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required. A similar program for teens is planned for 12:45 p.m.

Information: 518.758.6192; http://www.oklibrary.org

Steve Charney & His Dummy Harry

PS21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037 Friday, July 18, 1 p.m.: Steve Charney is a nationally known magician, ventriloquist, radio personality, songwriter, children’s author, recording artist and all-around nut. He’s been profiled in the New Yorker, been a commentator on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and has written dozens of songs for Jim Henson and Disney. His national radio program is “Knock On Wood.” Tickets: Free admission Information: http://www.ps21chatham.org

Seano’s Circus Spectacular!

Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m.: Trunks, tricks, toys and more. Come explore the world of circus with Seano, the teaching clown. You’ll laugh, learn, and fall in love with the circus. Performance followed by a circus workshop. Tickets: Free Information: http://hudsonoperahouse.org

Jester Jim

Tivoli Recreation Park, Village of Tivoli, NY 12583 Thursday, July 24, 11 a.m.-noon: With a trunk full of props and a looping machine, Jester Jim takes the stage and starts his show. Young and old are glued to his every sound as he performs his amazing beatbox intro. Information: 845.757.3771; http://tivolilibrary.org

Soda Bottle Science: A Delightful Deluge of Dirt Cheap Science Experiments that Go Fizz, Boom & Pop! Kinderhook Memorial Library, 18 Hudson St., Kinderhook, NY 12106 Friday, July 25, 10:30 a.m.: During the program Steve “The Dirtmeister” Tomecek will explore over a dozen different science experiments that kids can safely do at home using soda bottles, coffee cans, sandwich bags and other household items.

Information: 518.758.6192; http://www.oklibrary.org

The Sky Is Falling and Other Tales From Our BirdBrained Feathered Friends

Clermont State Historic Site, Clermont Ave., Germantown, NY 12526 Saturday, July 19, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Learn about the lives of children 200 years ago. Try out their clothes and games. Recommended for children 6-12. Fun and free for all.

Information: http://www.friendsofclermont.org/plan-your-visit

PS21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037 Friday, July 25, 1 p.m.: Did you ever wonder what goes on in the barnyard when you aren’t looking? Join Carapace Farm Puppetry for an illuminating hour of stories, songs, and silliness that will bring new meaning to the phrase, “Ain’t nobody here but us chickens.” This family friendly event will provide all ages with opportunities for audience participation, interpretive freedom, and lessons in puppet awesomeness.

Tickets: Free admission Information: http://www.ps21chatham.org

Peeps Science

Kinder Spiegel with Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

Children’s Play Day

Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571 Saturday, July 19, 1-3 p.m.: Discover the truth behind Peeps: do they float in water? What happens when a Peep is put in vinegar and baking soda? Explore the fascinating world of Peeps! Part of the library’s Fizz, Boom, Read! summer reading program.

Information: 845.758.3241; http://redhooklibrary.org

Week-Long Fizz, Boom, Read! Summer Camp

Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd., Germantown, NY 12526 July 21-25, 1-3 p.m. daily: A glimpse into the science of weather through lightning, vibration (sound), and power (electricity). Through fun and interactive sessions, students will be supplied with tools to gain a better understanding of weather, electricity and sound. Students will receive take-home family newsletters to enjoy interactive activities at home, such as: making your own rain gauge of a homemade kazoo.

Presented by 4-H and Cornell Coooperative Extension. For grades K-3.

Registration required. Info: 518.537.5800; germantownlibrary.org

Found Poetry Workshop

Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Wed.-Fri., July 23-25, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: For ages 9-13. Free.

Information: 518.822.1438; http://www.hudsonoperahouse.org

Knee High Naturalist: Scavenger Hunt

Ooms Conservation Area at Sutherland Pont, Main Parking Area, 480 Rock City Rd., Chatham, NY Thursday, July 24, 9 a.m.: Attention scavenger hunters! Come find cool discoveries in nature including animal tracks, pinecones, and bird nests, then take home a prize for participating!

Information: 518.392.5252; http://clctrust.org/events

Spiegeltent at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Sat., July 26, 11 a.m.; Sun., July 27, 3 p.m.: The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus presents a weekend of fun for young audiences at Kinder Spiegel. The Spiegeltent’s resident circus family offers not only sophisticated adult entertainment but also family-friendly fun for the young and the young at heart. As New York Cool reports, “simply nothing, but nothing, will deter them in their quest to bring the circus arts to new levels of skill and ever-expanding audiences.”

Tickets: $15; $12 seniors & students; $10 children Information: 845.758.7900; http://fishercenter.bard.edu

Hudson Valley Science Outreach Camp

Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd., Germantown, NY 12526 Mon.-Fri., July 28-August 1, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: This intensive and exciting week-long program will focus on the application and experimentation of scientific methods. Students will investigate, solve problems, and design experiments to test and prove conclusions. The week will culminate with presentations of their projects. Children should commit to the entire week and must bring their own lunch, snacks, and beverage. Presented as part of the library’s summer reading program in collaboration with Bard College’s Center for Civic Engagement. For grades 3-5. Registration required.

Information: 518.537.5800; http://germantownlibrary.org

Animal Embassy: Rainforest Lullaby

Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583 Tuesday, July 29, 6-7 p.m.: Animal Embassy will bring the night-time story of the rainforest to life with living examples of its many jungle characters! Meet a red-foot tortoise, a pink-toed tarantula, a Boa constrictor, a sugar glider and more! ]Information: 845.757.3771; http://tivolilibrary.org

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Seeds of change

Tomato plants grow in the fields at Black Horse Farm.

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Lloyd Zimmerman Weathers the Storms of Modern Agro-business at the Helm of Black Horse Farms

story and photos by Ashley Drewes Eco-entrepreneur Lloyd Zimmerman was born in 1935 in New York City to a Latin teacher and a college professor. He first became interested in agriculture at the age of six, when his parents bought a summer home on Mirror Lake in the Adirondacks. There, his father gave little Lloyd a few sheep to tend.

However, his parents were a little taken aback when in 1953, Zimmerman told them he wanted to study agriculture as a career path. They encouraged him to try a liberal arts academy first, where he did terribly. About to enroll in the Army, Zimmerman’s father encouraged him to take a summer writing class at Albany Academy.

There, Zimmerman’s English teacher saw his evident passion for farming and encouraged Zimmerman to enroll at the University of Vermont for Agriculture.

From there, Zimmerman’s life blossomed.

While at Vermont, he met his would-be wife, Mary Lou, who was there studying speech therapy. Zimmerman graduated in 1959 with a bachelors in science in agricultural economics.

He bought a 200-acre, shale-ridden farm in Coeyman’s Hollow.

It had no house, just a garage that the young couple converted into a home.

Zimmerman says, “because I had no money after I graduated, I worked for the state of New York and wrote exams for civil service.

I farmed and worked.”

The couple started raising livestock for what Zimmerman calls the ethnic markets of New York City: pigs and lamb for the Greek, Italian and Puerto Rican communities.

In 1974, Lloyd and Mary Lou sold that first farm and purchased Black Horse Farm in Coxsackie. Unfortunately, in the midst of the Vietnam war, Australia began supplying lamb to the US. “The market fell and nearly put me out of business,” says Zimmerman.

The farm would have to adapt.

“I decided we have to get in another business; to grow vegetables for Menands farmers market.” Zimmerman ordered 22,000 plants out of Georgia to start this new project. On the way to the airport to pick up the plants, Zimmerman realized he was woefully underprepared. “I got to thinking, how am I going to plant these? So I stopped and bought a one-row transplanter for $100.”

By this time, the young family now included three daughters, Chellie (the oldest), Lisa, and Kristi (the youngest). Zimmerman says that with the help of his wife and children, supplying the Capital District farmers market in Menands turned out to be a huge success – so much so that the family set up a farm stand on 9W, where the Black Horse Farm store still stands. This expansion, again, was another success – partly because of the property’s notoriety. “Black Horse is an historic site,” says Zimmerman. “Everybody, when we ran an ad, knew where we were.”

The business grew, and the family grew again, with a baby boy. But tragedy struck when the Zimmermans lost their son at the age of two-and-a-half. Eager to console his grief-stricken wife, Lloyd built Mary Lou her own greenhouse. “I never knew how much she loved flowers.”

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...Zimmerman is not afraid of change.

In fact, he says he can’t get enough of these transitions, and the industry’s ups and downs. ‘It’s a very interesting business because it changes so rapidly.’

A year later, Black Horse Farms had its first commercial greenhouse.

In 1976, the New York State Thruway Authority approached the successful farm owner about setting up a farm market at a Thruway rest stop. After some time, the statewide initiative proved largely unsuccessful, but Black Horse Farms was the exception. “I was the only one that was left. Because of this, I was able to make a [long term] agreement with the Thruway Authority. I have been there ever since. This has given us a loyal following with people traveling as they go to their summer homes or camps.” Over the years, the thruway market was run by each of Zimmerman’s three daughters as they became old enough.

And again, growth begat more growth.

“Because we now had two markets and a wholesale following, I had to expand the growing end of the business. Which I did. And then I decided to expand again.” Today, Black Horse Farms consists of 800 acres of growing land across four counties – Saratoga, Greene, Albany and Schenectady.

After graduating college, the two eldest girls went on to do other things, but ultimately came back to the farm. Kristi, however, moved to Washington to work in politics and has not returned to the family business.

To accommodate the two oldest siblings, Zimmerman says, “we expanded again, opening a wholesale restaurant delivery service.”

Today, Chellie runs 48 greenhouses and the farm market on 9W. Lisa runs the thruway market and wholesale market in Menands. She also works the greenhouses in the winter. Mary Lou runs the business office.

Zimmerman says one of his biggest challenges has been developing new markets. “I always tried to sell our product or have a market to sell it before I grew it.” Lloyd also had to make sure enough major corporations on the East Coast would buy from Black Horse. Luckily, they did. “They” meaning the likes of Price Chopper, Hannaford and Whole Foods.

Zimmerman is proud to offer innovative products. “We will try to grow anything if someone needs a supplier.” Black Horse has been able to stay competitive, in part, by filling the need for some southern crops, like okra and habenero peppers, as a result of this determination. Zimmerman adds, “We try to experiment every year with something new.”

Despite these successes, it wasn’t always easy. “Because I didn’t come from a farm family a lot of people didn’t take me especially serious.” But Zimmerman always remained optimistic. “I’ve always said, where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

Of course there were failures among many achievements.

A Catskill retail store established in 1983 was a flop. And many

Lloyd Zimmerman at his desk.

wholesale partnerships with grocery chains turned out to be unfavorable. Zimmerman says when times were different, when these relationships were more intimate, personalities could rub more easily. “It used to be a very personal business, you used to know the buyers and make a deal over the phone. Today it’s much more computer-driven, the younger buyers send you an order.”

During Lloyd’s tenure, the farm has had to adapt to gamechanging advances in technology and culture. The advent of rapid transportation allowed chain stores to fill shortages within 24 hours, and allowed these stores to offer more variety. Competition has expanded out of the local area, and many local farms have gone out of business.

Zimmerman attributes much of his success to his 30+ farm workers, who are mostly Mexican men – documented immigrants with passports and work visas. Zimmerman says, “They are the hardest working and nicest people I have had the pleasure of working with. Many long timers [among them].” Zimmerman’s foreman came to the farm as a teenager many years ago.

Zimmerman is happy about the emphasis in recent years on buying local. “Most of our products are labeled: who grew the product and where are we located.”

All in all, Zimmerman is not afraid of change. In fact, he says he can’t get enough of these transitions, and the industry’s ups and downs. “It’s a very interesting business because it changes so rapidly.”

Zimmerman is proud that his business is built on word of mouth and reputation alone. In all his years of farming, he has never signed a contract. “It’s a very risky business. You fly by the seat of your pants. I love it. My family says, ‘the more pressure you have the more you enjoy your day.’ I like what I do so it’s a pleasure to get up in the morning.”

According to Zimmerman, his biggest achievement has been having “three wonderful daughters and a very supportive wife. And to have developed my own business with the help of my family.”

He says the family has always worked together, and because of this, they have a very close, special bond.

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on stage live!

Everybody Does It

Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Thurs.-Sat., June 26-28, 8 p.m.: Hudson Teen Theatre Project presents a free production of “Everybody Does It,” featuring famous, funny and touching coming of age scenes from 20th century plays and movies.

Presented and performed by teens from schools around the region under the inspired direction of Carol Rusoff. Appropriate for the whole family ages 8 and up. Tickets: Free, no reservations necessary Information: http://hudsonoperahouse.org

In Your Arms

Martel Theater, Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 July 5-13, check website for times: Christopher Gattelli, the Tony Award-winning choreographer of Newsies and South Pacific, and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Once on This Island) bring to life ten dance vignettes written by an unprecedented collection of preeminent playwrights. Tickets: $40 Information: http://powerhouse.vassar.edu

Love in the Wars

Richard B. Fisher Center for Performing Arts at Bard College, Theater Two, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Thurs.-Sat., July 10-12, 7 p.m.; Sun., July 13 & Wed., July 15, 2 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., July 17-19, 7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., July 19 & 20, 2 p.m.: SummerScape World Premiere of “Love in the Wars,” a version of Heinrich von Kleist’s “Penthesilea” by John Banville, directed by Ken Rus Schmoll. Tickets: $25-$50 Information: 845.758.7900; http://fishercenter.bard.edu

Hudson Air Radio Plays: Criminal In Tent

PS21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037 Friday, July 11, 8 p.m.: Stories of crime and mystery are performed with live music and sound effects so the audience can watch how old-fashioned sound effects are created. Tickets: $18; $10 youth Information: http://www.ps21chatham.org

She Loves Me

Center for Performing Arts, Route 308, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Through July 13, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.: With music by Jerry Bock, book by Joe Masteroff and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick the plot focuses on two shop employees who, despite being consistently at odds with each other at work, are unaware that each is the other’s secret pen pal met through lonely-hearts ads. A Rhinebeck Theatre Society production. Tickets: $26; $24 seniors & children Information: 845.876.3080; www.centerforperformingarts.org

The Danish Widow

Hallie Flanagan-Davis Powerhouse Theater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 July 16-27, check website for times: Written and directed by John Patrick Shanley. A mystery unfolds against an international backdrop as a female insurance investigator finds herself battling wits with a formidable Danish widow. Shanley, the Tony, Pulitzer and Oscarwinning author of Doubt, Moonstruck, and Outside Mullingar returns to the Powerhouse with his newest play, which he describes as “disturbing,

funny, deadly serious, sexy - like a Hitchcock film with a modernist edge.” Tickets: $40 Info: http://powerhouse.vassar.edu

Les Miserables

Center for Performing Arts, Route 308, Rhinebeck, NY 12572 July 18-August 17, Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.: Winner of 13 Tony Awards and numerous international awards, Les Miserables is an epic story of shattered dreams, passion and redemption, set against the backdrop of a nation in the throes of revolution. This captivating tale is a universal testament to the endurance of the human spirit.

Tickets: $27; $25 seniors & children Information: 845.876.3080; www.centerforperformingarts.org

Gutenberg! The Musical

Theater Barn, 654 Route 20, New Lebanon, NY 12125 July 24-Aug. 3, Thurs. & Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 4 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m.: In this two-man musical spoof, aspiring playwrights perform a backers’ audition for their big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. Tickets: $25; $23 matinees Information: 518.794.8989; http://www.theaterbarn.com

Euryanthe

Richard B. Fisher Center for Performing Arts at Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Fri., July 25, 7 p.m.; Sun., July 27, 2 p.m.; Wed., July 30, 2 p.m.: Euryanthe is a story of jealousy and betrayal. A redheaded ghost haunts a dreamlike landscape where supernatural forces collide with everyday hopes of comfort and security. SummerScape Opera featuring American Symphony Orchestra, Bard’s chorus, and an exciting cast of singers. Tickets: $25-$95 Information: 845.758.7900; http://fishercenter.bard.edu

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

Spiegeltent at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Fri. & Sat., July 25 & 26, 8:30 p.m.: The Hudson Valley’s favorite circus family swings back into the Spiegeltent for two nights of brandnew feats, frills, and thrills. For eight years, the Cirkus has sold out the tent with performances that weave together the rich heritage of European one-ring spectacles and the best of American vaudeville and sideshow acts. Tickets: $25-$40 Information: 845.758.7900; http://fishercenter.bard.edu

A Walk on the Moon

Martel Theater, Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 July 25-27, check website for times: It’s the summer of 1969 in a Catskill Mountains bungalow colony. While her husband spends each week working in the city, Pearl Kantrowitz finds herself drawn toward a free-spirited traveling salesman. Her personal crisis plays out against one of America’s most tumultuous summers, as astronauts walk on the moon, the Vietnam War escalates, and Woodstock takes place right down the road. Michael Greif, the award-winning director of Rent, Grey Gardens and Next To Normal, returns to Powerhouse with this deeply romantic story of awakening, adapted from Pamela Gray’s hit film.

Tickets: $30 Info: http://powerhouse.vassar.edu

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concert in

Natalie Merchant

UPAC, 601 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401 Thursday, July 3, 8 p.m.: This show will kick off a national tour with full band and feature hits from Merchant’s long career as well as new music from her first album of original songs in 13 years, released in May. Tickets: $55 & $75 Information: 800.745.3000; http://www.bardavon.org

OMNY Taiko Japanese Taiko Drum Concert

Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main St., Tannersville, NY 12485 Saturday, July 5, 7 p.m.: OMNY views taiko drumming as a spiritual art. This style of drumming is based on Japanese tradition and the emphasis is on the taiko drums and the taiko player’s spirit. Their motto is: “When we play taiko, we all become one to unite the heartbeat of all.” Tickets: Free Information: http://www.catskillmtn.org

An Evening with Molly Ringwald

Spiegeltent at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Saturday, July 5, 8:30 p.m.: You’re in for a rare treat when Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink) performs songs from her debut album Except Sometimes, sharing her sultry pipes in an evening of jazz standards. Tickets: $30-$50 Information: 845.758.7900; http://fishercenter.bard.edu

Maxwell Summer Soulstice Tour

Palace Performing Arts Center, 19 Clinton Ave., Albany, NY 12207 Wednesday, July 9, 8 p.m.: Maxwell is lauded for his impeccable vocals, his connection to his audience and the sheer physicality of his performance. Tickets: $40-$100 Information: 518.465.3334; http://palacealbany.com

Martha Wainwright

Spiegeltent at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Friday, July 11, 8:30 p.m.: Known for her captivating stage presence, Martha Wainwright performs pared-down folk-rock with a voice that blends honey and grit. Tickets: $25-$50 Information: 845.758.7900; http://fishercenter.bard.edu

Broadway! Big Band Style

County Players Falls Theater, 2681 W. Main St., Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 Fri., July 11, 8 p.m.; Sun., July 13, 2 p.m.: Featuring The Big Band Sound 20-piece jazz orchestra joined by County Players’ vocalists in a gala concert presenting favorite Broadway show tunes in the most exciting setting of a live big band. Tickets: $15 Information: 845.298.1491; http://countyplayers.org

Simple Gifts: Music From Around the World

Olana, East Lawn, Route 9G, Hudson, NY 12534 Saturday, July 12, 4 p.m.: This award-winning band performs on an impressive array of instruments, with sounds that range from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezmer freilachs, haunting Gypsy melodies, and exotic Balkan dance tunes. Bring a

picnic basket and a blanket. Please pre-register by Friday, July 11.

Tickets: $10; kids under 12, $5 Information: 518.828.1872 x 109; shasbrook@olana.org

Justin Timberlake

Times Union Center, 51 South Pearl St., Albany, NY 12207 Wednesday, July 16, 8 p.m.: The 20/20 Experience World Tour.

Tickets: $48-$178 Information: 800.745.3000; http://www.timesunioncenter-albany.com

Hoedown FarmOn! Benefit Concert

Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia St., Hudson, NY 12534 Friday, July 18, 6 p.m.-midnight: Summer rock concert featuring Lukas Nelson, son of legendary singer-songwriter Willy Nelson, and Ruby Stinson, daughter of The Replacements rock star Tommy Stinson.

Tickets: $50 general admission; $75 reserved VIP Information: http://friendsofthefarmer.com

Pete Seeger Memorial

Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Friday, July 18, 7 p.m.: The Bardavon is presenting this event in association with Pete Seeger’s grandson Kitama Cahill-Jackson, and it will be the only memorial for Pete Seeger held by his family.

Tickets: Free, but due to high demand, tickets will be issued to reserve a space; available at the Bardavon box office in person only and limited to two per household.

Information: 800.745.3000; http://www.bardavon.org

Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas

PS21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037 Sat., July 19, 8 p.m.; Sun., July 20, 2 p.m.: An exciting program of music by 17th century English composer Henry Purcell. The evening’s highlight is a semi-staged concert performance of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, a masterpiece of the Baroque age and first significant opera in English. Tickets: $30; $18 students Information: http://www.ps21chatham.org

the subdudes

Just outside of The Egg, Center for the Performing Arts, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12220 Saturday, July 26, 8 p.m.: The subdudes are back with their signature blend of blues, folk, R&B, country, Cajun, funk, gospel, and rock n’ roll – and with the original lineup of John Magnie (accordion), Tommy Malone (guitar), Steve Amedee (percussion) and Johnny Ray Allen(bass).Tickets: $35 Information: 518.473.1061; http://www.theegg.org

Dissonance and Stability in Mozart: The Spice of Life

Piano Performance Museum, Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7971 Main St., Village of Tannersville, NY 12485 Thursday, July 31, 7 p.m.: Featuring Dr. Kenneth Cooper, harpsichordist, pianist, musicologist and conductor, and one of the world’s leading specialists in the music of the 18th century. Tickets: tba Information: 518.263.2000; http://www.catskillmtn.org

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miscellaneous Movie Tuesdays: Music and Dance Films

PS21, 2980 Route 66, Chatham, NY 12037 Tuesday throughout July, 8:30 p.m.: 7/1, Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel; 7/8, Havana, Havana!; 7/15, The Full Monty; 7/22, Jazz on a Summer’s Day; 7/29, Films of Georges Melies. Tickets: Free!

Information: http://www.ps21chatham.org

Chalk Paint 101

The Painted Piece, 473 Main St., Catskill, NY 12414 Wednesdays & Saturdays in July, 1-4 p.m.: Workshop teaches participants the Annie Sloan method of decorative painting to create unique and artistically finished home decor. This workshop will cover four techniques: two-color distressed finish; smooth modern finish; darkened rustic finish; and soft wash over gilded molding. These techniques showcase how Chalk Paint® can be used in a number of different ways. Materials and a complimentary color chart included.

Fee: $99 Info: 201.970.6618; http://www.thepaintedpiece.net

Basilica Screenings: July

Basilica Industria, 110 South Front St., Hudson, NY 12534 Thursdays, July 3-31, 8 p.m.: Film series that presents an array of works from new and repertory narrative features, documentaries, experimental films, to video and media art, often with filmmakers and special guests in attendance for a discussion following the screenings. Programmed by Basilica Hudson’s film curator Aily Nash, and creative directors Melissa Auf der Maur and Tony Stone. July’s films include: Workingman’s Death on 7/3; The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, preceded by Bim Bam Boom on 7/10; No Man’s Land on 7/24; and Los Angeles Plays Itself with an introduction by writer Colin Beckett on 7/31. See film descriptions and trailers at basilicahudson.com/basilica-screenings-july-2 Tickets: $5-$10 sliding scale Information: 518.822.1050; http://basilicahudson.com

prepare delicious healthy lunches and snacks to go that are mess-free!

7/23, “Salads: From the Sidelines to the Main Course,” will help you make the most of the abundance of fresh vegetables and herbs available during the summer months.Taught by chef and nutritionist Erika Laurion. During each class there will be hands-on prep of a number of dishes which participants will get to enjoy along with a perfectly paired wine or cocktail. Tickets: $60/class Info: http://valleyvariety.com

Third Thursday: Dialogue | Spirituality, Ethics & the Environment

CEIE, 199 Denning’s Point, Beacon, NY 12508 Thursday, July 17, 7-9 p.m.: Reverend Fletcher Harper, executive director of GreenFaith, Greg Kaebnick, bioethics research scholar for The Hastings Center, and John Cronin discuss the role of spirituality and ethics in our environmental future. Moderated by Pastor Frank Geer.

Information: 845.765.2721; http://www.bire.org/events

Author Event: Alena Smith

Oblong Books, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY 12572 Friday, July 18, 7 p.m.: Tween Hobo is a hilarious and irreverent illustrated book based on the wildly popular Twitter feed (@tweenhobo). Alena Smith is a screenwriter & playwright whose work has been produced internationally. Her play The Bad Guys was made into an independent film. She lives in Los Angeles, where she is a staff writer on HBO’s The Newsroom. At this event Alena will talk about Tween Hobo, entertain questions from the audience & sign copies of her book. Recommended for adults and teens aged 16 and up.

Information: 845.876.0500; http://www.oblongbooks.com

Bring Out Your Old: Appraisal Day

4390 Albany Post Rd. (across from Town Hall), Hyde Park, NY 12538 Sunday, July 6, noon-7 p.m.: The Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce hosts this monthly festival held the first Sunday of the month through October. Information: http://www.hydeparkchamber.org

Kinderhook Memorial Library, 18 Hudson St., Kinderhook, NY 12106 Saturday, July 19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.: Four experienced appraisers evaluate your antiques. A limited number of tickets will insure your time under the tent with an appraiser. Maximum of three small items (coins, stamps, guns and husbands are excluded) for a donation of $8 per item or 3 items for $20. The Friends will also offer an extensive collection of vintage and collectible books on the lawn.

Information: 518.758.6192; http://www.oklibrary.org

Hudson Valley Invaders

Film: Field Biologist

Hyde Park Food Truck Festival

Gifford House, 2917 Sharon Tpke (Rte.44), Millbrook, NY 12545 Wednesday, July 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.: As part of Invasive Species Awareness Week, join Cary Institute educator Kali Bird for an exploration of common invaders in the Hudson Valley. During a relaxed hike on our grounds, Bird will provide insight into the origins and ecological impacts of animal invaders and problem plants like garlic mustard, oriental bittersweet, Japanese barberry, and Japanese knotweed. Things you can do to prevent species introductions and techniques to manage species on your property will be discussed.

Information: 845.677.5343; http://www.caryinstitute.org

Summer Cooking Series

Valley Variety, 705 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534 Wednesdays, July 9 & 23, 6:30-9:30 p.m.: 7/9: “Gourmet Meals for Picnics and Packed Lunches,” will help you discover easy ways to

Cary Institute Auditorium, 2801 Sharon Tpke (Rte.44), Millbrook, NY 12545 Friday, July 25, 7 p.m.: The documentary film of 22-year-old Tyler Christensen, a talented but somewhat rudderless high school graduate from New Jersey who one day decides to drop everything and travel to Costa Rica to start doing his own conservation-oriented research on birds in the tropics. His adventure takes him from the cloud forests of Monteverde to the mangrove swamps of the Nicoya Peninsula, culminating in a plan to try to help save the highly endangered mangrove hummingbird. Free and open to the public.

Information: 845.677.5343; http://www.caryinstitute.org

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Columbia-Greene Media

July 7-18 • Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center 12 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie

At this two-week workshop, learn: audition techniques, stage presence, musical theater, dance, character development, stage projection, stage combat and much more! Full production of Camp Rock on July 18th

register: star2bperformingarts.com

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Three Days of Folk Music & Dance at the Foot of the Berkshires

Mainstage Concerts in Natural Amphitheatre, 8500 SF Tented Dance Floor, All Day & Late Night Dancing, Instruction Provided, Juried Craft Village, International Food, Workshops, Sun AM Gospel, Family Stage, Activities 4 Kids Tent, Thurs Pre Fest Food & Crafts Preview & Social Media School, Accessible & ASL Interpreted Aoife O’Donovan, The Duhks, Tom Paxton, Grand Slambovians, Cheryl Wheeler, John Gorka, The Horse Flies, Annie & the Hedonists, Boxcar Lilies, Great Bear Trio, Christine Lavin & Don White, Darlingside, The Clayfoot Strutters, Spuyten Duyvil, Brother Sun, Krewe de la Rue, Perpetual e-Motion, Magpie, Kim & Reggie Harris, Hoopoe, many others

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