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Finding fun How to make the most of spring in the Hudson Valley

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Above and beyond Antique Car Show & Swap Meet: May 2-4, Rhinebeck

Venture a little further out for a potpourri of diverse activities and events Frances Marion Platt

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as a long, cold winter got you down? In case you haven’t noticed, that cruel season is finally over. Now that spring is here, shake off that cabin fever with some fun activities. Dutchess County offers diverse and unique attractions and events. It’s great for people-watching, too. You can combine the suggestions below with explorations of local dining places, gift shops and historic places.

Red Hook Literary Festival: April 11 & 12, Red Hook The Red Hook Community Arts Network (RHCAN), Bard College, the Red Hook Public Library and Oblong Books and Music put on an annual weekend showcase of local talent in literature and the arts called the Read Local Red Hook Literary Festival. The third annual blowout of activities celebrating the written word takes place Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12. The festivities commence at 5 p.m. on Friday with an opening of “Word Works 2014” at RHCAN’s gallery in Red Hook. Local artists are using books and text as the inspiration for the works on exhibit. Immediately following the opening, a discussion of this year’s book choice for the Big Read, Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping, will take place at 7:15 p.m. Saturday will offer a full day of panels, workshops and presentations at the RHCAN Gallery, the Red Hook Village Hall, the Elmendorph Inn and the Red Hook Public Library, plus booksignings will take place at Bread & Bottle on the corner of Main and Market streets in the Village of Red Hook. The festival culminates with a starstudded Saturday evening reading. All events are free and open to the public. For more details, contact Juliet Harrison at 758-2667 or rhcanreadlocal@gmail.com.

Each year, automobile fanciers come from all over the Northeast to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds to admire countless hot rods and custom jobs, antique and classic flivvers during the Hudson River Valley Antique Auto Association’s annual Antique Car Show & Swap Meet. This year’s event takes place on May 2 to 4. Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. is devoted to the souped-up models and Sunday afternoon to 60 classes of antiques and classics. Folks in the market for a sweet set of vintage wheels can shop at the car corral swap meet from noontime on Friday all through the weekend. Single-day entry to the Rhinebeck Antique Car Show & Swap Meet costs $12 admission, $10 for seniors, and is free for kids age 12 and under. Multi-day tickets are also available for $20 for Saturday and Sunday and $30 for all three days. For more information, visit http://rhinebeckcarshow.com.

Eleanor Roosevelt Knit-In: May 4, Hyde Park As anyone knows who has read Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, the hand that wields the knitting needles can rule the fate of many. A friendlier knitter than Madame DeFarge, but still quite formidable, was Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library & Home pays tribute each year to the great first lady’s hobby with a fundraiser for the Town of Hyde Park Historical Society called the Eleanor Roosevelt Knit-In. The seventh annual such event takes place this year on Sunday, May 4 at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center. Knit-in attendees bring needles and yarn to knit or crochet acrylic yarn blocks that are assembled into afghans and distributed to U.S. troops, Veterans’ Administration hospitals, battered women’s shelters and those in need. Participants learn more about Eleanor Roosevelt and get a free pass to the FDR Library the day of the event. Refreshments are served. You don’t need to crochet or knit to attend, but you do need to make a reservation in advance by filling out the form available at www.townof-

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Rhinebeck Antiques Fair Spring Show: May 24 & 25, Rhinebeck Now in its 37th year, the huge semiannual Rhinebeck Antiques Fair returns to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds for two-thirds of Memorial Day weekend, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 24 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 25. Although more than 130 vendors had already signed up to exhibit and sell their wares as of presstime, the voluminous fairgrounds buildings have the capacity to ensure that all of the antiques on display are fully protected from the elements. Come rain or shine, and you’re bound to find something that you couldn’t bear not to take home with you.

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– June 2014 4 | April Explore Hudson Valley Admission to the Rhinebeck Antiques Fair is $10 for adults, making this an enjoyable day’s outing even if you don’t acquire any new/old treasures. Children under 12 get in free. Parking is also free, and there is an extensive food court. The Dutchess Fairgrounds are located at 6550 Springbrook Avenue (Route 9) in Rhinebeck. For a full list of vendors and other information, visit www.rhinebeckantiquesfair.com.

Rose Garden memorial service at FDR site: May 24-27, Hyde Park Every year, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site does Memorial Day weekend up right. Three days of hoopla start off with a high-spirited party in the Henry A. Wallace Center mimicking a World War II-era USO show, beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 24. For $5 you get two hours of family-friendly entertainment including live Big-Band music from the 1930s and ’40s, comedy and juggling, historic newsreels and more. Seating is first-come, first-served. Saturday and Sunday get a little more serious, as the Roosevelt Library hosts historic military displays in the Wallace Center. Re-enactors in battle dress share their love of history with military enthusiasts, families, teachers and students. You can view collections of military uniforms, prop weapons and insignia from 1917 to the present day, and period military vehicles are on display in the library parking lot. Admission is free. Finally, on Memorial Day proper, various community organizations gather at 1:30 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the Home of FDR National Historic Site for a solemn and stirring graveside memorial service hosted by the National Park Service, presenting wreaths in honor of president Roosevelt. Hyde Park resident John Golden will be this year’s the guest speaker. Admission is free. The FDR site is located at 4079 Albany Post Road (Route 9) in Hyde Park. For more information, visit www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu.

Pow Wow on the Hudson: May 25-27, Beacon Pow Wow on the Hudson, “The River that Flows Both Ways,” is one of several Native American festivals hosted each year by the Nimham Mountain Singers. This year’s pow wow on the Hudson will take place all three days of Memorial Day weekend at University Settlement Camp in Beacon, form 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, May 27. The event features plenty of educational, family-friendly entertainment including NativeAmerican Indian dancing and drumming, authentic crafts and foods, history and storytelling. This year’s special attraction is the Salinas Family performing Aztec dances. Be on hand any of the three days at noon for the high pageantry of the grand entry. All drums and dancers are welcome to this com-

munal music-making gathering. Parking is free, the site is handicapped-friendly and no drugs, alcohol or weapons are permitted at the festival. Admission costs $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and children aged 6 to 11; kids under 6 get in free. University Settlement Camp is at 724 Wolcott Avenue in Beacon. For more information contact Tony Moon Hawk at 917-415-5139 or moonhawktitw@msn.com, or visit www.nimham.com. Also check out the following unique events. Two are in Kerhonkson and Marlboro. The other two are well worth trips to Hunter and Bethel. Remember, the entire Hudson Valley is your oyster, offering an almost endless variety of enticing events and attractions.

Wildflower Festival & Heirloom Seedling Sale: May 17 & 18, Kerhonkson Catskill Native Nursery’s Wildflower Festival & Heirloom Seedling Sale returns from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, expanding to a full weekend this year to facilitate leisurely exploration of a large selection of rare native plants, wildflowers, water lilies, familiar and unusual fruits, as well as a huge array of heirloom vegetable starts. The festival aims to introduce both novice and experienced gardeners to plants that they may never have encountered before, while offering them the knowledge to grow a biodiverse garden. Representatives of the Hudson Valley Seed Library will be on hand with vegetable and flower seedlings grown in their pesticide-free greenhouses. For a preview of its inventory, visit www. seedlibrary.org. Gardening experts including Jay Levine of Backyard Farm and Catskill Native Nursery’s Francis Groeters, PhD, will on hand to answer your questions. The popular Tomatothon!, featuring more than 30 varieties of organically grown, disease-resistant heirloom tomatoes and peppers that have been started early and repotted for a robust root system, will be back. This wildflower festival is free and open to the public, and goes on rain or shine. Catskill Native Nursery is located at 607 Samsonville Road in Kerhonkson. For more information, visit www. catskillnativenursery.com/special-events.html.

Bud Break Sheep-Shearing Festival & Vintage 5K Run at Benmarl Winery: May 26, Marlboro For the third year running (so to speak), Benmarl Winery will mark spring’s full florescence with a run-meets-wine-tasting event called the Bud Break Sheep-Shearing Festival from noon to 6 p.m. on Memorial Day. Relax on the lawn, breathe in the fresh air, warm up in the sun, and revel in the spectacular view of the Hudson River while drinking wine and listening to live music. Tickets costing $5 per person at the door entitle you to enjoy live music, tours and sheep-shearing demonstrations; Benmarl Wine Club members get in free. Food and wine tastings with a com-

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memorative glass are available for separate purchase. Just prior to the festival, setting off at 11:30 a.m., the Vintage 5K Run will start at Benmarl and wend its way through the bucolic countryside of southern Ulster County. Registration for the 3.6mile run costs $29 through May 1, $35 thereafter; the first 200 registrants will receive an additional event keepsake. To sign up to participate in the run, visit www.eventbrite.com/e/benmarl-bud-break-vintage-run-registration-9285427965. To view a course map, visit www.mapmyrun.com/routes/ view/225212609. To find out more about the Bud Break Sheep-Shearing Festival, visit http://benmarl.com/events.

Craft beer & fine food festival at Hunter Mountain: April 26 & 27, Hunter Craft brewing is alive and growing bigger than ever in New York State. The popularity of craft brewing has led to fuller-bodied brews featuring rich colors, bold flavors and imaginative ingredients. Riding this wave of suds for the past 17 years has been TAP New York, which started out with a couple hundred beer fanatics and a handful of craft brewers at the Culinary Institute of America, and has grown into the largest craft beer and food event in New York State. Growing more than tenfold, TAP New York now encompasses the entire base area at Hunter Mountain, plus added tent space. It returns on April 26 and 27. Around 100 breweries will be invited for the April 26 and 27 event (66 had already registered as of press time). Represented are well over 300 individual beers, offering everything from IPAs and lagers to weisbiers, doppel and trippel bocks, stouts, ales and more. Brewers from across the state enter their finest suds at TAP to compete for plaques and trophies. Each year on Saturday, highly qualified judges choose the best craft brewery in New York State and also the best brewery in the Hudson Valley. On Sunday, the panel of judges decides the best individual beers in both the Hudson Valley and the entire state. TAP New York is also about food, offering plenty to eat and daily cooking demonstrations. No one under the age of 21 will be admitted to this festival; a valid ID must be carried at all times and produced upon request. Ticket prices range from $21.60 for one day for a designated driver to $113.40 for a full-weekend admission with beer-sampling privileges. For more details about the event, visit www.tap-ny.com; to purchase tickets, visit https://eski.huntermtn.com/itemlist. aspx?node_id=917929.

Mysteryland at Bethel Woods: May 24 & 25, Bethel Born in the Netherlands in 1983 and produced by the pioneering electronic-music experience company ID&T, Mysteryland bills itself as the world’s longest-running electronic music festival. In recent years it has begun to travel to other countries, and it will make its U.S. debut at the site of the original Woodstock Festival, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, on Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25. The campgrounds open on Friday, May 23. The weekend’s headline acts are the multiGrammy-nominated DJ/producer Kaskade on Sunday and Steve Aoki on Saturday. Seven musical arenas on the site will play host to more than 200 DJs and live acts including Nicky Romero, Showtek, NERVO, Fedde Le Grand, Moby, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dillon Francis, Flosstradamus, Dubfire, Joris Voorn, Chris Liebing, Joseph Capriati, Pan-Pot, Visionquest, Scuba, Heidi, Justin Martin, Cassy, Big Gigantic, Chase & Status, Zomboy, Paper Diamon and Bro Safari. One of the stages will be devoted exclusively to vinyl recordings. Art installations and theatrical performances will be found all throughout the festival site. Admission to the Mysteryland festival is restricted to adults aged 21 and over. Ticket prices range from $109 for a basic single-day ticket to $478 for a premium weekend package including camping. Visit www.mysteryland.us/en/tickets to order or for more information.

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The New Paltz Reformed Church’s Earth Day Celebration in 2011.

Six big events Major community gettogethers in New Paltz, Highland, Gardiner and Rosendale Rich Corozine

ator Gaylord Nelson, of Wisconsin, witnessed the massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969. Inspired by the student anti-war movement, Nelson realized that he could infuse that restless energy with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution. Doing so would force protection of the environment into the national political dialogue. He announced a “teachin” about the environment and enlisted congressman Pete McCloskey, of California, to serve as a

co-chair. Nelson then recruited Denis Hayes as the national coordinator. On April 22, 1970, over 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate in coast-to-coast rallies. Earth Day was born. It led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and to the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species acts of the 1970s. “It was a gamble,” Nelson recalled during a

Earth Day in New Paltz The modern environmental movement came to birth in 1970s, following the height of the hippie anti-war counterculture movement in the late Sixties. It was named Earth Day, and the very first movement gathering was on April 22. At that time Americans were pumping themselves senseless with cheap gas into huge leadedgas V8 sedans. With few repercussions from the media, government or citizenry, industries were belching noxious smoke and contaminated sludge into the air and rivers. Pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. Mainstream America seemed oblivious to environmental concerns. If one event could be said to set the stage for the movement, it would have to be the publication in 1962 of Rachel Carson’s New York Times bestseller “Silent Spring.” The book was a watershed moment for the modern environmental movement, selling over 500,000 copies in 24 countries. It raised public awareness of the dangers to not only humankind but to the entire ecosystem in which we and all other living things need to thrive. Earth Day 1970 capitalized on this emerging consciousness, channeling the protest energy of the changing times and catapulting the environment into mainstream thinking. The idea for Earth Day came after founder sen-

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Team America was a force to be reckoned with in the bed races during a previous year’s SpringFest in Highland.

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Local real estate maven Geraldine Buck takes some time off from work to spend some time with her grandaughter Laci Pindar (center) at the Gardiner Cupcake Festival. Also pictured are Laci’s pals Stella and Camille Mueller. speech in 1990, “but it worked.” New Paltz, which has always seemed to be on the cutting edge of this movement, is celebrating its 12th annual Earth Day Fair at the New Paltz Reformed Church on Huguenot Street on Sunday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year the Earth Day Committee, chaired once again by Jim and Janet O’Dowd, has joined with the Climate Action Committee of New Paltz in the hope of giving the event a bigger focus. “Earth Day is still relevant in highlighting that which still needs to be highlighted,” said Jim O’Dowd. “And the main focus is climate change. It’s real and is caused by people. It’s serious. So we need to do something about it, bring it into sharper focus. Carry the Earth Day consciousness into concrete actions in the community.” The O’Dowds are working to facilitate a solarization project that will be a group purchase of solar energy. They hope to begin a speaker series on the efforts of community leaders to address the broad dimensions of the issue. “We need to consider the environment with every purchase we make, essentially voting for a clean environment with your dollars,” Jim said. “Really, every day is Earth Day.” Earth Day will begin with an outdoor church service at 10 a.m., with the theme being the temporal and spiritual importance of our water. Following the service will be the fair, outdoors as well on the lawn of the Reformed Church, which itself went “green” in 2008. There will be healthy food, displays of ways to transition to renewable energy, kids’ activities and lots of music (Betty and the Baby Boomers, Wind and Stone). The Earth Day Fair is free. It will be held rain or shine.

way between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. It originally marked the beginning of summer when the cattle were driven out to the summer pastures. Rituals were performed to protect the cattle, crops and people, and to encourage health and growth. Bonfires were kindled, the flames, smoke and ashes deemed to have protective powers. Doors, windows and the cattle themselves would be decorated with yellow May flowers. Some would make a May bush: a thorn bush decorated with flowers, ribbons and bright shells. Beltane dew was thought to bring beauty and to maintain youthfulness. The earliest mention of Beltane is in Old Irish literature from Gaelic Ireland, where to protect the cattle from disease the druids would chant incantations and drive the animals between two great fires. These bonfires were always lit on mountains and hills. Yellow flowers such as primrose, rowan, hawthorn, gorse, hazel and marsh marigold were set at doorways and windows. May bushes were also communal, and may have been a relic of tree worship, with the intention of bringing the blessings which the tree spirit has in its power to bestow to the entire village. Admission is: adults $10, seniors $5, children under 10 free. They have on-site parking for $15, with off-site parking with a shuttle to the festival. The Center for Symbolic Studies is a not-forprofit healing and performing arts center exploring the psyche through the window of myth. “Our mission is to provide a theater of opportunities for conscious myth-making, leading to personal growth and communal awareness. We see this as essential to creative participation in the richness and variety of human cultures and in our extended ecological family,” the website says.

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“Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural manifestation. Religions, philosophies, the arts, the social forms of primitive and historic man, prime discoveries in science and technology, the very dreams that blister sleep all boil up from the basic magic ring of myth,” wrote Joseph Campbell. And where better to begin the celebration of this myth than at a Beltane Festival? As a festival, Beltane had largely died out by the mid-20th century. But it is alive and well out at the Center for Symbolic Studies off River Road in Tillson. In fact it is celebrating all things mythological for the 24th straight year, with bonfires, flowers, medieval dancing, story-telling, singing, horseback-riding, theater, tree worship, dew dispensing, and even some swordplay on Saturday, May 3 from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. There is a small chance this event might not get off the ground, since organizers were having trouble getting approvals from the Town of Rosendale. So make sure to double check the details online before heading out. Beltane is the pagan Gaelic May Day festival, half-

At one time SUNY New Paltz was known as the State Teachers College at New Paltz. New Paltz had a number of sororities, but also three fraternities: Delphic for the jocks, Phi Eta for the intellectuals, and Delta Kappa for the carousers (most of them reportedly from Brooklyn). Guess which one started the initially anarchic custom of throwing an impromptu auto-parade carrying strange watercraft down Main Street? Yes, it was Delta Kappa. It all began on May 15, 1955. Close to a thousand students and townies lined both banks of the Wallkill and stood on the bridge across Route 299 to watch the array of makeshift tractor inner tubes (and other non-seaworthy “craft”) race to their destiny. The parade ended – and still does – at the Plains Road boat launch, where these strange crafts jettison themselves into the Wallkill River for a race to the bridge to see who gets there without drowning. The frat boys would then retire to P&G’s (the Kappa home port), The Tav (now A Tavola, the Delphic one) or The Homestead (home of the intellectuals, now Neko Sushi) for war stories. In the early 1960s a young college student – me – was an oarsman on a Kappa craft. And by “craft”

I mean they were my friends (again, all from Brooklyn). Tied together with clothesline, we launched auspiciously into the even-then-murky Wallkill. Our boat fell apart almost immediately. I was stranded in mid-river, gargling Wallkill River water to my heart’s content. Luckily I could swim. Well, this time around, some years later, this custom has become known as the New Paltz Regatta. It is well-organized to a degree and even has sponsors. But in essence it is still the original notion: Build a homemade craft and launch it at the now-Sojourner Truth Park boat launch. There’s still that now-well traveled, hoped-for trip upriver to the now-Carmine Liberta Bridge. This year the regatta is on Sunday, May 4, with the parade kicking off at 1 p.m. at the village hall on Plattekill Avenue and continuing to the boat landing. The Family of New Paltz Annual Duck Race is at 1:30 p.m., followed at 2-2:30 p.m. by the watercraft race. There will be food and music (provided by DJ BONA-Q) on the Gilded Otter lawn at the end of Main Street. The cost to enter a boat is $25. It can be registered at the village hall up to the day of the race until noon. All the boaters must be at least 18 years old and have a valid ID. For more information or to register your boat, go to http://www. newpaltzregatta.com.

The Gardiner Cupcake Festival In the length of time it takes to whip up a batch of cupcakes, the Gardiner Cupcake Festival – now in its sixth year – has become a classic. It’s so popular that it has outgrown the hamlet and for its second year will be held at Wright’s Farm on Route 208, a much larger venue that can handle the overflow horde of cupcake munchers. “In just a few short years, the Gardiner Cupcake Festival has become a local favorite here in Ulster County, and many of our area’s visitor’s take part,” Ulster County Executive Mike Hein is quoted as saying. “This is an event for visitors to experience what our region is all about, with local shopping, great food and fun activities for all.” This year, like those in the past, will feature a variety of cupcake vendors who combine to bring 30,000 of the little cakes to the festival. Again this year the festival will include a 5K Cupcake Classic race through the orchard at Wright’s Farm. There’s also an ever-popular amateur cupcake contest, where amateur cupcake makers from all through the Hudson Valley will be judged in “Best Decorated Cupcake,” “Best Tasting Cupcake” and “Most Creative Cupcake.” The festival is a day full of cupcakes, other food, music, local vendors, wine tastings and activities for the kids. Wright’s, a 453-acre farm with a 100year history, is currently run by three generations of the Wright family. The expanded facilities allow pony rides, helicopter rides, wagon rides and a few bouncy castles. The cupcake extravaganza will take place on Sunday, May 18 from noon to 6 p.m. at Wright’s Farm. It is free to all, except for a $25 registration fee for participation in the 5K Classic. For more information or to register for the 5K Classic go to: http://www.gardinercupcakefestival.com.

Highland SpringFest At first Highland SpringFest was a way to bring people to the struggling hamlet. Now in its third year, the fest, having accomplished its main purpose, is simply billed as a “fun family community event.” “It’s been very successful, with the crowds bigger and better each year,” said Kate Joneitz, the Lloyd event’s coordinator. “We’re working harder than ever to get this hamlet going again.” This year’s third annual SpringFest will be on Saturday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Highland hamlet. The details are still being put together by fest coordinator Stephanie Fraino. There will be a repeat of the two highly competitive (and fun) races down Church and Main streets. First, there’s the Waiters’ Race, where a team of waiters from various establishments in the area carry loaded food trays. And second, there’s the Bed Race, where various teams of four push a bed – with an occupant – along the race route. Both races have proven extremely popular with the crowds at the SpringFest. Fraino has come up with a novel addition: musical chairs on Main

April – June 2014 Explore Hudson Valley Street, where 30-or-so chairs are offered to various participants – until the music stops. There will also be an art exhibition at the Vidala Pharmacy building on Main Street and local bands at the center stage at Calvary Chapel on the corner of Main Street and Vineyard Avenue. Playing from noon to 3 p.m. will be In the Pocket. From 2-4 p.m. the Fuzzy Lollipops will perform for the kids. And then 33 1/3 (formerly Silk and Sound) will play from 4-7 p.m. Stage to Screen, a local theater group, will hold two performances of an as-yet-unannounced short play, the first at center stage at 11:30 a.m. There will also be a kids’ carnival with the traditional rides, jumping castle and face-painting. In addition the Highland Cultural Arts Center will offer arts and crafts for kids 5 to 12 years old. And of course there will be lots of food and drink for all. “My vision is to use the carnival as a fundraiser for the Highland schools,� said Fraino. For more information or to become a vendor – or even to help fundraise for the Highland school district

– call Fraino at 347-239-8153 or Joneitz at 6912144, ext. 100.

The Woodstock-New Paltz Arts and Crafts Fair With over 300 juried artists and crafts people, live musical entertainment, supervised children’s area, healthcare products, massage therapy and more, what’s not to like? One of the Northeast’s biggest fairs has something aesthetic for almost every taste. Featured are all types of furniture design and construction, one-of-a-kind sculpture pieces, outdoor furniture, kids’ furniture and colonial reproductions. Architectural crafts exhibit include handcrafted built-ins, laminated hardwood lamps, woodenware accessories, sculptural pieces, stained-glass windows, woven hammocks, hardwood jewelry boxes, wheel-thrown ceramic sinks and hand-sewn patchwork wall hangings. The handcrafted specialty foods and healthcare

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Kingston For Kingston, our state’s venerable, former capital city and our company’s base of operations, April to June is a time when life as we know if – after the brutal winter – can finally resume. Even if there’s not a special event lined up, it’s time to get back out there and enjoy the good weather. Luckily, though, there’s plenty to do in Kingston between now and then. Here’s a few ideas. Kingston Farmers Market Perhaps one of the best parts about life in Kingston during the warmer months will return in May when the Uptown Market and Midtown Market celebrate their opening day May 24. While Kingston Farmers Market kept us fed during the long winter with their indoor markets, it’ll be good to get back out into the street, enjoy the warm air, and catch up with our favorite farmers at their stalls. To learn more about the Kingston Farmers Market, head to http://www.kingstonfarmersmarket. org/ or search for them on Facebook. Hudson River Maritime Museum If you’ve got any love for Hudson River lore, head on over to the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston after it reopens for the season in May 3. It offers a historical walkthrough of how our region was once a major brick-making empire or how ice was harvested from the frozen river before refrigeration. You’ll get a look at lifeboats and models of ships that once traveled the iconic waters of the Hudson. They’ve got at least 20,000 items in their collection. This treasure trove runs the course of everything from hardware and tackle off actual boats – like lanterns, gauges and bells – to paraphernalia like historic paintings and pictures showing what

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and back. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $4 for children ages 6 to 12. Kids younger than that get in for free. Opening day for the Trolley Museum is May 10. Trolley rides run from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. when the museum is open. The museum is located 89 East Strand, in Kingston. Learn more at www. tmny.org.

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Sheryl Crow at UPAC As most music fans know, the Ulster Performing Arts Center brings a lot of good acts into Kingston. In the months of April to June, arguably the biggest to hit UPAC is the multiple-Grammy-winner Sheryl Crow. Crow, whose music straddles genres somewhere between country and rock, burst onto the scene in the early 1990s with her hit “All I Wanna Do.” Her debut was enough to edge out heavy-hitters like Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots for air time on the mainstream rock radio. Along the way, she’s put out seven studio albums and had countless hits. She unintentionally gained notoriety for her relationship and engagement to now-fallen cycling legend Lance Armstrong. Their break-up in 2006 occurred around the same time as Crow learned she had breast cancer. Surviving heartbreak and fighting cancer led the singer to eventually decide to adopt her kids Wyatt and Levi. She also released her most recent album “Feels Like Home” in late 2013. The UPAC performance on May 29 of “An Evening with Sheryl Crow” looks as though it will run the gamut of the musician’s career, with favorite songs from all eras. Fans of Sheryl in general probably shouldn’t miss the show. And if you’re just looking for something to do and want to see a big-name show this

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Woodstock Over in Woodstock, the Bearsville Theater and Woodstock Playhouse continue to bring quality entertainment to the masses. Here’s a look at a few interesting shows coming up soon, which includes a little something for Bob Dylan, Radiohead and Pete Seeger fans. Woodstock also has a fashion show and the farm festival begins its new season between now and the end of June. Also, Phoenicia Library also continues its fundraising push with a pretty cool event in Big Indian. Cover to Cover: Radiohead’s The Bends There are probably some people who would go back in time to 1995 just to see Radiohead tour to promote their album “The Bends.� The album that helped confirm Radiohead’s place as a true contender in ’90s music – not just a blip on the radar. It features classic songs like “High and Dry,� “Fake Plastic Trees� and “Street Spirit (Fade Out).� It’s also the album where Thom Yorke, the Greenwood brothers, Ed O’Brien and Philip Selway started to branch out into the darker, more experimental sounds heard later on “Kid A,� “OK Computer� and “In Rainbows.� For Radiohead fans, “The Bends� marks an important transition away from the rough-hewn edges of the Pablo Honey-era into the sound that made the band famous. Connor Kennedy, a Woodstock-based musician who’s creating a lot of buzz, continues his residency at the Bearsville Theater by staging a performance of that entire Radiohead album at 9 p.m. on April 19. Joining the guitarist are Lee Falco on drums, Will Bryant on keyboards and guitar, and Brandon Morrison on bass. There’s no admission charge, but taking a cue from Radiohead themselves, there’s a suggested donation of $20. Along with the music, expect amazing visuals. There’s to be a light show and visual presentation from Liquid Light Lab. Head to www.bearsvilletheater.com for more info.

together an array of spring looks, from Vidakafka’s exquisite cloud-like lingerie, to must-haves from DIG and Sorella, to long-distance bike gear from Overlook Mountain Bikes. There will also be a silent auction including massages by Body Goodness, four months of music lessons at the Paul Green Rock Academy, a ticket package from the Woodstock Film Festival, artwork from the Fletcher Gallery, and many more fantastic services and products. Participating Fashion Stores from Woodstock and beyond include: Birchtree, Changes, Cherry Blossoms Boutique, Dharmaware, DIG, D’VASH, Euphoria Yoga, Illuminated Baby, Kenco, Lily’s, Loominus, Overlook Mountain Bikes, Pegasus Shoes, Pleasures, Pondicherry, SEW Woodstock, Sorella, Vidakafka, W Couture, Walkabout, Woodstock Design, Woodstock General Supply, Woodstock Trading Post. Tickets are $50, or $75 for a ticket plus a soloist membership and can be bought online at http:// woodstockguild.org/springinbloom.html, or by calling 679-2079. Laughingstock with Caroline Rhea Comedienne Caroline Rhea is on a mission to help make the Woodstock Comedy Festival happen again in 2014. She’s going to do it by getting people to chuckle. Rhea will headline “Laughingstock� on April 26 at 9 p.m. at the Bearsville Theater in an event that also features comedy from Phoebe Robinson, Verna Gillis and Audrey Rapoport. Woodstock Comedy Festival is a non-profit venture that raises money for victims of domestic violence and human trafficking. The 2014 festival is set to take place September 19 to 21. If you’re someone who’d like to see the festival continue – its first year was in 2013 – then this performance is probably for you. Fans of stand-up will probably also want to give it a shot.

“Bingo, Barbecue & Bourbon� fundraiser If you’re looking to win prizes, drink excellent local bourbon and chow down on some great food at Peekamoose Restaurant & Tap Room on Route 28 in Big Indian, then “Bingo, Barbecue & Bourbon� is probably the event for you. The event is going toward helping Phoenicia Library, which has been fundraising for years to build a new library building – ever since a devastating fire in 2011 torched every single book and left the old library an unusable, burnt-out husk. While the new library is under construction, about $50,000 is needed to finish all the work – which includes wheelchair accessibility, green energy elements and a new children’s room. If you’d like to eat well and help out a great local library, get tickets for the Peekamoose’s April 27 fundraising event. It runs from 5 to 9 p.m. and tickets cost $40. You can get tickets early at Peekamoose or at the library. Peekamoose Restaurant & Tap Room is located at 8373 Route 28, in Big Indian. Learn more at phoenicialibrary.org and peekamooserestaurant.com. If you’d still like to donate to the new library but can’t make it to “Bingo, Barbecue & Bourbon,� donations are being accepted online at the library website as well. Patti Lupone comes to Woodstock A new season of theatre onstage at the Wood-

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stock next door to the playhouse and a post-reception meet-and-greet with LuPone and Rudetsky. You can find out more details at www.woodstockplayhouse.org or by calling the box office at 679-6900. The Woodstock Playhouse is located at 103 Mill Hill Road in Woodstock. Pete Seeger birthday celebration The Woodstock Soundout – a celebration of the music of Pete Seeger on his birthday, Saturday, May 3 to benefit the Woodstock Day School and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, will take place at the Berarsville Theater. Hosted by Happy Traum, the show will feature David Amram, Larry Campbell, A.C. Newman, Burnell Pines, Adrien Reju, Josh Ritter, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Eric Weissberg, Peter Dougan, The WDS Advanced Ensemble And Student Chorus with many more guests TBA. The Woodstock Soundouts began in 1967 as spirited outdoor rock festivals in a country setting. They took place in different locations along Route 212 in Woodstock and Saugerties (many taking place on what are now the grounds of the Woodstock Day School). Michael Lang credited the Soundouts with providing the spark and the guideline for the 1969 Woodstock Festival in Bethel. Lifelong Seeger friend Happy Traum will lead this tribute to a legend of folk music and the common man, Pete Seeger celebrating his life and music on what would have been his 95th birthday. All proceeds from the concert will go to the Woodstock Day School’s Annual Fund and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater.

Ticket prices are $50 Golden Circle, $40 reserved seating, $25 general admission, and are available online at www.radiowoodstock.com or by phone at 679-7600. Bob Dylan’s birthday show benefit Donald Fagen, Happy Traum, Jules Shear, Connor Kennedy, and the band from the Paul Green Rock Academy will join together with a host of other performers to celebrate Bob Dylan’s Birthday, with a show of Dylan songs at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) Saturday, May 24 (Dylan’s 73rd birthday) at the Bearsville Theater. Also performing will be Sarah Fimm, Aaron Freeman, Jerry Marotta, Charles Lyonhart, Brian Hollander & Friends, the Duke McVinnie Band, Scott Petito, Sin City and more. The concert is a benefit for Family of Woodstock’s Crisis Hotline and The John Herald Fund, which helps musicians and artists in need. There’ll be a raffle of cool Dylan stuff and more. Ticket prices are just being set, and will be on sale soon at the Bearsville Theater Box Office, 679-4406. Woodstock Farm Festival returns Woodstock Farm Festival begins its season on Wednesday, May 28 and runs through October. Each Wednesday in the parking lot on Maple Lane in Woodstock, behind H. Houst & Son, from 3:30 p.m. until dusk, the Farm Festival will present fresh produce, contests, bake-offs, music, arts and crafts entertainment and more. Admission is free. Additional reporting by Frances Marion Platt and Brian Hollander.

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Art events 2014 Lynn Woods

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s those of us lucky enough to live here know, culture seems to flow through every city, town and hamlet of the Hudson Valley, stemming from the activity of the numerous musicians, painters and sculptors, filmmakers, artisans, poets, novelists and other creative practitioners in the region as well as from the visions of curators, events planners and gallery owners. The visual arts are particularly well represented. Three top-quality college-based museums anchor the scene. Vassar’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center was the first such institution with a permanent collection to be established in the U.S., a small but comprehensive selection that provides an excel-

“My Studio I” by artist Kayla Mohammadi, who is known for her oil and acrylic paitings that resemble abstract fabric constructions. Her work is on display at Marist College Art Gallery through April 26.

Kelli Sillik, a SUNY Ulster student featured in the Muroff Kotler Visual Arts Gallery show, said her work “The Harvest” is a “bio-abstractions and planting them into unusual environments. I am inspired by the final frontiers of space, the ocean’s depths and its inhabitants.” lent overview of the history of art, from ancient times to the present. Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art, which presents edgy exhibitions rethinking and re-contextualizing the art object, often get covered in the international art press. SUNY New Paltz’s Samuel Dorsky Museum, focuses on the regional art scene that flourished in Woodstock in the first half of the 20th century, on littleknown art traditions, on emerging movements in places such as Mali and Tibet, and on contemporary art. (A fourth college-based museum, SUNY Purchase’s Neuberger Museum of Art, which has an amazing collection of Abstract Expressionist work, is slightly out of our geographical range.) Dia:Beacon, located in a 240,000-square-foot former Nabisco box factory, is one of the largest exhibition spaces in the world for Minimalism and other avant-garde art movements of the 1960s and 1970s in the world. Since the spectacular environments of the Hudson Valley and the Catskills were the birthplace of America’s first significant landscape art movement, outdoor art centers ought not be neglected. The Storm King Art Center in Mountainville boasts what may be the largest outdoor collection of contemporary sculpture in the country. The Omi International Art Center’s sculpture park in Ghent contains over 60 acres of contemporary and avant-garde sculpture. And of course there are numerous art works in situ throughout the Hudson Valley, of which Harvey Fite’s Opus 40 in Saugerties is perhaps the best known. Olana and the Thomas Cole Historic Site, located on opposite sides of the river in Columbia and Greene counties, preserve the apotheosis and

birthplace of the Hudson River School, the first American art movement. Thoughtfully curated contemporary shows are even a fixture at an airport: Albany Airport, which serves as a stunning cultural gateway to the Capital District. The Albany Institute of History and Art casts new light on New York traditions in shows drawing from its rich trove of artifacts. Several community colleges, including SUNY Ulster and SUNY Dutchess, showcase not only student and faculty work but also host quality solo exhibitions of contemporary artists. Collectively the upcoming exhibitions at these dozen or so art institutions include something of interest for every art taste. The chronological range and diversity of artistic focus is wide. The Loeb Art Center’s selection of works by Old and Not-So-Old Masters depict various types of lighting, from the glaze of sunlight to puddlereflected streetlights. The Thomas Cole Historic Site’s exhibition this year highlights the artistic relationship between teacher Cole and student Frederic Church. Dia:Beacon’s landmark retrospective of Carl Andre’s floor-based sculptures of bricks, a fixture of the Soho art world of the 1970s, presents a quite different artistic aesthetic. Art is a personal exploration. Though no survey can be – or should be – exhaustive, here’s my brief overview of what’s coming up at some of the top art venues in the coming seasons:

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ounded in 1864 on the Vassar College campus, the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, now located in a 36,400-squarefoot facility designed by Cesar Pelli, has selected for its permanent gallery a comprehensive art historical survey of approximately 350 works rotated from its collection of 18,000 pieces. It’s always worth a visit just for that, but starting April 11 there’s another compelling reason to stop by: “Mastering Light: From the Natural to the Artificial,” featuring works by Rembrandt, Durer, Goya, James Gillray, Max Klinger, Edvard Munch, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper and others. The show is arranged as an aesthetic, social and technological history of lighting, from lanterns and candles to gaslight to electric lights, along with moonlight and brilliant sunlight. The show runs through June 29. Through July 20, two large-scale fabric installations by Todd Knopke adorn the walls of the art center’s atrium. Titled Deluge, each 26-foottall fabric collage, constructed out of old clothes, sheet, towels and blankets from the artist’s friends and family, transform scraps of colorful fabric into

a gushing waterfall. The show presents an apt regional nod to Kaaterskill Falls, the iconic subject of many a Hudson River landscape. Coming up, from July 11 to Aug. 31, is “Faces and Figures in Self-Taught Art,” with pieces by Steven Ashby, Henry Darger, Thornton Dial, and other outsider artists. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, http://fllac. vassar.edu UNY New Paltz’s DORSKY MUSEUM reconsiders the career of Eugene Speicher, a Woodstock-based artist once considered the nation’s most revered portrait painter who in the 1930s fell into obscurity. “Along His Own Lines: A Retrospective of New York Realist Eugene Speicher” consists of portraits, landscapes, floral still lifes and pencil drawings, some of which were acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Art Institute of Chicago. Speicher was a student of Robert Henri and close friend of George Bellows, and his monumental, and I find his expertly composed seated portraits in particular admirable exercises in traditional painting. Speicher captured the character and period clothing of the wives and daughters of his Woodstock painter friends as well as dignified local people. The show is up through July 13 and will reopen at the New York State Museum in Albany on Oct. 18, where is will run through March 22 of next year. Also on display at the Dorsky through July 13 is “1980s Style: Image and Design in the Dorsky Museum Collection,” a small survey of works representing the neo-expressionist, cartoonish figuration and Pop-like coloration that were the stylistic hallmarks of the period. Samuel Dorsky Museum, www.newpaltz.edu/ museum

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rom April 13 through May 25, “Footnotes,” an exhibition co-curated by the 2015 M.A. candidates at Bard College’s Center for Curatorial Studies, transforms the gallery wall into a facsimile of the written page and the artworks into asterisked links exploring notions of fantasy, escape, travel and other associations with mobility and transposition at the Hessel Museum of Art. A second, concurrent student-curated show, “Deviance Credits,” features 13 mini-exhibitions and projects whose themes include the social space of cinema, cultural production viewed from a feminist and queer perspective, the transforma-

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“She Who Must Be Obeyed” is a stunningly photo-realistic painting by artist Eva van Rijn. Her work is on display at SUNY Dutchess’s Mildred I. Washington Gallery through May 16.

Art student Alexander Pacheco adds a twist to an old classic. “Alice” is an interpretation of what Alice in Wonderland would look like as an adult. tions of the body at the intersection of the real and virtual, and education as a form or subject of art production. “Amy Sillman: One Lump or Two,” on display from June 28 through Sept. 21, represents the first museum survey of the artist, who heads the painting program at the college’s MFA program. More than 90 works, including drawings, paintings, zines, and animated films, trace her career ranging from the early cartoon-like, pastel and acid-hued figurative and landscape paintings to the expressionistic paintings of the mid-2000s, based on drawings of couples from life re-imagined on the canvas, and thence to her abstract colorfield paintings inscribed with diagram-like lines. Her latest work consists of animations of drawings made on her iPhone. Also running concurrently is an exhibition of Anne Collier’s photographs. These highlight the inherent irony of images from popular culture, such as record-album sleeves and Hollywood film stills, through a feminist lens. By isolating her photographs of found images against neutral backdrops, printed in color on a large scale, Collier removes contextual barriers to reveal the deep cultural resonance of the images as well as the overlapping provenance of the personal and universal. The show will travel in the fall to MCA Chicago, followed by the Aspen Art Museum next spring and summer and The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto in fall 2015. Bard Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art, www.bard.edu/ccs/

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he first major retrospective of Carl Andre’s work in the U.S. since the late 1970s debuts at Dia:Beacon on May 5. “Carl An-

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Works by Lockwood de Forest, the legendary furniture maker and artist, will be shown at a special exhibit at Fredric Church’s historic mansion Olana in Hudson.

dre: Sculpture as Place, 1958-2010” includes approximately 50 floor-based sculptures made out of brick stacks, metal squares, slabs and timber blocks. An earthwork from 1968, entitled Joint, will be refabricated on the museum grounds out of hay. The artist’s typewritten poems, epigrams and drawings as well as his Dada Forgeries, a series of assemblages and ready-made-like objects, and postcard sets demonstrating his interest in postal correspondence as a poetic and artistic medium, will also be on display. “Carl Andre’s work not only challenges traditional notions of technique, composition and placement. It also redefines the role of the spectators, and their experiences as part of the art work,” notes Philippe Vergne, director of the Dia Art Foundation, in a press release. Vergne adds that the artist saw his evolution in the 1960s “as a passage from sculpture as form to sculpture as structure to sculpture as place.” That notion makes Dia:Beacon the ideal venue, given that the art displayed in its permanent collection derives much of its impact from its placement in the surrounding space – the way in which it alters and plays with the viewer’s perception. In changing the notion of what an art object could be, or even whether there needed to be an object, the plywood boxes of Donald Judd, the florescent-light sculptures of Dan Flavin, the linear string pieces strung from floor to ceiling to wall of Fred Sandback, Robert Smithson’s pile of broken glass and mirrors half-submerged in piles of sand or earth, and On Kawara’s series of deadpan paintings recording the day’s date, to name a few examples on view, challenge the traditional context of the museum and gallery. They need space, either because they are on a massive scale (such as Richard Serra’s Torqued Ellipses, one of the highlights of the collection, whose tension and force depend upon their confinement in a relatively small room; don’t miss his 2001 Union of the Torus and the Sphere in a separate room) or because they consist of serial works, such as Judd’s grid of square boxes.

The Andre show will be on display through March 2, 2015. Talks on the work will be presented on May 19, July 12, and Aug. 9. Dia:Beacon, www.diaart.org/sites/main/beacon

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hile industrial space defines the aesthetic of vanguard art at Dia:Beacon, the landscape itself serves as both enhancement and foil for the sculptures at Storm King Art Center, which opens for the season on April 2. Amid the gargantuan, mostly abstract pieces that sprawl on the groomed hills and lawns one cannot ignore Zhang Huan’s Three-Legged Buddha, a copper behemoth depicting the spiritual figure as three enormous bent legs, with one of the bare feet pressing down on the top part of a head. That piece, inspired by a sculptural Buddha fragment the artist found in Tibet, is the jumping-off point for “Zhang Huan: Evoking Tradition,” opening May 3 and running through Nov. 3. The show consists of more than 15 sculptures and works on paper, including six large-scale works displayed outdoors, related to Huan’s interest in traditional Chinese culture, which developed after his return to China from the U.S. in 2005. A Buddhist himself, Huan, who started out as a performance artist in the East Village after traveling to the U.S. from China. His media ranges from metal to ash, and he has said that his Buddha-related sculptures reflect “humanity and the meaning of life.” Storm King Art Center, www.stormking.org

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udson River School founder and painter Thomas Cole was the teacher of Frederic Church, who first arrived in Cole’s house in Catskill as an 18-year-old, living and studying with him from 1844 to 1846. Those early works of Church’s as well as the artistic exchange between the two men in subsequent years is the subject of the exhibition “Master, Mentor, Master – Thomas Cole & Frederic Church,” which is on display at the Thomas Cole Historic Site from

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dangered and threatened animal species, based on her travels to Africa. “A Painter’s Safari” features an oil portrait of what the artist refers to as an “angry clan leader,” which she explains is the biggest, oldest cow elephant defending her young against intruding young adolescent males. The show runs from April 7 through May 16. The Woodstockbased artist is also showing her paintings of birds at a show at the Mark Gruber Gallery, located in New Paltz, April 5 through May 17. SUNY Dutchess Mildred I. Washington Gallery, http://www.sunydutchess.edu/aboutdcc/artoncampus/washingtonartgallery/ he ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY AND ART, located in the state capital, is departing from its usual historic bent and exhibiting 30 contemporary paintings and sculptures culled from its collection in “Small and Seductive,” on view from May 3 through Sept. 28. History, however, is a central interest for some of the artists, including William Wilson, who based his painting Making Believe on a work by Vermeer, replacing the contemplative objects in the master’s paintings with a large painting of a nude, a stretchedout corpse, and an erotic wall relief. The other artists represented include Gayle Johnson, Michael McKay, Jason Stewart, Benignia Chilla, and Paul Mauren. A show about the museum’s two Egyptian mummies, which were acquired in 1909, accompanied by a display of ancient artworks, funerary paraphernalia, and other artifacts on loan from the British Museum and other prestigious institutions, is on view through June 8. Albany Institute of History and Art, www.albanyinstitute.org/

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SUNY Ulster will hold a show from April 30 to May 15 that showcases the work of its art students. Featured here is an excerpt of Marissa Cohen’s graphic novel “Defacement.” April 30 through November 2. Curated by John Wilmerding, professor of American art at Princeton and former senior curator and deputy director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the show includes not just views of the local landscape but rarely shown oils on paper and sketches made by Church from Olana, the Persian-style mansion that he built on a bluff across the river at the height of his success. A lecture by the curator will be given on May 18. Thomas Cole Historic Site, www.thomascole.org peaking of OLANA, a show related to the exotic decoration of the spectacular hilltop home, entitled “All the Raj – Frederic Church and Lockwood de Forest; Paining, Decorating and Collecting at Olana,” will be on display May 11 through Nov. 2. De Forest studied painting with Church in the 1870s – sketches from the artists’ forays into the landscape are included in the show – before traveling to India, where he obtained fine Indian and Kashmiri objects for his new decorating business. They included some of the distinctive decorations and furniture at Olana, such as the carved teak used on Olana’s fireplace mantels, exquisite painted furniture and smaller items such as engraved brass trays and a ceramic bowl. Also on view is de Forest’s painting of the houses on the bank of the Nile, displayed in a carved teak frame from his workshops in Ahmedabad. Olana, www.olana.org

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he MARIST COLLEGE ART GALLERY is showing the oil and acrylic paintings of Kayla Mohammadi, in “Welcome to Helsinki,” through April 26. The large paintings resemble abstract fabric constructions, and thus function as a kind of trompe l’oeil take on a medium and style that itself references paintings. Mohammadi has won numerous awards and has exhibited in

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the Far West, New England, and in New York City. Marist College Art Gallery, www.marist.edu/ commarts/art/gallery.html UNY Ulster’s MUROFF KOTLER VISUAL Arts Gallery will display its annual show of student works from April 30 through May 15. This year, in a departure from the past, it will focus exclusively on pieces by the 14 graduating fine-art majors. All the graduates who will be earning their associate’s degree in science plan to transfer to four-year universities, including SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Purchase, Cooper Union, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Examples of works in the show are Kelli Sillik’s The Harvest, a ceramic-and-wire sculpture resembling seed pods (Sillik noted in a statement that the inspiration for her bio-abstractions is “the final frontiers of space, the ocean’s depths and its inhabitants”); Marissa Cohen’s Defacement, from page 4 of her graphic novel; and Alexander Pacheco’s photo entitled Alice, a sexy, contemporary interpretation of a grown-up Alice in Wonderland. The show will be followed by an exhibition of works by students from six local high schools – Kingston, Rondout Valley, Onteora, Saugerties, Ellenville, and Coleman Catholic – on display from May 22 through June 6. SUNY Ulster Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery, arts.sunyulster.edu/art/muroff_kotler/

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own the road, at the futuristic Empire State Plaza, the New York State Museum will display fantastic sculptural creations comprised of cans of food in “CANstruction,” from April 9-24. Located on the fourth floor, this fanciful can-land is designed to draw attention to the plight of the hungry – as well as help with the problem: all the cans will be donated to food pantries in the Capital District after the constructions are dismantled. The museum is also displaying decorative arts from the E. Martin Wunsch collection, in an exhibit that closes April 30. The collection consists of over 700 pieces of furniture, paintings, silver, ceramics and folk art crafted between 1700 and 1900. It represents artisans and cabinetmakers from the entire state, some of whom were among the best in the nation. New York State Museum, www.nysm.nysed.gov/

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Bounce! Trampoline Sports, Poughkeepsie If ever you or your kid has had a desire to slamdunk like Michael Jordan or just jump as high as humanly possible, Bounce! Trampoline Sports is probably the best bet. To say that Bounce! has a lot of trampolines doesn’t really do the place justice. Try to imagine a

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Kiwanis Kingston Classic running race, Kingston As a kids’ event, running a 10K or a 5K might not seem like an immediate fit. But luckily, Kingston’s time-honored running race series has some room for kids and parents. Put on by the Kiwanis Club and running group HITS Endurance, the Kingston Classic has a new “Friends & Family Mile” that allows all ages to get out there and participate. “We have moms with strollers. Parents with smaller children who like to go out and have a family running event,” said John Eickman, a HITS Endurance organizer. The Friends & Family Mile is especially good for people who are looking to take the plunge and get out on the track. It’s more about distance than speed, and participants can go at their own pace and even walk. The event starts and ends at Deitz Memorial Stadium. The Family & Fun Mile takes place on Sunday, April 27 – after all the other races have ended. The special mile starts at 3 p.m., so potentially a family that had registered could watch the other races as a spectator and turn participant at the end of the day. The Kiwanis Kingston Classic has had a long presence in the city. This is its 32nd year. Other events at the race include the 10K, the 5K, a 13.1-mile half marathon and a 26.2-mile full marathon. Registration costs $10 prior to the race and $15 one day before or at the race itself. For more info and to register, head to http://www.kiwaniskingstonclassic.com/.

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Red Hook If your kid is struggling to understand Snoopy’s references to World War I flying ace The Red Baron, a trip to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome might be in order. Home to just about every kind of old-

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Arm-of-the-Sea Puppet Theater The Orange County Earth & Water Festival in Montgomery in Orange County is an event especially geared to the environmentally conscious. It’s a whole day showcasing sustainable foods, agriculture and green technology like solar panels and energy efficiency tips and tricks. Likely to be one of the standout shows at June 7’s festival at Thomas Bull Memorial Park is Arm-of-the-Sea Puppet Theater’s performance. The Malden-on-Hudson-based troupe performs widely in our region, and its stories focus on the theme of how mankind relates to nature and the environment. Hopefully, your kids will not only be entertained by the festival and puppet show, but they might just learn something, too. The festival also features a whole heck of a lot of amazing food and vendors hawking everything from artisanal jewelry and craft to flea marketstyle goodies. Check out Arm-of-the-Sea at http://armofthesea.org/. The park is located at 94 Grove St. in Montgomery.

Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, Poughkeepsie If there’s ever a day between now and June that’s unbearably hot, having an indoor option to let your child play and learn is always a great find. Enter the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum. Inside kids can learn about natural history – the museum has a replica of the Hyde Park mastodon and an exhibit on the ecology of marine life in the river – and they can learn about gear ratios and counting. Youngsters under the age of four have the option of heading through the Train Station room – an interactive play center. Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is also marking a really important date this year, its 25th anniversary. A number of events, from Spring Break week activities to bike-safety workshops and a summer birthday bash, have been lined up to help celebrate. It’s open Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $7.50 for children and adults, but museum members and babies younger than 12 months old get in free. Head to www.mhcm.org for the hours and a more detailed list of events in April to June. Additional reporting by Carrie Jones Ross.

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Hudson Valley Food Truck Festival The Hudson Valley Food Truck Festival started a few summers ago in Saugerties but ran into trouble when the location proved less than ideal. Parking was a problem, and the town government felt that visitors were putting themselves in danger walking on the roadways to get to the festival. But the event proved to be so popular that, with the town’s help, a new location at the recreational complex was found last summer, and now it seems to be here to stay. This year the festival will return to Cantine Memorial Field, complete with plenty of parking and playground facilities for families, on the third Thursday of each month from about 3 to 9:30 p.m. The first event will be held on Thursday, May 15. Organizer Marc Propper, of Miss Lucy’s Kitchen and ’Cue barbecue restaurant in the village, says the location is ideal, with room to grow. They ex-

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Shine On Saugerties Every year from Memorial Day to Labor Day, the streets of the Village of Saugerties are enlivened by a public art event put on by the Chamber of Commerce. A theme is chosen and then loESI PHOTOGRAPHY cal businesspeople sponsor local artists HITS-on-the-Hudson returns for a new season of horse shows on Memorial Day weekend. who riff off of that theme, using the same starting point to create unique artworks that are then displayed around town all pect to be there every month into early fall. And summer long until they’re auctioned off at a big if visitors should happen to not find the festival gala event. HITS-on-the-Hudson at its usual spot there on a third Thursday (accesThis year the theme is once again “Shine On sible from Washington Avenue or Market Street), Equestrians come to the Hudson Valley from all Saugerties,” honoring the town’s iconic 1869 lightthe trucks may just be at a different spot within over the world to compete at HITS-on-the-Hudhouse. It’s a repeat of last year’s theme that origithe complex, he says, due to other events that are son, the hunter-jumper horse show competitions nated in 2011, when it was chosen to honor the hosted there. that begin in Saugerties over the Memorial Day history of the town the year Saugerties celebrated But the trucks will be there. The participating weekend and end in September. The first three its bicentennial. food trucks will vary from month to month, but weeks of competition determine which horseLocal artisan Gus Pedersen, who creates fine visitors can most likely expect to find a core group, and-rider teams move on to the next phase, the handmade furniture, will again create the wooden Propper says, which includes his ’Cue barbecue stakes increasing accordingly as they qualify for scale models of the Saugerties Lighthouse that arttruck, Yum Yum on Wheels (from the noodle bar the final big-money events in September. ists will transform. Mark Smith of the Chamber of in Woodstock), Pippy’s Hot Dog Truck (homeBut while the horse show circuit is a specialized Commerce says that Pedersen will also participate made toppings and veggie dog options), Black arena for a sport that not many outside of it are fathis year as an artist, taking one of his scale modForest Flammkuchen Co. (serving up its own inmiliar with, it’s surprisingly accessible for the caels to the next level. No word yet on whether any terpretation of traditional Black Forest and Alsasual spectator. The showgrounds have snack bars of the artists will do what several last year did and tian regional pizza-like flammkuchen) and Blackand restaurants with cocktail lounges. Even if one create a lighthouse without using the scale model. eyed Suzie’s from Woodstock. has no prior knowledge of what happens at horse A preview of the completed lighthouses will be Any number of other trucks may join these, shows, it’s very enjoyable to sit on the bleachers held at the Saugerties Performing Arts Factory so part of the fun is the surprise of what you’ll and soak up some sun while watching magnificent (SPAF) at 169 Ulster Avenue on Sunday, May 18 at find. The events will include live music from lotop-of-the-line horses and Olympic-caliber ath5 p.m. The public is welcome to attend the recepcal musicians and activities for kids. Visit the letes soar over jumps and go through their paces. tion with light refreshments and a cash bar. Smith event page on Facebook for updates as the seaAnd it’s affordable. Admission Wednesday-Frisays that following the preview, the week of the son goes on. day is free, and adults pay just $5 to get in on the 19th, the DPW will install the lighthouses around weekend, when the competitive events are held town. They’re expected to be in place by Memorial Day weekend. Since Saugerties is also hosting the “Art Along the Hudson” kickoff party the following weekend (Saturday, May 31 from 7-9 p.m.), the town should be in festive mode by then to welcome all the visitors from the various towns up and down g our the Hudson who participate in that annual event. Celebratin ersary iv n n A A map will be available after the preview event – d r 3 probably closer to Memorial Day – that will show photographs of each lighthouse and its location

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Planning ahead: The Hudson Project Music and Art Festival Although technically beyond this issue’s end-ofJune cut-off date, the Hudson Project Music and Art Festival at Winston Farm in Saugerties looks like it could be the event of the year. Hudson Project runs from July 11 to 13, and tickets went on sale last week. Huge names – such as The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, Kendrick Lamar, Bassnectar and some indie darlings like Matt & Kim are expected – so it’s likely that tickets will go fast. In other words, it might be better to buy now if you’d like to attend. Tickets are between $185-$255. Any ticket should give you access to the 85 bands expected to play. VIP packages cost more, of course. If you’d like to learn more about it or buy tickets, head to hudsonmusicproject.com.

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s the father to an eight-yearold boy seriously into soccer, Little League, “Yu-Gi-Oh!,” Disney Channel sitcoms, junk food, sleepovers, expensive Lego sets and the warrior fantasy elements of outdoor play (including live-action role playing via Wayfinders and the like), I’ve got to be ahead of the game come summer. My planning includes everything from day camps to weekend trips to sites both amusement-oriented and exploratory. Mine could be a full-time job, were there the time. We’ve spent much of the past homebound months going over the pros and cons of past activities, and I’ve augmented this list with tales of some things done in the past that my son and I are ready to try again. On the outs are the brackish lower Adirondack lakes where we attracted leeches a few years back, the museum and old-folk dominated mandatory bus trips at West Point, as well as and most art venues (excepting Storm King and The Fields at Art Omi). Along with our local swimming hole – closed for insurance reasons – and a number of cool playgrounds that the kid has just plain outgrown. Still in are batting cages and putt-putt golf, some backwoods resort swimming pools that let us use them in off hours, drive-in movies and camping. We’ve decided to explore beyond Camp TriMount, the Boy Scouts regional campground up in a hollow of the northern Catskills – not far from another favorite spot, the traditional socialist swimming hole at Colgate Lake (where Sonic Youth used to frolic many moons back). Yes, we’ll do the family pup tent squeeze-a-thons at Wil-

cox County Park over in Dutchess County. We’ll even hit up the swimming-hole-less ones in the Catskills at Wilson, Woodland Valley, Little Pond and Devil’s Tombstone state parks and campgrounds. As an older parent I do still cherish my blow-up air mattress, even if its slow leak has me sleeping on bubbles by the first light of dawn.

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ut we’ll also be going off the grid this year. We plan to hit some of the Catskill Forest Preserve’s 32 lean-tos, where we’ll either have the experience of a half-house on a mountain side, with nearby spring and adjacent campfire, to ourselves. Or possibly have to share it with others, which Milo seems quite excited about, perhaps because of the stories I’ve told him about my own lean-to experiences over the years. As a high-schooler in a progressive country school, I told my second-grader, we were required to go on all-school, co-ed hiking expeditions each fall and spring, and occasionally in mid-winter. We struggled up over mountains, across long lakes and longer trails, and slept like sardines packed 12 to 15 into lean-tos, with our chaperones in pup tents a short distance away on the other side of the fire. Needless to say, I did not tell Milo how such arrangements affected my blossoming teenaged sensibilities. Then there were the three trips up into the Catskills I took with his late uncle David a couple of decades back, packed down with bottles of nice wine, steaks and lots to discuss on the Wednesday nights after my deadlines were met. I had a dog who accompanied us once – Basha was the huskie/shepherd mix’s name. That trip alerted us to all that can happen when a canine meets the porcupines that like to linger, along with the raccoons, around local lean-tos. “Daddy, we have to do that this summer,” Milo’s told me many times now as we tuck into bed following reading tales about great explorers. “Maybe we can bring Minnie and CP?” I patiently explain each time how poorly cats take to camping and hiking. And how, even though

Basha didn’t get quilled during her camping encounter with a porcupine, no one could sleep all night for the whimpering, barking and straightout tension that lasted for hours. Last summer, the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference announced how it is now maintaining 29 of the lean-tos in the Catskill Park in partnership with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The program started in 1999, around the same time that the push to recognize and save the region’s last great fire towers was peaking. Many of the most-frequented locations out there were in increasing need of help. Among some of our favorites slept in or visited over the years have been the John Robb lean-to on Hunter Mountain, the Mink Hollow lean-to not far from than magical glen Milo loves, where someone’s made cairns and rock thrones all over a mountain side with views. We love the Diamond Notch lean-to and have heard much of the one up near Echo Lake, as well as some up on Slide Mountain near Giant Ledge. As well as two magically named ones in the form of the Devil’s Acre lean-to, as well as one in German Hollow. Who knows, maybe Giggle and Spooky hollows have had theirs at some time, too.

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Fresh Fruits & Vegetables • Bakery Cider Donuts • Jane’s Homemade Ice Cream • Flowering Annuals • Huge Selection of Perennials • Vegetable Plants and Herbs

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– June 2014 28 | April Explore Hudson Valley

Where Music Makes History IN THE PAVILION

IN THE EVENT GALLERY

SUN • JUNE 8

SUN • JUNE 1

SUN • JUNE 15

TUE • JUNE 17

SUNDAYS WITH FRIENDS 2014 CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES

MAY 18 ANNE-MARIE MCDERMOTT, PIANO JUNE 8 SHERYL STAPLES, VIOLIN CYNTHIA PHELPS, VIOLA ERIC KIM, CELLO INON BARNATAN, PIANO

FRI • JUNE 20

FRI • JUNE 27

SAT • JULY 5

SAT • JULY 12

SEPTEMBER 28 ANI KAVAFIAN, VIOLIN IDA KAVAFIAN, VIOLIN STEVEN TENENBOM, VIOLA HSIN-YUN HUANG, VIOLA CARTER BREY, CELLO PETER WILEY, CELLO OCTOBER 26 LIANG WANG, OBOE PHILIP MYERS, FRENCH HORN JOYCE YANG, PIANO

2014 BRADSTAN

CABARET SERIES THUR • JULY 17

JIMMY BUFFETT & THE CORAL REEFER BAND

SUN • JULY 20

SAT • JULY 26

SUN • JULY 27

AUGUST 30 CHRISTINE ANDREAS WITH MARTIN SILVESTRI AT THE PIANO “Love Is Good” OCTOBER 18 MARK NADLER “Crazy 1961” NOVEMBER 15 “3 Men and a Baby... Grand: Salute to the Rat Pack” STARRING BRIAN LANE GREEN LEE LESSACK JOHN BOSWELL DECEMBER 13 MAUREEN MCGOVERN “Home for the Hoidays”

FRI • AUG 1

SAT • AUG 2

FRI • AUG 8

SUN • AUG 17

IN THE COMMUNITY

HARVEST FESTIVAL Sundays Aug 31 thru Sept 28

WINE FESTIVAL Saturday, Oct 4 CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL Saturday, Oct 11

KEITH URBAN WITH JERROD NIEMANN AND BRETT ELDREDGE

TUES • AUG 19

SAT • AUG 23

SUN • AUG 31

MIRANDA LAMBERT WITH JUSTIN MOORE, THOMAS RHETT AND JUKEBOX MAFIA

IN THE MUSEUM

Unseen photos of the Fab Four’s first U.S. visit by LIFE photographer Bill Eppridge & Beatlemania memorabilia from the Rod Mandeville collection. SPECIAL EXHIBIT

THRU AUG 17

VISIT WEBSITE FOR FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Tickets at BethelWoodsCenter.org

By Phone 1.800.745.3000 | Bethel Woods Box Office | Ticketmaster.com | Info at 1.866.781.2922 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit cultural organization. All dates, acts, times and ticket prices subject to change without notice. All ticket prices increase $5 on the day of show.

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