Arts & Culture

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A Partial Catalog of Harold's Major and Minor Epiphanies

By Brent Robison

A short story by Brent Robison on the life, love, and lamentations of a man, that received an honorable mention in our 2007 short story contest.

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Portfolio: Ryan Sullivan

By Beth E. Wilson

Emerging artist Ryan Sullivan shares the influence the Children’s Media Project had on his life and graffiti-inspired artwork.

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Between the Shirt and the Skin

By Terri C. Smith

Terri C. Smith profiles the late photojournalist Eugene Smith, whose black-and-white photographs are now on permanent view at Dutchess Community College.

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Brisk Bard

By Jay Blotcher

In 97 minutes, three actors will stage pieces from all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” at Boscobel in Garrison.

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Sea of Stillness

By Brian K. Mahoney

Bard professor Peter Hutton’s silent film about the life and death of a container ship, At Sea, will be shown at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on August 24.

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In the Dark

By Brian K. Mahoney

Peter Shaffer’s “Black Comedy” will be performed at the Shadowland Theatre through August 10.

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The Bold and Die Brücke

By Amy Lubinski

“Impassioned Images: German Expressionist Prints” will be exhibited at Vassar College’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center from August 22 though October 26.

Food & Drink

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Just Ducky

By Brian K. Mahoney

Brian K. Mahoney profiles Kingston’s Francophile haven Le Canard Enchainé.

Lucid Dreaming

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Unearthly Delights

By Beth E. Wilson

Beth E. Wilson examines the symbiotic relationship that exists between art and nature in the work of Katie Holten and Nina Katchadourian.