Dancing on the Ceiling
Rapture
Noémie Lafrance’s Rapture, a site-specific choreographic work atop Bard’s Fisher Center, will be performed September 25-28 and October 2-5.
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January 06, 2009
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ClassesIntroduction to the art of sound and movement taught by Stefanie Weber
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Gallery
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Kids
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GalleryNew works by Zoe Leonard
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Events
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GalleryPaintings by Lois Schnakenberg
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GalleryFour seasons of American landscape paintings
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GalleryWorks by Toni Pepe
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Hudson valley wineries
Demarest Hill Winery
Located two minutes from Main Street in Warwick, the vineyard produced its first varietal and ble...
Regent Champagne Cellars
This winery ? the area's second-oldest ? was built near an area used by the Continental Army duri...
Windsor Vineyards
The first mail-order winery in the country, Windsor wines are made with grapes from some of Calif...
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Jewel
Spectacular jewelry and clothing designers from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and South America are r...
Catamount Banquet Center
Located at the Emerson Resort and Spa, the Catamount is an ideal, quiet location to host a weddin...
Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
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Garden of One
A Center for Spiritual Evolution. Rejuvenate your body, mind and spirit in this sacred place.
Bryan Perrin Studio
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Partners in Massage
We offer a wide variety of healing, relaxing and holistic therapies including: Deep tissue, Swed...
Mother Earth's Storehouse
Also at: 249 Main Street Saugerties 12477; 1955 South Road Poughkeepsie 12602
Organic Nectars
Organic Nectars is an award-winning raw, organic artisan food company based in NY’s Hudson Valley...
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Harney and Sons
Located in the Railroad Plaza.
Cup and Saucer Tea Room
Mexican Radio
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Letters to the EditorA local reader responds to Beth E. Wilson’s article featured in our July issue regarding the “Cat-n-Around Catskill” exhibition. |
Department of CorrectionsWhat we got wrong in our August issue. |
Local LuminaryJenny Brown left her career as a TV producer to start her own farm animal sanctuary to rehabilitate rescued animals as well as promote the vegan lifestyle. |
Chronogram SeenPictures from Chronogram-sponsored events from August. |
Esteemed ReaderJason Stern reacts to the bumper crop of blueberries this summer. |
Editor's NoteEditor Brian K. Mahoney laments about all the events he missed this past summer. |
Poetry
Untitled 1A poem by Asher Stern, 3½ years old, after an admonition not to make a mess. |
Untitled 2A poem by Chloe Hanson, 7 years old. |
Questions From a DreamA poem by Lee Gould. |
AshesA poem by Joseph Walker. |
GoodbyeA poem by Arianna Merems. |
Like the Son of Atlas, I Bear the BeamsA poem by Thomas Mahoney. |
ScrabbleA poem by Aubrey Hirsch. |
UltrasoundA poem by Richard J. Treitner. |
Wind ChimeA poem by Rebecca Schumejda. |
Re: Dorothy, by Alfred KreymborgA poem by Molly Lucie-Marino. |
Fig. 15 Abandoning Lines in Flight, or the Art of SinkingA poem by Bruce Robinson. |
Music
Kelleigh McKenzieRobert Nurke Warren reviews Rosendale resident Kelleigh McKenzie’s debut CD Chances, a mix of folk, pop, jazz, and blues. |
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Playing for KeepsWhole lotta impersonatin’ going on: Peter Aaron profiles Elvis impersonator Joseph John Eigo. |
Nightlife HighlightsDJ wavy Davy previews musical rendezvous in the Hudson Valley for the month of September. |
Pete LevinDJ wavy Davy reviews Pete Levin’s latest CD, Certified Organic, a return to the artist’s love for organ jazz. |
The Sweet ClementinesJason Broome reviews New Paltz’s Sweet Clementines first CD, More Sweet on You. |
There's No Place Like DroneSharon Nichols previews the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival in Monticello on September 19 to 21. |
Dulcet DuoGinny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz will play music from the heart of Appalachia at the Rosendale Theater on September 20. |
Homeland HipsterLaurie Anderson brings her latest show, Homeland, to the Egg on September 21. |
Horoscopes
Obama and the Galactic LeapEric Francis Coppolino reads the chart for the Democratic National Convention. |
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HoroscopesWhat do the planets have in store for you this month? Check it out in your horoscope. |
Arts & Culture
PortfolioThe site-specific projects of sculptor Simon Draper. |
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Lucid DreamingBeth E. Wilson previews “Origins,” a group show at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill. |
Seven Deadly SinsA description of the mixed-media installation by Robert Hite. |
Dancing on the CeilingNoémie Lafrance’s Rapture, a site-specific choreographic work atop Bard’s Fisher Center, will be performed September 25-28 and October 2-5. |
Sino Qua NonFovea Exhibitions in Beacon presents the group photographic show Planet China, featuring work by Alan Chin, Justin Guariglia, and Julien Chatelin. |
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Let it BleedNina Shengold profiles former Times newsman turned author John Darnton. |
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Book Review: The Book of Calamities: Five Questions about Suffering and Its MeaningPeter Trachentenberg assess human suffering in relation to circumstance, endurance, justice, God, and obligation in The Book of Calamities. |
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Book SmartAmy Lubinski previews the Spencertown Academy Book Festival, in which over 10,000 books will be for sale over two weekends: September 5 and September 12. |
Food & Drink
Behind the Blue DoorSara Reinhart Brown profiles chef Ramiro Jimenez and La Puerta Azul. |
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Locally Grown
Serving the Bounty of the ValleyBrian K. Mahoney talks with chefs about sourcing local. |
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Pick-Your-Own FarmsA guide to where you can pick your own fruits and vegetables in the Hudson Valley for September and October. |
Home & Garden
Warming Up to New IdeasKelley Granger offers ideas on alternative home heating options. |
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On the Cover
The Stromberg AlphabetA picture framer first and an artist second, Eugenia Ballard creates tableaux and shadow boxes out of various knickknacks. |
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News & Politics
While You Were SleepingWhat you may have missed in the back pages of the media maelstrom. |
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Restoring the Garden of EdenReporting from Iraq, Lorna Tychostup reveals the country’s plans to implement its first National Park in an area ravaged by the order of Saddam Hussein after the first Gulf War. |
Body PoliticLarry Beinhart envisions a starring role for George Bush in Russia’s invasion of Georgia, re-creating Neville Chamberlain’s infamous turn as the appeaser of Munich. |
Community Notebook
Mothers of AscensionSarah Coleman and Hillary Harvey profile MomsRising, founded by author Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner and MoveOn co-founder Joan Blades. |
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Whole Living
The Healing Power of ImprovLorrie Klosterman talks to the founders of Playback Theatre and Psychodrama. |
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