creative living in the hudson valley
The Asbury Short Film Concert Returns to the Rosendale Theatre
The 32nd AsburyShort Film Concert, New York City’s longest running short film exhibition, returns to the historic Rosendale Theatre on Saturday, June 8th at 7:30pm. This acclaimed touring program of international award winning films will be presented by Asbury Shorts … Continue reading
Driving with the Buddha, or Creating a Meditation Garden
Because I am a landscape designer, friends often give me garden related gifts: everything from pruners to red-capped gnomes (which reside in the vegetable garden). This last Christmas a dear friend gave me a statue of a seated Buddha. It’s rather large, so it took … Continue reading
Fields of Vision at the Samuel Dorsky Museum
The Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz is currently exhibiting the work of the university’s Art Department faculty. Carl Van Brunt, who was guest curator at the museum last year, has returned to curate this very diverse exhibition that … Continue reading
With His Latest CD “Biology,” Ben Vita Aims for the Heart
Ben Vita is a singer/songwriter, percussionist and third-generation professional musician whose music combines the traditions of folk and soul music with the cutting-edge sounds of electronica and hip hop. The result — which can be heard on his solo 2007 CD “Any” and … Continue reading
The Irish Are Here, Hide Your Food. Gerard Byrne and Sarah Pierce at CSS Bard
The Irish invasion has come to the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard). Curator, writer, artist, educator and Dubliner, Paul O’Neill, has been named new director of the graduate program for its two-year Master of Arts program in … Continue reading
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY May
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Are you afraid that you lack a crucial skill or aptitude? Do you have a goal that you’re worried might be impossible to achieve because of this inadequacy? If so, now is a good time to make plans … Continue reading
Great Chefs of the Hudson Valley: Terrapin’s Josh Kroner
Chef Josh Kroner has been a driving force behind the farm to table movement in the Hudson Valley since he opened his first restaurant in 1998. As executive Chef/Owner of Terrapin Restaurant, voted Best Restaurant in Dutchess County in 2010 & … Continue reading
Portia Munson at P·P·O·W
Stepping through the door of P·P·O·W Art Gallery at 535 W 22nd St. is an immediate “Wow” moment. The walls facing the entrance of the first gallery are covered in wallpaper of dinner-plate size dandelions on a deep black background on which … Continue reading
