Author Archives: Jon Parrish

How many Arts Festivals can claim that their first festival has been over a hundred years in the making? This summer’s inaugural Byrdcliffe Festival of the Arts, hosted by America’s oldest continuous arts colony, comes as a fitting climax to Byrdcliffe’s extraordinary … Continue reading →

Water is fast becoming a major topic of discussion the world over as our access to it becomes threatened by climate change, pollution, and, increasingly, privatization. But in the Hudson Valley it has been a topic, and a contentious one, going back to … Continue reading →