creative living in the hudson valley
Howard Johnson’s Hornspiration: There’s Always Room for Something New
Update January 11, 2021. Sad news arrived today that Howard has passed after a long illness. He was one of a kind! Updating Howard’s Event Schedule: On January 29, 2017, Howard will appear at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem as part … Continue reading
Are You Going to Holiday Faire?
This year, we’re all wondering what our holiday dinners will be like. The thing that all holiday dinners have in common is tradition, and this year is anything but traditional. It’s hard to imagine what it will feel like to … Continue reading
Particle Point Collisions: Jim Holl at the Lockwood
The Lockwood Gallery at 747 Route 28 in Kingston is currently hosting an exhibition of painting and sculpture by Jim Holl entitled Particle Point Collisions. The paintings, oil on board and on handmade paper, are rendered in soft colors that … Continue reading
Kingston Annual 2020
Hosted by the Arts Society of Kingston and the Kingston Midtown Arts District, the Kingston Annual 2020 is a new exhibition and arts competition— a juried show of 26 unique Hudson Valley artists who reflect a twenty first-century artistic movement. The Kingston Annual … Continue reading
Jan Sawka at The Dorsky
Curated by Hanna Maria Sawka and Dr. Frank Boyer February 8 – July 12, 2020 James Beck, art critic, historian, and one-time head of the Columbia University Art Department, described Jan Sawka as a contemporary Renaissance artist. Jan Sawka, whose work is currently … Continue reading
Two Tastes of Sauce
What is a Sauce? Everyone knows the answer, right? It’s that fluid substance we pour over our food to make it taste better. Naturally, the answer is a bit more complicated (or this book could be reduced to just those last fourteen … Continue reading
Zhōng Guó
Zhōng Guó It’s the Chinese name for China. It means “middle kingdom,” because they regarded themselves as a bit of civilization at the center of the world, surrounded by barbarians. Since they created one of the world’s greatest cuisines, in company … Continue reading
Soup, Glorious Soup
When I was a child, one the best dishes — at least to my childish palate — was my mother’s onion soup. Her recipe was simplicity itself: take several silver-wrapped cubes of beef bouillon from the little white cardboard can decorated with red cows, dissolve them … Continue reading
