NEWS: MAKING HEADLINES
This annual event brings everyone together for a full day of fun, food, and local spirit—all while supporting good causes that are dear to our hearts and close to home.
If you are looking for a warm, welcoming spot to spice up the midday hours or to take a break from prepping breakfast and lunch, head to Tousey NY Café and Bar in Clermont for a fun, festive brunch complete with bloody Marys and mimosas.
AUGUST – CURRENT PRINT ISSUE
John Saunders is a director. He is also the producing artistic director of The Mac-Haydn Theatre in Chatham, NY, having taken that role when Lynne Haydn passed away in 2018; co-founder Linda MacNish passed in 2002.
On the heels of Artificial Intelligence-laden graduation speeches that audiences met with full-throated boos, this moment lends some financial gravitas to the emotional backlash against AI. In its purest version, the question is, “What should the future of work be?”
If you don’t already know the name Elizabeth Rose Forbes, consider this your official introduction.
But no matter how one looks at it, AI is in our midst, like it or not.
THIS WEEK’S FEATURES
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Main Street’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Happy December! The holidays are right around the corner, and like many others, we have also been busy gift shopping for all of our loved ones. We've done research on some of the best affordable, local gifts, reached out to local business to share their recommendations, and even included some of our favorites, too! Happy shopping + happy holidays!
Kingston-based Irish musician Sean Griffin discusses his new single, “People Are Mad,” and his forthcoming solo album
Sean Griffin has been steeped in traditional Irish music since he was a child. However, Griffin wasn’t motivated to make music himself until he [...]
Wolf Alice channels eighties pop rock on The Clearing: Album Review
Although UK-based band Wolf Alice has been making pop rock for over a decade, they find themselves right at home in a bout of [...]
Tyler Childers’ Snipe Hunter is a sharp display of a changing personality: Album Review
Tyler Childers has been quite an anomaly in modern country music. The Kentucky-born singer-songwriter has achieved massive success – his 2017 full-length debut album [...]
In this episode, CB talks about what he calls caregiving moxie — the quiet courage it takes to get up each morning and do hard things out of love, partnership, and loyalty. He shares what he’s learned about leaning on family, friends, and healthcare professionals, sitting with a wide range of emotions, and trying to make sense of a chapter neither of them planned for.
People Profiles
I have had numerous conversations with May Castleberry regarding the importance of books and their tangible nature in an increasingly non-tangible world.
Karen Allen has had a high-profile career as both a film actress (start with the Raiders of the Lost Ark franchise, Starman, and Year by the Sea and go from there) and as a stage actor and director with glowing credits from Broadway to Shakespeare & Company to Williamstown Theater Festival to both acting and directing at Berkshire Theatre Group.
Health & Wellness
Every year, when spring rolls around and we all get outside, the topic of conversation eventually turns to tick season.
During the month of June, healthcare organizations are working to promote brain health and raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease.
But the people who battle this invisible disorder do so every single day, albeit at varying levels, and people in their lives aren’t even aware that their loved one is in pain.
AUTHOR PROFILES & BOOKISH THINGS
Not your average romance
Romance authors, and friends, Carolina Jax and Ryan Marie Reynolds shine a spotlight on the romance book world
Facing the Music
After more than two decades, music man Matthew Zachary returned to the stage for a concert-level piano performance at Merkin Hall in Manhattan.
Loving Lucy
The children’s book, written by Emmy Award winning actress Jessica Collins and producer Lisa Melamed, offers a clever solution for families suffering the loss of a cherished pet.
BETTER AT HOME
“I’ve always been interested in food, but I didn’t initially see it as a formal career path. I majored in musical theater after all,” chef and author Colu Henry muses. Henry’s winding career history has led to the publication of her third cookbook, Better at Home: Recipes for Big Nights In, which releases on March 10, 2026.
FARMS AND OUR ENVIRONMENT
Instantly, the quality of choices presented became apparent, and that wasn’t simply the result of shiny packaging designed to tempt.
Great Mountain Forest (GMF) is hosting its first annual Nature Writing Retreat at the historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, CT.
“Shopping with us keeps farms alive and operating – buying from local farms is beneficial to everyone,” Donna Staron said recently.
Many of us are eager to get outside in the dirt and plant the flowers, trees, and shrubs that we will be enjoying for seasons to come.
Upon my first visit to the Bruno Farms Custom Feeds operation in Ghent, NY, it didn’t take long for the realization to dawn that this was a science project gone full bloom. As it turns out, creating solid nutritional support for animals is also a bit of an art.
But she’s definitely not just sitting back, and those ‘few’ animals have led to a host of things happening with them at the family’s Clover Brooke Farm near Hyde Park, NY.
After moving from the Hudson Valley to the Capital Region, Alisa noticed that there wasn’t the same connection between farmers and florists.
We caught up with Berkshire Agricultural Ventures to find out more about their mission and offerings for food producers across the region.
The farm is family-run by Ben, his wife Lindsey, their family, and a crew of hard-working farmers.
If you’re an apple lover like me, then you know that there are few things better in this world than a nice, fresh hard cider.
Hudson Valley Jane, a cannabis farm and micro-dispensary, is dedicated to bringing farm-to-main street cannabis to Hudson Valley communities.
Whereas years ago business would spread by word of mouth, in this day and age, if you don’t have an Instagram or Facebook page, people almost always ask “Why not?”
Main Street is Out and About
With the holidays rapidly approaching, there are so many parades, markets, and other events coming up across the region. Though this is not a comprehensive guide, I’ve rounded up as many parades, markets, light shows, and other holiday events happening in the surrounding areas.
“In 2020, my friend and I were working on a plan to close down the street for a big hospitality event. We would have one giant table that would showcase chefs, sommeliers, and wine and hospitality professionals. Thus, the Ten Mile Table,” says Erika DaSilva of the name of her new wine shop on Main Street in Wassaic, NY.
The 12th annual Berkshire Pottery Tour is scheduled to take place on September 27 and 28 from 10am to 5pm, offering a unique experience that showcases the craftsmanship of 16 regional potters. This year’s tour features eight stops and sixteen potters on a self-guided tour.
Author of The Great American Retro Road Trip: A Celebration of Roadside Americana – and executive producer for digital content, innovation, and strategy at WABC-TV Channel 7 – Rolando Pujol first received praise for a book he had written when he was in grade school. “In formal and informal capacities, I’ve been a writer my entire life,” he explains.
