On Thursday, September 26 at 6:30pm, author and musician Franz Nicolay will be in conversation with fellow journalist and author Joe Hagan at Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff, NY, to discuss the release of his new book, Band People: Life and Work in Popular Music.
The book provides a portrait […]
Mad Rose Gallery’s new exhibition, “Hudson Valley Abstractions,” opened on August 30 and will run through October 6. The exhibit features paintings and ceramic works from three local artists: Ginny Howsam-Friedman, Basia Goldsmith, and Josh Nathanson.
Ginny Howsam-Friedman
A painter, Ginny received a BFA with honors from Pratt Institute and has studied at […]
English artist TB Ward’s fourth solo show, Professional Human, opens at Upstream Gallery at Hastings-on-Hudson on October 3.
About the show
The show utilizes classic portrait format to explore the 21st century idea of a personal brand. A press release about the show states, “It asks whether our value […]
The Lowdown Drifters, a Texas-based band blending country, rock, and Americana, are releasing their third album, In Time, on October 25.
“The epitome of a rock band with a fiddle problem,” is how the Lowdown Drifters describe themselves on their website. The band consists of Big John Cannon […]
Sometime around last Christmas, it became apparent that I would have a window of time this summer to dispense with as I saw fit. Things playing out as they usually do during the holidays, I began to plan for the best use of that time that I could imagine: a hermitage far from mankind […]
Blackcurrants might not be on the list of fruits you consume regularly, but did you know that they’re the most nutritious berry? Did you also know that blackcurrants were outlawed in the United States until 2003? They were deemed to be a potential threat to white pine, and as such, any kind of production […]
In 1925, the world was all shiny and new again. The “War to End All Wars” had receded from the forefront of minds, and life could hardly be better for many, as the Roaring Twenties were in full swing. The Jazz Age, baby!
But now we’re looking 2025 in the eye and the burning question of […]
Tyte Medispa founder, Lily Al-Nemri, is considered one of the pioneers of aesthetic medicine in the Hudson Valley. She opened her first medical spa location in Hopewell Junction in 2004, and since then, has rebranded, expanded service offerings, and moved her businesses to Millbrook, NY. This October, Lily will be celebrating 20 years of bringing […]
A funny thing happens to children as they age – many find themselves becoming caretakers to their aging parents. While it can be a natural progression to take on these added responsibilities and many do so out of love, respect, and compassion, the role reversal can be stressful, confusing, and sometimes frustrating.
For children living in […]
Post Malone’s country debut encapsulates the sound of Nashville and mainstream country, with a little honky tonk flair and a healthy dose of help from other popular country artists.
Country music is all the rage right now, and for good reason. It seems that country has finally been able to burst through the doors […]