“Writing personal essays is a way of finding out what I really believe about my life and relationships and of coming to terms with that discovery,” shares Hudson Valley-based author Roselee Blooston of her upcoming book, Including the Periphery.
Roselee has a storied history as a professional actress and playwright. She holds an MFA in […]
Ilio Mavlyanov has always been passionate about creating beverages that capture the spirit of where they’re made. The CEO and founder of Sauvage Distillery, located in Charlotteville, NY, started his journey in Oneonta, where he began working hand-in-hand with local orchards to produce sparkling apple cider and wine.
“That experience taught me […]
The powerful 13-minute documentary, Sweet Samara, which is streaming on Black Public Media’s Youtube channel as part of its “AfroPoP Digital Shorts” series, will screen at Foxtrot Farm and Flowers in Stanfordville, NY, on Saturday, August 9 at 6pm.
The film, which is […]
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 Purgatory reached number one on the Top Country Albums chart. But perhaps what is most notable about Childers is his refusal to conform to modern […]
Above: Longshot of RJHS exhibit. All photos courtesy of the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society.
Opened on Saturday, July 12, and on display until Sunday, October 26, the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society is currently holding their summer exhibition, titled Sites to Celebrate: Local History Revisited. Each weekend (Saturday and Sunday) […]
In retrospect, it was a fairly straightforward love story. The young man was 14, just coming of age. The object of his affection? A 1931 Model A Ford offered for sale by a local farmer. The price? The princely sum of $50, which in 1959 was real money to a 14-year-old. It didn’t run … […]
Above photo from Def Leppard’s website
For those of you who are familiar with my music reviews, you know that I am a music lover who tries to attend as many concerts as my wallet can handle during the summer months. Also, as previously proclaimed in a variety of show reviews, Saratoga Performing Arts […]
You might know me as just the director of advertising for Main Street Magazine, but allow me to introduce myself further. I love music and singing, and perhaps what’s more important to note, is how much I love Shania Twain. I’m her number one fan!
First concert: October 11, 2003
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Above photo courtesy of Wet Leg’s Instagram
Wet Leg’s rise to fame was a bit unexpected. The UK duo is made up of Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, who met while studying music as teenagers on the Isle of Wight, an island off the southern coast of England. After the breakthrough of their 2022 […]
Guests gathered on the afternoon of Friday, July 11, at Mashomack Preserve Club in Pine Plains, NY, to celebrate a milestone in grassroots philanthropy – the 10th annual Play for P.I.N.K. Millbrook Luncheon for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
This year’s luncheon raised nearly $500,000 and was co-chaired by Julia Descoteaux, Beth Ledy, Alison […]