AUTHOR/FILMMAKER JOHN SAYLES APPEARING AT OBLONG BOOKSTORE IN RHINEBECK ON FEBRUARY 3

John Sayles is internationally recognized as a fiercely independent filmmaker.  After appearing on the radar of the film establishment with his first feature “Return of the Secaucus 7,” he built a career and a string of celebrated feature films by doing it, as the old Frank Sinatra song proclaims, “my way.”

There were scripts to write […]

By |2020-01-28T14:10:47-05:00January 17th, 2020|Author Profiles|

10,000 Miles of Life in an Afternoon

Author Charlie Bell recounts his heartfelt run around the US.  What would you really like to do tomorrow? Moreover -since we’re getting philosophical- What would you do if, for the next two years, you could do whatever you wanted to do, what would you do with your life? These are the questions Charlie Bell, author […]

By |2020-01-28T14:32:47-05:00October 29th, 2019|Author Profiles|

Gypsy Jazz Swings into the Northeast

How the unique style of Jazz has influenced local bands like The Lucky 5.

Jazz is more than melody, it’s more than the sound of trumpets and bass guitars cutting through the thick cigar smoke of a trendy bar room where music aficionados knowingly tap there heeled shoes on an old wooden floor. Jazz is […]

By |2020-01-28T14:42:11-05:00August 11th, 2019|Music|
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