This Month’s Featured Articles…
IT’S ATTAINABLE
“I went into this feeling I was the most qualified person for the position – who happened to be a Black female,” Columbia County Sheriff Jackie Salvatore said about her recent history-making election as the first Black woman elected to that position not only in that county, but also in the 400-year history of New York State.
NORTHERN DUTCHESS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
“Americana 250” is much more than just beautiful music performed by the very talented orchestra led by its conductor and artistic director, Kathleen Beckmann. It is a multimedia tribute to colonial Hudson Valley life that will incorporate orchestral music, imagery, and spoken word.
BEYOND THE SCREEN
When I reflect on the 1980s, I remember people being hooked on video games. My siblings and I took turns playing Pac-Man and Donkey Kong in our basement via our Atari home consoles.
ICE HARVESTING
Ice harvesting was a job for a strong man, and no weakling needed to apply,” confirmed H.L. Van Deusen in a 1940 Kingston Daily Freeman column.
GALLOP INTO THE YEAR OF THE HORSE!
So long, Year of the Snake, and hello, Year of the Horse.
