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Katie Martucci performs at Pearl Moon in Woodstock. Photo by David McIntyre COMMUNITY PAGES, PAGE 48

DEPARTMENTS 8 On the Cover: Samantha French Aquatic reveries are a preoccupation of Rifton-based painter Samantha French.

10 Esteemed Reader Jason Stern notes the cinematic qualities of existence.

11 Editor’s Note Brian K. Mahoney never stops learning lessons he’d rather not.

HIGH SOCIETY 13 A High-Falutin Affair Cannabis industry insiders gathered in Saugerties on June 19 to make connections at what organizers billed as the Hudson Valley’s first ever “A-list corporate cannabis networking event.” Sign up for High Society, Chronogram’s cannabis culture newsletter, at Chronogram.com/highsociety.

FOOD & DRINK 16 Beeroir: A Taste of Place While terroir is usually associated with wine, the Hudson Valley has become part of a quiet but growing movement of brewers, farmers, and scientists across the country eager to explore regional nuances in grains and hops.

21 Sips & Bites Food and drink news: Hakan Chocolatier, Hudson Roastery, Terrain & Table dinner at Stone Ridge Orchard, plus oodles of food events across the region.

KIDS & FAMILY 23 That’s Agritainment! From pick-your-own fruit and veggies to corn mazes, petting zoos, and craft beverages, Hudson Valley farms are where the fun grows. Plus an illustrated regional farm map by Mosa Tanksley.

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Linda Facci needle felting one of her creations. Working from photos, she is able to create works that look uncannily lifelike. “I love the joy it brings to the pet owners, especially those that have lost their dog and I bring them ‘back to life’ in mini form,” she says. Photo by Winona Barton-Ballentine HOME, PAGE 26

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60 Poetry Poems by Duane Anderson, Sue Books, Peter Coco, Bo G. Eriksson, Cordelia M. Hanemann, Addison Jeffries, Christopher Porpora, Penny Rifenburgh, Alan Semerdijan, and J. R. Solonche. Edited by Phillip X Levine.

26 Storybook Ending Linda Facci and Gene Gironda renovated a cottage in the Maverick Art Colony to suit their needs in a fairy tale setting in the woods outside Woodstock.

HEALTH & WELLNESS 41 Locked and Loaded Against Lyme Two new preventative therapies could keep a lid on the tick-borne illness.

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EDUCATION 44 Wild, Wild Life The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum reopens for events and programs.

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Album reviews of February Meets Soldier String Quartet by Jonathan Kane and Dave Soldier; Water Gods by Swamp Baby; and Art is a Weapon by Armedalite Rifles. Plus listening recs from Nee Nee Rushie of The Big Takeover.

59 Books Robert Burke Warren reviews John Milward’s Americanaland. Plus short reviews of To March or to Marry by Violet Snow; Horse Girls, edited by Halimah Marcus; The Stranger Behind You by Carol Goodman; This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron; and Being Clem by Lesa Cline-Ransome.

Live Music: Some of the concerts we’re going to this month include the Zac Brown Band at Bethel Woods, Tanya Tucker at The Egg, the Hudson Valley Jazz Festival, and Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue at UPAC. The Summer Hoot returns to the Ashokan Center, August 27-29.

Exhibits: Gallery shows around the region.

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Taliesen Thomas reviews “Subliminal Horizons” at Alexander Gray Associates.

Upstate Art Weekend (8/27-29) brings together events at 61 regional art venues. The Short List: Our cultural crib sheet for August includes tall ships on the Rondout, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Opus 40, the Kingston Artists’ Soapbox Derby, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” in Ellenville, the Saugerties Artists’ Studio Tour, “Sweet Charity” at the Woodstock Playhouse, Arm-of-theSea’s Esopus Creek Puppet Suite, and “Dead and Buried” at Denizen Theater.

HOROSCOPES 76 Once, or at Most Twice, in a Blue Moon Lorelai Kude looks at the what’s in the stars for August.

PARTING SHOT 80 The Hudson Eye The city of Hudson puts a spotlight on its creatives August 26 through September 6.

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Rising Tides, Samantha French, oil on canvas, 40” x 48”

amantha French has been painting aquatic light and human forms for 20 years. The combination of fluid water and solid figures have long inspired her. “Water is a universal factor, crossing social and economic divisions. It is a life source—powerful, renewing and healing, and that resonates with me,” she says. French takes inspiration from her memories of childhood summers spent on the lakes of Minnesota. She considers herself to be a figurative painter, but the refracted light of water adds an abstract quality to her work. “Having the figure as a reference point allows me to focus on the abstractions that the reflections in the water provide. Along with the contrasts they bring, discovering how the two things react with one another, such as how the light bouncing off the skin mimics the ripples in the water above, is fascinating to me,” she says. While her paintings may look somewhat chaotic up close, there is a rhythm to her work. The patterns are a direct reflection of the aquatic reflections and provide a filter with unnatural skin tones and distorted shapes and colors that add a dream-like quality. But French endeavors to make her work accessible in such a way that the viewer can experience what the subject is while being transported someplace else. “People are always going to bring their own references and perceptions, so it’s less about me conveying my 8 CHRONOGRAM 8/21

personal thoughts and more about getting a feeling across,” she says. The scenes she depicts frequently occur during summer and represent a certain degree of escapism. “A lot of my work is made out of the nostalgia I have for the quiet, tranquil, weightless feelings of being suspended in water or drifting in and out of sleep, sundrenched and poolside,” she adds. Originally from Minnesota, French moved to Queens, then Kingston for a few years. A resident of the Rosendale hamlet of Rifton, French greatly appreciates the sense of community of the Hudson Valley, especially amongst artists, and sees many similarities to her childhood environment in Minnesota. “Visually it feels familiar, and it’s good to be back in the woods. I’ve found the pace and nature have allowed me more time to really focus on my work,” she says. French’s partner is the painter Aaron Hauck, whose work was featured on the cover of Chronogram in February. The couple have collaborated on a number of murals and will travelling to Minnesota this summer to complete another. In the meantime, a selection of her work can be seen at the Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson. Samanthafrench.com; Instagram: samantha_french. —Michael Cobb

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One thing, all things: move among and intermingle, without distinction. To live in this realization is to be without anxiety about nonperfection. To live in this faith is the road to nonduality, Because the non-dual is one with the trusting mind. Words! The Way is beyond language, for in it there is no yesterday no tomorrow no today. —Seng Ts’an, the Third Chinese Patriarch of Zen I was sitting with my nephew on the couch. He’s nine. I asked him what he wanted to do. “Let’s watch a movie!” This is a boy who, fortunate for him, is generally not allowed to sit in front of screens of any kind. Though he has seen a few children’s films, the world of remote-controlled imagination is a forbidden, and correspondingly fascinating fruit. “Okay,” I replied to his suggestion, “I have a secret to tell you.” His interest was piqued. “What?!” he demanded. “This is a movie.” He looked at me quizzically. “What you and I and all of us call ‘my life’—it’s a movie—and you can watch it any time you want, even right now.” His already wide, bright eyes got wider. “We are all characters in this movie that’s always playing. The movie even includes your own thoughts, emotions, and sensations. You can watch your mind think, make images, form opinions, make discoveries. You can watch your heart be bored or enthralled. You can see your tongue taste a lemon or your finger feel the fuzzy back of a caterpillar. It’s all part of the movie.” The boy looked at me for a long moment, and then ran out the door to build a miniature village out of leaves and stones and the bark of a maple tree. The extemporized explanation felt more relevant for me than for the boy, who is not at all occupied with philosophical questions. I found myself taking a step back from my experience, sitting on the couch, watching the play of thoughts, impulses, and states. I realized there is a part of my consciousness that is always simply watching. It’s neither interested nor disinterested. It doesn’t know, nor is it ignorant. It just sees, like a bystander sitting on the bank of a river watching experience flow by. It seems to be beyond anything functional, beyond thoughts, emotions, sensations. This part of my nature exists in a kind of boundless void. When I attempt to retrace the beam of my attention to its source I begin to inhabit the position of the observer, the audience of the movie, I find a place of stillness which forms a backdrop against which all the activity of my inner and outer life is projected. It’s here that I find a stillness that is not the opposite of motion. It just is. From the standpoint of the observer there are no opinions for or against anything, no agreement or disagreement, no fulfillment or thwarted desire. The seeing is defined by what it is not—no judgement, no criticism or correction, no categorization or distinction, no emptiness or fullness, good or bad, right or wrong. There is, however, a hint of one discernible quality, just a subtle hue of curiosity, tacitly suggesting the question, “What is this that I see unfolding around me and within me?” Sitting in my car getting ready to travel, I see the boy bounding across the grass with a stick in his hand. He yells something that I can’t understand. As he comes closer, I roll down the window and he says it again. “See you later in the movie!” —Jason Stern

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Here Comes Another Lesson*

n hindsight, coming out of retirement was a bad idea. By retirement, I mean competitive athletic retirement. By bad idea, well, you’ll see. I played soccer in high school though I didn’t enjoy it much. I was a goalkeeper. During games, the position consisted of two contrasting modes: boredom (when play was at the other end of the field and I was reduced to a spectator while some subset of players viciously kicked each other in the shins), and terror (when the opposing team came bearing down like a ransacking horde after breaching my own side’s defenses, the ball having gotten past the 10 other dudes on the team and suddenly it was now my responsibility to keep the ball from getting past me, which often involved throwing myself on said ball in the midst of a scrum of teenagers viciously kicking each other in the shins, but now with my face shin-high). As much as I liked sports, camaraderie, the smell of locker rooms, and clichéd motivational speeches by math and science teachers masquerading as Vince Lombardi, I gave up soccer after high school. In college, I fell in with a group of misfits who played ultimate—short for ultimate Frisbee—a sport without goalkeepers or shin-kicking, and I was free to roam about the field, throwing and catching the disc, and occasionally playing defense. I fell in love with ultimate. So much so that I spent the next 25 years playing ultimate whenever I could and devoting much of my spare time to playing or training for the sport. I played on men’s teams, coed teams, masters teams (over 35), grandmasters teams (over 40), and even played in a national championship final. (We lost.) A few years ago, I decided to retire from ultimate. It was my pride mostly—at 45, I was not what I once was as a player, and that frustrated the hell out of me. So I packed the cleats away in the basement with the rest of the sports equipment collecting dust down there— croquet mallets, badminton rackets, bocce balls—and doubled down on my other fitness-related hobbies like mountain biking and trail running and hiking the 35 Catskill peaks over 3,500 feet. (Not done yet.) A couple months ago, I got a call from my dear old friend (and former ultimate teammate) Corey on the West Coast who told me he was going to be swinging through New York visiting folks and he’d love to catch up. Perhaps we could even play some ultimate at the pick-up game in New Paltz, just like back in college. This seemed like kismet, as I had been toying with the idea of playing again, mostly out of curiosity—to see if I had any game left in me. On June 16, about five months prior to my 51st birthday, I dusted off the cleats and drive down to New Paltz for a little tune-up at the pick-up game a week before Corey arrived. I took a jog around the field, did some desultory stretches, said hello to the couple of folks I knew among the sea of 20-somethings, and joined the game. The first point went well enough. We

were on defense and I managed to maintain a pace somewhere between and jog and a trot behind the kid I was covering. I didn’t personally get scored on, though my team conceded the point. We were on offense the next point, and I ambled up the field to take my position. Seeing a lane, I sprinted back toward the thrower, hoping my defender wasn’t lurking right over my shoulder waiting to jump in front of me and block the disc in a humiliating (for me) display of youth and vigor. As I was thinking this—and, in retrospect, perhaps I should have been paying more attention to the mechanics of running, though I do remember at one point in my life being able to run and think at the same time without any trouble—I heard a faint pop and I was on the ground, looking up at the kid who was defending me. (He was indeed right over my shoulder.) He pulled me to my feet, but there was something seriously wrong with my right calf; I couldn’t push off with the ball of my foot. Not even two full points in, and my day was done. Tom, one of the few people I knew at the pickup game, helped me limp off the field. He seemed very concerned. I told him not to worry. I’d been injured before and I knew the rest-and-rehab drill. Tom shook his head. “It’s not that,” he said. Tom looked me up and down and asked, “I’m 33 now, how long do I have?” Instead of telling him to perform an impossible act on himself (my first instinct), I told Tom my age, which soothed him. He cantered back onto the field and I grabbed my bag and drove to the hospital. The emergency room visit was uneventful. A leg X-ray found no broken bones. I was sent home in a splint with a referral to a podiatrist. The next day, after an MRI, I got in with the podiatrist. The podiatrist explained that there are three basic kinds of Achilles tears: lower, middle, and upper. The low tear, near the heel, most often happens to competitive athletes; the mid-level tear occurs mostly in middle-aged “weekend warrior” athletes; and the high tear is suffered mostly by seniors stepping off curbs and playing shuffleboard. The podiatrist then told me I suffered a high tear—an injury that typically happens to the elderly—and just let it sit there in the silent room without explanation for a minute before he added, “I can’t explain it.” The good news: the high tear is easiest to rehab and I won’t need surgery. The bad news: I must wear the dreaded immobilization boot for an indeterminate amount of time. Worse news: In early July, because my leg was immobilized, I developed blood clots in my leg that traveled to my lungs. A pulmonary embolism. After a CT scan confirmed this in one hospital, I was sent to another, bigger hospital where they could perform open-heart surgery if needed. But it wasn’t needed. Blood-thinning drugs did the trick. I was released after a weekend of observation. All because of a silly game. Like I said, coming out of retirement was a bad idea. *Sorry not sorry to Stephen O’Connor, whose brilliant and hilarious collection of short stories from 2010 this title is borrowed from. 8/21 CHRONOGRAM 11

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Actual and would-be cannabis industry insiders gathered in Saugerties on June 19 to make connections at what organizers billed as the Hudson Valley’s first ever “A-list corporate cannabis networking event.” Among those in attendance were Steve De Angelo (in blue hat), “the father of the legal cannabis industry, and on his left, Norman Birenbaum, Governor Cuomo’s medical cannabis czar.

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he sun is just starting to sink over the aggressively manicured grounds of Fortune Valley Manor in Saugerties. Outside an elegant mortise-and-tenon barn set in a bowl at the bottom of a steep, winding drive, couples are checking in, posing briefly for photographs on a patch of red carpet in front of a banner bearing the names of corporate sponsors. The smell of meat—Wagyu beef, actually—charring on an unseen grill carries across the grounds on a light almost-summer breeze. It is an event. It’s an event that a few decades or even a few months ago might have featured federal agents stalking the grounds, jotting down license plates, or covering the red carpet with a telephoto lens from a hunting blind in the fields of tall grass and wildflowers abutting the venue. It is, after all, a gathering of folks in the business of growing, selling, financing, insuring, and otherwise making a buck off of marijuana. But these are different times, and the only cop in attendance is Saugerties Police Chief Joe Sinagra, who makes a brief appearance to check out what’s been billed as the Hudson Valley’s first ever “A-list corporate cannabis networking event” and pose on that red carpet with Steve De Angelo, a former marijuana trafficker and legalization advocate turned “father of the legal cannabis industry.” The gathering is the brainchild of Saugertesian Ruben Lindo. A former pro football player and corporate cannabis booster, Lindo’s marijuana lifestyle brand Herbn Couture put on the event as a coming-out party for New York’s adultuse marijuana market. Lindo, who is Black, chose to piggyback the soiree with the first

federally recognized Juneteenth holiday as an acknowledgment of a sort of freedom that is at once different and, given the demographic realities of the War on Drugs, the same. “This is not just about money or building a new industry,” says Lindo. “This is about justice, it’s about equity.” Green Gold Rush It’s also about making money and building a new industry. The tented patio behind the barn is as good a place as any to take in the breadth of that industry. The scene could be any trade association networking confab. Business cards are traded, names exchanged, and elevator pitches delivered with an air of laser-focused affability. Lindo likens the development of New York’s cannabis industry to the California Gold Rush. A few lucky prospectors hit it big breaking rocks along a muddy stream. But the real money was made by the guys selling pickaxes and the bankers extending the credit they needed to buy in bulk. The pre-dinner mingle is an object lesson in just how many ways there are to make money in cannabis without getting your hands sticky. One attendee, a medical marijuana education advocate, laments the sorry state of medical knowledge among staff at a California dispensary she visited recently (gripes about the Golden State’s adultuse market are a common theme with words like “failure” and “tragedy” featuring prominently). “I told them I needed something for joint pain, just to see what they would say,” she says, still acutely rankled by the experience. “They just looked at each other and said, ‘Let me get the manager.’”

Daryl Miles runs PPSGCann, a payment processing company based in South Florida that facilitates credit card transactions in the cannabis industry. The trick, Miles explains, is to process the sales as cash advances, thus avoiding entanglement with federal laws which still treat interstate financing of marijuana sales as a crime. There are business cards from insurance salesmen, land surveyors, and a security firm that specializes in threat assessments of disgruntled employees. There’s former Atlanta Falcons player Clint Johnson on behalf of Athletes for Care, a nonprofit that promotes cannabis as an alternative to opioids for sports-related chronic pain. There’s a guy who owns a fish farm in Greene County. The room also includes people who will be instrumental in determining what New York’s adult use market will look like. The law passed by state lawmakers and signed by Governor Cuomo back in April is a framework. The minute details of how, where, and under what restrictions cannabis will be grown and sold in the state will fall to a 13-member Cannabis Control Board appointed by the governor and state lawmakers. That regulatory structure will be built piece by piece over the next 18 months and everyone present believes the market will rise or fall based on their decisions. Several candidates for the job are present in Fortune Valley Manor and much gossip is passed about their suitability for the task of designing what’s expected to be a $4.2 billion adult use market. “He’s going to be on the board and he’s antiTHC!” hisses one attendee about the purported stodginess of one potential cannabis czar. 8/21 CHRONOGRAM 13

“This gathering is a snapshot of what this industry should look like in totality. Black, white, Asian, Hispanic, gay, lesbian, straight business owners coming together to form a new industry with inclusion.” —Ruben Lindo

Event organizer Ruben Lindo addressing the attendees at the Juneteenth cannabis networking event.

Tip Your Budtender In a nod to the end product of all of this entrepreneurial energy, there are in fact cannabis products there for the sampling. On a mezzanine above the main hall, James and Gabe, a couple of 20-something locals, have just had a crash course in budtending and have been drafted into service a table laden with strains of flower, gummi worms, chocolate bars, vape cartridges, and other goodies. Guests can exchange tokens handed out at the door for a product and exchange money to buy more tokens. But for most, the sales table is an afterthought. More than a year after Massachusetts legalized adult use drawing many thousands of New Yorkers and many millions of their tax dollars over the border, the simple thrill of legally purchasing professionally packaged weed seems to have faded. And then there’s the salad dressing. Alongside the piles of butter-soft Japanese beef, grilled shrimp, and a desultory mix of grilled carrots and broccoli is a cannabis-infused lemon 14 CHRONOGRAM 8/21

vinaigrette. For Lindo, the infused salad dressing is a potentially unstable element in an otherwise artfully crafted networking event. If there’s an overarching theme to his message, it’s that cannabis is an utterly respectable industry based on a plant with demonstrated physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits. One hyper-faded guest thrust into a panic state by overindulgence in lemon balsamic vinaigrette could kill the vibe. After extolling the virtues of Wagyu beef, he adds a note of caution and a plea for moderation. “The world of edibles is not for everyone,” Lindo tells his guests. “We don’t want anyone getting wasted.” But the evening passes with no untoward displays of wastedness. On the patio after dinner, the laughs are a bit louder, the smiles a little warmer, and the intricate joints and arches of a barn built without a single nail a lot more fascinating. Joints are rolled on Herbn Couture ceramic trays and passed to an ‘80s-pop-hits soundtrack. DeAngelo, whose keynote speech

includes a pitch on behalf of the Last Prisoner Project, which seeks to free those still doing time for marijuana crimes in states where the plant is legal, holds court while digging into a (noninfused) cupcake with a fork. Lindo, meanwhile is taking in the crowd with a satisfied air. One hundred and fifty would-be and actual industry players have gathered a mile from his home to celebrate, network, and plan. And it’s a diverse crowd—white faces predominate but do not overwhelm. As a member of the Hudson Valley and New York City Cannabis Industry Association board of directors, Lindo lobbied state lawmakers hard for social equity provisions in the new law intended to ensure that New York’s legal marijuana market looks a lot like the crowd on that smoke-tinged patio on Juneteenth. “This gathering is a snapshot of what this industry should look like in totality,” says Lindo. “Black, white, Asian, Hispanic, gay, lesbian, straight business owners coming together to form a new industry with inclusion.”

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HELPED LAUNCH A TERROIR REVOLUTION By Kathleen Willcox 16 FOOD & DRINK CHRONOGRAM 8/21

eer connoisseurs are thirsty for more than mass market lager can deliver. While esoteric hops and heirloom grains have become de rigueur at taprooms across the country, the hyper-regional explorations of flavor more and more beer lovers are seeking aren’t widely available. But beer lovers’ quest for precise evocations of terroir happens to be dovetailing with the desire—and ability—of brewers to do just that in New York. The word terroir, for the uninitiated, refers to the characteristic taste and flavor of the product imparted by the complete environment—the region’s general climate, a year’s particular weather, the soil, topography, even the aspect of the slope—the grapes (or in the case of beer, grains and hops) were grown in.

While terroir is usually associated with wine, the conversation around terroir has moved into other arenas, primarily coffee, whiskey, chocolate, and of course, beer. New York State—especially the Hudson Valley—has become part of a quiet but growing movement of brewers, farmers, and scientists across the country eager to explore regional nuances in grains and hops. In Oregon, for example, Coleman Agriculture and Oregon State University have embarked on a hop terroir study that aims to establish how brewers can create the best beer by teasing out different flavors in hops in different regions. Similar experiments and studies are happening in New York. We spoke to several brewers and scientists on the forefront of this journey, to learn what they have discovered so far, and what they were eager to explore further. Read on for their thoughts, and a brief primer on the history of beer agriculture in the Empire State. Growing Beer in New York Beer is comprised of water, hops, grains, and yeast. All of these bring something to the flavor party, and our understanding of just how large that effect is has been evolving rapidly in recent years, thanks in large part to the farm brewing law passed by Governor Cuomo in 2012. The bill was designed as an economic play to create new businesses and jobs, give current farmers more work, and bring in tourists. The incredible success of the program— there are now 467 brewers in New York State (compared with 95 in 2012), with an estimated annual economic impact of $3.4 billion—has had far-reaching consequences for, counterintuitively, terroir. “Without the farm bill, it’s hard to imagine achieving the progress we’ve made in understanding how hops and grains grow differently in New York than in other regions of the world,” says Jacob Meglio, cofounder and managing partner at Arrowood Farm Brewery in Accord. “It enabled farmers and brewers to experiment with hops and grains as an investment in the future, and without it, it would have taken a lot longer to be where we are today.” The farm bill was structured to encourage brewers to use ever-increasing amounts of stategrown ingredients. Until the end of 2018, at least 20 percent of hops and 20 percent of all other ingredients had to be grown in New York; from 2019 to 2023, at least 60 percent of hops and 60 percent of all other ingredients had to be grown in New York; from 2024 onward, at least 90 percent of the hops and 90 percent of the other ingredients will have to be grown in New York for all brewers with a farm brewery license. These requirements have inspired, for the first time in more than a century, an explosion in agricultural innovation in New York’s beeradjacent farming industry. Hops Hops are the flowers of the plant Humulus lupulus, and are used to flavor and stabilize beer. They can, depending on their variety and environment, add notes of citrus, tropical fruits or berries to beer. In the 1800s, New York was the hop capital of the world, with an estimated 80 percent of the country’s market share growing here between

Ceremony winter rye and crimson clover growing at Plan Bee Brewery in Poughkeepsie.

in the mid-19th century, according to the Onondaga Historical Association. Blue mold, a deadly fungal disease, decimated the industry in the late 1800s, and New York soon lost its hop crown to California and Oregon. While New York is now the fifth-largest hop grower in the United States, with 10 commercial farms belonging to the New York Hop Guild and several other small-scale hop farmers around the state, the quality of what’s being grown has increased exponentially, thanks, in large part to experimentation. “We started as a hop farm in 2013 before we moved into brewing in 2015,” says Meglio. Arrowood encompasses 48 acres, with about 20 acres devoted to experimental hop and grain farming projects. “We were inspired by the farm act to begin farming. We have worked closely with Cornell on experimental hop and grain varieties to figure out how to get the desired oils and aromatic compounds we wanted.” The hardest note to capture, Meglio reveals, is that mandarin orange profile he was seeking for a New England-style IPA (NEIPA). “We wanted

to do a 100 percent locally grown NEIPA, but it was so hard to find that profile without West Coast hops,” Meglio explains. “But Chimney Bluffs Hoppery [in Wolcott,] managed it with their [strain of ] Zeus hops. We get a light lemon lime from Zeus, whereas a West Coast hop would be grapefruit and mango. It’s really cool to explore what New York can do, and how different a style can taste with all locally grown ingredients.” Hutch Kugeman, the head brewer at Hyde Park’s Culinary Institute of America, has been a close observer of New York’s evolving beer seen since 2012, when he started brewing beer at Crossroads Brewing in Athens. “At the CIA, we don’t have to work with local maltsters and hop growers, but I do because I’ve been increasingly impressed by the quality of their products,” Kugeman says. “For open-sourced hops like Cascade, a classic American hop that can grow anywhere, it’s interesting to see how different it tastes here than Oregon or Washington. In the Northwest, you get pine and grapefruit with Cascade, but in New York we’re getting a lot of spice.” 8/21 CHRONOGRAM FOOD & DRINK 17

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Grains As with hops, New York grew much of the country’s grain for beer in the 19th century. After the Farm Bill was passed, grain-growing— and malting—became big business again in New York. (Maltsters take raw barley and other grains from farmers, steep them in water, rest them in very exacting conditions to ensure germination, dry them in a kiln or roaster, and then send them to brewers who use them to make beer). The grain for beer is utterly different than the grain needed for bread, of course, and like hops, no farmer mastered the art of growing beer barley, rye or wheat overnight. “When we first started growing grains and using locally grown grains, it was clear that no one really knew what they were doing quite yet,” says Plan Bee Farm Brewery’s co-founder Emily Watson. Founded in Poughkeepsie in 2008, Plan Bee has a fouracre grain field with different specialty wheats, corns, and ryes on rotation, an acre for hops, 4.5 acres for wild apples and raised beds with hot peppers, strawberries, lavender and more. Plan Bee also forages for wild carrot seeds, dandelions and other flavoring agents on their 25-acre organically farmed estate. “I’ll never forget the first batch of malted grains we got,” she recalls. “They were malted in a fish tank, and they were quite funky. But as the opportunities and competition increased, the quality went way up, and we are now producing 100 percent New York State beers that are a completely distinct and delicious expression of place.” Arrowood, like Plan Bee, believes that working with farmers who use organic growing practices is essential to truly reflect a region’s terroir. “If you’re using grains that are grown conventionally, that pesticide and spray will kill not just pests, but the microflora and yeast on the grains, and that eliminates the flavors that give it its special regional distinction,” Meglio says. Not that it has been easy to convince new farming partners to agree to not spray. “When we started working with the farmer down the road from us on heirloom rye, we told him we’d pay triple if he didn’t spray, and he thought we were nuts,” Meglio recalls. “He kept saying, ‘But it’s going to cut the yield in half,’ and I kept saying, ‘We don’t care!’ And now that he’s been doing it for a few years, he gets it. We love how it changes depending on the weather. In hotter and drier years, for example it’s spicier. You don’t get that with conventionally grown grains.” Water Water, meanwhile, may seem like a nothing ingredient, but brewers say it’s an essential part of the terroir puzzle. “Water gives our beer its sense of place,” says Mike Carcone, cofounder of West Kill Brewing in West Kill. “Our brewery is located on a farm that has been in my family since 1929. I remember growing up, my grandparents were obsessed with our well water. It was such a legend in our family that cousins, aunts, and uncles would come over and fill up five-gallon jugs to bring home. When I got into brewing, I decided to test the water and see if it was as special as it was supposed to be.”

Arrowwood Farm Brewery in Accord raises its own bees and devotes 20 acres to experimental hop and grain farming.

It was, as it turns out. “The mineral content is perfect for brewing beer,” Carcone says. “It’s especially soft, and allows our lagers to be clean and crisp, and gives the flavors of our IPAs and opportunity to shine.” Meglio agrees that water can have an outsize effect on the end product. “We love our springfed water here, but we wondered if we were putting too much of an emphasis on it, so we did a test,” Meglio says. “We made the same beer with five different waters—ours, a few storebought and distilled water. They were completely different, because the yeasts and microflora in the beer interacted with different elements in the water differently. Some were sweeter, some were drier, and even the ABVs were different.” Arrowood’s water, he says, produced the best one. The worst, “by far,” was the distilled. Yeast The final component in beer is yeast. A microscopic unicellular, nucleated fungi, yeast transforms wort into beer by converting glucose into ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide (beer’s booze and fizz). This year, Kugeman will give his student brewers the assignment of culturing yeast from the CIA’s campus for a completely campusgrown beer. “We have wheat and hops growing on the roof, and we’re going to harvest yeast from the campus apiary,” he says. Plan Bee also harvests wild yeasts for its brews from its apiary, and the team at Arrowood collects much of their yeast near their apple orchards. Terroir 3.0 The future of New York’s terroir may be even more delicious. Cornell University’s Cornell AgriTech R&D lab has done more than anyone—the brewers all first to say—in helping push the beer industry forward through

experimental hop and grain breeding programs, all of which are designed to figure out what grows best, and most deliciously here. This summer, Cornell announced that a $300,000 investment from New York State will help fund the development of new signature New York hops varieties. The program will be led by Larry Smart, professor of horticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “Working on capturing New York’s terroir is really fun, and it can vary significantly even within the state,” says Chris Gerling, senior extension associate at Cornell AgriTech’s Craft Beverage Institute, and one of the leads on the program. “It’s fascinating to express a sense of place through craft beverage, and consumers are increasingly engaged by the prospect too.” New York growers will get first dibs on the new varieties, with several, including several established growers across New York State, such as Rick Pedersen of Pedersen Farms, Chad Meigs of the Bineyard, and John Condzella of Condzella’s Farm already queuing up to plant them. But the real winners? The craft enthusiasts who may soon be able to wax enthusiastically about the differences between New York’s trademark hops grown in the Hudson Valley versus Finger Lakes. For a taste of the best New York terroir today, and a sense of what’s to come, check out Arrowood’s Shaft 2A, a dry-hopped Pale Ale that stars 100 percent New York hops and grains, fermented with house ale yeast for two weeks. There’s the tropicality—pineapple and mango— you’d expect, with a deeply balanced bitterness and tang, red and black mountain fruit, subtle funk, New York pine, Yankee attitude. Deep sunny summer forest confidence. Only in New York. 8/21 CHRONOGRAM FOOD & DRINK 19

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Modeled after the combination coffee shop-wine bars Carolyn Palmieri and her husband found abroad, the new Hudson Roastery has indulgent offerings for any time of day. In the morning, house-roasted organic coffee and freshbaked croissants (shipped frozen from France!) greet the day, before the menu transitions to wine, cheese, and charcuterie from 2pm on. Ten of Hudson Roastery’s wines have a permanent spot on the menu, while the rest rotate regularly; all are available by the glass ($9-14) or the bottle ($32-$54). To pair with the accessible wine offerings, Hudson Roastery’s cheese and charcuterie board is an affordable $18. 4 Park Place, Hudson | Hudsonroastery.com

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Terrain & Table, an immersive outdoor dining experience with local, sustainable food and pastoral views by the duo behind the Farmhouse Project, is back and doing its rounds. Monthly events held across the Catskills and Hudson Valley feature a different location and chef each time, but the throughline is always food at the source on sites like farms and vineyards. On August 21, Terrain & Table will pop up at the 200-year-old Stone Ridge Orchard for a dinner amidst the apple trees prepared by Cheryl Perry and Lizzy Sing-Brar. Perry, a former restaurant and bakery owner, founded the Slow Food-centric Red Barn Studio, a center for culinary learning and special events. Australian-born, of Indian and Polish descent, Sing-Brar brings multicultural approach and “Chopped” chops to the table. Things kick off at 3pm with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and live music. Tour the farm and enjoy a cider tasting before heading up the hill for a dinner with a side of Catskills views. Tickets are $225. 3012 Route 213, Stone Ridge | Thefarmhouseproject.com

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While some events are remaining virtual this year (like the annual fingerlicking Rib Fest, which is slinging online deals August 20-22), 2021 sees the return of several of the region’s food festivals. The Putnam County Wine & Food Festival kicks August off on August 7-8. Sample ciders, spirits, and wines from New York and beyond, while grooving to live music. This weekend-long festival features seven artists and over 50 vendors. Find something you like? Purchase a bottle or a case on the spot for sippin’ all year long. In the 19th century, the Shawangunk Ridge, which towers majestically behind the Village of Ellenville, was famous for its wild blueberries. Whole train cars were filled with these foraged little sapphire berries and carted down to New York City markets and beyond. Decades after the last train stopped running, Ellenville still celebrates its purple patch with an annual Blueberry Festival, returning this year on August 14. Eat fresh berries by the fistful, or try any number of prepared delicacies from pies and tarts to jams and liqueurs. There will also be other food and craft vendors in this free event, which takes over Canal Street from 9am to 4pm. Also on August 14, the New York Snow Crab Festival brings Fresh Alaskan Snow Crab to the Patterson, along with other food vendors, hot air balloon launches, lawn games, wine, and beer. The event happens during the Victory Cup Polo Match and Balloon Festival. For more tasty crustaceans that weekend, scoot down to Brotherhood in Washingtonville for the fourth annual HV Seafood Wine + Brew Festival. The historic winery site gets a New England seaside town makeover, with shellfish galore, lobster rolls, baked clams, shrimp, and international seafood dishes like ceviche and paella, plus live local music and vendors. While not explicitly a food festival, there’s plenty to chow down on at the Dutchess County Fair, which takes over the Rhinebeck fairground August 2227. Launched in 1842, the Dutchess Fair has a storied legacy. Over the years, it has grown into a six-day blowout that has earned its place as the second largest fair in all of New York. After you’ve had all the 4H demonstrations and carnival rides you can stomach, fuel up on food from one of the scores of vendors. Don’t forget the funnel cake as you enjoy the live music from acts like local “The Voice” star Ian Flannigan and 2021 “American Idol” winner Chayce Beckham. —Marie Doyon

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elebrate late summer in the Hudson Valley out on the farm, paying a call on the folks who carry the torch forward and work the good, rich soil. At many of our local farms, you’ll find loads of fun alongside the food, as farmers have realized that welcoming and dealing directly with the public is nutritious for all involved. Susan and Phil Hurd have been pioneering agritainment since 1994 at Hurd’s Family Farm, an old-school working apple operation first farmed in 1894 that’s been transformed into a family fun zone. “Susan’s mission is to help the families that visit create amazing memories; her husband Phil is the engineer who brings her ideas to life,” says Sarah Polenza, farm manager. “Our generation, we’re focused on connecting the agritainment to the growing, weaving together the fun and the farming. Families stop staring at their cell phones; they’re talking and laughing together over a pack of apple cider donuts, working as a team in our corn maze, and smiling on their way to their cars, and I know we’ve successfully shared the joy.” Below are some of the highlights of the spots around the region where families can romp and frolic on the farm. Turn to page 24 for an illustrated guide to all the family farm fun across the region. Pennings Farm Market in Warwick features the Harvest Grill, serving fresh farm-to-table pub fare, and holds celebratory farm dinners with craft beverage tastings. There’s U-pick, live music on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons, a cidery, garden center, beer garden, hop yard, and an old-fashioned soft serve ice cream shop and bakery. Penningsfarmmarket.com Bellvale Farms Creamery, also in Warwick, is a postcard-pretty, 200-year-old dairy with fine homemade ice cream, ice cream waffle cones, ice cream cake, and ice cream pies; ranked among the “Top 10 Ice Cream Parlors in the World” by

TripAdvisor. Creative flavors like Great White Way (white chocolate ice cream with raspberry swirl and dark chocolate chunks) are served amid fabulous views from atop Mount Peter. Bellvalefarms.com At Kelder’s Farm in Kerhonkson, a legendary giant garden gnome, Gnome Chomsky, presides serenely over mini-golf, jumping pillows, combine slides, tube slides, animals to greet, “spiderwebs’’ to scale, fishing, lawn games, and vintage tractors to climb on for yet another photo op. There’s U-pick, an ice cream barn with fresh fruit sundaes; starting in mid-August, they host their Sunflower Extravaganza. Keldersfarm.com U-pick and a host of other activities open on August 28 at Hurd’s Family Farm in Modena. There’s a bounce pillow, an obstacle course, a giant slide, multiple corn mazes, duck racing, apple launching and the Kids’ Corral, as well as an apple-bin train; there are hay rides, pony rides, wagon rentals, and gem mining available. You can purchase snacks to feed the critters and fish, and for you and the crew at the Big Apple Cafe. Hurdsfamilyfarm.com Barton Orchards in Poughquag offers Tree Top Adventures with five aerial courses for all skill levels, along with a midway featuring the petting zoo, playground, tap room with live music and local craft bevvies, farm market and Bark Park for your furry friend. There’s a popular U-pick and an ice cream stand (cider donut sundae, anyone?) and an array of festival weekends. Bartonorchards.com Salinger’s Orchards in Brewster, a fourthgeneration family farm, is all about delicious fruit, dedicated to growing 18 varieties of quality apples as well as peaches, pears, nectarines, plums, cherries, and other seasonal crops. Their bakery and market offers raw, local honey, fresh produce, baked goods, candies, gluten-free items, pastries, and more; they’ll happily grace your holiday table with a fresh turkey or spiral-cut ham and freshbaked pies. Salingersorchard.net

Greig Farm in Red Hook maintains the O-Zone Sustainability Center, providing a variety of goods, services, and workshops to help local residents learn about their community options and sustainable choices. They’ve got a bulk-refill store, carbon credit station, and Community Compost CSA program, alongside U-pick, a koi pond, art gallery, craft market, and goats to feed—and you can feed yourselves elegantly from the market, kitchen, and cafe. Don’t forget to visit the Abandoned Cider taproom. Greigfarm.com Love Apple Farm in Ghent offers a scratch bakery, market, gift shop, playground, petting zoo (meet Morgan the llama, Little Bit the pony, Salt ‘n Peppa the sheep, Autumn and Alexander the goats, and Ponchito the donkey) along with a wide variety of U-pick items. In their market you’ll find specialty food items, sweet temptations, and kitchen essentials, along with a carefully curated selection of pottery, textiles, hostess gifts, and hand-poured soaps. Loveapplefarm.com At Bilmar Nurseries in Pleasant Valley, they grow 200 acres of Christmas trees and nursery stock, which makes a great setting for the camping, hiking, nature walks, fishing in 10 ponds, lakes and streams, concerts, and events that go on here. There’s a Halloween Zombie Apocalypse adventure and a superb selection of cut-your-own Christmas trees when the time comes. Bilmarny.com Minard’s Family Farm in Clintondale opens August 28 with a host of activities, including a corn maze, Tire Mountain and spiderweb to climb, gem mining, pedal carts, giant bounce pillow, barnyard sports, tug-o’-war, pumpkin picking, pumpkin bowling, apple slingshot safaris, apple checkers, pony rides, hayrides, and a hemp tour, not to mention a burger joint, lemonade stand, and Barn Market full of local goodies. Minardsfamilyfarms.com 8/21 CHRONOGRAM KIDS & FAMILY 23

FAMILY FUN ON THE FARM

From pick-your-own fruit and veggies to corn mazes, petting zoos, and craft beverages, Hudson Valley farms are where the fun grows. 1. Apple Hill Farm applehillfarm.com 124 Route 32, New Paltz 2. Barthel’s Creamery barthelsfarm.com 8057 US Route 209, Ellenville 3. Barthel’s Farm Market barthelsfarm.com 8057 US Route 209, Ellenville 4. Barton Orchards bartonorchards.com 63 Apple Tree Lane, Poughquag 5. Bellvale Farms Creamery bellvalefarms.com 385 Route 17A, Warwick 6. Bilmar Farms bilmarny.com 26 Bilmar Bloulevard, Pleasant Valley 7. Blooming Hill Farm bloominghillfarm.com 1251 Route 208, Blooming Grove 8. Bradley Farm and RB Brew raybradleyfarm.com 317 Springtown Road, New Paltz 9. Brookby Farm brookbyfarm.com 62 Dover Furnace Road, Dover Plains 10. Cedar Heights Orchard rhinebeckapples.com 8 Crosby Lane, Rhinebeck 11. Chasenholm Farm Creamery cfcreamery.com 96 Chase Road, Pine Plains 12. Chatham Berry Farm, The thechathamberryfarm.com 2309 Route 203, Chatham 13. Churchtown Dairy churchtowndairy.org 357 County Road 12, Hudson 14. Clarke Family Farms clarkesfamilyfarm.com 2086 Route 44, Modena 15. Clover Brooke Farm cloverbrookefarm.com 175 Ruskey Lane, Hyde Park 16. Common Ground Farm commongroundfarm.org 37 Dutchess Terrace, Beacon 17. Cronin’s Maple Farm croninsmaplefarm.com 2109 Route 52, Hopewell Junction 18. Damn Good Honey Farm damngoodhoney.com 150 Hilltop Terrace, Kerhonksen 19. Deep Roots Farm deeprootsfarmny.com 1639 Columbia County Route 7A, Copake 20. Dressel Farms dresselfarms.com 271 State Route 208, New Paltz 21. Dubois Farms duboisfarms.com 209 Perkinsville Road, Highland 22. Dykeman Farm dykemanfarm.com 31 Dyleman Lane, Pawling 23. Fishkill Farms fishkillfarms.com 9 Fishkill Farm Road, Hopewell Junction 24. Rose Hill Farm pickrosehillfarm.com 19 Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook 25. Glynwood (845) 265-3338 • glynwood.org 362 Glynwood Road, Cold Spring Glynwood’s vision is a Hudson Valley where farmers prosper, food entrepreneurs succeed, residents are nourished, and visitors are inspired.

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26. Greig Farm (845) 758-8007 • greigfarm.com 227 Pitcher Lane, Red Hook Greig Farm: Pick your own, market, and cafe. 27. Hahn Farm hahnfarm.com 1697 Salt Point Turnpike, Salt Point 28. Hardeman Orchards hardemanorchards.com 194 West Market Street, Red Hook 29. Harlem Valley Homestead harlemvalleyhomestead.com 147 Old Forge Road, Wingdale 30. Harvest Spirits harvestspirits.com 3074 Route 9, Valatie 31. Heather Ridge Farm & Bees Knees Cafe heather-ridge-farm.com 989 Broome Center Road, Preston Hollow 32. Hurds Family Farm hurdsfamilyfarm.com 2185 Route 32, Clintondale 33. Jenkins & Lueken Orchards jlorchards.com 69 Yankee Folly Road, New Paltz 34. Jones Farm jonesfarminc.com 190 Angola Road, Cornwall 35. Katchkie Farm katchkiefarm.com 745 Fischer Road, Kinderhook 36. Kelder’s Farm keldersfarm.com 23 Main Street, Accord 37. Kesicke Farm www.kesickefarm.com 229 Middle Road, Rhinebeck 38. Kiernan Farm kiernanfarm.com 1308 Bruynswick Road, Gardiner 39. Lawrence Farms Orchards lawrencefarmsorchards.org 39 Colandrea Road, Newburgh 40. Liberty Ridge Farm libertyridgefarmny.com 29 Bevis Road, Schaghticoke 41. Lilymoore Alpaca Farm lilymoorefarm.com 21 Moore Road, Pleasant Valley 42. Limar’s Farm & Nursery 1167 Noxon Road, Lagrangeville 43. Locust Grove Farms locustgrovefruitfarm.com 199 North Road, Milton 44. Love Apple Farm loveapplefarm.com 1421 Route 9H, Ghent 45. Maynard Farms maynardfarms.com 326 River Road, Ulster Park 46. McEnroe Organic Farm Market mcenroeorganicfarm.com 194 Coleman Station Road, Millerton 47. Mead Orchards meadorchards.com 15 Scism Road, Tivoli 48. Mettabee Farms mettabeefarm.com 551 Harlemville Road, Hillsdale 49. Minard’s Family Farm minardfarms.com 250 Hurds Road, Clintondale 50. Old Adriance Farm (845) 773-9074 • oldadriancefarm.com 148 North Creek Road, Staatsburg Old Adriance Farm is the ideal location for family fun. Join us Wednesday through Sunday for burger night, trivia, live music, and more!

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Linda Facci and Gene Gironda’s home sits on three acres of gardens, winding bluestone paths, and stone terraces. The property sits in the heart of the former Maverick Art Colony, site of the early 20thcentury music and art festivals held every summer.

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cyclist and a crafter walk into a bar. The crafter—who also designs cakes, custom needle felts miniature animals, and works as a graphic designer in the magazine industry—says nothing to the cyclist, but he catches her eye. Both leave. End of story, right? Not in Woodstock, a place where kismet often has its way with people and forgotten historic properties seem to find just the right stewards willing to get their hands dirty restoring them to their former, whimsical glory. 8/21 CHRONOGRAM HOME & GARDEN 27

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Facci converted a tiny cottage at one corner of the property into a studio where she runs Facci’s Felted Friends. She began needle felting animals as a hobby in her Manhattan living room and in 2017 turned her skill at it into a business. To recreate the cozy, feeling of her former work space, she refinished the floors and ceiling and loves to sit by the working fireplace while she crafts. “I designed the studio to feel like a mini-living room,” she explains. “I wanted a cozy, warm feeling in here.”

The crafter is Linda Facci, who, at that time, was working in New York City and visiting Woodstock on weekends. The cyclist was Gene Gironda, the founder and former owner of Overlook Mountain Bikes. The stone Dutch cottage they now find themselves in, complete with 14-inch-thick bluestone walls; arched, hobbit-style entry doors; and steeply sloped roof covered (mostly) with the original slate stone tiles, is called Storybook. Sitting at the heart of the former Maverick Art Colony, the three-acre property is equally enchanting. Winding gardens strung with fairy lights lead to a gazebo and pond; worn bluestone steps lead to stone terranes and garden boxes; tucked amongst oak trees, two tiny stone cottages seem like something one would stumble onto in a fairy tale. These days Gironda has a local construction firm and Facci now runs Facci’s Felted Friends—a specialty needle felting business creating custom lifelike replicas of people’s beloved pets and other woodland creatures. Built sometime in the 1940s, the 1,100-square foot Storybook cottage had been carefully crafted by an unknown artist but had fallen into disrepair until Gironda and Facci came along. “Now it stands proud again,” declares Facci. However, like the winding paths and stone staircases, it wasn’t

a straight line from the time Facci first noticed Gironda around town to the charmed home they now find themselves in. “I love that it’s called Storybook,” Facci explains. “It sure feels like we’re in one.” Once Upon a Time… Living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and working in the magazine industry while crafting on the side, Facci decided she needed a tranquil refuge that could also serve as a creative outlet. “Crafting is just a way of life for me,” she explains. “My mind is always thinking of things I can make.” She had begun exploring upstate and soon realized that Woodstock sat at the perfect intersection between mountains and quirkiness. “I always wanted a house in the country,” says Facci. “I thought I’d wait for someone to come along and we’d do it together, but he never came along.” So, in 1999, she decided to do it herself, buying a place in the center of town, an area she loved for its proximity to wildlife and the funky village character (and characters). She fixed it up herself and became an official weekender, enjoying the local nightlife and making friends. A year after buying her place, she first noticed that cyclist from the bar out and about. She didn’t know anything about him, but saw him often on 8/21 CHRONOGRAM HOME & GARDEN 29

weekends—including that night in the bar. Then one day, a friend suggested she meet “the guy who owns the bike shop,” she remembers. Facci walked in and realized it was the guy she’d been eyeing. “If I’d known he owned the bike shop I would have become a biker,” she says. Gironda was selling the shop and planning to move to Alaska, but a rock climbing accident delayed his plans. Facci nursed him back to health and he decided to stay in town. They two were married in 2004 and lived together in Woodstock—but only on weekends, since Facci kept her city job, returning to Manhattan every Monday for the workweek. A Path to Somewhere Even though they weren’t looking for a change, a 2014 listing caught Facci’s eye and eventually blew them in a whole new direction. “We weren’t planning to buy a house but sometimes I’d go online to see what was out there,” she explains. “When I saw Storybook, I was blown away.” Facci had always been drawn to stone houses and she loved the arched doors and winding pathways—some of them leading to absolutely nowhere. “You could see the love and attention that was put into the house in the 1940s,” says 30 HOME & GARDEN CHRONOGRAM 8/21

Facci. “But over the years it had been neglected.” She knew that with her and Gironda’s combined skills they could uncover its original beauty. They took a leap and bought the home, and in 2015 began a major rehab. They began with the living room and kitchen. Painted in bright pink, blue, and green, the open concept space was dominated by a curvy, bluestone fireplace at one end—its shape reminiscent of a potbellied stove. Exposed beams ran along the ceilings and original oak planks ran throughout the first floor. The couple tore out the painted walls in both kitchen and living room, exposing bluestone walls. Facci took a week off to sand and stain over 100 pine boards, which they laid into an interlocking diamond pattern along the fireplace wall. They painted the adjacent walls white and refinished the oak floorboards. The kitchen required a complete re-do, but their hard work yielded some buried treasure. After gutting the space down to the studded bluestone walls, they uncovered a long forgotten back door. Plastered over by a previous owner, the arched, Dutch door led to a stone staircase and the back gardens. The couple painted the back door and wall blue, adding white trim and black hardware to the design. Facci covered the remaining kitchen

Gironda and Facci suspect their dining area was once an outdoor porch that was eventually enclosed. They left one of the bluestone walls exposed and accentuated the stone walls and trim by adding an iron chandelier. A cut-out in the stone wall serves as an ad hoc bar.

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Facci and Gironda captured space from a closet to expand their en suite bathroom. After completely revamping the bathroom with a tiled shower, wooden vanity, and new mirror, they finished the space with whimsical wallpaper.

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The home’s living room was completely redesigned and rebuilt by Facci and Gironda in 2015. They rebuilt the walls, refinished the floors, painted, and added the fireplace insert. The space is decorated with an eclectic mix of Facci’s craft work. “I’m an avid crafter and my mind is always looking for things I can make,” she explains. Facci created faux birch logs in the fireplace out of old pizza boxes. She created the fireplace’s centerpiece mirror out of garden sticks painted black and white to look like birch.

The open-concept kitchen required a complete remodel. Facci laid most of the subway tiles herself. The couple added open wood shelving, stainless steel appliances, and a farmhouse sink. In the process of the gutting the space they uncovered the arched back door, which they incorporated two the kitchen’s design. “We were very happy with the overall result,” says Facci. “I love the contrast of the wood trim against the white tile.”

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The downstairs bedroom was part of an addition added to the home sometime in the 1970s. In reworking the space, the couple could tell the difference in craft between old construction and new. “All the real problems were in the newer construction,” says Gironda. “The original construction has really stood the test of time.” To create a main bedroom suite, the couple tore out sheetrock and recovered the walls. They added a colorful mix of antique wooden drawers and an refurbished armoire with an iron-framed bed.

walls in white subway tiles and trimmed the walls with wood along the ceilings. “I distressed the wood by hammering holes, banging it with a chain, staining it dark and then using a torch to burn areas,” she explains. Black-and-white penny tiles line the floors. Open wood shelving and wood counters hiding an undercounted refrigerator and cabinets complete the look. Adjacent to the kitchen, the home’s dining area looks out over the front garden and steps. Here, the couple left an entire wall of exposed bluestone as well as exposed bluestone wainscoting under the windows. They painted the remaining walls and window trim white and added a metal chandelier. Exposed bluestone walls are also featured throughout the firstfloor bedroom suite. They expanded the ensuite bathroom by capturing space from a closet. After finishing the space with white subway tiles in the shower and black and white penny tiles along the floor, they left one stone wall. A trim of rabbit printed wallpaper completes the eclectic mix. A second-floor bedroom and bathroom, with Douglas fir floorboards, is enjoyed by guests. At Home in the Woods The pandemic provided another turn in Facci and Gironda’s path. With New York City under quarantine, Facci decided to try living upstate full-time. With both on the premises, they got

to work, expanding the property’s gardens and pond and refurbishing a stone terrace together. Facci also turned her eye to a small cottage at the corner of their property. The tiny space included a full stone fireplace and more bluestone walls. “I think whoever built the home lived here while he was building it,” says Facci. They decided to refurbish the space as a home for Facci’s craft business, Facci’s Felted Friends. Facci learned needle felting during her time living in Manhattan and then begun crafting small woodland creatures with the technique. When a friend asked her to felt two squirrels as a wedding topper, she opened an Etsy shop selling cake designs and individual animals. Then, to challenge herself, she created more lifelike designs. In 2017, a viral video accelerated her needle felting from hobby to business as orders for her creations picked up. Now she runs the business full-time, crafting replicas of pets from her studio. “I just love the joy it brings to my customers,” says Facci. “I enjoy creating the fine details. I try really hard to get all the markings and features right.” The quarantine didn’t just bring Facci new business opportunities, or the chance to enjoy country life full-time. After living with her husband full-time, for the first time, it brought a happy realization. “We really like each other!” she says. 8/21 CHRONOGRAM HOME & GARDEN 37

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rom the early pandemic’s industrywide shutdowns to the hottest market the region has ever seen, the last 18 months have been one wild ride for those in the construction and real estate game. With over 275 homes completed in the Catskills and 23 currently in progress, Chuck Petersheim, founder of Sullivan County design-build firm Catskill Farms, has had his finger on the pulse of the region’s real estate market since his company’s start in 2001. Petersheim shares his thoughts on where the market is headed, the challenges the region faces, and how small business owners can adapt. There’s been a lot of talk lately about the real estate market starting to cool off. Has that been your experience? The market is actually more robust than it may seem at first glance, because the lack of inventory has sidelined so many buyers. However, when a solid listing appears, it’s like piranhas in the Amazon. Buyers who have been disappointed by bidding wars or uninspiring inventory are ready to pounce. As the pandemic has eased up though, people don’t have to be here for safety’s sake anymore, so they’re a little more picky.

What do you see as the benefits of such a monumental shift in the region? As a small business person who believes that rising tides float more boats, more people create more opportunities. I don’t really believe there are a lot of cons. I think this is a once-in-alifetime opportunity, or maybe just a true life raft to the Hudson Valley. It comes with a host of issues in housing and affordability, but I think they’re outweighed by the opportunity. As long as I’ve been involved in the Catskills, the idea of actually making money, reinvesting in your business, growing, supporting a family, and planning for your future has been very challenging. The huge surge in demand means that small businesses now have a chance not just to survive, but to prosper. I’m also a big believer that there’s always a small business person around the corner. The cost of starting up a business is so much lower in the Hudson Valley than New York City, and this disruption has made new and creative entrepreneurial thinking possible for the people spending more time here. What has been the largest challenge of the last year? Hands-down, the largest challenge has been scaling to meet the moment. The labor issue is nationwide, and it’s two-fold: You want to retain who you have, and you want to recruit people you don’t.

I feel that Catskill Farms is one of the few companies that was able to grasp this opportunity. We doubled in size, hired new people, and performed at peak performance. We were able to do this because I put as much energy and time and effort and creative thinking into securing workers as I did securing clients. We invested in billboards and advertising on bus shelters and we got the word out, but it was like another full-time job. But it worked. We found the help and we met the moment. How are you seeing this issue play out with the construction of your homes? The labor issue is a problem across the board, from overwhelmed towns dealing with inexperienced land buyers to banks that can’t get an appraiser out for 30 or 40 days. It’s especially an issue in day-to-day production. Whether it’s a pool liner or a refrigerator part or a hot water heater, they’re all hard to source. It’s making what was once everyday activities look heroic. The companies like ours that are meeting the expectations of their clients are problem solving in ways they never imagined. What’s one piece of advice you have for other small business owners navigating all the challenges and changes the last year has brought? The one thing I would recommend to a business person is to delegate everything but your proximity to your client. Our edge has always been what the client brings to the table. They bring information, they bring goals and aspirations, they bring fears and trepidations, they bring talent and passion. And for 20 years I’ve been writing emails, meeting, greeting, riding in cars, walking in the woods, touring homes with these folks, and my eyes and ears have been wide-open to hear it all, unfiltered. And when you listen, instead of sell, you can really zero in on a product that meets the needs of the niche you are pursuing. Thecatskillfarms.com 8/21 CHRONOGRAM HOME & GARDEN 39

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he deer tick nymph embedded in my daughter’s calf was hardly an invited guest on our summer vacation to Block Island, but there it was. The size of a poppy seed, it could’ve easily escaped attention, yet my 12-year-old has fighterpilot radar for the potentially disease-toting little buggers. Upon learning that we hadn’t packed our tick tweezers, she dug her fingernails in with gusto, removing most of it. There’s a reason why no doctor recommends such a tactic, which often leaves bits of dismembered tick inside the skin. I doused the site with alcohol—but that night, a rash bloomed around the raised bump, prompting a panicked FaceTime with my father, an MD. With no pharmacy on the island, he ordered doxycycline in the morning from the mainland, delivered same-day via plane. As I pulled myself away from the beach to meet the Rx cargo at the sleepy island airport, I thought, there’s got to be a better way. To keep Lyme off our backs, that is. Medical speak tells us that Lyme disease is a vectorborne illness caused by the Borrelia bacteria that’s transmitted to humans by infected Ixodes ticks. We know it locally as the scourge of the Northeast from Virginia to Maine—the reason our kids can no longer roll laughing down grassy hills, and why our stomachs turn at the thought of strolling romantically through waving

Text and Photo by Wendy Kagan meadows a la vintage Merchant & Ivory films (the kiss scene amid hip-high Italian poppies in A Room with a View is ruined forever—thanks, Borrelia). According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 476,000 Americans may get Lyme disease each year, and incidence is growing in endemic regions of the US and Europe. That’s a lot of misery depending on the stage of infection—if left untreated after flu-like early symptoms, Lyme can spread to the joints, heart, and nervous system. Yet one day, we might be able to saunter less fearfully again through the woods and unmown fields. And that is not the stuff of fantasy, but of science. Two promising new preventive therapies, both currently in clinical studies, could potentially stop Lyme in its tracks. One is a preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, shot developed by MassBiologics, to be taken annually at the start of tick season for months-long protection. The other is a vaccine candidate, VLA15, developed by French biotech firm Valneva in collaboration with Pfizer, the American multinational firm behind the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. If all continues to go well in the trials, both could come to market as early as 2024, offering two protective options to an arsenal against Lyme that has been nearly empty for decades.

Zapping Borrelia While It’s Still Inside the Tick Way back when, we did have a vaccine for Lyme. Manufactured by SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline) in 1998, the LYMErix vaccine may have been ahead of its time, as it met with lackluster demand from consumers. The company pulled the vaccine in 2002, and some trace its failure back to the newly vocal anti-vax movement, which focused on reports that LYMErix may have triggered rheumatoid arthritis in a small population of patients. Since then, cases of Lyme have at least tripled, per CDC estimates. Yet while LYMErix faltered commercially, the science behind it offered clues that continue to help crack the nut of Lyme preventative medicine today. These clues have aided in the development of both Lyme PrEP, which is not a vaccine but a monoclonal-antibody shot, and the VLA15 vaccine candidate, which just might meet with more enthusiastic consumer demand this time around. “During the vaccine studies back in the 1990s, it became apparent that the thing that allowed you to be protected and immune was an antibody directed against the [Borrelia] bacteria, and it didn’t work in you—it worked inside the tick,” explains Mark Klempner, MD, executive vice chancellor for MassBiologics and a professor of medicine. That is, LYMErix prompted the 8/21 CHRONOGRAM HEALTH & WELLNESS 41

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body to make antibodies against a protein on the surface of Borrelia called outer surface protein A (OspA). So, when a tick bit an immunized person, it feasted on blood containing Lymekilling antibodies—which wiped out the bacteria sitting in the tick’s gut before it even entered the person’s body. Klempner and his colleagues set about finding a way to replicate that mechanism, while avoiding the potential pitfalls of a vaccine. “We knew the vaccine worked through an antibody that your body made, and we thought it would be a lot easier and safer to bypass that and give you the antibody directly,” he says. “That’s how we proceeded to look for our human monoclonal antibody that would kill the bacteria in the tick.” The result was Lyme PrEP, which is designed to work immediately and provide protection against Lyme for the crucial six to nine months when ticks plague us, from about April through November. A phase 1 human trial is well underway, but don’t get excited about joining the study—yet. “To make it most likely that we’ll find volunteers with no previous antibodies to Lyme disease, we go to a place where there’s virtually no Lyme disease, and that is a place in Nebraska,” says Klempner. For the next phase, they’ll seek volunteers in Lyme-endemic spots like New England and the Hudson Valley, and Klempner knows those opportunities will fill up quickly. “I get emails and letters every day saying, ‘When you’re ready, sign me up.’” Desperate Enough to Drink Twig Tea It’s no wonder that people are eager to help advance the science of Lyme. In New York, most of us either have our own Lyme war story or we’ve got family or friends who’ve struggled with the illness. For Colette Stock, a registered nurse in Lake Hill, the saga began back in 1994, when she was a young mother in nursing school. “That summer, I had flu-like symptoms but I didn’t think anything of it, because Lyme wasn’t prevalent in Ulster County at the time,” she recalls. “I put the pieces together later, remembering that I’d walked through a swampy area, and about six weeks afterwards my daughter had found a round rash on the back of my head. Unfortunately, it took me a while to get diagnosed, and by that time it was already invested in my neurological system. Once that happens, Lyme can become chronic.” Then came a procession of strange symptoms: pain between her shoulder blades, heart palpitations, dizziness, extreme fatigue. “In December, this excruciating pain set in, and I started to feel like I couldn’t walk,” she says. “I’d be in bed four to six hours a day. I would get up to make sure that [my daughter] had what she needed and then go back to bed.” Doctors doubted her story, sometimes accusing her of seeking pain pills (which she never took), or telling her she was depressed. “A lot of the doctors I went to were totally uneducated with regard to Lyme,” she says. “You have to go to a Lyme-literate [integrative medicine] doctor, and they don’t take insurance. I would go for a round of IV antibiotics and they’d give me a $600 bill, and I had to do it three times a week. You also take supplements and try alternative treatments that are expensive, too.” Once she visited an

itinerant healer in Vermont who gave her a bag of twigs and told her to make a tea and drink it three times. “It looked like he went into the woods and just picked up a handful of twigs. And the tea smelled so bad,” she recalls. “But you get so desperate to feel better. You try anything.” Stock estimates that she’s spent well over $150,000 on treatments over the years. She’s been in and out of remission several times and was reinfected in 2005 when she contracted babesia, a Lyme coinfection. She’s technically in remission after a successful round of IV antibiotics three years ago, but she still occasionally suffers from joint pain, weakness, and brain fog. “I can’t work because of my symptoms but I can’t collect disability, which I’ve applied for numerous times,” she says. “That’s because the CDC will not recognize chronic Lyme as a thing, which is pathetic.” Fist-Pumping Enthusiasm for Lyme Science Thankfully, many scientists do recognize acute and chronic Lyme disease as the public health crises they are—and they’re working hard to come up with solutions. The VLA15 vaccine candidate developed by Valneva and Pfizer targets six of the most common Borrelia strains found in the US and Europe. LYMErix targeted only one strain, which may explain why its efficacy rate was only about 76 percent after three doses of the vaccine. And as a precautionary measure against potential autoimmune side effects like rheumatoid arthritis, Valneva replaced LYMErix’s human-protein-mimicking segment of the OspA protein with a similar sequence from another strain. Just how effective the vaccine will be remains to be seen after its phase 2 trials, which include both adult and pediatric volunteers. Finding kids to participate in clinical trials isn’t always easy, but with the heightened awareness and growing concern about Lyme, it hasn’t been a hurdle here. “Obviously, there are still a lot of parents who say, ‘I’d rather have somebody else do it, and then once it’s approved, I’ll get my kids vaccinated,’” says Jeffrey Stein, president of Stamford Therapeutics Consortium, one of several research companies conducting clinical trials for VLA15. “But if we all took that attitude then we’d never have any new drugs. We’re fortunate we’re able to reach people who are open-minded and willing to help in the way that they are.” Stein adds that the kids participating are every bit as motivated as their parents. They have to be comfortable with getting an injection three times, and having their blood drawn periodically to monitor their antibody levels. “A lot of them are outdoors kids, and they really want to help with this. We’ve got one young lady who’s 13, and every time she leaves, she sticks her hand up in the air and says, ‘For science!’” Vaccine hesitancy is real, and time will tell how it affects the public’s embrace of a new Lyme vaccine. As for the Lyme PrEP shot, the fact that it’s not a vaccine may work in its favor. “There’s not a lot of preconceived monoclonal antibody hesitancy,” says Klempner, noting that monoclonal antibodies have been around as both a prevention and therapy for over 20 years. One, called Synagis, has been administered to hundreds of thousands of premature babies to

“I can’t work because of my symptoms but I can’t collect disability, which I’ve applied for numerous times. That’s because the CDC will not recognize chronic Lyme as a thing, which is pathetic.” —Colette Stock prevent a lethal respiratory viral infection—and it’s been proven safe and effective over two decades. “It gives me a lot of confidence,” adds Klempner, “to think that something similar being used to prevent Lyme disease won’t have any untoward side effects that you would anticipate going forward.” Another advantage of Lyme PrEP: It requires only one shot instead of three, and it works immediately, while a vaccine needs several months in your system to build immunity. Assuming that all goes well in the clinical trials and the shots are affordable (or better, covered by insurance), we still have a two- to three-year wait for both Lyme PrEP and VLA15. Until then, it’s essential to stay vigilant. A Lyme longhauler as well as a nurse, Stock recommends always carrying a tick removal kit (note to self: add to vacation packing list), pulling them out with a slow, steady motion (note to daughter: no fingernails), and placing removed ticks in a zip-locked plastic bag so you can mail them out for testing. Services like TickReport.com, based in Massachusetts, will test the little critter for Lyme along with coinfections like bartonella, ehrlichiosis, and babesia. If you do get infected, be sure to visit a doctor who is Lyme-literate (not all of them are). Along with Lyme PrEP and VLA15, Stock has heard of other Lyme remedies in development that use the mRNA technology we know from COVID-19 vaccines, as well as new antiviral protocols that may prove effective. “It makes you hopeful for the future,” she says, “but the thing is, the ticks are getting worse every year. We need to know how to stop this.” 8/21 CHRONOGRAM HEALTH & WELLNESS 43

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WILDLIFE EDUCATION CENTER Ouellette is most excited to bring children back to interact with the animals at the center, including what she thinks is the coolest to teach—the snakes. “Kids really like snakes. Parents, not so much! Our snakes are all nonvenomous, so you get to interact with them, which breaks a wall between people and any fear they might have,” says Ouellette. They’re also working on expanding their collection, and Ouellette hopes to acquire a red-tailed hawk and a possum soon. At the center, she also focuses on a process she calls enrichment. “It’s like mimicking an animal’s natural behaviors and changing it so they’re able to do them in here, to make sure they don’t get bored,” says Oullette. This process has benefited from the 30-person cap, she explains, saying, “When there are fewer people, the animals are more likely to participate with them watching.” The Hall of Animals The Hall of Animals has a variety of revamped exhibits. “A lot of the amphibian exhibits were redecorated and redone, and they’ve moved things around to make the areas more accessible, and to feature the animals more prominently,” Marvel says.

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he Hudson Highlands Nature Museum (HHNM) has been one of the best places for kids and adults to make the most of the natural beauty and wildlife in the Hudson Valley since it first started in 1959, initially as a small summer environmental program for youth in a room of Cornwall’s Town Hall. By 1962, it became popular enough to need more room and began to take the shape of the space for environmental and wildlife education that it is today. Now, its events and programs take place in two locations, spread across meadows, woodland hiking trails, and galleries. The Wildlife Education Center in Cornwallon-Hudson includes the 1,200-square-foot Ogden Gallery, a 1,500-square-foot habitat exhibit space called the Hall of Animals, and woodland hiking trails. The 177-acre outdoor Discovery Center in Cornwall is home to the Young Naturalist Preschool, meadows, habitat trails, picnic areas, wetlands, and the nature shop. Like many spaces, the HHNM was forced 44 EDUCATION CHRONOGRAM 8/21

to cut back on outdoor programs and close its indoor spaces when the pandemic hit. While they reopened some spaces last year—this July, they reopened fully, finally welcoming visitors back into the indoor spaces at the Wildlife Education Center. “This is the first time it’s been open since last March, so it’s exciting to get people back in there,” says Joanna Marvel, HHNM’s communications and marketing manager. They’ve reopened with a few changes: There’s now a maximum of 30 guests allowed per hour for most indoor programs, which means preregistration is crucial if you want to ensure you get a spot. They do allow walk-ins, but space fills up pretty quickly. “We had 90 people in today, and we just opened,” says Taylor Ouellette, manager of the Wildlife Education Center. While masks are optional for fully vaccinated guests, they ask that unvaccinated and not-fully vaccinated guests wear one. There’s also been some changes and additions to their programs and exhibits.

Education Station One of the most exciting changes is their new “Education Station: Animal Spotlight.” Marvel says, “We have windows set up with an educator and a featured animal ambassador. And you can come talk to the educator and meet the animal up close.” The program is a spin on “Meet the Animals,” held before the pandemic. Ouellette explains that this is a more intimate, informal experience from the original, where a large group would learn about an animal for 15 minutes. Now people can observe animals up close. “Educators have conversations with much smaller groups, so you get to ask more questions, and get more out of the experience. It’s been a good change,” she says. Stomping Grounds: Habitats of the Hudson Valley The Education Center is also ready to welcome visitors back to this indoor exhibit in the Ogden Gallery. Here, people can find out more about habitat types that may be right under their noses. “Humans interact with habitats every day. When we think of the word ‘habitat,’ we might picture a pristine area, secluded from humans, where exotic animals roam,” says Program Director Emily Marcet. “What we might not think about are the habitats that are within arm’s reach. The patch of grass between the house and the driveway might not seem like an impressive natural area, but that small piece of land probably supports more life than you realize.” It’s open on Saturdays and Sundays for 50-minute windows, beginning every hour on the hour. Admission is free for Nature Museum members and children under three, and $5 for non-members.

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To avant-tuned listeners, drummer and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Kane is known for his 1970s New York tenure with minimalist composers LaMonte Young and Rhys Chatham; his founding 1980s membership in Swans; and his subsequent work with Big Apple-identified figures like Gary Lucas, Moe Tucker, John Zorn, and others. But his musical roots stretch back to Woodstock, where he cut his chops with the Kane Bros. Blues Band. “My mom moved my brother [harmonica player] Anthony and me from New York to Woodstock when I was 12,” says the percussionist, who currently leads the minimalist blues project Jonathan Kane’s February. “From 1972 to 1976 we played all the upstate clubs, often with fake IDs because most of us were underaged.” The group appeared at CBGB and opened for Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and other blues legends before breaking up in 1977. Kane also played in the Kropotkins with multi-instrumentalist, composer—and neuroscientist—Dave Soldier, who in 1985 founded his Soldier String Quartet, a chamber group that’s toured with John Cale and recorded with indie acts like Guided By Voices. The four lengthy pieces on February Meets Soldier String Quartet explore the mesmerizing intersections of the two outfits via those of the blues and contemporary minimalism, with the music’s steady percussion, droning strings, and repetitive guitar figures interlocking hypnotically like the innerworkings of a precision pocket watch. One minute into the entrancing, Can-esque opener “Hate to See You Go,” and, indeed, you won’t want this disc to end. —Peter Aaron

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“Two Fish and an Elephant” by Khruangbin has been the perfect lullaby for my baby. I haven’t been able to get enough of Toots Hibbert since his passing. “Colors” by Black Pumas is still blowing my mind. Stevie Wonder’s “Never Had a Dream Come True” never gets skipped. “A Little Bit More” by Dennis Brown—what a drum groove! And “I’m a Ram” by Al Green actually sounds better each time I hear it. Nee Nee Rushie is the singer of Hudson Valley reggae band the Big Takeover. The group’s newest album, Spilling Water, is out now. The band will perform at the Bearsville Theater on August 7 and the Green River Festival on August 27. Bigtakeoverband.com

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No longer a plastic relic, the peerless vinyl platter crushed CD sales last year for the first time since the ’80s. It’s the ideal format for Armedalite Rifles, Pine Bush’s own raucous agents of cacophony and punk pop, who waste no time punching you in the viscera when the needle hits the groove. Citing the Residents, the Ramones, King Crimson, and Einsturzende Neubauten as influences, the Rifles consist of James Pogo on guitar and vocals, Lincoln St. James on bass and vocals, and, simply, Greg on drums. They savagely strike on “All That Makeup” and “The Way Out is Up”— thrashable, yet restrained, tracks with melodic sensibilities (adding the obligatory degree of discord, natch). But beware the abrupt lobbing of bombs: For these punks, a power drill makes music and art is an assault. The record is dedicated to Pogo’s late hero and dad, Jay LoRubbio, who also plays bass on parts of it. —Haviland S Nichols

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(Independent) Facebook.com/SwampBabyMusic Albany’s wonderful Swamp Baby play an entrancing form of chamber pop meets gentle psych that is aesthetically very escapism laden; mellow, relaxing, and at times full of whimsical and bittersweet melodies. Their songs feel like an airy, half-forgotten memory you know in your bones and are eager to have resurface. While the band also list folktronica as an influence, this is far from David Gray’s radio smash “Babylon”: The band actually sounds more like Sigur Rós hanging out on a pond full of lily pads. The engineering on the album, by Frank Moscowitz, really brings out every nuance of piano and strings, vocal harmony, and inward musing. My only criticism is that the vague and blurry artwork on the album cover does not really captivate or do justice to the wonderful grace and complexity of this body of work. —Morgan Y. Evans

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Catskills resident Halimah Marcus’s Horse Girls is a collection of essays by women and nonbinary writers that reclaims the titular stereotype and explores intersecting themes of gender, autonomy, and freedom. Now Executive Director of Brooklyn-based digital publisher Electric Literature and editor-in-chief of its fiction magazine Recommended Reading, Marcus herself was known as a horse girl in childhood and recognized its effects on her relationships with friends and family alike. Subtitled “Recovering, Aspiring, and Devoted Riders Redefine the Iconic Bond,” this anthology features personal stories and critical analysis from contemporary writers like Carmen Maria Machado, T Kira Madden, and Nur Ibrahim.

The Stranger Behind You Carol Goodman HARPER COLLINS, $16.99, 2021

Goodman, Red Hook resident and prolific author of thrillers, tells an intriguing story of mystery and #MeToo controversy in The Stranger Behind You. The story centers around Joan Lurie, a journalist who writes an exposé revealing her former boss as a sexual predator. Attacked the night the article goes live, Lurie relocates to a secure Manhattan apartment building named The Refuge where she resonates with 96-year-old Lillian Day who witnessed a murder in 1941. A 1940s mobster narrative woven together with a contemporary Manhattan storyline, Goodman’s book addresses women’s power to uncover the truth and overcome trauma.

This Poison Heart Kalynn Bayron BLOOMSBURY YA, $18.99, 2021

Award-winning young adult fantasy novelist Kalynn Bayron tells a story of magic and mortal peril set in the Hudson Valley. Main character Briseis’s power over plant life is the least of her worries. When a mysterious aunt dies and leaves Bri a deteriorating estate in Rhinebeck, her family decides to move upstate for the summer. But Bri’s inheritance proves more complicated than expected, with old school apothecaries and lethal plants only she can access. Battling curses and the deadliest plant on Earth, Bri must fight to protect herself and her family in this young adult fantasy novel.

Being Clem Lesa Cline-Ransome HOLIDAY HOUSE, $17.99, 2021

Rhinebeck resident Lesa Cline-Ransome’s Being Clem concludes her award-winning Finding Langston trilogy, a historical fiction series that explores mid-20th-century America through the lives of three boys—this one focusing on nine-year-old Clem. When Clem’s father dies in the notorious Port Chicago disaster of 1944, his mother must work as a maid for a wealthy white family to make ends meet. With a tumultuous home life, Clem struggles to understand himself and the expectations placed on him. This concluding novel delves into Clem’s life while simultaneously addressing grief, racism, and inequalities throughout American history. —Jacqueline Gill

Americanaland: Where Country & Western Met Rock ‘n’ Roll John Milward University of Illinois Press, 2021, $29.95

Divisiveness may fuel the news cycle, but an enlightening tale of seemingly unlikely connections still fascinates us. Bearsville-based author and longtime journalist John Milward’s Americanaland: Where Country & Western Met Rock ‘n’ Roll, with gorgeous portraits by artist (and Milward’s wife) Margie Greve, is such a tale. In concise, amusing prose, he recounts how the music of rural white America emerged from the South in the early 20th century and, despite (or maybe because of) Jim Crow segregation, merged with songs created by African Americans (eventually labeled “the blues”). By the 1950s, the bestknown branches from this union evolved into monoliths marketing execs labeled “country & western,” “rhythm & blues,” and “rock & roll.” Americanaland focuses on “Americana,” a contemporary offshoot of this mighty tree, with myriad approaches and flavors. Past branding attempts, all inadequate, included “country rock,” “alt.country,” “y’allternative,” and “roots rock,” to name a few. As labels came and went, material deemed “too rock for country,” “too country for rock,” “too Black for country,” “too weird,” et al., continued to cross-pollinate. Finally, in the last generation or so, what Milward calls “the accommodating umbrella of Americana” gave this largely indefinable-by-design subgenre a name that stuck. As a label, Americana is a triumph of nuance and stylistic diversity. It represents a community where elders like Mavis Staples rub elbows with modernday standard bearers like Brandi Carlile; country punk poets Drive-By Truckers share a marquee with sensei Willie Nelson; MacArthur fellow Rhiannon Giddons illuminates the banjo as a distinctly African storytelling device as innovator Bela Fleck nods from the wings. But the road to “the accommodating umbrella of Americana” wasn’t all “Kumbaya.” As he lays down the history, Milward revivifies many a colorful mover, shaker, and music-maker. Tricksters, emissaries of the Devil, avenging angels, and holy fools populate Americanaland. Milward begins with the so-called “Big Bang of country music”: talent scout/ music publisher Ralph Peer’s “Bristol Sessions,” conducted in Bristol, Tennessee, in 1927. Turn to any modern American music genre (except classical or opera), and the songs you hear will contain DNA from Peer’s humble recordings of Poor Valley, Virginia’s plainspoken Carter Family and Meridian, Mississippi’s rough-and-rowdy Jimmie “the Singing Brakeman” Rodgers. Just a few chapters later, we’re on Striebel Road in Bearsville, with Dylan, The Band, and George Harrison, then whisked to a Los Angeles studio with the Eagles, witnessing them refine the work of pioneers like Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, who sought to “bring the hippies and rednecks together.” Along the way, border-conscious bean counters naysay such attempts to merge, but Milward’s yarn spinning illustrates the beautiful inevitability of it all. Music will not be contained. As this century dawns, Americana coalesces into a viable, recognizable category, albeit one with many faces. The occasional hitmaker arises: Steve Earle, Wilco, Lucinda Williams. Festivals and conferences spring up, and even as the internet diminishes income streams, the community keeps releasing music. Prior to COVID, many toured continuously to make money. At this writing, that’s starting back up. Milward’s pithy profiles pack a punch throughout. Of the mythic 1965 Beatles/ Elvis summit, he writes: “Elvis drank 7-Up while the Beatles had scotch and Coke; George smoked a joint and talked about Hinduism with Larry Geller, Presley’s spiritual advisor and hairstylist. John and Paul were said to have played ‘I Fee Fine’ on acoustic guitars with Elvis on bass and Ringo thumping on a table.” Insert WOW emoji here. Americanaland illuminates a thriving landscape of artistry that long remained obscure because of the challenge of selling it. And while some of the lovably cantankerous musicians of Americanaland may not care what you label their stuff, lucky for them, the savvy marketers finally got it right. Mostly. —Robert Burke Warren 8/21 CHRONOGRAM BOOKS 59

poetry

EDITED BY Phillip X Levine

On Reading an Essay Entitled “The Poem and Its Meaning”

Verdict for George Floyd

When the poem takes its meaning out for its morning walk, there are several ways in which to do so. Some poems use a short leash. Some poems use a long leash. Some poems use a harness in addition to a leash. Some poems use a muzzle as well as both a harness and a leash. Although this technique keeps its meaning pretty well under control, you can still hear it growl at you. This can be very frightening no matter how much the poem may reassure you. After all, you ask, why put the muzzle on the meaning in the first place if it isn’t dangerous? Last, some poems use no leash at all. This is the poem that has total confidence and trust in its meaning. Usually the meaning of this type of poem is very friendly. The meaning will want to play with you. It might be overly friendly and slobber on you, so be a good sport. On the other hand, the type of poem that does not leash its meaning might secretly wish its meaning to run away. Chances are you will not encounter this kind of poem on a morning walk with its unwanted meaning. This kind of poem will go about its business in the dead of night. —J. R. Solonche

Five Girls on a Hillside One summer evening, they ran, full speed, up a hill and down, sometimes over a staircase and sometimes through the tall grass. No longer toddlers but not yet young women, maybe 4 to 6 years old. One girl, in red rugby shorts and a jersey, exuded physical confidence. She took the long steps in single strides, hurling herself ahead of the others. Close behind, in a black velvet dress, another fluttered step to step in double time, beguiling even gravity, which seemed to soften its pull just for her. A third, in a nondescript T-shirt and shorts, gravitated to the middle, quietly grounding the group with no need to cry out, “Look at me! Look at me!” A fourth, in crisp shorts and shirt, made her own path off to the side and, again and again, crossed a gravel landing the others avoided. As her bare feet hit the tiny rocks, her brow furrowed deeper as she met the challenge and held her pace. The fifth, with cascading curls and a flowing sundress, beamed joy. The smallest and most delicate, she struggled to keep up, and in trying, sometimes outran her feet. Down a few seconds, she’d pop back up and dash ahead. All smiles, no tears. World, be gentle with these young souls, mothers to the women and to you. —Sue Books

This is The Way We Dance All elbows and knee-knocked. We blunder through it blindly. A hip right and a foot left. Jerk. Twist. Fall. Others have murmurations, soft movements— grace that implies comfort, coordination, communication. We watch wistfully. We try once more. We lose our footing but come together again ugly steps that lead us to our own rhythm. —Penny Rifenburgh 60 POETRY CHRONOGRAM 8/21

Truth be told, the ultimate arbitrator “lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil” that conspires… you only live once and it may be or/unless incarnating at unknown levels doppelgangers, emotional & fibrous, repeat and this is not – or is a type of condemnation cycling until we’re right & substantive enough to assume a higher plain in geography of reason dictating topography a landscape laid out verdant/rolling peppered with mountains, meadows, trees, crops… or maybe the decision is that put before/after is all along where we stand. -C. P. Masciola

Our Species The domesticated cat: Nature’s perfect predator… but the miniature version. And like any other cat, prowling your domain, you are shocked to be picked up by a creature you consider your inferior, held back by the scruff. I don’t want you to be surprised when they close the front door—your domain was never really yours, and the panicked epiphany— you’re trapped, small, and lonely. -Addison Jeffries

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Fifty Years On: Notes to a teenage me My class picture Seventh grade in Sweden Was posted online Me, with long hair, Glasses and good grades Insecure, but too tall for anybody to notice You will survive (At least long enough to write this) There will be good times There will be bad times As told over and over and over And, yes it will be worth it

That haircut should have been avoided though I know, I know, the belt was mother’s idea I/you/we hated it But you will miss her A lot When she is gone No, you will never kiss that girl But others Some will even like you For a while Others not at all Occasionally you will even like yourself

I remember their names (most of the names) I remember stories (most about myself ) To the left, in obligatory flared out jeans, me To the right, blond and smiling, my best friend He wanted to be a farmer I an engineer But his family had no land And you only liked the drafting Not the math So you became a graphic designer With a diploma He a bus driver

You speak with him occasionally over the years His little sister will choke to death on a slice of potato His mother will die of cancer On the bus he shepherded to France His father will die of a heart attack His child stillborn You will move to New York City (No really!) Working with clients of stage and fame Names most others would recognize But none of them will remember yours Just as well, those things Mean very little after a while Amazingly, you will have two daughters Both stirring something inside That you never Ever imagined You could hold Unconditional Love

Your parents will die of old age Your mother at home, your father at hospice Your brother is alive You will have had cancer You will retain some lifelong friends Your oldest daughter will marry this summer From this point forwards You will have to experience It all first hand (just like me) Fifty years removed of that photo Be kind And don’t drink too much. —Bo G. Eriksson

I Am the Earth, Holding the Galaxy Together

What I Did on My Covid Vacation I am sitting straight up in the middle of Dal Lake not because of salt but because of luck

The ceiling is suspended from the shelves, and where are we may I ask? I am waiting for this to happen on the sky, suspended from the floor.

Blue Mountaintop sits alongside me in the valley not because I climbed it but because it is comfortable here

And you, where are you may I ask, on a boat holding down the water? —Duane Anderson

adventure has transported itself into every meal not because of challenge but because I cook

On Seeing the Dead Bird I pause catch my breath: fascinated by death its beauty its folded wing by its fatality its resemblance to life its denial of life by its finality

sleep has taken on force not because I tire but because I invested in it

opaque covering over its eye its one eye its unmoving presence in the green of spring

seasons are not a problem not because I go away but because I stay sense has become sheer not because it wasn’t before but because I noticed again

to hold onto beauty even as it fades wonder at the course hope for the eternal

fear has become expendable not because it is gone but because it is there

denial its silence its reminder other mortalities all those deaths the other face of reality reeling through our lives expecting courage

Love has outlasted burden not because of passion but because of itself

what to do with so much suspended vitality

—Peter Coco

stillness blindness rigor

The Future

instead of flight instead of sight instead of life

a reproach in this little circle outside it something else a kind of now —Cordelia M. Hanemann Keeping it Folded

death

I wonder, in screen full of faces, can you know I’m looking only at your eyes as they

Your finger slides across an edge, Barely making a crease. Keeping just for yourself A silence on which to feast.

scan text we are

—Christopher Porpora

—Alan Semerdjian

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the guide

Pete Seeger performing at the first annual Summer Hoot, 2013. From left: Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Mike Merenda, Pete Seeger, Will Merenda, Ruthy Ungar. Photo by Scott Harris

Back in the Holler THE 2021 SUMMER HOOT AT THE ASHOKAN CENTER August 27-29 Hoot.love During a year that was so difficult for so many in so many ways, being without live, in-person music was truly a case of adding insult to injury. And the cancellation of the treasured tradition known as the Summer Hoot was a hit that really hurt. But now things are back—and so is the Hoot, which this month once again returns to roost at the beatific Ashokan Center. This year marks the ninth return of the beloved folk-and-family outdoor musical and performance festival, bringing with it appearances by the Mammals, the Big Takeover, Radio Jarocho, Le Vent Du Nord, the Shaker (featuring Simi Stone), the Restless Age, Elizabeth Mitchell, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Joan Henry, Evan Pritchard, Golden Shoals, Arm-of-the-Sea Theater, and much more. Organizers and Mammals members Michael Merenda and Ruth Ungar Merenda (AKA folk duo Mike and Ruthy) answered questions via email. The 2021 Summer Hoot will take place at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge on August 27, 28, and 29. —Peter Aaron Due to the pandemic, this year’s event will no doubt hold an added resonance for you and the staff as well as for the other performers and the audience. How have you been faring during the leadup? Michael Merenda: It’s true. People have been writing to us since March asking: “Is there gonna be a Hoot!? Is there gonna be a Hoot!?” We kept our cards pretty close to our chest, waiting to see how things unfolded. There’s still a lot of uncertainty around presenting live events. It’s still a moving target, but we were heartened by a recent music camp we attended in New Hampshire, where, after months and months of organizing, reconfiguring, and bending over backwards to follow various protocols, in practice the whole thing went off without a hitch and people interacted with each other in a—dare I say—normal manner. It made us feel better about proceeding with the Summer Hoot in the midst of so much cultural trepidation. 62 THE GUIDE CHRONOGRAM 8/21

Ruth Ungar Merenda: We are overjoyed each time we play a live, on-the-ground show, and we’re grateful to have this large, spacious site in which to present great live acoustic music, nature hikes, and singalongs. I truly believe this type of multidimensional experience is going to be quite healing for the performers and attendees alike.

Ruth Ungar Merenda: We’re guessing most folks won’t be ready for an indoor square dance, which is normally late Saturday night at the Summer Hoot. Instead, we are scheming an Appalachian clogging performance followed by a freestyle dance party to a live string band in Ashokan’s open-air pavilion.

Last year, you adapted to the closures by staging the virtual Hoot from Home and the Winter Hoot online. What was that like? Michael Merenda: We were lucky that we were able to broadcast from the Ashokan Center, and we incorporated a mix of artists performing live from the center with a few special guests piped in from abroad. The format afforded us the opportunity to present remote artists we most likely would not have been able to present in person, like Ani DiFranco from her home in New Orleans and musical friends from London, Vancouver, Michigan, Ecuador, and more. Those were obviously special moments, to not only assemble in person, to some degree, but to also make connections across the digital frontier. By the time we got to the Winter Hoot we were really dialed in on the technical end and simplified the way sound was captured significantly, creating a beautiful auditory experience.

What makes the Summer Hoot different from other music festivals? Michael Merenda: The Ashokan Center is an epic place to spend a couple days: 385 acres of gorgeous Catskill Mountain terrain with the Esopus Creek running right through. But, obviously for us, it’s all about the music and the community. Even though, over the years, we’ve played some big festivals, and have rubbed elbows and collaborated with some serious fucking luminaries, ultimately, we’re DIY and fly pretty far under the radar, partly by design, partly by default. So, we personally take an enormous amount of pride in presenting what feels like a world-class event that basically runs on karma. The Hoots benefit the Ashokan Center itself. Our performer pay scale is equitable across the board, and that resonates with people. I mean, in year one Pete Seeger made the same amount of money as our juggler! We decided early on to make the Hoot tickets sliding scale at the gate, to ensure that nobody felt left out or that they couldn’t afford the experience. There are many acts that we thus far cannot afford to hire. But as the years go by, and word of mouth spreads, we’ve found that sometimes those acts start coming to us. That’s how we know we’re on the right path.

The Summer Hoot website mentions that each of the bands will perform “bluegrass style” around a single microphone. How did that come about? What else is different for 2021? Michael Merenda: It’s actually a concept we had discussed long before current events; to approach the sound more like, say, the Newport Folk Festival in the ’60s. In the interest of streamlining, we realized this would be the ideal year for such a setup. All acts, even bigger acts, will perform “unplugged” around a single stereo microphone. This simplifies changeovers considerably, eliminates nearly all backline gear, and will create an elegant-looking and -sounding musical experience. I imagine it will feel very much like an old-time radio show from the days of yore.

Ruth Ungar Merenda: Some people hear “music festival” and picture something expensive, clique-ish, exhausting, and deafeningly loud. The Hoot strives to be the opposite of all of those. We make an effort to be welcoming to all, so you can really feel like yourself here. I’ve heard folks describe the Hoot as a real local treasure, and say that once you’ve attended once you want to come back and bring a friend!

theater

Ryan Quinn and the cast of "Pericles" from a 2009 production at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Photo by William E. Marsh

“The Tempest,” Shakespeare’s late masterpiece, is a meditation on magic, love, betrayal, and forgiveness— and parenthood, according to Ryan Quinn, who’s directing Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s upcoming production, the final play to be staged at Boscobel, the festival’s home for the past 35 years. HVSF will be moving a few miles down the road to the former Garrison golf course, a 98-acre property donated by philanthropist Christopher Davis which will become its permanent home. I spoke with HVSF veteran Ryan Quinn about how he's thinking about the staging of "The Tempest" in 2021. —Brian K. Mahoney Brian K. Mahoney: Where is the emotional heart of “The Tempest” for you? Ryan Quinn: I have a five-year-old, a little girl named Zoe. Reading the play this time, now being a dad and 15 years removed from the last time that I did it, the play sits differently in me. The main point of contact is the relationship between this father and a daughter, and the 12 years they’ve spent together. Prospero has had to raise Miranda on this island and this idea that a lot of times when you have kids, you’re really raising them up to let them go—and how heartbreaking that is. One of the first things Prospero says to Miranda is: “I’ve done everything in care of thee.” Everything is for you, but then three scenes later, as she’s about to get with Ferdinand—and I’m paraphrasing—Prospero’s like, “Stay in your place. Don’t get in the way, you don’t know what you’re doing. If you keep yelling at me like this, it’s going to make me

Holding Space for Grace “THE TEMPEST” AT HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL August 5-September 4 Hvshakespeare.org chide you if not hate you.” How both those things can live in one man. There’s a lot of that in parenthood when we get in the way of our own intentions. That manifests itself throughout the play. It’s the person that Prospero’s trying to be in the world being faced up against the people who have betrayed him. It’s Prospero wanting to give away his magic and release the service of Ariel, but being confronted with the fact that he actually has to do it. It’s “finding a rare action in virtue,” as Prospero says, despite how much you want to hold on to your power and your rage and your anger. The etymology of the word tempest actually goes back to the word “time.” The play could be called “The Time,” like the amount of time that Prospero has to get the storm done. But it’s also the amount of time that it takes to heal before he can forgive; the amount of time that you get with your daughter before you have to let her go; the amount of time that those people are in servitude; or for us, the amount of time that we’ve all been in quarantine and now we’re going to be back in the theater. In all of our minds and in everything that we do, it’s tough not to see metaphors for lockdown. Does this carry over into this production of “The Tempest”? It can’t not be part of the fabric of everything that’s going on. At the end of the day, “The Tempest” is about these two people coming back out of isolation and back into society—that’s really at the heart of this, it’s inescapable. And we really don’t have to lean into it too much for it to be very present.

How do you view Caliban’s role in the play? It’s a beautiful, tricky one, and I think we’re figuring out what it means in our production. Race is also often involved in the casting of this play and is often looked at as like an allegory for colonialism. In our cast, our Prospero is Black [Howard Overshown] and our Caliban is Jason [O’Connell, an HVSF veteran and a white actor]. We’re renegotiating what that power dynamic is and that structure is about. And we get to see in this model just how power and rules manifest. And I think that’s one of the reasons that Caliban wants to get Prospero’s books. It’s the ability to control narrative. The narrative is the magic. The play is set on a deserted island. There’s also minimal staging in the tent at HVSF. As a director, do you find the stripped-down setting limiting or freeing? This isn’t the answer you want, but both. I love it. Why I love being an actor here is that our main relationship is between the actor and the audience. The language has to tell the story because we don’t have all the other bells and whistles. And doing that makes us have to be super, super specific about what it is that we’re doing. We can’t be saved by telling the picture with the set. We have to do it with the language. It really allows the audience in, in a different way. In the end, I do think it’s completely freeing, but at the very top, I think it’s a little bit harder. It’s about holding space for those moments of grace where you don’t know what’s going to happen, and all of a sudden, that space fills with something beautiful. 8/21 CHRONOGRAM THE GUIDE 63

live music

Phoenicia International of the Voice returns to its home in the Catskills August 27-29.

Zac Brown Band

August 6. What better spot to revel in the recent return of live music than the site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts? Grammy-winning country rock kingpins the Zac Brown Band—who topped the Billboard Hot Country chart with 2006’s “Chicken Fried”—hits the outdoor concert site for this stop on their appropriately named, post-COVID-cancellation “Comeback Tour.” Teddy Swims and Ashland Craf open. When attending the show, consider making time to check out the historical exhibits at the Museum at Bethel Woods. (Lynyrd Skynyrd and Kansas whoop it up August 20; James Taylor sings and strums August 21.) 7pm. $56-$60. Season lawn passes are available. Bethel. Bethelwoodscenter.org

Tanya Tucker

August 13. One of country music’s original child stars, Tanya Tucker was a mere 13 years old in 1972 when she had her first and biggest hit, “Delta Dawn” (a year later, Helen Reddy’s cover would take the same song to the number one slot on the US pop charts). Fitting, then, that the Texas firecracker, whose other hits include “What’s Your Mama’s Name?,” “Blood Red and Goin’ Down,” and “Lizzie and the Rainman,” should call upon two of her youthful heirs, Brandi Carlisle and Shooter Jennings, to coproduce her newest album, While I’m Livin’. Tucker cracks the Egg in Albany this month with Walker County opening. (Ann Wilson arrives August 17; Melissa Etheridge edges back September 2.) 8pm. $39.50-$74.50. Albany. Theegg.org

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Hudson Valley Jazz Festival

August 12-15. Summer music’s glorious return also includes that of the long-running Hudson Valley Jazz Festival to participating venues in and around Orange County. “While we’ve presented some of the more nationally recognized names, the purpose of our series is to highlight local jazz musicians deserving wider recognition,” explain the festival’s tireless organizers. “There are excellent jazz musicians working each week throughout the valley and beyond.” With an emphasis this year on parks and other outdoor performance spaces, the 2021 roster, which was still being booked at the time of this writing, features a Bill Evans tribute, the Eric Person Quartet, the Skye Jazz Ensemble, the Big Band Sound, Cloudburst, Ciampa-Levin-Siegel, and more. See website for times, locations, ticket prices. Warwick area. Hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue

August 22. UPAC (Ulster County Performing Arts Center) barrels back in August when New Orleans’s beloved funk/R&B/jazz/rock/rap brass band Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue blows into Midtown Kingston. A fave on the festival circuit, the group is fronted by the youthful Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, who has been leading bands in his native city since age six and by age eight had a nightclub in his home ’hood of Treme named for him (HBO viewers will recognize him from his role on the hit series “Treme”). And don’t worry, funkybutt revelers: According to the hall’s website, “This is a reserved, seated event but the Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue show is a veritable party. There will be points during the show that the band will encourage the audience to stand, participate, and dance.” (Brit Floyd brings the Pink Floyd celebration August 29.) 7pm. $50 and up. Kingston. Bardavon.org

Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice

August 27-29. Majesty in the mountains! The Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice arises again after last year’s COVID closure to bring top-notch opera outdoors in the magnificent Catskills. The 2021 incarnation is scaled down, but no less attractive, adding live productions of Verdi’s masterpiece “Rigoletto” by the New York City Opera (August 29 at 8:30pm) and Mascagni’s “L’amico Fritz” by New York’s Teatro Grattacielo company (August 27 at 8:30pm) to the festival troupe’s own staging of Leoncovallo’s “Pagliacci” directed by festival organizer Maria Todaro (August 28 at 8:30pm). $40-$95 each show, with $5 youth (16 and under) tickets and three-night passes also available. Phoeniciavoicefest.org

“Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera”

August 28-29. Composed by local musician Elizabeth Clark (Mamalama), “Seeds Under Nuclear Winter: An Earth Opera” was devised and developed during her three-years as an artist-in-residence at the historic Byrdcliffe arts colony. “[The story takes place,” says Clark, “in a post-apocalyptic atmosphere and centers around rebirth, finding light and beauty in the darkest times, and our deep connection with all living things, our planet, and with each other” and is “orchestrated for harps, ethereal choral voices, South American/Andean instruments, Indonesian gamelan, chamber strings, droning harmoniums, dulcimer, bells, piano, and an occasional tuba.” The opera debuts here in a setting befitting its earthly themes: the Snyder Estate’s storied Widow Jane Mine. 3pm both days. $26 ($16 students; children 12 and under free). Rosendale. Centuryhouse.org

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Nina Cooke John's Point of Action at Wassaic Project Below: Natalie Baxter and Julia Norton, Days of Our Lives at the Dorsky Museum

Summer is festival season—particularly this summer, when most of us are throwing our masks into the back of the sock drawer. But what’s the visual art equivalent of a festival? Curator Helen Toomer has the answer: Upstate Art Weekend. This event covers six counties, and extends from Garrison to Ghent. Sixty-one organizations are involved, including every major art venue in the Hudson Valley: Storm King, Dia: Beacon, the museums at Bard and Vassar, Art Omi, Magazzino, the Woodstock Artists Association. Lesser-known galleries like Airfield, and Elijah Wheat Showroom, in a former tanning factory in Newburgh, are also in the lineup. The Poetry Barn, with its massive library, and the new Barns Art Center in East Fishkill are included. Spring Break, known for its pop-up galleries, will curate a sculpture show in Poughkeepsie. It’s a tribute to the collective spirit of this region that art centers of all shapes and sizes are happy to work together. The two artists credited with launching the Hudson Valley art scene, Thomas Cole (1801-1848) and Frederic Church (1826-1900), will participate in the weekend—or rather their historical houses will. The Thomas Cole House in Catskill, and Olana, Church’s dream-drenched mansion in Hudson, are collaborating on “Cross Pollination,” a show confronting 19thcentury painting with contemporary art. A new piece by extravagant sculptor Nick Cave is at the Thomas Cole home. Three new exhibition sites are opening on the Art Weekend. The Barns Art Center in Fishkill focuses on artwork engaged with food, farming, and ecology. Foreland, in Catskill, an 85,000-square-foot exhibition space right on the river, will present a show together with the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA). Sunfair Farm, a CSA that’s also a first-class sculpture garden, will debut in Hudson.

Each of us has our “type,” in romance and in painting. Personally, I’m attracted to Cubist women and depressed art—or is it the other way around? But Upstate Art Weekend is an opportunity to open yourself to genres you have prejudicially dismissed. (For me, that means portraits of seated middle-aged men.) Originally from Southampton, England, Toomer went to art school then moved to New York City and helped organize art fairs, including PULSE and the Collective Design Fair. Her husband, Eric Romano, still works in the field. “We kind of have art fairs in the blood— whether that’s good or bad, I’m not sure,” Toomer jokes. These fairs have become central to the art world: big crowded confabs where major galleries rent stalls and serious business is conducted. Some experts believe that these fairs will ultimately replace traditional art displays. “I wanted to find a way to bring people back to the galleries,” Toomer says. She envisioned an arts weekend ever since she moved to Stone Ridge in 2017, when she and her husband founded Stoneleaf Retreat, an artists’ residency for women art workers and their families. Toomer’s busy life—including a pregnancy—intervened, but last year she suddenly felt the call: “I woke up one day in June and realized, ‘I have to do it.’” At the height of the pandemic, Toomer pulled together the first Upstate Art Weekend in six weeks. Events were outdoors, or by appointment only, with mandatory masks, and social distancing. Twenty-three art organizations took part. As if her other labors were not enough, Toomer recently curated the 14th annual survey of Hudson Valley artists at the Dorsky Museum, titled “Who Really Cares?”—a quote from Marvin Gaye on the What’s Going On album, released 50 years ago. This show is also part of the Upstate Art Weekend. —Sparrow

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Airfield airfieldart.com | @airfieldgallery 26 Downs Street, Kingston 2. Alexander Gray Associates alexandergray.com @alexandergrayassociates 224 Main Street, Germantown 3. Amenia Crossroad Studios christygast.com/amenia-crossroad-studios @ameniaxroadstudios 4977 NY-22, Amenia 4. Art Austerlitz oldausterlitz.org/art-austerlitz @artausterlitz 11565 State Route 22, Austerlitz 5. Art Mamas Alliance artmamas.org | @artmamasalliance 838 Ashokan Road, Kingston 6. Art Omi artomi.org | @art_omi 1405 Co Route 22, Ghent 7. ArtPort Kingston artportkingston.com @artportkingston 108 East Strand Street, Kingston 8. Baxter St at the Camera Club of New York baxterst.org | @baxterstccny 838 Ashokan Road, Kingston 9. BEVERLY’S beverlys.nyc | @beverlysnyc 838 Ashokan Road, Kingston 10. Big Paradise bigparadise.org | @bigparadiseorg 359 Dales Bridge Road, Germantown 11. Dia Beacon diaart.org | @diaartfoundation 3 Beekman Street, Beacon 12. Elijah Wheat Showroom elijahwheatshowroom.com @elijah_wheat_showroom 195 Front Street, Newburgh 13. Ethan Cohen KuBe ecfa.com/ecfa-kube @ethancohengallery 211 Fishkill Avenue, Beacon 14. Fahrenheit 451 House fahrenheit451house.com @fahrenheit451house 451 Main Street, Catskill 15. Female Design Council femaledesigncouncil.org @femaledesigncouncil 838 Ashokan Road, Kingston 16. Foreland forelandcatskill.com | @forelandcatskill 111 Water Street, Catskill 17. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College fllac.vassar.edu | @TheLoeb 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie 18. Fridman Gallery fridmangallery.com | @fridmangallery 475 Main Street, Beacon 19. Geary geary.nyc | @gearycontemporary 34 Main Street, Millerton 20. Hessel Museum of Art / Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College ccs.bard.edu | @ccsbard 33 Garden Road, Annandale-On-Hudson

21. Interlude Artist Residency interluderesidency.com @interluderesidency 171 Old Route 82, Hudson 22. JDJ jdj.world | @jdj.world 17 Mandalay Drive, Garrison 23. LABspace labspaceart.blogspot.com @labspace_art 2642 NY-23, Hillsdale 24. Magazzino Italian Art magazzino.art | @magazzino 2700 U.S. 9, Cold Spring 25. Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center visitmanitoga.org | @visitmanitoga.org 584 NY-9D, Garrison 26. Mohonk Arts linktr.ee/MohonkArtsInHighFalls @MohonkArtsInHighFalls 186 Mohonk Road, High Falls 27. MOTHER mothergallery.art | @mothergallery 1154 North Avenue, Beacon 28. NADA x Foreland newartdealers.org | @newartdealers 111 Water Street, Catskill 29. OLANA olana.org | @olanashs 5720, NY-9G, Hudson 30. Opus 40 Sculpture Park opus40.org | @ofﬁcialopus40 50 Fite Road, Saugerties 31. Poetry Barn poetrybarn.co | @the.poetry.barn 1693 NY-28A, West Hurley 32. Practice in Paradise practiceinparadise.org @practice_in_paradise 838 Ashokan Road, Kingston 33. Printed Matter, Inc printedmatter.org | @printedmatterinc 838 Ashokan Road, Kingston 34. PS21 Inc ps21chatham.org | @ps21chatham 2980 NY-66, Chatham 35. Rachel Mica Weiss Studio rachelmicaweiss.com @rachelmicaweiss 1173 Old Ford Road, New Paltz 36. RAVENWOOD ravenwoodny.com | @ravenwoodny 579 Samsonville Road, Kerhonkson 37. River Valley Arts Collective rvacollective.org @rivervalleyartscollective Boiceville *Address provided with RSVP 38. Rooted: Art + Land wsworkshop.org/upstateartweekend @wsworkshop Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, New Paltz *Various Locations

39. SEPTEMBER septembergallery.com @septembergallery.com 449 Warren Street #3, Hudson 40. SPRING/BREAK UPSTATE IMMERSIVE springbreakartshow.com @springbreakartshow Dongan Square Park, Poughkeepsie

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41. Starlite Motel thestarlitemotel.com @thestarlitemotel 5938 US-209, Kerhonkson 42. STONELEAF RETREAT stoneleafretreat.com @stoneleafretreat 838 Ashokan Road, Kingston 43. Storm King Art Center stormking.org | @stormkingartcenter 1 Museum Road, New Windsor 44. STRONGROOM strongroom.us | @strongroom.inc 120 Grand Street, Newburgh 45. Sunfair Farm sunfair.net | @thesunfair 210 Cold Spring Road, Hudson 46. T’ Space Gallery | Steven Myron Holl Foundation tspacerhinebeck.org @tspaceandsmhf 137 Round Lake Road, Rhinebeck 47. The Art of Equal Pay theartofequalpay.com @theartofequalpay 838 Ashokan Road, Kingston 48. The Barns Art Center barnsartcenter.org | @barnsartcenter 736 South Drive, Hopewell Junction 49. The Dorsky Museum newpaltz.edu/museum @dorskymuseum 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz 50. The Hudson Eye thehudsoneye.com | @the.hudson.eye Hudson *Various Locations 51. The Macedonia Institute themacedoniainstitute.org @the_macedonia_institute 77 Macedonia Road, Chatham 52. the re institute thereinstitute.com | @the_re_instititute 1395 Boston Corners Road, Millerton 53. The Sphinx Northeast thesphinxnyc.com | @adelaidekari 327 Warren Street, Hudson 54. Thomas Cole National Historic Site thomascole.org | @thomascolesite 218 Spring Street, Catskill 55. TWO PALMS twopalms.us | @twopalmsny 838 Ashokan Road, Kingston 56. Urban Cowboy urbancowboy.com/catskills @urbancowboyhotels 37 Alpine Road, Big Indian 57. Wassaic Project wassaicproject.org | @wassaicproject 37 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic 58. Wave Farm wavefarm.org | @wave_farm 5662 NY-23, Acra 59. Whoop Dee Doo whoopdeedoo.org @whoopdeedooshow 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston 60. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum (WAAM) woodstockart.org | @waamart 28 Tinker Street, Woodstock 61. Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild woodstockguild.org @Woodstock_byrdcliffe_guild 34 Tinker Street #4, Woodstock 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way, Woodstock

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An Incomplete Intervention “SUBLIMINAL HORIZONS” AT ALEXANDER GRAY ASSOCIATES Germantown: Through August 15 New York City: Through August 14 Alexandergray.com

The first thing one notices when coming upon Alexander Gray Associates in Germantown is the serene temple-like atmosphere of this beautifully designed space. Nestled in a historic building on Main Street and tucked into the converted garage downstairs, the welcoming warmth of this gallery extends an exalted energy that is immediate and generous. Curated by Alvin Hall, “Subliminal Horizons” is a lively two-part exhibition split between Germantown and Manhattan. This exhibit is dubbed as an openended survey of Black, indigenous, brown, and Asian artists living and working in the Hudson Valley region. The dynamic Mr. Hall—an award-winning TV and radio broadcaster, best-selling author, journalist, art aficionado, and collector—makes his curatorial debut with this conscious presentation. (A footnote here is Hall’s recent project of social commentary in which he drove from Detroit to New Orleans, conducting 45 interviews in 12 days to document stories of underrepresented Black Americans). Bringing together the work of 20 intergenerational artists working in a range of creative media—including Huma Bhabha, Melvin Edwards, Jeffrey Gibson, David Hammons, Laleh Khorramian, Glenn Ligon, Adam Pendleton, Martin Puryear, and Karlos Cárcamo, among others—“Subliminal Horizons” provides a kaleidoscopic peek into the Hudson Valley’s cultural life. Rather than a critically curated thesis per se, this show offers more of a metaphorical stanza cut from a larger creative poem that reaches beyond the exhibition itself, reminding us that art is always expressing aspects of an endlessly imaginative narrative. “Subliminal Horizons” is not only presented in different locations, the exhibition articulates two 70 THE GUIDE CHRONOGRAM 8/21

"Subliminal Horizons," curated by Alvin Hall. Installation view of Alexander Gray Associates Germantown gallery. Courtesy Alexander Gray Associates, New York. complementary shows at once: The first visual aspect is that of a cheery and playful adventure, while the other is an expression of spiritual sensibilities that border on ineffable. In my reading of the first aspect of the exhibition, the jovial story begins with two small mixed media works by Carlos Vega, Patmos (2020) and Love in the Times of Covid (2020). These precious, fairytale-like scenes give the impression that we are in an altered state from the outset. This natural world of curious mystery then transitions into a photograph by Xaviera Simmons, If We believe in Theory #1 (2009). Here a female figure dressed like Little Red Riding Hood stands alone a lush field, pausing to inhale a magical moment of youth. The bold red of her cape carries over into the next work: Antiquariato Busted (2020), a full-bleed crimson colored mixed media piece by Lyle Ashton Harris, whose layering of abstract visuals is a systematic orchestration of form. There is a delightful reverberation between two works on the adjacent wall—a two-dimensional bead painting INFINITE INDIGENOUS QUEER LOVE (2020) by Jeffrey Gibson and a spray-painted abstraction titled Fallout (2021) by Laleh Khorramian—and a series of square papier-mâché sculptures filled with bright acrylic paint by Kianja Strobert arranged in a cluster on the floor. There is a distinct shift from the fanciful scenes in the main room to the prayerful tone of a smaller room at the back the gallery. This area harbors the second aspect of this “two shows in one” exhibition, and it is sublime. A sculpture by Huma Bhabha, Not About You (2012), draws us in. At first glance, this work appears to be a head shape, yet at closer inspection the piece transforms into a kind of muscular compilation that is

both figurative and abstract. Moving into the room we behold three meditation-like line drawings by Jennie C. Jones along the wall, Yet to be Titled (2021). One then encounters the most compelling piece in the show, a sculpture by David Hammons with no title or date. This striking work combines the body of a Buddha with an African mask head, presenting a rare Buddhist-cumAfro-esoteric incarnation. In all my years vagabonding around to visit great art, I have never seen a mash-up of this kind—this sculpture is profoundly beautiful. As I turned to exit that smaller room, a duo of energetic paintings by Kenji Fujita titled Set/Reset #3 and Set/ Reset #15 (2021) afforded a renewed connection with the whimsical works in the other room. Finally, a large abstract black ink drawing by Martin Puryear, Mestissage/Camouflage (2016), and a pigment on polymer gypsum work by Diana Al-Hadid, Untitled (2020), provide a metaphysical coda for the show. I was lucky enough to see both portions of the dual “Subliminal Horizons” exhibition and taken together the graceful combination of elements presented throughout—figuration, abstraction, texuality, interconnection, interiority—allows us to explore a dreamlike multiplicity of directions therein. This show is an “incomplete intervention” that is also full of rich reverberations and intentional cross-pollinations. As stated by Hall, within this exhibit “the covering and uncovering of personal and social histories” and the “tensions among traditions, modernism, and contemporary art’s growing pluralism” is thus an exercise in expansion while honoring the creative connections in the Hudson Valley and beyond. —Taliesin Thomas

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A cultural crib sheet for the month of July

Clockwise from top left: Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel returns to the Hudson River Maritime Museum Agust 21-28. Bindlestiff Family Circus performs at Opus 40 August 14 and September 11. "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" at Shadowland Theater August 13-September 5.

Tall Ship Kalmar Nyckel

Esopus Creek Puppet Suite in Saugerties

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus at Opus 40

“Sweet Charity” at the Woodstock Playhouse

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)”

Kingston Artist Soapbox Derby

“Dead and Buried” at Denizen Theater

Saugerties Artists’ Studio Tour

Set sail on the Hudson River and explore Delaware’s maritime heritage on the Kalmar Nyckel as it makes its return to the Hudson River Maritime Museum on the Kingston waterfront this August. First launched in 1997, this square-rigged ship is a replica of the 17th-century Dutch pinnace merchant ship that brought Swedish settlers to North America. Complete with a crew of 200 trained volunteers, the Kalmar Nyckel offers visitors the chance to tour the decks, haul lines, and experience multihour sailing adventures on a historic ship. August 21-28 in Kingston. Hrmm.org

Bindlestiff Family Circkus continues to delight audiences at Opus 40’s Stockade Saturday Cabarets surrounded by the Catskill Mountains. Accompanied by outdoor dining from Papa’s Best Batch and drinks from Stockade Tavern, the Cirkus’s performances consist of a quirky, colorful cornucopia of clowns, acrobats, musicians, magicians, and cabaret, vaudeville, and sideshow artists. Founded in 1995 by performers Keith Nelson and Stephanie Monseu, the Cirkus has been dazzling attendees in New York for over 25 years. Prepare to be delighted. August 14 and September 11 in Saugerties. Opus40.org

The Shadowland Theater reopens with their upcoming staging of the hilarious farce “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).” This production will mark their first staging since closing for the pandemic. Full of improvisation, raunchy humor, and a healthy disregard for the fourth wall, audiences can expect “The Complete Works” to be wickedly funny in its attempt to speed-run through every play the Bard produced, including obscurities like "Timon of Athens." August 13-September 5 in Ellenville. Shadowlandstages.org

In this dark comedy set in a small New England town at Halloween, 18-year-old Perdue finds a job in a place most people wouldn’t even consider: the local graveyard. Written by James McLindon, the spooky/funny play is the second in Denizen Theater’s summer reading series in the courtyard of the Water Street Market. The outdoor series marks Denizen’s first live performances since the pandemic began. Tickets are free to the public, but available seats are limited. August 6-7 in New Paltz. Denizentheatre. com

Arm-of-the-Sea’s annual summertime puppet extravaganza returns after a oneyear hiatus, marking the first event on the site of the future Tidewater Center in Saugerties, with five evening performances taking place under the stars at 8pm. Along with their puppet suite, Arm-of-the-Sea is also revitalizing the Esopus shoreline. The Tidewater Center occupies land that used to be the site of a 19thcentury paper mill and revitalization processes have already begun. August 18-22 in Saugerties. Armofthesea.org

Turn back the clock with “Sweet Charity,” an award-winning musical comedy about the persistently optimistic Charity Hope Valentine as she navigates love as a New York City dance hall hostess in the 1960s. The two-act show (book by Neil Simon) is punctuated with a groovy score by Cy Coleman and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and features showstoppers like “Big Spender,” “If My Friends Could See Me Now,” and the titular “Sweet Charity.” Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30pm, while Sunday matinees start at 2pm. Through August 15 in Woodstock. Woodstockplayhouse.org

The Kingston Artist Soapbox Derby returns to the Rondout after a two-year pause. Local artists and families alike can join together in creating masterpieces for the derby in a community-wide celebration of the arts. In this family-friendly competition, decorated soapbox cars parade down Broadway, powered only by gravity. Whether community members participate in the youth or the adult category, fun and safety are both paramount to the success of the derby. Helmets are required for all drivers and all kinetic art cars must have steering and braking capabilities. August 15 in Kingston. Kingstonartistsoapboxderby.com

What started in 2002 as a way to promote the town’s smaller studios has grown into a full-on art-lover’s weekend. This year, for the 19th annual tour, 40 artists invite visitors (masked, please) into their studios to view their work and their art-making spaces— where the magic happens! Works of varying media—from sculpture to paintings of abstract, contemporary, and other styles—are showcased at locations around town. Maps for the self-guided tour are available at many businesses in town. August 15-16, 10am-6pm. Saugertiesarttour.org —Jacqueline Gill 8/21 CHRONOGRAM THE GUIDE 73

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Stephen Mallon's Boxcar WP 38195 is part of the "Becoming Visible" show at CMA Gallery at Mount Saint Mary College.

11 JANE STREET

ATHENS CULTURAL CENTER

CLARK ART INSTITUTE

FRIDMAN GALLERY

“At the Juncture of Dark and Light.” Work by Lisa Samalin. Through August 15. “Elizabeth Keithline: Sculpture & Shadow Paintings.” August 21-September 26.

“Motorcycle Show.” Through August 22.

“Erin Shirreff: Remainders.” Through January 2, 2022. “Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne: Nature Transformed.”Through October 31. Nikolai Astrup: Visions of Norway.” Through September 19.

“TimeLapse.” Group show. Through August 22.

11 JANE STREET, SAUGERTIES

AIRFIELD

26 STREET, KINGSTON “Exene Karros and Paschke.” Through August 8.

ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM

258 MAIN STREET, RIDGEFIELD, CT “After the Mobile: Tim Prentice." Through October 4. “Lucia Hierro: Marginal Costs.” Through January 2, 2022.

ALEXANDER GRAY ASSOCIATES 224 MAIN STREET, GERMANTOWN

“Subliminal Horizons.” Through August 15.

ANN STREET GALLERY

104 ANN STREET, NEWBURGH “Hudson Valley Imprints.” First annual exhibit by the Orange County Arts Council, juried by Daniel Belasco. Through August 15.

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71 EAST MARKET STREET #5, RHINEBECK “Lee Rubenstein: Colors of the Hudson.” August 1-31.

ART SALES & RESEARCH CLINTON CORNERS

“Summer Love.” Works by Harriet Korman, Stephen Westfall, Mary Carlson, Stanley Rosen, Nancy Holt, John Tweddle, Marilyn Gold, Billy Copley, Anne Brown, Manuel Pardo. August 6-September 5. Opening reception August 7, 2-6pm.

ARTS SOCIETY OF KINGSTON 97 BROADWAY, KINGSTON

“Landscapes, Waterscapes. and Escapes.” Paintings by Andrea Park and photographs by Terry Haas. Through August 3.

ARTSEE GALLERY

529 WARREN STREET, HUDSON “Fabulous! A Photographic Diary of Studio 54.” Bobby Miller’s photos of the iconic disco. Through August 31.

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BANNERMAN ISLAND GALLERY 150 MAIN STREET, BEACON

“Sunset on Bannerman Island.” Paintings and photographs of Bannerman Island. Through September 5.

225 SOUTH STREET, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA

CMA GALLERY

BARNFOX KINGSTON

AQUINAS HALL MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE, NEWBURGH

“Helena Palazzi: Enchanted.” Ethereal, eerie photography based on Swedish folklore. Curated by Anne Sanger of Pinkwater Gallery. Through August 12.

“Becoming Visible.” Group photography show: Lesly Deschler Canossi, Flynn Larson, Ted and Nune, Stephen Mallon, Paulette Myers-Rich, Oren Cohen, Newburgh Community Photo Project, Dean Goldberg, Rob Penner, Cappy Hotchkiss, Anne Wykstra, Eve Morganstern, Chris Neyen, Tamara Rafkin, and Ronnie Farley. Through September 25.

291 WALL STREET, KINGSTON

BAU GALLERY

506 MAIN STREET, BEACON “Natural Formation.” Prints and drawings by Malgorzata Oakes. August 14-September 5.

BYRDCLIFFE KLEINERT/JAMES CENTER FOR THE ARTS 36 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK

CREATE CATSKILL GALLERY 398 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL

“Rebirth Renew Revive.” Group show. Through August 31.

“Flashcard Memorials: Works by Judy Glantzman." Through August 15.

CUNNEEN-HACKETT ARTS CENTER

BUSTER LEVI GALLERY

"Ellen Perantoni." Prints and oil paintings. Through August 31.

“Flow.” Group show. August 7-29.

D'ARCY SIMPSON ART WORKS

121 MAIN STREET, COLD SPRING

CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY

622 WARREN STREET, HUDSON “Then and Now.” Celebrates the 30th anniversary of the gallery and will juxtapose an early work with a more recent creation by each artist, including David Halliday, Phyllis Palmer, Joy Taylor, Ann Getsinger, Peter Hoffman, Valerie Hammond, and others. August 4-September 19.

12 VASSAR STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE

409 WARREN STREET, HUDSON

“UNGUNS: Will Squibb.” Sculptures of transformed weapons. Through December 31.

DIA:BEACON

3 BEEKMAN STREET, BEACON Works by Lee Ufan, Sam Gilliam, Barry Le Va, Richard Serra, Mario Merz, and others on long-term view.

THE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK

EMERGE GALLERY

“Photography Now.” Group show curated by Maya Benton. August 14-October 3.

“Robert Greco.” Solo exhibition of abstract paintings. Through August 8.

CENTER STREET STUDIO

FAHRENHEIT 451 HOUSE

“Exhibition of Prints from 35 Years of Publishing.” August 27-29.

“UnWalled.” Work by Corrine May Botz, Brenda Coultas, and Elana Herzog. Through August 29.

59 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK

178 SCHOONMAKER LANE, STONE RIDGE

228 MAIN STREET, SAUGERTIES

475 MAIN STREET, BEACON

GARRISON ART CENTER

23 GARRISON’S LANDING, GARRISON “The Fridge Show.” Curated by The Rule of Three and featuring eight female artists: Melissa Capasso, Abby Cheney, Yen Yen Chou, Rina AC Dweck, Ana Maria Farina, Marianna Peragallo, Hanna Washburn, and Charlotte Woolf. August 14-September 12. “Transitional Spaces.” Waterjet cut aluminum works and sculpture by Steve Rossi. August 14-September 12.

GEARY CONTEMPORARY

34 MAIN STREET, MILLERTON "The Burning Kite." Group show. Through August 25.

GREENPORT CONSERVATION AREA 405 JOSLEN BOULEVARD, HUDSON

“Stepping Into Stillness.” Installation by David McIntyre. Through September 22.

HESSEL MUSEUM OF ART/CCS BARD ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON

“Closer to Life: Drawings and Works on Paper in the Marieluise Hessel Collection.” Through October 17. “With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985.” Through November 28.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WOODSTOCK

20 COMEAU DRIVE, WOODSTOCK "Seasons: Catching Nature’s Cycle." Landscapes from the Historical Society Collection. Through September 5.

HUDSON BEACH GLASS GALLERY 162 MAIN STREET, BEACON

“Re-Ordering of Place.” Painting exhibition curated by Cecilia Whittaker-Doe and Rachel Youens featuring Ying Li, Sahand Tabatabai, Cathy Nan Quinlan, Cecilia Whittaker-Doe, and Rachel Youens. Through August 8.

451 MAIN STREET, CATSKILL

CHESTERWOOD

4 WILLIAMSVILLE ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE, MA “Tipping the Balance: Contemporary Sculpture by John Van Alstine.” Eleven outdoor works throughout the landscape at Chesterwood. Through October 31.

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David McIntyre's installation Step Into Stillness is on view through September 22 at the Greenport Conservation Area.

HUDSON HALL AT THE HISTORIC HUDSON OPERA HOUSE

MOTHER GALLERY

SHAKESPEARE'S FULCRUM

UNISON ARTS & LEARNING CENTER

“Joshua Marsh: Seven Cascades.” Paintings and drawings. Through August 15.

“The New Divine Feminine: Woman as Goddess.” Tery Fugate-Wilcox. Through August 12.

OLANA STATE HISTORIC SITE

STORM KING ART CENTER

“Owning Earth.” Outdoor sculpture installation of 19 artistic responses to systems of human domination over our environments. Through June 1, 2022.

1701 MAIN STREET, PEEKSKILL

“Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church, and Our Contemporary Moment.” Through October 31.

“How We Live, Part II.” Through January 31, 2022.

“Crisis.” Site-specific installation by Rashid Johnson, plus permanent collection of 20thcentury sculpture. Through November 8.

OLIVE FREE LIBRARY

327 WARREN STREET, HUDSON

“Hudson Talbott: River of Dreams”. The first retrospective of the artist’s work. Through August 15.

HUDSON VALLEY MOCA

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“Heather Guertin.” Oil paintings. Through September 11.

JOYCE GOLDSTEIN GALLERY

19 CENTRAL SQUARE, CHATHAM

1154 NORTH AVENUE, BEACON

5720 ROUTE 9G, HUDSON

4033 ROUTE 28A, WEST SHOKAN “Eye to Eye.” Juried group show featuring 58 works by 57 different local and regional artists. Through September 11.

PAMELA SALISBURY GALLERY

362 1/2 WARREN STREET, HUDSON

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1 MUSEUM ROAD, NEW WINDSOR

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120 GRAND STREET, NEWBURGH “2017-2021 Martin Roth transformed a ruin into a garden for a plant concert.” Installation by Martin Roth among the ruins of the Newburgh City Club. Through October 31.

STUDIO 89

36 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK

“Brenda Goodman: Travelin’ Down That Painted Road.” "James Sienna & Katia Santibanez: Yours, Mine, and Ours, Part 1." “David Humphrey: Works on Paper" “Julie Evans: New Sculpture." All shows through August 29.

“Sacred Structures.” Kenro Izu and Tony Moore. August 21-October 3.

PINKWATER GALLERY

“Bob Bachler and James Kennedy.” Paintings and ceramics. Ongoing.

LABSPACE

"Pinkwater Gallery à la Maison." Ongoing.

SUSAN ELEY FINE ART

“Kurt & Courtney: Never-before seen photos from the collaborative photography duo Guzman.” Through August 30.

THE RE INSTITUTE

“Space & Being.” Paintings by Francie Lyshak and Francine Tint, curated by Jen Dragon. Through August 15.

KLEINERT/JAMES CENTER

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56 NORTH FRONT STREET, KINGSTON

1395 BOSTON CORNERS ROAD, MILLERTON

89 VINEYARD AVENUE, HIGHLAND “Spiral.” Ceramics and large-scale paintings by Chloe Mosbacher. August 7-31.

SURFACE LIBRARY GALLERY 1301 ROUTE 7, ANCRAM

433 WARREN STREET, HUDSON “Katharine Dufault and Sarah Lutz. Paintings." Through August 15. “Barbara Marks and Joe Sultan.” August 19-September 26.

LACE MILL GALLERIES

“Brenda Zlamany: The Itinerant Portraitist.” Through September 18.

“Recent Work by Charlotte Tusch and Maxine Davidowitz.” August 7-September 7.

ROELIFF JANSEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM

LIGHTFORMS

“Revived in Wood: Greek and Gothic Revival Churches of the Roe Jan Region.” Through October 31.

THOMAS COLE HISTORIC SITE

SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART

“Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church, and Our Contemporary Moment.” Through October 31.

11 MOHONK ROAD, HIGH FALLS

743 COLUMBIA STREET, HUDSON “Worlds of Color.” An interactive, experiential exhibit on color: Judy Pfaff, Sampsa Pirtola, Laura Summer, Martina Angela Muller, and Daniel Mullen. Through September 26.

MAGAZZINO ITALIAN ART

2700 ROUTE 9, COLD SPRING “Nivola: Sandscapes.” 50 works of sandcast sculpting by Costantino Nivola. Through January 10, 2022.

MARK GRUBER GALLERY

433 WARREN STREET, HUDSON “Luminists.” August 5-September 18.

8 MILES ROAD, COPAKE FALLS

1 HAWK DRIVE, NEW PALTZ

124 RAYMOND AVENUE, POUGHKEEPSIE “Tilled Fields: Drawings by Harry Roseman.” Through September 12. “Time Capsule, 1970: Rauschenberg’s Currents.” Through September 19.

THE WASSAIC PROJECT

37 FURNACE BANK ROAD, WASSAIC “If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now.” Group show featuring 35 artists in and around the Maxon Mills. Through September 18.

WEST STRAND GALLERY

11 MOHONK ROAD, HIGH FALLS “Joan Barker.” Paintings on cardboard made during the pandemic. August 21-September 6.

WIRED GALLERY

29 WEST STRAND STREET, KINGSTON “Abstractions in Space & Time.” Neville Bean, Isabel Contarelo, Janet Henry, Karen Shaw, Marsha Goldberg. Through August 14.

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4 SOUTH CLINTON STREET, POUGHKEEPSIE

137 ROUND LAKE ROAD, RHINEBECK

“Gathered, Absorbed, Carried.” Mixed media paintings on plaster, canvas, and paper by Gabriella Kirby. August 6-29.

“Ruptures and Reconciliations: Anthony Titus.” Through September 26.

WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP

218 SPRING STREET, CATSKILL

THOMPSON GIROUX GALLERY

THE SCHOOL | JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY

UNISON 9

“Feedback." Sanford Biggers, John Buck, Becky Suss, Roy Dowell, and others. Through Through October 30.

FRANCES LEHMAN LOEB ART CENTER

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"Hudson Valley Artists 2021: Who Really Cares?" The 14th annual Hudson Valley Artists exhibition, curated by Helen Toomer. Through November 14.

25 BROAD STREET, KINDERHOOK

68 MOUNTAIN REST ROAD, NEW PALTZ

57 MAIN STREET, CHATHAM

“The Subject Is the Line.” Group show curated by Donna Moylan. August 7-September 5.

9 PARADIES LANE, NEW PALTZ “Traces of Light.” Group show. Through August 25.

722 BINNEWATER LANE, KINGSTON “Queer Ecology Hanky Project.” Bandanas by 125 artists from across North America organized and curated by Vanessa Adams and Mary Tremonte. Through October 30.

WOODSTOCK ARTISTS ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM

28 TINKER STREET, WOODSTOCK “Radius 50.” Through September 12. “Susan Meyer: Pigeon Quilt.” Through September 12. "Vocation: A Show of Work by Hudson Valley Art Teachers." Through September 12.

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Horoscopes By Lorelai Kude

ONCE, OR AT THE MOST TWICE, IN A BLUE MOON August has us wondering if we’ll ever feel a sense of proper proportion around our needs as individuals vs. our responsibilities to society. For those who have strongly tilted one way or another during the collective trauma of the last year and a half, righting our own personal ship of state means going to extremes which can feel …extreme. The truth is we need that kind of disruption— but not too often, only once, or at the most twice, in a blue moon. The emphasis is on uniqueness and individuality at the Full “Blue” Moon in Aquarius August 22, at 29 degrees (the Anaretic or critical/ultimate degree of any sign), opposite Sun in Leo. This is individual rage against a smothering collective, or an indignant collective united against a rebellious individual defying the social norm. Uranus, the planetary ruler of Aquarius currently in Taurus, is trined by Mars in Virgo. A tremendous amount of restless, rebellious energy needs to be channeled into creative, concrete, positive action or it may turn disruptive. Only hours after this lunation, the Sun enters Virgo as well, and Venus in her own sign of Libra trines Saturn in Aquarius August 23. The mature voices of respected elders need to be heard, respected, and heeded. Ancestral trauma deserves and demands healing. This “Blue” Moon is the third of this season’s four full moons, not the second in a solar month, making it even rarer. Hence the emphasis on how infrequently—and judiciously! - extreme disruption should be used. August is a month to shake up your own personal status quo, especially if you’re stuck in all of 2021’s maddening uncertainty. Honor your own unique voice, do no harm to others, and cut lose wildly! Once, or twice at the most, in a Blue Moon.

ARIES (March 20–April 19) “Talk therapy” is just what the doctor orders for you this month. With Mars in Virgo square the Lunar Nodes, the most effective healing modality is for you to tell your deepest truths—to yourself, and to a sensitive confidante. Your big breakthrough happens “once in a blue moon”—August 22, with Mars trine Neptune during the Full Moon in Aquarius, followed by the Sun entering Virgo. Allow vulnerability to invite compassion into your life August 24–27. Trusted friends help lead you to surprising discoveries to support the mind-body connection so crucial to optimizing your health at this time.

TAURUS (April 19–May 20) Surprising creative opportunities appear August 3 around the trine of Venus to Uranus. You’ll need clear-eyed discernment to unravel reality-based viability vs. pure potential August 9 at the opposition of Venus to Neptune. A lot of the nervous tension you’ve had this year will ease when Venus enters Libra August 16. With the current long-term transit of erratic Uranus through Taurus (March 2019– February 2026), anytime planetary ruler Venus is in either Venus-ruled Libra or Taurus, things go smoother for you. Emotional maturity is your most attractive trait when Venus trines Saturn August 23 and opposes Chiron August 26. A practicing, professional astrologer for over 30 years, Lorelai Kude can be reached for questions and personal consultations via email (lorelaikude@yahoo.com) and her Kabbalah-flavored website is Astrolojew.com. 76 HOROSCOPES CHRONOGRAM 8/21

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GEMINI (May 20–June 21) If you’re focusing on others to the exclusion of your own well-being, Mercury in Leo opposite Saturn and trine Chiron August 1–2 is ready to shuffle the deck. Overly critical words may wound when Mercury opposes Jupiter before moving into Virgo August 10–11. Nuance becomes even more important August 18-20 with Mercury conjunct Mars and trine Uranus. Be measured and deliberate in your communications and remember there are just some things once spoken that can never be taken back. Relief from incessantly self-questioning internal dialogue comes when Mercury enters Libra August 30 at the Last Quarter Moon in Gemini.

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Sun trine Chiron August 3 brings healing for emotional wounds your bravado has been masking for a long time. “And now for something completely different” when Sun squares Uranus August 6 before the New Moon in Leo August 8. You’re ready to bust through the status quo regardless of consequences but choose your rebellion wisely; you’ll have to live with it when Sun opposes Jupiter August 19, triggering the urge to double-down on extreme decisions just to prove you’re right. Last chance to bail at the Full “Blue” Moon in Aquarius just prior to Sun entering Virgo August 22.

VIRGO (August 23–September 23) Mercury opposite Saturn and trine Chiron August 1–2 forces you to confront the limitations you’re willing to live with to avoid dealing with your own feelings of vulnerability. Emotional extremism is the danger at Mercury’s opposition to Jupiter right before entering Virgo August 10–11. Perfectionism is a double-edged sword! Confrontations over security issues arise at Mercury’s conjunction to Mars August 18; surprising solutions appear out of thin air August 20–24, widening your options and giving you some breathing room. Mercury enters partnership-positive Libra August 30 at Last Quarter Moon in Gemini; it’s not too late to change your mind!

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LIBRA (September 23–October 23) Your lesson this month is that actual, real-life personal relationships evolve beyond stereotypes of romance and stock storybook endings. Partnerships focus on service and sacrifice August 9 at the opposition of Venus in Virgo to Neptune in Pisces. Venus enters her own sign of Libra August 16, and commitment “for better or worse,” plus or minus vows taken or implied, is tested August 23–26 at the trine of Venus to Saturn and opposition to Chiron. Communicable empathy and the ability to share and hold space for vulnerability are valuable components of your most enviable skill set. Teach by example. 8/21 CHRONOGRAM HOROSCOPES 77

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SCORPIO (October 23–November 21) Put your plans under the microscope at the First Quarter Moon in Scorpio August 15. Adjustments needed to stay on track will be illuminated, and you’ll have a better idea of where to receive support. You’ll be able to articulate your vision’s needs more thoroughly at the conjunction of Mercury to Mars August 18. Tremendous restlessness when Mars trines Uranus at the Full “Blue” Moon in Aquarius August 22; an overload of nervous energy tempts you to rebel against the healthy self-care regime you’ve established for yourself. Don’t let your temporary mini-revolution blow you too far off course.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22–December 22) Mercury opposite Jupiter August 10 is a personalized version of the dynamic tension between the needs of the individual and the individual’s responsibility to the collective. You may be feeling like things have become unbalanced and that your personal freedom is being obstructed by other people’s expectations. If you haven’t felt sufficiently cherished or valued by your own community, an open door—possibly an abrupt exit— appears around August 19 at the Sun’s opposition to Jupiter with Uranus retrograde. The Full “Blue” Moon in Aquarius August 22 kindles a newfound appreciation for true friends in your immediate environment.

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Some folks don’t understand that your work ethic is based on your innate understanding of the value of time. During the transit of Capricorn through Aquarius (mid-December 2020–early March 2023), time’s value to you is in service of humanity. Mercury and Sun opposite Saturn August 1–2 is a good time to try to explain this to those whose opinions count. Actions speak louder than words; a favorable perception of your actions carries weight August 23 at the trine of Venus to Saturn. You’re practicing a kind of practical magic now; enlist allies who see you walk the walk.

AQUARIUS (January 20–February 19) Your ideas are lauded August 3 at the trine of Venus to Uranus; originality is your strong suit, and you wear it well, adjusting the fit August 6 at the square of the Sun to Uranus. You want to get everything exactly right in time for Uranus to station retrograde August 19, trine to Mercury and Mars on the Full “Blue” Moon in Aquarius August 22. This energetic whiplash spins you around to thoroughly inspect the path you’ve forged since mid-January. Focus your idealism on sustainability and whether the systems and structures you’re building can survive and thrive independently.

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Venus in Virgo opposite Neptune in Pisces August 9 is the tightest part of the high wire, that dynamic tension between service and sacrifice in the realm of partnership relationships. Full “Blue” Moon in Aquarius August 22 triggers unexpected memories and perhaps ancestral trauma; and Sun in Virgo won’t let you escape confrontation. Mercury in Virgo opposite Neptune in Pisces August 24 demands detailed clarification of the terms and conditions thereof. The fine print of the social contract is now under the microscope. Prepare for an accounting and learn integrity is paying the true cost of standing by your words.

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Some of the participants in The Hudson Eye festival this year. Top row: Padma Rajendra, Jeffrey Gibson, Glenn Ligon. Middle row: Karolina Susa, Baju Wijono, Pauline DeCarmo. Bottom row: Cory Arcangel, Emily Ritz, Lydia Rubio.

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The city of Hudson shines a spotlight on its creative community this month with The Hudson Eye, now in its third year. Presented by the Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation, the festival is arranged, as in years past, by curator Aaron Levi Garvey. The 26 artists participating this year include poets, puppeteers, musicians, painters, choreographers, theater artists, and sculptors. One featured artist is Jeffrey Gibson, a Native American visual artist whose work consists of texts that highlight the spiritual history of the Hudson River Valley. Multiple art installations across the city explicate the intrinsic role land plays in bearing witness to historic hardship. Running August 26 through September 6, The Hudson Eye’s performances, exhibitions, installations, and Hot Topics humanities symposium take place at over two dozen venues. A self-guided tour designed by Anna Savino allows festivalgoers to explore Hudson on foot, via walkable public art installations and festival venues. Participating artists include Emily Ritz, Padma Rajendran, Claudia Bruce, Kris Perry, Concrete Temple Theater, and Pauline DeCarmo. —Jacqueline Gill

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