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Chef Ric Orlando
Fine dining on the Dark Side

Dress as a bad guy for New World Home Cooking’s Halloween Ball in Saugerties this Friday


When Ric Orlando throws a Halloween Ball at his restaurant in Saugerties, it gets properly thrown. This Friday, October 28, this award-winning, TV-starring, book-authoring master chef will invent a...

October 27, 2011 12:00 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Track meet

Kingston Model Train and Railroad Hobby Show chugs into Midtown this Sunday


Only the freight train runs through Kingston these days, but on October 23, the city will once again play host to myriad railroads – miniature ones, that is – with the Kingston Model Train and Rail...

October 20, 2011 12:00 PM | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Say it ain’t so, John

High Falls’ culinary temple the DePuy Canal House closes its restaurant doors after 42 years and begins a new chapter


The lights are off when we step onto the white-and-black honeycomb tile. Wooden counters, arranged for swift segues between food-prep steps, are mostly bare. Burners and refrigerators are silenced....

October 17, 2011 12:00 PM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Not too many notes

Olive Free Library hosts Trail Mix concert with Mozart’s Music and Letters this Sunday


Now in its tenth year, the Trail Mix chamber music series held at the Olive Free Public Library is designed to take classical music off its pedestal. Founded by veteran Steinway & Sons master piano...

October 13, 2011 12:00 PM | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Super markets

Adams Fairacre Farms in Kingston, Poughkeepsie and Newburgh celebrate Harvest Fest this weekend and next


In the business of farming and providing foods for Hudson Valley region residents for nearly a century, Adams Fairacre Farms celebrate this time of year with an annual Harvest Fest at each of their...

October 07, 2011 12:00 PM | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Yellow submarines & silver spacecraft?

John Lennon Birthday Beatle Bash at AIR in Kingston this weekend incorporates UFO Watch meeting


If you follow the Beatles’ message and feel as though “All You Need Is Love,” why not spread a little love in the tradition of John Lennon? That’s the philosophy of Jim Marzano of Kingston’s Artist...

October 06, 2011 12:00 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Last week Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, a New Paltz native, and New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Toured the Damage on The Flats in New Paltz and spoke with farmer Pete Ferrante of Wallkill View Farm. (Photo by Dan Torres)
Downpour of support

New Paltz Flood Aid concerts this Sunday & October 16 benefit flood-stricken farmers


New Paltz was hard-hit by flooding from Hurricane Irene: Some farmers lost everything, while the crops of others have subsequently been affected by harmful bacteria bred and spread by the water, re...

September 29, 2011 12:00 PM | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Storm King Art Center
Cheap thrills

Get into museums, National Parks for free on September 24


In a recession, the things that financially stressed families expunge first from their budgets are often the things that are the most fun – and therefore regarded as frills, no matter how much good...

September 22, 2011 11:44 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kathy Ruttenberg
Days of the roundtable

Woodstock Film Festival panels cover women in film, international production, issue docs, music & more


“From the very first year of the Woodstock Film Festival (WFF), panels have been one of the key elements. We began so small, and yet we had eight panels right from the get-go. I remember walking in...

September 15, 2011 12:26 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Come to the fare

Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest returns to Dutchess Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck this weekend


Celebrating its tenth year, the Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest will present gourmet food and drink from over 60 wineries at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck this Saturday, September 10 ...

September 08, 2011 12:57 PM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • Cavernous landscapes, carnival characters

    Exhibit of artworks by Nora Crain & Richard Corozine opens Next Friday at UCCC in Stone Ridge

    by Lynn Woods
    09.03.11 - 08:00 am
  • Out of this world, live

    Steve Earle comes to Bearsville this Friday

    by Crispin Kott
    09.01.11 - 08:00 am
  • When a paddle’s not a battle

    Onset of autumn is perfect timing for canoeing Tivoli Bays – like this Sunday

    by Frances Marion Platt
    08.25.11 - 10:43 am
  • Summer of Love

    A New Yorker moves to Woodstock and learns to make peace with the local flora and fauna

    by Jim Friedlich
    08.18.11 - 11:00 am
  • Sweet harvest

    Ellenville celebrates blueberries this Saturday; Hurley cornfest to follow next week

    by Jennifer Brizzi
    08.11.11 - 12:04 pm
  • Move over, doves

    Parrots for Peace to join this Saturday’s International Walk for World Peace in Woodstock

    by Sue Pilla
    08.04.11 - 10:00 am
  • Fringe benefit

    Woodstock Fringe Festival kicks off with fundraiser this Saturday

    by Ann Hutton
    07.28.11 - 12:02 pm
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