Arts “No Picnic” Screens at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on June 25 Philip Hartman’s artifact of New York’s pre-gentrification East Village follows a down-and-out jukebox operator who wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars, and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious woman in a striped dress. By Peter Aaron •
Arts Sonny Rollins Dies at 95: Jazz Legend Lived Over 50 Years in Germantown The jazz giant passed May 25. He had moved to Woodstock late in life, after half a century in Dutchess County. By Peter Aaron •
Community Local Music Professor and Hold Steady Keyboardist Speaks Before Congress Local author and musician Franz Nicolay spoke at a hearing about the Live Nation/Ticketmaster antitrust case. By Peter Aaron
Arts Julliard Risk Lab Performance Event at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park The evening is the culmination of a week-long student residency and premieres new works. By Peter Aaron •
Arts Everett Bradley’s “Holidelic” Takes Off in Tivoli The seasonally festive funk revue will take over Kaatsbaan Cultural Park on December 12 and 13. By Peter Aaron •
Darkside Records is a temple to physical media. Style The Big Beautiful Record Store of the Past is Back at Darkside Miss digging through bins for hours in search of buried audio treasure? Darkside Records in a former Poughkeepsie church will bring you back. By Peter Aaron •
Ken Burns Arts An Interview with Ken Burns: “The American Revolution” Airs November 16 on PBS The acclaimed documentarian talks with us about his latest 12 hour, six part feature. By Peter Aaron
Exo-Tech is booked to perform at this sonorous new festival. Arts Upstate Art Weekend Spotlight: GroundTone Festival Premieres at PS21 Part of Upstate Art Weekend, GroundTone will present a host of intriguing concerts. By Peter Aaron
Adrienne Truscott and Feidlim Cannon star in the provocative parody "Masterclass" at Bard's Fisher Center. Arts Adrienne Truscott's Provocative Performance "Masterclass" at Bard College "A skewering of the patriarchal performing world and, in turn, the greater world around it." By Peter Aaron
