Chef Ueng and team members plating at a recent pop-up at Pagu in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Food Pretend Restaurant Pop-Up brings Taiwanese Railway Bento to C. Cassis Chef Jocelyn Ueng brings a wintertime Taiwanese bian dang to C. Cassis for a two-day pop-up this weekend that previews the culinary philosophy behind her forthcoming Hudson Valley restaurant, Chin Lan. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Real Estate A Treasured Piece of Cornwall Center 1780 Colonial farmhouse set on nearly four private acres with original historic details. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Black Belt Eagle Scout and Mato Wayuhi, with Ailani A night of music and collaboration presented in conjunction with Jeffrey Gibson’s installation "POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT." By Jamie Larson •
A protester at a rally against the proposed ICE detention center location in Chester New York. Photo by Tony Ramirez, CCSM Multimedia Organizer. Community Local Immigrant Aid Organizations Prepare for Escalating ICE Enforcement New Chester New York detention center plans alarm regional advocates. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Valentine Vortex: Songs & Readings A mixed-media program that brings together local writers and musicians for an exploration of love—romantic, ambivalent, fractured, and unresolved. By Jamie Larson •
Location: Torrington, CT “Creatura” and “Unleashed” at Five Points Gallery, Torrington Five Points Gallery presents two concurrent exhibitions that examine the animal world as both subject and metaphor. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Organ Master Renee Anne Louprette in Housatonic "The Baroque Dance Masters," performed by acclaimed organist Renée Anne Louprette at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House. By Jamie Larson •
Arts 6 Films to Catch in February at Local Indie Theaters From Jarmusch and Waits’ long-awaited reunion to quiet literary adaptation and urgent global cinema, February picks at local indie cinemas. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community New Documentary Highlights Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley A new DEC-produced documentary “The Nature of Nature” celebrates the Hudson Valley’s extraordinary range of life—and the people working to understand and protect it—ahead of a screening at Bard College on February 8. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Author Talk: Brian Schaefer "Town & Country" The Roe Jan Library welcomes local author Brian Schaefer for an afternoon conversation about his debut novel. By Jamie Larson •
The Friendship Dynamic-14th Annual 10x10 New Play Festival Arts Barrington Stage Co. 10x10 New Play Festival Brings the Heat to Upstreet Barrington Stage Company’s annual relay of brand new 10-minute plays, returning for its fifteenth season as a signature event of the Upstreet Winter Arts Festival. By Jamie Larson
The Collector, Sita Gomez, 1999, acrylic on masonite, 32.5” x 47” Arts Must-See February Art Exhibitions Together, these exhibitions reflect a moment when restraint, material intelligence, and historical awareness feel extra important. By Brian K. Mahoney
