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Dumpling-Making as Meditation: Hands-On with Glendy Yeung
Food

Dumpling-Making as Meditation: Hands-On with Glendy Yeung

Make 5-spice vegetable dumplings, a Cantonese sweet soup, and learn the ritual of folding dough from scratch.
By Jamie Larson •
Who Owns a Dance Move? Jeremy Nedd at PS21
Arts

Who Owns a Dance Move? Jeremy Nedd at PS21

"from rock to rock... aka how magnolia was taken for granite" turns the Milly Rock copyright lawsuit into a meditation on ownership and appropriation.
By Jamie Larson •
13 Stops for Upstate Art Weekend on Our Side of the River
Nayland Blake’s “Haunt”: Being the Folly of One Victorya Spectre (2026)
Arts

13 Stops for Upstate Art Weekend on Our Side of the River

From a converted underwear factory to a working farm-turned-art-foundation, here's where to find the best of Upstate Art Weekend (June 25-29) East of the Hudson.
By Jamie Larson •
Inside Jacob's Pillow's 94th Season Opening Gala
Community

Inside Jacob's Pillow's 94th Season Opening Gala

More than 600 guests celebrated the start of Jacob's Pillow's 94th season at a gala that honored Tiler Peck, and drew Misty Copeland, Susan Stroman, and a starry crowd of dance world supporters.
By Jamie Larson •
"Too Personal Stay Away" by Candyass Cary Leibowitz at TSL
Arts

"Too Personal Stay Away" by Candyass Cary Leibowitz at TSL

The artist known as "Candyass" brings his self-deprecating, text-heavy art to Hudson — humor, neurosis, and a part-time life in the area
By Jamie Larson •
25th Blueberry Festival  at Old Austerlitz
Food

25th Blueberry Festival at Old Austerlitz

Pancake breakfast, 19th-century craft demonstrations, and live music mark a quarter-century of the Austerlitz Historical Society's signature summer fundraiser.
By Jamie Larson •
Shenanigans: Pocketbook Hudson Omi Opening Afterparty
Arts

Shenanigans: Pocketbook Hudson Omi Opening Afterparty

Bibbe Hansen, readings, and DJ sets follow the debut of major new commissions by Nayland Blake and Tschabalala Self
By Jamie Larson • •
"Bar None: Cannabis Redemption" at the Stissing Center
Arts

"Bar None: Cannabis Redemption" at the Stissing Center

A solo-doc follows 13 people rebuilding their lives in the legal cannabis industry after incarceration for marijuana—followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker
By Jamie Larson •
The Glass Hours and The Huntress and Holder of Hands at Park Theater
Arts

The Glass Hours and The Huntress and Holder of Hands at Park Theater

Two affecting American songwriting projects share a Hudson bill, fresh off a new album release.
By Jamie Larson
Yacht Rock Revue Brings "PRIMETIME" to Ozawa Hall
Arts

Yacht Rock Revue Brings "PRIMETIME" to Ozawa Hall

Rolling Stone's "world's premier soft-rock party band" plays Tanglewood with renditions of Steely Dan, Michael McDonald, and the rest of the dadrock genre.
By Jamie Larson •
Sophia Zhou in Pine Plains for an Evening of Gershwin
Arts

Sophia Zhou in Pine Plains for an Evening of Gershwin

The pianist who built the Stissing Center's chamber music program comes home with Rhapsody in Blue, a tenor, and a clarinetist.
By Jamie Larson •
Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit in Becket: Amplifying Queer Creativity
Arts

Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit in Becket: Amplifying Queer Creativity

Fifteen queer artists, a 200-year regional legacy, and a deliberate response to the national rollback of DEI funding.
By Jamie Larson •

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