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“ROWDIES IN LOVE,” Queer Bharatanatyam at Jacob’s Pillow
Arts

“ROWDIES IN LOVE,” Queer Bharatanatyam at Jacob’s Pillow

InDANCE bring the evening-length work "ROWDIES IN LOVE" to the Duke for four performances May 1 through 3.
By Jamie Larson •
Art in the Berkshires Opens Gallery in Great Barrington
Arts

Art in the Berkshires Opens Gallery in Great Barrington

Art in the Berkshires opens its first physical space in Great Barrington.
By Jamie Larson •
"André Is an Idiot" Screening with the Director in Chatham
Arts

"André Is an Idiot" Screening with the Director in Chatham

Director Tony Benna joins the Crandell this Saturday. The film project began when André Ricciardi, a San Francisco ad man was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer—because he didn't get a colonoscopy.
By Jamie Larson •
Last Chance: Dan Ladd's  "The Birdhouses" Closes in Tivoli This Weekend
Arts

Last Chance: Dan Ladd's "The Birdhouses" Closes in Tivoli This Weekend

This weekend, Tivoli gets a closing look at "The Birdhouses," a solo presentation of Ladd’s expressive assemblages, on view Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5pm at Available Items, at 64 Broadway.
By Jamie Larson •
Spring Break Family Days: “Art with a Job to Do” at NRM
Arts

Spring Break Family Days: “Art with a Job to Do” at NRM

Saturday’s Spring Break Family Days at the Norman Rockwell Museum takes a look at the history of the artist's commercial work.
By Jamie Larson •
An 85-Acre Contemporary Compound on Bald Mountain, in Austerlitz
Real Estate

An 85-Acre Contemporary Compound on Bald Mountain, in Austerlitz

Four buildings, a mountaintop, two ponds, and views of three mountain ranges — on one of Columbia County's more elevated sites.
By Jamie Larson •
David Sedaris Book Signing in Rhinebeck May 27
Arts

David Sedaris Book Signing in Rhinebeck May 27

David Sedaris comes to Oblong Books for an already sold out reading and an open book signing in support of his new collection, The Land and Its People.
By Jamie Larson •
Chef Efren Hernandez Opens Pez, a Coastal Mexican Seafood Restaurant in Hudson
Food

Chef Efren Hernandez Opens Pez, a Coastal Mexican Seafood Restaurant in Hudson

After establishing Casa Susanna as one of the Hudson Valley’s most distinctive kitchens, Chef Efren Hernandez turns to mariscos at Pez, opening May 14 in Hudson.
By Brian K. Mahoney •
Francine Prose on “Five Weeks in the Country” and Dickens’s Domestic Drama
Books

Francine Prose on “Five Weeks in the Country” and Dickens’s Domestic Drama

In “Five Weeks in the Country,” Francine Prose reimagines Charles Dickens’s unraveling household during Hans Christian Andersen’s infamous visit—exploring literary genius, family strain, and the uneasy alchemy between life and art.
By Brian K. Mahoney
Wilco, Big Thief, Laurie Anderson: MASS MoCA 2026 Season Gets Loud in North Adams
Arts

Wilco, Big Thief, Laurie Anderson: MASS MoCA 2026 Season Gets Loud in North Adams

Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival returns for its 9th year. And a pep rally for two trees.
By Jamie Larson •
Design Your Perfect Outdoor Spaces: Paul Rich & Sons Home Furnishings + Design

Design Your Perfect Outdoor Spaces: Paul Rich & Sons Home Furnishings + Design

For more than four decades, Paul Rich & Sons has evolved alongside the homes it furnishes.
By Chronogram Media Branded Content Team
1740 Greek Revival With Mid-Century Modern Addition, in Valatie
Real Estate

1740 Greek Revival With Mid-Century Modern Addition, in Valatie

Nearly three centuries of Columbia County history on eight acres, with a silo-inspired great room, a spring-fed pond, and views across six hundred acres of surrounding farmland.
By Jamie Larson •

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