Food Fresh Drops: The Latest Local Craft Spirit, Beer, and Cider Releases 7 recent releases from the distillers, brewers, and cidermakers turning local grain, fruit, and leaves into something worth seeking out this season. By Jamie Larson •
Community After Hours Garden Sound Bath for Peace at Innisfree Ben Brown leads an immersive listening experience in a Chinese-inspired landscape, held for the UN International Day of Peace By Jamie Larson •
Arts A Closer Look at Laura Ellen Bacon's Woven Willow Sculpture at the Clark Part of the "Ground/work 2025: A Close Look" series, examining how a British artist's nest-like installation converses with the museum's woodland trails. By Jamie Larson •
Style Lavender Workshop at Hancock Shaker Village, Where 1800s American Herb Trade Began Make soap, body spray, lip conditioner, and syrup on a farm with the deepest herb-growing history in American Shaker communities. By Jamie Larson
Arts Taylor Mac and 50 Years of Punk Lead Hudson Hall’s Fall 2026 Season Hudson Hall’s fall season features Taylor Mac and Matt Ray, “50 Years of PUNK,” mentalist Vinny DePonto, jazz, bluegrass, and chamber music.by Brian K. MahoneyAugust 13, 2026 By Jamie Larson •
Community Back to School: SUNY Now Offers Free Community College for New Yorkers 25-55 SUNY Reconnect covers associate degrees in high-demand fields for eligible New Yorkers ages 25 to 55. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Puppet Monsters Sing to Kids About the Theory of Multiple Intelligences at the Stissing Center Up In Arms brings its Hudson Valley-based puppet musical, built on Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, to the Summer Children's Series By Jamie Larson •
Arts Jack Grace Brings 25 Years of Genre-Hopping Americana to Roe Jan Brewing Co. A Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter and guitarist plays country, rock, and Latin-inflected Americana. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Buster Keaton's "The General" Comes to Music Mountain with Live Score and Croquet Lakeville locals Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton perform live piano and vocals to Keaton's 1926 Civil War comedy, preceded by a 1920s-themed picnic By Jamie Larson •
Arts The Art of Hardware: NUTS + BOLTS Opens at Available Items Thirteen New York designers turn off-the-shelf materials into furniture and home decor for the Tivoli gallery's third annual DIY design show. By Jamie Larson •
Food Food by the Trailhead: Where to Eat Near the Region's Most Popular Hikes Places to eat, organized around the trail each one sits closest to. Here are four of the region's most-hiked spots, covered end to end. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Revolutionary Teapots: Ceramic Artists Reimagine 1776 at Chesterwood A juried show of teapots by regional potters, judged by leading ceramic art specialist Leslie Ferrin, marks the Boston Tea Party's 250th anniversary. By Jamie Larson •
