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"Surface, Structure, String" Talk at Hudson Hall
Arts

"Surface, Structure, String" Talk at Hudson Hall

Curator Richard Saja, art critic Matt Moment, and CREATE Council on the Arts director Stella Yoon discuss Hudson Valley textile art during Upstate Art Weekend.
By Jamie Larson •
A Log-Sided Cabin With Access to Two Lakes and Clay Tennis, in Becket
Real Estate

A Log-Sided Cabin With Access to Two Lakes and Clay Tennis, in Becket

A renovated three-bedroom retreat in the Indian Lakes community, with new kitchen and baths.
By Jamie Larson •
At Pez, Efren Hernandez Reimagines Hudson Valley Dining Through Seafood
Food

At Pez, Efren Hernandez Reimagines Hudson Valley Dining Through Seafood

Chef Efren Hernandez’s new Hudson restaurant swaps farm-to-table predictability for East Coast mariscos, pairing Atlantic seafood with Mexican techniques, a tightly curated wine list, and a clear culinary point of view.
By Brian K. Mahoney •
Sara Farrell Okamura's Expressionist Nature at LABspace
Dig Deeper, Sara Farrell Okamura, 2026, oil on linen. Photo from LABspace.
Arts

Sara Farrell Okamura's Expressionist Nature at LABspace

Sara Farrell Okamura’s “On The Precipice” exhibition at LABspace runs till June 28 and depicts the beauty of Mother Earth.
By Taliesin Thomas •
"The Remains of the Gay": Samuel Gassman Opens at Ornamentum
Arts

"The Remains of the Gay": Samuel Gassman Opens at Ornamentum

Hand-sewn flags, antique jewel assemblages, and an artist talk on the politics embedded in salvaged objects.
By Jamie Larson •
Furniture by Architects and Sculpture at "T" Space
Installation photograph, Archive Gallery
Arts

Furniture by Architects and Sculpture at "T" Space

Mark McDonald curates a dialogue between architect-designed objects by Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, and Frank Gehry, and Margaret Saliske's wall sculptures, at 'T' Space in Rhinebeck.
By Jamie Larson •
Farm-to-Easel: See Jill Duffy Grow Her own Paint at Farm & Field
Arts

Farm-to-Easel: See Jill Duffy Grow Her own Paint at Farm & Field

Walnut ink, wild vine charcoal, and oil and cold wax paintings made from the same land they depict—plus foraging walks, a pigment lab, and 210 acres of trails for Upstate Art Weekend.
By Jamie Larson •
The Strategists Behind the March: "The American Five" at the Unicorn
Arts

The Strategists Behind the March: "The American Five" at the Unicorn

A regional premiere from Ford's Theatre examines the coalition that built the March on Washington, not just the speech it produced.
By Jamie Larson •
A Barn Conversion on 10 Acres, Tended by the Same Owners for 52 Years, in Chatham
Real Estate

A Barn Conversion on 10 Acres, Tended by the Same Owners for 52 Years, in Chatham

A stone fireplace, wide-plank floors, a lofted primary suite, and gardens that have had half a century to mature.
By Jamie Larson •
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 •

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