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 •
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 •
Arts Olana Puts More Than 200 Hi-res Frederic Church Works Online for Free, 1,000 More to Come A Henry Luce Foundation grant is funding the digitization of Church's full body of work at Olana, launching in the middle of the artist's bicentennial year. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Spencer LaJoye Loops a Whole Choir Out of One Voice at The Grace Note A viral queer folk anthem, a theology degree, and a loop pedal come together for an intimate evening in Pine Plains. By Jamie Larson •
Arts A Vietnamese Water Puppet Musical Returns to the Quarry Lake Where It Was Born After a sold-out New York premiere, Tommy Nguyen and Doug Fitch bring “The Magnificent Ms. Pham” back to TurnPark for two nights on the water, framed as a country-western musical about one woman's escape from Vietnam by boat. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Emmy Nominee Lauren Weedman Brings New Solo Show to Hudson The Emmy-nominated comedian brings her evolving solo show, “I Want the Best for You,” to Park Theater Hudson on August 29. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Third Eye Blind to Play Basilica Hudson October 30 Third Eye Blind, the San Francisco band whose gleaming pop hooks concealed songs about addiction, suicide, and romantic collapse, will perform at Basilica Hudson on Friday, October 30. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts "Leviathan River" Traces Hudson's Whaling History at Front Room Gallery A group exhibition examines how the whaling industry shaped the city's identity, economy, and mythology. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Mike Lebovitz Brings "Slightly Terrifying" Comedy to the Indigo Room A Chicago-trained standup with roots in six-year-old clowning classes headlines Mahaiwe's late-summer comedy night. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Bring Your Boombox: Phil Kline's "Force of Nature" Takes Over Chatham Park A living sound sculpture where the audience is the orchestra, from the composer behind "Unsilent Night," on Crellin Park Day. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Four Nights with Laurie Anderson: A Career That Refuses to Sit Still at Tanglewood Amelia Earhart, Lou Reed's guitars, and a new work about the Declaration of Independence—the artist's first-ever Tanglewood appearance spans an opera, a conversation with Peter Sellars, a drone piece, and a night of storytelling By Jamie Larson •
Arts Mean Girls-Meets-Agatha Christie Mystery: "Dead Girl's Quinceañera" Opens at Barrington Stage The world premiere of Phanésia Pharel's dark comedy, co-produced with Goodman Theatre and Hartford Stage. By Jamie Larson •
