Community Walkwayhenge Returns: Watch the Equinox Sunrise Align with the Walkway Over the Hudson Twice a year, the equinox sunrise lines up perfectly with the deck of the Walkway Over the Hudson. On March 20, the gates open early for a sunrise stroll above the river. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community Nasty Northeast Ticks Carry Multiple Disease-Causing Pathogens, New Study Shows Nearly 11 percent of ticks tested carried pathogens for BOTH Lyme disease and babesiosis. By Jamie Larson •
Community Omega Institute Unveils 2026 Summer Workshops The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck has released its 2026 summer catalog, offering dozens of immersive workshops exploring meditation, creative practice, wellness, leadership, and the science of longevity. By Chronogram Staff •
Community Lakota-Led AI Research Explores Ethics Through Indigenous Knowledge At Bard’s Wíhaŋble S’a Center, artist and scholar Suzanne Kite is rethinking artificial intelligence through Lakota knowledge—combining hide tanning, beadwork, dream research, and land-based practice to imagine a more ethical relationship with technology. By Jessica Carew Kraft
Community A New Rural Pantry at Tiny Town Farm Store & Grocer Just off the Taconic Parkway in the hamlet of West Taghkanic, a small barn has taken on a new life. By Margot Isaacs •
Community Lofty Supply: The High Highs and Devastating Lows of Launching a Farm Stand-Style Cannabis Microbusiness After years of red tape and the sudden death of her partner, Owner Erin Moylan looks to grow community, education, and agricultural connection. By Jamie Larson •
Community Riding the Ice: A Hudson River Winter Sailing Tradition Fourth-generation ice boater Luke Lawrence carries on a Hudson River winter tradition that traces its roots to Dutch canal transport and can push vintage ice yachts to speeds approaching 100 miles per hour. By Nicole Clanahan •
Community Things to Do in Columbia County: Art, History, and Outdoor Destinations Art, performance, history, and outdoor destinations that reward wandering and long attention across Columbia County. By Chronogram Staff •
Scenes like this from Stanley Kubrick's "Spartacus" (1966) sit uneasily beside the idealized Rome so often invoked as a civilizational model—a tension at the heart of Curtis Dozier’s "The White Pedestal." Community How White Nationalists Weaponize Ancient Greece and Rome In “The White Pedestal,” Vassar classics professor Curtis Dozier traces how the cultural prestige of Greece and Rome gets repurposed into a modern politics of hierarchy, exclusion, and “replacement.” By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community Venomous Snakes with Local Reptile Expert Brian Kleinman The White Memorial Conservation Center hosts Brian Kleinman, owner of the Enfield Riverside Reptiles Education Center. By Jamie Larson •
Community Independent Review into Bard President Leon Botstein’s Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein Launched by College Board of Trustees In a February 19 email to the Bard community, The Board announced it has hired a law firm to review Botstein’s ties to the notorious pedophile and the institution’s fundraising norms. By Jamie Larson •
Community "W.E.B. Du Bois – An American Hero," Staring His Great Grandson The W. E. B. Du Bois Freedom Center celebrates Du Bois's birthday weekend with a theatrical portrait of the scholar, activist, and Berkshire native By Jamie Larson •
