Arts Wondering Songwriter Taylor Ashton at the Stissing Center The Brooklyn-based folk polymath makes his Pine Plains debut. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Jody Redhage Ferber Trio in Pine Plains A chamber jazz performance inspired by the flying creatures of the Hudson River Valley. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Puppet Slam in Pine Plains The Stissing Center hosts the Hudson Valley Puppet Slam on April 25, bringing together eight local puppeteers for an evening of short works. By Jamie Larson •
Style End of an Era: Hammertown Is Closing, But It's Not Over Yet Joan Osofsky, the former New Jersey schoolteacher turned regional design matriarch who founded the store in a Pine Plains barn in 1985, announced the closure last week. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Leslie Mendelson Plays the Stissing Center's Grace Note Mendelson has been making thoughtful, piano-driven folk-pop for two decades, evoking 1970s singer-songwriters like Carole King By Jamie Larson •
Arts Hundreds of Beavers at the Stissing Center The independently produced film has quietly developed a reputation as a modern cult favorite. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Bucolic Contemporary on Shekomeko Creek over 19 acres of flat, fenced pasture, where a newly built house lays low along the landscape. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Isle of Klezbos at the Stissing Center The all-female ensemble has a repertoire that honors Yiddish musical traditions while expanding them with influences from other musical traditions. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Clarion Concerts: Amir ElSaffar New Quartet A project that bridges jazz improvisation with the modal sensibilities of Middle Eastern music, performed March 8 at the Stissing Center. By Jamie Larson •
Arts The Maker and The Muse: A Musical Reading at the Grace Note The Grace Note presents a staged reading of "The Maker and The Muse," imagining a young writer’s search for authenticity through a surreal encounter with 1960s New York. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Stissing Center to Open Speakeasy Listening Room, The Grace Note, February 13 On Friday nights this winter, the most interesting room in Pine Plains may be below ground. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Ingadi: an $18.75M, 127-Acre Paradise in Pine Plains The name for this palatial estate, Ingadi, meaning “garden” in Zulu, feels apt: a tapestry of creeks, ancient trees, flowing meadows, and cultivated flowerbeds and hangout areas feel like a secret heaven. By Jamie Larson •
