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"Bada Swing!": Two Aging Lounge Lizards at the Stissing Center
Arts

"Bada Swing!": Two Aging Lounge Lizards at the Stissing Center

"Bada Swing!" brings its New York Comedy Festival-tested musical comedy to Pine Plains for a night of nostalgia, ego, and slow unraveling.
By Jamie Larson •
"Bar None: Cannabis Redemption" at the Stissing Center
Arts

"Bar None: Cannabis Redemption" at the Stissing Center

A solo-doc follows 13 people rebuilding their lives in the legal cannabis industry after incarceration for marijuana—followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker
By Jamie Larson •
Sophia Zhou in Pine Plains for an Evening of Gershwin
Arts

Sophia Zhou in Pine Plains for an Evening of Gershwin

The pianist who built the Stissing Center's chamber music program comes home with Rhapsody in Blue, a tenor, and a clarinetist.
By Jamie Larson •
RoundTop Burlesque Revue Returns to Pine Plains
Arts

RoundTop Burlesque Revue Returns to Pine Plains

Beauties, bananas, back hair, and veteran NYC performers bring the tradition back to Pine Plains for a second year.
By Jamie Larson •
A Weekend of Music and Movement at the Stissing Center
Arts

A Weekend of Music and Movement at the Stissing Center

High Horse brings progressive acoustic bluegrass Friday; The Bang Group's rhythm-driven dance follows Saturday.
By Jamie Larson •
Wondering Songwriter Taylor Ashton at the Stissing Center
Arts

Wondering Songwriter Taylor Ashton at the Stissing Center

The Brooklyn-based folk polymath makes his Pine Plains debut.
By Jamie Larson •
Jody Redhage Ferber Trio in Pine Plains
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 •
Puppet Slam in Pine Plains
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 •
End of an Era: Hammertown Is Closing, But It's Not Over Yet
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 •
Leslie Mendelson Plays the Stissing Center's Grace Note
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 •
Hundreds of Beavers at the Stissing Center
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 •
Bucolic Contemporary on Shekomeko Creek
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 •

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