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 •
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 •
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 •
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 •
