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Rhinebeck Porchfest Turns Front Yards Into a Village-Wide Stage
Community

Rhinebeck Porchfest Turns Front Yards Into a Village-Wide Stage

A free, volunteer-run music festival brings musicians of every genre and age to residents' porches for one Saturday in September
By Jamie Larson •
25th Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival
Food

25th Hudson Valley Wine & Food Festival

More than 300 vendors, chef demonstrations, and a Riesling from four-time New York Winery of the Year Weis Vineyards mark a quarter-century in Rhinebeck.
By Jamie Larson •
“The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus” Screens at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on July 23
Arts

“The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus” Screens at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on July 23

Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s legendary 1968 concert film captures the Rolling Stones, the Who, John Lennon, and more at a pivotal moment in rock history.
By Jamie Larson •
Dirty Gaia Defines Healthy Land with Farm and Garden Tour
Food

Dirty Gaia Defines Healthy Land with Farm and Garden Tour

The Good Dirt: Farm & Garden Ramble on July 19 tours 20 farms and gardens in Rhinecliff, Rhinebeck, and Red Hook.
By Chronogram Staff • •
Furniture by Architects and Sculpture at "T" Space
Installation photograph, Archive Gallery
Arts

Furniture by Architects and Sculpture at "T" Space

Mark McDonald curates a dialogue between architect-designed objects by Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, and Frank Gehry, and Margaret Saliske's wall sculptures, at 'T' Space in Rhinebeck.
By Jamie Larson •
“No Picnic” Screens at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on June 25
Arts

“No Picnic” Screens at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on June 25

Philip Hartman’s artifact of New York’s pre-gentrification East Village follows a down-and-out jukebox operator who wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars, and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious woman in a striped dress.
By Peter Aaron •
Rhinebeck Crafts Festival Returns to the Fairgrounds
Style

Rhinebeck Crafts Festival Returns to the Fairgrounds

165-plus American makers bring original fashion, jewelry, ceramics, and furniture to Dutchess County
By Jamie Larson •
Vintage Swap Meet with Jimmy DiResta at the Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Community

Vintage Swap Meet with Jimmy DiResta at the Rhinebeck Aerodrome

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome hosts a vintage swap meet with demos and appearances by sorta-celebrity maker Jimmy DiResta
By Jamie Larson •
David Sedaris Book Signing in Rhinebeck May 27
Arts

David Sedaris Book Signing in Rhinebeck May 27

David Sedaris comes to Oblong Books for an already sold out reading and an open book signing in support of his new collection, The Land and Its People.
By Jamie Larson •
Chef Rich Reeve Launches Mediterranean Sunday Supper Series at Gigi Trattoria
Food

Chef Rich Reeve Launches Mediterranean Sunday Supper Series at Gigi Trattoria

After four decades in the kitchen and the closing of Bia, Chef Rich Reeve returns with a new Sunday supper series at Gigi Trattoria—intimate, regionally inspired dinners that travel the Mediterranean one table at a time.
By Brian K. Mahoney •
After Catastrophic Fire Wunderbar Reopens in Rhinebeck This Month
Food

After Catastrophic Fire Wunderbar Reopens in Rhinebeck This Month

The large-yet-approachable menu carries over intact, offering burgers, wings, their signature schnitzel, salads, steaks, tacos, pasta and more.
By Jamie Larson •
Omega Institute Unveils 2026 Summer Workshops
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 •

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