Arts Faith No More's Roddy Bottum in Crickets and Bearded Ladies, at Kaatsbaan Crickets and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret's sing/scream/shout-along, closes out Labor Day weekend on the Meadow Stage. By Jamie Larson •
Food "Escape from NY, 1776": History and Beer at Lasting Joy Brewery "History Happy Hour: Escape from NY, 1776 Edition" has Dutchess County Historian Will Tatum continuing his real-time chronicle of the Revolutionary War at a brewery built on land where that history actually happened. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Kaatsbaan Opens Its 2026 Festival with a Full Day of Dance, Food, and Grammy-Nominated Music Ballez, Calpulli Danza Mexicana, and Anna Sperber's outdoor "Bow Echo" lead into an evening set by Valerie June, all part of a mini-festival unto itself. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Ballez Reimagines "Coppelia" at Kaatsbaan "Travesty Doll Play" recasts the 1870 story ballet's Doll-maker and his creations at Kaatsbaan's Black Box Theater By Jamie Larson •
Arts The Art of Hardware: NUTS + BOLTS Opens at Available Items Thirteen New York designers turn off-the-shelf materials into furniture and home decor for the Tivoli gallery's third annual DIY design show. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Kaatsbaan Festival Ignites Tivoli with Dance, Theater, and Music Set across three separate Saturdays, on August 29, September 5, and September 12, Kaatsbaan’s Annual Festival returns. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Food The Couple Behind Some of the Region’s Best Bar Programs Hosts Rare Pop-up at Bad Times Natasha David and Jeremy Oertel, consultants behind cocktail programs at Restaurant Kinsley, Little Goat, and Pez, are stepping behind the bar for the first time in a long time at Bad Times in Tivoli, August 7 and 8. By Jamie Larson •
Arts 13 Chairs Take a Stand: "Don't Sit on Me" at Available Items Tivoli A politically cutting group show built around chair design runs through mid-July. By Jamie Larson •
Food A First Bite of Gross Bagels: Coming Soon to Tivoli Aiming for an October opening, co-owner Andy Gross assures the bagels are “hot and crusty. Not gross.” By Jamie Larson •
Arts "Earthly Delights" Opens at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park in Tivoli The sixth annual Visual Arts Exhibition spreads nine artists' work across gallery walls, barns, and trees. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate The Waterfall House: History and High Design in Tivoli A Cooper Hewitt Award-winning designer's reimagining of an 18th-century farmhouse, with a private waterfall, millpond, swimming hole, and guest house — a short walk from the village. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Last Chance: Dan Ladd's "The Birdhouses" Closes in Tivoli This Weekend This weekend, Tivoli gets a closing look at "The Birdhouses," a solo presentation of Ladd’s expressive assemblages, on view Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5pm at Available Items, at 64 Broadway. By Jamie Larson •
