SHERYL CROW BRINGS HER MASSIVE CATALOG of POP-ROCK HITS to UPAC
(KINGSTON, N.Y.) – Grammy Award-winning rock star Sheryl Crowwill perform with her band at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) on Thursday, May 29, at 7:30 pm. Crow is expected to perform all her hits at the show, including “All I Wanna Do,” “Leaving Las Vegas,” “If It Makes You Happy,” “Everyday Is a Winding Road,” “My Favorite Mistake,” and her version of Cat Stevens’s “The First Cut Is the Deepest.”
LAUREN AMBROSE to BRING WESTERN SWING to HELSINKI HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Lauren Ambrose, perhaps best known for her dramatic role in the black comedy “Six Feet Under,” brings her latest musical project, the Northeastern Western Swing Explosion, to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, May 30, at 9pm. The band, a kind of supergroup comprised of members of many of the region’s top Americana bands, specializes in performing danceable renditions of beloved Western swing classics by the likes of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.
Linda Draper
A WEEKEND of FOLK MUSIC at SPOTTY DOG
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Folksingers Kath Bloom and Linda Draper perform at Spotty Dog Books & Ale on Friday, May 30, 2014, at 8pm, followed by folk artists Sam Moss and Penn Sultan on Saturday, May 31, at 8pm.
painting by Reginald Madison
NEW EXHIBIT of SCULPTURE, PAINTING, and MIXED MEDIA at JOHN DAVIS GALLERY
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – A group show featuring works by six artists in a variety of media, including sculpture, painting, and mixed media/installation, is on display at John Davis Gallery through June 15, 2014. Artists represented include painters Reginald Madison, Alison Fox, Alison Hall, and Lois Dickson, sculptor Lisa Sanders, and mixed-media artist William Stone.
MELORA CREAGER’s NEW GROUP BRINGS ECLECTIC ROCK MIX TO HELSINKI HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Melora Creager and the Calico Indians – a supergroup of international and regional talents -bring their eclectic mix of hard rock, rockabilly, Gypsy-punk and roots music to Club Helsinki Hudson on Monday, June 2, at 8pm. Multi-instrumentalist Melora Creager, who calls Hudson home, is best known as founder and leader of the historical cello-rock band Rasputina. She has played with Nirvana, Marilyn Manson, Bob Mould, Cheap Trick, Joan Osborne, Porno for Pyros, and others.
‘STREETS OF HUDSON’ JURIED EXHIBITION at CCCA GALLERY
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Streets of Hudson, a multimedia exhibition featuring works by 26 local and regional artists selected by curator David Lee, best known as photographer for the Register-Star newspaper, is on display at the Columbia County Council on the Arts (CCCA) Gallery.
Tony Kieraldo
BABA BUFFALO BRINGS ALL-STAR JAZZ TRIO to HELSINKI HUDSON
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – The Buffalo Trio will bring its improvisational jazz chops to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, May 31, at 9pm. The group is led by Hudson’s own Tony Kieraldo, aka Baba Buffalo, on piano, and includes electric bassist Noah Jarrett – son of legendary pianist Keith Jarrett – and Nick Halley – son of Paul Winter Consort keyboardist Paul Halley.