A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Hudson Valley region.
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) – Nature Theater of Oklahoma’s unique take on Romeo & Juliet will be staged at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College on Friday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m., followed by a discussion with the artists; Saturday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, February 23 at 2…
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) — The American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) will perform works by Joan Tower, Erkki Melartin, and Robert Schumann on Friday, February 21, and Saturday, February 22, 2014, at 8 p.m., at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on the Bard College campus. The program features Joan Tower’s Stroke; Erkki Melartin’s Concerto…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – A fundraising reception for the Edna St. Vincent Millay Society at Steepletop, featuring a new exhibition of rare photos and personal treasures of the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, will take place on Millay’s birthday, Saturday, February 22, 2014, from 5:30 to 9:30 pm at McDaris Fine Art in Hudson. A limited…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Banjoist Noam Pikelny will lead an all-star bluegrass outfit at Club Helsinki Hudson on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at 8pm, performing as Noam Pikelny & Friends featuring Brian Sutton, Luke Bulla, Barry Bales & Jesse Cobb. With each member being a front man in his own right, the band will present an…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter Aoife O’Donovan brings her rootsy folk-pop to Club Helsinki Hudson on Saturday, February 22, at 9pm. O’Donovan returns to Helsinki Hudson after kicking off a whirlwind summer tour here last June. From Helsinki Hudson, O’Donovan went on to perform at festival stages and such esteemed venues as Tanglewood and the Grand…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter Holly Williams, a scion of one of America’s first families of Americana music, brings her unique blend of country, folk and rock to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, February 21, at 9pm. The granddaughter of the legendary country singer-songwriter Hank Williams and daughter of country star Hank Williams Jr., the 32-year-old…
Could Hudson be home to a Writers Room – a space dedicated to the art, craft, and business of writing? A quiet space with semi-private workstations that — in addition to providing such essentials as a desk, lighting, coffee, printing, and storage — would encourage the solitary – and sometimes lonely — pursuit of writing…
BETH ORTON to BRING INTROSPECTIVE FOLK-ROCK to CLUB HELSINKI HUDSON (HUDSON, N.Y.) – English folk-rock singer-songwriter Beth Orton brings her unique, soulful art-folk to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, February 7, 2014, at 9pm, for “An Evening with Beth Orton.” The Brit Award-winning artist was a pioneer of “folktronica,” a style mixing elements of folk…
(OLIVEBRIDGE, N.Y.) – Heather Masse, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Mike and Ruthy headline the second annual Winter Hoot weekend folk festival at the Ashokan Center from Friday, February 7, 2014, through Sunday, February 9. Other performers include Deep Chatham, Rushad Eggleston, the Sweetback Sisters and Connor Kennedy. On-site food and lodging are available.…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – English folk-rock singer-songwriter Beth Orton brings her unique, soulful art-folk to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, February 7, 2014, at 9pm, for “An Evening with Beth Orton.” The Brit Award-winning artist was a pioneer of “folktronica,” a style mixing elements of folk and electronica, whose pulse still can be felt in the…
