A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Hudson Valley region.
JAZZ SUPERGROUP PLAYS NUMBER-ONE POP HITS at CLUB HELSINKI HUDSON (HUDSON, N.Y.) – Omaha Diner, a jazz supergroup featuring guitarist Charlie Hunter, trumpeter Steven Bernstein, saxophonist Skerik and drummer Bobby Previte, will tackle the top of the pop charts, playing jazz versions of number-one pop hits from the 1950s to today, at Club Helsinki…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Authors William Kennedy and Elisa Albert will read from recently published fiction and essays on themes of Place and Displacement within the Literary Culture, and choosing where best to house one’s valuable creative time and energy at Stair Galleries (549 Warren Street) on Thursday, November 7, 2013, at 6 pm. A Q&A…
(POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.) – The Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, one of the great folkloric dance ensembles in the world, performs at the Bardavon on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 8pm. Over almost five decades, the ensemble has revitalized the culture of the Hungarian people. When it was established in 1951, the aims of the Hungarian State…
(GHENT, N.Y.) – Artist Jane Dickson will give a talk in the Visitors Center Gallery at Omi International Arts Center (1405 Country Route 22) on Sunday, November 10, 2013, at 2pm. Dickson’s current exhibit, Out of Here: Paintings 1999-2013 – five large-scale oil paintings on AstroTurf inspired by her travels in the Hudson Valley –…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Dark Star, a group exhibition of experimental and site-specific works at Basilica Hudson, opens Wednesday, November 6, 2013, and runs through Tuesday, November 12. Curated by Becca Mann and featuring work by Anna Betbeze, Crystal Z Campbell, Sayre Gomez, Kurt Mangum, Becca Mann, Jessie Rosa Mann, Robbie McDonald, Simone Montemurno, Marlo Pascual,…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – It’s a weekend of Americana trios at Club Helsinki Hudson, with old-timey trio the Wiyos on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 9pm, followed by Montreal indie-rockers Plants and Animals on Saturday, November 9, at 9pm. the Wiyos play and compose music inspired by the early American musical idioms of the 1920s and…
(HILLSDALE, N.Y.) – Oil paintings by Joel Griffith will be displayed at Neumann Fine Art (65 Cold Water St) from November 9, 2013, through January 4, 2014. A reception and gallery talk by the artist will take place on Saturday, November 30, at 5pm. Joel Griffith was named the official Painter Laureate of his hometown…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Hudson’s own Bindlestiff Family Cirkus continues its wintertime tradition of hosting a monthly cabaret, featuring a variety of circus, theater, comedy and musical entertainers, at Club Helsinki Hudson with four shows: its adult-oriented cabaret, kicking off at 9pm on Saturday, January 25, 2014; Friday, February 14; and Saturday, March 29; plus a…
(NORTHAMPTON, Mass., TROY and KINGSTON, N.Y.) – Elvis Costello will perform three solo concerts in the greater region in the next two weeks: at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton, Mass., on Sunday, November 3, 2013; at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall on Wednesday, November 6; and at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) on…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Omaha Diner, a jazz supergroup featuring guitarist Charlie Hunter, trumpeter Steven Bernstein, saxophonist Skerik and drummer Bobby Previte, will tackle the top of the pop charts, playing jazz versions of number-one pop hits from the 1950s to today, at Club Helsinki Hudson on Thursday, November 7, at 8pm. Omaha Diner plays the…
