A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Hudson Valley region.
(GHENT, N.Y.) – There will be a reception and artists talk celebrating the exhibition Jim Torok: Drawings – on display now through May 31, 2014 – in the Visitors Center Gallery at Omi International Arts Center on Saturday, April 5, 2014, from 2pm to 5pm. Jim Torok is known for his photorealistic, miniature portraits and…
(ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.) – Pulitzer Prize-winning artist/illustrator Art Spiegelman and acclaimed fantasy writer Neil Gaiman and will discuss cartooning and writing, working across artistic mediums, friendship, identity, and more in a public conversation in the Sosnoff Theater at the Fisher Center at Bard College on Friday, April 4, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. “Art Spiegelman has almost…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter Heather Maloney will bring her unique blend of folk, rock, jazz and pop to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, April 4, at 9pm. Critics have likened Maloney’s blend of pop songcraft and meaningful, at times outspoken, lyrics to those of Aimee Mann, Erin McKeown and Ani DiFranco. Some have also invoked…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Eviyan, an all-star trio of new music virtuosos and composers, will bring its unique blend of Eastern European folk, Western classical, Asian traditional, jazz and minimalist music to the Hudson Opera House on Saturday, April 5, 2014. The trio consists of new-music avatars Iva Bittová on violin and vocals; Gyan Riley on…
R.O. BLECHMAN RETROSPECTIVE at HUDSON OPERA HOUSE (HUDSON, N.Y.) – A retrospective exhibition showcasing the work of illustrator, editorial cartoonist, animator, and graphic novelist R.O. Blechman opens at the Hudson Opera House on Saturday, March 29, 2014, with an artist’s reception at 5pm, and remains on view through May 11, 2014. Blechman’s iconic, witty…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Indian classical sitarist Ustad Shafaat Khan will perform at Time and Space Limited on Sunday, March 30, 2014, at 2pm, followed by an authentic Indian meal. Khan has distinguished himself by being the first known artist to attain simultaneous excellence in performing on sitar, surbahar, and tabla. Khan’s musical heritage can be…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – A solo exhibition of sculpture and etchings by Stephen Reynolds at John Davis Gallery (362½ Warren Street) opens on Thursday, March 27, 2014, and runs through April 20. There will be a reception for the artist on Saturday, March 29, at 6 p.m. Composed principally of wood and steel, Stephen Reynolds’ sculptures…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – A retrospective exhibition showcasing the work of illustrator, editorial cartoonist, animator, and graphic novelist R.O. Blechman opens at the Hudson Opera House on Saturday, March 29, 2014, with an artist’s reception at 5pm, and remains on view through May 11, 2014. Blechman’s iconic, witty spot illustrations and editorial cartoons have been widely…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Works by modern and contemporary composers will be performed in Pairings: Art Songs and Cabaret, featuring vocalist Gilda Lyons and composer-pianist Daron Hagen, at the Hudson Opera House on Saturday, March 29, 2014, at 7pm. The program will include the premiere of a new work commissioned from David Macbride by the Phoenix…
(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) — The Linden String Quartet will perform works by Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn at the Mahaiwe on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 6pm, as part of the Close Encounters With Music chamber series. The centerpiece of the concert is Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, written for a St. Petersburg chamber music society as a…
