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Joseph Keckler performs at the Ancram Opera House July 24. Although the themes explored in the art of Joseph Keckler parallel the rich, free-ranging diversity of the mediums he operates within—music, acting, storytelling, writing, painting, performance art—his breakthrough creation is concerned with a particular topic: tripping balls. “Shroom Aria,” Keckler’s hilariously weird, operatic account of an experience with psychedelic mushrooms, p...

What home-TV zealots dub “curb appeal”—or lack thereof—is currently a buzzing topic for architects and designers alike. Here, what curb appeal means, and why it matters.

The 75-minute, one-credit-hour Honors College Forums allow honors students to take a course outside their major or college. Four will be offered for the fall semester.

Last Updated: 02/04/2021 3:22 pm Three Pan Goddesses, a painting by Jennifer Coates, will be exhibited at LABspace in Hillsdale as part of the group show "The Magic Garden," which runs February 20- April 11. Welcome once again to Chronograms ongoing overview of area arts-related news during these politically wrought and pandemically plagued times. This month, as we anticipate brighter, safer days, we can take solace in the fact ...

A tribute to John Barry on the Bardavon marquee in Poughkeepsie this fall. As the music and arts columnist for the Poughkeepsie Journalsince 2000, John Barrys byline is about as familiar to Hudson Valley residents as the characteristic hum their tires make when they drive over the Mid-Hudson Bridge. But last month, after 20 years, Barrys editorial hum came to a halt at the publication when he retired from New York States oldest newspaper. We rea...

John ShearerGetty Images Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are making moves! As 2020 came to a close, the power couple parted ways with their sprawling Brookline, Massachusetts estate as well as their lavish Tribeca apartment. According to state land records obtained by the Boston Globe, the sale of their Brookline mansion–located at 112 Woodland Road–took place on Christmas Eve. The transaction occurred between 3DBB Brookline LLC, a limited liability corporation tied to Brady, and James Ki...

Taylor Swift at Long Pond, Aaron Dessners Columbia County studio and residence. In September, Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Dessner assembled there to tape Folklore: The Long Pond Sessions, a documentary about the making of Swifts multiple-Grammy-nominated lockdown album. Welcome again to Mixed Media, wherein we showcase cultural news from within and around the Hudson Valley during these times of COVID-19. Although the impact of the virus has necessi...

Lily, Karen Angels miniature pinscher. A SEASON OF GRIEF I didn’t lose my miniature pinscher, Lily, because of the pandemic, but losing her during the pandemic made it that much worse. A rescue from a hoarding situation, Lily had been with me nearly nine years, since she was about five. For the first few years, we were inseparable, due largely to the fact that she bonded to me like glue and had severe separation anxiety. Time apart caused her so much...

Carmel Holt, host of “Sheroes” If youve bounced around the radio dial in the Hudson Valley/New York Metro region at all during the past two decades, you likely know the voice of Carmel Holt. After 15 years at Radio Woodstock (WDST), Holt in 2013 became a host, interviewer, and assistant music director at New Yorks WFUV. In 2019, she left the latter station to develop "Sheroes," a radio show focused on raising the voices of female artists thats h...

On the market: Mid-century modern New Canaan home by renowned architect Meg Barone FacebookTwitterEmail Award-winning architect John Black Lee experimented with engineering techniques designed for use with steel and incorporated them into construction of wood houses in the mid-century modern vernacular. Because of Lees creative designs, use of materials, techniques and affiliation with pioneering architectural modernist Eliot Noyes - a member of the renowned Harvard Five - Lee was often referre...