The Bridge Street Theatre presents “#QueertheBallet.”
There’s snow on the ground, but spring is edging closer every day. In the interim, here are some enjoyable events to help get you through the week.
“#QueertheBallet” Jumps Off | February 25
Choreographer Adrianna Pierce’s “#QueertheBallet” will premiere on YouTube by way of Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre on February 25 at 7pm. Part of the theater’s 2021 dance residency program, the work in progress features the American Ballet Theatre’s Remy Young and Sierra Armstrong and seeks to create a non-traditional pas de deux on pointe that will serve as a loving testament to the unique and varied ways in which two women communicate and connect. The performance is free.
click to enlarge Margrit Wenzel Despite their .cafe domain extension, the new Stone Ridge establishment Black Dot resists classification. “We don’t really like to put ourselves in a box,” says co-owner Salvatore Carbone (Sal for short). “So we just called it Black Dot. Not Black Dot Cafe, not Black Dot Coffee Shop.” It’s just Black Dot, period. They do serve coffee, but that’s just part of it. The Black Dot experience, as the co-owners envision it, is part gallery, part coffee shop, part artisanal market, all aesthetic experience. click to enlarge Margrit Wenzel Owners Carbone and Margrit Wenzel, both 27, grew up in the Hudson V
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This month’s combination of cold weather and COVID awareness continues to be conducive to keeping inside. But to keep you company, here’s this week’s online-oriented litany of Hudson Valley events.
Multimedia Event Honors Area Black Cultural History | February 16
On February 16 at 6pm, local filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss will host the Zoom presentation “Black Cultural History of Ulster County” in celebration of Black History Month Kingston. The free event runs one and a half hours and utilizes rarely seen photos and video clips to highlight how the county’s Black arts, sports, industrial, and activist communities have shaped the greater Hudson Valley community. The program features Father Divine, Augusta Savage, Robert Blackburn, Ben Wigfall, Peg Leg Bates, Mickey Mathis, Billy Costello, Odetta, Jimi Hendrix, Jack DeJohnette, Richie Havens, Sonny Rollins, Juma Sultan, Simi Stone, and more.