Downtown Poughkeepsie
New York Times columnist Ezra Klein recently wrote in a February 11 article: “In much of San Francisco, you can’t walk 20 feet without seeing a multicolored sign declaring that Black lives matter, kindness is everything and no human being is illegal. Those signs sit in yards zoned for single families, in communities that organize against efforts to add the new homes that would bring those values closer to reality.” “That quote, unfortunately, can be accurately attributed to too many Hudson Valley communities,” says John C. Cappello, Esq., a partner at the Walden-based law firm Jacobowitz & Gubits. As an attorney specializing in land use and municipal law who has worked with developers in commercial, residential, educational and mixed-use land use applications, as well as with planning boards and zoning boards of appeals throughout Orange and Ulster counties, it’s an issue Cappello knows
click to enlarge All Out / All In at Wassaic Project The nine artists in All Out / All In explore the increasingly arbitrary boundary between public and private spaces, identities, and rituals with a particular emphasis on the potential of the home as a space for healing. Three standouts: Rose Nestler s humorous fabric sculptures emphasize the ways in which women perform (or are made to perform) through articles of clothing; Aisha Tandiwe Bell s traps mark the delicate balance between protecting what you have and cooperating in imprisoning power structures; Natalie Baxter s reconceptualized eagles invert America s toxic masculinity. Other artists include Jamea Richmond-Edwards, Mark Fleuridor, Nyugen Smith, Amanda L. Edwards, Liz Nielsen, and Jen Dwyer. Through March 27.
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A few years back, Rosendale was bookended both geographically and ideologically by 32 Lunch, no-nonsense blue-collar diner, on one end, and Rosendale Cafe, vegan, hippie cafe with brown rice and a weekly salsa night, on the other. Now, 32 Lunch’s successor is trying to span the gap with fresh-made American diner classics that appeal to everyone. Local stone mason Gerard Swarthout spent countless lunches sitting at the counter at 32 Lunch, watching the steady trickle of customers, the town drama, the political debates, and anecdote-swapping. “It was 20 years of market research,” he says. “This place was not so fancy, but you could still get a good egg sandwich. I knew what a gold mine it could be.”
click to enlarge ARIES (March 20–April 19) Mars enters Gemini March 3, lightening your load considerably; at least it makes you more mobile, though much of the ground you ll be covering is well-trodden. Might you have left behind some treasures? This is the month to dig them up! The Sun enters Aries March 20 at the Spring Equinox, your annual period of refreshment and renewal. Mercury squares Mars March 23, redefining terms and conditions of deals made in early-mid February. Full Libra Moon March 26 with Venus conjunct Chiron in Aries may accomplish tremendous emotional healing if you are willing to risk vulnerability and radical truth-telling.
March marches in with these intriguing area events focusing on history, art, literature, music, and more.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Hosts Museum Tour | March 9
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, will offer a virtual, interactive tour of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum on March 9 at 2pm. Founded in 1988 by historian Ruth Abram and social activist Anita Jacobsen, the Tenement Museum is a National Historic Site that celebrates the enduring stories of immigrants that define and strengthen what it means to be American. Tickets are $15 for OLLI at BCC members and $20 for non-members.
Zoom Program Covers Local Lady Artists | March 10