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William Parker As spring rolls on and we inch closer to summer, this week’s roundup continues the trend of adding more in-real-life events to the list of online offerings. William Parker Book Launch and Concert | May 15 In celebration of the recent publication of his biography, Universal Tonality: The Life and Music of William Parker (written by Cisco Bradley), local jazz and experimental music organization Elysium Furnace Works will present a rare concert featuring bassist William Parker live from the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon on May ...

5 hours ago Dutchess County announced on Thursday (April 1) that Lucia Cherciu has been named as its 2021 poet laureate. Cherciu, a native of Romania who lives in Poughkeepsie, came to the U.S. in 1995. She holds a doctorate in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and has been a professor at SUNY/Dutchess Community College for 20 years. She is also the author of five collections of poetry, including, most recently, Train Ride to Bucharest. Lucia Cherciu (Photo provided) “Poetry can serve as a form of prayer, of healing, and of reaching out to others in difficult times such as th...