First of all, before I start talking about “barns”, Justin Vivian Bond had a show at Basilica last night! It was amazing! The first live show I’ve seen in over a year. Check out the pics here. Viv Pops Up Barnfox How About a “Work-cation” in Hudson? Just because it has the word “barn” in…
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Space Deconstructed
Susan Eley Fine Art, 433 Warren Street, held a (COVID-safe) gallery opening reception on Saturday, March 6 from 5-7pm for the artists David Collins and James Isherwood. The exhibit is open March 4 – April 18, 2021Thursday-Monday 11am-5pm Here are some pictures from the reception: From the exhibit: Space Deconstructed offers a platform for the…
Snowy Days
Well, I’ll be honest with you, Hudson. Writing an event-based blog in the middle of February, during a pandemic, does have its challenges in finding content! This week, I got lucky! Sam J. Miller was up here and I had a chance to meet and talk with him about his latest Hudson-based book, The Blade…
“The Blade Between” by Sam J. Miller
While reading Sam Miller’s The Blade Between, I had to constantly remind myself, that it’s a work of fiction – horror, actually. The book references similar Hudson street names, businesses (like The Pizza Pit) and quotes from daily Hudson parlance, such as “Hudson used to have a bowling alley…where the Walgreens is now.” There’s bribery,…
Window on Hudson: Kate Skakal
I read that artist, Kate Skakel, would be performing and creating art in the Window on Hudson, so I took my video camera with me. However, the art that Kate created required her to sit in stillness for at least twenty minutes – so maybe a still image would be sufficient. Kate Skakel’s art is…
Lightforms Exhibit – Facing the Unknown: Imagination in the Time of Pandemic
The first thing I said to myself as I walked into the Lightforms gallery, was that ‘no photo was going to do this exhibit justice’. The use of natural light, (from above and from the side) and the use of space in the gallery give the art an otherworldliness – even though many of the…
Groundhog Saw Its Shadow
From the looks of it, folks, the groundhog saw its shadow, and rushed back into its hole for six more weeks of winter. Luckily, there’s a whole bunch of stuff to do, from home, and within walking distance in our fair, friendly city! Hudson-based singer and musician Chris Garneau performs LIVE from Hudson Hall on…
Chris Garneau performs LIVE from Hudson Hall
Sunday, February, 14th at 3pm Purchase tickets here. Video streams live via Dreamstage – HD video quality available on any device. Listen to Chris Garneau’s music on-line HERE. The first time I met Chris, albeit briefly, I was on the “campaign trail”, asking him to vote for me in the upcoming election. The Hudson-based artist…
Facing the Unknown: Imagination in the Time of Pandemic at Lightforms Art Center
Until April 3 the Lightforms Art Center in Hudson is presenting an exhibition of work by eight Hudson Valley artists titled “Facing the Unknown: Imagination in the Time of Pandemic.” Virtually all of the artwork was created in 2020 during the time of the COVID-19 global pandemic, which has upended normal life and created a…
Window on Hudson: Kate Corroon Skakel
Window On Hudson is thrilled to present its second exhibition of 2021. Kate Corroon Skakel is presenting Negative/Positive, a series of cyanotypes on view from January 28th – March 1st, 2021. Skakel will be showing several new works in both the windows and indoor gallery space. For the first time at Window On Hudson, she…