Arts
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 - 9:05 am
Above: Natalie Merchant performing at the Shelter for the Storm benefit concert at UPAC on November 18, with Dan Littleton and Chris Wood. Photo by John Desanto, of the Times Herald-Record.
The Watershed Post was proud to be one of the many, many... Read more
By wateradmin on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011 - 2:12 pm
Photo of dogwood buds by Flickr user *Psycho Delia*. Published under Creative Commons license.
The signs of spring are all around us, faint but definitely present. Seeds are sprouting and new life is stirring. After far too much time spent dormant, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011 - 12:43 pm
The Delaware County music scene: A little bit weird, but alive and kicking. Thanks to a hot tip from Pure Catskills, we just stumbled across the new music video for "Truck Driving Dog," by Hancock vegetable farmer (and former Green Party senatorial... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 - 11:42 am
Above: Story Laurie groovin' in the garden.
Laurie McIntosh didn’t mean to become a musician. The Andes-based artist (full disclosure: she is a Watershed Post advertiser), began her career as a storyteller, spinning tales for kids at schools and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 - 12:10 pm
Above: Pamela West-Finkle and her husband Theodore Finkle, as the band Diviner.
This week on the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, we talk with Pamela West-Finkle, a South Kortright musican and singer-songwriter, about her new Community Music and Arts... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 - 2:23 pm
It's not easy to get a photo like this, but with patience, a long exposure, and a clear night, you can take some astonishing images. This gorgeous photo of a home ablaze with light under a clear Delaware County night sky was taken by local photographer... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 - 8:47 am
We received word last night that Michelle MacNaught, a gifted 21-year-old SUNY Purchase student and artist from DeLancey, died yesterday.
MacNaught's wood block prints and drawings inspired by her year-long struggle with ovarian cancer were exhibited in a... Read more
By Dave Channon on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 - 12:51 pm
Above: Michael Davidoff, "November at the Mill."
The October show at The Arts Upstairs gallery in Phoenicia ended this past weekend. Here's a portion of Dave Channon's review of the show in his October edition of Art Safari, his monthly column. Channon... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 - 10:24 am
Top: Two Dark Birds, with front man Steve Koester in center.
Above: Video for "Song for Clementine."
It's been a month since the band Two Dark Birds released its second album, Songs for the New. Steve Koester, the group's front man, is from Milwaukee,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011 - 11:37 am
Above: The trailer for "Robert," a new documentary film from videographer Jessica Vecchione.
This week on the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, we talk with Jessica Vecchione, a Hamden-based videographer, about her new documentary, Robert. (Vecchione... Read more