Festivals
By Andrea Girolamo on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 - 4:42 pm
Above: A-side of a Woody Guthrie record. Photo by Flickr user Piano Piano!, used under a Creative Commons license.
This Sunday, Heritage Folk Music Inc. of Saugerties will present its annual hootenanny and fundraiser at the Hurley Reformed Church on Main... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 - 8:10 pm
Years back, one could scarcely find a food truck in the Hudson Valley outside of a county fair, with the exception of the occasional hot dog gypsy and those curiously unsettling ice cream-mobiles. But in keeping with our clever habit of adopting what's... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012 - 5:15 pm
It all started with a Kingston dentist who just really wanted an indie band to play in his hometown. Three years later, the O+ Festival is becoming a juggernaut.
This year, the annual O+ Festival -- a citywide celebration of art, music and healthcare for... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, Sep. 26, 2012 - 1:18 pm
Above: On the path up Slide Mountain. Photo by Flickr user LULZ_ in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Lark in the Park, the annual hiking-biking-boating-fishing-and-more Catskills festival, kicks off this weekend with a spate of events planned for around... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Sep. 26, 2012 - 11:33 am
We looked for a photo featuring cauliflower, garlic, pie and beer. We really did. Splendiferous photo of cauliflower by Flickr user Jack Letourneau; published under Creative Commons license.
This weekend offers a plethora of exquisite feast-ivals in... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Monday, Sep. 24, 2012 - 11:03 am
Paul Fero winds up for a throw at the 2012 Rock In River Festival in Franklin, PA on August 24. Photo by Michael Henderson; reproduced by permission.
How many times can you skip a rock?
Chances are, not as many times as Paul Fero.
Fero, an Oliverea... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012 - 2:40 pm
Above: A model aircraft with its model pilot at the NEAT Fair in Downsville last week. Photo by Stan Berger, of StansPhotos.com. You can also see his photos on Facebook.
If you love electric model airplanes, then you probably make an annual pilgrimage to... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Thursday, Sep. 20, 2012 - 2:26 pm
The Hudson Valley Harvest Festival is new this year but seems destined to become a perennial, with bushels of star quality, uh, cropping up among performers, vendors and sponsors alike. Combining a couple of centuries of expertise, some of Ulster County's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012 - 12:36 pm
Above: Cannabis sativa, ready for its closeup. Photo by Flickr user Sandra Nahdi, published under Creative Commons license.
With the local marijuana crop getting ready for harvest, it's also the season for big pot busts.
For three days last week, the... Read more
By Andrea Girolamo on Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012 - 1:44 pm
This weekend, the Blackthorne Resort in East Durham will host the 15th annual Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Rally. The three-day event includes live music, food, a vendor fair and a variety of motorcycle runs, stunt shows and games at the activity... Read more
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