Arts & Leisure
A new par for the course
Winston Churchill was once said to have remarked that golf is “a game whose aim is to hit a very...
Read moreDetailsBardavon director questions Ulster’s lack of support
In the fall of 2005, the board of Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) approached the Bardavon, a historic theater in...
Read moreDetailsLack of funds paints bleak picture for Ulster arts
Ulster County has long been a magnet for people who crave creative ferment as much as a connection with nature.
Read moreDetailsThe world is her stage
Judy Stadt’s childhood heroes were 1940s darlings, legendary Judy Garland and her smitten sidekick, Mickey Rooney.
Read moreDetailsArts funding at risk
“The arts lost 8 percent of America’s philanthropic pie over the last five to seven years,†Dutchess County Arts Council...
Read moreDetailsWordsmith, seven-letter bonus: F-i-s-h-m-a-n
On Saturday, July 21, Richard Wagner aficionados will settle into their seats at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera House for...
Read moreDetailsRobert MacFarlane
“Anything that keeps me from kayaking is the work of the devil,†Robert MacFarlane says.
Read moreDetailsKingston waterfront, once sleepy, now throbs
Kingston’s waterfront boasts two museums, several galleries and an arts center, specialty shops, restaurants and cafes, and docks that are...
Read moreDetailsDerby lets the good times roll
George and Nancy Donskoj are among the small core of artists who moved to Kingston’s waterfront Rondout district 20 years...
Read moreDetailsArt for another art’s sake
“What do you do with a master’s in art?†Nino Novellino asks.
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