Consider the Herbalist
Food Encyclopedist Gary Allen
Amy Giezentanner profiles Gary Allen, author of The Herbalist in the Kitchen.
Arts & Culture
Live, Like a RefugeeDar Williams will perform in support of the new DVD release, Live at Bearsville Theater. |
N'Dour on TourIf James Brown was the hardest-working man in show business, N’Dour has certainly given the Godfather of Soul a run for his money. |
Hidden ViewIn Edmund C. Coates’s Lighthouse, near Caldwell’s Landing, gentle hills rise like green breasts above two full-bellied sailboats. The Victorians had an erotic love of landscape. |
Blurring the LinesUnder the banner “A Break from the Constant” this refreshingly bold arts-in-the-schools initiative will take place November 1st through the 4th. |
From Dahomey to Da BronxCuban-born composer and saxophonist Yosvany Terry chose Ye-dé-gbé as the name of his latest jazz ensemble project which tangles the influences of the Afro-Caribbean Arará culture with the American jazz form. |
Visions of the Rio GrandeThe Samuel Dorskey Museum of Art hosts Gandert’s work as an event for this month’s Big Read in New Paltz. |
Chronogram Seen: NovemberThe events we sponsor, the people who make a difference, the Chronogram community. |
Portfolio: f-Stop Fitzgeraldf-Stop Fitzgerald is an early chronicler of the punk scene in San Francisco. His photo exhibition “Rockers Shot Onstage!” at the Rosendale Cafe opens November 31. |
Haunted HouseStanley’s House is an exploration of parallel lives lived in the same house. |
News & Politics
While You Were SleepingThe Mexican government cracks down on drug cartels, Americans suffer from chronic diseases, fewer casualties in Iraq, courts rule against Yale Law School, and more. |
SECRETSThe final installment of Larry Beinhart’s series on the perils of government secrecy. |
From Forced Evacuation to Liberal EducationLorna Tychostup travels to Kurdistan, reporting on the conditions of an illegal displaced persons camp and the work being done toward the founding of a liberal arts university. |
Horoscopes
The Road to NowhereEric Francis Coppolino examines the intersection of the personal and the global in his past. |
Horoscopes: NovemberEric Francis Coppolino’s astrological outlook on November. |
Music
CD Review: Trio LocoPlan on spending many late, smoky nights with all this Jass. |
Uncle MonkThree chords, no-frills recording, and a joyful disregard of the mainstream: punk rock or old-time string band music? |
Nightlife Highlights: NovemberHandpicked by local scenemaker DJ WAVY DAVY for your listening pleasure. |
CD Review: Courtenay BuddSo this album isn’t just for baby, it’s for anyone who enjoys top-notch classical or opera. |
Still Angry After All These YearsPeter Aaron interviews Graham Parker. |
Whole Living
Power of the GroupJeffrey Schneider explains the healing potential of group therapy. |
The Healthy BrainYou exercise your body, feed it well, and look for ways to keep it at optimal performance—but what about your brain? |
Community Notebook
Fair LadyAnn Braybrooks visits Cecilia Dinio-Durkin of Women’s Work in Cold Spring, who specializes in fairly traded items from Africa and South America. |
The Polar Bears of Dutchess CountyHillary Harvey spends time tracking climate change with the scientists and researchers at the Institute for Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook. |





