Arts & Culture
Chronogram Seen: February 2010
The events we sponsor, the people who make a difference, the Chronogram community.
Inside The Box (Factory)Trisha Brown Dance Company will perform at Dia:Beacon Saturday, February 13 and Sunday, February 14 at 12pm and 2pm. | The Little ProfessorsJamey Wolff, cofounder and director of the Center for Spectrum Services, created the documentary “The Asperger’s Difference,” screening at Upstate Films on February 6, about this less commonly known disorder on the high end of the autism spectrum. | Announcing a New Opportunity in Integrative Health StudiesThe Graduate Institute is pleased to announce a new certificate program in Exploring the Integrative Care Continuum (EICC) offered at New Milford Hospital in New Milford, CT. Please join us for a free Information Session at New Milford Hospital on Tuesday, February 9th from 4 to 6 pm in room(s) Robison A & B. | The "Emperor's" New ClothesNew Day Repertory Company will perform “The Emperor Jones” on February 5 at 8pm, February 6 at 3pm and 8pm, and February 7 at 3pm at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center in Poughkeepsie. |
Enjoy the Rhinecliff Hotel this winter!EXPERIENCE THE RHINECLIFF’S VALENTINES WEEKEND SPECTACULAR THIS SAT & SUN! Get Out of the House, Get Out of the Cold Experience the Rhinecliff! ENJOY THE VALENTINES WEEKEND SPECTACULAR THIS SAT & SUN! The Fat Tuesday Celebration Feb 16, The daily $14.95 prix fixe dinner, The $150.00 Overnite Special, this Friday BLUES Nite w/OFF THE HOOK, The TAITTINGER CHAMPAGNE DINNER , the Jazz Sunday Brunch…….. COMBINE A UNIQUE, INTIMATE HUDSON RIVER LOCATION, GREAT FOOD & DRINK, SOME OF THE AREAS BEST MUSICIANS & UNIQUE SPECIAL EVENTS & YOU HAVE WHAT MANY ARE CALLING One of the Hottest Hotels and “Must go to” Dining Establishments in the Hudson River Valley. EXPERIENCE THE RHINECLIFF THIS WINTER! | Art of the Carbon FootprintDr. John P. Eckblad’s “At the Heart of Progress: Coal, Iron, and Steam Since 1750” is now on exhibit through March 21 at the Loeb Art Center in Vassar College. | Get Out of the House, Get Out of the Cold Experience the Rhinecliff! ...EXPERIENCE THE RHINECLIFF’S Taittinger Wine Dinner Get Out of the House, Get Out of the Cold Experience the Rhinecliff! ENJOY THE TAITTINGER DINNER NEXT THURS! The TRAPPS this Fri. Feb 19, The daily $14.95 Early Bird prix fixe dinner from 4-6, The $150.00 Overnite Special, Friday BLUES Nite Feb 26 w/ The CHRIS O’LEARY BAND , the classic Jazz Sunday Brunch… COMBINE A UNIQUE, INTIMATE HUDSON RIVER LOCATION, GREAT FOOD & DRINK, SOME OF THE AREAS BEST MUSICIANS & UNIQUE SPECIAL EVENTS & YOU HAVE WHAT MANY ARE CALLING One of the Hottest Hotels and “Must go to” Dining Establishments in the Hudson River Valley. EXPERIENCE THE RHINECLIFF THIS WINTER! | Yesterday and Today: A Unique Interactive Beatles Experience at the Lycian CentreDon’t miss the amazing musical tribute Yesterday and Today: A Unique Interactive Beatles Experience at the Lycian Centre on Kings Highway in Sugar Loaf, NY on Saturday, February 27th at 8:00pm. Simply put, the Beatles music is the soundtrack to our lives. Yesterday and Today gets to the heart of that. The performance is 2 ½ to 3 hours of music and the set list will contain songs chosen by audience members prior to the performance. The show becomes a musical experience with laughter, tears and personal stories that will connect the audience, the band and the performers in a way that no other show can. |
Food & Drink
Hudson Valley Craft Breweries
Beer is as old as civilization, and has a long history in New York, too.
Books
Book Review: The Ticking Is The Bomb
Pauline Uchmanowicz reviews “The Ticking Is The Bomb” by Nick Flynn.
Book Review: Watching Gideon and The Lock Artist: A ThrillerAnne Pyburn reviews Stephen H. Foreman’s “Watching Gideon” and Steve Hamilton’s “The Lock Artist: A Thriller.” | Short Takes: February 2010Six outstanding local authors offer fresh takes on everything | Walking ManJoshua Ferris’s first novel, “Then We Came to the End” (Little, Brown, 2007), is a laugh-out-loud dissection of early 21st-century cubicle culture at a Chicago advertising agency where rounds of layoffs are wreaking havoc on the psyches of the staff. | In The FleshJulie Powell doesn’t mince words. Her second memoir Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession (Little Brown, 2009) is a startling follow-up to the bestselling Julie and Julia, which inspired one of the summer’s most effervescent films. |
