8-Day Week – Sign up for our weekly newsletter

DIGITAL EDITION

Cover_april_10_web

Read this issue online

More_than_a_market

Video


Next-video Previous-video

More Video: Select a video...

Kingston_1 21b_15_sharoncries-75x54 Spin_slowly_thumb-75x54 Film--breaking-up-75x54 Spoonful-75x54 Jjpromo-75x54 Redfoxthumb-75x54 Pfaffcard-75x54 Suleiman11-75x54 Snyder-75x54 Rotg-75x54 Path_finderscreensnapz003-75x54 Parallels_desktopscreensnapz001-75x54 Midgette-75x54 Path_finderscreensnapz002-75x54

View From the Top

Letters to the Editor: April 2010

Letters to the Editor from the concerned or the thankful.

On The Cover: Gabe Brown

A solo exhibition of paintings by Gabe Brown, “Collect The Sun,” will be exhibited at the Gallery at R&F Handmade Paints in Kingston. The show will run from April 3 through May 22. An opening reception for the artist and a gallery talk will take place Saturday, April 3 from 5pm to 7pm.

Editor's Note

Brian Mahoney discusses the Wheel of Pain and Chronogram’s nomination for an Utne award.

Green Living

The Gospel According to John

Carl Frankel interviews author John Perkins on his new book “Hoodwinked.”

 Gl--john-perkins-100x72

News & Politics

While You Were Sleeping: April 2010

The gist of what you may have missed.

 Wyws--2-100x72

Larry Beinhart's Body Politics

Larry Beinhart on whether corporations should go to jail.

And Justice For Whom?

Anthony F. Lang Jr. exmaines the issues around civilian trials for alleged terrorists.

Community Notebook

Local Luminaries

Brian Mahoney interviews local music icons Jay Unger and Molly Mason on their recent purchase of the Ashokan Center, formerly the SUNY New Paltz Ashokan Field Campus.

 Local-luminaries--ungarmason-100x72

Chronogram Seen: April 2010

The events we sponsor, the people who make a difference, the Chronogram community.

Community Pages

Cornwall

Carol Carey discovers Cornwall’s ambiance of artistry and family run businesses.

 Cp--cornwall-100x72

Music

Play Misty For Me

Marilyn Crispell talks about her new, fully improvised CD “One Dark Night I left My Silent House” (2010).

 Music--crispell-100x72

CD Review: Michael Hurley

Mike Wolf reviews Michael Hurley’s new CD “Ida Con Shock.”

CD Review: Steve Lambert

Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson reviews Steve Lambert’s new CD “May.”

CD Review: The Trapps

Jason Broome reviews The Trapps’s latest CD “Cheap Seats”

Truck America Festival

The Truck America Festival takes place April 30 through May 2 in Big Indian.

Nightlife Highlights: April 2010

Handpicked by music editor Peter Aaron for your listening pleasure.

Arts & Culture

One Voice For Haiti Benefit

One Voice for Haiti will take place on April 23 at 8pm at Backstage Studio Productions in Kingston.

 Forecast--haiti-100x72

One Voice For Haiti Benefit

One Voice for Haiti will take place on April 23 at 8pm at Backstage Studio Productions in Kingston.

Beltane

Beltane will be celebrated at the Center for Symbolic Studies at the Stone Mountain Farm in Rosendale.

Luck Of The Irish

Tom Molloy’s work will be featured at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum until June 13.

Jeffrey Milstein

Jeff Milstein’s photographs of Cuba will be at Oriole 9 through the month of April.

Esteemed Reader: April 2010

At a meeting of parents for my five-year-old’s kindergarten class, I asked his teacher what she saw about the specific group of children. “There are nine children and seven of them are boys,” she said. “In their play they are ever wielding swords and guns, and playing at piracy and battle. I am still trying to understand how to help them channel what is clearly something natural and real.”

‘CULTURAL STIMULUS’ Event Kicks Off Local Living Economy Speaker Series

“CULTURAL STIMULUS: Arts & Culture as Economic and Community Driver” will explore the ways that three communities stimulate and support cultural activities. The heads of three development groups in Beacon and Kingston, NY, and Pittsfield, MA, will share their perspectives at BEAHIVE’s Kingston location (314 Wall St) on Monday, April 19, 5:30–7:30 PM.

Farm-to-Table: Cooking Lessons with a CIA Chef

Garden Gables Inn, a historic 17-room property in Lenox (the bucolic Berkshire region of western MA), is proud to welcome Chef Michael Garnero to the Inn on Saturday, April 24th for a one-day interactive cooking demonstration. Attendees will have hands-on experience working with Chef Garnero from 2:00PM-5:00 PM to help prepare food to be served later that evening. Fresh, locally sourced ingredients, including those from nearby Hilltop Orchards farm, will be used to create delicious hors d’oeuvres and a gourmet four-course dinner.

The Beacon Chamber of Commerce is hosting it's 3rd annual Bachelor Auction

When children are sick and hospitalized, it can be a very scary and unfamiliar experience . The Pediatric Unit of VBMC do every thing they can to make the children there feel safe, and keep their spirits up as they heal. The monies raised from the auction will go directly to the Pediatric Unit for the express purpose of contributing to a sick child’s comfort and well being. The result being a child whose focused on healing not fear.

Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega will perform at the Towne Crier Café in Pawling on Friday, April 30 at 8:30pm.

Books

Book Review: My Red Blood

Marx Dorrity reviews “My Red Blood,” a memoir by Alix Dobkin about growing up Communist, the Greenwich Village folk scene, and coming out during the Feminist Movement.

 Bookreview--dobkin-100x72

Book Review: The Three Weissmans of Westport

Susan Krawitz reviews Cathleen Schine’s new book “The Three Weissmans of Westport,” which was written in homage to Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.”

Short Takes: April 2010

Six authors reflect on human connection and the multiple meanings of family: mothers and daughters, father and sons, life-changing friends and mentors.

Information, Please

Nina Shengold speaks with Marilyn Johnson’s on her new book “This Book Is
Overdue!” (2010) and the importance of librarians in the age of the Internet.

Poetry

Poem: Untitled Poem

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Matches

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Villanelle on How to Villanelle

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Senryu

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Miles

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: 4:09 A.M.

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: An Afternoon in Larchmont, NY

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Press On

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine

Poem: Thank You

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Karma

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Dinner for a Special Occasion

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Food & Drink

Fleischgeist

Peter Barrett reports on grass-fed beef and local farming.

 Food--farms-100x72

Beauty and Fashion Supplement

Hudson Valley Fashion

Anne Roderique-Jones scouts the local fashion landscape and reports on the
Hudson Valley’s top fashion trends for 2010.

 Fashion--wedges-100x72

Whole Living

Sex, Power, And The Future Of The World

Lorrie Klosterman talks with Michelle Goldberg, author of “The Means of Reproduction,”
on the global issues surrounding women’s sexual health.

 Wl--goldberg-100x72

Flowers Fall: An Interview with Judith Simmer Brown

Bethany Saltman continues her interview with Buddist teacher, Judith Simmer Brown on parenthood.

Money & Investing

Community Benefits

Jesse Ordansky talks with the experts on the ins and outs of making socially
responsible investments in a shaky economy.

 Moneyandinvest--cointree-100x72

Horoscopes

Planet Waves: Cosmic Equinox, or the Antisixties?

Eric Francis Coppolino on the Aries Point and group conciousness.

 Planetwaves-100x72

Horoscopes: April 2010

Eric Francis Coppolino’s horoscope predictions for April.

Parting Shot

Parting Shot: Joel Mandelbaum

An untitled photograph by Joel Mandelbaum, at Seven 21 Media Center.

 Partingshot--mandelbaum-100x72

Home & Garden

Backyard Bonanza

The Top 10 Garden Tips for 2010.

 H_g--gardentips-100x72