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View From the Top

On the Cover: Mark Lyon

Mark Lyon’s photography will be displayed as part of “American ReConstruction,” from May 7 through June 12 at the Winkleman Gallery in Chelsea.

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Letters to the Editor: May 2010

A letter to our editor plus a fitful rejection.

Community Notebook

Chronogram Seen: May 2010

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

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Local Luminary: Lorie Karnath

The president of the Explorers Club talks about her adventures to exotic locales and the club’s future endeavors in space exploration.

Rosendale's Rocking Future

The Gunks Climbers’ Coalition is holding a fundraising party for the Rosendale Waterworks bouldering site on May 22 at Hudson River Valley Resort in Rosendale.

Arts & Culture

Editor's Note

May is bike month. Get out and ride.

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All the Ladies in the House Say "Landscape!"

The “Remember the Ladies” exhibit opens at the Thomas Cole Historic Site May 2.

Classical Youth

The East Coast Contemporary Ensemble performs short works by young composers at the Colony Cafe May 26.

Shedding Some Light

“Photowork ‘10,” Barrett Art Center’s annual juried photography exhibit (judged this year’s by Guggenheim curator Nat Trotman), will be shown through May 15 in Poughkeepsie.

Esteemed Reader: May 2010

Sitting on the cushion I watched as waves of thought and emotion and physical discomfort rose and fell. Some of them swamping my little psychic boat, while others I was able to navigate, turning into the swell at the right moment, rising to the top, and sailing down the other side. At times the pain of sitting (particularly with a recently sprained ankle), or just the urge to move, became overwhelming and I shifted, or slumped, or stretched my neck. At other times, I would keep my attention pinned to my diaphragm as breath rose and fell.

Riverkeeper’s 20th Shad Festival and Hudson River Celebration

Join hosts Mary Richardson Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Veronica and Mike Richter and hundreds of eco-interested Riverkeeper supporters on May 16, 2010 at Boscobel House & Gardens in Garrison, NY for Riverkeeper’s 20th Shad Festival and Hudson River Celebration.

Ashokan Center’s second annual “Civil War Days,” May 22nd and 23rd

History comes alive in the foothills of the Catskills at Ashokan Center’s second annual “Civil War Days,” May 22nd and 23rd. The sights and sounds of the most significant event of 19th century American history will be recreated, this year commemorating the final days of the Civil War on this the 145th anniversary of the surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.

Hudson Valley Theater: Eva Tenuto Presents David Mamet in Rosendale

“Glengarry Glen Ross” will be staged at the Rosendale Theater May 14-16.

News & Politics

Larry Beinhart's Body Politics

Larry Beinhart on legalizing marijuana.

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The Playstation War

Photojournalist Tim Freccia spends a week in the Democratic Republic of Congo and examines the impact of Western technology.

While You Were Sleeping

The gist of what you may have missed.

Music

A Higher Voice

Peter Aaron talks with Dawn Upshaw, world-renowned soprano, on her storied career and directing the Vocal Arts Program at Bard College.

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Nightlife Highlights: May 2010

Handpicked by music editor Peter Aaron for your listening pleasure.

CD Review: Sharon Klein

Sharon Nichols reviews Sharon Klein’s CD “The Way Back Home.”

CD Review: Dean Jones

Jason Broome reviews the new CD “Rock, Paper, Scissors” by Dean Jones, featuring the Felice Brothers.

CD Review: Ramblin Jug Stompers

Robert Burke Warren reviews the new CD by the Ramblin Jug Stompers.

Twang on the Mountain

The Avett Brothers will be playing at Mountain Jam the weekend of June 4.

Books

Back In the Saddle

Nina Shengold speaks with Susan Richards on her third memoir, “Saddled: How a Spirited Horse Reigned Me In and Set Me Free” (2010).

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Book Review: Arcadia Falls

Anne Pyburn Craig reviews “Arcadia Falls” by Carol Goodman.

Book Review: Atypical

Gregory Schoenfeld reviews “Atypical,” by Jesse Saperstein.

Short Takes: May 2010

Whether you celebrate International Workers Day or frolic around the Beltane maypole, be sure your May merriment includes local author events, such as the May 15 Millbrook Book Festival (www.millbrookbookfestival.org) and these upcoming readings.

Poetry

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Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: The Man With Seashells

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: My Next Novel Poem

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Idea Run at Arm, Number 3

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Selling the Farm

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Sober Party, Morning After

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: "Noche Triste," My Street.

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Life

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Outlier

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Klanger and Din

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Romancing the Poem

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Down the River

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

Poem: In The Evening

Poetry edited by Phillip Levine.

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Community Pages

Rhinebeck: Urbane Terrain

John Rodat explores the cozy and ecentric life of Rhinebeck.

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Beacon: City of Creatives

Atticus Lanigan reports on the artistic wellspring that is attracting dynamic
ex-urbanites to the former hat making capital of the world.

Home & Garden

Eclectic Dreams

Kelly Granger maps out the staples for achieving beautiful, eclectic design yourself.

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Locally Grown

In My Backyard

Carl Frankel speaks with local farmers on how the practice of homesteading forges community bonds.

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CSA Farm Listings

A comprehensive listing of local farms offering Community Supported Agriculture this year.

Whole Living

Going Viral

Lorrie Klosterman talks with a Kingston man on his struggle with HTVL, the lesser-known cousin of AIDS.

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Flowers Fall: A Woman's Life

Bethany Saltman participates in a “blessingway” and embraces what it is to be a woman.

Horoscopes

Horoscopes: May 2010

Eric Francis Coppolino directs you through the ins and outs of May.

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Chiron in Pisces: The Missing Piece

Eric Francis Coppolino on the rising influence of Chiron in Pisces.

Parting Shot

Parting Shot: William Wegman

“Little Red,” a color Polaroid by William Wegman, at Carrie Haddad Photographs.

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Food & Drink

Food and Drink Events

A listing of local Food and Drink events happening this May.

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Red Devon: Eat Your Green

Peter Barrett visits Red Devon in the Dutchess County hamlet Bangall, where the menu is locally sourced and the facilities are eco-conscious.