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News & Politics

While You Were Sleeping, July 2011

Rise in male cosmetic procedures, Good Samaritans arrested for feeding homeless, and more.

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Beinhart’s Body Politic: July 2011

A reflection on the recent political scandal through verse and rhyme.

View From the Top

Chronogram Seen: July 2011

Events sponsored by Chronogram.

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Editor's Note: July 2011

Brian K. Mahoney’s look at Larry Beinhart’s poem, the color scheme of Allison Leach’s photo, a letter to the editor, and more.

Letters: July 2011

July 2011 Letter to the Editor and the corrections for the June 2011 issue.

Esteemed Reader: July 2011

Publisher Jason Stern’s conflict with the yesses and nos of life.

Poetry

A poem by Brant Clemente

A poem by Brant Clemente (6 years old).

July 2011: A poem by Phillip Levine

A poem by Phillip Levine.

Poem: Seamstress

A poem by Christina Lilian Turczyn.

Poem: Surprising Grace

A poem by Mary Cuffe Perez.

Poem: Horizon, Altered

A poem by Ted Taylor.

Poem: Coda

A poem by Nigel Gore.

Poem: Drifting

A poem by K.A. Willis

Poem: I'll Speak to the Blue Jay

A poem by Daniel de Sa’.

Poem: The Greening

A poem by Katherine Hauswirth.

Poem: Gardening

A poem by Rick Tannenbaum.

Poem: The Bear

A poem by Andrew F. Popper.

Poem: Sex

A poem by Samantha Tansey.

Poem: Cafe Goya

A poem by Tom Weigel.

Poem: Haven

A poem by Catherine Wald.

Poem: Open Your Eyes

A poem by Ally Jerro-Greco (14 years old).

Music

CD Review: Hot Garbage

Jason Broome reviews Hot Garbage’s new six-song EP.

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CD Review: Tern Rounders

Crispin Kott reviews the Tern Rounders’ self-titled album.

Nightlife Highlights: Peter Sando

Peter Sando plays an acoustic set at American Glory BBQ on July 8.

Nightlife Highlights: Green River Festival

Green River Festival features Emmylou Harris and the Old 97’s in Greenfield, Massachusetts on July 16 and 17.

Nightlife Highlights: Ravi Coltrane Quartet

Ravi Coltrane Quartet will perform at the Belleayre Music Festival in Highmount on August 5.

Nightlife Highlights: Mike & Ruthy Single Release Party

Folk rock due Mike & Ruthy perform at their single release party on July 29 in Woodstock.

Bridge Music

Experience the sounds of the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Poughkeepsie like you never have before.

Rosendale Street Festival

The Rhodes, The Big Heavy, Dog on Fleas, and more at this year’s festival on July 23 and 24.

CD Review: David Arner

Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson reviews David Arner’s newest release.

Nightlife Highlights: Blues at Boscobel

A lineup of Guy Davis, Christine Ohlman, and more at Garrison’s Blues at Boscobel on July 18.

Dar Williams: Big Sister

Peter Aaron sits down with pop folk singer/songwriter Dar Williams.

For the Moment

Postclassical string quartet Ethel makes its festival debut at Maverick Concerts.

Arts & Culture

Thrill to Power

Vassar’s 27th Powerhouse Theater Season shares plays, musicals, and readings.

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Mount Tremper Arts Summer Festival

Leading contemporary artists will create and present their work through the end of August.

Memory of a Sphere

“Current,” Garrison Art Center’s survey of contemporary sculpture, at Boscobel through October 10.

Bard to the Bone

The 2011 season of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival begins.

Destination Revelation

“Jackass Flats” will run through July 10 at Shadowland Theatre in Ellenville.

25th Anniversary Green River Festival takes place this weekend!

Located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and presented by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, the 25th anniversary event, being held July 16th and 17th, 2011, on the campus of Greenfield Community College

COW (Chronogram Open Word)

Poetry/Prose/Performance every month at the BEAHIVE, 314 Wall St, Kingston. The series, hosted by Chronogram’s poetry editor Phillip Levine and produced by Chronogram and BEAHIVE, continues on Saturday, August 6th at 7pm with Alison Koffler, Dayl Wise, & Susan Hoover.

Food & Drink

Restaurant Openings: July 2011

A Tavola, Bacco Restaurant, Brasserie 292, ’Cue, Vineyard Grille & Cafe.

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Food & Drink Events for July

Fleischer’s Book Launch, Burgundy Wines Seminar, and more.

Cottage Industry

Mor Pipman, owner of Much Mor Bread, talks about the ups and downs of owning a home-based food business.

Parting Shot

Parting Shot: July 2011

“Frozen in Frost,” an exhibition of sculptures and photographs of ice events by Tom Holmes, will be shown at Beacon Artists Union July 9 through August 7.

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Culinary Adventures

Where's the Beef?

Holly Tarson finds the Hudson Valley’s most tender restaurants.

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Whole Living

God, Love, and Violence: A Mystical Journey of Healing

Danny Maseng, Jewish scholar, playwright, and composer, presents a workshop connecting ideas of love, humanity, God, and violence.

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Being With Flowers: Floral Art as a Spiritual Practice

Spiritual master Anthony Ward leads five-day workshop.

Patient-Focused Medicine

Ann Hutton discusses recent advances in medical technology.

Flowers Fall: July 2011

Taking the Attachment Parenting Challenge: A Week in Italy!

Peaceful Warriors

Wendy Kagan explains the martial art of Aikido.

Home & Garden

The Craft: Samarotto Design Group

Gregory Schoenfeld talks landscaping with Samarotto Design Group.

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The Item: July 2011

Zan Strumfeld on eco-paint, creative shades, and stones benches.

Living Monolith

Kerhonkson resident Peggy Atwood lives on the edge with her dream home—a monolithic dome.

Call of the Cultivated

Take a look at some of the Hudson Valley’s gardens from the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program.

Books

Sunshine States

Nina Shengold finds out the stories of authors Edie Meidav and Karen Russell.

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Book Review: I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive

Robert Burke Warren reviews Steve Earle’s new novel.

Book Review: A Moment in the Sun

Marx Dorrity reviews the book by John Sayles.

The Bard Fiction Prize's First Decade

Previous winners of the past decade awarded the Bard Fiction Prize.

Short Takes: July 2011

Six stories to check out this summer.

Berkshires Travel Guide

Mass Appeal

Peter Aaron’s travel guide through the Berkshires.

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Community Pages

Newburgh: History & Heart

Orange County Choppers and Washington’s Headquarters in the “Queen City.”

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Rosendale: Enchanted Playground

The best food, fests, and fun in this historic cement-filled town.

Video

Video: A Conversation with Allison Leach

July 2011 cover artist Allison Leach discusses her work with Stephen Blauweiss.

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On the Cover

On the Cover: Allison Leach

A childhood obsession with explorers leads to photographer Allison Leach’s “Misfit Explorers” series, on display at Davis Orton Gallery in Hudson.

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Horoscopes

Eclipse in Cancer, Chiron in Pisces

Eric Francis Coppolino discusses this month’s alignment in the cardinal signs.

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Horoscopes for July 2011

What the universe has in store for you this month.