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8 | rollmagazine.com he guitar face of folk singer-activist lower-income children to attend Camp Winnarainbow, Wavy’s finishing Woody Guthrie bore a scribbled school for clowns and free spirits in Northern California. In a tour that message: This machine kills fascists. hit New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Wavy was in his element; The same slogan could be applied to knocking off 101 press interviews in 25 days with the same combination the extensive arsenal belonging to Wavy Gravy, which of loopy logic and Dadaist philosophy that had made him a fixture in the includes a number of huge red noses, bowler hats, counterculture movement in the 1960s. rainbow suspenders and a floating goldfish on the end of a leash. For more than a half-century, Wavy Gravy “My mind was being blown every day,” Esrick said. “Like, I couldn’t has played the bumbling but knowing fool, at the 1969 believe that he was here, he was there, he was everywhere,” she Woodstock Music Festival concert, at anti-war protests, said, referring to the many lives Wavy had led, appearing Zelig-like in humanitarian missions to Nepal and Bangladesh. This at cultural milestones throughout the last generation. He began as sly diversion has allowed him to win hearts and minds a Greenwich Village stand-up comedian and beatnik named Hugh while stealthily spreading potent messages about peace, Romney in the late 1950s, was the leader of a commune called The love and understanding. Hog Farm, became an icon for the ages as head of security and food commissaries at Woodstock 1969—famously announcing the plan to serve For the better part of a decade, breakfast in bed for 400,000. (The origin of his career moniker, revealed Michelle Esrick has followed this in the film, involves a man with a guitar named Lucille.) Along the way, psychedelic Pied Piper with a camera. he crossed paths and mingled creative visions with the Beat poets, Tiny The result is the documentary Saint Tim, the Yippies and Bob Dylan, sharing a mixture of Eastern religion, Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie, not only a celebration of this bohemian freethinking and anarchic commedia dell’arte that Wavy calls sacred clown and his good works, but also a mind-blowing civics “intense elevated shenanigans.” (The meaningful madness has not always lesson on the American counterculture. Dizzying in its scope been fun; Wavy was often tear-gassed and beaten at protests by cops, and joyous in its execution, Saint offers a contact high for the resulting in serious spinal injuries that still plague him.) uninitiated. Like the man himself, the film provides a message of self- empowerment that you’ll eventually discover tucked in between the Wavy, Esrick soon realized, was not some quaint tie-dyed unbridled insanity. As Wavy says in one of the countless aphorisms caricature, still living on the fumes from his role in three days that tumble from his lips during the film: “Laughter is the safety valve of peace, love and music. Building shrewdly on that watershed on the pressure cooker. If you don’t laugh, you’re gonna have beans on moment, he had commandeered Merry Prankster-like bus trips the ceiling.” across Europe and Asia to help people in impoverished areas in the 70s and 80s. Esrick was fascinated by the mystical way the clown “Wavy is the fool of our time, he’s the great court jester of modern-day,” with calculated mania effortlessly buoyed people around him. “I just said director Esrick. “He’s just so brilliant. And a lot of people see him saw that everybody that got to hang out with him wanted to go hug walking a fish walking by, or whatever outfit he’s in, and say, who’s that somebody when they were done being with him.” crazy guy? Or, who’s that fool? They don’t realize he’s a sacred fool. He uses it to draw people in, and if you wait a minute, you do get “It sounds so silly, but I was completely transported,” she said. “And drawn in and he does transmit the most simple, beautiful messages of I said, I’ve got to make a movie about this guy. And it was more basic human needs.” like, I have to share him.”
On Saturday, December 11, Woodstock Film Festival presents the Esrick began plans to do the film with her necktie business partner, Hudson Valley premiere of the documentary Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy who had already won an Emmy for his John Cougar Mellencamp Gravy Movie at Upstate Films on Tinker Street in Woodstock. The wise documentary. But he had to fulfill a book contract and begged off, fool himself will be in attendance with director Michelle Esrick. Seltzer leaving novice Esrick to approach Wavy with her cinematic proposal. bottles and fright wigs are not mandatory but strongly suggested. She had little previous experience, save for assisting Oscar-winning documentarian Barbara Kopple on the 1994 film My Generation, about the 25th anniversary Woodstock festival. While happy to play the fool, DFGHJKL:"ZXCVub u Wavy is far from gullible and considered the offer sceptically.
Esrick was a New York actress and a leftie activist when she first met “And I thought, Well, I’ll just see what happens,” Wavy said. Wavy in 1992; four years later, she launched an unlikely line of Grateful Dead neckties. The band members, still in shock over Jerry Garcia’s “I often have people say that they’re going to do things for me and they’re demise the year before, had no interest in promoting the merchandise. promising me millions of dollars, and the next day I see them with their So Esrick and her business partner tapped Wavy for the job, since he had face painted blue and a balloon tied to their ear.” a long association with the band. “They love Wavy and he’s like Santa Claus to the Deadheads.” The newly recruited spokesperson was also Esrick accepted Wavy’s wait-and-see stance and began lining up motivated by the two percent of sales profits that would go to allowing investors. The process was arduous: she would raise a bit of cash, race
c o n t i n u e d o n p g 10... 9 | rollmagazine.com c o n t i n u e d f r o m p g 9... out to shoot Wavy at Camp Winnarainbow or at a benefit concert “At the end, his wife says,’ Look, he’s human, he has faults, he makes lots for SEVA, the foundation he co-founded to restore the sight of poor of mistakes,’” Esrick said. “Yeah, I see his humanness but I have to say, people in India. Her determination, Esrick said, was powered by he’s the most selfless, guileless person I’ve ever known.” an almost spiritual force. “This film came out of a true calling from knowing one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. It wasn’t like I Asked whether his Day-Glo optimism and save-the-world energy ever said, you know, I want to be a documentary filmmaker.” flags, Wavy said no. He derives hope from seeing the best in others, even during the darkest days of social unrest during his 74 years on earth. Wavy found himself impressed by the first-time director. “The years “It’s much more satisfying to live that kind of life than the paranoid, went by and they just kept doing it. And doing it. And every time I don’t-trust-anybody corner that a lot of people have painted themselves was doing something, somehow they’d get someone in to catch the into. And I think, what kind of life is that?” His belief in “kitchen sink- footage. And tenaciously.” When Esrick tapped documentary legend chronicity” remains undimmed; his mission is to stay on the path to find DA Pennebaker as executive producer of the project, Wavy chucked the next “cosmic custard pie.” any final reservations and became a cheerleader for the project, encouraging friends like Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Weir, Esrick’s film is a form of missionary work; it captures the Wavy’s life spiritualist Ram Dass and Dr. Patch Adams to sit for interviews. Even force and humanitarian brio—masquerading as his exuberant when more established filmmakers came to him with proposals, Wavy irreverence—and shares it with a new generation. Her quest has swatted them away, in favor of Esrick. succeeded, she said, based on the number of people who approach her enthusiastically at screenings. After seeing what one balding, squinting, By the completion of principal photography, Esrick had an roly-poly man in a star-spangled clown suit, greasepaint and a red nose embarrassment of riches. More than 300 hours of footage was can accomplish, their own flagging self-esteem has been stoked. enhanced by the best of 100 hours of archival footage, a good portion of it home movies of the 1970 Hog Farm bus odyssey from London The director points to the reaction of a 15-year-old girl who had to the Himalayas and Eastern Europe to offer messages of self- watched the film. In a letter to Esrick she explained, “My parents empowerment and peace, as well as crucial always show me films about saints and medical care provided by longtime great people and I always feel like a loser friend Dr. Larry Brilliant. Wavy after watching them. But when I watched had an epiphany on these caravan your film, I realized that even though my journeys: “We’re all the same dream is to build schools in Africa, that even people trying to shake hands with if I don’t get to do that, it’s okay if I just ourselves. But war is a complicated get up every day and help somebody. When way of getting acquainted.” I left your movie I wanted to run and go find an old lady and help her cross the street with her It would take Esrick and Emmy groceries.” Award-winning PBS editor Karen K. H. Sim two years to shape the The correspondence moved Esrick to tears, she expansive material to a compact said, “because everyone struggles with ‘Am 87 minutes. (The DVD release, Esrick I enough?’ And this little 15-year-old girl said, will carry as many hours of bonus says, I know that I am enough, as long as I’m material as allowed.) Wavy praises the helping somebody each day.” With or without final product. “I think that my goosebumps a clown nose. got goosebumps when I saw it first. I had to pick my chin up off the floor.” But the man who describes himself as “a psychedelic relic” insists that he is simply The Woodstock Film Festival presents Saint a supporting player in the larger story. Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie by Ripple “It’s just not about me; it’s about hippiedom Films on Saturday, December 11 at 4PM at and peace, love and understanding. I am just a Upstate Films at Tinker Street in Woodstock. A cog in the hog.” Q&A with Wavy Gravy and film director Michelle Esrick follows the screening. Tickets are $15 atUpstate Films “It’s not just about that era, although that was an amazing era, and a lot 845.679.6608 or online at www.woodstockfilmfestival.com. of people have kind of written it off. But if you look at it and examine it, you’ll see what came out of that era is not only peace and love, but ecology, the women’s movement, fashion. The beat goes on and on and on. So many things. It was fertile soil and we actually began to work toward making a better world.” More about Wavy Gravy and his charities: www.wavygravy.net | www.seva.org www.campwinnarainbow.org Saint Misbehavin’ celebrates, but does not canonize, Wavy Gravy. His wife Janahara provides the bedrock to his life, firmly but gently reeling in his excesses, much like Pete Seeger’s wife Toshi has been his guiding light. But neither does the film harp on Wavy's shortcomings.
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t’s the week after Thanksgiving, December Catskills have long attracted those looking for 3. They start lining up before the doors are more bucolic surroundings to create in. In 1902, unlocked, standing for an hour or two on a wealthy English gentleman named Ralph 5x7 the sidewalk. Regardless of the temperature Radcliffe Whitehead bought up seven farms on (usually cold) or weather, they’re out there, Mount Guardian, with the notion of creating show all bundled up, a mellow crowd—but coiled a “utopian” arts and crafts community. When and ready to move quickly. Suddenly, the door completed, Byrdcliffe—the name combining opens and in they pour, some with particular the middle names of Whitehead and his locations in mind to find their bargains, some heiress wife Jane Byrd McCall—comprised by M. R. Smith just wanting to be the first to choose something 30 buildings with shops for metalworking, interesting, enjoying some mild chaos, elbows pottery and woodworking, a large studio for akimbo, light jostling… Bolton Brown’s art classes, a dairy barn, guest houses, a dormitory for students, and White No, it’s not Wal-Mart or Target on Black Pines, the Whitehead’s home. Friday, this is Woodstock we’re talking about. And it’s not mindless consumerism driving Though many artists, writers, musicians, those braving the cold, waiting to get inside social reformers, and intellectuals passed the toasty Kleinert/James Arts Center, it’s through Byrdcliffe, it was unable to sustain an appreciation for fine art for an excellent itself as a self-sufficient community, and after price, as well as the revered Woodstock arts Whitehead’s death in 1929, Jane and son Peter association for whom these funds are being struggled to keep it going, eventually selling raised. The “5 X 7 Show”—now in its eleventh much of the surrounding land to pay taxes year—is well worth the chilly queue and and maintain the colony’s core, which was I the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, which for kept intact. When Peter died in 1975 (Jane decades has been one of the region’s greatest had passed in 1955), he left Byrdcliffe to the artistic resources, makes sure everyone goes Woodstock Guild of Craftsmen, which then home a winner. merged with the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony to form the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild (WBG), and in 1979 the Byrdcliffe Historic District Though most people associate Woodstock was listed on the National Register of Historic primarily with music and 60s pop culture, Places. The arts colony—still going strong—is those in the know—and surely anyone who the oldest continuing arts colony in the U.S. lives within 100 miles of it—are well aware of its deep history in the visual arts. Thanks to the Since then, the Guild has expanded into a non- area’s scenic beauty and relatively easy access profit arts and environmental organization to a major cultural city like New York, the with over 600 members, adding the
12 | rollmagazine.com downtown-Woodstock Kleinert/James Arts are so many (pieces) that people kind of miss finances, which are always such a problem Center, which houses the Byrdcliffe Shop as the major artists sometimes. I got a really with non-profits. Actually, it’s surprising, well as a gallery and performance space. The good piece a week and a half after it opened we’re recovering from some of the obstacles cabins at the art colony are available only to (last year).” we’ve set up! We’re working on staying in a artists in all genres. Musical and theatrical positive and exciting place, and just bringing performances occur year-round (though And sometimes the artists play with that further.” mostly in the summer and fall), and the Artist- expectations. Nancy: “I remember one year in-Residency program attracts applicants (one of the artists) was working on the idea everybody’s from around the world. But with grant money of making pieces that didn’t look like her Sponsored in part by Ulster Savings Bank, increasingly difficult to come by, the Guild has work. She was really having a good time with The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild’s had to get creative to keep funding levels up. it! Artists will do that…some artists have “5 X 7 Show” is at Kleinert/James Arts Center, favorite Good thing there’s a whole bunch of creative fun with the fact that somebody mistook 34 Tinker St., Woodstock, people around these parts. their work for another person’s. There’s a www.woodstockguild.org, 845.679.2079. “little art” lot of playfulness that happens.” Later in the The show runs through 12/31, gallery hours exhibition, some of the items are even reduced Fr-Su 12-5 PM. Ask anyone at the guild and they’ll tell you: to $50, priced to move. show: the the “5 X 7 Show” was the brainchild of Carla Smith, a longtime Guild Board of Directors As a result of the 5 X 7 Show, as well as the member. It’s a simple concept that works popular Winter Solstice Concert featuring CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS: beautifully. The Guild puts out the word to Happy Traum and Friends (please see roll the greater artistic community, including, music highlights), the Guild starts with a bit of course, their 600+ membership, to submit more to budget for the coming year. There’s Bruce Ackerman, Debbie Adelman, Chris Allieri, an unsigned small-scale work, exactly 5” by much to be done; having recently lost their David Andrews, Nathalie van Mulken Andrews, woodstock byrdcliffe guild’s 7”. Paint, drawing, watercolor, encaustics— executive director, the search continues, while Jeanette Aprile, J.H. Aronson, Daniel Atyim, Orli anything goes. The pieces are arranged in the the duties are covered by Board Operations Auslander, Nancy Azara, Barbara Bachner, Alan gallery, and the doors are opened. All pieces Liaison Matthew Leaycraft, who resigned his Baer, Byron Bell, Ana Akama Bergen, Barbara are priced at $100, first come, first choice. Board of Director’s post to get more involved Berlind, Suzanne Bevier, Kristy Bishop, Darla Since the pieces are anonymous, nobody in the day-to-day operation. “I’m here to make knows the artist’s identity until the work is sure everything’s going smoothly, we chart the Bjork, Bobby Blitzer, Laurie Bloomfield, Katherine purchased. As some of the artists are actually path to the future, make sure we’re in a very Bradford, Hope Brennan, Maria Britton, Jude quite famous, some patrons can walk away solid, sound state so we can hire someone who Broughan, Matt Bua, Katherine Burger, Brent 5x7 with pieces valued significantly higher than the can take this on for the longer term.” Matt’s Bushnell, Donna Byars, Andrea Cabane, Marty C-note. And though the opening day attracts roots are deep in the arts community; his Fusin Carey, Sofia Carmi, Claude Carone, many sales, the works stay on display for the grandmother Julia arrived in Woodstock with show Michael Cartuccio, Nancy Catandella, Stella whole month. the Art Students League in 1908, later became friends with Jane Whitehead, and spent time Chasteen, Sasha Chermayeff, Lara Chkhetiani, Artist and Guild Board of Director Nancy at Byrdcliffe. Brian Chu, Nancy Chusid, Yolanda Cioffi, by M. R. Smith Azara laughs when I ask about the opening. Tricia Cline, Anne Crowley, Peggy Cyphers, And though endowed fellowships are still Frank D'Astolfo, Carol Davis, Leila Daw, Paul “One of the things that always happens is that available—most recently the new Milton & deLaura, Tasha Depp, Priscilla Derven, Ruth the people who are waiting at the beginning Sally Avery Arts Foundation for a visual artist, of the line have an idea of whose art they’re awarded for a Byrdcliffe Artist-in-Residence— Drake, Sarah Draney, Lynn Dreese-Breslin, Marls interested in, and they just rush through the the extra funds have been a big help, as the Dudley, Richard Edelman, Donald Elder, Judith door, and run right to where they think they Guild continues to function and even grow Emilie, Christopher Engel, Renee Englander, will find the artist they’re interested in—and during these difficult times for the arts (is it Konie Fatum, Sarah Faux, Carol Field, Manuela it’s not always right—they rush to the piece, ever not?). Matthew explains, “What we’re Filiaci, Stacy Fine, Howard Finkelson, Gene get the number, and run back in line! Sometimes trying to do is expand our programs, on the they elbow each other; sometimes people try basis of what we have available and the people Fischer, Stacie Flint, Rei Fraas, Adah Frank, to jockey with how much the piece is worth. who are willing to contribute. One of our Martha Frankel, Pascal Frey, Betsy Friedman, I’ve heard of a woman trying to sell her piece fundamental goals for the coming season this Miriam Frischer, Bo Gehring, Jim George, that she paid $100 for to someone else, if they summer would be to get more programming Judith Gerrard, Joan Giordano, Judy Glasel, gave her a better deal!” happening up at Byrdcliffe. We’re expanding Milton Glaser, Bob Glassman, Amy Godes, the Artist-in-Residency program there so that MaryAnna Goetz, Kathy Goodell, Barbara This year they have even more entries, well it occupies an additional building, so we’ll over 200, which will require them to hang have twenty more people. We’re improving Gordon, Elissa Gore, Calvin Grimm, Laura the show salon style, rather than as a ribbon our ceramics program, and we have tentative Gurton, Teri Hackett, Frances Halsband, Thea through the gallery. But those who missed the plans to resurrect our jewelry program.” Hambright, Shelly Hamilton, Elaine Hammond, opening night (this magazine hits the streets Jared Handelsman, Bernard Handzel, Ann days after) should still drop by Kleinert/ Byrdcliffe’s future looks good to Nancy as Hanson, Susan Harrington, Jan Harrison, James sometime in December; by no means well. “The Guild has a lot of new people on are all pieces already sold . A participating the B.O.D., (along with) some of the people Catherine Hazard, David Hecht, Eileen Brand artist herself, Nancy notes, “sometimes really who have been on it for awhile. We’ve just Hedley, Steve Heller, Elaine Hencke, Hera, Amy important pieces of art are available after the had a donation of a low-interest loan to Hill, Vivienne Hodges, Sandy Hoffman, Janet first day. It’s funny how that works, there help us through some of our struggles in our Hofsted, Pat Horner, Roman Hrab, Thomas
13 | rollmagazine.com Huber, Beth Humphrey, Heather Hutchison, Hatti Iles, Margaret Innerhofer, Charise Isis, Betty Jacobson, Kate Jacobson, Alice Jaffe, Annette Jaret, Georgette Kadgen, Mark Thomas Kanter, Gloria Kaplan-Mirsky, Laura Katz, Stephen Kerner, Jessica Kerr, Mark Kessler, SeoKyung Kim, Stuart Klein, John Kleinhaus, Lucinda Knaus, Katherine Koch, Harvey Konigsberg, Judith Koppersmith, Anthony Krauss, Mato t h e s e “l i t t l e ” w o r k s o f a r t Kroyen, Claire Lambe, Mike Lambert, James a r e a s a m p l e o f t h e o v e r 200 LaMontagne, Dakota Lane, Katerina Lanfranco, 5x7's i n t h i s y e a r 's s h o w Gretchen Langheld, Barbara Laube, Ellen Leo, Gay Leonhardt, Leonard Levitan, Ellen Levy, Ivan Liberman, Mary Licause, Annette Lieberman, Shelli Lipton, Harriet Livathinos, Justin Love, Ellen Luzy, Delores Lynch, Henrietta Mantooth, Carol March, Grace Markman, Maralyn Master, Katharine McKenna, Paul McMahon, Maureen McQuillan, Sarah Mecklem, Elin Menzies, Chris Metze, Melissa Meyer, Allen Midgette, Jeffrey Milstein, Erica Minglis, Nick Minglis, Shiv Mirabito, Michelle Moran, Laura Moriarty, Ann Morris, Grey Ivor Morris, Portia Munson, Andrea Neher, Paula Nelson, Susan Nickerson, Howard Nisgor, Astrid Nordness, Lucy Nurkse, O, Robert Ohnigian, Alex O'Neal, Pia Oste-Alexander, Ann Pachner, Victoria Pacimeo, Lindsay Packer, Sandra Palmer-Shaw, Courtnay Elizabeth Papy, Suzanne Parker, Laura Pepitone, Paulette Petterino, Susan Phillips, Vincent Pidone, Marilyn Price, Courtney Puckett, George Quasha, Susan Quasha, Raquel Rabinovich, Lynda Ray, Bernice Reitmeyer, Carol Rice, Ron Richter, Jacquie Roland, Rachel Romero, Meredith Rosier, Nathania Rubin, Kathy Ruttenberg, Thomas Sarrantonio, Robert Schaad, Lisa Schaewe, Anne Liljedahl Schock, Linda Schultz, Istar Schwager, Robert Selkowitz, F. Green Shaughnessy, Kaete Brittin Shaw, Rita Sherry, Tim Smith, Lizz Smyth, Joan Snyder, Michelle Spark, Tibor Spitz, Ruth Sproul, Greg Stanton, Gary Stephan, Melissa Stern, Melinda Stickney-Gibson, Sandy Straus, Aurora Streger, Amy Talluto, David Tarsa, Abagail Thomas, Tohkal, Llyn Towner, Richard Treitner, Garrett James Uhlenbrock, Katharine Umsted, Michael Valenti, Lori Van Houten, Christina Varga, Barbara Velazquez, Les Walker, Karen Walker, Grace Bakst Wapner, April Warren, Chuck Williams, Elizabeth Winchester, Nancy Winternight, Myrah Wizé, Cate Woodruff, Peg Wright, Connie Zack, Adam Zaretsky, Merrie Zaretsky
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isten to this one, it’ll just keep going colorful visually as the tones they make. There are bulbous, bright red and going,” says Woodstock Percussion drums and gorgeously decorated, bowl-like bells used for Chinese operas, founder and CEO Garry Kvistad, pinging the and enormous, ancient-looking tamtams and gongs of all sizes. Cymbals surface of a giant gong with his finger. Indeed, and tubular chimes hang like giant, glistening fruit above table-height nearly 30 seconds later the instrument is still xylophones and marimbas. And, taking up most of the far end of the ringing strongly. space, are a massive, early 20th-century player machine that duplicates the force of a marching band and a deafening, arcane contraption that The brightly lit room of the firm’s colossal qualifies as the Godzilla of glockenspiels. Who knew this Tut’s tomb of headquarters feels more like a museum than tympanic treasures was hidden away in a Shokan warehouse? the owner’s personal studio. If it can produce a musical sound by being struck, it’s in “Yeah, there’s definitely a lot of stuff in here,” says Kvistad. “I’ve been here. Of course, there are your standard collecting instruments for over 40 years.” But not only is Kvistad a Western drums scholarly collector and the designer of many of the products made by his and vibraphone, company, he’s also a member of NEXUS, the long-running quintet the b u t m o s t o f t h e New York Times calls “the high priests of the percussion world.” dozens of devices on hand tend toward Born and raised in Chicago, Kvistad began his love of percussion in the exotic. Filling the climate- the fourth grade, when he became the drummer in the school band. He controlled chamber are items that are as was further drawn to the flame by watching his older brother, Rick
c o n t i n u e d o n p g 16... 15 | rollmagazine.com Kvistad, who is today the principal percussionist of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. “He played drums in dance bands, and I noticed he was attracting a lot of girls by doing that,” says Kvistad with a grin. After attending Michigan’s Interlochen Arts Academy, the budding percussionist-composer earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio’s Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a master’s from Northern Illinois University. The next big step came in the 1970s, when he met fellow percussionist Jan Williams, who introduced him to revered composer Lukas Foss.
“Foss was co-leading the Center of the Creative Arts at SUNY Buffalo, which awarded fellowships to qualifying musicians, called Creative Associates,” Kvistad recalls. “Jan was one of them, along with [saxophonist] Anthony Braxton and [keyboardist] Richard Teitelbaum. I became one, which was great because I got to play with a symphony for the first time and I really learned a lot about composing and performing.” Kvistad would eventually go on to pass down the knowledge he acquired under Foss, when he became a faculty member at Northern Illinois University and, later on, at the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music.
In 1972, he and Rick started the Blackearth Percussion Group, which recorded and toured North America and Europe, performing works by John Cage, Lou Harrison, and others. One of Blackearth’s ardent admirers was minimalist maverick Steve Reich. So taken was the composer with the younger brother’s abilities that he recruited him for his own group, with whom the percussionist recorded such pivotal works as the Grammy-winning Music for 18 Musicians. “Garry took to my music like a duck to water,” raves Reich by phone. “He intuitively knows how to interpret it—when to lay off and when to play hard.” 16 | rollmagazine.com Blackearth frequently shared bills with NEXUS, which formed in Toronto Diane is on the board of [social aid group] Family of Woodstock.” in 1971 and also shared members with Reich’s ensemble. Blackearth This semester, Kvistad is the Larry Berk Artist in Residence eventually split, however, and when NEXUS co-founder John at Ulster County Community College, where he has given free seminars Wyre chose to leave his group in 2002, Kvistad was an obvious choice and a concert with NEXUS. to take up his mallets. “We had played with Garry for years with Reich, so it was a natural progression,” says NEXUS’s Russell Hartenberger. “Besides being a fantastic player Garry is a man of ideals,” says Reich. “He has a similar background to the rest of us; we all know the same “He’s definitely someone with many talents.” repertoire.” Like the rest of the fivesome—which has toured the world, worked with noted composer Toru Takemitsu, and recently focused on Talents that assure, like the sounds of his beloved instruments, Kvistad’s early 20th-century novelty and ragtime music—Kvistad flits easily legacy will resonate for quite some time. among bells, marimba, glockenspiel, cymbals, drums, vibraphone, and other instruments. www.nexuspercussion.com; www.chimes.com Watch a video of Garry Kvistad demonstrating his amazing collection of Then there’s Kvistad’s other hugely successful role with instruments at www.rollmagazine.com Woodstock Percussion, which he started when he moved to the area in 1979 and has since grown to an award-winning, multi-national concern. fa r l e f t t o p ; NEXUS a t By r d c l i ff e Th e a t e r : Ga r r y Kv i s t a d i s a The business, which grew out of Kvistad’s construction of a metallophone m e m b e r o f t h e To r o n t o b as e d p e r c u ss i o n g r o u p NEXUS from cast-off aluminum lawn-chair tubing, boasts two subsidiaries: (w w w .n e x u s p e r c u ss i o n .c o m ). He r e t h e y a r e p e r f o r m i n g To n g u e s Woodstock Chimes, whose unique, handmade offerings include the (w r i t t e n b y m e m b e r s o f NEXUS) a t t h e By r d c l i ff e Th e a t e r i n firm’s debut item, the Chimes of Olympus (tuned to an ancient Greek Wo o d s t o ck Ne w Yo r k , f o r t h e Wo o d s t o ck Be a t Co n c e r t o f pentatonic scale), and the meditative Awakening Bell (co-designed with 2005, a n a n n u a l f u n d r a i s e r f o r t h e Wo o d s t o ck By r d c l i ff e Gu i l d legendary local drummer Jack DeJohnette); and the Woodstock Music s p o n s o r e d b y t h e Wo o d s t o ck Ch i m e s Fu n d . Le f t t o Ri g h t : Bo b Collection, a line of children’s instruments. Be ck e r , Ga r r y Kv i s t a d , Bi l l Cah n a n d Ru ss e ll Ha r t e n b e r g e r . Ph o t o c r e d i t : Ga r y Hi l s t e a d
In 1986, Kvistad and his wife, Diane, established the Woodstock fa r l e f t b o t t o m ; Aw ak e n i n g Be l l : Th e Aw ak e n i n g Be l l b y Chimes Fund, which supports various local arts, food, and shelter Wo o d s t o ck Ch i m e s i s a t o n e t u b e u s e d f o r m e d i t a t i o n a n d h e a l i n g , efforts. “So far, we’ve given away over $2 million to the community,” d e v e l o p e d i n p a r t n e r sh i p w i t h j a z z g r e a t Jack DeJo h n e t t e , w o r l d says Kvistad, who also organized 2009’s Drum Boogie Festival r e n o w n e d s o u n d t h e r a p i s t Dr. Jo h n Be a u l i e u a n d Wo o d s t o ck in Kingston. “But it’s easy just to give money when you have it. Ch i m e s f o u n d e r /m u s i c i a n Ga r r y Kv i s t a d . Ph o t o i s o f Ga r r y w i t h We also give our time and experience; I was the chairman of [arts Jack DeJo h n e t t e . organization] the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild for a few years and b e l o w ; Wo o d s t o ck Ch i m e s , p h o t o b y Ma t t Pe t r i c o n e
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St u d i o Ga l l e r y , 71 O’Neil Street, www.airstudiogallery.com Th r o u g h 1/15- SALON 2010 m u l t i me d i a h o l i d a y ex h i b i t i o n 845.331.2662, We-Sa 9 AM-1 PM CATSKILL—M Ga l l e r y , 350 Main Street, 518.943.0380, www.mgallery-online.com Ev e r y 2n d Sa- ACOUSTIC ARTISTS COALITION & ART PARTY 8-11 PM Sa & Su 12-5 PM KINGSTON—Ag u s t s s o n Ga l l e r y , 176 Broadway, 845.331.1388, Tu-Su 10-6 PM CATSKILL—Th e Op e n St u d i o , 402 Main Street, www.potatospirit.com KINGSTON—Ar t s So c i e t y Of Ki n g s t o n (ASK), 97 Broadway, www.askforarts.org 518.943.9531 845.338.0331 CATSKILL—Sa w d u s t Do g Ga l l e r y , 375 Main Street, 845.532.4404 Th r o u g h 12/28- TRINKETS membe r s ' ex h i b i t CATSKILL—Te r e n c h i n Fi n e Ar t , 462 Main Street, www.terenchin.com KINGSTON—BSP (Ba c k s t a g e St u d i o Pr o d u c t i o n s ), 323 Wall Street 518.943.5312, Mo-Sa 1-6 PM www.bspinfo.net, 845.338.8700, Weekdays 3-8 PM, Fr & Sa 3 PM-12 AM CATSKILL—Th o m a s Co l e Na t i o n a l Hi s t o r i c Si t e , 218 Spring Street, 518.943.7465 KINGSTON—Ba t t l e d o r e Li m i t e d (Ar t Ga l l e r y De v o t e d To Pr e s e n t i n g Th e Ar t Of www.thomascole.org Ma u r i ce Se n d a k ), 600 Broadway, 845.339.4889 CATSKILL—Un i o n Mi l l s Ga l l e r y , 361 Main St., 845.510.8081 KINGSTON—Ce l l a r St u d i o An d Ga l l e r i e , 69 Esopus Avenue, 845.331.6147 CATSKILL—Ve r s o Fi n e Ar t , 386 Main Street, www.versofinearts.com KINGSTON—Co r n e l l St. St u d i o s , 168 Cornell Street, 845.331.0191 518.947.6367
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KINGSTON—Do n s k o j & Co m p a n y , 93 Broadway, www.donskoj.com Th r o u g h 12/14- BFA/MFA THESIS EXHIBITION 845.388.8473, Th-Sa11-5 PM Th r o u g h 3/18- BINARY VISIONS w o v e n c o v e r l e t s f r o m t h e KINGSTON—Du c k Po n d Ga l l e r y (At Es o p u s Li b r a r y ), 128 Canal Street, Port Ewan h i s t o r i c h u g u e n o t s t r ee t c o l l ec t i o n www.esopuslibrary.org, 845.338.5580, Mo, Tu, Th 10 AM-5:30 PM NEW PALTZ—Un f r a me d Ar t i s t s Ga l l e r y , 173 Huguenot Street We 10-8 PM, Fr 10-7 PM, Sa 10-4 PM www.unframedartistsgallery.com, 845.255.5482 KINGSTON—Hi l l s i d e Ma n o r , 240 Boulevard, 845.331.4386, www.hillsidemanor.com Th r o u g h 12/19- LET IT SNOW m i xe d me d i a g r o u p s h o w KINGSTON—Kee g a n Al e s , 20 St James Street, www.keeganales.com NEW PALTZ—Un i s o n Ar t s , Unison Theater, 68 Mountain Rest Road 845.331.2739 www.unisonarts.org, 845.255.1559 KINGSTON—Th e Fi r e Ho u s e St u d i o , 35 Dunn Street Ev e r y Th- LIFE DRAWING SESSIONS 7:30 PM www.thefirehousestudio.com, 845.331.6469 On g o i n g - OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION KINGSTON—FHK (Fr i e n d s Of Hi s t o r i c Ki n g s t o n Ga l l e r y ), corner of Th r o u g h 12/13- CAPTURED LIGHT Main/Wall Street, www.fohk.org, 845.339.0720, Sa & Su 1-4 PM Th r o u g h 12/31- THE ARTISTS OF SILVERMINE or by appointment 12/18 t h r o u g h 1/11- ROPES RECONFIGURED KINGSTON—Ga l l e r y At R&F Ha n d m a d e Pa i n t s , 84 Ten Broeck Ave. Sa 12/18- Op e n i n g Rece p t i o n 4-7 PM www.rfpaints.com, 1.800.206.8088 NEW PALTZ—Un i s o n Ga l l e r y a t Wa t e r St. Ma r k e t , www.unisonarts.org KINGSTON—Hu d s o n Va l l e y LGBTQ Co mm u n i t y Ce n t e r , 300 Wall St. 845.255.1559 www.lgbtqcenter.org, 845.331.530 Th r o u g h 12/13- CAPTURED LIGHT installation b y EIJA LINDSEY KINGSTON—Hu d s o n Va l l e y Su d b u r y Sc h o o l , 84 Zena Road NEW PALTZ—Wa t e r St r ee t Ma r k e t , 10 Main Street, www.waterstreetmarket.com www.sudburyschool.org, 845.679.1002 845.255.1403 Sa 12/11- ANNUAL WINTER GIFT SALE h a n d m a d e l o c a l a r t 10 AM NEW WINDSOR—Wa l l k i l l Ri v e r Ga l l e r y (Works Of John Creagh And Pat Morgan) KINGSTON—Ki n g s t o n Mu s e u m Of Co n t em p o r a r y Ar t , 103 Abeel St. www.wallkillriverschool.com, 845.689.0613, Mo-Fr 9:30 AM- 6:30 PM www.kmoca.org Sa 10 AM- 5 PM Th r o u g h 12/25- DANGEROUS TOYS g r o u p s h o w ; ART GARAGE g r o u p s h o w Th r o u g h 12/31- MEMBER’S SHOW KINGSTON—Miac h e l La l i c k i St u d i o , 18 Hone St. 845.339.4280 PAWLING—Ga l l e r y On Th e Gr ee n , 3 Memorial Avenue, www.gotgpawling.com KINGSTON—On e Mi l e Ga l l e r y , 475 Abeel St., www.onemilegallery.com 845.855.3900 845.338.2035 PEEKSKILL—Be a n Ru n n e r Ca f é , 201 S. Division Street, www.beanrunnercafe.com MIDDLETOWN—SUNY Or a n g e , Harriman Hall, 115 South Street 914.737.1701 www.sunyorange.edu, 845.341.4891 PEEKSKILL—Fl a t Ir o n Ga l l e r y In c ., 105 So Division Street, flatiron.qpg.com Th r o u g h 12/15- THE GOULDS f a m i l y a r t s h o w 914.734.1894 MILLBROOK—Mi l l b r o o k Ga l l e r y a n d An t i q u e s , 3297 Franklin Ave PEEKSKILL—Pa r a m o u n t Ce n t e r Fo r Th e Ar t s , Up p e r Ar t Ga l l e r y , 1008 Brown Street www.millbrookgalleryandantiques.com, 914.769.5814 www.paramountcenter.org, 914.739.2333 MOUNT TREMPER—Mo u n t Tr em p e r Ar t s , 647 South Plank Rd. PEEKSKILL—Th e Ha t Fa c t o r y , Ya me t Ar t s , In c ., 1000 N. Division Street Suite 4 www.mounttremperarts.org, 845.688.9893 www.yametonarts.com, 914-737-1646 MOUNTAINVILLE—St o r m Ki n g Ar t Ce n t e r , Old Pleasant Hill Rd. PEEKSKILL—Hu d s o n Va l l e y Ce n t e r Fo r Co n t em p o r a r y Ar t , 1701 Main Street www.stormking.org, 845.534.3115 www.hvcca.com, 914.788.0100 On g o i n g - 5+5: NEW PERSPECTIVES o n s i t e s c u l p t u r e ex h i b i t ; On g o i n g - IN.FLEC.TION thE VIEW FROM HERE: STORM KING AT FIFTY m u s e u m ex h i b i t On g o i n g - MOUNT MASLOW b y FOLKERT DE JONG NEWBURGH—An n St r ee t Ga l l e r y , 104 Ann Street, www.safe-harbors.org On g o i n g - LAUNDRETTE b y THOMAS HIRSCHHORN 845.562.6940 Th-Sa 11 AM- 5 PM On g o i n g - AFTER THE FALL Th r o u g h 12/18- CUT IT UP: c o n t em p o r a r y p a p e r c u t t e r 's ex h i b i t i o n Th r o u g h 12/19- LEONARDO SILAGHI w i t h w o r k s b y JOSEPH BAGLEY, JAQ BELCHER, LAURA COOPERMAN, PHOENICIA—Ar t s Up s t a i r s , 60 Main Street, 2nd Floor, www.artsupstairs.com BEATRICE CORON, PATRICK GANNON, KATERINA LANFRANCO, 845.688.2142 EVA MANTELL, HUNTER STABLER, NOAH SAKMOTO, PHOENICIA—Ca b a n e St u d i o s Fi n e Ar t Ga l l e r y a n d Ph o t o g r a p h y St u d i o CATHERINE WINKLER, AND XINSONG 38 Main Street, cabanestudios.wordpress.com NEWBURGH—Po p -Up Ga l l e r y , 9 Chambers St., 845.304.3142 PINE PLAINS—Th e Ch i s h o l m Ga l l e r y , 3 Factory Lane, www.chisholmgallery.com On g o i n g - w o r k s b y STEPHANIE BURSESE, ROBERT BRUSH, JOHN DELK, 518.398.1246 david FREUND a n d BARBARA SMITH GIOIA POUGHKEEPSIE—Ar l i n g t o n Ar t Ga l l e r y , 32 Raymond Avenue NEWBURGH—Th e Ka r p e l e s Ma n u s c r i p t Li b r a r y Mu s e u m www.arlingtonartgallery.com, 845.702.6280 94 Broadway, 845.569.4997 www.karpeles.com POUGHKEEPSIE—Ba r r e t t Ar t Ce n t e r /c l a y w o r k s /g a l l e r y , 485 Main Street On g o i n g - SLAVERY m u s e u m ex h i b i t www.barrettartcenter.org, 845.471.2550 On g o i n g - LARGELY LANDSCAPES b y LOIS LIPPER POUGHKEEPSIE—Ca f é Bo cc a , 14 Mt. Carmel Place Th r o u g h 3/31- PORTRAITS IN AMERICAN HISTORY www.cafebocca.net, 845.483.7300 b y DONA MCPHILLIPS COUCH On g o i n g - LIQUID EARTH b y CRAIG PEYTON NEW PALTZ—Ce n t e r f o r Sy mb o l i c St u d i e s , 310 River Rd. Ext. Th r o u g h 12/31- TAKE OFF o i l p a i n t i n g s b y DALA symbolicstudies.org, 845.658.8540 POUGHKEEPSIE—Cu n n ee n -Ha c k e t t Ar t s Ce n t e r , 9 Vassar St. NEW PALTZ—Go me n Ku d a s a i , 215 Main St., 845.255.8811 www.cunneen-hackett.org, 845.486.4571 Th r o u g h 12/31- GROUP ART SHOW w/ ARMAND RUSSILAN, POUGHKEEPSIE—Du t c h e s s Co mm u n i t y Co l l e g e , Mildred Washington Art Gallery MICHAEL LOKENSGARD, HELENE BIGLEY, STUART BIGLEY, 53 Pendell Road, www.sunydutchess.edu, 845.431.8916, Mo- Th: 10 AM- 9 riCHARD LIBRIZZI, KAZUMA OSHITA, BRENDA BUFFALINO PM, Fr: 10 AM- 5 PM a n d JEBAH BAUM POUGHKEEPSIE—Ga l l e r y 45, 45 Pershing Ave., www.millstreetloft.org Su 12/12- Op e n i n g Rece p t i o n 4-6 PM 845.471.7477 NEW PALTZ—Ma r k Gr u be r Ga l l e r y , New Paltz Plaza, www.markgrubergallery.com POUGHKEEPSIE—Th e Fr a n ce s Le h m a n Lo eb Ar t Ce n t e r At Va s s a r 845.255.1901 124 Raymond Avenue, fllac.vassar.edu, 845.437.7745 NEW PALTZ—Ne w Pa l t z Cu l t u r a l Co l l ec t i v e , 60 Main Street, www.60main.org (Gallery closed for repairs, re-opening 1/28) 845.255.1241 POUGHKEEPSIE—Lo c u s t Gr o v e , 2683 South Rd, www.lgny.org, 845.454.4500 Ev e r y Tu- CRAFT NIGHT- b r i n g y o u r p r o jec t t o w o r k o n i n g o o d c o m p a n y POUGHKEEPSIE—Ma r i s t Co l l e g e Ar t Ga l l e r y , 3399 North Road Ev e r y Th i r d Sa- NEW PALTZ THIRD SATURDAY: l i v e m u s i c a n d a r t s h o w www.marist.edu/commarts/art/gallery, 845.575.3000, Ext. 2308 NEW PALTZ—Sa m u e l Do r k s y Mu s e u m Of Ar t At Su n y Ne w Pa l t z , 1 Hawk Dr. POUGHKEEPSIE—Mi l l St r ee t Lo f t , 455 Maple Street, www.millstreetloft.org www.newpaltz.edu/museum, 845.257.3844 845.471.7477 (Museum closed 12/15 through 1/26) Th r o u g h Ja n u a r y - SMALL WORKS g r o u p s h o w b y 15 l o c a l a r t i s t s Th r o u g h 12/12- THE ILLUSTRIOUS MR. X m u s e u m c o l l ec t i o n a s Mo 12/13- MAGICAL PAPER ARTS f o r a g e s 7-10 c h a r a c t e r s t u d y POUGHKEEPSIE—Pa l me r Ga l l e r y At Va s s a r Co l l e g e , 124 Raymond Ave. Th r o u g h 12/12- THOUGHTS OF HOME photographs f r o m t h e palmergallery.vassar.edu, 845.437.5370 ce n t e r f o r photography a t w o o d s t o c k p e r m a n e n t c o l l ec t i o n Th r o u g h 12/17- MONICA D. CHURCH photography ex h i b i t
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RED HOOK— Ta s t e Bu d d ’s Ca f é 40 W Market St. www.tastebudds.com TIVOLI—Ti v o l i Ar t i s t s Co-o p An d Ga l l e r y , 60 Broadway 845.758.6500 www.tivoliartistsco-op.com, 845.757.2667, Fr 5-9, Sa 1-9, Su 1-5 Th r o u g h Decembe r - FEATURED ARTIST: ANDREAS SAN MILLAN On g o i n g - ROCHELLE REDFIELD s o l o s h o w Th r o u g h Ja n u a r y - FEATURED ARTIST: TERESA PELLEGRINI Th r o u g h 12/24- HOLIDAY SHOW RED HOOK—Th e Ar t s Ce n t e r o f t h e Gr e a t e r Hu d s o n Va l l e y WASSAIC—Th e Wa s s a i c Pr o jec t , The Maxon Mills, 37 Furnace Bank Rd., and 7392 S Broadway (Route 9), 845.758.8708 The Luther Barn, 15 Furnace Bank Rd., www.wassaicproject.org RED HOOK—Be t s y Ja c a r u s o St u d i o & Ga l l e r y , The Chocolate Factory WEST HURLEY—So h o We s t Ga l l e r y , Route 28 at Wall Street, 845.679.9944 98 Elizabeth Street, www.betsyjacarusostudio.com, 845.758.9244 WOODSTOCK—By r d c l i f f l e Ar t Co l o n y /Th e a t e r , 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way RHINEBECK—Al be r t Sh a h i n i a n Fi n e Ar t - Up s t a i r s Ga l l e r i e s , 22 East Market Street www.woodstockguild.org, 845.679.2079 Suite 301, 845.876.7578 WOODSTOCK—Ce n t e r Fo r Ph o t o g r a p h y At Wo o d s t o c k , 59 Tinker Street Th r o u g h 12/31- NEW AND RECENT WORK b y DAVID EDDY www.cpw.org, 845.679.9957 a n d CHRISTIE SCHEELE Th r o u g h 12/23- PIRANESI s o l o ex h i b i t i o n b y LOTHAR OSTERBURG; RHINEBECK—Ga l l e r y Lo d o e , 6400 Montgomery Street, www.gallerylodoe.com thE FRUSTRATION OF EXPRESSION g r o u p ex h i b i t i o n 845.876.6331. Open 11-6 PM, except Tu WOODSTOCK—Ea s t Vi l l a g e Co l l ec t i v e , 8 Old Forge Road, 845.679.2174 RHINEBECK—Ha mme r t o w n Rh i n ebec k , 6420 Montgomery St. WOODSTOCK—El e n a Za n g Ga l l e r y , 3671 Route 212, www.elenazang.com www.hammertown.com, 845.876.1450 845.679.5432 RHINEBECK—Mo n t g o me r y Ro w , 6423 Montgomery St. Th r o u g h 1/5- NEW POTTERY b y ELENA & ALAN www.montgomeryrow.com, 845.943.0373 WOODSTOCK—Fl e t c h e r Ga l l e r y , 40 Mill Hill Road, www.fletchergallery.com Th r o u g h 1/28- SMALL INK a b s t r a c t p a i n t i n g s o l o ex h i b i t i o n b y JEFF ROMANO 845.679.4411, Th-Su 12-6 PM Sa 12/18- Ar t i s t Rece p t i o n 5-7 PM WOODSTOCK—Fo r s t e r Ga l l e r y An d St u d i o , 72 Rock City Road RHINEBECK—Ome g a Rh i n ebec k Ca m p u s , 150 Lake Dr, www.eomega.org www.forsterstudio.com, 845.679.0676 877.944.2002 WOODSTOCK—Ga l e r i e Bm g /c o n t em p o r a r y Ph o t o g r a p h y RHINEBECK—We l l s Fa r g o Ad v i s o r s , 6423 Montgomery St, 12 Tannery Brook Road, www.galeriebmg.com, 845.679.0027 www.riverwindsgallery.com, 800.477.2505 (Open by appointment only through 4/8) Th r o u g h 1/24- TREES g r o u p ex h i b i t Th r o u g h 1/10- SELF b y ALYSON BELCHER ROSENDALE—Li f eb r i d g e Sa n c t u a r y , 333 Mountain Rd., www.lifebridge.org WOODSTOCK—Ha w t h o r n Ga l l e r y , 34 Elwyn Lane, 845.679.2711 845.338.6418 WOODSTOCK—Ja me s Co x Ga l l e r y At Wo o d s t o c k , 4666 Route 212 ROSENDALE—Ro o s Ar t s , 449 Main Street, www.roosarts.com, 718.755.4726 www.jamescoxgallery.com, 845.679.7608 Th r o u g h 12/23- ORNAMENTAL h o l i d a y g r o u p s h o w WOODSTOCK—Kl i e n e r t /Ja me s Ar t s Ce n t e r , 34 Tinker Street ROSENDALE—Th e Ro s e n d a l e Ca f é , 434 Main Street, www.rosendalecafe.com www.woodstockguild.org, 845.679.2079, Fr-Su 12-5 PM 845.658.9048 Sa 12/11- ARTIST SHOWCASE w/ RICH CONTI ce r a m i c s ROSENDALE—Wo me n ’s St u d i o Wo r k s h o p , 722 Binnewater Lane Sa 12/18- ARTIST SHOWCASE w/ KATIE LOVE ce r a m i c s www.wsworkshop.org, 845.658.9133 Th r o u g h 12/31- 5 X 7 SHOW (see roll art & image) SAUGERTIES—Ca f é Mezz a l u n a Bi s t r o La t i n o An d Ga l l e r y ,626 Route 212 WOODSTOCK—Li l y En t e St u d i o ,153 Tinker Street, 845.679.6064, 212.924.0784 845.246.5306 WOODSTOCK—Lo t u s Fi n e Ar t , 33 Rock City Rd, www.lotuswoodstock.com SAUGERTIES—Ca t s k i l l Ga l l e r y , 106 Partition Street, 845.246.5554 845.679.2303 SAUGERTIES—Cl o v e Ch u r c h St u d i o & Ga l l e r y , 209 Fishcreek Rd., 845.246.7504 WOODSTOCK—Sw ee t h e a r t Ga l l e r y , 8 Tannery Brook Road open noon- 4 PM www.sweetheartgallery.com, 845.679.2622 SAUGERTIES—Du t c h Al e Ho u s e , 253 Ma i n St., www.dutchalehouse.com WOODSTOCK—Th e Be a r s v i l l e Tht e a e r , 291 Tinker Street (Route 212) 845.247.2337 www.bearsvilletheater.com, 845.679.4406 SAUGERTIES—Ha l f Mo o n St u d i o ,18 Market Street, 845.246.9114 WOODSTOCK—Th e Co l o n y Ca f é , 22 Rock City Road, www.colonycafe.com SAUGERTIES—Lo v e l a n d Mu s e u m /j u s t i n Lo v e Pa i n t i n g Ga l l e r y An d St u d i o 845.679.5342 4 Churchland Road, www.justinlove.com, 845.246.5520 WOODSTOCK—Va r g a Ga l l e r y , 130 Tinker Street SAUGERTIES—Mu d d y Cu p /i n q u i r i n g Mi n d Co f f ee h o u s e & Bo o k s t o r e , 65 Partition St. www.vargagallery.com, 845.679.4005 845.246.5775 WOODSTOCK—Wi l l o w Ar t Ga l l e r y , 99 Tinker Street SAUGERTIES—Th e Do g h o u s e Ga l l e r y , 429 Phillips Rd., 845.246.0402 845.679.5319, Th-Mo 12:30-6 PM STONE RIDGE—Ce n t e r f o r Cr e a t i v e Ed u c a t i o n , 3588 Main Street WOODSTOCK—Wo o d s t o c k Ar t i s t s As s o c i a t i o n & Mu s e u m , 28 Tinker Street www.cce-kingston.org, 845.687.8890 www.woodstockart.org, 845.679.2940 STONE RIDGE—Th e Dr a w i n g Ro o m , 3743 Main St. WOODSTOCK—Wo o d s t o c k Sc h o o l Of Ar t , 2470 Rte. 212 www.thedrawingroomonline.com, 845.687.4466 www.woodstockschoolofart.org, 845.679.2388 STONE RIDGE—Pe a r l Ar t s Ga l l e r y , 3572 Main Street, www.pearlartsgallery.com 845.687.0888 STONE RIDGE—SUNY Ul s t e r , Muroff Kotler Gallery, Cottekill Road www.sunyulster.edu, 845.687.5113
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ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON—Ri c h a r d B. Fi s h e r Ce n t e r - Ba r d Co l l e g e , Route 9G, www.fishercenter.bard.edu, 845.758.7950, Box Office: 845.758.7900 Fr 12/10- CON SABOR VENEZOLANO 5 PM 12/10 t h r o u g h 12/12- SENIOR DANCE CONCERT 8 PM BEACON—Ch i l l Wi n e Ba r , 173 Main St., 845.765.0885 BEACON—Ho w l a n d Cu l t u r a l Ce n t e r , 477 Main Street www.howlandculturalcenter.org, 845.832.4988 Fr 12/17- WINTER SOLSTICE OPEN MIC 8 PM BEACON—Op e n Sp a ce Ga l l e r y , 510 Main Street, www.local845.com, 845.838.0028 BEACON—Th e Pi g g y Ba n k , 448 Main Street, www.local845.com, 845.838.0028 BETHEL—Be t h e l Wo o d s Ce n t e r Fo r Th e Ar t s , 200 Hurd Road and Route 17B (at the site of the original 1969 Woodstock Festival) www.bethelwoodscenter.org, 845.454.3388 CHATHAM—PS/21, 2980 Route 66, www.ps21chatham.org, 518.392.6121 CORNWALL-ON-HUDSON—2 Al i ce s Co f f ee Lo u n g e , 311 Hudson St. www.2alicescoffee.com Cajun House Parties ELLENVILLE—Ar o m a Th y me Bi s t r o , 165 Canal Street www.aromathymebistro.com, 845.647.3000 All shows 8 PM unless otherwised noted v e r y h a n d t h e E T - JOHN SIMON GREATER ELLENVILLE JAZZ TRIO 7-10 PM Ev e r y 1s t Fr- OPEN MIC NIGHT 10 PM *Cajun Music Sa 12/11- CLEOMA’S GHOST Cajun House Parties Sa 12/18- ERIC ERICKSON Sa 1/1- BRYAN GORDON Sa 1/8- LOWRY HAMNER *Dance Lesson FISHKILL—Th e Ke l t i c Ho u s e , 1004 Main Street www.myspace.com/thekeltichouse, 845.896.1110 Cajun Music GARRISON—Bo s c o be l Ho u s e & Ga r d e n s , 1901 Rt e . 9D, 845.265.7858 Fr/Sa 12/10- 12/11- HOLIDAY PARTY w/ THE FEZZIWIGS Fr 6 PM, Sa 5 PM *Indoors/Outdoors (See theatre highlight) Dance Lesson GARRISON—Ph i l i p s t o w n De p o t Th e a t r e , Garrison's Landing www.philipstowndepottheatre.org, 845.424.3900 Indoors/Outdoors GREAT BARRINGTON, MA—Th e Ma h a i w e Th e a t e r , 14 Castle Street *Birthdays, www.mahaiwe.org, 415.528.0100 su 12/26- JORDAN LODER & FRIENDS REUNION CONCERT 7 PM Birthdays Fr 12/31- BACH AT NEW YEAR’S: THE BRANDENBURG CONCERTI 6 PM Th 1/6- STEGA NONA m u si c a l b y TOMIE DE PAOLA 10 AM, 12 PM Reunions *Reunions, HIGH FALLS—Hi g h Fa l l s Ca f é , Route 213 and Mohonk Road www.highfallscafe.com, 845.687.2699 (closed 10/10 from 3 to 7 PM) Barbeques Ev e r y 1s t & 3r d Tu- BLUES PARTY h o s t e d b y BIG JOE FITZ 7 PM Ev e r y Th- ACOUSTIC THURSDAYS h o s t e d b y KURT HENRY 6 PM *Barbeques Sa 12/11- MR. ROPER Fr 12/17- PHELONIOUS FUNK ...any or all events, Sa 12/18- THE SUGARBEES DANCE PARTY HIGHLAND—Bo u g h t o n Pl a ce Th e a t e r , 150 Kisor Rd., www.boughtonplace.org …any or all 845.691.7578 We’ll bring the Gumbo! HUDSON—Cl u b He l s i n k i Hu d s o n , 405 Columbia St., www.helsinkihudson.com 518.828.4800 All shows 8PM unless otherwise noted. events Sa 12/11- THE MINIVANS, CHOPS & SAUERKRAUT a n d JD HARRIS & THE TOUGH CHOICES 9 PM contact Cleoma’s ghost at HUDSON— Co l u mb i a Gr ee n e Co mm u n i t y Co l l e g e , 4400 Route 23 www.sunycgcc.edu, 518.828.4181 845.238.8663 or [email protected] We’ll Bring the HUDSON—Hu d s o n Op e r a Ho u s e , 327 Warren Street www.hudsonoperahouse.org, 518.822.1438 Su 11/14- BREAKING SOUND BARRIERS w/ CONTEMPORANEOUS 3 PM HUDSON—Ti me a n d Sp a ce Li m i t e d , 434 Columbia St. Contact Gumbo www.timeandspacelimited.org, 518.822.8448 HUDSON—Sp o t t y Do g Bo o k s & Al e , 440 Warren Street, 518.671.6006 Fr 12/10- AVONDALE AIRFORCE, SUMMER MUMMY, dJ LUNAR MOSS 8 PM Sa 12/18- CENTURY PLANTS, JEREMY KELLY 8 PM Cleoma’s Ghost at (845)-238-8663 or HYDE PARK—Hy d e Pa r k Br e w i n g Co m p a n y , 4076 Albany Post Road www.hydeparkbrewing.com, 845.229.8277 Ev e r y We- OPEN MIC Bl u e s Ja m 8:30 PM KINGSTON—A.I.R. St u d i o Ga l l e r y , 71 O’Neil Street, www.airstudiogallery.com [email protected] 845.331.2662 Ev e r y 2n d Sa- ACOUSTIC ARTISTS COALITION & ART PARTY 8-11 PM KINGSTON—Ar t s So c i e t y Of Ki n g s t o n (ASK), 97 Broadway, www.askforarts.org 845.338.0331 Fr 12/17- ASK FOR MUSIC w/ MARK BROWN, KURT HENRY & CHERYL LAMBERT a n d LISA LIPKIN 7:30 PM KINGSTON—Ba c k s t a g e St u d i o Pr o d u c t i o n s (BSP), 323 Wall St., www.bspinfo.net 845.338.8700 21 | rollmagazine.com music listings music listings
KINGSTON—Th e Ba s eme n t , 744 Broadway, www.myspace.com/thebasement744 NEW PALTZ—SUNY Ne w Pa l t z , Mc k e n n a Th e a t r e , 1 Hawk Drive 845.340.0744 www.newpaltz.edu/theatre, 845.257.3880 Ev e r y Mo- METAL MONDAYS 9 PM NEW PALTZ—Un i s o n Th e a t e r , 68 Mountain Rest Road, www.unisonarts.org Sa 12/11- TOMBSTONE BRAWLERS, CREEPIN CADAVERS, AMY ROSE & 845.255.1559 hER TROUBLEMAKERS, MIDNIGHT SAINTS 8:30 PM Sa 12/12- FUZZY LOLLIPOP f a m i l y b a n d 3 PM Fr 12/17- COSMONAUT, JOEY EPPARD, THE FASHIONABLE LIARS, Fr 12/17- HOLIDAY CLASSICAL CONCERT w/ JIM BACON, hEADBOARD JOCKEYS 8:30 PM shEILA HAMILTON a n d SARA WILLIAMS 8 PM KINGSTON—Kee g a n Al e s , 20 St James Street, www.keeganales.com Sa 12/18- 35t h ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT CONCERT 8 PM 845.331.2739 Su 12/19- UNPLUGGED ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC 3:30 PM sign-up, 4 PM show Ev e r y We- Op e n Mi c Ni g h t 6:30 PM NEW PALTZ—Wa t e r St r ee t Ma r k e t , 10 Main Street, www.waterstreetmarket.com Ev e r y 2n d Su- THE BIG BANG JAZZ GANG p l a y s t h e m u s i c o f MINGUS, 845.255.1403 MONK DUKE a n d m o r e OLIVEBRIDGE—As h o k a n Ce n t e r , 477 Beaverkill Road Fr 12/10- VAGUE ASSURANCES 9 PM www.ashokancenter.org, 845.255.1559 Sa 12/11- MOJO DADDY 9 PM 12/31 t h r o u g h 1/3- NEW YEAR’S MUSIC & DANCE PARTY t h r ee n i g h t s o f KINGSTON—Ki n g s t o n Sh i r t Fa c t o r y , 77 Cornell St. s w i n g , c a j u n , b l u e s , a n d m o r e w/ JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON, KINGSTON—Sk y t o p Br e w i n g Co m p a n y An d St e a k h o u s e , 237 Forest Hill Drive MIKE & RUTHY, SWINGOLOGY, THE RED STICK CAJUN BAND, www.skytop.moonfruit.com, 845.340.4277 thE EMULSIFIERS , WILL MENTOR, JOHN KRUMM a n d COREY PROCHE Ev e r y 1s t Sa- THE UPSTART BLUES ALLSTARS 9 PM PAWLING—Th e To w n e Cr i e r , 130 Route 22, www.townecrier.com, 845.855.1300 Ev e r y Tu- STUMP TRIVIA! 8 PM Fr/Sa shows at 8:30 PM, Su 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted Ev e r y Th OPEN JAZZ SESSION 8-11 PM We a n d Th- Op e n Mi c Ni g h t 7 PM KINGSTON—Sn a p p e r Ma g ee s , 59 North Front Street Sa 12/11- GRAHAM PARKER w/ NEAL GOMBERG 8:30 PM www.myspace.com/snappermageeslivemusic, 845.339.3888 Su 12/12- GUITAR STARS r ec i t a l 1 PM All shows start at 10 PM and are 21+ Su 12/12- CHERISH THE LADIES 7:30 PM KINGSTON—St o c k a d e Ta v e r n , 313 Fair St., 845.514.2649 Fr 12/17- SEASON OF LIGHT w/ MAGPIE KINGSTON—Ul s t e r Pe r f o r m i n g Ar t s Ce n t e r , 601 Broadway, www.upac.org a n d KIM & REGGIE HARRIS 8:30 PM 845.473.5288 Sa 12/18- JEFFERY GAINES w/ JULIE CORBALIS 8:30 PM Tu 12/14- CYNDI LAUPER 7:30 PM Su 12/19- IAN HUNTER & FRIENDS 7:30 PM Sa 1/8- GREGg ALLMAN 8 PM Fr 12/31- NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION w/ LIPBONE REDDING & KINGSTON—Wa l l s p a ce , 323 Wall St., www.323wallstreet.com, 845.338.8700 thE LIPBONE ORCHESTRA a n d THE CHRIS O’LEARY BAND 9:30 PM KRUMVILLE—Co u n t r y In n , 1380 Co u n t y Rd. 2, www.krumville.com, 845.657.8956 Sa 1/1- AZTEC TWO-STEP 40t h a n n i v e r s a r y t o u r 8:30 PM Ev e r y We- LIVE MUSIC w/ TRIPLE PLAY 7 PM Su 1/2- ELZA 7:30 PM Fr 12/10- ROSS RICE’S VERY SEXY TRIO 7:30 PM Fr 1/7- KEVIN MCKRELL & TRAIN OF FOOLS 8:30 PM MARLBORO—Th e Fa l c o n , 1348 Rte. 9W, www.liveatthefalcon.com, 845.236.7970 Sa 1/8- CHRIS BARRON & THE TIME BANDITS w/ HIGH IRONS 8:30 PM Music starts at 7 PM; Headliner at 8 PM Su 1/9- OPEN MIC FINALS invitational r o u n d 7 PM Fr 12/10- ED PALERMO BIG BAND p l a y i n g z a p p a PEEKSKILL—12 Gr a p e s Mu s i c & Wi n e Ba r , 12 North Division Street Sa 12/11- LUCKY PETERSON w/ KATHLEEN GRACE www.12grapes.com, 914.737.6624 Th 12/16- ERIC REED Fr 12/10- LIVE SOCIETY 9:30 PM Fr 12/17- AL FOSTER w/ JASON LIEBMAN Sa 12/11- STONEFLY 9:30 PM Sa 12/18- TOM FREUND & FRIENDS w/ ORIGIN BLUE Su 12/12- MARC VON EM 6 PM Th 12/23- ADAM FALCON w/ CASEY ERDMANN Mo 12/13- GREG WESTHOFF & THE WESTCHESTER SWING BAND 8 PM Fr 12/31- NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION w/ THE ALEXIS P. SUTER BAND Fr 12/17- THE CHRIS O’LEARY BAND 9:30 PM Th 1/6- REDCRED Sa 12/18- JOHNNY FEDZ & DA BLUES BOYZ 9:30 PM Fr 1/7- CARMEN SOUZA Su 12/19- THE CALLEN SISTERS, ABBY PAYNE Sa 1/8- ADAM NUSSBAUM QUARTET w/ MARTIN DOMINGUES a n d CASSANDRA FRAKE 5:30 PM MIDDLETOWN—Co r n e r St a g e , 368 East Main Street Fr 12/31- NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY w/ THE NEW YORK UPROAR 10 PM www.myspace.com/cornerstage, 845.342.4804 Sa 1/1- NEW YEAR’S DAY PARTY w/ ANREA & Ev e r y We- ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT THE ARMENIAN RUG RIDERS 9:30 PM Ev e r y Th, Fr, & Sa- OPEN BLUES JAM w/ THE MIKE QUICK TRIO 9 PM PEEKSKILL— Be a n Ru n n e r Ca f é , 201 S. Division Street, www.beanrunnercafe.com MIDDLETOWN—Pa r a m o u n t Th e a t r e , 17 South Street 914.737.1701 www.middletownparamount.com, 845.346.4195 Ev e r y 2n d & 4t h We- LATIN JAZZ w/ SKIN AGAINST METAL 7 PM MIDDLETOWN—Th e Ma n s i o n Se r i e s , 14 Wilcox Ave., www.friendsofmusic.net Fr 12/10- JOE GIL & THE TRIO OF TERROR 7:30 PM 845.343.3049 Sa 12/11- ÄJ’S HOLIDAY SHOW 7:30 PM MILLBROOK—La Pu e r t a Az u l , 2510 Route 44, www.lapuertaazul.com Fr 12/17- FRED GILLEN JR. & MATT TURK 7:30 PM 845.677.2985 Sa 12/18- FRANK LACY, JOHNATHAN BLAKE & KEVIN RAY 7:30 PM Ev e r y Th- OPEN MIC NIGHT 8:30 PM PEEKSKILL— Th e Di v i s i o n St r ee t Gr i l l , 26 North Division Street MILLBROOK—Se a n y B’s, 3264 Franklin Avenue, 845.677.2282 www.divisionstreetgrill.com, 914.739.6380 MILLERTON—Ma n n a De w , 54 Main Street, 518.789.3570 PEEKSKILL—Pa r a m o u n t Ce n t e r Fo r Th e Ar t s , 1008 Brown Street Ev e r y Th- OPEN MIC NIGHT 10 PM www.paramountcenter.org, 914.739.2333 Ev e r y Fr- LIVE JAZZ, BLUES, AND FOLK 10 PM Fr 12/10- NANCI GRIFFITH 8 PM MOUNT KISCO—Aa r o n Co p l a n d Ho u s e a t Me r e s t e a d , 455 Byram Lake Rd Sa 12/11- DOO WOP CELEBRATION w/ CHARLIE THOMAS’ DRIFTERS, www.coplandhouse.org, 845.788.4659 frED PARRIS & THE SATINS, THE LEGENDARY TEENAGERS, NEWBURGH—Pa me l a ’s On Th e Hu d s o n , 1 Park Place JUDY MANN & THE CHIFFONS a n d CLEVELAND STILL & THE DUBS 8 PM www.pamelastravelingfeast.com, 845.563.4505 PEEKSKILL—Pee k s k i l l Co f f ee Ho u s e , 101 S. Division St., 914.739.1287 NEWBURGH—Th e Ri t z Th e a t e r , 111 Broadway Fr 12/10- JOE DURAES 8 PM www.safeharborsofthehudson.org, 845.563.694 Su 12/12- STEVEN CLAIRE 1 PM NEWBURGH—Te r r a ce Ba r & Lo u n g e , 81 Liberty Street, 845.561.9770 Fr 12/17- STEVE KIRKMAN 8 PM Ev e r y Tu- Ja zz Ja m Se s s i o n Wi t h Ma r v i n Bu g a l u Sm i t h 7:30-10 PM Sa 12/18- TOM 8 PM NEW PALTZ—Go me n Ku d a s a i , 215 Main Street, 845.255.8811 Su 12/19- ELAINE ROMANELLI 1 PM Fr 12/17- JAY CLAYTON & COMPANY 7 PM POUGHKEEPSIE—Ci b o n e y Ca f e , 189 Ch u r c h St., 845.486.4690 Fr 12/24- ZMAS EVE SPECIAL PRIX FIXE POUGHKEEPSIE—Cu n n ee n -Ha c k e t t Ar t s Ce n t e r , 9 Vassar St. NEW PALTZ—Ne w Pa l t z Cu l t u r a l Co l l ec t i v e , 60 Main Street, www.60main.org www.cunneen-hackett.org, 845.486.4571 845.255.1901 POUGHKEEPSIE—Th e Ba r d a v o n , 35 Market Street, www.bardavon.org Ev e r y Th- OPEN MIC 8 PM Si g n u p s a t 7:30 PM 845.473.2072 Ev e r y Su- JAZZ JAM 2 PM Su 12/19- HUDSON VALLEY PHILHARMONIC: SERKIN’S SERENADE 3 PM Ev e r y Th i r d Sa- NEW PALTZ THIRD SATURDAY: l i v e m u s i c a n d a r t s h o w
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POUGHKEEPSIE—Ca f e Bo cc a , 14 Mt Carmel Pl., www.cafebocca.net 845.483.7300 POUGHKEEPSIE—Ju n i o r s Lo u n g e , 504 Salt Point Turnpike, 845.452.6963 www.juniorsloungesaltpoint.com POUGHKEEPSIE—Th e Ch a n ce , 6 Crannell St. www.thechancetheater.com 845.486.0223 Fr 12/10- HINDER w/ SAVING ABEL, DARKEST DAYS AND DEFAULT 7 PM Sa 12/11- MISFITS w/ THE CHAOTIC, LEFT IN RUINS a n d THE JUKEBOX ROMANTICS 8 PM Tu 12/14- SPARKS THE RESCUE w/ YOU ME AND EVERYONE WE KNOW, aMELY, THAT SAME SUNRISE a n d THE DRIVE 6 PM Su 12/19- A VERY GK HOLIDAY w/ JUST SURRENDER, HIT THE LIGHTS, hawthornE HEIGHTS a n d o t h e r s 2 PM We 12/29- HATEBREED STILLBORN FEST 5 PM Th 12/30- FALLEN APART w/ LAST CALL, 3 UP 3 DOWN a n d COSMIC AMERICAN DERELICTS 8 PM Su 1/9- SILVERSTEIN w/ PIERCE THE VEIL, MISS MAY I a n d A BULLET FOR PRETTY BOY 5:30 PM POUGHKEEPSIE—Th e Lo f t , 6 Crannell St., www.thechancetheater.com 845.486.0223 Sa 12/18- LIVE.LOVE.DIE! c d r e l e a s e s h o w 6 PM Su 12/19- A VERY GK HOLIDAY w/ JUST SURRENDER, HIT THE LIGHTS, hawthornE HEIGHTS a n d o t h e r s 2 PM POUGHKEEPSIE—Pl a t i n u m Lo u n g e , 367 Main Street, www.thechancetheater.com POUGHKEEPSIE—Sk i n n e r Ha l l Of Mu s i c , Va s s a r Co l l e g e , 124 Raymond Avenue music.vassar.edu, 845.437.7319 RED HOOK— Ta s t e Bu d d ’s Ca f é 40 W Market St. www.tastebudds.com 845.758.6500 Ev e r y Sa & Su- LIVE AT TASTE BUDD’S l i v e m u s i c Sa 2 PM/Su 12 PM Sa 12/11- RUPERT WATES Sa 12/18- THE MIDNIGHT SOCIETY 12:30 PM Sa 12/18- MARTIN RIVAS Su 12/19- ACOUSTIC MEDICINE SHOW Su 12/26- JESSICA SMUCKER RHINECLIFF—Th e Rh i n ec l i f f Ho t e l , 4 Grinnell St., www.therhinecliff.com 845.876.0590 Ev e r y Tu- LOCAL MUSICIAN SHOWCASE w/ Ka r l Al l w e i e r 9 PM Ev e r y Sa- LATE LOUNGE AT THE RHINECLIFF 9 PM Ev e r y 1s t Su- VARIOUS ARTISTS 11:30 AM Ev e r y 2n d Su- WILL SMITH TRIO 11:30 AM Ev e r y 3r d Su- BLUE GARDENIA 11:30 AM Ev e r y 4t h Su- VARIOUS ARTISTS w/ ELAINE RACHLIN 11:30 AM Su 12/12- CELTIC MUSIC SESSION w/ FATHER COEN 4-7 PM Fr 12/17- JOE MEDWICK’S FAREWELL PARTY 8:30 PM Fr 12/31- NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY RHINEBECK—Ce n t e r Fo r Th e Pe r f o r m i n g Ar t s , Route 308 www.centerforperformingarts.org, 845.876.3080 1/7 t h r o u g h 1/9- DOO WOP A LUZ RHINEBECK—St a r r Pl a ce Re s t a u r a n t s & Lo u n g e , 6417 Mo n t g o me r y St. www.starrplace.com, 845.876.2924 Ev e r y 1s t Fr- OPEN MIC Ev e r y Th- KARAOKE w/ D.J. TEDESH ROSENDALE—Ma r k e t Ma r k e t , 1 Madeline Lane, www.jentrip.com, 845.658.3164 Fr 12/10- SETTING SUN a n d QUITZOW 9 PM Th 12/16- JEREMY SUNSHINE 8 PM Fr 12/17- 99 CENT DREAMS w/ SHANA FALANA a n d IT’S NOT NIGHT IT’S SPACE 9-11 PM Sa 12/18- TRIBUTON f e a t u r i n g THE CLASH 9 PM Th 12/23- ERIN HOBSON COMPACT 9 PM privates and semi-privates are available by appoinment 7 days a week We 12/29- OPEN MIC NIGHT w/ LARA HOPE Fr 12/31- NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION w/ DJ ALI GRUBER 9 PM ROSENDALE—Ro s e n d a l e Th e a t r e , 330 Main St., www.rosendaletheatre.org 845.658.8989 Sa 12/11- DOG ON FLEAS be s t o f t h e be s t c d r e l e a s e Sa 12/18- WINTER SOLSTICE MUSICAL CELEBRATION w/ ALEAH LONG & ROSENDALE PILATES EN FULL CIRCLE 7 PM ® ® ROSENDALE—Th e Ro s e n d a l e Ca f é , 434 Main St., www.rosendalecafe.com Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis 845.658.9048 studio Tu 12/14- SINGER-SONGWRITER TUESDAY 8 PM Fr 12/17- SARAH UNDERHILL & IAN WAN WORPOLE c d r e l e a s e 8 PM Tu 12/28- SINGER-SONGWRITER TUESDAY 8 PM [email protected] | www.rosendalepilates.com
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SAUGERTIES—Ca f é Mezz a l u n a Bi s t r o La t i n o An d Ga l l e r y , 626 Route 212 Starting 845.246.5306 Ev e r y 1s t & 3r d Th- OPEN MIC Fr 12/17- FUNDRAISER CONCERT be n e f i t i n g s o l i d a r i t y w i t h w o me n i n d i s t r e s s w/ CHRIS CHAUVIN a n d GERI LOUGHERY 7 PM February 1 SAUGERTIES—Jo h n St r ee t Ja m , 16 John Street, www.johnstjam.net, 845.943.6720 SAUGERTIES—Mu d d y Cu p /i n q u i r i n g Mi n d Co f f ee h o u s e & Bo o k s t o r e , 65 Partition St., 845.246.5775 All shows 7 PM unless otherwise noted Ev e r y Tu- AFTERNOON WITH BOB LUSK i n s t r u me n t a l 12:30 PM Ev e r y Tu- OPEN MIC w/ CHRISSY BUDZINSKI 7 PM SAUGERTIES—Sa u g e r t i e s Un i t e d Me t h o d i s t Ch u r c h , 59 Post St. Roll Magazine will hit www.saugertiespromusica.org, 845.246.5021 STONE RIDGE—Ce n t e r f o r Cr e a t i v e Ed u c a t i o n , 3588 Rte. 209, 845.687.4143 www.cceconcerts.com STONE RIDGE—Hi s t o r i c Tr a l ee Ba r n , www.rondoutvalleygrowers.org, 845.657.5701 the newsstands on the STONE RIDGE—Ja c k An d Lu n a ’s, 3928 Main Street, www.jackandluna.com 845.687.9794 Fr 12/10- Sa x o p h o n i s t BOBBY SHAUT, w i t h PETE LEVIN, CHARLIE KNICELY 1st of the month! a n d CHRIS BOWMAN 7 PM STONE RIDGE—SUNY Ul s t e r - Qu i mb y Th e a t e r , 491 Cottekill Road, 845.687.5262 TIVOLI—Th e Bl a c k Sw a n , 66 Broadway, 845.757.3777 WOODSTOCK—By r d c l i f f l e Ar t Co l o n y /Th e a t e r , 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way www.woodstockguild.org, 845.679.2079 We’ll be bringing the best WOODSTOCK—Ha r m o n y Ca f é a t Wo k ‘n’ Ro l l , 52 Mill Hill Rd. www.woknrollcafe.com, 845.679.3484 WOODSTOCK—Th e Be a r s v i l l e Th e a t e r , 291 Tinker Street (Route 212) of the Hudson Valley’s www.bearsvilletheater.com, 845.679.4406 Ev e r y Th- BLUEGRASS CLUBHOUSE 8 PM Ev e r y Th- MISS ANGIE’S KARAOKE 10 PM art, culture, and creative Fr 12/10- PETER ROWAN a n d TONY RICE 8:30 PM Sa 12/11- 5t h ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRAIN WRECK w/ PETER SCHICKELE, gillES MALKINE a n d MIKHAIL HOROWITZ 8 PM living to you each Fr 12/17- An n u a l Wo o d s t o c k By r d c l i f f e Gu i l d be n e f i t ; THE SOLSTICE CONCERT w/ HAPPY TRAUM & FRIENDS 8 PM, (see music highlights) month, only a little earlier! Sa 12/18- THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS w/ THE YELLOW WALL DUB SQUAD a n d THE PAPER PLANETS 9 PM Su 12/19- ANNA CHEEK CD Re l e a s e Pa r t y 8 PM (see music highlights) WOODSTOCK—Th e Co l o n y Ca f é , 22 Rock City Road, www.colonycafe.com 845.679.5342 w e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o u p d a t e o u r listings in Ev e r y Mo- SPOKEN WORD: p o e t r y , p r o s e , a n d o p e n m i c w i t h v i n y l Ja n u a r y , s o p l e a s e r e m e m b e r t o s e n d y o u r s h o w c a s e 9:30PM Fr 12/10- THE DEADBEATS 9 PM i n f o t o : e v e n t s @rollmagazine .c o m Su 12/12- FREE FOLK NIGHT 8 PM WOODSTOCK—Th e Kl e i n e r t /Ja me s Ar t s Ce n t e r , 34 Tinker Street www.woodstockguild.org, 845.679.2079 visit u s o n f a c e b o o k WOODSTOCK—Ti n k e r St. Ci n em a , 132 Tinker Street WOODSTOCK—Ma v e r i c k Co n ce r t Ha l l , Maverick Road www.maverickconcerts.org, 845.679.8217 l o o k f o r o u r n e x t i s s u e WOODSTOCK—Wo o d s t o c k Ar t i s t s As s o c i a t i o n & Mu s e u m , 28 Tinker Street www.woodstockart.org, 845.679.2940 o n f e b r u a r y 1! WOODSTOCK—Wo o d s t o c k Co mm u n i t y Ce n t e r , Rock City Road, 845.246.2121 Sa 12/11- WINTER HOLIDAY DANCE w/ PETER STIX c a l l i n g , JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON a n d PETER DAVIS d e a d l i n e s f o r advertising a n d c a l e n d a r listings w i l l n o w b e t h e 13t h o f t h e m o n t h p r i o r t o publication. t h e d e a d l i n e f o r t h e f e b r u a r y , 2011 i s s u e w i l l b e j a n u a r y 13. c a l l 845-658-8153 t o f i n d o u t w h y r o l l m a g a z i n e o f f e r s t h e b e s t d e a l f o r advertising y o u r b u s i n e s s o r e v e n t in t h e h u d s o n v a l l e y ! search by date www.rollmagazine.com
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ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON—Ri c h a r d B. Fi s h e r Ce n t e r , Route 9G www.fishercenter.bard.edu, 845.758.7950, Box Office: 845.758.7900 Fr 12/17- SOLAS AN LAE: A MIDWINTER NIGHT’S DREAM 8 PM ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON—Ot t a w a y Fi l m Ce n t e r a t Ba r d Co l l e g e www.bard.edu, 845.758.7900 BEACON—Be a c o n In s t i t u t e f o r Ri v e r s a n d Es t u a r i e s , 199 Main Street www.riversandestuaries.org, 845.838.1600 BEACON—Di a :Be a c o n , 3 Bee k m a n St r ee t , www.diabeacon.org 845.440.0100, Th-Mo 11 AM- 6 PM BEACON—Ho w l a n d Cu l t u r a l Ce n t e r , 477 Main Street www.howlandculturalcenter.org, 845.832.4988 Su 12/12- NO STRINGS MARIONETTES Fr 1/7- CALLING ALL POETS: ADRIANNA DELGADO & JIM COTTER 8 PM BEACON—Ho w l a n d Pu b l i c Li b r a r y , 313 Main St., 845.831.1134 howland.beacon.lib.ny.us BETHEL—Be t h e l Wo o d s Ce n t e r Fo r Th e Ar t s , 200 Hurd Road and Route 17B (at the site of the original 1969 Woodstock Festival) www.bethelwoodscenter.org, 845.454.3388 CHATHAM—PS/21, 2980 Route 66, www.ps21chatham.org, 518.392.6121 CHATHAM—Crl a n d e l Th e a t r e , 46-48 Main Street, www.thechathamfilmclub.com 518.392.3331 ELLENVILLE—Sh a d o w l a n d Th e a t r e , 157 Canal Street www.shadowlandtheatre.org, 845.647.5511 GARRISON—Bo s c o be l Ho u s e & Ga r d e n s , 1901 Rt e . 9D, 845.265.7858 Fr/Sa 12/10- 12/11- HOLIDAY PARTY w/ THE FEZZIWIGS Fr 6 PM, Sa 5 PM (See theatre highlight) GARRISON—Ph i l i p s t o w n De p o t Th e a t r e , Garrison's Landing www.philipstowndepottheatre.org, 845.424.3900 GREAT BARRINGTON, MA—Th e Ma h a i w e Th e a t e r , 14 Castle Street www.mahaiwe.org, 415.528.0100 Fr 12/10- c i n em a : THE POLAR EXPRESS (2009) 6 PM Sa 12/11- SCOTT EYERLY p r e -o p e r a l ec t u r e 10:30 AM Su 12/19- me t o p e r a : DON CARLO b y GIUSEPPE VERDI 12:30 PM Mo 12/20- c i n em a : IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) 7 PM We 12/22- HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERERS STONE (2001) 6 PM Th 12/23- c i n em a : ANNIE (1982) 6 PM Th 1/6- STEGA NONA m u s i c a l b y TOMIE DE PAOLA 10 AM, 12 PM Sa 1/8- me t o p e r a : LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST b y GIACOMO PUCCINI 1 PM HIGHLAND—Bo u g h t o n Pl a ce Th e a t e r , 150 Kisor Rd., www.boughtonplace.org 845.691.7578 HUDSON—Co l u mb i a Gr ee n e Co mm u n i t y Co l l e g e , 4400 Route 23 www.sunycgcc.edu, 518.828.4181 HUDSON—Hu d s o n Op e r a Ho u s e , 327 Warren Street www.hudsonoperahouse.org, 518.822.1438 Fr/Sa 12/10- 12/11- AUNT LEAF b y BARBARA WIECHMANN 8 PM HUDSON—Sp a ce 360, 360 Warren St., www.wtdtheater.org, 1.800.838.3006 Shows are 8 PM, Su 2 PM HUDSON—St a g e w o r k s - Th e Ma x a n d Li l l i a n Ka t zm a n Th e a t e r 41-A Cross Street, www.stageworkstheater.org, 518.822.9667 Th r o u g h 10/10- PLAY BY PLAY f e s t i v a l o f n e w o n e a c t p l a y s HUDSON—Ti me & Sp a ce Li m i t e d , 434 Columbia Street www.timeandspace.org, 518.822.8448, check website for times 12/10 t h r o u g h 12/26- c i n em a : THE LEGEND OF PALE MALE 12/23 t h r o u g h 1/2- c i n em a : BHUTTO 12/23, t h r o u g h 12/30- c i n em a : TWO IN THE WAVE Su 12/12- c i n em a : CLIENT 9 3:30 PM Fr 12/17- l i v e i n h d : HAMLET b y WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 8 PM Sa/Su 12/18- 12/19- me t o p e r a : DON CARLO b y GIUSEPPE VERDI 12:30 PM Sa 1/1, Su 1/2- c i n em a : BLOODY TOWN HALL Sa 1/8- me t o p e r a : LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST b y GIACOMO PUCCINI 1 PM KINGSTON—Ar t s So c i e t y o f Ki n g s t o n (ASK) , 97 Broadway, www.askforarts.org 845.338.0331 Ev e r y Tu- PLAYWRIGHTS’ LAB 6:30 PM KINGSTON—Ba c k s t a g e St u d i o Pr o d u c t i o n s (BSP), 323 Wall St. www.bspinfo.net, 845.338.8700 KINGSTON—Co a c h Ho u s e Pl a y e r s , 12 Augusta Street www.coachhouseplayers.org, 845.331.2476 KINGSTON—Ul s t e r Pe r f o r m i n g Ar t s Ce n t e r (UPAC), 601 Broadway www.upac.org, 845.339.6088 12/10 t h r o u g h 12/12- THE NUTCRACKER w i t h ULSTER BALLET COMPANY Fr 12/17- c i n em a : THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) 7:30 PM Sa 12/18-me t o p e r a : DON CARLO b y GIUSEPPE VERDI 12:30 PM
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KINGSTON—Wh i t e Ea g l e Ha l l , 487 Delaware Ave, www.hudsonvalleydance.org RHINEBECK—St a r r Pl a ce , 6417 Montgomery St., starrplace.com, 845.876.2924 845.255.7061 RHINEBECK—Up s t a t e Fi l m s , 6415 Montgomery Street (Route 9) Ev e r y 3r d Su - WEST COAST SWING WORKSHOP AND DANCE 5:30-7 PM www.upstatefilms.org, 845.876.2515. Call for dates and times. MIDDLETOWN—SUNY Or a n g e , Harriman Hall, 115 South Street ROSENDALE—Ro s e n d a l e Th e a t r e , 330 Main St., www.rosendaletheatre.org www.sunyorange.edu, 845.341.4891 845.658.8989 MOUNT TREMPER—Mo u n t Tr em p e r Ar t s , 647 South Plank Rd. Sa 12/11- f i l m a n d d i s c u s s i o n o n y o u t h a n d w a r , f e a t u r i n g s c r ee n i n g o f www.mounttremperarts.org, 845.688.9893 thE RECRUITER (2008) 5 PM NEWBURGH—Th e Do w n i n g Fi l m Ce n t e r , 19 Front Street SAUGERTIES—Mu d d y Cu p /i n q u i r i n g Mi n d Co f f ee h o u s e & Bo o k s t o r e www.downingfilmcenter.com, 845.561.3686, check website for times 65 Partition St., 845.246.5775 Ev e r y Su- FILMS WITH FRANK 1 PM STONE RIDGE—SUNY Ul s t e r - Qu i mb y Th e a t r e , Cottekill Road (Route 209) 12/10 t h r o u g h 12/13- c i n em a : LAST PLAY AT SHEA www.sunyulster.edu, 845.687.5000, 800.724.0833 12/18 t h r o u g h 12/20- c i n em a : IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE TIVOLI—Ka a t s b a a n In t e r n a t i o n a l Da n ce Ce n t e r , 120 Broadway Tu 12/28- c i n em a : THE LITTLE PRINCESS 1:30 PM www.kaatsbaan.org, 845.757.5106 NEW PALTZ—Go me n Ku d a s a i , 215 Main St., 845.255.8811 TIVOLI—Wa t t s d e Pe y s t e r Ha l l , 1 Tivoli Commons, Tivoli, www.tangent-arts.org Su 12/12- Ta p d a n ce r BRENDA BUFFALINO b o o k s i g n i n g 3-5 PM 845.230.7020 NEW PALTZ—Ne w Pa l t z Cu l t u r a l Co l l ec t i v e , 60 Main Street, www.60main.org WAPPINGERS FALLS—Co u n t y Pl a y e r s , 2681 West Main Street 845.255.1901 www.countyplayers.org, 845.298.1491 NEW PALTZ—SUNY Ne w Pa l t z , Mc k e n n a Th e a t r e , 1 Hawk Drive Su 12/19- THE LEGEND OF THE SNOW MAIDEN 4 PM, 7 PM www.newpaltz.edu/theatre, 845.257.3880 WOODSTOCK—By r d c l i f f l e Ar t Co l o n y /Th e a t e r , 3 Upper Byrdcliffe Way NEW PALTZ—Un i s o n Th e a t e r , 68 Mountain Rest Road, www.unisonarts.org www.woodstockguild.org, 845.679.2079 845.255.1559 WOODSTOCK—Co l o n y Ca f é , 22 Ro c k Ci t y Ro a d , www.colonycafe.com NEW WINDSOR—Na t i o n a l Pu r p l e He a r t Ha l l o f Ho n o r , 374 Temple Hill Road 845.679.5342 www.nysparks.com, 845-561-1765 Ev e r y Mo- SPOKEN WORD o p e n m i c w i t h h o s t PHILIP LEVINE 7:30 PM PEEKSKILL—Be a n Ru n n e r Ca f é , 201 S. Division Street, www.beanrunnercafe.com WOODSTOCK—Kl e i n e r t /Ja me s Ar t s Ce n t e r , 34 Tinker St. 914.737.1701 www.woodstockguild.org, 845.679.2940 PEEKSKILL—Pa r a m o u n t Ce n t e r Fo r Th e Ar t s , 1008 Brown Street Fr 12/10- g o l d e n n o t eb o o k p r e s e n t s s a t u r d a y n i g h t l i v e ’s TOM DAVIS 7 PM www.paramountcenter.org, 914.739.2333 WOODSTOCK—Ov e r l o o k Un i t e d Me t h o d i s t Ch u r c h , 233 Tinker St, 845.246.7991 Sunday shows at 3 PM, all other shows at 8 PM unless otherwise noted WOODSTOCK—Th e Be a r s v i l l e Th e a t e r , 291 Tinker Street (Route 212) Fr/Sa 12/17- 12/18- c i n em a : IRVING BERLIN'S www.bearsvilletheater.com, 845.679.4406 whitE CHRISTMAS (1954) 8 PM WOODSTOCK—Up s t a t e Fi l m s i n Wo o d s t o c k , 132 Tinker St., www.upstatefilms.org Sa 1/8- a n t o n i a a r t s p r e s e n t s ANNIE (m u s i c a l ) 7 PM (see theatre highlights) 845.679.6608 PHOENICIA—STS Pl a y h o u s e , 10 Church Street, www.stsplayhouse.com WOODSTOCK—Wo o d s t o c k Pl a y h o u s e , Route 212 and 375 845.688.2279 www.woodstockplayhouse.org, 845.679.4101 Su 12/19- ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW 12 PM WOODSTOCK—Wo o d s t o c k To w n Ha l l , 72 Tinker St. POUGHKEEPSIE—Ar l i n g t o n Re f o r me d Ch u r c h , Rt. 44/55 and Main St. www.performingartsofwoodsock.org, 845.679.7900 www.hudsonvalleydance.org, 845.475.0803, 845.473.7050 POUGHKEEPSIE—Cu n n ee n -h a c k e t t Ar t s Ce n t e r , 9 & 12 Vassar Street 845.486.4571 POUGHKEEPSIE—Ne l l y Go l e t t i Th e a t r e a t Ma r i s t Co l l e g e , 3399 North Road www.rivervalleyrep.com, 845.575.3133 have lookingyou missed for the roll? current POUGHKEEPSIE—Po u g h k ee p s i e Te n n i s Cl u b , 135 S. Hamilton St. www.hudsonvalleydance.org, 845.454.2571 issue of ROLL magazine? Fr 12/17- GORDON WEBSTER POUGHKEEPSIE—St. Jo h n ’s Ev a n g e l i c a l Lu t h e r a n Ch u r c h , 55 Wilbur Blvd. www.hudsonvalleydance.org POUGHKEEPSIE—Th e Ba r d a v o n , 35 Market Street, www.bardavon.org 845.473.5288, Box Office: 845.473.2072 12/10 t h r o u g h 12/12- THE NUTCRACKER p r e f o r me d b y NEW PALTZ BALLET THEATRE (see theatre highlights) Sa 1/8- me t o p e r a : LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST b y GIACOMO PUCCINI 1 PM POUGHKEEPSIE—Va s s a r Co l l e g e , 124 Raymond Avenue www.vassar.edu, 845.437.7319 POUGHKEEPSIE—Mi d Hu d s o n Ci v i c Ce n t e r , 14 Civic Center Plaza www.midhudsonciviccenter.com, 845.454.5800 RHINEBECK—Ce n t e r Fo r Th e Pe r f o r m i n g Ar t s , Route 308 www.centerforperformingarts.org, 845.876.3080 Fr/Sa shows 8 PM, Su 3 PM 12/10 t h r o u g h 12/12- SUGAR PLUMS AND NUTCRACKERS 12/15 t h r o u g h 12/19- A CHRISTMAS CAROL Sa 12/14- PINOCCHIO b y KIDS ON STAGE 11 AM Sa 12/18- A CHRISTMAS CAROL p e r f o r me d b y THE PUPPET PEOPLE 11 AM (see theatre highlights) RHINEBECK—Co c o o n Th e a t r e , 6384 Mill Street (Route 9) www.cocoontheatre.org, 845.876.6470 Th r o u g h Ja n u a r y - A REASONING m o d e r n d a n ce Th r o u g h 12/19- FIVE CHILDREN AND IT o r i g i n a l a d a p t a t i o n o f t h e b o o k b y E. 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Sa 12/11- THE MISFITS, w ith CHAOTIC, LEFT IN RUINS, a n d THE JUKEBOX ROMANTICS a t the Ch a nce The a ter , Pou g hkeepsie — A punk band that has lasted thirty years is something to truly fear. That takes a powerful combination of toughness, ambition, and straight- up dementia to pull off. New Jersey’s The Misfits fits the bill: formed in 1977 when punk was t h e Mi sf i t s flailing and screaming fresh from the womb, they took their name from Marilyn Monroe’s last movie and created their own twisted mythology, using black-and-white B-movie horror for a template, keeping the music suitably violent and primal. The result is a massive catalog, a multi-generational international cult following (“The Fiend Club”), and massive peer respect from groups as disparate as Guns ‘N Roses, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, and Hatebreed. A decade-long legal battle with original singer Glenn Danzig in the 80s seemed to sharpen their ferocity, and with the return of founding member Jerry Only (bass/ OPEN HOUSE vocals) joining with former Black Flag guitarist Dez Cadena and original January 8th 1-4 pm Misfits drummer Robo, the trio hasn’t looked back since, touring and recording relentlessly. With Chaotic, Left In Ruins, and the Jukebox Romantics opening. The Chance Theater, 6 Crannell St., Poughkeepsie, HUDSON VALLEY SUDBURY SCHOOL www.thechancetheater.com, 845.471.1966. 7:30 PM www.sudburyschool.com n a t i as e b c a n 't S e r i n g h t a C b y
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28 | rollmagazine.com And then, the friends: the incomparable John Sebastian, whose soulful Su 12/19- ANNA CHEEK CD Rele a se picking and warm smile of a voice just gets better every year, the for Wa ter Over the Bri d g e , a t multi-talented duo of Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams (Bob Be a rsville The a ter , Woo d stock —It’s been a trying year for pianist/songwriter/ chanteuse Anna Cheek, who has spent the better part of it on an unintended hiatus, battling illness that sapped her of energy, making performance all but impossible. An n a Ch e e k But fine music won’t be denied, and though it was recorded last year, her Water Over the Bridge has patiently awaited its proper debut, and it’s well worth the wait (please see this month’s roll CD reviews). Originally from New Orleans, by way of Canada, Maine, and Puerto Rico, the classically-trained Cheek weaves threads from multiple musical sources into a highly individualistic sound that one reviewer has compared to “Eartha Kitt meets Rickie Lee Jones” (though I would add a dash of the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan). With a strong backing unit including longtime collaborators Kyle Esposito t o p , l-r; Am y He l m , La r r y Ca m p b e l l & Te r e sa Wi l l i a m s , (bass) and Manuel Quintana (drums,), plus guitar whiz Todd Nelson, b o t t o m , l-r; Br y o n Isaacs , Al l i s o m Mo o r e r & St e v e Ea r l e percussionist Bob Resnick, and backing vocalists, this show should serve Dylan, Levon Helm Band), Amy Helm and Byron Isaacs from the as a potent reintroduction for an important regional artist we at roll hope gospel/folk/roots-music ensemble Ollabelle, and recent Ulster County to see more of in the coming year. Welcome back, Anna! Bearsville transplants Steve Earle and Allison Moorer, bringing a taste of Texas Theater, 291 Tinker St. (Rte. 212), Woodstock/Bearsville, and Tennessee to the party. If you haven’t yet, better get a ticket quick www.bearsvilletheater.com, 845.679.4406. 8 PM (www.woodstockguild.org), because these do tend to go fast. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St. (Rte. 212), Woodstock/Bearsville, Fr 12/31 throu g h 1/3/11- www.bearsvilletheater.com, 845.679.4406. 8 PM NEW YEAR’S AT ASHOKAN, w ith JAY UNGAR a n d Su 12/19- An Acoustic Evenin g w ith IAN HUNTER & MOLLY MASON a n d FRIENDS a t To w ne Crier , Pa w lin g —If you’ve never had a taste others , a t Ashok a n Center , n a
t i of the ass-kicking shot of moonshine that was Mott The Hoople, I Olivebri d g e —If you’re a lover as feel sorry for you, I really do. ‘Cause that was a proper rock band of listening to, playing, singing, e b
S there, swaggering through the Seventies riding a good-as-the- and/or dancing to Swing, Cajun,
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n the Way from Memphis,” etc. Ex-Spider-From-Mars Mick Ronson got party is being thrown by Ashokan Center’s Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. a t i aboard just as that ship crashed out of the sky, and the Hunter/Ronson Music and dance lovers can sign on for the full 3-4 days (including Monday), as e b team was good for one killer “solo” record for Hunter—the critically- where for a truly modest fee, you can stay onsite at the bunkhouse (or S n h acclaimed All American Alien Boy—and the Hunter/Ronson album and tour a local hotel if you prefer), get meals, snacks, and beverages, and enjoy o J
f of 1988. Since then Hunter has resurfaced from time to time, but so far has daily classes, jam sessions, and singalongs, followed by dances in the o resisted the clamor and howl to bring back Mott for one more go-round. evening. Participants include Swingology—featuring Jay & Molly with o t o
h He shouldn’t have to, his songwriting has the same hustle and bite it ever Mike & Ruthy, Peter Davis, Peter Ecklund, Dave Davies, and Harry p , t did, and he’s been putting a new release out every two years—the most Aceto, The Red Stick Cajun Band, The Emulsifiers (contra and square s g u recent being 2009’s Man Overboard. This particular show at the Towne Crier dances), dance callers Will Mentor and John Krumm, swing and blues O features Hunter in an acoustic setting with frequent collaborators Andy dance instructors Cindy Overstreet and Steve Ryan, and Cajun/Creole i o n York and Steve Holley, and we recommend getting dinner reservations dance instructor Corey Porche. If staying the weekend is a bit much, D b y with this one the food is there’s a special New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance deal, and that night
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A VIBERATTO— A (King of Beasts Records) Instrumental albums often have a difficult time Goodman rolls out the superstars on the first two staking claim in a world so enamored of vocals. tracks—“Polar” and “Riiver”—whose contributions Thankfully, A Viberatto’s A is here to set the include those from Tony Levin and Garth Hudson (the record straight. latter also appears later, playing melodica on “Rooster”). But while those songs feature the greatest number of musicians in total, they blend in A is a thoroughly pleasing journey through the life of Pet Sounds as well with the rest of the album, a collection refreshingly free of anything recorded by French down-tempo electronic duo Air. But while such a jarring or brash. It’s a soundtrack to the most relaxing day of your life. comparison draws worry over unfinished vocals, A is a complete work, If you like your mellow with an awful lot of depth, A Viberatto’s A is one led by Jimmy Goodman’s vibraphone, synthesizers and piano. Over where it’s at. —Crispin Kott 11 tracks with single word titles, Goodman’s vision is as clear as a walk across a frozen lake on a winter morning, or perhaps the fireside respite www.kingofbeastsrecords.com which immediately follows. There’s warmth here, but also a majestic distance that transcends.
PERROTTA— TONIGHT ANNA CHEEK— WATER OVER THE BRIDGE (Perrotta Music) (Chestnut Records) Tonight opens with its title track, a slo-fi crawl as perfectly sparse as Describing the sound of Anna Cheek’s voice is nearly impossible, so anything from the first few albums by Low. But unlike that celebrated perhaps it makes more sense to talk about how it feels to listen to it. It’s trio, Perrotta quickly takes the music in a different direction on the unsettling, but so are a lot of things you actually love. It’s unique, not second song, “Someone Like You,” which is necessarily in what it sounds like, but what it does. She’s an artist in also a slower number, but one which sounds every sense of the concept, especially with her voice. a bit like Smashing Pumpkins used to before Billy Corgan disappeared up his own ego. Witness “Fountainhead,” on which Cheek directs the musical core with a vocal at once unwieldy and terrific. This is followed by the And so goes Tonight, a 12-track release which absolutely stellar “Midnight Blue Sky,” with a chorus that amps up condenses everything you used to love about the notion of arms aloft singalongs in splendid fashion. college radio into one splendidly emotional package. It all starts with Sarah Perrotta, “Pretender” opens with the shimmering sound of something in reverse who plays a variety of keyboard-based before one of the most intriguing drum tracks in recent memory joins instruments, including Moog and Wurlitzer. Cheek’s piano and forlorn vocal. It’s perhaps the But even more essential to the Perrotta sound album’s standout track, though it’s difficult to pick is her voice, a thrillingly versatile instrument in its own right, just one with such a wealth of wonder at one’s equally comfortable delicately lilting and soaring through the disposal. skies. It does both on “Conquer Me.” Who this album is for is a mystery, because it’s Also absolutely integral is the work of Johnnie Wang, really for anyone who longs for sophisticated who strafes the landscape with incendiary guitar, and Will music that resonates in the heart, which takes on Olsen, whose complex rhythms aren’t just comfortable with contemporary notions like the backing vocals- legendary guest bassist Tony Levin, but also know when to say as-strings on “In Another Minute” that recalls when, filling in space and driving the machine without ever last year’s celebrated Dirty Projectors album, taking it off the rails. Bitte Orca. But there are also classic sounds here alongside the entirely original, which is perhaps the best way to describe Water Over the Bridge: “Falling to Pieces” is the love song you forgot you needed and “Want A singular work of an original artist in a unique yet diverse musical You Here” is the dirge for a love you didn’t know you lost. Song by world. —Crispin Kott captivating song, Tonight strikes the right chord from beginning to end. —Crispin Kott www.annacheek.com www.perrottamusic.com
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John Lennon— Rare and Unseen (Wienerworld Presentations) Paul McCartney— Paul McCartney Really is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison (Highway 61 Films) The Rolling Stones— Rare and Unseen (Wienerworld Presentations) The Rolling Stones— 1969-1974: The Mick Taylor Years (Sexy Intellectual Productions) Eric Clapton— The 1960s Review (Sexy Intellectual Productions) The Kinks— You Really Got Me: The Story of the Kinks (ABC Entertainment)
There may never be another period in rock to rival the British Invasion. From 1964 to 1966, it seemed like the UK could do nothing but launch one fantastic Beat band after another, delivering them all to our shores in rapid, head-spinning succession. Today even nonagenarians and kids know the wave was spearheaded by the Beatles, who were quickly followed by the Animals, the Dave Clark Five, the Searchers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, and dozens more, each one bringing its own idiosyncratic, swinging English concoction of American R&B, pop, and rock ’n’ roll.
Fittingly, then, we’ll start this fab DVD round-up with two Beatles- related titles. The John Lennon Rare and Unseen disc mainly consists of As far as Brit guitar heroes go, Eric Clapton is certainly much better television interviews and specials interspersed with commentary by known than Taylor. Per its title, The 1960s Review covers Slowhand’s Beatles press officer Tony Barrow, Len Goodman of the (pre-Beatles) peak years with the Yardbirds, the Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Quarrymen, and “fan” Phil Collins. Pretty cool for Lennon lovers, Faith. Like the Taylor DVD, it features less talk from the subject himself but one wishes the source shows weren’t so cut up. It’s hard to decide and more from Mayall and Clayson, along with Yardbirds Chris Dreja whether Paul McCartney Really is Dead is more hilarious or painful. and Top Topham, and Cream drummer Ginger Baker and producer Bill Building on the age-old myth that McCartney was killed in car crash Halverson. The live footage is good evidence as to why, despite Clapton’s and replaced by a doppelganger (“to prevent mass suicides of Beatle being a career maverick, his best music by far happened when he was fans”), producer Joel Gilbert claims to have been mailed a deathbed tape embedded in the above great bands. of George Harrison confessing to all of this and insisting Lennon was murdered to keep the secret safe. The result: a Harrison impersonator The Kinks were perhaps the most underrated—and definitely the most with a laughably fake accent delivering a litany of “clues” hidden in songs quintessentially English—band of the era, and have been long overdue and album covers. Something to fuel many a doob-infused dorm-room for a great film validating their place as a group that uniquely blended controversy hang. No surprise Gilbert was also behind the ridiculous R&B, British music hall, folk, country, proto-punk/metal guitar, and Bob Dylan’s Jesus Years doc reviewed here previously. poetic introspection. Unfortunately, You Really Got Me is not that film. With a stiff voiceover and maybe the worst editing of all time, it loosely The Beatles’ biggest rivals were, of course, the Rolling Stones, whose cobbles performance clips (most great, admittedly) and chopped-off likewise-unauthorized Rare and Unseen is more problematic than the interviews with bandleader Ray Davies, eschewing any timeline as it above Lennon installment. With zero narrative, it strings together thoughtlessly jumps around. Did anyone bother to watch this before interviews and footage from all periods of the Stones’ career, and is it was released? For kool Kinks klips “YouTube Really Got Me” is still haphazard but still worth a look—mostly for the scarce early ’60s king.—Peter Aaron segment filmed in Ireland. Concentrating on what was, arguably, the Stones’ greatest period, 1969-1974: The Mick Taylor Years chronicles the John Lennon and the Rolling Stones Rare and Unseen, Paul McCartney, the guitarist’s tenure and his contributions. Although Taylor himself is Kinks: www.mvdvisual.com. hardly interviewed, it’s gratifying to see the fame-eschewing ex-Stone Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones 1969-1974: The Mick Taylor Years: get some well-deserved props. Commentators include Bluesbreakers www.chromedreams.co.uk. leader John Mayall and author Alan Clayson.
31 | rollmagazine.com Year-End planning can lower future tax bills? By Beth Jones, RLP® f As the 2010 year end approaches, we may be too preoccupied with •Pay real estate, state, and local taxes before year-end. holiday plans to think about our taxes. The Bush tax cuts are set to •Take deductions and credits that are only available for 2010, such expire at the end of 2010, so 2011 taxes could rise to as high as 39.5 as the energy efficient home improvement credit. percent on income and dividends and 20 percent on capital gains. Consider non-charitable gifts in 2010 and 2011, you can give up to
Opportunitie s f o r m i n i m i z i n g t a x l i a b i l i t i e s $13,000 ($26,000 for married couples) to as many individuals as you First, you’ll need your prior year’s tax return, as well as your current choose, without incurring any federal gift taxes. Transferring assets paystubs and account statements. Based on this information, you can during life can save on future estate and gift tax bills. make some rough projections regarding your tax bill. If you’re in a position similar to last year, you can expect a similar outcome; if Maximize contributions to retirement saving. Depending on your situation has changed dramatically, you may need to revise your your personal financial situation, you may be eligible to make tax- potential tax liabilities up or down. deductible contributions to an IRA, or you can contribute after-tax dollars to a Roth IRA (qualified distributions will be tax-free). If Consider the following: you are contributing to an employer plan, you may want to make the Are you withholding the right amount? maximum pretax contribution.
•If you anticipate owing taxes, increase your federal income tax Update your estate plan. Review and update your estate plan to withholding to avoid owing a potential penalty. account for any changes in your financial life, circumstances, or tax •If you anticipate a large refund, decrease your withholding so laws to ensure that your asset titling and beneficiary choices are still you can receive your money now rather than waiting for a refund in line with your plans. check.
Subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT)? The AMT Sp e c i a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s f o r b u s i n e ss o w n e r s attempts to ensure that high-income individuals pay a minimum tax Business owners have other tax considerations. Consult a professional for assistance with your situation. amount. Following are possible triggers for the AMT: roll—dollars & sense
•Large numbers of personal exemptions Expensing of business property. For 2010, small businesses are •Itemized deductions for medical expenses allowed up to 50 percent additional depreciation for qualifying •Deductions for state, local, personal property, and real estate property purchased and placed into service before December 31. taxes •Home equity loan interest where the financing isn’t used to buy, Corporate employee-shareholders. If you are an owner of a build, or improve your home corporation who also works in the business, you need to consider •Exercising incentive stock options •Large miscellaneous itemized deduction amounts from items employment taxes in your salary structure. Medicare tax, in such as investment expenses and unreimbursed employee business particular, is not capped and will be levied against all income received expenses as salary. Look at your salary level and company income distribution for opportunities to reduce your taxes. The IRS expects you to take a Calculate your regular income tax on Form 1040; then consider your reasonable salary, so you’ll want to consult a tax professional. potential AMT liability using Form 6251. If you are subject to AMT, you should consult a tax professional. Leverage your gift tax exclusion with your business. You may be able to gift ownership interests that are eligible for valuation discounts. Should you change the timing of your income and deductions? Structures such as family limited partnerships (FLPs) and LLCs can Federal income tax rates are scheduled to increase in 2011, unless also provide valuation discounts when interests are transferred. These Congress acts before the end of the year. With the uncertainty around discounted gifts can help transfer assets to save future estate or gift income tax rates for 2011, you may benefit from some last-minute taxes and can be made a regular part of the year-end tax review moves to either accelerate or delay your income and/or deductions. routine. If you expect to be in a higher tax bracket next year, you might want to accelerate income into this year so you will pay tax on it this year. Stay tuned to breaking news coming from Congress at the end of this If you are in the higher marginal tax brackets, you also may want to year, which may give you a last-minute opportunity to reduce taxes. accelerate deductions in order to pay less tax this year. In 2010, there With a bit of effort and some professional assistance, you can pave the is no reduction for itemized deductions for higher-income taxpayers, way for happier tax years to come. but the phase-out of deductions returns in 2011. This material has been provided for general informational purposes only and does
To a c c e l e r a t e i n c o m e i n t o t h i s y e a r : not constitute either tax or legal advice. Investors should consult your tax or legal •Consider selling capital gain property you anticipate professionals regarding your individual situation. selling in 2011. •Convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Beth Jones, RLP® is a Registered Life Planner and independent Financial Consultant with Third Eye Associates, Ltd, a Registered Investment Adviser To a c c e l e r a t e d e d u c t i o n s i n t o t h i s y e a r : located at 38 Spring Lake Road in Red Hook, NY. She can be reached at •Consider paying medical expenses in December rather than 845-752-2216 or www.thirdeyeassociates.com . Securities offered through January, if doing so will allow you to qualify for the medical Commonwealth Financial Network, Member FINRA/SPIC. expense deduction. •Prepay deductible interest.
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Throu g h December - SPOTLIGHT ON HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES
Fr/Sa 12/10, 11- HOLIDAY PARTY WITH THE FEZZIWIGS, a t B oscobel H ouse & Ga r d ens , G a rrison — Fans of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival—featured every summer at Boscobel House & Gardens—know one thing for certain: those actors are some of the very best in
the biz. Festival Players Richard Ercole, Eleanor Handley, Bo sc o b e l Katie Hartke, and Stephen Paul Johnson will be on hand to perform a staged reading of excerpts from Dickens’ and closes with a special concert. But that's exactly what's happening A Christmas Carol amongst the garlands and candles, with at downtown Rhinebeck’s Cocoon Theatre, which seems to be making festive fare and drinks following. Proceeds benefit HVSF and something of a comeback recently, featuring its holiday show Five Children Boscobel. Boscobel House & Gardens, 1601 Rte. 9D, Garrison, and It, adapted from the book by E. Nesbit (12/10 through 19, Fr/Sa www.brownpapertickets.com/event/137782, 845.265.7858. Fr 12/10 6-8 7 PM, Su 3 PM). World-renowned dance expert Bill Evans will be PM, Sa 12/11 5-7 PM hosting “unique movement” and master classes (1/2, 3, 4, see website for details), and will give a performance—with Don Halquist and 12/10-12, 17-19- A CHRISTMAS CAROL (st a g e a n d puppets ) a n d Andrés & Marguerite San Millán—which will feature a brand new SUGAR PLUMS AND NUTCRACKERS a t The CENTER for dance choreographed and performed by Cocoon, as well as a tap piece Performin g Arts a t Rhinebeck , Rhinebeck —Let’s be by the master. Cocoon Theatre, 6384 Mill St. (Rte. 9), Rhinebeck, honest here: everybody enjoys that moment when Scrooge www.cocoontheatre.org, 845.876.6470. 8 PM wakes up on Christmas and gets all giddy with it; it’s one of those favorite feelgood moments, like Jimmy Stewart with Sa/Su 1/8 & 9- Antoni a Arts presents ANNIE, by Ch a rles Strouse , Zuzu’s petals in It’s a Wonderful Life. The CENTER features Ma rtin Ch a rnin , a n d Thom a s Meeh a n , a t Pa r a mount Center for two ways to Dickens’ classic: one is an all-new staged rendition (Fr-Su the Arts , Peekskill —Though Harold Gray’s long-running comic strip 12/17-19)—with carols! The other is a special puppet version for the kids “Annie” certainly has racked up its share of funny-page fans over the performed by The Puppet People (Sa 12/18, 11 AM). Loosely based on The years, it can be reasonably argued that the Broadway musical version Nutcracker, Sugar Plums and Nutcrackers (Fr 12/10-12) tell its story of a young of Annie—which set a record for its six-year run at the Alvin, now Neil girl who follows her dreams—with the audience—using the disciplines Simon Theatre, while winning the coveted Tony Award—has taken the of classical ballet, jazz, rhythm tap, hip-hop and magic. The CENTER plucky orphan (and her little dog too) to a whole ‘nother level of cultural for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rte. 308, Rhinebeck, www. significance. What female kid under 16 hasn’t had a belt at “Tomorrow?” centerforperformingarts.org, 845.876.3080. Fr/Sa 8 PM, Su 3 PM And show me a hip-hop fan who doesn’t know Jay-Z’s version of “It’s A Hard Knock Life.” Annie has appeal for all ages at all times, with ample 12/10-12- THE NUTCRACKER, performe d by Ca tskill Ba llet comedy and drama, great tunes, and memorable characters: crusty but The a tre a t Ulster Performin g Arts Center (UPAC), Kin g ston ; a n d tender Daddy Warbucks, mean ol’ boozer Miss Hannigan, smart and sweet by Ne w Pa ltz Ba llet The a tre a t The Ba r d a von , Pou g hkeepsie — It’s Miss Farrell, and that cute lil’ doggie. We all could use some Depression- time again for fun and games with winsome young Clara, a dashing young era type entertainment right about now, eh? Paramount Center for the walnut-crushing Prince, a Fairy of the Sugar Plum variety, mice versus Arts, 1008 Brown St., Peekskill, www.paramountcenter.org, 914.739.2333. toy soldiers, and those nutty Von Stahlbaums. The Bardavon folks have Sa 1/8 7 PM, Su 1/9 3 PM both sides of the Hudson covered this particular weekend with the holiday favorite, with Catskill Ballet Theatre at UPAC (Fr 12/10 9:30 AM, 12 PM; Fr/Sa 12/10, 11 8 PM, Su 12/12 2 PM) and New Paltz Ballet Theatre at The Bardavon (Sa 12/11 2 & 7:30 PM, Su 12/12 3 PM) UPAC, 601 Broadway, Kingston, 845.339.6088; The Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie, 845.473.2072, www.bardavon.org.
Mo 1/3- Da ncer /Choreo g r a pher BILL EVANS in concert , a t Cocoon The a tre , Rhinebeck —It’s not every day that a world-class dancer/ Pa r a m o u n t Ce n t e r f o r t h e Ar t s choreographer/instructor—one who along with Savion Glover and Brenda Bufalino was voted one of the top three tap dancers in the US by Dance Magazine in 2004—comes to town for several days of workshops,
33 | rollmagazine.com roll art & image the secret life of plants: b o t a n i c a l a r t i s t Wendy Hollender by Ross Rice
34 | rollmagazine.com the secret life of plants: b o t a n i c a l a r t i s t ome things can be easily taken for granted. For instance, the camera is a fairly recent development—no pun intended. Yet there are libraries full of books on zoology and botany, with detailed images of flora and fauna that have been pored over by students for Wendy centuries. Somebody had to draw or paint those images, which— though created solely for the purpose of reference and information— Hollender often have an aesthetic beauty and resonance that transcend the humble subject. by Ross Rice Yet, in spite of the ever-improving technology of the camera, the field of botanical art is still viable and vibrant, as it becomes clear that the artist brings so much more to the image than a camera ever could. Hudson Valley-based botanical artist/ teacher Wendy Hollender is at the top of the field, with works in numerous publications and galleries, including a touring Smithsonian exhibit of endangered plant species. And with her new teaching studio/organic farm just outside of Accord, she’s teaching others to see inside the secret lives of plants, and present them to the world.
It’s a rare person who in their youth decides: hey, I want to grow up to be a botanical artist. As a child growing up on Long Island, Wendy certainly wasn’t one of them, this whole lifepath blossomed out of….boredom. “My career actually began as a teenager. In high school I doodled on my notebook covers—I just liked to cover any available surface with design and pattern. And I actually used those notebooks to apply to RISD (Rhode Island School of Design)….and got in! I had no training, I couldn’t do anything realistic. But I was really good with splashy color and patterns, and I had no problem covering the paper with stuff.” Her fellow freshman students kept asking her if she was majoring in textile design, which she’d never even heard of, but after about the 20th time it got mentioned she decided to look into it. Turns out it was the right direction for her, her repetitive cover-the-page doodling style was, er, tailor-made for textile design, so she went for it. She graduated, moved to Manhattan, and went pro, soon racking up a solid client base: Laura Ashley, Ralph Lauren, Wedgewood China, among others.
When she started out, splashy and contemporary were in vogue. But as the trend went towards traditional and floral patterns, Wendy found herself referring to older documents and drawings for inspiration. Then she decided to take it further. “I began looking for a place to study botanical illustration. I had gotten more and more fascinated with that old-time skill as it related to my textile design, because I used these old documents for reference. And I loved the way they looked, how realistic they were, and three-dimensional. I could copy old documents or I could work from photographs to do a kind of realistic floral textile design, but I couldn’t (yet) work from real flowers and plants.” Fortunately, she found the perfect place to study very close by: The New York Botanical Garden, in the Bronx, had one of the largest programs for botanical illustration in the world.
Learning the necessary techniques there—one-light source, perspective, accurate realistic mixing of colors, plant structure and botany—brought an realistic enhancement to her decorative textile work, as she began getting her images directly from real plants instead of drawings and photographs. After a few years of study she made her public debut, producing a show of twelve large botanically-themed oil paintings. The show caught the eye of a California calendar company, who purchased the twelve, and Wendy had her first official botanical drawing job.
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Meanwhile, the textile business was getting stale for her, as manufacturing was being outsourced, and product starting to lose quality. Having already done extensive plant drawing at Riverside Park—which Wendy lived nearby, a single mom raising two children: Abby and Jesse—she approached the Park Commission with her folio, and soon she had another client. This led to offers to travel workshops in Nantucket, Hawaii, Trinidad, and the New York Botanical Garden teaching colored pencil technique. Teaching was particularly “empowering” for Wendy, who enjoys the demonstration aspect immensely. Student demand for her personal step-by-step examples led her to self-publishing a book. Using a top-bound notebook format— with plenty of blank sheets to practice on—she takes the reader one lesson at a time to the finished product. Its success led to publisher Random House requesting a full-length book, Botanical Drawing in Color, which came out July 2009.
Up until last February she was pretty happy operating from Manhattan, drawing, traveling, and teaching, as well as working as a coordinator at the Botanical Garden. “More and more I realized I didn’t want to just visit the plants, I wanted to live among them. I wanted to have my own place where I could do that and also teach it, because I was frustrated with always going to these places to teach. Often you’d go to a beautiful garden, and they’d have you stuck in a classroom teaching. Why?”
Wendy had been making some trips upstate, visiting fellow botanical artist and Accord resident Carol Woodin. A strawberry picking session at Kelder’s (on Rte. 209, with the enormous gnome) started a love affair with the area. “I started getting this vision that summer that I needed my own farm where I could work, I could teach, I could have an organic farm, there could be other things going on other than what I did.” Pretty soon she was talking it up with friends and family, and her two kids—now in their 20’s—were interested too. More trips to Kelder’s, and a Rondout Valley Farm Tour sealed it; that day she fell in love with the very road she lives on today.
But Wendy and her then-partner couldn’t agree on the concept—he wanted a backwoods getaway, she wanted nature but to be near town—and they split up over it. She went back to the real estate agent the couple had been using, telling her “don’t show me these weekend retreat places, that’s not what I’m looking for, I want to have a farm, be part of a community.” She found the farmhouse/horse barn/ acreage she was looking for, and over the next year Hollengold Farms came to full fruition, complete with fledgling organic mini-farm, and the barn renovated into a multi-purpose building: gift shop, farmer’s market, well-appointed kitchen, meeting place/lesson area, lodgings, and Wendy’s spacious skylit upstairs studio, with an almost panoramic view of the grounds.
The studio: a pair of drying kohl-rabi still on her drawing table next to its rough sketch, straight from the late-season garden outside—which is still producing kale, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, various cabbages. Books of botanical photography, a large self-lit magnifying glass and microscope, a full spectrum of German colored pencils, stacks of durable Italian-made watercolor paper. Wendy shows me some recent works, and they’re fascinating to see close-up. Finely detailed line and charcoal drawing is seamlessly blended with the colored pencil, which Wendy is somehow able to manipulate in a manner similar to oil painting. And despite the need for precision and detail of reality involved, “there is definitely very much an artistic side to it. Composition is really important, which features you choose to show and highlight. I do love scientific details, whether it’s for scientific
36 | rollmagazine.com purposes or not…I just like the style.” Often with Wendy’s drawings, the plant is presented in various stages of development, with exquisitely small details of the flowers seeds and reproductive mechanisms. The finished product represents a meeting point of science and art, both in equal measure.
And botanical art is not above being capable of a little controversy. Wendy submitted two pieces for the Botanical Garden’s upcoming “Unusual Plants” exhibit: common burdock…and an opium poppy. “They really liked it, and they wanted to put it in the show, but because it’s an illegal plant, they were afraid they couldn’t show it.” It’s a beautiful drawing, with detailed close-ups of the honeycombed seeds—hard to believe this innocent-looking flower is responsible for so much destruction.
Wendy has managed to make her vision a reality, working and teaching drawing workshops, and living among the growing plants (absolutely no opium poppies) that feed her inspiration, and sometime also feed the stomach. “I let the plant tell me what to do, it’s in charge. I don’t think I can really improve on nature, so I don’t really try to.”
Some of Wendy Hollender’s works can be seen at Harney & Sons Teas, 1 Railroad Plaza, Millerton; and at www.whartdesign.com. More information about drawing workshops and the farmer’s market at Hollengold Farms (Accord) a b o v e & l e f t ; We n d y Ho l l e n d e r , p h o t o s b y Ma t t Pe t r i c o n e at www.hollengoldfarm.com.
Watch a video of Wendy demonstrating her technique at www.rollmagazine.com
37 | rollmagazine.com December 11, 11 am Dog on Fleas CD release show: The BesTesT oF The BesT $5 adults/Kids free
December 11, 5 pm The reCruiTer (part of the Youth and War Series sponsored by The Rosendale Theatre and The Children’s Media Project, funded by a grant from the NY Council nighTly movies for the Humanities $7/ free for 18 & under aT 7:15 December 18, 8 pm aleah long & en Full CloseD TuesDays CirCle present a musical winter solstice aDmission: $6 celebration. This multi-cultural ensemble of musicians from the Hudson Valley uses uPCoMiNg vocalizations, songs, Tibetan singing bowls SPeCial and drumming to create lush soundscapes. eVeNTS a $12.50/$6 under 12
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Lo t ha r Os t e r b u r g Pi a n e s i , p h o t o g r a v u r e p r i n t s
Throu g h 12/23- “PIRANESI,” photo g r a vures by Loth a r Osterbur g ; Westchester Counties can enjoy free admission. Queens Museum of Art a n d “THE FRUSTRATION OF EXPRESSION” g roup sho w a t curator, Larissa Harris, hosts a Gallery Talk on Andy Warhol (Sa 12/18, 2 The Center for Photo g r a phy a t Woo d stock (CPW), Woo d stock — PM), and the Public Tours series happens on Saturday afternoons (12/11, 18, Viewing stills from Lothar Osterberg’s “Piranesi”—in the Center for 1/8, 15; 1 PM). Featured works include Zoe Leonard: You see I am here after Photography at Woodstock’s Kodak Gallery—makes you feel like you’re all, Franz Erhard Walther: Work as Action, and Koo Jeong A’s three-gallery watching a frame from a great early silent film like Nosferatu or The Golem, triptych Constellational Congress. Never been to Dia:Beacon? Trust us: along where the detailed black-and-white momentary scenes themselves give with the delightful café and bookstore, it’s worth the trip. Especially if you pages of gothic narrative. Osterberg’s show is inspired by Italian it’s raining. Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries, 3 Beekman St., Beacon, www. printmaker Giovanni Batista Piranesi’s Carceri series—depicting imaginary diabeacon.org, 845.440.0100. Th-Mo prisons—using the process known as photogravure, which produces rich 11 AM-6 PM blacks and infinite grays. The densely crafted models are given a dreamlike quality, shot through a magnifying glass or macro lens to add limited depth 12/13 throu g h 1/23/11- STILL s of field, and enhanced by the camera’s placement within their miniature LIFE GROUP SHOW a n d BRUCE d i l trappings. Accompanying will be a stop-action video on the construction SARGEANT (a n d his Circle ), a t affa of “Piranesi,” accompanied with music by award-winning composer
, D CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY, Elizabeth Brown. In the rest of the gallery, it’s a collaboration among Hu d son —Two contrasting shows at b e r g CPW, the iNDIE Media Program, and renowned Seattle-based video s Hudson’s Carrie Haddad Gallery this artist Gary Hill: “The Frustration of Expression.” The exhibition features o n i g holiday season. The first explores a Hill’s Wall Piece (2000): a complex multifaceted installation which features K time-honored artistic exploration, v i d a
the artist hurling himself against a wall; with each impact a strobe flashes, D from the press release: “‘Still life’ o n both complicating and articulating the moment as Hill simultaneously hits ss e the wall and utters a single word. Five selected alumni of the iNDIE Media developed as a separate category in L i n g
Program—Marilla Abrahamsen, Will Lytle, Anthony Morelli, Kaela the Netherlands in the last quarter of c e n
Smith, and Taima Smith—have created newly commissioned pieces both the 16th century. When 20th Century F e h in response to Hill’s work and focused on addressing “the frustration of American artists became aware of t ,
expression,” particularly in connection to having grown up in Woodstock. European Modernism, they began n t a Their video installations, created specifically for this exhibition, explore to interpret still life subjects with a r g e a
the terrain of adolescent expression and the obstacles—both external and combination of American realism S e internal—to that expression. The Center for Photography at Woodstock, and Cubist-derived abstraction. This c r u
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Be a con —So here it is, the time of gift-giving holidays; if you’re ever with her paintbrushes and worktable— k r going to find yourself in a mall-type environment somehow, chances are the evening’s dinner of ‘lobsta’ and a M this will be the “season.” And really, one of the strong parts of the whole berry cobbler is seen in exaggerated mall experience is the large scale of things, these humongous comfortably close-up—while Margaret Crenson climate-controlled spaces divided up into individual compartments, each paints her breakfast of toast and eggs (poached or fried) in triptych form. with their own special experiences in their designed spaces. Well, here’s a Ann Getsinger paints the small and peculiar: a beautiful ripe orange sits bold suggestion: skip the mall, and instead buy quality and meaningful gift- in front of a winter landscape, a musical one-armed bunny is nostalgic age from local artists, vendors, and purveyors. Then, make a quick trip and sadly comical. Carolou Kristofik has an extensive pottery collection, to Dia:Beacon, where enormous spaces devoted to contemporary large- which she paints in exquisite detail, adding household objects for visual scale art offer a different—and frankly, more wholesome—sort of shared play. Dale Payson uses shots of bright color and thickly applied paint to experience. The long-term collection of works shown at the skylight-lit represent massive arrangements of flowers, bowls of bright red berries and former Nabisco box factory has been well covered by now: Andy Warhol, vivid green apples—a sense of armsful from the garden. Lionel Gilbert’s Imi Knoebel, Sol LeWitt, Joseph Beuys, Michael Heizer, Louise Bourgeois, (1912–2002) distilled and elegant world of objects slightly tumbling from etc. December starts with a Community Free Day (Sa 12/11), where the linen covered table combine cubism and abstraction. Juan Garcia- residents of Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, and Nunez created a series of paintings called ‘Convergences 00:00’ in an
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attempt to link images and ideas: it’s all good...again a controlled haphazardness of tossing fragments of magazine images into the air and letting (make) Peace them fall onto a table and painting the ‘stilled’ composition they create. Craig Johns still life we’re making the Peace symbol . 1 paintings are about ‘the pure
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o n e y “go-green” clothing. because the M f line’ and true color that o Peace sign’s not just a symbol, it’s
is almost photographic, o w l against the warm grey an attitude. show yours as you wear , B
y e r and ochre backgrounds. Peace on your sleeve, your back, next
W Judith Wyer’s small pieces h are meant to sit on a shelf to your heart or wherever you find it u d i t J or desktop and can be on our clothing. and here’s hoping
V turned around to expose s i e a second still life work you not only make Peace, you ck u on the other side. One of D always find it too. Nick Patten’s paintings u b b e r in the exhibit—Silver Still it’s all good...again 62a tinker st. woodstock, ny , R k i Life with Blue—is a serene f
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C mood of stillness. Showing concurrently is a return visit from painter Mark Beard and his invented persona of Bruce Sargeant and His Circle. All new paintings will be on display from several of “the Circle,” with many of the paintings as samples of the most popular of the five personalities, Bruce Sargeant: athletic young men rowing, climbing ropes, wrestling, and undressing, all seeming to be part of a more romantic era from long ago. Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren St., Hudson, www.carriehaddadgallery.com, 518.828.1915. Opening reception Sa 12/18 6-8 PM. Th-Tu 11 AM-5 PM, closed W.
Throu g h Ma rch - “ALREADY 10? 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A LATIN ZEST” g roup sho w a t Pritzker Ga llery , Ca s a d el Arte , Hi g hl a n d —It’s quite an impressive structure, the white organically- rounded building complex situated in Lloyd. Built by inventor/designer Thad E. Matras, it has become a meeting place for people in the arts from around the world, as well as foreign dignitaries. But it’s also the home of Elisa Pritzker’s Pritzker Gallery, which is now celebrating its tenth anniversary. In case you haven’t noticed, the Hudson Valley area has experienced a definite growth in Latin population. It should stand to reason that there should be a resulting increase in fine Latin artists in the region, and with this early 2011 show, ten such professionals have been selected to celebrate ten years in business: Jose Acosta, Felix Angel, Alexandra Baer, Dina Bursztyn, Maria Cristina Brusca, Leslie Enrique Castellanos, Regina da Costa Val, Elisa Pritzker, Julia Santos Solomon, and Julio Valdez. Elisa Pritzker Gallery, Casa del Arte, 257 S. Riverside Rd., Highland, www. pritzkerstudio.com, 845.691.5506.
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Hudson Valley fresh
the story behind a local dairy co-op and its success
by Jamaine Bell
hat’s a gallon of milk worth to you?
Dr. Sam Simon has been milking cows for 50 years, and knows a thing or two about the cost and value of a gallon of milk. Born and raised on a dairy farm in Middletown, NY, Dr. Simon left to become a surgeon as a young man, working his way through college while simultaneously tending his family’s dairy business. He became a successful orthopedic surgeon and set up practice in the Hudson Valley, with an idea that one day, he might “retire” from medicine and take up dairy farming again.
His retirement plans came to pass in the mid 90’s, when a patient, a dairy farmer in Dutchess County, offered to sell him his farm. But a lot had changed in dairy farming since his previous farming days—dairy farming had undergone the consolidation into the mass-produced, corporatized business model that most of the agricultural industry has undergone in the past 30 years.
For the small dairy farmer, this has resulted in a price for milk that is lower than the cost of production; in other words, they are literally Wlosing money for their work. Across the country, more and more small dairy farmers have been getting out of the business altogether, leaving mostly the larger industrial dairy farms in their place. Dr. Simon knew going back into the business that he would have to support his farm with his own savings, but after a year or so, he realized that the price that 42 | rollmagazine.com he was getting for his milk was nowhere close to a break-even point. Competing with the other products on the market is the main challenge He would require a large subsidy to maintain that price, more than he facing the co-op. Dr. Simon explains that demographics are important was willing to put in himself. in marketing the milk. Educating the public about the food they buy and knowing how and where it is produced is crucial. He asks, “What is the Meanwhile, his milk was winning top awards for quality. He discovered value of knowing where your food is coming from? The carbon footprint that there were other small dairy farmers nearby who were also winning here is 30 miles from the cow to the plant, and the longest distance we awards for their products, and were also facing the same situation of go is 100 miles; when the average gallon of milk in this country travels losing money. As he explains, “We had to think outside the box.” Why, 1,100 miles? This region, the Northeast, consumes 45% of all the dairy he wondered, did they have to put their superior milk in with lesser products produced in this country, but we only produce 15% of it. quality milk, and get a bottom rate price? Dr. Simon decided that the Where do you think the dairy is coming from? So why should we be high-quality local farmers needed to band together and segregate bringing in stuff from west of the Mississippi, when we can get it right their milk from the rest, process it separately, bottle it, and market it here. Granted, it will cost you a little bit more, but what are you getting themselves under their own label. And so the Hudson Valley Fresh brand in return: beautiful, open space, maintaining the local economy, and you was conceived. know where your food is coming from, and it’s fresher. You can’t tell me that milk coming from Idaho is fresher than Pleasant Valley, NY.” Hudson Valley Fresh is a non-profit dairy co-op with a mission: to continue the small family farming tradition, preserve open space, and Beyond the desire to provide high-quality, local, and sustainably to provide a high-quality, sustainably produced product at a cost that is produced milk, the Hudson Valley Fresh co-op also recognizes the value reasonable to the consumer, while also giving the farmers a fair price for of keeping farmers on their farms, not only to preserve a way of life, their work. Getting the co-op off the ground took some effort and money but to keep people employed locally and to keep the economy vital. on the part of the participating farms, but the non-profit status helped “There were 330 dairy farms in this county when I came here in the 70’s. with securing grants to research and launch the project. There are now 32. What does that tell you?” Dr. Simon asks, “Where did they go? They didn’t go by choice. They were forced out because they They started at the ground level, using coolers to keep the milk cold in couldn’t afford to do it. They could not survive; and the ones that are left transit before they bought their first refrigerated truck. Finding a local who are tremendous managers and great caretakers are on the brink.” plant that would process their milk separately and with high standards was a challenge, but they found Boice’s Dairy in Kingston, who handled So, by forming their own co-op and refusing to compromise on either their milk with the same care the farmers put into producing it. The quality or price, the Hudson Valley Fresh co-op has created an important price for their milk is generally a $1.00 more per gallon than the generic, and growing niche in the local economy. Local co-ops between farmers and a $1.00 less than organic. The consumer response to their products were a common way to do business before the days of industrialized and has been fantastic. Dr. Simon tells me that the co-op’s revenue and sales corporatized agriculture. By collectively pooling their resources and have grown 50% a year since they started in 2005. their work, these farmers are showing the way back to a more sustainable way of working and living. And the milk is downright delicious, too. Dr. Simon thinks the reasons for the popularity of their milk are because of the quality and taste, and because of the local public’s awareness and demand for locally and sustainably produced food. Hudson Valley Fresh cows are pastured and grass-fed, which, according to Dr. Simon, adds Hudson Valley Fresh milk can be found at Adam’s Fairacre Farms, body and taste to the milk that the industrial farms can’t match, with Mother Earth’s Storehouse, and local grocery stores, delis and coffee shops their penned cows that have been fed a fermented diet. Also, because of throughout the Hudson Valley and in New York City. the fact that the milk is produced locally—all the farms involved are www.hudsonvalleyfresh.com within 20 miles of each other in Dutchess County—the milk is fresher than milk from Iowa or Ohio. Dr. Simon explains that generic, industrial-farmed milk can come from thousands of miles away and is all co-mingled into large batches for production. By keeping their production and products very local, they can have milk on the shelves within 36 hours from the milking of the cow. Also, the quality of their milk—based on the somatic cell count, tested and measured each day—is almost ten times better than the national average. (See www.hudsonvalleyfresh.com for milk quality details.)
Dr. Simon and Hudson Valley Fresh do not negotiate on the price of their milk, even for wholesalers. Their price is what it is, and they believe it is a fair price. While a little higher than generic milk, they have found that in the right markets, people are willing to pay a little more for the quality and for the fact that they know they are keeping small farms viable. When asked about the value of their products to the local economy, Dr. Simon explains, “We represent 1,000 milking cows. Each milking cow contributes to this economy $15,000 per year. So this co-op contributes $15 million dollars to the local economy per year. How many jobs? Well the plant employs 43 people. Each farm has anywhere from 3 to 10. Every farmer that started with us, except one or two that retired due to age, is still with us.” 43 | rollmagazine.com roll cuisine corner heart’s delight with dim sum By Julie Goldstein
Women pass rolling carts to every table in the dining room and offer guests a selection of dishes. Every cart holds a different dish, each one equally unique and mouth-watering. Diners choose what dishes to accept, which allows everyone at the table to sample an assortment of delights. The process warrants a leisurely meal; in fact it is encouraged for diners to linger, relax, and enjoy. The diner has the power to choose as many plates of an item as he can eat, but he must be wary as the servers s h u m a i : p o r k a n d s h r i m p d u m p l i n g s count the empty plates at the end of a meal to calculate the cost. Perhaps On e o f t h e m o s t p o p u l a r d i m s u m i t e m s i s s h u m a i , s a v o r y d u m p l i n g s it is the pleasing aroma that drifts from the tiny indulgences in steamer o f t e n s e r v e d a l o n g w i t h h a r g o w , s t e a m e d d u m p l i n g s m a d e w i t h baskets or maybe the joy one gets from selecting which dishes to taste p o r k f a t , s c a l l i o n s , a n d b a m b o o s h o o t s . Sh u m a i d u m p l i n g s a r e that make dim sum an enchanting culinary tradition. a c t u a l l y e a s y t o m a k e a t h o m e ; m o s t l a r g e g r o c e r y s t o r e s h a v e t h e m o r e u n u s u a l ingredients n o w a d a y s , a n d s t e a m e r s a r e r e a d i l y Dim sum can be compared to French hors d’oeuvres, Spanish tapas or a v a i l a b l e . Th i s i s a l a r g e r e c i p e , t o m a k e s u r e y o u h a v e p l e n t y t o g o even to a buffet where diners get the privilege of opting for a variety of a r o u n d w h e n f r i e n d s v i s i t . An d t h e y w i l l , w h e n t h e y s m e l l t h e s e dishes. With dim sum every dish is an individual portion that evokes a b a b i e s c o o k i n g . Ma k e s 72 o f t h e m . sense of exclusivity to the diner. It is a fascinating Chinese custom as it enables one to taste a selection of morsels from the myriad of offerings of ingredients - the beloved cuisine. Dim sum, literally meaning, “To touch the heart,” 1 c u p s h i i t a k e m u s h r o o m s , s o a k e d 30 m i n . i n h o t w a t e r originated in the Canton region of China, and is closely related to the 2¼ l b s . g r o u n d p o r k Chinese tradition of yum cha—drinking tea. Ancient travelers along ¾ l b u n c o o k e d s h r i m p - p e e l e d , d e v e i n e d , a n d d i c e d the Silk Road would often need a place to rest so they would stop at tea 2¼ t s p . k o s h e r s a l t houses and enjoy yum cha. Though it was once considered unbecoming 6 t s p . g r a n u l a t e d s u g a r to enjoy food with tea, it became known that tea aided digestion, so 3 t b s p . n a t u r a l p e a n u t b u t t e r as teahouses started adding snacks to their menus, this custom steadily 3 t b s p . c a n o l a o i l progressed into what we now know as the delightful dim sum. 1½ t b s p . o y s t e r s a u c e 6 t b s p . c o r n s t a r c h Dim sum was brought to North America in the 19th century with 3 t s p . s e s a m e o i l Chinese immigrants, many of whom were Cantonese, and has become 1 t s p . w h i t e p e p p e r a popular trend in the United States. Restaurants serving dim sum 72 g y o z a w o n t o n s k i n s have arisen all over the country, particularly in Manhattan and other 72 p e a s metropolitan areas. There is a little something for everyone to eat at d u m p l i n g s t e a m e r dim sum, which makes it a versatile way to eat, especially for a group (o r w h a t e v e r y o u h a v e h a n d y f o r s t e a m i n g ) dining together. Both sweet and savory dishes are served at dim sum, the Chinese meal equivalent to the American brunch. It includes a plethora Combine all but last two ingredients, mix well, and refrigerate 4 of fried wontons, dumplings, meatballs, steamed cakes, and puddings. hours, uncovered. Take wonton skin, and put 4 tsp. of mixture in On the table sits a selection of condiments typically including sesame oil, center . Crimp dumpling wrapper up the sides while holding the filling, soy sauce, and fermented black bean sauce for dim sum dipping. making a little basket shape. Pack down filling, smooth over the top, and lightly tap on surface to flatten bottom. Garnish with green pea. Dim sum is often served in courses beginning with lighter steamed dishes When ready to serve, steam dumplings 7 minutes. such as har gow—delicate shrimp dumplings, carefully dipped in a bath of soy sauce to enhance the sweetness of the shrimp . Fried wontons, pot stickers , and spring rolls may be served in the next course—then striking delicacies of chicken feet, crab claws, and spareribs appear. Diners often Bull and Buddha, 319 Main St., Poughkeepsie, features a Dim Sum find themselves in a whirlwind of culinary amazement as the carts roll by. Brunch every Sunday, 11 AM-8 PM. Visit www.bullandbuddha.com for What could the next cart hold? Possibly congee, a savory rice porridge, more information. or char siu bao—steamed buns traditionally filled with sweet barbequed pork. Dessert consists of steamed cakes and mini buttery tart shells filled with smooth and sweet egg custard.
44 | rollmagazine.com roll dining in w/gary allen, food maven Caviar, historian & author friend or faux Throughout history, people have tried to turn lead into gold, either in actuality or metaphorically. When we think of Welsh Rabbit (melted a l m o s t c h i n e s e b e l u g a cheese), Bombay Duck (dried fish), or Scotch Woodcock (chopped Th i s counterfeit c a v i a r l o o k s a l o t m o r e l i k e t h e r e a l t h i n g , a n d hard-boiled eggs and cream on toast) , it’s usually a rare or expensive e v e n b e a r s a s l i g h t (a n d t o t a l l y u n e x p e c t e d ) resemblance t o t h e ingredient replaced ingeniously by something more plebian. Sometimes b r i n y s e a -t a s t e o f c a v i a r —b u t w i t h a n As i a n t w i s t . this is done with larcenous intent—but that’s outside the scope of this article, somewhat depressing, and hardly in the spirit of the s e r v e s 6 t o 8 a s a n a p p e t i z e r holiday season. ingredients ½ c u p u n c o o k e d t a p i o c a p e a r l s (n o t i n s t a n t ) 1/4 c u p d a r k s o y s a u c e Instead, we’re going to look at some whimsical substitutions for one 1 t b s p . c h i n e s e b l a c k v i n e g a r of the rarest and most expensive of comestibles: caviar. 1 t b s p . s u g a r 1 t s p . d a r k s e s a m e o i l Real caviar is the roe of various fishes, the most precious of which is 1 s c a l l i o n , s l i c e d t h i n l y o n a d i a g o n a l , f o r g a r n i s h Beluga—the lightly salted eggs of mature sturgeon from the Caspian m e t h o d Sea. As only 100 of these antediluvian creatures are harvested each year, Cook the tapioca pearls in two quarts of boiling water until translucent, the price is understandably high. While most of us won’t be bellying up with just a tiny opaque spot in the middle. Drain and drop into cold to big bowls of Beluga as part of this New Year’s Eve’s festivities, there water to stop cooking. Prepare marinade by combining remaining are a number of alternative caviars to tempt us. ingredients. Mix tapioca with marinade in covered container, and set aside in “Kaviar” is a Russian surrogate made from soybeans, while a Japanese refrigerator for at least four hours, mixing gently from time to time. manufacturer (Hokuyu Company) makes “Cavianne.” The most Serve in Chinese soupspoons, garnished with a few tiny pieces of convincing of these fakes is made in Canada: Kelp Caviar comes in scallion. several flavors (truffle, salmon, chile and wasabi). The tiny “eggs” are made from agar-agar-rich powdered kelp that has been flavored, t e x a s c a v i a r cooked and stabilized as a thick gelatinous liquid. The liquid then drips Th i s o f f e r i n g l o o k s n o t h i n g l i k e c a v i a r , a n d h a s f l a v o r s o n e w o u l d into a solution of calcium chloride that causes it to form smooth firm n e v e r e n c o u n t e r a r o u n d t h e Ca s p i a n Se a , b u t i t i s c a l l e d “c a v i a r ” “pearls”—a process that molecular gastronomers call “spherification.” b y t h e f o l k s w h o m a k e i t i n t h e i r h o m e k i t c h e n s . Th e y ’v e b e e n m a k i n g Our own recipes are somewhat less high-tech, and don’t require any odd i t , i n v a r i o u s f o r m s , s o o f t e n t h a t i t ’s b e c o m e a p a r t y s t a n d a r d . Ho w chemicals or weird-science lab equipment. i t g o t i t s n a m e i s a l i t t l e m y s t e r i o u s , b u t t h e n a t i v e s o f t h e r e g i o n d o h a v e s o m e t h i n g o f a r e p u t a t i o n f o r t a l l t a l e s , exaggeration , o r a j v a r d o w n r i g h t m e n d a c i t y (a t l e a s t w h e n d e a l i n g w i t h t h o s e o f u s w h o In Tu r k i s h , h a v y a r i s “s a l t e d r o e ,” a n a m e c l e a r l y r e l a t e d t o c o m e f r o m p l a c e s n o r t h o f t h e Re d Ri v e r ). “c a v i a r .” Ha v y a r i s a l s o c o n n e c t e d , etymologically , t o Aj v a r —a s e r v e s 4-6 a s a n a p p e t i z e r beautifully -c o l o r e d , a n d f r a g r a n t , p a s t e m a d e o f r o a s t e d r e d ingredients p e p p e r s a n d g a r l i c . ½ l b . d r i e d b l a c k -e y e d p e a s , c o o k e d , c o o l e d a n d d r a i n e d 2 m e d i u m t o m a t o e s , s e e d e d a n d d i c e d s e r v e s 6 t o 8 a s a n a p p e t i z e r 2 j a l a p e ñ o o r s e r r a n o c h i l e s , s e e d e d a n d m i n c e d ingredients 1 s m a l l o n i o n , d i c e d 6 l b s . r e d b e l l p e p p e r s 1/2 r e d b e l l p e p p e r , s e e d e d a n d d i c e d 1 l a r g e e g g p l a n t 1/4 c u p c i l a n t r o , c h o p p e d 1/2 h e a d g a r l i c , p e e l e d a n d c h o p p e d 6 t b s p . w i n e v i n e g a r o l i v e o i l 6 t b s p . o l i v e o i l v i n e g a r , t o t a s t e 1 c l o v e g a r l i c , m i n c e d s a l t a n d p e p p e r , t o t a s t e 1 t s p . o r e g a n o h o t p a p r i k a o r c a y e n n e , t o t a s t e 1/2 t b s p . c u m i n , t o a s t e d a n d g r o u n d t a b a s c o , o p t i o n a l , t o t a s t e m e t h o d s a l t & b l a c k p e p p e r , t o t a s t e Roast each pepper, under broiler or over a flame, until skin is blackened. Place peppers in a bag or covered bowl to steam for a few m e t h o d minutes, then rub off blackened skin. Split eggplant lengthwise, score Combine all ingredients in a non-reactive bowl. Cover and place the cut surfaces lightly, then rub the cut surface with olive oil and a in refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Adjust seasonings to taste, with sprinkling of salt. additional vinegar, Tabasco, salt and pepper, as needed. Serve with tortilla chips. Roast eggplant in a hot oven for about 20 minutes, or until soft. Scoop the cooked eggplant from the skin, which can then be discarded. You can find more of Gary Allen’s speculations about things he has been known Combine eggplant, garlic, and two tablespoons olive oil in a food to (but really shouldn’t) stick in his mouth—his own foot being a prime example processor. Pulse to chop only—the mixture should not be completely of the latter—at his website www.onthetable.us. smooth. Set it aside in a large bowl. Remove stems and seeds from peppers, then pulse in a food processor until they are coarsely chopped. Combine eggplant and peppers, and adjust flavor with salt, pepper, vinegar, and hot paprika (or cayenne), to taste. Serve with toasted slices of baguette or pita.
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ARIES (Ma r c h 21-Ap r i l 19): Physicist Stephen LEO (Ju l y 23-Au g . 22): Research by German Hawking believes it would be dangerous to get in psychologists suggests that positive superstitions touch with extraterrestrial creatures. “If aliens visit may be helpful. Reporting in the journal Psychological us,” he says, “the outcome would be much as when Science, they discovered that people who think they Columbus landed in America, which didn’t turn are in possession of good luck charms outperform out well for the Native Americans.” Those who’ve studied the teeming people who don’t. “Superstition-induced confidence” evidence for UFOs would say that Hawking’s warning is too late. Some seems to act in ways akin to how placebos work to mysterious non-human intelligence has been here for a long time, and heal sick people: It can provide a mysterious boost. (Mo r e h e r e : tinyurl. the fact that we are still around proves they’re no Spanish conquistadors. com/LuckCharm.) Just for the fun of it, Leo—and in accordance with the Aside from that, though, let’s marvel at the stupidity of Hawking’s lame astrological omens—put this finding to the test. Get yourself a magical advice. As any mildly wise person knows, exploring the unknown is not object that stimulates your power to achieve success. only an aid to our mental and spiritual health—it’s a prerequisite. That’ll be especially true for you Aries in the coming weeks. VIRGO (Au g . 23-Se p t . 22): Psychologist Carl Jung said that we are all connected to each other via the TAURUS (Ap r i l 20-Ma y 20): “At times, although collective unconscious. Your psyche and my psyche one is perfectly in the right, one’s legs tremble,” have taproots that sink deep into the memories and wrote philosopher V.V. Rozanov. “At other times, capacities of the entire human race. According to although one is completely in the wrong, birds sing my reading of the omens, your taproots are now in one’s soul.” That may have been the case for you functioning more vigorously than they have in a long last month, Taurus, but these days it’s the exact time. You’re in more intimate contact than usual with the primal pool reverse. If your knees are wobbly, you’re off-center, of possibilities. And what good is that, you may ask? Well, it means you missing the mark, or far from the heart of the matter. have the power to draw on mojo that transcends your personal abilities. If, on the other, birds are singing in your soul, it’s because you’re united Could you make use of some liquid lightning, ambrosial dreams, or with the beautiful truth. There are a couple of caveats, though: The healing balm from the beginning of time? beautiful truth won’t be simple and bright; it’ll be dense, convoluted, and kaleidoscopic. And the birds’ songs will sound more like a philharmonic LIBRA (Se p t . 23-Oc t . 22): If you want to get a gallon orchestra pounding out Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony than a single flute of milk directly from the source, you have to squeeze playing a quaint folk song. a cow’s udder over 300 times. I recommend you use that as a metaphor for your task in the days to come. GEMINI (Ma y 21-Ju n e 20): Are there any actors It’s going to take a lot of squirts or tugs or tweaks who have impersonated as many different types of to get the totality of what you want. Be patient and characters as Gemini chameleon Johnny Depp? From precise as you fill your cup little by little. There’s no way you can hurry rogue agent to chocolatier, from psychotic barber to the process by skipping some steps. astronaut, he is a model of inconsistency—a master of not imitating himself. (To g l i m p s e 24 o f h i s v a r i o u s SCORPIO (Oc t . 23-No v . 21): “Blessed are the p e r s o n a s , g o h e r e : http://bit.ly/GeminiActor.) According to my reading of meek, for they shall inherit the earth,” says the the omens, you now have a poetic license to follow his lead. There have Bible. That doesn’t mean what most people think been few times in the last two years when you’ve had this much freedom it does. The word translated as “meek” is the Greek and permission to be so multiple, mercurial, and mutant. word praus, which in ancient times didn’t mean “weak-willed, passive, mild.” Rather, it referred CANCER (Ju n e 21-Ju l y 22): A tattoo now adorns to great power that was under rigorous control. the neck of pop star Rihanna. It says “rebelle fleur,” For example, soldiers’ warhorses were considered praus. They heeded which is a French phrase meaning “rebel flower.” the commands of their riders, but were fierce warriors that fought with The grammar police protested her new body art. tireless fervor. In this spirit, Scorpio, I’m predicting you’re about to get They wished she would have rendered it correctly very “meek”: offering your tremendous force of will and intelligence in —as “fleur rebelle”—since in French, adjectives are disciplined service to a noble cause. (Thanks to Merlin Hawk for the info I supposed to follow, not precede, the nouns they refer used in this ’scope.) to. But I’m guessing Rihanna knew that. In reversing the order, she was double-asserting her right to commit breezy acts of SAGITTARIUS (No v . 22-De c . 21): Philosopher insurrection. Let’s make “rebelle fleur” your keynote in the coming days, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote a book called Ecce Homo: Cancerian. Break taboos, buck tradition, and overthrow conventional How One Becomes What One Is. I’d love it if in the wisdom—always with blithe grace and jaunty charm. next few weeks you would think a lot about how
46 | rollmagazine.com you are on your way to becoming what you were born to be. Current astrological omens suggest you will have special insight into that theme. For inspiration, you might want to borrow some of Nietzsche’s chapter titles, including the following: “Why I Am So Wise,” “Why I Am So Clever,” and “Why I Am a Destiny.”
CAPRICORN (De c . 22-Ja n . 19): During some of her concerts, Capricorn singer Hayley Williams (lead vocalist of Paramore) has worn a tank top that bears the phrase “Brand New Eyes.” I encourage you to consider making that your own guiding principle for a while. By pointedly declaring your intention to view the world with refreshed vision, you will be able to tune in to sights that have been invisible to you. You will discover secrets hidden in plain view and maybe even carve out a window where before there had been a thick, blank wall.
AQUARIUS (Ja n . 20-Fe b . 18): Much of my recent book, Pronoia Is the Antidote for Paranoia, is rated PG. Some is R. But there’s one story that’s X. Not in the same way that porn is. While it’s uninhibited in its rendering of ecstatic eroticism, it’s a feminist meditation on spiritual intimacy, not a heap of vulgar stereotypes. Still, when the book came out, I couldn’t bear the thought of sending copies to certain relatives of mine who are a bit prudish. So I came to an honorable compromise: Using a razor blade, I sliced out the nine pages in question and gave my loved ones the mostly- intact remainder. May I suggest you consider a comparable editing of your efforts, Aquarius? Your main object right now is to win friends and influence people. Authorized Dr. Hauschka Premier Dealer luten ree roducts PISCES (Fe b . 19-Ma r c h 20): In the waters off the G -F P southwest coast of Africa, the small fish known as the bearded goby has always been preyed upon by jellyfish—until recently. Now this formerly mild- mannered species, whose diet used to consist of phytoplankton, has overthrown the ancient status quo: It is feasting on the jellyfish that once feasted on it. Scientists aren’t sure why. I foresee a metaphorically comparable development in your life, Pisces. How it will play out exactly, I’m not sure. Maybe you’ll gain an advantage over someone or something that has always had an advantage over you. Maybe you will become the topdog in a place where you’ve been the underdog. Or maybe you’ll begin drawing energy from a source that has in the past sucked your energy.
To check out my expanded audio forecast of your destiny go to RealAstrology.com.
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