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FREE | Friday, August 15, 2014 69 Main St., Cold Spring, N.Y. | www.philipstown.info Vassar Freeform Radio Plays On WVKR defines eclectic

By Michael Turton

f variety is the spice of life, then Poughkeepsie-based WVKR (91.3 IFM) must be the fully loaded spice rack of the airwaves. Its eclectic radio broadcasts involve maximum variety Left, Haldane Director of Facilities and and two local residents, veteran WVKR Transportation Michael Twardy outside disc jockeys, are at the center of the sta- one of two modular classrooms that will be tion’s freeform mix. demolished before school resumes. When Established in the early 1970s, WVKR the demolition takes place, workers will try is affiliated with Vassar College, whose to save the flower beds. Photos by M. Turton students run the station and make up its board. Even before the station was estab- lished, Vassar hosted radio broadcasts as Haldane Modular Classrooms Face Demolition early as the 1930s. School tax rate increase Unfortunately what he discovered was Twardy reported that an examination Music is a large part of the station’s 24- not good news. Significant problems at of a soft and sagging portion of the floor hour programming and features almost will be minimal the district office building and even more in one of the modular classrooms also everything imaginable. Genre-based By Michael Turton serious health and structural issues with turned up significant mold and moisture programs include rock, hip-hop, elec- two portable classrooms, discovered as problems when sections of the walls were tronic, jazz, blues, reggae, soul, world, t has been a summer of “discovery” part of routine summer maintenance, removed. After considering alternative post punk, polka and more. for Haldane’s Director of Facilities were discussed at the Haldane School solutions, including cleaning and repair- Iand Transportation Michael Twardy. Board’s Tuesday (Aug. 12) meeting. ing the portables (Continued on page 3)

tracks. Graffiti was sprayed onto two Suspects Arrested in Graffiti Spree vents on the roof above the Ellen Hayden Public and private Downtown Gallery. A small sign was sto- len from the exterior of Bijou Galleries. property hit The pedestrian tunnel was hit, as was the bridge over the Metro-North tracks. By Michael Turton Near the approaches to the bridge, side- walks, a rock outcrop and a number of Sam Tallerico, right, and fellow DJ Owen old Spring Police have traffic signs were defaced. The conces- in the WVKR archive. Photo provided arrested three suspects sion building and picnic tables at May- in connection with an C or’s Park were also hit as was a car and Award winning news and outbreak of graffiti in several Foodtown. The Lone Ranger village locales late Saturday The station is far from being only about night (Aug. 9) and into Sun- Vandals may have left their music. The flagship of WVKR’s daytime day morning (Aug. 10). signature programming is Democracy Now, which Mayor’s Park was vandalized on Monday night (Aug. 11). On Monday (Aug. 11), The Paper spoke In a press release issued airs weekdays from 8 until 9 each morn- Photo by M. Turton with two contacts who asked not to be Wednesday (Aug. 13), CSPD ing. Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan named. One said that the vandalism Officer-in-Charge George Gonzalez, the multi-award winning news is believed to be the work of persons Kane said that a 17-year-old A new level of vandalism? program is broadcast nationally on NPR, Graffiti has been a problem in Cold known for having painted graffiti within (male) has been charged with making PBS, Pacifica, satellite television and Spring for years, however the most re- the village in the past and that their per- a false written statement and making numerous community and college radio cent spray-can painting spree may have sonal “tags” are evident in the weekend graffiti. Two 16-year-olds (males) were stations. Its daily War and Peace Report crossed the line into a more serious and outbreak. The letters “SK” can be clearly also charged with making graffiti. Both offers a range of views on current issues far more extensive display of vandalism. seen in at least two of the weekend graf- charges are Class A misdemeanors. The using full-length interviews that feature Residents awoke Sunday morning to a fiti sites, including the rooftop. The suspects were arraigned and will appear voices seldom if ever heard in national rash of graffiti on both public and private contact provided the first names of two in Cold Spring Justice Court on Oct. 8. mainstream media. property that went well beyond the pedes- alleged offenders to The Paper, which in Their names cannot be released because At the other end of the spectrum, lis- trian tunnel and other locations that have turn gave them to the CSPD. The second they are minors. teners can tune into Radio Showtime been defaced numerous times in the past. contact said beer had been consumed and Kane commended CSPD Officers Greg with Bill Eberle every Sunday at 6 p.m. Much of the damage was centered a chair broken on his/her porch on the Walz, Ed Boulanger and Gary Marino for Eberle cues up old-time radio serials dat- near Main Street on both sides of the night of the (Continued on page 3) work that led to the arrests. ing back to the 1930s. The Lone Ranger and Sergeant Preston of the Yukon are two of the most popular shows. Other classics include The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Jack Benny Show and Fibber McGee and Molly. Other programming runs the gamut from news tailored to Vassar students, landscaping and gardening advice and a weekly discussion of disability issues, to a story hour, environmental news and a weekly look at Hudson Valley politics. The home of American Pie Marc Breslav is a Kent resident who es- Left, the letters “SK” are included in the graffiti on this vent atop the roof of the Ellen Hayden Downtown Gallery — and may be tablished his public relations and marketing the “tag” used by one of the vandals to identify his work. Center, part of the graffiti on the bridge over the Metro-North tracks. business in Cold Spring in 1987. He marked Right, a number of street signs were defaced. Photos by M. Turton his 20th anniversary as a (To page 5) 2 August 15, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Mouths to Feed

you heard a fact about a place or a likely to get a small cup Northern Darks people, and then, when you actually of lukewarm water with encountered it, been like, Whoa! I a sad little Lipton tea By Celia Barbour had no idea — even though you did? You bag lying on the sau- had exactly that: an idea. cer. At breakfast buf- he Finns drink a lot of coffee. Their I stopped drinking coffee 20 years ago, fets (which are AMAZ- per capita consumption — 1.8 cups while working on a book. My schedule re- ING over there, by the per day — is more than twice that T quired I wake up at 4:30 every morning way, and can fill your of the U.S., and the second highest in the in order to write as much as possible be- mornings with joy and world (the Dutch are number one). fore going to work. I quickly found I was sustain your body for I knew that. It’s the kind of informa- more effective on tea’s gentle, sustained an entire day), the tea tion you come across if you pay attention alertness than coffee’s eye-popping zing, urn will be so saturated to the little charts and factoids that com- so even after the book was printed and with the flavor of coffee, monly appear in the media. Long before published, I went on drinking tea — love- the urns having been my family and I set forth on a three-week ly, astringent, fragrant, plain black tea — switched around indif- trip around Finland, I was aware of the in the mornings. ferently for so long, that country’s predilection for coffee. I count on tea. And one aspect of the if you close your eyes But knowing something is not the same Finns’ coffeephilia I was not prepared for and sip the liquid issu- thing as experiencing it for yourself. was their consequent total incompetence ing forth you can almost Well, of course, that goes without at making tea. Tea in Finland sucks. If imagine you are drink- saying, right? But still: How often have Vegan coffee/mocha smoothie you order tea in a restaurant, you are ing hot water steeped in an old Dunkin’ Donuts cup that has been lying even lower in the Finns’ diets than tea. on the floor of your car for a week. In cer- Tea may be bad, but iced coffee does not tain fancy places, where they brew loose- exist. If you ask for it in a cafe, the server leaf tea in press pots, the so-called tea is will say, “You mean a cup of coffee and … flavored with dried berries. a cup … of … ice?!?” looking as perplexed Morning after morning, I sampled as if you’d just asked for a squirt of choco- these horrible teas then switched to cof- late syrup for your fish soup. fee. And the coffee was excellent: Strong, Hot coffee it was, then, morning and rich, dark, hot, flavorful. afternoon, for three long, wonderful, caf- Moreover, although I’d discovered feine-fueled weeks. over the years that my tender stomach One great thing about traveling is that no longer tolerated black coffee’s harsh the flavors you experience are often quite acidity very well, I had no problems in brand-new; some may connect with a Finland, as if I’d shifted not just time small constellation of memories, but for zones but constitution-zones as well, the most part, they are not woven into as if my very gastrointestinal cells had the thick network of associations that thrown off their cares and decided enmesh the foods that comprise your ev- When in Rome …. eryday diet. So mornings were fine. But the after- I returned here craving an iced-coffee noons, they were hot, temperatures in the smoothie, something I used to order dai- high 80s and low 90s. By about 3 p.m., I ly from a vegan café called Sacred Chow, was craving a creamy, cool, iced coffee — on Hudson Street, back when I lived in Coffee beans Photos by C. Barbour the one coffee variant that has survived the West Village. I treated myself to one my otherwise total switchover to tea. But the day we got back, and to another yes- wouldn’t you know it? Iced coffee ranks terday. Chilly, luscious, and thoroughly tangled up in my own personal history, Vegan Coffee/Mocha it tastes very much like home. Smoothie For the sweetest smoothies, use overripe bananas. Peel and freeze them in a resealable bag at least 12 hours before making this drink. Brew and cool espresso ahead of time, too.

1 ripe, frozen banana 1 tablespoon espresso powder, or ¼ cup very strong espresso, cooled 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder, optional 1 heaping tablespoon almond or cashew butter ¾ cup soy milk or almond milk 2 pitted dates 2 ice cubes, optional

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Modular Classrooms Face Demolition (from page 1) or replacing them with new units, trustees sound overall. A preliminary estimate Former Haldane Superintendent Remembered voted to have the two buildings demol- for repairs was put at between $20,000 r. Dudley (Skip) Hare, superintendent at the Haldane Central School District from ished prior to the start of the school year. and $25,000. A strategy for completing D1980 to 1988, died on Aug. 6, in Naples, Florida, after a four-month battle with A number of factors led to that decision. those repairs has not been determined. pancreatic cancer. Twardy said that the restoration company Superintendent of Schools Diana Bowers Dr. Hare also served as superintendent of Pelham schools from 1988 to 1995 before that inspected the modular units ques- commented that rooftop snow loads will going on to become superintendent and CEO of Putnam County Westchester BOCES. tioned the wisdom of repairing them, stat- be carefully monitored this winter. ing that even if refurbished their longev- “Skip was also our search consultant when we hired Dr. Mark Villanti. He was a real Minimal tax rate increase gentleman,” Haldane School Board President Joe Curto told The Paper. In an email ity was questionable. The portables were Business Manager Anne Dinio report- to Haldane staff, teacher Eric Richter wrote: “We will all remember Skip as a man of leased and installed in 1999 and were to ed that the tax rate for Philipstown resi- integrity, a visionary and a leader.” be phased out after construction of the dents will increase by less than 0.02 per- Condolences can be sent to Mrs. Judi Hare, 3411 Runaway Court, Naples, FL 34114. new high school. Instead, the district pur- cent for the 2014-15 budget year to $34.36 chased them for use as foreign language per $1,000 of assessed value. For a home classrooms. Purchasing new modular with an assessed value of $250,000, that istration conducted a two-day retreat this As part of the U.N. simulation, students classrooms would be expensive — between translates to $8,589 in school taxes. week to begin what Bowers calls a “discov- learn about diplomacy and international $200,00 and $250,000 per unit, Twardy Spending will total $22,405,488 in ery process,” shaping a vision of what Hal- relations. They also develop skills in pub- said. “There is no such thing as a tempo- 2014-15 as approved by voters in May. dane will look like in the future in order to lic speaking, research, debating, team- rary classroom anymore,” he said. New Philipstown taxpayers will contribute meet that charge. Teachers and other staff work, writing and leadership. “The more York State Department of Education regu- $17,383,623 while Putnam Valley and will join the year-long process on Superin- we can introduce kids to the global stage lations now require foundations, running Fishkill residents will pay $411,851 and tendent Days in September and November and teach them conflict resolution … this is water and bathrooms for all modular units. $241,435, respectively. in the early stages of a process that will de- fabulous,” Haldane School Board President If there is any good news it is that the velop five- and 10-year strategies. Joe Curto said. district will receive an insurance payout Bowers addresses communications of $139,000 for the two units, more than — and the future Diplomats in the making Back to school was originally anticipated. Cost of de- Residents can expect increased and The Model United Nations is coming Haldane will be closed Monday, Sept. 1, molition will be approximately $21,000. timelier communications from Haldane to Haldane. Trustees approved Principal for Labor Day. Staff will take part in Super- The Mabel Merritt Building will now be officials as new Superintendent Bowers Brent Harrington’s recommendation to intendent Conference Days on Sept. 2 and adapted for classroom use for the fore- puts her stamp on district operations. initiate a Pilot Model U.N. Enrichment 3. For students, the big day is Thursday, seeable future, making up for the space One way she plans to do that is through a Course in the middle school during the Sept. 4, when classes resume. lost by demolition of the modular units. Superintendent’s Blog now being tested. 2014-15 school year. The district office also has its problems. “There will definitely be a focus on com- A beam was found to have split beneath munications,” in order to quickly provide the second floor storage area, necessitat- and clarify information that residents Village Hit with Graffiti Spree (from page 1) need, Bowers said. Residents will also be ing removal of a large number of paper graffiti binge. A credit card receipt for the min F. Walker quoted clinical psycholo- able to post questions on the blog. records and the purchase of two exterior purchase of beer was left at that scene gist Dr. Jeffery Chase who said, “… many Haldane is also working on developing a storage units. Twardy said that inspec- and was handed over to CSPD. people, especially children and adoles- smart-phone application that will make a tors commented that the administrative cents, will often resort to vandalism in wide range of information available — from Root cause unclear building also might be nearing “the end order to vent. Vandalism to me is basi- board meeting agendas and the school cal- While some consider graffiti to be an of its useable life.” When Trustee Pe- cally anger.” Chase added that while in- endar to cafeteria menus and sports. art form, artistic merit was not obvious ter Henderson questioned that, Twardy dividuals tend to vandalize because of In her report, Bowers pointed out that in the latest spate of spray-can vandalism. pointed out that the office was built in anger, groups often do it for social rea- next year Haldane will begin educating the The root cause of vandalism, including 1851 and that used lumber was part of sons. “There is that socialization qual- Class of 2017. “Our charge is to make them graffiti, is far from crystal clear. In his its construction. “We’re going to have to ity of trying to fit in, be involved in the college ready,” she said. “We don’t know article on CleanLink.com titled Graffiti look at that closely,” Henderson said. The gang, and be accepted,” Chase said. building has been deemed structurally now what that will take.” Senior admin- Psychology: Why Vandals Strike, Benja-

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Separate sealed bids for the Indian Brook Road Culvert Replacement Project will be received by the Town of Philipstown at the offi ce of the Town Clerk, 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516 until 11:00 o’clock AM local prevailing time on Friday, September 4, 2014 and then at said offi ce publicly opened and read aloud.

A prebid meeting will be held at 10:00 o’clock AM local prevailing time on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Philipstown Town Hall.

The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifi cations, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following location:

Offi ce of the Town Clerk 238 Main Street, Cold Spring, New York 10516

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED FINANCING BY THE Continental Village Fire Department, Inc. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, will meet at the Town Hall, 238 Main Street, in Cold Spring, New York, in said County on August 27, 2014 at 7:30 o’clock P.M. Prevailing Time, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the question of whether a tax-exempt lease- purchase obligation should be issued by “Continental Village Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (the “Fire Company”), to fi nance the cost of the purchase of a new Marion custom rescue truck and equipment, Truck & Chassis. The maximum aggregate face amount of the obligation to be issued with respect thereto will not exceed $375,000. At said public hearing said Town Board of the Town of Philipstown will hear all persons interested in the subject matter thereof. Dated: August 13, 2014 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF PHILIPSTOWN Tina M. Merando, Town Clerk 4 August 15, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info Philipstown Town Board Confers with Continental Village Firefighters on Truck Purchase Publisher Moves ahead on generator Gordon Stewart as cell tower effort stalls Managing Editor Kevin E. Foley By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong

Arts/Feature Editor asually convening around a table, Alison Rooney members of the Philipstown Town Senior Correspondents CBoard and Continental Village Fire Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong Department (CVFD) conferred Wednesday Michael Turton night (Aug. 6) on the firefighters’ plans to Layout Editor buy a new, $575,000 multi-purpose truck, Kate Vikstrom a proposal that elicited generally favorable responses from the Town Board. Members of the Continental Village Fire Department await the Town Board workshop. Calendar Editor During a workshop at Town Hall, the Photo by L.S. Armstrong Chip Rowe evening before their formal monthly [email protected] carries 500 gallons of water; includes a lic hearing on the truck purchase for Aug. 27. meeting, the board members also infor- light tower for operating in darkness; Copy Editor mally agreed to pursue installation of a Recycling center generator has a mechanism for refilling air bottles; Mary Ann Ebner generator at the old landfill given the lack In other business, Shea urged that the and accommodates its whole crew inside of progress on a cell tower project that town government pursue its own plans Sports Editor the vehicle, enhancing safety. The fire had included donation of a generator. for installing a generator at the old land- Kathie Scanlon department stated it anticipates using [email protected] fill, now the recycling headquarters, to Continental Village fire truck the truck when responding to collisions ensure constant radio communication ca- Reporters The Continental Village Fire Department and EMS-assistance cases, water or hik- pabilities in emergency situations. A com- Sommer Hixson proposed the truck purchase in July, seek- ing rescues, structure fires, and similar pany interested in putting a cell tower at Pamela Doan ing to schedule a public hearing on lease- emergencies. Clayton Smith purchase financing for up to $375,000 of “You guys make it easy,” Town Supervi- the landfill had offered to provide a gener- the total cost, but the Town Board deferred sor Richard Shea said, as the fire depart- ator as part of the deal, but Shea said that Photographer he had heard nothing further from the Maggie Benmour action, requesting more details. ment delegation went over the data. He The eight CFVD representatives at also cited their financial accountability firm after the cell tower initiative caused Advertising Director Wednesday’s workshop explained that and said they “do a great job, all across a public ruckus this spring and questions Michele Gedney they intend to use $200,000 of reserves to the board.” about the tower’s height persisted. For information on advertising: cover the rest of the expense and that they Councilor John Van Tassel, a veteran Shea said that even if the landfill does 845-809-5584 foresaw no negative impact on taxes or firefighter in the North Highlands Fire eventually accommodate the cell tower, Email: [email protected] fire protection rates. The truck they want, District, added “I think it’s a wonderful it will take time and the town should not Advertising closing: Tuesday at noon a 2014 rescue-pumper, general-use vehicle, idea to go to a combined vehicle,” serv- wait to obtain a generator, which he esti- Requirements: PDF or jpeg would allow the department to dispatch ing multi-purposes, given personnel con- mated would cost $7,500. (minimum 300 dpi) only one piece of equipment to many calls. cerns. The firefighters said their depart- “I think we should just do it; get the Review our rate sheet: According to written information the ment has about 70 members, of whom generator in, before the storm season www.philipstown.info/ads CVFD provided the Town Board, the perhaps 30 can respond and do the nitty- starts,” Van Tassel agreed. The board © philipstown.info 2014 truck contains an extrication tool pro- gritty work at each serious call. then decided to pull together the specifi- All rights reserved. No part of this viding faster care of someone injured; The board subsequently scheduled a pub- cations it needs to proceed. publication may be reproduced in any form, mechanical or electronic, without written permission of the Town Board Hears about Stormwater, Cable TV Concerns publisher. Advertisements designed Backs pipeline moratorium an acre (thus exceeding the level of dis- income makes towns reluctant to take on by The Paper are copyrighted and turbance allowed without permission). cable TV firms. may not be reproduced in whole or By Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong Councilor John Van Tassel, a member “They’re not paying for our silence on in part without permission. of the NHFD, refuted the allegation. “At this,” Shea assured him. He said that n a night for eclectic topics, the no point was there more than one acre in upcoming contacts and negotiations Philipstown Town Board Aug. 7 disturbed,” he said. Van Tassel added that with Cablevision, he would raise the is- Oheard from citizens concerned the DEC knew of the work and “came out, sues Butensky cited and that the town about enforcement of stormwater laws and had no issues” with the firehouse. also wants to push for more consider- and the costs of cable TV, endorsed a As for the town’s oversight, Shea said, ation of senior citizen needs, with “more moratorium on a controversial natural “to our knowledge we’ve met the stan- affordable Internet” service. gas pipeline, and announced an agree- dards under federal law. To our knowl- Cablevision is currently offering its ment on a long-debated culvert-bridge edge, we’re in compliance.” He thanked “Optimum triple play two-year price upgrade on Indian Brook, avoiding the Cusick for the latest round of materials guarantee” of TV, Internet and telephone need to declare eminent domain. The and said the board members “do look for- service at “$79.95 a month-first year [and] activity occurred at the board’s formal ward to interacting with you.” only $10 more in Year 2” per month. monthly meeting. Cusick in turn promised to “see you Algonquin pipeline Stormwater again sometime in the months ahead.” On a unanimous vote, the five-person Two months after his last impassioned Cable TV board passed a resolution supporting a comments about stormwater concerns Objecting to cable TV pricing policies, moratorium on the Algonquin pipeline and water pollution — and criticism of Richard Butensky, urged the Town Board expansion until questions about its im- the town government for a perceived to confront Cablevision, which supplies pact on the environment and human failure to do enough — Russell Cusick cable TV and phone and Internet services health can be addressed. The controver- again raised a verbal hue and cry, declar- to many local homes. “I understand you sial natural gas pipeline would come near ing that New York State’s Department probably have limited amount of power the Indian Point nuclear power plant and of Environmental Conservation (DEC) as a small town,” Butensky said. Thus cross Putnam County. The county legis- records show a mere 22 stormwater ap- he proposed that Philipstown team up lature has twice, in three months, passed plications in Philipstown between 2003 with other municipalities to take on the measures expressing deep concern about and this month. Yet since 2009, “there’ve cable company and what he described as the pipeline and calling for action to re- been dozens and dozens of single-fami- its ever-escalating prices. High-speed In- solve potential problems. ly homes” built, “and very few of these ternet is crucial to many residents and Soccer and senior exercise matched the DEC permits issued,” he in Philipstown consumers “are spending said. He noted that before the meeting he In her monthly report on Recreation hundreds of dollars a year more than Department matters, Councilor Nancy had dispatched 96 pages of data to town they need to for Internet” capabilities, officials and spent hundreds of hours on Montgomery observed that participation according to Butensky. in children’s soccer is waning while in- water issues over the years. Often people “There is no competition” among cable “would rather I just go away. I will not go terest in fitness classes for senior citizens firms for Philipstown and “that makes grows. She suggested — and the board away,” he said. it difficult” to oppose Cablevision, Shea Cusick similarly mentioned construc- concurred — that the town ask Putnam said. “The pricing does seem high to me,” County to help fund more fitness pro- tion — some years ago now — of an up- while options for residents have declined. graded North Highlands Fire District grams for the aged. He noted that the town gets 5 percent of Meanwhile, although fall soccer drew firehouse near a turtle habitat and wet- the fee as a franchise payment, although land, along Fishkill Road. “This is a site some 300 children in the past, it now at- it’s not clear whether that covers only the tracts about 125, she said. “They didn’t have that was not compliant with our federal TV portion or all three services — TV, laws,” Cusick claimed. He said the fire- the numbers to run the girls’ soccer this phone and Internet. year” and are looking for ways to regroup. house work disturbed an area larger than Butensky wondered if such municipal www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper August 15, 2014 5

‘Don’t Paint Your Teeth’ (from page 1) Vassar Freeform Radio Plays On New Hampshire native volunteer DJ at WVKR earlier this year. His Spring as seen from Jay Lancaster is a 21-year- on-air experience at five other stations, in- atop Rock Street. old Vassar senior majoring cluding a stint at New Jersey’s WFMU, lo- Judith Kaufman in English. He began work- cated directly across the Hudson River from came to WVKR as a ing at the station as a fresh- Manhattan, a station Breslav considers leg- disc jockey in 1993 man and is now its general endary in the annals of freeform radio. before being hired manager. “Programs run “It’s an artistic outlet for me — and it as the station’s only from one to two hours, fuels my interest in music,” Breslav said paid employee in which allows for a more of his role as DJ. He quoted Mark Twain 2001, taking on part- eclectic mix of sounds and when asked what makes WVKR unique. time responsibilities perspectives than a lot of “If you don’t like the weather wait a min- as executive admin- stations can readily offer,” ute and it will change!” His ability to istrator. “Vassar stu- he said. “My favorite would consistently change what listeners hear dents make up the have to be Don’t Paint Your is made possible by WVKR’s extensive executive board that Marc Breslav is in his 21st year as a DJ at WVKR. Photo by Arlene R. Seymour Teeth, run by my friend Aar- archive with 30,000 CDs and 25,000 runs the station,” on Bendich. He compiles a LPs. Breslav’s program, Radio Eclectica, Kaufman explained. ergetic surf, Motown, New Wave, rocka- weekly playlist of bizarre airs on Thursdays between 6 and 8 p.m. “DJs are a mix of students and communi- billy and everything in between,” on his singer-songwriter music from the deep- “It’s an eclectic mix of lost rock, folk and ty members.” The station relies upon 60 play list. He also features vintage jin- est corners of the Internet and it’s always blues,” he said. “It’s in the freeform, large- to 80 volunteers at any given time. gles and “guests” that include Jonathan a fascinating listen.” ly spontaneous tradition of early progres- Kaufman said she enjoys the variety of Schmaltz, Bogus Barry Gibb and Johnny Lancaster has also learned quite a bit sive FM stations. It’s not classic rock.” tasks she handles as administrator — and Tremendous as well as an occasional while at the station. “Serving as general One of Breslav’s most memorable it’s a good thing. She deals with everything “Sammy’s rant.” Carla Springer and Open manager … has been a seriously enriching nights behind the microphone came in from IRS regulations governing charitable Book are among his favorite local artists experience … (an) incredible insight into 2005 when he interviewed Don McLean, giving and FCC licensing procedures to who sometimes perform live in the studio. how a radio station runs.” He plans on be- whose major hits include “American Pie” copyright issues and digital royalties. Unlike Breslav who came of age lis- coming a speech therapist but wants to stay and “Vincent.” McLean lived in Garrison Having worked on-air, Kaufman expe- tening to New York City radio, Tallerico in radio. “I’d love to continue DJ-ing for my in the 1970s and wrote the latter song rienced first-hand the qualities that set grew up in a Detroit suburb, “glued to local station wherever I end up.” Lancaster while living in Cold Spring. “We talked WVKR apart. “I can think of no other The Big 8 CKLW in the late 60s and early thinks college radio will be a lifelong inter- for an hour,” Breslav recalled, adding that station in the area that has such a direct 70s. I’m constantly amazed at how many est for him, and he hopes others follow suit. McLean made it known he hates being connection with its listeners,” she told New York listeners tell me that they could “(I) hope that … students will continue to asked about the meaning behind Ameri- The Paper. “Our programming is … tai- pick up that Canadian AM station when find the same value in it and keep this ball can Pie’s lyrics. Breslav got the message lored to the local listening audience … atmospheric conditions were just right.” rolling for years to come.” and avoided the subject. McLean liked featuring shows that appeal to Jamaican, For Tallerico, “It’s the passion of the The cost of volunteer-based radio the interview so much he called the next Indian, Japanese and Polish listeners” voices behind the mic,” that make WVKR Keeping that ball rolling comes with a day to ask for a copy. and many other demographic groups. a compelling, radio experience.” Plus no cost. WVKR’s annual fundraising drive Tailored to local listeners ‘A curator of pop’ annoying commercial blocks!” takes place the week after Labor Day. While he didn’t confirm it with McLean, Cold Spring resident Sam Tallerico has He has several memories that are mean- The goal this year is $25,000. Volunteers Breslav said that there is a belief that the been a DJ at WVKR for 10 years. His Lost ingful on a personal level but none more may be unpaid but Kaufman estimates song’s words “drove his Chevy to the levy” and Found Oldies Show (L&FOS) airs on so than a recent email he received from a the station’s annual operating costs at and “good old boys were drinking whisky Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. listener. “His father had passed away. He between $50,000 and $75,000. In addi- and rye” were inspired at the Cold Spring “I like to think of myself as a curator of wanted his son to convey to me how much tion to fundraising, student activity fees dock. A more definitive local connection pop music from the 60s and 70s,” he said. he enjoyed listening to L&FOS for so many help support the station. is the cover of McLean’s self-titled third An American Sign Language interpreter years … it was humbling,” Tallerico said. Tune in to WVKR at 91.3 FM or listen album, which features a photo of Cold in his working life, Tellerico includes “en- via the Internet at wvkr.org.

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On her eponymous website, Pierre di- Summer Pierre’s Writing and vides her cartoon work into three aptly- named categories: diary comics, comic stories and one-page stories. Though the Drawing for Comics Brings New diary comics add up to a greater whole, each one can be taken on its own — “You Option to Garrison Art Center don’t need to know the larger story,” Fall slate of classes mixes a day — and doing this was a powerful Pierre explains. “They’re a bit like po- practice and felt very natural,” Pierre re- ems: a small, contained experience.” favorites with first-timers lates. “One thing I love about comics is Expression through cartooning that there is a clear context — it’s more By Alison Rooney Pierre ventured into teaching cartoon intimate — there’s something about the drawing and writing in a class she recent- he nip may not be in the air yet, boxes. And though it can be a single ly offered at West Point. The participants but sign-ups have already started page, it’s very evocative,” she continues. turned out to be a mixture of cadets and for the Garrison Art Center’s fall Pierre doesn’t plot out topics or themes T children, ages 9 to 13, from the commu- classes. Amidst the lineup of returning or even storyline. It’s more a matter of nity, and Pierre calls it an “incredible ex- Cartoonist and illustrator Summer Pierre instructors is a new — and memorable — “one little thing happens, and then it perience, possibly because it’s not intimi- Photo by A. Rooney name: Summer Pierre, who will teach a blooms into something larger,” she says. dating — it’s a very accessible storytelling class for teens and adults on writing and medium. And what they came up with drawing for comics, something Pierre, was totally original and really funny.” She an illustrator, has focused on a great expected a good dollop of teenage snark; deal over the past few years. the work turned out to be more personal. Pierre, who moved to this area about “What got on the page was a lot of ten- two years ago via a path which took derness,” she said, and Pierre thinks she her from Massachusetts to California knows why: “Through cartoons you can to Brooklyn, wrote and illustrated pro- express very hard things and complicated fessionally for years before turning to thoughts — it feels accessible to go into drawing and writing cartoons a year and deep places.” Pierre particularly enjoyed a half ago. The move from Brooklyn to working with the cadets, noting: “Such a the Hudson Valley was a catalyst. “It was story-specific time makes for a wonderful kind of a shocking change and as I was playground for comics.” finding my footing I found myself chron- Little Me, drawing by Summer Pierre Pierre emphasizes that one does not icling my daily life in a comic — a page Image courtesy of the artist need to “know how to draw” to take the class. “To do comics, you just need to be willing to try,” she says. “It can be stick figures. One woman told me ‘All I can draw are ants’ and I said ‘You can make a comic out of that!’ The visual, whatever it is, is part of the narrative.” To start things off, Pierre often uses an Illustration by Summer Pierre exercise borrowed from cartoonist Linda Image courtesy of the artist Barry. “I ask them to draw Batman in several situations, on index cards. Then we move the cards around into differ- individual … They tell our stories of love, ent orders, and you can see how this can intimate experience and identity.” Cartoon series by Summer Pierre Image courtesy of the artist change the story. Then we usually do The Drawing and Writing Comics some writing exercises, deriving stories course will take place on four Saturdays, from everyday life.” beginning Sept. 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. The 845-809-5174 Pierre studied writing and art in col- cost is $140. lege — separately. After a period of time www.thehighlandstudio.com Art for all levels spent immersed in another art form, as Also on the roster this fall at the art a musician in Boston, she returned to il- center are a Collage and Assemblage HIGHLAND PRINTING lustration. In addition to her cartooning, class taught by Jaynie Gillman Crimmins Pierre has had an extensive career in il- and both Portrait Drawing and Drawing & PICTURE FRAMING lustration and has combined this with Beyond the Basics, for all levels of experi- some interesting private commissions. ence, taught by P. Emmett McLaughlin. Serving Cold Spring, Beacon, NYC & beyond since 1997 One of her specialties is working with The art of music is addressed in Claw- people and producing an image, which il- hammer Banjo on the 5-string with Jeff •Great selection of frame mouldings• lustrates a part of their life that is very Crane — a beginner class in which the much “them.” This involves a bit of inter- goal is for banjo students to eventually • Beautiful archival rag & photo papers & canvas • play, beforehand, as “people don’t know, join in with Harry Bolick’s Fiddle and • Printing for artists and photographers is our specialty • at first, what that image should be. Usu- Mandolin class and “get this place hop- ally I ask them ‘What feeling do you want ping every Thursday night!” according • Expert scanning of all sizes • when you look at the picture?’” In another to the center. And then there’s “the art • Art Gallery • Prints Available • vein, Pierre draws what she calls “custom of writing about art”: a phrase which • Specializing In Local Scenes • Old And New • book portraits.” These are drawings of ac- could be dissected during a session of tual copies of people’s favorite books for, Art Writing & Blogging. This class will as her site explains, “in them you can see “challenge participants to critically ana- 31 Stephanie Lane • Cold Spring • New York • appointments suggested the wear and character the book took on lyze how language is used in different as it moved, traveled, and lived with that settings and to (Continued on page 15)

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival at the Depot Theatre: Hamlet in Bed • August 16, 7 p.m. By Michael Laurence Dog in a Manger • August 22, 7 p.m. Adapted by David Johnston from the play Lope de Vega

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845.424.3900 • www.philipstowndepottheatre.org Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY (Theatre is adjacent to train station.) www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper August 15, 2014 7 The Calendar Peekskill Popping With Projects/Events Garrison Foundry Architecture Work Summer Block Party Encompasses Local and Regional Projects Series Continues Free outdoor performances Firm’s co-owner Annie Peekskill. (See related story.) every weekend in downtown Mennes moved to Garrison about two Peekskill Mennes designs interior of years ago, one small child in tow and nine The Hudson Room months pregnant with a second. Born in he heart of downtown Peekskill, the Midwest, she and her husband were TNorth Division Street between Main Street and Central Avenue, By Alison Rooney seeking a place where “kids could run around, not be constrained.” Like many will continue to be closed to t Garrison Foundry Architecture traffic throughout the summer on before them, they came up on weekends, Saturdays and Sundays through (GFA), a firm co-owned by Philip- while living in Brooklyn, then decided to Labor Day, with the area turned into Astown’s Andrea (Annie) Mennes, the relocate, renting for a while in Cold an al fresco center for dining, music prevailing style is not set in stone, so Spring before purchasing a home in performances, crafts and games. All Annie Mennes, co-founder of Garrison to speak. “There’s not a super dogmatic Garrison. Mennes originally envisioned events are free and designed for the Foundry Architecture approach to aesthetic,” Mennes says. Garrison Foundry as an umbrella firm for whole family. The schedule for the Image courtesy of Annie Mennes “If we’re working in a more traditional both architectural work and work in her balance of the summer follows: mode we lend a cleaner edge, and if it’s other passion, jewelry design. The name • Aug. 16: ACT ONE (Jazz/Broadway residential landscape architecture modern we go a little looser, not too was chosen to encapsulate each, the Ensemble); TONY LEON (salsa band) project in the Village of Cold Spring, severe.” GFA’s principals, who include foundry component symbolizing “the working in tandem with local landscape • Aug. 17: NOODLE NOO (rap artist Mennes and a partner based in Chicago, detailed work of making a cast of for peace) architect Erin Muir. They have also are currently handling a mix of residen- something,” Mennes explained. The contributed to the interior design of the • Aug. 23: JESS ERICK (guitarist); tial and commercial projects, some lo- architecture work has dominated, new Manitou School, set to open in Marcy B. Freedman’s SOCK IT! cated in New York City, and others more however, since the firm’s founding. September in what was the Plumbush (performance art); PHINEAS AND local to this area, including the design Currently GFA is working on a Inn, along with several other residential THE LONELY LEAVES (winners: of the just-opened The Hudson Room in Battle of the Bands 2014) projects. All this differs from Mennes’ earliest experience in her field — after • Aug. 24: JAMES PATRICK Bernie Williams Plays graduating from Columbia University’s CUNNINGHAM (guitarist); SAILING Paramount Hudson Graduate School of Architecture, STONE (indie pop/rock) Planning, and Preservation in architec- • Aug. 30: FRED GILLEN JR. (folk Valley Aug. 22 ture she worked in commercial architec- singer/songwriter) till described in that four-word ture at Space4Architecture. • Aug. 31: STEPHANIE PURCELL phrase, “Yankee centerfielder Bernie The Hudson Room project was a TRIO (jazz) SWilliams,” the former baseball star neighbor-to- (Continued on page 11) has turned his focus to music since retiring. In his 16 years in pinstripes Williams was a four-time World Series The Hudson Room Hopes to Start Peekskill Renaissance champion and a five-time All-Star, with more postseason RBIs to his credit than New ‘globally-inspired, any other player in major league history. locally-sourced’ No Yankees fan needs to be reminded Bernie Williams Image courtesy of the official that he stands near the top of the all- Bernie Williams Facebook page restaurant opens time best Yankee list in every major By Alison Rooney batting category, with his performance chant-marine father brought home from statistics often standing alongside such Spain, and also felt the same exhilaration erving a mix of “globally-inspired, legends as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, when he first picked up a baseball bat. locally sourced” cuisine in a large Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio. He went on to attend a special perfor- room with a snazzy, Art Deco/ mance arts school and then became one S On Friday, Aug. 22, at 8 p.m., Williams contemporary décor, the just-opened and his “All-Star Band” will play a concert of the most noted young athletes on the The Hudson Room (THR) seeks to be at the Paramount Hudson Valley, sure to island, both as a track and field standout the harbinger of a culinary and musi- draw a contingent of his ever-loyal fans. and as a baseball prospect. When cal renaissance in Peekskill. Propri- Growing up in Puerto Rico, Williams Williams signed a contract with the etor Louis Lanza, who has owned and discovered his love for baseball and Yankees at age 17, he brought his love of operated a number of successful Man- music at roughly the same time, when at music with him — to the Bronx, when hattan restaurants — including Citrus An Art Deco-inspired booth at The Hudson the age of 8 he fell in love with the called up to join the Yankees in 1991. and the now-closed Josephina’s — has Room Image courtesy of The Hudson Room sounds of a flamenco guitar his mer- Throughout Williams’ (To page 11) been busy overseeing all aspects of this new establishment, the first of isn’t on any particular regional cuisine, two he intends on opening within the but more of a broad “fine dining” with a Fit the Battle: A Performed Tribute to Paul Robeson at HVCCA next year. The other, a more casual grill/ true focus on thoroughly vetted provi- Sculpture, musical craft pizza/good-sized bar kind of place sions. “We identify all the products we in what was the Peekskill Brewery, is use, and unlike many other places performance and targeted to open next spring. which have jumped on the “farm to speech commemorate Lanza has also recently purchased table” bandwagon and have only about 5 activist and baritone three other pieces of real estate in percent of what they serve be true to Peekskill, and will eventually develop that we really can say where every it the Battle, a free multi- those as well — some of the ideas he’s ingredient is from. And our staff will be media performance com- considering are a taco bar and a Cuban given daily handouts so they will be memoration and tribute cuisine restaurant — saying, “We’re familiar with all of it,” Lanza says. F Among the varied offerings will be to the renowned actor, singer trying to organically grow this great and civil rights activist Paul little town” and joking, adding, “Maybe sushi, prepared, at a custom-built sushi Robeson, will gather musi this is my way of not having to go back bar, by New York City chef Kevin Wong, cians, artists and a speaker Justin Randolph Thompson, Fit The Battle to Manhattan!” who formerly worked at Citrus. from 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 21, Photo courtesy of the artist With decades of experience in the Although a large stage is a center- at the Hudson Valley Center restaurant and food business, Lanza piece in the restaurant, Lanza is quick for Contemporary Art (HVCCA). The piece is being held in conjunction with the an- calls THR “the culmination of 20 years to point out that “first and foremost, we niversary of the 1949 Peekskill riots, which were instigated by the (To page 14) of professional cooking.” The emphasis are a restaurant (Continued on page 11) 8 August 15, 2014 The Paper www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info

Art, Jewelry, Furniture Auction Noon. Viewing | 1 p.m. Auction The Calendar St. Mary’s Church Looking for things to do in and around Philipstown? Grab 1 Chestnut St., Cold Spring The Calendar and go. For more details and ongoing events, 203-975-8400 | abaauction.com Fascinating Fossils visit philipstown.info. Send event listings to calendar@ 10 a.m. Wildlife Education philipstown.info. See you around town! Center 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on- Hudson | 845-534-7781 Friday, August 15 Music hhnaturemuseum.org 3 of a Kind Bannerman Island Tour Voter Registration Deadline for 6 - 9 p.m. Round Up Texas BBQ 12:30 p.m. Beacon Dock Sept. 9 Primary 2741 Route 9, Cold Spring The Desmond-Fish Library Program Room being 800-979-3370 | zerve.com/ putnamcountyny.com/board-of-elections 845-809-5557 | rounduptxbbq.com readied for the annual book and media sale. bannerman Kids & Community Bluegrass Gospel Jam File photo by Alison Rooney Tour: Destination Waterfall 7 - 9 p.m. Our Savior Church Hudson River Expeditions Gaming Club (grades 6 and up) 1400 Route 52, Fishkill 14 Market St., Cold Spring 3 - 5 p.m. Howland Public Library Cobert Operations 845-896-2371 | hvbluegrass.org 845-809-5935 | hudsonriverexpeditions.com 313 Main St., Beacon 9:30 p.m. 12 Grapes | 12 N. Division St., Peekskill Italian Night with Doug Ferony Orchestra Public Canoe Trip 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org 914-737-6624 | 12grapes.com 7 - 10 p.m. Cortlandt Colonial Manor 4 p.m. Constitution Marsh Sanctuary Annual Used Book and Media Sale 714 Old Albany Post Road, Cortlandt Manor Meetings & Lectures Warren Landing Road, Garrison (Members Only) 914-739-3900 | cortlandtcolonial.com Focusing Institute Summer School (Opens) 845-534-5506 | hhnaturemuseum.org 6 - 8:30 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library The Zombies 3 p.m. Garrison Institute | 14 Mary’s Way, Free Admission 472 Route 403, Garrison 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley Garrison | 845-424-4800 | garrisoninstitute.org 5 - 8 p.m. Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org 1008 Brown St., Peekskill 75 N. Water St., Poughkeepsie New members can join at door. 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com Saturday, August 16 845-471-0589 | mhcm.org Health & Fitness Ray Blue Quartet Battlefield Lantern Tour Desmond-Fish Library closes at 1 p.m. 8 p.m.. Stony Point Battlefield Navigating Healthcare Options 8 p.m. BeanRunner Café 44 Battlefield Road, Stony Point 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Howland Public Library 201 S. Division, Peekskill Kids & Community 914-737-1701 | beanrunnercafe.com 845-786-2521 | nysparks.com 313 Main St., Beacon | 800-453-4666 Putnam County Amateur Golf Championship misn-ny.org. | Appointment required. Bar Spies 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Start times Health & Fitness 8 p.m. Whistling Willie’s Putnam County Golf Course | 187 Hill St., Mahopac Stand-Up Paddleboard Yoga Sports 184 Main St., Cold Spring 845-808-1880 | putnamcountygc.com 10 a.m. & Noon. Hudson River Expeditions Hudson Valley Renegades vs. Lowell 845-265-2012 | whistlingwillies.com 8th Annual 5k Rail Trail (Benefit) 14 Market St., Cold Spring 7:05 p.m. Dutchess County Stadium Guy Davis 8 a.m. Registration | 9 a.m. Walk and run 845-809-5935 | hudsonriverexpeditions.com 1500 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls 8:30 p.m. Towne Crier Cafe Hudson Estuary Trail Yoga at Storm King 845-838-0094 | hvrenegades.com 379 Main St., Beacon South end of Metro-North lot, Beacon 10:15 a.m. 1 Museum Road, New Windsor 845-855-1300 | townecrier.com Theater & Film 845-590-2758 | forgetucancer.org 845-534-3115 | stormking.org Backbeat featuring Rudy Sakira Othello Cold Spring Farmers’ Market 9 p.m. Max’s on Main Sports 8 p.m. Boscobel 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Open 246 Main St., Beacon 1601 Route 9D, Garrison Boscobel, 1601 Route 9D, Garrison H.V. Renegades vs. Lowell 845-838-6297 | maxsonmain.com 845-265-9575 | hvshakespeare.org csfarmmarket.org 7:05 p.m. Dutchess County Stadium 14th Annual Nimham Pow-Wow See details under Friday. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Veterans’ Memorial Park Art & Design 225 Gypsy Trail Road, Carmel 845-225-8154 | nimham.com Group Show: Salon des RefUSE (Opens) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Garrison Art Center 45th Annual Fine Arts Fair 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Garrison Art Center 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison 845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org Special Extended Tour 1:30 p.m. Manitoga Annual Used Book and Media Sale 584 Route 9D, Garrison 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 845-424-3812 | russelwrightcenter.org See details under Friday. Bokashi Fermentation Composting Workshop Theater & Film 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Node HVSF2: Hamlet in Bed 724 Wolcott Ave., Beacon 7 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre 347-326-1339 | facebook.com/nodeinfo 10 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison Tours of Schooner Lois McClure 845-424-3900 | philipstowndepottheatre.org 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cold Spring waterfront | lcmm.org Bob Newhart Kayak Tour 8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 10 a.m. Denning’s Point, Beacon 1008 Brown St., Peekskill 845-831-1997 | mountaintopsonline.com 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com Fizz Boom Read Ice Cream Party The Two Gentlemen of Verona 11 a.m. Butterfield Library 8 p.m. Boscobel 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring See details under Friday. 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org The Gift Hut Lighthouses on the Hudson River Marble Coaster Set Made in the U.S.A Unique gifts, wooden toys, games and puzzles for the whole family. Featuring many eco-friendly and made in the U.S.A. products

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Music Bannerman Island Tour Sunset Concert Series: Slam Allen Blues Band 12:30 p.m. Beacon Dock 6:30 p.m. Riverfront Bandstand, Cold Spring Steve Wells 45 800-979-3370 | bannermancastle.org coldspringareachamber.org TH 6 - 9 p.m. Round Up Texas BBQ Fine Annual Used Book and Media Sale Keith Urban 2741 Route 9, Cold Spring 1 - 5 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 7 p.m. Bethel Woods | 200 Hurd Road, Bethel 845-809-5557 | rounduptxbbq.com See details under Friday. 866-781-2922 | bethelwoodscenter.org Crafts Come On, Beacon. Let’s Dance Children & Families: Tour with Wally McGuire Evening of Singer-Songwriter Couples 8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center 1 p.m. Storm King Art Center 7:30 p.m. Towne Crier Cafe 477 Main St., Beacon Fair 1 Museum Road, New Windsor See details under Friday. 845-831-4988 | howlandculturalcenter.org 845-534-3115 | stormking.org Royal Khaoz Aug 16 & 17 8 p.m. Whistling Willie’s | Details under Friday Sports Monday, August 18 10 to 5 Rain or Shine Shunzo Ohno (Jazz) H.V. Renegades vs. Lowell Kids & Community 8 p.m. BeanRunner Café | Details under Friday 5:05 p.m. Dutchess County Stadium Annual Used Book and Media Sale Luther “Guitar Jr.” Johnson & See details under Friday. 2 - 5 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library The Magic Rockers See details under Friday. 8:30 p.m. Towne Crier Cafe Theater & Film See details under Friday. Three Stooges Marathon Board Game Night 7 - 9 p.m. Cup and Saucer Susan King (Jazz) 3 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley 165 Main St., Beacon 9 p.m. Chill Wine Bar | 173 Main St., Beacon 1008 Brown St., Peekskill meetup.com/Beacon-Board-not-Bored 845-765-0885 | facebook.com/chillwinebar 914-739-0039 | paramounthudsonvalley.com David Rothenberg / Markus Reuter Othello Health & Fitness 9 p.m. Quinn’s | 330 Main St., Beacon 7 p.m. Boscobel Neuro Support Group 845-831-8065 | quinnsbeacon.com See details under Friday. 3 p.m. Putnam Hospital Center Sunday Night Stand-up Elvis Costello and the Attractions 670 Stoneleigh Ave., Carmel 7 p.m. BeanRunner Café Boot Camp Band 845-279-5711 x2482 | health-quest.org 9 p.m. Southern Dutchess Bowl 201 S. Division, Peekskill Yoga with a View 629 Route 52, Beacon 914-737-1701 | beanrunnercafe.com 6 p.m. Boscobel 845-202-3555 | beaconmusicfactory.com Music 1601 Route 9D, Garrison Willow Blue with Heather Vacarr AW Scopes 14th Annual Jazz in the Valley 845-265-3638 | boscobel.org 9 p.m. Max’s on Main Noon - 8 p.m. Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie Basketball at Philipstown Rec See details under Friday. 845-384-6350 | jazzinthevalleyny.org 6:15 p.m. Youth Basketball Skills (grades 3-8) Slim Chance & the Gamblers Terry Champlin (Classical Guitar) & Sabina 7:30 p.m. Men’s Pick-up 9:30 p.m. 12 Grapes Torosjan (Violin) 107 Glenclyffe Drive, Garrison See details under Friday. 4 p.m. Chapel Restoration 845-424-4618 | philipstownrecreation.com 45 Market St., Cold Spring Outdoor Yoga Sunday, August 17 845-265-5537 | chapelrestoration.org 6:30 p.m. Stony Kill Farm 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls Kids & Community Mike Clifford 4 p.m. BeanRunner Café 845-831-1617 | stonykill.org Beacon Flea Market 201 S. Division, Peekskill Breast Cancer Support Group 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Henry Street Lot, Beacon 914-737-1701 | beanrunnercafe.com 7 p.m. Lindenbaum Cancer Center 845-202-0094 | beaconflea.blogspot.com Pick and Grin Acoustic Session 1978 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor 14th Annual Nimham Pow-Wow 6 p.m. Dogwood 914-962-6402 | supportconnection.org 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Veterans’ Memorial Park 47 E. Main St., Beacon (To page 10) See details under Saturday. 845-202-7500 | dogwoodbar.com 45th Annual Fine Arts Fair Laurie Olefson 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Garrison Art Center See details under Saturday. The FAIR is sponsored by: Hudson Valley Magazine Garden Conservancy Open Day Treat Your Guests The Garrison, Garrison 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Open to a Gerelli Insurance, Cold Spring Noon - 4 p.m. Tea in the garden McCaffrey Realty, Cold Spring Stonecrop Gardens 81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring 845-265-2000 | stonecrop.org WarmHave your winter Reception wedding in Garrison! Kayak Tours 10 a.m. West Point | 3 p.m. Nature Hudson River Expeditions See details under Saturday. Tours of Schooner Lois McClure 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cold Spring waterfront | lcmm.org Beacon Farmers’ Market 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Scenic Hudson River Center Long Dock Drive, Beacon THE GARRISON Photo by Sarma & Co. 845-234-9325 | beaconfarmersmarket.org Art, Jewelry, Furniture Auction Retro Shreds Noon. Viewing | 1 p.m. Auction St. Mary’s Church | See details under Saturday.

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Summer Car Show (from page 9) Health & Fitness Art & Design The Calendar 6 - 9 p.m. Bear Mountain State Park Hudson Valley Hospital Justin Randolph Thompson: Fit the Battle 55 Hessian Drive, Bear Mountain 1 p.m. Bereavement Support Group (Opening) Theater & Film 845-786-2701 x242 | popyourhood.com 1980 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor 6 - 8 p.m. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary

A Midsummer Night’s Dream 4 p.m. Look Good…Feel Better for Women with Kayak Group Paddle Art | 1701 Main St., Peekskill 7 p.m. Boscobel Cancer | 1978 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor 6 p.m. Long Dock, Beacon 914-788-0100 | hvcca.org See details under Friday. 845-831-1997 | mountaintopsonline.com 914-666-4228 | hvhc.org/events Film & Theater Music Jessie Saperstein: Getting a Life with Health & Fitness Othello Asperger’s (Talk and Signing) Ray Blue Trio (Jazz) Howland Public Library 7 p.m. Boscobel | See details under Friday. 6:30 p.m. Howland Public Library | 313 Main St., 8 p.m. Quinn’s 12:30 - 2 p.m. Free Blood-Pressure Screening Beacon | 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org Once Upon a Tide and Other Stories (Short Films) See details under Saturday. 1 p.m. Urology Discussion with Dr. Praneeth 7 p.m. CEIE | 199 Dennings Ave., Beacon Women’s Pick-up Basketball Meetings & Lectures Vemulapalli | 313 Main St., Beacon 845-765-2721 | bire.org 7 - 9 p.m. Philipstown Rec Center 845-831-1134 | beaconlibrary.org See details under Monday. Justice Court Breast and Ovarian Cancer Support Group Music 6:30 p.m. Village Hall Theater & Film 7 p.m. Putnam Hospital Center M Shanghai String Band 85 Main St., Cold Spring 670 Stoneleigh Ave., Carmel 6 - 8 p.m. Foundry Dock Park, Cold Spring 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov Hudson Valley Shakepeare 800-532-4290 | supportconnection.org beaconmusicfactory.com 3 p.m. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Friends of Butterfield Library With salute to Fjord Trail partners 7 p.m. The Two Gentlemen of Verona 7 p.m. Butterfield Library Theater & Film See details under Friday. Danielle Bradbery / Swon Bros. 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring The Liar 7:30 p.m. Dutchess County Fairgrounds 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org Meetings & Lectures 7 p.m. Boscobel | See details under Friday. See details under Tuesday. Nelsonville Board of Trustees Digital Salon Music Young Songwriters’ Showcase 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 7 p.m. Beahive Beacon 7:30 p.m. Towne Crier Cafe 258 Main St., Nelsonville Bluegrass Open Jam 291 Main St., Beacon See details under Friday. 845-265-2500 | villageofnelsonville.org 6 - 10 p.m. The Manor at Woodside 845-765-1890 | beahivebzzz.com 168 Academy St., Poughkeepsie | hvbluegrass.org Peter Evans / Sam Pluta Board of Trustees Meeting 8 p.m. Quinn’s | See details under Saturday. Randy Houser / Eric Paslay Tuesday, August 19 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 7:30 p.m. Dutchess County Fairgrounds Live Band Karaoke & Rock Jam 85 Main St., Cold Spring Kids & Community See details under Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. 12 Grapes | 12 N. Division St., 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov Peekskill | 914-737-6624 | 12grapes.com Dutchess County Fair Meetings & Lectures Paleface 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. County Fairgrounds Wednesday, August 20 Library Board Meeting 8:30 p.m. Dogwood | 47 E. Main St., Beacon 6550 Spring Brook Ave., Rhinebeck 7 p.m. Butterfield Library 845-202-7500 | dogwoodbar.com 845-876-4000 | dutchessfair.com Kids & Community 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring Annual Used Book and Media Sale Meetings & Lectures Dutchess County Fair 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org 2 - 8:30 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. County Fairgrounds Zoning Board of Appeals See details under Friday. See details under Tuesday. Thursday, August 21 7 p.m. Village Hall | 85 Main St., Cold Spring Cooking Class: Local Bounty 845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov Desmond-Fish Library 2 p.m. Dempsey House 10:15 a.m. Music and Movement for Toddlers Kids & Community 1992 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor 1:30 p.m. Pre-School Story Hour (ages 3-5) Dutchess County Fair Friday, August 22 914-734-3780 | hvhc.org/events See details under Tuesday. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. County Fairgrounds Author Visit with Beth Cody Kids & Community Annual Used Book and Media Sale See details under Tuesday. 4 p.m. Butterfield Library 2 - 5 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Annual Used Book and Media Sale Seed Sowing Workshop 10 Morris Ave., Cold Spring See details under Friday. 2 - 5 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library 9 a.m. Stonecrop Gardens 845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org Volunteer Work Party and Potluck See details under Friday. 81 Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring Craft Hour (grades 2+) 845-265-2000 | stonecrop.org 3 - 7 p.m. Glynwood Farm End-of-Summer Reading Ice Cream Party 4 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library | 472 Route 403, 362 Glynwood Road, Cold Spring 4 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library Dutchess County Fair Garrison | 845-424-3020 | desmondfishlibrary.org 845-265-3338 | glynwood.org See details under Tuesday. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. County Fairgrounds See details under Tuesday. Summer Reading Movie Night: City of Ember 6 p.m. Butterfield Library Annual Used Book and Media Sale See details under Tuesday. 2 - 5 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library See details under Aug. 15. Health & Fitness Health & Fitness Stand-Up Paddleboard Yoga 10 a.m. Hudson River Expeditions Support Connection Walkathon Kick-off See details under Saturday. 7:30 a.m. Hudson Valley Hospital (Cancer Center) Living with Cancer Support Group 1978 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor 6 p.m. Lindenbaum Cancer Center 914-962-6402 | supportconnection.org See details under Tuesday. Breast Cancer Support Group Ongoing 7 p.m. Putnam Hospital Center 670 Stoneleigh Ave., Carmel Art & Design 800-532-4290 | supportconnection.org Visit philipstown.info/galleries Adult Co-Ed Volleyball Religious Services 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Recreation Center Visit philipstown.info/services See details under Monday. Meetings & Lectures Visit www.philipstown.info for news updates and latest information. Alcoholics Anonymous | Visit philipstown.info/aa www.philipstown.info | Philipstown.info The Paper August 15, 2014 11 Hudson Room Garrison Foundry Architecture Work Encompasses Hopes for Peekskill Local and Regional Projects (from page 7) neighbor proposition, as Mennes is, whom the revitalization of the space as a (from page 7) Renaissance literally, a neighbor of Louis Lanza, The music venue was a long-term goal which Hudson Room’s owner. The transforma- he found he could not himself realize. — 100 percent. We’re working tion of a large space, basically starting Mennes hopes to continue what has on doing a complete sound- from scratch, according to Mennes, into been a fruitful beginning for GFA, proofing of the ceiling, getting a restaurant and music venue, replete splitting the practice between Hudson ready for future music, but a lot with a large, newly-built stage, has just Valley projects — she’s interested in of that will be part of the been completed. Mennes, while noting expanding beyond the immediate special events we will have on that she wasn’t the filing architect, geographic region — and others in the Sundays,” he says. Currently designed the interior in a style she calls city, including current work on two closed on Sundays, it is envi- ‘industrial Deco’ taking her cues from apartments in the West Village and a sioned that THR will be some of the Pop Art which will hang on townhouse in Red Hook, as well as two available for parties, wedding the walls, and the Deco-style bones of restaurants in both locations. GFA receptions and other special the building itself — that style, as occasionally expands beyond those events on that day of the week. pointed out by Mennes, frequently found borders as well. The firm is currently Transitional movement in downtown Peekskill. working on an urban project in Costa Lanza feels that Peekskill Mennes has enjoyed the project, Rica, which came about through the warrants all that he has praising the “great team of carpenters auspices of Notre Dame University, to invested. “It’s a very central who processed the materials.” Features which her partner has connections. town, able to draw people from include a custom-built sushi bar made out The Garrison Foundry Architecture Westchester and the city easily. A view of the sushi bar at The Hudson Room. of glazed bricks, and a player piano, paint- website, garrisonfoundry.com, is cur- In my opinion Peekskill has the Image courtesy of The Hudson Room ed the requested shade of “Ferrari” red, rently under construction. infrastructure and location. It supplied by John Ford, of Ford Pianos, for has been passed over for Beacon and Hudson, but I feel where they operate Lanza Farms, he has definitely shifted focus. “This is my final that now with what I’m doing and Bernie Williams Plays Paramount Hudson Valley (from page 7) drawing a couple more strong people, it stint in the restaurant business,” he says. will happen here, too.” I thought I would get out and get into years with the New York Yankees, his Album in 2009. To that end, Lanza has become active farming, but now I’m very excited by it. passion for music never waned, and the Williams also co-authored a 2011 in Peekskill civics, has joined the board I’m actually cooking, for one thing — I’ve sound of a guitar would often be heard book, Rhythms of the Game: The Link of the Hudson Valley Center for Contem- been a line cook for the past couple of emanating from the clubhouse or during Between Musical and Athletic Perfor- porary Art (HVCCA) and has reached out weeks, fine tuning, teaching the guys team flights — a guitar a constant mance. The book examines the symbiotic to some of the absentee landlords whose around me; my 7-year-old is helping out presence in his locker or equipment bag. relationship between musical artistry commercial properties sit vacant and — life is great.” His first album, The Journey Within, and athletic performance. unused. Citing an example of how he took THR is located at 23 South Division featured fusions of jazz, rock and In addition to regular seating and one of his properties and made it St., and the phone is 914-788-3663. tropical rhythms and reached No. 3 on pricing, there are premium, “meet and available to a pop-up art gallery, re-vital- Opening hours are Mondays through Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart. greet” tickets available for $100. The izing a quiet stretch, Lanza hopes to Wednesdays, 5 p.m. through midnight, His second album Moving Forward tickets, for seating in the first four rows, convince them to try similar techniques Thursdays through Saturdays, 5 p.m. featured a guest appearance by Bruce also include an opportunity to meet in jump-starting Peekskill’s downtown through 2 a.m. For more information visit Springsteen and debuted as Billboard’s Williams after the show. into a cultural hub, at long last. “We set their website, hudsonroom.com (currently No. 2 Contemporary Jazz album. The Visit ParamountHudsonValley.com for an example,” he says. “You can make your being updated), or the Facebook page. album was nominated for a Latin tickets, or phone 914-739-0039. Bernie51. store and your property look attractive Grammy Award for Best Instrumental com is Williams’ official website. that way; I’m trying to motivate land- lords to incentivize tenants.” Annie Mennes, who designed the interior of THR (see related story) calls Lanza “really involved in the development of 7:2129(/62)%<=$17,80 Peekskill in the right way, using local %\3DXO.DVWHQHOORV people for projects.” To draw city visitors, this fall Lanza, %22.6,*1,1*)5,'$<$8* ±30 along with several other owners of $17,32'($1%22.6 Peekskill establishments, will start a *DUULVRQ/DQGLQJ*DUULVRQ1< free shuttle van service. 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6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, appropriate hiking footwear, and bring a role in the American Revolution and the Aug. 15. You must be a daypack with lunch and plenty of water. Civil War — as a neighbor to the West member of the Friends of Pre-registration is required. Email row@ Point Foundry for its Sesquicentennial — the Library to attend, but hhlt.org or call 845-424-3358, ext. 7 to from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 23, for the you can join at the door reserve a space. West Point community and the general or through PayPal at des- public. Re-enactors from the two wars mondfishlibrary.org (click will do tactical weapon demonstrations, Chris Cubeta Image courtesy of Cold Spring Area Chamber of Commerce on the book sale banner Experience Living inspections, formations, musket firings, on the homepage). The History at Boscobel artillery demonstrations, camp life, and Sunday Music Series sale opens to the general public from 10 Military Re-enactment Day drills. West Point cadets from the Drill a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, Aug. 16 and slated for Aug. 24 Team will do tandem team performanc- Continues in Cold Spring 23, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays, Aug. 17 es, and members of the Hellcats from Chris Cubeta and The Liars Club and 24, and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, ince 1804, Boscobel House has wit- the West Point Band will play military set for Aug. 24 at bandstand Wednesday, and Friday, Aug. 18, 20, and Snessed much of America’s and the music. Hotdogs and drinks will be avail- 22. Due to last year’s successful Com- Hudson River Valley’s past. Its founder, able, or pack a picnic lunch to eat on the he Cold Spring Area Chamber of muter Night, the sale will be open late loyalist States Morris Dyckman, worked historic Revolutionary parade field. The Commerce will host its Summer Sun- T on Tuesday and Thursday night, Aug. 19 for the British quartermaster Department event is free, but donations gratefully ac- set Music Series on Sunday, Aug. 24, fea- and 21, from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. during the American Revolution. cepted (by the CIA). turing Chris Cubeta and The Liars Club. Prices begin at $2 for hard- A boat will leave West Point’s The series, hosted at the Village of Cold cover books and increase in the South Dock on the half hour Spring’s Riverfront Bandstand, is now in “specials” section. On Satur- from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with its 12th year of bringing the area’s best day, Aug. 23, prices are slashed stops at Garrison Dock six min- entertainment to the village for residents in half, on Sunday, Aug. 24, an utes later. The last boat will de- and visitors to enjoy free of charge. Con- entire bag goes for $5, and any part Constitution Island at 4:30 certs, which range in style from country books still left on Monday, Aug. p.m. For the detailed schedule to blues to Americana, run from 6:30 to 25, are free from 1 p.m. to 4 see constitutionisland.org. The 8:30 p.m. p.m. While the Friends preview Q-Boat capacity is 35 passen- The Chris Cubeta and The Liars Club on Aug. 15 is not child-friendly, gers. No reservations accepted; show is sponsored by Unicorn Contracting, each child is welcome to a free guests will join a queue at the and marks the end of this season’s series. book from the children’s section docks (first come, first served). Chris Cubeta and The Liars Club is a beginning Saturday, Aug. 16. Visit constitutionisland.org or band based in New York City. They have Sale profits are used to support call 845-265-2501. three full-length albums and are work- the Children’s Programs and to 6th New York Independent Battery in action ing on their fourth this winter. The band buy new books, DVDs and audio Photo courtesy of Bob Fagan, 6th New York Independent Battery consists of Chris Cubeta (guitar/vocals/ books for the library’s collection. Stonecrop Gardens songwriter), John Passineau (bass/vo- This year’s cornucopia of of- To honor history, Boscobel will pres- Hosts Tea in the cals) and Jeff Berner (guitar/vocals). ferings includes specials such as a first ent “The Dyckman Family at War: They have a revolving cast of drummers, Garden Aug. 17 edition of William Makepeace Thacker- An Encampment of Soldiers from the which most recently includes Spencer ay. The children’s section is stocked with American Revolution through the Civil tonecrop Gardens will celebrate a Cohen and Andrew Borger. non-fiction, board books, fiction for any War” on Sunday, Aug. 24. From 11 a.m. Garden Conservancy Open Day with Each musician brings his own flair to a S reading level and even games. A new sec- through 4 p.m., re-enactors from the Tea in the Garden. The event will be held show that is a dynamic blend of passion- tion includes The New York Times best American Revolution, the War of 1812 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. ate, guitar-infused energy and down- sellers. and the Civil War will demonstrate mili- 17. Cost is $5/Stonecrop members no home, rootsy melancholy. Visit Desmond-Fish Library, 472 Route tary camp life including tactical weapon charge. Tea and cake will be available for The Cold Spring Area Chamber of 403, Garrison. Gifts for holidays can be demonstrations, inspections, forma- purchase from noon to 4 p.m. Commerce was incorporated more than wrapped up early or mailed immediately. tions, musket firings, artillery demon- Stonecrop Gardens is located at 81 100 years ago and represents small strations and drills. To commemorate Stonecrop Lane, Cold Spring. Visit Stone- business owners, non-profit organiza- the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, crop.org. tions, and professionals in many fields HHLT Offers Teen Hike the 6th New York Independent Battery throughout the Town of Philipstown in and Orienteering will fire its Parrott cannon to salute the Putnam County. West Point Foundry Preserve where the Visit coldspringareachamber.org or n Saturday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. guns were made. via Facebook at Cold Spring Area Cham- to 1:30 p.m., two adult-led groups O The grounds fee has been reduced to ber of Commerce. of teens will go on an orienteering hik- $5/person, children 6 and under free. ing expedition to the South Redoubt. Problem-solving skills, teamwork, and a Visit Boscobel.org or call 845-265-3638. D-F Library Book and sense of adventure will help teens crack Media Sale Opens the navigational code. Visit Constitution Island Matt Decker, Hudson Highlands Land on’t miss this year’s Book and Media Trust stewardship coordinator, and Kali for Re-enactment Day sale at the Desmond-Fish Library. D Bird, Hike New York outdoor guide and Demonstrations Aug. 23 This is not your typical book sale. Thou- education specialist, will lead two teams sands of books are collected all year long separately on an adventure ending at the uch as British soldiers did in Oc- for this event. Find books, CDs, DVDs, Redoubt. Is your teen up for the challenge? Mtober 1777, take a boat ride on the games, and records. Don’t be surprised The program is designed for children Hudson River to Constitution Island for to find a rare or signed book in the “spe- ages 12 through 16. The fee is $10, and Re-enactment Day. The Constitution Is- cials” section. no previous orienteering experience is land Association (CIA) and the Hudson Image courtesy of Stonecrop Gardens The Friends of the Library preview of necessary. Participants will be given de- River Valley National Heritage Area will the book and media sale takes place from tails upon registration. They should wear honor West Point’s Constitution Island Living Well Program Pruning is an art Recruiting Volunteers If you are looking for a “natural nish” and do not want to see your Michael McKee, PhD ornamentals cut back severely to dead wood, choose artful pruning. Licensed Psychologist o you have a desire to help people Artful Pruning allows your ornamentals to keep looking good. and improve your community? Free Cognitive Behavioral D Artful Pruning gracefully brings your ornamentals back to a more training is being offered to individu- appropriate smaller size. Psychotherapy (CBT) als interested in becoming peer leaders For an artful, natural nish, call the artful pruner. for future Living Well Workshops. The Call Gregory, with over 10 years as four-day training prepares attendees to a career gardener specializing in 35B Garrison Landing facilitate a small six-session series of Liv- natural and restorative gardening. 845.446.7465 Garrison, N.Y. 10524 ing Well Workshops in the community. 45 Popham Road These evidence-based workshops form Scarsdale, N.Y. 10583 the basis of a chronic disease self-man- agement program (CDSMP) developed at (914) 584-9352 Stanford University. They are proven to Since 1848 help people living with health conditions ❖ ❖ [email protected] LUMBER • DOORS • WINDOWS • DECKING lead healthier, more satisfying lives. Indi- CUSTOM SAWMILLING & DRYING viduals with conditions such as diabetes, LIVE EDGE SLABS • CUSTOM BEAMS www.McKeeTherapy.com obesity, high blood pressure, arthritis, (914) 737-2000 WWW.DAINSLUMBER.COM or asthma have all shown benefits from • this program. Leader training dates are 2 N. 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(From previous page) required for all tion required. management and green building. Train- four sessions, which run from 8:30 a.m. Race awards: first overall male and fe- ees acquire knowledge and marketable to 4:30 p.m. at Putnam Hospital Center male. Male/female awards for top three in skills through hands-on work, such as in Carmel. No experience or healthcare each age category. Commemorative med- building rain gardens and bioswales to training is necessary, just an interest in als for all Kids’ Fun Run finishers. Com- beautify neighborhoods and divert storm- helping people or the desire to be part plete registration electronically (credit water from overburdened sewer systems. of a community-wide wellness initia- card or e-check) or download the regis- tive. Personal experience with a chronic tration form at putnamcountyny.com and health condition is also advantageous. mail in your check. Make check payable Howland Cultural Center The leader training and chronic dis- to: Commissioner of Finance. Mail to: Plans Bus Trip to Met ease self-management program are part Putnam County Department of Health, 1 n Wednesday, Aug. 27, the Howland of Putnam County’s Community Health Geneva Road, Brewster, NY 10509. OCultural Center will host a bus trip Improvement Plan (CHIP). For details to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in about training or to register, contact Beacon Manhattan to view several new open- Cornelia Schimert at 914-666-7616, ext. ings: The Pre-Raphaelite Legacy; the 1235, or Mary White at 845-808-1734. Omari Washington Met’s roof garden installation: Hedge Visit putnamcountyny.com or visit Joins Clearwater Two-Way Mirror Walkabout, Garry Facebook at facebook.com/putnam- Winogrand — widely considered one of mari Washington has joined Clear- health and Twitter @PutnamHealthNY. the greatest photographers of the 20th water as coordinator of the Green O century, and The Nelson A. Rockefeller Cities initiative, which works with sev- Vision: In Pursuit of the Best in the Arts Salon des RefUSE Opens eral river cities to bring environmental of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas … education, watershed awareness, and at Garrison Art Center current exhibits and much more. stewardship training to under-served The ticket cost is $60 for members of Reception to be held Aug. 23 Lois McClure at her home port at communities and young people. the Howland Cultural Center and $65 Perkins Pier, Burlington, Vermont. Photo “As a committed urbanist, environ- arrison Art Center announces Salon for non-members. Ticket includes an air- courtesy of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum mentalist and educator, I could not be des RefUSE, an exhibition curated by conditioned motor coach with lavatory, G more thrilled to be taking on this posi- Thomas Huber. Salon des RefUSE opens admission to the Metropolitan Museum 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during her tour com- tion,” said Washington, who is currently at 10 a.m. on Aug. 16. A reception for the of Art, and the driver’s gratuity. It does memorating the War of 1812 Bicentenni- pursuing a master’s degree in urban en- artists will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on not include lunch; the Met has an excel- al. This year’s thematic and interpretive vironmental systems management from Aug. 23. The show runs through Sept. 7. lent cafeteria. message is 1814: From War to Peace. Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Galleries are open Tuesday through Sun- The bus leaves Beacon promptly at 9 “The shipbuilding races and naval bat- “We are delighted to have a professional day 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. a.m. and returns at approximately 6 p.m. tles of 1814 helped to determine the out- with such a strong background in sustain- Salon des RefUSE features artists from Passengers will be picked up at the park- come of the War of 1812, and left a legacy ability initiatives to coordinate our Green the lower Hudson Valley, who work with ing lot located on Henry Street, which is of shipwrecks beneath the waters of the Cities program,” said Peter Gross, Clearwa- found objects and industrial materials. directly behind the Yankee Clipper Diner. Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and ter executive director. Manna Jo Greene, In transcending everyday materials into The diner is on Main Street; Henry and Lake Champlain,” explains Art Cohn, Clearwater’s environmental director, add- art, the artists act as tricksters — forcing Main Streets run parallel to each other. special project director. ed that “Omari is the ideal person to grow viewers to confront and reconsider the Anyone interested in going on this trip Visitors can board the schooner free of this initiative, which was very much part objects out of context. should call 845-831-4988 or 831-4614 for charge to explore the 88-foot long boat of Clearwater founder Pete Seeger’s vision Referring to the history of art rejected reservations, directions and/or further “from stem to stern.” for the organization’s future.” right out of the Academic Salons in Paris, information. as well as varied practices of iconoclastic LCMM’s authentic replica 1862 canal Washington will work with organiza- artists such as Eduard Manet, Marcel Du- schooner Lois McClure has no means of tions such as Nubian Directions in Pough- champ and Robert Rauschenberg, Salon propulsion other than sail, so 1964 tug- keepsie, the Newburgh Armory Unity des RefUSE includes rich works that point boat C. L. Churchill serves as power. Center and the Peekskill Youth Bureau, to the histories of reusing and recycling Free admission is offered throughout and with instructors and contractors, materials in the service of art that refuses the tour thanks to the generous support to provide training in green stormwater to be categorized in whatever passes for of sponsors. Visit lcmm.org. the conventional account of art. In the post modern world, recycling Run 4 Your Life Sept. 7 and reuse of ideas as well as objects has become an important aspect of art Register for early bird discount Photo courtesy of the City of Beacon theory and practice. Combining various he Putnam County Health Depart- seemingly unrelated ideas creates new Tment presents Run 4 Your Life, to ways of seeing and understanding our- begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, in City of Beacon Becomes selves and the world around us. Brewster. Even More Bike-Friendly The Garrison Art Center is located at 23 Events include a 5K-race, 1-mile walk he City of Beacon announced that Garrison’s Landing, Garrison. Call 845- and half-mile Kids’ Fun Run. Start and 424-3960. Visit garrisonartcenter.org. Tthrough a new partnership with Peo- finish take place at the Putnam County ple’s Bicycle, bike rentals are now available Department of Health, 1 Geneva Road, at the Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront The Lois McClure Docks Brewster. Registration fees are $15 for Park, next to the Ferry Dock, on Saturdays in Cold Spring Aug. 16-17 “Early Bird” registration (before Aug. 31) and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the 5K-race and 1-mile walk. Fee is Take a leisurely tour of the city, ride up ake Champlain Maritime Museum’s $20 after Aug. 31, and on race day, be- and down Main Street, bike on the Gre- Lschooner Lois McClure will be in port tween 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Participation is enway Trail, take a trip to Mount Beacon, in Cold Spring on Saturday, Aug. 16, and free for kids in the half-mile Kids’ Fun Omari Washington Photo courtesy of Clearwater visit Dia:Beacon and so much more. Sunday, Aug. 17, with public hours from Run (12 years old and younger). Registra-

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scholarship to Rutgers University at age labeled a communist, and blacklisted (from page 7) Fit the Battle: A Tribute to Paul Robeson at HVCCA 17, the third African American to do so. and barred by the State Department announcement of a benefit concert by A keynote speech addressing He became one of the institution’s most from renewing his passport. Robeson Robeson for the Civil Rights Congress. It Robeson’s life, legacy and impact will be stellar students receiving top honors for published his biography, Here I Stand, will be set around a monumental sculp- given by Mark Anthony Neal, professor his debate and oratory skills and in 1958, the same year that he won the ture evoking Robeson and his life and of black popular culture in the Depart- winning 15 letters in four varsity sports. right to have his passport reinstated. feature a large gathering of baritone ment of African and African-American He was elected Phi Beta Kappa and Robeson again traveled internationally saxophone players who aim to, accord- Studies at Duke University, where he won became his class valedictorian. He then and received a number of accolades for ing to program notes, “immortalize the the 2010 Robert B. Cox Award for earned a degree from Columbia Univer- his work, but damage had been done, as fervor and spirit of this critical figure Teaching. Neal has written and lectured sity Law School. Robeson briefly worked he suffered from debilitating depression in American history and his global extensively on black popular culture, as a lawyer, but left after encountering and related health problems. reaching vision of united.” The project black masculinity, sexism and homopho- severe racism at his firm. He then turned Project Director Thompson is a is directed by Justin Randolph Thomp- bia in black communities, and the to the stage, and soon afterward starred Peekskill-born sculptor and new media son, in collaboration with Bradly Dever history of popular music. in the London staging of Eugene O’Neill’s artist. Living between Italy and the U.S. Treadaway and Jason Thompson. Paul Robeson, (1898-1976), earned a The Emperor Jones and then in Show since 2001, he has exhibited internation- Boat, in which he sang Ol’ Man River, a ally and participated in numerous song that would become his signature. residencies in the U.S. and in Europe. In the late 1920s, Robeson and his Treadaway is a Brooklyn-based artist family relocated to Europe, where they and teacher who utilizes photography, Tired of Ridiculous Utility Bills? lived for more than a decade. Upon video, film and installation to empha- returning he established both a singing size socially conscious themes and and film career. Robeson regularly spoke self-awareness. Treadaway is a Fulbright out against racial injustice and was Scholar to Italy and works as both a involved in world politics. He supported faculty member and the digital media Pan-Africanism, sang for Loyalist coordinator at The International Center soldiers during Spain’s Civil War, took of Photography in New York City.  
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Weaner and landscape using strategies and plant se- his eponymous landscape design firm lection that encourage plants to spread have created at least 300 meadow plant- naturally.” He emphasized that this ap- ings in the past 30 years, he estimates. proach is about, “setting a process in He specializes in meadows and works motion” and that understanding the life all over New England, upstate New York, cycles and habits of plants and how they New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “We’re work together in the landscape was cru- a natural design firm. Our work is pat- cial to success. “It amounts to less work, terned on native plant communities and but more thinking. You need to under- we incorporate not only plants native to stand the process and then you can save the region, but also include some of the a lot of work,” he said. processes that occur in nature. In nature Wild geranium, also known as cranes- plants change, some things drop out and bill, was another native plant Weaner others come in, but it isn’t static. We try mentioned as an example. Unlike Joe- to incorporate change.” Pye weed, its seeds won’t be distributed by the wind. If you want this perennial wildflower to spread, you have to spread the seeds by hand once the seed pods have split. It could spread in a localized area but it won’t show up yards away. Weaner, who always considered him- self to be a naturalistic designer, ob- serves nature as his guidepost for garden design. “It really comes down to a differ- ent way of thinking. As opposed to static, it’s a dynamic process and the plants will change over time naturally.” For home gardeners who want to in- corporate these principles into their landscapes, Weaner advised that they first learn about what grows where they The Paper’s own Roots and Shoots columnist Pamela Doan (and husband live. Two great resources that I frequent- Michael Casale) recently welcomed their own new sprout. Rosabelle Ann ly mention in this column for native Larry Weaner Photo by Kim Sokoloff, courtesy of Doan-Casale 8.5 pounds and 21.5 inches long, was born Monday, July 28. plant lists are the Native Plant Center in Larry Weaner Landscape Associates Valhalla on the Westchester Community writing a book about the process that I love is when the plants are changing College campus and the Lady Bird John- will be published next year. I like Botany and seeding around and new things are son Wildflower Center website. Incorporating change and self-perpet- for Gardeners by Brian Capon as a good coming in and it’s evolving over time. It’s • sunywcc.edu/about/the-native-plant- uating concepts go hand in hand with resource for understanding how plants the idea that you’ve affected things and it center/npcevents/ natural processes. Nature wants to con- work. It doesn’t delve into specific plant wouldn’t look like this if you’d done noth- • wildflower.org/ stantly evolve. As seeds are dispersed and processes, but does cover anatomy, ge- ing, but it’s a partnership and nature is Weaner also recommends that garden- then distributed by wind, animals, birds, netics and functions of plants. doing things that I wouldn’t even think ers who want to create self-perpetuating and people, plants are in constant mo- When I asked Weaner to talk about of. The landscape has its own life.” landscapes “pick up a textbook on ter- tion. In formal garden design, the goal is his favorite aspect of his work, he said, To learn more about this concept, restrial plant ecology that give you a to create a static space. Desirable plant- “Visit a park like Yosemite and you’ll be Weaner has several upcoming talks and basic understanding of plants in the ings are installed in a defined area and amazed at the beauty of it and enjoy it, workshops, including one in Copake, landscape. You need to learn two things then undesirable plantings are weeded but you haven’t had a role in creating it. New York, on Aug. 16. Check his website — the plants and the processes.” out or otherwise controlled. It could be You don’t have a relationship to it. What for more details: lweanerassociates.com. high or low maintenance, but removal of Weaner didn’t have any recommenda- unwanted plants is the main strategy for tions for such a book offhand, but he is Summer Pierre’s Writing and Drawing (from page 6) make effective use of language in their Strong, with Reading Flavors, Tasting Fit the Battle: A Tribute to Paul Robeson at HVCCA (from page 15) own writings” according to its description. Words — Writing about Food in our Lives. made several recordings, and enjoyed Salem Art Works has provided Back again this year are free special For descriptions of these and the many some college radio success before funding, coordinating and support for workshops for seniors, held at the Cedar other art center class offerings and to disbanding. Thompson returned to the the project through a residence. The Street Friendship Center. Tracy Strong register online, visit garrisonartcenter. UTK to study jazz under many great HVCCA is located at 1701 Main St., will guide participants in making 3-D org or phone 845-424-3960. professors including Jerry Coker and Peekskill. For more information visit Paper Creations and Kathy Curto, who NOTE: Summer Pierre will be giving Donald Brown. He recently founded the hvcca.org and fitthebattle.com. conducted a similar and successful series an artist’s talk at the Highland Falls Li- band Frog and Toad’s Dixie Quartet. last year returns, in partnership with brary at 7 p.m. on Sept. 10.

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At left, champions of Summer Basketball League — Millbrook High School, Aug. 12. Pictured: Ryan McCollum, John Parr, Eric Rizzi, Nick Allen, Will Zuvic and Tanner Froats. Photo submitted by J. Froats

Beacon Weekend Round-Up

Above, Songs of the Hudson by Nestor Madalengoitia — unveiled outside the Beacon Bread Company on Saturday (Aug. 9) — was dedicated in honor of Pete and Toshi Seeger, and presented to the City of Beacon.

“A Buck an Ear” — At the Beacon Sloop Club’s Annual Corn Festival, Sunday, Aug. 10, at Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park, volunteers circle around to shuck a mountain of corn. Photos by Kate Vikstrom