MUSIC | ART | THEATRE & CINEMA LISTINGS FOR THE HUDSON VALLEY vol. 26 | august 10 - september 10 2009 music | art | theatre & cinema listings for thehudson valley |art &cinema listings for music |theatre CREATIVE LIVING IN THE HUDSON VALLEY Have You Planned Your Next Trip... To The Emergency Room? Benedictine Hospital & Kingston Hospital Emergency Rooms OPEN 24/7 Think of Benedictine Hospital and Kingston Hospital when you need emergency medical attention and you need it fast. Open 24/7, our professional staff is there to treat broken bones, asthma attacks, sprains, strokes, TM trauma and much more. Valet parking is available at both emergency rooms. We are here to help you with your medical needs. Benedictine Hospital • The Kingston Hospital • Margaretville Hospital www.hahv.org The Kingston Hospital Emergency Room (845) 331-3131 ext. 2250 Benedictine Hospital Emergency Room (845) 334-4902 dear readers, 3 Restaurants Under One Roof ell, looks like we went and did it: a Woodstock issue. 3 Chefs and a 4th Guest Chef Each Wednesday Evening We didn’t try to, honest. It just kinda happened incidentally, the way these things do. Feels right this DEPUY CANAL HOUSE NATIONAL REGISTERED PROPERTIES w month, somehow. FINE DINING Oh man, it can’t have been 40 years ago that my parents drove me and my brothers to see Woodstock, the movie. It’s safe to say my parents would have been labeled “hippies,” pretty well tuned-in to the zeitgeist that was coming to a head that summer, so it was worthwhile to them to make a long drive—100 miles to be exact—to see the movie. It seemed almost like a cultural imperative, actually. TH Being all of seven years old and a total Beatles/Herman’s Hermits kid, I 40 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION was vaguely aware of who the bands were, particularly Hendrix and the Events in the planning include an Epicurean Farm Tour of Who. So my young mind wasn’t sure what to make of Richie Havens at small town farms and historic sites in the heart of the Catskills. first—I didn’t really have a cultural reference for what he was doing, For information on celebration events, email John Novi at [email protected] having grown up in New Hampshire, yet to be exposed to Muddy Waters, Leadbelly, Odetta. Pretty soon though, Richie and his backup—second guitarist and percussionist—had my full attention, and he rocked the ECLECTIC BISTRO house…“Handsome Johnny” is still to me one of the best performances in AT CHEFS ON FIRE the film. Or any concert film, for that matter. in the DePuy Canal House Wine Cellar From then on, it was quite a movie. All the split screens, cool backstage footage, wide shots taking in the sheer enormity of the event. You couldn’t AUTHENTIC FARE help but smile along with John Sebastian’s set; it’s such a well-captured good vibe moment. The Who and Hendrix are splendid of course, but holy FROM JAPANESE CHEF crap: Santana! Sly and the Family Stone! Where had these guys been hiding? MAKIO IDESAKO Not in New Hampshire. And all through it you get to know Michael Lang, one of the promoters, working behind the scenes with his trademark open vest/no shirt—a look that incidentally seems to be making a comeback nowadays with the guys in MGMT. The positive vibe of that movie hit Route 213, High Falls 845-687-7700 for hours me and stayed with me for quite sometime. You could say that at seven I www.depuycanalhouse.com became one of the so-called Woodstock Nation; guess I’ve been a citizen ever since. So, I wasn’t sure quite what to expect when I finally first came to the actual town of Woodstock, 35 years later. The one the concert was NOT held at (that would be Bethel). Woodstock seemed to enjoy its uniquely iconic trademark anyway: the ubiquitous guitars, the tie-dye mercantiles mixed with high fashion and art galleries, the gatherings on the green, the weekenders from the city trying to see if there’s anymore juju up in the hills. The town looked the part, and still does. But after hanging around and getting to know more Woodstockers, there’s a whole lot more to it than the surface implies. The sheer amount of artistically activated people in the area is astounding—so many great artists, musicians, actors, performers, chefs, creators, healers, teachers, forward-thinkers. The history of Woodstock as an arts colony is strong and significant; as the editor of a regional arts magazine, I can honestly say that I can always find an interesting subject in the Woodstock area. And yes…this would undoubtedly be the case even if the concert had never happened. So OK, “Woodstock” didn’t happen in the town of Woodstock per se, but sometimes it bears reminding: Woodstockers made “Woodstock” happen. Ang Lee’s new film Taking Woodstock—discussed in this issue with cinematographer James Schamus, courtesy of Jay Blotcher—tells the story from the perspective of Elliot Tiber, who played a pivotal role in connecting the festival with its eventual location. In tandem with Lang’s new memoir, they both explain why Woodstock, the town that is, deserves as much continued recognition for the Woodstock phenomenon as the concert. So here’s a toast to Woodstock the Town, and may its many diverse artists and residents continue to find contentment and creativity in the Catskill foothills. Here’s to the Woodstock Nation who, now that they’re (we’re?) running things, better follow through on the good part of the dream. And thank you Michael Lang…for a great party 40 years ago people are STILL talking about. And to those of you who ate the “brown acid?” Can’t say you weren’t warned. Cheers, Ross Rice, editor 2 | rollmagazine.com Gomen Kudasai color ad 7/30/09 3.50"W x 4.75"D ZARU UDON & SOBA OYAKODON HOUSE-MADE GYOZA ORG. MADOFU GINGER TEA 100% ORG. GREEN TEA LATTÉ SAPPORO, KIRIN, ASAHI UNFILTERED SAKE 845-255-8811 www.gomenkudasai.com 215 MAIN ST. 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