Chronogram Magazine

Arts & Culture

Chronogram Seen: November 2012

The first annual Hudson Valley Food Truck Festival, Ballet Next, Asia’s 30th Anniversary Reunion Tour, the Woodstock Film Festival’s Maverick Award honoree, and more.

"Excursions on a Wobbly Rail" Exhibit

“Excursions on a Wobbly Rail” is up at Roos Arts in Rosendale through November 17.

Vanaver Caravan

The Vanaver Caravan will perform “Pastures of Plenty: Woody Guthrie in Dance and Music” on November 3 at SUNY New Paltz.

John Waters

John Waters brings his one-man holiday show to the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie on December 1.

Orchestra of Exiles

Orchestra of Exiles screens at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on November 16.

Tony Kushner

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner comes to Kingston.

Next Weekend: Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble

On November 9 and 10, Meredith Monk and her acclaimed Vocal Ensemble—some of the finest and most adventurous performers active in new music—will showcase Monk’s range as a composer and her engagement with performance as a vehicle for spiritual transformation.

Get out and Dine!

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is on, Nov 5-18! We’ve weathered the storm and are ready for some good eating. Join us for 3 courses, $20.95 Lunches, $29.95 Dinners at one of Hudson Valley’s top restaurants.

This Saturday: John Cage: On & Off the Air!

On November 17 at 8 pm, the John Cage Trust celebrates the maverick composer’s centennial year with a program that explores Cage’s interest in radio as both a medium of transmission and a musical instrument.

View From the Top

Letter to the Editor November 2012

Letter to the Editor from John Motavalli regarding the October 2012 issue of Chronogram.

Esteemed Reader for November 2012

Jason Stern discusses the true meaning of an education.

Editor's Note: Advice Column

Some advice that has surfaced in the pages of this month’s issue.

Community Notebook

Local Luminary: Erik Kiviat

A talk with the executive director of Hudsonia about social-ecological systems.

Reflections Renewed: Hudson River Images Revisited

“Reflections Renewed: Hudson River Images Revisited” will appear at Boscobel in Garrison through December 12.

Tangent Theatre Company NEWvember Festival

Tangent Theatre Company’s NEWvember Festival features a weekend of new plays, from November 8 to 11.

Survival, It’s a Dance

Choreographer Jorelle Pomé returns to the stage after a near-death accident.

News & Politics

While You Were Sleeping: November 2012

An interesting wrinkle in the faulty voting booth controversy of 2007 is just one story in this month’s roundup that you may have missed.

The Flim-Flam Tax Plan

Who is really getting a break in Romney’s tax plan?

Home & Garden

Savoring Shadow Lawn

A look into the process of renovating and restoring a High Falls historic property.

Gather Thy Woodies 'Round

Michelle Sutton discusses how potted trees and shrubs rise to the challenge.

Community Pages

River Towns: Holidays on the River

There are plenty of reasons to visit the Hudson Valley’s river towns this holiday season.

River Towns: Holiday Events

A holiday events guide for the Hudson Valley’s river towns.

River Towns: Holiday Shopping Guide

A holiday shopping guide for the Hudson Valley’s river towns.

Warwick: A Town with Roots

Agriculture provides the backbone, body, and soul of this thriving farming town.

Local Notable: Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis, the director of the newly renovated Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, is this month’s local notable.

Events for Warwick

Warwick’s festivals and feasts.

The Rondout Valley

Meet the towns that stretch between the Shawangunk Ridge and the Catskills.

Local Notables: Phil and Judy Sigunick

Phil and Judy Sigunick are the longtime denizens of Cragsmoor, the sole inhabited aerie atop the Shawangunk Ridge.

Events for the Rondout Valley

Find out what’s going on in the Rondout Valley.

Music

The Photography of Kate Simon

Kate Simon’s photographs are some of the most iconic images in popular music.

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Adam Arcuragi & the Lupine Chorale Society

Adam Arcuragi & the Lupine Chorale Society plays the Falcon in Marlboro on November 7.

Füxa

Füxa plays BSP Lounge in Kingston on November 8.

Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble

Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble play Bard’s Fisher Center on November 9 and 10.

Four Nations Ensemble

Four Nations Ensemble play the Collens House in Hillsdale on November 11.

The Blues Project

The Blues Project plays the Bearsville Theater on November 17.

CD Review: TimeDog

Sharon Nichols reviews Gilles Malkine’s album TimeDog.

CD Review: Confluence

Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson reviews Keith Pray’s album, Confluence.

CD Review: Simone Felice

Mike Wolf reviews Simone Felice’s album, Simone Felice.

Video

Video: The Marionette Rag

A video of Gilles Malkine’s “The Marionette Rag,” filmed by Stephen Blauweiss.

Books

Daniel Wolff Chronicles New Orleans’ Long Way Home

Nina Shengold talks with author and producer Daniel Wolff about his new book, The Fight for Home: How (Parts of) New Orleans Came Back.

Short Takes: November 2012

A Thanksgiving feast of Hudson Valley literature from small presses, serving fiction with a dash of truth.

Book Reviews: Renato the Painter and My Last Empress

Marx Dorrity reviews new novels by Eugene Mirabelli and Da Chen.

Book Review: Nick & Jake

Robert Burke Warren reviews Nick & Jake: An Epistolary Novel by Tad Richards and Jonathan Richards.

Diane Ackerman

Diane Ackerman will read at Vanderlyn Hall’s College Lounge at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge on November 8.

Janisse Ray

Janisse Ray will give a talk about her new book The Seed Underground.

Holiday Events

Holiday Entertaining

Holiday party tips from local industry professionals that are easy and elegant.

Food & Drink

A Cider Renaissance in the Hudson Valley

Local orchards respond to the renewed demand for America’s oldest drink.

Healthy Living Feature

Recent Advances in Laparoscopic Surgery

Insight into the procedure and benefits of single-incision laparoscopic surgery.

Whole Living

Power to the Plant Eaters

Are you ready to unwrap the health and wellness gifts of a plant-based diet?

Flowers Fall: Non-Duality for President

Bethany Saltman, an ex-self-identified-radical-feminist, discusses being a girl.

Horoscopes

Meet the Natal Horoscopes of Obama and Romney

Eric Francis Coppolino performs a cosmic analysis of our presidential candidates.

Planet Waves Horoscopes: November 2012

What are the stars telling us? Eric Francis Coppolino has the answers.

Parting Shot

Parting Shot: Alex Grey

Visionary artist Alex Grey depicts the world through spiritual realism, where see-through life forms are set in dreamlike landscapes surrounded by cosmic energy.