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PHOTOS: Is This the Most-Missed Restaurant in the Hudson Valley?
Sometimes all it takes is one sentence to catapult you back in time, and that's exactly what happened this week when a Hudson Valley resident asked a relatively simple question. "What is/was the name of the Italian restaurant on 209 that supposedly sold the best chicken parmigiana[?] It's between Kingston...
New Kingston bar and pizza spot Sorry Charlie impresses the locals
Even though Kingston’s newest bar/restaurant Sorry Charlie has only been open for a few days, the positive reviews are pouring in fast. Their “thincilian” bar-style pie is offered in a dizzying array of super-unique topping combinations, and the early online buzz has been universal praise. A visit on Sunday revealed extremely friendly, attentive service amidst a packed house.
The Stissing Center Brings World-Class Performances To Pine Plains
Nearly a century after Pine Plains Memorial Hall was originally built, the stately three-story brick building that had sat empty since the 1990s began a journey back to its former glory. In 2014, local philanthropist Jack Banning spearheaded the purchaseof the building and, working closely with a group of residents, restored it to its original.
Culinary Institute Launches Meal Prep Service in Hudson Valley
No time to make dinner? Don't worry, the chefs at the Culinary Institute in Hyde Park have you covered. We all know how frustrating it can be to not only cook every night but also attempt to come up with a recipe you haven't made hundreds of times before. Being stuck in a dinner rut can have terrible consequences like meatloaf, breakfast for dinner and picking up burgers at the drive-thru.
Ancram Center's Summer Play Lab Series Continues Next Month With CENTURIES
Summer Play Lab, now in its fifth season at Ancram Center for the Arts, offers theater artists space, production support, and a budget to develop and present new works. This year's second Summer Play Lab showing will be a first-look production on July 7 at 4pm of Centuries, an immersive concert collaboration from Matthew Dean Marsh (You Don't Know the Lonely One), Kate Douglas (The Lucky Few), and singer-composer Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez.
THEATER REVIEW: ‘Rock of Ages’ plays at the Sharon Playhouse through July 7
Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, Conn. You have to like the second-level pop music of 1987 to truly enjoy this show. To be honest and up front about it, I don’t. The show’s book, by Chris D’Arienzo, is cookie-cutter regular with ignorable and forgettable dialogue. Its purpose is to provide cues for the many songs inserted into it. The songs, with few exceptions, are the least memorable from the period. The “show” is a showcase for talented performers who can stand out and away from the material they are asked to perform. There is some justification for this as many of Sharon Playhouse’s cast members are remarkable singers.
Little Lord 112 and Laena Romond Scores High in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby To Bring Home First and Second
Prestigious hunters marched about the HITS Hudson Valley facility during HITS-on-the-Hudson June II show in Saugerties, New York. While 28 horse-and-rider combinations prepared to show off in the $2,500 USHJA National Hunter Derby, it was Laena Romond of Brookfield, Connecticut, and Little Lord 112 that were the undeniable winners. The...
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