MAYFEST in PLACE 2020

Sportswriter Rick Reilly has met with Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl to share how he is keeping busy during the coronavirus outbreak, and the loss of sports during the pandemic.

Joseph Losey’s cool, elegant 1977 thriller “Mr. Klein” (reissued to theaters late last year and soon to be released on DVD in the Criterion Collection) is, like many of his movies, a slow walk through a labyrinth of gradually developing dread.

Paul Grondahl and Rick Reilly.

A scene from the movie “Mr. Klein.”

The last movie I saw in a theater was “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” It’s a mellow, smooth masterpiece about women in love, women who are inspired by art and, most important, women who look after each other. It may be the last movie I see in a theater for a long time.

A scene from the movie “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.”

Back in 1965, set designer-turned-director Daniel Haller scored a minor hit with “Die, Monster, Die,” a science-fiction horror film starring Boris Karloff as a scientist experimenting with the cosmic powers of a strange meteor. Twenty-two years later, this film was remade as “The Curse,” a d…

A scene from “Color Out of Space”.

HUDSON — What do you do when your mother was a backup vocalist for Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Harry Belafonte, Mavis Staples and Dionne Warwick, among others?

The Beekman Arms and Murder Café present their second annual Mystery Weekend with Murder by Magic.

CHATHAM — This spring, join PS21 as we shine a light on the newest in contemporary flamenco, the gorgeous Spanish artform encompassing music, dance, and song. This isn’t the touristy variety you’ll find at restaurants and bars on Barcelona’s famous Ramblas, but rather the true artists of the…

Was the world clamoring for another movie version of Jane Austen’s “Emma.”? The novel’s plot has a lot of miles on it and the possibilties for expansion are restricted. Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” spiced up the wine in the old bottle. But Autumn de Wilde’s take on “EMMA.” does what it can …

CATSKILL — Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre celebrates Women’s History Month by hosting a touring production of Si Kahn‘s rousing “Mother Jones in Heaven.”

BEACON — Remnants: Selected Work by Alaina Enslen @ RiverWinds Gallery March 14 – April 5

BOOK SALE, NEW SELECTIONS, MARCH 27-28

POETRY READING AND AUTHOR TALK, FRIDAY, MARCH 27

KINDERHOOK — Concerts in the Village continues its 10th Anniversary Season on Sunday March 22nd: “Singing with Strings”. Singers from the Bard Graduate Vocal Arts Program and the Broad Street Chamber Players String Quartet join in offering five magically diverse works for solo voice and strings.

TIVOLI – Tivoli Artists Gallery presents its next show spotlighting art that evokes the meaning of the place where we dwell. “HOME” runs March 20 – April 12, 2020 with an artists opening reception on Sat., March 21 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the gallery, an informal mixer to meet the artists an…

”OVERWINTER” MULTIMEDIA POP-UP EXHIBIT COMING TO

PAUL CORT ART & PHOTOGRAPHY

SAUGERTIES — On March 15, at 3 p.m., Saugerties Pro Musica will recognize Women’s History Month with a program titled “Celebrating Women Composers” by cellist Natasha Farny and pianist Eliran Avni, both associate professors of music at SUNY Fredonia, performing as Extasis Duo.

Alexis P. Suter

Patricia Guerrero

Anya Taylor-Joy as Emma.

Vivian Nesbitt

Alaina Enslen, Once In A While, encaustic collage on paper, 9x12

Mezzo-soprano Chloë Schaaf

Elia 3 (L. Youmans)

Hold Hill Homes E. Barn

“Celebrating Women Composers” by cellist Natasha Farny and pianist Eliran Avni.

Pamela Salisbury Gallery presents Recent Work by GREGORY AMENOFF

Fri & Sat 8 p.m., Sun 3 p.m.

BENNINGTON, Vt — On Sunday, March 8, at 4 p.m., Sage City Symphony will present its annnual Youth Concert at Greenwall Auditorium in the VAPA Building at Bennington College. Admission is free and open to all.