Time traveling through canvas
Len Tantillo’s historically accurate paintings bring the Hudson Valley’s past to life.
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Art Walk Kingston includes the work of more than 100 artists
Saturday/Sunday, Sept. 21/22: The tour, with its special offerings, moves through Kingston studios and galleries in the Rondout, Midtown and Uptown neighborhoods. Free bus service is available to move people to and from each area.
Midtown Arts District’s Celebration of the Arts set for Aug. 3
For its fifth annual Celebration of the Arts, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, the nonprofit group Midtown Arts District (MAD) is doing something different: an all-day series of interactive workshops — an expo of the arts, if you will — at the Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster, located in the former Sophie Finn elementary school at 94 Mary’s Ave.
‘Signs of the Times’: Mary Anne Erickson’s optimistic vision
On view through August: Ever since she was a child, when she would go on summer road trips with her family, Mary Anne Erickson has been photographing roadside attractions and collecting souvenirs and memorabilia from the motels, restaurants and mom-andpop tourist sites she visited.
Ed Ford retiring as Kingston city historian
After 35 years as the curator, guardian and cheerleader of this city’s collective past, Edwin Ford, who turned 101 on April 15, is retiring.
Iris Oseas shares memories of Kingston spanning seven decades
Now 88, Iris has vivid memories of her life growing up in Kingston.
Ulster Sheriff vows to not help ICE detain immigrants
Sheriff Juan Figueroa discussed the office’s policies at a recent meeting with a community group. His position represents a change from the former sheriff, who was cooperative.
Celebrating the sacred soil of Kingston’s Pine Street African-American burial ground
Nearly 30 years after city historian Edwin Ford first identified an African-American burial ground on Pine Street and after repeated attempts by local historians to protect the site failed, it’s finally happened.
Beauty in seclusion: Brice Marden’s calligraphic works on view at Rhinebeck’s ‘T’ Space
Half-hidden in the woods, the T-shaped gallery (configured so that a portion of the space is always hidden from view) is completely illuminated by natural light.
David Hornung’s mysteriously charged works on view at Elena Zang Gallery
Artist’s reception June 15:“Landscape is intrinsically abstract; in the middle ground you might be able to see the tree still has leaves on it, but farther back you’re hanging on for dear life.”
