“Where are the songs of spring? Ay, where are they?”

What an excellent profession, making music visible!

Winter is a blank canvas that we, the inhabitants of the Catskills, must fill. This season is even white, like...

We worship fire...

How about a moneyless Christmas – a holiday that costs you nothing?

Most people are aware of the healing powers of herbs. But did you know that certain plants can heal your...

Jack DeJohnette, the world-renowned drummer, played with Don Byron (tenor saxophone and numerous clarinets), Matt Garrison (bass) and Luisito Quintero...

Home improvement entails physically fixing up one’s house. But what about the emotional work of homeownership? One way to improve your...

In an age of tenuous global supply chains, it doesn’t hurt to know how to treat common ailments with plants...

Like a tribe of hippies living in a dome, hornets prefer a round home. And like flower children, they are...

Winter is approaching here in the Hudson Valley. You must prepare your wardrobe, your furnace, your insulation – but also...

Recently a friend asked me: “If you could perform a wedding, what would it be like?” Let me see….

A festival is a leap into the unknown. Be bold.

I am, I believe, the only presidential candidate with palindromic slogans. For example: "Toll a ballot!" - "We’d limit NASA’s...

Warning: trees may begin speaking to you. It happened to me after six years here. Nowadays, a tree in my...

The cover of False Documents shows two commedia dell’arte characters — medieval Italian clowns — dancing audaciously above the surface...

(Photo courtesy Art Omi) Art in the Hudson Valley is in conversation with our forests and mountains. The Jervis McEntee...

(Wikicommons) Summer in the Catskills without an automobile   How is summer in the Catskills if you don’t drive? Still...