Posts Tagged 'hudson valley explore'

Filmmaker David McDonald reanimates legendary club-owner Joe Zelli in The Royal Box
Stage & Screen

Filmmaker David McDonald reanimates legendary club-owner Joe Zelli in The Royal Box

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When Hudson Valley One last caught up with Columbia County-based filmmaker David McDonald in early 2019, he was looking for backers to make a movie out of his screenplay Ella the Ungovernable. It was a juicy story about the horrific period in 1933-34 when 15-year-old Ella Fitzgerald was an inmate at the New York Training School for Girls in Hudson when she escaped and within a few months got “discovered” on Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater.

Sun Voyager bassist Stefan Mersch explains his band’s survival and evolution
Art & Music

Sun Voyager bassist Stefan Mersch explains his band’s survival and evolution

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The Hudson Valley has a rich history of bands willing to explore the far corners of the psyche and often add a little psychedelic flavor into the mix. From the pyro-enhanced alt rock of SpinCycleLava to the delicate psych folk of Globelamp to the anything-goes jazz-influenced mind romp of Ultraam, many bands who have graced local stages over the years have been unafraid of venturing into parts unknown.

Local alternatives for vegans and vegetarians
Food & Drink

Local alternatives for vegans and vegetarians

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Ulster County in the summer is full of plenty of chances to work up an appetite. At various junctures for most of my 43 years, I have pursued either very healthy or exceedingly unhealthy lifestyles. Now on the path of virtue in a tourism season intensified by people released from lockdown, I want to promote a few local places that offer green-diet alternatives.