Hudson Valley Art and Activism: June 9-16
Two faux Congressional town halls, and Drumpf protests in New Paltz, Rhinebeck, Gardiner, Saugerties, Woodstock, Catskill, Newburgh, and Kingston are reasons to get out this week.
The Kronos Quartet (with a Terry Riley tribute), Helen Gillet, Arielle Isaac Norman, Steve Earle, and The Intelligence are among the acts on local stages.
Monday, June 9
Avg. 66°, Low 60° at 6 a.m., High 72° at 4 p.m. per Merry Sky.
FILM
Documentary about 82-year old R&B philosopher Swamp Dogg showing in Saugerties. (Dir. Isaac Gale, Ryan Olson, David McMurry, U.S., 2024, 95 min.)
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Tuesday, June 10
Avg. 67°, Low 62° at 6 a.m., High 75° at 5 p.m. per Merry Sky.
RALLY
A rally to get the New York for All Act passed in Albany. “The bill seeks to limit state and local governments cooperation with ICE.”
PROTEST PREPARATION
Workshop led by local artist Elisa Tucci, who will discuss how to strategically paint umbrellas for use at rallies and protests.
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Wednesday, June 11
Avg. 69°, Low 57° at 5 a.m., High 81° at 4 p.m. per Merry Sky.
FILM
Wes Anderson’s latest, “The Phoenician Scheme,” with Benicio del Toro, Riz Ahmed, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, F. Murray Abraham, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe, and many others, shows in Rhinebeck all week.
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Thursday, June 12
Avg. 72°, Low 62° at 4 a.m., High 84° at 4 p.m. per Merry Sky.
MUSIC
The Kronos Quartet include a tribute to the 90th birthday of Terry Riley in Chatham.
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COMEDY
Sapphic Week programming at Unicorn Bar in Kingston includes comedy sets from Arielle Isaac Norman and Adriana Wong.
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MUSIC
Helen Gillet is a singer-songwriter and surrealist-archeologist who plays with live looping, layering cello parts and vocal lines.
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Friday, June 13
Avg. 69°, Low 62° at 5 a.m., High 77° at 4 p.m. per Merry Sky.
MUSIC
A night of industrial, goth, post punk, and darkwave with Blu Anxiety, Ancient My Enemy, Spirokete, and DJ Hueman. The show is also a benefit for the Trans Youth Emergency Project.
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MUSIC
Steve Earle performs at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington.
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DEBUT
Saturday, June 14
Avg. 65°, Low 59° at 5 a.m., High 70° at 3 p.m. per Merry Sky.
PROTESTS
These nationwide “No Kings” protests on the president’s birthday and flag day include events in New Paltz (9:30 a.m.), Rhinebeck (10:30 a.m.), Saugerties (noon), Woodstock (noon), Catskill (noon), Newburgh (noon), and Kingston (2:30 p.m.).
CLICK ON TOWNS ABOVE FOR DETAILS OF INDIVIDUAL PROTESTS.
MUSIC
The Intelligence is a new band from Lars Finberg, of A-Frames and Thee Oh Sees. Alice Sandahl from La Luz has a new solo album.
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Sunday, June 15
THEATRE
“The First Jew in Canada: A Trans Tale” maps the life of Jacques LaFargue, the trans Jewish 18th-century historical figure.
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Faux Town Hall
Monday, June 16
Congressman Paul Tonko holds a faux town hall meeting (you can’t just walk in and ask questions) at Hudson Valley Community College. Our local Congressional representatives are all shirking their duties to have real town hall meetings where any can ask questions without turning over personal data.
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Faux Town Hall
Wednesday, June 18
Congressman Josh Riley holds a faux town hall meeting (you can’t just walk in and ask questions) at a secret Oneonta. Our local Congressional representatives are all shirking their duties to have real town hall meetings where any can ask questions without turning over personal data.
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IMPORTANT LOCAL READS
WAMC
WAMC's 'The Roundtable' continues to exclude Palestinians
Racial diversity declines, all-White panels increase: 2025 data on 'Roundtable'. Let's change this.
James Earl Owens reports facts and statistics about radio station WAMC’s guests.
ALL MY DEAD AND LIVING THINGS
The Past Lives Here: How the Hudson Area Library’s History Room Grounds a Changing City
Preserving what matters through memory, care, and community
By Caitie Hilverman
BEAKUENCY
Interview with Pat Walsh, Swamp Angel Antiques: Enchanting Stories of Ducks, Hunters, and the Old Catskills
RADIO DRAMA
Tom Roe, the writer of this column, makes this weekly radio show.
Donald Drumpf Theatre #240: Sickness Is This Week's Obvious Metaphor for the USA, or 'We All Are Going to Die'
A virus controls the new/old president this week on the “Donald Drumpf Theatre” radio show.
This week: “Sickness Is This Week's Obvious Metaphor for the USA, or 'We're All Going to Die'.” Opening theme includes clips from Rod Serling; Bill Cosby; Donald Drumpf; Eric Cartman; Jon Stewart; Richard Nixon; Kent Brockman; and Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Thanks for the songs from Golden Earring ("Twilight Zone"), The Donner Party (“Sickness”), Nino Rota (“The Godfather”), The Young Fresh Fellows (“Taco Wagon”); Elvis Costello (“The Imposter”); and John Williams (“Attack of the Clones” end credits). Clips and excerpts from Jimmy Kimmel; RFK, Jr.; Hannibal Lecter; Frankenstein; Vito Corleone; Seth Meyers; Bret Baier; Steve Bannon; Piers Morgan; Karoline Leavitt; Laura Ingraham; Josh Hawley; Yoda; Victor Blackwell; Joni Ernst; and John Oliver. Episode 240.
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