Monday, December 28, 2015

Upcoming Feast of Art at Rose Gallery, Hudson

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A winter feast for the eyes featuring the art of
 Maggie Siner at Rose Gallery through January.
More details to follow.

MAGGIE SINER
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Siner began her studies at the Art Students League of New York in 1968, graduated from Boston University (BFA) and American University (MFA). Siner's work is classically derived yet contemporary. While freely handled and gestural, her paintings have a strong sense of underlying structure. She works exclusively from life, one of a diminishing number of artists who use direct visual perception to translate the human experience into material form. Her influences from Chinese painting are evident in her free and responsive brushwork. A master of paint, she is known for evocative portraits, luscious still-life arrangements, and a sparkling play of light and shadow emphasizing the momentary nature of vision and time.


Rose Gallery
238A WARREN STREET, HUDSON, NEW YORK
THURSDAY THRU MONDAY 11-5 OR BY APPT
ROSEGALLERYFINEART.COM / 518.828.5825
INFO@ROSEGALLERYFINEART.COM
Marvelous Winter watercolors by Claudia Engel just arrived! "Brooklyn Snow Walk"

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

March Cover Contest

MARCH COVER CONTEST
Submit your image with an “In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb” or vice/versa theme.
$5 entry fee payable through Paypal—Email lisalamonica@yahoo.com to submit
Funds raised go to a contributor of the magazine as well as a charity!
Get creative with photos and art..
Deadline is end of February and chosen beginning of March
Winner gets cover with their contact info/website
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Thursday, December 10, 2015

The Writer's Studio classes start Jan 12, Warren St Hudson

Introducing The Writer's Studio
SPACE IS LIMITED. SIGN UP NOW.
TO REGISTER

Workshop locations:
Hudson, NY, and Great Barrington, MA
Classes begin January 2016
www.writerstudio.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Therese Eiben
ThereseE@WriterStudio.com
917-733-7770
Visit www.facebook.com/Writer
Studiohudsonvalleytheberkshires
212-255-7075
For beginners and experienced writers. 


 The Writers Studio, established in 1987
by Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Schultz,
brings its user-friendly, technique oriented
method of creative writing
instruction to the Hudson Valley
and The Berkshires.
Called by The New York Times “the
most personal of the programs,”The
Writers Studio is founded on the belief
that when the desire to write is strong
enough, anyone can learn the craft
necessary for full creative expression.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Subscriptions Make Great Gifts

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Whether you're a weekender or a local,
subscriptions of Hudson Magazine make great gifts to yourself and loved ones. Six months for $36, a year for $72 delivered and you can order through our website and also by emailing: lisalamonica@yahoo.com, then you will be invoiced through Paypal. We are adding new contributors all the time such as internationally known food writer Richard Frisbie, and past Metroland movie reviewer and film maker Bruce Hallenbeck.
For the creative community we featured articles on art with imagery from many local talented people. We are always looking for sponsors to help give our contributors a stipend as well.
Currently, we're having a March cover contest which should bring very interesting images from the creative pool all around us.
If you're already dreaming of post holiday sales like I am, your business may wish to place an ad in our January issue.
This has been a fun, creative year for all of us working on Hudson Magazine and we thank our community, retailers and advertisers for supporting us!



Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Printmaking at Inky Editions, Hudson


Excerpt from January issue, Hudson Magazine. copyright 2015
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Inky Editions is a gem for artists who love being in the studio environment.

Located behind the Basilica at 112 South Front Street, George Tsalikis opened the interdisciplinary 5,000 square foot studio space earlier this year. A clean, bright, warm space to connect and create with others, there is a current exhibit of monotypes by Richard Segalman on the walls for inspiration.

Recently I participated in a printmaking class led by Christina Pumo of Akua paints along with about 20 others of varying skill levels. On a dreary raw rainy November day, the art created was vibrant and extremely colorful.

Many people enjoy the process of creating monotypes comparative to painting but with a much less committed process than for example an oil painting or watercolor. With some very elaborate stencils or by using a subtractive approach of removing shapes from the ink on a plexiglass plate; the process is not as easy as one might assume. In a short time, however even beginners were finding their expression and ability to create prints to be happy with.

Monotypes shine with many added layers of color such as Prussian Blue and gold with reflective flakes adding an iridescence to the finished print.

Inky Editions will be having additional printmaking and other classes starting in January. A year's studio membership is $50 giving members discounted classes. See inkyeditions.com for different membership packages.

Visit Akua Printshop on Youtube for print techniques and akuainks.com for supplies such as inks, and the Akua Pin Press portable press to use at home.

Chatham bookstore and Staples have been great sources locally for archival papers and supplies as well.
Image: Winter Lake, Lisa LaMonica

Friday, November 13, 2015

Hudson's Titanic Survivor

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Excerpt from November issue

Photo courtesy of the late Kevin Novak
Gretchen Fiske Longley
was the daughter of a past
Hudson mayor, Levi Longley.
An orphan at age 12, Gretchen lived
with her grandmother and maternal
aunts at 751 Warren Street, in a house
that no longer exists. She and her
aunts Kornelia Theodosia Andrews
and Mrs. John C. Hogeboom boarded
the Titanic in Southhampton under
ticket number 13502 and occupied
cabin D-9.
Read more of her story in November's issue and also in Images of America: Hudson/Arcadia Publishing,
at local bookstores.
The fatal iceberg that sank the Titanic. Library of Congress


Monday, November 9, 2015

Hudson Train Station at Dusk by Roger Mason. Voted Artist of the Year 2015.

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From November issue

Roger Mason, "Hudson Train Station at Dusk" 2014, oil on canvas
43 x 48
For purchase inquiries: paintroger@gmail.com
Columbia County Artist of the Year, 2015.
We featured Roger as the July magazine cover artist with an interview on his work.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Locally Grown Farm Fresh Turkey for Holidays

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Excerpt from November issue.


by Richard Frisbie

If Benjamin Franklin had his way, and he often did, the turkey would
have been the emblem of our new nation, not the bald eagle. He
considered the turkey to be a self-reliant, distinctly American bird,
and the lowly bald eagle an opportunistic scavenger. Fortunately for the
palates of decades of Americans succeeding him, Benjamin Franklin’s
reasoned logic did not prevail. Instead, the bald eagle gained a regal
mantle through expert public relations, if not a change of habit, and
the turkey became the most important guest of a seasonal dinner. That’s
a good thing. Imagine sitting down to a holiday dinner to eat roasted
eagle, or, worse, never having tasted the sacrosanct and protected
national symbol - the turkey. What a strange world that would be!

The turkey is the only bird solely native to America that is
domesticated for food production in the US. If you can forego the
ubiquitous, sickly, large-breasted white turkey that dominates the
frozen food market, you’ll find a selection of tastier breeds being
raised on small farms throughout the Hudson Valley. Known as heritage or
heirloom breeds, meaning those listed in the 1874 American Poultry
Association's Turkey Standard of Perfection, they include the Standard
Bronze, Bourbon Red, Narragansett, Jersey Buff, Slate, Black Spanish,
and White Holland. Later additions such as Royal Palm, White Midget and
Beltsville Small White, have been added to the standard list since then.
You’ll also find broad-breasted pasture-raised standard domestic turkeys
that will taste far better than their frozen, factory-raised brothers
and sisters.
The Heritage Turkey Foundation (http://heritageturkeyfoundation.org) is a not-for-profit organization that does not raise any heritage turkeys,
and whose sole objective is to save “the traditional breeds of turkeys
by returning them to the holiday tables of ordinary American families.”
They provided the list of heritage breeds and links to national
producers on their website. That’s fine if you want UPS to deliver your
holiday bird from the Midwest, but why not support local farmers and buy
a turkey raised in the Hudson Valley? That is what the farm-to-table
movement is all about.
The following is a far-from-complete short list of some respected farms
and farmers you could contact. They are not supermarkets where a
startling and deeply discounted array of frozen carcasses is available
24 hours a day. No, these are small family farmers who annually plan the
next season’s finite crop, raise them lovingly and humanely, and harvest
accordingly. Since you likely know now that you will be serving turkey
over the Holidays – as nearly everyone does - make arrangements ahead of
time so you know you will have one when you want it.
Heather Ridge Farm in Preston Hollow, NY.
(
http://heather-ridge-farm.com/the-animals/turkeys) While owner Carol
Clement raises poultry, beef and heritage breeds of pigs, her turkeys
are a traditional broad-breasted white, not heritage, but they are
well-fed, pasture-raised birds, without antibiotics and hormones, that
you’ll be proud to serve on any occasion.
Brookside Farm in Gardiner, NY. (
http://brookside-farm.com/) They
produce grass-feed, pasture-raised poultry & livestock without the use
of hormones, antibiotics or pesticides.
The De Maria family’s Hemlock Hill Farm in Cortlandt Manor, NY.
(
http://hemlockhillfarm.com/) Dedicated to providing the community with
all natural, wholesome farm raised products for over 70 years, they are
one of the oldest family owned working farms in Westchester County.
Northwind Farms in Tivoli, NY.
(
http://www.northwindfarmsallnatural.com/) Offers all natural whole
turkeys, boneless turkey roasts, assorted turkey parts, and can also be
found at several regional farmers markets.
McEnroe Organic Farm, Millerton, NY.
(
http://www.mcenroeorganicfarm.com) Offering certified organic turkeys
pasture-raised on organic grain.
Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. (
http://turkanafarms.com) Using
sustainable agriculture and pasture- and humanely-raised practices,
Turkana Farms produces heritage breed livestock and heritage breed
turkeys plus a full range of produce.
Willow Ridge Farm, Putnam, NY. (
http://www.willow-ridge-farm.com/)
Willow Ridge practices sustainable agriculture and offers pasture-raised
heritage bourbon red turkeys.
But if the farm of your choice is out of turkeys or other meats, or it’s
too much of a hassle to go to the farm, there is an excellent purveyor
of the best meats, all available under one, very local roof:
Fleisher’s Grass-Fed and Organic Meats, Kingston, NY.
(
https://www.fleishers.com) An old-fashioned butcher shop, Fleisher’s
offers NY and CA pasture–raised heritage breed turkeys fed an
antibiotic- and hormone-free vegetarian diet.
And if the above birds are either sold out or too pricey for your
budget, don’t think you have to settle for the frozen equivalent of a
hockey puck or TV Dinner at the nearest supermarket. There’s a reliable
middle ground in a local purveyor of regional farm products:
Adams Fairacre Farms, is a local grocery chain with stores in Kingston,
Poughkeepsie, Newburgh and Wappinger, NY. (
http://adamsfarms.com/) They
offer their own and national brands of free-range all fresh turkeys at a
third of the price (or less) than the pasture-raised heritage breeds of
the individual farms listed above.
So, no matter what your pleasure or price range, local farmers and farm
markets can supply your holiday turkey.
http://www.hopefarmbooks.com
Read my Hudson Valley/Catskills Examiner column:
http://www.examiner.com/hudson-valleycatskills-in-new-york/richard-frisbie
or my General travel Examiner column:
http://www.examiner.com/travel-in-new-york/richard-
Image: lisalamonica.com
Vote for Richard's entry to the magazine International Living for a competition to become a writer for them.
http://internationalliving.com/2015/11/the-sparkling-streetlights-of-puerto-vallarta/#.Vjon3sfy6XY.facebook

Please support:
Every year, we send an appeal to help the families in Ghent/Chatham that are less fortunate. This year is no different. The Ghent Food Pantry hosts on average around 100 families each month. This Thanksgiving, they plan to provide over 120 families with a Turkey dinner and all of the fixings. The cost for a family of 4 is around $50.00. I encourage each of you to send what you can to help these families in our community--any amount is very much appreciated! 
Checks should be make to:
The Ghent Food Pantry
PO Box 98
Ghent, NY 12075-0098
Thanks!

Patti Matheney
GhentCANN

DONATIONS NEEDED FOR THANKSGIVING
and not just turkeys....do you have a good old fashioned can opener? How about some pot holders or some kitchen towels?
We could surely use some sharp knives and BIG spoons.
And if you can...write a check. All the donations are needed and greatly appreciated, and they're tax deductible, so you can please God and Uncle Sam at the same time....
...
Caring Hands
P.O. Box 1099
Kingston, NY 12402

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

PBS/WMHT airs Haunted Catskills Oct 28, 7:30 pm

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Image: Alex, Jill, Tony/WMHT at Windham, courtesy Patrick Mason/Lisa LaMonica

The local PBS TV Station WMHT will air Haunted Catskills, on Wednesday October 28, 2015, 7:30 PM.

Based on locations in the book of the same name, the TV show will be a walking tour of various locations in the Catskills.                     

The folklore, mythology and ghost stories of the region will be highlighted with on-site interviews at historic inns and feature cemeteries where it is believed that characters of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow now lie.


Washington Irving called the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York a “spellbound region,” and the ghosts that linger from more than four hundred years of history provide proof of Irving’s intuition. Discover eerie tales of hauntings in the Catskill Mountains.

Haunted Catskills 100% cotton Tshirts can be purchased at: https://www.bonfirefunds.com/haunted-catskills

To order a book of Haunted Catskills, visit: http://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Catskills, www.historypress.net or visit local bookstores.
http://video.wmht.org/video/2365593602
 

Sunday, October 25, 2015


Halloween in Hudson NY

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Weintraub House, excerpt from October issue, Hudson Magazine
  
I’ve actually seen a ghost
walk through our bedroom.
I can’t pin down the exact
year…sometime between 1990
and 1992. It was on a weekend
during the middle of the night.
He looked at me and went out
a back door (which didn’t exist
until the 1900s), which leads me to think it was one of Herb Weintraub’s family…we bought the building from him in 1990.
His family had owned it
since 1900, when a back door  was added on the second floor.  
Everyone’s take on this “event”
that I’ve talked is that it was a good thing. Whoever he was, we think he was just making sure the building was being cared for. I’d put his “look” circa 1920–30. He was whitish translucent,
in his sixties and had a
moustache…taking all of about
 
five to ten seconds at best to  pass by the bed and through the door. Then I hid under the covers!
We never got to talk to
 
Herb Weintraub, the previous owner,about our experience, but it might
have made sense that it was his father.
The back addition to the building
 was added in the 1920s, and the figure
 I saw had the same build as Herb.
There is a store opposite Town Fair,
which was the Wolf Weintraub paint/
wallpaper store. It was a one-time
time event, but I know what I saw. He
left and never came back.”
A home and gallery now exists in
the former Bank of Hudson, 1809
which was later a private residence
owned by the Weintraubs. Sometimes
events, emotions or even weather
conditions trigger what’s known as a
residual haunting; a sighting of an
entity that seems to follow the old
layout of a house. More history of this
house can be read in Haunted
Catskills/The History Press.

Images courtesy Bruce C. Bergmann, BCB Gallery