Monty Python and the Holy Grail was a huge success at the Bardavon last Friday. In fact, it was such a huge success that those of us arriving minutes before it was supposed to start had a shock. After going to Bardavon films for years, not only did Monty sell out, they opened up the balcony and that sold out as well. Clearly, Monty Python & the Holy Grail has achieved cult status, like Rocky Horror. Next time, people could bring killer rabbits, coconuts, cows to catapult and things like that. The lot of us ended up going to the Artist’s Palette instead and just quoting the film for several hours. Artist’s Palette, by the way, was quite tasty with pleasing landscapes to boot. Artist was Seth Thomas Balfe. The walls change frequently, so no guarantees that’s still up.
Steinhaus’s State of County address can be found at http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/CountyExecutive/12110.htm as stated in his prepared remarks. It was an interesting contrast to “An Inconvenient Truth” an hour later. IES did a superb job and many thanks to Peter Groffman and Michael Pace for patiently answering such thoughtful questions.
Vassar College ModFest is underway. Neat events throughout the next week. Music, dance, lectures and art. Frankly, too much to retype. www.info.vassar.edu 437-7319.
Upstate Films (.org), 876-2515
PAN’S LABYRINTH, Fri (2/2) – 4:00 6:45 9:20, Sat (2/3) – 1:15 4:00 6:45 9:20, Sun (2/4) – 12:15 3:00 5:45 8:20, Mon (2/5) through Thu (2/8) 5:45 8:20
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Fri (2/2) – 4:15 7:00 9:30Sat (2/3) – 1:30 4:15 7:00 9:30 Sun (2/4) – 12:30 3:15 6:00 8:30 Mon (2/5) through Thu (2/8) 6:00 8:30
www.themoviehouse.net in Millerton has Pan’s Labyrinth, Notes on a Scandal, Dream Girls and Because I Said So. Tuesday is bargain night, at $5 a ticket. Regular price is $9.
February 24th – March 3rd, 2007 Pure Rejuvenation Yoga Retreat. Come join Nancy Causey and Cheri Clampett for a fabulously relaxing, rejuvenating and fun week on Mexico’s beautiful Pacific Coast in Yelapa. Yoga, meditation, snorkeling, whale watching and more yoga are all part of the week. If you are thinking about it, but need some encouragement, check out www.hotel-lagunita.com. www.halfmoonyogabarn.com
Friday, February 2: Ground Hog Day. Snow Moon.
Bardavon shows “Raging Bull” at 7:30. Get there early to hear the organ. Only $5 for this Scorsese and DeNiro classic.
Hal Ketchum “The Most Effervescent Voice in Country Music” will be at Club Helsinki, Great Barrington. 7pm show and 10pm show. www.clubhelsinkiweb.com 413-528-3394
The Holmes Brothers at the Towne Crier (.com), 855-1300
Piano recital. Guest artist selected by Stecher & Horowitz Foundation, sponsors of an annual piano competition. 8pm. $18/$16. Ctr. for Perf. Arts., Rhinebeck. 876-3080
Saturday, February 3:
Clothes swap! We’re on. 3 to 6ish. Please let me know if you’re interested in hosting or participating. A big, open warm room with a few mirrors is ideal. People with great fashion sense are welcome to give opinions and advice. Mostly women’s clothes shows up, but other peoples are ok. So are books, housewares, shoes, plants. The perfume you never want to smell again. Stuff like that. Should no one else volunteer, I’ll host, but be warned I may not have a bathroom. Contact me for directions.
MONOPRINTS IN CLAY Workshop at Barrett Art Center. All stages of creating Lisa Knaus’s unique slab vases: forming the pot, printing the surface, and the four steps of glazing, will be covered using all sorts of found objects, from leaves to fossils, to enhance the surfaces of these organic forms. Participants will have a chance to make their own tiles.9:00-4:00 Six hour workshop with 1 hour lunch break. Members $95 Nonmembers $115.00 Lisa’s wonderful pottery can be seen at the Barrett Clay Works Gallery: Gallery 485, 485 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, (845) 471-0407
Christine Lavin, also guest David Roth, at the Towne Crier in Pawling.
Perpetua – Modern dance choreographed by Andres San Millan. 8pm. $10. Cocoon Theatre. Rt. 9 across from Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck. 876-6470.
Art opening reception at The Washington Art Association in Washington Depot, CT. Three artists work on display from 3pm to 5pm.¨ ¨This show will run through February 25th. Gallery hours at the WAA in Washington Depot are Tuesday to Saturday from10AM to 5PM and from noon to 5PM on Sunday. For more information or directions, call 860.868.2878 or www.washingtonart.org The artists are Carl Weese, Michael McLaughlin and Florin Ion Firimita.
Beekeeping Intro in Rosendale-Cottekill at the Sustainable Living Resource Center. 10-6, $85. www.honeybeelives.org 255-6113
Sunday, February 4:
Brianne Chasanoff also 3B: Michael & David Bereznak at the Towne Crier.
Understanding and Caring for Your Bees in Rosendale-Cottekill at the Sustainable Living Resource Center. 10-6, $85. www.honeybeelives.org 255-6113
SuperBowl festivities: you may have figured out I’m not really someone who watches sports on TV. However, I feel if you are going to watch the big game, that you may as well be at a fundraiser. A few choices to consider:
DCSPCA Supurr-Bowl fundraiser at the Dutchess Golf & Country Club, 2628 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM $50.00 per person 845-454-5345 ext: 100
SUPER BOWL PARTY at the Grace Church Parish Hall, 6pm. Watch the Game on a 132 inch screen in hi-def. Lots to eat and drink. $25 per adult, $5 per child. This is the second annual Grace Church Super Bowl Party (super successful in 2006) and Grace is the one with Outreach to Immigrant People and a great youth group among many other dynamic ministries. Also, the architecture is interesting and their concerts are exceptional.
Monday, February 5:
The Rhinebeck town board holds a special meeting at Morton Hall in Rhinecliff, 6:45. The Hamlet Advisory Council will present its long anticipated recommendations on the Comprehensive Plan. The meeting will also include a few business items, the most important of which will be a public hearing at 6:50 PM on the 2007 Village Fire Department Contract for the fire protection district. Also, the Town Board is seeking to fill a brand new position for the summer camp program — Camp Director — to oversee the day-to-day operations of our six-week community day-camp program. Camp or education and leadership experience a plus. Salary is $4000. Please contact Recreation Director Karri Wolf at kawolfe@frontiernet.net or 845-943-9526 for further information. The Recreation Committee has an opening for one addition member. If you’re interested, please email sgblock@aol.com for an application.
Knitting Monday. Email me if you are interested in joining us or hosting.
Tuesday, February 6:
At Bard, 3:00 p.m. in Olin Hall, is a master class with violinist and Conservatory faculty member Ani Kavafian. In addition to performing with many of America’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Cleveland Orchestra, Kavafian has appeared at the White House on three separate occasions, been featured on many network specials, and for some years been the artistic director, along with cellist Carter Brey, of the New Jersey chamber music series “Mostly Music.” She is an artist-member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and is also on the faculties of Yale University and SUNY Stony Brook. Free!
The scheduled Town of Washington Planning Board Meeting has been cancelled due to the tragic death of Chair Michele West. Michele was a great asset to this community and will be sadly missed.
Plant Propagation course at IES with Michael Ruggiero. He’s awesome, a fantastic lecturer and former senior curator at the NYBG. 845-677-9643 or www.ecostudies.org/cep.html
Wednesday, February 7:
Towne Crier has their Open Mic Night
Watch painter Tilly Strauss create a work of art at 2pm at Millerton Market, 21 Main Street, Millerton. 518-789-6677.
Thursday, February 8:
Millbrook Village Planning Board Workshop on Bennett Development (public welcome to observe, but you’ll need to wait until 2/15 to participate), 7:30. Village Hall.
Town of Washington Board Meeting, 7pm, Town Hall.
Friday, February 9:
A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee Williams’ timeless drama. Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 3pm. $20/$18. Center for Performing Arts, Rhinebeck (.org). 876-3080. All weekend.
Towne Crier has Kevin & Kate McKrell featuring Doug Moody
Saturday, February 10:
Leon Redbone at the Towne Crier
Spaghetti Dinner from 4:30“7pm at Hendrick Hudson Lodge. 9 Graves St., Red Hook. Organized by Eastern Star of Red Hook. 758-6714
Tivoli Artists’ Co-op Show Recent works in a variety of media by Co-op members. 6“8pm. Gallery hrs: Fri 5“9pm; Sat 1“9pm & Sun 1“5pm. Show runs thru 2/28. Tivoli. 757-COOP
Perpetua: Modern dance choreographed by Andres San Millan. 8pm. $10. Cocoon Theatre. Rt. 9 across from Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck. 876-6470
“Guided Tour” Staged reading of a play by Peter Snoad. Directed by Barbara Waldinger. 8pm. Organized by HRC Showcase Theater. At Jones-Grove Hall, Christ Episcopal Church. 431 Union St., Hudson. $10 donation. 518-799-3230
Sunday, February 11:
Charlotte Kendrick, with Dan Rowe and Red Rooster, at the Towne Crier.
At Bard, 3pm, cellist Diane Chaplin and pianist Sharon Bjorndal present a program titled “A Mad Empress Remembers,” taken from the featured work by American Romantic composer Charles Wakefield Cadman. This tone-drama for cello and piano paints the life story and descent into insanity of the Empress Carlota, whose husband, Maximilian, was Emperor of Mexico for two short years. The program also includes J. S. Bach’s Suite for Unaccompanied Cello in D Minor; Beethoven’s Sonata in C major, Op. 102, No. 1; and Ginastera’s Pampeana No. 2. Free!
Friendship Tea from 1“4pm at St. John’s Reformed Church, Red Hook. 758-1184
Trivia Contest
Hosted by Friends of Red Hook Library. 1pm at Tin Pan Alley Restaurant (formerly Julia & Isabella’s), Rt. 9, Red Hook. $50 entrance fee for a 5 member team. Call for time: 758-0277
Koryo Quartet
Performance to include Haydn’s String Quartet in D-min, Opus 76 No. 2; Schumann’s String Quartet in No. 2 in F, Opus 41, No. 2; & Bartók’s String Quartet No. 6. At 4pm. $25/$5/free. Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck. Organized by Rhinebeck Chamber Music Soc. 876-2870