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Upstate NY bakery foodies rave about is a James Beard Award finalist
Hudson, N.Y. — A beloved Upstate New York bakery that got its start in Manhattan is on the rise, right alongside its artisanal bread. Mel the Bakery is a finalist for a James Beard Award, a prestigious honor considered the Oscars of the food world. The Hudson bakery has been nominated for the Oustanding Bakery award and is in the running against four other bakeries.
When do mid-Hudson Valley lakes open for 2024 season? See the list
To ward off the high temperatures anticipated for summer 2024, cooling off by the water in the mid-Hudson Valley will be a go-to for residents, but when are the lakes opening this year?. With many options in the region, it won't be a long drive to beat the heat, and...
THEATER REVIEW: ‘Uncle Vanya’ plays at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, N.Y. through May 19
Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, N.Y. Written by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Conor McPherson. Vanya is 47, single, frustrated, living with his mother and his niece and a few devoted servants in a farmhouse on depleted land far from the woman he loves, who has married Vanya’s aged brother-in-law. His niece, Sonya, is in love with Vanya’s best friend, a doctor who drinks too much and is in love with Vanya’s sister-in-law. At the end of the fourth act, Vanya and Sonya are pretty much where they were at the start of Act One: little changed, still frustrated, and still committed to one another personally and professionally. Playwright Anton Chekhov clearly wants us to know that the incidents in our lives don’t necessarily move us onto a new level of life but merely gently shove us back into our own reality. The current production at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, N.Y. uses the talents of many wonderful people to deliver the playwright’s message of the futility of life’s passing experiences.
An abandoned school becomes a canvas for art galleries
In a photo provided by Yael Eban and Matthew Gamber, via The Campus shows, the Campus at the former Ockawamick School in Claverack, N.Y. Six galleries collaborated to buy the former Ockawamick School in Claverack, N.Y., for a new exhibition space called the Campus. (Yael Eban and Matthew Gamber, via The Campus via The New York Times)
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