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Cheez-Its first-ever diner debuts in Upstate New York, with cheesy milkshakes, chicken tendies and biscuits
Baked snack cracker behemoth Cheez-It has announced a first-of-its kind Cheez-It themed retro diner in Upstate New York. Open for a limited time from May 20-26 at 261 Tinker St in Woodstock, the Cheez-In Diner will be serving up classic Americana dishes with a cheesy cracker twist. The salty, cheese-forward...
Red Lobster files for bankruptcy after closing 8 restaurants in Upstate NY
Red Lobster has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection a week after closing dozens of restaurants nationwide. In a court filing late Sunday, the seafood chain said it has more than 100,000 creditors and estimated assets between $1 billion and $10 billion. The company’s estimated liabilities are between $1 billion and $10 billion, according to the Associated Press.
Woodstock’s Historic Bearsville Theater Relaunches This Summer
The music scene in the Hudson Valley has always been alive and well thanks to historic venues like Bethel Woods Center for the Arts and Saratoga Performing Arts Center. This summer, the Bearsville Theater rejoins them with a sizzling lineup of world-class performers in Woodstock. The reopening of the theater comes after Dayglo Presents, a leading live entertainment and media company founded by independent concert promoter Peter Shapiro, announced on April 25 that it has taken over operations of the storied venue.
Story Screen reopening movie theater in Hudson
Story Screen, a community of film lovers who screen films and hold pop-up events, is working to reopen a movie theater in Hudson. The theater at 160 Fairview Avenue was most recently the home of the Madison Theatre, which closed both its Hudson and Albany theaters in the past few months.
Matthewis Persen House Museum set to open season on May 25th with World War II presentation
KINGSTON – Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack has announced that the Matthewis Persen House Museum & Cultural Heritage Center will open for the 2024 season on Saturday, May 25th at 10 a.m. The Persen House, located at 74 John Street in Kingston will be open to the public every...
Jeffrey Gibson Details His Painting on Art in America’s Latest Cover
Jeffrey Gibson, whose beaded painting Born to Be Alive (2023) appears on the cover of Art in America’s Summer 2024 “Icons” issue, is the subject of a profile in the magazine. From his studio in Hudson, New York, Gibson told A.i.A. the backstory of the cover image, a detail of a larger work shown here in full.Joan Semmel Details Her Painting on A.i.A.’s Latest Cover As told to A.i.A. I was listening to music hunting for words to use in my work and came across this disco song, “Born to Be Alive,” by Patrick Hernandez from 1978. As a mix of different kinds of...
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