Too hot to think…

by Kevin T McEneaney When it gets hotter than hot in the shade, and even the leaves are drooping, crying for a drop of water from the heavens as the…

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Fame at a discount

by Kevin T McEneaney AI will compose poetry for you. Download the app, and you are a poet. The app covers all forms of poetry and will compose a hundred…

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Lysander Piano Trio at Music Mountain

by Stephen Kaye Piano trios possess a distinctive repertoire with their interpretive milestones.  Two of those milestones that were played by Lysander Trio, Sunday, June 16 at Music Mountain in…

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That scent…

by Kevin T McEneaney Suddenly, a drenching summer downpour flooding the rolling sward of grass and weeds, gutters pouring fiercely, spattering ground, the sky a frothing boil, blanket gray. *…

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Climb 

by Bill Keller I can't call this a climb,  this gradual ascent  up the gravel path into morning sun.  To lay the railroad tracks,  men dug and blasted hills, hauled…

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Smithfield Church “Pops” Orchestra Concert Returns

by Kevin T McEneaney This annual end-of-May concert offers a lively selection of classical music and jazz, directed by trumpeter Matt Finley. Finley has selected an eclectic and entertaining program…

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The Balourdet Quartet at Bard, Olin Hall

Preview by Kevin T McEneaney The Hudson Valley Music Circle opens at Bard College’s Olin Hall with its 75th Anniversary June series at 4 pm, June 1. The prize-winning Balourdet Quartet…

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