Jennifer Kho by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday afternoon at the Astor Dairy Barns in Rhinebeck, violinist Jennifer Koh was the featured performer at the Hudson Valley Chamber Music Circle…
Harpy eagle by Kevin T McEneaney I, who once sang of love and religion, now sing the harpy eagle, a raptor more powerful than all other eagles! With their razor-sharp…
by Bill Schlesinger The current heated debate about the importance of saving old-growth forests is muddled by confusion about what constitutes an “old-growth” forest. Is old growth a forest that…
Violinist Yida An and Conductor Tan Dun by Kevin T McEneaney The organizing theme of this concert was water under the baton of Conductor Tan Dun. The concert opened with…
Amy LeBlanc as Dolly by Kevin T McEneaney If you like singing and love dancing, Hello, Dolly is the place to take your soul for refreshment, entertainment, laughter, and a…
Sophia Zhou by Kevin T McEneaney Last Saturday afternoon at Smithfield Church in Amenia, Sophia Zhou, Director of The Stissing Center Chamber Music Program, delivered an amazing one-hour performance on…
by Kevin T McEneaney Skin on our hands and feet are different, unusual—they are double-layered. We don’t know why we have whorls on fingers (that resemble whorls inside of trees…
climate change map by Bill Schlesinger As warm-blooded organisms, humans and other mammals have a normal body temperature that is slightly above the average temperature of their evolutionary environment. The…
Stella Chen and Giles Vonsattel by Kevin T McEneaney Last Sunday afternoon at The Stissing Center in Pine Plains, the classical chamber series curated by Sophia Zhou, presented Art of…