Antics of a Shamanic Librarian

Book cover From Deadbeat to Dean: Underground: A Memoir. Peter McDonald. Library Juice Press, Sacramento, CA, 2022. by Tonia Shoumatoff Peter McDonald’s saga about his peregrinations from punk rock promoter…

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Cool Jimmy Greene Quartet at Hudson Hall

From left: Christian Sands, Reuben Rogers, Jimmy Greene, Jonathan Barber Lift every voice and singTill earth and heaven ringRing with the harmonies of LibertyLet our rejoicing riseHigh as the listening…

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Watts Cabaret at Hudson Hall

From left: Zwelakhe-Duma Bell le Pere, Daniel J. Watts, Jake Goldbas by Kevin T McEneaney The annual February two-week long Hudson Hall Lift Every Voice features contemporary African American performers.…

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Christmas at Hudson Hall: Aston Magna

From left: Priscilla Herreid, Daniel Stepner, Peter Sykes, Loretta O'Sullivan, Laura Jeppesen, Julie Leven by Kevin T McEneaney “Music for a Winter Solstice” was the program for Aston Magna Chamber…

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The Bald Soprano Sings at The Stissing Center

From left: Samantha King, Autumn Prezzano, Sarah Griffin, Noah Curtis, Cameron Decker, Paige Arent by Kevin T McEneaney This past Friday and Saturday night, Stissing High School at The Stissing…

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Handel’s Hallelujah at Bard

From left: Violin Concertmaster Esther Goldy Roestan, Violist Batmyagmar, Conductor Leon Botstein by Kevin T McEneaney George Frederick Handel’s glorious 1741 oratorio, Messiah, remains a living masterpiece, which means one…

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Dickens: “A Christmas Carol” as Musical Ensemble

from left: Harriet Luongo as Tiny Tim, Rik Lopes as Scrooge, Duane Joseph Olsen changing character  by Kevin T McEneaney While a novelist, Charles Dickens had an intense interest in…

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Molsky and Trischka at The Stissing Center

Bruce Molsky, fiddle; Tony Trischka, banjo by Kevin T McEneaney As musicians Bruce Molsky and Tony Trisha are a national treasure: here they were at The Stissing Center in Pine…

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What the Zany…Dickens?

Matt Austin, Billy Dempster, Jody Bayer, Bob Lussier, Jenny Schuck, Gary Millar, Delaney Dempster (stage manager) by Kevin T McEneaney ‘Tis the Holiday Season; I went to this play: What…

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Smithfield Church Concert!

Photo by Robert Riemer Preview by Kevin T McEneaney What is the best way to enter the Holiday Season with optimism springing in your step? Attend a concert, of course!…

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