12 Things, For You in November

The month the Hudson Valley gets quiet and a little more cozy too. Our 12 picks this month: a workshop for actors in Kingston, Melissa Leo on the same stage two nights later, desert blues, 50 years of punk, a last fall weekend at Opus 40 and the first holiday markets. Save it for the month.

This Month

  1. 01The Circle: Reclaim the Embodied Actor11.21
  2. 02’night, Mother: a Staged Reading11.14
  3. 03Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market11.27 – 11.29
  4. 04Vieux Farka Touré11.04
  5. 0550 Years of PUNKThrough 11.29
  6. 06Opus 40 Fall Faire11.08
  7. 07Delano Dunn: Echoes in the MarginThrough 11.29
  8. 08Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou SchultzThrough 11.29
  9. 09Once Upon a Time in Harlem11.13
  10. 10Winterize Yourself with Susun Weed11.14
  11. 11Beacon Bonfire's Baby Bonfire Festival11.07
  12. 12Hudson Valley Hullabaloo Holiday Market11.21 – 11.22
0111.21

The Circle: Reclaim the Embodied Actor

The Circle: Reclaim the Embodied Actor
Photo: The Circle
Time
1–5 PM
Where
Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston
Cost
$35

A four-hour gathering for actors and artists of every kind: Integrative Breathwork, movement, then witnessed performance in the circle. You leave more present, bolder and more truthful. Led by Evan Williams and Millana Snow; one more session Saturday, Dec 19.

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0211.14

’night, Mother: a Staged Reading

’night, Mother: a Staged Reading
Photo: Courtesy of Wayward Daughter Theatre Company
Time
7 PM
Where
Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston

One night only: Wayward Daughter Theatre Company stages Marsha Norman's Pulitzer Prize-winning two-hander, with Oscar-winning actor Melissa Leo and Hannah Munson. Directed by Jessica Bauman.

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0311.27 – 11.29

Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market

Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market
Photo: Elise McMahon, courtesy of Basilica Hudson
Time
10am–5pm daily
Where
Basilica Hudson, 110 South Front St, Hudson

Thanksgiving weekend inside the old riverside factory, with makers, farmers and vintage dealers filling the hall. Worth the drive for gifts with a story behind them.

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0411.04

Vieux Farka Touré

Vieux Farka Touré
Photo: Courtesy of Assembly
Time
8 PM
Where
Assembly, 236 Wall St, Kingston
Cost
Tickets at Assembly

The Malian guitar great plays Kingston, a benefit for the Ali Farka Touré Foundation that carries on his father's legacy. dj.henri opens. Desert blues in a room this size is a rare thing.

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05Through 11.29

50 Years of PUNK

50 Years of PUNK
Photo: Debbie Harry by Chris Stein for PUNK, courtesy of Hudson Hall
Time
Wed–Sun 12–5 PM
Where
Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson
Cost
Free

A free show on five decades of punk, upstairs in the restored 1855 opera house on Warren Street. Go on a weekday afternoon and take your time.

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0611.08

Opus 40 Fall Faire

Opus 40 Fall Faire
Photo: Courtesy of Opus 40
Time
11 AM–4 PM (moved to the rain date; last entry 3 PM)
Where
Opus 40, Saugerties
Cost
Free–$20; kids 12 and under free

Artist makers, live music, local food and fire pits spread across Harvey Fite's bluestone sculpture park on its last open weekend of the season. A gentle, handmade way to say goodbye to fall close to home.

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07Through 11.29

Delano Dunn: Echoes in the Margin

Delano Dunn: Echoes in the Margin
Photo: Courtesy of the Wassaic Project
Where
Troutbeck, 515 Leedsville Rd (Wassaic Project), Amenia

Layered mixed-media works on Black identity and desire, curated by Mickalene Thomas. It closes in a month, so pair it with a long lunch by the fire.

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08Through 11.29

Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz

Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Photo: Marilou Schultz, courtesy of CCS Bard
Time
Wed–Sun 11 AM–5 PM
Where
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson
Cost
Free

The first survey of Diné weaver and math teacher Marilou Schultz covers 65 years at the loom. Its center is her hand-woven rugs based on computer-chip circuitry, including the Pentium replica Intel commissioned in 1994, hung alongside pieces by her mother, grandmother and niece. It is a beautiful show about craft, lineage and technology, curated by Candice Hopkins.

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0911.13

Once Upon a Time in Harlem

Once Upon a Time in Harlem
Photo: Courtesy of Time & Space Limited
Time
Opening run; see showtimes
Where
Time & Space Limited, Hudson

David Greaves completes his father William Greaves's 16mm footage of a 1972 gathering of Harlem Renaissance figures. A homecoming of a film.

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1011.14

Winterize Yourself with Susun Weed

Winterize Yourself with Susun Weed
Photo: Courtesy of the Wise Woman Center
Time
10 AM–5 PM
Where
Wise Woman Center, Woodstock
Cost
$75

A hands-on herbal day with a weed walk and a wild-food lunch, covering elder, echinacea, boneset and sage for the cold months.

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1111.07

Beacon Bonfire's Baby Bonfire Festival

Beacon Bonfire's Baby Bonfire Festival
Photo: KuBe Art Center, courtesy of Travel Hudson Valley
Time
1–5:30 PM
Where
KuBe Art Center, 20 Kent St, Beacon

A one-day version of Beacon's artist-run biennial festival, with music, art and food trucks inside a former school turned art center. Grassroots and community-built.

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1211.21 – 11.22

Hudson Valley Hullabaloo Holiday Market

Hudson Valley Hullabaloo Holiday Market
Photo: Courtesy of Hudson Valley Hullabaloo
Time
Hours not listed
Where
Andy Murphy Midtown Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston
Cost
$2 admission

Kingston's long-running indie art and craft party, where the mood is as much fun as the shopping. A good early run at handmade gifts before Thanksgiving.

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