On the Agenda:

What's coming up for the Hudson Valley Art Owl?

Newburgh Performing Arts Academy Annual Art Exhibition at the Yellowbird building (19 Front Street). The opening was held on Monday, from 6-8 pm. Unfortunately I could not make it, so either tonight or tomorrow night I plan on stopping by and seeing the future artists of tomorrow.

Viewing times are from Tuesday May 11th- Thursday May 13th, from 6 until 7pm.

Also in Newburgh, NY, is the opening reception for "The Eye of an Artists...the Mind of a Photojournalist" on Saturday, May 15th, 3pm at the Crawford House on Montgomery Street. The Crawford house will be displaying the work of Ralph Aiello, an award winning photojournalist. Pay close attention to the photographs in this show, some of them may have been taken just down the street!

The exhibit will be up until the end of the year.

As for the Hudson Valley Art Owl's explorations, I was unable to make it to Kingston last weekend. I plan on visiting this Friday, starting off in the requested town of Rosendale, taking 32 up to Kingston, checking out Rondout, Broadway, and Wall Street. If anyone has any other suggestions, such as exhibits, studios, music venues, etc to check out let me know!

This weekend at The Falcon in Marlboro, NY:

Chris Cubeta's Song Writer Project, Friday May 14th 7pm.

Adam Arcuragi, Saturday, May 15th at 7pm.

Also on Saturday, May 15th, The Falcon will be open from 12-4pm for a Reggae lunch! Listen to Paul Roach & the Young Lions will enjoying good food, drinks, and a lovely patio setting.

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Soon, I'll be exploring the Catskills, as well the Hudson Valley, in order to write about the arts and towns north of us for the Watershed Post! Be on the look-up for these post in a couple weeks. Any ideas or suggestions on where to go in the Catskills?

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On The Agenda for the Hudson Valley Art Owl

All work and now play makes the Hudson Valley Art Owl a dull blogger.

Here's what's coming up this weekend:

Saturday May 1st from 6-9 at the Ann Street Gallery in Newburgh NY will be the opening reception of Sensing Space: Contemporary Interpretations of the Landscape.

I'm excited to check out the show and the gallery space. I've been meaning to check out the Ann Street Gallery, but the few times I've walked over it's been between shows.

This Friday, April 30th at The Falcon in Marlboro NY is singer/songwriter Dayna Kurtz and on Saturday, May 1st is the Jerome Sabbagh quartet. The scenic patio (overlooking a waterfall!) opens up at 5 and the music commences at 7.

If you have not yet made the trip to The Falcon I highly recommend going.

Good food, good music, good people.

Just overall goodness!

I'm also thinking about doing the Artist Soap Box Derby this summer in Kingston NY.

I heard about it during the Cultural Stimulus talk at the Beahive in Kingston.

Want to help out and build a box car? Perhaps an owl box car? Hoot Hoot!

What's on the horizon for the Hudson Valley Art Owl?

• Local Artists! I plan on having weekly post about local artist. Short biographies, photos of work, etc. If you are or know a local artist who would want to be shown here contact me! HVArtOwl@yahoo.com
• Working with The Watershed Post this summer means expanding to the Catskills. Post about art and events from up North will be coming soon. Know anything that I should blog about in the Catskills? Comment and fill me in: HVArtOwl@yahoo.com
• A Facebook page to connect with those on Facebook!
• A Flickr account to show photos from all my adventures.

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Hudson Valley Art Owl Update

Almost 2 weeks without updates? Shame on me!

Here's what is on the Hudson Valley Art Owl's agenda for the next couple weeks:

The Ann Street Gallery's opening on Fahrenheit

t 180: A Group Encaustic Exhibition on Saturday, April 10th from 6 to 9 pm in Newburgh NY.

Cultural Stimulus: Arts & Culture as Economic and Community Driver

Monday, April 19th from 5:30-7:30 pm at Beahive in Kingston NY.

(A great talk to learn about the benefits of the arts in communities.)

For more information click here!

Hopefully, sometime this week I'll be able to check out the

Andy Warhol: Private and Public in 151 Photographs Exhibition

at Samuel Dorsky Museum at SUNY New Paltz.

Opening was tonight, but the exhibition goes on till September 26th.

There is also a gallery talk by artist Billy Name on the exhibit.

For more information click here!

Photowork '10 at the Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie NY.

23rd Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition.

April 17th – May 15th, 2010

Juried by Nat Trotman, Associate Curator at the
Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York City

Opening is Saturday, April 17th from 4-6pm.

(I'm excited to check this out, as The Barrett Art Center will be my summer internship.)

And, as always, The Falcon in Marlboro NY has a great line-up for Fridays and Saturdays in April. A great place to check out quality music and enjoy a bite to eat.

As for my next town/city visit? I've received some ideas for Northern Dutchess County, such as Rhinebeck, Bard, Red Hook. Also, Rosendale, Woodstock, and Beacon. Unfortunately, I haven't had a free weekend in a while to check these places out, but I'll try my best to make it out to all of them. When I do, be sure to check out the spots shown on my blog for my business tags.

Have a place in the Hudson Valley not mentioned above that I should visit? Let me know either here or on Twitter! To read my tweets hoots and be my twitter friend click here!

Falcon, Marlboro N.Y.

Unfortunately last week's snow along with this week's midterms have put a damper on the Hudson Valley Art Owl as well as many locals. Now, the sun is shinning, the weather is getting warmer every day, and HV Art Owl is back on track.

I had planned on attending the Anne Street Gallery's opening of Fahrenheit 180 last Saturday, but due to power loss the opening has been postponed to Saturday, April 10th.

Instead, I traveled to my hometown, Marlboro, NY, to check out a new venue that had opened, or rather relocated, on 9w. The Falcon is a music venue that offers a variety of extremely talented musicians, with live music every Friday and Saturday night at 7. The venue boast the works of living artists on the walls, many of the works for sale to support working artists. The atmosphere is warm and friendly, the music exciting, and the menu delicious. (Yes, the Falcon offers a great menu to enjoy with the live performances.) But I think my favorite thing about the Falcon is Tony Falco asked the crowd to do before Saturday's performance from the Aaron Parks Quartet, to "Support living artists," something I'm afraid that doesn't happen enough. Yet, the Falcon seems to be getting the point across in many ways. The venue request no cover charge, just donations from those who support. It also focuses on the working artists, be it musicians or fine artists. I might just also add, that if this venue existed during High School for me, I would have definite plans every Friday and Saturday night. It's a great addition to a town that offered little entertainment and a destination for anyone in the Hudson Valley.

Photos from the visit:

Check out the Falcon's website for their schedule of upcoming shows, current artists, and menu.

As for next week, we'll see where the weather takes me. Any recommendations?

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To be discovered another day....

The day I plan to explore Poughkeepsie and all it has to offer, it snows. Snowy streets, slushy sidewalks, and wind do not make for good adventuring days, so it will have to be postponed. But this doesn't mean that there will not be a post, oh no, the blog will continue, snow or shine.

A few things on the agenda for the weekend:

Friday, February 26th, along with every Friday and Saturday, is live music at Falcon in Marlboro, NY. Falcon also the art of Nadja Petrov and Hal Gaylor on exhibit, along with a permanent collection

Saturday, February 27th from 6 to 9 p.m. is the opening reception for Fahrenheit 180: A Group Encaustic Exhibition at the Ann Street Gallery in Newburgh NY.

Sunday, February 28th from 4 to 6 p.m. is the opening reception for in.flec.tion at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill NY.

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