Jun

3

The Valley’s Coolest Summer Day Camps

Posted by Laura Facchin . Published on 03 June 2010, View Comments Received

HC Echo’s top picks for children’s summer day camps in the Hudson Valley.

Let your child build teamwork at a summer day camp.

School isn’t even out yet, but you’re already gearing yourself up for that all-too-common summer complaint from your kids: “We’re bored!” You have a wealth of options to keep them out of trouble, of course, but it never seems to be enough. When the movies, arts and crafts, and dreaded summer reading are all exhausted, many local parents turn to summer camps to keep the kids occupied (and to save their own sanity). Click here for full article… »

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Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Kids, Local Organizations, Recreation
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May

21

New Novel, Pandora’s Bottle, Features Hudson Valley Wineries

Posted by Laura Facchin . Published on 21 May 2010, View Comments Received

Local native Joanne Sydney Lessner brings an urban tale about the world’s most expensive bottle of wine to life in her debut novel “Pandora’s Bottle.”

Joanne Sydney Lessner has always been fascinated with wine. Even as an 18-year-old Newburgh Free Academy student enjoying a meal at local restaurant Banta’s Steak and Stein, Lessner would ask for a glass of red wine with her steak. It stands to reason, then, that when she heard the story of a man who spent a quarter of a million dollars on a bottle of wine once owned by Thomas Jefferson she was instantly captivated. A few years later the plot unfolded for her first novel, Pandora’s Bottle, which will hit stores on June 12, 2010. Click here for full article… »

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Filed Under: Books, Entertainment, Food and Drink
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May

18

The 6 Hottest Hudson Valley Summer Night Spots

Posted by Laura Facchin . Published on 18 May 2010, View Comments Received

As the weather heats up, so does local nightlife – especially on the waterfront.

We may not be New York City, but locals and visitors looking for a good time are all certain of one thing – the Hudson Valley sure knows how to party. With an abundance of local nighttime hot spots, our area is overflowing with cool places to meet up with friends, listen to live music, enjoy drinks, and dance the night away. Click here for full article… »

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May

12

WRRV Supports Local Bands in a Big Way

Posted by Laura Facchin . Published on 12 May 2010, View Comments Received

The weekly Local Lockdown show on alt-rock station WRRV helps Hudson Valley bands and the local community find one other.

Turning on the radio doesn’t often yield much inspiration. Although there’s certainly some great stuff being played on the air (music doesn’t get popular for nothing), most of the time you’re hearing the same 100 artists and the predecessors who inspired them. Once a week on 92.7 / 96.9 WRRV, however, you can tune in to something completely different and not always readily available – music by local artists. Click here for full article… »

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Filed Under: Local Organizations, Music, News and Features
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