April 2011

Best Shopping Deal in Dutchess County this week: Marist College’s Fashionology Boutique in Poughkeepsie

This week’s best shopping deal (Apr. 28-May 4): Get 50% off at Marist College’s Fashionology Boutique in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

By: Jessica Friedlander

Best Shopping Deal in Dutchess County this week: Elizabeth Boutique in Poughkeepsie

This week’s best shopping deal (Apr. 21-27): Save up to $40 at Elizabeth Boutique in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

By: Jessica Friedlander

Famous Footwear Grand Opening in Poughkeepsie: Best Shopping Deal in Dutchess County this Week

This week’s best shopping deal (Apr. 14-20): 10% off your $50 purchase at Famous Footwear in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

By: Jessica Friedlander

Next Boutique in Kingston: Best Shopping Deals in Ulster County this Week

This week’s best shopping deal (Apr. 7-13): 25% off spring fashion at Next Boutique in Kingston, N.Y.

By: Jessica Friedlander

Hudson Valley Home Spring 2011

Our Spring 2011 guide to Home & Garden in the Hudson Valley

If These Walls Could Talk...

A word from Hudson Valley Editor in Chief, Olivia J. Abel

By Olivia J. Abel

Mailbox

See what’s in our mailbox for April 2011

Chatter

Gallery owner Carrie Haddad discusses art, life, and inspiration; a museum in Albany fights hunger with a creative contest PLUS: Where in the Hudson Valley and On the Town

How the Hudson Valley Changed the Civil War

In the Civil War, the Hudson Valley — and all of New York State — led the way in keeping the United States united

By David Levine

New Paltz Middle School’s Organic Garden

New Paltz Middle School creates an organic garden-slash-green classroom

By David Levine

Out & About in April 2011

The Seeger family celebrates Earth Day, Russians invade the Bardavon, and the Orpheus plays (and rides the Thruway)

By Polly Sparling

Polly's Picks

Senior Editor Polly Sparling lists her top event picks for April 2011

By Polly Sparling

Kid's Korner

Don’t let April showers keep you indoors — whimsical dancing, a funky jam band, and even a couple of Earth-friendly programs await you

By Melissa Esposito

Restaurant Review: The Local

It’s déjà vu all over again as a popular chef returns to Rhinebeck

By Lynn Hazlewood

What To Do with Parsnips

The only root vegetable to be harvested in both the spring and the fall, parsnips proudly take center stage once again

By Jennifer Leba

Eating Out at Xaviars at Piermont

Eat out at Xaviars at Piermont this month

Levon Helm’s a Ramblin’ Man

A Brooklyn couple discovers musical magic in a Woodstock barn

By Andrew Marantz