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Saugerties, N.Y.: A Congenial Place With a Colorful History
The Ulster County town with its quaint village has attracted creative urban transplants for decades with the promise of new beginnings.
By Julie Lasky
May 19, 2021Updated 2:46 p.m. ET
For 51 years, Johanna Hall has been living in Saugerties, a Hudson River town 100 miles north of New York City brushed with forests, dotted with hamlets and cradling a quaint village with shoulder-to-shoulder Victorians. She calls her home on four acres in West Saugerties “the house that Janis built,” because she and her then-partner, John Hall, bought it with money earned from writing a song for Janis Joplin (“Half Moon,” the B-side of 1971’s “Me and Bobby McGee”). It was one of those watershed moments. Ms. Hall, now 75, went from being an urban rock critic for
Kicking off this July and running through early fall, the Hudson Valley Picture Show will pop up at some of the Hudson Valley’s most iconic locations, screening both new-release and classic films at spots like Kaatsbaan, Opus 40, the Bearsville Center, the Omega Institute, and the City of Kingston. The entire season is being sponsored by Rhinebeck-based artisanal ice cream purveyors Del’s Roadside. Craving the Before Times theater experience with popcorn and surround sound? Upstate Films is aiming to resume film screenings at their flagship theater in Rhinebeck in early summer. And until then, you can rent out the entire theater for a private party of up to 30 people for $525 ($450 for members). Pack the house and split the bill and it’ll be cheaper than going to the movies in New York City. Popcorn is even included. Right now, with the theater rental, you get to choose from one of the five Oscar Best Picture nominees: