click to enlarge What do King Arthur, Henry Hudson, and Thomas Cole have in common? They’ve all been featured in the books of celebrated children’s author and illustrator Hudson Talbott whose work is featured in a retrospective, “River of Dreams,” at Hudson Hall through August 15. In a career that spans more than 30 years, Talbott has written and illustrated over 27 books for young readers. The cover image is from
United Tweets of America (Puffin Books, 2015), which celebrates the state birds of the US. The eastern bluebird not the pigeon is New York’s avian mascot. “I imagined a chirpy little bluebird from upstate, thrilled about his first time in the big city, with the jaded New York pigeons looking on, smirking at the naïveté, and that reminded me of myself arriving from Kentucky to New York City a few decades ago,” says Talbott. “I had fun losing my innocence in the Big Bad Apple, but now
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Relay for Life returns Aug. 6
SIDNEY They’re back!
It’s been two years since participants and survivors walked in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life to raise money for a cure. The 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Planning stages for the 2021 event are underway, said Deb Kaufman, co-chair. This year’s Relay for Life will be held Friday, Aug. 6, from 5 to 11 p.m. on courtsquare in downtown Sidney. The theme is “Relay for Life 2021 – We’re Back for You.” Teams will be able to decorate their space however they want, said Kaufman.
The teams will be set up on Poplar Street,” said Kaufman. “The luminaries will be set up on the wall surrounding the courthouse.”