Rhinebeck News

Step back in time at the Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum as it puts away its exhibits for one weekend to make room for a fair of rich furnishings and antiques that once may have been part of everyday life at the historic mansion.

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Four million tourists come to Dutchess County each year. More are likely to come for FDR as excitement builds over the upcoming movie "Hyde Park on Hudson." Franklin Delano Roosevelt's played by actor and comedian Bill Murray, who draws many to theaters and could draw many to Hyde Park.

A generation or two ago, most backyard cooking relied on the simple charcoal kettle grill.

The festival, which will feature the documentaries as well as Q-and-A sessions in both Woodstock and Rhinebeck, will run until May 24.

The Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society is hosting Duo Lontano with pianists Jurgen Appell and Babette Hierholzer from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at the Germantown home of Robert Montgomery , 404 White Birch Road.

The buyer who recently closed on a former church-run asylum in Chelsea is tearing down the building and developing a six-story residential building, Manhattan Loft Guy reported.

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Well, nothing stays undiscovered when it's close to two top destinations-the other being Rhinebeck-and New Yorkers have been taking notice.

The growing emphasis on the "Grimm" mythology took a back seat in Friday's episode, "Happily Ever Aftermath," a twist on the Cinderella stor y. As Monster-of-the-Week episodes go, it was a very good one, in which "Grimm" showrunners David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf's script had bold fun with the iconic characters of evil stepmother, wicked stepsisters ... (more)

RHINEBECK, N.Y., a Hudson Valley village founded by Dutch settlers, has a fitting fascination with vintage mechanical things.