By Brian Kluepfel Twenty-nine brave souls gathered at the gates of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery last weekend for a bit of birding and graveyard touring. Our tour guide Christina reminded us that more than 47,000 souls are buried on this hillside
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By Brian Kluepfel In the throes of the COVID epidemic, Bill Votava dug deep into YouTube for the roots of the blues that his band, The 3Bs, bring alive. The more he discovered about B.B. King’s historic Sing Sing prison
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By Brian Kluepfel I was not well this weekend. Felled by a one-two punch of a cold and seasonal allergies, I remained relatively housebound for Saturday and Sunday. I elicit no pity or sympathy; sometimes the body needs rest. And
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By Brian Kluepfel In south-central Bolivia’s dry river valleys of Mizque, Grande and Pilcomayo, near the site of Che Guevara’s demise, a cinematic macaw is clawing its way back from the brink, with a little help from its friends. Goats,
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By Brian Kluepfel Those who’ve seen the film adaptation of David Mamet’s “Glengarry, Glen Ross” will never forget Alec Baldwin’s brilliant monologue to his real estate team, ending with the mantra: ABC. “ABC. Always Be Closing,” Baldwin scrawls on a blackboard and shouts
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel Need some summer movie recommendations? The following are not blockbusters on the scale of “Rio,” but are great portraits in social realism – and naturally, a bird is at the center of both films. Pull up a bowl
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By Brian Kluepfel Tony Furtado and Matt Flinner are Americana multi-instrumentalists who’ve moved in the same circle for more than three decades. Both are two-time winners of the elite Walnut Valley National Flat-Picking Championships in Winfield, Kan. (with Furtado on
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By Brian Kluepfel Many images come to mind when the words Las Vegas are spoken, but likely not one of abundant riparian ecosystems within 30 minutes of the infamous strip. Yet over the past three decades the Las Vegas Wash
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By Brian Kluepfel You hear the music the moment you exit your car, echoing through the concrete canyons of the concave station parking lot, beckoning you to a small house at the transit hub’s exit road apex, bordering the bicycle
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By Brian Kluepfel Birds do it, Bees do it, Even educated fleas do it. –“Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love),” by Cole Porter, 1928 While strolling the grounds of Mariandale Center in Ossining this week, I noticed an area
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