The sun is down at 6PM. Have no fear! Come out for a Troegs Independent Brewing pint night at The Spotty! Featuring 4 beers on tap including one specialty brew, specials, giveaways and fun!

Please join us for presentations and discussions with two local author-artists with new books from Publication Studio Hudson. Catskill-based author and artist Matt Bua's new work lies at the crossroads of artist’s book, regional history and parapolitical investigation. Talking Walls scrutinizes the oft-repeated story of the origins of the Northeast’s famed stone walls. Were 252,000 miles of stone walls—enough to reach the far side of the moon—in fact built by European colonists in a period of roughly 100 years—or are they perhaps much, much older? Gathering together testimony and a mountain of primary evidence from archaeology, art and popular histories, and other fields, Bua’s book draws closer to a profound new reading of our shared landscape and its ancient past. Intermedia artist Maximilian Goldfarb’s Handbook for Human Machines is an artist’s book comprising two aspects of visual research material instrumental in forming "Human Machine," a radio program produced by Goldfarb for the Wave Farm and broadcast from FM station WGXC.org. Together, Handbook and the program accumulate, organize and represent developments for the extension and evolution of humans, depicting an evolving anatomy and shifting constructs of personhood. Past episodes of the program are located in the Wave Farm transmission arts archive; wavefarm.org.

With readings by Amanda K Davidson, Lee Matthew Goldberg and Rebecca Wolff. Followed by a short set from DJ Jake Perry Your hosts: Dani Grammerstorf French and Hallie Goodman AMANDA K DAVIDSON is the author of the chapbooks Arcanagrams: A Reckoning, The Space, and Apprenticeship, as well as the serial comic The Conditions of Our Togetherness. LEE MATTHEW GOLDBERG is the author of Slow Down, a neo-noir thriller published earlier this year. His forthcoming novel The Mentor, out in fall 2016, was acquired by Macmillan Entertainment. REBECCA WOLFF is the author of one novel and four poetry collections, including the recently released One Morning—. She is the founder of the renowned literary journal Fence, and the imprint Fence Books. Books will be available for sale and signing. Volume is a reading & music series featuring prose, poetry and a short DJ set. Find us every second Saturday at The Spotty Dog.

When you read passages from Winnie-the-Pooh, it’s hard not to feel nostalgic. You might remember your parents reading you the stories, or you might remember reading them to your kids. Maybe you remember the original Disney movie or the stuffed bear that sat on your bed. In one way or another, we have all been touched by A. A. Milne’s beloved bear. But did you know that the Hundred Acre Wood—the place where Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet lived and played—is based on a real place? Did you know that you could actually visit Poohstick’s Bridge? That The Floody Place is real? The setting for Winnie-the-Pooh’s adventures was inspired by the Ashdown Forest, a wildlife haven that spans more than 6,000 acres in southeast England. In The Natural World of Winne-the-Pooh, garden historian Kathryn Aalto explores how this magical place moved both A. A. Milne and E. H Shepherd to create the cherished tales that remain not only relevant, but wildly popular. Aalto takes readers through an exploration of the real landscapes, shares iconic moments from the books and situates them in the places that exist today, and celebrates the interplay of landscape and literature. In a delightful narrative, enriched with E. H. Shepard’s original illustrations, hundreds of color photographs, and Milne’s own words, you will rediscover your favorite characters and the magical place they called home. Join Kathryn Aalto, landscape designer, author, and beer lover for her only Hudson Valley appearance at The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, 440 Warren Street, Hudson, at 7:00 on Tuesday, October 13th for a chat, a beverage, and a whole lot of Winnie-the-Pooh. Free and open to the public. Kathryn Aalto is a writer, designer, historian and lecturer. For the past twenty-five years, her focus has been on places where nature and culture intersect: teaching literature of nature and place, designing gardens, and writing about the natural world. She is the author of The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood. "Beautifully written and thoroughly researched, The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh provides an intimate look into the magic and inspirations behind Milne's stories, while reminding us of the joy children experience through nature" - Richard Louv, The Nature Principle and Last Child in the Woods

Join us for an acoustic performance on November 20th at 8PM JOHANNA WARREN An intuitively self-taught guitarist, Johanna Warren channels powerful songs in weird time signatures and melancholic open tunings, weaving adept finger-picking with acrobatic vocal lines and carefully crafted poetry, in reverence of her patron songwriting saints Elliott Smith, Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake. Press: - One of “4 Singer-Songwriters You Need to Know in 2015” -Rolling Stone Magazine - "All of Johanna Warren’s songs feel like they’re flying — it’s a sensation she explored on her 2013 debut, Fates, and perfected with nūmūn, the immensely satisfying sophomore effort that brought her widespread attention this year." - Stereogum's 50 Best New Bands of 2015 - Among the “50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far” -Stereogum (June 2015) - “Rich in sensual language and meditative honesty” -Impose Magazine - “...like thin white drapes letting dusty sun rays beam through.” -CMJ - "...hauntingly sorrowful and beautifully optimistic" - Guild Guitars JULIE BYRNE Blending psychedelic & traditional folk elements, Julie Byrne creates a highly personal & quietly mystical world that echoes the early work of Leonard Cohen & Vashti Bunyan. Press: “A standout performance” --THE NEW YORK TIMES - “2014’s Great American Album” --HUFFINGTON POST’S 15 MOST UNDERRATED ALBUMS OF THE YEAR -“Her murmuring voice and tumbling guitar sound like the most incidental thing in the world, happening with the hands while the head toys idly with the tasks of the day. But she alternates strumming and picking conversationally that suggests a lifetime of playing” --PITCHFORK - “Byrne’s voice is so delicate it sounds like she’s harmonizing with a breeze, her songs so transfixing — the sun is setting, and the magic-hour light is warm and enveloping — that those of us who’ve gathered to watch her are sitting slack-jawed.” --SPIN MAGAZINE