Stuart Quimby has at any one time been a Classical and Jazz Composer, Professional Musician (flute, baroque instruments, slendro, blues and chromatic harp, and vocalist), Music Teacher, Network Analyst and Designer, Security Consultant, Geometer, Lecturer on Childhood Education, Applied Mathematician, Toy Manufacturer and Designer, Chef, Programmer, Restaurateur, Mechanical Engineer,and General Fool. Quimby has studied with Richard Davis, Les Thimmig, Roscoe Mitchell, and Robert Dick among many others. An abbreviated list of his credits include stints with Luther Allison, the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Paquito D'Rivera, Vassar Clements, his own quartet, M.2.Q., as well as several well-known classical ensembles. Quimby has recorded on numerous albums over the years in multiple genres as well. He has spent almost four decades studying psycho-acoustics - especially microtonal tunings, and designing/building experimental instruments - including a guitar with movable frets, and an organ that plays 43 notes per octave. His articles on these subjects have been published in national peer-reviewed journals. John is described as "...one of the strongest jazz pianists on the planet, an under recognized giant" by Bruce Lee Gallanter - Downtown Music Gallery. Michael G. Nastos in the All Music Guide describes John Esposito as playing "..lucid, forward thinking, rhythmically propelling ideas...he succeeds on many real and important levels in creating some of the finest new modern jazz you may hear in the post Wynton Marsalis era...A bold conception and execution to be sure....from a brilliant player who deserves wider attention." John Szwed in the Village Voice describes John's playing as having, "the lustrous clarity of a gamelan band using repetition so brilliantly that crystalline forms accrue from it." John Esposito is an American pianist/composer/drummer/producer who works on a wide array of creative music projects. His technical skills and the range of his artistic palette extend across the stylistic boundaries of the Stride Piano, Swing, Bebop, Modal and Free Music movements. He has performed and recorded with artists including Nick Brignola, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Carter Jefferson, Franklin Kiermyer, Joe Lovano, J.R. Monterose, David “Fathead” Newman, Eric Person, Arthur Rhames, Sam Rivers, Roswell Rudd, Pharaoh Sanders and John Stubblefield. John is the owner/executive producer of Sunjump Records. He has created music for theater, dance, film, TV commercials, and multimedia performance art. He is a music faculty member and Artist-In-Residence at Bard College and resides in New York State’s Hudson Valley. Terence Murren is a string bassist, electric bassist and guitarist. He studied classical string bass and composition with Sue Powell and Annea Lockwood at Vassar College. A jazz musician at heart he has studied bass with Tim Ferguson, Steve Neil and Drew Gress; as well as doing course work with Mike Richmond at NYU’s Graduate program in Jazz Performance. Along with leading his own group, the Eternal Now, Terence is an active member of the cajun alt. country group the Doc Marshalls and Matt Bauders’ Doo Wop group The White Blue Yellow and Clouds. O'Brien started with a musical scholarship in high school and five years of formal study with Charlie Perry. In 1976, at age16, O'Brien attended a drum clinic held by Perry at Hofstra University. The last week of the clinic featured studies with Jack DeJohnette, whose interest in Peter led to a recommendation and referrals to John Abercrombie, Bill Connors, and Miroslav Vitous. After graduating high school, O'Brien decided to forego college and dove head-first into the New York City jazz scene. There he garnered the attention of drummers Jo Jones, Jr., Al Foster, Jimmy Lovelace, and Michael Carvin. Peter studied with Carvin from 1978-1979. In 1982, O'Brien toured the U.S. with Brother Jack McDuff and, from 1984-1985, performed all over the U.S. and Canada with the Edgar Winter Band. The band featured the legendary singer Jerry LaCroix (the original lead singer for White Trash) and is the only band to perform the jazz-inflected fusion material from Edgar's first ground-breaking record Entrance, as well as his rock and blues music. During this time, O'Brien also performed several dates with Roy Buchanan, including a sold-out show at the Beacon Theatre with Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, and Junior Wells. From 1986-1987, O'Brien toured Europe with Mark McMillan. A move to Woodstock, NY in early 1988 signaled a change in O'Brien's work ethic. He began working with John Hall, and in 1989, he became a member of Hall's band Orleans. Their big hits, "Still the One" "Dance with Me" put O'Brien on the pop music scene in a big way. He appeared on seven CDs (four with Orleans, three with John Hall), did three tours of Japan (two with Orleans, one with Hall), and countless U.S. tours and dates (including Woodstock in 1994). He was the subject of a feature article published in Modern Drummer's Rhythm and News (Japan), and has has toured with Orleans as recently as 2002. O'Brien joined Eric Person and Meta-Four in February of 2001. Led by saxophonist Eric Person, the quartet recorded Live at Big Sur at the 7th Annual Big Sur Jazz Festival to a sell-out crowd. The recording had its premiere in N.Y.C. at the Blue Note in January 2003. O'Brien is also a member of the John Esposito Trio, with Ira Coleman on bass. In addition to his busy performance schedule, O'Brien maintains a limited private teaching practice and freelances as a studio session player. He has played on national commercials for Continental Airlines, AT&T, Macy's, and Burger King. He has also worked as a clinician at Bard College, SUNY New Paltz, and Western Connecticut University.

Random House's Off the Page, is a Saturday of literary inspiration in the Hudson Valley, with Ruth Reichl, Gretchen Rubin and other lifestyle authors, will take place July 11th at Basilica Hudson. Workshops, expert talks, and previews of fall titles will bring books to life for a day of exploration and fun. A Random House tote bag full of books, exclusive early readers' editions, goodies, and gifts will be yours, as well as snacks, breakfast, coffee, and a Hudson Valley wine tasting held during the event. The Spotty Dog will be on hand selling other titles from Random House that you won't want to miss.  Off The Page is a day of literary discovery, filled with surprises and plenty of great reads to take home and devour.  Tickets must be purchased in advance through Random House at the link below. Use the code "Hudson" to save 10%  on tickets!

Liv Carrow of Hudson, NY has been telling fortunes, fermenting vegetables and singing and writing songs, since 2005.

Ed Bear is an American performing artist and engineer. His work with robotics, sound, video, transmission and collective improvisation investigates the questionable calibration of perception. As an educator and designer committed to an open source world, he researches and practices material reuse and as a civil responsibility.