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8 HOOK Editor's Note FB/IG: hookmagazine ONLINE EDITION www.thehook.org ADVERTISING 845.709.2331 SUBSCRIPTIONS www.thehook.org HOOK is a regional, independent & free print & digital pub- lication in the Hudson Valley for 22 years. It is distributed through print, IG, FB, email blasts and online. Delivering to key locales and main streets in towns, restaurants, galleries, boutiques, libraries, retail stores, doctor's offices and other high traffic areas over its three month shelf life. Serving Rockland County (except Suffern and Spring Valley). Tuxedo, Warwick, Cornwall, and Newburgh in Orange County. Tarrytown, Pleasantville, and Chappaqua in Westch- ester. Beacon in Dutchess County. Montvale, Northvale, Ridgewood in Northern NJ with drops on NYC Upper Westside. Back issues listed on Amazon, Kindle. COPYRIGHT © 2003–2026. ALL RIGHTS RE- SERVED. No part of this publication may be repro- duced in any form, electronically or mechanically, without the written permission of the Publisher. THE HOLIDAY EDITION lacking faintly, now louder, a wavy "V" of geese fly a thermal current on another colorful autumn in the North- east. Greetings to the holiday edition filled with eclectic, inspiring people and features of our region. Indulge in holiday fare recipes, art and song, gifts, elements of beauty, a child's knowledge shared, and travels near and far. Regenerate in the quiet, calm countryside of a Hud- son Valley's crown jewel estate, Glenmere Mansion, as writer Lisa Mulcahy journeys near to Chester, NY. Revel in objects that transform time and space for the home at Hudson Valley House Parts. Then, imag- ine a field of 500,000 people experiencing freedom and music greats, as we glimpse into the life of music wizard, David Snider. His soulful fusion and exciting realm continue with Santana in the Red Rocks of Col- orado and other venues. Ethan Gresko hikes to the Blue Ridge Mountains and shares an experience "Like a love you feel when you haven't loved in a while." Closer to home, stroll and reflect on evocative art within innovative architec- ture at Blue Hill Art & Cultural Center. Truely, children bring clarity, and in Art of Parenting, with honor and respect, we learn to trust them to find their own way. Savor a Hudson Valley Quail recipe courtesy of Peter X. Kelly, a delicious candy via Georgia in Eu- rope, an Earth Angel beets recipe, and a community standard of excellence at Organica Natural Foods. Season's Greetings! In Joy, Janet C OCT NOV DEC 2026 Janet A. Wortendyke Publisher & Owner janet@thehook.org Sheila Hollihan-Elliot Sr. Editor & Art Director WRITERS Dana Daly Kimberly Gabelmann Dr. Irina Gelman Ethan Gresko Sheila Hollihan-Elliot Peter X. Kelly Compton Maddux Lisa Mulcahy David Neilsen Taleen Postian PHOTOGRAPHERS Ethan Gresko Andrea B. Swenson