Cheap eats update: Twisted Soul

I'm really excited about Twisted Soul, a 2-month-old eatery on the 400 block of Poughkeepsie's Main Street.

I just popped in today to pick up a menu. The place feels sleek, yet comfortable. And they have bubble tea! I will try it out later this week and report back.

Here's some of the highlights of the menu:

Dumpling Concept
Dumplings
6 pcs -- $5.95
Pork -- Cured Sausage -- Ginger, Beef -- Green Onion -- Garlic, Crab -- Corn -- Lemongrass, Tofu -- Moong Bean -- Sesame

Chef's Special Dumplings
6 pcs -- $6.45

Sauces
Sweet Chile Sauce or Sriracha Sauce

Rice Bowl Concept
$5.95
Jasmine Rice
Sauces
Thai Sweet and Sour, Thai Red Curry, Malaysian Curried Coconut, Hoisin-Peanut

Proteins $2
Grilled Chicken, Shrimp, Flavored Tofu

Empanada Concept
Authentic Argentinian Empanada
$1.75, 3 for $5, 12 for $18

Beef
Corn -- Goat Cheese, Chicken, Sweet Potato and Caramelized Onion and Portobello Mushroom

Chimichurri Sauce

Noodle Concept
$5.95
Udon Noodles
Sauces
Thai Sweet and Sour, Thai Red Curry, Malaysian Curried Coconut, Hoisin-Peanut

Proteins $2
Grilled Chicken, Shrimp, Flavored Tofu

Drink Concept
Bubble Tea
$2.75
Bubble Green Tea, Bubble Peach Green Tea, Bubble Lychee Green Tea, Bubble Milk -- Green Tea, Bubble Hibiscus Tea, Bubble Milk Hibiscus Tea

Smoothies
$3.50
Honeydew, Passion-Fruit, Coffee, Pineapple, Taro, Strawberry, Coconut

Fresh Fruit Smoothies
$3.50
Seasonal Fruits

Chef's Smoothies Infusion
$3.75

Twisted Smoothies
$4
Avocado-Banana-Mango, Carrot-Mango-Ginger, Tofu-Banana-Orange, Tofu-Mango-Orange

Twisted Soul is located at 442 Main St. Hours are Monday-Saturday, noon-8 p.m.

A peek at my weekend plans

It's going to be a jam-packed weekend for me.

Friday night I'll have a quick bite and glass of wine at Elephant (left, photo by A.J. Soto) in Kingston before heading to the Sarah Perrotta (right) show at the Bearsville Theater.




Saturday, I'll start with coffee at the Mudd Puddle in the Water Street Market in New Paltz then join other Hudson River Valley Ramble participants at Lake Minnewaska.

Then it's back to New Paltz for supper at the Village Tearoom.

I'll end the evening in Poughkeepsie's Waryas Park, where Suzanne Vega is playing for free.

I hope she sings my favorite "Left of Center" from the "Pretty in Pink" soundtrack. Does anyone else know/love that song but me?

Gallery screens provocative 9/11 film

The Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts will present a free screening of Jarek Kupsc's "The Reflecting Pool" tonight at 8.

Here is the synopsis of this fiction story based on "confirmed" research: "An investigation of the 9/11 events by a Russian-American journalist and a father of a 9/11 victim implicates the US government in the attacks."

I will let you decide what you think of this film. KMOCA is doing what it does best: sparking debate.

Seating is limited. Arrive early.

As promised, details on Upstate late nights

This weekend, Upstate Films in Rhinebeck stays open for the late-night crowd.

"Paprika," a 2006 anime from director Satoshi Kon and based on the novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui, launches the series. Late-night screenings are this Friday and Saturday at 11:30 p.m.

The $7.50 regular admission is reduced for college students: $6 with valid ID. Be on the lookout for coupons for free popcorn at area colleges and local businesses.

Here is the rest of the current 11:30 p.m. screenings:

"Sunshine," Sept. 14 and 15.

"Exiled," Sept. 14 and 15.

"The Ten," Sept. 28 and 29.

I am most looking forward to "Purple Rain" with costume contest, Oct. 26 and 27.

Also, for all you hipster parents out there, Upstate has brought back its "Bring Your Own Baby" series. Now you can watch the latest David Cronenberg film without having to worry about your crying infant annoying the rest of the audience.

Long weekend means it's time to dance

The Clubhouse party is back at Bearsville Theater in Woodstock tonight at 9.

Those who arrive before 10 p.m. are rewarded with $5 admission. After 10, the price rises to 10 bucks.

Guest DJ Adam Warped, in a rare East Coast appearance, spins his signature smooth blend of obscure "forward thinking grooves."

The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker St.

Go dance.

Beacon store appeals to crafty gals

Feel Design, a young women-owned store in Beacon, features clothes and home decor made by other young, crafty women from the mid-Hudson Valley and the rest of the country.

Those looking for an unusual wedding or baby shower gift that isn't mass-produced in China might want to stop by.

I recently bought this vase (left) for a friend's bridal shower.






Wouldn't these pillows (right) make a cute addition to a nursery?

We hear ...

... that Upstate Films in Rhinebeck will host late-night screenings of cult/classic films on Friday and Saturday nights in September.

The screenings are part of the independent moviehouse's effort to draw in younger audiences, particularly college students.

More to come ...

(Poughkeepsie Journal photo by Karl Rabe)