Calendar for November 25 - December 1, 2019
MONDAY
Tips on Surviving the Holidays
Monday, November 25, 2019 • 6pm • Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Kingston • Support group for anyone feeling alone, unsafe or unsupported during the holiday season. Mondays, through January 6, 2020 • For more information email s.furiya@lgbtqcenter.org
TUESDAY
Home Safety and Fire Prevention
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 • 11am • Millerton Senior Friendship Center, 28 Century Blvd. • Helpful information session led by Dave Surico, Rebuilding Together Dutchess County • Also on December 3 at the Tri-Town Senior Friendship Center, 110 S. Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie • For more info, contact the Dutchess County Office for the Aging: LINK or call 845-486-2555.
Healthy Cooking for the Holidays
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Beacon Senior Friendship Center, 1 Forrestal Heights and Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at South Amenia Friendship Center, 229 S. Amenia Rd., Wassaic (South Amenia Presbyterian Church Hall) • 11am • Tips on making healthy food choices this holiday season with Dutchess County Office for the Aging Nutrition Services Coordinator Nimesh Bhargava • For more info: LINK or call 845-486-2555.
Stand-Up SuckFest: A Comedy Open Mic
Tuesday, November 26, 2019 • 8pm • The Beverly, 224 Foxhall Ave., Kingston • Every last Tuesday of the month • Five minute sets, sign-up begins at 7:30pm • $5 admission • More info: FB Link
WEDNESDAY
Mikaela Davis & Southern Star
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 • 7pm • BSP Kingston • The classically trained harpist from Rochester returns to the Hudson Valley with a set that includes a live performance of Grateful Dead's 'Live Dead' • $15 advance, $20 day of the show • LINK
THURSDAY - It’s Thanksgiving!
Note: the Dutchess County Office for the Aging will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. There will be no OFA Home Delivered Meals service on the 28th and on Friday, November 29th (HDM clients will receive shelf-stable meals as needed in advance of the holiday weekend.) The Office for the Aging will be open on Friday, November 29, but all OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed on the 29th. www.dutchessny.gov/aging or call 845-486-2555
2nd Annual Micah's Meal Community Thanksgiving Meal
Thursday, November 28, 2019 • 10am - 5pm • Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory • Open to any and all that need a warm meal on Thanksgiving. Hats, gloves, scarves, hygiene bags are also available to those in need • Free • FB LINK
▲ Final Section of Ashokan Rail Trail open
The final segment of the Ulster County-New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s 11.5 mile-long trail that runs along the northern edge of the Ashokan Reservoir between Basin Road in West Hurley and Route 28A in Boiceville will be open to the public with two new trailheads and a 360-foot bridge over the Esopus Creek • An estimated 9,000 people have visited the trail, which opened earlier this fall • Open daily from dawn to dusk • Public parking is available at the Woodstock Dike Trailhead, 1285 Route 28, West Hurley, Ashokan Station Trailhead, 3045 Route 28 in Shokan, and the Boiceville Bridge Trailhead, 5080 Route 28A in Boiceville • Dogs welcomed, wheelchair accessible • More info: LINK
FRIDAY
▲ Basilica Farm and Flea Holiday Market
Friday, November 29, 2019 from noon - 7pm • Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1, 2019 from 10am - 5pm • Over 100 vendors • $5 for the weekend, free for kids under 12 • More info: LINK
Walkway Holiday Kick-Off Party with Santa
Friday, November 29, 2019 • noon - 3pm • Dutchess Welcome Center, 61 Parker Avenue, Poughkeepsie • Family-friendly activities, music, train rides across the Walkway and a visit from Jolly Old Saint Nick. There will also be a coat drive collecting new or gently used coats (sizes XL and up, or kids sizes needed) • Free • LINK
SATURDAY
▲ Sinterklaas Kingston Festival Day
Saturday, November 30, 2019 • 11am - 7pm • Kingston Waterfront • Sinterklaas, the traditional Dutch version of Santa, will make his first appearance of the season with a festive procession down Broadway to send Sinterklaas off in his solar-powered boat to Rhinebeck • Event info: LINK
Paranormal Investigation of The Historic Hyde Park Train Station
Saturday, November 30, 2019 • 7pm • Hyde Park Train Station Museum, 34 River Road, Hyde Park • Legend says there is a ghost train that rolls through the station that’s steeped in history from Lincoln to the Roosevelts to the Queen of England • $15 • Tickets: LINK
Hung with Care: A Queer Holiday Burlesque Spectacular
Saturday, November 30, 2019 • 9:30-11pm • Rosendale Theater, 408 Main Street, Rosendale • $35 • LINK
SUNDAY
Holiday Parade of Lights
Sunday, December 1, 2019 • 5:30 pm • Village of Rhinebeck • he Parade will begin at the Starr Library and continue down through the village center and end at the municipal parking lot across from the firehouse. Santa will step off at the Rhinebeck Bank Lot for the Annual Tree Lighting Event • Area fire departments and organizations are welcome to join the parade. For more information, contact Chrissy at 845-416-3832.
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ONGOING
‘Tonalism: Pathway from the Hudson River School to Modern Art’
On view through December 8, 2019 • Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz • More info: LINK
Regular Deer Hunting Season
Through December 8, 2019 • Sunrise to Sunset • Southern Zone (Bowhunting only in Westchester) • LINK
Dutchess Handmade
On view through December 21, 2019 • 5-7pm • Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie • Local gifts from over 75 area artists and artisans • More info: LINK
COMING UP
Hot Tuna
Thursday, December 5, 2019 • 7:30pm • Bardavon, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie • Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane celebrate their 50th anniversary • $49-$64 • TICKETS
Lights Up Too!
Friday, December 6-28, 2019 • Opening Reception: Friday, December 6 5-8pm • Hours: Fridays, 5-8pm • Saturdays, 12-7pm • Sundays, 12-4pm • Queen City 15 Gallery, 317 Main Street, Poughkeepsie • Have fun shopping with local artisans and artist for unique, and sometimes one of a kind gifts! Everything from bath and body, to home decor, clothing, gourmet food, art & more! • LINK
“The Sandlot (1993)”
Friday, December 6, 2019 • 7:30pm • Bardavon, Poughkeepsie • Part of the UPAC/Bardavon classic film series • $6 all seats, free for members • TICKETS
Sinterklaas Festival Day
Saturday, December 7, 2019 • 10am • Village of Rhinebeck • Day-long celebration with children’s workshops, dance, theatre and music; Starlight Parade at 6pm • Free • More info: LINK
Winter Walk
Saturday, December 7, 2019 • 5-8pm • Warren Street, Hudson • Santa, street performers, stunning storefront displays, shopping and special treats for kids • LINK
An Evening with David Sedaris
Saturday, December 7, 2019 • 8pm • Purchase Performing Arts Center, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase • $16.25 and up • LINK
Lunaape Language Workshop
Sunday, December 8, 2019 • 9-11am • The Old Dutch Church, music room, Kingston • The Lunaape language was spoken by the indigenous people of the same name of the Northeastern Woodlands, who lived/live in Canada and the United States. Their historical territory included present-day New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania along the Delaware River watershed, New York City, western Long Island, and the Hudson Valley, including Kingston • FB Link
Stormy Daniels
Sunday, December 8, 2019 • 6:30pm • Laugh It Up! Comedy Club, Poughkeepsie • 18+ • $40-$75 • More info: LINK
Young Leader's United Holiday Happy Hour
Thursday, December 12, 2019 • 5pm-8pm • Farmers & Chefs, 40 Albany St., Poughkeepsie • Join United Way's Young Leader's United for a holiday happy hour! This is a great way to learn about the program and meet the young leaders • Admission is free, but please bring a grocery gift card that will be given to struggling families • For more information, visit: LINK
Catskill Jazz Factory: Dan Tepfer: Natural Machines
Saturday, December 14, 2019 • 7-9pm • 327 Warren Street, Hudson • A Yamaha Disklavier responds in real time to the music Tepfer improvises at the piano, while another program turns the music into stunning animated visual art • $25 • More info: LINK
The Felice Brothers New Years Eve
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 • 9pm • Club Helsinki, Hudson • $55-$65 • LINK
“Groundhog Day (1993)”
Friday, January 31, 2020 • 7:30pm • UPAC, Kingston • Part of the UPAC/Bardavon classic film series • $6 all seats, free for members • TICKETS
Hudson Jazz Festival
February 14-16, 2019 • Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson • Curated by distinctive jazz pianist Armen Donelian • LINK
Comedian Lewis Black
Saturday, February 22, 2020 • 8pm • UPAC, Kingston • The Grammy Award-winning, stand-up comedian’s 2020 tour, ‘It Gets Better Every Day’ • $59 and up • TICKETS
“King Kong (1933)”
Friday, March 20, 2020 • 7:30pm • UPAC, Kingston • Part of the UPAC/Bardavon classic film series • $6 all seats, free for members • TICKETS
“Clue (1985)”
Friday, April 3, 2020 • 7:30pm • Bardavon, Poughkeepsie • Part of the UPAC/Bardavon classic film series • $6 all seats, free for members • TICKETS
Miss Queen City of the Hudson Pageant
April 25, 2020 • 11am - 3:30pm • Courtyard Marriot, Goshen/Middletown, 24 Crystal Run Crossing, Middletown • More info: LINK
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