Calendar for February 10-16, 2020
MONDAY
Local Author Showcase
Monday, February 10, 2020 • 6-8pm • Rough Draft Bar and Books, 82 John Street, Kingston • Monthly showcase featuring “5-Ingredient Vegan” by Nava Atlas, “The Pocket Guide to Woodstock” by Will Nixon, and “Woodstock’s Infamous Murder Trial” by Richard Heppner • Free • More info: LINK
Black Then: Blaxploitation Cinema Turns 50
Mondays through February • 7pm • Story Screen, Beacon • Screenings of films from the Blaxploitation genre hosted by acclaimed New York Times, Reader’s Digest, American Library of Congress author Josiah Howard • More info: LINK
TUESDAY
Scam Prevention
Tuesday, February, 11, 2020 • 2pm • Concord Village, 386 Van Wagner Rd., Poughkeepsie • Informational session led by Dutchess County Office for the Aging outreach coordinator Brian Jones • 845-486-2555.
“The Hudson Valley: The First 250 Million Years”
Tuesday, February 11, 2020 • 6pm • Oblong Books, Rhinebeck • Author David Levine discusses his new book “from the dinosaurs and the glaciers to the first native peoples and the first European settlers, from Dutch and English Colonial rule to the American Revolution, from the slave society to the Civil War, from the robber barons and bootleggers to the war heroes and the happy rise of craft beer pubs, the Hudson Valley has a deep history” • RSVP: LINK
WEDNESDAY
“Land of Little Rivers”*
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 • 7pm • Story Screen, Beacon • Feature length documentary focused on the origins and modern era of fly fishing* centered around the Catskills and surrounding areas • More info: LINK
*Got the itch to…fish? Fish for free throughout New York State this weekend during the DEC’s, you guessed it, Free Fishing Days, February 15-16, 2020.
Climate Action Film Fest - Hudson Valley Premiere
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 • 7:30-10pm • Upstate Films, Rhinebeck • A collection of short films from near and far featuring stories about those taking action against climate change • Free • LINK
THURSDAY
Truck stop developer to present new plan
Thursday, February 13, 2020 • 7pm • Town of Kent • Peder Scott, the developer of a proposed truck stop off Route 52 near Interstate 84 in the Town of Kent, will present his new, updated plan at the Kent Town Planning Board Meeting. In addition, the town board will hold a public hearing to discuss adopting a temporary moratorium on mining in the Town of Kent (Putnam County) on February 18, 2020. The moratorium “is intended as a pause for the towns as town officials, residents and experts look carefully at our current code and use the opportunity to develop a new, more specific code” • LINK
UPDATE: This event has been CANCELLED – Bigfoot Researchers of the Hudson Valley Monthly Meeting
Thursday, February 13, 2020 • 7pm • Enchanted Cafe, Red Hook • Learn and discuss ongoing local investigations and newest trends in the research community • Free • More info: LINK
Lecture: Forest Bathing
Thursday, February 13, 2020 • 7-8:30pm • SUNY New Paltz, Lecture room 102, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz • A decade ago, forest bathing was relatively unknown in the United States and much of the world. Today, this practice has taken hold globally, both as an essential part of our well-being and as critical to our role as caretakers of the Earth. Learn about this growing practice, its health benefits, the science behind it, its effects of fostering a sense of personal wholeness and authenticity, and techniques for developing an individual practice • Presented by the Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership as part of the “Secrets of the Shawangunks” through February 27, 2020 • More info: LINK
*DEADLINE TO CHANGE/DECLARE POLITICAL PARTY
If you are eligible to vote and would like to declare or switch your political party enrollment before the 2020 general election, the deadline is no later than Friday, February 14, 2020. Change of enrollment online must be filed on Thursday, February 13, 2020. You can also hand-in your change of enrollment to your local BOE office by the 14th. More info: LINK
FRIDAY – Valentine’s Day!
My Grandparent and Me Day
Friday, February 14, 2020 • 9:30am • Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, Poughkeepsie • Free admission to all grandparents when accompanied by their grandchildren the second Friday of every month • LINK
Hudson Jazz Festival
February 14-16, 2019 • Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson • Curated by distinctive jazz pianist Armen Donelian • Tickets start at $25; 3-day Weekend Passes are $95 • LINK
23rd Annual Great Backyard Bird Count
February 14-17, 2020 • The Great Backyard Bird Count is a free, fun, and easy event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of bird populations. Participants are asked to count birds for as little as 15 minutes (or as long as they wish) on one or more days of the four-day event and report their sightings online at birdcount.org
SATURDAY
Peregrine Watch Volunteer Orientation
Saturday, February 15, 2020 • 9am • Mohonk Preserve, Gardiner • Volunteers assist the Mohonk Research Department in identifying and observing Peregrine Falcons from late February through June • To RSVP or for more information, contact Andy Reynolds at 845-255-0919 ext. 1269 or areynolds@mohonkpreserve.org Please note: New volunteers should email volunteers@mohonkpreserve.org to register.
Winter Weekends
February 15-16, 2020 • 11am - 4pm • Storm King Art Center • Take in the Hudson Valley’s 500-acre outdoor museum during the wintertime. Please note: In the case of severe weather, Storm King may close some or all of the site). Reoccurs March 21-22, 2020 • $18, $15 seniors, $8 children and students ages 5-18 • More info: LINK
“Presidential Leadership: Lincoln and Roosevelt”
Saturday, February 15, 2020 • 1pm • Wallace Center, FDR Library, Hyde Park • Presidents Day Weekend conversation with renowned historians Harold Holzer and Craig L. Symonds • Free but registration required: LINK
Ancestral African Whisperings: The 2020 Codes - Artist Talk
Saturday, February 15, 2020 • 3-5pm • Queen City 15 Fine Art Gallery, 317 Main Street, Poughkeepsie • artwork of the four women of African Descent, Josephine Green, Makeba “KEEBS” Rainey, Ingrid Thompson and Rochleigh Z Wholfe, express their individual interpretations of ancestral whisperings, stirrings, callings received • On view through Saturday, February 29, 2020 • More info: LINK
“Tranquility: Calm, Minimal, Zen” Opening Reception
Saturday, February 15, 2020 • 5pm • Tivoli Artists Gallery 60 Broadway, Tivoli • A presentation of works that soothe the mind, evoke reflection and focus on minimal style • On view February 14 - March 15, 2020 • Free • LINK
“Love…and Heartbreak!”
Saturday, February 15, 2020 • 7:30pm • Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff • An evening of Valentine (and alt-Valentine) short play readings • Featuring new works by: Chuck Straebler, Arthur Todd and Anna Van Laan, Andrew Matthews, Steven Austin Young, David Simpatico, Deborah Temple, Joe Baer, Lynda Sales and Carol Elkins • $10 suggested donation • 845-876-2903.
The Buddy Holly Story
Saturday, February 15, 2020 • 8pm • UPAC, Kingston • Multi-award-winning West End show visits the area as part of the 30th anniversary tour • $34 and up • LINK
SUNDAY
Black History Month Kingston: Bus Tour of O+ Murals
Sunday, February 16, 2020 • 10am • Meet at Dietz Stadium, Kingston • Two hour bus tour of murals created during the city’s annual O+ festival • LINK
Flag Changing Ceremony
Sunday, February 16, 2020 • noon • Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park, Poughkeepsie • American Legion Post 739 organize and present monthly Flag Changing Ceremonies on the Walkway to honor our region’s veterans and their service to our country • Free • Repeats March 15, April 19, July 19, August 16, September 20, October 25, November 15, and December 20, 2020 • LINK
CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band Mardi Gras Party
Sunday, February 16, 2020 • 4:30pm • Towne Crier, Beacon • Dinner features Louisiana-style dishes followed by a performance by the Grammy-nominated world renowned musician and recording artist• $30 advance, $35 at the door • More info: LINK
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ONGOING
Water/Ways Exhibition
On view through February 23, 2020 • Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston • Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit that explores water’s practical role in American society, the infinite water cycle, the impact of available freshwater on settlement and migration patterns and water’s cultural and spiritual significance • • $10 general admission, free for HRMM members • More info: LINK
“The Mistica: Celebrating Women in the Hudson Valley Art Experience”
On view through February 23, 2020 • Morton Memorial Library 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff • Women artists in the Hudson Valley will exhibit their art, inspired by the environment and community here and around the world – a collection of photographs, drawings, paintings and textiles • 845-876-2903.
The 33rd Annual Photowork: Beyond 20/20
On view through March 7 with artist talks on February 8, 2020 • Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie • Exhibition that celebrates prescient social commentary as well as engagement with issues relating to contemporary photography. Submissions embrace excellence in cutting-edge and traditional processes. • More info: LINK
Catskill Lantern Festival
Open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through March 2020 • World Vacation Hotel, 4880 Route 32, Catskill • Walk-through family fun wonderland of massive lighting displays, an animal kingdom, 130-foot walk-through light tunnel, giant lantern pandas, and a 39-foot lantern Christmas tree • $20 adults, $15 children • More info: LINK
Winter Maintenance Volunteer Days
Saturdays, through the winter • 9am - 4pm • Hudson River Maritime Museum, Grey Barn, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston • Lend a hand to help maintain the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater with woodworking, painting, coating, sanding and lots more • LINK
305 Fitness
Wednesday evenings 7:30pm, Saturday mornings and Sunday mornings (both) at 9am • Hudco, 145 Palisade Street, Dobbs Ferry • Ready to welcome 2020 in the best way possible?! 305 Fitness is a 45-minute nonstop cardio party featuring toning for your core and glutes, staged lighting, and sick DJ mixes. BUT it's more than just an addictive dance party. This is a safe space to release your inhibitions, let yah freak flag fly, and meet open minded people while getting stronger and happier. It's not a dance class, it's a dance party • $25 • More info: LINK
‘William Stone: Apperception’
On view through March 15, 2020 • 5pm • Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson • Exhibition of mixed media work, ranging from paintings to kinetic sculpture • • More info: LINK
Totally Dedicated: Leonard Contino, 1940–2016
On view through April 5, 2020 • Samuel Dorksky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz • Exhibition of over 80 artworks, the largest exhibition yet, of the Brooklyn-born, self-taught abstract artist whose tenacious exploration of pictorial space spanned a fifty-year career • • More info: LINK
COMING UP
Silent Book Club for Teens and Adults
Thursday, February 20, 2020 • 5:30-7pm • Poughkeepsie Public Library District, 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie • Bring a book, relax and read and then share, if you want, with the group • Continues March 19 • No registration required • LINK • More info, call Martha Farrell at 845-485-3445 ext. 3358 or email mfarrell@poklib.org
Hudson Valley Gospel Festival
February 21-23, 2020 • Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie • Concert performances, dinner, workshops and more • $126 weekend pass (adults), $100 seniors and students • More info: LINK
“Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore”
Friday, February 21, 2020 • 7pm • Cary Institute, 2801 Sharon Turnpike (Route 44), Millbrook • With every record-breaking hurricane and devastating flood, it grows clearer that climate change is neither imagined nor distant, and that rising seas are transforming the United States’ coastline in irrevocable ways. From the Gulf Coast to Miami, New York City to the Bay Area, author and Pulitzer prize finalist Elizabeth Rush explores some of the places where this change has been most dramatic • Registration required: 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
Stand-Up SuckFest: A Comedy Open Mic
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 • 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
Narcan Training Session
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 • 4:30 to 5:30pm • 230 North Road, Poughkeepsie • Attendees will learn why naloxone works to reverse an overdose, what to do when an overdose is suspected, and how/when to give someone Narcan. Each trainee will receive a free Narcan kit to carry. Repeats monthly: March 25, April 22, May 27, June 24, July 22, August 26, September 23, October 28, November 25, December 23. No pre-registration required. More info: LINK – Residents are also reminded that if they can't make this formal training, or would prefer a more personal setting, they can walk in to the Dutchess County Stabilization Center at any time, day or night and be trained in the administration of naloxone.
Soup Night at the Elmendorph Inn
Saturday, February 29, 2020 • 6-8pm • Elmendorph Inn, 7562 N. Broadway, Red Hook • Join friends and neighbors for a cozy winter evening at Red Hook’s historic tavern, enjoying a variety of homemade soups and live bluegrass music by Dan Budd’s Grassfed band • Tickets at the door: $10 adults $6 children 10 and under • More info: LINK
Annual Chili Bowl Fest Fundraiser Saturday February 29, 2020 • SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge • info@wsworkshop.org.
Ancestral African Whisperings: The 2020 Codes
On view through Saturday, February 29, 2020 • Queen City 15 Fine Art Gallery, 317 Main Street, Poughkeepsie • artwork of the four women of African Descent, Josephine Green, Makeba “KEEBS” Rainey, Ingrid Thompson and Rochleigh Z Wholfe, express their individual interpretations of ancestral whisperings, stirrings, callings received • • More info: LINK
Forum: What Does Bail Reform Mean?
Thursday, March 5, 2020 • 6pm • East Fishkill Community Center, 890 Route 82, Hopewell Junction • Panel participants include county executive Marc Molinaro, Sen. Sue Serino, Assemblyman Kieran Lalor, DA William Grady and Chief Christopher Bellino • 845-221-9191
A Mardi Gras Party with The Soul Rebels
Saturday, March 7, 2020 • 8pm • Revel 32, 32 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie • $24 advance, $30 night of the show, $60 VIP (includes early entry, cocktails, prizes and more) • More info: LINK
“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
Neil Gaiman in Conversation with N.K. Jemisin
Saturday, May 2, 2020 • 7:30pm • Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, Bard College • ard Professor in the Arts, Neil Gaiman for a conversation with Hugo Award-winning, and New York Times Bestselling author N. K. Jemisin (Broken Earth trilogy), whose new work The City We Became will be published in March • $25 • More info: LINK
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Saturday, May 2, 2020 • UPAC, Kingston • $79 and up • Tickets: LINK or 845-339-6088
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