Calendar for February 3-9, 2020
MONDAY
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Author Talk with John Sales
Monday, February 3, 2020 • 6pm • Oblong Books, Rhinebeck • Author, screenwriter and film director John Sayles will discuss his newest novel “Yellow Earth” about native resistance and the forces of big business • Free but registration is appreciated: LINK
TUESDAY
First-Time Home Buying Seminar
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 • 6-7:30pm • Poughkeepsie Public Library District, 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie • Learn about Hudson River Housing’s first-time homebuyer program, its goals, and the process to get started. We will discuss available first-time homebuyer grants and other opportunities through the Homeownership Center • Free with registration recommended: LINK
WEDNESDAY
Wintry weather alert: Despite what that groundhog said, a mix of light freezing drizzle or snow showers Wednesday morning is expected to usher in a storm system lasting through early Friday morning, according to Hudson Valley Weather. Accumulating snow is possible (1-3 inches). Follow updates on our Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/hv__ny
The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 • 6pm • Oblong Books, Rhinebeck • Emma Copley Eisenberg will talk with fellow non-fiction author Ginger Strand about her stunningly written investigation of the murder of two young women, a violent crime that cast a shadow over an entire community • Free with RSVP appreciated: LINK
THURSDAY
Holistic Healthcare Community's Free Holistic Self Care Class Presents: Daily Energy Routine
Thursday, February 6, 2020 • 7pm • Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge • Feeling tired, ungrounded, stressed or anxious? Then don’t miss this 90-minute self-care class where you’ll learn a quick, easy – and powerful – routine, Eden Energy Medicine’s, that you can do every day that will help you establish positive energy habits to improve your health • Free + Open to all ages • More info: LINK
Youth Empowerment and Sustainability Summit and Keynote Address
Thursday, February 6-8, 2020 • Olivebridge • Talk and keynote address on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 6pm at the Kingston High School • A global climate solution and leadership summit for young people. Keynote address by Dr. James Hansen • $10 suggested donation • More info: LINK
FRIDAY
Welcome, new citizens!
Friday, February 7, 2020 • 1pm • Family Partnership Center, 29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie • 120 people will be sworn in as United States citizens during a naturalization ceremony officiated by the Dutchess County Clerk’s Office • 845-486-2133 • LINK
“The Mistica: Celebrating Women in the Hudson Valley Art Experience” Opening Reception
Friday, February 7, 2020 from 5 - 8pm • 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 • On view through February 23, 2020 • 845-876-2903.
Ice Harvesting on the Hudson
Friday, February 7, 2020 • 7pm • Starr Library, Rhinebeck • David Miller, President of the Rhinebeck Historical Society, will tell the story of the thousands of men who harvested ice around the Hudson Valley for one dollar a day to feed their families during the winter months when other work was scarce. Refreshments will be served • LINK
SATURDAY
EagleFest 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020 • 9am to 4pm • Croton Point Park, 1 Croton Point Ave, Croton-On-Hudson • Join Teatown at Croton Point Park as the region’s bald eagles descend upon the Hudson River as part of their winter migration • $18 kids, $22 adults • More info: LINK
Morning at the Movies: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Saturday, February 8, 2020 • 9:30am • Lyceum Cinemas, 15 Old Farm Road, Red Hook • Fans can dress up! $10 with 100% of proceeds benefitting rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Center, Cash/check only • 845-802-4232.
Hudson Valley Rail Trail’s WinterFest 2020
Saturday, February 8, 2020 • 11am - 2pm • Hudson Valley Rail Trail Depot, 101 New Paltz Road, Highland • Chili contest, games, activities, wagon-drawn hayride, roasted chestnuts, marshmallows and more • $2, free for kids under 6 • LINK • More info: 845-691-8588.
Spring 2020 Exhibitions Opening Reception
Saturday, February 8, 2020 • 5–7 pm • Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz • Featuring a retrospective exhibition “Jan Sawka: The Place off Memory (The Memory of Place),” Collecting Local: Twelve Years of the Hudson Valley Artists Annual Purchase Award, “War!” and more • More info: LINK
Uptown Swing with the Piggly Wigglies
Saturday, February 8, 2020 • 7-10:30pm • The Beverly, 224 Foxhall Avenue, Kingston • An evening of Hot Jazz and Swing Dance with Bryan Brundige & The Piggly Wigglies! 7pm Beginner’s swing dance lesson (included with cover, no partner or experience needed) 8p, Open dance with house band (2 sets!) • $15 • 18+ • RSVP on Facebook: LINK
Beacon Rising Community Concert
Saturday, February 8, 2020 • 1pm • Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon • Songs of inspiration, peace and protest • $15 advance, $20 at the door • More info: LINK
SUNDAY
Olana Up Close + Personal
Sunday, February 9, 2020 • 11am • Olana State Historic Site, Hudson • Olana’s Director of Collections and Exhibitions, William L. Coleman, Ph.D. will focus on the “Tropical Orchid” by Martin Johnson Heade, a painting that “testifies to the complex friendship between artists Martin Heade and Frederic Church” and served as inspiration for the upcoming exhibition, “Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church, and Our Contemporary Moment,” opening in May 2020 • $25, $10 members • Space is limited, reservations are required: LINK
Ashokan Trail Walking Tour
Sunday, February 9, 2020 • noon - 1pm • Ashokan Rail Trail, meet at the “Frying Pan” Parking Lot on Route 28 • Walking tour led by The Hudson River Maritime Museum in partnership with NYC DEP Bureau of Water Supply • Free • LINK
Author Talk: “The War Before the War: Fugitive Slaves and the Struggle for America’s Soul from the Revolution to the Civil War”
Sunday, February 9, 2020 • 2pm • Wallace Center, FDR Library, Hyde Park • African American History Month author talk and signing with Andrew Delbanco presented by The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the Rhinebeck Reformed Church, the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County and the Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project • Free with registration required: LINK
Jennie Livingston’s “Paris is Burning”
Sunday, February 9, 2020 • 2pm • Rosendale Theater, 408 Main Street, Rosendale • Landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene. Made over seven years, Paris Is Burning offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies, to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia and transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty • $6-$12 • More info: LINK
Repairing America's First River: Riverkeeper's Campaign to Bring the Mighty Hudson Back to Life
Sunday, February 9, 2020 • 3-5pm • Parish Hall, 114 Grand Street, Croton-on-Hudson • The Care for Creation environmental group will hold a program on water issues featuring Riverkeeper's President Paul Gallay • More info: LINK
Modfest 2020
Through February 9, 2020 • Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie • The college’s annual exploration of the arts of the 20th and 21st centuries. This year’s theme is “reflect to project,” looking backward to move forward. Highlights include the Grammy Award-nominated vocal ensemble New York Polyphony, Jeff Snyder’s laptop orchestra, Tony Award-winning actress Celia Keenan-Bolger, members of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, and spectacular faculty and students in stunning performances and lectures • All events are free and open to the public • Reservations are not necessary, unless noted: 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 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
“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
"Investing in Farmland to Benefit Farmers, Soil Health and Rural Communities"
Thursday, February 13, 2020 • 6:30pm • Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff • Discussion on the major challenges farmers face in the Hudson Valley and broader region, conservation easements that work for farmers and more with Jacob Israelow, Founder and Managing Director of Dirt Capital • Free • 845-876-2903.
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
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
CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band Mardi Gras Party
Sunday, February 16, 2020 • 4:30pm • Dinner features Louisiana-style dishes • $30 advance, $35 at the door • More info: LINK
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
“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
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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