Calendar for January 27-February 2, 2020
MONDAY
Ray Lewis “Ultimate Fan Experience”
Monday, January 27, 2020 • Villa Borghese Caterers, 70 Widmer Rd, Wappingers Falls • Dinner, live Q+A and more with the former NFL star • Tickets start at $100 • LINK
TUESDAY
Keeping Your New Year’s Nutrition Resolution
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 • 11am • Pawling Senior Friendship Center, 154 Charles Colman Blvd. • Information session with Dutchess County Office for the Aging nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava • More info, call (845) 486-2555.
Forum on Short Term Rentals
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 • 6-7:30pm • Amenia Town Hall, 4988 Route 22, Amenia • What are the pros and cons of short term rentals and their impacts on affordabile housing? Communities around the Hudson Valley are beginning to regulate sites like AirBnB and in Amenia, the Tri-Town Coalition will host their first educational forum on short term rentals presented by staff of the Dutchess County Planning Department • Free by RSVPs requested: LINK
Stand-Up SuckFest: A Comedy Open Mic
Tuesday, January 28, 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
WEDNESDAY
Wine and Spirits Gallery
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 • 6-9:30pm • Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, 40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie • Join Q92 and Deborah Hanlon for an evening of intuitive insight, and wine • $50 includes appetizers • RSVP by calling 845-790-1775 • LINK
I-587 Roundabout Informational Open House
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 • 6-8pm • Kingston City Hall, 420 Broadway, Kingston • The construction team from New York State Department of Transportation will provide information about the new roundabout coming to Albany Avenue and Route 32 in the city. The $11.6 million project will reconstruct the intersection of I-587, which includes Colonel Chandler Drive, Broadway, and Albany Ave, into a modern roundabout. The reconfiguration, which features streetscaping, landscaping, raised pedestrian crosswalks and cyclist facilities, will smooth traffic flow and improve safety at a busy entrance to the City of Kingston. Most project construction scheduled for the 2020 and 2021 construction seasons • LINK
THURSDAY
Modfest 2020
January 30-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
Happy 138th Birthday, FDR!
Thursday, January 30, 2020 • 3pm • Rose Garden, Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hyde Park • Members of the community will honor President Roosevelt with a wreath laying ceremony in the Rose Garden. Remarks will be presented by Kirsten Carter, Supervisory Archivist, from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. The Honor Guard and Color Guard will be provided by the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. Birthday cake and beverages will be served after the ceremony in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center • FREE • More info: LINK
FRIDAY
✱ Deadline to share comments/input on where you access the Hudson River. More info: LINK
2020 Winter Hoot
January 31 - February 2, 2020 • The Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Road, Olivebridge • Live music (David Amram, The Mammals, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason), blacksmithing, group hikes, square dancing, films, local food and more • $50 weekend pass, other ticket options, including lodging, available • 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
Exploring the Wilds: The Violin in Early America
Friday, January 31, 2020 • 7:30-9pm • Elmendorph Inn, 7562 N. Broadway, Red Hook • Join national fiddle champion Tim Macdonald to enjoy a huge range of early violin music, from wild dance tunes to plaintive laments to sophisticated sonatas, and learn how professional musicians competed to be the best players, teachers, improvisers, composers, and even dancers, all at the same time • Wine & light refreshments • $15 tickets at the door • More info: LINK
SATURDAY
Super Crawl
Saturday, February 1, 2020 • 10am - 1pm • Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck • Babies from six months to one year old, accompanied by their parents, can compete to crawl to the finish line. Winners receive a $500 TEG gift card. Other events include a Teddy Bear Boo-Boo Clinic, Pre-Game Baby Play area and more • More info: LINK
Puppy Bowl II
Saturday, February 1, 2020 • 10am - 3pm • PetValu, 3101 Route 22, Patterson • We all know the best part of the Super Bowl is the puppies! Cheer on your favorite adoptable* pup from Happy Life Animal Rescue. *Pre-approved applications for adoptions are required. More info: LINK
Painting with Natural Pigments
Saturday, February 1, 2020 • 10am-3pm • Fall Kill Creative Works, 1 Meeting Glebe House, Poughkeepsie • one-day course students are introduced to the world of natural color; prepare fabric paints with a homemade soy protein binder, and discuss the process of foraging minerals and dye plants to convert into unique local, handmade palettes • $155 • LINK
See You in Court! Red Hook, 1813
Saturday, February 1, 2020 • 11am - 4pm • Elmendorph Inn 7562 N. Broadway, Red Hook • Historic Red Hook’s annual living history event! Step back in time to 1813, to when the Elmendorph Inn, then known as “Jacob Loop’s Hotel,” was the heart of activity in the town. Interact with costumed historical interpreters throughout the building. In the great South Room, participate in a local court trial and learn about crime and punishment in Red Hook’s first years as an independent town. Join in as plaintiff, defendant, or witness and explore the ways in which men, women, and children used the court system to their advantage. Try your hand at dancing in the Parlor, with the local dance master and caller. In the Tap Room, experience all the activity that would accompany a town court session, including a full cast of local characters from farmers to postmen engaged in everything from making business deals to gambling • Free • More info: LINK
Community Bowl Day
Saturday, February 1, 2020 • noon - 7pm • Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston • Community members of all ages and experience levels can come get your hands on some clay for a good cause. Participants can make pots or simply work on surface decoration. All work created during these sessions will be for sale at the 23rd Annual Chili Bowl Fest Fundraiser on Saturday February 29, 2020 at SUNY Ulster in Stone Ridge • Free, but if you are interested in participating, please email info@wsworkshop.org or call (845) 658-9133 to reserve a spot.
Rhinecliff Winter Bonfire
Saturday, February 1, 2020 • 3pm – 7pm • Rhinecliff Firemen’s Field, Valley Rd, next to the Old Schoolhouse Condos, Rhinecliff • Note: This event was rescheduled from 1/25 due to last weekend’s weather • Dress warm to celebrate winter around a bonfire made from local holiday trees. Holiday trees from the Rhinecliff Protective Fire District will be picked up from 8am – noon from your home. Trees must be cleared of decorations. Call Joe at 845-489-0835 to arrange for your tree pick up and set it at the end of your driveway.
Ancestral African Whisperings: The 2020 Codes - Opening Reception
Saturday, February 1, 2020 • 4-6pm • 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
‘William Stone: Apperception’ Opening Reception
Saturday, February 1, 2020 • 5pm • Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson • Exhibition of mixed media work, ranging from paintings to kinetic sculpture • On view through March 15 • More info: LINK
The Dark Horses: Tribute to George Harrison
Saturday, February 1, 2020 • 8:30pm • Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon • Nine Orange County musicians perform songs celebrating 75 years of George Harrison • $25 advance, $30 at the door • More info: LINK
SUNDAY
Winter Wildlife and Snowshoeing
Sunday, February 2, 2020 • 11am • Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Road, Germantown • Track animals in the winter with a hike led by certified wildlife biologist Pamela Price • Free with registration required by calling 518-267-3313.
Silent Movie: FW Murnau’s “Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans”
Sunday, February 2, 2020 • 2pm • Rosendale Theater, 408 Main Street, Rosendale • Silent movie accompanied by live pianist Martha Waterman • More info: LINK
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ONGOING
22nd Anniversary Winter Salon
On view through January 31, 2020 • Upstairs Galleries, 22 East Market Street, 3rd Floor, Rhinebeck • Featuring works by Karl Dempwolf, James Coe, Polly Law, Crista Pisano & Friends • 845-876-7578 • LINK
‘Celebration’ Exhibition
On view through February 1, 2020 • WomensWork Art Gallery, 4 South Clinton Street, Poughkeepsie • Multi-disciplinary arts showcase celebrating women, femme and non-binary creatives though visual and performing arts • More info: LINK
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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