This week's calendar (3/8-14)

Written By HVNY
 

TUESDAY:
Ulster County COVID-19 Update
Tuesdays and Thursdays • 3pm • Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan is scheduled to hold his bi-weekly Town Halls on his Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/UlsterCountyExecutive

Estuary Live! American Eels (Virtual)
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 • 4:30pm • Staatsburg Library presents a virtual event for kids with the Norrie Point Environmental Center to learn about American Eels and their natural habitat! To receive the link for the meeting call 889-4683 or email staatslibyouth@gmail.com


Dutchess County Virtual Public Forum on Services for Those With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 • 5:30-7:30pm • Forum will discuss services offered by the county, and all input received at the forum will help shape the County’s 2022 Local Services Plan for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities • Advance registration required: LINK




WEDNESDAY:
Dutchess County Live COVID-19 Town Hall
Wednesday • 3pm • Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro will host a live town hall event on the county's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DutchessCoGov/


THURSDAY:
Lecture: Introducing Wilderstein’s Digital Catalog
Thursday, March 11, 2021 • 2pm • An informative presentation and tour of a recently launched digital catalog by Wilderstein board member and curatorial committee chair Craig St. Clair • Free but you must register in advance: LINK • For more information, call the Wilderstein Office at 845-876-4818.


“Kinship: The Inspiration of Artistic Connection” Virtual Opening Reception
Thursday, March 11, 2021 • 5pm • Exhibiting Artists: Corina Alvarezdelugo, Deborah Read Belguendouz, Steve Cabral, Steve Cozart, Deborah Davidson, Robert Freeman, Edi Friedlander, Tracy Hayes, Alex Jackson, Joel Longenecker, Jenny Nelson, Ruby Palmer, Ransome, Deborah Roberts, Peter Rostovsky, Ben Sloat, Molly Snee, Laurel Sparks, Tara Tamaribuchi, Oliver Wasow, Deb Todd Wheeler, Philemona Williamson • More info: LINK



Art of Seed Virtual Presentation
Thursday, March 11, 2021 • 6-7pm • The Hudson Valley Seed Co’s first-ever virtual Art of Seed presentation giving viewers a peek into the historical, cultural, personal, and contemporary world of seeds - as seen through the creative eyes of Hudson Valley Seed Co’s Art Pack artists. We'll look closer at the original artworks, learn more about growing each variety, and dig deeper into the stories of the seeds in their catalog • Register at LINK


THIS WEEKEND:
Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Maple Sugar Tours
Saturdays and Sundays, March 13 and 14, 2021 *Note: Spots are selling out, check the website for availability • Learn how to identify and tap sugar maple trees, discover sugaring techniques used by Native Americans, pioneers and modern-day farmers, and see an evaporator in action! Register at hhnm.org/maple-sugar-tours-2021


Kingston Winter Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, March 13, 27; April 10, 24, 2021 • Outdoors at the Ulster County Courthouse parking lot – enter on John Street • 10am - 2pm *10-10:30am is reserved for 65+ and immunocompromised • https://kingstonfarmersmarket.org


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When Ice Came from the River: Ice Harvesting in the Gilded Age
Multiple dates: Saturday, March 13, Sunday, March 14, Thursday, March 25 (10am only); Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28, 2021 • 10am and 2pm • Staatsburgh State Historic Site • Using historic photos and oral histories, the tour will show just how ice was brought out of the frozen river and the impact it had on the community • Tours are approximately 45 minutes long and cover about 1-mile of fairly-level terrain • Free but registration is required: LINK



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Watch a local on American Idol
Sundays at 8pm on ABC • Cheer on 15-year-old Laila Mach of New Paltz as she competes on this season of American Idol! Laila performed an original song for audition, and was told by Judge Lionel Ritchie: “you certainly have magic in your pen AND your voice!” • https://abc.com/shows/american-idol

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ONGOING:
Lisa LaMonica "Botanicals in Winter"
Through March 29, 2021 • Window On Hudson, 43 South 3rd Street, Hudson • Lisa LaMonica’s watercolors are a study of plants she discovered growing in an abandoned garden in 2015. She spent the spring and summer months cataloguing much of the flora, wanting to have a record of what someone else had created and then left behind. In the storefront windows of Window On Hudson she will be exhibiting over 2 dozen of these delicate works, giving us a reminder of the colorful life that is right around the corner • windowonhudson.org

See Lisa’s other work, her books on Kinderhook, Hudson + the Haunted Catskills, on the HVNY Marketplace.





COMING UP:
Blood Drive
Monday, March 15, 2021 • noon - 6pm • Catskill Elks Lodge, 45 North Jefferson Avenue, Catskill • NYS Senator Michelle Hinchey is partnering with the American Red Cross for this community blood drive • Donations are by appointment only. To schedule, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit bit.ly/Catskill-Blood-Drive


Annual Spring Burn Ban in New York State
March 16 to May 14, 2021 • Temporarily outlaws burning of residential brush and yard debris • LINK


Club Helsinki Virtual Open Mic One Year Extravaganza
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 • 7pm • Helsinki in Hudson closed her doors due to COVID-19 on March 13, 2020 with a full schedule of sold-out shows and events on the calendar. But the club’s open-mic host, Cameron Melville, was undeterred. The long time, intrepid host of open-mic quickly found a way to keep the well loved weekly event a good experience for both performers and online audiences alike. Now, one year later, Helsinki virtual open-mic has become a vital, well attended weekly offering, about to celebrate one year of virtual streaming--- 52 shows hosting nearly 800 performances with an audience of thousands. The One-Year Celebration will feature a unique and fascinating compilation of poetry, performance art, music, interview, pandemic journaling and On-the-Street videos, political marches and celebrations from an extraordinary year • The event streams live on Helsinki Open Mic facebook page as well as at: clubhelsinki.live


Keepers of the Light: Women Lighthouse Keepers of the Hudson
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 • 7pm • Virtual lecture hosted by the Hudson River Maritime Museum • Covering the history of women lighthouse keepers, residents, and preservationists, spanning from the 1830s to the 1980s, the lecture includes special emphasis on local heroine Catherine Murdock, who kept the Rondout Lighthouse for 50 years • $5, free for HRMM members • LINK

Meet Your Neighbors
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 • 7pm • Join Historic Red Hook on Zoom to connect with newcomers lifelong residents, and in all others in between. Bring your questions and stories, bring a friend, BYOD (drinks / dinner / dessert / all of the above), and most importantly, bring your enthusiasm to learn about our community! • To register visit https://www.historicredhook.org/meet


Staatsburgh in Winter
Multiple dates: Thursday, March 18 at 10am; Saturday, March 20 at 10am and 2pm; and Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 10am and 2pm • Follow staff on a guided walk discussing the winter-time fun from the turn of the century. Using historic photos and oral histories, the tour will show to visitors how the Edwardians spent a day in the snow. Along the way, complete our winter scavenger hunt - fun for all ages • Register in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/staatsburgh-in-winter-tickets-136863190487


Restaurants outside NYC can reopen 75-percent indoors
Starting March 19, 2021, restaurants outside of New York City can move to 75-percent indoor capacity • https://on.ny.gov/3brd7GB

Putnam History Museum Virtual Trivia Night
Saturday, March 20, 2021 • 7:30pm • Topics will cover covering Putnam County, Hudson Valley, New York State, and American history • $10 • Register through Eventbrite: LINK

Dutchess County Telephone Town Hall
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 • 5:30-6:30pm • Listen and participate by calling (845) 765-7121 or watch live on the county’s Facebook page: facebook.com/dutchesscogov

Pharmaceutical Pollution: A Growing Threat to Our Rivers & Streams
Thursday, March 25, 2021 • 7pm • Virtual event on Zoom • Cary President Joshua Ginsberg for a virtual Cary Science Conversation with freshwater ecologist Emma Rosi. Hear about her latest research on how pharmaceutical and personal care product pollution impacts freshwater quality, how these chemicals move through ecosystems, and why the health of our rivers and streams is at risk • Free but register at: LINK

Girl Power: Discovering Careers in Emergency Services
Saturday, March 27, 2021 • 11am • Virtual presentation by the FASNY Museum of Firefighting • Meet some brave female firefighters, who will give you a guided tour through their firehouse. We will also meet a DEC forest ranger trained in fighting wild fires, and see all her cool firefighting equipment. And of course it would not be a party without Molly the Museum Dog. What part of the program will this crazy canine present? Tune in to find out! After the show, sign up to receive a free girl power craft project! • Free • LINK

Rocklands First Virtual Arts Festival
April 1-30, 2021 • Virtual arts events every Sunday and Monday at 7pm with the finale on Thursday, April 29 at 7pm with over 100 visual artists, live music, art demos, gallery tours and more • rocklandsartsfestival.org

Free First Weekend Wanderings
Saturdays, April 3, and May 1, 2021 • noon - 1pm • Wagon House Education Center, Olana State Historic Site, Hudson • Hour-long walking tour covering a portion of Olana’s 250-acres and 5-miles of carriage roads • Limited capacity; all attendants must register in advance: https://tickets.olana.org/Info.aspx?EventID=11

Spring Pollinator Walk
Saturday, April 24, 2021 • 1-2pm • Olana State Historic Site • Join beekeeper Chris Layman in an hour-long guided outdoor walk and learn more about the importance of honeybees during Frederic Church’s lifetime and our own • $15, $10 members • For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938 • LINK

“Fallen”
Saturday, May 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021 • Opening of a new site-specific installation by nationally-renowned artist Jean Shin • A beloved hemlock on Olana’s East Lawn died last year of natural causes, despite efforts to save it. In response to the unfortunate necessity of felling this majestic tree, Jean Shin will create a new artwork celebrating its life while reflecting on loss and the broader history of environmental impact in the Catskill region • More info: https://www.olana.org/exhibitions/fallen/

Unplanned Views at Olana: Geology Walk
Saturday, May 1, 2021 • 2-4pm • Time travel back to Olana’s ice age past! Join geologist Robert Titus for a walking tour showcasing Olana’s artist-designed landscape through science and storytelling. During this program, participants will learn more about the geological history of Olana and the forces that shaped Frederic Church’s masterpiece • $15 person, $10 members. For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938 • https://tickets.olana.org/Info.aspx?EventID=11

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park Spring Festival
May 20-23 & May 27-30, 2021 • Tivoli • In-person and virtual curated program of leading artists from the worlds of dance, music, poetry, sculpture, and the culinary arts, including Patti Smith paying tribute to Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday • Limited tickets available from $22.50-$150 • More info: https://kaatsbaan.org




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