This week's calendar (7/26- 8/1/21)

Written By HVNY
 

Long-term traffic alert in Clinton
The bridge at the intersection of Fiddlers Bridge and Long Pond Roads by the West Clinton Fire House (Station 2) will be closed beginning Monday, July 26 for the total replacement of the bridge and buttresses. The bridge “should reopen by November 2021,” according to officials. For more information, call Dutchess County DPW Engineering Division at 845-486-2925 • Detour map: LINK

Poughkeepsie Waterfront Market
Mondays • 3-6:30pm • The Pavilion at the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, 75 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie • More info + farmers’ markets around the Hudson Valley: https://hvny.info/info/farmers-markets

Public meeting to discuss plans for park at former Bennett College in Millbrook
Thursday, July 29, 2021 • 6-8pm • Millbrook Village Firehouse + Virtual • Public meeting discussing the plans for creating a park on the former Bennett College property and renovating the Thorne Building in Millbrook • Those planning to attend virtually can access the Zoom link from the Town of Washington website: https://www.washingtonny.org • LINK

Jazz Concert with Award-Winning Guitarist Abe Ovadia
Thursday, July 29, 2021 • 6:30pm • Cairo Town Park • Free • 518-622-9864 • http://cairolibrary.org

NYS Forest Preserves: Balancing Access & Conservation
Thursday, July 29, 2021 • 7pm •  A virtual panel discussion with experts from the Catskill Science Collaborative, the Catskill Center, and Adirondack Mountain Club on balancing recreational use and resource protection in New York State Forest Preserves. Learn how social media has caused certain sites to boom, how visitors can work with park staff to spread use among alternative sites, how bussing and shuttles can ease congestion, the importance of ‘Leave No Trace’ education, and how science is informing sustainable access. Interviewer Allison Dunne will delve into the issues with panelists Joshua Ginsberg (Cary Institute / Catskill Science Collaborative), Andy Mossey (Catskill Center), & Michael Barrett (Adirondack Mountain Club). • Register for the virtual panel discussion, here.

Bard SummerScape
Continues with King Arthur July 25-August 1, Most Happy in Concert August 5-7 and more: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/

Stories of the Brickyards
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 • 7-8:30pm • Virtual event hosted by the Beacon Historical Society • Rachel Whitlow from the Haverstraw Brick Museum will share via Zoom the history of the brick industry along the Hudson River, focusing on Haverstraw Brickyards and their impact on the great Hudson brick industry • LINK

Family Night: Lego Movie (PG)
July 27 & 28 • Doors open at 7:30, film begins around 8:45 pm •  $15 Carload  • Greenville Drive-In  • https://bit.ly/drivein32   

NRC Public Hearing on Indian Point Decommissioning
Thursday, July 29, 2021 • 6 - 9 pm • Sleepy Hollow Hotel and Conference Center (previously the DoubleTree Hotel) • 455 South Broadway, Tarrytown • The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s public hearing on Indian Point’s Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR), which describes the decommissioning plan and cost estimates • More info: LINK

Laugh It Up! Comedy Club
Featuring Carole Montgomery, July 30-31 • Mitch Fatel, August 6-7 • Sean Donnelly, August 13-14 • Rich Vos, August 20-21 • 2170 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie • laughitup.net • 845-418-3889.

Galaxy Quest PG (1999) 
Friday, July 30, 2021 • 8:45pm • Greenville Drive-In  • https://bit.ly/drivein32   

New Work from Laura Battle
On view through July 30, 2021 • Opus 40, Saugerties • Exhibition by Laura Battle, who lives in the Hudson Valley and has been teaching at Bard College since 1987 • opus40.org 

Tivoli Yard Sale Day
Saturday, July 31, 2021 • 9am • Permit applications may be picked up prior to July 30 at Village Hall, 86 Broadway or printed from our website, www.tivoliny.org. Permits are $10. Rental spaces outside Village Hall are $20. Call 845-757-2021 for more information.

10th Annual Great Hudson River Fish Count
Saturday, July 31, 2021 • Various events at multiple sites along the Hudson • Live streaming at 10:30am, noon and 2:30pm on the DEC’s Facebook page • Fresh upriver and salty at New York City, the tidal Hudson and its watershed are home to more than 200 fish species. During this family-friendly event, participants are invited to explore the amazing variety of slippery, wriggly, and fascinating creatures usually hidden below the river’s surface. Depending on the site, seines, minnow traps, or rods and reels are used. At many sites, participants can help haul a seine - a curtain of net used in shallow water - or try their luck with a fishing rod. After naturalists display and discuss the catch, the fish are released back to the river • Free • See events below • LINK


Westchester

  • Habirshaw Park, Yonkers: 11am, DEC Facebook Live: noon, Center for the Urban River at Beczak

Rockland

  • Piermont Pier, Piermont: 11am Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University

Putnam

  • Little Stony Point, Cold Spring: 11am NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program

Ulster

Dutchess

  • Norrie Point Environmental Center, Staatsburg: 1:30pm
    DEC Facebook Live: 2:30pm
    Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve/Hudson River Estuary Program

Columbia

  • Nutten Hook, Stuyvesant, noon. Hudson River National Estuarine Reserve/Hudson River Estuary Program

Environmentalists on Olana
Series of walks at the Olana State Historic Site • $15, $10 members • Advance registration is required: olana.org  

July 31, 1-2pm: How the Arts Impact Our Landscapes Through the Lens of Basilica Hudson

August 28, 1-2pm: Exploring Meadow Plants and Insects with the Farmscape Ecology Program

September 18, 1-2pm: The History of Our Forested Landscape with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties

October 9, 1-2pm: Exploring Historic and Modern Threats to the Hudson River with Riverkeeper

Music on the Elmendorph Green: T McCann Band
Saturday, July 31, 2021 (Rescheduled from July 17) • 4pm • Free with donations accepted •  7562 N. Broadway, Red Hook • Bring a chair or picnic blanket and enjoy some live music from this eclectic group of gentleman musicians. They are known for their lively stage shows and their music reflects a fresh take on traditional Celtic music • http://www.historicredhook.org/upcoming-events/tmccannband

The Amelia Hotel’s Saturday Concert Series
Saturday, July 31, 2021 • 4:30pm • $20 • Amelia Hotel, 339 Allen St., Hudson • The renowned Bard College Conservatory (BCC) will perform a selection of American music including country, jazz and showtunes. Tickets are $20 and include light refreshments and a chance to talk to the musicians following the 45 minute performance. Please note, vaccination cards will be checked at the door • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-ellington-to-gershwin-great-american-songs-tickets-163400720955

Norm Magnusson Monologue: "The Definition of Pornography"
Saturday, July 31, 2021 • 6pm • Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff • "My new words and images monologue is about the history of, and my history with pornography: where it's been, where it is, and where it's going. We did 4 performances of it last month in Saugerties and now we're gonna do it on this side of the river, once again with the talented assistance of Jen Hammoud,” - Norm Magnusson. • Suggested donation: $20 • (Best enjoyed by mature audiences!) Seating is limited, reservations are required: LINK

Galaxy Quest PG (1999) 
Saturday, July 31, 2021 • 7:45pm Live Music with James Hearne, film around 8:45pm • Greenville Drive-In  • https://bit.ly/drivein32   

Putnam County History Hunt
August 1-31, 2021 • Free • Putnam History Museum, 63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring • A month-long, family friendly event introduces participants to an array of local history stories and topics by providing clues that lead to historical sites, buildings, or markers throughout the county.  How to play: Register online and receive your History Hunt clue packet via email (or pick one up at the museum beginning August 1st).* Visit at least 10 locations, including the Putnam History Museum, Take a picture in front of each site that you visit. 
Submit your photos by 4pm on August 31, 2021. Photos may be brought to the museum or emailed to director@putnamhistorymuseum.org.
Upon completion, participants will be entered into a random drawing to win the grand prize, which will be awarded on September 1st, 2021. Children 18 and under will receive a participation prize.
If you have any questions or need help with the clues, call the museum at (845) 265-4010, or email info@putnamhistorymuseum.org
*After purchasing a free registration ticket, all participants will receive a History Hunt clue packet via email (beginning August 1). Packets may also be picked up from the museum Wednesday through Sunday from 12-4 pm • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/putnam-county-history-hunt-tickets-161532137973

Orange County Fair
Thursdays - Sundays, through August 1, 2021 • 239 Wisner Ave., Middletown • Monster trucks, the Royal Hanneford Circus, Dock Dogs, Banana Derby, Motocross Racing, Petting Zoo, Fireworks and more: orangecountyfair.com

ONGOING
Town of Wappingers Concert Series
Thursdays through August 19, 2021 • 7pm • Schlathaus Park, Meyers Corners and All Angels Hill Roads, Wappingers • LINK

Hudson Talbott: River of Dreams
On view through August 15, 2021 • Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson • The first retrospective of work by beloved children’s book author and illustrator, Hudson Talbott • Free, timed entry, reservations required: https://hudsonhall.org/event/hudson-talbott-river-of-dreams/

Window On Hudson presents: Will Squibb “Chekhov’s Gun”
On view through August 2, 2021 • An artist’s reception will be held Saturday, July 10, 2021 from 6-9pm as part of the 2econd Saturday Hudson Gallery Crawl • Will Squibb’s first solo exhibition of his multidisciplinary study of the common but highly charged object: the gun. Found in both the storefront windows and indoor space are flat works which transform the individual parts of a firearm into a fluid, somewhat surreal composition as well as three-dimensional, realistic, ceramic guns which have been dropped, bent, and twisted into less menacing, organic objects • Viewers are invited to record their thoughts (anonymously) via “comment card” at Window On Hudson or with an online form found at windowonhudson.org/chekhovs-gun-dialogue


Jack Stuppin: The Beginning of My World
On view through September 12, 2021 • Thursday - Sunday, noon - 5pm • Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers • Landscape painter Jack Stuppin has spent most of his career living in and painting Northern California, yet he returns again and again to reconnect with the formative Hudson Valley scenery of his youth • hrm.org/jack-stuppin

If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now 2021 Wassaic Project Summer Exhibition
On view through September 18, 2021 • Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5pm • Opening: May 22, 4 to 7pm • Extended gallery hours: 5/29, 5/30, 7/24, 8/28 • noon - 8pm • Wassaic Project • https://www.wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/if-you-lived-here-youd-be-home-by-now

Transformations: Rhinebeck’s Changing Downtown
On view Saturdays through September 25, 2021 • 1-4pm • Museum of Rhinebeck History, Quitman House, 7015 Route 9, Rhinebeck • Explore the artifacts and photographs of historical businesses and buildings on East Market, West Market, Mill and Montgomery streets alongside photographs of what is there today • http://www.rhinebeckmuseum.com/exhibits.php  

Wall Power! Quilts from the American Folk Art Museum
Through September 26, 2021 • Thursday - Sunday, noon - 5pm • Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers • Also on view: Storied Quilts from the Hudson River Museum • hrm.org/wall-power

Rover the Roaming Library
Through October 3, 2021 • Borrow books and movies with your library card and the Poughkeepsie Public Library’s roaming library with stops at parks throughout the area starting this week. See the full schedule of stops, here: https://poklib.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-Summer-Parks-Schedule-for-webv3.pdf

”Cross Pollination” Exhibition
On view through October 31, 2021 • Thomas Cole National Historic Site and Olana • National collaborative exhibition exploring the theme of cross pollination in art and the environment from the 19th century to today. The project stems from the artist Martin Johnson Heade’s 19th-century series of hummingbird and habitat paintings, The Gems Of Brazil, and their unique relationship to the epic landscapes of Hudson River School artists Thomas Cole And Frederic Church, as well as their continued significance to major contemporary artists working today • More info: LINK

“Fallen”
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/

“Memento Mori Mandalas”
Through October 31, 2021 • Olana State Historic Site, Hudson • Evoking the transitory Buddhist spiritual practice of mandala making, Catskill-based artist Portia Munson reflects on the passing beauty of earthly things and the costs of climate change with arrangements that center on fallen birds and insects she finds on her walks around our region. Using a high resolution flatbed scanner, she holds up these specimens of loss for our respect and admiration, often surrounding them with flowers and plants she grows • https://www.olana.org/exhibitions/memento-mori-mandalas/

“Not Just One Thing” Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
On view through October 31, 2021 • Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd., Rhinebeck • Meet the creators of Wilderstein’s outdoor exhibition. Each artist in the show experiments with not only unexpected materials but also curious scale and unfamiliar viewing modes as tools for creating new, site-responsive installations. These artworks refocus our attention on the multidimensional ways we might experience the location, history, and ecology of Wilderstein • $20, advance reservations required: LINK

Who Really Cares? 14th Annual Hudson Valley Artists Exhibition Opening
On view through November 14, 2021 • Dorsky Museum of Art, Alice and Horace Chandler and North Galleries, SUNY New Paltz • Curator Helen Toomer asked local artists to submit artwork that deals with the challenges of the past year and the re-imaginings of years to come • https://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/hva-2021-who-really-cares/

Second Saturday Hudson Gallery Crawl
Every second Saturday of the month • Free • Events will be taking place from Basilica Hudson and Henry Hudson Riverfront Park up to 7th Street Park and the newly renovated Park Theatre. • The gallerists, retail shops, and restaurants of Hudson, have joined together to launch an ongoing, citywide gallery crawl. Beginning June 12, 2021 and taking place every second Saturday of the month, the businesses on and off Warren Street will be staying open late (until 9pm).  Outside of the shops, visitors will find pop-up galleries, markets, buskers, concerts, food trucks, and community activated art programing •  http://www.hudsongallerycrawl.com

Richard Haas: Circles in Space
On view through January 9, 2022 • Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers • Exhibition explores the intersections between abstraction, color theory and the geometry of the universe • hrm.org/richard-haas

COMING UP:
Most Happy In Concert
August 5-7, 2021 • 7:30pm • The Stage at Montgomery Place • Songs from Frank Loesser’s The Most Happy Fella performed by seven female and non-binary voices backed by 13 musicians • $45 for a 1-3 person pod, $90 for a 3-6 person pod • https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/most-happy  

Narcan Training with Senator Michelle Hinchey
Friday, August 6, 2021 • 5:30pm • Free • 123 Partition St, Saugerties • Join Senator Hinchey and Samadhi Recovery Community Outreach Center for a free Narcan Training at Mirabella’s. During this training, participants will learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose and how to administer Narcan (naloxone), which temporarily reverses the effects of opioids. Participants will receive a free Narcan nasal spray kit to always carry with them in case of an opioid overdose •  http://fb.me/e/4n78fjBD1, Hinchey@nysenate.gov or 845-331-3810

Movie Nights in the Parks
Select Fridays through August 20, 2021 • The Poughkeepsie Public Library will be hosting a series of feel-good, nostalgic outdoor films at parks throughout the city. Bring your own lawn chairs, blankets (but no alcohol is permitted). See full schedule below, and at https://poklib.org/movies_in_parks/  

August 6: The Neverending Story (PG) at Greenvale Park, located at 2260 New Hackensack Road, Poughkeepsie • Register here

August 20: The Iron Giant (PG) at Spratt Park, located at 113 Wilbur Blvd Poughkeepsie • Register here

Hudson Valley Flamenco Festival
Saturday, August 14, 2021 • 11:30am • Free • Safe Harbors' Green, Corner of Broadway and Liberty Street, Newburgh • Clap, shout ole! and maybe even get up and dance with international and local flamenco artists as we celebrate our return to LIVE performance in 2021. Free admission thanks to the generosity of the Newburgh chapter of the Awesome Foundation • http://hvflamencofestival.com

Flea Valley Festival
Saturday, August 14, 2021 • Fireman’s Field, Roscoe • Live music from Brother Moses, Sarah Gross, Kali Sea Stran and The Bones of JR Jones, plus vendors, artisan food and more • $20-$25 • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/flea-valley-festival-tickets-124480684077

Andrea Arnold: Flamenco Under the Stars
Saturday, August 14, 2021 • 6:00pm • $28 • Unison Arts, 68. Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz •  An evening of flamenco guitar with Andreas Arnold and Mario Rincon. Guitarist and composer Andreas Arnold lives between Cádiz, Spain and Brooklyn, NY. He has released several albums that feature his original compositions which are explorations between flamenco and jazz, two musical traditions among many, that inspire him the most • unisonarts.org, http://hvflamencofestival.com

Kingston Artists Soapbox Derby
Sunday, August 15, 2021 • 1pm • Corner of Broadway and Spring, Kingston • Rain or shine • kingstonartistsoapboxderby.com

Hudson Valley Flamenco Festival
Sunday, August 15, 2021 • 6pm • $28 • Whitecliff Vineyard, 331 McKinstry Rd, Gardiner • From the stunning landscape of Whitecliff Vineyards bring your picnic baskets and sample some local vintages as we transport you to a private flamenco party as they give in Southern Spain. Joined by master guitarist Andreas Arnold, cantaora Barbara Martinez and our company of local and international dancers this is flamenco as it has never happened before in the Hudson Valley. We are going to sing and dance the night away in true flamenco puro tradition • http://hvflamencofestival.com

Hudson Valley AMPS
Monday, August 16, 2021 • 10AM to 3PM • $300, scholarships available • Virtual program • AMPS is a week-long summer program for girls and TGENB (trans, gender expansive, non-binary) youth ages 10-16. Over the week, youth will participate in small group instrument instruction and social justice workshops using music as a vehicle for empowerment and empathy building. Participants will also write a song to be shared out at the close of the week. Camp runs from Monday, August 16th to Friday, August 20 • Apply here: bit.ly/HVrockstars2021

Dutchess County Drive-Thru Senior Picnics
Wednesdays, see schedule below. Free for seniors ages 60 and up, $8 for those under 60. Reservations are required by calling the Dutchess County Office for the Aging at 845-486-2555. Proof of residency is required. 

August 18 – East Fishkill Recreation Park, McGrath Field Parking Lot, 890 NY 82, Hopewell Junction (Town of East Fishkill)

August 25 – St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 55 Wilbur Blvd., Poughkeepsie (City of Poughkeepsie)

September 1 (new date) - Freedom Park 212 Skidmore Road, LaGrange (Towns of LaGrange and Beekman)

The complete list of picnics, including links to directions to each picnic, is available at www.dutchessny.gov/ofapicnics

Modern Makers Market at Cold Spring
Saturday, August 21, and September 25, 2021 • 10 am to 6 pm • Free • St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring • 40 artisans and artists, live music, two food trucks, NY beer and cider, raffle and more. Free parking at the Cold Spring Metro North Train Station • LINK

Table + Terrain Dinner
Saturday, August 21, 2021 • 3-7pm • Stone Ridge Orchard, 3012 NY-213, Stone Ridge • $225 • Enjoy a farm tour and talk with cider tasting then walk up the hill for dinner overlooking the orchard and mountains. Multicourse dinner with wine pairings with guest chefs Cheryl Perry and Lizzy Singh-Brar • https://bit.ly/StoneRidgeOrchardDinner

 Art, Industry, and Scientific Innovation in 19th Century Peekskill Virtual Lecture
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 • 7pm • Free • Putnam History Museum, 63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring • Peekskill in the 1800’s was a nexus for artistry, innovation, and invention in the fields of communication and manufacturing. Its scenic location at the entrance to the Hudson Highlands made it a favorite for painters of the Hudson River School, the best-known local artist being Frank Anderson. In his virtual lecture, local historian and industrial archaeologist Kirk Moldoff will look at the development and interrelationships of this community of manufacturers, innovators, inventors, artists and artisans that existed through the rise and fall of industrial Peekskill. Kirk Moldoff is a medical illustrator and animator with a passion for industrial archaeology, local history and cast iron stoves •  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-industry-and-scientific-innovation-in-19th-century-peekskill-tickets-162428950363

Westchester Summer Concert Series 
Thursday, August 26, 2021 • Hudson Horns at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla. Ticket on sale date: TBD. • $10 individual ticket, $80 for a designated area for up to 8 people • https://parks.westchestergov.com/summer-concert-series

Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival
September 3-5, 2021 • Friday 2:30pm - 8:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 5:30am - 9am & 2:30pm - 8:30pm • $14 • Tymor Park, 249 Duncan Road, LaGrangeville • The 30th Annual Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival will welcome hot-air balloonists from all over the country with 75 hot-air balloon ascensions scheduled throughout the weekend. Plus the evening Majestic Hot-Air Balloon Illumination Moon Glow, fireworks each night, tethered hot-air balloon rides, full hot-air balloon flights, helicopter rides, live music and entertainment, food trucks, family activities and more • https://bit.ly/HVNY_BalloonFest

Inaugural Do Good Golf Outing
September 3, 2021 • 9am - 5:30pm • $150 • 100 Fairway View Dr., Roscoe • Roscoe’s Do Good Spirits, formerly Prohibition Distillery, is hosting its Inaugural Do Good Golf Outing. Registration is open now through August 20.  Attendees will be able to indulge in expressions from the brand’s award-winning portfolio, including Bootlegger New York Craft Vodka, Bootlegger New York Craft Gin, Bootlegger New York Craft Bourbon, and Beaverkill New York Craft Bourbon Cream, as well as gifts, food, contests and more • https://do-good-spirits.ticketleap.com/inaugural-do-good-golf-outing/

Winds Among the Trees: American Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, September 9, 2021 • 5pm • Opus 40, Saugerties • Enjoy an evening of rarely-heard music that will immerse you in a sprawling landscape. Featuring works from Carl Maria von Weber, Matyas Seiber, and more, this unique program exploring the evolution of the wind sextet in the 19th and 20th Centuries is not to be missed! With Shari Hoffman (clarinet), Lino Gomez (clarinet), Marc Goldberg (bassoon), Gilbert Dejean (bassoon), Lawrence DiBello (French horn), David Smith (French horn) • $20,  $35 both concerts GA, $10 members, $15 both concerts for Opus 40 members • https://opus40.org/two-concerts-with-american-symphony-orchestra-june-24-september-9-at-5-pm/


Basilica SoundScape
Friday, September 17 - Saturday, September 18, 2021 • A weekend of music + art in collaboration with PS21, The Creative Independent and H0l0 featuring Circuit des Yeux, Moor Mother, Tomberlin, William Basinski, and more • https://basilicahudson.org/programs/soundscape/


Art Walk Kingston
September 18 & 19, 2021 • 12-5pm each day • Free • Over the course of two days, visitors and local residents are invited to explore three distinct areas of the city of Kingston and immerse themselves in a range of art and events. Paintings, photographs and sculptures are just some of the mediums that will be on display at home studios and galleries. Our past events average over 100 artists at dozens of locations throughout the city, making this event one of the largest open studio tour in the Hudson River Valley. Whether you have a few hours or a full day, the event weekend will offer a broad range of art and activities for everyone • https://www.artsmidhudson.org/artwalkkingston

Putnam History Museum's Annual Lawn Party at the William Kemble Home
September 18, 2021 • 4pm - sunset • $30 • The William Kemble Home, 20, The Blvd, Cold Spring • Please join the Putnam History Museum for cool drinks & canapés amidst river views at the beautifully restored William Kemble Home (1826). Every detail has been considered in this pristine restoration by homeowners Marianne Sutton and David Watson. The afternoon’s festivities will include guided house tours, a visit from President Abraham Lincoln, and historical entertainment. You will learn about the life and times of William Kemble, one of the founders of the West Point Foundry in the early 19th century. Enjoy the grounds of this beautiful home, and take a walk back through time by experiencing a bit of gracious living rooted in the 1800s • info@putnamhistorymuseum.org

Coping with Life’s Necessaries: Colonial Hygiene Practices
September 30, 2021 • 7pm • Free • Virtual Lecture with the Schuyler Mansion, hosted by the Putnam History Museum • The Schuyler family enjoyed many luxuries as part of their refined lifestyle, but what might their hygiene practices have looked like? How did their practices differ from or align with those of their neighbors in 18th century Albany? Learn more about the changing practices of this aristocratic, colonial family with Schuyler Mansion’s “Coping with Life’s Necessaries” program! Presenter Ian Mumpton is the Historic Site Assistant at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site. His work focuses on highlighting historically excluded narratives as essential parts of the site’s history, including the stories of Loyalists, Native Americans, women, tenant farmers, and enslaved people of African descent. He is also currently researching the martial arts and martial identity of colonial New Netherland. Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site, located at 32 Catherine Street in Albany’s historic South End, was the eighteenth- century home of Revolutionary War Major-General Philip Schuyler (1733- 1804) and his family. For further information about visitation and site programs, please call (518) 434-0834, visit www.nysparks.com • putnamhistorymuseum.org

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