This week's calendar (8/16 - 8/22/21)

Written By HVNY
 

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

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

A Behind the Scenes Look at FDR's Ship Models
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 • 2pm • Virtual event • Director Paul Sparrow leads a special tour inside the FDR Library's secure storage area where FDR's priceless collection of rare ship models is kept • YouTube + Facebook

Dutchess County Urban Trail Project Open House
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 • 6:30 - 8:30pm • Family Partnership Center Cafeteria, 29 N. Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie • Learn about the urban trail project, and share your opinions and ideas about it • If you cannot make the event, a survey is still open at surveymonkey.com/r/urbantrail_en • dutchesscountyurbantrail.com

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

Third Thursdays at the Beatrix Farrand Garden: Willow Weaving and Live Concert! UPDATE: The concert is cancelled + the workshop is full!
Thursday, August 19, 2021 • 5pm • Free • Beatrix Farrand Garden, 4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park • The Beatrix Farrand Garden Association is finally excited to invite the public into the garden at Bellefield for a free workshop led by local Stanfordville willow weaver and farmer Jesica Clark. Clark will teach an intro to weaving in the making of a star craft that attendees will get to take home. Registration is required* as space is limited, but admission is free. Following the workshop at 7pm the porch of the Bellefield Mansion will transform into a stage for a soulful concert by Hudson Valley’s own reggae/R&B sensation The Big Takeover. UPDATE: The concert has been cancelled + will be rescheduled for a later date this summer. The concert is open to the public and admission is free •  *Registration info for the workshop at https://www.beatrixfarrandgardenhydepark.org/third-thursdays 

Saugerties Food Truck Festival
Thursday, August 19, 2021 • 4:30 - 9pm • Cantine Field, 4 High Street, Saugerties • Continues September 16, 2021 • LINK

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

2040
Thursday August 19, 2021 • Doors open at 7:15pm, screenings start at dusk, around 8:15pm • Greenville Drive-In, Route 32, Greenville • It’s EV night at the Drive-in! Basilica Hudson presents the 4th installment of our Non-Fiction Screening Series with 2040 (92 minutes) - Drawing on the best minds from around the world to focus on climate, economics, technology, civil society, agriculture and sustainability, 2040 maps out a pathway for change that can lead us to a more ecologically sustainable and equitable future. Come early for an EV Car show, hosted by SunCommon. 6:30PM for the EV show & live music, ~8:15 for the film. This event is free, with a suggested donation of $15 at the box office or made online to help sustain Basilica Hudson and support filmmakers • https://bit.ly/drivein32

Music and A Movie
Friday, August 20, 2021 • 6pm • Wilcox Memorial Park, Route 199, Milan • Music by Vitto Petroccitto and Little Rock Band followed by a screening of the movie, “Yogi Bear” • RSVP for the evening is recommended, but not required. To RSVP your attendance email soneil@dutchessny.gov.

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

Laugh It Up! Comedy Club
Featuring Rich Vos, August 20-21 • 2170 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie • laughitup.net • 845-418-3889.

School of Rock  (PG-13)
Friday, August 20  and Saturday, August 21, 2021 • Doors open at 7:15pm, screenings start at dusk, around 8:15pm • Greenville Drive-In, Route 32, Greenville • Live Music on Saturday night only featuring Sugarskull • https://bit.ly/drivein32

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

Riverside Crafts Fair
August 21-22, 2021 • 10am-5pm • $10 • Garrison's Landing, Garrison • Garrison Art Center's Riverside Crafts Fair is one of the region's most well-established, high-quality crafts fairs. Set on the banks of the Hudson, the fair offers a genuinely beautiful spot to shop and is a premier event in the Hudson Valley for collectors of hand-made traditional and alternative crafts. This year will be an intimate fair featuring 50+ juried artisans of furniture, photography, jewelry, gourmet food, glass items, textiles, fine art, ceramics, wooden utensils, tableware, and more. Visitors can take the train to the fair, steps from the MTA Metro-North Hudson Line. Free parking at the Metro-North train station, plus a free shuttle service, make this a popular event for those who live near the river towns from NYC to Poughkeepsie • http://www.garrisonartcenter.org/riverside-crafts-fair

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

“Jacob Graham’s Creatures of Yes in Suspended Animation”
Saturday, August 21, 2021 • 6 and 7:30pm • "Lucifer Brings Electric Light to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair” • On view through September 6, 2021 • Free • 43 South 3rd Street, Hudson • In partnership with The Hudson Eye, Window On Hudson is delighted to present its first performance based artist in “Jacob Graham’s Creatures of Yes in Suspended Animation.” Graham will be presenting videos as well as live performance from August 5th through Labor Day.  Viewers will find a variety of Graham’s short films being simultaneously projected in the storefront windows 24/7. The exhibition continues indoors with additional videos amid a fully realized environment, transporting the visitor into the land occupied by the Creatures of Yes • More different live performances will take place throughout the month: Monday, September 6, 1pm - The Hudson Eye Artist Talk and Closing Salon with “Mary Broomfellow reading visitors predictions of future Christmas.” • More info: www.WindowOnHudson.org

Hudson Valley Picture Show: The Eagle Huntress Saturday, August 21, 2021 • 6:30pm • Upstate Films' Hudson Valley Picture Show will stop at Art Omi for an outdoor screening ofThe Eagle Huntress! Free, family-friendly evening of music and film, plus a pre-film Q&A with director Otto Bell. Bring your own blankets, chairs, and snacks and spread out • LINK

Hudson Talbott: River of Dreams
Extended through August 22, 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/

Lara Hope and the Art Tones + The Restless Age
Sunday, August 22, 2021 • 3pm • Widow Jane Mine, The Century House Historical Society at the Snyder Estate, 668 Route 213, Rosendale • $20, $15 members • https://www.centuryhouse.org/lhra-2021/

ONGOING
HVNY SUMMER OF ‘21 PHOTO CONTEST!
Send your best shot of summer of ‘21 in the Hudson Valley to hello@hvny.info by midnight on August 31, 2021! More info in our weekly newsletter. (Original photo from 2021 only, limit to 3 submissions, limit filters/retouching, include location if it’s a public place.)

Putnam County History Hunt
Through August 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 1, 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


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:
Dutchess County Fair
August 24-29, 2021 • Dutchess County Fairgrounds, 6550 Spring Brook Avenue, Rhinebeck • $12 in advance, $15 at the fair (limited availability) • dutchessfair.com

Meet NYS Senator Michelle Hinchey in Marbletown
August 25, 2021 • 4-5pm • 4162 US-209, Stone Ridge • Come join Senator Michelle Hinchey and members of her constituent services staff at Cherries Ice Cream Bar & Grill in Marbletown for a community chat. Constituents are invited to come and ask questions, share their thoughts on local matters, and receive an update from Senator Hinchey on the State Legislature • For more info, contact Senator Hinchey’s office: Hinchey@nysenate.gov or 845-331-3810.

 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

On the Right Track: Safely Connecting Communities to the Hudson River
Thursday, August 26, 2021 • 7-9pm • Virtual • a webinar all about how your community can work with the New York Department of State to ensure and increase safe access to the Hudson River.  Learn more about Amtrak’s proposal to erect gates and fences that would block access to riverfront destinations between Poughkeepsie and Rensselaer, and how you and your neighbors can take steps to permanently protect your right to access the river • https://www.scenichudson.org

Asbury Short Film Concert 
Thursday, August 26, 2021 • Doors at 7pm • Greenville Drive-In, Route 32, Greenville • Free Admission, and ticket reservations appreciated • Asbury Shorts USA, New York City's longest running non-competitive short film exhibition and travel show is celebrating its 40th Anniversary year at tour stops throughout 2021.  We're so excited to be returning to the outstanding Greenville Drive-In on Thursday night, August 26th to present a mix of globally honored short films...from the past & present.  Co-presented by Ulster Tourism. Strongly recommended for ages 16 “and way above.” • drivein32.com

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


Upstate Art Weekend
August 27-29, 2021 • Self-guided tours of 60+ sculpture parks, museums, galleries, artists’ studios, residencies, public artworks and creative projects situated on either side of the Hudson River between Garrison and Chatham • https://www.upstateartweekend.org/program 

Dirty Dancing (PG-13)
August 27 - August 28, 2021 •  Doors open 7pm, Film starts at dusk, around 8pm • Friday night: Food truck at the Drive-in with The Pizza Box;  Saturday: Live music with  Jo Kroger • Tickets available at drivein32.com

The Livingstons and their Community in the Revolutionary War
Saturday, August 28, 2021 • 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. • Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Ave, Germantown • Join one of Clermont's interpreters for a walk-and-talk tour of Clermont's grounds •  friendsofclermont

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

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

The Amelia Hotel’s Saturday Concert Series
August 28, 2021 • 4:30pm • $20 • 339 Allen St., Hudson • In collaboration with the renowned Bard College Conservatory, The Amelia will be holding its third concert. This time around the performance will include a compilation of Chinese music played on traditional Chinese instruments - erhu, pipa, guqin and guzheng. The concert will last 45 minutes, with Chinese tea and traditional Chinese snacks following the performance, plus a chance to talk to the musicians. • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinese-music-and-tea-tickets-166396609739

Fireworks Over the Hudson
Sunday, August 29, 2021 • City of Poughkeepsie • Walkway Over the Hudson will be open to ticket holders only to view the City of Poughkeepsie's fireworks display. The Walkway will close to the general public at 4:30 p.m. for event setup and safety preparations. The bridge will reopen at 6:30 p.m. to those with valid tickets and remain open until approximately 9:30 p.m. The fireworks are scheduled to launch between 8:15-8:30 p.m. • Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for Walkway members, seniors, or veterans. Children 10 and under are free when accompanied by a paid adult • LINK

Child Passenger Safety Seat Event
Monday August 30, 2021 • 3- 8pm • Troop K Headquarters 2541 Route 44, Salt Point • NYSP child safety seat technicians will be on hand to assist with the installation of your child’s safety seat and answer any questions. An appointment is preferred, please contact Sergeant Anderson at (845) 677-7331 or via email at ktraffic@troopers.ny.gov for more information.

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/

Clermont Inside/Out Tour
September 4 and September 18, 2021 • 11 am and 2pm • Clermont State Historic Site • End your summer with a walk with one of Clermont’s guides around the mansion. Learn about the rooms inside the house, from the outside. This exciting tour takes you deep into the lives of the Livingstons and the people who worked at Clermont. Unvaccinated visitors should wear a face covering when unable to maintain social distance outdoors. There is no charge for the event, but visitors must register in advance: LINK

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/

Guns and Hoses 9/11 20th Anniversary Commemoration
Saturday, September 11, 2021 • 3:05pm • Dutchess Stadium, 1500 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls • LINK

20th Anniversary of September 11
Saturday, September 11, 2021 • 3:30pm • The Rising at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla • Ceremony and unveiling of a memorial dedicated to those first responders who lost their lives from 9/11 related illnesses • RSVP to attend: communications@westchestergov.com • Watch live via Facebook.com/WestchesterGov

HITS Saugerties $400,500 Grand Prix during HITS Championship
September 12, 2021 • Gates open at 8am • $10 • 454 Washington Avenue Ext, Saugerties • Enjoy a day of World Class Show Jumping at the HITS Championship: Platinum Performance Hunter Prix Final, Diamond Mills Hunter Prix Final, BLACKBARN Junior/A-O/Amateur Jumper Prix Final, Parade of Grand Circuit Champions, Presentation of the Flag by West Point Cadets and the HITS $400,500 Grand Prix - FEI CSI5. Spectators must adhere to Local and State guidelines, or if no guidelines required, adhere to the CDC guidelines regarding mask-wearing and social distancing. Unless fully vaccinated, masks must be worn when social distancing is not possible • $10 General Admission Ticket to benefit Family of Woodstock are purchased prior at HITSShows.com or at the gate. Children 12 & under free • http://hitsshows.com/visit-hits

Third Thursdays at the Beatrix Farrand Garden, movie night!
Thursday, September 16, 2021 (Rain date September 19) • 6pm • Free •  4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park • On the Third Thursday of September, the 16th, the Beatrix Farrand Garden will become a movie theater for an all-ages horticultural double feature. Beginning at 7pm enjoy a screening of A Man Named Pearl, a documentary film about an incredible self-taught topiary artist who as a Black man in a white town in South Carolina inspires and connects his community in untold ways. At 8:30pm a special screening of Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapes follows. This documentary might be familiar to many from its showing on PBS in 2020 or its screenings at the Millerton Moviehouse. Learn about the fascinating life of the foremost female American landscape architect Beatrix Farrand as told by the film’s host Lynden B. Miller. Attendees are encouraged to come early and enjoy the garden before the show! • https://www.beatrixfarrandgardenhydepark.org/third-thursdays


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/

Tivoli 5K Run
Saturday, September 18, 2021 • 9am • 5k benefit race in Tivoli to raise money for children's cancer research. A race for adults will start in front of the Firehouse and going around "the loop" (Woods rd, Sengstack, North Rd.). There will be a short race for children in Memorial park. This event has been organized by local runner and philanthropist Mary Shaw • https://www.iloveit5krun.com/

Art Walk Kingston
September 18 and 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

Hudson Hemp Community Tour
Saturday, September 25, 2021 • 3-4:20pm • Hudson Hemp, Old Mud Creek Farm, 67 Pine Wood Rd., Hudson • A rare opportunity to tour the hemp fields, learn about Hudson Hemp, and discover cannabis within a regenerative organic system. To follow, a Q&A and special book signing with author Tracey Medeiros of The Art of Cooking with Cannabis which features two of our beloved hemp recipes • https://bit.ly/HudsonHempCommunityTour

History of Enslavement and Anti-Slavery in Dutchess County
September 29, 2021 • 7pm •  Free • Virtual and in-person at 7562 N. Broadway, Red Hook • Join Historic Red Hook for this free presentation from Peter Bunten. This hybrid event will take place both in-person at the Elmendorph Inn and on Zoom. Mr. Bunten’s talk will examine the history of slavery and antislavery in Dutchess County, focusing on the key players and events that are part of that history.
Peter Bunten is chairman of the Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project, located in Dutchess County, and is the current Vice President of the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State. He is a Trustee of the Dutchess County Historical Society and is affiliated with Celebrating the African Spirit in Poughkeepsie. Before his retirement in 2018, Mr. Bunten was the Education Manager for Historic Hudson Valley. He has a Master’s degree in Historical Studies, with an emphasis on Public History, from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is a native of Poughkeepsie and currently lives in the Bronx • http://www.historicredhook.org/register

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

An Environmental History of Native Land Use in the Colonial Hudson Valley
October 20, 2021 •  7PM • Free • 7562 N. Broadway, Red Hook • Join Historic Red Hook for this free virtual presentation from Dr. Jason R. Sellers, an Associate Professor of History at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. Sellers is a cultural and environmental historian of 17th-and 18th-century North America interested in landscapes and bodies. He is currently working on a project that explores the interactions of Munsee Indians and European colonists in the 17th-century Hudson Valley. http://www.historicredhook.org/register

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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

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