This week’s calendar
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Fall Parent and Support Education Intensives (PASE)
Monday, November 10, 2025 from 5-7pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual via Zoom
This interactive two-part course helps parents and caregivers explore five essential communication tools: encouragement, “can do” skills, decision making, self-control, and respecting feelings. Participants also learn strategies for positive discipline, co-parenting, and stress management. Both sessions must be completed to earn a certificate of completion. A quiet space and internet access are required. Link
Balanced Growth: Community Conversations with Merchants
Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Orpheum, Saugerties
Note the recent changes to the village, such as the Orpheum’s entrance and increased municipal parking, and look at how neighboring communities are improving their livability. First come, first served seating. Link
Adult Beginner Ballet Classes
Every Monday from 6:30-8pm
Cost of admission: $25
Hudson Valley Academy of Performing Arts, 957 Route 82, West Taghkanic
In this beginner-level class, students will study the fine art of classical ballet, learning to execute movements safely, with joy and grace! The class is influenced by the Vaganova Method which emphasizes proper alignment, whole-body awareness, and development of the stabilizer muscles to prevent injury. Through the practice of exercises progressing from the floor, to the barre, to the center, students will gain strength, flexibility, and musicality. Some previous experience and familiarity with basic ballet vocabulary is recommended. Link
Follow the River Lecture Series – A Field of My Own: A Memoir of Place
Continues November 10, 2025
Cost of admission: $10, $5 members
Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston
Part of the 2025 fall lecture series. Continues on December 3 with Wrecked and Abandoned: Forgotten Vessels of the Rondout and Hudson with Emma Foster; January 14 with Fossils to Foundations: How Geology Shaped New York Waterways. Link
HVA Online Silent Auction for the Environment
November 10-22, 2025
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual
The silent portion of the Housatonic Valley Association’s annual Auction for the Environment opens online Monday, November 10, at 2pm. Bid on exclusive and exciting items such as gourmet dinners, luxurious stays, local adventures, performance tickets, original artwork, and more. Online bidders can register for free at hvatoday.org. Those who wish to attend the live auction event on November 22, in Morris, CT, may purchase tickets online, as well. Additionally, this year’s “Winner’s Choice Raffle” gives participants the chance to walk away with one of five premium items with values ranging from $1,000 to priceless, for just $100 per ticket. Link
American Revolution Historic Songs with Cosby Gibson & Tom Staudle
Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie
Join Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudle for an evening of historic songs performed with a variety of instruments. The duo will provide a brief narrative and anecdotes of the history of the songs, as well as of the war of American Independence. Registration required: Link
Veterans Day
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
See special events happening honoring those who have served our country, here.
New Work Preview: Elinor Kleber Diggs
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free with RSVP
Kaatbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli
During this open rehearsal in Kaatsbaan’s Studio 2, Elinor Kleber Diggs will give an inside look into their day-to-day rehearsal process and the beginnings of their new work DUEL. DUEL is a duet and a physical imagining of conflict, intimacy, and clarity—a consideration of how we can find hope in difficult moments. A Q&A with Elinor and the two dancers, Bryanna and Alex, follows. RSVP
Microplastics in Our Backyard: Science Meets Community Webinar Series
Wednesday, November 12 and December 3 from noon to 1pm
Virtual
New York Sea Grant and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County for a lunchtime webinar series featuring expert speakers who will explain what microplastics are, what solutions are being developed to deal with them, and what research is being conducted to help us better understand them. November 12: Technology Solutions for Microplastics with PolyGone Systems, and December 3: Microplastics Research in the Hudson River Estuary. https://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/events/2025/10/01/microplastics-in-our-backyard-science-meets-community-webinar-series
Panic at the House of Groove Disco – A Murder Mystery Event
Wednesday November 12, 2025 at 5:30pm
Cost of admission: $20
Total Tennis, Old Kings Highway, Saugerties
A murder mystery disco-era themed event. Participation in the murder mystery is not required. Come for the fun! Dessert table, wine, beverages, cheese platters included. Dress up in your best disco-era clothes. Non-perishable food collection to benefit Saugerties food pantries. Sponsored by the Friends of the Saugerties Public Library which raises funds for scholarships, children's programs, museum passes, computer upgrades among others.
Catskill Kleptomaniacs
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration required
Boardman Road Branch Library, Poughkeepsie
Humorist, Borscht Belt Museum archivist, and lifelong Catskills resident Allen Frishman grew up in a family of plumbers in the bungalow colony industry in Sullivan County. He's witnessed the great times, the decline, and the new beginnings. Frishman will share behind-the-scenes stories about his family's bungalow colonies, his plumbing experiences, and his extensive collection of rare and interesting artifacts. Frishman will be selling and signing copies of his first two books, Tales of a Catskills Mountain Plumber and More Borscht from a Catskills Mountain Plumber. Registration required: Register
Creating Shapes: 40 Years of Design, Modelmaking and Moldmaking for Dinnerware and More
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 6:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual
Part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware Zoom lecture series; Daniel Mehlman is a freelance designer/craftsman who develops products for the ceramics and glass industry. In this talk, Dan will show images selected from his diverse body of commercial work in design, models, and molds of dinnerware, vessels, and sculpture. He’ll discuss how product design and production tooling are facilitated by the craft of plaster work. Register
The True Story of Murder Café with author Frank Marquette
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $20
Rosendale Theatre, Main Street, Rosendale
Frank Marquette, owner-operator of the Murder Cafe for 27 years, will discuss his new book – along with a few surprises from members of the theater troupe. Link
Live and Unfinished: A Night of New Theatre
November 13-14, 2025
Rosendale Theatre
A fundraiser for the Rosendale Theatre featuring Jim Metzner, Jean E Taylor and Frank Boyd in three solo new and unfinished theatre pieces. Link
New Work Preview: inkBoat
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli
As part of the Baryshnikov Arts Fellowship, inkBoat, a physical theatre and dance company founded by Shinichi Iova-Koga in 1998, performs Clouds from a Crumbling Giant. This choreographic project combines traditional practices of Daoist Internal Arts with inkBoat’s performance-devising practices (rooted in the Japanese avant-garde), delves into the nature and quality of a body nearing the end of its run, and speculates on the afterlife and the tenderness of recognizing fellow travelers. Reserve tickets here.
Indigenous Americans During the American Revolution
Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: Free
Town of Poughkeepsie Senior Center, 14 Abe’s Way, Poughkeepsie
Noel Smyth, Associate Professor of History of Vassar College will give a broad overview of Native American involvement in the American Revolution. Continues on January 29, 2026 at 7pm with American Revolutionary Sites in the Hudson Valley with Tony Musso. No registration is required. Link
Hudson Valley Young Professionals’ Annual Toy Drive
November 14-December 12, 2025
Donate new, unwrapped toys to go to families served by The Arc Greater Hudson Valley and Youth Advocate Programs of Dutchess County the following locations:
Foam & Wash Shell Express & Car Wash: 1942 South Road, Poughkeepsie
Foam & Wash Car Wash & Laundromat: 1520 US-9, Wappingers Falls
Arnoff Moving & Storage: 1282 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie
S&O Construction Services: 11 Charles Street, Pleasant Valley
Chamber Office (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM): 1 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 400, Poughkeepsie
CHARM Mural Unveilings
Friday, November 14, 2025 at 10am
Orange County School of Dance, 22 Lake Street, Monroe
As one of 11 community partners across New York State participating in the inaugural Cultivating Havens for the Arts through Regional Murals (CHARM) program, Arts Mid-Hudson will be unveiling three large-scale murals across the region to celebrate local identity. Continues November 16, 2025 at 11:30am at the Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main Street, and November 18, 2025 at 1pm at Millbrook Vineyards and Winery. Link
Woodstock Bookfest Story Slam: True or False?
New date: Friday, November 14, 2025 with doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
Cost of admission: $28.52
Phoenicia Playhouse
True or False? Find out with a night of stories. Link
The Fur Trade and the Coming Revolution
Friday, November 14, 2025 at 7:30pm
Virtual and in-person at the Creek Meeting House, 2433 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners
On the eve of the American Revolution, fur exports made New York’s economy vitally important to Britainʼs growing economic engine. This trade was built on centuries of diplomatic alliance with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and set the stage for how Continental Patriots, New York Loyalists, Indigenous people, and enslaved Black people in New York understood the Revolution and themselves in the new nation. Zoom link
FallforArt.org
Ongoing through November 14, 2025
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual
An annual Online Juried Art Show, Sale and Community Fundraiser. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Ulster County celebrating our 29th year, we are focused on the vast wealth of gifted Hudson Valley Artists and the versatile media they represent. Our event supports regional not-for-profit organizations such as People's Place, Angel Food East, LGBTQ+ Community Center, RYAN House, Jewish Family Services, MyKingstonKids, Oncology Support Program, Circle of Friends for the Dying. Link
Acquired Tastes, a Radical Jewelry Makeover x SUNY New Paltz Metal exhibition
On view through November 15, 2025
D.R.A.W. Kingston, 24 Iwo Jima Lane, Kingston
Students collected unwanted jewelry from around the community and transformed them into wearable pieces of art – on display and for sale. Link
Operation Warm Coat Giveaway
Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 10am - 2pm
Adriance Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie
No registration required. Learn more
Geology of Storm King
Saturday, November 15, 10:30am to 1:30pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration required
Storm King Art Center
Hike with geologist Kim Fendrich to explore the deep connections between art and geology at Storm King. The tour will visit several key sculptures and landscapes at Storm King that were developed with geologic materials both from the local area and around the world. Learn about how the geologic forces of earth shaped Storm King’s place in the Hudson Valley, and how artists have come to collaborate with the story of these natural elements. Free with admission, registration required. Register
End-of-Season Community Gardening Day
Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 10:30am to 1pm
Walkway Over the Hudson
Help get the gardens ready for winter by deadheading, raking and other general garden tasks to clean-up and protect these green spaces during the colder months. Tools and gloves will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. To register, call 845-454-9649 ext. 4.
Ecological Gardening: A New Approach to Autumn Cleanup
Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 1-3pm
Spiral House Park, 185 Fish Creek Road, Saugerties
Cost of admission: $35 general admission, $30 for members, seniors, students, & veterans
Learn the techniques of autumn garden cleanup through an ecological lens in this third program in Spiral House Park’s Ecological Gardening series. Until recently, traditional garden wisdom was to cut down and clean up the garden in the fall. We are learning that this can be very destructive to our local ecosystems. The current best practice is to “leave the leaves” and return to more sustainable methods. How can this be done cleanly and efficiently? And why is it so important? Come learn the answers with us! The SHP gardening team will illustrate the differences between a traditional and ecological approach to autumn cleanup. With on site examples, we will explain the importance of these practices and the best methods the SHP team have found so far. (Rain date: 11/16) Link
Dorsky Museum Family Day
Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 1-3pm
Cost of admission: Free with reservations requested
Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz
Get creative with artist Natalya Khorover at The Dorsky! Bring children of all ages for a hands-on art-making experience inspired by Jean Shin: Bodies of Knowledge. All materials provided. Register
Closing of the Fields
Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: Free
Common Ground Farm, Wappingers Falls
Help put the fields to rest for the season with work projects, song, reflection and community. Link
Opening of YATTA: Iron and Palm Wine
Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 3-5pm
Cost of admission: Free with RSVP required
Newmark Gallery, Art Omi, Ghent
An immersive installation comprising video, sound, digital collage, and a series of original interviews, reimagining the pastoral as a site of reckoning, rather than escape. The exhibition examines a Romantic, colonial notion of nature exploration and leisure that YATTA names “the white wander.” Link
Arty Martini Party 2025
Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 5-7pm
Cost of admission: $50 advance, $60 at the door
Garrison Art Center
Enjoy handcrafted martinis, delicious hors d’oeuvres, participate in an interactive installation, and experience two exciting exhibitions—PHOTOcentric 2025: State of Our Union and Leonard Freed’s New York by American photojournalist Leonard Freed. Tickets
25th Anniversary Celebration + Opening Reception of Convergence: Light, Weather and Earth
Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 5-7pm
Betsy Jacarus Studio and Gallery, Rhinebeck Courtyard, Suite 2, 43 East Market Street, Rhinebeck
Exhibit featuring recent watercolors by Betsy Jacaruso, plus raffles, refreshments, and limited-edition 25th anniversary prints with 25% of print proceeds donated to the food pantry at the Grace Smith House, which supports survivors of domestic violence and their families. Link
Hudson Valley Nutfest 2025
Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 11am to 6pm
Cost of admission: Free, $15 suggested donation
Rose Hill Farm, Red Hook
Nut cracking, roasted chestnuts, games, screen printing and walnut dying, acorn processing and hide tanning workshop, chestnut flour cooking demo and more. Link
BANG
Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: $20 suggested donation
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
Two marriages implode in the subterranean luxury “Mondo Condo” of a highly-sexed survivalist. He built his cave home to withstand war, pandemic, and economic collapse but not a visit from his wife’s friends from New York. Starring (real-life married couple) Emily Donahoe (Law and Order) and Michael O’Keefe (The Great Santini, Caddyshack). Link
Loyalty and Zeal: Algonkians of the Revolution Lecture
Sunday, November 16, 2025 from 2-3pm
Cost of admission: $10
Putnam History Museum, 63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring
Gather at the Putnam History Museum or join online to learn about the history of Algonkian people during the American Revolution! Join Drew Shuptar- Rayvis, citizen of the Pocomoke Indian Nation, to honor the contributions, struggles and sacrifices made by Algonkian peoples during the War of American Independence. Explore the unique about material culture and trade of Algonkian and Iroquoian people during the Revolution. Navigate the complex political paths of patriotism, Toryism and neutrality trod by Algonkian and Iroquoian people as they worked to preserve their way of life in the face of overwhelming odds. Consider both the devastation of the Sullivan Campaign and the contributions to the shape of history made by numerous Algonkian people, both patriot and loyalist. Register
Scenic Vistas: Landscape as Culture in Early New York
On view through November 16, 2025
Boscobel Historic House Museum, Visitor Center Gallery and Great Lawn, Garrison
A sweeping new exhibition that brings together historic 19th-century decorative arts and contemporary works to demonstrate the longstanding significance of landscape depictions in the Hudson Valley. Their most expansive exhibition to date, Scenic Vistas will also mark the reopening of Boscobel’s Historic House Museum for Preservation in Progress tours after a 17-month emergency restoration. Link
‘In The Darkness I See’ Recent Paintings by Kathy Goodell
On view through November 16, 2025
Private Public Gallery, 530 Columbia Street, Hudson
Hours: Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5pm, and by appointment. Link
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ONGOING EVENTS
Free First Fridays at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
The first Friday of the month from noon to 5pm
Cost of admission: Free
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, 46 Deer Hill Road, Wappinger
Free self-guided tours of CoSM and Entheon on the first Friday of the month. Tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/entheon-at-cosm-2025-day-pass-tickets-6XKPF7
Olana Third Thursdays
Continues the third Thursday of the month, from 11am to 3:15pm
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson
Free monthly tours and programs. Artmaking in the Afternoon, a hands-on, drop-in event will take place from 1-5pm in the Wagon House Education Center. olana.org/thirdthursdays/
Hudson Valley Free Day
Continues on the last Sunday of the month from 10am - 4pm
Dia Beacon
Hudson Valley residents living in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, Washington and Westchester counties are invited to explore the contemporary art collection at Dia Beacon on the last Sunday of each month. diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/dia-beacon-beacon-united-states
Flavors of Change: Food Stories from the Mid-Hudson Valley, 1680-1800
On view Wednesdays through Sunday from 10am to 4pm
DuBois Visitor Center, Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot Street, New Paltz
Selections from Historic Huguenot Street’s vast collection of food harvesting, processing, preserving, and cooking will be featured. Highlights include Indigenous-made wood and stone mortars and reproduction clay cooking pot, grain harvesting tools, butter making equipment, and a bread-baking and cast iron cooking display installed in the Dubois Fort’s fireplace and beehive oven. In conjunction with the exhibit, the newly planted “Ancestors’ Garden” (located next to the Daniel Hasbrouck House) will honor the three cultural groups. www.huguenotstreet.org.
Free First Fridays at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
The first Friday of the month from noon to 5pm
Cost of admission: Free
Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, 46 Deer Hill Road, Wappinger
Free self-guided tours of CoSM and Entheon on the first Friday of the month. Tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/entheon-at-cosm-2025-day-pass-tickets-6XKPF7
Untethered Creatures: Bodies of Emergent Lore
On view through November 23, 2025
Safe Harbors of the Hudson’s Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh
The exhibition opens for Newburgh Open Studios weekend, September 27-28 from noon to 6pm with a reception from 4-6 pm. William PK Carter will offer special performances on Saturday, September 27 at 3:30pm and on Sunday, September 28, at 1:30pm. Artist talks with the Fellows will take place Saturday, October 18 at 2pm. The exhibition will showcase the work of 2025 fellows William PK Carter, Ana Maria Farina, and Bridget Vasquez, whose individual creative practices range from painting, sculpture, textiles, puppetry, and multidisciplinary works. https://annstreetgallery.org
Picnic
On view through January 17, 2026
The International Museum of Dinnerware, 524 Broadway, Kingston
Picnic features the work of thirty artists in ceramic, glass, metal, plastic, paper, mixed media, watercolor, analog collage, digital photography and digital illustration. The intention of this juried and invitational exhibition is to showcase the best in contemporary design as it relates to the theme Picnic through the creation of specialized dinnerware or 2D and 3D work relating to the topic, as created by artists and designers in all media from the United States. These new creations alongside cherished historic and vintage picnic ware of bygone eras, should satiate one’s appetite for picnic fare. https://dinnerwaremuseum.org/main/picnic
Workshopping: New Work by Emily Larned
On view through January 23, 2026
Women’s Studio Workshop Gallery, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston
Release of Emily Larned’s new publication and exhibition which explores the conceptual workshops from the archives of Women’s Studio Workshop. https://wsworkshop.org/
Piero Manzoni: Total Space + Yoichi Ohira: Japan in Murano
On view through March 23, 2026
Magazzino Italian Art, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring
Two visionary installations by Piero Manzoni, alongside the work of Japanese glass artist Yoichi Ohira, celebrated for seamlessly merging the centuries-old traditions of Venetian glassmaking with the refined sensibilities of Japanese aesthetics. https://www.magazzino.art/
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COMING UP
Spotted Lanternfly Mangement Workshop
Monday, November 17, 2025 from 6-7pm
Cost of admission: $5
Dutchess County Farm and Home Center, 2715 Route 44, Millbrook
Hosted by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County, this workshop will cover farm management options for spotted lanternfly, the impacts of bats on spotted lanternfly populations, using salvaged and reclaimed wood to make bat boxes, and a demonstration of canine egg mass detection. Link
Youth Voting Rights: Civil Rights, the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, and Fight for American Democracy on College Campuses
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 5pm
Cost of admission: Free
Upstate Films’ Starr Theater, Rhinebeck
A multi-media presentation featuring a reading and conversation with book editors, Jonathan Becker and Yael Bromberg, and with documentary producer Seamus Heady on the fight for voting rights on US college campuses. The event will be introduced by Bard College President Leon Botstein. Tickets
Parent and Support Education Intensive
November 18-19, 2025 from 5:30-7:30pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration required
Virtual and in-person at Generation Hope Youth Clubhouse, 31 Marshall Road, Suite 3F, Wappingers Falls
Offered in partnership with CAPE of Dutchess County Generation Hope Youth Clubhouse, this hybrid workshop covers key communication and parenting tools in a hands-on, supportive setting. Parents are encouraged to bring snacks or a light meal. Attendance at both sessions is required for a certificate of completion. While the event is open to the public, established Generation Hope Youth Clubhouse participants will receive priority registration. ccedutchess.org/events
Night School: A Rough Draft Reading Series
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 6pm
Rough Draft Bar and Books, Kingston
Featuring readings from authors Martin Cahill (Audition for the Fox), Katrine Øgaard Jensen (Ancient Algorithms), Arianna Rebolini (Better), and Erin Somers (The Ten Year Affair). https://www.roughdraftny.com/events/2025/night-school-nov
Leading with Artivism
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: Free with RSVP required
Virtual
Join Arts Mid-Hudson for an inspiring evening as Poet Gold leads a thoughtful interview and live Q&A with Victoria Munro. RSVP
Free Third Thursdays at Olana
Thursday, November 20, 2025 from 11am to 5pm
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson
Enjoy free tours, nature, art and history! From 2 to 5pm, celebrate Indigenous Creativity Across the World in the Wagon House Education Center with art activities focused on indigenous creative practices like beadmaking and weaving with The Olana Partnership educators. At 3:30pm, join bestselling author Carole Lindstrom at the Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape for a live reading of her children’s book, “The Gift of the Great Buffalo.” https://olana.org/thirdthursdays
Community Lunch: Home Stories Matter
Thursday, November 20, 2025 from 11:30am to 2:00pm
Cost of admission: $85
Novellas, 2 Terwilliger Lane, New Paltz
RUPCO’s annual Community Lunch: Home Stories Matter – a gathering that will celebrate connection, impact, and the power of home. This year, we’re doing something special. Instead of a keynote speaker, we're shining the spotlight on the people at the heart of our mission: creating homes, supporting people, and improving communities. Home Stories Matter will amplify the voices of community members whose lives have been impacted by RUPCO’s work. https://rupco.salsalabs.org/communitylunch2025/index.html
Food Repurposing Workshop
Thursday, November 20, 2025 from 6 to 7:30pm
Cost of admission: Free**
Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park
Food waste continues to pose significant environmental and economic challenges, and this event provides an opportunity for residents to learn practical strategies for everyday cooking. The workshop offers a unique chance for residents to enhance their culinary skills, reduce food waste and support a more sustainable community. This engaging discussion and cooking demonstration, led by Jason Potanovich ’96, Associate Dean – School of Culinary Arts, will educate attendees about food sustainability, showing participants how to creatively transform leftovers into delicious new dishes, minimizing food waste. **Due to limited space, attendance for this workshop will be determined through a registration drawing. Residents interested in securing a spot must register between Oct. 22 and Nov. 5 by visiting the Dutchess County Solid Waste Management website; more information is available by emailing solidwastemgmt@dutchessny.gov or calling 845-486-2841. The drawing to select attendees will take place on Nov. 7, and those chosen will be notified shortly thereafter.
The Friends’ Holiday Book Sale
November 21 - November 23, 2025
Locust Grove Historic Estate, 2683 South Road, Poughkeepsie
The Holiday Book Sale features thousands of gift-quality books and media, sorted into multiple categories, and most are priced at $5 or less per item. All items will be half-price on Sunday. This year’s sale again offers an additional room for specially priced vintage items, coffee-table books, items and books of local interest, collectible books, and books signed by authors. https://poklib.org/friends/holiday-book-sale/
Folksinger/Songwriter Lucy Kaplansky
Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $35, $30 members
Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
https://www.rosendaletheatre.org
Regina Spektor Benefit Concert for ArtsWestchester
Friday, November 21, 2025 at 8pm
The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College
Regina Spektor, the acclaimed Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, pianist, and Purchase College alum, will perform at her alma mater in a benefit concert for ArtsWestchester. https://www.artscenter.org/events/regina-spektor/
Fall Tree ID Trek
Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 9-11am
Cost of admission: Sliding scale donation
Greenport, 319 Joslen Boulevard, Greenport
Ever wonder how to identify trees after their leaves are gone? During this trek through Greenport, participants will learn how to identify trees by their twigs, buds, bark and even smell! Register at https://columbialand.org/event/fall-tree-id-trek
Free Kids’ Clothing Swap hosted by the Lift Café
November 22, 2025 from 10am to noon
Cost of admission: Free
Lift Café, 424 Main St., Rosendale
Bring gently used clothes your children have outgrown and trade them for something new-to-you. It’s a fun, sustainable way to refresh your little one’s wardrobe and connect with other local families. No donations required to participate. All remaining items will be donated to local organizations. You’re welcome to bring items the day of the event or drop them off in advance during café business hours. More info: omeara.education@gmail.com, http://www.liftcaferosendale.com/
Dutchess County Rabies Vaccine Clinic
Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10am to 1pm
Amenia Town Hall, 4988 State Route 22, Amenia
Rabies vaccines will be available for dogs, cats and domestic ferrets that are three-months of age and older. Free for pets of Dutchess County residents, $15 per pet for non-residents. Pre-registration is required; registration opens on Wednesday, November 5 at hvars.org.
Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Tours
Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10am to 4pm
Various locations
Stop by select farms across Dutchess County to learn about heritage sheep, 4H Shepherds, fiber art and more. https://facebook.com/dcswga
Mr. Twisty’s Super Silly Magic Show
Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10:30am to noon
Cost of admission: Free
FASNY (The Firefighters Association of the State of New York) Museum of Firefighting, 117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson
Join a morning full of giggles, goofy tricks, and magical mayhem that’s packed with audience participation and laugh-out-loud fun for all ages. It’s a show where comedy meets mystery, and the only thing more surprising than the magic… is how much you’ll laugh! And don’t miss Mr. Twisty’s hilarious sidekick, Penny the Wonderdog! She might not be big enough to fight fires, but wait until you see what this pup can do—she’s a show-stealer with paws-itively amazing tricks! Mr. Twisty’s show is in such high demand that we don’t get to see him at the museum every year, so don’t miss his triumphant return, as he presents this amazing show for museum visitors! All activities are free and will be indoors. Free admission to the Museum will also be offered to all who attend this special event. Reservations are not required for this event. http://fasnyfiremuseum.com/events/mr-twisty-2025/
Sojourner Truth Day
Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Sojourner Truth State Park, Kingston
A food drive and guided hike in honor of the 19th-century African American abolitionist and suffragist. Donations support the Kingston Community Action Food Pantry. Donation bins are available at the park from November 7 through November 22, 2025. https://nystateparks.blog/2025/11/07/sojourner-truth-day-community-food-drive-celebrates-trailblazing-park-namesake/
Miss Lindy’s Dance Hall
Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 2-3:30pm
Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff
Beginning lesson and practice space for all. 6-county single step and 6-count triple step. Learn leader and follower roles. No partner needed. 845-876-2903.
Godzilla Monster Double Feature at The Rosendale Theatre!
Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 7 to 10:30pm
Cost of admission: $14, $10 members and those in costume
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
Godzilla is back! Mothra is too! And introducing “Battra” in his only Kaiju film! It’s a Godzilla Monster Double Feature! Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) (Japanese Version. English subtitles.) Mothra teams up with her adversary “Battra” in an ultimate 3-way battle with Godzilla! Godzilla 2000 (1999) (USA version. English dubbed.) Godzilla battles a UFO, the mutated monster “Orga” and the Japanese military in this monster kick off to the Godzilla “Millennium” Series! https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/series/saturday-creature-features/
59th Annual Turkey Trot & Gobbler Race
November 23, 2025 at 9:45am, registration begins at 8am
Cost of admission: $20-$50
60-98 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck
The Village of Mamaroneck Parks and Recreation Department welcome runners and spectators for the 59th annual Turkey Trot and Gobbler Race! The 1-mile Gobbler Race will begin at 9:45am and the 5K Turkey Trot will begin after completion of Gobbler Race. All registrants will receive a free T-shirt and medal. The Prices for the 1 Mile Gobbler is $20: Until 11/22 and $25: On Race Day (11/23); The Prices for the Turkey Trot 5K $40: Until 10/31 $45: From 11/01 to 11/22 $50: On Race Day (11/23). https://www.villageofmamaroneckny.gov/parks-recreation/turkey-trot
Holiday Craft Fair
Saturday, November 29, 2025 from 10am to 4pm
Hopewell Hose Fire Company, 320 State Route 376, Hopewell Junction
Jewelry, woodworking, ornaments, pottery, sweet treats and more – plus, we hear Santa will be stopping by!
Hung With Care: Big Gay Hudson Valley’s Queer Holiday Burlesque Spectacular
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Cost of admission: $40 and up
Assembly, 238 Wall Street, Kingston
Hung With Care, now in its 13th season, celebrates the art of nightlife and brings together some of the nation’s premier cabaret, burlesque, drag and circus arts performers for an evening of holiday entertainment unlike any other! Following the show, attendees are encouraged to stick around to drink, dance and take photos with Santa at the HUNG With Care after party - featuring DJ Go Go Gadget. Tickets
Theodore Dreyer’s The Passion of St. Joan
Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: $6
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
Plus: George Melies’ Joan of Arc (1900) with live piano accompaniment by Marta Waterman as part of the theatre’s Sunday Silents series. https://www.rosendaletheatre.org
Winter Wonderland Market
December 6-7 and December 13-14, 2025 from noon to 5pm
Wassaic Project
The Wassaic Project’s first ever Winter Wonderland Market will benefit their arts education programs. Playful art kits, stocking stuffers, print editions, and fine art created by artist-in-residence alumni. https://www.wassaicproject.org/events/winter-wonderland-market
This Must Be The Place Opening Reception
Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 3-5pm
Wassaic Project
On view through March 14, 2026. The Wassaic Project’s 2025–2026 Winter Exhibition presents eleven artists throughout the seven floors of Maxon Mills whose practices converge around four shared concerns: personal and cultural histories; material transformation and visual symbolism; the sacred and the speculative; and immersive, reflective encounters. https://www.wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/this-must-be-the-place
Winter Walk at Hudson Hall
Saturday, December 6, 2025 from 5-8pm
Cost of admission: Free
Hudson Hall, Hudson
An annual Community Canvas exhibition of local student artwork, festive musical performances, free face painting and balloon animals, and a magical Rip Van Winkle shadow puppet play created by young artists from our Shadow Puppets Workshop with Sideways Art. https://hudsonhall.org/event/winter-walk-at-hudson-hall/
10th Anniversary of the Hudson Valley Gingerbread Competition
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Mohonk Mountain House
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Hudson Valley Gingerbread Competition by showcasing your creativity and skill in one of our most beloved holiday traditions. Compete alongside talented bakers and builders as your gingerbread masterpiece is displayed at Mohonk Mountain House and viewed by thousands of guests throughout the season. In addition to judged prizes and special awards, all entries are eligible for Viewers’ and Competitors’ Choice honors. The day also includes festive fun like photos with Santa, holiday music, and a beautifully decorated setting—plus the opportunity to support a great cause through donations to the Regional Food Bank. https://www.mohonk.com/hudson-valley-gingerbread-competition-details/
When the World Changed: Dutchess County and the Day of Infamy
Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 1pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration required
Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie
"A date which will live in infamy…" The famous phrase rallied the nation, but what was the tone in Dutchess County? On December 7, 1941, the United States—ranked 17th in the world in military power at the time—was unexpectedly plunged into World War II. Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor stunned the American public and galvanized support for the war. A grueling 1,365 days later, we emerged as the world's first Superpower. The program explores the questions “Should we have been, and could we have been, more prepared?” Presented by Jeffrey Urbin, Education Specialist, at the Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, and Shannon Butler, Historian, Poughkeepsie Public Library District. The Friends of the Poughkeepsie Library’s annual meeting will be held prior to the program. https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/friends-ppld-annual-meeting-7933
Catskill Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker
December 12-14, 2025
Ulster Performing Arts Center
For four decades, Catskill Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker has been a cherished part of the Hudson Valley’s holiday season, enchanting audiences of all ages with its timeless story, magical sets, and stunning choreography. https://www.bardavon.org/
Holidelic
December 12-13, 2025 at 8pm
Cost of admission: $45
Black Box Theater, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli
Grammy-nominated rock percussionist Everett Bradley returns with his iconic holiday funk revue, blending flashy bass-heavy beats, original songs and a diverse cast of performers. https://kaatsbaan.org/seasonal-events.
6th Annual Festival of Wreaths
Saturday, December 13, 2025 from 10am to 2pm
Cost of admission: Free
102 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson
The MCSES (Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School) PTO will be hosting its 6th Annual Festival of Wreaths Vendor & Craft Fair on Saturday, December 13th from 10 AM- 2 PM with FREE admission! There will be local crafters and vendors, raffles, photo opportunities with Santa & Mrs. Claus, free face painting, and more! We will also have wreaths on display decorated by local businesses, as well as buckets filled by faculty and staff members at MCSES that you can purchase raffle tickets for to try and win. Each raffle ticket is only $.25. The drawing for the wreaths and buckets will be on December 17th, and the winners will be contacted by a member of the PTO. Please join us to support our school and local businesses! https://www.facebook.com/share/15iNJjotst/
Brian Mitchell and Friends
Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 3pm
Cost of admission: $20
The Reformed Church of Saugerties 173 Main Street, Saugerties
Brian Mitchell and Friends concert to benefit the Saugerties Area Food Pantries. http://saugertiescelebrationofharmony.com
Nut/Cracked by The Bang Group
December 19-21, 2025
Cost of admission: $30
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli
The Bang Group’s beloved, witty response to The Nutcracker. Choreographer David Parker draws inspiration from across the dance spectrum, blending tap, ballet, disco, and even bubble wrap to create a unique performance that reimagines Tchaikovsky’s iconic score. With renditions ranging from Duke Ellington to Glenn Miller. Tickets
Winter Solstice Stargazing Spectacular
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Opus 40, 356 George Sickle Road, Saugerties
https://opus40.org
The Felice Brothers and Friends
December 30-31, 2025
Assembly, Kingston
https://www.assemblykingston.com/
2026
Night School Reading Series, January 2026
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 from 6-8pm
Cost of admission: Free
Rough Draft Bar & Books, 82 John Street, Kingston
Hosted by bookstore manager Drew Broussard, Night School is a recurring evening of readings from authors near and far—plus, there might be surprise giveaways. January's installment features Rhinecliff resident Emma Tourtelot (No One You Know), Ava Robinson (Definitely Better Now), Kristopher Jansma (Our Narrow Hiding Places), and David Fishkind (Don’t Step Into My Office). https://www.roughdraftny.com/events/2026/night-school-jan
Oblong Books Presents Emma Tourtelot, Author of "No One You Know," in Conversation with Sari Botton
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 from 6:30pm-7:30pm
Cost of admission: $11.49
Morton Memorial Library 82 Kelly Street Rhinecliff
A conversation, book signing, and launch party for Emma Tourtelot's debut novel, "No One You Know," which Kirkus Reviews calls, "An emotionally honest and captivating story about grief, family, and the stories we tell in this digital age." Wine and cookies will be served. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emma-tourtelot-no-one-you-know-a-novel-tickets-1924097580659
The HUDSYs
March 25, 2026
Old Dutch Church, Kingston
A brand-new community awards celebration honoring the individuals, organizations, and projects that make the Hudson Valley a more creative, connected, and inspired place to live. As a prize, each awardee will have a short film created about them by HUDSY. https://givebutter.com/TheHUDSYS2026
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