This week’s calendar
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Reading and Conversation with Joel Whitney
Monday, March 24, 2025 at 5:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Laszlo Bito Auditorium, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Joel Whitney will read from his work “Flights: Radicals on the Run.” Introduced and moderated by John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of the Humanities and director of the Written Arts Program Dinaw Mengestu, and followed by a Q&A, the reading is free and open to the student body. https://www.oblongbooks.com/event/bard-wriiten-arts-joel-whitney
FDR Garden Volunteer Info Session
Tuesday, March 25 and April 22, 2025 at 10am
Wallace Visitor Center, Home of FDR, Hyde Park
Find out more about volunteering at the Home of FDR, The Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield, The Vanderbilt Formal Gardens, and Val-Kill, the Home of Eleanor Roosevelt. To register, email Anna_Decordova@nps.gov
The Invisible Spy: Churchill’s Rockefeller Center Spy Ring and America’s First Secret Agent of World War II
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual and in-person at the FDR Presidential Library and Home, Hyde Park
Conversation and book signing with author Thomas Maier. The event will also be streamed live on the FDR Library’s Youtube and Facebook accounts. https://www.fdrlibrary.org/events-calendar
Leading with Artivism
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: Free with RSVP requested
Virtual and in-person Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie
Marielena Ferrer, executive director of Unison Arts and Learning Center in New Paltz and leader of Humanamente, a diversity and inclusion consulting organization with talk with Poet Gold. https://www.artsmidhudson.org/leading-with-artivism-event
The Self-Curated Victorian Gallery: Marriane North at Kew Gardens
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at noon
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual
Learn more about Marianne North, the groundbreaking female botanical painter who travelled extensively across the globe in the late 1800s and even made her way to Olana. During this presentation, Dr. Lynne Howarth-Gladston will focus on North’s self-styled gallery at Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew (United Kingdom) which was designed to house over 800 of her botanical paintings. Zoom link
Lunch and Learn: Belle Da Costa Greene: Black Female Excellence Surmounting the Limits of Early 20th Century America
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 12:30pm
Clinton Community Library, Rhinebeck
At just 26 years old, Belle da Costa Greene became librarian for one of the most powerful men in the world, J.P. Morgan ... while hiding her true identity. Guiding the creation of Morgan’s renowned private collection of rare books and manuscripts, Greene spent the next 43 years negotiating purchases for the collection (now known as The Morgan Library) while competing against other collectors worldwide. Her position opened countless doors to befriend the elite of America and Europe and to attend the most exclusive parties and cultural events. Besides her extraordinary professional gifts and acumen, another key to Greene’s success: she hid her African American heritage from Morgan and everyone else. https://clintoncommunitylibrary.org
“What The Trump Administration Means for Clean Water”
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6pm
Virtual
Riverkeeper will host a webinar about what’s going on in Washington and how it could impact our communities, clean water, and the environments we depend on. Register: https://www.riverkeeper.org/news-and-events/events/webinar-what-the-trump-administration-means-for-clean-water
Visiting Old West Hurley
Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 7-8pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual event via Zoom
Presentation by Kara Keene and the West Hurley Library. The Hurley area of New York underwent extraordinary changes during the early1900s to build a safe drinking water system for New York City. To create the manmade reservoirs necessary to gather the water for this endeavor, New York City claimed the right of eminent domain. Within the township of Hurley, the hamlets of Ashton, Glenford, and West Hurley were removed and the area flooded to construct the Ashokan Reservoir. The city condemned these towns, paid compensation to property owners, forced people from their homes, and cleared the land. Construction began on the dam in 1907. Zoom link
Respect: This One’s for the Girls
March 27-29, 2025
Cost of admission: $22, $18 members
Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street Rosendale
Hudson Valley premiere of the new musical by Dorothy Marcic that looks at the role of women over the past 100+ years through 40 Top 40 hits. Screening in honor of Women’s History Month, in joint collaboration between the Rosendale Theatre and the Phoenicia Playhouse. https://rosendaletheatre.org
Historic Tavern Trail at Lasting Joy Brewery
Friday, March 28, 2025 from 6-7 pm
Cost of admission: Free
Lasting Joy Brewery, 485 Lasher Road, Tivoli
The Dutchess County Historic Tavern Trail brings history and local cuisine together while introducing the community to iconic locales. This collaborative program, organized by the Dutchess County Department of History, local historical societies, and food and beverage partners, highlights the county’s rich past through engaging presentations at historic sites. This month’s program features "New York and Dutchess County on the Brink of Revolution," presented by Dutchess County Historian Will Tatum. We all know the story of the final months of royal government in Massachusetts before the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” was fired at Lexington on April 19, 1775. But what was that final period of undisputed British supremacy like in New York — specifically in Dutchess County? How did local residents feel as the Imperial Crisis of the 1760s and early 1770s reached its explosive conclusion? Join us for an engaging discussion on life in our region on the brink of Revolution. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is encouraged but not required. As Lasting Joy Brewery is an open venue, we cannot strictly enforce RSVPs, but letting the host organization know you're coming helps with planning. RSVP and details: historicredhook.org/upcoming-events/tavern-trail-lastingjoy-mar25
The Beat of Butterfly Wings Unto Death
Friday, March 28, 2025 from 7-8pm
Cost of admission: $25
Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston
A collaborative improvisational music and dance performance that guides the audience through the alchemical journey of transmuting grief into joy via wonder and curiosity. Featuring traditional instruments used in South American healing ceremonies and the sounds of nature. https://askforarts.org/events-calendar/
Rhinebeck Theatre Society presents Emilia
March 28 - April 6, 2025; Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm
Cost of admission: $25
Morton Memorial Library at 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff
Rhinebeck Theatre Society presents Emilia by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. In 1611, poet Emilia Bassano Lanier wrote a volume of radical, feminist and subversive poetry. It was one of the first published collections of poetry written by a woman in England. Could she have been the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's Sonnets? The rest of HerStory has been erased by History… until now. Directed by Ellen Honig. Assistant Directed by Miranda Haydn. Starring: Kathy Bailey, Maggie Bogan, Sandra Colacino, Chantez Engeleit, Becca Ann Frank, Cindy Kubik, LotuZ, Ivy Malone, Maria Elena Maurin, Nadya Rockefeller, Linda Roper, Lauren Silverman, Wendy Urban-Mead, and AnnChris Warren. www.rhinebecktheatresociety.org.
Jill Sobule presents Songs from F*ck 7th Grade and More
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:30pm
The Falcon, Marlboro
Sobule’s hits include “I Kissed A Girl”—the first openly gay-themed song ever to crack the Billboard Top 20—and the alt-rock anthem “Supermodel” featured in the film “Clueless.” Her latest record is “Nostalgia Kills”, produced by Ben Lee and released on her own Pinko Records label. Her latest theater project, “F*ck 7th Grade,” was postponed due to Covid, but was performed and filmed for three days at a make-shift drive-in over the summer. The musical is a finalist for the Lambda Literary awards in LGBTQ Drama category this June. https://www.liveatthefalcon.com/shows/jill-sobule
East Fishkill Clean-Up Day
Saturday, March 29, 2025; Registration from 8-8:30am, clean-up from 8:30-11:30am
Meet at Town Hall
Help clean the town’s parks and roads clean.
Community Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 9:30-11:30am
Cost of admission: $5 cash only, free for children ages 6 and under
Bowdoin Park Auditorium, 85 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls
Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis and while supplies last. Walk-up Maple Education workshops with Parks Naturalists will also be held (weather depending) and are included with pancake breakfast entry. Event information, including registration and updates are available on the Dutchess County Parks Facebook page and at dutchessny.gov/parks.
Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival
Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 10am to 3pm
Cost of admission: Free
Falcon Hall, Dutchess Community College
Meet and greet authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to Young Adult), take your picture with your favorite costumed book characters, and have fun with some hands-on activities. Books will be available to purchase, and to have signed by the authors and illustrators who made them. https://poklib.org/bookfestival/
A Life in Service
Saturday, March, 29, 2025 at 11am
Cost of admission: $12, $10 seniors and students, free for kids 12 and under
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mils Mansion Dr., Road #1, Staatsburg
It took a small army to run this 79-room Gilded Age mansion. See the Mills family residence through the servants' eyes, as they rose before dawn and toiled until after midnight. The tour -led by a costumed guide- will include visiting the unrestored servants' hall. Even in its unrestored state, the hall is a striking artifact of servant life and work, featuring the servants' dining room and a footmen's bedroom. Reservations required: https//Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
All Was Done by Hand: Home Production of the Nineteenth Century
Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 11am to 4pm
Kingston City Hall
Highlighting the role of textile work in the 19th century and its evolution into modern craft practices, All Was Done By Hand will feature demonstrations including weaving on a variety of looms, spinning yarn and wool processing, basket making, embroidery, quilting, rug hooking, and lacemaking. Spinning bees, which were used as protest in American history, and quilting bees will also be represented. Hosted by The City of Kingston, Woodstock Weavers, and the Arts Society of Kingston. https://engagekingston.com/sojourner-truth-first-step-to-freedom
Cold Weather & Indoor Composting Seminar
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at noon
Cost of admission: Free
3 Veterans Drive, New Paltz
Composting slows in colder weather. Learn some helpful tips to keep your outdoor compost pile “cooking” even in the colder months! Participants will learn about two methods of Indoor Composting: Vermicomposting (composting with worms) and Bokashi (anaerobic composting with a microbial accelerator). These methods are not only great for cold weather composting, but they’re useful tools for composting all year round whether you live in a small space, an apartment, or in a group settings. By learning the basics and a few simple tips and tricks, anyone can be successful at these methods of indoor composting. This workshop will explain everything you need to know to get started. Come join us to learn about the wacky world of worms and microbes and these interesting and advanced methods of composting! https://ucrra.org/event/indoor-cold-weather-composting-seminar-2025/
From Haverstraw to Beacon: Inside The Brickyards that Built New York City
Saturday, March 29 through July 19, 2025
Beacon Historical Society, 61 Leonard Street, Beacon
“From Haverstraw to Beacon: Inside the Brickyards that Built New York City” focuses on the rich history of the numerous brickyards that once lined the Hudson River. Presented through a partnership with the Haverstraw Brick Museum. Hours are Thursdays from 10am to noon and Saturdays, from 1-3pm. https://www.beaconhistorical.org/calendar
Advance Screening of One to One: John and Yoko
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 1pm
Cost of admission: $15
Upstate Films, Starr Cinema, Rhinebeck
A special advance screening before its theatrical release; a moving look at the couple’s life upon their entry into a transformative 1970’s New York. Stay after the screening for a live Zoom Q&A with award-winning director Kevin Macdonald. https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/events/2025/one-to-one-john-and-yoko
Workshop + Performance: Movement Drawing
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 2pm
Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz
An interactive workshop exploring movement drawing in conjunction with Hudson Valley Artists: Movement. Artist Elizabeth Castagna will create a 70-minute Movement Drawing, translating her body’s internal sensations into marks on paper. Participants can choose to observe or create their own internal movement drawings using black paper and white chalk, provided by the Dorsky. A guided introduction will help participants shift into sensing their body’s movement—whether physical, emotional, or energetic—and translate it into drawing. Afterward, participants will take time to reflect on the drawings, share experiences, and discuss the connection between movement, mark-making, and self-awareness. https://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/programs/public_programs.html
West Point Band: American Tapestry
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: Free with reservations required
Sosnoff Theater, Fisher Center, Bard College
Comprised of graduates from America’s finest music schools, this versatile ensemble entertains and inspires audiences through innovative programming and world-class performances in concert and ceremonial settings. https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/wpb-2025/
An evening with artist Ken Carbone – Spectacular Journals
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $25 advance, $30 at the door, $10 students
Palisades Community Center, 675 Oak Tree Road, Palisades
An evening with artist Ken Carbone- Spectacular Journals
Join us for a very inspirational evening with multi-talented artist Ken Carbone. Ken will share with us his spectacular daily journals and discuss his creative process. The evening consists of a visual presentation followed by a reception. https://www.palisadescc.org/ken-carbone.html
The Quest for Ed Sens: The Forgotten Catskill Fly Tyer
Sunday, March 30, 2025 from 1-3pm
Cost of admission: Free
Phoenicia Library, 48 Main Street, Phoenicia
Numerous celebrated angling authors credited Ed Sens for having influenced their thinking and making significant fly fishing contributions, for nymph patters in particular. Learn more about the Neversink angler from the golden age of Catskill fly fishing. https://phoenicialibrary.org
Inauguration of Kenneth W. Jenkins as Westchester County Executive
Sunday, March 30, 2025 doors at 2:30pm, event at 3pm
SUNY Westchester Community College, Gateway Center, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla
Watch the event live at https://facebook.com/westchestergov
A Closer Look
On view through March 30, 2025
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson
This winter, The Olana Partnership invites you to discover works of art through close looking, observation, and conversation. Unfolding over four months and featuring a series of four themed artwork installations, participants in A Closer Look will be encouraged to slow down, open their minds to discover Frederic Church’s art in new ways, and spend time in close dialogue with select artworks from the Olana collection. https://olana.org/acloserlook/
2025 Morton Talent Show Art Exhibition
On view through March 30, 2025
Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff
Work created by local artists, available for purchase. 845-876-2903.
Site: Exploring Identity
On view through March 30, 2025
Garrison Art Center
Artwork from local students in grades K through high school. https://garrisonartcenter.org
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ONGOING EVENTS
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
Hudson Valley Artists: Movement
On view through April 6, 2025
The Dorsky Museum’s Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery, SUNY New Paltz
Guest-curated by the artist ransome, this year’s exhibition explores the theme of “Movement” through diverse perspectives, inviting artists to interpret concepts such as migration, immigration, place, political displacement, social change, isolation, or physical motion. https://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/hva2025
Overwintering
On view through April 7, 2025
Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston
An exhibition of works on, of, and off paper, Overwintering is the culmination of work produced by Studio Intern Gil Dickinson, Nonprofit Management Intern Julia Maisel-Berick, and Assistant Studio Manager Celia Shaheen while living and working at Women’s Studio Workshop. Hailing from far warmer corners of the country – Florida, California, and Texas–these artists took inspiration from steadfast creatures that use practices of “overwintering” such as hibernation and migration to survive cold, icy conditions. Bonding over stoves full of soup, freezing pipes, and shoveling snow, Overwintering is a celebration of trips to the thrift store before dark, of piling under blankets during a movie, of dinners, and making a home together. Through studies and meditations on local wildlife, domestic spaces, collecting, and reliquaries, the three distinct bodies of work in Overwintering hold the stillness and pensiveness of winter alongside the light and energy of a new spring. https://wsworkshop.org/upcoming-exhibitions/
Mother/Father
On view through April 26, 2025
WomensWork.Art, 12 Vassar Street, 3rd Floor, Poughkeepsie
In March 2020, WomensWork.Art put on a group exhibition called 'Mother/Father', which explored the works of Artists navigating Parenthood and how it affected their overall bodies of work. The show only stayed open for two weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the gallery and the show altogether. Shutting down this show was a huge loss for the Artists, whose works about parenthood were not seen by the public due to the pandemic. Now five years later, that theme is being are re-examined with how the circumstances of artists has evolved over that time, and how modern parenthood has evolved with it. https://womenswork.art
Talisman: The World of Magic
On view through April 27, 2025
Gallery 40, 40 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie
The exhibition explores the world of magic and dreams where boundaries between illusion and reality are fading into each other. Participating artists: Jennifer Axinn-Weiss, Paola Bari, Mary Ann Glass, Jennifer Prevatt, Andres San Millan, Lisa Winika. Conversation with the artists on April 6 from 2-4pm. https://gallery40pok.com
Submission Open for O+ Festival
Open through May 4, 2025
Applications are now open for artists, musicians, and writers looking to participate in the 15th annual O+ Festival (taking place this October in Kingston) in exchange for health and wellness services. For more information, visit https://opositivefestival.org/submit
Lucio Pozzi: qui dentro / in here
On view through June 23, 2025
Magazzino Italian Art, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring
An exhibition featuring a selection of vibrant and innovative abstract works the Italian-born artist produced over the course of his 60-year career. https://magazzino.art
Landmines: Dawoud Bey, Christina Fernandez, Richard Moose, Rick Silva
On view through July 13, 2025
The Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz
An exhibition of camera-based work by artists exploring the role landscape plays in burying or exhuming social history. Landmines coincides with the bicentennial of Hudson River School founder Thomas Cole’s first trip up the Hudson River. The trip is often recounted as the origination of an art movement lauded for pastorals that were inflected with Protestant ideals. Yet what this exhibition commemorates is a confluence of events that give broader significance to the year 1825 and that compel us to think critically about the relationship between land, representation, and history. https://newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum
Maria Lai: A Journey to America
On view through July 28, 2025
Magazzino Italian Art, Robert Olnick Pavilion, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring
The first retrospective in the United States dedicated to one of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century. The exhibition will feature approximately 100 works by Maria Lai (Sardinia, Ulassai 1919–Cardedu 2013), including numerous works that will be presented to the public for the first time. Most of the pieces on display have never been exhibited in the United States. This exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of Maria Lai’s work, from her beginnings in the 1950s to the 2000s, with a focus on her innovative approaches to collective and relational art. magazzino.art
Great Green Hope for the Urban Blues
On view through August 2025
Cost of admission: Free
Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie
An exhibition which explores the connections between art and mythology of the Hudson Valley two hundred years after the origins of the so-called “Hudson River School” movement. https://www.vassar.edu/theloeb/exhibitions/great-green-hope-urban-blues.
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COMING UP
Packhorse Librarians
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 7pm
Virtual
Learn about the packhorse librarians, a relatively small group of women, whose mission was to deliver and distribute reading materials to the far-off corners of Appalachia during the darkest hours of the Great Depression. Presented by Jeff Urbin, FDR Presidential Library & Museum. Part of Poughkeepsie Public Library District's National Library Week celebration. Register
Central Hudson Older Adults’ Forum
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 2:30pm
OFA Friendship Center, 114 Delafield Street, Poughkeepsie
Central Hudson outreach personnel will be at the Office for the Aging Friendship Center to help older adults understand the available assistance programs, along with valuable energy usage and safety information. Seating is limited and reservations are required by calling the OFA during business hours: 845-486-2555. Please note: Reservations cannot be made by voicemail or email.
Masterclass
April 3-April 6, 2025
Cost of admission $40, $5 Bard students
LUMA Theater, Fisher Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Blending together Adrienne Truscott’s genre-straddling work and savagely comedic discourse on gender with internationally renowned theatre company Brokentalkers’ formally slippery dramaturgy, the award-winning Masterclass is a parody like no other—uncovering excruciating truths about privilege, gender, and power. A post-show talk with the writers and creators of Masterclass: Feidlim Cannon and Adrienne Truscott, in conversation with Gideon Lester, the Artistic Director of the Fisher Center is scheduled for Sunday, April 6. https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/masterclass/
Opus 40 Opening Day
Friday, April 4, 2024
Opus 40, Saugerties
https://opus40.org
Garden with Confidence
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 8:30am - 4pm
Cost of admission: $55-$67
SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge
The Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension are delighted to unveil Garden Day 2025 class offerings that are designed to inspire and equip both novices and experienced gardeners. This year’s range of classes will provide hands on learning experiences, expert guidance, and practical tips to help attendees grow vibrant, sustainable gardens. From tackling garden challenges to enhancing your plant knowledge, these engaging classes will foster a deeper connection to nature and encourage ecological responsibility. This all-day gardening extravaganza, featuring 16 classes is taught by our dedicated Master Gardener Volunteers. http://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/gardenday2025
15, a Collection of Distinct Curatorial Visions
April 5 - May 25, 2025
Hessel Museum, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College will present graduate thesis exhibitions organized by the class of 2025. Collectively entitled 15, the projects point, in the students’ words, “to a deep engagement with histories that reverberate back and forth in time to critically reimagine the present.” https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1010-15
Walk the Land: The Geological History of Burger Hill
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 10am to noon
Cost of admission: $10, $25 per family suggested donation
Drayton Grant Park, Burger Hill, 3158 Route 9G, Rhinebeck
Drayton Park at Burger Hill in Rhinebeck is an ideal year-round hiking spot. In warm weather the majority of its 76 acres are milkweed-filled grasslands rife with butterflies and rarely seen (in NY state) birds like bobolinks. At the top of the 550-foot hill, the 360-degree views are stunning and uninterrupted, the Catskills seeming an arm-length away. Geologist Bob Titus invites you to imagine what the site and scenes were like millennia ago, when the Hudson Valley Glacier was receding, carving the landscape and depositing debris in its wake. How did the hill come to be? Join us for a walk and talk with Bob at Burger Hill, a Winnakee Land Trust property, as he takes us back in time and conjures the Drayton Hill Park of long, long ago. Link
Tales of the Titanic
April 5, 6, 12, 19, 2025 at 11am
Cost of admission: $12, $10 seniors and students, free for kids under 12
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road #1, Staatsburg
Mark the 113th anniversary of the sinking by embarking on this special 90-minute tour of the home of Titanic ticket holders, Ogden and Ruth Mills. Hear tales of the Titanic's tragic voyage as a guide in period attire points out remarkable similarities between the Titanic's interiors and Staatsburgh's rooms. Reservations required: Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS.
Season Opening Pig Roast
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 1-3pm
Cost of admission: $18
Twin Star Orchards, home of Brooklyn Cider House, 155 N Ohioville Road, New Paltz
Season Opening Pig Roast to celebrate the beginning of the season at the orchard. They will be slow-roasting a whole pig in a China Box for 6 hours, for the most tender, crisp pork! Advance tickets highly recommended. Come with the whole family to enjoy a day at the farm with live music by Jack Spann, slow-roast pork and wood-fired pizza and burgers. Free entry to farm; all food and beverages will be sold a la carte. Details: Pork Sandwiches are served on sweet Hawaiian buns with a side of homemade coleslaw $15 Pork Platters are larger servings of pork, served with sweet Hawaiian dinner rolls and homemade coleslaw $18. https://www.twinstarorchards.com/product/season-opening-pig-roast/910
WSW’s Chili Bowl Fest Fundraiser
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 2-7pm
Cost of admission: $10 from 2-4pm, free from 4-7pm
Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston
Shop from hundreds of handmade bowls and mugs with all proceeds of sales supporting WSW’s artistic programming. Each bowl purchase comes with a free serving of chili donated by dozens of local eateries. Live music all day by The Library Band. https://wsworkshop.org/chili-bowl-fest-2025/
Fresh, Fab, Fly: All Things Hip Hop Fashion
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 3:30pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration required
Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Branch Library, 29 North Hamilton Street, Room 224, Poughkeepsie
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) professor, journalist, and author Elena Romero traces the journey of hip-hop fashion, from its early days of oversized gold chains and Adidas tracksuits to the high-fashion collaborations today. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how hip-hop has influenced what we wear, as well as how it has shaped attitudes in terms of race, beauty, and personal expression. https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/fresh-fab-fly-all-things-hip-hop-fashion-4567
Chris Hayes, The Sirens’ Call Tour
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 7pm
Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie
MSNBC host in conversation with WAMC’s Joe Donahue. Rescheduled from February 15. https://www.bardavon.org/show/chris-hayes-the-sirens-call-tour/
The Polonsky-Shifrin-Wiley Trio
Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 4pm
Cost of admission: $35, $10 students
Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main Street, Beacon
Upon receiving Chamber Music America’s Richard J. Bogomolny National Service Award in 2018, an award recognizing an individual who has provided historic service to the chamber music field, David Shifrin announced the formation of a new trio with the distinguished cellist Peter Wiley, and the rising star pianist Anna Polonsky. Reception with the artists to follow the performance. https://howlandmusic.org/events/polonsky-shifrin-wiley-trio/
Fear No Pharoah Author Talk
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration requested
Oblong Books, Rhinebeck
Journalist and historian Richard Kreitner will talk with Debra Bruno about the dramatic history of how American Jews reckoned with slavery – and fought the Civil War. https://www.oblongbooks.com/event/richard-kreitner-fear-no-pharoah
Free for All: The Public Library
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration required
Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie
From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all. See it at the library before its April 29th premiere on PBS! After the screening, attendees will break up into small groups for discussion related to the film and their experience with the public library. Registration required. https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/hold-film-screening-2939
Y.O.U.R. (Young, Old, Urban, Rural) Health Fair
Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
Falcon Hall, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie
The Office for the Aging will join dozens of other agencies and service providers for resources and fun activities for all ages; fire and police safety; mental health and substance use services; a sensory-friendly area; raffles and more. https://dutchessny.gov/healthfair
Opening Receptions: Natalie Wargin's Every Picture Tells a Story and Amy Talluto's Skeleton Key
Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 5-7pm
Garrison Art Center
Natalie Wargin and Amy Talluto present distinct yet complementary explorations of memory, nature, and imagination. Wargin’s paintings celebrate the Hudson Valley, blending nature’s cycles with themes of well-being and mortality. Talluto’s Skeleton Key unlocks the meaning between painting and sculpture, revealing unexpected connections. On view through May 4, 2025. https://garrisonartcenter.org
"Mythology and Mascarons - The Faces of Staatssburgh"
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 10am
Cost of admission: $12
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road #1, Staatsburg
Staatsburgh's ceilings and walls are decorated with three-dimensional gilded faces; symbols of kings, archetypes, and mythological figures. Explore these ornamental faces, known as mascarons, and then sculpt one of your own! For children ages 8 to 12, accompanied by an adult. Reservations required: springbreakmascarons.eventbrite.com.
Lesser Mysteries: A Sonic Journey to the Underworld
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:30pm
Cost of admission: $25 advance, $30 at the door
Unicorn Bar, 224 Foxhall Ave Kingston
Step into the unknown: you are invited to an intimate preview of Greater Mysteries. Inspired by the myth of Inanna, Greater Mysteries is more than an album—it's a living, breathing experience. The music mirrors Inanna's journey of transformation to express the deep, universal truths found in the myth. In a time when the world itself is in the midst of a great transformation, this journey is more relevant than ever. Greater Mysteries is an invitation to explore the mystery of transformation in your life. On April 16, the Unicorn Bar will host Lesser Mysteries, a preview performance inspired by ancient springtime initiation rituals that honor the season of rebirth and the rhythms of the natural world. Featuring the collective artistry of Kelli Scarr on vocals, Cilla Bonnie on bass, Sam Kassirer on piano, Matt Bauder on woodwinds, Jeff Lipstein on drums, and other surprise guests, this intimate gathering will offer a first glimpse into the Greater Mysteries that will unfold this fall. This is not just a performance—it is an exploration. As an audience member, you are invited to participate in the development of this project. Your presence, your experience, and your feedback will help shape the journey ahead. Join us as we begin our journey towards the grand revelations of Greater Mysteries, when immersive live performances will be staged in caves, drawing on the archetypal relationships between music and initiation rituals. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this transformative experience. The journey begins here. We believe art should be accessible to all — if cost is a barrier, please reach out to info@kelliscarr.com for sliding scale options. Please note: This is a phone-free experience. https://www.viewcy.com/e/lesser_mysteries
"It's a Gilded Life"
Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10am
Cost of admission: $10
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road #1, Staatsburg
Children will learn how life was lived in a Gilded Age mansion more than 100 years ago. Included is a tour of the opulent 79-room home of Ogden and Ruth Livingston Mills, followed by hands-on activities that allow participants to compare and contrast the lives of the servants and the gentry. For children ages 8 to 12, accompanied by an adult.
Reservations required: springbreakgildedlife.eventbrite.com
Kaki King
Thursday, April 17, 2025 with music at 7:30pm
The Falcon, Marlboro
Dubbed by Rolling Stone as "a genre unto herself," Brooklyn, NY-based Kaki King has proven to be just that. Her career has taken her all over the world, sharing stages with Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, contributing music to award-winning films (Sean Penn's Into The Wild), and performing at the Kennedy Center, the London Jazz Festival, and the Paris Les Femmes s'en Melent. Her explorations into the guitar and multimedia have led to the creation of groundbreaking work such as The Neck Is A Bridge To The Body, Modern Yesterdays, SEI, and her newest show for audiences of all ages, BUGS. https://www.liveatthefalcon.com/shows/kaki-king
"Architecture of Staatsburgh"
Friday, April 18, 2025 at 10am
Cost of admission: $10
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road #1, Staatsburg
Learn about design, and build your very own Staatsburgh like Gilded Age Architect Stanford White did. Using neo-classical architectural elements including columns, fanlights, pediments, and porticos, participants will build cardboard models. For children 8 to 12, accompanied by an adult.
Reservations required: springbreakarchitecture.eventbrite.com
Birding Walk at Staatsburgh
Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 9am
Cost of admission: Free
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road #1, Staatsburg
Staatsburgh State Historic Site and the surrounding Mills and Norrie State Parks possess a great variety of environments in proximity, an ideal environment for birding. Experienced birders will enjoy a walk through several interesting environments, inexperienced birders will find encouragement and a helping hand, and newbies will be able to discuss equipment, apps, and techniques. We will also be on the lookout for the many wildflowers that bloom in the park. Volunteer walk leader David Lund has been birding daily for the last 35 years. Reservations required: Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS.
The Ten Commandments at The Rosendale Theatre
Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 3:30pm
Cost of admission: $10
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Vincent Price, Yvonne DeCarlo, John Derek and one of the largest supporting casts of all time, The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/series/classic-film-series/
Putnam Chorale will perform Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Concert
Friday, April 25, 2025 at 7:30pm
Cost of admission: $25
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church on 1925 Rt. 82, Lagrangeville
Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Dvorak’s tells of the suffering of the Virgin Mary upon the crucifixion and death of her son, Jesus. The piece is sorrowful and moving but also offers a hope of heavenly paradise. http://putnamchorale.org
Chancellor’s Sheep and Wool Showcase
Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 11am to 4pm
Cost of admission: $12 per vehicle
Clermont State Historic Site
Fiber arts, jewelry, candles, artisanal crafts, local food products, and much more! https://www.friendsofclermont.org/sheep-wool-25
Newburgh Urban Farming Fair
Saturday, April 26, 2025 from noon to 4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Downing Park Urban Farm, 207 Carpenter Avenue, Newburgh
Join us for the Newburgh Urban Farming Fair, a celebration of urban agriculture, sustainability, and community! Enjoy family-friendly activities, gardening workshops, local vendors, fresh food, and more. Free admission! ¡Únase a nosotros en la Feria de Agricultura Urbana de Newburgh, una celebración de la agricultura urbana, la sostenibilidad y la comunidad! Disfrute de actividades familiares, talleres de jardinería, vendedores locales, comida fresca y más. ¡Entrada gratis! For more information, visit: NUFFI.org, https://www.newburghurbanfarmandfood.org/fair
Putnam Chorale will perform Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Concert
Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 7:30pm
Cost of admission: $25
St. James the Apostle Church, 14 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel
Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Dvorak’s tells of the suffering of the Virgin Mary upon the crucifixion and death of her son, Jesus. The piece is sorrowful and moving but also offers a hope of heavenly paradise. http://putnamchorale.org
One is Not Enough Performance with Nita Little
Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 2-5pm
Cost of admission: Free
183 East Road, Walkill
With a focus on practices of physical attention developed from Contact Improv and explored in the Ensemble Dancing setting, this 35 minute dance driven project engages actions of trance in finding, organizing, and creating new modes of physical attention and communication – defining the human by our relational practices of intelligence. Lead choreographer Nita Little, in co-creation with Hudson Valley based choreographers Neva Cockrell, clyde fusei forth, Leighann Kowalsky, and more, guide local Hudson Valley dancers Glenna Yu, Joan Guttierez and Jeff Lyon, and more through a score-based premiere. https://www.wildheartcenter.art/event/one-is-not-enough-performance-with-nita-little/
Vive La France: The French influence at Staatsburgh
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual via Zoom
Join Staatsburgh's curator, Dr. Maria Reynolds, for a one-hour zoom presentation that examines why Staatsburgh resembles a French palace and what this type of decor reveals about the Mills family and their place in society. This talk will explore what Ruth Mills is trying to communicate to her guests with the use of French design and decoration. Special attention will be given to objects and furniture in the collection that are not usually highlighted or visible during a house tour. Reservations required, zoom link provided upon registration: Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
AARP Annual Free Paper Shredding Event
Friday, May 2, 2025 from 10am to 12:30pm
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran, 55 Wilbur Blvd., Poughkeepsie
Paper only. Please remove paper clips and metal binder clips in advance. There is a three bag or three box limit per participant. Boxes will be emptied and returned to participants. Event ends at scheduled time or when the truck is full, whichever comes first. Registration closes March 25: Link
Marist Fashion’s 39th Annual Silver Needle Runway
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7pm
Marist University McCann Center, Poughkeepsie
A student-developed and activated production that showcases garment collections from Marist Fashion’s Senior Design students. Each year, the fashion show production (FSP) class, one of Marist University’s experiential courses produces the Silver Needle Runway from concept to completion. silverneedlerunway@marist.edu
2025 Spring Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale
Saturday May 17, 2025 from 9am to 1pm
Cost of admission: Free
UCRRA Main Office, 999 Flatbush Road, Kingston
UCRRA will partner with Brand Builders LLC to offer the Annual Spring 2025 Community Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale. Backyard Composting is an excellent way to reduce food scraps going to landfills and allows you to make your own compost. Rain barrels reduce water costs, keep our water clean and provide a natural source of water for plants and gardens all while reducing the amount of pollutants that enter our storm drains. Since this is a bulk sale, compost bins, rain barrels, and accessories are offered at reduced prices. Orders must be placed by noon on May 15 and picked up one day only on Saturday, May 17, from 9am to 1pm at 999 Flatbush Road, Kingston). Website: https://ucrra.org/event/spring-compost-bin-rain-barrel-pre-order-sale-2025/
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Flight Night
May 28, 2025 from 5:30-8pm
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook
Live music, food trucks, and evening bi-plane rides on a first come, first served basis. https://oldrhinebeck.org
“The Next Century of Stewardship at Dumbarton Oaks”
June 1, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: $35, $25 members
Wallace Center, FDR Library, Hyde Park
17th Bellefield Design Lecture presented by Jonathan Kavalier, the Director of Gardens and Grounds at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C. features a free film screening of Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapes, Guided garden tours throughout the day, and post-lecture gathering in the garden. https://www.beatrixfarrandgardenhydepark.org/bellefield-design-lecture
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Opening Weekend
June 14-15, 2025
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook
Airshows continue every Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting, through October 19, 2025. Special season events include Wednesday night Flight Nights, Music at the Tin Barn on May 1, Highland Games on May 17, Time Warp Weekend from July 19-20, a vintage 1918-style baseball game on August 22, haunted history ghost tours in October. For more information, visit https://oldrhinebeck.org
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