This week’s calendar
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Innisfree Open for the Holiday
Monday, October 13, 2025 from 10am to 5pm
Innisfree Gardens, Millbrook
Explore the 185-acre world-class garden during the peak of fall. https://www.innisfreegarden.org/tickets
2025 Hudson Valley Housing Conference
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 from 9am to 1pm, registration at 8:30am
Student Union Building, SUNY New Paltz
Hosted by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress and its Center for Housing Solutions. As the region continues to face complex housing challenges and opportunities, this year's conference will bring together civic leaders, policy experts, developers, and housing advocates for a half-day of dynamic discussions about trends and actionable solutions. https://www.pattern-for-progress.org/portfolio/2025housingconference/
Citizens Preparedness Classes
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:30pm
Wappinger Town Hall
Registration required: Link. Continues October 21 at 6pm at Stanford Library. dutchessny.gov/preparedness.
Historic Murders of the Hudson Valley
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 from 7-9pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration required
Vassar Warner Home, 52 South Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County was not always so bucolic. This spooky season, historian Shannon Butler comes to the historic and beautiful Vassar-Warner to discuss some of Dutchess County’s most gruesome murders from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Using court records, early newspaper articles, and pamphlets, she will examine several killers, including one of the first female serial killers; the horrible murder of a Poughkeepsie businessman in his own home; and several other bloody acts. Register
Woodstock Film Festival
October 15-19, 2025
https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/
Vanderlyn at 250: A Walking Tour of the Artist’s Life and Legacy
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 11am
Cost of admission: Free
Senate House State Historic Site, 296 Fair Street, Kingston
Marking the 250-year anniversary of his birth, discover the life and legacy of John Vanderlyn. Step into the past with our free walking tour of Uptown Kingston exploring the remarkable life of Kingston-born artist John Vanderlyn (1775-1852). From his early days in Uptown Kingston, to his celebrated career as a neoclassical painter home and abroad, Vanderlyn’s story is one of ambition, artistry and international acclaim. This guided tour highlights key locations tied to Vanderlyn’s family, artistic development and Kingston’s vibrant cultural heritage. Perfect for history lovers, art enthusiastic and curious minds of all ages. Tours begin at the Senate House State Historic Site in front of Loughran House at 296 Fair Street, Kingston, NY. Tours will begin promptly at 11am and will run approximately one hour in length. The tour will cover uneven terrain, so comfortable walking shoes are recommended. Tours are approximately one mile of walking distance and are weather dependent. The event is free, but reservations are required. To reserve your spot, call 845-338-2786 or email SenateHouseSHS@parks.ny.gov
America250 Film Series presents “Drums Along the Mohawk” (1939)
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: Free
Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home, Hyde Park
The Roosevelt Library’s “America250 Film Series” is part of its ongoing special programming to commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026. Films in the series explore the American Revolution and broader themes relating to American civics. Please note: Due to the federal shutdown, events may be rescheduled. Register
Public Workshop: New Town Park in Poughkeepsie
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 from 6-7:30pm
Locust Grove Visitor Center, 2683 South Road, Poughkeepsie
The Town of Poughkeepsie with Scenic Hudson is in the process of acquiring 90+/- acres of forested land overlooking the Hudson River from IBM for a new town park. The park will be used for passive recreation, similar to Peach Hill Park. Learn about the land and discuss the possibilities for this new town park to help create a preliminary recreation and forest management plan for the park. For more information, please contact Michael Welti, Director of Municipal Development at (845) 485-3657 or via email at mwelti@townofpoughkeepsie-ny.gov
17th Annual International Conference on “Joy: Loving the World in Dark Times”
October 16-17, 2025
Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Participants include author Teju Cole, choreographer Bill T. Jones, writer Ann Lauterbach, classical music critic Jeremy Eichler, author Ilya Kaminsky, and author Shane McCrae. For a full conference schedule, click here.
World Peace Sand Mandala
October 16-19, 2025
Various locations in Woodstock
Special events as part of the creation of a World Peace Sand Mandala. Link
Olana’s Third Thursdays
Thursday, October 16, 2025 from noon to 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson
Free tours, and fishing at Olana’s lake with the Hudson Sloop Club followed by a musical performance by Brasskill. A free shuttle will be available to all interested attendees and will pick up guests at the Hudson Area Library to bring them to Olana and return to the library every hour on the hour between 2- 7pm. OLANA.org/ThirdThursdays.
New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro in conversation with Michael Maslin
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6pm
Oblong Books, Rhinebeck
What can Leonardo DiCaprio, Bernie Sanders, Greta Thunberg, and Elon Musk all agree on? That Tom Toro's cartoons belong in their social media feeds. Now, with this debut collection by one of The New Yorker's contemporary stars, everybody can enjoy the timeless witticism and thigh-slapping wisecracks of Toro's cartoons without needing to go online. https://www.oblongbooks.com/event/new-yorker-cartoonist-tom-toro
Screening: The Hidden History of Slavery in New York
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:30pm
Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff
Followed by a Q&A with writer, producer Larry Epstein. 845-876-2903.
Haunted History: Paranormal Tourism and Historic Preservation
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7pm
Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck
Learn how ghost hunting brings new attention to local landmarks and supports preservation efforts. Full Moon Paranormal will explore historic locations they have investigated, and share equipment demonstrations. Q&A to follow. https://clintoncommunitylibrary.org
Caddyshack (1980)
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie
Part of the Bardavon’s free fall film series. Continues October 24 at 7pm with Selected Shorts for the Season featuring the Bardavon’s Mighty Wurlitzer Organ; The Little American (1917) on November 6 at 7:30pm at the Bardavon; A Minecraft Movie (2025, in Spanish with English subtitles) on November 15 at 3pm at UPAC; Clue (1985) November 20 at 7:30pm at the Bardavon; The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) on December 19 at 7:30pm at UPAC; White Christmas (1954) on December 19 at 7:30pm at the Bardavon. https://bardavon.org
Kingston Colonial Days
October 17-19, 2025
City of Kingston
Demonstrations and exhibitions, a film screening, performances, panel discussions, a 5k run from Uptown Kingston to historic Hurley, and more. Note: The Burning of Kingston event will return in 2026 and 2027 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. Kingston Colonial Days will be held again in 2028 and will be biennial on the even years. https://engagekingston.com/kingston-colonial-days.
Public Tour: Jean Shin: Bodies of Knowledge
Friday, October 17, 2025 at 12:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
In-depth public tour of Jean Shin: Bodies of Knowledge led by curator Sophie Landres. The exhibition explores how textiles and communication technologies shape how we share and store information, reminding us that knowledge is never disembodied but carried through materials, labor, and human touch. https://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/Bodies%20of%20Knowledge
What’s Missing? Artist Walk with Ellen Harvey
Friday, October 17, 2025 from 5-6pm
Cost of admission: $10
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson
Join contemporary artist Ellen Harvey for a walk and conversation around her current installation in Olana’s artist-designed landscape, and learn how she was inspired by the site’s mysterious “summer house.” This one-hour walk will take place outdoors near Harvey’s project, Winter in the Summer House. https://olana.org/program-events/whats-missing-artist-walk-with-ellen-harvey/
Mappy Hour
Friday, October 17, 2025 from 5-7pm
Cost of admission: $25, $20 members
Putnam History Museum, 63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring
Join us on Friday, October 17th for a special one-night-only viewing of maps from the Putnam History Museum’s collections. Enjoy beer, wine, and small bites; with all proceeds from the event benefiting the PHM. PHM staff will walk you through a guided viewing of the maps and will be available to answer all your cartographic queries! https://www.putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/mappy-hour-3/
NYS Sheep and Wool Festival
October 18-19, 2025
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck
Sheep shows, workshops, all things wool. https://sheepandwool.com/
ArtEast Open Studio Tours
October 18-19 and October 25-26, 2025
Various studios in Dutchess County
A free, self-guided driving tour through Wassaic, Millbrook, Wingdale, Poughquag, Hopewell Junction, LaGrangeville, Patterson, Pawling, and Holmes. https://www.arteastdutchess.com/events/october-studio-tour/
Clinton Historical Society's Heritage Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 9am to 5pm
Cost of admission: $40
203 Fiddlers Bridge Rd, Staatsburg
The Clinton Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the Heritage Harvest Festival. The day will be filled with games, education, and exploration! Attendees will experience living history with antique tools and vehicles, appreciate the present with crafts and hayrides, and imagine the future of Primrose Hill Farm and farming as a whole. All proceeds from the event will benefit the preservation of the 1777 Creek Meeting House in Clinton. http://www.clintonhistoricalsociety.org/event/heritage-harvest-festival-and-history-hoedown/
Meet Reptiles
Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 10am to noon
Cost of admission: Free
Norrie Point Enviornmental Center, Staatsburg
This free, family-friendly event features turtles, a snake, and a variety of activities for kids and adults including crafts and hands-on interactive exhibits. No registration is required.
Kids Halloween Costume Swap
Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 10am to 4pm
Beacon Rec Center, 23 West Center Street, Beacon
Donate a new or gently used costume to swap or just come to find something new for trick-or-treating. Costumes and accessories, in clean and good condition, from baby to big kid sizes, will be accepted. You do not need to donate to attend.
The Great Give Back Milkweed Release
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10am
Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill, Rhinebeck
Join Morton and Staatsburg Libraries as we partner with the Pollinator Patrol and Winnakee Land Trust at Burger Hill for a morning of identifying milkweed, discovering the wonders of Monarchs and participating in the joyful act of spreading milkweed seed for next year’s Monarchs. Can’t join? Seed packets will be available after the event for pick up at Morton or Staatsburg Libraries that you can use at home. Free and open to all. No registration necessary. Rain will cancel.
Rethinking the Fall Garden Cleanup with Ashley Gamell
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 11:30am
Bellefield, Hyde Park
Explore how to extend your garden’s beauty into winter while supporting pollinators and biodiversity. Please note: Due to the federal shutdown, events may be rescheduled. More info
Qigong for Autumn
Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 1-2:30pm
Innisfree Garden, Millbrook
Take a break from the rush of everyday life and reconnect with nature. This autumn-themed workshop combines the restorative power of Qigong with the calming beauty of the garden, offering you a chance to recharge both body and spirit heading into the colder months. This beginner level program is suitable for all ages. Participation is limited. Advance registration is strongly suggested. Register
Rise to Rebellion with Author Jeff Shaara
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 1:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Lateef Islam Auditorium at the Family Partnership Center, 29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie
Kick off the Big Read 2025, Eve of Revolution, with Historian and New York Times bestselling author Jeff Shaara. In Rise to Rebellion, Shaara brilliantly brings to life the American Revolution, creating a superb saga of the men who helped forge the destiny of a nation. Listen to the voices of the days that led to war. https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/afternoon-jeff-shaara-rise-rebellion-and-eve-revolution-11599
Opening Reception: ‘In The Darkness I See’ Recent Paintings by Kathy Goodell
Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 3-6pm
Private Public Gallery, 530 Columbia Street, Hudson
On view through November 16, 2025. Hours: Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5pm, and by appointment. privatepublicgallery.net
Autumn Luminary: An Artmaking Fundraiser to Support WSW
Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 4pm to sundown
Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston
Gather in community, and decorate a lantern to illuminate the way forward and support artists. https://wsworkshop.org/autumn-luminary-an-artmaking-fundraiser-to-support-wsw/
Germantown Haunted Hayrides
Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 5-9:30pm
Palatine Park Trail, Germantown
Rides every 30 minutes. Children under 12 need adult supervision. https://germantownpc.org
History Hoedown 2025
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 6pm
203 Fiddler’s Bridge Road, Staatsburg
The Clinton Historical Society will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the History Hoedown, a barbecue dinner followed by line and square dancing with live music, on October 18 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Food is supplied by Fireside BBQ & Grill in Salt Point. Milea Estate Vineyard and Slow Fox Farm Brewery are providing drinks. A Silent Auction is included. All proceeds from both events will benefit the preservation of the 1777 Creek Meeting House in Clinton. https://www.clintonhistoricalsociety.org
Capital to Capital 5K
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Cost of admission: $25
O&W Rail Trail, Hurley
The Rotary Capital to Capital 5K commemorates the Burning of Kingston, when, in October 1777, over 2,000 Kingston refugees fled to the Town of Hurley as British soldiers burned their city to the ground. Benefits the Ulster County SPCA. https://kingstonnyrotary.org
Rosendale International Pickle Festival
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Cost of admission: $5 cash only, free for kids under 12
Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Road, New Paltz
Over 160 vendors selling all things pickles! Plus, a Pickling Contest and Pickle Triathlon consisting of pickle eating, drinking, and tossing. https://rosendalepicklefestival.org
Treat Yourself: Doughnut Day!
Sunday, October 19, 2025 from noon to 3pm
Catamount Mountain Resort, 78 Catamount Road, Hillsdale
Treat yourself to the sights, sounds, and flavors of fall! Drop in and enjoy a cider doughnut and see friends who love conservation! You’ll also get an early preview of CLC’s newly-completed Plan to Conserve Columbia County. Register here
Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival
Sunday, October 19, 2025 from noon - 5pm
Cost of admission: Free
2 Red Flynn Drive, Beacon
Two solar powered music stages, one dedicated for young folks (children) to enjoy, food and craft vendors, environmental non-profits will feature displays of local river history and the environment including information about their organization, and The Beacon Sloop Club’s boat, the Woody Guthrie, will be taking guests on free sails from the Beacon Harbor, weather permitting.
http://www.beaconsloop.org/events/pumpkin-fest/pumpkin-fest.php
Soon is Now
Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 1-5pm
Cost of admission: Free
Long Dock Park, Beacon
A climate and eco live performance and art festival
Hudson Valley Baroque presents Italian Sunshine
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 2025 at 3pm
Cost of admission: $14, $10 members, seniors, students, military, free for children under 13
Cripell Memorial French Church, 60 Huguenot Street, New Paltz
The chamber music ensemble presents a concert of Italian baroque chamber music. Continues November 16 with Baroque Music of England. https://www.huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events
Tangent at 25: Scenes and Celebration
Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 4pm
Cost of admission: Free with RSVP required and donations welcome
Village Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli
Select scenes read by veteran ensemble cast with Jeffrey Doornbos, Ann Osmond, Michael Rhodes, Amie Tedesco and Steven Young, produced by Andrea Rhodes, followed by an informal gathering at Hotel Tivoli. RSVP is required via email: info@tangent-arts.org
Breathing for Calm and Renewal with Jon Orsini
Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 4-6pm
Cost of admission: $20 suggested donation
Lifebridge Sanctuary, Rosendale
A former Broadway and film actor, Orsini turned to the healing arts through meditation, nature practice, and somatic breathwork. He now brings a rare combination of presence and artistry to his teaching. Participants describe his sessions as grounding and liberating — a chance to release tension, reconnect with inner truth, and tap vitality. https://holistichealthcommunity.org/events
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Airshows
Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting, through October 19, 2025
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook
https://oldrhinebeck.org
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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.
Historic Red Hook Cemetery Crawl
Ongoing through Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
7562 N. Broadway, Red Hook
Historic Red Hook’s Cemetery Crawl returns for its fifth season this fall! Part scavenger hunt, part self-guided history tour, the Crawl takes you through six Red Hook cemeteries to uncover the stories of fascinating local residents and their memorials. With just your smartphone in hand, you can enjoy a crisp fall day exploring history in an engaging, family-friendly way. Launch Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025 (during Hardscrabble Day) Launch Location: Village of Red Hook, Historic Red Hook table in front of Bliss Juice End Date & Awards: Sunday, October 26, 2025, 3pm at the Elmendorph Inn. Every participant receives a prize, with four grand prize baskets awarded. More Info: www.historicredhook.org/cemeterycrawl
The Arrested Image: Identity through the Lens of Law Enforcement
On view through November 2, 2025
The Dorsky, SUNY New Paltz
photographs, installations, videos, prints, and sculptures by contemporary artists who explore what it means to be distorted or fixed in the eyes of the law. With an emphasis on technical processes, several works expose the prejudicial engineering behind machine vision and algorithmic analysis. Others point to racial and class biases, faulty scientific reasoning, or debunked gender assumptions within profiling systems. A selection focuses on the targeted surveillance of certain groups and the increasingly pervasive presence of surveillance in civil society. https://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/TheArrestedImage
Peace, Love and Pumpkins
Continues through November 2, 2025
Cost of admission: $25 in advance/$30 day of for general admission, $15/$20 ages 3-17
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Wind through the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock festival’s garden trails illuminated by thousands of jack-o-lanterns and glowing displays of themed pumpkin art. New this year includes a Halloween-themed Drone Show on October 11, October 17, October 25 and October 31, 2025. https://bethelwoodscenter.org
What’s Missing? Artworks in the Olana Landscape
On view through November 2, 2025
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson
Site-specific installations that respond to missing structures in Olana’s historic landscape. Artist Ellen Harvey will respond to Olana’s mysterious Summer House with an interactive installation titled Winter in the Summer House, and artist Gabriela Salazar will highlight Olana’s icehouse and woodshed with two interrelated pieces titled, A Measure of Comfort (Cake and Cord). The event also marks the completion of the Frederic Church Center for Art & Landscape. OLANA.org/artandlandscape.
Scenic Vistas: Landscape as Culture in Early New York
On view 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. https://boscobel.org
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
The Erie Canal Boat: Seneca Chief
October 21-22, 2025
Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston
Step aboard this visiting vessel and enjoy free, family-friendly activities that bring Canal history to life. https://hrmm.org
Dirty Gaia presents: All About Biochar
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 6pm
Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff
Turn wood and brush from your farm or garden into biochar, a gold star soil enhancement. 845-876-2903.
To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 11am
Cost of admission: Free but registration is required
Wallace Center, FDR Presidential Library and Home, Hyde Park
Fox News Channel’s Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier will discuss his new book that “reveals the storied life of a leader whose passion, daring, and prowess left an indelible mark on the fabric of our country and reimagined the possibilities of the presidency.” Register
Columbia County Conservation Plan Town Hall
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from 6-7pm
Virtual via Zoom
This virtual program will include a presentation of results pulled from the hundreds of voices who weighed in on their priorities for conservation in Columbia County. Participants will learn about the results of the planning process, key priorities, and strategies and actions to accomplish the goals of the Plan. Following this overview, there will be time for discussion and questions about the process, priorities, and next steps. https://columbialand.org/event/countywide-conservation-plan-town-hall-4/
Connecting IRL: Listening Skills for Our Digital Age
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free with advance registration required
Starr Library, Rhinebeck
Workshop hosted by the Rhinebeck Rotary Club will teach attendees practical, easy methods to connect with neighbors, family members, and even romantic partners. The workshop will teach some simple methods that can help forge more meaningful connections - through the power of deep listening and pro-active questioning. Register
Vicious and Immoral: Homosexuality, the American Revolution, and the Trials of Robert Newburgh Author Talk with John McCurdy
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual
In Vicious and Immoral, historian John McCurdy tells this compelling story of male intimacy and provides an unparalleled glimpse inside eighteenth-century perceptions of same-sex relations. Registration required: https://poklib-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Mn1ObmrPQLSGeQgdbzawNg#/registration
Pet First Aid Training
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 7pm
John Jay High School, Hopewell Junction
Registration required, visit gov/PetFirstAid.
Protecting Wetlands for Wildlife, Water and Resilience
Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 1-2:30pm
Virtual
Join Winnakee Land Trust and The Wetland Trust, for a free educational webinar focused on the vital role of wetlands in supporting biodiversity, clean water, and climate resilience. Hear insights from joint projects to monitor wildlife and enhance habitat, as well as how landowners can play a key role in protecting and enhancing wetland ecosystems. https://www.winnakee.org/protecting-wetlands-and-the-wildlife-within-them-a-landowner-webinar/
The Hudson Valley Job Fair
Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 3-6pm
DoubleTree by Hilton, 40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie
More than 50 employers will be in attendance. From 2-3pm, veterans, senior citizens and individuals living with disabilities will be offered early access with employers. 845-454-1700 ext. 1000 or https://dcrcoc.org/jobfair
Skilled Trades Fair
Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 6 to 8pm
Cost of admission: Free
Red Hook High School Gymnasium, 103 West Market Street, Red Hook
Representatives from various trades will be on hand to give students and young adults the opportunity to learn more about different career paths available in the Hudson Valley region, ask questions and learn more about future opportunities. 845-486-2000 or CountyExecutive@dutchesssny.gov.
Foundation for Beacon Schools 4th Annual Gala
Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 7-10pm
Cost of admission: $85
The Roundhouse Event Space, 2 East Main Street, Beacon
Celebrate the Beacon public schools at the beautiful Roundhouse event space. Help us sustain and grow the Foundation for Beacon Schools' new round of educator grants to help Beacon students find and cultivate their talents. Eat, drink and enjoy as we also award three teachers for innovation in education. We are also inaugurating our first ever Community Award to the founders of Beacon Hoops for their incredible contributions to the community and Beacon’s youth! And the wine bottle pull returns! Come help us celebrate our wonderful educators and community, all of whom do so much to help Beacon students. https://www.forbeaconschools.org
Inaugural Newburgh Fringe Festival
October 24-26, 2025
Cost of admission: $12 for all performances
Venues in Downtown Newburgh
This three-day event will feature an eclectic mix of original theater, reimagined classics, debut performances, short-form works, improv solo acts, puppetry, magic shows, music, dance, storytelling and more—embracing the original, immersive, and experimental. Back by popular demand,Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam, Safe Harbors’ puppetry cabaret for grown-ups, will also be part of the festival lineup. Events will take place at Downtown Newburgh venues including Safe Harbors’ own newly re-opened Ritz Theater Stagehouse, Lobby at the Ritz, and Safe Harbors Green, as well as neighboring ADS Warehouse and The Wherehouse. safe-harbors.org
Mountain Ave and Nelsonville Cemetery Tour
Friday, October 24, 2025 at 3:30pm and 5pm
Cost of admission: $15
Mountain Avenue Cemetery Gate, 44 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring
What history lies in some of the oldest cemeteries in Philipstown? Join Putnam History Museum for a special tour to unearth the stories buried in the Mountain Avenue and Nelsonville Cemeteries. Learn the stories of the deceased, from the first European settlers in Philipstown to the 19th century immigrants who listed their countries of origin in the headstone, Civil War veterans, poets, and more! PHM staff will also dig into the hidden meaning behind the cemetery’s symbolism, and what it says about the person interred. We will meet at the at the Mountain Avenue Cemetery Gate on Craigside Drive behind Haldane Elementary School. https://www.putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/mountain-ave-and-nelsonville-cemetery-tour-10-24/
Haunted Mill and Monster’s Ball
Haunted Mill: October 24-25 from 4-7pm and October 26 from 2-5pm
Monster’s Ball: October 25, 2025 from 7pm to late
Cost of admission: Haunted Mill tickets are $10 individuals, $20 families; discounted tickets on Friday and Sunday; Monster’s Ball: advance tickets only
The Wassaic Project, Wassaic
This year features a garden of ghostly night-blooming paper flowers and animatronic moths by Rhonda Weppler, a stuffed animal shrine with a dark secret by Ben Pinder, a decaying digital archive inhabited by forgotten signals and corrupted memories from misfiring information media by Amarildo Moraes, a wall of metal masks made of salvaged materials by Brian Walters, a cardboard haunted house by Hannah Perretti, larger-than-life animals made from steel by Wendy Klemperer, a walk through the life of an anthropomorphic demigod cat by Hex Geissinger, a haunted garden by Grace Lang in collaboration with Super Stories and the WP JV/Varsity Art Club students, a dance music meets folk tales audio installation by LORE (Hunter Petree and Delilah Friedler), previewing their performance at the Monster's Ball, giant suspended medusa head by Z Behl and Kim Moloney, an oil drunk creature that makes a destructive visit to any ole generic city by Orrin Whalen, a Cirque Du Freak circus by Rixy, and, on the top floor, a corn maze menaced by a tangled cloud of crows by Lu Valena. Followed by live music and a costume contest over at The Lantern. https://www.wassaicproject.org/
The Afterlife of Trees
Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual and in-person at the Cary Institute, Millbrook
Cary Scientist Dr. Amy Zanne in conversation with Cary President Josh Ginsberg. Discover the role deadwood plays in ecosystems and the myriad creatures that rely on fallen trees. Registration is required: In-person or Live stream
Trunk or Treat: Firefighter Edition
Saturday, October 25, 2025 from 10am 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 Molly the Museum Dog and some of her closest firefighter friends for a unique event you will not soon forget. Joining Molly will be local firefighters with their decorated firetrucks, giving out treats. Come inside and collect even more treats from the trunks in the Museum! Collect treats, play fire safety Halloween-themed games, and vote for your favorite firetruck and trunk, as we celebrate another super spooky season at the museum! All activities, treats, and games are free and will be both indoors and outdoors (rain or shine– there will be a tent outdoors). Free admission to the Museum will also be offered to all who attend this special event. Reservations are not required for this event. http://www.fasnyfiremuseum.com/events/trunk-or-treat-2025/
ThriveFest
October 25, 2025 from 1-5pm
Cost of admission: Free
WMC Health Medical Village 396 Broadway, Kingston
The inaugural ThriveFEST, a wellness fair supporting everyone's right to thrive. From mental and physical health screenings, wellness-centric food and beverages, holistic health experiences, resource-sharing, and live entertainment, come together to improve access to care and resources while spreading joy! A special group of Fifty2 End Stigma Champions will culminate a 52-mile ultramarathon in solidarity with those facing mental health challenges, finishing at ThriveFEST in the late afternoon! Come cheer them on as they cross the finish line. http://www.fifty2endstigma.org/Static/thrivefest
Hocus Pocus Halloween Parade
Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 3pm
Main Street, Beacon
Trick or treating, black cat scavenger hunt, costume contest and more. https://beaconny.gov/index.php/2025/10/07/hocus-pocus-parade-and-halloween-festivities/
Tibetan Buddhist Monks Mandala Sand Painting
Monday, October 27 through Friday, October 31, 2025
UPAC, Kingston
Cost of admission: Free
Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a Mandala Sand Painting at Ulster Performing Arts Center. An opening ceremony on Monday, October 27 at noon; a Closing Ceremony will take place on Friday, October 31 at noon. Millions of grains of sand will be “painstakingly laid into place in this ancient spiritual art form in order to purify and heal the environment and its inhabitants.“ Daily viewing hours: Monday from 1-4pm, Tuesday through Thursday from 10am to 4pm, and Friday from 10am to 11am. https://www.bardavon.org/shows/tibetan-buddhist-monks-mandala-sand-painting-closing-ceremony/
Ulster County Beekeepers' Association Monthly Meeting
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual via Zoom
Ground Nesting and Cavity Bees & The Bee Conservancy with Presenter: Amy Grumbling, Program Manager, The Bee Conservancy. Learn about Ground and Cavity Nest Bees, the Risks they Face and how we can help these pollinators https://ulsterbees.org/
Dutchess County Comptroller Candidate Forum
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7:30am
Doubletree by Hilton, 40 Civic Center Plaza
Forum featuring incumbent comptroller Dan Aymar-Blair and William Truitt, current chairman of the county legislature. https://dcrcoc.org
Follow the River Lecture Series: The Apples of the Hudson Valley with Kevin Clark
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $10, $5 members
Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston
Part of the 2025 fall lecture series. Continues November 10 with A Field of My Own: A Memoir of Place; 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. https://www.hrmm.org/lecture-series.html
Stormville Airport Flea Markets
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Stormville Airport, Route 216, Stormville
https://www.stormvilleairportfleamarkets.com
Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band
Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $35, $5 Bard students
Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Celebrate the start of Native American Heritage Month with a powerhouse ensemble of Native and Indigenous jazz musicians from across Indian Country. Performing pieces from their under-appreciated predecessors in jazz, alongside works by contemporary Indigenous composers, the band spotlights a vibrant, long-standing tradition of Indigenous improvised music today. https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/julia-keefe-indigenous-big-band/
PHM's Annual Gala
Sunday, November 2, 2025 from 2-5pm
Cost of admission: $215
The Garrison, 2015 US 9, Garrison
Enjoy music, a silent auction, and a fun trivia program on a night to be remembered! An event dedicated to celebrating Putnam County’s history and the exceptional individuals who work to preserve and enhance our local communities. This is the Putnam History Museum’s biggest annual fundraiser, and it’s only with your support that we can preserve and share the history of Putnam County and the Hudson Highlands! Each year, the General Israel Putnam Trailblazer Award is presented to people whose leadership has made a major impact upon the community and create a path for others to follow. This year, PHM will recognize Cathy and David Lilburne, a couple whose commitment to building community and sharing history exemplifies the spirit of this award. RSVP Deadline: Wednesday, October 22. Cocktails and silent auction begin at 2pm, entertainment and program to follow. Cocktail attire. https://www.putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/the-annual-gala/
Morning Coffee Series: How Healthy Is Your Yard?
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 8:30am
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual
What if you could measure the ecological health of your yard—and know exactly how to improve it? During the November installment of our Morning Coffee Series, Bram Gunther and Zoe Evans from Plan it Wild will introduce the Wildr Score and the national Less Lawn More Life campaign, sharing what they’ve learned from thousands of yards across the country—including right here in the Hudson Valley. Register
The Losses and Services of the American Loyalist in Poughkeepsie
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie
During the American Revolution, not everyone was a patriot. Poughkeepsie had its mix of patriots, loyalists, and people who simply didn't care either way. Those who decided to remain loyal to the crown were not always treated with the respect they once were. Join historian Shannon Butler as she presents her research on the small but active community of loyalists of Poughkeepsie. Registration required: https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/losses-and-services-american-loyalist-poughkeepsie-11145
2025 Beacon Bonfire
November 5-9, 2025
Various locations across Beacon
Over 400 performers in more than 20 venues and galleries across the City of Beacon, beginning with an opening night ceremony and featuring immersive performances, cozy fires, a curated film festival, and more. https://beaconbonfire.com
Adam Jortner Author Talk: A Promised Land: Jewish Patriots, the American Revolution, and the Birth of Religious Freedom
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual
Jews played a critical role both in winning the revolution and in defining the republic that was created from it. During the war, every city with a synagogue fell to the British except Philadelphia. Jewish patriots throughout the colonies flocked there and refounded the local synagogue as an American organization. After the war, Jews began to press for full citizenship in the hope that liberty would apply to everyone. The founders, Jewish patriots, and their allies sought and achieved the broadest possible definition of religious liberty, and the separation of church and state. Registration required: https://poklib-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/u_rIlt-uTDmslNDdJDMG0Q#/registration
Liberty and Justice for Whom?: Personal Stories of the Locally Enslaved in the American Revolution
Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie
The promise of liberty, based on the principle that all are created equal, was appealing. But during the revolution, enslaved men, women, and children in Dutchess County at best found a mixed bag of success and setbacks. Through the stories of five individuals: Sophia Pooley, Andrew Frazier, Jacob Lyle, and two local men named Jack on opposite sides of the war, we come to understand the uncertainty of the American promise for the enslaved. Registration required: https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/promises-promises-liberty-enslaved-american-revolution-9536
Woodstock Bookfest Story Slam: True or False?
Friday, November 7, 2025 with doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
Cost of admission: $28.52
Tinker Street Cinemas, Woodstock
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/true-or-false-a-woodstock-bookfest-story-slam-tickets-1679734875229
FallforArt.org
November 8-14, 2025
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual
FallforArt.org is 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. FallforArt.org
Winter Sowing with Pollinate HV
Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 10:30am
Virtual
Join Pollinate HV for a presentation on supporting at-risk pollinators with local ecotype plants, followed by hands-on winter sowing with the Hudson Valley Seed Company. We'll cover direct sowing techniques and the milk jug method. Participants will go home with a milk jug of sown seeds plus two seed packs from the Pollinate HV collection. Register
The Rosendale Theatre Gala Dinner Party
Saturday, November 8, 2025 from 7-10pm
Cost of admission: $125
Garvan’s Grove Event Space, 215 Huguenot Street, New Paltz
Featuring the dance band, Soul Purpose. Dinner options available with complimentary soft drinks and a cash bar. The Rosendale Theatre is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, mostly volunteer run, and relies on the community for support. rosendaletheatre.org.
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: https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/american-revolution-historic-songs-cosby-gibson-tom-staudle-11207
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. https://rosendaletheatre.org
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.” https://artomi.org/event/yatta-iron-and-palm-wine-opening/
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
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/
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 CREATURE 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/
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
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/
The Felice Brothers and Friends
December 30-31, 2025
Assembly, Kingston
https://www.assemblykingston.com/
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