This week’s calendar (6/30 - 7/6/25)
Paddle To Help Monitor Hudson River SAV
Monday, June 30, 2025 at 10am, weather permitting
Norrie Point Marina, Staatsburg
Volunteers who are interested in combining their recreational boating interests with a very real contribution to tracking the status of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the Hudson River, join the DEC for an on-the-water training session at the Norrie Point Marina. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. Volunteers must provide their own kayak/canoe and safety gear. Learn more about this project by visiting the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies website. For more information about volunteering, please contact David Fischer, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, fischerd@caryinstitute.org, (845) 677 5343 at fischerd@caryinstitute.org.
Morning Coffee Series: Building Community through Consensus
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 8:30am
Virtual
Jason Angell and Jocelyn Apicello of the Ecological Citizen's Project developed an approach dubbed the "Community Congress," inviting everyone in town to an event with great food, music, and babysitters. They posed one question to residents: “What should be our top priorities to preserve and promote a strong community?” and invited anyone to take the mic for three minutes to answer. Results were reflected back following a balloting process. Then, the community got to work making the best ideas a reality. Register
Public Meeting on the New Harriet Tubman Scenic Byway Project
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 from 9am to noon
First Congressional Church, 269 Mill Street, Poughkeepsie
Byway organizers will share information about the planned route – New York City to Niagara Falls “that will connect sites related to the Underground Railroad, including some URCNYS sites, National Park Service “Travel with Tubman” sites, and sites that showcase Freedom Seekers’ journeys through New York State, into one cohesive heritage tourism experience.” https://harriettubmancorridorny.com
Astronomy for Grown-Ups: Celestial Navigation
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 2pm
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers
Learn how the Sun, Moon, and stars can guide the traditional methods of celestial navigation that helped early explorers find their way and laid the groundwork for today’s GPS and mapping technologies. Recommended for ages 18+; advance reservations are encouraged. https://www.hrm.org/events/astronomy-for-grown-ups/
Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery Walking Tour
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 3pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration required
Join Historian Shannon Butler to visit with some of the most fascinating characters in local history, from businessmen and doctors, to artists and musicians. As we make our way through the property, there will be a discussion on the creation of the cemetery itself. This will be an outdoor event with lots of walking, so dress accordingly with appropriate footwear. Registration required. https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/event/walking-tour-poughkeepsie-rural-cemetery-10068
Terra-Gen Lithium-Ion Battery Plant Presentation
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 7pm
Virtual, via Zoom
Presentation from Mark Turner, a vice president of Terra-Gen, who is seeking to build a lithium-ion battery plant on the site of the former John A. Coleman Catholic High School, located on the borders of Kingston and Hurley. Members of the public may submit questions in advance by emailing info@ulstercleanenergy.com. The presentation will be viewable online at tinyurl.com/TerraGen-Zoom.
Music Fest and Fireworks
Thursday, July 3, 2025 beginning at 5pm
Cost of admission: Free
Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla
Pre-concert entertainment begins at 5pm with a guest DJ followed by the Naked Soul Band at 7pm, and fireworks around 9pm. Carpooling or taking mass transit is suggested. Parking at the North White Plains or Valhalla train stations is recommended. Concert-goers should bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating and a picnic if desired. https://parks.westchestergov.com/music-fest-and-fireworks
Mekeel’s Corners Chapel Independence Day Celebration
Friday, July 4, 2025 from 10am to noon
321 Route 301, Cold Spring
The program will include musicians leading attendees in the singing of patriotic songs and hymns. There will also be a reading of select passages from the United State’s most important founding documents. https://www.putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/mekeels-corners-chapel-independence-day-celebration-3/
First Fridays – Free Admission Days
Friday, July 4, 2025 from 10am to 8pm
Cost of admission: Free
Storm King Art Center, 20 Old Pleasant Hill Rd., New Windsor
Visit Storm King Art Center, the 500-acre outdoor museum, during First Fridays to enjoy free admission, extended hours, and special programming. Free shuttle service will run between the City of Newburgh and Storm King. On July 4 enjoy tours, family activity kits, an art-making workshop, a chamber music concert, and more. Continues August 1. http://stormking.org/events/first-friday-free-admission-day/?utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=HVNY&utm_campaign=FirstFridays
Free Stewart's Ice Cream and a Patriotic Craft
Friday, July 4, 2025 at 1pm
Cost of admission: Free
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road # 1, Staatsburg
Come for a tour of the mansion or a picnic in the park and stay for a complimentary ice-cold treat, courtesy of Stewart's Shops. Make a red, white, and blue boutonniere for your lapel or add it to a hat for a star-spangled holiday look. No registration required for the craft or ice cream. http://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
Come See Ben Franklin on The Fourth of July
Friday, July 4, 2025 at 2pm
VanWyck Homestead, 504 Route 9, Fishkill
Listen to Ben Franklin speaking about what was removed from our Declaration of Independence at the Fishkill Historical Society, located at the VanWyck Homestead. Attendees are requested to bring their own chairs. https://fishkillhistoricalsociety.org
Walkway July 4th Fireworks Spectacular
Friday, July 4, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: $25, $20 Walkway members, seniors and veterans, Free for children under 12
Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie
Enjoy an unobstructed view of the City of Poughkeepsie fireworks display, taking in amazing twilight views 212 feet above the Hudson River before seeing the fireworks launch at eye level. https://walkway.org/fireworks
Free Outdoor Concert with Lyra Music
Friday, July 4, 2025 at 6pm
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor
https://stormking.org
City of Kingston Fourth of July Celebration
Friday, July 4, 2025 starting at 6:30pm
Rondout, Kingston
Live music and entertainment before fireworks are set off from a barge in the Rondout Creek just after dark. Free shuttles from the Kingston Plaza, Cornell Street parking lot and Broadway near the Andy Murphy Center. Severe weather date: July 5.
Music Under the Stars
Friday, July 4, 2025 at 7:30pm
Trophy Point, West Point
The West Point Band’s 2025 summer concert series continues July 16 at Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, July 19 at West Point, July 26 at West Point, August 1 at the Seeger Riverfront Park in Beacon, August 8 at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla, August 9, August 16 and August 31 at West Point. https://westpointband.com/calendar.html
Stormville Airport Flea Markets
Continues July 5, August 30-31, October 11-12 and November 1, 2025
Stormville Airport, Route 216, Stormville
https://www.stormvilleairportfleamarkets.com
Tanabata (Star Festival) and Independence Day Party
July 5-6, 2025
Dassai Blue Sake Brewery, Hyde Park
Food pop-ups, outdoor craft market, Japanese crafts, live music, sake and more. No reservations required. https://dassai-blue.com/pages/events
Staatsburg Village Walking Tour
Saturday, July 5, 11 & 26, 2025 at 10am
Cost of admission: Free
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road # 1, Staatsburg
This 90-minute walk in the village of Staatsburg will explore the estate's close relationship with the nearby village and its connection to the Mills family. A guide will discuss historic buildings and highlight hidden locations in the village that demonstrate Staatsburg's vibrant past and the lasting legacy of Ruth and Ogden Mills beyond the estate walls. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
July 5th Pig Roast
Saturday, July 5, 2025 from 1-3pm
Twin Star Orchard, home of Brooklyn Cider House 155 N. Ohioville Road New Paltz
Cost of admission: $18
Join an Independence Day Weekend Pig Roast to celebrate the holiday weekend. On Saturday, July 5th, Twin Star Orchard will be slow-roasting a whole pig in a China Box for six hours, so you can enjoy the most tender, crisp pork. Purchase your tickets in advance before they sell out! Come with the whole family to enjoy a day at the farm with live music with Brad Cole, slow-roast pork and wood-fired pizza and burgers. https://www.twinstarorchards.com/product/pig-roast-7-5-25/1909
Town of Germantown Independence Day Fireworks
Saturday, July 5, 2025 from 4-11pm (rain date July 12)
Cost of admission: $15 per car, $5 per person for walk-ins, free for kids under 5
50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown
Live music, food, vendors, beer, wine and more. Rain date: Saturday, July 12, 2025. https://germantownny.org/event/independence-day-celebration-2/
Morgan Lewis, A Complicated Patriot
Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: $10 adults, $8 seniors and students
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road # 1, Staatsburg
TR Hamilton, President of the American Country House Foundation and Director of Preservation & Collections for the Webb Deane Stevens Musuem in Wethersfield, CT, will discuss the complete journey of Staatsburgh's founder, Morgan Lewis, from young revolutionary to aged statesman. Lewis embodies the story of how many founding fathers helped transition America into a modern nation. His story and that of many of his contemporaries is through tangible remnants in art and architecture. A short reception with light refreshments, in the mansion's dining room, will take place after the presentation. Optional Mansion Tour - Reservations required: A link will be sent to registrants of the talk. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
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Paddle For Our Hudson 2025
Ongoing, through Monday, September 1, 2025
Hudson River and other waterways
Raise money for the river, one mile at a time and log 20, 60 or 100 miles to raise funds to support Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. https://hvny.info/events/2025/paddle-for-our-hudson-sign-up
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. Also free on May 23. 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/
The Capricorn Dream Sound Machine 2025 Dance Parties
Select Saturdays through August 23, 2025 from 8pm to midnight
Luther Barn, 17 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic
https://wassaicproject.org/events
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
Signature Moments: Letters from the Famous, the Infamous, and Everyday Americans
On view through July 7, 2026
William J. vanden Heuvel Gallery of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park
Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart, Walt Disney, Abraham Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth II, Benjamin Franklin, Joe Louis, Thomas Edison, Frank Sinatra, Dalai Lama, Shirley Temple, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Mao Tse-Tung, Harpo Marx, and General George S. Patton … What do each of these famous figures have in common? They, among many others, wrote to Franklin or Eleanor Roosevelt, sent a special gift, or FDR himself collected their documents as historic treasures. During their extraordinary public careers, the Roosevelts interacted with a “who’s who” of the 20th century. Signature Moments opens the FDR Library’s archives and museum for an insider’s view of the remarkable -- and sometimes surprising – variety of personal exchanges with an amazing array of famous (and a few infamous) people. This fascinating group includes over 100 golden age movie stars, queens and kings, scientists, and legendary military heroes. Visitors will see signatures of literary giants, celebrated artists, world leaders, and, of course, prominent politicians and political activists – including seven American presidents. Some letters are even paired with unique gifts from the sender. fdrlibrary.org.
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
Daniel Michalik: Forest for the Trees
On view through July 13, 2025
Cost of admission: Free
64 Broadway, Tivoli
Solo exhibition with designer and cork maestro Daniel Michalik. For the past two decades, Daniel has explored the deepest potentials of the material through his furniture and product studio (earning him the moniker "king of cork"). The exhibition will serve as an immersive love letter to cork in the form of furniture, small objects, material stories, and other forms of material-focused research. https://availableitems.com/
More Fugitive Than Light
On view through July 14, 2025
Hudson Hall, Hudson
A collaboration between scholar and poet Richard Milazzo and artist Daniel Rothbart. . RSVP
From Haverstraw to Beacon: Inside The Brickyards that Built New York City
On view 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
Odette Steinert + Janis Stemmermann Opening Reception
On view through July 21, 2025
Tanja Grunert, Princess Beatrix House, 21 Prospect Avenue, Hudson
tanjagrunert.com
Destination Earth at Ligenza Moore Gallery
On view through Sunday, July 27, 2025
Ligenza Moore Gallery, 78 Trout Brook Rd, Cold Spring
Tony Moore and Cynthia Ligenza are pleased to announce the seasonal opening of Ligenza Moore Gallery and Sculpture Gardens, a beautifully situated 1,200 sq. ft. contemporary gallery with 17 ft. ceilings and landscaped grounds for sculpture near Cold Spring, NY. The gallery hosts curated exhibitions of museum-quality art, featuring fine and applied arts, the spoken word and music events. Artworks by Tony Moore and guest artists are available for viewing. The forthcoming exhibition in the gallery and sculpture gardens is “Destination Earth,” featuring the artworks of Katherine Bradford, Marieken Cochius, Meg Hitchcock, Simeon Lagodich, Cal Lane, Chris Martin, Tony Moore, Garry Nichols, Helen O’Leary, Judy Pfaff, David Provan, Jeff Shapiro, Greg Slick, Kurt Steger and Don Voisine. http://www.ligenzamooregallery.com/
2025 Powerhouse Theater
Continues through July 27, 2025
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie
https://www.vassar.edu/powerhouse
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
City of Newburgh Summer Movie Night Film Festival
Continues through July 31, 2025 at 8:30pm
Safe Harbors Green, Newburgh
Presented in partnership with the City of Newburgh, the Summer Movie Night Film Festival returns to Safe Harbors Green with six weekly family-friendly screenings under the stars. Come early for pre-movie events and activities, and screenings begin at dusk. Don’t forget to bring your blanket and your favorite candy! safe-harbors.org
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.
Spiegeltent at Bard SummerScape 2025
Ongoing through August 16, 2025
Cost of admission: $20 and up
Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
The season will be emceed by world-renowned live artist Adrienne Truscott, with highlights including Third Reprise, electro-pop duo Ringdown, Martha Redbone, comic Tina Friml, the reunion of Olatuja, Meshell Ndegeocello, “Queen of New York nightlife” featuring Murray Hill, “Queen Bitch” with legendary “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” writer John Cameron Mitchell. https://fishercenter.bard.edu
SummerScape 2025
Ongoing through August 17, 2025
https://fishercenter.bard.edu
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
Boscobel, Garrison
https://hvshakespeare.org/whats-playing/
So It Goes
On view through September 13, 2025
Wassaic
The Wassaic Project’s summer exhibition featuring 43 artists. https://www.wassaicproject.org/events/2025-summer-exhibition-opening
You Deserve Your Flowers: A Group Ceramics Exhibition
On view through September 19, 2025
Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston
Through the lens of contemporary ceramics, You Deserve Your Flowers features emerging artists of color exploring themes of identity and healing. Acknowledging the labor that goes into healing; confronting hardship, uncertainty and melancholy is only an aspect of their journey. While working in their studios, these artists – including Laura Casas, Isissa Komada-John, S.Lantz, Vanna Ramirez, Sam Shamard, Viv Siqueiros, and Alexis Tellefsen – are embracing their authenticity and honoring their communities. This exhibition is meant to celebrate the catalyzing nature of these artists whose works deserve “flowers” for their vulnerability and bravery.
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Airshows
Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting, through October 19, 2025
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook
Special season events include Wednesday night Flight Nights, 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
Sky High Farm Biennial Exhibition: Trees Never End and Houses Never End
On view through October 2025
11 Main Street, Germantown
A site-specific exhibition featuring more than 50 artists from around the world exploring the relationship between local ecology, history, and industry in the Hudson River Valley and its connection to New York City. On view in a historic apple cold storage warehouse along the Hudson River, the exhibition also marks the beginning of a new chapter for Sky High Farm as it expands onto a new 560-acre farm. https://www.skyhighfarm.org/events/sky-high-farm-biennial-exhibition
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
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.
What’s Missing? Artworks in the Olana Landscape
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.
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Oblong Books presents Gary Shteyngart, Vera or Faith
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:30pm
Cost of admission: $10, $31 includes one hardcover copy of the book
Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff
From the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends comes a poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gary-shteyngart-vera-or-faith-tickets-1399794867129
Older Adults Skills Fair
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 2-4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park
For older adults who are interested in exploring part-time employment or volunteer opportunities. No RSVP is required. dutchessny.gov/aging
Harmonies on the Hudson: Hammerhead Horns
Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Clermont State Historic Site
The Hammerhead Horns will have you dancing and singing on your feet to energetic percussion, plunger-driven brass and blues-soaked vocal renditions of music by Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, and more. https://www.friendsofclermont.org/events
Jubilee at Fisher Center, LUMA Theater
July 11-13, 2025; July 11 and July 12 at 7pm, July 13 at 2pm
Cost of admission: $25
Manor Avenue, Red Hook
Join the LAB for a special first glimpse of a musical in the making, the first of Fisher Center LAB’s Civis Hope Commissions. Replete with dancing bears and bags of luck, and set on the day after the Emancipation Proclamation, Jubilee joyfully asks what the world might become when all people are truly free. Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) has drawn inspiration from Scott Joplin’s 1910 ragtime opera Treemonisha to create a magical, hilarious, and timely fable about a young woman who leads her community out of adversity and into a new way of being. This staged reading of Suzan-Lori’s libretto for Jubilee, commissioned by Fisher Center LAB, offers audiences a rare opportunity to engage directly with the development of a major new musical, which the Fisher Center will premiere as a full production in the near future. http://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jubilee-reading/
Supporting At-Risk Pollinators with Local Ecotype Plants
Thursday, July 10, 2025 from 4:30-6pm
Hudson Valley Seed Company, Accord
Join Pollinate HV for a presentation on supporting at-risk pollinators with local ecotype plants, followed by a walking tour of the gardens at the Hudson Valley Seed Company to see local ecotypes being grown for seed. Light rain or shine, dress to be outdoors. https://hudsonvalleyseed.com/products/at-risk-pollinators-presentation-with-pollinate-hv-7-10-25?pb=0
Full Moon Hike + Music
Thursday, July 10, 2025 with gates at 7pm
Cost of admission: $10 per person, $25 per family, $40 per full car
Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill, 3158 Route 9G, Rhinebeck
Music by Beercaps and Quarters. Bring a picnic and drinks, light snacks will be provided. RSVP
40th New York Stage and Film Summer Season
July 11-August 3, 2025
Marist College
Over 200 artists will perform in 12 public performances, including one full production, 10 residencies, eight television pilots and screenplays, two panel discussions and more. https://www.newyorkstageandfilm.org
Friday Festivities: Rock Painting
Friday, July 11, 2025 from 2-4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Senate House, 296 Fair Street, Kingston
Stop by the Senate House grounds to paint your own rock! Rock painting is a fun and creative activity that’s perfect for families! Kids and adults alike can transform ordinary rocks into colorful works of art. Whether your painting simple designs, animals or inspirational messages, this craft is a great way to spend quality time together while expressing your creativity. Site staff will host a craft table on our grounds, providing rocks, brushes and paint. This family friendly drop-in activity is free, weather dependent and runs while supplies last. http://www.facebook.com/share/1GLijsJn16/
Invoke and Imbibe Opening Reception
Friday, July 11, 2025 from 6-8pm
Women’s Work.Art, 12 Vassar Street, Third Floor, Poughkeepsie
This exhibition celebrates the untamed spirit and transformative power of feminine energy, urging artists to embrace and express their own fierce, unapologetic femininity. On view through August 2025. https://womenswork.art
Dance Under the Stars
July 11-12, 2025 at 7pm
Safe Harbors Green, Newburgh
Get on your feet for a weekend of music and dancing on Safe Harbors Green! The dance party begins on Friday, July 11 with Soul Under the Stars, with DJs spinning hits from classic soul to hip-hop for a multigenerational musical experience. The party continues on Saturday, July 12 with community favorite Salsa Under the Stars. Featuring live Latin music from Tiempo Allegre, hosts Maritza Calderon-Caballero and Daniel Villegas will lead dance lessons for both beginners and seasoned dancers on the Green’s patio dance floor. Both nights will have food trucks, contests and giveaways throughout the event. Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to salsa, shimmy, and shake the night away! safe-harbors.org
Chatham Summerfest Brings Music, Contests, and Loads of Fun
Saturday, July 12, 2025 from 10am-4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Main Street in the Village of Chatham
Chatham welcomes back CABA’s Summerfest, a fun summer festival for all ages on the village’s charming Main Street. This year’s line-up boasts live music, an incredible list of 60 vendors, a magician, children's film shorts, and more for the kids! Highlights include The Great Chatham Bake-Off, which will be judged by nationally acclaimed chef/food writer Ruth Reichl, Jack Shear, and Betsy Thorleifson of Nine Cakes, the Marton & Davis Pie Eating Contest, and performances by The Beaks, Bits & Pieces, and Almost Vintage. Come hungry and enjoy local restaurants, fair food, and food trucks. http://www.chathamsummerfest.com
Guided Landscape Walk of Staatsburgh's Grounds: What You See and What You Don't See
Saturday, July 12, 18, 25, 2025 at 10am
Cost of admission: Free
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road # 1, Staatsburg
A guided walk through the estate's grounds that explores how the landscape was designed to reflect the luxurious lifestyle of Staatsburgh's owners, while deliberately hiding the turn-of-the-century technology and labor that made the estate run. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
Plant a Rainbow: Kids Gardening Workshop! | Summer Reading 2025
Saturday, July 12, 2025 from 1-2:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Starr Library, 68 West Market Street, Rhinebeck
Before you can eat the rainbow you need to plant it! We'll be installing a summer season raised bed garden, and we need your help to install it. We’ll be planting flowers and vegetables and designing eye-catching and informative labels, so everyone can learn about new plants when they visit. We’ll finish the afternoon with a seed ball making workshop. https://starrlibrary.org/summer-reading-2025/
Art Omi Artists Open Studios
Saturday, July 12, 2025 from 1-5pm
Cost of admission: Free
Art Omi Studio Barn, Ghent
Explore the studios of the 2025 cohort of artists-in-residence at Art Omi, intermingled with pop-up performances, site-specific installations, and other creative activations. RSVP appreciated: https://artomi.org/event/art-omi-artists-open-studios-3/
A Closer Look: A Curator-Guided Exploration of the Hidden & Hard-to-See
Saturday, July 12 & July 20, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: $12 adults, $10 seniors and students, free for children under 12
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road # 1, Staatsburg
Have you ever wondered "what's that object over there" while visiting Staatsburgh? In this special 90-minute tour, Staatsburgh's curator will focus on a selection of objects that are not easily seen on tour, or which tell a special story. "A Closer Look" will focus on all things France including the French objects, furniture, and architecture of the house.
Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
No Joke Improv
Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $10
Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff
Not suitable for all audiences. 845-876-2903.
Movies Under the Walkway
Saturday, July 12, 2025, park opens at 7:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Upper Landing Park, 83 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie
Movies begin at sundown. Sunshine only. Bring blankets or chairs. Food vendors onsite. Free parking at Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum and Metro North. July 12: Paddington in Peru, July 26: Despicable Me 4, August 9: The Minecraft Movie. http://mhrfoundation.org/film-programs/
Movies Under the Stars
Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 8pm
Cost of admission: Free
Academy Green Park, Kingston
Screening of The Blues Brothers. Continues July 26 at TR Gallo Park with Summer of Soul; August 9 at 7:30pm at Hutton Park showing Sonic 3; August 23 at 7pm at Academy Green Park screening West Side Story. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and picnics. For updates and weather-related info, visit the Kingston Parks & Recreation Facebook page.
Guided Hike: History Hidden in the Woods
Sunday, July 13, 20 & 27, 2025 at 10am
Cost of admission: Free
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., Road # 1, Staatsburg
Have you ever wondered what some of the ruins within the Mills and Norrie State Park might be? The beautiful park land was once the setting for grand Hudson Riverfront estates. This 2-hour guided hike will lead visitors through the park, exploring the history of three historic estates: from Staatsburgh's founding as a gentleman's farm in the 1700s to the development of The Point and Stonehurst estates in the 19th century. The hike is approximately 1.5 miles of uneven terrain, requiring sturdy footwear. Reservations required: https://Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
Graham Nash
July 13, 2025
Bearsville Theater, Woodstock
https://bearsvilletheater.com
Food Truck Fiesta
Tuesday, July 15, August 19, and September 16, 2025 from 5-9pm
Cost of admission: Free
14 Taylor Street, Bloomington
Live music, beer, wine, water available, 50/50 raffle. Rain date is the following Tuesday. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2897145590419042
Upstate Art Weekend
July 17-21, 2025
Various events and art offerings throughout the Hudson Valley.
https://www.upstateartweekend.org
Hudson Terminus
July 18 - August 17, 2025; Opening Friday, July 18, 2025 from 5-7pm
Cost of admission: $15 suggested donation
Hudson Hall, Hudson
A newly commissioned interdisciplinary work by choreographer, visual artist, and recent Foundation for Contemporary Art awardee Jon Kinzel. Hudson Terminus comprises a visual art exhibition on the first floor and live, site-specific performances in Hudson Hall’s historic second floor performance hall. https://hudsonhall.org/event/hudson-terminus/
Friday Festivities: Spies and Enoch Crosby
Friday, July 18, 2025 from 2-4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Senate House, 296 Fair Street, Kingston
Stop by the Senate House grounds to learn all about spies! Spies were very important during the Revolutionary War as they kept armies informed about the plans of the enemy. Site staff will host a craft table on our grounds where visitors will get a chance to learn a bit about spies and write a message in sympathetic stain (known today as invisible ink). Writing messages this way allowed rebel spies to communicate with each other without fear of sensitive information being intercepted. This family friendly drop-in activity is free and weather dependent. http://www.facebook.com/share/19WLsvX8qs/
Community Indigo Dyeing & Shibori Event at Garrison Art Center for Upstate Art Weekend
Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 10am to 2pm
Cost of admission: $10
23 Garrison's Landing, Garrison
Come dye with us in the most captivating hue—blue! As part of Upstate Art Weekend, Garrison Art Center invites you to a hands-on indigo dyeing experience led by teaching artist Katrin Reifeiss. Learn a Shibori technique or simply dye for the fun of it! Bring items in natural fibers to dye ($10 per item); Upcycle a T-shirt, refresh vintage linens, or give new life to something stained. *No oversized items (bedspreads, quilts, etc). Registration is appreciated but not required: https://www.garrisonartcenter.org/upaw-at-gac
Water Wars
Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 10am to noon
Cost of admission: Free
The Firefighters Association of the State of New York) Museum of Firefighting,117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson
Spend the morning with the firefighters of the Greenport FD and other local firefighters and learn to operate a real fire hose! Can you fill the big barrel with water the fastest? Younger children will have the opportunity to do the activity with the assistance of their caregiver. Get ready to work with our brave firefighters to take on this challenge, and see who will “rain” supreme during Water Wars! All activities are free and will be outdoors (rain or shine). Free admission to the Museum will also be offered to all who attend this special event. Reservations are not required for this event. http://fasnyfiremuseum.com/events/water-wars-2025/
Newburgh Historical Society Garden Tour
Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 11am to 3pm
Cost of admission: $25*
189 Montgomery Street, Newburgh
The Newburgh Historical Society’s self-guided Garden Tour starts at the Crawford House (189 Montgomery Street), and features a curated selection of private and community gardens throughout the City and Town of Newburgh. Enjoy a day steeped in horticulture and history with a plant sale by the Community Garden Club of Marlboro and a relaxing afternoon reception on the Crawford House lawn with wine and live music from 2-4 pm. All proceeds directly support the Historical Society's efforts to preserve, promote and protect Newburgh's rich history. *Online tickets are $25; all online sales close at 6 pm on Friday, July 18. Tickets can still be purchased at the Crawford House on the day of the event for $30 each. Rain or shine. http://newburghhistoricalsociety.org
The Music in You: Music Workshop with Jason Vance | Summer Reading 2025
Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 1-2pm
Cost of admission: Free
Starr Library, 68 West Market Street, Rhinebeck
Join local children’s musician Jason Vance for a fun afternoon of music making! He brings a breadth of experience, an innovative way of teaching, and vibrant energy to his workshops! Jason can write a song on the spot with your help, so bring your singing voices, your body rhythms, and your love of music to this interactive workshop. This is part of the 2025 Summer Reading Program events. Register: https://starrlibrary.org/summer-reading-2025/
Janet Biggs, Eclipse Opening Reception
Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 3-5pm
Private Public Gallery, 530 Columbia Street, Hudson
A solo exhibition by acclaimed artist Janet Biggs, running from July 18 through August 24, 2025.
Cinema in Piazza 2025
July 19-20, 2025 and August 23-24, 2025 with doors at 5pm, and screenings beginning at dusk
Cost of admission: $20, free for members
Magazzino Italian Art, Cold Spring
Magazzino will open its central outdoor gathering space to the stars—and to the visions of Italian filmmakers—for its annual Cinema in Piazza series. Though diverse in genre and style, this year’s film selections resonate with several themes explored in Magazzino’s current exhibitions and events, including transatlantic dialogues in art, the memory of persecution, the cultural discourse surrounding the space race, and the evolving role of women in Italian society. https://www.magazzino.art/visit
Bannerman Castle Trust’s Third Thursday Concert Series
Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 11am and 12:30pm
Bannerman Island, departing from Beacon
Magnificent and versatile guitarist Tony DePaolo, plays rock, pop, jazz, standards, and original music on historic Bannerman’s Island. The concert is FREE for visitors taking the 11am and 12:30pm tours only. https://bannermancastle.org/tours-events/bannerman-island-tour/
Kingston Film Foundation’s Outdoor Summer Film Series
Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 8pm
Midtown Linear Park, Kingston
Screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Continues with Time Bandits on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Local food vendors will be available. https://www.kingstonfilmfoundation.org/upcoming-events
Bard SummerScape: Bedřich Smetana’s Dalibor
July 25 - August 3, 2025
Cost of admission: $25 and up
Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Experience the gripping drama of Bedřich Smetana’s Dalibor, a powerful Czech opera that weaves themes of revenge, love, and fate. Set against a backdrop of medieval intrigue, Dalibor follows its titular tragic hero as he faces a desperate struggle for redemption. With sweeping orchestral music and unforgettable arias, Dalibor captivates with its emotional depth and stirring melodies. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini (Henri VIII) returns to Bard SummerScape to helm this first fully staged American production of a rarely heard masterpiece. https://fishercenter.bard.edu
Friday Festivities: 18th Century Toys and Games
Friday, July 25, 2025 from 2-4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Senate House, 296 Fair Street, Kingston
Stop by the Senate House grounds to see and experience some 18th century toys and games! Site staff will host a table outside on our grounds with some reproduction toys and games from the 1700s. Visitors can try their hand at some popular 18th century toys and games such as hoops and sticks, nine pins, Jacob’s ladder, ball and cup, buzz saws and more! This family friendly drop-in activity is free and weather dependent. http://www.facebook.com/share/1CNqzBsTTQ/
Cyndi Lauper
July 25, 2025
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
https://bethelwoodscenter.org
Express Yourself: Custom Nail Art and Shoe Charms Workshop
Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 1-2:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Starr Library, 68 West Market Street, Rhinebeck
Your personal style is a part of what makes you unique, and we want to celebrate it with you. Come learn about fun ways to customize your look from your fingers down to your toes, with personal nail art and shoe charms you can make yourself and take home! No matter your gender, we hope you'll join us for the decorative fun. We'll be joined by local nail artist Alyssia who will give your fingernails a little book-related flair! Register: https://starrlibrary.org/summer-reading-2025/
Revolution: Rumblings on the Rondout
Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 4-7pm
Cost of admission: Free
Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston
Historical lecture with re-enactors, live music, Solaris boat tours of strategic military points of interest, a chicken BBQ dinner and more. https://www.hrmm.org
Godzilla Double Feature
Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $14 non-members, $10 members and those in costume
Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
”Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II” (1993) and "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah" (1995). Both Japanese versions with English subtitles. https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/series/saturday-creature-features/
Barenaked Ladies with Sugar Ray and Fastball
July 27, 2025
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
https://bethelwoodscenter.org
Damian “Jr Gong” Marley and Stephen Marley
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Hutton Brickyards, Kingston
https://radiowoodstock.com
The Offspring
August 1, 2025
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
https://bethelwoodscenter.org
Great Estates Garden and Landscape Weekend
August 2-3, 2025
Various locations
Explore the gardens and landscapes of Dutchess County’s Great Estates along the Hudson River. https://destinationdutchess.com/spotlights/great-estates-garden-landscape-tour
Dance From Around the World: Dance Workshop | Kids Summer Reading 2025
Saturday, August 2, 2025 from 1-2:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Starr Library, 68 West Market Street, Rhinebeck
Do you love to shake your groove thing when your favorite song comes on? You’re not alone, because people all over the world love to dance! Come join us for a workshop exploration of global dance styles with Irish dance teacher Leighann Kowalsky, Bollywood dance teacher Arobi Hanif, and Tango dance teacher Ellen Chrystal. We'll spend time learning each style over the course of the event. Register: https://starrlibrary.org/summer-reading-2025/
From the Hooghly to the Hudson
Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $18 and up
Hudson Hall, Hudson
Composed and led by bansuri flutist Eric Fraser, this concert connects Bengali river songs and Indian classical music to the Hudson River through original compositions and collaborative performance. https://hudsonhall.org/event/from-the-hooghly-to-the-hudson/
Mid-Hudson Comic Con
August 2-3, 2025
MJN Convention Center, 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie
Over 100 exhibitors, cosplay contests, gaming, panel discussions and more! https://mhcomiccon.com
3rd Annual Hudson Film Festival
August 7-10, 2025
Hudson
https://hudsonfilmfestival.org
Bard Music Festival: “Martinů and His World”
August 8-17, 2025
Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
In eleven themed concerts featuring its boldest and most adventurous programming to date, the festival’s 35th season examines the life and times of Bohuslav Martinů, the 20th century’s foremost Czech composer, whose music is nonetheless largely unfamiliar to U.S. audiences today. Weekend One considers Martinů as A Musical Mirror of the 20th Century (August 8–10), and Weekend Two investigates the stand he took Against Uncertainty, Uniformity, Mechanization (August 14–17). https://fishercenter.bard.edu
Lights Across the Hudson
Friday, August 8, 2025 from 7-9:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Walkway Over the Hudson
Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation invites the community to join a luminary event celebrating those we have lost. https://www.hvhospice.org/lights/
Make Your Mark: Printmaking Workshop | Kids Summer Reading 2025
Saturday, August 9, 2025 from 1-2:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Starr Library, 68 West Market Street, Rhinebeck
There are so many ways to craft your own stamps and prints, and at this workshop, we’ll be exploring three fun ones that you can use to customize your own stationery, bookmarks, and more! Local artist Gina Palmer will be teaching us how to use erasers, potatoes, and woodblocks to make stamps that can print on almost anything. Register: https://starrlibrary.org/summer-reading-2025/
The Bagel Festival
Sunday, August 10, 2025 from 9am to 4pm
Broadway, Monticello
Two stages of music, vendors, car show, and of course, bagels and bagel-themed contests. https://thebagelfestival.org
Feel Your Feelings: DIY Fidget Toys & Hope Kit Workshop | Summer Reading 2025
Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 1-2:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Starr Library, 68 Market Street, Rhinebeck
As we prepare for summer to end and the new school year to begin, we'll all have a lot of feelings to process. Come to Starr to find some healthy coping mechanisms to get you ready for the next wonderful year of learning ahead. We'll make DIY fidget toys and a hope kit that you can fill with all of the things that bring you hope and joy, that way you'll have them close when you need it most. This is Starr Library’s 2025 Color Our World Summer Reading season closeout event. Register: https://starrlibrary.org/summer-reading-2025/
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts
August 24, 2025
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
https://bethelwoodscenter.org
Poughkeepsieans: Artists, Eccentrics and Weirdos!
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 6pm
Boardman Road Branch Library, Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie has had some interesting characters over the years, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Join Historian Shannon Butler and Librarian Bill Kleppel as they tell the stories of the odd, the strange, the creative, and all the amazing people of Poughkeepsie's unique past. https://poughkeepsie.librarycalendar.com/events/list
Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival
August 29-31, 2025
Tymor Park, Union Vale
https://balloonfesthv.com
Boscobel Chamber Music Festival
September 5-14, 2025
Boscobel House and Gardens, Garrison
This year’s artist roster — one of the largest in the festival’s history — features a blend of returning favorites and notable newcomers. Alongside Sussmann, returning artists include pianist Michael Stephen Brown, cellist Nicholas Canellakis, clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester, and violinists Amy Schwartz-Moretti and Benjamin Beilman. Making their Festival debuts are violinist Karen Gomyo, cellist Estelle Choi, violists Beth Guterman and Teng Li, and pianist Orion Weiss. https://boscobel.org
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Annual Folk Picnic
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Cost of admission: Free
The Theatre at USC Park, Beacon
Live music, children’s activities, food for purchase and more. https://www.clearwater.org/folkpicnic/
Basilica Soundscape 2025
September 19-20, 2025
Basilica Hudson
Featuring Deafheaven, Fcukers, billy woods, Marie Somerville, Vines and more. https://basilicahudson.org/programs/soundscape/
Art Walk Kingston
September 20, 2025 - September 21, 2025 from noon - 5pm
Cost of admission: Free
City of Kingston
Celebrating our 10th year! Art Walk Kingston is a celebration of the arts and the local community. Over the course of two days, visitors and local residents are invited to explore three distinct areas of the city of Kingston and immerse themselves in a range of art and events. Paintings, photographs and sculptures are just some of the mediums that will be on display at home studios and galleries. Our past events average over 150 artists at dozens of locations throughout the city, making this event one of the largest open studio tours in the Hudson River Valley. Whether you have a few hours or a full day, the event weekend will offer a broad range of art and activities for everyone. http://artwalkkingston.com
2025 Woodsist Festival
September 20-21, 2025
Arrowood Farms, Accord
Featuring Panda Bear, Built to Spill, Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500, Sebadoh, Medeski Martin Duo, Woods, White Fence, W.I.T.C.H. and more. https://woodsistfestival.com
Napoleon Dynamite Live! 20th Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $35-$45, $75 pre-show meet-and-greet
UPAC, Kingston
A full screening of “Napoleon Dynamite” followed by a lively discussion with fan-favorite cast members; Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite), Jon Gries (Uncle Rico) and Efren Ramirez (Pedro). https://www.bardavon.org/show/napoleon-dynamite-live-20th-anniversary-celebration/
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