This week’s calendar
The Ecological Benefits of Natural Burial
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 8:30am
Virtual
Suzanne Kelly will share the story of her work at Rhinebeck’s natural burial ground and talk about the normalization of natural burial in the United States. Register
Full Moon Hike and Music
Tuesday, October 7, 2025; gates open at 5:15pm
Cost of admission: $10 suggested donation, $25 per family, $40 per full car of guests
Drayton Grant Park at Burger Hill, Rhinebeck
Take in spectacular views of the setting sun, the rising moon, and our stunning Hudson Valley landscape while enjoying live music. Parking spots must be reserved in advance, car pooling is recommended. Light snacks provided, bring your own picnic and drinks. RSVP
Town of Washington Planning Board Meeting: Hitchcock Estate
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6pm
Washington Town Hall, 10 Reservoir Drive, Millbrook
Hear the pre-application plans to redevelop the Hitchcock Estate into an 18-hole golf course with polo, equestrian facilities, a spa, short- and long-term housing, and more. https://washingtonny.org/planning-board
A Street Party Celebrating the Restoration of the Orpheum Facade and Marquee
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 beginning at 6:15pm
Cost of admission: Free
Orpheum Theatre, Saugerties
Featuring music, free screenings of The Artist and children’s films with a ceremonial lighting the marquee at 8:45pm. https://www.upstatefilms.org/
Training: Present Your Ideas with Confidence
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 from 6:30 - 8pm
Cost of admission: $35
BEAHIVE Beacon, 6 Eliza Street, Beacon
Come learn how to power up your presentations with authentic confidence with 5-time SXSW speaker and speaking coach Jordan Hirsch. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/training-present-your-ideas-with-confidence-tickets-1583881114049
Trivia Night Fundraiser at Norma's Cafe for Blodgett Memorial Library
Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 6:30-8:30pm
Cost of admission: $23.18
Norma's Cafe, 2648 Main Street, Wappingers Falls
Trivia Night to benefit Blodgett Memorial Library. General knowledge questions. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trivia-night-fundraiser-tickets-1543033798629
Susan Orlean in conversation with Nick Flynn
Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:30pm
Cost of admission: $35, includes a hardcopy
Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff
Beloved New Yorker writer and "national treasure" (Washington Post), Susan Orlean, joins us to talk with author Nick Flynn about Joyride - her masterful new memoir about finding her creative calling and purpose. https://www.oblongbooks.com/event/susan-orlean-joyride
History in Our Backyard: The Homes and Farms of Fahnestock Park
Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 7-8pm
Cost of admission: $10
Putnam History Museum, 63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring
Gather at the Putnam History Museum on 10/9 to hear a talk on the historic homes and farms in Fahnestock State Park, including how the Fahnestock family left a lasting impact on Putnam County. Before Fahnestock was a state park, it was home to miners and charcoal burners, dairy farms, and long-gone manors. It was only through the intervention of the Fahnestock family in the 1900s that brought these various plots of land together and turned it into a park. Join us in-person at the Putnam History Museum for a talk by local expert Paula Andros on the origins of Fahnestock, including Clarence Fahnestock, Helen Hubbard and the Perkins family. https://www.putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/history-in-our-backyard-the-homes-and-farms-of-fahnestock-park/
O+ Festival
October 10-12, 2025
https://opositivefestival.org/
Peace, Love and Pumpkins
October 10 - 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
Third Eye Blind
Friday, October 10, 2025 at 7:30pm
217 Depot Hill Road, Amenia
https://highlandshorseshow.com/liveathighlands
Stormville Airport Flea Markets
Continues October 11-12 and November 1, 2025
Stormville Airport, Route 216, Stormville
https://www.stormvilleairportfleamarkets.com
Hudson Open Studios
October 11-12, 2025
City of Hudson
Over the weekend, artists open their studios for a behind-the-scenes look at their creative process. Meet painters, sculptors, photographers, and printmakers, purchase art, and learn more about our vibrant community. Galleries and other venues will also provide exhibition space. The event is free to attend and there will be self-guided map of all locations.
4H Fall Fest
Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 10am to 2pm
Ulster County Fairgrounds
Learn about what 4H can offer from CCE Ulster’s 4H staff, members and volunteers. Youth ages 5-18 are welcome to enroll. https://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/events
Market Day Craft Fair in Fishkill
Saturday, October 11, 2025 (Rain date: October 12) from 11am to 4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Van Wyck Homestead Museum, 504 US Route 9 (accessed from Snook Road), Fishkill
Come for the masterful crafts and stay for lunch, made-to-order apple fritters, and a tour of the Van Wyck Homestead Museum, a Revolutionary War site. Market Day Craft Fair at the Van Wyck Homestead Museum is a modern-day take on old-time markets. In the colonial era, market days provided an opportunity for craftspeople, farmers, and friends to gather for fellowship and stock up on essential goods. The Fishkill Historical Society will use funds raised from the fair for the upkeep of the c.1732 Van Wyck Homestead Museum. https://www.facebook.com/share/15qf3o4fk4/
Vanderlyn at 250: A Walking Tour of the Artist’s Life and Legacy
October 11 and 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. Vanderlyn walking tours will be held on Saturdays: September 13, September 20, and October 11 and on Wednesday October 15. 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
Walkway Connections: FDR’s Train Commute
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 2pm
East Gate Plaza, Poughkeepsie
FDR often traveled between Washington and his home in Hyde Park. Find out about the trains he used and his connections to local places, presented by William Harris. https://walkway.org/event/walkway-connections-fdrs-train-commute/
Opening of Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio: Invernadero herido (para Huerta)
Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 3 to 5:30pm
Cost of admission: Free but RSVP required
Art Omi Sculpture and Architecture Park, Ghent
Commissioned by Art Omi, the work centers around the Wardian case, a nineteenth-century device of colonial extraction that was used to transport living plants from Central and South America to collectors in Europe and the United States. This project continues his exploration of migration, entanglements between human and nonhuman histories and lives, and connections between El Salvador and the United States. https://artomi.org/event/eddie-rodolfo-aparicio-invernadero-herido-para-huerta-opening/
Mountain Ave and Nelsonville Cemetery Tour
Saturday, October 11, 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. 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-10-11-25/
Opening Reception: Ghosts, Mother’s Milk, and Other Stories
Saturday, October 11, 2025 from 4-6pm
Hudson Hall
The exhibition brings together over 40 works from Botz’s interconnected photographic series spanning over two decades, offering a survey of her singular artistic practice. Through her photographs, Botz explores the uncanny in domestic and institutional spaces, examining the spaces we inhabit and the hidden stories they hold. A special film screening and artist talk follows on Friday, October 17, at 6pm, featuring Botz’s award winning short films Milk Factory (2021, 10min) and Bedside Manner (2016, 18min), followed by a Q&A moderated by cultural producer and educator Lesly Deschler Canossi. The screening is free, with reservations encouraged. hudsonhall.org/corinne-botz
The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $58 and up
Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie
The ceremony will celebrate authors and activists who are bravely fighting, in the face of censorship, for the right to have their incredible stories heard. The Eleanor Roosevelt Awards for Bravery in Literature recognize authors whose works advance human rights amid a surge in book bans. This year’s Eleanor Roosevelt Lifetime Achievement honoree is best-selling author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale), who will be accepting the award in person. Becky Calzada, a Texas Librarian and co-founding member of Texas #FReadom Fighters, will receive the Eleanor Roosevelt Literary Freedom Award. https://www.bardavon.org
Highlands Country Night with the Brothers Osborne and LeAnn Rimes
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 7:30pm
217 Depot Hill Road, Amenia
https://highlandshorseshow.com/liveathighlands
Exploring the All-American Ruins of Ulster County
Sunday, October 12, 2025 from 2-3:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
2682 State Route 209, Kingston
Join Ambie Award-winner Blake Pfeil and writer Isabel Wilder for an immersive, multimedia journey into Ulster County’s abandoned spaces. Using Pfeil’s All-American Ruins as a guide, participants will explore how local ruins reflect America’s past, present, and future – while doubling as playgrounds for creativity, imagination, and healing. The program includes an audio feature from Pfeil’s podcast abandoned, a screening of HUDSY’s All-American Ruins, and a dynamic lecture with Q&A. Ideal for history buffs, artists, and wanderlusters, attendees will leave inspired to reimagine ruins as vital cultural landmarks filled with story, meaning, and possibility. http://ulstercountyhs.org/event/exploring-the-all-american-ruins-of-ulster-county/
Masquerade & Mystics Night
Sunday, October 12, 2025 from 5-8pm
Cost of admission: Free
52 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock
Sit for a Mini tarot reading to uncover hidden truths & guidance, or explore the cosmos with a 10-minute astrology reading to help you decode your unique stardust with Renee @soul.and.brand & Matthew @witchandfamous. Grab your best mask 🎭 and gather with friends & community to honor the spirit of Halloween with conversation, laughter, & a touch of the mystical.
No cover, suggested donation $10 for readings. https://www.instagram.com/queerlyqueerly/p/DPND9CUDSFR/
Highlands Horse Show
Continues through October 12, 2025
217 Depot Hill Road, Amenia
Includes the Silo Ridge Masters, The Highlands Cup, the Bridlemont Concours – showcasing 30+ vintage and exotic automobiles and race cars, plus live music from Third Eye Blind and LeAnn Rimes. https://highlandshorseshow.com
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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.
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
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
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
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/
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.
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/
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/
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
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
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
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
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/
Pet First Aid Training
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 7pm
John Jay High School, Hopewell Junction
Registration required, visit gov/PetFirstAid.
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
Mountain Ave and Nelsonville Cemetery Tour
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/
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
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
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.
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/
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/
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/
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