This week’s calendar (7/21- 7/27/25)
Upstate Art Weekend
Continues through July 21, 2025
Various events and art offerings throughout the Hudson Valley.
https://www.upstateartweekend.org
Odette Steinert + Janis Stemmermann Opening Reception
On view through July 21, 2025
Tanja Grunert, Princess Beatrix House, 21 Prospect Avenue, Hudson
tanjagrunert.com
Senator Michelle Hinchey's Senior Resource Fair
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 10am to 1pm
Cost of admission: Free
3211 Church St., Valatie
State Senator Michelle Hinchey is partnering with the Columbia County Office for the Aging and Neighbors of Northern Columbia County to host a Senior Resource Fair in Valatie on Wednesday, July 23, from 10 AM to 1 PM. This free community event will connect Columbia County seniors with services and support, including: Health and wellness, housing resources,
benefits help, free refreshments. No registration required. For questions, contact Senator Hinchey's office at 845-331-3810. https://www.facebook.com/events/1270776684704119/
Movies in the Parks: The Little Rascals
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 8pm
South Avenue Park, Beacon
Continues August 6 at Green Street Park with Barbie; August 13 at Settlement Camp Park with The Lorax. All movies will begin around dark, 8:30-9pm. https://www.facebook.com/BeaconRec
Harmonies on the Hudson
Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 6pm
Clermont State Historic Site
Featuring the Yankee Brass Band presents the music of the “Golden Age of Bands” played in much the same manner as in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Bring your own seating. Picnics are encouraged! Check out the full concert series lineup.
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
Friday, July 25, 2025
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
https://bethelwoodscenter.org
Repair Cafes
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Esopus, New Paltz, Irvington, Yorktown
Staatsburg Village Walking Tour
Saturday, July 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
Putnam County Fair
Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 10am to 7pm
201 Gipsy Trail Road, Carmel
Entertainment, exhibits, food trucks, animals, pony rides and more. https://cceputnamcounty.org
Let’s Build Together: A Community Barn Raising with Erin Besler and Build Hudson
Saturday, July 26, 2025; Construction sessions: 10am to noon and 2 to 4pm, , Gernal attendance: 10am to 4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Art Omi Sculpture and Architecture Park, Green Architecture Meadow, Ghent
This collaborative event—presented in partnership with Build Hudson—invites the public to take part in the hands-on construction of a new barn structure, designed by Erin Besler. Held in the architecture meadows at Art Omi, the barn raising is both a communal building effort and a celebration of collective making. The day will be divided into two construction sessions with participation slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. While RSVPs are required to participate in the physical construction, all are invited to gather together at the site any time between 10am and 4pm to have a snack, witness the process, engage with the project, and be part of this shared moment of construction. Active participation in construction is recommended for individuals ages 8 and up; children must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times. Free and open to the public. RSVP
Bikes on the Farm
Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 10am to noon
Stony Kill Farm, 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls
Bring your bike to the farm or join a group ride from the Beacon Dummy Light at 9:15am. Bike parade, u-pick flowers and veggies, bike decorating, farm animals and more. https://commongroundfarm.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/
Cold Spring Film Society presents Carrie
Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 8:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Dockside Park, Cold Spring
https://www.coldspringfilm.org
Walkway At Night
Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 8:30 to 10pm
Cost of admission: $5, free for members and children under 12
Walkway Over the Hudson, entrances in Poughkeepsie and Highland
Tickets
Guided Hike: History Hidden in the Woods
Sunday, July 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
Barenaked Ladies with Sugar Ray and Fastball
July 27, 2025
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
https://bethelwoodscenter.org
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
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ONGOING EVENTS
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/
Hudson Terminus
On view through August 17, 2025
Hudson Hall, Hudson
A newly commissioned interdisciplinary work by choreographer, visual artist, and recent Foundation for Contemporary Art awardee Jon Kinzel. https://hudsonhall.org/event/hudson-terminus/
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
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.
40th New York Stage and Film Summer Season
Continues through August 3, 2025
Marist University, Poughkeepsie
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
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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Rally to Save the Newburgh Ferry
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 6:30pm
Beacon Ferry Dock, Beacon
After damage to its dock earlier this year, citing high costs and low ridership, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is considering terminating the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry instead of repairing and re-opening the dock. (A bus shuttle service has replaced the ferry). The MTA board will meet on Wednesday at 9am. There will be 60 minutes of public comment scheduled: https://www.mta.info/transparency/board-and-committee-meetings/july-2025
Damian “Jr Gong” Marley and Stephen Marley
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Hutton Brickyards, Kingston
https://radiowoodstock.com
Friday Festivities: Herbs and Cures
Friday, August 1, 2025 from 2-4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Senate House Historic Site, 296 Fair Street, Kingston
Step back in time with this hands-on activity exploring the fascinating world of 18th century herbs and home remedies! Stop by the Senate House grounds to learn how early Americans used common garden herbs for healing and everyday health, long before modern medicine. Visitors will smell touch and learn about herbs like lavender, mint, rosemary and chamomile – plants that were often used in colonial kitchens and apothecaries. This family friendly drop-in activity is free and weather dependent. http://www.facebook.com/share/1CLD1sh87j/
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
Breeding Birds of The FDR Estate
Saturday, August 2, 2025 from 8-9am
Cost of admission: Free
Beatrix Farrand Garden, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park
The walk will highlight the breeding birds that spend summer on the FDR estate. Participants will learn to identify local species by sight and sound, with insights into their behavior, habitats, and roles in the ecosystem. The walk will also offer tips on observing and supporting bird life at home. Binoculars are encouraged. Alan Peterson, Education Chair of the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club of Dutchess County, is a lifelong birder and retired veterinarian with a Master’s in zoology. He brings decades of expertise in animal health and field observation to his bird walks, inspiring naturalists of all ages throughout the Hudson Valley. https://bfgahydepark.org/
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
ART BINGO at Garrison Art Center
Thursday, August 7, 2025 from 6 - 7pm
Cost of admission: $15
Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison's Landing, Garrison
Come hang out for a fun, casual night of Art Bingo at Garrison Art Center— where creativity meets a little bit of luck! Play for a chance to win cool art supplies like paints, pens, canvas, and more. Enjoy snacks and drinks (alcoholic & nonalcoholic) while you play. https://bit.ly/ArtBingoatGAC
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
Friday Festivities: Wampum Craft
Friday, August 8, 2025 from 2-4pm
Cost of admission: Free
296 Fair Street, Kingston
Stop by the Senate House grounds to craft your own paper made Native American inspired Wampum! Wampum shells held great spiritual power for many Native Peoples, and presenting these belts made of ornate beads often symbolized a relationship of exchange during treaties and historical events. Site staff will host a craft table on our grounds where visitors to try their hand at making their own history inspired paper wampum belts. This family friendly drop-in activity is free, weather dependent and runs while supplies last. http://www.facebook.com/share/1AipcgSTph/
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
Wild Garden Bioblitz – Citizen Science Event!
Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 10:30am to noon
Cost of admission: Free
Beatrix Farrand Garden, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park
Have you ever wanted to be a citizen scientist? We need your observational skills to help us document all of the biodiversity in our newly installed Wild Garden at the Beatrix Farrand Garden. We will start the event with collection instructions and an orientation at 10:30am. For this event you will need a smart phone with audio recording or photo capturing capabilities. If you wish to upload data on site you will need the iNaturalist app uploaded to your phone before you arrive. Recent garden additions include over 150 species of native plants which are already attracting many new birds, insects, reptiles, and other life to the garden. The public’s help is welcome to assist in documenting what we can find in a single morning in August, and in 2026, we’ll do it again and see the difference our garden is making to biodiversity in our area! https://bfgahydepark.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/
Food Truck Fiesta
Tuesday, 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
Friday Festivities: Candle Dipping
Friday, August 22, 2025 from 2-4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Senate House Historic Site, 296 Fair Street, Kingston
Stop by the Senate House grounds to learn how to make your own drip candle! Candles were the primary lighting source during the 18th Century. Learning how to make and maintain candles became a very valued skill. Site staff will host a craft table on our grounds where visitors to try their hand at making their own drip candle. This family friendly drop-in activity is free and weather dependent. http://www.facebook.com/share/14G6789BYe4/
Cinema in Piazza 2025
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
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
Stormville Airport Flea Markets
Continues August 30-31, October 11-12 and November 1, 2025
Stormville Airport, Route 216, Stormville
https://www.stormvilleairportfleamarkets.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
Fall Film Fundraiser Screening of "Paint Me a Road Out of Here," presented by Garrison Art Center
Saturday, September 20, 2025; screening at 4pm, reception to follow from 6-7pm
Cost of admission: $50
Screening at Philipstown Depot Theatre; Reception to follow at Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison's Landing, Garrison
Join the Garrison Art Center for an afternoon of film, art, and conversation. Paint Me a Road Out of Here is a powerful documentary featuring Faith Ringgold and Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, tracing the journey of Ringgold’s For the Women’s House. A Q&A with Emmy winners Alex Garcia and Arielle Amsalem follows. Then, enjoy a reception and two new exhibitions at Garrison Art Center. All proceeds benefit GAC’s programs and mission. Website: https://www.garrisonartcenter.org/fall-fundraiser-screening
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
Global Rhythms in the Garden: Arkinetics Live at Beatrix Farrand Garden
Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 5pm
Cost of admission: Free
Beatrix Farrand Garden, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park
The Beatrix Farrand Garden will come alive with the boundary-defying sounds of Arkinetics, a jazz and global fusion quintet led by acclaimed drummer and composer Dan Kurfirst. This free outdoor concert invites audiences to experience an immersive evening of rhythm, sound, and improvisation in one of the Hudson Valley’s most unique and historic performance spaces. Bring a blanket or chair, relax under the late summer sky, and let the music transport you across cultures and continents. RSVP: bfgahydepark.org
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/
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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