Calendar for October 14-20, 2019
In October 1777, months after Kingston was christened New York's first capital, British troops invaded the city and burned it to the ground. Every year, the community commemorates The Burning of Kingston with a weekend-long celebration of the resilience and determination that ultimately rebuilt the city, featuring living history re-enactments and a variety of family friendly activities, food, art, and more.
MONDAY
Note: the Office for the Aging and OFA Senior Friendship Centers will be closed for the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, October 14, 2019. Clients of the Home Delivered Meals program will receive shelf-stable meals in advance of the holiday weekend.
TUESDAY
Programs cancelled, closings at Red Hook Library due to Netflix filming
Due to the filming of a Netflix movie, the following programs have been cancelled: Tuesday, October 15: Main and 3rd Floors will be closed to the public + No Libratory 2, Spinning Yarns Knitters program • Wednesday, October 16: LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED •Thursday, October 17: Main and 3rd Floors Closed to public + No Petit Picasso, Libratory, Sewing Afterschool programming • Friday October 18: No All Abilities Adults program • The Board of Trustees Meeting has been postponed until Thursday, October 24, 2019 • 845-758-3241 • LINK
WEDNESDAY
Native Plant Alternatives to Turf
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 • 6:30pm • Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff • Explore how to turn a lawn into a thriving ecological system filled with native plant alternatives led by Kim Eierman an Environmental Horticulturist at the New York Botanical Garden • Free • 845-876-2903.
WEATHER ALERT: The season’s first Nor’easter will soak the region Wednesday afternoon after 2pm through Thursday morning with 1.5-2 inches expected locally
THURSDAY
Apple Picking Volunteer Night
Thursdays, through October 31, 2019 • 3-7pm • Greig Farm, Red Hook • Come by the apple orchard to help pick "ugly" apples to donate to a local food bank. After you've picked a bushel of apples, visit the market to use the antique cider press to make a free, fresh batch of apple cider. Cider pressing starts at 5pm • More info: LINK
Mental Health Public Forum + Narcan Training
Thursday, October 17. 2019 • 5pm • Wassaic Fire House, 23 Firehouse Road, Wassaic • Discussion on the various programs and services available for those who have mental health and/or substance use issues, as well as allow residents to share feedback about what other resources are needed for themselves and their loved ones • Individuals can also submit comments online at LINK; fax comments to 845-486-2759, or mail to: DBCH Forum Comments, 230 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.
The History of Hudson’s Merchants and Whalers
Thursday, October 17, 2019 • 6pm • Hudson Hall • Talk by Carl Whitbeck, Jr. covering the history of commerce in Hudson from from its inception in 1785 to the present day • Free but reservations encouraged • More info: LINK
Women in Suspense
Thursday, October 17, 2019 • 6pm • Oblong Books and Music, Rhinebeck • Suspense writers Hank Phillippi Ryan & Kate Kessler talk the art of writing thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat with fellow suspense queen, and bestselling author, Carol Goodman • Free, RSVP: LINK
“Once” National Tour
Thursday, October 17, 2019 • 7:30pm • UPAC, Kingston • Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards including Best Musical and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs • $45 and up • LINK
FRIDAY
Opening of the Ashokan Rail Trail
Friday, October 18, 2019 • noon • Woodstock Dike Trailhead in West Hurley and approximately 9 miles of the ART (from Basin Road to Mile Post K-19). The Ashokan Station Trailhead in Shokan and the Boiceville Bridge Trailhead in Boiceville – along with the remaining 2.5 miles of trail – is anticipated to open in December 2019 • More info: LINK
St. James’ Historic Graveyard Tours
Fridays and Saturdays through October 19, 2019 • Various times (they sell out quick!) • St. James’ Episcopal Church located at 4526 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park • A tour guide will lead guests by lantern-light through the historic 200-yr. old graveyard, where you will meet some of the more interesting “residents” who from time to time make an appearance • Suitable for ages 5 and up • $10-$20 • More info: LINK
Haunted Huguenot Street Tours
Fridays, 5pm • Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot Street, New Paltz • Based on real people and historical events, this interactive theater experience will last approximately one hour. Tours will depart from the DuBois Fort Visitor Center every hour on the hour beginning at 5 PM, with the last tour departing at 9 PM. Content may not be suitable for younger audiences. (Subject matter includes disease, murder, filicide, and suicide.) • $25 • TICKETS
The Burning of Kingston
October 18-20, 2019 • In October 1777, mere months after Kingston was christened New York's first capital, British troops invaded the city and burned it to the ground. Every year, the community commemorates The Burning of Kingston, a weekend-long celebration of the resilience and determination that ultimately rebuilt the city, featuring living history re-enactments and a variety of family friendly activities, food, art, and more • Full schedule: LINK
Legends by Candlelight
Fridays and Saturdays in October • 6-9pm • Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown • Guests will find themselves traveling back in time, as the house is filled with ghosts from throughout the mansion's 250-year history. Tours followed by roasted marshmallows. Each year features dozens of hand-carved, flickering jack-o-lanterns • $5-$12 • LINK
Cumbia de mi Corazón
Friday, October 18, 2019, 7:30 pm, The Beverly, 224 Foxhall Avenue, Kingston • Saturday, October 19, 7:30 pm, Chapel of the Holy Innocents, Bard College, 387 Annandale Rd, Annandale-on-Hudson • Sunday October 20, 3:30 pm, The Trolley Barn, 489 Main Street, Poughkeepsie • Theatre play in Spanish (with English subtitles projected on a screen on the side), written by Toby Campion and directed by Germán Jaramillo • $20, to benefit La Voz • LINK
Jay Leno
Friday, October 18, 2019 • 8pm • UPAC, Kingston • $75-$125 • Tickets: LINK
Häxan Screening with Live Score
Friday, October 18, 2019 • 8:30pm • Storyscreen Beacon • Director Benjamin Christensen’s Häxan (retitled in English as Witchcraft Through the Ages or The Witches) is a 1922 Scandinavian silent film considered to be one of the very first horror movies • Live score provided by local jazz keyboardist Jamie Saft • $10 • LINK
SATURDAY
New York State Sheep and Wool Festival
Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 9am - 5pm • Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck • Sheep shearing, animal shows, farmers' market, wine tasting, authors, workshops, cooking demos, livestock show and sale. Family fun with rides, petting zoo, pumpkin carving, face painting & games and much more • $12 daily, $17 weekend pass • LINK
Learn about Ulster County’s “Peg Leg Bates”
Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 10am - 2pm • Matthewis Persen House Museum, 74 John Street, Kingston • Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates was the first black resort owner in Ulster County in the Catskill Mountains, the famous Borscht Belt of Jewish resorts, hotels, and bungalow colonies. A world renowned dancer and entertainer, he and his wife Alice owned and operated the Peg Leg Bates Country Club in Kerhonkson. Join Geoff Miller for a talk on this unique, historical figure who played an important role in the history of Ulster County • LINK
Pet Photo Halloween Extravaganza
Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 10am - 4pm • 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie • During the day families can come to have their photo taken with their pets at On Location Studios. ($20 - receive (1) 5x7 - proceeds go to Arts Mid-Hudson) During this time they are entered to into our pet costume contest (prizes worth over $200) • Reserve a spot: LINK
18th Century Autumn Festival
Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 11am - 3pm • Senate House State Historic Site, 296 Fair Street, Kingston • Demonstrations of meat smoking, hearthside cooking. Hands-on activities of pressing apples into cider, dipping candles, 18th-century toys and games • Free • More info: LINK
ArtEast Open Studio Tours
October 19-20 and 26-27, 2019 • 11am - 5pm • Over 40 artists from Dover, Holmes, Hopewell Junction, Millbrook, Patterson, Pawling, Poughquag, Wingdale • More info: LINK
Food Truck Picnic Days at Olana
Weekends through October • 11am - 4pm • Visitor Center at Olana State Historic Site, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson • Just bring chairs or a blanket to enjoy eating al fresco • More info: LINK
House of Horror Indie Film event
October 19-20 • Arts on the Lake, 640 Route 52, Carmel • Horror film submissions from around the world, vendors, prizes and more • More info: LINK
Scary Storytelling at Olana
Sunday, October 19, 2019 • 3pm and 4:30pm • Olana State Historic Site, Hudson • Join author Pamela Schmebri for a ghost story walk along Olana’s carriage roads inspired by historic gothic and Victorian era literature, folklore, and Halloween traditions • $15, $10 child or members • LINK
Hudson Valley Votes: An Evening of Music, Performance and Activism
Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 7pm • Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Rd., Woodstock • Natalie Merchant; Representative Antonio Delgado (D-NY19); newly elected County Executive Patrick Ryan; Sheriff Juan Figueroa; candidates from across the Hudson Valley; Simi Stone; Jay Ungar and Molly Mason; Rebecca Martin; Andy Stack; Carmel Holt; Woodstock's Town Councilman (and former Deputy Supervisor) Reggie Earls; The Restless Age; The Rock Academy and more • $15-$46 • More info: LINK
SUNDAY
Gathering of Old Cars
Sunday, October 20, 2019 • 11am - 4pm • Staatsburgh State Historic Site, Staatsburg • See classic cars in a Great Gatsby setting during peak leaf peeping season. Food from local vendors will be available to purchase • Free admission • LINK
Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival
Sunday, October 20, 2019 • noon - 5pm • Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park, 1 Flynn Drive, Beacon • pumpkins all sizes & shapes! Fresh homemade pumpkin pie, cider, and other delights. Two solar powered music stages. Many free children's activities, environmental displays. Free Sails on the Woody Guthrie. (Arrive at noon to sign up for sails) • Free admission • More info: LINK
Final Formal Garden Tour of the Season
Sunday, October 20, 2019 • 1-3pm • Vanderbilt Gardens, Hyde Park • Interpreter guides from the F.W Vanderbilt Garden Association will be offering free tours of the Vanderbilt Gardens; learn about the history and the ongoing process of rehabilitating and maintaining the gardens • Free • LINK
Public Sail on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Sunday, October 20, 2019 • 3-5pm • Beacon Long Dock Park, Red Flynn Drive, Beacon • Join in “all hands to the halyards” to help hoist the sails to the rhythm of a traditional sea shanty, steer the boat with the 11-foot tiller, meet the crew of a working tall-ship and visit their living quarters below deck • $15-$50 • More info: LINK
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ONGOING
Arlington Farmers’ Market
Thursdays, 3-7pm • Vassar College, Alumnae Flats Lawn, Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie • Through October 31, 2019 • More info: FB Link
“Take A Selfie of Me”
On view through October 26, 2019 • Wassaic Project, 37 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic • Opening of a six-person contemporary art exhibition installed in public spaces across the hamlets of Wassaic and Amenia • More info: LINK
Hit the Pumpkin Patch
Through October 27, 2019 • 10am - 4pm • 270 Church Avenue, Germantown • A fun fall festival with a corn maze, fall market, UPick pumpkins, apple dunk, pumpkin painting and much more. Fun for the whole family • More info: LINK
Wilderstein’s 5th Outdoor Sculpture Biennial Exhibition
On view through October 31 , 2019 • Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Road, Rhinebeck • 25 works by Hudson Valley and regional artists installed throughout Wilderstein’s landscape • 845-876-4818.
The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze
Through November 10 • Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 S Riverside, Croton-on-Hudson • Meander through an 18th-century landscape and discover a breathtaking display of more than 7,000 illuminated jack o’lanterns—all designed and hand-carved on site by our team of artisans15-17; 22-23; 29-30 • $23 and up • More info: LINK
Beacon Flea Market
Every Sunday through November 10, 2019 • 6 Henry and South Chestnut Street, Beacon. More info: LINK
Madness in Vegetables: Hudson Valley Artists 2019
On view through November 10, 2019 • Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz • More info: LINK
‘Tonalism: Pathway from the Hudson River School to Modern Art’
On view through December 8, 2019 • Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz • More info: LINK
COMING UP
“Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win World War II”
Monday, October 21, 2019 • 11am • Wallace Center, FDR Library, Hyde Park • Author talk and book signing with chief political anchor for Fox News, Bret Baier • Free with registration required: LINK
Best of The Eagles
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 • 7pm • Ike Hall, 655 Pitcher Road, West Point • Enjoy a night of classic rock hits as Best of the Eagles - The Eagles Tribute Band re-create the songs and the magical aura of one of America's greatest rock bands • $45 • LINK
“Hollow Kingdom” Author Talk
Thursday, October 24, 2019 • 6pm • Oblong Books and Music, Rhinebeck • In Kira Jane Buxton's Hollow Kingdom, one pet crow fights to save humanity from an apocalypse in a uniquely hilarious debut from a genre-bending literary author. Kira will talk about the book with Literary Agent and author Bill Clegg (Did You Ever Have a Family, Ninety Days, Portrait of An Addict as a Young Man). A little birdie told us that there will be an ACTUAL talking crow there! • Free: RSVP
Moon, Serpent and Bone Oddities & Curiosities Night Market
Friday, October 25, 2019 • 6pm to midnight • HYATT House, 100 Westage Business Center Drive, Fishkill, • Featuring unique crafters, makers, artists, taxidermists, magick makers, psychics, and the unusual selling their wares and talents • • $3 admission, no children under the ages of 18 years recommended. Some items may not be suitable for a younger audience + no pets • LINK
History of “Ellerslie”
Friday, October 25, 2019 • 7pm • Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff • The Rhinebeck Historical Society presents a talk by Michael Frazier on the property south of Rhinecliff, one of Rhinebeck earliest land transactions in 1686. The 1,000-acre site with some of the best views of the Hudson River, has served to the home of a state senator, a vice president, prep school cadets at a Catholic military academy, and delinquent teenagers • 845-876-2903.
10th Annual UlsterCorps Zombie Escape
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • Registration begins at 10am • Williams Lake, Williams Lake Road, Rosendale • 5K race and zombie escape, 1K kids fun run and more • Register and more info: LINK
Craft Workshop: Make a Balsam Pillow
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • 10:30am • Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Drive, Rd #1, Staatsburg • Get a jump on holiday gifts and make some balsam pillows. This fragrant reminder of the outdoors lasts all year and evokes memories of summer days. Materials and refreshments provided. (Bonus: Tours of the mansion are also available on the hour; site admission applies. You can also stroll the grounds along the Hudson River or hike the woodland trails between Staatsburgh, Mills and Norrie State Parks) • $8 • Reservations required: 845-889-8851.
Halloween Weekend Celebration at Opus 40
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • 1-6pm • Opus 40, 50 Fite Road, Saugerties • A Kid-Friendly (Weekend Before) Halloween Celebration on the Hallowed Grounds of Opus 40 with scary stories, pumpkin carving, spooky puppet shows, a Tiny Carnival from Lucky Chocolates, apples and cider, and more • Free with regular admission • More info: FB LINK
Haunted Mill and Monster’s Ball*
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • 3-11pm • 37 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic • 13 artists transform the seven flights of Maxon Mills into a PG-13 haunted house • Hayrides, family friendly Haunted Mill from 3-9pm + Monster’s Ball* at the Lantern from 9-11pm • *Costumes mandatory! • More info: LINK
Clarion Concerts Presents: Hai-Ting Chinn Science Fair: An Opera with Experiments
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • 7-9pm • 327 Warren Street, Hudson • Mezzo-soprano Hai-Ting Chinn performs a libretto created from the words of scientists, and original music to illuminate our current understanding of the natural world • $25 • More info: LINK
Mayfield Brooks
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • 8pm • Mount Tremper Arts, 647 South Plank Road, Mount Tremper • Based on dance and written love notes to the gay rights activist Marsha P. Johnson • $15 • MountTremperArts.org or 845-688-9893
Halloween at the Woods
Sunday, October 27, 2019 • 11am - 2pm • The Museum at Bethel Woods • Free admission + games; creating themed arts & crafts; and dancing during the Monster Mash Dance Party! Family costume contest for the chance to win wicked prizes! Plus, ghoulish treats and eats • Free • More info: LINK
“Love It or Swap It” Sinterklaas Fundraiser
Sunday, October 27, 2019 • noon - 4pm • Fellowship Hall of the Rhinebeck Methodist Church, 83 East Market Street, Rhinebeck • Bring clothes in good condition to swap with others! Plus tarot card readings, free mini-makeovers and more. Drop off clothes on Saturday, October 26 between 11am and 2pm • $25 entry donation benefits Sinterklaas • More info, email: sinterswapstore@gmail.com
“How To Cook Everything” 20th Anniversary Book Signing
Sunday, October 27, 2019 • 2pm • Oblong Books, Rhinebeck • By increasing the focus on usability, modernizing the recipes to become new favorites, and adding gorgeous photography, Mark Bittman has updated this classic cookbook • LINK
Hudson Halloween
Sunday, October 27, 2019 • 4pm • Warren Street, Hudson • Trick or treating, Halloween parade and costume contest at Hudson Hall • Free • More info: LINK
The Essence and Art of Nutrition
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 • 6:30pm • Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff • Help learn how to choose foods that work for your optimal health (especially helpful during flu season!) • Free • 845-876-2903.
Dutchess Handmade Opening Reception
Friday, November 1, 2019 • 5-7pm • Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie • Local gifts from over 75 area artists and artisans • On view through December 21 • More info: LINK
Self-Guided Tours of the Old Catskill Game Farm
Saturday, November 2, 2019 • 10am • 400 Game Farm Road, Catskill • Walk around the former Catskill Game Farm, which closed in 2006 – it was the first privately owned zoo in the United Stated, operational from 1933-2006 and housed over 2,000 animals • Registration required: LINK
Brooklyn Raga Massive & Go: Organic Orchestra
Saturday, November 2, 2019 • 7-9pm • 327 Warren Street, Hudson • Two large ensembles explore raga, India’s classical music and contemporary creative music • $35 • More info: LINK
John Malkovich in “Just Call Me God”
Saturday, November 2, 2019 • 8pm • UPAC, Kingston • John Malkovich collaborates with author Michael Sturminger and musician Martin Haselböck to chart the last hour of a dictator’s life, in the company of a TV interviewer and organist as he gives his sardonic final speech, engages in game-playing (and foreplay) with the journalist then enacts a sudden role reversal • $65-$110 • Tickets: LINK
White House Photographer Pete Souza
Sunday, November 3, 2019 • 7pm • Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie • Pete Souza - Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama and the Director of the White House Photo Office - will give a dramatic visual presentation of exclusive photographs contained in his #1 New York Times bestseller SHADE: A Tale of Two Presidents which tells the tale of the Obama and Trump years through visual juxtapositions that begin on Inauguration Day and move through the release of the Mueller report. • $38 includes a paperback copy of the book, $60 VIP meet-and-greet • Tickets on sale to the general public on Friday, August 2nd • More info: oblongooks.com.
Will Shortz’s Wonderful World of Words
November 8-10, 2019 • Mohonk Mountain House, 100 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz • Hosted by Will Shortz, The New York Times crossword editor and NPR Puzzlemaster, and also features composer and NPR quizzicist Greg Pliska and his Mohonk Puzzle Treasure Hunt • Limited availability • For reservations, call: 844-330-3834 • More info: LINK
Catskill Jazz Factory: The Steven Feifke Big Band - Standards Old, New & Blue
Saturday, November 16, 2019 • 7-9pm • 327 Warren Street, Hudson • The Steven Feifke Big Band delivers a night of selections from Feifke’s library of original and arranged works for 17-piece big band • $25 • More info: LINK
The Orchestra Now
Sunday, November 24, 2019 •3-5pm • Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson • TŌN’s resident conductor, Zachary Schwartzman, leads the orchestra in selections from Mendelssohn’s score for a Shakespeare classic, Ravel’s tribute to composer François Couperin, and one of Mozart’s final symphonies, his 39th • FREE • More info: LINK
Hot Tuna
Thursday, December 5, 2019 • 7:30pm • Bardavon, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie • Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane celebrate their 50th anniversary • $49-$64 • TICKETS
“The Sandlot (1993)”
Friday, December 6, 2019 • 7:30pm • Bardavon, Poughkeepsie • Part of the UPAC/Bardavon classic film series • $6 all seats, free for members • TICKETS
Catskill Jazz Factory: Dan Tepfer: Natural Machines
December 14, 2019 • 7-9pm • 327 Warren Street, Hudson • A Yamaha Disklavier responds in real time to the music Tepfer improvises at the piano, while another program turns the music into stunning animated visual art • $25 • More info: LINK
“Groundhog Day (1993)”
Friday, January 31, 2020 • 7:30pm • UPAC, Kingston • Part of the UPAC/Bardavon classic film series • $6 all seats, free for members • TICKETS
“King Kong (1933)”
Friday, March 20, 2020 • 7:30pm • UPAC, Kingston • Part of the UPAC/Bardavon classic film series • $6 all seats, free for members • TICKETS
“Clue (1985)”
Friday, April 3, 2020 • 7:30pm • Bardavon, Poughkeepsie • Part of the UPAC/Bardavon classic film series • $6 all seats, free for members • TICKETS
Miss Queen City of the Hudson Pageant
April 25, 2020 • 11am - 3:30pm • Courtyard Marriot, Goshen/Middletown, 24 Crystal Run Crossing, Middletown • More info: LINK
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