Calendar for October 28-November 3, 2019
MONDAY
Halloween Ghost Train Night
Monday, October 28, 2019 • 6-8pm • Hyde Park Train Station Museum, 34 River Road, Hyde Park • Family oriented event with history, urban legends, storytelling, crafts, refreshments and Paranormal activities. Free but donations appreciated • LINK
“On the Exhale”
Monday, October 28, 2019 • 7pm • Cocoon Theatre, 9 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie • Also: November 2 at Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff and November 10 at the Howland Cultural Center, Main Street, Beacon • When a senseless act of violence changes her life forever, a liberal college professor finds her self drawn to the very weapon used in the crime; Presented by the Rhinebeck Theatre Society • $15 suggested donation, or pay what you will • LINK
TUESDAY
Blood Drive
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 • 11:30am - 7pm • 75 South Manheim Road, Multi Purpose Room, New Paltz • It only takes one hour to donate, and a single donation can be used to save multiple lives • More info: LINK + There is a blood shortage in the state, find a location to donate near you: https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/zip
“Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power”
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 • 4pm • Wallace Center, FDR Library, Hyde Park • Conversation and book signing with author Anna Merlan with host Alexander Heffner, PBS host of “The Open Mind” • Free but registration required: LINK
Stand-Up SuckFest: A Comedy Open Mic
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 • 8pm • The Beverly, 224 Foxhall Ave., Kingston • Every last Tuesday of the month • Five minute sets, sign-up begins at 7:30pm • $5 admission • More info: FB Link
WEDNESDAY
City of Newburgh Annual Bulk Item Pickup
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 • City of Newburgh • Collection is limited to items such as: Yard waste, Furniture (indoor and outdoor), White goods (washers and dryers), Tires; 3 Items Only • To participate in the pickup: Call the Sanitation Line at (845) 565-1082 or DPW at (845) 565-3297, and place items at curbside the night before Wednesday, October 30, 2019.
2020 Dutchess County Executive Budget Address
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 • 10am • Legislative Chambers, located on the 6th floor of the County Office Building, 22 Market Street in Poughkeepsie • Seating is limited, RSVP: countybudget@dutchessny.gov or 845-486-2000. View the address live on the county’s website: LINK + Molinaro will host Town Hall forum events covering the 2020 budget throughout the county during the month of November: Saturday, November 2, 11 a.m. at the Roosevelt Fire Station 3, 830 Violet Avenue, Hyde Park • Wednesday, November 13, 6 p.m. at Millerton Library Annex, 28 Century Boulevard, Millerton • Wednesday, November 20th, 6 p.m. at Beekman Town Hall, 4 Main Street, Poughquag.
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.
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THURSDAY – It’s Halloween!
Final 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
Last Arlington Farmers’ Market of the Season
Thursdays, 3-7pm • Vassar College, Alumnae Flats Lawn, Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie • Through October 31, 2019 • More info: FB Link
Final day to view 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.
Troop K’s Donation Drive for Grace Smith House
Through October 31, 2019, New York State Police in Troop K will be accepting new and unopened items to benefit the Grace Smith House which provides shelter for victims of domestic violence, advocacy, counseling, and education. Non-perishable, personal hygiene items and kids items can be dropped off at Troop K Headquarters, 2541 Route 44, Salt Point, NY, 12578. More info: LINK
Trick or Treat on Huguenot Street
Thursday, October 31, 2019 • 3:30-5:30pm • Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot Street, New Paltz • a portion of Huguenot Street will be closed to vehicular traffic while children trick-or-treat. Children and adults can expect to meet "residents" that span the National Historic Landmark District's centuries-long history, including colonial-era women, Revolutionary War soldiers, a Victorian-era socialite and her house maid, flappers from the Roaring Twenties, and other costumed interpreters • Free • More info: FB Link
FRIDAY – November is Homelessness Awareness Month*
Fall Turkey Hunting Season
Through November 1, 2019 • More info: LINK
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
*Hudson River Housing’s Wind Chill Dinner
Friday, November 1, 2019 • 5pm • Pougkeepsie Grand Hotel • Raising funds and awareness in support of Hudson River Housing's programs for the homeless • $100 and up • LINK
A Night at the Museum Sleepover
Friday, November 1, 2019 • 6pm • Museum at Bethel Woods • Spend the night at Bethel Woods with special guest, The Story Pirates • For ages 6-13 with an adult 21+ • $30 includes continental breakfast • More info: LINK
SATURDAY
Stormville Airport Antique Show & Flea Market
Saturday and Sunday, November 2-3, 2019 • 8am - 4pm • Stormville Airport, 428 Route 216, Stormville • Over 600 hundred vendors from more than eight states • FB 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
The Chocolate Festival
Saturday, November 2, 2019 • noon - 4pm • 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook • Full day of tastings, competitions and more including The historic Elmendorph Inn transformed into and 18th-century chocolate house: Watch historical drinking chocolate being made by County Historian William Tatum, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, play tavern games and learn about local chocolate history of the W. H. Baker Factory • Free • 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
CANCELLED: The performance of John Malkovich in “Just Call Me God” scheduled for this Saturday, November 2 at UPAC in Kingston has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict in the actor’s schedule. No reschedule date. Refunds at point of purchase: LINK
SUNDAY – Fall back! Daylight Saving Time Ends at 2am
Last chance to view: In Frederic Church’s Ombra: Architecture in Conversation with Nature
On view through November 3, 2019 • Olana State Historic Site, 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson • As Guest Curator, Barry Bergdoll (of Columbia University and the Museum of Modern Art) invited a group of today’s most exploratory architects to respond to the transitional outdoor rooms at Olana that are so essential to the original 19th century design of Olana’s Main House. These architects were asked to examine assumptions about the relationship of architecture and landscape at Olana, as well as to explore the Main House’s transition to the surrounding natural environment, particularly in our time of climactic and environmental change. The resulting exhibition combines hand-drawn sketches, painted renderings, three-dimensional models, and video and computer animations • More info: 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: LINK
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ALL WEEK: Early Voting in NY
Starting Saturday, October 26, 2019 through Sunday, November 3, 2019 • Various times and locations throughout the Hudson Valley + New York State • Find your polling location (which may differ from your regular polling location): LINK
IT’S BAT WEEK!
Yes, it’s Bat Week, an internationally-recognized weeklong focus to raise awareness about the important role bats play in our environment. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos recently urged outdoor adventurers to avoid cave and mine sites that may serve as seasonal homes for hibernating bats. More info on avoiding bats, especially if they happen to find habitat in your home, here: LINK
ONGOING
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 a team of artisans • $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
Meadowscaping at Home: How to Make a Native Meadow
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 • 6:30pm • Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff • Tired of that lifeless, boring lawn? Want to plant something that is beautiful, low maintenance, deer-resistant and ecologically-beneficial? Learn how to create a meadow or a meadow-like garden in your own landscape, using the best native plants. Kim Eierman explains the different techniques for meadowscaping in any landscape – from a pocket meadow to a large landscape • Free • 845-876-2903.
“Rancich”
November 8, 2019 at 8pm • November 9, 2019 at 5pm and 8pm • November 10, 2019 at 5pm* • Murray’s Sanctuary, 73 Broadway, Tivoli • Documentary performance based on conversations with NAVY Seal Commander Tom Rancich and family written by Jeremy Davidson and directed by Mary Stuart Masterson. Cast includes two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz, Sean Cullen, Emily Donahoe, Tim Guinee • Benefit performance for Red Hook VFW Post 7765 • $35-$75, *Pay what you wish on Sunday • Tickets: LINK
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
An Evening of Legends, Mysteries and Tales of Adventure with Josh Gates
Friday, November 15, 2019 • 8pm • UPAC, Kingston • Discovery Channel’s hit-series Expedition Unknown chronicles Gates as he sets out on a global quest to find the truth behind iconic legends and thrilling archaeological mysteries • $37, $97 meet-and-greet with a seat in the first 10 rows • 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
Hudson Valley Hullabaloo Holiday Market
November 23-24, 2019 • 10am - 5pm • 467 Broadway, Kingston • Makers, artists, designers, artisanal food, live music, holiday photo booth and more • $2 admission, free for kids under 12 • 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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