Week of April 22-28, 2024

Lunch and Learn: The Native History of the Catskills
Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 12:30pm
Clinton Community Library
For centuries, native people traveled through the Catskill Mountains on well-known paths and visited select locations for hunting elk, passenger pigeons and other game. By the 18th century, secluded valleys became a refuge for families retreating from Euro-American settlement. This presentation will explore the identity of these communities and tell their stories. clintoncommunitylibrary.org

Bardavon presents Game Changers
Bardavon + UPAC
Continues April 25 with “The Thin Blue Line” at the Bardavon, May 9 with “Close-Up” at UPAC, May 16 with “Chungking Express” at the Bardavon, May 30 with “Beau Travail” at UPAC, June 13 with “Pan’s Labyrinth” at UPAC and June 20 with “Moonlight” at the Bardavon. bardavon.org

“When Archaeology and Development Collide: How New York State Evaluates Potential Archaeological Sites in Areas of Proposed Development”
Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 7pm
Virtual event via Zoom
What happens if you find an arrowhead in your backyard? What happens if a developer finds one on their planned site? What happens if a Planning Board determines that a project is a Type II Action (no effect), and a graveyard is bulldozed? These and other questions will be discussed in the next Hurley Heritage Society lecture presented by Joe Diamond, Associate Professor of Anthropology at SUNY New Paltz and cultural resource management consultant for many local businesses and organizations throughout the Hudson Valley. Register

Saxophonist Alison Shearer
Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 7pm and 8pm
Uncle Cheef, 988 Route 22, Unit C, Brewster
https://www.unclecheef.com

Walkway At Night 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024 from 8 - 9:30pm
Friday, June 21, 2024 from 8:30 -10pm
Friday, July 19, 2024 from 8:30 - 10pm
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 from 8 - 9:30pm
Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 from 7 - 8:30pm
Friday, October 18, 2024 from 6 - 7:30pm
Reserve tickets

Roe Jan Creek Boat Club Annual Canoe Race and Open House
Saturday, April 27, 2024 beginning at 9am
Cost: $25 suggested donation
Registration at Elizaville Falls, at the intersection of Routes 19, 2 and East Kerley Corners Road
Canoes and kayaks are permitted. Rafts, paddleboards, etc. are not. Lifejackets are mandatory. No alcohol will be allowed. No spectators will be allowed at Bingham's Mills. The best place to watch the race is at Roe Jan Park on Dales Bridge Road in Germantown or at the Roe Jan Creek Boat Club. Please be respectful of private and public property. The club will have a nice campfire going and hot food available at the finish line so that racers can warm up afterward. All proceeds will be split evenly between the Roe Jan Watershed and river ecology opportunities for Germantown Central School students. roejancreekboatclub@gmail.com

Birding Walks at Staatsburgh
Continues April 27, 2024 at 9am
Cost: Free
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., 1 Rd., Staatsburg
Staatsburgh State Historic Site and the surrounding Mills-Norrie State Park possess a great variety of environments in close proximity, an ideal environment for birding. Experienced birders will enjoy a walk through several interesting environments, inexperienced birders will find encouragement and a helping hand, and newbies will be able to discuss equipment, apps and techniques. We will also be on the lookout for the many wildflowers that bloom in the park. Volunteer walk leader David Lund has been birding Mills-Norrie State Park daily for the last 35 years. Reservations required: bookeo.com/staatsburghshs

Independent Bookstore Day
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Support our local bookstores! indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day/map

2024 Tulip Walk
April 27 and May 4, 2024
Cost: $15, free for kids under 12
Meadowbrook Farm, Catskills
Over 15,000 flowering bulbs, plus music, children's activities, crafts and bulbs for sale. meadowbrookfarmcatskill.com

Hudson Valley Ideas Festival
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10am and 1pm
Rosendale Theatre
This year’s event includes Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former presidential candidate; Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics; Xochitl Gonzalez, writer and screenwriter; Neil Parikh, co-founder of Casper; Coleman Hughes, writer at CNN and the Free Press; Rikki Schlott, author and journalist; and Stephen Marche, novelist and writer at The Atlantic. This event will gather the local community, students and professors, thought leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs for discussions surrounding this year's theme - "Navigating the New Renaissance" The festival will be moderated by Carly Reilly, host of the Carly P Reilly Show. In addition to interviews and panels, the 2024 festival will provide opportunities for networking and book signings. rosendaletheatre.org/movies/andrew-yang-presents-the-hudson-valley-ideas-festival/

A Day of Puppetry
Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 10am to 2pm
Cost: Free
Cornell Creative Arts Center, 129 Cornell Street, Kingston
A day filled with fun and creativity, featuring puppet theaters like Arm of the Sea, Wood and Strings, Up in Arms, The Puppet People, Redwing Blackbird, Mid-Hudson Chinese Language Center Lion Dancers, Paper Heart Puppets, and more. Https://artsmidhudson.org

Alternatives to Lawns
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10:30am
Clinton Community Library
Presented by Wendy Tremper-Wollerton. Come learn the history of how Americans went from gardens and livestock areas at their homes to mega-lawns! The presentation will teach you about various plant selection choices to help eliminate lawn areas. Attendees will also receive information to take home of suggested books from MHLS catalog and information on plant selections. clintoncommunitylibrary.org

Tales of the Titanic
Continues April 27, 28, 2024 at 11am
Cost: $12, $10 seniors and students, free for children under 12
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mills Mansion Dr., 1 Rd., Staatsburg
Mark the 112th anniversary of the sinking by touring the home of Titanic ticket holders, Ogden and Ruth Mills. Hear tales of the Titanic's tragic voyage from a costumed guide, as they point out remarkable similarities between the Titanic's interiors and Staatsburgh's rooms. Reservations required: bookeo.com/staatsburghshs

Now We Have Seen: Women and Art in 1970s Italy
Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 11:30am to 5pm
Cost: Free
Magazzino Italian Art, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring
A day-long symposium with five leading scholars of feminism and art history. Reservations required: RSVP.

Springtime Crafts and More
Saturday, April 27, 2024 with time slots available from 1-3pm
Cost: $10, free for adults
Historic Huguenot Street, DuBois Visitor Center, 81 Huguenot Street, New Paltz
All about the Dutch tulip-mania! Children can make floral crafts and learn how they can help local pollinators. Parents/guardians must stay with the child during the event. Rain date: Sunday, April 28, 2024. huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/2024/4/27/springtime-crafts

Annual Spring Wassail Balkan Dance Party
April 27-28, 2024 at 2pm
Cost: $30-$35, free under 6
Stone Ridge Orchard, 3012 Route 213, Stone Ridge
Sing to the apple trees and partake in traditional folk-style dancing to live Balkan and Macedonian Romani music to celebrate the coming of spring and the promise of a bountiful harvest with Zlatne Uste, Seido Salifoski and friends. clover.com/online-ordering/Event-Tickets

Record Sale
Sunday, April 28, 2024 from 10am to 2pm
Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie
$0.50 per record. The Record Sale will continue in the Friends' Book Store, Tuesday, April 30 until Thursday, May 30, during store hours. book_store@poklib.org or call 845-485-3445 x 3423

Trail Mix: Hudson Valley Nature Writers
Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 3pm
Cost: $10 suggested donation
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
Multimedia event featuring readings (Akiko Busch, Leslie Sharpe, Nina Shengold, Gail Straub), film (Dillon Dellinger), original art work (Kate McLoughlin), and live music (Tim Kapeluck and Geoffrey Harden). https://rosendaletheatre.org

All We’ve Got Documentary Screening
Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 4pm
Dutchess Pride Center, 766 Main Street, Poughkeepsie
Screening of the award-winning documentary followed by a Q+A with the director Alexis Clements. Space is limited. RSVP here.

Jefferson Valley Mall Carnival
Through April 28, 2024
Cost: Free admission
Jefferson Valley Mall, 650 Lee Blvd., Yorktown Heights
Enjoy midway fun for the whole family with thrilling rides and games for all ages and favorite fair food. Admission and parking are free. Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36" & taller) are $37 ($35 cash) on site while supplies last or online before 5 pm April 18 for $29, 2/$55 or 4/$99. Visit the website for advance ride ticket savings, ride and food coupons, and event updates. Midway hours: 5-10 pm Monday - Thursday, 5-11 pm Friday, noon-11 pm Saturday, noon-10 pm Sunday. Guests under age 21 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian 21+. For more information, call 866-666-3247. dreamlandamusements.com/upcoming-events-amusement-carnival/jefferson-valley-mall-carnival/

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ONGOING EVENTS

Rivers Flow/Artists Connect
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers
More than 40 American artists, from the 1820s to the present day, capture our profound, symbiotic relationship with major rivers worldwide, from the Hudson and the Susquehanna to the Indus and the Seine. https://www.hrm.org/exhibitions/rivers-flow-artists-connect/

Shift, an exhibition of paintings by M Pettee Olsen
On view through May 5, 2024
23 Garrison's Landing, Garrison
M. Pettee Olsen embraces luminous surfaces, mark-making vitality, and diverse painting methods, drawing from art history to address perception's changeable nature and subvert absolutist narratives through color and light. garrisonartcenter.org

'A Field Guide To Birds', an exhibition by Debra Ramsay and Leslie Roberts
On view through May 5, 2024
Cost: Free
23 Garrison's Landing, Garrison
Debra Ramsay and Leslie Roberts' exhibit redefines bird taxonomy through optical, color-focused works driven by ornithological data. Ramsay's translucent compositions capture individual bird species' essence, while Roberts diagrams bird families into pattern-like formations. Their sensory experiences parallel avian subjects, akin to Petersen and Audubon's guides. garrisonartcenter.org

Nancy O'Hara "Pressing Matters"
On view through May 12, 2024
43 South 3rd Street, Hudson
For “Pressing Matters” O'Hara has created numerous new, large scale monoprints for the windows and indoor exhibition space. Along with these new works hang smaller works which inspired the project. An O’Hara print gives the viewer a collection of simple abstract shapes to meditate on, asking us to consider their color, their blurred or hard borders, how they overlap, and how these shapes relate to one another. She would not tell a viewer what to feel when they look at her work, but for her the intent is clear. She hopes to communicate with people - to communicate her joy of life and the peace and tranquility that she feels. This joy doesn’t necessarily come easy, the pressing matters in our world weigh on her, but through meditation and her artistic practice, she is able to find daily peace. windowonhudson.org

John Fleming Gould
On view through June 2, 2024
Bannerman Island Gallery, Beacon
This exhibition, presented by John F. Gould’s son Robert Gould and his wife Loretta of Tennessee, will include some early pulp illustrations, General Electric School and College posters, original Hudson Valley paintings, pen and ink illustrations and many more historic scenes of New York. Prints and some original works will be for sale. 845-416-8342 or bannermangallery150@aol.com

Olalekan Jeyifous: Even in Arcadia
On view through June 2, 2024
Newmark Gallery, Art Omi, Ghent
Drawing inspiration from the Arcadian myth, Jeyifous juxtaposes picturesque portrayals of idyllic pastoral life with glimpses of a retro-futurist urban protopia set within the Hudson Valley. https://artomi.org/exhibition/olalekan-jeyifous-even-in-arcadia/

Animate Earth: Practices of Devotion Opening Reception
On view through June 9, 2024
77 Broadway, Tivoli
Spring equinox exhibition featuring Hudson Valley/Catskill artists Emily Johnston and Sarah Mitchell-Davison. weirdspecialty.com

Germinal: Paintings of Mario Schifano
On view through August 9, 2024
Magazzino Italian Art, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring
A newly imagined survey of a decade of breakthrough paintings by the artist, filmmaker and musician Mario Schifano (1934-1998). https://www.magazzino.art/visit

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

Bridge Music 15th Season Opens
Through October 31, 2014
Mid Hudson Bridge, Route 44-55, Poughkeepsie
Joseph Bertolozzi's Bridge Music is a unique sound-art installation featuring the Mid Hudson Bridge as the instrument itself. It was created by sampling the sounds of bridge’s surfaces (guard rails, girders, etc.) with various mallets and using those sounds to compose the music. No processing was used, you hear the Mid-Hudson Bridge itself. The resulting album reached the Billboard Top Twenty Classical and Classical Crossover Charts in 2009. Listening Stations are found on the pedestrian sidewalk and it can also be heard broadcasting 24/7 on 95.3FM in Johnson-Iorio Park in Highland and Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie. bridgemusic.info

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Soil Health Field Day and No-Till Drill Demonstration
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 from 5:30-7pm
Cost: $10
Wallkill View Farm, 15 State Route 199, New Paltz
Discuss practices to improve soil health and local resources available to support farms. Learn how farmers in New York State are improving crop performance and soil health through rainfall extremes by implementing reduced tillage, cover cropping and crop rotations. cceevents.org/e/soil-health-field-day-and-no-till-drill-demonstrat

2024 Taste of Rhinebeck
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 5 and 6:30pm
Cost: $75
Village of Rhinebeck
Over 23 of the village’s restaurants, spirit shops and specialty food purveyors will showcase their culinary creations. https://bit.ly/49UPdys

Inmates: Stories From the Poughkeepsie Almshouse
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 6pm
Cost: Free
Lateef Islam Auditorium at the Family Partnership Center, 29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie
In the days before programs like Social Security and welfare, you would be in a lot of trouble if you had lost your job, savings, or had poor health. Sometimes your only option was to enter the almshouse until you could get back on your feet. Join Historian Shannon Butler as she shares the history of the Poughkeepsie Almshouse and the forgotten stories behind some of its residents. Registration required. poklib.org/31878/

Hudson River Access Forum
May 2, 2024 from 8:30am - 1:30pm
Kaplan Hall, SUNY Orange, 74 Grand Street, Newburgh
Learn from local experts and officials about the recent successes, ongoing challenges, and new opportunities around public access to the Hudson River. eventbrite.com/e/reclaiming-our-river-hudson-river-access-forum-tickets-868299155147

“From Sky to Sea”
Thursday, May 2, 2024 from 6-8pm
The Local, Saugerties
a collection of artwork by 89-year-old Brooklyn based artist Ruth Soffer who specializes in botanical, animal and natural science subjects. On view through June 16, 2024. emergegalleryny.com.

The Smell of Money
Thursday, May 2, 2024 from 7-9pm
Cost: $15
408 Main Street, Rosendale
Hosted by the Woodstock Film Festival in collaboration with the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary. Followed by a Q&A with Director Shawn Bannon, moderated by Anna Balser, Education Manager at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary. Also joining the panel is award-winning photojournalist and writer Joanna Lentini, who specializes in stories about wildlife conservation, and our connection with nature. Partial proceeds of ticket sales go to the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, supporting their mission to rescue, care for, and advocate for farmed animals.rosendaletheatre.org/

Crafts at Lyndhurst
May 3-5, 2024
Cost: $13, free for children under 6
635 South Broadway, Tarrytown
Over 200 craftspeople on display plus gourmet foods, food trucks, distilleries and more. artrider.com

Mohonk Tulip Festival
May 3-5, and May 10, 2024
Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz
20,000 tulips grace the site’s show garden with tours, workshops, and tastings. mohonk.com/events/tulip-festival-2

Sails and Ales
Friday, May 3, 2024 from 7-9pm
Two Way Brewing, Beacon
A night of sea shanties and traditional folk music performed by Linda Richards, Rick Nestler and Chris Bowser. A portion of proceeds will be donated to Clearwater.

Columbia County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 8am to noon
Columbia County Commerce Park, 50 Grandinetti Drive, Ghent
solidwaste.columbiacountyny.com/events

Arlene Shechet: Girl Group
Opening May 4, 2024
Storm King Art Center
Girl Group will debut six new large-scale commissions—spanning heights of ten to twenty feet and lengths of up to thirty feet—along with complementary indoor works in wood, steel, and ceramic. The exhibition asserts a feminine sensibility across Storm King’s hills, fields, and galleries. This series of sculptures adapts the monumental vocabulary of the Art Center to Shechet’s unique voice. Recognized as a leading sculptor who has radicalized ceramics, Shechet now takes on industrial materials and inaugurates a new phase of her work. She brings an array of vibrant colors—pinks, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, and purples—to Storm King's terrain for the first time. Learn More

Findings
May 4-5, 2024
Cost: $10
Stone Ridge Orchard
Rare plants, garden antiquities, local makers, farm fresh goods and more. stoneridgeorchard.com

Fairy House Hunt at Locust Grove
Saturdays and Sundays in May and June from 10am - 3pm
Cost: $10
Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Rd (Route 9), Poughkeepsie
Enjoy this fabulous outdoor scavenger hunt for whimsical Fairy Houses hidden among the blooming flowers and trees at Locust Grove!
Each Fairy House celebrates and educates about a different heirloom flower, historic tree, and the pollinators that make them grow!
You'll find some fabulous new houses and some of your perennial favorites! Strap on your wings and fly on over to this beloved annual family event! Or buy your Fairy supplies in the Museum Shop! Fairy House happens every weekend in May and June, and Monday, May 27. lgny.org/may

Hudson Children's Book Festival
Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 10am-3pm
Cost: Free admission
Hudson Junior Senior High School, 215 Harry Howard Avenue, Hudson
The Hudson Children’s Book Festival, established in 2009, is held each year in the historic city of Hudson, and strives to create, sustain, and nurture a culture of literacy in partnership with our community and schools. This free, public event fosters a love of reading as families meet and greet world-class creators of books for children of all ages. www.hudsonchildrensbookfestival.com

Hurley Heritage Society Museum Opening
Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 1-4pm
52 Main Street, Hurley
View returning exhibits, Hurley Post Offices 1837 to present, and Exploring the Myths and Reality of Eagle’s Nest. In addition, the Dutch room has been updated with newly donated items from the family of Ron and Shirley Rifenburg. hurleyheritagesociety.org

Martha Redbone: American Roots and Rhythms
Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2pm
Cost: Free
Fisher Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Singer, songwriter, composer, and educator Martha Redbone broadens the boundaries of American Roots music with her eclectic and foot-stomping style: amplifying her Afro-Indigenous heritage with the sounds of Appalachian blues, folk, and gospel music. Moderated by Angelica Sanchez (Assistant Professor of Music at Bard College), this talk will focus on the intersections of African American and Southeastern Native American culture in music. https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/martha-redbone-american-roots-and-rhythms

Hudson Valley Marathon
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Cost: $25 and up
Walkway Over the Hudson
The race will follow the iconic, fast course featuring the historic Walkway Over the Hudson, William R. Steinhaus Dutchess Rail Trail, and Hudson Valley Rail Trail. Distances range from 1 mile, 5k, 10k, Half Marathon and Marathon distances; The Hudson Valley Marathon is a Boston Qualifier, and the Half Marathon and Marathon courses are USATF certified https://alpha.win/event/hudson-valley-marathon-at-the-walkway-over-the-hudson/

Howland Chamber Music Circle presents Isidore String Quartet
Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 4pm
Cost: $10-$35
Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main Street, Beacon
howlandmusic.org/events/isidore-string-quartet-2/

PCA Morning Coffee Webinar: Introducing the Hudson Valley Pollinator Action Guide
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 8:30am
Virtual event
Partners for Climate Action HV will launch the Hudson Valley Pollinator Guide, an online tool for protecting threatened native pollinators using Hudson Valley native plant species. This online tool covers site selection and preparation, plant selection and sourcing, and project installation and management. All information is targeted to the Hudson Valley bioregion, and accessible to land managers at any scale, from home gardens to hundred-acre fields. The Guide includes an in-depth plant list designed to support nearly 100 of the Hudson Valley's most vulnerable pollinators, and documents practical lessons learned from pilot plantings installed in 2023. The webinar will be led by PCA's Ecological Projects Manager Avalon Bunge. Register

Norah Jones
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 8pm
Bardavon, Poughkeepsie
A “rare, intimate theatre show” with the nine-time Grammy Award winner. Tickets on sale Tuesday, January 23 for members, and Friday, January 26 at 10am for the general public. Tickets

Let's Bike HV Kingston
May 8, 2024 at 4pm
Cost: Free
Kingston YMCA, 507 Broadway, Kingston
Let's Bike HV celebrates both National Bike Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. After all, cycling is excellent exercise that can connect people to nature and helps reduce stress, anxiety and depression by lowering cortisol and producing more “feel good” endorphins. Plus: It’s fun! This free beginner bicycle ride from Midtown Kingston to Sojourner Truth State Park aims to introduce people of all ages to the many physical and mental benefits of cycling. (Plus – free swag and bike kit giveaways!) eventbrite.com/e/lets-bike-hv-kingston-tickets-878404500507

In-Person Lecture: Taking Our Water for the City
Thursday May 9, 2024 at 7pm
Cost: $10
Putnam History Museum, 63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring
Dr. April M. Beisaw will speak about the research behind her new book Taking Our Water for the City. For more than a decade, April hiked the New York City owned lands of Putnam and Ulster County to understand how city reservoirs changed the landscape and the peoples living upon it. In this talk, she will highlight her Putnam County work and its findings. Maps illustrating landscape changes over time will be shared and available for attendees to take home. April M. Beisaw is a professor of anthropology at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie. There she teaches courses on archaeology, museums, forensics, and Native American culture. April is an archaeologist of the relatively recent past. Her active research projects use archaeological methods and theories to investigate the New York City water system and the New York State county poorhouses. This work brings April, and her Vassar students, into communities to collaboratively explore how the past shapes the present. Register here: putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/in-person-lecture-taking-our-water-for-the-city/

“Gone in 60 Seconds” (1974)
Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7pm
Cost: $10, $6 members
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
rosendaletheatre.org/series/classic-film-series/

Clinton Historical Society Tag Sale
May 10-11, 2024 from 9am to 4pm
Creek Meeting House, 2433 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton
clintonhistoricalsociety.org/coming-soon/

Golden Wellness Fair
Friday May 10, 2024 from 1-4pm
Cost: Free
Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill
Senator Hinchey’s Office will partner with the Ulster County Office for the Aging and Greene County Office for the Aging to host a Golden Wellness Fair for local seniors at the Pine Hill Community Center. This fair will bring together a range of beneficial resources from local organizations and government agencies, all aimed toward enhancing the quality of life for area seniors. Free notary services will be available along with individualized tech support, healthcare screenings and more! For more information or for organizations interested in tabling, call Senator Hinchey’s office at 845-331-3810. fb.me/e/22dBn4YNr

Kingston Earth Fair
Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 11am - 5pm
TR Gallo Park (Rain location: Hutton Brickyards)
Live music, kids activities, solar boat rides, food and more. kingston-ny.gov/earthfair

Afterglow: Frederic Church and the Landscape of Memory
May 12 - October 29, 2024
Sharp Family Gallery, Olana State Historic Site, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson
Afterglow brings together for the first time a series of intimate memorial landscapes painted by Church, 19th-century America’s foremost landscape painter, and highly personal family artifacts – never before exhibited – from Olana’s collections. OLANA.org/Afterglow.

Spring Book and Plant Sale
May 16-19, 2024
Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Road, Rhinebeck
$5 bag sale on Sunday. clintoncommunitylibrary.org

Grit Ninja Games
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Croton Point Park, 1A Corton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson
Children and young adults ages nine and up can compete in various tournaments in divisions based on age. Celebrity ninjas from American Ninja Warrior and American Ninja Warrior Jr. including Daniel Gil, Vance Walker, Isaiah Thomas, and Isabella Wakeham will be available for meet and greets. The entire day will be fun for the whole family as there will be local food trucks, beginner ninja obstacles suitable for all ages, raffles, and a professional ninja racing competition for everyone to watch. Register

Germantown Yard Sale Day
Saturday May 18, 2024 9am-4pm (rain date Sunday May 19
The Germantown Garden Club Plant Sale will also be taking place from 8am-1pm at Palatine Park. Register to get on the map

Plants and Insects: Meadow Management at Poets’ Walk Park
Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 9:30 – 11:30am
Poets’ Walk Park, Red Hook
Register to attend

History Hike: Denny Hike
Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 10am - noon
Cost: $15
Parking lot at the intersection of Dennytown and Sunken Mine Roads, Fahnestock State Park, Cold Spring
The Putnam History Museum will lead this guided History Hike exploring Fahnestock State Park and the Denny Mine. Throughout the centuries, hundreds of workers throughout the Hudson Highlands mined for iron embedded in the well-known Reading Prong, stretching from Reading, Pennsylvania to Connecticut. While exploring the area surrounding Denny Mine, we will touch on the discovery of iron within the park and Putnam County as a whole, the role the mines played during the Civil War, and the last-ditch effort to revive iron mining at Fahnestock in the 1890s by Thomas Edison. Hike Difficulty: Moderate. Starting Location: Parking lot at the intersection of Dennytown and Sunken Mine Roads. putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/history-hike-denny-mine/

Opus 40 Community Day
Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11am to 5pm
Cost: Free
Opus 40, Saugerties
Live music, local vendors, activities, food trucks and more. opus40.org/event/community-day/

Let's Bike HV Newburgh
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11am
Cost: Free
Safe Harbors of the Hudson, 97 Broadway, Newburgh
Let's Bike HV celebrates both National Bike Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. After all, cycling is excellent exercise that can connect people to nature and helps reduce stress, anxiety and depression by lowering cortisol and producing more “feel good” endorphins. Plus: It’s fun! This free Sister City partner bicycle ride from Newburgh to Beacon aims to introduce people of all ages to the many physical and mental benefits of cycling. (Plus – free swag and bike kit giveaways!) eventbrite.com/e/lets-bike-hv-newburgh-tickets-880489095587?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ruges Annual Go Topless Day
Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 10am to 2pm
6882 Route 9, Rhinebeck
Approximately 150 Jeeps will be on display as part of a worldwide Jeep tradition. Free hotdogs, music and giveaways. Leashed dogs are welcome. rugescdj.com

Let's Bike HV Poughkeepsie
Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 1pm
Cost: Free
Malcolm X Park, 131 Mansion Street, Poughkeepsie
Organized by Dutchess County Legislator Barrington Atkins, this ride will loop through the city passing College Hill Park and Earline Patrice Park before returning to Malcolm X Park. It will also feature a special interactive presentation with Courtney Williams, “The Brown Bike Girl.” eventbrite.com/e/mental-health-awareness-bike-ride-tickets-871220773787

Walkway Talks: Fire On The Bridge – 50 Years Later
Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Walkway Over the Hudson, East Gate Plaza, Poughkeepsie
Continues with Navigating The Underground Railroad in the Hudson Valley Sunday, June 16 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the East Gate Plaza, Poughkeepsie; Oaxaca Over the Hudson on Sunday, July 21 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Ulster Welcome Center, Highland; The Brainchild of Harvey Eastman on Sunday, August 18 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the East Gate Plaza, Poughkeepsie; Where The Waters Are Never Still on Saturday, September 7 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Ulster Welcome Center, Highland; 15 Years of the Walkway on Sunday, October 13 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Ulster Welcome Center, Highland. Walkway Over the Hudson’s Walkway Talks lecture series hosts educators, historians, and authors for talks on a variety of regional interest topics including history, ecology, and industry. Links to recordings from a number of past events, available at walkway.org

18th Century Growing Season
Saturday May 25, 2024 from 11am-4pm
Cost: Free
296 Fair Street, Kingston
Learn about what it was like to grow things and produce food in the 18th century. Watch us plant our 18th century inspired garden, see beekeeping, sheep shearing, and food preservation. Includes crafts for visitors of all ages. All event activities are free and family-friendly. Admission to the Senate House and Museum will be $7/Adults, $5/Seniors, and Children 12 and under are free. facebook.com/SenateHouseStateHistoricSite/events

John Burroughs and the Emerging Conservation Movement in the Post-Civil War Era
Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 9-11am
John Burroughs Slabsides, West Park
Register to attend

Then and Now Festival: Farms, Food and Families
Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11am to 4pm
Elmendorph Inn and Green, Red Hook
Explore the farms, food, and families past and present that shape our town’s unique character. Experience demonstrations, tours, games, music, food, vendors, and Red Hook memories. historicredhook.org

The Putnam History Museum's Annual Lawn Party
Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 4-7pm
Cost: $65 to $250
Garrison, Exact address provided upon registration
The Putnam History Museum invites guests for cool drinks, canapés & unparalleled Hudson River views at the home of Paula & John Provet in Garrison. The evening’s program will include a discussion of Hudson River School Painters & the smooth jazz stylings of the Todd Londagin Quintet. https://www.putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/annual-lawn-party/

Woodstock Pride Weekend
June 7-9, 2024
woodstocknypride.org

Michael Franti and Spearhead with special guest Stephen Marley
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Hutton Brickyards, Kingston
https://www.tixr.com/groups/impactconcerts/events/michael-franti-spearhead-and-stephen-marley-94033

OutHudson Pride Official Kickoff Party with Betty
Friday, June 21, 2024 at 7pm
Cost: $28 - $38
Hudson Hall, Hudson
https://hudsonhall.org

Let Freedom Ring
Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 11am to 4pm
Cost: Free
296 Fair Street, Kingston
Participate in commemorating American Independence at Senate House! There will famous American music, and an independence ceremony featuring readings of important speeches on American independence. All event activities are free and family-friendly. Admission to the Senate House and Museum is $7/Adults, $5/Seniors, and Children 12 and under are free. facebook.com/SenateHouseStateHistoricSite/events

A Summer Night
Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 5-9pm
Cost: $45 and up, includes parking
Storm King Art Center
An evening at the art center featuring an open-air performance by co-headliners Julie Byrne and Mary Lattimore. https://stormking.org/summernight/

Catskill Public Theater unveils “Terror”
July 9-11, July 16-18 and July 24-25, 2024
Cost: Free
Roscoe’s Fireman’s Field
"Terror," written by the acclaimed Ferdinand Von Schirach and directed by the esteemed Leon J. Van Dyke, unfolds within the high-stakes environment of a military tribunal. The play scrutinizes the actions of a USAF Fighter pilot who makes the harrowing decision to shoot down a commercial airliner, carrying 170 passengers, to prevent a terrorist attack reminiscent of 9/11 on a packed sports stadium. The question posed to the audience is as compelling as it is haunting: Is the pilot a murderer, or is he a disciplined, professional warrior acting in the defense of his country? In a unique and highly theatrical twist, the audience is entrusted with the role of the jury. During intermission, audience members will cast their votes to determine the pilot’s innocence or guilt. This decision directly influences the course of the performance, with two distinct second acts prepared to reflect the verdict of the audience jurors. For tickets, visit: catskillpublictheater.com or call 844-752-9748 / 844-PLAYS4U

Bard SummerScape
July 26-August 4, 2024
Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Featuring the first new US production of Meyerbeer’s grand opera Le prophète in 47 years. fishercenter.bard.edu

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