Week of February 13-19, 2023

Historic Signs of Germantown
Thursday, February 16, 2023 @ 6pm
Cost: Free
Germantown Library, 31 Palatine Park Rd., and virtually via Zoom
Learn the history behind all eight signs in Germantown and a handful in Clermont and Livingston as well as the repainting, grant writing, and sign writing processes. RSVP at germantownlibrary.org or in-person in the Hover Room

2023 Hudson Jazz Festival: The Shape of Jazz Today
February 16-19 and February 23-26, 2023
Hudson Hall at the Historic Hudson Opera House
Cost: $25 - $102 and up.
Curated by creative producer Cat Henry, the 2023 festival brings together adventurous, inventive artists whose bold vision take jazz in new directions while honoring traditions of the past. All mainstage concerts will be livestreamed. Reservations are required to access the free live streams. Tickets and reservation information at hudsonhall.org or by phone (518) 822-1438.

Great Backyard Bird Count
February 17 - 20, 2023
Various locations, globally!
Participating is fun and easy – you can watch birds from the warmth of your home! – and ensures scientists have access to important data about bird presence and population. • Participate in the Backyard Bird Count

Special event: Great Backyard Bird Count with Will Yandik and the CLC
February 18, 2023 from 8 - 10am
Ooms Conservation Area, 480 Rock City Road, Chatham
Join the Columbia Land Conservancy and experienced birder Will Yandik as we participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, established by the National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 1998 as the first online citizen-science bird project.
Register here

Queen City International Wine Fest
February 17-18, 2023
Revel 32, Poughkeepsie
The 1st Annual Queen City International Wine Festival is a world class experience featuring an array of fine wines, foods and events. More info

Rhinebeck Performing Arts, Inc. presents Definitely Human Theatre’s “Speech & Debate”
February 17-February 19, 2023
Friday & Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 3pm
Cost: $20
Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck
Rhinebeck Performing Arts, Inc. presents Definitely Human Theatre’s “Speech & Debate.” Written by Stephen Karam and directed by Joey Taylor. “Speech & Debate” is an unconventional dark comedy where three misfit high school students in Salem, Oregon discover that they are linked by a sex scandal that has rocked their town. In an effort to expose the truth, they form a unique debate club that sets out to perform a musical version of The Crucible (featuring a time traveling Abraham Lincoln) as part of their plot to take down their corrupt drama teacher and fend off the menace of encroaching adulthood. Note: “Speech & Debate” contains mature content. centerforperformingarts.org

“The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” Special Screening
Friday, February 17, 2023 at 7pm
Ulster County Performing Arts Center (UPAC), 601 Broadway, Kingston
Cost: Free
A ground-breaking documentary on one of the major civil rights champions of our time. Acclaimed director Yoruba Richen will participate in an in-person Q&A following the screening. RSVP

Wonders of Winter Ecology: A Guided Walk
Saturday, February 18, 2023 from 1-3pm
Cost: Free but space is limited
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 2801 Sharon Tpk., Millbrook
Join the Cary Institute for an afternoon walk exploring winter ecology wonders on our Millbrook, NY campus. This family-friendly activity will be led by Cary wildlife biologist Mike Fargione and educator Ashley Alred. Discover how resident mammals, birds, insects, and plants adapt to winter. Notice the many signs that wildlife leave behind, showing us they are still active. Observe the impressive ways plants and insects transform while waiting for spring. Reserve a spot.

Concert: Souls United Choir
Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 2:30pm
Sadie Peterson Delaney African Roots Branch Library, Poughkeepsie
Cost: Free but registration is required.
Souls United of the Hudson Valley, founded in 2010, is an interfaith gospel choir composed of members from the Mid-Hudson Region. Their repertoire consists mostly of music from Christian, Baha’i and other faith traditions, as reflected by the choir’s membership. Register

Opening Reception of Blue Edge, paintings by Anna West
Saturday, February 18, from 5-7 pm
On view February 18 - March 19, 2023
Cost: Free
Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison's Landing, Garrison
Garrison Art Center is pleased to announce Blue Edge, an exhibition of paintings by Anna West. This is the artist's first solo show at Garrison Art Center. Blue Edge will be on view in the Balter Gallery, concurrent with Uncensored, an exhibition of drawings by Lindsey Guile in the Gillette Gallery. The galleries at Garrison Art Center are open Tuesday – Friday, Sunday, 10 - 5 pm, Saturday noon - 5 pm. + The Garrison Art Center is offering a workshop with Anna West on February 25: garrison-art-center.coursestorm.com/course/inventing-stories-in-paint/

Concert of Jazz Standards by Darius Beckford and Jennifer Poroye
Saturday, February 18, 2023 from 6-8pm
Unison Arts, 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz
Cost: $10 adults, $5 kids
mwlcenter.org

Anthony Rodia: Totally Relatable Tour
Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 8pm
Cost: $48
231 Creamery Pond Road, Chester
A first-generation Italian-American born and raised in Westchester, New York, Anthony Rodia came out of the womb making people laugh. In his 20’s he tried a few open mics, but ultimately took a different career path as a finance manager of a luxury car dealership. In 2019, Rodia returned to comedy and left his day job to become a full-time stand-up comic. He hit the ground running and performed 100 shows in just nine months, and within three years Anthony has gained a massive fan base online and around the country.
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Howland Chamber Music Circle 2023 Piano Festival
Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 4pm
Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main Street, Beacon
Pianist Drew Petersen will be making his debut appearance in the Howland Chamber Music Circle series with a program that features music by Corigliano, Chopin, Ravel, and Robert Schumann. The program continues March 5, 2023. howlandmusic.org

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ONGOING EVENTS

Hudson Valley Free Day at Dia Beacon
The last Sunday of every month • Dia Beacon offers free admission for residents of the Hudson Valley. (The following counties: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, Washington, and Westchester.) Additionally, City of Beacon residents (including the adjacent Hudson Valley communities of Chelsea, Fishkill, and Glenham) receive free admission to Dia Beacon every Saturday and Sunday. Please present identification and proof of residence at the admissions desk. • diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/dia-beacon-beacon-united-states

The Kingston Farmers’ Market Winter Market
Continues Saturday February 25, March 11 & 25, and April 8 & 22 • The Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston, New York • The biweekly market hosts over 20 local vendors selling fresh seasonal produce, pasture-raised meat, locally grown grains & flour, cheese, baked goods, bread, hot prepared foods & drinks, fish, mushrooms, hand-crafted alcohol, beer and cider, local honey, and wellness products such as soap and tinctures! On December 3 and December 17, the Sintermarket Craft Fair will join the market inside the Old Dutch church with hand-crafted jewelry, pottery, household goods and more for your locally-sourced gift shopping. The market accepts SNAP and offers additional $2 FreshConnect coupons for every $5 of SNAP redeemed. They also sell Solidarity Dollars, a market currency that can be bought at half price to provide income support. • kingstonfarmersmarket.org

D'Arcy Simpson Art Works Presents: Elements of a View by Zach Neven
On display until March 11, 2023 • noon-5pm • Cost: Free • 409 Warren Street, 409 Warren Street, Hudson • Zach Neven’s minimalist landscapes are informed by place. He grew up and still lives in Columbia County and spends much of his time exploring and photographing back roads and mountain trails searching for new views and vistas of this beautiful countryside. The mountains, fields, forests and skies are starting points for his interpretations, which are reduced to elemental compositions of vibrant color and geometric shapes. Outlines appear where colors meet creating equally weighted, compact, flattened forms. While they are succinct and austere, they are also spiritual and expansive manifestations of the artist’s kinship with his surroundings. • darcysimpsonartworks.com

Exhibition: No Misery Can Tell, No Word of Farewell
On view through March 18, 2023, Saturdays, noon to 5pm • Maxon Mills, Wassaic • No Misery Can Tell, No Word of Farewell, the Wassaic Project’s 2022–2023 winter exhibition, sees eleven artists take on the coming world with the clear-eyed dignity of a folk song. Among them, Cate Pasquarelli’s glass cloche sculptures subtly question the miniaturization and commodification of our collective crises, Richard Barlow’s monumental chalk drawings speak to threatened water reserves in the Hudson Valley, Eric Garcia’s acrylic mural captures the devastation of communities caught in the middle of geopolitical resource struggles, and Raul De Lara’s sculptures and photos literalize the inseparability of ecology, immigrant labor, and consumer products at the Texas border. Each floor is transportive and grounding, escapist and inescapable. • wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/no-misery-can-tell-no-word-of-farewell

Winter Weekends at Storm King
Saturdays and Sundays through March 19, 2023 • Storm King Art Center • Please note, tram service and bike rentals are not available during Winter Weekends. Scarves, hats, and hand/toe warmers are available on-site in the Museum Store and in the vending machines located in both the North Parking Area and at the base of the elevator. • Tickets

Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape
On view through March 26, 2023 • Olana State Historic Site, Hudson • The first winter exhibition at Olana State Historic Site will be shown primarily in the Sharp Family Gallery at Olana, and highlights Frederic Church’s iceberg sketches from his 1859 intrepid voyage to the Arctic. Risking his life, Church chartered a ship to the treacherous waters surrounding Newfoundland and Labrador — an area known as Iceberg Alley — on a mission that made him the first American artist to explore the region for the purpose of painting icebergs, a landmark event in the history of art. The exhibit includes photographs and historic texts which Church collected about icebergs and Arctic exploration, as well as the work of four contemporary artists who contemplate the wonder and fragility of Earth’s polar environments.For tickets and additional information, visit OLANA.org/icebergs.

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COMING UP

Discover Criminal Justice & Human Services
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 from 4-6pm
Cost: Free
SUNY Ulster Stone Ridge Campus, 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge
Learn about SUNY Ulster’s Criminal Justice and Human Service programs. During this event, you’ll have the opportunity to attend sample lectures presented by faculty. An Enrollment & Success Counselor will be available for campus tours and provide information about the enrollment process.
Registration is required: Register

Virtual Lecture: The Great New York Fire of 1776
Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 7pm
Hosted by the Putnam History Museum
Registration & More Information

“Signs, Games and Messages”
February 24-26, 2023
Cost: Free
Olin Hall, Chapel of the Holy Innocents, and the Bitó Conservatory Building Performance Space, Bard Conservatory, Annandale-on-Hudson
A three-day festival inspired by the musical explorations of György Kurtág
bard.edu/conservatory

Nature Quest at High Falls Conservation Area
Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 11am- 12:30pm
High Falls Conservation Area, 540 Roxbury Road, Hudson
Join CLC on a winter hike of the Nature Quest trail at High Falls Conservation Area and learn about the animals that live there. Nature Quest booklets will be provided.
Register here

“Soul Reflections” Opening Reception
Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 4-6pm
Unison Arts, 68 Mountain Rest Rd., New Paltz
An exhibition of photographs that reflect the complex and profound lives of those of African ancestry within our River Valley and across the Diaspora. The show presents the work of the Soul Reflections Photography Collective—a group of photographers of color residing in Ulster County—and features work by Ben Eichert, Micah Fornari, Melanie Gonzalez, Maria Fernanda Hubeaut, Kristopher Johnson, and Michael Torres. On view through April 2. mwlcenter.org.

Wassail Winter Fest at Angry Orchard
Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 5-9pm
Cost: $30
Angry Orchard, 2241 Albany Post Road, Walden
An annual Wassail Winter Fest! Celebrate this traditional English holiday with live music, outdoor games, food trucks, the release of the Wassail Wooden Sleeper cider, a torch-lit walk through the orchard, Angry Orchards’ largest bonfire yet and more! Attendees are encouraged to come in their finest and warmest Wassail-inspired outfits and masks – the person with the best outfit will win a cider house prize! Tickets are required.
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Bard Theater & Performance Program presents Hippolytos
February 25–26, 2023 at 7:30pm
Cost: $15
Bard College
Phaedra is in love with Hippolytos — Hippolytos is her stepson. Hippolytos is in love with purity – obsessed with chastity and virginity. He worships Artemis and neglects Aphrodite. So Aphrodite takes her revenge and brings Hippolytos and his rigid world of patriarchal binaries to its knees. As Phaedra gets swept along, a pawn in Aphrodite’s scheme, she wrestles with her body, her place in the world—and how to survive as a woman in a society built on subjugation. With dark psychological acuity, Hippolytos unflinchingly delves into the complexities of transgression, desire, shame, family, betrayal, revenge, and the absolute horror of being in love. fishercenter.bard.edu/events/euripides-hippolytus/

Before Brooklyn with Author Ted Reinstein
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 7pm
Virtual
Join Ted Reinstein for a talk about his book, Before Brooklyn: the Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball's Color Barrier. • Register

Free Educational Open House of Wiltwyck Crematory
Friday, March 3, 2023 from 6- 7pm
205 West O'Reilly Street, Kingston
Cost: Free
Join the Wiltwyck Cemetery and Crematory for a free Open House and educational opportunity. You will have the opportunity to see and learn about the crematory and the cremation process. As more and more people choose cremation, Wiltwyck Cemetery and Crematory hopes to remove the mystery of this process, explain the many options available, and answer any questions you and your loved ones may have. • The tour will start promptly at 6pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Call the office to RSVP by Tuesday February 28: 1-845-331-0199 • fb.me/e/5P6oiD9ko

Screening of “Meltdown”
Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 4pm
Hudson Hall
Cost: $14, $10 members
The Olana Partnership, in collaboration with Basilica Hudson, Hudson Hall, Partners for Climate Action, and Upstate Films, is proud to present a special screening of the 2021 documentary that merges art and science as it follows acclaimed photographer Lynn Davis and climate scientist Anthony Leiserowitz, Ph.D. to the town of Illulisat, Greenland, considered the "Ground Zero" of climate change. The screening of the film will be followed by a special Q&A with trailblazing Hudson-based photographer Lynn Davis and climate scientist Anthony Leiserowitz, Ph.D. hudsonhall.org/event/meltdown/

Virtual Lecture: The Power of Native Women
Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 7pm
Virtual event
Free for members, $10 non-members
Virtual lectured hosted by the Putnam History Museum exploring the lives of some of history’s most influential Indigenous women. Link

Spring Dance Performance
March 9–11, 2023 at 7:30pm
Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Cost: Free
Choreographed and performed by Bard students, assisted by professional lighting and costume designers, this concert gives students a chance to explore new territory in dance-making. Dances are presented in partial fulfillment for acceptance into the Dance Program. fishercenter.bard.edu/events/spring-dance-performance/

A Measurable Existence
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 7:30pm
Cost: Free
Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Gibney Company joins us at the Fisher Center for the second year in a row – a culmination of its Spring residency in the LUMA Theater at Bard. This event marks the third year of the company’s partnership with the Bard College Dance Program. The program includes A Measurable Existence, a dynamic duet by commissioned choreographer Yin Yue. A Q&A will take place after the performance. fishercenter.bard.edu/events/gibney-23/

Boris Karloff/Bela Lugosi DOUBLE FEATURE!
Saturday, March 18, 2023 • 9:30-11:40pm • Cost: $14 • The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale • The Masters of Horror co-star in two horror classics- “The Black Cat” (1934) and “The Raven” (1935)! Following the release of “Dracula” and “Frankenstein” in 1931, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff reigned as Hollywood’s undisputed Masters of Horror. “The Black Cat” would be the first film to co-star the two horror heavyweights and would become Universal Pictures’ highest grossing film of 1934.The following year, “The Raven” (1935) would re-unite Boris and Bela in a tale of murderous obsession and mad science that also remains a fan favorite to the present day. • rosendaletheatre.org/series/saturday-creature-feature/

RESPECT the Aretha Franklin Tribute
Sunday. March 19, 2023 • 3pm • Cost: $43 • 655 Pitcher Road, West Point • R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is an electrifying tribute celebrating the music of the legendary Aretha Franklin. This concert experience takes audiences on a journey of love, tragedy, courage, and triumph. Starring a live band and supreme vocalists, come experience a night of music by one of the greatest artists of all time. The concert features all your favorite hits in one evening, including "Natural Woman,” “Think,” “I Knew You Were Waiting for Me,” “Chain of Fools,” “Respect,” and many more. You’ll be out of your seat and dancing in the aisles as you lose yourself in the music that inspired a generation • ikehall.com

Graduate Conducting Program: Degree Recital
Sunday, March 19, 2023 • 3pm • Cost: $15 • Fisher Center at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson • The Degree Recital is the culminating project of the Graduate Conducting Program. Given during the second year of study, students have the opportunity to conduct the repertoire of their choice on this concert. • fishercenter.bard.edu/events/gcp-23/

Woodstock Bookfest
March 30 - April 2, 2023 • Story slam, workshops, keynotes, panels and more • woodstockbookfest.com

An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes
Friday, April 21, 2023 • Tarrytown Music Hall • Join Cary Elwes (Westley) for a behind-the-scenes look at life on and off the set of the classic film, The Princess Bride. After a screening of the iconic movie, Elwes will engage in a moderated discussion revealing never before shared secrets and tales of inconceivable antics! • Link

An Evening with Amanda Palmer
Friday, April 28, 2023 • 8pm • The Bardavon, Poughkeepsie • Amanda Palmer is a singer, pianist, ukulele-ist, best-selling author, world-famous crowd-funder, and activist who simultaneously embraces and explodes traditional frameworks of music, theatre, and art. She first came to prominence as part of the punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls, earning global applause for their inventive songcraft and wide-ranging theatricality. Member tickets on sale - Wednesday, January 25 at 11am, General Public tickets on sale - Friday, January 27 at 10am • Tickets

Jimmy Failla
Saturday, September 16, 2023 • Cost: $38 • 231 Creamery Pond Road, Chester • Jimmy Failla is a former New York City Cab Driver turned professional standup comedian who is the host of the Nationally Syndicated Talk Show Fox Across America, which airs daily on 125 radio stations and the Fox News App. He appears nightly on all of the biggest Fox News Shows including, Gutfeld! Tucker Carlson Tonight, Watters World, Hannity, The Ingraham Angle, America’s Newsroom, Outnumbered, The Faulkner Focus, and Fox and Friends. His one hour standup special, “State of the Union” is the highest rated special on Amazon Prime and he’s also a seven time Super Bowl Champion. (On Playstation) • sugarloafpacny.com

Dean Ford & The Beautiful Ones: The Ultimate Tribute to Prince
Saturday, November 18, 2023 • 8 - 10:15pm • Cost: $48 • 1351 Kings Hwy, Chester • Dressed 2 the 9's, Dean Ford embodies PRINCE with every fiber of his being, giving you a show built out of a lifelong love and respect for the artist. Ford and company perform all the hits you know and love, including every song from the “Purple Rain” album. • sugarloaftix.com/event-details.php?eid=42

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