Week of February 19-25, 2024

The Great Backyard Bird Count
Through February 19, 2024
Visit your favorite places and spend 15+ minutes enjoying birds, then submit what you found. It's as simple as that! Join a global movement and help scientists. Find out more. Prep for GBBC with a webinar full of tips and an interactive map of events and activities around the globe.

Senator Michelle Hinchey's Mobile Office Hours
February 20, 2024 from 11:30am to 3pm at 93 Main Street, New Paltz,
February 22, 2024 from 10am to noon at 5933 N. Elm Ave, Millerton,
February 22, 2024 from 1-3pm at 35 Merritt Avenue in Millbrook
Senator Michelle Hinchey's Mobile Office Hours are designed to make services more accessible to every community across the 41st Senate District. Meet one-on-one with a Constituent Services Specialist to learn about all of the areas where her office can help, including: Unemployment benefits, utility support, food and health resources, heating assistance, federal benefits and support from Rep. Pat Ryan's Office and more. These mobile office hours will be delivered in partnership with the Office of U.S. Congressman Pat Ryan. For appointments, visit bit.ly/HincheyMOH.

“The Secret Lives of Wild Bees”
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 from 6:30 - 8pm
Virtual via Zoom
Ecologist Dr. Nick Dorian will discuss the wild bees of New England, their varied lifestyles, habitat needs, and intricate relationships with native flowering plants and other insects. Register

Breaking into the Video Game Industry
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 4:30pm
Cost: Free
Kinderhook Memorial Library, 18 Hudson Street, Kinderhook
Julia Keren-Detar, a local game designer at SpryFox (Netflix Games), dives into diverse career paths within the expansive video game industry. Covering avenues such as art, storytelling, programming, and game design, she'll explore options ranging from established roles in prominent companies to embarking on an independent developer/ creative journey. Structured as a Q+A session, Julia will also talk about some considerations with various paths and ways to explore and get started in this large industry. Series continues on February 24, 2024 at 3pm with “Designing Table Top Games” and February 29, 2024 at 4:30pm with “How History Shaped Design: Early American Board Games.” cchsny.org

Coffee Extravaganza: 19th Century Displays of Abundance and the Art of Drinking Coffee
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 6pm
Cost: Free
Virtual via Zoom
Caroline Gillaspie is the Assistant Curator of American Art at the Brooklyn Museum. In this webinar, she will explore Brazil’s impressive agricultural exhibit at the 1876 U.S. Centennial exhibition alongside other artworks depicting coffee drinking in the United States as they reflected the developing taste for the beverage in the 19th century. Register

Oblong Books Presents: Lucy Sante in conversation with Samantha Hunt
Wednesday, February 21, 2024at 6:30pm
Cost: Free but registration is required
Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff
Lucy Sante and Samantha Hunt will talk about Sante's memoir, “I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition,” detailing a life spent pursuing a dream of artistic truth while evading the truth of her own gender identity, until, finally, she turned to face who she really was. Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lucy-sante-i-heard-her-call-my-name-a-memoir-of-transition-tickets-793587199677

Virtual Training for Volunteer Amphibian Migration Training
Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 5-7pm
Virtual
An introduction to new participants and a refresher for returning volunteers. The training will include: Overview of how to volunteer, Data collection and recording methods, Amphibian identification, and Safety measures. Register

Highway to the Hudson: The New York State Canal System and the Spread of Invasive Species into the Hudson River
Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 6-7pm
Virtual via Zoom
Aquatic ecologist Stuart Findlay as he explores the ecological impacts and potential solutions to the movement of aquatic invasive species through the New York State Canal System with minimal effects on (without harming) commercial and recreational use. eventbrite.com/e/highway-to-the-hudson-nys-canal-system-brings-invasive-species-to-the-river-registration-811505594077

“Greater Risks, Global Dynamics: New Insights into Local Free Black Communities Before the Civil War”
Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 7pm
Virtual
Dutchess County Historical Society Executive Director Bill Jeffway, will introduce attendees to communities as far away as Australia, Brazil, and Haiti, along with historical Free Black settlements that existed around Dutchess County. dchsny.org/feb22

History, Architecture and Restoration Stories of Hurley Ostrander/Elmendorph Stone House
Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 7pm
Cost: Free but pre-registration is required
Online via Zoom
Presentation by James Decker, Town of Hurley Historian on the history, architecture and restoration of the historic Ostrander/Elmendorf stone house located on Main Street Hurley. hurleyheritagesociety.org

“Bitter Farewell: The Esopus Indian Exodus From Their Homeland”
Thursday, February 22, 2024 from 7-8:30pm
Cost: $8, $5 members, students and military
Virtual
The three decades between 1755 and 1785 were a time of major upheaval for the native peoples of the Hudson Valley, culminating in a war that forced them out of their ancestral homeland. This presentation tells the dramatic story of the Esopus Indians and their neighbors during this turbulent period by weaving together an array of archival sources and little-known oral history. huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/2024/2/22/bitter-farewell

Virtual Talk with the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 7pm
Virtual
Park ranger Kevin W. Bryant will discuss Douglass, and how his home came to be part of the National Parks system. eventbrite.com/e/virtual-ranger-talk-with-the-frederick-douglass-historic-site-tickets-819137290687

American Revolution Trivia Night
Friday, February 23, 2024 at 7pm
Cost: $15
63 Chestnut St, Cold Spring and virtual
Join the Putnam History Museum at this fun and informative look back at how the American Revolution left its mark on our area’s history! No prior knowledge is needed! Whether you can name the Continental Congressmen by heart, or can’t remember your Declarations from your Constitutions, all will have fun at this lighthearted look at the history that formed a nation. Can’t make it in person? No worries, the entire trivia game can also be played from the comfort of home via livestream! The Hudson River was vital to many events of the American Revolution, from the battle of Fort Montgomery and Clinton to the betrayal of Benedict Arnold. This interactive lecture will tell you all about these important events and more, as you compete for prizes with general Revolutionary trivia questions. putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/american-revolution-trivia-night/

Pyramid
Friday, February 23, 2024 at 7:30pm
Cost: Free
44 West Bridge Street, Catskill
A three-week developmental residency at Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, culminates on the evening of February 23 in a free public performance by It’s Showtime NYC! of an excerpt from the piece they’re currently creating called “Pyramid”. This in-process performance will be presented on Bridge Street Theatre’s “Priscilla” Mainstage for one night only – Friday February 23 at 7:30pm. The theatre is located at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill, NY. Tickets are free, but since the theatre’s capacity is small (just 84 seats), reservations are strongly recommended. bridgest.org/pyramid/

Great Backyard Bird Count
Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 8am to 10am
Ooms, 480 Rock City Road, Chatham
Learn about local birds and help collect population data about the birds seen at Ooms. Register

Free Rabies Clinic
Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 8am to noon
Dutchess County SPCA, 636 Violet Avenue, Hyde Park
The clinic is free for Dutchess County residents; non-residents will be charged a fee of $10 per pet vaccinated. All dogs must be on leash, and cats and domestic ferrets must be in carriers. Vaccinations will be good for three years for pets with proper proof of a prior immunization. For those without proof, the vaccination will be good for one year. Residents can register at DCSPCA.org or by calling the DCSPCA at 845-452-7722 extension 425.

Dutchess County Parks Winter Programs
Continues Saturday, February 24 and March 9, 2024
Various locations
Events include Winter Public Archery, Virtual Base Camp, Senior Park Prints Art Series, Walk Around Wednesdays, Rail Trail Nordic Ski Weekend, Intro to Self Defense, Friday Night Pickleball Under the Lights at Quiet Cove, Archery, Junior Survival, and winter sledding. More info: DutchessNY.gov/Parks.

Kingston Winter Farmers’ Market
Continues Saturdays, February 24, March 9 and 23, April 6 and 20, 2024 from 10am - 2pm
Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston
https://kingstonfarmersmarket.org

Rhinebeck Repair Cafe
Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 10am to 2pm
Pavilion at Brookmeade Community, 34 Brookmeade Drive, Rhinebeck
Bring your broken items to be fixed with the help of your handy neighbors! repaircafehv.org/calendar/2024/2/10/rhinebeck-repair-cafe

Safety Sally’s Firetruck Pinewood Derby
Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 10:30am to noon
Cost: Free
117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson
Join Safety Sally for a fun and interactive show. Help Safety Sally play her silly safety games and learn important safety tips. Then let your art skills dazzle and shine, as you decorate your own pinewood derby firetruck. Race your fabulous firetruck down the track to win a medal. Show, activities, supplies (including pinewood firetrucks), and Museum admission are free for this special morning of fun, so shake off those February blues with Safety Sally! While organizers expect to be able to accommodate every child, as always, pinewood derby firetrucks are available while supplies last, on a first-come, first-serve basis. Reservations are not required. fasnyfiremuseum.com/events/pinewood-derby-2024/

God Save Benedict Arnold: The True Story of America’s Most Hated Man
Saturday, February 24, 2024 at noon
Cost: Free
Virtual and in-person at the Elmendorph Inn, Red Hook
Author and Historic Red Hook member Jack Kelly will discuss his new book. historicredhook.org/register

Wonders of Winter Ecology: A Guided Walk
Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 1pm
Cary Institute, Millbrook
Discover how resident mammals, birds, insects, and plants adapt to winter in the Hudson Valley during this family-friendly guided activity led by Cary wildlife biologist Mike Fargione and educator Ashley Alred. The program will conclude with hot cocoa! eventbrite.com/e/wonders-of-winter-ecology-a-guided-walk-tickets-803058628977

Benefit Screening of “20 Days in Mariupol”
Saturday, February 24, 2024 from 1:30 - 4:30pm
Cost: $25
Time and Space Limited, 434 Columbia Street, Hudson
Medical Relief for Ukraine, in cooperation with Ukraine Solidarity Capital District, presents a special benefit screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary. In addition to the documentary screening, the audience will be able to hear directly from two doctors, a soldier and a civilian who were in Mariupol during the siege of the city from February to March of 2022 and who still live in Ukraine. eventbrite.com/e/20-days-in-mariupol-film-screening-and-community-discussion-tickets-814478977547

“Go Back and Get It”
Saturdays in February from 2-3pm
Historic Huguenot House, New Paltz
A two-part historic house tour examining Black impacts and experiences on Huguenot Street. huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/2024/2/3/go-back-and-get-it

Book Talk at Troutbeck
Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 3pm
Cost: Free
515 Leedsville Rd, Amenia
Join New York Times best selling author Rob Copeland, finance reporter for the New York Times in conversation with Stefan Prelog of Read The Bull podcast, for a discussion and live recording on Copeland's new book: “The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend” at Troutbeck, a historic Hudson Valley estate set on 250 idyllic acres. troutbeck.com/culture/author-rob-copeland-x-stefan-prelog-of-read-the-bull-podcast-1.27.24/

A Pizza Party with Jelani Aryeh
Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 7pm
Cost: $31 and up
Glens Falls House, 230 Winter Clove Road, Round Top
Ticket includes unlimited Paulie Gee’s Pizza. eventbrite.com/e/a-pizza-party-with-jelani-aryeh-tickets-79985159665

New Paltz Pride Coalition Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of First Same Sex Weddings
Sunday, February 25, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Cost: $75
Novella's, 2 Terwilliger Ln, New Paltz
February 27 marks the 20th anniversary of Village of New Paltz Mayor Emeritus Jason West’s 2004 heroic act of civil disobedience that changed the world forever, when he performed the first same-sex marriages for LGBTQ+ couples in Peace Park. To celebrate this history, the New Paltz Pride Coalition is hosting a “Love is Love” Drag Brunch Fundraiser to honor Mayor Emeritus Jason West, celebrate the couples who participated in that historic act of civil disobedience, and feature drag performances curated by Veela Peculiar. All proceeds from the brunch will support the New Paltz Pride Coalition’s mission to open the New Paltz Pride Center. newpaltzpridecoalition.org

Gardiner Repair Cafe
Sunday, February 25, 2024 from 1-4pm
Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner
Fix your stuff with the help of your handy neighbors! repaircafehv.org/calendar/2024/2/25/gardiner-repair-cafe

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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/

Spring Exhibitions
Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
Featuring Global Connections: Miguel Covarrubias, Isami Doi, Aaron Douglas and Winold Reiss, and the exhibition: Hudson Valley Artists 2024. newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum

Exhibition: Stanford Kay and Tatana Kellner
On view through March 10, 2024
23 Garrison's Landing, Garrison
Opening of two exhibits at the Garrison Art Center featuring artists Stanford Kay and Tatana Kellner. Both artists embrace spontaneity and intuition in their work, leading them down new and unexpected pathways. From Tatana's experience growing up in communist Czechoslovakia to Stanford's investigations into impermanence, identity, and isolation during the pandemic, their work reflects the complexities of the human experience and our search for meaning and connection in today's rapidly changing world. garrisonartcenter.org

Peter Demos: Neon
On view through March 13, 2024
Hundred Mile Gallery, 6417 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck
New works by Peter Demos curated by Doron Gild.

I Should Have Been a Pair of Ragged Claws
On view Saturdays through March 16, 2024
Wassaic Project
2023-2024 Wassaic Project’s winter exhibition featuring 11 artist throughout all seven floors of Maxon Mills. Link

Spectacle: Frederic Church and the Business of Art
On view through March 31, 2024
Sharpe Family Gallery, Olana State Historic Site
Frederic Church’s The Heart of the Andes was the pinnacle of his critical and popular success as America’s preeminent landscape artist and now holds center stage at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s American Wing. Spectacle: Frederic Church and the Business of Art combines immersive video technology with the wealth of Olana State Historic Site’s archival holdings to demonstrate how Church’s art responded to the most advanced scientific thought of his day and reached a broad public audience, the largest of any 19th-century American artist. This special exhibition responds to two most frequently asked questions by visitors to Olana: How did people experience Frederic Church’s major paintings in the 19th century, and how did the artist Frederic Church make enough money to create Olana? olana.org/spectacle/

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

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Who, Where, and How Much: Understanding the Hudson River PCB Fish Consumption Advisories
Monday, February 26, 2024 from 6-7pm
Virtual via Zoom
Hudson River fish are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chemicals that can cause health risks and humans. Despite these risks, many in the Hudson River rely on fishing as a primary or secondary source of protein, or as a means of river recreation. As a result, the New York State Department of Health maintains guidance on who, where, and how much Hudson River fish can be safely consumed. Join Clearwater’s Environmental Action Director for an overview of the current Hudson River PCB Fish Consumption Advisories and tips for how to prepare and eat fish and crabs to minimize exposure to PCBs. eventbrite.com/e/who-where-how-much-hudson-river-pcb-fish-consumption-advisories-registration-810636384247

It’s Basic
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 6pm
Cost: Free but reservations are recommended
Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson
Screening and panel discussion with Hudson Mayor Kamal Johnson, HudsonUP ambassador and Universal Basic Income pilot program participant Lira Campbell, and Greater Hudson Promise Neighborhood executive director Joan Hunt. It’s Basic profiles several pilot programs launched in the United States and the effects of providing everyday people with an extra $500 to $1,000 monthly with no strings attached. Tickets

Pluck and Rail
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 7pm
Uncle Cheef, 988 Route 22, Unit C, Brewster
For additional information contact (914) 236-4572 or send an email to info@hearitthere.com.

Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board Meeting
Thursday, February 29, 2024, from 6-8:30 pm
Cortlandt Town Hall, 1 Heady Street, Cortlandt
Learn more.

Morton’s 2024 Celebration of Community Talent Show
Friday, March 1, 2024 at 6pm
Cost: $5 suggested donation
Morton Memorial Library, Rhinecliff
845-876-2903.

"Susie Barstow and Her Circle: the Women of the Hudson River School"
Friday, March 1, 2024 at 7:30pm
Virtual via Zoom
Why do we not know more of Susie M. Barstow (1836–1923), a prolific artist and notable figure in the field of American landscape painting? Nancy Siegel, Professor of Art History at Towson University, draws on previously unknown archival materials (letters, dairies, photographs, paintings, drawings, and sketchbooks) to discuss the life and career of this fascinating artist within the context of the Hudson River School. Register via email

Mirele Lernt Zich Yiddish
Friday, March 1, 2024 and Saturday March 2, 2024 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 2pm
Cost: $25
44 West Bridge Street, Catskill
She’s a one-woman cabal! Launching this year’s Bridge Street Theatre Solofest – a mini- Festival of four original solo shows – is Philadelphia-based performer Miryam Coppersmith’s “Mirele Lernt Zich Yiddish” (Mirele Learns Yiddish). This celebratory semi-improvised dance/theater piece (different stories every show – no two performances the same!) comes to BST’s “Priscilla” Mainstage, located at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill, for three performances only, March 1-3. With a running time of just over an hour, “Mirele” uses dancing, song, puppetry, and audience interaction as Miryan attempts to reclaim a language that persecution and assimilation squeezed out of Ashkenazi Jewry in the first place. “Mirele” plays Friday and Saturday March 1 and 2 at 7:30pm and Sunday March 3 at 2pm. And for those attending the show on March 2, the performance will be followed by an extended Klezmer Dance Party, featuring Margot Leverett (of The Klezmatics and The Klezmer Mountain Boys), Rabbi Zoe B Zak (of Catskill’s Temple Israel) and Robert Bard, to which the entire audience is invited at no extra cost. bridgest.org/24solofest1/

Votes for Women: Columbia County and Beyond
Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 3pm
Cost: $10 members, $20 non-members
Van Buren Hall, 2nd Floor, 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook
Women in New York State won the right to vote in 1917 after many years of advocating, organizing, petitioning, and marching. Not only was success in New York key to passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 at the Federal level, but New York women were leaders in the national push for women’s rights. Learn about the fight for women’s rights in New York, and the times that suffragists marched (literally) into Columbia County. Tickets available at the door or at eventbrite.com/e/votes-for-women-columbia-county-and-beyond-tickets-839500617947

Sonic Mud Performance
Saturday, March 2, 2024 from 4-5pm
ArtPort Kingston
Activating her ceramic sculptures with sound, "Poetic Gestures" featured artist Jelia Elsas will present a one-of-a-kind musical performance alongside her band SONIC MUD. artportkingston.com

Author Talk: Brett Matthews Palfreyman
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7pm
Virtual event via Zoom
New York Harbor was once home to the greatest oyster habitat on the planet–before we fished and polluted them out. Now, communities across the city are working to bring the once plentiful bivalves back. This talk examines the past, present, and potential future of oysters in New York’s waters. historicredhook.org/register

Bardavon presents Game Changers
Bardavon + UPAC
Continues on March 7 with “Stray Dog” at UPAC, March 21 with “The Seventh Seal” at the Bardavon, April 4 with “Cleo from 5 to 7” at UPAC, April 11 with “Playtime” at UPAC, 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

TOP DRAWER
Friday, March 8, 2024, Saturday, March 9, 2024, & Sunday March 10, 2024
Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2pm
Cost: $25
44 West Bridge Street, Catskill
Her father was a closeted gay concert pianist, her mother a thrice-married opera singer with impossibly high artistic standards. And the story of a daughter’s journey to Cuba to find her father’s grand piano, left behind when the family fled the Revolution in 1960, is told in Adelaide Mestre’s remarkable, hilarious, heartbreaking and song-filled one-woman show “Top Drawer”, coming to Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre March 8-10 as part of BST’s 2024 SoloFest. Accompanied by Doug Oberhamer at the piano, Mestre revisits her privileged childhood on Manhattan’s Upper East Side in a family that “didn’t talk about things a lot”, her parents’ doomed love affair, her return to Havana to try to reclaim her family’s heritage, and her struggle, as an artist, to break free from the facade of glamor and perfection that her family seemed to prize above all else. It’s an inspiring autobiographical tale of tragedy and triumph, dysfunction and redemption, shared in story and song. bridgest.org/24solofest2/

Ntangou Badila: E(n)termal Lighf: The Eternal Ecosystem Exposed
March 9 - April 14, 2024
Opening reception on Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 5-8pm
Hudson Hall
The opening will feature immersive environments, sound bath, music, nervous system care, massage, acupuncture, herbs, tinctures, salves and nutritional information. hudsonhall.org

Woodstock Film Festival’s 2024 Oscars Viewing Party
Sunday, March 10, 2024 with doors at 6pm, Oscars at 7pm
Cost: $50
Bearsville Theater
Tickets include food, drinks and exclusive swag from acclaimed nominated films including Poor Things totes. Tickets

Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail Public Info Session
Monday, March 11, 2024 from 6-8pm
Dutchess Manor, 263 Route 9D, Beacon
Presentation on an alternative route analysis review and shoreline trail concept design overview. Registration required due to limited capacity but the session will be recorded: https://hhft.org/experience/alt-analysis-and-slt-overview/

Westchester State of the County Address
Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 6pm
Michaelian Office Building, Board of Legislators Chambers, 8th Floor, 148 Martine Ave., White Plains
Watch live at https://facebook.com/westchestergov

“A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951)
Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 7pm
Cost: $10, $6 members
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
Directed by Elia Kazan and based on Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play, this film is a poignant exploration of desire, delusion, and the clash between old and new worlds. rosendaletheatre.org/series/classic-film-series/

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Friday, March 15 - Sunday, March 17, 2024; Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2pm
Cost: $25
44 West Bridge Street, Catskill
Picture this: a trashy NYC apartment, and a dress that's maybe a bit too daring. A New Year's Eve bash where your latest crush is the only familiar face in the room. Every glance, every laugh, every drink could potentially lead to either your own unique "Meet Cute" or possibly a brutal rejection. Which way will things go? That’s the dilemma facing writer/performer Amy Crossman in her darkly comic solo show “The Great Divide” being presented at Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre May 15-17 as part of BST’s 2024 Solofest. What can you do to ease the pain when a relationship you hoped would last forever fades away and then abruptly – ends? Alternately hysterically funny, heartbreaking, and totally relatable, it’s a tragicomic exploration of what it means to love, to have your heart broken, and then to make a fresh start after the storm. “The Great Divide” will be presented for three performances only – Friday March 15 and Saturday March 16 at 7:30pm and Sunday March 17 at 2:00pm. Bridge Street Theatre is located at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill, NY. Advance tickets for all performances can be purchased online at bridgest.org/24solofest3/ or at the door (subject to availability) one-half hour before each performance.

“Son of Frankenstein” (1939)
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 9:30pm
Cost: $10, $6 members and those in costume
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
rosendaletheatre.org/series/saturday-creature-features/

The Opening of The Fields
Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 4pm
Cost: Free but registration is required
Common Ground Farm, 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls
A contemplative walk through the early spring fields, guided by Common Ground Farm staff, with reflections and teachings from community partners. commongroundfarm.org/store/ootf

Women’s Safety Awareness Training
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 7pm
Cost: Free but registration is required
Emergency Response, 392 Creek Road, Poughkeepsie
Designed to encourage and empower women while raising awareness of common safety measures that can be taken to minimize risk, Town of Poughkeepsie Police Detective Lindsay Chomicki and Officer Kristen Norbom will share tips for participants to better understand the important role their instincts and gut reactions play as well as how to identify and avoid potentially dangerous situations, how to make a safety plan and decrease the odds of becoming a victim of a crime. Registration is required by emailing mrc@dutchessny.gov. For more information about the county’s Medical Reserve Corps, including how to volunteer, visit dutchessny.gov/mrc.

Woodstock Bookfest StorySlam
March 21-24, 2024
Bearsville Theater, Woodstock
Line-up includes Masha Gessen, Sophie Strand, Sari Botton, Mark Whitaker, Gail Straub, Simi Stone and more.https://woodstockbookfest.com

On The Mountain
March 22-24, 2024
Hunter Mountain and Glens Falls House
An ‘80s themed après-ski weekend with live music from the Local Natives, Gus Dapperton, Rubblebucket, Fat Tony, Salt Cathedral, Runnner, Toledo, and Girl Puppy with yoga, somatic breathwork, food pop-ups and more. eventbrite.com/e/on-the-mountain-4-tickets-801666284437

LONGING LASTS LONGER
March 22-24, 2024; Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:00pm
Cost: $25
44 West Bridge Street, Catskill
Kick-ass comedy with guts! Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre, in collaboration with NYC’s White Horse Theatre Company, closes out its 2024 SoloFest with the legendary downtown performance artist Penny Arcade in her one-woman show “Longing Lasts Longer”. A unique blend of stand-up comedy and memoir set in a riveting rock-and-roll soundscape mixed live onstage by Penny Arcade’s collaborator of 29 years Steve Zehentner, “Longing Lasts Longer” is a fierce, visionary, and ultimately forward-looking critique of the erasure of history, the rise of nostalgia, and the pervasiveness of cultural amnesia created by international gentrification – a crack in our planet’s post-gentrified landscape, shining a light on the path to individual authenticity. This international performance legend, whose name has become globally synonymous with "Downtown New York Art”, combines poetics, comedy, and rock-and-roll into what can only be called cultural critique you can dance to! Advance tickets for all performances can be purchased online at bridgest.org/24solofest4-tickets/ or at the door (subject to availability) one-half hour before each performance.

Poughkeepsie Book Festival
Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 10 am - 3 pm
Cost: Free
Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie
Meet and greet authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to Young Adult), take your picture with your favorite costumed book characters, and make some fun crafts. Books will be available to purchase, and to have signed by the authors and illustrators who made them. poklib.org/bookfestival/

Citizen's Preparedness Class
Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 10am to noon
Cost: Free
525 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge
The Citizen Preparedness Corps give residents the tools and resources to prepare for any type of disaster or emergency, respond accordingly and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions. Citizen Preparedness Corps training began in February 2014. Trainings are led by the New York National Guard working with experts from the Division's Office of Emergency Management and Office of Fire Prevention and Control. Training sessions are coordinated with local county emergency management personnel at various venues such as armories, community centers and other locations statewide, including the New York State Fair. The course provides an introduction to responding to a natural or human-caused disaster. Participants are advised on how to properly develop family emergency plans and stock up on emergency supplies. A key component of the training is distribution of free NYS Disaster Preparedness Kits to participants (one per family) containing examples of key items to assist individuals in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. The state training and kits will help New Yorkers to be the most-trained and best-prepared citizens in the country. dhses.ny.gov/citizen-preparedness-training-calendar

SOMEHOW: Thoughts on Love
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 7pm
Bardavon, Poughkeepsie
Anne Lamott in conversation with Elizabeth Lesser. Cost of admission includes a copy of Thoughts on Love. Tickets

“Harold and Maude” (1971)
Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 7pm
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
rosendaletheatre.org/series/classic-film-series/

Lecture - Wiltwyck Cemetery's Titanic Victim: William Gwynne
Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 1-2pm
Cost: Free
205 West O'Reilly Street, Kingston
Join Wiltwyck Cemetery in a lecture focusing on William Gwynne, a worker and victim of the sinking of RMS Titanic, whose cenotaph is here within our grounds on the 112th anniversary of the tragic event.
Our presenter, Hannah Speregen, will cover Gwynne's life before the Titanic's sinking, the colleagues he worked with, and what the final moments were like for Gwynne and his fellow Postal Clerks before the ship went down. This presentation will have amplified sound as well as a slideshow presentation to go along with these subjects. This lecture will take place within the cemetery where Gwynne's cenotaph is placed. A limited number of folding chairs will be available but attendees are highly encouraged to bring their own folding seats. Rain Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024. Call the office at 845-331-0199 to RSVP by April 12. fb.me/e/3K8U4fEBV

Skilled Trades Fair for Students and Young Adults
Thursday, April 18, 2024 from 6:30 - 8:30pm
Roy C. Ketcham High School, 99 Myers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls
The opportunity for students and young adults to learn about different career paths available in our region. No advance registration is required. For more information, call 845-486-2000 or email CountyExec@dutchessny.gov.

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

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

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

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

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

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