Week of February 20-26, 2023
Week of February 20-26, 2023
Schools Out, Star's Are In!
February 20–24, noon-5pm
Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers
Looking for something fun to do with the kids this week? Enjoy all the museum has to offer at School’s Out, Stars Are In: Experience free planetarium shows under the dome, see the variety of exhibitions on view, engage in Lunar New Year and Black History Month-themed art and science workshops, and hear pop-up storytimes in the HRM book nook. hrm.org/events/schools-out-stars-are-in-sosi/
Great Backyard Bird Count
Continues through February 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
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
Author Talk: Mark Boonshoft, Aristocratic Education and the Making of the American Republic
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 7pm
Cost: Free
Following the American Revolution, it was a cliché that the new republic's future depended on widespread, informed citizenship. Yet, it took decades before even Northern states created the common schools--accessible, elementary education--that seemed necessary to create such a citizenry. This talk explores the political debates particularly in New York State that led to the creation of public schools and, in turn, the racialized democracy that characterized the nineteenth-century United States. Register to receive a Zoom link at historicredhook.org/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
2023 Hudson Jazz Festival: The Shape of Jazz Today
Continues 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.
“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
The Firefighter Fran & Firestar Show
Saturday, Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 10:30am
Cost: Free
117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson
Meet Firefighter Fran and her best friend, Firestar the Dalmatian, as they present an interactive show on fire safety. The show wraps up with a musical puppet show that will have the whole family “pumped up” about fire safety and prevention! After the show, meet and greet with Firestar, and pose for a picture with this crazy canine. All children will have the opportunity to make a fun fire safety craft with Firefighter Fran and Firestar. It promises to be a “spotacular” morning at the Museum, so don’t miss it!! All activities are free and will be indoors. Free admission to the Museum will also be offered to all who attend this special event. Reservations are not required for this event. fasnyfiremuseum.com/museum-events
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
Chasing the Winter Landscape: Free Weekend Walks at Olana
Saturdays, February 25 and March 18, 2023 from noon -1pm
Cost: Free
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson
Travel through Olana’s beautiful winter landscape during free landscape tours led by education staff. Learn more about how Church and his family spent their winters in the Hudson Valley as you take in Olana’s exquisite seasonal views. Tours begin at the Wagon House Education Center at the historic farm complex and cover about 1 mile; please wear weather-appropriate apparel and comfortable footwear. Limited capacity, advance registration required. For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938.
“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. facebook.com/events/1355571625193695
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/
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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 from 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
Blue Edge, paintings by Anna West
On view through 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/
Uncensored, an exhibition of drawings by Lindsey Guile
On view through March 19, 2023
Cost: Free
Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison's Landing, Garrison
An exhibition of drawings by Lindsey Guile. This is the artist’s first solo show at Garrison Art Center. Lindsey Guile is a body-neutral and fat-liberationist artist exploring concepts of self-image through the lens of contemporary feminist theory. Lindsey’s practice embraces an intermedia approach that utilizes drawing, printmaking, and ceramics in her explorations into how body image affects self-worth. garrisonartcenter.org
Winter Weekends at Storm King
Saturdays and Sundays through March 19, 2023
Storm King Art Center
Notes: 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
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
Annual Herrington Concert
Wednesday March 1, 2023 at 7:30pm
Cost: Free
SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge
The music ensembles of SUNY Ulster perform a concert to honor the memory of Lee Herrington, former band director at SUNY Ulster. Featuring performances by the College Chorus, African Drumming Ensemble, College/Community Band, and Old Capital Brass. This event is free and open to the public. (Snow Date: Thursday, March 2). sunyulster.edu
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/
Soup Night at the Elmendorph Inn
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Seatings at 5:30pm and 6:30pm
Cost: $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $10 for children ages 10 and under
Elmendorph Inn, 7562 N Broadway, Red Hook
Join Historic Red Hook for a cozy winter evening enjoying a variety of homemade soups in the historic Elmendorph Inn. Space is limited, so guarantee your seat by reserving tickets in advance. Tickets include two mugs of soup along with salad, bread, and a non-alcoholic beverage. RSVP at historicredhook.org/upcoming-events/soup-night or by calling 845-546-9668, or emailing reserve@historicredhook.org.
Webinar Breakfast Lecture: Hudson River Greenway Grant Program
Thursday, March 9, 2023 from 8:30-9:30am
Cost: Free
Dan Jeanson, Project Director for the Hudson River Valley Greenway will present on the Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant program which provides funding to eligible communities to further a regional planning strategy consistent with the five Greenway criteria: regional planning, natural and cultural resource protection, economic development, public access, and heritage and environmental education. Dan will provide an overview of the program and information for potential applicants. Robert Leslie, Director of Planning for the Town of Bethlehem, will share how the municipality used Greenway Grant funding to update their municipal comprehensive plan including incorporating guidance for protecting local ecosystems, waterways, and wetlands. Bethlehem undertook their planning efforts over two years in partnership between community members, business leaders, and town staff with support from professional consultants, which was supported by a Hudson River Valley Greenway Grant.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TiXaWR_mRmezhGPmEjyi7A
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 from 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/
Author Talk: Thomas Summerhill, Harvest of Dissent: Agrarianism in Nineteenth-Century New York
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 7pm
Cost: Free
7562 N Broadway, Red Hook
Thomas Summerhill is a professor at Michigan State University. His book, Harvest of Dissent: Agrarianism in Nineteenth-Century New York, focuses on farmers' creative and radical organization, such as the Anti-Rent and Grange movements, in the face of social, political, and economic transformations of the nineteenth century. www.historicredhook.org/register.
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
Family Day
Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2pm
Cost: Free
SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz
Exhibition-inspired activities for children and their families in conjunction with The Historic Woodstock Art Colony: The Arthur A. Anderson Collection.
newpaltz.edu/museum/programs/familydays/
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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