Week of November 28 - December 4, 2022
Week of November 28 - December 4, 2022
World Cup at Avalon + Newburgh Brewing Company
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 • 2pm • Avalon, 29 Church Street, Catskill • Live streaming of the USA Men’s World Cup game vs. Iran • Food and drinks available • theavalonlounge.com/show-calendar/world-cup-screening-1 + World Cup at the Newburgh Brewing Company
Affordable Homeownership for All: Breaking down systemic barriers, policy and practice
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 • 9am - 2:30pm • The Great Room in Kaplan Hall, Newburgh • Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress’ annual conference brings together housing experts from across the Hudson Valley to chart a pathway toward homeownership for all. Through activities at our annual housing conference, attendees will identify the systemic barriers to homeownership and the policies that could help. Solutions identified by the region will be summarized in a report and delivered to lawmakers who have the ability to act on them. https://www.pattern-for-progress.org/portfolio/affordable-homeownership-for-all-breaking-down-systemic-barriers-policy-and-practice/
Author Talk: Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor
Wednesday, November 30, 2022. • 6pm • Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home, Hyde Park • This is a free, in-person public event, but registration is required. • The FDR Presidential Library and Museum will present an author talk and book signing with Steve Kemper author of Our Man in Tokyo: An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor • Register
Citizens Preparedness Training
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 • 7pm • Pleasant Valley Town Hall, 1554 Main Street, Pleasant Valley • During the training, participants will learn resources and skills necessary to better prepare for any type of disaster. No registration required; walk-ins are welcome. • Participants will learn how to respond accordingly in a disaster and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions. Each family will receive a free Citizens Preparedness Response Starter Kit. Dutchess County’s Medical Reserve Corps and the Dutchess County Animal Response Team will be present with more information on how to become involved. Additional trainings will be scheduled at various locations throughout the county in the coming months. • dutchessny.gov.
The SUNY Ulster Music Department presents the 2022 Fall Semester Concert Series
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 • 7:30pm • Cost: Free • SUNY Ulster Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall on the Stone Ridge Campus, 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge • This invigorating annual concert will feature holiday favorites with songs including Let it Snow, Silent Night, and In the Bleak Midwinter. In addition SUNY Ulster is thrilled to welcome our Guest Conductor, Sue Lichtenberg who will be guiding the orchestra in their performance of Kilimanjaro • Free and open to the public, no ticket or registration required. COVID-19 screening will take place during check-in.
Dutchess Handmade
Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 10am - 7pm, (event: 5-7pm), Friday, December 2, 2022 from 10 a.m. - 7pm, Saturday & Sunday, December 3-4, 2022 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. • The Trolley Barn, 489 Main Street, Poughkeepsie • Handmade gifts from local artists • On Thursday, from 5 - 7pm and Friday from 10am - 5pm, families can enjoy Wild Snowy Mountain, a unique puppetry experience created by Paper Heart Puppets. On Saturday and Sunday, see what the youth at The Art Effect are up to with film screenings of their student-run projects. • More info: 845-454-3222, http://www.artsmidhudson.org/dutchess-handmade-pop-up-shop
Holiday Shopping at Graymoor
Thursday, December 1, 2022 and Friday, December 2, 2022 from 3-8pm, and Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 10am to 5pm • Admission: $5, free for kids • Graymoor, Our Lady of Atonement Chapel, 1350 Rt. 9, Garrison • Over 40 local artisans and artists will be displaying their handcrafted, small batch, and one of a kind items for sale. This is a fundraising event for Graymoor • Alcohol, beer and cider is not permitted on the property and will not be sold at the event. Dogs are not permitted in the market • hopsonthehudson.com/copy-of-modern-makers-markets
Book Talk: Rescuing the Planet
Thursday, December 1, 2022 • 7pm • Virtual, via Zoom • Free • Author and scholar Tony Hiss will discuss his new book, Rescuing the Planet - Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth, in conversation with Cary President Dr. Joshua Ginsberg and the Natural Areas Conservancy’s Executive Director Sarah Charlop-Powers. In Rescuing the Planet, Hiss takes stock of the “superorganism” that is Earth and what we can do to keep it, and ourselves, alive. He invites us to understand the gravity of the problems we face, and makes the case for why protecting half the land by 2025 is vital to halting the extinction crisis and ensuring the health of our planet. His journeys across North America highlight the many organizations and individuals involved in protecting the world’s rapidly shrinking wilderness. From the boreal forest, to the pine barrens, to the piney woods - their stories introduce us to fascinating wildlife, unforgettable places, and dedicated people - providing hope for what is possible. • Register
Sixth Annual Collaboration of Services and Care Across the Life Span for People of All Abilities ThinkDIFFERENTLY Conference
Friday, December 2, 2022 • 9am • Both in person at The Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home, 4079 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park, and virtually on Microsoft Teams. • The event is for families and providers to discuss planning care for someone with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Registration is required: dutchessny.gov/tdconference.
Veterans Stand Down Event
Friday, December 2, 2022 • 11am - 3pm • Fishkill Recreation Center • Organized in partnership with the Town of Fishkill Veterans Committee and Mental Health America of Dutchess County Veterans Programs. "Stand Down" is a military phrase meaning to relax, or go off-duty, and the words are borrowed among the Veteran community for events which provide resources and assistance to veterans. In the spirit of the Stand Down principle, services at Fishkill's Stand Down event will include VA disability assistance, housing assistance, food and clothing, mental health services, communities resources, education and employment assistance and more, in support of those who have served our nation in uniform. • This event is open for all veterans at no cost. Those seeking additional information can contact the Fishkill Veterans Committee at veterans@fishkill-ny.gov or the Vet-Tap program at (845) 473-2500 ext. 1346 or jhoresky@mhadutchess.org
Celebration of Lights
Friday, December 2, 2022 • 6pm • Little Italy/Dongan Square, Poughkeepsie • More info
Sinterklaas
Saturday, December 3, 2022 • Events begin at 10am • Village of Rhinebeck • Sinterklaas is a day-long, colorful celebration that features children’s workshops, dance, theatre and music all over the village of Rhinebeck. Don’t miss the Dancing Bear, the Pocket Lady, and Mother Holly. The spectacular Children’s Starlight Parade at 6pm, featuring two-story tall, animated puppets carried by hundreds of volunteers, closes the day at twilight. A non-denominational event, Sinterklaas joins residents and visitors alike, people of all ages and backgrounds, in a memorable celebration of children, art, and the light of the winter season. • https://sinterklaashudsonvalley.com/sinterklaas-festival-day-in-rhinebeck/
Hudson Farmers’ Market Holiday Market
Saturdays, December 3, 10 and 17, 2022 • 10am - 1pm • Elks Lodge, 201 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson • 30+ vendors, live music, toys and more • hudsonfarmersmarketny.com
The Kingston Farmers Market Winter Market
December 3, 17 & 31, January 14 & 28, February 11 & 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
Tivoli Winterfest Celebration
Saturday, December 3, 2022 • 2-7pm • 2-3pm: Santa fire truck tour through the village, then crafts, chili and cookie decorating, holiday lights and horse-drawn wagon rides on Broadway from 5-7pm • tivolinow.com
West Point Holiday Show
December 3 and 4, 2022 • 2pm • Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point • Variety of seasonal hits from classic carols to contemporary jingle-bell-rock n’ roll • Free and open to the public • westpointband.com/holiday-show.html
Exhibition: No Misery Can Tell, No Word of Farewell
Opening Reception: December 3, 2022 • 3 to 5pm • On view December 3, 2022 to 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
Town of Poughkeepsie 2022 Holiday Caravan
Saturday, December 3, 2022 • 4pm line-up, 5pm step-off • Parade route: Link
▲ 2022 Winter Walk
Saturday, December 3, 2022 • 5-8 pm • City of Hudson • A magical evening of family friendly attractions, performances, beautifully decorated shop windows, unique holiday shopping, delicious local food, fireworks, and a sleigh-full of community spirit, Winter Walk is Hudson’s largest, liveliest, and most colorful event of the year. • Link
The Janes Screening + Q&A
Saturday, December 3, 2022 • 5pm • Tinker Street Cinema, 132 Tinker Street, Woodstock • “The Janes” is the story of an underground network of women who banded together to provide safe, affordable and illegal abortions in the late 1960s and early-70s in Chicago. Defying state law, the Catholic church, and the mob, they risked arrest and a lifetime in prison to save women's lives. Q&A with Academy Award nominated filmmaker Tia Lessin and Emmy Award nominated filmmaker Emma Pildes, hosted by Award-winning filmmaker Pamela Yates. One of the original Janes, Laura Kaplan, will be in attendance as well. Reception to follow. • RSVP
BARD CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA
Bard Conservatory Orchestra presents: The Nutcracker, A Symphonic Performance
Saturday, December 3, 2022 • 8pm • Streaming live online + onstage at the Fisher Center, Bard College • In-Person tickets: $15-20 suggested donation, Livestream: Pay What You Wish • Bard’s Conservatory Orchestra performs a symphonic concert of Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, conducted by Leon Botstein. Join us for chance to revel in Tchaikovsky’s most festive and magical scores. • Link
Dickens's Christmas Carol
December 4-18, 2022 • $45, $40 children • Park at Philipsburg Manor, 381 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow • Nestle in to Old Dutch Church and let master storyteller Jonathan Kruk regale you with the classic tale. Then warm up with a hot beverage at the Philipsburg Manor Museum Shop included with the price of your ticket • Tickets • hudsonvalley.org/events/dickenss-christmas-carol/
Holiday Craft Fair
Sunday, December 4, 2022 • 9am to 4pm • Cost: Free admission • Anderson Center for Autism, 4885 Route 9, Staatsburg • The Anderson Center will be hosting their third annual Holiday Craft Fair • Interested in being a vendor? Contact Claude Porter at CPorter@AndersonCares.org or at (845) 889-9037. • andersoncenterforautism.org/-/holiday-craft-fair
Bird-iful Feeders
Sunday, December 4, 2022 • 10am • Admission: Members: $8 adults, $6 children (ages 3-12) Not-yet-Members: $10 adults, $8 children (ages 3-12) • Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, 120 Muser Dr. (off Angola Rd.), Cornwall • Nature normally supplies food for our northern birds during the winter months, however, providing a little extra energy in winter can be helpful - especially if we want to invite them in for a closer look! Join Educators to find out how and why our feathered friends stick around for the icy winter and ways you can lend them a helping wing! Create a natural bird feeder of your own to string up outside so you can enjoy the colorful world of birds, and help keep them fed too • Register
Lecture: “Painting in a Challenging Landscape: Women Artists in the 19th Century”
Sunday, December 4, 2022 • 2pm • Locust Grove Historic Site, Poughkeepsie • Lectures organized by the Dutchess County Historical Society exploring LaGrange artist Caroline Morgan. Continues on December 11 at 2pm with “Drawn to Nature: The Sketches and Studies of Caroline Clowes” with Caroline Culp, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History at Vassar College, and on Sunday December 18 at 2pm with “Caroline Clowes: How Poughkeepsie, the City of Schools, Nurtured an Artist” with Bill Jeffway, Executive Director of the Dutchess County Historical Society and Melodye Moore, Trustee and Collections Chair of the Dutchess County Historical Society • Lectures are free but reservations are required: Link • The exhibit, "Fertile Ground: The Hudson Valley Animal Paintings of Caroline Clowes,” will be open to the public through December 30, Wednesday - Sunday 1pm - 5pm.
Retrograde Screening with Filmmaker + Q&A
Sunday, December 4, 2022 • 3 - 6pm • Cost: Free • Oprheum Theare, 156 Main Street, Saugerties • Screening followed by Q&A with Academy Award nominated filmmaker Matthew Heinemann, hosted by Academy Award nominee Robert Stone. Complimentary reception to follow just down the street at The Dutch Ale House. • About the film: Retrograde captures the final nine months of America's twenty-year war in Afghanistan from multiple perspectives: one of the last US Special Forces units deployed there; a young Afghan general and his corps fighting to defend their homeland against all odds; and the civilians desperately attempting to flee as the country collapses and the Taliban take over. From rarely seen operational control rooms to the frontlines of battle to the chaotic Kabul airport during the final US withdrawal, this film offers a cinematic and historic window onto the end of America’s longest war, and the costs endured for those most intimately involved. • woodstockfilmfestival.org/events/2022/retrograde
Thomas Sarrantonio: Field Works
On view through December 4, 2022 • Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz • Sarrantonio's paintings are landscapes cloaked in the sensation of time captured in light, the urgency of the examination of life nearby, the dedication to revisit and wander open spaces. Studies of nature and self, oil on panel and prepared paper, they are meditations that connect realms of external perception and internal reflection. • unisonarts.org
NYSP Toy Drive
Through December 4, 2022 • The New York State Police are accepting new unwrapped toy donations at SP Livingston located at 3353 State Route 9 in Hudson, until December 4, 2022, to benefit local children. • Please call (518) 851-2001 for additional information.
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ONGOING EVENTS
Sunset Sensations
Through December 8, 2022 • Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie • On the second Thursday of each month enjoy great wines paired with delicious culinary creations inspired by fresh vegetables from Locust Grove's Kitchen Garden. Three samplings created by the chef of the month will be paired with wines curated by local wine experts; then explore the estate gardens with Director of Horticulture Claire Davis. Tickets are $30/person ($35 in December) and are now on sale. Call 845-454-4500 for tickets.
D'Arcy Simpson Art Works Presents: Translation by Will McLeod
On display until December 12, 2022 • noon-5pm • Cost: Free admission • D'Arcy Simpson Art Works, 409 Warren Street, Hudson • Will McLeod’s paintings are purely intuitive and free, mined from his subconscious and emotions from that moment in time. They are amalgamations of color and form with hints of figures and objects that reveal narrative and rhythm. When complete, they become muses, patterns for what's to come next– large intricate fabric mosaics, meticulously sewn constructions that are 3-D adaptations of these free flowing expressive paintings. Translations will be on view at D’Arcy Simpson Art Works from November 12- December 12. • darcysimpsonartworks.com/
Christmas on the Farm with Eggbert
Through December 23, 2022 • 10am-5pm (Eggbert's working hours are 3-7pm Fridays, 10am-5pm on Saturdays, 10am-4pm on Sundays.) • Tickets: $15 at the door and free for children under 3. • 56 Devitt Circle, New Windsor. • devittsnsy.com
Newburgh Market's Holiday Pop Up Shop
Through December 24, 2022 • Saturdays 11am-8pm and Sundays 12pm-6pm • Cost: Free admission • Newburgh Mall, 1401 NY 300, Newburgh • Newburgh Market presents its second annual holiday pop up shop sponsored by Designed Grind Cafe. Located inside the Newburgh Mall home to Resorts World Casino. Local Hudson Valley vendors will be selling their unique products every Saturday and Sunday from November 19-December 24. Jewelry, beauty products, hair products, spices, clothing, handmade ornaments and much more • facebook.com/newburghmarket
The Wonderland of Lights
Through December 25, 2022 • Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck • $30 for up to eight people, $45 for a limo/mini-bus for 9-25 people • Drive-through holiday-themed light display • thewonderlandoflights.com/twol-rhinebeck-ny/
ERDAJT’s Christmas Light Display
Through December 28, 2022 • 8 Patrick Drive, LaGrangeville • This year’s light count: 703,000 – over 100,000 more than their previous Guinness Record! • erdajt.com
& Art Fair: Special Exhibit
Through December 31, 2022 • The Museum at Bethel Woods • Interactive and innovative exhibition offering a unique window to art and culture in the '60s • Admission to the Special Exhibit is included in the ticket to The Museum at Bethel Woods, or $5 standalone. • BethelWoodsCenter.org
Thomas Barrett, Jr.: Poughkeepsie Artist
On display through December 31, 2022 • Adriance Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie • Registration required. • Through a recently donated collection from the Barrett Art Center, we will explore the life and work of Poughkeepsie-born artist Thomas Barrett, Jr. Artwork, personal papers, and photos from the collection, shed light on the mind of this local artist. • Register
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
Peace, Love and Lights
Through January 1, 2023 • Bethel Woods Center for the Arts • 1.7 mile holiday light show, with new displays throughout the route! This year, the festival of lights has the following areas: New York; Holidays Around The World; Snowflake Alley; Christmas; Candy Cane Lane; Enchanted Forest, and of course, Groovy Way. • Walkthrough on Mondays through December 26, 2022 • bethelwoodscenter.org/events/peace-love-lights
"Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom" Sculpture Visit
On view through January 2, 2023 • A 9-foot, 2,400-pound bronze sculpture created by internationally recognized artist Wesley Wofford, will be on display at the Ulster County Office Building, 204 Fair St. in Kingston • More info: Link
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:
Made In Kingston
Thursday, December 8, 2022 • 3-8pm • Cost: Free • 507 Broadway, Kingston • Showcasing artisans and crafters in the city of Kingston • madeinkingstonny.com
Astor Services' Annual Holiday Party
Thursday, December 8, 2022 • 6-9pm • Cost: $100 • 1 Collegeview Ave, Poughkeepsie • Join Astor Services for holiday cocktails, an Italian buffet, live entertainment and a raffle in support of its Enrichment Program, which helps children participate in sports, dance, music and other community activities. Guests may also bid on a getaway trip to The Grand Isle Resort in Exuma, Bahamas. Tickets are required for this event and are available for purchase online. • astorservices.org/events/holiday-party/
The SUNY Ulster Music Department presents the 2022 Fall Semester Concert Series
Thursday, December 8, 2022 • 7:30pm • Cost: Free • SUNY Ulster Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall on the Stone Ridge Campus, 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge • The holiday spirit continues with the second half of the SUNY Ulster Music Departments Fall Semester Concert Series. Holiday music from around the world is featured in this performance including Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, Gavotte en Rondeau, and Cantate Domino. • This event is free of charge, open to the public and does not require tickets. COVID-19 Screening will take place during check-in.
Dam Removal Case Studies
Thursday, December 8, 2022 • 8:30-9:30am • Cost: Free • Virtual event • NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) Hudson River Estuary Program provides grant funding to dam owners that are interested in removing their dam. Dam removal is a river restoration strategy that can reconnect stream habitat, improve water quality, and reduce flooding hazards. This can be an expensive and complex process that involves close collaboration with NYS DEC regulatory staff. Michael Fraatz, Biologist from NYS DEC Bureau of Ecosystem Health, will discuss the 2021 removal of a historic dam within the Moodna Creek in the Village of Washingtonville, NY. He will review the work plan between the applicant and agency staff, compliance monitoring during removal, and restoration of impacted areas post-construction. Suzette Lopane, Landscape Architect from Westchester County, will share information on their work removing barriers on the Furnace Brook in Westchester County. The Maiden Lane Dam is no longer compliant with the latest standards for dam safety. Defunct small dams such as this one are at risk of breaching due to deterioration with age, especially since significant development within watersheds has increased impervious surface area resulting in increased surface runoff, stormwater channeling and discharge during large precipitation events. • Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3yuX6SF-SBGRn083OgXJ3g
BEAVERLAND: Launch event with author Leila Philip
Friday, December 9, 2022 • 6pm • Hudson Hall • Free with reservations recommended • “Leila Philip’s Beaverland is an engaging story centered on a nerdy anti-hero, the beaver. While she states that beavers are weird, she makes a strong case that people in the beaver world are even weirder. This book weaves humor and storytelling with profound thoughts about nature. Don’t miss the beavers parachuting into the Idaho wilderness.”— Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Cod and Salt. Join the launch event of Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America (Grand Central Publishing 2022) by award-winning writer Leila Philip. Beaverland is a revelatory dive into the world of the beaver: the wonderfully weird rodent that has shaped American history in often surprising ways — and may save its ecological future. • Reserve tickets
A Candlelight Christmas Concert
Friday, December 9, 2022 • 7pm • Cost: $20 • 920 1st Street, Peekskill, The annual Candlelight Christmas Concert at the Church of the Assumption in Peekskill featuring internationally acclaimed vocal artist Mary Mancini, World Renowned Accordion Virtuoso Mario Tacca, and The Victor Vionti String Quartet. They will perform your favorite classic and contemporary Christmas Hymns and Carols, as well as stunning pieces from Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Mozart. • Tickets are $20 for Adults; $10 for children under 15. Light refreshments will be served after the concert in the Fr. Wilson Hall. Tickets will be on sale in the church vestibule after all the Masses on the weekends of Nov. 26/27 and Dec. 2/3. You can also purchase your tickets at Church Rectory. For more information contact Gioia Productions at 914-737-8872.
3rd Annual Festival of Wreaths Vendor & Craft Fair
Saturday, December 10, 2022 • 10am- 2pm • Free admission • Montgomery C. Smith Elementary School in Hudson • The MCSES PTO will be hosting its third annual Festival of Wreaths Vendor & Craft Fair featuring local crafters and vendors, including Whats Really Good food by Larry Walker, a bake sale, raffles, photo opportunities with Santa, and more! We will also have wreaths on display decorated by local businesses that you can purchase raffle tickets for to try and win. The drawing for the wreaths will be on December 22, and the winners will be contacted by a member of the PTO. • https://fb.me/e/33mQWSAGy
Snow Ball with the Snow Sisters
Saturday, December 10, 2022 • 10:30am-noon • Cost: Free • 117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson • Appearing for this special event will be the Snow Sisters, Elsa and Anna. First, the Snow Sisters will lead a festive sing-a-long and teach us all a dance. Then, play some winter-themed games with prizes for all and do a holiday craft. All attendees can pose for pictures with the Snow Sisters in front of a magical winter background: children can wear their princess or prince attire to the Snow Ball to make this picture extra special. Finally, travel through the Museum to find all the festive winter scenes, as you complete the holiday scavenger hunt and get yet another prize. •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 • fasnyfiremuseum.com/events/snow-ball-2022/
Pictures With Santa
Saturday, December 10, 2022 • 11am - 3pm • Cost: $10 • 2401 State Rte 52 Pine Bush • Hudson Valley's Most Popular Pictures with Santa is Back! Pine Bush Tractor Supply Co. is hosting Bleu's K9 Rescue Inc. For Our 6th Annual Pet Pictures with Santa Fundraiser. This Family Picture day is Organized to Help Raise Awareness and Funds for the Many Local Dogs in Need of a Home. Featuring Wonderful Raffles, Baked Goods, Adopting and Fostering Information. • $10 per printed photo • Note: ALL PETS ARE WELCOME. Pets need to be brought in a carrier or on leash/ harness. You know your pets best – if they will be too stressed by coming to a strange place and potentially waiting near strange people and other pets, please be mindful of this and consider leaving these pets at home. You may want to bring favorite toys or treats along with you to the event to keep your pets calm and entertained. Depending on the time there may be a short wait in line for photos. • facebook.com/events/748688633231496
Uptown Kingston’s Second Saturday
Saturday, December 10, 2022 • Participating local businesses will remain open late (until 8pm) on the second Saturday of every month in 2022.
Town of Poughkeepsie Blood Drive
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 • 10am - 4pm • Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall Meeting Room, 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie • Link
Jack DeJohnette with Jon Batiste, Matthew Garrison and Roy Wood Jr.
Thursday, December 15, 2022 • 8pm • Cost: $65 and up • Bardavon Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie • A once in a lifetime concert event with drummer and 2012 NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette (celebrated for his work with Miles Davis Bitches Brew Band, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Bobby McFerrin, Bill Evans, and as a band leader and composer) joined by Academy Award, Golden Globe and 5 time Grammy Award winner (including 2022 Album Of The Year – WE ARE), as well as former bandleader and musical director of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Jon Batiste. Matthew Garrison—co-founder of ShapeShifter + and one of the most critically acclaimed electric bassists of our time having played with Herbie Hancock, Mahavishnu, John Scofield, and Whitney Houston—rounds out the trio. • bardavon.org/show/jack-dejohnette-with-jon-batiste-matthew-garrison/
“A Christmas Carol” World Premiere
December 16-18, 2022 • Fisher Center, Bard College • Friends and family will be delighted by this fresh adaptation of the beloved seasonal tale by Charles Dickens. From the acclaimed SITI Company, this wondrous World Premiere conjures the world of Scrooge and his adventure with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from a bare stage and the magic of our shared imagination • More info
Movies with Spirit: “Merry Christmas”
Saturday, December 17, 2022 • 7pm • $10 • Rondout Valley United Methodist Church, 25 Schoonmaker Lane, Stone Ridge • Screening of the touching drama about a true life Christmas truce unofficially declared by opposing soldiers in World War I • More info: 845-389-9201 or facebook.com/MoviesWithSpirit
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Friday, December 30, 2022 • 3pm • Cost: $10 • 408 Main Street, Rosendale • A Kong classic on the big screen! A team of scientists, explorers and soldiers arrive on an uncharted island where prehistoric animal life dominates and Kong is King! Their scientific journey soon becomes a matter of survival as they battle to escape from a world where death is around every corner. • rosendaletheatre.org/series/saturday-creature-feature/
Best of the Eagles Holiday Show: A Sugar Loaf Film Festival Event
Friday, December 30, 2022 • 8pm • Cost: $50 • 231 Creamery Pond Road, Chester • Best of the Eagles (BOTE) is joining us for Round 2 on December 30th at The Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center for a special edition holiday performance. 100-percent of the proceeds will go to The Sugar Loaf Film Festival • sugarloafpacny.com
Adult New Year's Eve Party
Saturday December 31, 2022 • 8pm - 1am • Cost: $60 • Knights of Columbus / Catholic War veterans Hall located at 339 Route 82, Hopewell Junction • Advanced reservations required. Tickets include a Party Favors, Appetizers, Hot Buffet Dinner, Dessert, Coffee/Tea, Soda, Free Glass of Champagne or Sparkling Cider at Midnight. - Dance to the Music of Elite Gold DJ Service as they play your favorite dance music from all eras (1940s through today;s biggest Dance tunes). Watch the Ball Drop at Midnight on our Big Screen TV • stmarys4065.org/upcoming-events
2023
A Night on Broadway to benefit Beautiful People Adaptive Sports
Saturday, February 4, 2023 • 8pm • Cost: $30 • 231 Creamery Pond Road, Chester • Musical Theater veterans Jim Kirk, Erin Cross and Rachel Berkman take the audience on an exciting theatrical adventure through the most beloved, iconic Broadway shows to benefit Beautiful People, which supports persons with disabilities and the broader community of Orange County by providing adaptive sports for children and adults age 5 and up. • sugarloafpacny.com
Frontiers
Friday, February 10, 2023 • 8pm • Cost: $45 • Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 231 Creamery Pond Road, Chester • Frontiers is the world’s number one tribute to Journey. These five talented, skilled, renowned NYC area musicians recreate the music of Journey to perfection, note for note, every nuance, every iconic riff, all the feels. • sugarloafpacny.com
2023 Hudson Jazz Festival: The Shape of Jazz Today
February 16-19 and 23-26, 2023 • Hudson Hall at the Historic Hudson Opera House • 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. • Single event tickets start at $25; Weekend Festival Passes start at $102. 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.
Woodstock Bookfest
March 30 - April 2, 2023 • Story slam, workshops, keynotes, panels and more • woodstockbookfest.com
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