Week of October 3-9, 2022
Week of October 3-9, 2022
Central Hudson Livestream: “The Story Behind Your Bill”
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 • 5pm • Live via Facebook • According to Central Hudson: “Many Americans, are facing challenging times, including here in New York, and no one wants to see rising energy bills. We know our customers count on us every day for the energy they need, and we recognize our responsibility to serve customers by working to keep bills as low as possible. We understand our customers have concerns about higher energy bills.” If you have questions about increasing energy costs, and want to know what to look for to understand how your bill is impacted, join this free livestream event • Link
STEREOLAB
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 • Basilica Hudson • Tickets
Hudson Valley Main Streets: Envisioning What’s Possible
Thursday, October 6, 2022 • 9am - 2:30pm • Paramount Theatre, Middletown • Local communities from across the Hudson Valley will share the step-by-step details behind successful plans and projects including adaptive reuse of downtown buildings, urban trails, street art and more • Register at pattern-for-progress.org or call 845-565-4900.
Ooms Conservation Area Master Plan
Thursday, October 6, 2022 • 4-6pm • Ooms Conservation Area, 489 Rock City Road, Chatham • Learn about the plans for a new boardwalk, fishing access, spaces for families, and more at an open house with Dirtworks Landscape Architecture. • clctrust.org/events/oomsplan/
Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Orchard
Thursday, October 6, 2022 • 8pm • Cost: $20 • 2241 Albany Post Road, Walden • Kick off Halloween at the Orchard with an under-the-stars screening of this musical comedy horror cult classic. Come in costume! 21+ only. Food and Interactive Props sold on-site. • Tickets
12th Annual O+ Festival Kingston
October 7-9, 2022 • City of Kingston • over 40 musical acts representing a wide cross-section of styles and genres. Throughout the weekend, dozens of artists, ranging from film, to dance, sculpture, projection, and public and performance art will showcase their work throughout the city of Kingston. The beloved Literary SalO+n will return with words and voices from diverse perspectives and Friday night will be filled with laughter from late-night stand-up CO+medy program. O+ will host an array of public ExplO+re Wellness workshops Friday through Sunday that includes everything from yoga to financial literacy for creative professionals. And, of course, all of the participating artists and musicians, as well as volunteers, receive health and wellness care in the O+ Clinic, and in local dentists’ offices, during the festival weekend. • More info: opositivefestival.org
Theatre on the Road and the Old Dutch Church in Kingston present a new living history tour, THE CITY AWAKENS
Saturdays in October • 7pm • The Old Dutch Church Cemetery, 272 Wall Street, Kingston • During the one-hour tour guests will meet George Clinton, a Revolutionary War hero who became the first Governor of New York. Visitors will also meet American abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth. John Jay the first Supreme Court Justice will make an appearance, along with James Lindsley, the first mayor of Kingston. Matthewis Persen, a local tavern owner during the time of Revolution will talk about the history of his infamous house and Mama Nuchwe, a member of the Esopus tribe, tell you what life was like in the area before the Dutch arrived in 1658. • Tickets are $15 per adult, $10 students and seniors, 12 and under are free and must be purchased by visiting livinghistoryny.com. For information: 845-475-7973.
The Shadow Soiree: A Halloween Paranormal Formal Event
Friday, October 7, 2022 • 7pm - midnight • Cost: $36 • Pine Bush UFO & Paranormal Museum, 86 Main Street, Pine Bush • In the mid-Victorian era Halloween gatherings would celebrate the Harvest Season with mysteriously chilling activities. Séances to talk to the spirit world, and horror theater presentations of ghosts and goblins with Phantasmagoria Lantern Shows were popular in the 1800’s. This Halloween Paranormal Formal re-imagines that time by blending modern tech with antique ghostly exhibitions. Famed Paranormal Author, Linda Zimmerman lends narration to Hudson Valley ghost stories shown with a Phantasmagoria Magic Lantern performance with live music and is presented by Stephanie Smith from The Haunted Shanley Hotel. Ron Yacovetti and Lourdes Gonzalez return for an encore presentation of his Digital Séance Initiative and gives Shadow Soiree guests the opportunity to communicate with the Other Side through his ITC technology. Everyone is invited to be part of the experience by attending in 1800’s attire or Halloween formalwear to create a mystical evening like none other. Dressing up in your best Victorian-style garb is highly encouraged! Light refreshments will be available, along with the change to win some paranormal prizes! It will be phantasmaglorious! • pinebushmuseum.com
Uptown Kingston’s Second Saturday
Saturday, October 8, November 12, and December 10, 2022 • Participating local businesses will remain open late (until 8pm) on the second Saturday of every month in 2022.
History Hike: The Stone Chambers of Mead Farm
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • A Path Through History Event; Colonial constructions, ancient sacred sites, or UFO bases? We will seek out three mysterious stone chambers of unknown origin or date of construction, located on NYC watershed lands. We'll also visit a balanced rock and the enigmatic Hawk Rock glacial erratic. Led by PHM Staff and David A. Steinberg, author, "Hiking the Road to Ruins." • More details and registration here.
Pumpkin Bombing
October 8-9 and October 15-16, 2022 • Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook • Come see pumpkin bombing from the Aerodrome’s open cockpit planes during the last two weekends of the 2022 season • oldrhinebeck.org/events/
Historical Reenactor: Keeping it Fresh: Colonial Food Preservation
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 11am - 1pm • Cost: Free • 400 Jay Street (Route 22), Katonah • Are you interested in learning more about what life was like in New York during the colonial era? Then make sure to stop by John Jay Homestead on Saturday, October 8, between 11am and 1pm for a presentation from reenactor Tom Hunt about what it was like to prepare for winter in the 18th and 19th centuries. From pickling to drying to salting and smoking, Tom will discuss and demonstrate many of the techniques used in early American food preservation. Admission is free. • This family-friendly event will be held alongside the Homestead’s weekly Farm Market and is a great opportunity for history lovers of all ages to learn more about how our ancestors survived the frigid winters in New York State • johnjayhomestead.org
Exploring the Future of the Hudson River
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 1pm • Olana State Historic Site, Hudson • Join Riverkeeper's president Tracy Brown for a guided walk focusing on the future prospects of the Hudson River • $15 person, $10 members. Advanced registration required. • olana.org/programs-events/
Hudson Valley Dance Festival
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 2pm and 5pm • Cost: $40 • 1 Main Street, Catskill • World-class dance companies and acclaimed choreographers will honor the majesty and artistic beauty of their inspiring surroundings as Hudson Valley Dance Festival returns for two performances, its first in-person presentation since the coronavirus pandemic. The annual festival is produced by and benefits Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The festival will help provide meals and medication, health care and hope to those living with HIV/AIDS, dealing with COVID-19 or facing other debilitating illnesses. Through its National Grants Program, Broadway Cares supports a safety net of services in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., including 14 organizations in the Hudson Valley. • http://dradance.org/pre-event/hudson-valley-dance-festival-2022/
Fall Openings at Art Omi
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 2 - 5pm • Art Omi Sculpture & Architecture Park and Newmark Gallery. • At 2pm in the Architecture Field, will mark the opening of Ensemble, an architectural sound installation by Hana Kassem and Spencer Topel. The event will begin with a few words by the artist and an activation of the installation by guest dance group Dual Rivet. Reception at the Benenson Center will follow the performance. At 3pm, a reception will be held in the Benenson Center to celebrate the opening of Allana Clarke: A Particular Fantasy in our Newmark Gallery. The exhibition is occurring concurrently with Usdan Gallery at Bennington College, with complementary works on view at both venues. Allana Clarke is a Trinidadian-American artist currently residing in Detroit, Michigan. The sculptural and photographic works on view at Art Omi contend with histories of colonialism and Western standards of beauty. Learn more about the exhibition here.
Special Exhibition Program: Wangechi Mutu
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 3pm • Storm King Art Center • Join Wangechi Mutu for an artist walk of select outdoor works included in her special exhibition. This public program is free with admission. Space is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. It is recommended guests should arrive to Storm King by 2PM to allow for parking, travel to the program location, and use of amenities. • More info
D'Arcy Simpson Art Works Presents New Work by Gretchen Kelly
Opening reception: Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 5-8pm • D'Arcy Simpson Art Works, 409 Warren Street, Hudson • Part of Hudson’s Second Saturday Gallery Crawl, “Motion Capture,” a new show by Gretchen Kelly, explores the human body’s delicate balance of fluidity and solidity. She writes, “I have no desire to work on a painting over and over--for me, the art I make is about what I can do in that moment in time, what I can capture in seconds. The human figure is always moving, feeling, changing-it is never totally still. The potential of the human body to express is what I am interested in.” • darcysimpsonartworks.com/
CoSM Full Moon Ceremony
Sunday, October 9, 2022 • 8pm • Streaming from the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in Wappinger • The 247th consecutive Full Moon is coming up on Sunday, October 9 with CoSM’s presentation focusing on October's theme, Nature Mysticism. • Tune in at CoSM.tv / Set a Reminder
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Newburgh Market
Sundays, through October 23, 2022 • 10am-3pm • Newburgh Mall parking lot, 1401 NY 300, Newburgh • The Newburgh Market is a little different than most markets as they intertwine themes within their market. Cosplay in the Burg, Mom-a-thon, and Mutt Strut are just a few of the themes they will be implementing throughout their season. Local Hudson Valley food trucks, artists, candle makers, and local clothing designers round out the lively spirit of this quirky little market that looks more like a party in the parking lot. • facebook.com/newburghmarket
Ernest Withers: The Picture Taker
On view through October 23, 2022 • Rezny Gallery, 76 Prince street, Kingston • The Woodstock Film Festival is thrilled to announce a special pre-festival event featuring the work of Ernest C. Withers, a renowned chronicler of the African American experience in the segregated South and subject of the documentary film The Picture Taker, which will have its world premiere screening at the upcoming Woodstock Film Festival, September 28 - October 2. The film’s director Phil Bertelsen will be in attendance to discuss Withers’ ground-breaking work and fascinating career. • woodstockfilmfestival.org
Farm Days
Saturdays, through October 29, 2022 • 9am - 2pm • 400 Jay Street (Route 22), Katonah • Shop from local farmers, bakers, and craftsmen who provide a variety of fruit, organic produce, meats, fish, dairy products, baked goods, and handcrafted products.
• johnjayhomestead.org/events/farm-market/
Cemetery Crawl
Ongoing through Sunday, October 30, 2022 • Cost: Free • 7562 N Broadway, Red Hook • Historic Red Hook is kicking off the spooky season early this year with their second annual Cemetery Crawl! This event is both a seasonal Scavenger Hunt and a year-round, self-guided tour of six Red Hook cemeteries that offers highlights of the lives of interesting individuals and their memorials. All you need is your smartphone and some good weather and you’ve got a lovely way to spend the fall season enjoying local history. You can find Historic Red Hook’s booth on Hardscrabble Day, on September 17 from 10am to 4pm in the Village of Red Hook, where they will officially launch the event. The Crawl will conclude with an award ceremony on October 30th at the Elmendorph Inn at 1pm. Bookmark the Cemetery Crawl page at historicredhook.org/cemeterycrawl and you’re off!
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 13th Season of ‘Bridge Music’
Through October 31, 2022 • 8am-8pm • Free • Mid Hudson Bridge (Towers), U.S. 44-55, NY, Poughkeepsie/Highland • Bridge Music, Joseph Bertolozzi's musical opus celebrating the iconic Mid Hudson Bridge (and sister project to Tower Music from the Eiffel Tower in Paris) opens its 13th season April 1. Free and open to the public, this sound-art installation is located at each of the bridge's towers, accessed from the Mid Hudson Bridge's pedestrian sidewalks at Johnson-Iorio Park, in Highland. The sidewalks are open from dawn to dusk April 1 through October 31. Additionally, the same music plays year-round, 24/7 in the park on 95.3FM. For map & info go to bridgemusic.info
Environmentalists on Olana
Through November 5, 2022 • Tickets are $15 per person, $10 for members of Olana. Advanced registration is required. For more information and a full list of detailed offerings, dates and times, please contact education@olana.org or visit OLANA.org.
Upcoming Programs:
October 8 - “Exploring the Future of the Hudson River” with Tracy Brown from Riverkeeper
October 15 - “Thinking in Systems: What Church and His Contemporaries Knew About Climate Change” with Matt Stinchcomb and Bob Dandrew from Partners for Climate Action
October 22 - “Inspiring Partnerships to Protect Inspiring Views” with Cari Watkins-Bates and Jeffrey Anzevino from Scenic Hudson
November 5 - “A Farm for the Past, Present, and Future: Exploring Agrarian Practice in the Hudson Valley” with Amy Gavaris from Churchtown Dairy
Faces of Beacon
Weekends through November 12, 2022 • Howland, Beacon • A one-woman exhibition of portraits painted by Beatrice Vann • howlandculturalcenter.org/events-whats-happening.html
THE ENIGMATIC ARTISTS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY
On view through November 20, 2022 • Hudson Hall • From observing the surreal systems of fireflies or the slow degradation of the riverfront to an exploration of the interconnectedness of all life on earth, three Hudson Valley artists take inspiration from our local environment to create unique works of art that embody the complexity of the natural world. • More info
Blaze: Hudson Valley
Ongoing through November 20, 2022 • Van Cortlandt Manor • The region's most electrifying fall event returns to Van Cortlandt Manor! Walk this 18th-century estate surrounded by 7,000 hand carved pumpkins. Treat yourself at our cafe or grab a local souvenir at the expanded shop! • Get Tickets
Hudson Valley Artists 2022: The Material, The Thing
On view through November 22, 2022 • Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery, SUNY New Paltz • 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz • 15th annual Hudson Valley Artists exhibition, considering how artists understand and reimagine the material culture we live in. Music and refreshments outdoors • Link
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
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.
& 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
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Segregation & Staatsburgh: From Black Service to White Servants
Monday, October 10, 2022 • 1pm • Cost: Free • 75 Mills Mansion Drive, Staatsburg • Staatsburgh’s founder, Governor Morgan Lewis, enslaved people of African descent at Staatsburgh. Yet, when his great-granddaughter, Ruth Livingston Mills, lived at Staatsburgh at the turn of the 20th Century, the staff was exclusively White and of European descent. At the same time, a free Black community was able to grow and thrive in the surrounding hamlet. • Join site staff for a conversation exploring the transition from a Black presence at Staatsburgh during the early 19th Century to the apparent absence of Black people at the estate during the Gilded Age. This one-hour program will include historic photographs and documents related to this history, notably a letter from Staatsburgh’s archives detailing the sale by Morgan Lewis, of Peter Williams into slavery, to fellow “Founding Father,” John Jay. The presentation will focus on recent research into the Black people living and working in both the Staatsburgh estate and in the hamlet of Staatsburg, bringing in the larger context of racial oppression and Jim Crow, to present audiences with a new perspective on Staatsburgh. • The program is free, but reservations are required at www.Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS.
Water Chestnut on the Hudson River: Impacts, Management, and a New Emerging Species
Tuesday, October, 11 2022 • 2-4pm • New DEC webinar series delves into detail about particular species that pose an emerging threat to the Hudson River watershed. • https://hrnerr.org/events/
Rose Garden Ceremony & Birthday Cake for Eleanor Roosevelt's Birthday
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 • 3pm • Rose Garden and Henry A. Wallace Center, FDR Historic Site, Hyde Park • The National Park Service will hold a Rose Garden ceremony to commemorate Eleanor Roosevelt's Birthday. Afterwards, the FDR Presidential Library will invite visitors to the Wallace Center for birthday cake and refreshments. This is a free public event. • fdrlibrary.org/events-calendar
NYS DEC Climate Smart Communities Grants & Cayuga Creek Floodplain Restoration (Webinar)
Thursday, October 13, 2022 • 8:30-9:30am • Cost: Free • Virtual • Myra Fedyniak from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s Office of Climate Change will present on Climate Smart Communities Grants. The Climate Smart Communities Grant Program is a competitive 50/50 matching grant program for municipalities to implement projects focused on climate change adaptation and greenhouse gas mitigation. Project types also include certain planning and assessment projects that are part of a strategy to achieve Climate Smart Communities Certification. Emily Root from Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper will share their work with the Town of Niagara to restore and reconnect the floodplain of the Cayuga Creek, with funding in part from the Climate Smart Communities Grant program. This project restores habitat, mitigates downstream flooding, and improves community access. This program is supported by funding from the Hudson River Estuary Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, with support from the New York State Environmental Protection Fund, in cooperation with NEIWPCC. • Link
14th Annual International Hannah Arendt Center Conference: “Rage and Reason: Democracy Under the Tyranny of Social Media”
October 13-14, 2022 • Olin Hall, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson • Presented by OSUN, Hannah Arendt Center, and Center for Civic Engagement, the conference responds to the undeniable fact that rage and emotions are increasingly a force in our political and cultural lives. Participants include Author Pankaj Mishra, Political and Sociological Theorist William Davies, CEO at PEN America Suzanne Nossel, Political Scientist Uday Mehta, Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Afghan Writer Jamil Jan Kochai. The conference asks: How can democratic rage be harnessed in social and political movements? Is rage essential to call out systemic and ingrained injustice? How can a politics of rage acknowledge rational and expert authority? If humans are tribal beings, how can they live in multicultural liberal societies? Are experts and elites themselves simply one tribe defending their self-interests? Must social media contribute to the fracturing of society into raging tribes? Is there a common interest in society knowable through reason? Above all, how can we uphold our liberal institutions and our common world in the midst of the polarization and fracturing of that world? • Register here.
Common Ground
October 13-16, 2022 • Fisher Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson • This fall marks the return of the Fisher Center LAB Biennial, a thematic festival that invites and commissions artists to create new works that grapple with some of the most pressing questions of our time. The 2022–23 edition, Common Ground, is a year-long international program focusing on the politics of land and food and taking place on four continents. The festival includes two four-day festivals at and around the Fisher Center—one at harvest time (October 13–16, 2022), and one in the growing season (May 4–7, 2023). Tickets for the fall events, Cooking Sections and The Belly is a Garden are on sale now • More info
Tito Puente Jr with The Latin Jazz Express & the Dojo Dancers for a Latin Jazz Dance Party Outside at the Hudson House Distillery
Friday, October 14, 2022 • 6-9:30pm • Cost: $35 • Hudson House Distillery, 1835 Broadway, West Park, New York 12493, 1835 Broadway, West Park • The Robert Burns Scholarship Fund presents Tito Puente Jr with The Latin Jazz Express & the Dojo Dancers for a Latin jazz dance party outside on the deck at the Hudson House Distillery • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mambo-harvest-dance-party-wtito-puente-jr-the-latin-jazz-ensemble-tickets-403617519867
Storyhorse Documentary Theater: "Village Kind"
October 14-16, 2022 • Friday and Saturday at 7pm, Sunday at 2pm • Village Hall, 3rd Floor, Tivoli • A multimedia staged reading based on interviews with Tivolians and historical documents from the Village of Tivoli’s 150 year history. Written and produced by Jeremy Davidson and Mary Stuart Masterson. Cast includes Denny Dillion, Keith Nobbs, Kevin Factor, Maria Tucci, Simi Stone and Michael Stahl-David. Ticket proceeds will benefit the Tivoli Firehouse Capital Campaign • Link
6th Annual Meadows & Trails 5K
Saturday, October 15, 2022 • Hudson Highlands Nature Museum Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall • Race Packet Pickup & Same-day Registration: 9am, Race Begins: 11am, Virtual 5k all month long! • Enjoy majestic scenery as you run or walk on trails through grassy fields, past lively ponds, over rolling hills, and through beautiful forest cloaked in fall colors. Early Bird entry fee for ages 19 and up thru Friday, September 30 is $30; Entry fee for ages 19 and up beginning Saturday, October 1 is $40; The first 100 students ages 18 and under to register will run for free. All proceeds from this event benefit the Nature Education programs and Animal Ambassadors at the Nature Museum • More info + registration
4-H Fall Fest
Saturday, October 15, 2022 • 10am to 2pm • Free • Ulster County Fairgrounds • Come out and see what 4-H has to offer. Youth, leaders, and 4-H staff will be sharing projects and interactive activities with those interested in joining 4-H in Ulster County. Learn more about 4-H Fall Fest
Historic Barn Tour with Winnakee Land Trust
Saturday, October 15, 2022 • 10am - 6pm • Cost: $50 • Event check-in: Old Stone Church 6987 Route 9, Rhinebeck • Get an up close view of the farm life that so richly contributes to the rural character and natural beauty of our region. Learn the history of each barn from our docents on this self-directed tour, culminating in a reception with live music, farm fresh foods, local beer, wine and hard cider - and a community pie contest • winnakee.org/winnakees-tour-of-historic-barns-and-working-farms-returns-this-fall/
Handmade Pendant Lights - Fall Factory Sale
Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 9am to 4pm and Sunday, October 16, 2022 from 10am to 2pm • 310 Fishkill Ave, Unit 11, Beacon • After a two-year hiatus, Niche Modern is excited to open their doors and invite the public in for a behind-the-scenes look. Shop a wide selection of hand-crafted glass shapes, colors, and sizes. Watch live glass-blowing demonstrations and see how their talented team creates their signature designs. • go.nichemodern.com/rsvp-factory-sale
18th Century Autumnfest
Saturday, October 15, 2022 • 11am - 4pm • Cost: Free • Senate House State Historic Site, 296 Fair Street, Kingston • The Annual 18th Century Autumnfest: Demonstrations of 18th century fall activities, such as apple pressing, candle dipping, and blacksmithing. There will also be pumpkin painting crafts for all ages, and 18th century re-enactors on the site grounds. • Outdoor activities are free! Tours of Senate House will also be available for $7 for each adult, $5 for each senior, and children ages 12 and under are free. • parks.ny.gov/historic-sites/senatehouse/details.aspx
The Great Give Back Milkweed Release
Saturday, October 15, 2022 • 11am - 1pm • Burger Hill, Rhinebeck • Join Morton and Staatsburg Libraries as they partner with the Pollinator Patrol and Winnakee Land Trust at Burger Hill for a morning of identifying milkweed, talking about monarchs, spreading seed, and having kiddos help put some milkweed packets together to give away. Can't join that day? There will be seed packets available after the event to share, these can be picked up at Morton or Staatsburg Libraries. • This event is free and open to all • Registration requested.
Hulda: The Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Saturday, October 15, 2022 - Sunday, October 30, 2022 • 1pm and 3:15pm • Cost: $25 • The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, 430 Broadway, Sleepy Hollow • Each fall, thousands of people from around the world flock to Sleepy Hollow to visit the burial ground made famous in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” The famous graveyard was also known for another resident, Hulda of Bohemia, the “High German witch doctor” who, according to Irving, is said to have bewitched Sleepy Hollow so that a “drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land.” Edgar Mayhew Bacon’s 1897 book Chronicles of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow mentions Hulda as the woman whose basket weaving and healing abilities led to her being shunned as witch, while her skills as a sharpshooter made her a Revolutionary War hero. The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow has honored Hulda with a gravestone, as well as a live presentation of Hulda: The Other Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which opens October 15th. It will be performed by storyteller Carla Lynne Hall with a live original score performed by Jim Keyes. • tickets.hudsonvalley.org/events
Thinking in Systems: What Church and His Contemporaries Knew About Climate Change with Partners for Climate Action
Saturday, October 15, 2022 • 1pm • Olana State Historic Site • Learn more about how scientific thinking in Frederic Church's era connects to our own contemporary climate crisis. • olana.org/programs-events/
The Bedford Music Festival
Saturday, October 15, 2022 • 3:30 - 9:30pm • Cost: $20 • 400 Jay Street (Route 22), Katonah • Enjoy the fall weather and some great music at the Bedford Music Festival! Hosted by destination 39.3, a newfound organization created to foster a greater sense of community in the Bedford area, the outdoor festival features performances from several local bands, with the Grammy-nominated band Spin Doctors headlining the show. In addition to music, John Jay Homestead will also be hosting A Taste of Bedford, a menagerie of local restaurants and vendors showcasing their fare. • There is a $20 per car parking fee. • Visit destination393.org for complete details
“Boots by the Bandshell”
Saturday, October 15, 2022 • 3:30-8:30pm • Free • Bowdoin Park, 85 Sheafe Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie. The event, hosted in partnership with The Wolf and Wakin' Up with CJ and Jess Show and Townsquare Media Group, will feature line dancing provided by CJ McIntyre and Frank Alexander, Country music by Thunder Ridge Band, free family activities, food trucks, and a fireworks display. • This event will be held rain or shine. Updates will be posted on the Parks division website, dutchessny.gov/parks and the Dutchess County Parks and Dutchess County Government social media pages. For more information call Dutchess County Parks at (845) 298-4600.
A Gathering of Old Cars
Sunday, October 16, 2022 • 11am - 4pm • Staatsburgh State Historic Site • See classic cars in a Great Gatsby setting during peak leaf peeping season. • Add to Google Calendar
Beacon Sloop Club Annual Pumpkin Festival
Sunday, October 16, 2022 • noon - 5pm • At Riverfront Park, 1 Flynn Drive, Beacon • Free • Pumpkins, pies and other fall treats, free sails on the Sloop Woody Guthrie, children's activities, environmental displays, live music. Many food & craft vendors • beaconsloopclub.org.
Field to Pint Tour
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 8:30am to 4pm • 4400 New York 23 , Hudson • $10, register by October 16 • Join Harvest NY, The Cornell Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program, and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County on a full day “Field to Pint Tour” in Columbia and Green Counties. The tour will provide the opportunity to meet local farmers, producers, and end users who contribute to the craft beverage industry in the Hudson Valley and New York. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase at the final tour stop, Subversive Brewing. You must be 21 or older to attend this event. • Learn more
Cary Science Conversation: Big Trees, Lightning, and the Future of Tropical Forests
Thursday, October 20, 2022 • 7pm • Virtual, via Zoom • Free • A virtual science talk featuring Cary Institute research fellow Dr. Evan Gora in conversation with Cary president Dr. Joshua Ginsberg. Trees are allies in the fight against climate change. As they grow, they capture carbon from the atmosphere and store it in their trunks, branches, and roots. Big trees play an outsized role in shaping our planet’s climate. Globally, the largest 1% of trees store more than ½ of the carbon sequestered by forests. These long-lived giants also shape the environment around them. Why do large trees die? And how does their loss impact carbon dynamics, biodiversity, and the composition of forests? These are among the questions that forest ecologist Dr. Evan Gora will discuss. His research combines fieldwork, modeling, big data, and emerging technology to understand and forecast threats to big trees, with a focus on lightning in the tropics. We know from satellites that the tropics receive 100 million lightning strikes annually. Yet lightning has been understudied. Gora will share new insights on lightning’s impact on big trees and their neighbors, including the anatomy of a strike, the role of lightning in carbon cycling, and why some tree species are killed by strikes while others actually benefit. • This event is free and open to all and will include time for audience Q&A. Register at Eventbrite for Zoom login details.
Virtual Lecture: The Hudson Valley in the Ice Age
Thursday, October 20, 2022 • 7pm • Virtual • Starting about 25,000 years ago, an immense sheet of ice advanced out of Labrador and swept southward across much of North America. A good deal of that ice entered the Hudson Valley and continued all the way to today’s Long Island. During this advance, the ice scoured all of our Hudson Valley and created much of its landscape, especially the Wall of Manitou – the Catskill Front. Later the climate warmed and the ice melted back to the north. Vast quantities of meltwater poured out of the retreating ice and sculpted by erosion a great deal more of our valley’s landscape. Several cycles of glacial advance and retreat occurred, and their combined erosive processes shaped our picturesque scenery. • Register: here.
Hudson Valley Picture Show: Do The Right Thing
Friday, October 21, 2022 • Community Theatre in Catskill • 7:30pm • $14, $10 members • Continues October 28 with The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari at the Community Theatre in Catskill • Link
Free Historic Walking Tour in Wiltwyck Cemetery
Saturday, October 22, 2022 • 1 - 2pm • Cost: Free • 205 West O'Reilly Street, Kingston • History Walking Tour through the Cemetery on Saturday October 22nd starting at 1:00pm at our Mausoleum. (Rain date Sunday October 23rd). The tour will last approximately 1 hour. At the conclusion of the tour, refreshments will be served outside of the community mausoleum. This event is free to the public but RSVP is requested by calling 845-331-0199. Any donations toward the tree planting program are appreciated. • facebook.com/events/1149240129300119
Meat The Farmer
Saturday, October 22, 2022 • 3 - 5pm • $10, register by October 19 • Phoenicia Diner, 5681 Route 28, Phoenicia • Meat your local livestock farmers, taste locally sourced meats, and learn about preparing underused meat cuts and buying locally via a directory of New York farms that sell meat in bulk, directly to consumers. The meat tasting menu will feature an assortment of cuts from livestock including beef, pork, lamb, goat, emu, and poultry. A meat expert will discuss meat cuts, especially ways to prepare underused cuts. • Learn more
Love It or Swap It Sinterklaas Clothes Swap
Sunday, October 23, 2022 • 1-4pm • Father Brogan Center, corner of 35 South Street and East Market Street, Rhinebeck • Swap up to 20 items (women’s clothes, jewelry, accessories, handbags or shoes) All items in very good condition on hangers. No T-shirts. Early drop-off: October 22, 1-4pm • sinterswapstore@gmail.com • sinterklaashudsonvalley.com
Hudson River Watershed Alliance Annual Conference
October 24 - 26, 2022 • Across the watershed, communities are experiencing climate hazards including localized flooding, intense drought, Harmful Algal Blooms, beach closures, wildfires, and other impacts on water resources. To further community understanding of climate change, its impacts, and how we can prepare for it, the Annual Watershed Conference theme is Climate Change Impacts on Water in the Hudson Valley. This year, Hudson River Watershed Alliance is using a hybrid model for the conference, taking advantage of the respective strengths of both virtual and in-person programs. The first day’s webinar will share key context on climate projections and risks, providing a foundation for the conversations on adaptation strategies at the in-person sessions. The virtual session brings together scientists and experts that otherwise would have had to travel, using a format that is easy to record and reference in the future. Both in-person sessions feature local case studies and strategies from the Hudson River watershed, and will prioritize networking and conversation.
The 2022 Watershed Conference schedule:
Monday, October 24, 2022 • 1-3:30pm • Virtual session to share climate change projections and other context-setting information.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 • 9am – 12:30pm • An in-person session at the Henry A. Wallace Center, FDR Presidential Library & Museum in Hyde Park, to discuss climate change adaptation strategies and share case studies.
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 • 1-4pm • An in-person session at the Hudson River Maritime Museum Barn in Kingston, focused on flooding issues faced by municipalities along the Hudson River. This session will be facilitated by River Network, and will inform the Hudson River Flood Resilience Network’s strategic roadmap.
More info: https://hudsonwatershed.org/annual-watershed-conference-2022/
Kingston Street Sweep
Monday, October 24, 2022 • 10am - 2pm. (Rain date: October 31) • 177 Broadway, Kingston, at the corner of Broadway and McEntee • Riverkeeper is partnering with the NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) to conduct fall "street sweeps" in both Kingston, NY and Hoboken, NJ. We will be using a comprehensive data collection protocol developed by HEP to focus on litter generation and dispersal methods along the right-of-ways, including sidewalks, to create linkages to the issue of floatable material or marine debris in the Estuary. • Volunteers are strongly advised to wear long pants and sturdy closed-toed shoes or boots, wear long hair tied back, and remove jewelry. Please dress comfortably in layers with the weather in mind. Volunteers should also plan to bring a full reusable water bottle and gloves if you have them. You will be required to follow safety protocols at this event, including wearing a safety vest at all times. • To register, complete this Google form.
ELEGY FOR AN APPETITE : Author and chef Shaina Loew-Banayan (Cafe Mutton) in conversation with author Tamar Adler
Thursday, October 27, 2022 • 6pm • Hudson Hall • Free with reservations recommended • Elegy for an Appetite (PANK Books, 2022) is the story of a young cook’s tumultuous relationship with their body and eating. This short, poetic memoir, which mostly takes place in a series of professional kitchens, follows the author’s journey from voracious childhood to starving teen years and then to challenging early adulthood. The book explores the author’s search for identity, validity, and healing through a series of both dark and ridiculous kitchen tales. This event is followed by a reception with complementary snacks courtesy of Cafe Mutton and Tamar Adler. • Reserve Tickets
Trick or Treat in the Park
Saturday, October 29, 2022 • 2 - 4pm • Art Omi, Ghent • The ghosts, goblins, and ghouls of your family are welcome to the Sculpture & Architecture Park on Saturday, October 29 for trick-or-treating, a photo station, mural drawing, and more! This event is free and open to the public. Please join us for an afternoon of Halloween fun; register to attend here.
King Kong (1933) at The Rosendale Theatre
Saturday, October 29, 2022 • 10 - 11:40pm • The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale • The original King Kong (1933)! Here’s a chance to see King Kong in its original theatre format with full sound! One of the most beloved classics of any genre, Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong give performances that remain as exciting and relevant today as they were in 1933. Bring the kids! Bring the grandkids! King Kong on the BIG SCREEN is going to make for an extra memorable night at The Rosendale Theatre • 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org,
rosendaletheatre.org • Tickets: Link
Free Educational Open House of Wiltwyck Crematory
Thursday, November 10, 2022 • 5 - 7pm • Cost: Free • 205 West O'Reilly Street, Kingston • The opportunity to see and learn about the crematory and the cremation process. As more and more people choose cremation, this event will help to remove the mystery of this process, explain the many options available, and answer any questions you and your loved ones may have. Tours will take place at 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm, and 6:30pm. Light refreshments will be served. Please call the office to RSVP by Tuesday, November 8: 1-845-331-0199 • b.me/e/3RlwjWcjf
The Group Holiday Show
Saturday, November 19, 2022 from 10am - 7pm Sunday, November 20, 2022 from 10am - 4pm • Cost: $0 • 6387 Mill St. Rt.9, Beekman Arms Conference Center, Rhinebeck • In its 45th year, the Group Holiday Show is one of the best fine craft shows in the Hudson Valley. Curated blown glass, fiber, metal arts, pottery, wood, beaded, glass and silver jewelry...all in a gallery setting. Find unique, one of a kind gifts.
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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. • hudsonhall.org/event/winter-walk-25th-anniversary
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
Pictures With Santa
Saturday, December 10, 2022 • 11am - 3pm • $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. • https://www.facebook.com/events/748688633231496
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