Calendar (3/17-3/23/25)
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Avian Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza – The latest updates and what it means for poultry health
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 from 6:30-8:30pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual via Zoom
Join Dr. Jarra Jagne of Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Chad Wall of NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets for an evening of learning about avian disease, including Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Topics covered include: Updates on the HPAI outbreak; Symptoms of HPAI; Common small flock diseases,;HPAI disease look-alikes; and Keeping your birds safe. Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/HPAI2025
New Work Preview: gaudanse
Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, 120 Broadway, Tivoli
Artistic Director Imani Gaudin shares her latest work in progress, mamihlapinatapai. This dynamic new creation explores empowerment, cultural exchange, and human connection through the language of dance and the performing arts. The title, mamihlapinatapai, comes from the Yaghan language of Tierra del Fuego, meaning “a look shared in silence by two people who wish to initiate something, but neither will start.” Recognized by The Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s most succinct word, it encapsulates the essence of unspoken understanding and potential. https://kaatsbaan.org
The Communication of Experience is Art: The Millbrook Commune and Psychedelic Multimedia Art
Thursday, March 20, 2025 from 7-8pm
Cost of admission: Free with registration required
Millbrook Library, 3 Friendly Lane, Millbrook
State historian Devin R. Lander will host a presentation on the Millbrook Commune’s involvement in the emerging psychedelic multimedia art scene of the 1960s. The presentation will include not only discussion of the artwork produced by Timothy Leary’s Millbrook group, but also the philosophical underpinnings of the group’s quest to communicate the psychedelic experience though artistic means. https://millbrooklibrary.org
Bill Brooks’ Remarkable Rosendale Postcard and Photo Show
Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $10
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
a super special Rosendale evening as Rosendale Town Historian Bill Brooks presents a wonderful photo walk through Rosendale’s colorful history. Special guests: The Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band and Social Club, “Four Bills” (Bill Liggan, Bill Moylan, Bill Pape, and of course Bill Brooks!), Redwing Blackbird Theater Puppets, and Your Evening Emcee: Carl Welden. Partial ticket proceeds will benefit The Rosendale Food Pantry and The Rosendale Fire Department. https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/movies/bill-brooks-remarkable-rosendale-postcard-and-photo-show/
Orange County Human Rights Conference
Friday, March 21, 2025 from 9am to 3pm
Cost of admission: Free
SUNY Orange, The Great Room Kaplan Hall, Newburgh
Workshops, conversations with the OC Human Rights Commission, and keynote panel: The AI Effect and Human Rights. https://www.orangecountygov.com/DocumentCenter/View/32669/Human-Rights-Conference---March-21-2025
State of the City Address
Friday, March 21, 2025 at 5:30pm
Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie
City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Yvonne Flowers will be highlighting the city’s accomplishments, key priorities, and vision for the future. Mayor Flowers began her term in January 2024, becoming the first African American to hold the position. She has focused on working with partners on housing options addressing the homeless issue, spurring economic development and seeking more grants for the city among other initiatives in her first 14 months in office. The event also will be made available live and for replay at www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com and on the City of Poughkeepsie Facebook page. https://www.bardavon.org/show/state-of-the-city-address-2025-with-mayor-flowers/
Severance Season Finale Screening
Friday, March 21, 2025 beginning at 6pm with screening at 8pm
Cost of admission: Free with RSVP
Assembly, 236 Wall Street, Kingston
Waffle party by Pip’s (Phoenicia Diner), Chinese cuisine by Zufu (Eng’s Restaurant), plus Defiant jazz dance-off, Innie/Outtie costume contest, Lumon-themed cocktails and more. RSVP
Overwintering Opening Reception
Friday, March 21, 2025 from 6-8pm
Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston
An exhibition of works on, of, and off paper, Overwintering is the culmination of work produced by Studio Intern Gil Dickinson, Nonprofit Management Intern Julia Maisel-Berick, and Assistant Studio Manager Celia Shaheen while living and working at Women’s Studio Workshop. Hailing from far warmer corners of the country – Florida, California, and Texas–these artists took inspiration from steadfast creatures that use practices of “overwintering” such as hibernation and migration to survive cold, icy conditions. Bonding over stoves full of soup, freezing pipes, and shoveling snow, Overwintering is a celebration of trips to the thrift store before dark, of piling under blankets during a movie, of dinners, and making a home together. Through studies and meditations on local wildlife, domestic spaces, collecting, and reliquaries, the three distinct bodies of work in Overwintering hold the stillness and pensiveness of winter alongside the light and energy of a new spring. On view through April 7, 2025. https://wsworkshop.org/upcoming-exhibitions/
Seed Starting
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 9am
Cost of admission: $20
CCE Ulster, 232 Plaza Road, Kingston
Do you want to get a jump on starting your garden this season? My class will cover indoor seed starting. We will discuss what seeds to start indoors, we will mix our own seed starting medium, talk about what containers to use, the importance of heat and light and warn you of some of the troubles you may encounter when starting your seeds. You will have a hands on experience and take home a mini green house with your planted seeds. https://www.cceevents.org/
Master Gardener Seed Swap
Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 11am to 2pm
CCE Ulster, Kingston
Exchange extra seeds and seek new varieties with Master Gardners on hand to answer questions about growing plants from seed. Registration suggested. https://www.cceevents.org/e/seed-swap-2
A Citizen’s Guide to Preserving Democracy
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 1pm
Cost of admission: Free
Starr Cinemas, Rhinebeck
Richard Haass, the Council of Foreign Affairs director, offers “new ways of understanding our perilous moment.” After his hour-long film, he will talk with the scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat. https://www.upstatefilms.org/a-citizens-guide-to-preserving-democracy-an-afternoon-with-richard-haass-and-ruth-ben-ghiat
“Daisy Suckley: A Life of Her Own” Tea Seminar
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: $15
Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Road, Rhinebeck
Join Mary Mistler, author of “Ladies of the Valley,” for a talk examining the extraordinary life of Margaret Daisy Suckley. Tea and light refreshments will be available to casually enjoy during the lecture. Book signings available. Call 845-876-4818 for more information. Register
Bindlestick Bill: A Performance for Ages 4-94
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 3pm
Cost of admission: $5, $15 for a family of four or more
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mils Mansion Dr., Road #1, Staatsburg
Bindlestick Bill has been making music and making people laugh for over 20 years. He has performed with Pete Seeger, at Pier 40 in NYC, and with Tom Chapin during two Earth Day celebrations. One of Bill's songs about the wisdom of the Atlantic Sturgeon, called Benthic Beauties, aired on National Broadcast Radio. In his on-stage persona as a travelling troubadour, he delights audiences young and old with his interactive performances, singing tunes and bantering with his sock monkey pal about the rich ecology and history of the Hudson River Valley. Reservations required: http://staatsburghbindlestickbill.eventbrite.com
Celebrate World Water Day with the Hudson River Watershed Alliance
Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 4-6pm
Rough Draft, 82 John St, Kingston
Join the Hudson River Watershed Alliance for a World Water Day gathering at Rough Draft. A portion of proceeds from sales that day will be donated to the Hudson River Watershed Alliance. https://hudsonwatershed.org/world-water-day/
Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Safe Harbors Lobby at the Ritz, 107 Broadway, Newburgh
After a sold-out debut last November, Uncanny Valley Puppet Slam returns with an all-new lineup of puppeteers from the Hudson Valley, NYC, and beyond. Hosted by Chris Palmieri, Uncanny Valley will feature performances by William PK Carter, Michelle Finston, Fluffy Kitten, Infinite Arms Production Co., Dov Manley, Cabot Parsons, Megan Regan & John Regan, and Brad Shur. Taking inspiration from the worlds of vaudeville and cabaret, and from experimental theater, art, music, and dance, puppet slams are curated short-form puppetry acts for adult audiences that can be humorous, dark, thought-provoking, or all of the above. https://safe-harbors.org/shop/uvps-march-2025
First Light with the Ivalas Quartet
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: $38, $18.50 students
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, Tivoli
First Light features works by Osvaldo Golijov, Eleanor Alberga, and Ludvig van Beethoven. First Light brings the listener on a journey through the cosmos with works by composers who muse on the origins of our universe and the experience of existing beyond our world. The program closes with Beethoven’s Opus 130, a piece deemed so timeless that a recording was included in the 1977 Voyager craft as a gift to any otherworldly beings it might encounter. First Light premiered at Carnegie Hall. Tickets
March Monologue Madness
Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 7:30pm
Cost of admission: By donation
Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff
Hear Hudson Valley writers perform original works as a benefit for the library. http://morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us
Alice as Artist
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: Free
Clermont State Historic Site
Celebrate Women's History Month by learning about Clermont's resident sculptor, Alice D.C. Livingston. In this special presentation, learn about a recently unearthed 1928 review of Alice's bronze sculpture and Alice's work as a self-taught sculptor. Link
Howland Chamber Music Circle presents Daedalus Quartet
Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 4pm
Cost of admission: $35, $10 students
Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main Street, Beacon
Following the concert, audience members can meet the musicians and enjoy complementary refreshments. https://howlandmusic.org
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ONGOING EVENTS
Olana Third Thursdays
Continues the third Thursday of the month, from 11am to 3:15pm
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson
Free monthly tours and programs. Artmaking in the Afternoon, a hands-on, drop-in event will take place from 1-5pm in the Wagon House Education Center. olana.org/thirdthursdays/
Hudson Valley Free Day
Continues on the last Sunday of the month from 10am - 4pm
Dia Beacon
Hudson Valley residents living in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, Washington and Westchester counties are invited to explore the contemporary art collection at Dia Beacon on the last Sunday of each month. diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/dia-beacon-beacon-united-states
Michel Goldberg Solo Exhibition
Through March 23, 2025
Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson
Exhibition of monotypes, drawings, mixed media/collages and sculpture by Upstate New York-based artist and former graphic designer Michel Goldberg. Known for his mastery of the monotype process and evocative approach to materials, Goldberg’s work invites viewers into dreamlike worlds where texture, mood, and memory converge. hudsonhall.org/event/michel-goldberg
Reprieve, right when you really need it
On view through March 23, 2025
Private Public Gallery, 530 Columbia Street, Hudson
https://privatepublicgallery.net
A Closer Look
On view through March 30, 2025
Olana State Historic Site, Hudson
This winter, The Olana Partnership invites you to discover works of art through close looking, observation, and conversation. Unfolding over four months and featuring a series of four themed artwork installations, participants in A Closer Look will be encouraged to slow down, open their minds to discover Frederic Church’s art in new ways, and spend time in close dialogue with select artworks from the Olana collection. https://olana.org/acloserlook/
2025 Morton Talent Show Art Exhibition
On view through March 30, 2025
Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly Street, Rhinecliff
Work created by local artists, available for purchase. 845-876-2903.
Site: Exploring Identity
On view through March 30, 2025
Garrison Art Center
Artwork from local students in grades K through high school. https://garrisonartcenter.org
Hudson Valley Artists: Movement
On view through April 6, 2025
The Dorsky Museum’s Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery, SUNY New Paltz
Guest-curated by the artist ransome, this year’s exhibition explores the theme of “Movement” through diverse perspectives, inviting artists to interpret concepts such as migration, immigration, place, political displacement, social change, isolation, or physical motion. https://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/exhibitions/hva2025
Mother/Father
On view through April 26, 2025
WomensWork.Art, 12 Vassar Street, 3rd Floor, Poughkeepsie
In March 2020, WomensWork.Art put on a group exhibition called 'Mother/Father', which explored the works of Artists navigating Parenthood and how it affected their overall bodies of work. The show only stayed open for two weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the gallery and the show altogether. Shutting down this show was a huge loss for the Artists, whose works about parenthood were not seen by the public due to the pandemic. Now five years later, that theme is being are re-examined with how the circumstances of artists has evolved over that time, and how modern parenthood has evolved with it. https://womenswork.art
Talisman: The World of Magic
On view through April 27, 2025
Gallery 40, 40 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie
The exhibition explores the world of magic and dreams where boundaries between illusion and reality are fading into each other. Participating artists: Jennifer Axinn-Weiss, Paola Bari, Mary Ann Glass, Jennifer Prevatt, Andres San Millan, Lisa Winika. Conversation with the artists on April 6 from 2-4pm. https://gallery40pok.com
Submission Open for O+ Festival
Open through May 4, 2025
Applications are now open for artists, musicians, and writers looking to participate in the 15th annual O+ Festival (taking place this October in Kingston) in exchange for health and wellness services. For more information, visit https://opositivefestival.org/submit
Lucio Pozzi: qui dentro / in here
On view through June 23, 2025
Magazzino Italian Art, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring
An exhibition featuring a selection of vibrant and innovative abstract works the Italian-born artist produced over the course of his 60-year career. https://magazzino.art
Landmines: Dawoud Bey, Christina Fernandez, Richard Moose, Rick Silva
On view through July 13, 2025
The Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz
An exhibition of camera-based work by artists exploring the role landscape plays in burying or exhuming social history. Landmines coincides with the bicentennial of Hudson River School founder Thomas Cole’s first trip up the Hudson River. The trip is often recounted as the origination of an art movement lauded for pastorals that were inflected with Protestant ideals. Yet what this exhibition commemorates is a confluence of events that give broader significance to the year 1825 and that compel us to think critically about the relationship between land, representation, and history. https://newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum
Maria Lai: A Journey to America
On view through July 28, 2025
Magazzino Italian Art, Robert Olnick Pavilion, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring
The first retrospective in the United States dedicated to one of the most important Italian artists of the 20th century. The exhibition will feature approximately 100 works by Maria Lai (Sardinia, Ulassai 1919–Cardedu 2013), including numerous works that will be presented to the public for the first time. Most of the pieces on display have never been exhibited in the United States. This exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of Maria Lai’s work, from her beginnings in the 1950s to the 2000s, with a focus on her innovative approaches to collective and relational art. magazzino.art
Great Green Hope for the Urban Blues
On view through August 2025
Cost of admission: Free
Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie
An exhibition which explores the connections between art and mythology of the Hudson Valley two hundred years after the origins of the so-called “Hudson River School” movement. https://www.vassar.edu/theloeb/exhibitions/great-green-hope-urban-blues.
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COMING UP
The Invisible Spy: Churchill’s Rockefeller Center Spy Ring and America’s First Secret Agent of World War II
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 6pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual and in-person at the FDR Presidential Library and Home, Hyde Park
Conversation and book signing with author Thomas Maier. The event will also be streamed live on the FDR Library’s Youtube and Facebook accounts. https://www.fdrlibrary.org/events-calendar
Leading with Artivism
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: Free with RSVP requested
Virtual and in-person Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie
Marielena Ferrer, executive director of Unison Arts and Learning Center in New Paltz and leader of Humanamente, a diversity and inclusion consulting organization with talk with Poet Gold. https://www.artsmidhudson.org/leading-with-artivism-event
Lunch and Learn: Belle Da Costa Greene: Black Female Excellence Surmounting the Limits of Early 20th Century America
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 12:30pm
Clinton Community Library, Rhinebeck
At just 26 years old, Belle da Costa Greene became librarian for one of the most powerful men in the world, J.P. Morgan ... while hiding her true identity. Guiding the creation of Morgan’s renowned private collection of rare books and manuscripts, Greene spent the next 43 years negotiating purchases for the collection (now known as The Morgan Library) while competing against other collectors worldwide. Her position opened countless doors to befriend the elite of America and Europe and to attend the most exclusive parties and cultural events. Besides her extraordinary professional gifts and acumen, another key to Greene’s success: she hid her African American heritage from Morgan and everyone else. https://clintoncommunitylibrary.org
“What The Trump Administration Means for Clean Water”
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6pm
Virtual
Riverkeeper will host a webinar about what’s going on in Washington and how it could impact our communities, clean water, and the environments we depend on. Register: https://www.riverkeeper.org/news-and-events/events/webinar-what-the-trump-administration-means-for-clean-water
Visiting Old West Hurley
Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 7-8pm
Cost of admission: Free
Virtual event via Zoom
Presentation by Kara Keene and the West Hurley Library. The Hurley area of New York underwent extraordinary changes during the early1900s to build a safe drinking water system for New York City. To create the manmade reservoirs necessary to gather the water for this endeavor, New York City claimed the right of eminent domain. Within the township of Hurley, the hamlets of Ashton, Glenford, and West Hurley were removed and the area flooded to construct the Ashokan Reservoir. The city condemned these towns, paid compensation to property owners, forced people from their homes, and cleared the land. Construction began on the dam in 1907. Zoom link
Respect: This One’s for the Girls
March 27-29, 2025
Cost of admission: $22, $18 members
Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street Rosendale
Hudson Valley premiere of the new musical by Dorothy Marcic that looks at the role of women over the past 100+ years through 40 Top 40 hits. Screening in honor of Women’s History Month, in joint collaboration between the Rosendale Theatre and the Phoenicia Playhouse. https://rosendaletheatre.org
Historic Tavern Trail at Lasting Joy Brewery
Friday, March 28, 2025 from 6-7 pm
Cost of admission: Free
Lasting Joy Brewery, 485 Lasher Road, Tivoli
The Dutchess County Historic Tavern Trail brings history and local cuisine together while introducing the community to iconic locales. This collaborative program, organized by the Dutchess County Department of History, local historical societies, and food and beverage partners, highlights the county’s rich past through engaging presentations at historic sites. This month’s program features "New York and Dutchess County on the Brink of Revolution," presented by Dutchess County Historian Will Tatum. We all know the story of the final months of royal government in Massachusetts before the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World” was fired at Lexington on April 19, 1775. But what was that final period of undisputed British supremacy like in New York — specifically in Dutchess County? How did local residents feel as the Imperial Crisis of the 1760s and early 1770s reached its explosive conclusion? Join us for an engaging discussion on life in our region on the brink of Revolution. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP is encouraged but not required. As Lasting Joy Brewery is an open venue, we cannot strictly enforce RSVPs, but letting the host organization know you're coming helps with planning. RSVP and details: historicredhook.org/upcoming-events/tavern-trail-lastingjoy-mar25
The Beat of Butterfly Wings Unto Death
Friday, March 28, 2025 from 7-8pm
Cost of admission: $25
Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston
A collaborative improvisational music and dance performance that guides the audience through the alchemical journey of transmuting grief into joy via wonder and curiosity. Featuring traditional instruments used in South American healing ceremonies and the sounds of nature. https://askforarts.org/events-calendar/
Rhinebeck Theatre Society presents Emilia
March 28 - April 6, 2025; Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 3pm
Cost of admission: $25
Morton Memorial Library at 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff
Rhinebeck Theatre Society presents Emilia by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm. In 1611, poet Emilia Bassano Lanier wrote a volume of radical, feminist and subversive poetry. It was one of the first published collections of poetry written by a woman in England. Could she have been the 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's Sonnets? The rest of HerStory has been erased by History… until now. Directed by Ellen Honig. Assistant Directed by Miranda Haydn. Starring: Kathy Bailey, Maggie Bogan, Sandra Colacino, Chantez Engeleit, Becca Ann Frank, Cindy Kubik, LotuZ, Ivy Malone, Maria Elena Maurin, Nadya Rockefeller, Linda Roper, Lauren Silverman, Wendy Urban-Mead, and AnnChris Warren. www.rhinebecktheatresociety.org.
East Fishkill Clean-Up Day
Saturday, March 29, 2025; Registration from 8-8:30am, clean-up from 8:30-11:30am
Meet at Town Hall
Help clean the town’s parks and roads clean.
Community Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 9:30-11:30am
Cost of admission: $5 cash only, free for children ages 6 and under
Bowdoin Park Auditorium, 85 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls
Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis and while supplies last. Walk-up Maple Education workshops with Parks Naturalists will also be held (weather depending) and are included with pancake breakfast entry. Event information, including registration and updates are available on the Dutchess County Parks Facebook page and at dutchessny.gov/parks.
Poughkeepsie Children’s Book Festival
Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 10am to 3pm
Cost of admission: Free
Falcon Hall, Dutchess Community College
Meet and greet authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to Young Adult), take your picture with your favorite costumed book characters, and have fun with some hands-on activities. Books will be available to purchase, and to have signed by the authors and illustrators who made them. https://poklib.org/bookfestival/
A Life in Service
Saturday, March, 29, 2025 at 11am
Cost of admission: $12, $10 seniors and students, free for kids 12 and under
Staatsburgh State Historic Site, 75 Mils Mansion Dr., Road #1, Staatsburg
It took a small army to run this 79-room Gilded Age mansion. See the Mills family residence through the servants' eyes, as they rose before dawn and toiled until after midnight. The tour -led by a costumed guide- will include visiting the unrestored servants' hall. Even in its unrestored state, the hall is a striking artifact of servant life and work, featuring the servants' dining room and a footmen's bedroom. Reservations required: https//Bookeo.com/StaatsburghSHS
All Was Done by Hand: Home Production of the Nineteenth Century
Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 11am to 4pm
Kingston City Hall
Highlighting the role of textile work in the 19th century and its evolution into modern craft practices, All Was Done By Hand will feature demonstrations including weaving on a variety of looms, spinning yarn and wool processing, basket making, embroidery, quilting, rug hooking, and lacemaking. Spinning bees, which were used as protest in American history, and quilting bees will also be represented. Hosted by The City of Kingston, Woodstock Weavers, and the Arts Society of Kingston. https://engagekingston.com/sojourner-truth-first-step-to-freedom
Cold Weather & Indoor Composting Seminar
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at noon
Cost of admission: Free
3 Veterans Drive, New Paltz
Composting slows in colder weather. Learn some helpful tips to keep your outdoor compost pile “cooking” even in the colder months! Participants will learn about two methods of Indoor Composting: Vermicomposting (composting with worms) and Bokashi (anaerobic composting with a microbial accelerator). These methods are not only great for cold weather composting, but they’re useful tools for composting all year round whether you live in a small space, an apartment, or in a group settings. By learning the basics and a few simple tips and tricks, anyone can be successful at these methods of indoor composting. This workshop will explain everything you need to know to get started. Come join us to learn about the wacky world of worms and microbes and these interesting and advanced methods of composting! https://ucrra.org/event/indoor-cold-weather-composting-seminar-2025/
Advance Screening of One to One: John and Yoko
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 1pm
Cost of admission: $15
Upstate Films, Starr Cinema, Rhinebeck
A special advance screening before its theatrical release; a moving look at the couple’s life upon their entry into a transformative 1970’s New York. Stay after the screening for a live Zoom Q&A with award-winning director Kevin Macdonald. https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/events/2025/one-to-one-john-and-yoko
Workshop + Performance: Movement Drawing
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 2pm
Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz
An interactive workshop exploring movement drawing in conjunction with Hudson Valley Artists: Movement. Artist Elizabeth Castagna will create a 70-minute Movement Drawing, translating her body’s internal sensations into marks on paper. Participants can choose to observe or create their own internal movement drawings using black paper and white chalk, provided by the Dorsky. A guided introduction will help participants shift into sensing their body’s movement—whether physical, emotional, or energetic—and translate it into drawing. Afterward, participants will take time to reflect on the drawings, share experiences, and discuss the connection between movement, mark-making, and self-awareness. https://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/programs/public_programs.html
West Point Band: American Tapestry
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 7pm
Cost of admission: Free with reservations required
Sosnoff Theater, Fisher Center, Bard College
Comprised of graduates from America’s finest music schools, this versatile ensemble entertains and inspires audiences through innovative programming and world-class performances in concert and ceremonial settings. https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/wpb-2025/
The Quest for Ed Sens: The Forgotten Catskill Fly Tyer
Sunday, March 30, 2025 from 1-3pm
Cost of admission: Free
Phoenicia Library, 48 Main Street, Phoenicia
Numerous celebrated angling authors credited Ed Sens for having influenced their thinking and making significant fly fishing contributions, for nymph patters in particular. Learn more about the Neversink angler from the golden age of Catskill fly fishing. https://phoenicialibrary.org
Inauguration of Kenneth W. Jenkins as Westchester County Executive
Sunday, March 30, 2025 doors at 2:30pm, event at 3pm
SUNY Westchester Community College, Gateway Center, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla
Watch the event live at https://facebook.com/westchestergov
Central Hudson Older Adults’ Forum
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 2:30pm
OFA Friendship Center, 114 Delafield Street, Poughkeepsie
Central Hudson outreach personnel will be at the Office for the Aging Friendship Center to help older adults understand the available assistance programs, along with valuable energy usage and safety information. Seating is limited and reservations are required by calling the OFA during business hours: 845-486-2555. Please note: Reservations cannot be made by voicemail or email.
Masterclass
April 3-April 6, 2025
Cost of admission $40, $5 Bard students
LUMA Theater, Fisher Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
Blending together Adrienne Truscott’s genre-straddling work and savagely comedic discourse on gender with internationally renowned theatre company Brokentalkers’ formally slippery dramaturgy, the award-winning Masterclass is a parody like no other—uncovering excruciating truths about privilege, gender, and power. A post-show talk with the writers and creators of Masterclass: Feidlim Cannon and Adrienne Truscott, in conversation with Gideon Lester, the Artistic Director of the Fisher Center is scheduled for Sunday, April 6. https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/masterclass/
Opus 40 Opening Day
Friday, April 4, 2024
Opus 40, Saugerties
https://opus40.org
Garden with Confidence
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 8:30am - 4pm
Cost of admission: $55-$67
SUNY Ulster, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge
The Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension are delighted to unveil Garden Day 2025 class offerings that are designed to inspire and equip both novices and experienced gardeners. This year’s range of classes will provide hands on learning experiences, expert guidance, and practical tips to help attendees grow vibrant, sustainable gardens. From tackling garden challenges to enhancing your plant knowledge, these engaging classes will foster a deeper connection to nature and encourage ecological responsibility. This all-day gardening extravaganza, featuring 16 classes is taught by our dedicated Master Gardener Volunteers. http://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/gardenday2025
15, a Collection of Distinct Curatorial Visions
April 5 - May 25, 2025
Hessel Museum, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson
The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College will present graduate thesis exhibitions organized by the class of 2025. Collectively entitled 15, the projects point, in the students’ words, “to a deep engagement with histories that reverberate back and forth in time to critically reimagine the present.” https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1010-15
Walk the Land: The Geological History of Burger Hill
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 10am to noon
Cost of admission: $10, $25 per family suggested donation
Drayton Grant Park, Burger Hill, 3158 Route 9G, Rhinebeck
Drayton Park at Burger Hill in Rhinebeck is an ideal year-round hiking spot. In warm weather the majority of its 76 acres are milkweed-filled grasslands rife with butterflies and rarely seen (in NY state) birds like bobolinks. At the top of the 550-foot hill, the 360-degree views are stunning and uninterrupted, the Catskills seeming an arm-length away. Geologist Bob Titus invites you to imagine what the site and scenes were like millennia ago, when the Hudson Valley Glacier was receding, carving the landscape and depositing debris in its wake. How did the hill come to be? Join us for a walk and talk with Bob at Burger Hill, a Winnakee Land Trust property, as he takes us back in time and conjures the Drayton Hill Park of long, long ago. Link
Season Opening Pig Roast
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 1-3pm
Cost of admission: $18
Twin Star Orchards, home of Brooklyn Cider House, 155 N Ohioville Road, New Paltz
Season Opening Pig Roast to celebrate the beginning of the season at the orchard. They will be slow-roasting a whole pig in a China Box for 6 hours, for the most tender, crisp pork! Advance tickets highly recommended. Come with the whole family to enjoy a day at the farm with live music by Jack Spann, slow-roast pork and wood-fired pizza and burgers. Free entry to farm; all food and beverages will be sold a la carte. Details: Pork Sandwiches are served on sweet Hawaiian buns with a side of homemade coleslaw $15 Pork Platters are larger servings of pork, served with sweet Hawaiian dinner rolls and homemade coleslaw $18. https://www.twinstarorchards.com/product/season-opening-pig-roast/910
WSW’s Chili Bowl Fest Fundraiser
Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 2-7pm
Cost of admission: $10 from 2-4pm, free from 4-7pm
Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston
Shop from hundreds of handmade bowls and mugs with all proceeds of sales supporting WSW’s artistic programming. Each bowl purchase comes with a free serving of chili donated by dozens of local eateries. Live music all day by The Library Band. https://wsworkshop.org/chili-bowl-fest-2025/
Chris Hayes, The Sirens’ Call Tour
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 7pm
Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie
MSNBC host in conversation with WAMC’s Joe Donahue. Rescheduled from February 15. https://www.bardavon.org/show/chris-hayes-the-sirens-call-tour/
Opening Receptions: Natalie Wargin's Every Picture Tells a Story and Amy Talluto's Skeleton Key
Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 5-7pm
Garrison Art Center
Natalie Wargin and Amy Talluto present distinct yet complementary explorations of memory, nature, and imagination. Wargin’s paintings celebrate the Hudson Valley, blending nature’s cycles with themes of well-being and mortality. Talluto’s Skeleton Key unlocks the meaning between painting and sculpture, revealing unexpected connections. On view through May 4, 2025. https://garrisonartcenter.org
Lesser Mysteries: A Sonic Journey to the Underworld
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6:30pm
Cost of admission: $25 advance, $30 at the door
Unicorn Bar, 224 Foxhall Ave Kingston
Step into the unknown: you are invited to an intimate preview of Greater Mysteries. Inspired by the myth of Inanna, Greater Mysteries is more than an album—it's a living, breathing experience. The music mirrors Inanna's journey of transformation to express the deep, universal truths found in the myth. In a time when the world itself is in the midst of a great transformation, this journey is more relevant than ever. Greater Mysteries is an invitation to explore the mystery of transformation in your life. On April 16th, the Unicorn Bar will host Lesser Mysteries, a preview performance inspired by ancient springtime initiation rituals that honor the season of rebirth and the rhythms of the natural world. Featuring the collective artistry of Kelli Scarr on vocals, Cilla Bonnie on bass, Sam Kassirer on piano, Matt Bauder on woodwinds, Jeff Lipstein on drums, and other surprise guests, this intimate gathering will offer a first glimpse into the Greater Mysteries that will unfold this fall. This is not just a performance—it is an exploration. As an audience member, you are invited to participate in the development of this project. Your presence, your experience, and your feedback will help shape the journey ahead. Join us as we begin our journey towards the grand revelations of Greater Mysteries, when immersive live performances will be staged in caves, drawing on the archetypal relationships between music and initiation rituals. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this transformative experience. The journey begins here. We believe art should be accessible to all — if cost is a barrier, please reach out to info@kelliscarr.com for sliding scale options. Please note: This is a phone-free experience. https://www.viewcy.com/e/lesser_mysteries
The Ten Commandments at The Rosendale Theatre
Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 3:30pm
Cost of admission: $10
The Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille and starring Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Vincent Price, Yvonne DeCarlo, John Derek and one of the largest supporting casts of all time, The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/series/classic-film-series/
Putnam Chorale will perform Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Concert
Friday, April 25, 2025 at 7:30pm
Cost of admission: $25
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church on 1925 Rt. 82, Lagrangeville
Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Dvorak’s tells of the suffering of the Virgin Mary upon the crucifixion and death of her son, Jesus. The piece is sorrowful and moving but also offers a hope of heavenly paradise. http://putnamchorale.org
Chancellor’s Sheep and Wool Showcase
Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 11am to 4pm
Cost of admission: $12 per vehicle
Clermont State Historic Site
Fiber arts, jewelry, candles, artisanal crafts, local food products, and much more! https://www.friendsofclermont.org/sheep-wool-25
Newburgh Urban Farming Fair
Saturday, April 26, 2025 from noon to 4pm
Cost of admission: Free
Downing Park Urban Farm, 207 Carpenter Avenue, Newburgh
Join us for the Newburgh Urban Farming Fair, a celebration of urban agriculture, sustainability, and community! Enjoy family-friendly activities, gardening workshops, local vendors, fresh food, and more. Free admission! ¡Únase a nosotros en la Feria de Agricultura Urbana de Newburgh, una celebración de la agricultura urbana, la sostenibilidad y la comunidad! Disfrute de actividades familiares, talleres de jardinería, vendedores locales, comida fresca y más. ¡Entrada gratis! For more information, visit: NUFFI.org, https://www.newburghurbanfarmandfood.org/fair
Putnam Chorale will perform Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Concert
Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 7:30pm
Cost of admission: $25
St. James the Apostle Church, 14 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel
Dvorak’s Stabat Mater Dvorak’s tells of the suffering of the Virgin Mary upon the crucifixion and death of her son, Jesus. The piece is sorrowful and moving but also offers a hope of heavenly paradise. http://putnamchorale.org
One is Not Enough Performance with Nita Little
Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 2-5pm
Cost of admission: Free
183 East Road, Walkill
With a focus on practices of physical attention developed from Contact Improv and explored in the Ensemble Dancing setting, this 35 minute dance driven project engages actions of trance in finding, organizing, and creating new modes of physical attention and communication – defining the human by our relational practices of intelligence. Lead choreographer Nita Little, in co-creation with Hudson Valley based choreographers Neva Cockrell, clyde fusei forth, Leighann Kowalsky, and more, guide local Hudson Valley dancers Glenna Yu, Joan Guttierez and Jeff Lyon, and more through a score-based premiere. https://www.wildheartcenter.art/event/one-is-not-enough-performance-with-nita-little/
AARP Annual Free Paper Shredding Event
Friday, May 2, 2025 from 10am to 12:30pm
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran, 55 Wilbur Blvd., Poughkeepsie
Paper only. Please remove paper clips and metal binder clips in advance. There is a three bag or three box limit per participant. Boxes will be emptied and returned to participants. Event ends at scheduled time or when the truck is full, whichever comes first. Registration closes March 25: Link
Marist Fashion’s 39th Annual Silver Needle Runway
Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7pm
Marist University McCann Center, Poughkeepsie
A student-developed and activated production that showcases garment collections from Marist Fashion’s Senior Design students. Each year, the fashion show production (FSP) class, one of Marist University’s experiential courses produces the Silver Needle Runway from concept to completion. silverneedlerunway@marist.edu
2025 Spring Compost Bin & Rain Barrel Sale
Saturday May 17, 2025 from 9am to 1pm
Cost of admission: Free
UCRRA Main Office, 999 Flatbush Road, Kingston
UCRRA will partner with Brand Builders LLC to offer the Annual Spring 2025 Community Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale. Backyard Composting is an excellent way to reduce food scraps going to landfills and allows you to make your own compost. Rain barrels reduce water costs, keep our water clean and provide a natural source of water for plants and gardens all while reducing the amount of pollutants that enter our storm drains. Since this is a bulk sale, compost bins, rain barrels, and accessories are offered at reduced prices. Orders must be placed by noon on May 15 and picked up one day only on Saturday, May 17, from 9am to 1pm at 999 Flatbush Road, Kingston). Website: https://ucrra.org/event/spring-compost-bin-rain-barrel-pre-order-sale-2025/
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Flight Night
May 28, 2025 from 5:30-8pm
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook
Live music, food trucks, and evening bi-plane rides on a first come, first served basis. https://oldrhinebeck.org
“The Next Century of Stewardship at Dumbarton Oaks”
June 1, 2025 at 2pm
Cost of admission: $35, $25 members
Wallace Center, FDR Library, Hyde Park
17th Bellefield Design Lecture presented by Jonathan Kavalier, the Director of Gardens and Grounds at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C. features a free film screening of Beatrix Farrand’s American Landscapes, Guided garden tours throughout the day, and post-lecture gathering in the garden. https://www.beatrixfarrandgardenhydepark.org/bellefield-design-lecture
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Opening Weekend
June 14-15, 2025
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, 9 Norton Road, Red Hook
Airshows continue every Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting, through October 19, 2025. Special season events include Wednesday night Flight Nights, Music at the Tin Barn on May 1, Highland Games on May 17, Time Warp Weekend from July 19-20, a vintage 1918-style baseball game on August 22, haunted history ghost tours in October. For more information, visit https://oldrhinebeck.org
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