MAY (2022)
MAY 1, 10 AM-2 PM: FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON FOR THE RHINEBECK FARMERS’ MARKET.
MAY 4, 5 PM: CONSTANTINA ZAVITSANOS GIVES AN ONLINE (ZOOM) ARTIST TALK AS PART OF THE SPRING 22 SPEAKER EVENT SERIES AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE [REGISTER].
MAY 5, 7 PM: EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: FRIDA KAHLO AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
MAY 6, 9 AM-5 PM: FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON FOR MONTGOMERY PLACE ORCHARDS FARM MARKET.
MAY 6, 5:30 PM: THE FREYA PROJECT: READINGS ABOUT JOY TO SUPPORT THE ROE FUND AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
MAY 6-7: A+M FLOWER CO. POP-UP FLOWER CART AT GALLERY & GOODS. THE WONDERFUL TEAM AT A+M FLOWERS HOSTS A MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND POP-UP, FROM 12-5 PM ON FRIDAY, AND FROM 10 AM UNTIL SOLD OUT ON SATURDAY.
MAY 6-8: ANTIQUE CAR SHOW & SWAP MEET AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
MAY 7: HELP CLEAN THE WAPPINGER CREEK, THE TIVOLI WATERFRONT, OR THE RHINECLIFF DOCK DURING RIVERKEEPER’S 11TH ANNUAL SWEEP: FULL LIST OF CLEAN-UP SITES AVAILABLE NOW.
MAY 7, 9 AM-1 PM: STARTER PLANT SALE AT STONEWOOD FARM.
MAY 7, 10 AM: VEGETABLE GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) PRESENTATION BY LORRAINE SEARCH FROM CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
MAY 7, 12-3 PM: TOCAI PARTY, AN EVENING OF ITALIAN FOOD (BY VALIA’S WOOD FIRE) AND WINE CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF A HUDSON VALLEY-GROWN ITALIAN VARIETAL, AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
MAY 7, 2-3:30 PM: BOTANICAL MONOPRINTS FOR MOTHER’S DAY, A WORKSHOP WITH JOANNE WASTI AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
MAY 7, 8 PM: MISTY BLUES RETURNS AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
MAY 7-8, 9 AM-4 PM: 2022 SEEDLING SALE AT SHOVING LEOPARD FARM.
MAY 7-8: NEW VOICES FROM THE 1930S AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS/LIVESTREAM].
MAY 8, 1 PM: EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: FRIDA KAHLO AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
MAY 12-14: SENIOR PROJECTS IN DANCE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
MAY 14, 8 PM: BARD CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS/LIVESTREAM].
MAY 15, 3 PM: SUFFOCATION THEORY, A DRAMATIZED SHORT STORY BY DAVID RABE PERFORMED BY BRUCE DUBOSE AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
MAY 15-17: VICTORIA JAMES—WINE DIRECTOR & PARTNER CÔTE RESTAURANTS—HOSTS A BOOK TALK WITH WINE, A CONVIVIAL DINNER, A FORAGING AND SIPPING EXPEDITION, AND A HAPPY HOUR DURING A BEVERAGE RESIDENCY AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
MAY 20, 3-7 PM: FOOD POP-UP: HARE’S HOLLOW AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
MAY 20, 5:30-6:30 PM: FARM FOLKS MEET-UP AT THE O ZONE [RSVP].
MAY 21: FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON FOR THE MILLERTON FARMERS’ MARKET.
MAY 21, 7:30-9 AM: BIRDING WITH THE ALAN DEVOE BIRD CLUB AT DROWNED LANDS SWAMP CONSERVATION AREA.
MAY 21, 11 AM-4 PM: BIG ROCK MARKET HOSTS THEIR FARMERS & MAKERS FAIR, WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN VENDORS AND THE FRITES OF NY FOOD TRUCK..
MAY 21, 1 PM: WALKING BOOK DISCUSSION OF “WAYS OF SEEING” BY JOHN BERGER AT INNISFREE ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
MAY 21, 3-5 PM: MAY OPEN STUDIOS, WORK BY ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT.
MAY 21, 3-7 PM: FOOD POP-UP: MISTO AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
MAY 21, 4 PM: RECEPTION FOR FROM LIBRARIAN TO HOMOAESTHETICUS, AN ART SHOW BY GABRIELLA RADUJKO AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY.
MAY 21, 5-7 PM: A TOURNAMENT OF LIES, THE WASSAIC PROJECT‘S SUMMER 2022 EXHIBITION OPENS (AND REMAINS ON VIEW THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17).
MAY 21-22: TALES OF MARK TWAIN, PRESENTED BY BAERHANDS THEATER AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
MAY 24, 7 PM: EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: PISSARRO—FATHER OF IMPRESSIONISM AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
MAY 26: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, SCREENING AND DISCUSSION AT UPSTATE FILMS.
MAY 27, 3-7 PM: FOOD POP-UP: HARE’S HOLLOW AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
MAY 27-29: SUMMER PLAY LAB 2022 AT ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE [TICKETS].
MAY 28: THOM SCHUCHASKIE HOSTS A CHILD-FRIENDLY PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
MAY 28: FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON FOR THE MILLBROOK FARMERS’ MARKET.
MAY 28-29: BARN STAR’S SPRING ANTIQUES SHOW AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
MAY 28-30: POP-UP WITH PROCHE, A LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTION OF CLOTHING MADE WITH DEADSTOCK AND VINTAGE TEXTILES, IN THE SHOP AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
MAY 30, 12-5 PM: FOOD POP-UP: BK OYSTER AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
JUNE
JUNE 3, 5-7 PM: FUNDRAISER FOR PARK UPDATES AT THE STANFORDVILLE REC CENTER WITH FOOD, GAMES, ARTS & CRAFTS, MUSIC, AND MORE [LEARN MORE].
JUNE 4, 3-5 PM: NEO-SOUL DUO NELLYBOMBS PERFORMS AT DUTCH’S SPIRITS.
JUNE 4, 4:30 AM-5 PM: INNISFREE HOSTS A FREE COMMUNITY DAY WITH SPECIAL PROGRAMS (MANY ARE FREE OR DISCOUNTED FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS) THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BEGINNING WITH A SUNRISE WALK [REGISTER].
JUNE 4, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM: SPRING LANDSCAPE DAY #2 AT WILDERSTEIN—HELP LANDSCAPE VOLUNTEERS AT THE HISTORIC SITE PREPARE THE GROUNDS FOR SUMMER [REGISTER].
JUNE 4, 12:30 PM: PROCLAMATION READING AT STANFORD TOWN HALL TO START OFF THE STANFORD PRIDE CELEBRATION, WHICH CONTINUES AT BANGALLWORKS WITH BBQ, MUSIC, AND MORE FROM 1-4 PM.
JUNE 4, 1 PM: POETRY IN THE GARDEN WITH PAUL KANE AND KATE KHERIN AT INNISFREE, ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JUNE 4, 4-6 PM: THE DAN PALLADINO QUARTET PERFORMS AT GREIG FARM—ONE OF MANY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AT THE FARM THIS SPRING/SUMMER.
JUNE 4, 5-7 PM: TIVOLI ARTISTS GALLERY HOSTS AN OPENING RECEPTION FOR AT HOME IN THE HUDSON VALLEY, A GROUP EXHIBITION OF ART AND DESIGN OBJECTS.
JUNE 4, 5-7 PM: MONTGOMERY ROW HOSTS AN OPENING RECEPTION FOR IN LOVE WITH LIGHT, A SOLO EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIC MILLER.
JUNE 4-5: VINTAGE VIBE MARKETS AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
JUNE 5, 10 AM-12 PM: FOLIAGE BOTANICS’ HANNAH SCHILLER HOSTS A WILD FOODS WALK AT BLACK SHEEP HILL FARM [RSVP].
JUNE 5, 11:30 AM-1:30 PM: A-FAIR TO REMEMBER, A FAIR-THEMED LUNCHEON WITH TRADITIONAL FAIR FOODS, 4-H DEMONSTRATIONS AND ANIMALS, A LIVE AUCTION, RIFLE SHOOTING, WINE & BEER, AND MANY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, ORGANIZED BY DUTCHESS 4-H AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
JUNE 5, 1-4 PM: UKRAINE EMERGENCY FUNDRAISER WITH PERFORMANCES BY DAVID BYRNE AND KORINYA UKRAINIAN FOLK BAND AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
JUNE 5-6: GINA CORRELL AGLIETTI—CO-FOUNDER OF YOLA MEZCAL—HOSTS A MEZCAL CLASS BY THE POOL AND A MEZCAL DINNER AND PARTY DURING A BEVERAGE RESIDENCY AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
JUNE 10, 8 PM: EVERYWHERE YOU GO, BRUCE MOLSKY ON GUITAR AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
JUNE 11, 11:30 AM: FACIAL GUA SHA FOUNDATIONS: A NATURAL BEAUTY WITH DR. FONLIN NYEU AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
JUNE 11, 1-7 PM: HELP A HORSE DAY 2022 AT 13 HANDS EQUINE RESCUE [TICKETS].
JUNE 11, 2-5 PM: TOILE EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP WITH RICHARD SAJA AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT [TICKETS].
JUNE 11, 3-5 PM: INDIE ARTIST EMILY BECK PERFORMS AT DUTCH’S SPIRITS.
JUNE 11, 3-6 PM: ART GALLERY 71 HOSTS AN OPENING RECEPTION FOR A SOLO EXHIBITION BY ALIX HALLMAN TRAVIS.
JUNE 11, 4-6 PM: ADAM FITCH, AN INDIE FOLK ARTIST FROM NEW JERSEY, PERFORMS AT GREIG FARM.
JUNE 11, 4-8 PM: THE SUNFLOWER CLUB HOSTS A STRAWBERRY + CHAMPAGNE BADMINTON TOURNAMENT [MORE INFO].
JUNE 11, 5-7 PM: ART SALES AND RESEARCH HOSTS AN OPENING RECEPTION FOR GEOMETRY, A SOLO EXHIBITION BY HAROLD GRANUCCI.
JUNE 11, 8 PM: THE LUCKY 5 AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
JUNE 11-12: R/C FUN FLY AT THE OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME.
JUNE 12, 10:30-11:30 AM: JESSIE SHEEHAN SIGNS COPIES OF HER NEW COOKBOOK SNACKABLE BAKES AT THE RHINEBECK FARMERS MARKET.
JUNE 17-18: THE EASTERN NEW YORK SUMMER CLASSIC (LIVESTOCK SHOW) AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
JUNE 17-19: TIVOLI SESQUICENTENNIAL WEEKEND—CELEBRATE TIVOLI’S 150TH BIRTHDAY WITH A WEEKEND OF GAMES, LIVE MUSIC, FIREWORKS, AND MORE [MORE INFO].
JUNE 18, 11 AM-4 PM: BIG ROCK MARKET HOSTS THEIR 2ND ANNUAL FARMERS AND MAKERS FAIR, WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN VENDORS AND A FOOD TRUCK.
JUNE 18, 12-3 PM: SPRING BOUQUET BAR BY A+M FLOWER CO. AT LIA’S MOUNTAIN VIEW—TICKETS INCLUDE FLOWERS TO ARRANGE AND BRING HOME, ONE DRINK TICKET (ADDITIONAL DRINKS FOR PURCHASE), AND LIGHT SNACKS [TICKETS].
JUNE 18, 3-5 PM: BOB STUMP BAND (AMERICANA FOLKGRASS) PERFORMS AT DUTCH’S SPIRITS.
JUNE 18, 3-6 PM: HARKER HOUSE WINES & SPIRITS HOSTS A GRAND TASTING (25+ WINES AND COCKTAILS PAIRED WITH LIGHT APPETIZERS) AT BRANCHWATER FARMS [TICKETS].
JUNE 18, 4-5:30 PM: CLOVER & SUNDREAM PERFORM AT GREIG FARM—ONE OF MANY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AT THE FARM THIS SPRING/SUMMER.
JUNE 18, 6-10 PM: DAIRY DRAG (AFTER PICNIC AND PIZZA) AT CHASEHOLM FARM.
JUNE 18: INTERNATIONAL POLO CHALLENGE & LUNCHEON AT MASHOMACK [TICKETS].
JUNE 18: AIR SHOWS BEGIN FOR THE SEASON AT THE OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME. EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THROUGH OCTOBER 16, AIR SHOWS BEGIN AT 2 PM. GATES OPEN AT 10 AM TO VISIT THE MUSEUM. OPEN COCKPIT BIPLANE RIDES ARE AVAILABLE STARTING AT 10 AM AND RUNNING TO TWILIGHT. SNACK STAND OPENS AT 12 PM [TICKETS].
JUNE 23: MOLIÈRE’S DOM JUAN, THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF BARD’S 2022 SUMMERSCAPE PROGRAM, OPENS AT THE FISHER CENTER AND RUNS THROUGH JULY 17 [TICKETS].
JUNE 24: THE SPIEGELTENT, A MIRRORED PAVILION IMPORTED FROM BELGIUM AND INSTALLED AT BARD AS PART OF THE 2022 SUMMERSCAPE PROGRAM, OPENS FOR A SEASON OF PERFORMANCES WITH THE SOUND OF BLACK MUSIC [TICKETS]. SPEIGELTENT PROGRAMMING RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 13 [FULL SCHEDULE].
JUNE 24, 3:30-6 PM: FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR YOUTH WORKSHOP AT CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION DUTCHESS COUNTY [REGISTER].
JUNE 25, 2-5 PM: 3 EXHIBITIONS OPEN AT THE CCS BARD GALLERIES: BLACK MELANCHOLIA, AN EXHIBITION FEATURING PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, FILM, AND MORE BY 28 ARTISTS OF AFRICAN DESCENT (WITH WORKS DATING FROM THE LATE 19TH CENTURY TO PRESENT DAY); DARA BIRNBAUM: REACTION; AND MARINE SYMS: GRIO COLLEGE.
JUNE 25, 10-11 AM: GREAT ESTATES GARDEN & LANDSCAPE WEEKEND AT WILDERSTEIN—LEARN ABOUT THE GARDENS, MANSION AND OUTBUILDINGS, AND THE LIVES OF THE SUCKLEY FAMILY [REGISTER].
JUNE 25, 2-3:30 PM: FAIRY HOUSE MAKING FOR MIDSUMMER, A WORKSHOP WITH ART INSTRUCTOR JOANNE WASTI AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
JUNE 25, 3-5 PM: JUNE OPEN STUDIOS, WORK BY ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT.
JUNE 25, 4-6 PM: METROPOLITAN HORN PERFORMS AT GREIG FARM—ONE OF MANY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AT THE FARM THIS SPRING/SUMMER.
JUNE 25, 5-7 PM: THE ROMANTIC GARDEN: ART, DESIGN, AND NATURE—A PARTY WITH COCKTAILS, HORS D’OEURVES, AND MUSIC IN THE GARDEN AT INNISFREE [TICKETS].
JUNE 25, 8 PM: MICHAEL MENSO AND HIS BAND THE SHAKES PERFORM AT BARD’S SPIEGELTENT [TICKETS].
JUNE 25-26: 1ST RESPONDERS WEEKEND (FREE ADMISSION FOR POLICE, FIRE, RESCUE, AND AMBULANCE PERSONNEL) AT THE OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME.
JUNE 25-26: THE RHINEBECK CRAFTS FESTIVAL AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
JUNE 26, 4-7 PM: RHYTHM & BBQ: A BLOCK PARTY AT BARD’S SPIEGELTENT [TICKETS].
JULY
JULY 1-3: SONG OF SONGS, A DANCE PERFORMANCE BY PAM TANOWITZ AND DAVID LANG AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
JULY 1, 9 AM-1 PM: POP-UP PRODUCE STAND IN THE COOKHOUSE AT STONEWOOD FARM—BUY FRESHLY HARVESTED ORGANIC VEGETABLES, HERBS, FRUITS, AND FLOWERS, TOUR THE MARKET GARDEN, AND HAVE A COFFEE—SIGN UP FOR THE STONEWOOD NEWSLETTER TO PREVIEW THE SELECTION [INFO].
JULY 1, 1:30-3 PM: “HOW TO BUILD RAISED BEDS,” A FREE WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY THE NEW STANFORDVILLE COMMUNITY GARDEN AT THE STANFORDVILLE REC CENTER.
JULY 1, 8 PM: NONA HENDRYX AND HER BAND MAMAFUNK PERFORM AT BARD’S SPIEGELTENT [TICKETS].
JULY 2, 1-4 PM: THE CLINTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPENS FARM LIFE IN CLINTON: 1890-1920, AN EXHIBITION OF VINTAGE IMAGES, ARTIFACTS, AND FARM IMPLEMENTS AT THE CREEK MEETING HOUSE [INFO].
JULY 2, 4-6 PM: MILES TAYLOUR & THE UPSTATE PERFORM AT GREIG FARM—ONE OF MANY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AT THE FARM THIS SPRING/SUMMER.
JULY 2, 8 PM: SUSANNE BARTSCH PRESENTS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK!, A CROSS BETWEEN A NIGHT AT THE THEATER AND BURLESQUE CIRCUS AT BARD’S SPIEGELTENT [TICKETS].
JULY 3, 5:30-7:30 PM: SATURDAY NIGHT JAZZ CONCERTS BEGIN FOR THE SEASON AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
JULY 3, 6-10 PM: JON HATCHETT AND THE ULSTERADOS (WITH TWO STEP LESSON) AT CHASEHOLM FARM.
JULY 6, 9 AM-1 PM: VOLUNTEER DAY AT STONEWOOD FARM [REGISTER].
JULY 8-10: SUMMER PLAY LAB 2022 AT ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE [TICKETS].
JULY 8, 10 AM: “PLANTING LATE SUMMER VEGETABLES,” A FREE WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY THE NEW STANFORDVILLE COMMUNITY GARDEN AT THE STANFORDVILLE REC CENTER.
JULY 9, 9 AM-12 PM: STANFORD FIRE COMPANY OPEN HOUSE BENEFITTING THE STANFORDVILLE RECREATION CAMPAIGN—WITH A MAGIC SHOW FOR KIDS [INFO].
JULY 9, 10 AM-12 PM: ART SALES AND RESEARCH HOSTS A GALLERY TALK AND BRUNCH FOR GEOMETRY, A SOLO EXHIBITION BY HAROLD GRANUCCI.
JULY 9, 10 AM-12 PM: CLOTHING SWAP & MENDING POP-UP AT THE O ZONE.
JULY 9, 3-9 PM: ROCKIN’ ON THE RIVER 2022 (FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE MUSIC, AND MORE) AT RHINECLIFF WATERFRONT PARK.
JULY 9, 4-6 PM: WILLIE AMROD BAND PERFORMS AT GREIG FARM—ONE OF MANY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AT THE FARM THIS SPRING/SUMMER.
JULY 9, 5-8 PM: SUMMER CELEBRATION AT WILDERSTEIN—A “ROARING TWENTIES” PARTY ON THE SOUTH LAWN OVERLOOKING THE HUDSON RIVER [TICKETS].
JULY 9, 5:30-7:30 PM: OUT OF THE BOX JAZZ PERFORMS AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
JULY 9, 6-10 PM: KASSI VALAZZA AND SPECIAL SECRET PERFORMANCE (!!!) AT CHASEHOLM FARM.
JULY 9, 8 PM: JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY—A FILM WEAVING TOGETHER LIVE PERFORMANCES AND INTERVIEWS FROM THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICONIC FESTIVAL—AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
JULY 10, 6-10 PM: SUMMERTIME SWING AT BARD’S SPIEGELTENT [TICKETS].
JULY 15, 6-8 PM: FOXTROT FRIDAYS AT FOXTROT FARM & FLOWERS! PICK YOUR OWN FLOWERS AND PICNIC ON THE FARM. FLOWER CUTTING DEMO AT 6:3O PM [INFO].
JULY 16, 10:30 AM-12 PM: CURATOR’S TOUR AT INNISFREE [TICKETS].
JULY 16, 4-6 PM: BRAD ARMSTRONG PERFORMS AT GREIG FARM—ONE OF MANY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AT THE FARM THIS SPRING/SUMMER.
JULY 16, 4-6 PM: BOOK SIGNING BY JAMES REGINATO FOR HIS BIOGRAPHY GROWING UP GETTY AT TENT NEW YORK [RSVP].
JULY 16, 4-6 PM: DURING THE RHINEBECK ARTWALK (THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH SUMMER MONTH), VISIT ALBERT SHAHINIAN FINE ART, ART GALLERY 71, BETSY JACARUSO GALLERY, AND MONTGOMERY ROW EXHIBITION SPACE.
JULY 16, 5:30-7:30 PM: THE 3B’S PLUS 2 PERFORMS AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
JULY 16, 6 PM: 2022 SUMMERSCAPE GALA, “SUMMER ENCHANTED EVENING,” FEATURING COCKTAILS, PERFORMANCES, AND A SEATED DINNER AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
JULY 16, 8 PM: THE DOORS: FINAL CUT (1991)—A BIOPIC OF JIM MORRISON DIRECTED BY OLIVER STONE—AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
JULY 17: COUPLE OF, A SOLO EXHIBITION BY ARLENE SHECHET, OPENS AT ‘T’ SPACE.
JULY 20, 7:30-8:30 PM: SOUND BATH: THE HEALING POWER OF SOUND, A WORKSHOP AT MIRBEAU INN & SPA [INQUIRE].
JULY 22-23: EAST NEW YORK JR. HOLSTEIN SHOW AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
JULY 22-23: MS. LISA FISCHER AND MR. LOUIS CATO AT BARD’S SPIEGELTENT [TICKETS].
JULY 22-24: UPSTATE ART WEEKEND—100+ EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS, AND 50+ ARTISTS HOSTING OPEN STUDIOS (ALL OVER THE PLACE BUT INCLUDING EVENTS IN RHINEBECK, RED HOOK, MILLBROOK, ANCRAM, MILLERTON, AMENIA, CLINTON CORNERS, AND PINE PLAINS) [INFO].
JULY 22-31: THE SILENT WOMAN, A COMIC OPERA COMPOSED BY RICHARD STRAUSS, DIRECTED BY CHRISTIAN RÄTH AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
JULY 23, 12-10 PM: JULY BLOCK PARTY AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT.
JULY 23, 3-5 PM: JULY OPEN STUDIOS, WORK BY ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT.
JULY 23, 5:30-7:30 PM: ART LILLARD’S ON TIME QUARTET PERFORMS AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
JULY 23, 6-10 PM: PUPPET SHOW FOR KIDDOS, FOLLOWED BY JIM WRIGHT & FRIENDS AT CHASEHOLM FARM.
JULY 29, 4-9 PM: ANIMALS AFTER HOURS: SPECIAL LATE HOURS AT THE TREVOR ZOO WITH FOOD BY THE MISTO FOOD TRUCK [INFO].
JULY 30, 4-6 PM: BROOKLYN-BASED SONGWRITER NAN MACMILLAN PERFORMS AT GREIG FARM.
JULY 30, 5 PM: HISTORIC TIVOLI—AN EXHIBITION OF HISTORIC MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND PAINTINGS IN CELEBRATION OF TIVOLI’S 150TH ANNIVERSARY—OPENS AT TIVOLI ARTISTS GALLERY [INFO].
JULY 30, 5 PM: MUSIC ON THE ELMENDORPH GREEN: RIP AND THE SLEEPY HOLLOW BOYS [INFO].
JULY 30, 5:30-7:30 PM: BLUE IN GREEN JAZZ QUARTET PERFORMS AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
JULY 30, 8 PM: AN EVENING WITH THE BENGSONS AT CIRCA 1799 BARN [TICKETS].
AUGUST
AUGUST 2, 6 PM: SUMINAGASHI CLASS WITH CHRISTINA DI MARCO AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. SUMINAGASHI IS A JAPANESE TECHNIQUE FOR MARBLING PAPER [REGISTER].
AUGUST 3, 9 AM-1 PM: VOLUNTEER DAY AT STONEWOOD FARM [REGISTER].
AUGUST 5, 5:30-7:30 PM: MUSIC ON MARKET (EVERY OTHER WEEKEND THROUGH OCTOBER 15) AT THE RHINEBECK BANK PLAZA.
AUGUST 5, 6:30 PM: SUMMER CONCERT: BETTY & THE BABY BOOMERS AT THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY [INFO].
AUGUST 5-14: RACHMANINOFF AND HIS WORLD, THE 32ND BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL, OPENS AT THE FISHER CENTER. THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES TWO WEEKENDS OF THEMED CONCERT PROGRAMS, LECTURES, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS.
AUGUST 5-21: INVASION! AT ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE [TICKETS].
AUGUST 6, 10 AM: COMPOSTING FOR THE HOME, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) PRESENTATION BY CATHY LANE FROM CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
AUGUST 6, 10 AM-SOLD OUT: DONUT POP-UP WITH ARIEL YOTIVE AT THE LANTERN.
AUGUST 6, 10:30 AM: LANDSCAPE EXPLORERS: THE ART AND SCIENCE OF NATURE, A FAMILY PROGRAM (FOR CHILDREN AGES 6-14) AT INNISFREE [REGISTER].
AUGUST 6, 11 AM: LIVE ANIMAL SHOW BY BRIAN ROBINSON AT STARR LIBRARY [INFO].
AUGUST 6, 5:30-7:30 PM: MARY ANN PALERMO & FIRST TAKE BAND PERFORMS AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
AUGUST 6, 7 PM: PROFESSOR LOUIE & THE CROWMATIX AND THE WOODSTOCK HORNS PERFORM AT HARDEMAN ORCHARDS [TICKETS].
AUGUST 7, 12-3 PM: LIL FARMERS SUMMER HARVEST COMMUNITY POP-UP AT SOUTHLANDS FOUNDATION—FAMILIES CAN LEARN ABOUT FARMING AND HAY-MAKING, GO ON PONY RIDES AND NATURE WALKS, PICNIC AND MORE [INFO].
AUGUST 11, 10:30 AM: FABRIC & FIBER INVENTIONS WORKSHOP (AGES 7-ADULT) AT THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY [INFO].
AUGUST 12, 6-8 PM: FOXTROT FRIDAYS AT FOXTROT FARM & FLOWERS! PICK YOUR OWN FLOWERS AND PICNIC ON THE FARM. FLOWER CUTTING DEMO AT 6:3O PM [INFO].
AUGUST 13, 5 AM: MORNING LIGHT SUNRISE—THE GARDENS AT INNISFREE OPEN ONE HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, ARTISTS, BIRDERS, AND EVERYONE ELSE TOO [REGISTER].
AUGUST 13, 10 AM-4 PM: FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE AT STARR LIBRARY [INFO].
AUGUST 13, 5:30-7:30 PM: THE LARRY HAM QUARTET PERFORMS AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
AUGUST 13, 6 PM: TIVOLI FROM ELEANOR ROOSEVELT TO DOROTHY DAY, A PRESENTATION BY JIM O’GRADY ORGANIZED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HISTORIC TIVOLI EXHIBITION AT TIVOLI ARTISTS GALLERY [INFO].
AUGUST 13, 7 PM: THE LITTLE CREEK BAND PERFORMS AT HARDEMAN ORCHARDS [TICKETS].
AUGUST 14, 10 AM-12 PM: GARDEN AND WOODS WALK WITH THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY AT WETHERSFIELD ESTATE & GARDEN [REGISTER].
AUGUST 18, 6-10 PM: CALEB KLAUDER & REEB WILLMS AT CHASEHOLM FARM.
AUGUST 18, 6:30-8 PM: WEEKNIGHT GEOLOGY WALK, A HIKE LED BY LOCAL GEOLOGY EXPERT BECKY NESEL AND PRESENTED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY AT THOMPSON POND PRESERVE [REGISTER].
AUGUST 20, 10-11 AM: GREEN WORDS: LITERATURE IN THE GARDEN, A WALKING DISCUSSION OF JOHN BERGER’S BOOK WAYS OF SEEING AT INNISFREE ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [INFO].
AUGUST 20, 10-11:30 AM: CURATOR’S TOUR AT INNISFREE WITH LANDSCAPE CURATOR KATE KERIN [REGISTER].
AUGUST 20, 11:30 AM-8:30 PM: DEEP IN THE VALLEY, AN OUTDOOR CELEBRATION OF FOLK, PSYCHEDELIC, EXPERIMENTAL, JAZZ, AND INDIE MUSIC AT THE GROUND BREWERY [TICKETS].
AUGUST 20, 12-10 PM: AUGUST BLOCK PARTY AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT.
AUGUST 20, 3-5 PM: AUGUST OPEN STUDIOS, WORK BY ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT.
AUGUST 20, 4-6 PM: DURING THE RHINEBECK ARTWALK (THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH SUMMER MONTH), VISIT ALBERT SHAHINIAN FINE ART, ART GALLERY 71, BETSY JACARUSO GALLERY, AND MONTGOMERY ROW EXHIBITION SPACE.
AUGUST 20, 5:30-7:30 PM: MUSIC ON MARKET (EVERY OTHER WEEKEND THROUGH OCTOBER 15) AT THE RHINEBECK BANK PLAZA.
AUGUST 20, 5:30-7:30 PM: CHAD MCLAUGHLIN TRIO PERFORMS AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
AUGUST 20, 6 PM: HISTORIC TIVOLI, A PRESENTATION BY EMILY MAJOR (TIVOLI’S DEPUTY MAYOR AND OFFICIAL HISTORIAN) ORGANIZED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HISTORIC TIVOLI EXHIBITION AT TIVOLI ARTISTS GALLERY [INFO].
AUGUST 21, 9 AM-4:30 PM: HORSE POWER: A CHARITY MOTORCYCLE RIDE AND BBQ LUNCHEON TO BENEFIT THE HORSES OF 13 HANDS EQUINE RESCUE [TICKETS].
AUGUST 23-28: THE DUTCHESS FAIR AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
AUGUST 27, 1-4 PM: SUMMER BOUQUET BAR BY A+M FLOWER CO. AT LIA’S MOUNTAIN VIEW—TICKETS INCLUDE FLOWERS TO ARRANGE AND BRING HOME, ONE DRINK TICKET (ADDITIONAL DRINKS FOR PURCHASE), AND LIGHT SNACKS [INFO].
AUGUST 27, 4-6 PM: RHINEBECK WRITERS RETREAT: LOST CITY RADIO—JOEL PEREZ & BENJAMIN VELEZ AT OBLONG BOOKS [INFO].
AUGUST 27, 5:30-7:30 PM: ABE OVADIA PERFORMS AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
AUGUST 27, 6-10 PM: MAIL THE HORSE REUNION WITH DRIFTWOOD SOLDIER AT CHASEHOLM FARM.
AUGUST 30, 4-6 PM: ART IS HOW I FIGHT, AN EXHIBITION AT THRIFT 2 FIGHT OF WORKS BY ARTIST HECTOR “BORI” RODRIGUEZ [REGISTER].
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER 2, 5:30-7:30 PM: MUSIC ON MARKET (EVERY OTHER WEEKEND THROUGH OCTOBER 15) AT THE RHINEBECK BANK PLAZA.
SEPTEMBER 3: FALCONRY—MEET BIRDS, OWLS, AND HAWKS UP-CLOSE WITH TC BIRD MANAGEMENT AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
SEPTEMBER 3, 5:30-7:30 PM: DANIEL BENNETT GROUP PERFORMS AT THE MILLBROOK WINERY [TICKETS].
SEPTEMBER 3-4: ART STUDIO VIEWS 2022—A FREE, SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF 30 ARTISTS‘ STUDIOS IN GERMANTOWN, TIVOLI, RED HOOK, RHINEBECK, AND HYDE PARK [MAP].
SEPTEMBER 7, 9 AM-1 PM: VOLUNTEER DAY AT STONEWOOD FARM [REGISTER FULLY BOOKED!].
SEPTEMBER 8, 6-7 PM: DEBUTS AT TROUTBECK: AUTHORS ALISON FAIRBROTHER (THE CATCH) AND VIOLET KUPERSMITH (BUILD YOUR HOUSE AROUND MY BODY). AT EACH SESSION OF DEBUTS AT TROUTBECK, PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH HOUSE OF BOOKS (KENT, CT), AUTHORS READ FROM THEIR NEW WORK AND TAKE QUESTIONS FROM ATTENDEES AND EACH OTHER [REGISTER].
SEPTEMBER 9-10: HW GUERNSEY AT COMPASS INVITATIONAL MINI GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 9, 6-9 PM: ADULTS ONLY, COCKTAILS, HORS D’OEUVRES.
SEPTEMBER 10, 10 AM-2 PM: FAMILIES AND KIDS, SNACKS.
SEPTEMBER 9-11: MID HUDSON R/C SOCIETY JAMBOREE AT THE OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME.
SEPTEMBER 9, 5-8 PM: BUTTERCUP SANCTUARY SOCIAL, A FUNDRAISER FOR THE STANFORDVILLE REC PARK AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN TOWN OVERLOOKING BUTTERCUP AND WAPPINGER CREEK [TICKETS].
SEPTEMBER 9, 6-8 PM: FOXTROT FRIDAYS AT FOXTROT FARM & FLOWERS! PICK YOUR OWN FLOWERS AND PICNIC ON THE FARM. FLOWER CUTTING DEMO AT 6:3O PM [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 10, 8:30 AM: WORKSHOP IN ONLINE MAPPING TOOLS FOR CONSERVATION PLANNING WITH JULIE HART OF THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY AND PRESENTERS FROM OTHER LOCAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS AT THE FARM & HOME CENTER (CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION IN MILLBROOK). BRING A LAPTOP OR MOBILE DEVICE TO PRACTICE USING MAPPING TOOLS [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 10, 10 AM: BULBS FOR ALL SEASONS, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) PRESENTATION BY LINDA DIGASPER FROM CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
SEPTEMBER 10, 10 AM-2 PM OR UNTIL SOLD OUT: SHAREDGOOODS POP-UP (VEGAN BROWN BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES AND OTHER DELIGHTS) AT THE MILLERTON FARMERS MARKET.
SEPTEMBER 10, 10:30 AM-3 PM: THE 6TH ANNUAL MILLBROOK TOMATO WAR BENEFITING GORDON ELLIOT AND PHILIP MACTAGGARTS’ CAMBODIAN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, KULEN OUTREACH, AND THE MILLBROOK EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER [TICKETS].
SEPTEMBER 10, 5:30-9:30 PM: SUNSET AT SOUTHLANDS 2022 GALA—SPECIAL HONOREES, HORSE DEMONSTRATIONS, COCKTAILS, LITE BITES, DANCING, AUCTION, AND MORE [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 10, 6-9:30 PM: FALL FUNDRAISER DINNER AT THE OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME. STAY AFTER THE SHOW AND CHAT WITH THE PILOTS AND CREW, BID IN A SILENT AUCTION, AND ENJOY CATERING BY GREIG FARM [TICKETS].
SEPTEMBER 10-11, 12-5 PM: FOOD TRUCKS AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM. ON SATURDAY, HARE’S HOLLOW MAKES WOOD-FIRED FARE INCLUDING PIZZA, AND ON SUNDAY, RECONNECT FOODS MAKES TACOS AND ELEVATED FARM-TO-TABLE FARE.
SEPTEMBER 10-11: THE HUDSON VALLEY WINE & FOOD FEST AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [TICKETS].
SEPTEMBER 10-11: JOAN TOWER & MAHLER’S 5TH AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
SEPTEMBER 11: .22 WOODS WALK SHOOT AT NORTHERN DUTCHESS ROD & GUN CLUB [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 12-20: BIG ROCK FARM MARKET WILL BE CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS. STOCK UP ON SNACKS (FROZEN PESTO/GOAT CHEESE PIZZAS MAINLY) IN ADVANCE!
SEPTEMBER 15-16, 4-8 PM: FOOD TRUCKS AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM. ON SATURDAY, IT’S BURGER NIGHT WITH MISTO—ON SUNDAY, IT’S PIZZA NIGHT WITH HARE’S HOLLOW.
SEPTEMBER 15, 7-8 PM: JULIE HART, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY, GIVES A PRESENTATION ON LOCAL LANDSCAPES—GLACIAL ACTIVITY, THE FORMATION OF SOILS, THE GROWTH OF FORESTS, AND MORE—AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 17: THE 2ND ANNUAL HUDSON VALLEY RODEO (FOLLOWED BY AN EVENING CONCERT FEATURING BRETT YOUNG AND MATT FERRANTI), PRESENTED BY THE AMENIA-WASSAIC COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AT KEANE STUD [TICKETS].
SEPTEMBER 17: THE ROLLS ROYCE CLUB AT THE OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME.
SEPTEMBER 17, 9 AM-2 PM: BRUNCH POP-UP: VILLAGE COFFEE SERVES COFFEE AND PASTRIES AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 17, 9 AM: BUTTERCUP FARM SANCTUARY HABITAT IMPROVEMENT DAY! JOIN THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY AND AUDUBON NEW YORK TO WORK ON HABITAT RESTORATION AND TRAIL MAINTENANCE AT BUTTERCUP FARM SANCTUARY. DRESS FOR THE WOODS—LUNCH PROVIDED [REGISTER].
SEPTEMBER 17, 10 AM-4 PM: STANFORDVILLE COMMUNITY DAY AT THE STANFORDVILLE GRANGE.
SEPTEMBER 17, 10 AM-10 PM: HARDSCRABBLE MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE VILLAGE OF RED HOOK: MUSIC PERFORMANCES ALL DAY, FOOD TRUCKS AND SPECIALS FROM LOCAL EATERIES, CIDER FROM LOCAL PRODUCERS, AND MORE [LINEUP/INFO].
SEPTEMBER 17, 10 AM-4 PM: VISIT THE CEMETERY CRAWL BOOTH ON HARDSCRABBLE DAY IN THE VILLAGE OF RED HOOK TO LEARN ABOUT CEMETERY CRAWL, A SEASONAL SCAVENGER HUNT AND A YEAR-ROUND SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF SIX RED HOOK CEMETERIES [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 17, 3-5 PM: OPEN STUDIOS AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 17, 4-6 PM: DURING THE RHINEBECK ARTWALK (THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH SUMMER MONTH), VISIT ALBERT SHAHINIAN FINE ART, ART GALLERY 71, BETSY JACARUSO GALLERY, AND MONTGOMERY ROW EXHIBITION SPACE.
SEPTEMBER 17, 4-5:30 PM: STELLA PRINCE PERFORMS AT GREIG FARM—ONE OF MANY LIVE MUSIC EVENTS AT THE FARM THIS SPRING/SUMMER.
SEPTEMBER 17, 5:30-7 PM: THE MILLBROOK WINERY HOSTS PAGES & PINOTS, A FUNDRAISER FOR THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. ENJOY HORS D’OEUVRES AND WINE AND SUPPORT THE LIBRARY FOR $40/TICKET [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 17, 5:30-7:30 PM: MUSIC ON MARKET (EVERY OTHER WEEKEND THROUGH OCTOBER 15) AT THE RHINEBECK BANK PLAZA.
SEPTEMBER 24: NATURALIST THOM SCHUCHASKIE IN RESIDENCE AT TROUTBECK, PRESENTING AN IMMERSIVE PROGRAM TO INTODUCE CHILDREN TO THE WONDERS OF NATURE [INQUIRE].
SEPTEMBER 24: THE FALL FESTIVAL (CORN MAZE, WAGON RIDES, PUMPKIN PICKING, APPLE CIDER DONUTS, AND MUCH MORE) BEGINS AT KESICKE FARM AND RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 30—OPEN SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, 10 AM – 5 PM [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 24, 9 AM-1 PM: TRAIL MAINTENANCE DAY WITH THE NATURE CONSERVANCY AND THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY AT THOMPSON POND PRESERVE [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 24, 11 AM-7 PM: RHINEBECK PORCHFEST—MUSICAL PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN BENEFITTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTIPURPOSE FIELD AT THOMPSON-MAZZARELLA PARK [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 24, 4 PM: THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY HOSTS AN OPENING RECEPTION FOR A SOLO EXHIBITION BY K. VELIS TURAN, A LOCAL TEXTILE ARTIST [REGISTER].
SEPTEMBER 25, AFTERNOON—DETAILS TBD: BIOGRAPHY X TROUTBECK. TROUTBECK AND SUSTAINABLE SKINCARE BRAND BIOGRAPHY (CRUELTY-FREE, VEGAN) PRESENT AN AFTERNOON OF REFRESHING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FOREST BATHING AND YOGA [INQUIRE].
SEPTEMBER 25: VETERANS SPORTSMAN’S DAY AT NORTHERN DUTCHESS ROD & GUN CLUB: LOCAL VETERANS PARTICIPATE IN ARCHERY, FISHING, TRAP SHOOTING, .22 SHOOTING, AND BLACK POWDER SHOOTING [INFO].
SEPTEMBER 28, 5 PM: DOWN TO EARTH WORKSHOP: ROCK STEADY FARM LISTENING SESSION, AN ONLINE WORKSHOP PRESENTED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY, COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY, AND ROCK STEADY FARM. HEAR FROM THE FARMERS OF ROCK STEADY ABOUT FOOD ACCESS, FARMER TRAINING, AND LEASING LAND FROM A FAIRNESS AND EQUITY PERSPECTIVE [REGISTER].
SEPTEMBER 30, 5:30-7:30 PM: MUSIC ON MARKET (EVERY OTHER WEEKEND THROUGH OCTOBER 15) AT THE RHINEBECK BANK PLAZA.
SEPTEMBER 30 (TIME TBD): GARLIC MOVIE NIGHT AT FOXTROT FARM & FLOWERS! BRING YOUR FAVORITE GARLIC DISH TO SHARE AND ENJOY A SCREENING OF THE 1980 DOCUMENTARY/ODE TO GARLIC GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS.
SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 2: FINALLY UNFINISHED, A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE PROCESS OF PAM TANOWITZ, THE FISHER CENTER‘S FIRST-EVER CHOREOGRAPHER IN RESIDENCE. PAM AND HER ENSEMBLE PRESENT IN-PROGRESS SHOWINGS OF TWO NEW WORKS AND THE FISHER CENTER PREMIERE OF I WAS WAITING FOR THE ECHO OF A BETTER DAY, A FILM BY JEREMY JACOB ON PAM’S WORK OF THE SAME NAME [TICKETS].
OCTOBER
OCTOBER 1, 10 AM: OVERWINTERING: HOW TO SAVE THE TENDER PLANTS YOU LOVE MOST, A ZOOM PRESENTATION WITH MASTER GARDENER CHRIS FERRERO FROM CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
OCTOBER 1-2: HANDCRAFTED OCTOBERFEST AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 1-2: DVORÁK’S 7TH & THE CZECH SYMPHONIC TRADITION AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 7, 8 PM: CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE FIFTH ANNUAL CHINA NOW MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH TALES FROM BEIJING, A PROGRAM OF SYMPHONIC AND OPERATIC WORKS AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 8: FALCONRY—MEET BIRDS, OWLS, AND HAWKS UP-CLOSE WITH TC BIRD MANAGEMENT AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
OCTOBER 8, 10 AM-2 PM: SHARED GOOODS VEGAN BAKED GOODS POP-UP (CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE, OATMEAL CREME PIES, AND MORE!) AT THE MILLERTON FARMER’S MARKET.
OCTOBER 8, 12-6 PM: FOOD POP-UP: RECONNECT FOODS AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
OCTOBER 8-9, 12-6 PM: FOOD POP-UP: OYSTER PARTY AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM—ALSO, PICK YOUR OWN FRUIT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM ON WEEKENDS.
OCTOBER 8-9: BARN STAR’S FALL ANTIQUES SHOW AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 9: THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY’S ANNUAL FALL COUNTRY LUNCHEON.
OCTOBER 13, 5 PM: ARTIST JACOLBY SATTERWHITE SPEAKS AT CCS BARD (CLASSROOM 102) AS PART OF THE FALL 2022 SPEAKER SERIES [INFO].
OCTOBER 15: NATURALIST THOM SCHUCHASKIE IN RESIDENCE AT TROUTBECK, PRESENTING AN IMMERSIVE PROGRAM TO INTODUCE CHILDREN TO THE WONDERS OF NATURE [INQUIRE].
OCTOBER 15, 9-10:30 AM: SAFFRON WORKSHOP, PRESENTED BY DIRTY GAIA AT GREEN OWN FARM—LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY, GROWING, AND CURING OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE SPICE AND HARVEST THIS FALL’S CROP OF SAFFRON CROCUSES WITH GROWER SUZANNE KELLY [REGISTER].
OCTOBER 15, 10 AM: KEEPING TIME WITH NATURE’S CLOCK: FERN GLEN PHENOLOGY TRAIL WALK AT THE CARY INSTITUTE [REGISTER].
OCTOBER 15, 4-6 PM: DEBUTS AT TROUTBECK: TARAJIA MORRELL, SAVOR: A CHEF’S HUNGER FOR MORE (THE LATE CHEF FATIMA ALI’S MEMOIR, CO-AUTHORED WITH MORRELL) AT TROUTBECK [REGISTER].
OCTOBER 15, 10 AM-6 PM: WINNAKEE LAND TRUST HISTORIC BARN TOUR—A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF FARMS (WITH DEMONSTRATIONS AND TASTINGS!) IN RED HOOK AND RHINEBECK, FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION WITH MUSIC, FOOD, DRINKS, AND A PIE CONTEST [REGISTER].
OCTOBER 15, 11 AM-1 PM: MILKWEED RELEASE KIDS EVENT AT BURGER HILL. MORTON AND STAATSBURG LIBRARIES HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE POLLINATOR PATROL AND WINNAKEE LAND TRUST TO PRESENT A MORNING OF IDENTIFYING MILKWEED, TALKING ABOUT MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, SPREADING MILKWEED SEED, AND PUTTING TOGETHER MILKWEED PACKETS [REGISTER].
OCTOBER 15, 5:30-7:30 PM: MUSIC ON MARKET (EVERY OTHER WEEKEND THROUGH OCTOBER 15) AT THE RHINEBECK BANK PLAZA.
OCTOBER 15-16: NEW YORK STATE SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 16, 9 AM-12 PM: THE THIRD ANNUAL CIDER DONUT TRAIL RACE AT GREIG FARM. WIN THE 5K (OR THE KIDS’ 1/2 MILE) TO EARN FREE CIDER DONUTS AT THE MARKET FOR THE REST OF 2022 [INFO]
OCTOBER 16, 1-3 PM: CAMPUS TOUR OF ‘T’ SPACE—A 30-ACRE NATURE PRESERVE WITH SCULPTURAL INSTALLATIONS, ART EXHIBITIONS, EXPERIMENTAL ARCHITECTURE, AN ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVE AND RESEARCH LIBRARY, AND MORE [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 18, 5 PM: WRITER DEAN KISSICK SPEAKS AT CCS BARD (CLASSROOM 102) AS PART OF THE FALL 2022 SPEAKER SERIES [INFO].
OCTOBER 18, 5:30-7 PM: TEATIME & TAROT: ASK THE ASTROLOGER AT TYTE MEDISPA. “THE LOVE ASTROLOGER” KATHRYN ANDREN OFFERS HER INSIGHTS [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 21-22: 2022 EVERGREEN CEMETERY LANTERN TOURS, PRESENTED BY THE PINE PLAINS FREE LIBRARY. EXPLORE EVERGREEN CEMETERY (C. 1820) BY LANTERN LIGHT AND LEARN ABOUT FORMER RESIDENTS OF PINE PLAINS WITH 6 CHARACTERS IN PERIOD COSTUME. [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 22, 1-4 PM: OKTOBERFEST AT BANGALLWORKS—A FUNDRAISER FOR THE STANFORDVILLE REC CAMPAIGN WITH FOOD (SAUSAGES, PRETZELS, ALL KINDS OF APPLE SWEETS), DRINKS (INCLUDING SOME SENT OVER BY LOCAL BREWERIES, LASTING JOY AND SUAREZ!), TRADITIONAL FOLK/ALPINE HORN MUSIC, AND MORE [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 22, 1:45-3:15 PM: EDEN REVISITED BY LÁSZLÓ Z. BITÓ: BOOK LAUNCH AT BARD COLLEGE. EDEN REVISITED GIVES US A “FRESH LOOK AT THE PRIMORDIAL GARDEN” [INFO].
OCTOBER 22, 2 PM: MAKȞÓČHEOWÁPI AKÉZAPTAŊ (FIFTEEN MAPS), AN EXPERIMENTAL LECTURE BY ARTIST SUZANNE KITE AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 23, 2-3 PM: A TOUR OF AT STEVEN HOLL ARCHITECTS’ “EX OF IN HOUSE” AT ‘T’ SPACE—PRESENTED AS PART OF ARCHTOBER, AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITIONS. [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 29, 2-3:30 PM: JOIN ARTIST JOANNE WASTI IN MAKING YOUR OWN HALLOWEEN MASKS USING FOLDED PAPER SCULPTURE TECHNIQUES AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
OCTOBER 29, 11 AM-5 PM: GREIG FARM HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL—HAYRIDES, PUMPKIN PICKING, GAMES, VENDORS, LIVE MUSIC, AND MUCH MORE. COSTUMES ENCOURAGED [INFO].
OCTOBER 29, 3-LATE: HAUNTED MILL AND MONSTER’S BALL AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT AND THE LANTERN: HALLOWEEN THEMED ART INSTALLATIONS ALL THROUGHOUT MAXON MILLS—INCLUDING A 15-FOOT TALL INFLATABLE FLAMINGO, AN “ELECTRO-ANIMAL PETTING ZOO,” A FISH TANK TRICK-OR-TREAT STATION, AND MORE. VISITING THE HAUNTED MILL/WASSAIC PROJECT IS FREE BUT TICKETS MUST BE BOUGHT IN ADVANCE AND COSTUMES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE MONSTER’S BALL AT THE LANTERN, WHICH BEGINS AT 7 PM [TICKETS].
OCTOBER 29, 7 PM: SONGWRITERS SPEAKEASY WITH BEN SENTERFIT AND MILES SWEENY AT COMMUNITY MUSIC SPACE [INFO].
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER 2, 3-4:30 PM: TO BE HOME, TO BE SOWN: A CONVERSATION ON SEED REMATRIATION WITH VIVIEN SANSOUR, JOE BAKER, AND K GREENE AT THE MANOR HOUSE AT BARD COLLEGE [REGISTER].
NOVEMBER 3, 1 PM: ARTIST ANI LIU SPEAKS AT CCS BARD (CLASSROOM 102) AS PART OF THE FALL 2022 SPEAKER SERIES [INFO].
NOVEMBER 4, 8 PM: UNCAGED, A CENTENNIAL CONCERT IN HONOR OF JOHN CAGE PERFORMED BY THE BARD CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS/LIVESTREAM].
NOVEMBER 5, 3-4 PM: ASK A VETERAN WITH AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS BILL PAYNE AND MARCK WEBSTER AT STARR LIBRARY [INFO]
NOVEMBER 6, 7 PM: CULTURAL SHOW 2022, A FREE AND PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF CULTURES IN THE BARD COMMUNITY AT THE FISHER CENTER [INFO].
NOVEMBER 7, 10 AM-1 PM: STARR STITCHERS, A GROUP FOR EMBROIDERY AND NEEDLEWORK, MEETS EVERY FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY AT STARR LIBRARY [INFO]
NOVEMBER 11, 5:45 PM: THANKSGIVING FLORAL PUMPKIN ARRANGEMENT WORKSHOP AT THE HAYLOFT [INFO].
NOVEMBER 15, 5 PM: ARTIST VINCENT VALDEZ SPEAKS AT CCS BARD (CLASSROOM 102) AS PART OF THE FALL 2022 SPEAKER SERIES [INFO].
NOVEMBER 15, 7-9 PM: TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [INFO].
NOVEMBER 16, 6 PM: THRESHFEST, PRESENTED BY LIBRARY OF LOCAL AND DIRTY GAIA AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [INFO].
NOVEMBER 17, 5 PM: AUTHOR TALK: JOSEPH LUZZI AT THE TIVOLI FREE LIBRARY. LUZZI READS FROM HIS NEW BOOK, BOTTICELLI’S SECRET: THE LOST DRAWINGS AND THE REDISOVERY OF THE RENAISSANCE (2022) [INFO].
NOVEMBER 17, 5 PM: HOW TO CONSTRUCT A CROSSWORD PUZZLE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES WITH BRENT SVERDLOFF AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [REGISTER].
NOVEMBER 17, 7 PM: THE HISTORY OF BENNETT COLLEGE: AS TOLD THROUGH ITS ARTIFACTS AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
NOVEMBER 18, 3-8 PM: FOOD POP-UP: HARE’S HOLLOW PIZZA NIGHT AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM [INFO].
NOVEMBER 18, 5-7 PM: TROUTBECK HOSTS AN OPENING RECEPTION FOR FLOWERS FROM CANADA, A SOLO EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY NEW YORK-BASED ARTIST ERIC HIBIT, PRODUCED DURING AND AFTER A RESIDENCY AT NEW BRUNSWICK’S KINGSBRAE GARDENS. THE EXHIBITION REMAINS ON VIEW THROUGH FEBRUARY 5, 2023 [INQUIRE].
NOVEMBER 19: FALCONRY—MEET BIRDS, OWLS, AND HAWKS UP-CLOSE WITH TC BIRD MANAGEMENT AT TROUTBECK [INQUIRE].
NOVEMBER 19, 10:30 AM: DIY: ZINE WORKSHOP WITH THE ART EFFECT AT THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY [REGISTER].
NOVEMBER 19, 11 AM-5 PM: FOOD POP-UP: POTATO BAR AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM [INFO].
NOVEMBER 19, 7 PM: JAY UNGAR AND MOLLY MASON PERFORM AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
NOVEMBER 19, 8 PM: BERLIN IM LICHT: A GERMAN CABARET WITH STEPHANIE BLYTHE AND THE BARD VOCAL ARTS PROGRAM AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS/LIVESTREAM].
NOVEMBER 20, 11 AM-5 PM: FOOD POP-UP: POTATO BAR AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM [INFO].
NOVEMBER 22, 6:30-8:30 PM: MEMOIR WRITING WORKSHOP AT STARR LIBRARY [REGISTER].
NOVEMBER 25: THE WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS—MORE THAN A MILE OF DRIVE-THROUGH FESTIVE LIGHT DISPLAYS—OPENS AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [TICKETS].
NOVEMBER 25, 11 AM-5 PM: FOOD POP-UP: MISTO AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM [INFO].
NOVEMBER 25, 11 AM-6 PM: RIVER VALLEY GUILD MAKERS’ MARKET AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
NOVEMBER 25-27, 12-4 PM: HOLIDAY TOURS OF WILDERSTEIN—ENJOY FESTIVE DECOR AND BE AMONG THE FIRST TO VISIT WILDERSTEIN’S NEWLY RESTORED SECOND FLOOR [TICKETS].
NOVEMBER 26, 11 AM-5 PM: FOOD POP-UP: MISTO AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM [INFO].
NOVEMBER 26, 1-5 PM: OPENING RECEPTION FOR HOLIDAY, A GROUP EXHIBITION AT ART SALES & RESEARCH [INFO].
NOVEMBER 27: LAST DAY OF TWO EXHIBITIONS AT CCS BARD: MARTINE SYMS: GRIO COLLEGE AND DANA BIRNBAUM: REACTION [INFO].
NOVEMBER 29, 6:15-9 PM: 14TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY STAMP-A-STACK AT CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION [INFO].
NOVEMBER 29, 6:3O PM: EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: CÉZANNE AT THE MOVIEHOUSE. FILMED AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY IN LONDON, THE FILM IS RELEASED TO COINCIDE WITH THE CÉZANNE EXHIBITION AT TATE MODERN [TICKETS].
DECEMBER
DECEMBER 3, 10 AM – 10 PM: SINTERKLAAS FESTIVAL & STARLIGHT PARADE: AN ALL-DAY FAMILY-FRIENDLY FESTIVAL IN RHINEBECK [INFO].
DECEMBER 3, 11 AM-1 PM: WREATH MAKING WITH SARAH WORDEN NATURAL DESIGN AT TROUTBECK [INFO].
DECEMBER 3, 3-5 PM: NO MISERY CAN TELL, NO WORD OF FAREWELL, A 2022-2023 WINTER GROUP EXHIBITION AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT, OPENS WITH AN AFTERNOON RECEPTION [INFO].
DECEMBER 3, 4-6 PM: OPEN STUDIOS AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT [INFO].
DECEMBER 4, 1 PM: EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: CÉZANNE AT THE MOVIEHOUSE. FILMED AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY IN LONDON, THE FILM IS RELEASED TO COINCIDE WITH THE CÉZANNE EXHIBITION AT TATE MODERN [TICKETS].
DECEMBER 4, 7:30 PM: NEIL YOUNG: HARVEST TIME (1971), A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN DOCU-FILM ABOUT NEIL YOUNG’S 1972 ALBUM HARVEST, AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
DECEMBER 4, 8 PM: THE NUTCRACKER: A SYMPHONIC PERFORMANCE AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS/LIVESTREAM].
DECEMBER 6, 5 PM: CURATOR AND ART CRITIC KRIST GRUIJTHUIJSEN SPEAKS AT CCS BARD (CLASSROOM 102) AS PART OF THE FALL 2022 SPEAKER SERIES [INFO].
DECEMBER 8, 5-6:30 PM: NATURE NOTES, AN ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE O ZONE [INFO].
DECEMBER 10, 1:30-3:30 PM: A STISSING CHRISTMAS AT THE STISSING CENTER—A FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT FEATURING A “ONE-MAN ORCHESTRA,” A CHORAL QUARTET, AND A FEW SPECIAL VISITORS (YOU KNOW WHO) [TICKETS].
DECEMBER 16-18: A CHRISTMAS CAROL AT THE FISHER CENTER—A BRAND NEW VERSION OF CHARLES DICKENS’ SEASONAL TALE [TICKETS].
DECEMBER 17, 12-6 PM: FOOD POP-UP: MISTO AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
DECEMBER 17, 1-5 PM: HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE FOR HOLIDAY, A GROUP EXHIBITION AT ART SALES & RESEARCH [INFO].
DECEMBER 17, 2-3:30 PM: GINGERBREAD HOUSE CRAFTING WITH JOANNE WASTI AT TROUTBECK. [INFO].
DECEMBER 17, 3-5 PM: BOOK SIGNING WITH MAIRA KALMAN AT PAPER TRAIL [INFO].
DECEMBER 17, 7 PM: AN EVENING WITH HIROYA TSUKAMOTO AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
DECEMBER 18, 12-6 PM: FOOD POP-UP: OH MY GYRO AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
DECEMBER 20, 3-6 PM: DROP-BY PINE CRAFTING (WREATH FORMS AND PINE BOUGHS PROVIDED!) AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
DECEMBER 22, 3-8 PM: SOUP AND GAME NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY THIS WINTER AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
DECEMBER 23, 3-8 PM: FOOD POP-UP: SAMOSA SHACK AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
DECEMBER 23, 7-10 PM: AFTER HOURS SHOPPING SOIRÉE (SNAG YOUR LAST MINUTE GIFTS AT A DISCOUNT, WITH FREE CIDER!) AT THRIFT 2 FIGHT [INFO].
DECEMBER 24, 2-3:30 PM: COOKIE DECORATING WITH PASTRY CHEF EMMA ISAKOFF AT TROUTBECK. [INFO].
DECEMBER 24, 5-8 PM: CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER AT TROUTBECK. [INFO].
DECEMBER 25, 11:30-1 PM: STONEWOOD FARM‘S FIRST HARVEST PANTRY CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER AT LYALL MEMORIAL CHURCH. HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS MEALS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE [CALL IN ADVANCE IF POSSIBLE: 845-677-3485].
DECEMBER 25, 12-8 PM: CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER AT TROUTBECK. [INFO].
DECEMBER 26, 11:30 AM: VIRTUAL SOUND MEDITATION WITH ANNA KASELIS, A RELAXING ZOOM MEDITATION (EVERY MONDAY!) ORGANIZED BY THE STARR LIBRARY [REGISTER]
DECEMBER 28, 7:30 PM: NEIL YOUNG: HARVEST TIME (1971), A NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN DOCU-FILM ABOUT NEIL YOUNG’S 1972 ALBUM HARVEST, AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
DECEMBER 29, 3-8 PM: SOUP AND GAME NIGHT EVERY THURSDAY THIS WINTER AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
DECEMBER 30, 3-8 PM: FOOD POP-UP: OYSTER PARTY AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
DECEMBER 31, 4-5:20 PM: NEW YEAR’S EVE CANDLELIT YOGA CLASS AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [INFO].
DECEMBER 31, 8 PM: NEW YEARS EVE PARTY (SMALL PLATES SERVED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, SELECT OPEN BAR, CHAMPAGNE TOAST, FIREWORKS, AND MORE) AT TROUTBECK. [INFO].
DECEMBER 31, 9 PM: NEW YEAR’S EVE EXTRAVAGANZA (RAW BAR, PASSED HORS D’OEURVES AND SNACK STATIONS, OPEN BAR, PERFORMANCES BY NO RING CIRCUS, AND MORE) AT THE MAKER HOTEL [TICKETS].
JANUARY
JANUARY 1, 10-11 AM AND 1-2 PM: FIRST DAY HIKE AT OLANA—LEARN ABOUT OLANA’S SPECIAL WINTER EXHIBITION, CHASING ICEBERGS, WHILE EXPLORING THE 250-ACRE PROPERTY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 1, 12-3 PM: NEW YEARS DAY BRUNCH FOR HOLIDAY, A GROUP EXHIBITION AT ART SALES & RESEARCH [INFO].
JANUARY 3, 6 PM: REGENERATIVE SOIL: THE KEY TO HEALTHY, RESILIENT, AND NUTRITIONALLY DENSE PLANTS, AN ONLINE TALK BY MATT POWERS ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY AS PART OF THEIR EARTH MATTERS WINTER WEBINAR SERIES [REGISTER].
JANUARY 5, 6-8 PM: SUSTAINABLE HUDSON VALLEY AND CLIMATE SMART RHINEBECK PRESENT THEIR CLIMATE ACTION TOOLKIT WORKSHOP AT THE STARR LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 7, 4:30-7 PM: ART OPENING: WOMEN WHO PHOTOGRAPH AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [INFO].
JANUARY 7, 6:30 PM: BRONCO BULLFROG (1970), A BLACK-AND-WHITE KITCHEN SINK DRAMA AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
JANUARY 8, 2 PM*: ALL THAT BREATHES (2022), A FILM THAT FOLLOWS TWO BROTHERS WHO RUN A BIRD HOSPITAL IN NEW DELHI, AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
*MEET & GREET AT 1 PM!
JANUARY 9: PICKUP BEGINS FOR MILLBROOK LIBRARY‘S NEW SPICE OF THE MONTH CLUB—THIS MONTH, MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE A PACKET OF CARAWAY SEEDS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPICES HISTORY AND USES [REGISTER].
JANUARY 10, 11:30 AM: BEGINNER’S KNITTING WORKSHOP WITH PROS DEBBIE HECHT AND KATY KOLLAR AT STARR LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 12, 5-6:30 PM: NATURE NOTES, AN ENVIRONMENTAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THE O ZONE [INFO].
JANUARY 12, 6 PM: MOVIE NIGHT: CINEMA PARADISO (1988) AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 14, 12:55 PM: MET LIVE: FEDORA, THE MET’S NEW PRODUCTION OF UMBERTO GIORDANO’S 1898 OPERA, AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
JANUARY 14, 1-2:30 PM: WINTER GEOLOGY WALK TO DOVER STONE CHURCH WITH GEOLOGIST BECKY NESEL, ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 15, 4-6:00 PM: WASSAIL CELEBRATION 2023 AT ROSE HILL FARM—GATHER BY THE FIRE PITS AND GO ON A (FREE) GUIDED ORCHARD WALK WITH THE ORCHARD TEAM AND DAN PUCCI AND CRAIG CAVALLO, AUTHORS OF AMERICAN CIDER. [INFO].
JANUARY 18, 4 PM: INDIVIDUAL DIVESTMENT WORKSHOP AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 18, 5-6:30 PM: UNCOVERING 19TH CENTURY INDIGENOUS HISTORY, A LECTURE BY HEATHER BRUEGL AT OLANA [REGISTER].
JANUARY 18, 6:30 PM: PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN (2022) AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
JANUARY 19, 7-8:30 PM: JOIN LOCAL AUTHOR AND BARD PROFESSOR FOR A DISCUSSION OF HIS NEW BOOK BOTTICELLI’S SECRET: THE LOST DRAWINGS AND THE REDISCOVERY OF THE RENAISSANCE AT STARR LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 20, 5-6 PM: YARN BENDING (KNITTING, CROCHET, ETC.) AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 20TH, 12 AM: DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR CHASHAMA NORTH 2023 SUMMER ARTIST AND WRITER RESIDENCY PROGRAM [APPLY].
JANUARY 21, 1:00 PM: PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN (2022) AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
JANUARY 21, 1-6 PM: PRIVATE SOUND BATH & ASTROLOGICAL READING (20 MINUTES EACH) AT MIRBEAU [INFO].
JANUARY 21, 2 PM: OPERA CLUB: IRIS (PIETRO MASCAGNI, PREMIERED 1898) AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 22, 4-6:30 PM: WINTER PERFORMANCE PARTY PRESENTED BY COMMUNITY MUSIC SPACE AT THE LÁSZLO Z. BITÓ CONSERVATORY BUILDING ON BARD CAMPUS [REGISTER].
JANUARY 23, 7 PM: GLOBAL LITERATURE BOOK CLUB: THE SUMMER BOOK BY TOVE JANSSON, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) MEETING ORGANIZED BY THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 24, 11:30 AM: BEGINNER’S KNITTING WORKSHOP WITH PROS DEBBIE HECHT AND KATY KOLLAR AT STARR LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 25, 6 PM: THE WHY’S AND WHEN’S OF CAR MAINTENANCE, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) OVERVIEW OF CAR MAINTENANCE FROM CHAYA MILCHTEIN OF MECHANIC SHOP FEMME, ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JANUARY 25, 7-9 PM: NERDS AT NIGHT (AGES 17+), PRESENTED BY MEGABRAIN COMICS (RHINEBECK’S COMIC SHOP/ARCADE) AT STARR LIBRARY [INFO].
JANUARY 26, 12:30 PM: LUNCH & LEARN: AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND IN-PERSON, PRESENTED BY THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY AND THE KINGSTON LAND TRUST [REGISTER].
JANUARY 27, 7 PM: THE SOUND OF SPRING: A CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT WITH THE ORCHESTRA NOW AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
JANUARY 30, 3 PM: CEREMONY WITH BIRTHDAY CAKE: FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT’S BIRTHDAY AT THE FDR PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY & MUSEUM [INFO].
FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 3, 5-7 PM: OPENING RECEPTION FOR NEW WORK BY FALL WILLEBOORDSE AT THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY [INFO].
FEBRURARY 4, 4 PM: ART OPENING: SABRINA IANNUCCI AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
FEBRUARY 4, 7 PM: WEST POINT BAND: AMERICAN INFLUENCES AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
FEBRUARY 4, 7:30 PM: OPERA WORKSHOP (STUDENT SINGERS PERFORM AN ECLECTIC SELECTION OF SCENES AND ARIAS FROM THE OPERATIC CANON) AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
FEBRUARY 5, 3 PM: OPERA WORKSHOP AT THE FISHER CENTER [TICKETS].
FEBRUARY 7, 6 PM: SOIL HEALTH IN THE AGE OF ANTIBIOTICS, AN ONLINE LECTURE BY DR. JANE LUCAS ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY AS PART OF THEIR EARTH MATTERS WINTER WEBINAR SERIES [REGISTER].
FEBRUARY 8, 7 PM: THIS BODY IS SO IMPERMANENT… WITH SPECIAL IN-PERSON GUESTS AT UPSTATE FILMS STARR CINEMA [TICKETS].
FEBRUARY 16: ART TALKS WITH RENA TOBEY: GEORGIA O’KEEFFE ART FOR PERSONAL REFLECTION AT THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY [REGISTER].
FEBRUARY 18, 8-10 AM: THE GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT AT OOMS CONSERVATION AREA. JOIN CLC AND BIRDER WILL YANDIK FOR A WALK TO THE PICNIC GROVE [REGISTER].
FEBRUARY 19, 3 PM: HER RIGHTFUL PLACE, A PLAY BY JOE CAPONE ABOUT QUEEN ELIZABETH’S MEETING WITH PIRATE QUEEN GRACE O’MALLEY AND FIRST BARON BURGHLEY, AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
FEBRUARY 20, 7 PM: GLOBAL LITERATURE BOOK CLUB: INDEPENDENT PEOPLE BY HALLDOR LAXNESS, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) MEETING ORGANIZED BY THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY [REGISTER].
FEBRUARY 24, 6-8 PM: BONSAI BAR (POT, PRUNT, AND DESIGN YOUR OWN BONSAI TREE) AT LASTING JOY BREWERY [TICKETS].
FEBRUARY 25, 7:30 PM: STAND-UP WITH CYNTHIA LEVIN, JIM DAILAKIS, HOST RACHEL LENIHAN, AND MORE COMICS TBA AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
MARCH
MARCH 3, 5-7 PM: OPENING RECEPTION FOR HOT BLOODED, A SOLO EXHIBITION BY MICHAEL HAMBOUZ CURATED BY WILL HUTNICK AT TROUTBECK. HOT BLOODED FEATURES A SELECTION OF TWO- AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL CHROMAESTHESIA-INFLUENCED PAINTINGS [INFO].
MARCH 3, 6 PM: FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
MARCH 3, 6 PM: MORTON’S 2023 CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY TALENT SHOW AT THE MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [INFO].
MARCH 3, 7:30 PM: THE CLINTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS THE RYMPH FAMILY: EARLY SETTLERS, A PRESENTATION BY JAMES BRANDS (TOWN JUSTICE, TOWN OF CLINTON) AT THE CREEK MEETING HOUSE AND ONLINE VIA ZOOM. JAMES BRANDS IS A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHANNAS GEORGE RYMPH; THE RYMPH FAMILY CAME FROM GERMANY AND SETTLED IN HYDE PARK, BECOMING ONE OF THE FOUNDING FAMILIES OF THE COMMUNITY [INFO].
MARCH 4, 12-5 PM: FOOD POP-UP: MISTO AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
MARCH 4, 6:30 PM: MEET THE DIRECTOR: A LITTLE WHITE LIE AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
MARCH 5, 12-5 PM: FOOD POP-UP: POTATO BAR AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
MARCH 5, 12:30-2:30: SIP & PAINT WITH KIM POLOIZIO AT LASTING JOY BREWERY [TICKETS].
MARCH 7, 4 PM: A VERY SPECIAL ART RECEPTION AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY FEATURING WORK BY LOCAL STUDENTS FROM PRESCHOOL TO EIGHTH GRADE [REGISTER].
MARCH 7, 6 PM: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING SOILS FOR ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, AN ONLINE TALK BY ALEXIS DOSHAS ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY AS PART OF THEIR EARTH MATTERS WINTER WEBINAR SERIES [REGISTER].
MARCH 7, 6:30: BOOK LAUNCH: OWEN KING, THE CURATOR, PRESENTED BY OBLONG BOOKS AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [REGISTER].
MARCH 8: SPICE OF THE MONTH CLUB: PAPRIKA AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. EACH MONTH, SPICE OF THE MONTH CLUB MEMBERS RECEIVE A SAMPLE PACK OF A SPICE WITH INFORMATION AND HISTORY [REGISTER].
MARCH 8, 5:30-8:30 PM: SCREENING OF WINDSHIPPED AT LASTING JOY BREWERY. WINDSHIPPED IS A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE 65-FOOT SCHOONER APOLLONIA, WHICH HAS BEEN DELIVERING GOODS BY SAIL (SANS FOSSIL FUELS) FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. THE SCREENING IS FREE AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PANEL DISCUSSION [REGISTER].
MARCH 8, 6 PM: ASK A GARDENER: A FOOD GROWERS ROUNDTABLE WITH DIRTY GAIA AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [REGISTER].
MARCH 8, 6:30 PM: MARY CASSATT: PAINTING THE MODERN WOMAN, AN “EXHIBITION ON SCREEN” AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
MARCH 11, 12-2 PM: CURRANT FEST 2023 AT BRANCHWATER FARMS. TRY BRANCHWATER FARM’S NEW LIMITED BLACK CURRANT BRANDY, AND LEARN ABOUT THIS LITTLE KNOWN AND VERY UNIQUE FRUIT THAT WAS BANNED IN THIS COUNTRY FROM 1911 TO 2003. BRANCHWATER FARMS WILL BE JOINED FOR CURRANT FEST BY THE CREATORS OF C. CASSIS (BLACK CURRANT LIQUEUR AND COCKTAILS MADE WITH NEW YORK CURRANTS) AND CURRANT C (FRESH AND DRIED CURRANTS, CONCENTRATE, CURRANT PRODUCTS, ETC.). COCKTAILS, SPIRITS, FOOD, AND SPECIALTY ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE [INFO].
MARCH 11, 2-4 PM: FREE FILM SCREENING OF BEATRIX FARRAND’S AMERICAN LANDSCAPES AND GARDEN TALK ORGANIZED BY THE BEATRIX FARRAND GARDEN ASSOCIATION AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AT BELLEFIELD, THE GARDEN AT HISTORIC HYDE PARK [REGISTER].
MARCH 12, 1 PM: MARY CASSATT: PAINTING THE MODERN WOMAN, AN “EXHIBITION ON SCREEN” AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
MARCH 14, 5 PM: HYUNJIN KIM GIVES A TALK AS PART OF THE SPRING ’23 SPEAKER SERIES AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE. HYUNJIN KIM IS A CURATOR AND WRITER IN SEOUL [INFO].
MARCH 15, 6 PM: BLANKET LADDER WORKSHOP AT HUDSON VALLEY VINTAGE. PAINT AN ANTIQUE BLANKET LADDER—A STAPLE IN FARMHOUSE/COTTAGE DECOR—WITH REAL MILK PAINT TO ACHIEVE THE LOOK OF OLD PAINT [TICKETS].
MARCH 15, 7:30-9 AM: GET CAFFEINATED AND MAKE CONNECTIONS, A NETWORKING EVENT ORGANIZED BY MICHAEL ROACH PRODUCTIONS, AT ALL THAT JAVA [REGISTER].
MARCH 15, 4:30 PM: CREATIVE EXPLORATIONS: GYOTAKU FISH PRINTING AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. TRY GYOTAKU, THE TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ART OF FISH PRINTING. GYOTAKU WAS FIRST USED BY FISHERMEN TO KEEP A RECORD OF FISH THEY CAUGHT [REGISTER].
MARCH 15, 5-6:30 PM: WE ARE STILL HERE: A CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE, A LECTURE BY HEATHER BRUEGL AT OLANA [REGISTER].
MARCH 15, 6:30 PM: 2023 VOLUNTEER WELCOME EVENT AT THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY OFFICE. LEARN ABOUT THE DLC’S PLANS FOR 2023 AND ENJOY REFRESHMENTS FROM LOCAL FARMS AND BREWERIES [REGISTER].
MARCH 17, 3-8 PM: FOOD POP-UP: MISTO SERVES SAINT PATRICK’S DAY CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
MARCH 17, 6 PM-LATE: 5TH ANNUAL OSTARA ODDITIES AND CURIOSITIES NIGHT MARKET AT LOCUST GROVE ESTATE. AT THE MARKET, EXPECT VENDORS WITH UNIQUE CRAFTS, ARTWORK, TAXIDERMY, AND MUCH MORE. 18+ [TICKETS].
MARCH 17, 6 PM: PART OF THEIR FOREIGN FILM SERIES, THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY PRESENTS A SCREENING OF BROOKLYN, A 2015 FILM ABOUT A YOUNG IRISH WOMAN WHO MOVES TO NEW YORK [REGISTER].
MARCH 18, 12 PM: MET LIVE: LOHENGRIN BY RICHARD WAGNER AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
MARCH 18, 2 PM: JOIN OPERA ENTHUSIAST PETER MORRELL FOR THE THIRD MEETING OF MILLBROOK’S OPERA CLUB AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. WATCH AND LISTEN TO AN OPERA (PRODUCTION TBD) FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF DISCUSSION. WINE WILL BE SERVED [REGISTER].
MARCH 18, 2-5 PM: CLOSING RECEPTION FOR NO MISERY CAN TELL, NO WORD OF FAREWELL, THE 2022-2023 WINTER EXHIBITION AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT [INFO].
MARCH 18, 3-5 PM: OPEN STUDIOS WITH MARCH ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT [INFO].
MARCH 18, 4 PM: TOURING ITALY BY GLASS: TASTING CLASS WITH JORDAN MACKAY AT HARKER HOUSE WINE & SPIRITS. JORDAN IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S FOREMOST WINE WRITERS AND A JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER [TICKETS].
MARCH 19, 3:30 PM: WINTER SOWING WORKSHOP WITH DIRTY GAIA AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY. LEARN HOW TO CONVERT RECYCLED CONTAINERS INTO MINI WINTER-PROOF GREENHOUSES TO GET YOUR VEGETABLE GARDEN STARTED EARLY [REGISTER].
MARCH 21, 2-3 PM: ART PIONEERS: WOMEN OF ABSTRACT ART, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) PRESENTATION BY JOYCE RAIMONDO ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. LEARN ABOUT LEE KRASNER, ELAINE DEKOONING, HELEN FRANKENTHALER, AND OTHER PIONEERING WOMEN OF ABSTRACT ART, AND THEN VIRTUALLY TOUR THE HOME AND STUDIO OF LEE KRASNER AND HER HUSBAND JACKSON POLLOCK [REGISTER].
MARCH 21, 6:30 PM: VERNAL POOL PRESENTATION BY DLC ECOLOGIST JULIE HART AT THE PAWLING LIBRARY. EACH SPRING FROGS AND SALAMANDERS MIGRATE IN LARGE NUMBERS TOWARDS VERNAL POOLS TO BREED. LEARN ABOUT THE WILDLIFE AND CONSERVATION OF THESE IMPORTANT HABITATS [REGISTER].
MARCH 23, 6-7:30 PM: CHEESE TASTINGS AT THE FARM—JOIN CHEESEMONGER GRACE PULLIN AT CHURCHTOWN DAIRY FOR A TASTING OF THEIR AWARD-WINNING CHEESES AND A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CREAMERY, TASTING NOTES, PAIRINGS, AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. PAIRING SUGGESTIONS FROM HUDSON WINE MERCHANTS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE, OR BRING THE WINE OF YOUR CHOICE—BUT THIS EVENT IS BYOB [TICKETS].
MARCH 23, 7 PM: NT LIVE: STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY BY DAVID HARE, LIVE FROM THE BRIDGE THEATRE (LONDON) AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
MARCH 24, 5-6:30 PM: 40TH ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE AT THE CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES [REGISTER].
MARCH 24, 6:30 PM: BOONDOCKS FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS A SCREENING OF WAITRESS (2007) AT THE STISSING CENTER WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITTING THE ADRIENNE SHELLY FOUNDATION. THE FILM STARTS AT 7:30 BUT COME EARLY FOR A PRE-FILM HAPPY HOUR WITH MOVIE-THEMED LIVE MUSIC, FILM-INSPIRED FOOD, LOCALLY BREWED ADULT BEVERAGES, AND MORE [TICKETS].
MARCH 25, 10 AM-12 PM: VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION AT WILDERSTEIN [REGISTER].
MARCH 25, 1-4 PM: MONTHLY COMMUNITY DAY AT FORGE PROJECT. TOURS BEGIN AT 1:30 AND 3 PM [INFO].
MARCH 25, 7:30 PM: MARCH MONOLOGUE MADNESS AT THE MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [INFO].
MARCH 25-26, 1-4 PM EACH DAY: COTTAGE COURSES: PAPER MACHE HOUSE WORKSHOP WITH POLLY SHINDLER AT TROUTBECK. MAKE AND PAINT A SCULPTURE OF A HOUSE, REAL OR IMAGINED. COTTAGE COURSES ARE ARTIST-TAUGHT WORKSHOPS CREATED IN THE SPIRIT OF SHARING SKILLS, ORGANIZED BY NATALIE BAXTER AND POLLY SHINDLER. [REGISTER].
MARCH 26: FIRST DAY OF FOLIAGE BOTANICS‘ 2023 WILD MEDICINE WAYS COURSE, WHICH MEETS MONTHLY DURING THE GROWING SEASON—PRACTICE HONING FIELD BOTANY/PLANT ID SKILLS, LEARN MEDICINE-MAKING PRACTICES, AND MUCH MORE [INFO].
MARCH 26, 12-5 PM: FOOD POP-UP: ALOHA TACOS AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
MARCH 26, 1 PM: NT LIVE: STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY BY DAVID HARE, LIVE FROM THE BRIDGE THEATRE (LONDON) AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
MARCH 29, 7 PM: TRIVIA NIGHT HOSTED BY DAVID RUCHMAN AND JEREMY BOVIARD AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [INFO].
MARCH 30, 6:45 PM: MURDER AT THE SPEAKEASY, A DINNER/THEATER PERFORMANCE AT THE BEEKMAN ARMS [TICKETS].
MARCH 31, 7 PM: BEAVERLAND: HOW ONE WEIRD RODENT MADE AMERICA, A BOOK TALK WITH AUTHOR LEILA PHILIP AT THE CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES [REGISTER].
APRIL
APRIL 1, 9 AM-1 PM: VOLUNTEER TRAIL WORK DAY AT THOMPSON POND—HELP BUILD A NEW TRAIL FROM THOMPSON POND TO THE STISSING MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER. LEARN HOW TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE TRAIL. THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF STISSING LANDMARKS, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, AND THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY [INFO].
APRIL 1, 10:30-11:30 AM: EASTER BONNET PARADE AT LILYMOORE ALPACA FARM (PLEASANT VALLEY). THE ALPACAS ARE GETTING THEIR EASTER BONNETS ON SO GET YOURS ON TOO FOR PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE ANIMALS [INFO].
APRIL 1, 12:30 PM: BASEL ABBAS AND RUANNE ABOU-RAHME GIVE AN ARTIST TALK AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION BOUNDARY MONUMENTS DISSOLVE. THEIR DISCUSSION WILL BE MODERATED BY KATHERINE C. M. ADAMS, CURATOR OF THE EXHIBITION [INFO].
APRIL 1, 12:30-2:30 PM: FLOWER ARRANGING WORKSHOP AT LASTING JOY BREWERY. LEARN THE BASICS FOR CREATING YOUR OWN FLORAL CENTERPIECES WITH NANCY J LEE, OWNER OF PETALS AND MOSS FLORAL DESIGN [TICKETS].
APRIL 1, 12:30-2:30 PM: PYSANKY: UKRAINIAN EASTER EGG WORKSHOP WITH ARTIST ANITA KIEWRA AT GRACE CHURCH [TICKETS].
APRIL 1, 1 PM: BACK TO NATURE, A PRESENTATION ABOUT SOURCING AND PLANTING NATIVE TREES AND SHRUBS AT THE ROELIFF JANSEN COMMUNITY LIBRARY [INFO].
APRIL 1, 1-4 PM: OPENING RECEPTION FOR RISING AND SINKING AGAIN, SIXTEEN GRADUATE EXHIBITIONS REALIZED BY THE CLASS OF 2023 MASTER’S CANDIDATES AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE [INFO].
APRIL 1, 2 PM: PERFORMANCES BY ALEX FORREST, ALEX TATARSKY, AND IKECHUKWU UFOMADU AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE. PART OF THE THESIS EXHIBITION NO JOKES ALLOWED, WHICH EXAMINES HUMORLESSNESS AND UNCANNY COMEDY AS A TACTIC IN ART, PERFORMERS RESPOND TO WORKS FROM THE MARIELUISE HESSEL COLLECTION [INFO].
APRIL 1, 7 PM: THE BRENTANO STRING QUARTET, PRESENTED BY CLARION CONCERTS AT THE STISSING CENTER. THE BRENTANO STRING QUARTET IS NAMED FOR ANTONIE BRENTANO, WHOM MANY SCHOLARS BELIEVE TO BE BEETHOVEN’S “IMMORTAL BELOVED,” THE INTENDED RECIPIENT OF HIS FAMOUS LOVE CONFESSION [TICKETS].
APRIL 2, 1 PM: NT LIVE: STRAIGHT LINE CRAZY BY DAVID HARE, LIVE FROM THE BRIDGE THEATRE (LONDON) AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
APRIL 4, 6 PM: COMPOSTING AND VERMICOMPOSTING: SEPARATING THE FEEL GOOD FROM THE REAL GOOD, AN ONLINE TALK BY RICK CARR OF THE RODALE INSTITUTE, PRESENTED AS PART OF THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY‘S EARTH MATTERS WEBINAR SERIES [REGISTER].
APRIL 4, 6:30 PM: AN EVENING OF POETRY WITH ANN LAUTERBACH AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [REGISTER].
APRIL 4, 6:30 PM: MAKE YOUR OWN GARDENER’S LOTION BAR WITH AMELIA LEGARE OF THE O ZONE AT STARR LIBRARY. LEARN TO MAKE A LOW-WASTE, PLASTIC-FREE ALTERNATIVE TO STORE-BOUGHT MOISTURIZER [REGISTER].
APRIL 5, 6 PM: VEGETABLE GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS: GETTING STARTED, PRESENTED BY CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AT THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY. [INFO].
APRIL 7, 6:30 PM: CIDER & CHEESE TASTING WITH ROSE HILL FARM CIDERS AND ESSEX STREET CHEESE COMPANY CHEESES, ORGANIZED BY TALBOTT & ARDING AT ROSE HILL FARM [TICKETS].
APRIL 8: THE HAIRY LEG OR WHAT TO DO WRONG, A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION CURATED BY JUDY LINN OPENS AT VASSAR COLLEGE’S FRANCES LEHMAN LOEB ART CENTER, DRAWING FROM THEIR PERMANENT COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY [INFO].
APRIL 8, 9 AM-1 PM: WELLS BROOK RESTORATION VOLUNTEER EVENT AT LOWER WELLS BROOK (DOVER PLAINS). HELP REMOVE INVASIVE PLANTS, AND PLANT NATIVE SPECIES. THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY, HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION, AND MID-HUDSON TROUT UNLIMITED [INFO].
APRIL 8, 11 AM: GARDEN KICK-OFF FOR THE 2023 SEASON AT THE STANFORD COMMUNITY GARDEN AT THE STANFORD REC PARK. A NUMBER OF RAISED BEDS ARE AVAILABLE [INFO].
APRIL 8, 6 PM: SIGHTS & SOUNDS OF SPRING EVENING WALK AT CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES [REGISTER].
APRIL 8-9, 12-5 PM EACH DAY: FOOD POP-UP: MISTO ROASTS LAMB FOR EASTER WEEKEND AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
APRIL 9: FALCONRY WITH TC BIRD MANAGEMENT AT TROUTBECK. MEET BIRDS, OWLS, AND HAWKS UP CLOSE AND ACQUIRE BASIC FALCONRY HUSBANDRY AND HANDLING TECHNIQUES [INQUIRE].
APRIL 9, 3-4 PM: EASTER EGG HUNT AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
APRIL 11, 5 PM: SILVIA FEDERICI GIVES A TALK AS PART OF THE SPRING ’23 SPEAKER SERIES AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE. SILVIA FEREDICI IS A FEMINIST ACTIVIST, WRITER, AND TEACHER [INFO].
APRIL 11, 6 PM: WOOD SIGN WORKSHOP AT HUDSON VALLEY VINTAGE. USE HV VINTAGE’S LARGE STENCIL AND PAINT COLLECTION TO CREATE YOUR OWN WOOD SIGN [TICKETS].
APRIL 12, 6 PM: VEGETABLE GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS: COOL SEASON VEGETABLES, PRESENTED BY CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AT THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY. [INFO].
APRIL 13, 6:30 PM: JEN BEAGIN IN CONVERSATION WITH MOLLY PRENTISS, PRESENTED BY OBLONG BOOKS AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY. THE HUDSON VALLEY AUTHORS WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW NOVELS, BIG SWISS (JEN BEAGIN) AND OLD FLAME (MOLLY PRENTISS) [REGISTER].
APRIL 13, 7 PM: THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY AT THE MOVIEHOUSE. THE LOST WEEKEND EXPLORES THE 18TH-MONTH RELATIONSHIP (1973-1975) THAT JOHN LENNON SPENT WITH MAY PANG, HIS ASSISTANT TURNER LOVER [TICKETS].
APRIL 14-16: SENIOR PROJECT FESTIVAL 2023 AT THE FISHER CENTER—A WEEKEND OF PERFORMANCES CREATED BY BARD’S THEATER AND PERFORMANCE PROGRAM. PERFORMANCES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC [INFO].
APRIL 15: BETWEEN THE LINES: INNOVATION AND EXPRESSION IN WOMEN’S SEWING SAMPLERS (PART 1) OPENS AT OPENS AT VASSAR COLLEGE’S FRANCES LEHMAN LOEB ART CENTER [INFO].
APRIL 15, 11 AM: FURNITURE PAINTING 101 AT HUDSON VALLEY VINTAGE. LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY PREP FURNITURE AND HOW TO APPLY BASIC PAINTING TECHNIQUES AND FINISHES. YOU’LL COMPLETE A PROJECT TO BRING HOME USING ALL-NATURAL MINERAL-BASED PAINTS [TICKETS].
APRIL 15, 11:30 AM: GARDEN TALK WITH FARMER DAVE OF SISTERS HILL FARM AT THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY [INFO].
APRIL 15, 1-4 PM: COTTAGE COURSES: UPCYCLED OVEN MITT WORKSHOP WITH NATALIE BAXTER AT TROUTBECK. TRANSFORM FOUND FABRICS INTO FUNCTIONAL MITTS USING HAND SEWING AND QUILTING TECHNIQUES. COTTAGE COURSES ARE ARTIST-TAUGHT WORKSHOPS CREATED IN THE SPIRIT OF SHARING SKILLS, ORGANIZED BY NATALIE BAXTER AND POLLY SHINDLER [REGISTER].
APRIL 15-16: BLOSSOM FEST AT ROSE HILL FARM TAPROOM.
APRIL 16, 2 PM: LOST COUNTRY HOUSES OF NEW YORK , A LECTURE BY ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATOR TR REVELLA-HAMILTON ABOUT THE RURAL PAST OF NEW YORK CITY AT STAATSBURGH STATE HISTORIC SITE, FOLLOWED BY AN OPTIONAL TOUR OF THE MANSION [TICKETS].
APRIL 16, 7:30 AM: 3RD ANNUAL MILLBROOK MARATHON, PRESENTED BY THE EASTERN DUTCHESS ROAD RUNNERS CLUB. THIS IS A 26.2 MILE COURSE OF ROLLING HILLS WITH ABOUT 2,000 FEET OF ELEVATION GAIN—BEGINNING FROM THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON PARK AND POOL [INFO].
APRIL 16, 1 PM: THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY AT THE MOVIEHOUSE. THE LOST WEEKEND EXPLORES THE 18TH-MONTH RELATIONSHIP (1973-1975) THAT JOHN LENNON SPENT WITH MAY PANG, HIS ASSISTANT TURNER LOVER [TICKETS].
APRIL 16, 3:30 PM: SOJOURNER TRUTH, A ONE-WOMAN SHOW BY GRACE ANGELA HENRY AT THE STISSING CENTER ABOUT THE FAMED ABOLITIONIST AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST [TICKETS].
APRIL 18, 5 PM: THE KEITH HARING LECTURE IN ART AND ACTIVISM: HAYTHAM EL-WARDANY AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE. HAYTHAM EL-WARDANY IS A WRITER AND TRANSLATOR BASED BETWEEN BERLIN AND CAIRO [INFO].
APRIL 19, 8 AM – 5:30 PM: 2023 HUDSON RIVER SYMPOSIUM: LANDSCAPE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, HOSTED BY THE CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES [REGISTER].
APRIL 19, 6 PM: VEGETABLE GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS: WARM SEASON VEGETABLES, PRESENTED BY CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AT THE
STANFORD FREE LIBRARY. [INFO].
APRIL 21, 10 AM-5 PM: FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE AT STARR LIBRARY [INFO].
APRIL 21, 7:30 PM: THE RYMPH FAMILY: EARLY SETTLERS, A PRESENTATION BY JAMES BRANDS (CLINTON TOWN JUSTICE) ORGANIZED BY THE CLINTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, IN PERSON AT THE CREEK MEETING HOUSE AND VIA ZOOM. JAMES “JIM” BRANDS IS A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHANNAS GEORGE RYMPH, THE EARLIEST KNOWN MEMBER OF THE RYMPH FAMILY TO MIGRATE FROM GERMANY (TO HYDE PARK) IN THE EARLY 1960S [INFO].
APRIL 22, 12-4 PM: MILLERTON EARTH DAY FESTIVAL ON THE LAWN OF THE MILLERTON INN. LEARN WHAT YOU CAN DO TO LIVE MORE SUSTAINABLY AND ENJOY FORD MUSTANG MACH-E TEST DRIVES, FOOD, RAFFLES, ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS, AND MORE [INFO].
APRIL 22, 12 PM: LIVE MUSIC AT THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY [INFO].
APRIL 22, 1 PM: HUDSON VALLEY WRITERS WORKSHOP AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. TRY A WRITING ADVENTURE, CRITIQUE A SHORT PARAGRAPH, OR LISTEN TO GROUP MEMBERS READ THEIR WORK IN THIS TWO-HOUR WORKSHOP [REGISTER].
APRIL 23, 2 PM; SHOW & TELL AT THE AMENIA TOWN HALL ORGANIZED BY THE AMENIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY [INFO].
APRIL 25, 5 PM: MIKE SPERLINGER GIVES A TALK AS PART OF THE SPRING ’23 SPEAKER SERIES AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE. MIKE SPERLINGER IS A WRITER AND CURATOR CURRENTLY TEACHING WRITING AS THE OSLO ACADEMY OF FINE ART [INFO].
APRIL 25, 6:30 PM: AT THE CENTER OF ALL BEAUTY: FENTON JOHNSON AND JOAN SILBER IN CONVERSATION ABOUT SOLITUDE AND THE CREATIVE LIFE AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY [REGISTER].
APRIL 26, 5-8 PM: TASTE OF RHINEBECK, PRESENTED BY THE RHINEBECK AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. TASTE OF RHINEBECK IS A WALKABLE TRAIL OF CULINARY DELIGHTS FEATURING 25+ RESTAURANTS, SPIRIT SHOPS, AND SPECIALTY FOOD RETAILERS. EVENT ATTENDEES VOTES FOR THEIR FAVORITE APPETIZERS, ENTREES, BEVERAGES, AND DESSERTS ALONG THE WAY—WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED THE NEXT DAY [TICKETS].
APRIL 27: LAST DAY TO VIEW HOT BLOODED, A SOLO EXHIBITION BY MICHAEL HAMBOUZ CURATED BY WILL HUTNICK AT TROUTBECK. HOT BLOODED FEATURES A SELECTION OF TWO- AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL CHROMAESTHESIA-INFLUENCED PAINTINGS [INFO].
APRIL 27, 6-7:30 PM: CHEESE TASTINGS AT THE FARM—JOIN CHEESEMONGER GRACE PULLIN AT CHURCHTOWN DAIRY FOR A TASTING OF THEIR AWARD-WINNING CHEESES AND A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CREAMERY, TASTING NOTES, PAIRINGS, AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. PAIRING SUGGESTIONS FROM HUDSON WINE MERCHANTS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE, OR BRING THE WINE OF YOUR CHOICE—BUT THIS EVENT IS BYOB [TICKETS].
APRIL 27, 6:30 PM: THE RAILROADS OF STANFORD, AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM HOSTED BY THE STANFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY [INFO].
APRIL 28, 7 PM: TYLER BLANTON GROUP FT. HELIO ALVES AT THE STISSING CENTER. THE TYLER BLANTON GROUP FT. HELIO ALVES IS A COLLABORATION THAT EXPLORES A WIDE RANGE OF BRAZILIAN COMPOSITIONS, BOTH FAMILIAR AND OBSCURE [TICKETS].
APRIL 30, 7 PM: ART OF DUO, VIOLINIST STELLA CHEN WITH PIANIST GILES VONSATTEL AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
MAY
MAY 1: THE MUSEUM OPENS FOR THE SEASON AT THE OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME. AIR SHOWS BEGIN JUNE 17.
MAY 2, 5 PM: JORDAN CARTER, CURATOR OF DIA BEACON, GIVES A TALK AS PART OF THE SPRING ’23 SPEAKER SERIES AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE [INFO].
MAY 4, 7 PM: FOUR SEASON GARDENING, A LECTURE SPONSORED BY THE PINE PLAINS GARDEN CLUB AT THE PINE PLAINS COMMUNITY CENTER [INFO].
MAY 5, 12 PM: VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH FOR RESHAPING THE FIELD: ARTS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORAS ON DISPLAY, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE [REGISTER].
MAY 5, 5-7 PM: OPENING RECEPTION FOR FLORESCENCE, A SOLO EXHIBITION BY ALEXIS ENGLAND AT TROUTBECK [INFO].
MAY 5, 6 PM: JOHN WEST IN CONVERSATION WITH MARK WUNDERLICH AT OBLONG BOOKS (RHINEBECK STORE). JOHN WEST TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK LESSONS AND CAROLS, A MEDITATION ON RECOVERY [REGISTER].
MAY 5, 7:30 PM: HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW TO CLEAN A GRAVESTONE? THE CLINTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS A PRESENTATION BY PATRICK O’HARA, WHO SPENT THE SUMMER OF 2022 VISITING LOCAL CEMETERIES AND CLEANING CEMETERY MARKERS WHILE RESEARCHING HIS FAMILY TREE. THE PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN PERSON AT THE CREEK MEETING HOUSE AND VIA ZOOM [INFO].
MAY 5-7: RHINEBECK ANTIQUE CAR SHOW & SWAP MEET AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [INFO].
MAY 6: HELP CLEAN A LOCAL PARK OR SHORELINE DURING RIVERKEEPER’S 12TH ANNUAL SWEEP. FULL LIST OF SITES AVAILABLE SOON—LIKELY INCLUDING WAPPINGER CREEK, THE TIVOLI WATERFRONT, AND THE RHINECLIFF DOCK [INFO].
MAY 6, 8 AM: SPRINGTIME BIRD WALK WITH WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST MIKE FARGIONE AT CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES [REGISTER].
MAY 6, 9 AM-12 PM: LANDSCAPE DAY AT WILDERSTEIN—HELP PREPARE THE SITE’S GROUNDS FOR SUMMER [REGISTER].
MAY 6, 10 AM: BASIC GARDEN DESIGN WITH MASTER GARDENER PHILOMENA KIERNAN FROM CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
MAY 6, 2-5 PM: YOU ARE A PRINTMAKER: A SUPRISINGLY SIMPLE SCREENPRINTING PRIMER WITH ARTIST MEG MUSGROVE AT BES [TICKETS].
MAY 6, 6 PM: FRED HERSCH IN CONCERT AT THE STISSING CENTER—A PERFORMANCE TO BENEFIT THE NEW PINE PLAINS HERALD. FRED HERSCH IS A MASTER JAZZ PIANIST, AND THE NEW PINE PLAINS HERALD IS A NON-PROFIT JOURNALISM STARTUP SERVING PINE PLAINS AND MEMBERS OF ITS SCHOOL DISTRICT—ANCRAM, GALLATIN, MILAN, AND STANFORDVILLE.[TICKETS].
MAY 7, 10 AM-2 PM: FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON FOR THE RHINEBECK FARMERS’ MARKET.
MAY 7, 2 PM: CHILDREN’S MAGIC LANTERN SHOW AND OPTICAL TOY MAKING ACTIVITY AT STAATSBURGH STATE HISTORIC SITE. THE MAGIC LANTERN WAS INVENTED IN THE 17TH CENTURY AND BY THE 19TH CENTURY HAD BECOME A POPULAR FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT. THIS IS A CHILDREN’S PROGRAM WITH HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES [TICKETS].
MAY 10: FIRST DAY OF THE SEASON AT INNISFREE [INFO].
MAY 11, 6:30 PM: ALEXANDRA AUDER IN CONVERSATION WITH JO ANN BEARD AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY, ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OBLONG BOOKS. AUDER TALKS ABOUT HER MEMOIR DON’T CALL ME HOME. AUDER IS A WRITER AND ACTRESS, BORN IN NEW YORK CITY TO MOTHER VIVA, A WARHOL SUPERSTAR, AND FATHER MICHEL AUDER, A FILMMAKER [REGISTER].
MAY 11, 6:30 PM: ONE-ROOM SCHOOL HOUSES OF STANFORD, A PRESENTATION HOSTED BY THE STANFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY [INFO].
MAY 12: MONTGOMERY PLACE ORCHARDS OPENS FOR THE SEASON.
MAY 13, 8:30 AM: 2023 SPRING CONDITIONING RIDE AT WETHERSFIELD—PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR HORSEBACK RIDING AND CARRIAGE DRIVING AND COMPLETE ANY NECESSARY PAPERWORK. RIDERS CAN START ANY TIME BETWEEN 8:30 AM AND 12:00 PM. THE RIDE IS 5 MILES LONG AND INCLUDES MANY OPTIONAL JUMPS [REGISTER].
MAY 13, 9 AM-12 PM: CARRIAGE LECTURE & TOUR AT WILDERSTEIN—LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CARRIAGES WITH A TOUR OF THE WILDERSTEIN CARRIAGE HOUSE AND THE HORSE BARNS AT SOUTHLANDS [REGISTER].
MAY 13, 10 AM-1 PM: DANDELION FESTIVAL AT CHURCHTOWN DAIRY. ENJOY THE DANDELION HARVEST AND LEARN ABOUT THIS OFTEN OVERLOOKED PLANT [REGISTER].
MAY 16, 6:30 PM: HERNAN DIAZ IN CONVERATION WITH BILL CLEGG AT MORTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY, PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OBLONG BOOKS [REGISTER].
MAY 19-20: SPRING PLANT SALE 2023 AT THE CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FARM & HOME CENTER. NO EARLY BIRDS—HOURS ARE 10 AM-4 PM ON MAY 19 AND 9 AM-2 PM ON MAY 20 [INFO].
MAY 20, 7 PM: KAKI KING PERFORMS AT THE STISSING CENTER. KAKI KING IS A BROOKLYN-BASED COMPOSER AND GUITARIST [TICKETS].
MAY 20-21: NORTHEAST OUTDOOR SHOW AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [INFO].
MAY 20, 9 AM-4 PM: GERMANTOWN YARD SALE AND SPRING STROLL—SHOP MORE THAN 30 YARD SALES. A MAP WILL BE AVAILABLE ON MAY 18 [INFO].
MAY 21, 3 PM: WANTS/STILL WANTS BY LENORA CHAMPAGNE AT THE STISSING CENTER. THIS IS PART OF LOCAL PRODUCE, A SERIES OF PLAY READINGS PRESENTED BY THE STISSING CENTER AND OBLONG BOOKS [TICKETS].
MAY 23, 6 PM: DANIEL WOLFF: HOW TO BECOME AN AMERICAN AND MORE POEMS ABOUT MONEY AT OBLONG BOOKS (RHINEBECK STORE). WOLFF WILL SHARE SELECT READINGS FROM THESE TWO RECENT BOOKS [REGISTER].
MAY 24, 7-9 PM: OPEN MIC HOSTED BY BRAD COLE AT RHINECELLAR [INFO].
MAY 25, 2 PM: GILDED AGE SCANDALS—LEARN ABOUT THE SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE VERY RICH AT THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY WHILE TAKING A TOUR OF MILLS MANSION WITH A COSTUMED GUIDE [TICKETS].
MAY 25, 6 PM: MOVIE NIGHT AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY (WITH POPCORN AND COOKIES)! THE LIBRARY WILL SCREEN PARALLEL MOTHERS, PEDRO ALMODÓVAR’S LATEST FILM ABOUT TWO WOMEN WHO FORM AN UNLIKELY BOND WHILE GIVING BIRTH IN A MADRID HOSPITAL [REGISTER].
MAY 25, 6-7:30 PM: CHEESE TASTINGS AT THE FARM—JOIN CHEESEMONGER GRACE PULLIN AT CHURCHTOWN DAIRY FOR A TASTING OF THEIR AWARD-WINNING CHEESES AND A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CREAMERY, TASTING NOTES, PAIRINGS, AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. PAIRING SUGGESTIONS FROM HUDSON WINE MERCHANTS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE, OR BRING THE WINE OF YOUR CHOICE—BUT THIS EVENT IS BYOB [TICKETS].
MAY 25, 7-10 PM: BOONDOCKS FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS: WAYNE’S WORLD AT THE FOUR BROTHERS DRIVE IN. ENJOY FILM-INSPIRED LIVE MUSIC BY BETSY WRIGHT, MOVIE-THEMED FOOD, CRAFT COCKTAILS, AND MORE—FILM STARTS AT 8:30 PM [TICKETS].
MAY 26, 4-8 PM: HARE’S HOLLOW PIZZA NIGHT AT ROSE HILL FARM. HARE’S HOLLOW RETURNS TO THE FARM FOR THE SEASON WITH WOOD-FIRED PIZZA AND AN EXPANDED MENU [INFO].
MAY 26-29: OPENING WEEKEND OF POLO MATCHES AT MASHOMACK. ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC—TAILGATE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY! WELL-BEHAVED DOGS WELCOME [INFO].
MAY 26-27, 9 AM-4 PM EACH DAY: SPRING TAG AND BAKE SALE ORGANIZED BY THE CLINTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT THE CREEK MEETING HOUSE [INFO].
MAY 26 AND 27, 2 PM EACH DAY: THE REAL GILDED AGE: AMERICA’S ELITE IN THE DOWNTON ABBEY ERA, A SPECIAL TOUR AT MILLS MANSION SHOWING HOW THE MILLS FAMILY AND SERVANTS CONDUCTED A BUSY WEEKEND OF HIGH SOCIETY ENTERTAINING [INFO].
MAY 27, 4:30 AM-5 PM: COMMUNITY DAY AND MORNING LIGHT: SUNRISE AT INNISFREE. GARDEN ADMISSION IS FREE ON COMMUNITY DAY FOR NORTHEAST DUTCHESS RESIDENTS AND THE GARDEN WILL OPEN AN HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS, ARTISTS, BIRDERS, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO EXPERIENCE THE SUNRISE [REGISTER].
MAY 27, 10:30 AM: ASK A VETERAN: WWII PATCHES WITH MARCK WEBSTER AND BILL PAYNE AT THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY [REGISTER].
MAY 27, 4-6 PM: TWO EXHIBITIONS OPEN AT THE RE INSTITUTE. MATERIAL SUSTENANCE IS A GROUP EXHIBITION WITH WORK BY FRANK JACKSON, TOM GOLDENBERG, JONATHAN FABRICANT, AND RUSSELL STEINERT. FAMILY SNAPSHOTS IS A SOLO EXHIBITION BY NIKKO SEDGWICK [INFO].
MAY 27, 6 PM: WILD LEEK RIVER, A VERMONT-BASED COUNTY BAND, PERFORMS AT CHASEHOLM FARM [TICKETS].
MAY 27-28, 12-5 PM EACH DAY: MISTO PRESENTS A SEASONALLY-INSPIRED MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MENU AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
MAY 27-28: BARN STAR ANTIQUES AT DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [INFO].
MAY 28, 12-4 PM: MEMORIAL DAY BBQ AT TROUTBECK [INFO].
MAY 28, 2 PM: GILDED AGE SCANDALS—LEARN ABOUT THE SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOR OF THE VERY RICH AT THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY WHILE TAKING A TOUR OF MILLS MANSION WITH A COSTUMED GUIDE [TICKETS].
MAY 29, 10 AM-5 PM: INNISFREE WILL BE OPEN ON MEMORIAL DAY [INFO].
MAY 29, 12-5 PM: MEMORIAL DAY HARE’S HOLLOW PIZZA POP-UP AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
MAY 29, 2 PM: WORLD WAR I & THE END OF THE GILDED AGE, A SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY TOUR OF MILLS MANSION [TICKETS].
MAY 30, 6:15 PM: HISTORY WEBINAR: THE STORY OF JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT DURING WORLD WAR II, ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY, THE COLUMBIA COUNTY LIBRARIES ASSOCIATION AND CHATHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY [INFO].
JUNE
JUNE 1, 3-8 PM: MISTO BURGER NIGHT WITH LIVE BLUES MUSIC BY THE SIDEMEN AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
JUNE 2, 9 AM-1 PM: FIRST POP-UP MARKET OF THE SEASON AT STONEWOOD FARM [INFO].
JUNE 2, 2-4 PM: IMMIGRANTS & THE CREATION OF AMERICAN GARDENING, A DESIGN LECTURE BY AWARD-WINNING LANDSCAPE DESIGNER WAMBUI IPPOLITO AT THE FDR WALLACE CENTER FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION IN THE BEATRIX FARRAND GARDEN [TICKETS].
JUNE 2, 4-8 PM: HARE’S HOLLOW PIZZA NIGHT AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
JUNE 2, 7 PM: TWELFTH NIGHT BAROQUE ENSEMBLE AT THE STISSING CENTER. TWELFTH NIGHT IS AN ENSEMBLE OF HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE SPECIALISTS LED BY KEYBOARDIST DAVID BELKOVSKI AND VIOLINIST RACHELL ELLEN WONG, INSPIRED BY SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY OF THE SAME NAME [TICKETS].
JUNE 2, 7:30 PM: HISTORIC MURDERS IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, A PRESENTATION AT THE CREEK MEETING HOUSE (AND ONLINE VIA ZOOM) BY SHANNON BUTLER, HISTORIAN FOR THE POUGHKEEPSIE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT [INFO].
JUNE 3, 10 AM: BECOMING A GARDENING DETECTIVE TO BEAT GARDEN PROBLEMS WITH MASTER GARDENER JOYCE TOMASELLI FROM CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JUNE 3, 10 AM: STAATSBURG VILLAGE WALKING TOUR. VISIT HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND LEARN ABOUT THE HAMLET’S HISTORY AS A THRIVING HUB OF BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING [REGISTER].
JUNE 3, 11 AM: INTRODUCTION TO HONEYBEES AT HARLEM VALLEY HOMESTEAD. WITH THE HELP OF AN OBSERVATION HIVE, SEE BEES AT WORK [TICKETS].
JUNE 3-4, 12-5 PM EACH DAY: FOOD POP-UP: OH MY GYRO AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
JUNE 3, 1-4 PM: THE SECOND ANNUAL STANFORD PRIDE AT BANGALLWORKS. ENJOY FOOD, REFRESHMENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND A VISIT FROM AN ICE CREAM TRUCK [INFO].
JUNE 3, 5-7 PM: 2023 SUMMER BENEFIT AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT [TICKETS].
JUNE 3, 7-11 PM: CATSKILLS ROLLER DISCO ’23 AT SKATE TIME (ACCORD) [TICKETS].
JUNE 3-4, 6 PM EACH DAY: LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY AND AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE STUDIO COMPANY AT KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK [TICKETS].
JUNE 3-4: VINTAGE VIBE MARKETS AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [INFO].
JUNE 4, 2 PM: GILDED AGE SCANDALS—LEARN ABOUT THE SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE VERY RICH AT THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY WHILE TAKING A TOUR OF MILLS MANSION WITH A COSTUMED GUIDE [TICKETS].
JUNE 4: CLOSER (BIRD AND LAVA), AN EXHIBITION BY ARTIST TORKWASE DYSON OPENS AT ‘T’ SPACE. THE EXHIBITION FEATURES TWO SITE-SPECIFIC SCULPTURES AND REMAINS ON VIEW THROUGH JULY 10 [INFO].
JUNE 6, 6-7 PM: THE HISTORY OF THE POUGHKEEPSIE REGATTA WITH ELIZABETH CLARKE AND ANN SANDRI AT STARR LIBRARY. CLARKE AND SANDRI WILL PRESENT THEIR NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK, WHICH CHRONICLES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ROWING ASSOCIATION AND ITS REGATTA (1891-1950) [REGISTER].
JUNE 7, 5-7:30 PM: CHRONOGRAM JUNE ISSUE LAUNCH PARTY AT THE AMSTERDAM [INFO].
JUNE 8, 3-8 PM: MISTO BURGER NIGHT WITH LIVE MUSIC BY THE CHAD MCLOUGHLIN BAND AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
JUNE 8, 4:30-7 PM: HISTORY AND ART OF BARREL MAKING WITH JOHN COX, PRESENTED BY THE WAPPINGERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT OBERCREEK BREWING [TICKETS].
JUNE 9, 2 PM: GILDED AGE SCANDALS—LEARN ABOUT THE SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE VERY RICH AT THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY WHILE TAKING A TOUR OF MILLS MANSION WITH A COSTUMED GUIDE [TICKETS].
JUNE 9, 4-8 PM: HARE’S HOLLOW PIZZA NIGHT AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
JUNE 9, 7 PM: ETHEL AT KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK. STRING QUARTET ETHEL HAS PERFORMED WITH JAZZ LEGENDS, ROCK STARS, AND COMPOSER-PERFORMERS [TICKETS].
JUNE 10, 8 AM: RALPH WATERMAN BIRD CLUB WALK AND BIRD COUNT AT SOUTHLANDS FOUNDATION [INFO].
JUNE 10, 9 AM-1 PM: VOLUNTEER TRAIL WORK DAY AT THOMPSON POND—HELP BUILD A NEW TRAIL FROM THOMPSON POND TO THE STISSING MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER. LEARN HOW TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE TRAIL. THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF STISSING LANDMARKS, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, AND THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY [INFO].
JUNE 10, 10 AM: SUMMER FUNGI AND FOREST ECOLOGY WALK AT HARLEM VALLEY HOMESTEAD. LEARN THE BASICS OF FOREST ECOLOGY, HYDROLOGY, AND TOPOGRAPHY WHILE LOOKING FOR FUNGI AND DISCUSSING ETHICAL FORAGING PRACTICES [REGISTER].
JUNE 10, 10 AM: LOOKING AT NATURE WALKS: GREAT TREES, A WALK THROUGH THE GARDENS WITH HORTICULTURALIST, TEACHER, AND INNISFREE TRUSTEE BRAD ROELLER AT INNISFREE [REGISTER].
JUNE 10, 12-3 PM: FANTZYE BAGEL SANDWICH POPUP WITH WESTERLY CANTEEN AT TENMILE DISTILLERY [INFO].
JUNE 10, 12-1:30 PM: PAPER LOTUS LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP HOSTED BY MEMBERS OF THE KOREAN SPIRIT AND CULTURE PROMOTION PROJECT AT THE STARR LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JUNE 10, 12-6 PM: DESSERT POP-UP: SUPREME SOFT SERVE AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
JUNE 10, 1-6 PM: HELP A HORSE DAY AT 13 HANDS EQUINE RESCUE. ENJOY LIVE MUSIC FROM LOCAL BANDS, FOOD FROM VARIOUS VENDORS, A SILENT AUCTION, PLENTY OF KIDS ACTIVITIES, AND MORE—ALL PROCEEDS GO TO 13 HANDS’ RESCUE AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS [INFO].
JUNE 10, 2 PM: JANE DELURY GIVES AN AUTHOR TALK AT MONTGOMERY PLACE HISTORIC ESTATE, INTRODUCING HER NEW NOVEL HEDGE. PRESENTED BY PUBLISHER ZIBBY BOOKS AND BARD COLLEGE, THIS CELEBRATION WILL INCLUDE COOKIES, LEMONADE, AN AUTHOR TALK, BOOK SIGNING, AND HOUSE TOUR [TICKETS].
JUNE 10, 4-6 PM: WHO’S TO SAY I AM AWAKE; ARE YOU?, A GROUP EXHIBITION EXPLORING THE CONSCIOUS/UNCONSCIOUS MIND, OPENS AT GEARY. THE EXHIBITION REMAINS ON VIEW THROUGH JULY 30 [INFO].
JUNE 10, 6 PM: CHRIS ACKER AND ZACH BRYSON PERFORM AT CHASEHOLM FARM [INFO].
JUNE 10, 7 PM: CURTIS J. STEWART + ETHEL AT KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK. FAMED STRING QUARTET ETHEL PAIRS UP WITH THREE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD-NOMINATED VIOLINIST/COMPOSER CURTIS J. STEWART FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE [TICKETS].
JUNE 11, 12-5 PM: DESSERT POP-UP: SUPREME SOFT SERVE AT ROSE HILL FARM [INFO].
JUNE 11, 2 PM: STORING AND SAVING: THE FOUNDATION OF GREAT COOKING WITH TAMAR ADLER AT KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK. PART OF KAATSBAAN’S CULINARY CONVERSATION SERIES, AUTHOR/EDITOR TAMAR ADLER WILL LEAD A PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SAVING AND UTILIZING FOOD SCRAPS. PANELISTS: SARAH NSIKAK, NIGERIAN AMERICAN FABRIC ARTIST; EFREN HERNANDEZ, EXECUTIVE CHEF OF RIVERTOWN LODGE AND CASA SUSANA; ADITI GOSWAMI, CHEF/OWNER OF CALCUTTA KITCHENS; AND SELHA GRAHAM, HEAD BUYER FOR ROLLING GROCER 19 [TICKETS].
JUNE 11, 2 PM: GILDED AGE SCANDALS—LEARN ABOUT THE SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE VERY RICH AT THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY WHILE TAKING A TOUR OF MILLS MANSION WITH A COSTUMED GUIDE [TICKETS].
JUNE 11: LAST DAY OF SPRING SHOW, THE CURRENT GROUP EXHIBITION AT ART SALES & RESEARCH [INFO].
JUNE 12, 12 PM: INTRO TO HORSES, AN ALL AGES (5+) EVENT AT THOMASES EQUESTRIAN PRESENTED BY THE TOWN OF STANFORD DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION [INFO].
JUNE 13, 4-7:30 PM: PORCH PARTY WITH $20 MINI MANICURES, $40 EXPRESS FACIALS, COCKTAILS AND MORE AT HAVEN SPA [INFO].
JUNE 14, 7 PM: CLOSE UP: A SPECIAL SCREENING OF STAY AWAKE (2022) WITH A Q&A WITH DIRECTOR JAMIE SISLEY AT UPSTATE FILMS’ ORPHEUM THEATRE (SAUGERTIES). STAY AWAKE WAS SHOT IN SAUGERTIES AND FOLLOWS TWO YOUNG MEN WHO ARE CARETAKERS FOR THEIR ADDICTED MOM—IT IS A POWERFUL, SENSITIVE, AND FUNNY FAMILY DRAMA [TICKETS].
JUNE 15, 7 PM: THE RED ROSE GIRLS, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) PRESENTATION BY AMERICAN ART HISTORIAN RENA TOBEY ORGANIZED BY THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. THE RED ROSE GIRLS WERE ARTISTS FROM PHILADELPHIA, CELEBRATED FOR THEIR EARLY 20TH CENTURY IMAGES OF AMERICAN GIRLS AND WOMEN [REGISTER].
JUNE 16, 9 AM-1 PM: POP-UP MARKET AT STONEWOOD FARM [INFO].
JUNE 16, 2 PM: GILDED AGE SCANDALS—LEARN ABOUT THE SCANDALOUS BEHAVIOR OF THE VERY RICH AT THE TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY WHILE TAKING A TOUR OF MILLS MANSION WITH A COSTUMED GUIDE [TICKETS].
JUNE 16, 5-8 PM: FOOD TRUCKS (DAVE’S GLOBAL KITCHEN AND LA POLLA) AND LIVE MUSIC (CARRIE ZAZZ TRIO) AT MILLBROOK VINEYARDS & WINERY [INFO].
JUNE 16, 7 PM: MOVE ME SCREENING AT KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK, PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH HUDSY. MOVE ME IS A HUDSY ORIGINAL SERIES SHOWCASING THE REGION’S MOST INSPIRING DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND PERFORMERS [TICKETS].
JUNE 16-18: THE EASTERN NEW YORK SUMMER CLASSIC (A HOG, LAMB, AND CATTLE SHOW) AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [INFO].
JUNE 17: AIR SHOWS BEGIN FOR THE SEASON AT THE OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME. EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THROUGH OCTOBER 15, AIR SHOWS BEGIN AT 2 PM. GATES OPEN AT 10 AM TO VISIT THE MUSEUM. OPEN COCKPIT BIPLANE RIDES ARE AVAILABLE STARTING AT 10 AM THROUGH TWILIGHT. SNACK STAND OPENS AT 12 PM [TICKETS].
JUNE 17, 10 AM: STAATSBURG VILLAGE WALKING TOUR. VISIT HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND LEARN ABOUT THE HAMLET’S HISTORY AS A THRIVING HUB OF BUSINESS AND MANUFACTURING [REGISTER].
JUNE 17, 11 AM: PASTURE WALK WITH CLAUDIA KNAB-VISPO OF FARMSCAPE ECOLOGY AT CHURCHTOWN DAIRY. CLAUDIA WILL IDENTIFY PLANTS GROWING INTHE PASTURE AND PROVIDE A HISTORY OF THE REGION [REGISTER].
JUNE 17, 11 AM-9 PM: UNFOLDING OLANA: A DAY OF DANCE PRESENTED BY THE OLANA PARTNERSHIP AND SITE-SPECIFIC DANCES AT OLANA. SITE-SPECIFIC DANCES IS A PROJECT BY CHOREOGRAPHER MICHAEL SPENCER PHILLIPS AND ARCHITECT DINO KIRATZIDIS [REGISTER].
JUNE 17, 12-6 PM: FOOD TRUCKS (VALIA’S WOOD FIRE AND BBQ CREW) AT MILLBROOK VINEYARDS & WINERY [INFO].
JUNE 17, 12-4 PM: COTTAGE COURSES PRESENTS AN EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP WITH MICHELLE BEAULIEU-MORGAN AT TROUTBECK [TICKETS].
JUNE 17, 2 PM: GUIDED TOUR WITH WILD GATHER AT KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK. WILD GATHER CO-FOUNDERS LAUREN GIAMBRONE AND MANDANA BOUSHEE LEAD A 90-MINUTE NATURE WALK THROUGH THE 153-ACRE CAMPUS OF KAATSBAAN [TICKETS].
JUNE 17, 2 PM: CUTTING GARDENS: HOW TO CREATE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF VASEWORTHY FLOWERS, A LECTURE SPONSORED BY THE PINE PLAINS GARDEN CLUB AT THE PINE PLAINS COMMUNITY CENTER [INFO].
JUNE 17, 6 PM: DAIRY DRAG AT CHASEHOLM FARM [INFO].
JUNE 17, 7 PM: MIKE HOLOBER & THE GOTHAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
JUNE 17-18, 4 AND 7 PM EACH DAY: WE, AN EVENING-LENGTH COLLABORATION BETWEEN EMILY COATES AND EMMANUÈLE PHUON AT KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK. PROGRAM A BEGINS OUTDOORS AND MOVES INDOORS—PROGRAM B STARTS INDOORS AND ENDS OUTDOORS [TICKETS].
JUNE 18, 10 AM: FATHER’S DAY CURATOR’S TOUR AT INNISFREE. LANDSCAPE CURATOR KATE KERIN WILL LEAD A 1.5 HOUR TOUR OF INNISFREE, A POWERFUL ICON OF MID-TWENTIETH-CENTURY DESIGN AND ONE OF THE WORLD’S TEN BEST GARDENS [REGISTER].
JUNE 18, 12-6 PM: FOOD TRUCK (COUSINS MAINE LOBSTER) AT MILLBROOK VINEYARDS & WINERY [INFO].
JUNE 18, 12-3:30: INTERNATIONAL POLO CHALLENGE & LUNCHEON AT MASHOMACK [TICKETS].
JUNE 18, 2 PM: SLAVERY, SEGREGATION & STAATSBURGH, A CONVERSATION WITH STAFF AT STAATSBURG STATE HISTORIC SITE EXPLORING THE HAMLET’S HISTORY [REGISTER].
JUNE 18, 3 PM: FATHER’S DAY HOWL, PLAY READINGS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF HUDSON VALLEY’S HOWL PLAYWRIGHTS COLLECTIVE AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
JUNE 21, 7 PM: MURDER AT THE SPEAKEASY, A DINNER AND PERFORMANCE BY THEATRE ON THE ROAD AT THE BEEKMAN ARMS [TICKETS].
JUNE 21, 4-5 PM: VOLUNTEER INFORMATION SESSION (ONLINE, VIA ZOOM) ORGANIZED BY THE OLANA PARTNERSHIP. LEARN ABOUT OPEN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT OLANA AND THE WAYS YOU CAN GET INVOLVED [REGISTER].
JUNE 21, 7:30-8:45 PM: SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNSET PROGRAM WITH WHALE OF A TRAIL AT OLANA. MEET AT THE BRIDGE OVERLOOK ON RIDGE ROAD TO LEARN SOME SCIENCE TIDBITS AND WATCH THE SUNSET OVER THE CATSKILLS [REGISTER].
JUNE 22, 6-7:30 PM: CHEESE TASTINGS AT THE FARM—JOIN CHEESEMONGER GRACE PULLIN AT CHURCHTOWN DAIRY FOR A TASTING OF THEIR AWARD-WINNING CHEESES AND A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CREAMERY, TASTING NOTES, PAIRINGS, AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. PAIRING SUGGESTIONS FROM HUDSON WINE MERCHANTS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE, OR BRING THE WINE OF YOUR CHOICE—BUT THIS EVENT IS BYOB [TICKETS].
JUNE 22, 8 PM: THE SPIEGELTENT, A MIRRORED PAVILION IMPORTED FROM BELGIUM AND INSTALLED AT BARD AS PART OF THEIR SUMMERSCAPE PROGRAM, OPENS FOR A SEASON OF PERFORMANCES WITH FUNK LIBERATION BAND BRITTON & THE STING. SPEIGELTENT PROGRAMMING RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 12 [TICKETS].
JUNE 23, 4-5:30 PM: PHOTOGRAPHY, “TRANSPARENCY,” AND THE 19TH-CENTURY VIEW, A GUIDED WALK AND LECTURE LED BY PROFESSOR LAURIE DAHLBERG AT OLANA. THIS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON PHOTOGRAPHY’S IMPACT ON 19TH CENTURY CULTURE AND THE CAMERA’S REPUTATION AS A TRUTH-TELLING DEVICE [REGISTER].
JUNE 23, 5-8 PM: FOOD TRUCKS (THREE LITTLE PIGS AND CIDER BROS ROADHOUSE) AND LIVE MUSIC (SEAN VON CLAUSS) AT MILLBROOK VINEYARDS & WINERY [INFO].
JUNE 23, 9 PM: ILLINOIS OPENING NIGHT CAST PARTY FEATURING HOT FOR YOU DISCO AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD [TICKETS].
JUNE 24, 8 AM-3 PM: PLEIN-AIR PAINT OUT, EXHIBITION, AND FUNDRAISER AT SOUTHLANDS FOUNDATION. PAINTERS, SKETCHERS, AND PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE INVITED TO CREATE WORK ON THE GROUNDS OF SOUTHLANDS’ 200 ACRE PROPERTY. ARTWORKS WILL BE INSTALLED AT MONTGOMERY ROW GALLERY AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE—PROCEEDS SPLIT BETWEEN THE ARTISTS AND SOUTHLANDS [INFO].
JUNE 24, 10 AM, 12 PM, AND 2 PM: FALCONRY WITH TC BIRD MANAGEMENT AT TROUTBECK [INFO].
JUNE 24, 10:30 AM: PAPER MARBLING WITH THE ART EFFECT AT THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JUNE 24, 12-2 PM: CREATE AND COOK: SEARCHING FOR SUMMER PATTERNS AT OLANA, A FREE FAMILY PROGRAM LED BY THE SYLVIA CENTER AND THE OLANA PARTNERSHIP. PROGRAMS INCLUDE AN OUTDOOR TOUR OF OLANA, ART EXPLORATION, COOKING INSTRUCTION, AND A HEALTHY LUNCH MADE WITH LOCAL INGREDIENTS [REGISTER].
JUNE 24, 12-6 PM: FOOD TRUCKS (VALIA’S WOOD FIRE AND FARMERS & CHEFS) AT MILLBROOK VINEYARDS & WINERY [INFO].
JUNE 24, 3-5 PM: OPEN STUDIOS AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT [INFO].
JUNE 24, 5-7 PM: ANNUAL BENEFIT PARTY AT INNISFREE—THIS YEAR’S THEME IS “MID-CENTURY MODERN IN THE LANDSCAPE.” THERE WILL BE COCKTAILS, HORS D’OEUVRES, MUSIC, AND INSPIRATIONAL MOMENTS IN THE GARDEN [TICKETS].
JUNE 24, 8:30 PM: NICHOLAS GALANIN: YA TSEEN AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD. YA TSEEN IS THE ELECTRO-SOUL MUSIC PROJECT OF NICHOLAS GALANIN, ONE OF THE WORLD’S FOREMOST INDIGENOUS ARTISTS [TICKETS].
JUNE 24: NEW MOONS, A SOLO EXHIBITION BY ERIKA VERZUTTI, OPENS AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE. ERIKA VERZUTTI IS A BRAZILIAN ARTIST AND THE EXHIBITION IS A SURVEY OF SCULPTURE AND WALL WORKS FROM THE LAST 15 YEARS [INFO].
JUNE 24: BETWEEN THE LINES: INNOVATION AND EXPRESSION IN WOMEN’S SEWING SAMPLERS (PART 2) OPENS AT OPENS AT VASSAR COLLEGE’S FRANCES LEHMAN LOEB ART CENTER [INFO].
JUNE 24: INDIAN THEATER OPENS AT THE CENTER FOR CURATORIAL STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE. INDIAN THEATER IS A GROUP EXHIBITION EXPLORING NATIVE NORTH AMERICAN ART THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK OF PERFORMANCE, ABSTRACTION, AND MATERIAL EXPERIMENTATION THAT EMERGED FROM THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS’ THEATER DEPARTMENT IN THE LATE 1960S [INFO].
JUNE 24-25: RHINEBECK CRAFTS FESTIVAL AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [INFO].
JUNE 25, 8 AM-2 PM: STISSING TRIATHLON IN PINE PLAINS [INFO].
JUNE 25, 12-6 PM: FOOD TRUCK (GROUND UP FOOD TRUCK) AT MILLBROOK VINEYARDS & WINERY [INFO].
JUNE 25, 2 PM: STAATSBURGH AND THE TITANIC: OBJECTS & STORIES, A PRESENTATION AT MILLS MANSION EXPLORING STAATSBURGH’S CONNECTION TO THE “SHIP OF DREAMS”—FROM PASSENGER LISTS TO INTERIOR DESIGN. A TOUR OF THE MANSION WILL BE OFFERED AFTER THE TALK [TICKETS].
JUNE 25, 6 PM: SUMMERTIME SWING, WITH MUSIC BY EIGHT TO THE BAR AND DANCE INSTRUCTION BY GOT2LINDY DANCE STUDIO AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD [TICKETS].
JUNE 27, 7 PM: TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [INFO].
JUNE 28, 4:30 PM: A FAMILY MEAL AT GREIG FARM. ENJOY A 5-COURSE DINNER PREPARED BY CIA CHEFS SHOWCASING LOCAL PRODUCERS INCLUDING MIGLIORELLI FARM, KRIEMHILD DAIRY FARM, AND COTTON HILL CREAMERY. THE MEAL WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIVE MUSIC, STAND-UP COMEDY, AND CONVERSATIONS BY GREEN TEEN HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING LOCALLY [TICKETS].
JUNE 29, 5 PM: A TALK WITH JEANNETTE MONTGOMERY BARRON AT TROUTBECK ON THE RELEASE OF HER BOOK JMB, ORGANIZED IN COLLABORATION WITH HOUSE OF BOOKS (KENT, CT) [INFO].
JUNE 29, 8 PM: CAITLIN CANTY WITH NOAM PIKELNY AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD AS PART OF THE BLUEGRASS ON HUDSON SERIES. SINGER/SONGWRITER CAITLIN CANTY’S MUSIC HAS BEEN CALLED “DREAMY AND DARING” BY ROLLING STONE AND NOAM PIKELNY (PUNCH BROTHERS) IS A GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BANJOIST [TICKETS].
JUNE 29-JULY 2: HEALING WITH HORSES SUMMER RETREAT AT 13 HANDS EQUINE RESCUE [INFO].
JUNE 30, 9 AM-1 PM: POP-UP MARKET AT STONEWOOD FARM [INFO].
JUNE 30, 5-8 PM: FOOD TRUCKS (FLAVOR BANDITS AND CREPE ROYALE) AND LIVE MUSIC (PATTY AND FRIENDS) AT MILLBROOK VINEYARDS & WINERY [INFO].
JUNE 30, 6:30-8:30 PM: FRIDAY NIGHT WILDFLOWER WALK AT BUTTERCUP FARM AUDUBON SANCTUARY ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY AND AUDUBON NEW YORK. LEARN TO USE THE SEEK AND INATURALIST APPS TO IDENTIFY AND CATALOG PLANT SPECIES DURING A SLOW 2-MILE WALK AROUND THE PRESERVE [INFO].
JUNE 30, 8 PM: NONA HENDRYX & THE NASTY GALS PRESENT A TRIBUTE TO BETTY DAVIS AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD [TICKETS].
JULY
JULY 1, 2-4 PM: SUMMER HAND PIE WORKSHOP WITH PASTRY CHEF EMMA ISAKOFF AT TROUTBECK. CHEF EMMA WILL DEMONSTRATE DIFFERENT PIE FLAVORS AND ASSIST YOU AS YOU CREATE YOUR OWN [INFO].
JULY 1, 8 PM: THE HOT SARDINES PERFORM AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD [TICKETS].
JULY 1-3: RENTRAYAGE SHOP TAKE OVER AT TROUTBECK—ON JULY 1 FROM 4-7 PM, ENJOY A LITTLE ROSÉ WHILE YOU SHOP. RENTRAYAGE IS A SUSTAINABLE BRAND MAKING FASHION AND HOME OFFERINGS IN NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN. EACH PIECE IS ONE-OF-A-KIND OR LIMITED EDITION [INFO].
JULY 1-31: WHERE’S WALDO? ANNUAL VILLAGE-WIDE SCAVENGER HUNT IN RHINEBECK AND MILLERTON [INFO].
JULY 2, 12-4 PM: JULY 4TH CELEBRATION AND SEAFOOD FEAST AT TROUTBECK. $110 FOR SURF + TURF, $60 FOR JUST TURF, A LA CARTE BEVERAGE, $35 FOR KIDS. ORDERS FOR THE SURF MENU (LOBSTERS, CLAMS, AND SHRIMP) MUST BE PLACED BY NOON ON JUNE 30 [INFO].
JULY 2, 4 PM: THE GREAT ITALIAN AUTEURS: PASOLINI, TEOREMA (1968) AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [TICKETS].
JULY 2, 6 PM: HONKY TONK HAYRIDE (WITH PAULA BRADLEY, ROSE SINCLAIR, DONNY AMIDON, MATT DOWNING, AND RUSS CASHDOLLAR) AT CHASEHOLM FARM [INFO].
JULY 6, 5:30-7 PM: WINE TASTING: SPANISH GRAPE VARIETALS AT TROUTBECK. SOMMELIER ELINA RICHARDSON WILL LEAD A TASTING OF SPANISH WINES INCLUDING CAVA, ALBARINO, XARELLO, TEMPRANILLO, GARNACHA, AND SHERRY. SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED [INFO].
JULY 6, 8 PM: THE JACOB JOLLIFF BAND PERFORMS AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD AS PART OF THE BLUEGRASS ON HUDSON SERIES. A FORMER MEMBER OF YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND, JACOB JOLLIFF IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S PREMIERE CONTEMPORARY MANDOLINISTS [TICKETS].
JULY 6-8: 115TH ANNIVERSARY BLOCK PARTY WEEKEND AT THE MILLBROOK FIREHOUSE WITH LIVE MUSIC/KARAOKE FOR THREE NIGHTS AND A PARADE ON SATURDAY [INFO].
JULY 7, 10 AM: GARDEN AND WOODS WALK AT THE WETHERSFIELD ESTATE & GARDEN, ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY. EXPLORE THE GREAT DIVERSITY OF PLANT AND TREE SPECIES IN THE FORMAL GARDENS AT WETHERSFIELD AND SURROUNDING FORESTS [INFO].
JULY 7, 8 PM: MARTHA REDBONE: INDIGENOUS FUNK PARTY AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD [TICKETS].
JULY 8, 10 AM: DEER DEFENSE: HOW TO CO-EXIST WITH THE WILIEST OF WILDLIFE WITH MASTER GARDENER MARY NISLEY FROM CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
JULY 8, 10 AM: HEALING WITH HORSES FAMILY RETREAT AT 13 HANDS EQUINE RESCUE [INFO].
JULY 8, 8 PM: ARI SHAPIRO HOSTS: DOWNSTATE/UPSTATE WITH MATTEO LANE AND HENRY KOPERSKI AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD. SHAPRIO, ONE OF THE HOSTS OF NPR’S ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, HOSTS A HILARIOUS EVENING CURATED WITH COMPOSER KOPERSKI. MATTEO LANE HEADLINES A LINEUP THAT INCLUDES COMEDIAN KENDRA DAWSEY, DRAG ARTIST KIKI SOIRÉE, AND MUSICAL COMEDY DUO GABY HORNIG AND EMILY OLCOTT [TICKETS].
JULY 9, 3 PM: A PINE PLAINS BICENTENNIAL EVENT: OUR TOWN, A PLAY DIRECTED BY PATRICK TRETTENERO AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
JULY 9, 4 PM: SUMMER PLAY LAB AT THE ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE. SUMMER PLAY LAB IS AOH’S ANNUAL RESIDENCY TO SUPPORT BOLD NEW PEROFRMANCE AND FEATURES WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHOWINGS, FREE WORKSHOPS, AND DISCUSSIONS [TICKETS].
JULY 9, 6 PM: CHORO DAS 3 AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD. CHORO DAS 3 IS A TRIO OF SISTERS FROM SÃO PAULO REGARDED AS SOME OF THE BEST CHORO MUSICIANS IN THE WORLD [TICKETS].
JULY 11, 10 AM: TWO BY TWO ANIMAL HAVEN VISIT AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY (ON THE LAWN). KIDS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET GOATS, LIZARDS, RABBITS, A FERRET, AND OTHER ANIMAL FRIENDS [REGISTER].
JULY 11, 7 PM: OBLONG ONLINE: J.R. DAWSON & RYKA AOKI IN CONVERSATION WITH OBLONG’S NICOLE BRINKLEY. AN ONLINE (ZOOM) CONVERSATION ORGANIZED BY OBLONG BOOKS WHERE AUTHORS DAWSON AND AOKI WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR NEW BOOKS [REGISTER].
JULY 13, 3-6 PM: TRAILWORK DAY AT THOMPSON POND PRESERVE, ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY. THE DLC HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NEW TRAIL CONNECTING THE THOMPSON POND PRESERVE TO THE STISSING MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER—COME LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE TRAILS ON THIS CHALLENGING ROUTE. NO NEED TO REGISTER—JUST DROP IN WHEN YOU CAN [INFO].
JULY 14, 9 AM-1 PM: POP-UP MARKET AT STONEWOOD FARM [INFO].
JULY 14-15: THE EAST NEW YORK JR. HOLSTEIN SHOW AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [INFO].
JULY 14, 8 PM: ERIN MARKEY AND JASMINE RICE LABEIJA AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD [TICKETS].
JULY 15, 9:30 AM: TREE IDENTIFICATION AT THE CLINTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY WITH MIKE FARGIONE FROM THE CARY INSTITUTE [REGISTER].
JULY 15, 10 AM: LOOKING AT NATURE WALKS: GREAT PLANTS AT INNISFREE, A WALK THROUGH THE GARDENS WITH HORTICULTURALIST, TEACHER, AND INNISFREE TRUSTEE BRAD ROELLER AT INNISFREE [REGISTER].
JULY 15, 11 AM: HONEYBEES AND POLLINATOR HABITAT PROGRAM AT HARLEM VALLEY HOMESTEAD. LEARN ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE AND BEHAVIOR OF HONEYBEES AND HOW TO ESTABLISH POLLINATOR-FRIENDLY HABITATS [TICKETS].
JULY 15, 7:30 PM: CRYSTAL RADIO SESSIONS AT THE HILLTOP BARN, ORGANIZED BY ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE. SHORT STORIES BY HUDSON VALLEY AND BERKSHIRE WRITERS WILL BE READ BY ACTORS FROM THE REGION—CURATED BY ASHLEY MAYNE [TICKETS].
JULY 15 AND 16, 7 PM EACH EVENING: ZIGGY STARDUST & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS AT THE MOVIEHOUSE. DAVID BOWIE’S RETIREMENT OF HIS ZIGGY STARDUST ALTER EGO IN FRONT OF 5,000 FANS AT LONDON’S HAMMERSMITH ODEON WAS CAPTURED ON FILM BY D.A. PENNEBAKER IN 1973. IN CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS EVENT, THE ORIGINAL UNCUT FILM HAS BEEN RESTORED IN 4K AND WILL FEATURE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PERFORMANCES WITH JEFF BECK [TICKETS].
JULY 16, 3 PM: MURRAY ZIMILES: DOCTOR, LAWYER, ENGINEER, OR BUM: A MEMOIR, A READING AT IRONDALE SCHOOLHOUSE PRESENTED BY OBLONG BOOKS [REGISTER].
JULY 16: AN INTERACTIVE INSTALLATION BY ANN HAMILTON OPENS AT ‘T’ SPACE—THE INSTALLATION COMBINES FELTED FLEECE SCULPTURES, POETRY, AND RESPONSIVE SOUND THAT IS ACTIVATED BY VISITORS’ MOVEMENT. THE INSTALLATION REMAINS ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 20 [INFO].
JULY 19, 6-8 PM: SO YOU WANT TO SEW? AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. SIGN UP FOR A 30-MINUTE SESSION AND USE THE LIBRARY’S SEWING MACHINE—SOMEONE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU USE THE MACHINE. BRING YOUR OWN FABRIC IF POSSIBLE—AGES 10 AND UP [REGISTER].
JULY 20, 6 PM: BOOK LAUNCH: CAROL GOODMAN, THE BONES OF THE STORY AT OBLONG BOOKS [REGISTER].
JULY 20, 8 PM: TRAY WELLINGTON BAND PERFORMS AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD AS PART OF THE BLUEGRASS ON HUDSON SERIES [TICKETS].
JULY 21, 9 PM: BRIGHT LIGHT BRIGHT LIGHT: SO GAY! SO DRAMATIC! SO UPSTATE! AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD [TICKETS].
JULY 22, 10 AM: CELTIC MAGIC BY DANIEL GREENWOLF (PART OF THE SUMMER CHILDREN’S EVENT SERIES) AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
JULY 22, 3-5 PM: OPEN STUDIOS AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT [INFO].
JULY 22, 5-7 PM: THE BRIDGE CLUB OPENS AT THE RE INSTITUTE. THE BRIDGE CLUB IS A GROUP EXHIBITION BY JULIE WILLS, ANNIE STRADER, CHRISTINE OWEN, AND EMILY BIVENS [INFO].
JULY 22, 6:30 PM: MEET THE DIRECTOR: WHAAM! BLAM! ROY LICHTENSTEIN AND THE ART OF APPROPRIATION + Q&A AT THE MOVIEHOUSE. WAS ROY LICHTENSTEIN A GREAT ARTIST, A THIEF, OR BOTH? THIS IS THE QUESTION ADDRESSED BY THIS FEATURE DOCUMENTARY. AFTER THE FILM DIRECTOR JAMES HUSSEY AND PRODUCER/EDITOR TORY JADOW WILL SPEAK WITH SCREENWRITER CHARLES RANDOLPH [TICKETS].
JULY 22, 7 PM: THE DOWN HILL STRUGGLERS AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
JULY 22, 7:30 PM: THE LUCKY FEW, A NEW MUSICAL BY SONGWRITERS/PERFORMERS TODD ALMOND AND KATE DOUGLAS, PRESENTED BY THE ANCRAM OPERA HOUSE AT THE CIRCA 1799 BARN [TICKETS].
JULY 22, 8 PM: SUSANNE BARTSCH PRESENTS NEW YORK, NEW YORK! AT THE SPIEGELTENT AT BARD. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA COLLIDES WITH A BURLESQUE CIRCUS FOR A HIGH-FASHION, MADCAP, AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE [TICKETS].
JULY 25, 6 PM: BOOK LAUNCH: WENDY CHIN-TANNER, KING OF THE ARMADILLOS AT OBLONG BOOKS [REGISTER].
JULY 25, 7 PM: TRIVIA NIGHT AT THE MOVIEHOUSE [INFO].
JULY 27, 3-6 PM: TRAILWORK DAY AT THOMPSON POND PRESERVE, ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY. THE DLC HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NEW TRAIL CONNECTING THE THOMPSON POND PRESERVE TO THE STISSING MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER—COME LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE TRAILS ON THIS CHALLENGING ROUTE. NO NEED TO REGISTER—JUST DROP IN WHEN YOU CAN [INFO].
JULY 28, 9 AM-1 PM: POP-UP MARKET AT STONEWOOD FARM [INFO].
JULY 28, 6:30 PM: OBLONG ONLINE: ROSE STYRON, BEYOND THIS HARBOR: ADVENTUROUS TALES OF THE HEART. IN THIS ONLINE (ZOOM) CONVERSATION ORGANIZED BY OBLONG BOOKS, ROSE STYRON WILL TALK ABOUT HER NEW MEMOIR AND EXTRAORDINARY LIFE WITH EDITOR VICTORIA WILSON [REGISTER].
JULY 29, 1-5 PM: COTTAGE COURSES: PAPER MACHE VEHICLE WORKSHOP WITH POLLY SHINDLER AT TROUTBECK. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO BUILD AND PAPER MACHE A CAR—BRING REFERENCE MATERIALS IF YOU’D LIKE TO BUILD A SPECIFIC VEHICLE. CHILDREN OVER 8 WITH THEIR ADULTS ARE WELCOME [TICKETS].
JULY 30, 10:30 AM: SIGNINGS AT THE MARKET: MAYA KAIMAL, INDIAN FLAVOR EVERY DAY AT THE RHINEBECK FARMERS MARKET. SAMPLE RECIPES FROM KAIMAL’S NEW BOOK AND GET YOUR SIGNED COPY [INFO].
JULY 31, 4 PM: WHERE’S WALDO? ANNUAL VILLAGE-WIDE SCAVENGER HUNT GRAND CELEBRATION AND PRIZE DRAWING AT OBLONG BOOKS (BOTH RHINEBECK AND MILLERTON LOCATIONS) [INFO].
AUGUST 3, 1-3 PM: COLLAGE FOR ADULTS AT RED HOOK COMMUNITY CENTER [REGISTER].
AUGUST 3, 3-6 PM: TRAILWORK DAY AT THOMPSON POND PRESERVE, ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY. THE DLC HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NEW TRAIL CONNECTING THE THOMPSON POND PRESERVE TO THE STISSING MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER—COME LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE TRAILS ON THIS CHALLENGING ROUTE. NO NEED TO REGISTER—JUST DROP IN WHEN YOU CAN [INFO].
AUGUST 3, 5:30-7 PM: WINE TASTING—RIESLINGS OF THE WORLD AT TROUTBECK. MATTHEW BARCEWICZ OF SKURNIK WINES & SPIRITS WILL LEAD A TASTING ($75) OF RIESLINGS FROM THE FINGER LAKES, ALSACE, AND VARIOUS REGIONS OF GERMANY [INQUIRE].
AUGUST 4, 5-8 PM: FIRST FRIDAY IN THE VILLAGE OF RED HOOK—VILLAGE STORES STAY OPEN LATE [INFO].
AUGUST 4-6: MAKING MATTERS: A WEEKEND HAND-QUILTING & PLANT DYE WORKSHOP WITH SARA BUSCAGLIA (FARM & FOLK) AND KATRINA RODBAUGH AT KATRINA’S BARN STUDIO [TICKETS].
AUGUST 5, 10 AM: PUTTING YOUR GARDEN TO BED IN THE FALL, A PRESENTATION BY MASTER GARDENER PHILOMENA KIERNAN FROM CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY [REGISTER].
AUGUST 6, 10 AM: AUGUST GARDEN AND WOODS WALK PRESENTED BY THE DLC AND WETHERSFIELD AT WETHERSFIELD ESTATE & GARDEN. WETHERSFIELD HEAD OF HORTICULTURE ALAINA MANCINI AND DLC DIRECTOR TAKE YOU THROUGH THE FORMAL GARDENS AND SURROUNDING WOODS [TICKETS].
AUGUST 5, 10 AM-12 PM: 2023 RED HOOK OFRENDAS PROJECT AT THE RED HOOK COMMUNITY CENTER. DURING THIS FREE ALL-AGES WORKSHOP, MAKE PAPER-MACHÉ DECORATIONS THAT WILL BE FEATURED ALL OVER RED HOOK FOR DIA DE MUERTOS [INFO].
AUGUST 6, 5:30-8:30 PM: CHEF VINNY GILBERTI WELCOME DINNER AT TROUTBECK. AN INTIMATE CELEBRATORY DINNER TO HERALD VINNY GILBERTI AS TROUTBECK’S NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF, SUPPER WILL BE COOKED ON THE FIRE TRUCK IN THE COURTYARD [INQUIRE].
AUGUST 10, 6 PM: LYDIA KIESLING IN CONVERSATION WITH ADELLE WALDMAN AT OBLONG BOOKS (RHINEBECK LOCATION). KIESLING WILL SPEAK ABOUT HER DEBUT NOVEL MOBILITY—RECOMMENDED READING BY NPR, BUSTLE, VULTURE, AND THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE [REGISTER].
AUGUST 11, 6:30-8:30 PM: FRIDAY NIGHT WILDFLOWER WALK & SEEK TRAINING AT THE BUTTERCUP FARM AUDUBON SANCTUARY. JOIN THE DLC AND AUDUBON NEW YORK TO VIEW WILDFLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS. LEARN HOW TO USE THE SEEK AND INATURALIST APPS TO IDENTIFY AND CATALOG SPECIES DURING A SLOW 2-MILE WALK AROUND THE PRESERVE [REGISTER].
AUGUST 11, 7 PM: DINNER AT FOXTROT WITH CHEF DANIEL MESSINER AT FOXTROT FARM & FLOWERS. SERVED FARMILY STYLE, THE DINNER IS CONTEMPORARY NEW ENGLAND CUISINE—AND YOU’LL LEAVE WITH A FOXTROT BOUQUET. THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE SEASONAL DINNERS AT THE FARM FOR 2023 [RESERVE].
AUGUST 11, 8 PM: MID-HUDSON ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION MONTHLY STAR PARTY AT LAKE TAGHKANIC STATE PARK [REGISTER].
AUGUST 12, 4-10 AM: METEOR SHOWER & SUNRISE VIEWING + OPTIONAL SUNRISE SOUNDBATH AT INNISFREE. BRING A BLANKET, YOGA MAT, OR FOLDING CHAIR—AND IF YOU LIKE, A CAMERA, EASEL, BINOCULARS, AND A PICNIC. PEAK VIEWING OF THE PERSEIDS METOR SHOWER IN THIS REGION SHOULD BE FROM 4-5:30 AM—SOUND BATH BEGINS AT 5:45 AM [REGISTER].
AUGUST 12, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM: WHAT TO DO ABOUT WEEDS, A FIELD WORKSHOP AT OVERMOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA. THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO-PART PROGRAM—IT’S STILL POSSIBLE TO GO! THERE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD MAYBE DO IN ADVANCE TO CATCH UP [REGISTER].
AUGUST 12, 10:30 AM: CURATOR’S TOUR: GARDENS FOR PEACE/DUTCHESS COUNTY GREAT ESTATES GARDEN & LANDSCAPE WEEKEND AT INNISFREE. LEARN ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND IDEAS THAT SHAPED THIS LIVING LANDMARK FROM LANDSCAPE CURATOR KATE KERIN [TICKETS].
AUGUST 12, 2 PM: LIVE BIRDS OF PREY WITH THE SHARON AUDUBON CENTER AT THE MILLBROOK LIBRARY. VARIOUS SPECIES OF LIVE HAWKS AND OWLS WILL ACCOMPANY SHARON AUDUBON CENTER STAFF FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT BIRDS OF PREY [REGISTER].
AUGUST 13, 12 PM: WILD EDIBLE WALK AT HARLEM VALLEY HOMESTEAD. JOIN SARAH LUCAS FOR A WALK AROUND HARLEM VALLEY HOMESTEAD TO DISCOVER WHAT TYPES OF WILD EDIBLES CAN BE FOUND THIS TIME OF YEAR [REGISTER].
AUGUST 13, 3-5 PM: MACRAMÉ WORKSHOP AT STAATSBURGH STATE HISTORIC SITE ON THE PORTICO. LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN MACRAMÉ PLANT HANGER—ALL MATERIALS AND A PLANT ARE INCLUDED IN THE $10 COST OF THE WORKSHOP. COOKIES, LEMONADE, AND HARNEY & SONS “STAATSBURGH BLEND” ICED TEA WILL BE SERVED [TICKETS].
AUGUST 13, 7 PM: MOVIE NIGHT AT FOXTROT FARM & FLOWERS. HANG IN THE GARDEN AND THEN WATCH PICKLE BY AMY NICHOLSON (16 MINUTES) AND GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN MOTHERS BY LES BLANK (51 MINUTES). MOVIEGOERS WILL ENJOY SMELL-O-VISION AND MOVIE-THEMED SNACKS CURATED BY BRIAN GERSTEN. GO HOME WITH A MINI FOXTROT BOUQUET [TICKETS].
AUGUST 19, 7 PM: SUNSET YOGA AT RUBY HILL FARM—A FAMILY FRIENDLY FUNDRAISER FOR MADI’S WAY, A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL LEARNING CENTER ESTABLISHED IN THE MEMORY OF MADISON A. DINGEE (2004-2021) [TICKETS].
AUGUST 15, 6:30 PM: OBLONG ONLINE: ROSE STYRON, BEYOND THIS HARBOR: ADVENTUROUS TALES OF THE HEART, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) PROGRAM ORGANIZED BY OBLONG BOOKS [REGISTER].
AUGUST 16, 9 AM-12 PM: VOLUNTEER WORKDAY AT OVERMOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA WITH THE COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY. LEARN HOW TO USE TOOLS, IDENTIFY PLANTS, AND MAINTAIN TRAILS—ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS ARE WELCOME [REGISTER].
AUGUST 16, 6 PM: TONIA SHOUMATOFF: HISTORIC TALES OF THE HARLEM VALLEY: LIFE AT THE END OF THE LINE, AN AUTHOR TALK ORGANIZED BY OBLONG BOOKS AT THE NORTHEAST-MILLERTON LIBRARY ANNEX [REGISTER].
AUGUST 17, 3-6 PM: TRAILWORK DAY AT THOMPSON POND PRESERVE, ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY. THE DLC HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NEW TRAIL CONNECTING THE THOMPSON POND PRESERVE TO THE STISSING MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER—COME LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE TRAILS ON THIS CHALLENGING ROUTE. NO NEED TO REGISTER—JUST DROP IN WHEN YOU CAN [INFO].
AUGUST 17, 4:30-6:30 PM: VOLUNTEER WORKDAY AT OVERMOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA WITH THE COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY. LEARN HOW TO USE TOOLS, IDENTIFY PLANTS, AND MAINTAIN TRAILS—ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS ARE WELCOME [REGISTER].
AUGUST 17, 7 PM: NT LIVE: FLEABAG AT THE MOVIEHOUSE. WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, THIS HILARIOUS, AWARD-WINNING PLAY INSPIRED THE BBC’S HIT TV SERIES FLEABAG. “FLEABAG MAY SEEM OVERSEXED, EMOTIONALLY UNFILTERED AND SELF-OBSESSED, BUT THAT’S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.” THIS PERFORMANCE WAS CAPTURED LIVE ON STAGE FROM LONDON’S WEST END IN 2019 [TICKETS].
AUGUST 18, 10 AM: DEER IMPACT AND FOREST HEALTH WORKSHOP AT OVERMOUNTAIN CONSERVATION AREA. A FREE WORKSHOP ORGANIZED BY THE COLUMBIA LAND CONSERVANCY, PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO MONITOR DEER IMPACTS TO THE WOODS [REGISTER].
AUGUST 18, 6 PM: A SCREENING OF EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN AT THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY. EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN (1994) IS A HEARTFELT DRAMA FILM SET IN TAIPEI [REGISTER].
AUGUST 18, 7 PM: ALASDAIR FRASER & NATALIE HAAS AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
AUGUST 19, 11 AM: SUPER(ORGANISMS) HONEYBEES!, AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE EXPLORING THE WORLD OF HONEYBEES AT HARLEM VALLEY HOMESTEAD. WITNESS THE MESMERIZING DANCE LANGUAGE OF BEES AND LEARN ABOUT THEIR SOCIAL STRUCTURE [TICKETS].
AUGUST 19, 11:30 AM-9 PM: DEEP IN THE VALLEY 2023 AT FROM THE GROUND BREWERY. NOW IN ITS SECOND YEAR, DEEP IN THE VALLEY FEST FEATURES A CROSS-SECTION OF MUSICAL GENRES WITH A COMMON THREAD OF EXPERIMENTATION—PSYCH, JAZZ, JAM, EXPERIMENTAL, COUNTRY, AND FOLK [TICKETS].
AUGUST 19, 12 PM: THE ICE AGE SHOW, A SCIENCE SHOW FOR KIDS AGES 5-12 AT THE STANFORD FREE LIBRARY PRESENTED WITH HUDSON VALLEY NUTTY SCIENTISTS. FUN-SOUNDING EXPERIMENTS INCLUDE: A DARK MIST, JUMPING TREES, CRYSTAL BALL, AND MORE [REGISTER].
AUGUST 19, 5 PM: MEET THE WRITERS OF RHINEBECK WRITERS RETREAT AT THE STISSING CENTER. AT THIS FREE EVENT, ENJOY FOOD AND DRINKS AND HEAR FROM THE WRITERS ABOUT THE MUSICALS THEY ARE WRITING [REGISTER].
AUGUST 19, 6-9 PM: ERIKA LEWIS PERFORMS AT CHASEHOLM FARM—BURGERS AND HOT DOGS (VEGGIE BURGERS TOO) BY ROSEY’S AND PIZZA BY HALF MOON HUDSON [INFO].
AUGUST 20, 1 PM: NT LIVE: FLEABAG AT THE MOVIEHOUSE. WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE, THIS HILARIOUS, AWARD-WINNING PLAY INSPIRED THE BBC’S HIT TV SERIES FLEABAG. “FLEABAG MAY SEEM OVERSEXED, EMOTIONALLY UNFILTERED AND SELF-OBSESSED, BUT THAT’S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.” THIS PERFORMANCE WAS CAPTURED LIVE ON STAGE FROM LONDON’S WEST END IN 2019 [TICKETS].
AUGUST 22-27: THE 177TH DUTCHESS FAIR AT THE DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS [INFO].
AUGUST 22-24: COSTUME CAMP AT BES. 3 DAYS OF PLAY AND SKILL-BUILDING FOR KIDS, FOCUSED ON THE CREATION OF COSTUMES AND MASKS USING COLLAGE, PRINTMAKING, PAPIER-MÂCHÉ, BASIC SEWING, AND MORE [TICKETS].
AUGUST 23, 5:15-7:30 PM: A FREE SCREENING OF KISS THE GROUND PRESENTED BY DIRTY GAIA AT STARR CINEMA OF UPSTATE FILMS [RSVP].
AUGUST 24, 6-8:30 PM: CHRONOGRAMMIES PARTY AT HUDSON HOUSE & DISTILLERY [TICKETS].
AUGUST 25, 6:30 PM: ON FARM FLOWER BAR AT FOXTROT FARM & FLOWERS. KATE WILL LEAD A BOUQUET MAKING DEMONSTRATION AND THEN RELEASE YOU UPON A WIDE ARRAY OF FLOWERS—MAKE YOUR OWN BOUQUET AND ENJOY LIGHT REFRESHMENTS [TICKETS].
AUGUST 26, 9 AM-4 PM: EMPIRE STATE FARRIER’S ASSOCIATION CLINIC WITH CALEB SWARR AT SOUTHLANDS FOUNDATION. THERE WILL BE DEMONSTRATIONS ON TRIMMING HOOVES AND MAKING AND PUTTING ON HANDMADE SHOES [INFO].
AUGUST 26, 12-1 PM: MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY WITH LOCAL MUSICIAN WALT OTTO AT STANFORD FREE LIBRARY [INFO].
AUGUST 26, 3-5 PM: OPEN STUDIOS AT THE WASSAIC PROJECT [INFO].
AUGUST 27: ‘T’ SPACE OPENS AN EXHIBITION OF EARLY WORK BY ARCHITECT GIULIANO FIORENZOLI. FIORENZOLI’S WORK WAS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE RADICAL ARCHITECTURE MOVEMENT OF 1960S AND ’70S ITALY [INFO].
AUGUST 27, 7 PM: PUBLIQUARTET AT THE STISSING CENTER [TICKETS].
AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 1: A COLLECTIVE TIMEOUT: A WELLNESS RETREAT FOR BLACK WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AT THE OMEGA INSTITUTE FOR HOLISTIC STUDIES [REGISTER].
AUGUST 29, 5:30-7:30 PM: MINIATURE PAPER FLOWER WORKSHOP WITH BRIGITTE NAGLE AT THE BEATRIX FARRAND GARDEN AT BELLEFIELD. ARTIST BRIGITTE NAGLE LEADS AN ALL-AGES WORKSHOP IN PAPER FLOWER TECHNIQUES. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED [REGISTER].
AUGUST 29, 7 PM: OBLONG ONLINE: S.L. HUANG AND EMMA MIEKO CANDON IN CONVERSATION WITH NICOLA BRINKLEY, AN ONLINE (ZOOM) TALK ORGANIZED BY OBLONG BOOKS. S.L. HUANG WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE WATER OUTLAWS, A NEW BOOK INSPIRED BY A CLASSIC OF MARTIAL ARTS LITERATURE, AND EMMA MIEKO CANDON WILL SPEAK ABOUT THE ARCHIVE UNDYING, THE FIRST VOLUME OF CANDON’S DOWNWORLD SEQUENCE, A NEW SCI-FI SERIES [REGISTER].
AUGUST 29, 7 PM: VAUDEVILLE FROLIC OF 1923, A DINNER-THEATRE PRODUCTION AT THE BEEKMAN ARMS. THEATRE ON THE ROAD PRESENTS A 90-MINUTE VARIETY SHOW WHILE YOU ENJOY A THREE COURSE DINNER (MENU HERE) [TICKETS].
AUGUST 29-31: COSTUME CAMP AT BES. 3 DAYS OF PLAY AND SKILL-BUILDING FOR KIDS, FOCUSED ON THE CREATION OF COSTUMES AND MASKS USING COLLAGE, PRINTMAKING, PAPIER-MÂCHÉ, BASIC SEWING, AND MORE [TICKETS].
AUGUST 30, 5:15-7:45 PM: A FREE SCREENING OF JOIN OR DIE, A DOCUMENTARY BY PETE AND REBECCA DAVIS, AT STARR CINEMA OF UPSTATE FILMS. THE SCREENING IS FOLLOWED BY A SKYPE Q&A WITH DIRECTOR REBECCA DAVIS [TICKETS].
AUGUST 31, 3-6 PM: TRAILWORK DAY AT THOMPSON POND PRESERVE, ORGANIZED BY THE DUTCHESS LAND CONSERVANCY. THE DLC HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NEW TRAIL CONNECTING THE THOMPSON POND PRESERVE TO THE STISSING MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER—COME LEARN HOW TO IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE TRAILS ON THIS CHALLENGING ROUTE. NO NEED TO REGISTER—JUST DROP IN WHEN YOU CAN [INFO].