Events

This workshop is inspired by The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and focuses on understanding the connection between awareness, breath, and the body. We begin with a simple explanation of the book’s main ideas, followed by a slow, grounding guided meditation by Ann Byrne of Hudson Valley Meditation. Reiki energy …

Professor Harvey K. Flad is proud to announce the release of the second edition of Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie, which picks up the narrative of the first edition, co-authored with Clyde Griffen, tracing the history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries of the small City of Poughkeepsie and the …

Are you new to socialism and struggling with key terms and concepts? Or a longtime leftist who wants to distill your thoughts and feelings about socialist politics into everyday language? Maybe you're not even a socialist (yet?!), but want to deepen your understanding of what socialism is as a collection of political ideas and ideals. …

Poughkeepsie-based artist Julia Whitney Barnes joins us to share insights into her wide-ranging artistic practice, which is based in reverent observation of the natural world. Whitney Barnes’s work is a highlight of the Loeb’s exhibition The Botanist at Vassar, on view through October 4. She is also the creator of The Botanist’s Mural, a mural commissioned for Vassar’s Heartwood/Institute …

Join the City of Poughkeepsie, MASS Design, and Scenic Hudson for two free events with James Rojas of Place It! and John Kamp of Prairieform to reimagine our relationship with the creek. Join planners and authors, James Rojas and John Kamp to learn how hands-on, sensory approaches can help bring fresh ideas into community planning …

Dutchess County’s Department of Community and Family Services is inviting fathers across our community to attend a free retreat aimed at supporting dads and helping them build parenting skills, self-sufficiency, and purpose. The retreat will be held on Saturday, September 12 from 9am to 4:30pm at the Maple Knoll Lodge in Bowdoin Park in Wappingers …

Join the City of Poughkeepsie, MASS Design, and Scenic Hudson for two free events with James Rojas of Place It! and John Kamp of Prairieform to reimagine our relationship with the creek. Walk along the creek, notice what you see, hear, feel, and remember. We will use our senses to help plan a future for …

Poughkeepsie Open Studios is an annual free and self-guided event designed to celebrate local artists and arts in Poughkeepsie. Over one weekend, artist studios open their doors to the public and multiple art spaces host art shows and exhibitions. Expect to see: painting, photography, digital art, film, sculpture, printmaking, illustration, murals, public art, and more! …

Poughkeepsie Open Studios is an annual free and self-guided event designed to celebrate local artists and arts in Poughkeepsie. Over one weekend, artist studios open their doors to the public and multiple art spaces host art shows and exhibitions. Expect to see: painting, photography, digital art, film, sculpture, printmaking, illustration, murals, public art, and more! …

U-Haul Truck Pop-up Art Galleries on the streets of downtown Poughkeepsie! PK Art Mile is a free celebration of local art, music, and culture in downtown Poughkeepsie. The focus of the event is a series of U-Haul trucks transformed into immersive pop-up art galleries by local artists and curators. This mobile art exhibition and street …

We're celebrating an evening of community and connection — bringing together the people, partners, and place-based work building a more ecologically and socially resilient Hudson Valley. This event is part of Hudson Valley Climate Solutions Week, co-sponsored by Sustainable Hudson Valley. Tasty local hors d’oeuvres and cash bar. We hope you'll join us.

Join Arts Mid-Hudson in-person or online on Wednesday, September 23, at 7:00 p.m. for our next episode of Leading with Artivism hosted by Poet Gold! In this episode, we’ll chat with Ayo Nish!, exploring how their work brings creativity and activism together in powerful ways. About the Guest | Ayo Nish! In-person & live-stream event! Wednesday, …

Discover what’s living in the Fall Kill Creek and in your watershed! Get your hands wet at your local AquaBlitz, an extension of Scenic Hudson's Defining Urban Biodiversity project! Discover what’s living in the creek and your watershed (hint: eels, crayfish, and more!). Help a team of biologists collect data on fish, plants, amphibians and other cool …

Please join us at the OCEL Community Fellows Symposium on Friday, September 25th, 4:00pm - 5:30pm, at The Aula on Vassar’s Campus. The OCEL Community Fellows Symposium brings together students, community partners, and members of the Vassar community to celebrate a summer of collaboration, learning, and community-engaged work.  Throughout the summer, Community Fellows worked alongside …

The definitive documentary about the trailblazing congresswoman is Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed, directed by Shola Lynch. It details her historic 1972 presidential run. Documentary screening will be followed by a panel discussion and voter registration opportunity with NAACP. Registration required. Registration will open on August 24, 2026 @ 10:00am.

Discover what's living in the Fall Kill Creek and your watershed. Get your hands wet at your local AquaBlitz, an extension of Scenic Hudson's Defining Urban Biodiversity project! Discover what’s living in the creek and your watershed (hint: eels, crayfish, and more!). Help a team of biologists collect data on fish, plants, amphibians and other cool critters. …