Sap Happy Maple Weekend

Bowdoin Park 85 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY

Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Parks’ popular Sap Happy Maple Weekend returns to Bowdoin Park Thursday, March 23rd through Sunday, March 26th with a line-up of tasty, educational, and fun events for all ages. This year’s event will include new features such as a 5K run/walk as well as the return of the popular, in-person community pancake breakfast,

Free – $20

Volunteer With the Designing Sustainable Futures Climate Summit

Villard Room

Hey Vassar Students! Interested in finding ways to incorporate meaningful action against the climate crisis into your everyday life? Want to mentor local high school students? Consider volunteering with the Designing Sustainable Futures Climate Summit, organized by Ulster BOCES and World Savvy for high school students and educators across Ulster and Dutchess counties... and hosted right here at Vassar! The Climate Summit will take place on Tuesday, April 25th

State of the City Address (in person)

The Academy 33 Academy Street, Poughkeepsie, New York

Mayor Marc Nelson will deliver his State of the City address at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29 at The Academy, 33 Academy St., Poughkeepsie. The public is invited to attend. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 21 to Allyson Smith at ASmith@cityofpoughkeepsie.com. In his State of the City address, Mayor Nelson will provide updates on key initiatives,

Free

Climate Action Conference – Acceleration Through Coordination (In person)

SUNY Orange - Newburgh Campus Kaplan Hall, Grand St, Newburgh

The next two years are a critical time for tackling climate change. New York’s groundbreaking Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act is being translated into state policies and programs, channeling billions of dollars into local economies and creating an estimated 210,000 net new jobs by 2030. Capturing these opportunities is an invitation to local creativity.

Free

Poughkeepsie Book Festival

Falcon Hall, Dutchess Community College 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie

Meet and greet authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to Young Adult), take your picture with your favorite costumed book characters, and make some fun crafts. Books will be available to purchase and to have signed by the authors and illustrators who made them. Free to attend. No registration required. New this year

Free

City of Poughkeepsie Common Council Meeting (in-person)

City of Poughkeepsie City Hall 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY

Meeting agenda can be accessed via this link: https://poughkeepsieny.portal.civicclerk.com/event/632/overview Common Council meetings are legislative sessions where we discuss and vote on proposed resolutions and laws, receive updates from agency representatives, and hear feedback from residents, like you. We invite the public to speak for up to 3 minutes at meetings of the Common Council. Voting occurs

Free

Hudson Valley Mappers Data Collection Event

Ely Hall

Come learn more about the project and help in the protection of marginalized New Yorkers of the nineteenth century, the “poorhouses” in which they lived, and the cemeteries in which they rest! Open to all levels of experience-- please bring a laptop to participate. See the attached flier for more details.