First Friday at The Trolley Barn – exhibition tours

Poughkeepsie Trolley Barn 489 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

The Trolley Barn Gallery offers guided group tours on the First Friday in November. Poughkeepsie’s First Friday is a city-wide celebration held monthly from 5:30–8:30pm, when shops, galleries, and community spaces stay open late to engage with communities that may not have access during usual business hours. Groups can sign up ahead of time or

Free

Art Opening Receptions at Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center for Arlene Seymour, Lijah Friedman and Rachel Williams

Cunneen Hackett Arts Center 9 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

Visit the Victorian Gallery of the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center at 9 Vassar Street for an art opening reception for Arlene Seymour, whose expressive semi-abstract watercolor, gouache, ink and acrylic pieces are based on her inner imagination and photographs of colorful landscapes and figures. Visit the Reception Gallery of the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center at 12 Vassar

Inner Beauty Wellness Panel

Trolley Barn Gallery 489 Main St, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

As part of the quiet as it’s kept exhibition and as a method of sharing knowledge with our community, the Trolley Barn Gallery youth curators host a panel of local wellness organizations to speak on movement, food literacy, language justice, and mental wellness.

Free

Italian Movie Night at Gallery 40

Gallery 40 40 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

Buongiorno, notte (Good Morning, Night) is an Italian film released in 2003 and directed by Marco Bellocchio. The title of the feature film, Good Morning, Night, is taken from a poem by Emily Dickinson. The movie relates to an important fact in the modern Italian history: the 1978 kidnapping of Aldo Moro former prime minister of

ELECTION DAY!

Aula 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY

If you're registered to vote with your Vassar campus address, you can vote on campus in the AULA on NOVEMBER 7 from 6am - 9pm.

Dutchess Handmade Craft Fair

Arts Mid-Hudson 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie, New York

Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Look no further! The Dutchess Handmade Pop-Up Shop features unique creations from more than 60 artists and makers from the Hudson Valley. You'll find locally made glass, jewelry, greeting cards, textiles, ceramics, wood products, prints, paintings, home decorating items and so much more. The shop will run from Nov.

LGBTQIA+ Climbing Night at the Gravity Vault

Gravity Vault 6 Neptune Rd., Poughkeepsie, NY

Join your fellow LGBTQIA+ climbers to meet, hang out and climb! Gather at 6 p.m. for introductions and stretching, then get ready to climb. All experience levels welcome. This event runs on the second Thursday of each month. To complete the required registration, click here.