Events
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Perfectly Imperfect Art Exhibition at womenswork.art gallery
Womenswork.Art 12 Vassar Street, 3rd floor, Poughkeepsie, NY, United Stateswomenswork.art's first group exhibition for 2025 is entitled, "Perfectly Imperfect: The Flawed Beauty of the Human Form", and will be focused on sharing the works of artists depicting the human form in all its beauty and the limitations modern Western culture has placed on it throughout time and experiencing the theme of the human form …
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Dutchess County Legislative Board Meeting
Dutchess County Legislative Chambers 22 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NYAgenda will be established based on outcome of February 6, Dutchess County Legislative Committee Meetings
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A Hudson Valley Reckoning: A Conversation About the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in New York
Virtual conversation with author Debra Bruno, who will detail her experience unearthing that her Dutch ancestors had been some of the most entrenched enslavers during 200 years of slavery in New York. Her book is a deeply personal and nuanced account of the ways America’s complicated history affects us all. During this program, she will …
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Volunteer Day at Thrift 2 Fight
Come help us refresh the store after the big VIP Party & prepare for the winter break! Join us for a Thrift 2 Fight Volunteer Day from 12-5 on Tuesday February 11th! We will tidy and sort our new seasonal inventory PLUS film some fun videos at Thrift 2 Fight! Whether you're in it for …
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Learning to Be More Than Your Skin Color: A Historic Perspective on African-American and Caribbean-American Jews
Adriance Memorial Library 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, United StatesA brief historic perspective on the African-American Black Jews and the Jews of Color from the Caribbean and Latin America in the US in the early 1900s. Presented by Mordekai Gordon, former President & Spiritual Leader of Mount Horeb Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Bronx, NY. In partnership with Celebrating the African Spirit. There will be …
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The True Black History Museum
Marist College 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, United StatesIn collaboration with our office and affinity clubs, we are bringing The True Black History Museum to Marist. The collection takes you through the African American experience, and features over 1000 authentic artifacts, with original documents from historic figures such as Booker T. Washington, Mary McLeod Bethune, George Washington Carver, Rosa Parks, and many other …
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Thrift 2 Fight: Breaking Up with Billionaires
Thrift 2 Fight 48 Broadway, Tivoli, NY 12583, Tivoli, NY, United StatesIt's time we break up with billionaires as best we can. It's not gonna be perfect. Media and energy companies have made it nearly impossible to opt out. All in all, it's an abusive relationship. But there are some things we CAN do: we can cut the strings that attach us to them, and tie ourselves …
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Artist Talk at womenswork.art
Womenswork.Art 12 Vassar Street, 3rd floor, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States -
Encaustic in Action Demo at Gallery 40
Gallery 40 40 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie, NYCome and see two different ways of encaustic techniques. Christina Brady will demo on achieving sharp lines, making marks on monotype. She will share her incredible hot plate with Alaina Enslen who will demonstrate monotype technique, focusing on traditional handmade papers and using a lot of encaustic medium.
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In Concert: Beacon Jazz Club
Family Partnership Center 29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, United StatesNo registration required. Formed in May of 2018, the Beacon Jazz Lab plays a variety of jazz and pop jazz tunes. Rich Dambra on saxophone, Hank Greenblatt on bass, Rich Gugumuck on electric guitar, Bev Poyerd on keyboards, and Gary Torres on drums.

