Alzheimer’s Community Forum
Dutchess County Office for the Aging, Dutchess County, NY and the Alzheimer's Association, Hudson Valley host an event to learn about Alzheimer's, dementia and memory loss in this brief community-focused listening session. We'll review the basics of these conditions, services of the Alzheimer's Association and how we can expand the reach of local programs and …
Thrive: Making a Career in the Arts (part 2)
This FREE event is brought to you by Arts Mid-Hudson in partnership with The Mid-Hudson Career Consortium. The program is designed for students to hear about the types of employers who hire artists as well as learn how to make a career in the arts. Some of the organizations participating will also speak to internships …
A People’s Geography of the Hudson Valley
Please join the students in Geography 286: A People's Geography of the Hudson Valley for a presentation on the various sites that they have investigated and written about for a soon-to-be-established online, historical-geographical guide to the Hudson Valley. All are welcome! Tune in here!
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Board Meeting
The Town of Poughkeepsie Town Board Meeting will be hosted virtually on Wednesday, May 19 at 7pm. The agenda will cover: Motor Vehicle Service Facilities Proclaiming May as Mental Health Awareness Month Jasmine Lambert as Permanent Part Time Police Assistant Vassar College Fireworks and more Join in here! The password is 605248
Late Night at the Loeb: Moving Stories
Late Night at the Loeb Art Center presents a panel conversation about Moving Stories: Lives Transformed by Dance. The film documents six dancers across four countries in a New York-based company, which empowers at-risk youth to share their stories through dance. All are welcome! This is a virtual event. After registering for this virtual event, …
Virtual Conversation on Plastic Purge with Cary Institute
The Cary Institute will be hosting a virtual science conversation with Michael SanClements, a scientist at the National Ecological Observatory Network. He will discuss his book, Plastic Purge. This event is co-sponsored by the Millbrook Garden Club. Explore the 'the good, the bad, and the ugly' of plastics, including how to make choices that are healthier …
Poets Respond to Art – Virtual Artist Talk
Arts Mid-Hudson presents a virtual event: "Poets Respond to Art," which features 14 poets and 14 visual artists in our third annual celebration of National Poetry Month. The participating poets have selected a piece of visual art to respond to through their own work. Participating Poets: Pat Churchill, Janet Hamill, Wendy Insinger, Mike Jurkovic, Mary …
Walkway Talk: Vassar’s Hudson River School of American Paintings
Learn more about the Hudson River School with The Walkway and the Loeb Art Center! When the doors of Vassar College opened in 1865, it already possessed an enormous collection of Hudson River School of American Painting. On display in a specially-designed art gallery were hundreds of works by many of the movement’s leading artists, …
Volunteer: Planting for Pollinators
Volunteer with the Environmental Cooperative and Vassar Ecological Preserve! Plant shrubs and flowers in order to restore the land to its former state and support pollinators. Select one of the slots: Monday, May 24 from 10am - 12pm Monday, May 24 from 12 - 2pm Monday, May 24 from 2 - 4pm Tuesday, May 25 …
Indian Point: What’s Next? An Environmental Justice (virtual) Community Discussion
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater is hosting an introductory meeting on Indian Point decommissioning and other Environmental and Climate Justice issues via Zoom. Click here to view the event flyer which contains the meeting agenda as well as the presenters’ biographies. During this event, we will share information on Indian Point’s closure and decommissioning and begin to …