Poughkeepsie Farm Project Barn Sale Flea Market
2025-08-23 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Poughkeepsie Farm Project, 51 Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie, New York, 12604
Join us at the Environmental Coop at the Vassar Barns for a barn sale and flea market! Vendors are still wanted for this event, click here to learn more.

BDS Movement Teach-In (Virtual)
2025-08-23 15:00 - 16:00
Come and learn how you can get involved in the struggle against apartheid and colonialism! The discussion will cover the history, goals, and successes of the BDS Movement, a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice, and equality. Meet with local community members who are organizing BDS campaigns in our area and join the struggle!

BDS Movement Teach-In
2025-08-24 15:00 - 16:00 | A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Community Center, 43 Gill Street, Kingston, 12401
Come and learn how you can get involved in the struggle against apartheid and colonialism! The discussion will cover the history, goals, and successes of the BDS Movement, a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice, and equality. Meet with local community members who are organizing BDS campaigns in our area and join the struggle! BDS-compliant light refreshments will be served.

Rare Bodega Vintage Clothing Pop-Up
2025-08-25 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-26 12:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-27 12:00 - 20:00 | Reason and Ruckus, 305 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601

Sharing Power Community of Practice (virtual)
2025-08-27 12:00 - 14:00
Sharing Power Community of Practice
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
12:30-2:00pm
Online
Is your business, org, or working group facing a challenge on your journey toward sharing power, leadership and decision-making?
Good Work Institute shares and celebrates your commitment to a democratic workplace! And we know it’s not easy. There’s a lot of learning and unlearning to do along the way. Thankfully, there’s a growing community to learn from and with. Alongside other opportunities for learning and support, including weekly discovery calls focused on org-specific challenges and our annual online series of workshops focused on democratizing work, we’re excited to offer these quarterly facilitated discussions to connect, and give and receive support. Bring a challenge to share, an openness to listen to others’ struggles, and a willingness to share from your experience. Together we’ll cultivate a healthy ecosystem of democratic workplaces in our region (and farther afield). This offering is intended for those in the Mahicantuck (Hudson) Valley who are actively engaged in the practice of sharing power, leadership and decision-making, including those who have participated in our online workshop series Democratizing Work: Ways of Sharing Power, Leadership and Decision Making or Shared Leadership and Democracy in the Workplace.
Free, registration required.
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Sharing Power Community of Practice (virtual)
2025-08-27 12:30 - 14:00
Sharing Power Community of Practice
August 27, 12:30-2:00pm
Location: Online
Is your business, org, or working group facing a challenge on your journey toward sharing power, leadership and decision-making?
Good Work Institute shares and celebrates your commitment to a democratic workplace! And we know it’s not easy. There’s a lot of learning and unlearning to do along the way. Thankfully, there’s a growing community to learn from and with here in the Mahicantuck (Hudson) Valley. Alongside other opportunities for learning and support, including weekly discovery calls focused on org-specific challenges and, our annual online series of workshops focused on democratizing work, we’re excited to offer these quarterly facilitated discussions to connect, and give and receive support. Bring a challenge to share, an openness to listen to others’ struggles, and a willingness to share from your experience. Together we’ll cultivate a healthy ecosystem of democratic workplaces in our region (and farther afield).
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Poughkeepsians: Artists, Eccentrics, and Weirdos!
2025-08-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Boardman Road Library Branch, 141 Boadman Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603, United States
Join Historian Shannon Butler and Librarian Bill Kleppel as they tell the stories of the odd, the strange, the creative, and all the interesting people of Poughkeepsie’s past. Registration required and will open on June 23rd. Visit here to find the link.

Hudson Valley Power Authority Town Hall
2025-08-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Rosendale Community Center, 1055 Route 32, Rosendale, NY
Shrestha to hold town hall on public takeover of Central Hudson

A few days ago, the Public Service Commission approved yet another rate hike for Central Hudson customers:
“Central Hudson, which provides service to 315,000 electric customers and 90,000 gas customers in New York’s Mid-Hudson Valley, originally sought a base delivery revenue increase for the 12-months ending June 30, 2026, of $47.2 million — 8.8 percent delivery or 4.6 percent total revenue and $15.3 million — 9.4 percent delivery or 5.8 percent total revenue — for electric and gas, respectively. The joint proposal covers a three-year term through June 30, 2028.
The adopted joint proposal will result in an electric rate increase on a total bill basis for the average residential customer of 3.47 percent in the first year, 3.47 percent in the second year, and 3.23 percent in the third year. For an average residential gas customer, the increase will be 5.3 percent in the first year, 7.19 percent in the second year, and 7.27 percent in the third year.”
“This is precisely why we introduced the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act — to get rid of Central Hudson’s investor-owners altogether and replace Central Hudson with a publicly-owned utility that is not for profit,” says New York State Assembly member Sarahana Shrestha.
Shrestha and New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey have introduced the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act to create “a state-owned corporation, the Hudson Valley Power Authority (HVPA), that is authorized to acquire Central Hudson and run it as a publicly-owned and democratic energy with no profit motive.”
“Companies like Fortis treat our energy system like it’s their piggy bank. Their subsidiaries like Central Hudson charge high rates and do little to prioritize our needs. It’s time to take our power back and replace Central Hudson with a publicly-owned utility that charges low rates and invests in a resilient grid to provide energy as a public good. We can do this by passing our state bill, the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act (A2127 Shrestha/S2026 Hinchey).
With public ownership, we’ll take the energy system out of the greedy hands of corporate boardrooms, and put it in the hands of experts and the people who rely on it.”
On Thursday, August 21, Shrestha will hold a town hall discussing the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act at the Starr Library, 68 West Market Street, Rhinebeck. Doors open at 5:30pm, and the presentation will begin at 6pm, followed by an opportunity to ask Assemblymember Shrestha questions. RSVP
Another Hudson Valley Power Authority Town Hall will take place on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 6pm at the Rosendale Community Center. RSVP.

Leading with Artivism: A Conversation with Zelda aka Judith Z. Miller!
2025-08-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie, New York, 12603
Join Arts Mid-Hudson in person or virtually for an inspiring evening as Poet Gold leads an engaging interview and Q&A session with Zelda aka Judith Z. Miller! Hear directly from them about how their work weaves together creativity and activism, and join in the conversation. When you RSVP, you’ll also have the opportunity to submit a question for the live Q&A!
This event is free and open to the public, but you must RSVP to attend or receive the streaming link.
“Leading with Artivism” is a live quarterly interview series, created and curated by Poet Gold in collaboration with Arts Mid-Hudson, featuring a diverse mix of Artivists (Artist Activists) who have taken up the charge through their art to highlight social issues. We invite you to ask questions and get an inside look at the hearts and minds of these courageous creatives.

City of Poughkeepsie Common Council Annual Informational Meeting
2025-09-02 18:00 - 20:30 | City of Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
View the agenda here

Navigating Conflict: Building Resilience for Your Working Relationships (virtual)
2025-09-03 15:30 - 17:30
Navigating Conflict: Building Resilience for Your Working Relationships
Begins September 3, 3:30-5:30pm
Location: Online
Are you ready to dedicate some attention to a fresh approach to your working relationships?
When we pour ourselves into work we care about, we want to know it matters. We want to know that our collective efforts to bring about needed changes and work toward Just Transition will be fruitful. How disheartening, exhausting, and frustrating it is to see our hard work fall short as conflict slows down the momentum of our work or, worse yet, leads us to step away from collaborative efforts.
During this 8-week, online workshop, we will explore practical strategies for undoing domination in ourselves, our communication, our relationships, and our collaborations. Each two-hour session will include interactive content and practices to engage with real-time examples from your work and life. You will have the opportunity to be paired up with another participant for practice in between sessions. Because a shared experience with colleagues can make it easier to bring this language and these skills into your working relationships, we encourage you to sign up with one or more of the people you work with!
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City of Poughkeepsie Waterfront Advisory Committee
2025-09-03 17:30 - 19:00 | City of Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States

Town of Poughkeepsie Town Board Meeting
2025-09-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall, 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603, United States

Chronostasis Exhibition Opening and Conversation with the Artist
2025-09-04 16:30 - 18:00 | The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12604, United States
Chronostasis is a perceptual illusion in which time appears to slow. Featuring over sixty works added to the Loeb’s collection between 2020–2025, Chronostasia likewise extends and recirculates time. Some works revisit the past; others offer ways of seeing that move beyond chronology. To mark the exhibition opening, we are delighted to welcome artist Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) for a conversation with Vassar Professor of English Molly McGlennen and curator Alyx Raz ’16.
The program begins with a reception in the Loeb’s atrium and galleries starting at 4:30 p.m., followed by the conversation at 5:30 p.m. next door in Taylor Hall, Room 102.
About Sky Hopinka
Sky Hopinka was born and raised in Ferndale, Washington and spent a number of years in Palm Springs and Riverside, California, Portland, Oregon, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In Portland he studied and taught chinuk wawa, a language indigenous to the Lower Columbia River Basin. His video, photo, and text work centers around personal positions of Indigenous homeland and landscape, designs of language as containers of culture expressed through personal, documentary, and non fiction forms of media.
Hopinka’s films have played at various festivals including Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival, Ann Arbor, Courtisane Festival, Punto de Vista, and the New York Film Festival. His work was a part of the 2017 Whitney Biennial, the 2018 FRONT Triennial and Prospect.5 in 2021. He was a guest curator at the 2019 Whitney Biennial and participated in Cosmopolis #2 at the Centre Pompidou. He has had a solo exhibition at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, in 2020 and in 2022 at LUMA in Arles, France. Hopinka is the recipient of the Infinity Award in Art from the International Center and the Alpert Award for Film/Video and fellowships including The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Sundance Art of Nonfiction, Art Matters, The Guggenheim Foundation, and The Forge Project. In the fall of 2022, he received a MacArthur Fellowship for his work as a visual artist and filmmaker. Hopinka is currently an Assistant Professor of Film at Harvard University.

Arts Mid-Hudson Town Hall
2025-09-04 17:30 - 19:00 | Adriance Memorial Library, 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Share your ideas, voice your opinions, and collaborate with fellow art enthusiasts, community leaders, and stakeholders to help craft a vibrant and inclusive vision for the arts that reflects our community’s diverse talents and aspirations.
RSVP here

Clearwater Folk Picnic
2025-09-06 00:00 | The Theatre at USC Park, 18 Cp Lp Rd, Beacon, NY
Clearwater is excited to host our second annual Folk Picnic in Beacon at the Theatre at USC Park! Join us on Saturday, September 6 for an afternoon of live music and community. Bring a chair or blanket, a full-reusable water bottle, and if you’d like, an instrument to play. There will also be children’s activities, and food available for purchase.
The Folk Picnic is a free community event. Please consider sponsoring this event to keep our tradition of musical celebration for the Hudson River alive.
Learn more here

Discover the Art of Flower Pounding
2025-09-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Pershing Avenue Neighborhood Farm + Gardens, 49 Pershing Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
After Saturday volunteer hours, learn about the process of flower pounding, also known as Tataki-zomé. Using flowers and plants from around the farm, transfer the natural pigments onto paper or canvas to create a unique pattern.

City of Poughkeepsie Local Planning Committee Meeting regarding the Poughkeepsie Downtown Revitalization Initiative
2025-09-08 17:00 - 19:00 | City of Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
The City of Poughkeepsie was awarded $10 million in funding as the Mid-Hudson Region winner of the eighth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). Poughkeepsie will begin the process of developing a Strategic Investment Plan to revitalize its downtown with up to $300,000 in planning funds from the $10 million DRI grant. A Local Planning Committee made up of municipal representatives, community leaders, and other stakeholders will lead the effort, supported by a team of private sector experts and state planners. The Strategic Investment Plan (SIP) will examine local assets and opportunities to identify economic development, transportation, housing, and community projects that align with Poughkeepsie’s vision for downtown revitalization and that are poised for implementation. The Plan will also guide the investment of DRI grant funds in revitalization projects that will advance the community’s vision and that can leverage and expand upon the state’s $10 million investment. This webpage provides information on the DRI program and how to participate in the public engagement process.

Dutchess County Comptroller Town Halls
2025-09-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall, 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603, United States

Poughkeepsie Open Studios
2025-09-13 10:00 - 17:00

Boats, Books, and a Changing Climate
2025-09-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Waryas Park, Waryas Park Promenade, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Join us for a day of youth climate action and activities at Waryas Park, including pint-sized pirates on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Storytelling sails on the Schooner Apollonia, environmental education stations, and our Rover Bookmobile, where you can check out books about marine biology, pirates, get a library card, and more!
Questions? Contact Miller Dauk at mpdauk@gmail.com

Poughkeepsie Repair Cafe
2025-09-13 13:00 - 17:00 | The Environmental Cooperative at the Vassar Barns, 50 Vassar Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12604, United States
The Poughkeepsie Repair Cafe is back on Saturday, September 13th, 1-5pm at the Environmental Cooperative at the Vassar Barns, 50 Vassar Farm Lane. There will be a special nature-themed, visible mending workshop and a 3-D printer that can (possibly) print a missing part! Coaches will be available to help with welding, and sharpening and balancing mower blades. If you’d like to help out or have a question contact Lisa Kaul at lisarkaul@gmail.com

6th Annual Attica Community Remembrance Day BBQ
2025-09-13 14:00 - 18:00 | Waryas Park, Waryas Park Promenade, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Join us for the 6th Annual Attica Uprising Community Remembrance Day on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Poughkeepsie Waterfront.
This powerful community gathering honors the 1971 Attica Uprising, when more than 1,200 incarcerated people at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York organized one of the most significant prison rebellions in U.S. history. The uprising was a demand for dignity, basic human rights, and an end to the brutal conditions behind prison walls. While the state responded with deadly force killing 39 people—the resistance of the Attica Brothers continues to echo through the work of those fighting for justice today.
This year’s theme, “Echoes Behind the Wall, Fires at the Border,” calls us to confront a global carceral regime that is not broken, but working exactly as designed. From prison walls to border fences, we recognize that incarceration and displacement are connected struggles. This is a call to abolition beyond prison, beyond citizenship, and beyond the nation-state a call to build a world where no one is locked in or locked out.
We invite you to stand with us in remembrance and in resistance.

What to Expect at the Event:
Free Food for All Attendees
Live Music and Performances
Healing Clinic & Wellness Space
Art Show Featuring Work by Incarcerated Artists
Opportunities to Get Involved in Social Justice Campaigns
Community Organizations Sharing Resources

Please fill out the form below to let us know if you plan to attend. All are welcome, and no one will be turned away.

Please email prisonersbraintrust@gmail.com

Kaal Rock Park Concert Series
2025-09-13 15:30 - 18:30 | Kaal Rock Park, Kaal Rock Park, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
2025 KAAL ROCK CONCERT SERIES IS ON !!
SEPT 13TH ROSMERAYAH
SEPT 20TH BASECAMP
SEPT 27TH Dylan Doyle

Summer Sundays on Cannon Block Parties in Poughkeepsie
2025-09-14 14:00 - 18:00 | 40 Cannon Street, 40 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Save the dates for these fun, all-ages Summer Sundays on Cannon Block Parties, now in their fourth summer! Enjoy food trucks, live music, games, craft beer, wine and cider, and more.
Downtown Poughkeepsie — come for the vibe, stay for the scene!
2025 music lineup
• June 8: Myles Mancuso Band
• July 13: Good Time Honey Band
• Aug. 10: Kale Band
• Sept. 14: The Classics – Funk Band
(These are weather-dependent events, and there are no rain dates)

City of Poughkeepsie Downtown Revitalization Initiative- Local Planning Committee
2025-09-15 17:00 - 19:00 | City of Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
https://www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com/Calendar.aspx?EID=1722

Arts Mid-Hudson Mixer
2025-09-16 17:00 - 19:00 | The Fuller Building, 45 Pine Grove Ave, Kingston, NY, 12401
Join us on Tuesday, September 16, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. at the Fuller Building in Kingston for an evening of community and celebration! Meet our new staff, learn more about Arts Mid-Hudson’s programs and services, and help us give a warm farewell to our beloved colleague, Lilia Pérez.
For nine years, Lilia has been a cornerstone of Arts Mid-Hudson, supporting artists and organizations across the region with her dedication and passion. Let’s come together to honor her impact and wish her well as she begins her next chapter.
Connect with artists, cultural organizations, and arts lovers, and share your own events and opportunities at the Community Table. Bring your flyers and materials, and enjoy an evening of connection and creativity.
