Poughkeepsie Open Studios

2024 Poughkeepsie Open Studios Saturday, September 28  10am - 6pm Sunday, September 29 12pm - 4pm This event is free for all to attend. Celebrate the arts and artists of Poughkeepsie, NY this September! Visit over 30 local artists, makers, and creators at galleries, artist studios, and creative spaces. Since 2015, Poughkeepsie Open Studios has

Opera Talk: Marian Anderson, an American Icon

Christ Episcopal Church 20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie, New York

Each year, the library chooses a book for the Big Read, which encourages the community to read, discuss, and participate in thematic events. This year we are recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Our Big Read book is The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row by

Poughkeepsie Farm Project Harvest Fest

Poughkeepsie Farm Project 51 Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie, New York

On Saturday, October 5, 2024, 2:00-7:00pm, Poughkeepsie Farm Project (PFP) will host our second annual HARVEST FEST celebrating the connection of food, farm and community! Get ready for a fun, family friendly, music festival atmosphere with multiple live performances, food trucks, local beer, wine, and cider vendors, a maker market, and lawn games and fun for kids of all

Boots by the Hudson – Dancing Event

Upper Landing Park 83 N Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

Boots By the Hudson country line dancing event will be held on Saturday, October 5 from 3:30-8:00pm. This year, the concert is moving to Upper Landing Park, 83 North Water St., Poughkeepsie for the fourth annual event hosted by Parks, The Wolf and Wakin’ Up with CJ and Jess Show, Townsquare Media group and The Mid-Hudson

Foundations of a Movement: Black Americans, Civil Rights, and the Roosevelts

FDR Library 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park

The FDR Library's annual Paul M. Sparrow Lecture, featuring Basil Smikle, PhD, will focus on the Roosevelt-era foundations of the Civil Rights Movement. Smikle, a political strategist and policy analyst, is a Library Trustee, and Columbia University School of Professional Studies Professor of Practice. In addition to the in-person discussion, this program will also be

Author Talk: Dr. Resmaa Menakem & T. Mychael Rambo

Rough Draft 82 John Street, Kingston, NY

October 9, 6:00-8:00pm Location: Rough Draft Bar & Books: 82 John Street, Kingston, NY 12401 GWI is thrilled to welcome New York Times bestselling author of My Grandmother’s Hands Dr. Resmaa Menakem to Kingston for a talk about his new book The Stories From My Grandmother’s Hands. He will be joined by co-author T. Mychael Rambo. Copies of the

Aqua Blitz

Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum 75 N. Water St., Poughkeepsie, NY, Poughkeepsie, NY

Students can RSVP for the events and request transportation to the Malcolm X and Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum locations using the QR Codes on the flyer.

2024-25 Tatlock Fellow Keynote: Reciprocity as Responsibility

Taylor 102 Auditorium 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, new york

This event will kick off this year's Tatlock faculty development programming, led by Tatlock Chair Molly McGlennen, focusing on grounded engagements in community-committed and relational teaching and scholarship in Taylor Hall 102. Sarah Biscarra Dilley (yaktitʸutitʸu yaktiłhini ) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, educator, and Director of Indigenous Programs and Relationality at Forge Project.