2025 State of the County Address
2025-03-11 17:30 (America/New_York) | John Jay High School, 2012 NY-52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
Please join us Tuesday, March 11th as Dutchess County Executive Sue Serino presents the 2025 State of the County Address at 5:30pm at John Jay High School in Hopewell.
RSVP online at www.dutchessny.gov/RSVP

COVID Creative Coalition
2025-03-11 18:00 - 20:00 | NY
ATTENTION, “Hudson Valley” COVID-informed creatives! Join Celebrate845 on Tuesday, March 11 at 6PM EST on Zoom for a community meeting. No artistic experience required. Read on for intentions & access info!
Intention (by facilitator Amanda W): What would you like people to know about covid? And how could we use more creative mediums to deliver that information locally? Inspired by ACT UP’s Gran Fury and drawing on activism that seeks to provide health interventions when government agencies fail to message critical information comprehensively (or at all), let’s put our talents to use and help our communities. What could we create to better inform those around us and encourage more covid competency?
Because despite what many people want to believe in their urgency to get “back to normal,” we’re still in a pandemic. Yet, we’re watching the erasure of covid and long covid in real time with the current administration, and prior to that, a complete failure of the CDC to accurately share the risks and repercussions of repeat covid infections in any meaningful way. Let’s fill that gap. We can produce materials that educate our communities about the dangers of covid and encourage them to adopt more covid-competent behaviors. And we can do so in a way that ideally feels creatively edifying. Join us for an introductory meeting to discuss our potential first project and lay the groundwork for what will hopefully become an ongoing, multi-city effort.
Access info: fully virtual on Zoom. If you need suggestions on where to access free WiFi, let us know. No expectation to have video on. This will be a conversation with the intention of collectively co-building a working group. All ideas, ages & abilities welcomed. Zoom captions available.
Zoom link will be shared day-of at Celebrate845.com/links
And non-Hudson Valley folks are welcomed to attend, connect & get inspired, but we’ll be centering building our efforts in the HV. Maybe breakout rooms by locale!

Oh, Freedom! Quilt Exhibition
2025-03-13 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-14 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-15 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-20 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Family Partnership Center, 29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
The Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project is hosting a quilt exhibition to memorialize the history of enslavement and abolition in the Hudson Valley. Exhibition dates range from 3/13 – 3/21.
Enjoy the art, meet the artists, learn local history, and find out how you and your organization can get involved. For more information, contact the Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project at: info@mhahp.vassarspaces.net

City of Poughkeepsie Historic District & Landmark Preservation Commission Meeting
2025-03-13 18:00 - 19:30 | City of Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Download the agenda here

Immigration Know Your Rights Training in Poughkeepsie!
2025-03-13 18:30 - 20:00 | For the Many Poughkeepsie Office, 302A Mill St, Poughkeepsie, NY
Know Your Rights: Immigration Workshop Join us for a Know Your Rights meeting focused on immigration, where we’ll provide important information on how to protect yourself and your loved ones. This is a safe and welcoming space for all, regardless of immigration status. 📅 Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025 🕔 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM What to expect: ✅ Know Your Rights training to help you navigate interactions with law enforcement and ICE officials ✅ Translation services available to ensure everyone can fully participate ✅ Childcare provided so parents and caregivers can engage without worry ✅ Free food and drinks to enjoy while we learn and build community This event is open to all—whether you have questions about your rights, want to connect with resources, or simply seek a supportive space. You are safe here. For questions or more information, contact Keith Williams (845-745-9481) We look forward to seeing you!
Register here!

Just Transition Primer
2025-03-14 12:00 - 14:00 | NY
Just Transition Primer
Friday, March 14, 2025
12:00-2:00pm
Online
Let’s come together online to align understanding and action in support of effective, collective responses to the moment we are living in.
Soaring prices for housing and food make it increasingly difficult to secure our basic needs. Wildfire smoke and damaging storms are commonplace. Our entrenched political divides are laced with conflict and create a sense of insecurity. How do we make sense of these realities? Where can we glimpse the kind of possibility worth coming together to work for? This workshop provides an opportunity to connect, explore a shared vision of Just Transition, and consider the question: What will it take to build systems centered on care for each other and our shared home? What would it mean for many of us in the Mahicantuck (Hudson) Valley to be focused on social and ecological well-being? Join us online, in community, to deepen your understanding of the Just Transition framework, principles and practices. Through video, reflection, story sharing, and small group discussion, you will:

See people from across the country describing aspects of Just Transition
Hear how other participants respond to the framework
Connect your own experience to extractive and regenerative economic paradigms
Gain a sense of the framework, principles and practices, and where they come from
Discuss ways you are drawn toward weaving one or more Just Transition principles and practices into your Good Work

More information here. Registration is required and requests a contribution of up to $25 to help underwrite the cost of offering this workshop.

2025-03-15 11:00 - 16:00 | Family Partnership Center, 29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Oh, Freedom! Quilting Exhibition
Lobby, Family Partnership Center, 29 North Hamilton Street, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
On Saturday, March 15, the Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project will host a program of music and talks by artists and collaborating organizations. Come join us! Enjoy the art, meet the artists, learn local history, and find out how you and your organization can get involved. For more information, contact us at: info@mhahp.vassarspaces.net
Visit the Exhibition during these Dates & Times:
March 13 from 12pm-5om
March 14 from 9am-5pm
March 15 from 11am-4pm
March 20 from 9a,-5pm
March 21 from 9am-5pm

Pen Your Journey and Brunch with the Brain and Body Coalition
2025-03-15 12:00 - 15:00 | Anthony’s Catering, 799 New York 82, Hopewell Junction, NY
Join us for a transformative morning of inspiration, celebration, and personal growth at Anthony’s Catering.
This special gathering marks the official launch of Pen Your Journey: A Guide to Build Resilience, a guided journal by Heather Ann Pitcher, founder of The Brain and Body Coalition.
In this empowering day, you’ll:
✨ Explore Your Inner Strength
Dive into Pen Your Journey, a powerful journal filled with over 200 prompts and activities designed to help you build resilience and discover your personal power.
✨ Workshops and Breakouts
Engage in interactive sessions that guide you through resilience-building exercises, self-discovery activities, and personal growth techniques to help you step into your full potential.
✨ Connect with Influential Changemakers
Meet and network with like-minded individuals, inspiring leaders, and change agents from our community.
✨ Book Signing with Heather Ann Pitcher
Get your personalized copy of Pen Your Journey and enjoy a special book signing with the author herself, Heather Ann Pitcher.
Whether you’re looking to recharge, connect, or embark on your own journey of resilience, this brunch is the perfect opportunity.
Limited tickets available! Be sure to secure your spot and take advantage of early bird specials, VIP access, and advertising opportunities!
We can’t wait to see you there!

Gallery 40: "Talisman" Opening Reception
2025-03-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Gallery 40, 40 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601
Talisman: The World of Magic
The exhibition explores the world of magic and dreams where boundaries between illusion and reality are fading into each other.
We want the visitor to escape reality and enter a space where class, race, gender, and power politics are transcended, and we are instead nurtured by the supernatural elements present in all cultures across distance and time.
Because from time-to-time we all need some form of talismanic protection.
As individuals, but even as a collective, as a community, as a world aflame we need something greater than ourselves to protect us; perhaps from ourselves. The artwork presented in the exhibition wants to surprise the visitor, wants to influence the sense of reality, and transform moments of our lives into something magical and whimsical.
Participating artists:
Jennifer Axinn-Weiss, Paola Bari, Mary Ann Glass, Jennifer Prevatt, Andres San Millan, Lisa Winika.
Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 15, 2025 5-7 pm
This project is made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

Fall Kill Creative Works: Sarah Hussaini of Not Work Related
2025-03-16 10:30 - 14:00 | NY
Visiting Artist Series
SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2025.
10:30am – 11:30am – Lecture and Q + A
12pm – 2:00pm – Demonstration

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sarah Hussaini is a former architect with a master’s degree from Columbia University; she spent five years working as an architect before returning to ceramics. In 2017, she embarked on a new project with the launch of her ceramics studio, Not Work Related. Combining her technical architectural background with the handmade nature of ceramics, Sarah creates intricate and meticulously patterned pieces that occupy a space between handmade and digitally designed. She seamlessly integrates 2D illustrations and 3D models to map intricate patterns onto her work. This fusion of disciplines results in highly detailed ceramic pieces that showcase her dedication to craftsmanship and artistic precision.

LECTURE: THE WORKFLOW OF ART, LABOR, AND LIVELIHOOD
Operating at the intersection of ceramics, design, and business, Not Work Related is a contemporary ceramics studio committed to both precision craftsmanship and financial transparency. This lecture will address often overlooked aspects of creative labor, examining both visible and invisible contributions to the work over the years. We will explore the complexities of quantifying artistic efforts and challenge the traditional taboo surrounding the financial motivations of artists, acknowledging that creative expression and earning a living are intrinsically linked.
DEMONSTRATION: SLIP CASTING MADE SIMPLE
Slip casting has become an integral part of the Not Work Related studio, during this demonstration Sarah will cover the basics of slip casting including the process of mold making, securing a form, creating a reservoir and the plaster mixing process. She will also bring a small cup mold to demonstrate how she ‘demolds’ her pieces. Together students will each make a one part mold of a small bowl. For the purpose of this class, the object will be provided.
WEBSITE
You can see more of Sarah’s work HERE

GOOD TO KNOW
All artist lectures and demonstrations will take place at Fall Kill Clay Studio, 485 Main Street, Poughkeepsie.
Tickets are free, and first come, first served. If you reserve a ticket but are unable to attend please contact Jennaway
We appreciate your prompt arrival and ask that you silence your mobile devices for the duration of the presentation.
Lectures and demonstrations are for adults over 18 years old. Maximum of two tickets per person.
Register here.

Know Your Rights / Conozca sus Derechos
2025-03-17 18:00 - 19:00 | NY

Housing Lobby Day in Albany
2025-03-18 07:00 - 18:00 | For the Many Poughkeepsie Office, 302A Mill St, Poughkeepsie, NY
Join For the Many for one of our biggest lobby days of 2025! We’ll be heading to Albany alongside other upstate tenants to call on our legislators to make more units upstate eligible for rent stabilization.
For the Many will provide buses to/from the Hudson Valley, breakfast, and lunch. This is a full day trip, we will leave around 7-8am and arrive back between 4-6pm.
Register here!

Climate Lobby Day in Albany
2025-03-19 07:00 - 18:00 | For the Many Poughkeepsie Office, 302A Mill St, Poughkeepsie, NY
For the Many is joining a rally and lobby visits for the NY HEAT Act, a critical climate bill that will end ratepayer subsidies to gas companies and make utility bills cheaper for low income New Yorkers!
For the Many will provide buses to/from the Hudson Valley, breakfast, and lunch. This is a full day trip, we will leave around 7-8am and arrive back between 4-6pm.
We will be calling folks individually to give location and pick up time depending on your location.
Register here!

Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Board Meeting
2025-03-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall, 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603, United States
View the agenda here
Join on Zoom here

Solidarity Civics: Balancing Resistance & Resilience
2025-03-20 18:00 - 19:30 | GWI Greenhouse, GWI Greenhouse, 65 St. James St., Kingston, NY, 12401, United States
Solidarity Civics: Balancing Resistance & Resilience
March 20, 6:00-7:30pm
Location: The GWI Greenhouse: 65 St James Street, Kingston, NY 12401
How can we build grassroots power and community-led mutual support to ensure we stand in resistance and in solidarity?
In response to the avalanche of executive orders, a raft of lawsuits has emerged as part of the resistance, as institutions scramble to protect programs and people, exposing the illegal nature of some of these orders. In their wake, the immediate suspension of funding, jobs, and programs across the federal government have put immigrant rights, abortion rights, LGBTQIA+ rights at risk and have started the project of rescinding commitments to social equity, racial justice, free speech, and environmental repair.
In the next community forum in this series, we will focus on finding the balance between resistance and resilience.

This is a free event. Registration is required.
INFO + REGISTRATION

City of Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission Meeting
2025-03-20 18:30 - 20:00 | City of Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
View the agenda here

Dutchess Outreach Farm Stand (every third Friday)
2025-03-21 09:00 - 10:00 | 272 Main Street, 272 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States

State of the City Address by Mayor Flowers
2025-03-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Bardavon, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States
Mayor Yvonne Flowers will deliver the State of the City address on next Friday night, March 21, at The Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie.
The mayor will be highlighting the city’s accomplishments, key priorities, and vision for the future.
Mayor Flowers began her term in January 2024, becoming the first African American to hold the position. She has focused on working with partners on housing options addressing the homeless issue, spurring economic development and seeking more grants for the city, among other initiatives in her first 14 months in office.
“I look forward to providing the public with important updates on these topics and so much more,” said Mayor Flowers. “We have made great headway so far, but we realize there is far more to do. There is a new level of cooperation between the City Administration and Common Council, and we continue to grow the vast number of government and community partnerships we have created. The city has laid so much groundwork and is poised to reap the reward of that hard work,” she added.
The State of the City event will start at 5:30 p.m. RSVP by March 18 here.
The event also will be made available live and for replay on the city’s website, www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com and its Facebook page.

NYC Open Data Week
2025-03-22 - 2025-03-30 | NY
About Open Data Week:
Open Data Week is an annual festival of community-driven events organized and produced by the NYC Open Data Team at the Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), BetaNYC, and Data Through Design.
Every March, New Yorkers come together online and across the five boroughs to celebrate public data in New York City and mark the anniversary of the City’s first open data law, which was signed on March 7, 2012. Coincidentally, the first weekend of March is also International Open Data Day. Throughout Open Data Week, we rally NYC’s civic tech and open data communities and offer opportunities for more people to learn about and engage with municipal public data.
The 2025 Festival kicks off at the opening of Data Through Design‘s annual art exhibition. Throughout the week, participants can engage with NYC Open Data at dozens of virtual and in-person events. We’ll close out the week with BetaNYC’s annual civic tech conference, NYC School of Data, taking place at CUNY School of Law in Long Island City.
Check out the program of events here!
Looking for past events and recordings? Find them here.

Echoes of the River and Sky
2025-03-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Living Water Church, 260 Mill St, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
Hello!
En.J.inn Arts is thrilled to invite you to Echoes of the River and Sky, an immersive family friendly event combining history, music, and interactive visuals. Join them on Saturday, March 22nd at 3:00 PM at Living Water Church (260 Mill St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601) for a unique experience that brings Poughkeepsie’s story to life.

Trevor New, Artistic Director of En.J.inn Arts, writes:
Here’s a clip from our recording session in January: https://www.instagram.com/share/reel/BAXKQCibfH
Facebook link
This immersive program explores the history of Poughkeepsiethrough stunning visuals created from photos and videos of the Hudson River, Night Sky, Rowing Community, and the city’s rich past. The event will feature live music by talented local musicians and students from Poughkeepsie High School, bringing history and art together in a powerful, creative experience.
Before and after the performance, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with a Hybrid Interactive Installation, offering a hands-on way to explore the event’s themes. Centered around space, stars, river, nature, and community, this event is interactive, family-friendly, and educational—perfect for all ages.
Admission is free, and we’d love to see you there! Feel free to bring friends and family. If you have any questions, reply to this email—we’re happy to help.
Looking forward to sharing this experience with you!

Beyond the Story: How To Make Meaningful Change In Our LGBTQ+ Community
2025-03-22 17:00 - 18:30 | Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale, NY, 12472
A Story That Saved Lives. A One-night Only Affair You Won’t Want to Miss.
The Trevor Project—the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQIA+ youth—has saved countless lives. Since its founding in 1998, The Trevor Project has answered millions of calls, texts, and chats from LGBTQIA+ youth in crisis.
But did you know it all started with a single story? That story came from Celeste Lecesne, an Academy Award-winning writer, actor, and activist who turned his personal truth into a movement that changed the world. Now, for one night only, Celeste is coming to the Rosendale Theatre. On Saturday, March 22, we’re rolling out the red carpet for the first-ever local screening of our award-winning docushort, One Story at a Time: Celeste Lecesne. Expect an unforgettable evening filled with inspiration, powerful storytelling, and community action. Watch the film that brings Celeste’s incredible journey to life—his fight against homophobia, his artistry, and his unwavering commitment to LGBTQIA+ youth.
Tickets here!

Sharing Power, Community of Practice
2025-03-24 12:30 - 14:00 | NY
Sharing Power Community of Practice
March 24, 12:30 – 2:00pm, online
Good Work Institute shares and celebrates your commitment to a democratic workplace! (And we know it’s not easy.)
Is your business, org, or working group facing a challenge on your journey toward sharing power, leadership and decision-making? Sign up today to connect with GWI and other orgs engaged in practicing democracy at work. Bring a challenge to share, an openness to listen to others’ struggles, and a willingness to share from your experience.
INFO + REGISTRATION

City of Poughkeepsie Planning Board Meeting
2025-03-25 18:00 - 19:00 | City of Poughkeepsie City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States

Leading with Artivism
2025-03-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Arts Mid-Hudson, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie, New York, 12603
Join Arts Mid Hudson (in-person or virtually) as Poet Gold talks with Marielena Ferrer, the Executive Director of Unison Arts & Learning Center in New Paltz and the leader of Humanamente, a diversity and inclusion consulting organization. Interview and Q&A Session by Poet Gold will lead the evening’s conversation.
RSVP here and ask a question to be answered live on the night of the event!

Dutchess Outreach Farm Stand (every fourth Thursday)
2025-03-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603, United States

Women's History Month Lecture by Vassar Professor and Transdisciplinary Scholar Dr. Kahdeidra Martin
2025-03-27 12:30 - 13:45 | Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States
Thursday, March 27, 2025
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm
Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie Campus, Hudson 406, 53 Pendell Rd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
In her talk, “Africana Religious Literacies: Honoring Ancestry and the Divine Feminine in Language Learning,” Dr. Martin offers insights on the intersections of race, religion and language in education. Through analyzing both personal stories and oral history narratives from the “Embodied Memories” podcast, attendees will explore how practices of ancestral veneration and honoring the Divine Feminine offer tools for deepening our understanding of literacy, linguistics, and Africana religious systems.
