Events

The annual PKX Festival plays a pivotal role in advancing the development of the Youth Arts Empowerment Zone (YAEZ) centered in and around Poughkeepsie, NY. The festival is a symbol of community, unity, and a celebration of the creativity and talent residing in Poughkeepsie, NY. The PKX Festival is truly created by youth, FOR EVERYONE. The 2025 …

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Agenda: https://www.dutchessny.gov//ConCalAtt/269/PlCmteAgenda_03262025.pdf https://www.dutchessny.gov//ConCalAtt/28/DCPB%20Agenda%2020250226.pdf Meetings are open to the public. Questions? Write to: plandev@dutchessny.gov The Planning Board participates in an advisory capacity in major planning initiatives including the development of Greenway Connections, the Centers and Greenspaces program, and workforce and affordable housing and is responsible for the oversight of the County's Open Space and Farmland Protection …

Free for All: The Public Library tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea happen. From the pioneering women behind the “Free Library Movement” to today's librarians who service the public despite working in a contentious age of closures and book bans, meet those who created a civic institution where everything …

—5:30pm: Public Hearing - Amendment to Uniform Tax Exemption Policy Notice: https://poughkeepsieny.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1273/files/agenda/3116 —6:30pm: c/PK Industrial Development Agency Meeting https://poughkeepsieny.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1285/files/agenda/3117 Location for both meetings: Common Council Chambers, 3rd fl., City Hall, 62 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Poughkeepsie Journal legal notice: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/public-notices/notice/03/28/2025/notice-of-public-hearing-notice-is-2 025-03-28-poughkeepsie-journal-new-york-195dc93837c

Harlem Children’s Zone Founder & President to Speak in Poughkeepsie on April 9 Geoffrey Canada, president and founder of Harlem Children’s Zone and founder of William Julius Wilson Institute, will speak at Sojourner Truth Elementary School on April 9. The event, which will begin at 6:15 p.m., is titled “Putting Kids First: Unlocking the Promise …

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Location: Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie Campus, Hudson 406, 53 Pendell Rd., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Learn what unions do and how to join or start one Hear from union reps at Dutchess Community College Learn about local organizing in the Hudson Valley. For more info on this and other Labor Spring events, please contact Mehmet Kucukozer, Laura …

Attention College Students! Would you like to know what your prospects are once you graduate? Would you like to be better prepared for the workforce? Now more than ever college students need to be equipped with the best information on how to be the most qualified candidate for an arts position. Join us virtually on …