Poughkeepsie Book Festival (in person)
Poughkeepsie High School 70 Forbus St, Poughkeepsie, NYThe Poughkeepsie Public Library District hosts its annual Book Festival! Meet and greet over 40 authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to Young Adult), costumed book characters such as Elephant and Piggie, Estaban the Magnificent from The Day the Crayons Came Home, Curious George, and more! There will be fun crafts and activities …
Ride to End Alzheimer’s
The #Ride2EndALZ Spring Challenge is for all riders, the novice beginner and the seasoned road warrior. All bike types are welcome – road, stationary/exercise, recumbent – even tricycles and unicycles! With each pedal stroke, participants will fuel cutting-edge research targeted to change the trajectory of Alzheimer's Disease. Register here!
Performing Art 2022 at Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (in person)
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art SUNY New Paltz 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NYPerforming Art is a highly-collaborative, annual project that brings together a diverse ensemble of creators to explore the relationship between visual and performing art. Performing Art 2022 was fully devised and developed by the cast under the direction of Liz Dahmen using the visual art in the current exhibit “Mary Frank: The Observing Heart.” Register here!
THRIVE in Arts (virtual)
Would you like to know what your prospects are once you graduate? Would you like to be better prepared for the workforce? RSVP here! 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. Those with experience in the …
The Perils of Plastics (virtual)
The League of Women Voters of Westchester County invites you to a virtual forum to find out why the production, use and disposal of plastic is one of the greatest environmental and health threats of our time. Featuring Eric Cirino, author of Thicker Than Water: A Quest for Solutions to the Plastics Crisis and Jim Vallette, President …
City of PoughkeepsieHistoric District & Landmark Preservation Commission Meeting (in person)
City of Poughkeepsie City Hall 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NYThe Historic District and Landmark Preservation Commission (HDLPC) is a group of city residents appointed by the Mayor who are charged with reviewing all plans for the moving, exterior construction, alteration or repair, landscaping or demolition or any change in the exterior appearance of places, sites, structures or buildings designated landmarks or landmark sites and …
Dutchess County Mental Hygiene Board Meeting (virtual)
The Dutchess County Mental Hygiene Board meets on the 3rd Monday of each month except for the months of January and February (which due to holidays are held the 4th Monday of those months) and there is no meeting in August. Join here!
City of Poughkeepsie Common Council Meeting (in person)
City of Poughkeepsie City Hall 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NYCommon Council meetings are legislative sessions where we discuss and vote on proposed resolutions and laws, receive updates from agency representatives, and hear feedback from residents, like you.
Town of Poughkeepsie Committee of the Whole/Town Board Meeting (in person and virtual)
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, NYView the agenda here. Join on Zoom here.
City of Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission Meeting (in person)
City of Poughkeepsie City Hall 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NYThe City of Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission's duty is to expand community awareness and advocate for the role and value of arts and culture in civic life. Taking into account the unique assets of the City of Poughkeepsie along with the successes and achievements of related revitalization efforts in other cities around the country; the …