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Sap Happy Maple Weekend
Poughkeepsie… Dutchess County Parks’ popular Sap Happy Maple Weekend returns to Bowdoin Park Thursday, March 23rd through Sunday, March 26th with a line-up of tasty, educational, and fun events for all ages. This year’s event will include new features such as a 5K run/walk as well as the return of the popular, in-person community pancake breakfast, …
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State of the City Address (in person)
State of the City Address (in person)
Mayor Marc Nelson will deliver his State of the City address at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29 at The Academy, 33 Academy St., Poughkeepsie. The public is invited to attend. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 21 to Allyson Smith at ASmith@cityofpoughkeepsie.com. In his State of the City address, Mayor Nelson will provide updates on key initiatives, …
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Climate Action Conference – Acceleration Through Coordination (In person)
Climate Action Conference – Acceleration Through Coordination (In person)
The next two years are a critical time for tackling climate change. New York’s groundbreaking Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act is being translated into state policies and programs, channeling billions of dollars into local economies and creating an estimated 210,000 net new jobs by 2030. Capturing these opportunities is an invitation to local creativity. …
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Poughkeepsie Book Festival
Poughkeepsie Book Festival
Meet and greet authors and illustrators (covering reading ages from preschool to Young Adult), take your picture with your favorite costumed book characters, and make some fun crafts. Books will be available to purchase and to have signed by the authors and illustrators who made them. Free to attend. No registration required. New this year …
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City of Poughkeepsie Common Council Meeting (in-person)
City of Poughkeepsie Common Council Meeting (in-person)
Meeting agenda can be accessed via this link: https://poughkeepsieny.portal.civicclerk.com/event/632/overview Common 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. We invite the public to speak for up to 3 minutes at meetings of the Common Council. Voting occurs …
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Hudson Valley Mappers Data Collection Event
Hudson Valley Mappers Data Collection Event
Come learn more about the project and help in the protection of marginalized New Yorkers of the nineteenth century, the “poorhouses” in which they lived, and the cemeteries in which they rest! Open to all levels of experience-- please bring a laptop to participate. See the attached flier for more details.
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“The Young Vote,” Film Screening w/Alumna Diane Robinson, ’91
“The Young Vote,” Film Screening w/Alumna Diane Robinson, ’91
Join filmmaker and alumna Diane Robinson, '91 from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, April 13 in Taylor 102 for the screening of her film, The Young Vote, followed by a panel Q&A.
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Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment
Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment
Poughkeepsie … The Dutchess County Commission on Human Rights will host a series of virtual Bystander Intervention Training sessions to teach people tools they can use to intervene if they witness harassment in the community.. There will be three sessions – each focused on a specific type of harassment: Anti-Asian/American and Xenophonic harassment, LGBTQIA + Community …
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Town of Poughkeepsie Town Board Meeting (in person & virtual)
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Board Meeting (in person & virtual)
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Presentation and Discussion on Environmental Justice (in-person)
Presentation and Discussion on Environmental Justice (in-person)
The Race Unity Circle A community of learners · Committed to the prosperity of all, recognizing that the welfare of individuals rests in the welfare of society at large. · Focused on transcending differences, harmonizing perspectives, and promoting the use of consultation for making decisions. · Emphasizing qualities and attitudes such as trustworthiness, cooperation, and …
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A Conversation with Javier Zamora
A Conversation with Javier Zamora
In his debut New York Times bestselling memoir, Solito, Zamora retells his nine-week odyssey across Guatemala, Mexico, and eventually through the Sonoran Desert. After a coyote abandoned his group in Oaxaca, Javier managed to make it to Arizona with the aid of other migrants. Celebrate National Library Week and National Poetry Month with a conversation with …
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Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall Forum – Police/Court Relocation Project (In-person + zoom)
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall Forum – Police/Court Relocation Project (In-person + zoom)
Discussion of the Town of Poughkeepsie Police/Court Relocation Project, and discussion of the current condition of the current building. Architects will be on site to present and discuss a move to Poughkeepsie Day School. A New Centrally Located Facility Relocate our Police Dept. and Court House Discussion of the current facility Added Features of the …
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Waking Up the Garden Workshop// Taller “Despertando El Jardín” (in person)
Waking Up the Garden Workshop// Taller “Despertando El Jardín” (in person)
Join the PFP for waking up the garden and starting seeds and seedlings! April 26 4:30 - 6 PM @ PFP, 51 Vassar Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie NY In this HANDS-ON workshop, we will be deciding what you are going to plant, and learning what seeds go in the ground directly or what gets started inside …
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A People’s Geography of the Hudson Valley Presentations (Virtual)
A People’s Geography of the Hudson Valley Presentations (Virtual)
tudents in the intensive "A People's Geography of the Hudson Valley" (GEOG 286) will be presenting on the various sites in Yonkers that they have investigated and written about for an online, historical-geographical guide to the Hudson Valley. I've heard a little about some of the sites that will be presented, and they sound fascinating. Everyone …
Sleepytime Cinema
Sleepytime Cinema
The Impossibly Microcinema is a student-led community outreach organization based out of Vassar College. Our mission is to bring arts education and appreciation to people in the Hudson Valley. Our adult event, Sleepytime Cinema will show a series of acclaimed films that will make you feel like you’re dreaming… but do anything but put you to sleep. …
Leading with Artivism (virtual)
Leading with Artivism (virtual)
Join us (virtually) as we talk with Pamela Sneed, a poet, performer, and visual artist. She is the author of Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery, KONG and Other Works, Sweet Dreams and Funeral Diva which was featured in The New York Times and won the 2021 Lambda Lesbian Poetry Award. She is …
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Sleepytime Cinema
Sleepytime Cinema
The Impossibly Microcinema is a student-led community outreach organization based out of Vassar College. Our mission is to bring arts education and appreciation to people in the Hudson Valley. Our adult event, Sleepytime Cinema will show a series of acclaimed films that will make you feel like you’re dreaming… but do anything but put you …