The Board of Directors of Arts Mid-Hudson cordially invites all to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting on Monday, January 27, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. at the Arts Mid-Hudson Gallery, 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 Join us as we present our 2024 Annual Report and the 2025 Board of Directors.

TMI Project true storytelling workshops are a cornerstone of our mission to change the world, one story at a time. This year, we’ll be hosting a training workshop from April-July where participants learn to write and perform a true personal story, and learn the skills to guide others through the process in future workshops. Learn …

A deeper dive into our theory of change, our strategy, and organizing skills for folks who are interested in leveling up their commitment to For the Many in 2025. We’re asking that everyone who goes through our Organizing Academy leaves with a commitment of attending at least 2 events per month with For the Many! …

If you want to hone your organizing skills and level up your involvement with For the Many this year, join us at our Organizing Academy next Saturday! We will be digging deeper into our theory of change, our strategy, and doing trainings on organizing skills, and asking all our “graduates” to make a commitment of …

Opening Reception: Saturday, February 1, 2025 5-7 pm On display through March 2, 2025 Encaustic, derived from the Greek word enkaustikos meaning "to burn in," is one of the oldest artistic mediums, combining heated resin, beeswax, and pigment. Revived in the 20th century, it continues to inspire contemporary artists today. This exhibition features nine female …

Canvassing for Utility and Housing Justice Sunday, February 2 | 1-4pm | 13 Grand St. Kingston   If we’re gonna build a movement of everyday people, we need to talk to our neighbors! We’re canvassing on Sunday in Kingston to talk to folks about why we need to pass the NY HEAT Act and the …

“We are picking up distress signals, as living beings on this planet.” – Jenny Bates Jenny Bates and Micah (GWI) are holding ongoing climate grief conversations. Grief is not easily processed alone. The grief felt, consciously or unconsciously, regarding the planet is on a scale previously unknown to our species. This series of conversations is …

All are invited to join us for a special evening celebration to kick off Black History Month. This year’s theme, “Alive In Rhythm,” will be sure to include lively performances/speeches from students, alums, faculty, and local community members. There will be delicious foods, beverages, prizes, surprises, and more that you will not want to miss …

Climate Lobby Day in Albany  Tuesday, February 4 | 8-5pm | free bus from Kingston    We’re joining the Renewable Heat Now coalition for a Day of Action at the State Capitol to demand legislators pass the NY HEAT Act, a critical climate + utility justice bill that would end consumer subsidies to the gas …

For agenda information, please visit the Board Docs page and select the meeting: https://go.boarddocs.com/ny/pcsny/Board.nsf/Public Join in person or on Zoom: https://E2CCB-GST.zoom.us/j/95704289694  

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025 5:30 PM   Family & Human Services 2025016  AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF FUNDING UNDER THE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ACT 2025017  AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO THE OFFICE FOR THE AGING 2025018  APPOINTMENT TO THE DUTCHESS COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH 2025019  AMENDING THE 2025 ADOPTED COUNTY BUDGET AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF …

The Dutchess County Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with CertRebel, is offering free EPA Lead Certification Classes for residents and contractors to learn lead safe work practices for home renovations. Registration required at certrebel.com or call 646-470-7119

We make a cozy spot at Thrift 2 Fight. There's candlelight. There is hot tea and mulled wine. Everyone brings in a book with a quote that has moved them in the past month. What has comforted you? Fortified you? Brought clarity to something you didn't even realize you had questions about? We want to hear that …

HOMECOMING: A Sound Healing Journey February 8, 1:00pm Location: GWI Greenhouse, 65 St James Street, Kingston HOMECOMING is an exploration of early African American music and sound meditation as binding and healing mediums. This sound journey will take participants through the not-so-distant past to the present juncture of time. This offering reflects deep meditation, an encounter …

womenswork.art's first group exhibition for 2025 is entitled, "Perfectly Imperfect: The Flawed Beauty of the Human Form", and will be focused on sharing the works of artists depicting the human form in all its beauty and the limitations modern Western culture has placed on it throughout time and experiencing the theme of the human form …

Agenda will be established based on outcome of February 6, Dutchess County Legislative Committee Meetings

Virtual conversation with author Debra Bruno, who will detail her experience unearthing that her Dutch ancestors had been some of the most entrenched enslavers during 200 years of slavery in New York. Her book is a deeply personal and nuanced account of the ways America’s complicated history affects us all. During this program, she will …

Come help us refresh the store after the big VIP Party & prepare for the winter break! Join us for a Thrift 2 Fight Volunteer Day from 12-5 on Tuesday February 11th! We will tidy and sort our new seasonal inventory PLUS film some fun videos at Thrift 2 Fight! Whether you're in it for …

A brief historic perspective on the African-American Black Jews and the Jews of Color from the Caribbean and Latin America in the US in the early 1900s. Presented by Mordekai Gordon, former President & Spiritual Leader of Mount Horeb Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Bronx, NY. In partnership with Celebrating the African Spirit. There will be …

In collaboration with our office and affinity clubs, we are bringing The True Black History Museum to Marist. The collection takes you through the African American experience, and features over 1000 authentic artifacts, with original documents from historic figures such as Booker T. Washington, Mary McLeod Bethune, George Washington Carver, Rosa Parks, and many other …

It's time we break up with billionaires as best we can. It's not gonna be perfect. Media and energy companies have made it nearly impossible to opt out. All in all, it's an abusive relationship. But there are some things we CAN do: we can cut the strings that attach us to them, and tie ourselves …

Come and see two different ways of encaustic techniques. Christina Brady will demo on achieving sharp lines, making marks on monotype. She will share her incredible hot plate with Alaina Enslen who will demonstrate monotype technique, focusing on traditional handmade papers and using a lot of encaustic medium.

No registration required. Formed in May of 2018, the Beacon Jazz Lab plays a variety of jazz and pop jazz tunes. Rich Dambra on saxophone, Hank Greenblatt on bass, Rich Gugumuck on electric guitar, Bev Poyerd on keyboards, and Gary Torres on drums.

There will be a talk by Peter Bunten at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (67 South Randolph Ave, Poughkeepsie NY 12601) on February 16th at 12:00 PM. To attend via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/327711271. You can also dial in using your phone. +1 646 558 8656. If asked, enter Meeting ID: 327 711 271#.  

Watching something come together at the slight of (your) hand is an empowering experience. The confidence to create a visible repair, the ability to fix something so carefully that no one would know it's been broken, the freedom to make a decision of bringing an artwork to life... let's exercise those. We're hosting a casual gathering …

Data recorded by the Hudson River Eel Project helps researchers determine how rapidly eel populations are declining. The project is coordinated by the NYSDEC Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve and Hudson River Estuary Program. Register here to learn more! What’s the experience like? Read this article from a local volunteer who got her whole …

Thursday, February 20, 2025 6:00-7:30pm @ GWI Greenhouse, 65 St. James St, Kingston What can we do in the aftermath of the president signing 200+ executive orders? How can we come together to process and respond to the real and lasting damage that could result from these regressive actions? How can we build grassroots power and …

A public meeting of the Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Board, with public hearings, will be held on February 20, 2025, at 5:00 PM. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format, with the public and applicants able to participate in person at Town Hall, 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, or remotely via Zoom videoconferencing and …

Suzanne Jackson (b. 1944, St. Louis, Missouri) lives and works between Savannah, Georgia, and St. Remy, New York. For nearly five decades, the artist has worked experimentally across mediums, including drawing, painting, poetry, dance, theater, and costume design. In the early 1970s, Jackson worked as an artist and teacher in Los Angeles, where she engaged …

Join the Loeb as we celebrate the opening of Great Green Hope for the Urban Blues, an exhibition which explores the connections between art and mythology of the Hudson Valley two hundred years after the origins of the so-called “Hudson River School” movement of art. Artists Tanya Marcuse, Qiana Mestrich, and Lisa Sanditz will discuss …

Do you know someone who has been meaning to visit the Loeb but hasn’t made it happen yet? Or someone who thinks art isn’t for them, and you’d like to convince them otherwise? Please join us for our second annual Bring a Friend Day, and enjoy a day full of activities—together. The day’s offerings include …

2025 Day of Action We've never backed down from a fight, and we won't start now. You marched, you voted - and now we must ensure we're ready for what is next. New York MUST take action to make reproductive health access a reality for us all. Join Planned Parenthood and hundreds of advocates from …

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 12:30am-2:00pm Online Is your business, organization, or working group facing a challenge on your journey toward sharing power, leadership and decision-making? Good Work Institute shares and celebrates your commitment to a democratic workplace! And we know it’s not easy. There’s a lot of learning and unlearning to do along the way. …