Fredrick Douglass Day (in person)

College Hill Park 149 North Clinton Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

Help us celebrate, honor, and revitalize the words of Frederick Douglass at College Hill Park. Frederick Douglass spoke in Poughkeepsie in 1858, and together we celebrate his life with drumming, singing, dancing, and readings of his words. Featuring readings from the 1858 College hill words of Frederick Douglass, Melody Africa Drum & Dance Group, the

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Meet the Authors with Rhinebeck Writer’s Retreat (in person)

Rhinebeck Writer's Retreat 7 Hummingbird Way, Staatsburgh, New York

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat serves a crucial role for writers, in the long developmental process for their musicals. We give a writing team a weeklong residency in a private home just outside of Rhinebeck, where they live together for one week and do nothing but write their new musical. We ask for no money from Rhinebeck

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Plant-Based Trivia Night (in person)

Beatrix Farrand Garden 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY

Join The Beatrix Farrand Garden Association for a fun evening in the garden and test your knowledge of Beatrix Farrand, literature, music, fine art, movies and TV—all with a plant-themed angle.

Homes Are Not Hotels Poughkeepsie Block Party

Waryas Park Waryas Park Promenade, Poughkeepsie, NY

For the Many is hosting a Block Party in Poughkeepsie to get the word out about our Homes Are Not Hotels campaign! RSVP here! This campaign is taking on one of the major factors in the Hudson Valley housing crisis: vacation rentals (like Airbnbs) owned by absentee investors who live off-site. These outside investors are

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