Dutchess County in 1870 (virtual)

A photographic tour of Dutchess County as it enters the Second Industrial Revolution See Dutchess County as it was 150 years ago from the collection of photographs of local historian David Turner. The years after the Civil War saw a dramatic shift in life, not just in the United States as a whole, but also

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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!

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Local Waterfront Revitalization Project – Public Hearing (in person)

City of Poughkeepsie City Hall 62 Civic Center Plaza - 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, Poughkeepsie, NY

The city of Poughkeepsie is in the final stages of updating its Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP). The Updated LWRP reflects changes that have occurred in the Waterfront Revitalization Area since the City last adopted an LWRP in 1999, incorporate recommendations of recent planning efforts, and address resilience to flooding and sea level rise, principles

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Mesier Homestead Open House & Market (in person)

Mesier Homestead 2 Spring Street, Wappingers Falls, NY

Stop in to see the beautifully decorated downstairs rooms of the 1741 Mesier Homestead, complete with candlelight, greenery, ribbons and bows. Self-guided. A docent will be available to welcome you and answer your questions about the Homestead. Free admission. Mesier Homestead, 2 Spring Street, Wappingers Falls, NY, USA

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Rhinebeck Fine Art Exhibition Opening Reception (in person)

Gallery 40 40 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

ery Gallery 40 is hosting a Rhinebeck Fine Art exhibition in the month of February 2023. Rhinebeck Fine Art represents a group of talented artists from Rhinebeck and its surrounding areas. The collective was formed in 2020 by artist Thomas Cale in an effort to give fellow creatives a platform to showcase their work through

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Moving Art, Moving Audiences: Nineteenth-Century Traveling Exhibitions and the Matter of Abolition

Register for this virtual webinar hosted by the Olana Partnership. In the mid-nineteenth century, Americans faced a new way to encounter art: the traveling exhibition. Sculptures, panoramas, and paintings crisscrossed the country, appearing at venues that included exhibition and entertainment halls, galleries, reform societies, and fairs. During this virtual webinar, Caitlin Meehye Beach will explore

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Film Screening “Do The Right Thing” (in person)

Bardavon 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY

FILM: DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) A special Black History Month screening of the 1989 Spike Lee classic Screening simultaneously at both Bardavon & UPAC. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased online or at the box office. Director Spike Lee uses biting humor in his seminal exploration of race and violence in a Brooklyn

$6