Film Screening “Do The Right Thing” (in person)
Bardavon 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NYFILM: 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 …
Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Board Meeting (hybrid)
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, NYView the agenda here
Main & Main: At the Intersection of Imperative and Opportunity (in person & virtual)
Join the Future of Small Cities Institute for The Third Annual FoSCI Winter Dialogue featuring renowned urbanist and dynamic speaker DAVID DIXON, who will lay out the future of North America’s communities for the next two decades, an era of unprecedented imperative and opportunity. Mr. Dixon says one of the keys to inclusive development is …
Town of Poughkeepsie, Town Board Meeting (hybrid)
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, NYView the agenda here Join on Zoom here
A Discussion about Black Entrepreneurship: Pre and Post Civil Rights (in person)
Arts Mid-Hudson 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie, New YorkThe Folk Arts Program at Arts Mid-Hudson, in partnership with the Race Unity Circle, will facilitate a discussion about Black entrepreneurship pre and post the Civil Rights act of 1964. Register to attend here!
Celebrating Black History Month (virtual)
Dutchess County Government is sponsoring a free virtual presentation by the Dutchess County Historical Society on Thursday, Feb. 23rd, at 7 p.m. to celebrate Black History Month and discuss a new project that celebrates the achievements and legacy of African Americans for our local community. Since the 1990s, groups of dedicated historians and community activists have worked …
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Board Meeting (hybrid)
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Hall 1 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie, NYRead the agenda here. Join on Zoom here.
2023 State of the County Address (in person)
Culinary Institute of America 1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park, New YorkRegister here!
Leading with Artivism: Q&A with Poet Gold
Arts Mid-Hudson 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Suite F, Poughkeepsie, New Yorkart