Bollywood Dancing Workshop with Arobi Hanif (in person)
Join The Beatrix Farrand Garden Association in the garden for energetic and entertaining dancing celebrating the music of popular Indian movie soundtracks. Arobi Hanif is a dancer and Bard graduate who has taught to students of all ages. No experience necessary and all ages welcome!
FREE Embroidery Workshop at Beatrix Farrand Garden with Jessica Maffia (in person)
Celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Beatrix Farrand Garden with embroidery!
Join The Beatrix Farrand Garden Association for an intro to embroidery with fine artist Jessica Maffia. Together the class will work on a design celebrating our 110 year old Beatrix Farrand Garden. All materials will be provided, but attendance is limited.
Actor’s Lab (virtual)
Flex/develop your acting abilities and help develop new work at the same time! Join The Hudson Valley Performing Arts Lab on Zoom for exercises and more, as we explore the craft of acting in the context of new play development.
Register here!
Actor’s Lab (virtual)
Flex/develop your acting abilities and help develop new work at the same time! Join The Hudson Valley Performing Arts Lab on Zoom for exercises and more, as we explore the craft of acting in the context of new play development.
Register here!
Artist Talk with Melanie Delgado (in person)
Melanie Delgado’s exhibition ‘Forearm Ghost’ is now open through end of May at Gallery 40 in Poughkeepsie. The artist will talk about their work on Saturday, May 21.
Oral History Project and live music by Ávila Ensemble (in person)
At the heart of it, our work at the Reher Center is to honor the historic legacy of the bakery we inhabit – by amplifying the voices and contributions of Hudson Valley immigrants, past and present.
To further that mission, we’ve partnered with the Kingston Library to record the personal stories of immigrant neighbors. The interviews kicked off earlier this month, and we can’t wait to engage the community with these global, and local narratives.
The Reher Center will provide snacks and invite participant sign-ups!. And, to help set the tone for cultural exchange and connection, at 3 pm the Ávila Ensemble will perform a range of folk and classical music traditions of Venezuela. We hope to see you there!
Leading with Artivism: Back to the Roots: a Latino Experience (virtual)
Join Arts Mid-Hudson (virtually) as we talk with artivist Daniel Villegas.
Villegas shows, with his unique sound & music, that the whole Earth’s group consciousness is changing and that it’s all about changing our individual “frequencies” as we all strive to move towards a group consciousness that is completely heart-centered. Register here!
City of Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission Meeting (in person)
The City of Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission’s duty is to expand community awareness and advocate for the role and value of arts and culture in civic life. Taking into account the unique assets of the City of Poughkeepsie along with the successes and achievements of related revitalization efforts in other cities around the country; the commission will work to strengthen the local economy by gaining a greater regional and national recognition, advancing the City as an “arts destination” and engage public art as a major attraction for artists, cultural tourism and economic development. The Commission is to advise the City on issues relating to the arts; including the development, implementation, evaluation, and potential modification of the City’s art and culture policies, legislation, programs and services with an aim of fostering a wide range of arts and cultural offerings that engage a diverse public audience in the City of Poughkeepsie.
Performing Art 2022 at Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (in person)
Performing Art is a highly-collaborative, annual project that brings together a diverse ensemble of creators to explore the relationship between visual and performing art. Performing Art 2022 was fully devised and developed by the cast under the direction of Liz Dahmen using the visual art in the current exhibit “Mary Frank: The Observing Heart.”