Volunteer – Essential Items Clean Up with United Way (in person)
A Community Conversation Around Food Insecurity (virtual)
Topics Covered:
Overview of NYS Food Access Programs & Pandemic Era Data
Food Security Barriers in our Community. Presenters:
- Cristin McPeake, Vice President, Programs, Community Foundations
of the Hudson Valley - Colin Jarvis, Executive Director, Newburgh Ministry
- Gabriela Vega-Matthews, Casa Comunitaria de Recursos Dutchess
- Christine Sergent, Executive Director, Northeast Community Council
- Sara Gunn, Director, Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
Community Input Session
Kingston Forest Sanctuary Opening (in person)
Come experience the new public access amenities designed by the community, enjoy food and music (including an eclectic set from DJ Tinora), and help plant native shrubs and fruit trees! There will also be pumpkin carving, face painting, drumming, and traditional music from Veracruz Mexico – all activities are open for anyone to join.
LOCATION & ACCESSIBILITY: If you are arriving by car, you can park in the JFK Elementary School parking lot at 71 Gross St. Kingston and follow signs to the gathering. If you are arriving by foot or bike, you can take the Kingston Greenline / Kingston Point Rail Rail and find the new entrance to the Forest Sanctuary just off the trail in between Rondout Gardens and Delaware Ave. (See map below)
Poughkeepsie City School District School Board Meeting (in person)
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Board and Committee of the Whole Meeting (in person and virtual)
Out on the Farm: An All-Ages Queer Fall Festival (in person)
Out on the Farm is back! Spend a family-friendly fall night at the orchard with haaayrides, fresh cider donuts, apple picking, music + more. Gather with your queer family, friends and pets for a night Out on the Farm!
Big Gay Hudson Valley is proud to partner with our friends at Wilklow Orchards to offer a FREE night of fun and community that features:
– Tractor Rides
– Apple Picking*
– Hot, Fresh Apple Cider Donuts*
– Pumpkin Painting*
– Beats from Superior Sounds
– Hard Cider, Beer & Wine from the Bad Seed Hard Cider Bar*
– Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Cider, Snacks and Produce from the Wilklow Farm Stand*
– Fresh Pizzas, Fries and Ice Cream from Wilklow’s Food Trucks*
*These items will be available for purchase via cash or charge
Please register in advance so we know how many of you to expect at Out on the Farm.
This event is appropriate for all ages. Dogs are welcome at the farm so long as they are kept on a leash.
“Ritual: Art and Withcraft” Exhibition (in person)
This exhibition will be exploring the all too important act of Ritual all peoples, no matter what religion/faith practice/culture, have rituals in their daily lives. It is the grounding of these practices that is one of the pillars of Witchcraft, and in Creative Arts it is no different. Through Ritual, we ask for artists to also explore the intertwined relationship of Art and Witchcraft, and how they both reflect on each other.
Curated By: Reverend A.W. Storm Anderson (Art On You Studios, Withcraft District Bazaar) and Nikki Hung (WomensWork.Art)
Hudson River Valley Greenway Joint Board Meeting (in person
The Boards of the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council an Greenway Conservancy for the Hudson River Valley will hold a joint Board
The meeting will feature Greenway business and grant awards for the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Grant Program, Hudson River Valley Conservancy Trails Grant Program, and the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area Grant Program.
The meeting is open to the public and will adjourn at 12:00 PM. For more information please contact the Greenway at 518-473-3835.
Please note that in order to keep socially distanced, seating will be limited. Masks are recommended and we will have them available.
Volunteer with the Kingston Fall Street Sweep (in person)
Starting point: 177 Broadway, Kingston, NY (corner of Broadway and McEntee)
Starting point coordinates (meeting location): 41.92269, -73.98827
Ending point: 65 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
Ending point coordinates: 41.91955, -73.98466
Trash and debris in the Hudson River Estuary are a persistent problem. While various clean-up programs and techniques are essential, innovative solutions are necessary to make a lasting impact. Riverkeeper and the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary Program (HEP) propose to engage stakeholders to develop a long-lasting, proactive solution to trash prevention and detection by addressing land-based sources of trash before it enters the waterway. Using HEP’s “Stopping Trash Where It Starts” protocols, Riverkeeper and HEP will conduct a fall “street sweep,” or litter survey, in Kingston, focusing on litter generation and dispersal methods along the right-of-way, including sidewalks, to create linkages to the issue of floatable material or marine debris in the Estuary.
The survey locations will consist of a 400 meter stretch of road, on one side of the street, designated by cross streets for starting and ending points identified on Google Maps and coordinates. There will be a buffer distance of 300 meters from the nearest waterway. It is believed that at this distance, trash will have a higher probability of entering the waterway without incurring much obstruction.
Please email Katie Leung at kleung@riverkeeper.org if you have any questions. Katie will reach back out to you with more details after you sign up.