Journeys Towards Justice – Voting Rights (virtual)

Voting is a fundamental right in the United States, but voter suppression is still a very real threat in communities of color and socio-economically disadvantaged areas. Representatives from the Andrew Goodman Foundation and NAACP Legal Defense Fund Voting Rights Project will talk about their work to prevent discrimination and preserve the fundamental right to vote.

Journeys Toward Justice is a multi-college collaboration spotlighting changemakers across the country who are driving justice and equity forward. The goal is to connect students, partners, and communities with one another and help us all understand the local and historical contexts of universal social justice issues and the work communities are doing. Co-organizers of this series include: Brown University, Campus Compact, Duke University, Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California – Berkeley, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Richmond, University of San Francisco, Tulane University, and Yale University.

This session is co-sponsored by the Phillips Brooks House, Harvard University and the Mario Savio Social Justice Program at the Public Service Center, UC Berkeley.

Open Mic Night at Adriance Library (in-person)

Come out and share your talent: spoken word, singing, playing an instrument, comedy or just come and watch the impromptu show! Your hosts this evening are Karl Schmitz and Mary Pazienza. Register here!

Please note that masks will be required regardless of vaccination status.

 

Body Beautiful Exhibition Opening (in person)

Visit The Barrett Art Center for an exhibition opening of Body Beautiful III.

Now in its third year, this show curated by Penny Dell, celebrates the human form while offering open studio life drawing to the community throughout the duration of the exhibition.

Free Open Studio Life Drawing Dates are on:

  • Sat, 1/8 from 11am-3pm
  • Sun, 1/16 from 11am-3pm
  • Sat, 1/22 from 11am-4pm
  • Sun, 1/30 from 11am-2pm

Leading With Artivism – Service, and the Rebirth of an Object (virtual)

Join Arts Mid-Hudson for a talk with artivist Suprina. Allocating, modeling, casting, photography, and video are some of the processes Suprina uses in creating carnival-like narratives themed around politics, environment, and societal trends.
Q&A Session with Poet Gold will lead the evening’s conversation.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVP here!
Suprina studied sculpture at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia but gained the bulk of her knowledge of her craft from working in the field of promotional, prop making. Her clients included Annie Leibovitz, Apple Computer, Bloomingdales, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. After 9/11, having lived in the neighborhood at the time, Suprina decided she would focus solely on her own artworks, which discuss environmental, social and political issues.
She has shown in Chelsea, Central Park, Governors Island, Brooklyn, Chicago, Scottsdale, Harlem, Newark, Southampton and the Hudson Valley.
Suprina has received grants from The Puffin Foundation, LMCC, NoMAA, and two Decentralization grants from Arts Mid Hudson.

Everything Under the Sun arts meeting (in person)

Join The Art League for “Everything Under the Sun”- an informal art salon geared towards networking and meeting with other local artists and art supporters in a friendly atmosphere at different locations around the City of Poughkeepsie.
This event will meet every Second Thursday at 7:30pm at the following locations:
September 9th- Queen City 15
For additional information and to get involved with The Art League, please email: info@womenswork.art

Everything Under the Sun arts meeting (in person)

Join The Art League for “Everything Under the Sun”- an informal art salon geared towards networking and meeting with other local artists and art supporters in a friendly atmosphere at different locations around the City of Poughkeepsie.
This event will meet every Second Wednesday at 7:30pm at the following locations:
July 14th- Queen City 15
August 11th- Womenswork.Art
September 8th- Queen City 15
For additional information and to get involved with The Art League, please email: info@womenswork.art

Citizens Preparedness Corps Training (virtual)

The Citizens Preparedness Corps (CPC) training is a New York State Program designed for teens and adults. It includes: understanding the disaster cycle (prepare, respond, recover), how to be prepared, and a range of actions to take in a disaster situation. Presented by the American Red Cross and the Poughkeepsie Library.

Register here!