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Sundays, 10am-1pm March 9 - May 18, 2014 $15 per session, drop-in   Artists work at their own pace; instruction is not provided

Cost: $15 per session

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

The Souk" on Sparkill Creek is an indoor Epicurean Upmarket of selected local farm produce and prepared small craft foods served in the lively communal tradition of the ancient markets curated to...

Cost: Free

Where:
The OUTSIDE IN
249 Ferdon Ave.
Piermont, NY  10968
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Sponsor: The OUTSIDE IN
Telephone: (845)398-0706
Contact Name: Declan
Website »

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute owns a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies purchased from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This exhibit includes the mummies and...

Cost: 10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, children under 6 free

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

Start a new tradition by gathering with friends and family to celebrate Easter at Diamond Mills, the Hudson Valley’s premier dining destination. Diamond Mills offers a bountiful gourmet brunch...

Cost: Adults are $42, children 12 and under are $18 and children under 4 are free

Where:
Diamond Mills
25 South Partition Street
Saugerties, NY  12477
View map »

Telephone: 845.247.0700
Website »

The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
View map »

Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
Website »

Every Sunday The Falcon offers Sunday Brunch accompanied by various musical artists. Check website for details on who is performing this week. 

Cost: 0. Donations encouraged

Where:
The Falcon
1348 Route 9W
Marlboro, NY  12542
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Telephone: 845-236-7970
Website »

Premise: Our health represents a complex interaction between our physical body, environment and ability to process emotional pressure. Natural and holistic approaches to health are only as...

Cost: 50 per workshop, or $450 for all 10 if paid in advance

Where:
Milan
, NY  12572

Schoharie’s Easter Egg Exhibit returns after a 10-year hiatus. More than 5,000 hand-decorated Easter eggs depict a Viennese ballet, presidents of the United States, and Egg Brothers’...

Cost: $5, $10 per family

Where:
112 Covered Bridge Ln.
Schoharie, NY  12157
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Sponsor: Easter Egg Exhibit

Bazaar-on-Hudson is a thoughtfully curated indoor flea market established by the proprietors of two Cold Spring businesses to help revitalize the area. Find some of the finest goods from local...

Where:
Bazaar-on-Hudson
103 Main St.
Cold Spring, NY  10516
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Website »

Along His Own Lines, which opens this month at the Dorsky Museum, is the first museum survey of the works of realist painter Eugene Speicher (1883-1962) since 1963. Born in Buffalo, Speicher...

Where:
SUNY New Paltz campus
1 Hawk Dr.
New Paltz, NY
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Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

The four artists whose work is featured at the Carrie Haddad Gallery this month are all Under the Influence — not of some nefarious substance, but of the New York School of art. The...

Where:
Carrie Haddad Gallery
622 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: 518-828-1915
Website »

Join us from 5-7 pm on Saturday, April 12th for the Opening Reception of our "Celebrating The Beatles' 50th Anniversary" show, featuring photographs of John Lennon by Brian Hamill. The Betsy...

Cost: 0

Where:
The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
43 East Market Street
Suite 2
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
View map »

Sponsor: The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
Telephone: 845-516-4435
Contact Name: Betsy Jacaruso
Website »

Reel Expressions Youth Film Festival: Seeking Creative Pieces from Young Filmmakers   The Children’s Media Project (CMP) has announced the date of its 2nd Annual Reel Expressions Youth...

Cost: 0

Where:
Children's Media Project
42 Catharine Street
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Sponsor: Children's Media Project
Telephone: 845-485-4480
Contact Name: Nicole or MaryEllen
Website »

Sundays, 1:30-4pm Using the live model and photographs, students will learn to paint the human figure in casual poses and also combine several poses into one work. Students are encouraged to...

Cost: $15 per session

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

After being shuttered for about seven months due to financial woes, the Paramount Theater in Peekskill is up and running once again. Now known as the Paramount Hudson Valley, the beautifully...

Cost: $8. $5 seniors and children

Where:
Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown Street
Peekskill, NY  10566
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Telephone: 914-739-0039
Website »

April 12 - July 2014 This new exhibition at The Moviehouse Studio Gallery in Millerton, NY features the exquisite and deeply moving images of photographer Francesco Mastalia. To create these...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The Moviehouse
48 Main Street
Millerton, NY  12546
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Telephone: 518.789.0022
Website »

The Hudson Valley Fair returns for three consecutive weekends at Dutchess Stadium, featuring amusement rides, a petting zoo, pony and camel rides, illusionists, trapeze acts, classic fair food,...

Cost: $7, children under 2 free

Where:
Dutchess Stadium
1500 Rte. 9D
Wappingers Falls, NY  12590
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Website »

March 29 – May 11, 2014   Blechman is a modern master of all things visual whose timeless intellect and stripped-down artistry propels his enduring relevancy. He is one of the few artists...

Cost: Open to the public

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

Opening reception for artist April 5, 2014, 6-8pm at One Mile Gallery. Exhibit open through April 26, 2014. Neal Hollinger’s works rarely seem as if they’ve been hung on the wall. Rather,...

Cost: Free

Where:
One Mile Gallery
475 Abeel Street
Kingston, NY  12401
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Telephone: 917 715 2877
Website »

  Sunday Sounds is a weekly show of Blues, Rock N Roll, jazz and R&B entertainment. Every Sunday 6pm - 9pm A portion of each weeks show will be giving to local charities to assist with...

Cost: $5

Where:
Virgo's
469 Fishkill Avenue
Beacon, NY  12508
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Sponsor: Virgo's
Telephone: 845-831-1543
Contact Name: Mike
Website »

This is a weekend just for girls: mothers, daughters, nieces, sisters, grandmothers and friends. Come and enjoy a wonderful weekend at East Valley Ranch focusing on relaxing together and spending...

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
East Valley Ranch: Frost Valley YMCA
21 Straus Lane
Claryville, NY  12725
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Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
Website »

April 17-20, 2014, Thursday (6pm) to Sunday (2:30pm)  The Beauty of Our Lives--A Mindfulness Meditation weekend for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer Communities, led by...

Cost: $225 to $405/person + teacher donation.

Where:
Garrison Institute
14 Mary's Way
Garrison, NY  10524
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Sponsor: Garrison Institute
Telephone: 845-424-4800
Contact Name: Jane Kolleeny

Folk-rock doyennes the Indigo Girls play the Tarrytown Music Hall tonight. These high-school friends turned Grammy-winning musicians are known for hits in the early ’90s like “Closer...

Cost: $48-$75

Where:
Tarrytown Music Hall
13 Main St.
Tarrytown, NY  10591
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Telephone: 877-840-0457
Website »

Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, this mostly sung-through musical chronicles life in turn-of-the-20th-century America from the perspective of three disparate groups: African-Americans,...

Where:
Westchester Broadway Theatre
1 Broadway Plaza
Elmsford, NY  10523
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Telephone: 914-592-2222
Website »

The most traumatic time in our nation’s history is revisited in this exhibit of historical documents and other materials related to the Civil War. Included is the constitution drafted by...

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

Johns, a premier American artist, and printmaker Lund have had a 30-year working relationship. This exhibit highlights their collaboration with never-before-exhibited proofs, plates, and photos....

Cost: 7. $5 students & seniors. Free under 12

Where:
The Katonah Museum of Art
134 Jay Street
Katonah, NY  10536
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Telephone: 914-232-9555
Website »

Poster art advertising our country’s parks and other natural resources, created as part of FDR’s New Deal program, are juxtaposed with 50 newly designed works that reinterpret the...

Cost: 7. Children free

Where:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library &
4079 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY  12538
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Telephone: 1-800-FDR-VISIT
Website »

With bold geometric shapes and vivid colors, the art created in the 1980s has an unmistakable look. But do the asymmetric lines and Day-Glo colors suggest a deeper message than simply artistic...

Where:
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

In the visual arts, the depiction of light — emanating either from a natural or manmade source — has challenged painters, photographers, and other artists for centuries. Entitled...

Where:
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
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Telephone: 845-437-5632
Website »

This two-pronged series features readings and lectures by top-shelf fiction and nonfiction writers, as well as screenings of movies that are often linked in some way to the visiting authors....

Where:
University at Albany
Albany, NY  12203

Telephone: 518-442-5620
Website »

Feb. 15-May 18: The Art of Video Games Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this exhibit traces the evolution of this unique narrative art form.  Eighty games are...

Cost: 5, $3 seniors & youth 5-16, under 5 free

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

Photos, oil paintings, watercolors, and other media are employed by a dozen local artists, who offer their interpretations of landscape views. Opening reception Apr. 5, 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours...

Cost: $0

Where:
Tivoli Artists Gallery
60 Broadway
Tivoli, NY  12583
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Telephone: 845-757-2667
Website »

Question: How many balloons does it take to construct a 35-foot-tall installation reminiscient of two pieces of candy corn suspended in the air? Answer: 6,000 balloons! See artist Jason...

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
Bridge Street Theatre
44 W. Bridge St.
Catskill, NY  12414
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Telephone: 518-943-3400
Website »

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute has owned a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies and coffins since purchasing them from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This...

Cost: 10; $8 for seniors and students; $6 for children under 13

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

Organized by the Menil Collection of Houston, this traveling exhibit includes more than 50 pieces by Bess (1911-1977), a self-described “outsider” artist who painted abstract symbols...

Cost: $5, $3 seniors, Free under 12 years old

Where:
Neuberger Museum of Art
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY  10577
View map »

Telephone: 914-251-6100
Website »

Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

Photographs by Bianca Tanis and mixed media paintings by Liza Mills make up this exhibit. Call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Unison Arts Center
68 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-255-1559
Website »

A selection of postcards collected by Nyack history enthusiast Robert Courtwright are on display at the Nyack Public Library. Open daily, call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Nyack Public Library
59 South Broadway
Nyack, NY  10960
View map »

Telephone: 845-358-3370
Website »

Bronze busts of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, sculpted by Carolyn Palmer of Montgomery in Orange County, are on view. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
View map »

Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

This annual design competition challenges teams of architects to build creative structures made entirely of canned food items. See the results of the eight top entries before they are dismantled...

Cost: $0

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

Now 85, Secunda — a painter, sculptor, and printmaker — is especially noted for his graphic designs, which often make use of striated bands of color to represent nature scenes. Works...

Cost: $0

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Nerburgh, NY  12550
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

 Selected photo images are on view at this juried exhibit, which last year received more than 250 entries from artists around the world. Wed.-Sun. 12-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
The Center for Photography
59 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY  12498
View map »

Telephone: 845-679-9957
Website »

Start a new tradition by gathering with friends and family to celebrate Easter at Diamond Mills, the Hudson Valley’s premier dining destination. Diamond Mills offers a bountiful gourmet brunch...

Cost: Adults are $42, children 12 and under are $18 and children under 4 are free

Where:
Diamond Mills
25 South Partition Street
Saugerties, NY  12477
View map »

Telephone: 845.247.0700
Website »

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute owns a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies purchased from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This exhibit includes the mummies and...

Cost: 10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, children under 6 free

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

Join us from 5-7 pm on Saturday, April 12th for the Opening Reception of our "Celebrating The Beatles' 50th Anniversary" show, featuring photographs of John Lennon by Brian Hamill. The Betsy...

Cost: 0

Where:
The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
43 East Market Street
Suite 2
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
View map »

Sponsor: The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
Telephone: 845-516-4435
Contact Name: Betsy Jacaruso
Website »

The four artists whose work is featured at the Carrie Haddad Gallery this month are all Under the Influence — not of some nefarious substance, but of the New York School of art. The...

Where:
Carrie Haddad Gallery
622 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-1915
Website »

Reel Expressions Youth Film Festival: Seeking Creative Pieces from Young Filmmakers   The Children’s Media Project (CMP) has announced the date of its 2nd Annual Reel Expressions Youth...

Cost: 0

Where:
Children's Media Project
42 Catharine Street
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Sponsor: Children's Media Project
Telephone: 845-485-4480
Contact Name: Nicole or MaryEllen
Website »

Fagan is a former Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus clown and has worked with the Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon JR. Television, and Scholastic’s Magic School Bus Live.  Shakespeare’s...

Cost: Free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

 The Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) announced that it is launching Art Worlds, a pilot after school art program for students (grades 1–12) in Spring Valley, NY. This exciting new...

Cost: 0 (FREE)

Where:
MLKMPC , EELEF, SVHS
Spring Valley
Spring Valley, NY  10977
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Sponsor: RoCA & Wells Fargo Bank
Telephone: 845-821-5657
Contact Name: Julian Palmer
Website »

April 12 - July 2014 This new exhibition at The Moviehouse Studio Gallery in Millerton, NY features the exquisite and deeply moving images of photographer Francesco Mastalia. To create these...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The Moviehouse
48 Main Street
Millerton, NY  12546
View map »

Telephone: 518.789.0022
Website »

March 29 – May 11, 2014   Blechman is a modern master of all things visual whose timeless intellect and stripped-down artistry propels his enduring relevancy. He is one of the few artists...

Cost: Open to the public

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

Opening reception for artist April 5, 2014, 6-8pm at One Mile Gallery. Exhibit open through April 26, 2014. Neal Hollinger’s works rarely seem as if they’ve been hung on the wall. Rather,...

Cost: Free

Where:
One Mile Gallery
475 Abeel Street
Kingston, NY  12401
View map »

Telephone: 917 715 2877
Website »

Johns, a premier American artist, and printmaker Lund have had a 30-year working relationship. This exhibit highlights their collaboration with never-before-exhibited proofs, plates, and photos....

Cost: 7. $5 students & seniors. Free under 12

Where:
The Katonah Museum of Art
134 Jay Street
Katonah, NY  10536
View map »

Telephone: 914-232-9555
Website »

Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, this mostly sung-through musical chronicles life in turn-of-the-20th-century America from the perspective of three disparate groups: African-Americans,...

Where:
Westchester Broadway Theatre
1 Broadway Plaza
Elmsford, NY  10523
View map »

Telephone: 914-592-2222
Website »

Photographs by Bianca Tanis and mixed media paintings by Liza Mills make up this exhibit. Call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Unison Arts Center
68 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-255-1559
Website »

A selection of postcards collected by Nyack history enthusiast Robert Courtwright are on display at the Nyack Public Library. Open daily, call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Nyack Public Library
59 South Broadway
Nyack, NY  10960
View map »

Telephone: 845-358-3370
Website »

Poster art advertising our country’s parks and other natural resources, created as part of FDR’s New Deal program, are juxtaposed with 50 newly designed works that reinterpret the...

Cost: 7. Children free

Where:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library &
4079 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY  12538
View map »

Telephone: 1-800-FDR-VISIT
Website »

The most traumatic time in our nation’s history is revisited in this exhibit of historical documents and other materials related to the Civil War. Included is the constitution drafted by...

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

With bold geometric shapes and vivid colors, the art created in the 1980s has an unmistakable look. But do the asymmetric lines and Day-Glo colors suggest a deeper message than simply artistic...

Where:
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

Organized by the Menil Collection of Houston, this traveling exhibit includes more than 50 pieces by Bess (1911-1977), a self-described “outsider” artist who painted abstract symbols...

Cost: $5, $3 seniors, Free under 12 years old

Where:
Neuberger Museum of Art
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY  10577
View map »

Telephone: 914-251-6100
Website »

In the visual arts, the depiction of light — emanating either from a natural or manmade source — has challenged painters, photographers, and other artists for centuries. Entitled...

Where:
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Telephone: 845-437-5632
Website »

Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

Photos, oil paintings, watercolors, and other media are employed by a dozen local artists, who offer their interpretations of landscape views. Opening reception Apr. 5, 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours...

Cost: $0

Where:
Tivoli Artists Gallery
60 Broadway
Tivoli, NY  12583
View map »

Telephone: 845-757-2667
Website »

 Selected photo images are on view at this juried exhibit, which last year received more than 250 entries from artists around the world. Wed.-Sun. 12-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
The Center for Photography
59 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY  12498
View map »

Telephone: 845-679-9957
Website »

Bronze busts of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, sculpted by Carolyn Palmer of Montgomery in Orange County, are on view. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
View map »

Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

Question: How many balloons does it take to construct a 35-foot-tall installation reminiscient of two pieces of candy corn suspended in the air? Answer: 6,000 balloons! See artist Jason...

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
Bridge Street Theatre
44 W. Bridge St.
Catskill, NY  12414
View map »

Telephone: 518-943-3400
Website »

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute has owned a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies and coffins since purchasing them from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This...

Cost: 10; $8 for seniors and students; $6 for children under 13

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

Feb. 15-May 18: The Art of Video Games Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this exhibit traces the evolution of this unique narrative art form.  Eighty games are...

Cost: 5, $3 seniors & youth 5-16, under 5 free

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

This two-pronged series features readings and lectures by top-shelf fiction and nonfiction writers, as well as screenings of movies that are often linked in some way to the visiting authors....

Where:
University at Albany
Albany, NY  12203

Telephone: 518-442-5620
Website »

Now 85, Secunda — a painter, sculptor, and printmaker — is especially noted for his graphic designs, which often make use of striated bands of color to represent nature scenes. Works...

Cost: $0

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Nerburgh, NY  12550
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
View map »

Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
Website »

Start a new tradition by gathering with friends and family to celebrate Easter at Diamond Mills, the Hudson Valley’s premier dining destination. Diamond Mills offers a bountiful gourmet brunch...

Cost: Adults are $42, children 12 and under are $18 and children under 4 are free

Where:
Diamond Mills
25 South Partition Street
Saugerties, NY  12477
View map »

Telephone: 845.247.0700
Website »

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute owns a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies purchased from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This exhibit includes the mummies and...

Cost: 10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, children under 6 free

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

Join us from 5-7 pm on Saturday, April 12th for the Opening Reception of our "Celebrating The Beatles' 50th Anniversary" show, featuring photographs of John Lennon by Brian Hamill. The Betsy...

Cost: 0

Where:
The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
43 East Market Street
Suite 2
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
View map »

Sponsor: The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
Telephone: 845-516-4435
Contact Name: Betsy Jacaruso
Website »

The four artists whose work is featured at the Carrie Haddad Gallery this month are all Under the Influence — not of some nefarious substance, but of the New York School of art. The...

Where:
Carrie Haddad Gallery
622 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-1915
Website »

Reel Expressions Youth Film Festival: Seeking Creative Pieces from Young Filmmakers   The Children’s Media Project (CMP) has announced the date of its 2nd Annual Reel Expressions Youth...

Cost: 0

Where:
Children's Media Project
42 Catharine Street
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Sponsor: Children's Media Project
Telephone: 845-485-4480
Contact Name: Nicole or MaryEllen
Website »

Afterschool program with the Intermediate School Participants will visit the kitchens of local restaurants including Hudson Food Studio, Café Le Perche, Local 111 and other local chefs for...

Cost: Free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

 The Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) announced that it is launching Art Worlds, a pilot after school art program for students (grades 1–12) in Spring Valley, NY. This exciting new...

Cost: 0 (FREE)

Where:
MLKMPC , EELEF, SVHS
Spring Valley
Spring Valley, NY  10977
View map »

Sponsor: RoCA & Wells Fargo Bank
Telephone: 845-821-5657
Contact Name: Julian Palmer
Website »

April 12 - July 2014 This new exhibition at The Moviehouse Studio Gallery in Millerton, NY features the exquisite and deeply moving images of photographer Francesco Mastalia. To create these...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The Moviehouse
48 Main Street
Millerton, NY  12546
View map »

Telephone: 518.789.0022
Website »

March 29 – May 11, 2014   Blechman is a modern master of all things visual whose timeless intellect and stripped-down artistry propels his enduring relevancy. He is one of the few artists...

Cost: Open to the public

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

Opening reception for artist April 5, 2014, 6-8pm at One Mile Gallery. Exhibit open through April 26, 2014. Neal Hollinger’s works rarely seem as if they’ve been hung on the wall. Rather,...

Cost: Free

Where:
One Mile Gallery
475 Abeel Street
Kingston, NY  12401
View map »

Telephone: 917 715 2877
Website »

Local organizations celebrate Earth Day by welcoming The Wild & Scenic Film Festival. This three-hour event features award-winning short films and documentaries that inspire environmental...

Cost: $18, $15 students & seniors

Where:
Lafayette Theater
97 Lafayette Ave.
Suffern, NY  10901
View map »

Sponsor: ROSA (Ramapo Organized for Sustainability & a Safe Aquifer)
Contact Name: Suzanne Mitchell
Website »

Join acclaimed musician and composer Steve Rust  for bi-weekly workshops starting on Feb. 25. Soundpainting is a multi-disciplinary live composing sign language for musicians and performing...

Cost: $25 per session

Where:
Trillium Gallery
228 Main St.
Saugerties, NY  12477
View map »

Sponsor: Trillium Gallery
Telephone: 845-706-6309
Contact Name: Steve Rust
Website »

Feb. 15-May 18: The Art of Video Games Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this exhibit traces the evolution of this unique narrative art form.  Eighty games are...

Cost: 5, $3 seniors & youth 5-16, under 5 free

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

: This year, Castle Gallery’s Westchester Biennial will celebrate its eighth juried art exhibition of recent work by emerging and established Westchester County artists. Begun in 1998 in an...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The College of New Rochelle
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle, NY  10805
View map »

Telephone: 914-762-1900

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute has owned a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies and coffins since purchasing them from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This...

Cost: 10; $8 for seniors and students; $6 for children under 13

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

This two-pronged series features readings and lectures by top-shelf fiction and nonfiction writers, as well as screenings of movies that are often linked in some way to the visiting authors....

Where:
University at Albany
Albany, NY  12203

Telephone: 518-442-5620
Website »

The most traumatic time in our nation’s history is revisited in this exhibit of historical documents and other materials related to the Civil War. Included is the constitution drafted by...

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

In the visual arts, the depiction of light — emanating either from a natural or manmade source — has challenged painters, photographers, and other artists for centuries. Entitled...

Where:
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Telephone: 845-437-5632
Website »

With bold geometric shapes and vivid colors, the art created in the 1980s has an unmistakable look. But do the asymmetric lines and Day-Glo colors suggest a deeper message than simply artistic...

Where:
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

Poster art advertising our country’s parks and other natural resources, created as part of FDR’s New Deal program, are juxtaposed with 50 newly designed works that reinterpret the...

Cost: 7. Children free

Where:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library &
4079 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY  12538
View map »

Telephone: 1-800-FDR-VISIT
Website »

Johns, a premier American artist, and printmaker Lund have had a 30-year working relationship. This exhibit highlights their collaboration with never-before-exhibited proofs, plates, and photos....

Cost: 7. $5 students & seniors. Free under 12

Where:
The Katonah Museum of Art
134 Jay Street
Katonah, NY  10536
View map »

Telephone: 914-232-9555
Website »

Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, this mostly sung-through musical chronicles life in turn-of-the-20th-century America from the perspective of three disparate groups: African-Americans,...

Where:
Westchester Broadway Theatre
1 Broadway Plaza
Elmsford, NY  10523
View map »

Telephone: 914-592-2222
Website »

New Yoga Classes Opening at Path to Bliss Yoga Studio! Pleasant Valley welcomes Cynthia Glynn, ERYT-500, who will be teaching two new classes on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings: Tuesdays,...

Cost: 16 drop in

Where:
Path to Bliss Yoga
1558 Main St.
Pleasant Valley, NY  12569
View map »

Sponsor: Cynthia Glynn, ERYT500
Website »

Question: How many balloons does it take to construct a 35-foot-tall installation reminiscient of two pieces of candy corn suspended in the air? Answer: 6,000 balloons! See artist Jason...

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
Bridge Street Theatre
44 W. Bridge St.
Catskill, NY  12414
View map »

Telephone: 518-943-3400
Website »

Organized by the Menil Collection of Houston, this traveling exhibit includes more than 50 pieces by Bess (1911-1977), a self-described “outsider” artist who painted abstract symbols...

Cost: $5, $3 seniors, Free under 12 years old

Where:
Neuberger Museum of Art
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY  10577
View map »

Telephone: 914-251-6100
Website »

Photos, oil paintings, watercolors, and other media are employed by a dozen local artists, who offer their interpretations of landscape views. Opening reception Apr. 5, 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours...

Cost: $0

Where:
Tivoli Artists Gallery
60 Broadway
Tivoli, NY  12583
View map »

Telephone: 845-757-2667
Website »

 Selected photo images are on view at this juried exhibit, which last year received more than 250 entries from artists around the world. Wed.-Sun. 12-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
The Center for Photography
59 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY  12498
View map »

Telephone: 845-679-9957
Website »

Bronze busts of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, sculpted by Carolyn Palmer of Montgomery in Orange County, are on view. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
View map »

Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

A selection of postcards collected by Nyack history enthusiast Robert Courtwright are on display at the Nyack Public Library. Open daily, call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Nyack Public Library
59 South Broadway
Nyack, NY  10960
View map »

Telephone: 845-358-3370
Website »

Now 85, Secunda — a painter, sculptor, and printmaker — is especially noted for his graphic designs, which often make use of striated bands of color to represent nature scenes. Works...

Cost: $0

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Nerburgh, NY  12550
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

Photographs by Bianca Tanis and mixed media paintings by Liza Mills make up this exhibit. Call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Unison Arts Center
68 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-255-1559
Website »

Start a new tradition by gathering with friends and family to celebrate Easter at Diamond Mills, the Hudson Valley’s premier dining destination. Diamond Mills offers a bountiful gourmet brunch...

Cost: Adults are $42, children 12 and under are $18 and children under 4 are free

Where:
Diamond Mills
25 South Partition Street
Saugerties, NY  12477
View map »

Telephone: 845.247.0700
Website »

The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
View map »

Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
Website »

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute owns a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies purchased from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This exhibit includes the mummies and...

Cost: 10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, children under 6 free

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

Join local singer, songwriter, choreographer and dancer Abby Lappen for weekly fun exploring creative arts through music and movement!  Parent participation is encouraged.  Ages 18 months and up.

Cost: Free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

The four artists whose work is featured at the Carrie Haddad Gallery this month are all Under the Influence — not of some nefarious substance, but of the New York School of art. The...

Where:
Carrie Haddad Gallery
622 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-1915
Website »

Along His Own Lines, which opens this month at the Dorsky Museum, is the first museum survey of the works of realist painter Eugene Speicher (1883-1962) since 1963. Born in Buffalo, Speicher...

Where:
SUNY New Paltz campus
1 Hawk Dr.
New Paltz, NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

Join us from 5-7 pm on Saturday, April 12th for the Opening Reception of our "Celebrating The Beatles' 50th Anniversary" show, featuring photographs of John Lennon by Brian Hamill. The Betsy...

Cost: 0

Where:
The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
43 East Market Street
Suite 2
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
View map »

Sponsor: The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
Telephone: 845-516-4435
Contact Name: Betsy Jacaruso
Website »

Reel Expressions Youth Film Festival: Seeking Creative Pieces from Young Filmmakers   The Children’s Media Project (CMP) has announced the date of its 2nd Annual Reel Expressions Youth...

Cost: 0

Where:
Children's Media Project
42 Catharine Street
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Sponsor: Children's Media Project
Telephone: 845-485-4480
Contact Name: Nicole or MaryEllen
Website »

Nusinov, a resident of Greenwood Lake and an award-winning artist, returns this spring to teach oil painting, which will include tips and techniques for sketching.   Registration is required...

Cost: Free

Where:
Greenwood Lake Public Library
79 Waterstone Road
Greenwood Lake, NY  10925
View map »

Sponsor: Greenwood Lake Public Library
Telephone: 845-477-8377
Contact Name: Kelly Corrado
Website »

 The Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) announced that it is launching Art Worlds, a pilot after school art program for students (grades 1–12) in Spring Valley, NY. This exciting new...

Cost: 0 (FREE)

Where:
MLKMPC , EELEF, SVHS
Spring Valley
Spring Valley, NY  10977
View map »

Sponsor: RoCA & Wells Fargo Bank
Telephone: 845-821-5657
Contact Name: Julian Palmer
Website »

April 12 - July 2014 This new exhibition at The Moviehouse Studio Gallery in Millerton, NY features the exquisite and deeply moving images of photographer Francesco Mastalia. To create these...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The Moviehouse
48 Main Street
Millerton, NY  12546
View map »

Telephone: 518.789.0022
Website »

March 29 – May 11, 2014   Blechman is a modern master of all things visual whose timeless intellect and stripped-down artistry propels his enduring relevancy. He is one of the few artists...

Cost: Open to the public

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

A hip hop dance workshop taught by Anthony Molina, dancer and choreographer whose credits include 106 & Park, Bad Boys Comedy Show, 1st place at the Apollo Theater, Senior Hip Hop Arnold Classic...

Cost: Free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

Opening reception for artist April 5, 2014, 6-8pm at One Mile Gallery. Exhibit open through April 26, 2014. Neal Hollinger’s works rarely seem as if they’ve been hung on the wall. Rather,...

Cost: Free

Where:
One Mile Gallery
475 Abeel Street
Kingston, NY  12401
View map »

Telephone: 917 715 2877
Website »

Students in grades 3 through 5 and their parents read selected books and participate in a conversation about literature facilitated by Hudson City School Teacher Ellen Huemmer.

Cost: Free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

Have you ever wondered how to prepare healthy food for you and your family without feeling exhausted and overwhelmed?  Join two Board Certified Holistic Health Coaches, Karen Rigney and Alyson...

Cost: FREE

Where:
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
85 East Main Street
Mt. Kisco, NY  10549
View map »

Sponsor: Support Connection
Telephone: 914-962-6402
Contact Name: Support Connection
Website »

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute has owned a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies and coffins since purchasing them from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This...

Cost: 10; $8 for seniors and students; $6 for children under 13

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

Now 85, Secunda — a painter, sculptor, and printmaker — is especially noted for his graphic designs, which often make use of striated bands of color to represent nature scenes. Works...

Cost: $0

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Nerburgh, NY  12550
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

A selection of postcards collected by Nyack history enthusiast Robert Courtwright are on display at the Nyack Public Library. Open daily, call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Nyack Public Library
59 South Broadway
Nyack, NY  10960
View map »

Telephone: 845-358-3370
Website »

Organized by the Menil Collection of Houston, this traveling exhibit includes more than 50 pieces by Bess (1911-1977), a self-described “outsider” artist who painted abstract symbols...

Cost: $5, $3 seniors, Free under 12 years old

Where:
Neuberger Museum of Art
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY  10577
View map »

Telephone: 914-251-6100
Website »

With bold geometric shapes and vivid colors, the art created in the 1980s has an unmistakable look. But do the asymmetric lines and Day-Glo colors suggest a deeper message than simply artistic...

Where:
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

Photographs by Bianca Tanis and mixed media paintings by Liza Mills make up this exhibit. Call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Unison Arts Center
68 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-255-1559
Website »

Bronze busts of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, sculpted by Carolyn Palmer of Montgomery in Orange County, are on view. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
View map »

Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

Question: How many balloons does it take to construct a 35-foot-tall installation reminiscient of two pieces of candy corn suspended in the air? Answer: 6,000 balloons! See artist Jason...

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
Bridge Street Theatre
44 W. Bridge St.
Catskill, NY  12414
View map »

Telephone: 518-943-3400
Website »

Photos, oil paintings, watercolors, and other media are employed by a dozen local artists, who offer their interpretations of landscape views. Opening reception Apr. 5, 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours...

Cost: $0

Where:
Tivoli Artists Gallery
60 Broadway
Tivoli, NY  12583
View map »

Telephone: 845-757-2667
Website »

New Yoga Classes Opening at Path to Bliss Yoga Studio! Pleasant Valley welcomes Cynthia Glynn, ERYT-500, who will be teaching two new classes on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings: Tuesdays,...

Cost: 16 drop in

Where:
Path to Bliss Yoga
1558 Main St.
Pleasant Valley, NY  12569
View map »

Sponsor: Cynthia Glynn, ERYT500
Website »

In the visual arts, the depiction of light — emanating either from a natural or manmade source — has challenged painters, photographers, and other artists for centuries. Entitled...

Where:
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Telephone: 845-437-5632
Website »

 Selected photo images are on view at this juried exhibit, which last year received more than 250 entries from artists around the world. Wed.-Sun. 12-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
The Center for Photography
59 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY  12498
View map »

Telephone: 845-679-9957
Website »

Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

: This year, Castle Gallery’s Westchester Biennial will celebrate its eighth juried art exhibition of recent work by emerging and established Westchester County artists. Begun in 1998 in an...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The College of New Rochelle
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle, NY  10805
View map »

Telephone: 914-762-1900

Poster art advertising our country’s parks and other natural resources, created as part of FDR’s New Deal program, are juxtaposed with 50 newly designed works that reinterpret the...

Cost: 7. Children free

Where:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library &
4079 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY  12538
View map »

Telephone: 1-800-FDR-VISIT
Website »

Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-788-0100
Website »

Feb. 15-May 18: The Art of Video Games Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this exhibit traces the evolution of this unique narrative art form.  Eighty games are...

Cost: 5, $3 seniors & youth 5-16, under 5 free

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
View map »

Telephone: 914-963-4550
Website »

This two-pronged series features readings and lectures by top-shelf fiction and nonfiction writers, as well as screenings of movies that are often linked in some way to the visiting authors....

Where:
University at Albany
Albany, NY  12203

Telephone: 518-442-5620
Website »

The most traumatic time in our nation’s history is revisited in this exhibit of historical documents and other materials related to the Civil War. Included is the constitution drafted by...

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, this mostly sung-through musical chronicles life in turn-of-the-20th-century America from the perspective of three disparate groups: African-Americans,...

Where:
Westchester Broadway Theatre
1 Broadway Plaza
Elmsford, NY  10523
View map »

Telephone: 914-592-2222
Website »

Johns, a premier American artist, and printmaker Lund have had a 30-year working relationship. This exhibit highlights their collaboration with never-before-exhibited proofs, plates, and photos....

Cost: 7. $5 students & seniors. Free under 12

Where:
The Katonah Museum of Art
134 Jay Street
Katonah, NY  10536
View map »

Telephone: 914-232-9555
Website »

Start a new tradition by gathering with friends and family to celebrate Easter at Diamond Mills, the Hudson Valley’s premier dining destination. Diamond Mills offers a bountiful gourmet brunch...

Cost: Adults are $42, children 12 and under are $18 and children under 4 are free

Where:
Diamond Mills
25 South Partition Street
Saugerties, NY  12477
View map »

Telephone: 845.247.0700
Website »

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute owns a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies purchased from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This exhibit includes the mummies and...

Cost: 10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, children under 6 free

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
View map »

Telephone: 518-463-4478
Website »

The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
View map »

Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
Website »

Along His Own Lines, which opens this month at the Dorsky Museum, is the first museum survey of the works of realist painter Eugene Speicher (1883-1962) since 1963. Born in Buffalo, Speicher...

Where:
SUNY New Paltz campus
1 Hawk Dr.
New Paltz, NY
View map »

Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

Join us from 5-7 pm on Saturday, April 12th for the Opening Reception of our "Celebrating The Beatles' 50th Anniversary" show, featuring photographs of John Lennon by Brian Hamill. The Betsy...

Cost: 0

Where:
The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
43 East Market Street
Suite 2
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
View map »

Sponsor: The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
Telephone: 845-516-4435
Contact Name: Betsy Jacaruso
Website »

The four artists whose work is featured at the Carrie Haddad Gallery this month are all Under the Influence — not of some nefarious substance, but of the New York School of art. The...

Where:
Carrie Haddad Gallery
622 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-1915
Website »

Reel Expressions Youth Film Festival: Seeking Creative Pieces from Young Filmmakers   The Children’s Media Project (CMP) has announced the date of its 2nd Annual Reel Expressions Youth...

Cost: 0

Where:
Children's Media Project
42 Catharine Street
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Sponsor: Children's Media Project
Telephone: 845-485-4480
Contact Name: Nicole or MaryEllen
Website »

Just Shred It! Prevent Identity Theft Shred Event – Friday, April 25th, from 3-5pm: Protect yourself from identity theft and get rid of those old documents and folders all at one time!  Bring...

Cost: free

Where:
Marlboro Free Library
1251 Route 9W
Marlboro, NY  12542
View map »

Telephone: 845-236-7272
Website »

 The Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) announced that it is launching Art Worlds, a pilot after school art program for students (grades 1–12) in Spring Valley, NY. This exciting new...

Cost: 0 (FREE)

Where:
MLKMPC , EELEF, SVHS
Spring Valley
Spring Valley, NY  10977
View map »

Sponsor: RoCA & Wells Fargo Bank
Telephone: 845-821-5657
Contact Name: Julian Palmer
Website »

April 12 - July 2014 This new exhibition at The Moviehouse Studio Gallery in Millerton, NY features the exquisite and deeply moving images of photographer Francesco Mastalia. To create these...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The Moviehouse
48 Main Street
Millerton, NY  12546
View map »

Telephone: 518.789.0022
Website »

The Hudson Valley Fair returns for three consecutive weekends at Dutchess Stadium, featuring amusement rides, a petting zoo, pony and camel rides, illusionists, trapeze acts, classic fair food,...

Cost: $7, children under 2 free

Where:
Dutchess Stadium
1500 Rte. 9D
Wappingers Falls, NY  12590
View map »

Website »

March 29 – May 11, 2014   Blechman is a modern master of all things visual whose timeless intellect and stripped-down artistry propels his enduring relevancy. He is one of the few artists...

Cost: Open to the public

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: (518) 822-4181
Website »

This is a recertification course for BLS Healthcare provider and you must have a current BLS certification to take this abridged recertification course. Course completion results in a...

Cost: 50.00

Where:
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
45 Reade Place
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Sponsor: Health Quest Community Education
Telephone: 845-475-9742
Contact Name: Health Quest
Website »

Let springtime’s budding backdrop inspire your artistic creations.  Explore the forest, fields, and lakeshore, then practice a variety of art techniques to capture the beauty.

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
East Valley Ranch: Frost Valley YMCA
21 Straus Lane
Claryville, NY  12725
View map »

Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
Website »

Opening reception for artist April 5, 2014, 6-8pm at One Mile Gallery. Exhibit open through April 26, 2014. Neal Hollinger’s works rarely seem as if they’ve been hung on the wall. Rather,...

Cost: Free

Where:
One Mile Gallery
475 Abeel Street
Kingston, NY  12401
View map »

Telephone: 917 715 2877
Website »

Moms and dads, take a break! On the last Friday of each month, Art Adventure hosts Parents Night Out: drop off your little one for a fun-filled evening of crafts, games, pizza, and juice....

Cost: $35

Where:
Art Adventure
60 Dutch Hill Rd., Ste. 8
Orangeburg, NY  10962
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Sponsor: Art Adventure
Telephone: 845-680-6780
Contact Name: Alysson or Eric
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At his event, moderator Jenny Milchman will lead fellow authors Kelly Braffet, Carla Buckley and Therese Walsh in a conversation that examines many of our biases and assumptions about literature....

Cost: FREE

Where:
Oblong Books & Music
6422 Montgomery Street
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
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Sponsor: Oblong Books & Music
Telephone: 845-876-0500
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"Easygoing, soulful music, which calls to mind J.J. Cale, early Van Morrison, and Ben Harper" - Wall St. Journal Jonah Smith is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter based in...

Cost: 0. Donations encouraged

Where:
The Falcon
1348 Route 9W
Marlboro, NY  12542
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Telephone: 845-236-7970
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A selection of short plays, prose, and poetry by Tennessee Williams and Christopher Durang. Schedule: Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.

Cost: $20, $15 seniors & students

Where:
Saugerties Performing Arts Factory
169 Ulster Ave.
Saugerties, NY  12477
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Sponsor: Blue Horse Repertory Company
Telephone: 518-947-8248
Contact Name: Andrea Cunliff
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Perhaps best known as lead trombonist in the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Vincent Gardner is an outstanding instrumentalist and composer who’s released five albums as a leader on...

Cost: $15

Where:
Roscoe's Room at Alvin & Friends
14 Memorial Hwy
New Rochelle, NY  10801
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Sponsor: G&J Productions
Telephone: 917-536-6504
Contact Name: Jewel Kinch-Thmas
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  Directed by Paul Evoskevich Free concert – general admission seating

Cost: FREE

Where:
Massry Center for the Arts, Saint Rose
1002 Madison Ave.
Albany, NY  12208
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Telephone: 518-382-7581
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Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company travels to the Performing Arts Center at the University at Albany for the premiere of “ChoreoPhysics,” a new work inspired by the scientific principles...

Cost: $15, $10 students in advance. $5 more at door

Where:
University at Albany
Albany, NY  12201

Telephone: 518-442-3997
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A man of many talents, Carey is a stand-up comic, an actor, and a TV host — first of the improv/sketch comedy Whose Line Is It Anyway? and more recently, on The Price is Right.

Cost: $45-$55

Where:
Tarrytown Music Hall
13 Main Street
Tarrytown, NY  10591
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Telephone: 877-840-0457
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Multi-instrumentalist Marc Muller directs a Note For Note celebration capturing this important and beloved period in the Grateful Dead’s long, illustrious, and stylistically diverse career....

Cost: $18.50-$27

Where:
Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown Street
Peekskill, NY  10566
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Sponsor: Paramount Hudson Valley
Telephone: 914-739-0039
Contact Name: Paramount Hudson Valley Box Office
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Featured this month is the Roby Lakatos Ensemble. Lakatos, a Gypsy violinist from Hungary, is known for mixing classical music with jazz and traditional Hungarian tunes.

Cost: $30, $15 students

Where:
Trinity-Pawling School
700 Route 22
Pawling, NY  12564
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Telephone: 845-855-3100
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This internationally renowned ensemble performs works by Haydn, Elgar, and Beethoven.

Cost: $39

Where:
Emelin Theatre
153 Library Lane
Mamaroneck, NY  10543
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Telephone: 914-698-3054
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Improv meets musical theater in Broadway’s Next Hit Musical. This unscripted two-act show begins with a fictitious awards ceremony (think the Tonys), during which four songs from the...

Cost: $20-$28

Where:
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
30 Second Street
Troy, NY  12179
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Telephone: 518-273-0038
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The most traumatic time in our nation’s history is revisited in this exhibit of historical documents and other materials related to the Civil War. Included is the constitution drafted by...

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
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Telephone: 845-569-4997
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A selection of postcards collected by Nyack history enthusiast Robert Courtwright are on display at the Nyack Public Library. Open daily, call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Nyack Public Library
59 South Broadway
Nyack, NY  10960
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Telephone: 845-358-3370
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Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

Feb. 15-May 18: The Art of Video Games Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this exhibit traces the evolution of this unique narrative art form.  Eighty games are...

Cost: 5, $3 seniors & youth 5-16, under 5 free

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
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Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
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: This year, Castle Gallery’s Westchester Biennial will celebrate its eighth juried art exhibition of recent work by emerging and established Westchester County artists. Begun in 1998 in an...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The College of New Rochelle
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle, NY  10805
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Telephone: 914-762-1900

With bold geometric shapes and vivid colors, the art created in the 1980s has an unmistakable look. But do the asymmetric lines and Day-Glo colors suggest a deeper message than simply artistic...

Where:
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY  12561
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Telephone: 845-257-3844
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Organized by the Menil Collection of Houston, this traveling exhibit includes more than 50 pieces by Bess (1911-1977), a self-described “outsider” artist who painted abstract symbols...

Cost: $5, $3 seniors, Free under 12 years old

Where:
Neuberger Museum of Art
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY  10577
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Telephone: 914-251-6100
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Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, this mostly sung-through musical chronicles life in turn-of-the-20th-century America from the perspective of three disparate groups: African-Americans,...

Where:
Westchester Broadway Theatre
1 Broadway Plaza
Elmsford, NY  10523
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Telephone: 914-592-2222
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Johns, a premier American artist, and printmaker Lund have had a 30-year working relationship. This exhibit highlights their collaboration with never-before-exhibited proofs, plates, and photos....

Cost: 7. $5 students & seniors. Free under 12

Where:
The Katonah Museum of Art
134 Jay Street
Katonah, NY  10536
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Telephone: 914-232-9555
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Poster art advertising our country’s parks and other natural resources, created as part of FDR’s New Deal program, are juxtaposed with 50 newly designed works that reinterpret the...

Cost: 7. Children free

Where:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library &
4079 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY  12538
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Telephone: 1-800-FDR-VISIT
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In the visual arts, the depiction of light — emanating either from a natural or manmade source — has challenged painters, photographers, and other artists for centuries. Entitled...

Where:
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
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Telephone: 845-437-5632
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 Selected photo images are on view at this juried exhibit, which last year received more than 250 entries from artists around the world. Wed.-Sun. 12-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
The Center for Photography
59 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY  12498
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Telephone: 845-679-9957
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Bronze busts of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, sculpted by Carolyn Palmer of Montgomery in Orange County, are on view. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
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Telephone: 518-474-5877
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This two-pronged series features readings and lectures by top-shelf fiction and nonfiction writers, as well as screenings of movies that are often linked in some way to the visiting authors....

Where:
University at Albany
Albany, NY  12203

Telephone: 518-442-5620
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Question: How many balloons does it take to construct a 35-foot-tall installation reminiscient of two pieces of candy corn suspended in the air? Answer: 6,000 balloons! See artist Jason...

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
Bridge Street Theatre
44 W. Bridge St.
Catskill, NY  12414
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Telephone: 518-943-3400
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Photos, oil paintings, watercolors, and other media are employed by a dozen local artists, who offer their interpretations of landscape views. Opening reception Apr. 5, 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours...

Cost: $0

Where:
Tivoli Artists Gallery
60 Broadway
Tivoli, NY  12583
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Telephone: 845-757-2667
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Now 85, Secunda — a painter, sculptor, and printmaker — is especially noted for his graphic designs, which often make use of striated bands of color to represent nature scenes. Works...

Cost: $0

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Nerburgh, NY  12550
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Telephone: 845-569-4997
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Photographs by Bianca Tanis and mixed media paintings by Liza Mills make up this exhibit. Call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Unison Arts Center
68 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY  12561
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Telephone: 845-255-1559
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Adams, who lives in Athens, exhibits recently completed oil paintings that often juxtapose human figures with abstract forms. Thurs.-Mon. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. & by appt.

Cost: $0

Where:
John Davis Gallery
362 1/2 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: 518-828-5907
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GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute has owned a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies and coffins since purchasing them from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This...

Cost: 10; $8 for seniors and students; $6 for children under 13

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-463-4478
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  Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation 5K Run/Walk and 1 mile kids run. Saturday, April 26, 2014. 10 AM 1 mile run for kids (4-12 years old). 10:30 AM 5K start (all ages). Tymor Park,...

Cost: 5K - $25 ($35 race day). 1 mile kids: FREE if pre-registered ($10 race day)

Where:
Tymor Park
249 Duncan Road
LaGrangeville, NY  12540
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Sponsor: Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club (MHRRC)
Telephone: 845-452-2049
Contact Name: Bob Kopac
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To celebrate Earth Day — and help inspire the community to help keep Newburgh clean and green — Safe Harbors of the Hudson is hosting its fourth annual Newburgh Community Cleanup....

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
Safe Harbors of the Hudson
111 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
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Telephone: 845-784-1110
Contact Name: June Henley
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This course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED and relieve choking in a safe,...

Cost: 75.00

Where:
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
45 Reade Place
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
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Sponsor: Health Quest Community Education
Telephone: 845-475-9742
Contact Name: Health Quest
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The new exhibit,  “Standing in Two Worlds: Iroquois in 2014”, showcases Iroquois art which explores contemporary issues including the environment, the digital/disposable age, the impact of...

Cost: $8 adults. $5 children

Where:
Iroquois Indian Museum
324 Caverns Road
Howes Cave, NY  12092
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Sponsor: Iroquois Indian Museum
Telephone: 518-296-8949
Contact Name: Kathy Condon
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10 TH ANNUAL Saturday April 26th, 10-5Treat Yourself to a Day of Healing.     For less than $1 a minute we have, Massage, Tarot, Crystals, Reiki, Astrology, Spiritual Counseling, Chakra...

Cost: Free admission

Where:
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskil
320 Sawkill Rd.
Kingston, NY  12401
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Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills
Telephone: (845) 518-5947
Contact Name: Heather MacLean
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Please join us rain or shine for Lyndhurst Family Fun Day weekend. A two day family event with LEGO exhibitions by local children in Lyndhurst mansion. Build your own LEGO sculpture in our...

Cost: $9 Adults, $7 Children 4-11, under 3 are free

Where:
Lyndhurst
635 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY  10591
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Sponsor: Lyndhurst
Telephone: 914-631-4481
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Start a new tradition by gathering with friends and family to celebrate Easter at Diamond Mills, the Hudson Valley’s premier dining destination. Diamond Mills offers a bountiful gourmet brunch...

Cost: Adults are $42, children 12 and under are $18 and children under 4 are free

Where:
Diamond Mills
25 South Partition Street
Saugerties, NY  12477
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Telephone: 845.247.0700
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Extraterrestrial creatures are taking over Pine Bush! But don’t worry, they come in peace. Folks dressed in alien costumes march down Main Street in the town’s annual parade;...

Where:
Pine Bush
Main Street
Pine Bush, NY  12566
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GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute owns a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies purchased from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This exhibit includes the mummies and...

Cost: 10, $8 seniors & students, $6 children under 13, children under 6 free

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-463-4478
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Saturdays, 10:30am Adult & Teen drum, 11:30am Dance January 11, 18, 25; February 1, (no sessions February 8, 15, 22); March – June 14, 2014 Everybody drum, everybody dance! A weekly...

Cost: $5 Adults; 18 and Under Free

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: (518) 822-4181
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Learn the basics of the Meisner Method from a protégé of the Master himself who has put this technique to work in all forms of entertainment with great success. Stepping up...

Cost: 395

Where:
Willy Gilly Productions
222 Greenwich Ave.
Goshen, NY  10924
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8th Annual Beacon Barks Parade and Street Festival Animal Shelter Appreciation Day Saturday, April 26 10:30 AM - 3 PM West End of Main Street Beacon, NY 12508 Participants: More than...

Cost: Free

Where:
Beacon, New York
West End of Main Street
Beacon , NY  12508
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Sponsor: Dutchess County SPCA/Beacon Barkery
Telephone: 845-440-7652
Contact Name: Libby Faison
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  NYC-based folk/rock singer-songwriter Alice Brightsky performs at Taste Budd’s Cafe on Saturday April 26th, at 1:00pm. Brightsky has “the emotive important and lyrical punch of Miranda...

Cost: Free

Where:
Taste Budd's Cafe
40 W Market St.
Red Hook, NY  12571
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Sponsor: Effective Immediately PR
Telephone: 212.777.6727
Contact Name: Beatrice Bugnosen
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The four artists whose work is featured at the Carrie Haddad Gallery this month are all Under the Influence — not of some nefarious substance, but of the New York School of art. The...

Where:
Carrie Haddad Gallery
622 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: 518-828-1915
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Along His Own Lines, which opens this month at the Dorsky Museum, is the first museum survey of the works of realist painter Eugene Speicher (1883-1962) since 1963. Born in Buffalo, Speicher...

Where:
SUNY New Paltz campus
1 Hawk Dr.
New Paltz, NY
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Telephone: 845-257-3844
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Join us from 5-7 pm on Saturday, April 12th for the Opening Reception of our "Celebrating The Beatles' 50th Anniversary" show, featuring photographs of John Lennon by Brian Hamill. The Betsy...

Cost: 0

Where:
The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
43 East Market Street
Suite 2
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
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Sponsor: The Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery
Telephone: 845-516-4435
Contact Name: Betsy Jacaruso
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Some of Dr. Seuss’s most memorable characters meet up in this delightful musical. The Cat in the Hat narrates the story of JoJo (who wants to express his creativity); Miss Gertrude McFuzz...

Cost: $13

Where:
The Emelin Theatre
15 Library Lane
Mamaroneck, NY  10543
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Telephone: 914-698-3045
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TAP New York is 17! What once was a gathering of a hundred or so beer-drinkers and craft brewers has now blossomed into the self-proclaimed “largest and longest-running craft beer festival...

Cost: $56-$68 early rate, $62-72 at door, $105 two-day pass, $20 designated drivers

Where:
Hunter Mountain
64 Klein Avenue
Hunter, NY  12442
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Telephone: 518-263-4223
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Get ready to get moving at this fun-filled afternoon of family fitness events at Ridge Hill! Activities include agility training by House of Sports, cheerleading and gymnastics demos by...

Cost: Free

Where:
Westchester's Ridge Hill
1 Ridge Hill Blvd
Yonkers, NY  10710
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Sponsor: Westchester's Ridge Hill
Telephone: 914-207-2900
Contact Name: Laura Dolan
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Reel Expressions Youth Film Festival: Seeking Creative Pieces from Young Filmmakers   The Children’s Media Project (CMP) has announced the date of its 2nd Annual Reel Expressions Youth...

Cost: 0

Where:
Children's Media Project
42 Catharine Street
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
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Sponsor: Children's Media Project
Telephone: 845-485-4480
Contact Name: Nicole or MaryEllen
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A benefit for the Lawrence F. Hickey Center for Child Development in the Bronx. When: Saturday April 26 2014 1:00 PM Reception and Performance Where: 1 East 91st Street, New York, NY...

Cost: visit www.astorservices.org for more details

Where:
1 East 91st Street
New York, NY  10128
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James Levine conducts the first Live in HD performance of Mozart’s barbed romance Così fan tutte. Lesley Koenig’s sleek production will star Susanna Phillips and Isabel...

Cost: 19 children, $24 member, $26 adult

Where:
UPAC
601 Broadway
Kingston, NY  12401
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Telephone: 845-331-1613
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April 12 - July 2014 This new exhibition at The Moviehouse Studio Gallery in Millerton, NY features the exquisite and deeply moving images of photographer Francesco Mastalia. To create these...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The Moviehouse
48 Main Street
Millerton, NY  12546
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Telephone: 518.789.0022
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The Hudson Valley Fair returns for three consecutive weekends at Dutchess Stadium, featuring amusement rides, a petting zoo, pony and camel rides, illusionists, trapeze acts, classic fair food,...

Cost: $7, children under 2 free

Where:
Dutchess Stadium
1500 Rte. 9D
Wappingers Falls, NY  12590
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March 29 – May 11, 2014   Blechman is a modern master of all things visual whose timeless intellect and stripped-down artistry propels his enduring relevancy. He is one of the few artists...

Cost: Open to the public

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: (518) 822-4181
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Opening reception for artist April 5, 2014, 6-8pm at One Mile Gallery. Exhibit open through April 26, 2014. Neal Hollinger’s works rarely seem as if they’ve been hung on the wall. Rather,...

Cost: Free

Where:
One Mile Gallery
475 Abeel Street
Kingston, NY  12401
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Telephone: 917 715 2877
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Reach Out Church of Hyde Park is offering a ten week series of services called Recharge geared towards college students and young adults to hear and experience the good news of Christ in a new...

Cost: Free

Where:
Reach Out Church ANNEX
241 Crum Elbow Road
Hyde Park, NY  12538
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Telephone: 845-229-6080
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Let springtime’s budding backdrop inspire your artistic creations.  Explore the forest, fields, and lakeshore, then practice a variety of art techniques to capture the beauty.

Cost: Contact info@frostvalley.org

Where:
East Valley Ranch: Frost Valley YMCA
21 Straus Lane
Claryville, NY  12725
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Sponsor: Frost Valley YMCA
Telephone: 845-985-2291
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Bestselling author William D. Cohan, whose reporting and writing have been hailed as “gripping” (the New York Times), “authoritative” (the Washington Post), and “seductively...

Cost: FREE

Where:
Oblong Books & Music
6422 Montgomery Street
Rhinebeck, NY  12572
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Sponsor: Oblong Books & Music
Telephone: 845-876-0500
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Quirky composer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Hearst — along with a five-piece band — performs his composition, Songs for Unusual Creatures, at the Hudson Opera House. This...

Cost: $18, $10 children

Where:
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
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Telephone: 518-822-1438
Website »

A selection of short plays, prose, and poetry by Tennessee Williams and Christopher Durang. Schedule: Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.

Cost: $20, $15 seniors & students

Where:
Saugerties Performing Arts Factory
169 Ulster Ave.
Saugerties, NY  12477
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Sponsor: Blue Horse Repertory Company
Telephone: 518-947-8248
Contact Name: Andrea Cunliff
Website »

In celebration of its 2oth anniversary, the Hudon Valley Bluegrass Association will present the Gibson Brothers in concert Saturday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Epicscopal Church in...

Cost: advance tickets: $20, HVBA members; $25, nonmembers

Where:
Christ Episcopal Church
20 Carroll Street
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
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Sponsor: Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association
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In celebration of its twentieth anniversary, the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association will present award-winning bluegrass duo The Gibson Brothers in concert 7:30 Saturday, April 26, at Christ...

Cost: $25 to $30

Where:
, NY

Swear and Shake is quickly rising on the music scene; they’ve toured with The Lumineers, Delta Rae and more, and have played festivals like Governors Ball, SXSW and Mountain Jam. Their...

Cost: $16

Where:
The Purple Crayon
52 Main St
Hastings on Hudson, NY  10706
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Telephone: 914-231-9077
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This gravity-defying troupe performs modern dance with off-the-ground elements; its members cut their theatrical teeth with Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil, and other marquee ensembles.

Cost: $22, $20 seniors, $16 children under 13

Where:
Westchester Community College
75 Grasslands Road
Valhalla, NY  10595
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Telephone: 914-606-6600
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Once best-known as the front man for The Push Stars, Chris Trapper is now probably better known for his original song, This Time, the #1 selling tune on the Grammy nominated soundtrack...

Cost: 17.50 advance/$22.50 at door

Where:
The Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main St.
Beacon, NY  12508
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Telephone: 845-855-1300
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A selection of postcards collected by Nyack history enthusiast Robert Courtwright are on display at the Nyack Public Library. Open daily, call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Nyack Public Library
59 South Broadway
Nyack, NY  10960
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Telephone: 845-358-3370
Website »

Organized by the Menil Collection of Houston, this traveling exhibit includes more than 50 pieces by Bess (1911-1977), a self-described “outsider” artist who painted abstract symbols...

Cost: $5, $3 seniors, Free under 12 years old

Where:
Neuberger Museum of Art
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY  10577
View map »

Telephone: 914-251-6100
Website »

Now 85, Secunda — a painter, sculptor, and printmaker — is especially noted for his graphic designs, which often make use of striated bands of color to represent nature scenes. Works...

Cost: $0

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Nerburgh, NY  12550
View map »

Telephone: 845-569-4997
Website »

With bold geometric shapes and vivid colors, the art created in the 1980s has an unmistakable look. But do the asymmetric lines and Day-Glo colors suggest a deeper message than simply artistic...

Where:
Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-257-3844
Website »

 Selected photo images are on view at this juried exhibit, which last year received more than 250 entries from artists around the world. Wed.-Sun. 12-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
The Center for Photography
59 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY  12498
View map »

Telephone: 845-679-9957
Website »

In the visual arts, the depiction of light — emanating either from a natural or manmade source — has challenged painters, photographers, and other artists for centuries. Entitled...

Where:
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY  12601
View map »

Telephone: 845-437-5632
Website »

Photos, oil paintings, watercolors, and other media are employed by a dozen local artists, who offer their interpretations of landscape views. Opening reception Apr. 5, 6-8 p.m. Gallery hours...

Cost: $0

Where:
Tivoli Artists Gallery
60 Broadway
Tivoli, NY  12583
View map »

Telephone: 845-757-2667
Website »

Bronze busts of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, sculpted by Carolyn Palmer of Montgomery in Orange County, are on view. Tues.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Cost: $0

Where:
New York State Museum
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY  12201
View map »

Telephone: 518-474-5877
Website »

Adams, who lives in Athens, exhibits recently completed oil paintings that often juxtapose human figures with abstract forms. Thurs.-Mon. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. & by appt.

Cost: $0

Where:
John Davis Gallery
362 1/2 Warren Street
Hudson, NY  12534
View map »

Telephone: 518-828-5907
Website »

Photographs by Bianca Tanis and mixed media paintings by Liza Mills make up this exhibit. Call for hours.

Cost: $0

Where:
Unison Arts Center
68 Mountain Rest Road
New Paltz, NY  12561
View map »

Telephone: 845-255-1559
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Question: How many balloons does it take to construct a 35-foot-tall installation reminiscient of two pieces of candy corn suspended in the air? Answer: 6,000 balloons! See artist Jason...

Cost: $0 (FREE)

Where:
Bridge Street Theatre
44 W. Bridge St.
Catskill, NY  12414
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Telephone: 518-943-3400
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Braves Travel Baseball is seeking competitive players 7-14 years old for for Spring, Summer, and Fall Baseball. Contact Gordon A. Moccio 845-667-4289 or go to kentbraves.com for more...

Cost: Vary

Where:
, NY

: This year, Castle Gallery’s Westchester Biennial will celebrate its eighth juried art exhibition of recent work by emerging and established Westchester County artists. Begun in 1998 in an...

Cost: FREE

Where:
The College of New Rochelle
29 Castle Place
New Rochelle, NY  10805
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Telephone: 914-762-1900

GE Presents: The Mystery of the Albany Mummies The institute has owned a pair of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummies and coffins since purchasing them from the Cairo Museum in 1909. This...

Cost: 10; $8 for seniors and students; $6 for children under 13

Where:
Albany Institute of History & Art
125 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY
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Telephone: 518-463-4478
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This two-pronged series features readings and lectures by top-shelf fiction and nonfiction writers, as well as screenings of movies that are often linked in some way to the visiting authors....

Where:
University at Albany
Albany, NY  12203

Telephone: 518-442-5620
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Feb. 15-May 18: The Art of Video Games Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this exhibit traces the evolution of this unique narrative art form.  Eighty games are...

Cost: 5, $3 seniors & youth 5-16, under 5 free

Where:
Hudson River Museum
511 Warburton Ave.
Yonkers, NY
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Telephone: 914-963-4550
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Thru July: Art at the Core Subtitled “The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance, and Technology,” this 10-month-long exhibit features works by two dozen contemporary...

Where:
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
1701 Main St.
Peekskill, NY
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Telephone: 914-788-0100
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Johns, a premier American artist, and printmaker Lund have had a 30-year working relationship. This exhibit highlights their collaboration with never-before-exhibited proofs, plates, and photos....

Cost: 7. $5 students & seniors. Free under 12

Where:
The Katonah Museum of Art
134 Jay Street
Katonah, NY  10536
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Telephone: 914-232-9555
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Based on the novel by E.L. Doctorow, this mostly sung-through musical chronicles life in turn-of-the-20th-century America from the perspective of three disparate groups: African-Americans,...

Where:
Westchester Broadway Theatre
1 Broadway Plaza
Elmsford, NY  10523
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Telephone: 914-592-2222
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The most traumatic time in our nation’s history is revisited in this exhibit of historical documents and other materials related to the Civil War. Included is the constitution drafted by...

Where:
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
94 Broadway
Newburgh, NY  12550
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Telephone: 845-569-4997
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Poster art advertising our country’s parks and other natural resources, created as part of FDR’s New Deal program, are juxtaposed with 50 newly designed works that reinterpret the...

Cost: 7. Children free

Where:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library &
4079 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY  12538
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Telephone: 1-800-FDR-VISIT
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