The first annual Downtown Upstate Festival will bring the best of NYC downtown theater to the Hudson Valley from Sept. 7 - 22, 2024 and feature three different shows at two different venues over three consecutive weekends. The festival is presented by Ancram Center for the Arts and The Stissing Center for Arts & Culture,

Brazzucas Brazilian Market, Espetinho Carioca, and MassDevelopment’s Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Partners are thrilled to announce the first-ever Brazilian Day Celebration in Downtown Pittsfield. This vibrant event will honor Brazilian culture and Brazilian Independence Day on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 2-9 PM. The celebration, inspired by the grand Brazilian Day festivities in New York City, brings

Shaker Museum's own Director of Library and Collections Jerry Grant and Programs and Outreach Manager Sarah Van Buren will be joining colleagues from South Street Seaport Museum, Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, and Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic for an engaging panel discussion on Sunday, September 8, at 2:00 pm, on the 1885 Tall Ship Wavertree. Drawing inspiration from the 250th anniversary

A year and a half in the making, Turley is delighted to present Specificities, an exhibition of Evan Halter’s newest body of work.  Turley presents Seats for Everyone, a show in which artist Kristen Mills has assembled an interactive and immersive installation abundant in humor, absurdity, and, yes, chairs. Mills’ installation evokes the feeling that one

CRADLED Opening Sunday, September 15, from 12:00-2:00 PM. Kinderhook Knitting Mill 8 Hudson St., 2nd Fl. Kinderhook, NY Fridays and Saturdays: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Sundays: 11:00 AM-4:00 PM No tickets or advance reservations are required. Shaker Museum's fall exhibition: CRADLED, a collaboration with artist Suzanne Bocanegra and actor Frances McDormand. The exhibition opens on Sunday, September 15, with an opening celebration

This month, we'll be collaborating with our friends at Kite's Nest in Hudson. Join us at their community garden at 58 North Front Street on Tuesday, September 17, from 5:00-7:30 pm. The Fix-It Picnic is a free monthly community gathering featuring textile reuse, mending, upcycling, and crafting. All ages and skill levels are invited, and the LikeMindedObjects team will be on hand

Hudson Valley, NY – Farm and Field, a unique space blending art, nature, and agriculture, is thrilled to announce its fall workshop series. Founded by Jill Duffy, a multifaceted artist and grower known for her work with handmade natural pigments, Farm and Field offers an inspiring environment for creativity and learning on its 210-acre active

The wildly popular, multicultural Portland collective drops in during its 30th anniversary tour. Classical, pop, jazz—it’s all part of the band’s heady, progressive mix.

If begging door to door isn’t your jam, consider getting spooked via this drive-thru experience. Or better yet, walk it, during October 25’s Friday Night Fright fest. bethelwoodscenter.org

Gourmands will make a beeline for the “botanical bakery” offering bisque, chili and sweets, others the obstacle course, hayrides and scores of craft booths.

Got up in period garb, professional storyteller David Neilsen provides chills and background deets in this family-friendly half-hour retelling, capped off by activities and treats.

Local equestrian/yogini Jennifer Cohen Harper joins the 13 Hands Equine Rescue team to introduce tyros to the joys of interacting with equines, not necessarily while astride them.