NINE CHEFS, ONE TABLE DINNER
2024-09-01 16:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | NY
For the second year, Chef Einat Admony is hosting “Nine Chefs, One Table,” a dinner to benefit the James Beard Foundation. Joining Chef Einat in the kitchen this year are Chefs Amanda Freitag, Esther Choi, Ilan Hall, Gabriele Bertaccini, TJ Steele, Bricia Lopez, Shenarri Freeman, and Miriam Milord. Additionally, Christopher Weathered, the chef/co-owner of local restaurant Mill and Main (in Kerhonkson), will be returning for a second year to serve hors d’oeuvre during cocktail hour, alongside Chef Chris Ratel, a legendary private chef and caterer, as well as Chef Ariela Hazan from Ariela’s Moroccan Dinner, who will be making Moroccan Cigars. (See a recap from last year’s exciting dinner here)
Where: A private residence in Kerhonkson, NY 12446; the exact address will be announced the week before the dinner

THE BEST OF NYC’S INDEPENDENT THEATER SCENE COMES TO THE HUDSON VALLEY WITH THE FIRST ANNUAL DOWNTOWN UPSTATE FESTIVAL SEPT. 7-22
2024-09-07 00:00 - 2024-09-22 00:00 | Ancram Center For The Arts , 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, NY, 12502, United States
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, and produced by Soho Think Tank with funding from the New York State Council for the Arts.
Downtown Upstate marks a new chapter for Soho Think Tank’s Artistic Director Robert Lyons, who recently wound down operations of the legendary New Ohio Theatre in Manhattan’s West Village after more than 30 years as Artistic Director. Lyons actively expanded the boundaries of what theatre is, how it’s made, and who makes it. Projects developed, presented, and produced by New Ohio have gone on to garner multiple Drama Desk awards and nominations, Obie Awards, Edinburgh Audience First Awards, national and international tours, and Off-Broadway productions. Under Robert’s artistic leadership, New Ohio was honored with two Obie Awards for sustained artistic achievement and was widely recognized as an indispensable pillar of the NYC downtown theatre community. At the same time, Robert was also Creative Director at Sarah Lawrence College from 2011-2021. He continues now as Artistic Director of Soho Think Tank.
The Festival schedule and venues are:
Ancram Center for the Arts: 9/7 – 7pm; 9/8 – 3pm
La Musica Deuxième
Written by Marguerite Duras
Directed by Jessica Burr
Tickets: ancramcenter.org
Ancram Center for the Arts: 9/14 – 7pm; 9/15 – 3pm
Puzzling Evidence [Note to Media: No Reviews, Please]
Written & Directed by Robert Lyons
Composed & Musical Direction by Rhys Tivey
Tickets: ancramcenter.org
The Stissing Center for Arts & Culture: 9/21 – 7pm; 9/22 – 3pm
Plays
Written by Gertrude Stein
Performed by David Greenspan
Tickets: thestissingcenter.org
Free Workshop
Performing the Real: Solo and Alternative Performance

Downtown Upstate will offer a free two-part Solo Performance Workshop at The Stissing Center for local residents, led by renown performance artist Lenora Champagne. Participants must register for both sessions. To register contact rlyons@sohothinktank.org.

Participants will create a short solo performance and learn strategies for structuring larger pieces with exercises that engage the body, imagination and memory. Contemporary experiences, classic characters, and social concerns are integrated in a way that foregrounds each actor’s individual voice, rhythm, and dynamics. The process involves improvisation (movement and text) and re-working material.

Workshop Dates:
Wed. 9/11 – 4-6pm
Wed. 9/18 –4-6pm

Brazilian Day Celebration in Pittsfield on Saturday, September 7th, 2024
2024-09-07 14:00 - 21:00 | Brazzucas Brazilian Market And Espetinho Carioca , 75 North Street, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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 a piece of this cultural experience to Pittsfield. The event kicks off at 2 PM at Brazzucas Brazilian Market (75 North Street) with a performance by Marcelo Santos. The main event begins at 5 PM at the intersection of Market Street and North Street, featuring The Berkshire Bateria, and Berkshire Brazil. The evening will conclude with a set by Quarteto de Samba from 7-9 PM at Espetinho Carioca (48 B North Street). Hot Plate Brewing will also be serving beverages outside from 5-7 PM.
Event Highlights:
● The Berkshire Bateria: A dynamic troupe of musicians performing samba rhythms on traditional Brazilian percussion instruments.
● Berkshire Brazil: A São Paulo native, Luana Dias David has performed worldwide and brings a blend of Salsa, Samba, Capoeira, and Classic Ballet to
the stage.
● Quarteto de Samba: Founded by Brazilian musician Tarcisio Ramos (Taz), this group features Bossa Nova, Jazz, Choro, and Samba, with performances by talented artists including Sam Stouffer, Jean-Gathright, and Henry Davidson.
● Marcelo Santos Music
Berkshire County’s Brazilian and Latin American immigrant population is growing, and this event aims to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month by sharing vibrant music, dance, and food with the community. It also seeks to foster a sense of belonging and create opportunities for new Brazilian businesses and artists.

The Shaker Experience and the Broader Immigrant Story at South Street Seaport Museum on September 8
2024-09-08 14:00 | South Street Seaport Museum , 12 Fulton Street, New York, NY, 10038, United States
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 of the Shakers arriving in New York City in 1774, as well as the journey of over six million immigrants who passed the 1908 lightship Ambrose on their way into New York Harbor, the panel will discuss the Shaker experience and the broader immigrant story. We’ll also delve into the surprising commonalities among the many waves of immigrants who have come to New York City in search of a new life.
Please note: Advance registration is encouraged for this free panel but walkups will be accommodated as possible. Access to Wavertree involves climbing a few stairs, walking up an angled gangway, and descending a few stairs onto the deck. The lower decks are accessible via stairs, while the upper deck requires navigating steep ladder-like stairs.

Turley presents two new exhibitions, Specificities and Seats for Everyone
2024-09-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Turley Gallery , 609 Warren Street, 2nd Floor, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
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 might get playing in a large box as a child. Bringing us into her imagination using cardboard and video, she blurs the lines between reality and fantasy.

CRADLED opens Sunday, September 15
2024-09-15 12:00 - 14:00 | Cradled , 8 Hudson St., 2nd Fl, Kinderhook, NY, 12106, United States
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 from 12:00-2:00 pm. Keep an eye out — we will share more information as the event draws closer.

Fix-It Picnic at Kite's Nest on September 17
2024-09-17 17:00 - 19:30 | Kite’s Nest , 58 North Front Street, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
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 with supplies, tools, and recommendations. While this gathering is entirely free, it’s helpful for us to know how many people we’ll be expecting. Please register by clicking the button below.
The Fix-It Picnic is presented with support from The Spark of Hudson.

Farm and Field Announces Fall Workshop Series: Connect with Art and Nature
2024-09-28 00:00 - 2024-10-19 00:00 | NY
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 farm in Chatham, NY.
Workshop Highlights:
This fall, Farm and Field presents a variety of workshops designed to inspire and connect participants to nature. These workshops are perfect for anyone looking to deepen or explore artistic skills, connect with nature, and enjoy the beauty of the Hudson Valley. Participants will learn to responsibly forage and gather natural materials while walking the farm and fields, enjoy a farm-to-table lunch, and engage in hands-on work with Jill in the barn studio. Early registration is recommended due to limited spots.
Botanical Ink Making

Date: Saturday, September 28, 10-4 PM
Fee: $285.00
Description: Discover the process of creating inks from plants and flowers found and grown in the Hudson Valley. Learn about different plants and techniques to then produce vibrant, natural inks to take home with you.

Indigo Fresh Leaf Dying and Flower Pounding

Date: Saturday, October 5, 10-3 PM
Fee: $225.00, including materials
Description: In collaboration with fiber artist and natural dyer Laura Berkowitz Gilbert of Tocco Studio, discover the magic of fresh indigo and flower pounding. Dye your own silk bandanna with a beautiful range of turquoise hues and learn Tatakizome, the Japanese leaf pounding technique to design a cotton tote using foraged botanicals.

Earth Pigments & Paint Making

Date: Saturday, October 19, 10-4 PM
Fee: $285.00
Description: Explore the art of making paints from soil, rocks and clay. Participants will gain insight into sourcing and processing natural materials into pigment and then mull into their own paints.

Customize a Workshop In addition to scheduled workshops, Farm and Field offers bespoke one-on-one or small group workshops tailored to individual experience levels and interests, available for all ages.
All workshops include a foraging walk and a farm-to-table lunch.

Pink Martini featuring China Forbes
2024-10-11 | The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center , 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
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.

4th Annual Peace, Love and Pumpkins
2024-10-11 00:00 - 2024-10-27 00:00 | Bethel Woods Center For The Arts , 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY, 12720, United States
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

Harvest Festival
2024-10-12 - 2024-10-13 | Berkshire Botanical Gardens , 5 W Stockbridge Rd, Stockbridge, MA, 01262, United States
Gourmands will make a beeline for the “botanical bakery” offering bisque, chili and
sweets, others the obstacle course, hayrides and scores of craft booths.

Legend of Sleepy Hollow Family Storytelling Event
2024-10-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Hudson Valley Writers Center , 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow, NY, 10591, United States
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.

Healing with Horses
2024-10-13 - 2024-10-18 | Omega Institute , 150 Lake Dr, Rhinebeck, NY, 12572, United States
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.

FilmColumbia 2024
2024-10-17 00:00 - 2024-10-18 00:00 | Crandell Theatre , 48 Main Street, Chatham, NY, 12037, United States
This year’s festival, honoring Emmy-nominated actor and area resident Walton Goggins, will feature 47 exceptional new films and shorts you won’t see in wide release until later this fall and winter, including:

Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen’s WWII drama, Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan

Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language film, The Room Next Door, starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore

The American premiere of Endurance, the latest film from Oscar-winning couple Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Meru, Free Solo, Nyad), edited and co-produced by area resident Bob Eisenhardt

Award-winning director Andrea Arnold’s Bird, starring Oscar-nominated Barry Keoghan

Walton Goggins’ latest film, The Uninvited, written and directed by his wife, Nadia Conners, and featuring Pedro Pascal

Stay tuned for the full 2024 program guide, available at crandelltheatre.org/filmcolumbia in late September.

Film Columbia 2024 Schedule
2024-10-18 - 2024-10-27 | Crandell Theatre , 48 Main Street, Chatham, NY, 12037, United States
Click the link below to view the 2024 Film Columbia schedule!
https://crandelltheatre.org/filmcolumbia/schedule/

Sheep and Wool Festival
2024-10-19 - 2024-10-20 | Dutchess County Fairgrounds , 6636 US-9, Rhinebeck, NY, 12572, United States
Cottagecore enthusiasts can sign up for workshops ranging from fiber crafts (felted
pumpkins) to basket-weaving and spoon-carving. Unmissable: the livestock demos,
including “leaping llamas.”

Transylvanian Dance: Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri
2024-10-20 | The Local , 16 John Street, Saugerties, NY, 12477, United States
Kids are born fauvists, and Béla Bartók Bartok’s wild music can leave them classical-
curious. At this family-friendly show, Romanian pianist Lucian Ban and US violist Mat
Maneri promise to riff and transport.

Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival
2024-10-20 | Beacon Sloop Club , 2 Red Flynn Dr, Beacon, NY, 12508, United States
Fresh from a bracing free sail aboard the Woody Guthrie, dive into hot pumpkin soup
and fresh-baked pie while taking in live music emanating from two solar-powered
stages.

The 27th Annual Rosendale International Pickle Festival
2024-10-20 | Rosedale Pickle Festival , 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz, NY, 12561, United States
Test your pickle face with the Pickle Triathlon (eating, juice-drinking, tossing). Among
the more esoteric offerings from 100-odd vendors: pickle empanadas, pasta, cupcakes
and ice cream.

Halloween Haunts & Happenings
2024-10-25 - 2024-10-27 | Mohonk Mountain House , 1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, NY, 12561, United States
The endless corridors of this sprawling 1869 resort can be Shining-scary in their own
right. Throw in “ghostly games,” an escape room mystery, and a Monster Mash Party for
kids, and every generation will be appropriately amused and spooked.

Centuries
2024-10-25 - 2024-11-03 | Ancram Center For The Arts , 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, NY, 12502, United States
Conceived by playwright Kate Douglas, composer Matthew Dean Marsh, and singer
Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez, this immersive folk/chamber/soul concert addresses the
relational challenges of a changing world.

Haunted Mill
2024-10-26 19:00 - 23:00 | Maxon Mills , 37 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic, New York, 12592, United States
Every fall, the arts nonprofit, lodged in a towering grain elevator, invites creators to
engage in a “terrible takeover” of its galleries. On Saturday night, the gathering segues
into a Monster’s Ball at the nearby Lantern Inn.

Children & Families: Knot Tower
2024-10-27 | Storm King Art Center , 1 Museum Rd, New Windsor, NY, 12553, United States
The arts park invites families to improvise a tall, collaborative sculpture by knotting
colorful swatches. If captivated, head back November 10 to go horizontal with a woven
canopy.

The Capitol Fools
2024-11-01 | Barvadon , 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601, United States
The timing couldn’t be better to catch the irreverent successors of the Capitol Steps
(1981-2020). These “equal-opportunity offenders” promise song parodies and assorted
“foolish reflections.”

Gestalt New York presents Taking a Break, an exhibition by Danish artist, Stine Maria Aalykke
2024-11-02 - 2024-12-08 | Gestalt New York , 614 Warren Street, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Hudson, New York – Gestalt New York, in collaboration with Danish artist, Stine Maria Aalykke from CAN Family, presents “Taking a Break,” a new series of portraits portraying moments of pause. Artist and illustrator Stine is fascinated with how the world works today. Everybody everywhere seems to be busy. When and how do people take a break with all that’s going on – physically and mentally, socially and personally, online and offline? For her new portrait series, Stine challenges this contemplation by portraying a simple moment, a person, a feeling – nothing more, nothing less. The viewer is left to do the same. Gestalt New York will present this series at their Hudson Showroom beginning with an opening event on Saturday, October 12th. Stine will be present, and the portraits will be available for purchase through November 10th. “With the desire to be present in the moment, I explore the sense of calm and peace, an elusive time-out moment through my series of portraits,” remarks Stine. “Surrounded by a hectic pace, high expectations and constant change, I depict the contrast to the world today – stop, breathe and just be”
Based in Copenhagen, CAN Family is known for colors and a playful mind. For more than 10 years Stine has been running the family-owned well-known gallery and record store, CAN Family. Together with her family she has created a fun and unpretentious universe and a cornucopia of color and form, music and magic.

Opening Invitation: CAN Family Exhibition
2024-11-02 17:00 - 19:00 | Gestalt New York , 614 Warren Street, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
A series of 12 portraits by Danish artist and illustrator Stine Maria Aalykke will be at our Hudson showroom, alongside new furniture designs from brands like Fogia, Mazo, DK3, and Grazia and Co

Power Full Because We’re Different
2024-11-03 | MASS MoCA , 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, 01247, United States
Indigenous artist Jeffrey Gibson takes over Building 5 (big as a football field) to
showcase reconceived Ghost Dance regalia, a “two spirit” video tribute and more.

Anita Kunz Original Sisters: Portraits of Tenacity and Courage
2024-11-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Norman Rockwell Museum , 9 Glendale Road Route 183, Stockbridge, MA, 01262, United States
1 pm Welcome & Introduction ~ Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director/CEO
Exhibition Overview with illustrator Anita Kunz and NRM’s Curator of Exhibitions Jane Dini
1:15 pm Gallery Walk/Exhibition Highlights with Anita Kunz & Jane Dini
2 pm Informal Q&A/Chat with the artist and curator

Anita Kunz: Original Sisters, Portraits of Tenacity and Courage
2024-11-09 | Norman Rockwell Museum , 9 Glendale Road Route 183, Stockbridge, MA, 01262, United States
The widely published illustrator has been capturing “changemakers” since the ‘80s, and
this cache serendipitously includes a vice-president who might be up for a promotion.

Berkshire Waldorf School 52nd Annual Holiday Handcraft Fair
2024-11-16 10:00 - 16:00 | Berkshire Waldorf School , 35 West Plain Road, Great Barringto, MA, 01230, United States
Berkshire Waldorf School (formerly Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School) invites the community to the 52nd Annual Holiday Handcraft Fair Saturday, November 16, from 10am to 4pm at the school, 35 West Plain Road, Great Barrington. This creative welcome to the Holidays includes puppet shows, handcrafts, jump rope making, a dress-up photo booth, silk dyeing, beeswax candle dipping and other gifts to make and give—all by hand. Free parking and admission; rain or shine. For more information, visit berkshirewaldorfschool.org or call 413-528-4015.
