Be Kind to Animals Week
2025-05-17 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Third Evangelical Lutheran Church , 31 Livingston St., Rhinebeck, NY, 12572 , United States
Once again, the Third Lutheran Church in Rhinebeck will be honoring “Be Kind to Animals Week”. For a 110 years Americans have been celebrating “Be Kind to Animals Week”, the oldest commemorative week in US history. Started by AMERICAN*HUMANE to honor the human-animal bond, Americans mark this May celebration with many loving events.
The “Pet Remembrance Tree” will be in place and tributes to loving pets who have passed can be displayed. Added to our exhibitor roster will be a special 4-H Pet Club area. Here the community can meet the 4-H members, interact with their chosen companion animals and learn more about this wonderful organization.
WHAT: “The Blessing of the Animals”
WHERE: Third Evangelical Lutheran Church, 31 Livingston St., Rhinebeck, NY 12572
WHEN: Saturday, May 17th, NOON to 4pm// Rain Date, Sunday, May 18th, 1pm to 5pm

Forage Forward: An Evening for Change – A Climate Dinner Experience in the Berkshires
2025-05-23 18:00 | Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary , 472 W Mountain Rd, Lenox, MA, 01240, United States
On May 23, 2025, at 6:00 PM, the historic Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Lenox,
Massachusetts, will host Forage Forward: An Evening for Change, a unique climate dinner experience
designed to spark dialogue, nourish connection, and plant seeds of positive change.​
Hosted by Lauren Fritscher of Berkshire Muse, Anne Therese Gennari (TEDx speaker and author of The
Climate Optimist Handbook), Abigail Fenton (photographer and visual storyteller), and Mass Audubon,
this immersive evening invites guests to engage deeply with nature and community.​
Event Highlights:
● Nature Connection: Begin with a cocktail hour and guided trail walk led by Becky Cushing,
Regional Director of Mass Audubon, fostering a direct connection with the natural environment.​
● Seasonal Foraged Meal: Enjoy a thoughtfully crafted meal by Chef Leah Guadagnoli of Fancy
Feast Supper Club, emphasizing local and foraged ingredients that celebrate the season's
bounty
● Storytelling and Dialogue: Engage in meaningful conversations with storytellers Anne
Therese Gennari and Ollie Perrault, a youth climate activist from Mass Audubon’s Youth
Climate Leadership, exploring environmental challenges and the narratives that guide us
forward.​
This event is not a fundraiser but an opportunity for the community to come together, reflect, and inspire
action towards a sustainable future.​
● Tickets: Tiered pricing to support inclusivity:
○ $150 – Seed Planter
○ $250 – Cultivator (includes a signed copy of The Climate Optimist Handbook)​

Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream… unites 25 years of work for the first time and cements the artist as one of the most important American painters working today
2025-05-24 00:00 - 2026-04-01 00:00 | MASS MoCA , 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, 01247, United States
MASS MoCA is pleased to present Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream…, the artist’s first museum survey, including previously unexhibited and new bodies of work. Co-organized by MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH). Spanning over two decades of his work, from early career drawings to recent monumental portraits, Just a Dream… cements Valdez as one of the most important American painters working today — imaging his country and its people, politics, pride, and foibles. The first iteration of the exhibition is currently on view at CAMH through March 23 before opening at MASS MoCA on May 24, 2025.
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Valdez began painting murals at age ten, catalyzing a lifelong commitment to ‘create images about people, and for people’. He makes artwork to counter the social amnesia he sees recurring through history, encouraging us to find new paths forward by reckoning with the past. Valdez asserts that the unfolding American tale is an ever-expanding range of experiences which includes the historic contributions and legacy of Mexican-Americans among others. His work, centered on unspoken or forgotten histories and peoples, reminds us of our agency in writing a more just future.
MASS MoCA’s presentation of Just a Dream… expands from the presentation in Houston through the addition of a number of works including drawings from the artists Stations series (2002–2004); the early painting of the artist’s brother Yo Soy-ee Blaxican (I am Blaxican), 2004; the never before shown 2018 painting Night (Juarez/El Paso), and new works from the artist’s on-going series entitled It Was a Very Good Year. This series, titled after the song of the same name, begins with recognizable images from news media during the artist’s lifetime and consists of two canvases: Oliver North swearing in at the Iran-Contra Hearings (1987) and Michael Jordan’s gravity defying slam dunk contest (1988). The paintings render their subjects in near life-size, pulling them off the screen and into space as free-standing objects attached back-to-back.
“This exhibition is a 25 year testament to my love and commitment for creating images as instruments that ignite public remembrance,” says artist Vincent Valdez. “Presented for the very first time is a two-decade conversation that has persistently occurred between the world and my studio. A close examination of what I have chosen to confront as opposed to what I turn away from. This exhibition, in collaboration with CAMH and MASS MoCA, marks an important moment in my lifelong effort to create images about people, for people. I offer this work as a report. My visual testimony about an unfolding tale of hope, struggle, and survival in 21st century America.”
In celebration of the artist and exhibition, MASS MoCA will host a weekend of special activities starting on Saturday, May 24, with an Opening Preview Celebration at 5:30pm followed by a performance by Saul Williams at 8:30pm — an artist invited by Valdez due to their shared unflinching politics. On Sunday, May 25 at 11am, Valdez will be in conversation with poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib, who shares with Valdez a love of music, basketball, and telling untold stories. For tickets and more information, visit massmoca.org.

"PIPPIN, The Musical" - presented with a full orchestra in Copake with The Two Of Us Productions
2025-11-07 19:30 - 2025-11-16 21:00 | Copake Grange Hall , 628 Empire Road, Copake, 12516, United States
PIPPIN, The Musical opens Nov. 7th – presented by The Two Of Us Productions
WHAT: PIPPIN, The Musical – Stephen Schwartz’s iconic musical masterpiece. Young Pippin, heir to the Frankish throne, is in search of the secret to true happiness. He seeks it in the battlefield, the temptations of political power. In the end, Pippin finds that happiness lies not in extraordinary endeavors, but rather in the unextraordinary moments.
WHEN: 2 weekends only. November 7th, 8th, 9th and November, 14th, 15th, & 16th
Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30pm and Sunday matinees are at 3pm.
WHERE: The Theater at the Copake Grange Hall at 628 Empire Road in Copake NY.
TICKETS: Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for Students & Seniors. Please call for Group Rates. For advance reservations visit www.TheTwoOfUsProductions.org or call 518-329-6293

BIFF presents the "Best of Fest" screening of WUNDERKINDER!!
2025-11-09 15:00 - 17:00 | The Triplex Cinema , 70 Railroad St, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
THIS Sunday BIFF presents a screening event of film WUNDERKINDER followed by a Q&A with screenwriter and Berkshire resident, Stephen Glantz, at 3PM the Triplex!
WUNDERKINDER tells a story of three musically talented children, who develop a deep friendship. Living in Poltava/Ukraine in 1941, they all share one great love: music. But when the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, their world is turned upside down, and they are suddenly no longer allowed to be friends.
November 9
3PM – WUNDERKINDER – A BIFF Audience Award Winner!
Screening at the Triplex followed by a Q&A with screenwriter Stephen Glantz.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at www.biffma.org

MASS MoCA
2025-11-12 08:00 - 2026-04-11 17:00 | 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247 , 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, 01247, United States
MASS MoCA Announces Winter/Spring 2026 Programming
With new exhibitions including Technologies of Relation and Homecoming.

Photo: Morehshin Allahyari Speculations on Capture, 2024 (film stills).
Courtesy of the artist and V&A for Technologies of Relation at MASS MoCA, 2026
New ticketed events go on sale for MASS MoCA members beginning Wednesday November 12.
Tickets to the general public go on sale on Friday November 14.
MASS MoCA is open 6 days a week, 10–5, closed on Tuesdays; For more information about upcoming programs, visit massmoca.org.

June Farm's Release Party
2025-11-14 18:00 - 23:00 | AT THE FARM , 275 Parker Road, West Sand Lake, NY, 12196, United States
The Upper Hudson Valley’s June Farms is the subject of a new Prime Video TV show “June Farms”. The TV show follows the life of farm owner Matt Baumgartner, along with his staff, as they plan a new wedding each week.
On Friday, Nov 14 there will be a screening of episode 1!

Park Theater Film Screening
2025-11-14 19:00 - 23:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Park Theater Hudson is hosting a one-of-a-kind evening with the live film screening of Finding Lucinda. Following the screening, there will be Q&A with ISMAY, offering a special look at their process of the making of the film.
November 14
Doors 7 pm | Show 8 pm
Park Theater Hudson
https://www.viewcy.com/event/finding_lucinda

Music Mountain Partners with Wethersfield
2025-11-15 15:00 - 2025-11-16 17:00 | The Carriage House At Wethersfield , 257 Pugsley Hill Road, Amenia, 12501, United States
Music Mountain Summer Festival opens Winter Concerts on November 15-16, 2025. Featuring: Ulysses Quartet and Music Mountain director Oskar Espina Ruiz. The program includes Seth Grosshandler Dances for String Quartet; Thomas Adès Alchymia for Clarinet Quintet; and Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet in E Minor, Opus 44/2.
Due to an overwhelming response last year, the concert will have two showings: Saturday and Sunday, November 15 and 16, 3:00 PM, at The Carriage House at Wethersfield, 257 Pugsley Hill Road, Amenia, NY.
Tickets are $50, general admission, and can be purchased at www.wethersfield.org.
For additional information, please call Wethersfield at (845) 373-8037. Doors open at 2:30 PM. There will be a reception with the artists immediately following the concert.

Blue Buffoon's Comedy Open Mic Night
2025-11-20 18:00 - 23:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Ready to Laugh ‘Til You Snort?
Comedy Open Mic Night, hosted by Andy McDermott!
6PM Sign-Up

Festival of Trees
2025-11-21 08:00 - 2025-12-28 17:00 | Berkshire Museum , 1843 West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The Berkshire Museum is opening their winter exhibition!
Tickets are $20 at hancockshakervillage.org.
Children 12 and under are always free. Berkshire Museum and Hancock Shaker Village members are free!

Friday, Saturday, Sundays from 11/21 to 12/28
The only Friday NOT open is 12/26

The Mount Announces The Return of NIGHTWOOD: An Immersive Outdoor Sound and Light Show
2025-11-21 17:00 - 2026-01-03 20:00 | The Mount , 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA, 01240-0974, United States
Edith Wharton’s Home, The Mount, announces the return of its winter sound and light show, NightWood from November 21 t0 January 3, 2026. Now in its sixth season, NightWood features a fantastical landscape where light, music and nature come together under the stars.
This year’s installation features two new encounters, enhanced lighting and sound elements and a redesigned return path.
Created by lighting designer Chris Bocchiaro of Clerestory Light, NightWood transforms The Mount’s historic grounds.
“We are thrilled to be back for the sixth year of NightWood. It’s our vision to bring out the magic of The Mount as darkness falls and winter creeps in,” says Chris Bocchiaro. “Last year, we envisioned the entire beginning of the NightWood path. This year, we’ve added two new encounters and enhanced several encounters to incorporate new surprises within this amazing landscape. Our team of fifteen artists and technicians will begin the installations on November 1st.”
Tickets & Season Passes
Tickets are required and can be purchased at EdithWharton.org or by calling 413-551-5111. Admission is free for children 12 and under. New this year, the NightWood Season Pass offers unlimited visits throughout the run, plus free admission for up to four youths (ages 13–18) per passholder.
AT A GLANCE
Dates:
Time: 5:00 – 8:00 PM
• November 21, 22, 26, 28, 29
• December 5, 12, 13, 18-23, 26-31
• January 2-3
Tickets:
Adult Tickets
Mount Members: $27 | Non-members: $30
Youths (13-18): $12
Children 12 and under: Free
Passes:
$99 Single
$198 Double
Tickets: EdithWharton.org

Catskill Crew presents Ginger Winn / Lost Leaders
2025-11-21 20:00 - 23:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Ginger Winn is a Kingston, NY based singer-songwriter from Charleston, SC. Ginger fell in love with the Hudson Valley and decided to stay here.

Lost Leaders were born in Woodstock, NY in 2011. Now they’re happy to play the Hudson Valley, where it all started.

Frankie White / Sydney Worthley
2025-11-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Sydney Worthley is a singer-songwriter, pulling inspiration from Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift. Frankie White is a pianist, guitarist and singer/songwriter who was born/ raised in Colchester, Vermont.

Sydney and her band bring an energetic performance, while also being able to create an intimate set.

Pause & Expand Storytelling
2025-11-24 19:00 - 23:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Pause & Expand Storytelling Workshop
Pause & Expand with hosts Sean Allison and Simone Stevens.
The audience joins in too. They’ll write down their own “pause and expand” suggestions, and after you finish, the hosts will read one or two aloud. This isn’t a showcase. It’s part open mic, part live workshop, part experiment.

Rock Academy Showband Christmas Show
2025-11-29 19:00 - 22:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Rock Academy Showband is a touring ensemble from the Hudson Valley.
Come join us for the Holiday show!

BIFF's Royal Tenenbaum's Screening
2025-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | INDIGO ROOM , 20 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, 01230, United States
The Royal Tenenbaum’s Screening at The Indigo Room
$20 General Admission
Café table seating – first-come, first-served
Complimentary appetizers & cash bar
6pm food and drinks; 7pm movie
Featuring Carl Sprague, who will also be in attendance for a Q&A.
Tickets

Literary Night: A Galère of Poetic Autopsies
2025-12-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
This galère gathering isn’t simply about the poems, but also the poet’s muse, how the verse came to be.
Our December readers are John Kearns, Julie Metz and Lucy Sante.

Jump The Moon Winter Fundraiser
2025-12-05 18:30 - 21:30 | Canaan Colonial Theatre , 27 Railroad St, Canaan, CT, 06018, United States
Join The Moviehouse for a Great Party, Cocktails, Food & Music, and Cinematic Experience!
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Cocktail Hour
8:00 – 9:00 p.m.
A selection of Short Films
9:00 -…?
Afterparty
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Dress to the nines!
The Vibe: Sarah & Gerald Murphy’s Villa America meets Gatsby.
​Tickets: $200 per person
All funds go directly to support Millerton Community Cinema Arts, Inc.

King in Yellow
2025-12-05 20:00 - 23:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
King In Yellow makes music that is equal parts Calm and Chaos. From the heart of the Hudson Valley, King in Yellow emerges from Kingston, NY with a sound as the name suggests.

Doors open at 7 pm

Reed Anderson, Papa Object, Opening
2025-12-06 17:00 - 20:00 | FREN Productions , 100 Main St, Philmont, NY, 12565, United States
FREN Productions is opening their exhibition: Papa Object, work by artist Reed Anderson.
Opening Saturday December 6 at the gallery in downtown Philmont, NY.
Gallery OPEN Thursday – Sunday 3-8pm.
“Papa Object was inspired by a childhood of overwhelmingly abundant material culture and redeems talismanic individual objects from their anonymity in a marketplace gone off the rails.”

Winterpills / The Tines
2025-12-06 20:00 - 23:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Winterpills returns with their first album in nine years.
The Tines are a New England based outfit helmed by songwriter and producer S.G. Carlson.

“soaked in indie rock and thrumming bass, tinged with an old school sensibility” – Arts Council

The Moviehouse
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-11 | The Moviehouse , 48 MAIN STREET, MILLERTON, NY, 12546, United States
NOW PLAYING
https://www.themoviehouse.net

Wicked For Good

Zootopia 2

Hamnet
*First Friday Film Club w/Neil LaBute 12/5 @ noon

Round Table with Bard College
2025-12-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
After the Galvan Foundation announced it will donate part of its real estate portfolio to Bard College, the Hudson Business Coalition (HBCi) organized a roundtable with leaders from the college.
This round table is open to the public and will be facilitated by Mark Allen and the HBCi team.
Advanced questions to be considered specific to the Galvan Foundation’s donation of properties to Bard College can be submitted at the below link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHU0P2YOuFwB1EBwR_a_oYzGIsdVIHrna__9O9ahfo8pCq5A/viewform?usp=publish-editor
All advance questions are due by 11/20

Open Mic Night: Music & Literary
2025-12-11 19:00 - 22:30 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Live music and creativity at our Open Mic Night, hosted by Normal Max!
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a first-time performer, the stage is yours.
6PM Sign Up
Show up before it fills up!

The Nutcracker
2025-12-12 19:00 - 2025-12-14 15:00 | Bardavon , 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, 12601
This weekend Bardavon & UPAC presents The Nutcracker!
Don’t miss these upcoming performances and screenings. Please visit Bardavon.org for details, updates, and ticket information.

Catskill Ballet Theatre at UPAC
Friday Dec 12 at 7 PM, Saturday, Dec 13 at 4 PM, Sunday, Dec 14 at 2 PM

New Paltz Ballet Theatre at the Bardavon
Saturday Dec 13 at 2 PM, Saturday, Dec 13 at 7:30 PM, Sunday, Dec 14 at 3 PM

Wingéd Monkeys presents Holiday Pieces
2025-12-12 19:00 - 2025-12-14 16:00 | Park Theater , 723 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
An evening, or afternoon, of 7 short plays to celebrate the holiday season.
Wingéd Monkeys offer the latest in their “Pieces” series at the Park Theater.
Friday and Saturday, December 12 & 13 at 7 PM
Sunday, December 14 at 3 PM

Chanukah Celebration
2025-12-14 16:30 - 17:00 | Promenade Hill Park , 2 Warren St, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
The largest public Chanukah celebration!
Promenade Hill Park, Hudson
Featuring:

12-foot menorah lighting
Chocolate gelt drop from a fire truck
Live performance
Participation of local elected officials

Additional menorah lighting events will take place later in the week in Hillsdale, Kinderhook, and Chatham.
Contact: Rabbi Mendel Kremer – rabbi@jewishcolumbiacounty.com | 518-441-9528
Info: www.JewishColumbiaCounty.com/Chanukah

Winter Solstice Celebration
2025-12-20 13:00 - 17:00 | Olana State Historic Site , 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, NY, 12534, United States
Olana’s Annual Winter Solstice Celebration
Come experience Hudson Valley‘s winter landscape through free indoor and outdoor activities to celebrate the season changing.
Events throughout the day include:

Afternoon bonfire
Free access to Olana’s historic interiors
Seasonal Storytelling for Families
Workshops and Walks on the Science of Snow with “Nature Sarah”
Winter Choir Performance by Catskill High School Musicians at 2pm
Refreshments for purchase provided by Citiot and others
Artmaking activities led by The Olana Partnership Educators
Hank, the miniature donkey, and friends!

Berkshire Pride
2025-12-31 | Berkshire Pride , 34 Depot St. Suite 207, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Your chance to help in 2025 is still here!
Before the balls drops, give one moment for Berkshire Pride. Your gifts help us kick-off our 10th Annual Pride Season! Your gift will help to fight food insecurity, create safe spaces for queers, enable rapid response to anti-LGBTQ+ harassment and strengthen resilience through education and connection.
Donate here
