Transylvanian Dance: Lucian Ban And Mat Maneri

The Local 16 John Street, Saugerties, NY, 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

Beacon Sloop Club Pumpkin Festival

Beacon Sloop Club 2 Red Flynn Dr, Beacon, NY, 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

Rosedale Pickle Festival 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz, NY, 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

Mohonk Mountain House 1000 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz, NY, 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,

Centuries

Ancram Center for the Arts 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, NY, 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

Maxon Mills 37 Furnace Bank Road, Wassaic, New York, 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

Children & Families: Knot Tower

Storm King Art Center 1 Museum Rd, New Windsor, NY, 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

Barvadon 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, NY, 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.”

Opening Invitation: CAN Family Exhibition

Gestalt New York 614 Warren Street, Hudson, NY, 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

Power Full Because We’re Different

MASS MoCA 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA, 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

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Glendale Road Route 183, Stockbridge, MA, 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 &