Edited by Pamela Doan ([email protected])
For a complete listing of events, see highlandscurrent.org/calendar.
COMMUNITY
SAT 8
City-Wide Yard Sale
BEACON
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
bit.ly/beacon-yard-sale-2024
Locations will be posted on the morning of the sale.
SAT 8
Tag Sale
COLD SPRING
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. First Presbyterian
10 Academy St. | 845-265-3220
presbychurchcoldspring.org
Find treasures at this benefit for the Philipstown Food Pantry. Rain date: SUN 9.
SAT 8
Flag Day Ceremony
BEACON
11 a.m. Elks Lodge
900 Wolcott Ave.
Celebrate and honor our nation’s flag at this annual commemoration.
SUN 9
Strawberry Festival
BEACON
Noon – 5 p.m. Riverfront Park
2 Red Flynn Drive | beaconsloopclub.org
The Beacon Sloop Club will host its annual celebration with strawberries, shortcakes and smoothies and music by Mighty Girl, Ubaka Hill Drumsong Orchestra, Spook Handy and the Beacon High School chorus. Take a ride on the Woody Guthrie and enjoy food and children’s activities. Donations welcome. Free
SUN 9
Lawn Party
PHILIPSTOWN
1 – 4 p.m. Glynwood Center
362 Glynwood Road | 845-265-3338
glynwood.org
Support the farm’s programs while enjoying a picnic lunch, live music, games and the beautiful setting. Cost: $200 to $500 ($80 ages 4 to 10, ages 3 and younger free)
THURS 13
Open House
GARRISON
5:30 p.m. The Hastings Center
21 Malcolm Gordon Road
thehastingscenter.org
The center’s new president, Vardit Ravitsky, and other scholars will discuss their programs and ethics as applied to artificial intelligence and other subjects. RSVP to [email protected].
SAT 15
Putnam Culture Fest
CARMEL
11:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Memorial Park
201 Gipsy Trail Road | bit.ly/culture-fest-24
The festival will feature performers from Westchester Circus Arts, as well as music and food trucks. Free
TALKS & TOURS
FRI 14
Singing the Body
COLD SPRING
6:30 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
Learn new approaches to making sound and songs.
SAT 15
Garden Tours
BEACON
11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Mount Gulian
145 Sterling St. | mountgulian.org
Learn about the horticultural history of gardens originally tended by James F. Brown, a formerly enslaved person. Also SUN 16. Cost: $14 ($12 seniors, $8 ages 6 to 18, free for members and ages 6 and younger)
SAT 15
Secret Gardens Tour
BEACON
12:30 – 3:30 p.m. Various
The Tioronda Garden Club is hosting this self-guided tour. Rain date: SUN 16. Cost: $20
LITERARY
SAT 8
Beacon LitFest
BEACON
1 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
bit.ly/beacon-litfest-2024
The program will include fiction writers Jennifer Egan and Jodé Millman, memoirists Amitava Kumar and Abigail Thomas, playwright David Herskovits and poets Timothy Liu, Tina Cane and Edwin Torres. (The memoir and fiction workshops are sold out.) Cost: $35
SUN 9
Mike Jurkovic
PUTNAM VALLEY
3 p.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
29 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
The poet will read from his collected works, including Buckshot Reckoning and mooncussers. A poetry open mic will follow. Cost: $10
TUES 11
Haldane Writers
COLD SPRING
6 p.m. Chapel Restoration
45 Market St. | chapelrestoration.org
Elaine Llewellyn, Trajan McCarthy, Camilla McDaniel and Percy Parker will read from their creative work.
THURS 13
Jennifer Kabat
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Split Rock Books
97 Main St. | splitrockbks.com
The author will read from and discuss The Eighth Moon: A Memoir of Belonging and Rebellion.
FRI 14
Jean Hanff Korelitz
GARRISON
6 p.m. Highlands Country Club
955 Route 9D | desmondfishlibrary.org
At this annual benefit for the Desmond-Fish library, Hanff Korelitz will read from her latest novels, The Plot and The Latecomer. T. Jefferson Cunningham III also will be recognized for community service. Cost: $175+
FRI 14
Lit Lit
BEACON
7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | howlandculturalcenter.org
Sign up to read work from any genre at this literary open mic.
SAT 15
Jason Koo
BEACON
8 p.m. Stanza Books
508 Main St. | 845-440-3906
stanzabooks.com
Koo will read his long-form poems from No Rest.
VISUAL ARTS
SAT 8
Stories from a Collection
COLD SPRING
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Studio Tashtego
160 Main St. | studiotashtego.com
View works by designers Russel and Mary Wright, including some rarely shown pieces, in this collaboration with Manitoga. Through Aug. 4.
SAT 8
Margaret Lanzetta, Niki Lederer & David Packer
GARRISON
3 p.m. Garrison Art Center
23 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3960
garrisonartcenter.org
The artists will discuss their work in Travelers, Liars, Thieves.
SAT 8
Healing Hudson
COLD SPRING
5 – 7 p.m. Putnam History Museum
63 Chestnut St. | 845-265-4010
putnamhistorymuseum.org
Selva Ozelli’s exhibition about the Hudson Valley environmental movement will open for viewing.
SAT 15
Wind Breath Water
BEACON
1 – 3 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | howlandculturalcenter.org
The sound and vision exhibit will include works by artists of Chinese descent. Through Aug. 4. At 1 p.m. on SUN 16, the artists will discuss their work.
KIDS & FAMILY
SAT 8
What to Know at Your First Job
GARRISON
1 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
At this workshop, teens will learn what to expect regarding wages and working conditions and how they should be treated. Registration required.
SAT 8
Lightyear
GARRISON
2 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Children can watch the 2022 Disney film about the Toy Story character, Buzz Lightyear, on an intergalactic mission.
SAT 8
Family Nature Meet-Up
PHILIPSTOWN
2 p.m. Hubbard Lodge | 2920 Route 9
philipstowngardenclubny.org
Jackie Grant will lead a scavenger hunt and bingo game along the School Mountain Trail for families with children ages 4 to 12. Rain date: SUN 9. Registration required.
SAT 8
Cub Scout Summer BBQ
GARRISON
2 – 4 p.m. Philipstown Rec
107 Glenclyffe
Meet the Scouts and learn about their activities.
SUN 9
Youth Business Market
BREWSTER
Noon – 4 p.m. Tilly Foster Farm
100 Route 312
putnamcountyny.com/ybm
Entrepreneurs ages 5 to 17 will sell services or products they have created.
WED 12
Check Please | The Harold
BEACON
7 p.m. Prophecy Hall
1113 Wolcott Ave. | compassarts.org
Members of the Beacon Youth Theatre Ensemble will perform two comedies.
STAGE & SCREEN
SAT 8
Depot Drag
GARRISON
4 & 7 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900
philipstowndepottheatre.org
Three drag queens will perform a celebration of inclusion and acceptance. The early show is princess-themed and appropriate for children and families while the later show is for a mature audience. Cost: $20
SAT 8
I Am My Own Wife
PEEKSKILL
7 p.m. Museum of Contemporary Art
1701 E. Main St.
studiotheaterinexile.com
Doug Wright’s one-person play, starring Thomas Kramer, is based on the recollections of a German transgender woman who “survived the Nazis and the Stasi in a dress.” Weekends through June 23. Cost: $25 ($20 students, seniors, members)
FRI 14
Glass Ceiling Breakers
GARRISON
7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900
philipstowndepottheatre.org
Theatre Revolution is hosting its fourth annual festival of short plays and films by women. Also SAT 15, SUN 16. Cost: $25
SAT 15
Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood
PEEKSKILL
7:30 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
The duo from Who’s Line Is It Anyway? will turn audience suggestions into comedy. Cost: $55 to $75
NATURE & OUTDOORS
SAT 8
Get Outdoors & Get Together Day
WAPPINGERS FALLS
9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Stony Kill Farm
79 Farmstead Lane | stonykill.org
Enjoy a bird walk, interpretive hike, bird lesson and crafts with the state Office of People with Developmental Disabilities.
FRI 14
Community Hike
GARRISON
10 a.m. Glenclyffe
butterfieldlibrary.org/calendar
Join a guided hike along Marcia’s Mile. Registration required.
SECOND SATURDAY
SAT 8
Paint-Out and Photo-Out
BEACON
4 – 6 p.m. Bannerman Island Gallery
150 Main St. | 845-831-6346
bannermancastle.org
See works created on Bannerman Island by more than 40 artists. Through Aug. 4.
SAT 8
Urban Cuba / Cuba Urbano
BEACON
5 – 7 p.m. ChangoLife Arts
211 Fishkill Ave. | changolifearts.com
Franc Palaia’s multidisciplinary work about street art in Cuba will be on view through Aug. 4.
SAT 8
Clay Play
BEACON
5 – 7 p.m. Hudson Beach Glass
162 Main St. | 845-440-0068
hudsonbeachglass.com
This exhibit features works by students at the Anderson Center for Autism guided by ceramic artist Elizabeth McGiff. Through July 7.
SAT 8
Kelly O’Brien | Robin Adler | Karen Allen
BEACON
6 – 8 p.m. BAU Gallery
506 Main St. | 845-440-7584
baugallery.org
In Gallery 1, O’Brien uses biodegradable materials to explore how we handle a challenging world in A Spell Against Despair (below). In Gallery 2, Adler’s paintings will be on view in Points of Origin. In the Beacon Room, Allen uses collaged, painted and recycled materials in Curiosities. Through July 7.
SAT 8
Through the Diamond Window
BEACON
6 – 9 p.m. Super Secret Projects
484 Main St. | supersecretprojects.com
Tom Stringer’s photographs of commercial construction sites will be on view.
SAT 8
Sunlight Through Our Eyes
BEACON
7 – 9:30 p.m. Distortion Society
155 Main St. | distortionsociety.com
Gemma Bailey’s works on paper explore the natural world through plants. Through Aug. 3.
MUSIC
SAT 8
Big Band Sound
PHILIPSTOWN
6 p.m. Boscobel
1601 Route 9D | 845-265-3638
boscobel.org
The 20-piece jazz orchestra returns for a night of music and dancing. Cost: $25 ($15 ages 4 to 18)
SAT 8
Summit and Vale Concert
NEWBURGH
7:30 p.m. Mount Saint Mary
330 Powell Ave. | 845-913-7157
newburghsymphony.org
The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra’s program at Aquinas Hall will include works by Montgomery, Elgar and Prokofiev. Cost: $30 to $75
SAT 8
The Fly Birds
COLD SPRING
7:30 p.m. Chapel Restoration
45 Market St. | chapelrestoration.org
Elizabeth Baker (banjo), Mary Dunlap (bass), Sarah Twigg (guitar) and Crystal Shipley (fiddle) play alternative bluegrass and Appalachian music. Cost: $25
SAT 8
Steve Forbert
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The folk singer will be joined by opening acts Frank Carillo and Eddie Seville. Cost: $35 ($40 door)
SUN 9
Here Comes the Sun
BEACON
7 p.m. Towne Crier
379 Main St. | 845-855-1300
townecrier.com
The tribute band will play the music of the Beatles. Cost: $40 ($45 door)
FRI 14
Rock of Ages
PEEKSKILL
8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
Musicians and singers from the Broadway show will perform hits from the ’80s. Cost: $42 to $62
FRI 14
Satisfaction
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The Rolling Stones tribute band will play all the hits. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
SAT 15
Jog Blues
PHILIPSTOWN
6 p.m. Magazzino
2700 Route 9 | magazzino.art
The performance will blend jazz, blues and Indian classical music. Cost: $25 ($20 seniors and local residents, $5 students)
SAT 15
Lisa Gutkin & Christina Crowder
PUTNAM VALLEY
7:30 p.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
Gutkin (fiddle, guitar, vocals) and Crowder (accordion, banjo) tell stories through song. Cost: $20
SAT 15
Willie Nile
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
In this solo performance, the rocker will debut music from his upcoming release. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
SUN 16
Oren Fader
COLD SPRING
4 p.m. Chapel Restoration
45 Market St. | chapelrestoration.org
The guitarist’s program will include works by Bach, Dowland, Milan, Bogdanovic and Albeniz. Donations welcome. Free
SUN 16
Vance Gilbert
BEACON
7 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
Gilbert and Julie Corbalis will play music from his new album, The Mother of Trouble. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
CIVIC
MON 10
Dutchess Legislature
POUGHKEEPSIE
7 p.m. Legislative Chambers
22 Market St. | 845-486-2100
dutchessny.gov
WED 12
Village Board
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Village Hall
85 Main St. | 845-265-3611
coldspringny.gov
