COMMUNITY
SAT 20
Rabies Clinic
POUGHKEEPSIE
8 a.m. – Noon. Town Hall
1 Overocker Road | 845-452-7722
dcspca.org
Dutchess County residents can register for a free vaccination for a dog, cat or ferret older than 3 months. Pets must be leashed or in a carrier. Shots are $10 for non-residents.
THURS 25
Bird Watching
PHILIPSTOWN
9 a.m. Little Stony Point | 3011 Route 9D
845-265-3040 | butterfieldlibrary.org
Take a guided walk and learn how to use apps and books to assist with identification.
SAT 27
Community Cookout
BEACON
10 a.m. – 8 p.m. South Avenue Park
facebook.com/beaconannualcookout
Meet neighbors and enjoy a summer day. Volunteers and donations of food, paper products, drinks or cash are welcome.
SAT 27
Putnam County Fair & 4-H Showcase
CARMEL
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Memorial Park
201 Gipsy Trail Road
cceputnamcounty.org
This annual fair will feature live music, a magician and other children’s activities, a car show, food and a showcase for 4-H projects and animals. Also SUN 28.
SAT 27
Great Newburgh to Beacon Swim
BEACON
riverpool.org
While registration is closed for swimmers at this 20th annual fundraiser for the River Pool, spectators can cheer from the waterfront. Rain date: SUN 28.
SUN 28
Slammedenuff Car Show
POUGHKEEPSIE
1 – 6 p.m. MJN Center
14 Civic Center Plaza
midhudsonciviccenter.org
Admire hundreds of flashy cars. Cost: $30
KIDS & FAMILY
TUES 23
Cardboard Kingdom
BEACON
6 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade can make puppets and improvise a show. Registration required.
WED 24
Princess Bride
COLD SPRING
6 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
Watch the 1987 film about true love and never giving up starring Robin Wright as Buttercup, Cary Elwes as Westley and Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya.
WED 24
Shrek
BEACON
8:30 p.m. South Avenue Park
facebook.com/beaconrec
Watch the 2001 animated film about an ogre who just wants to be left alone but must rescue a princess with a donkey and a cat. Bring chairs and blankets.
THURS 25
Page Rangers with Jess & Ness
COLD SPRING
3 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
Check out a cookbook from the library, then make a dish or bake something to share.
THURS 25
Drawing Workshop
GARRISON
6 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Cartoonist and artist Summer Pierre will show students ages 8 to 18 how to create their own comics. Registration required.
FRI 26
Mary Poppins Jr.
GARRISON
4:30 & 7 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900
philipstowndepottheatre.org
A Depot Kids cast of 26 actors in grades 4 to 7 will perform the magical story about a practically perfect nanny who brings a family together. Also SAT 27. Cost: $12
FRI 26
After Hours Teen Night
BEACON
6 – 7:30 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Students in grades 5 to 12 can play trivia and games, make things and win prizes. Registration required.
SAT 27
Mr. Kurt
BEACON
11 a.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Kurt Gallagher will perform an interactive show and invite children to play instruments along with him. Registration required.
TALKS
SAT 20
A Thousand Times Before
BEACON
8 p.m. Stanza Books
508 Main St.
845-440-3906
stanzabooks.com
Asha Thanki will introduce her novel with a reading and discussion with Daniel Varghese.
SUN 21
H.R. Webster
PUTNAM VALLEY
3 p.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
The author of What Follows will be the main event at the monthly Poets’ Corners series. An open mic follows. Cost: $10
THURS 25
Hudson River School of Art and its Ice Age Origins
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Putnam History Museum
63 Chestnut St.
putnamhistorymuseum.org
Johanna and Robert Titus, the authors of five books on local geology, will discuss the glaciers that shaped the landscape of the Hudson Valley and the Catskills. Attend in person or watch via Zoom. Cost: $10 (members free)
STAGE & SCREEN
SAT 20
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
GARRISON
2 & 7:30 p.m. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
2015 Route 9 | 845-265-9575
hvshakespeare.org
This adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel features Kurt Rhoads and Nance Williamson in lead roles. Also WED 24, SUN 28. Through Sept. 1. Cost: $10 to $100
SAT 20
Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B
WAPPINGERS FALLS
2 & 8 p.m. County Players Theater
2681 W. Main St. | 845-298-1491
countyplayers.org
Enjoy a modern retelling of a Sherlock Holmes mystery by Kate Hamill with female leads. Cost: $26 ($24 seniors, students, military, children)
SAT 20
Alive
BEACON
8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
Steve Burns, a former host of Blue’s Clues, will perform his one-man show about handling celebrity. Cost: $35 ($40 door)
SAT 20
Cinema in Piazza
COLD SPRING
8 p.m. Magazzino
2700 Route 9 | magazzino.art
This outdoor screening will include two documentaries, Marinella Senatore: The School of Narrative Dance, Napoli and Arte Povera, Notes for History. The program on SUN 21 will include three films: Carlo Scarpa: Timeless Masterpieces, Pino and Luciano Fabro. Cost: $15 (members free, $25 with barbecue)
SUN 21
Medea: Re-Versed
GARRISON
5 p.m. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
2015 Route 9 | 845-265-9575
hvshakespeare.org
This is a hip-hop version of Euripides’s play with Saren Monae West in the lead. Also FRI 26. Through Sept. 2. Cost: $10 to $100
SUN 21
Film Screenings
BEACON
7 p.m. The Yard | 4 Hanna Lane
beaconopenstudios.com
As part of Beacon Open Studios, watch screenings of Transition and 45 Degrees, followed by a Q&A.
MON 22
By the Queen
GARRISON
7:30 p.m. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
2015 Route 9 | 845-265-9575
hvshakespeare.org
Shakespeare’s story of the War of the Roses is retold through the perspective of Queen Margaret. Also THURS 25, SAT 27. Through Aug. 31. Cost: $10 to $100
THURS 25
Always … Patsy Cline
BEACON
6 & 7 p.m. Boats leave dock
845-831-6346 | bannermancastle.org
Jessica Welch will play the country singer in a show on Bannerman Island that includes 27 of Cline’s songs. Also FRI 26, SAT 27, SUN 28. Cost: $75 or $80
FRI 26
Peekskill Film Festival
PEEKSKILL
6 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | peekskillfilmfestival.org
The program will include shorts, feature films, animation and documentaries. Also SAT 27, SUN 28. Cost: $20
SAT 27
Holiday
COLD SPRING
8:30 p.m. Dockside Park
coldspringfilm.org
The Cold Spring Film Society will screen the 1938 comedy-romance starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant about a man pressured to wed a woman from a rich family. Bring chairs and insect repellent. Snacks available for purchase.
VISUAL ARTS
SAT 20
Upstate Art Weekend
upstateartweekend.org
This annual artfest will feature 145 exhibitions and events throughout the Hudson Valley. Local participants include Studio Tashtego, Magazzino, Manitoga, Garrison Art Center, Dia Beacon, Howland Cultural Center, Ethan Cohen Gallery at Kube, Beacon Open Studios, Analog Diary, Distortion Society, Howland Cultural Center and the Dutchess Experiential Art Hotel. Also SUN 21.
SAT 20
Beacon Open Studios Exhibit
BEACON
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
See work by four local artists exhibited in the community room.
SAT 20
A Net for String
BEACON
2 – 5 p.m. Mother Gallery
1154 North Ave. | 845-236-6039
mothergallery.art
See video installations by 11 artists with accompanying works on paper curated by The Sphinx, a project led by Kari Adelaide and Max Razdow.
SAT 20
Indivi Sutton + Edith Baumann
BEACON
4 – 6 p.m. Analog Diary
1154 North Ave. | analogdiary.art
The cross-generational show of paintings creates a dialogue between the artists’ minimalist works.
SAT 20
Susan Keiser | Scott Lerman
BEACON
4 – 6 p.m. Garage Gallery
North Elm Street | garagegallery.com
In Frozen Beauty, Keiser’s photographs show flowers caught between ice and flowing water. In Main Street, Lerman’s photographs of buildings along Beacon’s central thoroughfare connect the past and the future. The gallery is opposite 11 N. Elm St.
SAT 20
Seminal Works from Contemporary Africa and Its Diaspora
BEACON
5:30 – 7 p.m. KuBE
211 Fishkill Ave. | ecfa.com
The Out of Africa group show includes works by 11 artists: Olasunkanmi Akomolehin, Armand Boua, Gerardo Castro, Òmó Oba (HRH) Adetomiwa Gbadebo, Innocent Nkurunziza, Catheris Mondombo, N’Dorah, Aboudia, Bob Dilworth, Kiné Aw and Gonçalo Mabunda. Through Oct. 1.
MUSIC
SAT 20
Cary Brown Quartet
COLD SPRING
2 p.m. St. Mary’s Church
1 Chestnut St. | stmaryscoldspring.com
The group, with guitarist Andy Stack, will play jazz, bebop and Caribbean hits. Donations welcome. Free
SAT 20
Beacon Open Studios Concert
BEACON
7 p.m. The Yard
4 Hanna Lane | beaconarts.org
Dani Murcia, the Joe Fiedler Quartet and Ghost Funk Orchestra will play sets, followed by a dance party with DJ Causelost. Cost: $35 ($25 concert, $15 party)
SAT 20
The Black Feathers
COLD SPRING
7:30 p.m. Chapel Restoration
45 Market St. | chapelrestoration.org
Ray Hughes and Sian Chandler play Americana, folk and acoustic indie rock originals. Cost: $25
SAT 20
Benny Havens Band
WEST POINT
7:30 p.m. Trophy Point
westpointband.com
The band will play classic rock and pop hits to get everyone dancing. Free
SAT 20
Boy Bands vs. Girl Bands
PEEKSKILL
8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
The tribute bands will face off with hits from NSYNC, the Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, the Spice Girls, Destiny’s Child and the Pussycat Dolls. Cost: $45 to $60
SAT 20
Broken Arrow
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The tribute band plays the music of Neil Young. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
SUN 21
Jasperoo
BEACON
11 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Boats leave dock
845-831-6346 | bannermancastle.org
Take a self-guided tour of Bannerman Island and enjoy the musical duo. Cost: $45 ($35 children)
SUN 21
Euntaek Kim
COLD SPRING
4 p.m. Chapel Restoration
45 Market St. | chapelrestoration.org
The pianist’s program will include works by Prokofiev and his own composition, Sonata for Piano, inspired by the beauty and history of Cold Spring. Donations welcome. Free
SUN 21
Guillermo Klein Quinteto
BEACON
4 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
The pianist will be joined by Rodrigo Recabarren (drums), Vinicius Gomes (guitar), Rogerio Bocatto (percussion) and Sebastian de Urquiza (bass). Cost: $20 ($25 door)
THURS 25
Natalie Forteza
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Move | 34 Chestnut St.
facebook.com/movecoldspring
The songwriter and singer will play a set with blues guitarist Dylan Doyle. Cost: $20 ($25 door)
FRI 26
Forever Simon & Garfunkel
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
Sean Altman & Jack Skuller will play a tribute set of the duo’s hits. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
SAT 27
Symfunny Circus
NEWBURGH
4 p.m. Mount Saint Mary College
330 Powell Ave. | 845-913-7157
newburghsymphony.org
The Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra’s concert at Aquinas Hall for children and families will include circus performers. Cost: $30 to $75
SAT 27
Ray Blue Jazz Quartet
PUTNAM VALLEY
6 p.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
The award-winning saxophonist will be joined by Brad Whitley (organ), Jeff Barone (guitar) and Diego Lopez (drums). Cost: $25
SAT 27
Concert Band
WEST POINT
7:30 p.m. Trophy Point
westpointband.com
The band’s program, From the Mountains to the Prairies, will include works by Beethoven and Benjamin Britten, as well as modern classics. Free
SAT 27
Salsa y Plena
BEACON
8 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
Cuboriqua will play music inspired by Cuba and Puerto Rico accompanied by dancer Christine Alicea. Cost: $20 ($25 door)
SAT 27
SoulShine
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The group will play the hits of the Allman Brothers. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
SUN 28
Acoustic Alchemy
BEACON
7 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The three-time Grammy nominees play contemporary jazz. Cost: $45 ($50 door)
CIVIC
MON 22
School Board
BEACON
7 p.m. Beacon High School
101 Matteawan Road | 845-838-6900
beaconk12.org
WED 24
Village Board
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Village Hall | 85 Main St.
845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov
