Week Ahead edited by Pamela Doan ([email protected])
For a full listing of events, see highlandscurrent.org/calendar.
COMMUNITY
SAT 15
St. Patrick’s Day Lunch
COLD SPRING
Noon – 2 p.m. St. Mary’s Church
1 Chestnut St. | stmaryscoldspring.com
This traditional Irish lunch will include corned beef and cabbage, beer and wine. Cost: $35 ($30 seniors, $20 ages 5 to 12, free for ages 5 and younger)
TUES 18
Poem for a Pickle
GARRISON
5 – 8 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Record yourself reading a poem for a National Poetry Month podcast and receive an edible or stuffed pickle.
TUES 18
Disaster Preparedness Training
BEACON
6 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Learn how to be ready for extreme weather and receive a planning kit. Register online.
FRI 21
Poetry Slam
COLD SPRING
6:30 – 8 p.m. Split Rock Books
97 Main St. | 845-265-2080
splitrockbks.com
Celebrate World Poetry Day by sharing a poem or enjoy the readings. Cost: $10
SAT 22
Pet Rabies Clinic
CARMEL
10 a.m. – Noon. Veterans Park
201 Gipsy Trail Road
845-808-1390 ext. 43160
putnamcountyny.com/health
Bring your dog, cat or ferret for a free vaccination. Bring proof of Putnam residency and prior rabies shot, and have pets leashed or in cages.
SAT 22
Defensive Driving Course
COLD SPRING
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
New drivers can learn skills and experienced drivers can qualify for reduced points and insurance discounts. Registration required. Cost: $40
SAT 22
Citizenship Application Assistance
BEACON
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Howland Public Library
311 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Specialists will review documents and offer legal advice. Registration required.
SAT 22
Lantern Workshop
PHILIPSTOWN
Noon & 3 p.m. HVSF
2015 Route 9 | hvshakespeare.org
Make lanterns for the fifth annual Highland Lights procession. The theme for 2025 is microcosmos, which celebrates pollinators and other insects. Weekends through April 13. Register online.
SAT 22
PHAS Annual Dinner
PHILIPSTOWN
5 p.m. Taconic Outdoor Education Center
75 Mountain Laurel Lane
putnamhighlandsaudubon.org
The Putnam Highlands Audubon Society will honor state park staff from Fahnestock and Hudson Highlands at its spring benefit. Cost: $100
SUN 23
Mid-Hudson Reptile Expo
POUGHKEEPSIE
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. MJN Center
14 Civic Center Plaza
midhudsonciviccenter.org
Vendors will have snakes, amphibians, invertebrates and supplies for their care at this annual show. Cost: $12 ($6 ages 7 to 12, free ages 6 and younger)
SUN 23
Maple Syrup Day
PHILIPSTOWN
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Little Stony Point
3011 Route 9D
facebook.com/littlestonypoint
Hosted by the Little Stony Point Citizens Association, this annual event features pancakes, a syrup-making demonstration and live music. Free
KIDS & FAMILY
SAT 15
Prom Boutique
BEACON
Noon – 4 p.m. Howland Public Library
311 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Students can shop at this pop-up for formal wear and accessories. Also SUN 16.
THURS 20
Student Art Show
GARRISON
5:30 – 8 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Work by Garrison School students will be on display, and the student jazz ensemble will perform at 6 p.m.
THURS 20
Teen Knitters
BEACON
6 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
This beginner class is for students in grades 6 to 12. Registration required.
SAT 22
Hudson Valley Puppetry Festival
POUGHKEEPSIE
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Academy
33 Academy St. | artsmidhudson.org
Puppet theater groups from around the region will put on all-ages shows. There also will be workshops and demonstrations. Free
VISUAL ART
SAT 15
Oh, Freedom! Quilts
POUGHKEEPSIE
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Family Partnership Center
29 North Hamilton St.
mhahp.vassarspaces.net
At 12:45 p.m. during the opening of this exhibit, the Mid-Hudson Antislavery History Project will host a program that includes Thadine Wormly discussing her quilts and Moonlight and Morningstar performing civil rights songs.
SAT 15
Exploring Identity
GARRISON
1 – 3 p.m. Garrison Art Center
23 Garrison’s Landing
845-424-3960 | garrisonartcenter.org
The annual School Invitational Theme Exhibition (SITE) includes works by students in kindergarten to 12th grade from around the region. Through March 30. This is also the opening for the High School Mentor Program exhibit.
SAT 15
Lydia Rubio
COLD SPRING
2:30 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
As part of the library’s Diverse Voices: Empowering Narratives art program, the Cuban artist will talk about her series, Notes from the Sky and Notes from the River.
SUN 16
The Art of Therapy
PUTNAM VALLEY
2 – 4 p.m. Tompkins Corners C.C.
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
Andrea Jaffee, an artist and therapist, will share her paintings, which depict nature intermingled with age-old wisdom. Through May 4.
TALKS & TOURS
SAT 15
Chris Campanioni & C.O. Moed
BEACON
7 p.m. Stanza Books | 508 Main St.
845-440-3906 | stanzabooks.com
The writers will discuss their work with Kathy Curto. Campanioni’s latest is the poetry collection, Windows 85, and Moed’s debut memoir is It Was Her New York: True Stories and Snapshots.
TUES 18
The Ecological Turn
GARRISON
Noon. Via Zoom | garrisoninstitute.org
This Pathways to Planetary Health Forum, presented by the Garrison Institute, will include scholars Mary Evelyn Tucker and Peter Senge in conversation with Stephen Posner on how to create a more sustainable world. Free
TUES 18
The Roaring ’20s and the Harlem Renaissance
BEACON
7 p.m. Stanza Books | 508 Main St.
845-440-3906 | stanzabooks.com
Eve Dunbar and Adam McKible will discuss the period and two novels, The Great Gatsby (1925) and When Washington Was in Vogue (1926).
WED 19
The Temperance Movement in Putnam
GARRISON
1 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Amy Campanaro will discuss the anti-drinking movement from its beginnings into the 20th century.
SUN 23
Jim Zimmerman
PUTNAM VALLEY
3 p.m. Tompkins Corners C.C.
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
The poet will read from his collections, which include Little Miracles and Family Cookout. An open mic follows. Cost: $10
STAGE & SCREEN
SAT 15
Fidelio
POUGHKEEPSIE
1 p.m. Bardavon | 35 Market St.
845-473-2072 | bardavon.org
Watch a livestream of the Metropolitan Opera’s production of the Beethoven classic with soprano Lise Davidsen and David Butt Philip. Cost: $30
SAT 15
The House of Lattisville
GARRISON
3 & 7:30 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900
philipstowndepottheatre.org
This new play by Nan Nelson-Ewing, directed by Shona Tucker and starring Richarda Abrams and Genevieve Ngosa Daniels, is set in a Harlem brownstone owned by an elderly woman after a young woman breaks in. Also SUN 16. Cost: $30
SAT 15
Rodney and Juliet’s Wedding
BEACON
7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
Figure out who did it at this murder mystery fundraiser for the cultural center. Rescheduled from February. Cost: $65
SAT 15
Town Criers
COLD SPRING
7:30 p.m. Chapel Restoration
45 Market St. | chapelrestoration.org
The improv comedy group takes inspiration from local history. Cost: $20
WED 19
God’s Puppets
BEACON
7 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
As part of the Hit House Reading Series, actors will stage Gwynne Watkins’ play about a pastor’s wife who uses feminist puppetry to tell stories. Cost: $10
THURS 20
Network
POUGHKEEPSIE
7:30 p.m. Bardavon | 35 Market St.
845-473-2072 | bardavon.org
Watch the 1976 Sidney Lumet drama starring Faye Dunaway and Peter Finch about a news network with low ratings. Free
FRI 21
Into the Woods
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Haldane Auditorium
15 Craigside Drive | dub.sh/woods-tickets
Haldane Drama will stage the Stephen Sondheim musical, which remixes the plots of Brothers Grimm fairy tales with a witch, a childless couple and a journey. Also SAT 22, SUN 23. Cost: $20 ($15 students, seniors)
SAT 22
Sing Sing
GARRISON
1 p.m. Graymoor | 40 Franciscan Way
atonementfriars.org
Watch a 2023 film about the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program, followed by a discussion with Charles Moore. Donations welcome. Free
SUN 23
Wizard of Oz on Ice
PEEKSKILL
3 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
Dorothy and her gang will skate down the Yellow Brick Road in this new production. Cost: $37 to $52 ($27 ages 12 and younger)
MUSIC
SAT 15
Tara O’Grady and the Black Velvet Band
COLD SPRING
2 p.m. St. Mary’s Church
1 Chestnut St.| musicatstmarys.com
The singer will play Celtic jazz with Daniel Kelly (piano), Trifon Dimitrov (bass) and Charles Frommer (saxophone/clarinet). Donations welcome. Free
SAT 15
The Michael Jackson Experience
PEEKSKILL
7:30 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
A 14-piece ensemble will play the music of the King of Pop and be joined by When Doves Cry, a Prince tribute band. Cost: $34 to $77
SAT 15
Alexis Marcelo
BEACON
8 p.m. St. Andrew & St. Luke
15 South Ave. | marcelo.eventbrite.com
The keyboardist has played with a range of musicians, from GZA to the Metropolitan Opera, for its performance of X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. His concert is part of a series of solo concerts hosted by Elysium Furnace Works. Cost: $20
SAT 15
JigJam
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The Irish bluegrass and Americana quartet will perform. Cost: $25 ($30 door)
SUN 16
Cherish the Ladies
PEEKSKILL
4 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
The St. Patrick’s Day celebration will feature the Irish-American musicians, on their 40th anniversary tour, and violinist Daisy Jopling. Cost: $40 to $100
FRI 21
Martha Spencer and the Wonderland Country Band
PUTNAM VALLEY
7:30 p.m. Tompkins Corners C.C.
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
The singer-songwriter and her band will play music from her latest release, Wonderland. Cost: $25
FRI 21
Grayson Hugh
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The pianist and singer and his wife, Polly Messer, will play songs from their latest album, Save Your Love for Me. Frank Carillo and Eddie Seville open. Cost: $20 ($25 door)
SAT 22
Twen
BEACON
7 p.m. The Yard | 4 Hanna Lane
theyardbeacon.com/upcoming
The “van-life” rock band will be joined by Grumpy. Cost: $22 ($25 door)
SAT 22
Dassi Rosenkrantz
BEACON
7:30 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
The bass player and composer will debut her new release, The Next Flow. Noga Cabo opens. Cost: $20 ($25 door)
SAT 22
Eri Yamamoto
BEACON
8 p.m. St. Andrew & St. Luke
15 South Ave.
yamamoto.eventbrite.com
The longtime presence in the downtown jazz scene will play a set as part of the Elysium Furnace Works month-long series. Cost: $20
SAT 22
Vic DiBitetto
PEEKSKILL
8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
The “Italian Hurricane” has a new comedy album, Working Class Zero. Cost: $54 to $69
SAT 22
Bill Birdsong Miller
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The Grammy-winner plays flute and guitar and sings and composes. Blues artist Kevin Burt will open. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
SUN 23
The Daedalus Quartet
BEACON
4 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | howlandmusic.org
The string players’ program will include works by Haydn and Bartok, as well as Deborah Kaye’s First Quartet. Cost: $35 ($10 students)
NATURE & OUTDOORS
SAT 15
Search for Salamanders
WAPPINGERS FALLS
5:30 p.m. Stony Kill Farm
79 Farmstead Lane | stonykill.org
Learn about salamanders that live in our area and help to count them as part of a citizen-science project. Cost: $5
THURS 20
New York’s Rare Fireflies
BEACON
7 p.m. Sloop Club | 2 Red Flynn Drive
beaconsloopclub.org
Katie Hietala-Henschell and Matt Schlesinger will present the results of a New York Natural Heritage Program survey of at-risk species. Free
CIVIC
MON 17
City Council
BEACON
7 p.m. City Hall | 1 Municipal Plaza
845-838-5011 | beaconny.gov
MON 17
Village Board
NELSONVILLE
7:30 p.m. Village Hall | 258 Main St.
845-265-2500 | nelsonvilleny.gov
TUES 18
Village Election
NELSONVILLE
Noon – 9 p.m. Village Hall
260 Main St. | nelsonvilleny.gov
TUES 18
School Board
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Middle School Library
15 Craigside Drive | 845-265-9254
haldaneschool.org
WED 19
Village Board
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Village Hall | 85 Main St.
845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov
WED 19
School Board
GARRISON
7 p.m. Garrison School | 1100 Route 9D
845-424-3689 | gufs.org
The meeting will include a community budget forum.
THURS 20
Beacon-Hopewell Rail Trail Meeting
Noon. Via Zoom
beaconhopewellrailtrail.com
