Week Ahead edited by Pamela Doan ([email protected])
For a full listing of events, see highlandscurrent.org/calendar.
COMMUNITY
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 fourth annual Highland Lights procession. The theme for 2025 is microcosmos, which celebrates pollinators and other insects. Also SUN 23 and 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
TUES 25
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.
MON 24
Blood Drive
PUTNAM VALLEY
1:30 – 7:30 p.m. Ambulance Corps
218 Oscawana Lake Road | nybc.org
Register for an appointment or walk in.
SAT 29
Pancake Breakfast
WAPPINGERS FALLS
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Bowdoin Park
85 Sheafe Road | 845-486-2555
facebook.com/dutchesscountyparks
Sample Dutchess County maple syrup and enjoy pancakes. Park naturalists will hold workshops, weather permitting. Cost: $5 (ages 6 and younger free)
KIDS & FAMILY
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
TUES 25
Table Talk
COLD SPRING
6 p.m. Cold Spring Pizza
120 Main St. | 845-225-2700 ext. 117
covecarecenter.org
Enjoy dinner for the family hosted by the CoveCare Center to promote connecting. Email [email protected] to register. Free
TUES 25
Spy Science
GARRISON
6 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Family Science Night will focus on detection, misdirection and other spy techniques. Register online.
WED 26
Art Thieves Conservatory
GARRISON
5 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900
philipstowndepottheatre.org
The Depot Youth performers (grades 4-8) stole the Hansel & Gretel script and reimagined it. Also SUN 30. Cost: $12
THURS 27
Wildlife Wonders
BEACON
4:30 p.m. Howland Public Library
313 Main St. | 845-831-1134
beaconlibrary.org
Students in kindergarten through the fifth grade can learn about animals through activities.
FRI 28
Charm Bracelet Workshop
COLD SPRING
3:15 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
Students in grades 5 to 12 are invited to make a personalized bracelet. Register online.
SAT 29
Cardboard Explosion!
BEACON
3 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
bit.ly/PaperHeartPuppetsHCC
Brad Shur will help audience members design cardboard puppets and make them come alive. Register online. Free
TALKS & TOURS
SUN 23
Jim Zimmerman
PUTNAM VALLEY
3 p.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
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
TUES 25
Women in Business: Busting Barriers
BEACON
5 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
dub.sh/busting-barriers
This panel discussion, led by financial advisor Lena Rizkallah, will “celebrate the stories, struggles and success of fierce and fabulous” entrepreneurs. Register online. Free
TUES 25
The Irish in Beacon
BEACON
7 p.m. Elks Lodge
900 Wolcott Ave. | beaconhistorical.org
Patrick Miskell, a trustee with the Beacon Historical Society, will share the local history of Irish immigration. Free
SUN 30
Losing the Dark
PUTNAM VALLEY
11 a.m. Tompkins Corners Cultural Center
729 Peekskill Hollow Road
tompkinscorners.org
Jill Eisenstein will screen a short documentary about light pollution and its impacts on health and wildlife, followed by a discussion. Free
STAGE & SCREEN
SAT 22
Sing Sing
GARRISON
1 p.m. Graymoor | 40 Franciscan Way
atonementfriars.org
Watch a 2023 dramatic film about Rehabilitation Through the Arts, followed by a discussion with Charles Moore, who participated in the program. Donations welcome. Free
SAT 22
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 SUN 23. Cost: $20 ($15 students, seniors)
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
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)
SUN 23
Diversion
GARRISON
7 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900
philipstowndepottheatre.org
A cast of six actors will stage a reading of a Scott Organ play in this new series, Sometimes Sundays. Register online. Free
FRI 28
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
GARRISON
2 p.m. Desmond-Fish Library
472 Route 403 | 845-424-3020
desmondfishlibrary.org
Watch the 2022 biopic about singer Whitney Houston, which will be screened as part of Women’s History Month.
FRI 28
La Haine
COLD SPRING
5:30 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
Watch and discuss the 1995 thriller set in the Parisian suburbs that explores police brutality and social unrest. The screening is part of the library’s Reel Talk series.
FRI 28
Kathy Griffin
PEEKSKILL
8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
The comedian will perform as part of her stand-up tour, My Life on the PTSD-List. Cost: $47 to $87
SUN 30
Women Talking
COLD SPRING
12:30 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
The library will screen this 2023 drama about women in an isolated religious community deciding how to react to a brutality that challenges their faith.
SUN 30
The Addams Family Musical
WEST POINT
5 p.m. Ike Hall Theatre | 655 Pitcher Road
845-938-4159 | ikehall.com
America’s kookiest and darkest family comes to life in this musical about love, family, honesty and growing up. Cost: $39 to $89
SUN 30
John Fugelsang
GARRISON
7 p.m. Philipstown Depot Theatre
10 Garrison’s Landing | 845-424-3900
philipstowndepottheatre.org
The comedian and host of Tell Me Everything stars in this solo show, which was rescheduled from February. Cost: $30
VISUAL ART
SAT 22
Still Life Painting
BEACON
1 p.m. Howland Cultural Center
477 Main St. | 845-831-4988
howlandculturalcenter.org
Brian McClear will create an oil painting as part of the Realism on the Hudson exhibit.
MUSIC
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 latest album, 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 piano series. Cost: $20
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, sings and composes. Blues artist Kevin Burt will open. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
THURS 27
Anda Union
BEACON
7 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The Inner Mongolian band plays Indigenous music reflecting tribal and musical traditions from its oral culture. Cost: $30 ($35 door)
FRI 28
Justin Furstenfeld
POUGHKEEPSIE
8 p.m. Bardavon
35 Market St. | bardavon.org
The lead singer of Blue October will perform his one-man show. Cost: $40 to $80
FRI 28
All About the Song
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
For this series focused on music, storytelling and connection, KJ Denhert brings together Rebecca McCartney and Mark McIntyre as openers, followed by Michele Gedney and Jen Clapp. Cost: $25 ($30 door)
SAT 29
Secret Sounds of Ponds
PHILIPSTOWN
2 p.m. Fahnestock State Park
1498 Route 301 | dub.sh/pond-sounds
David Rothenberg’s concert will include plants and creatures singing in water. Also SUN 30 with Michelle Shocked. Cost: $20
SAT 29
Hubby Jenkins
COLD SPRING
7:30 p.m. Chapel Restoration
45 Market St. | chapelrestoration.org
The multi-instrumentalist plays music that weaves African American history through old-time songs. He is also part of the Carolina Chocolate Drops. Cost: $25
SAT 29
Jamie Saft
BEACON
8 p.m. St. Andrew & St. Luke
15 South Ave. | jamiesaft.eventbrite.com
Saft, who has recorded with everyone from Iggy Pop to John Zorn, will perform from his diverse projects for the final concert in a piano series organized by Elysium Furnace Works. Cost: $25
SAT 29
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
PEEKSKILL
8 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
The blues-rock band will play its hits and new music. Cost: $44 to $59
SAT 29
Tatiana Eva-Marie
BEACON
8:30 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The French pop artist will perform songs from her album Djangology, a tribute to Gypsy jazz and Django Reinhardt. Cost: $25 ($30 door)
SUN 30
Eliza Neals
BEACON
7 p.m. Towne Crier | 379 Main St.
845-855-1300 | townecrier.com
The blues-rock singer will play from her latest release, Colorchrimes. Cost: $25 ($30 door)
SUN 30
Willie Nile
PEEKSKILL
7 p.m. Paramount Hudson Valley
1008 Brown St. | 914-739-0039
paramounthudsonvalley.com
The singer-songwriter has a catalog spanning four decades, including the hit “The Innocent Ones.” Cost: $32 to $45
CIVIC
MON 24
School Board
BEACON
7 p.m. Beacon High School
101 Matteawan Road
845-838-6900 | beaconk12.org
WED 26
Village Board
COLD SPRING
7 p.m. Village Hall | 85 Main St.
845-265-3611 | coldspringny.gov
SUN 30
Ballot Proposition Q&A
COLD SPRING
1 p.m. Butterfield Library
10 Morris Ave. | 845-265-3040
butterfieldlibrary.org
Library staff will discuss why Butterfield will ask voters for funds on the Haldane budget ballot in May.
