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October 30 at 4pm
Treasury Cider · Hopewell Junction • $$
Ripe yellow quince harvested from Fishkill Farms in 2025 fills the small-batch Cydonia bottling celebrated on the Treasury Cider Porch with a complimentary tasting pour accompanied by Spanish cheeses, chorizo, olives, quince paste, and live flamenco guitar from Ted Horan.
October 31 at 7pm (This weekend)
Denning's Point Distillery · Beacon • $10
Beacon’s distillery turns into a Halloween haunt with live alt-rock from Sound of a Smirk. Come in costume and sip on creepy, craft-distilled cocktails, beer, or mocktails.
October 31 at 7:30pm (This weekend)
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon • Free
Guitarist and composer Marc Black brings his folk, blues, and rock songwriting to the salon stage. He is joined by guitarist Ralph Legnini for an intimate evening of live music.
November 1 at 12:30am (This weekend)
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon • $40-$45
Step into 1969 for a Halloween night of peace, love, and legendary psychedelic rock. This Woodstock tribute band channels Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Janis Joplin, Santana, and more while you groove in your best '60s threads.
November 1 (This weekend) +1
Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson
Julia Keefe's Indigenous Big Band brings Native jazz traditions to Frank Gehry's striking Hudson Valley concert hall. Her soaring vocals meet brassy, full-bodied arrangements in a space built for sound.
November 1 at 4pm (This weekend)
Howland Cultural Center · Beacon
Catch one of chamber music's longest-running ensembles in a Gilded Age library turned concert hall. The Dorian Wind Quintet, the first of its kind to play Carnegie Hall, pairs Bach with bold contemporary commissions.
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Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$35-$40
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Howland Cultural Center · Beacon
$15 at door
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:00 PM
Barton Orchards · Poughquag
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:30 PM
grace smith house · Poughkeepsie
Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$40-$45
Sun, Nov 1 · 6:30 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM
Treasury Cider · Hopewell Junction
$$
Mon, Nov 2 · 7:00 PM
Mahoney's Irish Pub & Steakhouse · Poughkeepsie
$$
Mon, Nov 2 · 8:00 PM
Quinn's · Beacon
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Mahoney's Irish Pub & Steakhouse · Poughkeepsie
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Mahoney's Irish Pub & Steakhouse · Poughkeepsie
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:30 PM
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie · Poughkeepsie
Free
Wed, Nov 4 · 7:00 PM
Hudson Valley Food Hall · Beacon
$$
Wed, Nov 4 · 6:30 PM
Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:30 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$10
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:30 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$10
Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM
Stissing Center for Arts and Culture · Pine Plains
$20
Fri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$30-$35
Fri, Nov 6 · 6:30 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$40-$45
Sat, Nov 7 · 7:30 PM
The Stissing Center · Pine Plains
Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 PM
Howland Cultural Center · Beacon
Sun, Nov 8 · 6:30 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
Free
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
Howland Cultural Center · Beacon
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:30 PM
Bardavon 1869 Opera House · Poughkeepsie
$55-$75
Fri, Nov 13 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$30-$35
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:30 PM
Stissing Center for Arts and Culture · Pine Plains
$30-$40
Sat, Nov 14 · 5:30 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$30-$35
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Denning's Point Distillery · Beacon
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$30-$35
Sun, Nov 15 · 4:00 PM
Howland Cultural Center · Beacon
Sun, Nov 15 · 5:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$30-$35
Thu, Nov 19 · 8:00 PM
Quinn's · Beacon
$$
Fri, Nov 20 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$40-$45
Fri, Nov 20 · 7:30 PM
Stissing Center for Arts and Culture · Pine Plains
$20
Sat, Nov 21 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$30-$35
Sat, Nov 21 · 6:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
Free
Sun, Nov 22 · 7:00 PM
Daryl's House · Pawling
$40 - $48
Sun, Nov 22 · 6:30 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
Free
Sun, Nov 22 · 11:30 AM
Towne Crier · Beacon
Fri, Nov 27 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$45-$50
Fri, Nov 27 · 6:30 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
Free
Fri, Nov 27 · 7:00 PM
Howland Cultural Center · Beacon
$5 at the door
Sat, Nov 28 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$30-$35
Sun, Nov 29 · 11:30 AM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
Free
Sun, Nov 29 · 6:30 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
Free
Thu, Dec 3 · 7:30 PM
Bardavon · Poughkeepsie
Fri, Dec 4 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$30-$35
Fri, Dec 4 · 8:00 PM
Daryl's House Restaurant & Live Music Club · Pawling
Sat, Dec 5 · 8:00 PM
Towne Crier Cafe · Beacon
$30-$35
Sun, Dec 6 · 3:00 PM
Stissing Center for Arts and Culture · Pine Plains
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