These 95 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 12 at 5:30pm
Tenmile Distillery · Wassaic
Revolutionary War history with a whisky chaser. This Tenmile Distillery lecture unpacks how fog triggered friendly fire and unraveled Washington's battle plan, all in a working craft distillery.
November 12 at 6:15pm
Oblong Books · Rhinebeck Village • Free
An uncompromising critic of postwar orthodoxies possessed a genius for friendship that sustained her through exile and survival. Roger Berkowitz examines Hannah Arendt and the power of friendship at Oblong Books.
November 15 at 1pm (This weekend)
Mount Gulian Historic Site · Beacon
Hear the story of the Lenape, the Hudson Valley's first inhabitants, on the very land they once camped. Scholar Harv Hilowitz traces their life-ways, diaspora, and modern return to the region.
November 20 at 5:30pm
Tenmile Distillery · Wassaic
Closing a series on today's genre-fluid, TikTok-influenced rock landscape and DIY creativity, Tom Bouldin leads a lecture at Tenmile Distillery pairing contemporary music insights with the estate's latest release.
November 20 at 7:30pm
Howland Cultural Center · Beacon
Three nerds walk into a cultural center: one shoots dead chickens into jet engines (for science), one studies cat humor, and one launches CubeSats with teachers. Add music, prizes, and refreshments.
November 22 at 3pm (Next weekend)
BAU Gallery · Beacon
Fire as muse: Linda Lauro-Lazin digs into destruction and rebirth through scorched artifacts, video, and digital painting. Hear the Pratt professor unpack her newest work in an intimate gallery talk.
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Tue, Nov 10 · 10:00 AM
Boardman Road Branch Library · Poughkeepsie
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill
Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM
Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM
East Fishkill Community Library · Hopewell Junction
Thu, Nov 12 · 11:30 AM
Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill
Thu, Nov 12 · 10:00 AM
East Fishkill Community Library · Hopewell Junction
Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
$0
Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM
Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson
Free
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Fishkill Elementary School · Fishkill
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Fishkill Elementary School · Fishkill
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:30 PM
Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill
Sat, Nov 14 · 4:00 PM
BAU Gallery · Beacon
Sun, Nov 15 · 2:30 PM
Boardman Road Branch Library · Poughkeepsie
Sun, Nov 15 · 9:45 AM
The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, Barrytown · Red Hook
Mon, Nov 16 · 10:00 AM
Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Mon, Nov 16 · 7:00 PM
Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson
$0
Mon, Nov 16 · 10:00 AM
Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Tue, Nov 17 · 12:00 PM
Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie
Tue, Nov 17 · 6:00 PM
Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill
Wed, Nov 18 · 1:00 PM
Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson
Thu, Nov 19 · 7:00 PM
Millbrook Library · Millbrook
Fri, Nov 20 · 12:00 PM
Scenic Hudson · Poughkeepsie
$0
Fri, Nov 20 · 4:30 PM
Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill
Fri, Nov 20 · 12:00 PM
Dutchess County Transit Hub · Poughkeepsie
$0
Mon, Nov 23 · 7:30 PM
East Fishkill Community Library · Hopewell Junction
Tue, Nov 24 · 6:00 PM
Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson
Tue, Nov 24 · 7:00 PM
Elks Club · Beacon
Tue, Dec 1 · 11:00 AM
Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill
Wed, Dec 2 · 6:00 PM
Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill
Sun, Dec 6 · 2:00 PM
Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill
Free
Wed, Mar 31 · 5:30 PM
Vassar College · Poughkeepsie
Free
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Rockefeller Hall · Poughkeepsie
BAU Gallery · Beacon
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center · Hyde Park
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Dia Beacon · Beacon
Free
Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson
Dia Beacon · Beacon
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Beacon Sloop Club · Beacon
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Powerhouse Theater · Poughkeepsie
Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie Public Library District - Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie
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