Things to Do This Week, November 8th - 15th, in Dutchess County.

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Art & Museums

Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz

Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz

November 8 at 11am (This weekend) +5

Hessel Museum of Art · Annandale-On-Hudson • Free

Computer microprocessors meet traditional Navajo weaving as the Hessel Museum of Art presents the first career survey of weaver and educator Marilou Schultz, tracing over six decades of intricate textile experimentation.

Exhibition: Elvira Clayton and George Kimmerling “Regarding the Slavery Matter”

Exhibition: Elvira Clayton and George Kimmerling “Regarding the Slavery Matter”

Every day at 1pm from Nov. 13 to Dec. 6

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Two artists dig up what Beacon tried to forget. Clayton and Kimmerling trace the city's history of enslavement through photography, sculpture, and fiber works tied to real sites: a homestead, a mill, and twelve street corners named for families who profited.

Exhibition: Nansi T. Lent “At Home in a World We Don't Yet Inhabit”

Exhibition: Nansi T. Lent “At Home in a World We Don't Yet Inhabit”

Every day at 1pm from Nov. 13 to Dec. 6

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Step into landscapes that couldn't exist in reality. Nansi T. Lent layers photos, paintings, and drawings into dreamlike archival prints where fragments surface and vanish like messages from another world.

The Dread That Consumes Us

The Dread That Consumes Us

November 14 at 2pm (Next weekend)

Women’sWork.Art · Poughkeepsie

Drawing from meat-core meme culture and Gen Z perspectives, twenty-two femme and non-binary artists present twenty-seven works exploring ecological collapse, digital alienation, and systemic instability at Women’sWork.Art.

Concerts

Freedy Johnston

Freedy Johnston

November 8 at 7pm (This weekend)

Lucky Dog Beacon · Beacon

A mail-order guitar and a Billboard Top 100 hit launched Freedy Johnston toward stages like Lucky Dog Beacon, where the Rolling Stone Songwriter of the Year brings his signature melodic focus for a live set.

Letters from the Front

Letters from the Front

November 11 at 7pm

Fisher Center · Annandale-On-Hudson

Letters sent by American service members and their loved ones during wartime become a new work for four voices and piano at the Sosnoff Theater, honoring the 250th birthday of the United States.

Edie Carey

Edie Carey

November 13 at 7:30pm

Stissing Center for Arts and Culture · Pine Plains

Soulful vocals and heartfelt songwriting define this intimate evening of live music with Edie Carey at The Grace Note, where the touring artist blends folk, country, and Americana with warmth, humor, and emotional depth.

Slocan Ramblers

Slocan Ramblers

November 14 at 7:30pm (Next weekend)

Stissing Center for Arts and Culture · Pine Plains • $30-$40

The Slocan Ramblers bring fearless energy to traditional bluegrass, mixing fleet-fingered picking with creative fire. Fresh off collaborations with Nashville legends, this Canadian quartet turns every show into a foot-stomping, high-lonesome celebration.

Talks

Closing Reception: Nansi Lent, Síle Marrinan and Linda Lauro-Lazin

Closing Reception: Nansi Lent, Síle Marrinan and Linda Lauro-Lazin

November 8 at 5pm (This weekend)

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Archival prints, oil canvases, and mixed-media collages spanning decades fill the rooms at BAU Gallery as Nansi Lent, Síle Marrinan, and Linda Lauro-Lazin gather to close their concurrent exhibitions.

Stissing Center's Writers & Readers: Rachel Greenfield

Stissing Center's Writers & Readers: Rachel Greenfield

November 8 at 3pm (This weekend)

The Stissing Center · Pine Plains • Free

Author Rachel Greenfield discusses her new biography detailing how Rose Knox mixed the kitchen and boardroom to remold an American business, appearing in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer Amy Reading at The Stissing Center.

Continuity & Change: Three Artists in Conversation

Continuity & Change: Three Artists in Conversation

November 8 at 3pm (This weekend)

BAU Gallery · Beacon

Decades of creative output span Nansi Lent's thread of longing, Síle Marrinan's photographic memory tests, and Linda Lauro-Lazin's early arches series as the three artists gather at BAU Gallery to discuss their concurrent exhibitions.

Revolutionary Whisky: Battle of Germantown

Revolutionary Whisky: Battle of Germantown

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.

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Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 PM

Cosmic Bowling

Spins Bowl Poughkeepsie · Poughkeepsie

$40

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:20 PM

IRON LUNG

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 PM

Cosmic Bowling

Spins Bowl Wappingers · Wappingers Falls

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM

STRAY KIDS: THE DOMINATE EXPERIENCE

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:20 PM

MERCY

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Wed, Nov 11 · 4:00 PM

Happy Hours - Half Price Beer, Wine & Well Cocktails

Beast · Fishkill

$$

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:30 PM

Zootopia 2

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:30 PM

SHELTER

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Thu, Nov 12 · 9:00 PM

Oui Oui Cuisine Late-Night Menu

Hudson Valley Food Hall · Beacon

$$

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM

Nuremberg

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:30 PM

Crafternoon

Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM

Brunch Cocktail Menu

Hudson Valley Food Hall · Beacon

$$

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM

The World of Thomas B. Pope

Beacon Historical Society · Beacon

Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM

Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training Level 1

DayDream Collaborative Clinic · Beacon

$325

Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Live Trivia

Denning's Point Distillery · Beacon

Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM

Geeks Who Drink Pub Trivia

Denning's Point Distillery · Beacon

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:30 PM

Grand Prix of Europe

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM

Happy Hour

Cooper's · Beacon

$$

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM

Farm Tour at Clover Brooke Llama/Alpaca/Goat Farm

175 Ruskey Ln · Hyde Park

$0-$21.5

Sun, Nov 8 · 9:45 AM

Christian/Episcopal Service

St. John the Evangelist · Red Hook

Sun, Nov 8 · 8:00 AM

Beacon Flee Market

Beacon Flea Market · Beacon

Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM

Sunday Trivia hosted by Geeks Who Drink

Denning's Point Distillery · Beacon

Sun, Nov 8 · 2:30 PM

Come From Away

The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck · Rhinebeck

$29

Sun, Nov 8 · 2:30 PM

North of America: Revolution, British Provinces, and Creating the United States, 1774-1815

Adriance Memorial Library · Poughkeepsie

Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM

Beacon's Best Brunch

Cooper's · Beacon

$$

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:45 PM

SEND HELP

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM

Dutchess County Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony

Heritage Financial Park · Wappingers Falls

Adults $55

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:30 PM

Sunday Open Studio

Hudson Valley Pottery · Rhinebeck Village

Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM

Beacon Farmers' Market

Main Street · Beacon

Sun, Nov 8 · 6:00 PM

THE A.I. DOC

Happy Valley Arcade Bar · Beacon

Free

Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM

Sashiko Patching and Mending

Beetle and Fred · Beacon

$90

Sun, Nov 8 · 2:30 PM

Up In One Fall Musical

The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck · Rhinebeck

$29

Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 PM

Casa on Sundays

CASA Mexican Kitchen · Fishkill

$$

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM

Wuthering Heights

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 4:00 PM

Harvest Beauty

Pinot's Palette - Fishkill · Fishkill

Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM

Hudson Valley Music Event

Fishkill Farms · Hopewell Junction

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:30 PM

Puppuccino

Pinot's Palette - Fishkill · Fishkill

Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM

Beacon Farmers Market

Beacon Farmers' Market · Beacon

Free Admission

Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM

Concerto Competition Fall ’26

Fisher Center · Annandale-On-Hudson

Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM

Train and Hobby Show of the Hudson Valley

MJN Convention Center · Poughkeepsie

Adults $8 Each · Children 6 to 12 $4 Each · Under 6 free

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:25 PM

GOAT

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM

Uman: In Between

Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson

Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM

Sunday Catholic Mass

Chapel of the Holy Innocents · Annandale-On-Hudson

Sun, Nov 8 · 1:15 PM

MELANIA

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 9:00 AM

Marty Supreme

Roosevelt Theatre · Hyde Park

Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM

Uman: In Between

Fisher Center at Bard · Annandale-On-Hudson

Mon, Nov 9 · 11:30 AM

Lunch Pop Up Every Monday

Little King · Beacon

Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM

Poughkeepsie Jazz Project weekly Jam

Mahoney's Irish Pub & Steakhouse · Poughkeepsie

$$

Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM

The Bridge Club

Howland Cultural Center · Beacon

$5

Mon, Nov 9 · 11:30 AM

Let’s Move It!

Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill

Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM

2026 Dutchess Handmade Holiday Pop-Up Shop

Arts Mid-Hudson · Poughkeepsie

Mon, Nov 9 · 12:00 PM

Come and Play

City of Beacon Recreation Dept. · Beacon

Mon, Nov 9 · 9:00 AM

Monday Morning Community Qigong

Valley Spirit Wellness Center · Beacon

Free

Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM

Pint-Size Play Group (2026)

Blodgett Memorial Library · Fishkill

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