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LITTLE LIES - Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

4/19/2025

 
Little Lies is an 8-piece tribute from Boston performing an authentic playlist of your favorite Fleetwood Mac hits. Join us for a night of romance, drama, and, of course, Rumours!
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NERD NITE HUDSON VALLEY - Building Castles! Failed Spelling! Black Rodeo!

4/18/2025

 
Three informative-yet-entertaining talks on Building Castles, Failed Spelling and Black Rodeo

​“Prithee, attend me!” Professor Nancy Bisaha (Vassar) teaches courses on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and will present a talk titled “So You Wanna Build a Castle?” Why, yes, Nancy, we do.

Nerd Knight, Nerd Night, Nerd Nite? Author Gabe Henry’s new book serves as the focus of April’s talk: Enough is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell.

“This ain’t Texas!” Dr. Mia Mask (Vassar) teaches African American cinema & Documentary History and will present on the topic of her 2023 book: Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western. Yee Haw!
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The AAPL -REALISM ON THE HUDSON

4/13/2025

 
The American Artist Professional League, Inc. REALISM ON THE HUDSON. Featuring artwork from prominent AAPL artist. And Still Life Painting Demo with Brian McClear. Still life painting in oil demo with Brian McClear along with a demonstration table sponsored by Vasari Classic Oil Colors hand-crafted paints! Click here to learn more: AAPL - Vasari Classic Oil Colors
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differentpeople - with HUDSON + DOM FOX

4/13/2025

 
differentpeople celebrated the release of their debut EP, “Revisionist History,” on vinyl. With a SOLD OUT performance! A milestone event performing the EP live, along with many new songs, building on what is proving to be a strong foundation!
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LIVE WRITING Presents Poets and Projects

4/11/2025

 
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With Ruth Danon, curator. The Sister Arts and more. William Allen, Joanna Fuhrman, Nan Ring, Eva Salzman, Elaine Sexton, and John Yau.
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TWO SONGWRITTERS - Stephen Clair - RJ Cowdery

4/10/2025

 
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RJ Cowdery has been a winner at the Kerrville New Folk contest in 2008 and the Mountain Stage New Song Contest in 2007, and won at Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist and Sisters Folk Festivals too. She’s played at venues like 30A, The Ark, The Bluebird, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival and Vancouver Island Folk Festival.  Cowdery has worked with Don Dixon, Billy Crockett, and Amy Speace. She’s also received glowing press from No Depression, Country Standard Time, Making a Scene, The Alternate Root, WMOT, The Morton Report, Americana Highways, and many others. 

Her 2019 release, What If This Is All There Is (GoosePie Music) was produced by Amy Speace and rerecorded and mixed by ( 2021 IBMA Songwriter of the Year) Thomm Jutz. Her all covers release Something Fine came out in 2015 on GoosePie Music and was produced, recorded and engineered by Matt Nakoa and Neale Eckstein. Her 2011 album was In This Light (Blue Rock Artists), produced by Billy Crockett recorded and engineered by Keith Gary. And her debut album was 2008’s One More Door, out on GoosePie Music, and produced by Todd Burge. https://www.rjcowdery.com/home-shows

Stephen Clair ""booty-slaps the sweet spot between power-pop, indie-rock, new wave and alt-country"—Tinnitist" https://www.stephenclair.com/
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ARTICHOKE PRESENTS: Martin Dockery

4/5/2025

 
Martin Dockery’s incredible one-man shows have earned him fifty (50!!) “Best of Fest” awards at festivals around the world.  We were excited to have him back on our stage! Hosted by Jamie Mulligan
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MUSIC & MAPS ​Clearwater's Family Program

4/5/2025

 
Clearwater educators and Linda Richards Music brought the Hudson River to life through music, movement, and song. With the help of the audience they navigated the river with a giant hands on Hudson River puzzle. Sharing what it takes to be a crew member- your voice and your mind! Click to learn more Hudson River Sloop Clearwater

This program is produced with the support of the State of New York Office of Children and Family Services upon the legislative initiative of Assembly member Jonathan Jacobson.
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