Dr. Paul Spector is certified as a trainer with the American Academy of Sports Medicine. In this class at the Hudson Area Library, he shares exercises that improve postural stability, core strength, spatial body awareness, sensory integration, agility, and coordination. The class will serve as an important space for community through its focus on healthy connection, breathing, and its encouraging atmosphere.

Date/Time: Thursdays, through December 19, 10:30 – 11:30am

Location: In person, upstairs from the library – 2nd floor Senior Center (elevator available)

Registration: Space is limited and registration is required. Email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101

A partnership with the City of Hudson Senior Center.

Local musician Abby Lappen leads participants in songs, stories, and fun moves during this joyful storytime. All are welcome!

Date/Time: Thursdays, September 19 – December 19, 4 – 5pm
(except October 31 for Halloween and November 28 for Thanksgiving)

Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room

Registration: Registration is appreciated, but not required.
Email: youth@hudsonarealibrary.org
Phone: call 518-828-1792 x101.

It’s a Chronogram Launch Party for the December Catskill Issue! The new issue of Chronogram will be hot off the press.

Our goal: to bring together the community of amazing readers, business owners, and contributors that makes Chronogram tick.

Advance registration is appreciated, more information here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chronogrammedia/1460877

The Sylvia Center presents a six-week virtual cooking program geared towards families with children ages 18 and younger. During each hour-long class, a Chef Educator guides participants through a seasonal vegetarian recipe. Each family can opt in to pick up weekly free fresh food meal kits that feed 4-6 and include all ingredients needed, save for salt and pepper. Curriculum emphasizes the role of nutrition in good health and focuses on building participants’ skills, confidence, and food knowledge inside and outside of the kitchen.

Date/Time:
Meal Kit pick-up: Wednesdays, November 6 – December 18, 4 – 6pm
Virtual Cooking Classes: Thursdays, November 7 – December 19, 5:30 – 6:30pm (no class or meal kit pick-up on November 27th or 28th due to the holiday)

Location:
Meal pick-ups: In person, Hudson Area Library Main Desk
Cooking classes: Virtual via Zoom. Please contact programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101

The Huyck Preserve hosts a day of sweet treats and warm drinks, while perusing holiday and non-holiday themed cards. Proceeds from these cards supports the Preserve.

Monarda Community Care offers a free drop-in care clinic at the Hudson Area Library, which will include ear acupuncture, ear seeds, acupressure, a wide variety of free herbal medicines, Narcan, Fentanyl test strips, zines, and more. Participants who arrive by 1:30pm may receive acupuncture treatment. First come, first served. All are welcome!

This year, Hudson Hall is excited to hand over the reindeer reins to The Foundry at Hudson and The City of Hudson to produce the city-wide event, but we are thrilled to be participating as a Winter Walk venue with a sleigh-full of art and entertainment for the whole family.

The Blackthorne Resort hosts a night of fun to help out the children of our community. You are invited to join the festivities, and bring a toy for a local boy or girl.

There will be LIVE music by MIXTAPE REVIVAL.

Toys will be delivered to and distributed to local children by: Meghan Stalter, LCSW School Social Worker Cairo Durham Elementary School.

Everyone is welcome!

A Berkshire Community Land Trust benefit concert, the last event in the Final Acre Campaign for River Run Farm! Local musicians will perform to support the local Farmsteads for Farmers initiative to place River Run Farm into trust, whose first long term lessee is Off the Shelf Farm. Premier Berkshire Jazz musicians Wanda Houston and Bennie Kohn will open for the groovin’ rock sounds of Steve Ide and Rob Putnam of the BTUs. Stay tuned, as there might be more surprises!

Info: farms@berkshirecommunitylandtrust.org

More information on supporting the event: https://givebutter.com/xzaBUT

Cultural food demonstrations led by locals sharing recipes brought to Hudson from around the world, and enjoy a taste! This time, Wendy Kanel will demonstrate how to make Chinese dumplings.

Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room

Registration: No registration required. All are welcome!

This program is made possible with support from New York Folklore through a grant from The Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

An opportunity to learn various Qigong sets and then work on a traditional Tai Chi Form – a set series of movements and postures – with instructor Curt Anthon, a member of the Yang Family Tai Chi Association. All are welcome!

Wave Farm in Partnership with The Avalon Lounge

Applications Due: January 10, 2025

Wave Farm is pleased to announce a unique opportunity, in partnership with the Catskill, NY performance venue The Avalon Lounge, for 2025. Two individuals will be selected from an open call for a 40-week Mentorship Program (February - November 2025). Mentees will learn the ins-and-outs of presenting independent and experimental performance in a community setting. Each mentee will receive a stipend of $5,000 in conjunction with the program. They will work closely with mentors Liam Singer (The Avalon Lounge, Wave Farm) and Ben Seratan (Basilica Hudson, The Avalon Lounge) on a weekly-basis to develop skills in sound engineering and event management, including artist relations, curation, booking, promotion, streaming for radio broadcast, and documentation. Mentees will also participate in Wave Farm’s “All Things Audio” a monthly workshop series, designed to help attendees develop sound skills to share their stories through best practices for recording, editing, and live radio.

The details:

• Applications Due: January 10, 2025
• Notification: Mid to late January
• Stipend: Mentees receive a $5,000 stipend. Note that participants will receive a 1099-NEC
• Time Commitment: Mentees will be expected to commit approximately five hours a week for 40 weeks, February through November 2025.
• Education: Additionally, mentees will be automatically enrolled in Wave Farm’s monthly workshops series “All Things Audio,” taking place the first Thursday of each month, 6 - 8 p.m., in-person at the WGXC Catskill Studio, February - November 2025.

Selection panel will use the following criteria in their review:

• Candidate is excited about working with the community. 
• Candidate appreciates a wide variety of music, and is willing to work with a wide variety of genres. 
• Candidate will benefit from hands-on learning, and has the ability to learn the skills to be developed in the mentorship.
• A history of producing events is not required, but will be considered an asset in the review process

Questions: Contact info@wavefarm.org