You're invited to join the CCE Albany County Master Gardeners at the Garden Education Fair on Saturday, May 31, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm in the gardens at 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville.

A variety of native plants and perennials will be for sale as well as garden tools and accessories. There will be garden and compost tours, a soil clinic, educational displays and family activities including farm animals and kids’ crafts.

This event attracts gardeners of all experience levels. You’ll leave with knowledge to beautify your backyard with plants that support bees, beneficial insects, birds, and the environment.

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Rain or shine, you can join us on May 31st! Celebrate Schoharie Watershed Month with a biodiversity hunt on the grounds of Mountain Top Arboretum in Tannersville. You are welcome to come and record as many species as we can throughout the day!

Schedule:

Note: the 8:00 A.M. Bird Walk with Jeannette Price is CANCELED for Saturday but will take place Sunday morning (June 1) at 8:00 AM. No preregistration is required.

10:00 AM (all day): Interactive Insect Identification with Frank Beres

10:00 AM-12 PM: Mushroom Walk with Chris Baker

12:00 PM-2:00 PM: Herbal Plant Walk with Dina Falconi

12:00 PM-3:30 PM: Owl Pellet Dissection—drop in as you have time!

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: A Tree Tour with Levi O’Brien

3:30 PM: The Robinson Wildlife Show (inside the Education Center)

This event is a collaboration by Mountain Top Arboretum, Greene County Soil & Water, and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection as part of a month-long series of events for Schoharie Watershed Month.

The first-ever Youth Health Fair at the Historic Point, 1 Main Street, Catskill, New York!
This event is sponsored by Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs and Early Intervention.
You will find local resources, activities, and crafts along with healthy refreshments.
There will also be petting goats and the Sheriff's office child ID program.
We welcome all families and look forward to meeting the youth in our community.
Registered service animals are welcome, but we are requesting no pets, please.

We look forward to meeting you.

You are invited to celebrate the Museum’s 100th birthday! This half-day event includes a performance by The Ghent Band, the opening of a new exhibit (Museums: The Greatest Shows on Earth), a circus show by Bindlestiff Family Cirkus performer Keith Nelson, and, back by popular demand, an exciting demonstration by the Owego Hose Team!

You can join researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University on a walk in search of Temnothorax ants. Enjoy a walk through the woods, while you learn about the team's research on the ants and facts on ant ecology and colony organization.

Greene County Public Health is sponsoring our first Youth Health Fair on May 31st from 10am-2pm at the Historic Catskill Point, 1 Main St in Catskill, NY. This free event is open to all families. There will be community resources for children and youth with special healthcare needs, activities, music, and more! Please leave your pets at home, only registered service animals are allowed. We can’t wait to see you all there!!!

Amy Herzog’s Mary Jane is a moving portrait of resilience and community. A stellar play with an all-female cast.

Amy Herzog’s Mary Jane is a moving portrait of resilience and community. A stellar play with an all-female cast.

It's our favorite time of year!

Inviting you to join us for this special moment during which our entire community can experience the world through the eyes of Kite's Nest youth. We will activate our whole site with experiences and exhibits showcasing the imagination and learning of our Spring season! There will be activities for all ages, joy and connections in the garden, plus snacks and treats!

Kite's Nest Spring Expo
Sunday, June 1 - 2PM-4PM
An all-ages event - all are welcome!

Accessibility note: Our building is accessible by wheelchair, but many elements of this event will take place outdoors in unpaved garden areas.

Bring your loved ones, tell your friends!

Bobby Previte and Michael Kammers lead a new and exciting big band. From Strauss to Ellington to Johnny Winter via John Barry. Expect everything. First Sunday of every month, downstairs at the Avalon Lounge.

You are invited to join us for refreshments as we share findings of the Newburgh Food Project & discuss next steps we can take together as a community to continue to address food and nutrition security in our city. All ages are encouraged to attend!

You're invited to join Stewardship Coordinator Garrett Chisholm every Thursday to help tackle the invasive species that threaten the health of the Preserve. Volunteers will learn how to identify and manage a different invasive species every week.
Taking place at the Lake Myosotis Boat Launch.

You can visit Mountain Top Arboretum for a Story Walk! Journey through the Woodland Walk and read the pages of a story posted along the paths. This month’s selection is Pete the Cat’s Groovy Imagination by Kimberly and James Dean.

This program is part of the Story Time in the Shade series, a collaboration between Mountain Top Arboretum and Mountain Top Library.

No registration is required

You are invited to join us for songs, stories, and fun moves led by local musician, Abby Lappen, as we continue this joyful storytime. All are welcome! Date/Time: Thursdays, through June 26, 4 – 5pm (except June 19) Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room Registration: Registration is appreciated, but not required. Email youth@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101.

Please Note: Registration is now full. If you'd like to be placed on a waiting list, please contact info@wavefarm.org

Develop sound skills to share your story through best practices for recording, editing, and live radio.

• First Thursdays of the month, 6 - 8 p.m. February - November 2025
• WGXC Catskill Studio 393 Main Street Catskill, NY 12414
• Registration limited to 15 participants per session. No experience required.
• Instructor: Jen Kutler, Wave Farm Technical Director
• Questions: Email Meredith Kooi, meredith@wavefarm.org

February 6, 2025: Basic Audio Concepts 

Session objectives include an overview of common and useful terms related to acoustic, electronic, and digital ecologies, with a technical focus on audio transduction and microphone varieties. Additional topics for discussion include psychoacoustics—the branch of science studying the psychological responses associated with sound—with a focus on physical spatial considerations and panning/width in recording.

March 6, 2025: Filters

Session objectives include an introduction to common concepts related to filters in audio production, including frequency response, polar pattern, and equalization. Participants will also learn about The Fletcher Munson Curve, frequency masking, and infrasound, and how to apply these concepts to your work. We will also consider recording height and how to address unwanted plosives and sibilance.

April 3, 2025: Considering Loudness when Recording

Session objectives include strategies for achieving desired “depth” in your recordings. Topics include gain staging, dynamic range, compression, and the concept of distance in recording, including reverb and distortion.

May 1, 2025: Editing Bootcamp

Editing bootcamp! We will cover hotkeys, fades, matching takes, punching in/out, layering tracks, and bus processing. Participants will learn shortcuts for quicker and better edits, as well as bulk import/export strategies.

June 5, 2025: Creative processing

Session objectives include strategies for creating your own audio effects (FX). Topics include delays, filters, autopan, and time stretching. Participants will learn about sequences FX and FX automation in order to achieve the sounds you are imagining.

July 3, 2025: Multitrack Mixing

Session objectives include strategies for mixing multitrack sessions for full height, width, and depth without murkiness. The goal of this session is to understand how to make multiple tracks fit together in a mix. Attendees will participate in critical listening for frequency range, dynamics, and headroom.

August 7, 2025: The Physical Components of Recording Audio

Session objectives include an overview of crucial care and maintenance of recording equipment to ensure longevity of your tools, including a hands-on introduction to soldering and light electronic repairs.

September 4, 2025: The Intangible Components of Recording Audio

Session objectives include discussions about analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion and digital audio processing. Specific topics will include block size, sample rate, bit depth, compression, streaming, and physical media. Additional topics include how best to manage computer resources in large sessions, latency for high track count, and CPU intensive processing.

October 2, 2025: Understanding Monitoring Sources and Taking it to the Stage

Session objectives include a conceptual overview of possible monitoring sources: speakers, headphones, and subwoofers, as well as the impacts of the space or room on your recording quality. Additional topics will include techniques for recording live performance, including ringing out microphones, PA system safety, microphone techniques, and streaming.

November 6, 2025: Taking It to the Field

Session objectives include field recording tools, principles, refinement, and processing.

Jen Kutler is a multidisciplinary artist and Technical Director of Wave Farm. Kutler modifies found objects that are cultural signifiers of power, gender, queerness, and intimacy to create atypical instruments and sculptures. Her performances feature many of her instruments incorporated with immersive field recordings to explore common and discrepant experiences of familiar social tones in immersive sound and media environments. You can learn more about her at jenkutler.com.

Wave Farm programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Greene County Legislature through the Greene County Cultural Fund; the Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation; and hundreds of other generous individual donors, including WGXC Monthly Supporters, who provide critical monthly support to Wave Farm's radio station WGXC 90.7-FM. A special acknowledgment to the Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation for their support of the the All Things Audio workshop series.

GE Theatre at Proctors
432 State St.
Schenectady, NY
https://www.atproctors.org/event/icfs-and-qfest-present-goodbye-horses-the-many-lives-of-q-lazzarus-2025/

We are kicking off this year’s QFEST with an intimate journey through the life of singer and LGBTQ+ icon, Q Lazzarus (aka Diane Luckey). Working as a NYC cab driver, Lazzarus had the good fortune to pick up film director Jonathan Demme, who – after she played her demo tape for him – chose to feature Lazzarus and her music in FOUR of his films: “Something Wild,” “Married to the Mob,” “Philadelphia,” and – most famously – “Silence of the Lambs.”

And then she vanished.

Absent for 25 years, Lazzarus returned to earning money as a driver when happened to pick up filmmaker Eva Aridjis Fuentes. Recognizing Lazzarus, Fuentes convinced her to make this documentary, sharing her story in her own words, music, and lyrics. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hilarious, “Goodbye Horses” stands as a moving testament to the exceptionally talented, yet vastly under-appreciated, Q Lazzarus. Not Rated. 103 minutes.

The Mid-Hudson Library System (MHLS) is thrilled to announce the launch of the MHLS Library Road Trip, a collaborative program among the sixty-six (66) MHLS member libraries in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster counties. This exciting initiative encourages community members to visit the 70 library buildings of our member libraries during the program timeframe, from June 6 through October 18, 2025.

You Can pick up a map at any participating library, and get it stamped at each one that you visit. Participants can earn souvenirs along the way!
• Collect a sticker after visiting 10 libraries
• Collect a magnet after visiting all the libraries in any one county
• Get a tote bag after visiting half of the libraries in the MHLS system (35)
• Receive a Special Edition MHLS library card by completing the entire Road Trip (visiting all 70 library buildings)
For complete details on how to participate in the MHLS Road Trip, visit midhudson.org/roadtrip, or visit one of the participating libraries. Find your local library at midhudson.org/libraries.

On June 6th, from 7-9 pm, Time and Space Limited will be hosting the 2nd Hudson Community Square Dance. The Square Dance will feature:

A Live Old Time Band and Ripping Tunes!
A Beginner-Friendly Live Caller!
Impressive Feats of Do-si-Doing and Promenading!
Human-to-Human Connectivity!

Doors will open at 6:30. All experience levels are welcome! No partner necessary. The dance will be called by Liz Slade, who has over 30 years of experience in leading beginner friendly square dances.

WIGSTOCK: THE MOVIE (1995, dir. Barry Shils, 1hr25m)
Friday, June 6 at 7pm
Hosted by Trixie Starr
Rated R

Starring RuPaul, Lypsinka, Crystal Waters, Lady Bunny, Deee-Lite, Alexis Arquette, Jackie Beat, John Kelly, Debbie Harry and the Dueling (Tallulah) Bankheads.

You're invited to join Hudson’s favorite “it girl,” Trixie Starr, for a special 30th anniversary screening of the cult documentary Wigstock: The Movie. Capturing the spirit and spectacle of the iconic annual drag festival held in New York City’s East Village in the late 1980s and early ’90s, the film blends live performance footage, behind-the-scenes moments, and intimate interviews into a joyous celebration of life, liberty, and the pursuit of big hair.