This month’s volunteer work party will take place at Greenport, where we can come together and care for the land! This work party will focus on making the pollinator patch shine! Projects will include clearing out non-native weeds around the fence, installing a pedestrian gate, and tagging native plants to keep in the pollinator patch. As part of the workshop, volunteers will learn to identify both native and non-native plants, as well as effective strategies for removing weeds.

All are welcome to lend a hand at this fun, friendly volunteer event.

What’s involved: This volunteer event is a choose-your-own-adventure experience! A variety of tasks will be available for people of all experience levels and abilities. To reach the work site, volunteers will travel approximately a quarter of a mile along the Access for All trail, which is ADA accessible and features gravel terrain.

Learn basic cybersecurity skills to control your sensitive data and protect yourself from unwanted surveillance. The workshop will guide participants through concrete actions and a simplified step-by-step breakdown of setting up and maintaining personal digital security across your devices. The workshop will be followed by a Q&A session and discussion.

An-in person workshop will be offered at the Wave Farm Study Center at 5662 Route 23 in Acra, NY at 1pm on Saturday July 12th. A virtual workshop will be held via Zoom directly afterwards at 3:30pm. In-person attendees are asked to bring a laptop and smartphone if possible. This workshop is free to attend.

Joe Demanso is an IT administrator, cybersecurity expert, and host of WGXC show "Thingularity". He is also a member of the Catskill Maker Syndicate. Joe Demanso is a proud cat servant residing in the beautiful foothills of the Catskill Mountains with his frankenbike bandit.

RSVP here!

All are invited to explore the studios of the 2025 cohort of artists-in-residence at Art Omi, intermingled with pop-up performances, site-specific installations, and other creative activations. Open Studios offers an intimate glimpse into the work of international artists from a range of disciplines and techniques—from painters to performance artists, sculptors to sound artists, you're invited to take a trip around the art world without ever leaving our Studio Barn!

All are welcome to join us for presentations and a discussion with a panel of experts. This year's theme focuses on community science and participatory projects. Registration is not required but encouraged.

An evening-length dance piece set to composer Julius Eastman’s (1940-1990) jubilant work of the same title, “Femenine” (1974) is a celebration choreographed by Kyle Marshall, with music performed live by the BlackBox Ensemble. Dressed in non-binary expressions, six dancers ebb between joyfully queer geometry and dense solos of honesty, creating a community driven by musicality and dramatic moments of power. Washed in an ocean of bells, vibraphone, brass, woodwinds and strings, the work carries us through spaces for softness and affirmation, revealing the shadows and shimmers of Eastman’s life and legacy.

"Femenine" was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and The Mellon Foundation. Femenine is a National Performance Network (NPN) Creation & Development Fund Project co-commissioned by Bates Dance Festival (BDF), in partnership with Jacob’s Pillow, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), PAC NYC and NPN. The Creation & Development Fund is supported by the Doris Duke Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency). For more information, visit www.npnweb.org.

"Femenine" was developed with residency support from Jacob’s Pillow’s Pillow Lab and PS21: Center for Contemporary Performance.

More information about Kyle Marshall Choreography here.
More information about the weekend's performances at PS21 here.

Presented by the Athens Cultural Center and Oldtone Music Festival: monthly gathering on the second Sunday (2-4) of acoustic and stringed instrumentalists of all levels to enjoy playing bluegrass together! A slow jam is a welcoming and supportive, easy-tempo jam session aimed at beginning and intermediate players, but with plenty of room for relaxed experts. The group leader, mandolist Peter Paden of the Wickers Creek Band, will distribute basic chord charts for well-known tunes and songs before the session, and guide all players, no matter their instrument.

Those interested in joining can email lbowenjr@gmail.com.

You are invited to dance and romp to our area's Grateful Dead cover band in the natural air conditioning of the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale, NY!

For more information on Gratefully Yours: https://gratefullyyours.net/

Bobby Previte leads a quartet exploring free improvisation.

Keith Pray - Saxophones
John Esposito - Piano
Otto Gardner - Acoustic Bass
Boby Previte - Drums

Every 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sunday at 6 p.m. upstair at the Avalon Lounge!

Local artist Becca Van K hosts an afternoon of making at the Hudson Area Library. Each week, she will teach you a different craft, such as needlepoint keychains, perler beads, macramé and fabric collage. Ages 8-12.

Dates/Times: Mondays, July 14, 21, 28 and August 4, 12:30 – 2:30pm

Location: Hudson Area Library Community Room

Registration encouraged so we can prepare enough supplies. You may email youth@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101

All are welcome to join and 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.

Date/Time: Tuesdays, June 24 through August 26, 10 – 11am

Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room and virtual via Zoom!

Registration: No registration required for the in-person sessions. To access the Zoom stream, email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org

All are welcome to join us this summer for fun and friendly in-person Spanish language sessions! These casual monthly meet-ups will provide you with an opportunity to practice speaking conversational Spanish, facilitated by our instructor Sonia Cintron. All skill levels are welcome.

Dates/Times: Wednesday, June 18, 5 – 6pm

Then we’ll meet on Tuesdays: July 15 and August 19, 5 – 6pm

Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room

Registration: No registration required.

Yoga for Gardening with Pamela Martin at the Mountain Top Arboretum.

Sessions run Wednesdays from June 11- October 8; Class is from 3:15-4:15 (feel free to join us beforehand for volunteer gardening!)

You're welcome to join us for outdoor* yoga classes led by Pamela Martin and other local yoga teachers. Learn tips and tricks to avoid injury, and to help support the body during gardening and yard work. A stretch and strength class appropriate for multiple levels. Please bring a mat, water, sunscreen and bug spray. Wear comfortable clothing you can move in.

* in case of inclement weather, sessions will take place indoors in the Education Center.

This program starts just after our garden volunteering ends. Please feel free to join us for volunteer gardening.

Just signed up to volunteer? Been volunteering for a while, but want to say hello to some new faces? You're invited to join the Columbia Land Conservancy for volunteer orientation!

At this virtual meeting, you’ll have the opportunity to meet volunteer coordinators, ask questions, and get to know your fellow volunteers.

Back by popular demand, Sarah Van Buren (SVB), Hudson Area Library's new Youth Services Manager, facilitates a third round of Youth DJ Workshops, for ages 9-18. This will include a series of studio days with a final performance when our newly trained DJs take the stage for the whole community to enjoy. Participants will gain knowledge and skills related to analog music-playing, a collection of their own vinyl records, and a chance to take home their own record player (based on workshop attendance). All are welcome to join us for the Hey DJ! Final performance and community dance party!

Dates/Times: Tuesdays & Thursdays in July & August, 12:30 – 2:30 pm

Workshop dates: 7/17, 7/22, 7/24, 7/29, 7/31, 8/5, 8/7

Performance and dance party: Tuesday, August 12, 5-7pm

Location: Hudson Area Library Community Room

Registration required and space is limited. You may email youth@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101.

Supported by the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and the Alexander & Marjorie Hover Foundation.

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.

The Olana Partnership will hold its monthly Third Thursdays event on July 17 from 1:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Olana State Historic Site, capped off with a special outdoor concert with Hudson Valley views. Olana Third Thursdays are free monthly community days of tours and programs for all ages. All are welcome to celebrate summer with free tours, nature, art, music and history while participating in engaging experiences for the whole family!

This month, visitors can enjoy “Tunes with a View featuring Mariachi Citlalli” from 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. as part of Olana’s summer outdoor concert series, and experience vibrant mariachi music and the sounds of Mexico, one of the countries frequently visited by artist Frederic Church, all set against the backdrop of Olana’s stunning views. Family, friends, and a picnic are welcome for this lively outdoor celebration. The performance takes place outside the historic house; visitors can check in at the Visitor Center the day of the event for details. All Third Thursday programs are open to the public.

Additionally, visitors are invited to enjoy free guided landscape tours and self-guided historic house access from 1:00 - 6:30 P.M. No tickets required! For further information and inquiries, please call ticketing at (518) 751-0344, email tickets@olana.org, or visit OLANA.org/ThirdThursdays

Generous support for Olana Third Thursdays is provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

The Huyck Preserve presents an engaging scientific lecture series on Thursday nights, following a communal, pot-luck meal. Guests are encouraged to bring a dish to share.

6:00 PM Potluck, 7:00 PM Lecture

The popular series is back for its second year!

Land camp invites participants to learn about and try land management techniques in a supportive environment so that they can feel comfortable implementing them at home.