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!

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.

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

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.

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.

Dr. Paul Spector is certified as a trainer with the American Academy of Sports Medicine. In this class, 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, July 17 – August 14, 10:30 – 11:30am

Location: 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.

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

Turn out on Thursday, July 31st at 7pm Upstairs at the Avalon Lounge for “Breaking the Algorithm IRL,” a new monthly series presented by Wave Farm’s WGXC 90.7-FM as part of our Local Waves initiative and the show "Local Waves in Conversation." Part conversation led by Mike Amari of Chosen Family and part DJ set by a WGXC volunteer, the series highlights local artists, musicians, venue owners and bookers, and record label owners. This month’s event features a discussion with local musician, soundmaker, and show organizer Sarah Van Buren (SVB) and a DJ set by DJ Christopher Michael Hefner ("Night Time with Christopher Michael Hefner"). Entry by donation. See you there!

Women’s walking group with wellness coach, Angelica Rogers. An opportunity to meet other like-minded ladies looking to engage in health and wellness activities and gain support in living a healthy lifestyle. Presented in partnership with BOA Wellness.

Location: In person, starting at the Hudson Area Library

Registration: Registration is appreciated. Sign up at www.boawellness.com or email angelica@boawellness.com.

Calling all teens and tweens! You're invited to the Teen Anime Watch Party to drop in, hang out with your friends, grab a snack, watch and talk anime! Ages 9 – 18.

Location: Hudson Area Library Teen Room

Registration is not required, but feel free to let us know you’re coming! You can email youth@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x101

Presented with support from the Alexander & Marjorie Hover Foundation.

Hudson HUD-TV and Circle 46 Gallery will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at 2pm at 46 Green Street, Hudson, NY. Long running, peripatetic cable access station HUD-TV is moving to its new home in Circle 46 Gallery, and we are pleased to invite the public to celebrate with us. Station president and CEO Leopold Chartwell is scheduled to make a statement and answer questions. Light refreshments will be served. Circle 46 Gallery is in 46 Green Street Studios. 46 Green Street Studios provides a wide range of resources for artists and collectors. 46 Green Street Studios offers work and show spaces for both established and emerging artists.

HUD-TV has been a long-time media resource for the Hudson, NY area. Established 4+ decades ago HUD-TV is a solid, though enigmatic local entertainment and news resource. HUD-TV is also an artist residency project by Mark Allen.

An evening of new and in-progress movement works from the 2025 cohort of Art Omi: Dance Residents. The Dance Showing features unique collaborative pieces created in response to the grounds and studio spaces at Art Omi by dance artists from around the world.

This event will take place rain or shine at the ADA-accessible Art Omi Studio Barns.

We will enjoy cocktails and appetizers while viewing auction items on display and bidding online. Virtual Auction opens Friday, August 1 at 8 AM. Virtual Auction closes Saturday, August 2 at 8 PM.

Tickets are required.

Gothic​-polka band Dust Bowl Faeries and their spirit animal Hazel invites you to join them for a night of musical intrigue as ​they investigate the mysterious death of ​ legendary taxidermy familiar, Hazel the Ram. Hazel lives on in the afterlife as a re-gendered spirit guide, but her soul cannot rest until the truth of her murderous decapitation and taxidermical conversion is revealed and justice is served. You can help solve the mystery whilst enjoying an evening of dark cabaret music. Audience members will be invited to participate as both characters and jury members in this macabre musical tableau.

Honorary Co-Chairs and Ancram Center champions Joan Osofsky and Taylor Mac present an evening of surprise musical performances, scrumptious eats, bubbly drinks, and other festive shenanigans!

Please visit out website for more information on how to get involved.