Forest Bathing is a Japanese practice. It’s a process of relaxation; known in Japan as shinrin yoku. The simple method of being calm and quiet amongst the trees, observing nature around you whilst breathing deeply can help both adults and children de-stress and boost health and wellbeing in a natural way. Beth Lewis Rennig will lead the group on a 90-minute Forest Bathing experience, helping to ease us into the presence and connection within nature, on the MTHS grounds.

Registration is required. Limited to 15 attendees. Will be held rain or shine. For more information or to register, you can please email mthsdirector@mths.org or call 518-589-6657.

A special family screening of Disney’s Encanto at Story Screen Cinema! Presented in English with Spanish subtitles. All attendees will receive a complementary small popcorn and small drink with their ticket! You can arrive early to enjoy activities presented by Olana and the library. All ages are welcome!

Date/Time: Sunday, August 10, Doors: 12pm, Showtime: 1pm

Location: Story Screen Cinema, Fairview Avenue, Hudson

Registration: To reserve your seats, you can click here and use the code “LIBRARY” or call 518-828-1792 x101.

Presented in partnership with Hudson Film Festival, The Olana Partnership, and Story Screen Cinema and the Hudson Area Library.

A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon by Kevin Fedarko

All are welcome to come and discuss themes of ecology and humanity’s relationship with nature with other book and nature lovers in our reading and hiking club! Each month we will go on a leisurely hike with stopping points for book discussion. Some months will have guest lecturers.

Registration is encouraged.

Gumbo and Blues. The "Sauce Boss" Bill Wharton at the Widow Jane Mine. Cooking gumbo while entertaining us with Blues guitar!
Ticket price includes a bowl of gumbo while it lasts.

This event is a fundraiser for the Century House Historical Society and the Rondout Valley Food Pantry.

It's hard to put your finger on the mercurial Sauce Boss. Somewhere between a country preacher, and an auctioneer lives a musician, a chef, a raconteur, a purveyor of gourmet hot sauce, a songwriter, and a standup comedian.

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

Hudson’s newest (and youngest?) DJs — graduates from Hudson Area Library’s annual all-analog, all-vinyl kids program, Hey DJ — for their debut performance! And complementary pizza, while supplies last! Their tunes will be broadcast live on Wave Farm / WGXC 90.7 fm! You can catch it online from 5-7pm at wavefarm.org/listen, and on the radio locally from 6-7pm at 90.7 FM WGXC Acra.

Date/Time: Tuesday, August 12, 5-7pm

Location: Hudson Area Library Community Room

Registration: All are welcome! Registration is not required. Seating is limited and available on a first-come basis.

Supported by the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

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.

We are stepping outside of the Hudson Area Library for our summer Fix-It Picnic, back at Waterfront Wednesdays! Hang with us by the river and experiment with natural dyes. Bring a light-colored piece of natural fabric (ex. 100% cotton, wool, etc.) or clothing and dip it into one of our community dye baths. As usual, there will also be plenty of time to work on the sewing, t-shirt weaving, mending, or crafting projects of your choice. The LikeMindedObjects team will be on hand with supplies and tools to help develop your skills. Open to all ages and skill levels!

Location: Waterfront Wednesdays at Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Ferry Street, Hudson

Registration: Registration is not required. Supplies are limited and available on a first-come basis.

This program is presented in partnership with Shaker Museum, and it is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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.

"Works of Passion," an art exhibition, will be on display from August 14 to September 13, 2025, at 60 Broadway, Tivoli, NY, 12583.

The exhibition will kick off with an opening reception on August 16, 2025, from 5 PM to 7 PM.

Contact: Janene Gentile, Curator 
518-816-9181
mailto:JaneneGentile@gmail.com

About the Exhibition:
Step into a world where imagination takes flight and the senses are awakened. "Works of Passion" invites you to explore alternative realities through art. This exhibition features artworks born from deep passion, showcasing surrealist dreams, captivating fantasy, and striking abstract landscapes. You'll discover pieces in a wide range of mediums, including painting, photography, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and mixed media.

RSTB Presents heady Vermont psych unit Wet Tuna along with the nocturnal, cosmic vibes of Denver's Prairiewolf and Sloppy Heads (feat mems of Yo La Tengo).

Making its US premiere at PS21, Life in this House is Over is an original theater work from rising American interdisciplinary artist Samantha Shay.

An emotionally-charged, darkly funny, gut-punch of a piece, this large scale performance combines theater, music, and dance, which collide into each other in unexpected ways.

Inspired by the writing of Anton Chekhov, Life in this House is Over is a tragicomic work set at a funeral and a wake, entering a world beyond known logic to examine the social awkwardness, humor, and weirdness of grief.

Shay asks questions Chekhov posed years before: how do we move forward when an uncertain future presses on a dying past, where emblems of nostalgia are intertwined with the complexities of human suffering? Is connection possible in a world drawn taut by the force of imminent change?

The piece was developed at Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, where Shay was a guest artist & researcher. It features artists from two significant theatrical lineages: current and former artists of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (including luminary Julie Shanahan, who returns to PS21) and the Polish Grotowski Institute theatre company, Teatr ZAR. A kaleidoscope of artistic influences, the work erupts from one medium to the other, refusing to impose a single viewpoint, leaving the door open for the audience to comprehend a myriad of themes.

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PS21 brings cast members of Life in this House is Over to Crellin Park Day for a free concert featuring traditional and folk singing from around the world. Part of the internationally acclaimed Teatr ZAR, the singers will perform centuries-old songs from Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and Corsica and will teach and perform a traditional song of celebration with the audience.

Ancram Center presents its 6th edition of Play Lab which provides theatre artists of all practices with time, space and resources to develop a new, innovative theater project to be presented in the future at the Ancram Center!

Three-time Obie Award winner and acclaimed monologist David Cale returns as part of Play Lab 2025 to present a staged reading of his latest solo work, an evocative tale about a NY screenwriter on assignment in Idaho and his encounters with an enigmatic rancher.

Written & performed by David Cale

August 16, 2025 - 7:30pm and August 17, 2025 - 4:00pm

Making its US premiere at PS21, Life in this House is Over is an original theater work from rising American interdisciplinary artist Samantha Shay.

An emotionally-charged, darkly funny, gut-punch of a piece, this large scale performance combines theater, music, and dance, which collide into each other in unexpected ways.

Inspired by the writing of Anton Chekhov, Life in this House is Over is a tragicomic work set at a funeral and a wake, entering a world beyond known logic to examine the social awkwardness, humor, and weirdness of grief.

Shay asks questions Chekhov posed years before: how do we move forward when an uncertain future presses on a dying past, where emblems of nostalgia are intertwined with the complexities of human suffering? Is connection possible in a world drawn taut by the force of imminent change?

The piece was developed at Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, where Shay was a guest artist & researcher. It features artists from two significant theatrical lineages: current and former artists of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (including luminary Julie Shanahan, who returns to PS21) and the Polish Grotowski Institute theatre company, Teatr ZAR. A kaleidoscope of artistic influences, the work erupts from one medium to the other, refusing to impose a single viewpoint, leaving the door open for the audience to comprehend a myriad of themes.

Ancram Center presents its 6th edition of Play Lab which provides theatre artists of all practices with time, space and resources to develop a new, innovative theater project to be presented in the future at the Ancram Center!

Three-time Obie Award winner and acclaimed monologist David Cale returns as part of Play Lab 2025 to present a staged reading of his latest solo work, an evocative tale about a NY screenwriter on assignment in Idaho and his encounters with an enigmatic rancher.

Written & performed by David Cale

August 16, 2025 - 7:30pm and August 17, 2025 - 4:00pm

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!

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

Summer for fun and friendly in-person Spanish language sessions! These casual monthly meet-ups at the Hudson Area Library will provide you with an opportunity to practice speaking conversational Spanish, facilitated by our instructor Sonia Cintron. All skill levels are welcome.

Location: In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room.

Registration: No registration required.

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.

Calling nature enthusiasts of all ages for a Nature Quest! CLC and the Roe Jan Library host a Nature Quest hike at Siegel-Kline Kill.

During this program, we will walk along the Nature Quest trail in search of six hidden animal stamps. We may even encounter Nature Quest mascot, Earl the Squirrel!

What to expect: We will walk one mile along the Bluebird trail, stopping frequently to collect Nature Quest stamps. Trails are partially forested and mowed grass paths along an open meadow. More trail information can be found here.

What to bring: Water and weather-appropriate clothing and footwear.

What not to bring: Please, no dogs.

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.

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.

On August 4, Remix ⟷ Culture will kick off its fourth Tanfis artist residency, bringing together a new cohort of NY-based artists from underrepresented communities — African-American, Colombian, Mexican, Occaneechi-Saponi, Taíno, and Jamaican — to collaborate through a process guided by the following existential questions: “Where do we come from? What have we become? Who do we want to be?”

The culmination of this 3-week communal-living, collaborative process will be the Tanfis IV live experience premiering on August 22nd, 2025 at the Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC). Tanfis IV Live will be co-designed and performed by the artists-in-residence alongside four featured guest artists, and will take the audience on a journey seamlessly and harmoniously weaving in live acoustic traditional music, audio and video remix and storytelling.

With a unique, immersive arrangement that pays homage to pre-modern collective music practices, Tanfis IV live will be held within a ceremonial circle: the artists at the center, the audience gathered all around. This communal ritual space invites you to witness, move, reflect, and participate — immersed in 3D sound of live music and video projections.

This will be a shared space of ritual, resistance, memory, and imagination. We look forward to sharing it with you.

The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre (HPAC) is proud to present our upcoming Culture Festival, a dynamic, community-centered event designed to celebrate the rich cultural diversity that exists within our region and beyond. There will be vendors, food, performances, bounce houses and face painting!

An informal concert of new, experimental music created during the course of the 2025 Art Omi: Music Residency. Musicians from a multitude of traditions and genres combine their approaches for novel and unforeseeable results!

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

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!

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

Together we can come together and care for the land! This month’s Working Wednesday will take place at Overmountain.

Together, we’ll tackle some invasive plants on the side of the trails – the thornier and pricklier the better!

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

What’s involved: This volunteer event will focus on removing invasive weeds.

What to bring: Please bring a water bottle, work gloves, and sunscreen, and wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear. You may want heavier clothing and thicker gloves. Site may be wet and muddy after rain!

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.

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.

Turn out on Thursday, August 28th at 7pm Upstairs at the Avalon Lounge for the next edition of “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 Elizabeth Ibarra of Catskill-based band Camp Saint Helene and record label Misery Mother. DJ set by WGXC Programmer Alex Daud ("A Frequently Visited Dream") whose music with the Catskill-based band The Fascinating Chimera Project has been released on Misery Mother. Entry by donation. See you there!

Kicking off EMPAC's TOPOS Music Festical, Pulitzer Prize–winning composer and visual artist Raven Chacon sheds the gravitas of the art world and returns to one of music’s most raw and immediate forms: the band. Drawing on his roots in noise, thrash, and metal (Tenderizor, KILT, White People Killed Them), Chacon channels that energy into an exploratory, almost meditative excavation of American musical traditions: country, folk, and their haunted echoes.

Lazyhorse marks the latest chapter in Chacon’s nearly decade-long collaboration with The Living Earth Show (percussionist Andy Meyerson and guitarist Travis Andrews). Known for transforming the chamber ensemble model into a platform for genre-defying invention, The Living Earth Show builds immersive sonic worlds with their collaborators. After their lauded piece Tremble Staves, Chacon and the duo return with a new vision, this time centering songcraft, improvisation, and the unruly edges of music.

At its core, Lazyhorse is haunted by the spaghetti western—a film genre that injected moral ambiguity into the clean-cut heroics of the American frontier myth. In Chacon’s hands, these disillusioned antiheroes become sonic archetypes, spectral guides complicit in westward violence, leading us through a landscape where distortion, silence, and satire collide.

Commissioned by EMPAC, Lazyhorse assembles a powerhouse lineup: Mali Obomsawin (bass), Miriam Elhajli (vocals, guitar), Steve Hammond (lap steel), Chacon (keys/guitars), and The Living Earth Show. Together, they form a genre-exploding band that dissects and reconstructs the mythology of Americana, stitching together songs that are as biting as they are hauntingly beautiful.

This is no nostalgia trip: Chacon’s topos is resistance. Lazyhorse confronts the violence of empire through sound, turning the stage into a site of reckoning, reclamation, and radical reimagination.

As part of the TOPOS Music Festival at EMPAC, pioneering producer, composer, and performer King Britt brings Liberation Meditations: A Call to TOPOS, joined by collaborators Suzi Analogue and Myles Ortiz-Green. Within the 39-speaker spatial soundscape of EMPAC Studio 1, turntables, analog synths, and digital textures are marshalled to move bodies–physically, emotionally, spiritually.

This is dance as ritual, rhythm as resistance. The topoi here are movement, celebration, and gathering—a communion forged through frequency and vibration:
“In times of chaos, the practice of centering oneself becomes not merely beneficial, but essential. Music (and movement) have long served as vital instruments of liberation and spiritual practice,” King Britt says, “functioning as forms of sonic centering. Mantras, in particular, have held a profound role in facilitating ritual connections to source energy, often yielding tangible physical and mental healing. These practices have been especially crucial to the endurance and resilience of communities of color.”

Liberation Meditations: A Call draws from deep archives—historic speeches, interviews, fragments of collective memory—reframed and recomposed as mantras grounded in the ethos of freedom. The result is an improvised, immersive, and spatial offering: healing in intent, ancestral in knowledge, futuristic in sound.

TOPOS presents the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by celebrated composer-performer Sarah Davachi. The Rose Dialogues, scored for two violas, cello, organ, and electronics, begins with the simplest of musical devices—the canon (or, which can colloquially be thought of as a round)—and spins an oceanic world of unexpected harmonies, haunting melodies, and formal surprises.

The topos of Davachi’s work is listening itself. Her music invites a deep attention, drawing us gently into the slow blossoming of her sonic landscapes. Within the veritable ocean of alternate tunings and temperaments, we are carried by waves of respite and repose, a darker pull that nudges us toward the unexpected.

Joined by musicians Eyvind Kang, Whitney Johnson (violas) and Lucy Railton (cello), Sarah Davachi’s piece moves slowly and with a precise ear for timbre and harmony. Its surprises feel hard-won, emerging from a rigor rooted in early Western compositional techniques: counterpoint, canon, heterophony, polyphony. And yet, her music is timeless, a dilated present that inches towards an uncertain yet harmonious future. A future that, in listening, seems to go on without end.

Join the newly formed Chamber Music Churchtown for a two concert festival celebrating chamber music. Concert 1 features String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American” by Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) and Souvenir de Florence, String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893).

String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, “American” by Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Violin I — Jesse Mills
Violin II — Alex Fortes
Viola — Milan Milisavljević
Cello — Matthew Christakos

– Intermission –

Souvenir de Florence, String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Violin I — Catherine Cho
Violin II — Todd Phillips
Viola I — Milan Milisavljević
Viola II —Alex Fortes
Cello I — Wendy Sutter
Cello II — Matthew Christakos

Wrapping up the summer season with an unforgettable night at HPAC’s Silent Disco! Stepping into a vibrant atmosphere where the music is in your headphones! Attendees can choose from multiple DJ channels to find the perfect vibe, whether it’s upbeat dance hits, throwback favorites, or chill grooves. With everyone dancing to their own beat, it’s a unique and immersive way to celebrate the end of summer with friends. You can wear clothes that will glow under the lights and stand out on the dance floor. A ticket includes one complimentary drink, making it the perfect night to relax, dance, and enjoy the last big celebration of the season.

Ages 16+
Cash Bar Available
Must bring ID to check out headphones/bar

A spectacle of sound and light, Greek composer Iannis Xenakis’s epic work Persépolis was originally commissioned by the Shiraz Festival in Iran, taking place in the ruins of the Temple of Darius in the Iranian desert on August 26, 1971. The performance—lasting over an hour starting at sunset—included two lasers, military searchlights, huge bonfires, 150 torch-bearing children, and six listening stations outfitted with eight-channel speakers, one for each track of Xenakis’ electroacoustic score.

Persépolis was the second of Xenakis’s Polytopes, large-scale works—from the Greek language poly meaning many and topos meaning place—monumental works that sought to fuse sound, light, colors, and architecture into a single, immersive site of sensory experience. For Xenakis, the topos was not just spatial but sensorial: an encounter with the totality of an intermedial artwork.

Reimagined for EMPAC Studio 1 by sound artist and composer Micah Silver, Persépolis becomes a magmatic mass of noise, snaking its way across a multitude of discrete audio channels. In many ways, Xenakis’s work is less a concert and closer to an extreme weather event: light, color, raw sound, and stagecraft combine to create a dramaturgy of turbulence, compression, and blistering immediacy, then release. Over the course of an hour, the piece overwhelms—and ultimately expands—the senses, rewarding those who listen and watch with openness.

Preceding the presentation of Persépolis on Saturday, August 30, a rare screening of director Pierre Andregui’s documentary Xenakis Portrait 1971–72 will shed light on the piece and the strange and fascinating context in which the Polytope Persépolis was born.

Ranger Rachel leads a short hike up to the top of the Rensselaerville Falls, where you will view the waterfall and Rachel will discuss the significance of meditation in nature. You can then settle into a spot on the ground, and Rachel will guide you through a short body scan meditation, followed by a 10-minute silent meditation. Once you complete the meditation, Rachel will walk the group back while stopping along the way to direct anyone who wants breakfast at Kuhar's Cafe to the Post Office Trail before continuing to the Visitors' Center.

It is advised that you wear suitable clothing and shoes for hiking and sitting on the ground. This is an event for ages 15 and up.

Registration required; event capped at 15.

TOPOS is a gathering for listening, exploration, and discovery—a place where musical experimentalism becomes an experience open to all. Join us for five extraordinary productions that invite inquiry and pleasure, provocation and dance.

From country to house, chamber music to noise, TOPOS features the world premieres of commissioned projects by composer-performers Raven Chacon and Sarah Davachi, alongside performances by King Britt, Suzi Analogue, and Myles Ortiz-Green in Liberation Meditations: A Call.

Two rare presentations of Iannis Xenakis’s landmark electronic piece Persépolis, realized by sound artist Micah Silver, and a screening of the documentary Xenakis: Portrait 1971-72 round out the program. A community barbeque open to all celebrates the festival’s final day.

Each festival event becomes its own topos: a charged site of experience and wonder for every listener.

Preceding the presentation of Persépolis on Saturday, August 30, a rare screening of director Pierre Andregui’s documentary Xenakis Portrait 1971–72 will shed light on the piece and the strange and fascinating context in which the Polytope Persépolis was born.

A spectacle of sound and light, Greek composer Iannis Xenakis’s epic work Persépolis was originally commissioned by the Shiraz Festival in Iran, taking place in the ruins of the Temple of Darius in the Iranian desert on August 26, 1971. The performance—lasting over an hour starting at sunset—included two lasers, military searchlights, huge bonfires, 150 torch-bearing children, and six listening stations outfitted with eight-channel speakers, one for each track of Xenakis’ electroacoustic score.

Persépolis was the second of Xenakis’s Polytopes, large-scale works—from the Greek language poly meaning many and topos meaning place—monumental works that sought to fuse sound, light, colors, and architecture into a single, immersive site of sensory experience. For Xenakis, the topos was not just spatial but sensorial: an encounter with the totality of an intermedial artwork.

Reimagined for EMPAC Studio 1 by sound artist and composer Micah Silver, Persépolis becomes a magmatic mass of noise, snaking its way across a multitude of discrete audio channels. In many ways, Xenakis’s work is less a concert and closer to an extreme weather event: light, color, raw sound, and stagecraft combine to create a dramaturgy of turbulence, compression, and blistering immediacy, then release. Over the course of an hour, the piece overwhelms—and ultimately expands—the senses, rewarding those who listen and watch with openness.

Preceding the presentation of Persépolis on Saturday, August 30, a rare screening of director Pierre Andregui’s documentary Xenakis Portrait 1971–72 will shed light on the piece and the strange and fascinating context in which the Polytope Persépolis was born.

Join the newly formed Chamber Music Churchtown for a two concert festival celebrating chamber music. Concert 2 features String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) and String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 (Op. posth. 163) by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)

String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36 by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Violin I — Jesse Mills
Violin II — Alex Fortes
Viola I — Milan Milisavljević
Viola II — Todd Phillips
Cello I — Matthew Christakos
Cello II — Wendy Sutter

– Intermission –

Where concrete meets ice, visceral tension unfolds. Seth Honnor’s visionary direction brings Kaleider’s most ambitious work yet to breathtaking life.

Witness the very real, live endeavor of performers building a gravity-defying, freestanding arch — two-thirds unforgiving concrete, one-third melting ice.

An exquisite combination of breath, heart, and muscle entangle with the perpetual inevitability of collapse to draw the audience into a compelling emotional journey.

In what could be described as a kind of “installation opera,” a languageless score by Verity Standen holds and moves us through a relentlessly physical performance; at times meditative, and at others arresting and highly charged.

With themes of death, renewal, and hope, Arch points towards the extraordinary, yet flawed, systems humans create: language, economies, architectures, democracies – and, inevitably, to the impact of these systems on our ecological system, and on ourselves.

The premise is disarmingly simple. What takes place is straightforward. But the emotional aftermath remains devastatingly complex.

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!

Where concrete meets ice, visceral tension unfolds. Seth Honnor’s visionary direction brings Kaleider’s most ambitious work yet to breathtaking life.

Witness the very real, live endeavor of performers building a gravity-defying, freestanding arch — two-thirds unforgiving concrete, one-third melting ice.

An exquisite combination of breath, heart, and muscle entangle with the perpetual inevitability of collapse to draw the audience into a compelling emotional journey.

In what could be described as a kind of “installation opera,” a languageless score by Verity Standen holds and moves us through a relentlessly physical performance; at times meditative, and at others arresting and highly charged.

With themes of death, renewal, and hope, Arch points towards the extraordinary, yet flawed, systems humans create: language, economies, architectures, democracies – and, inevitably, to the impact of these systems on our ecological system, and on ourselves.

The premise is disarmingly simple. What takes place is straightforward. But the emotional aftermath remains devastatingly complex.

All are invited to bring the youngest children in your life and enjoy a walk in the woods with Membership and Outreach Coordinator Kate Martin. Children, up to age 3, and caretakers will enjoy a relaxing walk while learning about nature and the Preserve. Meet other caregivers and children while seeing the beauty of the woods as the seasons change. Infants are welcome, but please note that our trails are not suitable for strollers.

This event may be canceled due to weather; it is advised to dress appropriately for outdoor walking.

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.

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.

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.

Interested in starting your own Homegrown National Park? At this upcoming talk with founder and acclaimed author Douglas Tallamy, you can learn about the grassroots movement and how small changes made by many people can have a measurable impact on local ecosystems.

This talk will focus on strategies for land care specific to Columbia County and ways, big and small, that individuals can get involved. Specific strategies will include planting natives, creating habitats for the species we love, and ensuring forests are resilient to future threats, such as climate change.

This event marks the return of the exhibit, "Hudson: A History of Whaling & Maritime Commerce," at the Hudson Area Library and features local actors reading heart-wrenching, impassioned, and occasionally amusing letters from crew, captains, wives, and heroes. In between these tales, a chorus and attendees will sing rousing songs and shanties about life at sea. The drama will be narrated by the character of Captain Edward A. Chapel, a long-time Hudsonian and whaler. The musical director for the performance is Alex Harvey, an expert on whaling songs who performs songs of the sea in a project he calls ShinBone Alley.

The performance was conceived by library trustees Miranda Barry and Gary Sheffer using letters uncovered during research for the library’s exhibit on Hudson’s whaling past. Free. In person, Hudson Area Library Community Room.

Registration required: You may email brenda.shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org to register.

All are invited to join Doug Tallamy, acclaimed author and native plant advocate, for a special walk through the to-be-opened Taghkanic Community Forest.

Through the lens of the Homegrown National Park movement, Tallamy will highlight many of the native plant species found on this property and the benefits each species provides to insects, birds, and other wildlife. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how native species interact and the role they can play in keeping Columbia County a beautiful place for the plants, animals, and people who call this place home.

This program was made possible thanks to the generous support of Arthur’s Point Farm and New Leaf Eco Landscapes.

All are invited to join Doug Tallamy, acclaimed author and native plant advocate, for a special walk through the to-be-opened Taghkanic Community Forest.

Through the lens of the Homegrown National Park movement, Tallamy will highlight many of the native plant species found on this property and the benefits each species provides to insects, birds, and other wildlife. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how native species interact and the role they can play in keeping Columbia County a beautiful place for the plants, animals, and people who call this place home.

We teach beginner-friendly Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Our classes help kids, teens, and adults. We aim to build confidence, focus, and fitness in a safe, friendly space.

When:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Kids 4:00 PM • Teens 5:00 PM • Adults 6:00 PM

New students are welcome. No experience needed.

What to expect:
Clean mats and kind coaching
Small classes so you get help
Fun games for kids
Teens learn useful self-defense basics
Adults train at a calm, easy pace

Where:
6045 Main Street, Second Floor Studio, Tannersville, NY
Plenty of parking nearby.

How to join:
You can out the quick waiver.
It is advised to 15 minutes early.
A coach will match you with a partner.

Our mission: Seeking confidence through connection. We learn new skills, meet neighbors, and have fun on and off the mats in the Catskills.

All are invited to join Doug Tallamy, acclaimed author and native plant advocate, for a special walk through the to-be-opened Taghkanic Community Forest.

“A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend.” Honoring the 100th anniversary of the epic 1925 Serum Run by which Alaskan sled dogs and their drivers brought diphtheria antitoxin serum to Nome, AK, to suppress a raging epidemic. The heroic 647-mile dash of dog teams across the Alaskan wilderness inspired the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Hike to the Coliseum in Elka Park while discussing the book with author Laney Salisbury of Woodstock.

Limited to 12 hikers: Hikers are encouraged to read the book to get the most from the hike with Ms. Salisbury. Copies may be obtained through local libraries, the Mid-Hudson Library System and at Amazon. The Mountain Top Library and the Hunter Library are members of the Mid-Hudson System. Dogs are not permitted on this hike which is on private property.

Meet: at the MTHS parking lot at 5132 Rt 23A, Haines Falls for carpooling and directions. Bring lunch, snacks, and water. Return at approximately 2:30 P.M. Registration is required. For more information or to register, please email mthsdirector@mths.org or call 518-589-6657.

This hike will be led by Nancy Allen and Adrienne Larys.
Difficulty level is moderate.

All are invited to join us for the opening of That Creative Space, a new communal art + maker studio in Beacon, NY. From 12–2 PM you can bring gently used art supplies for our Art Supplies Swap (leftovers will support future free/pay-what-you-can events). From 2–4 PM settle in for a Collage Party—you can bring your favorite papers or use some of ours. An opportunity to meet teaching artists, preview fall workshops, and enjoy refreshments from local vendors. Free and open to all; drop-ins welcome. Free parking is available on-site and near by.

THAT TIME OF YEAR, a quarterly-ish reading series at Spotty Dog Books

Featuring writers Jennifer Kabat, Ric Royer, Aatish Taseer

JENNIFER KABAT is the author of the twinned memoirs The Eighth Moon and Nightshining. Her writing has appeared in The Best American Essays, Granta, Frieze, 4Columns, New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, BOMB, and many others.

RIC ROYER is a writer, performer, performer of writings, and writer of performances. His most recent book, Niagara Falls, NY, spent two months as the best-selling Niagara Falls travel guide after Amazon mistakenly categorized it as a travel guide.

AATISH TASEER is the author of the memoir Stranger to History: A Son’s Journey Through Islamic Lands and the acclaimed novels The Way Things Were, a finalist for the 2016 Jan Michalski Prize, The Temple-Goers, short-listed for the Costa First Novel Award, and Noon; and the memoir and travelog The Twice-Born.

Hosted by Andrea Kleine.

All are welcome to join the first of three events in Columbia Sanctuary Movement's 2025 Latinx Festival Tour. On September 7th, there will be artist performances, dance classes, clowning, face painting and wellness practitioners.

The Greenville Irish American Club is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with music and food at the Blackthorn Resort in East Durham, NY!

RSVP by August 31, 2025 by calling:
Betty Maguire: (518)966-4024
Betty Hayden: (518)966-5623

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.

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.

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.

Penn & Teller’s Penn Jillette hails him as “one of the greatest living magicians,” and The New York Times calls him “the soft-spoken conceptualist of sorcery.” On Friday, September 12 at 7:30pm, Peter Samelson brings an evening of close-up magic to Bridge Street Theatre’s intimate Speakeasy Space in Catskill. With sleight-of-hand, illusion, and storytelling performed just inches away, audiences will experience wonder at its most personal. Seating is limited, and advance reservations are strongly recommended. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Visit bridgest.org for details.

The Champagne Poneys debut show at the Half Moon Hudson, featuring a headlining set by the regional country music all stars – The Ulsterados! Dance lessons start around 7pm, music at 8pm! Two-steppin three part harmonies at the beloved Half Moon!

Akwesasne Freedom School Benefit (Hosted by Panther Mountain)

For the past three years, this annual benefit has brought together artists, musicians, and community members in support of the Akwesasne Freedom School — a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) language immersion school based in Akwesasne territory. Organized by Panther Mountain (formerly the Underwater Panther Coalition), the event uplifts Indigenous sovereignty and cultural revitalization through music, ceremony, and direct support.

The benefit serves as a platform for awareness, with all proceeds going to the school’s operating costs, which are not funded by state or federal governments. It reflects a deep commitment to Indigenous-led education, land-based lifeways, and intergenerational healing. Over the years, it has featured powerful performances, community meals, and heartfelt collaboration— cultivating solidarity, joy, and continued support for language renewal and Indigenous education.

Century House Historical Society presents the Poetry Groups at Subterranean Poetry Festival at the Widow Jane Mine, Rosendale, NY

A four hour word bath, featuring Orange County Poets, Hudson Valley Writers Guild,Calling All Poets, and the Woodstock Poetry Society. Hosted by Dave Kime.

Nature's Ghosts: The World We Lost and How to Bring it Back by Sophie Yeo

All are welcome to come and discuss themes of ecology and humanity’s relationship with nature with other book and nature lovers in our reading and hiking club! Each month we will go on a leisurely hike with stopping points for book discussion. Some months will have guest lecturers.

Registration is encouraged.

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!

Celebrate the end of summer and raise money for Gateway’s programs and services for adults with disabilities.

18-holes of golf, plenty of food, cold beverages, and opportunities to win cash and prizes on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at the beautiful Wiltwyck Golf Club.

This tournament is held in honor of our friend and former Gateway Hudson Valley Vice President who was a longstanding supporter of the agency and its goals. Proceeds from this event fund programs at Gateway as we support individuals with differing abilities to live successful, satisfying, and enriched lives. Sponsorship opportunities are available along with team registration.

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.

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.

Vibrant sounds of South America with Andes Manta! Live music on traditional instruments like panpipes and Andean flutes, along with captivating dance performances, all against the backdrop of Olana’s breathtaking views. A shuttle from the Hudson Area Library is available.

The Olana Partnership’s monthly Third Thursdays events offer landscape tours and historic house access from 1 – 6:30 pm.

Registration: No registration required.

Shuttle to and from OLANA:
Pick up: in front of Hudson Area Library, 51 N. 5th Street, Hudson
Drop off: Olana State Historic Site
Every hour on the hour between 2:00pm – 7:00pm
Last drop off to the Library leaves Olana at 7:00pm

In honor of Recovery Month, all are invited to this screening of "A Good Person" with Morgan Freeman & Florence Pugh, rated R, a moving and powerful story about the challenges of addiction, grief & family struggles.

Thursday, September 18th at 6:00 PM
Story Screen Cinema, Hudson
Small popcorn & soda included with your ticket.

Following the film, there will be a Panel Discussion with local voices on recovery, overdose prevention, and how we can create change together.

Reserve your ticket: visit StoryScreenPresents.com or contact info@c-gac.org

Operation Unite is teaming up with the Hudson Rotary to raise funds for First Responders who need special ambulance equipment in Columbia County, Cairo and Greenville in Greene County and service programs for Operation Unite youth. We know how important service is to our communities and the importance of exposing youth to service and service providers doing the hard work. 70% of funds raised will purchase equipment and 30% will assist future leaders and service providers. Everyone is welcome!

The Candlelight Memorial Walk for Recovery organized by Columbia County Pathways to Recovery is in memory of those lost to substance use disorder and to celebrate those in recovery. Come together to honor, remember, and walk in love and support for those impacted by substance use. Light the way for recovery and hope.

If you would like a memorial sign make for your loved one free of charge, contact columbiapathwaystorecovery@gmail.com or (518) 966-2775.

Grace McLean stars as Penelope, a woman who is waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must find within herself.

Music & Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz
Based on writings in The Odyssey by Homer
Directed by Eva Steinmetz
Starring Grace McLean

Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 7:00pm

Sunday - 3:00pm

A trail run and walk to raise funds for the Preserve and the Rensselaerville Library! The Ramble starts and ends at the Huyck Preserve's Eldridge Research Center and will take you through the Huyck Preserve's beautiful forests for distances of 2 miles, 5 miles, or 8 miles.

The Mountain Top Historical Society of Greene County presents the 13th Annual Postcard Show with John Duda, Saturday, September 20, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM at the MTHS’s Ulster & Delaware Train Station, 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, NY.

Visitors can peruse through hundreds of postcards produced over many many decades! The MTHS will also be selling ephemera from its attic in a special sale. Vendors contact John Duda at johnalmathduda@gmail.com.

The second event in Columbia County Sanctuary's Latinx Festival Tour –– two artist performances, followed by Dueling DJs dance party afterward!

Grace McLean stars as Penelope, a woman who is waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must find within herself.

Music & Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz
Based on writings in The Odyssey by Homer
Directed by Eva Steinmetz
Starring Grace McLean

Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 7:00pm

Sunday - 3:00pm

Grace McLean stars as Penelope, a woman who is waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must find within herself.

Music & Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz
Based on writings in The Odyssey by Homer
Directed by Eva Steinmetz
Starring Grace McLean

Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 7:00pm

Sunday - 3:00pm

Fodder: Stories from the Fields

Contact for info: samantha@greenagers.org (413) 644-9090

Farming can be hard work, farming can be fun, farming can be weird. From the depths of dirty despair to the heights of produce perfection, come and enjoy stories straight from the farm. Moderated by Sheela Clary.

This event will be held Sunday, September 21, from 4 pm to 6 pm at Greenagers, April Hill, 62 Undermountain Road, South Egremont, MA. Sponsored and organized by Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Farmsteads for Farmers, Berkshire Grown, Bridge, and Greenagers.

Light farm fresh refreshments will be available.

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!

This month, the Hudson Area Library Nonfiction Book Group will read and discuss "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson. Virtual via Zoom

Date/Time: Monday, September 22, 6pm

Registration: To sign up and receive the Zoom link, you can email info@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.

Did you know that teens can play video games in the teen room at the library? Listen to vinyl records and the radio? Use a typewriter? Play strategy board games and solve puzzles? And more?! You're invited to hang and see what’s going on – we will have snacks, drinks, crafts and some surprises. Let’s collaborate and plan some cool programs this year! Open to anyone ages 9 – 18. See you then! Email youth@hudsonarealibrary.org for more information or to register.

Location: Hudson Area Library Teen Room

This program is supported by the Alexander & Marjorie Hover Foundation, and the Fund for Columbia County of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

For the Hudson Area Library's (HAL) Book Group this month, we’ll read and discuss "James" by Percival Everett.

Location: In person, 2nd Floor of the Armory in the Senior Center, upstairs from library (elevator available)

Registration: No registration required.

A journey through time and nature as we uncover the incredible story of oysters—from their ancient origins to their vital role in ecosystems, history, and New York culture. Perfect for food lovers, history buffs, and environmental enthusiasts alike, this immersive class will leave you with a newfound appreciation for these remarkable bivalves. Each participant will learn how to shuck oysters, and how to make jewelry out of the shells. Location: Hudson Area Library Community Room Registration: Space and supplies are limited, and registration is required. You can email programs@hudsonarealibrary.org or call 518-828-1792 x 101 to reserve your space.

This program is presented in partnership with the African American Archive of Columbia County, and it is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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.

Grace McLean stars as Penelope, a woman who is waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must find within herself.

Music & Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz
Based on writings in The Odyssey by Homer
Directed by Eva Steinmetz
Starring Grace McLean

Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 7:00pm

Sunday - 3:00pm

Turn out on Thursday, September 25th at 7pm Upstairs at the Avalon Lounge for the next edition of “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 Adriana Tampasis, a Hudson Valley-based composer, performer, and poet. She has composed for solo, chamber, and large ensemble groups, integrating traditional and nontraditional notations including narrative and graphic scores into her compositions. Her work is inspired by the fusion of jazz, chamber, and literary arts, employing both improvisation and through-composition. She has recently held a residency at Westben Centre for Connection & Creativity as a Performer-Composer and is currently recording an album with her jazz-fusion quartet, Pocket Merchant.

An evening with acclaimed translator and author, Suzanne Jill Levine, to celebrate her new book, Unfaithful: A Translator’s Memoir. The book offers affectionate and candid portrayals of prominent Latin American authors, including Manuel Puig, Carlos Fuentes, and Guillermo Cabrera Infante. Levine connects her personal journey, reflecting on her bisexuality as having an important connection to her identity as a translator, with the creative process of translating complex works. Light refreshments served.

Location: Hudson Area Library Community Room

Registration: No registration required.

A partnership with OutHudson and Spotty Dog Books & Ale.

Greater Mysteries: Music + Myth = Cosmic Communion

Greater Mysteries at Widow Jane Mine: An immersive concert ritual inspired by myth, music, and transformation

Greater Mysteries is a collaborative, intergenerational music performance project rooted in ancient myth and shaped by contemporary ritual and community co-creation.

On September 26 & 27 at 6PM er honor the turning seasons, celebrate the abundance of the Hudson Valley, and revel in the joy of being fully alive.

To learn more about the project, visit: www.greatermysteries.com

Grace McLean stars as Penelope, a woman who is waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must find within herself.

Music & Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz
Based on writings in The Odyssey by Homer
Directed by Eva Steinmetz
Starring Grace McLean

Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 7:00pm

Sunday - 3:00pm

Stephen Bluhm celebrates his 40th birthday with a set of chamber pop songs from Out of the Nowhere Into the Here and synth pop songs with live band (featuring Andrew Stein on drums and Ethan Kelly Renner on bass). To open, a mix of local music scene luminaries like Liam Singer and Alex Daud (Fascinating Chimera Project) cover Brian Wilson songs.

We will start at the Winter Clove Inn in Round Top, NY. This hike will take us to Rip’s Rock, a stunning lookout of the Hudson Valley and the site where legendary Rip Van Winkle slept for 20 years. Along the way we will pass the Bareback Brook, Daisy Field, pristine forest and Indian Lookout which offers another great view. After the hike, for those interested, we will stop at Old Factory Brewing Company in Cairo to quench our thirst.

Registration is required. For more information or to register, you can email mthsdirector@mths.org or call 518-589-6657.

Hike Leader: George Hewitt

Difficulty: moderately challenging (5.1 miles RT with a 1,017’ elevation gain and rocky trails)

The Bob McKinney Memorial Fire Prevention Event: Dalmatian Day 2025! Admission to the Museum will also be offered during the event. Rain or Shine!

All are invited to join at Worlds End Farm for the long-awaited release of The New Farmer’s Almanac, Volume 7: Premonition from Greenhorns. Celebrate with a sumptuous, all-vegetarian feast by Leah Guadagnoli of Fancy Feast Supper Club—each dish a tribute to local harvests and creative spirit. Enjoy lively company, boozy drinks, and live readings and performances from Almanac contributors.

Your ticket includes dinner and your own copy of the new Almanac—be among the first to take it home. Only 100 seats available. Guests will enjoy food, stories, and help us to launch this book into the world with joy.

Grace McLean stars as Penelope, a woman who is waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must find within herself.

Music & Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz
Based on writings in The Odyssey by Homer
Directed by Eva Steinmetz
Starring Grace McLean

Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 7:00pm

Sunday - 3:00pm

Grace McLean stars as Penelope, a woman who is waiting…and waiting…and waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return from a decade-long war. Given the rest of the soldiers came home years ago—forgive her, but she’s going to need a drink while she tells you about it. With a beautiful folk-inflected pop score backed by an onstage band of strings, piano, and drums, Penelope confides in us about her loneliness, her son’s disappearance, her suitors, her gods, her faith in her marriage—and ultimately, the faith that she must find within herself.

Music & Lyrics by Alex Bechtel
Book by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean & Eva Steinmetz
Based on writings in The Odyssey by Homer
Directed by Eva Steinmetz
Starring Grace McLean

Thursday, Friday & Saturday - 7:00pm

Sunday - 3:00pm

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

All are invited to bring the youngest children in your life and enjoy a walk in the woods with Membership and Outreach Coordinator Kate Martin. Children, up to age 3, and caretakers will enjoy a relaxing walk while learning about nature and the Preserve. Meet other caregivers and children while seeing the beauty of the woods as the seasons change. Infants are welcome, but please note that our trails are not suitable for strollers.

This event may be canceled due to weather; please dress appropriately for outdoor walking.

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.

During this event, you can learn how to repair small and large holes using traditional darning techniques with Anna Svoboda-Stel. She will show you how to select the right materials for your repair, helping you to create a unique mend that extends the life of your garment. Please bring along an item you would like to repair if you have one (we recommend knitwear like socks, sweaters, jersey t-shirts, although this method can be used on a variety of textiles). This workshop is suitable for all ages and skill levels.

As usual, there will also be plenty of time to work on the sewing, t-shirt weaving, mending, or crafting projects of your choice. The LikeMindedObjects team will be on hand with supplies and tools to help develop your skills. Open to all ages and skill levels!