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.

Superhero Obstacle Course! Not all superheroes wear capes—your local firefighters are everyday heroes! Now you can train just like our firefighters when you complete the Superhero Obstacle Course. You can visit our website for more information.

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.