Community Calendar

Do you ever wonder if there were actual pirates on the Hudson River? Come and learn about a wild chapter in Hudson River history when mercenary sloops prowled the waterway, raiding mansions and plundering merchant ships. Who were these river outlaws stirring up chaos…and how did local communities and the law fight back?

The evening will begin with a brief lecture on the real and sometimes legendary criminal activity along the Hudson in the 1860s and 1870s, followed by an immersive performance starring the era’s most infamous characters in the flesh, including the mysterious young woman rumored to have led a notorious Lower Manhattan gang. Watch as she is put on trial for her alleged crimes. Is she guilty? How does her story end? Who decides her fate?

This special event weaves scholarship and storytelling, created and presented by HRMM’s Education Department in collaboration with Siren Theatre Company.

Please note that while we welcome walk-ins, space is limited. We strongly recommend registering ahead of the event. Thank you!

“Bite the Bullet,” Washington’s Headquarters’ Program on Revolutionary era medicine, is designed to acquaint audiences with the state of medical knowledge and some of the practices of medicine in the time of George Washington. Physicians were frequently confounded by the causes of illness, treated symptoms, and relied heavily on the healing powers of nature. Many remedies stocked by apothecaries were herbal in nature, and the best doctors of the time still healed with herbs. In 1775, the US had 3,500 doctors, but only 300 had medical degrees. The profession of physician / surgeon was open only to men, but the system relied heavily on women who could be and were midwives. The lecture quotes from the diary of traveling midwife, Martha Ballard, of northern Massachusetts who kept a record of her work as a healer and a midwife, which provides an unparalleled window into practical medicine in the quarter century straddling 1800.

The hit public radio and podcast series comes to town again bringing three great actors and a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Public Radio International’s wildly popular series and podcast goes live in a unique evening of literature in performance.

Stay tuned to nyswritersinstitute.org for more updates on the featured stories and cast.

7 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2026
UAlbany Performing Arts Center Main Theatre
1400 Washington Ave., Albany NY 12222

Join us for an opening and insight into this year’s feature exhibition “Talkin ‘Bout a Revolution: A Haudenosaunee Response to the 250th”. From Oneida, Wisconsin, to Akwesasne, participating artists will discuss their thought-provoking pieces and dialogue with each other and the audience about this widely celebrated American anniversary. Q & A will follow. Several of the artists will join the event in person or via Zoom, streamed live at the Museum. Refreshments will be served. Included in Museum admission.

These events are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature and friends and members of the Iroquois Museum. For more information, contact Museum Director Steph Shultes at info@iroquoismuseum.org.

Explore one of the area’s biggest book sales, featuring 8,000 like-new books in over 30 categories at bargain prices, all donated from Berkshire homes. You’ll discover books for all ages and interests – book lovers, book dealers, collectors, and kids.

Sale offers a broad selection of collectibles, including signed copies, first editions, and pre-1900 treasures.

All proceeds from this event, the Lenox Library’s Association’s biggest fundraiser of the year, support the library’s programs, materials, and resources. This event is sponsored by the Lenox office of Apella Wealth.

Explore one of the area’s biggest book sales, featuring 8,000 like-new books in over 30 categories at bargain prices, all donated from Berkshire homes. You’ll discover books for all ages and interests – book lovers, book dealers, collectors, and kids.

Sale offers a broad selection of collectibles, including signed copies, first editions, and pre-1900 treasures.

All proceeds from this event, the Lenox Library’s Association’s biggest fundraiser of the year, support the library’s programs, materials, and resources. This event is sponsored by the Lenox office of Apella Wealth.