Community Calendar

Exploring the music of Greece, Turkey, and the Aegean islands. Anthony O'Toole, Phalanx for Brass Ensemble; Andreas Makris, Aegean Festival Overture; Paul Creston, Anatolia; Adam Gorb, Dances from Crete. More information: 518-381-1231 ext. 2 or CapitalRegionWindEnsemble@gmail.com.

Sound Canvases:
Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee & Pictures at an Exhibition
Sunday, November 9, 2025, 4 pm

South Glens Falls Senior High School

American composer Gunther Schuller (1925-2015) drew inspiration from the Swiss artist Paul Klee (1879-1940) for his 1959 orchestral work, Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee. This performance will also feature Modest Mussorgsky, arr. Maurice Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition. Ravel's orchestral imagination melds magically with Mussorgsky’s responses to his friend Victor Hartmann’s images in a performance you will not want to miss!

Dutchess Community College’s (DCC) Mildred I. Washington Gallery will present “Looking Through: 1997–2025 New York Series,” a solo exhibition of photographs by Jason Torres, on view Nov. 5–Dec. 12. The show captures nearly three decades of street and documentary photography reflecting the vibrant character and cultural rhythm of New York.

An opening reception will be held Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m., followed by a gallery talk with the artist on Monday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.

A professional photographer, street photographer and visual artist, Torres once taught photography at DCC and returns this fall with a collection that pays tribute to both the city that shaped his artistic lens and his cultural roots. His work celebrates the texture, energy and diversity of Latino and New York life—extending the College’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month into November.

The exhibit is free and open to the public Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Docent-led tours are available on Saturdays by appointment. Visitors are advised to park in Lot D (GPS address: 97 Cottage Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601). Accessible parking is available at the top of the hill outside the gallery entrance.

The Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery hosts rotating exhibitions featuring regional, national and student artists. For more information about “Looking Through,” visit jtorresphoto.com or contact Gallery Director Dana Weidman at weidman@sunydutchess.edu or (845) 431-8612. Details about upcoming exhibits are available on the gallery's website page.

The Vermont Circus Festival brings people together to celebrate the joy of circus through workshops, performances, and community events. Highlights include guest company Parallel Exit's new show from New York City, Alumni Cabaret and Beta Night open stage, 60+ workshops for recreational through advanced students of circus, seminars on circus in art, literature and politics, and lots of clowning around town! Produced by the New England Center for Circus Arts - by sharing the magic of this art form, we strengthen community connections, inspire creativity, and bring cultural and economic vibrancy to the region. www.circusschool.org

The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to the David H. Koch Theater November 4–23, 2025, with World Premieres by Resident Choreographers Lauren Lovette and Robert Battle, and the New York Premiere of Hope Boykin’s How Love Sounds. The soundscape is as bold as the dancing — from jazz icons Ella Fitzgerald, Wycliffe Gordon, and Mahalia Jackson, to the orchestral sweep of Antonín Dvořák and John Adams, to pop classics by Patsy Cline, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, and Donna Summer. Alongside Taylor favorites Esplanade and Company B, the repertory features treasures including Speaking in Tongues, the Whitman-inspired Beloved Renegade, Offenbach Overtures, Scudorama, Troilus and Cressida (reduced), and Concertiana, Taylor’s final dance. Select performances feature live music performed by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Tickets start at $10 at boxoffice.dance.

Win big for a good cause! The silent portion of the Housatonic Valley Association’s annual Auction for the Environment opens online Monday, November 10, at 2 pm. Bid on exclusive and exciting items such as gourmet dinners, luxurious stays, local adventures, performance tickets, original artwork, and more. Online bidders can register for free at hvatoday.org!

Those who wish to attend the live auction event on November 22, in Morris, CT, may purchase tickets online, as well. Additionally, this year’s “Winner’s Choice Raffle” gives participants the chance to walk away with one of five premium items with values ranging from $1,000 to priceless, for just $100 per ticket. Visit hvatoday.org to learn more.

The only conservation organization dedicated to the entire tri-state Housatonic River watershed, HVA acts to protect the natural character and environmental health of the region from the Berkshires in Massachusetts, south through western Connecticut and eastern New York to Long Island Sound.

GivingTuesday was created as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. It is an opportunity for people around the world to come together to thank, help, give, show kindness, and share what they have with those in need.
In that spirit of generosity, Lenox Library will collect donations of non-perishable food items, paper products, and personal health care items between November 1 and December 2. All donations will benefit the Lenox Food Pantry.
Plus, your donation will go even further! For every item donated, our friends at BIRCH Properties will contribute $1 to the Lenox Library Association, supporting library programs and collections.
That’s right — your donation can do double the good this GivingTuesday, December 2!
We hope you’ll join us in nourishing our community’s bellies and brains. Every act of generosity, no matter how small, makes a difference.

Skidmore Encore announces registration for its Fall 2025 lecture series delivered by the remarkable Skidmore College faculty for adult learners age 55+ from around the local region. Encore attracts intellectually curious people who are eager to learn. Join us! The 2025 program runs for seven weeks on Tuesdays from September 30 through November 11 in the gorgeous Arthur Zankel Music Center Skidmore College campus. Online registration opens Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM.

For more information: www.skidmore.edu/encore

Our traditional Holiday Fair promotes the holiday spirit with regional artisans featuring handmade pottery, jewelry, fiber, artisan foods and much more!

All inside our historic 1848 Meeting House.

Choose unique gifts for your loved ones while helping support local businesses this holiday season.

October 8th through December 14th

Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 am to 4 pm
Closed Mondays

Admission is free, donations welcome!

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.