Community Calendar

Ready to take off into a thrilling aviation career? Join us at our Aviation Open House to:

Get an in-depth look at our Pilot, Aviation Maintenance Technician and Aviation Management programs.
Tour our new state-of-the-art aviation education center on the grounds of Hudson Valley Regional Airport – 31,800 sq. ft of classrooms, labs and hangar space designed for immersive hands-on learning.
Learn about the admissions process, financial aid and career opportunities in aviation.
Have your questions answered by meeting aviation faculty and the admissions team.

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.

“Once a Tree: Continuity, Creativity, and Connection” explores the deep-rooted significance of trees in Haudenosaunee culture, tradition, and creative expression. Featuring the work of 42 artists and more than 100 objects—including decorative and utilitarian baskets, cradleboards, snowshoes, ladles, lacrosse sticks, toys, instruments, carvings, and sleds—this exhibition highlights the important relationship between nature and artistry. Selected from the Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition was created with guidance from curatorial consultants Terry Chrisjohn III (Oneida), Preston Jacobs (Mohawk), and Sheila Ransom (Mohawk).

"Separated but Unbroken: The Haudenosaunee Boarding School Experience" explores the lasting impact of the Thomas Indian School, once located on the Cattaraugus Reservation south of Buffalo, NY, and The Mohawk Institute near Branford, Ontario. These institutions, which enrolled a significant number of Haudenosaunee students, were part of a larger system that sought to erase Indigenous identities while deeply shaping the lives of those who endured them. Co-curated by Erin Keaton (Mohawk), the exhibition sheds light on Haudenosaunee resilience.

Join Dots4Days in creating a beautiful dot mandala trinket (jewelry) tray. Dot Mandala is a meditative art form people have used for centuries, attendees will decorate a 4 inch dish to place near their bedside table, kitchen or bathroom sink, to temporarily hold their jewelry while washing hands, cooking or sleeping. You will learn the basic designs that people from Celtic, Native American, Indian, and many other cultures throughout history have used to embellish their worlds. Materials, tools, and instruction will be provided.

ArtEast Open Studios October Tour 2025
Tour Dates: October 18-19, 2025 11:00am – 5:00pm
October 25-26, 2025 11:00am – 5:00pm
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Greetings, art lovers! This year ArtEast is celebrating its 20th year of presenting the ArtEast Open Studio Tour (that’s a lot of art!). This annual art event happens over two weekends: October 18-19 and October 25-26, 11:00am – 5:00pm each day during the most beautiful time of the year in the Hudson Valley. This year's participating artists include artists working across a diverse range of media and styles, with something to impress every visitor. You can see painters, sculptors, photographers, mixed-media, assemblage, woodworking, fiber, pottery – WHEW! That is a lot to see. Luckily studios are open for two weekends so if you run out of time the first weekend you’ve got the following weekend to see the ones you missed.

Another fun aspect to visiting the artists in their studios is you may come across the special treat of viewing live demonstrations by the artists of the techniques they use and apply to their works of art. What a great opportunity to really learn about the rich artistic environment of this area. Within each of these disciplines there is a depth of styles and expressions that each talented artist integrates into their artwork. No matter who you visit, you will be wowed by the level of creativity right here in the Hudson Valley and all within easy driving distance. In addition to being available to share their creative vision with art lovers, all of the artists will have original works of art for sale.

This is a family-friendly, self-guided tour that takes you through the country roads of the Hudson Valley. Need a map and addresses of the artists? You can pick up a printed brochure around many local merchants or if you prefer, checkout the website for participating artists’ addresses and a map of their locations. You can also request a brochure be sent to you from the website.
You can pick up a tour brochure at many local establishments – The AMH office is the perfect place to find a brochure. OR to have a brochure delivered directly to your home, send a request to: info@arteastdutchess.com

The best sketchbook is the one that’s with you.

Instructor: Collin Douma
Sat, Oct 25 from 11:30-2:30pm

This 3-hour workshop explores the freedom of digital sketching on phones and tablets. Discover anew, where you can watercolor over oils, move your sketch on top of the paint, and then turn it off, and the freedom of infinite undo.

Are you open to new creative possibilities?

Collin Douma is a visual artist practicing near Woodstock, NY. He works in most visual media, including sculpture, illustration, animation, printmaking, and digital media. He has exhibited across Canada, the US, and the EU. Recent work explores environmental and social themes with eco-surrealism. His digital sketchbook was shown at The Sketchbook Gallery at Jane St. in Saugerties earlier this summer, an exhibition that inspired this workshop.

4 Saturdays
October 18, 25, November 1, 8 (snow day Nov 15)
12- 2:30 pm

Ages 16+

Achieve luscious value tones through the technique of Mezzotint. Mezzotint is a non-acid method of Intaglio printing. The process involves using a mezzotint rocker to create a dense dotting pattern on your plate. Ezra Heller will guide students on how to work reductively by selectively scraping and burnishing the highlights and midtones of your image. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about this unique intaglio technique!

Open to intermediate levels of experience.

All materials provided.

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Please register at least a week in advance to guarantee your spot. Scholarship availability closes 2 weeks prior to the start of class.

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We believe in access to art education for all. It takes the whole community to generate the equity our pay-what-you-can tuition generates. Behind the scenes, we work to bridge the financial gap between what our students can pay and what we need to sustain our programs. Please consider carefully before you use our discount codes.

Scholarship Codes:
For 25% discount use code "25OFF"
For 50% discount use code "50OFF"
For 75% discount use code "75OFF"

This economic justice map from The Sliding Scale: A Tool of Economic Justice by Alexis J. Cunningfolk is useful to assess where you may fall on the financial spectrum of pay what you can.

To request 100% off tuition, please contact chris@mkad.art

Indian Ladder Farms Cidery and Brewery Oysterfest
Saturday, October 25, 2025
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
AND
Sunday, October, 26, 2025
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Indian Ladder Farms Cidery and Brewery Oysterfest
342 Altamont Avenue
Altamont, New York
FREE Admission
The Tall Mutha Shucka will be back at Indian Ladder Farms Cidery and Brewery on October 25 & 26 for Oysterfest!
What to expect: freshly shucked blue point oysters, specialty beverages, local vendors, wood-fired pizza by DeFazio's Pizzeria and more! The best part, admission is freeeeee!
TV Doctors band will be playing their music both days Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm AND 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Are you ready for a shuckin' good time?!

Fix It, Don’t Trash It! Join Our NEW Malta Repair Café on Saturday, October 25, 2025.

Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time: 1 pm – 4 pm
Location: Innovation Center at Saratoga, Malta, NY
https://innovationcentersaratoga.org/classes/#!event/2025/10/25/repair-cafe

Bring your wobbly chairs, favorite lamps, torn clothing—even that beloved stuffed animal—and let’s fix them together! On October 25, the Innovation Center at Saratoga invites our community to a FREE Repair Café. Volunteer repair coaches will help you mend everything from electronics and jewelry to textiles and small appliances—no reservation needed!