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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!

Based upon the motion picture written by Adrienne Shelly, this hit Broadway musical holds a special recipe for finding love in unexpected places.
Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop…until a baking contest in a nearby county and the towns handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness.
“Thoroughly charming! A deep dish of feel-good feminist comfort food.” -The Hollywood Reporter

Music and Lyrics by Grammy-winner Sara Bareilles, Directed by Brittany Proia 

THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS at 8 PM, SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS at 2 PM

Saturday, Oct. 25, 2 p.m.
Join Mohawk storyteller Mandy Tarbell for an afternoon of spine-tingling tales perfect for the Halloween season. These traditional stories will keep you on the edge of your seat, with Mandy skillfully tailoring each tale to suit the age of her audience. Included in Museum admission.

Put on your Halloween costume and come on out for Liberty ARC’s “spook-tacular” Trunk or Treat event! Some of the Canajoharie Library & Arkell Museum staff will be there enjoying the Halloween fun and handing out goodies.

This year, the event is taking place in the NBT parking lot, 105 Mohawk St, Canajoharie, NY 13317, (behind Mohawk Day Hab) from 3:00pm – 5:00pm.

Join Ranger Rachel for a fun family event dedicated to some of our spookiest wildlife! Learn how critters viewed as "creepy" by some (spiders, bats, snakes, crows, vultures, and more) play an important role in our ecosystem. The event will include stories, crafts, treats, and even a chance to meet a couple of misunderstood critters yourself!

Registration required; event capped at 20. Suggested donation $10 per adult; current members $5 and children under 12 free

Saturday Edition: Shape-Note Singing from the newly revised tunebook (2025).