Welcome to the Historic Hudson River Towns Events Calendar!
Organizations in Historic Hudson River Towns member communities are welcome to post events here free of charge. Events must be open to the public, with or without admission fees. Historic Hudson River Towns reserves the right to reject any event that is considered inappropriate for any reason. Please allow up to 24 hours after submission for event to be listed.
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History
Edward Hopper’s Hudson River Boyhood and Emerging Artistic Vision
Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82 N Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USACurated by Carole Perry and Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, with Lynne Z. Bassett This exhibition investigates how the artistic vision of Edward Hopper (1882-1967) coalesced during his youth in Nyack until he moved away in 1908, at age 26, to pursue his career in New York City. It features selections of the artist’s early drawings and…
Edward Hopper’s Hudson River Boyhood and Emerging Artistic Vision
Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82 N Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USACurated by Carole Perry and Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, with Lynne Z. Bassett This exhibition investigates how the artistic vision of Edward Hopper (1882-1967) coalesced during his youth in Nyack until he moved away in 1908, at age 26, to pursue his career in New York City. It features selections of the artist’s early drawings and…
Post-Impressionism In Its Own Right: Online Class
Bethany Arts Community 40 Somerstown Rd, Ossining, NY, United StatesJoin Jill Kiefer, Ph.D. as she leads her Online Course series for BAC entitled: “Post-Impressionism In Its Own Right” for 6 Tuesdays, 02/21-03/28, 2023 from 10 – 11 AM. Discussions of Post-Impressionism are often limited to its relationship with Impressionism. But this diverse and distinctive movement stands very much on its own—having traveled quite different…
Croton Point Nature & History Hike
Croton Point Park 1 Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, United StatesCroton Point Park Naturalist John Phillips and Village of Croton Historian Marc Cheshire will lead a hike on Saturday, April 1, at 9 a.m. to explore Croton Point’s history, natural history, archaeology and geology. The hike will last roughly 1.5 to 2 hours. This event is free. Meet at the gate to the RV park,…
The American Revolution in Westchester: From the Hudson to the Sound
Shattemuc Yacht Club 46 Westerly Rd, Ossining, NYLearn about the places and events that unfolded along the Hudson River during the nearly eight year fight for American independence — from the Battle of Saratoga, to the many lesser known intimate examples of the river’s influence during the course of the war. Constance Kehoe, president of the non-profit Revolutionary Westchester 250 (RW250) will highlight…
Turn-of-the-Century Croton
Croton Free Library 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NYUsing rare photographs and postcards from the Croton Historical Society and other sources, Village Historian Marc Cheshire will take us on a tour of Croton at the dawn of the 20th century. See familiar streets and buildings as they looked more than 100 years ago and discover long-lost treasures like Croton’s first train station, the…
Kibbitz & Nosh: New York City’s Vanishing Cafeterias
Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82 N Broadway, Nyack, NYKibbitz & Nosh: New York City’s Vanishing Cafeterias Photographs by Marcia Bricker Halperin During the early to mid-20th Century, the streets of New York City were filled with hundreds of cafeterias, and self-service eating establishments. One particular restaurant, Dubrow’s Cafeteria in Brooklyn, was a legendary institution. New York City-based photographer Marcia Bricker Halperin documented Dubrow’s and…
The Borscht Belt (In-Person) : Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland
The Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway, 10960Photographer Marisa Scheinfeld will present her images of the remains of the old Catskills hotels and talk about the heyday of the age of the hotels as well as her photographs. A short Q & A to follow.
Building the New Croton Dam
Croton Free Library 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NYBy any measure, the New Croton Dam is an engineering marvel. For 14 years (from 1892 to 1906) as many as 1,000 workers used more than 500 pieces of heavy machinery, 745,000 barrels of cement, 100,000 tons of coal and an incalculable quantity of locally quarried stone to build the dam. It is said to…
Follow the French Tour
Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters 425 Ridge Road, Hartsdale, NY, United StatesVisit three historic Revolutionary War sites in Westchester, where French troops camped during the final year of the war. Listen to the FREE AUDIO TOUR about the crucial French alliance with General George Washington and the Continental Army. Come learn about the French role in winning our war for independence, see their encampment sites, visit…
Spring Benefit Garden Party @ Edward Hopper House
Edward Hopper House Art Center, 82 N Broadway, Nyack, NYSpring Benefit Garden Party Sunday, June 4, 2023 5:00-8:00 pm More details to follow. Relive some of the fun from previous Spring Benefits: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017
Bethel Cemetery & Croton’s Lost Cemeteries
Croton Free Library 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NYCemeteries are a record of our nation’s past. There is a rich collection of history located on their grounds. Here in our village we are fortunate to have fantastic examples of period gravestones dating back to the 1700s. Bethel Cemetery is a most charming space, located in the virtual center of our community, surrounded by…
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