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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Literary
Reading by John Gavin White
Ketonet Passim Books,72 N Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USAWordsShed Reading Series. Featuring John Gavin White.
Deconstructing Racism: A Path Toward Lasting Change – Book Talk & Signing with Barbara Crain Major & Joseph Barndt
Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack, NY, 10960, United StatesDECONSTRUCTING RACISM: A PATH TOWARD LASTING CHANGE Book Talk and Signing with Barbara Crain Major & Joseph Barndt Thursday, February 9, 2023 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Nyack Library, 59 S Broadway,
Poetry Workshop with Lily Greenberg at the Nyack Public Library
Nyack Public Library,59 South Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USALocal Nyack poet Lily Greenberg will leading a generative poetry workshop. Event description: Imitation of other writers has long been a practice of poets. By learning how other poems work, we can, in turn, sharpen our tools to use in our own work. In this one-hour workshop, we will explore two very different poems and…
Oral Storytelling for All// Your Story Matters
Rockland Center for the Arts,27 S Greenbush Rd, West Nyack, NY 10994, USA, 2 S Greenbush Rd, United States
A Sherlock Holmes Showcase Opens at Elmwood Playhouse
Nyack, NY, USAElmwood Playhouse of Nyack, NY will be presenting A Sherlock Holmes Showcase, written by Tal Aviezer and directed by Margaret Young. The iconic Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson deliver a double dose of danger and detection in these two intriguing one-act adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s mysteries “The Adventure of the Dancing Men” and…
Author Talk: Richard Lacayo, “Last Light: How Six Great Artists Made Old Age a Time of Triumph”
Nyack Library, Community Room,59 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USA, 2 Nyack Plz, United StatesCome here Richard Lacayo,–one of the nation’s top art critics– talk about his new book ‘Last Light” (Simon & Schuster, Nov. 2022). Here, he details how 6 great artists — Titian, Goya, Monet, Matisse, Nevelson and Edward Hopper — made old age a time of triumph by producing some of the greatest work of their…
Open Call to Artists: Banned Books
Valley Cottage Library,110 New York 303, Valley Cottage, NY 10989, USACall for Art Submissions: Banned Books Trading Card Project The Valley Cottage Library is currently looking for artists for our Banned Books Trading Card Project. We are going to be creating a set of trading cards depicting the covers of banned and challenged books as reimagined by local artists. Each participating artist will receive a…
August Poetry Slam @ X House in Nyack
X House,48 South Franklin Street, Nyack, NY 10960, USAWe have a monthly poetry slam the first Saturday of each month at X House in Nyack. What’s a poetry slam? It’s a performance poetry competition judged by the audience. We use anonymous whole-room voting, so everybody in the audience gets to decide how the slam goes. If you want to complete in the slam,…
Poetry Slam
XHouseSecond (I know, this event is before the other one; second in urgency, not in chronology), our September poetry slam will be on Saturday, Sept 2, which is Labor Day weekend. I’m worried that our attendance will be low, so to hopefully avert that, we’ll be having a $150 first place prize. Is that enough…
Poetry Hike
First, by popular demand (well, like two people asked), we’re having another poetry hike. Sunday, Sept 3, 12 PM – 3 PM or thereabouts, going to go for a hike in Upper Nyack / Hook Mountain area. We’ll hike up to an overlook, spend some time writing, spend some time sharing, then head back. No…
Circle Up
Circle Up @ X House is a new mostly-weekly poets circle happening in Nyack. We have a rotating set of facilitators and formats. Each gathering will have a sharing circle where people can read poems of their own or poems they like. We’ll also have a writing workshop, editing workshop, performance/delivery workshop, or featured poet,…
Illuminated Words
Carson McMuller House,131 S Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960, USAIlluminated Words is a community of writers that meets at the historic Carson McCullers House of Nyack for regular writing circles, which include generative writing prompts and time to share with a warm and supportive community. Facilitated by Anupama Amaran, MFA, and Lily Greenberg, MFA. No experience needed, all levels welcome. Admission is $10. ***…
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