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.

Submit your local events to the Historic Hudson River Towns (will require admin approval upon submission).

The Discovery of a Masterpiece

NY

While cataloging the artwork housed inside of the Hartley Dodge Memorial Mallory Mortillaro uncovered a masterpiece that had been lost to the art world since the 1930’s. After a year of research the piece was authenticated as an official work by Auguste Rodin. Mallory will share the story of how a simple art cataloging project…

The Discovery of a Masterpiece

20 S. Greenbush Rd.

While cataloging the artwork housed inside of the Hartley Dodge Memorial, art historian and educator Mallory Mortillaro uncovered a masterpiece that had been lost to the art world since the 1930’s. After a year of research the piece was authenticated as an official work by Auguste Rodin. Mallory will share the story of how a…

The Discovery of a Masterpiece

20 S. Greenbush Rd.

While cataloging the artwork housed inside of the Hartley Dodge Memorial, art historian and educator Mallory Mortillaro uncovered a masterpiece that had been lost to the art world since the 1930’s. After a year of research the piece was authenticated as an official work by Auguste Rodin. Mallory will share the story of how a…

PERSONAL PROBLEMS, streaming at Rivertown Film

https://watch.eventive.org/rivertownfilm/play/63cf3fc657fe7a004cb76468

Defying the racially exclusive Hollywood studio system, novelist Ishmael Reed, Rockland County director Bill Gunn and a renegade group of artists banded together to make a “meta soap opera” about the struggles of a working class couple in New York City in 1980. They illuminated Black reality and soap opera banality through the story of…

Hudson Valley Art and Thomas Cole (Part 1)

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library,10 West Ramapo Road, Garnerville, NY, USA

Part 1 – Thomas Cole and the Hudson River School Like any good hike or visit to a favorite park, landscape paintings open up the vast world of nature. But more than a pretty picture, Thomas Cole’s paintings are coded with a plea for preserving wilderness while growing a country that coexists in harmony with…

Hudson Valley Art and Thomas Cole (Part 2)

Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library,10 West Ramapo Road, Garnerville, NY, USA

Thomas Cole and The Voyage of Life In this session, we take a close look at four paintings and turn our gaze inward. Becoming a wise elder involves looking through our life experiences, reflecting on lessons learned, and applying those as we move forward. Thomas Cole, a 19th-century American artist who inspired the Hudson River…

A New York Story, directed by Paul Schwartz

https://rivertownfilm.org/12443-2/

In the tumultuous summer of 2020, four entwined New Yorkers tell stories of how their lives have been shaped by the protests, the pandemic, and the unforeseen consequences of both. Directed by Rockland filmmaker Paul Schwartz, 2021, 49 minutes, with Mike Keller, Ivy Omere, Joan Porter, Ed Setrakian. Directors statement: The pandemic, the protests and…

THE QUIET EPIDEMIC, streaming at Rivertown Film

https://watch.eventive.org/rivertownfilm/play/6414e13fc8ac210059cdd751

Directed by Lindsay Keys and Winslow Crane-Murdoch USA, 2022, 101 minutes. After years of living with mysterious symptoms, a young girl from Brooklyn and a Duke University scientist are diagnosed with a disease said to not exist: Chronic Lyme disease. The Quiet Epidemic follows their search for answers, which lands them in the middle of…

The Beauty & Workings of Nature

Marydell Faith & Life Center,640 North Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960, USA

Come and gain new perspectives on the beauty and workings of nature. Be inspired in a whole new way. For teachers, artists, parents, youth leaders, community builders, and all who are looking to guide others in creative learning experiences. Thurs. June 8th, 6-9pm, on Zoom and Sat. June 10th, 9am-5pm In-person, at Marydell, Nyack

The Beauty & Workings of Nature

Marydell Faith & Life Center,640 North Midland Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960, USA

Come and gain new perspectives on the beauty and workings of nature. Be inspired in a whole new way. For teachers, artists, parents, youth leaders, community builders, and all who are looking to guide others in creative learning experiences. Thurs. June 8th, 6-9pm, on Zoom and Sat. June 10th, 9am-5pm In-person, at Marydell, Nyack

Submit your local events to the Historic Hudson River Towns (will require admin approval upon submission).