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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Hudson River Museum
Family Studio Art Workshop: Dazzling Icons
Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NYCelebrate The World of Frida in a collage portrait workshop created by Teaching Artist-in-Residence David Enriquez. Use printed images of American and Mexican historical figures, including Frida Kahlo, and employ a technique borrowed from artist Mickalene Thomas, whose portrait Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon is in the HRM’s permanent collection. Recommended for ages 5+. Español ↗ Supported…
“World of Frida” Artist Tour: Adela Antoinette and Maya Vera
Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NYSelf-portraits by Adela Antoinette and Maya Vera are on view in The World of Frida; their artworks emulate Kahlo in very different ways. Join the artists in the galleries for a discussion about how Kahlo’s work influenced them. Frida Kahlo once said, “I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person…
Paint Night: Frida Kahlo Still Lifes
Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NYJoin artist Teresa Pereira for a paint night that celebrates Frida Kahlo’s lush, vibrant, and surreal still lifes, some of which inspired works in The World of Frida. Kahlo’s last painting, Viva la vida, Watermelons (1954), a study of watermelons, was a tribute to life, despite her deteriorating health. Along with Naturaleza Viva (1952), it was a source for Pereira’s…
Celebrate Mother’s Day with Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Nueva York
Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NYCelebrate Mother’s Day with a performance by Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Nueva York (BFMNY) in the HRM Amphitheater! “Frida Kahlo’s Oaxaca” features dances from the region of the artist’s maternal ancestry, in addition to traditional social dances of the people of Mexico City, the home of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The dancers will invite…
Family Studio Art Workshop: Dazzling Icons
Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NYCelebrate The World of Frida in a collage portrait workshop created by Teaching Artist-in-Residence David Enriquez. Use printed images of American and Mexican historical figures, including Frida Kahlo, and employ a technique borrowed from artist Mickalene Thomas, whose portrait Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon is in the HRM’s permanent collection. Recommended for ages 5+. Español ↗ Supported…
Family Studio Art Workshop: Dazzling Icons
Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NYCelebrate The World of Frida in a collage portrait workshop created by Teaching Artist-in-Residence David Enriquez. Use printed images of American and Mexican historical figures, including Frida Kahlo, and employ a technique borrowed from artist Mickalene Thomas, whose portrait Clarivel with Black Blouse with White Ribbon is in the HRM’s permanent collection. Recommended for ages 5+. Español ↗ Supported…
Literature to Life Workshop: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NYLiterature to Life (LTL) is a performance-based literacy program that presents professionally staged verbatim adaptations of American literary classics. In this workshop, LTL explores aspects of Mexican culture and identity through the lens of the novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez, while responding directly to the portrayal of young Mexican girls enacting…
The Origins and Mythology of the Constellations: Spring (Virtual)
Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NYWhat’s the connection between Luke Skywalker and the stories of the constellations? For Star Wars day, science educator Vivian Crea discusses how both are examples of the Hero’s Journey—one of the foundations of many myths and legends. In springtime, those will include the stories of Hercules and the Nemean lion, and many others. May the…
Frida’s Flowers: Horticulture and Crowns
Hudson River Museum 511 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NYA profusion of carefully curated flowers grew in the walled garden of La Casa Azul, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera’s home in Mexico City. Frida wore some of their flowers to accent her flamboyant Tehuana hairdos and dresses. Flower crowns are symbolic in Mexican culture, portraying the beauty of the country’s biodiversity and honoring its…
Submit your local events to the Historic Hudson River Towns (will require admin approval upon submission).