Hudson River Valley

Cabinets, Cupboards & Curiosities: Ten Broeck Hidden Architecture & Spaces

Jul 15, 2026 3:30 PM to Sep 2, 2026, 4:30 PM Location: 9 Ten Broeck Place Albany, NY 12210 Explore hidden spaces of the Ten Broeck Mansion! Discover architectural details and overlooked historic artifacts during this special tour. More...

FDR: The President and the Presidential Train from Washington to Hyde Park

Jul 19, 2026 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Location: 80 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 FDR often traveled between Washington and his home in Hyde Park. Bill will explain about the trains he used and his connections to local places. More...

Cole’s Art Camp: Clouds

Jul 20, 2026 9:00 AM to Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Cole’s Art Camp welcomes children ages 6–11 for five-day summer program sessions exploring the home and landscape where Thomas Cole made art. Experience the museum galleries and artist studios, play in the flower gardens, work together to make an exhibition, and create art inspired by the natural world. Choose one or more from four landscape-themed sessions: Trees, Clouds, Pollinators, and Mountains. More...

Healthy, Wealthy & Wise: Households & Health at the Ten Broeck Mansion

Jul 22, 2026 3:30 PM to Sep 9, 2026, 4:30 PM Location: 9 Ten Broeck Place Albany, NY 12210 Learn how families stayed healthy from the 1700s-1800s and discover hidden drains and linen cupboards in Ten Broeck Mansion! More...

Harmonies on the Hudson Concert Series featuring Will Proper

Jul 23, 2026 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Location: 1 Clermont Ave., Germantown, NY 12526 We are thrilled to host our 2026 Harmonies on the Hudson concert lineup presented by Fix Bros. Fruit Farm. More...

River Clay Pottery

Jul 25, 2026 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Location: 80 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 During this class, participants will have a hands on opportunity to craft with real Hudson River clay while learning the history of clay in the river and how peoples’ relationship with it have changed over the years. Be ready to get dirty and hands on in this all-ages crafting class! More...

Sunday Salon: Catwalk Artists-in-Residence

Jul 26, 2026 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join the Thomas Cole Site and Catwalk Institute’s artists-in-residence for art installations and performances. More...

Curator’s Tour: Exhibition Tour of "Circles of Influence: Thomas Cole and the American Landscape Movement"

Aug 7, 2026 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join Amanda Malmstrom, Thomas Site Associate Curator, for a tour of the special exhibition "Circles of Influence: Thomas Cole and the American Landscape Movement." More...

Cole's Art Camp: Pollinators

Aug 10, 2026 9:00 AM to Aug 14, 2026, 12:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Cole’s Art Camp welcomes children ages 6–11 for five-day summer program sessions exploring the home and landscape where Thomas Cole made art. Experience the museum galleries and artist studios, play in the flower gardens, work together to make an exhibition, and create art inspired by the natural world. Choose one or more from four landscape-themed sessions: Trees, Clouds, Pollinators, and Mountains. More...

The Names We Know: Jack & Betty, the First Known African Residents of New Paltz

Aug 16, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location: 80 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 In July 1680, New Paltz Patentee, Christian Deyo, purchased an enslaved African man named Jack from New York City physician, Hartman Wessels. Nine years later, Christian's son, Pierre Deyo, purchased an enslaved African girl named Betty from a trafficker in New York City named James Barré. These are the first recorded purchases of enslaved Africans in the community of New Paltz, and Jack and Betty are the earliest recorded African residents of the town. In this presentation, Ulster County Historian, Eddie Moran, will guide attendees through documentary sources to discuss what we know about Jack and Betty, and what their lives in New Paltz may have been like. More...

Cole's Art Camp: Mountains

Aug 17, 2026 9:00 AM to Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Cole’s Art Camp welcomes children ages 6–11 for five-day summer program sessions exploring the home and landscape where Thomas Cole made art. Experience the museum galleries and artist studios, play in the flower gardens, work together to make an exhibition, and create art inspired by the natural world. Choose one or more from four landscape-themed sessions: Trees, Clouds, Pollinators, and Mountains. More...

From Trees to Tallship: Connecting Forest Ecology and Boatbuilding

Aug 21, 2026 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Location: 80 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 Caitlin will connect forest ecology and the growth patterns of various trees to the properties of their woods. She'll then talk about how shipwrights utilize these different woods for different purposes when building wooden boats, drawing examples from the construction and ongoing maintenance of the sloop Clearwater. More...