Events
Please call the individual sites directly to inquire about the events listed below.
Events must be related to the themes of the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and be heritage, cultural, historical, and/or recreational/trail related.
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Dahlias: Cultivation, Care and a Remarkable Hudson Valley Legacy Garden Talk at the Beatrix Farrand Garden
Sep 26, 2026 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Location: 4097 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538 "Dahlias: Cultivation, Care and a Remarkable Hudson Valley Legacy" Part of Beatrix Farrand Garden Series of Garden Talks with Kate Cahill More...
Curator’s Tour: Exhibition Tour of Cynthia Daignault’s "Light Atlas"
Oct 2, 2026 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join Amanda Malmstrom, Thomas Site Associate Curator, for a guided tour of the special exhibition "Light Atlas" by Cynthia Daignault. More....jpg)
Sunday Salon Lecture: "Nature, Music, Joy, and Loss: Thomas Cole’s 'The Pic-Nic Party' as Elegy" with Terry Carbone, Ph.D.
Oct 4, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join art historian Terry Carbone, Ph.D., for a discussion about Thomas Cole’s "The Pic-Nic Party." More...Ice Yachting at Poughkeepsie: Before and After the Railroad bridge
Oct 18, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location: 80 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 Brian will talk about the early origins of Ice Yachting on the Hudson River. Stories will be shared of Poughkeepsie sailors like Aaron Innis and John A. Roosevelt, whose ice yachts Haze and Icicle were national champions. Ice yacht races on the river were watched by thousands off the Poughkeepsie waterfront, with skippers vying for silk pennants and silver cups for the title of fastest ice yacht in the world. Brian will share the efforts to preserve these historic crafts and how they are still sailed and raced today More...
Re-Thinking Fall Clean-Up Garden Talk at the Beatrix Farrand Garden
Oct 24, 2026 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Location: 4097 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY 12538 “Re-Thinking Fall Clean-Up” with Ashley Gamell: Part of Beatrix Farrand Garden Series of Garden Talks More...Flight Lab: Gliders & Paper Planes
Oct 25, 2026 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM Location: 80 Washington Street, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 Design, build, and test your own flying creations! Experiment with hoop gliders and paper airplanes to see how shape, balance, and wing size affect flight. Try different designs and see whose aircraft can glide the farthest or stay in the air the longest. More...
Curator’s Tour: Exhibition Tour of "Thomas Cole: An American Visionary"
Nov 6, 2026 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, "Thomas Cole: An American Visionary." More...
Sunday Salon Lecture: Graham C. Boettcher, Ph.D.
Nov 22, 2026 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Location: 218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414 Join Graham C. Boettcher, Ph.D., R. Hugh Daniel Director & CEO Birmingham Museum of Art for a lecture on Thomas Cole’s impact on American identity and art. More...