The Beat

With Blonde Redhead; Fruit Bats; Slaughter Beach, Dog; Deer Tick; Laura Stevenson; Daddy Long Legs; Joan Shelley, and More

2nd Annual Festival Supports Farmers, With Proceeds Benefiting Farm Aid, Rondout Valley Growers Association, Hudson Valley Center For Food, Culture & Agriculture

Stone Ridge, N.Y. - Meadowlark Festival – the Stone Ridge, NY three-day festival of indie, roots, and countercultural music that benefits farmers in the Hudson Valley and nationwide – confirmed its 2024 lineup today,…

Brooklyn, NY (May 15, 2024) – Dumbo is host this summer to a large variety of free activities that includes concerts, visual arts programming, and more! …

Marking the 400^th anniversary of Dutch settlement in the Hudson Valley

New Paltz, NY (May 15, 2024) – Historic Huguenot Street is excited to announce the 3rd annual New Netherland Marketplace: Living History Event, marking the 400th anniversary of the Dutch settlement in the Hudson Valley. Throughout this event, visitors will discover Lenape Delaware, Black, and European demonstrators sharing their craftsmanship and culture, and portraying life in New Netherland.

Free community festival to showcase hundreds of the Capital Region’s brightest young dancers, musicians, singers, poets and visual artists, culminating in a large-scale performance on the SPAC stage

With performances by local organizations and school ensembles, including Empire State Youth Orchestra, Capital District Youth Chorale, Saratoga Springs Youth Ballet, Capital District Arts Initiative, and the SPAC School of the Arts

Saratoga Springs, NY (May 13, 2024) – Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced that “The Adirondack Trust Company Festival of Young Artists” will return for its seventh annual event on Sunday, June 2 from 2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Following the theme Rhythm – an inspirational thread woven throughout SPAC’s 2024 season – the festival will celebrate the collaborative creativity of more than 700 of the Capital Region’s brightest young dancers, musicians, singers, poets, and visual artists all in support of SPAC’s mission to provide free access to enriching arts programs for local youth.

Auburn, NY (May 15, 2024) – The Schweinfurth Art Center’s exhibition galleries will temporarily close as of May 27, 2024, after “Expanded Vision: Two Centuries of Paintings from the Cayuga Museum Collection” and pop-up exhibit “Worth Mentioning” close, due to construction for the West End Arts Campus, a project of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) of the City of Auburn.

This free exhibition tour and curatorial talk will feature 'BYENVENI’ curator Yvena Despagne and four visual artists from the exhibition, paying homage to Haiti's legacy as the first Black independent republic.

New York, NY – The Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) invites you join us for BYENVENI Curatorial Freedom Fêt on Haitian Flag Day with BYENVENI curator Yvena Despagne and featured exhibition artists Tasha Dougé and Sabine Blaizin representing OYASOUND this Saturday, May 18, 2024, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the CCCADI Firehouse in East Harlem. …

Millersburg, OH – The National Scenic Byway Foundation (NSBF) congratulates the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway of New York State as a 2024 Byway Partnership Award winner. This is one of the Foundation’s eight national awards presented annually.

Whiteface Uphill Bike Race now includes handcycle division

Wilmington, NY (May 14, 2024) - The Whiteface Region of Upstate New York is gearing up to host a number of race events. The Whiteface Mountain Uphill Bike and Foot races, the Wilmington Whiteface Mountain Bike Race, and the Wilmington Whiteface Whiskey Run all take place during the month of June. 

New York, N.Y. – The presence of The Banksy Museum in New York City has been confirmed. SoHo is now the home to the world's largest collection of Banksy’s life-sized murals and artwork. Located at 277 Canal Street (at Broadway), NYC The Banksy Museum is now open, in preview, to the public. The official press opening is Wednesday, May 15. Tickets are now available online at MuseumBanksy.com and on site at the museum. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged.

Ticonderoga, NY (May 14, 2024): The Town of Ticonderoga is thrilled to announce that the first Ticonderoga Fly-In will take place on Saturday, June 8^th, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Ticonderoga Municipal Airport. The airport is located on Shore-Airport Road in Ticonderoga, NY. The event will include exhibitions, demonstrations, aircraft on display, food trucks, important airport information, and more.