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Hudson, NY – Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House welcomes back Hudson’s own Bindlestiff Family Cirkus on Saturday, March 25, 2023 for two spectacular performances – a 3pm family matinee including a pre-show performance by youth from the Bindlestiff’s Cirkus After School program, and 7pm cabaret-style show for adults. Both feature aerial acts, acrobatics, balancing feats, sword swallowing, juggling, physical comedy, and more performed by internationally renowned street performers, acts from Cirque du Soleil, Ringling Brothers, and artists made known by America's Got Talent.

Orange County, N.Y. (March 10, 2023) – In March, Orange County goes green! St. Patrick’s Day events in Orange County, N.Y., bring fun and enchantment worthy of the Emerald Isle from a parade to concerts to a murder mystery that centers around a stolen pot of gold.

A Conversation with Pakistani-American Artist Roohi Saleem

April 1 - May 21, 2023 | Artist Talk May 6, 4 - 5:30pm

Kingston, N.Y. – Pinkwater Gallery is thrilled to present the work of guest artist Roohi Saleem, whose spectacular paintings will be shown ‘in conversation’ with the artists of the collective. In particular, this show will focus on the idea of using an artistic practice to locate or establish an idea of home.

Cornwall, NY – Celebrate Earth Day 2023 with the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum on Saturday, April 22!  This special day kicks off with “Hike the Highlands” at 9am, followed by the “Earth Day Celebration” from 11am-3pm.  This exciting event has something for people of all ages and interests and will take place at the Nature Museum’s Outdoor Discovery Center location: 120 Muser Drive in Cornwall, off Angola Road. …

Pleasantville, NY (March 6, 2023) – The Art Gallery at the Rockefeller State Park Preserve presents “Bulbs to Blooming Gardens amidst Elegant Sculptures”.

Artist Anne Bell’s paintings reveal the visual language of flowers and plants, and their powerful lust for life. She interprets this using layered color, charcoal, rhythmic lines and shifting scale, while insinuating her abstraction style that pervades a mature body of artworks.

Yonkers, N.Y.  (03/06/2023) — The Friends of Philipse Manor Hall are pleased to host an Old New Year’s Eve Celebration on Friday, March 23, 2023, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, 29 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, NY.

What, you may be wondering, is Old New Year’s Eve? Today, New Year’s Day is January 1, but it wasn’t always! From the 16th century to the 18th century, European nations were transitioning from the old Julian calendar to the new Gregorian calendar.

Irvington, NY — For the 3rd consecutive year, Irvington Theater will once again present the Arts Incubator Short Play Fest: a free celebration of short, new, in-development works of theater and the playwrights behind them! This year's fest will exist — for the first time ever — in a hybrid format of online events and in-person readings from March 18-26.

Museum hours: Thursday - Sunday, 12-5pm

Yonkers, NY (March 1, 2023)—In Exaltation of Flowers: Edward Jean Steichen, opening Friday, March 10, features the work of iconic photographer and painter Edward Jean Steichen. This exhibition highlights his most ambitious project as a painter—three large-scale paintings, on loan from Art Bridges, which he created on the cusp of World War I as part of a series of seven murals that were commissioned to decorate a New York City townhouse. 

Newburgh, NY (March 1, 2023) – In honor of Women’s History Month, Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site will hold its annual program, The General’s Lady, Sunday, March 19^th at 2:00 PM. Inspired by Martha Washington, this event pays tribute to both the impact of noteworthy historical women and to contemporary women making a difference in the field of history and preservation in the Hudson Valley. As mentioned, March is Women’s History Month, making it a very appropriate time for this presentation.

June 2-19, 2023

Featuring performances by The José Limón Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, ETHEL, Curtis J Stewart and a new creation by Emily Coates and Emmanuèle Phuon

Tivoli, N.Y. (February 22, 2023) – Tivoli, NY - Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present a Spring Festival over three consecutive weekends, beginning June 2 and running through June 19, 2023 taking place both outdoors across its 153-acres in the Hudson Valley as well as in its indoor Theater. The multi-disciplinary festival will feature dance, live music, film screenings, nature walks, culinary conversations, and an art installation curated by Hilary Greene. Member presale for tickets begins on March 21, 2023.