Visitation Safety Protocols
Masks Optional: Guests are welcome to wear a mask in the theatre or art galleries to protect themselves and others, but it is no longer required.
Date: Friday, July 11, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – July 11, 2025 Art Opening Receptions
Friday, July 11, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served
- Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Jenny Sweeney, Painter
- Reception Gallery & Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Group Exhibition featuring Fatma Kadir, Ilhan Sayin and Semine Hazar
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents Squanderers featuring Wendy Eisenberg, David Grubbs and Kramer
Saturday, July 19, 2025 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: Elysium Furnace Works
This “glowingly new—2024 vintage” trio, Squanderers, features guitarists Wendy Eisenberg (Allison Miller, John Zorn) and David Grubbs (Gastr del Sol, Bastro, Squirrel Bait) alongside multi-instrumentalist and legendary producer Kramer (Shimmy-Disc, Shockabilly, Bongwater, New York Gong) promises to be “divining urges not dirges.”
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025
Time: See Post For Details
Willow Dance Center presents BALLET MASTER CLASS with Michael Sean Breeden and Laine Habony of BalletCollective
Sunday, July 20, 2025 / Dance Studio at the VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / See Poster for Class Times and Bios / Free Admittance / Pre-Registration Required: Call 845-831-2420 or Email director@willowdancecenter.com or Online balletcollective.com/2025willow / Willow Dance Center
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm (Doors Open at 1:30 pm)
Willow Dance Center presents LIVE Choreography Showcase with BalletCollective
Sunday, July 20, 20245@ 2:00 pm (Doors Open at 1:30 pm) / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Free Admission / Reservations Required – Click the link: Reserve Your Seat
Date: Friday, July 25, 2025 through Sunday, July 27, 2025
Time: See Post For Details
West Side Theatrix presents Fame, The Musical
Friday, July 25, 2025 at 7:00 pm, Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm, and Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 1:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: $20 Available Online or At The Door / To purchase tickets online visit: Eventbrite/FAME West Side Theatrix
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025 and Sunday, August 10, 2025
Time: See Post For Details
Standing Room Only Theater Company presents “Godspell”
Saturday, August 9, 2025 and Sunday, August 10, 2025 / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Showtimes and Ticket Information: Standing Room Only Theater Company
Date: Friday, September 5, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – September 5, 2025 Art Opening Receptions
Friday, September 5, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served
- Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Valerie Berner, Acrylic Paintings
- Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Inna Ivanovskaya, Photographer/Documentarian & Tatiana Rhinevault, Painter
- Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Lisa Weinblatt, Painter (School Lunch Series)
Live Music @ 12 Vassar Street provided by Leonid & Sofia Poleeschuck
Date: Sunday, September 14, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Vassar Brothers Institute presents Autumn Artistry at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center
Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 1200 pm to 5:00 pm/ Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center at 9 & 12 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie, NY / Free Admission /Rain or Shine
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Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents Darius Jones Trio
Saturday, September 20, 2025 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: Elysium Furnace Works
Darius Jones, one of the most acclaimed alto saxophonists of his generation, performs his remarkable compositions accompanied by one of the world’s most talented, commanding rhythm sections that include bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Gerald Cleaver.
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents Bobby Previte
Saturday, October 18, 2025 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: Elysium Furnace Works
Bobby Previte, the illustrious drummer, percussionist, composer, bandleader and Downtown NYC luminary, presents an ensemble performance with musicians yet to be announced.
Date: Friday, November 7, 2025
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – November 7, 2025 Art Opening Receptions
Friday, November 7, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served
- Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Arianne Wack, Acrylic Paintings
- Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Alfons Rodriguez, Photographer and Maria Krasnopolsky, Plein Air Paintings
- Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Elise Pittelman, Painter
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents Da Odd Couple
Saturday, December 13, 2025 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: Elysium Furnace Works
Elysium Furnace Works (EFW) closes out its 2025 season with this explosive project featuring two legendary DJs, Rob Swift and Mista Sinista, renowned turntablists and founding members of the celebrated X-Ecutioners crew, who have worked with everyone from Kool G Rap and Cypress Hill to Mike Patton and Mike Shinoda. They have even made a famous (“some say infamous”) appearance at NYC’s Vision Festival many years back. EFW is honored and thrilled to present these artists’ incomparable skills across four turntables.