12 Vassar Street Gallery Shows

The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center is proud to present in its galleries at 12 Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie, NY the fine oil paintings of Tatiana Rhinevault from November 30th to January 13th. Artist’s reception Tuesday December 6th from 4-6 pm. Galleries are open by appointment and during theater performances. 845 486-4571. www.TatianaRhinevault.com Tatiana Rhinevault, born in Moscow, Russia has lived in … Read More

UNCOMMON THREADS: Fiberworks by Deborah J. Bein

A Poughkeepsie studio artist working in the medium of fiber collage, Bein’s palette includes commercial and textiles as well as cloth she creates herself with paint, ink and dye. Deborah relishes the layering and embellishment of diverse textures that fiber collage encourages; she lays the stitching in by machine and by hand, utilizing both the hard seamed edge and the … Read More

COCOON THEATRE PRESENTS ‘ANNUAL BECKETT PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL’

COCOON THEATRE PRESENTS ‘ANNUAL BECKETT PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL’ Two weekends of performances, lectures, open discussions, visual art and music,  surrounding three rarely seen Samuel Beckett plays: Not I A Piece of a Monologue The Old Tune November 4 – 13, Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm., and Sundays at 3 pm. Tkts: $25. 12 Vassar St., Cunneen-Hackett Theatre in Poughkeepsie THE … Read More

“The Fever” by Wallace Shawn with Marguerite San Millan

“The Fever” by Wallace Shawn with Marguerite San Millan. A blistering monologue that asks, in a highly original way: is it possible, or even right, for a sensitive person to be happy in today’s world? 7 pm in the Grand Parlor at 9 Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie.

Cocoon Theatre presents its Parlor Soiree Series: “Historical Ghosts”

Curated by Andres San Millan.  Enjoy a haunting performance! ‘Beckett – Dressed. Undressed.’ It is an evening of selected scenes from the three short Beckett plays opening Nov. 4, with open discussion. Potluck. $10. Bring a dish. Come in costume to win prizes (dress as a Beckett character?!) Mon. Oct. 31 at 7 pm.  

SKYLAR’S SYNDROME a stage play by Gavin Kayner

Tickets at Eventbrite SKYLAR’S SYNDROME is a tremendous psychodrama by master playwright Gavin Kayner and directed by the brilliant Sally Kaplan. Once upon a time an exceptionally unattractive man takes an exceptionally fine and attractive woman home with him. Skylar is deformed, Karen is wheelchair bound. An unspeakable evil tests the fight for their lives. The drama is unmatched in … Read More