3rd Annual Vassar Street BrewFest

! Please click here for the flier ! Thank You To Our Patrons, Sponsors and Vendors who made this fund-raiser a success The Cunneen Hackett Arts Center invites you to the 3rd Annual Vassar Street BrewFest  under the big tent at 9 Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie. Help us celebrate the heritage of Matthew Vassar, his breweries and our historical venue. Did … Read More

From Stage to Screen presents Legally Blond, the Musical

A fabulously fun international award-winning musical based on the adored movie. This action-packed musical explodes on the stage with memorable songs and dynamic dances. Equal parts hilarious and heart-warming warming, this musical is so much fun it should be illegal! Elle Woods appears to have it all. Her life is turned upside-down, however, when her boyfriend dumps her so he can … Read More

From Stage to Screen presents: Seussical Jr.

Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical JR., a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat narrates the story of Horton the Elephant who discovers a … Read More

Black & White Exhibit

The Black & White Exhibit has two artists: Dave King’s photography on aluminum plates of iconic Poughkeepsie landmarks in a process he calls sublimation. Diedre Kenny is a young women with an artistic eye, her unique photography captures her subjects in shadows and light as only black and white pictures can. Place: 9 Vassar St., Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College: Mixed Media

“A collective of soon-to-be graduated art students from Marist College are pleased to announce the opening of their first independent exhibition, titled Mixed Media. This exhibition comes after a long year of academic projects for the group, called Lot 5 Creative, which included three off-campus pop up shows in the city of Poughkeepsie and two on-campus showcases at Marist College’s … Read More

The Poughkeepsie Open Studio Tours

The Second Annual Poughkeepsie Open Studios is scheduled for June 18, 2016, a Queen City Saturday.  Planning for the event is currently in progress, and the website below will be updated as event details are worked out.  Join their e-mail distribution list and like their  Facebook page to get periodic updates of our progress. http://www.poughkeepsieopenstudios.org/ Visit artist studios to engage with … Read More

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Presented by Star 2B Performing Arts. Place: Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, 12 Vasssar St., Poughkeepsie, NY Tickets on sale: call 914-804-3946 or email  star2btickets@gmail.com      

James and the Giant Peach, Jr.

Presented by Star 2B Performing Arts. Place: Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, 12 Vasssar St., Poughkeepsie, NY Tickets on sale: call 914-804-3946 or email  star2btickets@gmail.com      

Elisabeth Gillon

Elisabeth Gillon, long time Poughkeepsie, NY resident, graduated Summa Cum Laud in 1995 with a Fine Arts Degree from Pratt Institute. “It must have been a library craft book by which I was inspired to try the craft of pressed flowers; most if not all, had plain white backgrounds. I was inspired to introduce color and texture to the pieces … Read More