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Date: February 13, 14, and 15, 2026
Time: See Post For Details
Beacon Performing Arts Center presents “Rent” – High School Edition
Friday, February 13, 2026, Saturday, February 14, 2026 and Sunday, February 15, 2026 / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Performance Times and Ticket Information: Rent Tickets
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Kishmode Fitness LLC presents Zumba Class Special Event – “2nd Anniversary Heart Health Month Masterclass”
Saturday, February 21, 2026 from 5:oo pm to 7:00 pm / 2nd Floor Dance Studio (Note: No Black Bottom Sneakers allowed on dance floor) / 12 Vassar Street / Information and Registration: 845-625-3611 or Kishmode Fitness
Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 and Sunday, February 29, 2026
Time: Performance Time and Ticket Information: srotheatercompany.com
Standing Room Only Theater Company presents Disney’s “Newsies – The Broadway Musical”
Saturday, February 28, 2026 and Sunday, March 1, 2026 / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Performance Times and Ticket Information: Standing Room Only Theater Company
Date: Friday, March 6, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – March 6, 2026 Art Opening Receptions
Friday, March 6, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served
- Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Ivars Sprogis, Oil and Watercolor Paintings
- Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Kevin Sterne, Abstract Art
- Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Shirley Tuttle, Acrylic Paintings
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents Tyshawn Sorey and Cooper-Moore
Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theater – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Price: $30 / Advance Online Tickets: Tyshawn Sorey and Cooper-Moore Eventbrite Tickets
Tyshawn Sorey and Cooper-Moore
Elysium Furnace Works’ 2026 season kicks off with the first-ever appearance together by Pulitzer Prize-winner and MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” fellow, drummer, composer and University of Pennsylvania professor Tyshawn Sorey, teaming up with the multi-instrumentalist, instrument builder, educator and creative music titan Cooper-Moore for this historic encounter. Elysium Furnace Works
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents “Strings & Things” featuring Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Mary Halvorson
Saturday, April 11, 2026 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theater – 12 Vassar Street / Tickets: $30 / Advance Online Ticket Purchases: “Strings & Things” Eventbrite Tickets
Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Mary Halvorson
Harmolodic bass legend Jamaaladeen Tacuma (Ornette Coleman) is joined by yet another MacArthur “genius” grantee this season, guitarist Mary Halvorson in “Strings & Things”. Elysium Furnace Works
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026 and Sunday, April 26, 2026
Time: Performance Times and Ticket Information: fromstagetoscreen.net
From Stage To Screen Acting Studio presents “Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide To School, Jr.”
Saturday, April 25, 2026 and Sunday, April 26, 2026 / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Performance Times and Ticket Information: From Stage To Screen Acting Studio
Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School, Jr. is a heartwarming musical based on the bestselling books and continues the saga of the wisecracking first-grader who is a self-appointed expert on all things first grade. Determined to write the ultimate guide, Junie B. deals with writer’s block, constantly gets into trouble and quickly realizes that she still has a lot to learn.
Date: Friday, May 8, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – May 8, 2026 Art Opening Receptions
Friday, May 8, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served
- Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Joel Mason, Photography
- Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Julian Allen, Acrylics and Watercolor Paintings
- Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Monika Kalra, Giclee Prints
Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 and Saturday, May 9, 2026
Time: See post for details.
Standing Room Only presents “The Wizard of Oz”
Friday, May 8, 2026 and Saturday, May 9, 2026 / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Showtimes and Ticket Information: Standing Room Only Theater Company
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Elysium Furnace Works presents gabby fluke-mogul and Charles Burnham
Saturday, May 16 @ 10:00 am / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Tickets: $20 Advance and $30 Door / Advance Online Ticket Purchases: gabby fluke-mogul and Charles Burnham Eventbrite Tickets
gabby fluke-mogul and Charles Burnham
String duos remain the Elysium Furnace Works thing with this incendiary gathering of two contemporary violin virtuosi: educator and Creative Music Studio executive director gabby fluke-mogul joining forces with veteran Downtown musician Charles Burnham. Elysium Furnace Works
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents “For Living Lovers” featuring Brandon Ross and Stomu Takeishi
Saturday, June 27, 2026 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Tickets: $30 Advance and $40 Door / Advance Online Ticket Purchases: For Living Lovers Eventbrite Tickets
Brandon Ross and Stomu Takeishi
String duos continue into the summer for Elysium Furnace Works with this celebrated, long-running, unplugged project featuring acoustic guitarist/banjoist/vocalist Ross and acoustic bass guitarist Takeishi, building upon their initial association in the ensembles of Henry Threadgill to craft an innovative, distinctively chamber-like approach to modern string music. Elysium Furnace Works
Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – July 10, 2026 Art Opening Receptions
Friday, July 10, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served
- Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Onaje Benjamin, Mixed Media and Shirley Parker Benjamin, Mixed Media
- Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Meghan McDonough, Oil Paintings
- Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Mukta, Oil Paintings
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents Ingrid Laubrock and Cecilia Lopez
Saturday, July 18, 2026 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Tickets: $20 Advance and $30 Door / Advance Online Ticket Purchases: Ingrid Laubrock and Cecilia Lopez Eventbrite Tickets
Ingrid Laubrock and Cecilia Lopez
A duo of very different sort, composer/saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and multimedia artist Cecelia Lopez sculpt otherworldly soundscapes rich with electro-acoustic invention in this startling collaboration. Elysium Furnace Works
Date: Friday, September 11, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – September 11, 2026 Art Opening Receptions
Friday, September 11, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served
- Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Liliana Washburn, Acrylic Paintings
- Hancock and Reception Galleries @ 12 Vassar Street – Sustainable Hudson Valley Group Exhibition
Date: Friday, October 22, 2026
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – October 22, 2026 Art Opening Receptions
Friday, October 22, 2026 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served
- Hancock and Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Grace Smith House – “The Clothesline Project”
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents sinonó featuring members isabel crespo pardo, Lester St. Louis and Henry Fraser
Saturday, October 24, 2026 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Tickets: $20 Advance and $30 Door / Advance Online Ticket Purchases: sinonó Eventbrite Tickets
This singular trio, sinonó, highlights three prodigiously talented up-and-coming artists — vocalist/composer isabel crespo-pardo, cellist Lester St. Louis and bassist Henry Fraser — who weave together Latin American folk, chamber music, and free improvisation to create a space of inimitable, crackling vitality. Elysium Furnace Works
Date: Friday, November 6, 2026
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center – November 6, 2026 Art Opening Receptions
Friday, November 6, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served
- Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Daniel Pailes-Friedman, Abstract Art
- Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Melissa Small Cooper, Floral Paintings
- Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Christal Ortiz, Painter/Mixed Media
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2026
Time: 8:00 pm
Elysium Furnace Works presents PAKT featuring members Alex Skolnick, Tim Motzer, Percy Jones and Kenny Grohowski
Saturday, December 12, 2026 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Tickets: $30 Advance and $40 Door / Advance Online Ticket Purchases: PAKT Eventbrite Tickets
The members of PAKT
This prog-prov supergroup closes out our 2026 season in soaring fashion when these four enormously accomplished musicians — guitarists Alex Skolnick, Tim Motzer, fretless bass guitarist Percy Jones, and drummer Kenny Grohowski — perform a completely improvised set of music notable for its peerless, expressive intensity and imagination. Elysium Furnace Works