Calendar

Saturday, April 26, 2025 and Sunday, April 27, 2025 / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Performance Times and Ticket Information: From Stage To Screen Acting Studio

It’s Junie B.’s first day of first grade, and a lot of things have changed for her: Junie’s friend, Lucille, doesn’t want to be her best pal anymore and, on the bus, Junie B. makes friends with Herb, the new kid at school. Also, Junie has trouble reading the blackboard and her teacher, Mr. Scary, thinks she may need glasses. Throw in a friendly cafeteria lady, a kickball tournament and a “Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal,” and first grade has never been more exciting.

Friday, May 9, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Free Admission / Refreshments will be served

• Victorian Gallery @ 9 Vassar Street – Jim Smith, Photography
• Reception Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – CIRCLE24collective featuring Kate Masters, Sylvia Mueller, and Jacqueline Oster
• Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Mari Keeler Cornwell, Acrylic Paintings  

Saturday, May 3, 2025 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: Elysium Furnace Works

ROVA Saxophone Quartet co-founder Larry Ochs makes his Hudson Valley debut in an incendiary trio with bassist Joe Morris and drummer/percussionist Michael Wimberly.

Saturday, June 7, 2025 and Sunday, June 8, 2025 / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Performance Times and Ticket Information: From Stage To Screen Acting Studio

Four eccentric Broadway stars are in desperate need of a new stage. So, when they hear that trouble is brewing around a small-town prom, they know that it’s time to put a spotlight on the issue…and themselves. The town’s parents want to keep the high school dance on the straight and narrow—but when one student just wants to bring her girlfriend to prom, the entire town has a date with destiny. On a mission to transform lives, Broadway’s brassiest join forces with a courageous girl and the town’s citizens and the result is love that brings them all together. Winner of the Drama Desk Award for Best Musical, The Prom expertly captures all the humor and heart of a classic musical comedy with a message that resonates with audiences now more than ever.

Saturday, June 14, 2025 and Sunday, June 15, 2025 / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Performance Times and Ticket Information: From Stage To Screen Acting Studio

When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach… and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James’ quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.

Saturday, June 21, 2025 @ 8:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: Elysium Furnace Works

A supercharged trio of innovators! Bassist Brandon Lopez (William Parker, Tyshawn Sorey) joins longtime collaborators and multi-instrumentalists Ikue Mori (DNA, John Zorn) and Zeena Parkins (Björk, Yoko Ono, Zorn) for unparalleled electro-acoustic sonic adventures.

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  

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.”

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

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.

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.

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
• Hancock Gallery @ 12 Vassar Street – Elise Pittelman, Painter 

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.