PoughETRY Fest 2021 Online with Poet Gold

Saturday, April 24, 2021 from 12 pm to 8 pm PoughETRY Fest 2021 is a one-day online festival, free and open to the public, highlighting the art of poetry – both written and spoken – as well poets of the Hudson Valley and beyond. This year’s honoree is Maya Angelou. Curated by the 2017 & 2018 Dutchess County Poet Laureate, Poet … Read More

PoughETRY Fest 2020 with Poet Gold

May 23, 2020 – ONLINE Event PoughEtry Fest 2020 is a one-day online festival, free and open to the public highlighting the art of poetry – both written and spoken, as well as poets of the Hudson Valley and beyond. It will celebrate poetry of both past and present, and visitors will experience the spirit and diverse voices reflected in … Read More

The Great Gatsby presented by The New Deal Creative Arts Center

February 28 – 29, 2020 & March 1, 2020 @ the VBI Theater – 12 Vassar Street Join New Deal as they bring this classic novel to the stage. Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. The breathtaking … Read More

Within These Walls (inaugural event of the 2020 “Women’s Voices & Talents” series) presented by the Dutchess County Historical Society in collaboration with Poughkeepsie Public Library and Cocoon Theatre

January 26, 2020 from 2 pm – 4 pm @ 12 Vassar Street (Talk & Discussion in the VBI Theater @ 2 pm / Light Refreshments @ 3 pm in the Reception Gallery / Catherine Morgan Clowes Art Exhibit in the Reception Gallery) Free and Open To The Public. Pre-registration is encouraged. RSVP to bill.jeffway@dchsny.org or call 845-293-7711. Join the … Read More