Past Calendar Events

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.

Saturday, October 11, 2025 – 4:00 pm Reception and 5:00 Film followed by Performance and Book Signing / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: Free Will Donation 

“Be the Poem stakes out the ground where art and urgency meet. Part memoir and part poetry collection, this book explores how a poet’s work extends far beyond the page. Poet Gold’s poems rise within her story, reminding us that poetry is no mere ornament, but rather a tool for survival, solidarity, and change. With honesty and beauty, Poet Gold explores the role of the poet as both witness and guide, encouraging us to develop our own poetic voices—even in today’s decidedly unpoetic world.”

—Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, editor of Bellevue Literary Review, author of What Doctors Feel

This project is made possible with funds from the New York
State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm / Grand Parlor – 9 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: HVSU Fall Fête

Spend a fall evening with the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra! Mingle with fellow music enthusiasts and enjoy a special performance by the extraordinary musicians of the HVSO.

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.

Sunday, September 14, 2025 from 1200 pm to 5:00 pm/ Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center at 9 & 12 Vassar Street, Poughkeepsie, NY / Free Admission /Rain or Shine

Artist Booths – Participating Visual Artists, Artisans, Craftspeople and Companies

Aria’s Essential Collection, Phyllis Busel Pottery, Crafted by Madeline, Crafts by Kari, Donna Lynn Creations, Emalia Mae Makes Art, Enchanted Crafts, Garland Grace Studios, Handmade by Barbara, Hearth & Twine, Hometown Apparel & Embroidery LLC, Huff N’ Puff Insulators, Inc./Renewal by Andersen, It Must Have Been In The Bake, LLC, Jeneric Bags, JZB Woodworking, League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region, Local D, Terri Ogwulumba, Purple Tail Rooster Leathers, Carolyn Schlam, Sudzy Susie’s Soaps, Unique Jewelry Design and Valley View Properties/Resin by Allison, With Love Jessi’s Sweet Treats.

 Outdoor Music Performances – Musicians and Performance Schedule

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Hudson Valley Symphony Cello and Violin Duo

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Members of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild featuring Rich Newman (singer & guitarist) and

Mary Pazienza and Greg Simon (singer, guitarist and songwriting duo)

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Ray Watkins (gospel blues pianist and vocalist)

3:45 pm – 5:00 pm

Dave Henningson playing the blues and “jazzin’ it up” with his Dave & Friends showcase

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Food Vendor: Fanelli’s Deli Dogs

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Sunflower Level Sponsors

Huff ‘N Puff Insulators Inc. / Renewal By Andersen

Acorn Level Sponsors:

Renaissance Kids

The Bar on West & Main

Adams Fairacre Farms

Friday, August 15, 2025 @ 7:30 pm and Saturday, August 16, 2025 @ 11:00 am

 VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street 

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Saturday, August 16, 2025: Two Performance Times – 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm

 VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street 

To Purchase Tickets Click HERE

Saturday, August 9, 2025 and Sunday, August 10, 2025 / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Showtimes and Ticket Information: Standing Room Only Theater Company

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 7:00 pm, Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm, and Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 1:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: $20 Available Online or At The Door / To purchase tickets online visit:  Eventbrite/FAME West Side Theatrix

Sunday, July 20, 20245@ 2:00 pm (Doors Open at 1:30 pm) / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Free Admission / Reservations Required – Click the link: Reserve Your Seat    

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.”

Sunday, July 20, 2025 / Dance Studio at the VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / See Poster for Class Times and Bios / Free Admittance / Pre-Registration Required: Call 845-831-2420 or Email director@willowdancecenter.com or Online balletcollective.com/2025willow / Willow Dance Center

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, June 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm & Sunday, June 29 at 1:oo pm and 6:00 pm / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: SRO Theater Company – “Oliver, Jr!” Tickets

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.

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 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, May 17, 2025 / Belly Dance Workshop from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Dance Studio – 12 Vassar Street, 2nd Floor / Gala Show from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: (845) 519-7058

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.

Thursday, May 1, 2025 @ 8:00 pm and Sunday, May 4, 2025 @ 2:00 pm/ VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Tickets: $20 Adults / $10 Students / Purchase Online Tickets: All The Young Punks Tickets

The New Deal Creative Arts Center presents a full production of the 2024 Hudson Valley Theatre Festival Selection, All The Young Punks by Jeff Roda. All The Young Punks is about teens who grapple with a spate of recent suicides, UFO sightings, absentee parents and one another while hanging outside a small-town nightclub in 1984.

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.