2:00 p.m. on February 26, 2012 and March 25, 2012 – Pre-registration required The FDR Presidential Library, the Catharine Street Community Center and the Roosevelt Institute will host the third annual Eleanor Roosevelt “We Make Our Own History” Forums in February and March 2012. The first forum, featuring Paul Stewart, co-founder of the Underground Railroad [...]
Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site announced that this year’s recipient of the Martha Washington Woman of History Award is history advocate, Stella Bailey. Mrs. Bailey, co-founder of the Fort Montgomery Battle Site Association, has been involved and dedicated to preserving Hudson Valley History for over 50 years. She has worked in all capacities in over [...]
AUTHOR TALK AND SIGNING: RICHARD STRINER “LINCOLN’S WAY: HOW SIX GREATPRESIDENTS CREATED AMERICAN POWER” and DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY: PRESIDENTIAL AUTOGRAPHS Saturday, February 18, 2012, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host an afternoon of President’s Day Weekend events on Saturday, February 18, 2012. The programs begin at 2:00 [...]
Lunch & Learn Midday Lecture Series Monday, February 13, 2012, 11:30 am—1:30 pm “A Rare Glimpse of the Enslavement of Indians In Orange County, NY” Presented by Ginny Privitar and Clifton Patrick, Chester Town Historian at the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, 240 Main Street, Goshen, NY Partake of a delicious buffet lunch [...]
New York Ski Areas Brings Snow to Union Square Thursday, February 9, 2012 Residents of New York are invited to enjoy a winter wonderland and explore some of the exhilarating winter activities that New York State has to offer! The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), Ski Areas of New York (SANY), and I Love New [...]
A wonderful dinner, wine tasting, delectable chocolates or just something fun to do, check out some of these happenings for Valentines! Dinner Shadows on the Hudson – Dinner for 2 – 2/14/12 $39.95/couple – visit www.shadowsonthehudson.com The Poughkeepsie Grand – Dinner for 2 - 2/14/12 $99.00/couple – includes DJ and complimentary one-dozen long-stemmed boxed roses [...]
Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival (The Clearwater Festival) will be held on June 16 and 17 at the beautiful Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. While many of the parking and traffic issues experienced last year were beyond our control, we are actively working with our partners to implement strategies to improve your festival experience. [...]
The Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT) will present its 30th Annual Bardavon Gala with two performances on Saturday, February 25 at 8:00pm and Sunday, February 26 at 3:00pm. “For 30 years the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre has been performing at the beautiful Bardavon 1869 Opera House – an achievement we are very proud of,” remarked [...]
Saturday, February 11 at 8pm at the Ulster Performing Arts Center Ultimate Beatles covers featuring the hardest working musicians in NYC! The Bardavon is pleased to present The Fab Faux featuring the Hogshead Horns and Creme Tangerine Strings (Blues Brothers; Blood, Sweat & Tears; and SNL band alums) at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) [...]
