Events

Feb 20: Community Conversation

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Arts for Peace, an all-volunteer non-profit organization that raises awareness about peace and social justice issues through art and arts activism, will hold a facilitated workshop in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday Monday, Feb. 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of Dutchess County. “Community Conversation: Creating in the light of more...

Feb.17: Night of South Asian Culture

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The South Asian Cultural Association will hold an event entitled Monsoon this Friday Feb. 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. This night of South Asian culture will take place in the Student Union Building multipurpose room.  The evening will include South Asian food, music, dance, fashion and performances. For information, contact Zafir Mawla at more...

Feb 25: Sing Out for Suicide Prevention

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Bring Suicide Out of the Darkness, a SUNY New Paltz student organization, will host a music and slam poetry event called Sing Out for Suicide Prevention on Saturday, Feb. 25., from 7 to 10 p.m. at Slash Root Coffeehouse and Tech Dojo, 60 Main Street in New Paltz. A $3 donation is required. It will be a night of raising awareness and good music. If you are interested in more...

Feb. 23-26: Dance Underground

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The New Paltz Dance Association will sponsor Dance Underground, an event showcasing the many dance groups and student choreographers at SUNY New Paltz. The event will take place in McKenna Theater on Feb. 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. and at noon on Feb. 25 and 26. This is a free event. Dance Underground, previously known as Fresh Dance, was a campus tradition for 10 years. New more...

Feb 26: The Missing Chapter

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Historic Huguenot Street will hold a presentation that looks at the lives of African-Americans in the Hudson Valley during the colonial and antebellum periods on Sunday, Feb. 26. The presentation will begin at 4 p.m. in Deyo Hall, and will be given by Susan Stessin-Cohn, director of education at Historic Huguenot Street. Stessin-Cohn, an award-winning presenter, will more...

March 3, 4: Women’s Writes

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Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) will present Women’s Writes, a reading and writing workshop class, March 3 and 4. Aspiring writers can take a tour of Deyo House located on Huguenot Street, attend reading by Nava Atlas and a Walkhill Valley Writers Workshop featuring Kate Hymes. Events on March 3 begin at 3 p.m. followed by a reading at 7 p.m. March 4 is broken into two more...

Mar 4: Reading

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SUNY New Paltz professors Howard Good and Pauline Uchmanowicz will be reading at Inquiring Minds Bookstore in the village of New Paltz on Sat. March 3 at 7 p.m Good has taught journalism at SUNY New Paltz for over 20 years, and is the author of four full-length poetry collections, including, most recently "Dreaming in Red," as well as more than 30 print and digital more...

Until Feb. 22: A Taste of Trompe L’Oeil

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 Each Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon, at The Woodstock School of Art, Nancy Catandella will lead A Taste of Trompe L'Oeil, where students create paintings which will look good enough to eat! Students will supply the subject matter: delicious treats and foods rich enough in color, texture, and form to translate well into two dimensions. The choice of painting more...