Latest Past Events

    Hudson Valley Caribbean Festival

    Victor C. Waryas Park Main St, Poughkeepsie

    Returning to Poughkeepsie after more than a decade, the Hudson Valley Caribbean Festival fills the waterfront with authentic Caribbean food and a jerk chicken competition. Caribbean artists, DJs, local vendors, and family activities continue throughout the day, with proceeds supporting the C.A.N.G. Foundation's community work and youth scholarships. Admission is free, though organizers encourage attendees…

    Free

    Hudson Valley Harvest: A Lunchtime Cooking Class with Miriam Rubin

    HGS Home Chef 2635 Route 23, Hillsdale

    CIA graduate Miriam Rubin, the first woman to work in the kitchens of New York City's famed Four Seasons Restaurant, leads a part-demonstration, part hands-on cooking class celebrating the Hudson Valley's midsummer harvest. Highlights include roasted salmon with lemon-herb sauce and individual apple tarts topped with lavender-honey cream, followed by lunch featuring everything prepared during…

    Small Space, Serious Veg: Techniques from the Roosevelt Home Garden

    Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park

    National Park Service horticulturist Anna deCordova turns the Roosevelt Home Garden's Small Space Garden Exhibit into a practical lesson in growing food with limited sun, soil, space, water, time, money, or physical capacity. The workshop explores adaptable techniques for producing vegetables when a traditional garden plot is not an option. Space is limited; registration is…

    $15