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Orange County, N.Y. (March 19, 2025) – When you’re enjoying the delicious foods, magnificent scenery and fabulous accommodations in Orange County, N.Y., take a moment to appreciate the women-owned businesses that play a major role in making the county the unique and wonderful place that it is.

April 16,17, and 18, 2025 at 10:00a.m.

Staatsburg, N.Y. (3/13/25) — Staatsburgh State Historic Site, is offering three, instructor-led, interactive programs during local schools’ upcoming spring break that explore the Gilded Age mansion through the lens of art and mythology, architecture, and the lifestyles of the rich and those in service to them. These programs are designed for children ages 8 to 12, when accompanied by an adult.

Hudson, NY - The Olana Partnership will hold its monthly FREE Third Thursdays on February 20 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM at Olana State Historic Site. Olana Third Thursdays are free monthly community days of tours and programs for all ages. Visitors can start the day looking mindfully at works of art in the Sharp Family Gallery in the Historic House. Morning Mindfulness in the Gallery held from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM, will be led by local art therapists who will include mindfulness practices to deepen your experience of the two artworks on view.

Yonkers, NY, March 3, 2025—Celebrate Women’s History Month at the Hudson River Museum this month with a variety of exciting programs and events! 

Join us at Free First Fridays: Immersive Ballet by MorDance on Friday, March 7, 5–8pm, with MorDance’s Echoes of Silence, an immersive ballet honoring the artistry of influential female singer-songwriters from the 60s and 70s that will be performed in the galleries. On Saturday, March 15, 1:30–3:30pm, Ebony Bolt will give an Artist Tour and Workshop on her piece Botanical Dreams in the Concrete Jungle, currently on view in Collection Spotlight: Cityscapes.

Staatsburg, N.Y.  — Explore the upstairs/downstairs world of the Gilded Age this March at Staatsburgh State Historic Site. Perhaps you align yourself with the likes of the Dowager Countess from Downton Abbey or Bertha Russel from HBO’s The Gilded Age. Or you identify more with the working-class servants downstairs in the grand Gilded Age mansions. Staatsburgh’s popular “The REAL Gilded Age: America’s Elite in the Downton Abbey Era” and “A Life in Service” theme tours, offered this March, will explore two separate topics of Gilded Age history.

Free Online Program on the Birth of a Black Community within the Historic Hamlet of Staatsburg

Staatsburgh, N.Y.  (1/15/25) — DeWitt the soldier. Helen the activist. Robert the freedom-seeker. Ivy the immigrant. What did the Gilded Age mean to these, and other, Black citizens of the Staatsburg village, beyond the walls of the Mills estate, Staatsburgh?…

New Paltz, NY (February 11, 2025) –Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) and the Hasbrouck Family Association are pleased to announce the seven recipients of a total of $32,000 in scholarships for 2024. Together, the two organizations have now provided over $280,000 to further the education of more than 170 undergraduate and graduate students across the country since 1998.

Hudson, NY (February 3, 2025) – Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House announces its spring event lineup: an eclectic mix of world-class photography, opera for the people, screenings of cult classics and thought-provoking documentary, dynamic discussions with acclaimed authors, and community programs celebrating joy, fostering connection, and inspiring creativity.

Cornwall, NY - As winter winds down and the sap begins to flow, the Hudson Highlands Nature Center invites you to explore the timeless tradition of maple sugaring with their annual Maple Sugar Tours & Kick-off Day Celebration at the Outdoor Discovery Campus, located at 120 Muser Drive, Cornwall, NY.  Tours run hourly 11am-3pm on Saturdays & Sundays from February 8* - March 9.  Whether you're a first-timer or a seasoned visitor, it's a fun and educational experience for all ages!…

Newburgh, NY (February 4, 2025) - Come to Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site and help us celebrate George Washington’s Birthday!!! The three-day event will be held February 15^th, 16^th and 17^th, from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm each day. Admission is free for all three days, though donations are welcomed.