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Poughkeepsie Day School Grades 1–4 Open House

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At Poughkeepsie Day School (PDS), children are active participants in their learning, not passive receivers of information. Through tangible, collaborative, and immersive education, our students develop a true passion for learning that persists far beyond the classroom. Join us for an open house on February 25 to learn more about PDS, our GROW program, and our International Baccalaureate® candidacy.

This event is free and open to the public.

Several individuals gather closely in a small room with plain white walls and a fluorescent ceiling light. Some are seated while others stand, holding or reviewing stacks of typed pages, with one person in the center crossing their arms and another writing on a pad near the doorway. Attentive expressions are visible throughout the group, with a mix of seated and leaning postures. A tall shelf filled with papers stands to the left, and a small framed portrait hangs on the back wall.

Opening Reception for Women’s Work: Organizing New York Independent Film & Video

Celebrate the opening of the exhibition Women’s Work: Organizing New York Independent Film & Video and the related Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts’ signature program, which together highlight the organizing labor that enabled groundbreaking media collectives to pursue new forms of self-expression and advocate for political change. Come meet some of the key figures whose labor made important untold stories visible, and those who are working to preserve and continue this work today.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Songs From the Beit Midrash

Album release concert gathering with Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz. Join Deborah and her ensemble as we celebrate this release by delving into the melodies and unpacking the texts that inspired them.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration required.
 

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Bunmei Kaika Opening Reception and Lecture: “Art in a Time of Profound Change: Japanese Woodblock Prints of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries”

Join The Loeb as we celebrate the opening of Bunmei Kaika: Political Landscape in Early Modern and Modern Japan, an exhibition featuring works by Hokusai, Hiroshige, and many others who contributed to a thriving print culture that cleverly navigated waves of political and social upheaval in 19th-century Japan. 

This event is free and open to the public.

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Vassar College Orchestra

Featuring student winners of the soloist competition. Eduardo Navega, conductor

This event is free and open to the public.

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Ongoing Events

The Buried Image

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This art exhibition features several local artists who have created art pieces using images or materials from the Poughkeepsie Journal photo archive. 

Artists: Emilie Houssart, Onaje Benjamin, Xuewu Zheng

Reception: Saturday, February 21, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Vito Acconci: Scenes from This Side of the Camp

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This single-gallery installation features archival materials, including sound recordings, from a 1973 performance by the pioneering and provocative American artist Vito Acconci.