What to Do in the Hudson Valley This Weekend Jan 12 – Jan 14

Swing into your weekend to live Rockabilly, jam out in Bluegrass Camp, mingle with volunteers during the MLK Volunteers Celebration, or at your community Repair Cafe. Shop, eat, drink + soak some art at Beacon’s Second Saturdays. Take your pick of Community Events below…

🍷 Montgomery, Fri Jan 12th, 6pm. Comfort Food Classics Pairing at City Winery.
Chef Tony Moustakas + Vintner Travis Van Caster are featuring a comfort food-themed tasting menu + wine pairing. Info HERE.

🎷 Poughkeepsie, Fri Jan 12th, 7:30pm. Magic of Motown at the Bardavon.
A comprehensive group of 15 power vocalists backed by a 6-piece band delivering all the hits from The Temptations, The Jackson Five, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin + more. Add costumes + choreography and you are transported straight to Motown! Info HERE.

🎙️ Windham, Fri Jan 12th, 8pm. Winter Music Series Presents: BillyRock.
Great mix of Rockabilly + classic AM gold favorites! Info HERE.

👨‍🎤 Woodstock, Fri Jan 12th + Sat Jan 13th, 8pm – 11:30pm. Robert Burke Warren’s David Bowie Birthday Bash.
Two nights of intimate + rocking, funky + theatrical, this celebratory event showcases Bowie’s many musical guises, his timeless sound and vision at Colony. Info HERE.

🎻 Ashokan, Fri Jan 12th – Sun Jan 14th, 6pm. Bluegrass Jam Camp at Ashokan Center.
All Bluegrass Instruments + skill levels welcome. Hands-on learning in large and small groups with Austin Scelzo. Info HERE.

☃️ Claryville, Fri Jan 12th – Mon Jan 15th, Frost Valley YMCA MLK Weekend.
Family Weekend at Frost Valley in the Catskills. Enjoy a winter wonderland of beautiful scenery, nutritious meals, cross-country skiing + snowshoeing, ice skating + ice fishing, sledding and more! Info HERE.

🛠️ Red Hook, Sat Jan 13th, 10am – 1pm. Red Hook Repair Cafe.
Bring a beloved item for repair to the Red Hook Community Center and a volunteer will fix it for free. Info HERE.

🪡 Hudson, Sat Jan 13th, 10am – 2pm. Sideways Art with Lou Smith and Ruby Jackson.
Tea Party Workshop explores sewing through collaboration and celebration. Participants learn hand-sewing, how to add embellishments + work together to create a homemade tablecloth for their very own tea party at Hudson Hall. Info HERE.

🥖 Hillsdale, Sat Jan 13th, 11am – 3pm. Hands-On Sourdough 101 With Sarah Reynolds North of Found Bread.
A hands-on class that will teach the key points of sourdough: making/caring for a sourdough culture, mixing dough, proofing, shaping, baking + using your senses to make a really good loaf of bread at Hillsdale General Store. Info HERE.

🛍️ Beacon, Sat Jan 13th, 11am – 9pm. Beacon Second Saturdays.
Second Saturday is a lively day into night celebration of Beacon’s galleries, restaurants and other businesses on the second Saturday of each month. Info HERE.

👴🏾 Rosendale, Sat Jan 13th, 12pm. UlsterCorp 15th Annual MLK Day Celebration.
A free event celebrating volunteers across Ulster County in Martin Luther King Jr’s honor. Includes live music, lunch, refreshments + more! Info HERE.

🕊️ Stone Ridge, Sat Jan 13th, 2:30pm – 5pm. IAM Intention + Attention = Manifestation.
A visioning workshop for the new year in the Kiva at MaMA. Info HERE.

🖼️ Kingston, Sat Jan 13th, 5pm – 7pm. Levee: Photographs by Adrianna Ault at CPW Gallery.
Opening night for Adrianna Ault’s exhibition of a series of road trips she made with her adolescent daughters to her hometown of New Orleans prompted by her mother’s final battle against lung cancer. The Southern landscape’s atmosphere of transience + fragility became a quality Ault witnessed in her family as they contended with her mother’s imminent passing. Info HERE.

🧭 Saugerties, Sun Jan 14th, 11am – 1pm. Saugerties Showdown Scavenger Hunt.
Meet at Bluestone Coffee Roasting Company and take off on your own to experience a wide variety of carefully curated locations in town. Walk or drive to the various checkpoints as you interpret creative tasks, accept wacky challenges + get outside your comfort zone! Info HERE.

🤲 Chatham, Sun Jan 14th, 5:30pm. Sunday Evening Kirtan at Roots Holistic Wellness.
A lively night of Kirtan with Patrick Heffernan + friends. Info HERE.

👨‍🌾 Explore the Bounty of Winter at Hudson Valley Farmer’s Markets!
Escape the winter chill and warm up your senses at the vibrant Winter Farmer’s Markets in the picturesque Hudson Valley, NY. Embrace the season by supporting local farmers, artisans, and producers while enjoying a unique shopping experience. Info HERE.

👉 Know of more cool events happening in the Hudson Valley/Catskills area?
Leave them in the comments below.

Have a wonderful weekend from Inside+Out Upstate NY!