Hudson Hall presents Kaytek The Wizard, Multimedia Puppet Play, on Friday, July 29 at 7pm.
Hudson Hall presents Kaytek The Wizard, Multimedia Puppet Play, on Friday, July 29 at 7pm.
A story of a mischievous boy wizard who discovers the magic and the responsibility of the power he holds within him, this multimedia puppet show speaks to every child’s dream of adventure, freedom, and shaping the world to their own designs.
Recommended for ages 9+ Based on the story by Janusz Korczak Translated into English by Antonia Lloyd-Jones Script and Direction by Brian Hull with Mary Tanner Music by Sarah Hart Animation and projected images by Bigfott Studios
DATES/TIMES: Friday, July 29, 2022 / 7pm
LOCATION: Hudson Hall 327 Warren Street Hudson, NY 12534
Learn all about big trucks and even sit in the truck cabs! Firetrucks, a garbage truck, a street cleaner, a school bus, and many more vehicles will be visiting the Museum for the day, so come check out all the BIG truck action! When you complete your BIG truck tour, try your hand at the BIG truck prize punch game.
All activities are FREE and will be outdoors (rain or shine). FREE admission to the Museum will also be offered to all who attend this special event. Keep on truckin’ to the Museum for this special event!
Thank you to all of the BIG Truck Day participants from the City of Hudson FD, Greenport FD, City of Hudson DPW, and First Student.
DATE/TIME: Saturday, June 18, 2022 / 10:30am – 12pm
COST: Free RESERVATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT
LOCATION: FASNY Museum of Firefighting 117 Harry Howard Avenue Hudson, NY 12534
Window On Hudson is honored to inaugurate its newly renovated indoor exhibition space with multidisciplinary artist Dan Taulapapa McMullin.
Window On Hudson is honored to inaugurate its newly renovated indoor exhibition space with multidisciplinary artist Dan Taulapapa McMullin. Images and writings from Taulapapa McMullin’s book “The Healer’s Wound: A Queer Thierstory of Polynesia” will be on view from June 2 – July 4, 2022.
An Artist’s Reception will be held on Sunday, June 5th from 1-4pm as part of RECESS Pride: A Queer Artists Salon presented by The Hudson Eye, in partnership with OutHudson Pride Festival. Dan Taulapapa McMullin will be signing books and reading from “The Healer’s Wound” at 1:30pm at Window On Hudson. The salon and celebrations continue throughout the afternoon at neighboring establishments.
“The Healer’s Wound” is an artist’s book collaged by poet Dan Taulapapa McMullin based on their historical research in the queer cultures of their homeland Samoa and other Pacific Island countries. The queer peoples of Polynesia formed societies of healers and traveling artists but these societies were suppressed during colonialism by America and Europe. The book, through recovered images and texts, narrates the journeys of these indigenous queer cultures and how they came to continue to thrive today. The exhibition includes large scale prints on canvas and works on paper.
Window On Hudson offers storefront window exhibition space for artists of Hudson and the Hudson Valley. Window On Hudson is committed to providing a platform for established and developing artists to display their work, of all mediums, while also offering professional development opportunities for emerging artists. Window On Hudson exhibits a new artist on a monthly basis.
Window On Hudson is two large storefront windows located at 43 South Third Street, Hudson NY 12534. The windows are prominently visible 24/7 to all citizens and visitors of the City of Hudson traveling south on NY-9G. To see more of the artist’s work which hangs inside, please make an appointment with the Artistic Director, jeremy@windowonhudson.org
Info & Image From Window On Hudson
DATES/TIMES: On view from June 2 – July 4, 2022
LOCATION: Window On Hudson 43 South Third St., Hudson NY 12534
The Hudson Area Library History Room in collaboration with the Jacob Leisler Institute for the
Study of Early New York History presents Reconsidering Slavery in 17th century New
Netherland – What do We Know? What Can We Learn?, a talk by Dennis J. Maika
List of Purchasers of “a lot of male and female Negroes,” From a Slave Auction in Manhattan, 29 May 1664. Source: Volume X, part III, pg. 228 New York Dutch Colonial Manuscripts. 29 May 1664.
The Hudson Area Library History Room in collaboration with the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History presents Reconsidering Slavery in 17th century New Netherland – What do We Know? What Can We Learn?, a talk by Dennis J. Maika on Thursday, April 28th.
There has been a glaring gap in today’s important and critical discussion of American slavery and its legacy: an accurate understanding of the lives of the enslaved and their enslavers in the Northern colonies and how their experiences contributed to the institution of American slavery. Many Americans are surprised to learn of the existence of Northern slavery and New Yorkers may be stunned to learn that slavery was deeply entwined in their colonial and state history. Historians have long recognized these connections but have been marginally successful in bringing these stories to a wider audience. In recent years, a new cohort of New Netherland historians has focused their attention on the experiences of the enslaved, slavery’s institutional origins and development, the slave trade, and how slavery impacted New Netherland society. Thus, the purpose of this talk is to provide a broader historical context in which to consider some of these new revelations and the questions they raise. Hopefully, a better appreciation of slavery in New Netherland will stimulate a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of American slavery.
Dennis J. Maika is Senior Historian at the New Netherland Institute. A historian of colonial New York with a Ph.D. in History from New York University, he has written numerous articles and papers and served as a consultant for a variety of local history and education projects. His recent article, “To ‘experiment with a parcel of negros’: Incentive, Collaboration, and Competition in New Amsterdam’s Slave Trade,” was a winner of NNI’s 2021 Clague and Carol Van Slyke Article Prize. He is currently working on a book about Manhattan merchants and their city government in the Dutch and English periods of seventeenth-century New York history. As a professional educator, he taught History and Psychology at the high school and college levels for several decades.
The Jacob Leisler Library Lectures are made partially possible through the generous support of the Van Dyke Family Foundation.
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