Halloween Decoration Contest

This Weekend in Poughkeepsie

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In today’s Poughkeepsie Weekly:

  • Halloween Decoration Contest

  • Town Hall Meeting for Oakley Street

  • This Weekend in Poughkeepsie

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THE DIGEST

Enter the first-ever Town of Poughkeepsie Supervisor Rebecca Edwards’ Halloween Decoration Contest!

Join the 35th Annual Chili Cook-Off at the Culinary Institute of America from 1:00 - 4:00 PM on Sunday. Featuring Evil Genius Band. Learn more.

Creator Spotlight!

Nicole Bowland is a Poughkeepsie-based photographer and digital creator specializing in live events, sports, and concerts. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Design and Imaging Technology, she began pursuing photography professionally in 2022 and has worked with notable clients, including Melophile Media, SUNY New Paltz Athletics, HC Venom Hockey, and the MJN Center.

Her photos from Justin Bieber’s Justice Tour are featured in his official exhibit at the Stratford Perth Museum, and she traveled to Budapest in 2025 to shoot Shawn Mendes’ set at the Sziget Festival.

In her free time, Nicole enjoys traveling, concerts, hockey games, and exploring the Hudson Valley with friends.

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Shawangunk scenes from the cliff-top at sunset at Bear Hill Nature Preserve.

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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Saturday

10:00 AM: A Very Fluffy Halloween – Lilymoore Alpaca Farm

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Pumpkin Grove – Locust Grove Estate

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Harvest Festival Weekend – Barton Orchards

1:00 PM: Llamaste Yoga and Lavender Loofahs – Clover Brooke Farm

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM: Young Adventurers Guild – D&D Club – Boardman Road Branch Library (Joba Children’s Program Room)

1:00 PM: Spanish Conversation – Gallery 40

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Mid Hudson Chinese Language Center – Boardman Road Branch Library (Greene Room 3)

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Using an Android – Adriance Memorial Library (Marcotte Computer Lab)

2:00 PM: Brushstrokes for Pink – Live Inspired, Eastdale

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM: St. James Episcopal Church Graveyard Tours – St. James Episcopal Church, Hyde Park

7:00 PM: Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards Ceremony – Bardavon 1869 Opera House

7:00 PM: Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion – Bowdoin Park

7:30 PM: Vassar College Orchestra – Vassar College

Sunday

10:30 AM: A Very Fluffy Halloween – Lilymoore Alpaca Farm

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM: Harvest Festival Weekend – Barton Orchards

1:00 PM: 3D Printing Fun – Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum

1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM: NYS Path Through History Weekend: Free Costumed Tours of the 1741 Mesier Homestead – Mesier Homestead, Wappingers Falls

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Family Fun at the Loeb – Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College

2:00 PM: Paint Pink Workshop – Live Inspired, Eastdale

7:00 PM: Kevin McCurdy's Haunted Mansion – Bowdoin Park

CIVIL NEWS ⚖️ 

WEATHER 

Saturday

50 🌡️ 66 | ⛅️ 

Sunday

49 🌡️ 60 | 🌦️ 

Monday

49 🌡️ 55 | 🌧️ 

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