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In today’s Poughkeepsie Weekly:
This Week in Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie Pride 🏳🌈
Two Fires at the Hudson River State Hospital Site
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Poughkeepsie Pride is THIS Saturday! 🏳🌈
Image courtesy of Dutchess Pride
Dutchess Pride is hosting the annual Poughkeepsie Pride Parade this Saturday! Here’s the schedule:
11 am: March lineup on historic Market Street near the Bardavon
12 pm: March steps off
12–4 pm: Pride Festival at Victor C. Waryas Park
Two Fires Severely Damage Historic Buildings at the Hudson River State Hospital Site
On June 3 and June 8, two fires broke out at the former Hudson River State Hospital. Fairview Fire Department took the lead in controlling the conflagration, assisted by mutual aid from many surrounding fire districts, as well as emergency assistance from the Town of Poughkeepsie Water, Building, and Highway Departments.
The fire was contained by the evening of the 3rd, but a second blaze broke out in the early morning hours of June 8th. Firefighters had that controlled by late morning.
Construction on the historic Kirkbride building began in 1867, with the hospital opening its doors in 1871. Further construction and additions continued into the 20th century. In 1989, the Kirkbride building was designated a National Historic Landmark. The hospital consolidated most of its operations by the late 1990s and closed entirely in 2003.
Town of Poughkeepsie Supervisor Rebecca Edwards said, “Much is not yet known after this week’s fire, but some of the historic buildings the Town designated for preservation have survived. Hundreds of units of housing are authorized, and the Town has secured a grant to build a new sewer line up to the historic central hilltop enabling revitalization.”
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Fire crews attempted to control the blaze but were unable to contain the fire as it overcame the historic Kirkbride administration building.
WHAT’S HAPPENIN’
Thursday, June 11th
9:00 am: Dutchess Outreach Farm Stand — Poughkeepsie Galleria (JCPenney Parking Lot)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Volunteer Gardening Days — Walkway Over the Hudson
5:00 – 8:00 pm: Strategy Board Game Night — Boardman Road Branch Library
6:00 pm: LGBTQIA+ Climbing Night — Gravity Vault
7:00 – 8:00 pm: History Discussion: New York State's Debate on the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution with Judge Albert Rosenblatt — Town of Poughkeepsie Senior Center
7:00 – 8:30 pm: Main Street to Mainframes Book Launch — Gallery 40
Friday, June 12th
10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Dutchess Handmade Spring Pop-Up Shop — Arts Mid-Hudson
(Mall Hours): American Red Cross Blood Drive — Poughkeepsie Galleria
6:00 – 9:00 pm: Second Friday at Eastdale — Eastdale Village
6:30 – 8:30 pm: Ocean Watercolor Workshop — Live Inspired (Eastdale Village)
7:05 pm: Hudson Valley Renegades Baseball: Superhero & Villains Night; Fireworks Friday — Heritage Financial Park
Saturday, June 13th
10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Get Outdoors and Get Together Day — Stony Kill Farm
10:00 am – 4:00 pm: RevCon 2026 Revolutionary War History Fair — Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
10:30 – 11:30 am: All-Natural Body Lotion Workshop — Clover Brooke Llama & Alpaca Farm
11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Walkway Market: A Taste NY Experience — Walkway Over the Hudson
11:00 am – 5:00 pm: Poughkeepsie Pride Parade & Festival — Downtown Poughkeepsie
(Mall Hours): Biggest Vendor Pop-Up Market — Poughkeepsie Galleria
12:00 – 3:00 pm: Free Book Signing & Live Cooking Demo with Jeremy Sewall — Blue Olive
1:00 – 2:00 pm: Lotion Bar Workshop — Clover Brooke Llama & Alpaca Farm
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Conversazione in Italiano — Gallery 40
5:00 – 7:00 pm: Eastdale Unplugged — Eastdale Village
5:00 – 9:00 pm: Pocketbook Bingo — Knights of Columbus Chapel Corner Club
Sunday, June 14th
11:00 am – 3:00 pm: Artists in the Garden — Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield
1:00 – 3:30 pm: Ikebana with Lin: Hands-On Workshop — Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield
2:00 – 3:00 pm: Arm-of-the-Sea Theater — Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum
2:00 – 3:00 pm: Walkway Connections: The Losses and Services of the American Loyalist in Poughkeepsie — Walkway Over the Hudson
2:00 – 6:00 pm: Summer Sunday featuring artist Jared Oswald — Gallery 40
2:05 pm: Hudson Valley Renegades Baseball: National Puerto Rican Day Celebration — Heritage Financial Park
3:00 pm: Percussia: A NYC Based Ensemble of Percussion, Harp, Flute, and Viola — Vassar College (Skinner Hall of Music)
6:30 – 7:30 pm: Brazilian Bossa Nova Concert: Boreal — Beatrix Farrand Garden at Bellefield
Monday, June 15th
7:00 – 9:00 pm: Conversazione in Italiano — Gallery 40
Tuesday, May 16th
10:00 – 11:00 am: Zen Buddhist Meditation — Adriance Memorial Library
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Tech Help — Town of Poughkeepsie Senior Center
10:30 – 11:15 am: Museum Melodies — Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum
7:00 – 8:00 pm: The Four Freedoms (FDR Presidential Library Presentation) — Virtual
CIVIL NEWS ⚖️
City of Poughkeepsie Common Council Meeting - June 16th
Town of Poughkeepsie Town Board Meeting - June 17th
WEATHER
Thursday
69 🌡 91 | ⛈ |
Friday
69 🌡 92 | ⛈ |
Saturday
63 🌡 85 | ☀ |
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