💐*For Easter Lily donations/dedications, email carolita.odc@gmail.com or call 845-338-6759 by end of day, April 1.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 18, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, DRAWING TOGETHER, a free, drop-in arts event. Draw your dream! Join together around one table to draw and collage your visions for ourselves and our community. This one hour event will be led by artist Dakota Lane, Educator. Participants will explore a variety of inspiring techniques and media to make a rich collaborative vision that honors unity as well as diversity. Every participant will leave with a mini collaborative piece. All ages, no experience necessary, supplies included. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Free and open to all.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25, 6 PM – 9 PM, THE HUDSY’S COMMUNITY AWARDS SHOW: Honoring those that make the Hudson Valley a more creative, connected, and inspiring place to live. Tickets HERE.

FRIDAY MARCH 27, 4 PM to 6 PM, THE RED FEATHER DRUMMERS, will demonstrate traditional drumming, singing, dancing, and storytelling, and talk about maternal and paternal Indian societies, Native spirituality, regalia, and more. At Old Dutch. For more information, contact Grandmother Judith Laughing Owl: judithab657@gmail.com

SATURDAY MARCH 28, 10AM – 2PM FARMER’S INDOOR MARKET at Old Dutch, in Bethany Hall. The Kingston Farmers Market accepts SNAP/ EBT, Fresh Connect Checks, FMNP Checks, Power of Produce (POP) bucks for kids, and Market Greens. More info: https://kingstonfarmersmarket.org/

*Sign up for the PIE DOUGH WORKSHOP: Market fan favorite Little Rye Bakehouse will be hosting a pie dough making workshop this March 28 from 11am-1pm: HERE

SATURDAY MARCH 28, THE 7TH ANNUAL SOJOURNER TRUTH LIFE WALK, starts at Dietz Stadium parking lot (bus leaving at 11am) and ends at *St. James United Methodist Church, 29 Pearl St, (Corner of Fair St & Pearl St) with Rev. Debora Zuill, who has brought Sojourner Truth to life for over 20 years, reenacting the legendary speech, “Ain’t I a Woman?”, and share more stories. This is a free event, and everyone is welcome! More info, HERE.

PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 10:30-11:30AM

Palm Sunday service, everyone is invited to join in a dramatic reading of the full Passion of the Gospel of John, while we enjoy a communal meal. The action begins in the sanctuary and moves to Bethany Hall.

SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026, 3 PM – 5 PM, “MUSIC & DIPLOMACY.” Music as an important element of intercultural exchange and American soft power throughout US history. Featuring Bard College’s US-China Music Institute’s unique East/West Ensemble, with a panel discussion moderated by Malia Du Mont, VP for Strategy and Policy/Chief of Staff at Bard College, chair of Congressman Ryan’s Veterans and Military Families Advisory Board, and Board Member of World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley, with Jindong Cai, Jim Ketterer, and Philip D. Tappan. FREE and open to the public. Info: HERE.

THROUGH MARCH 2026, “THOUGHTS,” PAINTINGS BY JEAN CAMPBELL, On view in our Gallery and winding through upstairs hallways, until February 1, 2026. Gallery hours: 10 am – 2 pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays 10 am – 3 pm

MAUNDY (HOLY) THURSDAY APRIL 2, 6 PM,

DZIECI’S ‘A PASSION ACCORDING TO MATTHEW’

All are invited to join in a dramatic choral liturgy unbound. The presentation includes a COMMUNITY MEAL at 6:00PM with performance to immediately follow. Whether Christian or Jew or Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, or Zen, ‘A Passion appeals’ to the human spirit in everyone and our essential longing for communion. FREE, with suggested donation $20 for those who can (donations to defray costs are greatly appreciated). Doors open at 5:30. RSVP strongly recommended: HERE

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 7 PM

“ONE FAMILY IN GAZA”

A solemn presentation for this holy of holy days, reading of a radio play by Crystal Zevon, based on actual text messages from Gaza. All are welcome.

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 10:30 AM