Smithsonian Curator Paula J Johnson

Free Online Program

Free online author talk! Paula Johnson discusses the history of food and culture. Register: saugertiespubliclibrary.org/calendar

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The Museum at FIT’s New Directions in Fashion Research Symposium

Katie Murphy Amphitheater 300 7th Avenue, New York

The Museum at FIT’s (MFIT) free symposium, New Directions in Fashion Research, will focus on new avenues of study in the interdisciplinary field of fashion. Scholars, curators, and collectors will explore topics such as practice-based research, collecting practices, theories and methodologies, and the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in fashion education. Speakers include: Ben … Continue reading "The Museum at FIT’s New Directions in Fashion Research Symposium"

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Author Colum McCann with Diane Foley

Saugerties Public Library 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties, NY

Free online author talk! National Book Award-winner Colum McCann is joined by Diane Foley, the inspiration behind the heartrending book American Mother. Register: saugertiespubliclibrary.org/calendar

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Friends of Historic Saugerties

Saugerties Public Library 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties, NY

The Roaring 1820s: The Decade That Put Ulster County On The Map! The Friends of Historic Saugerties is a community group whose mission it is to make local history accessible to he community through educational initiatives including shared inquiry, exploration of resources, and programs for learning and discovery.

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Top 40 Plants for Naturalistic Gardens

Beattie-Powers Place 10 Powers Place, Catskill

Calling all gardeners and plant enthusiasts! 🌿 Join garden designer and writer Robert Anderson for his talk/presentation "Top 40 Plants for Naturalistic Gardens" The trend of planting more relaxed, ecologically mindful, and naturalistic gardens continues unabated in the U.S. and Europe. Perennials and grasses are the main components, but which ones are best suited? Is … Continue reading "Top 40 Plants for Naturalistic Gardens"

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Oblong Online: Grace Curtis, FLOATING HOTEL

Oblong Online

Grace Curtis joins us from the UK to talk with Oblong's Nicole Brinkley about their latest cozy science fiction novel that tells a story of misfits, rebels, found family—and a mystery that spans the stars.

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Ph.D Astronomer to Discuss Glacial and Stream Erosion on Mars

Zoom or SUNY New Paltz 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY

On Tuesday, April 16 planetary astronomer Dr. Michael Zeilnhofer will present a talk about the glacial and fluvial features of the Arabia Terra region of Mars. The presentation is being Held sponsored by the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association at 8PM in the Coykendall auditorium at SUNY New Paltz. Dr. Zeilnhofer holds a bachelor's degree in Earth … Continue reading "Ph.D Astronomer to Discuss Glacial and Stream Erosion on Mars"

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Author Xochitl Gonzalez

Free Online Program

Free online author talk! Listen to award-winning and bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez about her newest novel Anita de Monte Laughs Last. Register: saugertiespubliclibrary.org/calendar

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Beck Rourke-Mooney, WE ARE MAYHEM: A Novel

Oblong Books Rhinebeck 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck

Filled with messy, complicated characters, We Are Mayhem is a debut YA novel about finding your strength, embracing your weird, and being who you truly are - no matter what. In conversation with Oblong's Nicole Brinkley. For ages 14+.

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Natural Product Antibiotics: Past, Present, Future

Rockefeller Hall 200, Vassar College 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY, United States

Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Princeton University The Biochemistry department is pleased to welcome Mohammad R. Seyedsayamdost, who will present his research exploring new methodologies developed to locate otherwise hidden or “cryptic” natural products, notably antibiotics, from diverse bacteria and to explore their therapeutic utility, mechanism of action, and ecological relevance. … Continue reading "Natural Product Antibiotics: Past, Present, Future"

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SHIFTING VIEWS—Exploring Indigenous Holocentric Consciousness

Mohonk Mountain House 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz

Mohonk Consultations Annual “Making Peace with Nature Forum” will feature interactive presentations and dialogue about how humanity must shift from living ON Earth to living WITH Earth, led by Tiokasin Ghosthorse, John Briggs and Bob Toth, authors of the forthcoming book Earth Mind.

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The Data Struggle of the Unseen

Vassar College Rockefeller Hall 300 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie

A lecture by Professor Bhramar Mukherjee, Chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Despite several proposed roadmaps to increase diversity in scientific research, most of the world’s research data are collected on people of European ancestry. We rely on summary statistics from historically privileged populations and then … Continue reading "The Data Struggle of the Unseen"

Catskill Mountain House + Environs: Romantic Poetry of the Catskills

Mountain Top Historical Society 5132 Route 23A, Haines Falls, United States

Led by Town of Hunter Historian Dede Terns-Thorpe & MTHS Board Member Cyndi LaPierre at the MTHS Visitors’ Center. Dede, Cyndi and others will be reading from writings by Thomas Cole, William Cullen Bryant, James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, and other romantics who are continuing that style into the present time. We are setting this … Continue reading "Catskill Mountain House + Environs: Romantic Poetry of the Catskills"

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