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Poughkeepsie, NY
23Events this week
4Free things to do
93New spots
92New stories

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This week in Poughkeepsie

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 23 events, day by day →

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Friday 9am · La Sorella

Landscape Walk: What You See & What You Don't See

Friday 10am · Mills Mansion · Free

Devin Daversa

Friday 1pm · Barton Orchards

The Savage Wonder Improv JAM!

Friday 7pm · Beacon

Mexican Dance Class

Friday 7pm · Village of Millbrook

New in Poughkeepsie

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Pho 59 and Grill

Restaurants

Where broth meets bliss: Pho 59 and Grill is serving rich, slow-simmered broths with classic beef, chicken, and veggie pho that actually tastes like someone cared.

pho59ny.com ↗

Greta Thunberg Mural

Entertainment

Where activism meets art: The Greta Thunberg Mural brings Shane Balkowitsch’s Standing Rock wet plate portrait to local walls, a grassroots addition to Poughkeepsie’s growing mural scene that’s more conversation-starter than selfie stop, and a neat reminder that public art here can carry real purpo…

thedickinsonpress.com ↗

Upper Landing Park

Parks & Outdoors

History meets river views: Upper Landing Park is that easy, low-stress spot to clear your head along the Hudson, then ride up to the Walkway Over the Hudson via the waterfront elevator.

upperlanding.org ↗

Poughkeepsie’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Poughkeepsie’s best →

Most read in Poughkeepsie

The five stories Poughkeepsie readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Plan to Draw More Airlines to NY Airport Takes Shape

    State officials are working to increase the number of airlines operating at Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, New York.

    Full story at airlinegeeks.com ↗

  2. Man Caught With Cocaine In Poughkeepsie Gets Over Decade Behind Bars

    Angel Lebron, 49, has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison and three years of post-release supervision in Dutchess County Court.

    Full story at dailyvoice.com ↗

  4. Three beat up man waiting to take ride at Dutchess Fair

    Three men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a 29-year-old man waiting to board a ride at the Dutchess County Fair on August 29.

    Full story at midhudsonnews.com ↗

  5. Hooley on the Hudson in Kingston celebrates 25th anniversary on Sept. 6

    The Ulster County Ancient Order of Hibernians (U.S.

    Full story at dailyfreeman.com ↗

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