Upcoming Events

Join us for a deep dive into the Hudson Valley Pollinator Action Guide, a toolkit for protecting native pollinators using locally native plants. Designed for gardeners and land managers, it covers site selection, plant sourcing, project installation, and management, including a detailed plant list for nearly 100 vulnerable pollinators in the Hudson Valley. We'll also discuss practical insights from four case study plantings from 2023.

Presenter Avalon Bunge oversees Partners for Climate Action’s Ecological Restoration Grant program and manages PollinateHV and the Hudson Valley Pollinator Action Guide. She also leads PCA's local ecotype seed propagation with Hudson Valley Seed Company. Avalon holds a BA in Geology from Colgate University, an MS in Ecosystem Restoration from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and is pursuing a PhD in ecological restoration at Antioch University. She lives in Columbia County with her husband, dog, and extensive native plant collection.

Join Luz Lopez for a Complete Beginner Spanish class, where you'll start from scratch and quickly gain confidence in speaking, reading, and understanding Spanish. Perfect for those with no prior experience, this course will introduce you to essential vocabulary, basic grammar, and everyday phrases, all in a fun and supportive environment.

Step up your Spanish skills with our Beginner/Intermediate Spanish class! Designed for those who have some basic knowledge of Spanish, this course will help you build on your foundation, expanding your vocabulary, improving your grammar, and enhancing your conversational abilities. Instructor Luz Lopez will assess your skill level at the first class to make sure you are in the right class.

Take your Spanish to the next level with our Intermediate/Advanced class led by Luz Lopez! Ideal for those with a solid grasp of the language, this course focuses on refining your fluency, deepening your understanding of complex grammar, and mastering nuanced conversation. Instructor Luz Lopez will assess your skill level at the first class to make sure you are in the right class.

Come one, come all to the Warwick Children's Book Festival!  Find the Festival at Stanley-Deming Park or, in the case of rain, the Warwick Valley Middle School at 225 West Street.  The festival will feature more than 70 distinguished authors and illustrators of books for children, who will be on hand to meet families, talk with readers, and sign their books, which will be available for purchase.  The Uncle Brothers will perform a free children's concert beginning at noon.  Food trucks and a children's craft activity will round out the fun. 

This event is presented by Albert Wisner Public Library with the generous sponsorship of Glenn P. and Susan D. Dickes, champions of children's literacy and longtime Library benefactors.  A portion of the festival's proceeds will benefit the Albert Wisner Public Library Foundation. 

Music, medi"play"tion + bubbles = fun!

3 - 5 years w/caregiver

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Howard Hawks musical comedy stars Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe.  Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.   Not Rated: 1 hour 31 minutes.