KINGSTON, N.Y. The Department of Regional Art Workers recently opened its new Neighborhood Print Shop in the Pajama Factory on Greenkill Avenue. The new shop represents an expansion for the organization known as D.R.A.W. from its nearby location less than a block away next to the Center for Creative Education in RUPCO’s Energy Square. […]
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This month’s combination of cold weather and COVID awareness continues to be conducive to keeping inside. But to keep you company, here’s this week’s online-oriented litany of Hudson Valley events.
Multimedia Event Honors Area Black Cultural History | February 16
On February 16 at 6pm, local filmmaker Stephen Blauweiss will host the Zoom presentation “Black Cultural History of Ulster County” in celebration of Black History Month Kingston. The free event runs one and a half hours and utilizes rarely seen photos and video clips to highlight how the county’s Black arts, sports, industrial, and activist communities have shaped the greater Hudson Valley community. The program features Father Divine, Augusta Savage, Robert Blackburn, Ben Wigfall, Peg Leg Bates, Mickey Mathis, Billy Costello, Odetta, Jimi Hendrix, Jack DeJohnette, Richie Havens, Sonny Rollins, Juma Sultan, Simi Stone, and more.