NFL Championship Game Weekend @ Windham Mountain
NFL Championship Game Weekend, February 4-5, 2012 Celebrate the end of football season and watch the biggest game of the year with Windham Mountain. We’ll party all weekend long with great contests, including a longest field goal kick in a ski boot and a football tire throw. Then, come to Rock’n Mexicana to watch the NFL Championship fireside. Great food and drink specials on Sunday will keep the party going through the last nail-biting seconds. - www.windhammountain.com -

Bridal Show @ Anthony's Pier 9
Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres Vendors and Door Prizes Professional Fashion ?show at 3:30pm Come check out our multi-million dollar renovation that includes lavish new outdoor gardens, cascading waterfalls and two new private ballrooms. Admission $5 No reservation needed 2975 Route 9W New Windsor, NY 845.565.3390 www.piernine.com 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Dia: Beacon Riggio Galleries- Recent Exhibitions- Franz Erhard Walther, Work as Action
This exhibition of rarely- seen works by Walther features Handlungsstuke (Action Pieces) from the early 1960s when he first explored physical action as a sculptural principle. A focal point of the installation is the fifty-eight fabric element 1. Werksatz (First Work Set), 1963-69, which can be activated by visitors. 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY 12508 845 440 0100 www.diaart.org Winter hours: Through April 11, 2011, Fri-Mon 11am-4pm Summer hours: April 14, 2011- October 10, 2011, Thu-Mon 11am-6pm $10 general admission; $7 students, seniors; free for Dia members and children under 12; free admission for City of Beacon Residents on Saturdays and Sundays year-round

Mill Street Loft Arts presents THE SENIOR PROJECT SHOW 2012
Mill Street Loft Arts presents THE SENIOR PROJECT SHOW 2012 an Exhibition of Student Work from the Art Institute of Mill Street Loft opening on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 The Art Institute at Mill Street Loft Arts, located in Poughkeepsie and Beacon, proudly announces the opening of this years’ Senior Project Exhibition. This special exhibition will take place in Gallery 45, Mill Street Loft’s exhibition space located at 45 Pershing Avenue in Poughkeepsie. Exhibition dates are Saturday, February 4th – Friday, March 16th. An opening reception for this inspiring show will be held at the gallery on Saturday, February 4th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. The reception is free and open to the public. Five young artists will be featured in this exhibition, Galeen McCartney of Newburgh High School , Jackie Pfleger of Arlington High School, Helen Sywalski of Monticello High School, Isaac Toonkel of Millbrook High School and Alexis Volpe of Arlington High School. The Senior project program is the Art Institute’s most rigorous mentoring course designed to build strong scholarship portfolios. Students who complete the twelve week intensive course are granted the opportunity to showcase their work in this exhibition. The show will feature paintings, drawings, printmaking and mixed media works. The public is invited to celebrate these students amazing accomplishments and witness the difference 12 weeks of intensive study can make. Gallery hours for the duration of the exhibition are, Mondays – Fridays, 10:00am – 5:00pm. For more information please call MSL Art Institute Director, Todd Poteet, or Gallery Coordinator, Laurie Clark at 471- 7477 or visit www.millstreetloft.org.

Teen Visions '12
More than 100 works by students from over 30 regional high schools will be featured in the annual exhibition, Teen Visions ’12, presented by the Mill Street Loft Art Institute at Vassar's Palmer Gallery, January 19-February 9, 2012. gallery is open Mondays to Saturdays from 11:00am – 6:00pm, and Sundays from 12:00 – 6:00pm About the James W. Palmer III Gallery Situated between the North Atrium and the Retreat cafeteria, the James W. Palmer III Gallery is at the heart of the College Center. Constructed in 1996, the gallery was named and endowed by the Palmer family in 2000 in memory of their son James, a member of the class of 1990. Serving as an exhibition space for artwork created within and beyond the Vassar community, the gallery displays art of diverse mediums, themes, and origins. www.vassar.edu/directions.

'CIRCA 1986
Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art 1701 Main Street Peekskill, NY Features 65 artworks by 47 international artists who emerged with significant artworks in the extremely prosperous and exciting period between 1981 and 1991. 914-788-0100 www.hvcca.org

solo exhibition Marco Maggi: Lentissimo
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center presents the solo exhibition Marco Maggi: Lentissimo, January 20 – April 1, 2012 Exhibition Events Friday, January 20 5:30pm Opening reception and lecture His Humble Majesty: The Artistry of Marco Maggi A lecture by Linda Weintraub, educator, author, artist, and curator. Taylor Hall, Room 203 6:30pm Reception Art Center Atrium Admission to the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center is free. The Art Center is open to the public Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10:00am–5:00pm; Thursday, 10:00am–9:00pm; and Sunday, 1:00–5:00pm. Located at the entrance to the historic Vassar College campus, the Art Center can be reached within minutes from other Mid-Hudson cultural attractions, such as Dia:Beacon, the Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt national historic sites and homes, and the Vanderbilt mansion. The Art Center is wheelchair accessible. For additional information, the public may call (845) 437-5632 or visit fllac.vassar.edu.

Elisabeth Prenot, "The Fanciful," watercolor Art Show
Duck Pond Gallery at Town of Esopus Library 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, 845-338-5580 Elisabeth Prenot, "The Fanciful," watercolor February 4-25 Reception Saturday the 4th, 5-8 Hours: M, Tu & Thurs 10-5:30, Wed 10-8, Fri 10-7, Sat 10-4, Sun 1-4