Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History

Name: Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
Address: 99-101 Broadway, Kingston, NY, 12401, US
Telephone: (845) 481-3738
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03/27/2023

The opening of our newest exhibition, Taking Root: Immigrant Stories of the Hudson Valley, is almost here!

Based on the audio recordings of the Kingston Immigrant Oral History Project, Taking Root will bring neighbors' stories to life in innovative ways. One of the core elements of the exhibition will be these stunning tintype portraits of our oral history narrators taken by Reher Center board member Judit German-Heins.

Join us for the opening of Taking Root on May 6th for a free day of family-friendly fun featuring cultural refreshments and interactive activities. This multisensory exhibition will engage learners of all ages, inviting them to see, hear, touch, and even smell the vast variety of cultures featured throughout the exhibition!

Keep an eye out for more updates on and information about Taking Root: Immigrant Stories of the Hudson Valley!

03/25/2023

On March 1st, Matt Lesniak and his team from Hartgen Archeological Associates, along with our own Scarlett Rigby and Marissa Marvelli, braved the snow to complete the Reher Center’s second archaeological dig. During their exploration of the Reher Center courtyard, Matt and his team carefully hand shoveled and sifted dirt through mesh wire with the hopes of finding the remains of a 19th century privy. While they had no such luck finding the privy, they did find some additional buried treasures: porcelain shards, a part of a cigar pipe, and some giant oyster shells!

In addition to these cool finds, the dig represents an important first step in a larger project of caring for our historic building. All of this amazing work is made possible by our community of supporters and the NYS Environmental Protection Fund. Stay tuned for more on that soon!

A huge thank you to Matt Lesniak and everyone from Hartgen Archeological Associates for taking on this task and helping us unearth history!

03/24/2023

Have you explored the Sewing in Kingston digital companion yet?

This digital companion to the exhibition is designed to honor the landmark exhibit and to share additional stories that were not included in the gallery. Today, for the last spotlight in this series, join us for a look at The Ulster BOCES Sewing in Kingston Design Challenge–one of the four exciting offerings featured in the digital companion.

In October 2022, high school students from the Fashion Design and Merchandising Program at Ulster BOCES toured Sewing in Kingston, exploring artifacts and images that told nearly a century of history in Kingston’s garment industry. Students analyzed images from Kingston’s shirt factories, heard oral histories from the Kingston Knitting Mills, and inspected garments featuring Oaxacan and Ukrainian embroidery. As they explored the gallery, we challenged students to pick an object from the exhibition that could inspire an original design of their own. Students sketched or photographed the object that caught their eye and then brainstormed questions they might ask the designer who created it. Once back in the classroom, students created their own designs that you can check out in the Sewing in Kingston digital companion!

Explore The Ulster BOCES Sewing in Kingston Design Challenge and more by heading over to ReherCenter.org/SIK-Digital!

03/22/2023

Women’s History Month is almost over, but our celebration of the strong Reher women continues!

The Reher’s had seven daughters: Jennie, Yetta, Minnie, Mollie, Sadie, Gertrude, and Elsie. These photos show the Reher sisters through the years, ranging from the 1910s to the 1940s. Living and working together, the seven sisters had a bond that is apparent through these snapshots.

You can explore our digital collection to learn more about the Reher family by visiting tinyurl.com/ReherCollection!

03/20/2023

Back in January, students from the Culinary Institute of America received a special tour of the Reher Center Gallery and Historic Reher’s Bakery.

We’re so excited to be partnering with these talented students on our newest upcoming exhibition, Taking Root: Immigrant Stories of the Hudson Valley! This multisensory exhibition will engage learners of all ages, inviting them to see, hear, touch, and smell different cultures. With the help of CIA students, we’re able to bring these stories to life in a whole new way. Taking Root opens on May 6th in the Reher Center Gallery.

Keep an eye out for more updates and sneak peeks as we get closer to opening day!

03/17/2023

Want more Sewing in Kingston content? We’ve got you covered!

Due to the enthusiastic response to Sewing in Kingston, our 2022 gallery exhibition, we've created an immersive new online experience: the Sewing in Kingston Digital Companion.

Today, we’re highlighting the Sewing in Kingston Stories Map, an interactive component to the Digital Companion. You can navigate this map to access Sewing in Kingston stories from those who worked, or still work, in the industry. Some locations represent businesses past and present, while others share tales of those who sew from home. Featuring a range of oral histories, each pin represents unique experiences and eras. We are honored to share the stories these people have entrusted to us!

Head over to ReherCenter.org/SIK-Digital to explore Sewing in Kingston Stories Map and so much more!

03/15/2023

This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating the strong women of the Reher family.

Today, we honor a special woman in the Reher family–Ade Aduchefsky. Ade was an immigrant from Russia. We don’t know the details of her immigration story, but we have found hand-written Yiddish and Hebrews letters addressed to her from her family in Eastern Europe!

Ade married Frank Reher, who was a widower, at the turn of the century, and the couple went on to have six children: William, Mollie, Sadie, Gertrude, Elsie, and Hymie.

These photos of Ade were taken sometime during the 1890s by photographer Goldman at 49 Canal Street, New York.

Want to explore more photos like these? Head over to tinyurl.com/ReherCollection to browse the digital collection!

03/14/2023

On February 1, former Reher Center intern Sydney Maresca taught a tee shirt design workshop for students in the Ulster BOCES fashion and merchandising program. This was the culminating Sewing in Kingston workshop that grew out of fabulous connections made during our August Sustainable Fashion Day!

We are so excited to continue our long-standing partnership with Ulster BOCES, even now that the exhibition has closed. Stay tuned for more news and projects!

03/13/2023

Can’t wait for the opening of Taking Root: Immigrant Stories of the Hudson Valley? How about a sneak peek?

One of the core elements of the exhibition will be stunning tintype portraits of our narrators. In these photos, Reher Center board member Judit German-Heins prepares a portrait to be featured in our newest gallery exhibition. Judit’s talent for creating these historic photographs has been an invaluable part of the creation of Taking Root.

But what is a tintype? Also known as melainotype or ferrotype, tintypes are a style of photograph that create an image on a thin sheet of metal that has been coated with a dark lacquer or enamel. These types of photographs were the first to be readily accessible to the average person in the 19th century!

Big thanks to fellow board member Barry Mayo for these photos of Judit at work! We can’t wait for you to see Taking Root when it opens on May 6th. Until then, keep an eye out for more sneak peeks and updates!

03/10/2023

Have you explored the Digital Companion to Sewing in Kingston yet?

After the overwhelming enthusiasm for our 2022 exhibition, Sewing in Kingston, we've stitched together an immersive new experience. You can explore the objects, essays, personal stories, and educational programs that shaped Sewing in Kingston from your computer or mobile device!

Didn’t get a chance to visit the exhibition in person? You can explore the Sewing in Kingston Gallery Exhibit page of the Digital Companion to see the exhibition space, tour the objects on display, and even get a look at opening day! Check it out by heading over to ReherCenter.org/SIK-Digital.

03/08/2023

Happy International Women’s Day! Today, we commemorate the contributions and triumphs of women both yesterday and today.

If you’ve been inside Reher’s Historic Bakery, you probably already know who this is. Ironically, though this photo of Sadie Reher is the only image we have of the interior of Reher’s Bakery in the 1950s, Sadie was the one sibling in the family who really did not like working in the business! Rather, she preferred to support the family by cooking and cleaning for the family in their apartment upstairs.

Head over to tinyurl.com/ReherCollection to explore our digital collection and see some of the recipes Sadie would make for the family!

03/06/2023

On Monday, February 6th, we learned more about our building with critical materials testing. PJ from Adelaide Environmental Health took samples of paint, plaster, and flooring materials in our historic buildings to test for lead, mold, and asbestos. Thanks so much to the Preservation League of New York, whose Technical Assistance Grant enabled this vital step in continuing to preserve and adaptively reuse our historic buildings.

The Technical Assistance Grant program is a partnership between the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) and the Preservation League of New York State, made possible by NYSCA with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Generous additional support for this project has been provided by the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area.

03/03/2023

After the overwhelming enthusiasm for our 2022 exhibition, Sewing in Kingston, we've stitched together an immersive new experience! You can check out the Digital Companion to the exhibition and explore the objects, essays, personal stories, and educational programs that shaped Sewing in Kingston.

Kick off Women’s History Month by exploring the early stories of Kingston’s sewing women showcased in Stitched Together, our outdoor exhibition. You can virtually discover the stories of nine specific sewing women from 1918 and view our short documentary showcasing this pandemic-era project, which resulted from a collaboration between three local schools!

Head over to ReherCenter.org/SIK-Digital to explore Stitched Together and the rest of Sewing in Kingston!

03/01/2023

It’s Women’s History Month!

This month and every month, the Reher Center celebrates the extraordinary achievements of women in the Hudson Valley and beyond.

Today, we’re taking a snapshot look into the every day life of the Reher sisters. In these photos, we can see Mollie, Sadie, Gertrude and Elsie Reher in their family’s apartment and on the stoop outside. This residential entrance was on Spring Street, and the apartment was located above the storefront at 101 Broadway. All six of the Reher siblings worked together in the bakery and retail shop, and lived together in this apartment for most of their lives. These casual photos are some of the few we’ve found that give us an inside look into the home life of the sisters during the 1940s!

You can explore more photos from the Reher Center’s collection by checking out our digital collection! Visit tinyurl.com/ReherCollection for more.

02/28/2023

Earlier this month, the Reher Center team met up and put our heads together to brainstorm ideas for our upcoming major exhibition, Taking Root: Immigrant Stories of the Hudson Valley!

Pictured here at the design meeting are curator Sarah Gordon, exhibition designer César Zapata, and installer Mike Prudhom. Along with executive director Sarah Litvin and team members Scarlett and Victoria, the group discussed installation plans, the exhibition timeline, the integration of various design elements, and the educational activities to be included throughout the exhibit.

Keep an eye out for more updates on this exciting exhibition and be sure to mark your calendar for the opening of Taking Root on May 6th!

02/26/2023

On February 3rd, students from the Newcomer Community Explorers Program at J. Watson Bailey Middle School and M. Clifford Miller Middle School joined us for a Reher’s Historic Bakery tour!

Participants in this program are all English language learners. To make it accessible, teachers helped our staff to lead the tour in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese! We explored period touch objects, learned the Reher’s story, and completed an activity about foods that connect each of us with our cultures!

02/24/2023

We’re taking a look at some of our favorite moments of 2022!

Just before Thanksgiving, second grade students from JFK Elementary School walked over to Reher on a blustery day to tour and explore our site and local history! Reher Educator Patty Jacob led the students through a multi-sensory exploration of how the Rondout once sounded, smelled, and looked. Everyone shared their own favorite Thanksgiving dishes and traditions.

We are so excited to have more students back on site to pilot our programs this spring, and to officially launch our school group offerings in 2024!

02/22/2023

With March quickly approaching, we’re dreaming of springtime and warmer days!

Here’s a snapshot from our collection featuring Jennie and Elsie Reher enjoying a warm day together in the 1930s. Do you recognize the corner they’re sitting on? The sisters are on the Spring Street side of Reher’s Bakery on the corner of Spring and Broadway! Almost 100 years later, we’re still enjoying time together and creating lasting memories on the very same street.

Want to explore more photos like this one? Head over to tinyurl.com/ReherCollection to browse the digital collection.

02/21/2023

Bakery fresh Reher Center news—sent directly to your inbox!

The Reher Center newsletter is full of upcoming events, exciting updates, exclusive stories, and more. So why not subscribe today? Visit tinyurl.com/ReherNews to sign up for monthly emails and never miss out on any fresh baked Reher Center news again!

In this month’s edition we share a major announcement about a new digital exhibition! Head over to tinyurl.com/ReherFebruary2023 to read all about it!

02/19/2023

The Reher Center recognizes Black History as inseparable from American History, this and every month. If you’re looking to celebrate historic Black excellence in our community, check out the spotlight of entertainer and entrepreneur Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates at the Ulster County Clerk’s Office. Including research from Reher Center founder Geoff Miller, this exhibition chronicles the life of a global star who became America’s first Black resort-owner just up the road in Kerhonkson.

Learn more from Reher Center friends and supporters Tourism: https://visitulstercountyny.com/event/peg-leg-bates-and-ulster-county/2023-02-13/

02/17/2023

In October 2022, high school students from the Fashion Design and Merchandising Program at Ulster BOCES toured Sewing in Kingston and explored artifacts and images that told nearly a century of history in Kingston’s garment industry. Students analyzed images from Kingston’s shirt factories, heard oral histories from the Kingston Knitting Mills, and inspected garments that featured Oaxacan and Ukrainian embroidery.

As they explored the gallery, we challenged students to pick an object from the exhibition that could inspire an original design of their own. Students sketched or photographed the object that caught their eye and then brainstormed questions they might ask the designer who created it. Once back in their classroom, students got to work creating their own designs.

02/15/2023

Valentine’s Day is over, but maybe you are still looking for love. If so, maybe you can relate to this historic advertisement from our collection.

This newspaper clipping, which was probably collected by one of the Reher sisters, promises female clients of all ages a “successful marriage” and a “happy future” thanks to matchmaker Mr. Field. Parents could even arrange for this service without their daughter’s knowledge!

Want to explore more relics from the Reher’s past? Head over to our digital collection by visiting tinyurl.com/ReherCollection for more!

02/14/2023

💘This Valentine’s Day, we want to show love to our community members, volunteers, program participants, and everyone who has come together with the Reher Center to make this past year of exhibitions, tours, and programs truly memorable. We couldn’t make any of it happen without your love and support!

02/13/2023

Place Story, part of the Place Corps Kingston Fellowship, is an exploration of the individual & unique relationships we have to Place. Utilizing oral history methodology, personal observations, and multimedia methods, each Place Story project unearths a dynamic history of Place that informs our understanding of ourselves & our community in our PLACES.

Place Story presentations will be held at the Reher Center Gallery on February 16th from 3-4 PM, with refreshments following.

Want to learn more? Send an email - [email protected]

02/10/2023

As we continue to gear up for 2023, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite Reher Center moments of 2022!

Last fall, the Reher Center toured friends old and new around Reher’s Historic Bakery. We were thrilled to welcome familiar faces as we stepped back in time together to our authentic 1950s family bakery.

Keep an eye out for more 2022 lookbacks and to learn how you can tour Reher’s Historic Bakery in just a few short months during our 2023 tour season!

02/07/2023

Meet Amy, our bookkeeper and one of the newest members of the Reher Center team! Read on to learn more about Amy in her own words.

“I am a graduate of Suny New Paltz with a Bachelors of Science in Accounting. I have been working in the Non Profit sector for 15+ years with the past 5 years focused on museums.

I grew up in Kingston, having moved here from Tennessee when I was 9. I have 3 grown children, 2 dogs and an amazing husband who just completed a 4 year renovation project of my childhood home.

I look forward to helping the Reher Center grow and continue to share the amazing history that is Kingston.”

01/31/2023

Check out this photo of Reher Center curator Sarah Gordon with artist and designer Marian Schoettle “mau” as she picks up her Tyvek jacket from our gallery. This jacket was just one of the many items we had on loan for our Sewing in Kingston exhibition this past year. We were so grateful for Marian’s—and all of our lenders’—participation in the exhibition!

Keep an eye out as we continue to take a look back at Sewing In Kingston through the items on loan for the exhibition and the those who generously loaned them.

01/27/2023

Meet Victoria, our Education Coordinator and one of the newest members of the Reher Center team! Read on to learn more about Victoria in her own words.

“My name is Victoria Berrios and I serve as the Education Manager and Development and Communications Coordinator for the Reher Center. I graduated from Messiah University in 2022 with a degree in Peace and Conflict Studies. I am excited to be a part of offering educational programming that reflects the mission and values of the Reher Center in partnership with our community. Prior to my work at the Reher Center, I was involved with Harambee and their stewardship of the Pine Street African Burial Ground in Kingston, NY. My passions include oral history, interfaith work, and restorative justice practices.”

01/20/2023

We’re taking a look back at some of our favorite moments of 2022!

Members of the Reher Center gallery committee and Immigrant Oral History Project advisory committee came together on Zoom for an initial design presentation from curator Sarah Gordon and designer César Zapata on December 16th. These sage community members, who hail from many Kingston communities, provided vital input that is shaping our upcoming gallery exhibition to be meaningful and engaging to all visitors.

Stay tuned on more design updates in the coming months, and save the date for the Taking Root: Immigrant Stories of the Hudson Valley exhibit opening at the Reher Center Gallery on May 6th!

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Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the opening of Sewing In Kingston on Saturday! We’re so happy that we can finally share this exhibition with all of you. A very special thank you to our volunteers, sponsors, and to @KingstonHappenings for documenting this moment!

In Conversation with Dinaw Mengestu: Small and Immigrant Business Owner on Community

A reading and panel discussion featuring award-winning Ethiopian-American novelist Dinaw Mengestu on how small shops build community.

We're SO close to finishing the region's premier gallery for immigrant stories! Want a sneak peek? Check out our latest video and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how far we've come. You can still help us nail #GivingTuesday by clicking here to donate! Tinyurl.com/ReherGallery

🍁Reher Center wishes you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving! Today and every day, we are thankful for our community, our volunteers, and our donors. 🍂 This #GivingTuesday, we hope you will join us on our journey to “Grow Our Gallery, Build Our Bathrooms! . . . #ReherCenter #KingstonNY #UlsterCounty #LocalHistoryMuseum #GrowOurGalleryBuildOurBathrooms

🌼¡Feliz Día de Muertos para todos! Happy Day of the Dead to all! 🕯Today and tomorrow, families throughout Latin America and the US are celebrating and honoring loved ones who have passed. By setting up ofrendas (home alters) and visiting loved ones’ resting places, both the living and the dead celebrate together during this special time. 🌼How do you celebrate Día de Muertos?

🎉Join us while we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Jewish Federation of Ulster County’s Fall for Art fundraiser! 🖼 Make sure to stop by the virtual Juried Art Show and Sale between October 23rd and October 29th at 7pm!

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The Reher Center is developing historic Reher’s Bakery into a cultural and culinary community center and museum focusing on immigrant stories of the Hudson Valley. We are preserving and revitalizing this rare, intact 19th -century building to create a vibrant new resource for Kingstonians and visitors alike.

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Hello Art History folks! We got a communication from the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History that they are looking for a Collections Intern for the Reher Family Photo Project! Unpaid, but local in Kingston, NY (UCAT buses in Ulster County are free now!) Flexible schedule, Applications due by October 7. All details listed below (no phone calls).

Job Description
The Reher Center seeks a Collections Intern for the 2022 Fall Semester to catalog and digitalize original Reher family historic photographs in our collection.
This role is ideal for an undergraduate or graduate student who is looking for hands-on work experience in Collections Management, Registration, and Archival work. If needed, an evaluation review of the internship can be provided.

Our Collections are an important aspect of our institution and the project’s impact is threefold:

● Recording and digitizing our Collections
● Facilitating access for researchers interested in family history and Jewish history of Kingston
● Aiding our future exhibition planning & design and our education initiatives

Ideal candidates should be detail-oriented, tech-able, and able to work on-site at our gallery located in Kingston, New York, a minimum of 4 hours a week for the semester.

Responsibilities will include:
● Following the American Alliance of Museums Standards & Guidelines provided, create a detailed record in spreadsheet form of original Reher photographs in collection.
o Assign unique identifier number to each photograph
o Carefully mark each photograph with unique identifier
o Create metadata for each photograph: title, description, date, and measurement

● Scan each photograph according to archival standards.
o Create high-res TIF & low-res JPG files of each original photograph.
o Sort and name each digital file to match its unique identifier.

● Create usable low-res JPG files from existing TIF files for 35 digital images.

Qualifications:
● Interest in collections management and archives, candidates with a passion for local history and immigration history encouraged to apply
● Physical comfort climbing exterior stairs on-site
● Attention to detail
● Excellent organizational skills
● Once provided project training and guidance, able to self-direct
● Comfort with Google suite and Microsoft suite
● Knowledge of image editing and scanning software to digitize collections

Position Details
This is an unpaid internship; an evaluation at the conclusion of the internship can be provided. Minimum 4 hours/week, can include Saturday or Sunday afternoons if desired.

Physical Considerations
Applicants will need to move around the Reher Center’s gallery space. The Reher Center has 14 steps leading to the 2nd floor gallery from the sidewalk.

COVID-19 Safety Policies
In accordance with Reher Center policies, all candidates must present proof of full vaccination against COVID-19. Reasonable accommodations may be made upon request to the Reher Center HR committee in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local law.

How to Apply
Please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected] by October 7th, 2022; applications without a cover letter will not be reviewed. Please put Collections Internship in the subject line of your email. No phone calls please.

About the Reher Center
The Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History fosters belonging through community, work, and bread. Based in historic Reher’s Bakery in Kingston’s Rondout neighborhood, the Reher Center draws upon the history of the Reher family as well as the multitude of immigration stories of the Hudson Valley to create relevant programming that engages and empowers visitors.

The Reher Center is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Monday, September 12, 5:45 pm – 6:15 pm. The Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History, 101 Broadway, Kingston will unveil its latest windows exhibition, "Braiding Bread & Traditions." It features the work of local photographer Aaron Rezny, spotlighting Rondout rolls by , Filipino ensayama by Lamisa Events LLC ., and Guatemalan pan dulce by Super Pan Bakery Panaderia Hispana.

Happening Now! (Saturday August 20th) Sustainable Fashion Day at the Reher Center (Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History) 🧵👚👖👞 Check out this awesome free afternoon of activities inspired by the Reher Center’s new exhibition Sewing in Kingston. Free guided exhibition tours, mending and styling workshops, and bring items by for their clothing donation drive and closet swap!

For details, visit: https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/sustainable-fashion-day-at-the-reher-center/

👗Looking for a wardrobe refresh? Visit the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History TOMORROW, Saturday, August 20th for Sustainable Fashion Day and bring principles of and home to your closet!

🪡Join us for a free afternoon of activities inspired by our hit new exhibition Sewing in – take part in guided exhibition tours, give your wardrobe some love with our mending and styling workshops, and participate in the circular economy by bringing items for our drive and closet swap. We can’t wait to see you there!

Immigration, community, work, bread — DHPSNY Archives Specialist Kate Philipson recently conducted an Archival Needs Assessment for the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History in Kingston, NY, whose collections explore these themes.

Documenting the experiences of one immigrant, Frank Reher, and his family, as they built a business that lasted almost 80 years, the Center’s collections are comprised of more than 7,000 objects, including photographs, documents, and ephemera. It uses its historic bakery building to forge community connections through tours and programs.

Bakery tours are being conducted on-site every Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 AM.

Images courtesy of the Center: Reher bakery tour' Reher bakery; “Handwritten Recipe Book,” https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/rcich/id/71/rec/16, An 87-page handwritten recipe book that belonged to the Reher family; Portrait Photograph of the Reher family (Standing in the back from left to right: Minnie, Yetta (Etta), William and Mollie; sitting from left to right, Elsie, Frank, Gertrude, Ada, and Sadie.)

Happy Independence Day Weekend! Fourth of July fireworks are obviously the big attraction this weekend, however there are plenty of other unique ways to celebrate the Fourth of July and learn more about the origins of this holiday. We are fortunate to have many historic locations serving as venues that will be hosting a ton of engaging and informative events this weekend for all audiences! It’s going to be a great weekend to get out and enjoy awesome local music and fare and MORE!

To find plenty of great ways to enjoy this holiday weekend visit our website here:
https://kingstonhappenings.org/things-to-do-this-fourth-of-july-weekend-in-kingston-ny-for-7-1-7-4/
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On our first full weekend of Summer you can find a wide variety of live music, community events, markets, and other awesome entertainment options on our calendar. The weather is looking fabulous and with all of the fun things to do here in our area of the Hudson Valley, it’s a great time to take advantage of them all! To see what should be on your agenda this weekend, click here: https://kingstonhappenings.org/things-to-do-this-weekend-in-kingston-ny-6-24-6-26/

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Kingston Library and the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History are gathering, documenting, preserving, and sharing oral histories of the immigrant experience in our community during a time of rapid demographic change. The project is ongoing. Please contact the library or the center if you if you -- or someone you know -- is interested in sharing their story.

Welcome to the first week of Summer! If the rest of the season has as many fun things to do each week like this one, we’ll need a lot of help to plan our entertainment calendars. There are plenty of ways to learn about our local history, keep the kids occupied, and catch some amazing local and live music, like this week’s performance by Ian Flanigan at Ole Savannah! And, don’t forget those awesome community events that are the perfect opportunity to socialize and meet your neighbors! Here's a link to dozens of fun events for all: https://kingstonhappenings.org/things-to-do-this-week-in-kingston-ny-for-6-21-6-26/
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The children of our community are our greatest assets and the Center for Creative Education at Energy Square in Midtown () has evolved over the last 33 years to become a safe place for kids to learn, socialize and benefit from a positive and active environment. At CCE kids can get involved in dance, music, visual arts, storytelling and more under the care of dedicated and talented staff.

🎸You can have a wildly entertaining evening while supporting CCE by attending their yearly recital featuring a variety of performances ranging in genres of music and dance, and an overall evening filled with incredible fun! 🎉

🎟All of the proceeds from this event go toward CCE’s 8 Week Summer Camp Scholarships and extended day and aftercare programming!

The “We Are Family” Recital is June 18th from 6PM-8PM at the Kingston High School Auditorium. Go to https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/we-are-family-annual-recital-and-fundraiser/ for even more details.
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