Upcoming events.

From exhibitions to live music, our ticketed events bring Hudson’s creative community together through art, talks, workshops, and celebrations of creativity.

MEMBERS ONLY Coffee & Bagels
Aug
28

MEMBERS ONLY Coffee & Bagels

Members meet members and have a chat. Coffee and pastries. Members Only.

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MEMBERS ONLY Book Club - "A World Appears" by Michael Pollan
Sep
1

MEMBERS ONLY Book Club - "A World Appears" by Michael Pollan

End of Summer Book Club with book A World Appears by Michael Pollan. Conversation hosted at (Creative Legion) by Daron Hollowell.

A discussions around re-centering the role of the unconscious mind and spontaneous thought by reading A World Appears by Michael Pollan. Come to the meeting prepared to discuss the book. Conversation hosted by (Creative Legion) Member, Daron Hollowell.

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Author Talk: Kurt Andersen in Conversation with Rick Stengel
Sep
4

Author Talk: Kurt Andersen in Conversation with Rick Stengel

NYT bestselling author Kurt Andersen comes to Hudson.

We're thrilled to welcome NYT bestselling author Kurt Andersen to (Creative Legion), in conversation with our own member Rick Stengel, former Managing Editor of TIME. They'll dig into Andersen's latest novel, The Breakup (a near-future story about a marriage and a country both coming apart) along with the ideas, instincts, and decades of writing that shape his work.

We don't get evenings like this often — a writer who's spent his career paying close attention to America, in conversation, in our space for creatives. Come with questions.

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Mahjong Monday at (Creative Legion)
Sep
21

Mahjong Monday at (Creative Legion)

Mahjong Monday's is back again for a Monday in September. Hosted by @MahjongMatinee. Boards and beverages provided.

Pull up a seat. The tiles are waiting.

Join us for Mahjong Monday, a casual evening of gameplay hosted with @MahjongMatinee. All levels welcome — if you've never played, even better. We'll get you up to speed.

Boards and beverages provided. Space is limited, so grab your spot early.

Monday, September 21st · 6–8PM

(Creative Legion), Hudson NY

Tickets

Members: Free

Non-Members: $15

RSVP required. Space is limited.


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Paint & Sip With Lou
Sep
30

Paint & Sip With Lou

Be daring: Paint an Original Keith Haring

The Hudson River School will be back in historical hues at the piquant patio of CL. We will be exploring the style and substance of Keith Haring and then create our own canvasses in various dimensions all the while indulging in sumptuous vino. Count on convivial conversation and off the charts creativity. Canvasses, paint and brushes and palettes will be provided. You take the dare. We gotcha.

Wednesday Sept. 30
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
$25 for Non-Members | Free for Members

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MEMBERS ONLY Book Club - "The Breakup" by Kurt Andersen
Oct
6

MEMBERS ONLY Book Club - "The Breakup" by Kurt Andersen

A marriage falls apart. So does the country. What is worth repair? Feels familiar.

After last month's Book Talk with Kurt Andersen himself, we're diving into his latest novel for October's book club. The Breakup imagines America split in two after a 2030s civil war — and follows one couple touring colleges with their kid through the wreckage, trying to figure out if their marriage (and maybe the nation) is worth saving.

It's messy, funny, unsettling, and honestly kind of close to home. We wanted to bring it to Creative Legion because it's really a book about repair — what we choose to rebuild, reinvent, or let go of when something breaks. That's not so different from what artists and makers do every day: taking what's fractured or unfinished and making something new out of it. Feels like the right conversation to have in a room full of creatives.

Grab the book, come with opinions (or half-formed ones), and let's talk it through together.

Tuesday, October 6th, 5:30PM - 7:30PM
(Creative Legion), 7 Fairview Ave, Hudson, NY
Members Only

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Play With Lou, Why Don't You?! Poetry Salon
Oct
21

Play With Lou, Why Don't You?! Poetry Salon

In honor of the one hundredth anniversary of Dorothy Parker’s first publication in the New Yorker (this is a lie but please go with it) we are presenting not only a poetry salon, but a poetry saloon. How is that possible? First, we will read approximately twenty of her poems aloud. We will discuss her style, mechanics, haunting humor and rhyme scheme. Then, with courage, conviction and a contemporary eye, we will write our own poems a la Parker. Satirical, cutting, timely. The workshop with culminate in a reading around CL’s mahogany, rectangular table.

Poetry and pinot noir, anyone?

Wednesday, Oct. 21
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
$20 for Non-Members | Free for Members

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Sunset Yoga & Meditation at (Creative Legion)
Aug
12

Sunset Yoga & Meditation at (Creative Legion)

Join member Vicky Gray Clark and Majed Al Hassanieh as we flow through poses and pause for a moment of self-reflection and clearing.

MAJED + VICKY - Sunset Yoga + Meditation (Self Reflection, Clearing the Mind

Join (Creative Legion) member and Everyday Nirvana yoga instructor, Vicky Gray-Clark, and for a 70-minute gentle Vinyasa flow and meditation session with Emotional Precision Coaching meditation teacher Majed Al Hassanieh.

This all-levels class is your invitation to step onto the mat, breathe, flow, and tap into your inner creativity after the workday.

Bring your own mat and any props you may need.

Tickets

Members: Free

Non-Members: $15

RSVP required. Space is limited.

ABOUT:

Majed Al Hassanieh is a certified life coach specializing in mindset and life transformation. He is a meditation practitioner with over 10 years of experience and on the path of studying Buddhism.

Vicky Gray-Clark is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor and creator of Everyday Nirvana, through which she teaches small groups and private sessions. She is a passionate lifelong student of the eight-limb yoga path and enjoys sharing the benefits of yoga, particularly with beginners and older individuals.

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Mahjong Monday August 3rd
Aug
3

Mahjong Monday August 3rd

Mahjong Monday's is back again for a Monday in June. Hosted by @MahjongMatinee. Boards and beverages provided.

Pull up a seat. The tiles are waiting.

Join us for Mahjong Monday, a casual evening of gameplay hosted with @MahjongMatinee. All levels welcome — if you've never played, even better. We'll get you up to speed.

Boards and beverages provided. Space is limited, so grab your spot early.

Monday, August 3rd · 6–8PM

(Creative Legion), Hudson NY

Tickets

Members: Free

Non-Members: $15

RSVP required. Space is limited.

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MEMBERS ONLY BOOK CLUB: Paul & John by Ian Leslie
Jul
28

MEMBERS ONLY BOOK CLUB: Paul & John by Ian Leslie

Launching book club with Paul & John by Ian Leslie. Conversation hosted at (Creative Legion) by Mark D'Arcy.

Dive into the letters of one of the most complex creative partnerships in history by reading Paul & John: A Love Story In Songs. Come to the meeting prepared to discuss the book. Conversation hosted by (Creative Legion) Founder, Mark D'Arcy.

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After Hours: Opening Reception with Annika Tucksmith
Jul
25

After Hours: Opening Reception with Annika Tucksmith

An evening opening for After Hours, new paintings by Annika Tucksmith. On view July 25th–October 2nd.

After Hours
Something deviates when land goes unnoticed. Beyond the horizon, the earth hangs in suspense outside our gaze, even as traces of our presence linger. After Hours presents work by Annika Tucksmith that contemplates the local landscape as a living record. The paintings peer into the darkness, where the earth's perceived stillness suggests a tension both beyond and because of our time within it.

Join us for the opening reception, Friday, July 25th from 4–6pm.

(Creative Legion) 7 Fairview Ave, Hudson, NY.

The exhibition will remain on view through October 2nd. All works are available for acquisition. An artist talk will be announced at a later date.

About the Artist
Annika Tucksmith is an artist from the Hudson Valley. Her paintings render strange narratives of the rural landscape and the people who inhabit it. Her work has been featured in Harper's Art Desk, New American Paintings, Hyperallergic, Architectural Digest, and Times Union's "30 Artists Under 30 in the Hudson Valley." She received her MFA from Columbia University and is a two-time recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant. Her work has recently been shown at Fredericks & Freiser (New York, NY) and Steven Zevitas Gallery (Boston, MA), and she is represented by Carrie Haddad Gallery (Hudson, NY).

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Artist Talk INVADING SPACES: DARNstudio with Dr. Katie Fuller
Jul
18

Artist Talk INVADING SPACES: DARNstudio with Dr. Katie Fuller

Join us for a conversation exploring art, memory, institutional power, and the structures of belonging with DARNstudio and Dr. Katie Fuller.

Join us for a closing conversation exploring art, memory, institutional power, and the structures of belonging as explored by the contemporary artist duo DARNstudio and corresponding with their exhibition INVADING SPACES on view at (Creative Legion).

About DARNstudio: DARNstudio is the collaborative practice of artists David Anthone and Ron Norsworthy. Together they create works that use familiar materials and visual languages to examine memory, identity, place, and the structures that shape everyday life. Anthone brings a background in architecture, historic preservation, and urban planning; Norsworthy brings decades of work across fine art, set design, and product design. Their work has been exhibited in solo and group shows and appeared in major publications and media platforms.

About Dr. Katie Fuller: Katie Fuller is a curator and educator whose exhibitions are deeply concerned with righting the historical record on racism in the United States — challenging how racialized differences are projected and how the past informs the present. Her work has been reviewed in ArtForum and Hyperallergic. She holds a PhD in Art Education with a Specialty in Museum Studies from Florida State University and has published scholarly work in leading art education journals.

Free and open to the public. RSVP required.

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Third Thursday July w. Catskill Photo Studio, Focus on Women, Good Brigade
Jul
16

Third Thursday July w. Catskill Photo Studio, Focus on Women, Good Brigade

Third Thursdays returns with a gathering for creative professionals working in still and moving image. Photographers, videographers, producers, stylists, agents, creative directors, art directors, content strategists, and marketing managers — if you're building a visual career in the Hudson Valley, this one's for you.

Join (Creative Legion), Catskill Photo Studio,Focus On Women and the Good Brigade for an evening of intentional networking: meet potential collaborators, learn what resources already exist in the region, and help shape a more connected creative community up here. Wine sampling by Neverstill throughout the evening.

Doors open at 5:30. Breakout groups begin at 6:00.

July 16th · 5:30–8pm

RSVP Required, Admission is Free

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Mahjong Monday July Edition
Jul
13

Mahjong Monday July Edition

Mahjong Monday's is back again for a Monday in June. Hosted by @MahjongMatinee. Boards and beverages provided.

Pull up a seat. The tiles are waiting.

Join us for Mahjong Monday, a casual evening of gameplay hosted with @MahjongMatinee. All levels welcome — if you've never played, even better. We'll get you up to speed.

Boards and beverages provided. Space is limited, so grab your spot early.

Monday, July 13th · 6–8PM

(Creative Legion), Hudson NY

Tickets

Members: Free

Non-Members: $15

RSVP required. Space is limited.

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MEMBERS ONLY Coffee & Bagels
Jun
26

MEMBERS ONLY Coffee & Bagels

Members meet members and have a chat. Coffee and pastries. Members Only.

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Breathwork Mornings with Bri
Jun
23

Breathwork Mornings with Bri

Breathwork with Bri Thursday, June 23rd | 8:30–9:15am

Start your morning from the inside out.

Join Bri for a grounding breathwork session designed to regulate your nervous system, shift your mindset, and help you feel genuinely good in your body and life. Whether you're brand new to breathwork or returning to your practice, this is a space to slow down, tune in, and come home to yourself.

Free for members | $10 for non-members

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Invading Spaces: An Exhibition by DARNstudio Opening Reception at (Creative Legion)
Jun
19

Invading Spaces: An Exhibition by DARNstudio Opening Reception at (Creative Legion)

(Creative Legion) presents Invading Spaces, an exhibition by DARNstudio working in the vocabulary of souvenir matchbooks and felt to explore questions of signifiers and boundaries. How is space defined, and by whom? When does presence become intrusion?

At a distance, the works' patterns read as nostalgic and familiar. Up close, the pixels—each one a matchbook—reveal the names and faces of those unjustly killed by law enforcement. The intimacy of the material collides with the weight of the subject, asking viewers to consider how space, power, and belonging are constructed, controlled, and communicated.

Invading Spaces opens on Juneteenth, bringing this work into conversation with the broader regional celebration of contemporary art during Upstate Art Weekend and the 4th of July Holiday. The exhibition is curated by Tara Foley.

Attendance is free. RSVP is required.

Works will be available for acquisition.

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Third Thursday Pride Edition with KS Films: Monthly Happy Hour
Jun
18

Third Thursday Pride Edition with KS Films: Monthly Happy Hour

Third Thursday: Pride Edition Member & Prospective Member Happy Hour

Calling all queer creatives, freelancers, and small business owners — this one's for you. Join us for a laid-back evening of mingling, making connections, and celebrating Hudson Pride 2026 with LGBTQ+ folks who are building, creating, and hustling in Hudson and beyond. Share what you're working on, find a collaborator, or just show up and soak in the community. Allies welcome.

RSVP required. Free for all.

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Artist Talk with Charles Thomas O'Neil: TRUTHFUL SEARCH
Jun
10

Artist Talk with Charles Thomas O'Neil: TRUTHFUL SEARCH

A conversation on what painting reveals when you refuse to look away.

Join us for an artist talk with Berkshires-based painter Charles Thomas O'Neil, in conversation with Hudson-based artist and artist champion, David Giroux, around his solo exhibition Truthful Search — a full-space takeover at (Creative Legion).

In this body of work, O'Neil explores accumulation and erasure, tension and restraint. Through layered mark-making and deliberate subtraction, his paintings reveal the evidence of process: gestures reconsidered, surfaces revised, forms that emerge through persistence and doubt.

For the first time, the exhibition expands beyond (Creative Legion)'s 400 sq ft gallery to inhabit the entire building — inviting you to encounter the work in shared rooms, gathering spaces, and moments of pause throughout the day.

Free and open to the public. RSVP required.

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Breathwork Mornings with Bri
Jun
9

Breathwork Mornings with Bri

Breathwork with Bri Thursday, June 9th | 8:30–9:15am

Start your morning from the inside out.

Join Bri for a grounding breathwork session designed to regulate your nervous system, shift your mindset, and help you feel genuinely good in your body and life. Whether you're brand new to breathwork or returning to your practice, this is a space to slow down, tune in, and come home to yourself.

Free for members | $10 for non-members

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Mahjong Monday June Edition
Jun
8

Mahjong Monday June Edition

Mahjong Monday's is back again for a Monday in June. Hosted by @MahjongMatinee. Boards and beverages provided.

Pull up a seat. The tiles are waiting.

Join us for Mahjong Monday, a casual evening of gameplay hosted with @MahjongMatinee. All levels welcome — if you've never played, even better. We'll get you up to speed.

Boards and beverages provided. Space is limited, so grab your spot early.

Monday, June 8th · 6–8PM

(Creative Legion), Hudson NY

Tickets

Members: Free

Non-Members: $15

RSVP required. Space is limited.

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MEMBERS ONLY Coffee
May
29

MEMBERS ONLY Coffee

Members meet members and have a chat. Coffee and pastries. Members Only.

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Venue Host of FREE PUBLIC EVENT: Occupy the Void with Generosity : A Participatory Lecture with Ted Kerr, Koray Duman and Carlos Motta
May
28

Venue Host of FREE PUBLIC EVENT: Occupy the Void with Generosity : A Participatory Lecture with Ted Kerr, Koray Duman and Carlos Motta

Memorials serve as sites of invitation. To remember. To rest. To witness. To gather. To organize. 

The Void, an ongoing counter-memorial to HIV / AIDS, prioritizes gathering in public space as a radical invitation to honor our dead - together, out loud - to feel, discuss and take action around the ongoing AIDS crisis and interconnected issues. 

For this participatory lecture, the history and various uses of The Void will be shared, before it is activated in the space as an opportunity to bring voice to connecting issues, realities and tactics emerging from the HIV response alongside other contemporary calamities. 

The Void began as a proposal in 2020 for the Highline Plinth commission by Carlos Motta, Koray Duman and Theodore Kerr. The proposal was not selected. A year later, it was considered as a temporary public sculpture connected to the New York City AIDS Memorials. This opportunity also did not move forward. Since then, The Void has found a public life through publication,exhibition, and events featured in The Hoosac Institute, and Motta’s exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in Bogota and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona, where it served a platform to convene, discuss, perform, etc 

Over the years, The Void has come to be an ephemeral memorial, serving at various times as a proposal, a wall painting, a performance backdrop, a site of radical hospitality,  a counter monument, a place for institutional criticism and more. Core to the project is a faith and practice of politics and generosity in public space. 

Bios:

Carlos Motta (b. 1978, Colombia) is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice documents the social conditions and political struggles of sexual, gender, and ethnic minority communities, challenging normative discourses through acts of self-representation. As a historian of untold narratives, Motta is deeply committed to researching the struggles of post-colonial subjects and societies. His work spans a variety of media, including video, installation, sculpture, drawing, web-based projects, performance, and symposia. In 2026, Motta’s mid-career survey, Carlos Motta: Pleas of Resistance—originally shown in 2025 at the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) and co-curated by Agustín Pérez Rubio and María Berrios—will travel to OK Contemporary Art Center in Linz, curated by Agustín Pérez-Rubio and Susanne Watzenboeck. In 2026, Motta was also named Keith Haring Chair in Art and Activism at Bard College.


Koray Duman, AIA, LEED AP, invests in the social, cultural and ecological challenges of our built environment with innovative architectural strategies. An immigrant, Muslim, and LGBTQ man, Koray expresses in his work the need for architecture to encourage human bonds as a form of cultural advancement, creating spaces that promote inclusion, connectivity, and engagement with everyone.Prior to establishing Buro Koray Duman in 2013, Koray was the co-founder of Sayigh Duman Architects and had previously worked as the lead architect on several West Coast museum projects for Frederick Fisher & Partners. Koray has been the chair of New Practice Committee at AIA NY, a board member of the Clemente Center, and part of the Leadership Council at Van Alen Institute. He is currently a fellow of Urban Design Forum, and sits on the advisory boards of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and ProtoCinema. Koray has taught at Pratt Graduate School of Architecture, the New School, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is originally from Turkey where he earned a BArch from Middle Eastern Technical University, and furthered his studies at UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design with a master’s degree in Architecture. Koray is a registered architect in New York and Turkey.

Theodore (Ted) Kerr is a writer, educator, cultural organizer and artist whose work explores the history and ongoing impact of HIV/AIDS through the lenses of art, activism, and community storytelling. He is the co-author of We Are Having This Conversation Now: The Times of AIDS Cultural Production (Duke University Press, 2022, with Alexandra Juhasz). He curated the 2021 exhibition AIDS, Posters and Stories of Public Health: A People's Pandemic for the National Libraries of Medicine. He is a founding member of the international collective What Would an HIV Doula Do? He was one of 4 oral historians who worked on Visual Arts and the AIDS Epidemic: An Oral History Project for the Smithsonian, Archives for American Art in 2017 / 2018. He teaches at The New School, and is currently a Visiting Professor at Manhattan University.

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Breathwork Mornings with Bri
May
28

Breathwork Mornings with Bri

Breathwork with Bri Thursday, May 28th | 8:30–9:15am

Start your morning from the inside out.

Join Bri for a grounding breathwork session designed to regulate your nervous system, shift your mindset, and help you feel genuinely good in your body and life. Whether you're brand new to breathwork or returning to your practice, this is a space to slow down, tune in, and come home to yourself.

Free for members | $10 for non-members

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SOLD OUT Mahjong Monday with @MahjongMatinee
May
18

SOLD OUT Mahjong Monday with @MahjongMatinee

Mahjong Monday's kicks off May 18th. Boards and beverages provided.

Pull up a seat. The tiles are waiting.

Join us for Mahjong Monday, a casual evening of gameplay hosted with @MahjongMatinee. All levels welcome — if you've never played, even better. We'll get you up to speed.

Boards and beverages provided. Space is limited, so grab your spot early.

Monday, May 18th · 6–8PM Creative Legion, Hudson NY

Tickets Members: Free General Admission: $15

RSVP required. Space is limited.

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Slow Food HVCookbook Club Potluck Series: Eating at Home with Trinity Mouzon Wofford
May
3

Slow Food HVCookbook Club Potluck Series: Eating at Home with Trinity Mouzon Wofford

Join Slow Food Hudson Valley for an afternoon with author Trinity Mouzon Wofford, celebrating her book Eating at Home, The Nourishing Practice of Everyday Cooking. Seasonal, local ingredients. A thoughtful pantry. Simple meals, made with care.

This is a creative way to welcome the Hudson Valley’s farmers market season and to cook what’s fresh this spring. Pick a recipe, shop the ingredients, cook at home, and bring your dish to share.

“I wrote this book because of what everyday cooking really feeds us with: connection.” — Trinity Mouzon Wofford

Slow Food HV Members: $50
Includes a signed book at the event + electronic copy after registration
Additional member tickets: $15 (no book or PDF)

Non-Members: $60
Includes a signed book at the event + electronic copy after registration
Additional non-member tickets: $20 (no book or PDF)

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The Art of Shopping: A Hudson Valley Sale for the Ages
Apr
4

The Art of Shopping: A Hudson Valley Sale for the Ages

The Art of Shopping: A Hudson Valley Sale For the Ages

Get ready for an amazing shopping experience at (Creative Legion)! Join us on April 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM (ET) for a fun, in-person event full of unique finds and great vibes. Whether you're a local or just visiting, this sale is one for the ages. Don’t miss out on the chance to explore some awesome treasures and meet fellow shopping lovers!

DJ Bailey spinning vinyls

Shuttle service from Intentionally Blank on Warren Street to (Creative Legion).

Vendors include Hudson Clothier, Intentionally Blank, Kasuri, Loup, MLE, Mikel Hunter, Pidgin, Presley Oldham, Westerlind.

Entry is free. Registration is required.

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Opening Reception: Truthful Search
Mar
20

Opening Reception: Truthful Search

Truthful Search is a full-space takeover exhibition by Charles Thomas O’Neil, marking a new chapter in how (Creative Legion) engages visual art. Expanding beyond the traditional gallery, O’Neil’s layered, process-driven works inhabit the entire space — inviting visitors to encounter art as part of daily life. Through accumulation and erasure, tension and restraint, Truthful Search reflects a practice rooted in inquiry and the pursuit of honest form. Free and open to the public.

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Breakfast Club
Mar
18

Breakfast Club

March Breakfast Club at (Creative Legion)
Wednesday, March 18

Start your morning in good company.

Breakfast Club is a casual gathering designed to bring the Hudson-Area creative community together before the day takes over. Coffee on. Morning snacks will be provided.

Come for 20 minutes or stay the whole morning.

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Monologue Writing with Lou Craft
Mar
5

Monologue Writing with Lou Craft

Play with Lou, Why Don’t You? The Monologue Makers :A Workshop of Character Lou will guide the group through writing their own monologue

Play with Lou, Why Don’t You?

The Monologue Makers

A Workshop of Character

Thursday, February 26 · 6–8pm
Free for Members · $15 for Non-Members

You are cordially invited to step into character.

In this lively workshop, we’ll explore a delectable sampling of dramatic monologues—from David Mamet, David Ives, Sarah Ruhl, Henrik Ibsen, and Lillian Hellman—before creating and performing our own.

From the humorous to the lugubrious, playful to poignant, participants will develop original characters, then share their work in a full-class reading with guided critique.

Who doesn’t need a little more drama in their life?

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