Skyfest

 The Bardavon’s SKYFEST: ASTRONOMY & THE ARTS continues with
Two Visual Art Exhibitions Opening
at
Barrett Art Center & Adriance Memorial Library
November 2, 2013 

Exhibitions to run through November 30 

(Poughkeepsie, NY) The Bardavon is pleased to announce the dual opening of its SkyFest: Astronomy & the Arts visual art exhibitions with collaborating hosts the Barrett Art Center and Adriance Memorial Library in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, November 2, 2013. The Library opening will run from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, and Barrett will run from 4:00 to 6:00 pm so that art and astronomy fans can wander between both, just a 5-minute walk from each other. 

Curated by Ursula Morgan, the two shows will include the work of over 30 Hudson Valley artists that incorporates, interprets, or highlights astronomy and the arts. A range of mediums and styles using unusual and contemporary approaches to the subject will be represented.

In addition, at Adriance Memorial Library’s atrium, a collection of 3-dimensional space-faring vessels will float within a dome of the Universe installation by Arm of the Sea Theater.
Barrett Art Center
55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY
845.471.2550
Opening: November 2, 4:00 to 6:00 pm
Additional Gallery Hours: Wed-Fri, 10am-4pm
Adriance Memorial Library
93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY
845.485.3445
Opening: November 2, 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Additional Gallery Hours: Mon–Thu, 9 am – 9 pm
; Fri–Sat, 9 am–5pm
; Sun, 2—5pm 

SkyFest: Astronomy & the Arts is the third installment of the Bardavon’s 4 Seasons of the Hudson Valley Festival. Renowned astronomer Bob Berman helped kick off the 6-week SkyFest celebration with a lecture on “Wonders of the Autumn Sky” and a moonwalk on the Walkway Over the Hudson on October 18. All SkyFest events are low-cost or free, and include a second lecture with Mr. Berman, the visual art exhibitions, and ongoing celestial observation. The Hudson Valley Philharmonic will close the festivities with a performance of Holst’s The Planets with simultaneous projection of rare NASA/Hubble Space Telescope images. 

The remaining SkyFest events are listed below (subject to change). All events are free unless otherwise noted:

Now thru November 30 Ongoing Astronomical Event: Sky/Moon-viewing at Vassar Observatory, Wednesday nights from 9:00-11:00 PM, confirm at (845) 437-7340 before 4:30 or (845) 437-7679 after 8:45 PM.

November 2 SkyFest Visual Art Exhibition Openings

Adriance Memorial Library
3-5pm (runs through November 26)

Barrett Art Center
4-6pm (runs through November 30)

November 3 New Moon

November 4-5 Taurids Meteor Shower

November 16-17 Leonids Meteor Shower

November 17 Full Moon

November 19 Bob Berman “Light and Color in the Universe” lecture at the Bardavon. Tickets: $5 suggested Donation.

November 23 Hudson Valley Philharmonic performs Holst the Planets featuring rare images provided by Nasa and the Hubbell Space Telescope at the Bardavon. Tickets available through:

Bardavon Box Office UPAC Box Office
35 Market Street 601 Broadway
Poughkeepsie Kingston
845.473.2072 845.339.6088

or through TicketMaster 800.745.3000 or www.ticketmaster.com 

November 28 Comet Ison closest approach to the Sun
SkyFest: Astronomy & the Arts is the Autumn installment of the Bardavon’s 4 Seasons of the Hudson Valley Festival, a celebration of the arts and culture of the Mid-Hudson Valley, made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council and the New York State Legislature.


Created and produced by the Bardavon, the 4 Seasons is a partnership between a host of community organizations. It is designed to help revitalize the two urban centers and waterfronts of Poughkeepsie and Kingston, where the Bardavon’s two theaters are economic anchors. The selected timeframes coincide with each season, beginning with spring and summer 2013 in Kingston, and continuing with fall and winter in Poughkeepsie. Each season will take on a specific theme as Serious Laughs demonstrated with comedy and spring, the Independence Celebration did for summer and SkyFest: Astronomy & the Arts will for the Fall.