Activate a sense of wonder
Gatherings
Our gatherings offer an escape to the boundless, where curiosity meets creativity with mutual care and ambitious spins, aided by a variety of artists, performers, entertainers, and more, centering a shared space to connect. Gatherings are ever-evolving: an expansive orb weaving together art, dance, performance, and music. We are a multifaceted space for expression and collaboration, drawing on our rich Hudson Valley artistic community and beyond through an artist-centered approach. We invite you to see, listen, move, share, and discover a sense of wonder.
Ether
Our high-fidelity club set within our historic boiler room transformed into a place for deep listening, movement, and somatic awareness. Outfitted with an advanced custom sound system, which accommodates late-night gathering and day-time experiences that include movement classes, sound baths, and workshops. DJ and weekly residencies will draw nightlife into the space, connecting people to new experiences and to each other.
Luncheonette : A Communal Meal
Garden Lab
September 21, 1:30PM–3:30PM
Luncheonette is a community gathering that brings people together over a nourishing, free lunch. Presented in collaboration with the Lunchbar Project, each month, meals are crafted and rooted in the seasonality of our local farm purveyors, using organic, high-quality, whole ingredients to create healthy, nutritious, beautiful, and accessible food for everyone. Share a meal and indulge in conversations.
Jazz Brunch: Vinícius Gomes
Ambos Lounge
October 4, 11AM–2PM
São Paulo-born guitarist and composer Vinícius Gomes brings a little Brazilian cool to Sunday brunch at the Ambos Lounge. A sought-after collaborator on more than 40 recordings, Gomes has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to jazz festivals worldwide.
Enjoy a relaxed late-morning set from an imaginative guitarist whose music blends Brazilian traditions and modern jazz.
This program is free and open to all. Presented in collaboration with Hudson Hall for the annual Hudson Jazz Festival, running from Thursday, October 1 to Sunday, October 4.
Community, by Design: The Impact of Making Objects Today
Pocketbook Market
October 5, 6PM–8PM
Benjamin Davidson, Co-Owner & Lead Designer of Quittner, regular contributor to The Magazine Antiques, and fourth generation at the J.M. Kaplan Fund leads a conversation with local Hudson Valley makers Steven Dailey and Elise McMahon on the purpose, potential, and impact of making objects.
Examining their experiences through a Shaker lens, the panel will share lessons, explore opportunities, and investigate their individual roles in deepening the region’s vibrant creative community.
Presented in collaboration with The Shaker Museum.
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CLUTCH: RAGER
Ether
October 10, 9PM–1AM
CLUTCH is our free monthly party featuring musicians, DJs, and sonic experimenters throughout the Hudson Valley returns with DJ, musician and artist and founding member of Community Rave Network, Rager.
City guide
Our city guide is your invitation to wander with intention: this is our curated map of places we love to shop, eat and explore.