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CENTRAL DUTCHESS
SDe e & D o utchess’ unique and
Check out The Art League of Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie’s walking map
David Bowie have performed.
If the weather’s a wash, go rock
climbing at Gravity Vault, knock down dozens of pins at Spins Bowl, play trampoline dodgeball at Bounce!, drive go-karts at RPM Raceway, or glide atop the ice at McCann Ice Arena — all in Poughkeepsie.
inspiring cultural scene continues to grow, particularly in and around Poughkeepsie.
The city’s many galleries such as Women’s Work Art, Gallery 40, Cryptic and the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center offer unique points
of view. Learn the craft of textiles, printmaking and pottery through exhibits, workshops and events with Fall Kill Creative Works located at the historic Glebe House and at Clay Works. Visit The Trolley Barn for national juried
art shows, curated and presented by young artists enrolled in
The Art Effect program.
of murals. The MJN Convention Center — formerly the Mid-Hudson Civic
Center — hosts an array of concerts, craft fairs and expos for visitors to enjoy. Conveniently next door to
the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel & Conference Center, it has hosted comedian Jim Gaffigan, Mid-Hudson Comic Con, Hudson Valley Motorcycle Expo, Foreigner and more. You can also catch live music at The Chance, Poughkeepsie’s legendary rock venue where Pete Seeger, The Police and
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