Cold Case Collective
Nov
9

Cold Case Collective

The Cold Case Collective is a bimonthly discussion group at The Spark of Hudson focused on examining real unsolved cases through an ethical, educational lens. Together, we work to keep victims’ stories at the center, build responsible investigative and critical-thinking skills, and learn from guest speakers connected to justice, advocacy, and investigative fields.

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Lap Crafts Circle
Nov
10

Lap Crafts Circle

Bring any craft that fits in your lap and join Lap Crafts Circle for an evening of creativity and connection at The Spark of Hudson. Whether you knit, crochet, sketch, bead, embroider, or simply enjoy working with your hands, this relaxed gathering is a chance to make progress on your projects and share ideas with others. All ages and experience levels are welcome — come as you are, with whatever you’re working on (or just curiosity).

Bring your materials, pull up a chair, and enjoy conversation, creativity, and a supportive community of fellow makers. 

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Spark Avenue Improv
Nov
12

Spark Avenue Improv

The Columbia County Players in partnership with the Spark of Hudson announces an open invitation to all to take to the stage in front of The Spark’s big blue curtain, learning the ever true and lively ups, downs, and sideways basics of improvisation. Leader Eddie Allen invites all curious and courageous comers, with lots of stage experience or none at all, to come over and play on their feet!

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Career Panel: Explore Your Future
Nov
13

Career Panel: Explore Your Future

Curious about where your future could take you? Join us for an evening of real conversations with local professionals representing a chief of police, the military, acting, entrepreneurship, culinary arts, a cleaning business, community college, and more!

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Clean Headspace
Nov
16

Clean Headspace

Join us for Clean Headspace, a bi-monthly group led by Raena Baldwin of Fresh Start Home Services. This is a supportive, judgment-free space where we come together to tackle the challenges of physical clutter and the mental load that often accompanies it.

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Lap Crafts Circle
Nov
17

Lap Crafts Circle

Bring any craft that fits in your lap and join Lap Crafts Circle for an evening of creativity and connection at The Spark of Hudson. Whether you knit, crochet, sketch, bead, embroider, or simply enjoy working with your hands, this relaxed gathering is a chance to make progress on your projects and share ideas with others. All ages and experience levels are welcome — come as you are, with whatever you’re working on (or just curiosity).

Bring your materials, pull up a chair, and enjoy conversation, creativity, and a supportive community of fellow makers. 

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Writing Club
Nov
17

Writing Club

In this twice a month, hour-long session, we’ll gather for casual conversation about writing. What challenges are we experiencing with craft or in our practice? How can we motivate each other (and ourselves) to stay accountable to longer projects? We’ll also write!

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Death Salon
Nov
19

Death Salon

A Death Salon is an open, informal gathering to talk honestly about death and dying. The purpose is to increase awareness of death — with a view to helping people make the most of their finite lives. Tea included!

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Intro to Meditation
Nov
19

Intro to Meditation

Whether you're brand new to meditation or building a steadier practice, this welcoming course covers everything you need to begin. Guided step by step by experienced instructor Joel Kreisberg, you'll learn the fundamentals in a supportive group setting. No prior experience required — just curiosity and a willingness to show up.

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Spark Avenue Improv
Nov
19

Spark Avenue Improv

The Columbia County Players in partnership with the Spark of Hudson announces an open invitation to all to take to the stage in front of The Spark’s big blue curtain, learning the ever true and lively ups, downs, and sideways basics of improvisation. Leader Eddie Allen invites all curious and courageous comers, with lots of stage experience or none at all, to come over and play on their feet!

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Cold Case Collective
Nov
23

Cold Case Collective

The Cold Case Collective is a bimonthly discussion group at The Spark of Hudson focused on examining real unsolved cases through an ethical, educational lens. Together, we work to keep victims’ stories at the center, build responsible investigative and critical-thinking skills, and learn from guest speakers connected to justice, advocacy, and investigative fields.

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Lap Crafts Circle
Nov
24

Lap Crafts Circle

Bring any craft that fits in your lap and join Lap Crafts Circle for an evening of creativity and connection at The Spark of Hudson. Whether you knit, crochet, sketch, bead, embroider, or simply enjoy working with your hands, this relaxed gathering is a chance to make progress on your projects and share ideas with others. All ages and experience levels are welcome — come as you are, with whatever you’re working on (or just curiosity).

Bring your materials, pull up a chair, and enjoy conversation, creativity, and a supportive community of fellow makers. 

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Clean Headspace
Nov
30

Clean Headspace

Join us for Clean Headspace, a bi-monthly group led by Raena Baldwin of Fresh Start Home Services. This is a supportive, judgment-free space where we come together to tackle the challenges of physical clutter and the mental load that often accompanies it.

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Intro to Meditation
Dec
3

Intro to Meditation

Whether you're brand new to meditation or building a steadier practice, this welcoming course covers everything you need to begin. Guided step by step by experienced instructor Joel Kreisberg, you'll learn the fundamentals in a supportive group setting. No prior experience required — just curiosity and a willingness to show up.

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Women’s Creative Circle
Dec
13

Women’s Creative Circle

This women's circle, open to female-identifying and non-binary individuals, is led by Nancy Maurice Rogers and other creatives in the field of arts. Through discussions and dialogues, we will delve into exploring creative processes and recognize the diverse area creativity has in our lives today and that which holds potential for future explorations in our lives.

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Death Salon
Dec
17

Death Salon

A Death Salon is an open, informal gathering to talk honestly about death and dying. The purpose is to increase awareness of death — with a view to helping people make the most of their finite lives. Tea included!

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Intro to Meditation
Dec
17

Intro to Meditation

Whether you're brand new to meditation or building a steadier practice, this welcoming course covers everything you need to begin. Guided step by step by experienced instructor Joel Kreisberg, you'll learn the fundamentals in a supportive group setting. No prior experience required — just curiosity and a willingness to show up.

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Spark Avenue Improv
Nov
5

Spark Avenue Improv

The Columbia County Players in partnership with the Spark of Hudson announces an open invitation to all to take to the stage in front of The Spark’s big blue curtain, learning the ever true and lively ups, downs, and sideways basics of improvisation. Leader Eddie Allen invites all curious and courageous comers, with lots of stage experience or none at all, to come over and play on their feet!

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Intro to Meditation
Nov
5

Intro to Meditation

Whether you're brand new to meditation or building a steadier practice, this welcoming course covers everything you need to begin. Guided step by step by experienced instructor Joel Kreisberg, you'll learn the fundamentals in a supportive group setting. No prior experience required — just curiosity and a willingness to show up.

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Couples Workshop with Julia Shield
Nov
4

Couples Workshop with Julia Shield

This workshop is for couples with kids under 5 who want real tools for talking through the hard stuff: how to divide labor without a fight, how to ask for what you need (and give your partner what they want) without it turning into a hostage negotiation, how to talk about mental load and emotional labor in a way that feels productive. Over five sessions, you'll build communication skills that actually work for this season of life, and get space to process what the last few years have done to you both.

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Writing Club
Nov
3

Writing Club

In this twice a month, hour-long session, we’ll gather for casual conversation about writing. What challenges are we experiencing with craft or in our practice? How can we motivate each other (and ourselves) to stay accountable to longer projects? We’ll also write!

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Lap Crafts Circle
Nov
3

Lap Crafts Circle

Bring any craft that fits in your lap and join Lap Crafts Circle for an evening of creativity and connection at The Spark of Hudson. Whether you knit, crochet, sketch, bead, embroider, or simply enjoy working with your hands, this relaxed gathering is a chance to make progress on your projects and share ideas with others. All ages and experience levels are welcome — come as you are, with whatever you’re working on (or just curiosity).

Bring your materials, pull up a chair, and enjoy conversation, creativity, and a supportive community of fellow makers. 

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Clean Headspace
Nov
2

Clean Headspace

Join us for Clean Headspace, a bi-monthly group led by Raena Baldwin of Fresh Start Home Services. This is a supportive, judgment-free space where we come together to tackle the challenges of physical clutter and the mental load that often accompanies it.

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Día de Los Muertos: Pupusa Making Workshop
Oct
30

Día de Los Muertos: Pupusa Making Workshop

Join us at The Spark for a special hands-on workshop in honor of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)! Casa Latina Hudson will guide us in the art of making pupusas, the beloved Salvadoran stuffed corn tortillas. As we cook and enjoy these delicious creations together, our partners at the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement will take us through the history, traditions, and cultural significance of Day of the Dead.

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Spark Avenue Improv
Oct
29

Spark Avenue Improv

The Columbia County Players in partnership with the Spark of Hudson announces an open invitation to all to take to the stage in front of The Spark’s big blue curtain, learning the ever true and lively ups, downs, and sideways basics of improvisation. Leader Eddie Allen invites all curious and courageous comers, with lots of stage experience or none at all, to come over and play on their feet!

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Couples Workshop with Julia Shield
Oct
28

Couples Workshop with Julia Shield

This workshop is for couples with kids under 5 who want real tools for talking through the hard stuff: how to divide labor without a fight, how to ask for what you need (and give your partner what they want) without it turning into a hostage negotiation, how to talk about mental load and emotional labor in a way that feels productive. Over five sessions, you'll build communication skills that actually work for this season of life, and get space to process what the last few years have done to you both.

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Lap Crafts Circle
Oct
27

Lap Crafts Circle

Bring any craft that fits in your lap and join Lap Crafts Circle for an evening of creativity and connection at The Spark of Hudson. Whether you knit, crochet, sketch, bead, embroider, or simply enjoy working with your hands, this relaxed gathering is a chance to make progress on your projects and share ideas with others. All ages and experience levels are welcome — come as you are, with whatever you’re working on (or just curiosity).

Bring your materials, pull up a chair, and enjoy conversation, creativity, and a supportive community of fellow makers. 

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Cold Case Collective
Oct
26

Cold Case Collective

The Cold Case Collective is a bimonthly discussion group at The Spark of Hudson focused on examining real unsolved cases through an ethical, educational lens. Together, we work to keep victims’ stories at the center, build responsible investigative and critical-thinking skills, and learn from guest speakers connected to justice, advocacy, and investigative fields.

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Choosing a Good Life with Albert Wenger
Oct
23

Choosing a Good Life with Albert Wenger

Every day we make choices, small and large, and those choices add up to a life. This series asks how to choose wisely: what we can know about the world, where values come from, whether free will is real, and how to find meaning in an age of machines doing more and more of what we used to do.

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Spark Avenue Improv
Oct
22

Spark Avenue Improv

The Columbia County Players in partnership with the Spark of Hudson announces an open invitation to all to take to the stage in front of The Spark’s big blue curtain, learning the ever true and lively ups, downs, and sideways basics of improvisation. Leader Eddie Allen invites all curious and courageous comers, with lots of stage experience or none at all, to come over and play on their feet!

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Designing for People: An Introduction to User Experience
Oct
21

Designing for People: An Introduction to User Experience

Ever wondered why some apps and websites feel effortless while others leave you frustrated? That difference is UX—user experience—and it's the craft of designing digital products around the people who actually use them. Join UX strategist and educator Cathline Marshall at The Spark for a welcoming, hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of great design.

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Couples Workshop with Julia Shield
Oct
21

Couples Workshop with Julia Shield

This workshop is for couples with kids under 5 who want real tools for talking through the hard stuff: how to divide labor without a fight, how to ask for what you need (and give your partner what they want) without it turning into a hostage negotiation, how to talk about mental load and emotional labor in a way that feels productive. Over five sessions, you'll build communication skills that actually work for this season of life, and get space to process what the last few years have done to you both.

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Writing Club
Oct
20

Writing Club

In this twice a month, hour-long session, we’ll gather for casual conversation about writing. What challenges are we experiencing with craft or in our practice? How can we motivate each other (and ourselves) to stay accountable to longer projects? We’ll also write!

View Event →
Lap Crafts Circle
Oct
20

Lap Crafts Circle

Bring any craft that fits in your lap and join Lap Crafts Circle for an evening of creativity and connection at The Spark of Hudson. Whether you knit, crochet, sketch, bead, embroider, or simply enjoy working with your hands, this relaxed gathering is a chance to make progress on your projects and share ideas with others. All ages and experience levels are welcome — come as you are, with whatever you’re working on (or just curiosity).

Bring your materials, pull up a chair, and enjoy conversation, creativity, and a supportive community of fellow makers. 

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