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.

This hour-long session (held on Eastman’s birthday) is a chance to experience Eastman's music and voice together. Drawing on archival research for context, we'll focus on listening closely, sharing impressions, and exploring his compositional ideas.

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.

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.

In honor of Indigenous Peoples' day, Strawberry Wisdom is excited to present the voices of Indigenous partners such as Indigenous history, Artisans, Scholars, and Knowledge Keepers. We invite you to join in the sharing of knowledge and community. 

Join us at The Spark as we welcome Dr. Fahimeh Sasan — Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and Founding Physician of Kindbody — for a conversation about menopause, hormone health, and thriving through midlife and beyond, created exclusively for the Spark Hudson community.

We're excited to welcome Dr. Fahimeh Sasan — Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and Founding Physician of Kindbody — for an evening focused on fertility and family-building, created exclusively for the Spark Hudson community.

Backyard Green Films presents presents a butchering workshop, filmed as a live studio audience episode for Season 2 of PBS's Son of a Butcher.

Join the host of Son of a Butcher, AJ O'Neil, as he and his father, Gale, break down a whole lamb carcass (cleaned, no innards) from start to finish. You'll get a butcher's view of lamb, from the first cuts to making sausage.

Join media personality, writer, Hudson Jazz Festival Host, and artist advocate Keanna Faircloth for an intimate Lunch & Learn conversation with 2026 Hudson Jazz Festival main stage artists, vocalist Vuyo Sotashe and pianist Chris Pattishall. This is a unique chance to hear directly from the artists shaping this year's festival theme: the many voices, histories, and traditions that continue to define jazz in America.

The main stage closes. The late set opens.

Head to The Spark of Hudson for The Late Set—the official afterparty of Hudson Jazz Festival’s opening night. Settle into the 2nd floor for a cash bar, small bites, and live music, then head to the 3rd floor Skydeck where a live DJ carries the energy from the stage straight to the dance floor. 

A group of people, each with 5 minutes and a topic they love, stand up and share it with the room. The topics are totally unpredictable. You never know what you're going to get, and that's the whole point.

Join the New York Power Authority at the Spark of Hudson for a free, hands-on energy education session. Learn practical, low-cost ways to cut your energy use and lower your utility bills — and take home a free Energy Conservation Kit packed with tools to put your new skills to work right away.

This workshop is a guided, interactive introduction to the idea of superintelligence and the problem of loss of control—what happens if we create systems that are more capable than we are, but whose goals don’t perfectly align with human values.

In this masterclass, you'll learn to stop being controlled by your emotions and instead develop the awareness to understand, regulate, and use them as a source of clarity, resilience, and growth. By the end, you'll have practical tools to transform emotional reactivity into emotional precision—empowering you to meet life's challenges with intention rather than impulse.

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.

Calling all local musicians! Join us for a casual listening session where musicians/artists can come together to share works in progress, finished tracks, demos, voice memos etc. Just plug in, press play, and let the room hear what you've been making!

Join us at The Spark of Hudson for our monthly poetry slam, an open, welcoming space for writers and non-writers alike to come together, share their work, and find community in the people around them. This slam, facilitated by Mary Garcia, is for anyone carrying something heavy, celebrating something small, or just looking for a place where they belong.

This free, 90-minute workshop translates the science of adolescent communication into three strategies you can use immediately. We'll draw on research in developmental neuroscience and parent-teen communication patterns to understand why teens disengage, and what changes when adults do something different

In this two-hour hands-on workshop, we’ll start by briefly covering the history of cyanotypes, the chemistry involved in making prints, and some of the ways contemporary artists are using this alternative photographic process. Then we’ll dive into making our own blue-toned prints!

A group of people, each with 5 minutes and a topic they love, stand up and share it with the room. The topics are totally unpredictable. You never know what you're going to get, and that's the whole point.

Join us at The Spark, on a hot, muggy and sticky July night for refreshing Pelligrino and Sicilian Vino Bianco as we make hand-made pasta from scratch (and flour!). We will then indulge in an authentic Sicilian dinner, prepared by Salvo for your delectation featuring traditional ‘Cavatelli al Ciliegino e basilico’ (homemade cherry tomato sauce).

Step into stillness in motion. Tai Chi Crane Flow is a gentle, flowing series that weaves together Tai Chi and Qigong into a continuous, meditative sequence.

AI is moving fast, and small business owners are right to ask two practical questions: Do I need to pay attention to this now? And if so, where will it actually help my business?

Join us at The Spark of Hudson for our monthly poetry slam, an open, welcoming space for writers and non-writers alike to come together, share their work, and find community in the people around them. This slam, facilitated by Mary Garcia, is for anyone carrying something heavy, celebrating something small, or just looking for a place where they belong.

Getting booked isn't just about talent — it's about presentation, professionalism, and knowing how to navigate the music industry from the inside out. In this workshop, freelance booking agent Alexondra O’Connell pulls back the curtain on what actually gets artists noticed, booked, and invited back.