Arts Society of Kingston
Owner: Amy Poux, Executive Director
Address: 97 Broadway, Kingston NY 12401
Phone: N/A
Email: ask@askforarts.org
Description: ASK inspires, educates, and engages our community through accessible and diverse artistic experiences. We are dedicated to fostering creativity, supporting artists at every stage of their journey, and enhancing cultural vitality and community connection with exhibitions, performances, workshops, and events that showcase the unifying power of the arts. What is the Arts Society of Kingston? -A multi arts education organization that provides programming to support life-long creativity and learning in the arts. -A series of gallery and exhibition spaces that provide the community with openings each month, equaling 24 shows throughout the year. -A performance venue, providing the community with performances and programs every month throughout the year.
Benedictine Health Foundation
Owner: Bernadette Rexford
Address: 144 Pine Street, Suite 220 Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-481-1371
Email: brexford@bhfoundation.org
Web: http://www.benedictinehealthfoundation.org
Description: The Benedictine Health Foundation funds support programs and services founded on compassionate care that provide direct financial support to those in need. Our single focus is direct assistance to patients diagnosed with cancer whose financial means limits their ability to access or receive the care that they need.
D&H Canal Historical Society
Owner: Jack Braunlein
Address: 1315 Main Street, High Falls, NY
Phone: 687-9311
Email: info@canalmuseum.org
Web: https://www.canalmuseum.org/
Description: The resilience, suffering, and triumph of the people who built the Canal, traversed its length by barge, and created the communities along its corridor are the backbone of this significant 19th century industrial transportation enterprise. Our mission is to highlight the importance of the D&H Canal and preserve its stories, landscapes, and artifacts.
Ellenville Wawarsing Chamber of Commerce
Owner: Susan Trager
Address: 124 Canal St, Ellenville, NY 12428
Phone: 845-647-4620
Email: info@ewcoc.com
Description: Tucked away in the southwestern corner of Ulster County, New York, between the Shawangunk Ridge and Catskill Mountains, lies the Village of Ellenville within the Town of Wawarsing. Hamlets within Wawarsing include Napanoch, Spring Glen, Wawarsing, Cragsmoor, Greenfield Park and parts of the town of Kerhonkson. In a valley defined by the awesome Shawangunk Ridge to the east and the Catskill Mountains to the northwest, the Town of Wawarsing is a great place to visit, live or do business. The Ellenville-Wawarsing Chamber of Commerce promotes economic development, tourism, community betterment, legislative action, and programs to make the Town of Wawarsing a better place in which to live and prosper. Our primary service area is the Town of Wawarsing. Membership by those outside the primary area is welcomed. If you would like to become an EWCOC member, we are accepting applications now.
Esopus Business Alliance
Owner: Howard Slotnick, president
Address: PO Box 1, Port Ewen, NY 12466
Phone: 845-384-1650
Email: esopusalliance@gmail.com
Web: https://esopusbusinessalliance.org/
Description: EBA is a non-profit, self sustaining organization that runs solely on a volunteer basis. Founded in 2007, we have established a robust network that encourages connectivity between our members. We link businesses, non-profits, government and community. We invite all businesses, regardless of location, to join and hopefully attend our monthly mixers.
Friends of Historic Rochester
Owner: Bethany Dennin
Address: 12 Main St., Accord, NY 12404
Phone: (845) 256-5587
Email: friends.historic.rochester@gmail.com
Web: https://www.friendsofrochester.org/
Description: Friends of Historic Rochester (FHR) is an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the historic heritage of the town of Rochester, in Ulster County, NY. Its museum is located in the historic hamlet of Accord.
Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
Owner: Allyson Levy
Address: 76 Mill Rd, Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Phone: 917-613-3024
Email: hortusarboretum@gmail.com
Web: https://hortusgardens.org/
Description: Located in the Mid-Hudson Valley countryside of Stone Ridge, New York, Hortus Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is a family-run arboretum and botanic garden whose mission is to sustain the native, unusual, and historic plant life of our area and serve as a vital educational resource for the public. We are also focused on saving rare and endangered plants worldwide to ensure that species diversity lives on.
Hudson Valley Current
Owner: Chris Hewitt
Address: 628 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: (845) 663-2286
Email: hello@hudsonvalleycurrent.org
Web: https://hudsonvalleycurrent.org/
Description: The Hudson Valley Current is a local currency and our nonprofit is dedicated to exchanging, sharing and teaching abundance within the Hudson Valley community in New York. The Hudson Valley Current is a nonprofit organization committed to local economic development through three distinct and interdependent streams; the local currency, our kitchen and market, and our monthly publication.
Rondout-Esopus Land Conservancy
Owner: Walter Levy
Address: PO Box 144, Accord, NY 12404
Phone: 845-626-3140
Email: info@relandconservancy.org
Web: https://www.relandconservancy.org/
Description: Rondout-Esopus Land Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization committed to conserving open space in Ulster County, New York. To protect and preserve natural resources and open space while sustaining the scenic beauty and rural character in the Rondout and Esopus watersheds and adjacent areas.
Rondout Valley Education Foundation
Owner: Nancy Taylor
Address: PO Box 3, Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Phone: 845-687-0629
Email: info@rvefoundation.org
Web: https://www.rvefoundation.org/
Description: We are the Rondout Valley Education Foundation, Funding Educational Opportunities – Giving Wings to Dreams. Supporting the best possible learning and enrichment opportunities for all of the children in the Rondout Valley Central School District Community.
Rondout Valley Growers Association
Owner: Debbie Biltonen
Address: PO Box 867, Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Phone: (845) 626-1532
Email: office@rondoutvalleygrowers.org
Web: https://rondoutvalleygrowers.org/
Description: The Rondout Valley Growers Association is a nonprofit organization, deeply rooted both in farming and community. We are committed to celebrating, educating, and advocating about the importance of local farming. We work to inspire and engage all generations in order to create a sustainable local food system and strong agricultural fabric. Mission – To strengthen our community and economy by supporting local agriculture. Vision – A world nourished by local farms.
Rondout Valley Scholarship Fund
Owner: Carl Pezzino
Address: PO Box 96, Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Phone: 845-687-9107
Email: RVSFBoard@yahoo.com
Web: https://www.rondout.k12.ny.us/community/rondout-valley-scholarship-fund-rvsf
Description: The RVSF was established in 1964 to “solicit, collect and otherwise raise money for charitable and benevolent purposes: to receive, invest, deposit and from said funds to apply both the income and principal thereof to provide advanced education scholarships and financial aid to graduating seniors in the High School, Rondout Valley Central School District, of the towns of Marbletown, Rochester, Rosendale and Wawarsing”. On Senior Day this past June, the class of 2024 awardees received 80 scholarships totaling $46,000 from the RVSF. Since its inception through June of 2024 the RVSF has awarded just over 2,000 scholarships totaling approximately $1,113,000 to deserving seniors at Rondout Valley High School.
Rosendale International Pickle Festival
Owner: Victoria Coyne
Address: PO Box 533, Rosendale, NY 12472
Phone: N/A
Email: RosendalePickleFest@gmail.com
Web: https://rosendalepicklefestival.org/
Description: Rosendale International Pickle Festival is held once a year, on the 3rd Thursday of October. Located at the Ulster County Fairgrounds 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz, New York. Founded in 1997. We host over 100 vendors who sell pickles, groceries, hot food, baked goods, crafts, fashion and more. There's a home pickling contest and the Pickle Triathlon offers a pickle eating contest, pickle juice drinking and a pickle toss. Up to 5,000 people visit the Pickle Festival every year. All proceeds are donated back into the Rosendale community. Rain or Shine! We do not cancel. $5/kids free. NO PETS
Rosendale Theatre Collective, Inc
Owner: Rob Lietner
Address: 408 Main St, Rosendale, NY 12472
Phone: 845-658-8989
Email: info@rosendaletheatre.org
Web: https://www.rosendaletheatre.org/
Description: Community art house presenting film and live performance! A non-profit, mostly volunteer run by the community.
Shadowland Theatre
Owner: Brendan Burke
Address: 157 Canal St, Ellenville, NY 12428
Phone: (845) 647-5511
Email: brendan@shadowlandtheatre.org
Web: https://shadowlandstages.org/
Description: Renovated art deco theater showing professional productions of contemporary plays & musicals. Producing | Presenting | Classes | Community
Shawangunk Mountain Regional Partnership
Owner: Al Wegener
Address: 8 White Oaks Ln., New Paltz, NY 12561
Phone: 845-399-0002
Email: info@mtnscenicbyway.org
Web: https://www.mtnscenicbyway.org/regional-partnership/
Description: Pronounced SHON-gum by locals, the region is outlined by the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway, officially designated a New York State Scenic Byway by the state legislature and the governor in the fall of 2006. An alternate route through Gardiner was added in the fall of 2009. The now 88-mile byway encircles the northern Shawangunk Mountains and travels through the Rondout and Wallkill valleys, linking communities that have a common relationship to the northern Shawangunks and forming a distinct region of the state with its own special character.
Soyuzivka Heritage Center
Owner: Stephen Barankewicz
Address: 216 Foordmore Rd, Kerhonkson, NY 12446
Phone: 845-626-5641
Email: events@soyuzivka.com
Description: Soyuzivka (or "Suzy-Q") is the perfect place for weekend weddings, hosting your family's or organization's banquet, or holding a wellness or corporate retreat. Seated within the Shawangunk Ridge take part in our breathtaking views, authentic cuisine, and many outdoor activities. From our Main House hearth in the winter to our "hot Friday nights" summer music series, we offer something for everyone all year long.
Stone Ridge Public Library
Owner: Victoria Schulte
Address: 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Phone: 845-687-7023
Email: director@stoneridgelibrary.org
Web: https://stoneridgelibrary.org/
Description: The Stone Ridge Public Library is a special district library located on Route 209 in Stone Ridge. Located in a historic stone building, the library has been in existence since 1909. In 2000, the Library became a special district library, supported by the tax payers of Marbletown. The Library is administered by a nine person Board of Trustees, elected by Marbletown residents. The Library is a member of the Mid-Hudson Library System. Through this system, patrons have access to materials in 65 libraries in the surrounding area. Children’s services include after-school story hours, participation in the state wide summer reading program, and special programming throughout the year.
Ulster County Historical Society
Owner: Marian McCorkle-Beckerman
Address: 2682 US-209, Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-377-1040
Email: uchsdirector@gmail.com
Web: https://ulstercountyhs.org/
Description: The Ulster County Historical Society (est. 1859) is the second oldest historical society in New York State. The society stewards significant historic Hudson Valley artifacts, documents, and cultural items, making them available for exhibition and study.
Wild Earth
Owner: Omari Washington, Executive Director
Address: 2307 Lucas Turnpike, High Falls, NY 12440
Phone: 845-256-9830
Email: hello@wildearth.org
Description: At Wild Earth, children & adults head into the woods and off the trails where they’re meeting plants and animals, learning wilderness skills, creating natural crafts, and building deep connections with friends and inspiring mentors. Wild Earth’s vision is for every person from every walk of life to have the opportunity to explore, play, and learn in nature and while building strong connections to themselves, each other and the Earth. Wild Earth’s programs are designed to remember and return to our natural human blueprint to form strong connections to self, each other and the Earth. We offer unique, empowering outdoor experiences that help us each grow physically, emotionally and socially. Likewise, at a time when our planet requires diligent and proactive care, Wild Earth’s programs foster gratitude, respect, and a renewed commitment to taking care of the Earth.
Women's Studio Workshop
Owner: Natalie Renganeschi, Acting Director
Address: 22 Binnewater Ln, Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 845-658-9133
Email: info@wsworkshop.org
Description: Since our founding in 1974, Women’s Studio Workshop has been a professional artist studio dedicated to the creation of community, opportunity, empowerment, and development for women artists in all stages of their careers. As we continue to serve this mission, we believe that we can honor our core values and address gender equity more fully by explicitly expanding our concept of gender beyond patriarchal frames of reference. WSW supports all women and trans, intersex, nonbinary and genderfluid people in residencies and internships. Classes, studio rentals, and public events are open to all.