ALBANY — The NYS Writers Institute hosts “A Tribute to Toni Morrison” at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at Page Hall on the UAlbany downtown campus, 135 Western Avenue, Albany.

GRAFTON LAKES STATE PARK TO HOLD 35TH ANNUAL WINTER FESTIVAL

The bands BOPITUDE and Jazz Vibes will perform at several locations in January.

The Diary of Anne Frank

Taika Waititi’s “JoJo Rabbit” (nominated for several Academy Awards and reissued to theaters) is about the comically warped adventures of a 10-year-old Nazi and his imaginary friend, a fellow named Adolf Hitler.

Chicago Fire Excitement at the Museum!

William Stone: APPERCEPTION

HUNTER — The Catskill Mountain Foundation is beginning the year on a high note with a performance of “Maim” by ZviDance at the Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center in Tannersville, on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m.

Tivoli Artists Gallery presents its first show of the year celebrating all things “new”

Rhinebeck Bank announces Michael Mendel art exhibit at Rhinebeck branch

KINGSTON — The Lockwood Gallery, in association with Lockwood Architecture PLLC, is eager to announce “BUILT: Architecture in Art & Design.”

SUMMARY: Performances by Tony Award-winning actress Celia Keenan-Bolger, the Grammy Award-nominated vocal ensemble New York Polyphony, and members of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic will highlight Vassar College’s 18th Annual Modfest, a medley of music, film, dance, and art opening January 30…

James Glaisher is a shy, uptight scientist. Amelia Rennes is a flamboyant daredevil aviatrix. Together, they inhabit the basket of a hot air balloon at an altitude of about 40,000 feet. It’s unbearably cold and terrifyingly dangerous.

SAUGERTIES PRO MUSICA Presents Strawberry Hill Fiddlers 1/26 @ 3 p.m.

Recycled & Refashioned: The Art of Ruby Silvious

BEACON — RiverWinds Gallery, located at 172 Main St. in Beacon, is presenting “New Year/New Artists: Devlin and Dooley.”

WINDHAM — On Jan. 11, from 5-7 p.m., Windham Fine Arts will host the opening reception for its newest exhibition, “Embracing Winter Blues,” which will explore all the ranges and emotions of the color blue in a diverse group show featuring new and old artists alike.

Painting by Nancy Hagin at Claverack Library

Annual Blue Plate Restaurant Benefit for Chatham Animal Haven

Art for the Academy

Beauty slayed the beast is an old story, but it’s been revived and energized in Jay Roach’s defiantly entertaining “Bombshell.” The movie concerns the women of Fox News, whose allegations of sexual harassment brought down network CEO Roger Ailes in 2016.

THE SOUND OF SPRING A CHINESE NEW YEAR CONCERT WITH THE ORCHESTRA NOW

Local History Talk on Colonial New York Censuses at Hudson Area Library

KINGSTON — Art Opening: Superfreaky by Mady G, Saturday, January 4th, 6-9 p.m.

SPENCERTOWN — Opening Reception: Saturday, January 11, 4 -6 p.m., Tickets $25

HUDSON — He’s BACK!!! Join Professor Sparks as he explores the science of fire at the FASNY Museum of Firefighting on January 18, 2020, at 10:30am. Professor Sparks and his robot companion, Spot 2000, will present an interactive program that is full of surprises! After the program make your …

HUDSON — The Hudson Area Library, in collaboration with the City of Hudson Senior Center, is continuing its popular Core Strength & Balance with Paul Spector, this winter & spring. This series of 4-week workshops meets weekly on Saturdays, January, March, and April, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

COPAKE — Atla and Matt DeChamplain will perform An Evening of American Songbook Jazz alongside special guest Nat Reeves at Roeliff Jansen Community Library on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 5 p.m.

ALBANY — Cheap Trick is part of the very fiber of American music, inspiring and delighting generations with their unique union of massive melodies and razorblade riffs, their own special brand of mischievous wit and maximum rock ‘n’ roll.

KINGSTON — Spotlight Exhibition - Divided by Four