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Get $1 off beer, wine, and hard cider every Monday through Friday from 3 to 6 p.m.
Come celebrate the launch of Commonwealth Hudson Valley, a new website dedicated to supporting and encouraging cooperatives, the new economy, and the rebuilding of local commons.
Play in teams of up to six, and win cash to spend at the bar!
Join us for a Founders Brewing tap takeover celebrating the 2019 release of Kentucky Breakfast Stout. Kingston Bread Lab will be serving wings and pizza by the slice, and Tim from Founders will be spinning country and western records.
It’s the first event of the 2019 season for the Dutch Guard, the official supporters group for Kingston’s Stockade Football Club. Supporters of all ages are welcome.
March’s book is Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited by Joseph E. Stiglitz.
High Falls resident Matt Silverman will be signing copies of his newest book, Shea Stadium Remembered, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27.
Play in teams of up to six, and win cash to spend at the bar!
Join Kingston-based band The Heartstrings for an evening of eclectic gypsy jazz tunes. No cover!
Join music journalists and authors Donna Gaines and Tom Smucker for readings from their new books, “Why the Ramones Matter” and “Why The Beach Boys Matter.”
Join SunCommon solar company for engaging conversations around how we each can individually and collectively impact climate change. SunCommon will offer a FREE copy of Drawdown to the first 20 attendees
Local author Mison Kim will be onsite with activities for kids, and to sign her new book FRUITS, which will be available in three versions: Spanish Bilingual, Chinese Bilingual, and Korean Bilingual (all with English).
Play in teams of up to six, and win cash to spend at the bar!
Rough Draft is thrilled to welcome Fiona Taylor and Carrie Wittmer, co-authors of "New Erotica for Feminists," for reading and discussion about their lighthearted and empowering book.
Join us for prizes, laughs, libations, and more. Numbers called by your favorite local queenie host Sis Jenner!
Everyone's favorite literary trivia night returns! It's just like the game show, except all the questions concern books, the contestants are tipsy, and um, nobody wins any actual money.
Play in teams of up to six, and win cash to spend at the bar!
Poets, storytellers, authors, comics ... Join us for an open-mic with room for discussion and connection.
Join us anytime between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. for books and beverages, as well as a small silent auction and important conversation to benefit the Adam C. Nadiak Memorial Scholarship at SUNY Ulster.
Kick off Women's History Month Kingston with an all-ages DJ (dance, if you want to) party.
Play in teams of up to six, and win cash to spend at the bar!
Open to all, whether you’re a dues-paying member of Democratic Socialists of America or just curious about what socialist organizing means in the Hudson Valley.
February’s book is The Most Dangerous Branch by David A. Kaplan.
Join Pat Ryan, Dave Clegg, and the Ulster County Democratic Committee to sign a petition, volunteer for the campaigns, and chat with candidates about their vision for Ulster County.
Join singer-songwriter Elías Elena as they bring their upbeat folk/dream pop melodies to Rough Draft Saturday night.
Toppling Goliath Brewing Co, one of the world's best breweries, is coming to New York State for the first time!
Play in teams of up to six, and win cash to spend at the bar!
Learn about the Kingston Land Trust’s goal to raise $200,000 for the protection of an African burial ground on Pine Street in Kingston. Rough Draft will donate a portion of sales from purchases made throughout the day.
Join us for a reading of "So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom" by Gary D. Schmidt. Children of all ages (with parent or guardian supervision) are welcome.
Join TMI Project for the first ever intergenerational production of Black Stories Matter. The performance will be live-streamed at Rough Draft, and will feature radically candid true stories from local people of color.
Play in teams of up to six, and win cash to spend at the bar!
Local Artisan Bakery will be offering a limited selection of baked goods for purchase at Rough Draft on Valentine’s Day from 1 to 7 pm. You can also pre-order and pick up here.
Come hear members of Kingston Writers' Studio and other writers share 5- to 8-minute readings on winter and other subjects. Free with food or drink purchase.
Writing can be a lonely endeavor! Sip & Write nights allow you to write in the company of others, so you don't feel isolated.
An evening of original readings around the themes of love and heartbreak, featuring authors Lisa Phillips, Beverly Donofrio, Nina Shengold and more.
Bill Moyers’ No Choice series takes a glimpse at what the United States was like before abortion was legal and how Roe v. Wade made a difference. The book Handbook for a Post-Roe America, by Robin Marty, will also be for sale.
Play in teams of up to six, and win cash to spend at the bar!
Poets, storytellers, authors, comics ... Join us for an open-mic with room for discussion and connection.
The Kingston Library “New Classics” book club will discuss Blackass, a retelling of Kafka's Metamorphosis by Nigerian author A. Igoni Barrett.
