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The day of activities is to feature various events scattered across the city throughout the day on April 16, according to the city's website. The events aim to "celebrate the city, the environment and the beautiful Mid-Hudson River Valley in which we live," according to the city.
The first event is the Main Street & Fall Kill Cleanup, an effort organized by Middle Main and the Vassar Environment Cooperative. More than 100 volunteers are to assemble at 9:45 a.m. on April 16 at 517 Main St. (Murphy Park at Cherry Street). The group will engage in neighborhood cleanups across Poughkeepsie, organizers said.
Another event scheduled for that morning aims to provide an outdoors activity through which participants can enjoy the Earth.
SPOKE Poughkeepsie's 8-Ward City Bicycle Tour is scheduled for 10 a.m. April 16 at the trailhead to the Walkway Over the Hudson at Parker Avenue. The event ought to end at 505 Main Street, the city's Public Safety Building.
A number of child- and family-friendly events also are scheduled throughout the day.
Between noon-4 p.m., city officials are to hold a number of programs at the Public Safety Building, including a firehouse open house, a demonstration from the police canine unit, a children's bicycle skills rodeo, a show from a giant Mother Earth puppet, a step performance and more. Click here to see the complete list here.
During the same noon-4 p.m. stretch, another group is planning to be near Market and Academy streets to learn about folk, gospel and drum circle music, officials said.
Other events are scheduled throughout the day at various locations.
At 7 p.m. that evening, the celebration is expected to continue with a community airing of "Andy Goldsworthy, Rivers and Tides" at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center on Vassar Street.
Click here for a more complete calendar of the city's scheduled events on Earth Day.
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