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Dear HVWC Community, We are saddened by the passing of William R. Buschel , longtime host of the HVWC Third-Friday Open Mic. Bill was beloved by open mic participants and audience members, making them feel welcome and heard for more than 13 years. He will be deeply missed, and we send our sincere condolences to his loved ones. Bill’s legacy lives on, however, and we would like all our community members to feel welcome at the Third-Friday open mics, hosted now by Rachel Simon and supported by...

Dear Writers and Readers, I send you warm greetings from the Hudson Valley Writers Center and wanted you to be the first to know that the Conversations in Craft Lecture Series has returned for the winter/spring, with some of the most acclaimed writers in contemporary letters. These lectures are designed to explore the craft of writing: how do these literary legends do what they do? What can they teach us about language and form? What big ideas can we discuss and work out together? Where else...

Welcome to the winter/spring season of programming! Though fall has its own dedicated season, winter/spring spans two seasons that, when weather allows, feel distinct. There is the hunkering down and turning inward of winter—that quiet of the first snowfall and the darkness that, for a time, comes earlier each day. But then there is also the spring—the awakening and renewing, the greening of our favorite neighborhood trees.