THE HUDSON VALLEY HIT LIST · MONDAY EDITION
☀️ Good Morning Hudson Valley
Happy Monday!
In today’s issue:
We visited Sorry, Charlie in Kingston
5 farms for last-call apple and pumpkin picking
15 things to do this week, 5 in every region
Tell us your favorite local spot
Let’s get into it.
DISH & TELL
We Visited Sorry, Charlie
Hot Debi bar pie by HV Local
📍 Kingston · Bar & Pizza
If you’ve been to Goodnight Kenny in Poughkeepsie, you already know the energy. Sorry, Charlie is its sister bar up in Kingston, and it delivers the same vibe with a pizza-first menu to match. It sits right along the Kingston Point Rail Trail, so a walk or bike ride before dinner makes the perfect warm-up.
We started with wings and something called Potato Beignets, which you need to order the second you sit down. Then came the main event: one of their famous bar pies. I went with the Hot Debi with a slight tweak, and it did not disappoint. Crispy, lacy edges, cupped pepperoni, bright sauce and fresh basil on top. Really, really good.
The drink menu runs deep, so there’s something for everybody. My highlight was Pablo Passes Out, which I’d order again without thinking twice.
Inside was packed and buzzing with great music. We grabbed a table outside on a cool fall night, and the patio carried the same energy as the bar. Food was great across the board, and it’s an easy one to recommend whether you’re coming for a full dinner or just pie and drinks.
Good to know: Open daily except Wednesday. Right on the Kingston Point Rail Trail, just off Broadway.
Order this: Hot Debi, Potato Beignets, Pablo Passes Out · 523 Delaware Ave, Kingston
ON THE RADAR
Last Call for Apple & Pumpkin Picking
Picking season is winding down, so this is the week to get out there. A few farms still going strong:
Pennings Farm Market (Warwick): runs into mid-November and is known for benchmark cider donuts. Reservations needed on peak weekends.
Kelder’s Farm (Kerhonkson): the Fall Festival runs through Nov 2, with pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, including later varieties like Fuji and Gala.
DuBois Farms (Highland): free admission, open daily 10–5 through Nov 22, with warm cider donuts, a pizzeria and farm animals.
Hurds Family Farm (Modena): a 7th-generation orchard with apples through Oct 30 and pumpkins now. Wristbands required for ages 3+ (from $5); weekend tickets go on sale Tuesday.
Greig Farm (Red Hook): apples through mid-to-late October and pumpkins through month’s end, so it’s now or next year.
Heading to one of these? Hit reply and tell us which apple won.
EVENTS
15 Things to Do in the Hudson Valley This Week
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🥕 Farmers Market · 🍔 Food Festival · 🎪 Festival · 🎵 Music · 👨👩👧 Kid Friendly
Lower Hudson Valley
Westchester · Rockland · Putnam
🎪👨👩👧 REV FEST 250: Sat & Sun · Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River. Hundreds of living historians, Continental and British Army encampments, military demos, live entertainment and food trucks for the 250th. Free. Details →
👨👩👧 The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze: Select evenings · Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson. The historic manor grounds glow with hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns. Advance tickets. Details →
🎪👨👩👧 37th Annual Nyack Halloween Parade: Sat · Downtown Nyack. One of the biggest Halloween parades in the area. Come in costume. Free. Details →
🎪👨👩👧 Walk for Wishes: Family Fun Day: Sun · Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy Hollow. Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley’s Halloween-themed festival for all ages, benefiting kids with critical illnesses. Details →
🎵 Looking for Leonard: Sun 7pm · Paramount Hudson Valley Theater, Peekskill. Patrick Page and Perla Batalla celebrate the music of Leonard Cohen. Details →
Mid-Hudson Valley
Dutchess · Orange · Ulster
Benson Lossing: Preserving Stories of the American Revolution: Mon 6:30pm · 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie. A talk on the Dutchess County native who became the most popular history writer of the mid-1800s. Free. Details →
🎪 Spellbound in the Valley: Fri & Sat · MJN Convention Center, Poughkeepsie. 100+ authors and vendors in dark romance, horror and monsters, with signings, Bardavon panels and a Gothic masquerade ball on select tickets. Details →
👨👩👧 Pumpkin Express: Sat & Sun · Kingston Plaza, Kingston. Catskill Mountain Railroad’s autumn train ride with a pumpkin-picking stop. Details →
🎪👨👩👧 Hocus Pocus Halloween Parade: Sat · Main Street, Beacon. A full day of Halloween with Main Street trick-or-treating and a Black Cat Scavenger Hunt. Details →
🎵 Newburgh Nightmare Vol. VII: Sat 9pm · The Ellis, Newburgh. The 7th year of the Hudson Valley’s biggest Halloween art party. Details →
Upper Hudson Valley
Columbia · Greene · Sullivan
FilmColumbia: Through Sun · Columbia County. The 26th edition of Columbia County’s premier film festival wraps up its ten-day run of upcoming American and international films. Details →
👨👩👧 Trunk or Treat: Firefighter Edition: Sat 10am · FASNY Museum of Firefighting, Hudson. Halloween trick-or-treating, firefighter style. Details →
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Tours: Sat 10am · Departing Hudson. Guided tours to the 1874 lighthouse, departing every 20 minutes until 12:20pm. Details →
👨👩👧 Halloween Light Paddle: Sat 6pm · Lake Taghkanic State Park. An after-dark paddle on the lake for the season. Details →
🎵 Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective: Sun 3pm · Hudson Hall, Hudson. A short afternoon chamber music performance on Warren Street. Details →
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