Exposition Auction – Offering a wide variety of items from estates and collectors ranging from the 18th through 20th centuries including furniture, pottery, porcelain, glass, lighting, Asian works of art, Tribal art, textiles, rugs, sculpture and a large selection of fine art and prints; Stair Galleries, 549 Warren Street, Hudson; 6pm; 751-1000 or www.stairgalleries.com

Spring Master Gardener: Plant Swap – Cornell Cooperative Extension, 479 Route 66, Greenport; 9am-1pm; 828-3346 or www.cce.cornell.edu/columbia

Celebration of Celts: Festival of Music, Dance and History – Meadow Greens Restaurant and Golf Club, 1238 Route 9H, Ghent; 851-9670 or www.celebrationofcelts.com

Blues Jam – Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 Route 203, Spencertown; 8pm; 392-3693 or www.spencertownacademy.org

Bluesman Guy Davis co-sponsored by HOH – Columbia-Greene Community College, Arts Center Theater, 4400 Route 23, Greenport; 8pm; 828-4181 or www.mycommunitycollege.com

Folk Jam – Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 Route 203, Spencertown; 7:30pm; 392-3693 or www.spencertownacademy.org

Hudson Valley Old Time Power Association: Annual Auction – Antique tractors, engines, lawn equipment, tools, farm implements and other items; Fingar Road (off Routes 9/23), Greenport; 537-3091

Tractor Pull – Copake Town Park, Mountain View Road (off Cty Rte 7A), Copake; 329-1234 or www.copake.org

Spring Birding at Olana: Mother Birds – Start Mother’s Day off with an early morning walk in search of the diverse birds of Olana’s landscape; Olana State Historic Site, Cosy Cottage, 5720 Route 9G, south of Hudson; 8am; 828-0135 or www.olana.org

History Hike at Olana – In celebration of National Historic Preservation Week take a history hike to explore the carriage trails that meander through the 250-acre estate; Olana State Historic Site, Cosy Cottage, 5720 Route 9G, south of Hudson; 1pm; 828-0135 or www.olana.org

Jazz Jam – Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 Route 203, Spencertown; 8pm; 392-3693 or www.spencertownacademy.org

Traditional Music: Finest Kind – Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 Route 203, Spencertown; 7:30pm; 392-3693 or www.spencertownacademy.org

Catalogued Auction – Stair Galleries, 549 Warren Street, Hudson; 751-1000 or www.stairgalleries.com

Guided Bird Walk – Clermont State Historic Site, off Route 9G, Clermont; 9am; 537-4240 or www.friendsofclermont.org

See How They Run – The Ghent Playhouse, Town Hall Place (off Rte 66), Ghent; 5/19-19 8pm, 5/20 2pm; 392-6264 or www.ghentplayhouse.org

Classical Music: Four Nations Ensemble – Spencertown Academy Arts Center, 790 Route 203, Spencertown; 2:00pm; 392-3693 or www.spencertownacademy.org

Olana-Cedar Grove Joint Symposium: Asher B. Durand: Why Now? – Olana State Historic Site, 5720 Route 9G, south of Hudson; 1pm; reservations required; 828-0135 or www.olana.org

Opening Day: Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, 1013 Old Post Road (off Rte 9H), Kinderhook; Daily, 9am-4:30pm; 758-9689 or www.nps.gov/mava

Men of Tortuga – Stageworks/Hudson, 41 Cross Street, Hudson; 5/23-24 7:30pm, 5/25-26 8pm, 5/27 2pm; 822-9667 or www.stageworkshudson.org

110 In The Shade (The Rainmaker) – The Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 Route 203, Chatham Village; 5/24 2 & 8pm, 5/25 8pm, 5/26 5 & 8:30pm, 5/27 2 & 7pm; 392-9292 or www.machaydntheatre.org

Street Car Shoot Out & Pro Class/No Electronics $1,000 To Win – Lebanon Valley Dragway, 1746 Route 20, W Lebanon; 794-7130 or www.dragway.com

Memorial Day Weekend Tag Sale – Copake Auction House, 266 County Route 7A (off Rte 22), Copake; 9am-5pm; 329-1142 or www.copakeauction.com

See How They Run – The Ghent Playhouse, Town Hall Place (off Rte 66), Ghent; 5/25-26 8pm, 5/27 2pm; 392-6264 or www.ghentplayhouse.org

Community Tag Sale sponsored by Austerlitz Historical Society – Austerlitz Firehouse, Route 22, Austerlitz; 10am-3pm; 392-0062 or www.oldausterlitz.org

Hudson Bush Plant Sale & Exchange – More than 30 vendors of heritage and heirloom plants; Clermont State Historic Site, off Route 9G, Clermont; 9am-3pm; rain date 5/27; 537-4240 or www.friendsofclermont.org

Opening Day: Lake Taghkanic & Taconic State Park – through Labor Day weekend, fee to enter the park; camp reservations 800-456-CAMP or www.nysparks.com

Opening Day: Luykas Van Alen House – 1737 Dutch farmhouse & Ichabod Crane schoolhouse; Route 9H, Kinderhook; Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm; 758-9265 or www.cchsny.org

“Musclepalooza” Exciting Muscle Car Drag Racing, Car Show & Huge Swap Meet plus NETO – Lebanon Valley Dragway, 1746 Route 20, W Lebanon; 794-7130 www.dragway.com

Spring Birding at Olana: Nesting Birds – Explore the grounds of Olana to seek out nesting birds; Olana State Historic Site, Cosy Cottage, 5720 Route 9G, south of Hudson; 8am; 828-0135 or www.olana.org

CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY Painting by Greg Decker, David Eddy Douglas James Maguire - through July 8 Opening reception Saturday, June 2nd 6 to 8pm.   622 Warren Street   www.carriehaddadgallery.com

JOHN DAVIS GALLERY  Sara Jane Roszak: New Paintings In the Sculpture Garden: John Van Alstine In the Carriage House: works by gallery artists, installation by Jeffrey Aronoff, and painting by Sergio Sericolo and Wilson McLean. Opening reception Saturday, June 23 6 to 8 pm.

Renee Iacone and Trudy Solin: Sculpture & Works on Paper - through June 17  In the Sculpture Garden: Rudy Molacek In the Carriage House: sculpture by gallery artists and works by Jeanne Englert, Lois Dickson, and Christopher Spadazzi  362 1/2 Warren St.   www.johndavisgallery.com

Regional premiere production of Quiara Alegria Hudes' Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue - through June 10  822-9667 for reservations. 41-A Cross Street   www.stageworkshudson.org

BCB ART  "The void that holds pebbles and stars in their place" New mini-paintings by Lucio Pozzi - through June 24  116 Warren Street   www.bcbart.com

ROSE GALLERY Works by Petula Eng and Caitlin Legere - May 2th through June 30 Opening reception Friday, June 1   to 8 pm.  444 Warren Street   www.rosegalleryfinart.com

110 In The Shade (The Rainmaker) – The Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 Route 203, Chatham Village; 5/30 2 & 8pm, 5/31-6/1 8pm, 6/2 5 & 8:30pm, 6/3 2 & 7pm; 392-9292 or www.machaydntheatre.org

Men of Tortuga – Stageworks/Hudson, 41 Cross Street, Hudson; 5/30-31 7:30pm, 6/1-2 8pm, 6/3 2pm; 822-9667 or www.stageworkshudson.org