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We have a new calendar! We’re experimenting with including free cultural and educational events at other local and regional libraries, museums, and non-profits. We hope a compilation of these great events will be a valuable resource for our community. Click on the categories above the calendar to limit the results by drive time from the Bolton Free Library. Be sure to check the hosting organization’s website for schedule changes and cancellations. Note that some of the events at and within 10 minutes of our library are not free; these are denoted with a “($)” and costs are included in those descriptions.

Check back often for updates and let us know what you think!

December 17, 2025

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December 17, 2025

Registration required: Caldwell-Lake George Library

In this painting class, we will be painting with local artist Morgan Taylor. Follow along as Morgan demonstrates color, layering, gradients, and other acrylic painting techniques. Participants will take home their very own painting at the end of the class. The class will take place on December 17th at 6:00pm. Class size is limited to 12 participants, and all skill levels are welcome. All supplies and instruction will be provided. This event is free. Donations are not required but always appreciated. Please call the library at (518) 668-2528 to register.

Please note: Registration for this event opens on December 1st. We are asking all paint class participants to choose one paint class per month. You can be added to the waitlist for additional classes and attend if there is room. Thank you for helping us ensure that everyone who wants to has an opportunity to attend.


December 17, 2025


December 17, 2025

Registration recommended: New York State Museum

An ode to the remarkable variety of life in the Hudson Valley, The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley celebrates the living fabric of this unique landscape. From high elevation forests to the globally rare tidal marshes along the Hudson estuary, the 30-minute documentary film captures the beautiful, the complex, the familiar, and the unknown… guided by the plants, animals, and people that call the Hudson Valley home.

Join us for a screening of The Nature of Nature followed by a panel discussion with biologists and filmmakers, including:

  • Carl Herzog, Biologist featured in The Nature of Nature
  • Dr. Mary Beth Kolozsvary, Department Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Siena University
  • Dr. Denise Mayer, Malacology Collections Manager and Director of the New York State Museum’s Field Research Laboratory
  • Dr. James C. Lendemer, Curator of Botany at the New York State Museum
  • Laura deNey, Nature of Nature Director and Founder and Co-owner of Flicker Filmworks
  • Laura Heady, Biologist, Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University, and Nature of Nature Producer