🌱 Want to build a music box at a free Gardiner workshop?
Gardiner, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Gardiner! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Want to build a music box at a free Gardiner workshop?
Also on today's calendar: Uncovering the Answers Within - A Four-Part Tarot Series and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
- Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 68 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• The 2026 UnCaged Toy Piano Festival (chronogram.com) — Gardiner residents can catch the UnCaged Toy Piano Festival right in town on October 17, when a free music box‑making workshop comes to the Living Room. The festival also brings performances to New Paltz and Marlboro, featuring renowned toy‑piano virtuoso Margaret Leng Tan and other international artists, who share how they turn simple toy instruments into serious, expressive music. 
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Upcoming Events in
Gardiner
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★ Featured events ★
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The Bush Brothers →
The Barn at Gardiner Brewing Company, 699 State Route 208, Gardiner
3:30 pm
Sunday October 4
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Other local events
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Department of Theatre Arts presents 'Catch' →
State University of New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz
8:00 pm -
Uncovering the Answers Within - A Four-Part Tarot Series →
The Trailside Lounge at Full Circle, 297 Bruynswick Rd, Gardiner
6:00 pm -
Faculty Jazz Ensemble - Concert Series (Fall 2026) →
State University of New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz
7:30 pm -
Lunchtime Knitting and Crochet Gathering →
State University of New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz
12:30 pm -
Whitecliff Vineyard Fall Vegan Market →
Whitecliff Vineyards, 331 McKinstry Rd, Gardiner -
Dreamweaver Festival: NAWA Heritage Day with The Dreamweaver Heritage Collective →
The Living Room at Full Circle, 297 Bruynswick Road, Gardiner
1:00 pm -
Bittersweet Descent →
The Barn at Gardiner Brewing Company, 699 State Route 208, Gardiner
3:30 pm -
21st Annual IDMH Conference →
State University of New York at New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz
8:30 am -
Uncovering the Answers Within - A Four-Part Tarot Series →
The Trailside Lounge at Full Circle, 297 Bruynswick Rd, Gardiner
6:00 pm -
Lunchtime Knitting and Crochet Gathering →
State University of New York at New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz
12:30 pm -
2026 Hudson Valley UnCaged Toy Piano Festival: Works for toy instruments and film →
State University of New York at New Paltz, 1 Hawk Dr, New Paltz
7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Auberge Collection posted a job opening for Culinary Experiences Chef in Gardiner. Apply here.
- footprint Solutions posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Plattekill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gardiner here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Paltz
- What's happening in the Mid-Hudson Valley: Oct. 2, 2026 (dailyfreeman.com)
- Cyclist Arrested After Exposing Himself To Woman In Municipal Parking Lot (patch.com)
- 6 New York destinations named healthiest fall getaways (ithacajournal.com)
Accord
- High school field hockey: Stewart's hat trick leads Kingston to victory (dailyfreeman.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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