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The town of Red Hook is rich in culture, from the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center to the Richard B. Fisher Center at Bard College. Northern Dutchess residents have much to look forward to.
This Saturday December 3rd, the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company will be performing at the Kaatsbaan Studio Theatre. This facility is located in the Village of Tivoli one of the two Villages in the town of Red Hook.
Ellen Sinopoli started this dance company back in 1991, so this year is the company's 20th anniversary. She collaborates with many type of artists, and the performances have won high praise. One such comment was by the Times Union where it was referred to as "One of the year's most innovative regional performance works"
The performance will be in the Studio Theatre which seats 160. Tickets are available at www.kaatsbaan.org or call 845-757-5106 x 2.
Tivoli, New York, is a beautiful little village located in the northwest part of the Town Red Hook in Northern Dutchess County, in the Mid Hudson River Valley. The region was settled in the late 1600's by the Dutch under the Schuyler Patent. The village of Tivoli was formerly known as Upper Red Hook Landing. Another community, "Madalin", was contiguous to Upper Red Hook Landing. Tivoli was incorporated in 1872, consolidating Upper Red Hook Landing and Madalin. The population of Tivoli is approximately is 1,200. The village itself is about 1.8 square miles. Tivoli is about 65 miles south of Albany (the state capital), 47 miles from Danbury, Connecticut, and 85 miles from New York City. Schools The Red Hook Central School District is attended by students from the town, villages and hamlets of Barrytown and Annandale on Hudson and the Village of Tivoli. There is a single elementary school, Mill Road School, for grades K-5, Linden Avenue Middle School for grades 6-8, and Red Hook High School for grades 9-12. Government Tivoli has a mayor, a deputy mayor, and three trustees. Town meetings are held at the Watts dePeyster Hall, built by General John Watts dePeyster.
Things to Do
Tivoli is close to Bard College and the Richard B. Fischer Performing Arts Center. Tivoli has a great Mexican restaurant called Santa Fe, as well as a small intimate restaurant called Madalin's Table, which offers a great bar and wonderful food. The Tivoli Artists Co-op has rotating shows of the works of local artists. Kaatsbaan, a permanent international dance center, is located in Tivoli. It is dedicated to the growth, preservation and advancement of dance. Just a few short minutes north of Tivoli is the beautiful Clermont State Park, which was home to the Livingston family, a wealthy and very influential family in the Hudson Valley
Housing
No matter what lifestyle you seek you can find it here. Tivoli offers family friendly neighborhoods, homes with a river or mountain views, horse properties, large estates and luxury homes, small, affordable condominiums and quaint village homes
Airports
Tivoli is serviced by the 3 major New York City airports in addition to 3 regional airports. Albany International Airport in Albany, Stewart Airport in Newburgh and Westchester County Airport in White Plains.
Weather
The Mid Hudson valley area has four distinct seasons all with their own appeal. Spring and summer bring lush green foliage to our mountains and farmlands and the river beckons boaters to enjoy the scenery. In the fall the Hudson Valley is a blaze of color and in winter our moderate snowfall is wonderful for sledding locally or skiing and snowboarding in the nearby Catskill and Berkshire mountains.
Surrounding Towns
Tivoli is surrounding by many other beautiful towns all with their own unique personalities. They are: Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Milan, Germantown, Staatsburg, Pine Plains, Clermont, Stanford and Staastburg. The major shopping centers are located in Kingston and Poughkeepsie.
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Tivoli NY is a very close knit community located in the township of Red Hook in Northern Dutchess county. Tivoli was incorporated in 1872 and because of the proximity to the Hudson River was once an economic center in the heydays of the steamboat, and railroad. The area went into a decline but in the 1980's went through a period when some of the older homes were renovated and the first condo complex in Northern Dutchess was constructed. Since then, Tivoli has had a surge of community spirit. Efforts are now underway to explore the idea of redeveloping the waterfront with a park and ferry service to Saugerties on the western shore.
The present population of Tivoli NY is less that 1,500. Some of the residents are only around for part of the year since they are students at nearby Bard College. The town is also very popular with the artist community.
Although located in the Town of Red Hook, Tivoli is classified as a village and does have a village government headed by a Mayor. The Village Offices as well as the Library are housed in the Watts de Peyster Historic Hall located next door to the Tivoli Fire house. Unlike many of the neighboring communities Tivoli has both a municipal water and sewer system.
RESTAURANTS
Athough Tivoli is a small community it has many fine restaurants. One of the buildings on the four corners in the center of town was renovated a few years ago into a wonderful hotel and restaurant. Called the Madalin Hotel and the restaurant Madalin's Table.
A variety of cuisines can be had here in Tivoli, so based on what you would like to eat this is what is available:
Santa Fe Restaurant - Here you can find Tex Mex with a contemporary flair.
La Porcini Cucina - Italian food.
Luna 61- Vegetarian fare.
Osaka-Japanese, Sushi.
Black Swan- Irish Pub.
Village Pizza - Pizza, Take Out.
Tivoli Bakery- Fresh baked treats.
RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Tivoli has it own park and here you will find young families having fun. With Clermont State Park just up the road it is not uncommon to see many taking walks up Woods Road to the Park.
As I mentioned earlier, Tivoli is popular with artists so here you will find an artist's Co-op which offers many art exhibitions throughout the year.
Also on Broadway is the Kastbaan Dance Center with performances of modern interpretive dance.
In the summer you can take a ride on the Hudson River with the Tivoli Sailing Company a popular activity for both locals and tourists alike.
Another popular activity is is the community activity of street painting when the Broadway is closed down for a creative street painting competition.
Other Cultural activities (such as, Bard college's famous Summerscape series of concerts, concert talks and films) are just minutes away at the Frank Gehry designed Richard B, Fisher Center.
SCHOOL
Children in Tivoli attend the Red Hook Central Schools and are picked up by the Red Hook school bus.
SHOPPING
For shoppingresidents of Tivoli go to Red Hook and Kingston.
TIVOLI REAL ESTATE
Part of the village has direct access to the Hudson River and there are now plans to develop the river front. Some of the most expensive properties sold in Northern Dutchess were from Tivoli as there are many estates right on the banks of the Hudson,
The types of real estate properties to be found in Tivoli are:
Estates
Farms
Multi-family
Single-Family
Commercial
At the moment there are 6 single-family homes available for sale from $195,000-$379,000
2 Condos are available ranging from $89,434-95,900 and 1 under contract.
1 Commercial property available for $195,000
I can understand why Tivoli is popular with the second home crowd.
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was incorporated in 1872 and because of the proximity to the Hudson River was once an economic center in the heydays of the steamboat, and railroad. The area went into a decline but in the 1980's went through a period when some of the older homes were renovated and the 
Tivoli has it own park and here you will find young families having fun. With Clermont State Park just up the road it is not uncommon to see many taking walks up Woods Road to the Park.
