Events

Pole Dancers at the Red Barn: A Novel in Stories Book Launch and signing with author Susan Katz in conversation with Martha Majsak

Pole Dancers at the Red Barn is a fierce and heartfelt novel in stories about people reinventing themselves through found family. At its center is the Red Barn, a no-nonsense pole-dancing venue where five women and one nonbinary performer turn the stage into a place of truth. Their performances captivate, but it’s what happens offstage—reckoning with their mothers’ choices, buried fears, and long-held silences—that drives the book’s emotional power. Each story reveals a fight against poverty, violence, or prejudice and the determination to build a life that means something, and is accompanied by one of Katz’s original photographs to act as an emotional touchstone. More Info

Just a few blocks from Montgomery Row. Free parking at Fairgrounds. The Northeast’s thriving sheep industry is showcased and celebrated each year in this famous festival that draws a multitude of visitors from across the country to our lovely village of Rhinebeck. Vendors can be found throughout the property, selling fiber and finished crafts.  Your day will include fiber artists and crafts galore, shopping, amazing sheep herding demonstrations, frisbee dogs, and a petting zoo. The Fleece Sale, Breed Barn, Camelids & Cashmeres Barn, Equipment Auction, Leaping Llamas, and Fiber Competitions will offer visitors the chance to get up close and personal with the people and animals that make this event so special.

Thursday & Friday are workshops that are pre-registered for. And Sat & Sun is the actual event. More Info & Tickets

Winner of the Autumn House Press Fiction Prize.

At this event, Adam O’Fallon Price will talk with author Jaime Green about Price’s new story collection that shows us how the aching, often desperate, pull of wanting can unsettle our lives. The characters in this collection are consistently reaching for something more, only to miss the mark in quiet but irreversible ways. More Info

Sat & Sun Oct 17 & 18:  NIKKI CHAISIN Trunk Show of her beautiful sweaters

Follow Paper Trail on Instagram @papertrailrhinebeck for specific times of trunk show.  Store hours are mon-sat 11am-6pm; sun 11am-5pm.

The Calamities (The Fiends #1) author Chuck Wendig in conversation with Sam Rebelein.

New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Accidents, Chuck Wendig returns with another twisted tale, this time, the heir to one of the world’s most influential families reckons with the demonic secret of their power in this contemporary dark fantasy that melds occult magic with shocking family drama. Read More

“Vivid, unsettling, and darkly compelling, The Calamities is Chuck Wendig at his best.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth

3 Nights: Oct 23, 24, 25 – 5-7pm: Annual Haunted House (for people). $5 admission to Haunted House, w/proceeds to benefit Mutt Scouts & Perfect Pets Rescue. Please give generously if you can. Choose your level of scare, perfect for the whole family. Enter at Pause Dog Boutique.

Presented by Pause Dog Boutique

Sunday Oct 25th, for 2026’s Howl’oween Dog Costume Parade & Festivities!

The dog costume parade will step off promptly at 1pm w judging in 3+ categories. Please note that not every dog likes to wear a full costume; a festive or spooky bandanna is a great option in lieu of a full costume (we sell Halloween themed bandannas, bowties, and dog collars at the shop) or come as they are; You must register at the door to be eligible for prizes. $5 to register. Proceeds benefit Perfect Pets Rescue & Mutt Scouts.

In addition to the Dog Costume Parade, we will also have a Spooky Dog Sundae Bar, Dog Trick-or-Treating, and more.

Follow @pausedogboutique on Facebook for more details or come in-store to Pause Dog Boutique.

Ending Chronic Illness: A Revolutionary New Program to Reverse Inflammation and Heal Persistent Disease Book signing with Dr. Richard Horowitz

Half of all Americans suffer from chronic illness. In his new book Dr. Richard Horowitz presents an evidence-based plan that works not just to restore your health and vitality but to give you hope for a brighter future.

The alarming truth is that while traditional medicine is good at treating most acute illnesses, it has no effective model to address chronic conditions. Richard Horowitz has made it his mission to change that. For decades, he has been helping to heal thousands of chronically ill patients. Now he brings us his proprietary program based on the Multiple Systemic Infectious Disease Syndrome (MSIDS) map to identify and treat a wide array of chronic conditions informed by new, cutting-edge scientific research. This revolutionary integrative approach provides novel answers for many autoimmune diseases (such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis); allergies; asthma; autism spectrum disorder; Alzheimer’s disease; ADD/ADHD; chronic pain syndromes; Long Covid; chronic fatigue syndrome; fibromyalgia; chronic Lyme disease; cancer; cardiovascular disease; GI, hormonal, immune system and mood disorders; and more. More Info