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Poughkeepsie arts commission hears pitch for 'Vets for the Arts' expo seeking $3,500

4024334 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

Organizers of Vets for the Arts asked the Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission to promote and financially support a March 28 free community event; presenters said they face a $3,500 shortfall and requested promotion, sponsorships and artist connections.

Doctor Felicia Watson, a longtime Poughkeepsie community organizer and former Poughkeepsie City School District board president, and Napoleon Tejeda, founder of Vets for the Arts and a member of the New York Army National Guard, asked the Poughkeepsie Public Arts Commission to endorse, promote and financially support a March 28 event at the Family Partnership Center.

Watson said the event — billed from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and designed to showcase seven…

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