LOCATED IN A LANDMARK BUILDING THAT HOUSES NEW YORK STATE'S OLDEST SURVIVING THEATER, HUDSON HALL AT THE HISTORIC HUDSON OPERA HOUSE IS DRIVEN BY A CIVIC AND SOCIAL PURPOSE FOUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT CULTURE IS CENTRAL TO OUR SHARED HERITAGE, IDENTITY, AND FUTURE. ITS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND PROMOTE THE ARTS, AND TO PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT OF THE CITY AND THE REGION. HUDSON HALL FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY OFFERING A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE OF INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MAINTAINING ITS BUILDING, ALL OF WHICH SERVES, STRENGTHENS, AND UNITES OUR COMMUNITY.