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FOR THE FAMILY Rosendale Seniors monthly meetings The Town of Rosendale Seniors meetings are held at the Rosendale Recreation Center, 1055 Route 32, Rosendale, twice a month, excluding November and December, at 1 p.m. every second Wednesday (March 8), for a social meeting and fourth Wednesday (March 22) for a business meeting where members are kept informed of the resources available to them. Their event on March 8 is an auction, so bring a new or nearly new wrapped item, worth $5 to $10. The Rosendale Seniors’ first trip of the year on May 4 is hosted by their very own tour guides, Hal Sampson and Chicky Sterritt. The trip is to the Riverview Inn for a show featuring comedian JoJo Russell in “ Back for More.” The Seniors will also sponsor a tour to Branson, Missouri, courtesy of Diamond Tours, Sept. 16-24, nine days and eight nights. The tour consists of motorcoach transportation with eight nights lodging including four consecutive nights in the Branson area, 14 meals of eight breakfasts and six dinners, and admission to six fabulous shows – three morning shows and three evening shows. Cost is $1,029/pp double occupancy. Call Chickie at 845-658-2414 or Hal at 845-658-9020 for more information. For videos and group pictures, visit grouptrips.com/chicky. Rondout Valley Lions Club New members, men and women of all ages, are wanted and encouraged to join the Rondout Valley Lions Club, serving the towns of Marbletown, Rochester and Rosendale since Oct. 18, 1950. During this time, they have helped those in need, whether it is for sight, hearing, medical emergencies or any worthwhile cause. “We serve” is their motto, and this is what they do. The Lions meet at 5 p.m. on the second Wednesday (March 8), and at noon on the fourth Thursday of every month (March 23) in the conference room of the Rondout Municipal Center, 1925 Lucas Turnpike, Cottekill. For more information on being included in the club’s next meeting, contact Sue Curcio, president, at otrlsc@gmail.com or Janet Sutter, treasurer, at janet.sutter@aol.com. Second Sunday Supper The Rondout Valley United Methodist Church will host its Second Sunday Supper at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 12, (at the earlier time for the winter months), at the church, 25 Schoonmaker Lane, off Route 209, Stone Ridge. All are invited to meet and greet other members of the community, dine together and enjoy one another’s company. Second Sunday Suppers are free and held on the second Sunday of every month (except July and August). Sunday worship at RVUMC is in person at 10 a.m. or online anytime at rvumc. org. For more information, call 845-6879061. Need prayer? Call Pastor Caroline at 845-687-9090. Homeschoolers Maple Sugaring at Minnewaska Join Park Preserve educators and other homeschool families, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 16, to experience the magic that is maple sugaring. In our area, mid-February to mid-March is when sap is typically collected for producing maple syrup. In this program, the group will discuss clues to identify maple trees and the process of making maple syrup. They will also share some maple sugaring legends, and if the conditions are not too cold, tap a sugar maple tree using hand-powered tools. If the sap is flowing on the day of the program, each child will be able to taste maple sap. Additionally, each child will be able to taste-test maple syrup and at least one kind of maple candy. This program is recommended for children between the ages of 7 to 10 years old, accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. As always, well-behaved younger siblings capable of participating are welcome to join. Meet at the Lower Parking Area. Preregistration is required by calling the Lake Minnewaska Visitor Center at 845-255-0752. Marbletown Seniors meetings and next group trip Open to all those over 55, whether living in Marbletown or not. The Seniors hold their meetings at the Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St., across from Key Bank in Stone Ridge, at noon on the first Friday, April 7 (bring a dish to share or drop $3 in the basket on the food table), and at 1 p.m. on the third Friday, March 17 (bring a dessert to share or drop $2 in the basket on the dessert table), each
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Memoir readings by local authors In celebration of Women's History Month The Rosendale Theatre Collective is launching a new bi-monthly literary event series, "Prosendale." The series begins at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale, with “Memoir Readings by Local Authors” to celebrate Women's History Month. Five local female authors will each read an excerpt from one of Cunningham their memoirs. Then a panel discussion with the authors will be facilitated by Martha Frankel, executive director of the Woodstock Bookfest, followed by an audience Quinn Q&A. There will also be an opportunity to interact with the authors at separate stations in the theater, where copies of their books can be purchased and signed by the author. Participating authors in this event, sponsored by Woodstock Bookfest and Rough Draft Bar & Books, include Laura Shaine Cunningham of Stone Ridge; Denny Dillon, High Falls; Mourka Meyendorff (Mourka), Rosendale; Nicole Quinn, Accord; and Mary Lois Timbes (Adshead), Kingston. Cunningham has published nine books, including her memoirs, “Sleeping Arrangements” and “A Place in the Country.” She is also the president of Actors and Writers. Her new memoir, “Forbidden Russia, an American Playwright in Moscow, Ukraine, Belarus, and Beyond,” will be published next year. Dillon is an actress, comedian and writer. She has recently appeared in Apple+TV's “Servant,” Netflix's “Uncoupled,” and HBO's “The Outsider.” She is a former cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” and she gave a memorable cameo in the iconic “Saturday Night Fever” opposite John Travolta. She made her Broadway debut in “Gypsy” with Angela Lansbury and received a Tony nomination for “My One & Only.” She has won a CableACE Award for "Best Actress in a Comedy
month. For more information, call Donna Lamerson at 845-750-8616. The next group trip will be on Tuesday, April 11, to Aqua Turf Club, Plantsville, Connecticut, for “Shake, Rattle ’n’ Roll,” dueling pianos featuring mixing music, comedy and audience interaction in a sing-along, dance-along show also offering a meal with choice of Chicken Kathryn or baked ham. Cost of trip is $63. Bus leaves 8:30 a.m. This trip leaves from Rosendale Recreation Center, 1055 Route 32N, Rosendale. For trip reservation, call Sharon Letus, at 845-687-9162. Local Quilters Guild meetings The Wiltwyck Quilt Guild comes together to share their work, learn a new skill and meet new friends. The next meeting of the Guild will be held 10-11 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at Grace Community Church. Coffee, tea and snacks begin at 9:30 a.m. At 11 a.m. via Zoom, the Guild presents “Creating contrast in your quilts with Jennifer Holden.” Using fabric with different values, textures and patterns are the first steps to gaining contrast. Hold-
Series" for her role on HBO's “Dream On.” In 2002, she moved to High Falls and is busy completing her book of memoirs, “Two Tickets to Calamity.” Meyendorff is an award-winning author of two published books, her memoir, “DP, Displaced Person,” and an anthology of 30 short stories, Timbes “Flipping the Bird.” The daughter of a Russian baron, she was born displaced in a refugee camp in Germany. She is an actress, dancer, musician and storyDillon teller. Quinn is a Writers Guild of America writer. She has written screenplays for HBO, Showtime, network television, Jodie Foster's Egg Pictures, John Singleton's New Deal Productions, and Vassar College. She wrote and directed “Racing Daylight” starring Melissa Leo and David Strathairn. She has produced and narrated audiobooks for Audible, her short plays are published by Playscripts, and she has authored a trilogy of feminist-dystopian fantasy novels (“The Gold Stone Girl”). Timbes is an author, theater director, producer, actress and raconteur. She has produced several shows at the Rosendale Theatre and directed three comedy sketches for Frank Marquette's Theater on the Road at the Chocolate Factory in Red Hook. She was the founding producer of an Equity theatre in Fairhope, Alabama, from 1988-1996, and has written a memoir of the town, “The Fair Hope of Heaven,” the novel “That Was Tomorrow” and a collection of short stories, “Travelin' Light.” Tickets for this event are $12/$10 members. For more info, visit rosendaletheatre.org or call 845-658-8989.
en will talk of embellishments and other ways to create dimension withing a piece and the role of design. Everything adds levels to get the wow factor. Her presentation will be followed by her workshop, “Mini-Bargello Sunflower, Part 1.” Part 2 will be presented on March 25. For more info, visit wiltwyckquilters.org. Members are always wanted and welcomed to join the projects benefiting the community. For Zoom link and questions, contact Guild secretary Mary Tyler of Rosendale at marycodytyler@yahoo.com.
ARTS, MUSIC, BODY & MIND Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) art exhibition in Stone Ridge “Fork in the Road,” an exhibition featuring artwork by incarcerated individuals from correctional facilities in New York stat,e will be presented by Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA), through April 29, at the Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge. A brief presen-
tation with the exhibition curator, RTA staff and formerly incarcerated artists of RTA’s visual arts program will take place at the artists’ reception, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at the library. The concept of the exhibition, “Fork in the Road,” a moment of decision in life or history when a choice must be taken, was the vision of incarcerated participants of RTA’s visual arts program. The exhibition will feature 25-30 artworks from three correctional facilities in New York: Bedford Hills, women’s maximum security; Green Haven, men’s maximum security; and Woodbourne, men’s medium security Correctional Facilities. The artwork was created in classes taught by RTA teaching artists, Angela Tornello and Claire Wasserman, who also curated the exhibition. The project is being supported in part by the NoVo Foundation and Arts Mid-Hudson (Ulster County Cultural Services and Promotion Fund). For more information, visit stoneridgelibrary.org and rta-arts.org. Events at the Kiva, at MaMA The Kiva is located behind Marbletown Multi-Arts, MaMA, at 3588 Main St., Stone Ridge. Upcoming events include “Written on the body,” an afternoon of sensual movement, writing and sound with Bernadette Pleasant and Elana Bell, 2-5 p.m. Sunday, March 5; Sonic Tonic with Peter Blum, Katie Down, Ev Mann and Thomas Workman, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11; and on Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. March 9 and 16, is Elder Odyssey Quality of Life Workshop with facilitators Ev Mann and Lester Strong. Each week are Zoom Sunday gatherings at 11 a.m., and the meditation, movement and conversation group led by Wes Ostertag and Ev Mann, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. For more information on all these events, visit cometomama.org or call 845-853-5154. First Annual Rosendale Plant and Seed Swap This event, presented by the Rosendale Environmental Commission, will be held 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Rondout Municipal Center, 1921 Lucas Turnpike, Cottekill. For more information, visit http://rosendale.eventbrite. com. Writers’ group with Cathy Arra Two separate writers’ groups meet 4-6:30 p.m. on alternate Mondays at the Stone Ridge Library in the activity room, 3700 Main St., Stone Ridge, with a maximum of 10 participants in each group. The program is designed for those who are actively writing and publishing work and who want to participate in a structured, critical feedback process. Cathy Arra, a poet, writer and former teacher of English and writing in the Rondout Valley School District, facilitates the groups. The next two meetings for Group 1 are on March 6 and 20 and for Group 2 on March 13 and 27. Email carra22@aol. com. ‘Word on the Street,’ photos by Bob Esposito in the gallery at the Rosendale Theatre Local photographer Bob Esposito has always had a fascination with how people communicate at street level. Be it communication by signage, sculpture, graffiti or the wonderfully witty wall scrawl. Humor, joy, sometimes hope and often delicious absurdity formed into a language between strangers. And it’s a language that comes with a shelf life. Signage is constantly replaced, graffiti fades and the planet keeps spinning, which can turn the wittiest expression into an irrelevant nothing, or vice-versa! How much joy and genius is lost this way when the elements combine to erase a meaningful bridge between people who will never actually meet. These photos, mainly shot on expired Kodak film using vintage toy cameras, will be featured for the months of March and April, in the gallery at the Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. All prints are nicely priced at $10-$15. All proceeds above printing cost go to the Rosendale Theatre. For more information, visit rosendaletheatre.org or call 845-658-8989. Music Fan Series presents ‘Fanny, the Right to Rock’ “Fanny, the Right to Rock,” presented by Rosendale Theatre’s Music Fan Series is a raucous, inspiring musical film about Fanny, the first all-female rock band from the 1970s. The documentary will screen at 7 p.m. Friday, March 10, at the Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale.
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