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Joshua Vogel's new book presents utensil-carving as metaphor

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An area of recent growth is in water trails. There are now more than 100 points of access along the Hudson River

“Not all those who wander are lost” The National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance program helps communities get linked

et’s say that your community group would like to conserve a piece of local land. A hiking trail has been proposed for the site, or a small park could be established there. Perhaps there’s a local river that needs recreational access to it improvedupon. But how does a project like that get off the ground? And once it’s up and running, how do you best support it? That’s where the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program of the National Park Service (NPS) comes in. It provides assistance to community organizations or state or local governments by connecting them with a conservation- or recreation-planning professional who works with the group for a year or two, and then exits gracefully once the project is on its feet. The RTCA program isn’t about supplying funding or grants. “You get our technical assistance,” says Karl Beard, upstate project director for the National Park Service’s RTCA program in New York State. (His territory also includes Long Island.) Beard works out of an office located at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum site in Hyde Park (which is operated by the NPS). The Rivers and Trails program is the community assistance arm of the NPS. “We’re charged with bringing National Park expertise and planning to communities that don’t have national parks,” Beard says. “We help communities create rail trails, parks or preserves: things that are of interest to them. We’re not advancing a National Parks agenda; we’re making our expertise available to communities where we can be useful to them.” And the idea is not for the NPS to come in and take over. When a community group approaches the RTCA program for help, “We try to make our assistance catalytic,” Beard says. “You receive our hands-on time helping to headache out whatever problems are relevant in your community’s particular case, and help you figure out strategies for getting people engaged. We can help address certain technical planning issues, funding strategies – things like that.” The projects that they get involved with run the gamut in terms of size and complexity. “It could be a startup project from scratch, or it could be a sort of transitional phase: when things in a community or on a trail are at a certain stage and they need to rethink or up the game in terms of stewardship or management. We usually work on a project for two years, maybe three, but there is no long-term National Park Service role afterward.” The assistance is awarded on an

Moonrise over the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail in New Paltz

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The Hyde Park/Dutchess County Healthy Trails initiative is a network of trail linkages between the FDR site and the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, as well as a series of programs promoting physical activity. The National Park Service collaborated with the local chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club, the Boy Scouts, the Town of Hyde Park, the Winnakee Land Trust and Scenic Hudson to connect the FDR site, the Vanderbilt Mansion site and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Val-Kill, all of which are miles apart. The result is more than 20 miles of trails that connect the historic sites with town parks, with more connections to come at Mills/Norrie State Park and the the Mills Mansion in Staatsburg.

annual application cycle. While the RTCA responds to simple questions from organizations by phone or e-mail, its capacity is limited, says Beard; so if a group is looking for something more intensive, it should apply to the program. The due date for applications is August 1, and assistance is given according to the federal fiscal year: from October 1 to September 30. Applications are for one year of assistance, with those receiving help welcome to reapply for a second year. “It’s a little harder for groups to get assistance for a third year,” Beard says. “We like to see groups get on a trajectory toward success. It’s not appropriate for us, in most circumstances, to stay involved.” One relatively recent project that the program worked on was the Hyde

Park/Dutchess County Healthy Trails initiative that created a network of trail linkages between the FDR site and the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (also managed by the NPS), as well as a series of programs promoting physical activity. Beard says that the venture originated when the NPS began getting complaints that people who were walking on park trails were turning up in people’s backyards. The NPS collaborated with the local chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club, the Boy Scouts, the Town of Hyde Park, the Winnakee Land Trust and Scenic Hudson not only to figure out a way of improving visitor information at the parks so that this wouldn’t happen, but also to find a way to connect the FDR site, the Vanderbilt Mansion site and Eleanor

Roosevelt’s Val-Kill, all of which are miles apart. The result is more than 20 miles of trails that connect the historic sites with town parks, with more connections to come at Mills/Norrie State Park and the Mills Mansion in Staatsburg. The system of trails has become a real community trail system, says Beard, not just a park trail system. And along with that has been an effort to collaborate with the Dutchess County Health Department on the Walkabout program, which gets the message to residents that they can find “great hiking opportunities basically right outside their doors” and use the trails to stay fit. “Connecting the dots” between disjunctive sections of rail trails has become common around the country,

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Walkway over the Hudson

going in circles; many people are seeking out paddling experiences on a defined route, where they’ll put in at one place, take out at another and maybe even keep going, overnight or on multi-day trips.” There are more than 100 points of access along the Hudson River, he points out, so while one has to plan a trip to paddle with the tide, people who are interested in traveling on the river find it a great experience. Beard is currently working on extending the state’s water trail system through the Erie Canal system, focusing on the Mohawk River section next year and several projects in the Finger Lakes. Many people outside New York State don’t realize what a wealth of outdoor experiences we offer here, says Beard –

not even his counterparts from around the country. When he meets people in his line of work who live in the archetypal Great Outdoors places like Colorado and Alaska, they will invariably ask him, “How can you stand to work in New York?” “They don’t realize what there is in New York,” Beard says. “They don’t know how wonderful New York is. I’m so surprised by that question, because I feel blessed. The Bronx River is now the site of an annual paddle event that’s wonderful. You’d never guess that it’s actually a great experience to paddle in a canoe down the Bronx River. But it is. And most people really don’t know anything about upstate New York: the incredible historic communities that are strung out all along the Erie Canal system. The Adirondack Park, at six million acres, is the largest protected area in the country. And people don’t realize that there is a federally designated wilderness area in New York State. There’s only one, but it’s located on Long Island. It’s part of the Fire Island National Seashore Federal Wilderness Area.” Bottom line, Beard says, is that “We live in a wonderful place, and rail trails and water trails are one of the ways we can get out and enjoy the communities in which we live. And even if the area grows, trails, ideally, are a way of letting us live in those growing communities without being hemmed in by that growth.” There is incredible talent in communities all the way across the state, he adds: “capable, interested, caring people who want to get involved. I get to work with a lot of the best people that New York State has to offer. And that is so invigorating.” – Sharyn Flanagan Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program, 4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park; (845) 229-9115, (202) 354-6900, www.nps.gov/rtca.

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Beard says, with a current project happening in Kingston to develop a 1.5mile rail trail within the city that will connect a number of rail trails. “A part of why Kingston is so interesting is that a number of other rail trails point directly at Kingston on a map, and then do not actually connect inside the city limits. The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail comes pretty much up to the city line, and then ends at Rockwell Lane in the Town of Ulster. The O & W Rail Trail that comes up through the Rondout/Esopus Creek Valley makes it up to Hurley and then does not connect into the city limits. We now have a concept plan underway to connect those.” The Hudson Valley has been a leader in the rail-to-trail movement “in some ways,” says Beard. “The movement really got its major launch in the Midwest, but one of the earliest rail trails in the country is up in Warren County [in the Lake George area]. And when the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy first opened its doors, the very first call that came into their office was from a woman named Eleanor Mettler, who was trying to work on the Harlem Valley Rail Trail in Dutchess and Columbia Counties. The Wallkill Valley Rail Trail was also fairly early on.” But the real “game-changer,” he says, was Walkway over the Hudson. “It’s a spectacular destination, and visitation has exceeded pretty much everybody’s expectations.” Given that it’s just a few miles long, however, and people who travel some distance to get to the Walkway want to take full advantage of their travels, a great deal of planning is currently underway to develop a network of what Beard calls “destination-quality” connecting rail trails in order to create an

attractive enough experience that those tourists will stay longer to experience more of the area, creating their entire itinerary around the trail systems. Beard says that he himself was not convinced at first about the value of rail trails in a community. Growing up in New Paltz, he started off as a runner, but dropped out of the track team in high school to take up rock climbing in the Shawangunks. “That’s what really opened my eyes to the value of parklands, and it got me interested in hiking,” he says. Beard went to work at the Mohonk Preserve, as a climbing ranger at first and then as a naturalist. After grad school, he was one of the first hires for the Rivers and Trails program and was a part of figuring out what the program would look like and how it would work. One of the first things that the program did was partner with the newly created Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, which operates nationwide. “So we did a little tour of rail trails around the country with their staff,” Beard says. “I had grown up hiking mountain trails and climbing mountains, and the idea of these flat, wide trails that go through places where a whole lot of people live was not instantly appealing to me. But after seeing enough of these around the country, and stopping people on the trails and asking them where they were from and what it was they liked about the trail, it quickly became obvious to me that this was something that was going to become very popular.” An area of recent growth is in water trails, Beard says. “If you look at what people have on their roof racks these days, you see an awful lot of kayaks. And they’re not just putting the kayak in a pond and

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ART Lovin’ spoonful Joshua Vogel’s new book presents utensilcarving as metaphor

osh Vogel makes beautiful wooden spoons, and in The Artful Wooden Spoon: How to Make Exquisite Keepsakes for the Kitchen he explains how he does it. But the book tells more than the type of tools and carving technique that Vogel uses; it also reveals the pith of his phi-

losophy as an accomplished craftsperson. In the mode of Thoreau’s Walden, Vogel’s Artful Wooden Spoon tells why craft – the act of creative making – is meaningful: Carving a spoon connects us to the natural environment, to each

For me, craft is the notion that things can have a soul other and ourselves. The maker becomes a link in the continuum of creation. Craft demands both a physical and spiritual engagement, and most important of all, it’s fun. No Luddite, Vogel writes that “Efficiency is a big part of the equation.” He places spoonmaking in the biggest context possible, noting that “Within the bigger picture, part of each of our responsibilities is to become the catalyst for change ourselves, and to become the vehicle for a larger creative energy.” Recently published by Chronicle Books, The Artful Wooden Spoon is lavishly illustrated by Seth and Kendra Smoot’s photographs of Vogel’s spoons, none of which are alike. Shortly after starting the Black Creek Mercantile & Trading Company with his partner, Kelly Zaneto, five years ago, Vogel decided to make a spoon each day for a year – a departure from the turned bowls and balls, some of

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them striking abstract forms, that initially were the basis of his business. Some of the spoons were sold at March, a store in San Francisco, where they were discovered by an editor at Chronicle Books, also based in San Francisco; the company subsequently approached Vogel about writing a book. The Artful Wooden Spoon is for sale in local bookstores, and an installation of spoons from the book will be exhibited at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY-New Paltz in February. Almanac Weekly’s Lynn Woods recently spoke to Vogel in the Black Creek Mercantile & Trading Company shop, located in a light-filled industrial space in Kingston: What was your reaction when Chronicle Books approached you? Since writing is difficult for me, I said no. But Kelly said, “Are you crazy?” I

wasn’t comfortable with the whole thing. She said, “You need to think about this and pitch something you are interested in.” At first I thought I would treat the book conceptually: I’m going to make an array of spoons out of an array of materials and an array of processes, which we’d document with photography. Chronicle wanted to push a lifestyletype book. The editor and I had a great conversation about how a huge part of this book is this notion of craft and what that’s all about. To me, a lot of the core of that is: There’s this shared experience we have, and that act of sharing is important. So I loosened up to do some component of the how-to. What prompted you to make spoons? I started out with furnituremaking, then opened up this studio to do sculptural woodworking. I was doing turnings and abstract work when I started getting

obsessed about the notion of toolmaking and wood sculpture as a reductive process. I tried to capitalize on what wood does best, which led to this series of sculptural kitchen tools. I could see doing a whole bunch more spoons, since there’s no end to this shape, and so I made a spoon a day. As a craftsperson, I’m drawn to the language of shape or form: that you can learn a shape, learn how to make a shape, then play with the basic language. What’s interesting about the form of spoons? The categorization is interesting: Is it a spoon or a scoop? Or when is it so big it’s a shovel? With two points it becomes a fork. You can drill a hole in a spoon and it still works. Only once did the store send one back because it was too radical; maybe it was a two-headed spoon. For me, craft is the notion that things can have a soul: That’s what I’m trying to

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Initially it was like pulling teeth, because writing is such a different creative process for me. I started writing the book in longhand. The editor helped me with the Table of Contents, which was the outline. That helped organize the disparate thoughts. I planned to dictate to Kelly and she was going to type it, but I ended up learning word processing

People say, “Why share all your secrets?” But I don’t own them. and typed it on a computer. My brain is nonlinear, so being able to cut and paste on the computer helped a ton. I wrote everything inside of six months. The pictures were done first, so I could write to the image. So are you thinking about another book? Three-fourths of the way through writing this, I went from never wanting to do this again to having all these great ideas for books. We went to a book-signing in San Francisco last month and finally met the Chronicle people for the first time. I suggested another idea, which I’m keeping on the back burner. There was a chapter of this book that got cut that was devoted to truisms, and it seems like they cut it because they might want me to develop that into another book. Black Creek Mercantile & Trading Company's Joshua Vogel

Do you worry about revealing your trade secrets in your detailed descriptions of three ways to make a wooden spoon? People say, “Why share all your secrets?” But I don’t own them. You can give the same recipe to two different cooks and get two different dishes. Why be so protective? It’s just spoons; I’m not divulging any secrets about our business. Was it hard spending time out of the shop on the book? It was a fun project. It got me out of the shop in a way I would not have done previously. In retrospect, it was a totally healthy challenge for someone who likes to be buried in dust most of the time. It was good to be out talking about ideas, and having discussions with people out of the shop publicly was really enriching for me.

get at. If you make that spoon yourself, it has such a deeper personal connection than if you just bought it. It doesn’t have to be a spoon; it could be a well-composed letter.

then you realize you’re creating something new. When you recognize the spoon, it’s a magic moment. Many people get very frustrated and stop when it’s still a stick, which is on the wrong side of the scale.

The Artful Wooden Spoon is a howto book, but it’s useful even if you don’t intend to make a spoon. Step by step, I’m trying to describe the arc of the thought process. It begins with “Going with the Grain,” to “Destruction and Creation,” “Movement and Balance,” to “Innovation and Tradition.” I’m trying to do a different type of step-by-step. The lesson of going with the grain is the process of this knife-whittling, but it’s also a metaphor that carries through without me having to belabor it. In the “Destruction and Creation” section you make the observation that there’s always a moment when everything is going wrong – when you realize you’ve destroyed a perfectly good branch – before the spoon has appeared. You also observe that “You are a failure only if you quit.” You suggest that in those moments of chaos and doubt, it’s imperative that one continue. One bit of advice I have for anyone creating is learning to stick with it. As I was telling the guys in the shop the other day, for anything I do creatively, there’s a little voice in my head that says, “You have screwed it up and something is wrong.” In that moment of transformation, you’re aware you’re destroying a branch; but

Your last chapter is titled “Innovation and Tradition.” How are the two connected when it comes to craft? I’m not a purist; a lot of folks get really stuck on hand tools. For almost everything we do, we are using some kind of tool. It’s how we employ these and to what end we employ them that’s more of the question. You read this online, that spoonmaking or carving is a traditional idea that has to be done a certain way. But it’s more about your economy of energy. The Shakers are an awesome example. In retrospect, their lifestyle is viewed as quite spare and romantic, but from their perspective it was progressive. They were creating the machinery to create a table saw to make cutting shingles for the roof more efficient. The washing machine is a Shaker invention because they were doing a colossal amount of laundry. You can think backwards to how wonderful all these handcrafted wood implements of the Shakers are, but they had a totally different idea of that. I’m a person who seeks balance in everything, which isn’t to say it’s got to be square; if it’s going to be an oblong, then you need something at the end that supports the weight. Was the book difficult to write?

Black Creek Mercantile & Trading Company is located at 32 Cedar Street in Kingston. For information, call (917) 797-1903 or visit www.blackcreekmt.com.

Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild’s Members’ Show 2016 opens Saturday Each year the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild presents a non-juried exhibition of artworks created by its own mem-

bers; this year’s, titled “Unum Sumus” (“We Are One”), opens at the Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts this Friday, January 8 and will run through February 21. An opening reception will be held at the Kleinert from 4 to 6 p.m. this Saturday, July 9, and an Open Mic Night will be held at the venue at 8 p.m. on January 30. Both events are free and open to the public, although donations are suggested. “Unum Sumus” will feature the work of both well-known and emerging artists, in an array of media from the traditional to the experimental: painters and printmakers, sculptors and installation artists, photographers, digital artists and multiple permutations along the way. Following the multidisciplinary Arts and Crafts tradition at the root of Byrdcliffe’s historical identity, members also work in textiles, ceramics, jewelry and wood. The exhibition is expected to include about 150 artworks, and a Curators’ Choice award of $100 will be awarded at Saturday’s reception to one work chosen by the Exhibition Committee. The Kleinert is located at 36 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more info, call (845) 679-2079 or visit www. woodstockguild.org/exhibitions.

Exhibit by MTA trackman Michael Bertone in Rhinecliff Working on railroad lines day in and day out presumably doesn’t offer much outlet for personal creativity, but somebody has to do it if passengers are to feel safe. Michael Bertone earns his living as a track-worker for the MTA, but he has managed to make the time to hone some impressive skills as a collage artist. “Juxtaposition is its own language,” says Bertone, whose work is by no means the crude or naïve stuff that many of us imagine when we think of Outsider Art. His collages appear to draw influences from Pop Art and Surrealism, Zap Comix and psychedelic album covers, Maori masks and Toltec carvings, blending them seamlessly into something entirely new. “A child of pop culture and Coney Island amusements, Michael collects and blends images with poetic intent,” reads his artist’s bio. “Much to his mother’s dismay, he has been cutting up family photos and art books from a young age and continues to repurpose any image he finds inspiring.” A debut exhibition of Bertone’s work, titled “memory of steel n trees,” opens this Friday evening, January 8, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Morton Memorial Library & Community House, located at 82 Kelly Street in Rhinecliff. The show can be viewed during regular library hours through January 30. For more info call (845) 876-2903 or visit http://morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us. – Frances Marion Platt

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MUSIC to promote sanity and responsible consumption with a workshop on microphone technique, to be held at the Tin Roof in New Paltz on Saturday, January 9 at 2 p.m. Your guide will be New Paltz’s Rick Birmingham, a veteran live-sound engineer who has worked with everyone from Dave Brubeck to James Brown, as well as a local studio owner

It’s a disease and there’s a name for it: GAS, Gear Acquisition Syndrome. I have it. It can be managed but not cured. and a pretty badass multi-instrumentalist with a keen interest in Turkish music. The premise here is getting more out of the gear you have, rather than getting more gear that you really don’t need or know how to use. Birmingham argues that microphone choice and placement have more to do with the sounds you get than any factor other than instrument choice and performance. He’s right. Birmingham’s presentation is the one next up in a series of workshops organized by the HVMC, a collective that hooks prospective students up with teachers, hosts monthly jams (first Wednesdays at Caféteria in New Paltz) that bring students and teachers together in performance situations and develops communityfocused musical education programs like this one, regarding technical, musical and business/career-related topics. Following Birmingham’s microphone workshop, GILLY BERLIN

Happy new gear Hudson Valley Musicians’ Collective offers mic workshop at Tin Roof in New Paltz this Saturday

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round the clock and around the globe, in forums like gearslutz.com, harmonycentral.com and countless others, the international community of musicians and audio engineers engages in a psychologically dysfunctional cycle of fabulous consumerist indulgence on one hand and its corresponding negative phase – didactic, moralistic reproach and shaming – on the other. The subject is the gear that musicians use to perform and record, and the rhetoric runs hot: what sounds best and most authentic, who used what to get which sounds, who is full of wisdom and who is full of crap and what gear you need to have even a shot at making it in the profession – for the word “pro,” here as everywhere in the world of music, is among the most toxic and inflammatory. Iconic gear of the past (Neve, Telefunken) and expensive boutique clones thereof are fetishized beyond all reason. Affordable tools available at Everyman prices are mocked into disgrace (except for everyone’s stash of underthe-radar sleepers and keepers, which

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are fetishized beyond all reason). Crazed appetites are born, nurtured to hysteria, satisfied and reborn here, often seeded by the MI (musical instrument) professionals who roam freely under their aliases. In the anonymized world of the Internet forum, authority is fluid and suspect. Practically anyone can stake a claim to it, but you’d better put your “flame suit” on when you do. As the gear debates and hyperbolic spasms verbiage rage on, the dour Eeyores invariably show up to debunk each instance of hype-gone-wild with a finite set of shopworn truisms: “It’s not the gear; it’s the ears, man;” “Four tracks was enough for Sir George Martin;” “Just stick a 57 in the grill cloth and play something good. Done.” And this one most of all: “You guys should try actually recording some music for a change instead of posting about gear on the Internet all night” (said the user “AudioMan” with the post count of 14,321.) “The silverface Brauschnuften TL 252a is the warmest, punchiest unit out there. There’s really no substitute,” writes the user “ProSoundz.” “Buy mine,” she adds. “Steve Albini likes it.” It’s a disease and there’s a name for it: GAS, Gear Acquisition Syndrome. I have it. It can be managed but not cured. The GAS epidemic seems to be due in part to the high-speed meme traffic of the Web and in part to the low cost of Asian

manufacturing and the democratization of the once-specialized professional art of recording. All computers (and many phones and tablets) are recording studios in potentia that, in terms of bandwidth and power, quite surpass the one in which Queen recorded “Bohemian Rhapsody.” As a result, musicians are inspired to learn recording themselves and save the money that would have been spent on studio hours for other necessities, like hiring a publicist to get Noisey to preview their singles and videos. Whether this is killing the industry or creating new ones, who knows? David Lowery, maybe, and that’s about it. Meanwhile, the average musician (who 30 years ago had a four-track cassette deck for a sketch pad and not much else) is accumulating quite a pile of perfectly adequate recording gear: computer workstations, converters, preamps, microphones, near-field monitors, sound treatment and more. We learn by trial-and-error and by consulting the aforementioned forums, where discussion inevitably trends away from the drudgery of methods and techniques and toward the glittering Grails of gear: what gear you positively need right now if you want to be a serious player. But always remember, folks: It’s the ears, not the gear. Kudos to the Hudson Valley Musicians’ Collective (HVNC) for recognizing the GAS epidemic and doing its part

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In Pete’s footsteps Beacon’s Towne Crier hosts fundraising concert for new American Center for Folk Music this Sunday

he City of Beacon has been a hotbed of folk music agitation since the founding in the early 20th century of the University Settlement Camp at the foot of Mount Beacon. That’s where, along with a lot of other performers of traditional Americana, Pete Seeger did a lot of his playing, singing and teaching of songs back in the bad old McCarthyite days when he was blacklisted. Pete got to like the community so much that he built a house there, where he and his wife Toshi lived until their recent deaths. When the sloop Clearwater came along, the Beacon waterfront served as its winter berth for many a year, and the musically inclined Beacon Sloop Club grew up around it, hosting fundraising concerts and “folk picnics” to coincide with many a visit of the floating environmental classroom, including the famous Pumpkin Sale/Sails every October. When the Towne Crier Café found itself looking for a new home a couple of years ago, after a long stint in Pawling, downtown Beacon was the obvious choice. So it’s fitting that a group of diehard folkies has decided that Beacon should also become the permanent home of a newly founded not-for-profit organization called the American Center for Folk Music (ACFM). Envisioned as “a hub for celebrating folk pioneers and sustaining the folk music process” and “a worldclass destination for those interested in learning about and performing American folk music,” the new educational venture was announced at the Spirit of Beacon Day festivities in September 2015. “Siting the ACFM in Beacon honors Pete’s teaching that the power of song can change the world and bring us together. The Center promotes and supports the burgeoning Hudson Valley art scene, contributes to the area’s economic revitalization and to the life of the Hudson Valley’s many creative communities,” say the promotional materials for the Center’s launch. While a physical address for ACFM has not yet been named, there’s a photo of the renovated Red Barn at Scenic Hudson’s River Center at Long Dock Park prominently displayed on the group’s website at www.centerforfolkmusic.org/about. It’s also most appropriate that the Towne Crier – whose proprietor, longtime acoustic music champion Phil Ciganer, is a member of ACFM’s founding Board of Directors – should play host to the first big fundraising concert for the nascent organization. It happens this Sunday, January 10 at 7:30 p.m., and features local and regional musicians including Guthrie’s Ghost (Steve Kirkman, Fred Gillen, Jr., David and Jacob Bernz and Woodstock’s own Amy Fradon), Beacon’s youthful Solar Sound Band, singer Susan Bozso and special guests. Though it’s a fundraiser, tickets cost a most affordable $15 for all seats (Pete would approve). To reserve your spot, call (845) 855-1300 or visit www.townecrier. com. To keep tabs on ACFM’s activities as the new organization revs up its stringpowered engines, check out www.facebook.com/americancenterforfolkmusic. – Frances Marion Platt Benefit concert for the nascent American Center for Folk Music, Sunday, January 10, 7:30 p.m., $15, Towne Crier Café, 379 Main Street, Beacon; (845) 8551300, http://www.townecrier.com.

the next workshop features the great keyboardist and synthesist Neil Alexander speaking on electronic music tools and techniques at the New Paltz Rec Center on Saturday, February 20. Admission to the microphone workshop costs $25, but the scale is sliding, so show up anyway. Tin Roof is located at 51 Elting

Avenue in New Paltz. For tickets as well as for more information on the Hudson Valley Musicians’ Collective and its many innovative initiatives, visit http:// hvmusiccollective.com. – John Burdick HVMC Microphone Technique Work-

he Bearsville Theater presents a free concert with the Amrod Brothers featuring Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis on Sunday, January 10 at 6:30 p.m. Pee Wee Ellis played with the James Brown Revue from 1965 to 1969. While with Brown, he arranged and co-wrote hits like “Cold Sweat” and “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud.” In 1969 he returned to New York City. He worked as an arranger and musical director for CTI Records’ Kudu label, collaborating with artists like George Benson, Hank Crawford and Esther Phillips. In the late 1970s Ellis moved to San Francisco and formed a band with former Miles Davis sideman David Liebman. Between 1979 and 1986 he worked with Van Morrison’s band as an arranger and musical director, and then again from 1995 through 1999. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.bearsvilletheater.com.

shop, Saturday, January 9, 2 p.m., $25, Tin Roof, 51 Elting Avenue, New Paltz; http://hvmusiccollective.com.

Cappella Festiva Choirs perform 40th anniversary concert at Vassar College Chapel Celebrating their 40 th anniversary, the Cappella Festiva Chamber and

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Christine Howlett and will feature James Fitzwilliam on piano and organ. Tickets are available at the door for $20 for general admission, $15 for senior citizens and $5 for students. For discounted tickets, visit www.cappellafestiva.org. The Vassar College Chapel is located at 124 Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie.

Sam Kogon plays BSP in Kingston

On 2015’s Before You Knew Me (Seagreen Records), Rhinebeck native and New York City resident Sam Kogon goes all-in on a kind of psychedelic, carefully arranged, retro guitar pop that hasn’t ruled the charts since the days of the Beatles, but that never goes far out of fashion either. It’s “unpopular pop music,” a phrase once coined to describe those perennial chart underperformers XTC. While Kogon’s songs tend to be less overtly referential than many of his psych/ pop trickster peers (with one exception noted below), his fancies and his influences aren’t difficult to guess. At roots level, it’s Beatles, Zombies, Beach Boys, Hollies, Love, Emitt Rhodes, Big Star and the overstuffed vaults of ’60s/’70s production pop. It rocks oldschool and without a trace of bluesy

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he curious, harmony-heavy Massachusetts folk/rock ensemble Darlingside appears at Club Helsinki on Thursday, January 14 at 8 p.m. Often described as the missing link between Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Mumford & Sons, Darlingside’s most recent, 2015’s Bird’s Say (More Doug Record), also evokes the luminous and literate Baroque folk of Sufjan Stevens. The guitar and vocal duo the DuPont Brothers opens. Tickets cost $20 in advance and $20 on the day of the show. For tickets and more information, visit www.helsinkihudson. com. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson.

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endemic to the genre, Kogon invokes the punk pith and serrated edges of New Wave: early Costello, Joe Jackson and XTC, whose trippy, stylized alter ego, the Dukes of Stratosphear, might also have played a part in the formation of Kogon’s Muse. Even more discernible is the contemporary influence of the Shins and Of Montreal: one for the unfailing melodic acumen, the other for the experimental spirit and the unfiltered autobiographical impulse. Kogon’s agreeable, understated crooning shares mix space with his generously stacked harmonies, relished plate reverbs, cheesy and wheezy keyboards and all the literal bells and whistles of the indie-pop toy chest. Fussy and decorative it is not, however – or at least not much. Kogon loves his Baroque pop doilies, but they seldom enfeeble the rock urgencies at the core of this record. Angular meter changes, sprightly tempos, warped guitars and the charming naïveté of garage psychedelia abound on such standouts as the punky “Plans,” the arabesque “Potential” and “Odd,” the hook of which is borrowed more or less whole cloth from “You Showed Me,” the hit single that Gene Clark penned for the Turtles. Much to delight of oldsters like me who have been waiting for another guitar-pop renaissance, this kind of imaginative chamber rock is everywhere these days except on the pop charts – or at least it is in New York City. Not all the acolytes own a share of that Brian Wilson gene, however: the ear for harmonic color and surprise, the sense of the shapely line and the fine art of transparent layering. Kogon’s got it, and Before You Knew Me is a delight. Kogon is already waist-deep into recording his follow-up, which will be released in the late spring on the Brooklyn label Beyond Beyond is Beyond. Sam Kogon and his band perform at BSP in Kingston as part of the Free Thursdays series on January 14 at 8 p.m.

Also on the bill is Utica’s pop/punk outfit Comfy. BSP is located at 323 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, visit www.bspkingston.com. To hear and buy Sam Kogon’s Before You Knew Me, visit https://samkogon.bandcamp.com. – John Burdick Sam Kogon with Comfy, Thursday, January 14, 8 p.m., free, BSP, 323 Wall Street, Kingston; www.bspkingston.com.

Rosendale Café presents Lara Hope & the ArkTones this Saturday

Arguably the region’s premier rockabilly and rhythm ‘n’ blues outfit, Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones, appears at the Rosendale Café on Saturday, January 9 at 8 p.m. Led by the wifeand-husband team of Hope and slaphappy upright bassist Matt “the Knife” Goldpaugh, the Ark-Tones also feature Dave Tetrault on drums and Chris Heitzman on guitar. Mixing originals with far-out interpretations of classics and genre experiments, the Ark-Tones consider danceability Job Number One. Admission costs $10. The Rosendale Café is locate at 434 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit http://rosendalecafe.com.

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for what makes a woman a woman is reduced primarily to such trivial surface details as clothes, shoes, hair, makeup, jewelry, coquettish glances and “feminine” gestures. Vikander’s character – here rendered as exclusively heterosexual, although the historical Gerda Wegener is widely thought to have been bisexual – labors under no such limitations to her selfimage as excessive fascination with personal adornment. She’s a forthright, tough-minded Bohemian babe with a wry sense of humor who chain-smokes with a cigarette holder, makes the first moves when she first meets shy Einar at art school, immerses herself in her painting, markets her work aggressively to art dealers who don’t take female artists seriously, enjoys parties, likes to twit nervous male portrait sitters about the “female gaze.” She dresses with a sense of personal style, as befits a visual artist, but doesn’t agonize over her clothing choices; she’s a woman with much bigger fish to fry. By contrast, the milestones in Einar’s rediscovery of the Lili persona inside himself begin with his surprised delight in the feel of the stockings that Gerda asks him to put on so that she can continue painting the legs of a dancer when Ulla turns up late for a sitting. Soon he is trying on Gerda’s silk chemise as part of their

sex play and finding the feel of the fabric powerfully erotic. Unsuspecting Gerda challenges him to try to pass for a woman at a party, helps him with his makeup, and then finds herself alarmed when a male party guest kisses “Lili.” T he more Einar subsumes himself into the Lili character, the less interested he becomes in painting anything besides his own face. Meanwhile, Gerda starts making edgy portraits of him in drag and suddenly finds an enthusiastic market for her depictions of her husband’s mysterious “cousin.” As her career takes off and Einar becomes more selfabsorbed in acting out what he now knows is his true gender identity, Gerda’s feisty personality begins to crumble. Her life partner’s triumph becomes her tragedy. But in classic long-suffering, devoted wife fashion, Gerda never slacks in her support for Lili’s takeoff from their former nest of domestic bliss, despite what she is being asked to sacrifice. Vikander does an outstanding job of conveying her emotional rollercoaster that lurches from amused affection to bewilderment to a sense of betrayal, but keeps steering back onto a track of deep and steady love for the person who was once her husband and is now more like a sister. In the end she’s a much more relatable, likeable and admirable character than Lili, who may be a brave pioneer traversing thorny and difficult ground, but seems to lose her ability to register anyone else’s struggles in the process. Redmayne conveys the emergence of Lili from her cocoon with exquisite nuance, but fails to draw the viewer far enough inside the tumult of that experience. The more she becomes her true self, the more she distances herself – both from Gerda and from the viewer. Perhaps the director’s point here was to ensure that Lili is not portrayed as a “Mary Sue” heroine, but rather a normal human being with her share of faults – in this case, an increasingly avoidant relationship style, perhaps even narcissism. But the unfortunate result is that a movie with the best of intentions to make the transgender experience resonate with “cisgender” (comfortable in their own birth-bodies) audiences ultimately goes slightly awry, unintentionally promulgating stereotypes about men, women and people in transition between the two. – Frances Marion Platt

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The fabric of identity Acting, cinematography are The Danish Girl’s strong suits

ith The Danish Girl, the art-film world has effected a small breach into one of Western society’s last standing social and human-rights barriers by delivering a decorous, sympathetic portrait of a transgendered person: Lili Elbe, born Einar Wegener, a successful landscape painter who became, in 1930, one of the first known people to undergo sex reassignment surgery. It’s a knockoutgorgeous film to look at – worth seeing for the cinematography alone, which will make you want to relocate to Copenhagen or Paris immediately. It’s distinguished by the same sort of tour-de-force physical acting by Eddie Redmayne in the role of Einar/Lili that won him last year’s Best Actor Oscar for The Theory of Everything. And yet…there’s something about this top-shelf drama that ultimately misses the lofty mark at which director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech, Les Misérables) takes aim. Adapted by Lucinda Coxon from David Ebershoff ’s 2000 novel of the same name,

which plays somewhat fast and loose with the story of the real-life Einar’s marriage to fellow painter Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander) and his transformation into Lili, The Danish Girl is a story about profound internal conflict that relies, alas, far too much upon external semiotics. And maybe that’s a problem inherent in the very nature of cinema, which is famously supposed to show rather than tell. But there are also directorial choices involved, and from the perspective of an admittedly feminist reviewer, some of those choices seem wrongheaded. Our first hint that Einar is repressing something important, as we witness scene after scene illustrating deep bonds of affection, trust and even physical passion between husband and wife, is the sensual way that he runs his hands over the costumes hanging backstage at the ballet where the couple’s close friend Ulla dances. It’s also our first red flag that this is going to be one of those stories, told by a man, in which the visual shorthand

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STAGE community-theater budget, which Berkeley attributes to Trapani’s use of “good technicians. They know what they’re doing.” Noting that The Music Man “uses a lot of locations,” he points out that this time “There’s a pretty big set,” not to mention “three or four costume changes.” It all sounds like an ambitious production of a rip-roaring, old-fashioned stage musical. “It’s going to be a stunner,” promises Berkeley. Performances of The Music Man begin at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. on Sundays at 3 p.m., with tickets costing $27 general admission and $25 for seniors and children. Tickets for two special Saturday matinées on January 16 and 23 at 3 p.m. go for the special rate of $22. To order, call the box office at (845) 876-3080 between 12 noon and 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and between 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturdays, or visit www. centerforperformingarts.org online. – Frances Marion Platt The Music Man, Friday/Saturday, January 8/9, 15/16, 22/23, 29/30, 8 p.m., Sunday, January 10, 17, 24, 31, 3 p.m., $27/$25, Saturday, January 16, 23, 3 p.m., $22, Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, (845) 876-3080, www.centerforperformingarts.org.

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ppropriately enough, a lifelong theater man – with strong connections to the Hudson Valley – is bringing The Music Man to the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck this month. Meredith Willson’s classic show about the romantic redemption of a fast-talking scam artist in a small Midwestern town, which won five Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1958, opens this Friday, January 8 and runs weekends through the 31st, with Michael Berkeley as director. Berkeley is well-known in these parts, both for his Potential Unlimited concerts at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie,

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spotlighting the musical talents of people with developmental disabilities, and for his association with the Tri-State Center for the Arts in Pine Plains, a/k/a TriArts, where he was music director from its founding in 1989. “We ran it for the first two years under a tent,” he recalls. “We did Annie Get Your Gun with real elephants! I always think big about theater.” TriArts found a slightly more permanent home at the former Carvel warehouse, then moved in 1999 to the former Sharon Playhouse in Connecticut, with Berkeley as artistic director. Since leaving TriArts Sharon in 2012, he spent a fair bit of time tinkering with Rip! The Musical, which he had co-authored with TriArts’ original artistic director, Ray Roderick. The revised version of Rip! was unveiled last July at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, where Berkeley has long been an enthusiastic member of the audience. The premiere of Berkeley’s “valentine to the Hudson Valley” sparked a new relationship, as he was invited by the Center’s artistic/managing director Lou Trapani to join the Rhinebeck cultural institution’s stable of theatrical directors.

Berkeley had always dreamed of directing The Music Man, which had been the very first show ever staged by TriArts. The Center “wanted a traditional musical that would appeal to a wide audience,” he says. “The Music Man was the first thing that came to mind. It always sells well. It’s about a community with people ranging in age from 7 to 70, so it’s easy to cast.” Most of all, the show is known for its irresistibly catchy songs, including “ Till There Was You,” “(Ya Got) Trouble,” “Goodnight, My Someone,” “Marian the Librarian,” “Gary, Indiana” and the blockbuster parade march “Seventy-Six Trombones.” “It’s the kind of show that makes you feel good about life. You can bring the whole family,” Berkeley adds. The cast of four dozen actors features Chris Gilbert as “Professor” Harold Hill and Amy LeBlanc as Marian Paroo. “They’re all funny,” the director enthuses. All the singing, dancing and action is propelled by a nine-piece orchestra. The Center has a strong track record of employing evocative lighting, great costumes and fairly minimalistic scenic design to transport an audience to a fanciful place and time on a modest

One of the world’s few female magicians, Caroline Ravn, will perform this Sunday, January 10 at 2 p.m. at the Bridge Street Theatre (BST) at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill. Ravn has won a Silver Medal in the Championships of Magic in her native Sweden, where she was also voted Best in Parlor Magic 2015. Within a year of beginning her career in magic, Ravn was invited to perform at Hollywood’s prestigious Magic Castle. Sean Doolan, who appeared previously at BST last February with Magick Balay, and Steven Brundage, the master of the Rubik’s Cube who appeared at BST in November, will be joining Ravn. Tickets cost $15 general admission, $10 for youths under age 16. All tickets will be sold at the door. For more information on this and all upcoming Bridge Street Theatre events, visit www.bridgest.org or call (518) 9433818.

Rosendale Theatre screens Millepied, Balanchine, Robbins in HD this Sunday Great American dance comes to Rosendale by way of Paris on Sunday, January 10 at 3 p.m. at the Rosendale Theatre. This showing of Millepied,

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Clear, Loud, Bright, Forward, with choreography by Millepied and music by Nico Muhly; Opus 19/The Dreamer, with choreography by Robbins and music by Sergei Prokofiev; and Theme and Variations, with choreography by Balanchine and music by Tchaikovsky. Admission costs $10 for Rosendale Theatre Collective members, $12 for non-members and $6 for children aged 12 and under. The program will last approximately 75 minutes. The Rosendale Theatre is located 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit www.rosendaletheatre.org or call (845) 658-8989.

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“Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and the March on Washington, 1963,” a traveling exhibition currently on view in the Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery (above) of Poughkeepsie's Adriance Memorial Library, is presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office.

The Olive Free Library in West Shokan will screen the film The Walk on Thursday, January 7 at 6 p.m. Philippe Petit, the man whose daring feat inspired the movie, will be on hand to answer questions after the showing. Directed by Oscar-winner Robert

Zemeckis (Romancing the Stone, Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), The Walk (PG) is a feature dramatization of Philippe Petit’s ninja high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars, with Ben Kingsley as Petit’s mentor. For more information, call the library at (845) 657-2482 or e-mail director@ olivefreelibrary.org. The Olive Free Library is located at 4033 Route 28A in West Shokan.

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A dream deferred 100 years Poughkeepsie’s Adriance Library presents lectures next two Sundays linking Emancipation Proclamation with the 1963 March on Washington

ince mid-December, the Adriance Memorial Library has been playing host to a major historical exhibit titled “Changing America: The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 and the March on Washington, 1963” in the Mary Wojtecki Rotunda Gallery. Presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Museum of American History in collaboration with the American Library Association Public Programs Office, “Changing America” is visiting Poughkeepsie as part of a national tour funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. To accompany the exhibition illustrating the links between the 19th-century struggle to end slavery in America and the 20th-century Civil Rights movement, the Adriance and other Poughkeepsie Library District venues have been presenting a series of free public events, including screenings and lectures on related topics. That series continues this month, kicking off this Sunday with a lecture titled “The Impact of Slavery and the Emancipation Proclamation in New York,” presented by Dr. Sherrill D. Wilson, author of New York City’s African Slave Owners: A Social and Material Culture History. The talk begins at 2:30 p.m. on January 10 in the Auditorium at 105 Market Street. Next Wednesday, January 13 at 7 p.m., the Boardman Road Branch Library, located at 141 Boardman Road, will host a screening of the BBC documentary The March on Washington. It recounts the events of August 1963, when 250,000 people came together to form the largest demonstration the US had ever seen, at which the hopes and dreams of millions of disenfranchised American people were captured for the ages in one of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most stirring speeches. Next Sunday, January 17 at 2:30 p.m., another lecture will be offered at the Auditorium. Dr. Quincy T. Mills, associate professor of History at Vassar College, will tie things together with “Our Job Has Just Begun: The Social Movements for Economic Security behind the Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington.” Professor Mills’s research focuses on African American social movements and financial security, particularly how African Americans’ wages, wealth and overall financial wellbeing helped shape black public spaces, political engagement and activism. Additional events will be presented up until the end of the exhibit’s run on January 29. “Changing America” can be viewed during regular library hours in the Adriance Memorial Library Gallery at 93 Market Street in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 485-3445, extension 3702, or visit www.poklib. org. – Frances Marion Platt

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“The older I get, the more I think every problem is just fear.” – Pema Chodron

Jan. 7-14 Follow the Yellow Brick Road, revisit Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, make a mural or learn to keep bees

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ions, and tigers and bears, oh my!” Give your family the gift of this iconic line through live theater by attending this weekend’s The Wizard of Oz by the youth at the From Stage to Screen Studio. On Saturday, January 16 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, January 17 at 1 and 4:30 p.m. at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, watch Dorothy, her new friends and her new enemies bring this classic story to life. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and children under 11 years of age. The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center is located at 12 Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie. For tickets or more information, call (845) 476-2455 or visit www.fromstagetoscreen.net.

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New Baby/New Paltz Grand Opening What if you could park once and shop at both your local baby boutique and the grocery store? Now you can! Check out the Grand Opening of the newest New Baby/New Paltz, sister shop to New Baby/New World in the Water Street Market in New Paltz. The celebration takes place on Saturday, January 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. In addition to gear for infants, babies and toddlers, there is an adorable selection of clothing, carriers, toys and some excellent, empowering maternity and nursing wear, including BG Birthing Gowns. This place isn’t just for people with babies; there are lots of great gifts, and I actually picked up a birthing gown for myself, to keep on hand the next time I’m admitted to the hospital for cancer stuff. Stop by to congratulate owner and lactation consultant Donna Bruschi on her newest addition to the New Baby/New Paltz store family, try your luck at winning a door prize, enjoy some food and take home a goody bag. New Baby/New Paltz is located at 266 Main Street at the Shop Rite Plaza in New Paltz. For more information, call (845) 255-9200 or visit http:// newbabynewpaltz.com. SATURDAY, JANUARY 9

Beekeeping seminar at Olive Free Library My farming and gardening friends like to peruse seed catalogues during the winter months. But January is also a great time to make plans for raising bees! Beekeeping can be a terrific hands-on opportunity for kids to learn about the natural world while practicing responsibility. Interested in learning more? Veteran beekeeper Rob Overton is teaching a free two-part beekeeping seminar at the Olive Free Library from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, January 9 and 16. No prior experience is necessary, but preregistration is required. The Olive Free Library is located at 4033 Route 28A in West Shokan. For more information or to register, call (845)

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hat’s in the hearts and minds of today’s youth? You can get a taste of the talents of the next generation at “Teen Visions ‘16” at the James W. Palmer III Gallery at Vassar College. Not just any exhibition, this is a juried show of more than 60 paintings, photographs and drawings from youth at over 30 regional high schools. This selection was drawn from over 1,750 submitted pieces, and chosen based on artistic statement, vision and visual acuity as well as individual accomplishment. All of the students participated in the Art Institute of Mill Street Loft’s summer Art Intensive Program. The works are displayed from Monday, January 11 through Tuesday, January 26, with an opening reception scheduled for Thursday, January 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the gallery. The Palmer Gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., but calling ahead is recommended. Vassar College is located at 124 Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 437-5370 or visit www.vassar.edu. To learn more about the youth art program, visit http://millstreetloft. org. – Erica Chase-Salerno

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Collage mural workshops at Poughkeepsie’s Boardman Road Library How many times have you scolded your kids for drawing on the walls? Well, they’ll get a kick out of your sudden encouragement to participate in a mural-making project! The Boardman Road Branch Library is hosting three art workshops to create a collage that may be used as a mural in the library. Saturday, January 9 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. is for ages 5 to 11; Saturday, January 16 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. is for adults; and Wednesday, January 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. is for ages 12 to 18. Workshops are led by local graphic designer and artist Yvonne Laube. Seating and materials are limited, so preregistration for each workshop is required. Oh, and if you get hooked on the idea of this adult art time, check out “The Color of Calm,” Boardman’s series for adult coloring on the second Wednesday of each month from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: January 13, February 10 and March 9. The Boardman Road Branch Library is

located at 141 Boardman Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie. For more information or to register, call (845) 485-3445, extension 3702, or visit www.poklib.org and click on Programs.

Gardiner Library hosts Star Wars LEGO workshop

“Never tell me the odds,” Han Solo is quoted as saying in The Empire Strikes Back. Got your own adventurer at home who loves a challenge? Specifically a LEGO challenge? Then register your crew for a special Snapology session this Saturday, January 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Gardiner Library. Youth ages 5 to 12 can design their own Star Wars spaceship, or work on architectural designs like a LEGO city that can withstand an earthquake. The fee is $10, space is limited and preregistration is re-

quired. Each participant should bring a snack. Then, later this week for the younger set, it’s a special storytime at the Gardiner Library! Does your 4- or 5-year-old ask “Why?” a lot? Then how about taking an hour off from questions directed at you, and let the kids go wild talking winter with someone else for a change? On Thursday, January 14 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Nick Martin, park educator at Minnewaska State Park Preserve, teams up with children’s librarian Amy Laber for “What Happens in Winter?” Children will hear stories and learn about how animals stay warm this time of year. The Gardiner Library is located at 133 Farmers’ Turnpike. For more information or to register, call (845) 255-1255 or visit www.gardinerlibrary.org.

Winter Wildlife Walk in New Lebanon Whether it was to spend more quality time with your kids or to exercise more, joining this weekend’s Winter Wildlife Walk probably helps you keep your promise on at least one New Year’s resolution. On Saturday, January 9 at 9 a.m. at the Hand Hollow Conservation Area, explore with naturalist Bonner McAllester to spot signs

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Kawamoto for a dose of story medicine. It’s early enough that you can make it work on a weeknight. Admission costs $20, and children get in free. You may register, but drop-ins are welcome. The Izlind Integrative Wellness Center is located at 6369 Mill Street (Route 9), Suite 101, in Rhinebeck. For reservations or more information, call (845) 516-4713 or visit www.izlind.com/events.

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Winter Wings walk at Mohonk Preserve

t’s not my fault that I got interested in birding; I just happened to attend a bird walk. The fascination just happens, from the leader’s explanation of bird patterns or behavior, or even other attendees on the walk, who point out neat details or ask great questions. To me, bird walks transform an ordinary landscape into the extraordinary by tuning my eye into things that I was missing, in plain sight. This Sunday, January 10 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center, Mohonk Preserve director of education Kathy Ambrosini leads “Winter Wings: Birding for Children,” free for ages 5 and up. Learn how birds adapt to winter, how to use your binoculars, noticing field marks or flight patterns to identify birds and more. By the end of the walk, your family will feel reignited about your birdfeeders at home, noticing the species that come to visit. You may bring your own binoculars, or borrow some during the walk. Also this week, homeschoolers may wish to make a note of “All About Owls,” a class for ages 9 to 11 taking place on Thursday, January 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at a cost of $10 per person, or $8 per person for Mohonk Preserve members. Both of these events are open to the public, but registration is required. The Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center is located at 3197 Route 44/55 in Gardiner. For more information or to register, call (845) 255-0919 or visit http://mohonkpreserve.org/events. – Erica Chase-Salerno

“A library doesn’t need windows, Andrew. We have books, which are windows into worlds we never even dreamed possible,” writes Chris Grabenstein in Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library. Been waiting for the sequel? It’s here! On Wednesday, January 13 at 4:30 p.m. at Oblong Books & Music, you and your kids can hang out with Grabenstein as he talks about his puzzle-packed book, Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics. This event is free and open to the public, and it’s likely of most interest to middle-grade readers, ages 8 to 12 years. Oblong Books & Music is located at 6422 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. For more information, call (845) 8760500 or visit www.oblongbooks.com/ event/chris-grabenstein-mr-lemoncelloslibrary-olympics. To learn more about the author, visit www.chrisgrabenstein.com. – Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno is currently obsessing about dark chocolate mint hot cocoa. She and her husband, Mike, live in New Paltz with their two children: the inspirations behind hudsonvalleyparents.com. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ ulsterpublishing.com.

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Nurturing techniques for early grades at Rhinebeck’s Primrose Hill School Do you have a 6-to-10-year-old? Do you wish you could learn more ways to support him or her in school? On Monday, January 11 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Primrose Hill School pres-

ents “Nurturing Your Child through the Early Grades,” a presentation by Elizabeth Frishkoff, MSW and certified HANDLE specialist. Parents will learn tools for simple nurturing techniques that they can use immediately in the home through demonstrations and interactive elements during the session. This program is open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. The Primrose Hill School is located at 6571 Spring Brook Avenue in Rhinebeck. For more information, call (845) 876-1226 or visit http://primrosehillschool.com. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13

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Earth’s inner core rotates faster than the rest of the world, as if there’s a planet within our planet. Seemingly lifeless worlds might teem with underground biology. Indeed, the standard sci-fi image of aliens in surface cities may be as wrong as it is unimaginative. In stars, nucleosynthesis happens deep below, too. The Sun’s gaseous surface is merely where we view its energy release. The surface that we see isn’t remotely hot enough for fusion. Those emerging solar photons of friendly visible light started out as brutal gamma rays deep inside, whose photons stretched like taffy during countless encounters along their millionyear journey to the surface. All that nice solar heat and light began in a tiny sphere just 1/200th the volume of the Sun. This minuscule ball at the Sun’s exact center produces 96 billion H-bombs of energy each and every second. So much for the center of the Earth and the center of the Sun. What about the center of the universe? Even though we usually visualize the cosmos to be an enormous ball, that’s not accurate for a couple of reasons. First, it may be infinite in spatial extent, and an infinite entity has no shape. (For that matter, neither does an infinite entity have any physical meaning.) Second, to picture the cosmos as a ball, you must be contemplating it from an exterior perspective. There’s no such viewpoint, since by definition nothing is outside the universe. But most importantly, no matter which galaxy cluster you live in, you view all others racing away from you, which is one reason we know that the center of the universe is actually occupied by you, the observer. You constitute the center of the universe. And this remains true no matter how you define yourself. Glad we could clear this all up. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous “Night Sky” columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

Living Roots Trio in Hudson this Saturday The regional folk/rock group the Living Roots Trio celebrates the launch of its debut album To All Things at Club Helsinki in Hudson on Saturday, January 9 at 8 p.m. The trio of singer/ songwriter Séamus Maynard, vocalist Meaghan Witri and bassist “Sauerkraut” Seth Travins will be joined by Jen Zimberg, Julian Muller and Eric Sherman. Tickets cost $15 in advance, $20 on the day of the show. For tickets and more information, visit www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson.

Free talk on New Amsterdam’s transition to New York this Saturday in Saugerties It’s a point of pride for Ulster County residents that the City of Kingston was

ALMANAC WEEKLY New York State’s first capital. But before it was Kingston, it was Wiltwyck; and before we were a British colony, we were a Dutch one. The invasion of the thriving port of New Amsterdam by the English navy in 1664 was the beginning of a turbulent time for the settlers who had formed the first waves of European colonization of the Hudson Valley. If you’ve taken guided tours of some of our historic Dutch and Huguenot houses from that period, you may have heard accounts of how their wily occupants switched from wide wooden floor planks to narrow ones, so that the Redcoats wouldn’t confiscate them for shipbuilding purposes, or how they relied on freestanding wardrobes instead of built-in closets that the hated English governor could tax as extra “rooms.” Intrigued? You can find out much more about this interesting time of transition this Saturday, January 9 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room of the Saugerties Public Library, when the Friends of Historic Saugerties host the latest in their ongoing series of free public talks on local history. The guest speaker this month will be the official historian for Ulster County, Anne Gordon, and her subject will be “The changes in the lives of Ulster County people after the British takeover.” Gordon will discuss the effects of English

domination on the lives of men, women and slaves in the Dutch communities along the Hudson in the colony of New York. The Saugerties Public Library is located

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10AM - 11AM Gentle Yoga with Cory Smith. Focusing on the details of alignment and the development of muscular core strength at a slow pace. $8 donation requested. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.woodstockyogacenter.com

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1PM-4PM Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Most players are elementary and intermediate players. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Rescue Squad Bldg, Rt 212, Woodstock.

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9AM-11:15AM New Paltz Playspace. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rte 32, New Paltz.

4:30PM-5:30PM Meditation Support Group Meets every Thursday. Walk-ins always welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $5.

9AM - 9:50AM Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John. On-going qi gong class using gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. All ages and fitness levels. $8 donation requested. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

6PM Tai Chi with Martha Cheo at Unison. Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese healing and martial art. Its slow and graceful movements are good for promoting health, developing strength, balance and coordination. Info: 845-255-1559 or unisonarts.org Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

9:30AM-10:30AM Senior Fit After 50 with Diane Collelo. Three-part class offering movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older,

6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Meets every Thursday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala. org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

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7PM Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live The Winter’s Tale. The first season of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live promises an exceptional series of plays broadcast to cinemas from London’s Garrick Theatre over the course of a year. Info: 845-658-8989 orwww. rosendaletheatre.org. Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale.

8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-6795906, x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

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7PM-8:30PM Free Holistic Self-Care Class Movement Therapy With ShivaRam Wolfgang Thom. Info: /www.rvhhc.org Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. 7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles. com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. 8PM Live @ The Falcon: Split Bill: Mindy Fradkin’s Smile Revolution and Jake Bernz. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 845-236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 8PM Live Music. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 11:30AM-4:30PM Past Life Regression private sessions with Margaret Doner. First Friday of every month. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $125 /90 minutes. 12:05PM-1:15PM Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12:30PM-6PM Crystal and Tarot Readings and Chakra Energy Clearing sessions with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. Every Friday and Monday. $30 for Crystal/Tarot Reading; $50 for Chakra Reading & Clearing. $30 for Crystal/ Tarot Reading; $50 for Chakra Reading &Clearing. Walk-ins always welcome or call for appointment.Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 2PM Basic Computer Skills Workshop.Woodstock Public Library,5 Library Ln.Woodstock. 845-679-2213. 4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.” Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 845-246-4317, x 3. 6:15PM-7:15PM Beginner Swing Dance Class Sessions. Four-week Swing Dance serie; Friday; January 8-29. No partner or experience necessary. Intermediate Level- 7:15pm-8:15pm. For more info and to register visit www.got2lindy.com or call 845-236-3939. La Maison du Etre Bien, 87 Liberty St, Newburgh, $85. 6:30PM Performing Arts of Woodstock Audition Notice for David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People. Actors needed: Jean 50,white; Dottie, ‘60’s, white; Kate, 30’s, African-American; Mike,white, about 50. Audition dates 1/ 8 at 6:30 and 7:30pm; 1/ 10 at noon. 40 Clover St., adjacent to West Hurley Library Parking Lot off Rt 375. Call for audition appointment, 845679-7900. 7PM Zydeco Dance. with River City Slim and the Zydeco Hogs. Beginner’s lesson 7pm. Band

plays 8pm - 11pm. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Info: 914-388-7048 or www.hudsonvalleydance.org . White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave, Kingston, $15, $10 /fulltime students. 7PM-10PM Blues Happy Hour. Blues phenom Dylan Doyle Band. No cover charge, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049 Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston. 7PM Friday Night Jazz! New York City saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists LewScott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Info: 518- 678-3101. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville. 7:15PM-8:15PM Four-Week Swing Dance Series: Fridays, 1/8-1/29. Intermediate Swing Dance. No experience or partner needed. For more information and to register visit www.got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. La Maison du Etre Bien (House of Wellness), , 87 Liberty St, Newburgh, $85/series. 7:30PM - 11:30PM Dutchess County Singles Dance. Fabulous music from 40’s, 50’s, 60’s to the Present by DJ Johnny Angel also a light dinner buffet with desert and coffee. Admission is $20. Door prizes and 50/50 raffle. Information: Call: 845-464-4675 or www.meetup.com/DutchessCounty-Singles http://www.dutchesscountysingles.org; or e-mail:dcsingles30@yahoo.com. ELKS Lodge #275, 29 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie. 8PM Brian Fallon & The Crowes. Info: www. bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 297 Tinker St, Woodstock, $25. 8PM Gus Mancini Sonic Soul Band. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8PM Jeff Entin & Bob Blum’s 2nd Friday Jam. Info: 845-687-2699 or www.highfallscafe.com. Stone Dock Golf Club, High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls. 8PM The Music Man. Meredith Willson’s Tony Award winning classic musical. Info: www. centerforperformingarts.org or 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, $27, $25 /senior/child. 9PM Bully. Info: 518-828-4800. Helsinki Club, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Balinese Gamelan Workshop for Beginners at Bard College (Saturdays, January 16, 23 & 30, 11 am - 1 pm). Come experience the enchanting sounds of an authentic Balinese Gamelan Orchestra with Ibu Tzu. This hands-on workshop features our collection of instruments including gongs, metallophones, gong-chimes, cymbals, sulings (Balinese bamboo flutes) and drums. Workshops will accomodate both novices and experienced musicians alike. A musical background is helpful but not necessary. If you can clap in rhythm to a song and carry a tune you can learn to play! We will cover basic beginning techniques, learn some melodies and provide some background on the cultural context of the music. Plan to attend one or more sessions! Refreshments provided. Suggested donation $20 +/-.per session. Cash preferred. All contributions are tax deductible. Follow us on Facebook at Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana at Bard College. To register for one or more of the workshops call or email:

Sue Pilla at 845 688-7090. Bard staff, students and faculty members free of charge. Bard College, Olin Building, third floor Moon Room (305). Annandale-on-Hudson. Register Now! Feldenkrais Ongoing Community Classes. Classes will start January 2016, Thursdays, 11am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12pm . Method of international reputation helping Healing, Longevity and Improved Balance and Movement Coordination.Gentle and effortless exercise with immediate relaxation effect. Call to register and for short telephone interview. 845-679-6299. Leave message when to return your call and your telephone number. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock. East European Singing Workshop. A Capella choir and Accompanied group singing. Learn about different languages and cultures through traditional folk songs, various choir pieces, Balkan rhythms and polyphonic style from the East European traditions.Ages 12 and up, for all genders.Possible locations: Woodstock or Rosendale. We will meet

if at least 5 people sign up.Please call or email to sign up!!! Please let me know which location you preferred. Thank you! $15. (First meeting is by donation.)Contact: 845-532-0852 or Fufaeg@gmail.com or giliben.weebly. com. Performing Arts of Woodstock Audition Notice for David Lindsay-Abaireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Good People.Â Actors needed: Jean 50,white; Dottie, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, white; Kate, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s,Â African-American; Mike,white, about 50. Audition dates 1/ 8 at 6:30 and 7:30pm;Â 1/ 10 at noon. 40 Clover St., adjacent to West Hurley Library Parking Lot off Rt 375. Call for audition appointment, 845- 679-7900. Notice: Co-ed Pickup-Futbol ! If there's no snow on the ground in town, every Sunday at noon. Soccer Fields at Comeau Town Park, 98 ComeauDrive, Woodstock. Info: studiomyea@gmail. com. Sign-up Now! January and February Swing Dance Classes, Workshops and Dances with Got2Lindy Dance

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9:30AM-11AM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Saturday, 9-10:30am. Everyone welcome. Info: 845-679-8800. St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rte 212, Woodstock. 10AM-3PM Beekeeping Seminar. Free two-part Introduction today and 1/16, 10am-3pm. Led by master beekeeper Rob Overton.Participants will learn what they need to know to establish a hive this spring. The Olive Free Libary, 4033 Route 28A, PO Box 59, West Shokan. Info: 845-6572482 or www.olivefreelibrary.org. 10AM-2PM Kingston Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Winter Market. Offering fruits and vegetables, organic and natural meats, a wide assortment of cheeses, wine, breads and other baked goods & honey. Info: www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org. Old Dutch Church, Kingston. 10AM-12PM Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 845-687-7023. 10AM-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off. Open every Saturday, 10am-9pm. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston. 10AM-3PM New Paltz Winter Farmers Market. Second Saturday thru April, 10am - 3pm. Offering local food items such as meat, eggs, root crops, greens, goat cheese, bakery items, maple syrup, heirloom seeds and more. The market is sponsored by Winter Sun Farms, and members who have signed up for a winter share of frozen veggies and fruit will pick up their shares during

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ing out the old, ring can be expected from packets of carrot, onion, okra, pepper and sweet corn seed; in the new” – but not all three years from peas and beans, radishes, the “old,” when it comes celery and beets; and four or five years to seeds for this year’s from cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, garden. I’m flipping through my plasradish, cucumbers, beet, endive, melons, tic shoeboxes (I think that’s what the eggplant, tomato and lettuce. boxes are meant for) of vegetable and Among flower seeds, the shortestflower seeds, assessing what old seeds lived are delphiniums, aster, candytuft are worth keeping and what new seeds and phlox. Packets of alyssum, Shasta I need to order. Seeds are living – albeit in a dormant daisy, calendula, sweet peas, poppies and state – and as such have a limited lifespan. marigold can be reused for two or three The longevity of any seed depends first of years before their seeds get too old. all on the kind of seed, its genetics. Most As with humans, genetics and lifeseed packets come dated; if not, I write the date received on the packet. style determine actual longevity – lifeFew seeds have as short a viability as style, in the case of seeds, being storparsnips. (No age conditions. matter to me; I So although onFEW SEEDS HAVE don’t grow them.) ion seeds remain AS SHORT A VIABILITY More astounding potentially viable as parsnips. (No matter to me; I don’t is the longevity for two years, I grow them.) More astounding is the of some seeds, replace the yearlongevity of some seeds, especially the especially the old, dog-eared current record-holder for longevity: current recordseed packets in Silene stenophylla seed, possibly 32,000 holder for shoeboxes in my years old, found buried in a squirrel longevity: Silene garage with new burrow in the Siberian tundra. stenophylla seed, packets each possibly 32,000 year. Conditions that slow biological and years old, found buried in a squirrel chemical reactions also slow aging of burrow in the Siberian tundra. At the seeds – i.e., low temperature, low humidity other end of the spectrum are seeds and low oxygen. All winter, my seeds find that remain viable for even less time their low-temperature and low-humidity than parsnip. The record at that end storage in my garage: good for seeds. But is probably held by seeds in the family Tillandsioideae, related to pineapple, with come summer, my garage becomes warm a viability of four to six weeks. Swamp and humid: bad for seeds. If my seed boxes could be kept wellmaple, Acer saccharinum, seeds retain their capacity to germinate for only about sealed, I could eke more sowings from a a week. packet of seeds by lowering the humidity It’s not worth the risk to sow parsnip, with a packet of silica desiccant. spinach or salsify seeds after they are more Reducing oxygen levels has generally than one year old. Two years of sowings not been practical – until I came across

7:30 PM “Music of our Time” Woodstock Chamber Orchestra Concert. (snow date 1/10 at 3PM). Info: 845-266-3517 or www.wco-online. com . Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $20, $18 /senior, free /student. 8PM Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones. Info: 845-.658-9048 or www.rosendalecafe.com. The Rosendale Cafer, 434 Main St, Rosendale, $10. 8PM The Music Man. Meredith Willson’s Tony Award winning classic musical. Info: www. centerforperformingarts.org or 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, $27, $25 /senior/child. 8PM-11PM Jail Breakers featuring Niki Recording Artist Sonnie Chiebba No cover charge, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049 Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston. 8PM Joey Eppard & Friends. Info: 845-6793484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8PM Live @ The Falcon: Cuboricua Salsa Band! Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 845-236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

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8AM John Burroughs Natural History Society Field Trip: Wallkill Valley Raptors. Join Christine Guarino (chrissy.guarino@gmail.com ) and enjoy minimal walking on this popular roadside trip. Info: www.jbnhs.org. New Paltz Municipal Parking Lot, New Paltz. 10AM-2PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Mossy Glen Snowshoe Hike An approximately two-and-a-half mile long snowshoe hike. Snowshoes may be reserved and rented from the Park Preserve Office for $5 per person. Pre-registration is required. Info: at 845-255-0752.Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Awosting Parking Area, Gardiner, $10. 10:30AM-12:30PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Meets every Sunday. Sitting and walking meditation with short teaching and discussion from Pema Chodron books or video. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 orwww. skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest

Ln, Rosendale. 12PM Co-ed Pickup-Futbol! If there's no snow on the ground in town, every Sunday at noon. Athletic Fields at Comeau Town Park, 98 ComeauDrive, Woodstock. Info: studiomyea@gmail. com. 1PM-4PM Opening Reception: Suburban Landscapes. Oil and charcoal art by Terry Straus. Exhibits through 2/28. Info: www.karpeles.com or 845-569-4997. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 94 Broadway, Newburgh. 1PM-2PM Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Info: 845-679-7148 or rizka@ hvc.rr.com. Village Green, Tinker St, Woodstock. 1PM-4PM Artist Reception: Suburban Landscapes. Oil and charcoal art by Terry Straus. Exhibits through 2/28. Info: 845-569-4997 or www.karpeles.com. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 94 Broadway, Newburgh. 1PM-3PM Pallet Puppet Theatre offers Spanish Puppet Lesson. Ongoing on Sundays, 1-3pm. Materials for kids provided. The Green Palette, 215 Main Street inside of the Medusa Antique Center Building, New Paltz. 1:30PM Retirement Party for Ruth Anne Muller. Olive Free Library , Rt 28A, West Shokan. 845-657-2482. 2PM 2016 Sunday Salons: Francis Morrone. Thomas Cole and 19th-Century American Architecture. Why did America’s foremost landscape painter list himself in a New York City directory as “Thomas Cole, architect”? Talk is followed by a reception. Info: www.thomascole.org.Thomas Cole National Historic Site, New Studio, 218 Spring St, Catskill, $9. 2:30PM The Impact Of Slavery And The Emancipation Proclamation In New York. Dr. Sherrill D. Wilson is the author of New York City’s African Slave Owners: A Social and Material Culture History. Dr. Wilson lectures and writes on the subjects of the African presence in colonial and early New York, and the enslaved African presence in the north. The Auditorium, 105 Market St, Poughkeepsie. 3PM The Music Man. Meredith Willson’s Tony Award winning classic musical. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org or 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, $27, $25 /senior/child.

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Lee tests seed viability by counting out 10 to 20 seeds from each packet, and spreading the seeds between two moist rounds of ﬁlter paper on a plate. Enclosing the plate in a plastic bag to hold in moisture and putting the bagged plate somewhere warm – preferably around 75 degrees – provides nearly perfect conditions for germination.

plans for converting a bicycle pump into a vacuum pump (www.instructables.com/ id/make-a-manual-vacuum-pump-forunder-$20-by-convert). Going forward, my plan is to stuff some packets of seed into large-mouthed Mason jars, then evacuate them with the reversed bicycle pump plugged into a “FoodSaver WideMouth Jar Sealer.” I’ve already tried this on a number of Mason jars of dried tomatoes, dried shiitakes, nuts and beans. The vacuum is not very strong (0.74 atmospheres), but sucking out air also sucks out moisture. Some testing will determine just how it affects seed longevity. So I don’t really know how viable my seeds are. One option is to order all new seeds each year. That could be very expensive. Another option is to guesstimate my seeds’ viabilities, taking into account their inherent longevity and storage conditions. That’s my approach, seasoned with yet another option: testing the viability of some of my seeds. I test viability by counting out 10 to

3 PM Dance Film Sunday: “Millepied, Balanchine, Robbins” H.D. Cinema experience from the exquisite Paris Opera Ballet, the world’s oldest ballet company. Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org or 845-658-8989. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale, $12, $6 /under 12. 4PM-6PM Woodstock Community Drum Circle. Hosted by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums invite all to drum and dance. Free, donations appreciated. On-going on Sundays, 4-6pm. Meets in the end room in the back of the building. Village Green, Woodstock. 4PM Howland Chamber Music Circle”s Piano Festival 2016: Gilles Vonsattel, artist. Followed by a reception to meetthe artist. Ticketscan be reserved on HCMC’s web-site howlandmusic. org or by calling 845-765-3012. Subscriptions to all for concerts are $110, to threeconcerts $80, single tickets are $30 and student tickets are $10.HowlandCultural Center, 477 Main Street, Beacon. 6PM Swing Dance to Shorty Kings Rhythm Review. 6-6:30pm Beginners Lesson; 6:30-9pm Dance. Every One Welcome. Arlington Reformed Church, 22 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845 255-0614. 8PM Live @ The Falcon: Ryan Montbleau (Indie Rock). Opener: Bobby Paltauf. Info: 845-2367970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 8PM Tom Depetris Band. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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8:30AM Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hiking Club: Sleeping Lion. Challenging bushwack, 4 -6 miles. Inclement weather date-following Monday. Info: 845-246-8074 or www.newyorkheritage.com/ rvw. Cooperstown. 8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-6795906, x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra,

20 seeds from each packet to be tested, and spreading the seeds between two moist rounds of filter paper on a plate. Enclosing the plate in a plastic bag to hold in moisture and putting the bagged plate somewhere warm – preferably around 75 degrees – provides just about perfect conditions for germination. (Alternatively, place seeds on a damp paper towel, roll it up, bag it and put it somewhere warm.) After one to two weeks, germination occurs – if it is going to. Peeling apart the filter papers (or unrolling the paper towels) lets me count the number of seeds with little white root “tails.” Seeds with low- or no-percentage germination got tossed into the compost pile. If the germination percentage isn’t too low, I’ll use the seeds and adjust the sowing rate accordingly. – Lee Reich Any gardening questions? E-mail Lee at garden@leereich.com and he’ll try answering them directly or in his Almanac Weekly column. To read Lee’s previous “Gardener’s Notebook” columns, visit our website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 9AM-9:50AM Senior Fit Dance for Seniors with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Bring a mat. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 9:30AM Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter). A social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Info: ssipkingston.org or 845-399-2805. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. 10AM-12PM Senior Drama with Edith LeFever. Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues & scenes. Interested seniors are welcome to sit in. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10:30 AM -12 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Preschoolers in the Park at Sam’s Point. Scheduled for the second Monday of the month. Each outing includes a craft and weather permitting, a modest hike. Pre-registration is required. Info: at at 845-647-7989. $10/car. Sam’s Point,Visitors Center, Cragsmoor. 12:15PM Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting. Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, 914-244-0333. 1 PM Needlework Group. On-going every Monday, 1pm. Info:845-338-5580, x1005. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 2PM-4PM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. In addition to instruction, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the class offers friendship and camaraderie. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for minimum contribution of $2. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 4:15PM-5:30PM Healthy Back Class w/ Anne Olin. Build strength and increase flexibility and range of motion with attention to your special needs. Class is on-going and meets on Mondays, 4:15-5:30pm. $12/class. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford. 6PM-6:30PM Free Open Meditation. Meets Mon-Fri, 6-6:30pm. No particular tradition or practice. Not a ‘class’. All are welcome. Just a time to join with others to meditate together. Interfaith Awakening (the little yellow house), 9 Rock City

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8PM Karaoke. 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8PM-9PM Jewish Mysticism. Study of Tanya with Rabbi Hecht. ree. Every Tuesday on going. All are welcome. Info: 845-679-7148. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. 8PM Live @ The Falcon: Dojo Dance Company’s Argentine Tango & Salsa - Lessons & Dance! Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 8PM Open Mic Nite. Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! No cover. Tuesday is also Burger Night at the Cat - only $8. Info: 688-2444 or www.emersonresort.com. Woodnotes Restaurant, Mt. Pleasant.

Wednesday

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9AM-10AM Senior Kripalu Yoga with Susan Blacker. Gentle yoga class with each student encouraged to move and stretch at his or her own pace. Includes warmups, poses for strength and balance and breath work for relaxation. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10AM Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hiking Club: Hurley Rail Trail at Marcot Road. Easy Walk (3 miles). Info: 845-246-9373 or www.newyorkheritage.com/rvw. Berne.

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Intro to Beekeeping seminar at Olive Free Library

he Olive Free Library will offer a free two-part “Introduction to Beekeeping” seminar on Saturdays, January 9 and 16 from 10 to 3 p.m., led by master beekeeper Rob Overton. Participants will learn what they need to know to establish a hive this spring. The seminar is suitable for those with no prior experience, or for those who want to gain more knowledge by learning from a master beekeeper. The workshop will discuss the pros and cons of treatment and treatment-free beekeeping. Session 1 will cover: native pollinators, honeybee castes and races, bee stings and apitherapy, where to get bees, bees and neighbors, beneficial plants and natural/organic beekeeping. Session 2 will explore equipment and bee care, protective gear, hive tools, hive types: framed and top bar, predators and pests, hive placement, installing bees, signs of a healthy hive, diseases, winter prep and products from the hive. If there is interest, additional group session(s) will be scheduled through the winter to focus on building and preparing equipment for those who plan to start keeping bees in the spring. The classes will include hands-on demonstrations and leave room for questions and answers as well as informal discussion. Participants are asked to preregister by calling the library or registering online at http://hvhives.com. The classes will be taught by Overton, who has more than 30 years’ experience as a beekeeper and is deeply involved in the beekeeping community. He is an administrator at Beemasters’ International Beekeeping Forum, which is the largest forum on the Internet geared toward backyard and hobbyist beekeepers. He is a frequent beekeeping contributor and guest at the Wildlife Pro Network, and is creator of the Bushkill Bee Vac, which revolutionized the use of bee vacuums for live honeybee removals and is preferred by professionals across the US. There is a beekeeping support group that meets monthly at the Olive Free Library throughout the year, which will also be covered in this workshop. The Library is located at 4033 Route 28A in West Shokan. For more information, call (845) 6572482, e-mail programs@olivefreelibrary.org or go to http://hvhives.com or www.olivefreelibrary.org.

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7PM-8:30PM Do You Love to Sing? Do you identify as part of the LGBTQ community or as an Ally? Come and audition for our newly-reformed a cappella choir! Auditions to be held Monday, 1/11 and Tuesday 1/12 from 7-8:30pm at the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall Street, Kingston. Ability to read music helpful but not required. Rehearsals will be once a week (Monday or Tuesday evenings, TBD). We welcome dedicated and enthusiastic singers of all vocal ranges who are interested in performing secular music in a variety of styles. For more information or to schedule an audition, call 216-402-3232 or email mhrainbowchorus@gmail.com.

10AM-12PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Tuesday Trek: Cross-Country Ski to Patterson’s Pellet. Three mile ski along Lake Minnewaska Carriage Road to Millbrook Mountain Carriage Road. Pre-registration is required. Info: at 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State ParkPreserve, Wildmere Parking Area, Gardiner, $10 /car.

Tuesday

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9AM-10AM Senior Dance Exercise with Inyo Charbonneau. The emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 9:30AM Serving and Staying in Place. SSIP/ New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 845-255-0609. Plaza Diner, New Paltz. 10AM The Country Scrappers & Stampers Meeting. Meets every Tuesday. Come for the whole day or drop by for an hour or two. New members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Call 845-744-3055 for more information. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1 Marl Rd, Walker Valley. 10AM - 11AM Gentle Yoga with Jess Lunt. Slower-paced, simplified class using modified and supported poses to gently stretch and strengthen. Perfect for those wanting a gentle, relaxing experience. $8 donation requested. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

1:30PM-3PM Israeli Folk Dancing.On-going. Beginner material offered. Each class is geared towards the experience of the participants. No partner necessary. Donation suggested. Come share in the enthusiasm and great exercise. 845-255-9627. Unison, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. 5:30PM-8PM Protect Your Family. Protect Your Rights. Meeting from the New York Alliance for Vaccine Rights . Learn how we can protect our NYS religious exemption laws and come together to successfully lobby against bills S6017/A8329 put forth by Senator Hoylman and Assemblyman Dinowitz, which propose to eliminate religious exemptions for vaccines in NY state. Led by John Gilmore, Executive Director of Autism Action Network and Rita Palma, Founder of My Kids, My Choice, to learn how to effectively lobby against these dangerous bills & protect your rights. Free. Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, 16 South Chestnut St, New Paltz. 6PM-7PM Intermediate Swing Dance Class Sessions. Four-week series meets Tuesdays,1/ 12-2/2. No partner or experience necessary. Also Intro To Swing Dance Performance Class at 7:30pm. For more info and to register visit www. got2lindy.com or call845-236-3939. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $85. 6PM - 7PM Community Yoga Class with Selena Reynolds A fun and informative drop-in class, open to all levels. $8 donation requested. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.woodstockyogacenter.com

6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. Meets every Tuesday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 7PM-8:30PM Weekly Opportunity Workshop . Meets every Tuesday night, 7pm-8:30pm.Free to attend: learn how to help the environment, raise funds for non-profit organizations, and save money over time! Novella’s, 2 Terwilliger Ln (across from Super 8), New Paltz. 7PM-10PM Jazz Jam. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm. 452-3232. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie. 7PM-8:30PM Singing Just for Fun! New Paltz Community Singers. Everyone welcome, everyone gets to choose songs. Going 20+ years. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm. Info: genecotton@gmail.com. Quaker Meeting House, 8 N. Manheim Blvd, New Paltz. 7 PM-9 PM Open Mic. On-going, Tuesdays, 7-9pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 200 Main St, Saugerties, 845-246-5775. 7PM-8:30PM Do You Love to Sing? Do you identify as part of the LGBTQ community or as an Ally? Come and audition for our newly-reformed a cappella choir! Auditions to be held Monday, 1/11 and Tuesday 1/12 from 7-8:30pm at the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall Street, Kingston. Ability to read music helpful but not required. Rehearsals will be once a week (Monday or Tuesday evenings, TBD). We welcome dedicated and enthusiastic singers of all vocal ranges who are interested in performing secular music in a variety of styles. For more information or to schedule an audition, call 216-402-3232 or email mhrainbowchorus@gmail.com. 7:30PM Life Drawing at Unison. On-going. Offering professional artists and students an opportunity to work with experienced models under controlled lighting. $15.Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

10:30AM-12:30PM Senior Writing Workshop Welcomes New Members. Writers at all levels of experience, beginner to expert, are invited to join. Writers age 55 and above. Jan 13 and 27, Feb 10 and 24, Mar 9 and 23. Info: . 845- 679-2880. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12PM Rotary Club of Kingston Meeting. Fellowship, lunch, and an informative and interesting presentation from a guest speaker. Meets every Wed at 12noon. Web: www.kingstonnyrotary.org. Christina’s Restaurant, 812 Ulster Ave, Kingston. 1 PM Kingston Community Singers Open Rehearsals. Old Dutch Church, Wall St, Kingston, 845-339-0637. 3PM-4:30PM Chess Club for Experienced Adult Players. This club is geared for those who already know how to play so they can meet new people and improve their chess skills. Info: 845- 255-1255. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. 3:30PM Math Regents Prep. Every Wed. @ 3:30pm Certified Math Teacher - Don’t fail Algebra, Geometry, and Trig. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St, Ellenville, 877-576-9931. 4 PM-6 PM Homework Club at Woodstock Library. For 1st-6th graders. The Children’s Room becomes a study hall with snacks and homework help. This is a drop-off program. On Wednesdays. Info: 845+-679-2213. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. 4:30PM-5:30PM Chess Club for Beginners. Open to all ages, the goal is to teach participants to play chess in a relaxed, fun, supportive environment. Info: 845- 255-1255. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. 5:30 PM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm Everyone welcome. 845-679-9534. First Churchof Christ, Scientist, 89 Tinker St, Woodstock. 6PM-7:30PM Creative Seed Support Group. For artists to voice their works inprogress in a supportive environment. For Songwriters, Playwrights & Actors.Held by Patrice Blue Maltas, Actress, Playwright, Musician and founder of Blue Healing Arts Center. MeetsWednesday nights, 6-7:30pm. Info: Patricebluemaltas@gmail.com or www.bluehealing.co. Blue Healing Art Center, 107 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 6PM-8PM Woodstock Community Chorale. An opportunity to join with friends to sing both great works and songs for fun. No need to read music! Info: 845-688-2169. Kleinert/James Gallery, Tinker St, Woodstock. 6PM-8PM Woodstock Transition Garden Share Working Group Potluck/Mtg. Joan's house, 29 Orchard Lane, Woodstock.845-679-0512. Free, open to public. More info: woodstocknytransition.org. 7PM “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class. Info: 845-679-5906, x 1012 or jan@ kagyu.org. On-going every Wed, 7pm. This free 90-minute program includes 30 minutes of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by one of eight lectures on the history, practices andprinciples of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 8 wk curriculum. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock, free. 7PM-11PM Rosendale Chess Club. Free admission-no dues. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm. Rosendale Café, Rosendale. 7PM-9PM Tango with Nina Jirka at Unison, Nina Jirka every Wednesday night for tango. Tango basics will be taught from 7-8 p.m. and intermediate tango follows from 8-9 p.m. Info: 845-255-1559 or unisonarts.org Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $10. 7PM Documentary: The March on Washington. This BBC documentary recounts the events of

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August 1963, when 250,000 people came together to form the largest demonstration the United States had ever seen. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 was to become one of the most important moments in contemporary history. It was when one of the world’s greatest leaders spoke, carrying the hopes and dreams of millions of disenfranchised American people. Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie. 7PM Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society Preconcert Talk. Background discussion with musical examples of the upcoming live concert. Church of the Messiah, Rhinebeck . Free. To register call 845- 876-4030. 7:30 PM The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. Meets every Wednesday night, 7:30pm. An evening of singing, fun & fellowship.A male a cappella group that sings in the American “Barbershop Style”of close fourpart harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight reading not required. Info: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. St. Andrews Church, 110 Overlook St, Poughkeepsie. 8PM Kurt Henry. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8:30PM-11PM Live at Catskill Mountain Pizza Company: Acoustic Jazz Trio with Syracuse/ Siegel Duo + Special Featured Guest. Featuring Bassist Rich Syracuse and drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel. No cover or minimum! Info: 679-7969. Catskill Mountain Pizza Company, 51 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Thursday

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8AM Senior Exercise for Early Risers with Diane Colello. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation. Open to Woodstock residents 55 & older. $1 donation. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-6795906, x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 9AM-11:15AM New Paltz Playspace. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rte 32, New Paltz. 9:30AM-10:30AM Senior Fit After 50 with Diane Collelo. Three-part class offering movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Town Hall, Woodstock. 10AM-11:30AM Parkinson’s Dance & Exercise Class. Led by Anne Olin. For people with PD & other neurological disorders. Groups are challenging, creative and fun! Info: 845-679-6250. $12 for one or $22 for two. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston. 11AM-12PM Feldenkrais Ongoing Community Class. Led by Tatiana Light. Meets on Thursdays, 11am - 12pm. Call 845-6299 for short telephone interview. Leave message when to return your call. Method of international reputation helping Healing, Longevity andImproved Balance and Movement Coordination.Gentle and effortless exercise with immediate relaxation effect. Mountainview Studio, depending on registration Classes will start on January 2016, Woodstock. 1PM-4PM Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Most players are elementary and intermediate players. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1

donation requested. Rescue Squad Bldg, Rt 212, Woodstock.

and older for a $1 donation. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

1PM-4PM Hearing Loss Support Group. A screening of the film Sound and Fury. This documentary concerns two American families with young deaf children and their conflict over whether or not to give their children cochlear implants. Info: 845-255-1255 or visitwww.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner Library, Community Room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner.

12:05PM-1:15PM Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

1:30PM-2:30PM Super Special Story Times “What Happens in Winter?” Nick Martin, Park Educator at Minnewaska State Park Preserve, and Children’s Librarian, Amy Laber, will present a special story time. For 4 & 5 year olds. Info: 845255-1255 orwww.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner Library, Children’s room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, free. 5PM-8PM Karmabee’s Farewell Celebration. Karmabee, 73A Broadway , Kingston. Info: www. karmabee.etsy.com.. 5PM-7PM Opening Reception: Teen Visions ’16. More than 60 paintings, drawings, and photographs by local high school students who participated in the Art Institute of Mill Street Loft’s summer Art Intensive Program. Exhibits through 1/26. Info: 845-471-7477. Vassar Hospital, Poughkeepsie. 6PM Tai Chi with Martha Cheo at Unison. Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese healing and martial art. Its slow and graceful movements are good for promoting health, developing strength, balance and coordination. Info: 845-255-1559 or unisonarts.org Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. 6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. Meets every Thursday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. 6:30PM Blue Mountain Cemetery Meeting Open to the public to discuss rules and regulations. Blue Mountain Dutch Reformed Church , 10 Blue Mountain Church Rd., Saugerties, 12477 845-246-4008. 7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles. com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. 8PM-11PM Popemobile. The uptown Kingston jam band featuring Daniel Sternstein on guitar and vocals, Marc Ferraro on percussion and a host of local all-stars! No cover charge, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049 Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston. 8PM Darlingside. Info: www.helsinkihudson. com Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. 8PM The DuPont Brothers. Info: 518-828-4800 or www.helsinkihudson.com/ Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. 8PM Live @ The Falcon. Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys (Zydeco). Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 8:30PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, & Eric Weissberg. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Friday

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9:45AM-10:45AM Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Open to Woodstock residents 55

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department,244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 2:30PMforGeostabilization – Soil Nailing, BID #RFB-UC16-009. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www. co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department,244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 3:00PM for Guiderail Repair and Installation, BID #RFBUC16-006.Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department,244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 3:30PMforCOLD IN PLACE ASPHALT RECYCLING, BID #RFBUC16-005.Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website

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at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department,244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 2:00PMforCrack Sealing of County Roads, BID #RFBUC16-002.Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE Notice to Bidders The Board of Trustees of Ulster County Community College (in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law) hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for Wireless Equipment. Bids will be received until 11:00 am the 19st of January, 2016 at the Dean of Administration Office in 212 Clinton Hall, at which time and place all bids will be opened. Specifications and bid form may be obtained from the same office, 845-687-5109 or Tagliafn@sunyulster.edu. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Any bid submitted will be binding for 30 days subsequent to the date of bid opening. Dated: January 4, 2016 AA/EOE

4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.” Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 845-246-4317, x 3. 6PM-10PM American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider Renewal Course. This is a recertification class for BLS healthcare providers; participants must have a current BLS certification to take this abridged recertification course. For ages 16 to adult.Preregistration and payment are required. Info: 845-475-9742 Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, $50. 6:15PM Kabbalat Shabbat Pot Luck Dinner. Kosher dairy or parve please. Followed by services at 7:30p.m. The Kerhonkson Synagogue, 26 Minnewaska Trail, Ellenville, 845-626-2010. 7PM-10PM Blues Happy Hour. Rock and soul classics for dancing from Top Cat. No cover charge, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049 Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston. 7PM Friday Night Jazz! New York City saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists LewScott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Info: 518- 678-3101. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville. 8PM Professor Louie and the Crowmatix: Music from Hurley Mountain. Info: 845-2465775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties, free. 8PM The Music Man. Meredith Willson’s Tony Award winning classic musical. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org or 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, $27, $25 /senior/child. 8PM Live @ The Falcon: The Sherman Holmes Project with Brooks Long (Gospel/R&B). Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 9PM Elvis Birthday Bash with the Lustre Kings and Special Guests. Info: 518-828-4800. Helsinki Club, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

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John Burroughs Natural History Society Field Trip: NYSOA Winter Waterfowl Count. annual statewide count includes waterfowl and their allies as well as eagles. Contact Steve Chorvas (schorvas@gmail.net or 845-246-5900) for assignment. Snow/rain date on Sunday 1/17/16 Info: www.jbnhs.org. 9AM Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties. 9AM-10:30AM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Saturday, 9-10:30am. Everyone welcome. Info: 845-679-8800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rte 212, Woodstock. 9:30AM-1PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Lake Maratanza Loop Snowshoe Hike. Three mile snowshoe outing through the Park Preserve. Snowshoes are available for rent at the Sam’s Point visitor center at the rate of $5 per person. Pre-registration is required. Info: at at845-6477989. Sam’s Point Area, Visitor Center, Cragsmoor, $10 /car. 10AM-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off. Open every Saturday, 10am-9pm. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston. 10AM-12PM Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 845-687-7023. 10AM-2PM Kingston Farmers’ Winter Market. Offering fruits and vegetables, organic and natural meats, a wide assortment of cheeses, wine, breads and other baked goods & honey. Info: www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org. Old Dutch Church, Kingston. 10:30AM-11:30AM Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Info: 845-399-2805. Meet outside Cornell St PO, Kingston, 845-339-0637. 11AM Balinese Gamelan Workshop for Beginners at Bard College (Saturdays, January 16 , 23 & 30, 11 am - 1 pm). Come experience the enchanting sounds of an authentic Balinese Gamelan Orchestra with Ibu Tzu. This hands-on workshop features our collection of instruments including gongs, metallophones, gong-chimes, cymbals, sulings (Balinese bamboo flutes) and drums. Workshops will accomodate both novices and experienced musicians alike. Refreshments provided. Suggested donation $20 +/-. per session. Cash preferred. All contributions are tax deductible. Follow us on Facebook at Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana at Bard College. To register for one or

more of the workshops call or email: Sue Pilla at 845 688-7090. Bard staff, students and faculty members free of charge. Bard College, Olin Building, third floor Moon Room (305). Annandaleon-Hudson. 11 AM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Drop-In Snowshoe Lessons at Sam’s Point Area, designed for people who are beginners, interested in trying snowshoeing. No Reservations Required. Snowshoes are available for this program at a discounted rate of $5 per person. Info: at at845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Visitor Center, Cragsmoor, $10 /car. 11AM-1PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Snowshoe Hike in the Peter’s Kill Area. An approximately two mile, moderately challenging snowshoe outing. Pre-registration is required. Snowshoes may be reserved and rented from the Park Office for $5. Info: at 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Peter’s Kill Area, Gardiner, $10 /car. 11AM-2PM LEGO Club. Crafts and activities for children. Onteora School Band appearance. Info: 845-679-6405 or www.wplib.org. West Hurley Firehouse, 24 Wall St, West Hurley. 12PM-1PM Free Yoga Pizza Party. Recurring event every Saturday. Join Women’s Power Space and My Place Pizza for a rejuvenating yoga class and pizza. Families, beginners, and children welcome (mats will be provided). Donations appreciated. Info:sarah@womenspowerspace. org My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie. 1PM The Met: Live in HD: Bizet’s Les Pˆcheurs de Perles. For the first time since Enrico Caruso starred in the opera in 1916, the Met will present Bizet’s lush, melodic romance. Info: 845-4732072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $27, $20 /12 & under. 2PM-5PM UlsterCorps’ 7th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration of Service. Info: www.ulstercorps.org or 845-.481-.0331. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. 2PM Free Meditation Instruction. On-going every Saturday, 2pm in the Amitabha Shrine Room. 60-minute class requires no previous meditation experience. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906, 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 3PM St. Gregory’s Young Artists’ Concert Series. Featuring four talented students from the Juilliard program.Featuring the works of Bach, Beethoven, Hindemith, and Dvorak.St. his free concert is open to the public, and children are encouraged to attend.Info: 917-763-3938. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock. 3PM The Music Man. Meredith Willson’s Tony Award winning classic musical. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org or 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, $22. 5PM-7PM Opening Reception: “Two Worlds” A solo exhibit by Tay Cha. Exhibits through 2/29. Info: /www.montgomeryrow.com or 845-8760543. Montgomery Row Second Level, 6423 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. 6PM-8PM Opening Reception: Chiaroscuro; Play on Light and Dark, curated by Georgia Landman. Info: 845.-757-2667 or www.tivoliartistsgallery.com Tivoli Artists Gallery, 60 Broadway, Tivoli. 7PM Movies With Spirit. “Still Dreaming” (2014). Documentary about a group of elderly former Broadway actors putting on a play at a nursing home. Info: 845-389-9201 or www. movieswithspirit.com. Woodstock JewishCongregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock, $5. 7PM-10PM Blues Happy Hour. Rock and soul classics for dancing from Top Cat. No cover charge. 21+. Uncle Willy’s,31 North Front St (@ Wall Street), Kingston. 845-853-8049. 7PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles. 2nd set at 8:30pm.No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Info: 845-255-8811 or www. GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz. 7PM Saturday Night Jazz! New York City saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists Lew Scott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Info: 518- 678-3101. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville. 7:30PM Folk Guild Coffeehouse Series: An open mic format followed by featured performer, Tom Kelly. Info: 845-380-6337, or e-mail hvfgpoughkeepsie@gmail.com. Unitarian Fellowship, 67 South Randolph Ave, Poughkeepsie, $6. 8PM Live @ The Falcon: Chris Bergson Band. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com or 845-236-7970. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. 8PM-11PM The Kurt Henry Band. No cover charge, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049 Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston. 8PM The Music Man. Meredith Willson’s Tony Award winning classic musical. Info: www. centerforperformingarts.org or 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck, $27, $25 /senior/child.

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out; on-site reserved parking; large backyard for BBQ/garden; wi-fi. cable, snow/ garbage removal. No smoking (in house); no pets. $700/month includes all utilities. Call/text (845)594-3440 or e-mail: jdjs1234@aol.com SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Spring 2016 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-2557205. New Paltz, 1-BEDROOM, Village Arms, ground floor, end unit, sunny and bright, hardwood floors. $1100/month. 1 year lease, minimum. No pets, no smoking. Sam Slotnick, NYS Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Century 21 Alliance. 845-6566088, samsk100@aol.com RENOVATED MOBILE HOME for rent. 2-bedrooms, washer/dryer, 2 full baths. Non-smoking property. No pets. Located on quiet country road in Gardiner. Call 845-255-2525. NEW PALTZ: CHARMING 3-BEDROOM house with mountain views. Walking distance to town. Excellent neighborhood. $1500/month plus utilities. Deposit & 2 months rent. References & security required. Available 1/1/16. Call (845)2556732. NICE UNFURNISHED ROOMS; $480/ month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call (914)474-5176, between 8 a.m.-9 p.m. (845)255-6029, between 12-9 p.m., leave message. STUDIO, VERY LARGE. Full kitchen & bath, own deck & entrance. All utilities, cable & internet. Single person. No pets. No smokers. $780/month. 845-797-2976.

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www.lawrenceotoolerealty.com We have the highest average selling price in Ulster County*

HANDSOME NEW PALTZ COLONIAL

Perched atop a hill with a sufﬁcient degree of privacy, this handsome 4 bedroom, 2 bath colonial is within walking distance to the village of New Paltz, yet has a real country feel. It can easily serve as both a vacation spot and full-time residence. Current owners have added a number of features to lend it distinctive character, helped in no small measure by some beautiful cedar paneling throughout, notably in the living area and master bedroom. The stone ﬁreplace gives the open living area a real warmth, in both senses of the word, and from the 3-season screened porch you can breathe easily and gaze out into the woods. At the back, with no other houses in sight, the decking allows for a generous play and relaxation space. This is an immaculately maintained, spacious home in move-in condition, primed and ready for its new owner. ................... $475,000

NEW YEAR, NEW STRATEGY! Thinking of selling or buying in 2016? Your Westwood professional will analyze every aspect of the local Real Estate market in order to provide you with a winning strategy to reach your goals. With over 30 years’ experience and decades as a residential sales leader, our cutting edge technologies and commitment to service gets results. Beat the expected interest rate increase NOW!

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY JAN. 10TH • FROM 11-1PM OWN A PIECE OF WOODSTOCK HISTORY

Call Richard Vizzini, Licensed R.E. Salesperson 845-389-7879 Mobile 42 Mill Hill Road Woodstock NY 12498

Purchase a memorable part of Woodstock’s history, nearly as famous as the Festival itself. Now a retail store called Not Fade Away, the building was, in a previous life, Joyous Lake, an entertainment space and bar where a lot of Rock’s royalty performed: from Bob Dylan to the Rolling Stones. Its highest and best use would be to bring back Joyous Lake to being a music venue -- an amazing wraparound bar, a historic stage, and two lighting and music control booths with a green room; but the building, which features unique detailing and woodwork, lends itself to many and varied uses, perhaps as an event space. Situated on Woodstock’s main street with the most visibility possible, the space can hold 269 people and there’s an 1100 square foot deck to handle overﬂow plus there’s a corner lot with parking. Whether it becomes a bar, nightclub, café, an event or retail space, the property retains its history and the new owner will proudly possess a Woodstock landmark. ............................... $660,000 *According to MLS statistics to date for offices with 50 or more transactions in 2015.

ROOMS AVAILABLE for STUDENT HOUSING. Close to SUNY, New Paltz. Newly renovated, clean, large kitchen, appliances, WiFi/computer access/TV, plenty of parking. $550/month/room, electric & heat included. $550 deposit. Available now. 845-705-2430. Apartment for rent; 1-BEDROOM with kitchen, living room and full bath. Newly remodeled. $750/month, utilities included, plus security deposit. 845-389-5832. 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT, first floor, separate entrance in 1870s barn. Full bath, wood floors. $960/month includes heat, hot water, electric. Gas for cooking & fireplace extra. NO DOGS. 5 minutes by CAR outside village. Please call 845-255-5355. Bungalow with loft and kitchenette. Located near bus stop and Thruway. No smokers; no pets. $850/month plus utilities. 2-month security. 1-month rent required. Contact: Laurie at 845-389-8166. NEW PALTZ: LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT. $750/month all utilities included. 5 miles to town. No pets. Call anytime, leave message 845-255-2316 or 845-389-6195. COZY 2-BEDROOM; $1395/month. STUDIO; $945/month. Both include ALL utilities, parking, etc. Central location in village at 21 N. Chestnut Street. No pets please. (845)229-0024.

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Stone Ridge; 2BR Duplex for rent in rural setting. 2BR, 1Bath, W/D, DW, woodstove. No Pets, No Smoking. Very Quiet road, $975/month plus utilities. (845)658-9706.

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KINGSTON: Uptown Studio & Efficiency APARTMENTS. Bus routes, convenient to shopping areas, utilities included. Reasonable. 845-338-4574.

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COTTAGE CHARM - Quintessential country cottage nestled in the heart of the Catskills near Phoenicia and Belleayre. Airy sunwashed interior features vaulted ceilings, exposed beams, lovely wood floors, 21’ living room with handsome stucco fireplace, vintage eat-in country pine kitchen, 2 bedrooms, full bath, full basement PLUS expansive private rear deck with soothing Hot Tub! EASY LIVING!.................................... $168,000

RUSTIC APPEAL - Discover real Catskill Mountain ambiance in this spacious 2100+ SF log classic nestled on 2.4 quiet acres between Saugerties & Woodstock villages. Rustic detail abounds, beamed ceilings, 23’ living room with cozy stone fireplace, 26’ open plan kitchen perfect for family room/ dining combo, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, warm wood floors, large full basement PLUS 2 covered “rocking chair” porches. MT. VIEWS! .................................. $225,000

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PURE WOODSTOCK - Perfectly enchanting storybook style cedar shingled cottage c. 1930 just a few steps to town! Amazing original charm & detail throughout- LR with slate ﬁreplace and artist’s north light window, sweet country kitchen & dining area, hardwood ﬂoors, 2 bedrooms down & 1 up, full bath, lovely woodwork, French doors PLUS adorable outbuilding w/ electric perfect for petite STUDIO or guest space. ....................................$264,500

SWEET SECLUSION - Enjoy the peace and serenity of 16+ acres with panoramic VIEWS of the Catskills and surrounding sweeping meadows. Beautiful vistas abound from every window in the 2000+ SF cedar sided country Cape featuring gleaming hardwood ﬂoors throughout, 24’ living room, FDR, eat-in kitchen, main level ensuite MBR + 2 BRS, full bath and loft space upstairs. Full basement & breezy “rocking chair” porch, too! ...$369,000

PORT EWEN: 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT available. Newly remodeled. Offstreet parking. Hot water included. Quiet area. Near marina. Garbage removal included. NO SMOKING. 1 year lease. 201-2891135. OLDE HURLEY; UNIQUE LOG COTTAGE in the woods. Massive stone fireplace, vaulted ceiling, balconied sleeping loft, deck & oh so private. 3 miles to Thruway. Single/ couple. $850/month. 845-339-1666.

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Bright and Beautiful Cape. Rifton.Newly Renovated, beautifully updated. 3 bedroom 1 bath, sunroom, large yard. Quiet dead end road.7 Miles to New Paltz, 7 miles to Kingston, 5 miles to Rosendale. $1395/month plus utilities.Dan 845-633-3103

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House share available starting January 2016. Beautiful sun filled 1880s brick home. Quiet with lovely views. Parking on street. One and a half baths, First floor kitchen

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Stunning mountain views are everywhere you look from this lovingly restored farmhouse on almost 6 acres. Featuring a gourmet kitchen boasting red birch cabinetry with custom touches, a functional island, breakfast bar, newer appliances and ceramic tile floor. Relax in the library/family room, work in your office or create in the attached studio-perfect for artist or writer. There are gleaming wood floors throughout and a first floor bedroom. Anderson doors leads to the expansive deck w/ panoramic mountain views. $389,900

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OPEN HOUSE AFFORDABLE CAPE Sw Sweet cape on corner lot approximately 1/2 mile from Trailways, shopping, dining, and m alll Uptown has to offer. Walk-up attic with dormers has great finishing possibilities and would nearly double the living space. Super close to Deitz Stadium and Forsythe Park. Original charm and detail, detached garage, and more. Visit the Open House this Sunday between 1-4PM. Call for more details & directions! $114,900

SAUGERTIES CAPE ON 12+ ACRES!! Complete privacy is offered on this 12+ acre parcel. House has beautiful white oak flooring. Combining the kitchen & family room creating an open and inviting environment! 1st floor offers 3 BRs, 2.5 baths and LR w/ pocket doors. Central air, decking, perfect for the star gazer. Private & convenient - 5 minutes to Kingston, minutes to major shopping, 5 minutes to NYS Thruway. This house has it all including possible 1700 + additional sq. ft. just waiting for your personal touches. $319,900

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Recently Reduced | Kingston | $325,000 Situated on 1.6 acre lot in a desirable Kingston Neighborhood. Grand marble entranceway ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ Ă ǁĂƌŵ Θ ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ͘ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ĚŽŽƌƐ lead you into a formal living room, dining room Θ ŚŽŵĞ ŽĸĐĞ͘ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶ ŽīĞƌƐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŐƌĂĚĞ ƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐ ƐƚĞĞů ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ƉĂŶƚƌǇ͕ ŝƐůĂŶĚ Θ Ă sunlit breakfast area.

1870 Dutch Stone House | Wawarsing | $695,000 ůŵŽƐƚ ϱϬϬϬ ƐƋ Ō ŽĨ ƐƉĂĐĞ ŽŶ Ϯϲ͘ϵϲ ĂĐƌĞƐ ŽĨ ůĂŶĚ͕ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ϭ͕ϬϬϬ Ō ŽŶ ^ƚĂƚĞ ZƚĞ͘ ϮϬϵ͊ Ž / ŚĞĂƌ͕ B&B, Country Style Restaurant, or maybe even ĂŶ ŵƉŽƌŝƵŵ͘ ůů ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ǁͬƐŝƚĞ ƉůĂŶ ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůƐ͘ Maybe you just want to restore this 6 BR, 3 BA ŚŽŵĞ ǁͬƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞƐ͕ ǁŽŽĚ ŇŽŽƌƐ Θ ĐůĂƐƐŝĐ ƌŽĐŬŝŶŐ ĐŚĂŝƌ ƉŽƌĐŚ͘

Low taxes. Large, fenced yard & carport. Natural wood ceilings. New designer metal roof. Recent remodel. Close to everything.

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Stunning Historical Home | Greenville | $965,000 This stunning 126 acre Georgian Estate is on the ,ŝƐƚŽƌŝĐ ZĞŐŝƐƚƌǇ ǁͬDĂũŽƌ ƵŐƵƐƟŶĞ WƌŽǀŽƐƚ Θ ƚŚĞ sĂŶĚĞƌďŝůƚ &ĂŵŝůǇ ĂƐ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ŽǁŶĞƌƐ͘ ůŽŶŐ͕ ǁŝŶĚŝŶŐ ĚƌŝǀĞ ůĞĂĚƐ ƚŽ Ă ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ Θ ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞƐƋƵĞ ƐĞƫŶŐ ǁͬ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ĮĞůĚƐ͕ ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ͕ ƐƚƌĞĂŵ͕ ƉŽŶĚ Θ ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ϭϴƚŚ Θ ϭϵƚŚ ĐĞŶƚƵƌǇ ƟŵďĞƌͲƉĞŐ ďĂƌŶƐ͘

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#1 In Ulster County Sales* www.villagegreenrealty.com 845-331-5357 845-255-0615 845-687-4355 518-734-4200 845-679-2255

Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Operated by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. *According to Ulster ŽƵŶƚǇ D>^ ^ƚĂƟ ƐƟ ĐƐ ϮϬϭϭͲϮϬϭϰ͘

darling, dining room, living room. Stairs lead to your bedroom with full bath in the hall. Lovely wooden floors, washer and dryer. Fully furnished pretty garden, Original home of Saugerties mayor and his wife, you must see to appreciate. Ten minute walk to village. Rent is $850 including all utilities, No pets., Smoking okay if outside, Dry basement space for storage. Three references, One month rent and one month security. Call 845.901.0761 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. In Saugerties- walking distance to swimming & shops. $875/month includes heat & electric. References & security required. For inquiries call or text (845)594-9257.

VERY LARGE 1-BEDROOM w/deck. $1300/month includes all utilities; trash, water, sewer. Owner is licensed RE agent 845-802-4777. SPACIOUS RENOVATED 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Pocelain tile countertop backsplash, new appliances, floors & windows. $975/month includes water, sewer plowing, trash. 845-802-4777.

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2-BEDROOMS, SUNNY, LOVELY, Lake Hill apartment. Eat-in kitchen, good closet space, deck, back yard, separate entrance & driveway. Pets welcome. No smoking. $900/ month plus utilities. References required. First & last month plus security. 845-6792505

Modernized Country Home | Shokan | $269,000 >ŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů Θ ƋƵŝĞƚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌŚŽŽĚ ŝŶ the town of Olive! This incredibly well maintained home is minutes to Woodstock, Kingston & the Ashokan Reservoir. This 3BR/3BA, features a ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ǁŝƚŚ ŚĂŶĚĐƌĂŌĞĚ ĐĂďŝŶĞƚƐ͕ ŐƌĂŶŝƚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƚŽƉƐ͕ ƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐ ĮǆƚƵƌĞƐ Θ ƐĞƚͲƵƉ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚůǇ ĨŽƌ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘

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WOODSTOCK: WELL-MAINTAINED, year-round, unfurnished rental. This HOME has 3-BEDROOMS, bathroom, large 3-season enclosed back porch w/lots of new windows & attached garage. The owner is leaving washer/dryer & kitchen stove. Located close to Bearsville Post Office, restaurants, fruit stand, grocery market & bus stop to Woodstock & NYC. $1400/ month plus security & references. Available now. No smokers please. Pets upon approval. Call 845-594-4935.

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Rare Woodstock Cottage. Charming Woodstock Artist Cottage. Secluded yet close to Bearsville and Woodstock. 1-BR + small office, wood burning stove, hardwood floors. Well insulated, new efficient oil heating system. $1400/month, first, last + security deposit. Call 512-413-1818. 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT on Tinker Street next to Cinema. Washer/dryer hook-up, Bath w/tub, oil heat, propane cooking, parking & lovely courtyard. Flexible lease available. $1200/month plus utilities. 845-853-2994. CREEKSIDE STUDIO APARTMENT. $500/month plus utilities. Walking distance to center of Woodstock & bus route. No pets. Call or text (845)594-9257, leave message w/phone number or e-mail: pyxe2000@yahoo.com

GORGEOUS COTTAGE on 150 ACRE ESTATE. 3-bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace. 10 minutes Belleayre, 20 Hunter/Windham. 13 miles to Woodstock. Hiking, cross country trails through-out. Borders on 1500 acres of state land. Annual, reasonable. 845-6885062. Shokan: Large One Bedroom Apt., $750/ month, 960 sq.ft.; Also, Large two bedroom Apt., $1200/month, 1200 sq.ft., 7 miles west of Woodstock, peaceful, calm, quiet, country setting. Please, No smokers or pets, utilities not included. Walk to Ashokan Reservoir, 1-year lease, two months security, pictures on craigslist.org search Shokan. Call 845-481-0521.

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COLDBROOK B&B. 2 rooms available ranging from $125-$175. 10 minute drive to the center of Woodstock. For reservations call Mark or Tonia at (845)679-2563, CMWcoldbrook@gmail.com www.Cold-

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Hyde Park Antique Center, 4192 Albany Post Road, booth 127. Also, trained Englishman Stephen Whiting’s Furniture Repairs & Restoration. 845-750-2676. PROPANE HEATER, SUPER-EFFICIENT. Modine Effinity, 93% efficient. 55,000 BTU. Ideal for garage, workspace, greenhouse, animal housing, etc. New, in box, never-used. 845-616-0710.

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SNOW PLOWING starting at $40

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HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

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WANTED TOP DOLLARS PAID. We buy entire estates or single items. Actively seeking gold and silver of any kind, sterling, flatware and jewelry. Furniture, antiques through mid-century. We gladly do house calls, free appraisals. We also do Estate/Tag Sales, 35 years experience. One call does it all. Call or text anytime 24/7- 617-9811580.

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, tax preparation & personal assistant. Affordable. Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@gmail.com (845)679-6242.

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CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253. HAPPY HOUSEKEEPERS caring and through cleaning service. We do it all from polishing furniture to disinfecting doorknobs! Weekly, biweekly and Vacation home service. References available. Call for free estimate 845-214-8780.

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Reliable, Responsible, Fast & Efficient Housecleaning, beautifying along the way. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or occasionally. Air B&B and Tripping.com turn over as well. Please call 845-679-7852 and leave message.

845-758-1170 • Call John

J.H. CONSTRUCTION

JANUARY – MARCH

Garage & House Clean-Ups

GARAGE SALE

Call for openings and time

DUMP RUNS Call 845-249-8668 COUNTRY CLEANERS

Handmade Wood Chip Roses, Whole Sale and Retail 10'x20' – $20 PER DAY All Vendors Wanted • Spots start at $12 to $35 Holy Cow Shopping Center • Red Hook, NY

HELP WANTED

605

710

Organizing/ Decorating/ Reﬁnishing

Firewood for Sale

Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932

717

Caretaking/Home Management

680

Counseling Services

HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

FIREWOOD 845.339.WOOD

695

OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, dolls, pocket knives, military items, bronzes, jewelry, sterling, old toys, old paper, old boxes, old advertisements, vintage clothing, anything old. Home contents purchased, (select items or entire estates purchased.) CASH PAID 657-6252

GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery. Residential/Commercial. Local and N.Y.C. Metro areas. N.Y.S. Dot T 12467, Shandaken, N.Y. Call 845-688-2253.

CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cellar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, scrap metal. Anything of value. (845)2460214. BOTTOM LINE... I pay the HIGHEST PRICES for old furniture, ANTIQUES of every description. Paintings, lamps, rugs, porcelain, bronzes, silver, etc. One item to entire contents. House calls & free appraisals. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972). (845)389-7286.

640

Musical Instruction & Instruments

Fingerstyle Guitar for solo performer. Taught at NYC’s Mannes College of Music & Guitar Study Center. Break out of “Pattern Playing”, create instrumental breaks, improvise accompaniments. Susan Hoover, 845-679-7887.

Professional Services

700

Personal & Health Services

CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly. 10 years experience. Live-in or hourly. References available. Ulster County area. (845)7065133 .

702

OIL PAINTING RESTORATION. Cleaned, relined, retouched, refinished. Also frames & wood sculptures repaired. Call Carol (845)687-7813.

Incorporated 1985

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Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253 Interior Painting & Staining, Sheet Rocking, All Stages of Remodeling Residential & Commercial • Free estimates, fully insured Accepting all major credit cards.

Contact Jason Habernig

845-331-4966/249-8668 HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed. Snow Removal. Call Dave (845)514-6503- mobile. HB Painting & Construction INC. *Painting: Interior/Exterior, Pressure-Washing, Staining, Glazing... *Construction: Home Renovations, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Doors, Windows, Decks, Roofs, Gutters, Tile, Hardwood Floors (New-Refinish), Sheetrock, Tape. Snowplowing. Call 845616-9832.

725

Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric

ASHOKAN STORE-IT 5x10 $40 10x15 $90

5x15 $50 10x10 $70 10x20 $110 10x30 $150

845-657-2494 845-389-0504 1 Ridge Rd., Shokan, NY 12481

720

Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc.

Painting/Odd Jobs

YOU CALL I HAUL. Attic, basements, garages cleaned out. Junk, debris, removed. 20% discount for seniors and disabled. Gary (845)247-7365 or www.garyshauling.com MAN WITH A VAN MOVING & DELIVERY SERVICE. 16’ trucks, 10’ van. Reliable, insured, NYS DOT 32476. 8 Enterprise Road, New Paltz, NY. Please call Dave at 255-6347.

QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980 • Int. & Ext. painting • Power Washing • Sheetrock & Plaster Repair • Free Estimates

Art Services

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Ask About Our Long Term Storage Discount

LAURIE OLIVER.... SPIRITUAL COUNSELING. Give the gift of wellness. Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis. Smoking cessation * pain management * stress relief * past life regressions. Certified Hypnotist by NGH. Intuitive, sensitive guidance. Spirit communicator. Specializing in dealing with grief, stress, relationship issues, questions about your life past & current life’s path. Call Laurie Oliver at (845)679-2243. Laur50@aol.com

620

Buy & Swap

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999.

Multiple References Available Upon Request Licensed & Insured • ritaccopainting.com

Experienced- TROMPE O’LOEIL and FAUX FINISHING, 20 yrs. in Paris, and 10 yrs. locally. References and insured. Call Casimir: 845-430-3195 or 845-616- 0872. “ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura, since 1997. Interior/ Exterior, Decorator Finishes, Restorations, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Add value to your home economically. Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride. (845)332-7577. Senior Discount. References. Free Estimates.

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740

Building Services

OHHH HANDYMAN! A Professional Service You Can Trust. Specializing in your project. A subdivision of Winecoff Quality Contracting, Inc. Other professional services available. Ice-damming solutions & roofraking. Dump Runs. 845-389-2549

AA Statuary & Weathervane Co. Liquidation Sale

Plaster and concrete saints, angels, bronzes, weathervanes, cupolas, more redrockgardencenter.com 845-569-1117 HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. (845)616-7470.

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GEORGE GEORG

ANDREW AN NDREW

RAY

WILDCARD PLAYOFFS

STEELERS SEAHAWKS AT AT BENGALS VIKINGS

January 10th

George Andrew Ray www.colonialsubaru.com | 845-339-3333

Eric

CONGRATULATIONS THIS YEAR’S OVERALL WINNER

Fran

ERIC THORPE

Jim

THORPE’S GMC

D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations. Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www.dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017

Interiors & Remodeling Inc s ’ d e . T

From Walls to Floors, Ceilings to Doors, Decks, Siding & More.

Reliable, Dependable & Insured Call for an estimate

845-688-7951

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760

Gardening/ Landscaping

STONE WALL RESTORATIONS; Thoughtful, innovative & resourceful approaches. Kevin Towle (914)906-8791. Landscaping Lawn installation Ponds Retaining walls Stone work ...and much more

Excavation Site work Drain ¿elds Land clearing Septic systems Demolition Driveways

Paramount Contracting & Development Corp.

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

SNOW PLOWING & SANDING Call William, for your free estimate (845) 401-6637

Joe Down to Earth Landscaping Quality service from the ground up

• • • • •

Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

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PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN . (Never known to fail.) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thankyou for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank-you for your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted.

JOE J JO O OE

TOTAL POINTS

164 PACKERS 176 PACKERS 192 REDSKINS 168 REDSKINS 186 REDSKINS 172 PACKERS 160 REDSKINS 152

STEELERS SEAHAWKS CHIEFS STEELERS SEAHAWKS TEXANS STEELERS SEAHAWKS CHIEFS STEELERS VIKINGS CHIEFS BENGALS SEAHAWKS CHIEFS STEELERS VIKINGS CHIEFS

Laurie Oliver — Spiritual Counseling Smoking cessation • pain management stress relief • past life regressions.

890

PACKERS AT REDSKINS

CHIEFS AT TEXANS

STEELERS SEAHAWKS CHIEFS

GIVE THE GIFT OF WELLNESS

Spirituality

JIM

JC J C

FRAN

STEELERS SEAHAWKS CHIEFS REDSKINS

Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis.

Benjamin Watson, Owner Phone: (845) 389-3028

ERIC RIC

Intuitive, Sensitive Guidance Spirit Communicator

(845) 679-2243 • laur50@aol.com

920

Adoptions

I Hope & Pray to Adopt. My greatest hope is to become a Mother through adoption. I will honor your wishes and cherish this child entrusted to me. Unconditional love guaranteed. I am financially secure and your expenses will be paid. You are doing a brave and courageous thing. Have faith, all will work out. My best wishes and good luck to you. txt: 845-548-4904 ph: 866-6461264. laure.adopt@yahoo.com

950

Animals

Want to help but can’t adopt a cat? Don’t forget about our Foster Program ! Visit our website UCSPCA.org, for details & pictures of cats to foster. Come see us & all of our other friends at the Ulster County SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston ( just off the traffic circle). Open 6 days a week, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Closed on Mondays.) (845)3315377. DIANA’S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Diana’s CAT Shelter in Accord.

FOR FOSTER OR ADOPTION- SWEET & LOVING CATS: FUZZY WUZZY; Gorgeous, sweet, loving, long-hair, 2-3 year old tabby (striped) male; CUDDLES & PUDDLES; Identical twin 2-year old tabby brothers; CHLOE & SPOOKY; Elegant, friendly, all black, 3-year old males. All are neutered. Contact 845-863-7873, Banditnbarbie@gmail

960

Pet Care

PROJECT CAT is a non-profit cat RESCUE & SHELTER. Please help get cat off the streets & into homes. Adopt a healthy & friendly cat or kitten companion for a lifetime. High Falls/ Accord area. (845)687-4983 or visit our cats at www.projectcat.org

255-8281

633-0306

Want to help but can’t adopt a cat? Don’t forget about our Foster program! Visit our website, UCSPCA.org, for details and pictures of cats to foster. Come see us and all of our other friends at the ULSTER COUNTY SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston ( just off the traffic circle). Open 6 days a week, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Closed on Mondays.) (845)331-5377.

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999

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1000

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