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HISTORY

March 24, 2016

THE WOODSTOCK DRESS BECAME A FAVORITE of women within the art colony.

Spring back into fashion The story of the Woodstock Dress

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n her later years, Augusta Allen’s daughter could still recall the whirring of her mother’s sewing machine echoing throughout the house well into the early morning hours. She could see her also, working at the kitchen table, painstakingly laboring over the intricacies of what had become known as the Woodstock Dress.

Less was said of the reasons behind the

work. Perhaps it was embarrassment.

Though a strong and creative women in her own right, Allen’s popular dress originated not out of a love for fashion design; rather, basic economics would serve as its midwife. To put it simply, the family needed the money that her dresses brought in.

From the outside looking in, financial concerns would seem to have been the

least of Allen’s worries in the 1920s.

The family’s grand home atop a hill in Woodstock spoke of a well-heeled family who had found a comfortable place within the thriving art colony. For Augusta, in fact, Woodstock was a long way from the Ohio wilderness where, as a young girl, she honed her many skills.

Arriving in Ohio in a covered wagon, a young Augusta worked with her father

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to carve a farm out of the forest that surrounded them. She would recall “holding onto a crosscut saw on trees so big she could not see her father on the other side.” Raised in the log cabin that they built, the meals she and her mother cooked consisted of the deer and other game that her father shot. Living near what she described as the “Ohio swamps,” Allen would remember in later years how she and family members would suffer from the “ague” or malaria and be forced to take a natural form of quinine to ward of fever and chills.

Having married early, only to be widowed with two young sons a few years later, Augusta would eventually meet and marry Willard Allen, then a prominent Toledo businessman and aspiring artist. In the early years of the 20th century, Willard had built an extremely successful career in both publishing and manufacturing.

Having founded the Morning Daily News Company in Los Angeles, he later moved to Toledo in 1898 and began the Allen Manufacturing Company. Employing more than 100 workers at its height, the company, according to a Toledo business journal of the day, gave “its attention to the manufacturing of such specialties as all variety of bath apparatus.”

It was, however, ill health and a timely visit by the artist Birge Harrison to Allen’s stylized turn-of-the-century home in Toledo that ultimately brought the Allens east to Woodstock. Harrison, who had served as the first director of the Arts Students League in Woodstock, filled Willard with news of the fledgling art colony. He spoke of the creative spirit that was on the rise in the small Catskill Mountain town and urged him to become a part of it. Possessing a lifelong desire to seriously explore his art, it was an appeal that Allen could not resist.

Upon arriving in Woodstock in 1913 with family in tow, Allen immediately began construction of a new home atop what is now Hillcrest Avenue. As the spacious three-story home rose in a village where most artists were content converting old barns into living space, size alone made Allen’s new home one of the more impressive structures in town.

Perched on a hill at a time before tree growth would obstruct the view, the Allen home offered a clear vista of the village below and, across the way, Overlook Mountain.

Not content, Allen soon began to construct an equally large structure next door. The new building would become known as Allencrest and would serve as a guesthouse to tourists and visiting artists.

During the height of the Depression, Allencrest would also host early classes conducted by Roosevelt’s National Youth Administration Resident Craft Center, a WPA program championed by Eleanor

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Willard and Augusta Allen in front of their Woodstock home.

Augusta Allen with her daughter Ruth Brown (in Woodstock Dress).

Roosevelt that originally constructed the current home of the Woodstock School of Art on Route 212.

As the nation’s economic tide began to shift in the late 1920s, the Allens, like many who had invested in the promise of the stock market, faced the stark realization that their finances were in jeopardy. In addition, though he was considered a fine landscape artist, sales of Willard’s artwork languished. While there are family rumors of an increasing reliance on alcohol to stem the effects of ill health, luck also turned against them when the large hotel in the heart of Woodstock burned to the ground. At the time, many of W i l l a r d ’s paintings were on exhibit within the hotel and were lost to the flames.

As her world began to unravel, Augusta reached back to the self-sufficiency that had characterized her early childhood.

Necessity called for the treadle of her sewing machine to move with more urgency.

Today, when most people think of fashion in relation to Woodstock, tie-dyed everything and perhaps the image of a Granny dress might spring to mind. And yet, long before Woodstock gave its name to an entire generation, Augusta Allen began crafting a dress that a different generation of Woodstock women would embrace as a representation of their own time.

The Woodstock Dress was indeed unique. Having first designed the pattern in 1917, Augusta would begin serious production of the dress in the 1920s as family finances dwindled to the point that even the cost of coal began to move beyond their reach. Made from cotton prints or solids, sometimes using organdy

for the sleeves, the dresses were soon in high demand. With bodices carefully fitted by the use of darts, the skirt was cut on the bias and pieced together so that it was full and swinging. Crafted with uniquely large buttons and handmade buttonholes, sleeves were full and puffed as necklines varied from scoop to V-neck to best flatter the wearer.

Each dress was adorned by row upon row of bias tape sewn around the sleeves and the bottom of the skirt. Beyond being decorative, the bias tape gave shape and form to the sleeves, as well as weight and swing to the skirts.

Made for women of any age (she would also make a distinct version for children), her perfectly fitted construction offered a dress suitable for varying body shapes and, as a result, the dresses came to represent something distinctly Woodstock for all local women.

Offered in various colors and patterns, the Woodstock Dress could be worn for a variety of occasions. It could, for example, be a casual, everyday garment worn to the post office or to the market. So too was it suitable for social occasions, concerts and plays. The dress became a favorite of women within the art colony and was also worn, in the 1930s, by many of Woodstock’s well known Cheats and Swings square

Augusta would begin serious production of the Woodstock Dress in the 1920s as family finances dwindled to the point that even the cost of coal began to move beyond their reach.

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dancers during numerous exhibitions.

One such performance, as legend has it, was before President Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor at their Hyde Park home.

As the evening progressed and generous amounts of spirits were consumed, two members of the group found themselves upended in the Roosevelt swimming pool.

Embarrassment would turn to praise a short time later, when, on a passenger ship bound for Europe, the Woodstock Dress won First Prize in an onboard fashion contest.

Assisted by her daughter, the late Ruth Brown, who began her apprenticeship by crafting the handmade buttonholes, Augusta Allen would eventually expand her offerings beyond the now-popular dress. During the bacchanalian days of the Maverick Festivals in Woodstock, where wardrobe choices went from the bizarre to the overly dignified, Allen crafted a variety of costumes for festivalgoers, as well as for various balls held in Woodstock. Popular also were her Tyrolean skirts, blouses and quilted jackets with silver buttons. Next to her dress, however, Allen’s simple, gently gathered aprons found themselves in the most demand.

Each Saturday on the Woodstock Village Green, locals and visitors alike would find Allen on hand selling her creations. As a longstanding member of the Woodstock Market Fair Association, her dresses were often at the center of the Saturday collective. Selling the dresses for $25 and aprons for $1.50, Allen would also take special orders for her dresses, offering them in additional fabrics such as dotted Swiss, velvet or cotton voile.

The Allens, despite efforts to hold on, would eventually loose their beloved home on the hill, along with Allencrest and other properties that Willard had acquired during better times. Moving to a small cottage along Woodstock’s Library Lane, life dealt yet another blow to Augusta when Willard suffered a heart attack and died shortly thereafter. From there,

Augusta would move to an artist’s cottage on the only property that the family had managed to retain. There, she would live out her remaining years surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Augusta Allen would die on November 3, 1947, the anniversary of her wedding day to Willard. Having made Woodstock her home for 34 years, she was remembered by those who knew her for her bright, cheerful, lovable nature and good smile.

Equally as important, much like the many artists who visited and found welcomed meals at her table, she left behind a part of her – a part found not in brushstrokes, but in each stitch of her original creations.

Today, a number of her dresses remain carefully preserved by the Historical Society of Woodstock and can be found in private collections. And, while her dresses may represent a time and a style long since faded from memory, they are, more importantly, a testament to all who, knowing adversity, reach within to find the creative strength to move forward, not only giving meaning to their own lives but also bringing added grace and beauty to the shared experience of their community.

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MOVIE

Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) and Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) in Walt Disney Studio's Zootopia

Some animals are more equal than others Zootopia is fun, thoughtful kiddie fare that won’t bore grownups

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ollywood studios aren’t stupid. They know that during elementary schools’ Easter break, parents all over America are looking for ways to keep the kids busy. So this is always a good time of year to check out the current state of family-friendly filmmaking. Some years we get lucky, and a tentpole kids’ movie drops that would be worth seeing anytime, at any age. This year, with the release of Walt Disney Animated Classics’ Zootopia, is one of them.

That’s right: While taking some kids along to see it would definitely be a fine idea, I heartily recommend catching Zootopia even if you don’t have any youngsters available to hijack. This is an animated film with brains as well as heart and eye-popping visuals. It’s a rare example of a “family film� that truly does have something to offer audiences of all ages. But what you get out of it and what your kids get out of it won’t be entirely the same something.

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whole lot of kid-movie conventions and other cinematic tropes. Its base level is the inspirational “You can do anything if you put your mind to it� theme so common in wholesome family fare. That’s the attitude that gets our ebullient heroine, Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin), off the carrot farm and into the big city to pursue her dream to become a policewoman and “make the world a better place.�

But that city, called Zootopia on account of its history as a place where prey and predator species learned to coexist, gives Judy a smackdown in a hurry. Though she graduated police academy at the top of her class, the Zootopia Police Department’s Chief Bogo (Idris Elba) has never hired a rabbit before (and rarely a female of any species), so he won’t assign Judy anything more perilous than meter-maid duty. Determined to prove her ability, Judy intervenes in a robbery that soon leads her into a sinister missing-animal investigation – unauthorized at first, but then sanctioned once Chief Bogo and Mayor Lionheart (J. K. Simmons) get caught failing to adhere to their own window-dressing affirmative action campaign.

That’s where Zootopia seriously starts to take on added dimensions that reflect the differences between the ideal America – the level-playing-field melting pot with liberty, justice and equal opportunity for

all – and the real America, where racism and sexism are still well-entrenched and the economy is relentlessly stacked against upward mobility. In Zootopia, all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others, and a rabbit can’t outhop the glass ceiling no matter how determined she is.

Moreover, though the city views itself as a model of interspecies harmony and futuristic urban habitat design, it is ghettoized both literally and figuratively.

Speciesism is officially frowned-upon, but employment opportunities are strictly compartmentalized according to perceived group strengths and weaknesses.

There’s plenty of satire about civil-service bureaucracy; old-timers who remember the days when one had to take a whole day off from work to visit the Department of Motor Vehicles will get a special kick out of the DMV staffed entirely by sloths.

Private business-owners in Zootopia can get away with open discrimination, and it’s in trying to help out a fox who’s being refused service at an elephant-run ice cream parlor that the beleaguered Judy meets her key informant and eventual investigating partner, the scurrilous, streetwise con artist Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman).

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Adults will also enjoy its many allusions to other movies, like a shrew Godfather (Maurice LaMarche) named Mr. Big, and its overall LA-detective-thriller atmosphere. It’s without a doubt the most vibrantly colored film noir ever shot.

The dialogue is sassy and funny, though many of the best jokes do come at the expense of speciesist stereotypes (lemmings and sheep are easily scammed by prodding just one in a particular direction, wolves easily distracted by getting just one to start howling). Others will go way over kids’ heads, treading lightly along the queasy tightrope of well-meaning, unintentional racism: At one point the heroine patronizingly compliments a down-and-out carnivore for being “articulate,� for example; at another, the fox craves a chance to fondle a sheep’s wooly topknot. The film’s social messages are profound and elegantly delivered, never bogging down in heavyhanded “Political Correctness.�

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Daughters Fare & Ale in Red Hook

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t’s an unusual name for an eatery, so let’s establish right now that Ryan and Rachel McLaughlin have four daughters under seven; one set of twins came as a surprise, particularly timed as they were. Ryan had been working at the Swoon Kitchen Bar in Hudson when it occurred to him, one busy afternoon as he was churning out the plates, that maybe it was time for him to go out on his own. “I could have kept being the chef of somebody else’s restaurant for a long time. It was a Saturday afternoon and it was busy, and I thought, ‘Let’s do a store. I’m good at talking to people and making food taste good.’ I called Rachel and she said, ‘Okay, we’ll figure it out. Do it.’”

Knowing that they’d have a hard year ahead – relocating, setting up a business and giving birth to two more kids – they jumped in. Daughters Fare and Ale has been open since last May. They started out with shelves of packaged foods, along with the deli menu of soups and sandwiches, baked goods and snacks and an array of the sort of staples that every gourmet kitchen should stock, pâtés and terrines and confits of this and that. “We had ideas of how it was going to work,” says McLaughlin, talking about how their focus has changed from groceries to served foods, “but the people tell you; they let you know what they want.

People seem to be happy when they come in. The mayor and town supervisor were just in yesterday; it was very nice. The schools are so good, which is the reason why we live here.”

Originally both from St. Louis (they met in New York City, however), the couple lived and worked in Brooklyn. “After our first child was born, we wanted to have a second. We decided, ‘Let’s move upstate.’ I talked to one person who had a friend who Speck sandwich owned a restaurant and needed a chef. I went up to Swoon and met him and cooked, and took the job. It was so quick, and it all went so well, I was just waiting for the other shoe to drop.”

Before Swoon, McLaughlin had worked at Blue Hill, where he found someone “insanely good at it all” and stuck with him. He gained more experience at Café 81, Per Se on Columbus Circle and the Vanderbilt in Brooklyn. “I cooked in St. Louis when I was 20. My mom told me I had to go do something with my life, so I went to the French Culinary Institute in SoHo. At one point you just have to have the gumption to go and do it – do the best you can. Swoon was good because the owner was so good to work with. We’d bounce ideas back and forth, but he’d let me do pretty much what I wanted.”

At Daughters, the couple buys locally as much as they can. “We get almost all our vegetables from Starling Yards during the summer. We buy our chickens from Northwind Farms, and go to Lover’s Leap in Kinderhook for pork, which started out as two guys in an overgrown orchard. Oh, and Kinderhook Farms.” We talk

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about the designators “healthy” and “natural” and “organic”; “Someone came in and asked if we had any ‘organic food.’ People assume it’s better, but it has become this crazy corporate tag. If you’re just doing it right anyway, you don’t need the stamp.”

They purchase breads from Tribeca Oven in New Jersey and from Our Daily Bread in Chatham. The Tribeca Oven breads come par-baked and frozen, to be finished off in-house. “It’s a good product and makes life a lot easier if you have consistent bread products. And there are only so many bread puddings and bread crumbs and crostinis you can make from leftover bread. We get one delivery a week.”

“The ale – my wife and I both enjoy drinking good beer. One of our friends is the owner of a new brewery in Brooklyn: Other Half Brewery. People wait in line for their cans of beer at 7 in the morning!

Our friend said, ‘You can be the only store besides the brewery in Brooklyn to stock our cans.’ People drive here to get the cans from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Albany, even people from the City who say, ‘We live on Long Island, but it’s easier to come here than go into Brooklyn.’”

Daughters is a work-in-progress, as McLaughlin and his wife and co-worker Sam Hyers are planning to paint one whole "People drive here to get the [Other wall in chalkboard-black to advertise what’s Half Brewery] cans from Pennsylon tap. A bar along a bank of windows, vania, New Jersey, Albany, even beer dinners, more great food are all in people from the City who say, ‘We the planning stages. “We opened this by live on Long Island, but it’s easier to our bootstraps,” says McLaughlin. “We come here than go into Brooklyn.’” said, ‘Let’s minimize the things that can go wrong, ’cause we know that there’s going to be things that don’t work.’ We started with groceries, and it became apparent that it should be food- and beverage-focused. That’s what people want. We’ll keep some select things around; we have one person who comes in once a week and buys a box of muesli.” Drop in and place your order.

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EXPLO∏E For the good of the whole Yoga for Amputees class next week in Woodstock

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he path of yoga has convinced me 100 percent that I don’t have any handicaps and there is no disability within me,” says Marsha T. Danzig, who lost a leg to cancer at age 13 and has taught yoga to other amputees for nearly two decades now. “And when I say that, it’s a perspective; it’s different from somebody making a motivational speech about how

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they can overcome a disability or ‘You can do whatever you want to do in your life.’ For me, it’s much deeper. Sometimes the American way is to prove things – you know, the sports mindset: ‘You can do it.’ That can be helpful, but I think that’s still an exterior layer. My idea is that yoga is all about the inner source of things; and when you reawaken that, it creates an energy, a bigger sense of who

you are that’s beyond attachment to the body. The body, mind and spirit work together, and even though a limb may no longer be there, there’s never a separation from you and the rest of humanity and the rest of life. It’s going to the deeper understanding of what it is to be a whole person.”

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Registration is done through Paul Cohen of Monkfish Publishing at (845) 876-4861 or paul@monkfishpublishing.com.

On one level, yoga benefits amputees in the same way that it helps anybody, says Danzig, developing strength, flexibility and balance, in terms of physicality, and reducing stress and anxiety from the mental perspective. But there are very specific benefits for amputees who practice yoga, including pain and trauma management, building confidence and returning the person to a sense of wholeness in their body.

The work is not without its challenges, however. “There are overused and underused muscles for amputees, and joint problems as well. And a large percentage of amputees lost a limb through vascular disease [diabetes]. So that could mean they’re a lot more inactive now, or they can only do so much.”

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opelessly stuck somewhere between American and Japanese,” says the band Pirates Canoe of themselves. Sometimes a trio, sometimes a sextet, Pirates Canoe began perfecting their lithe, fine and eclectic take on eccentric Americana in 2009 in the Kansai area of Japan. Wrote Rolling Stone of their notable SXSW performance, “a sound that’s Alison Krauss-meets-Ry Cooder-meets-Allen-Toussaint.” Pirates Canoe hosts a monthly show at Coffeehouse Jittoku, Japan’s oldest and most respected live house.

If that is too large a commitment for now, catch them at the Unison Arts & Learning Center in New Paltz this Friday, March 25 at 8 p.m. Tickets for Unison members cost $16 in advance and $18 at the door. For non-members, it’s $20 in advance and $22 at the door. Students get in for half-price. For tickets and more information, visit http://unisonarts.org or call (845) 2551559. For more on Pirates Canoe, visit www.piratescanoe.com.

many variables that include whether the person is a double amputee, where they lost a limb (above or below the elbow, for example) and their level of fitness prior to losing a limb. “It really depends on the person,” says Danzig, “what type of prosthetic they have, if they have a lot of phantom pain and/or chronic pain, or if their prosthesis is extremely uncomfor table and they’re doing their best to be in it and trying to stay present.

I think there’s a lot more mental action with an amputee doing yoga.” What it comes down to, she says, is teaching the person to explore, “Who am I in space and how can I feel united with my sense of self?”

Danzig’s path to where she is now began while growing up in Albany. She remembers as a young girl being “obsessed with yogis and what they do with their bodies,” looking at pictures in a book that she had, and as a gymnast, trying out some of what she saw. “Then, when I lost my leg, I kind of retreated, basically, from being in my body. I was 13 and there was a lot of body-image stuff. And prosthetics

weren’t that good in the ’70s, so I didn’t pursue a lot of movement and it was hard to walk.”

Her first yoga experience was at Joshua Tree in California. And after moving back to the East Coast in the early ’90s, she got a new and better prosthesis, which inspired her to try dancing. “It was very freeing,” she says. “I did AfroCuban and AfroHaitian dancing in New York City, and that got me over my fear of being seen.” She hadn’t anticipated getting into yoga, but when her kidneys began to fail in her 30s, Danzig began to “do a lot of spiritual work to find ways to feel safe and ways to reconnect to my body.” After getting what she terms “a very clear internal message” that she needed to teach yoga, Danzig found herself at Kripalu a few weeks later.

She felt called to teach yoga to children with special needs at first, developing a pediatric yoga program that she has put on the back burner for now in favor of focusing on adult amputees. Danzig has a special place in her heart for veterans, she says, who find that doing yoga with a

The estimated population of American amputees is two million, expected to nearly double by 2050

female amputee allows them to relax. “I’ve never been in the military, but I’m tough. I haven’t seen what they’ve seen, but there’s a common thread to what happened to our bodies; and I understand traumatic events. They can tell me things about their suffering, and it’s a place where they don’t have to be brave. And I really appreciate that.”

When yoga is taught to amputees, it’s usually in a clinical setting or a support group at a conference, says Danzig. But her goal is always to move the person toward being able to take a standard yoga class “safely, mindfully and intelligently, using what they have. Part of the whole limb-loss thing is feeling normal again,

and you want to be able to participate in a yoga class.”

An amputee needs to have some tools at his or her disposal before doing that, however. Not all teachers understand how to work with someone who has a prosthetic, so finding a teacher with a background in physical therapy or another related modality beyond yoga is helpful.

And Danzig recommends finding a class that is more alignment-based. “Especially as an amputee, it’s easy to slip into some kind of injury with something like Vinyasa [flowing movement]. We spend a lot of time in transitions from pose to pose, which is where I think most of the yoga is happening. It’s more, ‘How can I mindfully and with compassion step into this next pose? How can I be creative and adaptive, as opposed to frustrated and irritated with myself?’”

Amputees already have a significant amount of body awareness, says Danzig, which works for them when it comes to yoga. “You’ve already had to adjust to an environment that’s obviously not set up for millions of amputees. There’s a lot of tweaking in everyday life all the time, navigating getting in and out of spaces, up and down hills and different textures of the ground.”

According to the Amputee Coalition of America, there are 185,000 new lowerextremity amputations each year within the US alone. The estimated population of American amputees is two million, expected to nearly double to 3.6 million by the year 2050. The main causes of limb loss are vascular disease (54 percent), including diabetes and peripheral arterial disease, trauma (45 percent) and cancer (less than two percent).

Ultimately, yoga practice for an amputee is really about developing a perspective that’s whole, Danzig says. “It’s about learning how to reconnect. The point is, you can still find your ground. I’ve seen whole-bodied people in a yoga class, and they might do advanced yoga poses, but they don’t look connected to the yoga part; they look more connected to the physical achievement part. That is a good feeling, especially for an amputee; but my hope is always that they’ll actually get to yoga – that the layers will peel away and the sacred practice will emerge and there will be that integration of body, mind and spirit.”

– Sharyn Flanagan Yoga for Amputees class, Saturday, April 2, 2 p.m., free, Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock; (845) 8764861, paul@monkfishpublishing.com, www.yogaforamputees.com. Yoga teachers and physical therapists who are interested in learning to assist amputees are also welcome to attend, as are partners of amputees who want to share the experience. The class is for adults only.

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Rocked the Resort once, or tried. My ever-miscast band the Sweet Clementines did its spiel at the 2010 edition of this longrunning, electro-leaning jam festival at the Hudson Valley Resort & Spa in Kerhonkson, “sharing the stage” with some nice names on the order of Soulive (who were great), Particle (not my thing) and Day Two and Three headliners the New Riders of the Purple Sage and KRS-One.

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Mostly, I remember the lobby – the same lobby that I had once milled about at a friend’s doomed wedding and at my 20th high school reunion with the chicken cordon bleu. It was transformed: a little drifty, a little doggy, a little stressy. But to be fair, it was midday on the Friday of a weekend-long stay-and-play festival. This crowd – not one known for its Type-A efficiencies or any real need thereof – was just checking in and inventorying supplies.

It was a crowd more in potentia than in fact, engaged in the earliest stages of finding its quite formidable collective flow.

The flow didn’t flow much to the large mainstage conference room where we played our 5 p.m. set. Our audience consisted of the sober sound guys, some

merch table staff right outside the door and my friend Russ. Everyone was genuinely complimentary of our set except Russ. By Roots of Creation’s 6 p.m. set, a scene had begun to twist amidst, around and over the top of the long, arcing tables of a conference room designed for plenary sessions and sales-training main events. By Soulive at 7 p.m., the place was mad rolling.

I nominate “jam” as the most polarizing word in music. That is unfortunate, and it speaks to our shallowness, the safety-innumbers of taste and our willingness to let cultural cues do our listening for us. Rock the Resort does not use the “J” word much in its promotional literature, nor does it need to. Scanning the bill of this month’s event, dubbed “V.6: Low-Key,” it will be clear to anyone who knows anything what

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Down the poster a bit, we find what would appear to be anomalies to anyone who thinks too categorically about jam: the howling, thrashing c*ck-rock of Mystery Frye; the riffed-out retro-soul of Roxy Roca and of West End Blend; a touch of coy singer/songwriter guitarpop with Hayley Jane and the Primates; some goofy and Minimalist garage blues/ rock from the Balkun Brothers, and – as is always the case with the opulent bingefest that is Rock the Resort – much, much and much more.

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Matt Andersen plays Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock Gruff, warm, intimate, and richly bearded, Canadian soul/roots songwriter Matt Andersen’s voice is instantly likeable – the kind of voice that would lend emotional authority and authenticity to whatever words you might put in the beard’s mouth.

The Commissioner Gordon-produced Honest Man (2016, True North Records) purrs along with buoyant, earthy and lightly funky singer/songwriter grooves, while Andersen’s empathic murmuring deals with timeless themes of gratitude, conscience, dogged individuality and surrender in simple language and a voice not so much like gravel as like northern seapolished stones.

Matt Andersen pairs with local eminence Amy Helm for a night of subtle grit at the Levon Helm Studios on Saturday, March 26 at 8 p.m. Admission costs $50 for seating; standing room is available for $35. For tickets and additional information, visit www.levonhelm.com.

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tion density. Sounds good at first: When we go to catch a little local jazz at a coffeeshop, there’s always a chance that it could be Jack DeJohnette or Karl Berger. The flip side, of course, is the despair inherent in underattended virtuosity and genius. The pro-grade performers here almost seem to outnumber listeners.

On Saturday, March 26, the all-female Early Music ensemble Siren Baroque will present Playful Mysteries: instrumental music of the High Baroque. The program features playful and intricate music for violins, cello and harpsichord by Bach, Couperin, Purcell, Geminiani and others, performed on authentic early instruments. New York’s Gotham Early Music Scene went with the obvious in a recent review: “Like Odysseus, you should lash yourself to the mast before listening to this performance by Siren Baroque; it is irresistible.”

The performance begins at 2 p.m. The suggested donation is $15. The Olive Free Library is located at 4033 Route 28A in West Shokan. For more information, visit www.olivefreelibrary.org. For more on Siren Baroque, visit www.sirenbaroque. com.

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band also includes Carolina’s husband Mario J. Maggio on tenor saxophone, Jesse Selengut on trumpet and vocals, Tim Vaughn on trombone, Joe Exley on tuba, Adam Brisbin on resonator guitar and Curt Garey on drums.

The Holy Crow Jazz Band performs at the Rosendale Café on Saturday, March 28 at 8 p.m. Admission costs $10. The Rosendale Café is located at 434 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit http://rosendalecafe. com. For more on the Holy Crow Jazz Band, visit www.holycrowjazzband.com.

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STAGE Critical mass Bard’s Fisher Center presents Daniel Mendelsohn in conversation with Fran Lebowitz

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or Bard College literature and theater students, the bad news is that superstar fantasy author Neil Gaiman is taking a year off from his teaching duties to write his next novel. The good news for all mid-Hudsonites is that his successful series of onstage chats with leading lights of American culture (and subculture) at the Fisher Center will continue this spring and fall. Taking the interviewing helm in Gaiman’s absence is the much-awarded author/journalist/literary critic Daniel Mendelsohn, who holds the Charles Ranlett Flint Humanities professorship at Bard. And the subject of his first “Conversation with…” next Friday evening will be none other than acclaimed cultural satirist Fran Lebowitz.

Often compared to Dorothy Parker for her quintessential-New-Yorker sensibility and her no-holds-barred acid wit, Lebowitz got her start as a writer with a regular column in Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine. She mastered the art of the succinct, sarcastic put-down early on, and by 1981 had published two best-selling collections of curmudgeonly essays, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies. If you’re lucky, you didn’t appear in any of them.

Since then, Lebowitz polished her reputation as a social pundit with frequent appearances on Late Night with David Letterman; portrayed a judge for six years on Law and Order; made Vanity Fair’s International Best-Dressed List; became a well-known advocate for smokers’ rights; wrote a children’s book titled Mr. Chas and Lisa Sue Meet the Pandas; was the subject of a documentary by Martin Scorsese; had a cameo appearance in The Wolf of Wall Street; and struggled for many years with a very public case of writer’s block, trying to complete her (still-unfinished) novel Exterior Signs of Wealth.

Gender, race, gay rights, the media,

Fran Lebowitz is often compared to Dorothy Parker for her quintessential-New-Yorker sensibility and her no-holds-barred acid wit.

celebrity culture, tourists, parenting, aging, New York politicians, health food, exercise, urban housing, multiculturalism…all are fair game to come under the Lebowitz scalpel. “Fran Lebowitz’s trademark is the sneer; she disapproves of virtually everything except sleep, cigarette smoking and good furniture,” The Paris Review has written about her. “Her essays and topical interviews…have come to be regarded as classics of literary humor and social observation.”

Besides a wealth of barbed oneliners, the audience at the Fisher Center on April 1 can look forward to discovering the raconteurial talents of Daniel Mendelsohn. An internationally bestselling author, award-winning critic and essayist and columnist for Harper’s, he has been dubbed “arguably the best writer and critic at work today” by The New York Review of Books and “a brilliant storyteller” by The Times of London.

Mendelsohn is the author of seven books, including The Elusive Embrace, a New York Times Notable Book of 1999 and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year and a scholarly study of Greek tragedy, published by the Oxford University Press.

His acclaimed translation of the complete works of the Alexandrian Greek poet C. P. Cavafy was named a Publishers’ Weekly Best Book of the Year, as was his 2008 essay collection, How Beautiful It Is and How Easily It Can Be Broken. Waiting for

MATT MENDELSOHN

Daniel Mendelsohn is an internationally bestselling author, award-winning critic and essayist and columnist for Harper’s. He he has been dubbed “arguably the best writer and critic at work today” by The New York Review of Books and “a brilliant storyteller”

by The Times of London.

the Barbarians: Essays from the Classics to Pop Culture (2012) was a finalist for the National Book Critics’ Circle Award in Criticism and runner-up for the PEN Art of the Essay Award. The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million, his best-selling 2006 account of his search for information about six relatives who perished in the Holocaust, won the National Book Critics’ Circle Award, the National Jewish Book

Award, the Salon Book Award and the Prix Médicis in France and has been published in more than 15 languages.

Mendelsohn has also won a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Book Critics’ Circle Citation for Excellence in Book Reviewing and the George Jean Nathan Prize for Drama Criticism; he made The Economist’s 2008 list of the best critics writing in the English language; he was

elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the American Philosophical Society; and in 2014 received the 2014 Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for “prose that merits recognition for the quality of its style.”

Heavy-hitter lit-critter meets the undisputed queen of metro-snark: Sounds like an evening of dazzling brain-food.

Check out “Fran Lebowitz: A Conversation with Daniel Mendelsohn” beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 1, in the Sosnoff Theater at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, located on the Bard College campus, just off Route 9G in Annandale-on-Hudson. Tickets cost $25 and can be ordered online at http:// fishercenter.bard.edu or by calling the box office at (845) 758-7900.

“Fran Lebowitz: A Conversation with Daniel Mendelsohn,” Friday, April 1, 8 p.m., $25, Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson; (845) 758-7900, http://fishercenter.bard. edu.

Breathing life into dirt Bonita Jackson performs Empty Valuables this Saturday at Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre

which forces the people in her life to confront their own pro-choice and pro-life beliefs – and their futures – as detectives search for the killer. The cast features Actors & Writers members Dannah Chaifetz, Sarah Chodoff, Mary Gallagher, Mikhail Horowitz, David Smilow, Nicole Quinn and Shelley Wyant.

In addition to his many scripts for film and television, Mark St. Germain has written eight plays, including Freud’s Last Session, which enjoyed one of the longest Off-Broadway runs in recent memory, winning the Best Play Award from the Off Broadway Alliance. His latest play, Dancing Lessons (2014), premiered at the Barrington Stage Company: a Pittsfield, Massachusetts regional theater that recently commemorated its long association with the playwright by renaming its Stage 2 venue the St. Germain Stage.

Actors & Writers, comprising stage, film and television professionals, is now in residence at Unison, located at 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz.

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their pick of both venues, as Giacomo Puccini’s tragic masterpiece will be screened simultaneously in Poughkeepsie and Kingston at 1 p.m. on April 2. “Un bel di” indeed!

This is the first time that the Metropolitan Opera is bringing Butterfly live to the screen, in Anthony Minghella’s critically acclaimed 2006 production with Karel Mark Chichon conducting. It stars Kristine Opolais as Cio-Cio-san, Roberto Alagna as Pinkerton, Maria Zifchak as Suzuki and Dwayne Croft as Sharpless.

Classical music maven Leslie Gerber’s pre-show talk will occur at 12:30 p.m. as usual, live at the Bardavon and via Skype at UPAC. Tickets for Madama Butterfly cost $27 general admission, $25 for Bardavon members and $20 for children aged 12 and under. They are available at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072; the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; or through Ticketmaster (no member discount available) at (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. For more on this program or future The Met: Live in HD broadcasts, visit https:// bardavon.org.

– Frances Marion Platt

Case of the slain surrogate Actors & Writers presents Wednesday’s Child at Unison in New Paltz this Saturday As the old nursery rhyme has it, “Wednesday’s child is full of woe.” On Saturday, March 26 at 8 p.m., Actors & Writers presents the world-premiere reading of Wednesday’s Child, by the award-winning playwright Mark St. Germain, at the Unison Arts Center in New Paltz. The plot devolves from the murder of a surrogate mother,

of short scenes that have the shape and rhythms of sketches on Saturday Night Live rather than those of a traditional play,” though the author himself has said that it was his attempt to write something “naturalistic and realistic.”

The bar at New World opens at 6:30 p.m., and the performance of The Realistic Joneses gets underway at 7 p.m. on March 31. Voice’s Spring Reading Series continues in the same venue the succeeding three Thursday evenings, with Peter Studlo directing Amy Herzog’s 4,000 Miles on April 7, Sharon Breslau directing her own play Callista Jumps on April 14 and Voice Theatre artistic director Shauna Kanter directing Deborah Zoe Laufer’s The Last Schwartz on April 21. All shows begin at 7 p.m., and all tickets cost $10.

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Keeping up with the neighbors The Realistic Joneses opens Voice Theatre’s Spring Reading Series at New World in Saugerties

Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill acquired a new marquee during its winter hiatus, and continues work this season on the conversion of its large Raw Space into “a fully functioning, state-of-the-art, 84-seat auditorium.”

But meanwhile, the show must go on, and a busy schedule is already underway in the existing theater space. This Saturday, March 26 at 2 p.m., actress/ playwright Bonita Jackson will perform her own Empty Valuables: A One-Woman Show in Two Acts.

“Who assigns us value? Who has the power to take our value?” asks the play, in which Jackson brings to life “four women who dare to breathe life into dirt.” Audiences are promised “a genuine tale filled with broken laughter, honest lies, filthy quality and loving hatred.”

All tickets cost $10 and are available at the door. There’s free parking in the Catskill High School lot behind the Theatre, located at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill. For more info about Bridge Street Theatre’s 2016 season, visit http:// bridgest.org or call (518) 943-3818. To view a reel of excerpts from Jackson’s stagework, visit www.backstage.com/ bonitajackson.

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Usually, when the Bardavon presents one of its very popular opera screenings from The Met: Live in HD, it’s shown at one or the other of the two sister theaters – more often than not at Bardavon 1869 Opera House, but sometimes at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) instead. For next Saturday’s performance of Madama Butterfly, however, audiences get

While waiting for the weather to warm up enough to launch its summer/fall season of plays and youth workshops at the Byrdcliffe Theater, the Voice Theatre is getting in gear with a series of dramatic readings at New World Home Cooking. The Bearsville-based troupe will open its third annual Spring Reading Series next Thursday with a performance of Will Eno’s The Realistic Joneses.

Sean Marrinan directs.

Playwright Eno may be best-known for his Thom Pain (based on nothing), which likely would have won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama had it not been up against John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt.

The Realistic Joneses was Eno’s first foray onto Broadway, in 2014, having premiered at Yale Rep in 2012. Michael C. Hall, Toni Collette, Marisa Tomei and Tracy Letts formed the Broadway cast, with Sam Gold directing.

The play concerns two couples, both surnamed Jones, who meet when one moves in next door to the other. Charles Isherwood of The New York Times described The Realistic Joneses as “a series

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“Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.”

– Ellis Peters

Mar. 24-31 Hop aboard the Easter Bunny Express, learn to fence or show off your spelling chops Interesting egg hunts Here’s my round-up of interesting egg hunts for you and your crew.

Remember your baskets, and happy hunting!

Thursday, March 24, 6 p.m.: Gold’s Gym, 258 Titusville Road, Poughkeepsie. Free indoor egg scramble, take your own photos with the Easter Bunny; www. goldsgym.com/poughkeepsielagrangeny Friday, March 25, 1 p.m.: West Hurley Town Park, Dughill Road, West Hurley.

Bring the entire family to this one; (845) 331-7474, extension 313.

Friday, March 25, 7:30 p.m.: Millbrook Town Park, 35 Merrit Avenue, Millbrook.

For children fourth grade through adult, free twilight egg hunt; remember your flashlights.

Saturday, March 26, 11 a.m.: Forsyth Park, Lucas Avenue, Kingston. Rain or shine; meet the Easter Bunny and Penny the Pig; activities by MAC Park Fit Kids; www. facebook.com/jlkny.

Saturday, March 26, 3:30 p.m.: Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. Free, for children age 10 and under; (845) 8530496.

A taste of college classes for teens at Marist Splash How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube...Get Filthy Rich in the Stock Market!...

Smallpox and the American Revolution...Biographies of Sports Stars: What They Can Teach Us…Got a teen who might be interested in a day of fun classes like these, taught by college students?

Marist Splash is a special day of fun one-hour classes for students in grades seven through 12. The Splash takes place in the Student Center at Marist College on Saturday, April 2 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $10 for the day, and it is a dropoff program, so you get the time to do something fun and interesting, too.

Marist College is located at 3399 North Road in Poughkeepsie. For more information or to register, e-mail maristsplash@gmail.com or visit https:// marist.learningu.org/learn/splash/index. html.

Write your own American Girl story about a young Huguenot Got a creative kid between who’s somewhere between 7 and 12 years old? Your child can win a prize for writing his or her own Huguenot Street Girl story from the perspective of Maria Hasbrouck. Then, how about a special tea with an author of historical fiction?

On Saturday, April 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Historic Huguenot Street’s Deyo Hall, families are invited to enjoy tea with American Girl author Valerie Tripp.

Valerie will share about her writing experiences, autograph American Girl Doll books and read the winners of the story contest: one for ages 7 to 9 years and

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one for ages 10 to 12 years. The cost of the tea is $25 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under, and registration is required.

Story submissions are due by Saturday, April 2 via e-mail to stories@ huguenotstreet.org or by mail to 88 Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY 12561, Attn: Kara Gaffken. Deyo Hall is located at 6 Broadhead Avenue in New Paltz.

For more information, call (845) 2551660 or visit www.huguenotstreet.org. To learn more about the author, visit http:// valerietripp.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24

Guided bird & animal walks at River Center in Beacon Wishing for more local, hands-on environmental science opportunities for kids and families? Well, Scenic Hudson has got you covered! This Thursday, March 24, it’s “Binoculars and Bird Identification,” and Friday, March 25, it’s “Looking for Signs of Animals.” The Scenic Hudson River Center is open from 2 to 5 p.m. with art and wildlife specimens, and guided walks at 3 and 4 p.m. – all geared for children from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Scenic Hudson River Center is located at 8 Long Dock Road in Beacon. For more information or to RSVP, call (845) 473-4440, extension 238, e-mail kbrill@scenichudson.org or visit http:// scenichudson.org.

FRIDAY, MARCH 25

Call for entries: immigrant art Disheartened by negative publicity about immigrants in mainstream media? Here’s your chance to tell your story! “New Worlds, New Voices” is part of the Kingston Multicultural

Festival in May, where artists share their story about coming to America.

Submissions are due Friday, March 25 to storyteller Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi at lhartin@aol.com; include your name, what type of artist you are and a brief description of the story you want to tell. For more information, visit www. rehercenter.org or www.facebook.com/ reherbakery.

Rosendale Theatre presents Savannah Stories Not only can your family attend an original musical this week, but you probably know someone in it! This Friday, March 25 at 5 p.m., the amazing Debbie Lan presents her new musical, Savannah Stories, at the Rosendale Theatre. The production opens with a special performance by Carol Caru Thompson, master of the shekere, a West African gourd instrument, and a storyteller. And Savannah Stories includes area children who worked on this production through Youth Arts at the Rosendale Theatre. Admission costs $10 for adults, $5 for children.

The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit www.rosendaletheatre.org or www.facebook.com/ rosendaletheatre.

Minecraft meet-up at Tivoli Free Library Creepers gonna creep...so since your kid’s on spring break, how about some extra Minecraft action? This Friday, March 25 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Tivoli Free Library, kids aged 8 years and up are invited to play the creative and construction-intensive Minecraft video game together. Best if

you can bring your own computer, but public laptops are available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Who knows what these youth can create together?

The Library is located at 86 Broadway in Tivoli. For more information or to let them know that you’re coming, call (845) 7573771, e-mail tivolilibrary@gmail.com or visit http://tivolilibrary.org. To learn more about Minecraft (which I highly recommend), visit https://minecraft.net.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26

Birding primer at Olana Has the springtime air got you singing “Rockin’ Robin”? Channel that ornithology energy and head over to the Olana State Historic Site for the “Birding 101: Lecture and Hike” this Saturday, March 26 from 9 to 11 a.m.

Learn about the diverse birdlife in the forest, pick up some basics of bird observation and identification and discover ways birds enrich our lives and connect us to nature.

This event is open to the public of all ages. The cost is $10 for non-members, $5 for members. The Olana State Historic Site is located at 5720 Route 9G in Hudson. For more information or to register, call (518) 828-0135 or visit www. olana.org.

Catskill Mountain Railroad Easter Bunny Express Looking for an alternative to hopping down the bunny trail? How about a train ride instead? Take the Catskill Mountain Railroad Easter Bunny Express this Saturday, March 26 at 10:30 a.m., 12 noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m. out of the Westbrook Station. The rides include an ongoing Easter egg hunt, snacks and photos with the Easter

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The kindest cut Now’s the time to prune shrubs before spring growth begins

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n years past, when I went outdoors this time of year, it was usually with skis strapped to my feet. Or wearing snow boots. Or snowshoes. With this snowless, warm winter, I’m mostly going outdoors these days armed with pruning shears, a lopper and a pruning saw. Mostly, my feet trod a path to the hardy kiwifruit vines and the blueberry bushes.

At first glance, the blueberries seem nothing more than a jumbled mass of stems of various ages. How to make order out of this jumble? Quicker to answer is: Why go to the trouble of making order out of this jumble?

The same could be asked for my lilac bush, mock orange, hazelnuts, gooseberries and currants.

Then I remind myself that my goal is to reduce the crop – yes! reduce the potential crop – so that more of the each fruit or nut bush’s resources get channeled into fewer fruits or nuts, so those that remain taste better. I also prune for future years’ harvests or, for flowering bushes, future years’ flowers. And I prune to let the stems of all bushes bathe in light and air, which reduce pest problems.

Bushes are bushes because they are bushy – that is, they’re constantly growing new stems at or near ground level and never develop permanent trunks (except for daphne, fothergilla, witch hazel, PeeGee hydrangea, tree peony and other plants of bushy stature with long-lived stems). Blueberries and most other bushes, ornamental and fruiting, are pruned by a renewal method. As stems age, they grow decrepit, producing fewer flowers or fruits; pruning away these oldsters right to the ground makes way for younger replacement stems.

My first cuts on any of my blueberry bushes are the most dramatic ones: I cut down a couple or so of the oldest stems, using a lopper or pruning saw. Blueberry stems are typically worth keeping until they are about seven years old, or about an inch in diameter. These most dramatic cuts also remove the tallest stems in one fell swoop, so the bushes never grow so tall that the berries are out of reach.

The kind of shrub, the variety of shrub and the previous season’s growing conditions all conspire to determine how many new stems, called suckers, grow from or near ground level. Often, it’s so many that as they mature, the bush becomes congested. So now I take pruning shears in hand and reduce their numbers to – in the case of blueberry bushes – four or five.

The finished bush then (in theory) has about four six-year-old stems, four five-yearold stems and so on, down to four one-year-old stems. By this time next year, each of those stems will have moved up a year in age. I’ll remove the four now-seven-year-old stems and excess one-year-old stems, which are those that will have grown this season.

Oh, one more step: I go over each bush with my pruning shears, removing small or

My goal is to reduce the crop so that more of the each fruit or nut bush’s resources get channeled into fewer fruits or nuts, so those that remain taste better.

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Donations needed for Poughkeepsie Easter egg hunt Everyone wants to be charitable in December, but if you want to follow in the footsteps of late community organizer John Flowers, volunteering is a year-round gig. The annual egg hunt that he started back in 1995 for kids in Poughkeepsie takes place at Waryas Park on Saturday, March 26, and your donations are needed: plastic eggs, individually wrapped candy, small Easter baskets, small toys such as Beanie Babies or a financial donation of cash or check made out to Family Partnership with John Flowers in the memo line.

You may drop off your donations at Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County, located at 45 Catharine Street in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 475-9336 or visit http:// habitatdutchess.org/easteregghunt.

Lee pruning his blueberries

dead twigs and shortening stems that are out of bounds. With 16 bushes cramped into 900 square feet, “out of bounds” is pretty close.

As so often happens in late winter and early spring, and especially this year, weather is very variable. Today was sunny and, by winter standards, balmy: perfect for crawling in among the blueberry bushes to prune them. But no need to twiddle my thumbs on sunless days raw with cold. There are seeds to be sown.

Some people spend the first part of summer hankering to bite into their first ripe tomato. Even more than tomato, I eagerly await my first fresh cucumbers and peppers.

Like tomatoes, both get a head start indoors.

This year, after seeing the very early cucumber crop at the Evolutionary Organics farm down the road from me, I thought that I would give early cukes a try here at the farmden. On Kira the farmer’s advice, I planted seeds a couple of weeks ago into potting soil in four-inch plastic flowerpots.

Cucumbers revel in heat, both for seed germination and for growing. So, after being watered, the seeded pots went onto the greenhouse’s electrically heated seed mat that’ll keep the seeds at a cozy 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Seedlings are up, their roots still in pots and still being warmed by the heating mat.

Within a couple of weeks, the cuke seedlings will start to outgrow their pots and need planting in the ground – not outdoors, though, but in the greenhouse. As I wrote, I’m hankering for a very early harvest. I’ll take the soil temperature, which, I hope, will stay steadily above 65 degrees by then.

– 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.

ents a free trial workshop of the Book Blossoms, a nationwide interactive book club for children from pre-K through second grade, and this is its first Hudson Valley chapter! The Book Blossoms consists of weekly workshops focused on a piece of literature incorporating reading, writing, movement, art and drama. The trial workshop for ages 4 and 5 takes place at 10:30 a.m.; the session for first and second grades takes place at 4 p.m.

Poughkidsie is located at 50 Springside Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For more information or to register for a trial workshop, call (845) 243-3750 or visit www.poughkidsie.com. To learn more about this reading adventure program, visit www.thebookblossoms.com.

at the Marist College Student Center.

Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. and the event finishes up by 12 noon. The Bee is open to high school and college students as well as adults of all ages, and sponsorships are welcome, as the event is a fundraiser for Literacy Connections. You can watch the event and get breakfast for your $5 Guest admission.

Marist College is located at 3399 North Road in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (518) 697-8227, e-mail colgreene@literacyconnections.org or visit www.literacyconnections.org/spelling-beeinfo.

TUESDAY, MARCH 29

As the saying goes, “Good fences make good neighbors.” But how about doing the sport of fencing? You can try for yourself this Thursday, March 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Go Fence Day at the Phoenix Center, including a group instruction class from 6 to 7 p.m. The Phoenix Center is Dutchess County’s

Adults can enter Community Spelling Bee at Marist College Enough for the kids, you say! We want a spelling bee for the older set!

Yes? Then feast your occipital awareness on the 25th annual Community Spelling Bee this Tuesday, March 29

THURSDAY, MARCH 31

Free intro to fencing at Poughkeepsie’s Phoenix Center

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Book Blossoms trial workshop at Poughkidsie I love book clubs so much, I belong to three of them. If discussion is an enhancement to your own reading experience, how about introducing something like it to your kids? This Monday, March 28, Poughkidsie pres-

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only full-time fencing facility, and now you can check out its new home at 250 Hooker Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 486-4525 or visit http://phoenix-center.net.

– Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno is definitely not sharing her Ronnybrook Farm Lola’s Mint Chocolate Lace ice cream. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

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ART Meeting of the maker minds New Paltz Design Week spotlights innovative collaborations between engineering & the arts

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lready well known for both the excellence of its School of Fine & Performing Arts (whose world-class metalworking program was the first American institute ever invited to exhibit at Munich’s International Design Museum) and the innovation of its Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center (whose 3D-printed prosthetic hand for a small boy made big news in 2014), SUNY-New Paltz has created a new program that morphs the two disciplines under a single rubric. The college is calling it FUEL (upper-case despite the fact that it’s not an acronym), and launching it with something called New Paltz Design Week, which runs from March 28 to April 1. There will be lectures, workshops, films and exhibitions on a diverse range of topics fusing contemporary

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Jessica Rosenkranz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg, a/k/a Nervous System (above), will discuss their wearable and non-wearable products based on nature’s growth patterns on Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in SUNY-New Paltz's Lecture Center 100.

design principles, modern engineering practices and new technologies.

“FUEL’s mission is to connect our current students, alumni, faculty, staff and the college’s surrounding community with notable guest artists and scholars in the arts,” says Fine and Performing Arts dean Jeni Mokren. More than 15 design

events and exhibitions will be presented on campus featuring “an incredible roster of leading design professionals and teams.” Presenters and workshop leaders will include pioneering digital design and fabrication team Nervous System; renowned artist and scholar Lev Manovich; James Grady and Brian James

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from Fathom Information Design; Kia Motors senior designer Michael Torpey; and Shapeways “design evangelist” Lauren Slowik, in addition to a collective of design-focused college faculty.

Highlights include “Visualization, Big Data and Cultural Patterns,” a lecture

by CUNY professor/ Software Studies Initiative director Manovich, on Monday, March 28 at 3:30 p.m. in the Coykendall Science Building, and “digital gardeners” Jessica Rosenkranz and Jesse LouisRosenberg, a/k/a Nervous System, explaining their wearable and nonwearable products based on nature’s growth patterns on Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. in Lecture Center 100. The week culminates with a “Slide Slam” on Friday, April 1 at 7 p.m., in the Fine Arts Building Rotunda. It will consist of a rapid-fire sequence of exhibitions by some of the Hudson Valley’s top designers, emceed by Sophi Kravitz, engineer and interaction designer at MIX-E, and sponsored by the Hudson Valley Tech Meet-up.

Two evenings of film have also been planned for Design Week: one focusing on design and data, the other on materiality and design in print and industrial contexts.

Four exhibitions will be on view on campus: “Made for You: New Directions in Contemporary Design” at the Dorsky Museum, “The Design Process Made Visible” at the Sojourner Truth Library, “Ceramic Design for Serial Production” at the Fine Arts Building and a student design exhibition in the McKenna Theatre lobby.

For a complete list of New Paltz Design Week events and additional information, visit www.newpaltz.edu/fuel.

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The baby with the bathwater Study by Bard prof finds suppression of specific memories can cause broader amnesia

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Ever wish that you could pluck out extraneous or annoying memories that are taking up precious space in

your increasingly cluttered mind, the same way you can highlight filenames and delete them from your computer at the touch of a button? It’s a most appealing sci-fi scenario, until we begin to contemplate the tangled nature of our mental associations – the way that a particular scent or a snatch of music can transport us instantly back to our childhoods. Who knows what happy or useful memories might be inadvertently yanked out by the same neural threads?

Justin C. Hulbert, assistant professor in the Psychology Program at Bard College and principal investigator in that institution’s Memory Dynamics Lab, has been tinkering with the mechanics of deliberate forgetting for a while now, and won the Tom Slick Research Award in Consciousness for his work on reversibly inducing amnesia through cognitive control. Hulbert and his Bard students design and test algorithms that harness brainwaves in order to help individuals remember when/what they want to remember and forget when/what they

want to forget.

Now the scholarly journal Nature Communications has published a study in which Hulbert and co-authors Richard N. Henson and Michael C. Anderson of the University of Cambridge found that trying to suppress memories of past events also leads people to forget unrelated experiences from periods surrounding the time of suppression. This mechanism for voluntary, cognitively triggered amnesia may help explain memory deficits observed in patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder or other acute trauma.

Studying memory retrieval in 381 participants, Hulbert, Henson and Anderson asked them to memorize wordpair associations. After the first word was displayed on a computer screen, study subjects were instructed either to

think of or to suppress the thought of the second word. During the trials, pictures of improbable combinations of objects and settings were also occasionally displayed.

Afterwards, memory retrieval was tested by displaying the background of the picture on its own and asking participants to recollect the object associated with it.

The neuroscientists found that the instruction to suppress word memories also made it harder to remember details about objects presented in the same timeframe. Magnetic resonance imaging used to scan brain activity of participants during suppression showed that impairment of memory formation was directly correlated with the degree of reduced activity in the hippocampus, as well as with the degree of activation of the lateral prefrontal cortex.

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– Frances Marion Platt

“Podcasting 101” with NPR’s Susan Davis at TSL in Hudson Muddy Puppy Media presents “Podcasting 101” with acclaimed NPR producer Susan Davis on Sunday, May 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Time & Space Limited in Hudson. Davis has worked

as a producer for Marketplace, Soundprint, All Things Considered and Talk of the Nation at NPR, as well as for The State of Things on North Carolina Public Radio/WUNC. Her recent podcast clients include NPR’s Alt Latino, The Good Fight with Ben Wikler (#1 on iTunes), Press Record (from the Southern Oral History Project at UNC Chapel Hill), The Monti Radio Hour and Classical Classroom. She has taught podcasting/audio production at a wide range of venues, ranging from Duke University to the Public Radio Program Directors’ Conference to the Cultural Affairs Department of the US Department of State.

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The workshop will be of interest to both aspiring podcasters and podcastloving audiophiles. Tuition costs $150 early bird special through March 31, and $175 after April 1. Limited financial aid is available. To reserve a spot, e-mail Gina at ginahyams@gmail.com. Time & Space Limited is located at 434 Columbia Street in Hudson.

Ten historic homes to host Chancellor’s Dinner for Clermont Never let it be said that we upstaters fail to honor our forebears. Conversely, let it be known that we celebrate some of them in high style, our distance from the glitz and gleam of

New York City notwithstanding. One such celebration, now in its fourth year, is the Chancellor’s Dinner: a unique community event held in various homes near Chancellor Robert Livingston’s manse on the Hudson River at Clermont. On Saturday, April 9, the annual fundraiser for the Clermont State Historic Site comes to ten different historic Hudson Valley houses, where intimate dinners will welcome anywhere from four to 25 guests at each location.

It will almost be as if we’re the Chancellor’s neighbors gathering for a feast. The evening begins in the Clermont Mansion, from which Livingston served in the highest judicial position in the young State of New York for 24 years. Dining guests can toast our own founding father

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From there, host venues will open their doors at 7:30 p.m. to receive assigned guests for an excellent dining experience.

Hosts prepare and serve the meals in their homes, usually consisting of three courses: an appetizer or salad starter, an entrée and dessert, plus the accompanying wine or beverage of your choice. It’s a wonderful opportunity to get to know other generous benefactors of Clermont, a relatively modest mansion filled with intriguing history. Each volunteer host determines the number of guests he or she

can comfortably seat and serve, including themselves, and guests come from all over the Hudson Valley and beyond to participate.

Assignments will be made a few days in advance of the evening, along with driving and parking instructions provided by each host, so make your reservation early. For the price of a higherlevel ticket, event organizers will try to accommodate specific seating requests made by guests. Otherwise, seating is random and done by the Chancellor’s Dinner Committee two days before the

event. Hosts contribute their cooking skills and hospitality, along with the costs of their chosen menu ingredients, so that all monies collected through ticket sales go directly to support the many free cultural programs that the Friends of Clermont offer the community.

Guest ticket prices begin at $100 per person, with $150 at the Patron level and $200 at the Chancellor’s level. For further information about attending this year, or

maybe even hosting a dinner next year, contact the staff at Friends of Clermont.

– Ann Hutton Chancellor’s Dinner, Saturday, April 9, 6 p.m., Clermont State Historic Site, 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown; (518) 537-6622, anero@friendsofclermont.org, www.friendsofclermont.org.

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Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie to host “Art of the Needle 2016” Visitors to the “Art of the Needle 2016” exhibit on view at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie next weekend will see more than 200 examples of needlework created by members of the Hyde Park-based Skyllkill Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America.

Traditional cross-stitch designs and pictorial works with painterly effects achieved through shaded threadwork

will share the walls with examples of needle art less familiar to the uninitiated. Look for intricate thread-woven Japanese Temari balls made by guild member Ginny Thompson, a Temari master, and works demonstrating the 1,600-year-old art of Japanese embroidery by Deb Bowers, a guild member who is also a certified teacher of that highly specific way of stitching that depicts the forms of nature with a particular sensitivity and insists upon technical excellence.

“Art of the Needle” will be on view Friday through Sunday, April 1 to 3 from

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. There is plenty of paved parking at Locust Grove – a National Historic Landmark Estate site and former home of artist and telegraph inventor Samuel Morse – and there will be signage in the lots to direct visitors to the rooms housing the exhibit. Everything is handicapped-accessible. Admission is free.

Each member of the Skyllkill Chapter is contributing at least one work to the show.

The Guild welcomes beginners and expert stitchers alike, so the pieces on display will demonstrate a range of mastery. There will be works by those just learning the

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skills as well as displays of excellence by the highly experienced. (Some of the group’s more practiced members recently finished working on a years-long project stitching a tapestry for the Mills Mansion in Staatsburg.)

Each day of the show will offer different lectures and demonstrations of needle arts at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. .

The Skyllkill Chapter meets the first Wednesday of every month at St. James Episcopal Hall at 4526 Albany Post Road (Route 9) in Hyde Park. The meetings begin with classes at 9 a.m. for members interested in expanding their skills or learning new ones. “For people just starting out, we have a ‘basics’ group,” explains guild member Julia Pietruszewski. “They can learn the stitches and then apply them to a project. For those who already have some skills, there is a ‘basics plus’ group where we decide what we want to do.” The latter group is currently working on drawn threadwork, an early form of embroidery once utilized by peasant women to simulate the lace that royalty wore. Both groups learn from various members who volunteer to teach the others. Pietruszewski says that while she first learned about embroidery from her grandmother, she has learned more from fellow Guild members since she joined five years ago after retirement than she knew in all the years before.

The morning classes are followed by a social hour at 10 a.m. and the chapter meeting at 11 a.m. But it doesn’t end there; members bring a brown-bag lunch and enjoy Guild-supplied coffee, tea and dessert before a program begins at 12:30 p.m., in which a guest speaker or member gives a presentation or shares a special collection. Visitors may sit in on a meeting twice before joining. Membership dues cost $52 per year. More information is available at egaskyllkill@gmail.com.

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CALENDAR Thursday

3/24

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-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 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

9AM Art Exhibit by Sylvia Ruth Weinberg.

Featuring oil landscapes. Exhibit held during banking hours. Show will display thru 3/31. Bank of America, Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

9AM-11:15AM New Paltz Playspace. Info: www.

HudsonValleyParents.com. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rte 32, New Paltz.

9:30AM-10:30AM Stretch and Flex with Diane Collelo Open to all Woodstock residents 55 & 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.

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 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

10:30AM-2PM Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads - Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Info: www.tivolilibrary.org or 845-7573771. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, $1.

11AM-12PM Free Feldenkrais Ongoing Community Class. Ongoing. Led by Tatiana Light. Method of international reputation helping Healing, Longevity and Improved Balance and Movement Coordination.Gentle and effortless exercise with immediate relaxation effect. Info:845-679-6299.

Mountainview Studio, Woodstock, free.

11AM-12:30PM Homeschool Group Program for homeschooled kids, ages 5 and up. Various topics in history will be covered. All are welcome! Meets on the 3rd floor. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

11AM Penny Social. Sponsored by The Saugerties Columbiettes. Special table, food basket raffle, l 50/50 raffle, door prizes & lunch & light refreshments. Calling starts at 1pm. Columbus Hall, 19 Barclay St, Saugerties.

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.

2PM-3PM Brunch Inspired Foods. Join Chef Lukas for this culinary demonstration in our Bistro. Sip a Mimosa as you watch the chef create a dazzling array of delicious, brunch-inspired foods.

Tastes included!. Info 845-905-8000. The Fountains at Millbrook, 79 Flint Rd, 4PM Board Games. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

4:15PM Family Spanish Immersion Class. Diana Zuckerman leads a 6 week series of classes in Spanish for families. Classes through 4/28. A $15 material fee paid directly to instructor. Res reqr’d.

Info: 845-255-1559 or www.unisonarts.org Unison Arts Center, , 68 Mountain RestRd, New Paltz, $18 /per class, $10 /child/per class.

4:30PM-5:30PM Meditation Support Group meets at Mirabai every Thursday. 30 minutes seated meditation followed by 15 minute walking meditation. Walk-ins always welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $5 /donation.

5PM-8PM Sketch Class. A traditional sketch class (drawing the figure) format of numerous poses which will lengthen in duration as determined by the monitor. $50/4 consecutive classes. January 21-December 15, Thursdays. Info: www.woodstockshcoolofart.org. Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, $20 /session, $50 /4 classes.

5PM “Savannah Stories.� New Musical by Debbie Lan. Performed by participants in the Youth Arts @ The Rosendale Theatre Spring Performing Arts Intensive. Featuring a special guest performance Carol Caru Thompson a Shekere master, percussionist & story teller. Info:845-658-8989 Rosendale Theatre, , 408 Main St, Rosendale, $10, $5 /child.

5:30PM-7:30PM New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Networking Mixer. Enjoy refreshments and conversation. Pre-registration

is required. Info: newpaltzchamber.org or call 845-255-0243. One EPIC Place, 122 Main St, New Paltz.

submission policy

6PM-7PM Teen Open Mic - Teens in sixth grade and up - First open mic night! All acts welcome.

Bring a friend & show them what you’ve got! There will be snacks! Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

contact

e-mail calendar@ulsterpublishing.com. postal mail: Almanac Calendar Manager Donna Keefe c/o Ulster Publishing, PO Box 3329, Kingston, NY 12402 phone: (845) 334-8200 ext. 104, fax at (845) 334-8809.

6PM-8PM Japanese Movie Night. Live Action Movie for dinner customer. Info: www.GKnoodles. com /845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Japanese Noodle Restaurant, 232 Main St, New Paltz.

when to send

Almanac’s Calendar is printed on Tuesdays. We must receive all entries no later than the previous Friday at noon.

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

what to send

The name of the event, time, date, location of event, a telephone number (for publication) and admission charge (specify if free). A brief description is helpful, too.

6PM-7:30PM Lecture: Introduction to sustainability. A lecture about the core ideas of sustainability by Sustainability Coordinator Alistair Hall from Vassar College. Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

6PM Book to Movie Special Event “In Defense of Food.� Potluck dinner during the movie, so if you’ll be coming, pre-register and tell them what dish you will be bringing. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

6PM First Thursday Book Club. Ongoing. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

6PM-7PM Beginning Tai Chi Chuan Class.Stepby-step instruction in the Yang Style Long Form, supplemented with qigong exercises. This is a 12-week series, but ongoing classes will be available $12 with a $2 per-class discount if you sign up for the series. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

6:15PM Gyrotonic Tower Class. Using natural body spinal movements to decompress and strengthen the spine. It emphasizes full mobility of the joints and lengthening of the fascia and skeletal system. Info: 845-658-2239 or www. ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

6:30PM Holy Week and Easter Services: Maundy Thursday Service. Info: 845-246-7802. Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

6:30PM-8PM Master Gardeners annual Winter Lecture Series. Growing summer bulbs. Info: 845-340-3990 or ulster.cce.cornell.edu. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston, $15.

6:45PM “A Wee Bit of Murder!�Presented by ACME Mystery Company. Ticket price includes a threecourse dinner and the show. Interactive dinner theatre with an Irish flare. Info: 845-471-7026.

Mahoney’s Irish Pub, 35 Main St, Poughkeepsie, $45.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Connor Kennedy & Minstrel Residency. Info: www.liveatthefalcon. com/ The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM New World Writers Night presents poets Judith Kerman and Susan Hoover, both authors of newly published collections. Readings take place at New World Home Cooking, 1411 Route 212, between Woodstock and Saugerties. This reading will begin promptly at 7, so please arrive by 6:30 for dinner. Readings include an open mic (5 minute limit) which can be poetry or prose.

No admission charge; we take a voluntary collection for the writers. Attendees who wish to have dinner before the reading can call 246-0900 for reservations.

7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night.

Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com.

Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

7PM-8:30PM Meeting of MECR (Middle East Crisis Response) A group of Hudson Valley residents joined together to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and the Middle East. Info: 845-876-7906 or www.mideastcrisis.org. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

7PM A Tenebrae Service of Shadows. The story being told through Scripture and music. Musicians: Elizabeth Clark, Dorraine Scoffield, Mark Iberowick, Bruce Hildenbrand, Terri Massardo.

Communion will be served. Info: 845- 246-2867.

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7:15PM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

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, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

7:30PM Living Last Supper. DaVinci’s painting comes to life on Holy Thursday. Free will offering.

Info: www.poughkeepsiereformedchurch.org or 845-452-8110. Reformed Church, 70 Hooker Ave, Poughkeepsie.

7:30PM Trivia with Paul Tully and Eric Stamberg. Info: 845-687-2699 or www.highfallscafe. com. High Falls CafĂŠ, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

7:30PM Godspell - Preview Performance. Music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak.

Directed by Joyce A. Presutti. Info: 845-610-5900 or www.sugarloafpac.org. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Highway, 8PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, & Eric Weissberg. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony CafĂŠ @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Wanda Jackson. Info: helsinkihudson.com or 518-828-4800. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

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

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2PM-3PM Minecraft-a-Thon Grab your diamond pickaxe for an afternoon of Spring Break Minecrafting! For kids ages 8 and up. Please bring your own laptop if possible. Info: 845-757-3771 or www. tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

3PM Scrabble. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

4PM-5:15PM Twilight Yoga: A Sanctuary for Yin & Restorative with Lynda Elaine Carre, E-RYT IAYT. Your weekly Rx to Relax Deeply, Recharge, and Revitalize. Info: twilightyogawoodstock@ gmail.com or 845- 684-5941. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave, Woodstock.

4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.� Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 845-246-4317.

4PM-9PM Friday Night Fish Fry. Chef Oscar serves up his famous Fish `N Chips and seafood specials. Live local music. Info: 845-986-1059, www.penningsfarmmarket.com. Pennings Farm Market, Warwick.

4:30PM Anime Club. 2nd & 4th Fri of each month.

Tween/Teen Program. Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

10:30 AM Little Brainstormers. Children’s Program. Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

4:30PM-5:30PM Lego Club. All ages, with parents.

Ongoing. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

10:30AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster

5PM Youth Arts @ The Rosendale Theatre Presents: “Savannah Stories.� The show written by Hudson Valley musician and songwriter Debbie Lan will also feature a performance by Carol Caru Thompson a Shekere master, percussionist and

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12:30PM-6PM Crystal, Tarot and Astrology Readings with Mary Vukovic. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /25 minutes, $120 /90 minutes.

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Tibet in Song (3/24). Followed by Q&A with Director Ngawang Choephel.

The film celebrates traditional Tibetan folk music and gives an engrossing account of Choephel’s six years as a political prisoner. Info: gaffron@bard. edu. Bard College, Olin 102, Annandale-on-Hudson.

Tibetan Music Concert (3/31).

Ngawang Choephel will perform traditional Tibetan folk songs from his film and CD Tibet in Song. Info: 845-3831774. The Tibetan Center, 875 Route 28, Kingston, $15.

Sign Up Now! Kiwanis Kingston Classic. Race date: April 23. Details & Info: www.kiwaniskingstonclassic.com.

Dietz Memorial Stadium, Kingston.

Coach House Players presents Neil Simon's "California Suite". Show dates are April 8, 9, 15 & 16 at 7:30 pm & April 10 & 17 at 2 pm. For ticket reservations call 845-331-2476 or on line at www.coachhouseplayers.org.

Ticket prices are $20, with $18 for seniors 62 and over and children 12 and under. Coach House Players 12 Augusta St. Kingston.

The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington Events.

This historic theater offers music, dance, theater, opera, movies and family programs. Info: 413-528-0100 or www.mahaiwe.org/.

Talk About Dying: Free Community Workshop (3/26, 2-5pm): Aid in Dying New York: Your Right to Choose. Presentation by guest speaker:Laurie Leonard, LMSW.End of Life Choices, NY.Associate Director and a licensed social worker specializing in end-of-life issues, with hospice and hospital experience and a private practice in bereavement counseling.

End of Life Choices New York is a nonprofit organization that through leadership, advocacy, education and counseling, seeks to expand choice at the end of life and improve the quality of care for New Yorkers, ensuring that their values and wishes are respected.

This presentation will discuss aid in dying, which is now legal in five states.

Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for questions, answers, and discussion. Talk About Dying is a project created by Jill Dorsi LCSW and Dr. Carol Robin DC,CCN. Info: www.TalkAboutDying.com. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

Early Bird Discount & Full Scholarships available for Woodstock Youth - ages 9-12 & 13-17. Registration open: Voice Theatre’s Summer Youth Workshops July 11th–24th. A fun, supportive environment for young people to explore theatre skills. Professional instructors will lead a program of acting, theatre games, the speaking voice, movement, improv and physical theatre. Each five-day workshop plus Saturday rehearsal finishes with an Open Presentation. In the air-conditioned Byrdcliffe Theater, Woodstock.

Beginners are welcome. Session 1: July 11-17. Session 2: July 18-24. Sibling discounts available. Info & registration contact Shauna Kanter: Shauna@ voicetheatre.org | 845-679-0154 |www. voicetheatre.org.

Audition Notice: STS Playhouse Phoenicia. Casting 2 females - age 25-50 and 30-40 for Angel Intrudes and the The Stronger. 3 males- age 15-18, 30-40 for Witch of Coos and Tatters. Performance Dates are June 10-12. Call Susanne Traub 845-6572189.

Senior Writing Workshop Welcomes New Members. Writers at all levels of experience, beginner to expert, are invited to join the Writers Workshop of the Woodstock Senior Recreation Program. Whether interested in nonfiction, short stories, plays, memoir, or poetry, writers age 55 and above may join the group, which meets in the Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Road,Woodstock from 10:30am-12:30 pm. on Wednesdays as follows: April 27; May 11 and 25; June 8 and 22.The workshop stresses trying out new forms and content in a supportive atmosphere. No fee is required. The workshop is led by experienced writer, editor, and instructor Lew Gardner.Info: 845 679-2880.

Fun with Eggs Workshop with Barbara Boris (3/26,1-3PM). In honor of Easter, we'll be exploring the versatility of the incredible, NON-edible egg prop. We will do both active and restorative asanas using these contoured blocks. $35.Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

Bus Trip to the Neue Galerie in Manhattan for an exhibit of Edvard Munch and Expressionism (4/13, 8am-5:30pm). Hosted by the Starr Library. $65 per person, which

story teller. Info:www.rosendaletheatre.org/youtharts/ Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale, $10, $5 /child.

5PM New Paltz Elks Lenten Fish Fry. Offered every Friday during Lent. our choice of Fried Fish or Shrimp, French Fries or Baked Potato. Takeouts available. Info: 845-255-1633. New Paltz Elks Lodge #2568, 290 Rt 32 South, New Paltz, $12 / adults, $11 /srs & 12 & under.

includes round-trip bus service from Starr Library to The Neue Galerie in Manhattan, entrance fee, and private group tour of the exhibit.Register at 845-876-4030 or at Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck.

Hudson Valley Community Dances is an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization committed to sharing the joy of dancing, preserving traditional music and dance and building community through dance. Dances take place in Dutchess and Ulster counties. These events are open to the public and everyone is welcome. Info:www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845- 454-2571.

Register Now! 2016 New Paltz Challenge Run( 6/19). A half-marathon, Family 5K, and/or kid’s 1-mile run.

Proceeds will benefit the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce and its community projects. Reg reqr’d for half-marathon. Info: www. newpaltzchallenge.com or 845-2550243.

Call for Art: Catskill Interpretive Center New Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit. Deadline 4/1. The guidelines for submitting proposals can be downloaded from www.catskillcenter. org. Info: 845-586-2611. Catskill Interpretive Center, 5096 Rte 28, Mount Tremper.

Jurying Begins for The WoodstockNew Paltz 35th Art & Crafts Fairs.

Scheduled for Memorial (5/28-5/30) & Labor Day (9/3-9/5)Weekends. Jurying begins 1/28.Details at www.quailhollow.com or contact Scott Rubinstein at 845 -246 -3414.

The Chamber Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Ten Local Scholarships for 2016. All applications must be submitted online via the scholarship portal hosted by The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley. Applicants should create a login ID and password and will then be able to access his or her application at any time. Applications will be accepted through 4/1.

Register Now: 2nd Annual Walkway Marathon Race. Scheduled for 6/ 11 & 6/12, Races Feature Dutchess, Hudson Valley Rail Trails. Runners registering for any of the Walkway Marathon races can do so at WalkwayMarathon.org.

Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie.

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday,

Master Gardener Fruit, Vegetable and Native Plant Sale. No orders will be accepted after Friday, April 1.

Featuring perennial fruit and vegetable plants. No orders will be accepted after Friday, April 1. This year there will also be new pick-up dates and a new pick-up site: May 4, 5, and 6 from 10am-4pm.

Info: ulster.cce.cornell.edu/events.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston.

The Mid Hudson Community Orchestra. New members neededFrench Horn, Oboe, Trumpet, viola, cello and bass. Concert dates April 27 and May 13. Rehearsing Wednesdays, 7:30 -9:30PM. Info: 845-876-2765.

SUNY Dutchess, Dutchess Hall, Poughkeepsie.

Call for Entries: 13th Annual Athens Cultural Center Members Exhibition. Artists are invited to submit interpretations of “Greene” or “Green.”

Celebrate Greene County,with recycled art. Drop off: 4/9. Info:www.athensculturalcenter.org. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St, Athens.

Mark Your Calendars! Book Signing by local Artist Melissa McGill, author of Constellation (4/2 12-2pm). Author info: melissamcgillconstellation.com/.

Boscobel House and Gardens gift shop, Garrison. Info: www.boscobel.org/visit/ museum-shop/.

7PM-11PM Local Talent Night. Every Friday.

Seeking bands and performers. Primo’s, 1554 Rt 44/55, Clintondale, 845-883-6112.

6PM-7:30PM Lecture. Getting Started with Beekeeping. Learn the basics of beekeeping with Poughkeepsie Farm Project’s Farm Manager, Leon Vehaba. Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

7PM Open Mic Night. Info: 845-266-5530.

Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

7:30PM Godspell! Music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak. Directed by Joyce A. Presutti. Info: 845-610-5900 or www. sugarloafpac.org. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Highway, Sugar Bush.

7:30PM Twilight Easter Egg Hunt. Children in 4th grade through adults grab your flashlights and a bag and head to the town park to search for eggs and special prizes! Town Park, 35 Merrit Ave, Millbrook, free.

8PM-8:30PM Swing Dance Beginner’s Lesson.

Sponsored by The Hudson Valley Dances. Dance 8:30-11:30pm. Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845-454-2571. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie.

8PM Donna The Buffalo. Info: www.darylshouseclub.com. Daryl’s House, 130 Route 22, Pawling.

8PM Pirates Canoe. Japanese American-roots band. Info: www.Unisonarts.org. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $22, $11 /student w/ID.8PM Live Music. Info: 845-6793484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Levon Helm Studios presents K I M O C K. Info:www.levonhelmstudios.com. Levon Helm

9:30PM Dylan Doyle Band. Info: 845-679-3484.

Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Saturday

3535 or www.dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/Aging. Dutchess County.

Call for Art: Catskill Interpretive Center New outdoor sculpture exhibit.

Deadline 4/1. The guidelines for submitting proposals can be downloaded from www.catskillcenter.org. Info: 845-586-2611. Catskill Interpretive Center, 5096 Rte 28, Mount Tremper.

Fluid Ecologies: Hispanic Caribbean Art from the Permanent Collection. an exhibition of thirteen works on paper by seven of the most celebrated Hispanic Caribbean artists of the last five decades. Exhibts through 5/8. Info: 845-437-5632 Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie.

Platte Clove Artist in Residence Program Accepting Applications. A retreat for artists, working in a variety of disciplines, located in the living landscape where American art began. The residency is open to visual artists and performing artists who have an affinityfor the natural world. The residencies run from July through September.

Applications are due by 4/8. Contact: Katie Palm: 845-586-2611or kpalm@ catskillcenter.org. The Catskill Center, Rt 28, www.catskillcenter.org, Arkville.

Call for Entries: 13th Annual Athens Cultural Center Members Exhibition.

Artists are invited to submit interpretations of “Greene” or “Green”. celebrate our beautiful Greene County, the color green, or “going green” with recycled art. Drop off: 4/9. Info:www.athensculturalcenter.org. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second St, Athens.

Teen Photo Contest. Submission deadline: March 30th. For photographers in grades 8 through 12. Photos can be black and white or in color and must be taken in New Paltz. Categories include Portrait, Landscape, and Other.

Info: 845-255-5030. Elting Memorial Library, New Paltz.

The Hudson Valley CA$H Coalition and AARP Tax Aide Foundation offer free tax preparation assistance for low to moderate income individuals, families and seniors. No age restrictions and AARP membership is not required.

Many sites throughout the Hudson Valley.

Register Now! 2016 New Paltz Challenge Run (6/19). A half-marathon, Family 5K, and/or kid’s 1-mile run.

Proceeds will benefit the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce and its community projects. Reg reqr’d for halfmarathon. Info: www.newpaltzchallenge.com or 845-255-0243.

Dutchess County Office for the Aging’s Adult Vaccines. Info: 845-486-

8:30PM-11:30PM Swing Dance to Eight To The Bar. Sponsored by The Hudson Valley Dances. Beginner’s lesson 8-8:30pm; Dance 8:30-11:30pm. Sponsored by The Hudson Valley Dances. Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845-454-2571. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S.Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie, $15, $10 /full time student.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Bill Payne & Friends.

Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com/ The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-10PM Blues Happy Hour - Dance Party with

Comedy Night Of The Stars (4/2).

Benefit for the Rondout Valley Food Pantry. Includes a Dessert Reception and Open Bar. Headliners include local favorites: Patrick Carlin (George Carlin’s Brother), Verna Gillis, Rich Shultis and Jimmy Q! Info: comedynightofthestars.com or845-594-9214 Diamond Mills, 25 South Partition St, Saugerties, $60.

7PM Conversations at Boughton Place. Takes place the second Friday of each month at 7 pm.

Boughton Place, Moreno Stage, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $5 /suggested donation.

6P-7PM M Vos Tricker. Info: 845-679-3484.

Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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.

Teen Photo Contest. Submission deadline: March 30th. For photographers in grades 8 through 12. Photos can be black and white or in color and must be taken in New Paltz. Categories include Portrait, Landscape, and Other.

Info: 845-255-5030. Elting Memorial Library, New Paltz.

Studios, The Barn, Woodstock, $35 /seating, $25 /standing room.

7PM Cabin Fever Music: The Lightning Rods. A blend of old time, bluegrass, western swing, Celtic and country and western. Info:845- 688-7811, www.phoenicialibrary.org. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

7PM Holy Week and Easter Services: Good Friday Service. Info: 845-246-7802. Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

Tuesday, and Wednesday. Males, $120 and up; females, $150 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only; Also, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Cats. $70 per cat includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim.

All surgeries performed by appointment only. Info: 845-343-1000. taraspayneuter.org. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown.

Soul Purpose. No cover, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049.

Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston.

6PM-10PM Ian Flanigan and Jules Taylor & El Yeah. Kitchen opens at 6pm, Music starts at 7pm.

Capacity is 85, so come early. Info: 845-679-1002 or www.hvssmusicnight.org. Old Glenford Church and Hall, 210 Old Route 28, Glenford, $5.

6:30PM Swing Dance Workshops with Emily Vanston:Wrangling Rhythm. Explore swing rhythm and learn how to create new and interesting rhythms in our dancing. Level: Pre-Intermediate and above. 6:30-7:15pm Workshop 1; 7:158pm Workshop II.Part II will be a continuationof Part I. $15 one/$20 both. Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845-454-2571. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie, $15 /one workshop, $20 /both.

March 24, 2016

3/26

8AM John Burroughs Natural History Society Field Trip: Rondout Series- Kingston to Rosendale. Contact trip leader Matt Corsaro (mattcorsaro@yahoo.com ) for details a week or less before the trip. Open to all. Info: www.jbnhs.org. Kingston Point Beach, Kingston.

9AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

9AM-11AM Birding 101: Lecture and Hike. All Ages. Join Audubon NY education coordinator Larry Federman for an early spring birding event at Olana. Bring binoculars and wear sturdy walking shoes. Info: www.olana.org. Olana, Wagon House Education Center, Hudson, $10.

9AM Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 845-246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties.

9AM-3PM Spring Holiday Basket Weaving.

Weave a Spring holiday basket woven with or with out a 14" tall handle. Pre-reg reqr’d.Info: 845-255-1255 or www.gardinerlibrary.org. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner, $30.

9AM-2PM Gardiner Day Easter Plant Sale.

Spring favorites in a variety of sizes and prices direct from the greenhouse. All proceeds support Gardiner Day on Sept 10, 2016. Gardiner Firehouse, Rte 44/55, Gardiner.

9:30AM-11AM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going. Everyone welcome. Info: 845-679-8800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rte 212, Woodstock.

9:30AM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Bunny Hop. Learn answers to questions such as, why do cottontail rabbits have so many babies, and where do they nest? For adults and families with children ages 2 and up. Info: hhnm.org or call 845-534-5506. Hudson Highlands NatureMuseum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Muser Dr, Cornwall, $8, $6 /child.

9:30 AM -1:30 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve/Sam’s Point Area. Indian Rock Snowshoe. Please bring a lunch, water, and appropriate clothing for the weather. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Visitor Center, Cragsmoor.

10AM-12PM Economic Development Forum.

The third of four monthly economic development winter forums will focus on the role of the Internet and the digital services economy in the region.

The public is invited. Info: 845-586-2611. Catskill Center, 43355 Rt 28, Arkville.

10AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

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.

10AM-12PM EEL Monitoring Training Day. Need volunteers to monitor eels in Black Creek from March 26 -June 1. Volunteers will learn how to catch, count, weigh and release unharmed these important fish. Info: www.scenichudson.org.

Black Creek Preserve, Esopus.

March 24, 2016 10AM-3:30PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Spring Wake-Up Hike. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Nature Cente, Gardiner.

goodies! Lots of fun and activities, maybe even a visit from Peter Cottontail! Rain date set for Saturday 4/2. Info: Thomas Felten Memorial Park, 11 Patura Rd, Modena.

10AM-12PM Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 845-687-7023.

1PM-3PM Fun with Eggs Workshop with Barbara Boris. They’ll be exploring the versatility of the incredible, NON-edible egg prop. They will do both active and restorative asanas using these contoured blocks. Info: 845-679-8700, www. woodstockyogacenter.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock, $25.

10AM-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off.

Ongoing. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston.

10:30AM-12PM Read to Zoey. Zoey is a toy poodle and is certified by Therapy Dogs International.

Info: 845-246-4317 or saugertiespubliclibrary. org. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

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 Easter Egg Hunt. Preschoolers through children in 3rd grade search for chocolate eggs and have a chance to meet the Easter Bunny and other characters. Tribute Gardens Park, St. Josephs Dr, Millbrook, free.

11AM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Bunny Hop. Learn answers to questions such as, why do cottontail rabbits have so many babies, and where do they nest? For adults and families with children ages 2 and up. Info: hhnm.org or call 845-534-5506. Hudson Highlands NatureMuseum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Muser Dr, Cornwall, $8, $6 /child.

11AM Spring Egg Hunt. Bring the family and join in for a spring egg hunt for kids 7 and under.

Sponsored by Shop-Rite. Info: 845-457-4910.

Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 State Rt. 416, Montgomery.

11AM Forsythe Park’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Info: juniorleaguekingston.org. Forsyth Park, 150 Lucas Ave, Kingston.

11AM Spring Egg Festival. Activities will include an Egg Hunt, an Egg-Dyeing Station, a fun springtime craft, and a visit from live baby bunnies.

Each participant can fill out a free ticket for an amazing Raffle Basket. Info: 845-266-5530.

Clinton Community Library, 1215 11AM 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.

12PM-2PM Teen Writing Club. Hang out, talk about your work, get and give great ideas, and write. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary. org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

12PM Easter Egg Hunt. Starts with 1-2 yr olds and then older age groups. Arrive early to sign in under the pavilion. Easter Bunny will be hopping around the park.Bring your own bag or basket to carry your eggs. Info: 845-626-2115. Town of Rochester Town Park, Granit Rd, Accord.

12PM-8PM Last Saturdays. A celebration of art, music, poetry, and local shopping flavor. Info: www.facebook.com/NewburghLastSaturdays.

Newburgh.

12PM-1PM Free Yoga Pizza Party. Ongoing. 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.

12:30PM-6:30PM Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /25 minutes, $50 /45 minutes.

12:45PM - 1:30PM New Paltz Women in Black Vigil for Peace held in front of the Elting Library, corner of Main and North Front Streets in New Paltz. 15th year of standing for peace and justice.

Info: AnaHataSun@aol.com.

12:45PM Middletown Recreation Egg Hunt.

Free egg hunt. Toddlers will hunt for eggs in the softball field, ages 3-6 in the small shelter area and ages 7-10 in Lions Shelter Area. Francher- Davidge Park, Lake Ave, Middletown.

1PM Trout Tales 2016: A Fly-Fishing Celebration. 1-5PM Fish Fest $10 admittance (half a donation to Trout Unlimited) reservations suggested.

5-6PM Happy Hour Cash Bar. 6-8PM Dinner $25 plus tax reservations required. Info: 800-811-3351.

Spillian, 50 Fleischmanns Heights, Fleischmann.

1 PM -5 PM Clothing Swap.

Bring some of your old pieces to exchange for new ones. Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie, free.

1PM Written In Stone, Ulster County’’s History Legacy presents A Day of Information About the Nathaniel Booth House. Distinquished speaker: Stuart M. Blumin. Open to the public.

Free of charge.Kingston City Hall, Council Chambers, Kingston. Info: LegacyInStone@gmail.com.

1PM-4PM Workshop. Reused, Renewed, Repurpoused Jewelry. Recycle broken pieces into a statement piece. Bring jewelry pieces, broken necklaces, old earrings, clasps, and anything else that sparks your imagination! Tools and some findings will be provided. Info:www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie, $10.

1PM Town of Plattekill Annual Easter Egg Hunt.

Bring your favorite Easter basket for collecting

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1PM-5PM Free Class: Indigenous KnowledgeAmazonian Medicinal Plants and their impact in the modern world with Eda Zavala Lopez. Info: www.rvhhc.org/ Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge.

2PM Free Meditation Instruction. On-going.

Held in the Amitabha Shrine Room. 60-minute class requires no previous meditation experience.

For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

2PM-5PM “Aid in Dying in New York: Your Right to Choose.” A free community workshop. Guest Speaker: Laurie Leonard, LMSW Associate Director End of Life Choices, NY. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for questions, answers, and discussion. Info:www.TalkAboutDying.com. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

2PM-4PM Opening Reception: The Poetics of Space - Fred Guyot Selected Works 1990 to 2010.

Info: 845-586-2611 or www.catskillcenter.org.

Catskill Center, Erpf Center, Arkville.

2PM Bonita Jackson’s Empty Valuables coming to Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre.Who assigns us value? And who has the power to take that value away? BST Speakeasy, 44 West Bridge St, Catskill. $10. Info: BridgeSt.org or call 518-943-3818.

2PM SIREN Baroque: All-female early music ensemble will present “Playful Mysteries” — instrumental music of the high baroque. Info: www.sirenbaroque.com or 646-512-2076. Olive Free Library, 4033 State Route 28a, , West Shokan, $15 /suggested donation.

2PM Godspell. Opening Night! Music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak. Directed

by Joyce A. Presutti. Info: 845-610-5900 or www. sugarloafpac.org. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Highway, Sugar Bush.

2PM-4PM Opening Reception: “Intersecting Spaces.” Abstract exhibit by Fred Guyot. Exhibits through 5/27. Catskill Center, Erpf Gallery, Arkville.

3PM Hudson Valley Psychic Saturday Meetup.

Info: 845-246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties, free.

3:30PM-7PM Journey & Friends (Folk, Rock & R&B). Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

5PM-7PM Closing Reception: "Trio: Augustus Goertz, Marianne van Lent & Brian Wood."

Cross Contemporary Art ,81 Partition St, Saugerties.

5:30PM Common Sense(s) . Panel discussion featuring Devin Morris, Stephanie Segura and more (moderated by curators Juan Madrid and Carlos Loret de Mola) Artists featured in CPW’s photozine exhibition “Common Sense(s)” discuss recent changes in the field. Info: 845-679-9957.

The Center for Photography at Woodstock, 59 Tinker St, Woodstock.

6:30PM Laura Ludwig presents Poetry and Performance Art. Info: 845-246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties, free.

Columbia St, Hudson.

8PM Levon Helm Studios presents Matt Andersen with Guest Amy Helm. Info:www.levonhelmstudios.com. Levon Helm Studios, The Barn, Woodstock, $50 /seating, $35 /standing room.

8:30PM Talking Fire Reggae Dance Party. Info: 845-687-2699 High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

9PM Professor Louie & The Crowmatix and New Riders Of The Puple Sage. Info: 845-679-4406.

Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock.

9PM Obsidian. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Sunday

3/27

8:30AM Holy Week and Easter Services Easter Sunday Service. Brunch to follow. Info: 845-2467802. Saugerties United Methodist Church, Washington Ave, Saugerties.

9:30AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

10AM-12PM Japanese Brush Calligraphy Workshop. Instructor: Midori Shinye. Reservation required by Friday 12 noon. Info: www.GKnoodles. com /845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Japanese Noodle Restaurant, 232 Main St, New Paltz, $20.

10AM-2PM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Akie Bermiss. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com/ The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

10:30AM Holy Week and Easter Services Easter Sunday Service. Info: 845-246-7802. Saugerties United Methodist Church, Washington Ave, Saugerties.

10:30AM-12:30PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Ongoing.

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 or www.skylake.shambhala. org. SkyLake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

11AM Taste Testing Lunch. Chef Fred Orton from Bateman Senior Meals will be providing education, as well as taste-testing of healthy foods for possible inclusion in the regular menu. Res Reqr’d.

Info: 845- 838-4871. Beacon Senior Friendship Center, 1 Forrestal Heights, Beacon.

12PM Co-ed Pickup-Futbol ! If there’s no snow on the ground in town, every Sunday at noon.

Info: studiomyea@gmail.com. Athletic Fields at Comeau Town Park, 98 Comeau Dr, Woodstock.

12:30PM-6:30PM Tarot Readings with Sarvananda. Every Sunday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /30 minutes.

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.

1PM-4PM Sketch Class. A traditional sketch class (drawing the figure) format of numerous poses which will lengthen in duration as determined by the monitor. $50/4 consecutive classes. Sundays, January 17 - December 4. Info: www.woodstockshcoolofart.org. WoodstockSchool of Art, Woodstock, $20 /session, $50 /4 classes.

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.

1PM-2PM Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Info: 845-679-7148 or rizka@ hvc.rr.com. Village Green, Tinker St, Woodstock.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Jeffery Gaines - solo acoustic. Opener: Jim Bacon. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com/ The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

3PM-7PM Woodstock Live Afternoon Blues & Folk Rock & Funk Show! Featuring Billy Mitchel, George Henry, Ray Pollard, Journey Blue Heaven & friends. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

7PM-9:30PM Live Music: Metropolitan Hot Club. Info: www.GKnoodles.com /845-255-8811.

Gomen-Kudasai Japanese Noodle Restaurant, 232 Main St, New Paltz.

2PM Godspell! Music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Conceived and originally directed

by John-Michael Tebelak. Directed by Joyce A. Presutti. Info: 845-610-5900 or www.sugarloafpac.org. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Highway, Sugar Bush.

3:30PM-7PM Journey & Friends (Folk, Rock & R&B). Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

7:30PM Godspell. Music and new lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Conceived and originally directed by John-Michael Tebelak. Directed by Joyce A. Presutti. Info: 845-610-5900 or www. sugarloafpac.org. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Highway, Sugar Bush.

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.

Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

8PM-11PM Billy Reed and the Street People.

Featuring Jimmy Eppard. No cover, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049. Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston.

5:30PM-7PM Restorative Yoga with Kate Hagerman. A gentle, completely supportive practice that is designed to bring stillness to the body and the mind. The perfect way to wrap up the weekend. $16. Info: 845-679-8700 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

8PM Actors and Writers Theatre: “Wednesday’s Child.” A new play by Mark St. Germain. Info: unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $10 / suggested donation.

8PM Enter the Haggis. “Cheers and Echoes Tour.” The Ghost of Paul Revere opens the show.

Info: 518-473-1845 or/www.theegg.org. The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany, $28.

8PM Holy Crow Jazz Band Info: 845-.658-9048.

Rosendale Café, 434 Main St, Rosendale.

8PM Yo La Tengo. Info: helsinkihudson.com or 518-828-4800. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405

9:30PM Obsidian. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Monday

3/28

New Paltz Design Week. March 28-April 1. Location varies. A series of lectures, workshops and exhibitions focusing on design and the arts. Info:

845-257-3860 or www.newpaltz.edu/fuel. SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz.

8AM-9AM Yoga Core with Terry Fister. Multilevel vinyasa flow class combining traditional asana with modern core exercises. Taught by veteran dance and fitness professional Terry Fister, this class will enhance mobility, stability and strength through core conditioning. $16. Info: 845-679-8700 orwww.woodstockyogacenter.com.

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, 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-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.

10AM-4PM Tax Help in Gardiner. The Gardiner Library and the AARP Tax Aide will provide free tax services to low and moderate income taxpayers in Gardiner. If interested, call the AARP tax aide volunteers at 845-255-0791 to make an appointment. Gardiner Library, Gardiner.

12PM Gyrokinesis. Info: 845-658-2239 or www. ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

12:15PM Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting.

Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, 914-244-0333.

12:30PM-6:30PM Crystal, Tarot and Astrology Readings with Mary Vukovic. Every Monday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. $30 for Crystal and Tarot Readings; in-depth personal Astrology Readings (90 minutes/$120). Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /30 minutes.

1PM 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.

2PM Spring Wellness Series: Elder Fraud: Protecting Your Personal Information in a HighTech World. Speaker: John Schwartz, Chief Information Security Officer, Health Quest. Info:www. healthquest.org/wellness or 845-876-4745 Northern Dutchess Hospital, Cafeteria Conference Center, Rhinebeck.

3PM-5PM Math Help with Phyllis Rosato. From kindergarten to calculus. Ongoing. Info: 845-6887811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

3:30PM-5:30PM Tail Waggin Tutors Reading Help. The last month for our beloved reading program. Trained TDI dogs come to the library to serve as the perfect audience for early and reluctant readers. Info:845- 688-7811, www. phoenicialibrary.org. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St,Phoenicia.

4PM Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up new moves, meet new people. Free, open to the public. Ongoing. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

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.

5PM Claflin Lecture Series: Artist Chie Fueki presents “Here, There and Everywhere, “ The talk will focus on her work. Info: www.vassar.edu or 845-437-5370. Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Room 203, Poughkeepsie..

5:15PM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

5:30PM-7PM Rockin’ Rooks: Morton Youth Chess Club. Every Monday. Students in grades K - 12 are welcome. Info: 845-876-5810or email racersplace@hotmail.com. Morton Memoraial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff, free.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Corey Dandridge’s World of Gospel Residency. Info: 845-236-7970.

The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7:30 PM Venture Lift with Sky Furrows and Paul McMahon. BSP, Wall St, Kingston. $6.

8PM Open Mic Poetry. Info: 845-679-3484.

Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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3/29

7:30AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

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-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 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com.Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

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.

10:30AM Together Tuesdays with Francesca for kids birth through preschool. Ongoing. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

10:30AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

11:15AM Taste Testing Lunch. Chef Fred Orton from Bateman Senior Meals will be providing education, as well as taste-testing of healthy foods for possible inclusion in the regular menu.

Res Reqr’d. Info: 518-789-3081. Millerton Senior Friendship Center, 21 Dutchess Ave, Millerton.

11:30AM-1PM Yin Yoga with Roxie Newberry.

A slow, steady class that stimulates connective tissues to make them healthier and stronger, at the same time cultivating equanimity, mindfulness and awareness. $16. Info: 845-679-8700 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com. WoodstockYoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

11:30AM Cuddletime. 0-2 yrs. Children’s Program.

Info: 845-338-5580 Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

1PM-3PM Art Workshop with Susan Togut.

16 weeks of guided projects. Program runs on Tuesdays thru 6/14. Open to all Woodstock residents 55 and older for a voluntary materials fee.

Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

1PM Esopus Artist Group. [Adult Program]. Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

1:30PM-2:30PM Singing Circle Wednesday.

Info:845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan.

1:30PM-3PM Israeli Folk Dancing. Meets every Tuesday 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.

5PM-7PM Poetry Reading: “Hope:” Readings by Codhill Press poets David Appelbaum, Larry Carr, Steve Clorfeine, Dennis Doherty, Jan Schmidt, Harry Stoneback, Pauline Uchmanowicz, and Bob Waugh. Hosted by David Appelbaum, publisher of Codhill Press. Info: 845-257-3844.SUNY New Paltz, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, $5 /suggested donation.

5:30PM Artist’s Talk with Leslie Bender. Art and Death: Experiencing Self Through the Process of Art. Info: www.barrettartcenter.org. Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon St, Poughkeepsie.

6PM-7PM Community Yoga Class with Selena Reynolds, An informative drop-in class, open to all levels. $8 donation requested. Info: 845-6798700 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

6PM Traditional Irish Dance Class. SEAN NOS Irish Dance Class with Siobhan Butler taking place on three upcoming Tuesday evenings. March 29 and April 5 at 6pm and are open to dancers ages 13 and older. Reg reqr’d. Info: www.stoneridgelibrary. org. Marbletown CommunityCenter, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge, $5.

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

6PM Book Signing: Robert Hill, author of “The Remnants.” Res requested. Info: rsvp@oblongbooks.com or 518-789-3797. Oblong Books & Music, 28 Main St, Millerton, free.

6 PM-8 PM Phoenicia Community Chorus.

On-going every Tuesday, 6-8pm. An opportunity to join with friends and sing. No need to read music! Info: 845-688-2169. Phoenicia Festival

7PM-8:30PM Weekly Opportunity Workshop . Ongoing. 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 Live @ The Falcon. Mokoomba! From Zimbabwe to Marlboro! Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com/ The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

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.

7PM-9PM Open Mic. On-going. Info:845-6795906 or jan@kagyu.org. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 200 Main St, Saugerties, 845-246-5775.

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.

8PM Flash. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Innisfree +. Info: 845-257-2700 or www. newpaltz.edu/music. SUNY New Paltz, Julien J. Studley Theatre, New Paltz, $10, $6, $3.

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

3/30

Teen Photo Contest. Submission deadline: March 30th. For photographers in grades 8 through 12.

Photos can be black and white or in color and must be taken in New Paltz. Categories include Portrait, Landscape, and Other. Info: 845-255-5030. Elting Memorial Library, New Paltz.

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-12PM Art in the Morning for Preschoolers: Ages 3-5. Drop-in anytime and stay as long as you wish (parents free). Last Wednesday of every month. Info: www.olana.org. Olana, Wagon House Education Center, Hudson, $10.

10:30AM-11:30AM Senior Strength Class with Linda Sirkin. Learn to use hand weights and stretch bands to improve muscle tone and protect bones. Open to all Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

11AM-9PM “Vanderbilt Garden Day” Fundraiser.

Have a great meal while supporting the non-profit, all-volunteer F.W. Vanderbilt Garden Association.

For reservations call 845-229-9113. www.vanderbiltgarden.org. Now through June - order summer flowering bulbs online atwww.bloominbucks.com.

Coppola’s Ristorante, Route 9, Hyde Park.

2PM Community Singing. Every Wednesday in March. Woodstock Community Center, Woodstock.

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.

3:30PM Tweens Gathering. Info: 845-338-5580.

Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

4PM-5:30PM Woodstock’s Golden Notebook hosts Improv Classes. Kids aged 7 years & up can participate in drop-in improv classes with the Ovenbird Theatre Company. Info: ovenbirdtheatre@gmail.com or visit www.ovenbirdproductions.com The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock, $15 /per class, $12 /each for 3 classes.

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 Art Hour with Francesca: ages 3 to 103! Frannie will cook up something creative to do each week. She is known for her work with natural, found objects as well as jewelry.Ongoing.

Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

5:15PM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

5:30PM Books & Booze Reading Group Kingston’s first book club in a pub. The group will meet monthly at a local pub. Info: booksboozekingston@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/booksboozekingston. Keegan Ales, 20 St. James St, Kingston.

5:30PM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going. Everyone welcome.

845-679-9534. First Churchof Christ, Scientist, 89 Tinker St, Woodstock.

6PM-7PM Jeopardy! To celebrate the original airing of Jeopardy on March 30, 1964 we will be playing Jeopardy in the library. Bring your brain or a smart friend! Adults age 18 and up.

Info: 845-246-4317 or saugertiespubliclibrary. org. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

6PM Teen Night. Young Adult Program. Info: 845-338-5580 Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

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 Astro Crystals: Working with the Elements in Your Natal Chart - an astrology workshop with Mary Vukovic. Combining Crystal Therapy with Astrology you will learn how crystals and gems can work to enhance your unique gifts and soul’s purpose. Info:845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $20.

6PM-8PM Woodstock Community Chorale.

On-going. 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.

11:30AM-1PM Free Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Practice Group in New Paltz. Meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month, 11:30am1pm. NVC is the work of Marshall Rosenberg and is also known as Compassionate Communication.

Please register www.PracticingPeace-NewPaltz. com. New Paltz.

6PM-8PM Catskill Ukulele Group. If you do not have a ukulele but would like to participate, you can check one out from the library. This group stays connected to other players through Meetup. com under the name Catskill Ukulele Group.

Info:845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan.

12PM-1PM Yoga Rolla with Terry Fister. A series of SOFT foam rolling exercises designed to addressthe excessive tension and soreness in connective tissues. Ending with a vinyasa flow, this lunchtime class will leave you feeling less chronic pain, morestretched out and walking taller than before. $16. Info: 845-679-8700 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

6:15PM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

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.

1PM Esopus Stitchers. Adult Program. Info: 845-338-5580 Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

2PM-3PM Senior Sing-Along with Nina Sheldon.

Gather around the keyboard and belt out your favorites from the 1920s, ’30s, ’40s & beyond, or just listen, or maybe dance. Open to all Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested.

Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

2PM-3PM Simplify Your Life. This workshop by professional organizer Ellen Kutner offers tips on de-cluttering, packing up and starting fresh.

Info 845-905-8000 The Fountains at Millbrook, 79 Flint Rd, Millbrook.

2PM-6PM Free Computer Help. Every Wed. Bring your laptop, personal device, or just use one of our 5 patron computers, to seek the help you need and get the questions answered that you just can’t quite figure out! Info: www.mountaintoplibrary. org. Mountain Top Library, Tannersville.

6:30PM-8PM Yin Yoga with Diane Davis. A slow, steady class that gently stimulates connective tissues to make them healthier and stronger, at the same time cultivating equanimity, mindfulness and awareness. $16. Info: 845-679-8700 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com. WoodstockYoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

6:30PM-7:05AM Learn Remembrance. Remembrance is a very holy and deep form of prayer (with roots in the Old Testament”Remember my name in the night”) which connects you with the Divine within. All are welcome, RSVP please, Meetup.flowingspirit.com or 845-679- 8989. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, free /donations welcomed.

7PM-11PM Rosendale Chess Club. Free admission-no dues. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm.

Rosendale Café, Rosendale.

7PM “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class.

On-going. Free 90-minute program includes 30 min of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by 1 of 8 lectures on the history, practices & principles of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

8/wk curriculum. Info:845-679-5906or jan@ kagyu.org. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock, free.

7PM Tango. On-going. Join Nina Jirka every Wednesday night for tango. Tango basics will be taught from 7-8 pm and intermediate tango

March 24, 2016 follows from 8-9 pm. A $10 donation is suggested. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559.

Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

7PM Berning Man! A multi-media, activist starstudded event with great food, live performances and just 19 days before the NY State Primary. Help elect the next President of the United States, President Bernard Sanders. Info:go.berniesanders. com/page/event/detail/4g9yh Club Helsinki Hudson, Hudson.

7:15PM-8PM Silent Spiritual Practice. For people who would like to do spiritual practice together to increase the potency of the practice. For those who would like to learn Remembrance, come to a teaching at 6:30pm. All are welcome RSVP please, Meetup.flowingspirit.com or845-6798989. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, free /donations welcomed.

7:30PM 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 four-part harmony.

Guests are always welcome. Sight reading not required. Info: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. St. Andrews Church, 110 Overlook St, Poughkeepsie.

8PM Fooch. 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

3/31

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-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 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

9AM-11:15AM New Paltz Playspace. Info: www.

HudsonValleyParents.com. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rte 32, New Paltz.

9:30AM-10:30AM Stretch and Flex with Diane Collelo Open to all Woodstock residents 55 & older, $1 donation requested. Town Hall, Woodstock.

10AM Town of Rhinebeck Easter Egg Hunt.

2, 000 eggs - bring your basket! There will be a special visit from the Easter Bunny. Thompson Mazzarella Recreation Park, Rhinebeck.

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 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, 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.

10AM-4PM Manuscript Exhibition: The Atom Bomb. Exhibits through 4/31. Info: www.

Karpeles.com or 845-569-4997. Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 94 Broadway, Newburgh, free.

10:30AM-2PM Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads - Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Info: www.tivolilibrary.org or 845-7573771. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, $1.

11AM-12PM Free Feldenkrais Ongoing Community Class. Ongoing. Led by Tatiana Light. Method of international reputation helping Healing, Longevity and Improved Balance and Movement Coordination.Gentle and effortless exercise with immediate relaxation effect. Info:845-679-6299.

Mountainview Studio, Woodstock, free.

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, 4:30PM-5:30PM Meditation Support Group. meets every Thursday at Mirabai. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $5.

5PM-8PM Sketch Class. A traditional sketch class (drawing the figure) format of numerous poses which will lengthen in duration as determined by the monitor. $50/4 consecutive classes. January 21-December 15, Thursdays. Info: www.woodstockshcoolofart.org. Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, $20 /session, $50 /4 classes.

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

6PM First Thursday Book Club. Ongoing. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St,

Phoenicia, free.

6PM-8PM Japanese Movie Night. Free Anime for dinner customer. Info: www.GKnoodles.com /845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Japanese Noodle Restaurant, 232 Main St, New Paltz.

6:15PM Gyrotonic Tower Class. Using natural body spinal movements to decompress and strengthen the spine. It emphasizes full mobility of the joints and lengthening of the fascia and skeletal system. Info: 845-658-2239 or www. ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

6:45PM “A Wee Bit of Murder�! Presented by ACME Mystery Company. Ticket price includes a three-course dinner and the show. Interactive dinner theatre with an Irish flare. Info: 845-4717026. Mahoney’s Irish Pub, 35 Main St, Poughkeepsie, $45.

7PM Book Reading: Marja Mills, author of .

The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee, the story of Mills’ friendship with the sisters.

Info: www.poklib.org, or 845-485-3445. Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Upstate Rubdown (Swing Folk). Opener: Steamboats. Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM Voice Theatre’s Annual Spring Reading Series kicks off with “The Realistic Joneses� by Will Eno directed by Sean Marrinan— a staged reading at New World Home Cooking, Saugerties, 7pm. $10. More info: www.voicetheatre.org or 845-679-0154.

7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night.

Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com.

Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

7PM Shall We Dance? A rare dance program developed and taught by Susan Slotnick. Convicted felons are sweeping the floor with dance moves taught by Susan. Film or live demo. Info: www.jewishcongregationofnewpaltz.org. Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, Community Center, 32N. Chestnut St, New Paltz.

7PM Book Reading: Robert LaPolt, author of The Area: Interesting Historical Events of Ulster and Sullivan Counties. Info: www.eltinglibrary. org. Elting Memorial Library, Steinberg Community Room, New Paltz, free.

7 PM Celtic Night. Local musicians David, Susie, and Lauren will perform, and community members are invited to bring their favorite scones, soda bread, or other Irish treat for a baked goods potluck. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

7PM Tibet in Song. Followed by Q&A with Director Ngawang Choephel. The film celebrates traditional Tibetan folk music and gives an engrossing account of Choephel’s six years as a political prisoner. Info: gaffron@bard.edu. Bard College, Olin 102, Annandale-on-Hudson.

7PM Shall We Dance? A rare dance program developed and taught by Susan Slotnick. Convicted felons are sweeping the floor with dance moves taught by Susan. Film or live demo. Info: www.jewishcongregationofnewpaltz.org. Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, Community Center, 32 Main St, New Paltz.

7PM The 3rd Annual Spring Reading Series.

Info: www.newworldhomecooking.com or 845-246-0900. New World Home Cooking, Route 212, Saugerties.

7PM New World Writers Night presents poets Judith Kerman and Susan Hoover. Readings include an open mic (5 minute limit) which can be poetry or prose. Info: 845-246-0900. New World Home Cooking, 1411 Route 212, Saugerties.

7 PM Celtic Night. Local musicians David, Susie, and Lauren will perform, and community members are invited to bring their favorite scones, soda bread, or other Irish treat for a baked goods potluck. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

7:15PM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

8PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, & Eric Weissberg. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony CafĂŠ @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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New Special Exhibition: “The Roosevelts’ Art: Personal Stories.� This temporary exhibit presents 22 diverse artworks selected from the Roosevelts’ large collection. Exhibits through 4/30.

Info: 845-486-7745. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, William J. vanden Heuvel Galleryof the FDR Presidential Library and Museum.4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

9:45AM-10:45AM Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for a $1 donation. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10AM-4PM Skyllkill Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America Exhibit (4/1-4/3). The Exhibit contains over 230 + entries and also has a boutique of fine quality handmade items. There will demonstrations and lectures daily at 11am and

2:30pm. Info:egaSkyllkill@gmail.com. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Rd, Poughkeepsie.

& Restorative with Lynda Elaine Carre, E-RYT IAYT. Your weekly Rx to Relax Deeply, Recharge, and Revitalize. Info: twilightyogawoodstock@ gmail.com or 845- 684-5941. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave, Woodstock.

Smiths, Anvil Gallery, 45 N Front St, Kingston.

10:30AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

4:30PM Teen Night. 1st & 3rd Fri of each month.

Young Adult Program. Info: 845-338-5580 Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

11:30AM-4:30PM Private Angelic Channeling Sessions with archangelic medium and trance channel Margaret Doner. First Friday of every month. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $125 /90.

5PM-7PM Launch Party. Be the first to taste the 2016 brew. Meet the brewmasters, and enjoy chef paired hors d’oeuvres. Info: www.millhousebrewing.com or 845-485-2739. Mill House Brewing Company, 289 Mill St, Poughkeepsie, $50.

7PM-9PM 1st Fridays: Star Nation Sacred Circle.

Meets every 1st Friday, 7-9pm.Info: www.SymbolicStudies.org. A positive, not for skeptics, discussion group for experiencers of the paranormal.

Open to all dreamers, contactees, abductees, ET Ambassadors. Bring adrink, snack to share & lawn chair to sit under the stars afterwards for a UFO watch. Center for Symbolic Studies, 475 River Rd. Ext, Tillson.

12PM-2PM Opening Reception: “Creation.� Info: www.GOSTartists.org. Ulster Savings Bank, Rt. 44/55 and 208, Gardiner.

5:30PM-7:30PM Magical Card Gaming Night.

First Fridays. Magic, Yugioh and Pokemon card tournament. Ten and under must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Heather at hrobertspt@ gmail.com for more information. Info: phoenicialibrary.org or 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

10:30 AM Little Brainstormers. Children’s Program. Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

12PM Solarize Columbia County. A program that will make investing in solar power easier and more affordable for local residents and businesses. Info: 518-828-4417 or mail@columbiachamber-ny.com.

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, 1 North St, Hudson.

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 Readings, Chakra Energy Clearing, and Astrology Readings with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. Every Friday at Mirabai.

Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. $30 for 25 minute reading; $85 for 1 hour Chakra Energy Clearing; $120 for 90minute in-depth Astrology reading. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $125 /90.

1:30PM-2:15PM “Storytime in the Museum.� Free, art-related storytime programs. The programs will be held on Fridays, April 1, May 13, and June 3. Info: 845-437-7745. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, free.

3PM Truthworker Theater Company presents Bar Code: A Performative Analysis of the School-to-Prison Pipeline, written by the company and directed by Samara Gaev. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. Admission is free, but space is limited. Reserving tickets in advance is highly recommended. To reserve, call (845)473-5046 or email EBrown6939@aol.com. http://www.enjan.org.

4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.� Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 845-2464317, x 3.

4PM-5:15PM Twilight Yoga: A Sanctuary for Yin

4:30PM-5:30PM Lego Club. All ages, with parents.

Ongoing. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

6PM-7:30PM Lecture. Seed Saving Workshop and Seed Swap. Learn about how to save open pollinated garden seeds. Attendees are encouraged to bring their leftover or saved seed to swap with others. Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie, free.

6PM-8PM Phoenicia Community Chorus. An opportunity to join with friends and sing both great works and songs that are just fun. No need to read music! Info: 845-688-2169. Phoenicia Festival Office, 90 Main at Bridge Street, Phoenicia.

7PM Christ’s Lutheran Church “First Friday�

Concert with Rachel Loshak. Benefit for the AWARENESS Inc Peer to Peer Prevention/Early Intervention Drug and Alcohol Program. Christ’s Lutheran Church, 26 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Info: 845-679-2336.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: The Funk Junkies. Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

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.

7PM Crime $ Punishment. A night of literary readings to celebrate the release of Sean Beaudoin’s new short story collection Welcome Thieves.

Numerous readers. Hosted by sing-songwriter Stephanie St. John. Info: 845-443-4866. Tech

7PM-10PM Blues Happy Hour - The B-Boyz. 7 pieces of funk, soul and rock & roll. No cover, 21+.

Info: 845-853-8049. Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston.

7PM Women’s History Slam. Celebrate the rich tradition of women writers, poets and storytellers.

Hudson Valley writers will share excerpts from their own work, as well as read selections from women writers or poets who have inspired their own writing. Info: 845-758-6500.Taste Budds CafĂŠ, 40 Market St, Red Hook, free.

7:30PM Coleman Musical Theatre presents Disney’s “The Little Mermaid�. Info: 845-3382750. Coleman High School, 430 Hurley Ave, Hurley, $16, $11 /under 12.

7:30PM Bardavon’s Friday Film Series: Out of Africa. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $6.

8PM Fran Lebowitz: A Conversation with Daniel Mendelsohn. Humorist and quintessential New Yorker Fran Lebowitz reflects on American life from pet peeves to timely issues - in conversation.

Info: www.fishercenter.bard.edu or 845-758-7900.

Bard College, Richard B. FisherCenter for the Performing Arts, Sosnoff Theater, Annandaleon-Hudson, $25.

8PM Tibetan Music Concert. Ngawang Choephel will perform traditional Tibetan folk songs from his film and CD Tibet in Song. Info: 845-383-1774.

The Tibetan Center, 875 Route 28, Kingston, $15.

8PM Truthworker Theater Company presents Bar Code: A Performative Analysis of the School-to-Prison Pipeline, written by the company and directed by Samara Gaev. CunneenHackett Arts Center, Poughkeepsie. Admission is free, but space is limited. Reserving tickets in advance is highly recommended. To reserve, call (845)473-5046 or email EBrown6939@aol.com. http://www.enjan.org.

8PM A Fool’s Cabaret. An evening of tomfoolery and surprises featuring soundscapes, live video projection, multimedia, music, spoken word, dance and theatrical performance. Info: 845-4699459. Seligmann Center at the Citizens Foundation, Sugar Loaf.

9PM The Mountain Goats. Info: www.bearsvilletheater.com. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $25.

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8AM-5PM Splash! One-day Event for Middle and High School Students. Classes will be taught by Marist students. They range from how to make ice-cream, using liquid nitrogen and cooking cheap meals fast, to how to “take over the world!”

Reg reqr’d. Info:marist.learningu.org/learn/index. html. Marist College, Student Center, Poughkeepsie, $10, $5 /optional lunch.

9AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

9AM Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 845-246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties.

9AM-1PM American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and Heartsaver Skills Testing Day. This class handles Part 2 and Part 3 of the course, where participants are required to practice and test skills with a certified instructor.

Reg reqr’d. Info:845-475-9742 Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, $50.

9:30AM-11AM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going. Everyone welcome. Info: 845-679-8800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock.

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.

10AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

10AM-4PM Skyllkill Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America Exhibit(4/1-4/3). The Exhibit contains over 230 + entries and also has a boutique of fine quality handmade items. There will demonstrations and lectures daily at 11am and 2:30pm. Info:egaSkyllkill@gmail.com. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Rd, Poughkeepsie.

10AM Life Drawing at Unison. Info: www. unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. An extra three hour life-drawing session every other Saturday at 10 am to give professional artists and students an opportunity to work with experienced models under controlled lighting. Thereis no instruction.

Cost $20. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

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.

10AM-12PM Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 845-687-7023.

10AM-11:30AM Coffee with a Cop. Shandaken Chief of Police Chad Storey will be on hand to answer the questions you’ve always wanted to ask a cop. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

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.

10AM-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off.

Ongoing. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO RESPONDERS: Sealed proposals for LOCAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROCESSING STUDY will be received on or before Friday, April 15, 2016 at 4:00 PM at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY. 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 on Thursday, April 14th, 2016 at 2:30 PM for UCAT BUS #41 REPLACEMENT ENGINE BID # RFB-UC2016-043. 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

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.

10:30AM-12:30AM Ukulele Lesson & Jam with Babs Mansfield. All ages, levels. With ukes to borrow and new songs each month. Beginners especially welcome. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

11AM-12:30PM LEGO Club. Ages 4-14. Children are challenged to create LEGO crafts. Registration Required. Info: 845-679-6405 or whplib.org.

Library, 42 Clover St, West Hurley.

11AM-3PM World War I Commemoration. There will be various demonstrations of military life and equipment. You will be able to witness several re-enactors representing this noteworthy time period in our history. Info: www.thepurpleheart. com or 845-782-8248. MuseumVillage, Monroe, $12, $10 /senior, $8 /4-12.

11AM Saturday Morning Family Series: Barefoot Dance Company. This company of young dancers will perform several innovative modern dance pieces in a delightful concert. Info: 845-8763080. Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck.

11:30AM Penny Social. Calling will be at 1pm.

Many "finds" or "treasures". For info, call Nina 901-7241.Reformed Church of Saugerties, Main St, Saugerties.

12PM-1PM Free Yoga Pizza Party. Ongoing. 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.

12 PM -4 PM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’sTrout Weekend. “Meet the Trout” Presentation at 1 & 2:30 pm. Feeding time for Brook Trout at 1:30.& 3 pm. Activities and stories plus crafts for kids. Info: hhnm.org or 845-5345506. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Wildlife Education Center, Cornwall-on-Hudson, $3.

12PM-2PM Book Signing by local Artist Melissa McGill, author of Constellation. Info: www.boscobel.org/visit/museum-shop/. Boscobel House and Gardens, Gift shop, Garrison.

12:30PM-6:30PM Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /25 minutes, $50 /45 minutes.

12:45PM - 1:30PM New Paltz Women in Black Vigil for Peace held in front of the Elting Library, corner of Main and North Front Streets in New Paltz. 15th year of standing for peace and justice.

Info: AnaHataSun@aol.com.

1PM-2:30PM Gluten-Free Cooking with Elizabeth Barbone. Learn about gluten free cooking from the author of Easy Gluten-Free Baking, How to Cook Gluten-Free, and the World’s Easiest Paleo Baking. Registration Required. Info: 845-6796405 or whplib.org. Library, 42 Clover 1 PM -5 PM Qigong & Yoga of Vision Workshop.*Yoga of Vision*was developed by *Dr. Mark Grossman*, O.D., L.A.c., who incorporates the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of vision in his philosophy of eye care*. Elixir Light Qigong*, presented by *Dan Kowakofski*, was founded by Master Robert Peng, the disciple of the legendary Monk Xiao Yao. Workshop will include a lecture by Dr. Grossman, learning the Three Treasures Standing meditation, and more. $45 by Paypal.For more details and to register -www.nycHealer.com or www.nychealer.com/> or call Linda @ 845- 338-0101.The Living Seed Yoga Center,521 Main St(Rte. 299), New Paltz.

1PM-5PM High Meadow School Bright Ideas Festival. A showcase of invention, creativity, & problem solving for all ages! Solar Telescopes, Natrual crafts with Wild Earth, Geography Challenge, Robotics, Maker Corner, 3D Printing,

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ULSTER COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS (CDBG) ADMINISTERED

BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY RENEWAL ACHIEVING HOMEOWNERSHIP IN ULSTER COUNTY PROGRAM The Achieving Homeownership Program is currently being implemented. The Program has been funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds administered by the New York State Office of Community Renewal.

A public hearing on the implementation of Ulster County’s Achieving Homeownership in Ulster County Program utilizing CDBG funds will be held on April 12, 2016 at 6:00 PM in the County Legislative Chambers, 6th Floor 244 Fair St. Kingston, New York.

Citizens are urged to express their views on the implementation of Achieving Homeownership in Ulster County Program. The program was funded with $500,000.00 in CDGB funds.

The Program focused on homeownership activities with fourteen households providing gap funding for purchase of a home and also using CDBG funds for minor rehabilitation work after purchase. The Program exceeded its goal to assist 15 housing low to moderate first time homebuy-

Food. Info: www.highmeadowschool.org or845687-4855. High Meadow School, 3643 Main St, Stone Ridge, free.

1PM The Met: Live in HD: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $27, $20 /12 & under.

2PM Gallery Talk: Arlen Schumer - The relationship between Art & Comic Book Art. Held in conjunction with theexhibition Comic Art: Fantasy and Imagination. Info: www.safe-harbors. org/ann-street-gallery/ Ann Street Gallery, 104 Ann St, Newburgh.

2PM Arm of the Sea Theater: Rejuvenary River Circus. A story about the life of a river. featuring gorgeous masks and puppet characters, a unique hand-made set and live original music. Info: phoenicialibrary.org. Phoenicia Elementary School, School Ln & Route 214,Phoenicia.

2PM Garden Talk by Carolyn Summers, author of Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East . The Valleys Museum, St. Rt. 55 in Grahamsville.

2PM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Chapter Event - Raptor Presentation. An educational presentation of raptors - birds such as hawks and owls - presented by Annie Mardiney.

Res suggested. Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org.

Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland.

2PM Matinee at the Shadowlands: A Chump at Oxford. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in their classic feature. Chapter Three of Captain Marvel.

Info: www.shadowlandtheatre.org Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville, $10, $7 /child.

2PM Gallery Talk Andrew Lyght, artist. exhibition curated Tumelo Mosaka. Info: www.newpaltz.edu/ museum SUNY New Paltz, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz.

2PM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Raptor Presentation. An educational presentation of raptors - birds such as hawks and owls - presented by Annie Mardiney. Res suggested.

Info: 845-471-9892 or suemackson@gmail.com.

Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, free.

2PM Free Meditation Instruction. On-going.

Held in the Amitabha Shrine Room. 60-minute class requires no previous meditation experience.

For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

2PM Gallery Talk: The Relationship Between Art & Comic Book Art by Arlen Schumer Info: 845-784-1146 or vwalsh@annstreetgallery. org. Ann Street Gallery, 104 Ann St, Newburgh.

2PM-4PM Storybook with Sasha. Crafts for adults. Materials supplied. Woodstock Dutch Reformed Church, Tinker St, Woodstock. $5/ donation.

2PM Friends of Historic Saugerties: Life in a Dutch Country Town. An informal talk by Marilou Abramshe. Delve into the life and times of the inhabitants of Wiltwyck to learn about the economics, government, culture, and attitudes of the Dutch in New Netherlands.Info: 845-2464317. Saugerties Public Library, Community Room, Saugerties.

4PM John Burroughs Spring Lecture: Stephen Silverman, author of The Catskills: Its History and How it Changed America. Event includes a talk on John Burroughs’ role in the region and his relationship with another famous Roxbury native son, Jay Gould. The free talk is co-sponsored by John Burroughs’ Woodchuck Lodge and the Catskill Center. Refreshments will include cake to celebrate John's 179th birthday. Info: Woodchucklodge.org.Catskill Center, 43355 State Hwy 28, Arkville.

4PM-7PM Opening Reception: Audrey Steinhorn, Photography. Exhibitsthrough 4/30. Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, Duck Pond Gallery, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

4PM-6PM 4-6 PM: Exhibition Opening Reception: Active Members Show. Jerry Michalak Solo Show, Julie Sitney Active Member Wall, Small

ers with 18 homebuyers assisted by March 16, 2016. The program has expended $414,542.22 in direct assistance to low and moderate income households and a total of $60,739.63 in program delivery and administrative costs. No families have been displaced as a result of the program Written comments should be directed to Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Box 1800, Kingston, New York, 12402 and received no later April 12, 2016.

Copies of Performance Reports and other supporting documentation are available for viewing at the offices of the Ulster County Planning Department, 244 Fair Street, County Office Building, Kingston, NY. The Ulster County Legislature is committed to making its Public Meetings accessible to individuals with disabilities. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation or assistance to participate in the Public Hearing or to obtain a copy of the transcript of the Public Hearing in an alternative format in accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature at 340-3666.

Dated: March 24, 2016 Ulster County Legislature Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

March 24, 2016 Works Show, Youth Exhibition Space: Woodstock Primary School Show., Directors Choice: The Responsive Eye. Exhibitions continue April 2 May 1. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2940. woodstockart.org.

4PM-5:30PM Lecture. Organic Recycling and Sustainability Agents. Home composting, vermicomposting (with red wigglers!), and bokashi are methods to convert household organic materials into valuable compost. Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113. Mid-HudsonHeritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie, free.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: Jacob Roesch.

Info: 845-594-4428. Cornell Street Studios, Main Gallery, 168 Cornell St, Kingston.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: New Work of SB Woods. Sculpture and installation art. Exhibits through 4/10. Info: www.senategarage.com/ Senate Garage, 4 N. Front St, Kingston.

5PM Truthworker Theater Company presents Bar Code: In|Prism: Boxed In and Blacked Out in America, which deals with the issue of solitary confinement. Sanders Classroom Building, Sptizer Auditorium (room 212) Poughkeepsie. Admission is free, but space is limited. Reserving tickets in advance is highly recommended. To reserve, call (845)473-5046 or email EBrown6939@aol.com. http://www.enjan.org.

5PM-8PM Rhinebeck ArtWalk. Every third Saturday of each month, 5-8pm. Village of Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: “Art/History Trail with Marylyn Vanderpool and Elizabeth Ocskay introducing emerging artist Chuck Tudor. Exhibits through 4/30. Info: www.WallkillRiverSchool.com or 845-457-278 Wallkill River School Art Gallery, 232 Ward St, Wallkill.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: The Falcon Underground presents Dead on the Tracks (Greatful Dead Interpreters). Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-10PM Comedy Night Of The Stars.Benefit for the Rondout Valley Food Pantry. Includes a Dessert Reception and Open Bar. Headliners include local favorites: Patrick Carlin (George Carlin’s Brother), Verna Gillis, Rich Shultis and Jimmy Q! Info:comedynightofthestars.com or 845-594-9214 Diamond Mills, 25 South Partition St, Saugerties, $60.

7PM-8:30PM Third Saturday Christian Open Mic (Coffee House). Come play or to listen. Meets every third. Doors open 6:30pm. Acoustic solo, duo, groups welcome, perform original Christian songs & hymns. Hosted by Patrick Dodge.

Refreshments available. Free willoffering for Smile Train - info:www.smiletrain.org. Overlook United Methodist Church, 233 Tinker St, Info: patrickdodgemusic@yahool.com, Woodstock.

7PM Ars Choralis will present Ralph Vaughan Williams’s compelling work for chorus and orchestra Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace). Info: www.arschoralis.org, Holy Cross Church, Pine Grove Ave, Kingston, $20, $10 /18 & under.

7PM-10PM Comedy Night Of The Stars. A Benefit for the Rondout Valley Food Pantry and includes a sumptuous Dessert Reception and Open Bar. Res reqr’d. Info: 845-594-9214. Diamond Mills, 25 South Partition St, Saugerties, $60.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Lucky Peterson (Delta Blues). Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon. com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

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.

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.

7:30PM Big Apple Lindy Hoppers Performance Troupe will perform at the monthly Swing Dance hosted by Linda and Chester Freeman. Beginner lesson at 7:30pm. Dance from 8 to 10:30pm.

Performance at 9pm. Info: www.got2lindy.com/ Mac Fitness, 743 E. Chester St, Kingston, $10.

7:30PM Coleman Musical Theatre presents Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Info: 845-3382750. Coleman High School, 430 Hurley Ave, Hurley, $16, $11 /under 12.

8PM Jesse Lege and Bayou Brew. Info: 845-6589048. The Rosendale Café, Rosendale, $10.

8PM-11PM Painted Blue Sky. No cover, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049. Uncle Willy’s, 31 North Front St, Kingston.

8PM Live From Nashville. A song and dance spectacular, a fully costumed and choreographed theatrical production. Info: 845-938-4159 or www. ikehall.com. West Point, Eisenhower Hall Theatre, West Point.

8:30PM Hudson Valley Bluegrass Express. Info: 845-687-2699 High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

9:30PM Of The Atlas. The Stable Gentleman. Dan Shapiro. Info: 845-853-8124 The Anchor, 744-746 Broadway, Kingston.

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MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE

NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK RESORT, NEW PALTZ, N.Y.

Career Fair

Mohonk Mountain House has immediate and upcoming openings. We will be conducting a Career Fair, Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. We highly recommend that you visit our employment site www.mohonkjobs.com, prior to arriving at the Career Fair to complete your application(s); this will be a time saving step for you once you arrive. If you do not complete the application process prior to arriving, we will offer you the opportunity to complete application(s) onsite before having your walk-in, brief interview(s).

When you arrive at our Gatehouse, let the attendant know you are here for the Career Fair and you will be directed to the parking area for this event.

e-mail

Call 334-8200. For regular line ads, ask for Tobi or Amy; real estate display ads or help wanted display, Genia; automobile display, Ralph.

Hours: MWThF 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday: 9-11 a.m. classifieds@ulsterpublishing.com

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Our fax-machine number is 845-334-8809 (include credit card #)

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Sunflower Health Food store, Bradley Meadows, Woodstock; 29 South Chestnut Street, New Paltz, NY; 322 Wall St., Kingston.

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$20 for 30 words; 20 cents for each additional word.

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$72 for four weeks (30 words); $225 for 13 weeks; $425 for 26 weeks; 800 for a year; each additional word after 30 is 20 cents per word per week. Future credit given for cancellations, no refunds.

We hire positions both seasonally and year round. A list of typical jobs is listed below, not all positions are available at this time. * Front Desk Clerk * Call Center Agent * Valets * Security Officer/EMT * Gardener * Florist * Server * Server Assistant * Cook

* Pastry Cook * Conferences Services Attendant * Room Attendant * Laundry Attendant * Sales Clerk * Children’s Counselor * Activities Leader * Lifeguard * Stables Guide * Maintenance Mechanic

* Electrician * Plumber * Painter * Massage Therapist * Receptionist * Fitness Instructor * Management * Purchasing * Accounting

The absolute final deadline is Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Monday at 11 a.m. in Woodstock and New Paltz; Tuesday in Kingston.

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Almanac’s classified ads are distributed throughout the region and are included in Woodstock Times, New Paltz Times, Saugerties Times and Kingston Times. Over 18,000 copies printed.

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For directions or questions please contact Shawn Clark, Employment Manager at (845) 256-2089 or HR@mohonk.com.

Join the Mohonk team!

We have Jobs at Mohonk Mountain House, both Seasonal and Year Round Please look on-line and apply at MOHONKJOBS.com

Supervising Lifeguards, Lifeguards, WSI (Instructors), Attendants for Moriello Pool (Town of New Paltz Pool) for Summer 2016. Appropriate certifications required. Application & information available at: Office of Town Supervisor, 52 Clearwater Road, New Paltz. 255-0604.

EOE. Cleaner/Home Help Needed. Seeking a very reliable person to monitor house and clean on an as-needed basis, usually averaging 1x/month in winter and 2-3x/month otherwise. House is in central Woodstock.

Call Sarah 917-617-0806.

HOME ATTENDANT NEEDED FT/PT. Weekdays. $11.30/hour. Disabled 50-yr. old female looking for female home attendant to help w/basic needs. Reliable, caring + live within 30 minutes of Woodstock. Must have car. 845-688-3052. No calls before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

LANDSCAPERS, GARDENERS WANTED. Experience necessary. 16 to 40 hours per week. Trustworthy, reliable, strong with endurance. Own transportation. Would primarily work in Woodstock area. Email experience to hire12498@gmail.com (put landscaper/gardener in subject line) or call 845-679-7377.

Drivers: CDL-A 1yr. Excellent Family Medical Ins. Guaranteed Weekend Home Time. Earn $65,000 + Monthly Bonuses.

Absolutely No-Touch. 888-406-9046 Woodworker Wanted. Romancing the Woods is a custom builder of outdoor rustic furniture and woodland garden structures handcrafted using locally harvested materials. We are currently looking for a skilled woodworker with a good eye and an attention to detail to join our small crew of build-

ers in Saugerties. Part-time to start with the possibility of becoming full-time. Contact: davis@rtw-inc.com or 845-246-6976.

Carpenters Needed. Woodstock Based Construction company with emphasis on high end residential building seeks experienced Foreman, Intermediate and Helper carpenters. Please send resume or make a request by email wwcemployment@ gmail.com to receive a job application. Or call (845)679-2130. This is a full-time position, serious inquiries only. Own hand tools, drivers license and transportation a must.

LAUNDRY DEPT. We’re looking for someone to be Head of our Laundry Dept. (fulltime), however, you will be cross-trained in Housekeeping as well! Must be dependable, reliable, honest, and hardworking. Must be able to work weekends. No experience is necessary but is considered a plus. If interested please apply in person at Americas Best Value Inn 7 Terwilliger Ln. New Paltz, NY 12561

w/benefits. Assoc. degree + 2yrs exp. req’d.

Occasional eves., weekend. Appl. Info at: http://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/jobs.

OFFICE & PERSONAL ASSISTANT NEEDED. Uptown Kingston. Part-time or full-time. Internet skills essential. Contact efc@ericfrancis.com Help Wanted: Groundskeeper: Woodstock, 2 days/week, flexible days, hours.

Clean-up, basic carpentry, gardening, painting. Responsible, strong, handy. Experience with chainsaw, 32-ft extension ladder. Must have own car. Text or call 845-901-0553.

WALLKILL VIEW FARM now hiring parttime CASHIERS for weekday afternoons & weekend shifts and part-time BAKER for weekday mornings & weekend shifts. Please e-mail resume to danicawvf@gmail.com or call 845-255-8050 to inquire.

DRIVER CDL-A -- DUMP TRUCK AND TRAILER: Excavating company seeks CDL-A driver with dump truck and trailer experience with the ability to transport, load and unload excavating equipment and assist on various excavating and landscape construction projects. Any past excavating or landscape construction experience is a plus.

Must have current medical card. Schaffer Excavating (845)679-4742 EXPERIENCED BARTENDERS, SERVERS & KITCHEN STAFF needed at an exciting new restaurant opening in Woodstock. Call 845-679-4406.

CARPENTER/CARPENTER’S HELPER. All phases. Experience. Residential. Own transportation. Reliable. References. Call after 5 p.m. 845-657-9979. mattmeola963@yahoo.com

POOL COMPANY SEEKS HELP w/experience in any related swimming pool service, repair or installation tasks. Will train right person. 845-657-9976

Farm startup looking for Help. Farmworker & Property Maintenance position available: startup organic farm looking for a full-time farmworker/property maintenance person to help work the fields, install and maintain fencing, irrigation, drainage etc.

Must be familiar with operating farm machinery, tractors etc. Weekend work required but with time off during the week in lieu. Must have own transportation - located outside Gardiner. Good compensation. Please email resume to frogshollowny@gmail.com

Part-time Dishwasher/Delivery and Front Clerk at Highland Deli. Must have license/car. Call Janet 845-691-6975.

Retail Store Manager. Looking for an experienced and highly motivated individual w/excellent communication and organi-

Ricci’s Barber Shop in New Paltz is looking for PART-TIME, possibly FULL-TIME help. Must know how to do flat tops and skin fades. Must be a responsible reliable worker. Call Ricci 845-849-4501.

Watershed Program Educator – Shokan, NY. Deliver educational activities at watershed community, volunteer, and school events; prepare written materials, Shokan, NY. Pay: $16/hr, 24 hrs/wk. Six mo. position

zational skills. Manager is responsible for sales, customer service, operations, merchandising, and sales staff. Requirements: 3 years experience in specialty retail store management w/strong knowledge of general retail.Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service. Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and train others.

Must work weekends and be able to lift boxes. Accepting applications starting 3/19/16- (Sat).Apply in person at Woodstock Blues Inc. 7 Mill Hill Road Woodstock, NY. MATURE, FEMALE CAREGIVER NEEDED in my home for 93-year old woman without dementia. Rosendale area. Various shifts needed, including Sunday overnight.

Very pleasant working conditions. $12/hour non-negotiable. Go to http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/hea/5486350270.html to read details about the position. If you do not have a computer, call 845-633-2190.

PERSONAL AIDE, no certification required. Must be flexible. Highland area.

845-901-9955.

Help Wanted- Cashier/customer service person needed. True Value of New Paltz.

Call (845)255-8481.

Caretaker/Security Assistant. Historic Huguenot Street is hiring a Caretaker/Security Assistant in support of general building and grounds maintenance and security for our 10-acre site. Must be available for oncall duty and live within 15 minutes of the site. Full-time, health benefits. See www. huguenotstreet.org for the full job description before applying.

WOODSTOCK SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAM. Accepting Applications for Aquatics Director, Athletics, Water Safety Instructor, Lifeguards, Counselors, Arts/ Crafts Personnel and CIT’s. For info, callLynn at 845-679-2113 ext. 303. Camp dates: 06/27/16-08/18/2016.

Guest Experience Coordinator.Historic Huguenot Street seeks a Guest Experience Coordinator responsible for presenting tours and assisting with interpretation of the historic houses. Trains and supervises tour guides and volunteers. Full-time, health benefits. See www.huguenotstreet. org for the full job description before applying.

ULSTER PUBLISHING POLICY It is illegal for anyone to: ...Advertise or make any statement that indicates a limitation or preference based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, handicap (disability), age, marital status or sexual orientation. Also, please be advised that language that indicates preference (i.e. “working professionals,” “single or couple,” “mature...professional,” etc.) is considered to be discriminatory. To avoid such violations of the Fair Housing Law, it is best to describe the apartment to be rented rather than the person(s) the advertiser would like to attract. This prohibition against discriminatory advertising applies to single family and owner-occupied housing that is otherwise exempt from the Fair Housing Act.

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DEAR BUSINESSMAN/WOMAN- We at Hardscrabble Flea Market & Swap Meet would like to congratulate you on being picked from over 100 businesses in your field. We believe we can help each otherWe have a swap meet every Sunday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Holy Cow Shopping Center, in addition to a flea market/garage sale. We find that when business people set up a table w/ business cards & flyers or â&#x20AC;&#x153;show how to doâ&#x20AC;? projects it will definitely increase your business (and mine). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way to introduce your business to new/old customers.

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Gentle Care, I offer assistance with compassion in time of need, for those who would benefit from care at home. Brain Training to help improve cognitive function included if requested. Experienced. Please call Yvonne for more information (845) 657-7010.

CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly.

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BEAUTIFUL LAKE GEORGE SUMMER HOME, located on the north end of the Lake, 66 plus feet of Lake Front comes with this home. Watch the sun set from your expansive deck which encompasses 2/3 of this home. Three bedrooms, living room, dining area, kitchen and full bath. 3 sliding glass doors looking directly to the lake. Basement for storage, all on 6/10 of an acre. As a bonus there is a commercial dock for your boat and others. Please call for more information and price 845-691-2770.

CHARMING 3-BEDROOM, 2 bath, 1225 sq.ft. 1 level, on bus line. Open living, stone fireplace, bay window, wood floors, skylight in kitchen, sliders to stone patio w/ roof. Only corner property available in great neighborhood, 2 miles from town. Huge separate 2-car garage w/electric. $215K. 845-679-2593.

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20160478 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1900 3-bedroom, 1 bath Farmhouse with attached garage. Also old chicken coop with elec & heat. 5 mins to Minnewaska Park or Stony Kill Falls $69,900.20154748 1912 4-bdrm, 1 bath home set on .25 acre (+/) on Route 55 Napanoch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; newer roof and F/A furnace, 5 mins to shopping & ½ hour to malls of Middletown $78,00020153133 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1915 3-bedroom farmhouse set well off the small road â&#x20AC;&#x201C; very privately set on 48+/- acres AND behind gated driveway! Cannot be seen from the road, fireplace with woodstove. $224,900.For information on these listings contact Jeoffrey D. Devor, Assoc. R.E. Broker at Westwood Metes & Bounds Realty, Ltd. (845)687-0232 ext. 126 $65,000; 1200 ft2. Ranch, 10 min. from Hunter (Palenville); Large 2-bedroom, 1 bathroom ranch, 2-car garage w/fireplace. In need of roof and interior work. Solid structure, water, heating system and electric are good. 10 minutes from Hunter Mountain and Windham ski resorts. Huge backyard and patio for entertaining and relaxing after skiing. 5.5 acres. Bordering the Kaaterskill Creek, overlooking a working farm and beautiful mountain views. Owner Motivated! Bring offers! House is being sold as is. Cash buyers only. Call (845)401-6637 or e-mail: watswill8@aol.com Pics at: http:// catskills.craigslist.org/reo/5491253196.html

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ARE YOU READY?

www.lawrenceotoolerealty.com STONE RIDGE COLONIAL

Handsome center hall colonial on 2.8 acres located on desirable Buck Road in Stone Ridge. This home is absolutely turn-key and boasts brand new appliances, rugs and flooring. Cared for since its construction and it truly shows. Excellent mechanicals, ample closet and pantry space and a super-dry, partially finished basement that also is heated and insulated. There is no shortage of space in this nearly 3,400 sq ft, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home. Relax outdoors day or night, rain or shine on a covered 60foot deck that can be accessed from French doors, sliders or one of two staircases.

Gain entry via a blacktopped driveway that has a stream running along it and pull right into an oversized two- car garage with storage and a work area. A must-see. $499,700

Working with a Westwood professional puts you in the driver’s seat on the road to your Real Estate goals. We have the knowledge, experience and time-tested strategies to bring our clients SATISFACTION. Westwood’s unparalleled commitment to service and integrity goes hand in hand with our deep roots in the community.

Looking to buy or sell? Call a Westwood Agent today and say, Yes, I’m Ready!

WATERFRONT WONDER

Attention Boaters, Kayakers and Hudson River Aficionados! The home of your boating dreams is being offered for sale in the lovely village of Saugerties, located on the Esopus Creek. Meticulously built, maintained, & loved by its owners this waterfront property must be experienced. Inside you will find 3 large bedrooms with a master suite located on the second level. Relax beside one of its two gas fireplaces & take in the views from its oversized windows. The well-appointed kitchen is located just off the dining & living rooms’, ensuring the chef is never left out of the conversation. The grounds contain mature trees, bluestone walkways & gorgeous perennial plantings. Walk past the covered porch & out to the dock area, this is where the fun really begins. Tie your vessel to a 35-foot floating dock located in deep water that offers a depth of 5 feet at extreme low tides and 10 feet at high tide. Should you draft even more than that, the length of the dock can be increased and extended into even deeper water. Any experienced Hudson River boater knows that an inlet this well protected so close to the river and with such a deep channel is a very rare find. Plus, an oversized fully insulated & heated 2-car garage with room for an office or anything you please. $687,000

MOVE RIGHT IN!

This beautifully renovated 4 bdrm 2.5 bath home is not your typical split level ranch. Homeowners spared no expense updating this must see property conveniently located just outside of the Village of New Paltz. Open floor plan, custom kitchen, Master Bedroom suite, finished lower level with additional bedroom, studio and well designed laundry room, new blue stone walkway, patio and deck just to name a few of many updates.

Private yard perfect for summer dining!

Schedule a showing today! ..... $320,000

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LIVE, WORK & PLAY! - You can do it all on this versatile 4+ acre property! Featuring a spacious & meticulously maintained, 3000 SF Colonial style 5 BR, 2.5 bath home w/ 2 fireplaces. Central AC & updated kitchen w/ granite and SS appliances, PLUS separate STUDIO/workshop building with 6000 SF on 2 floors with electric & water AND an in-ground 43’ Gunite POOL for warm weather fun!

Stream frontage, too! ........................$379,900

PRIVACY PLUS - Hidden down a long drive, on 12.9 gorgeous acres, this 2200+ SF home has been updated to perfection & is ready for move in! Features stunning NEW gourmet kitchen w/ black granite counters, 22’ vaulted LR, DR, NEW hardwood flooring, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, newly refreshed family/media room with wet bar & woodburner, home office & den, too! The covered deck invites outdoor dining & entertaining.

MINT! Add’l. 24 acres available! ...........$295,000

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PARADISE FOUND! - It’s all here for you! A very private 5+ acre setting with gorgeous vistas encloses this rustically appealing log home with abundant Catskill-style charm PLUS an inground POOL that will thrill family & friends.

Exposed posts & beams, massive stone fireplace in 24’ living room, skylights, 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, expansive deck plus classic “rocking chair” porch, central AC & 2 car attached garage. HAVE IT ALL! ..........................$530,000

“ARTS & CRAFTS” GEM - Fabulous streamside location with waterfall views and your own private swimming hole! Handsome cedar shake sided 2 story c. 1890, lovingly updated with abundant original charm & detail.

Spacious 2000+ SF w/ 5+ bedrooms, country EI kitchen, den, all hardwood floors, enclosed & open porches PLUS separate cottage with full bath & kitchenette perfect for STUDIO, guests or INCOME! UNIQUE! ..............................$374,900

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Gardiner Gables 2356 Rte. 44-55 Gardiner, NY 12525

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HURLEY This Property Has It All! Shop is 13'4"H w/half bath, work bench, shelves, power for welding & a 12’x12’ garage door. House above w/3-bedrooms, 1 bath & attic. Vaulted ceiling in LR & large deck. Entire building can be heated w/oil or wood. Set on private, wooded 2.26 acres w/small pond. Large barn; 30x56, 1680 sq.ft., 4 bays w/two 14’H doors & two 12’H doors & loft above. Wood shed; 12x12, 144 sq.ft. w/large door. Local attractions include I-87, Rondout Harbor, Woodstock, Belleayre Mtn. Ski area, Ashokan Reservoir with fishing, hunting & walkway.

FOR SALE BY OWNER | $225,000 | 845-338-8938

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SINGLE ROOM OFFICE; $425/month OR 2 ROOM OFFICE; $625/month for rent near SUNY. Suitable for therapist or other professional. 1-year lease. All utilities included. Ample parking. 845-2550574; 917-774-6151.

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Gardiner/ Modena/ Plattekill Rentals

MODENA: 1+ BEDROOM. New floors, kitchen, fresh paint, bright. Convenient to SUNY, Gardiner, Bridge, Hannaford’s, 44/55, 32. Month to month, NO LEASE REQUIRED! Pets ok!! $1000/month includes heat & hot water. Sam Slotnick, RE Sales Agent, Century 21 Alliance, 845656-6088. e-mail: samsk100@aol.com LARGE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT 6 miles south of New Paltz. 900 sq.ft. second floor converted barn. New windows, carpets, flooring & kitchen appliances. No smoking. No pets. 1 yr. lease, 1 month security, references. $800/month excluding utilities. 845-883-0857.

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Highland/ Clintondale Rentals

HIGHLAND: SPACIOUS 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Quiet street. First floor of house. Full bath. Hardwood floors. 1 minute to Mid-Hudson Bridge & Hannafords. $950/month includes all utilities. No smoking. Cat OK. Must see! (845)5412023.

HIGHLAND: BEAUTIFUL 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT #3; airy spacious apartment. Skylight in LR, balcony off LR, large kitchen, many closets, serene surroundings. $900/month. Call (570)296-6185.

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Milton/Marlboro Rentals

Marlboro; mountain views, COZY 1-BEDROOM Country cottage. No dogs.

No Smokers. References. Trash pick-up.

Individual or couple preferred. Heat included. $1015/month. 845-795-5778, LM.

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New Paltz Rentals

Barn/Studio for Rent. Center of New Paltz.Available May 1-August 31, 2016.

Summer rental w/option of Long-Term Agreement. Professional Studio space former usage: Photography, Recording, Visual Arts, Massage. Ideal work/living for single person. (Not residential). Viewing/ Photos on Request. Text: 917-992-0702.

4-BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. 2 baths, large family room, fully carpeted, modern house, spotless, private country setting. 3 miles from New Paltz. $1850/ month plus utilities. No pets. Employment verification. References, security required.

845-255-8610.

New Paltz: Southside Terrace Apartments Year round and other lease terms to suit your needs available!

We have, studios, one & two bedroom apartments, includes heat & hot water. (furniture packages available) Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more!

“Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!”

Call 845-255-7205 for more information COZY 2-BEDROOM CABIN in Gardiner/New Paltz, near the cliffs.

New bathroom, kitchen appliances.

Woodsy, nice property w/yard. $1175/month plus first, last & security. Non-smoker.

Call Joe (845) 494-7811 SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Fall 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.

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.

NEW PALTZ: CHARMING 3-BEDROOM house with mountain views. Walking distance to town. Great location. $1400/ month plus utilities. Deposit & 2 months rent. References & security required. Available now. Call (845)255-6732.

ROOM FOR RENT. Can be used as residential or an office. $550/month plus security. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. (845)664-0493.

STUDENT ROOMS for RENT: In the heart of downtown New Paltz. $595-$695/ month. Utilities included. 3 blocks from SUNY Campus. 1 block off Main Street.

Call 845-399-9697.

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Rosendale/ Tillson/High Falls/Stone

newly painted. 16 min. walk to village of Woodstock. $885/month includes all utilities. NO smoking. NO pets. References.

(845)679-9717.

Ridge Rentals

Stone Ridge: 2-BEDROOM HOME, newly renovated, 1.5 baths, screen porch, large yard. $1600/month plus security. No pets.

845-721-4741 HIGH FALLS: 2-BEDROOM HOUSE, newly renovated. Quiet street. Kitchen, dining room, living room, closed-in porch, & cellar space. Walk to restaurants. No smoking. No pets. $1000/month plus utilities.

Asking 2 months security. References required. Call 845-705-2208.

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South of Stone Ridge Rentals

Available 5/15; 1.5 STORY, 2-BEDROOM, 1 BATH HOUSE on 1 acre w/a 252’ private drive from road in Accord, NY rental. This is a monthly rental asking $1025/month with first month rent & security which includes lawn mowing & trash removal (must recycle). Living room/dining room, eat-in kitchen, pantry & full unfinished basement w/clothes washer & dryer, cable ready. Please call Arnie (845)6261184 or e-mail: acecchini001@hvc.rr.com

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Kingston/ Hurley/Port Ewen Rentals

EFFICIENCY, Kingston Uptown. On bus route, walk to Stockade area, shopping, conveniences. No smoking or pets. Heat & hot water provided. Call 845-338-4574.

Uptown Kingston: 2-bedroom, nicely furnished. $975/month plus utilities. First,last and security. References. No smokers. No pets. 845-338-0807 or 845-417-1325.

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Saugerties Rentals

NICE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in great location. Rent is $825/month plus utilities. First, last, security required. Call Phil 646-644-3648.

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Woodstock/West Hurley Rentals

GREAT LOCATION. Studio apartment in Woodstock Center. Well maintained historical building, renovated, clean. Bathroom with claw foot tub. Outdoor terrace. Walk everywhere. Private parking lot. For responsible person with steady income. No drugs, no smoking, no pets.$760 per month, includes all utilities. One year Lease.

2-months security.Available May 1st.Call: 845-679-5659 Woodstock: Lovely 1-BR in quiet, small apartment complex, beautiful grounds. Immaculately maintained! Hardwood floors,

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West of Woodstock Rentals

GORGEOUS COTTAGE on 150 ACRE ESTATE. 3-bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace. Hiking, cross country trails throughout. Borders on 700 acres of state land. 13 miles to Woodstock, 17 to Hunter. Renowned trout stream runs through property. Reasonable.

Photos available. 845-688-5062.

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Senior Housing

READY NOW!

1 brm. apt. for senior 62 or older or handicapped/disabled Bright & clean Rent slides to income

845-688-2024

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For Sale

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: Leg curl & leg extension w/weight stack, Smith Machine, Hip Sled, Universal adductor/abductor machine. Please call George at (845)255-8352.

MEDIUM OAK HARDWOOD DINING TABLE; 72x48 wide w/2-self storing 20” leaves & lion claw feet & 6 Windsor chairs2 Captain, 4 regular. Call (845)255-8352.

Pottery Studio Equipment. Full Pottery Studio Equipment For Sale- Less then 2-years old. Woodstock Area. $4500 or make offer. No single prices of equipment sold. wdmc@mail.com

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Tree 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.

FULLY INSURED

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STUMP GRINDING ALLEN LAWLESS • 845-247-2838 SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK CELL.: 845-399-9659

TREE SERVICE: Residential and Commercial Tree Removal, Pruning, Stump Grinding, Landing Clearing. Emergency Work 24/7. No Job Is Too Small Or Too Big. Fully Insured. LW Tree Service Inc. 845338-7315.

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MOUNTAINTOP ESTATE 180 PRIME ACRES AND UPSCALE HOME

HUDSON VALLEY

&CATSKILLS COUNTRY properties

Convenient Prime Location • Scenic Western Catskills • Ski Hunter, Windham, Belleayre • Hudson/Albany/Cooperstown -1hr • Low Tax Gilboa/Schoharie/Stamford

Put Yourself In The Best Hands

Contemporary | Shandaken | $875,000 ONE OF A KIND. In the spring, enjoy the rebirth of nature. In the summer, take hikes on the many trails. In the fall, sit back and watch the vista turn its vibrant colors. In the winter, snow skiing/ boarding is right at your back door. Under 2 hours from NYC. This is why you come to Upstate New York.

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Minutes from Windham or Hunter Ski Mountain & golf courses. The first floor offers a large open room dominated by a centered real stone fireplace. 4 BRS & 3 baths, each w/their own heat zone. Jacuzzi tub, wrap-around decks & great views make this home something special!

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Dream Home with Luxury Amenities • Custom Designer Built 2000 • Open Floor Plan – Approx 4000 sq ft • 4BR/Loft/4.5 bath 1st Floor Master suite • Walkout Fully Windowed Lower Level • Sauna, Wine Cellar, Wetbar, Steam Shower • Equipped Cabin, Barn, Pond, Trails • Mountain/Valley Views From Every Room

See Website: www.catskillsresorthome.com Contact: (518) 947-4400 Email: mountaintophome@aol.com — Accepting offers —

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TEXT M546999 to 85377 REBORN SCHOOLHOUSE - Repurposed schoolhouse/ firehouse combo NOW a unique and delightful living space PLUS a 1250 SF STUDIO perfect for artistic or craft endeavors.

Open plan eat-in kitchen & living space in former 2 room school. Heated breezeway leads to heated studio, plus 3 bedrooms upstairs. There are wood floors and 1.5 baths, too.

Three acres in a country setting. ONE–OF-A-KIND! ..$179,900

Contact Jeoffrey D. Devor, Assoc. R.E. Broker (845)687-0232 ext.126 3927 Main Street Stone Ridge, NY 12484

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Firewood for Sale

HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale.

(845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

ULSTER FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. Log Length- Cut & Split Firewood.

Top quality wood at reasonable prices.

914-388-9607 Getwood123@gmail.com We accept cash, checks, & credit cards.

www.getwood123.com You will not be disappointed!!

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Property Maintenance

“Experience The Difference” A.A.S. Ornamental Horticulture

Over 25Years Experience

• Commercial • Residential • N.Y.S. Certified Landscaping & Maintenance • Fully Mowing • Free Estimates • Cleanups Insured Brian (845) 246-8623

BANNEN

• Fertilizing • Trimming Pruning • Mulching • Perennial Gardens

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Buy & Swap

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

kingston new paltz stone ridge windham woodstock

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

CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cellar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, scrap metal. Anything of value. (845)2460214.

$$ BUYING $$ MOVIE MEMORABILIA – 1930’S-PRESENT COMIC BOOKS – 1930’S-PRESENT ROCK & ROLL ITEMS • AUTOGRAPHED ITEMS

CALL JOSEPH: 917-640-3199 MOVIEICONS@AOL.COM 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.

WANTED: Quality Used and Rare Books.

Well known bookstore seeks top quality used, rare and out of print books. Also looking for literary related goods (typewriters, pens etc). Contact Barner Books 845-255-2635, or email: barnerbooks@ gmail.com

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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.

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Antiques & Collectibles

WANTED TOP DOLLARS PAID. We buy entire estates or single items. Actively seeking gold and silver of any kind, sterling, flat-

ware 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- 617-981-1580.

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Vendors Needed

Dealer marketplace near POPULAR PHOENICIA. Space for Dealers of Modern, Rustic, Vintage, Retro, Collectibles + Antiques. Season starts APRIL 1st. Work for rent reduction or not. VERY LOW $ for HIGHLY VISITED 5000 SF shop on ROUTE 28, in business for 37 years. 845532-4601.

660

Estate/Moving Sale

Estate Sale. Entire house contents. Antiques, Collectibles, comics, furniture, jewelry, tools, vintage clothing and items, fire co. memorabilia. 3/25 & 3/26. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cash only. 3 Roslyn Street, Ellenville.

845-389-7300.

680

Counseling Services

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

655

Vendors Needed

HARDSCRABBLE POP-UP

FLEA MARKET & GARAGE SALE 845-758-1170 • Call John

MARCH - DECEMBER Now Open Every Sunday through December Weather Permitting

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

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695

Professional Services

MARK’S HOME & YARD MAINTENANCE SERVICES. Total clean-out w/dump runs, Attics, Basements & Yards. Expert lawn care, trees pruned/trimmed. Get a head start... call NOW for free estimates. (845)338-6806.

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)706-5133.

702

NYS DOT T-12467

Incorporated 1985

• Residential / Commercial • Moving • Delivery • Trucking • Local & NYC Metro Areas

Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253 QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980 • Int. & Ext. painting • Sheetrock & Plaster Repair • Free Estimates Multiple References Available Upon Request Licensed & Insured • ritaccopainting.com

HABE HABERWASH PRESSURE WASHING PRE & EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING. Residential and Commercial Residentia Specializing in decks, fences, roofs, driveways, patios.

FREE ESTIMATES, FULLY INSURED Accepting All Major Credit Cards

Contact Jason Habernig

845-331-4966, 845-249-8668 Visit my website: Haberwash.com

710

Organizing/ Decorating/ Refinishing

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.

715

Cleaning Services

Hudson Valley Small Office Cleaning. Experienced cleaner. Excellent references.

Brings own non-toxic products. Safe for all enviornments. Doctors, dentists, therapists, realtors, yoga studios, etc. 845-768-2450

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

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

717

Caretaking/Home Management

MATURE, RESPONSIBLE, PROFESSIONAL male to care for your home, in or near Onteora CSD. Prefer quiet setting. Start in late spring or summer. Call or text 845-6634599.

Gary Buckendorf

Painting: Interior - Exterior Plastering, Taping, Structolite Wall coverings, Color Matching Many references in Catskill area and Manhattan garybuckendorf@gmail.com

“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.

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.

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.

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 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 845-616-9832.

720

Painting/Odd Jobs

W. Marchetti, Sr 845-532-8040

5x10 $40 10x15 $90

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

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

740

Building Services

HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates.

References available. (845)616-7470.

SEPTIC SOLUTIONS Septic System Installation and Repair Tanks - Pump Chambers Drywells - Drainfields

WINECOFF QUALITY CONTRACTING, INC. New Construction, Additions, Renovations. Decks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, All types of Flooring, Tile Work. Demolition, $99 Dump Runs, Rotten Wood Repairs.

Stefan Winecoff, 845-389-2549. SPRING BATHROOM & DECK SPECIALS! All credit/debit cards accepted.

755

Repair/ Maintenance Services

Handyman. Home repairs and improvements, seasonal property maintenance.

Excellent references. 845-721-4741.

760

Gardening/ Landscaping

STONEHENGE: STONE WALLS, PATIOS, walks, fences, decks, gates, gazebos, additions, ornamental pools, stone veneer, masonry needs. Tim Dunton (845)3390545.

Paramount

845-679-4742

Contracting & Development Corp.

Neil A. Schaffer

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

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

Down to Earth Landscaping Quality service from the ground up

Septic Systems • Drainage Driveways • Tree Removal Retaining Walls • Ponds

(845) 679-4742

Professional Craftsmanship for all phases of construction

845.331.4844 HniBuilders.com Hugh@HniBuilders.com

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

Reliable, Dependable & Insured Call for an estimate

845-688-7951

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West Hurley Masonry Block foundations, block additions, brick veneer, stone veneer, restoration & repairs, masonry cleaning

845-389-3894

Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc.

Plaster and concrete saints, angels, bronzes, weathervanes, cupolas, more

24 Months to Pay, 0% Interest (if qualified)

• Backyard Lighting

Liquidation Sale redrockgardencenter.com 845-569-1117

• Service Upgrades • Swimming Pool / Spa Wiring

Authorized Dealer & Installer Low-Rate Financing Available

H Z Emergency Generators U \ LICENSED 331-4227 INSURED

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

HNI Builders

AA Statuary & Weathervane Co.

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• • • • •

Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

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Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric

• Standby Generators

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

Landscaping Lawn installation Ponds Retaining walls Stone work ...and much more

septicsolutionsnow.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.

725

PAINTING AND CONTRACTING Interior and Exterior painting Quality Workmanship • Senior Discounts

Ask About Our Long Term Storage Discount

Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www.dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017

917-593-5069

*PAINTING STANDARD.* Affordable, On-Schedule, Quality. Residential/Commercial. Interior/Exterior. Neat, Polite, Professional. Now taking SPRING/SUMMER reservations. Call (845)527-1252.

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.

ASHOKAN STORE-IT

• Power Washing

Art Services

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

March 24, 2016

D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations.

STONE WALL RESTORATIONS; Thoughtful, innovative & resourceful approaches. Kevin Towle (914)906-8791.

Lawn Care and Landscaping. Are you looking for a reliable lawn care company?

We are taking on new customers for mowing, landscaping, gardening and more. Servicing, Hurley, Kingston, Saugerties, West Saugerties and Woodstock. Quigley’s Lawn Care 843.333.0007 or quigleylawncare@ gmail.com

890

Spirituality

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 thank-you 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.

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Laurie Oliver — Spiritual Counseling

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.

GIVE THE GIFT OF WELLNESS

DIANA’S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Diana’s CAT Shelter in Accord.

Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis.

Smoking cessation • pain management stress relief • past life regressions.

Intuitive, Sensitive Guidance Spirit Communicator

(845) 679-2243 • laur50@aol.com

900

Personals

LOOKING TO MEET FEMALE 50 to 70 for Romance, Travel and eat out. 845-434-1335.

920

Adoptions

Gay married couple with deep local roots LOOKING TO ADOPT. Stable, fun and loving family. Expenses paid. BabyMakesThreeNYC.com or call 800-779-1275.

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

PROPANE GAS

Spring has officially sprung and we’re trying to get as many furry faces out the door as we can before we get inundated w/litters of kittens & puppies! Our Pets of the week are a bonded pair of kitties named Fedor & Freya, 2-year old brown tiger kittens who are brother & sister and would love to join your family. They’re quite shy & will need time to open up to you. Bug; 2-3 year old female who’s very affectionate & loving & wants to share her sweet personality w/someone. Christina the cat is ready to meet you, she’s been here for 2 years too long; she’s a shy little brown tiger girl who’s about 3-years old, & has 4 white socks. We have some AMAZING DOGS as well: come and meet Arianna; very sweet 7-year old Rottweiler lady who loves to play & is just about the sweetest girl you’ll meet. She had a littler of pups here who’ve all been adopted; she’s okay w/dogs & kids, but no cats please. Bellatrix; 2-year old black & white hound mix who’ll fit right into your life w/older kids, but caution should be used w/other dogs.

Casper; 2-year old white boxer who’ll need to meet any other dogs that you might have, is okay w/older kids, but no cats. We also have some PUPPIES! Please check our website for photos. Don’t forget all of our BUNNIES, GUINEA PIGS & EVEN OUR HORSE Scout, who would all love to give you a chance to see if they could be your new roommate. Come meet them all today at the UCSPCA, 20 Wiedy Rd. in Kingston off of Sawkill Road. Www.UCSPCA.org.

FOR ADOPTION: BEAUTIFUL ORANGE CAT...

Elsa. 1.5 year old copper eyed orange cat. Elsa was a

wonderful mother to 6 kittens. Now she’d like to be the only companion animal in a loving home. She’s been spayed, is litter pan trained and up to date w/vaccinations. If you’d like to know more about Elsa, please call or text (917)282-2018 or email DRJLPK@aol.com MAINE COON CATS, GEORGIA & SILAS, (mom & kitten) NEED HOMES. Georgia is 2.5-years old and was found w/her kitten, Silas, now 8-months, in the Catskill Mountains. They can be adopted together or apart. Georgia’s been a great mom & Silas is adapting to indoor life, but Georgia has made it clear she would prefer a home where she has both indoor and safe outdoor access. Georgia is very stressed & cannot stay in her temporary NYC foster apartment (she’s from the mountains, after all). She needs to find her loving forever home or a foster situation that is indoor/outdoor.

They are beautiful kitties, gentle and sweet and have been vetted and spayed. If you’re interested in adopting Georgia and/or Silas or have questions, please contact Amy at 917-902-2813 or atrakinski@gmail.com 2 LONG HAIR ORANGE KITTENS FOR ADOPTION: Mary & Kim, sisters, are as sweet & friendly as they are beautiful. Born 10/3115, these little girls are very attached to one another & we’re looking to have them adopted together. They’re up to date w/vaccinations & are litter pan trained. If you’d like to know more about these totally wonderful kittens, please call or text (917)282-2018 or email DRJLPK@aol.com

friendly cat or kitten companion for a lifetime.

High Falls/Accord area. (845)687-4983 or visit our cats at www.projectcat.org WOULD YOU LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAT? Do you have a barn, garage, shed or outbuilding? Would you like to consider having feral cats? You can help cats in need who will help keep your barn, etc. free of rodents. The cats will be neutered/spayed and up to date w/shots. Please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at (917)282-2018 or e-mail: DRJLPK@aol.com

255-8281

633-0306

pet’s reward..... VETERINARY HOUSE CALLS. Dr. B. MacMULLEN. (845)3392516. Serving Ulster County for 10+ years.

Very Reasonable Rates, Multiple Pet Discount... Compassionate, Professional, Courteous. *Pet Exams, *Vaccines, *Blood Work, *Lyme Testing, *Flea & Tick Prevention, *Rx Diet, *Euthanasia at home.

999

Vehicles Wanted

960

Pet Care

PROJECT CAT is a non-profit cat RESCUE & SHELTER. Please help get cat off the streets & into homes. Adopt a healthy &

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Kingston Nissan’s

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