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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, entertainment and adventure | Calendar Ca l e n da r & Classifieds | Issue 14 | Apr . 7 – 14

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Renaissance man Poughkeepsie lawyer Ron McGaw publishes novel set in 15th-century Florence If time travel tales are your thing, check out Lorenzo’s Daggers, written

by Poughkeepsie lawyer Ron McGaw. The story, set in modern-day New

England, trips back to the city of Florence during the time of the Renaissance – Firenze, the birthplace of a cultural movement that affected all of Western civilization – as prep-school history teacher Prester Charles John searches for a student who has disappeared inexplicably from his classroom.

Indeed, the obstinate kid, Kirk Renzo, has snatched a relic once belonging to Lorenzo de’Medici and bolted from the school on a run. Fifteenth-century

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Italy, famous for its giants of art, science, political theory, architecture and philosophy, becomes this writer’s playground as he recreates such characters as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, and entangles them in his plot to discover what has happened.

A graduate of San José State University with a degree in Theatre Arts, and from the University of San Francisco School of Law, McGaw worked in Manhattan as a trademark and copyright attorney and served a ten-year term as a New York State judge. Now living in Poughkeepsie with his wife and two children, he runs his own legal practice. Still lawyering full-time, McGaw admits that he always wanted to be a writer, even as a young child. “I’ve always had it in my blood somehow. This story really dates back 30 years, to the first time I was in Florence. I was standing in the Medici palace where Michelangelo had lived as a young boy. I was astounded to hear that both Michelangelo and Leonardo lived in Florence at the same time. I asked the tour guide if these two great artists knew each other and got along. It sparked an interest in me, and I always wanted to find the answer to that question.

“I did lots of research over many years, and slowly this story developed in my head. The main character’s name ‘Prester’ is a name of a mythical king who supposedly lived in Asia,” he explains. “I’ve always like words and how words are put

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together. I came to realize the study of law had a lot to do with the use of words and writing.”

Lorenzo’s Daggers is chock-full of accurately portrayed historical tidbits.

Though it’s not categorized as YA literature, McGaw says that it’s very wholesome and could be read by curious teens, as well as adults looking for something with a factual basis.

“Writing should have a purpose; it should entertain, yes. I wanted to write something that maybe e ven young people could see it as interesting, and read more about the real events that happened. So, as to whether Michelangelo and DaVinci had a real rivalry: yes, they did. There’s a scene in the book that I took right out of history, where they meet in the street and have an argument.”

The book took him about two years to write, he says, “But I could also say it took 32 years, because, literally, the story evolved.”

Given McGaw's full-time work as a lawyer, when does he have time to sit down and write? “I don’t have enough time, and it’s tricky," he says. "You get used to the short blocks of time you have. I write at night when everything settles down, when the kids go to bed and my wife is asleep.

At about 11:30 I’ll sit down and write until 1 in the morning. That’s my goal: to write for about an hour-and-a-half. I’m a night person anyway.”

McGaw is currently working – in the wee hours of the morning – on another fictional piece. “Writing to me is a series of solving problems. And I realized, back when I was a kid, that I always find the answer, no matter how hard the issue is.

It’s one of those things that gives you selfconfidence: to know that I haven’t taken my characters down a dead-end road, and there’s nothing I can do. There is an answer; just have confidence that you’ll find it. Rarely have I had to go back and completely restructure something. I’ve had to take characters out, but if you have the confidence that the answer – ‘Should I take the right or the left?’ – will come to you, that allows you to get through.”

Does being a fiction writer inform or support his work as a lawyer? “It’s not so much the fiction. I do a lot of work in the Dutchess County Family Court where you’re part-lawyer and part-psychologist for the people I deal with: my clients and other lawyers. How do you talk to them and persuade them? How you persuade somebody through words, whether verbal or written, is a huge part of my business.

You want to write in a way that makes sentences flow: the sound, the cadence of the sentence, how often do I use that word? I want it to flow in a nice pleasing way.

“When I was a kid, I stuttered very badly, and what it did was this: My kind of stuttering was that I’d wake up one day and not be able to form the ‘T’ sound. And the next day, it would be a different sound.

What this did for me in a strange way is, as I would speak to people, and go to say something and realize I couldn’t say it, I’d find another way to say it. I had a teacher tell me when I was in seventh grade that I had a college vocabulary, because I’d had to find other ways of saying what I wanted to say. I wouldn’t wish it on anybody, but life throws these things at you, and you pull from them what you can. It’s why I love writing. Writing is a powerful thing.”

Lorenzo’s Daggers is available in print version through Amazon or Barnes & Noble, and in e-book format through those and other vendors. An audio version (read by Matt Williams) was recently released by Audible, a division of Amazon.

See www.ronmcgaw.us.

– Ann Hutton

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ART Wednesdays through Sundays, from now through November. The hours are from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (845) 534-3115 or visit www.stormking.org for details. The Storm King Art Center is located at 1 Museum Road in Mountainville.

Grad student group exhibition now on view at CCS Bard

Painter Deneane Niebergall in her Shirt Factory studio

“The Shirt Factory Artists” exhibition opens at Wired Gallery This Saturday will be a busy day indeed for director/curator Sevan Melikyan of the Wired Gallery in High Falls. The Gallery kicks off its 2016/17 season on April 9 with three openings of new shows: one on-site at 11 Mohonk Road, one in Stone Ridge and one in Accord.

The centerpiece of the triple threat will be a highly anticipated group show featuring 22 artists from Kingston’s Shirt Factory. An opening reception for the exhibition will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Gallery itself.

Curated by Melikyan, “The Shirt Factory Artists” focuses on works by two dozen of those creative types who live and work in Kingston’s pioneer art hub. They include Leslie Bender, Stephen Blauweiss, Amy Coté, Ray Curran, Norman Darvie, Joan Ellis, Kathy Erteman, Chad Gallion, Ann Haaland, Lynn Herring, Robert Hessler, Jennifer Hicks, Nina Isabelle, Robert Kressler, Henry Lautz, Carol LloydMcCarthy, Deneane Niebergall, Mike Piazza, Suzanne Rees, Mau Schoettle, Marc Valle and Frank Young.

Also opening with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday will be a solo show of folklore-inspired oil paintings

by SUNY-Ulster faculty member Pablo Shine at Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty, located at 3656 Main Street (Route 209) in Stone Ridge. And from 6 to 7 p.m., there will be a reception to open William Noonan’s solo show of still lifes and landscapes, curated by Theresa Landi Daniel, at Friends and Family 2 Hillside Restaurant, located at 4802 Route 209 in Accord.

“The Shirt Factory Artists” runs through May 15, with a panel discussion on “The Shirt Factory and the Proposed Kingston Midtown Arts District” scheduled for Sunday, May 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Wired

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Gallery is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, and by appointment at (682) 564-5613. For more information about all three shows, visit www.thewiredgallery.com or www. facebook.com/wiredgallery.

– Frances Marion Platt

"From Warhola to Warhol" talk by Andy's nephew at SUNY-New Paltz

Warhola wanted to be an illustrator.

He graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University and moved to New York City.

Warhola's interest in science fiction, fantasy and comics led him to illustrate 300 books including William Gibson’s cyperpunk classic Neuromancer. He also worked for Mad Magazine and was one of main artists responsible for the Garbage Pail Kid card series. He is also well known for his award-winning children's books, including his autobiographical story, Uncle Andy’s.

The April 14 talk at SUNY-New Paltz is free and open to the public. Call (845) 257-3875 for further details.

Storm King Art Center reopens for the season

Noted author and illustrator James Warhola, who was largely influenced by his famous uncle Andy Warhol, will give a lecture titled "From Warhola to Warhol" at SUNY-New Paltz's Coykendall Science Building auditorium on Thursday, April 14 at 5 p.m.

From the time of his early years spent watching his uncle illustrate shoes, James

Mark di Suvero, Pyramidian, 1987/1998.

The pristine 500-acre landscape of the Storm King Art Center in Mountainville provides the setting for more than 100 carefully sited sculptures created by some of the most acclaimed artists of our time. Storm King’s season began on April 6, and you can visit one of our region’s treasures on

The Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS) at Bard College presents 18 exhibitions and projects, featuring more than 80 works, curated by second-year CCS graduate students in Curatorial Studies and Contemporary Art. There will be 17 individual exhibitions curated by students, along with a studentcurated Marieluise Hessel Collection show. The first of two series of exhibitions opened on Sunday, April 3 and is on view through Sunday, April 24.

The first series of exhibitions are A Group of Fish and Other Schools, organized by Benjamin Austin; Doll’s Eyes and Dimetrodon Tears, curated by Linden Baierl; Emphasis Repeats, curated

by Staci Bu Shea; Standard Forms, curated by Christian Camcho-Light; Night Thoughts, curated by Jody Graf; A Path of Safe Travel, organized by Emma James; Timely Illuminations, curated

by Yanhan Peng; The future will never arrive, organized by Rachael Rakes; and objects are slow events, curated by Alexis Wilkinson.

The second series of exhibitions and projects opens on Sunday, May 8 with a reception from 1 to 4 p.m., and is on view through Sunday, May 29. The exhibitions are Mother Lode, curated by Adriana Blidaru; We Are All Traitors, curated by Tim Gentles; Praising the surface, curated

by Rosario Güiraldes; Third Nature, curated by Laura Herman; Spooky Action, curated by Patricia Margarita Hernandez; Abstract Sex, curated by Dana Kopel; Overburden, curated by Humberto Moro; and what is left of what has left, curated

by Bhavisha Panchia.

The CCS Bard Galleries and Hessel Museum of Art at Bard College are open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. All CCS Bard exhibitions and public programs are free and open to the public.

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Engulfed in laughter

Merry memorial Sholem Aleichem Variety Show marks centenary of author’s death on Tuesday at Rosendale Theatre

David Sedaris on stage at the Bardavon this Friday

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hen cultural historians of the future attempt to account for the surging popularity of oral history and performance memoir in the early 21st century, it is safe to say that the most oft-spoken name will be “Sedaris.” A generation after the great Spalding Gray made high art of his formidable neuroses, David Sedaris established himself as a more welcoming and user-friendly writer and reader of humor, social criticism and Whitmanesque songs of self.

Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, When You Are Engulfed in Flames and his most recent book, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls, each of which became an immediate best-seller. The audio version of Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls is a 56th annual Grammy Awards nominee for Best Spoken-Word Album.

He is the author of the New York Times best-selling collection of fables

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titled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer). He was also the editor of Children Playing before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding

Stories. Sedaris’ pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in The Best American Essays.

There are a total of ten million copies of his books in print, and they have been translated into 25 languages.

The Bardavon presents best-selling humor writer David Sedaris at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie on Friday, April 8 at 8 p.m. Sedaris will read from his work and answer questions. A book-signing will take place in the theater lobby after the show. Tickets for David Sedaris cost $48 general admission, $43 for members and may be purchased at the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-

The 100 th anniversary or yortsayt/yahrzeit of the death of beloved writer S h o l e m Aleichem – known as the “Yiddish Mark Twain” and author of the Tevye the Dairyman stories that inspired Fiddler on the Roof – is coming up next month. Born Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich in Ukraine in 1859, he changed his name to a close approximation of the greeting “Peace be with you” as he began writing the vernacular tales of shtetl life and culture that made him a literary rock star in his own day. After a rollercoaster of a life that led him to Geneva and New York, through poverty and wealth and back again, he left some very explicit instructions to friends and family: to gather annually, “read my will, and also select one of my stories, one of the very merry ones, and recite it in whatever language is most intelligible to you.”

The Accord-based quarterly publication Jewish Currents takes that exhortation seriously – or as seriously as a “very merry” Aleichem tribute can muster. Four years ago, the magazine sold out the Rosendale Theatre with the first iteration of its Sholem Aleichem Variety Show, and the centenary edition is coming up on April 12 at the same venue. The author’s Last Will and Testament will be read aloud, along with one of his comic stories; latterday Jewish words and music that speak in

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April 7, 2016 Sholem Aleichem’s spirit will round out the program.

Performances will include rapidfire Jewish cabaret songs by singer/ songwriter Daniel Cainer, and readings and skits by performance artists Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine, actress/ director Ann Citron and Jewish Currents editor Lawrence Bush. Also promised are storytelling, video and great Jewish jokes, and attendees are requested to “Bring your hanky� – though whether for sniffles or folkdancing is not specified. Noodle kugel and tea will supplement the Theatre’s usual selection of movie snacks.

The show begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets. c o m /e v e n t / 2 5 1 4 0 2 8 , http:// jewishcurrents.bigcartel.com/product/ the-sholem-aleichem-variety-store or the Rosendale Theatre box office, located at 408 Main Street (Route 213) in downtown Rosendale. The program will be performed again the following evening in Manhattan’s SoHo, at the Pomegranate Gallery at 137 Greene Street. For more info, visit http://jewishcurrents.org.

Matthew’s legacy The Laramie Project at SUNY-Ulster

Same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states, and many have commented on how swiftly public opinion on gay rights seems to have changed.

But 18 years after a 21-year-old gay

University of Wyoming student was kidnapped, severely beaten, tortured and left to die, tied to a fence outside Laramie, violence against LGBTQ people is still common in this country, and in many places deemed more “socially acceptable� than other types of hate crimes. One need not spend much time on social media before encountering the word “gay� being used as a term of insult, and suicide rates are still high among LGBTQ youth.

So the issues raised by the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard have not gone away.

And The Laramie Project – the powerful theater piece assembled by MoisĂŠs Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project from interviews with more than 200 Laramie residents during the trial of Shepard’s attackers – remains as timely as ever. A new production of the play by the Theatre Department at SUNY-Ulster opens this Thursday at the Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall, running through April 17. “After Matthew’s death, it took ten years to pass hate crime legislation on a national level when president Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. Yet today violence is rampant in the gay, lesbian and transgender community,â€? points out Theatre Program coordinator Stephen Balantzian, who is directing The Laramie Project. “Antigay legislation is still tried today. In the play, Jonas Slonaker, an openly gay character, asks, ‘What has come of this, what’s come out of this that is concrete or lasting?’ The play presents many issues such as homophobia, tolerance versus acceptance and discrimination. Yet I hope the play encourages contemplation and conversation.â€?

SUNY-Ulster is reaching out to local LGBTQ youth and their allies by scheduling a special daytime performance specifically for area high school students, followed by a talkback featuring Fred Mayo, board president of the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center. “We have students coming from LGBTQ clubs, Gay/Straight Alliances...we’ve had an overwhelming response from our community and are looking forward to sharing The Laramie Project with our audiences,� Balantzian says. “We think the message of compassion and acceptance will resonate – especially for the high school students.�

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Students get in free; general admission is by a suggested donation of $10 at the door.

SUNY-Ulster is located at 491 Cottekill Road in Stone Ridge. For more info about the production, call (845) 688-1959 or visit www.facebook.com/suny-ulstertheatre-department-presents-the-laramieproject-490783207773398.

Still star-crossed Modern-day Romeo & Juliet at Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck

Photo of Brian Roberts and Cheyenne See in Romeo and Juliet by Ben Covert

Remember what a stir Franco Zeffirelli caused with his 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet by casting two inexperienced teenaged actors in the title roles? Before then, Shakespeare’s tragedy of impulsive young lovers had oft beggared credibility by routinely starring big-name actors in their 30s or 40s. Having a 15-yearold girl play a 13-year-old girl: What a concept!

Since then, younger casts have become more commonplace, often in more modern settings such as Baz Luhrmann’s 1996

5 film adaptation Romeo + Juliet. Now Lou Trapani, artistic director of the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, has come up with another contemporary version to kick off the Center’s tenth annual Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival, swapping the “and� for an ampersand instead of a plus sign. The CenterStage Production opens this Friday and runs through Sunday, April 17.

Trapani, who also directs this production, writes of the motivation behind “my decision to set the play in the here and now: Young people continue to die tragically, even in the US of A, and not just in car accidents, but by their own hands and because of their own anguish and there appears to be nothing we older folk can do to stop it.� He has underscored the entire production with music from the late 1960s through the early 2010s that comments, in title, music and lyrics, on the action of each scene.

Brian Roberts and Cheyenne See play the title roles, with two actresses, Vera Perry and Molly Feibel, interestingly cross-gendered as the scrappy youths Tybalt and Mercutio. Also in the cast are David Foster and Lisa Lynds as Lord and Lady Capulet, Andy Weintraub and Kathleen Crampton as Lord and Lady Montague, Diana di Grandi as Juliet’s Nurse and Joe Eriole as Friar Lawrence, plus Jane Carney, Tommy Comolli, Niall Johnson, Zoe Munn, Jim O’Neill and John Schmitz. The contemporary costumes were designed by Grace Obee, with lighting design by Lobsang Camacho.

Performances of Romeo & Juliet begin at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, April 8, 9, 15 and 16, with 3 p.m. matinĂŠes on Sundays, April 10 and 17. Tickets cost $24 general admission and $22 for seniors and children. For the full Shakespeare Festival schedule and to purchase tickets, visit www.centerforperformingarts.org, or call the box office at (845) 876-3080 between 12 noon and 5 p.m. Tuesdays through

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Fridays or 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturdays. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck is located at 661 Route 308, three miles east of the Rhinebeck village center.

Games actors play Circle Mirror Transformation at Tangent Theatre in Tivoli

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If you’ve ever taken an acting class, you probably noticed that over time, people meeting regularly in one room to practice theater games together can begin to evolve their own little interpersonal dramas. It sort of comes with the package of learning to use one’s whole body as well as voice as vehicles to express feelings – fictional or not.

Such a scenario is the premise behind Annie Baker’s 2009 Best New American Play Obie Award-winner, Circle Mirror Transformation. Titled after one of those standard theater games, it tracks the developing relationships within a group of four ordinary people who come to a community center in Vermont to take classes with an acting teacher. In

reviewing the play’s original Playwrights Horizons production for The New York Times. Anita Gates called Circle Mirror Transformation “absorbing, unblinking and sharply funny…The artificiality of the acting games just emphasizes the naturalness of the characters’ real lives and feelings.”

Its action confined to a single windowless room, it’s a perfect stage vehicle for small community theater troupes to put on; and Tivoli’s wonderful Tangent Theatre Company takes up the challenge for four weeks beginning on April 14. Melisa Annis directs a cast that includes Summer Corrie, Michael Rhodes, Lorenzo Scott, Amie Tedesco and Jill Van Note.

Performances of Circle Mirror Transformation will begin at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with 3 p.m. Sunday matinées, from April 14 to May 8 at the Carpenter Shop Theater, located at 60 Broadway in Tivoli. Tickets cost $25 and can be purchased by credit card at www.showclix.com/event/cirlcemirror-transformati, or reserved for purchase at the door by e-mailing info@ tangent-arts.org. For more info, call (845) 230-7020 or visit http://tangent-arts.org.

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Good People in Woodstock When you are down to your last dollar, who can you count on?

For the next three weeks, the Woodstock Community Center will host Performing Arts of Woodstock (PAW)’s new production of Good People. The acclaimed play by David Lindsay-Abaire tells the story of Margie, a working-class single mother in Boston’s Southie neighborhood who was already living paycheck-to-paycheck before losing her job. Desperate to pay the next month’s rent, she seeks help from Mike, an old boyfriend from high school who has escaped Southie to become a doctor – and who may also be the father of Margie’s disabled daughter.

The original Broadway production of Good People was nominated for the 2011 Best Play Tony Award and won Best Leading Actress for Frances McDormand.

Lora Lee Ecobelli will portray Margie in the PAW production, joined by David

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www.newpaltz.edu/theatre Box Office: (845) 257-3880 PARADE April 7-9, 14-16 at 8:00 p.m.

April 10 & 17 at 2:00 p.m. $20, $18, $10

“TRIP ADVISOR, CIRCA 1200: REPORTS FROM TRAVELERS TO MEDIEVAL JERUSALEM” Dr. Melanie Holcomb Dr. Barbara Boehm Curators, Metropolitan Museum of Art April 7 at 6:00 p.m.

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“FROM WARHOLA TO WARHOL” James Warhola, author, illustrator, cousin April 14 at 5:00 p.m.

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AMERICAN MASTERS – CHORAL CONCERT April 12 at 8:00 p.m.

Julien J. Studley Theatre $8, $6, $3 at the door

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SPRING VOCAL STUDIO CONCERT April 19 at 8:00 p.m.

Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall $8, $6, $3 at the door

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Smilow as Mike along with Joe Bongiorno, Sheila O’Shea, Jody Satriani, Doris Seipel and Jonathan Delson. Nicola Sheara directs.

Performances begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, Fridays and Saturdays, April 8, 15, 16, 22 and 23, with 1:30 p.m. Sunday matineés on April 10, 17 and 24. Tickets cost $23 general admission, $20 for seniors and students and can be ordered online at www. performingartsofwoodstock.org, or call (845) 679-7900 for reservations. The Woodstock Community Center is located at 56 Rock City Road in Woodstock.

– Frances Marion Platt

Woodstock Writers’ Festival, April 7-10 The Woodstock Writers’ Festival (WWF), from April 7 through 10, brings world-renowned authors of fiction, memoir and biography, poetry, spirituality, spoken word and music to town to celebrate all things writerly. Founded and directed by Martha Frankel, the Festival offers readers and writers alike the opportunity to meet authors and get to know how they work.

Always kicking off the Festival, the WWF Story Slam is a forum for rising talent. Readers get three minutes each to present their stories, written to a common prompt. In honor of the late David Bowie, it’s “We Can Be Heroes, Just for One Day” this year; and yes, there’s a gong for anyone going over the time limit. The Story Slam is being held at the new Woodstock Music Lab at 1700 Sawkill Road.

Some writers make it look easy, but few of the scheduled speakers at this year’s Festival would say that writing is anything less than a lot of hard work. There will be a variety of daylong WWF workshops on Friday, each with a concentration in some aspect of the craft. “We’re doing eight intensives this year,” says Frankel.

All day Saturday, festivalgoers can drop in at the Kleinert/James Art Center to catch shorter panel talks designed around specific subjects. There are question-andanswer sessions after each talk.

Saturday evening’s keynote event features Nancy Jo Sales to discuss her latest book, American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers.

An award-winning journalist and author (The Bling Ring: How a Gang of FameObsessed Teens Ripped off Hollywood and Shocked the World) who has written for Vanity Fair, New York, Harper’s Bazaar and other publications, Sales addresses “a disturbing portrait of the end of childhood as we know it and the…experience of a new kind of adolescence, one dominated by new social and sexual norms, where a girl’s first crushes and experiences of longing and romance occur in an accelerated electronic environment.”

On Sunday at the Kleinert, two panels will round out the Festival: Author

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do. It doesn’t seem so scary anymore. I keep great lists going all year, and then it all happens the last four weeks. You’ve gotta have nerves of steel” – and a bit of stamina to take it all in, but it’s well worth it.

– Ann Hutton Woodstock Writers’ Festival, ThursdaySunday, April 7-10, Kleinert/James Art Center & Joshua’s Café, Tinker Street, Woodstock, Woodstock Music Lab, 1700 Sawkill Road, Kingston; www.woodstockwriters.com/woodstock-writersfestival-2016-schedule.

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he Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli presents Attic Projects, the first of its Upstream Residency Award-winners for 2016 on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. Under the direction of Luke Murphy, Attic Projects was founded in 2014 and works across the platforms of dance, theater, film and installation. Originally from Cork City, Ireland, Luke Murphy is a performer and choreographer based between New York City and Ireland. His work has been presented throughout New York, Ireland and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. As a choreographer, Murphy has been commissioned to create original works for a number of companies in the US and abroad.

Admission to this performance costs $20 for adults, $10 for students (at the door with ID) and children. Kaatsbaan is located at 120 Broadway in Tivoli. For more information, visit www.kaatsbaan.org.

James Grissom (Follies of God: Tennessee Williams and the Women of the Fog) will moderate the biography panel titled “Science, Fiction, Music and Murder,” with guests Alan Light (What Happened, Miss Simone? The Nina Simone Diaries), Ed Sanders (multiple collections of poetry and Sharon Tate: A Life) and Ginger

Strand (The Brothers Vonnegut: Science and Fiction in the House of Magic).

And “Memoir A Go-Go,” the signature event of the weekend, will be moderated

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Skinny), Owen Gleiberman (Movie Freak: My Life Watching Movies) and John Elder Robison (Look Me in the Eye, Raising Cubby, Be Different).

“I’m very organized this year, I say now…” Frankel takes a deep breath. “I hired an assistant to do everything I can’t

The SUNY-New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts presents the Tony Awardwinning musical Parade, with performances April 7 through 10 and April 14 through 17 in the McKenna Theatre on campus. Written by Alfred Uhry with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, Parade is directed by associate professor Catherine Doherty, with music direction by associate professor Elizabeth Gerbi and choreography by New Paltz student Christine Drexler (Class of ’16).

Based on a true story, the events of Parade take place on Confederate Memorial Day in Atlanta, Georgia in 1913.

As the city celebrates its history, 13-yearold Mary Phagan, an employee of the National Pencil Company, is discovered brutally raped and murdered in the basement of the factory, and Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-born Jew working as factory manager, is accused of the crime. Parade dramatizes the real-life trial of Frank and its aftermath.

All performances begin at 8 p.m. except the two Sunday shows, April 10 and 17, which begin at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20 general admission, $18 for seniors (62+), non-New Paltz students and New Paltz faculty/staff and $10 for New Paltz students. The box office, located in Parker Theatre, is open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased online at www. newpaltz.edu/theatre.

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MUSIC Supernatural booking Santana headlines Bardavon Gala this Sunday

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hen you’re talking with booking agents constantly, says Chris Silva, executive director of the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, you get a steady stream of offers for acts who are passing through the Hudson Valley. But when Carlos Santana’s booking agent called Stephen LaMarca [the Bardavon's director of production] and said, "You wouldn’t be interested in Santana…would you?" it took LaMarca and Silva back a bit. “He’s much larger than what we usually do – biggest fee, biggest show – but it all fell into place,” Silva explained. “It has emboldened us. Nothing’s really off the plate now – even artists that normally book Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center.”

Carlos Santana brings his soulful guitar and immediately recognizable Latintinged music to the Bardavon stage in Poughkeepsie on Sunday evening, April 10, and the concert in the intimate venue is, in fact, just three nights before he plays at Madison Square Garden. “Our Gala has a huge impact on our total operating budget,” says Silva. “It allows us to offer programs for children, seniors and to fund the symphony programs: all things not normally covered by ticket sales. We couldn’t do them otherwise. The Gala is

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a major deal for us, and its proceeds raise five to ten percent of our entire budget.”

Silva has been at the helm of the Bardavon since 1994, when he first started at the Poughkeepsie theater, and now runs both that venue and the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston, as well as the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, which became part of the Bardavon in 1999. The oldest continuously operating theater in New York State, the Bardavon is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. Both theaters are anchors in their respective communities – not only as arts organizations, but also as prime players in the economic revitalizations of their urban neighborhoods. “They would be much sadder places without us. UPAC was like an empty warehouse back in the ’90s.

People would drive by and say, ‘What’s that?’ because it was so dilapidated. [Its restoration] is a really positive thing, and it’s paying off for the community,” says Silva.

“The challenge is always fundraising, and 40 percent of our entire operation depends upon charitable giving. UPAC is earning money now, too,” Silva adds, acknowledging that many non-profits find it difficult to maintain their operations.

But here, the merger between UPAC and the Bardavon, and the subsequent addition of the Philharmonic, eventually created a stronger foundation for the organization. The operating budget is now about $3.6 million: a dramatic growth from $880,000 about 20 years ago.

This year, work on the air conditioning and ventilation system at UPAC will be finalized, and plans are underway to upgrade the restrooms, too: a $4 million

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Ten-time Grammy Award winner Carlos Santana

project. There’s only one restroom on the first floor for a 1,000-seat venue, and it was sort of an add-on to begin with, says Silva.

Surprises are part of his daily landscape, and keep things interesting. “We just booked STOMP about ten days ago. It turned out that the producer is someone I worked with in the City 30 years ago,” says Silva, who spent his career working in the arts and booking shows, often as a freelancer, before his tenure began at the Bardavon. Now, he says, compared to the serious responsibilities of fundraising and running the organization, promoting shows is “the fun part.”

Most of the people who work at the two theaters have been with the organization for many years, “and it’s a fun place to work. We laugh a lot. The most amazing part is the excitement about the artists we are able to present,” he says. When we spoke, Silva was about to step onstage to welcome 150 new US citizens who

had arrived to attend a naturalization ceremony. “Dylan has been here four times for rehearsals,” he says, with enthusiasm.

“I’m a Dylan freak, and I’d clear the decks for him. But what I think, my taste, doesn’t matter as much as, ‘Do we have an audience for a show?’ Sometimes we take chances, and Meat Loaf, for instance, was risky. It was a Monday-night show, and we were all wondering how it would go. But he had a great band, the show sold out and the audience had a great time.”

Carlos Santana has claimed center stage in our collective musical melting pot for more than 40 years, and to say that his appearance on Sunday evening at the Bardavon is eagerly anticipated is an understatement. Since he first gained attention with his Latin rock fusion band in San Francisco, he has earned ten Grammy Awards, three Latin Grammy Awards and shared the stage and the recording studio with renowned musicians of all genres. On April 15,

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take note Highlights of the Hudson Valley sonic sphere Stick Men tout new release at Kingston’s Woodstock Music Lab Ashokan Talent presents the Stick Men on the opening night of their Prog Noir tour on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at the Woodstock Music Lab in Kingston. This elite progressive-rock group comes from the King Crimson prog family tree, featuring the world-famous Tony Levin on bass and Chapman Stick, the Crimson alum and top session drummer Pat Mastelotto and the innovative guitarist Markus Reuter.

The band’s latest release, Prog Noir, is available for purchase at shows only at present. Opening the evening will be Bernier & Decarlo – another outfit that features the Chapman Stick – and the Paul Green Rock Academy Showband.

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Red Molly’s Abbie Gardner plays Railway Museum in Phoenicia this Saturday Flying Cat Music presents Abbie Gardner, Dobro player from the acclaimed all-female American trio Red Molly, in a solo performance at the exquisite Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia on Saturday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. On her own, the dual-threat Gardner stakes out a territory somewhere between Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams.

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his new recording, Santana IV, will be released; it reunites, for the first time since 1971, the original band that recorded the multi-platinum Santana III. Santana’s illustrious recording and performing successes have allowed him to devote resources to humanitarian causes and social activism, too. He and his family established the Milagro (“Miracle”) Foundation in 1998, and since then have contributed over $5 million to nonprofit organizations that support underserved children and youth in the arts, education and health.

Following the Santana concert on Sunday evening, Gala guests will join a parade of musicians to the aftershow party at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. There, the salsa of Soñando and the musicians and dancers of Mexican Music Award-winners Jarana Beat will play, along with entertainment from stiltwalkers, acrobats and a contortionist from the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus.

Definitely the hottest ticket in the Hudson Valley this weekend.

– Debra Bresnan

Gardner, visit www.abbiegardner. com.

Bearthoven & Battle Trance at EMPAC On Thursday, April 7, Bearthoven and Battle Trance team up for a performance at our own state-ofthe-art new-music Mecca: EMPAC, the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range between $6 and $18. EMPAC is located at 110 Eighth Street in Troy. Visit http://empac.rpi.edu for tickets and more information.

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Bardavon Gala 2016: An Evening with Santana, Sunday, April 10, 7 p.m., $225$275, Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie; (845) 4732072, www.bardavon.org.

Free Russian salon this Sunday at Rosendale Café As immigration patterns shift, the mid-Hudson offers ever more diverse and plentiful ethnic festivals celebrating different world cultures. But it’s difficult to think of the last opportunity in these parts to immerse oneself in all things Russian. Luckily, that oversight is about to be rectified this Sunday at the Rosendale Café, which will be hosting a Russian Salon. And get this: Admission is free!

This evening of authentic Russian songs, readings and refreshments will feature complimentary zakuski (Russian hors d’oeuvres) and a few “bite-sized” literary offerings from the works of Laura Shaine Cunningham, Laura Rose, Mourka Meyendorff, Anton Chekhov, Vladimir Nabokov and others. Available for order will be a full dinner menu of Russian dishes including borscht, scarlet slaw with pomegranates, caviar pie, eggplant salad, Russian mushroom flatbreads, Romanov custard with raspberries and other authentic sweets.

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Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, has lent its complex themes and functions, as well as its title, to at least two monumental achievements of 20 th-century Western art: Allen Ginsberg’s best poem and Leonard Bernstein’s ambitious, tense and dramatic third symphony with spoken-word narration and a vast choral component. As to the former, read Ginsberg’s devastating lament for his mother, Naomi, if you haven’t. As to the latter, the Bardavon continues the Hudson Valley Philharmonic’s 56th season with a performance of Bernstein’s Kaddish on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m.

Longtime Hudson Valley Philharmonic (HVP) music director Randall Craig Fleischer will conduct. The legendary stage and film actress and director Estelle Parsons (who, amongst her many other distinctions, seems to be the firstcall artist for spoken-word orchestral accompaniment) will deliver Bernstein’s text. The performance of Kaddish also features the notable soprano Kelly Nassief and the Vassar Choir, Cappella Festiva and Treble Choir under the direction of Vassar’s director of choral activities, Christine Howlett.

continues to pair in fruitful and surprising ways with the everambitious musical programming at Bard College in Annandale-onHudson. On Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m., the two institutions present Salute to Africa! a performance at Bard's Fisher Center by Uhadi, masters of the Johannesburg jazz scene. Led by saxophonist McCoy Mrubata and featuring trumpeter Feya Faku, pianist Paul Hanmer, bassist Herbie Tsoaeli and drummer Justin Badenhorst, Uhadi will be joined by a host of special guests, including master Afro/Latin trombonist Chris Washburne, the remarkable trombonist Raynel Frazier, rising star South African vocalist Vuyo Sotashe, blues guitarist Gary Wittner, saxophonist T. K. Blue, trumpeter Lesedi Ntsane, extraordinary vocalist Nonhlanhla Kheswa and Evan Christopher, master New Orleans clarinetist. This exclusive lineup is for one night only. In addition to this performance, Uhadi will visit an array of regional classrooms and lecture halls throughout the week. The Bard performance

The Kaddish is a complex prayer. Even though it functions as a requiem, the word “death” never appears in it, and much of it is a celebration of life. Bernstein’s music embraces both the dissonance of 12-tone technique as well as conventional tonality to support the duality of the text.

The symphony is in three movements: “Invocation,” “Din Torah” and “Scherzo,” all of which feature lengthy spoken-word passages, with and without orchestral backing.

Actress Estelle Parsons is an Oscarwinner (for Bonnie and Clyde) and a fivetime Tony nominee. She is acting artistic director at the famed Actors’ Studio in

will take place at the Richard B. Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater on the campus of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson. Ticket prices range from $35 to $50. For more information, visit www. catskilljazzfactory.org.

The Big Takeover at the Falcon in Marlboro this Friday The Hudson Valley’s most popular and successful original dance band, the Big Takeover, is a reggae band on paper. The band self-identifies as such, and it navigates the reggae, rocksteady and ska styles with unfaltering competence and conviction. But it is reggae with a broad view and a global pop inclusivity for this New Paltz-born band of legendary live shows. The Big Takeover appears at the Falcon in Marlboro on Friday, April 8. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the show starts at 7, with the main act going on at 8 o'clock. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, call (845) 236-7970 or visit www. liveatthefalcon.com.

New York. She also owns a house in the Clove on the Shawangunk Ridge in Ulster County. This is not her first work with the HVP and the Bardavon; she narrated Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Suite in 2002. In collaboration with the Bardavon and the Actors’ Studio she has also directed Al Pacino in Salome at the Bardavon for a pre-Broadway run in 2003, and in 2015 directed Rhapsody in Black, which was also developed with the Bardavon and the Actors’ Studio and is currently touring internationally. Parsons was most recently seen on Broadway in The Velocity of Autumn in 2014 and will co-star with Judith Ivey in Israel

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Horovitz’s Out of the Mouths of Babes, a new Off-Broadway comedy opening in June at the Cherry Lane Theater in New York.

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ter, call (845) 758-7215, e-mail kunreuth@bard.edu or visit http://blogs. bard.edu/soundsymposium.

The symposium will include presentations by Emily Thompson, author of The Soundscape of Modernity, and Jonathan Sterne, author of The Audible Past and editor of The Sound Studies Reader; an exhibition of sound art by Bard faculty, students and invited sound artists; and experiential workshops taking the form of sonic “interludes� between panel discussions. The symposium will close on Friday, April 8 with a Deep Listening Workshop with pioneering composer Pauline Oliveros, followed by a performance hosted by the John Cage Trust.

The Bard College Experimental Humanities Sound Cluster is made up of an interdisciplinary group of faculty who all have scholarly, teaching and/or artistic interests in sound and its relation to acoustic technologies.

The Cluster meets monthly to discuss articles and its work together, and hopes to pursue some collaborative projects or courses as the Cluster develops. The faculty who participate are from the departments of Anthropology, Art History, Ethnomusicology, History, Literature, Music and Physics. For more information, visit http://eh.bard.edu/projects/soundcluster.

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“Sound in Theory, Sound in Practiceâ€? symposium at Bard The Bard College Experimental Humanities Program and its Sound Cluster will gather scholars and practitioners to consider the potential of thinking about and through sound on April 7 and 8. The two-day symposium, “Sound in Theory, Sound in Practice,â€? will focus on questions of aurality, transmission, aesthetics and evidence. The event takes place in the LĂĄszlĂł Z. BitĂł Conservatory. It is free and open to the public, but preregistration is required for the interludes.

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MOVIE Surgical strike Eye in the Sky grapples with the morality of drone warfare

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he technological cutting edge of military weaponry always seems to advance faster than humankind’s ability to process its moral and philosophical implications. And yet the big ethical challenges of war remain fundamentally the same throughout the ages: Can “collateral damage� ever be justified? Which is the more compelling imperative: “Do no harm� or “Do the greatest good for the greatest number�? It’s greatly to the credit of director Gavin Hood and screenwriter Guy Hibbert that their tense, well-crafted new espionage thriller, Eye in the Sky, offers no easy answers to such questions.

The movie’s premise is that three longsought, most-wanted Al Shabaab terrorists have gathered in a safe house in Nairobi, where two suicide bombers are about to suit up in explosives for a massive attack, their target suspected to be a shopping mall. Military and civilian officials and functionaries in England, the US, Africa and elsewhere are closely coordinating surveillance and weighing the potential for a surgical strike via drone missile. The clock is ticking, but the house is sited in a bustling neighborhood, and civilians keep wandering in and out of the estimated fatal blast zone.

Early on, we are introduced in a fairly intimate way to one of those potential victims: an adorable 9-year-old girl, Alia (Aisha Takow), who sells the bread that her mother bakes at a streetside table just outside the targeted compound.

Telling details about her life as a girl under the rule of Islamic law are quickly sketched for the viewer’s benefit: When a devout Muslim customer stops by the family home where Alia’s father runs a bicycle repair shop, he must hide her schoolbooks from view and scold her for playing with her hula-hoop. Alia’s freedom to be educated, to have innocent fun: Are not these things worth fighting for? Eye in the Sky implicitly asks us.

Equally brisk and economical is the rest of the setup, in which we meet Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren), the tough-as-nails British military intelligence

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officer who has devoted the past six years to pursuing these particular terrorists; her war-weary superior, Lieutenant General Frank Benson (Alan Rickman); two green young American remote drone pilots (Aaron Paul and Phoebe Fox), on whose shift the story unfolds; a field investigator stationed near the target site who operates the surveillance “bug�

(Barkhad Abdi); and several other key members of the counterterrorism team.

Keen on preventing the imminent suicide attack, Colonel Powell persuades General Benson to authorize proceeding with a drone strike.

But the decisionmaking process is immediately complicated by the interference of a variety of government lawyers and functionaries whose jobs are primarily to protect their bosses from negative publicity if things go awry. Elements of grim humor creep in as it becomes ever-clearer that even the officials most piously resistant to taking actions that jeopardize civilians in the strike area are less concerned with a little girl’s life than with not wanting to be the one held responsible for “losing the propaganda war.� Layer upon layer of bureaucratic indecision pile up and fritter away precious time as the terrorists prepare to head out. What is right? Or what is less wrong?

Eye in the Sky doesn’t take an overt position one way or the other, but succinctly and fairly lays out the arguments for and against interceding while unveiling ulterior motives all around.

No one involved in the counterterrorism operation is ethically pure, nor is any of them an outright villain. In its nailbiting suspense, it’s a classic spy thriller; but it’s one designed to make audiences think.

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New Josh Fox climate change ďŹ lm screens at SUNY-New Paltz Documentarian Josh Fox of Gasland fame brings his latest environmentally focused film How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change to SUNY-New Paltz on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. in Lecture Center 100. The Emmy-winning director will be on

hand for a showing of his film. Traveling to 12 countries on six continents, the film acknowledges that it may be too late to stop some of the worst consequences and asks, “What is it that climate change can’t destroy? What is so deep within us that no calamity can take it away?�

The screening is free. For information, visit www.howtoletgomovie.com.

Rosendale Theatre screens Alvin Ailey dance ďŹ lm this Sunday The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater takes over the Rosendale Theatre with two HD screenings of four pieces: Ailey’s own Revelations, Wayne McGregor’s Chroma, Ronald K. Brown’s Grace and Robert Battle’s Takademe. Ailey’s Revelations was described by The New York Times as “one of the great works of the human spirit.â€? This stunning, soulful tour de force draws on African American spirituals, song-sermons, gospel songs and holy blues.

Screenings take place on Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m. and Wednesday, April 13 at 7:15 p.m. The running time is 92 minutes. Admission costs $13 for members, $15 for non-members and $6 for children age 12 and under. For more information, go to www.rosendaletheatre. org or call (845) 658-8989. The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale.

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And the acting is superb all around.

Helen Mirren’s steely presence is reason enough to see Eye in the Sky – as is Alan Rickman’s last-ever appearance on the silver screen. His General Benson is no rigid, bullying, empathy-impaired commander, but a human being deeply saddened by the implications of what he must do, and why. His final speech is a fitting sendoff to a brilliant acting career.

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HISTORY Mansions of learning Bard College hosts Preservation Forum on future of Montgomery Place

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The early-19th-century estate on the 380 acres of land becomes the third historic former residence in Bard’s holdings, joining Blithewood and Ward manors on what is now a more-than-1,000-acre college campus. Montgomery Place and Blithewood share the distinction of having had their original design renovated by renowned architect Alexander Jackson Davis and grounds designed by noted landscape architect Andrew Jackson Downing.

The college grounds also include a Gothic Revival gatehouse, chapel, dormitories and academic buildings, along with a Neoclassical library, faculty cottages in various styles and more recent buildings designed by a roster of prominent 20th-century architects.

But given the challenges of historic preservation and the college’s ultimate imperative to educate, why would an institution of higher learning continue to invest in historic structures that need to be maintained and preserved, rather than building new?

“It’s really a logical extension of the original planning for the campus, and they can use the grounds in a number of ways,”

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Built for Janet Livingston Montgomery in 1805 and renovated by Gothic Revival proponent Alexander Jackson Davis in 1844, the Montgomery Place mansion has views of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains.

says architect Warren Temple Smith, president of the Hudson River Heritage (HRH) organization, which is sponsoring a Preservation Forum at Bard College this Saturday, April 9. The nonprofit HRH is the federally designated steward of the Hudson River National Historic Landmark District, a 32-square-mile area stretching from Germantown in Columbia County to Hyde Park in Dutchess County.

Smith says that, based on comments made

by Bard’s president, Leon Botstein, at a public presentation last fall, he believes that the college has a “broad, holistic view” of how to incorporate the Montgomery Place estate into the entirety of the campus.

“Buying adjacent land makes sense, if the land can be an advantage for their programs,” Smith says. “They may want to keep the farm there going, and some of their environmental programs might use the site. And some of the other buildings on the site have already been used as offices [by the land’s previous stewards: the Historic Hudson Valley organization], and they could easily be adapted for

offices for some of Bard’s programs that don’t need to be right in the center of the campus.”

Offices currently housed in dormitories on campus could be moved to the Montgomery Place property, which would open up space to create more dorm rooms, bringing in additional income to the college. As for the former estate on the land, Smith says that he believes Bard might hold seminars there, and that in any case it will remain open to the public to some degree for tours, even if not on the regular basis that it has been in the past. Deed restrictions guarantee the permanent protection of the site’s historic, architectural and environmental resources.

Bard’s plans for its future, including its goals for the adaptive reuse of the Montgomery Place site, will be discussed in the daylong Preservation Forum held at Blithewood on Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will offer an overview of the architecture at Bard and discuss the challenges that the college has faced in the past with historic preservation

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Scheduled speakers include Leon Botstein and Terence Dewsnap, Emily Majer, Matt Alexander, Ward Stanley, Peter A. Watson, Jr. and Jim Brudvig. Tours of Blithewood will be offered throughout the day, and tours of Montgomery Place in the afternoon. Admission costs $60 for the general public, $50 for HRH members and $25 for Bard undergraduate students with ID. A catered lunch is included. Reservations may be made online at www.hudsonriverheritage.org/ preservationforum, by e-mail to office@ hudsonriverheritage.org or through the mail to PO Box 287, Rhinebeck NY 12572.

Built for Janet Livingston Montgomery in 1805 and renovated by Gothic Revival proponent Alexander Jackson Davis in 1844, the Montgomery Place mansion has views of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains from its terraces and north pavilion. The property includes gardens designed in the early 20th century, an arboretum and productive orchards whose fruit has been sold in recent years through the Montgomery Place Orchards Farmstand. The land’s natural features include woodland trails laid out more than 100 years ago that lead to the waterfalls of the Saw Kill River.

The estate was originally known as Chateau de Montgomery in honor of Janet Livingston Montgomery’s late husband, General Richard Montgomery.

After Janet’s death, the property passed to her brother Edward Livingston and his wife Louise, who renamed it Montgomery Place. After Edward died, Louise hired Alexander Jackson Davis to convert the mansion into a more ornate villa, reflective of the Romantic sensibilities of the times.

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April 7, 2016 was founded in 1860 as St. Stephen’s College. The land donated by physician John Bard included his riverside estate and a number of the buildings still in use today.

– Sharyn Flanagan Preservation Forum, Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $25-$60, Blithewood Manor, Bard College, Campus Road, Annandaleon-Hudson, www.hudsonriverheritage. org/preservationforum.

The next stage Hudson Opera House begins work on historic performance hall restoration It may seem to the City of Hudson’s residents and visitors that restoration of the historic Hudson Opera House has been going on forever – since 1993, anyway – but the most important step has just gotten started. Stabilization of the building, including a new roof, fire stairs and restored cornice, made it possible to use its ground floor for public programming, and that will continue while the big work upstairs is underway. One year from now, if all goes according to schedule, audiences will be able once more to enjoy concerts in the magnificent secondfloor performance hall at 327 Warren Street.

Built in 1855, originally to serve as Hudson’s City Hall, the Hudson Opera House houses New York State’s oldest surviving theater. It became a regular stop on the national lecture circuit that was such an important component of public life and thought in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bret Harte read his poems here, and Frederic Church and Sanford Gifford exhibited their paintings.

Ralph Waldo Emerson gave a talk on “Social Aims,” and Teddy Roosevelt on his expeditions to Africa. Susan B. Anthony visited twice, lecturing on abolition and women’s suffrage. But in 1962, the deteriorated building was abandoned and sat vacant for three decades.

Now, after a very ambitious fundraising campaign that has so far secured $7 million of the $8.5 million needed for the next stage of the capital project, the performance hall is finally being restored.

Its adaptation for modern use promises to yield an intimate and flexible 300seat theater to provide contemporary programming, accessible for the first time to the mobility-impaired via a new elevator tower. Besides rehabilitation of the performance hall itself, this next phase will include work on the mezzanine, stage and support spaces, including five dressing rooms, a lighting and sound booth, a Green Room, laundry and accessible restrooms. Lead and asbestos abatement and new electrical, fire protection and HVAC systems are all on the docket, along with some more upgrades to the building’s exterior masonry, windows and doors.

The team assembled for the project has very impressive credentials in historic preservation, with restoration work on the State Capitol, the FDR Library and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, among other New York architectural treasures, under their collective belts. They promise that “the character of the historical building will be retained,” and that “new elements will be sensitively incorporated to retain the overall historic character of the spaces.” Notably, the 19th-century raked-floor stage will be preserved – an arrangement rarely seen nowadays (but beloved by opera companies), in which the performers are positioned on an incline, rather than the audience.

This major phase of renovation is expected to be completed in spring 2017, with the recommissioned hall housing a full 2017/18 performance season. “We look forward to reopening the space to artists and our public a year from now, when the Hudson Opera House will be transformed into a beacon for artistic discovery and exploration,” said executive director Gary Schiro upon announcing commencement

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Hudson Opera House Performance Hall (above) and exterior (below)

of the work on March 21.

Want to chip in and help the ongoing effort to complete the Hudson Opera House restoration? Visit http:// hudsonoperahouse.org for a link to donate toward the final $1.5 million needed for additional fixtures and fittings, soft costs and operating capacity. The website will also post updates on the project, also with continuing programming in the groundfloor gallery.

Turning the page Hudson Area Library’s new Armory home to open April 9 Since 1959, the Hudson Area Library has been headquartered at 400 State Street, at the head of Fourth Street in Hudson. The 1818 Federal-style building has a long and colorful history, serving first as the city’s almshouse, becoming a lunatic asylum in 1830, the Hudson Female Academy in 1851, the private home of steamboat magnate George H. Power in 1865 and an orphanage from 1881 until 1957.

But the 19th-century structure’s layout eventually proved unhospitable for the needs of a growing and changing 21st-

century library. “Whether connecting people with resources or with one another, the library has moved beyond a whispered book repository and become a community hub committed to lifelong learning and collaboration,” says the Campaign for the Hudson Area Library website (http:// armory.hudsonarealibrary.org).

So the library is now moving one block east, into the former Hudson Armory at 51 North Fifth Street, at the corner of State Street. The Armory’s owner, the Galvan Foundation, is providing 13,000 square feet of space (double that of the current Library) with an open floor plan, having already completed all the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and infrastructure renovations. The Hudson Area Library just had to raise funds for the interior renovation, furnishings and expanded

staff. The Galvan Foundation will then move its offices into the former library building.

The transition is finally ready to happen.

Last Friday, April 1 was the last day for business at 400 State Street. A Grand Opening will take place in front of the new space on Saturday, April 9 beginning at 10 a.m. In recognition of the Armory’s original tenants in 1898, the 23rd Separate (Infantry) Company, a military contingent will present colors. The Hudson High School Band will play, dignitaries will give speeches and the ceremonies will conclude with a ribbon-cutting. The public will then be invited into the Library to check out its modernized, user-friendly, safe and accessible new digs.

– Frances Marion Platt

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NATURE The Devil’s triangle Spring’s most dramatic planet event

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his striking sky event begins at around 1:30 a.m. Unless you’re in your teens or 20s, you’ll probably sleep through it. But here’s why it’s worth setting an alarm.

From then until daybreak, a striking triangle dominates the southern sky. It’s not high up, but neither is it so low down as to be blocked. The stars on the triangle’s right side are a dramatic orange color – with the topmost one being the brightest by far. The star on the triangle’s left side is essentially creamy white.

This triangle will be there for the entire next month. You can look for it at your leisure. The main the way it will change is that the topmost star will get even more dazzling as April turns to May. Enough beating around the bush: That orange star at the top is the planet Mars. It is approaching us rapidly. Every second it’s about 12 miles closer. By late next month, it will be brighter and nearer to us than at any time in the last decade. The white star on the lower left is Saturn. It’s arguably the best target for any backyard telescope.

The only negative issue it ever has is that most people can’t locate it. Well, now you can.

The final member of the triangle is the lower right star. This orange giant is the famous Antares, the brightest star of Scorpius. Its very name means “the rival of Mars” – and during this month and next, you can see why, since their colors match perfectly. Mars comes close to Earth every two years plus two months, but it happens with the “Red Planet” in various constellations over the years. The last time Mars came near us while in Scorpius, and alongside Antares, was in 1969!

That was 47 years ago. So this is a special celestial occurrence. To have Saturn join them is icing on the cake. As for that “Devil’s Triangle” business…well, we astronomers aren’t superstitious, but many ancient cultures regarded Scorpius as one of the dangerous star patterns; in mythology, it killed Orion, for example, while Mars is the god of war. We still retain that in our language when we speak of a “court-martial” or “martial arts.”

To have them meet like this is pretty dramatic. Whether that’s worth setting

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the alarm and looking toward the south – well, that’s up to you.

– Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous “Night Sky” columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

Many droplets make a wave Karen Schneller-McDonald reads from her new handbook for water activists in Saugerties, New Paltz

Ever since Rachel Carson spoke to the masses through the 1962 publication of her treatise Silent Spring, insightful observers of our “environment” – that thin layer of biosphere surrounding the planet that we call home – have tried to steer the course of human action on behalf of its survival. In the intervening decades, visionaries like James Lovelock (Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth) and ecoactivist Bill McKibben (The End of Nature and other books) have alerted us to the dire facts of ecosystems failure – specifically, the we’re-all-in-

this-together nature of the environment. If one species goes extinct or one geosystem breaks down, the entire life-supporting environment is affected in ways that we are only beginning to understand.

For many people, this is grim news.

Turning the tide of human activity worldwide to stop the extinction of bees or to repair the causes and effects of global warming, for example, seems like an overwhelming proposition. Others choose to face the facts and take action.

Karen Schneller-McDonald is one of those others. This Hudson Valley-based environmentalist with Hickory Creek Consulting in Red Hook works to help us understand the challenges that we now face to our own survival. Connecting the Drops: A Citizen’s Guide to Protecting Water Resources is Schneller-McDonald’s book outlining those challenges in userfriendly language; you don’t need to be a scientist to comprehend her message.

She presents the basics of water resource protection, which includes ecology and watershed science; techniques for evaluating environmental impacts; obstacles to protection and how to overcome them; and other tips for successful protection strategies.

Current reports emerging around the country about the contamination of community water supplies bring the issue front and center, underlining the importance of Schneller-McDonald’s work. Connecting the Drops explains connections among natural cycles, watersheds and ecosystems, and she describes how specific development activities (think oil pipelines) affect water quality and supply. More important, perhaps, is her “how-to” guidance: what grassroots strategies work, how to take action as individuals and small community groups, how to interpret scientific information and Environmental Impact Statements.

In a November 2015 Huffington Post interview, Schneller-McDonald talks about the impasse often faced by people working to protect natural resources against industrial development that harms the environment. She notes that regular citizens feel powerless when dealing with large corporations or moneyed interests.

She emphasizes that we need information rooted in science to be able to address economy-versus-environment issues.

“Without a sustainable environment, we cannot have a sustainable economy,” she maintains. “It all goes together. People don’t know who to believe. Experts differ on the facts of the situation depending on who hires them. I found I needed to provide a different sort of information for people that went into critical thinking and asking questions and how to interpret facts.”

Working as an environmental impact assessment consultant for 25 years, Schneller-McDonald has helped local governments, planning boards and other groups to understand and protect their own natural resources while supporting development that does not destroy

them. Understanding how the networks of wetlands, streams and watersheds function can give us the knowledge to choose and regulate land-use activities, to avoid resulting ecological damage, flooding, water pollution and reduced water supply.

“We need a healthy environment that sustains our personal and community health; we also need vibrant and sustainable economic development that does not destroy the benefits we derive from nature. Our ability to accomplish both depends on how well we can ‘connect the drops.’”

– Ann Hutton Karen Schneller-McDonald presents Connecting the Drops: A Citizen’s Guide to Protecting Water Resources, Friday, April 8, 7 p.m., Inquiring Mind Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties, (845) 246-5775; Sunday, April 17, 4 p.m., Inquiring Minds, 6 Church Street, New Paltz, (845) 255-8300; http://thewetnet. net.

Cornell Coop offers beginners’ pig-raising classes

Are you interested in raising your own pigs? Join the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County (CCEUC) for a class on starting out with pigs in the Hudson Valley on Wednesday, April 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at its Education Center at 232 Plaza Road (Hannaford Plaza) in Kingston, repeated on Wednesday, April 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ulster County Fairgrounds at 249 Libertyville Road in New Paltz.

Pigs’ inquisitive nature and friendly disposition make them a fun animal to watch and to interact with. Pigs can be managed to alter landscapes and improve fallow fields. The class will be led by CCE livestock educator Jason Detzel, who has spent multiple years raising pigs on his own property.

The registration fee per person is $20, or pay just $10 for enrolled members of the Coop's Agriculture Program, with children aged 12 and under free with a parent.

For registration and a printable brochure, go to http://tinyurl.com/april2016-pigs-class. For more information or help registering, contact Carrie at (845) 340-3990, extension 311, or cad266@ cornell.edu.

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Jasmine blues The sweet smell of success can sometimes be elusive

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No, Mr. Dewey; in gardening, at least, failures are more instructive than successes. Put a seed into the ground, and that seed has millions of years of evolution prompting it to grow. True, you can fail if starting with old seed, or soil so cold that the seed rots before it grows, or compacted clay soil that suffocates the seed. But generally, gardening is not that difficult. And generally, it’s hard to fail.

So success is the norm, no matter (within reason) what you do.

For someone who pays particular attention to his gardening (and writes about it!), occasional failures are surely opportunities for learning and for success. Not so for me – with my jasmine (Jasminium officinale) plant, at least.

I’ve grown this jasmine for many years.

In its early years, the plant was a snowball of sweet-smelling white blossoms in late winter. Over the years, flower production has petered out, to the point where the plant coughs forth just a few blossoms here and there.

Many plants need a cold period to induce flowerbuds. Over the years, my jasmine has spent fall outdoors or in my cold basement (near a window) or in my cold greenhouse (minimum temperature 37 degrees Fahrenheit).

Many plants need a dry period to coax on flowerbuds. Over the years, the soil in which my jasmine grows has been kept through fall just moist enough to keep the plant from wilting.

Some plants need a period of both cold and dryness for flowering: Check.

Besides all these treatments, I have tried various suggestions from others, including professionals who sell jasmine plants awash in bloom from their commercial greenhouses: No pruning after August. No artificial light in autumn. Generally good growing conditions all through summer.

High-phosphorus fertilizer. Check. Check.

Check. Mmm‌check. (I’ll admit that I neglected the high-phosphorus fertilizer.

With ample compost, my potting soil has ample phosphorus, or so I assume.)

Now, in its 13th year here, jasmine has again not bloomed. I’ve learned nothing.

Again, I’m threatening to walk it to the compost pile, counterbalanced by inklings of desire to give it one more try (the phosphorus fertilizer, perhaps).

My one possible consolation comes from reading a quote by George Bernard Shaw: “My reputation grows with every failure.�

Enough self-flagellation. Let’s balance that out with a couple of successes – one the result of my doing, not driven by millions of years of evolution.

I’ve written previously about cardoon, a so-so vegetable but a fine ornamental.

(True, many other people sing passionate gustatory praise for cardoon.) As a perennial, cardoon grows only leaves its first year from seed – which is fine if you’re eating it, because the leaf stalks are the edible part. The tall, spiny olive-green stalks, like a Mediterranean celery on steroids, also are dramatically ornamental in their own right.

The flowers, poised like cerulean bottlebrushes atop their tall (five feet high or more) flowerstalks, are the real show, though. And, in that second year and beyond, you still get the whorls of giant

leafstalks rising up from around the base of the plant.

Cardoon can’t tolerate winter cold below about ten or 15 degrees, so it’s not wintercold-hardy here. Too much moisture around the crown of the plant might also help do it in during winter.

Last fall, after cold had settled into the ground, with about an inch depth of frost in the soil (towards the end of December), I cut back the top of the plant, then piled dry leaves over it. An overturned twofoot-diameter plastic planter over the leaves kept them in place and added a bit more insulation and – also important – kept rain and snowfall off the plant. The drainage holes around the bottom (now the top) of the planter’s side allowed for some air movement within.

A week or so ago I tipped off the planter and untucked the leaves from around the plant. It was important to get to the plant before warmth got it growing – in which case the once-shaded tender leaves would burn in the sunlight and be susceptible to frost. The leaves, just starting to emerge from the decapitated plant, looked healthy and ready to stretch out and grow after their winter’s rest. I look forward to the flowers.

Winter lettuce in the greenhouse is my other success. While many lettuces have begun to go to seed – especially those sown earlier in fall – the variety Really Red Deer Tongue just keeps making new leaves in spite of its having been sown in early September of last year. The leaves, as the name says, are red and, I suppose, the shape of a deer’s tongue. I don’t normally eat deer tongues, but these leaves taste good.

Gardening provides so many avenues of interest down which to wander: the broad avenue of history, for example, which comes to mind as I checked up on the Lady Petre pear that I made.

This pear’s most recent history traces back to last year when, after doing a grafting workshop at historic Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia, I was offered a sprig from the Lady Petre pear tree there. I grow about two dozen varieties of pear, so the last thing I needed was another pear tree.

But Lady Petre was special.

John Bartram is often considered “America’s first botanist.� In addition to collecting plants and sharing them with others, mostly in England, he sometimes received plants – such as the pear seed

from England’s Lady Petre, in 1735.

Quoting from the account published in John Loudon’s The Gardener’s Magazine of 1831, the seed was “planted by Mr. Bartram near one end of the dwellinghouse, at the edge of a gravel walk, where It has never received any manure or rich earth‌The tree has never been subject to blight, and has not once failed to bear In the last thirty years; some seasons producing 10 to 12 bushels of fine handsome fruit, which Is in good eating from the middle of September to Christmas. The fruit is always worth from three dollars to five dollars a bushel‌It Is in the most perfect health, although near a century old.â€?

Almost 100 years after that, Ulysses P. Hedrick wrote, in his 1921 tome The Pears of New York, that “the tree still stands, somewhat stricken with its two centuries, but withal a noble specimen seemingly capable of breasting large blows of age for many years to come.� Alas, the Lady Petre tree finally succumbed to old age in the latter half of the 20th century – but not before someone had the foresight to clip off some branches to graft and make new trees.

As far as the fruit, Mr. Bartram wrote that “The Pear raised from her [Lady Petre’s] seed hath borne a number of the finest relished fruit. I think a better is not in the world.� More specifically, the fruit was described as having flesh that is “white, soft, juicy, melting, like a butter pear; delicious flavour, peculiar, very slightly musky, and vinous.�

And now I have a clone of that original plant and can look forward to tasting the fruit, the first variety of pear to have originated in America. The stated resistance to blight is a plus, because blight – fireblight – is still a problem in pear orchards. (And fireblight has its own history: first noted in Highland Falls, New York, and the first recognized bacterial disease of plants.)

Mr. Bartram did state that “the tree was about twenty years old before It produced fruit, and narrowly escaped being cut down as barren.� Pear and apple trees grown from seed will often take ten or 20 years before bearing fruit – and then the fruits that they bear, more often than not, aren’t worth eating. Grafted trees bear sooner, and especially those grafted on dwarfing rootstocks. I made my Lady Petre pear tree by grafting the sprig that I got onto a dwarfing rootstock, so I’m hoping to be able to report back on the fruit within five years.

My Lady Petre tree is special because not only is it the variety Lady Petre, and not only is it grafted on a dwarfing rootstock, but also because it’s an

“interstem tree.�

Dwarfing rootstocks having the advantages of making trees that can be pruned and picked with feet on the ground. Not as obvious is their yielding more fruit per square foot of land because they harvest sunlight so efficiently. They also tend to bear at a younger age.

Many dwarfing rootstocks have restricted or brittle root systems. As a result, dwarf trees generally need first-class soil conditions as well as staking throughout their lifespans, which usually are shorter than full-size trees.

My interstem tree began life as a seedling that I grew from a pear seed. Seedling trees are full-size and slow to begin bearing, but have resilient and sturdy roots. A few inches above ground level, I grafted a footlong stem from a dwarfing rootstock. Atop that dwarfing interstem went the sprig of Lady Petre that I had brought home from Philadelphia. That footlong piece of stem from a dwarfing rootstock is all that’s needed to graft whatever goes above it.

Pears graft easily, so I was able to do both grafts at the same time last year, and have them take.

Wandering down a different avenue, gardening can lead us into the future, or at least a vision of the future – embodied, for example, in the four-inch pot of soil sitting on my greenhouse bench. Poking up out of the soil are two small twigs (and I do mean small, each an inch or so high). Capping each is a small whorl of green needles.

These two twiggy thingies are limber pine (Pinus flexilis) trees that I’m growing from seed. The common and botanical name relate to the plant’s flexibility: Branches can be tied into knots. Looking into the future, these seedlings could grow to 60 feet in height, and under good conditions – which would be drier, mountainous regions of western North America – could live over 1,000 years!

I’m growing limber pine for its seeds: pine nuts. All pines’ nuts are edible, but only those with large nuts are worth bothering with. This one’s can be onethird-by-one-half-inch large, although it will be many years before I’ll get to gather these tasty morsels from the two plants.

I’m guessing that limber-twig pine nuts and Lady Petre pears, both ready for harvest in early fall, will be a tasty combination. – Lee Reich Any gardening questions? E-mail them to me at garden@leereich.com and I’ll try answering them directly or in this column. Come visit my garden at www. leereich.com/blog.

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Moving toward a safer world for kids Dance4theEnd of child abuse this Sunday at MAC Fitness in Kingston On Sunday, April 10, you can dance your way toward the end of child abuse at MAC Fitness in Kingston. Big Joe Fitz will emcee at “Dance4theEnd,” with live music provided by Krewe de la Rue, the Saints of Swing, Linda and Chester Freeman and the NY Funk Alliance. Lordes Cruz will teach a salsa lesson. Parrots for Peace will make an appearance for photo ops. Mac Fitness will be leading a Zumba class for anyone buying a ticket to the event, which runs from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

and should be taken to protect children, it also generates direct financial support for those actions.

Rainbird now operates in three countries – the Philippines, Uganda and the US – to develop partnerships with people and other organizations with like goals. Independent fundraising events are held around the country to support the work being done worldwide. “We came up with the ‘4theEnd’ events so that people can do any kind of event they choose,” says Roth, “to raise funds and support the actions: Eat4theEnd, Run4theEnd, Game4theEnd, Walk4theEnd. And when they come to these events, they begin to confront the issue. It’s all about empowerment and activating the community,” she says. “The greatest untapped resource we’ve got is our community.”

This Sunday, April 10, you can dance your way to the end of child abuse at MAC Fitness in Kingston. “Dance4theEnd” is being hosted by local dance aficionados Sherrill Silver, Diane Hussey DeChillo and Deborah Cohen to raise funds for this important work. Come shake it with some swing, Cajun, rock, Latin and Zumba – plus prizes, a silent auction with works of art being donated by local artists, raffles and lots of food.

Big Joe Fitz will emcee the action, with live music provided by Krewe de la Rue (Roger Weiss, Karen Droll, Buffy Lewis and Maggie McManus), the Saints of Swing (bandleader David Winograd, Linda and Chester Freeman doing a

swing lesson) and the NY Funk Alliance (led by drummer and producer Ruperto Ifil). Lordes Cruz will teach a salsa lesson.

Parrots for Peace will make an appearance for photo ops. Mac Fitness will be leading a Zumba class for anyone buying a ticket to the event. Each type of music and dance will be demoed for the uncertain, so don’t be bashful about trying something new.

“Rainbird is making a huge difference, one kid at a time,” says event volunteer Emmy Josephs. She and the other volunteers talk about their commitment to contributing in large and small ways to promote Rainbird’s cause. “And we vetted the organization,” says Deb Cohen.

“We know all the funds go to rescuing and protecting children.” One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the Rainbird Foundation, so dig deep into your pockets and join the fun! Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door for adults, $10 for youth aged 6 to 16, and kids under age 6 get in free.

– Ann Hutton Dance4theEnd, Sunday, April 10, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m., $25/$20/$10, MAC Gym, 743 East Chester Street (Route 9W), Kingston; (914) 466-8024, d4tekingston@gmail.com, www.facebook.com/ search/top/?q=dance4theend, www.crowdrise.com/dance4theend, www.rainbirdfoundation.org.

Boughton Place hosts movement learning workshop this Sunday The Mid-Hudson Association for the Education of Young Children and Boughton Place in Highland will be hosting a free workshop on Sunday, April 10 titled “Games and Activities: Learning through Movement,” a presentation by Eric Gidseg for parents, teachers and caregivers of children aged 3 to 7. The presentation will take place at Boughton Place at 150 Kisor Road in Highland from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

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he Rainbird Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to the end of child abuse – by which it means alerting and mobilizing people to take effective actions to rescue children from dangerous situations of neglect or harm.

Founders of the organization envision a global movement that will end the systematic physical and/or emotional abuse of children on the planet: a result requiring a veritable paradigm shift in the way we think.

A noble cause, one might say, but one seemingly insurmountable. By definition, child abuse can include violence perpetrated in cases of addiction, rape, child sexual trafficking, neglect, bullying, suicide, starvation, drug and alcohol abuse and associated crimes, school shootings, patricide, matricide, mass murder and war. How does one even dream of putting a dent in the whole of suffering endured by children worldwide, when we lean on the premise that nothing can really be done about it, and that it’s none of our business what people do to their kids, anyway?

Rainbird founder Hanna Roth dreams big. Out to wake us up and alter the culturally embedded conversation about child abuse, she thinks about issues that most of us would rather ignore. She points to how abusive conditions exist only in the “white noise” around us, where the welfare of children falls below the radar.

The foundation organizes communities and puts pressure wherever it’s needed to call attention to abuse. With an emphasis on educating people as to what actions can

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Historic Huguenot Street hosts Tea Time with American Girl author Valerie Tripp

If you have a young daughter, you are doubtless familiar with the American Girls Collection (now known as BeForever™) of high-end character dolls that come with storybooks about their adventures at various times and places in American history. And if your daughter owns one (or more) American Girl® dolls, you may have spent many an hour combing eBay and Craigslist for affordable secondhand historically accurate costumes.

Valerie Tripp, author of many of the American Girl® books, including the ones about Felicity (1774), Samantha (1904) and Molly (1944), pays a visit this Saturday to Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, where fans can join her for tea and chat. Tripp will speak about her creative process and the joys of writing while guests enjoy tea, tea sandwiches and pastries from Bridge Creek Catering.

Tripp will also answer questions about her stories and sign guests’ books.

A raffle will be held, and one lucky winner will receive a Maryellen Larkin™ doll, complete with accessories and books about her life as an American Girl in the 1950s. And Tripp will announce the

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HEALTHY ULSTER SPRING 2016 Sign up April 14 through April 17 The Preserve is offering a free, one-month membership to Ulster County residents. Visitors with proof of residency may obtain their passes at the Preserve Visitor Center from 10am-4pm Thursday, April 14th through Sunday, April 17th and at the Spring Farm Trailhead from 10am-4pm Saturday, April 16th and Sunday, April 17th. The membership passes will be valid through May 15, 2016 Passes must be picked up in person, with the exception of minors, whose parent or guardian may pick up a pass on their behalf. Call or go to our website mohonkpreserve.org/ events/healthy-ulster-spring for details. Sponsored by Ulster Savings Bank.

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Registration is required to attend Tea Time with Valerie Tripp, which takes place at Deyo Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 9. Tickets cost $25 for adults and $20 for kids aged 12 and under.

To register and view the menu, visit www. huguenotstreet.org/teatime. For more info, call Historic Huguenot Street at (845) 255-1660.

Saugerties High School screens I Dream Too Much with director Katie Cokinos

Among the locally shot films screened at the 2015 Woodstock Film Festival was I Dream Too Much, a new fiction feature about intergenerational friendship starring two-time Oscar nominee Diane Ladd. Ladd plays Vera, the artistic great-aunt of Dora, a romantic, unfocused recent college graduate portrayed by Eden Brolin (above), daughter of Josh Brolin. Fleeing her New Jersey home, where her practical mother is pressuring her to study for the LSATs, Dora takes refuge with Vera in her upstate home, assisting her when she becomes housebound after breaking her foot. In the time that they spend together, Dora and Vera both learn that no matter your age, now is always a good time to follow your dreams.

I Dream Too Much is the sophomore feature from director/screenwriter Katie Cokinos, an indie from the Austin area who now lives in Saugerties, where the movie was filmed. The cast also includes Danielle Brooks, James McCaffrey and Casper

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present at the event for a live questionand-answer session after the screening, which begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door and cost $7 general admission, $5 for students and seniors.

All proceeds will benefit the Saugerties Central School libraries.

Monroe’s Museum Village reopens this Saturday

Museum Village will open its doors for the season in Monroe this

Saturday, April 8. On that day, every building of the living-history museum will be open and a staff of interpreters will be your guides to the past from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Museum Village was the vision of Roscoe William Smith, an electrical engineer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and collector who made his fortune as founder of the Orange and Rockland electric company in 1905. Smith would sometimes accept farm tools or artifacts as forms of payment for electricity.

His wealth and his diverse collection of textiles, horse-drawn carriages, tools and mechanical devices allowed for the creation of Museum Village, which opened its doors on July 1, 1950.

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“Celebration of Lakota Culture� at Oakwood Indigenous musician, activist and nationally syndicated radio host Tiokasin Ghosthorse will lead a free public “Celebration of Lakota Culture� at the Oakwood Friends School’s A. H. Lane Auditorium on Tuesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. For more information, call (845) 243-2340, extension 445, or e-mail jokoniewski@oakwoodfriends. org.

Ghosthorse will perform on the red cedar Lakota flute and will discuss “Living in Relativity,� the philosophy and cosmology of the Lakota Nation. He has been a major figure in preserving and reviving the ancient cedar wood flute tradition and combines spoken word and music in performances.

Ghosthorse is from the Cheyenne River Lakota (Sioux) Nation of South Dakota and the bands of Itazipco/Mnicoujou and Oglala. He performs worldwide and has been featured at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and at the United Nations. He is the host of the First Voices Indigenous Radio program originating on WBAI-FM. Together with two Lakota students, cousins Shai Black Bird, a sophomore, and freshman Natalie Bordeaux, Ghosthorse will conduct a three-day Oakwood Friends students-only residency, painting an 18-foot tipi on campus with traditional Lakota symbols.

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Woodstock Writers Festival (4/7-4/10). For details, schedule and tickets visit www.woodstockwriters.com. Note: Tickets are available online until 1 hour before the start of an event.

Ticket sales at the door will start 45 minutes before the start of each event. Kleinert/James Center, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock.

7:30AM-8:30AM Free Zen Meditation Group.

Silent sitting, walking, and connection. Facilitators Doree Lipson & Meredith Johnson are Zen practitioners and meditation teachers, and will offer beginner instruction and support as needed.

Donations welcome. Sanctuary, Academy St, New Paltz.

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. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

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

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

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.

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-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.

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10AM-2PM Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters.

Drop in any time. Info: 845-757-3771 or www. tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, $1.

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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.

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, Woodstock.

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

1PM-3:30PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Homeschoolers: Amphibians. learn about the amazing amphibians that live here. Children will play a frog life cycle tag game, make their own frog mask, learn about amphibian habitats and visit vernal pools. For 7-10years old. Pre-registration reqr’d. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Peter’s Kill Park Office, Gardiner, $10 /per car.

10AM-4PM Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library Book Sale. Specialty Sale of our entire inventory of Cookbooks at Half Off the usual low prices (regularly $2 or less) through Saturday, 4/16. Hours: 10 am to 4pm on Tues, Thurs and Sat. Friends’ Book Store, Boardman RoadBranch Library, 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie.

1:30PM-4PM The World of Jewish Music series: Playing for Time. The movie recounts the story of classical musician Fania Fenelon who performed in an all-female orchestra in the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. Info: www.poklib.org or call 845-485-3445. Boardman RoadBranch Library, 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie.

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.

2PM-4PM Red Hook Public Library offers job search assistance. Attendees will have a one-onone session with an expert to create a resume, or help do a job search and connect with other resources available to those seeking employment. Info: mlambert@dutchessonestop.org or 845-249-4644. Elmendorph Inn, Red Hook.

10AM-11AM Gentle Yoga with Cory Smith.

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Instructional and workshop listings appear in the calendar when accompanied by a paid display ad or by a paid individual calendar listing. Community events are published in the newspaper as a community service and on a spaceavailable basis.

Kinnetics, Jazz, Classical, Rock, Hip Hop. Joshua Kinney-Saxophone, Dylan McCarthyGuitar, Jon Francke-Bass, Jared Nelson-Drums.

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

3PM-4:30PM The Environmental Cooperative at the Vassar Barns Events: Spring WalkLand History and Forest Health. Explore the Land History of the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve as well as discuss the impacts of land use history on current and future forest tree health.

Info: 845-437-7414 or farm.vassar.edu/ Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve, Poughkeepsie.

3PM CNN Original Series Race for the White House: Kennedy v. Nixon. Followed by a conversation with library Director Paul Sparrow and historian Timothy Naftali. Info: 845-4867745. FDR Presidential Library and Home, Henry A. Wallace Center, 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

4:30PM-5:30PM Meditation Support Group. meets every Thursday. 30 minutes seated meditation followed by 15 minutes walking meditation. Walk-ins 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 2016 Pauline Newman ’47 Distinguished Lecture in Science, Technology, and Society.

Galileo’s Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science. Alice Dreger, a historian of science and social justice advocate, will speak. Info:info.vassar.edu/news/ announcements/2015-2016/160407-alicedreger.html or 845-437-5370 Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Room 102, Poughkeepsie, free.

5PM-7PM Co-ed Pickup-Futbol ! Every Thursday after 5pm. Athletic/soccer Fields at Comeau Town Park, 98 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. Info: studiomyea@gmail.com.

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.

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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.

7PM The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project.

Directed by Stephen Balantzian.Quimby Theater, Vanderlyn Hall, New Paltz. 845- 688-1959.

Students Free/Suggested donation $10.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Split Bill - Mr. Gone (70s Jazz Fusion) and The Sweet Clementines (Victorian Rock). Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM Sip, Paint & Fundraise with Vine Van Gogh. Benefits the McCann Skating Academy Ice Exhibition. 18 years of age or older. Info: 845-454-5800. Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, $45.

7PM-8:30PM Organic Gardening. Experts teach how to grow your best organic garden: safe fertilizers and pesticides, pruning and composting tips, spotting GMO seeds & plants. RSVP: mhsierraprograms@yahoo.com. Free & open to the public. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland.

7PM The 3rd Annual Spring Reading Series.

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

7PM Reader’s Choice Book Club. 1st Thurs only. Adult Program. Info: 845-338-5580 Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night : Nobody Knows. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.

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

7PM-8PM The Serious Side of Food - Discussion Series led by Professor Joseph Campisi of Marist College. Space is limited, so please register ASAP by e-mailing tivoliprograms@gmail.com or calling. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.

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6PM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: How to Get Started Kayaking. Contact: Don Urmston: Mrurmston@gmail.com or 845-4574552. Don will tell you how to get started, what gear you’ll need, where to go paddling. Howland Public Library, 313 Main St, Beacon, free.

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6PM Screening: Seeds of Time with the Poughkeepsie Farm Project. Info: 845-437-7414 or farm.vassar.edu/ Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Rm 203, Poughkeepsie.

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15-18, 30-40 for Witch of Coos and Tatters. Performance Dates are June 10-12. Call Susanne Traub 845-6572189.STS Playhouse Phoenicia.

premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Register Now: Introduction to Tai Chi with certified instructor Jing Shuai at the New Paltz Community Center. All levels welcome. Class involves Qi Gong and slow movements. Suggested donation is $5 or more. Info: www.elegantevidence. com. Name of the event: Introduction to Tai Chi Time: Saturdays - April 16th, 23th, 30th and May 7th, 14th, 21th, 28th, June 4th, 11th, July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23th, 30th, August 6th, from 9 - 10:30 am. New Paltz Community Center,3 Veterans Drive, New Paltz.

Info: 845-214-8579 Email: chinalinkus@gmail.com.

Ashokan Talent & Woodstock Music Lab presents STICK MEN (4/12,7pm).

Featuring Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter. Fresh off the wildly successful King Crimson World Tour, it's opening night of the PROG NOIR Tour. Doors open 6pm, show at 7pm.

Tickets: $20 adv/$25 day of show (gen adm). Special Guests: Bernier & DeCarlo and the Paul Green Rock Academy Show band Advance tickets: www.ashokantalent.com. Woodstock Music Lab 1700 Sawkill Road, Kingston.

Register Now! 15th Annual Integrative Medicine Cancer Conference (4/17, 8:30am-4pm). Offering workshops and guest speakers. Lunch & vendors. Visit “The Doctor Is In.” To register visit BreastCancerOptions. org or call 845-339-HOPE. SUNY New Paltz, Lecture, New Paltz.

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

Open Call for Artists! The Rhinebeck Theatre Society will present ASSASSINS this July. Call backs - April 10 & 11 @7pm; & Callbacks - April 12 @7pm.

Needed: All roles open. All ethnicities are strongly encouraged to audition.

Prepare: A song from the show or in the style of the show. Please bring sheet music in the appropriate key. A pianist will be provided. Be prepared for cold readings from the script. Bring: Your personal schedule/calendar and be

prepared to list all of your conflicts.

Rehearsal dates and times will be provided at the audition, but will be held on weeknights and weekends.

Performance Dates: July 1 - 17, 2016.

Questions: E-mail Producer Andy Weintraub at andyweintraub@frontiernet.net.The CENTER for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck.

The Saugerties Public Library is looking for artists interested in exhibiting their work in the Library’s Stephen Crohn Art Gallery for exhibits in 2017 and 2018. All submissions are due on May 16, 2016 and must include a completed Art Exhibition Application and five (5) examples of the works to be exhibited (photographs or actual samples). The Art Exhibition Application is available on the Library’s website (www.saugertiespubliclibrary.org). Please submit all applications and examples to Frank Rees, Library Director, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties or director@ saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

Register Now! 2016 More/Shape Women’s Half-Marathon (4/17, 8am). articipants can register online atwww.nyrr.org/races-andevents/2016/moreshape-womenshalf-marathon. Central Park, New York City.

15TH Annual Integrative Medicine Cancer Conference (4/17, 8:30am4pm). Spend one day with us. Hosted

by Breast Cancer Options ‘THINK PINK LOCALLY.’ Info: BreastCancerOptions. org or845-339-4673. $25 (includes lunch). SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center, New Paltz.

The Road Ramble (4/23) .A scavenger hunt & trivia contest all in one - a car driven escapade to challenge your mind and entice your competitive spirit. Res suggested. Info: 845-8894683 or www.staatsburglibrary.org.

Taconic Parks Auditorium, 9 Old Post Rd, Staatsburg, $20.

Call for Open Mic Performers (4/29) .All singers, musicians, poets, comedians, magicians and other performance artists are invited to sign up for this fun evening sponsored by High Meadow School.Performers can sign

org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Main St, Tivoli.

7PM First Thursday Singer Songwriter Series Hosted by Maureen and Don Black. They will welcome Julie Parisi Kirby, Dick Vincent-Matt Bowe-Bruce Hildenbrand, and Jude Roberts to the Cafe stage. Info: 845-687-2699 High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

7PM Voice Theatre’s Annual Spring Reading Series: “4000 Miles” A staged readying of Amy Herzog’s dramatic comedy. Directed by Peter Studio. Info: www.voicetheatre.org or 845-6790154. New World Home Cooking, , Route 212, Saugerties, $10.

7PM Celebrate National Poetry Month. Will Nixon will read from Acrostic Woodstock, a town portrait in poems. Rich Parisio will read poems from his award-winning chapbook, The Owl Invites Your Silence. Info: www.eltinglibrary.org/ Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main St, New Paltz.

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.

7:30PM Weekly Thursday Nite EFT Healing Circle & Recovery Workshop. Bring your physical, emotional, & spiritual challenges and issues, and have them quickly, effectively resolved and healed in a safe supportive environment with EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Free, $5 donation welcome. All proceeds go directly to FOW, a registered NYS 501c3 Not-for-Profit. Info: goo.gl/xfzDc4 or 845-702-2183. Family of Woodstock,16 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

8PM 15th Blues Pro Jam. Vocalist/mouth harpist Kellie Rucker, singer Trisha Marie Pallo of the Differents, guitarist Petey Hop, saxophonist Andy Stahl of the Chris O’Leary Band, bassist Pat Perkinson and drummer Sonny Rock will headline. Info: helsinkihudson.com. Club Helinski, Hudson.

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

8PM Parade. Directed by Catherine Doherty.

Book by Alfred Uhry. Music/Lyrics by Jason

up by emailing debbie@highmeadowschool.org. Barnes & Noble, 1177 Ulster Ave, Kingston.

Register Now! 9th Annual Saugerties High School Winter Dust Off Car Show. Benefit for the 2016 Senior Post Prom(4/23). $10 Registration Fee. For Information contact Sue Sachar @ 845-246-0705. Saugerties.

Register Now! Bus trip to the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA for Yidstock Concert & Tour(7/17). Lunch & Donation included. Info: 845-3388131 or www.ucjf.org. Jewish Federation of Ulster County, One Albany Ave, Kingston, $100.

Sign Up Now! 6th Annual Newburgh Volunteer Fair(4/30,11am-3pm).

The Volunteer Fair provides organizations with an opportunity to raise awareness about the special services they provide to our community.

Info: 845-562-1195 or nysparks.com.

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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/.

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: Witch of Coos and Tatters. Casting 2 females - age 25-50 and 30-40 for Angel Intrudes and the The Stronger. 3 males- age

Robert Brown. Musical Director Elizabeth Gerbi. Choreographer Christine Drexler. Info: SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, $20, $18 /senior/student, $10 /Staff/student.

8PM Performing Arts of Woodstock presents Good People. A Play by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Reservations are Strongly Recommended.

Info: www.performingartsofwoodstock.org or 845-679-7900. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $23, $20 /senior/ student.

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4/8

Woodstock Writers Festival (4/7-4/10). For details, schedule and tickets visit www.woodstockwriters.com. Note: Tickets are available online until 1 hour before the start of an event.

Ticket sales at the door will start 45 minutes before the start of each event. Kleinert/James Center, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock.

8:30AM-9:30AM Kingston Transition neighbors talking to neighbors - breakfast at Outdated Cafe, Wall Street, Kingston. Come and talk about what you are doing for the Kingston community and what you think can be done to improve life for everyone in the community. Learn about the Kingston Repair Cafe. All welcome. Info: www. facebook.com/kingstonnytransition.

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

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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 13 & 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: 845679-2880.

Audition Notice: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard. Auditions held 5/14 at 1pm & 5/14 at 7pm. Callbacks: 5/16 at 7pm at The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. All roles are open.

No appointment necessary. Prepare 32 bars of a song in the style of the show. Bring a copy of your sheet music for the accompanist. Be prepared to list all rehearsal conflicts. Performance dates: 7/ 29 -8/21. Further information email upinoneprod@aol.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 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: 2nd Annual Walkway Marathon Race(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.

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.

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. $95 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: 845-3431000. tara-spayneuter.org. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown.

The Mid Hudson Community Orchestra. New members neededFrench Horn, Oboe, Trumpet, viola, cello and bass. Concert dates 4/27 and 5/13. 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 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.

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 Open Mic Performers (4/29). All singers, musicians, poets, comedians, magicians and other performance artists are invited to sign up for this fun evening sponsored by High Meadow School.Performers can sign up by emailing debbie@highmeadowschool.org. Barnes & Noble, 1177 Ulster Ave, Kingston.

stock residents 55 and older for a $1 donation.

Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

birthday. Free event. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.

GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Ride Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

10AM-12PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Fun Fridays in April. Explore the Peter’s Kill Area of Minnewaska. Hikes may be up to a mile and a half long. Pre-registration requested. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Gardiner, $10 /per car.

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.

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.

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

11:30AM-8PM Hana-Matsuri, Buddha’s Birthday Celebration. Come & celebrate the Buddha’s

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2PM-4PM Assemblymember Kevin A. Cahill (D-Ulster, Dutchess) Mobil District Office Visit. Representatives available to answer questions, provide information and discuss any concerns that constituents may have. Info: 845-255-5030. Elting Memorial Library, 93 main St, New Paltz.

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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.

4:30PM Book Event: Barney Hoskyns, author of "Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan, the Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock." The Golden Notebook,29 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8000 or www.goldennotebook.com.

4:30PM Anime Club. 2nd & 4th Fri of each month. Tween/Teen Program. Info: 845-3385580 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.

6PM-8PM Opening Reception: Town and Country. Works by Kevin Conklin. Exhibition runs thru 4/29. Info: morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us or 845-876-2903. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

6PM-8PM The Rose Meditation with Heart Whisperer Kristine Flones This is a deeply therapeutic multi-sensory guided journey to the Heart. Lying down on soft mats you will be transported with visualization, sound, essential oils, flower essences, sweet spirithelpers and abundant roses. Wear loose clothing, bring pillow and blanket. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $45.

6PM Ferry Godmother 2016 Concert Kick-off.

“Sponsor Mixer.” The sponsor mixer is a “by invitation only” event. For exclusive invite to Ferry Godmother Sponsor Mixer, any questions email FerryGodmother@msn.com. Mount Saint Mary College, Desmond Campus, Newburgh.

6PM-7:30PM Workshop. Container Gardening Basics. Join Poughkeepsie Farm Project educators to learn how to grow food in tiny spaces like flowerpots on a patio or balcony. Info: www. midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113. MidHudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

6PM Book Signing: Mary Norris, author of Between You & Me: Confessions Of A Comma Queen. RSVP at rsvp@oblongbooks.com. Info: 845-876-0500. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck, free.

6PM Screening & Conversation: Peace Officer.

A film by Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber.

RSVP: bit.ly/ChathamPeaceO. Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Chatham.

6:15PM Kabbalat Shabbat Pot Luck Dinner.

Kosher dairy or parve please. Followed by services at 7:30p.m. The Kerhonkson Synagogue, 26 Minnewaska Trail, Ellenville, 845-626-2010.

6:30PM Farmer Anthony from Great Song Farm to Visit. He will share with patrons his experience caring for the needs of eaters and the earth on his farm in Milan. Part of the local interlibrary Farm-to-Table Series. Info: 845-2665530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Clinton.

7PM The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project.

Directed by Stephen Balantzian.Quimby Theater, Vanderlyn Hall, New Paltz. 845- 688-1959.

Students Free/Suggested donation $10.

7PM-10PM Blues Happy Hour: Dylan Doyle Band with Dylan Doyle on guitar/vocals, Chuck Torres on bass, “Papa” John Mole on drums. No cover, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049. Uncle Willy’s, 31 North Front St, Kingston.

ALMANAC WEEKLY 7PM Live @ The Falcon: Project/Object: The Music Of Frank Zappa with Ike Willis & Don Preston (Zappa!). Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Rt 9W, Marlboro.

7:30PM Dutchess County Singles Dance.

7:30pm: Free Dance Lesson. Music from 40’s, 50’s, 60’s to the Present by DJ Johnny Angel. Also a light dinner buffet with desert and coffee. Door prizes and 50/50 raffle. Info: 845-464-4675; www.dutchesscountysingles.org. Southern Dutchess Country Club, 1209 North Ave, Beacon.

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 Neil Simon’s “California Suite.” Directed by Barbara E. Melzer and assisted by Trish Franklin. Info: www.coachhouseplayers.org or 845-331-2476. Coach House Players, 12 Augusta St, Kingston, $20, $18 /senior, $18 /12 & under.

8PM 10th Annual Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival presents Romeo & Juliet.$24/adults & $22/seniors and children. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck.

8PM D-2 Squared. Info: 845-679-3484.

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

8PM Second Friday Jam with The Acquaintances. Info: 845-687-2699 or emailing highfallscafe@earthlink.ne High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

8PM Fiddler on the Roof. Presented by The Rhinebeck High School Drama Club. Info: 845-871-5500. Rhinebeck High School Auditorium, 45 North Park Rd, Rhinebeck, $8, $6 / senior/under 10.

8PM David Sedaris at the Bardavon. One of America’s Pre-eminent Humor Writers. He will read from his work and answer questions. A book signing will take place in the theater lobby after the show. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $48.

8PM Psychic Night. Commune with the spirits in this dinner and show. Believe with Jennifer Rogers. Reservations required. Info: 845-9871500. Silvio’s Villa, Warwick.

8PM Bill Staines.Presented by Hudson Valley Folk Guild’s Friends of Fiddler’s Green Chapter.

Info: 845-758-2681 or hudsonvalleyfolkguild.org.

Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Rt 9 and Church St, Hyde Park, $12, $10 /senior.

8PM-11PM Zydeco Dance with Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Admission $15; $10 students w/ valid ID. Beginner's lesson 7 pm.

845-255-7061 or www.hudsonvalleydance.org.

Everyone Welcome! No Partner Needed! White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave, Kingston.

8PM Parade. Directed by Catherine Doherty.

Book by Alfred Uhry. Music/Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Musical Director Elizabeth Gerbi. Choreographer Christine Drexler. Info: SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, $20, $18 /senior/student, $10 /Staff/student.

8PM Performing Arts of Woodstock presents Good People. Play by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Reservations are Strongly Recommended.

Info: www.performingartsofwoodstock.org or 845-679-7900. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $23, $20 /senior/ student.

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4/9

classical and contemporary Pilates exercises.

Info: 845-658-2239 or www.ulsterpilates.com.

Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston.

Free and open to all! No appointment necessary.

Just stop in. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Main St, Tivoli.

9AM-4PM St. Gregory’s Spring Flea Market.

You will find great prices on many items including clothing, housewares, furniture and more.

St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, 2578 Route 212, Woodstock. Information, call 679-6584.

10:30 AM -12 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve/Sam’s Point Area. Preschoolers in the Park. Amazing Amphibians Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Visitor Center, Cragsmoor.

9AM-10:30AM 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.

11AM Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP) is coming to Saugerties. First Planning Committee meeting. SSIP brings seniors together socially; connects those who can help with those who need help; and provides referrals for professional services. For information:Margaret at 845-246-285. Saugerties Library, Community Room, Saugerties.

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

9:30AM-4:30PM Hudson River Heritage 2016 Preservation Forum. Subject: Bard College campus. The focus will be on the historic preservation and adaptive reuse of the 19th-century buildings. The keynote speaker will be President Leon Botstein. Res reqr’d. Info:office@hudsonriverheritage.org Bard College, Annandale-onHudson, $60, $25 /Bard student.

9:30AM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Black Rock Forest, mindful hike. 7-8 miles. Leader: Mel Kleiman 845-216-6805. call leader to confirm participation. Bring lunch and a poem. Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org . Black Rock Forest Reservoir Rd, Cornwall.

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, 845-6877023.

10AM-5PM Body, Mind, & Spirit Fair. A day of healing. Reiki, Acupuncture, Massage, Tarot, Cranial Sacral, Chi Gung/Tia-Chi, Subtle System Energy Work, Chakra Balancing, Chi Healing.

5-10-20 minute samples for less then $1 a minute. Delicious home cooked lunch & snacks.

Info: 845-518-5947. Unitarian Universalist, 320 Sawkill Rd, 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-3PM New Paltz Winter Farmers Market.

Second Saturday thru April, 10am - 3pm. Offering local food items such as meat, eggs, root crops, greens, goat cheese, bakery items, maple syrup & heirloom seeds. .Info: www.wintersunfarms.com or 845-214-6329. Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz, free.

10AM Opening Ceremony: The Hudson Area Library. A military contingent will present colors. The High School Band is expected to play and several dignitaries will participate.

The conclusion will be a Ribbon Cutting. Info: 518-828-1792. Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth St, Hudson.

10AM-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off.

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

7PM Book Reading: - Karen Scheller-McDonald, author of Connecting the Drops: A Citizen’s Guide to Protecting Water Resources. Info: 845-255-8300. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties.

The Annual Rock and Snow “Bridge 2 Bridge” Five Mile Run will be hosted by the Shawangunk Runners and all the proceeds will benefit Mohonk Preserve. Pre-registration is required.

Call 845-255-0919 or www.mohonkpreserve.org/ rock-and-snow-bridge-2-bridge-run. MohonkPreserve, Spring Farm Trailhead, High Falls.

10AM-4PM 5th Annual Sacred Being Health and Wellness Fair. Free Energy Healings, Reflexology, Chakra Clearings and Plant Swap.

Participants who pre-register will be automatically entered to win a special prize. Space is limited. Info: www.green-brain.org. Locust GroveEstate, Route 9, Poughkeepsie, free.

7PM Beginner’s Lesson! Followed by Zydeco Dance with Terry and the Zydeco Bad Boys at 8pm.Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Admission $15; $10/students w valid ID. Band plays 8 - 11 pm. 845-255-7061 or www. hudsonvalleydance.org. Everyone Welcome! No Partner Needed! White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave., Kingston.

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

10AM-12PM Frog Frenzy. The woodland pool will be teeming with the sights and sounds of spring peepers and wood frogs. Info: Jeremy@OCLT. org or www.facebook.com/Frog Frenzy at Fuller Mountain Preserve or 845-469-0951 Fuller Mountain Preserve, 70 Bowen Rd, Warwick.

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 Phoenicia Library’s Movie Night series: The Last Detail (1973). Jack Nicholson stars.

Rated R, 104 minutes. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

7PM-8PM “Tivoli’s Got Talent.” Show us your talent! Hosted by the Tivoli Free Library Board of Trustees.All acts and ages welcome! To register your act, e-mail tivolifriends@gmail.com or call 617-759-0230. Info: 845-757-3771 or www. tivolilibrary.org. Murray’s, Tivoli

Woodstock Writers Festival (4/7-4/10). For details, schedule and tickets visit www.woodstockwriters.com. Note: Tickets are available online until 1 hour before the start of an event.

Ticket sales at the door will start 45 minutes before the start of each event. Kleinert/James Center, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock.

9 AM -3 PM American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Cours (4/9 & 4/10). Advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediatepostcardiac-arrest care. Preregistration and payment are required. Info: 845-475-9742. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, $225.

9AM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program,

April 7, 2016

10AM-12PM Second Annual Seed Swap. ring your saved garden seeds to swap with others, along with any excess seeds you may have saved from reputable organic seed companies. Info: sansho5@yahoo.com. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

10AM-4PM Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library Book Sale. Specialty Sale of our entire inventory of Cookbooks at Half Off the usual low prices (regularly $2 or less) through Saturday, 4/16. Hours: 10 am to 4pm on Tues, Thurs and Sat. Friends’ Book Store, Boardman RoadBranch Library, 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie.

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-1:30PM Teen Geek - Let “Teen Geek” Vic help you with e-mail, the internet, computer software, your smart phone, laptop, e-reader, etc.

11AM-2PM Dutchess BOCES Career & Technical Institute EXPO. Community open house & EXPO for middle school students and their families showcases the diverse programs that CTI has to offer with demonstrations, hands on learning opportunities, prizes for kid participation.Info: www.dcboces.org/cti/expo. Dutchess BOCES Career & Technical Institute, 5 BOCES Rd, Poughkeepsie.

11 AM -4 PM Woodstock Farm Sanctuary Weekend Tour. 150-acre life-long sanctuary for rescued farm animals. Learn about vegan living. A new Visitors Center and Cafe, open to the public for tours on weekends from 11am-4pm through October, $10/adults, $5/ kids;group tours & private vegan events (including weddings) during the week. Info:845-2475700 or www.woodstocksanctuary.org. Woodstock Animal Sanctuary, 2 Rescue Rd (formerly Epworth Lane), High Falls.

11:30AM-5PM Robert Irwin Symposium. Guest Speakers: Giuliana Bruno, Matthew Buckingham, Donna De Salvo, Sylvia Lavin, Jessica Morgan, Alva No‰, Jeffrey Saletnik, Matthew Simms. Info: www.diaart.org/irwin. Dia:Beacon, 3 Beekman St, Beacon, $15, $8 senior/student.

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: 845-6792100. 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.

We are now in our 15th year of standing for peace and justice. New Paltz.

1PM-3PM Vassar Campus Clean-Up. Help clean up the area near Sunset Lake. Led by student Volunteer Coordinator, Charles Hooghkirk. Info: 845-437-7414 or farm.vassar.edu/ Vassar College, Vassar Sunset Lake, Poughkeepsie.

1PM-3PM Workshop: Dryer Lint Art. Participants will be able to use techniques taught by Amy Rosen to create picture frame size works of art that are both creative and original. Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113.

Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

1PM-4PM, Reiki & Lunch, sample session by donation and 10% discount on lunch. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com. GomenKudasai Noodle Shop, Ride Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

1PM-4:30PM The Messenger. A documentary film by Su Rynard. a visually thrilling ode to the beauty and importance of the songbird. Info: 845-229-6873 FDR Presidential Library and Home, Henry A. Wallace Center, 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

1:30PM Coleman Musical Theatre presents Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” Info: 845-3382750. Coleman High School, 430 Hurley Ave, Hurley, $16, $11 /under 12.

2PM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Stony Kill Farm Walk..Leisurely 2-3 hour walk.

Leader: Sayi Nulu, 845-264-2270 or sayinulu@ yahoo.com. Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org.

Stony Kill Farm, Visitor Center Manor House, Route 9D, Wappingers Falls, 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 Artists Panel. Featuring with artists participating in Made for You: New Directions in Contemporary Design, moderated by exhibition curator Jennifer Scanlan. Info: www.newpaltz. edu/museum SUNY New Paltz, Student Union Building, Room 62/63, New Paltz.

3:30PM For Goodness Sake: Plant-based Recipes from the Spiral House Kitchen. . The group will speak about this and what it’s like working together with such an eclectic assortment of artists. Info: 845-485-2224. Barnes and Noble, 2518 South Rd, Poughkeepsie.

4PM-6PM Opening Reception: SUNY art students call for "Global Arts for Peace."

Exhibits through 4/23. Also a group show by

thirty multimedia Hudson Valley artists. "Make Love Not War" Exhibits through 6/25. Info: 845-255-5482.Unframed Artists Gallery, 173 Huguenot Street, New Paltz.

4PM-6PM Opening Reception: Fold Everything! The art of Kathryn Paulsen. Exhibits through 6/4. Info: 518-719-8244. Catskill Community Center, 344 Main St, Catskill.

4PM Lecture & Book Signing: Andrea Wulf, author of “The Invention of Nature.” Award winning biography reveals the extraordinary life of the visionary German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and how he created the way we understand nature today. Ages 12 and up.Info: www.olana.org. Hudson Senior High School, Auditorium, Hudson, $15.

5PM 28th Annual Dinner/Fundraiser. Pepacton Watershed Chapter. This is an important financial event for yearly activities and also a social gathering of like-minded anglers. Info: flyfish@hvc.rr.com or www.apwctu.org/chapter. html. Boiceville Inn, Boiceville.

5PM-7PM Artist’s Reception: Moments in Manhattan. A solo show of photographs by Claudia Gorman. Exhibits through 4/27. Info: 914-475-0450. Montgomery Row, 2nd level, 6423 Montgomery Row, Rhinebeck.

5PM Veterans Spring Dinner Dance. For Plattekill Veterans Memorial Fund - Featuring Music by The Mustangs. Info: 845-883-6117 or 845-883-5289. New Paltz Elks Lodge, 290 Route 32, New Paltz, $25.

5 PM-9 PM “Coast 2 Coast: Dance Across America” for their Annual “Tricky Tray” raffle!

Info: www.Coast2CoastDance.org or 845-2405447. Ketcham High School, 99 Myers Corners Rd, Wappingers Falls.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception - Shirt Factory Group Show. Featuring works by 22 artists from The Shirt Factory. Show exhibits thru 8/14. Info: TheWiredGallery.com. Wired Gallery, 11 Mohonk Rd, High Falls.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: “PHOTO-FUGUES: Cut and Paste Photo Collage.” Works by Marcia Slatkin. Ms. Slatkin will read from two published and one poetry manuscript, poems interspersed with discussions of the creationof the 23 framed and 25 matted signed prints. Starr Library, 68 W.Market St, Rhinebeck, free.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: Catching the Light -Annual Student Watercolor Show 2016.

Come see the amazing works of 26 student artists from the Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery! There will be live music and a chance to meet all of the artists! Don't miss out on this special annual event! Betsy Jacaruso Studio, in the Rhinebeck Courtyard,43 East Market Suite 2, Rhinebeck.

Info: 845-516-4435.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: Pablo Shine.

Works inspired by flora and folklore of Puerto Rico. Exhibits through 8/14. Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty, 3656 Main St, Stone Ridge.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: Catching the Light. An Annual Fine Art Watercolor Exhibition featuring 26 Artists. The show will exhibit thru 4/30. Info: 845-516-4435 or www.betsyjacarusoartist.com. Jacaruso Art Studio and Gallery, 43-2 East Market St, Rhinebeck.

6 PM -7 PM Opening Reception: William Noonan. A solo show of still life and landscape paintings. Exhibits through 8/14. Info: TheWiredGallery.com. Friends and Family II Hillside Restaurant, 4802 US Highway 209, Accord.

6PM-8PM Opening Reception: Interiors Show.

This show will feature furniture and furnishings by 25 artists. Exhibits through 5/1. Info: www. tivoliartistsgallery.com or 845-758-1715. Tivoli Artists Gallery, 60 Broadway, Tivoli.

7PM Saturday Night Jazz! NYC saxophonist Al Guart leads ensemble. 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 withthe band.

Info: 518-678-3101. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: The Cookers (Jazz Legends). Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles with Free River, Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, the Beatles, Celtic, Gypsy, Ragtime. Cornelia Logan-cell, David Budd-percussion, Raphael Garritanoguitar/mandolin.. 2nd set at 8:30pm.No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com. GomenKudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

7PM-10PM Crazy Hat Bingo Returns to Marbletown. No one under 21 admitted. Features a buffet meal with desserts, coffee and tea. The centerpiece of the evening will be the Crazy Hat Bingo contest. Info: www.highfallscivic.org.

Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Route 209, Stone Ridge.

7:30PM Flying Cat Music presents Abbie Gardner, of Red Molly Fame. Show beginning at 7:30pm prompt. Admission is $15 or $12 with RSVP to flyingcatmusic@gmail.com or by calling 845-688-9453. Empire State Railway Museum, 70 Lower High St, Phoenicia, $15.

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7:30PM Kaatsbaan Spring 2016 Performance Season: Upstream Residency co-winner Attic Projects. Under the direction of Luke Murphy.

Info: 845-757-5106 x10 or www/Kaatsbaan.org.

Kaatsbaan Black-Box Theatre, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, $20, $10 /student/child.

7:30PM NYCA Caberet Theatre presents Disney’s 101 Dalmations Kids. Based on the classic animated film, Disney’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS is a fur-raising. Tickets: Senior Citizens & Students $10, Adults $12. Performers: The New York Conservatory for the Arts Rising Teen Theatre Company . Woodstock Playhouse, Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-6900.

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 Neil Simon’s “California Suite.” Directed by Barbara E. Melzer and assisted by Trish Franklin. Info: www.coachhouseplayers.org or 845-331-2476. Coach House Players, 12 Augusta St, Kingston, $20, $18 /senior, $18 /12 & under.

Rosendale.

11 AM -4 PM Woodstock Farm Sanctuary Weekend Tour. 150-acre life-long sanctuary for rescued farm animals. Learn about vegan living. A new Visitors Center and Cafe, open to the public for tours on weekends from 11am-4pm through October, $10/adults, $5/ kids;group tours & private vegan events (including weddings) during the week. Info:845-2475700 or www.woodstocksanctuary.org. Woodstock Animal Sanctuary, 2 Rescue Rd (formerly Epworth Lane), High Falls.

11:30AM-6PM Dance4TheEnd. This all-day dance event will feature three local bands. No partner is necessary, and pre-dance lessons and dance demonstration will be provided. Info: at D4TEKingston@gmail.com. MAC Fitness, 743 East Chester St, Kingston, $25, $10 /under10.

12PM Co-ed Pickup-Futbol ! Every Sunday at noon. Info: studiomyea@gmail.com. Athletic Fields at Comeau Town Park, 98 Comeau Dr, Woodstock.

8PM 10th Annual Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival presents Romeo & Juliet.$24/adults & $22/seniors and children. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck.

12 PM -4 PM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Gone Hiking at Storm King Mountain. For adults. Prepaid registration is required.

Info: hhnm.org or 845-534-5506. Storm King Mountain, Trailhead, off Route 218, Cornwallon-Hudson, $7.

8PM Parade. Directed by Catherine Doherty.

Book by Alfred Uhry. Music/Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Musical Director Elizabeth Gerbi. Choreographer Christine Drexler. Info: SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, $20, $18 /senior/student, $10 /Staff/student.

12:30PM-6:30PM Tarot Readings, Aura Readings and Spiritual Guidance with Lynn Walcutt.

Walk-ins warmly welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /25 minutes, $40 /45 minutes.

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

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.

8PM Breakaway featuring Robin Baker. Info: 845-687-2699 or emailing highfallscafe@earthlink.ne High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

8PM Fiddler on the Roof. Presented by The Rhinebeck High School Drama Club. Info: 845-871-5500. Rhinebeck High School Auditorium, 45 North Park Rd, Rhinebeck, $8, $6 / senior/under 10.

8PM Golfstrom. European vintage pop Quartet will performs an eclectic mix of 1930-60s folk and pop songs from Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Israel, Mexico, Argentina. Info: 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $22, $11 /students.

8PM-11PM Contradance with live music. Eric Hollman calling, with music by Jay Ungar & Molly Mason! Info: 845-246-2121 or office@ ashokan.org. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $10, $5 /student.

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

8PM Johnny Campbell & The Bluegrass Drifters. Info: RosendaleCafe.com or 845-658-9048.

Rosendale Café, 434 Main St, Rosendale, $10.

Sunday

4/10

4 The End of Child Abuse. Three Bands: Krewe de La Rue - Cajun. The Saints of Swing - Swing. NY Funk Alliance with Ruperto Ifil - Latin/Blues Fusion. Food vendors. Silent Auction. All proceeds benefit Rainbird Foundation whose mission is to end child abuse.Info: DANCE4TheEnd Facebook. MAC Fitness, Route 9 W, Kingston, $25.

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Woodstock Writers Festival (4/7-4/10). For details, schedule and tickets visit www.woodstockwriters.com. Note: Tickets are available online until 1 hour before the start of an event.

Ticket sales at the door will start 45 minutes before the start of each event. Kleinert/James Center, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock.

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-2PM Specialty Mushroom Cultivation Workshop. An hour-long talk on the history, economics, and production systems of specialty mushroom cultivation with a focus on log-based production of shiitake. Also, hands-on mushroom loginoculation. Reg reqr’d. Info: tinyurl. com/Mushroom-Cultivation or 845-340-3990.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, Hudson Valley Lab, 3357 Route 9W, Highland, $55.

10AM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Stissing Mountain. Moderate hike. Leader: Sue Mackson suemackson@gmail.com 845-4719892. Call leader for carpool options. Info: www.

MidHudsonADK.org. Stissing Mountain, Trailhead, Pine Plains, free.

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,

1PM -4PM Special Event: “Bursting Calligraphy Workshop” with Asako Yamada from Japan. $10/$7 students & seniors, reservations required Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles. com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Ride Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

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

1:30PM Performing Arts of Woodstock presents Good People. Play by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Reservations are Strongly Recommended.

Info: www.performingartsofwoodstock.org or 845-679-7900. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $23, $20 /senior/ student.

1:30PM-3:30PM Mid-Hudson Orchid Society April Meeting. The Mid-Hudson Orchid Society is pleased to welcome Dr. Lawrence Schweitzer for our “Diagnosis Day” at which time he will help growers with their ailing plants. Guests are welcome. Info: 845-343-2901. Union PresbyterianChurch, 44 Balmville Rd, Newburgh, free.

1:30PM-4PM Family Day for American Stories 1800-1950 Exhibition. Ongoing hands-on art activities for Family Day inspired by the works on view in the exhibition, and child-friendly interactive “mini-tours” of the galleries will be offered.

Info: 845-437-5632. Vassar College, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie.

2PM NYCA Caberet Theatre presents Disney’s 101 Dalmations Kids. Based on the classic animated film, Disney’s 101 Dalmatians KIDS is a fur-raising. Tickets: Senior Citizens & Students $10, Adults $12. Performers: The New York Conservatory for the Arts Rising Teen Theatre

Company . Woodstock Playhouse, Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-6900.

2PM-4PM Divine Mother Activation with Annie Bond. Learn how to tap into the Divine Mother within you and unravel the mysteries of your soul’s mission and unique gifts to the world. By activating your relationship with your Divine Mother, you will gain insight and healing . Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $25.

2PM-4PM Opening Reception: Points of Intersection. Works by Christopher Engel, Scott Nelson Foster, Dai Ban & Paul Chojnowski.

Exhibits through 5/22. Info: 518-828-1915.

Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren St, Hudson.

2PM-4PM 3rd Annual Senior Citizens’ Prom.

Hosted by Girl Scout Troop #60023. DJ and Light refreshmentsPlease RSVP: Linda Joers 845-246-3897. Saugerties Elks Lodge, Route 32, Saugerties, free.

2PM Fiddler on the Roof. Presented by The Rhinebeck High School Drama Club. Info: 845-871-5500. Rhinebeck High School Auditorium, 45 North Park Rd, Rhinebeck, $8, $6 / senior/under 10.

2PM Parade. Directed by Catherine Doherty.

Book by Alfred Uhry. Music/Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Musical Director Elizabeth Gerbi. Choreographer Christine Drexler. Info: SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, $20, $18 /senior/student, $10 /Staff/student.

2PM 2016 Sunday Salon: Wanda M. Corn: Artists’ Homes and Studios as Archive and Romance. Info: 518-943-7465 ext. 5, or mgavilanes@thomascole.org. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St, Catskill, $9.

2PM The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project.

Directed by Stephen Balantzian.Quimby Theater, Vanderlyn Hall, New Paltz. 845- 688-1959.

Students Free/Suggested donation $10.

2PM Neil Simon’s “California Suite.” Directed by Barbara E. Melzer and assisted by Trish Franklin. Info: www.coachhouseplayers.org or 845-331-2476. Coach House Players, 12 Augusta St, Kingston, $20, $18 /senior, $18 /12 & under.

2:30PM National Library Week: An Afternoon with New York Times Columnist Frank Bruni,author three books. Info: www.poklib. org or 845-485-3445. Boardman Road Branch Library, 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie.

3PM 10th Annual Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival presents Romeo & Juliet.$24/adults & $22/seniors and children. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck.

3PM Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in HD: Revelations, served-up with “Chroma” (Wayne McGregor), “Grace, “ (Ronald K. Brown), and “Takademe” (Robert Battle). Running time is 92 minutes. Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org or 845-658-8989. Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale.

3PM-6PM Beyond Rooftops - Expanding Solar Energy in Our Communities. A public Forum focusing on expanding solar and renewable energy. Advance registration is required. Reg & info: mohonk-consultations.org. Mohonk Mountain House, Parlor, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

3PM “Women’s Work, “ the concert will celebrate women and will feature both original songs and songs by other women, with solo and ensemble performances. Benefits the Beacon Sloop Club’s restoration of their sloop, the Woody Guthrie. Info: 845-452-4013. Howland Cultural Center, Beacon.

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

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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.

3:30PM Tower Music Series: Liam Kaplan, pianist and composer. Info: www.poughkeepsiereformedchurch.org/towerseries/sched.htm.

Reformed Church, 70 Hooker Ave, Poughkeepsie, $15 /suggested donation.

4PM-6PM Woodstock Community Drum Circle.

Hosted by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums invite all to drum and dance. Free, donations appreciated. On-going on Sundays, 4-6pm.

Meets in the end room in the back of the building. Village Green, Woodstock.

4PM Michael Torsone Memorial Concert.

Performances by Lillie Howard, Rich Maraday, Tony Falco, Sal Giorgiani and Matt Jordon. Info: www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

4PM Book Reading: - June Trop Zuckerman, author of The Deadliest Hate. Info: 845-2558300. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church St, New Paltz.

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.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Alexis P. Suter & The Ministers of Sound (GosBlues). Info: 845-2367970 or liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM Bardavon Gala 2016. An Evening With Santana. $275 includes premier performance seating / post-show party / tax-deductible contribution. $225 includes preferred performance seating / tax-deductible contribution. Info: www. bardavon.org. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepise.

7PM David Sedaris. A master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. Info: www.mahaiwe. org/DavidSedaris2016 Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St, Great Barrington.

7PM A Russian Salon in Rosendale. An evening of authentic Russian songs, readings, and refreshments. Info: 845-658-9048. The Rosendale Cafer, 434 Main St, Rosendale.

7:30PM Soilwork. Info: 845-471-1966. The Chance, 6 Crannell St, Poughkeepsie, $20.

8PM Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett of Little Feat & New Orleans Suspects to Perform.$30.00 in advance and $35day of show. A VIP package with a meet and greet is available for $60. The Bearsville Theater ,291 Tinker St, Woodstock.

Info: 845-679-4406.

8PM Tom Depetris Band. Info: 845-679-3484.

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

Monday

4/11

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. 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, 133 Farmer’s Tnpk, Gardiner.

11AM “Papermaking By Hand in India.” Papermaker Radha Pandey will give a talk on papermaking history and technique and a demonstration. Info: 845-437-5370. Vassar College, The Aula in Ely Hall, Poughkeepsie, free.

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-6PM Crystal, Tarot, Astrology and Energy Clearing Sessions with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call for appointment. $30 for 25 minute reading; $50 for Crystal Energy Reading; $85 for one hour shamanic crystal energy session.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

1 PM Needlework Group. On-going every Monday, 1pm. Info:845-338-5580, x1005. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

2PM-4PM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. In addition to instruction, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the class offers friendship and camaraderie. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for minimum contribution of $2.

Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

2PM Spring Wellness Series: “Consider the Conversation 2: Stories about Cure, Relief and Comfort.” Chronicles the real-life experiences of a variety of patients who are terminally ill. Info:www.healthquest.org/wellness or 845-876-4745 Northern DutchessHospital, Cafeteria Conference Room, Rhinebeck.

3PM-5PM Math Help with Phyllis Rosato.

From kindergarten to calculus. Ongoing. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

3:30PM-5:30PM Tail Waggin Tutors Reading Help! Read to trained TDI dogs to build confidence and have fun. Recommended for early readers, reluctant readers, anyone ! Free, DropIn. Ongoing. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

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.

4PM-5PM Expressive Arts for Kids. For kids in 1st through 5th grade. Bard College students representing the Community Engagement Arts Project (CEAP) focus on community art making and the process of finding a personal, creative, and empowering voice ofexpression. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

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-7PM. Solarize Saugerties & Total Tennis will present information on going solar to Ulster/ Greene County business owners. See a business solar installation up close and get questions answered by our commercial installer Lighthouse Solar. 1811 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties. Info: www.Solarize-HudsonValley.org.

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.

6PM-9PM ‘Food Truck Workshop.’ Led by Heather Williams, (www.pippysfoodtruck. com), sole proprietor of Pippy’s Hot Dog Truck, students will look into the dynamic world of the food truck entrepreneur. Reg reqr’d. Info: 845-339-2025 or www.sunyulster.edu/ce. SUNY Ulster, Kingston Center, 94 Mary’s Ave, Kingston, $49.

6PM-8PM Meeting of ENJAN. (End The New Jim Crow Action Network) Dedicated to fighting racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). Info: 845-4758781 or www.enjan.org. New Progressive Baptist Church, 8 Hone St, Kingston.

6:30PM Youth Tractor Safety Education Program A mandatory registration meeting for parents and youth. For youth 14 & up from Tues. 4/26 to Thurs. 4/28 from 8 to 4pm. Info: 828-3346 x201 or mms426@cornell.edu. Cornell Cooperative Extension Rensselaer County office, 61 State St, Troy.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Poet Gold presents Poelodies: Poetry, Spoken Word, Melodies, & Song. Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon. com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters Chorus.

Info: www.palacealbany.com or 518-465-3335 Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany, free.

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

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

Tuesday

4/12

Jewish Currents: Sholem Aleichem Variety Show, featuring hilarious cabaret music, performance, poetry, short fiction, and great Jewish jokes. Info: www.brownpapertickets.com/

event/2514028. Rosendale Theate, Main St, Rosendale.

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.

8AM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Early Morning Birders Tuesday. Designed for birding enthusiasts or those just looking to learn the basics. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Main Entrance, Gardiner, $10 / per car.

9AM-10:30PM Introduction to Tai Chi with certified instructor Jing Shuai at the New Paltz Community Center. All levels welcome. Class involves Qi Gong and slow movements. Suggested donation is $5 or more. Info: www.elegantevidence.com. Name of the event: Introduction to Tai Chi Time: Saturdays - April 16th, 23th, 30th and May 7th, 14th, 21th, 28th, June 4th, 11th, July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23th, 30th, August 6th, from 9:00 am - 10:30 am. New Paltz Community Center,3 Veterans Drive, New Paltz. Info: 845-214-8579 Email: chinalinkus@gmail.com.

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.

9:30AM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Fanny Reese Park. Easy Hike with optional Walkway extension. 4-5 miles. Leader: Carol Gray 845-471-1168 or outdoorcarol@verizon. net. Confirm with leader. Bring water, snacks etc..

Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org. Johnson-Iorio MemorialPark, Haviland Rd, Highland, free.

10 AM -3:30 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Tuesday Trek - Rockin’ Mine Hole Geology Hike. Moderately challenging, two mile hike leads to a small, but pristine waterfall. Pre-registration reqr’d. Info: 845-255-0752.

Minnewaska State Park Preserve, AwostingParking Area, Gardiner, $10 /per car.

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: 845-6798700 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.

10AM-4PM Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library Book Sale. Specialty Sale of our entire inventory of Cookbooks at Half Off the usual low prices (regularly $2 or less) through Saturday, 4/16. Hours: 10 am to 4pm on Tues, Thurs and Sat. Friends’ Book Store, Boardman RoadBranch Library, 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie.

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.

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

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.

11:30 AM 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-3PM Israeli Folk Dancing.1:30PM-3PM 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.

3PM-5PM Marketing Strategy Seminar: Evolution of Marketing. Understanding the ever changing Marketing Landscape: Print/Digital/ Social and beyond. Taught by Luminary Media

April 7, 2016 of Kingston. Hosted by New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce. Refreshments included.Online prepaid registration is required at newpaltzchamber.org or 845-255-0243. Historic Huguenot Street, Deyo Hall, New Paltz, $10, $25 /more than 1 seminar.

3PM Book Signing: Jesse Jarnow, author of “Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America.”

Info: www.goldennotebook.com or 845-6798000. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock.

4PM-5PM Beverly Cleary’s Birthday Party! For kids in 1st through 5th grade. Celebrate beloved author Beverly Cleary’s 100th birthday at the Drop-Everything-And-Read Birthday party!

They’ll have cake, decorate reading journals.

Info: 845-757-3771 orwww.tivolilibrary.org.

Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

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-8PM 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 Office, 90 Main at Bridge, Phoenicia.

6 PM-7 PM Weekly Sitting Meditation w/ walking meditation (instruction available).

On-going Tues, 6-7pm. Free & open to the public.

845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala.org.

Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6PM-8PM Kingston’s Meeting - End the New Jim Crow Action Network. A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality and mass incarceration (the “new Jim Crow”). 475-8781 or www. enjan.org. New Progressive Baptist Church, 8 Hone St, Kingston.

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.

6:30PM Screening: Trees in Trouble. The story of America’s urban and community forests: their history, their growing importance to our health, economy and environment. Info: 845-437-7414 or farm.vassar.edu/ Vassar College, Rockefeller Hall, Room 200, Poughkeepsie.

6:30PM Ulster County Animal Response Team (UCART). April meeting. Come for cookies and tea and catch up with what’s new at UCART. Info: www.ulstercorps.org/collaborations/ucart-ulstercommunity-animal-response-team/ Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge.

7PM Ashokan Talent & Woodstock Music Lab Present: STICK MEN. Opening night of the Prog Noir Tour. Featuring Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter. Special Guests; Bernier & DeCarlo and the Paul Green Rock Academy Showband. Info: www.ashokantalent.com.Woodstock Music Lab, 1700 Sawkill Rd, Kingston, $25.

7PM How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change. New Documentary On Climate Change By Emmy-Winning Writer/Director Josh Fox. Fox and local organizer will be on hand for a Q&A after the film.

Info: www.howtoletgomovie.com. SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center LC 100, New Paltz, free.

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

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-10PM Jazz Jam. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm.

452-3232. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

7PM Ashokan Talent & Woodstock Music Lab presents STICK MEN featuring Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter. Fresh off the wildly successful King Crimson World Tour, it’s opening night of the PROG NOIR Tour. Doors open 6pm, show at 7pm. Tickets: $20 adv/$25day of show (gen adm).Special Guests; Bernier & DeCarlo and the Paul Green Rock Academy Show band Advance tickets: www.ashokantalent.com. Woodstock Music Lab, 1700 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

7PM The Sholem Aleichem Variety Show.

An evening of music, performance, storytelling, video, and great Jewish jokes — including rapid-fire Jewish cabaret songs by Daniel Cainer, and readings and skits by Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine, Ann Citron, and Lawrence Bush.

The evening will include of course, works by the master, Sholem Aleichem.There will be noodle kugel and tea instead of popcorn and soda (unless you want both), a free gift to everyone who attends, and an uproarious time. Bring your hanky. Tickets can be bought at the Rosendale Cinema box office or at jewishcurents.org.Rosen-

dale Theater, Rosendale.

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 Kelley Swindall. Info: 845-679-3484.

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

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.

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9AM-10AM Senior Kripalu Yoga with Susan Blacker. Gentle yoga class with each student encouraged to move and stretch at his or her own pace. Includes warmups, poses for strength and balance and breath work for relaxation. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10:30AM-12:30PM Senior Writing Workshop Welcomes New Members. Led by Lew Gardner, writer, editor & instructor. Writers at all levels of experience, beginner to expert, are invited to join. Whether interested in nonfiction, short stories, plays, memoir, or poetry, writers age55 and above may join the group. Info: 845-679-2880. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

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.

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.

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.

12PM-3PM Lyme Wellness Workshop Series.

Newcomers & caregivers always welcome. www. lymewellnessseries.com. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Ln, New Paltz.

1POM Sawkill Seniors Meeting. Town of Guest speaker will be Bill Knowles, who will enlighten us on the history of the Firemen's Museum.There are still seats available for the trip to see "Once" at Proctors in Schenectady on May 12th. Reservations for the trip can be made by calling Dawn at 845-532-8194.If anyone has not paid their dues for this year they are due by April 15. Kingston Town Hall , Kingston. Info: 845-336-5164 1PM Esopus Stitchers. 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.

2 PM -3 PM 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-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.

2PM The Roosevelt Circle: A Closer Perspective. Louis Howe - The President Maker. Tea and light refreshments will be served. Info: Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck.

2PM Book Reading: Steve Kemper, author of A Labyrinth of Kingdoms: 10, 000 Miles through Islamic Africa. Reg reqr’d. 845-9058000. The Fountains at Millbrook, Millbrook.

3:30PM Tweens Gathering. Info: 845-338-5580 Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

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.

4PM-6PM 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.

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.

4PM-5PM LEGO Club - A full hour of free play with their huge collection of LEGOs & DUPLOs. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary. org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

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.

5PM “Plush Vision.” Visual artist Anna Betbeze will discuss her work with carpets and rugs in the lecture. Info: 845-437-5370. Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Room 203, Poughkeepsie, 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.

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.

6:30PM Ulster County Photo Club. 2nd Wed only. Adult Program. Info: 845-338-5580 Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

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.

6:30 PM-7:05 AM Learn Remembrance. 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-9PM. Volleyball. A fun, pickup volleyball game at Rondout Municipal Center, 1915 Lucas Avenue Cottekill, NY. Enter at the entrance on the left side, as you face the school from Lucas Ave. $6. For more information,845- 616-0710.

5:30PM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going. Everyone welcome. 845-679-9534. First Churchof Christ, Scientist, 89 Tinker St, Woodstock.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Jazz Sessions at The Falcon Underground - Host: Bassist, Doug Weiss. Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon. com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

5:30PM-6:30PM Battle of the Books Meeting.

Regular meeting of the Battle of the Books team.

All members and potential members are asked to please attend. There will be snacks!. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

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

6PM-7PM Get Started Kayaking. Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) trip leader Don Urmston will tell you how to get started, what gear you’ll need, where to go paddling, where to meet other paddlers and where to get instruction.

Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, Washington Ave, Saugerties.

6PM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: How to Get Started Kayaking. Contact: Don Urmston: Mrurmston@gmail.com or 845-4574552. Don will tell you how to get started, what gear you’ll need, where to go paddling. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

6PM-8PM Pigs for Beginners. For more information and a printable brochure go to http://tinyurl. com/April-2016-Pigs-Class.Space is limited.

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston, $20.

6PM-8PM Woodstock Community Chorale. An opportunity to join with friends to sing both great works and songs for fun. No need to read music!

Info: 845-688-2169. Kleinert/James Gallery, Tinker St, Woodstock.

6PM-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 Meeting of ENJAN. (End The New Jim Crow Action Network) Dedicated to fighting racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). Info: 845-4758781 or www.enjan.org. Family Partnership Center, African Roots Library, 29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie.

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

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.

6AM An Interim Shared Eucharist celebrated by the Episcopal Church with the United Methodist Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Bishop Andrew Dietsche of the Episcopal Diocese of New York will celebrate the Eucharist, and the preacher will be the Rev. Timothy Riss, superintendent of the Catskill Hudson District for the New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. The pastors and congregations of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and the New Paltz United Methodist Church will be involved in the readings and musical offerings, along with the chaplaincies at SUNY-New Paltz and Vassar College. Both wine and grape juice, in separate chalices, will be available at the Eucharist; there will also be gluten-free bread. Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, 90 Route 32 South in New Paltz.

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.

6:15PM Pilates Springboard - Reformer Class.

Paltz.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.

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

4/14

7:30AM-8:30AM Zen Meditation Group. Info: doreelipsonmsw@gmail.com or verderosa@ gmail.com. Everyone welcome for silent sitting, walking, and connection. Facilitators Doree Lipson & Meredith Johnson are Zen practitioners and meditation teachers, and will offerbeginner instruction and support as needed and wanted. Ongoing. Sanctuary, 5 Academy St, New Paltz, free /donations welcome.

7:30AM-8:30AM Free Zen Meditation Group.

Silent sitting, walking, and connection. Facilitators Doree Lipson & Meredith Johnson are Zen practitioners and meditation teachers, and will offer beginner instruction and support as needed.

Donations welcome. Sanctuary, Academy St, New Paltz.

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. 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.

7PM-10PM A Spirited Earth Day. A convivial Chinese meal at the Garrison Institute prepared

by Fresh Company in the year of the Fire Monkey with hors d’oeuvres, dinner, beer, cocktails and wine. Info: garrisoninstitute.org/earthday or 845-424-4800. Garrison Institute, Garrison.

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.

7PM A Matter of Balance: Information Session.

One sure way to ensure you are able to live independently longer is to avoid falling. Upcoming classes are scheduled for Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, Pleasant Valley, Rhinebeck and Wappinger. Info: 845-486-2555 orwww.co.dutchess.ny.us/ Grace Episcopal Church, 3328 Franklin Ave, Millbrook.

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.

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

Rosendale Café, Rosendale.

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.

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 or845679- 8989. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, free /donations welcomed.

10AM-4PM Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library Book Sale. Specialty Sale of our entire inventory of Cookbooks at Half Off the usual low prices (regularly $2 or less) through Saturday, 4/16. Hours: 10 am to 4pm on Tues, Thurs and Sat. Friends’ Book Store, Boardman RoadBranch Library, 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie.

7:15PM Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in HD. “Revelations, “ served-up with “Chroma” (Wayne McGregor), “Grace, “ (Ronald K. Brown), and “Takademe” (Robert Battle). Running time is 92 minutes. Info: www.rosendaletheatre.org or 845-658-8989. Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale.

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.

7:30 PM The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. The Newyorkers Chorus is a male a cappella group that sings in the uniquely American “Barbershop Style” of close four-part harmony. Guests are always welcome.

Sight-reading not required.Meets every Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Info: wwwnewyorkerschorus. org. Crown Heights Clubhouse, 34 Nassau Rd, Poughkeepsie.

11:30AM-1PM “Third Thursday Luncheon.”

As part of Messiah’s Outreach Programs, each luncheon benefits a local organization to support its ongoing programs. $6/ donation requested.

For takeout orders with a $7/ donation. Info: 845-876-3533. The Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery, Rhinebeck.

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

12PM-1:30PM New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce April Business Luncheon. Key Note Speaker: Rick Remsnyder, Ulster County

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Tourism Director. Online prepaid registration is required. Info: newpaltzchamber.org or 845-2550243. Apple Greens Restaurant, 161 South Rd, New Paltz.

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.

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.

6 PM-7:30 PM Lecture. Sustainability and Energy. This lecture will cover simple ways to save energy and money! It will also cover renewable energy initiatives in the Hudson River Valley. Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

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 Channeling on Relationships with White Eagle and Love Eagle. Join spiritual channel James Philip and receive uplifting energy healing, guidance and deeply profound insight into our intimate relationships with lovers, partners, friends, family, colleagues andourselve. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30.

6PM LUNAFEST Reception & Films. Fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers. RSVP. Info: www.lunafest. org/hydepark0414. FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Wallace Center, Hyde Park, $35.

6PM-8PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night: Bleach Movie1 - Memories of Nobody.

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

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

6PM-7:30PM Run Local First Team Training Program. Kick-off party and orientation.

Designed to help individuals of any age or ability to begin running or return to running. All participants will gather to meet for the program orientation, receive a program packet, t-shirt, and water bottle. Info: dcrcoc.org or 845-4541700. Poughkeepsie Day School, Gilkeson Center, Boardman Ro, Poughkeepsie.

6PM 15th Annual National Touring Film Festival. LUNAFESTr, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women and men together in their communities. Reg reqr’d. Info:www.lunafest.org/hydepark0414. FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Wallace Center, Hyde Park, $35.

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.

7PM Open Mic Night with Jeff Entin. Info: 845-687-2699. High Falls Café, High Falls.

7PM-8PM Concert: Hungrytown - A fun concert for all ages. Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

7PM Voice Theatre’s Annual Spring Reading Series. “The Last Schwartz.” A staged reading of the dramatic comedy written by Deborah Zoe Laufer, directed by Shauna Kante. Info: www. voicetheatre.org or 845-679-0154. New World Home Cooking, Route 212, Saugerties.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Slam Allen’s Spring Celebration (Blues). Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM The 3rd Annual Spring Reading Series.

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

7PM-8:30PM Meeting of

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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 The Band’s Visit . Classic Jewish Film presented by Tova Weitzman. Tova will be using this film to take us on a journey related to Israeli culture. Info: www.jewishcongregationofnewpaltz.org. Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, Community Center, 32 N. Chestnut St, New Paltz.

7PM Book Reading: Donald Nicholson. He will present his translation of Jean-Paul Cl‚bert’s classic novel, Paris Vagabond. Info: 845- 255 - 5030.

Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main St, New Paltz.

7PM The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project.

Directed by Stephen Balantzian.Quimby Theater, Vanderlyn Hall, New Paltz. 845- 688-1959.

Students Free/Suggested donation $10.

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.

7:30PM Weekly Thursday Nite EFT Healing Circle & Recovery Workshop. Bring your physical, emotional, & spiritual challenges and issues, and have them quickly, effectively resolved and healed in a safe supportive environment with EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). Free, $5 donation welcome. All proceeds go directly to FOW, a registered NYS 501c3 Not-for-Profit. Info: goo.gl/xfzDc4 or 845-702-2183. Family of Woodstock,16 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

7:30 PM Word Of Mouth Poetry Series: Featured poets: Richard Treitner & Victoria Sullivan. Open Reading w/ a 5 minute limit follows the featureds, hosted by Teresa Costa.

Every Second Thursday. Info: 845-331-6713.

Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston, $3.

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

8PM Circle Mirror Transformation. Play by Annie Baker. Directed by Melisa Annis with Summer Corrie, Michael Rhodes*, Lorenzo Scott*, Amie Tedesco* and Jill Van Note* * member Actors’ Equity. Info: 845- 230-7020 or tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli.

8PM Parade. Directed by Catherine Doherty.

Book by Alfred Uhry. Music/Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Musical Director Elizabeth Gerbi. Choreographer Christine Drexler. Info: SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, $20, $18 /senior/student, $10 /Staff/student.

Friday

4/15

9AM-5PM Starr Library’s BIG Book Sale (NOTE: 9 - 10am Preview, $10 fee for all). Three days to shop. Info: 845-876-4030, starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St, Rhinebeck.

9:45 AM -10:45 AM 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-12PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Fun Fridays in April. Explore the Peter’s Kill Area of Minnewaska. Hikes may be up to a mile and a half long. Pre-registration requested. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Gardiner, $10 /per car.

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

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.

11:30AM-6:45PM Private Channeled Guidance and Energy Healing with James Philip.

Whether receiving words of wisdom or spiritual healing, these sessions are about deep and profound life transformation, helping clients to raise their vibration in every level ofexistence: physical, emotional, mental, spiritual. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $120 /1 hour.

12PM-2PM Assemblymember Kevin A. Cahill (D-Ulster, Dutchess) Mobil District Office Visit. Representatives available to answer questions, provide information and discuss any concerns that constituents may have. Info: 845-338-5580 Town of Esopus Library, 128Canal St, Port Ewen.

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.

1PM-4PM Save Our Trees -Invasive Vine Species Removal. Join the Environmental Cooperative as they decide to stop Invasive Vines from harming our trees by managing vines in areas where they grow most abundantly. Info: 845437-5370. Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve, Poughkeepsie.

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 “Knit Wits” Knitting Club. Saugerties Public Library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 845-246-4317.

4:30PM-5:30PM Lego Club. All ages, with parents. Ongoing. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia, free.

4:30PM Teen Night. 1st & 3rd Friday of each month. Young Adult Program. Info: 845-3385580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

5 PM -7:30 PM 13th Annual Empty Bowls Benefit Dinner. Purchase ceramic bowls that were made by a number of local artists and students. They can then have their bowls filled with a variety of soups and/or ice cream. Raises money for local food pantries.

Info:emptybowlsny@gmail.com orwww.emptybowls.webs.com Rondout Valley High School, Kyserike Rd, Accord, $15 /ceramic bowl.

6PM-7:30PM Lecture. Garden Polyculture: Companion Planting. Learn about which garden vegetables benefit each other when grown together and which should be grown apart. Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113.

Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

6:30PM Spring Lectures at Boscobel. Drew Lang, Architect. Architect as Developer: How Architecture Creates PlaceOutside Kerhonksen in Ulster County. Info: Boscobel.org. Boscobel, 1601 Route 9D, Garrison, $20.

7PM-10PM Blues Happy Hour - Top Cat. No cover, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049. Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston.

7PM Cabin Fever Music: The John Burroughs Memorial Locust & Wild Honey Mountain Orchestra. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

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 The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project.

Directed by Stephen Balantzian.Quimby Theater, Vanderlyn Hall, New Paltz. 845- 688-1959.

Students Free/Suggested donation $10.

7PM Poetry At 1600 Feet Festival. Featured Performance. Curators: Margaret Uhalde and Breanna Metcalf-Oshinsky. Info: www. catskillmtn.org/.../doctorow-center-for-the-arts. htm Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7951 Main St, Hunter, free.

7PM For Goodness Sake: Plant-based Recipes from the Spiral House Kitchen. . The group will speak about this and what it’s like working together with such an eclectic assortment of artists. Info: 845-336-0590. Barnes and Noble, 1177 Ulster Ave, Kingston.

7PM-10PM Breaking the Silence: Free Teen Dance Party with activities, refreshments and great music courtesy of DJ Jason Stryker. For all LGBTQ Youth and Allies-ages 14-18. Bring student ID or proof of age. Info: SafeSchools@LGBTQcenter.org or 845-331-5300. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

7:30PM -9:30PM Franternal Twin Record Release: 8:00PM:Opener-subPixel /Matt Rossguitar, programming, 8:30PM:Fraternal Twin/ Tom Christie-vocals, guitar, David Grimaldi-bass, Max Restaino-drums, 9:00PM-DJ Set featuring Paris Leach. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Ride Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

7:30PM Neil Simon’s “California Suite.” Directed by Barbara E. Melzer and assisted by Trish Franklin. Info: www.coachhouseplayers.org or 845-331-2476. Coach House Players, 12 Augusta St, Kingston, $20, $18 /senior, $18 /12 & under.

8PM Parade. Directed by Catherine Doherty.

Book by Alfred Uhry. Music/Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Musical Director Elizabeth Gerbi. Choreographer Christine Drexler. Info: SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, $20, $18 /senior/student, $10 /Staff/student.

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

8PM Circle Mirror Transformation. Play by Annie Baker. Directed by Melisa Annis with Summer Corrie, Michael Rhodes*, Lorenzo Scott*, Amie Tedesco* and Jill Van Note* * member Actors’ Equity. Info: 845- 230-7020 or tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli.

April 7, 2016 8PM 10th Annual Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival presents Romeo & Juliet.$24/adults & $22/seniors and children. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck.

8PM Living Colour, Live in Concert. Genre: rock. Info: www.thechancetheater.com or 845-471-1966. Chance Theater, 6 Crannell St, Poughkeepsie, $50, $20.

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

8PM Lewis Black. The Emperor’s New Clothes.

The Naked Truth Tour. Info: www.palacealbany. com Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany, $65, $49.50, $29.50.

8PM Performing Arts of Woodstock presents Good People. Play by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Reservations are Strongly Recommended.

Info: www.performingartsofwoodstock.org or 845-679-7900. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $23, $20 /senior/ student.

8 PM -10:30 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam’s Point Area - Moon Viewing.

A brief presentation by Dr. Willie Yee, President of the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Assoc, on the history and characteristics of the moon.

Followed by telescope time outside. Reg reqr’d.

Info: 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor, $10 /per car.

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Hudson Hewn: New York Furniture Now. Features locally made, contemporary furniture that is inspired by past and present, by nature and natural materials, and by the very acts of making and living with beautiful objects. Exhibits through 8/14. Info: Boscobel.org. Boscobel, Garrison.

Poughkeepsie’s Earth Day. A celebration of the city’s ecosystem—its communities, diversity and biodiversity. Street puppets, a vintage bike sale and bike rodeo, hands-on workshops and a walking tour of public art. Info: PKearthday@ gmail.com or 845-437-7435. Main St, betweenMarket and Academy Sts, Poughkeepsie.

7:30AM-6PM Olana’s Travellers Club: Tracing F.E. Church’s Roots - Hartford, CT from Birthplace to Burial. Fee includes coach bus, lunch and all entrance fees. Pre-registration is required

by Sunday, April 10. For more information visitwww.olana.org. Olana, Hudson, $75.

8:30AM 17th Annual Spring Garden Day. “Botanicals & Banquets” features 16 classes and keynote speaker, professor and native plant expert, Carolyn Summers. Pre-reg recommended. Info: ulster.cce.cornell.edu/. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, $15.

8:30AM-2:30PM The 23rd Annual Conference on Literacy: Family & Community Engagement - Strategies for Success. Registration deadline: April 8. Kathryn Roberts, a family literacy expert, will be the keynote presenter.

Reg reqr’d. Info: 845-569-3431 or cell.msmc. edu. Mount St Mary, Newburgh.

8:30AM-4:15PM Master Gardeners’ Garden Day 2016: “Botanicals & Banquets.” Features 16 classes and a keynote address by Westchester Community College professor and native plant expert, Carolyn Summers. Reg & info: www. tinyurl.com/2016-Garden-Day or 845-3403990.SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, $45.

9AM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Gertrude’s Nose Mohonk Preserve. 9+ Mile Strenuous Hike, 8 hour. Leader: Michael C. Phipps, Phippsmcp@aol.com, Cell: 646-3735891. Bring at least 3 liters of water, nutritious trail snacks and lunch. RSVP. Info:www.MidHudsonADK.org. Mohonk Preserve, West Trapps Parking area, New Paltz.

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-3PM American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider Renewal Course. This is a recertification class forACLScourse. Participants must have a current ACLS certification to take this recertification course. Text is not included.

Preregistration andpayment are required. Info: 845-475-9742. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck, $125.

9AM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Wallkill River, Middletown to Montgomery.

Beginning Paddlers Welcome! Leader: Don Urmston: Mrurmston@gmail.com or 845-5494671 (before 9pm). Equipment & PFD Required!

Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org. Middletown.

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

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9AM-10:30PM Introduction to Tai Chi with certified instructor Jing Shuai at the New Paltz Community Center. All levels welcome. Class involves Qi Gong and slow movements. Suggested donation is $5 or more. Info: www.elegantevidence.com. Name of the event: Introduction to Tai Chi Time: Saturdays - April 16th, 23th, 30th and May 7th, 14th, 21th, 28th, June 4th, 11th, July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23th, 30th, August 6th, from 9 - 10:30 am. New Paltz Community Center,3 Veterans Drive, New Paltz. Info: 845-214-8579 Email: chinalinkus@gmail.com.

9:30AM-5PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Sam’s Point Area - Hike to the Shingle Gully Ice Caves, where ice persists into summer in deep crevice caves. Accessible only on guided tours led by park staff. Reg reqr’d. Pre-registration deadline: April 11th. Info: 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor, $10 /per car.

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.

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-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off.

Ongoing. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, 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 Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 845-6877023.

10AM-2PM Kingston Farm Project Community Work Weekend. A fun work day to prepare the farm for a new, productive year! Shovel, weed and seed the ground. Info: www.kingstonymcafarmproject.org. YMCA, Broadway, Kingston.

10 AM Kingston Antique Show and Flea Market. Mix of antiques, uniques, collectibles, crafts, plus new and used items of all types from dozens of vendors. Donating a non-perishable food item provides $1 off the entry fee. Info: 845-657-8563 or NorthCountryColl@hvc.rr.com.

Andy Murphy Rec Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston, $5, free /under12.

10AM-4PM Starr Library’s BIG Book Sale (NOTE: 9 - 10am Preview, $10 fee for all). Three days to shop. Info: 845-876-4030, starrlibrary.org. Starr Library, 68 W. Market St, Rhinebeck.

10AM-4PM Annual Earth Day Fair. Free, funfilled, educational and interfaith celebration with a focus on climate concerns and “green living”.

Children’s activities, healthy food, music and entertainment. Info: 845-255-4170. Reformed Church of New Paltz, 92 Huguenot St, New Paltz.

10AM-12PM Main Street/Fall Kill Clean Up. Join the Environmental Cooperative, the Middle Main Initiative, and United Way to clean Main Street and parts of the Fall Kill. After, stay for the Poughkeepsie Earth Day celebration. Info: 845-437-5370. Murphy Park, 517 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

10AM-5PM Pasta Primo Vino. You’ll receive a souvenir glass at your starting winery, and then up to four wine samples as well as a sample portion of a delicious pasta dish at each winery you visit. Info: www.shawangunkwinetrail. com or 845-256-8456, Shawangunk Wine Trail Wineries, Hudson Valley.

10AM-1PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Mossy Glen. The footpath does include some tricky footing, including potentially slippery rocks and tree roots. Pre-registration reqr’d. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Awosting Parking Area, Gardiner, $10.

10AM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Opening of Grasshopper Grove - Scavenger Hunt. Ages 2-6. Info: hhnm.org or 845-5345506. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall, $3.

10AM Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Gardening for Butterflies and their Caterpillars. For adults or families with children ages 10 and older. Pre-paid registration required. Info: hhnm.org or 845-534-5506. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall, $3.

10AM-4PM Friends of Poughkeepsie Public Library Book Sale. Specialty Sale of our entire inventory of Cookbooks at Half Off the usual low prices (regularly $2 or less) through Saturday, 4/16. Hours: 10 am to 4pm on Tues, Thurs and Sat. Friends’ Book Store, Boardman RoadBranch Library, 141 Boardman Rd, Poughkeepsie.

10AM-2PM Community Work Weekend - 4/16 & 4/17. Participants will shovel, weed and seed the ground to prepare for a bountiful third season.

Tools are provided and all ages are welcome!

Info: 845-340-3990 or cad266@cornell.edu.

Kingston Farm Project, behind the YMCA, Broad-

way, Kingston.

10:30AM-11:30AM Life Amplified: Our Family Touched by Autism. Karen Skogen Haslem has written a personal memoir hoping to shed some light on such families. Join the author as she discusses her perspective from before her son was diagnosed through age 15. Info: 845-2464317 or saugertiespubliclibrary.org. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

Steinbeck’s immortal novel. Chapter Four of Captain Marvel. Info: www.shadowlandtheatre. org Shadowland Theatre, 157 Canal St, Ellenville.

or hvfgpoughkeepsie@gmail.com. Unitarian Fellowship, 67 South Randolph Ave, Poughkeepsie, $6, $5 /senior.

2PM-5PM Spring Open House. Enjoy free homemade cider and baked goods. Take a tour of the land, learn a bit about Quaker process. Info: www.qivc.org or 518-392-0289. Quaker Intentional Village - Canaan, 235 Bradleys Crossing Rd, East Chatham.

7:30PM John Burroughs Natural History Society Field Trip: Rondout Series - Rosendale to High Falls. This field trip is the second in a series of outings exploring the Rondout Valley region. Contact trip leader Matt Corsaro (mattcorsaro@yahoo.com ) for details a weekor less before the trip. Info: www.jbnhs.org. Rosendale municipal parking lot, Hardenburgh Ln, Rosendale.

10:30AM Delaware and Hudson Canal Society and Museum Volunteer Day. Help clear the Five Lock Walk and the D&H Canal Museum grounds. Bring your own hand tools. Refreshments will be available. Info: canalmuseum.org or 845-687-9311. D&H Canal Historical Society and Museum, 23 Mohonk Rd, High Falls.

2PM Mid-Century Middletown: The ‘50s and ‘60s Remembered. A slide show of people and places around Middletown during that era bring your own memories and photos to share.

Info: history@catskill.net or mtownhistory.org.

Historical Society of the Town of Middletown, 778 Cemetery Rd, Margaretville, $4.

10:30AM-1:30PM Teen Geek - Let Vic help you with e-mail, the internet, computer software, your smart phone, laptop, e-reader, etc. No appointment necessary Info: 845-757-3771 or www.tivolilibrary.org. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

2PM-5PM Cookbook Launch: Rebecca Miller Ffrench Author of Whole Protein Vegetarian, Delicious Plant-Based Recipes with EssentialAmino Acids for Health and Well-Being. Tastings of Recipes. Info: 845-876-1117 bluecashew Kitchen Pharmacy, 6423 Montgomery St, Suite 3, Rhinebeck.

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.

11 AM -4 PM Woodstock Farm Sanctuary Weekend Tour. 150-acre life-long sanctuary for rescued farm animals. Learn about vegan living. A new Visitors Center and Cafe, open to the public for tours on weekends from 11am-4pm through October, $10/adults, $5/ kids;group tours & private vegan events (including weddings) during the week. Info:845-2475700 or www.woodstocksanctuary.org. Woodstock Animal Sanctuary, 2 Rescue Rd (formerly Epworth Lane), High Falls.

11:30AM-6PM Illuminating Relationships with White Eagle and Love Eagle. A one-day healing workshop facilitated by James Philip. Through a specific sequence of energy healing, live channeled guidance and Q & A, you will each learn to transform current relationship issues and limitations, transform karma. Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $125.

12PM Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Walkabout Kickoff Event. The new Hyde Park Trails “Patch” for 2016 will be presented.

There will be a guided hike on one of the Hyde Park trails, possibly on a new trail. Contact leader for details. Leader: Salley Decker, 845-454-4206.

Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org Hyde Park.

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

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-3PM Catskills Fishing Fever Forum: Art Flick. A star-studded panel will explore the impact of legendary fly fisherman and conservationist Art Flick and his Streamside Guide, which cut through much of the mystery around catching fish. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

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.

We are now in our 15th year of standing for peace and justice. New Paltz.

12:45PM-5:30PM Poetry At 1600 Feet Festival. Ars Poetica Workshop series. Followed by an open mic at 6pm. Info: www.catskillmtn.org/.../ doctorow-center-for-the-arts.htm. Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7951 Main St, Hunter, free.

1PM-2PM Genealogy with Heritage Quest.

Town Historian Audrey Klinkenberg is going to show you how to get started with Heritage Quest. Heritage Quest is a database that is free to all patrons with a library card. Reg reqr’d. Info: : 845-246-4317 orsaugertiespubliclibrary.org.

Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

1PM Daffodil Tea. Advance reservations are necessary, as limited seating tends to fill-up quickly. Info: 845-876-4818. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck, $30, $20 /child.

1PM-4PM Book Exchange. Bring a book and exchange it a book brought by another community member! Info: www.midhudsonheritage.org or 845- 214-1113. Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, 317 Main St, Poughkeepsie, free.

1PM Goldfinger. The classic 1964 spy film starring Sean Connery. James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Info: www.middletownparamount.com or 845-3464195. Historic Paramount Theatre, 17 South St, Middletown.

2PM-4PM “Origami Flower” Workshop () will be offered by Ms. Paulsen .For participants age 12 and up. Res reqr’d. Info: 518-719-8244. Catskill Community Center, 344 Main St, Catskill, $20.

2PM Matinee at the Shadowlands: Of Mice and Men. Burgess Meredith, Betty Field and Lon Chaney Jr. star in this adaptation of John

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2PM-4 PM. Solarize Saugerties and Solar Ambassador Jane Barsumian will host an open house for Ulster/Green County homeowners.

See a residential installation and get questions answered by installer Direct Energy. 22 Kramer Kourt, Saugerties.Info: www.Solarize-HudsonValley.org.

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 Gardiner Library Music Lover’s Group Meeting. The group meets the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at 2pm. Gardiner, free, 845-255-1255.

4PM The Wiltwyck School for Boys: Reclaiming Human Lives. A Lecture by Eve P. Smith. A reception and light refreshments will follow the lecture, which is free and open to the public. Info: www.klyneesopusmuseum.us . Esopus Town Hall, Port Ewen.

5PM Tobias Anderson Concert. Folk-pop and gospel music with NYC pianist William Norman and upright bassist Robert Bard. Fundraiser for the new album, entitled [bright]. Info: 845-2550051 Redeemer Lutheran Church, The Sanctuary, New Paltz, $20, free/12 & under.

6PM Spring Tricky Tray Penny Social. Calling at 7:30pm. Door prizes, special table, children’s prizes and quality baskets. Snacks available. Info call 845-283-4718. Walker Valley Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary, 3679 Route 52, Walker Valley.

7PM Saturday Night Jazz! NYC saxophonist Al Guart leads ensemble. 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 withthe band.

Info: 518-678-3101. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville.

7PM The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project.

Directed by Stephen Balantzian.Quimby Theater, Vanderlyn Hall, New Paltz. 845- 688-1959.

Students Free/Suggested donation $10.

7PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles.

2nd set at 8:30pm.No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

7PM Distinctive Debut: Oceanic Fantasy and other works for Violin and Piano. Francesca dePasquale, Violin. Info: hudsonoperahouse.org or 518-822-1438. Hudson Opera House, West Room, Hudson, $25.

7PM Inventing Van Gogh. A contemporary painter forges a Van Gogh painting and find himself squaring off across the years with the master himself in this theatrical production.

Info: www.facebook.com/Cornerstonetheatrearts or 845-294-4188, Cornerstone Theatre Arts, Goshen.

7PM Voice Theatre’s Annual Spring Reading Series. “The Last Schwart.” A staged reading of the dramatic comedy written by Deborah Zoe Laufer, directed by Shauna Kanter. Info: www. voicetheatre.org or 845-679-0154. New World Home Cooking, Route 212, Saugerties, $10.

7PM Movies With Spirit. “Cliffy” (2013). A true story about a 61-year-old potato farmer who becomes an unlikely sports hero by winning the Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultramarathon — by shuffling. Info: 845-389-9201 or www.movieswithspirit.com. Immanuel EvangelicalLutheran Church, 22 Livingston St, Kingston, $5.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Jim Weider’s PRoJECT PERCoLATOR (Rock). Info: 845-236-7970 or liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7:30PM Neil Simon’s “California Suite.” Directed by Barbara E. Melzer and assisted by Trish Franklin. Info: www.coachhouseplayers.org or 845-331-2476. Coach House Players, 12 Augusta St, Kingston, $20, $18 /senior, $18 /12 & under.

7:30PM Folk Guild Coffeehouse Series. Open mic format followed by featured performers, Jon Sweet and Stan Beinstein. Info: 845-592-4216,

7:30PM-11:45PM New Location: Frolic - AllAges Ecstatic Dance Party! Dancing the 3rd Saturday of each month, 7:30-11:45 pm - thru April.All dance abilities welcome, no partner required. Family-oriented early dance at 7:30pm, followed by Ecstatic Dance Party at 9pm.Sliding scale with kids and volunteers free. Info: 845-481-4988. Mountain View Studio, Mountain View Rd, Woodstock.

7:30PM Kaatsbaan Spring 2016 Performance Season: Abarukas, a NYC based company founded in 2012 by Yoshito Sakuraba will perform their latest work, “No Man is an Island” based on the John Donne poem. Info: 845-7575106 x10 or www/Kaatsbaan.org. Kaatsbaan Black-Box Theatre, 120Broadway, Tivoli, $20, $10 /student/child.

7:30PM-11:45PM Frolic - All-Ages Ecstatic Dance Party! Dancing the 3rd Saturday of each month, 7:30-11:45 pm - thru April.All dance abilities welcome, no partner required.

Family-oriented early dance at 7:30pm, followed

by Ecstatic Dance Party at 9pm. Sliding scalewith kids and volunteers free. Info: 845-481-4988.

Mountain View Studio, Mountain View Rd, Woodstock.

8PM STOMP. The international percussion sensation. For audiences of all ages. Info: 845-3396088. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston, $53, $33.

8PM-11PM August West. Grateful Dead cover band. No cover, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049. Uncle Willy’s, 31 North Front St, Kingston.

8PM Performing Arts of Woodstock presents Good People. Play by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Reservations are Strongly Recommended.

Info: www.performingartsofwoodstock.org or 845-679-7900. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $23, $20 /senior/ student.

8PM Parade. Directed by Catherine Doherty.

Book by Alfred Uhry. Music/Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Musical Director Elizabeth Gerbi. Choreographer Christine Drexler. Info: SUNY New Paltz, McKenna Theatre, New Paltz, $20, $18 /senior/student, $10 /Staff/student.

8PM Salute to Africa! UHADI, masters of Johannesburg’s jazz scene. Info: www.at fishercenter. bard.edu or 845-758-7900. Bard College, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson, $50, $35.

8PM An Evening of Jazz. Guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo play jazz. Info: www. safe-harbors.org or 845-784-1199. Ritz Theater, 107 Broadway, Newburgh.

8PM Circle Mirror Transformation. Play by Annie Baker. Directed by Melisa Annis with Summer Corrie, Michael Rhodes*, Lorenzo Scott*, Amie Tedesco* and Jill Van Note* * member Actors’ Equity. Info: 845- 230-7020 or tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli.

8PM 10th Annual Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival presents Romeo & Juliet.$24/adults & $22/seniors and children. Info: www.centerforperformingarts.org 845- 876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck.

8PM Hudson Valley Philharmonic 2015/16 Season. Berstein’s Kaddish. A rare chance to experience Leonard Bernstein’s epic, monumental work for large orchestra, choir, soprano, narrated by Academy Award winning, 5 time Tony nominee Estelle Parsons. Info: 845-4732072.Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $57, $34, $20 /student rush.

8PM Chris Gartdrumm.. Info: 845-679-3484.

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

8PM SubSlab. Info: 845-687-2699. High Falls Café, High Falls.

8PM-11PM August West. Grateful Dead cover band. No cover, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049. Uncle Willy’s, 31 North Front St, Kingston.

8PM The World of Jewish Music series: Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra. Renewal is the theme of this program. Narration by Oscarwinning actress and 5-time Tony nominee Estelle Parsons. Info: www.poklib.org or call 845-4853445. Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie.

8PM Jules Shear. With special guest Marc Delgado. featuring edible delights by Mor Pipman ofMuch Mor Bread. Info: 845-594-4176 or www.marcxdelgado.com/jules-shear-tickets/ Old Glenford Church Studio, 10 Old Route 28, Glenford, $20.

9:30PM Nasty Drew & That Harder Boy: The Mystery of the Family Jewels. Info: BigGayHudsonValley.com/NastyDrew or845-926-0652.

Rosendale Theater, Rosendale, $20.

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PART-TIME GARDENING HELP NEEDED approximately 10 hours/ week in Mt. Tremper. $12/hour, student preferred. Flexible hours. Weeding, watering, planting, etc. Contact: barryensminger@gmail.com or call 212966-0919 Woodstock/Lake Hill: Part-Time Office Assistant Wanted for home based business. 3 afternoons/week. Preferred skills include MS Access, Excel, Word, Mail Chimp, general office duties, excellent phone manner. Resume to: homestayny@msn.com Physician Assistant/Nurse Pracitioners needed for an urgent care medical practice in Highland.

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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.

Part-Time Gardener and Farm Worker.

Help with the start-up of a new small fruit and vegetable farm! Work includes tilling, planting, watering, weeding, mulching, harvesting, and selling at a local farmers market on Sundays. Approximately 22 hours per week. Must have own vehicle and drivers license. Must be able to work independently at times, as well as be outgoing for selling vegetables at the farmers market.

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11 Pluto Lane â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Modena $369,000.00 BETTER than new, 4 BDRM, 3 BTH Farmhouse/Colonial on 2.2 acres. Set back off road offering privacy! Great M/D set up or in home business.

CENTURY 21 ALLIANCE 845-255-6163 Lisa Tonelli Brown, Real Estate Associate Broker http://www.visualtour.com/shownp.asp?t=3648504

planting, moving soil, maintenance. Familiarity w/perennials & comfort w/power tools like leaf-blower preferred. Located in Bearsville. References required. Leave message for Joyce at (914)388-4123.

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 PERSONAL AIDE, no certification required. Must be flexible. Disabled patient in wheelchair Hoyer-lift experience needed.

Paid through agency. Benefits available.

Highland area. 845-901-9955.

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 on-call duty and live within 15 minutes of the site. Full-time, health benefits. See www.huguenotstreet.org for the full job description before applying.

EXPERIENCED SERVER WANTED. Black-Eyed Suzieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is hiring servers for our new cafe in Saugerties. Shifts are 3-9 p.m.

Wednesday-Saturday & 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d allow a schedule of even 1 shift per week. Culinary knowledge preferred.

Located: 230 Partition Street. E-mail qualifications to: info@blackeyedsuziesupstate. com or stop into the cafe.

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CLOSE TO EVERYTHING â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Come check out this 1620 SF, 4 bed 1 bath home with municipal water & sewer. Conveniently located close to restaurants, good theater & 5 mins to shopping area. Rondout Reservoir is nearby for excellent ďŹ shing, but best of all this property is PRICED RIGHT! ................$78,000

On a private 3.2 acre lot shows off the foresight this owner had the when it came to passive solar, repurposing, reusing and reconditioning materials before it ever became a trend. Step inside where you will see the history of the hand hewn beams from local barns, salvaged light ďŹ xtures from a historical hotel, beautiful oak ďŹ replace mantle and currently operating antique pull-chain toilet from Mohonk Mountain House along with handpicked ďŹ eld stones from area farms for the ďŹ replace and entrance way. The owner included energy saving passive solar components in the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design (from spring thru fall with the sun shining, heat doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come on during the whole day). The expanded kitchen was completely remodeled with Quarter-sawn oak cabinets & granite counter tops along with a Viking 6 burner gas stove, slate tile ďŹ&#x201A;oors and breakfast bar. So much more for you to explore in this house and on this property that it requires a personal visit. First time on market!............ $479,900

COLUCCI SHAND REALTY, INC 255-3455

Gardiner Gables 2356 Rte. 44-55 Gardiner, NY 12525

Contact Jeoffrey D. Devor, Assoc. R.E. Broker (845)687-0232 ext. 126

www.coluccishandrealty.com

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3927 Main Street Stone Ridge, NY 12484

Handyman/Groundskeeper: Woodstock, 15-20 hrs/week, flexible schedule, AprilNov. Basic carpentry, painting, gardening, stone & chainsaw work, clean-up. Must be responsible, have own transportation, & strong enough to use 32â&#x20AC;&#x2122; extension ladder.

Pay commensurate with skills and experience. Call or text 845-901-0553.

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.

And, if you have leftover merchandise youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to sell- this would be a perfect way to unload it. Please give John a call for more details- (845)758-1170. Spots are $12-$35.

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Hi Arts Community.. Now is the Time!

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be in action and source Roost Studios and Art Gallery into existence in the Village of New Paltz this Spring.. Please support! Roost Studios! Community & Connection through the Arts. https://www. kickstarter.com/projects/210709941/rooststudios-gallery-and-cooperative

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.

Situations Wanted

Halp, perhaps I should say please halp me, find where Alexander Hamilton lived in Ulster County. Relatively sure that Washington offered Hamilton an acre on Wall St. in NYC or 100 acres in Kingston. He took the acreage in Kingston, lived here and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where. Please call John Schults of Canfields, Kiwanis, Our Time Museum, and UPAC notability at 331-0013.

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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/

Adult Care

CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly.

10 years experience. Live-in or hourly.

References available. Ulster County area.

(845)706-5133 Home Care. Home health aide, over 25 years experience. Compassionate, dedicated and reliable. Excellent references. Days, evenings and nights. Call Dee at 845-3991816.

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NEACA GUN SHOWS. Manchester Center, VT. 410 Hunter Park Road, Riley Rink.

200 tables. Guns, knives, ammo, military.

Sat. April 9, 9-5 ~ Sun. April 10, 9-3. Kiwanis Ice Rink, Saugerties, NY- April 23, 24. 200 Tables. 518-664-9743 ~ NEACA. com

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STUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CAR SERVICE. Whose car determines the pay. Always ready to get you there.

Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter when or where. I drive the miles your way with smiles. Airport transportation starting at $50. Cell- 845-6495350; stu@hvc.rr.com Look for me on Facebook.

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OPEN HOUSE- Highland, single family home. 3bed, 3ba, 2200sq ft, built in 2011 on private 4 acres. $299,000 April 9th & 10th. 845-901-2537 or zoey7632@gmail. com

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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 845-6912770.

Ashokan Reservoir Area. Handyman Special. 25 year old double-wide on full foundation. Well, septic, 2.75 acres. $69,900.

Email: johnnyevt@gmail.com

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HURLEY This Property Has It All!

THERE IS NO APP FOR EXPERIENCE! Westwood agents draw on over 35 years of recognized success in getting savvy buyers and sellers to their Real Estate goals. Our time tested strategies, deep knowledge of the local markets and an unparalleled commitment to service and integrity give our clients a distinct advantage in a complex marketplace. A Westwood agent on your team puts you on the inside track to the finish line. Trust your success to ours. It works!

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REBORN BARN - Absolutely enchanting historic barn renovation just minutes to Woodstock village. Classic post & beam construction combines with an airy open floor plan and thoughtful modern updates. Features spacious 21’ LR with cozy brick wall fireplace, open kitchen w/ breakfast bar, dining space, hardwood & ceramic floors, convenient 1st floor BR + 2 more upstairs, 1.5 baths, bonus STUDIO or home office space. A SIMPLE GARDEN GREETS YOU! ..................... $379,000

VIEW LA LA! - Outstanding south facing mountain, reservoir & valley views grace the 3+ private acre Woodstock site of this appealing rustic contemporary. Stellar floor plan flooded with natural light from enormous windows everywhere! Features huge LR w/ floor to ceiling stone fireplace, 3 BRs. incl. ensuite MBR w/ private balcony, 2.5 baths, central AC, HW & ceramic floors, finished lower level with office & workshop. Breezy screen porch, deck & gardens, too! .....................................$499,000

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

$65,000; 1200 ft2 - Ranch, 10 min. from Hunter (Palenville); Large 2-bedroom, 1 bathroom ranch, 2-car garage with fire place. 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

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LOCATION, LOCATION - Exceptional Woodstock location boasts this picturesque 3 acre country setting w/ mountain & meadow views and STREAM, too! Pure country! The charming brick ranch style home features a large deck off the country style eat-in kitchen and the main bedroom. Perfect for relaxation & entertaining. There’s a living & dining room plus a full basement offers additional potential.

Soothing stream babbles through it. ..$289,000

“DWELL” INSPIRED - new construction.

Singular modernist design completely at home in a natural wooded setting. Expansive glass brings the outdoors into the crisp interior featuring radiantly heated concrete floors, soaring ceilings, consciously framed views, wide open living spaces perfect for entertaining, 3 bedrooms, sleek gourmet kitchen and 2 full Zen-like baths. RARE FIND! ...............................................$375,000

Woodstock 679-0006

www.westwoodrealty.com Stone Ridge 687-0232

New Paltz 255-9400

West Hurley 679-7321

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20153133 – 1915 3-bedroom farmhouse set well off the small road – very privately set on 48+/- acres AND behind gated driveway! Cannot be seen from the road, fireplace with woodstove. $224,900.20160478 – 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 $69,900.20160310 – 2 room Schoolhouse attached by heated breezeway to former Firehouse with 3 bedrooms & 1.5 baths. The 2 bays for the firetrucks are now a heated studio space (1250 sq. ft.) with a lot of light. 1.75 hrs. from GW Bridge $179,900.For information on these listings contact Jeoffrey D. Devor, Assoc.

R.E. Broker at Westwood Metes & Bounds Realty, Ltd. (845)687-0232 ULSTER COUNTY MORTGAGE RATES Mid-Hudson Valley FCU 800-451-8373 30 Yr Fixed 15 Yr Fixed 10 Yr Adj

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$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

48 ACRES WOODSTOCK Beautiful land in Shady, multiple building sites.

DOH approved septic, possible further subdivision.

Asking $350,000

845-802-3954

Call Dan Winn, Assoc. Broker

Halter Associates Realty, Inc. 3257 route 212 woodstock, ny 845-679-2010 www.halterassociatesrealty.com

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28 Acres in New Paltz. Mostly wooded.

Quiet. Private. Sub dividable. 10 minutes to the thruway, 7 minutes to main street. $ 195K, direct from owner. Will finance.

Email: woodrckt@yahoo.com

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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. 845-255-0574; 917774-6151.

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Gardiner/ Modena/ Plattekill Rentals

1+ BEDROOM, MODENA. New floors, kitchen, fresh paint, bright. Convenient to SUNY, Gardiner, Bridge, Hannaford’s,

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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, 845-6566088. 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.

Nice 1-Bedroom. Mountain views, quiet neighborhood, nice layout, minimal storage, handicapped accessible. No smoking, no pets, no exceptions. References required. $1100/month, everything included.

2 months security. Month to month lease.

845-532-6400.

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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)541-2023.

HIGHLAND: APARTMENT #1. BEAUTIFUL 2-BEDROOM airy, spacious apartment.

Mirrored LR. Large kitchen, many closets, private balcony, 2 entrances, serene surroundings. $950/month. APARTMENT #3; BEAUTIFUL 1-BEDROOM 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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1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in private home. Private entrance. Walk to SUNY. Offstreet parking. Clean. Suitable for 1. No smokers or pets. $830/month includes all utilities, cable and internet. References.

First, last, $400 security. Lease agreement.

Available 6/1/16. 845-255-9786.

4-BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. 2 baths, large family room, fully carpeted, modern house, spotless, private country setting. 3 miles from New Paltz. $1800/month plus utilities. No pets. Employment verification. References, security required. 845255-8610.

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in owner occupied Victorian house on Elting Ave. Includes heat, internet & cable. Deck over-

looks private yard. No smoking, no pets.

Available May 1. $950/month. Tel. 845255-2105.

Summer Rental w/Option of Long-Term Agreement. Professional Studio space, 1250 sq.ft. duplex. Former usage: Photography, Recording, Visual Arts, Massage. Ideal work/living 1 or 2 people: $1350/month + utilities. CENTER OF NEW PALTZ- walk to Bus Station, Rail Trail! Viewing/Photos on Request. Text: 917-992-0702.

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 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.

3-BEDROOM HOUSE. 1.5 baths. $2100/ month includes utilities. Available 6/1.

Walking distance to S.U.N.Y. New Paltz.

First, last, security. No pets. Non-smoker.

Call 845-255-4526.

NICE UNFURNISHED ROOMS; Starting at $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.

2-BEDROOM CONDO IN VILLAGE; remodeled kitchen, river view, reserved parking, balcony, hardwood floors, lots of closet space. Heat/HW/maintenance included, laundry in complex. Quiet neighborhood. $1400/month, 1 month security, references/ credit check, no smoking or pets. Available immediately; lease length negotiable. Text/ call 845-430-2077.

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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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.

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Esopus/Ulster Park Rentals

SPACIOUS, BRIGHT 4-BEDROOM APARTMENT on 10 wooded acres. $1350/ month includes utilities & basic cable or rent & hot water only; $1100/month. Security deposit required. Available to see immediately. Call 845-331-2292.

BRIGHT, CUTE studio sized COTTAGE w/deck. On 10 wooded acres. $775/month includes utilities. Security deposit required.

Available to see immediately. Call 845-3312292.

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Krumville/ Olivebridge/ Shokan Rentals

Shokan: 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Cathedral ceiling, radiant heat, ceramic tile, 12’x15’ deck. $800/month plus utilities. Call 845-750-1515.

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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

Woodstock/Lake Hill. Comfortable furnished double room in historic house near Cooper Lake and NYC bus. Available weekly ($250) or monthly ($625). Private phone, internet. Piano, cats. homestayny@msn. com. 845-679-2564.

SECLUDED MOUNTAINTOP RUSTIC CABIN in pine forest. 1.5 miles from Woodstock Village. 1 room, sleeping alcove, woodstove. $850/month includes electric. Available May 1. 914-466-5916.

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/month, includes all utilities.One year Lease. 2 months security. Available May 1st.Call: 845-679-5659 MODERN STUDIO & 1-BEDROOM APARTMENTS. Skylights, separate kitchens, private decks, hard-wood floors, coun-

try setting, Wittenberg, near State Park.

Free internet. Quiet, views, tennis court, seasonal laundry. $700-$750/month plus utilities. 914-725-1461.

ROOM FOR RENT in private house on 5 acres surrounded by State Land. Ohayo Mountain/Woodstock. Furnished or not.

Free WiFi. $500/month including utilities.

1st month plus Security. Available April 15th. 845-810-0121.

Woodstock: Lovely 1-BR in quiet, small apartment complex, beautiful grounds. Immaculately maintained! Hardwood floors, newly painted. 16 min. walk to village of Woodstock. $885/month includes all utilities. NO smoking.

NO pets. References. (845)679-9717.

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Mount Tremper; 1-BEDROOM CORNER APARTMENT with storage room. Private entrance. $775/month plus security plus utilities. Off-street parking. 1553 Wittenberg Rd. 5 minute walk to Zen Monastary.

Perfect for single. (845)688-9846.

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.

SHOKAN: Quiet 4 ROOM APARTMENT. Utilities included plus cable. Private entrance. Close to Kingston & Woodstock & Oneteora Schools. First month, security & references. Non-smoker. No pets. $825/ month. 845-657-8654.

MODERN STUDIO & 1-BEDROOM APARTMENTS. Skylights, separate kitchens, private decks, hard-wood floors, country setting, Wittenberg, near State Park.

Free internet. Quiet, views, tennis court, seasonal laundry. $700-$750/month plus utilities. 914-725-1461.

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Seasonal Rentals

Lovely Woodstock House on 2 acres. Furnished, 2-bedrooms, 1.5 baths, AC, cable, wifi, screened porch, 3 miles from town. $350/ wknd, $700/wk, $2500/month + security. No smokers, no pets. Call 914-388-6363.

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Rentals Wanted

WANTED: HOME, COTTAGE, CABIN, possibly APARTMENT, in country setting for mature, responsible, single male, nonsmoker, non-drinker, no pets. Some work exchange would be good. Prefer Marbletown, Rochester area. Open to other possibilities. Will care for your property in the best possible manner and provide excellent references. peterobb@hvi.net

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New Grad Student Seeks Housing!

Hello! I will begin grad school at SUNY New Paltz this fall, and looking for a place to live walking distance from campus. I am a 28-year old female, non-smoker, no pets, quiet, clean and responsible. I look forward to hearing from you, please email: jgaddis00@ gmail.com or call 203-241-4588.

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MEDIUM OAK HARDWOOD DINING TABLE; 72x48 wide w/2-self storing 20â&#x20AC;? leaves & lion claw feet & 6 Windsor chairs- 2 Captain, 4 regular. Call (845)255-8352.

RENNERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COUNTRY CRAFTS SHOP & STORE. 245 Mount Zion Road, Marlboro.

845-236-7378.

Open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. all year. Dwar f bunny rabbits for pe ts only; $35.

Tarot, Tea & Palm Spiritual Readings; $35. Decorated Cinnamon Broom Room. African American Bridal item; $40.

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

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

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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 CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cellar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, scrap metal. Anything of value. (845)2460214.

BOTTOM LINE... I pay the HIGHEST PRICES for old furniture, ANTIQUES of every description. Paintings, lamps, rugs, porcelain, bronzes, silver, etc. One item to entire contents. House calls & free appraisals. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972).

(845)389-7286.

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 845-2552635, 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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Auctions

FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2016 1:00 PM BEAVER MOUNTAIN FARMS 1820 County RT. 7 Ancram, NY 12502 518-329-1321 Office 518-929-3480 Don’s Cell We are pleased to be conducting this auction to sell the contents of the work shop and blacksmith tools of the late Jake Grossberg, a renowned metal sculptor and local artist from Red Hook NY. Many unique hand tools, 100’S of hammers, hand operated metalworking equipment, anvils, vices, a forge as well as many modern and new still in the box tools and supply’s. There are many good quality woodworking tools, also selling furniture from the Grossberg home.

For updates and photo’s use the auction tab at www.Leamanauctions.com This is Day One of Two days of Auction Action at the Duksa Farm Held in conjuction with Beaver Mountain Farms 26TH Annual Auction held at same location on

Saturday April the 9th - 8:00 AM We expect to have our usual run of tractors, hay & tillage equipment, 3 point equipment, skid loader attachments, trucks and trailers, lawn care equipment, tractor parts and antique and collectible Agrelated items, nursery stock, lumber and more.

Online bidding available for portions of each days auction at: proxybid.com

Ed Leaman Leaman Auctions Ltd. 329 Brenneman Rd. Willow Street, PA 17584 cell 610.662.8149 office 717.464.1128

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ESTATE SALE: Entire house contents. Antiques, Collectibles, furniture, vintage clothing. Friday, 4/8 & Saturday, 4/9: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 10 Millrock Rd, New Paltz (street parking). 845-380-0360.

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Flea Market

HIGH FALLS Flea Market, Rt. 213 High Falls. Art, Antiques, Collectibles. EVERY SUNDAY, April 10-November, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Vendor info: Joni (845)810-0471 or jonicollyn@aol.com

SAINT GREGORY’S CHURCH. Welcome Spring Saturday, April 9, 9am-4pm.

Don’t miss it. Route 212, 1 Woodstock.

RED HOOK POP-UP

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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

Professional Services

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Personal & Health Services

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

702

Art Services

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

FLEA 710 MARKET &

Organizing/ Decorating/ Refinishing

GARAGE SALE 845-758-1170 • Call John

MARCH - DECEMBER Every Sunday

Spots start at $12 to $35 Weather Permitting

Handmade Wood Chip Roses, Whole Sale and Retail Set up Three weeks in a row and get the Fourth week FREE! *pay week by week

HELP WANTED

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 845-663-4599.

EPISCOPAL Flea Market.

Always great! mile East of

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.

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. 845-532-4601.

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670

WANTED TOP DOLLARS PAID. We buy entire estates or single items. Actively seeking gold and silver of any kind, sterling, flatware and jewelry. Furniture, antiques through mid-century. We gladly do house calls, free appraisals. We also do Estate/Tag Sales, 35 years experience. One call does it all. Call or text anytime 24/7- 617-981-1580.

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

Yard & Garage Sales

695

Vendors Needed

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

650

Antiques & Collectibles

10'x20' – $20 PER DAY

...AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN.

660

Estate/Moving Sale

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

Mature, Reliable Woman for Housecleaning. Flexible hours. Woodstock. Call: 845-532-0096.

720

Painting/Odd Jobs

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.

NYS DOT T-12467

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• Residential / Commercial • Moving • Delivery • Trucking • Local & NYC Metro Areas

Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253 QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980 • Int. & Ext. painting • Power Washing • 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 Gary Buckendorf Painting: Interior - Exterior Plastering, Taping, Structolite Wall coverings, Color Matching Many references in Catskill area and Manhattan garybuckendorf@gmail.com

917-593-5069

W. Marchetti, Sr PAINTING AND CONTRACTING Interior and Exterior painting Quality Workmanship • Senior Discounts

845-532-8040 Experienced- TROMPE O’LOEIL and FAUX FINISHING, 20 yrs. in Paris, and 10 yrs. locally. References and insured. Call Casimir: 845-430-3195 or 845-616- 0872.

“ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura, since 1997. Interior/ Exterior, Decorator Finishes, Restorations, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Add value to your home economically. Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride. (845)332-7577. Senior Discount. References. Free Estimates.

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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 are playing at 4 South Chestnut Street New Paltz on Show starts at https:// www.facebook.com/theotherbrothers4

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

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ASHOKAN STORE-IT Ask About Our Long Term Storage Discount

5x10 $40 10x15 $90

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

845-657-2494 845-389-0504 1 Ridge Rd., Shokan, NY 12481 Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc. www.stoneridgeelectric.com

• Standby Generators

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24 Months to Pay, 0% Interest (if qualified)

• Swimming Pool • Backyard Lighting / Spa Wiring

Reliable, Dependable & Insured Call for an estimate

845-688-7951

www.tedsinteriors.com Dedicated to helping my neighbors, (especially my older neighbors) maintain their homes.

Heat & Water Treatment Systems Electrical Upgrades • Security Systems Plumbing • Bathroom & Kitchen Upgrades Tree Removal & More!

Vincent Loverso

845-430-2644

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Repair/ Maintenance Services

Handyman; Home Repairs and Improvements, seasonal property maintenance. Excellent references. 845-721-4741.

760

Gardening/ Landscaping

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.

STONEHENGE: STONE WALLS, PATIOS, walks, fences, decks, gates, gazebos, additions, ornamental pools, stone veneer, masonry needs. Tim Dunton (845)3390545.

Landscaping Lawn installation Ponds Retaining walls Stone work ...and much more

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

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Contracting & Development Corp.

Professional Craftsmanship for all phases of construction

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

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

Down to Earth Landscaping 845.331.4844 HniBuilders.com Hugh@HniBuilders.com

SEPTIC SOLUTIONS

Quality service from the ground up

• • • • •

Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

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

Septic System Installation and Repair Tanks - Pump Chambers Drywells - Drainfields 845-679-4742

septicsolutionsnow.com Neil A. Schaffer

Low-Rate Financing Available

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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.

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

Sometimes all we need is...

Authorized Dealer & Installer

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Interiors & Remodeling Inc s ’ d e .

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Helping neighbors since 1969

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. *PAINTING STANDARD.* Affordable, On-Schedule, Quality. Residential/Commercial. Interior/Exterior. Neat, Polite, Professional. Now taking SPRING/SUMMER reservations. Call (845)527-1252.

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Septic Systems • Drainage Driveways • Tree Removal Retaining Walls • Ponds

(845) 679-4742

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RICK’S NATURAL GARDEN CARE. Let Rick help get your garden ready and keep it the way you want. Pruning, Planting, improvements, short- or long-term organic methods. Master Gardener Trained.

(845)616-5410.

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