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Spoon River Apology in Rosendale Fresh from a cross-country tour that included performances at a Navajo bas-mitzvah, a vegan rodeo, and the grand opening of a subterranean haybale maze, the irreverent and increasingly irrelevant acoustic comedy team of Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine returns to the Rosendale Cafe on Saturday, April 18, for another evening of lost opportunities for the audience to be somewhere else. The second set will feature a staged reading of Mikhail’s Spoon River Apology, an update of Edgar Lee Masters’ classic of almost the same name, with Mik,

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ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE AT LEVON HELM STUDIO IN WOODSTOCK On Sunday, April 19, the family of the late Levon Helm hosts an Open House at the Levon Helm Studio in honor of the third anniversary of Helm’s passing. The Open House lasts from 12 noon to 3 p.m.; the gates close at 2:30. Visitors are welcome to tour the property and studio, take photos, share memories and honor Levon’s legacy. There is no music planned, but in typical LHS fashion, you never know who will show.

The Levon Helm Studio is located at 160 Plochmann Lane in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.levonhelm.com.

Gilles, and a cast of more competent actors that includes Mourka, Nicole Quinn, David Smilow, and Lori Wilner. Show starts at 8 p.m. The Cafe does not take reservations, so please get there two days early to claim your table.

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23 at 11:45 a.m. in the College Lounge in Vanderlyn Hall. Chang is the author of the poetry collections Half-Lit Houses and Of Gods & Strangers. She is also co-editor of the W. W. Norton anthology Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia and Beyond.

Chang teaches poetry at Sarah Lawrence College. Her poetry has been published in American Poe, McSweeney’s, The New York Times and Ploughshares among others. She has received awards from the Academy of American Poets, the New York Foundation for the Arts and Poets & Writers. For information, call (845) 687-5262.

Brecht’s Mother Courage at SUNY-Ulster

SUNY-Ulster’s Theater Department presents Mother Courage and Her Children in the Quimby Theater from April 16 to 26, with performances Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. SUNYUlster instructor Sophia Skiles directs the play, written by German dramatist and poet Bertolt Brecht in 1939.

Mother Courage and Her Children tells the story of a woman’s struggles and deals to make a living and feed a family during the Thirty Years’ War in Europe.

The cast features SUNY-Ulster’s Musical Theater instructor, cabaret performer and actor Molly Parker-Myers in the title role.

Parker-Myers performs alongside SUNYUlster students and numerous members of the college community in cameo roles.

The suggested donation is $10 at the door, free for students. For information, contact theater coordinator Stephen Balantzian at (845) 688-1589.

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Poet Tina Chang reads at SUNY-Ulster The first woman named as Brooklyn poet laureate, Tina Chang, will read at SUNY-Ulster as part of the Ellen Robbins Poetry Forum on Thursday, April

Thomas/Ortiz Dance performs at Kaatsbaan Thomas/Ortiz Dance culminates a residency at the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli this Saturday. Ted Thomas comes out of a muscular, high-flying take on street dance, including a long stint with Elisa Monte, once partially based in the deep Catskills; Frances Ortiz is born and raised in Puerto Rico and has developed a personalized take on Latin dance and rhythms.

Among the dances that the two will be performing this weekend will be the premiere of a new piece based on an early 1960s dance competition gone wrong, an exploration of a man’s love/ hate relationship with the vices of his life, five women revolting against gender conformity, a dance with mirrors and a celebration of survival from natural disaster.

– Paul Smart Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m., $20/$10, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli; (845) 757-5106.

Lincoln Funeral Train commemorations begin in Hudson “Elaborate preparations had been made. Beneath an arch hung with black and white drapery and evergreen wreaths was a tableau representing a coffin resting upon a dais; a female figure in white, mourning over the coffin; a soldier standing at one end and a sailor at the other,” read the journal account of Lincoln funeral train commander Edward Davis Townsend 150

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Inside Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) Monastery in Woodstock, where community members are preparing for a visit on April 18 from the leader of their Tibetan Buddhist lineage, the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje.

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he 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, will come to the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston on April 18. The 29-yearold religious leader of the Tibetan Buddhist lineage is in the midst of a two-month tour across America, designed to meet college students, while addressing issues of environmental sustainability and women’s empowerment. Last January, the Karmapa announced that he will establish full ordination for women. “The 17th Karmapa was born in 1985 to a family of nomads in the remote highlands of the Tibetan plateau,� states his official biography. He escaped from Tibet and settled in India, where he lives in Dharamsala, the same town as his mentor, the Dalai Lama. The Karmapa (meaning “He Who Performs the Activities of the Buddha�) will give a public teaching on compassion at two seatings in Kingston this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 3 to 5 p.m.

Attendees at the UPAC presentation will also be able to take the Buddhist vow of refuge, which is usually given in religious settings and rarely at a public venue where anyone present may take the vow that launches the aspirant on the spiritual path, said Kathleen Wesley, communications coordinator of the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) Monastery in Woodstock, where community members are preparing for the visit by the leader of their Tibetan Buddhist lineage. “Some people take advantage of this opportunity to make resolutions for their lives or improve habits. It’s a special chance to renew one’s spiritual life. He brings a blessing to the locality as well.� – Violet Snow

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the great Walt Whitman of that train that historians later claimed as our nation’s greatest-ever funeral, in his grand “When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom’d.� “With processions long and winding, and the flambeaus of the night,/With the countless torches lit – with the silent sea of faces, and the unbared heads,/With the waiting depot, the arriving coffin, and the sombre faces,/With dirges through the night, with the thousand voices rising strong and solemn;/With all the mournful voices of the dirges, pour’d around the coffin.../Here! coffin that slowly passes, I give you my sprig of lilac.�

It shifted the man’s reputation from a president who barely won reelection to our nation’s greatest ever. Talk about a worthy memory for remembering with such flavor! For more event details visit www. facebook.com/lincolnfuneraltrain2015. – Paul Smart

of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District will present the third annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 18. In four sessions, beginning at 10 a.m., authors of recently published books on Hudson Valley history will present author talks followed by book-signings. At 4 p.m. the Pare Lorentz Center at the FDR Presidential Library will screen the documentary film Sweet Violets.

These events will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. Copies of the authors’ books – as well as DVD copies of the film – will be for sale in the New Deal Store, located in the Wallace Center. The talks will be livestreamed for online viewing at www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu. Admission is free. For more information about the Library or its programs, call (800) 3378474 or visit www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu.

Lincoln Funeral Train commemorations, Saturday, April 25 8:30 p.m., Hudson, 12 midnight, Stuyvesant.

New England Antiquities Research Association to convene in Kingston

“Lincoln’s Long Journey Home� exhibit, Friday-Sunday, April 24-26, 1-4 p.m., DAR House, 113 Warren Street, Hudson.

Noted authors, scholars and researchers will be presenting at the Spring Meeting of the New England Antiquities Research Association (NEARA), April 24 and 25 at the Quality Inn in Kingston. It’s only the third time in the organization’s 50+-year history that its biennial conference is being held in New York State. Many recent discoveries in the Hudson Valley, Catskill Mountains and other areas throughout the state have led in recent years to an expansion of the NEARA Hudson Valley Chapter into the New York State Chapter, joining the full ranks of the other NEARA

77th New York Regimental Balladeers concert, Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 360 Warren Street, Hudson.

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years ago this month. “While a band of young women dressed in white sang a dirge, two others in black entered the funeral-car, placed a floral device on the President’s coffin, then knelt for a moment of silence, and quietly withdrew. This whole scene was one of the most weird ever witnessed, its solemnity being intensified by the somber light of the torches at that dead hour of night.�

Last week we commemorated the sesquicentennial of general Robert E. Lee’s surrender to general Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. This week came the memorialization of our nation’s first presidential assassination. Now comes a postmodern reckoning with the ways in which news of Abraham Lincoln’s death spread around the nation, and the ways in which his funeral train – a recreation of the route that he took from Springfield, Illinois to his first inauguration in 1861 via central New York, Albany and the east-side tracks running down by the Hudson River to New York City – became a phenomenon of nationalized grief and catharsis.

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Presenters at the event include noted archaeologists Dr. Richard Michael Gramly, president of the American Amateur Archaeology Society (AAAS), and Dr. Laurie Rush, cultural resource manager for the Army Air National Guard at Fort Drum in the Adirondacks.

Gramly will speak of a recent mastodon discovery and excavation in Orange County and Rush on Native American ceremonial stone constructions related to observational astronomy.

Also speaking is David Johnson, presenting his breakthrough research correlating surface features with subsurface groundwater locations. Other speakers include Donald Aubrey with “If Only the Stones Could Speak� and David Schewe on investigation sites in the Finger Lakes region. Locally, artist/ author Matt Bua discusses cairns and stone walls in Catskill, researcher Dave Holden discusses “Old Trails and Ancient Roads� and Glenn Kreisberg presents research on the Frost Valley petroglyphs.

Many of these local ancient lithic sites and features are quickly vanishing due to the ongoing threat of development, taking their secrets with them forever.

Some may be part of a ceremonial landscape left by a now-nearly-vanished native civilization and culture. NEARA, a nonprofit organization, promotes the discovery, research and preservation of lithic sites and artifacts, both historic and prehistoric in nature. In addition to the two yearly conferences, NEARA twice yearly publishes the NEARA Transit newsletter and The NEARA Journal, a scholarly publication chronicling lithic-related research and discoveries.

For full conference schedule and details or to register for the event, go to www. neara.org. For further info, contact NEARA vice president Glenn Kreisberg at (845) 417-8384.

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Michael Hurley plays Bearsville The prolific, shambolic folk songwriter Michael Hurley, a genuine hero of Outsider art for over 50 years, performs at the Bearsville Theater on Sunday, April 19. An eccentric figure who emerged from the Greenwich Village folk-revival scene of the ‘60s, Hurley is associated with Peter Stampfel and the legendary Holy Modal Rounders. But it is his own seemingly endless stream of solo records – from 1964’s First Songs to a fistful of releases in the last five years, some on Hurley-acolyte Devendra Banhart’s Gomonsong label – that Michael Hurley Hurley full developed his ramblingbut-richly-musical voice as a writer. He is his own genre, a distinctive psych/folk style that he has dubbed “snockgrass.�

Hurley relocated to Oregon in the 2000s, greatly reducing the frequency of his East Coast appearances. In 2013, the storied folk veteran played the Newport Folk Festival for the first time. His music, his influence and his story are clearly in ascendance, and this spring Hurley returns to play a number of dates in the Northeast. Performing with Hurley on April 19 will be the notable Woodstock area duo of Elizabeth Mitchell and Dan Littleton. In an inspired and fitting choice, Woodstock’s preeminent folk eccentric and troubadour Paul McMahon – a storied songwriter and a gifted player in his own right – has been tapped to open the show.

The show begins at 8 p.m. Admission costs $15. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more information, call (845) 679-4406 or visit www.bearsvilletheater.com. For more on Michael Hurley, visit www.snockonews. net.  – John Burdick

Early Shaker Spirituals The Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon will join with Hancock Shaker Village for an opening-night performance of Early Shaker Spirituals at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn on Thursday, April 23. The evening will include the performance at 8 p.m., followed by a reception with the cast and

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Early Shaker Spirituals is directed by founding Wooster Group member Kate Valk and features Frances McDormand, Cynthia Hedstrom, Elizabeth LeCompte, Suzzy Roche and Bebe Miller. Billed as a “record-album interpretation,� the show is an interpretation of an 1976 a capella recording of hymns, marches, work songs and testimony, both sung and spoken, by the Shaker Sisters of Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester, Maine.

Tickets for this benefit cost $150 and are available at www.shakerml.org only.

The Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon, located in New Lebanon in Columbia County, is dedicated to engaging and inspiring audiences with story of the American Shakers. The museum’s collections span more than 60,000 objects and the organization stewards the North Family historic site at Mount Lebanon, a National Historic Landmark. The museum is open seasonally from June to October.

Roosevelt screening at Upstate Films & lunch at Beekman Arms

Upstate Films in Rhinebeck will host a screening of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History on Saturday, May 2 at 11 a.m. Lunch at the Beekman Arms follows. The cost is $75. All proceeds will benefit the Wilderstein Historic Site.

The special screening of the recent Ken Burns documentary series will be hosted by co-writer and historian Geoffrey Ward, who will discuss highlights featuring Wilderstein and Margaret (Daisy) Suckley.

Reservations are requested by April 22 at (845) 876-4818.

Edith Wharton book discussion at library in Rhinecliff The Morton Memorial Library will host a discussion of Hudson River Bracketed by Edith Wharton on Tuesday, April 28 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Copies are available at the Morton and Esopus libraries.

The library is located at 82 Kelly Street in Rhinecliff. Register by calling (845) 8762903.

Grand Budapest Hotel at Movies with Spirit screening in Kingston

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by SUNY Ulster students. Brecht’s 1939 play Mother Courage And Her Children gives us a scheming, swaggering, seemingly indomitable survivor of a woman who ekes out a living in the shady corners of the war’s marketplace. Is she making the best out of the war’s desperate times or do the desperate times of the war make a casualty of the best in us? Suggested donation is $10 at the door. General seating. Free for students.

For more information call 845-688-1589 www.sunyulster.edu

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The 2014 film – which wonfour Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) and several dozen other critic and film-festival awards -- runs 99 minutes and is rated R. The screening will be followed by a discussion. Refreshments will be served.

The monthly Movies with Spirit series, organized by Gerry Harrington of Kingston, seeks to stimulate people’s sense of joy and wonder, inspire love and compassion and evoke a deepened understanding of people’s integral connection with others. The films are screened in diverse houses of worship and reverence on the third Saturday every month. The series has no religious affiliation.

Attendees over age 12 are asked to contribute a suggested $5 to offset series expenses. For more information, contact Harrington at (845) 389-9201 or at gerryharrington@mindspring.com. Â

Nancy Fuller of Food Network’s Farmhouse Rules to speak at Columbia Chamber Nancy Fuller will be the guest speaker for the Columbia County

Chamber of Commerce event “Celebrating Women in Business� on Wednesday, April 22 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Vanderbilt House in Philmont. Reservations are mandatory due to limited seating. The cost is $25 for Chamber members and $40 for non-members. To make a reservation, call (518) 828-4417 or e-mail akneller@columbiachamber-ny.com.

Fuller was born on a 500-acre dairy farm in upstate New York, where her childhood instilled in her a love and respect for food, farmers and the land where it is grown.

After completing her education, she went on to purchase a local motel where she added a restaurant, leading to a successful 25-year career as a caterer.

In 2006, Fuller invested in her husband’s company, Ginsberg’s Foods, the largest independent food distribution company in the Hudson Valley. As co-owner and executive vice president, her greatest influence has been to emphasize the importance of expanding the availability and quality of fresh, in-season products from local farmers within the community.

Today, Fuller is the star of one of Food Network’s newest shows, Farmhouse Rules.

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William Shakespeare’s disturbing play of envy, jealousy, and murder in a modern interpretation focusing on a centuries’ old (and as yet unresolved) social problem: the acceptance of people of color in a white society. A CENTERstage production as part of the Ninth Annual Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival, adapted and directed by Lou Trapani.

Starring George Allen, Kevin Archambault, Brandon Argento, Michael Curtis, Joe Eriole, Marcus Gregio, Brian Kubsch, Zack Marshall, Jim O’Neill, Joshuah Patriarco & Denis Silvestri.

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n January of 2015, the decorated writer, radio journalist and SUNYNew Paltz professor Lisa Phillips published Unrequited: Women and Romantic Obsession, a book that, in the cross-disciplinary mode pioneered by writers such as Diane Ackerman, approaches its subject from multiple angles: the scientific, the historical and the personal. Unrequited assembles and integrates insights and narratives from within and without the academic disciplines to illuminate the power of obsession in women’s lives.

The kernel experience at the center of Phillips’ exploration is her own: a transformative and disruptive episode of unrequited obsession in her 30s that “changed her from a sane, conscientious college teacher and radio reporter into someone she barely recognized – someone who had taken her yearning much too far.�

The Washington Post describes Unrequited as “an ingenious hybrid of memoir, case study, scientific inquiry and intellectual history not only of unrequited love but of Love, full stop, with a capital L.� Other early reviewers have noted that Phillips’ multi-mode treatment of obsession includes a cautionary, prescriptive dimension as well. Part of her design is to help readers – and perhaps society at large – tap the powers of the passions without being consumed by them.

On Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m., Lisa Phillips reads from Unrequited: Women and Romantic Obsession at Inquiring Minds Bookstore at 6 Church Street in New Paltz. Admission to the event is free, but seating is limited. Call (845) 255-8300 for more information. – John Burdick

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A revue from musicals that have been adapted from the works of William Shakespeare. Enjoy beautiful melodies from shows like West Side Story, Kiss Me Kate, The Boys from Syracuse, Two Gentleman of Verona and more! A CENTERstage production as part of the Ninth Annual Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival, directed by Kevin Archambault. Starring Cat Barney, Maria Hickey, Vicki Howland, Zack Marshall, Jim Nurre, Henry George Staats III & Elizabeth Thomas.

Speaking Shakespeare '(!# - '$ +% - ! " *) ( Ending the Shakespeare Festival, Artistic and Managing Director Lou Trapani invites friends of The CENTER and fans of William Shakespeare to join him on the Globe Stage to read aloud their favorite scenes or monologues from the works of the Bard. A low-key, no pressure event, friends and fans should bring their own friends and fans and, of course, a copy of Shakespeare’s works, particularly the play from which they wish to read. There is no admission but contributions will be accepted and the concession will be open to sell food and drink.

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Tina Chang is the ďŹ rst woman named as Brooklyn Poet Laureate. She is the author of the poetry collections HALF-LIT HOUSES and OF GODS & STRANGERS; and co-editor of the acclaimed W.W. Norton anthology, LANGUAGE FOR A NEW CENTURY: CONTEMPORARY POETRY FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, ASIA AND BEYOND. Her poems have been published in AMERICAN POET, MCSWEENEY’S, THE NEW YORK TIMES and PLOUGHSHARES among others.

For more information call 845-687-5262 www.sunyulster.edu

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by Kids on Stage Sat., Apr. 25 & Sat., May 2 at 11 am Excitement runs high in this musical adaptation of a favorite childhood adventure story. Robert Louis Stevenson’s thrilling tale of pirates, treasure maps, mutiny on the high seas and pieces of eight follows Jim Hawkins, an ordinary youth drawn into a dangerous race for buried treasure against the treacherous Long John Silver! Performed by Kids on Stage, The CENTER’s after-school workshop program, directed by Lisa Lynds.

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(Clockwise) Paul Winter; the acoustically superb Trinity Lutheran Church in Kingston; NEXUS and Prana.

Harmonic convergence Legendary saxophonist Paul Winter joins Prana & NEXUS on Sunday afternoon at Kingston’s Trinity parallel bars from your high school gym Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in inLutheran Sunday’s show.Church We are also talking a

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Kingston. We’re not talking string quartets here; we’re talking world music and Minimalism from NEXUS, eerie overtone throat singing from Prana and an enormous contraption of metal tubes and rods called the Vistaphone: a percussion instrument created specifically for one of the compositions featured

legendary guest performer: seven-time Grammy-winning soprano saxophonist Paul Winter, renowned worldwide for his settings of jazz fusion juxtaposed with the songs of wolves, eagles and humpback whales.

If you have ever attended one of his spectacular Solstice concerts that have been going on for decades now at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan, you will know that the genrebending, almostritualistic kind of music associated with Winter is admirably suited for soaring ecclesiastical spaces with h e a v e n l y acoustics. Some fans would argue that outdoors under a Full Moon is the primo venue for audiences to howl along with a performance of “Wolf Eyes,� but a nice cavernous church will do for most Paul Winter numbers.

For this event, organizer Garry Kvistad – member of the world percussion ensemble NEXUS and the founder of Woodstock Percussion – wanted to scout out a larger venue than the chamber music series’ usual home at the Holy Cross Church on Broadway. After considerable field-testing, he and Prana’s harmonic choirmaster Baird Hersey chose the 1874 Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 72 Spring Street in the Rondout District, partly because it will hold the sizable crowd that the Winter name is sure to draw and partly, as Kvistad put it, “in order to maximize the acoustical compatibility with this instrument.�

The instrument in question is the Vistaphone, his own invention, which looks like a cross between the uneven

and the mythical scrapyard where old Woodstock Chimes go to die. Tuned to the “natural harmonic series� to complement the ancient microtonal vocal scales explored so exquisitely by Prana, the metal tubes and rods in the 32-piece resonating array range from seven inches to nine feet in length. The Vistaphone makes its debut in the premiere of Chiaroscuro, composed

by Hersey for this occasion.

Also new on Sunday’s program is an arrangement of the NEXUS percussion piece Sky Ghost, rejiggered to incorporate parts for soprano sax and vocal ensemble. The rest of the scheduled offerings look to be one rare treat after another as well, from a Ugandan song for amadinda to a ragtime xylophone number by George Hamilton Green to a suite of proto-Minimalist compositions by the blind street musician Louis Hardin, better-known as Moondog.

NEXUS consists of Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Russell Hartenberger and Kvistad.

Prana’s members are Amy Fradon, Kristi Gholson, Tim Hill, Bruce Milner, Leslie Ritter, Bill Ylitalo and Hersey. Kvistad has dubbed this weekend’s otherworldly pickup band the Harmonic Orchestra, and for all we know, the ad hoc collaboration could be the start of a new phase for all three musical entities. In any case, the event sounds like it’s something not to be missed if you’re at all interested in the outer limits of the sonic arts (and science and math, as Hersey would probably insist).

The show begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 19. Advance tickets for “The Harmonic Orchestra: NEXUS, Prana and

The genre-bending, almost-ritualistic music associated with Paul Winter is admirably suited for soaring ecclesiastical spaces with heavenly acoustics.

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– Frances Marion Platt Ulster Chamber Music Series presents “The Harmonic Orchestra: Paul Winter, NEXUS & Prana,” Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m., $35/$30$25/$5, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 72 Spring Street, Kingston; (845) 340-9434, www.ulsterchambermusicseries.org.

Hudson Opera House presents violinist Yevgeny Kutik

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he credits on Suzanne Vega’s latest collection of new songs, 2014’s Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles, all but scream mid-Hudson Valley. Woodstock’s legendary composer and arranger Karl Berger, an important figure in both avant-garde and pop history, contributes some typically imaginative orchestrations. From Levon’s barn, the Americana multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell brings his mandolin and banjo over. For her rhythm section, Vega recruits Kingston’s all-world duo of bassist Tony Levin and drummer Zachary Alford. Bowie has employed the exact same battery recently; and, speaking of Bowie, Gail Ann Dorsey cameos on Tales from the Realm of the Queen of Pentacles as well.

Vega’s songs have never sounded more luminous, subtle and psychological/mythic in their lyrical undertow. If all you know of Vega is the pop-hit character study “Luka” and the oft-sampled, oft-referenced solo a capella urban slice-of-life “Tom’s Diner” (both from 1987’s Solitude Standing), then you have missed a career of iconoclastic distinction. But you still have time. Radio Woodstock presents Suzanne Vega at the Bearsville Theater on Saturday, April 18 at 9 p.m. Elijah Wolf opens. Ticket prices range from $45 to $70. For more information, visit www.bearsvilletheater.com. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock.

– John Burdick

The inaugural Classics on Hudson season continues with “From Russia with Love,” a concert featuring the 29-year-old Russian American virtuoso violinist Yevgeny Kutik, accompanied by Dina Vainshtein on piano, at the Hudson Opera House on Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m. Kutik’s second album, Music from the Suitcase: A Collection of Russian Miniatures, which features music that he found in his family’s suitcase after immigrating to the US from the Soviet Union in 1990, was released by Marquis Classics in early 2014 and debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard classical chart.

Tickets cost $20 general admission, $18 for members. The Hudson Opera House is located at 327 Warren Street in Hudson. For tickets and more information, call (518) 822-1438 or visit http://hudsonoperahouse.org.

Pianist Todd Crow performs this Saturday at Olive Free Library The Olive Free Library Spring Music Festival resumes on Saturday, April 18 at 4 p.m. with a performance by acclaimed pianist Todd Crow. Crow’s program includes piano works by Bartók, Debussy and Chopin.

The Juilliard-trained pianist has performed and recorded widely and in North and South America and Europe.

The New York Times described his playing as “heroic, [showing] endless flair, color and stamina.” He is currently professor of Music on the George Sherman Dickinson Chair at Vassar College.

The suggested donation for this concert is $12. The Olive Free Library is located at 4033 Route 28A in West Shokan. For more information, call (845) 657-2482 or visit http://olivefreelibrary.org.

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ike so many eminences of the avant-garde, trombonist and composer Roswell Rudd is often thought to be all about noisy contention, the challenges and affronts to tradition that are supposed to be the calling of experimental music.

In truth, simple song and an affection, if not a reverence, for tradition have been constants in Rudd’s career.

The five-time Grammy nominee won hearts with his highly accessible 2013 Sunnyside release Trombone for Lovers. Now, on Friday, April 17, the 79-year-old Kerhonkson resident (who is fond of his nickname “the Incredible Honk of Kerhonkson”) teams with vocalist Heather Masse of Prairie Home Companion fame for a performance at the Falcon in Marlboro. Notable bassist/composer Mark Helias and New York guitarist Rolf Sturm round out the lineup.

The show begins at 7 p.m., with opener Isabella Englert. As usual at the Falcon, there is no cover charge but generous donation is encouraged. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon.com.

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eral community singing groups. Interest has been catching on like wildfire, and “shape-note singing” – named after the four geometric shapes, each representing a note, or syllable, used in the traditional tune books – is once again shaking the floorboards and sending chills down spines after being lost for generations.

“It’s a really e ff e c t i v e w ay to learn music q u i c k l y,” s a i d Benjamin Bath, who started participating in the weekly singing group held at Bard College when he was a student there eight years ago and got hooked. At the weeklong schools that he helped organize, “We get people who never read music and are able to sing in four-part harmony with no instruments.” The a cappella singing style, which developed as a way for church congregations to create sacred music before instruments were available, has the raw intensity of a beam hewed with an ax – nothing like the melodic sounds of the contemporary airwaves. Shape-note singing has been referred to as “barnyard Baroque music”; folk music collector Alan Lomax described shape-note singing as “halfway between a steam calliope and a Ukrainian folk choir.”

“I have always sung and been in choirs, but this was a completely different sound of music,” said Benjamin Fenton, who works with Bath and organizes the

weekly singings at the Riverview Bed and Breakfast in Fleishmanns. “It doesn’t have that sweet sound. You sing it the way the poetry was written, and when the group does it together, it’s a pulsing sound, with more breathing.”

Fenton added that with proper instruction, “A n y o n e c a n read music. You don’ t have to have a music background.

This teaches you the interval relationship of notes.”

J u l i a Reischel, who does publicity for the singing schools and groups organized

by Bath and Fenton (a third singing group meets once a month at Kingston’s Holy Cross Episcopal Church and is organized

by Jim Ulrich), attended a few of the classes at the singing schools in Roxbury and Fleischmanns. She became a convert the day she was walking in a church where a group was singing in the basement and felt the ground shake beneath her feet.

The singers “make this thing together that is more than the sum of its parts, and it’s transcendent,” she said. “It sounds incredible, even if the people singing are people who can’t sing. The skills don’t matter.”

She added, “The harmonies are not like those you hear in classical or pop music.

They strike an uncomfortable dissonance, which doesn’t always resolve.” Shape-note singing also revives a community tradition

Shape-note singing has been called “barnyard Baroque music”; folk music collector Alan Lomax described it as “halfway between a steam calliope and a Ukrainian folk choir.”

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A community singing from The Sacred Harp tunebook in Fleischmanns that is the antithesis of performance. The singers are seated in a square facing each other, organized into treble, alto, tenor and bass sections.

The spiritual dimension of the four-part harmonies that they sing touches on the power and profundity of the human voice, beautifully referred to in the title of the tune book that the groups use as The Sacred Harp, which was first published in 1844 and contains more than 500 hymns.

Continuously updated since then, the repertoire also include fugues and longer, single-verse anthems.

Originating in the parish churches of England in the 18th century, preinstrument congregational church singing became popular in America in post-Revolutionary War New England, where singing schools sprang up for young people to teach them how to sing in church. The singers used tune books that, unlike the traditional hymnbook, which just listed the words, contained notations for music. One of the most ubiquitous was called The New England Psalm Singer. In 1801, William Smith and Andrew Little published a tune book based on a patented system of notated â&#x20AC;&#x153;shape notes,â&#x20AC;? using four distinct shapes, each corresponding to a solfège syllable akin to the more common do-re-mi system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Shape-note or Patent note system became the preferred pedagogical tool of the singing schools that spread like wildfire throughout the Midwest and the South,â&#x20AC;? said Bath. These singing schools were taught by itinerant teachers in rural communities during â&#x20AC;&#x153;laying by time,â&#x20AC;? the month in the summer between planting and harvesting.

During the Victorian Era, shape-note singing died out, as Northern urban churches began embracing organs, Sunday schools and choirs. Public education, with its music programs, also played a role in its demise, noted Bath. Only in the South, which didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have government-sponsored public schools until after the Civil War, did singing societies continue to use the tune books, for both church and home. All-day and multi-day community singings out of The Sacred Harp and other â&#x20AC;&#x153;old bookâ&#x20AC;? collections have continued right up to

the present day throughout Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Texas.

Shape-note singing was rediscovered in the folk revival of the 1960s. Most recently, the inclusion of two shape-note singing performances in the soundtrack of the movie Cold Mountain spurred a new wave of enthusiasm.

Tim Ericksen, an ethnomusicologist, teacher and musician who performs on the Cold Mountain soundtrack and served as a consultant, founded t h e S a c r e d Ha r p singing convention in Northampton, Massachusetts. You can hear the shape-note choir that Eriksen assembled for the Newport Folk Festival

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Musical styles related to the singing school and tune book tradition survive in our region. Bath said that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Sacred Harp singing in our region represents a direct link to a tradition that survived in Delaware County well into the 1980s. The Durand and Lester Hymn and Tune Book, which shares a nearly identical repertoire with The Sacred Harp, was popular with Old School (Primitive) Baptists

throughout New York State. Several people who grew up with that tradition now participate in our singing groups.â&#x20AC;?

The singing schools that Bath and Fenton have organized are unique, he noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All are welcome,â&#x20AC;? said Bath. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All are taught how to sight-read, and all leave with a powerful ability to make solid harmony together.â&#x20AC;? Funded by a grant from the Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Foundation, they were held in Roxbury, Fleishmanns, Margaretville and Delhi in 2013 and 2014. Fenton just won a New York State Council on the Arts grant through Arts Mid-Hudson and the Roxbury Arts Group to host additional singing tutorials. The 2015 Catskills singing schools will be held at: the Pine Hill Community Center in Pine Hill from April 20-25; the Andes Presbyterian Church in Andes from April 27 - May 2; the St. Francis de Sales Parish Hall in Phoenicia from May 11 16; and the Bovina Presbyterian Church from June 1-6 in Bovina. These singing schools are held Monday through Friday, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with a pot luck, graduation and community singing on each Saturday starting at 5 p.m. Cost for the weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instruction is $20. Participants will receive a free copy of The Sacred Harp tunebook. For more information, log on to http://www.sacredharpcatskills.com/ singing-schools.html.

Shape-note singing societies using The Sacred Harp tune book are also held at the following locations: Bard Hall, North Ravine Road at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, Sunday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Benjamin Bath at (617) 821-9637 or benjaminbbath@ gmail.com or log on to http://student. bard.edu/clubs/sacredharp/.

River Run Bed & Breakfast, 882 Main Street, Fleischmanns, most Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Contact Benjamin Fenton at (845) 254-4884 or benjamincfenton@ gmail.com.

Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 50 Pine Grove Avenue, Kingston, fourth Tuesday of each month beginning at 7 p.m. Contact Jim Ulrich at (914) 657-8314.

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The difference is that with Young, for some reason, those hip cognoscenti seem to include practically everyone – while Thompson, one of Rolling Stone’s Top 20 guitarists of all time, makes frequent solo stops at places like the Bearsville Theater and, on Thursday, April 23, at Club Helsinki in Hudson. But this midsized, acoustically pristine club is a much better place to catch a living legend than the Brendan Byrne Arena (or whatever it is called) anyway.

In the intimate and crafted environment of Helsinki, all the subtle weirdness and articulate sting of Thompson’s guitarplaying will tickle your nosehairs, and the fractured emotional depth of his deceptively simple songcraft will shine.

– John Burdick Richard Thompson, Thursday, April 23, 8 p.m., $65/$45, Club Helsinki, 405 Columbia Street, Hudson; (518)828-4800, http://helsinkihudson.com.

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their not-infrequent spikes of genius.

Both were on fire in the early-to-mid‘70s, Young with his alternately hot and cool releases and Thompson with his career-peak work as songwriter on those revelatory Richard and Linda Thompson records (Shoot Out the Lights gets all the love, but I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, Hokey Pokey and Pour Down like

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General admission costs $12, $10 for seniors. Admission is free for students with valid ID. The United Methodist Church is located at 1 Grove Street in New Paltz. For more information, visit www. poneensemble.org.

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oesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it seem a bit odd that the entire English-speaking world hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t designated April as Shakespeare Month and honored the Bard of Avon with annual celebrations everywhere, considering that the dates of both his christening (presumably having been born just a few days earlier) and death occur late in the month? I guess that means that it falls to us here in the mid-Hudson to get ahead of the curve and show what can be done when smart, creative people put their heads together. Without deliberately making a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shakespeare Monthâ&#x20AC;? tagline part of their marketing strategy, this year three local arts entities have managed to make it so: the Hudson Valley Community Center (HVCC) in Poughkeepsie, the Department of Theatre Arts at SUNY-New Paltz and the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck.

The prize for Most Original Concept must go to HVCC, which last year came up with the notion of enticing new audiences by staging a Shakesbeer Festival, returning to Poughkeepsie this Sunday. Avid readers will know that the Bardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characters were more fans of ale and wine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; notably Falstaff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite, the fortified Spanish wines known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;sackâ&#x20AC;? in Tudor times â&#x20AC;&#x201C; than of beer. While a song in The Winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale declares that â&#x20AC;&#x153;a quart of ale is a dish for a king,â&#x20AC;? one of Hamletâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gloomier meditations posits the fate of having his remains used as a clay bung or stopper in a beer barrel as the most ignominious possible ending for Alexander the Great. Shakespeare uses the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;small beerâ&#x20AC;? dismissively, as it is still occasionally used today, just as we say â&#x20AC;&#x153;weak teaâ&#x20AC;? to mean something unimpressive or inconsequential.

There are historical reasons for this: In the Bardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day, â&#x20AC;&#x153;smallâ&#x20AC;? beer was thinner than ale and needed more hops to prevent it from souring quickly. It also had such low alcohol content that it was routinely served to children at meals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Double beer,â&#x20AC;? brewed strong enough to survive the sea voyage to the West Indies without spoiling, fares a little better in his plays: One character in Henry VI is offered double beer to bolster his courage for a duel. In any case, the microbrews widely available today are both much fresher and more robust-tasting than would have been available in Tudor-period London, so doubtless the Bard would have found much to his liking at the Shakesbeer Festival. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I created the Shakesbeer Festival because I wanted to make these brilliant works less intimidating. The addition of a beer-tasting made the event feel contemporary and fresh,â&#x20AC;? says HVCC special events coordinator Lu Ann Kaldor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance brought a whole new demographic into our community center, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited to host it yet again.â&#x20AC;? In addition to the tasting, supplied by local beer distributor Half Timeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner, Alan Daniels, the festivities will include a 90-minute performance of Macbeth by the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Touring Company, directed by Ryan Quinn; a post-show talkback paired with dessert and dessert beers; and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thinking and Drinkingâ&#x20AC;? Shakespeare trivia game, with

prizes. Culinary Institute of America students will prepare light comestible fare as well. Sounds like a feast on every level!

The second annual Shakesbeer Festival begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 19 at the Hudson Valley Community Center, located at 110 South Grand Avenue in Poughkeepsie. Tickets cost $30 for drinking-age general admission, $25 for HVCC members and $15 for patrons under age 21. They may be purchased at the door, but reservations are strongly suggested. Call (845) 471-0430 to reserve, and visit www.hvcommunitycenter.com or www.facebook.com/pages/the-hudsonvalley-shakesbeer-festival.

If in your book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thingâ&#x20AC;? and not the accompanying libations, you might want to check out the latest offering from the SUNY-New Paltz Theatre Department: Much Ado about Nothing, opening April 16 and running Thursdays through Sundays through April 26 at the lovely McKenna Theatre. Associate professor Frank Trezza directs, and it sounds like this production of what many consider Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wittiest comedy will play up the darker elements of the plot. Turning audiencesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attention away from the prickly Beatrice and Benedickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing exchange of zingers toward the melodrama of Don Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scurrilous scheme to shame and divide Hero and Claudio is always a challenge with this play, so it will be fun to see how the cast and director manage it.

What make this production a miniShakespeare festival are a couple of associated events. Following the Saturday evening performance on April 18, members of the cast, crew and creative staff of the production will engage the audience in a free talkback. An extra full performance of Much Ado geared toward high school students and teachers will be presented on Wednesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. in McKenna Theatre. And a one-day symposium and performance for secondary-school teachers titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shakespeare and the Comic Spiritâ&#x20AC;? will be held on Saturday, April 18. Contact shakespeare@newpaltz.edu or (845) 2573034 for additional information on the symposium and trezzaf@newpaltz.edu for information and discounted student tickets for the special April 22 performance.

Regular performances of Much Ado about Nothing begin at 8 p.m. on April 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 and 25 and at 2 p.m. on Sundays, April 19 and 26. Ticket prices

are $18 for general admission, $16 for seniors (62+), SUNY-New Paltz faculty and staff and non-SUNY-New Paltz students and $10 for SUNY-New Paltz students. The student ticket price for the April 22 performance is $10. The box office, located in Parker Theatre, is open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.newpaltz.edu/theatre. For additional information call (845) 2573880 or e-mail boxoffice@newpaltz.edu.

Though the place doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a big deal of why April was chosen for the Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival, the Center for the Performing Arts at Rhinebeck has been hosting the Bardic bash for nine years now, so it almost goes without saying that this is Shakespeare Month for Rhinebeckers. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dramatic centerpiece is an all-male production of Othello, contrasting contemporary costumes by Grace Obee with a recreation of the Globe Theatre set designed by Broadway scenic artist Richard Prouse.

Lou Trapani directs, and the cast includes Marcus Gregio as the great Moorish general tortured by jealousy, Joe Eriole as Iago, Kevin Archambault as Desdemona, Brandon Argento as Cassio, Brian Kubsch as Roderigo and Joshuah Patriarco as Emilia. It should be interesting to see if the violence of the playâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grim final act seems less topical and more â&#x20AC;&#x153;universalâ&#x20AC;? when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cast as it would have been in Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day: with men playing the roles of the female victims of Iagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s villainy.

Othello opened at the Center on April 10, but you can still catch performances beginning at 8 p.m. on Fridays, April 17 and 24 and Saturday, April 25, or a 3 p.m. Sunday matinĂŠe on April 19. For those who prefer cheerier fare, sharing the stage this Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m. will be Shakespeare on Broadway: a

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musical revue featuring songs from Bardinspired shows like West Side Story, Kiss Me Kate, The Boys from Syracuse and Two Gentleman of Verona. Cat Barney, Maria Hickey, Victoria Howland, Zack Marshall, Jim Nurre, Henry George Staats III and Elizabeth Thomas are the performers; Kevin Archambault directs and Paul and JoAnne Schubert do the musical direction. Tickets for Othello and Shakespeare on Broadway cost $24 general admission, $22 for seniors and children and can be purchased by calling (845) 876-3080 or following the Vendini link at www.centerforperformingarts.org.

Capping off the Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival on Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m. will be a free interactive event called Speaking Shakespeare, in which everyone is invited to join Trapani on the Globe Stage to read aloud their favorite scenes or monologues from the works of the Bard. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s billed as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;lowkey, no-pressure event,â&#x20AC;? but you need to lug along your own First Folio or more portable copy of the Shakespeare work from which you would like to read.

Considering that, although he was paid by aristocratic patrons, the Bard was really writing for us groundlings, that participatory event might just turn out to be the most enjoyable way to celebrate his birthday of all. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Frances Marion Platt Shakesbeer Festival, Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m., $30/$24/$15, Hudson Valley Community Center, 110 South Grand Avenue, Poughkeepsie; (845) 471-0430, www.hvcommunitycenter.com, www. facebook.com/pages/the-hudson-valleyshakesbeer-festival.

Much Ado about Nothing, April 16-26, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., $18/$16/$10, McKenna Theatre, SUNY-New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz; (845) 257- 3880, www.newpaltz. edu/theatre.

Othello, Friday/Saturday, April 17, 24/25, 8 p.m., Sunday, April 19, 3 p.m., $24/$22; Shakespeare on Broadway, Saturday, April 18, 8 p.m., $24/$22; Speaking Shakespeare, Sunday, April 26, 3 p.m., free; Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, (845) 876-3080, www.centerforperformingarts.org.

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April 16, 2015

4/22

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ALISON M. JONES | NO WATER NO LIFE

Left, construction of the Gibe 3 Dam in Ethiopia’s Omo River. Right, a Karo elder downstream. For 6,000 years, the Karo people have been living sustainably off the flooding of the Omo River, but now are threatened with removal.

No Water No Life Conservation photographer Alison M. Jones’s “Following Rivers” at Beacon Institute

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or the past eight years, conservation photographer Alison M. Jones and her team have been traveling to major watersheds in Africa and North America, photographing and interviewing scientists, residents and other stakeholders to document the beauty and life of important water resources, as well as the threats posed by human activity. Jones founded a nonprofit organization, No Water No Life, as a way to combine the power of photography and science to promote more support of sustainable management of water resources and better watershed stewardship.

She chose to focus on six watersheds, which collectively represent the global challenges threatening the world’s water supply and riparian ecosystems: the Nile; the Omo, located in Ethiopia; Kenya’s Mara River basin; the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest; the Mississippi; and the Raritan, in central New Jersey.

Nearly 50 photographs by Jones of these watersheds – along with a few

documenting other waterways, including the Hudson –are on display at the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries, in an exhibit titled “Following Rivers.” Almanac Weekly’s Lynn Woods recently interviewed Jones, who is based in New York City.

How did you become a conservation photographer? How does that differ from nature photography?

You can’t be out there documenting nature and its beauty and glory without seeing what is happening to it and being concerned. A group of us nature photographers became conservation photographers, and part of the group started the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP).

Scientists would come to us and say, “We spend our whole lives on a book and people say ‘That’s nice’ and never look at it again. You guys are photographers, and people hang your images on their walls and look at them for years and years. So let’s work together.”

We’re all worried about the same things: species loss, climate change and protection of natural resources. That’s the basis of iLCP’s and my work: to combine the power of photography with science in order to raise awareness of whatever issues there may be. Eight years ago, I chose to focus on freshwater resources and founded the nonprofit No Water No Life.

How did the show “Following Rivers” come about?

“Any river is the summation of the whole valley,” to quote nature writer Hal Borland.

What’s happening on the land, the culture of the river valley, impacts the availability and quality of water of the river or aquifer from which we need to drink.

I was thrilled when the Beacon Institute called and asked if I would like to do an exhibition. Like No Water No Life, the Institute is focusing on solutions. They, and we, are engaging scientists, engineers and environmentalists to expand our understanding of waterways.

Can you cite an example of the type of lack of stewardship that most concerns you? Is the situation improving?

Protection of our natural resources was much less prevalent, even 15 years ago. For instance, then there were no conservancies in Kenya. There were a few national nature reserves, but none involving the community and nongovernmental organizations dedicated to conserving the land. In 2000, I was asked to be part of the founding of the Mara Conservancy, which became a successful management model for further conservation in Kenya.

Today there are 140 organizations based on that model.

What led you to water resources in particular?

In 2004 and 2005, I spent a lot of time flying in a Cessna over eight countries in sub-Sahara Africa. When I looked out the window I saw miles and miles of absolutely no water and no life – just this huge surface of gray bare land with just a few green ribbons strewn through it.

Those were the rivers or lakeshores, where there was life, animals, little villages and communities.

Tell us a little about each watershed and why you chose it.

The Columbia River Basin pours more water into the Pacific Ocean than any other river in the Americas. It rises from a glacial-fed lake in Canada and flows through four mountain ranges. It’s one of the world’s most dammed rivers and supports a lot of agriculture. On our 2007 expedition, I captured many images of glaciers melting in the headwaters of this watershed.

The Mississippi River Basin is the third-largest in the world and drains 41 percent of the lower 48 states. It’s a vital waterway for US commerce and a source of freshwater for industrial, agricultural, livestock and human consumption. Its freshwater resources are vital to the security and economy of the United States.

New Jersey’s Raritan River Basin is a classic urban watershed. New Jersey is the most densely populated state, and this is

the largest watershed in New Jersey. It’s also the watershed where I grew up.

The Nile goes through 11 nations and is the world’s longest river. Millions of people in its arid basin depend on it for survival, but overuse of the river threatens the area with desertification.

The Omo River Basin starts in Ethiopia and ends in Kenya. There are amazing 6,000-year-old, intact indigenous

“Mark Twain said, ‘Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.’ He was referring to the West, but people are fighting over water resources all over the world.” cultures, still practicing agriculture based on natural flooding of the river. Now they are being moved because Ethiopia is building hyperdams upstream and selling their lands to Asian investors establishing sugar and cotton plantations. The dams will have a huge impact on Lake Turkana, in Kenya, which is the world’s largest desert lake. It’s now predicted it will be reduced two-thirds in volume because of the dam upstream. There are a few tentative discussions by the government about releasing more water so the lake won’t suffer as much.

The Mara River Basin starts in Kenya and ends up in Lake Victoria, which then drains into the Nile. It supports the amazing iconic wildlife many go on safari to see, but the river’s water flow is threatened by headwaters deforestation, because the politicians are giving the land away for people to settle on. As a solution, there’s an organization fencing the forest so it will be protected.

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April 16, 2015 How many people are involved in No Water No Life, and how is it funded?

Other photographers and bloggers are helping. We have a web designer and two associates; so it’s a team effort. The project is under the sponsorship of Wings WorldQuest, which supports women in the fields of biology and environmental conservation.

How many times have you visited the six watersheds?

I’ve led 22 exhibitions to these watersheds, to document visually what’s going on and interview people who live there, as well as scientists, stakeholders, stewards and other citizens. We are transcribing and editing over 400 indepth interviews, which will go on our website. We’ve taken over 100,000 watershed images. We’ve created a resource, called “Voices of the River,” which will serve as a working reference point for anyone who wants to do further study. No Water No Life is also working on both an e-book and a print book.

Is there hope that the environmental destruction threatening these watersheds can be stopped?

There is hope. For example, fencing the forest is a great solution and a proven success. Pollution cleanup is happening, and certain ways of fighting, mitigating and adapting to climate change are helping.

My family always told me it was important to do something that has a positive impact. If we raise awareness, we can work together. We’ve got to understand the importance of wetlands; we’ve lost half of them already. We have to approach water issues with a sense of cooperation rather than conflict.

Mark Twain said, “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.” He was referring to the West, but people are fighting over water resources all over the world. We have to work together. There’s only so much water, but we have a growing population, so we have to be smarter about how we manage it. We need to raise awareness of how the water cycle and life cycle are intertwined.

– Lynn Woods Alison Jones’s “Following Rivers” exhibition, through October 3; Beacon Institute for River and Estuaries, 199 Main Street, Beacon, www.bire.org/events.

ART | EXHIBITIONS

“Image and Word” at Unframed Artists Gallery in New Paltz More than a decade ago, Michelle Riddell offered to sell the paintings of a friend in Iraq, artist Amal Maseer, to provide financial support and access to a market. Her sister, artist/crafter Lia Marrero, was a part of the effort.

The paintings were shipped from the Middle East unframed. Thus the Unframed Artists Gallery was conceived.

This April marks the ninth year that the cooperative space, directed by Riddell, has been open to the public, showing the works of both local and internationally known artists. In the new season (yes, it’s spring at last!), a show titled “Image and Word” has been mounted. Co-curated by photographer Joe Puglisi and painter Vivien Stokes, the theme combines visual imagery with elements of text.

Stokes explains the concept: “Text-andimage has been explored by artists since the beginning of the 20th century. Visual communication through the integration of text and image has proven to be very rich. See the works of artists such as Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, for example. And artists’ books are works of art and have become a very important medium of expression. There is currently a whole movement of visual journaling and, of course, the explosion of graphic design. For me ‘Word & Image’ is simply the fact that pictures can tell a story, and text is visually interesting

in its own right. Combining the two makes for even-more-interesting art.”

Collaboration has been a key factor in producing the exhibit, and Puglisi talks about this being his first time as curator.

“After showing my work here last year, I asked Michelle to let me jury this show. All the work was sent to Vivien, and she sent it on to me to preview. It’s all just beautiful work. With this theme – how to create an image with words – we have some great collages, paintings and photographs done by 25 artists. One of them, Connie Noelle, was my fifth-grade art teacher!

And the Linets, a mother and daughter, have this really beautiful book of work. It’s going to be a great show.” He’s referring to Hands at Work: A Mother/Daughter Creation, a book that features Lois Linet’s artwork and her daughter Valerie’s poetry.

Puglisi’s photographs first appeared in numerous editions of Joann Michaels’ The Hudson Valley & Catskill Mountains Explorer’s Guide. “Joann gave me a break,” he says, talking about the ups and downs of making it in the art world. “The first time I stepped out of the comfort zone when I started showing my work, I realized this about the creative process: the down part on a trampoline pushes you back up.” His enhanced black-andwhites are now being shown all over the country, at exhibits in California, Arizona and Manhattan. He is clearly thrilled to be a part of this show, and promises to serve his famous ganache-frosted chocolate cupcakes at the opening reception.

The lineup of artists includes Aya Art (Richard Ianni and Lia Marrero), Martin Davis, J. S. Deol, Holly Jackson, Katerina Jakobsen, Safaa Khalil, Ina Kramer, Kate Kristiansen, Jane Lehman, Lois Linet, Valerie Linet, Nina Maria, Howard Miller, Lucy Miller, Suzanne R. Neusner, Cheryl Noelle, Connie Noelle, Josh Otero, Paul Sandiford, Lois Schnakenberg, Andrew Wright, Puglisi, Riddell and Stokes.

Riddell, an artist who works in pastels and oils, reiterates the original concept of the Gallery: “‘Unframed’ refers to not putting the artist in a box. We are very inclusive, accepting all kinds of artists.

You don’t usually see that in galleries.

We’re out-of-the-box: We do political shows, children’s shows, workshops. We have bands that play here. We’ll have well-established artists shown side-byside with emerging and student artists.”

Since its beginning, the cooperative has offered a variety of opportunities to explore artistic media. It has enthusiastically engaged students, who are encouraged to run their own workshops and curate their own work. Housed in

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an old creamery building, the Gallery is off historic Huguenot Street; look for the sign on a majestic oak and follow the driveway into the woods. The “Image and

Word” exhibit will hang through June 13 in the main gallery at Unframed, open Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment.

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“Daguerreotype Masterworks” exhibit at Vassar’s Lehman Loeb The daguerreotype, subject of a remarkable (and monumentally inclusive) exhibit at Vassar’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center this season, is one of those artforms that everyone thought relegated to history...until it and other anachronistic forms of photography (or painting, as in the resurrection of encaustics) made a comeback in these digital days of confusing modernity.

Think of great figures from history caught in early photos: Many times we think of a John Tyler or Henry Clay as wooden-faced, mean guys with really bad hair. “What gives?” we wonder – only to find out that those portraits involved hours-long sits, bear-grease hair pomade and stifling-hot conditions.

But then step a bit closer to the actual daguerreotypes themselves – eternally magical given their transcription of a living image on metal, exacting yet minute – and one realizes that such things can never be lost to time. They’re far too beautiful. “ Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks from the Dawn of Photography,” on view through

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The technique of transferring images to highly polished silver-coated copper plates was first introduced in France in 1839 by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, and at first seen as much a scientific as an artistic advance. In the US, its greatest proponent and practitioner was none other than Poughkeepsie’s own “American Leonardo,” Samuel Morse.

“The daguerreotype is the chameleon of early photography: Hold it in your hand and see yourself reflected in the mirror of the silver surface; now tilt it one way and see a startling negative image, now another angle and see the positive image revealed in its infinite detail and threedimensionality,” says Mattis, who has been collecting photography for more than 30 years. “It is indeed a looking glass held up to the soul of its subject, a time-machine to the early Victorian Era.” Exhibit curator Mary-Kay Lombino will give a Gallery Talk on the show this Thursday, April 16 at 4 p.m. in the exhibit galleries. On Friday, May 29, Mattis and his wife Judith Hochberg will do a walkthrough at 12 noon.

– Paul Smart “Through the Looking Glass: Daguerreotype Masterworks from the Dawn of Photography,” through June 14, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie; (845) 437-5632, http://fllac.vassar.edu.

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Tibetan monks make mandala at Vassar as Buddhist art exhibit Everywhere you look, it’s Tibet in the Hudson Valley this week. The Karmapa’s coming to the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) and staying in Woodstock. Meanwhile, down in Poughkeepsie, a very special “sand” mandala (actually made with powdered minerals) is being created in the handsome Villard Room of Vassar College’s Main Building the week of April 21 to 26 as a means of opening, in auspicious style, the college’s new “Embodying Compassion in Buddhist Art: Image, Pilgrimage, Practice” exhibition at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center on April 23.

The work will be created by Tibetan Buddhist lamas of the Drikung lineage, including the venerable Khenpo Choephel, spiritual director of the Three Rivers Dharma Center in Pittsburgh and originally from the Drigung-til Monastery in Tibet; Lama Konchok Sonam Karushar, spiritual director of the Drikung Meditation Center in Boston, Massachusetts and originally from the Katsel Monastery in Tibet; and Dr. Hun Yeow Lye, founder and spiritual director of Urban Dharma North Carolina in Asheville. Each is considered a master in the ancient art, and something of a phenomenon when they work together as one on a mandala.

The actual creative process will be available for daily viewing Tuesday through Sunday, April 21 to 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and then from 1 to 5 p.m. daily. There will be an illustrated talk on the artform at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, and a special dissolution ceremony at 1 p.m. on April 26, when the lamas brush their work of the previous week away for carrying, ceremoniously, to a nearby body of water that flows to the seas.

– Paul Smart Mandala-Making talk, Tuesday, April 21, 5:30 p.m., dissolution ceremony, Sunday, April 26, 1 p.m., Villard Room, Main Building; “Embodying Compassion in Buddhist Art: Image, Pilgrimage, Practice” opening, Thursday, April 23, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center; Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie; (845) 437-5370, www.vassar.edu.

Exhibit of contemporary Cragsmoor artists The Wired Gallery at 11 Mohonk Road in High Falls will host an opening reception on Saturday, April 18 from 4 to 7 p.m. for an exhibit of work by contemporary artists from Cragsmoor, once the site of a 19th-century art colony. The group show will feature work by Richard Arnold, Roger Baker, Tom Bolger, Charles Broderson, Ann Butter, Kuhn Caldwell, Chuck Davidson, Fritz Drury, Irene Dunn, Morgan Dunn, Joan Goldberg, Hattie Grifo, Lori Grinker, John Hart, Ellie Hollinshead, Beat Keerl, Joan Lesikin, Pat Peters, Bernhard Roze, Phil Sigunick,

Judy Sigunick, Howard Smith, Natalie Stopka and Clover Vail.

The artistic heritage of Cragsmoor began in the 1870s when a group of New York City artists established summer homes on a small plateau on top of the Shawangunk Mountains in Ulster County.

Inspired by vast mountain vistas, lush fertile valleys and abundant wildlife, the artists formed one of the first American art colonies and the only residential community on the Shawangunk Ridge.

Many of its 500 full-time residents today and perhaps half that many part-timers are artists, says Wired Gallery director Sevan Melikyan.

Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment.

More information is available at www. thewiredgallery.com or by calling (682) 564-5613.

Bus trip to Frida Kahlo exhibit at NY Botanical Garden The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will sponsor a bus trip to the New York Botanical Garden on Sunday, May 17 to see “Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life.” The bus departs from the back of the Kingston Plaza at 8 a.m. and the front of the Monticello Government Center at 9:15 a.m. The return trip to Monticello will arrive at approximately 5:30 p.m. and Kingston at approximately 6:45 p.m.

Tickets cost $120, which includes luxury coach, gratuity, mimosas with breakfast en route and a selection of wines with hors d’oeuvres on the return trip. Also included are admission to the New York Botanical Garden and a private guided tour of the elaborate installation in the Haupt Conservatory, a recreation of Frida Kahlo’s famous Casa Azul (Blue House) studio and garden in Mexico City. The Botanical Garden has transformed its conservatory with cobalt-blue walls, lava rock paths and a magnificent display of native flowers of Mexico. There is also a scale version of a pyramid at Casa Azul created by Kahlo’s husband, Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, to display his collection of pre-Columbian art.

The trip includes a self-guided tour of the art gallery, where 14 of Kahlo’s rarely seen paintings and works on paper are displayed. The exhibit examines Kahlo’s keen appreciation for the complex use of plant imagery in her artwork. Among the works on display are the powerful self-portraits Two Nudes in a Forest, 1939 and Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940.

This is the first solo exhibition of Frida Kahlo’s art in New York City in 25 years.

Attendees are responsible for their own lunch. There will be time to discover the other collections and a tram tour of the grounds with views of rock formations, a waterfall and rolling hills.

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ntil 2010, Steve Tilston was a name whose fame extended only to the admittedly limited fanbase of British Isles folk/rock. At various times in his career, the guitarist/singer/songwriter had run a folk club with Bert Jansch, been in John Renbournâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band Ship of Fools, made a record with Peter Bellamy, toured with the likes of Maggie Boyle, Pete Zorn and Maartin Allcock, had a couple of his songs recorded by Fairport Convention. His credentials were more than solid within his field, but he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the sort of musician who packs big arenas.

Then, in 2005, his fortunes changed in a subtle-but-historically-important way: Tilston got a phone call from a memorabilia collector wanting to verify the authenticity of a letter that John Lennon had hand-written to Tilston in 1971, encouraging him to pursue his career without being held back by the fear of fame. Lennon had even given him his personal phone number. But until that moment, Tilston had never known that the letter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mailed to and appropriated by the editor of a magazine wherein Lennon had read an interview with Tilston â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even existed.

The story of Tilstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big if-only moment became public knowledge in 2010, and screenwriters were quick to pounce on its dramatic potential. Dan Fogelman, who penned the screenplays for Crazy, Stupid, Love, Tangled and Cars, ended up taking on the project as his directorial debut. But Fogelmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spin on the story â&#x20AC;&#x201C; originally titled Imagine, and now in a theater near you as Danny Collins â&#x20AC;&#x201C; casts Al Pacino in the title role.

This reimagined protagonist is no English folkie who never quite got famous, but an aging American pop/rock star more in the aesthetic mold of Neil Diamond or Billy Joel. He has all the trappings of fame, including hot cars, cocaine up the wazoo, a very young trophy girlfriend and a Hollywood manse decorated with expensive bad taste. But he has sold out artistically and he knows it, not having written a new song in 30 years. The discovery of his John Lennon letter is just the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MacGuffin, Dannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wakeup call to make changes in his life. But it does provide a nice excuse to lace the soundtrack with Lennon songs to fit the tonal moment.

Narrativewise, Danny Collins is a fairly conventional, predictable redemption

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story. It even has the compulsory backsliding crisis at the end of Act Two. But the presence of Pacino in the lead, backed by a crackerjack supporting cast that includes Bobby Cannavale, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner and ace-in-thehole Christopher Plummer, transforms what might have been a forgettable comedy into a heartfelt exploration of timeless themes like art, love, fame and fortune, family ties, commitment and the power of persistent kindness.

With a long recent string of clunker movies under his belt, it has been easy to lose sight of what a fine repertoire of acting craft Al Pacino has at his command.

A lot of it is physical, and a larger-than-life character with stagey gestures like Danny Collins makes terrific use of those skills.

The actor spends the next few minutes after first reading the Lennon letter just opening and closing his mouth wordlessly, like a fish, and it tells us everything that we need to know about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going through his head.

Trained by his whirlwind life of public appearances to turn on the charm wherever he goes, Danny strikes us at first as a burned-out showbiz phony. But when that letter inspires him to abandon his latest concert tour to track down Tom Donnelly (Cannavale), the illegitimate son whom he has never met, and try to make amends, Pacino believably leads us through a subtle shift from practiced gladhanding to a genuine, if naĂŻve, campaign to spread joy using the only reliable tools at his command: a fat bank account and a gift for blarney. The first thing that he does when he checks into a nondescript Hilton nearby Tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house is to try to engineer a romance between two young hotel employees. Needless to say, not all his efforts to win hearts offstage will succeed.

The second thing that Danny does is to strike up a determined flirtation with the hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flinty manager, Mary Sinclair (Bening), who isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t having any of his pickup lines but is intrigued against her better judgment by his humor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and his patience. The camera repeatedly zeroes in on her slightly crepey neck to hammer home the point, well before Danny makes it out loud to his long-suffering manager, Frank Grubman (Plummer), that Mary is a much more age-appropriate match for him than any woman he has dated (or married) in ages. Expect rocky stuff ahead for these two, but two they are clearly destined to be.

Bening makes a great foil for Pacino, ramrod-straight and no-nonsense in her carriage but susceptible to Diane Keatonesque giggles whenever Danny scores a tiny chink in nastily divorced Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s man-armor. And Cannavale is terrific as the decent, hardworking son who wants no part of the guy who impregnated his groupie mother, but has serious needs that only money like Dannyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s can alleviate. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plummer who steals the screen from Pacino with

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Danny Collins can be faulted for lack of originality, relying on worn-out plot gimmicks like a mortal illness pulling a dysfunctional family back together. But it has well-written dialogue; is persuasively funny (like its protagonist) more often than not; and the superb performances elevate it into something that, without tying up all the conflicts into a neat little bow at the end, will likely make audiences a teeny bit teary at moments and walk out of the cinema feeling good. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for much more than that â&#x20AC;&#x201C; except perhaps for a liberal helping of John Lennon in the score. Check. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Frances Marion Platt

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y 16 blueberry plants keep me in blueberries year-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;round, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not planting any this year. But you are, or should be. The bushes are attractive in every season, with white blossoms in spring, foliage that looks spry all summer and turns crimson-red in fall and stems that shade to red in winter.

The bushes are almost pest-free. And the berries are healthful and delicious.

All you would-be blueberry-planters out there: Pay attention to the soil for your plants, about which Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to offer advice. Too many people plunk a blueberry bush into a hole dug in their lawn and then wonder about the lack of berries. Poor growth, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why. The plants bear fruit on one-year-old stems. If shoots grow only

a few inches one year, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little room on which to hang berries the following year.

Taking a cue from wild blueberries, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the bushes need, soilwise: acidity (pH 4 to 5.5), organic matter, relatively low fertility, moisture, air and no competition from weeds. For starters, check the soil pH with either a home testing kit or by taking a sample to a Cooperative Extension office or soil-testing laboratory. If soil is not sufficiently acidic, add sulfur â&#x20AC;&#x201C; preferably pelletized sulfur for ease of handling â&#x20AC;&#x201C; three-quarters of a pound of sulfur per 100 square feet in sandy soils, or three times this amount in heavier soils, for each pH unit that the soil is above 4.5. Contrary to popular myth, adding oak leaves or pine needles will not do the trick.

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Spread sulfur over the ground as far as the eventual spread of the roots, which is about three feet in all directions. Then dump a bucketful of peat moss right where you plan to dig each hole. Dig the hole deep and twice as wide as needed to get the plant in the ground, mixing the peat moss with the soil. Peat moss provides a long-lasting source of organic matter, which also helps with aeration and water-retention. Finally, plant and water.

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bushes is simple and necessary: mostly food and drink. Assuage the bushesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; thirst with, barring rain, three-quarters of a gallon of water per week for each square-foot spread of the roots. Satisfy their hunger by spreading a high-nitrogen fertilizer late each fall. I use an organic fertilizer, such as soybean or alfalfa meal, at the rate of 1.5 pounds over every hundred square feet of root spread. These fertilizers offer nitrogen throughout the growing season in a form that blueberries can use.

Periodically recheck the soil pH and add more sulfur, if needed. Replenish the mulch each fall, laying the new mulch right on top of the old mulch.

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Turning inward â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not introspectively, but to the greenhouse â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I see aphids getting a foothold. Their populations soared a few weeks ago, as young and old feasted on aging celery and arugula plants beginning to send up seedstalks.

My first counterattack was to cut down or dig up these old plants and whisk them to the compost pile before too many insects dropped off to take up residence on smaller plants and seedlings. Not that there werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plenty of stragglers fattening up on younger plants.

My tack with the stragglers has been to set my watering wand on â&#x20AC;&#x153;fan sprayâ&#x20AC;? and blast the plants with water. Most aphids that get knocked off plants donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return. I spray on mornings of sunny days so that leaves dry relatively quickly, limiting potential disease problems. The temporary increase in humidity might increase the likelihood of aphidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; getting fungal diseases, to which they are very susceptible.

Of less effect are the ladybugs that I periodically introduce into the greenhouse, in large part because I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough of them. They used to enter my home in large numbers via leaks around an old south-facing window and nearby crack in the wall. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d merely vacuum them up as they clustered on the windowpane and shake the contents of the hand-held vacuum among plants in the greenhouse late in the day. That window and the wall crack have been repaired, so few ladybugs end up indoors.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m considering making a hole in the wall to let the ladybugs indoors again and hanging a ladybug live trap (available commercially or made from online plans at www.ars.usda.gov/is/ br/lbeetle/001030.trap.pdf) right near the hole. Thus far, though, cleanup and water sprays have kept aphids under control, and plants are growing well. Once transplanted outdoors, aphid problems vanish because of the weather and natural predators. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Lee Reich Any gardening questions? E-mail them to me at garden@leereich.com and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try answering them directly or in this column. Come visit my garden at www. leereich.com/blog.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s said that Livingston loved scientific experimentation in all aspects of farming and animal husbandry. Now visitors to Clermont can experience this particular aspect of 18th-century living when 23 vendors and 40 volunteer demonstrators celebrate all things wooly: spinning, rughooking, weaving, sheepshearing and other textile arts. Featured exhibitors and vendors include Blackberry Hill Farm in Hudson, Catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s View Farm in Germantown, Columbia Greene 4-H, Cottage on the Hudson in Saugerties, Dashing Star Farm in Millerton, East Knoll in Torrington, Connecticut, Hahn Farm in Salt Point, Hand to Mouth Weavers of Red Hook, Hampton Artistic Yarns of East Quogue, Hudson Valley Sheep & Wool in Red Hook, In a Spin Fiber Arts in Olivebridge, Laughing Paw Farm in Wassaic, Living Eden in Red Hook, Mother Frogging Yarns of Poughkeepsie, Pandiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewels of Salt Point, Perry Hill Farm in Millbrook, Raisinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cane at Mount Rutsen Studio in Rhinebeck, Ruth Skinner in Ulster Park, Shelley Smith Ceramics in Albany, Sweet Caroline Wools of Lee, Massachusetts and more to come.

The outdoor shopping concourse will display wares and give visitors a chance to try their hand at mastering the skills that it once took to live so close to the land. Kjirsten Gustavson, museum educator at Clermont, reports that the Sheep and Wool Showcase has been held here for at least 15 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has that farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market feel. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving people a chance to support local small businesses.

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Herding and sheepshearing using three different historic techniques will provide action-packed entertainment, along with a demonstration of wool processing by the First Ulster County Militia, a fiber-themed silent auction, crafts for kids, 18th-century reenactors and live traditional music. Add two food trucks – the Lunch Box for good oldfashioned American fare and Yum Yum Noodle Bar with a special menu – and you’ve got a family festival that celebrates fiber arts, history and craft in a bucolic setting that’s hard to beat.

Also happening soon at the Clermont State Historic Site, the Friends of Clermont will be accepting writing submissions for “Wordscape @ Clermont: A Poetry Trail,” a community arts project to be installed on the grounds of the

estate in June. All writers, creative types or fans of the written word of any age are invited to submit poems, haiku, prose, quotes…whatever you’ve got to say! To celebrate the written word, Wordscape will be installed on a trail meandering through the garden and woodland path at Clermont, displayed in a variety of formats (wooden signs in the ground, hanging tags and soft fabrications). Submissions will be taken now through May 15. Installations will go up the first week of June and will remain throughout the month.

A free-to-the-public opening reception for Wordscape will take place on Sunday, June 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. featuring readers of all ages, well-known and not-so-wellknown authors, food trucks and a selfguided tour through the grounds. Word is that the whole lexical shebang is bound to spill over into nearby communities. Get

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out your pencils and participate! Visit the website below or call (518) 537-6622 for more information on how to submit work or to volunteer.

– Ann Hutton

Chancellor’s Sheep and Wool Showcase, Saturday, April 18 (rain date: Sunday, April 19), 11 a.m.-4 p.m., $8 per vehicle, Clermont State Historic Site, One Clermont Avenue, Germantown; (518) 5374240, www.friendsofclermont.org.

Antique Fair and Flea Market May 2nd - 3rd, 2015 August 1st - 2nd, 2015 at the Washington County Fairgrounds, Rt. 29, Greenwich, NY

(12 mi. East of Saratoga Springs, NY)

$3 admission, (65+ $2, under-16 - FREE)

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Ph. 518-331-5004 ($10 - Early Buyers - Fridays before show)

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April 16-23 FRIDAY | APRIL 17

Empty Bowls at Rondout Valley High School I like a charity event with local emphasis and accessible price points, and when young people are involved, it’s a must-share, so I want to let you know about Empty Bowls. On Friday, April 17 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rondout Valley High School cafeteria, take the night off from cooking and take a break from pizza: Treat your family to dinner out at Empty Bowls, and you can even keep your bowl! You simply choose from the array of handcrafted bowls made by Rondout Valley High School students and professional artists, all $15 each, or choose a paper bowl for $5, and fill your bowl with soup or ice cream. Proceeds benefit the Rondout Valley, Rosendale, Rochester and ARCS of Kingston food pantries.

I encourage you to take a look at the Empty Bowls website to read about some of the history behind this 12th annual event. Rondout Valley High School is located at 122 Kyserike Road in Accord.

For more information, visit http:// emptybowls.webs.com.

Day of Silence, evening of partying at LGBTQ Community Center Two of the top three reasons that youth are bullied at school are due to actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender expression. To draw attention to the problem of anti-LGBTQ name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools, students around the world are participating in a Day of Silence on Friday, April 17. To learn more about how to be a part of a Day of Silence, visit www.dayofsilence.org.

After a Day of Silence, LGBTQ youth and ally-identified youth ages 14 to 18 are invited to make some noise at the Breaking the Silence Dance, including a live deejay, icebreaker activities, great dance music and refreshments. Proof of age is required. The dance takes place on Friday, April 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Apuzzo Hall of the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, located at 300 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 331-5300 or visit http://lgbtqcenter.org.

SATURDAY | APRIL 18

“Start where you are.

Use what you have.

Do what you can.”

– Arthur Ashe

over to the Kingston Library for Mr. Twisty’s Super Silly Magic Show, including comedy, magic and family fun, and it’s free!

The Kingston Library is located at 55 Franklin Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 331-0507 or visit www.kingstonlibrary.org. To learn more about the performer, including free directions for some magic tricks and directions to make balloon animals, visit www.mrtwisty.com.

Bianca Rell reads at Inquiring Mind in Saugerties

View of the Shawangunk Ridge and Preserve lands (Photo by Dafna Tal)

NATURE

Free one-month Healthy Ulster passes at Mohonk Preserve

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he Mohonk Preserve’s “Toddlers on the Trail” walks are a delightful way to experience nature with your child in a fun, safe and engaging way, and familiarizing yourself with some of these favorite pathways means the freedom to go back over the years again and again. On Friday, April 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, you and your crew from ages 2 to 6 can be a part of the “Signs of Spring” 1.5-mile ramble to the historic Van Leuven Cabin.

Meet at the Mohonk Preserve West Trapps Trailhead on Route 44/55 in Gardiner. This event is free for Mohonk Preserve members and free for children age 12 and under; there is a $12 day-use fee for adult non-members. Space is limited. For reservations or more information, call (845) 255-0919 or visit http:// mohonkpreserve.org.

And mark your calendars for your free monthlong day-use passes! Healthy Ulster Spring at Mohonk Preserve means that visitors with proof of Ulster County residency can score free monthlong passes at the Mohonk Preserve, good through May 21. Passes may be picked up at the Preserve Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday, April 23 to 26, and at the Spring Farm Trailhead from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 2 and 26.

–Erica Chase-Salerno

Local Saugerties author Bianca G. Rell knows pets: She has large Brutus, a mastiff-and-Rottweiler mix, 8 years; small Bella, a Yorkshire terrier, 4 years; and silent cat, Stinker, 13 years.

These resident entertainers for her family resulted in a children’s book, A Lesson in Big and Small, where the attempt to persuade Brutus he is not a puppy, Bella that she is not a big dog, results in the lesson that what really matters is how we see ourselves.

You can hear Rell read from her story this Saturday, April 18 at 3 p.m. at Inquiring Mind, located at 65 Partition Street in Saugerties. For more information, call (845) 246-5775 or visit www.saugertiesbookstore.com. To learn more about the author, visit http:// alessoninbigandsmall.tateauthor.com.

Japanese culture program at Gardiner Library Where can you learn the art of wearing a kimono, practice origami skills, learn to eat with chopsticks and experience a form of storytelling using a paper theater called kamishibai? You and your family can do it all at the Gardiner Library’s “Kimono, Kibuto & More: A Hands-On Japanese Culture Program for Children and Adults.” The event takes place this Saturday, April 18 from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and it’s free!

The Gardiner Library is located at 133 Farmers’ Turnpike in Gardiner. For more information, call (845) 255-1255 or visit www.gardinerlibrary.org.

Hudson Fishing Derby for youth Iza Trapani at Rosendale’s Creative Co-Op I enjoy Iza Trapani and her children’s books so much, and she’s doing an extra-special event this weekend that you should check out. On Saturday, April 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Creative Co-op, all ages of aspiring artists are invited to learn how to create picture books, as well as enjoy storytime. The cost for this session is $10 for adults, $7 for children ages 4 and up and free for ages 3 and under, with proceeds supporting the Hansen family as well as future programming

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at the Creative Co-op. Remember to bring a few extra dollars to add to your Trapani book collection as well.

The Creative Co-op is located at 402 Main Street in Rosendale, behind the Big Cheese. For more information or to register, call (845) 527-5672, e-mail cbcofrosendale@gmail.com or visit www. facebook.com/creativebcrosendale. To learn more about the author/illustrator, visit www.izatrapani.com.

Magic show at Kingston Library Regular readers know how much I enjoy magic shows, especially with their all-ages appeal. Here’s one this weekend that looks terrific: On Saturday, April 18 at 10:30 a.m., head

Calling all girls and boys in Columbia County, ages 4 to 15: It’s time for the 32nd annual Hudson Fishing Derby this Saturday, April 18 from 8 to 10 a.m. To participate, register at the Department of Youth, located at 18 South Third Street in Hudson, or call (518) 828-0017.

Wiyos do two shows at Unison in New Paltz 1920s and ‘30s American folk music complete with harmonica, washboard and kazoo? Yes, please! You can catch the derby-sporting Wiyos performing a matinée show for all ages at the Unison theater this Saturday, April 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $14 for adults, $7 for children aged 12 and under and $2 cheaper per ticket if you order in ad-

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vance, with more savings for Unison members. Want more? Or looking to ditch the kids and hear the band for date night? Attend the Wiyos’ 8 p.m. full performance at Unison instead!

Unison is located at 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz. For tickets or more information, call (845) 255-1559 or visit http://unisonarts.org. To learn more about the musicians, visit www.thewiyos.com.

SUNDAY | APRIL 19

Gustafer Yellowgold at Mountaintop School in Saugerties Here’s a home-run event for your weekend: On Sunday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m., the Mountaintop School presents a free Gustafer Yellowgold performance by Morgan Taylor, followed by fresh bread and outdoor play. What a fantastic way to be introduced to Taylor’s terrific music, and the whole family will have a good time.

The Mountaintop School is located at 68 Band Camp Road in Saugerties. For more information, call (845) 389-7322 or visit www.facebook.com/mountaintopschool.

Family hike at Esopus Bend in Saugerties The Esopus Creek Conservancy invites you to join its free family hike this Sunday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Esopus Bend Preserve. All you have to do is preregister by contacting nature educator Matt Helffrich at (845) 399-4245 or visiting www. esopuscreekconservancy.org. The Esopus Bend Preserve is located on Kalina Drive in Saugerties. Happy hiking!

WEDNESDAY | APRIL 22

“Saving Your Sight” at Unison in New Paltz I used to think that stronger eyeglass prescriptions were an inevitable fact of life as I get older, but after hearing Dr. Marc Grossman’s “Saving Your Sight” presentation at Unison last year, I learned that I can strengthen my eye muscles with simple eye exercises and other techniques, as well as some ideas about why we encounter eye deficiencies in the first place. You can hear Marc Grossman, OD, LAc at Unison on Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. Donations are accepted at the door.

The Unison Arts & Learning Center is located at 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz. For more information, call (845) 2553728 or visit http://drgrossman2020.com.

THURSDAY | APRIL 23

Deaf Deaf World at Red Hook High School Red Hook High School’s fourth annual Deaf Deaf World takes place on Thursday, April 23 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. This year’s theme is a carnival, with games and carnival foods for you to enjoy, and the entire event is presented in American Sign Language. Fun for both kids and adults, and it’s free!

Red Hook High School is located at 103 West Market Street in Red Hook. For more information, visit Facebook.

FRIDAY | APRIL 24

Kingston’s Forsyth Nature Center hosts Green Friday Fair

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Ruth Crawford Seeger and Carl Sandburg chopping wood on a beach. (Photograph courtesy of Peggy Seeger)

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ou will not believe this lineup for this concert at the High Meadow School, Elizabeth Mitchell Presents: Spring Songbook Concert – A Tribute to Ruth Crawford Seeger. American composer, music teacher and musicologist Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901–1953) was an important figure in the American modernist movement in the 1920s and early 1930s and played a key part in the American folk music revival. In addition to Elizabeth Mitchell herself, you get Susie Ibarra, Amy Helm, Simi Stone, Happy Traum, Daniel Littleton, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Mike & Ruthy, Bill and Livia Vanaver, Zach Djanikian, the Strawberry Hill Fiddlers, the Vanaver Caravan Youth Dance Company and more! The performance is not to be missed, and takes place on Saturday, April 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door and cost $15 for adults, $5 for kids age 10 and under.

The High Meadow School is located at 3643 Main Street in Stone Ridge. For more information, call (845) 687-4855 or visit www.highmeadowschool.org. To learn more about Elizabeth Mitchell’s music, visit http://youaremyflower.org.

–Erica Chase-Salerno

to practice year-round? Come by the Forsyth Nature Center’s third annual “Green Friday: A Sustainability Fair” on Friday, April 24 from 4 to 7 p.m.

Displays include electric and hybrid cars, composting and rain-harvesting demos and giveaways, energy-efficiency and weatherization; take a green infrastructure tour of the facility and learn about local green initiatives.

This event will appeal to older youth, but kids will enjoy seeing the animals at the Center, too.

The Forsyth Nature Center is located at 157 Lucas Avenue in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 481-7339.

BioBlitz at Woodstock’s Thorn Preserve Ready to make some meaningful contributions to science through observation and data-collection? Sounds like you want to do a BioBlitz! On Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25, teams of high-school-aged and older volunteers and biologists work together to collect information about the species that live on the 60-acre Thorn Preserve. Participants can sign up for six-hour blocks of time or more. Two or three participants will be assigned to work with each biologist, who will help with recording, photographing,

Mohonk Preserve

HEALTHY ULSTER SPRING 2015 Sign up April 23 through April 26 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 23rd through Sunday, April 26th and at the Spring Farm Trailhead from 10am-4pm Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th. The membership passes will be good through May 21, 2015.

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. mohonkpreserve.org 845-255-0919

mapping and documenting. No previous experience is necessary – just curiosity and a love of nature!

The Thorn Preserve is located at 55 John Joy Road in Woodstock. For more information or to register, e-mail virginia. wlc@gmail.com.

ON THE HORIZON | FAMILY EVENTS

Kids’ book drive at Poughkidsie Do some spring cleaning and help local classrooms at the same time!

From now until April 30, donate your children’s books, especially for 11-to13-year-old youth, at Poughkidsie, to help supply classroom libraries. Every donation earns one raffle ticket toward winning a gift certificate to Poughkidsie and an Organic Bloom frame from Surprise Photography.

Multiple donation visits means more raffle tickets, and spacious shelves at home for you!

Poughkidsie is located at 50 Springside Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For more information, visit www.facebook. com/surprisephotography, http:// surprisephotography.com and http://

poughkidsie.com.

Award-winning young clarinetist performs at Rhinebeck’s Church of the Messiah Congratulations to the winners of the Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society Student Competition held in March: violinist Alana Auerbach from Poughkeepsie and clarinetist Mikaela Vojnik from Kingston. On Sunday, April 19, Auerbach is otherwise committed (performing at Carnegie Hall!), but Vojnik performs the first movement of Stravinsky’s Three Pieces for Clarinet with the Enso String Quartet at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck.

The Church of the Messiah is located at 6436 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. For more information, call (845) 876-2870 or visit http://rhinebeckmusic.org.

– Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno celebrates Earth Day in New Paltz with her husband, Mike, and their two children: the inspirations behind hudsonvalleyparents. com. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

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Thursday

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

9AM-3:30AM Hudson River Summit. Presented

by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program. Info: www.hudsonriver.com. Poughkeepsie Grandview, Poughkeepsie, $35, $20 /student.

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

9:30AM-10:30AM Senior Fit After 50 with Diane Collelo. Three-part class offering movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Town hall, Woodstock.

10AM Othello. Part of the Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival. For high school students. Info: 845-876-3088. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308 |, Rhinebeck, $8.

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

Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail.com.

Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

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 St, Rhinebeck.

12PM-4PM Arlington Farmers’ Indoor Market.

845-437-7035 or alihall@vassar.edu. (Please note that the market will be on hiatus when the College is officially closed. Vassar College, North Atrium, 124 Raymond Ave, 12:15PM-12:45PM Uptown Fine Arts Music Series: Leonid Polishchuk, Violin. A mid-day break of musical performances featuring area artists in a variety of musical programs. Info: www.olddutchchurch.org or 845-338-6759. Old Dutch Church, Main & Wall Sts, Kingston.

1PM-5PM SUNY Orange Job and Career Fair.

More than 50 Hudson Valley employers are expected to attend. Info: 845-341-4444 or online

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Have a story idea? To reach editor Julie O’Connor directly, e-mail AlmanacWeekly@gmail.com or write Almanac Weekly c/o Ulster Publishing, PO Box 3329, Kingston, NY 12402. Submit event info for calendar consideration two weeks in advance to calendar@ulsterpublishing.com (attn: Donna).

To place a classified, e-mail copy to classifieds@ ulsterpublishing.com or call our office at (845) 334-8200. To place a display ad, call (845) 334-8200 or e-mail genia@ulsterpublishing.com.

at www.sunyorange.edu/careers. SUNY Orange, Diana Physical Education Center, Middletown.

1PM-3PM Minnewaska Preserve: Homeschooler Program. Amphibian Search. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner, $10 /per car.

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 3PM-5PM Story Circle. Come with a story to tell or an open heart and ears for listening. This timeless form of entertainment casts its spell. Info: 845.254.5469 or www.pinehillcommunitycenter. org. Pine Hill Community 3:30PM-4:30PM After School Story Hour.

Kindergarten and first grades. Info: 845-6872044. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge.

4PM-5PM Meditation Group Practice at Mirabai . Every Thursday. 30 minutes seated meditation followed by 15 minutes walking meditation and short discussion afterwards. Info: 845- 679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

5:30PM-6:30PM Real Estate Career Seminar.

Learn what you need to become a successful Real Estate Salesperson and how the business works.

No Real Estate license or experience necessary.

Info: 845-594-7792 orwww.villagegreenrealty. com/seminars.php. Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty, 157 Main St, New Paltz.

6PM-9PM A Taste of Novella’s & JJ’s Rockin Cupcakes. Music by Above & Beyond. Appetizer & Dinner tasting. Info: 845-338-3881. Novellas, 2 Terwilliger Ln, New Paltz, $20.

6PM Hudson Valley Playwrights. Every Thursdays. A creative venue for local playwrights to developnew works, from first inspiration to final production. RSVP. Info: 845-217-0734, hudsonvalleyplaywrights@gmail.com, or www.hudsonvalleyplaywrights.com. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

6PM-8PM An Evening with White Eagle and Love Eagle: Channeled Guidance facilitated by inspirational teacher, healer and channel James Philip. Transformative healing and group channeling focused on how to access, boost and integrate your spiritual health. Info: 845-679-2100.

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

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

Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6:30PM Astronomy Night. Start with an indoor planetarium show. After the show, Smolen Observatory will be open for telescope viewing if the sky is clear. Info: www.newpaltz.edu/planetarium/ shows.html or 845-257-3818. SUNY New Paltz.

6:30PM Family Movie: Wild ®. Info: 845-6572482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

7PM Yom Hashoah. This year’s Holocaust Remembrance (Yom HaShoah Community Memorial Service) sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Ulster County. As in the past, this event includes representatives from area congregations and communities. The public is encouraged to attend. Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley, Albany Ave, Kingston, 845-338-4271.

7PM 3rd Thursday Eighth Step Open Mic& Jam. Open Jam at 8:15pm. Performer signup begins at 6:45; Open Mic is free to performers and listeners. Info: 518-434-1703 or www.8thstep. org. 8th Step at Proctors, 432 State St, Albany.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Eric & Mary Ross “Ultimedia Concept.” Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-9PM Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night.

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

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

7:30PM-9:30PM Life Drawing sessions. Tuesday and Thursdays, on going. No registration required. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-2551559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd,

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

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

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

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.

New Paltz, $15.

8PM Lobby Hero. Play by Kenneth Lonergan.

Presented by Tangent Theatre Company. Info: www. tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, $25.

8PM ProJam 10. Info: info@helsinkihudson. com. Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

8:30PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, Eric Weissberg and Bill Keith. Info: 845-6793484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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$30 for 25 minute reading; $40 for 45 minute.

3:30PM-5PM Stone Ridge Library Film Friday: “Ponyo” Rated “G” 103 min. Popcorn and lemonade. Info: 845-687-7147 Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge, free.

4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.” Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 246-4317, x 3.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Rosewell Rudd Quartet featuring Heather Masse “Sonic Embrace”. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-10PM Free Teen Dance Party. Info: 845-3315300. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, Apuzzo Hall, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

Kiwanis Kingston Classic Pre-registration.

Friends & Family Mile, 5k, 10k, Half & Full Marathon. Boston Qualifier. In Kingston, April 19. Online registration closes Friday, April 17 at 12pm. Info: www.kiwaniskingstonclassic.com.

7PM-9PM Open Mic. Hosted by Mike Herman.

Bring out your sax, your voice. Enjoy a great night of music and fun. Refreshments available. Info: 607-588-7129 or www.MikeHermansolo.com.

Pine Hill Community Center, Pine Hill.

9:30AM-4PM “New York Beauty Diversified” taught by Linda Hahn, a certified National Quilting Association Certified Teacher. Info: 845-8762556. Grace Community Church, Lake Katrine, $40 /non-members, $25 /kit fee.

7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Frank Luther on bass, John Esposito on piano, Mike DeMicco on guitar, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists. No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, Palenville.

9:45AM-10:45AM Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for a $1 donation. Town Hall, Main Room, Woodstock.

10AM – 5PM Spring Book Sale Baseball! The Roosevelts! Gardening! Classics! Kids books!

And a whole room of vintage books! This sale has it all! Plus great reads as low as 50¢. As always there are collections of all kinds — books on history, biography, outdoors, sports, animals, health, wellness, art, fashion, design, and more..

Children’s books start at 5/$1.00, recent fiction and non-fiction hard-covers from $3.00, and trade paperbacks for just $2.00. Admission free.

Info: 876-4030, starrlibrary.org Starr Library, 68 W. Market St., Rhinebeck.

11AM-6:45PM Private Channeled Guidance and Energy Healing Sessions with White Eagle facilitated by healer and channel James Philip. These sessions are about deep and profound transformation, helping clients to livehappier and healthier.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $120 /60 minutes.

12:05PM-1:15PM Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Fire Co. #1, Rte 212, Woodstock.

1:30PM-5PM Tarot Readings and Spirit Guidance every Friday with psychic medium and channel Maureen Brennan-Mercier. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment.845- 679-2100.

7:30 PM Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Society for Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. Step Into Spring - A Time of New Beginnings!Open psychodrama sessions are two to two and a half hour psychodrama sessions offered by certified psychodramatists to the general public. You may participate as little or as much as you want.Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Road Highland. All proceeds benefit Boughton Place.Suggested donation: $10/ $5 for students and those on limited income. 845- 255-7502 7:30PM The Friday Film Series: Blazing Saddles. Info: 845-339-6088 or www.bardavon. org. Ulster Perfromimg Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston, $6.

8 PM Feast of Friends (Doors Tribute). Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Lobby Hero. Play by Kenneth Lonergan.

Presented by Tangent Theatre Company. Info: www. tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, $25.

8PM Proof. David Auburn’s Pulitzer prize-winning play. Proof explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science. Info: 845- 688- 2279 or www.stsplayhouse.com. STS Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia.

9PM Annie & the Attaboys. Info: 845-229-8277 or info@hydeparkbrewing.com. Hyde Park Brewing Co, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

9PM Over the Rhine. Info: info@helsinkihudson. com or 518-.828-4800. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

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Saturday

4/18

7AM John Burroughs Natural History Society Spring Open Discovery Walk. Trip leader Matt Corsaro (mattcorsaro@yahoo.com). Info: www. jbnhs.org. Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, Binnewater Rd. parking lot, Rosendale.

8AM “Making Nonfiction from Scratch: How Can We Give Students the Time, the Tools, and the Vision They Need in Order to Create Authentic Information Writing?” Lecture by Author and writing educator RalphFletcher. Info: 845-437-5370 or www.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Nora Ann Wallace ’73 Auditorium, Blodgett Hall, Poughkeepsie.

9AM-5PM Spring Home & Garden Day in the Village of Kinderhook. Kinderhook Historic House Tour - Five 18th & 19th Century Homes:12:30 to 5pm - $15/person. $25/couple.

Presentations free. Downloadable event scheduleavailable at www.villageofkinderhook.org/ springhome. Kinderhook’s Village Square, Broad Street/Route 9, Kinderhook.

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

9:30AM Wiltwyck Quilter’s Guild Monthly Meeting. Following the meeting, Linda Hahn, a certified National Quilting Association Certified Teacher will present “Stashbashers”, a lecture and trunk show. Info: 845-876-2556. Grace Comminity Church, Lake Katrine, $30, $50.

9:30AM-11AM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Saturday, 9-10:30am. Everyone welcome. Info: 679-8800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rte 212, Woodstock.

9:30 AM - 5PM Rock, Jewelry, and Bead Sale:.

Voices of the Stones. Courtyard Marriott in Kingston. Back from Tucson Sale. free admission. Questions: 914-388-1351.

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

10AM-3PM Hudson Valley Farmers’ Market Sponsored by Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest.

Info: www.greigfarm.com/hudson-valley-farmers-market.html. Greig Farm, Pitcher Ln, Red Hook.

10AM-1PM Kyle Brewer Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser. Drop-off Day. Montessori of New Paltz is participating in a clothing drive fundraiser. They are collecting clothing/shoes, household items, accessories and toys. 8 Ridge Rd, New Paltz.

10AM-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off.

Open every Saturday, 10am-9pm. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston.

10:30AM-11:30AM Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Meet outside Cornell St PO, Kingston, 339-0637.

10:30 AM - 1PM Passenger Pigeon & John Burroughs Day with Exhibit, Talks, Story Telling, Refreshment and Visit by Live Homing Pigeons. Sponsored by John Burroughs’ Woodchuck Lodge, the ten-panel exhibit is a lament for a bird that once darkened the skies over our region, but which was hunted to extinction within the lifetime of the Roxbury-born naturalist (18371921). Show will exhibit thru the end of April.

Phoenicia Library, Main St, Phoenicia, www. phoenicialibrary.org.

10:30AM-1:30PM Teen Geek Here to Help! Do you have questions about how to operate your NOOK, iPod, iPad, Kindle, laptop, or other electronic device? Bring it in to the library and one of our trained “Teen Geeks” will help you!Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail.com.

Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

11AM-12PM Practice for Spanish Spelling Bee. Free weekly practice sessions are available for the second annual Spanish Spelling Bee (4/25), through 4/18 on Saturdays. Reg reqr’d. Info: www.spanishspellingbee.webs.com.

11AM-2PM Big Truck Day. All Ages. Construction trucks, dump trucks, emergency vehicles and more will be on site. Also a bouncy castle, crafts, face painting, and activities. Info: www.whplib. org or 845-679-6405. West Hurley Library, West Hurley.

11AM-4PM The Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase. A family festival that celebrates historic fiber arts, culture, and craft. Two dozen local vendors. Herding and sheep shearing-using three different historic techniques. (Rain Date: April 19th, 11am-4pm) Info: 518-537-6622. Clermont, 87 Clermont Ave, Germantown, $8 /per vehicle.

11:30AM A Half-Day Workshop, “Junk to Jems-a Stashbasher Project” taught by Linda Hahn, a certified National Quilting Association Certified Teacher. Info: 845-876-2556. Grace Community Church, Lake Katrine, $30 /nonmembers.

12PM-1PM Free Yoga Pizza Party. Recurring event every Saturday. Join Women’s Power Space and My Place Pizza for a rejuvenating yoga class and pizza. Families, beginners, and children welcome (mats will be provided).Donations appreciated. Info:sarah@womenspowerspace. org My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

12:15PM-6:45PM Private Channeled Guidance and Energy Healing Sessions with White Eagle facilitated by healer and channel James Philip.

These sessions are about deep and profound transformation, helping clients to livehappier and healthier. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $120

/60 minutes.

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

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $40 /half hour, $25 /15 minutes.

1PM-3PM Special Storytime with Iza TrapaniCreative Co-op 402 Main Street, Rosendale. at or cbcofrosendale@gmail.com.

1PM-5PM All About Bodywork w/Dr. Mark Jordan, D.C. Space is limited to 12 participants.

Please call 845-255-2225 to register. Visit www.

Chirosoma.com for more information and a description of topics covered. The Living Seed, New Paltz.

1PM-2:30PM “Kimono, Kabuto & More.”A hands-on Japanese culture program for children and adults. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Free.

1PM-3PM Bard Math Circle. Featuring puzzles and games, hands-on projects, and engaging math problems. Meets on the 3rd Saturday, 1-3pm. Info:bardmathcircle.org. Kingston Library, Community Room, Kingston.

1PM Art Hour with Christian. Info: 845-6887811. Phoenicia Public Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

1:30PM-3PM LEGO Club. Ages 4 to 14. Are you a LEGO- Maniac? Bring your imagination. They’ll bring the Legos. Registration Required. Info: 845-679-6405 or www.whplib.org. West Hurley Public Library, 42 Clover St, West Hurley.

2PM Free Meditation Instruction. On-going every Saturday, 2pm in the Amitabha Shrine Room. 60-minute class requires no previous meditation experience. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906, 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

2PM The Wiyos. Kid friendly show. Info: 845-255-1559 or www.unisonarts.org. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $14, $7 /under 12.

2PM Poetry Reading & Book Signing: Li-Young Lee. Info: 845-534-3115 or www.stormkingartcenter.org. Storm King Art Center, 1 Museum Rd, New Windsor.

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

4PM Piano Plus! Concert: Todd Crow. Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

3PM-5PM Circle of Friends for the Dying will host the 21st Death Café . Death Café is not a bereavement support group, but is a place to freely talk about dying and death and related issues. Come join us for an interesting morning with neighbors and friends. Bethany Hall, Old Dutch Church 272 Wall St., Kingston. For more information, email info@cfdhv.org.

4PM-7PM Opening Reception- Image Word 2015. Unframed Artist’s Gallery 173 Huguenot Street, New Paltz.

5PM-7PM Opening Reception: Homeschooled

by Rachel Papo. The exhibition will be on view thru 6/14. June 14 in CPW’s Kodak Gallery, . The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Tinker St, Woodstock.

5PM Three Bold Poets: Barbara Ungar, RebeccaSchumedja, Michele Battiste. WoodstockLibrary Forum, 845 -679-2213,free. Introduced by Will Nixon.

5PM-9PM Charlie Chaplin Birthday Costume Party & Films. Social hour, food, short films on

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small screens. 6pm: Film: “City Lights” (1931).

Approximately 90 minutes. Info: 845-340-0501.

Little Shop of Horses, 37 North Front St, Kingston.

5:30PM Writers Omi Readings. Hear Omi’s Spring 2015 international writers and translators in residence read and share their work with an intimate, live audience. Info: www.artomi. org/writers. Marianne Courville Gallery, 341 ½ Warren St, Hudson.

6PM-8PM Opening Reception: Works by Keith Batten & Trevor Hunter - New Paintings.

McDaris Fine Art, 623 Warrent St, Hudson, 212-518-7551.

6PM -9PM The Arts Upstairs invites you to join us at the next opening, welcoming Tristan Fitch to the solo room, and the Group Show “Bloomin’ Artists”Opening Reception -Potluck Wine and Cheese. Phoenicia Arts Upstairs, 60 Main Street, Phoenicia. Info: info@artsupstairs.com Hours Friday 3-6pm, Sat. 10-6, Sunday 10-4pm.

6PM Healing Message Circle Venae is a vessel for God’s healing light. Through trance she connects us to Angels, Spirit Guides, and The Saints, who wish to bring us Healing Energy and Personal Messages. This 2hour Intensive session is limited to 8 people so please RSVP in advance.

Info: 845-835-8345. The Enchanted Café, 7484 S Broadway, Red Hook, $80.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Ed Palermo Big Band & Rob Paparozzi “Electric Butter” CD Release Event! Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-8PM Jazz @ The Library. Rebecca Coupe Franks, trumpet; Nina Sheldon, piano and vocals; Rich Syracuse, bass. Free, and cookies, too. Woodstock Library, Tinker St and Library Lane, Woodstock. 845-679-2213.

7PM-10PM “Comedy Night of the Stars.” The Rondout Valley Food Pantry Fundraiser. featuring comedians Joe Raiola, Julie Novak, Verna Gillis and Patrick Carlin. Tapas and dessert buffet, cash bar, comedian sets, silent auction, 50/50 raffle.

Info: www.comedynightofthestars.com. Diamond Mills, Saugerties.

7PM Movies With Spirit: “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” Rated R. Info: 845-389-9201. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 22 Livingston St, Kingston, $5.

7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Grammy winner Malcolm Cecil on bass, guitarist Steve Raleigh, pianist Peter Tomlinson, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists.

No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, Palenville, 518-678-3101.

7:30PM Albany Symphony Orchestra. An Evening w/ Time for Three. Info: 518-465-4663.

Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany, $90, $70,

108 Main Street Saugerties, N.Y., 12477 845-246-4646 IvyLodgeAssistedLiving.com Nestled in the heart of Ulster County’s Historic home town of Saugerties New York. Ivy Lodge is a unique residence that offers support for gracious living. Private apartments, and handicapped accessibility throughout. Our Nurses, and 24hour certified staffrespectfullyencourage residents to age in a place they’ll enjoy calling home. Traditional, Memory Support and Enhanced programs available. For more information, or to schedule a tour please call 845-246-4646 or E-mail Communityliaisonnurse@Ivylodgeassisitedliving.com

Design t Build t Install cabinets, kitchen & bath cabinetry, storage solutions, home office - media centers, built-ins & more cell: 845-399-5484 | pblcabinets@yahoo.com visit us at www.pblcabinets.com

Bard College Music Department and Hudson Valley Gamelans present

An Evening of Balinese Music and Dance featuring

Hudson Valley Balinese Gamelan Orchestras

Giri Mekar and Chandra Kanchana with special guest artists

Dr. I Made Bandem and Dr. N.L.N. Suasthi Widjaja Bandem under the artistic direction of

I Nyoman Suadin

Friday, April 24 at 8 pm Bard College Bertelsmann Campus Center MPR Tickets available at the door. No advanced ticket sales. Suggested donation: $10.

Bard students, faculty, staff and children under 16 free of charge. This is a family friendly concert.

845 688-7090 Also on Facebook: Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar and Chandra Kanchana at Bard College

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$10; 3-year rabies vaccine with written proof of current vaccination, $15; distemper vaccine, $15; canine heartworm/lyme test, $25. Other low-cost services available. Visit tara-spayneuter.org for complete service list.

premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Breast Cancer Options 14th Annual Complementary Medicine Conference (4/26, 8am-4pm) - ‘A Holistic Approach to Health.’ Information: 845-339-4673 Register on Website: www.BreastCancerOptions.orgTickets $25 (includes lunch) v $35 at the door.

Lunch needs to be preordered.

New England Antiquities Research Association 2015 NEARA Spring Meeting (4/24-4/26). Quality Inn and Suites 114 Rt. 28 Kingston, NY Hotel Front Desk: 845 339-3900, Hotel Fax: 845-338-8464 .

Concert: The Music and Dance of Bali with Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar and Chandra Kanchana.4/24,8 pm. Featuring Balinese guest artists and scholars, Dr. I Made Bandem and Dr. Suasti Widjaja Bandem.Presenting an evening of traditional and new music for the Balinese Gong Kebyar orchestra, with a Kecak demonstration, andtalk on the Balinese culture and arts by Dr. Bandem.Led by Artistic Director Prof. I Nyoman Suadin.

Suggested donation $10; free for Bard students, staff, faculty, and children under age 16.For more information: contact Bill Ylitalo at 845-679-8624, or e-mailbillylitalo@gmail.com.Bard College, Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multi-purpose Room.

Kiwanis Kingston Classic Preregistration. Friends & Family Mile, 5k, 10k, Half & Full Marathon. Boston Qualifier. In Kingston, April 19. Online

registration closes Friday, April 17 at 12pm. Info: www.kiwaniskingstonclassic.com Acoustic Comedy Team: Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine (4/18, 8pm). An evening of lost opportunities for the audience to be somewhere else. The second set will feature a staged reading of Mikhail’s Spoon River Apology, an update of Edgar Lee Masters’ classic of almost the same name, with Mik, Gilles, and a cast of more competent actors that includes Mourka, Nicole Quinn, David Smilow, and Lori Wilner. The Cafe does not take reservations, so please get there two days early to claim your table.

Rosendale Cafe, Main St, Rosendale.

Register Now: Annual Spring Banquet. (4/25). Sign Up Deadline: April 18. Hosted by The Kiwanis Club. Dancing to the “Harvest Band” Info: 914-443-4060 or rjjee@msn. com. Hillside Manor, 240 Boulevard, Kingston.

Call for Art - 9th Annual Big Read Teen Art Contest. Mid-Hudson Valley high school students are invited to enter. Deadline: Wed, May 27, Artwork must be inspired by themes from this year’s Big Read book selection, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

Info: www.poklib.org. Adriance Library, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie.

Register Now: Casino Bus Trip to Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in

$45.

7:30PM TheaterSounds presents a reading of the Black Comedy Any Given Monday

by Bruce Graham “...you’ll hate yourself for laughing...”Directed by Nicola Sheara with Beth Broun*, Ella Catabiani, Noni Connor*,Kevin McClarnen*, and Peter Welch.Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston Admission by DonationAppearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association.Info: 845-657-6303 7:30PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles.

2nd set at 9pm.No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.

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

7:30PM “Surveillance” Thomas Ortiz Dance.

Info: 845-757-5106 x2. Kaatsbaan, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, $30, $10 /student rush, $10 /child.

7:30PM Brooks Williams & Beaucoop Blue.

Open Jam at 8:15pm. Performer signup begins at 6:45; Open Mic is free to performers and listeners. Info: 518-434-1703 or www.8thstep.org. 8th Step at Proctors, 432 State St, Albany.

8PM Lobby Hero. Play by Kenneth Lonergan.

Presented by Tangent Theatre Company. Info: www. tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, $25.

8PM Lucky House Duo in the taproom. Info: 845-229-8277 or info@hydeparkbrewing.com.

Hyde Park Brewing Co, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

8PM Proof. David Auburn’s Pulitzer prize-winning play. Proof explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science. Info: 845- 688- 2279 or www.stsplayhouse.com. STS Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia.

8PM Music in The Mansion. An 1800s Style Chamber Concert with Audrey Axinn, Ilana

Wilkes-Barre, PA on 5/2. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. Reservations and payments due by April 6, 2015.

Info: 845-750-2846 or email prince. karenl9@gmail.com. Kingston.

Children’s Call for Performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ajkun Ballet Theatre is looking for young dancers (Pre-K to Young Teens) for a summer production. Rehearsals and performances will run from 8/ 3 -8/15, 2015 at The EGG Performing ArtsCenter in Albany. Info: artisticstaff@ ajkunbt.org or 646-368-9800. Albany.

Tai Chi/Chi Gung: Tuesday Mornings, 10:15am-11:15am or Wednesday Evenings 6:15pm-7:15pm. $10 per class or $25 per month! Over 30yrs exp. Info: 845-389-2431 or michael@ whitecranehallcom. White Crane Hall, 77 Cornell St, Kingston.

4-H Intro to Veterinary Science Program Set to Launch ,4/25. Youth ages 8 to 12. They will explore animal science careers and learn practical skills from rehabilitation specialists, veterinarians, SUNY Ulster professors.

Registration required. Info: 340-3990, x 340.

Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic: 10 am-2 pm every Thursday, TARA Clinic, 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed.

Cash only. One-year rabies vaccine,

Davidson, Myron Lutzke and Nina Stern $30 General Seating is on stairs and chairs. This recital is recommended for audience members 12 years and older. Info: Boscobel.org. Boscobel, Garrison.

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

8PM The Wiyos. Info: 845-255-1559 or www. unisonarts.org. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $26, $13 /student w/ID. 8:30PM-12AM The Frolic! An All-Ages Ecstatic Dance. All dance abilities welcome; no partner required. This monthly volunteer-run dance is alcohol & substance-free. Info: info@freestylefrolic.org or 845-658-8319. 15 Railroad (Center for Creative Education, 2nd floor), Kingston.

9PM Thunderbear. Info: 845-687-2699 or e-mail highfallscafe@earthlink.net. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

9PM Suzanne Vega. Info: 845-679-4406. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $70, $30.

9:30PM IMPETUS, A Forum for Artistic Spontaneity presents The Power of Uncertainty – Musicians, Dancers, Poets, Visual Artists (and the audience) Working Together to Create a Spontaneous, Magical Performance. Info: 845-6588989. Rosendale Theater, Main St, Rosendale.

10PM Coyote Love. Genre: blues. Info: 607-7468781 or www.theshiredelhi.com. The Shire Pub, 123 Main St, Delhi.

Sunday

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Tarot Readings with Sarvananda. Every Sunday. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore,

April 16, 2015

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics for Cats: April 13, and 27, Newburgh; April 14, 21, and 28, Monroe; April 15, 22 and 29, Middletown; April 9, Port Jervis; April 18, Warwick; April 20, Monticello; April 23, Fishkill. By appointment only, by The Animal Rights Alliance mobile clinic. $70 per cat includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. Residents of Crawford, Mamakating, Monroe, Montgomery and Wallkill eligible for reduced-price voucher through their town clerk; Chester and Warwick through Warwick Valley Humane Society. Stationary clinic in Middletown for dogs: males, $120 and up; females, $150 and up. Owned pit bulls in Hudson Valley receive $100 off surgery made possible by a grant from The S.L. Gimbel Foundation while funds last. Other low-cost services available. 845-343-1000. taraspayneuter.org.

Kinderland II Build (4/22-4/26).

Sign up to help replace Kinderland Park at Forsythe Park. Online sign-up sheet with a variety of shift choices. Please sign up and share the link! www.signupgenius.com/ go/10c0549a5aa2fa0f94-kinderland.

Info: project@juniorleaguekingston. org.

Audition Notice: Singin’ In The Rain. Auditions held on April 25th at 1PM and Sunday, April 26th at 8PM. Needed: Adult actors, singers and

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

Mid Hudson ADK Hike: Giant Ledge and Panther Mountain. 6.8 mi. Ascent: 2100’ Moderate Hike. Leaders: Joe Ferri newpaltz33@yahoo. com 914- 489-1582 and Shari Aber shnaber@ yahoo.com, 914-489-0654. Call or email tfor info.

9AM Reading of the Work of Jacques Lacan.

Moderated by Dr. Anna McLellan, member of the Apres-Coup Psychoanalytic Association. Please call to confirm. Info: 845-876-5800. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

10 AM-3 PM Minnewaska Preserve: Jenny Lane Loop Hike. 5-mile hike includes some hilly sections, two stream crossings and lots of walking on exposed bedrock. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Awosting Park Area, Gardiner, $10.

10AM-1PM Clean-up Waryas Park. Celebrate Earth Week with a clean-up of Waryas Park along the Hudson, sponsored by Mid-Hudson Sierra Club. Games, walks & refreshments. Free & open to public. Gloves & bags provided orbring your own. Info: mhsierraprograms@yahoo.com.

Waryas Park, Park pavilion, Poughkeepsie.

10AM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon. AlexisP. Suter & The Ministers of Sound. Info: 845-2367970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

10:30AM-12:30PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. Meets every Sunday. Sitting and walking meditation with short teaching and discussion from Pema Chodron books or video. Free and open to thepublic. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www. skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

11:30AM-6PM Full-Day Spiritual Exploration Workshop with White Eagle and Love Eagle facilitated by healer and channel James Philip.

dancers. Prepare: 16 bars of a Broadway-style song. Info: www.centerforperormingarts.org.

4-H Intro to Veterinary Science Program Set to Launch 4/25. Youth ages 8 to 12. They will explore animal science careers and learn practical skills from rehabilitation specialists, veterinarians, SUNY Ulster professors.

Reg reqr’d. Info: 340-3990 ext. 340, or www.cceulster.org. SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, $20.

Register Now! Summer StudioLab at SUNY New Paltz. July 5-18. Two-week residential visual arts program for high school aged students. Need-based scholarships available. Info: www. newpaltz.edu/studiolab or 845-2573860 SUNY New Patlz, New Paltz.

Real Estate Career Seminar(4/23).

Learn what you need to become a successful Real Estate Salesperson and how the business works. No Real Estate license or experience necessary.

Info: 845-594-7792.

Register Now. Social Skills Training for Kids 7-17. One hour on Saturdays from 5/ 18- 5/9. Kids learn to: Speak so others will listen, make new friends, and read body language. Info: potential2success@gmail.com.

Submit Now. For Fall for Art juried art show, sale and cocktail party. Dealine 4/30. Applications available at www. fallforart.org. Kingston.

Sculptors Call: 3rd Annual Sculpture Expo 2015. Dutchess County seeks outdoor, large-scale sculpture.

Find information and entry forms online at www.rhcan.com or contact sculptureexpos@gmail.com or call 845-704-2557.

A day of guided journeywork, spiritual healing, channeled guidance and discussions todeepen your spiritual awareness and consciousness development. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $125.

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

1PM-3PM Pallet Puppet Theatre offers Spanish Puppet Lesson. Ongoing on Sundays, 1-3pm.

Materials for kids provided. The Green Palette, 215 Main Street inside of the Medusa Antique Center Building, New Paltz.

1:30PM-6PM Tarot Readings with Sarvananda.

Every Sunday. Walk in or call for appointment.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /half an hour.

2PM Proof. David Auburn’s Pulitzer prizewinning play. Proof explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science.

Info: 845- 688- 2279 or www.stsplayhouse.com.

STS Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia.

2:00 PM Sanctuary Clean-Up! Help pick up trash and branches.Cut a few weeds. Light clean up.Gloves required, boots recommended.Trash bags provided. Leave at your discretion.Sanctuary,6 ½ Station Rd,Goshen.845-744-6047 or E-mail lbarber7@juno.com or or www.orangecountynyaudubon.comFree and open to the public.

3PM Saugerties Pro Musica: Ashu - Unusual Classical Saxophone Concert. $12 Adults, Seniors $10, Students free. Info: hopefarm@ hopefarm.com or 845-246-5021 or 845-679-5733 or www.saugertiespromusica.org. Saugerties United Methodist Church, Saugerties.

3PM “A Historical Perspective on Changing Land Use Pattern in Red Hook Farming. Chuck Mead of Mead Orchards, Inc. and Julie Hart of the Dutchess Land Conservancy will present and discuss historic maps, photos and artifacts.

Info: 845-758-1920, info@historicredhook.org, www.historicredhook.org. Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook, free.

3PM Talk: ”Fruits for Small Gardens,” by renowned gardening expert Lee Reich .This free talk will be held in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner, NY. For directions or further information call 255-1255 or visit www.gardinerlibrary.org.

3 PM 2015 Student Competition Awards.

Mikaela Vojnik : clarinetist. Alana Auerbach : violinist. Followed by the final concert in the Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society 2014-15 series.

The ENSO String quartet with guest artistsMichael Tree & Peter Wiley. Info: www.rhinebeckmusic. org. The Church of the Messiah, Montgomery St & Chestnut Str, Rhinebeck, $25, $5 /student, free /under 13.

3PM Garry Kvistad presents The Harmonic Orchestra: NEXUS, Prana and Paul Winter.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 72 Spring St, Kingston.

3PM Lobby Hero. Play by Kenneth Lonergan.

Presented by Tangent Theatre Company. Info: www. tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, $25.

3PM Eclectic Mix of Tangos and Folk and Archaic Dances. United Methodist Church, New Paltz, $20, $3 /student w/ID. 3PM The Ulster Chamber Music Series: The Harmonic Orchestra with world renowned

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NIGHT SKY

The end of an era Explore the Universe comes to a close

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ince 1978, some 1,200 local residents have joined me at my home and observatory to explore the universe. It has been quite an adventure. As I now conduct the final series – the first four Fridays of May – I look back on 37 years that unfolded while our knowledge of the universe exploded.

In the beginning the classes had seven meetings, bestowed one credit through Empire State College and had a quiz at the end. Most folks hated that, so I wisely dropped the test around 1980. In 1982 we built Overlook Observatory. What a telescope! You climb a ladder to look through it. With dual-axis motors and research-grade optics, it was and still is a magnificent instrument. I’d sometimes go to the observatory and just sit there, looking at the telescope admiringly.

In the mid-’80s I started teaching high school science at the Storm King Academy. A decade later I was teaching

college Physics at Marymount. But the local Explore the Universe courses kept going. In the spring we’d have separate Tuesday and Thursday groups, with the same choice every autumn. What lovely people I’d meet. I always felt wistful when the series ended and I knew I’d not see most of these people again.

I always had to deal with my mental infirmity.

I should have admitted it at the first session. See, numbers stick in my mind. I can rattle off pi to 100 places, or spend five minutes talking about any planet’s orbital eccentricity or inclination. But names and faces are blurry. Taken out of context, a total stranger in the supermarket would say, “Hi, Bob,” and I’d stare blankly. Yet they were in my current class. I heard that some thought I was snobby because I never said hello. No, not snobby – just handicapped.

Many of the area’s dentists, physicians, therapists and artists attended. And celebrities. The town supervisor; all the

Percussion Group, PRANA Overtone Singers and Special Guest, saxophonist and seven time Grammy winner, Paul Winter. Info:www. ulsterchambermusicseries.org. Trinity Lutheran Church, 72 Spring St, Kingston, $30, $25 /senior, $5 /18 & under.

3PM Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society. The Enso String Quartet with guest artists Michael Tree & Peter Wiley. Info: www.rhinebeckmusic. org. The Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck, $25, $5 /13-23 w/ID. 3:00 - 5:00 New World Home Cooking Restaurant presents its 25th Monthly Art Show Opening Reception. On view will be the paintings by this area’s best known “outsider” artist, Scott Ackerman and the surreal, cartoon-like paintings of Scott’s sister, Amy Ackerman (a true family affair). There will also be several rarely seen assemblage sculptures by Lenny Kislin. The restaurant is located on Rte. 212 between Woodstock and Saugerties. All shows are curated by Lenny Kislin. For info call 845-679-8117.

3PM The Poné Ensemble for New Music.

Concert of live chamber music based on the theme “Music Inspired by Dance.” Info: www.poneensemble.org. United Mehodist Church, New Paltz, $20, $3 /student w/ID. 3PM-5PM Kyle Brewer Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser. Drop-off Day. Montessori of New Paltz is participating in a clothing drive fundraiser. They are collecting clothing/shoes, household items, accessories and toys. 8 Ridge Rd, New Paltz.

4PM League of Extraordinary Readers, for ages 8-12 and the young-at-heart, will present Middle Grade powerhouse authors Gail Carson Levine & Jeanne Birdsall. Info: 845-876-0500. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck.

4PM The 7th Annual Rondout Valley Lacrosse Wing Fling. Join the fun and try the tasty wings at this annual fundraiser for the Rondout Valley Lacrosse Team. Info: 845-687-2699 or e-mail highfallscafe@earthlink.net. High Falls Cafe, High Falls.

4PM-6PM Opening Reception: A World of Color. Works by Maxine Davidowitz & Deirdre Leber. Exhibits through 5/24. Info: 845-255-1559 or www.unisonarts.org. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

4PM-6PM Woodstock Community Drum Circle.

Drummers on The Green are hosted by Birds of a Feather. Singers & dancers are all welcome.

Bring your drums and percussion instruments.

On-going on Sundays, 4-6pm. Woodstock Village Green.

4PM Mid Hudson Women’s Chorus Spring Concert: “People, Places & Music.” St. James United Methodist Church – corner of Fair and Pearl Streets, Kingston, New York. Adults: $10 Students-Seniors: $8. For more information please call 845-382-2499 or visit www.midhud-

sonwomenschorus.org.

5PM Staged Reading Commemorates Holocaust. Next Year in Jerusalem. Play by Brian C. Petti. Offered one night only. Info: www.HatmakersAttic.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006. Lobby at The Ritz, 107 Broadway, Newburgh.

6PM-8PM Multi-Generational Community seder Program to commemorate the Shoah (Holocaust), led by guest author, Dr. Jacobo Rubinstein. Info: 845-338-4271. Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Larry Moses’ Latin Jazz Explosion. Info: 845-236-7970 or www. liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

8 PM Peter K Full Circle. Info: 845-679-3484.

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

8PM Hurley Gig. Michael Hurley with special guests Elizabeth Mitchell and Dan Littleton.

Opening -Paul McMahon. Bearsville Theatre, Tinker St, Bearsville.

If you’ve been putting off taking these classes, well…you’ve got this one last chance; it’s now or never.

NEXUS

Monday

4/20

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

Town Hall, Main Room, 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.

Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston.

10AM-12PM Senior Drama with Edith LeFever.

PHILIP KAMRASS

Almanac Weekly’s Night Sky columnist Bob Berman in his observatory in Willow

judges. Ann and Howard Koch, who wrote the movie Casablanca, and many others who are no longer on this planet. Peter Schickele of PDQ Bach and other fabulous musicians. I’d love to keep name-dropping but I guess it’s obnoxious.

So thank you to all of you over these many years for sharing the universe with me. If you’ve been putting off taking these classes, well…you’ve got this one last chance; it’s now or never. I’m retiring them. I haven’t had a stroke or anything, thank goodness; it’s just that more people are glued to the Internet, and instead of maybe 100 students a year, the demand is now more like 20. I’ll quit while I’m ahead.

Meanwhile, the universe has changed big-time. When the classes started in 1978, there was no hint that the cosmos is infinite. We didn’t know about quarks.

No spacecraft had visited Jupiter or Saturn. The terms “dark matter” and “dark energy” lay in the future. So did the visit of Halley’s Comet in 1985. (Were you there in Woodstock’s Andy Lee Field that night

when we all explored it together?) And the amazing animated all-night aurora of March 13, 1989, and the stupendous pre-dawn meteor shower of November 18, 2001.

The stuff that astonished me was different back then. Today, quantum phenomena are more mind-bending to me than the vagaries of light-speed, so that’s what I’ve spent more time on since the 1990s.

I’ll still give occasional talks – at Mohonk, on the Walkway over the Hudson, at Louisville’s Ideas Festival; you’re not rid of me. But as for these courses, I just wanted to take a moment to say goodbye.

– Bob Berman

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 suggested donation.

Fire Co. #1, Woodstock.

10AM-4PM Adult Art Workshop. Oils, acrylics, with some supplies provided, $5 drop-in. Info: 845-657-9735. Shokan.

11AM-12PM Senior Qi Gong with Zach Baker.

Mondays, on-going, No registration required.

Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559.

Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $5.

11AM-6:45PM Private Channeled Guidance and Energy Healing Sessions with White Eagle facilitated by James Philip. These sessions are about deep and profound transformation, helping clients to live happier and healthier in every level of existence. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $120 /60 minutes.

12:15PM Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting.

Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, 914-244-0333.

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

2PM-4PM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. In addition to instruction, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the class offers friendship and camaraderie. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for minimum contribution of $2. St. John’s Community Center, Holly Hills, West Hurley.

3PM-5PM Math Help with Phyllis Rosato.

All ages Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Public Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

3PM-4:30PM Cooking Club for Tweens. Grades 4 and up. Info: 845-687-2044 or www.stoneridgelibrary.org. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge.

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, corner of Rt 28 and Maverick Rd, Glenford.

5:30PM-7:30PM Esopus Business Alliance Mixer. Refreshments are complimentary, and there will be a cash bar. Registration is mandatory by calling 845-384-1650 or esopusalliance@ gmail.com. Global Palate, 1746 Rte. 9W, West Park.

5:30PM-7:30PM Rockin’ Rooks: Morton Youth Chess Club. Every Monday. Students in grades K - 12 are welcome to join for fun, learning, and tournament competition. Reg reqr’d. Info: 845-876-5810 or racersplace@hotmail.com.

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

Explore the Universe ...with Bob Berman

The Only Opportunity This Year!

For the only time this year, nationally known astronomer Bob Berman offers four weekly classes for local residents at his home and observatory.

Whether a know-nothing or serious science enthusiast, you’ll come away truly understanding Quantum theory, Z-point energy, the nature of light and color, relativity, the constellations, and much more. Fast-paced, humorous, mind-stretching, and filled with colorful a/v images and the hands-on observatory to see Saturn and galaxies.

Over 2,000 area residents have enjoyed this program since 1976, ages 9 – 90. Just $85, complete.

Four Friday evenings, 8:30 10 PM, starts May 1st.

David Letterman called Bob Berman “fascinating.”

Are You doing anything REALLY special this spring?

Reserve Now: 679-0785

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NATURE

Free trees for kids at Wallkill View Farm’s Earth Day event in New Paltz

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ncluding a stop at the Earth Conscious Co-operative event this weekend at Wallkill View Farm is one way to give your family an Earth Day experience. On Saturday, April 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Earth Conscious Co-operative has ideas and information about little things that we can do to help our planet.

One attending organization, A Peaceful Stance, a local, active lifestyle brand promoting environmental awareness, will donate a percentage of sales proceeds to Wild Earth, which runs local nature-based programs for all ages. And Wallkill View Farm will give away trees for children to plant. Wallkill View Farm also has an on-site bakery and makes cider donuts year-round, in case anyone was wondering.

Wallkill View Farm is located at 15 Route 299 West in New Paltz. For more information, contact the farm at (845) 255-8050 or http://wallkillviewfarm.snappages.com, A Peaceful Stance at (518) 893-1277 or e-mail info@apeacefulstance.com or find the event on Facebook.

–Erica Chase-Salerno

6PM-8:30PM Sacred Harp Shape Note Singing School (4/20-4/24) .The music is sung with no instruments or accompaniment. It is loud! You sing in a full chest voice, beating out the time and accenting the notes. Reg reqr’d.Info: 845-2544884 or www.sacredheartcatskills.com. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill, $20 /week.

6:30PM-8:30PM Mid-Hudson Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal. Info: rainbowchorus1@gmail.com or 216-402-3232. This four-part chorus of LGBTQ & LGBTQ-friendly singers always welcomes new members.Sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses all voice parts needed. Ability to read music not req but helpful. Rehearsals every Mon, 6:30-8:30pm.

No charge for first rehearsal. LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston, $25 /month.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: “Amplify Sound Concert Series” with Hudson Valley Hip Hop Poet Decora + Poet Gold. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7:30PM - 9:30 PM Growing Figs in Cold Climates with Lee Reich.No need for the seductress fig to be restricted to mild climates. This lecture covers techniques for siting the tree for optimum ripening, getting figs through frigid winters, pruning, and of course, harvesting. Lee Reich, PhD is an avid farmdener (more than a gardener, less than a farmer) with graduate degrees in soil science and horticulture.Unison Learning Center, Inc, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

8 PM Poetry w/ Elizabeth Gordon. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Tuesday

4/21

10th Annual Shaker Awards. The Forty Under 40 awards honor the young movers and shakers of the Hudson Valley. Info: www.dcrcoc.org/Top40.

Changepoint Theater, 260 Mill St, Poughkeepsie.

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. Mountainview Studio, Woodstock.

9:30AM Serving and Staying in Place. SSIP/ New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 845-255-0609.

Plaza Diner, New Paltz.

10AM-5PM Creation of a Chenrezig Sand Mandala (4/21-4/26). Featuring Tibetan

Buddhist lamas of the Drikung lineage. Closed from 12pm to 1pm. Info: 845- 437-5632 or www. fllac.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Main Building, Villard Room, Poughkeepsie.

10AM Preschool Story Hour. Info: 845-6572482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

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 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: 679-6250. $13/ oneclass or $20/two classes. St. John’s Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston.

10:30AM-5PM Together Tuesdays. New early literacy program with Frannie for kids birth through preschool. Story, craft, and play. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Public Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

10:30AM-11:30AM Toddler Time! Join Miss Penny for a fun-filled story time for the very young! Appropriate for ages 1-3. Info: 845-7573771 or tivoliprograms@gmail.com. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

2PM-4PM The Natural History of Spring Wildflowers: A Closer Look with Carol Gracie. Carol Gracie will address life histories of some favorite spring wildflowers and the interaction of pollinators and seed dispersers. Info: 845-687-5283 or trottl@sunyulster.edu. SUNY Ulster, Student Lounge, Stone Ridge.

4PM Reading to Lola. Join Lola for some special St. Patrick’s Day fun. Reading to Lola takes place on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through the end of May. Info: www.kingstonlibrary.org. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston.

4PM LEGO Club . A full hour of free play with our HUGE collection of LEGOs & DUPLOs! For kids of all ages. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult. Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail.com. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli.

4PM-8PM Free Community Holistic Healthcare Day. A wide variety of holistic health modalities and practitioners are available. Appointments can be made on a first-come, first-served basis upon check-in, from 4-7pm.Donations accepted. Info: www.rvhhc.org. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge, free.

4PM Stories & Fun with Laura Gail! Families with children between 3 and 7 are invited to join Laura for a great afternoon story time.

Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail. com. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free 5PM-7PM Membership Mixer. Members Only.

Reservations are required. Info: 338-5100 ext 104 for reservations. Best Western Plus, Kingston Hotel and Conference Center, 503 Washington Ave, Kingston.

5PM-6:30PM Lecture: Dr. Hun Yeow Lye, “Mandalas—Circles of Awakening: The Meaning, Uses, and History of Mandalas in Buddhism.”

Info: 845- 437-5632 or www.fllac.vassar.edu.

Vassar College, Main Building, Villard Room, Poughkeepsie.

5PM Reading: “Another Spring!” with Codhill Press poets Larry Carr, Dennis Doherty, Jan Schmidt, Harry Stoneback, Pauline Uchmanowicz, Bob Waugh, and Steve Clorfeine. Introduction by David Appelbaum. Info: 845-257-3844 or 5:30PM Phoenicia Community Choir. Sing with your neighbors and prepare for concerts. No need to read music, no audition. On-going, Tuesdays, 5:30pm. Info: 845-688-2169. Wesleyan Church, basement, Main St, Phoenicia.

5:30PM-6:30PM Senior Qi Gong with Zach Baker. Tuesdays, on-going, No registration required. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-2551559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $10.

5:30PM Lawyer Bruce Clark of MarlerClark Law Firm will speak on major issues of American food & water safety. Info: www.vassar.edu.

Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Room 203, Poughkeepsie.

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

Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6:30PM Kayaking: How to get started. They’ll 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 on your technique. Saugerties Library, Washington, Ave, Saugerties.

6:30PM-8:30PM Vegetable Gardening for Beginners. Veggies that need the heat: Tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, cucumbers and time for review with Q&A. Info: nh26@cornell.edu or 845-677-8223, x115 . Adriance Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie.

7PM Morton Yarn Evenings with Cher. Every Tuesdays. Bring projects to work on, get advice from others, share your expertise, or just come to enjoy the company of other yarn enthusiasts.

Info: 845-876-1085.

7 PM-9 PM Open Mic. On-going, Tuesdays,

7-9pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 200 Main St, Saugerties, 246-5775.

7PM-8:30PM Weekly Opportunity Workshop . Meets every Tuesday night, 7pm-8:30pm.Free to attend: learn how to help the environment, raise funds for non-profit organizations, and save money over time! Novella’s, 2 Terwilliger Ln (across from Super 8), New Paltz.

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

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

7PM-8:30PM Singing Just for Fun! New Paltz Community Singers. Everyone welcome, everyone gets to choose songs. Going 20+ years. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm. Info: genecotton@gmail.com. Quaker Meeting House, 8 N. Manheim Blvd, New Patlz.

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

7PM Morton Yarn Evenings with Cher. Every Tuesdays. Bring projects to work on, get advice from others, share your expertise, or just come to enjoy the company of other yarn enthusiasts.

Info: 845-876-1085.

7:30PM-9:30PM Life Drawing sessions. Tuesday and Thursdays, on going. No registration required. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-2551559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $15.

8PM Symphonic Band. Under the direction of Associate Professor Joël Evans. Featuring student soloists and SUNY Ulster guest conductor Vic Izzo.

Info: www.newpaltz.edu/music or 845-257-2700.

SUNY New Paltz, Julien J. Studley Theater, New Paltz, $6, $8, $3.

8PM Open Mic Nite Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! No cover. Tuesday is also Burger Night at the Cat – only $8. Info: 688-2444 or www.emersonresort.com. Catamount Restaurant, Rt 28, Mt Tremper.

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

Wednesday

4/22

Day 1: Rally and Celebration at West Capitol Park. A ten day series of community based events will kick off on Earth Day. Info: deeperwellmassage@gmail.com or cbcofrosendale@gmail.com, 845-527-5672.

Rosendale Joins the Global Climate Convergence 2015 (4/22-4/30). The Rally is the 1st of a 10 day Celebration of Mother Earth and her many offerings. Info: www.allthingsrosendale. com. Creative Co-op, 402 Main St, Rosendale.

Free Hypnosis Weight Control Workshop. Led

by Fra1yda Kafka, certified hypnotist. This workshop will be given on the first Wednesday of every month in 2015 from 7pm-8pm. Registration a must: Call Doris 845-339-2071 or email: Doris.

Blaha@hahv.org. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kinston.

8AM-9PM Kingston Kinderland II Build (4/224/26). There will be three shifts a day except for Sunday when there will only be two shifts. Serving lunch & dinner everyday and providing child care service. Volunteers needed.

9:15 AM - 4:30PM Conference: Green Infrastructure & Urban Revitalization. Linking water management with smart growth, resilience, health, wellness and watershed restoration. Hudson Valley Regional Council. SUNYOrange Kaplan Hall, Newburgh. $30 includes lunch. Pat Pomeroy: 845-564-4075 ppomeroy@ hudsonvalleyrc.org. www.eventbrite.com/e/ green-infrastructure-urban-revitalization-tickets-6947284515.

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, $1 donation requested. Fire Co. #1, Rt 212, Woodstock.

10AM-5PM Creation of a Chenrezig Sand Mandala (4/21-4/26). Featuring Tibetan Buddhist lamas of the Drikung lineage. Closed from 12pm to 1pm. Info: 845- 437-5632 or www. fllac.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Main St, Poughkeepsie.

10AM-1PM Earth Day CleanUp. Make a difference this Earth day—help clean the park, refresh a planting bed and improve trails. Contact Anthony Coneski, 845-473-4440 Ext. 273, www.scenichudson.org. Mount Beacon Park, Beacon.

10AM Rhinebeck Garden Club Spring Meeting.

Rodney Johnson presenting “The Role of Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians in Home Gardens” Refreshments to follow. Info: 845-876-6892.

Rhinebeck Town Hall, Rhinebeck.

11 AM Knitting Circle. Wednesdays. Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

11 AM Artist Presentation: Ted McGrath, graphic design. Info: 845-257-3830. SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center 108, New Paltz, free.

11:30AM-1PM Nonviolent Communication Practice Group (NVC) in New Paltz. Learn Compassionate Communication as founded by Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. Meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month, 11:30am-1pm. To register: PracticingPeace-NewPaltz.com. New Paltz.

11:30AM-12:30PM Clergy of Different Faiths Discuss Their Personal Take on the Divine. Rev. Heather Moody, First Congregational United GCC

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April 16, 2015 Church of Christ, and Rev. Walter LeFlore, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie.Info: 845-471-0430 Hudson Valley Community Center, 110 S. Grand Ave, Poughkeepsie, $5 /lunch.

12PM Rotary Club of Kingston Meeting. Fellowship, lunch, and an informative and interesting presentation from a guest speaker. Meets every Wed at 12noon. Web: www.kingstonnyrotary.org.

Christina’s Restaurant, 812 Ulster Ave, Kingston.

1PM-8PM New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 3rd Annual Business Showcase.

Speakers and workshops will be held throughout the day. A networking mixer 6pm-8pm. Info: 845-255-0243. Novella’s, 2 Terwilliger Ln, New Paltz.

1PM Sawkill Seniors Meeting. The meeting begins with a formal format, followed by a raffle, socializing and refreshments.All seniors are welcome. Town Hall, 906 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

2PM History of Jewelry. Joyce Heaton of Millbrook’s J.E. Heaton Jewelers will teach you how to be your own jewelry detective. Res rqr’d. Info: 845-905-8630 The Fountains at Millbrook, 79 Flint Rd, Millbrook.

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.

5:30PM Symptoms: Do you have Rheumatoid Arthritis? Learn about the signs and symptoms and get answers to your questions. Speaker: Dr. James Wise. Info: 845-483-6789. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Cafeteria Conference Room, Rhinebeck.

5:30PM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm Everyone welcome.

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

6PM-8PM Earth Day Ceremony and Group Healing with shamanic healers Adam Kane and Al Romao. This very special evening will include a sacred sound ceremony, guided work to connect with the nature spirits. Info: 845- 679-2100.$25.

Mirabia Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

6PM Woodstock Community Chorale. Sing with your neighbors and prepare for concerts.

No need to read music, no audition. On-going, Wednesdays, 6pm. Info: 845-688-2169. Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts, Tinker St, Woodstock.

6PM-8PM Ukulele Circle. Pull up a ukulele and learn a song! This is a friendly group who welcomes all comers. Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

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 andfounder of Blue Healing Arts Center. Meets Wednesday nights, 6-7:30pm. Info: Patricebluemaltas@gmail.com or www.bluehealing.co. Blue Healing Art Center, 107 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

6:25PM-6:50PM Learn Remembrance. Info: 845-679-8989. Every Wednesday, 6:25-6:50pm.

Remembrance is a deep practice to connect with the Divine in your heart. Spiritual practice (see separate listing) at 7, immediately following this introduction, all are welcome if you attend or not.

RSVP. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, free /donations welcome.

6:30 PM-8:30PM Trout Unlimited: AshokanPepacton Watershed Chapter.Presentation on “Identifying Wild vs. Hatchery Trout.” Boiceville Inn, Route 28, Boiceville. Free to the Public. No registration necessary. For more information, see www.apwctu.org.

6:55PM-8PM Silent Spiritual Practice. Info: 845-679-8989. Every Wednesday, 6:55-8pm.

Group is for both people who currently have a silent spiritual practice such as meditation or Remembrance and those whowould like to start such a practice. Q&A to follow. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, free /donations welcome.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: Leni Stern African Trio. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM Vision Workshop with Dr. Marc Grossman. Donation at the door. No registration required. Info: 845-255-1559 or www.unisonarts. org. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

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

Rosendale Café, Rosendale.

7PM Screening and Talk: Curator Andrew Ingall presents and discusses tapes by the Videofreex.*Sanctuary for Independent Media, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Info: 845-2573844 or www.newpaltz.edu/museum. SUNY New Paltz, The Dorsky Museum, New Paltz.

7PM Planetary. In celebration of Earth Day 2015.

Followed by a Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A led by Dr. Joshua Ginsberg, President, The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies. IThe Movie House, Millerton.

7 PM Broad Old River. Regional premiere followed by a Q & A. Live Music by Clearwater Sloop Singer. A long fireside interview with Pete Seeger is the centerpiece of this 28-min. film.

Info: 518-434-1703 or www.8thstep.org.

7PM “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class. Info: 845-679-5906, x 1012 or jan@ kagyu.org. On-going every Wed, 7pm. This free 90-minute program includes 30 minutes of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by oneof eight lectures on the history, practices and principles of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

8 wk curriculum. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock, free.

7 PM The Rhinebeck Garden Club. Rodney Johnson with his talk “The Role of Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians in Home Gardens” Refreshments to follow. Rhinebeck Town Hall, Rhinebeck.

7:30 PM The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. Meets every Wednesday night, 7:30pm. An evening of singing, fun & fellowship.A male a cappella group that sings in the American “Barbershop Style”of close fourpart harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight reading not required. Info: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. St. Andrews Church, 110 Overlook St, Poughkeepsie.

7:30PM-8:30PM “Receiving Abundance in your Life.” Offering psycho-therapy powerful participation Techniques with MS. Patricia Mitchell.

Every Wednesday. Call for address. 917-279-9546.

Woodstock, free.

8 PM Joey Eppard. Info: 845-679-3484.

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

8:30PM-11PM Live at Catskill Mountain Pizza Company: Acoustic Jazz Trio with Syracuse/ Siegel Duo + Special Featured Guest. Featuring Bassist Rich Syracuse and drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel. No cover or minimum!

Thursday

4/23

8AM-9PM Kingston Kinderland II Build. (4/224/26) There will be three shifts a day except for Sunday when there will only be two shifts. Serving lunch & dinner everyday and providing child care service. Volunteers needed.

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

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

9:30AM-10:30AM Senior Fit After 50 with Diane Collelo. Three-part class offering movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 suggested donation. Fire Co. #1, Rte 212, Woodstock.

10AM-2PM Annual Human Services Expo: Let’s Get Connected. Over 50 local service providers committed to serving the people of Ulster County.

There will be free giveaways, table raffles, and information handouts. Info: 845-334-5581 or kcok@co.ulster.ny.us. NYSUT Buildling, Stockade Dr, Kingston.

10AM-5PM Creation of a Chenrezig Sand Mandala (4/21-4/26). Featuring Tibetan Buddhist lamas of the Drikung lineage. Closed from 12pm to 1pm. Info: 845- 437-5632 or www. fllac.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Poughkeepsie.

10AM-5PM John Ruppert’s Yellow Orb/Homage to Van Gogh. Continues through May 31. Info: 914-232-9555. Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay St, Katonah.

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

Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail. com. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Main St, Tivoli.

11:45AM-1PM Poetry Forum with Tina Chang, Brooklyn Poet Laureate. Info: 845-687-5283 or trottl@sunyulster.edu. SUNY Ulster, College Lounge, Stone Ridge.

12PM-4PM Arlington Farmers’ Indoor Market.

845-437-7035 or alihall@vassar.edu. (Please note that the market will be on hiatus when the College is officially closed. Vassar College, North Atrium, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie.

12:15PM-12:45PM Uptown Fine Arts Music Series: A Farewell Concert - Rev. Ken Walsh & Friends. A mid-day break of musical performances featuring area artists in a variety of musical programs. Info: www.olddutchchurch.org or 845-338-6759. Old Dutch Church, Kingston.

12:30PM-6:30PM Tarot and Crystal Energy Sessions with Mary. Every Thursday. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $40 /45minutes, $30 /25 minutes.

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 up. Fire Co #1, Woodstock.

4 PM -5 PM Meditation Group Practice at Mirabai. Every Thursday. 30 minutes seated meditation followed by 15 minutes walking meditation and short discussion afterwards. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

4PM-8PM Center for Research, Regional Education and Outreach (CRREO) is hosting an exciting event to bring attention to the Wallkill River, one of the Hudson River’s largest tributaries. The event is designed tobuild public support for restoration efforts on the Wallkill River. Info: www. surveymonkey.com/s/8VRH9R7. SUNY New Paltz, Student Union Building, MPR, New Paltz, $10.

4PM-5PM Meditation Group Practice at Mirabai every Thursday. 30 minutes seated meditation followed by 15 minutes walking meditation and short discussion afterwards. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. 679-2100. Walk-

ins welcome. $5 donation.

5PM-9PM GCC Day 2: Sourdough Rye Bread Making, Brick oven baking and Honey Bee Table” . Info: cbcofrosendale@gmail.com, 845-5275672. Creative Co-op, 402 Main St, Rosendale.

5PM-6:30PM Exhibition Opening Symposium and Reception. Symposium: “Many Faces, Many Names: The Bodhisattva of Compassion.” Info: 845- 437-5632 or www.fllac.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Room 203, Poughkeepsie.

5 PM -7:30 PM Rummage Sale Fair Street Reformed Church, corner of Fair and Pearl St, Kingston.

5:30PM-6:30PM Real Estate Career Seminar (4/23). Learn what you need to become a successful Real Estate Salesperson and how the business works. No Real Estate license or experience necessary. Info: 845-594-7792 orwww.villagegreenrealty.com/seminars.php. Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty, 157 Main St, New Paltz.

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

Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

6PM Hudson Valley Playwrights. Every Thursdays. A creative venue for local playwrights to developnew works, from first inspiration to final production. RSVP. Info: 845-217-0734, hudsonvalleyplaywrights@gmail.com, or www.hudsonvalleyplaywrights.com. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

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

7PM-9PM Small-Business Breakthrough Evening.

Author, workshop leader and book coach, Dara Lurie, will lead the workshop. Hands-0n workshop for business owners who want to create original content & effective marketingcopy. Reg reqr’d. Info: www.redhookchamber.org. Enchanted Café, 7484 S. Broadway, Red Hook, free.

7PM-9PM Japanese Movie Night: “Crows Zero” A transfer student attempts to take over the most violent high school in the country, whose students form factions and battle each other for power.

Directed by RakashiMiike, story by Hiroshi Takahashi. Info: www.GKnoodles.com or 845-2558811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, 232 Main St, New Paltz, free.

7PM Trivia Night with Paul Tully and Eric Stamberg. Info: 845-687-2699 or e-mail highfallscafe@earthlink.net. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

7:30PM-9:30PM Life Drawing sessions. Tuesday and Thursdays, on going. No registration required. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-2551559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $15.

8PM Lobby Hero. Play by Kenneth Lonergan.

Presented by Tangent Theatre Company. Info: www. tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, $25.

8:30PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch,

27 Eric Weissberg and Bill Keith. Info: 845-6793484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

9PM Richard Thompson Info: info@helsinkihudson.com. Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

Friday

4/24

8AM-9PM Kingston Kinderland II Build. (4/224/26) There will be three shifts a day except for Sunday when there will only be two shifts. Serving lunch & dinner everyday and providing child care service. Volunteers needed.

9AM-12PM Rummage Sale Fair Street Reformed Church, corner of Fair and Pearl St, Kingston.

9:45AM-10:45AM Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for a $1 donation. Town Hall, Main Room, Woodstock.

10AM-5PM Creation of a Chenrezig Sand Mandala. (4/21-4/26) Featuring Tibetan Buddhist lamas of the Drikung lineage. Closed from 12pm to 1pm. Info: 845- 437-5632 or www. fllac.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Main 12PM-5PM GCC Day 3: “Garden Everywhere” Planting all over town throughout Rosendale.

Info: cbcofrosendale@gmail.com, 845-527-5672.

Creative Co-op, 402 Main St, Rosendale.

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 suggested donation. Fire Co #1, Woodstock.

12:30PM-6:30PM Tarot and Spirit Guidance with Maureen. Every Friday. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $40 /45minutes, $30 /25 minutes.

1:30PM-5:30PM Tarot Readings and Spirit Guidance with psychic medium and channel Maureen Brennan-Mercier. Every Friday. Walk in or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

1:30PM-5PM Tarot Readings and Spirit Guidance every Friday with psychic medium and channel Maureen Brennan-Mercier. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment.845- 679-2100. $30 for 25 minute reading; $40 for 45 minute reading. Mirabai Bookstore, Woodstock.

2PM-5PM A Wise Woman’s Weed Walk with Susun Weed. An afternoon walk and talk with herbalist & green, Susun Weed designed to address women’s health. If Mother Earth chooses to rain, you’ll still have a blast with trance journey to the realms of the fairies and devas. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30.

4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.” Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 246-4317, x 3.

28 5PM-8PM Healthy Happy Hour. Meet local health and wellness practitioners. Massage, readings, kale smoothies, seedlings, tinctures, local products, and flowers for sale. Info: cbcofrosendale@gmail.com, 845-527-5672.

5PM-10PM Rosendale Fourth Friday Night Market. Shops all over town will be open late, offering special deals. Live music, performances, and a special event at Rosendale Theatre. Info: freatlast@mac.com, 845-527-5672.

6 PM UFO Abduction Lecture. Local UFO Researcher Richard Wander, tackles one of the Hudson Valleys most mysterious and complicated topics: UFO Abduction. Info: 845-835-8345. The Enchanted CafĂŠ, 7484 S Broadway, Red Hook.

6PM-8PM Spring Lecture Series at Boscobel. The Art of Building. Lecture by John Paul Huguley, Principal of Building Art, LLC and a founder of the American College of the Building Arts. Info: www.Boscobel.org or 845-265-3638.

Boscobel, Rte 9D, Garrison.

6:30PM Swing Dance with professional teachers.

6:30-7:15 & 7:15-8. Admission: $20 both/$15 each. Sponsored by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845 454-2571. The Poughkeepsie 6:30PM-8:30PM Beauty & Baby Open House All natural beauty products for the whole family handmade by Mavis Harris. Clothing for infants & toddlers. Fine art for the nursery. Unique one of a

ALMANAC WEEKLY kind gifts. Info: 845-594-4428. Cornell Cooperative St Studio, Kingston.

6:30PM Dance Workshops with professional teachers. 6:30-7:15pm & 7:15-8pm. Sponsored

by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845 454-2571.

The Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie.

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

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

7PM Book Reading: Seamus McGraw. Author of Betting the Farm on a Drought: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change. Info: 845-2465775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties, free.

7PM Kingstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4th Saturday Spoken Word.

Feature readers: Poets Mark Wunderlich and Ron (R. Dionysius) Whiteurs. 3 minute open mic. Host Annie LaBarge. Info: 845 331-2884, 845-514-2007. Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

7PM Northeast Antiquities Research Association biannual conference. (4/24-4/26). Speaker presentations, field trips, exhibits, book sales, banquet. Info: www.neara.org. Kingston Quality Inn & Suites, 114 Route 28, Kingston.

7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Frank Luther on bass, John Esposito

on piano, Mike DeMicco on guitar, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists. No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, 7PM Live @ The Falcon. Jim Campilongo Trio Opener: Seth Adam. Info: 845-236-7970 or www. liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

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

Seeking bands and performers. Primoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 1554 Rt 44/55, Clintondale, 883-6112.

7:30PM The Gemini Series. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legally Blonde.â&#x20AC;?

Info: 518-828-4181. SUNY Columbia-Greene, Arts Center Theater, Hudson, $12, $8 /student/senior.

8PM Kinloch Nelson and Billy Rogan. Fingerstyle Guitarists. Table reservations: 845-6798639. The Historic Colony CafĂŠ, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, $12.

April 16, 2015 Suadin. Suggested donation $10; free for Bard students, staff, faculty, and children under age 16.For more information: contact Bill Ylitalo at 845-679-8624, or e-mailbillylitalo@gmail.com.

Bard College, Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multi-purpose Room, New Paltz.

8PM American Symphony Orchestra Preconcert talk at 7p.m. Conducted by Leon Botstein, Music Director. Info: www.fishercenter.bard.edu or 845-758-7900. Bard College, Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson.

8PM Glass Hammer. With special guest Circuline. Info: 845-679-4406. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $27.

8PM The KC Three (for Tea) & More. Info: 845-.658-.9048. The Rosendale CafĂŠ, 434 Main St, Rosendale.

8PM The Claire Lynch Band. Info: 845-2551559 or www.unisonarts.org. Unison Learning Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $26, $13 /student w/ID.

8PM Lobby Hero. Play by Kenneth Lonergan.

Presented by Tangent Theatre Company. Info: www. tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, $25.

8PM Concert: The Music and Dance of Bali with Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar and Chandra Kanchana.Featuring Balinese guest artists and scholars, Dr. I Made Bandem and Dr. Suasti Widjaja Bandem.Presenting an evening of traditional and new music for the Balinese Gong Kebyar orchestra, with a Kecak demonstration, andtalk on the Balinese culture and arts by Dr. Bandem. Led by Artistic Director Prof. I Nyoman

8PM-8:30PM Beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Swing Dance Lesson.

Dance to Sammy Miller Band, 8:30-11:30pm.

Admission $15/$10 full time students. Sponsored

by Hudson Valley Community Dances. Info: www. hudsonvalleydance.org or 845 454-2571.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, on March 17, 2015 and approved by the County Executive on March 26, 2015, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitution.

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DATED: April 16, 2015 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 2 of 2015 County of Ulster A Local Law Establishing A Construction Apprenticeship For Agreements For Certain Bridge Contracts In Excess Of $500,000 BE IT ENACTED, by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: SECTION 1. INTENT. The County of Ulster hereby establishes a policy to promote apprenticeship training as authorized by § 816-b of the New York Labor Law. SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Local Law, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT: Any contract to which the County of Ulster shall be a signatory which involves the construction, reconstruction, improvement, rehabilitation, installation, alteration, renovation, demolition of, or otherwise providing for any bridge, culvert or any appurtenance thereto of any kind with a value in excess of $500,000.

CONTRACTOR or SUBCONTRACTOR: A contractor or subcontractor which directly employs labor under a construction contract for which an apprenticeship program has been approved by the New York State Commissioner of Labor in accordance with Article 23 of the New York Labor Law. SECTION 3. REQUIREMENTS AND EXCEPTIONS. A. The County of Ulster hereby requires any contractor, prior to entering into a construction contract with the County of Ulster, or any subcontractor entering into a contract with a contractor who has a construction contract with the County of Ulster, to have apprenticeship agreements appropriate for the type and scope of work to be performed, which have been registered with, and approved by, the New York State Commissioner of Labor in accordance with Article 23 of the New York State Labor Law, anything in § 103 of the New York General Municipal Law to the contrary notwithstanding.

B. If a specific trade required for performance of a contract or project does not have a New York State Department of Laborapproved apprenticeship training program at the time of the award of a construction contract, such contract is not subject to the provisions of this Local Law. C. If a single bid is received for a construction contract subject to this Local Law from a contractor that does not maintain an approved apprenticeship training program, the Director of Purchasing may elect, in his/ her sole discretion, to award said contract to the single bidder rather than rebidding the construction contract.

D. Notwithstanding anything in this Local Law to the contrary, at its discretion the Director of Purchasing reserves the right to accept any bid, in whole or in part, or reject all bids and readvertise in the manner outlined by §§ 101 and 103 of the General Municipal Law. SECTION 4. ENFORCEMENT. The Director of Purchasing is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to promulgate such rules and regulations that

are lawful, necessary and appropriate for the implementation and enforcement of any provisions of this Local Law. SECTION 5. APPLICABILITY. This Local Law shall apply to construction contracts advertised for bids on or after the effective date.

SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York.

Adopted by the County Legislature: February 17, 2015 Adopted by the County Executive: March 13, 2015 Filed with New York State Department of State: March 24, 2015 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Law, published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York on February 17, 2015, approved by the County Executive on March 13, 2015, and filed with the State of New York on March 24, 2015, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be herinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitutions.

DATED: April 16, 2015 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 3 of 2015 County of Ulster A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 9 Of 2008 (A Local Law Prohibiting Smoking Upon All Real Property Owned Or Leased

By The County Of Ulster) BE IT ENACTED, by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND PURPOSE. The Legislature of the County of Ulster previously prohibited smoking upon all real property owned or leased by the County in order to protect public health. Electronic smoking devices have become increasingly popular despite the fact that they have not been approved as to safety and efficacy by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and their use may pose a health risk to persons exposed to their smoke/vapor because of the presence of known irritants contained therein, and other substances that are potentially harmful and toxic to those inhaling the smoke/vapor. Therefore, it is the intent of this Local Law to amend Local Law No. 9 of 2008 by including the use of electronic smoking devices on property owned or leased by the County of Ulster as a prohibited activity.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. Section 3 of Local Law No. 9 of 2008 is hereby amended as follows: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smokingâ&#x20AC;? shall mean inhaling of, exhaling of, burning of, or carrying of any lighted cigar cigarette, pipe, weed, or other plant in any manner or any form, and shall also include the inhaling or exhaling of smoke/ vapor from an electronic smoking device. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Electronic Smoking Devicesâ&#x20AC;? shall mean an electronic device that can be used to deliver nicotine or other substances to the person inhaling from the device, including but not limited to an electronic cigarette, cigar, cigarillo or pipe.

SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This local Law shall take effect upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State.

Adopted by the County Legislature: February 17, 2015 Adopted by the County Executive: March 16, 2015 Filed with New York State Department of State: March 24, 2015

LEGAL NOTICE Section I Notice to Bidders The Board of Trustees of Ulster County Community College (in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law) hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for Bernina #1008 Sewing Machines.

Bids will be received until 11:00 am the 27th of April, 2015 at the Dean of Administration Office in 212 Clinton Hall, at which time and place all bids will be opened. Specifications and bid form may be obtained from the same office, 845-687-5109 or tagliafn@sunyulster. edu. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Any bid submitted will be binding for 30 days subsequent to the date of bid opening.

Dated: April 13, 2015 AA/EOE LEGAL NOTICE Section I Notice to Bidders The Board of Trustees of Ulster County Community College (in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law) hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for Mannikins (Standard Dress form size 8). Bids will be received until 11:00 am the 27th of April, 2015 at the Dean of Administration Office in 212 Clinton Hall, at which time and place all bids will be opened. Specifications and bid form may be obtained from the same office, 845-687-5109 or tagliafn@sunyulster.edu. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Any bid submitted will be binding for 30 days subsequent to the date of bid opening.

Dated: April 13, 2015 AA/EOE

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Call 1-800-515-8000 or online www.pcfcorp.com/dsp.php SHORT-ORDER COOK. Diner experience.

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BOOKKEEPER for Rapidly Growing Beverage Company. Seeking qualified, organized, fast learning bookkeeper/office manager. Plant is located near Fleishmann.

Must proficient in Basic Accounting; Computer usage. Must be Reliable, Punctual, Positive. E-mail resumes to: richardz@ newyorksprings.com or call 917-7215476.

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HOME ATTENDANT NEEDED FT/PT. Weekdays. $11.30/hour. Disabled 48-yr. old female looking for female home attendant to help w/basic needs. Reliable, caring + live within 40 minutes of Phoenicia. Must have car. 845-688-3052. No calls before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

PART-TIME ASSISTANT POSITION: web based clothing business. Basic computer/web/typing skills, familiarity with vintage clothing, eBay, Etsy listing a plus. Kerhonkson. 917-340-6181, jdbok@jdbok.com

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FOSTER HOMES NEEDED FOR KITTENS AND PREGNANT CATS. The WOODSTOCK FERAL CAT PROJECT is a local not-for-profit organization committed to reducing future feral cat populations

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CASHIER, PART-TIME. Must work weekends. Apply in person, H. Houst & Sons, 4 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock.

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SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AIDES for special educa on preschool. Called as needed. $60/day. Past group experience with young children necessary. Mail to: Early Educa on Center; 40 Park Lane; Highland, NY 12528. Or FAX 845-883-6452

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

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ULSTER PUBLISHING POLICY It is illegal for anyone to: ...Advertise or make any statement that indicates a limitation or preference based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, handicap (disability), age, marital status or sexual orientation. Also, please be advised that language that indicates preference (i.e. â&#x20AC;&#x153;working professionals,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;single or couple,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;mature...professional,â&#x20AC;? etc.) is considered to be discriminatory. To avoid such violations of the Fair Housing Law, it is best to describe the apartment to be rented rather than the person(s) the advertiser would like to attract. This prohibition against discriminatory advertising applies to single family and owner-occupied housing that is otherwise exempt from the Fair Housing Act.

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Campus Center. Presenting The Music and Dance of Bali, the evening features both the student gamelan orchestra, Gamelan Chandra Kanchana, and the community ensemble, Gamelan Giri Mekar. Special Balinese guest artists, scholars and dancers will be Dr. I Made and Dr. Suasthi Widjaja Bandem. Led by Artistic Director I Nyoman Suadion, the evening includes new and traditional works for gamelan and a Kecak demonstration or Balinese monkey chant.

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Best of Both Worlds | New Paltz | $329,000 Spacious colonial; minutes to Mohonk Preserve, Minnewaska State Park, Ulster County Pool & the ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ EĞǁ WĂůƚnj Θ ŚĂŵůĞƚ of Gardiner. 90 minutes to GWB. On 3.2 acres; ǁͬůĂƌŐĞ ŽƉĞŶ ůĂǁŶƐ Θ ƉůĞŶƟĨƵů ǁŽŽĚƐ͘ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶ has granite counter tops, cherry cabinets, new double oven, refrigerator & stove top.

nation $10; free for Bard students, staff, faculty and children under the age 16.

On facebook: Hudson Valley Gamelans.

845-688-7090

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SENIOR CARE SERVICES. Private duty w/20 years experience. ALL SERVICES AVAILABLE including medication reminders. Available 24-7. 2 hour minimum visit. References. THE OTHER BROTHERS 845-235-6701.

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This 3 BR, 2 BA building located in the village is ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶƚ ƚŽ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͕ ĚŝŶŝŶŐ͕ ĂŶƟŶĞ &ŝĞůĚ Θ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ǀŝůůĂŐĞ ůŝĨĞ͘ EĞǁ ŶĂƚƵƌĂů ŐĂƐ furnaces installed for each unit. Newly painted & ƌĞŶŽǀĂƚĞĚ͘ dŚŝƐ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝƐ ŝŶ ǀĞƌLJ ŐŽŽĚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ & is fully rented.

CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly.

10 years experience. Live-in or hourly.

References available. Ulster County area.

(845)706-5133

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Hudson Valley Gamelans Giri Mekar and Chandra Kanchana invite you to attend our annual spring concert on Friday, April 24th at 8 pm, Bard College, Bertelsmann

8-UNIT APARTMENT HOUSE for sale in New Paltz. Private parking for 16. Laundry room on premises. In the heart of Village of New Paltz, 1 block from Main Street. Close to all amenities. Serious inquiries only.

Please e-mail: tobi@ulsterpublishing.com No brokers please.

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

ULSTER COUNTY MORTGAGE RATES Mid-Hudson Valley FCU 800-451-8373 30 Yr Fixed 15 Yr Fixed 10 Yr Adj

3.75 3.00 3.12

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If interested in displaying rates call 973-951-5170.

Rates taken 4/13/15 and subject to change.

Copyright, 2015. CMI, Inc.

MULTI-FAMILY INCOME PROPERTIES can replace lost wages and support you in retirement. Let tenants pay your mortgage.

Learn how to be a landlord from an experienced investor. Private investment funding available. Call Matt LaRussa, Broker, 845.255.0699.

NEW 2015 NORTHWOOD DOUBLEWIDE 28x44 MOBILE HOME FOR SALE on lot located in Hudson Home Park. Beautiful kitchen, new appliances, 2-bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, office/den, new washer/dryer, many upgrades included. Home located on quiet country road. Each home having a paved driveway to their home & spa-

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Escaping Gotham. It is hard to think of New York City as the dark and brooding Gotham City always on the brink of destruction in the Dark Knight movies about Batman. But the nickname actually predates them by nearly 120 years. By repeatedly using “Gotham” in an 1807 publication created to lampoon New York culture, Washington Irving poked fun at the city and its residents by comparing it to a fabled village where people pretended to be crazy to save it from King John. New Yorkers embraced the moniker, either not aware that Irving was mocking them, or out of pride for being considered craftily crazy.

Woodstock is filled with Manhattan transplants and it should consider sharing the moniker as Gothamstock…

FINALLY, IT’S HEATING UP!!

The temperature and the Real Estate market are getting warmer each day.

With a Westwood professional on your team, you’re guaranteed the benefit of 30+ years of proven buying and selling strategies, savvy technology and an unparalleled commitment to service and integrity. With interest rates at historic lows, NOW is the time to realize your goals. We have access to the resources you need to get there. Trust your success to ours. It works!

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This is one of those legendary small town stores that are a destination all to themselves. From boots to blankets, plumbing supplies to toys, paint to bait, hats to maps, bus tickets to sox, fishing supplies to tools, clothes to shovels to blow up pools, you can wander endlessly amazed by the vast variety of astounding merchandise. It is one of those stores that when you leave you say to yourself: “that store is a gold mine!” And you would be right. One of the best locations in town with room to expand. It includes a great 3 bedroom apartment with separate entrance and private deck. Call Lynn Davidson ......................... $599,000

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MID-CENTURY STYLE - Here’s the perfect canvas for your “Mad Men” taste and style.

Well-built brick ranch with a smart center hall design- open plan living spaces on one side & 3 bedrooms on the other. Features 20’ living room, family/media room with full wall brick fireplace, HW & ceramic floors, eat-in kitchen, DR, attached 2 car garage sliders open to 2 acres w/ patio, gardens and light wooded vistas. Screened gazebo, too! ............................... $298,000

PURE COUNTRY - Superbly crafted post & beam contemporary on 8 private acres with meadows & gardens. Sunwashed open plan interior features 28’ cathedral LR with bluestone fireplace, spacious DR, gourmet kitchen with 6 burner stove & honed granite counters, stunning skylit cathedral ensuite MBR, loft style family/media room, 2 car det. Dutch garage w/ 24x24 office/rec space over. High end systems & finishes throughout! ................................$529,900

SHOWCAN! That’s Shokan to you less creative spellers! Just wait until you see this wondrous cedar contempo that Mary Ellen VanWagenen listed on almost 2 acres tucked up on a hill just a short walk from dippin’ your fishing rod into the reservoir. The post and beam living room is a showplace with skylights, beams and cathedral ceilings, wide plank pine flooring, Vermont Castings woodstove, 2 bedrooms and a den/guest room. The kitchen will enthrall any chef, with raised panel cabinetry and tons of counter space.

French doors lead out to the wrap around deck. Upgrades include Marvin windows, 30 year roof, well pump and more. ..$285,000

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ARTISTIC DESIGN - Extraordinary artisanal finishes grace the 2600 SF interior of this stucco sided contempo tucked away on 4 acres with stream. Soaring 20’ ceilings, wide plank floors, pigment dyed plaster walls, 30’ LR with fireplace, DR, 28’ family/media room, ensuite MBR + 3 add’l BRs, 3 full baths, den/office, central AC, country EI kitchen, det. garage PLUS 800 SF BARN perfect for STUDIO/workshop.

VERY UNIQUE! ...........................$415,000

SPLASH! - Summer fun is just off the ample deck o’looking the INGROUND POOL & cabana. You can vacation at home! Spacious 2900 SF Colonial style home offers ensuite MBR + 3 add’l bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 4 season sunroom, den or handy home office, laundry room, some hardwood floors, finished lower level with inviting family/rec space w/ fireplace, 1 car attached garage.

Quiet cul-de-sac setting with pet & play friendly yard. .............................$375,000

www.westwoodrealty.com Woodstock 679-0006

Stone Ridge 687-0232

New Paltz 255-9400

West Hurley 679-7321

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Kingston 340-1920

NO LANE CLOSURES HERE Wait until you see this charming 3 Bedroom, 2.5 bath, turn-of-the-century Victorian Home on West Bridge Street in Catskill! It has hardwood Floors and a large updated kitchen with marble counter tops and lots of cabinetry. Over 1600 square feet of living space, plus a full Basement and a Walk-Up Attic.

There is municipal water and sewer and a big yard with a back deck and a detached garage, shed and workshop too. Only minutes to walk to Elliot Park. Great Location!!!This home has lots of character throughout and is a surprising pleasure to see. ............................................................ $199,000

PHOENICIA RANCHALOT Perfectly nestled on 2.9 acres, just a few minutes’ drive to vibrant Phoenicia and Belleayre Lake, this solid country ranch is loaded with personality. The 25’ vaulted ceiling great room has a stone fireplace and wood floors that flow into a generous size dining room. The country style kitchen opens onto a slate- floored sun room with built-in bar for entertaining. The 2 full bathrooms are cedar lined and there is almost 1800 square feet of living space. There is a 2 car garage and a great 19X42 foot fenced in-ground cement pool. You will love the mountain views and quiet county setting.

Lynn Davidson says call today for an appointment. .................. $139,000

Kingston 845.339.1144

Saugerties 845.246.3300

Woodstock 845.679.9444

Boiceville 845.657.4240

Woodstock 845.679.2929

Phoenicia 845.688.2929

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LOVELY TO VIEW! DELIGHTFUL TO LIVE IN! Freshly painted, sited on a double lot great for family get togethers. Very convenient location. Walk to post ofďŹ ce, bank, park & local stores. 2 story offers 2BRs, 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; LR, for. DR, kitchen, full basement. Lovely rocking chair front porch. Call today!. ................

WOODSTOCK HANDMADE HOUSE

Utterly charming, authentic Woodstock handmade house on desirable Plochmann Lane, built just after the famous festival, featuring beautiful barn wood and strikingly individual design. You can easily walk to town from here, yet enjoy the peace and serenity of the park-like acreage in the back. That peace and serenity carries to the inside as well which, with its shoji screen, and weathered wood, gives the home a zen-like feeling. A stand-up loft room on the second ďŹ&#x201A;oor can be, and has been, used as a fourth bedroom. Currently the third bedroom, separated from the rest of the house, is used as ofďŹ ce space.

Sweet details abound, as well as a general sweetness itself. ...........$414,000

MOVE RIGHT IN! Freshly painted, reďŹ nished wood ďŹ&#x201A;oors, updated & its sparkling. 2 story offers 3BRs, LR, 22â&#x20AC;&#x2122; kitchen, DR and full basement & shed. Call today!.........

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WARM AND WOODSTOCKY

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Warm, comfy and spacious describe this colonial in a desirable West Hurley neighborhood, just a few minutes drive into Woodstock. Beamed ceilings,ďŹ replace and wood accents give that sense of coziness and give it a real Woodstocky feel, yet the rooms are generous and the layout conducive to working at home: one sizable room set apart from the rest of the house, a conversion from the garage, is currently used as an ofďŹ ce in which business is conducted. The master suite can either be on the ďŹ rst or second ďŹ&#x201A;oor (washer-dryer is on the second with the three bedrooms) and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sweet and relaxing porch and a hot tub out back where there is plenty of privacy.

Appliances are new and owner has recently spent $7,000 on additional Serta insulation. This is simply a wonderful place to come home to. ......... $325,000

Great condition, great price. One story with possible 2nd story expansion. 3BRs, updated kitchen, stainless steel appliance. Recent furnace, HW heater & central A/C. 1BR with cathedral ceiling, LR with woodstove. Lovely, large covered rear deck & 1 car garage.

Walking distance to post ofďŹ ce, playground, bank & local shops. ......................

UNIQUE CONTEMPORARY STYLED HOME! Immaculate condition & lovely location with a country feeling. Originally a barn beautifully renovated into a contemporary styled home showing original beams, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; cathedral ceiling in LR, 3BRs, (1) BR has a built in loft. Newly renovated bathroom has extra large tub & shower stall. Lovely kitchen, additional rooms upstairs. Bonus of den & 1 car garage.. .....$224,999

VACATION IN YOUR BACKYARD! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relaxing just being at this property where there is 3 acres of open and some wooded space with a place to have the family BBQ & ball games on the level area off the back of the home. Built in 1912 you can see many of the authentic characteristics of this home including the wood ďŹ&#x201A;oors, french doors and wood trim. The two bedrooms offer generous space and the living room accesses the screen & glass front porch that has a season view of the mountain and a year round view of the open meadows that farm animals graze in.

You are just a short walk to the rail trail for those beautiful spring walks or bike rides. A separate large workshop and detached 2 car garage gives you ample space for hobbies and storage. Located 5 minutes south of New Paltz in a rural Gardiner location. First time offered ................... $275,000

COLUCCI SHAND REALTY, INC 255-3455

Gardiner Gables 2356 Rte. 44-55 Gardiner, NY 12525

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** Become a Fan of Colucci Shand Realty on Facebook ** cious lawn. View of Shawangunk Mountain range. 15 minute drive Gardiner/New Paltz, 30 minute drive Poughkeepsie/Newburgh/ Kingston. Great for weekend/retirement home. Call 845-255-2525.

3-BR HOUSE on 4 Acres. High Falls, private road, 1500 sq.ft. $329,000. 845-3895052, More info at: http://tinyurl.com/ o8y9jhx FOR SALE BY OWNER: Large, Contemporary w/many recent updates in one of Gardinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most desirable neighborhoods. Master suite on first floor w/closets galore. Three more bedrooms upstairs. Sun Room brings unique qualities to home. Large deck off back, great for entertaining. Quiet block w/nice views of Ridge.

Close to climbing and hiking. $385K. (845)2560446. See details on forsalebyowner.com

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VERY HANDSOME FINDERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FEE PAID (if it goes to closing!) PRIVATE BUYER (non-realtor) SEEKING PROPERTY to purchase, MUST HAVE NATURAL WATERFALL. 2-10 acres needed. Maybe subdivide? Can be either a vacant, SECLUDED parcel of land, OR property w/a house w/a natural, private waterfall (w/year-round views, NOT just seasonal). Must be secluded (absolutely no homes in view), AND MUST BE WITHIN 10 MINUTES DRIVE TO WOODSTOCK. CAN CLOSE IMMEDIATELY! Contact: sabe1970@yahoo.com. au w/photos/info. or call (518)965-7223.

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Catskillssummerretreat.com Call Tom 631901-8535.

NEW PALTZ: OFFICE SPACE available now. Close to Main St. $450/month plus heat. First month rent plus 1 month security. Call/leave mess. 845-594-4433.

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MODENA: 3-BEDROOM, second floor, very large. Close to shopping. $1100/month includes heat & hot water. Call Century 21 Alliance, Sam Slotnick, Licensed RE agent for showing, 845-656-6088.

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HIGHLAND EFFICIENCIES at villabaglieri.com Furnished motel rooms w/micro, refrig, HBO & WiFi, all utilities. $160$195 Weekly, $600-$740 Monthly, w/ kitchenettes $205 or $220 weekly, $760 or $820 monthly + UC Taxes & Security. No pets. 845.883.7395.

HIGHLAND: 1-BEDROOM w/office/ storage. Second floor. Off-street parking. Close to Train Station & NYS Thruway, Walkway Over The Hudson & Rail Trail. $850/month plus utilities. References & security required. No pets. No smoking. Professionals preferred. (845)691-6125, leave message.

HIGHLAND: 1-BEDROOM. End unit.

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SHOP, CENTER OF WOODSTOCK, with outdoor display area and private off-street parking. $1350/month. 845-679-5626. Call 7-11 p.m.

Retreat/Camp/School/Religious Services SPACE AVAILABLE. 5000 sq.ft. finished building with 10 Motel rooms. Large back lawn on a stream. 5 separate decks. For Summer Lease. Tannersville, NY. www.

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borhood. On-site parking & laundry. Next to Lloyd Town Hall, near Rt. 9W. Minutes to Poughkeepsie Bridge, Metro North, Rt. 9 & hospitals. $875/month, heat & hot water included. 1 month security. Available immediately. (845)453-0047.

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2-BEDROOM APARTMENT; $1150/ month plus utilities. 31 Church Street, 1 block from Main Street, laundry room, private parking on premises. No pets/smoking.

1 month security. 1-year lease, good references. (845)417-3051, (845)255-5319.

ROOMS FOR RENT w/access to kitchen and living room. Half mile from SUNY campus. No pets. $450/month includes all utilities. Call (914)850-1968.

SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Fall 2015 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-255-7205.

LARGE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in heart of the village of New Paltz. Full eatin kitchen, full bathroom w/tub, LR, Porch.

Heat, hot water, maintenance and garbage disposal included. $1050/month. Also: ROOM FOR RENT: $550/month plus security. Utilities included. BOTH: Walking distance to everything. (845)664-0493.

NICE ROOMS; $470/month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call (914)474-5176, between 8 a.m.-9 p.m. (845)255-6029, between 12-9 p.m., leave message.

New Paltz: 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! â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!â&#x20AC;?

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LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT Huguenot Street. Full kitchen. $760/month includes heat & hot water.

First, last, 1 month security.

No pets. Available now.

Call (845) 691-2878 NEW PALTZ VILLAGE: 2-BEDROOM CONDO. 5 minute walk to Bus Station.

Great condition. 1.5 baths. Monthly rent $1600 includes heat/water. 12-month lease. Not pet. No Smoking. Please email: condo.new.paltz@gmail.com 3-BEDROOM TRAILER in New Paltz on 1/2 acre. 2-bath, hardwood floors. $800/month plus utilities, security and last month. No pets, no smoking. 845255-8440 CHARMING, VERY SWEET 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Full bath. Separate entrance. Safe & tranquil country setting in Rosendale, 3 miles from New Paltz. $1200/month includes all utilities, snow & trash removal, off-street parking. 2 person max. Employment verification & references. Non-smoker. Small pet considered. 914-309-3513 (text or call).

2-BEDROOMS FOR RENT in large 3-bedroom apartment. Close to SUNY New Paltz. Quiet residential area. $500/ month/room plus shared utilities. First, last, security, references, lease. On-site parking. No pets. No smoking. 845-2557187.

4- & 5-BEDROOM APARTMENTS for student housing. 2 blocks from college.

Village of New Paltz. $450/month per bedroom excluding utilities. First, last, 1 month security. Available June 1. Email: porpigliaelec@yahoo.com LARGE 2-BEDROOM in renovated barn. $1200/month plus utilities. Floating cork floor, full bath, good light, garden area, laundry available. Smoking outdoors, NO DOGS. 5 minutes by car outside village.

Please call (845)255-5355.

AVAILABLE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER. VARIOUS APARTMENTS. Located 49 & 21 North Chestnut Street. 1-year lease.

Discounts for early deposit. rohr321@ yahoo.com; 845-229-0024.

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EXTRA LARGE 2-BEDROOM to SHARE. High Falls. Bedroom and side room available plus share kitchen, living room, bathroom, deck. Lots storage. $625/month plus reasonable utilities, security. 845-687-2035.

NEWLY RENOVATED UPSTAIRS 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Rosendale. LR, extra room w/own entrance, new eat-in kitchen w/view of water, full bath, new floors throughout. No smoking. 2 person max. $1000/month + utilities. (845)453-9247, marker1st@yahoo. com

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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 4/17.

Call 845-331-2292.

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NICE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in great location. Rent is $790/month plus utilities. First, last, security required. Call Phil 646-644-3648.

LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT, second floor. On horse farm. Clean, sunny, creative space. Marble foyer, cathedral ceiling, French windows, ENERGY EFFICIENT. Available now. $850/month plus utilities.

(845)532-5080.

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WOODSTOCK: 1-BEDROOM. Quiet upscale residential neighborhood. Beautiful grounds. Small quiet apartment complex.

Excellent condition & well maintained. $845/month includes all utilities. ALSO, FURNISHED 1-BEDROOM. $875/month includes all utilities. No smoking. References. No pets. (845)679-9717.

AIRY, BRIGHT, CLEAN 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Woodstock Center. 2nd floor, terrace w/view, full bath. No smoking/ drugs/excess alcohol/pets. For responsible person w/steady income and references. $875/month includes all utilities, off-street parking. Call 914-466-0910.

LARGE 1-BEDROOM, full of light in Woodstock Center. Kitchen, dining area, livingroom, full bath w/clawfoot tub. Private parking lot. 2nd floor. For responsible person w/steady income. No drugs/ smoking/excess alcohol/pets. $950/mon includes all utilities. Available 5/1. Call 914-466-0910 COZY COTTAGE in a hidden spot off the street in the center of Woodstock. $850/month + utilities. 845-679-5626. Call 7-11 p.m.

RIGHT IN TOWN BUT PRIVATE; 2-BEDROOM, 1200 sq.ft. W/D, A/C, 2-story (optional stair lift), stone patio, trees, English garden setting. Quiet neighbors. $1250/ month plus utilities. First, last, security. No smokers. (845)246-7991.

WOODSTOCK/LAKE HILL. Furnished room in restored colonial farmhouse; $500; furnished 2-room suite; $600. Includes all utilities, internet, private phone, piano, cats, gardens. Partial work exchange available with room. NS, NP. homestayny@msn. com 679-2564.

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MOTHER/SON SEEKING HOMESTEAD. Cottage/cabin, private/secluded, 2-BR, long-term. HW floors, woodstove, oil/propane heat, sunlight, insulated, attic and/or basement, yard/garden, Onteora district.

Near Trailways preferred. Pets ok.

Mother is NYS Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator and seeks workspace in homestead. Ursula Carrie 845-6845546, catskillsnative@yahoo.com

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GOT STUFF TO SELL? Looking for partnership in joint venture- flea markets, E-Bay, Craigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List, etc. Call (845)943-5904, leave message.

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: Leg curl & leg extension w/ weight stack, Smith Machine, Hip Sled, Universal adductor/abductor machine. Please call George at (845)255-8352.

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Tree Services

HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)2557259. Residential, Municipalities.

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HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)2557259. 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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West of Woodstock Rentals

SHOKAN APARTMENTS: $750/month2-BEDROOM w/ATTACHED GREENHOUSE, 720 sq.ft.; Also, $1200/monthLARGE 2-BEDROOM, 1200 sq.ft. 7 miles west of Woodstock. Peaceful, calm, quiet, country setting. Please No smokers or pets.

Utilities not included. Walk to Ashokan Reservoir. 1-year lease, 2 months security.

Pictures on craigslist.org, search Shokan.

Call 845-481-0521 or 845-657-2490.

Phoenicia; Beautiful Stream-Side House.

3-Bedroom, 1.5 bath. 1450 sq.ft. $1300/per month plus utilities. Available May 1st. 845532-5989 Lake Hill: GROUND FLOOR STUDIO w/ bathroom. $550/month. Single person occupancy, includes electric, heat, gas stove, trash.

On bus route. Security and references required. No pets/smokers. Call 845-339-2127.

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Vacation Rentals

WATER FRONT CONDO. Beautiful 2-bd/2 bath residence available January, February, March 2016. Located at Punta Rassa, Fort Myers FL. overlooking Sanibel Island. Rate $3600/ month + tax. Call 845-616-2745 for details.

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. Quality CONSIGNMENTS accepted also.

Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972). (845)389-7286.

OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, dolls, pocket knives, militar y items, bronzes, jewelr y, 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)246-0214.

640Â

Musical Instruction & Instruments

Want to learn PRO TOOLS or ABLETON LIVE? Now accepting students for private lessons. Woodstock.

Please call (646)221-4484.

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They also provide an opportunity to socialize w/others who have similar interests.

Guidelines: Please call the site between 10 a.m.-noon. the day before you plan to attend in order to be sure there are enough meals for everyone. Eligibility: You must be an Ulster County resident aged 60 or over. Cost: There is no set cost, but a suggested daily donation of $3 is requested.

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Art Services

MARKET & GARAGE SALE 845-758-1170 Â&#x2021; Call John

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

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Estate/Moving Sale

WOODSTOCK GREAT MOVING SALE. 25 Bluestone Road. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 4/18 & Sunday, 4/19. Selling Contents of House including: Pair of Mid-Century walnut end tables, modern glass, waterfall table, leather armchairs & Ottoman, 4 floor lamps, desk & pottery. Oak: Antique Ice Box, round claw-foot table w/leaves & 4 chairs, server, hallstand & washstand. Oriental rugs & High Back Rocker. Artwork: Chagall, J. McLelland, J. Ernst, R. Persons, Barooshian, L. Lawrence & more. Couches, chairs, 6 high-back chairs, Queen & King size beds. Banjo, Guitars, Saxophone, Trumpet. Costume & Sterling jewelry, clothes, linens, Dansk dishes, glassware, kitchenware, books, vintage photography equipment & cameras, potbelly stove. Garden: weed whacker, leaf blower & more. ALL MUST GO!

680Â

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 lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s path. Call Laurie Oliver at (845)679-2243. Laur50@aol.com

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Organizing/ Decorating/ ReďŹ nishing

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

715Â

Cleaning Services

CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253.

HOUSE CLEANING.... Do you work long hours? Do you need a little extra time to spend with family? I am here to help you clean, re-organize, and get that precious time back with family and friends. Honest and reliable, one time, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, special request cleaning. Years of experience, reliable, references available. I provide personal cleaning for all occasions, Call KRISTINA 845-594-8805.

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices â&#x20AC;˘ Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932 MAID IN AMERICA. Home/Office cleaning in the greater Kingston area and Northern Dutchess. Regular visits or 1 time cleaning. Windows. Attentive to detail. Many years experience and excellent local references. (845)514-2510.

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Caretaking/Home Management

695Â

Professional Services

GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery.

Residential/Commercial. Local and N.Y.C. Metro areas. N.Y.S. Dot T 12467, Shandaken, N.Y. Call 845-688-2253.

PRINTING AND COPYING, Business Cards, Fliers, Labels, Envelopes. All your printing needs. J&L Printing. 4 Cross Street, Saugerties, NY. 845-246-7809

700Â

Personal & Health Services

ULSTER COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING; SENIOR NUTRITION/DINING PROGRAM. Operates Senior Dining Sites throughout the county, which offer nutritious, hot meals from 11:30 a.m.-noon.

Kingston Mid-town Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. (845)336-7112.

720Â

Painting/Odd Jobs

Experienced- TROMPE Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;LOEIL and FAUX FINISHING, 20 yrs. in Paris, and 10 yrs. locally. References and insured. Call Casimir: 845-430-3195 or 845-616- 0872.

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

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HB Painting & Construction INC. *Painting: Interior/Exterior, Pressure-Washing, Staining, Glazing... *Construction: Home Renovations, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Doors, Windows, Decks, Roofs, Gutters, Tile, Hardwood Floors (New-Refinish), Sheetrock, Tape. Snowplowing. Call 845616-9832.

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“ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura, since 1997. Add value to your home economically. Interior/Exterior/Decorator Finishes, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride. (845)332-7577. Senior Discount. References. Free Estimates.

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Lost & Found

LOST DOG- CHESTER. Beagle mix- brown & white, 7 yrs. old, 33 lbs. Very friendly. No collar on. Last seen Saturday afternoon, 4/4, on Ohayo Mountain Rd. Glenford & 1 hr. later on Rt. 28, near Kenco. Also seen by the Glenford Post Office. Urgent to find him as he has severe epilepsy & needs medicine.

Owner heartbroken- REWARD OFFERED. Please call (845)657-8425, (845)679-5115 or (845)802-1674.

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Pet Care

PROJECT CAT is a non-profit cat RESCUE & SHELTER. Please help get cat off the streets & into homes. Adopt a healthy & friendly cat or kitten companion for a lifetime. High Falls/Accord area. (845)6874983 or visit our cats at www.projectcat. org

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Animals

LOST DOG- CHESTER. Beagle mix- brown & white, 7 yrs. old, 33 lbs. Very friendly. No collar on. Last seen Saturday afternoon, 4/4, on Ohayo Mountain Rd. Glenford & 1 hr. later on Rt. 28, near Kenco. Also seen by the Glenford Post Office. Urgent to find him as he has severe epilepsy & needs medicine.

Owner heartbroken- REWARD OFFERED. Please call (845)657-8425, (845)679-5115 or (845)802-1674.

Did you know the Ulster County SPCA offers promotional pricing for many of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wonderful animals? If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 55 or older, come meet one of these sweet dogs and get 50% off the adoption fee. Richard; 6-year old Shepherd mix, grey-muzzled fella & a ball of energy whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very friendly & gets along great w/ other dogs & cats. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do best in a home w/ older children. Sheba; 8-year old Shepherd mix whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never known anything besides what life is like in a shelter. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calm & independent, but forms a close bond w/people after spending a significant amount of time getting to know them. She loves to play in her dog pool & roll around in the grass or snow. She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get along w/dogs, cats or children. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for a younger dog, come meet: Taxi; 1-year old Bull Terrier mix whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hyper & happy, loves to play w/tennis balls, go for runs & give kisses. Would benefit from an active owner. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great w/kids, good w/dogs & OK w/cats. Shenzi; Approximately 4-year old Shepherd mix whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit shy but warms up to new people fast. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exceedingly sweet & good w/dogs, cats & children.

If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeking a kitty companion, come meet Taz; 10-month old orange Domestic Short Hair whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as sweet & friendly as they come. Sampson; neutered adult male w/ Feline Leukemia (FIV), meaning he needs to go to a home w/other FIV positive cats or a home w/no other animals. Beluga; large adult male, all black w/a white patch on his chest; this guy has no fear of dogs & lives in the dog kitchen where he spends his days introducing new dogs to the shelter & gauging their level of cat friendliness! If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for something smaller, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got Flemish Giants and Netherlands Dwarf rabbits, plus Syrian Hamsters. COME SEE US and all of our other friends at the 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston (off the traffic circle).

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WOULD YOU LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAT? Do you have a barn, garage, shed or outbuilding? Would you like to consider having feral cats? You can help cats in need who will help keep your barn, etc. free of rodents.

The cats will be neutered/spayed and up to date w/shots. Please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at (973)713-8229.

RABIES CLINIC at The Barnyard, 446 Rt. 28, Kingston. Veterinarian Dr. Barbara MacMullen of Petâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reward will have a RABIES CLINIC on Saturday, 4/25/15, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $10/pet- Cash Only. Please bring past rabies history (if any). Call (845)339-CATS. for more info. petâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reward..... VETERINARY HOUSE CALLS. Dr. B. MacMULLEN. (845)3392516. Serving Ulster County for 10+ years. Very Reasonable Rates, Multiple Pet Discount... Compassionate, Professional, Courteous. *Pet Exams, *Vaccines, *Blood Work, *Lyme Testing, *Flea & Tick Prevention, *Rx Diet, *Euthanasia at home.

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2005 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID HATCHBACK 4 SALE. Great gas mileage, wellmaintained. Only 2 previous owners. Integrated GPS, leather seats, JBL speakers, clean title, no accidents. White exterior, dark grey interior. Call 718-687-3608 for test drive in Saugerties. Asking $6500 or best offer.

2001 CHEVY VENTURE VAN. 76,000 original miles. Needs rack & pinion. Great for parts. Asking $1000. Call (845)5942051

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