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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, adventure and ideas | Calendar Ca l e n da r & C Classifieds l a ss i fieds | Issue 30 | July 27 – August 3 thursday JB’s Go-Go Boogaloo Dance Party at the Falcon
friday Dweezil Zappa gets frank at Bardavon in Poughkeepsie
saturday Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Bard
sunday Secret City Woodstock art revival
monday Jr. National Hunter Championship horses in Saugerties
tuesday Carload night at opening of the Ulster County Fair
wednesday Pond & Blueberry Adventure for kids at Minnewaska
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OPENING A DOOR BARD RESCUES DVORÁK’S DIMITRIJ FROM OBSCURITY This weekend, Bard SummerScape carries on its much-admired annual tradition of unearthing some undeservedly little-known opera and mounting a full production – often its US premiere. “The more I look at the opera – the architecture of the piece and the absolutely gorgeous music – the more I am completely bewildered why it’s not done all the time, why it’s not a stable part of the repertoire in the opera world,” says multi-award-winning director Anne Bogart of Antonín Dvorák’s Dimitrij (1882), which is rarely staged outside the Czech Republic. A 1974 Bard College
graduate, Bogart is helming this new production – the first to be fully staged on these shores. Originally set in 17th-century Russia, following the death of the tsar Boris Godunov, Dimitrij concerns a Polish-born pretender to the throne who believes himself to be the lost son of Ivan the Terrible. Dvorák’s protagonist leads the Polish army to march on Moscow, only to fall in love with Godunov’s daughter. Bogart is staging the story in “a time reminiscent of 1989 Berlin…the (Continued on page 10)
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tion’s stances on climate change, toxic waste regulation, land us, endangered species classification, fossil fuel transport and the like? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, but there is something that a single private individual can do to help stem the tide of misinformation: Volunteer to do a bit of citizen science now and then. Regular data collection is an essential weapon in the longterm battle against willful ignorance and uninformed decisionmaking. In the past, efforts like these have mainly manifested as events like the annual Christmas Bird Count, which were as much social outings for nature geeks as
they were serious field research. They’re still fun to do, but the stakes are much higher now. The Mohonk Preserve, known for its rigorous longitudinal recordkeeping of natural phenomena on the Shawangunk Ridge since the late 19th century, recently got involved in a program of the National Phenology Network called “Nature’s Notebook,” which recruits civilian volunteers to collect data on flora and fauna at different times of year at specific locations. Now it’s time for the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development and the Woodstock Land Conservancy to do the same for the Catskills, so lace up your boots and come out to BioBlitz 2017!
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Photo of Thorn Preserve by Dion Ogust
From 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. this Friday, July 28 and again from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, citizen scientists of all ages (no special training or experience necessary) will be teamed with scientists and expert naturalists to study the wildlife, plants and biodiversity at the Catskill Center’s Thorn Preserve, a beautiful 60-acre locale containing a stream, pond, wetlands, forest and open meadow. This third annual event is free and open to everyone. Last year more than 280 species were identified at the preserve. Volunteers are asked to bring their smartphones and put them to use cataloguing and photographing the species of the Thorn Preserve. You’ll learn about life in the stream, birds, trees, wildflowers, reptiles and amphibians, butterflies, bees and, on Friday night, bats and owls. This is a great learning opportunity for individuals and families and a fun day out in the field (kids are welcome, dogs are not). A “base camp” tent will offer a place to gather, relax, peruse guidebooks, play BioBlitz Bingo, collaborate, discuss finds and compile data. Biodiversity is a powerful indicator of environmental quality. An ecosystem under any kind of stress, such as pollution or habitat fragmentation, will show a drop in biodiversity. Data collected at the BioBlitz will be used to study the changes that occur at the Catskill Center’s Thorn Preserve over time and to make thoughtful management decisions to preserve the biodiversity of the habitat. To view the schedule and to register, visit https://thornpreservebioblitz.com or e-mail Georgia Asher at gkasher@gmail. com. The Thorn Preserve is located at 55 John Joy Road in Woodstock.
Thoroughly Modern Millie in Rhinebeck The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck has become the center of a wonderful chaos of producers and companies, drawing out the best of the local talent pool and treating
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ome people love to write. Others simply can’t not. Isaac Asimov, for example, was a single-purpose machine: It wrote. Asimov published more than 500 books – in all genres, on all subjects, in the process checking the boxes for nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification. Then there is Joyce Carol Oates, the wildly prolific novelist, short-story master and nonfiction author who has been filling shelves at bookstores, collecting literary trophies by the armload and leaving her name all over “Best of ” lists and anthologies since her first novel appeared in 1963. The Lockport, New York native settled in at Princeton in 1978 and has been anchoring its Creative Writing program ever since, showing no signs of slowing in the second decade of the new millennium. Oates’ two most recent novels are A Book of American Martyrs (2017) and Soul at the White Heat (2016). The Golden Notebook in Woodstock presents a reading by the dynamo of American arts and letters Joyce Carol Oates on Saturday, July 29 at 6 p.m. at the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, located at 28 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.goldennotebook.com. – John Burdick
us to touring theatrical ensembles as well. From July 28 through August 20, Up in One Productions presents the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie. Shows begin at 8 p.m. on Friday
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Concerned about Zika, West Nile, and other mosquito-borne diseases? Discover which mosquito species spread illnesses, why invasive Asian tiger mosquitoes increase our risk of getting sick, and lessons learned about mosquito management. The event will be held in the Cary Institute auditorium, located at 2801 Sharon Tpk. (Rte. 44) in Millbrook, NY. Seating is first come first served.
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Friday, July 28 at 7 p.m. Dr. Shannon LaDeau, a disease ecologist at the Cary Institute will discuss one of the summer’s most formidable pests: mosquitoes.
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Summer Jazz Academy in Annandale-on-Hudson is a rigorous training institute for 42 of the world's most advanced and dedicated high school jazz students. It produces, among other things, a heck of a good summer of jazz at Bard. This two-week program is taught by Wynton Marsalis and a select faculty of musical heavyweights. Here's a rundown of this week's related concerts. On Saturday, July 29 at 7 p.m., the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) performs in Olin Hall. This ensemble comprises 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players today, and has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra since 1988. Tickets cost $65. On Sunday, July 30 at 1 p.m., the summer program concludes with a finale performance by students: the Clark Terry Big Band, directed by Marsalis, and the Milt Hinton Big Band, directed by internationally renowned bassist and educator Rodney Whitaker. Tickets cost $15. For tickets and additional information for these performances at Olin Hall, visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/ jazzatlincolncenter.
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IN MYTH The vulture has symbolized rebirth, with its ability to generate life, feeding only on death. As long as it prospers, the world is in balance.
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A black vulture on Bonticou Crag in New Paltz
Shadows against the sun Formerly a Southern bird, the impish black vulture is now firmly established in the Hudson Valley
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gainst a bright blue sky, you might not notice the difference, or think to look. A dark shape, a quick stroke of a painter’s brush, turning and wheeling on a thermal, then two or three. A turkey vulture, right? Until recently, that was a safe bet. But beginning in the 1980s, and increasingly ever since, there’s a chance that it’s a black vulture. From a distance, it is easy to mistake one for another. But black
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“I saw a black vulture sitting on a rock at ground level and I thought it was curious,” he remembers. “It was very approachable, which I thought was even more curious. It stayed about 10 feet away from me. And shortly after that, I looked at a hole between two rocks and saw another black vulture. And that one moved back in a few minutes, and I saw two eggs on the ground.” He didn’t realize it at the time, but he’d just observed the first breeding pair of black vultures in New York State. That serendipitous discovery reveals a few things about the vulture. For one, they are surprisingly tolerant of people. You’d be lucky to get within a hundred feet of other raptors. With the black vulture, no such buffer is needed. Two former nest sites on the Mohonk Preserve, used for a number of years, were located within a couple of feet of well-traveled climbing routes, said Bridges. For another, like all New World vultures, the black vulture doesn’t build a nest. Instead, it looks for a hard-to-reach, though not necessarily elevated, recessed area. “Caves, hollow logs, stumps and tree trunks, crevices among rocks, brushpiles, thickets, abandoned buildings and sites beside or under trees and logs are all used,”
notes a Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Birds of North America article by Neil Buckley. The last large-scale survey of New York birds was done in 2000 to 2005. Splitting the state into over 5,000 geographic blocks, it reported confirmed nests in five blocks, with suspected nests in 100. This was a significant increase since the last survey, in 1980 to ‘85, when no sites were found or suspected. It seems a safe b e t t h at t h e black vulture has continued to increase ever since, as evidenced on local Christmas Bird Counts and the citizen-science site eBird.org. As to why they’re moving north from their historic range, the short answer, according to Kevin McGowan, an ornithologist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is “We don’t know.” Global warming has been suggested, but the northward shift has been uneven: moving up the Eastern Seaboard from Virginia, and along the Hudson north to the St. Lawrence, with little change in the Midwest. He suggests several other possible causes. The first is an increase in the number of wildlife in the area, especially white-tailed deer. Another was the ban
Black vultures often fly above turkey vultures, taking advantage of that bird’s superior sense of smell to lead them to carrion.
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Black Vulture
Where to see one
TURKE Y V ULTURE
Coragyps atratus
Red head
Length: 24-27 in Wingspread: 54-59 in Body mass: 3.5-4.8 lb Life span: Can be 25 years+ Sexual maturity: 8 years Mating: Long-term pair bonds; possibly for life
Long tail
Lighter wings throughout underside
More about vultures New World vultures aren’t closely related to Old World vultures. They’re actually more closely related to storks, with whom they share the charming practice of urohidrosis (defecating on the legs to cool off ). Their similarities are a result of convergent evolution rather than a common ancestor.
Dihedral flight, holding wings in a shallow V; feet tucked tight to body
BLACK VULTURE Black head
The black vulture’s Latin name translates to “raven-vulture clad in black.” A group of vultures is called a venue, volt, committee, kettle or wake. They’re called a committee when roosting in trees, a kettle in flight, and a wake while feeding.
White tips
New York and New England comprise the extreme north of the black vulture's range.
Short tail
Wings held straight; feet often hanging down.
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Inside a black vulture nest at Mohonk Preserve
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More black vultures at the Mohonk Preserve
on the pesticide DDT, which weakened eggshells and brought many species to the brink of extinction in the mid-20th century. Attitudes about vultures may also may have played a role. “It used to be legal and socially acceptable to shoot vultures,” said McGowan. “Country kids, if a big bird got close enough, they shot it. That was just the ethos of how people lived in the ’40s, ’50s and into the ’60s. And around the ’60s, that stuff started to change.” It seems fair to say that black vultures, like turkey vultures and large birds in general, are thriving in their home range for a number of a reasons and, as their numbers increase, will continue to explore new areas as long as there’s food available.
do great things with it, and then they snap it in two.”) This contrast of the stoic and puckish comes to mind when comparing the black and turkey vultures. Black vultures often fly above turkey vultures, taking advantage of that bird’s superior sense of smell to lead them to carrion, where the black vultures often gang up on the turkey vultures to scare them off the carcass. They’re also much more destructive to our built world, tearing rubber from windshield wipers, sunroofs and shingles, as well as screen doors. Scientists don’t know why they do this. “They’re funny birds, too; they’re pesky,” said McGowan. When he was working for the Florida Fish & Game Commission, he got a call about vultures coming into a ranch house and tearing up lawn and pool furniture. He was skeptical, but the reports were true. “They tend to be destructive in what one might consider a playful way…They’re kind of like teenagers or something: If you get too many of them, [and] they’re hanging around and they don’t have anything to do, then they end up causing problems.” McGowan said that he was reminded of similar behavior in crows, which also seem interested in rubber. He thinks that there might be something fascinating to the birds about the material: pliable but resilient, unlike anything they’d come across in nature. They enjoy tearing it
Black vultures employ projectile vomiting as a defense. Their droppings are highly acidic, and they defecate on their own legs to cool off.
“Pleasure in society” In Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, animals are the exemplars. Men are acquisitive, frivolous, the “weakest and most defenseless of all living things”; killing them is “unsportsmanlike.” The beasts are fast, deadly and noble, bound to the Law of the Jungle, a no-nonsense code with a place for everyone – all the beasts except the monkeys, who have no law, pester the animals below from the treetops and exhibit a lack of resolve that must have been even more galling to Victorian sensibilities than our own. (“They carry a branch half a day, meaning to
because it’s a challenge that they can conquer. “They’re just playing. They’re investigating their world, so they spend time on things that don’t immediately give them food or shelter. But in the long run, having those behaviors of being willing to look at new things pays off. And I think it’s sort of the same thing with the black vulture.” Black vultures also resemble crows in their sociability. In The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin described black vultures that he observed in Uruguay: “These vultures certainly may be called gregarious, for they seem to have pleasure in society, and are not solely brought together by the attraction of a common prey. On a fine day a flock may often be observed at a great height, each bird
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Black vultures are especially common around New Paltz, but they can be seen throughout the Hudson Valley. “They have made a pretty dramatic expansion north since I started birding seriously about 30 years ago,” said Mark DeDea, president of the John Burroughs Natural History Society, caretaker of the Forsyth Nature Center in Kingston and an avid birder. He often sees them over his backyard in Kingston as well. Check out ebird.org for additional locations where they’ve been spotted. • Mohonk Preserve: Lookout points throughout Trapps, Bonticou Crag, Undercliff Carriage Rd. • New Paltz: Along Main St. on rooftops in the evening; can be seen huddling around chimneys for warmth in the winter. • Bard College Campus: Since 2014, 50-100 have been observed during Christmas Bird Counts. • Trevor Zoo, Millbrook: While their numbers have been reduced (see article), they’re still a presence here.
wheeling round and round without closing its wings, in the most graceful evolutions. This is clearly performed for the mere pleasure of the exercise, or perhaps is connected with their matrimonial alliances.” In his Birds of North America article, Buckley describes the roost tree as a kind of community center, where pairs hang out when they’re not on nest duty, eligible singles mingle and foraging groups assemble. Relatives tend to share roosts, and most fights seem to be between non-kin, while mutual preening is more common among related individuals. The same roost tree can be used for years, often decades. There isn’t a lot of data on this, but it seems that black vultures are potentially long-lived – up to 26 years – and they wait at least eight years to begin breeding,
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them doing things that turkey vultures don’t do; but I don’t know. I would predict from their hoodlum-type behavior that, yeah, they probably are. They definitely seem to be paying more attention to a larger swath of the world, anyway, than a turkey vulture does.”
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If the black vulture is a more aggressive newcomer to these parts, often chasing turkey vultures away from carrion, is it possible they could be adversely affecting our native bird? So far, that doesn’t seem to be the case. “I don’t see a negative impact so far; after all, they [have] coexisted farther south,” said Mark DeDea, caretaker of the Forsyth Nature Center in Kingston and president of the John Burroughs Natural History Society. One reason may be that they’re carving out different niches, with black vultures taking the large carrion and turkey vultures the small. McGowan points out that the range and population of turkey vultures are expanding as well. Even if black vultures end up costing them meals, it seems there’s enough roadkill to go around.
often an indicator of a steeper learning curve for adulthood. But are they smart? “Intelligence is a tricky thing,” said McGowan. “They’re more social, so we see
Man versus bird The tendency of black vultures to congregate in large numbers can cause problems. In addition to their tendency to tear at roofing and other materials that hold our homes and cars together, they’re not the tidiest birds. They employ projectile vomiting as a defense. Their droppings are highly acidic, and they defecate on their own legs to cool off. Also, the sight of 20 to 100 vultures in a single tree can be unsettling, material damage aside. They flare their wings out and hiss like baby dragons if you get too close. If you’re having a vulture problem in this part of New York State, you might find yourself on the phone with USDA wildlife services biologist and district manager Ken Preusser. “We get sporadic complaints throughout the Hudson Valley throughout the year with vultures,” said Preusser. “Most of them are down in the lower Hudson Valley, but they do come up as far north as Columbia and sometimes Albany Counties.” Preusser said that the first black
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vulture call came in 2005. Since then, it’s estimated that they’ve caused approximately $75,000 in damage in New York State. Methods to remove vultures include lasers, sprinklers, pyrotechnics, trapping and effigies (hanging a dead or taxidermized vulture from a tree or roof ). An effigy was deployed at a vulture-infested house on the corner of Henry W. DuBois Drive and Manheim Boulevard in New Paltz in 2009, and last year, traps were used to reduce a flock of about 120 that was causing damage at the Trevor Zoo in Millbrook. Black vultures are known to prey on weak or injured live animals as well, though the extent of this behavior seems to be a matter of debate. Preusser said that his department has received two calls from New York farmers reporting black vultures attacking newborn calves. In other states, annual damages are estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars. Under subheadlines like “Hated but protected,” ranchers relate gruesome tales of calves picked apart by large flocks of pitiless buzzards. McGowan thinks that these stories may be
“They’re more social, so we see them doing things that turkey vultures don’t do.”
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exaggerated. “I have a feeling that’s largely Internet-generated hysteria,” he said. “They are known to do it, but it’s pretty rare.” He thinks that vultures might be getting blamed because they’re often present around the dead calf when the farmer discovers it, though it’s possible that a coyote or stillbirth was responsible for the death. “It ’s possible, but man, they’re just not made to be predators,” said McGowan. Vultures lack talons and their bills are made to pick, not kill. “They’re not really capable of delivering a convincing killing blow.” Even if the tales of black vulture killing sprees are exaggerated, it’s expected that between agricultural and property damage, conflicts between man and vulture in New York State will increase. “The population here is increasing, so I think the damage caused by black vultures is likely to increase in the future, based on the population of the birds and the areas that they’re inhabiting,” said Preusser. Eye-to-eye Back to the Gunks, where the story of the black vulture in New York State began, hikers get to see them eye-toeye on Bonticou Crag. On the trails below, songbirds sing, chipmunks chirp and scurry, cicadas drone and an occasional shadow might pass over the sun-dappled ground. Up there, it’s just you and the vultures – or at least that’s how it seemed on a recent sunny Sunday morning. After ascending Bonticou’s rock scramble, I was greeted with the sight of a black vulture on a nearby outcropping gazing northwest toward the Catskills. In silhouette, to the untrained eye, they’re hard to distinguish from a turkey vulture, or any other raptor of similar size. But close up, there’s no mistaking them. The black vulture looks surprisingly like a dark, crinkle-faced seagull, with the personal style of a crow, though larger than either. This particular bird spent around 20 minutes on the ledge, moving from one side to the other a few times with a characteristic vulture hop, sometimes looking over at me and rotating its neck nearly 180 degrees like a curious dog. Over on the other side of the crag, I got as close as I could to some turkey vultures. With their long and broad body and small red head, they really do resemble turkeys, especially when perched. But like their namesake, these birds cleared out before I could get too close, and joined their brethren, who were soaring around the summit of the crag, below, above and often directly at eye-level, making a sound like a kite caught in a stiff breeze as they turned. There’s something sublime about sharing a mountaintop with a vulture. Climbers speak about the bird with affection; one even remarked that it was “actually pretty clean-looking.” Now the black vulture has many qualities, but cleanliness is not one of them. But I think I know what he meant. A dark shape in sharp relief against the white rock, with the valley below and distant mountains a hazy green, you get a good look at the bird — one could say a clean look. And it looks back at you, unafraid. – Will Dendis
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MOVIE
ONE OF THE THROUGH-THEMES OF DUNKIRK is that extremely stressful situations bring out the worst behavior in some people, the best in others, and sometimes both in succession from the same person.
The great escape Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is a visually impressive history lesson
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dd thing: With 2017 winding the centennial of World War I to a close, one would think that a whole lot of fiction features examining the Great War would have come out over the past several years. There were a few good ones, including a creditable screen adaptation of the stage play War Horse and the underappreciated Testament of Youth. And this year’s Wonder Woman did choose to set its heroine’s origin story within a World War I context, with some reasonably convincing renderings of the dayto-day horrors of the Western Front. But it’s somewhat surprising that the movie industry has already reverted to its longrunning infatuation with World War II. Maybe it’s because there are still people alive who remember the late 1930s and early 1940s. Arguably Hollywood cares less about the Great War because US troops entered it relatively late and didn’t experience the same level of carnage as the Brits, who lost most of a generation of young men; it doesn’t weigh on the American psyche quite so heavily as it still does across the Pond. Perhaps the best explanation is that, while the casual student of history is hard-pressed to understand exactly why the Great War was fought, World War II had very clear good guys and bad guys, making movie scripts easy to write. Summer is barely half-over, and we’ve already had two excellent films released dealing with the evacuation of Dunkirk: an episode that occurred in 1940, before the US was drawn into the conflict. So much for Explanation #2 – although Their Finest, released earlier this year, did manage to incorporate an Audie Murphytype character as part of the British war ministry’s propaganda campaign to win American hearts and minds. I suppose it’s about time that US audiences were educated about the importance of what happened at Dunkirk – to appreciate why the English take such pride in what can only be described, from a military perspective, as a humiliating rout of Allied forces in France. Of more than 300,000 soldiers backed up to a snippet of coastline, and essentially given up for lost by a command that was marshaling its resources for an expected imminent invasion of England itself, most ended up living to fight another day. And that fact was largely due to an incredible outpouring of civilian-owned small watercraft with shallow draughts that were able to make a close approach to the beach at Dunkirk. It’s an obvious recipe for big-screen
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do very little face acting, considering that he’s wearing an oxygen mask nearly all the time that he’s onscreen. But his final scene admirably drives home the takeaway message that this is a war that’s just beginning. The dogfight scenes are spectacularly shot, and probably look even better in IMAX than on a normal screen. Set pieces in the claustrophobic confines of ships under fire and sinking are suitably terrifying. Hoyte van Hoytema’s cinematography overall is as impressive as audiences have come to expect from a Chris Nolan movie, and Dunkirk makes the most of his cameras’ unusual, nearly square aspect ratio. Hans Zimmer’s score, just as predictably, lays on the foreboding thrums, continually ratcheting up tension without ever seeming to reach a climax. If you’re a Zimmer fan, you’ll wallow in it; if you tend to find his work annoying‌ well, you will find it quite so in Dunkirk. This is the first blatantly Oscar-bait movie of the 2017 season, and may well bring Nolan his first-ever (some would say long-overdue) Best Director award. Due to its dearth of character development, it probably won’t make my personal Ten Best for this year. But it’s quite the handsome spectacle, and it will teach American movie fans a few things about mid-20th-century history that many of them probably didn’t already know. So that’s a good thing. – Frances Marion Platt
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who has stolen the uniform of a dead English soldier, also in hopes of getting preferential treatment. Together they effect the rescue of another British private (called Alex, per the credits), and after that the action gets so chaotic that I soon lost track of identities. Harry Styles, cast as Alex, is a famous boy-band pop star, I gather; but his face meant nothing to me, so in my head he simply became “the jerky guy� after he argued for the sacrifice of the disguised French soldier (to whom he owed his life) in a Tenth Man-type survival situation. Viewers better-wired for facial recognition may enjoy these scenes more deeply than I did. One of the through-themes of Dunkirk is that extremely stressful situations bring out the worst behavior in some people, the best in others, and sometimes both in succession from the same person. In the beachhead scenes – a weeklong timeline labeled “The Mole,� after the breakwater structure that provides the evacuees’ sole deepwater dockage – only the piermaster, Commander Bolton (Kenneth Branagh), comes off as consistently heroic and levelheaded. The characters in Nolan’s other two timelines fare better, in terms of making the audience care about individuals rather than simply recoil from the anonymous ugliness of war. This is especially true of “The Sea,� which depicts the 24-hour English Channel crossing of one of the so-called “Little Ships of Dunkirk,� allowing more time for us to get to know its smaller cast. Its gentle-but-steely captain, Dawson, played by the ever-delightful, everprofessional Mark Rylance, is the most nuanced character in the whole narrative. And Cillian Murphy manages to wring our heartstrings just a bit as a shellshocked survivor of a U-boat attack who panics upon discovering that his rescuer is headed back toward France. The third timeline, “The Air,� is told from the point of view of RAF Spitfire pilots on a one-hour mission to clear bombers from the skies over Dunkirk beach. It features the movie’s biggestname star, Tom Hardy; but he gets to
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historical drama: not the usual oeuvre of Christopher Nolan, who made his mark directing intellectual thrillers like Memento and Inception that twist time and play with concepts of perception versus reality (Rolling Stone’s David Fear calls him “the Kubrick of Rubik’s Cube movies�). Nor does it quite accommodate the standard World War II movie trope of painting all German antagonists as sadistic Nazi villains. We don’t actually meet any of the enemy in Nolan’s new epic-scale Dunkirk; it’s more of a study of men in survival mode on a warfront, the desperation of living moment-tomoment and the reasons soldiers come home with PTSD, if they come home at all. In terms of the moral arbitrariness of the destruction depicted, it could just as easily have been a World War I movie – about fighters on any side in any war, really. That’s both a strength and a weakness of Dunkirk. If you want to take it as a statement about the randomness and stupidity of war, it matters little that most of the characters come across as interchangeable cannon fodder. There’s precious little dialogue (much of it too muddily recorded and British-accented to make out) and almost no backstory for any of them. But that directorial approach also makes it difficult for the viewer to get emotionally invested in their individual fates. While casting mostly unknown British actors to play the ground troops drives home how young war conscripts tend to be, it doesn’t help at all that so many of them look alike. That fact, along with the minimal usage of names, left this viewer often confused about who was where doing what. Fionn Whitehead starts out as our primary point-of-view character: an English private named Tommy who pretends to be a stretcher-bearer in order to get to the front of the line boarding a medical transport ship. That’s not necessarily a wise move, as it turns out, since the larger boats are tempting targets for the Luftwaffe bombers harassing the Allied perimeter. Tommy falls in with a French soldier (Aneurin Barnard)
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missed out on the Golden Age of Paris, La Belle Époque, through no fault of my own, as it ended a good 36 years before I was born. Likewise, I did not make the scene at the Cedar Tavern in Greenwich Village during the Golden Age of Abstract Expressionism, as I was a non-alcohol-imbibing infant at the time. Happily, though, I was present (if not fully accounted for) during the
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Golden Age of New Paltz – and, if you’ll pardon my bias, I wouldn’t trade it for any other Golden Age, not even that of ancient Greece. That conviction has been reinforced by the current exhibition at the Wired Gallery in High Falls: “The Golden Age of New Paltz,” the first in a series of three exhibitions celebrating New Paltz artists of the 1960s. On Sunday, July 30, there will be a closing reception from 2 to 5 p.m. at the gallery for the first show, which covers the period from 1959 to 1963. The erstwhile Dutch and French Huguenot town of New Paltz was, during the glorious ’60s, an incubator for radical politics and a vibrant locus for jazz and rock music, Beat-inspired poetry and the visual arts: painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media, as well as the nascent stirrings of video art. Much of this activity took place at the college formerly known, somewhat risibly, as New Paltz Normal; but increasingly, as the decade progressed, there was symbiosis among artists on the faculty, their students and the growing number of artists living in the village and town. That symbiosis – a generous, convivial spirit of sharing work, lives and bodies in a close-knit arts community, in a village and town that were still somewhat bucolic, as yet unmarred by malls and fast-food establishments – is what made it a “Golden Age” in the appraisal of those who were there. Everyone you knew, it seemed, was making art, and having a hell of a great time doing it.
“We would go to the CUB [College Union Building] cafeteria and look at each other’s drawings, or draw each other,” recalls Richie Corozine, who – like a goodly number of these artists – still resides in New Paltz or its environs. “And always, it was, ‘Yeah, man, I see what you’re trying to do,’ or ‘You know, man, I dig what you’re
pioneer of psychedelic light shows. (One example of Hines’ draftsmanship got me arrested: I was distributing copies of the Gargoyle, the Hudson Valley’s first alternative newspaper, in Poughkeepsie, and a cop asked to see it. He opened to the centerfold, which was a meticulously rendered pen-and-ink portrait of a policeman by Hines, depicting a small firearm emerging from the officer’s open fly. I was immediately busted.) Among the many other fine portraits are an acrylic by Elaine Paioff Mars, Along the Wallkill River with Rich Rizzi, in which the quintessential old-school hipster Rizzi, clad in shades and black hat, looks like William S. Burroughs; an oil-on-canvas by Cynthia Winika of her sister Kristina, whose serious mien is offset by an ecstatic eruption of flowers in the foreground; and an encaustic self-portrait by Fran Sutherland, which situates her face amid a sensuous landscape of running water, rocks and the little bridge that spans the Wallkill at the western edge of the village. Even before he moved to Taos, Bill Gersh was a wild man, an artist of furious energy and consummate skill in many media. Rumor has it that one of his works on display here – a woodcut with collaged elements titled “Both Hands” – was rejected for a student art show because the faculty was convinced that the titular hands were holding a penis, just out of the frame.
“Gersh always encouraged creativity however he found it,” recalls Larry Audette, who, like Gersh, eventually relocated to New Mexico. “I believe he inherited this attitude from his teachers at New Paltz, especially Ilya Bolotowsky. But you see it in all the contemporaries: Phil Paratore, Adrian Guillery, Joellen Trilling – hell, everybody was operating with a generosity of spirit that doesn’t seem to exist anymore, and you didn’t need to get rich and famous to be considered a success.” There was plenty of antic behavior to go around, too; after all, these were the ’60s. Jack Murphy, who curated the exhibition, remembers attending a wild party that took place at Ray Flynn’s barn on Libertyville Road, which featured a naked female art student draped in Christmas lights and an animated Bob Schuler presiding over the festivities on the third floor. Sometime later Murphy encountered Schuler on campus, seated behind a desk, and queried him as to what he was doing there. “This is my office; I teach art,” Schuler replied, and a disbelieving Murphy laughed, “Yeah, right, you’re a professor!” There's no data to support this, but it does seem as if everyone who ever had Schuler as a teacher eventually became his close personal friend. He’s represented here by three stunning large-format prints and – by the gallery’s parking area – by three of the inscribed granite cubes from
Much of this activity took place at the college formerly known, somewhat risibly, as New Paltz Normal
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Professor Ilya Bolotowsky doing, even if I don’t know what it is you’re doing.’” Not surprisingly, for students who put such time and energy into sketching their friends, portraits are an especially strong component of the show. There’s a delicately rendered pencil portrait of Adrian Guillery, who won renown as a blues vocalist with Jeremy (Steig) and the Satyrs, by his buddy Gene Hines. Guillery, in turn, is represented by (among other works) a rhythmically intense portrait of Dick Hogle, an ace drummer and a
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There's no data to support this, but it does seem as if everyone who ever had Bob Schuler as a teacher eventually became his close personal friend.
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Frank Wright in the studio Another teacher from the old Art Education program at SUNY-New Paltz is Manny Bromberg, still going strong at age 100. Bromberg, who has long resided in Woodstock, is widely known for his epically scaled castings of cliff faces, one of which still graces the side of the Humanities Building at the college. The Wired Gallery is showing two of his landscapes on paper, plus two sculptural pieces made of paint and polyurethane resin, fashioned in 1999, when he was a mere stripling of 82. One of these sculptures, Big Foot, bears an arresting likeness of one of the great bulls of the Lascaux cave; it has the charged feeling of a talismanic object. Earlier, I described the New Paltz arts community of the ’60s as “close-knit.” Others, less generous, might say that it was
incestuous. I agree: It was, but in a good way. Connections were made between people that led to other connections; there was a web of relationships among the artists involved that remains tensile to this day, stretching without breaking, sustaining friendships, offering support and inspiring new work. Of the Golden Age of New Paltz, we may truly say that the community that drew together, grew together. Sunday’s closing reception takes place from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Wired Gallery, located at 11 Mohonk Road in High Falls. Part II of “The Golden Age of New Paltz” will open in the spring of 2018, followed by Part III that fall. – Mikhail Horowitz
One example of Gene Hines’ draftsmanship got me arrested
Professor Ken Irvin in classroom his incredibly herculean Tethys project, ongoing for several decades, which involves the dropping of a sculpted block
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MUSIC A door opens for Dvorák’s Dimitrij Continued from page 1 moment in history when Communism had collapsed but it was not yet clear what shape the future might take.” Marie Cervinková-Riegrová, one of the relatively few 19th-century women to contribute to the grand opera genre, wrote the libretto for Dimitrij, which The New York Times has dubbed “a perfect example of a forgotten opera that deserves to be given exposure.” Bard’s historic presentation of the critical edition by Czech scholar Milan Pospíšil restores the 1882 original version of the Prague premiere, including the composer’s original, brutal conclusion. This brand-new, large-scale production will star tenor Clay Hilley in the title role, soprano Melissa Citro as Marina, soprano Olga Tolkmit as Xenie, mezzo-soprano Nora Sourouzian as Marfa, bass Peixin Chen as Jove, baritone Levi Hernandez as Shuisky, bass-baritone Joseph Barron as Basmanov, bass-baritone Roosevelt Credit as Neborsky and baritone Thomas McCargar as Bucinsky. More than 60 singers will participate, including the Bard Festival Chorale under James Bagwell, with Leon Botstein conducting the American Symphony Orchestra. Dimitrij will run for five performances in the Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater
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on the Bard campus. It premieres at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, July 28, with an additional evening show on Friday, August 4 and 2 p.m. matinées on Sunday, July 30, Wednesday, August 2 and Sunday, August 6. The July 30 performance will be preceded by a free Opera Talk at noon. Ticket prices start at $25. To order, call the Fisher Center box office at (845) 7587900 or visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/ summerscape. – Frances Marion Platt
Chuck Mosley plays Kingston’s Anchor this Friday The Anchor in Kingston welcomes the former vocalist of Faith No More and Bad Brains, Chuck Mosley, on Friday, July 28 at 9:30 p.m. Mosley was the lead vocalist on Faith No More’s first two records, We Care a Lot and Introduce Yourself, and performed with Bad
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Go-Go Dance Party with Jeremy Baum at Falcon on Thursday A fluent and elegant keyboard stylist and composer in a terrain somewhere among blues, jazz, Latin, fusion and rock, Jeremy Baum leads JB’s Go-Go Boogaloo Dance Party at the Falcon in Marlboro on Thursday, July 27 at 7 p.m. Baum’s band this time out is pretty heavy: Baum’s frequent foil Chris Vitarello on guitar, Levon-scene mainstay (and singer/songwriter in his own right) Jay Collings on saxophone and flute, and my favorite Hudson Valley drummer, Manuel Quintana (an opinion that is hardly mine alone). Per usual at the Falcon, there is no cover charge, but generous donation is strongly encouraged. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon.com.
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ates and mid-Hudson Valley performers. The show begins at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $20. For tickets and additional information, visit www.helsinkihudson. com. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson.
Dweezil Zappa parses Mothers’ Freak Out! at Bardavon on Friday
Think of Dweezil Zappa not as someone riding on his father’s coattails, but rather as an apologist for and curator of his father’s formidable legacy. One of Dweezil’s first moves as torchbearer (whether or not he would agree) was to distance the Zappa enterprise a few steps from its more puerile and sophomoric elements: a dimension that might have played a little better in Frank’s heyday in the ’70s. At first, Dweezil loved to empha-
size Frank’s guitar-heavy and fusionleaning efforts, like Apostrophe (what ace guitarist wouldn’t?), and somewhat downplay the inflatable dildos and continuous sex jokes that can make some of Frank’s most ambitious music relatively easy to grow out of. Now Dweezil is going after the seminal Freak Out! the 1966 Mothers of Invention debut and a unique work of drug-free psychedelia that both epitomizes and transcends its era. If high-end guitar wankery is not exactly your thing, this bit of historical reconstruction might be the Dweezil show for you. – John Burdick The Bardavon presents Dweezil Zappa: “50 Years of Frank!� on Friday, July 28 at 8 p.m. at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie. Ticket prices range from $50 to $75; $5 less for members. Purchase them at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072, or via Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. For more information, visit www.bardavon.org.
March of Champions Drum & Bugle Competition The March of Champions 22nd Drum & Bugle Competition benefits the Children’s Home of Kingston and pits
seven different regional drum-andbugle ensembles against one another, plus exhibitions by three additional corps. It all happens on Saturday, August 5 at Dietz Stadium, located at 76 North Front Street in Kingston. The gates open at 5:30 p.m.; opening ceremonies are scheduled for 7 p.m. Tickets for this unique musical and cultural event cost $20. For tickets and additional information about this event and all Children’s Home of Kingston programming, visit www.chkingston.org/ march-of-champions.
Suzanne Vega to perform in Hudson
No two-hit wonder, she: Suzanne Vega has put together a long and distinguished career as an agreeably eccentric modern songwriter with a New York artsy lean and a hushed voice
2017 The dynamic young jazz ensemble Walking Distance makes its Catskill Jazz Factory debut by paying homage to one of jazz’s giants. In a program titled “1940s: Yardbird to Freebird,� Walking Distance explores the music of Charlie Parker. The performance celebrates the release of Walking Distance’s new record, Freebird, a collection of radicalized Bird covers and the follow-up to the band’s adventurous 2014 debut, Neighborhood. Usually a two-sax, bass-and-drums quartet, Walking Distance will be joined for this performance by acclaimed jazz pianist Orrin Evans. “1940s: Yardbird to Freebird� takes place on Thursday, July 27 at 8 p.m. at the Spiegeltent, the surreal and elegant traveling venue that camps out all summer on the campus of Bard College. The Spiegeltent alone is an attraction worth traveling for, and SummerScape and the Catskill Jazz Factory never fail to fill it with a very high grade of music. Tickets cost $25 and up. For the lowdown, visit www.catskilljazzfactory. org. Bard College is located in Annandaleon-Hudson.
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that commands with its quiet intensity and with the strange things it has to say. I am sure that she obliges with “Luka� and “Tom’s Diner,� and equally sure that the crowds who come to see her perform are there for the other songs. Vega will play Club Helsinki in Hudson on Friday, August 11 at 9 p.m. Ticket prices range from $45 to $60. For tickets and additional information, visit www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson.
Blondie & Garbage play Bethel Woods this Saturday
I suppose it makes sense, this pairing of the New Wave pop queen Blondie and the alt/rock producers’ supergroup Garbage. While their eras and sounds are quite different, both played a similar role in their respective times: lending a certain amount of glitz and class and a strong female presence to what was primarily a boys’ game. They call it the Rage and Rapture Tour, and it is sure to pack the big shed at Bethel on Saturday, July 29 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from the merely odd $53 to $103.50. For scads of additional information, visit www.bethelwoodscenter. org. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel.
Jacaruso Gallery hosts “Crystals for Challenging Times� The Betsy Jacaruso Gallery in Rhinebeck presents “Crystals for Challenging Times,� a workshop with the “rock priestess� Sharron Britton, on Thursday, August 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Starting at 1 p.m., there will be a crystal trunk show featuring Britton’s stunning collection. The workshop costs $45. For more information, visit www. betsyjacarusoartist.com. The Betsy Jacaruso Gallery is located at 43 East Market Street in Rhinebeck.
Art4theEnd gala this Saturday at Artbar Kingston’s Artbar presents its second annual Art4theEnd art gala, titled “Magic & Enchantment,� on Sat-
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he Ulster County Fairgrounds are so positioned in relation to the Village of New Paltz – down and to the left, keeping tempo with the north-flowing Wallkill – that, when things are happening there, it always seems as if war is encroaching and sociopolitical chaos imminent. The sky flashes in a sulphurous arrhythmia; the screams, blasts, grinding machines and summer thunder sweep around the bowl of the Shawangunk Ridge (country rock, convoluted by geo-reverb, smacks of a menacing uprising). It won’t be long now until our little village, wild in its own way but relatively stable through the years, will be overrun by some mad grassroots skirmish making its way up from‌I don’t know, Pine Bush. And isn’t the Ulster County Fair a sporting kind of war? If New Paltz is the progressive capital of central and southern Ulster County (leaving that overall distinction to Woodstock), the fair is the ironically situated “otherâ€?: a ritualized affirmation of gas sports and the Blue-State reach of country music. It is hard to say to whom the livestock belongs anymore. It’s everyone’s fair, and that’s the beauty of it. Same can’t be said of the wonderfully refined Dutchess County Fair, where the meats are grass-fed and the dunking-booth clown issues barbs as pointed as Rabelais (to whom he actually may be related). The Ulster County Fair always comes first, taking over the fairgrounds on New Paltz’s Libertyville Road on the first day of August and finishing out its week on August 6. The fair does not take and never has taken its music lineup lightly. The unique lure of the fair circuit is always able to hook outsize acts, and this is an especially strong year for Ulster. Recently announced headliners the Oak Ridge Boys are country royalty and will perform on Wednesday, August 2 at 8 p.m. Modern country pacesetters Restless Heart perform on Thursday, August 3 at 8 p.m. A younger country/rock band with as much Stones and Crazy Horse as Hank Sr. in their blood, Savannah Jack plays shows at 4 and at 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 5. Finally, five-time Grammy-winner B. J. Thomas, a candidate for pop Rushmore, takes it home on Sunday, August 6 at 5:30 p.m. It’s actually kind of weird to think that those echoes coming over the river on a dusky summer Sunday will be B. J. Thomas. The Ulster County Fair is for us all. The $15 flat price includes all midway rides and attractions. Seniors are admitted free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, and Tuesday, August 1 is the family-friendly Carload Night, where carfuls (maximum eight human bodies) are admitted for $40. For more information and a complete schedule of shows and events, visit http:// ulstercountyfair.com. – John Burdick
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ART Amen to art Secret City Woodstock returns this weekend
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he Secret City Woodstock will hold its fourth annual art gathering on Sunday, July 30 at noon at the Bearsville Theater. And this summer, the usual one-day program will be expanded with a weekendlong festival leading up to it: the inaugural Art Revival that kicks off Friday evening, July 28 with a lineup of performance and installation and runs through Saturday, concluding with a community potluck that evening, followed by a walk through town. Chris Wells, artistic director of the Secret City, has probably spent a lot of time over the past decade explaining to people what, exactly, a Secret City gathering is. The event has been called a tent-revival meeting for artists, a salon and even a “church of art,” because the basic format of the Sunday gatherings uses the elements of a religious ceremony (a sermon, an offering, a choir), adapted to secular purposes. But calling something a “church” makes a lot of people nervous, and Wells says that, while he himself doesn’t have any particular “church baggage,” his goal in creating the Secret City was “to create something inclusive that all people would derive a sense of joy and connection from. I tend to tell people that it’s a community celebration of the arts, with a live band, a community choir, a lineup of performers and artists, crazy outfits – and everybody has a really great time!” Wells was involved in various theatrical endeavors in Los Angeles before he moved to New York City in 2007, where he met his partner, visual artist Robert Lucy. The two co-founded the Secret City that year, with the first event held in the small Theatre Lab on West 14th Street, with just four people showing up. Wells and Lucy left the City for Woodstock in 2013 when both were awarded residencies at the Byrdcliffe Art Colony. In the ten years since it began, the Secret City has become a monthly event in Los Angeles and New York City and an annual event in Woodstock. The town has been the ideal environment for the Secret City,
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Founder and host Chris Wells performs The Secret City Theme Song with The Secret City Singers. Wells says, because of its artistic heritage, its natural surroundings and the creative community of people in the town. “The first year at Byrdcliffe was packed, so we knew there was a lot of interest in this here. In adding the festival, we’re exploring the idea of expanding the program for locals and for people who come from out of town, to draw attention to the unique cultural history of Woodstock. The idea is: If people come to town, they will encounter all this different type of performance art and dance and music, followed by the potluck with all the artists, and then the big event on Sunday.” Friday, July 28 at 7 p.m. is the kickoff, with a pop-up gallery and show at the Bank of America on Route 28 and a satellite performance in New Paltz at the Rail Trail Café at 8 p.m. Saturday’s program will run throughout the town, with a range of eclectic performances
Secret City has been called a tent-revival meeting for artists, a salon and even a “church of art.”
that include a “string dance,” a cellist, a “listening tour,” an interactive dance and an experimental video. The community potluck takes place at 6:30 p.m. at the Pavilion at Andy Lee Field on Rock City Road, followed by a collective promenade at 8 p.m. from the park to the Station Bar and Nancy’s Ice Cream. Sunday, July 30 will be the main event: the Secret City gathering at noon, featuring the vocal group Prana, artist Martyn Thompson, the Energy Dance Company, music by Sxip Shirey, a food offering by Organic Nectars Cashewtopia, the Secret City Band, the Secret City Singers and host Chris Wells. Every year the show has a different theme; this year’s is “harmony.” Free childcare and art lessons for the kids will be available. A potluck coffee hour will end the day. “Part of the excitement is that it’s a different show every time you come,” says Wells. “Every show has different
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featured performers, and you never know what you’re going to get. But it’s always a cool, interesting lineup of people who are making and doing unlikely and interesting things.” The Secret City is open to all. Admission on Sunday is by suggested donation of $20, but no one is turned away for lack of funds. Programs for the Secret City Woodstock Art Revival will be available at the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce booth at 10 Rock City Road and online at www.thesecretcity.org. – Sharyn Flanagan Secret City Woodstock Art Revival, Friday-Sunday, July 28-30, installation/performances Friday, July 28, 7 p.m., Saturday, July 29, all day, potluck, Saturday, 6:30 p.m., official Secret City gathering, Sunday, July 30, noon, $20 suggested, Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker Street, Woodstock; (845) 679-4406, www. thesecretcity.org.
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Powerhouse presents The Secret Life of Bees I realize many of you know this already, but it took Hamilton: An American Musical for me to “get” it: Apparently, the annual Powerhouse season at Vassar College is very well-known for “working” productions on their way to Broadway and beyond. So, I think we should get ahead of the fandom, and all attend every production! 2017 Powerhouse season performances of The Secret Life of Bees, based on the book by Sue Monk Kidd, take place in the Vogelstein Center for Drama & Film on Thursday and Friday, July 27 and 28 at 8 p.m., Saturday, July 29 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 30 at 2 p.m. Single tickets cost $30, or you can purchase a subscription at varying rates. The Powerhouse Theater at Vassar College is located at 124 Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For tickets (hurry if you’re interested – the Sunday matinée was just added due to continued sell-out) or more information, call (845) 437-5907 or visit http://powerhouse.vassar.edu.
On a Midsummer’s Night at Rosendale Theatre I don’t know what Shakespeare was thinking with this line from Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream: “How now, spirit! Whither wander you?” Isn’t it supposed to be “How now, brown cow?” Anyway, if there’s one thing the Hudson Valley does well, it’s to put a twist on old favorites. Take, for example, Debbie Lan’s musical On a Midsummer’s Night, taking place at the Rosendale Theatre on Friday, July 28 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 29 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20 at the
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Dorsky Museum hosts family art workshop with Matthew Friday
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ow lucky are we to live here? Here’s one awesome example: Family Day with artist Matthew Friday takes place this Sunday, July 30 at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, which is located at SUNY-New Paltz. Friday is showing work in the current exhibit, “Undercurrents; The River as Metaphor – Hudson Valley Artists 2017.” Kids will view work, they’ll do hands-on activities and you will feel good about all of that “cultcha” getting through! Family Day costs $5 per child under 18 for materials and is free for adults; registration is required. SUNY-New Paltz is located at 1 Hawk Drive in New Paltz. To register or for more information, visit www.newpaltz.edu/ museum/programs/familydays. – Erica Chase-Salerno
door, $15 in advance. Just maybe, show composer Debbie Lan and Sarah Urech, who plays an awesome Puck for this show, will sign your program for you! Tell them I say “Hi!” The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For tickets or more information, visit www. rosendaletheatre.org/2017/06/30/on-amidsummers-night-pop-opera.
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“Butterflies in My Backyard” at Poughkeepsie’s Boardman Library
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History talks at Kingston’s African Roots Center Here’s one not to be missed! “An Evening of Real History with Three Enlightened Elders” is exactly what I need – and maybe you’re looking for an event like this, too. This Saturday, July 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Library at the A. J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center, we hear from Pierre Leroy on “Haitian Revolution,” Dr. A. J. Williams-Myers on “Nat Turner Slave Rebellion” and Dr. Airy Dixon on “Seminole Wars.” The evening is moderated by Paul Bermanzohn, MD, and Juma Sultan opens up the evening with African drums. There will be refreshments as well! This event is free and open to the public of all ages. The African Roots Center is located at 43 Gill Street in Kingston. For more information, call
How do you all find caterpillar eggs? I have never found any, so I order them. Or we can simply go to “Butterflies in My Backyard,” taking place at the Boardman Road Branch Library this Saturday, July 29 from 2:30 to 4 p.m., hosted by Victor DeMasi, a lepidopterist. (It probably means to adopt a butterfly.) Anyway, this event is free and open to the public, and we’ll get lots of visuals and information. The Boardman Road Branch Library is located at 141 Boardman Road in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 485-3445 or visit http://poklib.org/ about-us/locations-hours/boardman.
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How much fun does this sound? “Outdoor Classroom: What Fish Eat” – I’ve got my net in my hand already! You and your budding scientists can join in this Saturday, July 29 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. You’ll meet up at the Phoenicia Library, but you’ll head out together to Stony Clove Creek. This program is free and open to the pub-
lic. The Phoenicia Library is located at 48 Main Street in Phoenicia. For more information or to register, call (845) 6887811 or visit http://phoenicialibrary.org or www.facebook.com/phoenicia.library.
Hispanic Heritage Festival at Plattekill’s Felten Park Warm up those pesky joints and get ready for some serious hip-swinging, salsa-eating and delicious comida (food), because the Plattekill Hispanic Heritage Festival is happening this Saturday, July 29 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at Thomas Felten Community Park. We’re talking festive live music, delicious food, crafts, children’s activities and more! And admission is free! Thomas Felten Community Park is located at 11 Patura Road in Modena. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/1880876655487557.
Family Bike Ride & Safety Rodeo in LaGrange Let’s get our families some mobility! Ride a bike! Here’s a great place to start: This Saturday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gold’s Gym in LaGrange, you and your budding Megan Guarnier or Lance Armstrong can participate in some “wheel” fun at the Family Bike Ride & Safety Rodeo. The event has free admission and is open to all ages, and registration is required. From 10 to 11 a.m., you can get your bike fitted and adjusted and your helmet customized to fit better; after that, there’s a family-friendly trivia contest and a bike ride along the rail trail. Gold’s Gym is located at 258 Titusville Road in Poughkeepsie. For more information or to register, visit www. dcrcoc.org/events/details/family-bike-
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Mindful play workshop in New Paltz Calling all 7-to-10-year-olds who value play and fun, but could use a little mindfulness during play: This program was made for you! “Play, Mindfulness and All-Out Fun!” takes place this Wednesday, August 2 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wellness Embodied. I mean, how can anyone resist this tempting title? The cost is $40 per child/adult pair. Here’s the frosting on the cake: activities include New Games, Active Games and Active Fun Theater Games, sprinkling in reflection, sharing and delicious moments of mindfulness. Wellness Embodied is located at 126 Main Street in New Paltz. For more information or to register, call (845) 532-6064 or visit http:// wellnessembodiedcenter.com/play%2cmindfulness-and-all-out-fun!.html.
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REBECCA MARTIN & LARRY GRENADIER PERFORM IN KINGSTON TO HELP FAMILY SHELTER
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f you like great live music, you probably already know about the Stockade Music Series, featuring Rebecca Martin (voice) and Larry Grenadier (bass). Now, throw in free and kid-friendly, and you’ve got the perfect ingredients for a family outing. Rebecca and Larry perform this Friday, July 28 from 8 to 10 p.m. at Stockade Guitars. There’s no cover charge, but donations are welcomed to support Family of Woodstock’s Washbourne House domestic violence shelter and services. Stockade Guitars is located at 41 North Front Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 331-8600 or visit www.facebook.com/stockadeguitars, http://rebeccamartin.com and www.larreccamusic.com/larry-grenadier. To learn more about the charitable organization supported by this musical evening or to donate directly, visit www.familyofwoodstockinc.org/domestic-violence-services/ washbourne-house. – Erica Chase-Salerno
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Date Night at Phoenicia’s Woodland Playhouse Say you don’t live in Kingston or New Paltz or Poughkeepsie, where “date night” dropoffs tend to be established. Well, Phoenicia, now it’s your turn! This Saturday, July 29 from 5 to 7:30 p.m., the Woodland Playhouse announces Saturday Night Date Night. Ages 1 to 12 get a slice of pizza and a drink (so you don’t even have to feed them!) and play games, create art and have fun! The cost is $20 per child, and registration is required. The Woodland Playhouse is located at 128 High Street in Phoenicia. For more information, call (845) 688-3320 or visit www.woodlandplayhouse.com.
Beauty and the Beast, just think how exciting it will be for them to see a live performance! Right here: You don’t even have to travel to New York City! This Saturday, July 29, Beauty and the Beast will be staged at 11 a.m. at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck. Tickets cost $7 for children and adults. That is not a typo; we’re talking $7 for live B&B tickets. Call now! The Center for Performing Arts is located at 661 Route 308 in Rhinebeck. For tickets
Well, this week, it seems that we’ve hit the Minnewaska State Park Preserve jackpot with its variety of youth offerings for an assortment of ages. On Wednesday, August 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., kids ages 6 to 10 years can “ku-plink, ku-plank, ku-plunk” to their hearts’ content as they participate in the “Junior Naturalists at Minnewaska: Pond and Blueberry Adventure.” After looking for animals in and around the pond, it’s time to turn those hands and tongues blue! (And maybe someone could please whisper to me where these legendary blueberry bushes are up there?) Thursday, August 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., ages 8 to 12 will enjoy “Junior Naturalists at Minnewaska: Orienteering Scavenger Hunt, making for some fun practice with new map and compass skills learned that day! Also on August 3, from
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Kingston’s Ole Savannah hosts Art Garten Pop-Up Party this Saturday After curating a successful show at Roost Studios & Art Gallery last year, Jasmin Mitchell was approached by the owners of Ole Savannah Southern Table & Bar in the Rondout to help create an event that would get art and music into their establishment. Mitchell says, “They told me, ‘We’re big supporters of the arts, so how can we do that?’ The arts are staying Uptown and some in Midtown, and not a lot is happening yet Downtown. We really wanted to create an event that celebrates the arts in our community – one that is free for the artist. I came up with the idea of a pop-up just for one evening. The owners are not taking a commission on sales; they just want people to come and enjoy their space and hospitality.” The Art Garten Pop-Up Party is slated to be a one-night, mostly outdoor event at Ole Savannah this Saturday evening, July 29. From 7 to 10:30 p.m., artwork made by more than 20 local artists will be on display in a tent under the stars and upstairs inside the restaurant. In typical biergarten style, the party will include music provided by Teorock, For No One and Maiko, each playing hourlong sets. Columbia Costumes & Beauty and David Allen Leifer Photography will host a photo booth. Guests can try on costumes while Leifer captures the moment, and get a henna tattoo, too. “The reason for a pop-up,” says Mitchell, “is because the owners wanted art and music to be accessible to everybody. At a gallery or museum, it can be an intimidating experiencing. At Ole Savannah, the party atmosphere will be fun, relaxed – not only for the artists, but the community as well.” Participating artists include Marcy Bernstein, Stetzism, Scott Michael Ackerman, Kevin Nordstrom, Ward Lamb, David Wilkes, Deborah Mills Thackrey, Rebecca Hellard, Ryan Myers, Marysa E. Sacerdote, Cheryl Rice, DACK, Rubi Rose, Shelley Parriott, Pat Goodrich Hart, Kas Demyan, Vindora Wixom, Felix Olivieri, Charles Steele, Cheryl Tortorici and Nadine May Lewis. – Ann Hutton Art Garten Pop-up Party, Saturday, July 29, 7-10:30 p.m., Ole Savannah, 100 Rondout Landing, Kingston; (845) 3314283, http://olesavannah.com.
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11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., it’s “Babes in the Woods” for the youngest set, in rugged strollers or a carrier. I made lifelong friends on these “Babes” hikes, then led them, and I highly, highly recommend checking it out. All of these programs are free, included in the admission price of entering Minnewaska, which costs $10 per vehicle, and registration is required. For more information or to register, call (845) 2550752 or visit https://parks.ny.gov/events/ event-results.aspx?pk=127. – Erica Chase-Salerno
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Maestro for MAD Peter Wetzler plans Kingston’s Celebration of the Arts concert
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ast summer’s Celebration of the Arts concert in Midtown Kingston was memorable because it turned out to be the last local performance by longtime Kingston resident Pauline Oliveros, a world-famous electronic music pioneer, sound composer, digital accordion performer and teacher. Despite her wideranging travels and projects, Oliveros was a dedicated proponent of the arts in Kingston and helped form the Midtown Arts District (MAD), which is building community and otherwise transforming the area by harnessing the district’s existing creative energies and attracting new talent through such initiatives as the summer concert (which MAD sponsors). Oliveros passed away last Thanksgiving Day, but the spirit of her legacy will be very much alive at this year’s Celebration of the Arts concert, curated by Kingston-based composer and musician Peter Wetzler. The concert, held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, will take place in a large tent, called the Collective, on the site formerly occupied by the Kings Inn motel. (The tent is owned by Robert Airhart, who pays the city $1 a month for erecting it on the city-owned property and has offered it to the MAD event for free.) The site will be forever associated with Oliveros, following the passage of a resolution by Kingston’s Common Council to name the site Deep Listening Plaza in Honor of Pauline Oliveros. (Deep Listening refers to the institute that Oliveros founded to foster meditative listening, of which she was a passionate proponent.) A plaque will be erected on the site. Wetzler will perform a composition for accordion and gamelan that he wrote in homage to Oliveros. One of 85 composers commissioned to write an 85-second piece for a surprise 85 th birthday celebration planned for Oliveros last May, he has subsequently expanded the piece, which will be performed on August 3 by himself and other members of the Catskill Mountain Gamelan. Besides gamelan, the award-winning composer/ musician/music director – known for his film, theater and television scores for PBS, National Geographic and other distinguished organizations – has played in avant-garde ensembles and produced two CDs of his acoustic piano solos. In addition, Oliveros’ longtime partner and fellow performer and local arts activist Ione will participate in the concert. Ione, who just returned from Athens, Greece, where she attended the Documenta 24 Conference, presenting and lecturing on Oliveros’ work as well as presenting her own piece and workshop, will show a video, made by Daniel Weintraub, previewing The Nubian Word for Flowers: A Phantom Opera. The piece, which will debut on November 30 at Roulette in New York City and features a libretto by Ione and music written by Oliveros, describes the encounter between lord Herbert Horatio Kitchener, British secretary of state for war during World War I, and phantoms representing the displaced
The Lace Mill, at 165 Cornell Street in Kingston, is an apartment, workspace and gallery complex renovated by RUPCO and offering subsidized, below-market rents for artists. (Dion Ogust | Almanac Weekly) Nubian people when he mysteriously lands on the Nubian Island of Flowers, which he himself cultivated as a younger commander under Queen Victoria. Ione and Lisa Barnard Kelley will also perform an improvisation incorporating text and singing that evokes the opera as well as commemorates the new Deep Listening Plaza. Wetzler has drawn upon the region’s multiple veins of talent to compile a program of musicmaking that crosses generations and genres. “I have a unique vantage point, having been here for many decades,” said the c o m p o s e r, w h o moved to Kingston from New York City in 1987 with his wife, artist Julie Hedrick. Besides drawing on his longtime connections, Wetzler also has added to the mix “amazing people hiding in the woodwork,” including within Midtown itself, whom he recently discovered. The popular, high-energy percussive group, the Percussion Orchestra of Kingston (POOK), along with POOK’s sister organization, the hip-hop Energy Dance Company, will be joined by singer Yungchen Lhamo, a refugee from Tibet who was introduced to Peter Gabriel by the Dalai Lama and came to the midHudson Valley to work with Natalie Merchant. Gabriel produced a number of her albums on his Real World label. Lhamo, who was introduced to Wetzler by former mayor Shayne Gallo (Wetzler in turn introduced Lhamo to Oliveros), gave a memorable concert at City Hall under the former administration. “I’m hoping that she will sing these mantras without accompaniment,” Wetzler said, noting that Lhamo’s traditional singing utilizes microtonal scales that defy Western-style accompaniment. Two other singers on the program are native Kingstonians: Eleni Reyes, who has performed regularly accompanied by Wetzler on the piano (her powerful rendering of the title song written by Wetzler for the Kingston documentary Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal won kudos from audiences, as did Wetzler’s original score) and the rap and hip-hop artist Donny Mapes, who is the son of Kingston alderwoman Nina Dawson. Another homegrown talent is the funk and R & B band Room Service, which Wetzler discovered playing in a barbershop on Broadway. In contrast, singer/songwriter Sandrine, who lives in Kingston with
her husband, producer Malcolm Burn, hails from Australia; she has a sizable fanbase both Down Under and in France. Sandrine will perform solo, and Burn – who has produced Emmylou Harris, Canadian group Blue Rodeo (Burn is from Canada), Bob Dylan, the Meters and the Neville Brothers, among many others – will be playing bass with Future350 NU Bossa, a band led by Stephen Johnson.
itinerant musician and performer for over a decade and was living in Brooklyn with his girlfriend (now wife; the couple have a three-year-old son) until changing family circumstances enabled them to move into a house in Town of Ulster that was spacious and rent-free, before they relocated to the Lace Mill. Winograd describes his musical milieu as “super-underground, very
The concert, held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, will take place in a large tent, called the Collective, on the site formerly occupied by the Kings Inn motel.
This year’s Kingston Celebration of the Arts concert is curated by Kingston-based composer and musician Peter Wetzler.
Johnson, another foreign-born Kingston transplant, came to America at the invitation of Peter Gabriel, who was his teacher and mentor. (“Kingston has this odd footprint of Peter Gabriel,” said Wetzler, noting that the pop singer’s bassist, Tony Levin, lives in Kingston; his wife, Andi Turco-Levin, is a former alderwoman and chair of the Kingston Land Tr u s t . ) The singer/songwriter will perform with Burn, percussionist Pa b l o Cruz, d r u m m e r Ruperto Ifil a n d We t z l e r on accordion. Ha i t i a n p o e t Jerrice Baptiste, host of the radio show Women of Note and a resident of Saugerties, will recite her poetry or read excerpts from her children’s stories. The Millennial generation will be represented by Eli Winograd, a resident of the Lace Mill, a complex of artists’ lofts in Midtown, who, following years of touring and performing, now is a music producer, with a studio off Greenkill Avenue. “I’m a local, but I’m also a Brooklyn expat,” said Winograd, explaining that he was born in Kingston but left upon graduating from high school, was an
fringe music…ranging from challenging progressive art-rock to straight noise-free improvisation to long-form Minimalist psychedelic improvisation…I was in a worldwide network of freaks.” He plays guitar and bass and has handpicked the musicians who will play as the Lone Pine All Stars for the August 3 concert: guitar-player Colin Langenus, from Queens, “ my l o n gt i m e collaborator and musical brother”; d r u m m e r W i l l B e r n e y, from western Massachusetts; Ross Goldstein, from Catskill, who will play synthesizer; and fellow Lace Mill resident Juma Sultan, who played congas with Jimi Hendrix. Besides percussion, Sultan also plays bass and flute. Accompanying the band will be costumed performers Anna Hafner and her collaborator, Molly Riddle. (Hafner and Winograd both work at the puppet theater company Arm-of-theSea: Winograd performs and oversees the improvised music and Haffner is a puppeteer. The company, based in Saugerties, performs socially conscious narratives rooted in the area’s history.) One of the showstoppers at the concert
Wetzler will perform a composition for accordion and gamelan that he wrote in homage to the late Pauline Oliveros.
will be gospel singer Rene Bailey, who was born in Georgia, where she began touring with an organist, drummer and pianist while still a teenager. For the past 43 years she has lived with her husband in Kerhonkson. Bailey will sing a capella at the concert, Winograd said. Bailey toured with Sam Cooke and “other serious cats,” he said. She met Louis Armstrong in the 1960s while she was performing at a club in the Waldorf-Astoria. “He said I ‘sounded like a corn-fed gal,’” recalled Bailey, who was accompanied by organist Doc Bagby and subsequently did a number with Armstrong. She moved to Kerhonkson in 1972 after she was hired by Peg Leg Bates to perform at his Catskills resort. She also sang at the Nevele and Granit until the resorts closed in the early 1990s. Bailey performs with the Saints of Swing and regularly sings at the United Methodist Church in Samsonville, where she is the choir director. Winograd, who is producing a record for Bailey, met her through his dad, David Winograd, a professional bass and tuba player who also performed at the Catskill resorts. “She is so humble and spiritual. She is the real deal,” said Eli. “She’s a really wise and powerful spiritual being, and singing is the vehicle that she uses to drive that being.” That kind of heartfelt, primal energy, rooted in love, not the profit motive, will infuse the evening. “Having been part of the downtown [New York] avant-garde New Music scene, I can say that creativity and energy have now moved up here,” said Wetzler – an opinion that Winograd seconded: “I was working with people from other places, who would come and stay with me. But now much of the talent is coming from here,” he said, adding that his studio “is getting busier, and word is spreading.” – Lynn Woods
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624, which was followed in December by the opening of the Department of Regional Art Workers, or DRAW, next door. PUGG hosted its first artist-inresidence, Brandon Lewis, in the spring. A program of workshops for 10-to-14year-olds, including printmaking (on an intaglio press donated to DRAW by the
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MAD’s Steering Committee for the Arts District meets the first Thursday of the month and is open to the public; notes on the meeting are published on the website, https://madkingston.org. – Lynn Woods
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can Wind Orchestra Symphony. With its sleek, silvery walls, squat, square body punctuated by oblong windows and pop-up stage, Point Counterpoint, as the 195-foot-long vessel is called, is a one-of-a-kind combination space capsule/barge/floating performance space. Unfortunately, Boudreau, who is in his 90s, can no longer operate the boat, and the craft seemed destined for the scrapyard. Boudreau had hoped that the City of Chicago would
acquire the boat (it is docked in a Chicago suburb), but it failed to do so, putting the future of the vessel at risk. Wanting to save this unique architectural and musical icon, world-famous cellist YoYo Ma wrote a letter that was published in the New York Review of Books pleading for its preservation. The letter set off a chain of events that suddenly put Kingston in the national spotlight, thanks to the efforts of a resident to bring the boat here. It happened like this: Kingston-based
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Savers’ Exchange publishes a seed catalog, from which anyone can order seeds. The names of the old varieties themselves make some of the seeds irresistible: Tolli’s Sweet Italia pepper (better name than flavor), Green Arrow pea (excellent flavor and high-yielding), Jelly Melon cucumber (very interesting name and appearance, but I have yet to try it). Ten days’ absence from my garden, with warm, sunny weather interspersed with rainy days adding up to two inches of rainfall, wrought big changes. Sweet corn and polenta corn reached well over five feet in height, flopping stems of staked tomatoes were in desperate need of tying, blueberry stems bowed down with their weight of plump, ripe berries and…weeds were abundant. Ninety percent of the weeds were Canadian thistle, crabgrass, purslane, pigweed, common yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta) and – my worst weed – creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata). I’m jerking each thistle out with a gloved hand. Yes, roots left in the ground will resprout; I’ll just keep jerking them out until they expend all their stored fuel and before new shoots can start pumping new fuel down to the roots, and the plants will die. I poke my hori-hori knife right at the roots of crabgrass and toss the severed tops into the compost bucket. Yellow woodsorrel is easy, and sort of fun, to remove: Pull the plant and the whole thing comes out easily. Creeping woodsorrel is another story: With brittle stems that creep just below ground level and dirt-colored leaves, it’s hard to see and hard to remove. Most effective is a spray of household vinegar, repeated each time new stems grow. The way to remove purslane and pigweed is to harvest them – yes, for eating. Unfortunately, I don’t like purslane, so I weed it. But pigweed is a delicious cooked green. I wish I had more of this weed; it cooks down a lot and the harvest was over after two dinners.
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microtonal composer and musician Henry Lowengard posted the Ma letter on Facebook. Peter Wetzler, a Kingstonbased musician who composes music for film, theater and TV, saw the post and was immediately inspired to bring Point Counterpoint to Kingston. Wetzler e-mailed Boudreau (it turned out that Boudreau had done a concert in Kingston 25 years ago), who called him right back. Boudreau accepted Wetzler’s invitation to visit Kingston for the August 3 concert in the City hosted by the Midtown Arts District (see accompanying article) and stay at the Church des Artistes B & B that Wetzler owns with his wife, Julie Hedrick. Wetzler also contacted mayor Steve Noble, who was supportive of the idea; a subsequent article in the Chicago Tribune about Wetzler’s efforts to bring the boat to Kingston quoted both Wetzler and the mayor. Wetzler also talked to Jack Weeks, a longtime volunteer and board member at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, who suggested a possible dockage for the boat. And he contacted Carl Slevin, owner of the Brickyard (which hosted the two recent Bob Dylan concerts), which has dockage on the Hudson River; Slevin expressed interest in docking the boat there. The biggest challenge is raising $2 million, which is what Boudreau is asking for the boat. On August 4, Wetzler and Boudreau are meeting with Slevin and other interested parties, including potential funders.
According to Wetzler, a private collector had made Boudreau an offer exceeding that amount, but the conductor turned him down, wanting to keep the boat in the public domain, where it can continue its mission of exposing youth in cities and towns along the nation’s navigable waterways to classical music. The August 3 concert, which is curated by Wetzler, is the perfect vehicle showcasing Kingston’s commitment to do just that, Wetzler noted. He said that since Kingston made its offer, other cities are expressing interest in acquiring Point Counterpoint, including Buffalo, Pittsburgh and municipalities in France and Italy. Weighing in Kingston’s favor is not only its ability to accommodate the boat and its community-based arts movement, but also its boat-maintenance resources. Key assets are the Maritime Museum’s boatbuilding facility, located in the former Rosita’s restaurant – currently the crew is restoring the sloop Woody Guthrie – and the barn erected on the museum grounds that serves as the maintenance facility for the sloop Clearwater, which is docked and maintained here in the winter months. Boudreau “would love to have artisans working on the boat,” said Wetzler, adding that the conductor knew and admired Pete Seeger. “Boudreau thought if we parked Point Counterpoint next to the Clearwater, it would be awesome,” Wetzler said. “There’s a lot of synergies here.” – Lynn Woods
I mourn the passing (okay, “mourn” is a bit too strong) of fresh blackcurrants. The harvest was bountiful and long-lasting, but now is over. Over 20 quarts of them are in the freezer, but those are for eating through the winter. – Lee Reich
constellations, neither rising nor setting, but moving horizontally left to right. It’s a scene of continual replenishment. The only down side is that, for most of us, there is some town or small city in that direction, and thus the skies are milky and polluted. If the town is a small one, such as Woodstock or Phoenicia, the glow is not too bad. But if you’re north of Kingston or Poughkeepsie, you’ve got quite a disruptive glow. A view toward the southeast is often the most perilous when it comes to including significant light pollution, but it does offer summer Full Moon rises, and also Sun rises from November through January. And astronomically, it’s a good direction. Currently, Saturn is there every evening. If your clearest view is toward the east, you always see stars, constellations and the Sun, Moon and planets heading upward and toward the right. This is also the direction that the most meteors emanate from. It’s also the favored direction to see rainbows. That’s because rainbows are seasonal phenomena. By far, they’re most common on summer afternoons. Since every rainbow surrounds the point opposite the Sun, the greatest frequency of rainbows is in the eastern sky between 4 and 7 p.m. during summer months. Finally, a clearest view toward the northeast lets you see the famous August Perseid meteors as they streak toward you from that direction. You also face the sunrise in May, June and July. You get to see the Full Moon rise in November, December and January. And you face lunar eclipses whenever they happen in those months before 10 p.m. So every direction offers something valuable. And if your home is in deep woods, where the only clear patch is straight overhead, you can still do some astronomy. Open a lounge chair or float in a hot tub looking up, and you’ll drink in the glorious Milky Way every moonless evening of September and October. As for those who have, or can get to, an open sky that’s unobstructed in several directions at once…well, that’s something precious. Outside any town lights, such a site on a non-humid moonless night offers more than the aurora, maximum meteors and gorgeous detail in the late-summer Milky Way. It offers the planetarium experience of 2,500 stars at once – as compared to the big-city firmament, where the pathetic total count is always less than 40. – Bob Berman
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aybe your home is nestled in trees. Or maybe you’re on a hilltop with a great view in one particular direction. Whether your situation, celestial events come along that favor one view over another. You should at least know what you’re ideally set up to see. For example, if your most unobstructed view is toward the north, you will catch good displays of the Aurora Borealis, which put a nice show every few years. Right now we’re overdue, since our region’s last eyecatching Northern Lights display was in the autumn of 2001. But stick around; sooner or later we’ll get them again. The downside to a northern view is that this is not the window that will show eclipses, either lunar or solar. And you won’t see planets out that window. You have a good view toward the northwest? That faces sunset these days. It’s also the direction of the purest, darkest, most unpolluted skies for most of us. It faces the deeper Catskills, where villages are small and widely scattered. When you want to show visiting City friends how dark and starry it is up here, you can’t go wrong looking toward the northwest. For most of us, the high northwestern sky reveals the Andromeda galaxy with just the naked eye every autumn. Looking west is great, too. You’ll take in the sunset and moonset most days of the year. You’ll see Orion leaning drunkenly during spring evenings. Skies are pretty unpolluted in that direction for most of us. The southwest is nearly as good: You face winter sunsets. You watch summer Full Moons set at dawn. You see Scorpius and Sagittarius in late fall. It’s a good direction. What about the south view? This is of course a sunny window, and the perfect place to view every Half Moon at dusk. That’s the lunar phase that shows lots of detail through binoculars or a small telescope. Facing south means you see a continual parade of stars and
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CALENDAR Thursday
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Bidder Registration Now Open for the 4-H Livestock Auction at the Ulster County Fair. Auction on Saturday, August 5 at 6:00 pm. The Livestock Auction is part of the 4-H Market Production Project, designed to teach the youth about raising animals for meat production. Each youth participant must complete this project to be able to participate in the auction and only Blue Ribbon animals with a rating of “excellent” qualify for sale. The proceeds of the auction benefit Ulster County’s 4-H youth livestock producers, the next generation of farmers in Ulster County. Registered bidders will receive a complimentary milkshake from the 4-H Milkshake Booth, and a $5 meal from the CCEUC Snack Bar at the Ulster County Fair. To pre-register as a bidder or to find out more information, contact Livestock Educator Jason Detzel atjbd222@cornell.edu or 845-3403990 ext. 327. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. Teaching the Hudson Valley Summer Institute. At the Wallace Center: Building Community with Place Based Learning. Registration required. Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. .teachingthehudsonvalley.org/thv2017. 8am-9am Woodstock Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 9am-4pm Play Music. A three-week exploration of collaborative music making between skilled musicians and youth ages of 9–15. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org, bethelwoodscenter.org/events/detail/playmusic2017. 9am-9:50am Joint Lubricating Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John. Uses gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. All ages and fitness levels. A reduced-price class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8. 9:30am-10:30am Woodstock Senior Flex and Stretch with Diane Colello. Movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core strengthening. Woodstock Town Hall. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time between 10am & 2pm! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@ gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org. $1 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. 10am-11am Women’s Gentle Yoga with Cory Smith. A variation of Gentle Yoga, this is a sacred space for women to deepen their spiritual practice while enhancing their health and well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@ gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8. 10:30am-12pm Windham: 4-H’s Youth Program: Pioneer Living. Youth will learn about the lives of the early pioneers and the hard work it took to survive on the frontier. They will make products that they now normally buy at the store. They will play the games and try some crafts that kept pioneer children entertained before televisions and video games. Candace Begley, Director - 518-734-4405. Windham Public Library, Main St & Church St, Windham. 11am Free Adult Exercise Class. Low impact movements, strength/flexibility training and exercises to help with balance and focus. Drop-ins welcome. Info at 845-626-2115. Town of Rochester Community Center, 15 Tobacco Rd, Accord. 12pm Warwick Summer Arts Festival. Bringing the arts out to every part of the community: the parks, the storefronts, and the farms. Local, national, and global artists to create site specific works as well as main stage performances. warwicksummerarts.com. 12:30pm-6:30pm I Ching Oracle Readings and Tarot Readings with esoteric scholar and author Timothy Liu. Every Thursday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $60/hour, $40/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes. 12:30pm-2:30pm Free Summer Workshops for Kids. Workshops for kids ages 7-11 years old, Collage, Rod Puppets, 3-D Origami Sculpture and Paper Mache Sculpture. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Info: 518-945-2136, info@athensculturalcenter.org, athenscultural-
1pm 7 Minute Clean Ups in Poughkeepsie. Brookside Ave, Poughkeepsie. 1pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Woodstock Rescue Squad building, Route 212 Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Rescue Squad, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock. 1pm-6pm Red Cross Blood Drive. Did you know every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood? Come donate blood today to help keep blood available. Please register. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail. com, esopuslibrary.org/. 1:30pm-3pm Chatham: 4-H’s Youth Program: Pioneer Living. Youth will learn about the lives of the early pioneers and the hard work it took to survive on the frontier. They will make products that they now normally buy at the store. They will play the games and try some crafts that kept pioneer children entertained before televisions and video games. Becky Klein, Director- 518-3923666 or rabklein@gmail.com. Chatham Library, 11 Woodbridge Ave, Chatham. 2pm-5pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 3:30pm-5:30pm Free Summer Workshops for Teens. Chill out in our air conditioned studio and unleash your creativity- workshops in Stop Motion Animation, Sculpture, Collage and Printmaking. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Info: 518-945-2136, info@athensculturalcenter.org, athensculturalcenter.org. 5pm-7pm Membership Mixer @ Robert Post Park Town of Ulster. Take in the scenic Hudson River as you enjoy complimentary refreshments and network with other local business leaders. There is no charge for Chamber Members and Prospective Members to attend but reservations are required. Mixers are open to Chamber Members 21 years of age and older. Prospective Members interested in attending must contact Carol Ricken 845-338-5100 ext. 104. Robert Post Park, Town of Ulster. ulsterchamber.org. 5pm-7pm Monthly Food Share. Food Shares intend to build community through gardening! Local gardeners can bring their extra produce to share with neighbors. All welcome! Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St., Saugerties. facebook.com/events/489785714690271. 5pm-7pm Summer Teen Theatre Program Taught by Carol Rusoff Offered at Hudson Area Library. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda. shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org, hudsonarealibrary.org/2017/04/free-summer-teen-theatreprogram-with-teaching-artist-carol-rusoff/. Free. 5:30pm Crusaders in Print Book Club. Reading: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Welcoming all adults, from sweet sixteen to golden years. Don’t have the book? Just call the library and reserve a copy. Info: 845-338-7881. Town of Ulster Library, 860 Ulster Ave, Town of Ulster. townofulsterlibrary.org. 6pm-8pm Veins and Leg Pains Seminar. Do you have varicose veins, swelling and aching in your legs? The Heart Center, a division of the Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Practice, P.C., will host an educational seminar on chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). The seminar is open to the public and has no cost. Dr. Kamran Haleem, a cardiologist with The Heart Center, will lead an informative presentation on the causes, common misconceptions and minimally invasive treatment options for individuals with CVI. A complimentary dinner will be served. Seating is limited. To register, call Kimberly Greiner at 845-473-1188 ext. 51104 (TTY: 1-800-421-1220), or email kgreiner@ health-quest.org. Cosimo’s Trattoria & Bar, 120 Delafield St, Poughkeepsie. 6pm-8pm Invoking the Fourth Ray of the Seven Sacred Flames: a meditative guided journey with Anjahlia (Kate Loye). Embark on a powerful initiation and explore the white flame of purity and be introduced to ascended master Lord Serapis Bey in his etheric retreat in Luxor Temple, Egypt. Overtone sound in the multidimensional language of light accompanied by harmonium and shamanic drumming assist in this highly relaxing spiritual adventure. Feel free to bring blanket and pillow to lie down, if space permits. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $25. 6pm-8pm Kitchen Classes: Pressure Canning. Join Master Food Preserver, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, (CCEUC) Nutrition Educator, and professional cook of 25 years, Janie Greenwald, as she hosts. All classes provide safe
and reliable information and are a completely hands-on experience. Take the fear out of pressure canning. Learn to safely preserve the bounty from your garden, farmer’s market or CSA. Take home a jar of whatever we can in class. Info: 845-3403990. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster.cce.cornell.edu. $35. 6pm-8pm Powerhouse Theater Training Company presents Soundpainting. Members of the Powerhouse Theater Training Company perform a site-specific dance theater work created for the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4375370, powerhouse.vassar.edu. This event is free and reservations are not required. For more information about the show and Powerhouse Theater, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 6pm-8pm Middletown’s 2017 Summer Concert Series. Every Thursday from May 25th to August 17th. Note: Bring a Chair! The Run 4 Downtown Park, 15 North St, Middletown. 6:30pm-8:30pm Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night: The Wind Rises. FREE ANIME, 2013, 126mins. A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki. Starring Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto. Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, 232 Main St, New Paltz. GKnoodles.com. 6:30pm-8pm Reggae Yoga with Devin Schepetin. This Vinyasa class uses reggae music to evoke the spirit of Jamaica to create an irie yoga time. Free, donations welcome. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. Donation Welcome. 7pm MRC Invites Public to Learn about Radiation. The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) of Dutchess County will offer “Understanding Radiation,” an educational program. The training is free and open to the public, but registration prior to the event is required.Led by Dennis Quinn, an MRC member with more than 40 years of experience in the radiation protection industry.Info: 845-486-2493; jryan@dutchessny.gov. For information on upcoming trainings, visit dutchessny.gov/mrc. Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response (DER), 92 Creek Rd, Poughkeepsie. 7pm-9pm Jill Hartmann, Creekside at Garner Arts Center. Bring your chair or blankets and a picnic and enjoy live music from Beacon artist, Jill Hartmann. Drinks for sale. GARNER Arts Center, 55 West Railroad Avenue, Garnerville. Info: 845-947-7108, info@garnerartscenter.org, garnerartscenter.org/. $5. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: The Comics. Host: Jody Lee. Stand up Comedy. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm Understanding Radiation. Small amounts of radioactive materials are found in our bodies, in products we use every day, in the ground, in building materials, and in outer space. They are a part of our everyday life. In this training, you’ll learn all about the different types of radiation, exposure dangers, and health effects of radiation in our daily lives. Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response, 392 Creek Rd, Poughkeepsie. dutchessny.gov/mrc. 7pm-8pm Sciencetellers Present “Pirates: Lost at Sea”. Part scientist, part storyteller, our Scienceteller sets sail with us on a thrilling action-packed adventure about a crew of quirky pirates. Info: 845-795-2200. Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library, Milton. 7pm 2017 SummerScape Film Series: Chopin and the Image of Romanticism. Thursdays and Sundays, July 27–Aug 20. Bard College/ Ottaway Film Center, Annandale. fishercenter.bard.edu. $10. 7pm John Mulaney. Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany. palacealbany.org. $45, $35, $25. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Jeremy Baum’s JB3 Trio. Soul Jazz. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 7pm-8:30pm PianoSummer at New Paltz Student Recital III. The final group of talented PianoSummer students perform from their repertoire. SUNY New Paltz McKenna Theatre, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3880, boxoffice@newpaltz.edu, newpaltz.edu/piano. $10/ suggested donation at door. 8pm Newsies. Extra! Extra! Read all about it! They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines… Direct from Broadway comes Disney’s Newsies, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing musical. This Tony Award-winning hit inspired by the reallife ‘Newsboy Strike of 1899,’ tells the captivating story of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York. With music by Alan Menken & Jack Feldman and a book by Harvey Fierstein,
this musical will be one for the papers! Phone: 845-794-1194. The Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Rd, Forestburgh. fbplayhouse.org. 8pm-10pm Good Men Wanted. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. Bringing to life the incredible true stories of renegade women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War. Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 8pm-10pm Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater presents The Secret Life of Bees. Written by two time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage, The Secret Life of Bees is a musical workshop. Martel Theater of the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 8pm-10pm Mind Train Poetry Sessions. Listen or read. Every Thursday, 8-10 pm. For more information, contact 229greenkill@greenkill.org or 347-689-2323. Free. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. greenkill.org. 9:30pm John Mulaney. Palace Theatre, 19 Clinton Ave, Albany. palacealbany.org. $45, $35, $25.
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Boys’ Leadership Worldwide (BLW). A ten-day transformational program that empowers highschool boys to make a difference in their own lives, communities, and the world! Registration required. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 54 Valkill Park Rd, Hyde Park. ervk.org/ leadership-legacy-expressed/blw/. Girls’ Leadership Worldwide (GLW). A ten-day transformational program that empowers highschool girls to make a difference in their own lives, communities, and the world! Registration required. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 54 Valkill Park Rd, Hyde Park. ervk.org/ leadership-legacy-expressed/glw/. 9am-4pm Play Music. A three-week exploration of collaborative music making between skilled musicians and youth ages of 9–15. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org, bethelwoodscenter.org/events/detail/playmusic2017. 9am Office for the Aging’s Senior Walking and Biking Outings. The Office for the Aging’s Senior Walking and Biking Outings Meets on Fridays at 9am. Bike or walk the Rail Trail. Info: 845-486-2555. Gold’s Gym, 258 Titusville Rd, Poughkeepsie. 9:30am-10:30am Bliss Body Yoga with Linda Freeman. Gentle, Individualized and Therapeutic Yoga for your body and soul. Ongoing classes Fridays and Sundays at Studio87 and Wednesdays 9:15-10:15am at the New Paltz Community Center on Route 32 North. $10 drop in. Linda Freeman is certified in Integrative Yoga Therapy. Visit blissbodyoga.com or 845-236-3939. Studio87 The Wellness House, 87 Liberty St, Newburgh. 9:45am-10:45am Woodstock Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 10am BioBlitz. Come into the field for a few hours or the whole two days and learn about wildflowers, soils, dragonflies, life in the stream, frogs, and bats. Fun and informative event for all ages led by biologists. Put on by Catskill Center and Woodstock Land Conservancy. See schedule at thornpreservebioblitz.com. Info 845-679-9629. Thorn Preserve, John Joy Rd, Woodstock. 10am-11am Moving For Life (NYC-based nonprofit) Free Exercise Class. Hosted by the Kingston Library in partnership with the oncology department of Health Alliance of Westchester with funds received from a grant from the New York State Department of Health. The classes meet on Fridays, 10-11. Free, open to all with preference to Breast Cancer Survivors. Info: 212-222-1351, caroline@movingforlife.org or movingforlife.org. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. 10:30am-11:30am Hi, Ho Robin Hood. Robbing from the rich to help the poor and the Sheriff of Nottingham can’t catch them. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-3929292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre.org. $8-10, group rates available.
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23 11am-4pm Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery: Treasures. A highlight of this year’s exhibit is a recent major donation to the organization, a pair of portraits by John Vanderlyn (1775-1852) of General George Henry Sharpe as a boy with his mother and father. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Info: 845-339-0720. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner WallMain, Kingston. fohk.org. 12pm Warwick Summer Arts Festival. Bringing the arts out to every part of the community: the parks, the storefronts, and the farms. Local, national, and global artists to create site specific works as well as main stage performances. warwicksummerarts.com. 12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, Bearsville. 12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings and Chakra Balancing with medicine woman Mary. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes.
Cast members Gil Sweeney, Casey Richards, Mikal Kalus, and Tim Bruck
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DEBBIE LAN’S ON A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT THIS WEEKEND AT ROSENDALE THEATRE
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new take on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is just what the doctor ordered for a sultry July evening. On a Midsummer’s Night is a musical rendition of the 16th-century comedy, composed by Hudson Valley’s Debbie Lan, an award-winning composer/lyricist who, in her spare time, founded and directs Bloom and the B2s (her community women’s voice ensembles) and Wednesdays, a new mixed-voice ensemble. The premiere of the pop opera takes place at the Rosendale Theatre this weekend, with three performances for the choosing. Adept at writing and performing contemporary music (she has recorded with Robbie Dupree, Artie Traum, John Hall, Dog on Fleas and others, and has recorded two award-winning CDs of original Cape Town-inspired music for children and families with her band Grenadilla), Lan has been part of the local music scene since moving to Woodstock in 1992. Putting Shakespeare to music was not this South African’s idea, however. “I’d been teaching at High Meadow School, and my colleague, the sixth-grade Drama and Humanities teacher Ally Uzzle, would take something the children were reading, and I would set it to music. One year she said, ‘Let’s do Midsummer Night’s Dream!’ So I wrote nine songs for the kids, and four years later I wrote more songs.” Lan discovered that any kid who likes to sing but didn’t want to learn the speeches could indeed absorb the Bard’s words when set to a tune. “I’d walk around on campus and hear the kids singing the songs on the playground, and I thought, ‘Wow, they’re singing Shakespeare! Twelve-year-olds in sixth grade!’ “So I went back to the script, and in reading it I saw there was music everywhere. I decided I would write through to the end. We did a run-through of an excerpt of this show in December 2016 with the Rosendale Theatre’s Artists’ New Work Forum, funded by an Arts Mid-Hudson grant. It went really well. Now there are 60 pieces of music – not all songs; some are only 15 seconds or 30 seconds of snippets. It’s very conversational, and it lasts a little over two hours. There will be an intermission at the Rosendale Theatre.” Lan says that she has never really been a Shakespeare person, Ally Uzzle and Debbie Lan but is interested in going back to read more. “I’ve been to plays and seen movies. This musical is eclectic: a little bit of pop, some a bit folksy, bluesy, jazzy. It’s really about looking at the words and then going with it. Shakespeare writes in two different ways for two different sorts of characters: the tradespeople or commoners and the lords and ladies. The music is sophisticated, but with the tradespeople, they’re kind of singsongy.” Citing something that she’d heard on NPR recently, Lan says, “The opera buffs will say that only opera is opera. Rock opera is not opera. I imagine they wouldn’t enjoy me calling my work a ‘pop opera.’ I’m just trying to figure out what you would call this. It’s not a musical style; it’s just music. My big dream is that we could get it to Broadway and hear it with an orchestra.” Onstage in Rosendale, the cast will be accompanied by Lan on piano, Jason Sarubbi on bass and Kirsten Jacobsen on flute, with what Lan calls a “light coloration” of music. We talked about doing a show with adults for adults, and here we are. I went to some friends and asked, ‘Could you help me out?’ We had auditions and have a fabulous cast. Most of them are doing one character, but two of them are taking on two.” Lan built a team – a stage manager, publicity person and fundraiser – through connections in her choir ensembles. “To have a team of very strong women is invaluable. I couldn’t have done it myself. About the play: What I found so interesting is that in working with adults, people are digging into their characters in a deeper way. Some are even researching their characters and coming to me with ideas. One came and said, ‘I looked at the original script, and you left out a few lines.’ So I said, ‘Yes, you’re right.’ And looking at some of the issues, it’s interesting that we still have some of the same issues today. So staying true to the script, how do you enact it? What is the flavor of the character? Is the Duke really a misogynist? You can see that he’s not; he has conflict. “One of the actors asked about the hetero messages in the script. It’s just been so interesting to explore the relationships between the young couples. There’s trickery and deception, and it made me look at how things work in our culture today. It may be a lot more covert today. Shakespeare is so universal and timely. His messages have a lot of truth in them. And it hasn’t changed that much. What I like about the show, especially adding the music to it, is that it makes it more accessible. We can still do Shakespeare, but we can interpret it.” The production is directed by Allyson Uzzle. Cast members include a diverse mix of talented actors and singers from the local community: Carrie Wykoff, Doug Motel, Matteo Undici, Brian Mathews, Sarah Urech, Casey Richards, Margaret Stanne, Andrea Maddox, Timothy Bruck, Quay Smith, Mikal Kalus and Gil Sweeney. From Tim Bruck: “What’s so exciting about being involved in this project is that it’s fresh and inventive. It takes the world and language of Shakespeare and makes them digestible to a modern audience.” The staged reading in December was done with music stands and stationary microphones. For this performance, the actors will all be miked, which will make for better drama. It will also be videotaped so that it can be offered for use to other theater companies and as a teaching tool to schools. – Ann Hutton On a Midsummer’s Night, Friday, July 28, 7 p.m., Saturday, June 29, 2 & 7 p.m., $20/$15, Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale; (845) 658-8989, www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3022715.
1pm-3pm Scrabble Club. Join us for our new Scrabble Club! Bring your extensive vocabulary and your enjoyment for games to our Scrabble events. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org/. 2pm-3:30pm YA Book Club. Book club for grades 6 and up. Refreshments will be served. Participants will be given a copy of the book. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary.org. FREE. 2pm-4pm Memoir II Writing Workshop w/ Ann Hutton. New registration is restricted to cancer patients. Info: 845-339-2071 x100. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston. healthyulstercounty.net/location/memoirwriting. 3pm Build a Better World for Teens series. T-shirts to tote bags- you will use old t-shirts to make stretchy tote bags perfect for library books! Ages 11 and up. Philmont Library, 101 Main St, Philmont. philmontlibrary.com. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street Farm Stand is Open. Hosted by the Kingston Land Trust and a members of Eat Well Kingston (part of Cornell’s Live Well Kingston). Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 3-7pm. Info: 845-532-0011. South Pine Street Farm, 27 South Pine Street, Kingston. southpinestreetcityfarm.org. Vegetables are free. Donations are welcome. 4:30pm Artist on Art Tour: Catherine Lord. Artists offer a unique lens with which to “read” an artist’s home & landscape. During this series artists use many mediums and “poetic license” to talk about Olana and the exhibition with concepts and connections that inspire them. This is not a traditional house tour! Artist-led tours are accompanied by TOP’s Director of Education and end with a glass of wine on the piazza near sunset. Info: olana.org, 518-828-1872. $20. All ages. Rain or shine. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. 5:30pm Woodstock Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice. Presented by Bird-On-ACliff Theatre Company. Bring blankets, chairs & a picnic. Admission is free. Suggested donation $10. Info: 845-247-4007. 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. 5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Rejuvenating and supported postures that soothe the nervous system and alleviate tension. Lots of props and dim lights. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 6pm Newburgh: Four-Week July Beginner Swing Dance Class Series. With Linda and Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Beginner Swing Dance Class sessions 6-7pm. No partner or experience necessary. Intermediate Level 7-8pm. Four-week series on Fridays thru August 18th. $85 per person per four-week series. Private lessons in swing and ballroom and for wedding couples also available by appointment. For more info and to register visit got2lindy.com or call 845-236-3939. Studio87 The Wellness House, 87 Liberty St, Newburgh. 6:30pm-8pm Swing Dance Workshops w/ Paolo & Laurentina. 6:30-7:15pm Workshop 1: Fun Swing Patterns (All levels). 7:15-8pm Workshop 2: Collegiate Shag (Level 2). Workshop Admission: $15 one/$20 both workshops. Info on instructors: youtube.com. Dance to Gordon Webster Band at 8:30pm. Beginner swing lesson 8-8:30pm. $15, $10/full time students. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-454-2571, hudsonvalleycommunitydances@gmail.com. 7pm-9:30pm Classic Film Friday “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”. Based on a play by Tennessee Williams, This absorbing 1958 drama stars Liz Taylor and Paul Newman. Screenwriter Comedian Jaffe Cohen hosts. Info: 845-568-7540, Chirp@ roostcoop.org, roostcoop.org. donations appreciated. 7pm-9pm The Faces of Christ in Film. More than a dozen films on our NEW GIGANTIC 9’x12’ screen. One film per week. Discussions to follow.
24 All are welcome. New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-4195063, sharon.jean.roth@gmail.com, newpaltzumc.org/events/film-series/the-faces-of-christ/. 7pm-10pm Hudson River Cruise: Venetian Night. Aboard the RipVanWinkle. Featuring music by Mike Dell, a parade of boats from our local marinas and a gift raffle. UCIAF The Ulster County Italian American Foundation. Info: 845-340-4700. $22. Hudson River Cruise/Rip Van Winkle, Rondout Landing, Kingston. 7pm On a Midsummer’s Night Pop Opera. Premiere of Debbie Lan’s pop opera, a sung adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, performed by local actors/singers. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre. org, rosendaletheatre.org. $20 door/$15 advance; tickets: brownpapertickets.com/event/3022715. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Sam Reider’s Future Folk Musik. Neo Folk Ensemble. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Jim Weider’s PRoJECT PERCoLATOR. Power Groove Guitars. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm-8:30pm Singer/Songwriter Justin Tracy. Join us for a night of FREE musical entertainment by Justin Tracy. He is a multi-instrumentalist with a focus on guitar and voice. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail. com, esopuslibrary.org/. 7pm Kids Go Free Night & Camera/Autograph Night. During intermission kids will be able to go out onto the track to meet all the drivers, take pictures and get autographs! Gates open at 5pm. Info: 845-626-2155. Accord Speedway, Whitfield Rd, Accord. 7pm-9pm PianoSummer at New Paltz Flier Competition Gala. The four winners of the Flier Piano Competition will perform works of Ravel, Prokofiev, Schumann, Babajanian and Rachmaninoff. SUNY New Paltz McKenna Theatre, 1 Hawk Dr., New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3880, boxoffice@newpaltz.edu, newpaltz.edu/piano. $30/ general reserved, $25/senior (62+), SUNY New Paltz faculty/staff, student. 7pm-9pm Middletown’s 2017 Summer Concert Series. Free Summer Concerts. Bring a Chair! Every Friday Night From May 26th to September 1st. Festival Square, 37 West Main St, Middletown. 7:30pm-9pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Music filled services and Torah study. Connect to tradition and open your heart. Family’s welcome. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@ wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org. 7:30pm Open Mic Night at ARTBAR. All art forms are welcome, and please bring your friends and works in progress. Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. 7:30pm-9:30pm Live Music & Noodles with TIERNEY GREENE. Melodic music from the world, TIERNEY GREENE-keyboard/guitar/banjo/vocals. No Cover. Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, 232 Main St, New Paltz. GKnoodles.com. 7:30pm Dimitrij. Opera wriiten by Antonín Dvorak. American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director. Directed by Anne Bogart. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter. bard.edu. $25 and up. 7:30pm Moonchildren. Play by Michael Weller. Info: woodstockplayhouseboxoffice@gmail.com or phone 845-679-6900. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. woodstockplayhouse.org. $32, $36, $40. 7:30pm-9:30pm Powerhouse Theater Training Company presents Not, Not, Not, Not, Not Enough Oxygen. Powerhouse Theater Training Company will feature Not, Not, Not, Not, Not Enough Oxygen. Adapted from the book by Caryl Churchill. The Mug at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4375370, powerhouse.vassar.edu. This event is free and reservations are not required. For more information about the show and Powerhouse Theater, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 8pm Thoroughly Modern Millie. Up In One Productions. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. $27, $25/senior/child. 8pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 8pm Newsies. Extra! Extra! Read all about it! They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines… Direct from Broadway comes Disney’s Newsies, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing musical. This Tony Award-winning hit inspired by the reallife ‘Newsboy Strike of 1899,’ tells the captivating story of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York. With music by Alan Menken & Jack Feldman and a book by Harvey Fierstein, this musical will be one for the papers! Phone: 845-794-1194. The Forestburgh Playhouse, 39
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8pm-11:30pm Swing Dance. Dance to Gordon Webster - one of the most popular Lindy Hop bands in the world! No partner necessary. Beginner swing lesson 8-8:30pm. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-454-2571, hudsonvalleycommunitydances@ gmail.com. $15, $10/full time students.
8am-5pm Farming With Kids. Children of all ages from toddler to teens perform farm chores and have a great time. Activities vary with the season. Kids do real farm chores: milking goats, feeding chickens, collecting eggs, grooming horses, harvest from the garden. Available every Saturday May - October. No reservations needed. Info: 845-482-4764. Apple Pond Farm, 80 Hahn Rd, Callicoon Center. applepondfarm.com. $8, $6/child.
8pm-10pm Good Men Wanted. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. Bringing to life the incredible true stories of renegade women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War. Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 8pm-10pm Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater presents The Secret Life of Bees. Written by two time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage, The Secret Life of Bees is a musical workshop. Martel Theater of the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 8pm-10pm Hang Man,. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. The second Inside Look workshop featured. Susan Stein Shiva Thater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, powerhouse.vassar.edu. Subscriptions will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 8pm The Devil Don’t Sleep Tour: Brantley Gilbert. With Special Guests: Tyler Farr & Luke Combs. Info: bethelwoodscenter.org         Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. BethelWoodsCenter. org. 8:30pm Spiegeltent 2017: Suzan-Lori Parks’ Sula and the Noise. A brilliant songwriter, vocalist, and guitar player, Suzan-Lori Parks performs with her band Sula and the Noise, with Julian Rozzell and Christian Konopka. Making music with a distinctly Afro-Americana vibe, Sula and the Noise soulfully explores the roots, triumphs, and struggles of life in contemporary America. Bard College/ Spiegeltent, Annandale. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25 and up. 9pm Jay Collins and Friends Celebrate the Life of Gregg Allman. 6pm doors. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, ticketfly.com/event/1505829. $25, $20. 10pm Spiegeltent 2017: After Hours. Jon Jon Battles. Open to patrons age 21 and up. Performances may contain nudity, and are for mature audiences only. Bard College/ Spiegeltent, Annandale. fishercenter.bard.edu. $12.
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Handgun Safety Course. Led by Certified Firearms Instructors. Permit, Knowledge & Awareness training. Several dates available. Also, offered: Multi State Permit Course, & Live Fire Safety Shooting Courses. Info: armsta.com/ training or training@armsta.com. Phoenicia Fish and Game, 5419 State Route 28, Mount Tremper. phoeniciafishandgame.com. 8am-12pm New Paltz Rod & Gun Club Youth Program - Summer 2017. The program, in its 5th year, designed for youths between 12 and 18 teaching Archery, 22 Rifle and Shotgun Shooting (Trap). New Paltz Rod and Gun Club, Gun Club Road, New Paltz. Info: 845-389-1507, youth@ newpaltzrodandgun.org, facebook.com/NPRGyouth/. Suggested donation - for whole summer. 8am-5pm Master Class Writing/Publishing Retreat. Master Class Writing/Publishing Retreat (7/29-8/5) Offering a week of writing workshops, publishing seminars, and manuscript evaluations at the Berkshires campus. Features award winning author Carole Maso, Lit Hub Editor-in-Chief Jonny Diamond, independent press publisher Naomi Huffman, and others. Those working in all genres are welcome. Each day following, professionals including agents, publishers and writers will visit, offer seminars, workshops, and manuscript review. Fees: $1,600 includes food and lodging for the duration as well as all field trips and events. Private Consultation with instructors for $150 are also available. Manuscripts (20 pages maximum) must be sent in advance.The week includes a private bedroom and studio, all meals, wine-tastings, manuscript reviews options, local field trips, and an intense week of work and community. To Apply: Email or snail mail a brief work sample (not more than 10 pages, links to online work are fine) and send a $100 deposit. Please indicate if you require lodging and studio space for the Retreats. Apply To: Caroline Crumpacker at director@millaycolony.org. Attention: Workshops. The deposit can be made via PayPal using the DONATE Button, or by check. Make checks payable to The Millay Colony for the Arts. For more information please get in touch with Caroline Crumpacker at 518-392-4144 or director@millaycolony.org. The Millay Colony
8:30am-9:30am Vinyasa Yoga. A fast-paced vinyasa flow class that works up a nice sweat while keeping things light and fun. Great for kickstarting the weekend. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 9am-12pm Repair Cafe. A free meeting place for repairing broken but beloved things (together). Enter on Catharine St. Handicap accessible. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 325 Mill St., Poughkeepsie, NY. Info: pokrepaircafe@gmail. com. 9am Free Museum Storytelling: Family Tours. Master storyteller Tom Lee has spent the winter writing and tracking the adventurous travels of Frederic Church to craft an original story to tell inside the main house at Olana. Lee uses art, objects and stories to help young people (and grown-ups!) fall in love with museums. He integrates traditional stories, myths, and legends from countries and cultures around the world to expand and collapse history. Info: olana.org, 518-828-1872. For ages 5+. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. 9am-4pm Play Music. A three-week exploration of collaborative music making between skilled musicians and youth ages of 9–15. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org, bethelwoodscenter.org/events/detail/playmusic2017. 9am-2pm Washingtonville Farmers’ & Flea Market. Brand-new Market, 29 West Main, Washingtonville. 9am-2pm Pine Bush Farmers’ Market. Info: pinebushfarmersmarket.com. Municipal Parking Lot, corner of Main and New streets, Pine Bush. 9am-1pm Millerton Farmers’ Market. Info: 207-789-5276 or kalletlarsen.com. Millerton United Methodist Church, 6 Dutchess Ave, Millerton. 9am-2pm Heart of the Hudson Valley. Info: 845-616-7824 or hhvfarmersmarket.com. CluettShantz Park, 1801-1805 Rt 9W, Milton. 9am-6pm Mower’s Flea Market. If you are not on Maple Lane, you missed the largest flea market in Woodstock. Info: 845-6744 or mowerssaturdayfleamarket.com. Mower’s Flea Market, 6 Maple Ln, Woodstock. 9am-2pm Kingston Farmers’ Market. Offering locally grown and artisanally crafted foods. Shoppers will find a wide variety of local vegetables, fruits, baked goods, meat and fish, cheeses, wine and spirits, foods from around the world, body care and beauty products, and more. Every week live music and activities for children. Wall Street between John St and Main St, Kingston. kingstonfarmersmarket.org. 9am-12pm Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store - Book Sale. Every Saturday in July 9 a.m. to Noon Offering 5 books for $1 Hard cover and paperback. Along with the regularly featured clothing for women, teens, men, and children. Household items, & jewelry. In the basement of the church. Entrance to the left of the church. Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston. Info: 845-338-6126, comfortercobblestonethrift26@gmail.com. 9:30am-10:30am Bird & Butterfly Walk. Stroll along the Clinton Nature Trail with expert birder Barbara Mansell. Info: 845-266-5530 or clinton. programming@gmail.com. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. clinton.lib. ny.us. 10am-12pm Shabbat Morning Services. Music filled services and Torah study. Connect to tradition and open your heart. Family’s welcome. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@ wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org. 10am BioBlitz. Come into the field for a few hours or the whole two days and learn about wildflowers, soils, dragonflies, life in the stream, frogs, and bats. Fun and informative event for all ages led by biologists. Put on by Catskill Center and Woodstock Land Conservancy. See schedule at thornpreservebioblitz.com. Info 845-679-9629. Thorn Preserve, John Joy Rd, Woodstock. 10am-5pm Annual Old Time Fair. Held rain or shine, events include horseshoe pitching, skillet tossing, games of skill, the annual pie auction, and local crafts vendors. Good food, live music and more throughout the day! There will be old time craft demonstrations including hands-on quilting for children, the age old art of spinning wool into fiber and a blacksmith demonstrating the process of working iron into tools over a fire. NEW THIS YEAR - Rural Animal Rescue of Grahamsville will be on-site with their Petting Zoo! Miller’s Famous Chicken BBQ will be available from 2 p.m – 5 p.m. Dinners are available to eat in or take out for $12. Info: 845-985-7700. Grahamsville Fairgrounds, Route 55, Grahamsville. timeandthevalleysmuseum.org.
July 27, 2017 10am-12pm Adele Griffin Book Signing. Twotime National Book Award Finalist and highly acclaimed author of numerous books for Young Adult and middle grade readers. Millbrook Farmers’ Market, Municipal parking lot, Millbrook. Info: 845-677-5857, Susan@merrittbookstore.com, facebook.com/events/1167020. 10am-12pm Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: International Mud Day. Designed to provide an opportunity for the youngest Museum visitors to play in nature, learn a little bit about their natural environment, and then take those play ideas home with them. These programs are recommended for families with children ages 3 and up. Info: 845-534-5506 x204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall. hhnm.org. $3. 10am-1pm Barryville Farmers’ Market. Rain or shine. Info: 845-224-8013 or barryvillefarmersmarket.com. 3385 NY-97, Barryville. 10am-1pm Rock Hill Farmers’ Market. Rain or shine. Info: Rockhillfarmersmarket.com. Rock Hill Farmers Market, 223 Rock Hill Dr, Rock Hill. 10am-2pm Saugerties Farmers’ Market. Cahill School Parking Lot, 115 Main St, Saugerties. 10am-4pm Hiking Trails Open. Saturdays and Sundays, thru 7/30. Each hiking trail, located at the Outdoor Discovery Center is an adventure and a search on trails that range from casual to challenging. Learn about nature! Info: hhnm. org or 845-534-5506. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum at the Outdoor Discovery, Muser Dr, Cornwall. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level I with Barbara Boris. For students new to Iyengar, the basis of the method is taught in standing poses. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instrcutor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10am-12pm New Baby New Paltz’s Saturday Social Circle. This group is for mamas looking to meet other mamas, babies and toddlers for activities, socialization and friendship. Whether you are pregnant, have a new baby or older kids, you are welcome to join. New Baby New Paltz, 264 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-0624, newbabynewpaltz@yahoo.com, newbabynewpaltz.com. 10:30am Historic Steam Locomotive Visits Kingston. Ride the train pulled by a real live Steam Locomotive just like when the New York Central Railroad used them on a daily basis. Viscose No. 6 and 0-4-0 Locomotive built in 1924 will be pulling the Kingston Flyer Train on Saturday and Sunday from Westbrook Lane with four departures a day. Trains depart Kingston at 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, & 4:30pm. $20/ adults, $18/Seniors and Military,& $12/youth. To purchase tickets online, visit cmrrevents. com. Tickets are also available at the Westbrook station. Catskill Mountain Railroad - Kingston, Westbrook Ln, Kingston. 10:30am-11:30am Hi, Ho Robin Hood. Robbing from the rich to help the poor and the Sheriff of Nottingham can’t catch them. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-3929292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre.org. $8-10, group rates available. 10:30am-3pm Local History Hike with Bud Eckert. Wear sturdy shoes, bring water and a bag lunch. Preregistration is required. Call the library. Space is limited! Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary. org. 10:30am-5pm Guided Tours of the Historic Montgomery Place Mansion. Tour The Montgomery Place Campus grounds, including gardens, arboretum, and three miles of hiking trails with views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, are open daily, dawn to dusk. Mansion tours will take place Saturdays, thru 10/21, starting at 10:30am, last tour 2:30pm. No reservations are necessary, first come, first served. Pets are not allowed. Info: 845-752-5000. Bard College/Montgomery Place, Annandale. bard. edu/montgomeryplace. $10. 11am-4pm Vineyard & Wine Tour. 6 hour small group tour of America’s oldest wine making region. Taste at 3 wineries, sample local cheeses and pop-up picnic. Reservations. Info: 845-9439490. Brotherhood Winery, 100 Brotherhood Plaza Dr, Washingtonville. hvbucketlist.com. 11am-3pm Repair Cafe. The Repair Cafe fixers will be there to fix whatever comes their way. We will have a knife sharpener for knives and scissors, a welder for that broken metal whatnot that has been in your garage for years, plus the usual fixers of anything mechanical, electrical or wooden. Our sewing coaches will be there and we hope to have someone to fix your broken jewelry this time. Our enthusiastic fixers want to help everyone so come on down and join us for a chat and refreshments. Everyone welcome, and as always there is no charge. You like to fix things? Stop by and tell us, volunteers are always welcome. Check out Hudson Valley Repair Cafe Facebook page and website. Clinton Avenue United Methodist Church, 122 Clinton Avenue, Kingston. 11am-12pm Habla con Marionetas. Talk with Puppets in Spanish Workshop. A four week series with the Green Palette Community Center. Kids and families of all ages are welcome! Adults and children will work together making a puppet, building a character, watching a puppet show
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Saturdays JaZz foR LuNCh @ the Station (7/29), 1:45-4:45pm). Jay Collins-Sax, Flute, Vocals (Allman Bros), Rich Syracuse-Bass, Peter Einhorn-Gtr, T Xiques-Drums. Poetry improv & guests. Dance/Kid friendly. Food, drinks & spirits of Body & Mind! Under the Pavilion @ Station Bar & Curio (next to Euphoria Yoga). Info: 845-810-0203.
Retreat (7/29-8/5). Master Class Writing/Publishing Retreat (7/29-8/5) Offering a week of writing workshops, publishing seminars, and manuscript evaluations at the Berkshires campus. Features award winning author Carole Maso, Lit Hub Editor-in-Chief Jonny Diamond, independent press publisher Naomi Huffman, and others. Those working in all genres are welcome. Each day following, professionals including agents, publishers and writers will visit, offer seminars, workshops, and manuscript review. Fees: $1,600 includes food and lodging for the duration as well as all field trips and events. Private Consultation with instructors for $150 are also available. Manuscripts (20 pages maximum) must be sent in advance. The week includes a private bedroom and studio, all meals, wine-tastings, manuscript reviews options, local field trips, and an intense week of work and community. Apply To: Caroline Crumpacker at director@millaycolony.org or The Millay Colony for the Arts, 454 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, NY. Attention: Workshops. The deposit can be made via PayPal using the DONATE Button, or by check. Make checks payable to The Millay Colony for the Arts. For more information please get in touch with Caroline Crumpacker at 518-392-4144 or director@millaycolony.org.
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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Wanted: More Home Delivered Meals Program Volunteers & Drivers. If you’d like to help bring hot, nutritious midday meals to seniors who are unable to prepare their own, please get in touch with the Office for the Aging at 845-486-2555 or emailofa@ dutchessny.gov. Himalayan Singing Bowl Workshop with Richard Melendez (7/30, 1-4pm). The history of singing bowls, the different types, and their usage in modern sound healing, as a meditation aid, and how to play them. $25 includes a short individual healing session. Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston, 845-383-1774. CD Launch Party & Fund-raiser Concert! Raise a Joyful Noise at Rosendale Theatre with Rene Bailey & The Saints of Swing (8/20, 3-5pm). Rene Bailey w/the Saints of Swing will launch her first-ever gospel CD called Good Old Songs Also, the CD launch is a fund-raiser for Rosendale Theatre. Refreshments will be included in the admission, featuring cookies, lemonade & sweet tea provided by Bruderhof. $20/advance, $25/door - tickets can be
purchased on line at a sample of the CD follow this link: lonepineroad.com/ rene-bailey/. Info: (845) 658-8989; facebook.com/renebaileymusic/; info@rosendaletheatre.org; eschoelwer6@gmail.com. Child Safety Seat Clinic (8/5, 10am1pm). Hosted by The Woodstock Fire Department Company 4 Ladies Auxiliary. Held at the Zena Firehouse. Most child safety seats are used the wrong way. Ensure that your child’s car seat is installed properly and that you know how to secure them in the seat to provide optimum safety. Technicians will be on hand to provide installation, instruction and information. All services are provided free of charge. Cragsmoor Bear Fair “Fun” Raiser (8/19, 2-8pm). Line-Up: 2pm Opening Ceremony. Games for kids and the young at heart include arm wrestling, golf chipping contest, badminton, tug of war, pin the bear on the garbage; 3–5pm Swimming pool open; 4pm Best Dressed Musical Mowers – enter the contest; 5pm Best Ankles Contest – enter the contest;6pm Most Creative Picnic Hamper and tastiest food –
and then putting on their own puppet show in Spanish! A great way for kids to learn both Spanish and English! Let’s all talk with our puppets in Spanish today! Call the Library at 845-338-7881 to register. Town of Ulster Library, 860 Ulster Ave, Town of Ulster. townofulsterlibrary.org. 11am-1:30pm Hudson Valley Bucket List Hosts Beacon Blend Tour. See website for complete details. Info: 845-943-9490. Main St/Beacon, Beacon. hvbucketlist.com. 11am Catskill Animal Sanctuary Tour. Meet rescued animals and hear their stories. Understand what caring for these amazing animals has taught us. Learn about the plight of farmed animals and how you can help. A variety of free vegan food samples, food demos, plenty of free literature, educational exhibits, short videos, a virtual reality experience, and educators available to answer your questions! Tours held through October. 90 min tours. begin ever 45 min, 1st tour begins at 11am, the last tour begins 2:45pm. Admission: $12/adults, $8/srs, 12 & under, free/2 & under. Info: 845-336-8447. casanctuary.org. 11am-4pm Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery: Treasures. A highlight of this year’s exhibit is a recent major donation to the organization, a pair of portraits by John Vanderlyn (1775-1852) of General George Henry Sharpe as a boy with his mother and father. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Info: 845-339-0720. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner WallMain, Kingston. fohk.org. 11am-4pm Weekend Tours at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary. A 150-acre nonprofit providing lifelong sanctuary to rescued farm animals and to educate the public about compassionate vegan living. There is a new Visitors Center and Café. Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, 2 Rescue Rd, High Falls. woodstocksanctuary.org. 11:30am Tom Lee Question Tour. Master storyteller Tom Lee is a professional storyteller with twenty years’ experience performing traditional stories, folktales and myths for adults and for children in museums and libraries. This special tour is what happens when your questions about Olana get layered with myths, stories and more questions. You will learn many truths- but you might be surprised how you get there. Info: olana. org, 518-828-1872. $15 | Ages 10+. To learn more visit olana.org or call 518-828-1872. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. 12pm-1:30pm Woodstock Women Talk. A reading of poems and stories by writers in the exhibit, Gathering Woodstock Women: A Celebration of New York State’s Suffrage Centennial. Free. Historical Society of Woodstock’s Eames House Museum, 20 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. HistoricalSocietyofWoodstock.org. 12pm-5pm The Co-Lab Lab - Art Exhibition. GCCA presents a new eight-week exhibition centered on the theme of collaboration. Co-curated by artist Robert Tomlinson. Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill. Info: (518) 943-3400, gcca@greenearts.org, greenearts.org/. FREE. 12pm-7pm 4-H Family Fun Day. Petting zoo, pony rides, kids games, animal exhibits, pie judging contest, horse obstacle challenge, horticulture show, exhibits, duck derby and more! Free. Info: 845-344-1234. Orange County 4H Park, Otisville. cceorangecounty.org. 12pm-1pm Where’s Waldo Final Party and Raffle. Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St, Millbrook. merrittbooks.com. 12pm-6pm Custom Crystal Jewelry Wrapping and Trunk Show. Meet local jewelry artisan Bri
enter the contest;6:30 Singing and storytelling; & at 7pm Raffle Winners announced. Penny social raffle (tickets $5, $10, $20). Food and drink all day. Bring a dish to share. All games and contests $1 per entry.Info: kwellspn@ gmail.com. This events helps support the Bear Hill Nature Preserve in Cragsmoor. Raffle tickets available for sale at: The Rogers (57 Dellenbaugh Rd); Kathleen Muldoon (219 Hartshorn “The House of Four Winds”)& Bear Hill shed when open. Event held at The Boulders (167 Henry Road) Cragsmoor. Poetry Brothel of Kingston - Speaks Up (8/5, 8pm). BSP Lounge, 323 Wall St, Kingston. Tickets $10/door.
Broekema and view gorgeous crystals and stones including labradorite, tanzanite, dazzling quartz specimens, peridot, moldavite, azurite, opal, rhodochrosite and more. All stones and jewelry available for purchase. Or, pick a stone and have a custom wrap created into a beautiful talisman for you or a loved one. Consultations throughout the day on a first come first served basis. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 12pm Warwick Summer Arts Festival. Bringing the arts out to every part of the community: the parks, the storefronts, and the farms. Local, national, and global artists to create site specific works as well as main stage performances. warwicksummerarts.com. 12pm-2pm Outdoor Classroom: What Fish Eat. Hands-on workshop in Stony Clove Creek to learn about macroinvertebrates that live in the stream. Free admission. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org/. 1pm The Annual Meeting of the membership of John Burroughs’ Woodchuck Lodge. Woodchuck Lodge, 1633 Burroughs Memorial Rd, Roxbury. 1pm Rondout National Historic District Walking Tour. An FoHK guided tour regarding the rise in the 19th century of the prosperous maritime village, now the historic waterfront district of downtown Kingston. Some uphill walking involved. Info: 845-339-0720. City of Kingston Visitors Center, 20 Broadway, Kingston. fohk.org. $10, $5/under 16. 1:45pm-4:45pm Saturdays JaZz foR LuNCh @ the Station. Jay Collins-Sax, Flute, Vocals (Allman Bros), Rich Syracuse-Bass, Peter Einhorn-Gtr, T Xiques-Drums. Poetry improv & guests. Dance/Kid friendly. Food, drinks & spirits of Body & Mind! Under the Pavilion @ Station Bar & Curio (next to Euphoria Yoga). Info: 845-810-0203. Station Bar & Curio, 101 Tinker St, Woodstock. 2pm-4pm Gallery Talk with Riverkeeper’s Paul Gallay. In conjunction with the exhibition “Undercurrents,” Riverkeeper president Paul Gallay will discuss the organization’s work for the Hudson. Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3844, sdma@newpaltz.edu, newpaltz. edu/museum/programs/public_programs.html. suggested donation. 2pm-4pm Good Men Wanted. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. Bringing to life the incredible true stories of renegade women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War. Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 2pm-4pm Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater presents The Secret Life of Bees. Written by two time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage, The Secret Life of Bees is a musical workshop. Martel Theater of the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 2pm-4pm Hang Man,. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. The second Inside Look work-
shop featured. Susan Stein Shiva Thater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, powerhouse.vassar.edu. Subscriptions will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 3pm-9pm Midsummer Festival - Bardic Circle. Festival of Storytelling Song & Poetry, Wicker Man Building & Burning, Ritual Drum Circle & Dancing. Info: 845-658-8540; symbolicstudies. org. Admission: $15/adults(Sliding Scale), free/ children, $10/parking, Evening by donation. Center for Symbolic Studies, 475 River Rd. Ext, Tillson. 3pm-10:30pm BARDIC CIRCLE: MIDSUMMER STORYTELLING. Storytelling, Celtic Music w/ “Barely Lace”, Bon Fire, Drum Circle, & Dancing. Presentations by Stephen & Robin Larsen, Merry Oakwood. BYOB & picnic, Also delicious meals available at the Rail Trail Cafe. Info: 845-6588083 or stephen@stonemountaincenter.com. Center for Symbolic Studies, 475 River Rd. Ext, Tillson. stonemountaincenter.com. $15, (+$10 parking per vehicle). 3pm Hudson River Extravaganza - Clearwater Educational Program. Build a better world: informing yourself about the mighty Hudson! Two Clearwater educators will visit the Library with live fish and macroinvertebrates and present two learning stations. We will identify fish and aquatic invertebrates. The lesson will cover life cycles, adaptations, and human impact on these animals. Our most popular classroom program, it is hands-on, interactive, and promotes a personal connection to our river, through the examination of the diverse life in the estuary. Call the Library at 845-338-7881 to register. Town of Ulster Library, 860 Ulster Ave, Town of Ulster. townofulsterlibrary.org. 4pm-6pm Mid-Summer Art Party. Lucinda Knaus’s show will be up until mid-August. Browse, and purchase one of her lush mix-media paintings. Also, offered new glass, jewelry, ceramics .. and other creative items! Refreshments, art, contemporary crafts, and conversation! Woodstock Art Exchange, 1398 Rte 28, West Hurley. 4pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 4:30pm-5:30pm Woodstock Women’s History for Children. A workshop for children led by local history writer Janine Fallon-Mower. Write about a women you know based on HSW exhibit outline. Free. Historical Society of Woodstock’s Eames House Museum, 20 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. HistoricalSocietyofWoodstock.org. 5pm-7pm The Co-Lab Lab -Opening Reception. GCCA presents a new eight-week exhibition centered on the theme of collaboration. Co-curated by artist Robert Tomlinson. Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill. Info: (518) 943-3400, gcca@greenearts. org, greenearts.org/. FREE. 5pm-9pm Speakeasy. Live music, lite bites from Chef, Shawn Hubbell, and New York State Craft Libations. Sat evenings, ongoing. Info: 845-3742468. Orchard Hill Cider Mill, New Hampton. orchardhillnyc.com. 5pm-8pm Opening Reception: SITE/SIGHT. Group exhibit curated by Ellen Kozak. Exhibits through 8/21. Info: 845-247-3122. Cross Contemporary Art, 81 Partition Street, Saugerties. crosscontemporaryart.com.
& 8/6). Featuring 200 + dealers, free parking & food. $4/admission, 65 + $4, free/15 & under $10 - early buyers - Fridays before show $90 Dealer Spaces available Info: 518-331-5004; fairgroundsshows.com & fairgroundshows@aol.com Checks mailed to: PO Box 528 Delmar, NY 12054 Washington County Fairgrounds, Rt 28, Greenwich. Artwork Needed: Call for Artiststeens to Adults. Artwork needed for the Hope Rocks Music and Arts Festival exhibition on August 19th and 20th at the Cantine Field Memorial Complex, Saugerties NY. Illuminate the darkness of addiction and suicide. Please submit photos of your artwork with the theme of HOPE to judydefino5@gmail.com. Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. $95 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only; Also, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinic for Cats( call for location and dates). $70 per cat includes spay/ neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. All surgeries performed by appointment only; & Low-cost vaccine & dental Clinics available. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Pl, Middletown. Info: 845-3431000, tara-spayneuter.org.
5pm Library Forum: The Inner Work and Its Impact on Community. A Talk by Jason Stern, Gurdjieff teacher and co-founder and publisher of Chronogram Magazine. Info: 845-679-2213. Free. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. 5pm-9pm Art4TheEnd. Local artists join forces to raise money for Rainbird Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to ending child abuse for all youth. $15/suggested donation. Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 1-608-237-7220, jillibean261@gmail.com, facebook.com/rainbirdhudsonvalley/. $15. 5pm-6:30pm Annual Chicken BBQ. Menu: ½ chicken, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw, Corn on the Cob, Baked Potato, Roll/Butter. Dessert & Drinks. Adults - $15.00 Seniors 65 & Older & Veterans $13.00. Children 5-12 & Adults over 90 - $10.00 Take Out is available. Call 845-895-2952 for Tickets-RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Reformed Church of Shawangunk, 1166 Hoagerburgh Rd, Wallkill. 5pm-8pm Saturday Night Cruise. Live DJ music, weekly trophies, Peoples Choice, Sponsors Offers, 50/50 weekly prizes, & theme shows! Info: saturdaynightcruiserny.com or 845-527-7496. Tractor Supply Store parking lot, 127 Temple Hill Rd (Rt 300), New Windsor. 5:30pm Woodstock Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice. Presented by Bird-On-ACliff Theatre Company. Bring blankets, chairs & a picnic. Admission is free. Suggested donation $10. Info: 845-247-4007. 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. 5:30pm-9:30pm Hudson NY Shorts Festival. A mixed genre short film festival. Both narrative and documentary. Two seventy-minute segments. Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia St, Hudson. timeandspace.org/calendar/hudson-ny-shortfilm-festival/. 5:30pm Belleayre Music Festival’s Annual Auction and BBQ Dinner/Dance. With Big Joe Fitz and the Lo Fi’s Concert. Info: information:belleayremusic.org. Belleayre Ski Center, 181 Galli Curci Rd, Highmount. 6pm-11:30pm DUSKLIT. Performances within a landscape of multisensory environments. Art, music, dance, acting, and poetry that engages the visitors as they join in. Admission. Seligmann Homestead, Sugar Loaf. warwicksummerarts. com. 6pm-9pm Mise en Dance. Come create in a unique experience where the art of choreography takes center stage. 6-9pm. Info: 845-784-1199. Safe Harbors Green, Broadway/Liberty Street, Newburgh. safe-harbors.org. 6pm-7:30pm Joyce Carol Oates. The Golden Notebook welcomes back award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates for a reading and discussion of her work. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8000, info.goldennotebook@gmail. com, goldennotebook.indielite.org/event/joycecarol-oates. 6pm-9pm Saturday Night Car Cruise. Sponsored by Dutchess Cruisers Car Club. Meets 6-9pm. Saturdays thru 10/28, weather permitting. Music, food, trophies. Info: dutchesscruisers. org or call 845-242-0951. Bridgeview Plaza, Rt 9W, Highland. 7pm-10pm Nancy Tierny and the Boys. An evening of classic jazz tunes and popular song celebrating the seductions of summer. Dinner reservations recommended. No cover charge but donations are welcome. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-6373, mark@ lydiasdeli.com, lydias-cafe.com. 7pm-8:30pm Sacred Sound Ceremony Within
26 the Indigenous Realms. Using sacred sound tools, sacred song and cleansing limpias, sound ceremonies help us find our way back to Oneness with an open heart. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange. 7pm-9pm Virtual Reality and Pizza Party Teen Night. Try out the newest virtual reality gaming and enjoy some pizza too! For ages 13 and up. Preregistration required. Call the library by 07/28. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary.org. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Chris Rubino & The Newburgh Soul. Folk Rock Pop. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.
ALMANAC WEEKLY War. Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 8pm-10pm Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater presents The Secret Life of Bees. Written by two time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage, The Secret Life of Bees is a musical workshop. Martel Theater of the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu.
7pm Marc Berger. Country Folk. Info: 845-7828341. Crane Park, Lake Street at the Millponds, Monroe. villageofmonroe.org.
8pm-10pm Hang Man,. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. The second Inside Look workshop featured. Susan Stein Shiva Thater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, powerhouse.vassar.edu. Subscriptions will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu.
7:30pm-9:30pm Live Music & Noodles with MARC DELANGO. Eclectic & unexpected songs of The American Landscape, MARC DELANGO-vocals/ guitar. No Cover. Info: 845-255-8811. GomenKudasai Noodle Escape, 232 Main St, New Paltz. GKnoodles.com.
8:30pm Liberty Street Film Series. Catch a flick overlooking the beautiful Hudson River at one of the most historic spots in the region. Free and open to all ages. Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site, 84 Liberty St., Newburgh. newburghrestoration.com.
7:30pm Moonchildren. Play by Michael Weller. Info: woodstockplayhouseboxoffice@gmail.com or phone 845-679-6900. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. woodstockplayhouse.org. $32, $36, $40.
8:30pm Spiegeltent 2017: Karen Elson. English singer-songwriter and guitarist Karen Elson is one of the most sought-after models in the world, having appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle, and W magazines. She is also a self-taught musician. Bard College/ Spiegeltent, Annandale. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25 and up.
7pm Live @ The Falcon: Tom Freund & Friends. Openers: Dante DeFelice + Alison Peratikos. West Coast Alt-Folk-Surf. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.
8pm Thoroughly Modern Millie. Up In One Productions. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. $27, $25/senior/child. 8pm Woodstock Comedy Festival presents Cabaret..Classics..Comedy. Starring Jimmy Roberts, composer of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. Featuring the Clarinet King, Felix Peikli, a jazz tour de force. MC Mikhail Horowitz. Tickets for this fundraiser are $25/door. Doors open at 6pm. Net profits of the Woodstock Comedy Festival go to charities that aid survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence. Info: woodstockcomedyfestival.org. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock. 8pm-10pm Carnavalization of a Lonely Man. Unique performance by Rodrigo Fischer, Carnavalization of a Lonely Man, a work in progress. Donations appreciated. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. Info: 347-4689-2323, 229greenkill@greenkill.org, greenkill.org. 8pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 8pm-10pm Shai Wosner Solo Piano Concert. A new solo recital series this season, Schubert: The Great Sonatas, which focuses on the composer’s last six piano sonatas. Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7950 Main Street, Hunter. Info: 518-2632000, cmf@catskillmtn.org, catskillmtn.org/ events/performances/2017-07-29-shai-wosnersolo-piano-concert-931.html. $25. 8pm Newsies. Extra! Extra! Read all about it! They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines… Direct from Broadway comes Disney’s Newsies, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing musical. This Tony Award-winning hit inspired by the reallife ‘Newsboy Strike of 1899,’ tells the captivating story of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York. With music by Alan Menken & Jack Feldman and a book by Harvey Fierstein, this musical will be one for the papers! Phone: 845-794-1194. The Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Rd, Forestburgh. fbplayhouse.org. 8pm-10pm Jazz at the Maverick: Eldar Djangirov Trio. General Admission: $25 or $30. Book of 10 tickets: $200 [save $50] Student tickets: $5 (with valid student ID) Children under 12: free when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating: $45 or $55. Info: 845-679-8217, info@maverickconcerts.org, maverickconcerts.org. Maverick Concert Hall, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock. maverickconcerts.org. 8pm Helsinki on Broadway presents Linda Lavin. Second Farewell Concert with Bill Stritch & special guest Aaron Weinstein. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, helsinkihudson.ticketfly.com/event/1503083linda-lavin-my-second-hudson/. $65. 8pm-10pm Rory Block’s Gospel & Blues Fest Weekend: Sisters of Slide. Two beloved masters of slide, 5x blues music award winner Rory Block and Texas Music Hall of Famer Cindy Cashdollar. PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, 2980 Rt 66, Chatham. ps21chatham.org/event/ sisters-of-slide/. $25, $12 students (current school ID required for college students). 8pm-10pm Good Men Wanted. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. Bringing to life the incredible true stories of renegade women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil
10pm Spiegeltent 2017: After Hours. Jon Jon Battles. Open to patrons age 21 and up. Performances may contain nudity, and are for mature audiences only. Bard College/ Spiegeltent, Annandale. fishercenter.bard.edu. $12.
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8am-3pm Open House at The Living Seed. Free 45 minute classes all day! Sample the variety of modalities offered at The Living Seed, get membership discounts, and meet our teachers. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-2558212, contact@thelivingseed.com, thelivingseed. com/index.shtml. 8:30am-9:30am Yoga Workout with Terry Fister. For those who want to get up and go on a Sunday morning. Combines traditional asanas with modern core exercises. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 9am-4pm The Orange County Auto Club’s 44th Annual Car Show. Tricky tray, model car display, playground, DJ, food, 50-50 raffle. Info: 845-7420951. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 State Route 416,, Montgomery. ocantiqueautoclub.com. 9am-2pm West Point/Town of Highlands Farmers’ Market. Info: 205-613-0309. Highland Falls Municipal Parking Lot, Main St, Highland Falls. 9am-11am Open Soccer Game. Open to male adults & older teenagers’. Hosted by Family of New Paltz and the Town of New Paltz Parks and Recreation Department. Goals are provided – Bring your own soccer ball. For further information, call Paul or Ivan at Family of New Paltz – 845-255-8801. Meets every Sunday morning, thru 11/12. Field of Dreams Field II, 240 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. 9am-6pm Mower’s Flea Market. If you are not on Maple Lane, you missed the largest flea market in Woodstock. Info: 845-6744 or mowerssaturdayfleamarket.com. Mower’s Flea Market, 6 Maple Ln, Woodstock. 9am-4pm The D & H Canal Historical Society’s Sunday Flea Market. info: 845-810-0471 or info@canalmuseum.org or Jonicollyn@aol. com. Grady Park, 23 Mohonk Rd & Rt 213, High Falls. canalmuseum.org/Sunday%20market. html. 9:30am-10:30am Bliss Body Yoga with Linda Freeman. Gentle, Individualized and Therapeutic Yoga for your body and soul. Ongoing classes Fridays and Sundays at Studio87 and Wednesdays 9:15-10:15am at the New Paltz Community Center on Route 32 North. $10 drop in. Linda Freeman is certified in Integrative Yoga Therapy. Visit blissbodyoga.com or 845-236-3939. Studio87 The Wellness House, 87 Liberty St, Newburgh. 10am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Saints of Swing. Swing & More! Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 10am-4pm Bears Picnic Market. Every Sunday thru 10/29. Presented by The Bearsville Theatre & The White Dove Rockotel. Rain or shine. Info: bearspicnicmarket.com. Bearsville Theatre, 219 Tinker St, Woodstock. 10am-2pm Rosendale Farmers’ Market. Weekly Sunday Market 10am-2pm, thru 10/29. Behind the Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale. rosendalefarmersmarketny.com.
10am-4pm Hiking Trails Open. Saturdays and Sundays, thru 7/30. Each hiking trail, located at the Outdoor Discovery Center is an adventure and a search on trails that range from casual to challenging. Learn about nature! Info: hhnm. org or 845-534-5506. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum at the Outdoor Discovery, Muser Dr, Cornwall. 10am-2pm Rhinebeck Farmers’ Market. Every Sunday, 10am-2pm. Info: info@rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com. Rhinebeck Farmers’ Market, 61 East Market St, Rhinebeck. rhinebeckfarmersmarket.com. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are wellpracticed in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10:30am Historic Steam Locomotive Visits Kingston. Ride the train pulled by a real live Steam Locomotive just like when the New York Central Railroad used them on a daily basis. Viscose No. 6 and 0-4-0 Locomotive built in 1924 will be pulling the Kingston Flyer Train on Saturday and Sunday from Westbrook Lane with four departures a day. Trains depart Kingston at 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, & 4:30pm. $20/ adults, $18/Seniors and Military,& $12/youth. To purchase tickets online, visit cmrrevents. com. Tickets are also available at the Westbrook station. Catskill Mountain Railroad - Kingston, Westbrook Ln, Kingston. 10:30am-2pm 5th Sunday Omelet Brunch. Fresh Omelets made to order, toast, homefries, french toast, sausage gravy with biscuits, Crumb coffee cake, fresh fruit, apple crisp, & beverages. Adults/$7; children 10-5 $3.50; Children under 5 free. More Info call 845-255-8058. Lloyd United Methodist Church, 476 New Paltz Rd, Highland. 11am-3pm New Paltz Open Air Market. Farmers will be offering local produce alongside artisans offering crafted items, there will also be live music performed from noon until 2pm.Info: 845-2556093 or newpaltzfarmersmarket.com. Church St, between Main and Academy, New Paltz. 11am Skull & Bones. Sundays, July 16 & 30, August 6 & 13. What can you learn from looking at a skull? This interactive program makes children detectives, examining animals skulls and learning about predator and prey animals in our region. The program is geared towards children ages 6-9. The hour long program is offered in our classroom on the Hudson River. Reservations are required. Call 845-889-8851 to reserve. Cost: $2 / Child, Parent or guardian must accompany child. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. 11am Catskill Animal Sanctuary Tour. Meet rescued animals and hear their stories. Understand what caring for these amazing animals has taught us. Learn about the plight of farmed animals and how you can help. A variety of free vegan food samples, food demos, plenty of free literature, educational exhibits, short videos, a virtual reality experience, and educators available to answer your questions! Tours held through October. 90 min tours. begin ever 45 min, 1st tour begins at 11am, the last tour begins 2:45pm. Admission: $12/adults, $8/srs, 12 & under, free/2 & under. Info: 845-336-8447. casanctuary.org. 11am-4pm Weekend Tours at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary. A 150-acre nonprofit providing lifelong sanctuary to rescued farm animals and to educate the public about compassionate vegan living. There is a new Visitors Center and Café. Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, 2 Rescue Rd, High Falls. woodstocksanctuary.org. 11:30am-6pm Bill Perry Day. A free music festival surrounded by interesting works of art on the lawn. Info: 845-469-0993, Facebook: Bertoni Gallery Jewelry. Bertoni Sculpture Garden, 1392 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf. 12pm Warwick Summer Arts Festival. Bringing the arts out to every part of the community: the parks, the storefronts, and the farms. Local, national, and global artists to create site specific works as well as main stage performances. warwicksummerarts.com. 12pm-4pm Ellenville Farmers’ Market. Info: facebook.com/ellenville-farmers-market. Center & Market Streets, Ellenville. 12:30pm-6pm Astro-Tarot Readings with astrologer Diane Bergmanson. A unique and effective combination of Astrology and Tarot that leads to extremely accurate reading of your current life situation and points you toward your most advantageous outcome on your path ahead. Walk-ins always welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $60/hour, $40/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes. 12:30pm Dairy Farm Tours. Tour the dairy barn built in 1900 to see the cows that provide the milk for the delicious ice cream at Bellvale Creamery just up the hill. Reservations. Info: 845-988-5414. Bellvale Farms, 385 Route 17A, Warwick. bellvalefarms.com. 1pm-4pm Himalayan Singing Bowl Workshop. Richard Melendez will speak on history, types, and their role in modern sound healing. Short individual session included. The Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston. tibetancenter.org/events/. $25. 2pm-5pm Closing Reception & Talk: The Golden Age of New Paltz. Part 1 Mark the
July 27, 2017 end of this landmark exhibition when we bring together many of the artists represented in the show and hear their stories and memories from the Golden Age of New Paltz.Moderated by show curator Jack Murphy. Wired Gallery, 11 Mohonk Rd, High Falls. 2pm-5pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 2pm SONGS TO CELEBRATE WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE. Herstorical Singers Sharleen Leahey, Pat Lamanna & Lydia Adams Davis. Info: 845-3093853. Hyde Park Library, 2 Main St, Hyde Park. 2pm-3:30pm Akashic Records Revealed with June Brought. The Records are powerful tools to help us remember our oneness with God/ Spirit/Source, and how to create action instead of re-action. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange. 2pm Dimitrij. Opera wriiten by Antonín Dvorak. American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director. Directed by Anne Bogart. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25 and up. 2pm Moonchildren. Play by Michael Weller. Info: woodstockplayhouseboxoffice@gmail.com or phone 845-679-6900. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. woodstockplayhouse.org. $32, $36, $40. 2pm Family Day. Exhibition-inspired, handson activities for children and their families with exhibiting artist Matthew Friday. Info: 845-2573604. SUNY New Paltz/Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu/dorskymuseum/ visit/familydays. 2pm-4pm Rory Block’s Gospel & Blues Fest Weekend: A Gospel Choir Fest. A gathering of 4 local gospel choirs is being hosted by Chatham’s own Payne AME Church Choir and Rory Block at Church - LIVE in Chatham Center. ChurchLIVE, 8 Church Lane, Chatham Center. ps21chatham. org/event/gospel-choir-fest/. Donations gladly accepted at the door. 2pm-4pm Good Men Wanted. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. Bringing to life the incredible true stories of renegade women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War. Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 2pm-4pm Hang Man,. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. The second Inside Look workshop featured. Susan Stein Shiva Thater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, powerhouse.vassar.edu. Subscriptions will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 3pm Thoroughly Modern Millie. Up In One Productions. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. $27, $25/senior/child. 3pm Newsies. Extra! Extra! Read all about it! They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines… Direct from Broadway comes Disney’s Newsies, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing musical. This Tony Award-winning hit inspired by the reallife ‘Newsboy Strike of 1899,’ tells the captivating story of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York. With music by Alan Menken & Jack Feldman and a book by Harvey Fierstein, this musical will be one for the papers! Phone: 845-794-1194. The Forestburgh Playhouse, 39 Forestburgh Rd, Forestburgh. fbplayhouse.org. 4pm-6pm Trio Con Brio Copenhagen. Classical music. General Admission: $25 or $30. Book of 10 tickets: $200 [save $50] Student tickets: $5 (with valid student ID) Children under 12: free when accompanied by an adult. Reserved seating: $45 or $55. Info: 845-679-8217, info@maverickconcerts.org, maverickconcerts.org. Maverick Concert Hall, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock. maverickconcerts.org. 5pm-6:30pm Restorative Yoga. A gentle, supportive practice designed to bring stillness to the body and mind. A perfect way to wrap up the weekend. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter. com. $18. 5:30pm Woodstock Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice. Presented by Bird-On-ACliff Theatre Company. Bring blankets, chairs & a picnic. Admission is free. Suggested donation $10. Info: 845-247-4007. 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. 6pm-8pm Improv Patrol Live Show - Beacon. Info: 855-423-4111. Center for Creative Education, 464 Main St, Beacon. improvpatrol.com. $10, free/teen/child. 7pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious
Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 7pm 2017 SummerScape Film Series: Chopin and the Image of Romanticism. Thursdays and Sundays, July 27–Aug 20. Bard College/ Ottaway Film Center, Annandale. fishercenter.bard.edu. $10. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Theo Hill PROMETHEAN. Piano Jazz. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon
Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 7pm 2017 Mahaiwe Gala: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Tickets by calling: 413-528-0100. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington. mahaiwe.org. 7pm 2017 Mahaiwe Gala. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Tickets by calling: 413-528-0100. Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington. mahaiwe.org. 7pm-9pm Good Men Wanted. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. Bringing to life the incredible true stories of renegade women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War. Powerhouse Theater, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5632, powerhouse. vassar.edu. Subscriptions for Powerhouse will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu. 7pm-9pm Hang Man,. Presented by Vassar College and New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theater. The second Inside Look workshop featured. Susan Stein Shiva Thater, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, powerhouse.vassar.edu. Subscriptions will go on sale on May 10; single tickets will be available online beginning May 16. For more information, visit powerhouse.vassar.edu.
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9am-9:50am Woodstock Senior Fit Dance with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 9:30am Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter). A social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Info: 845-332-6483. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. ssipkingston.org. 10am School Yard Garden Club. A Special Story Hour (ages 3-10). Every Monday through 8/28. Watering, planting, picking, weeding, snack & a story! Messy clothes, sun hats and sunscreen strongly encouraged! A joint Summer Reading program of Chambers School, Town of Ulster Library and the YMCA Farm Project! For information call the Town of Ulster Library, 845-3387881. Chambers School, 945 Morton Blvd, Kingston. 10am-11am Kids Yoga and Literacy. For ages 3-5. Yoga movement interspersed with storytelling about gratitude, kindness, emotions and mindfulness. Call to register. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-6572482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary.org. $10. 10am-12pm Woodstock Senior Drama with Edith Lefever. Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues and scenes, and offers public performances. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level I with Barbara Boris. For students new to Iyengar, the basis of the method is taught in standing poses. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris.Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter. com. $18. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. 11am-12pm Chair Yoga. Chair Yoga is a very helpful way for those who need extra support to enjoy the benefits of yoga. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org/. 12pm-5pm The Co-Lab Lab - Art Exhibition. GCCA presents a new eight-week exhibition centered on the theme of collaboration. Co-curated by artist Robert Tomlinson. Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill. Info: (518) 943-3400, gcca@greenearts.org, greenearts.org/. FREE. 12pm Warwick Summer Arts Festival. Bringing the arts out to every part of the community: the parks, the storefronts, and the farms. Local, national, and global artists to create site specific works as well as main stage performances. warwicksummerarts.com. 12:30pm-6:30pm Shamanic Spirit Doctoring with Adam Kane. Shamanic Spirit Doctoring is a process of brining the healing spirits into direct contact with you, facilitating healing on physical, mental and emotional levels. Adam connects
with spirit helpers on behalf of a client through medicine songs, drum and rattles and laying on of hands to remove harmful energies and return missing energies to create a balanced environment within the body. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $75/1 hour session. 2pm-3:30pm 4-H’s Youth Program: Nature Play. For Kids in grades 1-5. Outdoor exploration, observation and games are great ways for youth to gain an understanding of how the natural world works. Youth will have the opportunity to observe and play in nature. From leaf printing to scavenger hunts to games about the food web Nature Play offers kids an exciting chance to explore the outdoors and learn about the importance of our environment. Christine Reda, Director - 518-7318084 or creda@heermancelibary.org. Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St, Coxsackie. ccecolumbiagreene.org. 3pm-4pm Planting Seeds & Grassy Critters. Fun with gardening! Children will plant sugar snap peas in paper pots and plant grassy critters! Info: 845-266-5530 or clinton.programming@ gmail.com. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. clinton.lib.ny.us. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street Farm Stand is Open. Hosted by the Kingston Land Trust and a members of Eat Well Kingston (part of Cornell’s Live Well Kingston). Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 3-7pm. Info: 845-532-0011. South Pine Street Farm, 27 South Pine Street, Kingston. southpinestreetcityfarm.org. Vegetables are free. Donations are welcome. 4pm-5:30pm Dance for Non-Dancers. The class will begin with a warm-up, progress to moving through space and end with partly choreographed movement and student improvisation. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary.org. $7.00 per class. 4pm-7:30pm Poughkeepsie Waterfront Market. Celebrate the Agricultural Bounty of the Hudson Valley! Offering fresh vegetables, fruits, meat, eggs, poultry, baked goods from local Hudson Valley farms. Open Monday evenings, 4-7:30pm Info: facebook.com or 845-471-0589. Poughkeepsie Waterfront Market, 75 North Water St, Poughkeepsie. 4pm-5:30pm Girls Inc at Family of New Paltz. For girls ages 13-15 learn how to make Zines. Free. Family of New Paltz, 51 N Chestnut St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-7957, girlsinc.org. 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. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford. $12/class. 6pm Kingston: August Beginner Swing Dance Class Series. With Linda and Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Beginner Swing Dance Class sessions 6-7pm. No partner or experience necessary. Intermediate Level 7-8pm. Four-week series on Mondays thru August 21st. $85 per person per four-week series. For more info and to register visit got2lindy.com or call 845-2363939. Arts Society of Kingston. 6pm-7pm Dance Your ‘Buts’ Off. Hosted by Safe Harbors of the Hudson Cornerstone Fitness. Every Wednesday at 6pm thru 8/7, in the multipurpose room. $5/per class, Info: 845-309-2406 or wolfmommy@msn.com. Safe Harbors of the Hudson, 111 Broadway, Newburgh. 6pm-7pm Meditation Mondays. Start your week off with our free Meditation class. We will be sitting, resting, and reading, Rebel Buddha. Free, donations welcome. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. 6:30pm-8pm Monday Family Movies. Moana. Costumes optional, but encouraged. Sleeping bags and stuffed animals welcome. Popcorn and juice will be provided. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@ rcls.org, facebook.com. 6:30pm-8:30pm Model Mondays. Life drawing classes led by artist Peter Sheehan. Bring drawing board and materials. Roost Studios Art Gallery (second floor), 69 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-568-7540, Chirp@roostcoop.org, roostcoop. org. $10. 7pm Calling all Trivia Nerds - Trivia Night. Flex your mental muscles and compete for prizes at our weekly Trivia Night! Play solo or as part of a team while enjoying extended Happier Hour Specials. Think of it as “Jeopardy Night“ – Catskills style! For more information, contact us at 845-688-2828 or emersonresort.com. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. 7:30pm-9:30pm Last Monday Night Games & Noodles. A game night with a friendly group of board gamers. Organizer: Sapana Panday. Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, 232 Main St, New Paltz. meetup.com/Boardnot-Bored/.
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9am-10am Woodstock Senior Dance with Inyo Charbonneau. The emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exer-
cise and celebrating life. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock. 9am-11:30am Free Weekly Farm Stand. The Farm Stand distributes fresh produce, much of which is donated by Hudson Valley farms. Any Ulster County resident with financial challenges can utilize this seasonal program which runs every Tuesday morning from 9–11:30am thru the end of October. This program is in partnership with the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley and made possible by the Community Foundation of the Hudson Valley through a grant from the New World Foundation’s Local Economies Project. Info: peoplesplaceuc.org. People’s Place, 17 St James St, Kingston. 9am Walkway over the Hudson Senior Walking Group. Meet at the top of the stairs at the Washington St. entrance. Walks take place every Tuesday until November. 845-486-2555 for information. Walkway Over the Hudson, 61 Parker Ave, Poughkeepsie. 9:30am-11am Iyengar Yoga Level I-II with Barbara Boris. For all students new to Iyengar Yoga. The basis of the method is taught in standing poses,and other fundamental postures. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. $18. 10am Ulster County Fair. The Ulster County Fair is a fun, family event in Ulster County since 1886 promoting the fields of agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry. Info: 845-255-1380. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. ulstercountyfair.com. 11am Universal Birthday Party for Shelter Dogs. Celebrating the birth of shelter dogs! Universal Birthday Party for favorite 4-legged friends. There will be human and dog cake for consumption! Dog “birthday gifts” from the SPCA’s wish list will be gladly accepted! Ulster County SPCA, Kingston. 11am Free Adult Exercise Class. Low impact movements, strength/flexibility training and exercises to help with balance and focus. Drop-ins welcome. Info at 845-626-2115. Town of Rochester Community Center, 15 Tobacco Rd, Accord. 12pm-5pm The Co-Lab Lab - Art Exhibition. GCCA presents a new eight-week exhibition centered on the theme of collaboration. Co-curated by artist Robert Tomlinson. Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill. Info: (518) 943-3400, gcca@greenearts.org, greenearts.org/. FREE. 12pm-6pm Spirit Guide Readings with psychic medium Adam Bernstein. Intuitive guidance for spiritually-minded individuals. Receive spirit guidance and messages from deceased loved ones and benefit from their perspective and wisdom. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $75/1 hour, $40/half hour. 12pm Warwick Summer Arts Festival. Bringing the arts out to every part of the community: the parks, the storefronts, and the farms. Local, national, and global artists to create site specific works as well as main stage performances. warwicksummerarts.com. 12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility.Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, Bearsville. 12:30pm-2:30pm Free Summer Workshops for Kids. Workshops for kids ages 7-11 years old, Collage, Rod Puppets, 3-D Origami Sculpture and Paper Mache Sculpture. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Info: 518-945-2136, info@athensculturalcenter.org, athensculturalcenter.org. Free materials included. 1:30pm-2:30pm Build a Better Bridge. Learn about the history and the benefits of Hudson River bridges. Build your own bridge using a variety of craft supplies! Info: 845-266-5530 or clinton.programming@gmail.com. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. clinton.lib.ny.us. 2pm-3:30pm 4-H’s Youth Program: Nature Play. For Kids in grades 1-5. Outdoor exploration, observation and games are great ways for youth to gain an understanding of how the natural world
works. Youth will have the opportunity to observe and play in nature. From leaf printing to scavenger hunts to games about the food web Nature Play offers kids an exciting chance to explore the outdoors and learn about the importance of our environment. Christine Reda, Director - 518-7318084 or creda@heermancelibary.org. Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St, Coxsackie. ccecolumbiagreene.org. 3:30pm-5:30pm Free Summer Workshops for Teens. Chill out in our air conditioned studio and unleash your creativity- workshops in Stop Motion Animation, Sculpture, Collage and Printmaking. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Info: 518-945-2136, info@athensculturalcenter.org, athensculturalcenter.org. 4pm-5:30pm Dance for Non-Dancers. The class will begin with a warm-up, progress to moving through space and end with partly choreographed movement and student improvisation. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary.org. $7.00 per class. 5pm Bariatric - Weight Loss Surgery Seminar. These one-hour educational seminars are a lowpressure way for potential patients to meet Binetti, the hospital’s weight loss surgery medical director, and hear an overview of the procedures he performs. Family members and caregivers are also welcome. To reserve a seat, call 845-871-4275 (TTY: 800-421-1220). Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. healthquest.org/ndhweightlosssurgery. 5:30pm Zumba with Maritza. Presented by Safe Harbors of the Hudson Cornerstone Fitness. Every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Lobby at the Ritz, located at . $5/per class, open to the public. Bring a friend! Info: 845-913-6085. Ritz, 107 Broadway, Newburgh. 6pm-8pm Sing a Secret: Exploring the Voice Inside with Jon Stancato. For 16 years, Jonathan Stancato has been working with seasoned professionals, proud shower singers, and those absolutely terrified of singing, giving them the tools to heal themselves with their own voices as they harness powerful, visceral, fragile, extraordinary sounds they never dreamed were inside them. Through exercises and group songs that are as silly as they are revelatory, Jonathan’s 5-octave, multi-phonic techniques show that the only limits on our voices are the ones we impose on them and that to work on the voice is to work on the self. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $25. 6pm-7:15pm Vinyasa Community Class with Selena Reynolds. A “pay as you can” drop-in class to make Yoga financially accessible to all. This class is open to all levels and is fun and informative. $8 drop-in. $10 if you use a credit or debit card. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. 6:30pm-7:30pm Solar Eclipse Family Event. Pre-register. For children K - 6th grade & parents: presentation, SAFE solar viewing. Make pinhole projector. NASA Ambassador Ken Bailey. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, facebook.com. 6:30pm-8pm The Creative Seed Artist Group. A support group for artists to have a space to develop & share their work in progress- Actors, poets, playwrights & musicians welcome. Tuesday nights 6:30-8 pm. Info: bluehealing or 203-2465711. By donation. Call ahead. Blue Mountain Co-op Retreat Center, Woodstock. 6:30pm-7pm Meditation. Part of the Complimentary Half-Hour to Health series led by Dr. David Lester and held at Lester Chiropractic, 3 Paradies Lane, New Paltz. Lester Chiropractic, 3 Paradies Ln, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-3300, Lester.chiropractic@gmail.com. 7pm QSY Society Amateur Radio Club’s August Meeting. This month’s topic: Roundtable: an open discussion of topics of interest to radio amateurs of all manner and skill. Feel free to bring any projects, items for show & tell or swap & sell, and questions you may have on any aspect of ham radio. The public is welcome to attend. Social half-hour begin at 7pm, meeting begins at 7:30pm. Info: 914-582-3744, n2skp@arrl.net. East Fishkill Community Library, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction. qsysociety.org.
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7pm-8pm Living Poetry at the Library: Douglas Kearney & Harmony Holiday. Acclaimed poets Douglas Kearney & Harmony Holiday perform for free in the library’s community room. Free admission. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda. shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org, hudsonarealibrary.org/2017/07/living-poetry-at-library-douglas-kearney-and-harmony-holiday/. 7pm-10pm Open Mic Nite at Woodnotes Grille. Hosted by Ben Rounds. Open Mic Nite makes Tuesday night the new Friday night for great entertainment. Listen to talented local singers and bands or showcase your own talents! No cover. For more information, contact us at 845-6882828 or emersonresort.com. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-6882828, emersonresort.com. 8:30pm-10:30pm Free Movie Tuesday: “The Immigrant”. USA 2013. Marion Cotillard plays a Polish woman trying to free her sister from Ellis Island’s infirmary. with Joaquin Phoenix. Rated R. PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, 2980 Rt 66, Chatham.
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Warwick’s Sesquicentennial. Five days of great events throughout whole village to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this great little town with everything from a Food Truck Festival to a parade. Info: 845-986-2031. Warwick, Warwick. warwick150.org. 8am-4pm HealthAlliance Foundation Golf Classic. An 18-hole, 4-person scramble including a continental breakfast prior to tee-off, lunch on the course and BBQ buffet. Contests and prizes include hole-in-one shots for a car and $10,000 cash. Info: 845-334-2760. Apple Greens Golf Course, 161 South St, Highland. FoundationUpdate.org. $145 per player. 9am-10am Woodstock Senior Kripalu Yoga with Susan Blacker. A gentle yoga class with each student encouraged to move and stretch at his or her own pace. Includes warm-ups, poses for strength and balance and breath work for relaxation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, Bearsville. 9:15am-10:15am Bliss Body Yoga with Linda Freeman. Gentle, Individualized and Therapeutic Yoga for your body and soul. Ongoing classes Wednesdays 9:15-10:15am at the New Paltz Community Center and Fridays and Sundays, 9:30-10:30am at Studio87. $10 drop in. Linda Freeman is certified in Integrative Yoga Therapy. Visit blissbodyoga.com or 845-236-3939. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr /32 North, New Paltz. 10am Ulster County Fair. The Ulster County Fair is a fun, family event in Ulster County since 1886 promoting the fields of agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry. Info: 845-255-1380. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. ulstercountyfair.com. 10am-1pm Minnewaska Preserve: Junior Naturalists: Pond and Blueberry Adventure. Learn all about the animals and insects that live in ponds, and then we’ll pick delicious blueberries! We’ll take an approximately two mile long hike to visit two remote ponds where children will use nets to search for animals. When we’ve had enough fun with the pond, we’ll pick wild blueberries until our hands are purple! This program is recommended for six to ten year old children, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian over the age of 18. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 10:30am-3:30pm Putnam Hospital Center hosts American Red Cross blood drive. The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donations due to a critical shortage. The blood drive is open to Putnam Hospital Center employees and the general public. Donors who have an email address on file with the Red Cross will receive a $5 Target gift card after their donation. To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code Putnam Hospital. Walk-ins are also welcome. Putnam Hospital Center, Carmel. 10:30am-11:30pm Woodstock Senior Strengthening with Linda Sirkin. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, Bearsville. 10:30am-11:15am InnerJourney Yoga with Linda Freeman. Journey toward inner peace with guided meditation lying down. Every 1st Wednesdays 10:30-11:15am at the New Paltz Community Center and 1st Sunday monthly at 10:45am-11:30am at Studio87-The Wellness House, Newburgh. $10 drop in. Visit blissbodyoga.com or 845-236-3939. Studio87 The Wellness House, 87 Liberty St, Newburgh. 10:30am-11:30am Tai Chi for Arthritis 12-week Series. This series is suitable for people who have pain or limited mobility due to arthritis. Kathy Carey is instructor. Drop in students welcome. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary. org, olivefree.library.org. $48/series,$6/drop in. 12pm-5pm The Co-Lab Lab - Art Exhibition. GCCA presents a new eight-week exhibition
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centered on the theme of collaboration. Co-curated by artist Robert Tomlinson. Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill. Info: (518) 943-3400, gcca@greenearts.org, greenearts.org/. FREE.
Silent sitting and walking meditation based on Chan (Zen) Buddhism. Led by Carolyn Hansen. Bring your own cushions. Stone Ridge Healing Arts, 3457 Main St, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-7064050, Carolyn@HansenHealing.com.
12pm Woodstock Senior Citizens’ Club. The speaker for this meeting will be Lt. Wallace Fulford from the Ulster County Sheriffs’ Dept. He will be speaking about the K-9 unit. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, Bearsville.
6:30pm Gurdjieff Study Group. Meets on Wednesdays, 6:30pm in Stone Ridge. For information and directions, respond to Jim by email: gstudygroup@gmail.com.
12pm Senior Picnic. For residents of Pleasant Valley. Call the Office for the Aging at 845-4862555 or email bjones@dutchessny.gov for info. Cady Field, Pleasant Valley. 12pm Warwick Summer Arts Festival. Bringing the arts out to every part of the community: the parks, the storefronts, and the farms. Local, national, and global artists to create site specific works as well as main stage performances. warwicksummerarts.com. 12pm-1pm Yoga Rolla with Terry Fister. This lunchtime class will leave you feeling less chronic pain, more stretched out and walking taller than before. Let’s get rolling! Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. $18. 12:30pm-2:30pm Marketing Workship. Put your best foot forward! Join Andrea Rhodes of Gig Marketing, based in Tivoli, and learn more about branding basics. Info: 845-757-3771; tivoliprograms@gmail.com. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. 12:30pm-2pm Marketing Workshop: The Basics and Beyond. Join Andrea Rhodes of Gig Marketing, based in Tivoli, and learn more about branding basics. Get your marketing going! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@ gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. Sign-up at the Tivoli Free Library. 12:30pm-2:30pm Free Summer Workshops for Kids. Workshops for kids ages 7-11 years old, Collage, Rod Puppets, 3-D Origami Sculpture and Paper Mache Sculpture. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Info: 518-945-2136, info@athensculturalcenter.org, athensculturalcenter.org. Free materials included. 2pm-5pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 2pm Dimitrij. Opera wriiten by Antonín Dvorak. American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director. Directed by Anne Bogart. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25 and up. 2pm-3:30pm 4-H’s Youth Program: Nature Play. For Kids in grades 1-5. Outdoor exploration, observation and games are great ways for youth to gain an understanding of how the natural world works. Youth will have the opportunity to observe and play in nature. From leaf printing to scavenger hunts to games about the food web Nature Play offers kids an exciting chance to explore the outdoors and learn about the importance of our environment. Christine Reda, Director - 518-7318084 or creda@heermancelibary.org. Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St, Coxsackie. ccecolumbiagreene.org. 3pm-4pm Gardiner Library Book Club. On The Move by Oliver Sacks. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street Farm Stand is Open. Hosted by the Kingston Land Trust and a members of Eat Well Kingston (part of Cornell’s Live Well Kingston). Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 3-7pm. Info: 845-532-0011. South Pine Street Farm, 27 South Pine Street, Kingston. southpinestreetcityfarm.org. Vegetables are free. Donations are welcome. 3:30pm-5:30pm Free Summer Workshops for Teens. Chill out in our air conditioned studio and unleash your creativity- workshops in Stop Motion Animation, Sculpture, Collage and Printmaking. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Info: 518-945-2136, info@athensculturalcenter.org, athensculturalcenter.org. 3:30pm-8:30pm Woodstock Farm Festival. Rain or shine. Info: info@woodstockfarmfestival. com or woodstockfarmfestival.com or 845-6796744. Mower’s Flea Market, 6 Maple Ln, Woodstock. 4:30pm-6pm Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are well practiced in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. $18. 6pm-8pm Tween/Teen Pottery Class. For ages 10-14. Preregistration required call the library or email programs@olivefreelibrary.org. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary.org. $10. 6:30pm-8pm All About Bees & Beekeeping. Chris Layman, owner of Fox Farm Apiaries, will discuss the nutrition, habitat, and environment of honey bees, as well as how to raise them. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail. com, esopuslibrary.org/. 6:30pm-8pm Meditation Group. Open to all.
6:30pm-7:30pm Family Fun Night: Build a Gotham Mural. Gotham needs more heroes-and villains! Come create a unique one to add to the cityscape in the hallway for everybody to see. Bring the whole family! Free. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 6:30pm Music in the Parks - Free Lawn Concerts. June 7, 28, July 19, August 2, 16. Enjoy an evening of music with friends on the beautiful lush landscapes of the Vanderbilt Mansion overlooking the Hudson River. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park. nps.gov/vama/ planyourvisit/upload/summerconcert2017.pdf. 6:30pm-8:30pm Yin Yoga with Pepper Monroe. Yin Yoga is a slow, steady process of gently relaxing your muscles and connective tissues. These tissues need a certain type of practice to make them (and us!) healthier and stronger. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. $18. 7pm The Ulster County Women of Note Project. Suzanne Hauspurg, Administrative Director of the Ulster County Historical Society. This presentation is Part One of the project. It will be followed up this fall at a Suffragist Rally re-enactment taking place October 22, 2017 at Gallo park in Kingston. Free and open to the public. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr /32 North, New Paltz. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Falcon Underground Songwriter Sessions. Host: Jason Gisser. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Chris Rubino & The Newburgh Soul. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 7pm Calling all Trivia Nerds - Trivia Night. Flex your mental muscles and compete for prizes at our weekly Trivia Night! Play solo or as part of a team while enjoying extended Happier Hour Specials. Think of it as “Jeopardy Night“ – Catskills style! For more information, contact us at 845-688-2828 or emersonresort.com. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. 7:30pm The Wizard of Oz. The classic theater with flying monkeys and everything! Bring chairs and blankets. Info: 845-477-9215. Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park, 5 Windermere Ave, Greenwood Lake. villageofgreenwoodlake.org.
Thursday
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Bidder Registration Now Open for the 4-H Livestock Auction at the Ulster County Fair. Auction on Saturday, August 5 at 6:00 pm. The Livestock Auction is part of the 4-H Market Production Project, designed to teach the youth about raising animals for meat production. Each youth participant must complete this project to be able to participate in the auction and only Blue Ribbon animals with a rating of “excellent” qualify for sale. The proceeds of the auction benefit Ulster County’s 4-H youth livestock producers, the next generation of farmers in Ulster County. Registered bidders will receive a complimentary milkshake from the 4-H Milkshake Booth, and a $5 meal from the CCEUC Snack Bar at the Ulster County Fair. To pre-register as a bidder or to find out more information, contact Livestock Educator Jason Detzel atjbd222@cornell.edu or 845-3403990 ext. 327. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. Warwick’s Sesquicentennial. Five days of great events throughout whole village to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this great little town with everything from a Food Truck Festival to a parade. Info: 845-986-2031. Warwick, Warwick. warwick150.org. 8am-5pm 3rd Annual Celebration of the Arts. Kingston Midtown Arts District (MAD) Presents an Eclectic Line-up for Kingston Event.Two works will premiere, Wetzler’s gamelan and accordion composition will be performed by Catskill Mountain Gamelan, and an opera piece from a new work by Ione with Lisa Barnard Kelley (based on a piece they were collaborating on with Pauline), will be presented. Arts lovers from throughout the Hudson Valley will gather. Musicians, dancers and performance artists who live and work in the Arts District are headlining the celebration of the reinvigoration of the City of Kingston’s midtown section. Free. Info: madkingston.org or send an email to mail@madkingston.org. The Collective at Broadway Commons, 615 Broadway, Kingston. 8am-9am Woodstock Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 9am-9:50am Joint Lubricating Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John. Uses gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. All ages and fitness levels. A reduced-price class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info:
845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8. 9:30am-10:30am Woodstock Senior Flex and Stretch with Diane Colello. Movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core strengthening. Woodstock Town Hall. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 10am Ulster County Fair. The Ulster County Fair is a fun, family event in Ulster County since 1886 promoting the fields of agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry. Info: 845-255-1380. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. ulstercountyfair.com. 10am-1pm Minnewaska Preserve: Junior Naturalists: Orienteering Scavenger Hunt. Learn about using a map and compass, and then we’ll go on a scavenger hunt using our new compass skills to find a secret prize! This program is recommended for eight to twelve year old children, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian over the age of 18. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time between 10am & 2pm! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@ gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org. $1 suggested donation, to go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection. 10am-11am Women’s Gentle Yoga with Cory Smith. A variation of Gentle Yoga, this is a sacred space for women to deepen their spiritual practice while enhancing their health and well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@ gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8. 11am Free Adult Exercise Class. Low impact movements, strength/flexibility training and exercises to help with balance and focus. Drop-ins welcome. Info at 845-626-2115. Town of Rochester Community Center, 15 Tobacco Rd, Accord. 11:15am-4pm Crystal Bed Healing Sessions with energy healer and John of God conduit Amrita Eiehm. A healing modality channeled by John of God utilizing seven vogel cut crystals each aligned with a different chakra center, radiating light and energy in specific rhythms to refocus the mind, restore clear thinking, creativity, self-motivation and elevated health. Amrita received training with John of God at his Casa in Abadiania, Brazil. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $75/1 hour session. 12pm 17th Annual Millbrook Horse Trials. Competition Features Olympic and Local Riders And a Weekend of Festivities For all. A Benefit Luncheon will be held from noon to 2 pm Sunday during the Intermediate and Advanced show jumping competition. U.S. Equestrian Team Selection Committee member Marcia Kulak will provide professional commentary. Info: millbrookhorsetrials.com. Coole Park Farm, Millbrook. 12pm-5pm The Co-Lab Lab - Art Exhibition. GCCA presents a new eight-week exhibition centered on the theme of collaboration. Co-curated by artist Robert Tomlinson. Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill. Info: (518) 943-3400, gcca@greenearts.org, greenearts.org/. FREE. 12pm Warwick Summer Arts Festival. Bringing the arts out to every part of the community: the parks, the storefronts, and the farms. Local, national, and global artists to create site specific works as well as main stage performances. warwicksummerarts.com. 12:30pm-6:30pm I Ching Oracle Readings and Intuitive Guidance with esoteric scholar and author Timothy Liu. Every Thursday at Mirabai. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $60/hour, $40/45 minutes, $30/30minutes. 12:30pm-2:30pm Free Summer Workshops for Kids. Workshops for kids ages 7-11 years old, Collage, Rod Puppets, 3-D Origami Sculpture and Paper Mache Sculpture. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Info: 518-945-2136, info@athensculturalcenter.org, athensculturalcenter.org. Free materials included. 1pm-5pm Sharrons Crystal Trunk Show. Info: 845-516-4435 or betsyjacaruso artist.com. Betsy Jacaruso Studio & Gallery, The Courtyard, 43-2 E. Market St, Rhinebeck. 1pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Woodstock Rescue Squad building, Route 212 Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Rescue Squad, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock. 2pm-5pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 2pm-3:30pm 4-H’s Youth Program: Nature Play. For Kids in grades 1-5. Outdoor exploration,
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July 27, 2017 observation and games are great ways for youth to gain an understanding of how the natural world works. Youth will have the opportunity to observe and play in nature. From leaf printing to scavenger hunts to games about the food web Nature Play offers kids an exciting chance to explore the outdoors and learn about the importance of our environment. Christine Reda, Director - 518-7318084 or creda@heermancelibary.org. Heermance Memorial Library, 1 Ely St, Coxsackie. ccecolumbiagreene.org. 3:30pm-5:30pm Free Summer Workshops for Teens. Chill out in our air conditioned studio and unleash your creativity- workshops in Stop Motion Animation, Sculpture, Collage and Printmaking. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Info: 518-945-2136, info@athensculturalcenter.org, athensculturalcenter.org. 4:30pm-5:30pm The Art of Shapes[STEAM]. A STEAM program for 5-10 yos. Exercise both sides of your brain to combine math and art in a fun and funky way. Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail.com. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. tivolilibrary. org. 6pm-8pm Middletown’s 2017 Summer Concert Series. Every Thursday from May 25th to August 17th. Note: Bring a Chair! The Run 4 Downtown Park, 15 North St, Middletown. 6:30pm-8pm Monthly Crystal Attunement Circle with medicine woman and astrologer Mary Vukovic. First Thursday of every month. No pre-registration required. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $10. 6:30pm-7:30pm Breast Cancer Options Talk & Peer-Led Support Group. Features speakers, topics and chair massage. Meets at 6:30pm on the 1st Thursday at of each month. For information or to register: 845/339-HOPE or email hope@ breastcanceroptions.org. Palenville Library, 3303 Route 23A, Palenville. Info: 845-339-4673, hopenemiroff@yahoo.com, breastcanceroptions. org/support_groups__services0.aspx. 6:30pm-8pm Reggae Yoga with Devin Schepetin. This Vinyasa class uses reggae music to evoke the spirit of Jamaica to create an irie yoga time. Free, donations welcome. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. Donation Welcome. 7pm Town of Rochester Town Board Public Hearing. Public Hearing regarding Amending Chapter 140 of the Town of Rochester Code. Complete copies of the proposed law is available for inspection in the office of the or you may view the latest post at townofrochester. ny.gov/2017/07/19/legal-notice-public-hearingzoning-code/. Rochester Town Hall, 50 Scenic Rd, Accord. 7pm-8:30pm Free Self-Care Class: Aging in Our Society with Eleanor Minsky. Eleanor Minsky is the Outreach Coordinator at the Ulster County Office for the Aging in Kingston, New York. She will discuss the many options available to seniors, offer a blueprint to understand Medicare choices, and cover little known federal programs and ideas for saving money on prescription drugs. Sponsor: Rondout Valley Holistic Health Community. Free. . Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. rvhhc.org. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Andy Stack’s American Soup. American Popular Classics. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Shelley King. Southern Blues. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm 2017 SummerScape Film Series: Chopin and the Image of Romanticism. Thursdays and Sundays, July 27–Aug 20. Bard College/ Ottaway Film Center, Annandale. fishercenter.bard.edu. $10. 7:30pm The Wizard of Oz. The classic theater with flying monkeys and everything! Bring chairs and blankets. Info: 845-477-9215. Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park, 5 Windermere Ave, Greenwood Lake. villageofgreenwoodlake.org. 8pm-9:30pm Spaghetti Eastern Music at Station Bar & Curio. Eastern beat, psychedelic and funk-tinged instrumentals and acoustic vocal tunes from Saugerties-based guitarist Sal Cataldi. Free admission, donations appreciated. Station Bar and Curio, 101 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 2122449797, spaghettieasternmusic@cataldipr. com, stationbarandcurio.com. 8pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 8pm-10pm Mind Train Poetry Sessions. Listen or read. Every Thursday, 8-10 pm. For more information, contact 229greenkill@greenkill.org or 347-689-2323. Free. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. greenkill.org.
Friday
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SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION CONFERENCE: A REGIONAL GATHERING FOR EDUCATORS & COMMU-
NITY LEADERS. An inaugural place-based gather-
ing of educators, administrators, business leaders, students, parents, and community-based organizations from the Hudson Valley and beyond to explore the regional potential for our schools and communities to learn and work together toward a shared and intentional future. Group rates, student discounts & scholarships available. Info: Lauraw@eomega.org. Omega Institute, 150 Lake Drive, Rhinebeck, NY. eOmega.org/HVeducation. 2017 Phoenicia International Festival of The Voice: It’s a French Affair. Now in its 8th season, the Phoenicia International Festival of the Voice will celebrate all things French. Hosting internationally acclaimed performers and composers in a series of open-air summer concerts that all share the alluring theme of French culture – including the star event, the beloved opera La Boheme. Opera, Concerts, Gospel, Lectures & Masterclass. Latte lectures and workshops round out the array of offerings the Festival brings to these mountains at accessible ticket prices ranging from $25 to $35 for general admission. Phoenicia, Phoenicia. phoeniciavoicefest.org. Warwick’s Sesquicentennial. Five days of great events throughout whole village to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this great little town with everything from a Food Truck Festival to a parade. Info: 845-986-2031. Warwick, Warwick. warwick150.org. 9am Rummage Sale. Open from 9-2 & 5-8pm. Offering clothing, school supplies, & books. Info: 845-246-7802. Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave, Saugerties. 9am Office for the Aging’s Senior Walking and Biking Outings. The Office for the Aging’s Senior Walking and Biking Outings Meets on Fridays at 9am. Bike or walk the Rail Trail. Info: 845-486-2555. Gold’s Gym, 258 Titusville Rd, Poughkeepsie. 9:30am-10:30am Bliss Body Yoga with Linda Freeman. Gentle, Individualized and Therapeutic Yoga for your body and soul. Ongoing classes Fridays and Sundays at Studio87 and Wednesdays 9:15-10:15am at the New Paltz Community Center on Route 32 North. $10 drop in. Linda Freeman is certified in Integrative Yoga Therapy. Visit blissbodyoga.com or 845-236-3939. Studio87 The Wellness House, 87 Liberty St, Newburgh. 9:45am-10:45am Woodstock Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 10am Ulster County Fair. The Ulster County Fair is a fun, family event in Ulster County since 1886 promoting the fields of agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry. Info: 845-255-1380. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. ulstercountyfair.com. 10am-11am Kids Yoga and Literacy. For ages 3-5. Yoga movement interspersed with storytelling about gratitude, kindness, emotions and mindfulness. Call to register. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-6572482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary.org. $10. 10am-11am Moving For Life (NYC-based nonprofit) Free Exercise Class. Hosted by the Kingston Library in partnership with the oncology department of Health Alliance of Westchester with funds received from a grant from the New York State Department of Health. The classes meet on Fridays, 10-11. Free, open to all with preference to Breast Cancer Survivors. Info: 212-222-1351, caroline@movingforlife.org or movingforlife.org. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. 10:30am-11:30am The Wizard of Oz. Live on our stage, with hit songs from the epic film, join Dorothy and her friends as they follow the yellow brick road. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@ machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre.org. Group Rates Available. 11am-4pm 1812 Johnston House Tour. Guided tour of a c.1812 Federal-style house featuring a collection of 18th and early 19th century American furnishings and decorative arts in eight elegant room settings. Info: 845-339-0720. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner Wall-Main, Kingston. fohk.org. $5, $2/under 16. 11am-4pm Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery: Treasures. A highlight of this year’s exhibit is a recent major donation to the organization, a pair of portraits by John Vanderlyn (1775-1852) of General George Henry Sharpe as a boy with his mother and father. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Info: 845-339-0720. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner WallMain, Kingston. fohk.org. 11:30am-4:30pm Past Life Regression and Private Angelic Channeling sessions with past life therapist and angelic channel Margaret Doner. First Friday of every month. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $125/90 minute session. 12pm 17th Annual Millbrook Horse Trials. Competition Features Olympic and Local Riders And a Weekend of Festivities For all. A Benefit Luncheon will be held from noon to 2 pm Sunday during the Intermediate and Advanced show jumping competition. U.S. Equestrian Team Selection Committee member Marcia Kulak will provide professional commentary. Info: millbrookhorsetrials.com. Coole Park Farm,
Millbrook. 12pm-5pm The Co-Lab Lab - Art Exhibition. GCCA presents a new eight-week exhibition centered on the theme of collaboration. Co-curated by artist Robert Tomlinson. Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill. Info: (518) 943-3400, gcca@greenearts.org, greenearts.org/. FREE. 12pm Warwick Summer Arts Festival. Bringing the arts out to every part of the community: the parks, the storefronts, and the farms. Local, national, and global artists to create site specific works as well as main stage performances. warwicksummerarts.com. 12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, Bearsville. 12:30pm-6pm Crystal and Chakra Readings with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. Every Friday at Mirabai. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/25 minutes. 1pm-3pm Scrabble Club. Join us for our new Scrabble Club! Bring your extensive vocabulary and your enjoyment for games to our Scrabble events. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org/. 1pm-1:45pm Just for Fun: Parsons Dance. This internationally renowned dance company performs a special program just for kids! Audience member learn dance moves on stage. Free admission. PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, 2980 Rt 66, Chatham. ps21chatham.org/ event/just-for-fun-parsons/. 2pm-3:30pm YA Book Club. Book club for grades 6 and up. Refreshments will be served. Participants will be given a copy of the book. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org, olivefreelibrary.org. FREE. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street Farm Stand is Open. Hosted by the Kingston Land Trust and a members of Eat Well Kingston (part of Cornell’s Live Well Kingston). Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 3-7pm. Info: 845-532-0011. South Pine Street Farm, 27 South Pine Street, Kingston. southpinestreetcityfarm.org. Vegetables are free. Donations are welcome. 4pm-5pm Tivoli Summer Chess Club. Challenge Patrick, our Library Clerk, to a game of chess! All skills levels welcome. All ages. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@ gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. 4:30pm-5pm Artist on Art Tour: Mariella Brisson. Artists offer a unique lens with which to “read” an artist’s home & landscape. During this series artists use many mediums and “poetic license” to talk about Olana and the exhibition with concepts and connections that inspire them. This is not a traditional house tour! Artist-led tours are accompanied by TOP’s Director of Education and end with a glass of wine on the piazza near sunset. To learn more visit olana.org or call 518-828-1872. $20 | Ages 12+. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. 5pm-8pm Business Association of Margaretville First Friday. The theme for the August First Friday will be a Retro Cruise, featuring an assortment of classic cars lining Main Street. The event will also include music by local favorites, Country Express, specialty foods, a wine tasting, chocolate sampling, kids’ activities, Boy Scout derby cars and races. Info: 845 586-4177. Main St/Margaretville. mainstreetmargaretville.com. 5pm-7pm ART OPENING. Featuring work from the teaching artists & program participants. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. hudsonarealibrary.org. 5:30pm-8:30pm First Friday Poughkeepsie Event. A city-wide celebration held on the first Friday of every month from 5:30 -8:30pm. Music, Fair style food, craft beer, & dancing. Downtown Poughkeepsie, Main Street, Poughkeepsie. FirstFridayPoughkeepsie@gmail.com. Food and beverages available for purchase. 5:30pm-7pm Opening Reception: MindScapes, Augie Wiedemann. Augie Wiederman, mixed medium. Exhibits through 8/25. Duck Pond Gallery, Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845.331.2699, infotech@hvc. rr.com, esopuslibrary.org. 5:30pm Woodstock Shakespeare Festival: The Merchant of Venice. Presented by Bird-On-ACliff Theatre Company. Bring blankets, chairs & a picnic. Admission is free. Suggested donation $10. Info: 845-247-4007. 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. 5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Rejuvenating and supported postures that soothe the nervous system and alleviate tension. Lots of props and dim lights. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 6pm-9pm Art Walk and Street Concert. Enjoy a festive evening downtown filled with art & crafts, live music and great local restaurants. Info: goshenartwalk@yahoo.com, Facebook: 2017 August Goshen Art Walk and Street Concert. West Main St/Goshen, Goshen.
29 6:30pm Kabbalat Shabbat. Takes place in Woodland Pond’s Great Room! 6:30pm Musical and Meditative Services followed by Dessert Potluck (bring fruit, wine, etc. to share)at 8pm. RSVP through the website at kolhai.org. Woodland Pond, New Paltz. kolhai.org. 6:30pm Saugerties 2017 Sunset Concert Series: Katie Hoffstatter & T-Jay. Free admission. Held in the Front Courtyard. Rain moves the concert inside the Chapel. Saugerties Reformed Church, Main St, Saugerties. 7pm-9pm Double Art Opening. This exhibit is an overview of life in New York City, from 1970 to 2000, created by two Catskill artists while they were living and working there. All of the works on display are silver gelatin prints.Grand Central Terminal by Richard Sandler & New York: Shadow and Substance photographs by Ted Barron and Richard Sandler. Curated by Robert TomlinsonShow will exhibit thru 8/30. Info: info@hilocatskill.com; hilocatskill.com; & facebook.com/hilocatskill. Hi Lo, 365 Main St, Catskill. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Ceesar- Classic R&R Show. Rock & Roll. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Ceesar- Classic R&R Show. Rock & Roll. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm-9:30pm Women Behind the Chador. Learn about life for women in Iran, how they adapt to the restrictions imposed upon them, and how they are perceived in modern literature. Unitarian Fellowship, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston. Free, donations accepted. 7pm Star Nations Sacred Circle. A not for skeptics discussion group concerning all things paranormal. Dedicated to acknowledging the extraterrestrial presence on earth. Bring a drink, snack to share & a comfortable lawn chair to sit under the stars afterwards for a UFO watch. Meets monthly on the 1st Friday of each month, 7pm. Info: 845-331-2662 or Symbolic-Studies.org. $5 suggested donation. Center for Symbolic Studies, 475 River Rd. Ext, Tillson. 7pm-9pm Middletown’s 2017 Summer Concert Series. Free Summer Concerts. Bring a Chair! Every Friday Night From May 26th to September 1st. Festival Square, 37 West Main St, Middletown. 7:30pm The Wizard of Oz. The classic theater with flying monkeys and everything! Bring chairs and blankets. Info: 845-477-9215. Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park, 5 Windermere Ave, Greenwood Lake. villageofgreenwoodlake.org. 7:30pm All Shook Up. Inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley. Book by Joe Depietro. All seating is Reserved Seating. Info: 845-6796900; woodstockplayhouseboxoffice@gmail.com. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. woodstockplayhouse.org. $32, $36, $40. 7:30pm Dimitrij. Opera wriiten by Antonín Dvorak. American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director. Directed by Anne Bogart. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter. bard.edu. $25 and up. 7:30pm-9:30pm Moonwalk for Members. Complimentary for Walkway Members. Suggested donation of $5. Both East (Poughkeepsie) and West (Highland) Entrances of Walkway State Historic Park. Info: 845-454-9649, events@ walkway.org. 8pm Thoroughly Modern Millie. Up In One Productions. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. $27, $25/senior/child. 8pm Sweeney Todd. Set against the backdrop of 19th century London, this witty and delicious Tony Award winning classic is sure to shock, awe, and thrill you. Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, nkowalsky@machaydntheatre.org, machaydntheatre. org. $33-36. 8pm Community Playback Theatre. Audience stories brought to life onstage. See your story improvised! Info: 845-883-0392. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland. Info: 845-6914118. $10/suggested donation. 8:30pm Spiegeltent 2017: MX Bond’s House of Whimsy. Welcome back to the House of Whimsy—an alluring, edgy, and irreverent evening of divas and deviants from the downtown performance scene—selected and introduced by Mx. Justin Vivian Bond. Established Spiegeltent favorites mingle with talented newcomers in a program of variety acts that will ravish, provoke, and astound. Bard College/ Spiegeltent, Annandale. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25 and up. 8:30pm Marc Cohn. 6pm doors. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, helsinkihudson.ticketfly.com/event/1510991marc-cohn-hudson/. $55, $45. 9pm Gratefully Yours (Grateful Dead Tribute). Info: 845-679-4406. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Bearsville. BearsvilleTheater.com. 10pm Spiegeltent 2017: After Hours. Tikka Masala. Open to patrons age 21 and up. Performances may contain nudity, and are for mature audiences only. Bard College/ Spiegeltent, Annandale. fishercenter.bard.edu. $12.
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WůĞĂƐĞ ĂƉƉůLJ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ŵŽŚŽŶŬũŽďƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘ We’re looking for someone to become a part of our Front Desk Team (full-time)! Must be dependable, reliable, honest, and hardworking. No experience is necessary but it’s certainly considered a plus. Hours are 7 a.m.-3 p.m. ThursdayMonday. Must be familiar with Microsoft Windows and with using email. Please apply in person at Americas Best Value Inn, 7 Terwilliger Ln. New Paltz, NY 12561
depending on programs. Housekeeping (part-time): Position includes cleaning guest rooms/public spaces; kitchen cleanup; laundry and other tasks to support guest services. 2-3 days a week. Dishwasher (part-time, on-call): For programs that run 2-9 days primarily for dinner shifts. Send resume to Blue Deer Center, P.O. Box 905, Margaretville, NY 12455. Call 845-5863225 or email: Liz@bluedeer.org for an employment application.
Up to 6 positions available for each mechanical technicians and apprentices supporting new product development in Saugerties, NY. Sustainable Waste Power Systems is seeking motivated individuals looking to learn and grow into a career with OTJ training for mechanical work, equipment operations and maintenance, etc. Apprentices starting at $11.00/hr, and technicians starting at $12.50-$15.00/hr for 30hrs/week with raise potential based on progress and motivation. Valid driver’s license required, drug free workplace, background check. Experiences and references a plus. Will provide for OSHA 10 and Commercial Driver Medical Card. A StartUP NY Company - No NY State income tax! Email SWPSjobs@gmail.com
Massage Therapist Needed for Copperhood Retreat & Spa. Looking for experienced massage therapist to provide services as independent contractor. Please call 845688-2460 to schedule an interview.
Town of Woodstock is looking for a Machine Equipment Operator Full-Time with Benefits $20/hr Must have a CDL If interested please call
(845) 679-2805 Applications must be submitted by 8/11/17 PART-TIME/FULL-TIME. LABORER FOR WINDOW CLEANING COMPANY. MUST BE LADDER SAVVY, HARD, RELIABLE WORKER. TRANSPORTATION NECESSARY. GOOD WORK ETHIC. WILL TRAIN. $15/HR. IMMEDIATE HIRE. 845-594-2370. Seeking Dedicated, Mindful Person for professional housecleaning company. Part-time and full-time positions available. Experienced, thoroughness, strength, independence, reliability & transportation is a must. 845-853-4476 or info@welcomehomecleaners.com Work at a Beautiful Healing & Retreat Center! Various positions available- Guest Services Manager: Assist Program Director in turning over guest rooms; kitchen cleanup; laundry; and program space set-up. Position requires leadership, supervisory and organizational skills. 3-5 days weekly
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SATURDAY, JULY 29TH, 12-3PM 11 Shaft Rd, Town of Gardiner, NY Great Opportunity to own a fantastic home with Breathtaking Mountain Views. This “as is” home features 3500 SF, a Kitchen with Marble ctr tops, Large Formal Din Room, Hardwood Floors, C/Air, Master Bed Room Suite with double French doors to private balcony with views, sitting room, large Walk In Closet and spa style master bath. Finished bonus room, basement and large 3 car garage. Magnificent Views, Great Location. $375,000. Contact Danielle Carlson Murphy at Start Home Smart, Inc. for showing. 914-474-6456.
CAREGIVER NEEDED for a paraplegic. No certifications required. Will train. Must be honest & reliable. Health benefits available. Paid through agency. Please call 845901-9955. WANTED: RESIDENTIAL HOUSE CLEANING. Bi-weekly. Have own transportation. Hurley area. 845-338-1705. CHAMBERMAID: PART-TIME. Must be reliable, attentive, have high standard of cleanliness & like to clean. Weekends needed. Flexible weekday. Nice working conditions and environment. Call Karen at The Woodstock Inn on the Millstream 679-8211. HELP WANTED: HOUSE CLEANING, SHOPPING, etc. in Palenville. $12/hr. 518678-3450. FULL-TIME SALES POSITION. Hardware knowledge a plus. Apply in person: H. HOUST & SON INC., 4 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock.
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Attn Seasonal Restaurant Operators; do you need a WINTER LOCATION to keep your name and good employees before the public? Come to Hunter Mountain. Slopes Motel, club and restaurant has room for an experienced operator. Large open room on a creek. $25,000 for winter restaurant rental; November-April. Go to www.slopesclub. com and hit property description button. email Slopesclub@aol.com -Tom- 631-9018535.
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Home Care. Home Health Aide. Will do cooking, cleaning, doctor visits, etc. Over 25 years experience. Compassionate, dedicated
& reliable. Excellent references. Days, evenings & nights. Live-in 5 days a week. Call Dee at 845-399-1816.
IN-HOME CARE GIVING... Assist with activities of daily living. Errands, meals, laundry, light cleaning, pet care. Valid driver’s license. Reliable transportation. Flexible. Safe. References. New Paltz & Surrounding Areas.
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CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly. 10 years experience. Live-in or hourly. References available. Ulster County area.
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HAVING AN OUTDOOR PARTY? TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly rentals. We have Gray, white, blue, tan, green (pine-scented), pink (rose-scented), red & blue handicap accessible. (We also have a few w/sinks). Great for Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Festi-
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Mark Your Calendars! Don’t miss the Drum Boogie Festival 2017 at Andy Leigh Field in Woodstock, NY on Saturday, September 9, 2017 from 11 am to 8 pm. The Drum Boogie Festival is a FREE multi-cultural music event, celebrating a diverse range of music, dance, and voice from around the world including Jazz, Reggae, Contemporary, East India, Caribbean and African styles. Renowned musicians performing throughout the day include Jack DeJohnette, NEXUS, The Big Takeover Reggae Band, Beatbox House, NYU Steel and more! Bring your lawn chair or blanket and come settle in for the day. Food trucks will be on site. See www.drumboogiefestival. com/ for more info.
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TRANQUIL & DESIRABLE GARDINER SETTING THE COMPETITIVE EDGE! In today’s vibrant marketplace, you need an agent on top of the action and on top of their game. For over 39 years, savvy buyers and sellers have trusted Westwood to design personalized Real Estate strategies to get them on the inside track to their goals. Our cuttingedge technologies, deep market knowledge and impeccable integrity are the keys to your success. There really is a difference in Real Estate companies!
At the end of a busy day it’s great to get back to nature and enjoy this tranquil setting on 5 private acres. Relax with a “cuppa” on the expansive deck where you will marvel at the antics of the many different wildlife species as they frolic in the treetops and wilderness while also keeping an eye on the kiddies playing in the heated, 5 year old 16 x 40 in ground, solar covered, salt system pool that allows you to swim as early or late in the seasons as you wish. There is plenty of room in this sun filled 3000 sq. ft. home that is married perfectly with it’s property to bring the extended family and friends to enjoy. Many recent improvements made that make this home ready today for you to start enjoying nature at its best! So, if you want to be in the swim in the winter, phone me today, I would love to show you around. ......$649,000
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HISTORIC KINGSTON- Very rare c. 1668 stone house in prime Uptown Stockade location. Walk to everything! Outstanding original charm & detail intact throughout gracious 2600+ SF: brick fireplaces in LR, DR & country kitchen, beamed ceilings, wide pine & oak floors, period hardware & window panes, Dutch oven, 2 stairways + smart updates. Features 4 BRs, 2.5 baths, central AC & amazing ambiance. TRULY SPECIAL! ...............................$385,000
LAKE GEORGE VACATION HOME FOR SALE Lake George summer home located at the northeast side of the lake. Three bedroom ranch home with large deck overlooking the lake, your own private dock, with just under 1 acre of land with plenty of privacy. A little piece of heaven for a small price.
COUNTRY RETREAT- Perfectly adorable & enchanting LOG cabin in a peaceful 1.5 acre country setting with a distinct Adirondack ambiance. This perfect retreat offers a living room with a cozy woodburner to chase the winter chill, a country style eat-in kitchen, wood floors throughout, 2 bedrooms and a full bath. Breezy screen porch invites al fresco dining + full basement for workshop & storage. Detached garage, too! .. $190,000
Call: 845-691-2770 OFF THE GRID IN GREEN COUNTY
Adorable 1940’s cottage with 20x20 attached studio, 12x16 newer artist studio and sauna, 2.7 acres. 145k.
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WOODSTOCK MID-CENTURY- Walk to town from the shady 2 acre site of this classic c. 1956 ranch w/ newer bedroom suite addition. Super spacious 3700 SF features 22’ LR with full wall stone fireplace, beams & hardwood floor, DR, 4 or 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, ensuite MBR w/ cozy fireplace, den w/ gas stove, family/media room, heated sun room, fab “retro” kitchen & built-ins. Ready for your own personal taste & style! ................................................$349,000
PRIVACY & VIEWS!- Rustic charm abounds in this log oasis enclosed by 4.5 acres with privacy, stunning mountain VIEWS and a sweet stream, too! Wonderful open & airy floor plan perfect for entertaining features beamed ceilings, wood floors, open plan eatin kitchen, 2-way brick fireplace open to LR & den/office, 2 BRs + additional rooms for guests, 1.5 baths, 20’ family/media room & 2 car garage, too! ............................ $259,000
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WOODSTOCK: EXCITING CEDARSIDED CONTEMPORARY! 4-bedrooms, 3 baths, on 5 private acres w/ mountain views surrounded by protected lands. Has large eat-in kitchen, formal DR, terrific LR w/massive stone fireplace. Amenities include: energyefficiency, oak floors, vaulted ceilings, skylights, bedrooms w/private decks, finished lower level w/additional bedroom & office. Great location within walking distance to wonderful Wilson State Park, w/boating, hiking, picnicking & camping. $449,000. Richard Miller, Win Morrison Realty 845-3897286. New Paltz HOME on 10 acres. 3-BEDROOMS, 3 baths, patio, 2 car garage, basement. Near Thruway, schools & shopping. Brokers welcome. $325,000. 845256-0352.
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STU’S CAR SERVICE. Whose car determines the pay. Airports are our specialty. Always ready to get you there. Doesn’t matter when or where. I drive the miles your way with smiles. Going to LaGuardia Airport? There is limited parking. Call Stu’s Car Service for prices. Cell- 845-649-5350; stu@hvc.rr.com Look for me on Facebook.
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BEAUTIFUL NEW 3-BEDROOM, 2.5 bath home (2595 sq.ft.) w/huge bonus room and storage on one-of-a-kind, 2.5 acre estate size lot w/pond. Minutes from downtown Rhinebeck. Asking $575,000. Call Michael 845-688-5249. ULSTER COUNTY MORTGAGE RATES Mid-Hudson Valley FCU 800-451-8373 30 Yr Fixed 15 Yr Fixed 10 Yr Adj
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Family Home or Commercial Investment. 2400 sq.ft. on 2 levels. 3-BR, 2.5 BA, new cedar back deck, high efficiency boiler, insulated and finished lower level with laundry room, large open area, half bath, storage/work room. 2.6 acres. See Zillow.com for 787 Dug Hill Rd, Hurley. Priced below market value at $249,900. Buyers agent fee of 2.5% offered. Contact: 914-388-7361.
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE. Room in a lovely Victorian building in New Paltz. All utilities & Wi-Fi included. $450/month. (845)255-0559.
WOODSTOCK HISTORIC STONE HOUSE IN TOWN — Built 1790 —
Central Town Woodstock 3,700 sq. ft. +/25 Parking Spots — Shawu —
Many spacious rooms, high ceilings, 3 fireplaces, 2½ baths, completely restored, many possibilities.
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Owner seeking person who will preserve this outstanding historic landmark!
845-679-6877 LARGE FAMILY HOME OR Investment property for sale. 5br/3ba. $299,000. 2 Partington Place, New Paltz. Full listing with photos on Zillow.com. Contact owner at 914-466-6781. Rent to own also considered.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE/LEASE
COMMERCIAL SPACE • Approx. 3,000 sq ft. Multiple uses (manufacturing, retail, storage, warehouse, office) • Approx 1,500 sq ft. Can be used as Storage/ Warehouse
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1-BEDROOM in private house on quiet country estate. Modena. Onsite parking. No W/D. $690/month plus utilities. References required. Apply in detail to mrmatteo40@aol. com
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BEAUTIFUL 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT #2 ; airy, spacious apartment. Large kitchen, many closets, private balcony, 2 entrances, serene surroundings. $950/month. Call (570)296-6185. HIGHLAND: LARGE 1-BEDROOM; second floor, $925/month heat & hot water included. Available immediately. Private, quiet neighborhood. Onsite parking. Next to Highland Town Hall/Court, near Rt. 9W. Minutes to Poughkeepsie Bridge, Metro North, Rt. 9 & hospitals. 1 month security. No smoking. 845-453-0047 .
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ICONIC MID-CENTURY CHALET In Big Indian -Come and see this FANTASTIC PROPERTY AVAILABLE - Yes! In the heart of Catskill Park’s Oliveira Valley. This classic Chalet has 82+ acres,w/agricultural and recreational uses permitted,and an open floor plan offering great flexibility. The home itself is a pristine example of the hip, mid-century modern look, sought after by many in today’s design revival. Currently set up as 6-BR, 2½-BA, and each room upstairs has its OWN BALCONY! Quality construction throughout, perfect for a creative designer’s eye, and offering peaceful and expansive views of Panther Mt. and Slide Mt. See more information in the next listing “Iconic Mid-Century Chalet II”. ICONIC MID-CENTURY CHALET II The entire eastern boundary is The Esopus Creek! 60+ acres are subject to NYC Forestry Conservation Easement, lowering taxes and still offering the opportunity to utilize a beautiful and substantial portion of the property. There are agricultural and recreational uses permitted. Contact Joshua Luborsky or James Boyd today for more information. .......................... $595,000 W NE AT E! E GR PRIC
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EASY LIVING RANCH HOME In Boiceville, you will find this bright and airy 3-BR and 2-BA home, conveniently located within a mile to all the major amenities of Boiceville. The kitchen features maple wood cabinetry and opens to the living and dining rooms. There is an oversized 2-car garage and a paved driveway. Beautifully landscaped w/gorgeous mature hydrangeas; sip your tea on the covered porch overlooking the deck and the mountain views. This would make for a great 2nd home or your first starter home. Call Heather Martin today!.............. $245,000
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Completely New Construction; 1-Bedroom Apartment w/separate entrance & parking in private home on 2 acres. Loft-like plan w/open kitchen-living room, separate bedroom w/french doors and new bathroom w/shower. $1350/month includes sanitation, heat, electric, A/C, water, lawn maintenance & snow removal. Professional or older student preferred. 2 mo’s security. 917-854-3415 or e-mail: judithsag@gmail.com 1-, 2-, & 3-BEDROOM APARTMENTS in renovated barn. 5 minutes by car outside New Paltz village. From $1000/ month-$2100/month. No dogs, no cats, no smoking. Please call 845-256-8160. 2-Bedroom Condo, beautiful, large, twostory, eat-in kitchen, beautiful floor in kitchen, almost new dishwasher, stove, refrigerator. Walk-in pantry, washer/dryer can be purchased from previous tenant. Many closets, bathroom w/skylight, deck, 2 assigned parking. Excellent condition. $1275/month plus utilities. Security. 914-388-0697. Unique 2-bedroom Country Apartment, 2nd floor, 2 mi. from New Paltz center and Mohonk Mtn Hse. Large living room and terrace room, deck and lots of glass, $1800/month. No dogs or young children. Green lifestyle preferred. Contact Dan or Ann 845-255-9297.
New Paltz: Southside Terrace Apartments Year round and other lease terms to suit your needs available!
We have, studios, one & two bedroom apartments, includes heat & hot water. (furniture packages available) Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more! “Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!”
Call 845-255-7205 for more information 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in private home. Includes utilities, cable and high speed internet. Walking distance to SUNY and town. No pets or smokers. $1000/ month, 1½ month security. Available August. Call (914)475-9834.
FABULOUS CAMPGROUND B REDU AM! MAJ Right in Saugerties is an AMAZCTIO OR N BL ING OPPORTUNITY to own an AST! excellent business/investment; a well-established campground/ trailer park that is a true money-maker. Located just a short distance from the Village, the property consists of 2 houses w/7-Apts and a rentable beauty salon/retail space, an office/general store, 4 property owned full-time rental mobile homes, 30 camper sites, 5 cabins, 50 tent sites, pool, playground, laundry, hot showers and much, much more! Close to the NYS Thruway (Exit 20). Call Cheryl Nekos today for more information today! .............................. $899,000 THE MOST FUN PAGE ON FACEBOOK
Kingston 845.339.1144 / Woodstock 845.679.2929 & 845.679.9444 / Saugerties 845.246.3300
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IT DOES IT BY ITSELF! In Arkville – Turn-key DOUBLE business opportunity in a fantastic location for outdoor activities. Let the businesses run themselves while you spend time enjoying natures playground. Nearby are 2-popular ski resorts, golf courses, hiking trails, lakes, streams and rivers. The businesses do well enough that they shut down for the winter. The restaurant/bar provides breakfast, lunch and dinner and has a friendly local following. The Bait/Tackle, Fishing and Boat Rental business supplies the needs for all the areas water ways. Along w/ this great business combination comes a rental home in the back. This is a great moneymaker and has potential to make a lot more. Call Marcel Lucchese today! ...........$459,000
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21A Colonial Dr., New Paltz. 1 & 2 BR apts. Pets welcome! No security deposit option. 3-12 month leasing terms. Pool, laundry on site.
845-255-6171 SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Fall 2017 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. STUDENTS/PROFESSIONALS: ROOMS AVAILABLE. Close to SUNY, New Paltz. Newly renovated, clean, large kitchen, appliances, WiFi/computer access/TV, plenty of parking. $550/month/room, electric & heat included. First, last & security required. Available now. Student Housing for next semester available starting June. 845705-2430.
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Spacious, newly-renovated room in 4-BR house on 3 lovely acres in Cottekill (Rosendale), near SUNY/Ulster. Ideal for student. $400/month includes heat/electric, wifi; pay portion of plowing in winter. Nonsmoker; no drugs or alcohol. 845-687-9253
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RENTAL HOUSE: SMALL COTTAGE. 2-BEDROOMS, living room, kitchen & bath shower only. Lease & security required. $775/month. Call 845-338-1705.
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Studio Cottage, 2-bedrooms, 1 acre, private, overhanging deck, looking down on stream. Lots of storage outside. Must see. $1200/month plus utilities. First, last in advance. 845-247-3669.
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MUST SEE!! 2-STORY, 3-BEDROOM COUNTRY HOME, IDYLLIC SETTING. Semi-private road, 2M from heart of Woodstock. Large, luxury kitchen. Wood floors. LR w/wood fireplace, DR, office w/built-ins, flex room, 2 full baths, screened porch, patio, generator. Plentiful storage, laundry, garden, field. Landlord pays electric, lawn, snow. Tenant pays propane, oil, trash. $2500/month. First, Last, Security. NONSMOKERS. Call 845-750-1219.
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A long tree lined driveway leads to this beautifully sited 4 BR, 2.5 bath, Center Hall Colonial. Enjoy the peak views of the mountains, meadows and woods. Spacious foyer leads to a large sunken living room, formal dining room, eat-in country kitchen, and family room with woodburning fireplace. Master BR with its own bath and double closets. Gorgeous hardwood floors throughout (sneak peak in master closets), enjoy expansive back deck with private back yard. Property consists of 9.4 acres with possibility of subdivision road frontage on Route 209 & Marcott Rd. Wonderful country feeling yet so cclose to Stone Ridge & Kingston. $449,000
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Local College Faculty Seeks House Rental. Looking for a 3- or 4-bedroom house or livework loft. Woodstock area. $1500-$2000/ month Starting September 1st: 12-month or 9-month lease. Call 845-663-3357or e-mail: vastalschool@gmail.com
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78 RPM 20, 30, 40’s Swing & Popular singers. $10 for 20 records minimum sale. Call Kit 845-399-4930. BAWELL WATER IONIZER. New; $2000, hardly used. Selling for $350 or best offer. Call 845-339-2726. EXERCISE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: Leg curl & leg extension w/weight stack, Smith Machine, Hip Sled, Universal aductor/abductor machine. Please call 845-275-8545. MEDIUM OAK HARDWOOD DINING TABLE; 72x48 wide w/2-self storing 20” leaves & lion claw feet & 6 Windsor chairs2 Captain, 4 regular. Call (845)275-8545.
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Ve well designed ranch house in Tillson Estates Very waiting for the next family to call it home. 3 w bedrooms, 2 bath home with spacious living room be and wood-burning stone fireplace. Large dining an room with sliders to fenced back yard for doggie. ro Eat-in kitchen, utility room, all on first floor! But wait…. Fully finished lower level has family room and an additional 2 rooms for office space, or workout room adding another 622 sq. ft.! Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, July 30th from 1-4 at the OPEN HOUSE! Call for directions and more details! $229,900
Th 3200 sq. ft. Arts & Crafts style home is This on a bucolic country road across the llocated lo loc o str street from the Ashokan Reservoir. Featuring a large gourmet kitchen w/fireplace & island, oversized living room with french doors ov leading to stone patio overlooking pond, 5 BRs and den/study, family room, upstairs laundry room. Beamed ceilings, artistic doors and handles, custom tiled and slate floors. Configuration of home could lend itself to having an accessory apartment upstairs with a little work. Barn and chicken coop, beautiful pond, fenced in garden area & in-ground salt water swimming pool! $549,000
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Books Wanted. Barner Books buys quality used, rare, and out of print books wanted. Cash for your books and related goods (typewriters, maps, pens etc). We’ll come to you or visit the store (3 Church Street, New Paltz), email us barnerbooks@gmail.com or call 845-255-2635. BOTTOM LINE... I pay the HIGHEST PRICES for old furniture, ANTIQUES of every description. Paintings, lamps, rugs, porcelain, bronzes, silver, etc. One item to entire contents. House calls & free appraisals. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972). (845)389-7286. OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, dolls, pocket knives, military items, bronzes, jewelry, sterling, old toys, old paper, old boxes, old advertisements, vintage clothing, anything old. Home contents purchased, (select items or entire estates purchased.) CASH PAID 657-6252 WANTED: 78 RPM RECORDS. They lurk in basements & attics! WGXC.90.7 D.J. plays only 78 RPM’s. Top prices paid & expert advice. Also Phonographs. Kit- 845399-4930. W.G.X.C. is a Community NonProfit Co. We give airtime to first timers on radio. www.WGXC90.7.com
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Auctions
HUDSON VALLEY AUCTIONS Auctioneers and Appraisers • Since 1984 270 Breunig Road • New Windsor, NY 12553
Actively seeking consignments for future auctions Offering free consultations, we provide the professional and experienced service to properly market your fine art, antiques and collectibles. • One Item or Entire Estates • Donny Malone: 914.388.3811 John Paul 914.213.0425
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To: 85377
SPARKLING GEM IN RUBY! Ultimate Country getaway or full time residence on 4+ acres, this 2000+ sq ft tastefully updated 3 BR Farmhouse still has its original charm! Large living room with beautiful hardwood floors, dining room with coal stove & wood beamed ceiling, and brand new kitchen! Upstairs there’s a large family room with hardwood floors & separate office. Outside offers a wraparound deck, stone fireplace & large shed with electric, and large yard. This home has had multiple upgrades, brand new heating system, new kitchen & new 2nd full bath upstairs, new floors in the family room, 200-amp electric and more! Visit the OPEN HOUSE this Sunday, call for directions! $265,000
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Antiques & Collectibles
WANTED: VINTAGE COMICS Interested in the Golden Age; Silver & Bronze 1930s-1980s
$ CASH $ ON THE SPOT! TOP $ DOLLARS $ PAID! Also Seeking Star Wars Collectibles, Life-Size Advertisement Statues, Vintage Vinyl Records.
Call/Text Any Time 845-901-7379
WANTED-TOP DOLLARS PAID! We Buy Entire Estates or Single Items. Actively Seeking Gold and Silver of any kind, Sterling, Flatware & Jewelry. Furniture, Antiques through Mid-Century. We Gladly do House Calls. Free Appraisals. We also do Estate/Tag Sales. 35 years experience. One Call Does It All. Call or text anytime 24/7.
617-981-1580
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Vendors Needed
AMERICAN LEGION, Springtown Road, Tillson: CRAFT FAIR & VENDOR EVENT SPACES; $25. Indoor 6x8 space, 10x8 space closed pavillion. Need to rent a table= $5. RESERVE @ 845-853-9052.
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Flea Market
HIGH FALLS Flea Market, Rt. 213 High Falls. Art, Antiques, Collectibles. EVERY SUNDAY through November, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Vendor info: Joni (845)810-0471 or jonicollyn@aol.com
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Yard & Garage Sales
Garage Sale Sat., 7/29, 9 A.M.-1 P.M., rain or shine. 44 Mink Hollow Rd, Lake Hill, NY; Household/glass/china items, camping & backpacking equipment. Christmas and crafting items, few pieces of furniture & more. MOWER’S SATURDAY/SUNDAY FLEA MARKET; Maple Lane, Woodstock. Every weekend. Antiques, collectibles, produce & Reusables. 845-679-6744. Join us for our 40th Year! For brochure: woodstockfleamarket@hvc.rr.com GOOGLE US!
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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 .
700
Personal & Health Services
CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly. 10 years experience. Live-in or hourly. References available. Ulster County area. (845)7065133 .
702
Art Services
OIL PAINTING RESTORATION. Cleaned, relined, retouched, refinished. Also frames & wood sculptures repaired. Call Carol (845)687-7813.
720
Painting/Odd Jobs
EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999. 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 845616-8574. NYS DOT T-12467
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Go 2 Guys Handyman & Remodeling Services No job too small, we fix them all. Handyman Repair & Remodeling Services. We can repair, fix, build or remodel anything.
Everything from A–Z We also do disability remodeling. Bathtub to shower conversions. 25 Years Experience. A Fully Insured Company. p y
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• Residential / Commercial • Moving • Delivery • Trucking • Local & NYC Metro Areas
septicsolutionsnow.com Neil A. Schaffer
Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253
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Organizing/ Decorating/ Refinishing
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/ HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, gardening & personal assistant. Affordable. Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar. com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@gmail.com (845)679-6242 .
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Cleaning Services
MAID IN AMERICA. Home/Office cleaning. Gardening and kitty care, too. Attentive to detail. Many years experience and excellent local references. Best to call between 9am-10pm. (845)5142510.
ULSTER WINDOW CLEANING CO. **Estate, **Residential. **Free Estimates, Fully Insured. Call 679-3879
COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded
Excellent references.
Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932 CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/ Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253. Residential, Commercial Cleaning. SPECIAL FOR SENIORS. Special: basic clean 2/1- $60. Rentals, All services offered. Green/all natural supplies. Flexible schedule. 7 day service. Insured. Free estimates. 845-235-6701 .
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Caretaking/Home Management
HABE HABERWASH PRESSURE WASHING PRE & EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING. Residential and Commercial Residentia Specializing in decks, fences, roofs, driveways, patios.
FREE ESTIMATES, FULLY INSURED Accepting All Major Credit Cards
Septic Systems • Drainage Driveways • Tree Removal Retaining Walls • Ponds
(845) 679-4742
Contact Jason Habernig
schafferexcavating.com
Gary Buckendorf
HNI Builders
Painting: Interior - Exterior Plastering, Taping, Structolite Wall coverings, Color Matching Many references in Catskill area and Manhattan garybuckendorf@gmail.com
Professional Craftsmanship for all phases of construction
845-331-4966, 845-249-8668 Visit my website: Haberwash.com
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“ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura, since 1997. Interior/ Exterior, Decorator Finishes, Restorations, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Add value to your home economically. Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride. (845)332-7577. Senior Discount. References. Free Estimates. Experienced- TROMPE O’LOEIL and FAUX FINISHING, 20 yrs. in Paris, and 10 yrs. locally. References and insured. Call Casimir: 845-430-3195 or 845-616- 0872. HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed. Snow Removal. Call Dave (845)514-6503- mobile. House & Estate Cleanouts, Junk Removal, Dump Runs. Helping homeowners, realtors and property managers for 20 years. One call, it’s gone! Senior & disabled discounts. 845-247-7365. GarysHauling.com
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Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric
Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc.
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Building Services
HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. (845)616-7470.
FOR ADOPTION; ORANGE CAT BOY; KNUCKLES. I’m about 2-years old and have had a very tough life. I have only one eye. Also, I have FIV. Usually, FIV cats can live together w/other cats who have FIV, but I need to be an only cat. I like my own space. I’m up to date w/shots, have been neutered and am litter pan trained. My caregiver is very smart because he can tell I was abused. I am a big orange boy ready to love you. If you want more information about me, please call/text (845)389-7840 or email: trippledigits@hotmail.com BEAUTIFUL GRAY TABBY CAT GIRL named JEWEL; about 1-year old. The person who found me named me JEWEL because he thought my eyes looked like green jewels. The nice man can’t keep me. I’ve been spayed, up to date w/shots and litter pan trained. If you want more information about me, please call/text(845)389-7840 or email trippledigits@hotmail.com Want to help but can’t adopt a cat? Don’t forget about our Foster Program! Visit our website UCSPCA.org, for details & pictures of cats to foster. Come see us & all of our other friends at the Ulster County SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston ( just off the traffic circle). Open 6 days a week, 11:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. (Closed on Mondays.) (845)3315377. DIANA’S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Diana’s CAT Shelter in Accord.
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Pet Care
PET CARE... I’M AVAILABLE to care for your pets in your home. Food, walks, litter, love. Let me help you enjoy your vacation by caring for your four-legged children. Lots of love, dependable, reliable, references. New Paltz & surrounding areas. Call Mrs. Doolittle’s Pet Care 845-658-2073. Landscaping Lawn installation Ponds Retaining walls Stone work ...and much more
760
Gardening/ Landscaping
STONE WALL RESTORATIONS; Thoughtful, innovative & resourceful approaches. Kevin Towle (914)9068791 .
Excavation Site work Drain ¿elds Land clearing Septic systems Demolition Driveways
Paramount Contracting & Development Corp.
William Watson • Residential / Commercial
Reliable, Dependable & Insured Call for an estimate
• Swimming Pool Wiring
24 Months to Pay, 0% Interest (if qualified)
FOR ADOPTION- TWO LOVING CAT BROTHERS... Our caregiver just lost our home, so now we’re looking for new loving home. Our names are BOSS and KITTY. We love to cuddle, play & sleep together, good w/dogs & other cats as long as they aren’t bullies. We’re 4-years old, tabby & white, very sweet, well behaved, neutered, up to date w/shots & litter pan trained. If you’d like more information about us, please call the Town of Saugerties Animal Shelter at (845)679-0339. We are just waiting to be adopted and to be in a loving home for the rest of our lives.
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950
Animals
SNOW PLOWING & SANDING Call William, for your free estimate (845) 401-6637
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 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 347-258-2725.
Down to Earth Landscaping Quality service from the ground up
• • • • •
Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing
Benjamin Watson, Owner Phone: (845) 389-3028
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2009 Silver Nissan Versa, well-maintained, great gas mileage. New Tires. $1800. 845-901-8190.
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