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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, adventure and ideas | Calendar Ca l e n da r & C Classifieds l a ssifieds | Issue 49 | Dec. 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 14 Nature Learning to live with bears Holiday Frozendale | Into the Light | Mt. Laurel Waldorf School holiday fair | Community week at Mohonk Music Nude Party at Colony | Mendelssohn Club concert at the Old Dutch Church | Ryan Montbleau at Woodstock Sessions | Tuba Christmas Kids Almanac FDR holiday party | Gingerbread houses | Make your own Chanukah gelt Night Sky Hawaii resumes H-bomb air raid warnings

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Miracle on Main Street in Phoenicia this Saturday Phoenicia will host “Miracle on Main Street” this Saturday, December 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event features a tree-lighting, music and pictures with Santa, who arrives by firetruck. Organizers promise even “more surprises and fun” than last year and “lots of Christmas love.” The tree is lit at 5 p.m. in front of the Ice Cream Station at 76 Main Street. Attendees will enjoy live holiday music, complimentary hot cocoa and a lantern walk to Parish Hall, led by the Catskills Ukulele Group. There, beginning at 6 p.m., kids will find activities that include facepainting, crafts and cupcake-decorating; adults can partake of complimentary food and drink courtesy of local businesses. For the full schedule, visit www.phoeniciany. com/event/miracle-on-main-streetholiday-festival.

Mountain Laurel Waldorf School hosts Winter Fair in New Paltz

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Highlights of this Saturday's Frozendale festivities include the Rosendale Theatre’s free 11 a.m. screening of The Wizard of Oz.

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Frozendale in Rosendale on Saturday storebukkebruse If you know anything about the educational philosophies of Rudolf Steiner, you know when someone has acquired your holiday gift at a Waldorf schools crafts fair. Everything is painstakingly handmade, emphasizing sturdiness of construction, grace of form and natural materials. Folkloric themes are found behind practically every object. Dolls and stuffed toys have minimal facial features to encourage imaginative play. And so on: You know the signature Waldorf style when you see it. It bespeaks honesty, simplicity, lasting value – and a giver who gave some thought to the purchase. Is there someone in your life who would benefit from a gift that isn’t something

he Frozendale Festival in Rosendale returns on Saturday, December 9, sponsored by the Elders’ Drum Project and the Rosendale Theatre. The community-generated festival is a showcase of the best of local food, art, music and crafts. The Rosendale Library kicks things off at 10 a.m. with a holiday boutique and a reading of holiday stories for kids. Highlights include the Rosendale Theatre’s free 11 a.m. matinée of The Wizard of Oz and the Redwing Blackbird Theatre’s puppet show, The Animals in Winter, after which a parade back to the library will bring back a lost-but-traditional Frozendale event: the Lighting of the Library. Count down for the lighting, sing songs and eat cookies. A holiday gift sale is held in RosenSpace (behind the Big Cheese) with plenty of vendors, and the Big Cheese will host the Mac & Cheese Bake-Off at 5 p.m. Anyone who can melt cheese can compete in this annual competition to win prizes. Throughout the day, visitors may run into a roaming brass band, a variety of musicians, Santa Claus and shops offering special treats. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/frozendalerosendale or e-mail frozendale2011@gmail.com.

electronic, or trendy, or tacky? A child, perhaps, who would love nothing more than to create a fairy’s den out of scarves and wooden mushrooms? Check out the Winter Fair and Outdoor Marketplace hosted annually by the Mountain Laurel

Waldorf School, located at 16 South Chestnut Street in New Paltz. It returns this Sunday, December 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to the artisan wares for sale, the fair will include hands-on crafts workshops where you and your kids can make pomanders or translucent window stars or decorate a wreath. There will be puppetry, children’s games, live music and an outdoor barbecue – yes, in December! Admission is free. To find out

Ellenville Public Library & Museum Presents

The Vanaver Caravan and Arm-of-the-Sea Theater with Barely Lace Performing

INTO the LIGHT! Saturday, Dec. 9, 3 pm (Snow date: Sunday, December 10 at 3pm)

Ellenville High School Auditorium 28 Maple Avenue, Ellenville Free admission Into the Light! honors many holiday traditions including Chanukah • Christmas • Kwanzaa Sankta Lucia • Diwali • Winter Solstice

845-647-5530 The Vanaver Caravan and Arm of the Sea Theater receive funding from NYSCA

more, call (845) 255-0033 or visit www. mountainlaurel.org. – Frances Marion Platt

Rhinecliff Holiday Day this Saturday Help build a gigantic evergreen wreath to kick off “A Rhinecliff Holiday Day” on Saturday, December 9. Dress warmly and meet at 11 a.m. at the Rhinecliff monument at the intersection of Charles and Kelly Streets with Schatzell Avenue. Bring work gloves to assist in creating the giant holiday decoration, which will be displayed for the rest of the season in the heart of the hamlet. Afterwards, at 1 p.m., the Rhinecliff Volunteer Fire Company will take Santa on a firetruck ride around the district, ending up back at the firehouse on the corner of Schatzell and Orchard Streets, where Santa will visit with children, sing songs and share some goodies and packages for children ages 3 to 12, courtesy of the Morton Library. Soup, cookies and hot and cold beverages will be available throughout the day. The event is sponsored by the Rhinecliff Grange 896, in tandem with the library and the fire company. A free-

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Wilderstein to host Yuletide Tea The Wilderstein Historic Site at 330 Morton Road in Rhinebeck will host a “Yuletide Tea” on Saturday, December 9 at 1 p.m. Featuring a bounty of homemade delectables, the annual event is a favorite for tea enthusiasts from around the region. Tickets are available by calling (845) 876-4818. The last resident of Wilderstein was Margaret (Daisy) Suckley. A cousin and confidante of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Miss Suckley traveled extensively with FDR during his presidency, gave him his famous black Scottish terrier Fala and helped to establish his library in Hyde Park. Miss Suckley was with FDR when he was fatally stricken at Warm Springs, Georgia in 1945. She died at Wilderstein in 1991, in her 100th year. The letters they exchanged during their friendship, discovered in a black battered suitcase at Wilderstein, provide one of the best resources for understanding the private side of Roosevelt’s life during his presidency. Wilderstein will be open for holiday tours from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through December 23, with additional tours on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 26 and 27. For information, visit http://wilderstein.org.

Holly Berry Trail tours Kingston homes this Saturday The 17th annual Holly Berry Trail on Saturday, December 9 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. offers tours of private homes in the Kingston area that are fully decorated in holiday splendor, inside and

out. The location of each home is a closely guarded secret until the day of the tour. Morning and afternoon tours are available. Refreshments are provided by local restaurants. Pick up a map at the Kingston City Hall at 420 Broadway. Tickets cost $30. Proceeds from the event benefit the Junior League of Kingston. For more information, call (845) 4813534 or visit www.juniorleaguekingston. org or www.facebook.com/jlkny.

source to the people. The program is free, but preregistration is requested by calling (845) 266-5530. The Clinton Community Library is located at 1215 Centre Road in Rhinebeck, adjacent to the Clinton Town Hall. For more information, call (845) 266-5530 or visit http://clinton.lib.ny.us.

Winter Wonderland Parade in Esopus this Saturday

See the largest menorah (25 feet high) in the mid-Hudson Valley lit at One Civic Center Plaza in Poughkeepsie (in front of Dunkin’ Donuts) every day from Tuesday, December 12 through Tuesday, December 19. Lightings take place at 3:15 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The Town of Esopus Recreation Commission is sponsoring “Winter Wonderland Parade,” an evening of festivities, singing, refreshments and a tree-lighting at the gazebo on Saturday, December 9 at 5:30 p.m. Visit with Santa at the gazebo after the parade. Advance donations of hats and mittens for local schools are being accepted at local businesses. The event kicks off at Old Route 9W, West Stout Street and Broadway. For more information, call (845) 331-3549 or visit www.esopus.com.

Lunch & Learn talk on FDR ﬁreside chats at Clinton Library The Clinton Community Library will welcome back FDR Museum education specialist Jeff Urbin for a Lunch & Learn lecture on Thursday, December 14. A light lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., followed by the lecture at 1 p.m. Franklin Roosevelt held the first of his famous “fireside chats” just days into his presidency. Urbin will talk about how FDR demonstrated his understanding of the importance of bringing accurate and unfiltered information directly from the

Mega-menorah-lighting commences Tuesday in Poughkeepsie

Gift-wrapping workshop in Rhinebeck on Tuesday Ever wish your holiday gift-wrapping could look as wonderful as lifestyle professionals make theirs look? The Starr Library at 68 West Market Street in Rhinebeck will host “Tie It with a Bow” on Tuesday, December 12 at 11 a.m. Rhinebeck store Paper Trail will be on hand to teach attendees how to wrap gifts for the holidays. All supplies and extra goodies will be provided by Paper Trail and the library. There will be empty boxes to practice on, but those who would like to bring an actual gift to wrap with beautiful paper from the store are welcome to do so. Everyone will receive a goodie bag from Paper Trail to take home and use to shop at the store. The class is free, but space is limited, so preregistration is required. Call (845) 876-4030 or visit http://starrlibrary.org.

Victorian Stroll in Athens this Saturday The annual Athens Victorian Stroll on Saturday, December 9 offers a packed schedule of holiday activities beginning at noon. Pick up a schedule and “passport” map at the Athens Cultural Center at 24 Second Street. A horse-drawn carriage and a motorized trolley along with a haywagon will transport visitors around town, with stops at many of the participating venues. Visit the locations indicated on the back of the passport and return the completed ticket to the Cultural Center to be entered into a raffle for a wreath festooned with gift certificates to local restaurants and lottery tickets. Among the daylong entertainment that visitors can expect to find will be a strolling puppeteer, a mime, a magician, a saxophone player, Irish dancers, carolers, a caricaturist, a community band concert, ice sculpture and ballroom dance demonstrations, crafts, exhibits, wine- and cider-tasting, a chocolate station, holiday silent movie screenings and a vintage photobooth. Three historic Victorian-era homes will be open for touring from 1 to 3 p.m. and there will be a Victorian Santa on hand to hear children’s wishes. The event concludes at 5 p.m. at Riverfront Park with a tree-lighting, caroling and bonfire. For more information and a schedule of activities, visit www.athensculturalcenter.org.

Menorah-lighting on Walkway next Sunday Come out to the Walkway over the Hudson on Sunday, December 17 at 3:15 p.m. to see the menorah-lighting at the center bump-out. Hot latkes and apple cider, along with music and fresh donuts, will be on the bill.

FINE ART AUCTION DECEMBER 9th at 2pm

FLETCHER GALLERY info@ﬂetchergallery.com • 845.679.4411 Auction at the Woodstock Community Center & Live Online

WOODSTOCK COMMUNITY CENTER: 56 ROCK CITY RD, WOODSTOCK, NY 12498 BID ONLINE AT: LIVEAUCTIONEERS.COM Charles Rosen, Kingston Brickyard 1931, oil

Gary Carter, 1975, oil

Rolph Scarlett, c. 1940, gouache

Milton Avery, 1948, ﬂo pen and ink

Calder, Spiral, 1/1 Aubusson Tapestry Woven by Yvette Cauquil Prince 77”x112”

Ethel Magafan c. 1950, casein on board

John Bristol c. 1875, oil

Ernest c.1940, Diane Arbus, 1963,Fiene, gelatin silveroil print

Over 240 Lots • For more information, contact the Fletcher Gallery: 40 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498

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Family Chanukah Extravaganza next Sunday at Galleria The Poughkeepsie Galleria at 2001 South Road in Poughkeepsie will host the Family Chanukah Extravaganza on Sunday, December 17 at 4:30 p.m. Fresh donuts, dreidels and Chanukah gelt will be offered, along with crafts for the kids and a special tribute to local heroes.

Brenda Bufalino in Clara’s Dream: A Jazz Nutcracker in Rosendale this Sunday The Rosendale Theatre will feature a video capture of Clara’s Dream: A Jazz Nutcracker, starring local tap legend Brenda Bufalino, on Sunday, December 10 at 2 p.m. A refreshing rendering of the classic Christmastime story, the production was inspired by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s swing version of Tchaikovsky’s immortal score. Bufalino, who plays Auntie Groove in the production, and the film’s producer/director/dancer Drika Overton, who plays Mother, will make personal appearances. The performance was captured by Robert Pierce before a live audience in 2004 at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A series of rich terpsichorean gifts, Clara’s Dream unfolds at a Christmas party and at a family nightclub scene featuring an African drummer and dancer, Irish dancers, jazz and hip-hop dancers, body-percussionists, Lindy-hoppers and tap-dancers. This show doesn’t need mice! The running time is 75 minutes. The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street. Admission costs $10 for members, $12 for non-members and $6 for children age 12 and under. For more information, call (845) 658-8989 or visit www.rosendaletheatre.org.

Holiday Craft Fair at New Paltz Community Center this Saturday The De Facto Community Center Project will host its third annual Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, December 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the New Paltz Community Center, located at 3 Veterans’ Drive. Support local artisans and crafters while enjoying free refreshments, including vegan and gluten-free options. The De Facto Community Center Project is a New Paltz-based group of advocates organized to support environmental and sustainability causes. Many vendors will be on hand at the fair, including Vesper Thyme (clocks,

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CARY INSTITUTE IN MILLBROOK HOSTS TALK ON HUMAN/BEAR ENCOUNTERS THIS FRIDAY

hat does one do if confronted by a black bear in the backyard? That scenario is becoming increasingly common in the region. But help is at hand: Advice on improving relations with our ursine neighbors will be offered in a presentation on black bears to be given by conservation scientist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant at Millbrook’s Cary Institute on Friday, December 8 at 7 p.m. Wynn-Grant will share insights into black bear behavior and ecology and discuss the patterns and trends that we see with human/bear conflicts and what we can do to solve the problem. In her position at the American Museum of Natural History’s Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, Wynn-Grant studies the movement patterns and behavior of black bears with the goal of guiding peaceful human/bear coexistence. She has worked on similar research questions with African lions in rural Kenya and Tanzania, as well as grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Wynn-Grant received her BS in Environmental Studies from Emory University, her MS in Environmental Studies from Yale University and her PhD in Ecology and Evolution from Columbia University. The event will be held in the Cary Institute’s auditorium, located at 2801 Sharon Turnpike (Route 44) in Millbrook. For more information, call (845) 677-7600, extension 121, e-mail freeman@caryinstitute.org or visit www.caryinstitute.org/events/ getting-along-our-bear-neighbors. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served; the doors open at 6:30 p.m.

wreaths and other magical oddities), Transit Creations (origami stars with secret messages, colorful baskets woven from upcycled magazines and origami star garlands), Crust and Magic (funky art and arted-up apparel, stickers and tee-shirts), Ida’s Natural Toys (handmade wooden toys, colorful wool angels), Autumn Whimsy (preserves), Infinite Roots (teas and herbal products), Hudson Valley Upcycled Planters (air plants and upcycled containers to display them in) and the De Facto Community Center Project’s upcycled handmade crafted items, including books, bags, magnets, ornaments and wall hangings.

Top Shelf Jewelry You’re invited to join us for our Holiday Party Sale. Monday, December 11th to Saturday, December 16th, 9 am - 6 pm. Prices are marked below wholesale. Located in the Shawangunk Mountains for 39 years in a restored O & W train station. New this year... POP-UP STORE, 152 Canal St. CLOTHING!

206 Canal Street, Ellenville, NY • (845) 647-4661 www.topshelfjewelryinc.com • instagram @topshelfjewelry

A complete list of vendors is available at www. facebook.com/ events/242897692900861. For more information, call (845) 255-3631 or e-mail npzdefactoproject@gmail.com.

Mass menorah-lighting at Kingston’s Temple Emanuel next Friday Temple Emanuel Kingston at 243 Albany Avenue will host a Chanukah Community Candle-Lighting on Friday, December 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. Bring a menorah from home and join with others in the experience of lighting hundreds of candles. For more information, visit www.templeemanuelkingston.org.

Virtual dementia tours in New Paltz The Alzheimer’s Association, Hudson Valley chapter, is offering virtual dementia tours in Ulster County all month. The program gives a handson simulation of what it is like to live with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, helping caregivers, family and friends identify and cope with the needs of their loved ones. People who have gone through the simulation say that they found it to be an eye-opening experience. “I am equally terrified and amazed at what is happening to people with dementia that we cannot see. This completely changed my view of

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Craft Fair Saturday, December 9th 10:00am - 6:00pm Marbletown Community Center ,slio lait tial oils, 1512 Main St, Stone Ridge dna syo oys and Jewelry, toys .dlrow clothing, essential oils, crystals, Reiki, wooden world. and art from around the world.

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December 7, 2017 what is happening. My father has some signs of dementia, and I wish I could have my mother experience something like this to help her.” Appointments are required for the 25-minute sessions, which are available on Thursday, December 7 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Woodland Pond at New Paltz, located at 100 Woodland Pond Circle in New Paltz. The program is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association and the Ulster County Office for the Aging and is funded by the New York State Office for the Aging, in part with a grant from the New York State Department of Health. To make an appointment, call the Ulster County Office for the Aging at (845) 3403456. For more information, visit www. alz.org/hudsonvalley or call (800) 2723900.

packed with fun for everyone – including such features as Santa’s Week before Christmas, with its post office and “elfavator,” and a Polar Express walk-through train display. Located at 38 Sheafe Road in Wappingers Falls; admission for adults is $12, and $10 for children 11 and under; (845) 297XMAS, http://holidayspiritfestival. com.

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Everything is illuminated Hudson Valley holiday light extravaganzas Heads up and eyes open! ‘Tis the season to gaze in wonder at the holiday light shows mounted in neighborhoods and commercial venues far and wide: When the originators of Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses decided to generate overthe-top holiday cheer for families, A Frosty Fest was created to fill that bill. The fun-filled Christmas extravaganza is located on Route 9W in Ulster Park, where for a couple of months each autumn, the 250-year-old farm turns parts of its 65 acres of woods, ponds and orchards into a rather frightful experience. But December brings sweet enchantment and awe and a bit of magic to the grounds. A Frosty Fest features every themed character you might imagine would show up for Christmas, including Mr. & Mrs. Frosty, Snowbear, the Gingerbread Man, the Candy Cane characters, Penguin and Rudolph. Wandering through the staged theatrics and scenarios gives parents countless opportunities for photo ops with these costumed frolickers. Candy Cane Lane offers a stroll through the midway with breathtaking lights, holiday music, gift

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shops, foods, delicious hot cocoa and much more. Visitors can see a live stage show and walk through Frosty’s Hidden Wonderland. A ride through the grounds in your own vehicle or on Frosty’s Hayride offers Christmas music, more dazzling holiday lights, spectacular displays and animations as you travel through Frosty’s Enchanted Forest. Don’t miss the Candy Cane Factory, a Snow Village, 12 Days of Christmas and Santa’s Workshop. Glistening Gardens celebrates the Dancing Trees of Nature, choreographed to holiday music, while the Magical Mansion holds the Talking Tree, Santa’s Office, the Mail Sorting Room filled with thousands of letters to Santa and the Yummy Bakery. In Frosty’s Magical Adventure, a 3-D walk-through, kids will find more holiday razzle-dazzle than they can possibly absorb – but that’s not all! What would A Frosty Fest be without Santa Claus holding forth at Santa’s North Pole? Open now through December 23 on Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 4:30 to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 4:30 to 7 p.m., Be sure to dress appropriately and watch the weather forecast (inquiries at rainouts@headlesshorseman.com). Non-refundable tickets can be purchased online (with $3.95 service charge) for children under 12 for $9 and adults for $12, or on-site at $13.95 and $16.95 respectively (plus tax). A Frosty Fest is located at 778 Broadway in Ulster Park. Visit www.

Ballet

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presents

The Nutcracker

performed in its entirety and featuring guest artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem December 8th & 9th at 7:30 p.m. December 10th at 2 p.m. Ulster Performing Arts Center 601 Broadway Kingston, NY Tickets available at Ticketmaster or UPAC Box Office Tickets $30 Seniors & Students $25 “Catskill Ballet Theatre’s ‘The Nutcracker’ is superb!” -Daily Freeman www.catskillballet.org

afrostyfest.com for more information; (845) 339-2666.

Kevin McCurdy’s Holiday Spirit Festival, a commercial venue in operation for 13 years now, offers an enchanted forest of lights, a light-show spectacular and a winter wonderland

In Lagrangeville, ERDAJT’S Holiday Light Display, created and operated by the family of five to thrill the whole Town of Union Vale, is an inneighborhood presentation with up to 555,000 LED lights. Visitors can check an online schedule of 259 songs by well-known contemporary artists, some played only once during the season. The high-tech display runs nightly starting at 4:45 p.m. through December 28. On Sundays to Thursdays it ends at 9:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays and through Christmas week to approximately 10:45 p.m. Located at 8 Patrick Drive in Lagrangeville (please be mindful of the neighbors’ right-ofway); donations collected for various charities throughout the season.

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The Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill Drive, another family-run show on display in Hyde Park, offer much of the above and the added attraction of visitors having a photo taken with Olaf the Snowman of Disney fame! Donations of toys, clothing and monies are collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County SPCA, the Grace Smith House and the Hyde Park Food Bank. Drive through and listen to the holiday music Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday until 11 p.m.; www.facebook. com/christmas-lights-on-quaker-hilldrive-1377966309090833/timeline. Check out Holiday Lights in Bloom at the Orange County Arboretum in Thomas Bull Memorial Park. The Arboretum is all decked out for Christmas with lights shaped like flowers, animals and insects in a magical walk-through display. Don’t miss the 9/11 Memorial Garden decorated in patriotic splendor and the Arboretum Holiday Boutique. All proceeds raised at the Boutique help fund the plantings and educational programs at the facility. Admission is free; open on Fridays and Saturdays through December 17, then daily from December 22 through December 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day). Holiday Lights in Bloom is located on Route 416 in Montgomery; www.orangecountyarboretum. org/lightsinbloom.htm. The Bruschi Christmas in Wallkill offers over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music with a plethora of blowmolds, inflatables and handmade elements arranged on the Bruschi family’s front lawn. Like many other non-commercial light shows, the display employs cutting-edge software to ensure a nonstop celebration of the joys of the season. Drive by 5 Madre DeCristo Road in the village of Wallkill, now through New Year’s Day from 5 to 10 p.m.; www. bruschichristmas.com. In Saugerties, the Sussin family’s annual Christmas light show can be seen every night until New Year’s Day

Press Pause In a world of constant connectivity there’s one place that still understands the value of genuine connection.

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View of Skytop from Eagle Cliff on the grounds of Mohonk Mountain House

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COMMUNITY WEEK AT MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE BEGINS MONDAY

he Mohonk Mountain House opens to members of the local community during the holiday season. Between Sunday, December 10 and Friday, December 15, local residents are invited to enjoy complimentary entry to the house and grounds, in addition to great sales and special meal rates. Mention “Community Week” at the gatehouse to gain free access to the Mountain House. Specials include a 15 percent discount on spa treatments, 20 percent discount on gift shop, greenhouse and spa retail, 30 percent discount on lunch, Sunday brunch or dinner and $16 per person ice skating, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing. The Mohonk Mountain House is located at 1000 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz. For more information, visit www. mohonk.com.

from 5 to 10 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus are on the scene Fridays and Saturdays from 5 to 8 p.m. Now in its fifth year, the neighborhood display attracted the attention of ABC’s reality television program The Great Christmas Light Fight, which pits several families into competition in three categories: Use of Lights, Overall Design and Christmas Spirit. The filmed segment will air on Monday, December 11 at 9 p.m. The Sussin Family Lightshow can be seen at 123 Patch Road in Saugerties. The family requests that all traffic park on the side opposite the display. – Ann Hutton

Made in Kingston this Thursday marks public debut of the Metro The fifth annual Made in Kingston gathering of local makers of art and artisanal goods will be hosted from 4 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 7 at the former MetLife Hall of Records

building, located at 2 South Prospect Street on the corner of Greenkill Avenue, opposite the Boys and Girls Club. The 70,000-square-foot factory/warehouse was recently acquired by RUPCO with the intent of fostering a “community wealth-building” project. That means that it will be focused on “creating jobs while producing materials and value-added products/services within a community, instead of outsourcing those same products and sending hardearned local dollars out of the region.” RUPCO’s primary partner in this venture, which is attracting a hefty infusion of grant funding, is Stockade Works, a notfor-profit founded by actress Mary Stuart Masterson. Together they plan to develop a film and technology hub, to include maker spaces and other creative uses, intended to draw media production to the Kingston area as well as to train local youth in tech skills marketable in the communication and entertainment industries. The Metro, as the building has been nicknamed, is seen by many as the keystone of Kingston’s evolving Midtown Arts District. Made in Kingston 2017 is co-sponsored by the City of Kingston, Kingston Midtown Arts District, Arts Mid-Hudson, the Business Alliance of Kingston and TRANSART. New this year will be a pop-up fine art market, and local food,

Heart-opening books, music, crystals, statues, meditation tools, talismans and other gifts to restore the senses and light the ﬂame within. Mirabai, Woodstock’s resource

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KRISTY BISHOP STUDIO 10th Anniversary Holiday Show

for the heart.

SAUGERTIES - LOX OF BAGELS

Open 7 Days • 11 to 7

SUNDAY DEC. 10 AT 2-3 PM Show runs thru Jan 2

23 Mill Hill Road • Woodstock, NY (845) 679-2100 • www.mirabai.com

FMI: KristyBishopStudio.com 845-246-8835

beverages and musical entertainment will be on hand as well. Admission is free. To find out more, including descriptions of the vendors and their wares, visit www. madeinkingston.com or www.facebook. com/madeinkingston.

“Primar(il)y Red” at Saugerties’ Emerge Gallery opens on Friday The color red is associated with love, warmth and passion as well as energy, war and power. The Emerge Gallery & Art Space at 228 Main Street in the village of Saugerties will celebrate the many facets of the color red in its new exhibit, “Primar(il)y Red: An Exhibition of Art Celebrating the Color Red.” The gallery will have an opening reception for the show on Friday, December 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibit of more than 45 works by 40 artists working in acrylic, collage, encaustic, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography and sculpture remains on view through January 8. Participating artists include Joan Barker, Loel Barr, Diane Christi, Mary Colby, Shelley Davis, Nancy deFlon, Ruth Edwy, Debra Friedkin, Patti Gibbons, Cali Gorevic, David Hect, Jeffrey Helmuth, Kay Kenny, Barbara Tepper Levy, Colleen Lineberry, Susan Lisbin, Linda Lynton, Dorothea Marcus, Charlann Meluso, Wilma Miller, Erica Minglis, Ann Morris, Grey Ivor Morris, Richard Morris, Susan Murphy, Franc Palaia, Tracy Phillips, Amy Puccio, Elaine Ralston, Tad Richards, Ann Marie Roselli-Kissack, Marilyn Rowley, Ana C. H. Silva, Joan Soodalter, Margaret Still, JoAnn Helfert Sullam, Julian Tejera, Arlene Santana Thornton, Salvador Vargas III, Karl J. Volk, jd weiss, Betsy Wilson, Marcie Woodruff, Barry Yarkon and Lvon Yoder. “Primar(il)y Red” is

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ART curated by Emerge Gallery director Robert P. Langdon. For more information, call (845) 2477515 or visit www.emergegalleryny.com.

WAAM Beneﬁt Fine Arts Auction in Hudson this Friday

Artist Bob Schuler at his home in High Falls

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Bob Schuler

obert T. “Bob” Schuler, 92, an esteemed artist and teacher, died on December 3 from the effects of a massive stroke. But the completed portions of his signature work, the Tethys Project—a “subterranean necklace” of inscribed, 500-pound granite cubes that were designed to be buried every 100 miles in the world’s oceans— will long survive him; indeed, they may possibly outlast the pyramids, the Great Wall of China and human life on Earth. A longtime resident of High Falls, Schuler was born in Milwaukee on October 9, 1925. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Florida State University in Tallahassee. From 1959 to 1976, Schuler taught at SUNY-New Paltz as a professor of printmaking. “He was much respected and beloved as a teacher, artist and as an outgoing, kind, and generous person,” said video artist Steven Kolpan, who, along with Schuler and the late Paul Ryan, formed Earthscore, a video collective, in the early 1970s. During his tenure at New Paltz, Schuler continued to show his work in art galleries and museums in New York City and throughout the United States. In addition to his prints, paintings and sculpture, he was a seminal and early performance artist, working closely with artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Merce Cunningham, John Cage, Nam June Paik, Charlotte Moorman, Trisha Brown, Alex Hay and many other world-renowned collaborators. In 1986, Schuler began the Tethys Project, a sort of personal time capsule that would become his primary artistic endeavor for the rest of his life. Each side of each cube was incised (via sandblasting) with images, glyphs, poetic statements, as well as the latitude and longitude for each block—all created and designed by the artist. The idea was that the Tethys Project would be as close to a permanent artistic statement as possible, with the submerged granite blocks discovered hundreds or thousands of years from now, if then. At the time of his death, about 100 of his granite markers had been dropped every 100 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas, the Panama Canal and part of the Pacific Ocean. Plans are in place to continue the Tethys Project, hopefully to completion. Schuler is survived by his partner, Nora Crain, who was by his side for more than 40 years, and his son, John Schuler, and John’s husband, Phillip Pinckney. His wife, Dorthy Schuler, predeceased him. He is also survived by an almost innumerable host of lifelong friends, upon whom he has left an indelible mark, and whose collective sense of loss is profound and palpable. A celebration of his life and work will take place at a future date.

The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum (WAAM) will partner with Stair Galleries at 549 Warren Street in Hudson to present the 15th annual Benefit Fine Arts Auction on Friday, December 8 at 7 p.m. Colin Stair, founder of Stair Galleries, will serve as auctioneer. A preview reception, free and open to the public, will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. This year’s auction contains many exceptional offerings and features original artworks by artists associated with the historic Woodstock art colony, including George Bellows, John F. Carlson, Konrad Cramer, Ethel Magafan, Austin Mecklem, Anton Refregier, Rolph Scarlett and Eugene Speicher. Among the highlights are an intimate painting of a winter interior by John Carlson (1875-1947), a vibrant landscape oilon-canvas by Jehudith Sobel (19242012), a color lithograph of a circus scene by Alexander Calder (18981976), several pastoral landscapes by Allen Dean Cochran (1888-1971), four matador-and bull-themed cutpaper silhouette works by William Hunt Diederich, a lithograph by George Bellow and a figurative mixographia-on-paper by Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991), mounted on an invitation celebrating the opening of El Museo Rufino Tamayo. The sale also includes works by several contemporary artists, among them a fine abstraction in watercolor and gouache by the first-generation Abstract Expressionist James Brooks, a small-editioned archival digital print of horses and figures by Mary Frank, an expressive color etching by Joan Snyder and an inventive vessel-like sculpture by

ceramic artist Jolyon Hofsted. With more than 50 lots in the auction, a wide range of artistic styles, art movements and media are represented. Proceeds from the auction help support WAAM’s exhibition programming and events, its permanent collection and archives and its education program that serves more than 700 students throughout Ulster County. The auction can be previewed at the auction house through December 8; hours are listed at www.stairgalleries. com/about/news-events/december-82017-ne. The auction may be viewed online at www.woodstockart.org and www.stairgalleries.com, and is listed on the online auction websites LiveAuctioneers and Bidsquare.

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MUSIC Nude Party plays Colony in Woodstock this Saturday

Look, even their own press kit warns that the lively North Carolinabred British Invasion co-opters the Nude Party are called that for a reason: an aberrative behavioral tendency to disrobe. But even in Woodstock, where nudity was largely invented, local ordinances apply, and them prettyfaced Carolina bucks would do well to keep their trousers fastened unless they want to taste the salt on the cold concrete floors of the taxpayers’ mighty fine county detention center. “Blarc ’em, Sheriff! Blarc ’em on up. Tour grounded. Van impounded. There’s a cell here we call the Punk Basement. G. G. Allin slept there, cherubic in his own essence. You, sir, are no G. G. Allin. Do you use that faux Cockney when you cry out for your Mommy in the night, son? It’s really more a Scouse anyway, wouldn’t you say, Paul? Posers. Blarc ’em.” Now that we’re clear on that, precocious Brit/pop revivalists the Nude Party perform at Colony in Woodstock on Saturday, December 9 at 8 p.m., joined by kindred locals Schmave and Moon Unitt. Epic party warning. Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. For more information, visit www.colonywoodstock.

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RYAN MONTBLEAU AT WOODSTOCK SESSIONS THIS SATURDAY

he roots/rock and jam-leaning songwriter Ryan Montbleau is distinguished mostly by his unmistakable yesor-no-please voice and an approach to groove and melody that is clearly downstream of the School of Dave (Matthews, that is). But when Montbleau participates in Woodstock Sessions on Saturday, December 9 at 8 p.m., he’ll be joined not by a rootsy rhythm section but by electro-folk duo Tall Heights. Woodstock Sessions feature intimate performance in the confines of Woodstock’s Applehead Studio and culminate (eventually) in the release of a live record, which audience members receive. Tickets are available on Brown Paper Tickets for $35; the show will also be streamed live on Facebook on the Woodstock Sessions page. For information, visit http://woodstocksessions.com.

The Music Program & Ethnomusicology at Bard College present

A Balinese Gamelan Concert Featuring

The Music & Dance of Bali

Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at 8 pm Olin Auditorium Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

with

Hudson Valley Gamelan Orchestras Giri Mekar & Chandra Kanchana and

Guest Artists

I Gusti Komin Darta & Latifah Alsegaf Artistic Director I Nyoman Suadin

Performing Traditional & New Works for Balinese Gong Kebyar Ensembles with a Beleganjur Opening Procession and Balinese Kecak Vocal Chorus No Advance Ticket Sales Doors Open at 7:15 Suggested Donation $10. Bard staff, students, faculty,and children 16 & under FREE of charge This concert is made possible in part by Bard College, Woodstock Chimes Fund, and Ulster Publishing For Info: 845 688-7090 ~ 845 679-8624

com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock. – John Burdick

Delicate Steve plays BSP in Kingston this Friday Guitar-godistry is a fraught proposition in indie-rock, a genre founded on rejection of all classic lead guitar gestures except those born in Neil Young’s spazziest moments and most severe circuit malfunctions. The selfundermining pantheon of indie guitar-rock legends is populated by such unlikely antiheroes as Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine. But Delicate Steve has found a niche as a player in that world, supplying his West African-influenced guitar work to records by everyone from David Byrne to Mac Demarco. Delicate Steve, accompanied by the

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moody, low-riding indie-rock spellcasters Monogold, performs at BSP in Kingston on Friday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 in advance and $15 on the day of the show. BSP is located at 323 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, visit www.bspkingston.com. – John Burdick

Decora performs at Marlboro’s Falcon this Friday

Mendelssohn Club’s holiday concert at Old Dutch Church

The Mendelssohn Club of Kingston celebrated its centennial with a big concert 14 years ago. Think about that for a moment: a local social club with an old-fashioned mission “to promote interest in choral group singing...to promote friendship, sociability and culture among friends of music,” still chugging along well into its second century. Founded in 1903, the group has presented performances at least once annually, with the exception of a few years during the World Wars when too many of its members were deployed overseas and audiences were more concerned with food rationing than with the arts. The 50-member club rehearses at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston’s Stockade District and performs in a wide variety of musical styles, including sacred, classical, spiritual, theater, folk, popular and operetta. These days, Mendelssohn Club concerts go on twice each year, in December and again the spring, typically accompanied by the Kingston High School Choir and the Kingston High School Brass Band. And the December concert typically draws a standing-room-only crowd. The group returns this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. to the Old Dutch Church, located at 272 Wall Street, for its 2017 Winter Holiday Concert. Paul Scatenato will conduct. Tickets to either performance cost $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students, and are available at Nekos/ Dedrick Pharmacy, located at 86 North Front Street in Kingston. To find out more about the Mendelssohn Club’s long and distinguished history, visit http://mckny. org/kingston.htm.

Tony Trischka plays Dylan on Thursday at Beacon’s Town Crier

Rapper, poet, performance artist, unabashed careerist and a man of conscience, Decora also happens to be the ringleader of an unfailingly hot live band. The membership may rotate, but the players are always among the region’s top cats and the grooves are wicked. If the revitalizing of Newburgh has produced one flagship celebrity-in-waiting yet, it is probably this guy. Decora returns to the Falcon Underground on Friday, December 8 at 8 p.m. to celebrate the placement of two of his songs in Spike Lee’s new Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It. The small ensemble in tow for this date features organist Isaac Young, superstud bassist Sam Smith and drummer Brian Kopchak. Per usual at the Falcon, there is no cover charge, but give-till-it-feels-good is the house ethic. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon. com. – John Burdick

Amernet String Quartet’s “Souvenir de Florence” this Saturday The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts presents “Souvenir de Florence: An Italian Holiday Celebration” on Saturday, December 9 at 6 p.m. The program celebrates the pervasive influence of Italian culture, classical and modern, upon 19 th-century art and centuries obligatory artistic education. The Amernet String Quartet performs a program rich in the work of Italian composers – Puccini and Verdi – as well as the program’s thematic centerpiece, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence, written as the Russian composer recovered from a disastrous marriage and developed an infatuation with the city that spawned the Renaissance. Tickets for this performance cost $27 for the upper balcony, $50 for the mezzanine and orchestra. For more information, visit www. mahaiwe.org. The Mahaiwe is located at 14 Castle Street in Great Barrington.

Robbie Dupree plays Marlboro’s Falcon, Woodstock’s Colony No one-hit wonder (although maybe a one-megahit wonder), Robbie Dupree’s enduring gifts as writer, performer, recording artist, bandleader and truly badass harmonica player are no secret to the Catskills. The gifted singer is good-humored about his rarefied brush with the biggest of big times; and maybe it is that sanguine grace that has allowed Dupree to put together a quietly remarkable postmegahit career, unravaged, unjaded by the ride. Dupree also fronts the baddest bands around, whether they be made of locals or nationals (if you can even tell the difference anymore). This time out his band features, among others, Will Lee: a man certainly in the running, perhaps the frontrunner, for the title of MostRecorded Electric Bassist Ever. Robbie Dupree undertakes an area microtour this weekend. On Saturday, December 9 at 8 p.m., he and his friends will pack the Falcon in Marlboro. Next, Ashokan Talent presents Robbie Dupree & Friends in a hometown show at Colony in Woodstock on Sunday, December 10 at 8 p.m. The Falcon show is by donation because it is the Falcon, because Tony Falco looking at you with crestfallen disappointment etched on his face because you failed to support the living arts is no one’s idea of a good time. (Just kidding. Tony is truly one of music’s great guys.) Tickets to the Colony show cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www. liveatthefalcon.com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.colonywoodstock. com. – John Burdick

Brubeck Brothers to play Rosendale Café on Saturday

The name Brubeck is a kind of modern Bach: the father a figure of unquestioned historical significance (although far more recognized in his own time than Sebastian was in his), the fleet of immensely talented sons refining, extending, sometimes outright

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Because our region is laden thick with big-time musical talent in-residence, it can be easy to get blasé about frequent local performances by the likes of banjo legend Tony Trischka, a figure equally honored in the traditional bluegrass and progressive newgrass traditions. Don’t. Tony Trischka and his band perform as the Early Roman Kings in a tribute to the music of Bob Dylan at the Towne Crier Café in Beacon on Thursday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. Admission costs $20. For tickets and additional information, visit www.townecrier.com. The Towne Crier Café is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon.

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challenging the father’s musical legacy. The analogy is apt for another reason as well: Dave Brubeck was one of the jazz figures most associated with Western classical music. He studied with Les Six French composer Darius Milhaud and is known as much for his compositions (like the intricate “Blue Rondo à la Turk”) as for his improvisation or the ensembles that he led. There are three famous Brubeck boys. Eldest son Darius (named after Milhaud) is the pianist who inherited the family shop, as it were. When we speak of the Brothers with a capital B, however, we refer to Dan (drums) and Chris (bass, trombone, composer): collaborators for decades in a variety of jazz settings from the most radical to the most straitlaced, and frequent area performers. It just so happens that the Brubeck Brothers Quartet will be performing at the Rosendale Café on Saturday, December 9 at 8 p.m. The foursome is completed by longtime associate Mike DeMicco on guitar and the pianist Chuck Lamb (of Dry Jack), occupying a seat held for many years by the legendary Andy Laverne. Tickets cost $25. For more information, visit http://rosendalecafe.com. The Rosendale Café is located at 434 Main Street in, um, Rosendale.

Baby, It’s Cold Outside jazz show in Hudson on Saturday

Trumpeter Chris Pasin leads an ensemble of jazz notables from the New York scene in Baby, It’s Cold Outside, a holiday-themed show at Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House. Pasin will be joined by Hudson-based pianist Armen Donelian (Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker, Paquito D’Rivera), Rhinebeck-based FrenchAmerican bassist Ira Coleman (Freddie Hubbard, Betty Carter, Herbie Hancock), drummer and Woodstock resident Jeff “Sieg” Siegel (Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Sheila Jordan) and singer Patricia Dalton Fennell (Dave Holland, Giacomo Gates, Pete Levin). Pasin’s release of the same title has won critical acclaim since its release in October. Baby, It’s Cold Outside

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HORTON’S HOLIDAY HAYRIDE with REVEREND HORTON HEAT & JUNIOR BROWN with special guests THE BLASTERS & BIG SANDY Saturday December 9th - 8pm $10 adv / $12 door

THE NUDE PARTY • SCHMAVE • MOON UNIT Sunday December 10th - 8pm $20 adv / $25 door

ROBBIE DUPREE & FRIENDS

Friday December 8th & Saturday December 9th 8pm Come early to get your seat! Admission $10.00 Adults $8.00 Students & Seniors

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takes place on Saturday, December 9 at 7 p.m. Then, on Saturday, December 16 at 3:30 p.m., Operation Unite NY brings the annual Kwanzaa Umoja Celebration to Hudson Hall to celebrate AfricanAmerican culture with free family-friendly activities, a special candle-lighting ceremony and a performance by the Harambee Dance Company. This even is free and open to the public. Baby, It’s Cold Outside with Chris Pasin, Saturday, December 9, 7 p.m., $15/$20; Kwanzaa Umoja Celebration, Saturday, December 16, 3:30 p.m., free; Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson; http:// hudsonhall.org.

Candlelight Concert in New Paltz this Sunday Celebrate the music of the Christmas season at the annual Candlelight Concert at the New Paltz Reformed Church on historic Huguenot Street on December 10 at 5 p.m. A New Paltz Yuletide tradition since 1918, the Candlelight Concert features the Junior, Youth and Senior Choirs of the New Paltz Reformed Church, as well as Gideon’s Army, a contemporary ensemble. The concert also provides an opportunity for the audience to sing along with Christmas carol favorites. Everyone is welcome to attend this event, which is free to the public; however, donations to the church music program will be gratefully accepted. For more information, call (845) 255-6340 or visit www.reformedchurchofnewpaltz.org.

Deadgrass plays Marlboro’s Falcon this Saturday Jerry Garcia vehemently agreed with the assessment of Elvis Costello when the amateur Liverpudlian ethnomusicologist called the music of the Grateful Dead “electric ragtime.” E the C was obviously referring to the Dead of American Beauty and Europe ’72.

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The Dead’s music is many things, but from most vantage points, it always involves the transmutation of some kind of traditional music by agency of cosmic and progressive energies. Deadgrass interprets the music of Jerry Garcia as a chopsy chamber bluegrass, which is a dead-on place for it to be. Garcia was of course a fringe figure on the Grisman newgrass scene, and it is said that he was happiest playing a banjo, in his underwear. The five-piece acoustic ensemble returns to the Falcon Underground on Saturday, December 9 at 8 p.m. Per always, there is no cover at the Falcon; there is, however, shame in not doing what you can to keep the good times rolling. The Falcon Underground is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon. com. – John Burdick

Catskill Glee Club concert this Saturday There’s something about the term “glee club” that sounds hopelessly oldfashioned. And yet the pleasure of group singing is a force so powerful that it gets continually rediscovered. Their younger members may choose different terminology – Bard College’s a cappella club waggishly calls itself the Orcapelicans, for instance – but glee clubs are still popping up here and there. Then there are the old warhorses: the glee clubs that were formed back in the days when even the term glee club was still in fashion. One of the mid-Hudson’s most venerable is the Catskill Glee Club, organized in 1927. During its first concert, on May 1, 1928, a fire broke out in a nearby business district. Two members of the club, who also happened to be firefighters, responded and were overcome by smoke. The concert went on as scheduled without the two men. Since then the club has soldiered on, giving 134 spring and winter concerts and more than 650 road performances in its 90-year history. Members come from Columbia, Greene and Ulster Counties and from the Capital District, performing a spring and winter concert each year. The group’s repertoire ranges from Renaissance to rock, including folk and popular songs, classical pieces, spirituals, sacred music and show tunes. Accompanied by a Treble Choir drawn from the Women’s Chorus at Greenville High School, the Catskill Glee Club will perform this Saturday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the First Reformed Church, located at 310 Main Street in Catskill. Michael Wright conducts. Admission is by a $10 donation at the door. To find out more, visit http://catskillgleeclub.org/ catskill.htm.

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Key of Q concert/ singalong on Wednesday at Marlboro’s Falcon The Falcon Mainstage in Marlboro will feature “Winter Songs & SingAlongs” with Key of Q , the Hudson Valley’s LGBTQ and Allied A Cappella Chorus, on Wednesday, December 13 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The concert will feature classic and contemporary winter-themed tunes, with a sing-along initiated in the second half of the concert. Admission is by a suggested donation of $10, although nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. The Falcon is located at 1328 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information about the show, visit www.keyofq.org or www.facebook. com/events/538928473113381.

Tuba Christmas on Wednesday at SUNY-Ulster All over the globe this time of year, players of tubas and euphoniums dust off their much-maligned, deep-throated brass instruments and trudge determinedly – through blizzards, if need be – to gather in some preordained spot for a beloved, long-running annual tradition: Tuba Christmas. Yes, it’s a thing. In our neck of the woods, Tuba Christmas takes place at SUNY-Ulster. It returns to Clinton Hall on the Stone Ridge campus on Wednesday, December 13. These concerts are nonjudgmental; all you need to do to qualify to participate is to play either a tuba or euphonium. Just register at 5 p.m. and be ready to rehearse at 6 p.m. If you simply want to witness this extraordinary concert of traditional Christmas music from around the world, show up at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free; your sense of adventure is your ticket. SUNY-Ulster is located at 491 Cottekill Road in Stone Ridge. To find out more about Tuba Christmas, call (845) 6875000 or visit www.sunyulster.edu.

Cécile McLorin Salvant performs next Sunday at Bard’s Fisher Center

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December 7, 2017 ments, federal genius recognitions (hopefully with a fat check folded up in the card) and French competitions and awards. So when the great jazz/ classical trumpeter, composer and official jazz curator Wynton Marsalis declares, “You get a singer like this once in a generation or two,” as he did of the vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, you know that a place in the pantheon has been prepared. “If anyone can extend the lineage of the Big Three – Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald – it is this virtuoso,” raved The New York Times. Cécile McLorin Salvant was born and raised in Miami, Florida of a French mother and a Haitian father. In 2007, McLorin Salvant moved to Aix-enProvence, France, to study law as well as Classical and Baroque voice at the Darius Milhaud Conservatory. It was in Aix, with reedist and teacher Jean-François Bonnel, that she started learning about jazz and sang with her first band. In 2009, after a series of concerts in Paris, she recorded her first album, Cécile, with Jean-François Bonnel’s Paris Quintet. A year later, she won the Thelonious Monk competition in Washington, DC. In 2016, her album For One to Love won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Cécile McLorin Salvant performs with pianist Sullivan Fortner on Sunday, December 17 at 3 p.m. in Bard College’s Fisher Center’s Sosnoff Theater. Ticket prices range from $25 to $65. For tickets and additional information, visit http:// fishercenter.bard.edu or call the box office at (845) 758-7900. Bard College is located in Annandale-on-Hudson. – John Burdick

Rhett Miller plays Woodstock’s Colony next Sunday

His beaming roots/punk energy, his turnkey raconteur skillset, his ageless good looks and his utterly disarming, approachable personal charm ensure that a Rhett Miller solo show is always a pretty special evening. But let us not forget what is really on display here: a historically significant trove of original songs by New Paltz’s longtime resident rock star –13 or so records with the Old 97s and at least six solo records attesting to the man’s actual physical inability to stop writing good songs. The covers that he mixes come from the left-field corner of the strange ballpark of American music. Miller is an artist with a deep fluency in multiple musical and narrative traditions and an infallible feel for his own sweet spots as an interpreter: a pro in the old-school sense. Don’t take his frequent home-region appearances for granted, ‘cause that’s stupid. Rhett Miller performs at Colony in Woodstock on Sunday, December 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20 in advance and $25 the door. For more information, visit www. colonywoodstock.com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock. – John Burdick

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It’s a kind of dark-meets-light theme at BSP on Thursday, December 14, when Montreal’s Elephant Stone (dark) pairs for a show with Kingston’s Shana Falana (light) – except, in a typical indie yin/yang remix, there’s

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p.m. The program includes selections from The Nutcracker, Holst, Berlioz, traditionals and many others. Tickets cost $10, and all proceeds benefit the Conservatory Mellon Match. Winter Songfest, Saturday, December 16, 8 p.m., $10; Bard College Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale; http://fishercenter.bard.edu.

Comedians Sean Donnelly and Tim Dillon at Colony in Woodstock

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Melissa Etheridge to play UPAC in Kingston next Saturday

nce you hit a certain level of hitmaking consistency and stamina, there’s no rescinding, no abdication of the role and its solemn responsibilities. Melissa Etheridge, of course, passed that line long ago. Writing here in 2017, in the midst of an expansive renaissance (if a not a revolution) of women songwriters, players and producers dominating at every level of the music game – writing at a time when women are essentially what is happening in music and what matters – let us reflect for a moment on Etheridge’s overlooked influence thereupon. She was not among the first few generations of groundbreaking female singer/songwriters, but she was absolutely among the grittiest and fieriest to come from the alt/rock milieu, literally blazing a trail in the direction of the blues yowl and a ripped-voice visceral urgency. All that and then some might have been commonplace in punk/rock for over 40 years, but it was quite arresting when played out on the biggest stages of ’90s pop. I certainly remember where I was the first time I heard “Bring Me Some Water.” Academy Award- and Grammy-winning artist Melissa Etheridge brings a full band to the newly renovated Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) on Saturday, December 16 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $105 on the Golden Circle high end to $65, with the usual discount for Bardavon members. Purchase tickets at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072; the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; or via Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. For more information, visit www.bardavon.org. – John Burdick

a kernel of stormy darkness in Falana’s waves of light and plentiful wisps of light across Elephant Stone’s darkness. Heck of a light show. Formed in 2009, Elephant Stone is the brainchild of vocalist, bassist, songwriter and sitar-player Rishi Dhir, who has worked with Beck, the Brian Jonestown Massacre and many others. His edgy, dark ether-rock is part spy, part noir, part new Romantic and part some kind of electro reduction of the blues. Team Love Recording artist Falana is well-known locally for her luminous, euphonious and soaring drone-rock duo with Mike Amari; but the creatively restless Falana has been throwing a lot of curves lately, so who knows what we’re going to get at BSP next Thursday? Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door. BSP is located at 323 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, visit www.bspkingston.com. – John Burdick

Handel's Messiah at Bardavon & Hudson Hall next weekend We’ve got two excellent opportunities to be in the presence of Handel’s astounding Messiah. On Saturday, December 16 at 2 p.m. at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic teams with Capella

Festiva and guest conductor Christine Howlett to perform Handel’s masterpiece. Hudson Hall at the Hudson Opera House presents its Messiah Sing on Sunday, December 17 at 4 p.m. The Bard Conservatory’s Tecchler Quartet accompanies soloists from the Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program in a smaller-scale, but fine-tuned performance of same. “We are delighted to present this thoroughly enjoyable event for Messiah-lovers. Gwen weaves a magical spell with her conducting, and I look forward to a marvelous full-house chorus,” said Eugenia Zukerman, artistic director of Classics on Hudson. Handel’s Messiah, Saturday, December 16, 2 p.m., $20-$57, Bardavon, 35 Market

Street, Poughkeepsie; www.bardavon.org. Messiah Sing, Sunday, December 17, 4 p.m., $10 advance/$15 door, Hudson Hall, 327 Warren Street, Hudson; http:// hudsonhall.org.

Winter Songfest at Bard next Saturday The Bard Conservatory and the Bard Music Program (not the same thing) team up to present the Symphonic Chorus, featuring musicians from the Conservatory Orchestra, The Orchestra Now and the Graduate Vocal Arts program. Under the direction of conductor James Bagwell, the Symphony Chorus presents a Winter Songfest on Saturday, December 16 at 8

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If I am not mistaken, the wildly popular Brooklyn wit Chris Gethard inaugurated the new Colony in Woodstock as a comedy venue, but of course it came as no surprise. Owners Neil and Alexia Howard are, among many other things, theater folks, and a “high louche” cabaret vibe was clearly part of the intent of their to-the-studs remodeling and remaking of this venerable space on Rock City Road from the outset. Two happening comedians – Letterman veteran Sean Donnelly and the Gethardendorsed Tim Dillon – team up for a night of laughs waiting to be claimed on Friday, December 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $12 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information, visit www.colonywoodstock. com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock. – John Burdick

Elf the Musical, Jr. this weekend in Beacon Elf the Musical, Jr., based on the 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell, is the story of Buddy, a young orphan who mistakenly crawled into Santa’s bag of gifts and was transported to the North Pole. Raised by elves, Buddy is unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toymaking abilities cause him to face the truth. He goes to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity, but havoc ensues when he is faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the Naughty List and his half-brother doesn’t even believe in Santa. The holiday classic will be performed on Friday and Saturday, December 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, December 9 and 10 at 2 p.m. at Beacon High School. General admission tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students under age 18. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.beaconperformingartscenter.com.

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he Vanaver Caravan and Arm-of-the-Sea Theater with Barely Lace will perform Into the Light on Saturday, December 9 at 3 p.m. at the Ellenville High School Auditorium, located at 28 Maple Avenue in Ellenville. The show honors many holiday traditions, including Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Sankta Lucia, Diwali and the Winter Solstice. Tickets cost a suggested $5 donation at the door. The production is presented by Ellenville Public Library & Museum. For more information, call (845) 647-5530.

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rom 2003 until her death in 2012, Marguerite Slade Ingram Plantinga was a familiar face to all who walked through the door of the Unison Arts & Learning Center in New Paltz. Slade, as she was known to all, eventually became Unison’s administrative director, but could also be found doing such mundane tasks as selling or taking tickets. It’s often that way with small arts organizations, where staff members and volunteers alike must wear many hats. Slade started out as a dancer, born in Virginia and schooled at the University of Kentucky and later Bennington College. She then moved to New York City, working for a time at Dance Theater Workshop. She married jazz musician J. Gilbert Plantinga in 1985 and had a daughter, Kathleen, in 1987. A year later the family relocated to New Paltz, where Slade immediately becoming involved with the Vanaver Caravan, Figures in Flight, the Ulster County Ballet and other arts organizations. She portrayed the grandmother in the New Paltz Ballet Theatre’s annual productions of The Nutcracker for years, also serving as costume mistress. In her latter years, Slade nurtured a passion for swing dance and taught dance classes at Unison. But the Plantingas’ marriage didn’t last long, and Slade juggled her work and art with the responsibilities of single motherhood. Those struggles served as inspiration for Kristin (Kitty) Brown, who worked alongside Slade at Unison and now has a children’s book coming out titled Mama’s Happy Dance. It’s the story of a little girl and how a ballet company makes her hardworking mother’s dream come true. Her memories of Slade came back when Brown attended performances of

he Catskill Ballet Theatre will present its 35th annual Nutcracker ballet at the newly renovated Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) with performances featuring guest artists from major companies, including the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The shows will take place on Friday and Saturday, December 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets cost $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and kids. The Ulster Performing Arts Center is located at 601 Broadway in Kingston. For information, call (845) 473-2072 or visit www.bardavon.org/upcoming-shows.

The Nutcracker with her grandchildren in Washington, DC. “Walking out of the theater, it struck me that so many people have to work on the days that the rest of us get to spend with our families,” she recalls. “And that’s when the story of Mama, her daughter and Slade started to come together.” Along with New Paltz graphic artist Matt Maley, who did the illustrations, Brown will give a reading and signing of Mama’s Happy Dance in the Performing Arts Center at Woodland Pond in New Paltz this Sunday, December 10 at 3 p.m. For every copy of the book sold that day, $5 will be donated to the New Paltz Ballet Theatre in memory of Slade. For more information about this event or about the book, contact Sarah Hull at (845) 256-5900 or Kitty Brown at Mamashappydance@yahoo.com. – Frances Marion Platt

Winter Solstice concert in Woodstock next Saturday Folk music legend Happy Traum & Friends celebrate the Winter Solstice at the Woodstock Playhouse on Saturday, December 16 at 8 p.m. Of course, Traum’s “friends” include just about every significant figure in folk and

NUTCRACKER AT BARDAVON Two New York City Ballet principal dancers, Lauren King and Joseph Gordon, will perform in the New Paltz Ballet Theatre’s 21st season of The Nutcracker at the Bardavon in two performances on Saturday, December 9 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, December 10 at 3 p.m. Giant fighting mice, sugarplum fairies and huge toy soldiers are brought to life every holiday season in the classic ballet about a little girl and her special Christmas gift. The Nutcracker is a ballet in two acts, based on E. T. A. Hoffman’s tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” with music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky. The dreamlike journey through the Land of Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets will be enhanced by the colorful costumes and scenery of designer Ray Delle Robbins of the Houston Ballet and Houston’s Theatre under the Stars. Staging and choreography are by the New Paltz Ballet Theatre’s artistic directors, Peter and Lisa Naumann. The Naumanns both danced with the New York City Ballet for many years, and have performed in major works by acclaimed choreographers George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Peter Martins. Tickets cost $32 for adults, $27 for Bardavon members and $29 for students, available through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072, and the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088.

roots music of the last 50 years, especially any that have called Woodstock home. This year’s friends include Cindy Cashdollar, Zach Djankian, Amy Helm, Geoff Muldaur and the legendary John Sebastian.

The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild presents the Winter Solstice Concert with Happy Traum & Friends, Saturday, December 16, 8 p.m., $67/$47/$27, Woodstock Playhouse, 103 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock; www.woodstockplayhouse.org.

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MOVIE The fun side of death A boy learns life lessons from the afterlife in Coco

n December, a film criticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of Ten Best lists; in 2017, such ponderings lead me to the sad conclusion that overall, it was a disappointing year for fans of animated films â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially following, as it did, an outstanding crop of 2016 releases. This was nothing new this year from Laika, nor from Aardman. Did The Lego Movie really need sequels? Did anyone actually want to go see Boss Baby? After enduring the goofy trailer for Ferdinand the Bull, I am wary of having my childhood memories of a classic ode to pacifism tainted. I might just sit tight and wait for Nick Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest opus, Early Man, to come out in February. Meanwhile, unless the artsier Loving Vincent (which I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen yet) pulls an upset, I suspect you can safely put your Oscar money on Coco. Co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina, Coco doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quite achieve the lofty status of Pixarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best output like Up, Inside Out, Wall-E, Finding Nemo and Toy Story. The noplace-like-home story is just a little too familiar, albeit refreshingly recast in a Mexican worldview (not to mention afterworldview). But it comes close. The most compelling attraction of Coco is its visual look, derived from the friendly-skeleton iconography of DĂa de los Muertos celebrations and the delightfully lurid colors of the folkloric carved monster figurines known in Mexico as alebrijes. Indeed, much like an earlier no-place-like-home story that became famous for introducing Technicolor cinematography at the point where the protagonist arrives in an alternate reality, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only when Cocoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s young hero Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) finds himself transported to the Land of the Dead that the movie really takes off. Maybe I just started out grumpy, after first having sat through 21 excruciating minutes of Olaf â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Frozen Adventure instead of the usual charming Pixar short (emphasis on short) as an intro. But until Miguel crossed that

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boundary between worlds, I was afraid that I was going to be unimpressed. Miguel Rivera is growing up in a Mexican town significantly named Santa Cecilia, after the patron saint of music. His family once spawned famous musicians, but when his great-great-grandfatherwho-must-not-be-named abandoned his wife and baby daughter Coco to pursue his artistic ambitions, musical careers were forbidden to future Riveras, who then turned their talents to shoemaking. The boy covertly practices on a homemade guitar in a secret shrine that he has built to his hero, deceased singing movie star Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt), Santa Ceciliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famous scion. Beginning to suspect that de la Cruz may be his missing ancestor, whose face has been torn from the family portrait on the Riverasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DĂa de Muertos altar or ofrenda, he tries to borrow the dead singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guitar from a museum and triggers a curse that propels him, still living, into the afterlife. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there, in an eye-popping, decidedly religion-free metropolis where dead people work all day and party all night, that Miguelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story really grabs hold. In order to cross back over a bridge of marigold petals (through a gateway that will remind many first-generation immigrants of US Customs) to rejoin the living, he must find a dead relative

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who will give Miguel his or her blessing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; preferably without conditions that require giving up his musical aspirations, and definitely before midnight on DĂa de Muertos. His spirit guides in this quest are his cross-eyed Xoloitzcuintli dog Dante and a disreputable-seeming dead guy named HĂŠctor (Gael GarcĂa Bernal), whom we first see disguised as Frida Kahlo in a futile effort to get back to visit his own family. Like the ka in ancient Egyptian mythology, the dead in Pixarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s version of Mictlan persist only so long as their memories are visually preserved in the world of the living, you see. (What Mexicans did before the invention of photography we are not told.) The sneaky, scurrilous HĂŠctor, of course, is more than he seems. While the film takes some narrative liberties with pre-Conquest indigenous folklore, in the main it seems respectful to its cultural sources, pounding hard on the importance of la familia and incorporating plenty of elements of contemporary DĂa de Muertos practices. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m deferring the final word on this to people of Chicano/a extraction, for obvious reasons, but the movie is reportedly playing very well to audiences in Mexico itself (leatherworkers who want to know

why artisan shoemaking is so lightly dismissed as an artform may be another story). Coco certainly shows evidence of being well-researched, and it succeeds best where it hews most closely to actual Mexican culture. Most obvious example: Its big showstopper song, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember Me,â&#x20AC;? composed by Kristen AndersonLopez and Robert Lopez, sounds about as Latin American as Frozenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let It Goâ&#x20AC;? sounded Nordic. Much more engaging are the more authentically folkloric musical numbers, such as a spirited (yes, I went there) staging of the traditional ghost ballad â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Llorona.â&#x20AC;? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arguably most original about Coco is the matter-of-fact way in which it treats death, including the death of close relatives: not comfy narrative territory for non-Mexican Americans. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably still too scary for very young children, but for older ones, it should stimulate some worthwhile conversation on deep subjects. The takeaway message â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that the lost ones we love are still very much with us as long as we remember them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is a happy one. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Frances Marion Platt

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EXPLOâ&#x2C6;?E Winter wonderland Thomas Bull Memorial Park in Montgomery features a sledding hill, skating pond, dog park and holiday light display in its arboretum

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homas Bull Memorial Park in Orange County is one of those places that seem to offer something for everyone. There are the usual park amenities, of course: grassy areas and trails, picnic shelters with charcoal grills, volleyball and tennis courts, ballplaying fields and playgrounds. But its 719 acres also include a boathouse and boat launch, horse stables and two large horse-show rings and an off-leash, contained dog park (leashed dogs are permitted throughout the rest of the park). Development of the park began in 1965 with the acquisition of four dairy farms. The clubhouse at the Montgomery parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18-hole golf course sits atop a mighty hill that in warmer weather is a verdant driving range, but in winter becomes an exhilarating sledding and tubing hill. The five-acre pond nestled in former pasturelands is currently hosting a gaggle of geese, but it will soon be a stellar ice-skating pond. And now that the bulbs, perennials and annuals have run their course at the spacious Orange County Arboretum, its grounds have been

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of walkways connect various themed gardens, including one with an Asian focus and another with Alpine plantings. One garden is dedicated to veterans, and a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garden is on the horizon for next year. Water features, teak benches scattered throughout and rock formations all complete a feeling of tranquility. The Arboretum is accessed from the Grove Street park entrance off State Route 416. There is a motion-activated gate to enter the site by vehicle and a latched pedestrian entrance. The gardens, like the rest of the park, are open to the public free of charge from dawn to dusk year-round. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are allowed. The Holiday Lights in Bloom display at the Orange County Arboretum will be lit up Friday through Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. through Sunday, December 17. The display will then be on view daily from Friday, December 22 through Sunday, December 31 (with the exception of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day). Admission is free. The historic Hill-Hold Museum, located just across and down the street from the park proper, is also part of park territory. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closed for the season now, but will open weekends for candlelight holiday tours on Saturday and Sunday, December 9 and 10 from 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, December 16 and 17 from noon to 4 p.m. Admission costs $3 for adults, $2 for children. The Hill-Hold Museum, housed in Thomas Bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1769 stone farmhouse, highlights the lives of the prominent Bull and Jackson families, who settled much of the area. The house features wide plank

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ordie Bell introduced me to his farm dog Holly as we climbed onto his utility vehicle and drove between narrow rows of Christmas trees on a piece of hillside acreage in Accord. Bell’s Christmas Tree Farm is known far and wide for the fir and spruce trees that the family grows in this stunning spot in the Rondout Valley. You’ve got your pick of Douglas fir, Canaan fir, concolor fir, Serbian spruce, Colorado blue spruce, balsam fir, grand fir, Korean fir, Meyer spruce, Fraser fir and Fralsam fir. Holly the Dog runs alongside as we cruise through sections planted in each of these varieties, and Gordie talks about the Bell family having worked this farm since the 1900s. Before venturing into trees, he milked cows. “We sold the dairy in ’90; all my milk cows went to another farm upstate,” he says. “We still bale hay. I’m the third generation on this farm. My grandfather used to work in the D & H Canal.” He stops the vehicle at the top of a hill from which the entire valley can be viewed. A huge slab of bluestone is pushed up near the fenceline for people to sit on and take in the Shawangunks. Gordie works the farm now with son Brian, the fourth generation to live off the land here. After my tour, we cozy up in the farmhouse kitchen with Gordie’s wife Paula. They talk randomly about when the season begins – the day after Thanksgiving – and how customers really start pouring in during the first two weekends in December. A shack at the gate gets transformed into a cozy gift shop offering hand-decorated fresh wreaths, white pine roping and balsam kissing balls, along with an assortment of decorations and delicious goodies such as local maple syrup, honey and hot chocolate. Folks can order decorative greens and wreaths a week in advance if they want something special: stars, snowflakes, crosses, hearts and lots more. But the cut-your-own trees are the reason for coming out into the fresh air and meandering around the farm. With thousands to choose from, some up to 13 feet tall, picking just the right one could take all day – which makes for a great family outing, no matter what the weather. All trees are priced at $50, and customers are given a saw and a sled to cut their own and bring it back to the shed. There, a hole is bored into the trunk for a “pin stand” that holds water. “They’re also called ‘divorce-free’ stands,” says Paula, hinting at the struggle husbands and wives often endure propping up large trees. The drilled tree fits right over the pin and can be turned 360 degrees to show the best side. Gordie says that it works for trees up to ten feet tall; any taller, the weight of a decorated tree becomes problematic. They talk about different aspects of the profession: establishing transplant beds, grooming the shapes and sizes of the trees and maintaining the irrigation systems. “After the season, we grind every stump where the trees have been cut,” says Gordie. “A lot of customers leave brush, so we clean up and get ready for the next season. By the time we grind all the stumps, we’re at the end of February or into March, and then we can start planting trees – bare-root transplants.” I wondered how they learned all they needed to know about growing trees. He says, “Reading and going to conventions. We belong to the New York State Christmas Tree Association, which we hosted here in 2013. They have a summer convention and a winter convention. And the Ulster County Cornell Cooperative Extension has a twilight meeting, from 6 to 8:30 in the summer at a farm. They’ll have somebody in to show how to shear-proof trees or different aspects of the business. And you read a lot.” “He’s a natural because he grew up in agriculture, and he went to SUNY-Delhi for agriculture, so he has a background,” says Paula. “He did have some knowledge and the desire to do it. How much of the first planting died?” Gordie comments that 80 percent of that planting back in 1991 was lost. “But farmers persevere. You learn as you go. The Bells bring in family and friends to help run the shop during the shortbut-intense season, making wreaths and drilling trunk holes and carrying trees to people’s cars. Outside, a selection of potted live trees ranges in price from $10 to $100. Paula sets up a couple of trees as a donation spot for hats, scarves and mittens, new or gently used, to be given to Family of Ellenville for distribution. They also participate in Trees for Troops through the non-profit Christmas Spirit

Foundation: a national program that collects trees to be sent to military families living on bases, even overseas. When asked how long a fresh-cut tree will hold its needles, Gordie explains that if it’s taken home and put in hot water immediately, the pitch won’t seal the cut, which would prevent the tree from taking in water. “A lot of places you where buy them, they’re cut in October and November out of Canada, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Here you cut a fresh tree, and if you never let it go dry, you can leave it up until January or February. We have people who leave them up until Valentine’s Day, but you can’t do that with every tree. We’re still dealing with nature.” I ask Brian why he chose to follow his father, grandfather and great-grandfather into farming. Brian waxes poetic about his love of being outdoors. “I grew up here working on the farm. And since it’s been in the family for that long, it’s nice to keep the land and work it any which way you can. 2 The Christmas trees have really worked out well for us. It’s fun when people come out. Everybody’s in a good mood because they want to be here. I went to SUNY-Ulster to study in the Geology Department. Wasn’t sure about what I would end up doing. If I wanted to be in that field, I’d have to move out of the area, which I didn’t want to do.” Brian compares fresh-cut trees to artificial ones. “So many people think an artificial tree is better for the environment, when just the opposite is true. Artificial trees are made in foreign countries in factories that spew out whatever, and it eventually gets thrown into the landfill and sits there for 100 years. Real trees provide oxygen and remove pollen and CO2 from the air. It’s a crop, basically – a long-term crop. Every year we replant right in the same spot.” I ask how long it was after they planted those first trees before the farm realized a profit or even enabled them to pay the bills. Gordie says, “In the tree business, you’re burying money in the ground for eight to ten years before you see a dime. And then you have to sell for X amount of years to make that up and break even.” Thus the growth of hay and production of topsoil for sale. “And in the ’90s, we still raised heifers and sold a lot of firewood to pay the bills. I’d say it’s 18 to 20 years before you see a profit.” Still, he says, it’s an ideal sort of life on the farm. “We’re totally private in the valley. A farm is full of pride. We’re proud of what we do. As soon as I open that gate, it’s the closest thing to heaven that I know of.” The Bells sell trees, roping and wreaths through December 24. Regular hours are Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to dusk, Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to dusk and from 8 a.m. to noon on December 24. – Ann Hutton

“Real trees provide oxygen and remove pollen and CO from the air. It’s a crop, basically – a long-term crop. Every year we replant right in the same spot.”

tors free of charge from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol will take place in the house, and visitors can expect festive holiday décor in the home and study that look just as they did during FDR’s lifetime. The day will also bring the return of the annual Children’s Reading Festival, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Center on the grounds. Presented by the Roosevelt Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, the three-hour festival will feature children’sbook authors reading from their works. Copies of the featured books will be available for purchase in the New Deal Store inside the Wallace Center, and

authors will be available to sign copies. Participating authors include Iza Trapani (Jingle Bells and Old MacDonald had a… Zoo?), Cathy Knepper (Patches and the Baby Bunny: An Eleanor Roosevelt Story) and Barbara Ann Mojica (Little Miss History Travels to Mount Vernon and Little Miss History Travels to Ford’s Theater). The festival includes live music, and kids can take free photos with Santa from 1 to 3 p.m. Beginning at noon, children will be invited to make holiday cards for sailors deployed on the Navy’s USS Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Refreshments will be served throughout the afternoon. At 4 p.m., a shuttle bus will begin taking visitors down to the Holiday Open House

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at Val-Kill, the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site. Admission will be free and the site open to visitors until 7 p.m. The Open House begins at 1 p.m., but here’s the tricky part: Visitors can arrive on their own between 1 and 4 p.m., but after 4 p.m., all visitors to Val-Kill must arrive via the bus shuttle from the Wallace Center at the FDR site. No onsite parking at Val-Kill will be allowed after 4 p.m. Refreshments and music will be provided by the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt Historical Association, and Val-Kill, too, will be decorated as it was during Eleanor Roosevelt’s lifetime. The FDR site is located at 4079 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park. More information

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Nuts for The Nutcracker! Poor Tchaikovsky, the composer of The Nutcracker. He died within a year of its first production, to poor reviews. Who would have thought that it would become a holiday tradition? Here are two Nutcracker experiences, by two different ballet companies, for you and your crew to enjoy this weekend. Nutcracker at the Bardavon: The New Paltz Ballet Theatre performs at the Bardavon on Saturday, December 9 at 2 p.m. and again at 7:30; and on Sunday, December 10 at 3 p.m. Adult admission costs $32; seniors and youth tickets cost $29; members pay $27. The Bardavon is located at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie. For tickets or more information, call (845) 473-2072 or visit www.bardavon.org/show/thenutcracker-6. To learn more about the dance company, see www.npsballet. com/?page_id=1117. Nutcracker at Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC): The Catskill Ballet Theatre takes the stage at UPAC on Friday and Saturday, December 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 10 at 2 p.m. Adult admission costs $30; seniors, students and children under 12 pay $25. UPAC is located at 601 Broadway in Kingston. For tickets or more information, visit www.ticketmaster.com/ulsterperforming-arts-center-tickets-kingston/ venue/129 or e-mail catskillballettheatre@ gmail.com or cbattistoli@yahoo.com. To learn more about the dance company, as well as teaching resources, visit https:// catskillballet.org/the-nutcracker.

All Abilities Kids Storytime at Red Hook Library The first All Abilities Kids Storytime included six children along with their caregivers, followed by a craft. They had so much fun that they’re having another one this week! On Friday, December 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the Red Hook Library, third floor, join this elevator-accessible, judgmentfree zone for children with neurodevelopmental difficulties and/or cognitive challenges. All Abilities Kids Storytime is free and open to the public, but registration is required to keep the group limited in size. And, good news: Plans for All Abilities Kids Storytime include scheduling it twice per month in 2018! The Red Hook Library is located at 7444 South Broadway in Red Hook. For more information or to register, call (845) 758-3241 or e-mail Amy Smith at amy@ redhooklibrary.org.

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Open House at FDR and Eleanor sites in Hyde Park Fan of Roosevelt-era history…or maybe FDR’s famous Scottish terrier, Fala? Enjoy holiday Open Houses? What if children’s books and authors were included among the festivities? And how about free? Could you use some free fun during this belt-cinching time of year? Well, have I got an event for you! On Saturday, December 9, I present to you festive open houses at both Roosevelt properties: FDR’s (ahem, I mean, his mother’s) Springwood and Eleanor’s Val-Kill. Take a stroll through the FDR Presidential Library and home between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. And spend some time in the Henry A. Wallace Center between 1 and 4 p.m. for children’s author readings, beginning at 1:30 p.m. with Iza (eez-uh) Trapani (please say hello to her for me!). Santa will also be there making lists, checking them twice and greeting your crew. And please help support our troops by writing cards to our service-people on the USS Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. But that’s not all: From 1 to 7 p.m., it’s Eleanor time! And so easy: Before the lot closes at 4 p.m., you can drive directly; after 4 p.m., just hop in a shuttle from the FDR site, as there is no parking at her Val-Kill retreat that evening from 4 to 7 p.m. See the cottage as it was decorated during her lifetime, and enjoy music and refreshments. And congratulate yourself for finally getting there after meaning to for, like, ever! The FDR National Historic Site is located at 4097 Albany Post Road (Route 9) in Hyde Park. For more information about the FDR Open House, call (845) 486-7745 or visit https://fdrlibrary. org/events-calendar. Val-Kill is located at 106 Valkill Park Road in Hyde Park. For more details about the ValKill Holiday Open House, call (845)

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Cardmaking and candlemaking workshops at Olana Are you sending out holiday cards this year? How about family or friends spending time with you this holiday season? Or perhaps you’d just like your crew to experience some handson history? On Saturday, December 9 from 10 a.m. to noon, the Olana State Historic Site presents “19th-Century Holiday Cards,” where participants learn how to make their own vintage stationery! This event is free and open to the public for ages 8 and up, and it takes place on-site in the Olana Wagon House Education Center. Supplies and refreshments will be provided. Then, from 2 to 4 p.m., sign up your family for “The Art of Wax: Beeswax Candlemaking,” where each person learns how to make rolled and drip beeswax candles. Open to children ages 5 and up, the cost is $20 per person, $15 for Olana members and $40 per family (up to 5). Advance registration is required for all programs. The Olana State Historic Site is located at 5720 Route 9G in Hudson. For more information or to register, call (518) 828-0135 or visit www.olana.org/ calendar. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10

Gingerbread house competition at Mohonk Mountain House Gingerbread and the December holiday season go together like Mohonk and its iconic “summerhouses” – those tiny shelters with that peaked wooden roof with a bench inside. But this is no gentle competition; we’re talking a real contest, with prizes like two overnights at Mohonk, a meal at

Mohonk and more! The public is even invited to view the works, as well as express their opinions for the Viewers’ Choice award from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Awards are announced at 4 p.m. The judging panel includes Steve Noble, mayor of Kingston; Rose Levy Beranbaum, award-winning baker, cookbook author and blogger; Audrey Billups, pastry chef at the Mohonk Mountain House; and more. Can’t make it to the December 10 viewing? No problem; don’t worry about running as fast as you can like the Gingerbread Man! The five winners and Viewers’ Choice Award will be on display until Monday, January 1. Curious to learn more? Here are highlights from last year’s event: www. youtube.com/watch?v=5qpaxck9b-q. The Mohonk Mountain House is located at 1000 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz. For more information, v i s i t w w w . m o h o n k . c o m /e v e n t s / holidays-at-mohonk/gingerbread or e-mail gingerbread@mohonk.com.

Make your own Chanukah gelt, wire your own menorah in Rhinebeck I have four delicious words for you: Chanukah Chocolate Gelt Factory! Would your family thrill at the chance to make their own chocolate money, from grinding to melting to molding? How about a decorative electric menorah-wiring workshop, with copper tape, batteries and LED lights? You can do all this and more this Sunday, December 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with workshops beginning at 11:30 a.m., at the Rhinebeck Jewish Center. Crafts cost $3 to $5, and workshops are free. The Rhinebeck Jewish Center is located at 102 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. For more information or to reserve your family’s spots, call (845) 876-7666, e-mail rsvp@rhinebeckjewishcenter.com or visit

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have seven ideas to share that I have found very helpful, from enriching my hospital stays to daily life at home. What are some of your best discoveries from your or a loved one’s medical journey? Send your ideas to kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

My own medical gowns. I have two nursing/medical gowns that I use in the hospital and at my weekly appointments. Using my own gown helps me feel like me instead an anonymous patient, and most birthing gowns are medically appropriate: There are access holes for tubes, checking vital signs et cetera. Chemo gowns are similar, but I can get the birthing gowns locally at New Baby New Paltz and Waddle n Swaddle. Emesis bags. Emesis is a fancy word for vomit – not to be confused with “nemesis,” which getting carsickness might feel like without an emesis bag. Introduced to me at the hospital, I love these bags because they are leakproof, portable, disposable and perfect for upchuck emergencies. All you do is make your oral deposit, twist it closed, and boom! No mess, no fuss. Room décor. One way I strive to connect with medical staff is by decorating my space. At a recent MRI, with the tech’s permission, I hung up a banner made of singular swatches given to me by people who love me. I use these banners during chemotherapy, hospital stays, medical tests and scans and various appointments. These touches make for uplifting, personalized eye candy for me, and result in fresh conversations with medical staff. I’m not talking flowers; I mean actual dollar-store items, like those solar toys that sway back and forth in the sun; inflatable flamingos; funny signs; and those fabric love banners. To attach, use magnets, string, hangers and non-marking adhesives such as painters’ tape. I suggest going with corny, cheesy and fun! (My husband comes from a different perspective, as the person who has to pack it all up.) Norwex body cloth. I am so smitten with Norwex body cloths, which I order through my friend Bec at www.facebook.com/groups/rebeccascustomerclub. Here’s what’s so fabulous: No soap needed! I use them every day at home, and washing up at the hospital is a cinch, since there’s no soap involved. I already have neuropathy in my hands (more like neur-dropathy!), so the last thing I need is soap slipping all over the place. Norwex body cloths to the rescue! Crushed ice. Ice ice baby…Now, let’s collaborate and listen: Why are hospital ice chips so good? Because they’re so perfectly sized for pleasure: not too big, but small enough to enjoy one after the next. My friend gave me a vintage hand-grinder ice-crusher after I lamented to her about how expensive the countertop versions are. It has changed me! I use chipped ice in everything I drink now; plus, I feel all homesteady grinding it myself. Jersey shorts. Hospitals are all about walking as soon as possible after most procedures. But who wants to do that with hospital gowns that give fanny freedom for all the world to see? Instead of wearing a second hospital gown across my back, I just pack comfortable cotton stretch shorts to wear during my stay. No more worries about overexposure; your hidden hiney has got you covered! Abdominal support. My husband and I named my very round and swollen steroid-induced stomach Stella Roid. I mean, it’s so ridiculous how rotund I am. I look like a swollen tick. So I picked up an adjustable cinch band at New Baby New Paltz to help rein things in. My stomach muscles are so weak from minimal use during this last radiation recovery, and this support has already made a positive difference to my core in just a few days. Plus, it makes for great bonus back support, too! Head On and Heart Strong! Love, Erica Kids’ Almanac columnist Erica Chase-Salerno was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer in the Summer of 2015. To read more about her experience, visit https://hudsonvalleyone.com/tag/ericas-cancer-journey.

Is the Elf on your Shelf not cutting it lately? Need an infusion of magic in your life? I have just the event (or should I say events?) for you. This Sunday, December 10 at the Howland Cultural Center, the No Strings Marionette Company presents two shows for all tastes: At 1 p.m., see Nick of Time; at 4 p.m., see Scrooge: A Christmas Carol. With the puppeteers fully visible, kids get to witness the mechanics of marionettes; but that is all soon forgotten as the audience gets drawn into the story. Enjoy a singalong at the beginning, and even ask questions at the end. Admission is free for children (who must be accompanied by an adult); adults pay $10 per show. Attend both! Explore Main Street and visit Glazed Over Donuts (315 Main Street) and Ella’s Bellas gluten-free bakery (418 Main Street) and more between shows. The Howland Cultural Center is located at 477 Main Street in Beacon. For more information, call Ginnie at the Howland Public Library at (845) 831-1134 or Florence at the Howland Cultural Center at (845) 831-4988. To learn more about the puppeteers, visit www.nostringsvt. com. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13

Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum hosts Gingerbread Housemaking workshop Got littles who want to make a gingerbread house? Got a kitchen you’d like to keep somewhat clean? Then register ASAP for Gingerbread Housemaking at the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum this Wednesday, December 13 at 10:30 a.m. or 2:30 p.m.; or Saturday, December 16 at 12:30 p.m. Locally baked houses and a complete supply kit are yours for the eating… err, I mean decorating. Remember: If disaster strikes, throw in a dinosaur toy (look in your couch) and pretend a T-rex did it! There’s no wrong way to do this! The cost is $25 per kit, $20 for members. Reservations are highly recommended. The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is located at 75 North Water Street in Poughkeepsie. For more information or to reserve your spots, call (845) 471-0589 or visit http://mhcm. org/visit/calendar/?event_type=makingmasterpieces.

Family of Woodstock adolescent mental health resources Does your child or youth, ages 5 to 18 (up to age 21 next July!), experience social, emotional, developmental and/ or behavioral challenges? Sometimes it can hard to know where to begin to reach out for help with mental health issues. It’s not about loving your kid; no matter how much you love this being, daily life can be so hard and isolating, let alone draining. Have you heard about Family of Woodstock’s Family Peer Support Services? Connecting family members to other families with children with serious emotional problems helps families to feel less isolated and identify their own strengths. To learn more about what this incredible organization does – including support for people experiencing domestic violence, hotlines, shelters, childcare and programs for youth as well as adults – visit www. familyofwoodstockinc.org. Or, if your

17 situation is urgent, call (845) 679-2485, 24/7, or chat online via the website. To learn more about help for mental health issues for young people, check out Family’s Parents Supporting Parents Facebook page or the Family website. To make a referral to the Family Peer Support Services program, call program director Tori Barnes at (845) 331-7080, extension 146, or e-mail tbarnes@fowinc. org. Referrals may also be made by schools, therapists and service providers. Also, as you’re looking to spend down at the end of this calendar year, I say throw more money Family’s way. They do so much good, right here in our area. Here’s an additional resource to take a look at regarding special needs: www.pulsesny. org. – Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno is so grateful to be able to celebrate another birthday this week. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

Live radio plays The Plot to Overthrow Christmas and The Anatomy of Sound at Rosendale Theatre next weekend Each year around this season, Rosendale Theatre managing director Ann Citron puts her stage director hat back on and organizes a live performance in the style of an onair drama or variety show from the Golden Age of Radio. Past years have included such treats as It’s a Wonderful Life and a pair of murder mysteries, each punctuated by ’40-vintage advertising jingles. Each actor at the mics plays multiple roles, occasionally challenged with having to hold a conversation with him- or herself in different characters’ voices. Since the audience can see as well as hear, everyone onstage wears authentic period costumes. Sound like heaps of fun? It is. In fact, these shows are worth attending for Fre Atlast’s amazing Foley-table wizardry alone. Last I heard, Fre and Ann had just nailed down a great recording of the cry of a kookaburra to use for a sound effect in their upcoming show. It’s going to be a great evening – two great evenings, in fact – and not to be missed. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16, the movie screen will be rolled up and the Rosendale Theatre stage dressed for live performances of two gems from the long and distinguished career of the “Poet Laureate of Radio,” Norman Corwin: The Plot to Overthrow Christmas and The Anatomy of Sound. Rick Meyer, Brian Mathews, Bruce Pileggi, Christine Crawfis and Ann Citron will be the actors, and Fre Atlast, Harry Sweet and Jim Luckner the orchestra. From the title, The Plot to Overthrow Christmas sounds like a bit of cornball fluff; but Corwin was known for his progressive politics and his sharp wit, so expect some social relevance to creep in. The story involves a demonic scheme to assassinate Santa Claus, conceived by a team of historical and literary no-goods – including Nero, Caligula, Haman, Ivan the Terrible, Lucrezia Borgia and Simon Legree – at the behest of Mephistopheles, who is concerned that the persistence of the Christmas spirit is impeding his efforts to corrupt humankind. Nero gets the gig; complications ensue. This performance is appropriate for all ages. Admission costs $12 for the general public, $10 for Rosendale Theatre Collective members. The venue is located at 408 Main Street (Route 213) in Rosendale. For more information, call (845) 658-8989 or visit www. rosendaletheatre.org. – Frances Marion Platt

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Living in Style: Selections from the George Way Collection of Dutch Fine and Decorative Art. This exhibit celebrates the enduring impact of Dutch culture and the New Netherland Colony in the Hudson Valley. Exhibits through Dec. 17. Info: 845-687-0736. Hasbrouck House, 3805 Main Street, Stone Ridge. hasbrouckhouseny. com. 7:30am-8:30am Chester Kiwanis Club Meeting. Regular meeting. Chester Presbyterian Church, 94 Main Street, Chester, NY. Info: 845-469-9404, bmutino@optonline.net, Chesterkiwanisclub.com. Breakfast. 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. $10. 9am-4:30pm Function or Form: Utilitarian Art. It features beautiful functional items by 15 local artists. The gallery is open Monday-Friday 9:00-4:30pm and Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm. Please note the Gallery will be closed on Saturdays, December 23 and 30. Info: 845-5862611. Catskill Center’s Erpf Gallery, 43355 State Highway 28, Arkville. catskillcenter.org. 9am-10pm Open Level Flow Yoga. Christina Steen will be offering this on-going class on Thursdays at 9am. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org. $48.00 for 12-week series or $6.00 drop-in. 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. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10am-3pm Vassar Indoor Farmers’ Market. Main Building at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, info. vassar.edu. 10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Just drop in. 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 Gentle Yoga with Kate Hagerman. This is a perfect place for beginning your yoga practice. This class encourages spiritual practice while enhancing health and well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $10. 10am-1pm Bag Holiday Hunger. Project Santa: Parents or Guardians of children ages 14 and under along with Bag Holiday Hunger continues through December 15th (Distribution is Tuesday, December 19th). To register for Project Santa or Bag Holiday Hunger visit People’s Place between the hours of 10am – 1pm, Monday – Friday or Wednesday evenings between 5:30pm – 7:30pm. You MUST have identification proving residency in Ulster County for ALL household members. For more information, call 338-4030 or email director@peoplesplaceuc.org. People’s Place, 17 St James St, Kingston. 10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org. Cost varies. 11am Mindful Eating During the Holidays. With OFA nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava. Info: 845-486-2555. South Amenia Senior Friendship Center, 229 South Amenia Rd, Wassaic. 11am-5pm Add To The Hudson River Maritime Museum Mitten Tree. The Hudson River Maritime Museum is proud to announce they are accepting donations of hats, scarves, gloves and mittens for the annual Mitten Tree! Donations will be added to the Mitten Tree, located in the Museum’s East Gallery. Donations should be brought to the Museum Store. Please share some warmth this winter by donating a hat, scarf or pair of gloves! Info: tsmith@hrmm.org or 845-3380071 ext 11. 11am-11pm 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.

11:30am-2pm Women in Business Luncheon. Hudson Valley Magazine hosts it’s 3rd annual Women in Business Luncheon! Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Rd, Wappingers Falls. hvmag.com/ Hudson-Valley-Magazine/Women-in-Business/ Homepage/. $65. 12:30pm-6pm I Ching Oracle Readings with intuitive and esoteric scholar Timothy Liu. Walk-ins welcome or call to schedule appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/half hour.

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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.

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1pm-3pm Game and Card Day. Board games, Mah-jong and cards are available, or bring your own. Bring a friend or come and meet people. $1 donation suggested to cover cost of refreshments. Ongoing every Thursday. Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk St, Red hook.

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1pm-3pm Minnewaska Preserve: Homeschoolers- Cunning Coyotes. Explore the world of our most common wild member of the canine family, the coyote. Coyotes are often portrayed as intelligent, yet crafty and cunning tricksters. Children will see a mounted coyote, hear coyote calls and play a game that teaches about coyote behavior. This program is recommended for children between the ages of seven and twelve years old, accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Well-behaved younger siblings are always welcome. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 2pm-3:30pm Music Socials with Certiﬁed Music Therapist Melinda Burgard. Music Socials for people in the both early and middle stages of Alzheimer’s and their family caregivers are held in various locations. These are a fun way to get out and socialize in a safe and understanding environment. The Highland Middle-Stage Music Social is heldthe first Thursday of every mont. Registration is required; for more information or to RSVP, contact Care Consultant Elizabeth Johnson at 800-272-3900. Wingate at Ulster, 1 Wingate Way, Highland. 2pm-5pm Mah Jongg. Open to beginners and seasoned players alike. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm-5pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & Thursdays at 4pm. Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up fancy moves, meet new people. Open to the public. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 4pm-8:30pm Fifth Annual Made In Kingston event. Local arts businesses will gather for an expo of all things made in Kingston, at a new space under development in Midtown, the city’s up-and-coming arts district. In addition to more than four dozen local artists, the evening will feature local food, beverages and musical entertainment. The Metro, 2 South Prospect St, Kingston. MadeinKingstonNY.com. 4:30pm-6pm Twelfth Night: Shakespeare Story Theatre Workshop with New Genesis Productions. Shakespeare Story Theatre workshop of “Twelfth Night”, a comedy written in celebration of the holiday season. Perfect for ages: 8-12. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. Must contact library to register. 4:45pm-9:30pm ErDAJT’s Holiday Christmas Light Display. 11th year with the animated display. Donations for charity for the night. Open Sun-Thurs, 4:45-9:30pm & Fridays, Saturdays, 12/25, 12/26, 4:45-10:30pm. 8 Patrick Dr, LaGrangeville. erdajt.com. 5pm-10pm Bruschi Christmas. With over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music that is sure to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Bruschi Christmas, 5 Madre DeCristo Rd, Wallkill. 5pm-10pm Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill Drive. Drive by and see the beautiful Christmas Light display set to music and take a photo with Olaf! Donations collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. Quaker Hill, Quaker Hill Dr, Hyde Park. 5:30pm-7:30pm Sunset Sensations Wine &

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Food Event. Sip fine wines paired with culinary creations! Hors d’oeuvres feature heirloom vegetables from the Estate kitchen gardens. Visitors are also treated to cooking demonstrations by featured chef Michael Polasek of Simply Gourmet, expert wine pairing presentations, and a tour of the historic mansion, decorated for the holidays. Tickets $32/person in advance, and $35 day-of (if available). Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie.

solutions presented for each challenge. Info: 845-831-1134. Howland Public Library, 313 Main St, Beacon. bit.ly/2zq9OL2.

5:30pm-7:30pm Teen Nights at the Library. Each week will feature a different, fun and educational activity. Call the library today for more information. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@ olivefreelibrary.org, bit.ly/2gEg8tp.

7pm-8:30pm Detoxiﬁcation, Rejuvenation & Well-Being with Pat Yorks RN: Free Holistic Self-care Class. Learn ways to activate the lymphatic system and detoxify the body for increased clarity, energy, vitality and well-being. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St.(Route 209), Stone Ridge. Info: info@rvhhc. org, rvhhc.org.

6pm-9pm Watt Christmas Wonderland. Admission: A requested $5.00 donation per vehicle. 8’ height restriction on all vehicles, drive through the trail and see all the lights and Christmas decorations it has to offer! Info: 845-2943391. Watt Christmas Wonderland, 310 Scotchtown Rd, Goshen. 6pm-7pm Tarot Club. Are you a seasoned tarot reader or just interested in learning about tarot cards? Led by Sabra Margaret. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. All ages! 6:30pm-8pm Crystal Attunement Empathic Support Circle with medicine woman and astrologer Mary Vukovic. First Thursday of every month. Crystal Healing and Planetary Support for our individual and collective ascension process. No pre-registration required. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $10. 6:30pm-8:30pm Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night: Live Action, Stray Cat Rock Wild Jumbo. 1970, 84 mins. Directed by Toshiya Fujita. Starring Meiko Kaji, Bunjaku Han, Takeo Chii. Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, 232 Main St, New Paltz. GKnoodles.com. 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, bit.ly/1USVReh. 6:30pm-8pm Free Steps of Meditation. Weekly classes. Learn the fundamentals for an effective meditation experience. Info: 518-589-5000 or peacevillage@bkwsu.org. Peace Village Retreat Center, 54 O’Hara Rd, Haines Falls. bkwsu.org. 6:30pm-8pm Holiday Appetizers on a Budget. Theresa Grimm from “A Cook in My Kitchen” will demonstrate ways of entertaining for the holidays even if money is tight. Advance registration is required and can be done at the library or by calling 845-477-8377 ext. 101. Greenwood Lake Library, 79 Waterstone Rd, Greenwood Lake. 6:30pm-9:30pm Astronomy Night. On the first and third Thursday of each month, Raj Pandya and Amy Bartholomew of the SUNY New Paltz Department of Physics & Astronomy offer a free planetarium show. Followed by telescope observing (when the sky is clear) at the Smolen Observatory to the entire community including the general public. Tickets for the planetarium shows are required. They are available one week prior to show time. Tickets are NOT required at the Smolen Observatory. Info: 845-257-3818 or pandyar@newpaltz.edu. SUNY New Paltz/John R. Kirk Planetarium / Smolen Observatory, New Paltz. bit.ly/2fKrjN0. 6:30pm-7:30pm Choosing Your Retirement Path. What are the challenges you face as you navigate the road to retirement? In this free seminar, they are broken down into five, with

7pm Steven Lewis presents Loving Violet. LOVING VIOLET is a cinematic narrative about conflicting dimensions of love, romantic as well as familial, told against a backdrop of the pleasures and frustrations of “the writing life.” Info: 845-255-8300. Free. Inquiring Minds New Paltz Bookstore, Main Street, New Paltz.

7pm Dog Psychology 101 - What is Your Dog Telling You? Trainer Marlene Payne will share her knowledge and insights about canine behavior as well as her experience working with trainer John Mathias Henkel. Marlene and John had an international business that included training and competing in the United States and German Sieger Shows, breeding and training World Class German Shepherd Dogs, and training and work with all breeds of dogs. This program is free and open to the public. Info: 845-889-4683; staatslibrary@gmail.com. Staatsburg Library, 70 Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. academiccanine.com. 7pm-8pm Gardiner Library Knitting Group. Sit and knit. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. gardinerlibrary.org. 7pm-9pm NT Live: Young Marx. Directed by: Nicholas Hytner (One Man, Two Guvnors). Starring: Rory Kinnear. The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street, Millerton. Info: 518-789-0022, events@ themoviehouse.net, themoviehouse.net/index. php/site/special_events/nt_live_young_marx. General $21 / Gold Members $16. 7:30pm-9pm SUNY Ulster College Chorus and Guitar Ensemble. The SUNY Ulster College Chorus and the Guitar Ensemble invite you to a free performance by students and community members. Quimby Hall, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, SUNY Ulster campus, Stone Ridge, NY. Info: 845 688 1949, eaerleyc@sunyulster.edu, sunyulster.edu. 7:30pm-9pm Weekly Thursday Nite EFT Healing Circle & Recovery Workshop. Bring your physical, emotional, & spiritual challenges and issues, and have them quickly, effectively resolved and healed in a safe supportive environment. Ongoing. 845-706-2183. Family of Woodstock, Inc, 39 John St, Kingston. Free, $5 donation welcome. 7:30pm Reading and Meditation. Ongoing every Thursday night at 7:30pm. Info: matagiri.org; 845-679-8322. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Andy Stack’s American Soup. American Classics. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: The Sidetracked Blues Bash Reunion. HV Blues Players’ Reunion. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm-9:30pm Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens’ classic tale of greed redeemed into hope and kindness, with a fun Shadowland twist. $15-$40. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@ shadowlandstages.org, shadowlandstages.org. 8pm-10pm Mind Train Poetry Sessions. Listen or read. Every Thursday. For more information, contact 229greenkill@greenkill.org or 347-6892323. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. greenkill.org.

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December 7, 2017

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Nuclear war, Part II Hawaii resumes H-bomb air raid warnings

ast week’s news of significant North Korean ICBM advancements was followed by Hawaii resuming missile air raid warnings. They’ve also reopened fallout shelters. We are reaching the time when there’s a realistic threat of a North Korean weapon hitting New York City. It may not be too paranoid to encourage any loved ones who live there to think about leaving – and, perhaps, reread my recent article detailing how you’d easily survive such an event if you live here, provided you or some cooperative friend invest $2,500 in creating a practical air-filtration system in the basement. You’d only need to stay there for two weeks. The problem is radiation. While a true hydrogen bomb creates a relatively clean explosion that results in relatively modest fallout, bomb designers long ago realized that fusion’s extreme heat and profusion of fast neutrons could efficiently initiate fission in materials that ordinarily couldn’t sustain fissioning, like inexpensive Uranium-238. So, very quickly, they learned to surround every H-bomb in a uranium casing. Now they had a multistage explosive: a fission/fusion/fission process. This has been the basic design of every nuclear weapon for the past 60 years. It’s presumably what the North Koreans are using, too. According to Hans Bethe, in his 1954 history of the H-bomb, Edward Teller’s original idea was to employ a small atomic fission bomb to start the fusion process in a nearby cylindrical tank of deuterium, which contains a “sparkplug” of highly fissionable U-235 at its center. This alternating deuterium and uranium lets an atomic bomb’s fissioning ignite the deuterium fusion, whose fast neutrons then ignite fissioning in the uranium casing. This arrangement produces the maximum power. But most of this energy comes from fissioning, which is extremely dirty and produces lethal fallout that spreads far and wide. We first saw this in the powerful 15-megaton Castle Bravo test of March 1, 1954, which famously sickened Japanese fishermen. Nonetheless, this principle was promptly weaponized, as when 500 copies of this threestage fission/fusion/fission weapon (the Mark 41) was deployed on B-47 and B-52 bombers in the 1950s and 1960s. Its 25 megatons made it not only the most powerful single weapon in the US arsenal, but also the dirtiest. Eventually the US and the Soviet (now Russia) stockpiles decreased from their 1960 maximums, partly because of miniaturization, SALT treaties and the use of MIRVs, or multiple warheads on a single missile. As of 2015, the US had “only” 7,100 active nuclear

Every single one uses ﬁssion for most of its explosive energy, and would therefore create widespread radiation fallout.

8:30pm Bluegrass Clubhouse. Featuring Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, & Geoff Harden. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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weapons and 1,890 separate means of delivery, including bombers, submarines and MIRVs. But despite being called H-bombs, every single one uses fission for most of its explosive energy, and would therefore create widespread radiation fallout. It’s a big reason why a nuclear war would be a global catastrophe. It’s too bad that, despite groups like the Union of Concerned Scientists expressing alarm, the public seems largely oblivious to a threat that is as real as it was a half-century ago. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous “Night Sky” columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com.

4:30pm CMRR - The Polar Express. Additional ride at 6:30 & 8:30pm. Info: CMRRevents.com. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston.

ments will be served, for adults and teens. For reservations call 845-889-8851. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. $10.

11am-5pm Add To The Hudson River Maritime Museum Mitten Tree. The Hudson River Maritime Museum is proud to announce they are accepting donations of hats, scarves, gloves and mittens for the annual Mitten Tree! Donations will be added to the Mitten Tree, located in the Museum’s East Gallery. Donations should be brought to the Museum Store. Please share some warmth this winter by donating a hat, scarf or pair of gloves! Info: tsmith@hrmm.org or 845-3380071 ext 11.

4:45pm-10:30pm ErDAJT’s Holiday Christmas Light Display. 11th year with the animated display. Donations for charity for the night. Open Sun-Thurs, 4:45-9:30pm & Fridays, Saturdays, 12/25, 12/26, 4:45-10:30pm. 8 Patrick Dr, LaGrangeville. erdajt.com.

6pm A Frosty Fest. Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience, 30-foot train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops and more. Info: 845-339-2666. Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park. frostyfest.com.

12:05pm-1pm Senior Pilates - Mixed Level with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. $1/donation. Open to Woodstock residents 55 & older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12:30pm-6pm Tarot and Crystal Readings with Mary Vukovic. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/25 minutes.

9am-12pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s (CCEUC) Master Gardener Horticulture Hotline. Diagnostic Lab open on Fridays only. Need help, call 845-340-DIRT. ulster. cce.cornell.edu/gardening.

1:30pm Enjoying the Holidays Without Weight Gain. With OFA nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava. Info: 845-486-2555. King’s Apartments, 20 Pine Dr, Pawling. dutchessny.gov/ aging.

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 Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

2:30pm Division of Engineering Senior Design EXPO. This event takes place each semester as a showcase the portfolio of students’ Senior Design projects in Electrical, Computer and Mechanical Engineering. Students and faculty collaborate on these projects through the Senior Design I & II courses, striving to achieve an innovative realworld design. Info: 845-257-3784; lavaller@ newpaltz.edu. SUNY New PAltz/Wooster Hall, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu.

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

The W88 is an 800-pound MIRV thermonuclear warhead currently carried by US submarines. The component labeled at the bottom right – the Uranium-238 case – greatly boosts the explosive yield to 475 kilotons, or 30 times the Hiroshima bomb. But this casing is largely responsible for the weapon’s intense radioactive fallout that would deliver widespread lethality far from the target. This common feature in thermonuclear design is why a North Korean New York City strike might require subsequent shelter even here, 100 miles away, depending on wind direction.

preference to Breast Cancer Survivors. Info: 212-222-1351, caroline@movingforlife.org or movingforlife.org. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston.

9am Shamatha Meditation with Angelina Birney. Through shamatha meditation (calm abiding), we develop concentration, inner strength, stability and confidence, in addition to fostering numerous health benefits. Lama Angelina Birney completed a 3-year meditation retreat in the Karma Kaygu Tradition and has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years. Free and open to all. Info: info@tibetancenter.org; 845-383-1774. The Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston. tibetancenter.org.

10am-4pm Friend’s of Starr Library Winter Book Sale. . Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. starrlibrary.org.

DRAWING IN A CONVENIENT SPY; WEN HO LEE AND THE POLITICS OF NUCLEAR ESPIONAGE, DAN STOBER AND IAN HOFFMAN, SIMON AND SCHUSTER, 2001, WITH PERMISSION.

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 St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

4pm-6:30pm Dungeons & Dragons. Join your Dungeon Master Patrick to create and play characters for a Storm King’s Thunder campaign. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org.

5pm-8pm Opening Reception for “Primar(il) y Red: An Exhibition of Art Celebrating the Color Red”. Art of various styles and mediums where the eye is immediately drawn to the red element. Over forty artists participating. Emerge Gallery & Art Space, 228 Main St, Saugerties. Info: 845-247-7515, emergegalleryny@gmail. com, emergegalleryny.com. 5pm-10pm Bruschi Christmas. With over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music that is sure to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Bruschi Christmas, 5 Madre DeCristo Rd, Wallkill. 5pm-10pm Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill Drive. Drive by and see the beautiful Christmas Light display set to music and take a photo with Olaf! Donations collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. Quaker Hill, Quaker Hill Dr, Hyde Park. 5pm-8pm Holiday Lights in Bloom. At Orange County Arboretum. The Arboretum is all decked out for Christmas. Enjoy beautiful, garden themed light features in the forms of flowers, animals and insects. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 State Route 416,, Montgomery. .orangecountyarboretum.org/lightsinbloom.htm. 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 Festive Advent Evening Dinner. With music and carols. Open to public. To reserve, call 845-679-8800 or email ascoanya@gmail.com. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock. $12, $6/child. 6pm-7:30pm Paper Quilling Workshop. Local crafter Margaret Britton will teach the basics of paper quilling. Participants will learn how to make a ornament or decoration for a card, a tool and materials will be supplied and refresh-

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included 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. Greene County Council on the Arts Announces 2018 County Initiative Program (CIP) Grant Applications Now Available. Greene County arts

organizations interested in applying for 2018 CIP funding should contact Kay Stamer for Guidelines/Applications at the Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, P.O. Box 463, Catskill, NY 12414; 518-9433400; gcca@greenearts.org. For more information, see Grants at greenearts. org. Completed applications must be submitted for consideration no later than 11/18. Call for Artists! Call for artists! Showcase your work at Roost Studios at the Holiday Gala. Festive Champagne G scheduled for 12/2 with live music! Exhibit will display thru 1/7. Info: roostcoop.org; 845-568-7540. Event held at Roost Studios and Art Gallery, 69 Main St, 2nd Fl, New Paltz.

7-9pm). An intimate evening of Tibetan music & Indian classical dance, with Techung and Sisa Salgado. Techung is a Tibetan folk and freedom singer/songwriter. Sisa is an Ecuadorian actress/anthropologist who fell in love with Indian classical dance, particularly Bharatanatyam, one of the world’s most sophisticated and graceful dance-arts. Through their music and dance Techung and Sisa will bring centuries-old cultural and historical connections between Tibet and India to life. Presented by The Tibetan Center Music Series, sponsored by DLMWeb. Tickets: $15 at door. Details online at tibetancenter. org/events. The Tibetan Center, 875 Route 28, Kingston. 845-383-1774; info@tibetancenter.org.

Echoes from the Himalayas (12/16,

and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. 7pm The 15th Annual WAAM Beneﬁt Fine Arts Auction. Preview Reception: Friday, December 8th, 6-7pm. Preview reception free and open to the public. This year’s auction contains many exceptional offerings and features an array of original artworks by artists associated with the historic Woodstock Art Colony. Stair Galleries, 549 Warren St, Hudson. stairgalleries.com/about/ news-events/december-8-2017-ne. 7pm-9pm Dine & Live at Gomen with Haden Miniﬁe & Andrew “Tonka” Jordan. jazz standards with a few pop influences, Haden Minifie -lead vocals, Andrew “Tonka” Jordan-lead guitar, No Cover. Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, 232 Main St, New Paltz. GKnoodles.com. 7pm GETTING ALONG WITH OUR BEAR NEIGHBORS. resentation on black bears by American Museum of Natural History conservation scientist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Wynn-Grant studies the movement patterns and behavior of black bears with the goal of guiding peaceful human-bear coexistence. Free and open to the public. Info: 845-677-7600 x121. Cary Institute, 2801 Sharon Turnpike, Millbrook. caryinstitute.org. 7:30pm Treble Choraliers Winter Concert. An eclectic mix of classical and popular songs of the season by Catskill’s women’s chorus. Guest artist singer/songwriter Mayrose Coyle. Catskill United Methodist Church, 40 Woodland Ave, Catskill. Info: treblechoraliers@yahoo.com. Donation $10. 7:30pm 35th Annual Performance of the Nutcracker Ballet. Presented by the Catskill Ballet Theatre featuring guest artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem. $30/Adults, $25/Seniors and Students. Info: 845-339-1629; catskillballettheatre@gmail.com; cbattistoli@yahoo.com. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Decora! Poet. Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Nu-Music. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

shadowlandstages.org, shadowlandstages.org. 9pm The Ballroom Thieves. With Special Guests The Harmaleighs. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, helsinkihudson.ticketfly.com/event/1549726. $18.

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12/9

12am Roost Studios and Gallery Holiday Gift Sale. Local Artisans including Felt Art, Jewelry, Clothing, Knitwear, Herbal Body Care Products, Signs, Fine Art and much more! Roost Studios and Art Gallery, 69 Main St, 2nd Fl, New Paltz. Info: 845-443-6296, karen.sawdey@yahoo.com, Roost%20Studios%20on%20FB. 7:45am-11am Chester Kiwanis Toyland. Toyland allows parents who cannot afford to purchase gifts for their children to choose toys for their family. Registration: 7:45-8:45 a.m. Chester Learning Center, 3 Maple Avenue, Chester, NY, 3 Maple Avenue, Chester, NY. Info: 845-469-9404, bmutino@optonline.net. 8am-5pm Saturday Morning Yoga with Miss. Aaron Dias. Miss Aaron Dias has arrived at Woodstock Yoga Center! Students are inspired by her guided meditation experiences, her intelligent, challenging and creative flow sequences, and her ability to disentangle esoteric philosophies so that their insights can be woven back into daily life. This early Saturday morning onehour class is the perfect start to your weekend. Come be inspired and move. Then get on with your beautiful day with an amazing “yoga high” from Aaron’s class. All levels are welcome. Info: woodstockyogacenter.com, or call 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. 8am-5pm Gamer’s Lounge. Attention Tweens/ Teens: the Wii is back in business! Join our new clerk, Andy for two fun-filled hours of Wii video games and other game. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. Free.

8pm It’s A Wonderful Life. Adapted for the stage from Frank Capra’s beloved., holiday film will be presented by Up In One Productions. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. $24, $22/senoior/under 12.

8:30am-9:30am Yoga Level I-II with Aaron Dias. An energetic class that focuses on the breath as it relates to body alignment. Great for kickstarting the weekend. Come be inspired and move! Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter. com. $18.

8pm World War II Radio Christmas Show. This moving holiday show recreates the experience of attending a recording of a 1940’s radio show. Using period songs and stories inspired by actual veterans, WWII Radio Christmas transports the audience to another time that reminds us all the importance of coming together for the holidays and an inspiring look at strength in the face of hardship. Directed by John Remington. Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia. $20, $18/ senior/student.

9am-12pm Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store. Located on one of the two remaining cobblestone streets in Kingston. Open every Saturday 9-12. A not-for-profit store featuring previously enjoyed clothing for men/women/ children, household and miscellaneous items. Located in the basement of the Church. Entrance to the left of the Church steps. Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston. Info: 845-338-6126, comfortercobblestonethrift26@gmail.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Jonny Rosch & Friends. All Star Soul Jazz Blues R&B Mash Up. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

9am-12pm Reformed Church of Shawangunk Annual Cookie Walk. Wonderful Array of Cookies. $6.00 per pound. Church Office: 845-895-2952. Reformed Church of Shawangunk, 1166 Hoagerburgh Rd, Wallkill.

8pm Hudson Valley Folk Guild annual Seasonal Holiday Concert. Featured on the program will be music by the Wallkill High School Madrigal Choir, Souls United of the Hudson Valley, Linda Breithaupt with Linda Bresnahan, and Graham and Barbara Dean. The concert will be emceed by Gail Burger and Lyn Burnstine who will also contribute readings. The Folk Guild’s annual Seasonal Holiday Concert is a fundraiser for the Friends of Fiddler’s Green Chapter concert series. Info: 845-758-2681. Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Rt. 9 and Church St, Hyde Park. hudsonvalleyfolkguild.org. $12, $10/senior. 8pm-9:30pm Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens’ classic tale of greed redeemed into hope and kindness, with a fun Shadowland twist. $15-$40. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@

9am-5pm Hyde Park Historic Holiday Open House. FDR National Historic Site & Val-Kill presents a holiday celebration including readings from Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Both the Home and the Roosevelt Library study will be decorated for the holidays as they were during the Roosevelt presidency. Admission is free to the Home and Library throughout the day. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (Val-Kill) will also be free and open to visitors from 1-7pm. Beginning at 4pm, visitors to Val-Kill are required to take a shuttle from Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. There will be no onsite parking at Val-Kill from 4-7pm. Refreshments and music will be provided by the RooseveltVanderbilt Historical Association and Val-Kill will be decorated as it was during Eleanor Roosevelt’s

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Saturday Morning Yoga with Miss. Aaron Dias. Students will be inspired by her guided meditation experiences, her intelligent, challenging and creative flow sequences, and her ability to disentangle esoteric philosophies so that their insights can be woven back into daily life. She has devoted her life to service as a sweet-space-maker, sticky This early Saturday morning one-hour class is the perfect start to your weekend. Come be inspired and move. Then get on with your beautiful day with an amazing “yoga high” from Aaron’s class. All levels are welcome. Info: woodstockyogacenter.com, or call 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St. Woodstock. 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. Fionn Reilly Book Signing and

Gallery Talk (12/9, 3-5pm). Celebrating Fionn Reilly’s new book Kolkata Calcutta. Along with special guest Tony Fletcher, who wrote the foreword for the book, will be discussing Reilly’s photo series with the artist.Kolkata Calcutta is a collection of black-andwhite and color photographs taken in what Fionn Reilly refers to as “of one the World’s most enthralling and mysterious cities as revealed through the lens of photographer.” Inspired by the films of Kolkata’s celebrated director Satyajit Ray and the great Indian photographer Raghubir Singh, Reilly’s images capture a city that exudes a true sense of soul, haunted by it’s ghosts of empire. Primary among this volume are Reilly’s candid shots of everyday people in pursuit of their everyday business, religious and cultural icons, historical architecture, and open spaces. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the book signing. The book may be previewed online at kolkatabook.com. The Center for Photography at Woodstock, 59 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-9957.

lifetime. Info: 845-486-7745; 845-229-6225. FDR Presidential Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park.

5pm (last tour at 3:15pm). $11/adults, $6 kids. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie.

9am-12pm Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Fall Kitchen Classes Series: Chutney. Perk up your winter or give as a gift. Learn the boiling water bath method by canning chutney in class. Take home a jar. All classes provide safe and reliable information and are a completely hands-on experience. Please register by the Monday before each class. It allows us to purchase the perishable supplies needed for each class. Info: at 845-3403990 x326. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster.cce.cornell.edu. $35.

10am-12pm Saturday Knitters. All ages and experience levels can participate and drop-in knitters are also welcome. Bring your own supplies. 845 687-7023 for more info. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge. stoneridgelibrary.org.

9am Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday. All welcome. No charge. 845-2463285 for more info. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rt 9W, Saugerties. 9:30am-4pm High Point and Verkeerderkill Falls Hike at Sam’s Point. An invigorating eightand-a-half-mile hike to High Point, the point of highest elevation on the Northern Shawangunk Ridge. Participants must wear appropriate outerwear and shoes and bring a backpack with plenty of water, snacks, and lunch. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18.Meet at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor. 9:30am-11:30am Boscobel Family Event Bring the Kids: 2nd Saturdays- Gingerbread Cookies. Explore the past through hands-on chores, games, and crafts. Take a flashlight tour of the Boscobel mansion, take a break with a snack, and bring the memories home with a special craft. This two-hour program is designed for kids (ages 4+) and their families. A different theme each month. Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison. Boscobel. org. 9:30am-11am Centering Prayer. Open to people of all faiths. Info: 845-679-8800. Centering prayer emphasizes prayer as a personal relationship with God and as a movement beyond conversation. On-going, Saturdays from 9:30-11am. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock. 10am-4pm Milk and Cookies with Santa. Parents can bring children of all ages to meet, talk, and take pictures with Santa. Craft area, reading corner, outdoor Smores’ pit and food provided by JSK Cattle Company. Milk and Cookies will also be for sale! Info: 845-264-3137. Soukup Farms, 271 Halls Corners Rd, Dover Plains. 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 4th Annual Pancake Breakfast with Santa. Seating times for 10am, 12pm and 2pm. Tickets: Adults $18, Child $13 (12 and under), Child (3 and under) free. Info: 845-877-0640. Crown Maple Estate, 47 McCourt Rd, Dover Plains. 10am-4pm Olive Free Library Holiday Fair and Craft Show. Lunch, shopping and fun. Info: 845-657-2483. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. olivefreelibrary.org. 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. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10am-5pm Locust Grove Christmas Tours. Celebrates the magic of Christmas past with special holiday tours of the mansion’s 25 rooms, decorated with trees and elegant embellishments. Home of telegraph inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, but the mansion’s original owner, Henry Livingston, Jr., also has a claim to fame. Some scholars believe he’s the true author of the classic Christmas tale, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Holiday tours of the historic mansion. 10am –

10am-6pm Holiday Holistic Fair. For soothing body, mind, spirit and Holiday gift giving. Featuring multiple bodywork modalities, intuitive readings and channeling, exotic crystals, handcrafted jewelry, essential oils, gem elixirs and other natural products. Free admission. Please see Event Classified Section 240 for details. Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 1835 Ulster Ave, Lake Katrine. 10am-4pm Friend’s of Starr Library Winter Book Sale. . Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. starrlibrary.org. 10am-3pm Frozendale Holiday Booktique. The library will once again be part of Rosendale’s celebration of Frozendale! Please join us for fun, cookies and gift shopping. 10am-11am: Holiday Stories for Children with Miss Annie. 10am-3pm: Gifts, Library Canvas Bags and Great Used Books for Sale, 3 Gift Raffle Baskets: Jazz Lover’s Gift basket, Pet Lover’s gift Basket, and International Food Gift Basket. Tickets are $1 each and 6 for $5. 3pm: Gift Basket Raffle Drawing and closing of the sale. Info: 845-658-9013. Rosendale Library, 264 Main ST, Rosendale NY. rosendalelibrary.org. 10am-6pm Frozendale Festival in Rosendale. A community generated festival where participating shops showcase the best of local food, art, music and crafts. Rosendale Library begins the day at 10 amand offers their wonderful Holiday Booktique and a reading of holiday stories for children. Rosendale Theatre features a free 11:00 am matinee: The Wizard of Oz. The Redwing Blackbird Theatre presents a puppet show ‘The Animals in Winter’. The holiday gift sale is held in RosenSpace with lots of vendors. The Big Cheese hosts the Mac N Cheese Bake-Off at 5 pm. Anyone who can melt cheese can compete in this annual competition to win prizes. Email: frozendale2011@gmail.com. Rosendale. facebook.com/frozendalerosendale. 10am-1pm 17th Annual Holly Berry Trail. Tour private Ulster County homes decorated in holiday splendor inside and out. Refreshments provided by local restaurants. Call or email to purchase tickets. Pick up map at Kingston City Hall. Sponsored by Junior League of Kingston. Info: 845-481-3534; info@juniorleaguekingston. org. Kingston City Hall, 420 Broadway, Kingston. facebook.com/pg/JLKNY/events/?ref=page_internal. $30. 10am-5pm Wreath Fineries at the Wineries. Receive a wreath, then an ornament and tastings from each winery you visit. Advance tickets only. 10am-5pm. Shawangunk Wine Trail Wineries. 845-256-8456. Info: 845-256-8456. 185 Lake St, Liberty. GunksWine.com. 10am-4:30pm Extended Winter Weekends. With the leaves off the trees, you get a whole new perspective on the phenomenal sculptures that inhabit the rolling landscape. Info: 845-5343115; stormking.org. Storm King Art Center, New Windsor. 10am-4pm HVArtMarket. Over 30 artists, artisans, small-batch makers and merchants to in the charming village of Cold Spring for one day only. While there, shop at the many unique and charming shops, visit the galleries and top it all off by dining and drinking at the many cafe’s, bars, and restaurants. Old VFW Hall, 34 Kemble Ave, Cold Spring. hvartmarket.wix.com/hvartmarket. 10am-3pm St. Nicholas Craft Fair and Holiday Cookie Sale. Fine handcrafted items made by local artisans and holiday decorated cookies sold by the pound. Free admission. Info: 845-6773064. . Grace Episcopal Church, 3328 Franklin Ave, Millbrook. gracemillbrook.org. 10am-12pm New Baby New Paltz’s Saturday Social Circle. This group is for mamas looking to meet other mamas, babies and toddlers for activi-

ALMANAC WEEKLY

December 7, 2017

GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

Sweet 16 Time for a little TLC for Lee’s favorite fruit

y 16 blueberry plants make me happy, so I make them happy. (They made me happy this year to the tune of 190 quarts of berries, half of which are in the freezer.) I don’t know how much work bearing all those berries was for them, but I just finished my annual fall ritual of lugging bag upon bag of leaves over to the berry patch to spread beneath the whole 750-square-foot planted area. I don’t begin this ritual spreading until the blueberries’ leaves drop. Then, old leaves and dried-up old fruits are on the ground and get buried beneath the mulch, preventing any disease spores lurking in these fallen leaves or fruits from lofting back up into the plants next spring. Rainy, overcast summers or hot, dry summers or any weather in between, my bushes have never had any disease problems. In past years, I did do two things before spreading that mulch. First, I spread some nitrogen fertilizer: my universal pabulum, soybean meal, at the rate of two pounds per hundred square feet. And second, I spread some sulfur, at about the same rate, to keep the soil acidic. After many years of mulching, the soil has built up an ample reserve of organic nitrogen – evidenced by the plants’ two to four feet of new stem growth each year. So I no longer add extra nitrogen. With all those years of mulching, levels of decomposed and decomposing soil organic matter have greatly increased the soil’s buffering capacity for acidity. That means that I no longer have to pay such close attention to acidity, so I rarely add sulfur anymore. Besides all these other benefits, the mulch has created a soft root run that retains moisture: just what blueberries’ thin roots really like. Fruit is borne on shoots that grew the previous season, so each year’s vigorous new growth translates into a good crop in the offing for the next year. Although the crop seemed paltry at first this year, by the time autumn came around, pawpaws were in abundance. This uncommon fruit is the northernmost member of the tropical custard apple family, and the fruit does indeed taste very tropical – a flavor mix of banana, mango, avocado and vanilla custard – even though it’s easy to grow and native throughout much of the eastern US. Two trees would be adequate for most households; I have about 20, just so I can learn more about them and their individual differences. That makes for a lot of pawpaws! (I test-market most of them.) Pawpaw fruits are very variable in both size and flavor, even among the branches of a single tree. One year, I tried thinning the fruits to see if that would increase the size

ties, socialization and friendship. Whether you are pregnant, have a new baby or older kids, you are welcome to join. More info: 845-255-0624 or newbabynewpaltz@yahoo.com. New Baby New Paltz, 264 Main St, New Paltz. newbabynewpaltz. com. 10am-5pm Phoenicia Open Market. Crafters and Antique Vendors selling a wide range of unique Holiday Gifts. Every weekend until Dec 31st. Located in the Historic Phoenicia Pharmacy. Phoenicia Open Market, 41 Main St, Phoenicia. 10am 19th Century Holiday Cards. Instead of buying your holiday cards, add a personal touch and make your own set! Start a new family tradition of creating together in preparation for the holiday season. Patti Gibbons will teach us the art of making your own holiday stationery to send your loved one - a 19th inspired century keepsake by mail. Supplies and refreshments will be provided. To learn more visit olana.org or call 518-828-1872. $20 | Ages 8+. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. 10:30am-11:30am Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Meet outside Cornell St PO. Cornell St PO, Kingston. 11am-4pm Holiday Art and Craft Sale. Original Oriental brush paintings, one of a kind marbleized and hand painted silk scarves, velvet scarves, Hudson Valley Photography, pottery, stocking stuffers. Many gifts under $25.! (Pink home on Rt. 9W) Info: Mara @ 845-336-7008; Beverly @ 845-338-2964. Port Ewen Acupuncture Center, 232 Broadway (Pink home on Rt. 9W), Port Ewen. 11am-5pm Add To The Hudson River Maritime Museum Mitten Tree. The Hudson River Maritime Museum is proud to announce they are accepting donations of hats, scarves, gloves and mittens for the annual Mitten Tree! Donations will be added to the Mitten Tree, located in the Museum’s East Gallery. Donations should be brought to the Museum Store. Please share some warmth this winter by donating a hat, scarf or pair of gloves! Info: tsmith@hrmm.org or 845-3380071 ext 11. 11am-3pm Rhinecliff Holiday Day. Dress warm and join us to help make a gigantic community wreath, warm up with soup & cookies, visit Santa, open presents and sing songs. Rhinecliff Firehouse, corner of Shatzell & Orchard, Rhinecliff. Free will donation. 11am-12:30pm Minnewaska Preserve: Make Art Like Charley. This program is recommended for children aged seven to twelve years accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Well-behaved siblings of any age are always welcome! Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner.

11am Saturday Morning Family Series: The Actor Games. A hilarious parody of The Hunger Games, where the Capitol has outlawed all auditions and has divided the population into ten districts: Greek Tragedy, Shakespeare Drama, Commedia Dell’Arte, and others. See what happens during the annual Actor Games when a tribute from each district competes to become a star and losers must suffer the fate of the Fallback Wheel! Performed by Kids on Stage, The CENTER’s afterschool workshop program. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. $9, 7/child. 11am-1pm Teen Gaming. Three computers with League of Legends installed. Bring your own laptop. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 11am-5:30pm Holiday Sale: 20% off all Sacred Sound Tools. Koshi chimes, crystal singing bowls, shruti boxes and more! Call Lea at 845-679-5650 if you would like to stop by. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, sageacademyofsoundenergy. com. Inquire with Lea. 11am-5pm A Rhinecliff Holiday Day. 11am 2pm: Dress warm and join us to help make a gigantic wreath for the community to be displayed in the center of Rhinecliff. Meet at the Rhinecliff monument. Bring gloves. 1pm - 2pm:The Rhinecliff Fire Truck will take Santa for a round about the Rhinecliff Protective Fire District and deliver him back to the firehouse. Turn your light on and look out the window! 2pm - 3pm: Santa arrives with his helpers at the Rhinecliff Firehouse to visit children, share goodies and packages (for children ages 3 – 12) and sing songs. Soup, cookies and hot and cold beverages will be available throughout the day. A free-will donation will go toward the NYS Grange General Fund. Info: 845-876-6488. Village of Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck. 11am-2pm Ulster County Marines Toys for Tots. Drop off toys for children. Best Buy, Kingston Mall, Kingston. Info: 845-532-9155, hvtoysfortots@gmail.com. 12pm-1:30pm Breast Cancer Options Metastatic Peer-Led Support Group. Features speakers & topics. For information or to register: 845-339-HOPE or email hope@breastcanceroptions.org. Christ the King Church, 2 Eugene L Brown Drive, New Paltz. Info: 845-339-4673, hopenemiroff@yahoo.com, bit.ly/1USVReh. 12pm Santa Party with Jingle the Elf. Santa Celebration at Center Court. Visit with Santa! Performances by The Merry Minstrals. Q92’s Joe Daily, Fidelis Care and crafts for the kids! Info: 845-297-7600. Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Rd, Poughkeepsie.

of remaining fruits, as it does with apples and peaches. Pawpaw has a multiple ovary, so each blossom can give rise to as many as nine fruits. The small fruits are hard to see, because they so closely match the green color of the leaves, so I didn’t thin as many as I had hoped. That said, at season’s end, fruits on thinned clusters seemed no larger than fruits on unthinned clusters. Beginning around the middle of September, I began harvesting the first fruits. I picked some up from the ground and picked some softening ones from the trees, all of which continued through October. By putting them immediately in a cooler at 40 degrees Fahrenheit, I still had good fruit into the middle of November. Every year I fear that at season’s end I’ll remember something that I forgot to plant. This year it was scarlet runner beans. Despite the “bean” in the name, I’ve grown this vining bean, as do most people, primarily as an ornamental – for its scarlet blossoms. I occasionally eat the fat, hairyyet-delectable green beans. Every year I collect some of the matured black-and-pale-purple calico seeds for replanting the following year. One year, I decided to cook up some of these seeds and taste them. Scarlet runner bean seeds are quite tasty (and, I learned prior to eating, nonpoisonous). Next year I’ll remember the scarlet runners. My yard will be aflame in scarlet flowers and, because the plant is pest-free – even to Mexican bean beetles – I expect to reap a bumper crop of beans. – Lee Reich Any gardening questions? E-mail Lee at garden@leereich.com and he’ll try answering them directly or in his Almanac Weekly column. To read Lee’s previous “Gardener’s Notebook” columns, visit his garden at www.leereich.com/blog. 12pm-7pm Dickens on the Delaware in Callicoon. Dickens on the Delaware showcases the retail community in the picturesque hamlet of Callicoon on the Delaware just in time for your Holiday shopping!! Retailers, galleries and restaurants will highlight their Holiday goods and dazzle town visitors with their Holiday Spirit. Shopkeepers will be dressed in Victorian garb, with stores, restaurants and the surrounding environs decorated to create the days of yore. Info: 845-887-9017. Downtown Callicoon, Callicoon. 12pm-5pm Fine Art Holiday Exhibition. The Exhibition will feature paintings, photography, drawings, printmaking and mixed media works as well as 3-D objects of glass, ceramics and sculpture. There will be representational works of landscape and still-life as well as abstract and other contemporary works. Works featuring Hudson Valley points of interest and Bannerman’s Island and Castle will also be on view. Most of the art work will be for sale. Exhibits through 1/28/2018. Gallery Hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 noon – 5:00pm. Info: 845-416-8342 or 845-234-3204. Bannerman Island Gallery (BIG), 150 Main St, Beacon. bannermancastle.org. 12pm-1pm Free Yoga Pizza Party. Join Women’s Power Space and My Place Pizza for a rejuvenating yoga class and pizza. Families, beginners, and children welcome (mats will be provided). Ongoing. My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie. Donations appreciated. 12pm-3pm Dog Adoption Day with Walden Humane Society. A Dog Adoption Day will be held at ENTHOOZIES, a sport & pop culture store, also they will be donating 15% of that day’s total in-store sales. Info: 845-926-3457; enthoozies@ gmail.com. Enthoozies, 3 Cherry St, Walden. 12:30pm-6pm Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Walk-ins welcome or call to schedule an appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/25 minutes. 12:30pm-4pm Sugar Loaf Holiday Celebration. Listen to the carolers from the horse drawn ride as it takes you to the wonderful shops of artists and craftsmen in the village. Info: 848-467-8427. Sugar Loaf Art & Crafts Village, Sugar Loaf. sugarloafnewyork.com. 12:45pm-1:30pm New Paltz Women in Black Vigil for Peace. Held in front of the Elting Library, corner of Main and North Front Streets. Vigil is in its 15th year of standing for peace and justice. 1pm-4pm 12th Annual Children’s Reading Festival, Santa &Holiday Cards for Troops. Presented by the Roosevelt Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District. Children’s book authors will read from and sign copies of their books. Authors include: Iza Trapani at 1:30pm, Cathy Knepper at 2:15pm & Barbara Ann Mojica at 3pm. In addition, there

will be live music, free photos with Santa from 1-3pm, and children can make holiday cards for sailors on the USS Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt (ddg-roosevelt.navy.mil) beginning at Noon. Refreshments will be served throughout the afternoon. The Henry A. Wallace Center at FDR Presidential Library and Home, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. 1pm Athens Victorian Stroll. This free event offers fun for the entire family. There will be contemporary art and performances galore interspersed with nods to our Victorian past. While there will be roving carolers dressed in Victorian garb, a resplendent Victorian Santa and horse drawn trolleys taking us back to our 19th century roots, there will also be many contemporary performances scheduled throughout the day at the Athens Cultural Center, Athens Municipal Building, First Reformed Church and the Rivertown Senior Center. Throughout the Village there will be live music performances, arts and craft vendors, a children’s holiday cottage contest, historic open houses, ice sculpture carving, cookies, hot chocolate, wine tasting, food specials at local restaurants, house decorating contest, a caricaturist to capture your inner cartoon, face painting, the chocolate fountain (a perennial favorite) and much, much more. The evening will conclude with a bonfire, caroling and tree lighting in the Riverfront Park at 5pm. For a complete schedule of activities check the Athens Cultural Center’s website athensculturalcenter.org or pick up a map and schedule at the Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, starting at 1 PM on the day of the Stroll. Info: 518-945-2136. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. 1pm-4pm 2017 River Valley Artists Guild Members Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair. Included in the exhibit are paintings, pastels, weavings and holiday crafts created by talented local artists who have mastered the art of creating a work of fine art at an affordable price! Come and find those perfectly affordable small scale pieces of original fine arts and crafts you have been searching for! Featured artists will be the Members of the River Valley Artists Guild. Info: 845-856-2702. Deerpark Museum and 1863 Schoolhouse, 25 Grange Rd, Huguenot. rivervalleyartistsguildofportjervis.com. 1pm Audition Notice: Ragtime, The Musical. Callbacks: 12/12, 7pm. Seeking: An ethnically diverse cast of adult singers and dancers. Prepare: 32 bars of a Broadway-style song. Bring your sheet music and be prepared to list your conflicts. No appointments necessary Performance Dates: 3/2/18-3/18/18. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. 1pm Yuletide Tea at Wilderstein. Festive holiday event featuring a variety of tea, finger sandwiches, homemade cakes and cookies. $30/ adult, $20/children. Tour of the mansion included. Reservations are necessary, as limited seating

24 fills up quickly. Info: 845-876-4818. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. wilderstein.org. 1:30pm-3:30pm Accompanied & Unaccompanied Choral Works. Vassar College Majors will present a program of works by by Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Gesualdo, & Fauré. Skinner Hall at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370. 2pm Woodstock Poetry Society and Festival. A Woodstock Second Saturday event featuring guest poets. For info contact Phillip Levine at 845-246-8565 or pprod@mindspring.com. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. woodstockpoetry.com. 2pm-3:30pm Friends of Clermont Holiday Party. This party opens the doors of this Historic mansion as a thank you for all the support our members have provided throughout the year. Celebrate with friends and music in the library. $10. Clermont State Historic Site, 87 Clermont Ave, Germantown. Info: 518-537-6622, info@ friendsofclermont.org, friendsofclermont.org. 2pm New Paltz Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker. Performed by dancers of New Paltz School of Ballet, and featuring New York City Principal Dancers. This year marks their 20th anniversary of producing The Nutcracker! Tickets are available through The Bardavon’s Box Office and Ticketmaster. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie. bardavon.org. 2pm-5pm Hudson Holiday House Tour. How often have you walked through Hudson after dark and peeked through windows? Just getting a glimpse of those interiors isn’t enough, is it? The town is filled with beautiful, historic homes – each with a story to tell. The Hudson Holiday House Tour allows you entrance to 5 homes – all historic, and all with walking distance of Warren Street. A benefit for the Hudson Children’s Book Festival. Sponsored by The Hudson Lodging Association.$20/adv, $25/door.Buy tickets and learn more at HudsonHolidayHouseTour.com. Village of Hudson. 2pm The Art of Wax: Beeswax Candle Making. Start a new family tradition of creating together in preparation for the holiday season. Megan Denver from Hudson Valley Bee Supply will teach us the art of making rolled and dipped beeswax candles - a learning experience for all! To learn more visit olana.org or call 518-828-1872. $20, Family (up to 5): $40 | Ages 5+. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. 2pm-4pm Soul Collage with Aileen Gural. This is an opportunity to slow down and play with deepening your relationship with yourself and community. All materials provided. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockygacenter.com. 10% Discount for members. 3pm-8pm Saugerties Village Merchants presents Home For the Holidays. A day of holiday cheer and shopping. After party at Love Bites. saugerties Village, Partition St, Saugerties. Info: 845-247-7515, emergegalleryny@gmail.com, facebook.com/SaugertiesScene. 3pm-5pm Fionn Reilly Book Signing and Gallery Talk. Celebrating Fionn Reilly’s new book Kolkata Calcutta. Along with special guest Tony Fletcher, who wrote the foreword for the book, will be discussing Reilly’s photo series with the artist.Kolkata Calcutta is a collection of black-and-white and color photographs taken in what Fionn Reilly refers to as “of one the World’s most enthralling and mysterious cities as revealed through the lens of photographer.” Inspired by the films of Kolkata’s celebrated director Satyajit Ray and the great Indian photographer Raghubir Singh, Reilly’s images capture a city that exudes a true sense of soul, haunted by it’s ghosts of empire. Primary among this volume are Reilly’s candid shots of everyday people in pursuit of their everyday business, religious and cultural icons, historical architecture, and open spaces. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the book signing. The book may be previewed online at kolkatabook.com.Info: 845-679-9957. Center for Photography at Woodstock, 59 Tinker St, Woodstock. 3pm-7pm Christmas Candlelight Tours. Join the Friends of Hill Hold to celebrate a Colonial Christmas with the annual candlelight tours of Hill Hold – the 1769 Historic Homestead of Thomas Bull. Every room in the charming stone house will be beautifully decorated for the holiday including the parlor with the traditional tree surrounded by an amazing collection of antique toys and the dining room set for a festive holiday meal. Enjoy a story reading, some refreshments and a visit with Santa while you sit by the cozy fire in the basement kitchen. Info: 845-615-3830. Hill-Hold Museum, Campbell Hall. hillholdandbrickhouse.org. 3pm-5pm SUNY Orange Madrigal Singers Winter Concert. Madrigal Singers perform songs and carols for the holiday season in the beautifully decorated mansion. Selections for this performance will include madrigals, spirituals and many popular songs and carols for the holiday season. Info: 845-341-4787. SUNY Orange/ Morrison Mansion, 115 South St, Middletown. sunyorange.edu. $5/suggested donation. 3pm Into The Light. Ellenville Public Library & Museum proudly presents The Vanaver Caravan, Arm-of-the-Sea Theater and CaravanKids performing this beautiful holiday pageant. Suggested $5.00 donation at the door. Info:

ALMANAC WEEKLY 845-647-5530. Ellenville High School, 28 Maple Ave, Ellenville. eplm.org/?s=into+the+light. 4pm Twilight Tours. With the candlelit mansion decorated for a 19th century Christmas and string musicians performing in the grand entrance hall, Twilight Tours offer an especially beautiful view of Boscobel House and Gardens. Outside, the mansion, Apple Orchard, Rose Garden, and Maple Lane will be lit with a holiday display. Event includes a post-tour reception in the decorated gallery, and live holiday music in the Carriage House. Musicians include: Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Quintet, The Brasiles Ensemble, & The Putnam Chorale.The last tour commences at 7pm. $25/adults, $15/6-14 yr olds, free/5 & under. Free for ages 5 and under. Info: boscobel.org. Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison. 4pm-7pm Winter Walk in Tannersville. Main St. Tannersville. First Annual Winter Walk and Annual Tree lighting, live music, carolers, Mr. & Mrs. Clause. Activities for families. Mountain Top Library, 6093 Main Street, Tannersville. Info: 518-589-5707, directormttoplib@gmail. com, mountaintoplibrary.org. 4pm-7pm Eleanor Roosevelt Holiday Open House. Eleanor Roosevelt Holiday Open House. Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 54 Valkill Park Rd, Hyde Park. 4:30pm-8pm A Frosty Fest. Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience, 30-foot train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops and more. Info: 845-339-2666. Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park. frostyfest.com. 4:45pm-10:30pm ErDAJT’s Holiday Christmas Light Display. 11th year with the animated display. Donations for charity for the night. Open Sun-Thurs, 4:45-9:30pm & Fridays, Saturdays, 12/25, 12/26, 4:45-10:30pm. 8 Patrick Dr, LaGrangeville. erdajt.com. 5pm-6:30pm Jim Handlin: The Voynich Manuscript Dechipered, Part 2. Handlin will reveal his decipherment of the Voynich manuscript, an illuminated and hand-written codex composed in an unknown writing system. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave, Woodstock. Info: 917-541-9399, samtruitt@gmail.com, mtnviewstudio.com/. Suggested donation. 5pm-7pm Opening Reception: Road Paint<em>. Works by Steven Edson. Exhibits thru 1/7/2018. Info: 845-424-3960. Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison’s Landing, Garrison. garrisonartcenter.org. 5pm-7pm Mix It Up 2017. WFG is proud to present a holiday group exhibition featuring new works by six women artists. Show exhibits thru 2/4. Woodstock Framing Gallery, 31 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-6003, WFGgallery@ gmail.com, wfggallery.com. free. 5pm-10pm Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill Drive. Drive by and see the beautiful Christmas Light display set to music and take a photo with Olaf! Donations collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. Quaker Hill, Quaker Hill Dr, Hyde Park. 5pm Miracle on Main Street. Phoenicia comes together for a community holiday event with tree lighting, music, pictures with Santa, and more. Main St/Phoenicia, Phoenicia. phoeniciany.com/ events. 5pm La Lumière de Musique. Soprano Amanda Boyd and Pianist Timothy Dunne. Soprano Amanda Boyd’s voice has been described as resplendent, sweet-toned, brilliant, impressive, glorious and outstanding. She has been called “one of Britain’s rising stars.” Info: 208-3909088. Ellen Lynch Photography, 34A Main St, Chatham. AbrahamBrody.com. 5pm-8pm Christmas with the Ellisons at Knox’s Headquarters. Tour by candlelight the elegant 1754 Ellison mansion ornamented with costumed staff and 18th century holiday decorations. Free admission. Knox’s Headquarters, 289 Forge Hill Road, Vails Gate. Info: 845-561-1765, chad. johnson@parks.ny.gov, nysparks.com. 5pm-6:30pm <em>A Christmas Carol in Tivoli. Produced by Red Hook’s Theatre on the Road, this free interactive family show based on Charles Dickens’ classic tale. Co-sponsored by the Village of Tivoli and the Tivoli Free Library. Free and open to all. Info: 845-758 1920, info@historicredhook.org. Murray’s Restaurant, 73 Broadway, Tivoli. historicredhook.org. 5pm-9pm Beacon Second Saturday. A city-wide celebration of the arts held on the second Saturday of every month where galleries and shops stay open until 9pm, most of which are right along Main Street. In addition to displaying art from around the globe, the event often includes free gallery talks, live music, and wine tasting. Beaconarts.org. Downtown Beacon, Main Street, Beacon. 5pm-8pm Holiday Lights in Bloom. At Orange County Arboretum. The Arboretum is all decked out for Christmas. Enjoy beautiful, garden themed light features in the forms of flowers, animals and insects. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 State Route 416,, Montgomery. .orangecountyarboretum.org/lightsinbloom.htm. 5pm-10pm Bruschi Christmas. With over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music that is sure to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Bruschi Christmas, 5 Madre DeCristo Rd, Wallkill. 5:30pm Winter Wonderland Parade. Festivities, singing, refreshments and tree lighting at

the gazebo and MHVFCU. Visit with Santa at the gazebo after parade. Advance donations of hats and mittens for local schools accepted at local businesses. Sponsored by Town of Esopus Recreation Commission. 845-331-3549. Port Ewen, Port Ewen. esopus.com. 6pm-9pm Watt Christmas Wonderland. Admission: A requested $5.00 donation per vehicle. 8’ height restriction on all vehicles, drive through the trail and see all the lights and Christmas decorations it has to offer! Info: 845-2943391. Watt Christmas Wonderland, 310 Scotchtown Rd, Goshen. 6pm-8pm Sol Invictus: Interregnum. For the 2nd year, curators Brent Felker of Gemini Hill and artist, Michelle Tommasi present Sol Invictus! Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. Info: 347-4689-2323, 229greenkill@greenkill. org, greenkill.org. 6pm-9pm Holiday Ham Dinner. Baked Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Vegetable and Dessert with hot and cold beverages. Reserve by Dec. 4th. Call 845-452-6050. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 325 Mill St., Poughkeepsie, NY. Info: 845-452-6050. $15.00 Adults, $12.00 Seniors, $7.00 kids 6-12 yrs, under 6 eat free ! 7pm-9pm Dine & Live at Gomen with Madarka Band. Music from East Europe. No Cover. Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, 232 Main St, New Paltz. GKnoodles.com. 7pm-11pm Community Christmas Party. DJ, cocktail party, grand buffet dinner and dessert table. Sullivan Event Center, 283 Rock Hill Dr, Rock Hill. 7pm-8:30pm Crystal Sound Healing. Crystal vibrations reduce stress, reconnects us to our higher spirit, massages the body, and also helps to restore balance. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange. 7pm 5th Annual Christmastime Benefit Concert. The New Paltz Musicales performs, benefiting Family of Woodstock Inc., featuring the singing of Betty and the Baby Boomers, Rachel Loshak, Tobias Anderson & William Norman, and the Mountain Laurel Youth Choir. Light refreshments will be served during intermissions. Info: 845-255-0051. Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, 90 Route 32 South, New Paltz. $15, $5/12 & under. 7pm-10pm Perry Beekman Holiday Estravaganza. Or at least a show featuring Perry egging on the crowd. Rumors of antlers, great food and some nice jazz to accompany the holiday spirits. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-6373, mark@lydiasdeli.com, lydias-cafe. com. No cover charge but donations are welcome. 7pm-11:30pm Acoustic & Electric Evening of Music. Meets the Second Saturday of each month. Bring a plate and or beverage to share. The Gallery is open from 2- 11:30pm. Music formally begins at 7pm, ending at 11:30pm. Come earlyand tour the artwork! The Gallery, 128 Main St, Stamford. touhey.com. 7:30pm 35th Annual Performance of the Nutcracker Ballet. Presented by the Catskill Ballet Theatre featuring guest artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem. $30/Adults, $25/Seniors and Students. Info: 845-339-1629; catskillballettheatre@gmail.com; cbattistoli@yahoo.com. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. 7:30pm New Paltz Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker. Performed by dancers of New Paltz School of Ballet, and featuring New York City Principal Dancers. This year marks their 20th anniversary of producing The Nutcracker! Tickets are available through The Bardavon’s Box Office and Ticketmaster. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie. bardavon.org. 7:30pm Rhinebeck Choral Club Winter Concert. Seasonal songs including new arrangements of traditional favorites. Audience invited to sing along on familiar carols. Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368 Mill St, Rhinebeck. Info: 518-537-2884, taylor.susan33@gmail.com, rhinebeckchoralclub.org. $10/Adults & $8/Students. 8pm It’s A Wonderful Life. Adapted for the stage from Frank Capra’s beloved., holiday film will be presented by Up In One Productions. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. $24, $22/senoior/under 12. 8pm In Conversation: Neil Gaiman and Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket). Handler and Gaiman will discuss adaptation, collaboration, and the role of the writer as giver of advice. Part of a regular series of conversations at the Fisher Center hosted by Professor Gaiman. This event includes an audience Q&A. Signed copies of the authors’ work will be available for sale. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25, free/Bard student, faculty, staff. 8pm-9:30pm Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens’ classic tale of greed redeemed into hope and kindness, with a fun Shadowland twist. $15-$40. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@ shadowlandstages.org, shadowlandstages.org. 8pm World War II Radio Christmas Show. This moving holiday show recreates the experience of attending a recording of a 1940’s radio show. Using period songs and stories inspired by actual veterans, WWII Radio Christmas transports the audience to another time that reminds us all the

December 7, 2017 importance of coming together for the holidays and an inspiring look at strength in the face of hardship. Directed by John Remington. Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia. $20, $18/ senior/student. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Deadgrass. Jerry Garcia. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Robbie Dupree & Friends. Legendary Balladeer, R&B Originals. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 9pm Lady Moon & The Eclipse. 6pm doors. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, bit.ly/2jOTu2E. 15-Dec.

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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. 9:30am Private Herman Siegel Post 625, Poughkeepsie, of the Jewish War Veterans of The United States of America Meeting. Persons of the Jewish faith who have served in the armed forces of the United States of America of others of the Jewish faith are cordially invited to attend and participate. Any questions concerning participation in our organization may be directed to Rob Rubin, Presiding Officer, at oldsmobile9@ hotmail.com. Congregation Schomre Israel, 18 Park Ave, Poughkeepsie. 10am-2pm Rosendale’s Winter Market. Offering crafts and food vendors. Info: rosendalefarmersmarketny.com. Rosendale Recreation Center, 1055 Route 32 South, Rosendale. rosendalefarmersmarketny.com. 10am-4:30pm Extended Winter Weekends. With the leaves off the trees, you get a whole new perspective on the phenomenal sculptures that inhabit the rolling landscape. Info: 845-5343115; stormking.org. Storm King Art Center, New Windsor. 10am-5pm Phoenicia Open Market. Crafters and Antique Vendors selling a wide range of unique Holiday Gifts. Every weekend until Dec 31st. Located in the Historic Phoenicia Pharmacy. Phoenicia Open Market, 41 Main St, Phoenicia. 10am-6pm Holiday Holistic Fair. For soothing body, mind, spirit and Holiday gift giving. Featuring multiple bodywork modalities, intuitive readings and channeling, exotic crystals, handcrafted jewelry, essential oils, gem elixirs and other natural products. Free admission. Please see Event Classified Section 240 for details. Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 1835 Ulster Ave, Lake Katrine. 10am-4pm Milk and Cookies with Santa. Parents can bring children of all ages to meet, talk, and take pictures with Santa. Craft area, reading corner, outdoor Smores’ pit and food provided by JSK Cattle Company. Milk and Cookies will also be for sale! Info: 845-264-3137. Soukup Farms, 271 Halls Corners Rd, Dover Plains. 10am-6pm Wired Gallery’s Art Foray. The affordable art and crafts fair offers a wide range of creative wares by 39 artists and artisans. In addition to paintings, the fair offers a great variety of media, including photography, ceramics, glass works, wood works, and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Most artists have included items with prices starting under $100. Info: 682-564-5613. Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. thewiredgallery.com. 10am 4th Annual Pancake Breakfast with Santa. Seating times for 10am, 12pm and 2pm. Tickets: Adults $18, Child $13 (12 and under), Child (3 and under) free. Info: 845-877-0640. Crown Maple Estate, 47 McCourt Rd, Dover Plains. 10am-12pm Chocolate Gelt Factory. Info: 845-876-7666. Rhinebeck Jewish Center, 120 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. rhinebeckjewishcenter.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. 10am-5pm Wreath Fineries at the Wineries. Receive a wreath, then an ornament and tastings from each winery you visit. Advance tickets only. 10am-5pm. Shawangunk Wine Trail Wineries. 845-256-8456. Info: 845-256-8456. 185 Lake St, Liberty. GunksWine.com. 11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Dave Keyes Band. Gospel Blues. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 11am-4pm Mountain Laurel Waldorf School Winter Fair & Outdoor Marketplace. A Delightful Day of Crafts, Food, Song, Dance, Artisan Wares, Waldorf Gift Shop … and Indoor & Outdoor Activities. Savor the outdoor barbecue while enjoying live music. Puppetry, children’s games, and more! Info: 845-255-0033. Mountain

December 7, 2017 Laurel Waldorf School, 16 South Chestnut St, New Paltz. mountainlaurel.org. 11am-5pm Add To The Hudson River Maritime Museum Mitten Tree. The Hudson River Maritime Museum is proud to announce they are accepting donations of hats, scarves, gloves and mittens for the annual Mitten Tree! Donations will be added to the Mitten Tree, located in the Museum’s East Gallery. Donations should be brought to the Museum Store. Please share some warmth this winter by donating a hat, scarf or pair of gloves! Info: tsmith@hrmm.org or 845-3380071 ext 11. 11am-12pm Conversations over Coffee. An open forum for discussions and opinions of topics relevant to the world around us. The Crafted Kup, 44 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-242-6546, cocpoughkeepsie@gmail. com, bit.ly/2xYW0bq. 11am-2pm Lake Katrine: Ulster County Marines Toys for Tots. Drop off toys for children. Adams Fairacre Farm, 1560 Ulster Ave, Lake Katrine. Info: 845-532-9155, hvtoysfortots@gmail.com. 11am-2pm Kerhonkson: Ulster County Marines Toys for Tots. Drop off toys for children. Hot Shotz Pub&Grill, Kerhonkson. Info: 845-532-9155, hvtoysfortots@gmail.com. 12pm-4pm Warm Up at the Washingtons’. Historic interpreters in each seasonally decorated room, will greet visitors and share what took place when the Washingtons occupied the Hasbrouck farmhouse during the last winter of the Revolutionary War. The Salmagundi Consort will perform period appropriate music by an indoor Dutch jambless fireplace, while cookies and warm cider are served near an outdoor fire. Admission is free for the day, compliments of the Friends of the State Historic Sites of the Hudson Highlands. Call 845-562-1195 for details and directions. Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site, 84 Liberty St., Newburgh. 12pm-3pm Kids Holiday Workshop. Students ages 5-12 are invited to a festive holiday gathering with The Artist’s Corner! Projects include a personalized Christmas ornament and drawing of a winter wonderland snow globe. Additional festive crafts, holiday cheer and music will be provided! Info: 845-831-3371. Fishkill Rec Center, 792 Route 52, off exit 12 off I-84, Fishkill. 12pm-5pm Newburgh’s Candlelight Tour. An annual tour of private homes, many of them historic, all decorated for the holidays. Tickets in advance. Info & tix 845-561-2585. Crawford House, 189 Montgomery St, Newburgh. newburghhistoricalsociety.com. 12pm-4pm Historical Society Holiday Show and Sale. Works by Woodstock Women are displayed in this year’s Holiday Exhibit and Sale sponsored by the Historical Society of Woodstock. Refreshments will be served starting at 3pm. The exhibit, Woodstock Women Work, features holiday cards and crafts created by women. The book, Gathering Woodstock Women, comprised of essays about women from the past based on last summer’s exhibit, is hot off the press! Other items available for sale will be cards, homemade cookies, jam, wreaths, hand-knit mittens and hats, local history books and DVDs. Free holly and greens will be available to all shoppers. The exhibit and sale will continue additional days through 12/16. For more information, see HistoricalSocietyofWoodstock.org; 845-679-2256. Historical Society of Woodstock’s Eames House Museum, 20 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. HistoricalSocietyofWoodsto. 12pm-4pm Christmas Candlelight Tours. Join the Friends of Hill Hold to celebrate a Colonial Christmas with the annual candlelight tours of Hill Hold – the 1769 Historic Homestead of Thomas Bull. Every room in the charming stone house will be beautifully decorated for the holiday including the parlor with the traditional tree surrounded by an amazing collection of antique toys and the dining room set for a festive holiday meal. Enjoy a story reading, some refreshments and a visit with Santa while you sit by the cozy fire in the basement kitchen. Info: 845-615-3830. Hill-Hold Museum, Campbell Hall. hillholdandbrickhouse.org. 12:30pm-6pm Astro-Tarot Readings with astrologer and tarot reader Diane Bergmanson. Walk-ins welcome! Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/25 minutes. 1pm-5pm White Eagle Dance. Variety of music by The Internationals. $7.50/pp. Admission includes refreshments. Light lunch at low cost. Proceeds benefit the White Eagle Scholarship Fund. Info:845-339-5685. White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave, Kingston, NY. 1pm-4pm Wilderstein Holiday House Tours. Florists and designers transform the Wilderstein Mansion into a magical holiday wonderland. Tour the mansion at your own pace, with guides in each room to share information and answer questions. Museum store will be open for holiday shopping. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. wilderstein.org. $11, $10/senior/student, free/under 12. 1pm-4pm 2017 River Valley Artists Guild Members Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair. Included in the exhibit are paintings, pastels, weavings and holiday crafts created by talented local artists who have mastered the art of creating a work of fine art at an affordable price! Come and find those perfectly affordable small scale pieces of original fine arts and crafts you have been searching for! Featured artists will be the Members of the River Valley Artists Guild. Info:

ALMANAC WEEKLY 845-856-2702. Deerpark Museum and 1863 Schoolhouse, 25 Grange Rd, Huguenot. rivervalleyartistsguildofportjervis.com. 1pm-4pm Holiday Whodunit - A History Mystery in the Mansion. Children become detectives to solve a “history mystery” by talking with costumed interpreters throughout the holiday decorated mansion, each child who submits a guess as to “whodunit” will be entered to win a prize gift certificate from Oblong Books and Music. Call 845-889-8851 for reservations. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. 1pm-3pm David Atcher Trio. Bring a dance partner, meet a new one or come and listen – but plan on having a great time! David Atcher, Lauren McDonald and Susie Deane will perform traditional and contemporary folk music. This is a FREE event and is a part of “Touched by Light, a celebration of the arts and community. Info: 203-390-9088. Ellen Lynch Photography, 34A Main St, Chatham. EllenLynch.com. 1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green, Woodstock. 1pm-5pm 2nd Annual Hudson Valley Gingerbread Competition. The 2017 competition has already garnered over 70 submissions, and the beautiful displays of gingerbread houses will surely be a sight to behold. Competition Schedule: 9-11am: Registration and Set up (for competitors only.) 11:30am – 1pm: Judging (closed to competitors and viewers.) 1pm – 3:30pm: Public Viewing & Viewer’s Choice Voting. 4pm: Awards Ceremony. Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. mohonk.com. 1:30pm-3:30pm Elting Library Scrabble Club. Scrabble Club will meet every Sunday, 1-:30-3:30pm. Play is free and open to all. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. 2pm 35th Annual Performance of the Nutcracker Ballet. Presented by the Catskill Ballet Theatre featuring guest artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem. $30/Adults, $25/Seniors and Students. Info: 845-339-1629; catskillballettheatre@gmail.com; cbattistoli@yahoo.com. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. 2pm-3:30pm Christmas Traditions. Origins of modern customs, ancient rituals, symbols, celebrations in different countries, inspirations for cherished stories & songs. Admission by donation $10 adults $5 children. Cragsmoor’s Stone Church, 280 Henry Road, Cragsmoor. Info: 845-647-6487, radl.maureen@gmail.com, cragsmoor.info. Benefit for Cragsmoor Historical Society and Stone Church. 2pm-6pm Holiday Craft Fair. Hand made items by local artists and artisans. Jewelry, cards, weavings, candles, maple syrup.. lots of delicious and beautiful items to choose from! Woodstock Reformed Church, Woodstock, NY. 2pm-3:30pm Meditation, Intention and the Zero Point Field. Learn how to drop down and tune in, helping you focus your unique frequencies and increasing your potential to create positive change. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange. 2pm-4pm 10th Anniversary Holiday Art Show for the Kristy Bishop Studio. Opening Reception. There will be 26 paintings by art students with a Popular Vote Contest held from 2 - 3 pm. The public is invited. The show runs Nov. 29 Jan. 2. Lox of Bagels, 3103 Rt. 9W, Saugerties. KristyBishopStudio.com. 2pm World War II Radio Christmas Show. This moving holiday show recreates the experience of attending a recording of a 1940’s radio show. Using period songs and stories inspired by actual veterans, WWII Radio Christmas transports the audience to another time that reminds us all the importance of coming together for the holidays and an inspiring look at strength in the face of hardship. Directed by John Remington. Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia. $20, $18/ senior/student. 2pm-3:30pm Clara’s Dream: A Jazz Nutcracker at Rosendale Theatre Dec. 10. Video captured of original retelling of the beloved holiday tale with Brenda Bufalino in a starring role. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: (845) 658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre.org. $10 for members, $12 for non-members and $6 for children 12 and under. 2pm-3:30pm Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens’ classic tale of greed redeemed into hope and kindness, with a fun Shadowland twist. $15-$40. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@ shadowlandstages.org, shadowlandstages.org. 2pm-4pm David Kraai. Two sets of fine country folk music at this holiday fundraiser for the Giving Tree Animal Rescue Foundation! Gilded Otter, 3 Main St, New Paltz. davidkraai. com. No cover. 3pm It’s A Wonderful Life. Adapted for the stage from Frank Capra’s beloved., holiday film will be presented by Up In One Productions. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. $24, $22/senoior/under 12. 3pm Juilliard Voices Holiday Concert. Juilliard students perform plus special appearance by Opera Theater of Kingston founder Kerry Henderson. Tickets $10 at the door; children under 16 admitted free. Info: 845-679-8800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578

Rt 212, Woodstock. $10, free/under 16. 3pm-5pm LGBTQ Task Force to Undo Mass Incarceration and Institutional Racism. A working group of individuals educating the LGBTQ and wider community about mass incarceration and the “New Jim Crow.” 845-797-7691 for info. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. 3pm Rhinebeck Choral Club Winter Concert. Performance of seasonal songs including new arrangements of traditional favorites. Audience invited to sing along on familiar carols. Rhinebeck Reformed Church, 6368 Mill St, Rhinebeck. Info: 518-537-2884, taylor.susan33@gmail.com, rhinebeckchoralclub.org. $10/Adults & $8/Students. 3pm-8pm Saugerties Village Merchants presents Home For the Holidays. A day of holiday cheer and shopping. After party at Love Bites. saugerties Village, Partition St, Saugerties. Info: 845-247-7515, emergegalleryny@gmail.com, facebook.com/SaugertiesScene. 3pm-5pm Holiday Christmas Concert and Sing A-Long. Holiday Christmas Concert and Sing a-Long with Anne and Mike Baglione Dessert and Hot Cocoa, Hot Cider will be served. Info: 845-754-8870. D&H Canal Park Visitors Center, 58 Hoag Rd, Cuddlebackville. 3pm New Paltz Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker. Performed by dancers of New Paltz School of Ballet, and featuring New York City Principal Dancers. This year marks their 20th anniversary of producing The Nutcracker! Tickets are available through The Bardavon’s Box Office and Ticketmaster. Info: 845-473-2072. Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie. bardavon.org. 3pm Maybrook Wind Ensemble Winter Concert. Info: 845-978-0617; maybrookwindensemble@gmail.com. Cornwall United Methodist Church, 198 Main St, Cornwall. 3pm-5pm Holiday Concert & Sing-a-long. The more, the merrier! Join in and lend your voice as the assembled group sings carols and holiday favorites. Info: 845-754-8870. Neversink Valley Museum, Cuddlebackville. neversinkmuseum. org. 4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. Sponsored by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums. Broadcast on Woodstock 104 at 8pm. All drummers, dancers are welcome. Meets every Sunday, 4-6pm. Admission is free, donations appreciated. At the community center when raining or cold, on the green when warm. Village Green, Woodstock. 4pm Newburgh Symphonic Chorale. Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols accompanied by harp and Saint Nicolas, a cantata with chamber orchestra featuring tenor Brother Josép Martinez-Cubero. Free Will Offering. Handicapped accessible with parking across the street. Info: 845-534-2864. St. George’s Church, 105 Grand Street, Newburgh. 4pm Twilight Tours. With the candlelit mansion decorated for a 19th century Christmas and string musicians performing in the grand entrance hall, Twilight Tours offer an especially beautiful view of Boscobel House and Gardens. Outside, the mansion, Apple Orchard, Rose Garden, and Maple Lane will be lit with a holiday display. Event includes a post-tour reception in the decorated gallery, and live holiday music in the Carriage House. Musicians include: Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra Quintet, The Brasiles Ensemble, & The Putnam Chorale.The last tour commences at 7pm. $25/adults, $15/6-14 yr olds, free/5 & under. Free for ages 5 and under. Info: boscobel.org. Boscobel, Route 9D, Garrison. 4:30pm-7pm A Frosty Fest. Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience, 30-foot train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops and more. Info: 845-339-2666. Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park. frostyfest.com. 4:45pm-9:30pm ErDAJT’s Holiday Christmas Light Display. 11th year with the animated display. Donations for charity for the night. Open Sun-Thurs, 4:45-9:30pm & Fridays, Saturdays, 12/25, 12/26, 4:45-10:30pm. 8 Patrick Dr, LaGrangeville. erdajt.com. 5pm-10pm Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill Drive. Drive by and see the beautiful Christmas Light display set to music and take a photo with Olaf! Donations collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. Quaker Hill, Quaker Hill Dr, Hyde Park. 5pm-10pm Bruschi Christmas. With over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music that is sure to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Bruschi Christmas, 5 Madre DeCristo Rd, Wallkill. 5pm-6:30pm Christmas Candlelight Concert. Concert features youth and adult choirs, a contemporary ensemble and a sing along with Christmas carols. Reformed Church of New Paltz, 92 Huguenot St, New Paltz. reformedchurchofnewpaltz.o. 5pm-8pm Holiday Lights in Bloom. At Orange County Arboretum. The Arboretum is all decked out for Christmas. Enjoy beautiful, garden themed light features in the forms of flowers, animals and insects. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 State Route 416,, Montgomery. .orangecountyarboretum.org/lightsinbloom.htm. 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. 5pm-7pm Alphabets: Letter Forms in Art. An exploration of calligraphic scripts in many of its forms. Amity Gallery, 110 Newport Bridge Road, WARWICK. Info: 845-258-6030, amitygallery110@gmail.com. free. 5:30pm Second Sunday Supper. Meet and greet other members of the community, dine together. Free and held on the second Sunday of every month. Info: 845-687-9090. Rondout Valley United Methodist Church, 25 Schoonmaker Ln, Stone Ridge. 6pm-8pm Closing Reception: Onion Fragrance in the Air. Janet Howard-Fatta’s latest plein air exhibit. The evening’s sales from the ‘Onion Fragrance In The Air’ collection raises funds for Boricua de Agricultura Ecologica, a sustainable agricultural organization in Puerto Rico through YouCaring.com --- 20% of all sales will be donated to assist Puerto Rican farmers in rebuilding farms after Hurricane Maria brought mass devastation to the island. Light appetizers and cash bar will be available. Info: 845-986-1170. The Grange, 1 Ryerson Rd, Warwick. TheGrangeWarwick.com. 6pm-9pm Watt Christmas Wonderland. Admission: A requested $5.00 donation per vehicle. 8’ height restriction on all vehicles, drive through the trail and see all the lights and Christmas decorations it has to offer! Info: 845-2943391. Watt Christmas Wonderland, 310 Scotchtown Rd, Goshen. 6pm-9pm Swing Dance. Dance to the Bernstein Bard quartet! Beginner lesson 6 to 6:30pm. Band plays 6:30 - 9pm. No experience needed. No partner needed. Arlington Reformed Church, 22 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4542571, hudsonvalleycommunitydances@gmail. com, hvcd.dance. $12, or $8 for students. 7pm Audition Notice: Ragtime, The Musical. Callbacks: 12/12, 7pm. Seeking: An ethnically diverse cast of adult singers and dancers. Prepare: 32 bars of a Broadway-style song. Bring your sheet music and be prepared to list your conflicts. No appointments necessary Performance Dates: 3/2/18-3/18/18. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. 7pm-8:30pm College Youth Symphony. Faculty, student and community performers unite in presenting classic symphonic works. Info: 845-247-2700. SUNY New Paltz/ Studley Theatre, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu. $8, $6/senior/faculty/ staff, $3/student. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Sexmob’s ‘Cultural Capital’. Deconstructed Pop Jazz. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. Roost Studios and Gallery Holiday Gift Sale. Local Artisans including Felt Art, Jewelry, Clothing, Knitwear, Herbal Body Care Products, Signs, Fine Art and much more! Roost Studios and Art Gallery, 69 Main St, 2nd Fl, New Paltz. Info: 845-443-6296, karen.sawdey@yahoo. com, Roost%20Studios%20on%20FB. Ends at 11:59pm.

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7am Free Shuttle for Low Cost Spay/Neuter Services. T.A.R.A.’s FREE “Spay Shuttle” will now be in Poughkeepsie (7am) and Fishkill (7:30am) on Mondays. Appointment required. Multiple locations. Info: 845-343-1000, info@ tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org/shuttle. htm. Shuttle is free, price of surgery ranges base on weight. 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 Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 9:30am Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter). A social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Info: 845-332-6483. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. ssipkingston.org. 10am-6pm Wired Gallery’s Art Foray. The affordable art and crafts fair offers a wide range of creative wares by 39 artists and artisans. In addition to paintings, the fair offers a great variety of media, including photography, ceramics, glass works, wood works, and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Most artists have included items with prices starting under $100. Info: 682-564-5613. Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. thewiredgallery.com. 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 Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, 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. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

26 10am-1pm Bag Holiday Hunger. Project Santa: Parents or Guardians of children ages 14 and under along with Bag Holiday Hunger continues through December 15th (Distribution is Tuesday, December 19th). To register for Project Santa or Bag Holiday Hunger visit People’s Place between the hours of 10am – 1pm, Monday – Friday or Wednesday evenings between 5:30pm – 7:30pm. You MUST have identification proving residency in Ulster County for ALL household members. For more information, call 338-4030 or email director@peoplesplaceuc.org. People’s Place, 17 St James St, Kingston. 11am Mindful Eating During the Holidays. With OFA nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava. Info: 845-486-2555. Friends and Family Adult Day Program, 4327 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. 11:30am-1:30pm Menorah Workshop. Build your very own new designed Menorah. Receive a free apron from Home Depot and music and refreshments. Please RSVP. Info: 845-298-9200. Home Depot/Wappingers Falls, 1570 Rte. 9, Wappingers Falls. 12:30pm-6pm Tarot and Crystal Attunement Readings with Mary Vukovic. Every Monday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome! Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/25 minutes. 1pm-2pm Needlework Group. Knitters, crocheters, rug hookers & stitchers of all types and beginners welcome. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 2pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Painting with Jennifer Schimmrich. In addition to instructions, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the calss offers freindship adn camaraderie. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 3pm-5pm Math Help. Get those pencils sharpened! Phyllis Rosato is here to answer all of your math questions, from kindergarten to calculus. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 3:30pm-4:30pm Amateur Guitar Jam. Join this casual gathering of acoustic musicians. Bring your own guitar. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 4pm-5:30pm Girls Inc at Family of New Paltz. For girls ages 13-15 learn how to make Zines. Free. 845-255-7957. Family of New Paltz, 51 N Chestnut St, New Paltz. 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. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford. $12. 4:30pm-5:30pm Paper Craft Holiday Ornaments with Mei. Fold and decorate your own Tivoli Gingerbread Library to hang on your tree or use as a gift box. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. For ages: 3-5 years old. Materials will be provided; but feel free to bring some of your own craft supplies. Contact library to register; space is limited and only while supplies last. 4:45pm-9:30pm ErDAJT’s Holiday Christmas Light Display. 11th year with the animated display. Donations for charity for the night. Open Sun-Thurs, 4:45-9:30pm & Fridays, Saturdays, 12/25, 12/26, 4:45-10:30pm. 8 Patrick Dr, LaGrangeville. erdajt.com. 5pm-10pm Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 3:00 PM for FIRE SERVICE TAGS RFB-UC2017-067. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at UlsterCountyNY.Gov/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER SURPLUS VOTING MACHINES FOR AUCTION ON-LINE All items are sold “As Is, Where Is” and are not subject to any warrantee or guarantee as to condition. The descriptions offered are meant to be general observations of condition and are not meant to indicate the full extent of defects and deficiencies. All bidders are advised to inspect the items before placing a bid. Note that any Item descriptions are based entirely on appearance unless otherwise stated. The condition and operational suitability of most items is unknown. All items must be removed from county property no later than fourteen (14) days after close of bids. The County shall not be responsible for any item once payment of the invoice has been made. The County will provide access to purchased items by appointment only, with proof of payment and valid identification. Any failure to comply with the terms of the sale will

ALMANAC WEEKLY Drive. Drive by and see the beautiful Christmas Light display set to music and take a photo with Olaf! Donations collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. Quaker Hill, Quaker Hill Dr, Hyde Park. 5pm-10pm Bruschi Christmas. With over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music that is sure to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Bruschi Christmas, 5 Madre DeCristo Rd, Wallkill. 6pm-9pm Watt Christmas Wonderland. Admission: A requested $5.00 donation per vehicle. 8’ height restriction on all vehicles, drive through the trail and see all the lights and Christmas decorations it has to offer! Info: 845-2943391. Watt Christmas Wonderland, 310 Scotchtown Rd, Goshen. 6pm-7pm Meditation Mondays: Meditation, Chanting, Sound Healing. Start your week off with our free Meditation class. Rotating teachers and styles. See website or Facebook for details. Free class! Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter. com. by donation. 6pm-8pm Managing Your Flood Risk in the Hudson Valley. This workshop is open to the public and will be facilitated by CCEUC and Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP) Resource Educator, Brent Gotsch, and CCEUC Livestock Educator, Jason Detzel. The discussion will help residents, including livestock producers, to be better prepared for possible flooding and to understand your risk as it applies to your property. We will examine how to read and interpret FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and their accompanying Flood Insurance Studies (FIS). Free. Info: jbd222@cornell.edu or 845-340-3990 x327. . CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster.cce.cornell.edu. 6pm-8pm Meeting of ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network). ENJAN is a Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). Info: 845-475-8781. New Progressive Baptist Church, 8 Hone St, Kingston. enjan.org. 6pm-7pm Mantra Meditation & Kirtan with Lee Mirabai Harrington. Mantra Meditation & Kirtan. Deeply healing wisdom energies of Buddhist mantras. Free, by donation. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@ gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. Free, by donation.

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8am-5pm Millbrook Public Menorah Lighting. Hot Latkes & Apple Cider, Donuts & Chocolate Gelt and the lighting of a 9’ Menorah! Throne Building, Millbrook. chabadmidhudsonvalley. com. 9am-10am Free Weekly Community Meditation. On-going on Tuesdays 9-10am. All are welcome for silent sitting and walking meditation. For optional beginner instruction, please arrive 10 minutes early. Drop-in attendance welcome. Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Check website for cancellations: wellnessembodiedcenter.com. Wellness Embodied: A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing, 126 Main St, New Paltz.

stock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 9am Safe Harbors of the Hudson Informational Tour. The tours highlight how Safe Harbors’ transformative supportive housing, award-winning contemporary art gallery and performing arts theater is instrumental to the revitalization of downtown Newburgh. All attendees will be entered in a drawing to win tickets to an upcoming concert at the Lobby at the Ritz! For more information or to RSVP for a tour contact Jen D’Andrea at 845-784-1107, or jdandrea@ safe-harbors.org. Safe Harbors of the Hudson, 111 Broadway, Newburgh. safe-harbors.org. 9:30am The Saugerties Seniors Meeting. Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP) is a social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Village Diner, Main St, Saugerties. 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. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@ gmail.com. $18. 9:30am Serving and Staying in Place – SSIP/ New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 845-255-0609. Plaza Diner, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz. 10am-10:45am Community Play Space. Rugs, toys and books are spread out for kids to play with after laptime. Everyone welcome. Meet new friends, see old friends. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, gardinerlibrary.org. 10am-6pm Wired Gallery’s Art Foray. The affordable art and crafts fair offers a wide range of creative wares by 39 artists and artisans. In addition to paintings, the fair offers a great variety of media, including photography, ceramics, glass works, wood works, and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Most artists have included items with prices starting under $100. Info: 682-564-5613. Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. thewiredgallery.com. 10am-1pm Minnewaska Preserve: Tuesday Trek- Cliffs and Catskills Views Hike. An approximately four-mile walk to two scenic vistas at Minnewaska. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 10am The Country Scrappers & Stampers Meeting. Come for the whole day or drop by for an hour or two. New members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Ongoing. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1 Marl Rd, Walker Valley. 10am-12pm New Mother’s Social Circle. This group is for mamas looking to meet other mamas and babies (ages 0-8 months) for friendship, answers about your new baby, and socialization. (Siblings are welcome.) A different weekly discussion topic with Q & A. Continues through May 31. Info: 845-255-0624. New Baby New Paltz, 264 Main St, New Paltz. newbabynewpaltz.com. 10:30am Children’s Story Hours. Toddler Time Tuesday (18 months to 3 years). Followed by crafts and music. Info: 845-331-0507. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. kingstonlibrary.org. 10:30am-11:30am Together Tuesdays. Story, craft, and play with Janice. Babies to preschoolers. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org.

9am-10am Woodstock Senior Dance with Inyo Charbonneau. The emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise and celebrating life. Sponsored by Wood-

11am-11pm 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.

result in forfeiture of any and all funds tendered. Title, possession and all rights to any item left unclaimed after 14 days shall revert to the County of Ulster. No further claims may be maintained by any bidder or party thereafter. Bidders shall bear sole responsibility for all costs associated with the storage of any unclaimed items. The Director of Purchasing reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Full Details will be found at www.auctionsinternational.com Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing

11am Make Health the New Holiday Tradition. It can be difficult to control calorie consumption on a typical day, but the task becomes vastly more difficult when holidays are in the mix. Every cook in your family is bringing their “A” game this time of year, and it’s all so delicious. Office for the Aging Nutrition Coordinator Nimesh Bhargava will speak. Info: 845-758-0571. Rhinebeck Senior Friendship Center, 1232 NY 308, Rhinebeck.

LEGAL NOTICE SUNY Ulster is requesting proposals for a qualified Payroll/HR Services provider with expertise in outsourced payroll processing and related payroll and human resource services to meet the payroll, human resource and general ledger needs for the College in the most costeffective, efficient, accurate, and flexible manner possible. Scope of services include providing a time and labor recording system, processing biweekly payroll for entire employee base, providing ability to include and track employee leave, providing online access for employee self-service, reporting and filing of quarterly and annual taxes and tax deposits, and HRIS service capabilities. Contract is scheduled to begin in January 2017. Proposals are due December 18, 2017 to SUNY Ulster Purchasing Department Att: Stephen Gallart 491 Cottekill Road Stone Ridge, NY 12484 Complete RFP is at http://www.sunyulster. edu/campus_and_culture/about_us/jobs.php

11am Tie It With a Bow: A Lesson in Holiday Wrapping with Paper Trail. Rhinebeck store, Paper Trail, will be coming to Starr for a class in wrapping for the holidays. All supplies and extra goodies provided by Paper Trail and the library. We will have boxes to practice on but if you have a gift you’d like to wrap with a beautiful paper from the store, bring it along. Paper Trails will supply everyone with a goodie bag to take home and use to shop at the store. Free. Registration is Required! There is limited space. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. starrlibrary.org. 11am Mindful Eating During the Holidays. With OFA nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava. Info: 845-486-2555. Rhinebeck Senior Friendship Center, 1232 NY 308, Rhinebeck. 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. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Road, Woodstock. $1 donation. 1pm-4pm Wilderstein Holiday House Tours. Florists and designers transform the Wilderstein Mansion into a magical holiday wonderland. Tour

December 7, 2017 the mansion at your own pace, with guides in each room to share information and answer questions. Museum store will be open for holiday shopping. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. wilderstein.org. $11, $10/senior/student, free/under 12. 1pm-2pm Esopus Artist Group. Join this ongoing session of art making. Bring your own supplies. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 1:30pm-4:30pm Play Bridge. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr /32 North, New Paltz. Free. 3pm-5pm Knitting & Crocheting with Tea & Cookies. In the Art Books Room. Some yarn, crochet and knitting needles available for beginners. Crafters share your knowledge! Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. Info: 8456792213, info@woodstock.org, woodstock. org/calendar. free. 3:15pm Largest Menorah in the Hudson Valley. Daily lighting of a 25 foot Menorah with the assistance of a boom truck. One Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. chabadmidhudsonvalley.com. 3:30pm-6:30pm Free Math Tutoring. Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus, Trigonometry, and Calculus AB (or college level Calc 1). Call to sign up 845-255-1255. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. MathTutoringwithMisha. com. Free. 4pm-5:15pm Stress Reduction through Meditation. Sahaja Yoga Meditation is a great way to find inner balance and deep relaxation. This program is free and all are welcome.The event is on-going,e very Tuesday, 4-5:15pm, Info: 845-339-8567. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. 4pm Scrabble. Come test your vocabulary against your friends and family. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. 4:30pm-6pm Second Annual Hanukkah Candlelight Vigil in Support of Immigrants and Refugees and Against Islamophobia, Racism and Anti-Semitism. Jewish Voice for Peace-Hudson Valley (JVP-HV). This year’s event on N. Front Street at Wall Street will also focus on the local social justice issue of police treatment of Adrin Brodhead, 24, and Fabian Marshall, 27. All are welcome to join the JVP-HV Hanukkah Vigil. North Front St at Wall St, Kingston. facebook.com/JVPHV/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf. 4:45pm-9:30pm ErDAJT’s Holiday Christmas Light Display. 11th year with the animated display. Donations for charity for the night. Open Sun-Thurs, 4:45-9:30pm & Fridays, Saturdays, 12/25, 12/26, 4:45-10:30pm. 8 Patrick Dr, LaGrangeville. erdajt.com. 5pm-10pm Bruschi Christmas. With over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music that is sure to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Bruschi Christmas, 5 Madre DeCristo Rd, Wallkill. 5pm-10pm Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill Drive. Drive by and see the beautiful Christmas Light display set to music and take a photo with Olaf! Donations collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. Quaker Hill, Quaker Hill Dr, Hyde Park. 5:30pm-8pm Dutchess County Emergency Response Citizen Preparedness Workshop. The two-hour training session is designed to provide participants with the tools and resources to better prepare for any type of disaster. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@ gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. Doors open and registration begins @ 5:30pm. Each family will receive a free Citizen Preparedness Starter Kit. Happens on the Third Floor. 5:30pm Illumin8 2017: BHA + BeaconArts Bicycle Menorah. Sculptor Ed Benavente conceived and designed a giant menorah out of bicycle parts. On each of the eight nights of Hanukkah, one of the wheels will be illuminated. The Beacon Building, 427 Main St, Beacon. Beaconarts.org. 5:30pm Millbrook Public Menorah Lighting. Hot Latkes & Apple Cider, Donuts & Chocolate Gelt and the lighting of a 9’ Menorah! Celebration at the Thorne Building. Thorne Building, Millbrook. chabadmidhudsonvalley.com. 6pm The Great Firetruck Gelt Drop & Monroe Menorah Lighting. With Latkes, Donuts, Dignitaries, Dreidels and Hot Cocoa. All are welcome, free of charge. Info: 845-782-2770. Commuter Parking Lot, Millpond Parkway, Monroe. ChabadOrange.com. 6pm-9pm Watt Christmas Wonderland. Admission: A requested $5.00 donation per vehicle. 8’ height restriction on all vehicles, drive through the trail and see all the lights and Christmas decorations it has to offer! Info: 845-2943391. Watt Christmas Wonderland, 310 Scotchtown Rd, Goshen. 6pm-7:15pm Vinyasa Community Class with Selena Reynolds. A $10 drop-in community class to make Yoga financially accessible to all. This class is open to all levels and is fun and informative. $10. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter. com. $8. 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,

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December 7, 2017 poets, playwrights & musicians welcome. Every Tuesday. Info: bluehealing or 203-246-5711. By donation. Call ahead. Blue Mountain Co-op Retreat Center, Woodstock. 6:30pm-7pm The Body’s Inner Wisdom. 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: 845-2553300, Lester.chiropractic@gmail.com. 7pm Climate Change - What can we do? What we can do. Roberta Clements ECC Chairperson will make a short presentation about climate change and what we can do locally to address this and plan for the future in a positive way. Volunteer Jason Mayer will also give a short presentation about how to become a Climate Smart Community and the benefits related to steps all towns can take to address climate change issues locally. Free. Info: 845-532-6400. Gardiner Town Hall, Gardiner. 7pm-8:30pm Home For The Holidays - Tablescape & Gift Wrapping. Create an inviting tablescape for a holiday meal. Also learn some unique and clever ways to wrap those gifts using items from a dollar store. Refreshments will be served. Please bring a gift to wrap. Please note that these are demonstrations, not “make and take” activities although instructions will be provided. Info: 845-563-3601. Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand St, Newburgh. ny.evanced. info/newburgh/lib. 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. emersonresort.com. 7pm-9:30pm Tuesday Night Open Mic. “MicKudasai,” Registration: 6:30PM, musician, performer, poets, etc… everyone is welcome. Email LIANA GABLE: lianagabel123@gmail.com. Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Escape, 232 Main St, New Paltz. GKnoodles.com.

Wednesday

12/13

9am-10am 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 Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 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. 9:30am-10:30am ACTing Up! Free weekly program for 2-4-year-olds and their adults. Creative time of songs, stories, games and crafts all facilitated by Jessica Coons. Doesn’t occur on holidays or school vacations. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. athensculturalcenter.org. 10am-11:30am JCC Go Time. Wednesdays in the gym. Playtime for Kids 5 and under. $3 + $1 per addt’l (children 18 months and under are free). Children must be accompanied by a caregiver at all times. Follows NECSD closures and holiday schedule. Info: 845-561-6602. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh.

1pm-4pm Wilderstein Holiday House Tours. Florists and designers transform the Wilderstein Mansion into a magical holiday wonderland. Tour the mansion at your own pace, with guides in each room to share information and answer questions. Museum store will be open for holiday shopping. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. wilderstein.org. $11, $10/senior/student, free/under 12. 1:30pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. 2pm-3:30pm Mah Jongg. Learn to play this ancient Asian game. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

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. $10.

6:30pm-8:30pm Yin Yoga and Sacred Sound with Jessica Caplan. This yin class will be slower, where asanas are held for longer periods of time. For beginners and advanced students. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@ gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

3:15pm Largest Menorah in the Hudson Valley. Daily lighting of a 25 foot Menorah with the assistance of a boom truck. One Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. chabadmidhudsonvalley.com.

7pm-11pm Chess Night. Free every Wednesday. Players should bring their own boards & pieces. Info: 845-658-9048. The Rosendale Cafe, 434 Main St, Rosendale.

3:45pm-5pm Annual Large 9 ft Menorah Lighting. Town Supervisor and community officials will be joining with doughnuts, live music and hot latkes. Hyde Park Town Hall, 4383 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. chabadmidhudsonvalley.com.

7pm Live @ The Falcon: Jazz Sessions at The Falcon Underground. Sign up & Sit in. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

4:30pm-5:30pm Tunezday. A youth musical jam session! Bring your own instrument (and any power supply/batteries and such) and let’s start making some music. Free, for 10-16 yrs. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@ gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. 4:30pm-6pm 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. 4:30pm-5:30pm Art Hour. Fun for ages 3 to 103! From paper flowers to crazy critters, we are always up to something creative. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 4:45pm-9:30pm ErDAJT’s Holiday Christmas Light Display. 11th year with the animated display. Donations for charity for the night. Open Sun-Thurs, 4:45-9:30pm & Fridays, Saturdays, 12/25, 12/26, 4:45-10:30pm. 8 Patrick Dr, LaGrangeville. erdajt.com. 5pm-10pm Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill Drive. Drive by and see the beautiful Christmas Light display set to music and take a photo with Olaf! Donations collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. Quaker Hill, Quaker Hill Dr, Hyde Park. 5pm-10pm Bruschi Christmas. With over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music that is sure to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Bruschi Christmas, 5 Madre DeCristo Rd, Wallkill. 5pm-8pm Military Menorah Community Celebration. Buffet dinner, Latkes, Donuts and Dreidels, Hannukah cards for soldiers, bowling, Hebrew School Choir. RSVP by Dec. 6. $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Bring a gift for soldiers. Supporting our troops in the US and Israel. Colonial Lanes, 78 Brookside Ave, Chester. ChabadOrange.com. 5:30pm-7:30pm Prenatal Class. Ongoing on Wednesdays. 845-563-8043 for more info. Mackintosh Community Room, 147 Lake St, Newburgh.

10:30am Children’s Story Hours. Preschool Wednesday (3 years to 5 years). Followed by crafts and music. Info: 845-331-0507. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. kingstonlibrary.org.

5:30pm-6:30pm Woodstock Informal Service. Followed by reflections and spiritual discussions. Everyone welcome. 845-679-9534. First Church of Christ Scientist, 85 Tinker St, Woodstock.

10:30am-12:30pm Woodstock Senior Writing with Lew Gardner. Rock City Writers provides new and experienced writers a venue for selfexpression and sharing. Meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1/donation. The workshop is led by experienced writer, editor, and instructor Lew Gardner. Info: woodstockny.org. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. $1 donation.

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. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com. $18.

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.

3pm-4:30pm Advanced Chess Club. For experienced adult players. More info: 851-8171 or 255-1255. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner.

10am Hanukkah Storytime. Enjoy a story! Info: 845-485-2224. Barnes & Nobles/Poughkeepsie, 2518 South Rd, Poughkeepsie.

11am Mysteries Around the World Book Club. They will be reading Henning Makell’s Faceless Killers. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. starrlibrary.org.

pm. Please note the Gallery will be closed on Saturdays, December 23 and 30. Info: 845-5862611. Catskill Center’s Erpf Gallery, 43355 State Highway 28, Arkville. catskillcenter.org.

6:30pm-8pm Meeting of ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network). ENJAN is a Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). Info: 845-475-8781. African Roots Library/ Family Partnership Center, 29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie. enjan.org.

5:30pm Illumin8 2017: BHA + BeaconArts Bicycle Menorah. Sculptor Ed Benavente conceived and designed a giant menorah out of bicycle parts. On each of the eight nights of Hanukkah, one of the wheels will be illuminated. The Beacon Building, 427 Main St, Beacon. Beaconarts.org.

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 Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

All are welcome, RSVP please. Info: 845-679-8989. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Meetup.flowingspirit.com. Free/donations welcomed.

6pm-7:30pm Children’s Story Hour. Pre-school age children are invited to gather around the manion’s Christmas tree and listen to stories read by Staatsburgh Librarian, Lisa Prentiss. Refreshments and a simple craft activity to follow, free but reservations required by calling 845-889-8851. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

7pm-8:30pm “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class. Free 90-minute program includes 30 min of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by 1 of 8 lectures on the history, practices & principles of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 845-679-5906 for more info. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 7pm-9pm Volleyball. A pickup volleyball game. Ongoing every Wednesday, 7-9pm. Enter the Center at the entrance on the left side, as you face the school from Lucas Ave. 845-616-0710. Rondout Municipal Center, 1915 Lucas Ave, Cottekill. $6. 7pm-10pm 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. 7:15pm-8pm Silent Spiritual Practice. For people who would like to do spiritual practice together to increase the potency of the practice. For those who would like to learn Remembrance, come to a teaching at 6:30pm. All are welcome RSVP please. 845-679-8989. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Meetup. flowingspirit.com. 7:30pm The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. All male a cappella group, that sings in the uniquely American “Barbershop Style” of close four-part harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight-reading not required. Meets every Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Crown Heights Clubhouse, 34 Nassau Rd, Poughkeepsie. newyorkerschorus.org. 7:30pm Chess Club. Meets every Wednesday. Free admission. Info: 845-419-2737, albiebar@ aol.com. Woodland Pond, New Paltz. 7:30pm-9:30pm Tuba Christmas. Tuba and euphonium players of all ages perform traditional Christmas music from around the world. SUNY Ulster, 94 Mary’s Ave, Kingston. 7:30pm Key of Q Presents: Winter Songs & Sing-Alongs. Key of Q, the Hudson Valley’s LGBTQ and Allied A Cappella Chorus, presents their winter concert. Info: keyofchorus@gmail. com. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. keyofq.org. $10/suggested donation, free/under 14.

Thursday

12/14

6:30pm-7:30pm Ulster County Photo Club. Photographers of all ages and skill levels are welcome to join this group. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-3385580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary. org.

9am-10pm Open Level Flow Yoga. Christina Steen will be offering this on-going class on Thursdays at 9am. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary.org. $48.00 for 12-week series or $6.00 drop-in.

6:30pm-7:05pm Learn Remembrance. A very holy and deep form of prayer (with roots in the Old Testament – Remember my name in the night) which connects you with the Divine within.

9am-4:30pm Function or Form: Utilitarian Art. It features beautiful functional items by 15 local artists. The gallery is open Monday-Friday 9:00-4:30pm and Saturdays from 10 am to 2

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. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10am-1pm Bag Holiday Hunger. Project Santa: Parents or Guardians of children ages 14 and under along with Bag Holiday Hunger continues through December 15th (Distribution is Tuesday, December 19th). To register for Project Santa or Bag Holiday Hunger visit People’s Place between the hours of 10am – 1pm, Monday – Friday or Wednesday evenings between 5:30pm – 7:30pm. You MUST have identification proving residency in Ulster County for ALL household members. For more information, call 338-4030 or email director@peoplesplaceuc.org. People’s Place, 17 St James St, Kingston. 10am Gentle Yoga with Kate Hagerman. This is a perfect place for beginning your yoga practice. This class encourages spiritual practice while enhancing health and well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $10. 10am-3pm Vassar Indoor Farmers’ Market. Main Building at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, info. vassar.edu. 10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org. Cost varies. 10am-6pm Wired Gallery’s Art Foray. The affordable art and crafts fair offers a wide range of creative wares by 39 artists and artisans. In addition to paintings, the fair offers a great variety of media, including photography, ceramics, glass works, wood works, and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Most artists have included items with prices starting under $100. Info: 682-564-5613. Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. thewiredgallery.com. 10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Just drop in. 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. 11am-11pm 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. 11am-5pm Add To The Hudson River Maritime Museum Mitten Tree. The Hudson River Maritime Museum is proud to announce they are accepting donations of hats, scarves, gloves and mittens for the annual Mitten Tree! Donations will be added to the Mitten Tree, located in the Museum’s East Gallery. Donations should be brought to the Museum Store. Please share some warmth this winter by donating a hat, scarf or pair of gloves! Info: tsmith@hrmm.org or 845-3380071 ext 11. 11am Mindful Eating During the Holidays. With OFA nutrition coordinator Nimesh Bhargava. Info: 845-486-2555. Beacon Senior Friendship Center, 1 Forrestal Height. 11am Make Health the New Holiday Tradition. It can be difficult to control calorie consumption on a typical day, but the task becomes vastly more difficult when holidays are in the mix. Every cook in your family is bringing their “A” game this time of year, and it’s all so delicious. Office for the Aging Nutrition Coordinator Nimesh Bhargava will speak. Info: 845-838-4871. Beacon Senior Friendship Center, 1 Forrestal Height. 12:30pm-6:30pm I Ching Oracle Readings and Expert Tarot Readings with esoteric scholar Timothy Liu. Every Thursday at Mirabai. Walkins welcome! Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/half hour. 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-3pm Game and Card Day. Board games, Mah-jong and cards are available, or bring your own. Bring a friend or come and meet people. $1 donation suggested to cover cost of refreshments. Ongoing every Thursday. Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk St, Red hook. 2pm-5pm Mah Jongg. Open to beginners and seasoned players alike. Phoenicia Library, 48

28 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 3:15pm Largest Menorah in the Hudson Valley. Daily lighting of a 25 foot Menorah with the assistance of a boom truck. One Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. chabadmidhudsonvalley.com. 3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm-7pm Heavenly Soups To Go. $4.50 per pint & a roll. Info: 845-331-7099. United Reformed Church of Bloomington, 11 Church St, Bloomington. 4pm-5pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & Thursdays at 4pm. Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up fancy moves, meet new people. Open to the public. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 4pm-7pm Free Holistic Healthcare Clinic. Many holistic Practitioners will be volunteering their time monthly to provide services, including: massage, chiropractic, reiki, other energy and body work, acupuncture, craniosacral massage, deep tissue body work and hypnosis. There’s also a prenatal and lactation specialist offering a breastfeeding cafe. Lace Mill, 165 Cornell St, Kingston. healthcareisahumanright.com. 4:30pm-6pm Twelfth Night: Shakespeare Story Theatre Workshop with New Genesis Productions. Shakespeare Story Theatre workshop of “Twelfth Night”, a comedy written in celebration of the holiday season. Perfect for ages: 8-12. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. Must contact library to register. 4:45pm-9:30pm ErDAJT’s Holiday Christmas Light Display. 11th year with the animated display. Donations for charity for the night. Open Sun-Thurs, 4:45-9:30pm & Fridays, Saturdays, 12/25, 12/26, 4:45-10:30pm. 8 Patrick Dr, LaGrangeville. erdajt.com. 5pm-10pm Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill Drive. Drive by and see the beautiful Christmas Light display set to music and take a photo with Olaf! Donations collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. Quaker Hill, Quaker Hill Dr, Hyde Park. 5pm-10pm Bruschi Christmas. With over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music that is sure to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Bruschi Christmas, 5 Madre DeCristo Rd, Wallkill. 5:30pm Illumin8 2017: BHA + BeaconArts Bicycle Menorah. Sculptor Ed Benavente conceived and designed a giant menorah out of bicycle parts. On each of the eight nights of Hanukkah, one of the wheels will be illuminated. The Beacon Building, 427 Main St, Beacon. Beaconarts.org. 5:30pm-7pm PJ Library/ PJ Our Way Hanukkah Party. Contact Suzanne Leon: 845-562-7860. Mentsch Makers Pre-School, 314 N. Main St, Monroe. jewishorangeny.org. 5:30pm Outdoor large Menorah lighting. Followed by Kosher Chinese food with hot latkes and drinks. Live entertainment. Performance Motor Cars, 1404 Rte. 9, Wappingers Falls. chabadmidhudsonvalley.com. 5:30pm Giant Menorah Lighting. Enjoy lively music, Latkes, Donuts, Chocolate Gelt and the lighting of a 9’ Menorah! Info: 845-440-7592. Pawling Village Green, Charles Colman Blvd, Pawling. 5:30pm-7:30pm Teen Nights at the Library. Each week will feature a different, fun and educational activity. Call the library today for more information. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@ olivefreelibrary.org, bit.ly/2gEg8tp. 6pm Hudson’s Second Evening Art Stroll. The Belo 3rd Art & design galleries will hold their second evening stroll for the 2017 season. Many venues will extend PM hours, and there will be receptions for opening of new exhibits. From Warren and Third Street, down to Front Streetand over to the collective exhibitors at the Riverfront design center- there will be a wide range of artwork on view- Antique rugs, paintings, prints, photographs, decorative objects and sculpturesomething for everyone! Village of Hudson. 6pm-9pm Watt Christmas Wonderland. Admission: A requested $5.00 donation per vehicle. 8’ height restriction on all vehicles, drive through the trail and see all the lights and Christmas decorations it has to offer! Info: 845-2943391. Watt Christmas Wonderland, 310 Scotchtown Rd, Goshen. 6pm-8pm Kingston: An Architectural Legacy Then & Now. A museum quality exhibition of over 100 rare historic photographs, mostly large format, with a focus on Midtown Kingston, plus video footage, artifacts, and a keepsake program. Dutton Architecture, PLLC, 15 Canfield St, Kingston. BlauweissFilms.com. 6pm-7pm Menorah Lightings. Hosted by Rabbi Pesach. Lighting of the Menorah followed by traditional Hanukkah treats and holiday games in the Train Station. Tuxedo Train Station, Tuxedo.

ALMANAC WEEKLY tuxedogov.org/news/treemenorahlightingsuccess. 6pm Tuxedo Menorah Lighting. With Latkes, Donuts, Dignitaries, Dreidels and Hot Cocoa. All are welcome, free of charge. Info: 845-782-2770. Tuxedo Train Station, Tuxedo. 6:30pm-8pm Free Steps of Meditation. Weekly classes. Learn the fundamentals for an effective meditation experience. Info: 518-589-5000 or peacevillage@bkwsu.org. Peace Village Retreat Center, 54 O’Hara Rd, Haines Falls. bkwsu.org. 7pm-8pm Community Candlelighting. Congregation Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston. 7pm-8:30pm Meeting of MECR (Middle East Crisis Response). MECR is a group of Hudson Valley residents joined together to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and the Middle East. Info: 845 876-7906. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. mideastcrisis.org. 7pm Bingo! Meet the 2nd & 4th Thursdays,7pm. Doors open at 6pm. Prizes & food. Sponsored by the Beekman Fire Company Auxiliarly Inc. Beekman Fire House, 316 Beekman- Poughquag Rd, Poughquag. 7:30pm-9pm Weekly Thursday Nite EFT Healing Circle & Recovery Workshop. Bring your physical, emotional, & spiritual challenges and issues, and have them quickly, effectively resolved and healed in a safe supportive environment. Ongoing. 845-706-2183. Family of Woodstock, Inc, 39 John St, Kingston. Free, $5 donation welcome. 7:30pm Reading and Meditation. Ongoing every Thursday night at 7:30pm. Info: matagiri.org; 845-679-8322. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. 8pm-9:30pm Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens’ classic tale of greed redeemed into hope and kindness, with a fun Shadowland twist. $15-$40. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@ shadowlandstages.org, shadowlandstages.org. 8pm-10pm Mind Train Poetry Sessions. Listen or read. Every Thursday. For more information, contact 229greenkill@greenkill.org or 347-6892323. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. greenkill.org. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Latin Jazz Express “The Music of Tito Puente”. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Live @ Comics at The Underground. Stand Up Comics’ Holiday Party! Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8:30pm Bluegrass Clubhouse. Featuring Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, & Geoff Harden. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Friday

12/15

Mitten Tree. Help keep our community warm and happy this holiday season by donating new, *unwrapped* mittens and gloves -- for adults and children. Bring your donations to the Main Library or Town Branch between Dec. 1 - 28. At the Main Library, drop them off in the box next to the main level Information Desk. The mittens and gloves will be hung from the Christmas Tree in the Main Library lobby, and later distributed to kids and adults in need of winter attire, through local community agencies. Info: 845-563-3601. Newburgh Free Library, 124 Grand St, Newburgh. ny.evanced.info/newburgh/lib. 9am-12pm Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s (CCEUC) Master Gardener Horticulture Hotline. Diagnostic Lab open on Fridays only. Need help, call 845-340-DIRT. ulster. cce.cornell.edu/gardening. 9am Shamatha Meditation with Angelina Birney. Through shamatha meditation (calm abiding), we develop concentration, inner strength, stability and confidence, in addition to fostering numerous health benefits. Lama Angelina Birney completed a 3-year meditation retreat in the Karma Kaygu Tradition and has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years. Free and open to all. Info: info@tibetancenter.org; 845-383-1774. The Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston. tibetancenter.org. 9am-11:30am Master & Apprentice Mixer. Meet with High School seniors who are researching projects for school. Each student picked a topic of interest. We’d like to have community members mix with then at the library to share their experience and knowledge of interest to each student. Please check our Facebook page for more information or call the library at 845-876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. starrlibrary.org. 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 Community Center, 56 Rock City 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. 10am-6pm Wired Gallery’s Art Foray. The affordable art and crafts fair offers a wide range of creative wares by 39 artists and artisans. In addition to paintings, the fair offers a great variety of media, including photography, ceramics, glass works, wood works, and one-of-a-kind jewelry. Most artists have included items with prices starting under $100. Info: 682-564-5613. Mohonk Mountain House, 1000 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. thewiredgallery.com. 11am-5pm Add To The Hudson River Maritime Museum Mitten Tree. The Hudson River Maritime Museum is proud to announce they are accepting donations of hats, scarves, gloves and mittens for the annual Mitten Tree! Donations will be added to the Mitten Tree, located in the Museum’s East Gallery. Donations should be brought to the Museum Store. Please share some warmth this winter by donating a hat, scarf or pair of gloves! Info: tsmith@hrmm.org or 845-3380071 ext 11. 12:05pm-1pm Senior Pilates - Mixed Level with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. $1/donation. Open to Woodstock residents 55 & older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12:30pm-6pm Tarot and Crystal Attunement Readings with Mary Vukovic. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome! 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 St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 3:15pm Largest Menorah in the Hudson Valley. Daily lighting of a 25 foot Menorah with the assistance of a boom truck. One Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. chabadmidhudsonvalley.com. 3:45pm Menorah Lighting. Info: 845-876-7666. Rhinebeck Jewish Center, 120 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. rhinebeckjewishcenter.com. 4pm-6:30pm Dungeons & Dragons. Join your Dungeon Master Patrick to create and play characters for a Storm King’s Thunder campaign. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org. 4:30pm CMRR - The Polar Express. Additional ride at 6:30 & 8:30pm. Info: CMRRevents.com. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), West Brook Lane Station, 149 Aaron Ct, Kingston. 4:45pm Illumin8 2017: BHA + BeaconArts Bicycle Menorah. Sculptor Ed Benavente conceived and designed a giant menorah out of bicycle parts. On each of the eight nights of Hanukkah, one of the wheels will be illuminated. The Beacon Building, 427 Main St, Beacon. Beaconarts.org. 4:45pm-10:30pm ErDAJT’s Holiday Christmas Light Display. 11th year with the animated display. Donations for charity for the night. Open Sun-Thurs, 4:45-9:30pm & Fridays, Saturdays, 12/25, 12/26, 4:45-10:30pm. 8 Patrick Dr, LaGrangeville. erdajt.com. 5pm-10pm Bruschi Christmas. With over 15,000 lights meticulously set to music that is sure to bring a smile to your face and joy to your heart. Bruschi Christmas, 5 Madre DeCristo Rd, Wallkill. 5pm-10pm Christmas Lights on Quaker Hill Drive. Drive by and see the beautiful Christmas Light display set to music and take a photo with Olaf! Donations collected nightly for the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie. Quaker Hill, Quaker Hill Dr, Hyde Park. 5pm-8pm Holiday Lights in Bloom. At Orange County Arboretum. The Arboretum is all decked out for Christmas. Enjoy beautiful, garden themed light features in the forms of flowers, animals and insects. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 State Route 416,, Montgomery. .orangecountyarboretum.org/lightsinbloom.htm. 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. 5:30pm-8:30pm CAI Hanukkah Shabbat Dinner. Info: 845-562-5604. Congregation Agudas Israel, 290 North St, Newburgh. congregationagudasisrael.org. 6pm-7pm Seasonal Concert with Caroline Doctorow. Join one of America’s finest champions of folk music, Caroline Doctorow, for an uplifting seasonal concert. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. All ages! 6pm-9pm Watt Christmas Wonderland. Admission: A requested $5.00 donation per vehicle. 8’ height restriction on all vehicles, drive through the trail and see all the lights and Christmas decorations it has to offer! Info: 845-2943391. Watt Christmas Wonderland, 310 Scotchtown Rd, Goshen. 6pm-7:30pm Woodstock - Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Music filled services and Torah study.

December 7, 2017 Connect to tradition and open your heart. Families welcome. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792218, info@wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org. 6pm A Frosty Fest. Enchanted forest with animated light displays, glistening gardens, magical mansion, Santa’s North Pole, Frosty’s Adventures - a 3-D experience, 30-foot train, stage shows, food, cafes, gift shops and more. Info: 845-339-2666. Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses, 778 Broadway, Ulster Park. frostyfest.com. 6:30pm-8:30pm Christmas On the Hudson: A Holiday Gala at Vanderbilt Mansion. Guests will be treated to elegant hors d’voures, champagne cocktails, extravagant decorations, holiday music, and have a unique opportunity to enter Frederick Vanderbilt’s bedroom suite and private bath. Participants may have their photographs taken in front of the room’s historic fireplace with carved overmantal featuring a scene from the story of Ulysses. Proceeds from this event support the National Parks located right here in Hyde Park. Formal attire requested. Info: 845-2297770. $100. Tickets at eventbrite.com. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park. 6:45pm-8:30pm Children & Teen Ministries. Meets Fridays: 6:45-8:30pm. Class for adults also offered. Info: 845-876-6923 or cdfcirone@ aol.com. Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Rt9 & Rt9G, Rhinebeck. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Chris Pureka with The Harmaleighs. Indie Americana. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm Our Town. KHS Musical Theatrics presents Thornton Wilder’s Our Town at the Wendell A. Scherer Theatre. Tickets will be on sale beginning at 4 PM on December 4th. Please call 845-9433TIX. Kingston High School, 403 Broadway, Kingston. kingstoncityschools.org. 7pm-11pm Elks Lounge Dance Party. Dance to a mix of R&B, Latin, Soul, Disco & Rock. Requests Welcome. Includes snacks; full bar available. Informal. All welcome. Beacon Elks Lodge, 900 Wolcott Avenue, Beacon. Info: 845-765-0667, rhodaja@optonline.net, meetup.com/Beacon-. $10. 7pm-8:30pm Cookie & Recipe Exchange. Bring ONE batch of your favorite holiday cookie to share AND the recipe to the exchange. Sample cookies and swap recipes. Free admission. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-3385580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary. org/. 7pm Storytelling with Janet Carter. Story night is a popular series that happens the 3rd Friday night of each month. Host Janet Carter and a guest tell stories from literature, mythology and personal experience. Come and join her in exploring the magic of this oral tradition. Inquiring Minds Saugerties Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties. 7pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. 7pm Movie Night: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Free will donation. Info: 845-331-7099. United Reformed Church of Bloomington, 11 Church St, Bloomington. 7pm-9pm Chanukah Community Candlelighting. Bring your menorah and join us in the light of hundreds of candles. Congregation Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston. 7:30pm Maybrook Wind Ensemble Winter Concert. Info: 845-978-0617; maybrookwindensemble@gmail.com. Maybrook Senior Center, 2 Senior Way (111 Schipps Lane), Maybrook. 8pm-9:30pm Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens’ classic tale of greed redeemed into hope and kindness, with a fun Shadowland twist. $15-$40. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@ shadowlandstages.org, shadowlandstages.org. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Fifth Annual Christmas@TheFalcon Beneﬁt. Neo Soul R&B Review for Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm World War II Radio Christmas Show. This moving holiday show recreates the experience of attending a recording of a 1940’s radio show. Using period songs and stories inspired by actual veterans, WWII Radio Christmas transports the audience to another time that reminds us all the importance of coming together for the holidays and an inspiring look at strength in the face of hardship. Directed by John Remington. Phoenicia Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia. $20, $18/ senior/student. 8pm It’s A Wonderful Life. Adapted for the stage from Frank Capra’s beloved., holiday film will be presented by Up In One Productions. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center For Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. $24, $22/senoior/under 12. 8pm-11pm Eileen Ivers’ A Joyful Christmas. World renowned violinist Eileen Ivers and her band capture the spirit and magic of the season in her heartwarming Christmas holiday show. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org, bethelwoodscenter.org/events/detail/eileen-iversjoyful-christmas. $50 - $72/reserved.

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Holiday Holistic Fair. Dec. 9-10, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, Lake Katrine. Multiple bodywork modalities, intuitive readings and channeling, exotic crystals, handcrafted jewelry, essential oils, gem elixirs & other natural products. For soothing body, mind, spirit and Holiday gift giving. Free admission.

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KINGSTON-PORT EWEN RIVERFRONTS; Upscale condos $329K & $239K. $2K referral reward, no brokers. 239-5491657, for photos - maps. HIGH FALLS: “THE CLOVE”; quintessential Mohonk view. 3400 sq.ft. of luxurious living. Pool, privacy. MSTA! $889,000. By

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Fully Functioning CAFE for Sale OR Lease in Village of New Paltz. 1500 sq.ft. With an outdoor patio. 845-420-4944.

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DOWNTOWN NEW PALTZ VILLAGE, HIGH VISIBILITY, Main Street location with parking lot for rent or sale. Perfect for retail/office. AAA location. Call owner for details. Ask for Mandy, 845-417-7733

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UES Studio, Pied-a-Terre Use Permitted. Great location, 214 East 88th Street, close to 2nd Ave. and Lexington Ave. (#6) subway lines, excellent shopping nearby, including Whole Foods, and fine restaurants.Apt. is in excellent condition, low maintenance. Please contact Larry Brookner - lbrookner@ elliman.com - 212 769-6595

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4 ROOMS Available in 6-BR house share on North Ohioville Rd. only 1.5m to campus & convenient to bus route. $550-$575 includes everything. Also, 1-BR APARTMENT; South Ohioville Rd. $750/m plus utilities. E-mail: dietzrentals@hvc. rr.com New Renovation; 1-Bedroom Ground Level Apartment w/separate entrance & parking in private home on 2 acres. Open-plan w/L-shaped kitchen open to the living room, separate bedroom w/ French doors and all new bathroom w/ shower. $1300/month includes: sanitation, heat, electric, A/C, water, lawn maintenance & snow removal. Couple, professional or older student preferred. Credit/background check, W2 stub or proof of income, 2 months security and references required. Judith: (c) 917-8543415 , text or leave voicemail.

CHARMING 2-BEDROOM, 1.5 bath Town & Country condo facing historic Huguenot Street. Dishwasher. $1380/month heat included. 1 month security. Available 1/1/2018. References. No pets. Call Lise 914-924-2587 or e-mail: crapellal@aol.com

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 w/kitchen, balcony, bathroom. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. $975/ month plus security. Also, ROOM FOR RENT. Can be used as residential or an

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office. $550/month plus security. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. (845)664-0493. 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 January 1st. Call (914)475-9834.

NEW PALTZ GARDENS APARTMENTS

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 SPRING 2018 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. 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in village of NEW PALTZ- HISTORIC DISTRICT. $1450/ month, heat and parking included. Adjacent to Huguenot Street; walking distance to local restaurants, shops, and nature trails. Long-term, responsible tenants only. Inquire at (845)2551660 or info@huguenotstreet.org

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Kingston: STUDIO; Uptown. First floor. On bus route. All utilities included. Eat-In kitchen, shower/bath, parking. Security, references. No smokers. No pets. Call 845-338-4574.

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LARGE 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Spacious eat-in kitchen, washer/dryer. Convenient Saugerties Village location. $1000/ month plus utilities. Call Steve Hubbard 845-246-2022.

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WOODSTOCK: 1-BEDROOM UPSTAIRS APARTMENT. Very private. Large LR w/ kitchen, full bath, glass doors open to large deck. View of fields & open woods. Off-street parking. Great location. Close to town. $1250/month plus utilities. 845-417-5282. STUDIO CABIN. Great eat-in kitchen, bathroom. Parking. Perfect for 1 person. Near town but nicely secluded. $800/ month. Security, deposit, references required. Call 845-417-5282. Broker/Owner. No fee. 2-BR CHARMING, Cheery, Woodstock COTTAGE: 2 acres, garden, stream, woodburning stove, spacious eat-in kitchen, wide floors, washer/dryer, stained-glass door, bathtub. $1300/month + last month + security. No dogs/smokers. References. (845)679-2300. Woodstock Net Zero Studio Apartment - Fossil Fuel Free living in extraordinary comfort! No utility or heating bills! Light and airy. Beautifully appointed w/the latest energy efficiency appliances: induction/ convection range, DW. 2nd floor. Ideal for people with allergies or chemical sensitivities. $1750/month; no smokers; no pets. Need more space? Will consider renting adjoining house instead, $4,000/month. 410961-8900

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FOR A QUICK STOP To pick up the groceries at the store in Kingston before you go to your well-built and beautifully maintained Cape style home. This quiet neighborhood is in a great location near the shopping centers, just a short drive to the Rondout, and easy access to the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge for the Amtrak train in Rhinecliff. This home is very efﬁcient w/a new furnace and a pellet stove. Step inside to 4-good sized-BR and 2-full-BA, a lovely EIK and a spacious living room. Step out to a huge back deck and lots-o-storage in the barn style shed. This is a great family home,come look and see if this home is the perfect ﬁt. Call Marcel Lucchese today! ...................................................................................... $219,500

PORT OF CALL IS FOR SALE! The premier Hudson River waterfront restaurant in Catskill, located at the end of the Village where the Hudson River meets. Enjoy casual waterfront dining on the outside patio, glass enclosed main dining area or on the rooftop deck w/panoramic views. The building has been completely renovated in the last 7 years, indoor seating for +/- 100 and outdoor seating for 100+. The property offers ofﬁce space, plenty of storage rooms and a 2-BR-apt. located above the main restaurant area; parking can easily accommodate 50+ vehicles. Adjacent to this property is an amazing Town Park and banquet facility, perfect for the restaurant. Call Greg Berardi today! ............................$1,600,000

THIS IS IT! One of the nicest brick, landmark buildings in Historic Saugerties! On Market St, this fully renovated, 2-retail spaces and 2-lovely 900sf updated 2-BR duplex apts w/cathedral ceilings. One commercial space is a cafe w/a full commercial kitchen and Ansul System and the other space is a salon. There is a walk-through between the spaces, imagine a new dining room, and the rear of the building has enough room for more seating. There is a 7% cap rate. The main roof was replaced and recoated recently. There are 5-electric meters servicing the building, each apartment has its own natural gas heating system and meter. The apartments have baseboards and the businesses are forced hot air. Most of the windows were updated and the building was re-insulated during renovation. Call Mike Barros or Mitch Rapoport today! ........$469,000 10K T! M! BLAS BA CTION U RED

WOODSTOCK STREAMSIDE COTTAGE. Waterfalls. Cozy. Private. Workroom, sunroom, LR, 1-bedroom w/large window facing stream, kitchen, all wood floors, 3 decks. 2.5 miles to center of town. Short/long-term. $1100/month. Owner/Broker; 845417-5282 .

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Boutique Hotel Waterfront Dining Great Food Cocktails Hospitality Serving Dinner Wednesday-Sunday 10% Off Gift Certiﬁcates over $100 Booking now for the Holidays! 435 Main Street Rosendale, New York (845) 658-7800 • www.the1850house.com

de-sac. This home has an open ﬂoor plan; walk into a newly painted living room which ﬂows into the gourmet kitchen. This area has all SST appliances, granite and Corian counters w/a Corian sink. The kitchen opens directly into the dining room, and the French doors lead into the side yard. A landscaped back yard is the perfect place for gatherings. There is also an attached 1-BR-apt that was an Air BnB producing $8k in income. New water heater (2017) and a pellet stove (2015). This beautiful home is so tranquil! There is a swimming hole in the backyard, perfect for entertaining! Just 5-min. walk to town, yet private. Please call Kathy Shumway today! ......................... $389,000

Kingston 845.339.1144 / Woodstock 845.679.2929 & 845.679.9444 / Saugerties 845.246.3300 WOODSTOCK: This house sits on 2.5 acres of land on a private lane within walking distance to the Bear Cafe & 2.5 miles to the center of town. 3-Bedrooms, 2 full baths, stone fireplace, vaulted ceiling living room. $1800/month. Mike, Owner/Broker 845417-5282.

NEW GET READY FOR SKI SEASON! RE PRI DUCE In Shandaken – Move right in to this CE! D well-maintained 3-BR, 1½-BA, Ranch home that is nicely sited to afford views and a sense of PRIVACY! This easy, low maintenance, single-level living is perfect for a primary, retirement or 2nd home. There is a full, ﬁnished basement w/a FP and a bar, perfect for entertaining. Only 10 minutes to great skiing and hiking in the beautiful surrounding Catskill Mountains, Belleayre Resort for Jazz festivals, concerts and many other events. In the summertime, go tubing and/or kayaking on the Esopus that is close by for all day fun! The sellers are VERY MOTIVATED too! Call Margo Obourn today for more information! ............................................................................ $211,900 NEW AMAZING WATER FRONT PROPERTY… RE … located on the Tannery Brook and PRI DUCE CE! D Sawkill Streams, at the bottom of a cul-

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fers, Estimates and Appraisals. Buying single piece or collections. Federal Firearms License. Spartan Trading Co., 914-3889286, leave message.

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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.

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JEWELRY DESIGNER CLOSEOUT. Unique collection of gemstone necklaces & bracelets, sterling silver pierced & clip-on earrings. Many one of a king. Previously sold at Saks, Nordstrums & the Metropolitan Museum, Priced to sell $15 & up. 165 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock. 12/9 & 12/10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly. 10 years experience. Live-in or hourly. References available. Ulster County area. (845)706-5133.

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CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253. Residential, Commercial Cleaning. SPECIAL FOR SENIORS: basic clean 2-bedroom/1 bath- $60. Rentals, All services offered. Green/all natural supplies. Flexible schedule. 7 day service. Insured. Free estimates. 845-235-6701.

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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.

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GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery. Residential/Commercial. Local and N.Y.C.

710

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)6796242.

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Specializing In Real Estate Throughout Ulster County & The Catskills www.MurphyRealtyGrp.com Speak With An Agent today, Call: (845) 338-5252 SPARKLING GEM IN RUBY!

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U Ultimate Country getaway or full time residence on 4+ acres, this 2000+ sq ft tastefully updated 3 o B BR Farmhouse still has its original charm! Large lliving room with beautiful hardwood floors, dining rroom 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! Stop by the OPEN HOUSE this Sunday, call for directions! $244,900

BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED MOVE-IN READY!!

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RENOVATED TILLSON 2 FAMILY

PRICE REDUCED

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The tasteful and thorough renovation of this two family home has restored the original character and added modern amenities. Perfect for an owner-occupant with income from the additional unit. Each unit contains 3 BRs, and beautifully renovated kitchens with new cabinetry and granite countertops. Lovely restored original wide-board pine and fir flooring. Some of the many updates include a new drilled well and pump, hot-water heaters, electric service and updated bathrooms. Separate utilities and plenty of off-street parking are a plus as is the large barn with two large sliding doors. $299,900

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You can stop looking after you see this charming 2 story completely redone 3 BR, 1 bath home. Downstairs is a open floor plan with exposed brick, and a brand new kitchen with sliders out to an ample deck. Upstairs is where you will find a brand new full bath along with 3 BRs just waiting for you to move your furniture into! This home is conveniently located, minutes to the Kingston Water Front, shopping & a lovely city park with tennis courts, swing set and pavilion (Hutton Park). In addition to all of this, the home is being sold with an additional lot. You also have a full basement with a generator hook-up, and 1 car detached garage! This is a must see! Stop by the Open House this Sunday, from 1-4pm. Call for directions & more details! $219,000

RENOVATED SAUGERTIES HOME

PRICE REDUCED

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To: 85377

B Beautifully renovated Raised Ranch, conveniently located on 1 acre, just minutes to the Village of lo Woodstock and Saugerties. The living room offers W vaulted beamed ceilings, with an open layout to the brand new kitchen featuring granite countertops, and beautiful white cabinets that opens to a lovely back deck overlooking a spacious back yard. This home offers 3 bedrooms, a brand new full bath, gorgeous wood floors, and a spacious family room! Truly a must see!

$205,000

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Travel to the end of a quiet country road to a house waiting for you to call it home! On 1+ acres, this property borders DEP land D E surrounding the Ashokan Reservoir which can T S I be used for nature walks, fishing & wildlife L viewing. The layout of this home can be ST U used in many different ways. 1st floor offers J a newly renovated kitchen w/custom wood cabinets and butcher block countertops. The pantry and washer/dryer are off the kitchen with access to the side entrance of the house. Ceramic tiled floor lines the kitchen and dining area. Dining area seats 6 comfortably and has sliding glass doors to the rear deck where you can enjoy the meadow views, BBQ dinners & summer nights. Natural light shines in all day illuminating the 3 bedrooms. The master br is located on the other side of the home away from the other 2 BRS & has its own private access to the bathroom from the bedroom or the hallway off the kitchen. Second level is a perfect area for a work from home situation. Large entertainment area w/sliding doors to the partially fenced backyard & 2 BONUS rooms that can be used as private office space or maybe a quiet mediation room away from it all.

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With over 39 years of recognized success in Ulster County residential sales, we offer our clients a uniquely informed perspective on today’s market complexities. Having succeeded through numerous real estate cycles, we have the seasoned advice you need to enhance your selling and buying strategy. Trust your success to ours. IT WORKS!

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MID-CENTURY COTTAGE - Enjoy Catskill & Berkshire VIEWS from this sweet c. 1957 Mid-Century gem nestled on a quiet acre surrounded by woods & wildlife. The cozy, colorful interior has great light and features hardwood floors throughout, living and dining rooms, 2 bedrooms, full bath, 2 enclosed porches offer expansion potential PLUS large detached garage has STUDIO/guest house potential. ENCHA NTING! ........................... $249,000

COUNTRY CONTEMPORARY - Perfectly elevated 2.8 acre site offers privacy and mountain VIEWS in a serene setting between Woodstock & Phoenicia. This spacious sunwashed 2700+ SF cedar contempo offers an airy open floor plan, 24’ living room with brick fireplace, cherry, oak & marble floors, beamed ceilings, 4 BRs incl. vaulted MBR suite with private deck, 3 full baths, 25’ family/media room & 2 car garage. DELIGHTFUL! ................................ $385,000

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PONDSIDE PAR ADISE - Nestled privately on 9+ acres down a long winding drive & overlooking a spring-fed POND! Handsome 2300 SF wood sided Colonial style country home features fresh paint in & out, hardwood floors, oversize windows, French doors, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, eat-in kitchen, deck, 3 car att. & heated garage, PLUS 52x40 horse BA RN w/ 2 run-in sheds. SERENE! ................................... $459,000

PURE COUNTRY - Classic post & beam construction exudes abundant rustic charm and detail in a serene 9 acre setting set back on a quiet country road. Spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath cedar sided home features beamed ceilings, wide board floors, brawny stone fireplace in LR, main level den/home office, open plan country kitchen w/ island, cozy gas woodstove, walk-up attic with studio potential. Large deck offers lovely wooded vistas. ................................................... $499,000

255-3455 Gardiner Gables 2356 Rte. 44-55 Gardiner, NY 12525 coluccishandrealty.com CELIA COLUCCI NYS Licensed Real Estate Salesperson E: celia@coluccishandrealty.com C: 845.706.2654

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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.

www.westwoodrealty.com

Call: 845-691-2770

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Painting/Odd Jobs

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, clean-outs. Second

home caretaking. All small/medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999. HB Painting & Construction INC. *Painting: Interior/Exterior, Pressure-Washing, Staining, Glazing... *Construction: Home Renovations, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitch-

Kingston 340-1920

Woodstock 679-0006

Rhinebeck 876-4400

Stone Ridge 687-0232

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West Hurley 679-7321

Standard messaging apply to offices mobile text codes Westwood Metes & Bounds Realty, Ltd., istext affiliated with morerates than may 4,100 real estate throughout 65 countries & in all 50 states.

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restoration & repairs “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. NYS DOT T-12467

Residentia and Commercial Residential Specializing in decks, fences, roofs, driveways, patios.

FREE ESTIMATES, FULLY INSURED Accepting All Major Credit Cards

Contact Jason Habernig

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Down to Earth Landscaping

(845) 594-8177

Sites, Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Festivals, Parks, Outdoor Weddings, Campsites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-658-8766, 845-417-6461 or 845706-7197. e-mail: TLKportables@gmail. com

917-593-5069 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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TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly rentals. We have Gray, white, blue, tan, green (pinescented), pink (rose-scented), red & blue handicap accessible. (We also have a few w/ sinks). Great for Construction/Building

SNOW PLOWING & SANDING

Quality service from the ground up

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Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

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

HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. (845)616-7470. D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations. Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www.dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017

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Gardening/ Landscaping

STONE WALL RESTORATIONS; Thoughtful, innovative & resourceful approaches. Kevin Towle (914)906-8791.

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.

L&M Pet Sitting Professional pet care visits for cats, dogs, birds, and other exotic species.

Lauren Storm & Michael Steeley (607) 431-3392 LnMpetsitting@gmail.com

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Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc. • Standby Generators

Contracting & Development Corp.

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

Lost & Found

Gary Buckendorf Painting: Interior - Exterior Plastering, Taping, Structolite Wall coverings, Color Matching Many references in Catskill area and Manhattan garybuckendorf@gmail.com

Paramount Call William, for your free estimate (845) 401-6637

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Missing 2 year old, white male cat, named Pippin. Last seen on Orchard Lane, Woodstock on 11/28. He is very friendly, neutered, no collar, is micro-chipped. Please help us find our baby. 845-679-9738

pet’s reward..... VETERINARY HOUSE CALLS. Dr. B. MacMULLEN. (845)3392516. Serving Ulster County for 10+ years. Very Reasonable Rates, Multiple Pet Discount... Compassionate, Professional, Courteous. *Pet Exams, *Vaccines, *Blood Work, *Lyme Testing, *Flea & Tick Prevention, *Rx Diet, *Euthanasia at home.

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Auto Services

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Animals

DO NOT ADOPT CLAUDE THE CAT… If you think cats are aloof, stand-offish or loners, Claude is not for you! Claude, who’s about 2-years old, is a very affectionate, sweet lap cat w/an incredibly loud and constant purr. He’s a handsome black and white tuxedo, neutered, litter box trained and is up to date w/shots, in a wonderful foster home in Shokan. If you’d like to welcome Claude into your home, care for him and love him for the rest of his life, please email DRJLPK@aol.com or text/call 917-2822018. Please leave your full name, phone number and the best time to reach you. PLEASE READ if you have the heart and home to give a sad and lonely cat. These sweet cats not only lost their caregiver and home but are now sitting in a shelter for months wondering what they did wrong. TOBY- 10-year old tiger and white boy; *PEPPER- 10-year old black and white tuxedo girl whose 16-year old cat sister was adopted; BUSTER- 4-year old orange and white boy; *MABEL- 3-year old all black cat girl; LINDA- 10-year old calico girl. These cats were either found wandering alone on the street or given to the shelter because the caregiver no longer could take care of him/ her. TIMOTHY- big 10-year old orange boy who needs to be an only pet (caregiver was deployed oversees). One cat is sweeter than the next. There are also beautiful kittens available for adoption. Please visit the Town of Saugerties Animal Shelter, 1765 Route 212, Saugerties, NY 12477, (845) 6790339. *Pepper and Mabel, through no fault of their own, have been at the shelter the longest.

ALWAYS READY SHINE AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION AND DETAIL CO.

$35.00 – Wash & Wax Buff Finish $25.00 – Interior Detailing (precision attention to detail) Schedule an appt. today! Serving Ulster and Dutchess Counties Contact: Julio Jackson, Automotive Paint Tech, (845) 397-7134

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Vehicles Wanted

CASH PAID FOR USED cars & trucks regardless of condition. Junk cars removed. Call 246-0214. DMV 7107350.

Hundreds of things to do every week throughout the Hudson Valley

Missing 2 year old, white male cat, named Pippin. Last seen on Orchard Lane, Woodstock on 11/28. He is very friendly, neutered, no collar, is micro-chipped. Please help us find our baby. 845-679-9738 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.

...in all seasons.

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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DIANE, THE CAT NANNY. Drop-in cat care: feeding, special needs/meds., litter, playtime. Pet taxi. Also, small mammals, birds, fish, reptiles. Security checks. Bonded/Insured. Diane Anderson 845-679-6401, Dianabelle3@aol.com

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Used Cars

SIERRA 1500

Double Cab 4wd SLE, 5.3 Liter, Tow Package Steps, Tonneau Cover

17 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk ilh k .............................. 13K Miles...................... $24,995.00 17 Chevy Traverse LT AWD................................. 21K Miles...................... $31,995.00 17 GMC Yukon XL SLT 4WD................................ 22K Miles...................... $56,595.00 16 Jeep Wrangler Sport Unlimited....................... 30K Miles...................... $30,600.00

SUPPLIER PRICING ON ALL TERRAIN’S 2018 GMC

2500 HD DENALI DURAMAX IN STOCK

15 Chevy Equinox LT AWD.................................. 40K Miles...................... $19,995.00 Was $46,719 #7456

NOW $

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2017 GMC

15 Kia Sorento LX AWD ..................................... 27K Miles...................... $18,995.00 15 GMC Yukon 4wd ........................................... 41K Miles...................... $37,500.00 #6259

14 GMC Yukon SLE 4wd ..................................... 57K Miles...................... $26,895.00 (2) 14 Chevy Equinox LT AWD.................................. 29K Miles...................... $19,995.00

SIE IERRA 2500 HD

14 Kia Sorento LX AWD ..................................... 84K Miles...................... $13,995.00

Double Cab 4wd, 6.0 Liter, railer Package, Snow Plow Prep.

14 GMC Sierra 1500 Dbl Cab 4wd ...................... 39K Miles...................... $28,995.00 13 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew 4wd................... 70K Miles...................... $25,600.00 11 GMC Sierra 1500 Reg Cab 4wd ..................... 24K Miles...................... $21,995.00

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ACADIA SLE

All Wheel Drives

MSR MSRP $44,690 $44 #9138

17 Chevy Impala Premier Sedan...................16K Miles ................. $25,595.00

YOUR $ COST

37,900

2017 GMC

17 Cadillac XTS Sedan .................................15K Miles ................. $33,995.00 17 Chevy Cruze LT Sedan.............................11K Miles ................. $17,995.00 #4392

16 Buick Lacrosse Sedan..............................40K Miles ................. $21,250.00

SIERRA SIE 3500 Dump Truck 4wd, Fold Down Side,

13 Chevy Malibu LT Sedan ...........................72K Miles ................. $10,250.00

6.0 Liter, Snow Plow Prep.

12 Subaru Impreza Sedan ............................62K Miles ................. $11,995.00

13 Buick Lacrosse Sedan..............................22K Miles ................. $16,995.00

2017 GMC Starting at

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2017 CADILLAC

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SIERRA 1500

SIIERRA 1500

4wd Reg Cab, Snow Plow Prep/ Trailer Package, Sierra Conv. Package

Crew Cab 4wd, 5.3 Liter, V8 Trailer Package, Conv. Package

#5221

#9023

CANYON DENALI Crew Cab 4wd, 3.6 Liter, V6, Tow Package

CALL FOR DETAILS

MSRP $36,785

YOUR $ COST

29,900

MSRP $44,160

YOUR $ COST

37,800

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