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Agnès Varda & JR blow up the French working class in delightful Faces Places

Kingston launches its “Paint the Town Yellow” mental health campaign

Titus Andronicus, Insane Clown Posse, Big Takeover, Andrew Bird

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Before becoming deeply involved in philanthropy and moving to Ulster County, Peter Buffett grew up “normal” in Omaha and then established a successful career as a composer and musician.

Values of a fulﬁlling path Concert/ conversation with Peter Buffett at Bard’s Fisher Center

n 2013, Peter Buffett wrote an op/ed piece for The New York Times titled “The Charitable/Industrial Complex,” which criticized the top-down approach of many philanthropic organizations: an approach that often failed to solve the problem it was meant to help and, in some cases, even caused harm. He went further, lambasting the rising inequality in which “philanthropy has become the ‘it’ vehicle for leveling the playing field” and noting that “giving back” had become a conscience-salving ploy by the very rich that did nothing to chip away at the system of exploitation that had enabled them to amass their fortunes in the first place. The topic was of more than academic interest: In 2006, Peter’s father, Warren, had gifted a billion dollars to each of his three children’s foundations. The gauntlet had been thrown down, and in condemning “philanthropic colonialism,” Peter Buffett wrote how he and his wife, Jennifer, were seeking a different path. “We don’t have the answers, but we do

know how to listen,” he wrote. “As we learn, we will continue to support conditions for systemic change,” which he described as a “new operating system…built from the ground up” that would do more than “kick the can down the road.” Hence the mission of the Buffetts’ NoVo Foundation: “to foster a transformation from a world of domination and exploitation to one of collaboration and partnership.” The foundation focuses on five key areas: advancing the rights of adolescent girls and ending violence towards women and girls in developing nations and underserved communities; supporting education and life skills for underserved youth (including an initiative that provides higher education to low-income high school students, as well as the mentoring that helps them to succeed); supporting

indigenous communities; and promoting local living economies. Since 2012, Peter and Jennifer have resided full-time in Ulster County: a proximity that has made the midHudson Valley a unique beneficiary of the foundation’s commitment to strengthening local living economies. In D e c e m b e r 2013, NoVo gifted $13 million to an initiative called the Local Economies Project of the New World Foundation to purchase the 1,255-acre Gill Farm, on the Hurley flats. With an additional $20 million, the Hudson Valley Farm Hub, as it is now called, is training growers in all aspects of running a farm, including business management and experimenting with a variety of crops and ecological farming methods, in collaboration with regional partners such as Cornell

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Cooperative Extension of Ulster County. All of the land is dedicated to organic farming. NoVo also has given generous grants to the Hawthorne Valley Farm, and it’s funding a program to connect local farms to food processors and food-service buyers at New York State institutions: A pilot program at SUNY-New Paltz and three other SUNY schools is providing fresh local farm produce to the school cafeterias, and student interns are helping with marketing and various aspects of the program. Other grants include an agricultural curriculum at the Rondout Valley School District, linking farmers with food banks and funding the Hudson Valley Agribusiness Development Corporation, which provides technical assistance to food entrepreneurs. Local radio has also gotten a boost, with a NoVo grant to the Community Foundation funding the recent purchase of WKNY, with new headquarters in a historic octagonal building on Kingston’s Broadway. With Jimmy Buff at the helm (Continued on page 4)

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The 22 annual Dutchess County St. Patrick’s Day Parade – one of the grandest around, typically drawing more than 3,000 participants and 10,000 spectators – steps off at 1 p.m. this Saturday, March 3. This year’s Grand Marshal will be attorney and active community volunteer William “Bill” O’Hare. Also participating will be a long list of pipe-and-drum corps, color guards, local officials, motorized floats, fire brigades, scout troops, school marching bands, dance and karate schools, radio stations, local businesses and of course the Ancient Order of Hibernians in full regalia. Such a large and festive procession requires complex logistical planning. Parade participants are organized into four divisions, each with its own assembly and entry point. Pedestrians can use Pells Place Street for access to all divisions, with marchers lining up at noon. The groups merge into a single line of march on West Main Street, following Route 9D south to Elm Street, where they’ll turn left and head back north on South Mesier Avenue to end up at Mesier Park. You can download a map of the parade route at http://bit.ly/2F0vNKo and scope out your preferred vantagepoint, if you want to join the spectators. For more info about the event, visit the Dutchess County St. Patrick’s Parade Committee website at www.dcsppc.org. nd

Saugerties artists on view at Emerge Gallery The Wheel of the Year has turned about halfway around since the last Saugerties Artists’ Studio Tour. So, what have those creative people living up there between the mountains and the river been working on through these cold dark months? Isn’t it about time for them to, shall we say, “emerge: a bit and show off their latest efforts? Sounds like the Emerge Gallery in Saugerties is precisely the right place to be showcasing new works from the locals this time of year. And that’s just what the venue will be doing for a month, beginning this weekend. “Exit 20: A Group Exhibition of Saugerties Artists” will offer a sneak preview during Saugerties First Friday on March 2, and officially launch the new show with a public opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 3. Running through April 2, the exhibition is curated by Emerge Gallery director Robert Langdon and includes works in acrylic, collage, drawings, mixed media, monoprints, oil, pastel, photography, sculpture and watercolor. Participating artists include Tara Bach, Loel Barr, Kelli Bickman, Kristy Bishop, Barbara Bravo, Nancy Campbell, Michael Ciccone, Arabella Colton, Shelley Davis, Nancy deFlon, Katie Fisher, Steve Gentile, Josepha Gutelius, Jeff Helmuth, Ruth J. Hirsch, Deborah Jenkins, Kay Kenny, Ulf Loven, Marjorie Magid, Arzi McKeown, Stuart Mono, Patty Mooney, Meredith

Zenith by Steve Rooks will be performed at this weekend's Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre gala at the Bardavon.

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his weekend, Poughkeepsie’s Bardavon 1869 Opera House will host the annual gala performances by the Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT), the resident company at Vassar College. This 36th annual celebration of the talents of faculty, student and guest choreographers and dancers will be presented twice: beginning at 8 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 4. At the top of the bill is a 2016 work by guest choreographer Kate Weare, Marksman, inspired by Eugen Herrigel’s Zen in the Art of Archery, with an original score by Curtis Robert Macdonald. VRDT director John Meehan has staged a compilation of excerpts from four works choreographed by Marius Petipa in honor of the ballet icon’s 200th birthday: La Bayadère, Le Corsaire, Don Quixote and Sleeping Beauty. Faculty works include Steve Rooks’ Zenith, Miriam Mahdaviani’s Joie de Vivre, Kathy Wildberger’s Pain Dog and Abby Saxon’s Vesuvius. Student choreographers featured this year are Margaux Lieser, Turner Hitt, Megan Jackson, Kayla Miron, Anna Beeman, Jake Butter, Leora Randall-Tavori, Maya Talwar-Hebert, Jordan Nasif, Sydney Majka and Henry Gilbert. Tickets to the VRDT Gala cost $11 general admission, $9 for students and seniors. They can be purchased by calling (845) 473-2072 or online at http://bit.ly/2EWiWx0. To view a trailer for this year’s show, visit http://bit.ly/2t0GkE3. For more details, visit http://bit.ly/2EZScYy. The Bardavon is located at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie.

Morabito, Ann Morris, Pamela Murnan, T. D. Petteys, Tad Richards, Marilyn Rowley, Roberta Sickler, Margaret Still, Amy Stypulkoski, Andrea Walcutt Perez and Marck Webster. The Emerge Gallery & Art Space is located at 228 Main Street in Saugerties. For more info, call (845) 247-7515 or visit www.facebook.com/emergegalleryny. Artwork from “Exit 20” is available to view and purchase at www.emergegalleryny. com.

Columbia doctor to give lecture about Lyme Disease on Wednesday The Vassar Brothers Institute is in the midst of its “Science in Your Life 2018,” a series of three winter lectures designed to bring together the general public with scientists to explore topics of interest and importance to everyone. The programs will consist of an understandable talk by a scientist involved in research on the topic, with an opportunity for questions afterward from the audience. The lectures are held at Our Lady of Lourdes High School, located at 131 Boardman Road in Poughkeepsie. Each program begins with a 45-minute session of live music by Arlington High School musicians, followed by the evening’s talk. Admission is free.

The lecture on Wednesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. will be “Conquering Lyme Disease: Solutions through Science” with Brian Fallon, MD of the Columbia University Medical Center. For more information about the lecture, visit https://vbi1882.wordpress.com.

Pisces Party at Bearsville on Friday Deejay Dave Leonard’s annual Pisces Party is now, remarkably, in its 22nd year. Non-Pisces are not only allowed but encouraged to attend what is typically one of the great dance parties of the year. Leonard’s shindig takes place in the classy confines of the Bearsville Theater on Friday, March 2 at 9 p.m. Admission costs $10 at the door.

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as executive director, the station will offer 168 hours of commercial-free weekly programming. Peter Buffett, who usually likes to remain behind the scenes, will serve as chair of the board. Before becoming deeply involved in philanthropy, Buffett, who grew up “normal” in Omaha prior to his father’s earning billions from his investments, established a successful career as a composer and musician. When he was 19, he dropped out of Stanford and moved to San Francisco. He started out writing jingles for a new cable channel called MTV and composed the music for the famous “Fire Dance” scene in Dances with Wolves, as well as the score for an Emmy-Awarded CBS mini-series titled 500 Nations, which traced the history of Native Americans. In 2004, his theatrical show Spirit: The Seventh Fire premiered on the National Mall at the opening of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. But he has found perhaps his greatest success with his bestselling autobiography, Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment, which has been translated into 15 languages. In describing pivotal points in the development of his career as a teenager and young man, Buffett turns each story into a morality tale about the importance of underlying values, even if, at the time, failure or frustrated expectations seemed to be the short-term outcome. Buffett brings his performing talents to the narrative with Life Is What You Make It: A Concert & Conversation with Peter Buffett, which will be performed at Bard College’s Fisher Center on March 13, 14 and 15, with Buffett playing piano and Michael Kott on cello. Lynn Woods recently interviewed Buffett: Not every best-selling author turns his book into a popular show. How did this production evolve? It actually happened in reverse. In 2006 I was asked to speak to a wealthmanagement group. They said, “We hear you’re pretty normal. Could you speak to our wealthy clients and give them tips on how to raise a ‘normal’ child?” I gave a talk to a couple of these groups and thought, “I’d like to bring who I am into this talk, where I can play some songs and tell stories about growing up.” Pat Mitchell at the Paley Center for Media approached me about doing an evening event. I put together this idea of playing music and storytelling, projecting old pictures from my childhood, at that event, and someone said, “That’s a book.” I was introduced to an agent, and the book was born. Did you find it difficult to write the book, given that this was a completely different

medium from writing scores? I wrote the book with the help of a very active editor, and when it was published I felt really good about it. I ended up writing the op/ed for The New York Times on my own, and it was extremely popular. I spent my whole life trying to write a hit song, and instead wrote a hit op/ed! You’ve performed the show all over the world. What kind of response have you received? The most gratifying and consistent response across the board is, “You’re so honest and real.” It’s got to be the easiest thing in the world to just show up and tell the truth. In China, my father is wildly popular, but I didn’t know how much until the book made an entrance into the country, selling over 400,000 copies. They retitled the book for different markets, and in China the title was Be Yourself. I didn’t fully grasp the concept of what “being yourself ” meant in a communist country until I went there. Kids and young adults were just floored by someone who did not follow in his father’s footsteps and found it more important to live a life than amass a future fortune. Will there be anything special about your upcoming show at Bard? We’ll be filming the show, which is particularly unique and exciting. It’s the first time we’ve done so, and it will turn the show into some other kind of project, give it a boost. Looking back, is there anything you would change in Life Is What You Make It? I don’t think I would make changes. I still get feedback. I would write a different book, focusing on my experience of my relationship with my wife and community, what it means to engage with people. An interview came out with my wife and me this year in Moon Magazine, and it got so much reaction. We were so deeply honest about what we’ve been through and how we healed our relationship. How long have you been together? We’ve been together for 27 years and married for 22. I have two grown daughters from a previous marriage. (I was married when I was 22 to a woman who had four-year-old twin girls.) This is a benchmark year, since I’ll be 60. Do you have an apartment in the City? No, we gave it up six years ago, when we moved up to Ulster County full-time. Six acres of our 50-acre parcel are farmed by a wonderful couple, who live in a farmhouse on the property and have a CSA. What motivated you to provide the NoVo

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funds for the purchase of the Gill Farm? We felt it was such an asset to the community, and we didn’t want it to fall into the hands of developers. It’s been a process of discovery, to see how farming can be best-supported. It starts with the agricultural community. We have young farmers learning midscale farm practices, and we are also developing a farmscape ecology program. We’re learning as we go: how to get the soil health back and generally steward the land into what’s best for the community, including the farmworkers. Jennifer and I both have a connection to indigenous people, which has led us to discover a deeper knowledge of indigenous ways of being and an indigenous worldview. The farm to me represents a beautiful piece of land, extremely giving in terms of what grows on it. How do we reconnect our relationship to that and help feed those nearby, including the schools? How do we define how people experience the land, and what’s the best way to do this, from a holistic point of view? Moving here and eating food from the land I live on changed me. You can tell life is better when you know what a tomato actually tastes like. This is an opportunity to explore an alternative: Instead of the sadly extractive aspects of the economy, where you make the most and ship the most you can to market, let’s shift to growing what the community needs and wants. We don’t want to compete with local farmers, but we are looking for opportunities, such as bringing fresh local produce to institutions.

I love talking about this in my show. I take questions throughout the show, which gives me an opportunity to put my mouth where my money is. It’s been an enormous learning opportunity for me. What we’ve seen, experienced and learned is that so often philanthropy is about keeping the fundamental structures in place. I’m reading a book about Reconstruction after the Civil War, The Republic for Which It Stands, and it’s such a lesson on why we are where we are today. When the Civil War was won, it was a new day, with guiding principles and ideas to [take the nation away from slavery]. But the minute Lincoln was assassinated, those ideas went away. [Incoming president] Andrew Johnson was a white supremacist who was pro-slavery. The nation got the worst leader at the exact time we needed someone enlightened.

“We don’t have the answers, but we do know how to listen.”

Your exposure of the “philanthropy/ industrial complex” in your New York Times op/ed and your response to that – an alternative approach to philanthropy, based upon listening and empowering people who are the focus of the aid – is refreshing.

What kinds of hard choices do you have to make as a philanthropist? The challenge is: How much do you fight and how much do you reimagine? Instead of pushing against something, perhaps it’s better to go around it and go to another place. A lot of philanthropy is the tension between, for instance, do we need more beds in domestic shelters or do we want to stop domestic violence? Yes, we want to stop the bleeding and address the root cause, but we know there are priorities right now. The values you talk about in your book – education; the moral imperative to level the playing field so there is more opportunity for all, as expressed by your mother’s commitment to Civil Rights; the importance of doing one’s work well, rather than serving the Almighty Dollar – are under attack right now at the highest level of government. Do you have hope for the future? The silver lining is that Trump has

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March 1, 2018 been the best organizer we could ever have. He has galvanized and energized people who normally work in a particular silo to look across the bow and realize what we’re all working on really is the same issue, whether it’s equal rights for people of color, people in poverty, women, immigrants or LGBTQ people. I’m seeing a lot of motivated people because of this election, people coming together, but I personally feel we are living inside a flawed struc ture. I’m pretty convinced there will be a different form of structural and social cohesion that makes more sense than the United States of America, here and in other places of the world as well. I don’t know if it will take decades or centuries or a minute, because everything’s in constant flux, but we’re talking about a 200-year-old-plus experiment that was just an experiment. Another form will start to take shape, since nothing gets done [under the current government] and this guy [Trump] knows nothing about politics. In his book Surviving the Future, David Fleming talks about the idea of how we have to rightsize our world, our economy, and temper the evil of consumerism. Something has to give, and the ultimate question is how many people get hurt in that right-sizing.

are already supporting aspects of the work that will give a woman or girl agency in her life will know. I believe in staying in the background and finding smart ways that are already happening to solve problems. NoVo’s Spirit Aligned Leadership Program recently awarded three-year grants to eight “Legacy Leaders”: female elders in indigenous communities, including Oglala Lakota Sioux, Hopi and Mohawk. That approach, of empowering women within a community to effect change, seems rare – yet completely logical and natural, not to say just. We met with the elders a few months ago and their first question was, “Why are you doing this?” They hold so much knowledge, yet are so marginalized by the culture at large. We are trying to find places to put our money where people haven’t normally looked.

Without being prescriptive, we’re trying to create conditions for the change to happen... The people with the greatest knowledge are the people who are experiencing that dire situation.

Has the election changed how you view the work of your foundation? It can help mitigate the suffering. Without being prescriptive, we’re trying to create conditions for the change to happen. We believe in the future that partnerships and collaborations will be key. The people with the greatest knowledge are the people who are experiencing that dire situation. Or the organizations that

How do you assess the value of a program to which you’ve contributed? It’s very easy to take your philanthropy dollars and tell the best story and have the best picture. What I’ve learned is: There are three things we need to pay attention to. The money is one. My last name also attracts attention, which we can use when necessary to focus attention on something we want to be mindful of. Most importantly is how we behave and how we act in the world. Our approach to funding is to listen to our grantees. I listen constantly and am learning from that. We don’t want to bring a colonial consciousness to what we’re doing. Jennifer and I are not saying to people, “We know what’s best for you.” In our partnerships with grantees, we say, “Tell us what you’re learning.” When

people are getting funding, they don’t want to lose the funding, so they’ll tell the foundation what they want to hear. But we want to learn and go deeper. What’s your biggest asset? We have a tremendous staff. Somewhat related to my dad is the notion that you want to hire people who are smarter than you. The people at NoVo do so much of the heavy lifting. Jennifer and I, quite fortunately, can learn from that and get involved in different things. It means I can read a book, which might change my thinking about what we do at the Farm Hub. Your philanthropy recently extended to the micro-level, when NoVo provided the funding to the Community Foundation for purchasing the radio station WKNY. What was your motivation? I got to know Jimmy Buff at WDST doing a show called What’s Next? Also, I had experience with the power of community radio through NoVo’s support of Radio Milwaukee. As I got to know more people in Kingston, I saw a powerful combination of forces that a radio station could help “glue” together. Jimmy shared that feeling as well. So we set out to find a station that might work in and for the

5 community. WKNY, with Warren Laurence at the helm, was the perfect spot. What do you think of Kingston? Kingston carries with it all the complexities of a town of 25,000 people. We have a wonderful mayor, and the city government is in a place where they can respond and relate to the things we care about. Someone said the Renaissance was just shared enthusiasm, which says a lot about Kingston. There's great intentions and passion, at a time when hopeful and helpful communities are a beacon to other communities. It’s a beautiful community of people and projects, and we hope we can lift it up and come up with ways we can all survive the future. Life Is What You Make It: A Concert & Conversation with Peter Buffett, a multimedia show based on Buffett’s best-selling book with Buffett on piano and Michael Kott on cello, takes place in the LUMA Theater at Bard College’s Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on March 13 at 7:30 p.m., March 14 at 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and March 15 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20 (admission is free for high school and college students). For more information, call (845) 758-7900 or e-mail fishercenter@bard.edu.

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In Faces Places, ďŹ lmmaker AgnĂ¨s Varda and photographer/muralist JR travel through the French countryside, learning the stories of the locals they encounter and producing epicsized photographic portraits of them, which are then displayed in unexpected places.

The newer wave JR & AgnĂ¨s Varda blow up the French working class in delightful Faces Places

scar Night being almost upon us, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high time to pay some attention to one of its most underappreciated awards: Documentary Feature. Even for those of us who relish getting our teeth into a meaty doc, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rare year when we are afforded opportunities to see more than one of the nominees before the little golden dude is handed out. Few cinemas give them any screentime. And, because the info-heavy visual nature of documentaries tends to handle the transition to smaller screens better than epic CGIfests, many fans are content to catch up with notable titles later on, when they appear on PBS and Netflix and the various â&#x20AC;&#x153;highbrowâ&#x20AC;? cable channels. Still, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to have a favorite horse in each race on that Sunday evening of

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89-year-old Left Bank icon AgnĂ¨s Vardaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest (and perhaps last, to hear her tell it) feature film, Faces Places (Visages Villages), swept me up like a whirlwind of flower petals. It delivers precisely what one wants from a â&#x20AC;&#x153;French movie,â&#x20AC;? even if it is a doc. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a picaresque (not to mention picturesque) road trip through the winding back roads of France, starring two magne tic individuals who bicker and spark one another endlessly, each learning to see as the other sees. Though ClĂŠo from 5 to 7 (1962) is the work by which Varda is probably mostly

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Spreading good cheer Art openings this Saturday kick off Kingston’s “Paint the Town Yellow” mental health campaign

hat’s your favorite color? (I mean the one that you most enjoy looking at, not the one that looks best on you.) Does the answer vary with your mood? We know that it varies with age and culture: The largest contingent of Americans prefers blue. But what does it say about your personality and outlook? Consistently among the “least popular” colors in preference tests, yellow is typically associated with people who are sunny, positive, extroverted, idealistic, energetic, gregarious. But what if you’re a sluggard/introvert/curmudgeon who most likes looking at bright yellow objects when you’re feeling most depressed? (Asking for a friend.) Could it be that yellow is therapeutic? Kingston-based artist/activist G. Riley Johndonnell, a/k/a Uncle Riley, believes so, and he has made it his personal mission to bring a little more yellow – well, maybe a lot more – into this drab and dreary world. He founded a not-for-profit, UMEWE. org (as in you/me/we), dedicated to happy yellow subversion of the dominant social order of doom and gloom. In fact, he has made it the focus of an entire artistic and philosophical movement, frequently pressing the claim that Optimism is as valid an aesthetic as Modernism or Cubism. Johndonnell went so far as to develop a new color to add to the official Pantone palette, which he dubbed International Optimism Yellow (108C), a/k/a INT-O Yellow. It’s as bright and sunny and cheery as yellow can get. Want to market a new line of antidepressants? Manufacture the capsules in this color and watch the money roll in. Prefer to dress all in black to demonstrate how Gothically artsy you are? You’ll have to step aside for a bit: International Day of Happiness is coming on March 20, and Uncle Riley is going to be making a bright yellow splash. The artist’s presence first made itself visible amidst the grime of Midtown Kingston in 2016, when he launched a pop-up gallery called the (P)optimism Shoppe at 622 Broadway. (See Fiona Steacy’s article about its opening at http://bit.ly/2t22Oo4.) Johndonnell invited 100 Kingston High School students into his studio to paint individual flower motifs onto dinner-plate-sized yellow discs and put them on display, calling the installation Pollination; on the reverse of each is the student’s own idea for how to make Midtown a brighter place. He made an art video with members of the Kingston police force (against a bright yellow backdrop, natch) reclaiming their role as Peace Officers. He’s working on painting rocking chairs yellow, to be placed in pairs at strategic points in Midtown “to inspire/chronicle dialogue and community connectivity.” The Optimism wave that’s building here is directed most of all at enhancing mental health, and specifically with shining a light on the oft-undiagnosed problem of depression. It started last year with a “Paint the Town Yellow” campaign in Madison, New Jersey, and this year the City of Kingston, Health Alliance, the Ulster County YMCA and other local agencies are partnering with UMEWE.org to paint Kingston yellow on March 20 to celebrate International Day of Happiness. Festivities will continue through May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month. “Our goal for the future is to make this a turnkey program that mayors’ offices (anywhere) can download and activate with community members,” Johndonnell told Almanac.

Kingston residents and visitors are encouraged to wear yellow and “do a good deed” on the International Day of Happiness, Tuesday, March 20.

charges in so many countries for his work, the nature of which gives new meaning to the term “photobombing.” JR, now 35, who shares the directorial credit for Faces Places, met Varda in 2015 and recruited her to come along on some of his missions to photograph ordinary people and plaster their gigantic blown-up images onto the sides of buildings, barns, water towers and other structures. Under the aegis of the Inside Out project, his Photobooth truck – painted to look like a camera-on-wheels – has traveled all over the world to insist in very large terms that the lives of noncelebrities matter. In Tecate, for example, a 70-foot-tall photographic image of an adorable Mexican toddler peers over the border wall into San Diego County, and there isn’t a damn thing that the WallBuilder-in-Chief can do about it.

The real stars of Faces Places are working-class French people living in small towns and rural areas that are visibly in transition, their native beauty sitting uncomfortably alongside such signs of modern technology as big-rig farm machinery. We meet retired miners, goatherders, chemical plant employees, waitresses, dockworkers. Varda and JR ask them about their lives, capture their gorgeous, weathered, complicated faces on film, affix them to walls and record them taking selfies with their larger selves. In between stops, the two filmmakers philosophize about art and mortality and the passage of time. Varda constantly nags JR to take off his ever-present

Kingston-based artist/activist G. Riley Johndonnell has made it his personal mission to bring a little more yellow into this drab and dreary world. He founded a notfor-proﬁt, UMEWE.org (as in you/me/we), dedicated to happy yellow subversion of the dominant social order of doom and gloom. In fact, he has made it the focus of an entire artistic and philosophical movement, frequently pressing the claim that Optimism is as valid an aesthetic as Modernism or Cubism.

Kickoff parties are happening this Saturday, March 3 for “We Are #INTO Yellow,” a collaborative exhibit between ARTBAR Gallery and the Storefront Gallery that challenges participating artists to go hog-wild seeing what they can create with Pantone 108C. As part of Kingston’s regular First Saturday art offerings, opening receptions will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Storefront Gallery, located at 93 Broadway in the Rondout, and from 5 to 9 p.m. at ARTBAR, located at 674 Broadway in Midtown. The paired shows will run through the month of March. On Tuesday, March 20, there will be a Mayoral Proclamation and Yellow Ribbon Ceremony at City Hall, followed by a Yellow Party at ARTBAR starting at 7 p.m. Kingston residents and visitors are encouraged to wear yellow and “do a good deed” on International Day of Happiness. “We envision a weekly program of speakers and art exhibits running March 20 to May,” according to Johndonnell, along with yellow-themed fundraising parties and events benefiting mental health service organizations. Hosts are being sought for “Community Garden” yellow flower murals; donors are invited to help out at www.gofundme.com/umewe; and social mediaphiles can show support by making the hashtag #INTOyellow go viral. To find out more, visit www.umewe.org and www.intoyellow.com. – Frances Marion Platt

dark glasses while she struggles with the deterioration of her own eyesight. They make pilgrimages to the grave of photography giant Henri Cartier-Bresson (to whose work JR’s has sometimes been compared) and the Swiss hermitage of Varda’s old New Wave crony, Jean-Luc Godard. But it all keeps coming back to the common people: making them visible, to themselves and to others. It goes without saying that the cinematography of Faces Places, while not flashy, is superb, taking full advantage of the playful camera angles afforded by a spiral staircase or a waterside park bench. This is a movie packed with delights from start to finish. And yes, it’s utterly French,

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MUSIC Subdudes play Beacon’s Towne Crier this Friday While the musical exports of New Orleans are legion, the Subdudes are one of the few NOLA ambassadors to play rock music, colored in myriad ways by their city’s indescribably rich and complex musical identity. With a sound that often resembles Little Feat in swampy groove mode (no shame in that), the Subdudes have been mining their own unique sound product for almost 30 years. They perform at the Towne Crier Café on Friday, March 2 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $45 in advance, $50 at the door. The Towne Crier is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon. For more information, visit www.townecrier.com.

Hudson Hall hosts New York Festival of Song’s Protest this Saturday Under the artist direction of worldrenowned musician Eugenia Zuckerman, Classics on Hudson kicks off its spring series of “Not Your Father’s Chamber Music” at Hudson Hall this season with New York Festival of Song: Protest, a timely collection of protest songs by writers as various as Marc Blitzstein, Joni Mitchell, Randy Newman and Mohammed Fairouz. Thirty years ago, Steven Blier and Michael Barrett embarked on a mission to redefine the song recital, mixing elements of theater, scholarship, fun and great voices. Now the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) is legend – both for the unforgettable concerts and the legion of brilliant young vocalists who have been mentored by Blier and Barrett. Protest features Shereen Pimentel and Christine Taylor Price, sopranos; Nicole Thomas, mezzo-soprano; Joshua Blue, tenor; Dimitri Katotakis and Jacob Scharfman, baritones; Andrew Munn, bass; Steven Blier, pianist/arranger; Christopher Reynolds, assistant pianist; and Jack Gulielmetti, guitar. The performance takes place on Saturday, March 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $25. Hudson Hall is located at 327 Warren Street in Hudson. For more information, visit www.hudsonhall.org.

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SP in Kingston initiates a series of big spring shows with an uncharacteristically quiet performance by the epic, era-defining New Jersey punk band Titus Andronicus, who will be celebrating the release of their new record, Productive Cough, which comes out on Merge Records on March 2. Opening is Rick Maguire, main man of Boston’s adventurous post-rock pop and noise outfit Pile. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 on the day of the show. Purchase tickets locally at Outdated and Rocket Number Nine in Kingston, Jack’s Rhythms in New Paltz, Darkside Records in Poughkeepsie and the Woodstock Music Shop. For more information, visit www.bspkingston.com. BSP is located at 323 Wall Street in Kingston.

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Aztec Two-Step plays Woodstock’s Colony this Saturday

I’m not sure if this article is a promotion for the upcoming Insane Clown Posse show at the Chance or more of a public service announcement warning that the Juggalos are coming. Is there a difference, really? The horrorcore legends – oft-voted Worst Band Ever – revel in the ignominy and rock on and on. Insane Clown Posse headline a loaded bill at the Chance on Saturday, March 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $27 and available via Ticketmaster or at the venue. The Chance is located at 6 Crannell Street in Poughkeepsie. For more information, visit http://thechancetheater. com. – John Burdick

Legendary folk/rock duo Aztec Two-Step was born from a chance meeting at an open-mic night in a Boston folk club in 1971. Taking their name from Ferlinghetti, Rex Fowler and Neal Shulman recorded highly regarded major-label folk throughout the ‘70s. Celebrating their newest CD Naked and playing staples from across their storied career, Aztec Two-Step performs at Colony in Woodstock on Saturday, March 3 at 8 p.m. As Neal Shulman takes a leave of absence from touring following the passing of his wife Karen, John Korba (Hall and Oates, Rosanne Cash, Phoebe Snow, John Waite) joins Rex on keyboards, guitar and vocals. Tickets cost $25 in advance, $30 on the day of the

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Duo Lontano plays Rhinebeck’s Church of the Messiah this Sunday The Rhinebeck Chamber Music Society kicks of its 2018 season on Sunday, March 4 with a program featuring a performance by the four-hands piano duo Duo Lontano. Babette Hierholzer and Jü rgen Appell will perform a piano four-hands transcription of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden string quartet, as well as additional works by Schubert, Wagner and Mendelssohn. Tickets cost $30. The performance takes place at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Messiah, located at 6436 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck. For more information, visit www.rcmsmusic. org.

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hat the serious music world is beset by an aging repertoire is widely acknowledged. One-hundred-year-old works by Bartók are still called “New Music,” and the bulk of concert music’s audience still expects and rewards programming with a Romantic preponderance. SUNY-New Paltz’s Davenport American Music series was conceived in part to devote the institution’s performance resources to the development of bracing new repertoire and emerging artists, and in so doing connect New Paltz to similar currents flowing locally at Bard, at EMPAC in Troy, at the late Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening Institute, at Basilica Hudson and in the variety of experimental music programming to be found in the Beacon area. On Saturday, March 10, the acclaimed percussionist and composer Susie Ibarra joins forces with the experimental flautist and MacArthur “genius grant”-winner Claire Chase and SUNY-faculty member and pianist Alex Peh to premiere Ibarra’s newest work, Talking Gong for flute, percussion, and piano. A major figure in the New York City jazz and experimental music community, Ibarra is in some ways emblematic of the new kind of unifying figure in serious music. She has worked alongside such avant-garde and downtown jazz luminaries as Pauline Oliveros, John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith, Craig Taborn and Mark Ribot, but she was also named “Best Percussionist” in the 2010 DownBeat magazine International Readers’ Poll and was a featured performer at the 2012 London Olympic Games. “I am excited to write this special composition for Alex Peh, inspired by the gong-chime culture of Southeast Asia and particularly the rhythms and language of the Philippine Maguindanaon talking gongs, the gandingan, which were originally used not only to play music, but also to speak language,” Ibarra said. “I am inspired by Susie’s deep cultural connection with her Filipina heritage and the ways in which this connection permeates her boundary-breaking work as a jazz percussionist, composer and improviser,” said Peh, a pianist and assistant professor in the Department of Music at SUNY-New Paltz. Claire Chase is a renowned flautist, composer and advocate for new and experimental music. She is the founder of the International Contemporary Ensemble, an American Music Center Trailblazer Award-winning collective that has premiered more than 800 works since its inception in 2001. Chase will perform a portion of a newly commissioned piece by Marcos Balter, titled PAN, for solo flute and community participation. This evening of new American music will take place on Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m. at the Studley Theatre on the SUNY-New Paltz campus. General admission tickets cost $8, with student and senior discounts available. For more information, visit www.newpaltz.edu/music. – John Burdick

Shannon McNally plays Falcon, Helsinki Hudson & Colony this weekend Now nine proper releases and 15 years into her career, singer/songwriter Shannon McNally remains a bright light on the country and roots/rock scene. McNally makes what amounts to a mid-Hudson Valley micro-tour in March, with dates at three of our national circuit rooms: the Falcon on March 1 at 8 p.m., Club Helsinki in Hudson on March 2 at 9 p.m. and finally Colony in Woodstock on Sunday, March 4 at 9 p.m. There is no cover for the Falcon show, but generous donation is strongly

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Lost Women of Song with Dida Pelled in Tannersville, Millbrook On consecutive nights in early March, the New York-based Israeli guitarist and vocalist Dida Pelled explores underground folksongs and forgotten treasures from influential women artists who wrote music that was ahead of their time. Pelled’s hit list includes the work of 1950s singer/songwriter Connie Converse and self-taught American blues guitarist Elizabeth Cotten, Molly Drake, Vashti Bunyan and Norma Tanega. An accomplished traditional jazz guitarist and vocalist, Pelled has recently turned her attention to this formidable act of curation and interpretation. The first performance, Jazz in the Snow: The Lost Women of Song, takes place on Friday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at the Mountain Top Library, located at 6093 Main Street in Tannersville. The suggested donation is $10. On Saturday, March 3, Pelled presents The Lost Women

of Song at the Millbrook Library at 3 Friendly Lane Millbrook. Admission is free. Both performances are presented by the innovative Catskill Jazz Factory and 23Arts initiative. For more information, visit www.catskilljazzfactory.org.

David Byrne to play UPAC next Saturday A David Byrne performance would require no billing or promo at all if the cat were not so damned restless and various in his pursuits. The updates and reinventions are endless. An influential if not era-defining bandleader and songwriter, filmmaker, author and novelist, social critic, multimedia performance artist and eternal hipster who stays hip by feeding on the fresh blood of young hipster admirers, Byrne just doesn’t stop expanding. The exciting proposition now is that his current tour features a 12-piece band: the antithesis of an easy paycheck for this legend among legends. David Byrne performs at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston on Saturday, March 10. Tickets cost…I’m sorry, this show is already sold out, but we thought you should know about it anyway. For more information, visit www. bardavon.org.

Robert Michael Esformes performs this Saturday in Woodstock Robert Michael Esformes celebrates the release of Unto the Garden on Saturday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation. The beloved cantor, carpenter, poet, musician and teacher has recorded a multicolored tapestry of chants and songs, liturgical settings, improvisations and original compositions. Esformes will be joined by some notable heavies: bansuri flute master and clarinetist Steve Gorn, cellist Gabriel Dresdale, harpist and accordionist Julia Haines and special guest Bill Vanaver, who will play doumbek on one

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ner to present an Alison Gaylin book launch with music by the Xtractions. Gaylin will launch the book tour of her latest mystery, If I Die Tonight. Author Abigail Thomas will interview her. Then the local band the Xtractions will perform, featuring Alison’s husband Michael Gaylin on guitar. Admission to this event is free of charge. For more information, visit www. colonywoodstock.com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock.

Alison Gaylin touts new novel on Wednesday at Woodstock’s Colony From the very beginning of its recent reclamation and rehabilitation, Colony in Woodstock was earmarked for casual theater and literary events, as well as for the live music for which it is known. On Wednesday, March 7 at 7 p.m., music and literature join forces in a family affair. Colony and Woodstock’s Golden Notebook part-

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Big Takeover this Friday at Falcon

he New Paltz-born reggae band the Big Takeover have been dominating the local club scene for a decade now, with numerous personnel changes over a core anchored by songwriter and singer Nee Nee Rushie and bassist/musical director Rib Kissner. What has been a struggle for this accomplished and successful band has been naming the style they play: Reggae it certainly is, but the overtones of white hedonistas and Marley to the exclusion of all others have never fully fit this band’s subtle and more globally attuned idiomatic command. “Neo-reggae” they have now “dubbed” it, and I approve. Strangers to no stage in the Hudson Valley, the Big Takeover return to the main stage at the Falcon on Friday, March 2 at 8 p.m. Per usual at the Falcon, there is no cover charge, but generous donation (100 percent goes to the artists) is what keeps the ship afloat. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon.com. – John Burdick

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name the Beach Boys, it is probably worth seeing while you still can. Revered by highbrow snobs and pop fanatics alike, creators of some of the most indispensable studio art of the 20 th century and a fair share of execrable pap as well, the Beach Boys are still concert favorites. They perform at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston on Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m. Tickets range in price from $48 to $128. Purchase them in person at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072, or the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088. For

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Thomas Cole site hosts lecture on Frederic Church this Sunday The Thomas Cole National Historic Site presents the Sunday Salons with the Exhibition Scholar. On Sunday, March 4, Jennifer Raab, PhD, associate professor of the History of Art at Yale University, speaks on the subject of “Fred eric Church in Thomas Cole’s Catskills.” Frederic Church spent two formative years studying with Thomas

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hile it may not be quite as romantic as digging up royal mummies, industrial archaeology can tell us fascinating and useful things about how ordinary people lived and worked in days gone by. Here in Ulster County, the lives of three generations were largely organized around the construction and operation of a transportation project of monumental proportions that is often forgotten today: the Delaware & Hudson (D & H) Canal. Completed in 1828, the canal connected the coalfields of Pennsylvania with the ports of the Hudson River and beyond, fueling the Industrial Revolution and becoming America’s first million-dollar private enterprise. Its excavation also accidentally triggered the development of another local resource that played a critical role in the building of young America: the Rosendale cement industry. Not much is left of either now, save for holes in the ground that are fading back into the landscape – and a few historical organizations that are busily keeping their memories alive. The entity that has taken up the torch of preserving the canal’s lore is the D & H Canal Historical Society & Museum, based in High Falls. There you can view artifacts of the canawlers’ way of life, 3-D dioramas illustrating how canal locks operate, 19th-century photographs and documents and lots more. The Society’s deputy director of collections, historian and curator Bill Merchant, knows as much about the canal as anybody alive, and is currently writing a book on its history. While we wait for that volume to grace our coffee tables, we’ll have an opportunity on Wednesday evening, March 7, to get a preview, as the New Paltz Historical Society brings Merchant to the New Paltz Community Center to give a PowerPoint presentation illustrating his research. The talk, titled “The Delaware & Hudson Canal:19th-Century Engine of Prosperity,” begins at 7 p.m. on March 7. Admission is free. The New Paltz Community Center is located at 3 Veterans’ Drive, just off Route 32 North in New Paltz.

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Lehman Loeb, Dorsky, Bard CCS, SUNY-Albany and SUNY-Purchase co-host “Warhol X 5” It is Warhol season in the Hudson Valley, and in a big way. “Warhol X 5” is a massive series of exhibitions and critically oriented exhibitions of the work and meaning of Andy Warhol organized by five separate university art museums in our region. Each museum focuses on its own themes, but draws freely from the collections of

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The Department of Theatre Arts at SUNY-New Paltz presents 2012 Pulitzer Prizewinner Quiara Alegría Hudes’ screenplay Water by the Spoonful, a dramatization of one soldier’s return to civilian life. Guest-directed by Jerry Ruiz, Water by the Spoonful is set somewhere in Philadelphia, where Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to rediscover his place in the world. He finds solace in online chatrooms that serve as support groups for recovering addicts. These new friends help Elliot face down his own demons, even as their relationships stretch the boundaries of family and community across continents and cyberspace. Performances of Water by the Spoonful will be given March 1 through 3 and 8 through 10 at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinée performances at 2 p.m. on March 4 and 11. All performances will take place at Parker Theatre on the campus of SUNYNew Paltz. Tickets cost $18 for the general public, $16 for seniors (62+), SUNY-New Paltz faculty/staff, SUNY-New Paltz alumni and non-New Paltz students, and $10 for SUNY-New Paltz students.

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Bridge Street Theatre presents Magic! Magic!

THINGS THAT ARE POISONOUS TO CHILDREN: 1. the bottom end of a banana 2. the last three spoonfuls of cereal and milk, no matter how big the original portion 3. that last corner bit of sandwich crust (or, for the highly sensitive child, all breadcrusts, plus the adjoining half-inch of non-crust bread) 4. chunks of tomato in sauces or soups, even if they like tomatoes 5. the smell of whatever is cooking for dinner that night 6. any of their favorite fresh-picked fruits and vegetables, once those items have completed the journey home and made it through the front door 7. your version of that thing they love from a restaurant or friend’s house ...What am I forgetting? – Donna Eis, New Paltz SATURDAY, MARCH 3

Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck hosts Celtic Heels Q: How can you tell if an Irishman is having a good time? A: He’s Dublin over with laughter! Interested in getting your Irish on? Come to Celtic Heels this Saturday, March 3 at 11 a.m. at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, where you can enjoy the sounds and sights of Irish dance! Marvel at the skips, hops, backs and side-sevens while taking in the wonderful tunes. Admission costs $7 per person. The Center for Performing Arts is located at 661 Route 308 in Rhinebeck.

Catskill lore is filled with mystery and the unexplained, so it’s only natural to get special performances here such as Magic! Magic! at the Bridge Street Theatre. This Saturday, March 3, is your chance to catch not one... [picture a single ping-pong ball emerging from my mouth] but… poof! two events! [second ping pongball comes out] What? Yes! Before your very eyes, “Conjunctionist” Chris Wheel and Windham’s own Sean “the Prankster” Doolan perform a familyfriendly matinée at 2 p.m., featuring illusion and sleight-of-hand; tickets cost $10 general admission, $5 for ages 12 and under. Their 7:30 p.m. show focuses on sophisticated magic moves and fascinating mentalism; admission costs $15, $10 for students under 21. Tickets are available at the door, and the doors open 30 minutes before showtime. The Bridge Street Theatre is located at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill. For more information about the show and other upcoming events at the Bridge, call (518) 943-3894 or visit http://bridgestreettheatre.org. To learn more about the performers, visit http://chriswheel.com and www. seantheprankster.com.

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Sugaring

s this your first winter in the Hudson Valley? Or are you a lifer? Somewhere in between? Whoever you are, experiencing sugaring is an annual tradition around here. You might be inspired to set up your own system in your back yard before you know it! Here are some sweet sojourns to search out: • Maple Sugaring at Minnewaska State Park is designed for homeschoolers ages 7 to 10 years and takes place on Thursday, March 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. Activities include tapping trees using traditional tools and tasting sap, maple syrup and maple candy. Meet in the Awosting parking area. Preregistration is required. The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is located at 5281 Route 44/55 in Kerhonkson. Park admission costs $10 per vehicle – or get yourself an Empire Passport, good for entry at New York State Parks. (Have you heard? It’s an actual card now instead of the sticker, so you can bring it with you in any car! Order before March 31 to get the $65 sale price at www.ny.gov/services/get-empire-pass.) For more information about the program or to reserve your spot, call (845) 255-0752 or visit http://on.ny.gov/2BRTk1D. • Maple Sugar Tours at the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum’s Outdoor Discovery Center take place Saturdays and Sundays, March 3/4, 10/11 and 17/18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a choice of Sugar Bush Tours and Maple Lane Tours. Prepaid registration is required, but walk-ins are welcome as space allows. Admission costs $10 for adults, $8 for children aged 3 to 17; $2 less for museum members. The Outdoor Discovery Center is located at 120 Muser Drive in Cornwall. For more information or to make reservations, call (845) 534-5506 or visit www.hhnm.org/maple-sugar-tours-3. • Kids’ Day in the Sugarbush takes place at Mohonk Preserve’s Spring Farm Trailhead on Sunday, March 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. This program seems to sell out every year, so register early! It’s open to children ages 4 and up. Be prepared for a short hike and a sweet treat at the end! The cost is $5 per person, and payment is due at the required advance registration. The Spring Farm Trailhead is located at Upper 27 Knolls Road in Kerhonkson, off Mountain Rest Road. For more information or to register (and I suggest mentioning any food allergies), call (845) 255-0919 or visit http://bit.ly/2t0Zt8L. – Erica Chase-Salerno

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KINDERDISCO BREAK AT KINGSTON’S ANCHOR BAR

efore Jimmy Fallon’s routines with Michelle Obama, Will Smith and Justin Timberlake, Judson Laipply performed the original Evolution of Dance in 2000. He posted the video on YouTube in 2006, and it became the most viewed and highly rated video of its time! You can watch it here: www.judsonlaipply.com/evolution-ofdance – and I suggest that you do, because TAMBAKO THE JAGUAR it’s KinderDisco time! Has it been a while since you’ve shaken your tailfeathers? Use this video for nostalgic inspiration! On Sunday, March 4 from noon to 3 p.m., DJ Ali spins the tunes at the Anchor; your kids hit the dance floor; you eat/drink/ relax; and if or whenever you feel like it, go out there and show your crew what you’ve got! This event is free and open to all ages, but the intent is to give you caregivers a fabulous break to hang out and eat while your kids tear it up. The Anchor is located at 744/746 Broadway in Kingston. For more information, e-mail dj.aligruber@gmail.com or visit http://bit.ly/2t5uKaM. – Erica Chase-Salerno

ative courage” and “courageous creativity” along with music, and it’s all improvised, resulting in an incredible shared community experience. I leave every performance feeling more open and more connected in the world. Admission is by donation. HRPT is also collecting items for the Family Inn Homeless Shelter, particularly new slippers (for women and children), towels (hand or bath)*, twin sheets and comforters*. (*Used items are acceptable if washed and dried hot.) The Mountain Laurel Waldorf School is located at 16 South Chestnut Street in New Paltz. For more information, e-mail info@ hudsonriverplayback.org or visit www. facebook.com/events/1907242969586336 or http://hudsonriverplayback.org.

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Help wanted: Renegades mascot

or all of you pining away for pitchers, catchers, walkers and runners, hang in there: March 29 is coming! Want to be more involved at the local level? Consider hosting a player during the 2018 Hudson Valley Renegades baseball season, applying to be an intern, working concessions or being this year’s Renegades mascot at the games! The mascot is a paid part-time position for all 38 games; could it be yours? It’s open to energetic, creative and friendly folks aged 18 and older who can lift 30 pounds, climb up and down stairs and more. Send your résumé and cover letter to eben@hvrenegades.com. Home games take place at Dutchess Stadium, located at 1500 Route 9D in Wappingers Falls. For more information about the mascot job, e-mail eben@ hvrenegades.com and to learn about other Renegades employment opportunities, visit www.facebook.com/hvrenegades or http://hvrenegades.com. – Erica Chase-Salerno

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Purim Carnival at Jewish Congregation of New Paltz Purim: the outside of a cat tire. – Tim Bruening Reciting the Book of Esther! Traditional hamantaschen Purim cookies! Costumes! Prizes and games like perennial favorite “Flush Haman Down the Toilet!” And it’s all free! You know what I’m talking about: It’s time for the Jewish Congregation of New Paltz’s annual Purim Carnival! The event begins at 10 a.m. at the synagogue, located at 8 Church Street in New Paltz, for a recitation of Esther. Bar and Bat Mitzvah students reveal their

own special twist on the story every year! Afterwards, at about 11:30 a.m., the party moves to the Jewish Community Center, located at 30 North Chestnut Street. All are welcome, and costume-wearing is encouraged. For more information, call (845) 255-9817. Chag Purim Sameach!

Snow Queen in Russian at Cunneen-Hackett This weekend, let’s step back from politics and immerse ourselves in Russian culture with the family. On Sunday, March 4 at 3 p.m. at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center, enjoy the Mid-Hudson Russian School Drama Club’s rendition of The Snow Queen, performed in Russian! Tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for children and are free for ages 3 and under. The Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center is located at 9 Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie. For tickets or more information, call (866) 936-3901, e-mail midhudruscom@ gmail.com or visit www.mhrca.org.

Skate & Paint at Saugerties’ Kiwanis Ice Arena next Saturday You’ve heard about those Paint & Sip events, where grownups gather at some restaurant or watering hole to take an art lesson whilst sipping a few glasses of wine, heading home with a finished painting. It was only a matter of time before art teachers started coming up with ways to make the approach more kid-friendly. It isn’t all about what kinds of beverages are being sipped, either: The vibe of the venue matters as well. And for a child with too insistent a case of the wiggles to stay focused long on holding a paintbrush, some opportunities on the side to burn off some excess en-

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ergy might not be a bad idea. On Saturday evening, March 10 at the Kiwanis Ice Arena, the Skating Club of Saugerties is hosting an innovative familyfriendly event called Skate and Paint. For a package price of $30, you can join in a painting session led by local artist Wendi Piper, where you’ll learn enough technique to enable you to create other artworks on your own in addition to creating a painting on the spot to take home. Skating time, skate rentals, art supplies, light snacks and drinks are all included (or you can just take the art lesson for $25). Skate and Paint will be offered from 4:30 to 8 p.m. on March 10 at the arena, located at 6 Small World Drive in Saugerties. Preregister ASAP at www. skatingclubofsaugerties.com/skate-andpaint, or e-mail Lynda at aknelw@gmail. com for more info. – Erica Chase-Salerno

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Topics to be covered include Sojourner Truth’s significance to the Ulster County area as well as the county’s ties to slavery. According to organizers, “the panel will explore the ways in which scholars, students and members from local communities can assist SUNY-New Paltz in legitimizing Truth’s legacy.” In conjunction with this event, the exhibit “Somebody’s Calling My Name: Free and Half-Free” will remain on display until March 19 in the Sojourner Truth Library lobby. To learn more about the panel discussion and related events, visit http://bit.ly/2EY2EUl.

Lake Street Dive coming to Kingston The Bardavon just announced that Lake Street Dive will perform at UPAC in Kingston, Sunday, May 6 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 11 a.m. Tickets are $49 orchestra, $39 balcony. Each ticket purchased online includes the band's forthcoming album, Free Yourself Up. Tickets can be purchased at the Bardavon Box Office, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072, the UPAC Box Office, 601 Broadway Kingston, (845) 339-6088, or through Ticketmaster (800) 745-3000.

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Sign Up Now: International Women’s Day Bus Trip to NYC. Round-trip bus, museum admission, private guided tour, box lunch, guest speakers and viewing of “We Rise”. Bus leaves from Pok. Galleria. New York Historical Society’s Center for Women’s History, NY. Info: 845-454-1700; alisonbuzzelli@gmail.com. Deadline: March 2. Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Rd, Poughkeepsie. $50. Register Now: Hudson Valley Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Training. The Hudson Valley Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is looking for new volunteers to assist residents living in nursing homes, assisted living, adult homes, and family type homes in Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Sullivan, Greene, and Columbia Counties, so that residents’ rights are understood and assured. Free training for the ombudsman program is taking place in Kingston at a five-day session on March 14-16 and 20-21. Attendance at all five sessions is mandatory. Info: gloria@ hudsonvalleyltcop.org; 845-229-4680. Ulster County Office for the Aging, 5 Development Court, Kingston. hudsonvalleyltcop.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. 9am-10am T’ai Chi class. With Celeste Graves. Unify the mind, body, spirit. Meets every Thursday. $3/class. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 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-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, taraspayneuter.org. Cost varies. 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: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, http:// 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. 10:30am-11:30am Beginners T’ai Chi Class. With Celeste Graves! Learn with other new students. Meets every Thursday, $3/class. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. $3. 11am JCC Yiddish Class. No charge. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh. tbjnewburgh. org. 11am-5pm Reopening of Magazzino Italian Art. Info: 845-666-7202; info@magazzino.art. There will be free shuttle service to and from the Cold Spring Metro North Station and Magazzino. Magazzino Italian Art, 2700 Route 9, Cold Spring. magazzino.art. 12:15pm Fine Arts Recitals. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 12:30pm-6pm I Ching Oracle Readings, Intuitive Guidance and Expert Tarot Readings with esoteric scholar Timothy Liu. Every Thursday at Mirabai. Walk-ins warmly 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. 1pm-3pm Minnewaska Preserve: Homeschoolers- Maple Sugaring. Join other Homeschoolers to experience the magic that is maple sugaring. Mid-February and early March is traditionally when sap is collected for producing maple syrup. We will search for and tap sugar maple trees using traditional tools. This program is recommended

for children between the ages of seven to ten years old, accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. As always, well-behaved younger siblings capable of participating are welcome to join us. This program will meet in the Awosting Parking Area. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 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-5:30pm Wassaic Project’s Art and Children’s Books. Guardians and their children will team up to work together on art projects inspired by children’s books. The Wassaic Project, 37 Furnace Bank Rdd, Wassaic. Info: 646-780-9352, paloma@wassaicproject.org, http://wassaicproject.org/. Free. 6pm-8pm Moon Magick: Spell Work with the Phases of the Moon with Wiccan High Priestess Kat Manaan. Uncover your wild and loving self as you learn to create conscious and safe spells using affirmations, chanting, visualizations supported by the energies of the waxing, waning, new and full moon! Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $25. 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, http://bit.ly/1USVReh. 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-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-8:30pm How To Keep Your Eyes Healthy with Marc Grossman, O.D. Discover how your inner vision affects your outer vision and leave with an individual protocol for your own eye condition. Admission is free! Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St.(Route 209), Stone Ridge. Info: info@rvhhc.org, http://bit. ly/2nscQJf. 7pm Old Dutch Choir. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 7pm-9pm Colloquium 2018: Making Art, Making Artists. Colloquium 2018:Making Art, Making Artists. A discussion exploring Hudson Valley’s cultural environment in supporting & mentoring artists. Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4181, info@ sunycgcc.edu, www.sunycgcc.edu. Community Welcome. 7pm-8pm Gardiner Library Knitting Group. Sit and knit. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. gardinerlibrary.org. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Andy Stack’s American Soup. American Classics. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm-9pm Blue Moon Snow Frolic. BYO Skis/ Snowshoes for a moonlit adventure on 1.5 miles of nature trails. Enjoy a bonfire w/hot chocolate and telescopes for moongazing. Catskill Interpretive Center, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-3369, cccd@catskillcenter.org, http://bit.ly/2BXPlBr. 7pm The Fireside Chat Series: Hudson River Bridges. A presentation by Kathryn Burke, Director of Historic Bridges of the Hudson Valley, a not-for-profit charged with educating the public on the history and design of the NYSBA bridges. The talk will include a photo history of the bridges, with photos from her book “Hudson River Bridges” as well as newly acquired construction photos of the Mid-Hudson and Rip Van

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ANDREW BIRD TO PERFORM AT UPAC ON WEDNESDAY

he Bardavon will present the great Andrew Bird at UPAC on Wednesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. No matter how you slice it, Bird was a pivotal figure in indie rock’s sudden presumption of musical substance. He will forever be associated with hallmarks of the New Serious: gorgeous proficiency on a non-rock instrument (violin), with a predilection for percolating pizzicato pattern studies overtly in the Minimalist tradition; insanely deft mastery of the solipsistic technique of live, off-the-grid looping; High Plains whistling and the prevalence of glockenspiel; tremolo-noir guitars and lyrics that are big-brained, difficult to the point of being functional nonsense for most listeners and almost never about girls. When your first cult hit goes by the title “A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left” and seems to describe a hazmat spill…well, yeah. I don’t even know what kind of show Bird is bringing to the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) on Wednesday, March 7. Will he be alone with his rotating speakers and his Line 6 DL4s for loops, playing fan favorites from Armchair Apocrypha and The Mysterious Production of Eggs? Will he and a few folk cronies like Tift Merritt gather around a single omni microphone? Or will he perhaps be doing the Echolocations thing, maybe in front of some spectacular projections and time-lapse Planet Earth stuff? Thing is: I don’t care, man. I’ll be there. Tickets cost $40 to $50, based on location. Purchase tickets in person at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072, or the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088. For online ticket purchase and additional information, visit www.bardavon.org. – John Burdick

Winkle bridges that were found in the archives of the Smithsonian, and have not been shared with the general public. A reception in the adjacent Rev. Gordon L. Kidd Reading Room will follow each lecture. All are invited. Info: 845-229-2820. St. James Chapel/ Hyde Park, 10 East Market St, Hyde Park. stjameshydepark.org. 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. 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. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Shannon McNally. Country Rock. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 8pm The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Features music and lyrics by William Finn, with a book by Rachel Sheinken. Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, and based on her improvisational play C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, the musical. The musical tells the story of a group of students from Putnam County elementary and middle schools, who come together for the County’s 25th annual spelling competition to decide which student will be sent to the National Bee in Washington, D.C. Info: 518-465-4663. Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St, Cohoes. parkplayhouse.com. $25, $15/1/ & under. 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. 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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8:30am-10am Nonproﬁts TALK. Nonprofits TALK has become a reliable monthly source of direct support for nonprofits, where organizations; executive directors, board members, staff and volunteers can come together around issues and seek ideas and advice in a facilitated conversation. Hosted by Susan J Ragusa. Info: 845-876-5472. Lace Mill, 165 Cornell St, Kingston. 9am-10am Gentle Yoga Class. With Kathy Carey! A fun, lightly paced class. Meets every Monday and Friday. $3/class. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. $3. 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-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. Cornell Cooperative of Ulster County, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster.cce.cornell.edu/gardening. 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.

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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. Upcoming Classes at the Mountain View Studio. Saturday Kids Karate Class! Taught by Geoff. 7-12 years: 9:15-10 am 4-6 years: 10-10:40am Info call 347-9619763 or geoff@stazfit.com. Monday Joint Lubricating Qi Gong. Taught by Marilyn St John. Meets from 5-6pm. A slow gentle class to

encourage mobility of all the joints Qi Gong reduces stress , increases flexibility and promotes general well being. $10. Tuesday Classes: 4:15-5pm Boxing Conditioning w/ Tom for kids ages 7-12 On-going every week by donation. Jumping rope, jogging, rounds on the bags, mitt work, defense 5-5:45pm Boxing Conditioning for teens $8 per class Jumping rope, jogging, rounds on the bags, mitt work, defense 6-7pm Boxing Conditioning for adults $10 per class Jumping rope, jogging, rounds on the bags, mitt work, defense. For Info: 845-679-0901, mtviewstudio@gmail. com, www.mtnviewstudio.com. All classes held at Mountain View Studio. Yoga Immersion Workshop with Kate Hagerman (3/17, 12:30-3pm). Pranayama, Pratyahara and Dharana: Preparing the ground for Dhyana Meditation. A restorative yoga class of breathing practices and gentle poses designed to turn the attention inward to quiet the

nervous system and foster concentration. Followed by a guided meditation. All levels welcome. To learn more about Kate or to register for this workshop please visit woodstockyogacenter.com, or call 845-679-8700. $40 workshop price, and Woodstock Yoga Members receive 10% discount. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. CCE Ulster County 4-H Announces

Tractor Safety Certiﬁcation Course for Teens starting in March. The course meets March 20 and 22, and April 3, 5, and 10, from 7 – 9pm at the Stone Ridge Firehouse located at 525 Cottekill Road in Stone Ridge. In addition, there will be driving practice on April 26 and 27, time TBA, and the Driving Test on April 29 at 8am, both held at the Ulster County Fairgrounds (249 Libertyville Road in New Paltz). The National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program enables young workers (ages 14-19) to obtain a U.S.

Department of Labor Certificate of Training which is required to operate farm tractors and equipment. The registration fee is $40 for enrolled 4-H members and $50 for non-4-H members, which includes the Student Manual. Space is limited to the first 20 paid registrants, on a first paid, first served basis. The registration deadline is Friday, March 16. Info: 845-3403990 ext. 340; mdh268@cornell.edu.

garbed in gorgeous brocade costumes and headdresses, step, stamp, hop, and whirl. They invoke King Gesar, enlightened warrior-king and the subject of the most famous Asian epic. As they stamp out negativity and stamp in bliss, the dancers bless the area and all those present, while the energy ripples out to the entire world. Tickets by donation. Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston. 845- 383-1774.

Pure Yang Qi Gong (Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm). Ancient meditative movements that align breath, body and intention. Gentle practice for all to build strength, flexibility and coordination. The Hot Spot, Plaza Rd, Kingston. $20 (pay what you can). Info: gibbonscharlotte@yahoo.com.

Philadelphia Flower Show Bus Trip (3/6). Wonders of Water will celebrate the beauty and life-sustaining interplay of horticulture and water. Buses leave at 6am from the MAC Fitness parking lot located in the Kingston Plaza, and will return at approximately 9:30pm. The New Paltz bus will load at 6:15am at the NYS Thruway Park and Ride located at Exit 18 in New Paltz. Registration is $80/pp, which includes transportation and show admission. Space is limited - register early to reserve your seat! Completed registration forms with payment must be postmarked no later than 2/26 to 232 Plaza Road (Hannaford Plaza) in Kingston. To register, log onto tinyurl. com/2018-Philly. Info: 845-340-3990; email dm282@cornell.edu.

Tibetan Ritual Peace Dance Performance by The New York Lingdro Troupe ( 3/4, 2-3:30pm). Celebrate the Year of the Earth Dog with the Lingdro group of Western meditation students by first watching their presentation of ritual dances and later joining in. Lingdro Dechen Rolmo (the Music of Great Bliss, a Dance of Ling) is a powerful moving meditation in which male and female dancers, colorfully

10am First Friday San Gennaro Festival. Featuring food, art and music, held in the city of Poughkeepsie. The event takes place every first Friday of the month. Free admission. Dongan Park, Poughkeepsie.

Strings. Kubo joins forces with Monkey & Beetle, and sets out on a quest to save his family and solve the mystery of his fallen father. PG, 101 mins. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, www.phoenicialibrary.org. FREE.

Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

10:30am-11:30am Monkey See Monkey Do. With Patti Rudge. Exercise while seated in a chair, imitate the movements of Patti and get a great workout. Free. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org.

6pm Newburgh: Friday Nights: Four-week Beginner Swing Dance Class. With Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Sessions 6-7pm, no experience or partner needed. Intermediate level 7-8pm. $85 per person per four-week series. Private lessons in swing and ballroom and for wedding couples available by appointment. For more information and to register visit got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. Maximum Fitness, 59 North Plank Rd, Newburgh.

8pm Community Playback Theatre. Audience stories brought to life onstage. $10/suggested donation. Info: 845-883-0392. Please note: April performance will take place on Sunday, April 8th at 3pm (not Friday)! Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland.

11am-1pm Veterans Resource Fair. The 19th District Congressional office previously hosted Veterans Resource Fairs in Loch Sheldrake on August 17th and in Oneonta in September 23rd. The upcoming fairs will be the third, fourth, and fifth Veterans Resource Fairs organized and hosted by the office. Info: 518-610–8133; Faso. House.Gov/Contact. Greenville American Legion, Post 291, 54 Maple Ave, Grenville. 11:30am-1:30pm Friday Soups. Join us for homemade soups, salad and desserts. Take home soup. All are welcome. New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-419-5063, sharon.jean.roth@gmail.com, http://newpaltzumc.org/. 11:30am-4:30pm Past Life Regression and Angelic Channeling Sessions with Margaret Doner. First Friday of every month at Mirabai. By appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $125/90 minute session. 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 Crystal Readings with Mary Vukovic. 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. 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. 4pm-5pm Teen Night: Jackbox Video Games! Play fun Jackbox video games on the smart TV! One needs a smartphone to be able to play. For teens! Pizza will be served. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, http://www.tivolilibrary.org/. The library has three Galaxy Tabs to use if you do not have a smartphone. (We also have four laptops available, but, drawing games cannot be played.). 5:30pm-8pm Opening Reception: Ulster County Photographers Club. Exhibits throuh 3/30. Info: 845-338-5580. Duck Pond Gallery, Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. 5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Restorative yoga is a gentle, completely supportive practice that is designed to bring stillness to the body and the mind. Long-held poses use props (blankets, blocks and bolsters) to support proper bone alignment while releasing muscular tension. Personalized adjustments will enable you to take get the maximum benefit of these powerfully therapeutic poses. Dress in layers, wear socks and bring an eye pillow if you have one. $18 drop-in, discounted with class card or membership. Info: 845-679-8700; woodstockyogacenter.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. 6pm-8pm Movie Night: Kubo and the Two

6pm-6:30pm Owl Prowl at the Catskill Interpretive Center. Who-who’s there? Join naturalist Collin Adkins for an evening walk in search of our nocturnal neighbors. Weather-dependent. Free! Catskill Interpretive Center, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-3369, cccd@catskillcenter.org, http:// bit.ly/2BUkHZQ. 6pm-8pm Gardiner Climate Smart Potluck. Gardiner residents will gather for a vegetarian potluck and form subcommittees to discuss local solutions to climate change. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, http://bit.ly/2Ew2vTY. 6:30pm-10pm Beacon Sloop Club Potluck Meeting. Meets every 1st Friday of the month at 6:30pm! Open meeting at 7:30pm, followed by a Song Circle. Everyone welcomed. Beacon Sloop Club, 2 Red Flynn Dr, Beacon. www.beaconsloopclub.org. Free. 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 Morton’s 9th Annual Celebration of Community Talent Show. Doors open at 6pm. This is an evening to celebrate the talents of our community, our friends and family. Visual art, MC Richard, performances including but not limited to: singing, dancing, piano players, performers with guitars, performers with saxaphones, performers with hula hoops, and the dulcet tones of the dynamic duo of Evie and Elliette! Info: sandy@mortonrhinecliff.org. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff. morton.rhinecliff. lib.ny.us. $5/suggested donation. 7pm Star Nations Sacred Circle. A not for skeptics discussion group concerning all things paranormal. Dedicated to acknowledging the extraterrestrial presence on earth. Bring a drink, snack to share & a comfortable lawn chair to sit under the stars afterwards for a UFO watch. Meets monthly on the 1st Friday of each month, 7pm. Info: 845-331-2662 or Symbolic-Studies.org. $5 suggested donation. Center for Symbolic Studies, 475 River Rd. Ext, Tillson. 7pm-8:30pm First Friday Concert Series. Local musicians offer a community benefit concert. Admission by free will donation. Christ’s Lutheran Church, 26 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2336, bulletin@christwoodstock. org, bit.ly/2gaSj9e. 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. 7:30pm 1777 Then and Now – History and Its Implications. Come learn about the events that shaped the history of our country in 1777, the year the Creek Meeting House was dedicated. Our guest speaker is Honorable Albert M. Rosenblatt. Refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you there! Creek Meeting HouseCreek Meeting House, 2433 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Chris Vitarello & Matt Raymond Duo. Roots, Blues Jazz. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W,

8pm Live @ The Falcon: The Big Takeover. Neo-Reggae. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com.

8pm The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Features music and lyrics by William Finn, with a book by Rachel Sheinken. Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, and based on her improvisational play C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, the musical. The musical tells the story of a group of students from Putnam County elementary and middle schools, who come together for the County’s 25th annual spelling competition to decide which student will be sent to the National Bee in Washington, D.C. Info: 518-465-4663. Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St, Cohoes. parkplayhouse.com. $25, $15/1/ & under. 9pm Shannon McNally. 6pm doors. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, http://bit.ly/2Dy0Hcu. 15/20.

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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, http://woodstockyogacenter. com. $18. 9am Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday. All welcome. No charge. 845-2463285 for more info. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rt 9W, Saugerties. 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. 9:30am-1:30pm Indian Rock Snowshoe at Sam’s Point. Join Sam’s Point Educators for an interpretive hike starting at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. During this almost five mile hike, we’ll traverse woods, roads and a rocky footpath featuring a bog bridge. Most of the terrain is fairly level with some short steep sections. Please bring a lunch, water, and appropriate clothing for the weather. Snowshoes are available for rent at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center at the rate of $5 per person for the program. Early arrival is requested for snowshoe rental. If there is insufficient snow cover, this program will be offered as a hike. 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 Torah Study. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh. tbjnewburgh.org. 10am-12pm Learn & Serve Open House – Volunteer Outreach Event. Get acquainted with the education and volunteer programs Scenic Hudson offers throughout the Hudson Valley. At the event, you can sign up your class or group for exciting field trips, hands-on workdays and collaborative events. Information will be available about opportunities to:- Lend a hand with park and trail-maintenance projects. - Help us preserve and enhance irreplaceable habitats. Participate in a citizen science program. Info: aconeski@scenichudson.org; 845-473-4440. Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park, Long Dock Rd, Beacon. scenichudson.org.

10am-12pm Opportunities for Outdoor Volunteering. The volunteering options are numerous. Help maintain parks and trails. Join creekside cleanups. Build a community garden. Preserve and improve wildlife habitats. Be part of a citizen science program that captures important information on the health of the Hudson River. Investigate how Scenic Hudson parks can be excellent “outdoor classrooms” for students and other groups. Questions or RSVPs—contact aconeski@ scenichudson.org; 845-473-4440, ext. 273. Catharine Street Community Center, 152 Mansion St, Poughkeepsie. catharinecenter.org. 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. 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-3pm Coffee’s Ready with Polly. Weekly baked goodies + good conversation. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 10am-11:15am “Generations” Shabbat. This family-friendly, all-inclusive community gathering will include singing, socialization, teachings from the torah and refreshments. All ages and religions are welcome to attend this time of fellowship. For all ages every first Saturday of the month in the Health Center Great Room. RSVP through the website. Woodland Pond, New Paltz. kolhai.org. 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-1pm Pressure Canning. Never eat processed soups or tomato sauce again! Learn step-by-step how to safely use a pressure canner.. removing all fear from the preservation process. Students will take home a jar of what we can in class. Reg reqr’d. Info: 845-514-2300; kitchen@ bluecashew.com. bluecashew Kitchen Homestead, 37 North Front St, Kingston. bluecashew. com. $65. 10am-12pm New Baby New Paltz’s Saturday Social Circle. Meets every Saturday, 10am12pm. Info: 845-255-0624. This group for mamas looking to meet other mamas, babies and toddlers for activities, socialization and friendship. Whether you are pregnant, have a new baby or older kids. There is time for socialization so you can connect with old friends and get to know new ones. New Baby New Paltz, 264 Main St, New Paltz. 10am-1:30pm Minnewaska Preserve: Hike the Mossy Glen Footpath. Approximately four-mile hike along the Peter’s Kill stream, through mixed forests and across exposed quartz conglomerate rock. The footpath may include challenging conditions for some, including slippery rocks and tree roots. If there is sufficient snow cover, this will be offered as a snowshoe hike. Meet in the Awosting Parking Area. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 10:30am-1pm Reader’s Theater - A Wrinkle in Time. Teens Reader’s Theatre event! Participate and you will be given a role to play from A Wrinkle in Time. Acting experience not necessary. 6th grade & up. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@ olivefreelibrary.org, http://bit.ly/2gEg8tp. Free. 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.

18 10:30am-12:30pm Ukulele Lesson & Jam. All are welcome to join us on the first Saturday of the month for a good old uke lesson and jam, from beginners to more advanced players. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-6887811, www.phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 10:30am-11:30am Writing Group. This writing group will offer bi-weekly practice exercises to improve writing technique & the opportunity to share work-in-progress. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 11am-7pm Open Recreation. Pool table, Foosball and Ping Pong! Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter. org. FREE. 11am-3pm Hudson Highland Nature Museum: Maple Sugar Tours. Pre-paid registration required. Walk-ins welcome if space allows. Learn how to identify and tap sugar maple trees, discover sugaring techniques used by Native Americans, pioneers, and modern-day farmers, see an evaporator in action, and finish by participating in our taste test challenge to see if you can tell the difference between maple-flavored syrup and the real thing. Sugar Bush Tours: 11am, 1pm & 2pm; a one mile moderate hike through field and forest to the Sugar Shack (terrain and weather conditions dependent) Maple Lane Tours: 12pm & 3pm; perfect for little legs, a short walk from the farmhouse to our new Sugar Shack after a tour of the sugar maple stand. Please wear boots and dress warmly! Info: 845-534-5506. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall. hhnm.org. $10, $8/3-17. 11am-5pm Betsy Crowell, Platinum/Palladium. Prints exhibition! John Davis Gallery, 124 Warren Street, Hudson. www.johndavisgallery. com. 11am-7pm Open Recreation. Pool table, Foosball and Ping Pong. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 11am Drop-In Snowshoe Lessons at Sam’s Point Preserve. This opportunity is being offered at every Saturday in January, February, and March, weather permitting. It is designed for people who are beginners, interested in trying snowshoeing as a new winter activity. Each session will be run by a Sam’s Point employee who will provide instruction on how to properly wear and adjust the snowshoes, and work with you until you are ready to confidently head out on your favorite trail. The lesson may last up to one hour. Snowshoes are available to rent for this program at a discounted rate of $5 per person at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Info: 845-6477989. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor. 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. 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-2pm What’s Up with Water? Woodstock Land Conservancy Hike. Early springtime along the Sawkill is one of its busiest seasons. Aquatic life is waking up, melting snow and rain raises the water level, and plants are starting to grow again. Join Woodstock Land Conservancy on this hike to identify aquatic life, talk about floodplains and plant growth along riverbanks, and learn about where water comes from. This event is free and open to all hikers, citizen scientists, curious learners, or passerbys who want to join in! Meet at the Comeau Property parking lot by the kiosk at 12noon to begin the hike. Warm clothes and waterproof boots are recommended. Free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Woodstock Land Conservancy. Bad weather cancels this event - visit woodstocklandconservancy.org. Comeau Property, Woodstock. 12pm-4pm Opening Reception: The Art of Laura Pinter. Gallery open weekends 12 to 4. Amity Gallery, 110 Newport Bridge Road, WARWICK . Info: 845-258-6030, amitygallery110@gmail.com. free. 12pm-2pm Adult Tallit Making. Adult Tallit Making - 12 pm to 2 pm on Sunday, February 11th, March 4th & March 11th. Please RSVP to 845-562-5516 if you would like to participate. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh. 12:30pm-6pm Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/25 minutes, $60/1 hour. 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-2:30pm Free Creative Movement Dance Class and Dragon Dance. For boys and girls, ages 4 to ll. Taught by choreographer Linda Diamond. 4 Saturdays: March 3-24 Call to register. 845-6792213 (ask for Dawn.). Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. woodstock.org. 1:30pm-2:30pm Talk and Book Signing with author Andrew Rowen. Travel back in time with Andrew Rowen’s historical novel, Encounters Unforeseen: 1492 Retold. Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St, Millbrook. Info: 845-677-5857, Stacey@ merrittbookstore.com, http://bit.ly/2Fk9G2K. 2pm The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Features music and lyrics by William Finn,

ALMANAC WEEKLY with a book by Rachel Sheinken. Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, and based on her improvisational play C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, the musical. The musical tells the story of a group of students from Putnam County elementary and middle schools, who come together for the County’s 25th annual spelling competition to decide which student will be sent to the National Bee in Washington, D.C. Info: 518-465-4663. Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St, Cohoes. parkplayhouse.com. $25, $15/1/ & under. 2pm-5pm The Experimental Theater and the Music Department of Vassar College presents “A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC” by Stephen Sondheim on March 1, 3, and 4, 2018. The Experimental Theater and Music Department of Vassar present “A Little Night Music ” by Stephen Sondheim. Martel Theater of the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, info. vassar.edu. 2pm Town of Highlands St. Patrick’s Parade. Facebook: Town of Highlands Saint Patrick’s Parade. Main St/ Highland Falls, Highland Falls. 4pm-7pm Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner. Complete meal including beverage and dessert. Take outs available. Info: 845-331-7099. Handicapped accessible. United Reformed Church of Bloomington, 11 Church St, Bloomington. $13, $5/under 10. 4pm Lift up Women’s Voices In Commemoration of the First Women’s March in D.C. (1913). Select readings from Before They Were Our Mothers: Voices of Women Born Before Rosie Started Riveting. Introduced by Patricia A. Nugent, editor, featuring some local authors. Seating is limited. Refreshments will be served and books available. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. 5pm-7pm Ackerman, Bazanova, Bender, Brady, Colombo, Day, Konishi and Mayer, this March at Green Kill. The art of Scott Michael Ackerman, Dasha Bazanova, Leslie Bender, Alison Brady, Adam Colombo, Deidre Day, Amanda Konishi and Gary Mayer. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. Info: 347-4689-2323, 229greenkill@ greenkill.org, http://www.greenkill.org. 5pm-8pm Opening Reception: Exit 20. Over 30 artists living and working in Saugerties, NY, are participating in this exhibition that includes art of various styles and mediums. Show runs thru 4/2. Emerge Gallery & Art Space, 228 Main St, Saugerties. Info: 845-247-7515, emergegalleryny@gmail.com, www.emergegalleryny.com. 6pm-9pm Opening Reception: Sean Noonan Collage Paintings & Monotypes. Exhibit of the works of Kingston artist Sean Noonan - abstracts on hand-made paper. Show will exhibit thru 8/26. Green, 92 Partition St, Saugerties. http://www. seannoonanart.com. 6pm-8pm Chili Night at the Elmendorph. Enjoy an evening at Red Hook’s cozy historic tavern, with tasty homemade chili and great bluegrass music by GrassFed (led by Red Hook’s own Dan Budd). Tickets at the door - $10/person, $6 children 10 & under. Info: 845-758 1920, info@ historicredhook.org. Elmendorph Inn, 7562 U.S. 9, Red Hook. historicredhook.org.

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$25, $15/1/ & under. 8pm Hudson River Playback Theatre. OUR HEROES, OURSELVES: Stories of resilience, with Hudson River Playback Theatre. Mountain Laurel Waldorf School, 16 South Chestnut St, New Paltz. hudsonriverplayback.org. 8:30pm-11pm An Evening with Aztec TwoStep. Info: 845-679-7625; info@colonywoodstock.com. Colony, 22 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. colonywoodstock.com. $30.

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8am-5pm Campaign Kick-Off Phonathon. Be the fuel that powers the change that betters the world! Make your pledge and donation to our Federation’s 2018 Campaign. Help us to help those in need. Visit www.ucjf.org or call in your donation at 845-338-8131. Jewish Federation of Ulster County, One Albany Ave,, G-10, Kingston. ucjf.org. 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-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, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 11am-3pm Hudson Highland Nature Museum: Maple Sugar Tours. Pre-paid registration required. Walk-ins welcome if space allows. Learn how to identify and tap sugar maple trees, discover sugaring techniques used by Native Americans, pioneers, and modern-day farmers, see an evaporator in action, and finish by participating in our taste test challenge to see if you can tell the difference between maple-flavored syrup and the real thing. Sugar Bush Tours: 11am, 1pm & 2pm; a one mile moderate hike through field and forest to the Sugar Shack (terrain and weather conditions dependent) Maple Lane Tours: 12pm & 3pm; perfect for little legs, a short walk from the farmhouse to our new Sugar Shack after a tour of the sugar maple stand. Please wear boots and dress warmly! Info: 845-534-5506. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall. hhnm.org. $10, $8/3-17.

6:30pm Pot Luck Dinner with Live &Silent Auction. Info: 845-246-3424. St. John The Evangelist Church, 915 Route 212, Saugerties.

11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis. Swing Blues. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

7pm The Kingston Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild Coffeehouse Series: Glen Roethel with Judy Kass and Amy Soucy. The coffeehouse performances start at 7:30 pm with an open mic format (sign-up 7pm) before and after the featured performer. Info: 845-3367797. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston. $6.

11am-5pm Mid Hudson Auto Show. Come see 60 new 2018 cars for free. Check out all the new cars. Info: 845-454-7310; christina.boryk@rebuildingtogetherdutchess.org. Free Parking accross from the Civic Center. Mid-Hudson Civic Center, 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. hudsonvalleyautoshow.com.

7pm-11:30pm Open Mic/Open Stage Acoustic Evening. Meets the first Saturday of each month. The Gallery, 128 Main St, Stamford. touhey.com. $5. 7:30pm-10:30pm Hudson Valley English Dance. Caller: Mary Jones. Band: Tiddely Pom: Sue Polansky, clarinet, Katie Jeannotte, piano, Stewart Dean, concertina, with other local musicians; 7pm workshop for newcomers; potluck refreshments. Info: 845-679-8587. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Road, Port Ewen. Info: 845-454-2571, hudsonvalleycommunitydances@gmail.com. adults $10; students $5. 7:30pm Breaking Barriers: A Tribute to Betty Jean Hagen. The Woodstock Chamber Orchestra will perform. Works include Mozart’s Overture to The Magic Flute, Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto with soloist Madalyn Parnas Moller. Info: 845-266-3517. Bard College / Olin Hall, 30 Campus Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson. wco-online.com. $25, $20/senior, $5/student.

11am-3pm Sunday Funday. Open Recreation! Pool Table, Foosball and Ping Pong. Meets every Sunday. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE. 11am-3pm Sunday Funday - Open Recreation. Pool Table, Foosball and Ping Pong. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 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. 12pm-2pm Free Reiki. Members of the Hudson Valley Community Reiki group are providing 20-minute individual Reiki sessions, no charge, first-come first-served. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, gardinerlibrary.org.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Lucky Peterson featuring Tamara Tramell. Delta Blues. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

12:30pm-6pm Voyager Tarot Readings with psychic Sarvananda Bluestone. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/25 minutes.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Fred Zepplin. Classic Rock. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green, Woodstock.

1pm-2pm Folktales & Stories for Children & Families. Pamela Badila performs, tells and reads folktales from around the world in this special story hour. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda. shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org, http://hudsonarealibrary.org. 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 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling

Bee. Features music and lyrics by William Finn, with a book by Rachel Sheinken. Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, and based on her improvisational play C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-E, the musical. The musical tells the story of a group of students from Putnam County elementary and middle schools, who come together for the County’s 25th annual spelling competition to decide which student will be sent to the National Bee in Washington, D.C. Info: 518-465-4663. Cohoes Music Hall, 58 Remsen St, Cohoes. parkplayhouse.com. $25, $15/1/ & under. 2pm-5pm Murnau’s Faust. Emil Jannings stars in Murnau’s masterpiece of fantasy who offers the aging Faust an opportunity to relive his youth. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, www. rosendaletheatre.org. $8. 2pm-3:30pm Tibetan Ritual Peace Dance Performance by The New York Lingdro Troupe. Celebrate the Year of the Earth Dog with the Lingdro group of Western meditation students by first watching their presentation of ritual dances and later joining in. Lingdro Dechen Rolmo (the Music of Great Bliss, a Dance of Ling) is a powerful moving meditation in which male and female dancers, colorfully garbed in gorgeous brocade costumes and headdresses, step, stamp, hop, and whirl. They invoke King Gesar, enlightened warrior-king and the subject of the most famous Asian epic. As they stamp out negativity and stamp in bliss, the dancers bless the area and all those present, while the energy ripples out to the entire world. Tickets by donation. Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston. 845- 383-1774. The Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston. 2pm-4pm Yin + Sound= Yoga with Lea Garnier. Merges asana sequences, pranayama and sacred healing to relax and unite our emotional, spiritual and physical bodies. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 2pm-4pm The Voice as Spiritual Practice with sound healer Peter Blum. In this workshop, we will discover and experience a number of approaches and techniques using the voice including toning vowel sounds, mantra, harmonic singing and spirit songs. Learn tried and true practices that can be used individually and in community for healing, meditation and spiritual practice. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $25. 2pm-4pm Return of the Eagle. A power point presentation by local historian Tom Riley which traces the history of the American Eagle. Time and the Valleys Museum, 332 Main Street, Grahamsville. Members: FREE, non members: $3. 4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. Sponsored by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums. Broadcast - 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. 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, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 6:30pm Robert Michael Esformes CD Release Concert with ensemble “Unto the Garden”. Robert Michael Esformes - Cantor, carpenter, poet, philosopher, musician, teacher, traveler. Unto the Garden - a multi-colored contemplative tapestry of chants and songs, liturgical settings, improvs and original compositions. With: Steve Gorn (bansuri flute and clarinet), Gabriel Dresdale (cello) and Julia Haines (harp & accordion). Bill Vanaver joins the ensemble on dumbek for one of our wilder selections. All invited. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. wjcshul.org. $15/ suggested donation. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Alan Broadbent Trio. Legendary Jazz Pianist/Arranger/Conductor. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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AARP Tax-Aide Program: Free Tax Preparation

& E-ﬁling. Free, volunteer run, tax preparation service for low to moderate income taxpayers, with special attention to those ages 60 and older. You do not need to be a member of AARP or a retiree to use this service. There are 20 Tax-Aide sites around the county. All sites offer a free electronic filing service for both Federal and New York State returns. Appointments are available starting the first week of February and continue through April 15th. Dial 211 (or 1-800-899-1479) for site locations, hours or an appointment. Phone lines will be open seven days a week from 9am-7pm. aarp.org/taxaide. Muffin Mondays. Freshly baked muffins with your coffee - $1 each ! Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 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.

ALMANAC WEEKLY

March 1, 2018

NIGHT SKY

Runt of the litter Now ’s the time to spot the Dog Star’s dwarf twin

ho hasn’t heard of the Dog Star, Sirius – the closest star the unaided eye can ever see from here in New York State? Right now, it’s at its most prominent position of the year. It’s highest up at 7 p.m., right after darkness falls. And boy, is it easy to find. Simply locate those obvious three-in-a-row stars of Orion’s belt, and follow them down and left. They point to the sky’s brightest star, which has a distinct blue/white color. Simple. This ruling star of the Big Dog constellation was considered bad news for over a thousand years. In the Roman Empire its presence was so ill-omened that hitmen were sometimes employed to sacrifice dogs when Sirius appeared. Even Dante – obviously no patron of the Kennel Club – wrote of “the scourge of days canicular.” The Dog Star had better press in ancient Egypt, where they believed an alliance between the Sun and the brightest star caused summer’s heat. Even today we use the expression “Dog Days” to mean sultry weather, unaware that its origins echo from those vanished centuries. When seeing Sirius, we’re viewing the combined light of two famous stars. Circling each other like slow dancers, and wildly different in brightness, the duality has been hard for even telescopes to detect – until now. During the next 12 years, the pair are most widely separated as they swing through their lopsidedly oval 50-year orbit. Generally some two billion miles apart, equaling Uranus’ distance from Earth, their images usually merge into a single dot, frustrating backyard telescope users who are trying to catch the dim celebrated companion, Sirius B. But these nights it’s finally doable. “B” is a fantastically tiny sphere: a star only about the size of Earth, yet with a mass 350,000 times greater. The combination of toy size and sunlike heaviness means it’s packed to an astonishing density. A lollipop made of its material would outweigh a car. Sirius B is thus a white dwarf, a collapsed star. Imagine landing on its diamond-hard surface: Even if you could shield yourself from the heat, its awesome gravity would freeze all motion like a frame in a jammed projector. Not one breath could be taken, nor a finger lifted to warn others. Even a beacon pointed upward would turn redder as its light’s waves, struggling against the pull, stretch out and change color. Yet these fantastic stars are common. Of the 58 suns lying within 12 light-years of Earth, five are

Sirius B is a white dwarf, a collapsed star.

htm. Shuttle is free, price of surgery ranges base on weight. 8am-5pm YMCA Announces Midtown Mechanics Earn-A-Bike Program. Young people in Kingston can ride a new bike this spring - one that they built! The YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County announces “Midtown Mechanics 2018,” a bike repair class offering youth from 14 to 24 the opportunity to learn bike mechanics and earn their own bicycle. The program will run from February 5th to April 2nd. There is no cost to this program, but a commitment to attend all 8 sessions is required. There will be a maximum of 10 students. All students will receive pizza dinner each night and a bike helmet, lights and lock on completion of the program. Applications for Midtown Mechanics are available at the YMCA Membership Office, or register online at https://ops1. operations.daxko.com/Online/2186/ProgramsV2/ Search.mvc?category_ids=TAG40203. YMCA of Kingston, 507 Broadway, Kingston. 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. 9am-10am Gentle Yoga. With Kathy Carey. A fun class, lightly paced. $3/class. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 9am-10am Gentle Yoga Class. With Kathy Carey! A fun class, lightly paced. $3/class. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. $3. 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: 845-303-9689. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. ssipkingston.org. 10am-3pm Muffin Mondays. Freshly baked muffins with your coffee. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.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-12pm Woodstock Senior Drama with Edith Lefever. Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues and scenes, and offers public performances. Spon-

sored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10:30am-11:30am Monkey See Monkey Do. With Patti Rudge. Exercise while seated in a chair, imitate the movements of Patti and get a great workout. Free. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 11am-5pm Peculiar Rarities. A group exhibit, is exactly what it sounds like. Show exhibits thru 4/22. Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1915, carriehaddadgallery@gmail.com, http://bit.ly/2BxzqZl. 11am-6:45pm Private Shamanic Spirit Doctoring Sessions with Adam Kane. First Monday of every month. Shamanic Doctoring is a process of bringing healing spirits into direct contact with you, facilitating healing on physical, mental and emotional levels. Harmful energies are removed and missing energies returned to produce a balanced environment for the mind and body to heal. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $75/1 hour session. 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. 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. 4pm 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 Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & Thursdays at 4pm. Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed

When seeing Sirius, we’re viewing the combined light of two famous stars. Circling each other like slow dancers, and wildly different in brightness, the duality has been hard for even telescopes to detect – until now. This Hubble Space Telescope image shows Sirius A, the brightest star in our nighttime sky, along with its faint, tiny stellar companion, Sirius B. Photo courtesy of NASA.

white dwarfs. Sirius B takes honors as the nearest of them all. It’s no accident that they’re so plentiful. Astronomers now believe these ultradense objects are the normal old age for 97 percent of all stars. When we look toward Sirius B, we’re glimpsing our own Sun’s future as a tiny compressed ball of crushed fire. But it’s the primary, “A” star, 10,000 times brighter than its companion pup, that makes Sirius such a lighthouse. The nearest blue-hot sun to Earth, its beautiful diamond dazzle arrives after just an 8 ½-year journey through space. Quite an eyeful at nightfall, blazing in the southern sky. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com.

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.

science, the impacts in the Hudson Valley and the many reasons to be hopeful in facing this crisis. Info: facebook.com/events/430129254096703/. Rough Draft Bar & Books, 82 John Street, Kingston. surveymonkey.com/r/RZWHQS6.

5:30pm-6:30pm Meditation Sitting. Alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation. Ongoing instruction is available. First timers always welcome. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter. org. free.

8pm Book Reading and Signing: Charles Ranlett Flint & Daniel Mendelsohn. Charles Ranlett Flint Professor of Humanities at Bard College and award-winning memoirist and critic Daniel Mendelsohn will give a book reading and signing followed by a wine reception for his new book An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic. The event is free and open to the public. Proper attire is encouraged. National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York City. nationalartsclub.org.

5:30pm-6:30pm Learn To Meditate. Join in an hour of mindfulness - awareness practice Alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation Ongoing instruction is available. First-timers are always welcome. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 6pm Kingston Monday Nights Four-Week Beginner Swing Dance Class. Sessions 6-7pm with Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios. No partner or experience necessary. Intermediate and advanced also available. $85 per person per four-week series. Private lessons in swing and ballroom and for wedding couples also available by appointment.Info: got2lindy.com or call 845-236-3939. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston. 6pm-7:30pm Vegan Pot Luck and Cooking Demo. Join Chef Hagedorn! We’ll learn vegan cooking techniques and feast on delicious food. Bring a vegan dish to share. Preregister @ 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@ olivefreelibrary.org, http://bit.ly/2xuq5Qj. Free. 6:30pm Music - Mendelssohn Club Meetings. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Corey Dandridge’s World of Gospel Residency. Gospel Review & Special Guests. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 7pm Kingston’s Part in WWI. Presented by Peter Roberts of Friends of Historic Kingston. Sponsored by the Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society. Event will take place in the Theater/ Meeting Room in Building 6. Free admission & refreshments. Info: tolhps.org; 845-255-7742. Vineyard Commons, Theater/Meeting Room in Building 6, Highland. 7:30pm Climate Change and Hope. Presentation and discussion. Hudson Valley resident, actor Tim Guinee is a leader and a mentor in former Vice-President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. Tim will give a free, not-to-be missed presentation on the very latest climate change

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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 Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 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. 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. 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. 10am-10:45am Community Play Space. Rugs,

ALMANAC WEEKLY 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-3pm Getting Started with Rotational Grazing. Jason Detzel, CCEUC Livestock Educator, will provide you with practical skills to implement a rotational grazing plan on your property. Using these techniques you can lower feed costs, improve your pastures, decrease farm labor and produce healthier animals. In this class you will learn the advantages of rotational grazing vs. traditional continuous grazing models, calving and breeding considerations, water/forage management, planning a system that works for your particular property. Walk-ins are welcome but space is limited - register ahead with payment to save your spot. Registration deadline: March 2. Info: 845-340-3990; cad266@cornell.edu. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. tinyurl.com/Rot-Graz-2018. $40.

ERICA'S CANCER JOURNEY

MY BRAIN MRI SCANS OR, “I HAVEN’T LOST MY MIND... It’s Backed-up on a Disk Somewhere” (via Sean Keogh, Bottoms Up: A Cheeky Look at Life)

ot zot zooooooooooooooooooooom… ratatatatatatatatatatatatatat… knock – knock – knock – knock – knock…whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr… whirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK…“This next part is ten minutes”… Zot zot…click click click. And so on. “MRI scanners: Making Dubstep since the ’80s” (via 9GAG. com). What does MRI stand for, anyway? I don’t remember exactly: a side effect of these brain (“bane”) tumors of mine, but it’s either Machine Roars Intensely, Mysteries Revealed Internally or is it Milkshakes Rate Importantly? I forget which one. While PET scans show the cancer in my body from the neck down, the brain doesn’t play by the same rules, so it requires a different test with an MRI. Since the blood/brain barrier prevents my chemotherapy from reaching my tumors, my treatment options are not the same, either. I am limited to radiation or brain surgery. I have Stage IV breast cancer metastasized throughout my body, including my lung lining, liver and brain, but it’s totally different from lung, liver or brain cancer. It’s breast cancer, just ravaging other parts. Weird, right? And this is how Clever Cancer kills: It’s a game of Battleship. Try this chemo, improved scan, boom. Or on a scan showing progression, miss, try a new treatment. Cancer spreads via the bloodstream, racing to take over my lungs, liver or brain (Oh, my!): a malignant Wizard of Oz trying to survive and thrive, while inadvertently killing me in the process. For my brain MRI, I wear regular clothes, but no metal, including zippers, fasteners, jewelry, belts et cetera. The only prep is arranging my ride (thank you to so many of you for that) and the intake questionnaire. No fasting, yay! I’m walked to the rear waiting room until it’s my turn. I put my purse and coat in a locker. This also used to be the part where I got my IV inserted, but now I do it through my chemo port, permanently located under my skin near my neck. Next, I enter the MRI room with a “love banner”: swatches of material given to me by family and friends attached to ribbons that I can hang nearby during the scan, so I can feel your love surround me. I lie down on my back on the table; they place a pillow under my knees, cover me with cozy blankets and put earplugs in my ears. A plastic cage surrounds my head but doesn’t touch it. I’m given a pump to squeeze if I need to communicate with the staff. At last, the table slides into the machine, which is a hollow tunnel, just like a cannoli, and I’m the filling! I close my eyes and the crazy loud noises begin, as mentioned earlier. Midway through the scan, it’s Hammer Time – I mean, contrast time. The juice is inserted through the IV, or for me, injected directly into my port with one fast, firm, painful-but-mercifully-brief jab, despite the ointments that I pre-apply to numb the area. My veins are tricky, so after my last IV resulted in painful-yetgorgeous celestial blue and pink bruised forearms from multiple failed attempts, I just let the staff know ahead of time to use the port. I do the same thing with blood draws now. I love my port. The contrast is to get clearer images. The chemical used is gadolinium, and point of fact for AC/DC and Metallica fans: It’s a heavy metal! I have not run into issues with gadolinium – most people don’t – but Chuck Norris’ wife sure did, and they are raising awareness about the risk potential. #themoreyouknow. Contrast can taste slightly metallic and feels warm around the groin, giving the false sense of peeing. But it’s just a feeling; you didn’t really wet your pants. Then it’s back to the scan and its very loud construction noises. This is where the panic about peeing yourself can come in handy as a helpful distraction. The entire test usually takes around 30 to 40 minutes once I get into the whirring and clicking robot. Eventually, we’re all done, I get a copy of the disk for my records, and I discuss the scan with my doctor at a subsequent appointment. I always look at my images now while we discuss the results, instead of just relying on his words or a written report. Seeing these tumors with my own eyes and comparing them to my previous scans is empowering. Looking at them gives me a sense of scale, and I am grounded in the gift of knowing I am larger than these tumors, reminding me that I am more than my cancer. It keeps my imagination in check. I understand the details in a shorter amount of time, which leads to better questions. There is also a beauty to these images. For example, getting this gadolinium glimpse inside my brain shows me that my cerebral edema swirl (brain swelling) looks like a graceful design on my latte. That’s never come up in my reports before! After my brain MRI, I do something special for myself, like watch a few episodes of Drunk History at home or treat myself to a milkshake [whispers: “sometimes both”]. 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.

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. 10am-11am Power Yoga With Pamela Martin. Emphasis on strength. $10/class. Info: 845-2545469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 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. 10:30am-11:30am Monkey See Monkey Do. With Patti Rudge. Exercise while seated in a chair, imitate the movements of Patti and get a great workout. Free. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 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. 12pm-6pm Private Spirit Readings with psychic medium Adam Bernstein. First Tuesday of every month. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $75/1 hour session, $40/ half hour. 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-3:30pm Esopus Artist Group. 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. 2pm-3pm Building Your Family Tree With Moe Lemire. Learn the tips and tools available to research and build your family tree. Bring a laptop computer if you own one. Free. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 2pm-3pm Building Your Family Tree. With Moe Lemire. Learn the tips and tools available to research and build your family tree. Bring a laptop computer if you have one. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. free. 2pm Successful Aging and OFA Services. With OFA outreach coordinator Brian Jones. Info: 845-486-2555. Blodgett Library, 37 Broad St, Fishkill. dutchessny.gov/aging. 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, www.woodstock.org/calendar. free. 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. www.MathTutoringwithMisha.com. Free. 4pm Scrabble. Come test your vocabulary against your friends and family. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. 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. 4:30pm-6pm Sojourner Truth Day 2018 Panel Discussion: The Truth about Sojourner and Slavery in Ulster County. This conversation will be moderated by Mark Colvson, dean of the Sojourner Truth Library, and will feature experts in Hudson Valley history, and African-American histories in particular. Panelists include: A.J. Williams-Meyers, professor emeritus, Depart-

March 1, 2018 ment of Black Studies; Susan Stessin-Cohn, New Paltz Town Historian; Nicole Carr, assistant professor, Department of Black Studies;Greer Smith, director, TRANSART & Cultural Services. In conjunction with this event, they also have an exhibit on display until March 19th in the Sojourner Truth Library lobby, Somebody’s Calling My Name: Free and Half Free. SUNY New Paltz Coykendall Science Building, 5 Wawarsing Road, New Paltz. newpaltz.edu. 4:30pm-5:30pm CreaTuesday. Every other week will be a different craft or art project. Or, just come and make up your own craft/art project. Materials provided. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, http://www.tivolilibrary.org/. Perfect for 5-10 yos. No need to sign-up, just come by! 5pm-6pm Yoga. With Pamela Martin. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. $3. 5pm-6pm Snowga With Pamela Martin. Apres Ski Yoga class specifically for skiers and snowboarders to build strength and help prevent injury. $3/class. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 5:30pm-7pm Film: Saving Snow – The Fight to Save Winter. A feature documentary on how ski towns are coping with warmer winters. Plus, a short film, Sea-level Rise. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, http://www.tivolilibrary.org/. After the films, participants are encouraged to head over to the Traghaven. 6pm-7:30pm Wassaic Project’s Fiber Arts Skill Share. A new weekly workshop for fiber arts enthusiasts looking to share their skills and learn new skills. The Wassaic Project, 37 Furnace Bank Rdd, Wassaic. Info: 646-780-9352, paloma@ wassaicproject.org, http://wassaicproject.org/. Free. 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. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. 6:30pm-8pm The Creative Seed Artist Group. A support group for artists to have a space to develop & share their work in progress- Actors, poets, playwrights & musicians welcome. Every Tuesday. Info: bluehealing or 203-246-5711. By donation. Call ahead. Blue Mountain Co-op Retreat Center, Woodstock. 7pm Ashokan-Pepacton Watershed Chapter of Trout Unlimited #559 Board Meeting. The chapter’s board of directors meet the first Tuesday of every month, and members are welcome to attend but should notify our secretary beforehand. Info: 845-657-8500. Boiceville Inn, Rt 28, Boiceville. 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-8pm Scrabble Night. Every Tuesday! Bring snacks to share starts 7pm. All welcome. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. free. 7pm-8pm Beacon: Tuesday Beginner Swing Dance Class. Four-week class with Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Sessions 7-8pm. No partner or experience necessary. $85 per person per four-week series. Private lessons in swing and ballroom and for wedding couples also available by appointment. Info: got2lindy. com or call 845-236-3939. Beacon Elks Lodge, 900 Wolcott Avenue, Beacon.

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8:30am-9:15am Universal Prayer Group. Sitting together a table, personal prayers will be shared aloud. All religious and spiritual beliefs are honored. MaMA. Marbletown Multi-Arts, 3588 Main Street, Stone Ridge. 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. 10am-11am Power Yoga With Pamela Martin. Emphasis on strength. $10/class. Info: 845-2545469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 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. 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. 11:30am-1pm SnowGa Winter Walk With

Pamela Martin. Walk the nearby rail trail. Have non cotton layers of clothes. Micro Spikes or Snow Shoes (Depending on conditions.) No Fee. Info: 845-254-5469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org.

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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.

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.

12pm-1:30pm Lunch & Listen Free Concert: Classical Spanish music, Amelia Seyssel, soprano and Maria Rivera White, piano. Free Noontime Concert. Handicap accessible from Catharine St. Entrance, Free Parking with Courtesy Pass available at doors. Reception follows the concert. Info: 845-452-6050. 12pm Woodstock Senior Citizens Club Meeting. William McKenna, Woodstock Town Supervisor will be the guest speaker. Info: 845-679-8537. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12pm-6pm Soul Readings and Energy Clearing Sessions with the Ascended Masters and Archangels facilitated through Kate Ahnjalia Loye. First Wednesday of every month. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $75/1 hour session, $40/ half hour. 1pm Community Chorus Meet-Up. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 1pm-3pm Social Circle. Good conversation! Every Wednesday. Everyone welcome. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 1pm-5:30pm NYS Insurance Navigator. Jennifer Galarza will be here to meet with you to register/ change your health insurance. Please call her at 800-453-4666 to schedule an appt. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-6887811, www.phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 1pm-3pm Pinochle. Card Game every Wednesday! Looking for a 4th player Anyone interested - email info@pinehillcommunitycenter.org. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE. 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. 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, http://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, phoe-

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 1 of 2018 (A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 Of 2006 (A Local Law Adopting A County Charter Form Of Government For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) And Amending Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting An Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York), To Amend The Terms Of Office For Certain Ulster County Elected Officials) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Proposed Local Law No. 1 of 2018, (A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 Of 2006 (A Local Law Adopting A County Charter Form Of Government For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) And Amending Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting An Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York), To Amend The Terms Of Office For Certain Ulster County Elected Officials), on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 6:05 PM or as soon thereafter as the public can be heard, in the Legislative Chambers, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York. The proposed local law is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York, where the same is available for public inspection during regular office hours and is available online at: http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/2018/ resolution-no-9-0 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons and citizens interested shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposed local law at the time and place aforesaid. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York, that the Ulster County Legislature will convene in public meeting at the time and place aforesaid for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the proposed local law described above and, as deemed advisable by said Ulster County Legislature, taking action on the enactment of said local law.

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5:30pm-7:30pm Prenatal Class. Ongoing on Wednesdays. 845-563-8043 for more info. Mackintosh Community Room, 147 Lake St, Newburgh.

6pm-7:30pm Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Roots to Shoots. March is the perfect time to plan a garden and a great way to get the kids excited to be outside in the spring. Learn how to make your own compostable flower pots, learn which plants can grow together nicely, and find out how to start a garden even if you don’t have any garden beds! Admission: Prepaid registration strongly recommended. Walk-ins welcome only if space allows. Info: 845-534-5506 x204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/ Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-OnHudson. hhnm.org. $8, $6/child.

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-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. 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.

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, http://woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

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.

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.

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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. All are welcome, RSVP please. Info: 845-679-8989. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Meetup. flowingspirit.com. Free/donations welcomed. 6:30pm Highland: Wednesday Night Beginner Swing Dance Class. Four-week sessions with Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Sessions 6-7pm. No partner or experience necessary. $85 per person per four-week series. Private lessons in swing and ballroom and for wedding couples also available by appointment. Info: got2lindy.com or call 845-236-3939. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland.

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7:30pm Chess Club. Meets every Wednesday. Free admission. Info: 845-419-2737, albiebar@ aol.com. Woodland Pond, New Paltz. 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. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Common Tongue’s First Wednesdays. Tribute to Jeff Beck. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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7pm-8pm Vassar Concert. Benjamin Bagby, an internationally renowned harpist, singer, early musicologist, and founding director of Sequentia, will perform Beowulf. Taylor Hall, Room 203, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4375370, info.vassar.edu. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: The Falcon Underground Songwriter Sessions. Songwriters’ Showcase. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.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. 7pm-8:30pm “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class. Free 90-minute program

DATED: March 1, 2018 Ulster County Legislature Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 3 of 2018 (A Local Law Amending The Ulster County Charter, (Local Law No. 2 Of 2006), And Amending The Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, (Local Law No. 10 Of 2008), To Establish The Department Of Economic Development) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Proposed Local Law No. 3 of 2018, (A Local Law Amending The Ulster County Charter, (Local Law No. 2 Of 2006), And Amending The Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, (Local Law No. 10 Of 2008), To Establish The Department Of Economic Development), on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 6:15 PM or as soon thereafter as the public can be heard, in the Legislative Chambers, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York. The proposed local law is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York, where the same is available for public inspection during regular office hours and is available online at: http://ulstercountyny.gov/legislature/2018/ resolution-no-11 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons and citizens interested shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposed local law at the time and place aforesaid. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York, that the Ulster County Legislature will convene in public meeting at the time and place aforesaid for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the proposed local law described above and, as deemed advisable by said Ulster County Legislature, taking action on the enactment of said local law. LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO SECTION 1411 (d) OF THE NOT-FOR-

adventure PROFIT LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK REGARDING THE SALE AND/OR TRANSFER OF COUNTY PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held pursuant to Section 1411(d) of the Not-for-Profit Law of the State of New York regarding the authorization of the sale and/or transfer of three (3) Easements across County owned property, being a portion of the former Ulster & Delaware Railroad Bed property located in the City of Kingston to the Ulster County Economic Development Alliance, Inc. (“UCEDA”), a local development corporation, on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 6:00 PM or as soon thereafter as the public can be heard, in the Legislative Chambers, Ulster County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons and citizens interested shall have an opportunity to be heard on said sale and/or transfer at the time and place aforesaid. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York, that the Ulster County Legislature will convene in public meeting at the time and place aforesaid for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the sale and/ or transfer as described above and, as deemed advisable by said Ulster County Legislature, taking action on the enactment authorizing the sale and/or transfer. DATED: March 1, 2018 Ulster County Legislature Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York 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 Friday, March 23, 2018 at 4:00PM for CITY OF KINGSTON TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANT EVALUATION, BID #RFP-UC18-025. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www. co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department,

244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 3:00PM for Bridge Superstructure Rehabilitation, #RFBUC18-141C. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.ulstercountyny.gov/purchasing Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 2:00PM for renovations of a portion of 733 Broadway, Kingston, NY to accommodate the Ulster County Restorative Justice Center, #RFB-UC18-143C. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address, at the New York State Contract Reporter, or on our website at www.ulstercountyny.gov/purchasing Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO RESPONDERS: Sealed proposals for RFP-UC18-023 PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM (PERS) will be received on or before Friday, March 30, 2018 at 4:00 PM at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE The Ulster County District Attorney’s Office is presently in Possession of Property believed to be proceeds of burglaries in the southern Ulster County area between January, 2012 and September 22, 2013. This property includes male and female jewelry, watches and coins. If you have had personal property stolen from you which has not been recovered you may make inquiry at the District Attorney’s Office investigative unit. The phone number is 845-340-3280. Property not identified will be auctioned by the County of Ulster pursuant to the applicable New York statutes.

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WůĞĂƐĞ ĂƉƉůǇ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ŵŽŚŽŶŬũŽďƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘ Animal Caregiver Job Description; Love farm animals? Animal Care team members provide all the fundamental care required to ensure the physical and emotional health of our animals. Daily duties include cleaning stalls, feeding and watering of animals, and monitoring their health. This position is fast-paced, physically demanding, and requires someone happily willing to work in any weather conditions. It will keep you active! Requirements: Experience working with large farm animals required. Positive attitude, excellent work ethic, reliability, excellent physical ﬁtness with the ability to lift 75 lbs. with ease, and willingness to work weekends. Please have a thorough understanding of Catskill Animal Sanctuary’s mission. Starting salary $15/hour with 90-day performance review. Beneﬁts include paid vacations, health coverage, and the opportunity to join a friendly staff working together to end animal suffering. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value an inclusive workplace: people of color encouraged to apply. To apply: email cover letter, resume, and three references to Angie Siegel at jobs@casanctuary.org.

Established Restaurant in New Paltz looking for experienced, responsible prep/grill help. Full time.

Ask for Sal: 845-656-8388 Drivers: Home EVERY Night!! Make $1100/wk + Great Benefits! Local Position~Mr. Bult’s. CDL-A required. 315761-3725. Apply: www.mrbults.com Position available at small Kingston Notfor-profit: Administrative Assistant: 15 hrs/week. Starts Immediately. Salary negotiable. Resumes to: resumes.ucjf@gmail. com Requirements include: competencies in database management (entry, queries and creating reports); MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, & possibly Publisher); managing Google calendars and docs and social networking (Mail Chimp eblasts, Facebook, Instagram) a plus. Candidate must have pleasant phone manner and people skills. Responsible for supporting the Executive Coordinator and will work with the Bookkeeper, board members and interface with volunteers. Other responsibilities include: arranging mailings, office machine maintenance, ordering office supplies and cleanings. Pre-School Music Teachers/pt: Musical Munchkins is looking for that exceptionally talented individual who can sing and play

guitar, lead parent music classes for babies & toddlers with warmth, fun and passion, and perform at birthday parties in Orange County, New York. Saturdays, and some mornings, during the week (full training) during spring to begin for the fall school year. Excellent pay. Lots of growth potential. Resume and audition required: musicalmunchkinsoforange@gmail.com. www. musicalmunchkins.net CALLING ALL LIFEGUARDS!! - Pool season is almost here and we are in need of lifeguards. You must have the following certifications...Lifeguarding/First-Aid/ CPR/AED. Please apply in person: Fairview Gardens Apartments, 90 Fairview Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401. 845-339-3811. Lake Katrine Apartments, 708 Neighborhood Road, Lake Katrine, NY 12449. 845-3822030. Great starting pay and fun places to work. Someone to Assist with Cats at Diana’s Cat Shelter in Accord. Reliable, trustworthy person to work Part-time weekdays &/or weekends as needed. Experience with cats helpful. Able to work independently as well as with a team. Call 845-626-0221. LOVE GARDENING? Seek Skilled Gardener, all aspects of perennials/vegetables, Woodstock area, parent friendly, part-time. nightshadeﬁnegardening@gmail.com The Town of Woodstock Summer Recreation Program is accepting applications for the following positions: EMT, Camp Coordinator, Arts & Crafts Coordinator, Aquatics Director, Water Safety Instructor, Lifeguards, Athletics, Group Leaders and Counselors with the program beginning on June 25th and ending on August 16th. Interested candidates contact Town Clerk’s Office at 845-679-2113, ext. 14. Compensation for “water safety courses” is available. ENJOY BEING OUTDOORS? Seek strong person, weed whacking, digging etc. Vehicle for wheelbarrow, near Woodstock. nightshadeﬁnegardening@gmail.com Admin. Assist.– Shokan, NY. Provide admin. support, purchasing, meeting and event support, general record keeping and accounting to watershed program in Shokan, NY. Pay: $16/hr, 24 hrs/wk with benefits. Occasional eves., weekend. Appl. Info at: http://ulster.cce.cornell.edu/jobs

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For rent: Beautiful 1-bedroom apartment in country house, specifically suited for elderly person requiring care assistance. Living room, kitchen, bedroom, bath with safety shower stall chair, safety bars and toilet. Includes hospital bed, walker/wheelchair, recliner. Beautiful Catskill Mountain views. Owner is retired nurse with LPN, CNA, PCA experience, great references, offering care and assistance. Very reasonable/flexible. Call 845-246-2708.

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

(845)706-5133 IN-HOME CARE. 10 years experience. Experienced with Dimentia patients, Parkinson’s Disease. Flexible hours. Great references. Loving. Caring. Responsible. Call 845-532-9149.

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POTTIE FOR YOUR PARTY! HAVING A PARTY? TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly Rentals. We have Gray, White, Blue, Tan, Green (pine-scented), Pink (rose-scented), Red & Blue Handicap Accessible. (We also have a few w/sinks). Great for Construction/Building Sites, Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Festivals, Parks, Outdoor Weddings, Campsites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-658-8766, 845-4176461 or 845-706-7197. e-mail: TLKportables@gmail.com

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TAROT READINGS every Friday, 5-9 p.m. at the TCBY/Coffee Beanery, 1090 Morton

Blvd., Kingston & Thursdays, 6:30-9 p.m. at Hyde Park Brewery, 4076 Albany Post Rd. Stop by or Call Marcy 845-384-6239.

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WOODSTOCK HISTORIC STONE HOUSE IN TOWN — Built 1790 — Many spacious rooms, high ceilings, 3 fireplaces, 2½ baths, wide plank floors, completely restored, many possibilities, mint condition.

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UNBEATABLE DEAL! 1.59 ACRES in a beautiful Saugerties cul-de-sac. Minutes from Woodstock & NYS Thruway. BOH approved for 3-bedroom dwelling. $17,500 FIRM. Call 516-768-9885.

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Office Space for Rent. 560 Square feet, Class AAA Office space in LEED Platinum, Net Zero Energy Building. Main Street, New Paltz. Includes shared conference room, kitchenette, parking. Contact info@ alfandre.com or call 845-255-4774. Great Office Space w/beautiful mountain views in Carriage House at 7 Innes Ave.,

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Chair Rental available in New Paltz Salon. Call Irene 914-456-5035

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March 1, 2018 New Paltz.Conveniently located in village, near Main St., shops, restaurants and municipal parking. 1840 sq.ft.,w/ample storage. Please call Judy for info: (845)255-0033, ext. 101.

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GREAT OFFICE SPACE with beautiful mountain views in Carriage House at 7 Innes Ave., New Paltz.

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Conv. located in village, near Main St., shops, restaurants and municipal parking. 1840 sq. ft, with ample storage. Please call Judy for info: (845)255-0033, ext. 101

BEAUTIFUL SPACIOUS OFFICE/STUDIO; Historic Landmark elevator building on Wall St. in Uptown Kingston. This spacious third floor (24’ x 33’) office/studio is brilliant with light from a wall of windows overlooking the street between John and North Front St. $1200/month. For details call SHRES 845-246-2022. Class A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE in New Paltz. Up to 1500 sq.ft. High traffic area, off-street parking, utilities included. High visibility building. Call for more details 845-389-0588.

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Barn Studio Workshops. 2 large sunny artist studios, creative office, work shop or storage available in Converted Historic Barn, Downtown High Falls. $625 each floor. Approx 36’ x 18’ per floor. Liza 646220-1136.

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NEW PALTZ: Clean, Quiet, Cozy 2-Bedroom Apartment. $1350/month includes heat, hot water, electric, parking! Day care next door. Located 21 N. Chestnut Street. Call 845-229-0024.

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 House for Rent in New Paltz. 3-bedrooms, washer/dryer, dishwasher. $1650/month plus utilities. 845-255-2341

New Paltz: Southside Terrace Apartments Year round and other lease terms to suit your needs available!

We have two bedrooms available. Move in by March 1st & get 10% off the rent with a 1-year lease! Heat & hot water Included.

Eight new apartments in renovated late 19th century factory building on Abeel Street in Historic Rondout District For an appointment, contact Nan Potter

Saturday March 3 11-2 & Sunday March 4 1- 3

potterrealtyproperties.com studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-2557205.

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RUSTIC 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE. Woodstove. Skylight. New stove. Fresh Paint. Ample Parking. $850/month includes snow & garbage removal. First, last, security. References. No pets. Available now. 646-6625202.

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House For Rent; Lovely, private house on 40 acres of extraordinary nature sanctuary. Located 5 miles from Woodstock and 4 miles from Saugerties. Borders the Plattekill Creek. This house has been impeccably maintained and provides 2-bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, washer/dryer, 2-car garage. $2100/month plus utilities. 845-4304300. Beautiful 2nd Floor Apt. Glasco-Saugerties. Victorian style living room with bay window; New cabinets; Big bedroom. 20 minutes to Red Hook/Rhinebeck; $825 includes heat/hot water; no dogs; Contact afabiano@hvc.rr.com. Beautiful Home in Woods; spectacular mountain & river views. Spacious 3-BR, 2.5 baths, den, deck, WIFI, screened porch, washer/dryer. Convenient (5 minutes) to village, shopping, Thruway. $2300/month plus utilities. 917-4143022.

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Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more!

UPSTAIRS BARN w/glass doors to deck overlooking garden & fields. Private. 1-Bedroom, cozy bathroom, large closet, spacious LR w/large windows & Parquay floors, washer/dryer. 1 mile to town. $1300/month. Owner/Broker 845-417-5282.

“Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!”

FABULOUSLY NEWLY RENOVATED 1-BEDROOM w/skylights, aqua glass bathroom, wood floors, charming kitchen w/ stained glass & large gazebo. 1 mile to center of town. $1350/month. Owner/Broker 845417-5282.

Call 845-255-7205 for more information

COTTAGE BY A WATERFALL. 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. $1250/month. Owner/Broker; 845-417-5282.

SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for SPRING 2018 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished

111 Abeel Street, Kingston

POTTER REALTY: 845-331-0898

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— THE RIDGE AT NEW PALTZ — BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION: Be the first to move into these two bedroom bath and a half units. All the comforts of home in a two story duplex. Private entry leads into bright, open, modern floor plan. Natural gas heat, central air conditioning. Kitchen includes built in microwave, refrigerator, self-cleaning gas range, dishwasher, ceramic tile floor and subway tile backsplash. Dining room with glass patio doors lead onto private deck. Living room with fireplace. Guest bath on main floor. Second floor host 2 large bedrooms, great closet space, large bath with ceramic tile flooring. Washer/dryer connection. Sorry, no pets. No smoking. Quiet country setting yet walking distance to village shopping, dining, bus, etc. One floor, walk in, handicap accessible units also available. Call for appt: (845) 255-5047

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Iconic Log Cabin. Live, work, sell, create in a charming 500 sq.ft. log cabin. Located in historic Brunel Park, on 4 acres in the town of Olive, across the Route 28 Scenic Byway from NYC watershed lands and the future Ashokan Rail Trail. Walk to Boiceville town center, to Bread Alone, or catch the UCAT bus. 15 minutes to Woodstock; 30 minutes to Hunter and 20 to Bellayre Mountains. Sleeping loft. Generous living space. LShaped kitchen and full bath. Propane heat. On site parking. Pet friendly. Available March 15. $1100/month includes utilities. Plus One month’s security deposit. Seasonal rentals available. e-mail: CYNTHIANIKITIN@GMAIL.COM

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Palenville: 3-bedroom, 2-bath house. Washer/dryer, woodstove, storage shed, quiet wooded area, shared vegetable garden, screened in porch. Available March 1st, ultilities extra, security and references required. $1000/month. Call 845-750-7025.

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HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

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EXERCISE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: Leg curl & leg extension w/weight stack, Smith Machine, Hip Sled, Universal aductor/abductor machine. Please call 845-275-8545.

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MEDIUM OAK HARDWOOD DINING TABLE; 72x48 wide w/2-self storing 20” leaves & lion claw feet & 6 Windsor chairs2 Captain, 4 regular. Call (845)275-8545.

HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

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ATTENTION NATURE & SPORT ENTHUSIASTS This slice of heaven has been appreciated in all seasons! This cozy 3-BR, 3-BA home is very well appointed. On the 1st-fl, is the living room w/vaulted ceilings, gleaming wideplank-fls & a woodstove to heat up this sweet space. The kitchen has been recently renovated, the dining room has French-doors offering Mt views & overlooks a large deck. Up the spiral staircase, the whole floor is dedicated to the MBR suite, w/a full-BA, a sitting area, plenty of closets, & of course: Mt views. A garage offers plenty of room for storage of toys (big & little) & workshop space. But wait: the upstairs is a 1-BR apt, w/a large full-BA, living room & kitchen. Is in close proximity to skiing & all amenities, it is perfectly located on 2-beautiful landscaped acres, you get plenty of privacy & views galore. Call Sylvie Ross today! ............................... $259,000 D CE DU RE ICE! W NE PR

WOODSTOCK ARTS & CRAFTS Located on a beautiful scenic road, this unique & extremely energy efficient, 4-BR & 2-BA home, was handbuilt by the owner in 1980. Designed for maximum passive solar effect. The Earth Berm construction provides natural heating & cooling, the house stays at 68 degrees inside: totally amazing! There is a music room (could be used as studio or library). To insure comfort & maximize heat, the beautiful oak floors have been covered w/insulation & another layer of painted flooring. The downstairs holds the kitchen w/a natural light tunnel, dining room, bath, living room & an additional room. The 2-story barn has ample storage & room for a workshop. The property is totally private, yet so close to town! Call Sylvie Ross or John LaValle today! ............................ $409,000

FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANT In the historic Vlg of Catskill, w/an apt above, is an opportunity to purchase real estate w/an operating business. The owner has been serving food here for over 30 years! All fixtures were replaced w/new & will be included in the sale of the building & the business. All systems were also replaced & include a Weil Mclain natural gas fired boiler & a Rinnai instant hot water system. Restaurant fixtures include a double Bakers Pride oven, 8 burner gas-stove, refrigeration, double fryer, chargrill, steam table, a Bain Marie unit, marble work stations, SST tables & shelving, SST hood & Ansul sys. The large 1,400 sfapt upstairs could be rented or used as a live/work lifestyle. No snow shoveling here! The sidewalk has radiant heat! Get in on the Catskill renaissance! Call Lynne Gentile today! .................................$975,000

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OPE COLONIAL ON 3.50 ACRES SAT 3 N HO /3/18 U Located at 27 Mayfield Estates 1 - 2:3 SE 0PM! in Saugerties, this 4-BR, 2 ½ BA, recently renovated & spacious colonial in a private setting. Step inside to this home that features; new appliances, granite counters & an EIK w/a center island. The recent renovations include; new carpets, flooring & new heating system. A cozy FP is in the living room for those cold winter nights. The MBR has a Jacuzzi tub w/a separate shower & the full basement awaits your finishing touches. There is a road maintenance agreement for the shared access road. Close to skiing at Hunter or Windham Mt & hiking in the Catskills. Call Blanca Aponte (845) 532-0310................................................................... $279,000 Fr NYS Thruway (Exit 20): Take Rt. 32N for 4 miles (+/-) to Mayfield Estates on R. to #27.

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THE ULTIMATE STUDIO N REDU EW In Mt. Tremper. This amazing 5-Acre propCTION ! erty has 3-structures. The 1st-bldg is architecturally fascinating, providing a stunning open space that is full of light. Handbuilt by local craftsmen, there is living & ofﬁce space as well. The 2nd-bldg is a cottage that is classic Catskills, w/a sleeping loft & vaulted ceilings. Rustic, charming, cozy & still bright. Tucked into the woods & beautifully landscaped. Large windows w/multi-level, private decking & an outdoor shower. The 3rd-bldg is a 2-story studio, also private & complete w/ﬂ-to-ceiling mirrors, large windows & a new deck. The septic & electrical sys are engineered for a 4th-bldg. This property could be a fantastic home. The pond, coop, sheds & fenced in areas are ready for the return of chickens, goats, & gardens. Call Josh Luborsky today!.......... $449,000

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This two story home has been well maintained over the years but needs your personal touches. The outside has been meticulously kept and provides a one car garage, shed and the off street parking. There are 3 BRs upstairs, one being only accessible by passing through another. The downstairs has a room off the kitchen that has had a variety of uses over the years. It has been a dining room, a downstairs BR and a family room over the years. There is a full bath and laundry area off of this room. Enjoy the back yard and the areas you decide to landscape by sitting on your enclosed porch off the eat in kitchen. $174,900

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The Ulster County District Attorney’s Office is presently in Possession of Property believed to be proceeds of burglaries in the southern Ulster County area between January, 2012 and September 22, 2013. This property includes male and female jewelry, watches and coins. If you have had personal property stolen from you which has not been recovered you may make inquiry at the District Attorney’s Office investigative unit. The phone number is 845-340-3280. Property not identified will be auctioned by the County of Ulster pursuant to the applicable New York statutes.

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Animals

Want to help but can’t adopt a cat? Don’t forget about our Foster Program! Visit our website UCSPCA.org, for details & pictures of cats to foster. Come see us & all of our other friends at the Ulster 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.

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ALMANAC WEEKLY

March 1, 2018

March Madness Over 65 Pre-Owned Vehicles in Stock Over 35 Certified Volkswagen in Stock VEHICLE

2011 BUICK REGAL CXL 97,930 mi, ECOTEC 2.4L I4 SIDI DOHC VVT, 6-Speed Automatic Electronic with Overdrive, FWD

Retail $9,350 Buy for $7,200

2013 FIAT 500 ABARTH 54,356 mi, 1.4L I4 16V MultiAir Turbocharged, 5-Speed C510 Manual, FWD

Retail $11,150 Buy for $9,000

2014 FORD FOCUS SE 36,138 mi, 2.0L 4-Cylinder DGI DOHC, 6-Speed Automatic with Powershift, FWD

Retail $12,500 Buy for $10,200

2013 FORD EXPLORER XLT 82,076 mi, 3.5L 6-Cylinder SMPI DOHC, 6-Speed Automatic with Select-Shift, AWD

Retail $18,975 Buy for $16,900

ODOMETER

2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid SEL 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T Limited Edition 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L S w/Technology 2014 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SE w/Connectivity/Sunroof 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SE w/Connectivity 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T S 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SE w/Connectivity AND Nav 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T S 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0L Base 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SE w/Connectivity 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T Wolfsburg Edition 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T Limited Edition 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SE w/Connectivity 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SE 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T S 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T SE w/Connectivity 2016 Volkswagen Golf TSI S 4-Door 2015 Volkswagen Golf TSI S 4-Door 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T SE w/Sunroof/Nav 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T SE w/Sunroof/Nav 2015 Volkswagen Passat 1.8T SE w/Sunroof/Nav 2013 Volkswagen GTI Wolfsburg Edition 2016 Volkswagen Golf TSI S 4-Door 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan S 4Motion 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan S 4Motion 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion 2014 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Edition 30 2016 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen S 2016 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen S 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0T SE 2015 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0T GLI SE 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL 4Motion 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL 4Motion 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI SEL 4-Door 2016 Volkswagen Jetta 2.0T GLI SEL 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL 4Motion 2015 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL 4Motion 2016 Volkswagen Touareg VR6 FSI Lux 2015 Volkswagen Touareg V6 Lux 4Motion

61,628 66,744 33,795 45,763 43,557 27,340 40,125 30,430 18,394 45,694 27,076 42,664 32,786 21,671 20,636 29,253 26,815 35,978 53,758 41,373 40,866 45,434 17,884 24,615 19,866 29,608 27,127 13,024 10,492 43,719 20,671 32,998 43,898 37,722 19,521 22,615 21,611 15,970 50,618 31,050

STOCK #

PRICE

UT4385 UT4396 UP1993 UT4405 UP1839 UP1959 UP1893 UP1941 UP1992 UT4389 UP1966 UT4359 UP1967 UP1990 UP1924 UP1984 UP1907 UP1988 UP1978 UP1976 UP1969 UT4378 UP1977 UP1975 UP1983 UP1971 UP1945 UP1996 UP1995 UT4357 UP1994 UP1982 UP1974 UP1970 UP1896 UP1910 UP1973 UP1972 UT4337 UP1947

$10,750 $11,900 $12,000 $12,100 $12,500 $12,500 $12,700 $12,700 $12,700 $13,300 $13,300 $13,400 $13,500 $13,500 $13,500 $14,300 $14,600 $14,700 $15,000 $15,700 $15,800 $16,000 $16,000 $17,000 $17,000 $17,300 $17,500 $17,500 $17,650 $18,000 $18,700 $19,500 $19,900 $20,500 $20,500 $21,700 $21,800 $22,300 $32,500 $34,000

2014 RAM 1500 SLT 30,121 mi, 3.6L V6 24V VVT, 8-Speed Automatic, 4WD

Retail $26,975 Buy for $23,200

2014 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED SPORT 13,906 mi, 3.6L V6 24V VVT, 5-Speed Automatic, 4WD

Retail $32,250 Buy for $28,900

2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 34,366 mi, EcoBoost 3.5L V6 GTDi DOHC 24V Twin Turbocharged, 6-Speed Automatic with Select-Shift, AWD

Retail $34,775 Buy for $31,000

2015 GMC SIERRA 1500 DENALI 51,416 mi, EcoTec3 6.2L V8, Automatic

Retail $39,700 Buy for $36,900

For APR offers: Example: For 0% APR, monthly payment for every $1,000 you finance for 60 months is $16.67. Example: For 1.9% APR, monthly payment for every $1,000 you finance for 60 months is $17.48. Not all customers will qualify for credit approval or advertised APR. For Lease offers Closed end lease financing on approved credit by Volkswagen Credit. Monthly lease payment based on MSRP shown, and destination charges, excluding title, tax, options, accessories, and dealer fees. Amount due at signing excludes title, tax, options, accessories, and dealer fees. Lessee responsible for insurance, maintenance and repairs. At lease end, lessee responsible for disposition fee of $350, $0.20/mile over 30,000 miles and excessive wear and tear. Purchase option at lease end for residual value shown, excludes taxes, title and other government fees. Photos for illustration. All offers end 2/28/2018. 1Based on a 2017 Tiguan 2.0T Limited 4Motion. MSRP $27,025. Purchase option at lease end $13,512.50. 2Based on a 20187 Jetta 1.4T manual. MSRP $19,815. Purchase option at lease end $9,907.50. 3Based on a 2018 Tiguan 2.0T S 4 Motion. MSRP $27,115. Purchase option at lease end $17,183. 4Based on a 20178 Atlas S 4 Motion. MSRP $34,995. Purchase option at lease end $20,647.05.

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