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Mohonk Preserve offers free one-month passes to Ulster County residents As part of the continuing effort to make Ulster the healthiest county in New York, the Mohonk Preserve is offering a free one-month membership for residents of Ulster County. Visitors with proof of Ulster County residency may obtain their passes at the Preserve Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday through Sunday, April 19 to 22 and at the Spring Farm Trailhead from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22. The mem-

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April 19, Thursday KLEZMER MEETS GOSPEL Saints of Swing Big Band featuring Miss Renee Bailey and Richard Chiger 7:30pm @ St. John’s Episcopal Church, 40 Market Street, Ellenville

Jazz. Classical. Klezmer. Irish. Gospel. Baroque. Latin. Folk. Chamber. Holiday.

For more information, like MUSIC ON MARKET on “Mirada al Cielo is a 20" x 25" acrylic on canvas by O+ Kingston alumnus Layqa Nuna Yawar, one of three artists who made the Anos de Soledad mural at 721 Broadway in Kingston. The painting is part of the silent auction offerings at the already sold out O+ Spring Gala Auction on April 14 at The Beverly. Even if you weren't able to get tickets for the gala, you can still bid on the auction items here: https://bit.ly/2IK47ea.

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Spring Gala Auction benefits O+ Festival

uring Kingston’s O+ Festival in early fall, the barter of music and art for healthcare and wellness makes for a citywide spectacle and transformation. But the Festival’s programs, operations and rituals have become a year-round concern, making O+ a consistent presence in the community. On Saturday, April 14 from 7 to 11 p.m., the Beverly in Kingston will host the already sold out O+ Spring Gala Auction. Even if you weren't able to get tickets for the gala, you can still bid on the auction items here: https://bit.ly/2IK47ea. To view all the items up for auction, which includes art, tickets to performances, guided mural tours, gift certificates to restaurants and stores and health-and-wellness experiences, visit opositivefestival.org/gala. This year’s silent auction includes artwork by Nani Chacon, Vivien Collens, Gaia, Geraluz, Jessie and Katey, Carolita Johnson, Harvey Konigsberg, Ocean Lofgren, Norm Magnusson, Andy Milford, Sean Andrew Murray, Andrew Nelson, Denise Orzo, Franc Palaia, Giselle Potter, Jess X. Snow, Eugene Stetz, Jim Toia and WERC.

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Peep show Seldom seen and rather noisy, the Northern Spring Peeper is a little frog with some amazing abilities

They can survive being frozen. Most frogs bury themselves in mud to keep their body temperatures above freezing. Not the peeper. It hibernates under leaf litter and logs. When temperatures dip below freezing, the frog’s liver begins to produce glucose, which prevents cell damage even when most of its body is frozen. During this time, the frog’s heart stops beating and it appears dead. But the clock is ticking: One study found 85 percent of frogs survived three days in the state, while 50 percent survived for a week. This cold tolerance is why the frogs are the traditional ﬁrst to call each spring.

name: pseudacris crucifer, which means “cross-bearing false locust,” the latter a reference to its insect-like call. If “crucifer” sounds familiar, it’s because it rhymes with Lucifer. The ﬁrst the cross-bearer, the second the light-bearer. It’s quite biblical, which is appropriate for a frog who begins to call around Easter.

On the move Like many amphibians, the spring peeper breeds in temporary ponds formed by snow melt and spring rains called vernal pools. Each year, amphibians make a pilgrimage to these pools, usually on the ﬁrst warm, rainy night. If you hear the peepers in a nearby wetland, that X marks the spot. means they’ve made the The “X” marking on the trip. Locally, many peepers frog’s back is one of easimade the move weeks ago Actual size during warmer weather, est ways to distinguish it from other small frogs. though not all. Each year, That marking, combined with its locals volunteer to help amphibcall, is responsible for its Latin ians cross roads. For more info,

bership passes will be valid through May 20. Passes must be picked up in person, with the exception of minors, whose parent or guardian may pick up a pass on their behalf. For more information, visit http://mohonkpreserve. org.

BRAWL’s Men’s Beauty Pageant this Friday in Rosendale One of the region’s wildest and most successful philanthropic programs for a number of years, the all-woman arm-wrestling league Hudson Valley BRAWL presents a Men’s Beauty Pageant at the Rosendale Theatre on Friday, April 13 at 8 p.m. Eight contestants self-identifying as men will compete for the elusive crown in three categories: Talent, Swimwear and Evening Attire. General admission costs $15, preferred seating $25. The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit http:// hudsonvalleybrawl.com.

The Northern Spring Peeper’s range. West of this, the Western Chorus Frog ﬁlls a similar niche.

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This New Paltz peeper inﬂates his throat sac (above) and, if in proper concert shape, belts out a high G, one of the highest notes on a piano.

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Musically inspired? An article in Wired magazine analyzed the peepers’ calls and Small body, big sound. found they consistently hit a Peepers are .8-1.5 inches long speciﬁc note - around 3000 hz, and weigh 3-5 equivalent to G7, the grams. But for an highest G on a piano. animal the size of Call rate ranges from a matchstick and around 20 to 90 per It’s a tie weight of a nickel, minute, and frethey can make a quency turns out to be racket - up to 104db when they important. Females go for males

ary Rita Coolidge performs at the Towne Crier Café in Beacon on Friday, April 13 at 8:30 p.m. This album is colored by Coolidge’s pivotal role in the Los Angeles singer/songwriter scene of the 1970s, where she made her name as a top backup singer before embarking on a platinum-selling solo career. Coolidge and producer Ross Hogarth gathered an all-star lineup of the era’s top musicians – guitarist Dave Grissom, bassist Bob Glaub, John “J. T.” Thomas on keyboards and drummer Brian Macleod – at LA’s Sunset Sound, the famed recording studio where Coolidge recorded her first solo albums. Tickets for this show cost $55. For tickets and additional information, visit www.townecrier.com. The Towne Crier Café is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon.

A capella group Straight No Chaser at UPAC on Saturday

Rita Coolidge plays Beacon’s Towne Crier this Friday

Celebrating Safe in the Arms of Time, her 18th solo record, the legend-

get together, which is comparable to a chainsaw.

The male a capella vocal group Straight No Chaser defies the stereotypes associated with their genre. This versatile and virtuosic group covers a remarkable amount of stylistic ground, from traditional to beatbox R & B and all manner of pop reinterpretation. A hugely popular live attraction, Straight No Chaser appears at

the Ulster Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices are $50, $70 and $90 based on location. Bardavon members get $5 off. For tickets and additional information, visit www.bardavon.org. UPAC is located at 601 Broadway in Kingston.

Nexus to join Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra at Latin concert on Saturday at CIA

that call frequently and loudly. The male peeper generates his seductive peep by closing his nostrils, and pushing air over his vocal chords into the throat sac, which acts as a resonator. Lifecycle Peepers call in a given location for 4-8 weeks; breeding season stretches from March to June. After mating, the female lays 800-1000 eggs underwater. The eggs hatch in 6-12 days; tadpoles mature in 45-100 days, quicker in temporary pools. Sexual maturity: 3 years. Eats Adult: Spiders, ants, beetles; tadpole/larvae: algae and other aquatic organisms. Is eaten by Adult: Larger frogs, snakes, skunks, owls, other birds; tadpole/larvae: diving beetle, leeches, dragonﬂy larvae. -Will Dendis

Tickets for the concert cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $5 for students. A reserved seating package is now available and includes choice of show seating and guaranteed seating at the Caterina de’ Medici restaurant for $45 per person (does not include $39 for dinner). To buy tickets and get more information about the concert, visit www.ndsorchestra. org or call (845) 635-0877.

John Tropea plays Marlboro’s Falcon this Saturday You may not have heard of John Tropea, but you may have heard of Eric Clapton, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Paul Simon, Laura Nyro or Van Morrison, and they have all heard

The Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra (NDSO) presents two Latin pieces inspired by famous works on Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m. in the Marriott Pavilion at the Culinary Institute of America. The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, a collection of tangos by Astor Piazzolla, will feature soloist Marka Young, violinist and NDSO concertmaster. The exotic instruments of the Nexus percussion ensemble will join NDSO for a novel take on Bizet’s Carmen Ballet Suite that was written for string orchestra and 47 percussion instruments.

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of John Tropea – hired him to play on their records, in fact. John Tropea brings his band (featuring a full horn section) back to the Falcon in Marlboro on Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m. There is no cover charge at the Falcon, but when you get to the donation box, you know what to do. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon.com.

Charming Disaster plays Kingston’s Rough Draft this Saturday

Charming Disaster’s impressive 2017 full-length Cautionary Tales plays like Third Wave stylized macabre folk in the same tradition that spawned Joanna Newsome and Andrew Bird a generation before. It moves from cutesy Kurt Weill-inspired dark cabaret to some trashy standard-issue indie guitar-rock, with a great number of chamber-folk settings in between. They do it with a big cabaret wink and a good amount of musical substance. As one would expect, their live shows bring the theater. Check it out at Rough Draft on Saturday, April 14 at 7 p.m. Rough Draft is located at 82 John Street in Uptown Kingston. For more information, visit www.charmingdisaster.com.

Kaki King to perform at Colony this Saturday

Colony in Woodstock welcomes the innovative guitarist and prolific recording artist Kaki King on Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m. Hailed by Rolling

Stone as “a genre unto herself,” Brooklyn-based composer and guitarist Kaki King has released nine albums over the past 14 years, toured the world and scored numerous films. New York chamber-folk songwriter Treya opens. Ticket prices are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For tickets and additional information, visit www.colonywoodstock. com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock.

Iva Bittová performs this weekend at Saugerties Methodist Church, Hudson Hall

This weekend will be a busy one for Iva Bittová. Drawing from the local pool of extreme talent, Saugerties Pro Music presents the uncategorizable violinist, vocalist, composer and theatrical performer on Sunday, April 15 at 3 p.m. at the Saugerties Methodist Church, on the corner of Washington Avenue (number 67) and Post Street in Saugerties. While Bittová’s recorded work tends toward avant-garde vocal technique and a fusion of world music and experimental textures, for this program the Czech Republic native will be performing a program of solo violin and voice incorporating Moravian, Slovak, Yiddish, Roma and traditional Czech tunes. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $12 for seniors. Students are admitted free. For more information, visit www.saugertiespromusica.org or call (845) 679-5733. On Saturday, April 14 at 3pm, Classics on Hudson and Hudson Hall present “Iva Bittová: Force of Nature,” an enchanting afternoon of Czech folk-inspired music. For this show, Bittová will be joined by the children of Harmony Project Hudson, who will perform works developed with her over the course of a monthlong workshop series at Hudson’s John L. Edwards Primary and Montgomery C. Smith Intermediate Schools. The concert is the fourth in Classics on Hudson’s 2018 season titled Not Your Father’s Chamber Music. Tickets for “Iva Bittová: Force of Nature” cost $10 for adults and are free for students aged 18 and under, and are available online at www.hudsonhall.org

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Gibson Brothers play Poughkeepsie’s CunneenHackett on Saturday

The nationally renowned, awardwinning bluegrass duo Eric and Leigh Gibson will be appearing with their band at the Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center in downtown Poughkeepsie on Saturday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. This concert is presented by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association (HVBA). The Gibson Brothers are no well-kept secret. They were named Entertainers of the Year in 2012 and 2013 at Nashville’s International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, and in 2013 the Gibsons also picked up citations for Vocal Group of the Year, Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year (for brother Eric). The Rounder Records recording artists have issued ten CDs, and several of their songs have reached the number-one spot on the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine top-hits chart. They ought to sound spectacular in the boutique confines of the 200-seat Cunneen-Hacket Center, which is located at 12 Vassar Street in Poughkeepsie. Tickets cost $35 ($30 for HVBA members) in advance and $45 at the door. For tickets and additional information, visit www.hvbluegrass.org.

Arrested Development on Sunday in Woodstock

Whether art should be a reflection of reality or a perfection of it is a little out of my scope at the moment, but I do want to recall how utterly alien the Afrocentric “conscious rap” of Arrested Development sounded to these ears in early ’90s, when the album for which they will always be known, 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of..., dropped into the middle of a world obsessed with gangsta rap on the one hand and the inflammatory politics of Public Enemy on the other. Speech’s moral, spiritual and Afrocentric persona – amplified by the band’s gaudily colorful image and celebratory clan atmosphere – was so shockingly againstthe-grain that it almost seemed incendiary for that reason alone. Yielding hits like the powerful “Tennessee” and the cheeky didacticism of “Mr. Wendal,” subtly lampooning gangsta rap in various ways, the album was nowhere near as pious as it was often made out to be. There was playful and even acidic dimension to it, but it was noted mostly for its hard-earned contrarian positivity. The legendary hip hop collective, Grammy-winners, hitmakers and originators of conscious hip hop in the heart of the era of street myth, Arrested Development performs in the intimate confines of Colony in Woodstock this Sunday, April 15 at 8 p.m. Still fronted by Speech, one of rap’s most unlikely heroes, Arrested Development is back in the studio after a long recording hiatus. Ticket prices for this unique show range from $45 to $75. For tickets and additional

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Rosendale Theatre screens Marley on Wednesday

The Rosendale Theatre’s Music Fan Film series presents Marley, a documentary film, on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:15 p.m. Academy Awardwinning Kevin McDonald attempts to distinguish between the myths and the reality surrounding this largerthan-life performer. Featuring neverbefore-seen performance footage, Marley examines the life and musical career of Bob Marley, as seen through the eyes of those who knew him, including Wailers band member Bunny Wailer, wife Rita Marley, son and musician Ziggy Marley, Lee “Scratch” Perry and others. Tickets cost $8 general admission, $6 for members. The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit www. rosendaletheatre.org.

Helsinki Hudson presents Hawktail on Wednesday Roots-music supergroup Hawktail performs at Club Helsinki in Hudson on Wednesday, April 18 at 8 p.m. Comprising Brittany Haas on fiddle, Punch Brother Paul Kowert on

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Mary Stuart Masterson fronts Philharmonic at Bardavon next Saturday The Bardavon continues the Hudson Valley Philharmonic (HVP)’s 58th season with “Hope in Time of War.” Featuring spoken word by the renowned actress Mary Stuart Masterson, the HVP performs Lukas Foss’ Elegy for Anne Frank. Continuing the theme, HVP concertmaster Carole Cowan performs selections of John Williams’ music for the film Schindler’s List. Also on the program are Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43, and Wagner’s famous Ride of the Valkyries. The performance takes place at the Bardavon on Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets for “Hope in Time of War” range in price from $20 to $57 and can be purchased at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston or online at www.bardavon.org.

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JOAN OSBORNE SINGS DYLAN ON SUNDAY AT BETHEL WOODS

olidifying her reputation as a modern-era interpreter with a keen interest in classic rock, roots music and blues, Joan Osborne has scored a major success with her “Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan” performance residencies, and now with the record Songs of Bob Dylan. The record features early Dylan classics as well as often-overlooked gems from some of Zimmerman’s less-appreciated later efforts. An unfussy and well-played record, the focus is entirely on Osborne’s readings of American classics. Joan Osborne performs the songs of Bob Dylan at the Bethel Woods Event Gallery on Sunday, April 15 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $44 and $54. For tickets and additional information, visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel.

bass, Jordan Tice on guitar and Dominick Leslieto on mandolin, Hawktail plays a fleet and virtuosic instrumental chamber folk, featured on their debut album Unless, which will be released next month. For a sense of the territory, track down the 2014 Hass Kowert Tice record You Got This, which belongs squarely and justifiably in the chamber-folk movement of Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor and the Punch Brothers. Tickets for this show cost $15 and are available at www.helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson.

Cults tout new LP at Woodstock’s Colony next Thursday

The well-known duo of NYU Film School dropouts Cults has a fine new album of hybrid electro/indie-pop and is bringing their gritty/pretty retro sound to Colony in Woodstock on Thursday, April 19 at 8 p.m. New Yorkers Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion took a hiatus from touring and recording after 2013’s well-received Static, but are now back in the saddle with 2017’s Offering. Tickets for this show cost $16 in advance and $20 on the day of the show. For more information, visit www.colonywodstock. com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock.

Dobro great Jerry Douglas plays Bearsville next Saturday

Perhaps the greatest (and certainly the most employed) living player of the Dobro resonator guitar, the legendary Jerry Douglas pays a visit to the Bearsville Theater on Saturday, April 21. The 14-time Grammy-winner Douglas has played with…let’s call it everybody and move on. His outstanding solo records, like 2012’s Traveler, position Douglas as a major, major player in newgrass and the Americana roots movement. Opening this Radio Woodstock show will be Nick Panken of the Brooklyn folktopian collective Spirit Family Reunion. Ticket prices range from $30 to $60. For tickets and additional info, visit www. bearsvilletheater.com. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock.

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The 420 Funk Mob is the funky grooving side project of ParliamentFunkadelic’s Michael “Clip” Payne. The 420 Funk Mob features a revolving cast of musicians that includes veterans of Bowie, D’Angelo, Outkast, Amy Winehouse, Lenny Kravitz, Bad Brains, Bootsy Collins, Kung Fu, the MuzikMafia posse and of course Parliament-Funkadelic. This roving party has made numerous stops in the Woodstock area in recent years, and here we go again. The 420 Funk Mob performs at Colony in Woodstock on…wait for it…Friday, April 20 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $20

in advance, $25 on the day of the show. For tickets and additional information, visit www.colonywoodstock.com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock.

Joe Locke & Jim Ridl at Kingston’s Senate Garage next Saturday Color me square! I did not know that April is Jazz Appreciation Month, nor that International Jazz Day is celebrated in Sydney, Australia on April 30. Locally, America’s greatest contribution to the serious-music canon will be recognized on Saturday, April 21 at the Senate Garage at 4 North Front Street in Kingston, where Jazzstock – the local collective of jazz players, promoters and advocates – has been situating its world-class programming. The concert features vibraphonist Joe Locke and pianist Jim Ridl. A master of one of jazz’s most mysterious axes, Locke has lent vibes to a diverse range of notable musicians, including Grover Washington, Jr., Kenny Barron, Eddie Henderson, Cecil Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Ron Carter, the Beastie Boys, the Münster Symphony Orchestra and the Lincoln, Nebraska Symphony. Jim Ridl is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and teacher residing in the New York City area. He performs internationally with the Jim Ridl Trio and Quartet, the Dave Liebman Big Band, the Mingus Big Band, Ximo Tebar’s IVAM Jazz Ensemble of Spain and the Tim Horner Quintet. Tickets for this show cost $30 and are available pre-show only; in other words, you cannot pay at the door for arcane and stupid legal reasons that really ought to be changed. But tickets are available next door at Rhino Records, or online via links from www.jazzstock.com. – John Burdick

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BOOKS Mary, Mary, quite contrary Tim Youd retypes McCarthy ’s The Group in ongoing Vassar performance piece

hat constitutes performance art? Almost any ephemeral activity, if one determines to make it so and applies that label. Think of Marina Abramovic spending ten weeks sitting at a table making wordless eye contact with strangers in The Artist Is Present (2010), or John Cage’s infamous music-free composition 4’ 33” (1952). But it needn’t be nearly so silent: In his ongoing 100 Novels project, Los Angeles-based artist Tim Youd specializes in retyping novels from beginning to end in locations that are charged with literary significance in the author’s biography. Employing the same make and model typewriter used by the author, Youd types each novel on a single sheet of paper with a backing support. Youd’s next installment, Retyping “The Group” by Mary McCarthy, gets underway at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 19 at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

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In his ongoing 100 Novels project, Tim Youd specializes in retyping novels (with the same make and model typewriter used by the author) from beginning to end in locations that are charged with literary signiﬁcance in the author’s biography. The retyping of Mary McCarthy’s The Group will constitute the 56th novel that Youd has typed, and is one of several titles that he will undertake in the Hudson Valley in 2018. The resulting Hudson Valley diptychs will be presented in an exhibition at Vassar’s Lehman Loeb Art Center this autumn.

at Vassar College. The performance will continue over the next two weeks, with the artist relocating daily to various spots on the Vassar campus through May 4. This will constitute the 56th novel that Youd has typed in the series, and is one

Vassar tried unsuccessfully to suppress “The Vassar Girl” article, and one administrator jokingly suggested putting arsenic in McCarthy’s beer. of several that he will undertake in the Hudson Valley in 2018. The resulting Hudson Valley diptychs will be presented in an exhibition at the Lehman Loeb this coming fall. Vassar has produced quite a few literary lionesses over the decades, including Edna St. Vincent Millay, Elizabeth Bishop, Muriel Rukeyser, Eleanor and Eunice Clark, Ruth Stiles Gannet, Shana

book was a lightning rod for controversy on account of its frank depiction of sexuality among unmarried, upper-class “nice girls” of the 1930s. The Group wasn’t the first piece of writing to get the notoriously sharp-tongued author in trouble with the administration of her alma mater. “The Vassar Girl,” published in the May 1951 issue of Holiday magazine, was contracted with the intent of comparing the current Vassar to the Vassar of the 1930s. The majority of the article focused on McCarthy’s impression that the college’s academic standards and reputation as a crucible for critical thinking had deteriorated. ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | VASSAR COLLEGE LIBRARIES “The vivid and extraordinary student, Vassar senior class photo of Mary McCarthy in 1933 familiar to the old Alexander, Sue Kaufman, Alexandra teachers and the alumnae, is, at least Ripley, Jane Kramer, Mary Oliver, Lucinda temporarily, absent from the scene,” she Franks and Jane Smiley. But none has wrote. “The idea of excellence, the zest distilled the experience of being a Vassar for adventure, the fastidiousness of mind girl quite so acidly as Mary McCarthy and humanistic breadth of feeling…seem somehow to have abandoned the college… (Class of 1933) did in her best-selling 1963 novel The Group. Based loosely on as literature and the arts give way to the the author’s circle of friends at school social sciences, and ‘pure’ scholarship (her alter-ego character, Kay, even had a cedes to preparation for civic life and boyfriend with the same unusual name, marriage.” McCarthy also criticized the Harald, as McCarthy’s first husband), the faculty and administration for its “fear of being considered Communist.” Vassar tried unsuccessfully to suppress the article, and one administrator jokingly suggested putting arsenic in McCarthy’s beer. But eventually the college patched up relations with the woman who became one of its most lauded alumnae, inviting McCarthy back to the campus a half-dozen times throughout the ’70s and ’80s. She led discussions during a

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TICK OF THE TIME BOMB Poughkeepsie Journal veteran Mary Beth Pfeiffer reads from her new book on Lyme disease in Woodstock and Poughkeepsie

ith the onset of spring comes the lure of the Great Outdoors, and locals are blessed with a multitude of options for spectacular hikes. But nothing taints the prospect of a nice walk in the woods like the knowledge that infected deer ticks are waking up hungry, lurking alongside every trail waitMary Beth Pfeiffer’s Lyme: The First ing for someone to bite. If you haven’t Epidemic of Climate Change has yet tested positive for Lyme disease already garnered critical accolades, yourself, you certainly know someone including from such environmentalwho has, and probably more than one. ist icons as Jane Goodall and Bill You’ve also undoubtedly heard horMcKibben. The book makes the case ror stories about people whose Lyme that Lyme disease is spreading rapcases didn’t respond to conventional idly around the globe as ticks move treatment, or morphed into someinto places they could not survive thing far worse. before, infecting half a million people A reporter for the Poughkeepsie in the US and Europe each year, and Journal for three decades and the untold multitudes in Canada, China, author of Crazy in America: The Russia and Australia. Hidden Tragedy of the Criminalized Mentally Ill (2007), Mary Beth Pfeiffer has emerged in the last five years as the nation’s leading investigative reporter on Lyme disease. Her series of articles on the subject, collectively titled “No Small Thing,” has won a slew of journalism awards. Pfeiffer’s exhaustive research has led her to conclude that the medical establishment hasn’t been taking Lyme nearly seriously enough, and that the current protocol for its treatment is in many cases inadequate. Now Pfeiffer has a new book out, published this month by Island Press, and has several local stops planned in the coming weeks to share the stories that she has gathered. Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change has already garnered critical accolades, including from such environmentalist icons as Jane Goodall and Bill McKibben. The book makes the case that Lyme disease is spreading rapidly around the globe as ticks move into places they could not survive before, infecting half a million people in the US and Europe each year, and untold multitudes in Canada, China, Russia and Australia. Pfeiffer also warns of the emergence of other tickborne illnesses that make Lyme more difficult to diagnose and treat, and that pose their own grave risks. Lyme is firmly rooted in environmental and health science, relying on more than 300 peer-reviewed articles and dozens of expert interviews. Pfeiffer exposes the failure of government and medicine to prevent rapidly spreading infection, address poor diagnostic tests and help many thousands of patients whose symptoms – body pain, crippling fatigue and neurological, psychiatric and memory issues – can linger long after treatment. She gives voice to patients whose illnesses have been dismissed, to doctors whose treatments have put their licenses in jeopardy and to scientists whose studies strongly suggest that the threat of ticks and Lyme disease has been underestimated and methods to treat it inadequate. The Golden Notebook, located at 29 Tinker Street in Woodstock, will host a book launch event with Mary Beth Pfeiffer this Sunday, April 15 at 3 p.m. Other upcoming book talks in the Hudson Valley include a stop at the Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs on April 29. The author’s former employer and her alma mater will co-host a Lyme Forum beginning at 6 p.m. next Tuesday, April 17 at the Nelly Goletti Theatre in Marist College’s Student Center, located at 3404 North Road in Poughkeepsie. The forum will feature Mary Beth Pfeiffer along with Dr. Kenneth Liegner of Pawling, Lyme patient Brian Gaucher and Jamie Buss, whose nine-year-old daughter suffers from the disease. Poughkeepsie Journal opinion engagement editor John Penney will moderate the discussion, which will be followed by questions from the audience. The event is free, but space is limited; attendees must register in advance at https://tickets.poughkeepsiejournal.com/e/lyme. – Frances Marion Platt Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change talk with Mary Beth Pfeiffer, Sunday, April 15, 3 p.m., Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker Street, Woodstock; Lyme Forum, Tuesday, April 17, 6-8 p.m., Nelly Goletti Theatre, Student Center, Marist College, 3404 North Road, Poughkeepsie; https://tickets.poughkeepsiejournal. com/e/lyme.

weeklong symposium in 1971, packing the Chapel; gave the commencement address in 1976; was the inaugural President’s Distinguished Visitor in 1982; celebrated the college’s acquisition of her personal and professional papers in 1985; did a book-signing on campus upon publication of her autobiography How I Grew in 1987; and read a chapter aloud in 1988 in honor of the 25th anniversary of The Group. All, apparently, was forgiven. McCarthy died of lung cancer the following year, aged 77. Yes, you can come to campus yourself to watch Tim Youd retype The Group. Admission is free. To find out where he will be set up on any given day from April 19 to May 4, visit www.vassar.edu. Vassar College is located at 124 Raymond Avenue

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ach spring, Vassar College presents its Alex Krieger ’95 Memorial Lecture, endowed in honor of a student who died in an automobile accident during his freshman year. Lecturers are often big names in the media world, and this year’s choice seems especially timely: Dominican-American author Junot Díaz, who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics’ Circle Award for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. This erstwhile literary wunderkind, now 49, is also the author of Drown; This Is How You Lose Her, a New York Times best-seller and National Book Award finalist; and Islandborn. He is the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, the PEN/Malamud Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the PEN/O. Henry Award. But this week in particular, the world of belles-lettres is abuzz with admiration for Díaz’s moving account in The New Yorker about the fact that he was raped at the age of eight, and the way that the need to conceal that fact has twisted his life and relationships ever after. His essay, “The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma” (https://bit.ly/2IEtgXG), is a powerful addition to the testimonies of the #metoo movement. Junot Díaz’s talk will begin at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18 in the Villard Room of the Main Building on the Vassar campus. As always with the annual Krieger Lecture, this event is free and open to the public; but early arrival is recommended if you want to make sure of a seat and a parking space within reasonable walking distance. Vassar College is located at 124 Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For more information, visit www.vassar.edu.

Nelly Goletti Theatre. Wright makes a case for a secularized, “scientized” practice of Buddhist meditation that he believes to be both therapeutic and consistent with contemporary Western pragmatism. At 11 a.m. on Friday, April 20 in the Fusco Recital Hall, Professor Wright’s second lecture, “Cognitive Empathy and Human Conflict: Saving the World with One Not-So-Simple Trick,” will explore some important insights that psychology can bring to bear on international relations and foreign policy. Wright is a contributing editor at The New Republic and a contributor to Time and Slate. In 2009, he was named by

Foreign Policy magazine as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers. His previous books include Pulitzer finalist The Evolution of God, as well as The Moral Animal and Nonzero. Marist College is located at 3399 North Road in Poughkeepsie. For more information, visit www.marist.edu.

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8 tín Espada, author of more than 20 books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. The Brooklyn-born poet’s latest volume is Vivas to Those Who Have Failed (Norton, 2016). A former tenant lawyer in Greater Boston’s Latino community, Espada is a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. As part of the Ellen Robbins Poetry Forum, Martin Espada speaks on Thursday, April 12 at 10:15 in the College Lounge of Vanderlyn Hall on the SUNY-Ulster campus. This event is free and open to the public. SUNY-Ulster is located at 491 Cottekill Road in Stone Ridge. For more information on Martin Espada, visit http://martinespada.net. For more on the event, visit https://libguides.sunyulster. edu/poetry_forum.

H. Jon Benjamin of Bob’s Burgers to tout new book at Bard Comedian and author H. Jon Benjamin is best-known as a featured voice in television’s Bob’s Burgers and Archer, a couple of credits that situate

ALMANAC WEEKLY Benjamin at the center of the comedic zeitgeist. Today’s comedic talents are perforce multimodal and multimedia. The lines between comedy and memoir continue to be especially blurred in the Age of Identity. David Sedaris arrives at comedy via memoir; Maria Bamford arrives at memoir via comedy. Benjamin’s overtly self-effacing first book, Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir is a detailed litany of failure and, ultimately, a defense of it: an “apology” in the old sense of the word. It comes out on May 1 on Dutton. In association with the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Oblong Books will present H. Jon Benjamin on Wednesday, May 2 at 8 p.m. in Bard College’s Olin Hall. Tickets cost $32 and include one copy of the book. For tickets and additional information, visit https://oblongbooks.com or https:// fishercenter.bard.edu, or call the Fisher Center box office at (845) 758-7900.

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place, where visitors can sample their way from booth to booth or table to table. The Taste of Rhinebeck prefers to make participants earn their calories with a brisk walk between eateries. It’s a culinary crawl through Rhinebeck’s food and beverage scene, with stops inside restaurants, spirit shops and specialty food retailers along a fourblock village radius, where people can enjoy a variety of food and drinks. It’s also a fundraiser. Last year, Taste raised nearly $26,000 to benefit the Northern Dutchess Hospital Foundation, as about 400 attendees filled up on lobster mac-and-cheese from the Tavern at the Beekman Arms, a grilled chicken slider from Buns Rhinebeck, a Tea-a-Rita from the Water Oracle and s’mores-flavored beer from Grand Cru. This year, the 14th annual Taste will feature such firsttime eateries as Aba’s Falafels, as well as veterans such as Village Pizza, Gaby’s Café, Le Petit Bistro and more. Chefs create plates of delicious fare or a palate-pleasing beverage as they compete for participants’ votes in the categories of Best Appetizer, Main Course, Dessert and Beverage. The Taste of Rhinebeck begins at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17. The cost is $75 in advance or $100 at the registration tent in the Foster’s Coach House parking lot. For tickets or more information, visit www.tasteofrhinebeck.com or call the Foundation at (845) 871-1711.

Grill’n and Chill’n in the Catskills BBQ beneﬁt at Emerson On May 22, 2011, a powerful milewide, multiple-vortex tornado devastated the city of Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people, injuring 1,150 and causing $2.8 billion in property damage. In the aftermath, a couple of guys named Stan Hays and Will Cleaver were wondering what they might do to help, and it struck them that maybe the survivors and the rescue workers deserved a nice hot barbecue meal instead of FEMA rations. Thus was the not-for-profit disaster relief organization Operation BBQ Relief (OBR) born; in the years since its founding, OBR has provided more than 1.75 million meals to 44 communities in 24 states ravaged by natural catastrophes. One of OBR’s many dedicated volunteers, Dana Reed, a cardiology nurse at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, joined up in 2012 and now organizes fundraising events throughout the Northeast. The Emerson Resort and Spa in Mount Tremper will play host next weekend to a world-class two-day culinary event called Grill’n and Chill’n in the Catskills, at which top pitmasters, celebrity chefs, distillers and outdoor guides will be displaying their skills and sharing secrets and tips. Cast-iron and Dutch-oven demos with sampling, jerky-making, open-pit cooking and bourbon-tasting are just a few of the culinary experiences that attendees will be able to enjoy, while contributing to a great cause. Competitors will battle it out for a spot at the 2018 World Food Championships in the Brookside Burger Battle. On Friday night the Black Dirt Bandits perform, and on Saturday you can even take a Fly Fishing 101 tutorial. The weekend wraps up with a lovely gala reception and silent auction, followed by a pairing dinner prepared by the OBR team. Grill’n and Chill’n in the Catskills runs from 3 p.m. on Friday, April 13 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 14. Ticket packages run from $116.46 to $305.89; call (845)

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Dancing with the Stars Ulster-Style this Friday in Saugerties

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and his wife Christine will face stiff competition as they vie for the “Dancing with the Stars Ulster-Style” crown this Friday in Saugerties. Proceeds from the dance contest will beneﬁt the United Way of Ulster County.

Dance-competition reality TV shows are quite the global phenomenon these days, with shows like Strictly Come Dancing in Britain and Dancing with the Stars in the US drawing tens of millions of viewers, some of whom develop attachments to particular competitors as passionate as soccer fans do to their favorite teams. If you haven’t caught the bug yet, maybe it’s time you found a local dancefloor hero to cheer on. How about, say, the Ulster County executive? That’s right: Mike Hein will be strutting his stuff, along with his wife Christine, at Saugerties’ Diamond Mills Hotel this Friday, April 13, competing for the “Dancing with the Stars Ulster-Style” crown. The Heins’ challengers will include Bill and Patti Calderara, Drs. Jim Corsones and Gina Carena, Nadine Ferraro and Tim Hurley, Crystal Jacob and B. A. Feeney III, Lauren Sheeley and Peter Frank and Egidio and Elisa Tinti.The head judge this year will be Linda Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Also on the judging panel will be Kristen Backhaus, Shannon Harris, Greg Helsmoortel, Terri Hlavaty, Alan Roberts and Michael Spoto. Dancing with the Stars Ulster-Style is a benefit for the United Way of Ulster County. Ticket prices are $60 for adult general admission, $75 for VIP seating, $30 youth aged 12 to 18, $10 for children under age 12. There will be a deejay keeping everyone on the dance floor between performances; hors d’oeuvres will be served, and there will be a cash bar. The event runs from 7 to 10 p.m. For more info and tickets, call (845) 331-4199 or visit www.ulsterunitedway. org. The Diamond Mills Hotel is located at 25 South Partition Street in Saugerties.

Spring Bridal Open House at Storm King Art Center on Saturday The Storm King Art Center hosts it Spring Bridal Open House on Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Storm King’s 500-acre landscape of rolling hills, fields and woodlands can provide a stunning backdrop for weddings. Local vendors and Storm King’s Private Events Team will be available to answer questions. Register to attend by Friday, April 13 by visiting http://bit.ly/2G0rHT7. The Storm King Art Center is located at 1 Museum Road in New Windsor. For more information, visit www.stormking.org.

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STORYHORSE THEATER PRESENTS THE QUIET EXECUTION OF FRANK L. TEAL IN TIVOLI

he Quiet Execution of Frank L. Teal will be performed this weekend in the Cathedral at Murray’s in Tivoli. It could be called a hybrid sort of dramatic production, in that the story is told as documentary. The text is based on actual interviews with locals who knew of Teal’s death in 1949 and on research into the archives at Historic Red Hook. Written by Storyhorse Theater co-founder Jeremy Davidson and directed by his wife and co-founder Mary Stuart Masterson, the unsolved murder mystery will be staged as a reading, with characters giving voice to the action. This is how it’s done at Storyhorse: True events that have taken place in our region, either contemporary or historical, are transcribed and brought to life by actors in multimedia readings. “It’s a tricky format,” says Davidson. “We don’t rehearse a lot; the actors are not moving around and are not in costume. So, how do you create a dynamic story? It’s meant This weekend's Storyhorse Documentary Theater production to be a conversation with the audience. The whole point of the is based on interviews, letters and case ﬁles surrounding the Storyhorse project is to create a landscape of local stories we murder of local surveyor Frank L. Teal can all connect to and recognize we’re a part of, in some way.” The fifth such story to be presented by Storyhorse, The Quiet Execution of Frank L. Teal, came about when the president at Historic Red Hook introduced Davidson to the murder that was never solved. He was able to talk to people who were alive at the time, and also managed to read the case file. “That opened the story up in a way I thought could live in a documentary form onstage,” says Davidson. “Frank was a surveyor from around 1903 to 1949. In 1949, he was living alone, in his early 80s. He’d never married or had kids, but lived with his mother and sister, who had passed away. A neighbor would bring dinner to him. One night, she couldn’t get in and found that he had died of smoke inhalation.” An investigation determined that the fire had been set, and that Teal had been shot in the head. It was murder. “The case files were in people’s own words. It’s very immediate. I have changed names in certain instances. You’re playing with rumor a lot of the time. To use a rumor to disparage someone’s name – that’s a line I try to be conscious of as much as possible. I do play with time in this one. I hope it gets at the essence and is a useful window to not just a murder case, but to the community over time. It’s a tragic story, but ultimately there’s something about the way they existed as a family that is inspiring. And Frank Teal’s work as a surveyor is interesting; who he was as a man is fascinating.” When asked about the process of fictionalizing a true story, Davidson says, “The stories need to be heard in a way that is immediate and intimate, not overly manipulated by performance. There’s a narrative here that is ‘direct address’ to the audience. To fictionalize it, there are liberties you take just by casting actors to tell it. You put the story through their spirit, and that’s changing the story just by doing that. “When you hear ‘documentary,’ it’s hard for some people to understand. A live documentary is here and gone. We’ll probably do this once, which I find both exhilarating and frustrating. It’s expensive to produce live theater, difficult to sustain something like this. For this one in particular, a lot of terrific upstate actors are involved. They care as much as I do about this area because they live here. It helps bring integrity to this story and make the words memorable.” Davidson and Masterson settled their young family in the Hudson Valley five years ago, after living “like Gypsies – moving around, getting close to people in different parts of the country” as working actors. “We’re fortunate to get to travel, but it often feels rootless; you’re passing through,” says Davidson. “In New York, it sometimes feels that theater is something only for the privileged. Here there are so many inspiring people doing incredible work, who are not passing through. “Now, being here full-time, we’re trying to contribute to the community. We collect these stories and want them to be of value, not only for entertainment. We’re all so over-entertained as a culture. But when we gather together and all listen to the same story, there’s something communal about that. I find it very powerful. The feeling of telling local stories that have been pulled from the community: It’s a different experience for me. I feel the stakes of the storytelling a little more. They’re my neighbors. It takes a huge amount of courage for them to share their stories and allow us to share them in this way. This is connecting me and my work with the place where I live and where we’re raising our kids. The land is part of it; you feel the history of the place in the land. It feels like it’s alive, and it speaks to us.” The Quiet Execution of Frank L. Teal is also produced by Tricia Reed; sound design is by Seth Chrisman and projection design by David Szlasa. The cast includes Denny Dillon, Jeffrey Demunn, Tim Guinee, Michael Chernus, John Bedford Lloyd, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Sean Cullen, Jeffrey Doornbos, Michael Rhodes, Foster Reed, Julian Senterfit-Sanjuan, Eric Hill, Emily Simoness, Alec Glass, Tommy Costello and Sam Eisenbaum. – Ann Hutton The Quiet Execution of Frank. L. Teal, Friday/Saturday, April 13/14, 8 p.m., general admission $28/students $20, Sunday, April 15, 2 p.m., pay-what-you-wish, Cathedral at Murray’s, 73 Broadway, Tivoli; (323) 646-0157, https://storyhorsetheater. org.

Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart at SUNY-Ulster Perhaps the richest contemporary motherlode of familial angst is the Southern Gothic school of literature, wherein all the kinfolk seem to have skeletons of one sort or another hanging in their closets. It seems like we all have our horror stories to tell about our crazy relatives, but few of us have hit that nadir of family reunions that forms the dramatic center of Beth Henley’s 1978 tragicomic masterpiece Crimes of the Heart. In the play, the eccentric sisters MaGrath gather in the kitchen of their family home in Hazlehurst, Mississippi to figure out what to do about the fact that youngest

sister Babe has just shot her abusive husband. They fight, struggle, laugh and cry their way through the day and, in the end, discover that love among sisters can overcome any calamity. Crimes of the Heart debuted in 1979 at

the annual New American Plays Festival put on by the Actors’ Theatre of Louisville, with Kathy Bates in the original cast. It then went on to become a huge hit on Broadway in 1981, running for 535 performances and winning the 1981 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best American Play, the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1982 Theatre World Award. That production also snagged four Tony nominations, including Best Play and Best Featured Actress nods for both Mary Beth Hurt and Mia Dillon. Henley copped a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar nomination when she tailored her play to the screen; the highly successful 1986 film version was directed by Bruce Beresford. Debuting on Thursday, April 12 and running through Sunday, April 22, the SUNY-Ulster Theatre Department will present Crimes of the Heart as its spring production, featuring a student cast and assistant professor/coordinator of theatre Stephen Balantzian in the director’s chair. “Working on Crimes of the Heart has been a wonderful challenge for the students,” Balantzian says. “With Beth Henley’s rich characters, a Mississippi dialect and a kitchen set, they are tested by all of the elements. It’s a joy to work on a beautiful play with dedicated and hardworking students.” Performances begin at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, April 12 to 14 and 19 to 21, with 2 p.m. matinées on Sundays, April 15 and 22, in the Quimby Theater in Vanderlyn Hall on the SUNY-Ulster, located at 491 Cottekill Road in Stone Ridge. This event is open to the community; a $10 donation is suggested. Admission is free for students. For more information about Crimes of the Heart, call the SUNYUlster box office at (845) 688-1959.

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ART Cabaret and the catwalk Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Spring Fling next Saturday takes on Secret City ďŹ&#x201A;avor

his Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild spring fashion show promises to offer â&#x20AC;&#x153;a new level of fun and playfulness,â&#x20AC;? according to its host, Obie Award-winning writer and actor Chris Wells. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Flingâ&#x20AC;? Byrdcliffe fashion and cabaret benefit will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;bawdy, sexy and joyful,â&#x20AC;? he says, with a live band, singers and dancers, and it will take place on Saturday, April 21 at the historic 1902 Byrdcliffe Barn. The runway will feature spring looks from area retailers, modeled by Byrdcliffe residents and locals. Wells is co-founder and director of Secret City, a tent-revival-style celebration of creativity that features live music, performance and art. He was asked by

And the fashion show will be a bit more avant-garde. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a wonderful makeup artist, Alice Lane, who lives at Byrdcliffe, and she will be doing everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s makeup. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping the whole event will look and feel like much more of a theatrical atmosphere when you walk in. A lot of people love this event, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping to just build on what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already created and make it even more of a party. There is a karaoke portion, and a dance party at the endâ&#x20AC;Śit should be a really fun night.â&#x20AC;? We l l s c o founded Secret City in New York in 2007 with his then-partner, now-husband, painter Robert Lucy. The two left the City for Woodstock in 2013, when both were awarded Byrdcliffe residencies. Secret City now does annual events in Woodstock,

Expect â&#x20AC;&#x153;bawdy, sexy and joyful,â&#x20AC;? says Wells.

Keyla Coronel will model the DragonďŹ&#x201A;y Gown, designed by Lisette Lux and courtesy of the shop Lilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Flingâ&#x20AC;? Byrdcliffe fashion and cabaret beneďŹ t on Saturday, April 21 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The gown is made of silk chiffon and taffeta and embellished with rhinestones, jet beads, sequins and feathers.

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Obie Award-winning writer and actor Chris Wells will host the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spring Flingâ&#x20AC;? Byrdcliffe fashion and cabaret show on Saturday, April 21 at Woodstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Byrdcliffe Barn.

the organizers of the Spring Fling to bring that same sense of unpredictability to the annual fashion show. As a resident at Byrdcliffe himself, Wells says that he really wanted to feature other artists in residence there in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;joyous cabaret spectacle.â&#x20AC;? While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not intended to be the same thing as a Secret City gathering, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will have some of that same exuberance, interactivity and playfulness,â&#x20AC;? Welles says.

with a townwide festival of lights planned for August. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very committed to this area,â&#x20AC;? Wells says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love it here. And whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting about getting involved with the Spring Fling is that, even with all of the incredible history around the Byrdcliffe colony, I think a lot of people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily know what Byrdcliffe is, or how many people live there and work there. I hope this helps shine a light on

the special nature of the colony.â&#x20AC;? The Spring Fling festivities will begin with a cocktail hour of hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres accompanied by Prosecco and wine, all donated by local restaurateurs and merchants. A silent auction will include the opportunity to bid on a South African safari experience and gift certificates from local restaurants, retailers and spas. The evening concludes with the fashion show featuring Woodstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own wearing special garments from the Juda Leah Atelier, Capsule Collection Boutique, Hamilton & Adams, Oak 42, Pegasus Footwear, Lilyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Rock City Vintage, Next Boutique, Workday Wear, Changes and Grace Hat Engineering. The funds raised will support the arts programming at Byrdcliffe and the artist residencies. The Byrdcliffe Art Colony was founded in Woodstock in 1902 by husband and wife Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead and Jane Byrd McCall Whitehead, whose names, blended into â&#x20AC;&#x153;Byrdcliffe,â&#x20AC;? became synonymous with the Arts and Crafts Movement of the time and with Woodstock. Best-known for handcrafted furniture, as many as 200 colony artists also created pottery, metalwork, textiles, ceramics, photographs, drawings and paintings. Founded on Utopian â&#x20AC;&#x153;life is artâ&#x20AC;? principles that include the adage that living a balanced lifestyle in a natural environment motivates artistic production, Byrdcliffe continues to bring dozens of visual artists, writers and

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WATCHING ISLE OF DOGS is a delightful experience from beginning to end. They might as well inscribe the name plaque for the 2018 Best Animated Feature Oscar right away.

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In Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs, the nephew of a wicked mayor crash-lands on an island landfill in search of his beloved Spots, who was among the first dogs to be exiled following outbreaks of virulent and allegedly incurable “dog flu” and “snout fever.”

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aurent Rejto and his colleagues at the Hudson Valley Film Commission must have smiles that they can’t wipe off their faces this week, what with the stunning critical and box-office success of the locally shot horror flick A Quiet Place. What could possibly keep Almanac Weekly from leaping immediately onto the praise bandwagon for a blockbuster whose spine-tingling action sequences include a scene filmed on the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail bridge in New Paltz? Easy answer: the simultaneous release of a new Wes Anderson movie. That, Esteemed Readers, qualifies as an Event, cinematically speaking. Granted, Wes Anderson movies aren’t for everybody: One viewer’s meticulous craftsmanship may be another’s twee fussiness. And the director’s deadpan sense of humor may baffle some audiences. To this reviewer, however, the secondary realities that his films depict, set a logical quarter-turn away from the real world, are skewed just enough to provide delicious immersion in the slightly absurd, rendered with a visual orderliness that beckons the viewer to suspend disbelief without a struggle. I always look forward to a new one with great relish. This imposition of formality of construction on potentially chaotic narrative and characterization is arguably the aesthetic signature of Anderson’s oeuvre, and the dividing line between his fans and his detractors. Consider, for example, Ralph Fiennes’ Oscar-nominated turn as Monsieur Gustave, concierge of The Grand Budapest Hotel: Despite the character’s questionable ethics and frequent outbursts of profanity, he manages to wear a tarnish-proof halo of consistent good manners to his clientele. There’s a lot of oblique humor to be harvested from such a delicate balancing act, if you “get it,” and Anderson has been blessed with a stable of actors who know exactly how to walk that fine line. He puts some of his regulars to excellent use in his newest animated opus, Isle of Dogs – notably Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, F. Murray Abraham and Harvey Keitel. All

shine in doggy roles (though I somehow missed Anjelica Huston, credited for the voice of Mute Poodle). New voices here include Bryan Cranston, Liev Schreiber, Courtney B. Vance, Greta Gerwig, Scarlett Johansson, Yoko Ono, Ken Watanabe, Kunichi Nomura, Akira Takayama and Akira Ito. A young Canadian actor of half-Japanese extraction, Koyu Rankin, plays the lead role of Atari, the nephew of wicked, cat-loving Mayor Kobayashi (Nomura). Atari crashlands on the titular island in search of his beloved guard dog Spots, who was among the first to be exiled to the magnificently ghastly landfill island in the harbor of the fictional city of Megasaki following outbreaks of virulent and allegedly incurable “dog flu” and “snout fever.” It’s in the movie’s setting, in a dystopian future Japan, and in its mainly undeveloped (and untranslated) Japanese characters that Isle of Dogs runs into a bit of trouble, laying the director/screenwriter open to accusations of cultural appropriation. Not being Japanese myself, I’m not the most qualified person to make that judgment, and reactions so far from critics and moviegoers in Japan seem to be mixed. His past works have proven popular in that country, and Anderson is a self-proclaimed fan of Japanese culture, claiming Kurosawa among his primary cinematic influences; but it’s sometimes hard to know with this director whether he’s falling prey to Ugly Americanism or poking meta-fun at it. My initial reaction was that the relative formality of Japanese social interaction,

as perceived from a Western perspective, frames Anderson’s sneaky sense of humor admirably. But maybe that’s just me being culturally tone-deaf, and I stand correctable. The most obvious focus of criticism in this film has been a blatant “white savior” portrayed by Gerwig: Tracy, a prickly American exchange student/school newspaper editor who riles up her more stereotypically passive Japanese classmates to revolt against the corrupt mayoral administration and demand return of the abducted canines. She’s one of Anderson’s trademark “oddball kid” characters; Atari himself is her determined Japanese counterpart. But it’s really among the Englishspeaking exiled dogs themselves that the meat of this story takes place, and most of the pleasure. Cranston voices Chief, the maverick leader of a scrawny, scrappy pack of self-described alpha canines who come to Atari’s aid. These focal dogs experience varying levels of conflict and angst over their instinct to be protective of and subservient to humans, despite having been ill-used by them. Chief in particular is proud of having been a stray, and most resistant to the pack’s decision to ally with Atari in his quest (flag future bonding here). Isle of Dogs is, predictably, visually gorgeous and unsettling at the same time. The island landscape ranges from a horrific nuclear wasteland to a luminous cathedral of piled glass bottles. As in any Anderson film, it is tempting to admire this one shot-by-shot, and animation – here

achieved through an amalgam of stopmotion models, puppets and paintings – is a medium that offers this controlfreaky auteur unlimited ability to exercise his filmcraft. For my tastes, it’s almost too much perfection, bordering on artificiality; I’m more impressed when he is able to frame the real world with comparable exactitude. That quibble aside, watching Isle of Dogs is a delightful experience from beginning to end. They might as well inscribe the name plaque for the 2018 Best Animated Feature Oscar right away. If you want social significance as a side dish with your entertainment, look for the metaphors: The internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the stigmatization of the HIV-positive during the 1980s AIDS epidemic, the current presidential administration’s enthusiasm for deporting undocumented immigrants will all serve well enough. I’ll wait to hear more from Japanese viewers about how troubling they find this movie’s stereotypes and lack of character development. I will, however, state without hesitation that Isle of Dogs is guilty of unabashed character assassination against people who prefer cats. They’re the bad guys. If you’re primarily a Dog Person, you should be totally within your comfort zone here. Enjoy. – Frances Marion Platt

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“SO MUCH COMES OUT THROUGH THE VOICE; when we did a project digitizing old cassette recordings made decades ago, you can actually hear through the person’s voice that it was from a different era. It’s mysterious why that is, but you can pinpoint it right away.”

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then produces and edits into compelling narratives less than five minutes in length. All of the work through the project is audio-based. Transcripts of the stories are not posted online with the recordings because “there is something about hearing the voice – how we pick up on subtleties of meaning,” she says. “So much comes out through the voice; when we did a project digitizing old cassette recordings made decades ago, you can actually hear through the person’s voice that it was from a different era. It’s mysterious why that is, but you can pinpoint it right away.” The “sounds” part of the project involves numerous recorded audio clips of the sounds that define the Hudson Valley, from the whistle of the trains running along the Hudson River to the voice of a carnival barker at the Ulster County Fair. There are clips of the sounds of thunderstorms, and bats in local caves, and audio of the historic trolley that once went from the Rondout to Kingston Point Park. “And I think I recorded every bell in the collection at the Hudson River

Maritime Museum,” McAdam says. There’s a sheer enjoyment in just hearing the audio clips of sounds and listening to the short stories about a myriad of Hudson Valley experiences, but the recorded material has a larger context. In hearing the stories of other ordinary people, we become more connected to each other, says McAdam, and the stories and sounds “anchor us to where we live, inspiring us to become better stewards of our region. When we feel that connection to place, we want to protect it; we want to really take care of it.” Learning the real story behind something makes you more compassionate, too. “If you learn more about the one-room schoolhouse that used to be down the block from you, and you understand that everyone in the hamlet you live in used to go to one-room schoolhouses, that gives you a better sense of what life was like for people then. And if you’re riding down Main Street and hear the church bell, you’re thinking about what that sound really means if you know how the church

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bell used to actually call you to church; or, if it was rung at a time other than Sunday morning, it meant something was up. Or you learned from someone’s story that when World War II ended, that church bell rang. Now there’s a connection to that sound.” The Sound & Story Project of the Hudson Valley began serendipitously, when McAdam accompanied her friend, now husband Jim Metzner on an audio field trip. Metzner, an award-winning radio producer who was teaching at Vassar at the time, “literally put the headset on me and gave me his old cassette recorder and said, ‘Push the red button.’ We were recording out in the field, a dawn chorus; and if you’ve ever recorded with a microphone and headset on, you know it’s a totally different experience than what we hear using just our own ears. And I fell in love with it... I was taken away by the experience. It was like looking under a microscope for the first time.” McAdam began recording her

The young entrepreneurs coming to live here and revitalizing a lot of the Hudson Valley “are doing so many interesting things, all connecting to our past, in a way.” neighbors, learning to edit audio in the process and turning the recordings into short stories that she’d put on CDs and give to her interviewees. “I loved doing it so much I said, ‘I have to figure out a way to do this,’ and Jim said, ‘Let’s start a nonprofit.’” The couple founded the World Sound Foundation in 2006, a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) with a stated mission to strengthen community through the power of listening. Its first venture was the Sound & Story Project of the Hudson Valley. Over the years, they’ve worked with individuals and a number of educational and cultural organizations to record the sounds and stories of the region and archive them for public access. The Foundation also produces podcasts, radio programs, web presentations and audio tours, such as the one that McAdam is currently working on for the Hudson River Valley Greenway Heritage Conservancy: creating an audio tour for passengers on Amtrak’s Hudson River Line that will be available through a mobile app. Travelers will learn more about what they’re seeing from the windows of the train and what lies beyond, “hopefully inspiring them to get off the train at these places in the future and see more,” McAdam says. Another current project is in the works for the Erie Canal Heritage Fund: recording the voices of former shipyard workers at the Matton Shipyard in Cohoes, which closed decades ago. The site is slated to be turned into a historical site for visitors, so the recorded stories will serve as reference material to inform what type of displays and exhibits will be used. McAdam and Metzner also train professionals and amateurs alike how to conduct interviews and use audioediting software, and they work with people who are creating their own story archives. “There’s a fun project we did

with a student, Tashae Smith, from Manhattanville College. She wanted to tell the forgotten history of African-Americans in Newburgh, so she went back and researched old newspapers and historical documents, and put together an oralhistory tour of the places in Newburgh where African-Americans lived, worked and went to school and church. The project is called ‘In Washington’s Shadow,’ after the Washington’s Headquarters site in Newburgh. We helped with the audio aspects of it, and worked with her to produce it; but it was her project, and particularly rewarding to see her love of her local place come through.” McAdam’s love of her own local place played a large part in the development of the Sound & Story Project. She grew up on Long Island, but spent a lot of time as a kid vacationing in the Hudson Valley. As an adult, she lived in Northern California for two decades, but she longed to return to the Hudson Valley. “The day I came back, I was just so happy to be here. It made me want to preserve what we have.” – Sharyn Flanagan The collection of audio recordings in the Sound & Story Project of the Hudson Valley is available to the public at www. soundandstory.org and on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/sound-andstory-project.

Vassar College and SUNY-New Paltz host Warhol symposium SUNY New Paltz and Vassar College will co-host a symposium, “Displaying Warhol: Exhibition as Interpretation,” on Thursday and Friday, April 12 and 13. The two-day event will examine the history and significance of approaches to exhibiting Andy Warhol’s work with a roster of distinguished art historians and curators. Changing the approach to the presentation of an artist can change the viewer’s mind about who an artist is, says SUNY-New Paltz Art History professor Reva Wolf. “In the case of Warhol, there are certain ideas that we tend to associate with his work. For example, it embraces commerce; he uses repetition; he appropriates existing images; he is drawn to fame…those are probably the main, standard ideas that we associate with Warhol. But his work is extremely rich and has many other dimensions. And these can be brought out in different ways through how his work is exhibited.” The symposium kicks off on Thursday, April 12 at 6 p.m. with a keynote address by art critic and Warhol biographer Blake Gopnik in Room 102 of Taylor Hall, adjacent to the Frances Lehman Loeb Art

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Reva Wolf (Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY-New Paltz), Jacqueline Shilkoff (Neuberger Museum, SUNY-Purchase), Corinna Ripps Schaming (University Art Museum, SUNY-Albany) and Alex Kitnick (Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College). The afternoon panel discussion on Friday, April 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. will highlight “New Approaches to Exhibiting Warhol and his World.” Curators Sheelagh Bevan (Morgan Library and Museum), Claire Henry (Andy Warhol Film Project, Whitney Museum) and Anastasia James (Samuel Dorsky Museum) will discuss new approaches to exhibiting Warhol. A reception for the speakers and all attendees at 4 p.m. will conclude the symposium. Admission is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and registration is recommended at https://newpaltz.wufoo. com/forms/pxig5o10vatx03. View from Montgomery Place, by Alexander Jackson Davis. Pencil and watercolor on paper, 1847. Avery Architecture and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University

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ow that Bard College has acquired the adjoining 380-acre National Historic Landmark estate Montgomery Place – originally part of the Livingston Estate – the mansion designed by Alexander Jackson Davis is becoming the site for a Spring Salon Conversation series. Appropriately, this year’s theme is the celebrated 19th-century American country-house architect himself. “Montgomery Place: A Window on the World of Alexander Jackson Davis’ Architecture and Design” will be presented on four consecutive Saturday afternoons, beginning this weekend. The first discussion, on April 14, will feature preservationist and architectural historian Peter Watson speaking on “A. J. Davis: Artist & Architect” and Aaron Ahlstrom, a Bard alumnus and a doctoral candidate in American History at Boston University, on “A. J. Davis: Classical Architecture and Reforming America’s Rural Landscapes.” The series continues on April 21 with John Waite and Douglas Bucher, presenting “A. J. Davis: Makeover of a Hudson Valley Mansion.” Peter Kenny and Mark Lytle will discuss “Paying for Eden: The Economics of Country House Culture in the Hudson Valley” on April 28. And on May 5, Emily Majer and Gretta Tritch Roman will speak on “A. J. Davis’ Swiss Cottage and 1861 Farmhouse: The Pragmatic Picturesque at Cedar Hill.” All discussions in the Montgomery Place series will take place from 3 to 5:30 p.m. After each lecture, there will be refreshments on the north porch of the mansion house, followed by a tour of the Montgomery Place building(s) discussed that day. Admission costs $25 per session or $90 for the entire series. For tickets and more information, call (845) 876-2474, e-mail office@hudsonriverheritage. org or visit www.hudsonriverheritage.org.

Center at Vassar College. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session and public reception. On Friday morning, April 13, the symposium moves to the College Terrace at SUNY-New Paltz with check-in and a complimentary breakfast offered at 9 a.m. The morning panel discussion from 10 a.m. to noon, “Warhol X 5 Collaboration Curators Discuss Their Distinct Approaches to Exhibiting Warhol’s Work,” will feature Mary-Kay Lombino (Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College),

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Bard Math Circle’s Purple Comet Contest 42. Apparently the answer to life, the universe and everything can actually be calculated, and the result is 42. Get your kids hooked on math, and who knows what new equations will unfold? You can start here: This Friday, April 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation at Bard College, the Bard Math Circle invites middle-schoolers to form teams of six and register for the Purple Comet online competition. Parents and teachers can join in, too, as a noncompetitive team. Pizza will be served after the contest. This event is free and open to the public. Bard College is located on Campus Road in Annandale-on-Hudson. For more information or to register, contact Japheth Wood at jwood@bard.edu or the Math Circle at bardmathcircle@

Sparrow’s Nest Spring Fling Semi-Formal in Lagrangeville As Vivian Greene proclaims, “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass...it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” With many area families in a “storm” of cancer, the Sparrow’s Nest helps to make sure they’re fed with free weekly meal deliveries. Inviting all young people from seventh through tenth grade to attend the Sparrow’s Nest Spring Fling Semi-Formal on Saturday, April 14 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Tickets cost $20 per person, which includes snacks, refreshments and three hours of entertainment. The Knights of Columbus Hall is located on Dr. Fink Road in Lagrangeville, next to Arlington High School. For tickets or more information, call (845) 214-8122 or

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Kingston Library hosts Zippy the Clown Start your family’s weekend with all-ages fun with Zippy the Clown’s magic, laughter, music and cheer. Zippy appears this Saturday, April 14 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Kingston Library. This show is free and open to the public, but geared for school-aged children. The Kingston Library is located at 55 Franklin Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 331-0507 or visit www.kingstonlibrary.org. To learn more about Zippy the Clown, visit https://sites. google.com/site/zippyclown/home.

Hudson Library presents “Krik Krak: Animal Tales’ “Krik?” asks the storyteller, asking if those gathered would like to hear a story. “Krak!” we, the audience, shout back as an enthusiastic “Yes!” “Krik? Krak!” Not only is that your Creole lesson for today, it’s also the title of a music and storytelling event for all ages! “Krik Krak: Animal Tales from the Philippines, Haiti and ‘Round Here” takes place this Saturday, April 14 from 2:30

to 3:30 p.m. at the Hudson Area Library. Songs and stories from performers Duo 1717 featuring animals from the Philippines, Haiti and the US will delight all ages. This program is free and open to the public. The Hudson Area Library is located at 51 North Fifth Street in Hudson. For more information, call (518) 828-1792 or visit http://hudsonarealibrary.org/2018/03/ songs-and-storytelling-for-childrenof-all-ages-a-special-performance-atthe-library. To learn more about the performers, visit http://duo1717.com.

Family Concert with Iva Bittova at Hudson Hall Forget everything you know about voice, violin and viola music, and expect the unexpected. This Saturday, April 14 at 3 p.m., bring your crew to “Classics on the Hudson: Family Concert” with Iva Bittova at Hudson Hall. This unique Moravian composer, singer, violinist and violist teams up with children of Harmony Project Hudson for an exciting and creative collaborative musical experience. Tickets cost $10 for adults and are free for children aged 18 and under. Hudson Hall is located at 327 Warren Street in Hudson. For tickets or more information, call (518) 822-1438 or visit http://hudsonhall.org/2017/12/15/ classics-on-hudson-family-concert-with-

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Stargazing at Mohonk Preserve David Bowie sang about a Starman waiting in the sky who’d like to come and meet us, and letting all the children boogie. What are we waiting for? Join Stargazing at the Mohonk Preserve’s Slingerland Pavilion at Spring Farm this Saturday, April 13 from 9 to 11 p.m. Children ages 5 and up and adults are welcome to enjoy the spectacular view of the twinkling sky (and maybe a little boogie to nature’s beat of crickets or peepers). Bring chairs, blankets and warm clothes, keeping in mind that the pavilion is a half-mile walk from the parking area. The cost is $5 per person, and registration is required. Spring Farm is located at Upper 27 Knolls Road in High Falls. To register or for more information, call (845) 255-0919 or visit http://mohonkpreserve.org/events/ stargazing.

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Vernal Pool Exploration at Minnewaska Leapin’ lizards! Calling all kids ages 7 to 10 years old to look for cool crawly creatures like frogs, salamanders and insects in spring pools “from snow that melted only yesterday,” as Robert Frost describes. Participants will also make a frog mask, and learn about these critters’ habitats. It all happens at “ Vernal Pool Exploration for Families” at the Minnewaska State Park Preserve’s Peterskill office this Saturday, April 14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The park office is located at 5080 Route 44/55 in Gardiner. To register or for more information, call (845) 255-0752 or visit https://parks.ny.gov/events/event. aspx?e=127-21545.0.

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Volunteers Needed: Kiwanis Kingston Classic. All volunteers will receive a free t-shirt and will be provided with food and beverages during their shift. Info: 914-366-0806. kiwaniskingstonclassic.com. Volunteer Hotline Training. Next training starts May 2018. Free + Open to all 16 and over. Family offers an opportunity to be part of the change you wish to see in the world. Intervention is as simple as answering a phone call or text message at the moment someone reaches out. It is as direct as offering a cup of coffee and a bag of food to someone who is hungry. It takes your skill and the amazing depth of resources Family has gathered over its 48 year history. The training will qualify you to volunteer at any of our three walk-in centers - New Paltz, Ellenville, or Woodstock. For more information call 845-679-2485 or stop by Family of Woodstock, 16 Rock City Rd, to fill out an application. Second Annual Home & Garden Show – Seeking Vendors. This event will showcase local businesses. Do you own a business related to Home & Garden care or improvements? They are seeking vendors for this event held on 4/28! Info: 845-255-0243, or visit newpaltzchamber.org. newpaltzchamber.org. 8am-5pm Old Dutch Village Garden Club Regular Meeting. Held the second Thursday of each month. All meetings are free and open to the public, visitors welcome. Info: 845-7581184 or olddutchvillagegc@gmail.com. St. John’s Reformed Church, 126 Old Post Rd N, Red Hook. 9am-3pm Spring Book Fair. Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids

want to read right into our school. Cerebral Palsy of Ulster County, 250 Tuytenbridge Rd., Lake Katrine. Info: 845-336-7235, nshomo@cpulster. 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. 9:30am-10:30am Woodstock Senior Flex and Stretch with Diane Colello. Movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core strengthening. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10am-3pm Vassar Indoor Farmers’ Market. Main Building at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, info. vassar.edu. 10am-2pm 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: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $10. 11am-6pm Catskill Art Society Annual Artist

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Members’ Exhibit. The show is open from Thurs. - Sat. and Mon. 11-6 PM and Sun. 11-3 PM thru April 14. Catskill Art Society, 48 Main St, Livingston Manor. 11am JCC Yiddish Class. No charge. Temple Beth Jacob, 290 North St, Newburgh. tbjnewburgh.org. 12:15pm Fine Arts Recitals. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 12:30pm Weekly Gentle Yoga at Morton. Yoga Instructor Mia Tomic. Move gently and progressively through postures that develops your flexibility, strength and balance. Each class also includes breath work and a long relaxation. Please bring a Yoga mat (and a blanket, if you like). Info: yogawithmia@outlook.com. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff. $90/ 10 classes. 12:30pm-6pm I Ching Oracle Readings, Intuitive Counseling and Expert Tarot Readings with Timothy Liu. Every Thursday at Mirabai. Walk-ins warmly welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes. 1pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Woodstock Rescue Squad building, Route 212 Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Rescue Squad, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock. 1pm-3pm Game and Card Day. Board games, Mah-jong and cards are available, or bring your own. Bring a friend or come and meet people. $1 donation suggested to cover cost of refreshments. Ongoing every Thursday. Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk St, Red hook. 2pm-5pm Mah Jongg. Open to beginners and seasoned players alike. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 3pm Visions of Hope and Healing Event. Family Services, in collaboration with Vassar College’s

Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention Office, will proudly showcase the visual art and creative writing of survivors of crime of all ages. A Crime Victims’ Rights award will be presented to an individual in the community who has devoted an enormous amount of personal and professional attention to the cause of preventing and responding to violent crimes. This year’s honoree is Courtney Albert, President and founder of Give Way to Freedom, an organization which works to combat Labor and Sex Trafficking. There will be light refreshments served following the ceremony. Vassar Barns in the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve, 50 Vassar Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie. vassar.edu. 3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm-6pm HVCS’ Kingston Open House. Hudson Valley Community Services dedicates its new Kingston office with an open house. Hudson Valley Community Services, 144 Pine St., Suite 230, Kingston. Info: (845) 339-3281, jdewey@ hudsonvalleycs.org. free. 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-7pm Free Holistic Healthcare Clinic. Many holistic Practitioners will be volunteering their time monthly to provide services, including: massage, chiropractic, reiki, other energy and body work, acupuncture, craniosacral massage, deep tissue body work and hypnosis. There’s also a prenatal and lactation specialist offering a breastfeeding cafe. Lace Mill, 165 Cornell St, Kingston. healthcareisahumanright.com. 4pm Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up fancy moves, meet new people. Open to the public. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

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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: 845-343- 1000, taraspayneuter.org. Butterfly Sips Golden Nectar. Tai Chi Chuan at Fighting Spirit Karate in Gardiner Yang Style (short form). Tai Chi Chuan is strength through softness: building stronger bones, resilient muscles and a dynamic energy body. It fills your reservoirs of chi. Instructor: Roy Capellaro, PT. 40+ years of Tai Chi experience, synthesizing knowledge of anatomy, physiology and the physics of gravity on the body. This short form of Tai Chi takes just 10 minutes to do as part of a daily routine. Three introductory lessons begin 3/20, then instruction continues for 9 additional sessions to complete the first one-third of Yang form. Tuesdays 9:45-11:00 am. Fighting Spirit Karate is on 19 Osprey Lane,

Gardiner. Register: roycapellaro@ gmail.com or call 845- 518-1070; 12 sessions/$240. Gallery Lev Shalem Call for Entries: New Beginnings. A juried exhibit of two dimensional artworks to celebrate the reopening and renovation of the gallery space. April 15-June 17, 2018 Juror: Christie Sheele, artist and instructor at the Woodstock School of Art. Opening reception: Sunday, April 15, 2018, 12-2pm Gallery Lev Shalem invites artists to submit up to two wired and ready-to-hang original artworks in any medium, sized up to 40”. There will be a $5 submission fee per image entered. Accepted works must be picked up on Monday, June 18, 10am-3pm. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock NY wjc. arts@gmail.com. wjcshul.org. 845-6794937; facebook.com/gallerylevshalem. USUI Reiki Master Practitioner Training III (Tuesday, 4/24-1:00-5:00pm)-

Class limited to six students. Reiki III offers full empowerment attunement and energy for spiritual healing. Thurman Greco, author of A Healer’s Handbook, has many years experience as Reiki master practitioner and teacher. Class held at Wellness Rx Pharmacy, 5980 Main Street, Tannersville. Call 518-589-9500 to reserve a space. $100. For info, call 845-399-3967.

Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 5:30pm Lunafest: Short Films By, For, About Women. Please join us at LUNAFEST to enjoy 9 incredible short films by and about women. There will be a pre-screening buffet and prizes. The Henry A. Wallace Center at FDR Presidential Library and Home, 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. bit.ly/2prr3I2. Tickets for the supper and film screening are $40. Several other options, from $45-100, include the supper/reception, film screening, and increasing numbers of raffle tickets. All tickets, including raffle tickets, must be purchased in advance of the event. 6pm Symposium: “Displaying Warhol: Exhibition as Interpretation”. Keynote Address: Art Critic and Warhol biographer Blake Gopnik. Vassar College/Taylor Hall, Room 102, Poughkeepsie. newpaltz.wufoo.com/forms/pxig5o10vatx03/. 6pm-7pm Tarot Club. Are you a seasoned tarot reader or just interested in learning about tarot cards? Led by Sabra Margaret. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. All ages! 6pm-7pm Zena Rommett Floor-Barre(TM) Classes. An evolutionary step in body improvement training. Contact: Andrea Pastorella, 845-282-6723. 65 Albany Avenue, Kingston. 6pm-8pm Seminar on Buddha-nature: Introduction to the Uttaratantra. With John Whitney Pettit, PhD. The Uttaratantra (Sublime Continuum) is one of the five quintessential Mahayana Buddhist teachings. In four 2-hour classes (classes on April 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th) we will study parts of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche’s freely downloadable commentary as well as portions of Prof. Pettit’s own translated materials on the topic of Buddha-nature. $100 for 4 classes ($25 for a single class). Register by phone or email - 845-3831774 or info@tibetancenter.org. The Tibetan Center, 875 Route 28, Kingston, 845-383-1774. 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 Bingo! Meet the 2nd & 4th Thursdays,7pm. Doors open at 6pm. Prizes & food. Sponsored by the Beekman Fire Company Auxiliarly Inc. Beekman Fire House, 316 Beekman- Poughquag Rd, Poughquag. 7pm Restoring the Hudson River’s Sloops. Screening of Hope on the Hudson, the Restoration of the Clearwater. Free. Info: 845-463-4660. Beacon Sloop Club, 2 Red Flynn Dr, Beacon. beaconsloopclub.org. 7pm Old Dutch Choir. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 7pm-8:30pm Meeting of MECR (Middle East Crisis Response). A group of Hudson Valley residents joined together to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and the Middle East. Info: 845-876-7906. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. mideastcrisis.org. 7pm Holocaust Memorial Program. Join the candlelight Yom HaShoah service with second generation survivors, remembering those who perished in the Holocaust with poetry, songs and readings. FREE. Info: info@ucjf.org; 845-338-8131. Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, New Paltz. ucjf. org. 7pm-9pm Crimes of the Heart . By Beth Henley Featuring SUNY Ulster students and directed by Stephen Balantzian, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Theatre. SUNY Ulster/Quimby Theater,

Woodstock Art Exchange (4/13 - 4/15, 11am-6pm). Featuring one-of-a-kind handblown glass art, paintings, sculpture, gifts, and more. Artist reception Saturday, April 14. Small works by Michelle Moran and Barbara Adrienne Rosen. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rt 28, West Hurley. For more information, 914-806-3573. Free. Meditation Saved My Life (4/21, 1-4pm). With Venerable Phakyab Rinpoche - Special Teaching and Practice on Healing Shamatha Meditation. Co-sponsored by Pure Vision Foundation. Rinpoche’s book will also be available for signing. All are welcome. Suggested donation: $20. For details please contact us by phone or email 845-383-1774 or info@tibetancenter. org, or go to tibetancenter.org/events. The Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston, 845-383-1774. Call for Submissions - Raining Poetry & Painting in Roxbury 2018. Dear poets, a contest for you! Your poem must be six words. Not one word more or less. Please consider a small syllable count. Creative brevity is key to all. As you may have noticed, the paragraph above is made up of sentences of only six words a piece. That’s the challenge for this year. Subjects for poems will be open, but we encourage works connected to the Catskills. Raining Poetry Project,

Stone Ridge. $10 suggested donation / free for students / tickets at door. 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: The Comics. Stand Up Comedy. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon. com. 8pm-10pm Mind Train Poetry Sessions. Listen or read. Every Thursday. For more information, contact 229greenkill@greenkill.org or 347-6892323. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. greenkill.org. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Latin Jazz Express “The Music of Tito Puente”. Where Salsa Meets Jazz! Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Blues Pro Jam 23. 6pm doors. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-8284800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, bit.ly/2sCy64J. 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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Kingston YMCA Farm Project Spring Work Weekend (4/13-14). Help start up the 5th growing season by getting the farm ready for planting and meet the Spring Youth Farm Crew! Friday is a half day for Kingston City Schools..bring the kids to spend some time outside helping on the farm. Help spreading compost and woodchips, clean up beds, weed, & seed. They’ve got tools for all sizes. Extra wheelbarrows are always helpful! Kingston YMCA Farm Project, 507 Broadway, Kingston. kingstonymcafarmproject.org. 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; 845-3831774. The Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston. tibetancenter.org. 9am-10:30am Guided Bird Walk. Walk trails by library to see birds with Nick Martin, Minnewaska Park Educator . Bring binoculars, birding field guide or field guide app. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, bit.ly/2tMSvVg. 9am-12pm Horticulture Hotline and Diagnostic Lab Now Open 3 Days a Week for the 2018 Growing Season. Volunteer Master Gardeners staff the hotline and are available to answer home horticulture questions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9am to 12pm, through October. The phone number is 845-340-DIRT (3478). CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster. cce.cornell.edu/gardening.

opens on July 7th in happy conjunction with the 2018 Celebrate Roxbury Summer Festival (over 1,500 visitors in 2017) and will feature approximately 20 poems stenciled on Roxbury sidewalks using biodegradable water-repellent spray. They will not be visible in dry weather. Watering cans will be placed near each poem & visual response on opening day. Visitors will walk through town in search of the watering cans, and then sprinkle the water onto the sidewalk to reveal the poems & paintings. THE POEMS WILL REMAIN INVISIBLE, BUT ONCE WATER HITS THEM, THE POEMS WILL SUDDENLY, MAGICALLY REVEAL THEMSELVES! An open-air reception for poets and artists will follow (details to come). Participating Poets will be invited to read their works and answer questions from the audience.Please send submissions to jtstone@catskill.net no later than April 16, 2018. Include your name, address, and phone number, in addition to your email address. Our World Remade: World War I Humanities New York (Mondays, through 4/23, from 6:30-8pm). Hosted by the Woodstock Library, and The Friends of the Woodstock Library. Free and open-to-the-public reading and discussion group, led by author and Woodstock resident Sheila Isenberg, the group will meet Mondays, March 12 through April 23, from 6:30-8pm at Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane in Woodstock. There is no class Monday, March 19. Registration is required. Books for the course are free and may be picked up at the library. Register by contacting staff at the Woodstock

9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II with Alison Sinatra. This class is ideal for students transitioning from beginners to intermediate yoga. Basic poses are explored with increasing detail interspersed with a flowing sequence. $18 drop-in. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. 9:45am-10:45am Woodstock Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10am-4pm Art of the Needle 2018. An exhibit of crewel, counted cross, beading, quilting and more handcrafted items by members of Skyllkill Chapter of Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Visit the Boutique, watch daily demonstrations and take a chance on a couple of baskets full of needlework supplies and kits. Admission is FREE. Info: Facebook.com/SkyllkillEGA; email egaskyllkill@ gmail.com. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie. 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.

Library. Info: info@woodstock.org; woodstock.org; 845-679-2213. Upcoming Classes at the Mountain View Studio. New Class Opening: Yang Yin Yoga. $15. 1st class free. Mondays & Fridays, 10:15 to 11:45am. Info: lesliesnow.com,904-534-3141; leslie@ lesliesnow.com. Presented by Long Life Fitness 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, mtnviewstudio.com. All classes held at Mountain View Studio. 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.

5pm-7pm Purple Comet Math Competition. The Bard Math Circle will host the competition, a free, on-line, international, team mathematics competition designed for middle and high school students. The Purple Comet meet invites team of up to six middle school students to compete, with each team required to have an adult supervisor. Student teams will gather at Bard and have 60 minutes to solve 20 math problems. Parents and teachers are welcome to attend and participate on a non-competitive team for fun. Pizza will be available following the competition. In addition a prep sessions for the contest will be offered at Bard on April 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. Info: jwood@bard. edu. Bard College/Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center, Annandale. purplecomet.org. 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 dropin, discounted with class card or membership. Info: 845-679-8700; woodstockyogacenter.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.

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.

5:30pm-6:30pm 2018 DEC Award Reception. The Roxbury Arts Group will honor the 2018 Decentralization Grant recipients at an Awards Reception. The public is invited to this free event to congratulate the artists and organizations who have been awarded and learn about the art programs taking place in Delaware County this year. Light refreshments will be available and a selection of the DEC Grant Awardees will present brief performances highlighting their projects. RSVPs are appreciated. Info: 607-326-7908; community@roxburyartsgroup.org. Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Rd, Roxbury. roxburyartsgroup.org.

2pm-4pm Symposium: “Displaying Warhol: Exhibition as Interpretation”. Afternoon Panel: “New Approaches to Exhibiting Warhol and his World.” SUNY New Paltz/College Terrace, New Paltz. newpaltz.wufoo.com/forms/pxig5o10vatx03/.

6pm-9pm HiLo Art Opening: Bury An Egg and A Bird Will Grow. HiLo presents Carla PerezGallardo, a raw/live installation artist, and Elbert Perez, a painter, who grapple with the felt versus the said. HiLo, 365 Main St, Catskill. facebook. com/event. free.

2:30pm-3:30pm Talk: Art and Spirituality. By Harry Lennix, actor. Free and open to the public, reservations are required. Info: vassardrama.tix. com; boxoffice@vassar.edu. Martel Theater of the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, info.vassar.edu.

6:30pm-7:30pm Magic at the Library. Join us for a night of magic and illusion with Peter Samelson. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. FREE.

12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings, Chakra Attunement and Tarot with Mary. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes.

3pm Chill’n and Grill’n. A culinary weekend featuring a World Food Championship Burger qualifier. On Friday night guest are invited to the Moore’s welcome party, a tasting from the country’s best pit-masters, free beer from local craft breweries, bonfire, and live music by The Black Dirt Bandits. Saturday demos and class topics include a bourbon class by Brian Facquet, Board Member of the New York State Distiller’s Guild, Master Craft Distiller and founder of Prohibition Distillery. Todd Spire of The Esopus Creel will be demonstrating fly casting and tying, In addition there will be jerky making and tasting, dutchoven cooking and more! Eric Mitchell cookbook author will be demonstrating how to master the Big Green Egg. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. 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. Happens in the East Room. All ages.

6:45pm-8:30pm Children & Teen Ministries. Meets Fridays: 6:45-8:30pm. Class for adults also offered. Info: 845-876-6923 or cdfcirone@aol. com. Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Rt9 & Rt9G, Rhinebeck. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Friday The ThirteenthFour Bands. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 7pm-10pm Dancing with the Stars Ulster Style. There will be a DJ keeping everyone on the dance floor between performances. Hors D’oeuvres will be served and there will be a cash bar. Benefit for the United Way of Ulster County. Diamond Mills, 25 S Partition St, Saugerties. UlsterUnitedWay.org. 7pm-9pm Crimes of the Heart . By Beth Henley Featuring SUNY Ulster students and directed by Stephen Balantzian, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Theatre. SUNY Ulster/Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. $10 suggested donation / free for students / tickets at door. 7pm-10pm Men’s Beauty Pageant 2018 by Hudson Valley B.R.A.W.L. Eight contestants, self identifying as men, will compete for the illusive crown in three categories; talent, swimwear and

ALMANAC WEEKLY

April 12, 2018

GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

Too soon for “subtropical” Picking the debut date for potted figs can be tricky

t first blush, the setting would not seem right for fig trees. There they were, in pots sitting on my terrace (so far, so good), but with snow on the ground around them. Figs? Snow? Figs seem so tropical, but, in fact, are subtropical plants. And it does sometimes snow in subtropical regions. Climatewise, subtropics are defined as regions with mean temperatures greater than 50 degrees Fahrenheit, with at least one month below about 64 degrees. Further definitions exist, but the point is that it does occasionally snow in subtropical regions; temperatures just never get very cold. My potted figs couldn’t have survived our winters outdoors. They wintered in my basement, where winter temperatures are in the 40s. Cool temperatures are a must to keep the stored plants from waking up too early indoors and then, because the weather is too cold to move them outdoors, sprouting pale, sappy shoots in poor indoor light. Even sunny windows don’t hold a candle (pardon the pun) to sun in the great outdoors. My goal is to keep the plants asleep as long as possible, and then to move them outdoors just as soon as temperatures are unlikely to plummet low enough to do them harm. I figure that date was yesterday, April 2. Most fig varieties tolerate cold down into the 20s, some even lower. Roots of all plants have evolved in, of course, the ground, where temperatures are more moderate than the air. So they can’t tolerate as much cold as can stems. With cold penetrating the exposed soil in pots – more so the smaller the pot – I have to keep an eye on the outdoor temperature and, if it gets too low, whisk all the pots into the shelter of the garage. In the ideal world, temperatures will slowly warm without any dramatic lows or highs, and fig buds will gradually unfold into shoots, along whose length will develop and then ripen juicy, sweet Celeste, Genoa, Excel, Ronde de Bordeaux and Rabbi Samuel figs.

The ﬁrst ﬁg I ever grew was, in fact, Lee’s Perpetual

Cold concerns this time of year don’t apply to one of my potted figs, a Himalayan fig (Ficus palmata). I rooted a cutting of this plant a few years ago. It’s billed as being much more tolerant of both cold and summer rain than common figs (F. carica): both assets for a fig in this part of the world. I have yet to see fruit from this plant. What is it about figs that makes so many people want to grow them? I know of someone in Sweden who grows them – even someone in Canada who has a collection of more than 200 varieties (www.adrianosfigs.com)! Figs are an ancient fruit with origins in the Fertile Crescent, so is it some primal connection with the distant past that is the attraction? A big part of the attraction is, of course, the flavor of fresh figs, which is unlike that of the dried fruit. Market figs don’t make the grade, because figs have to be picked deadripe for best flavor – at which point they’re too delicate to travel much further than

evening attire. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: hudsonvalleybrawl@gmail.com, hudsonvalleybrawl.com/. Ticketed event. 7pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. 7pm-11pm Zydeco Dance with ZydeGroove. Zydegroove has really been rockin’ the house. They were the featured Zydeco band at this past New Years Eve. 7pm free dance lesson. White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Ave, Kingston, NY. Info: 845-4542571, hudsonvalleycommunitydances@gmail.com, hudsonvalleydance.org. $10 with FT student ID. 7pm-8:30pm Quartz in All its Glory. Come learn about Earth’s most abundant and diverse surface mineral, quartz! Gem samples and hand on opportunities included! Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org/. 7pm-9pm Beacon Storytelling Workshop (Free). Turn your tall tales and stories of love, loss, and change into theater with Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival! No RSVP needed, just show up! Beacon Recreation Center, 23 West Center St, Beacon. Info: 845.809.5750, eaudley@hvshakespeare.org, goo.gl/5jvSKJ. No RSVP needed, just show up! 7:30pm Woodstock - Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Music filled services and Torah study. Connect to tradition and open your heart. Families welcome. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org. 7:30pm Durang’d. 10 one-act plays by Christopher Durang, one of America’s most original and funniest contemporary playwrights, presented by the SUNY Orange Apprentice Players. (May not be suitable for children.) Info: 845-341-4790. SUNY Orange/Orange Hall, Middletown. sunyorange. edu/news/articles/pr2018-015.shtml. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Jason Eady. Classic Mississippi Country Roots. Info: 845-236-7970.

The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Hudson Valley Folk Guild’s Friends of Fiddler’s Green Chapter: Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen in concert. Info: 845-758-2681. Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Rt. 9 and Church St, Hyde Park. hudsonvalleyfolkguild.org. $12, $10/senior. 8pm-10pm Rhinebeck HS Production of Mary Poppins. A perfect musical for the young and the young at heart. Rhinebeck High School Auditorium, 45 North Park Road, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-5738, csproductions@aol.com, rhinebeckcsd.org. $10 Adults/ $8. Seniors & Kids under 10 yrs. 9pm The Suitcase Junket. 6pm doors. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, bit. ly/2oCUVQo. 15/18.

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Earth Day – “Adopt a Road”. April 14th and April 21st. Sign up for a road and pick up orange bags. Help make a Difference in your own Community. Where: You decide! Call 845-626-2115. to sign up for a road and pick up orange bags. Rochester Town Hall, 50 Scenic Rd, Accord. Kingston YMCA Farm Project Spring Work Weekend (4/13-14). Help start up the 5th growing season by getting the farm ready for planting and meet the Spring Youth Farm Crew! Friday is a half day for Kingston City Schools..bring the kids to spend some time outside helping on the farm. Help spreading compost and woodchips, clean up beds, weed, & seed. They’ve got tools for all sizes. Extra wheelbarrows are always helpful! Kingston YMCA Farm Project, 507 Broadway, Kingston. kingstonymcafarmproject.org. 8am-4:15pm 19th Annual Garden Day: Trowel to Table. Learn how to grow your best garden ever! Choose between 16 classes, attend Keynote Fredda Merzon, metal sculptor. SUNY Ulster/Vanderlyn

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What is it about ﬁgs that makes so many people want to grow them? I know of someone in Sweden who grows them – even someone in Canada who has a collection of more than 200 varieties (www.adrianosﬁgs.com)! Figs are an ancient fruit with origins in the Fertile Crescent, so is it some primal connection with the distant past that is the attraction?

arm’s length from plant to mouth. As would be expected of so ancient a fruit, hundreds of varieties exist – and perhaps thousands of names, because more than one name has been ascribed to many varieties. My variety Rabbi Samuel, for instance, mentioned above, is, I know, a made-up name. A friend made it up because he got it from Hassidic Jews who had no name for it. And the frequently grown variety Brown Turkey is a name assigned to two different varieties: one more common on the West Coast and the other more common on the East Coast. And the East Coast variety has a number of other names, including Everbearing, Texas Everbearing and La Perpetuelle. The first plant I ever grew, once I got the gardening bug (in my 20s), was, in fact, Lee’s Perpetual (another name for eastern Brown Turkey). I grew it in a pot in a notvery-sunny window of the apartment I was renting. Not surprisingly, in retrospect, the plant never fruited. Nowadays I think of the climate in which figs are native when growing my figs: cool, moist winters (as in my basement), and hot summers with plants baking in abundant sunlight. I now harvest plenty of figs. Postscript, April 6: Temperatures of 22 degrees Fahrenheit perhaps prompted me awake at 3 a.m.; I got up and lugged all 11 potted figs into the shelter of my unheated garage. Grafting Workshop: Make Your Own Tree at my farmden in New Paltz on April 21 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Learn the how, why and when of grafting, watch a demonstration and then graft your own pear tree to take home. Space is limited, so preregistration is necessary. For registration and more information, go to www.leereich.com/workshops. – Lee Reich Any gardening questions? E-mail Lee at garden@leereich.com and he’ll try answering them directly or in his Almanac Weekly column. To read Lee’s previous “Gardener’s Notebook” columns, visit his garden at www.leereich.com/blog. Hall, Stone Ridge. Info: (845) 340-4990 x335, dm282@cornell.edu, tinyurl.com/2018-GardenDay. $50/door, $45/adv. 8:30am-9:30am Yoga Level I-II with Aaron Dias. An energetic class that focuses on the breath as it relates to body alignment. Great for kickstarting the weekend. Come be inspired and move! Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 9am-12pm Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store. Not-for-profit store featuring previously enjoyed household and misc. items, jewelry, and clothing for children and adults. Take stairway to the left of the church entrance down to the basement. Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston. Comforterofkingston.org. 9am Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday. All welcome. No charge. 845-2463285 for more info. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rt 9W, Saugerties. 9am-12pm Farm Spring Volunteer Day. Bring your gloves and help us with our Farm Spring Cleaning! Phillies Bridge Farm Project, 45 Phillies Bridge Rd, New Paltz. bit.ly/2uGevBF. 9:30am-11am Centering Prayer. Open to people of all faiths. Info: 845-679-8800. Centering prayer emphasizes prayer as a personal relationship with God and as a movement beyond conversation. On-going, Saturdays from 9:30-11am. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock. 10am-3pm Coffee’s Ready with Polly. Weekly baked goodies + good conversation. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.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-12pm New Baby New Paltz’s Saturday Social Circle. Meets every Saturday, 10am-12pm. Info: 845-255-0624. This group for mamas looking to meet other mamas, babies and toddlers for activ-

ities, 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-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-4pm Art of the Needle 2018. An exhibit of crewel, counted cross, beading, quilting and more handcrafted items by members of Skyllkill Chapter of Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Visit the Boutique, watch daily demonstrations and take a chance on a couple of baskets full of needlework supplies and kits. Admission is FREE. Info: Facebook.com/SkyllkillEGA; email egaskyllkill@ gmail.com. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie. 10am-3pm International Punch Hooking Day. Join the Tivoli Library’s Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads group. Bring your current punch needle project. Tivoli Fire Department, 2 Tivoli Commons, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail. com, tivolilibrary.org/. Fee: $10.00 payable at the door. (Cash only.) Supplies will be available. Bring your own lunch. Snack and beverages provided. Must register by Saturday, April 7, 2018 with Pat: (845) 883-0648 or Eleanor: (845) 235-9730. Space limited to 30 people. 10am-12pm Wildlife at the Woodland Pool. Family-friendly 1-mile roundtrip guided hike to explore the habitat of spring amphibians. Dress for wet, muddy conditions. Registration required. Info: 845-534-3690. Fuller Mountain Preserve, Warwick. oclt.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.

ALMANAC WEEKLY

April 12, 2018

NIGHT SKY

April’s magical ﬁrmament

s if mirroring spring’s magical mutations, or trying to compensate for our colder-than-normal March, the sky now undergoes a radical makeover. The brilliant-but-heavy-handed winter constellations now plummet into the west, consumed by dusk’s crepuscular fires. This Tuesday, April 17, be sure to look into the fading twilight at 8:30 p.m. There’s the lovely crescent Moon hovering next to Venus. The Evening Star is higher up each evening. Nearly once a month, it’s joined by the crescent Moon, and Tuesday is the date in April. With the sunsets getting later and the stars marching eternally into the west four minutes earlier per night, it was forever destined that the two opposing armies – twilight and winter stars – would meet headlong each spring. The effect of this lopsided confrontation is to plunge Orion and his friends into the western twilight like lemmings. In his place stand the first cast members of what will be a fine planet-theater troupe. Venus is now easy each evening, and starting this week Jupiter is that brilliant star in the east from 10 p.m. through the rest of the night, joined by Mars and Saturn well to its left before dawn. But the spring constellations are dim. This murkiness is caused by our planet’s current orientation away from the plane of the Milky Way. We now peer into the yawning nothingness of intergalactic space, where far more external galaxies than foreground stars appear on telescopic plates. Because our galaxy is pancake-flat (some 300 light-years thick by 100,000 light-years long), there’s not much to see when we look up in most directions these nights, through the thin section. Just two bright stars, Arcturus and Spica, call the spring sky their home.

This Tuesday, April 17, be sure to look into the fading twilight at 8:30 p.m. There’s the lovely crescent Moon hovering next to Venus.

10am-11pm New Paltz Convention (Day 1). New Paltz Convention brings together those involved in the nerdiest clubs on SUNY New Paltz campus for a weekend of fun! SUNY New Paltz/ Student Union Building, New Paltz. Info: animeclubofsunynewpaltz@gmail.com, newpaltzconvention.com. 10am Hudson Highland Nature Museum: Opening Day of Grasshopper Grove. Opening day of Grasshopper Grove Nature Play Area featuring special opening day activities. Recommended for ages 2-6. Info: 845-534-5506, x204. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall. hhnm.org. $3. 10:30am-11:30am Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Meet outside Cornell St PO. Cornell St PO, Kingston. 11am-7pm Open Recreation. Pool table, Foosball and Ping Pong. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. 11am-1pm Teen Gaming. Three computers with League of Legends installed. Bring your own laptop. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 11am-2pm Robot Club. Come explore robotics and basic engineering with Lego Mindstorms. For ages 9-16. Register at 688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 11am-1pm High Five! Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing, Playing with Your Child: Spring Edition. Family literacy program for ages 0-5 plus parents. Fun early literacy activities, prizes, snacks, music, books, & a field trip! Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. bit.ly/2IxCJRD. 11am-12pm Moving Through Pain Workshop: Experiencing Resilience. Exploration of body awareness, using techniques of deep relaxation. Led by, Helen Adams OKeefe, MA BC DMT. Bring your own yoga mat/towel. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. (Cash or check to “Tivoli Library”). 11am-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange. Featuring one-of-a-kind handblown glass art, paintings, sculpture, gifts, and more. Artist reception Saturday, April 14. Small works by Michelle Moran and Barbara Adrienne Rosen. For more information, 914-806-3573. Free. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1398 Rte 28, West Hurley. 11am Bare Rock Vista Hike. Let the park rangers lead you along the Bare Rock Trail to Bare Rock Vista with views of Greenwood Lake on this moderate 3-hour hike. Registration required. Info: 845-351-5907. Sterling Forest State Park Visitor Center, Tuxedo. palisadesparksconservancy.org. 11am-12pm All About Goats & Goat Milk. Meet a baby goat! Stephanie Wyant, Co-Founder of Hudson Valley Kinders Farm, will be at the library to discuss goats and goat milk. Info: 845-2665530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 11:30am-2pm Steve Lewis Writing Workshop. Bring pen, paper or laptop .. and discover how to unblock the story you’ve been longing to tell. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, bit.ly/2pRjNEG.

12pm-1:30pm Breast Cancer Options Metastatic Peer-Led Support Group. Features speakers & topics. For information or to register: 845-339HOPE or email hope@breastcanceroptions.org. Christ the King Church, 2 Eugene L Brown Drive, New Paltz. Info: 845-339-4673, hopenemiroff@ yahoo.com, bit.ly/1USVReh. 12pm-6pm DayMoon Crystal Wand Trunk Show at Mirabai. Come experience a wide array of magical handcrafted crystal wands all day in Mirabai’s gallery space. The sale will feature gorgeous wands utilizing local wood with wood-burned designs paired with dazzling crystals for healing, magical endeavors and enhancing your spiritual journeys. Sun Catchers and Astrology Mobiles will also be for sale, along with bird sanctuaries. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 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-5pm Cider Rites of Spring. Sample Naked Flock ciders along with small batch specials. Live music, food and cocktail bar. Free admission. Info: 845-986-1684. Applewood Winery, Warwick. applewoodwinery.com. 12:30pm-6pm Expert 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-4pm Kyle Brewer Memorial Fund 2nd Annual Bowl-a-Thon. Bowling, Sundaes, Raffles, and FUN! Funds awareness and prevention of sudden cardiac arrest in youth and for scholarships to New Paltz High. Info: 845-401-7009; kylebrewermemorialfund@gmail.com. Tarsio Lanes, 137 South Plank Rd, Newburgh. $20/$10. 1pm The 5th Annual Burroughs Catskills Community Day Lecture. Our guest speaker will be Leslie T. Sharp, naturalist and author of “The Quarry Fox and Other Wild Critters of the Catskills”. She will speak on “John Burroughs and H.D. Thoreau: The Roots of American Nature Writing.” A birthday celebration for John Burroughs will be included. All are welcome. Birthday cake and light refreshments will be served. Catskill Center, 43355 NY 28, Arkville. 1pm What It Means to be a Good Citizen. With Dr. Melissa Gaeke, Director of the Center for Civic Engagement and Leadership at Marist College. Reg reqr’d. Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. fdrlibrary. org. 1:30pm-2:30pm Senior Fitness: Intermediate Core Strength & Balance. Paul Spector’s popular intermediate level fitness class for seniors who have taken his beginner level class. See May 5th for beg class. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda.shufelt@ hudsonarealibrary.org, bit.ly/2GFDUjO. 2pm Artists’ Talk. With over 20 artists currently included in the Contemporary Landscapes exhibit

WILL DENDIS | ALMANAC WEEKLY

As if mirroring spring’s magical mutations, or trying to compensate for our colderthan-normal March, the sky now undergoes a radical makeover.

Both are easily found by following the Big Dipper’s handle. You “arc to Arcturus,” as the old saying goes, and then continue that arc much farther to dimmer-but-bluer-and lower Spica, the dominant star of Virgo. Virgo marks the direction to the nearest major swarm of galaxies, some 50 million light-years away. Despite the presence of thousands of cities of suns hidden in that region of the spring heavens, each with billions of stars, the area merely shows up as an eerily dark patch of celestial real estate. So, pushing up from the Earth, crocuses and tulips are bathed each night by faint photons of light that have traveled for aeons from faraway empires. Too weak to nourish the emerging life of Earth’s springtime, or even catch the notice of most people, they give the gift of wonder to the handful of humans who point telescopes not to the newly emerging brilliant planets, but who peer instead into the darkest district of the April heavens. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com.

in the Walt Meade Gallery and Hilt and Stella Kelly Hall of the Roxbury Arts Center. Artists will discuss their processes and thoughts on what landscapes are in today’s culture of art. The exhibit will close upon the completion of the discussion. This event is free and open to the public. Info: 607-326-7908. Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Rd, Roxbury. roxburyartsgroup.org. 2pm Woodstock Poetry Society and Festival. A Woodstock Second Saturday event featuring guest poets. For info contact Phillip Levine at 845-2468565 or pprod@mindspring.com. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. woodstockpoetry.com. 2pm-4pm Opening Reception: Paintings of Italy. Works by Nancy Campbell. Exhibits through 6/9. Info: 845-867-4887; info@pirandelloinstitute.org. The Pirandello Institute, 247 Hooker Ave, Poughkeepsie. pirandelloinstitute.org. 3pm-5:30pm Montgomery Place: A Window on the World of Alexander Jackson Davis’s Architecture and Design. A. J. Davis: Artist & Architect. Peter Watson is a preservationist and architectural historian focused on 19th-century history and culture. A. J. Davis: Classical Architecture, and Reforming America’s Rural Landscapes. Aaron Ahlstrom is a Bard alumnus and a doctoral candidate in American history at Boston University. After each lecture, there will be refreshments on the north porch of the mansion house, followed by a tour of the Montgomery Place building(s) discussed that day. For tickets info: 845-876-2474; office@hudsonriverheritage.org. Bard College/ Montgomery Place, Annandale. hudsonriverheritage.org. $25/lecture, $90/4 lecture series. 4pm-7pm Opening Reception: Art of the Garden. Paintings, watercolors, drawings, printmaking and photographs featuring flowers and garden scenes by over 20 professional artists - will be on view in the gallery for Spring, until June 3rd. All are welcome! Info: 845-831-1001; bannermangallery150@aol.com. Bannerman Island Gallery (BIG), 150 Main St, Beacon. bannermancastle.org. 5pm-9pm Chaplin Birthday Costume Party. Dress up as Chaplin or 1910-30’s style (optional). 5-6pm: social hour, snacks, short films. 6pm: film “City Lights” 1931. About 90 min. After the film: birthday cake, Chaplin trivia, more social time. Info: 845-383-1663. The Kingston Artist Collective & Cafe, 63 Broadway, Kingston. 5pm-8pm Artist Reception: Transformational Tides. Monoprints of mermaids by Carol Margreither Mainard. The show runs through 5/6/2018. Info: 845-838-2880. RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main St, Beacon. riverwindsgallery.com. 5pm-9pm Beacon Second Saturday. A city-wide celebration of the arts held on the second Saturday of every month where galleries and shops stay open until 9pm, most of which are right along Main Street. In addition to displaying art from around the globe, the event often includes free gallery talks, live music, and wine tasting. Beaconarts. org. Downtown Beacon, Main Street, Beacon. 5pm-6pm Library Forum: Survival and Writing. Author Audrey Berger Welz will talk about her determination to finish her book while fighting for her life. Welz will talk about how she used writing and music to survive and the role they played in her recovery. This determination allowed her to survive and finish her book Circus of Queens: The

Fortune Teller’s Fate. The program will include a Q&A. Admission is free. Info: sondra@woodstock. org. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. woodstock.org. 5:30pm SPCA’s Annual Fur Ball. Silent auction & Cash bar with horsd’oeuvres begin at 5:30pm. Sit down dinner, program and a live auction begins at 7pm. $95/pp. RSVP - call 845-331-5377, ext 210 or online at ucspca.org. The Chateau, 240 Boulevard, Kingston. 6pm-8:30pm Spaghetti Dinner. Menu: salad, spaghetti and meatballs, dessert, hot and cold drinks. Reserve ASAP- call 845-452-6050, or email office@firstlutheranpok.org. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 325 Mill St., Poughkeepsie, NY. Info: 845-452-6050. Cost is $15 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 years, children under 6 - free. 6pm-8pm “light & found” Sculpture in partnership with nature by Tina Chaden. In collaboration with nature, Hudson Valley artist Tina Chaden creates sculptures reflecting the beauty and ingenuity of the natural world. Info: tinachaden@ yahoo.com. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. athensculturalcenter.org. 6pm-9pm Opening Reception: YOGA-The Secret of Life. YOGA:The Secret of Life a solo exhibition by Francesco Mastalia and In The Beacon Room: BAU Artists create works on Meditation. Meet the Artist and Book Signing. Exhibits through 5/6. BAU Gallery, 506 Main St, Beacon. baugallery.com. 6:30pm Auxiliary of Saxton Fire Company Penny Social. Drawing begins at 7:30pm. Refreshments will be available. Many various raffles to be held as well! Special Spring Table! Mystery Table! Merchant Table! 50/50 Raffle. Info: 845-246-7805. Saxton Fire House, 3853 Route 32, Saugerties. 7pm-10pm Cloudburst Rides Again. Featuring Tony Parker, Mike Colletti and Neil Alexander bring the groove infused Good vibes to Lydia’s Cafe in Stone Ridge. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-6373, mark@lydiasdeli.com, lydias-cafe.com. No cover charge but donations are welcome. 7pm-8:30pm New Moon Crystal Sound Healing. Crystal vibrations reduce stress and help restore balance, and align our mind-heart-cosmic connection. With Lea Garnier. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange. 7pm-9pm Charming Disaster: An Evening of Playfully Dark Storytelling Music. An evening of playfully dark storytelling music with Charming Disaster, inspired by the gothic humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the noir storytelling of Raymond Chandler, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret. Info: 845-802-0027. Rough Draft Bar & Books, 82 John Street, Kingston. 7pm Kingston’s Spoken Word. Featured: Lee Gould and Linda Sonia Miller. Founder and Host: Annie LaBarge. 3 min. open mic. Info: 845-3312884. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston. uucckingston. org. $5/suggested donation. 7pm-11pm O+ Spring Gala Auction. Bid on art, tickets to performances, guided mural tours, gift certificates to restaurants, stores, and health and wellness experiences. Also includes savory hors d’oeuvres, select wine and beer, and exclusive

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entrance to live bidding on artworks and experiences not available in the online auction. Info: opositivefestival.org. The Beverly, 224 Foxhall Ave, Kingston. 501auctions.com/opositivespringgalaauction. 7pm-9pm Crimes of the Heart . By Beth Henley Featuring SUNY Ulster students and directed by Stephen Balantzian, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Theatre. SUNY Ulster/Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. $10 suggested donation / free for students / tickets at door. 7:30pm-9pm Contra Dancing - Caller: Darlene Underwood. 1st half-hour will be a beginner’s lesson, Bring snacks. Live music from Rip, Snort, Stomp ft. Lauren McDonald, Susie Deane & David Atcher. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. $5 with a valid student ID. 7:30pm Durang’d. 10 one-act plays by Christopher Durang, one of America’s most original and funniest contemporary playwrights, presented by the SUNY Orange Apprentice Players. (May not be suitable for children.) Info: 845-341-4790. SUNY Orange/Orange Hall, Middletown. sunyorange. edu/news/articles/pr2018-015.shtml. 8pm Gibson Brothers Bluegrass. The nationally renowned, award-winning bluegrass duo Eric and Leigh Gibson will be appearing with their band in a concert to be presented by the Hudson Valley Bluegrass Association. Cuneen-Hacket Arts Center, 9 Vassar St, Poughkeepsie. hvbluegrass.org. 8pm-10pm Rhinebeck HS Production of Mary Poppins. A perfect musical for the young and the young at heart. Rhinebeck High School Auditorium, 45 North Park Road, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-5738, csproductions@aol.com, rhinebeckcsd.org. $10 Adults/ $8. Seniors & Kids under 10 yrs. 8pm Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Leon Botstein, conductor. Katherine Pracht, mezzosoprano. Jonathan Beyer, baritone. Bard College Chamber Singers & Bard Festival Chorale. Info: 845-758-7900. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25-$35, free for Bard students. 8pm Live @ The Falcon:The Good Rats. Good Old Rock & Roll. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 8pm-10pm Singer-songwriter Showcase Featuring, Morning Son, Dagmara and Ami Madeleine. Ami Madeleine joins with Morning Son and Dagmara for an evening of original music. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. Info: 347-46892323, 229greenkill@greenkill.org. at door or on Eventbrite.com. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: John Tropea Band. Where Salsa Meets Jazz! Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm-10:30pm Concert: Latin Pasión. The Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra will heat up the evening with two Latin pieces inspired by famous works. Marriott Pavilion at The Culinary Institute of America, Route 9, Hyde Park. Info: 845-6350877, info@ndsorchestra.org, ndsorchestra.org/. $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $5 for students.

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7am-12pm All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast. $9/adults, $5/children 12 & under. Claryville Volunteer Fire Department, 1500 Denning Rd, Clarvyille. Info: 845-985-2943, bungst01@gmail. com. Adults $9 Children under 12 yrs. $5 Under 5 Yrs. FREE. 8:30am-2pm Angels of Light: Family Fun Event. The littlest runners start the day at 10am with a Kid’s Fun Run followed at 10:15am with a more serious 8 mile event. At 10:30am, runners and walkers can hit the path for a 5k Walk/Run at their own pace. Registration begins at 8:30 am on the day of the run. For more information please visit the Angels of Light Facebook page or go to their website. Amenia Rail Trail at Mechanic Street, Amenia. angelsoflighthudsonvalley.org/events.

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8:30am-9:30am Yoga Workout with Terry Fister. For those who want to get up and go on a Sunday morning. Combines traditional asanas with modern core exercises. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 9am-1pm American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certification. This class is appropriate for new or recertifying students. The textbook is required (February 2016 AHA BLS) and AHA allows students to use it when taking the written exam. This course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals with the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an automated external defibrillator and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. Course completion results in a certification card from the AHA valid for two years. The course is for students ages 16 to adult. Preregistration and payment are required. Call 845-475-9742 to register. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. $50, $65 with text. 9am-4pm High Falls D&H Canal Flea Market. Flea Market runs every Sunday through Oct. Vendors offer a variety of Art, Antiques, Collectibles and Crafts. Grady Park, 23 Mohonk Rd & Rt 213, High Falls. Info: 845-810-0471, jonicollyn@ aol.com, canalmuseum.org/. free. 10am-6pm New Paltz Convention (Day 2). Bringing together those involved in the nerdiest clubs on SUNY New Paltz campus for a weekend of fun! SUNY New Paltz/ Student Union Building, New Paltz. Info: animeclubofsunynewpaltz@gmail. com, newpaltzconvention.com. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are well-practiced in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10am-4pm Art of the Needle 2018. An exhibit of crewel, counted cross, beading, quilting and more handcrafted items by members of Skyllkill Chapter of Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Visit the Boutique, watch daily demonstrations and take a chance on a couple of baskets full of needlework supplies and kits. Admission is FREE. Info: Facebook.com/SkyllkillEGA; email egaskyllkill@ gmail.com. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie. 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-12pm Conversations over Coffee. An open forum for discussions and opinions of topics relevant to the world around us. The Crafted Kup, 44 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-242-6546, cocpoughkeepsie@gmail.com, bit.ly/2xYW0bq. 11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis. Blues & Swing. Info: 845-236-7970. ge. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 12pm-2pm Opening reception: New Beginnings. A group show juried by Christie Scheele. The show will run through June 17. Info: 845-679-4937; wjc.arts@gmail.com. Gallery Lev Shalem/Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. 12pm-5pm Cider Rites of Spring. Sample Naked Flock ciders along with small batch specials. Live music, food and cocktail bar. Free admission. Info: 845-986-1684. Applewood Winery, Warwick. applewoodwinery.com. 12:30pm-6pm Celebrate this Month’s New Moon. With a Voyager Tarot Reading with Crystal Medium and Psychic Sarvananda. Event meets every Sunday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome! Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes. 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, hudsonarealibrary.org. 1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green, Woodstock. 1:30pm-3:30pm Library Scrabble Club. Meets every Sunday, 1:30-3:30pm. Play is free and open to all. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. 2pm-3:30pm Attunement to Cosmic Consciousness. Darlene Van de Grift will guide you in reaching out and expanding exponentially through your co-creative Cosmic relationship. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange. 2pm-4pm Rhinebeck HS Production of Mary Poppins. A perfect musical for the young and the young at heart. Rhinebeck High School Auditorium, 45 North Park Road, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-5738, csproductions@aol.com, rhinebeckcsd.org. $10 Adults/ $8. Seniors & Kids under 10 yrs. 2pm Sunday Gallery Talk: Francesco Mastalia. YOGA: The Secret of Life is a photo-documentary project about the spiritual and physical journey of yoga. Through photographs and text this book explores the personal experiences of 108 of today’s leading practitioners and how this ancient practice has transformed their mind, body and spirit. BAU Gallery, 506 Main St, Beacon. baugallery.com. 2pm-5pm Launch Party - Edna Lewis: At the Table With an American OriginalMusic. Edna Lewis (1916-2006) wrote some of America’s most

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resonant, lyrical, and significant cookbooks, including the now classic The Taste of Country Cooking. Info: 845-802-0027. Rough Draft Bar & Books, 82 John Street, Kingston. 2pm Crimes of the Heart . By Beth Henley Featuring SUNY Ulster students and directed by Stephen Balantzian, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Theatre. SUNY Ulster/Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. $10 suggested donation / free for students / tickets at door. 2pm Spring Benefit Concert. The Musical Society of Kingston will perform works for Voice & Instruments. Donations benefit the Kingston High School Music Scholarship Fund. A reception with refreshments will follow the performance. The Church of the Holy Cross, 30 Pine Grove Ave, Kingston. 2pm Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Leon Botstein, conductor. Katherine Pracht, mezzosoprano. Jonathan Beyer, baritone. Bard College Chamber Singers & Bard Festival Chorale. Info: 845-758-7900. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25-$35, free for Bard students. 3pm Saugerties Pro Musica: Iva Bittová Violin. Info: 845-679-5733. Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespromusica.org. $15, $12/senior, free/ student. 3pm Durang’d. 10 one-act plays by Christopher Durang, one of America’s most original and funniest contemporary playwrights, presented by the SUNY Orange Apprentice Players. (May not be suitable for children.) Info: 845-341-4790. SUNY Orange/Orange Hall, Middletown. sunyorange. edu/news/articles/pr2018-015.shtml. 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. 4pm 2018 Sunday Music Series: Alexandra Beliakovich, piano. Haydn, Piano Sonata in E Minor; Debussy, Images; Satie, Troisième Gymnopédie; Burleson, “Lettres Dansantes: Hommage à Erik Satie”; Chopin, Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor. Contributions appreciated. Info: 845-4243825. The Chapel Restoration, 45 Market St, Cold Spring. chapelrestoration.org. 5pm-6:30pm Restorative Yoga. A gentle, supportive practice designed to bring stillness to the body and mind. A perfect way to wrap up the weekend. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. drop-in rate. 5pm-10pm Beacon Sloop Club’s Annual Woody Dinner. The fundraiser includes a Buffet Dinner (Cash Bar). The Judith Tulloch band will provide music for dining and dancing. Chalet on the Hudson, 3250 NY-9D,, Cold Spring, NY. Info: 201) 259-9634, jbirmingham@hvc.rr.com, beaconsloopclub.org. bscwoodydinner.brownpapertickets.com/. 6pm-9pm Swing Dance. Dance to Pops and the Weasels. No partner necessary. Beginners’ lesson 6:00 - 6:30. Dance to band at 6:30. Info: 845-4542571. Arlington Reformed Church, 22 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-454-2571, hudsonvalleycommunitydances@gmail.com, hudsonvalleydance.org. $15, or $10 for students. 6pm-9pm Passport to Europe Five Course Wine Dinner. A five-course dinner and guided wine tasting featuring wines from five Old World countries: Spain, Germany, Italy, France and Austria. Wines will be provided by Banville Wine Merchants. Please RSVP by April 8th, 2018 to info@ butterfieldstoneridge.com or call 845-687-0887. Butterfield at Hasbrouck House, 3805 Main St, Stone Ridge. butterfieldstoneridge.com. $85. 7pm The Chops ‘n Sauerkraut Trio. The Ballroom Sessions. 6pm doors. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, bit.ly/2Iqzuuu. $7. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel. NYC’s Jazz Improvisers. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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7am Free Shuttle for Low Cost Spay/Neuter Services. T.A.R.A.’s FREE “Spay Shuttle” will now be in Poughkeepsie (7am) and Fishkill (7:30am) on Mondays. Appointment required. Multiple locations. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter. org, tara-spayneuter.org/shuttle.htm. Shuttle is free, price of surgery ranges base on weight. 9am-12pm Horticulture Hotline and Diagnostic Lab Now Open 3 Days a Week for the 2018 Growing Season. Volunteer Master Gardeners staff the hotline and are available to answer home horticulture questions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9am to 12pm, through October. The phone number is 845-340-DIRT (3478). CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster. cce.cornell.edu/gardening. 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 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-12pm Weekly Bridge Game. For intermediate level players. Meets weekly on Mondays, 9:30am-12pm and Wednesdays, 1:304pm. For info, contact Neale Tracy at 845-2470094. Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties. 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-12pm Woodstock Senior Drama with Edith Lefever. Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues and scenes, and offers public performances. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 10am Muffin Mondays. Freshly baked muffins with your coffee. Info: 845-254-5469. $1 each. 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. 12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings, Chakra Attunement and Tarot with Mary. Every Monday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes. 1pm-2pm Needlework Group. Knitters, crocheters, rug hookers & stitchers of all types and beginners welcome. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 2pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Painting with Jennifer Schimmrich. In addition to instructions, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the calss offers freindship adn camaraderie. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 2:30pm Innovative Contemporary Fiction Reading Series: Richard Powers. National Book Award–winning novelist Richard Powers will read from his latest book, The Overstory. The reading, presented as part of Morrow’s Innovative Contemporary Fiction Reading Series and will be followed by a Q&A. It is free and open to the public; no reservations are required. Info: 845-758-7054. Bard College/Weis Cinema. bard.edu. 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 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. 4pm-5:30pm Girls Inc at Family of New Paltz. For girls ages 13-15 learn how to make Zines. Free. 845-255-7957. Family of New Paltz, 51 N Chestnut St, New Paltz. girlsinc.org. 4:30pm-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 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. 5pm What Will I Wear? Fashion and Choice for France’s Empress Eugénie. Art Historian Alison McQueen to Discuss French Fashion of the 1800s. Free and open to the public. Marist College/ Hancock Center, 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie. marist.edu. 5pm-6pm 2018 Middle School Battle of the Books: Bi-weekly Meetings, starting April 16. Battle of the Books is a trivia contest for 6th-9th graders with questions based on 8 books students in the MHLS read. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. 6pm April 2018 Monthly Meeting of the Hudson Valley Humanists. Diane Wasserstrom is experienced in software engineering and design. Her talk will be “Privacy in the Age of the Internet, Big Data, and Laissez-Faire Capitalism. How is your personal data being used by corporations? What constitutes your personal data? Is there anything that you can do to control your data?” Hudson Valley Humanists will be collecting toiletries and other necessities for Family of New Paltz. Free and open to the public. Info: emailauer1@att.net. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr /32 North, New Paltz. 6:15pm Cantine’s Island Pot Luck Dinner. Meets on the third Monday of every month. Learn about co-housing. RSVP by calling 845-246-3271. Info: cantinesislandcohousing.org. cantinesislandcohousing.org. 6:30pm-8pm Beekeeping Support Group. Each month a topic of interest to beekeepers is discussed. Beginners and masters welcome! Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. bit. ly/2xuq5Qj. Free. 6:30pm Music - Mendelssohn Club Meetings.

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tion. Free event - lunch will be served. For location and info, call 845-481-0331. . ulstercorps.org.

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TWO REMARKABLE MOMENTS THIS WEEK: PUTTING THE ‘I’ IN INSPIRATION “Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone.” – Gladys Berthe Stern ou could increase your weights, you know,” Gayle the trainer points out. I flash back to six months ago, when I returned to the gym, suitably recovered from radiation and steroids. (Fun fact: Steroids ultimately weaken muscles, not pump [clap] you up.) I felt fine, but I was shocked that I couldn’t budge the leg-lift machine. I felt deflated as I pulled out one pin after another, constantly reinserting it in a few weights down. Every machine needed adjustment: abs, arms, everything. Lowering the weight levels matched my spirit: I was hitting bottom. I could not imagine ever regaining the ground I’d lost. What was the point of working out, anyway? Why even bother? (“I don’t exercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.” – Joan Rivers) I lost confidence in the strength of my body. “I guess this is it,” I grimaced. “No hope for improvement.” Because I am restricted from driving due to my brain tumors and risk of seizures, I rely on rides to get anywhere and everywhere, and I hit the jackpot. A good friend and I have been going to the gym twice a week for months now, and my weights are going up! But I am still skittish of that feeling of getting into position and discovering I’m incapable of moving it, so I am reticent to add extra pounds until I am absolutely sure I can do it. (“Everyone has a washboard stomach. Mine just has a load of laundry on top.”) When Gayle observed that I could increase most of my levels, I was nervous. What if I hit the wall like I did six months ago? Gayle was right: I could do it. Seeing my numbers getting higher gives me confidence. I also ask Gayle to help demystify the machines that I don’t know how to operate, but I see the “cool kids” using. (“I really don’t think I need buns of steel. I’d be happier with buns of cinnamon.” – Ellen DeGeneres) Her groundedness, watchful eye, experience and egoless approach helps me to trust her advice. She inspires me to prove to myself that I can do it, which builds my body confidence by challenging me to achieve more than I would do on my own. Gayle says that no one will push me harder than someone else, and that is true for me. I benefit from someone helping me go beyond my mental limits. When I thank her and proudly point to my climbing weight chart, “This is because of you, Gayle!” she bounces it right back to me: “Nope, this is because of you!” Later that same day… (“Remember, as far as anyone knows, we’re a nice normal family.” – Homer Simpson) “I just wish I could have a healthy, loving detachment in this particular relationship,” I lament. My therapist replies, “You just proved you’re doing it! Your reflection before responding and facing the feeling underneath the sadness show your powers of observation. The detachment may be only ‘this big’ right now, but you’re doing it.” Me: “Wait a second. I am already doing it? This thing I keep chasing after – I’m already doing it!” This is just what it looks like right now: Messy. Unresolved. But happening! I was filled with joy. I’m not as far off as I thought I was. Incidentally, I find these questions invaluable to my process: 1. What do I need right now? 2. What am I feeling right now? 3. What is the feeling behind that feeling? When my therapist connects dots with me about patterns in my “blind spots,” she returns pieces of myself that I don’t realize I had walled off. I experience joy, fullness and pride when I see how far I have come in my inner work. (“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.” – George Bernard Shaw) Her keen ear and mind foster connections where I cannot. She inspires me by reflecting back to me my own strengths and progress, which encourages me to continue making healthy choices. The “messy” parts that I had written off as countless failures are simply emotional reps, like doing leg lifts at the gym. (“Don’t wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself.” – Sara Henderson) I am grateful for the inspirations in my life. Who is inspiring you today? (“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” – Rumi)

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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.

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 6:30pm-8:30pm Our World Remade: World War I - Humanities New York. Hosted by the Woodstock Library, and The Friends of the Woodstock Library. Free and open-to-the-public reading and discussion group, led by author and Woodstock resident Sheila Isenberg, the group will meet Mondays, through May 7th, from 6:30-8pm. Registration is required. Books for the course are free and may be picked up at the library. Register by contacting staff at the Woodstock Library. Info: info@woodstock.org; woodstock.org; 845-6792213. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. 7pm-8pm Book Discussion Group: “Death Comes For the Archbishop”. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Amy Helm- Woodshed Residency Tour 2018. Neo Americana at its best! Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

Tuesday

4/17

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. 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. 9:30am-11am Iyengar Yoga Level I-II with Barbara Boris. For all students new to Iyengar Yoga. The basis of the method is taught in standing poses, and other fundamental postures. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com. $18. 9:30am 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 Serving and Staying in Place – SSIP/New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 845-255-0609. Plaza Diner, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz.

10am The Country Scrappers & Stampers Meeting. Come for the whole day or drop by for an hour or two. New members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Ongoing. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1 Marl Rd, Walker Valley. 10am-12pm New Mother’s Social Circle. This group is for mamas looking to meet other mamas and babies (ages 0-8 months) for friendship, answers about your new baby, and socialization. (Siblings are welcome.) A different weekly discussion topic with Q & A. Continues through May 31. Info: 845-255-0624. New Baby New Paltz, 264 Main St, New Paltz. newbabynewpaltz.com. 10am-10:45am Community Play Space. Rugs, toys and books are spread out for kids to play with after laptime. Everyone welcome. Meet new friends, see old friends. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, gardinerlibrary.org. 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-1:30pm Kingston: Volunteer Orientation for Local Hunger Relief Organizations. Free event - lunch will be served. Everette Hodge Community Center, 21 Franklin St, Kingston. 12pm-1:30pm Volunteer Orientations for Local Hunger Relief Organizations. Kingston Orienta-

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: 845-2545469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. free. 2pm-3:30pm Yoga Level I - Basics. Come and learn the fundamentals. This basics class is about the poses - this is not a flow class. Open to all level students. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. drop-in rate. 3pm-5pm Knitting & Crocheting with Tea & Cookies. In the Art Books Room. Some yarn, crochet and knitting needles available for beginners. Crafters share your knowledge! Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. Info: 8456792213, info@woodstock.org, woodstock. org/calendar. free. 3:30pm-6:30pm Free Math Tutoring. Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus, Trigonometry, and Calculus AB (or college level Calc 1). Call to sign up 845-2551255. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. MathTutoringwithMisha.com. Free. 4pm-8pm Community Holistic Healthcare Day. Free healthcare, first-come first-served, offered by a variety of practitioners including medical doctors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, psychologists and a wide variety of energy healers. Sponsored by the Rondout Valley Holistic Health Community. Meets on 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St.(Route 209), Stone Ridge. rvhhc.org. 4pm-8pm Community Holistic Healthcare Day. 1st-come 1st-served. Holistic medical doctor, acupuncturists, massage therapists, psychologists, energy healers. Free event. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St.(Route 209), Stone Ridge. Info: info@rvhhc.org, rvhhc.org; info@rvhhc.org. 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: 845-3398567. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. 4pm Scrabble. Come test your vocabulary against your friends and family. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. 4:30pm-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, tivolilibrary.org/. Perfect for 5-10 yos. No need to sign-up, just come by! 5pm-7pm Drawing with Tor Gudmundsen. Teaching an introduction to beginning and intermediate concepts and skills for observational drawing. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston. askforarts.org/even. $90. 5:30pm-7pm Magic: The Gathering Night. Join us for a casual, relaxed evening of Magic: The Gathering. Beginners are welcome, and experienced players are welcome as well! Free. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail. com, tivolilibrary.org. Recommended for teenagers and adults. Happens in the East Room. 5:30pm-6:30pm Zena Rommett FloorBarre(TM) Classes. An evolutionary step in body improvement training. Contact: Andrea Pastorella, 845-282-6723. 2568 Rt. 212, Woodstock. 6pm Taste of Rhinebeck. Taste is walkable culinary crawl with stops inside restaurants, spirit shops and specialty food retailers along a fourblock village radius, where people can enjoy a variety of food and drinks. It’s also a fundraiser. Last year, Taste raised nearly $26,000 to benefit Northern Dutchess Hospital. The cost is $75 in advance or $100 at the registration tent. Info: 845-871-1711. Foster’s Coach House, Rhinebeck. tasteofrhinebeck.com. $100. 6pm-8pm The Business Side of Starting Your Farm . Elizabeth Higgins, Business Management Specialist with the Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program (ENYCHP), will provide an overview of business topics to consider when starting a farm, including farm leases, business structures, starting a business, recordkeeping/accountin g, business planning, loans and where to get help. Space is limited - register ahead with payment to save your spot. Registration deadline: April 13. Info: 845-340-3990 x311 or cad266@cornell.edu. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. tinyurl.com/Bus-Side-Starting-Farm. $20. 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.

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Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@ gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. Drop-in rate. 6pm Learn about “Raising Hope”. To hear about a Mentoring program to help another woman take a step forward. RAISING HOPE: a woman (Mentee) who can use some coaching, find resources, and have a partner who will encourage and keep her on track to meet a goal will be paired with a woman (Mentor) who has had some life experience who can support her in her journey. Info: 845-331-4199. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. ulsterunitedway.org/get-involved/volunteer/ project-hope. 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-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 845-688-2828 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-9pm Only Child: Reading & Signing With Rhiannon Navin. Join Rhiannon Navin for a reading and signing of her new novel, Only Child, which tells the story of six-year-old Zach—who survives a deadly school shooting by hiding in his classroom closet. Info: 845-802-0027. Rough Draft Bar & Books, 82 John Street, Kingston.

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1am-6pm Learn How to Prune a Fruit Tree. While helping the apple trees of the Catskill Center’s Thorn Preserve Children-friendly - Bring pruning tools. Info: catskillcenter.org/events. Thorn Preserve, John Joy Rd, Woodstock. 7:30am-9am Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s April Contact Breakfast. Features the 2018 Headliner Awards as well as a keynote address from Founder and Research Director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, E.J. McMahon. The Chamber will present the 2018 Headliner Awards, an annual honor recognizing some of the best businesses in Dutchess County and beyond. Payment in advance is required in order to expedite the check-in process. Info: 845-454-1700 ext. 1000. Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel and Conference Center, 40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. dcrcoc.org. $35. 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.

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor and material necessary for RFB-UC18-148C Watson Hollow Road Slope Stabilization will be opened on May 10, 2018 at 3:00 P.M. at the Ulster County Purchasing Department located at 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, N.Y. 12401 at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids will be received for the following Contract: RFB-UC18-148C – Watson Hollow Road Slope Stabilization Work under Contract RFB-UC18148C consists of stabilizing the stream banks and roadway embankment between the Bush Kill and Watson Hollow Road. Watson Hollow Road will be reconstructed to restore a 2 lane road. The proposed stabilization will include the restoration and relocation of the river channel away from the slope and stabilizing the failed slope. Contract Documents, including Advertisement For Bids, Information For Bidders, Labor and Employment, Additional Instructions, Bid Documents, Agreement, General Conditions, General Requirements, Specifications, Contract Drawings and any Addenda, may be examined at no expense at the office of Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 or on our website atwww. co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Each bid must be accompanied by security in an amount not less than five per centum (5%) of the amount of the bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders. No Bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of opening thereof. This is an exempt capital improvement project, and Bidders shall not include in their bid sales and compensating use taxes on the cost of materials

9am-11:30am Vinyasa Level I-II with Alison Sinatra. This class is ideal for students transitioning from beginners to intermediate yoga. Basic poses are explored with increasing detail interspersed with a flowing sequence. $18 drop-in.Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@ gmail.com. $18.

nity Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org.

9am-12pm Horticulture Hotline and Diagnostic Lab Now Open 3 Days a Week for the 2018 Growing Season. Volunteer Master Gardeners staff the hotline and are available to answer home horticulture questions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9am to 12pm, through October. The phone number is 845-340-DIRT (3478). CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster. cce.cornell.edu/gardening.

1pm Community Chorus Meet-Up. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

10am-5pm New Windsor Cantonment Opens for Another Season. The final winter encampment of the Continental Army opens for another season of tours and special events. Free admission. New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, 374 Temple Hill Rd, New Windsor. Info: 845-561-1765, chad.johnson@parks.ny.gov, nysparks.com.

1:30pm-4pm Weekly Bridge Game. For intermediate level players. Meets weekly on Mondays, 9:30am-12pm and Wednesdays, 1:30-4pm. For info, contact Neale Tracy at 845-2470094. Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties.

10am-11am Get More Food in the Fridge with your SNAP and WIC Benefits. A free family nutrition, cooking and food budgeting program for limited income families with children. This program is available all year with several registration options. You can join this group anytime. This program is tailored to families trying to make the most of their SNAP or WIC benefits. We offer 8 one-hour sessions that will help you take the stress out of meal time while having fun in the kitchen. Participants completing at least 6 sessions receive a certificate of completion and a fabulous cookbook. Ongoing on Wednesdays. Info: 845-340-3990 ext. 326; jhg238@cornell.edu. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster.cce.cornell. edu. 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 What You Don’t Know May “Hear-t” You / The Importance of Good Hearing. With Haim Keren - Hearing Wellness Educator. At “Lunch and Learn.” Info: 845- 471-9811. Temple Beth-El, 118 Grand Ave, Poughkeepsie. dutchessny. gov/aging. 11:30am-1pm 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. 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. 12pm Woodstock Senior Citizens’ Club. The speaker will be Frank Almquist. He will talk about the building of the Ashokan Reservior. Info: 845-679-8537. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 1pm-3pm Pinochle. Card Game every Wednesday! Looking for a 4th player Anyone interested - email info@pinehillcommunitycenter.org. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE. 1pm-3pm Social Circle. Good conversation! Every Wednesday. Everyone welcome. Pine Hill Commu-

which are to be incorporated into the work and which are to be separately sold by the Contractor to the County prior to incorporation into the work of the Contract. The attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract. Minority and Woman Owned Businesses are encouraged to apply. The right is reserved to waive any informalities in the Bid and to reject any or all Bids. 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, April 26th, 2018 at 3:00 PM for HOT WATER HEATER RFB-UC18-035. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at UlsterCountyNY.Gov/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE 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, May 3, 2018 at 2:00PM for renovations of a portion of 733 Broadway, Kingston, NY to accommodate the Ulster County Restorative Justice Center, #RFB-UC18-150C. 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

1pm-2:30pm Diversity Lecture / Forum. This forum will stimulate awareness, thought, and discussion about the ugly truth about age discrimination. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. Info: farina@ sunyulster.edu. SUNY Ulster/College Lounge, Stone Ridge.

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. 3:30pm-5:30pm Teen Open Studio. Every Wednesday. Local artists facilitate art sessions to explore a variety of materials and techniques and build a sense of community for local teens. Ages 13-18. Free. Info: info@drawkingston.org. DRAW at the YMCA, 507 Broadway, Kingston. drawkingston.org. 4:30pm-6pm Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are well-practiced in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 4:30pm-5:30pm Exploring Connections Between Children’s Literature and Art. Rosendale Library is presenting FREE classes for children in grades 2nd-4th and their parents. Presented by Jill Obrig. Sign up in advance at the Rosendale Library (or call 845-658-9013). Sign up for 1 or all 4 classes. Rosendale Community Center, located Behind the Rosendale Theatre, Rosendale. 4:30pm-5:30pm Art Hour. Fun for ages 3 to 103! From paper flowers to crazy critters, we are always up to something creative. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 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. 5:30pm-7:30pm The Art Effect After Hours. Mix and mingle with Art Effectors and community members, enjoy tastings and live music, and experience student art and media exhibits. The Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory, 8 Norht Cherry Street, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845.471.7477, info@ feelthearteffect.org, feelthearteffect.org/store/aft. per person ($70/couple). 5:30pm-7:30pm Prenatal Class. Ongoing on Wednesdays. 845-563-8043 for more info. Mackintosh Community Room, 147 Lake St, Newburgh. 5:30pm-8:30pm Teen Night Wednesdays. Every Wednesday of the school year. Food, Teen Topics, Activities, Life Skills. For those 14-18. This program is made possible by a partnership between Family of Woodstock, Inc. and Mid-Hudson Valley Planned Parenthood. Free. Everette Hodge Community Center, 21 Franklin St, Kingston. 6pm-7pm Money Month: Money Talks. Join

LEGAL NOTICE Proposal No. UCCC 2018-02 The Board of Trustees of Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge, New York hereby invites the submission of sealed proposals for: BANKING SERVICES Proposals will be received until 11:00AM on April 27, 2018, in the Office of Vice President for Administrative Services, Ulster County Community College, Clinton Hall, Room 212, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, New York. Proposal forms may be obtained from the Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services at Ulster County Community College. All mailed proposals shall be sealed and distinctly marked “Proposal for Banking Services, UCCC 2018-02, Opening Date: April 27, 2018” and shall be mailed directly to the Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services, Ulster County Community College, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, New York, 12484. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to waive irregularities and accept or reject any or all proposals, or any part of any proposal. Complete RFP is at http://www.sunyulster. edu/campus_and_culture/about_us/jobs.php Dated: March 23, 2018 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 May 10th, 2018 at 2:30 PM for COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SHELTER RFB-UC18-036. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at UlsterCountyNY.Gov/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing

April 12, 2018 us to learn ways to talk to your children about the importance of managing money. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. Contact library to register. 6:30pm-8:30pm Yin Yoga and Sacred Sound with Jessica Caplan. This yin class will be slower, where asanas are held for longer periods of time. For beginners and advanced students. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 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 Book Reading: Marcia Slatkin. Author of Cheese After Fukushima: Poems for a Changing Planet. Discussion, refreshments, and open MIC for poets will follow. Info: 845-876-1655. The Gallery@Rhinebeck, 47 East Market St, Rhinebeck. galleryrhinebeck.org. 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. 7pm-8:30pm West Point Band presents Free Concert at Tarrytown Music Hall. Join the Army’s oldest band for this free world-class performance featuring the music of Bernstein, Gershwin and Sousa. Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St., Tarrytown. Info: 845-938-2617, westpointband. com. FREE. 7pm-8:30pm “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class. Free 90-minute program includes 30 min of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by 1 of 8 lectures on the history, practices & principles of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 845-679-5906 for more info. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 7pm-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. 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 Adult Coloring & Making Caramel Lattes. Come in for a night where you can sit back, learn to make a caramel latte, and then relax with some coloring as you sip your beverage. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-3385580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary. org/. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Petey Hop’s Roots & Blues Sessions. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 7pm Lattes & Adult Coloring. Learn to make a caramel latte, and then relax with some coloring as you sip your beverage. Please register in advance. Free. Info: 845-338-5580. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 7:15pm Music Fan Film Series presents Marley. Life story of musician and legend Bob Marley, from the early days to international superstardom. Rare footage, performances, & interviews. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-6588989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre.org. $8. 7:15pm-8pm Silent Spiritual Practice. For people who would like to do spiritual practice together to increase the potency of the practice. For those who would like to learn Remembrance, come to a teaching at 6:30pm. All are welcome RSVP please. 845-679-8989. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Meetup.flowingspirit.com. 7:30pm 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 Hawktail (f/k/a Haas Kowert Tice). 6pm doors. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, austin.helsinki@ gmail.com, bit.ly/2E0T7s0. $15. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Shelley King, Patrice Pike & Special Guest- Carolyn Wonderland. Neo Americana at its best! Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Alex Krieger ‘95 Memorial Lecture: Junot Díaz. Junot Díaz, New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, will give the lecture. This event is free and open to the public. Vassar College / Villard Room of Main Building, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. vassar.edu.

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Seeking self-starters to develop direct selling teams in USA & EU. Knowledge of CBD hemp oil & experience in direct sales helpful but not required. Must have willingness to learn & genuine desire to help people. Generous compensation plan is commission + residuals. Visit www.kannaway.com/3177927 to get a sense of the company, then send letter of interest to HempyHelen@gmail.com PART-TIME/FULL-TIME. LABORER FOR WINDOW CLEANING COMPANY. MUST BE LADDER SAVVY, HARD, RELIABLE WORKER. TRANSPORTATION NECESSARY. GOOD WORK ETHIC. WILL TRAIN. $15/HR. IMMEDIATE HIRE. 845-594-2370. NEW VAPE SHOP IN NEW PALTZ; Seeking Manager/Sales Associates. FullTime/Part-Time positions available. To apply please visit www.vaperschoiceusa. com/apply/ Supervising Lifeguards, Lifeguards, WSIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/ Swim Instructors, Attendants,

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, VILLAGE MULTI-FAMILY! Three family money maker, located 3 blocks from the heart of the Village of Saugerties. There is a garage with a 1/2 bath that could be an additional unit or rented out to a tenant. All 3 apartments have hardwood floors in every room, except the kitchen and bath. With a little TLC the rents could be raised to market value to increase the current cap rate. There are 3 electric meters as the landlord pays the electric for the first-floor unit along with common areas. There are laundry hookups on the first floor if you would like to add coin operated machines. Call Mike Barros! .........$199,000

COUNTRY LIVING! Perfect country get-away or full-time home, conveniently located near shopping, restaurants, Thruway, and 8 minutes to Kingston or Saugerties. This well-thoughtout Contempo provides bright, open spaces with lots of light. With 3 Bedrooms and 3 full baths, plus extensive common spaces, there’s plenty of room for everyone. Relax in the 6-person hot tub after a day of skiing, hiking or just hanging out. Call Margo Obourn today! .............................$319,000

STREAMSIDE HOME SAYS IT ALL! On the Sawkill & Tannery Brook, walkable to the heart of Woodstock, shops & restaurants. This beautiful, 3-BR, 2-BA, Ranch home is so tranquil & boasts a legal efﬁciency apt w/its own entrance – perfect for guests or an Air-BnB-rental! The KIT has SST appliances, Schuler cabinets, French doors open to the DR, & a 2nd-garage/shed on the property provides plenty of storage. The roof on the home & shed was replaced in 2015, updated electric & new panels in 2016, & a new H/W-heater in 2017. A brick patio has a private entrance to a swimming hole. Easy living all on 1-ﬂ. Call Kathy Shumway today!...........$370,000 ER WAT TAGE! N FRO

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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, 845-417-6461 or 845-706-7197. e-mail: TLKportables@ gmail.com

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Notice of Meeting: There will be a Meeting of the Board of Directors of Catskill Regional OTB Corporation on April 24, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at 855 NY17M, Monroe, NY 10950, New York.

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STU’S CAR SERVICE. 845-649-5350 IS FULLY AVAILABLE FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS. YOUR CAR OR MY CAR DETERMINES THE FARE. 845-6495350.

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The Politically Savvy and Illicitly Literate Comedy Duo of Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine — tired of performing at Navajo bar mitzvahs, vegan rodeos, and burials at sea— Is NOW AVAILABLE for House Concerts in your very own home, although you might have to file an environmental impact statement prior to engaging them. For details, please call 845-657-2210 or 845-2467441 , or zip an email to horowitz@ bard.edu or gillesmalkine@gmail. com

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Kerhonkson. 5 room house , furnished basement apartment and 5 studios on 1.2 acres. Only serious inquiries. $389,000. 973-493-7809

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PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE in New Paltz. High traffic & visibility area, off-street parking, utilities included. Up to 1500 sq.ft. Call for more details 845-389-0588.

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WOODSTOCK MULTI-USE! Commercial or residential!! This is a “Walk-About” building, located in plain sight on Tinker street in Woodstock! A true look and feel and the colors of Woodstock. This 2-story building has a sought-after location w/drive-by-visibility and is part of the SCENIC FOOT TRAFFIC for shoppers and browsers. The ﬁrst ﬂoor has large front display windows for shoppers, colorful perennial gardens and a welcoming blue stone walkway to the shops and apartments. Near the local pharmacy, Band B’s, café’s galleries, plus many interesting and unique shops. Live and work in the same location. Call Mary Ellen VanWagenen or Ken Volpe today! ...................$949,000

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HIGHLAND: LARGE 1-BEDROOM end unit. $925/month heat & hot water included. Available immediately. Private, quiet neighborhood. On-site parking. Next to Highland Town Hall/Court, near Rt. 9W. Minutes to SUNY New Paltz, Poughkeepsie Bridge, Metro North, Rt. 9 & hospitals. 1 month security. No smoking. 845-4530047.

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1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in private home. Includes utilities, cable and high speed internet. Walking distance to SUNY and town. No pets or smokers. $1000/ month, 1½ month security. Available May 1st. Call (914)475-9834. Large Studio Apt. in New Paltz, $925/ month. Includes all utilities except phone. Space is suitable for one person, non-smoker, no pets. 845-901-2531

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TURN KEY RESTAURANT Turn Key Restaurant/bar on busy Route 32 in the Hamlet of Rosendale, halfway between Kingston and New Paltz, offers an expansive 5,000+ square feet of large open dining areas, cozy bar with cocktail lounge and a well-equipped kitchen. There is a 1,600+ square foot 3BR apt. above the restaurant, as well as a detached single family four-bedroom, one-bathroom home! Call Greg Berardi or Kathy Shumway today! ................$695,000

/ Phoenicia 845.688.2929 / Olive 845.657.4240 / Commercial 845.339.9999

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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

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 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT with kitchen, balcony, bathroom. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. $975/month plus security. ROOM FOR RENT. Can be used as residential or an office. $550/month plus security. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. (845)664-0493. Apartment for rent, 4 miles north from New Paltz on Springtown Road. 845-2560775.

New Paltz: Southside Terrace Apartments Year round and other lease terms to suit your needs available! Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more! “Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!”

Call 845-255-7205 for more information

SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for FALL 2018 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-255-7205.

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Large 3-Bedroom Main St., Rosendale. Large, bright and clean. Full of windows, 2nd floor screen porch, granite counters, brand new updated bathroom. No smokers or pets. $1500 plus electric. 845-430-9476. Marbletown 2-Bedroom; Rent some country charm! 2-bedroom, 1880s colonial, country road: screened porch by seasonal babbling brook, 1 bathroom, LR,DR, kitchen. W/D, new boiler in cellar. Storage room. Standby generator, propane H/W baseboard heat. Lg. yard, fenced garden, 6 wooded acres, field. 8 miles to Stone Ridge, 12 to Kingston and Woodstock. RVCSD, $1450/mo. plus utilities. $2900 security deposit. Available 5/1. 1-year lease. 845-338-2199.

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Kerhonkson: 3-Bedroom House. $1500/ month. Studio. $675/month. Utilities not included. Good references and credit. 973493-7809 or 845-553-0498

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

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Saugerties: 2-bedroom, full bath, living room, Eat-in kitchen, patio, off Master bedroom. Lots of closets. Secured storage area. Off-street parking. Laundry and garbage pick-up. Quiet and well-maintained. No pets/smoking. $925/month plus utilities. 845-246-3320 Spacious Studio Apartment for Rent. A Large light-filled space w/dedicated kitchen & bath. Cathedral ceilings, wall-to-wall carpeting, tongue & groove walls, Italian tile finishes. Large closet w/ample storage above. Super clean. Perfect for single or couple. No pets, no smoking, no exceptions. $1100 + elec., security (1st & last) & references. 845-332-4479. Beautiful Home on private summer horse farm; 2-Bedroom, 1 bath. Fireplace. 1 mile to town. Newly painted. Ready to move in. $1400/month plus utilities. 1-Bedroom, 1 bath Garage Apartment; $650/month plus utilities. E-mail: Cortship@aol.com

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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. 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.

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Palenville: 3-Bedroom, 2 bath House. Washer/dryer, woodstove, storage shed, quiet wooded area, shared vegetable garden, screened-in porch. $1000/month, utilities extra. Security and references required. Call 845-750-7025.

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porch, WiFi, washer/dryer. Secluded, but convenient. 5 minutes to village, shopping, HITS, Thruway. $2500/month plus utilities. 917-414-3022.

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New Paltz Teacher seeking Cottage/ Small House in the New Paltz or Gardiner area. Looking to move in June or July (landlord will be moving into my current house). My wish-list includes laundry, deck, and a bit of outdoor space. Also pet-friendly for my two sweet cats (deposit ok). I have excellent references and credit report. Thanks! Indigowmn@aol.com

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LARGE 5’X3’ BEAUTIFUL CHERRY COMPUTER/PROJECT DESK w/separate mail-slotter. Best offer over $100. Call 917-528-0353. Moving. High-riser, porch table and chairs, hammock and stand, rugs, sofas, quilts, computer table, 6’ sidebar w/leaded glass doors, battery hedge and string trimmers, more. Priced to sell. 845-679-2975; 845706-9243. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING superb, signed Art-Glass by well-known glass blowers like Lundberg, Orient & Flume, Stankard- to name a few.... at Below Retail cost, call for an appointment 845246-7598.

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PRIVACY PLUS!- This cedar sided country contemporary is lovingly maintained, ready for move-in & oh so private on 6 acres of pet & play friendly lawns and woodlands. Features include a dramatic vaulted living room, dining room with cozy brick fireplace open to kitchen, gleaming hardwood floors, convenient main level BR + master w/ walk-in closet & add’l. BR upstairs, 2 full baths, wrap decking, full basement & 2 car garage. The price is right! ...................................$325,000

HISTORIC ESTATE- Casual elegance abounds in this impressive 4400 SF classic center hall Colonial c. 1895 on 14+ acres of magical landscape. Abundant original charm and detail combined with smart and sensitive updates. Graciously proportioned throughout and featuring wide board floors, 3 brick fireplaces, 22’ LR, formal DR, 25’ family/ media room, den & office spaces, 4 bedrooms, 5+ full baths, central AC & seasonal views. SINGULAR! .......................................$795,000

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New Paltz House for Summer. Bright, charming 3-bedroom house off Main St. Central air, electric appliances, wi-fi and phone. Special price: 1 month, July or August- $1950, both months $3550. E-mail: ingridhug@aol.com

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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COUNTRY CONTEMPO W/ STUDIO!- Handsome sunwashed country modern home nestled on 4+ Gardiner acres w/ sweeping lawns and fenced gardens. Spacious 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 23’ living room w/ cozy woodburner, hardwood floors, den or guest BR, full 30x38 walk out basement w/ kitchenette for add’l. living space PLUS sep. 40’x39’ STUDIO/workshop w/ 20’ ceiling, loft, North Light windows, water, heat & electric. .......................................... $572,000

MODERN FARMHOUSE- Superb location on 12+ private acres just minutes to the heart of historic Stone Ridge hamlet. Smartly designed with a contempo ambiance & featuring airy open plan living spaces, cozy stone fireplace, family/media room, HW & ceramic floors, ensuite MBR w/ walk-in closet, 2 add’l. BRs, 3 full & 2 half baths, central AC, porch & patio w/ soothing hot tub PLUS 3 car att. garage & full basement, too! SO NICE! ............................... $499,000

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Rhinebeck 876-4400

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Well maintained 2BD home is situated on the end of a quiet street, overlooking the mountains. Located near many hiking trails for outdoor lovers. Fleischmanns $98,900

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OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, dolls, pocket knives, military items, bronzes, jewelry, sterling, old toys, old paper, old boxes, old advertisements, vintage clothing, anything old. Home contents purchased, (select items or entire estates purchased.) CASH PAID 657-6252

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Buy & Swap

BOTTOM LINE... I pay the HIGHEST PRICES for old furniture, ANTIQUES of every description. Paintings, lamps, rugs, porcelain, bronzes, silver, etc. One item to entire contents. House calls & free appraisals. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972). (845)389-7286.

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Books Wanted. Quality used, out-of-print, and antiquarian books bought (also typewriters, maps, and ephemera). Bring items to Barner Books; 3 Church Street; New Paltz or call 845-255-2635 or email: barnerbooks@gmail.com

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WANTED: VINTAGE COMICS Interested in the Golden Age; Silver & Bronze 1930s-1980s

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WANTED-TOP DOLLARS PAID! We Buy Entire Estates or Single Items. Actively Seeking Gold and Silver of any kind, Sterling, Flatware & Jewelry. Furniture, Antiques through Mid-Century. We Gladly do House Calls. Free Appraisals. We also do Estate/Tag Sales. 35 years experience. One Call Does It All. Call or text anytime 24/7.

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Estate/Moving Sale

HSW SALE- Final day! Community Estate Sale has been extended to Saturday, 4/14 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. Original artwork, baby equipment, dishes, glass coffee table, unique china cupboard, jewelry, books, household items... Great deals... All proceeds to benefit Historical Society of Woodstock.

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/ HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, gardening & personal assistant. Affordable. Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@gmail. com (845)679-6242.

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SPECIAL. $12/hour first time Spring general housecleaning, done by honest, reliable individual. 30 plus years experience. Supplies included. Carol: 931-2613912. HOUSE CLEANING for a tidy sum. 845658-2073. *CONSCIOUS CLEANING, CONSCIOUS ORGANIZING!* ZEN ENERGY w/a DERVISH APPROACH. ATTENTION TO DETAIL. PUNCTUAL. METHODICAL. LETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SHIFT THE ENERGY & PUT CLARITY & BEAUTY BACK IN YOUR HOME. ALLERGIC TO CATS. ROSENDALE-KINGSTONSAUGERTIES-WEST HURLEY-WOODSTOCK. ROBYN 845-339-9458. CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/ Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)6882253.

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The architectural design of this home combines country contempo sophistication with the authenticity and elements of a NYC brownstone. Situated on over 6 acres, this homes features antique mahogany pocket doors, custom moldings, custom designed bookcases, 10’ high ceilings, and hardwood floors throughout! The gourmet kitchen with large center island, custom cabinets, quartz countertops, top of the line appliances and pantry, opens to the dining area which flows out to both the Sunroom with its wall of windows to the outdoors. Spacious living room with beautiful built in bookcases and tall shuttered windows. The ensuite master bedroom enjoys a wall of built in drawers, large walk in closet, powder room, soaking tub and walk in shower. The upstairs offers 3 additional BR’s, plus a second level deck and hot tub where you’ll enjoy a quiet evening under the stars! Outside offers an inground heated saline pool that’s surrounded by extensive bluestone decking, stone walls with seating, a hot/cold outdoor shower, and an outdoor kitchen complete with refrigerator, stainless steel grill and prep sink! Too many details to list! Minutes to Woodstock, Phoenicia, the reservoir for nice walks, g, biking, g, trails,, eateries, shops and more!!! skiing, $845,000

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This one of a kind two story home is located in the heart of Kingston. Three-bedroom 1.5 bath brick construction is set on a large 52 x 328 Lot. Hardwood Floors, detailed original woodwork throughout, Full basement with cold room and walk up attic for additional room. Outside the two car plus detached garage matches the home with two powered overhead doors. The large yard features an in-ground pool (condition unknown as is) with a pool house, and additional large storage shed. Just 2 miles from uptown Kingston’s stockade district, Kingston’s downtown waterfront and Ulster Avenue shopping. $279,900

“ABOVE AND BEYOND” HOUSEPAINTING by Quadrattura, since 1997. Interior/ Exterior, Decorator Finishes, Restorations, Expert Color Consultation, Plastering, Wallpaper Removal, Light Carpentry. Add value to your home economically. Environmentally conscious work done w/old world craftsmanship and pride. (845)332-7577. Senior Discount. References. Free Estimates. NYS DOT T-12467

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HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed. Snow Removal. Call Dave (845)514-6503- mobile.

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Lo Located just minutes to the Downtown Waterfront. This 3 BR ranch style home is sited beautifully and perched up back off of the road. A large kitchen with stainless ap appliances, Oak flooring and track lighting is open to the liv living room giving this home an open concept feel. The living room features a fireplace and large windows making it cozy and light. French doors off of the dining area lead to a beautiful large blue stone patio which is super private back yard. Also, on this level is a nice sized deck off of the larger bedroom. It is really special ! Another bonus is the 2 garage with a side door walk out and large lower level with plenty of storage space. This home also has central air so no need to worry about being comfortable all summer long. Easy living! $239,900

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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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