Almanac Weekly #33 2018 by Ulster Publishing

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A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, adventure and ideas | Calendar & Classifieds | Issue 33 | Aug. 16 – 23

DUTCHESS C O U N T Y FA I R The 173-year-old tradition continues in Rhinebeck, August 21-26

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MUSIC Dirt Farmer Festival in Accord to feature Jackson Browne & more on Sunday. This one-day concert assembles some of Levon Helm’s collaborators (and admirers), many of whom are familiar with Hudson Valley music via the long tenure of the Rambles.

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Why did Monty Python’s John Cleese choose a small community theater in what was once the Borscht Belt to host the US premiere of his adaptation of an obscure 19th-century French farce by a prominent 19thcentury French farceur, Georges Feydeau?

The Van Gogh-karts will roll once again on Sunday afternoon, August 19, at the 23rd anniversary of the Kingston Artist Soapbox Derby. The first gravity vehicle will launch at noon, and the last…well, that depends on how well things roll this year.

Each year at the Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park in Saugerties, Arm-of-the-Sea Theater presents an Esopus Creek Puppet Suite, which illuminates some aspect of local history. It features giant puppets in a series of tall tales inspired by Saugerties’ colorful past.

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SPOTLIGHT

MIDTOWN TO THE RONDOUT WATERFRONT DISTRICT

Follow Broadway through the changing neighborhoods of Midtown Kingston all the way to the Rondout Waterfront, and one will see a diverse and artistic area. Midtown recently took on the title MAD (Midtown Arts District) because of its ever-growing art scene. The Rondout Waterfront is known for its historic buildings and access to the harbor that ushers people to and from the Hudson River. These neighborhoods contain great spots, entertainment venues, specialty stores, art galleries, coffee shops, ﬁne restaurants, parkland and more. Come experience it for yourself!

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DUTCHESS COUNTY FAIR IN RHINEBECK

he 173-year-old Dutchess County Fair coming up this week at the Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck is the secondlargest county fair in New York State. Everything about it, from the midway to the array of agricultural exhibits spread over the 160-acre site, is huge. You could probably go for each day of its August 21-to-26 run and still not see everything. The choices of activity are mind-boggling: In addition to typical fair fare like prizewinning 4-H livestock, giant pumpkins, pies and pickles, horse-jumping and racing pigs, you can also check out oddball offerings like dock-diving dogs and sheep and goat costume competitions. Food vendors are introducing new dishes, competing for a People’s Choice award in what’s called the SporkRun. There are hands-on things for kids to try – spinning, felting, weaving – plus fun educational programs about bugs and robots and “mad science.” You can download the full Fair schedule at https://bit.ly/2B99RPU. The $12 advanced General Admission price for everyone over age 12 includes most attractions, but not carnival rides and games, and most of the Grandstand shows require an additional charge. Parking costs $10 extra. Ride tickets, if purchased online at www.dutchessfair.com/tickets.php before August 21, go for $20 for 10 rides; they will cost more onsite. The lineup of big-name Grandstand acts this year includes the Wallflowers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21; Kane Brown (already sold out) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday; Chris Lane at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 23; Kip Moore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 24; Little Creek (free!) at 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 25; and the Northeast Lumberjack Show (free!) from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 26. The entry gates and exhibit buildings at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds are open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21 through Sunday, August 26. Rides run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day except Friday and Saturday, when they keep going until 11 p.m. The food vendors stay open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more details and to order tickets, visit www. dutchessfair.com or call (845) 876-4000. The Dutchess County Fairgrounds are located at 6550 Springbrook Avenue (Route 9) in Rhinebeck.

Antique boat show at Maritime Museum this Saturday in Kingston

The Hudson River Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society will hold its annual boat show at the Hudson River Maritime Museum on Saturday, August 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be capped off at day’s end with a parade of classic boats, weather permitting. Boats arrive the day prior, for those who like a preview. The featured boat at this year’s show is the custom-built mahogany and teak 65foot trawler (shown above), the Francis Marion. Designed by Walter J. McInnis of

Eldredge-McInnis and built in 1963, the vessel was on display at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut from 2000 to 2014 before moving to her new home port in Albany. On view at the judged show will be power, sail and hand-powered classic watercraft from a wide variety of manufacturers, along with a few homemade vessels. The boats represent different styles of craft and various stages of preservation and restoration, from unrestored “project” boats to award-winning show boats. Owners will be on hand to discuss the history and restoration of their boats and to give advice on a variety of topics. Souvenir items, including hats and shirts,

will be available for purchase. The Hudson River Maritime Museum will hold a dedication ceremony at 2 p.m. in the East Gallery as museum staff unveil the recently acquired bell of Perseverance, the Cornell Steamboat Company tugboat, one of nearly 100 tugs and towboats that Cornell operated on the Hudson River from 1837 to 1964. Cornell’s headquarters were right next to where the Maritime Museum is located on the Rondout Creek in Kingston. For more information on the Antique and Classic Boat Society or the boat show, visit www.acbs-hrs.org.

Returning to the Ulster County Fairgrounds this weekend, August 17 to 19, the Hudson Valley Ribfest is a qualifying event for the Empire State Barbecue Championship. If you’re a serious “pitmaster,” you already know that you need to compete in at least four of such in one year to compete for the statewide prize, and you’ll be among the 60 teams firing up their grills and smokers to prepare their cherished recipes. Trouble is, only your teammates and the judges will be lucky enough to taste-test your entry. For the rest of us, the Ribfest is an opportunity to purchase barbecued treats from Big Kev’s BBQ, Butch’s Smack Your Lips BBQ, Gullah Q Lowcountry BBQ, Jack McDavid’s Down-Home Diner and Smokin Grate BBQ, not to mention other fair fare from a variety of vendors. Get yourself well-supplied with napkins, then stuff your face and wash your ribs down with beer (or soda, water or famous 4-H Club milkshakes) while you enjoy the live entertainment. This year’s music lineup will feature Williams Honor and Jessica Lynn on Friday evening, Zepp Again, Country Fresh, BedRock and Williams Honor on Saturday and the Roadhouse Roosters and the Little Creek Band on Sunday. Jace the Illusionist will perform on all three days. A fundraiser for the Highland Rotary Club, the Hudson Valley Ribfest runs from 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Regular admission is free on Friday, $7 on Saturday and Sunday,

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free for kids under age 12. For those in quest of the ultimate pig-out, a VIP Tent offering unlimited ribs, beverages, sides and dessert will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday for $75 admission and from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday for $100. To order tickets and find out more, visit www.hudsonvalleyribfest.org. The Ulster County Fairgrounds are located at 249 Libertyville Road, on the west bank of the Wallkill River in New Paltz.

Jeanne McCulloch reads from All Happy Families on Saturday in Woodstock The Golden Notebook at 29 Tinker Street in Woodstock will host an author reading with Jeanne McCulloch on Saturday, August 18 at 3 p.m. McCulloch’s debut memoir, All Happy Families, begins on a mid-August weekend in 1983, as family and friends gather for a wedding at a rambling family mansion on the beach in East Hampton. Preparations for a picturesque wedding are well underway when tragedy strikes. The father of the bride, paterfamilias of the beachfront manse, suffers a massive stroke from alcohol withdrawal, and lies in a coma

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Fireworks finale at Saturday's Volunteers’ Day in Woodstock

oodstock welcomes all area volunteers (regardless of which town you’re from) to come to the 14th annual Volunteers' Day at Andy Lee Field on Rock City Road this Saturday, August 18 from 2 o'clock to well after dark. There will be music, food, kids activities, fireworks (presented by the Woodstock Volunteer Fire Department) and, most of all, gratitude for your kindness and generosity. For more information on this local tradition, visit http://www.volunteersday.org.

in the hospital in the next town. Days later, instead of a planned honeymoon, wedding presents are stashed in the attic, arrangements are made for a funeral and a team of lawyers arrives

armed with papers for McCulloch and her siblings to sign. The repercussions of this ripple throughout the lives of the author and her family as they all grapple with questions of loyalty, tradition, marital honor, hope and loss. McCulloch is a former managing editor of The Paris Review and senior editor of Tin House magazine. She is the founding editorial director of Tin House Books. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The Paris Review, Tin House, The New York Times, O Magazine, Vogue and North American Review, among other publications. She lives in New York. For more information, call (845) 6798000 or visit https://goldennotebook. indielite.org.

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The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook will host a presentation by Loyola University aquatic ecologist Tim Hoellein on Friday, August 17 at 7 p.m. The topic is a hot one: “Plastic Pollution in Freshwaters – From Rivers to Oceans.” Hoellein will discuss the biological impacts of

plastic garbage, including its disposal and accumulation in the environment and how it degrades ecosystems. But the news isn’t all bad; there will also be discussion on tools being developed to prevent the problem. With most of the plastic polluting our oceans swept downstream by rivers, Hoellein is currently studying the effects of plastic pollution on freshwater ecosystems in Baltimore and Chicago. Through this work, he aims to better understand the sources and abundance of plastic pollution in the environment, how it moves and how it interacts with living things. His team is also measuring the types and amount of plastic being ingested by fish and invertebrates in these systems. “There is a large range of plastic pollution in the environment,” Hoellein says, “from things you can see to very small particles. We want to know how microbial life colonizes that plastic material, whether or not microbes are able to decompose different kinds of plastics and how these interactions affect the way that invertebrates and fish are ingesting plastic pollution.” Early results suggest that microplastics – which most wastewater treatment mechanisms do not remove – shield

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potentially harmful microbes (including fecal bacteria) from sterilization and allow them to persist in the environment. The presentation will be held in the Cary Institute auditorium at 2801 Sharon Turnpike in Millbrook. Admission is free, but registration is required, although it doesn’t guarantee entry. Early arrival is recommended for first-come, firstserved seating based on venue capacity. To register, visit www.caryinstitute.org.

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KINGSTON ARTIST SOAPBOX DERBY ON SUNDAY

he Van Gogh-karts will roll once again on Sunday afternoon, August 19, at the 23rd anniversary of the Kingston Artist Soapbox Derby. Sarah Bissonnette-Adler and Sarah Olivieri have taken over the reins from the founders George Donskoj and Nancy Schneider Donskoj, backed by an army of volunteers from the local arts community. The first gravity vehicle will launch at or about 12 noon from the corner of Broadway and Spring Street, and the last…well, that depends on how well things roll this year. Remember, this is not a race, but an artistic competition, and every Derby seems to include at least one or two pieces of “kinetic art” that require a fair bit of encouragement to make it in a moreor-less straight line to the bottom of the hill. However long it takes, afterwards the vehicles will be lined up for your admiration (and votes) along West Strand, bands will play and vendors will vend until the judges reach their decisions and hand out the awards in T. R. Gallo Park on the waterfront. Besides the usual First Place in the Kids’ (age 13 and under) Division, the Coveted People’s Choice Award and, for the slowest finisher, the Rondout Reject (a/k/a Horse’s Ass) Award, this year’s entrants will also be competing in a special category: Tributes. The fees are $45 for adult-made entries and $35 for youth-made entries. To register, volunteer, donate or find out more about the 2018 Kingston Artist Soapbox Derby, visit https://kingstonartistsoapboxderby.com.

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There will be more than 800 handmade bowls of various sizes for sale at the Byrdcliffe Ceramic Pottery Fest this weekend. The sale will be held at the Byrdcliffe Barn, grounds and ceramics studio on Friday, August 17, from 4:30 until 8:30, and from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. on Saturday, August 18 and Sunday, August 19. There will be music by Vida y Romo and Sabrina & The Gems with Rennie Cantine on Friday. All money raised by the sale of ceramics will go toward providing Byrdcliffe ceramic scholarships. The Byrdcliffe Barn is located at 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Road in Woodstock.

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officer, Ron Stallworth. Drawn to the investigative side of the law enforcement profession, Stallworth was first assigned to infiltrate the ranks of campus civil rights activists, and then initiated his own probe into local Ku Klux Klan activity. Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest feature, BlacKkKlansman, brings Stallworthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memoir to the big screen, much embellished even as it oversimplifies. Just like Cash, the protagonist of Sorry to Bother You, Stallworth ( Jo h n David Washington) has learned to speak in two different codes, to cultivate a â&#x20AC;&#x153;white voiceâ&#x20AC;? for professional purposes. Instead of telemarketing, he uses it to sell himself to local Klansmen, and even to Grand Wizard David Duke (Topher Grace, in a distractingly awful

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NAT BENCHLEY TALK ON SHARK STUDIES TO FOLLOW JAWS SCREENING IN RHINEBECK

hen Upstate Films in Rhinebeck screens the classic Jaws on Sunday, August 19 at 1 p.m., Nat Benchley, brother of the Jaws novelist and screenwriter Peter Benchley, will be on hand to discuss the book, the movie and the science of shark studies in the 21st century. This event is co-presented by Oblong Books. General admission costs $10, with discounts for members and seniors. For more information, visit https://upstatefilms. org. Upstate Films is located at 6415 Montgomery Street in Rhinebeck.

agitprop goes somewhat awry: While Pääkkönen’s intense performance renders Felix a tasty irredeemable villain, Connie and Ivan simply come off as clownishly stupid. We’ve all encountered genuine racists in the real world, fully capable of spewing hateful talk; but we know that their hatred is not the only thing they ever talk about. And the proliferation of people in denial of their own racism today is perhaps even more disturbing than the ones who are out-front about it. There’s some stereotyped shorthand at play in Lee’s depiction of the black activists as well: All are tall, slim and Hollywoodpretty. They sloganeer continuously, never going off-message in their downtime, and every last one of them wears an Afro. It’s almost as if the director can’t resist poking a bit of fun at his own generation of “woke” PoC. BlacKkKlansman works best when it’s not dwelling solely on the nasty antics of its one-dimensional bad guys or the beauty and righteousness of black folk. Washington, son of Denzel, is given much subtler material, and Stallworth more chances for character growth –

especially when he is feeling his way along the borders of his dedication to professionalism and his growing exposure to black consciousness, personified by his love interest, student organizer Patrice (Laura Harrier). Driver has a similarly wonderful soliloquy in which Flip describes his inner turmoil over having to ape anti-Semitism, having grown up with little in the way of identification with being a Jew. And a scene in which Stallworth gets beaten up by fellow police officers while he’s trying to restrain a white terrorist rings all too true in these troubling times when simply being black in a public place can be treated as some sort of offense. Shot mainly in Ossining, with lots of cutaways to Rocky Mountain vistas, BlacKkKlansman is distinguished by handsome cinematography and propelled

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7 by strong editing rhythms. As always with a Spike Lee joint, the music tracks are tasty and evocative of the time period. Whatever weaknesses the movie has, in terms of exaggerated polarities of good and evil, are redeemed by a third-act montage juxtaposing a KKK initiation ceremony with a chilling firsthand account of a lynching by an older activist in a cameo by Harry Belafonte, and by the powerful final segue from a fictional cross-burning in early-’70s Colorado to actual footage of the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Lee dedicates the movie to the memory of Heather Heyer, who was killed when a white nationalist rammed his car into a crowd of counterdemonstrators. Maybe some people still don’t get it, and for them, we need filmmakers like Spike Lee, who don’t mince words or images when it comes to provoking dialogue on the subject of racism. The question of whether meaningful change can be made from within long-entrenched social systems certainly deserves the revisit that it gets here. BlacKkKlansman may not be the most nuanced current example of such dialogue, but it hits home in a visceral way, and should be seen. – Frances Marion Platt

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Kansas comes to Kingston

et’s face it: Americans struggled with prog/rock. When Yes, Genesis, King Crimson (and Gentle Giant, and Camel, and UK, and…) were defining a new level of compositional ambition in rock, for better or for worse, and reaching high on the charts with it, American bands were at an artistic handicap. It wasn’t a musical issue; it was one of persona and fluency in the language and attitude of pretense. It was an insurmountable deficiency of castles, medieval myth, prepschool manners and old churches. If you listen to the first four Kansas albums, you will hear compositions that are every bit the equal of early Genesis in terms of counterpoint and formal design, and the music routinely rocks harder as well. Where the Americans just couldn’t match up was in the lyrics. Kansas and Styx tried their level best, but the posh abstraction of Jon Anderson or Peter Gabriel’s myth-haunted multiplepersonality disorder were just not in the American groundwater. I have

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Kansas was my favorite band in the critical adolescent years. If you listen to the ﬁrst four Kansas albums, you will hear compositions that are every bit the equal of early Genesis in terms of counterpoint and formal design, and the music routinely rocks harder as well..

long contended that the most organic, comfortable and uniquely American take on the progressive rock impulse – the Walt Whitman of American prog – is to be found in an unlikely place: in the music of the Grateful Dead, who, from Anthem of the Sun (1968) through Terrapin Station (1977), were known to indulge in a longform, intricate and progressive design from time to time, and to do so without any overt debt to the Brits. All that said, Kansas was my favorite band in the critical adolescent years. I am American, too. I don’t care if principal songwriter Kerry Livgren’s vaguely Christian pseudo-philosophical magnum

opuses make sense only to him. That band played electric counterpoint on a razor’s edge, sometimes even approaching the lithe complexity of Gentle Giant – the finest of all the prog bands, if also the least accessible. And of course, Kansas had a high gear, a riff gear, that few of the British bands beyond Zep at their proggiest could match (though, oddly, Gentle Giant could; damn, do I love Gentle Giant). Kansas was good. Kansas records like the early classics Song for America and Masque typically begin with the red herring of a hard boogie/rock number before settling into the groove of pure, visionary long-form prog. Thus, if you only know the hits, you actually don’t know Kansas very well at all. People who flocked to Leftoverture because of the visceral riffage of “Carry on, My Wayward Son” were perplexed at best by what they found there. They’ve stayed together through

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innumerable personnel changes, with guitarist Richard Williams as the lone constant. They’ve kept the new music coming, too, even reuniting with original principal writer Kerry Livgren for 2000’s interesting Somewhere to Elsewhere. The current lineup – which features two original members in Williams and drummer Phil Ehart, and two cats who have been on board long enough for the distinction not to matter anymore in bassist Billy Greer and violinist David Ragsdale – performs at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston on Saturday, August 18 at 8 p.m.

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Saturday, August 25 @ 8 pm Doctorow Center for the Arts To celebrate the life of Doctorow Center major supporter, Danièle Doctorow, Perspectives Ensemble has collaborated with visual artist Kevork Mourad to create an audio-visual and musical experience that transports you on a multi-media journey through Spain. The program includes two classical works by the great Spanish composer Manuel deFalla: El Amor Brujo and Master Peter’s Puppet Show. El Amor Brujo is scored for 15 musicians and one cantaora (Romani or Gypsy singer), who Perspectives Ensemble will bring from Spain. Catskill Mountain Foundation is supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Samuel and Esther Doctorow Fund, Greene County Legislature through the Cultural Fund administered by the Greene County Council on the Arts, the Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation, Greene County Youth Bureau, Windham Foundation, Stewarts Shops, Marshall & Sterling Insurance, All Soul’s Church and by private donations.

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The $35 event ticket includes a buffetstyle brunch, two complimentary mimosas, admission to the Museum at Bethel Woods and a gift bag. For more information, visit www.bethelwoodscenter. org. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel.

Jane Lee Hooker plays Falcon this Friday

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Live recording session with Kat Wright this Saturday

or the next installment of its attended live recording sessions, Woodstock Sessions presents the Vermont-based retro soul/pop singer Kat Wright and her band. The session takes place at Applehead Recording in Woodstock on Saturday, August 18. The royal treatment begins with hors d’oeuvres at 7 p.m. Then, at 8, guests are invited to sit in on the mystery of studio recording as Kat Wright lays down a live album that will be her next release. The Burlington singer and her band work in the swanky, uptown-retro tradition of Dap-Tone and Amy Winehouse. They have performed with the likes of Leon Russell, the Doobie Brothers and fellow Vermont soul/rock band Grace Potter & the Nocturnals. All attendees will receive a signed event poster and a digital copy of the special live album created in the session. Admission costs $30. For tickets and directions to Applehead Recording, visit http://woodstocksessions.com.

Ticket prices range from $44 to $104. Purchase tickets in person at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072, the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088, or online at www.bardavon.org. – John Burdick

visit www.friendsofclermont.org. The Clermont State Historic Site is located at 1 Clermont Avenue in Germantown. – John Burdick

Peter Holsapple performs free concert at Clermont on Thursday

BSP’s wildly popular Uptown Swing series returns on Thursday, August 16 with a swing dance party headlined by the Bailsmen, a stylish old-school acoustic swing string outfit with reeds, accordion and a singer who will, from time, sing through the horn of an old Victrola. Admission costs $10. The doors open at 7 p.m. A swing dance lesson starts at 7:30 (no partner required), and the band kicks it at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.

The guitarist and songwriter Peter Holsapple is one of the godfathers of the new jangle. He pioneered the Athens sound with the dBs, then went on to serve as REM’s auxiliary guitarist for many years. In addition to a mountain of session work, he has managed a sizable handful of solo albums as well as several notable reunions with his dBs partner Chris Stamey (1991’s Mavericks is a gorgeous underground classic; check it out!). Peter Holsapple performs at the Clermont State Historic Site on Thursday, August 16 at 6 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information,

Bailsmen play BSP’s Uptown Swing series this Thursday

bspkingston.com. BSP is located at 323 Wall Street in Kingston.

Gutsy and driving Chicago blues revivalists Jane Lee Hooker and her band have been grabbing headlines with their deeply rooted, visceral take on electric blues. The all-female quintet from New York City does not conceal its influences: Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton and the other pioneers of the tradition. JLH’s well-received debut record B! came out in 2014 and earned the band a nomination for The Deli’s Best of 2014 Poll for Emerging NYC Artists. Jane Lee Hooker performs at the Falcon in Marlboro on Friday, August 17 at 8 p.m. There is no cover charge at the Falcon, but direct-to-artist donation is the unwritten house rule. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon. com.

Joe Medwick plays Falcon Underground this Friday Touring in support of his all-starstudded new record Memphis to Montreal, blues and soul artist and Levon Helm-scene stalwart Joe Medwick returns to the area to perform at the

Woodstock Festival celebrates 49th anniversary at Bethel Woods this Saturday The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, located at the historic site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, presents a special anniversary brunch to commemorate the almost-golden anniversary of the festival, which occurred in August 49 years ago. The full brunch (no food shortage this time) will be served in the Center’s open-air Market Sheds on Saturday, August 18. Offerings will take place during two seatings, the first at 11 a.m. and the second at 1 p.m.

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Falcon Underground on Friday, August 17 at 8 p.m. The former Tower Record executive and music critic assembled a stellar cast to help him record his new collection of originals and choice covers, including his great friend Albert Lee, Garth Hudson, Hutch Hutchinson and many more. As usual, there is no cover at the Falcon Underground, but generous donation is conditioned into the very culture here. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon Underground is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro.

Gavinstock Irish music and culture festival this weekend East Durham is often dubbed “Little Ireland” due to its numerous Irishthemed inns, clubs and restaurants. The reputation is earned every summer with Gavinstock, an Irish music and culture festival that takes place this year on the weekend of Friday through Sunday, August 17 to 19 in and around Gavin’s Inn. This year, there will be over ten bands, including Shilelagh Law, Celtic Cross, the Canny Brothers Band, Jameson’s Revenge, Bangers and Mash, Ireland the Band, Slainte, the Crooked Jacks, the

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HOPE ROCKS FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND IN SAUGERTIES

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he problem of addiction and suicide continues to grow – and so does the need for Hope Rocks,” says Hope Rocks festival founder Joseph Defino, a Saugerties resident and elementary school teacher. Defino founded Hope Rocks after witnessing 13 of his former students die from suicide stemming from addiction and despair in a period of just four years. “We need to further educate, treat and recognize the loss of hope endemic to addiction.” The second annual Hope Rocks Festival to Help Battle Addiction, Depression and Suicide is scheduled for August 18 and 19 at Saugerties’ Cantine Field. Free and open to all, Hope Rocks SEBASTIAN SMITH Mike Farris offers on-site counseling, speakers presenting their personal addiction experiences and a myriad of activities, including approximately 30 live musical performances, including Mike Farris, Babe Patrol and Wild Adriatic, across multiple stages, a motorcade, softball, volleyball, basketball, tennis, pickleball, human foosball, an art exhibition and crafters. New to the 2018 festival are a walk- and bike-athon, children’s area, petting zoo and tee-shirt design contest. For more information, visit http://hoperocksny.com. Cantine Field is located on Pavilion Street in Saugerties.

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Narrowbacks, the Ruffians and the Prodigals. One-day passes cost a mere $15. Three days with camping will only run you $99. For the full schedule and all of the flexible ticketing options, as well as directions, visit https://squareup.com/store/ gavinsirishcountryinn. Gavin’s is located at 118 Golden Hill Road in Cornwallville.

Colony presents Chris O’Leary Band this Saturday Blues journeyman Chris O’Leary cut his teeth as a member of Levon Helm’s band before relocating to New Orleans to immerse himself in the blues. The Chris O’Leary band is a six-piece, high-energy, horn-driven roots band that combines the styles of Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans. Their three releases on the Vizztone label have netted a Blues Music Award nomination for Best New Artist, a Blues Blast Award in the same category, the King Biscuit Rising Star award and an additional Blues Blast Award for their critically acclaimed Live at Blues Now release. The band is tour-

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August 17-19 9th Annual RATS NEST RUN-IN Car Show at Blackthorne Resort www.facebook.com/ Rats-Nest-Run-In 8 Nussy’s Bier Garten’s Oktoberfest at Riedlbauer’s Resort www.riedlbauersresort.com Schlachtfest at the Mountain Brauhaus • www.crystalbrook.com 12-16 Catskill Mountain Thunder Motorcycle Festival www.blackthorneresort.com 15 Catskill Street Festival Facebook: Catskill-Street-Festival 21 Greene County Cruisers Cruise Nights www.greenecountycruisers.com

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11 some of the world’s finest string quartets, most of them repeat performers. This coming week, Maverick Concerts presents the return of the Amernet String Quartet. A unit well-known for recording challenging modern music and living composers (their 1997 recording of Morton Subotnick’s And the Butterflies Begin to Sing is essential), the Amernet’s program for the Maverick concert is more traditionally canonical, but with some twists. They will be performing Beethoven’s Pathetique, which is, of course, a piano sonata, not a string quartet; but it was arranged for string quartet – along with Beethoven’s 31 other piano sonatas – by contemporary composer Jeffrey Briggs. The Amernet will also be performing quartets by Antonin Dvorák (Quartet No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 34) and Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8, the best-known of the politically complicated Russian’s 15 quartets. Tickets for this concert, which begins at 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, cost $45 and $30 based on location, and $5 for students. For tickets and additional information, visit https://maverickconcerts.org. Maverick Concerts is located at 120 Maverick Road in Woodstock.

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Hudson’s Chaseholm Farm to host Huichica East music fest next week

Bethel Woods presents OAR this Sunday

ince 2016, the Hudson Valley has played host to Huichica East, the East Coast incarnation of the popular Sonoma music festival. Set at the beautiful Chaseholm Farm just south of Hudson, Huichica East answers the West Coast’s storied festival with epic pastoral settings, adventurous and hip music and farm-grown food. This year’s stellar lineup includes performances by Bettye Lavette, Robyn Hitchcock, Mercury Rev, Allah-Lahs, Amen Dune, Real Estates’ Martin Courtney and many (many) more. The festival spreads out leisurely over the weekend of Friday, August 24 through Sunday, August 26. Three-day passes run $90, while day passes cost $45 for Friday, $60 for Saturday and $30 for Sunday. Paid camping is available. For camping options, a full schedule of performances and all other information, visit Huichica’s website at https://hudson.huichica.com.

18 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 in advance, $20 at the door. For more information, visit www.colonywoodstock.com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock.

Amernet String Quartet at Maverick this Sunday

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DAVID OLNEY PLAYS EMPIRE STATE RAILWAY MUSEUM IN PHOENICIA ON SATURDAY

ashville roots-and-sometimes-rock songwriter David Olney is fairly typical of the kind of talent that Flying Cat production manages to rope in for its outstanding series of intimate performances in the acoustically pristine Empire State Railway Museum in Phoenicia. You may not know the name (or maybe you do), but to insiders the guy is a giant. Emmylou Harris has no compunction about singing duets with him. His countless albums of originals win awards and, more meaningfully, elicit effusive praise from all the right people. His career was launched with some more-than-kind words by the late Townes Van Zandt, who is now bigger than Elvis, so who knows what is in Olney’s future? Flying Cat Music presents David Olney accompanied by Daniel Seymour on Saturday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. The suggested donation is $17 in advance, $20 at the door. These events are always well-attended and seating is limited, so get on it. Visit www.flyingcatmusic.com for more information. The Empire State Railway Museum is located at 70 Lower High Street in Phoenicia. – John Burdick

ing in support of their latest release, Gonna Die Tryin’.

The Chris O’Leary Band performs at Colony in Woodstock on Saturday, August

The Maverick’s summer series of chamber music routinely attracts

OAR has always seemed to occupy a parallel universe, a cultic otherness reminiscent of those Christian rock bands you’ve never heard of selling out 100,000-seat football stadiums. What I love about OAR is that they know it; they embrace it. Their press r elease states, “In effect hiding in plain sight from the world outside, the band fills arenas and amphitheaters as it crafts and releases relatable songs with big pop hooks, all of this activity going down completely apart from the mainstream. Within this universe, these songs are bona fide hits, and the band members are superstars.” Good on them for being at peace with it and grateful. But I don’t get it. How out of place could OAR really be in a world that loves the Fray, Imagine Dragons, Jason Mraz and Jack’s Mannequin? Not very. Their career is based on the Dave Matthews model: Build a large and obsessed following the hard way, and they will come. As with a jam-rock phenomenon like Moe, when

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OAR. sells 20,000 seats night after night, it is very close to being the same 20,000 people each night. And you’d do it too, if you could. Their latest single teaser, “Just like Paradise,” delivers the emotionally rich, earthy-but-electro anthemic pop/ rock for which their fans rely on them in spades. OAR appears at the big shed at Bethel on Sunday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $39 to $79.50. For more information, visit www.bethelwoodscenter. org. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel. – John Burdick

Rhiannon Giddens Trio to play beneﬁt for the American Center for Folk Music in Beacon

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The Dirt Farmer Festival will be held at Arrowood Farms in Accord on Sunday, August 19, from 1 o'clock until well after 8 p.m., and it will feature the Midnight Ramble Band with special guests Jackson Browne, William Bell, Jimmy Vivino and Tash Neal, Amy Helm, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Hiss Golden Messenger, Terry Reid, The National Reserve, Gail Ann Dorsey, Zach Djanikian, Brendan McDonough and members of the Rock Academy.

MUSIC The Rhiannon Giddens Trio just added an extra show at the Towne Crier Cafe to benefit the American Center for Folk Music (ACFM) in Beacon. The first concert on September 13 was already sold out, so Giddens' group offered to play an additional concert on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. Giddens is also a member of the beloved roots fusionists the Carolina Chocolate Drops, in which she also plays banjo and fiddle. Giddens will make her television acting debut in Nashville on CMT this January. Ever since Pete Seeger set up housekeeping in Beacon many decades ago, his myriad contacts and admirers in the folk-music biz have flocked to the town as to a shrine. The Beacon Sloop Club’s riverfront hootenannies are a perennial draw for the acoustically inclined, and unplugged acts dominate the stage at the Towne Crier Café on Beacon’s main drag. It’s tough to imagine a more appropriate home base for the brand-new American Center for Folk Music. Established in 2015 to honor folk-music legends and to sustain the “folk process” as a vibrant part of American culture – an ongoing and ever-evolving one, not merely a pop-culture trend of the 1960s – ACFM has found its headquarters: River House, the red “barn” building restored by Scenic Hudson in Long Dock Park. America has long had museums and Halls of Fame dedicated to the history of rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, blues, bluegrass and country music; now the tradition that underlies

DIRT FARMER FESTIVAL IN ACCORD TO FEATURE JACKSON BROWNE & MORE ON SUNDAY

evon Helm Studios and Impact Concerts will present the Dirt Farmer Festival at Arrowood Farms on Sunday, August 19 at 1 p.m. This one-day festival assembles many of Levon Helm’s most famous collaborators (and admirers), many of whom are familiar to Hudson Valley music via the long tenure of the Rambles and related concerts at Levon Helm Studios. Featured performers include the Midnight Ramble Band with special guests Jackson Browne, William Bell, Jimmy Vivino, Tash Neal, Amy Helm, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Hiss Golden Messenger (solo), British classic rocker Terry Reid, the National Reserve, Gail Ann Dorsey, Zach Djankian and Brendan McDonough. Tickets to this event cost $75. For tickets and additional information, visit https://levonhelm.com. Arrowood Farms and Brewery is located at 236 Lower Whitfield Road in Accord.

them all gets its proper place. With any luck, and adequate funding support, ACFM’s Pete Seeger Education Center and Research Archive may become the sort of cultural treasure-trove and center for ethnomusicological research that the Cecil Sharpe House is to Great Britain’s traditional music legacy. Tickets for this performance cost $65 in advance or $70 at the door and are available at www.townecrier.com. The Towne Crier is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon. For more information on the ACFM, visit www.centerforfolkmusic.org.

One Quiet Plunge presents new music this Sunday in Beacon Once upon a time, serious music was popular music. I used to think that changed mostly because, by its own hand, serious music came to resemble quantum physics in the middle years of the 20th century: a profoundly in-

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tellectual and insular dialogue among highly trained specialists operating at a theoretical bleeding edge of applied mathematics and aesthetic philosophy. Awesome for them; rather sucked for us, a lot of the time at least. The math-magic of serialism (Schoenberg and company, much of it quite beautiful) and the chance-driven “sound event” philosophy of aleatory music (Cage and company, much of it truly liberating) made the abdominal years of the 20th century – a time of slim pickings for people who craved… you know, music as they understood it: formidable, challenging and beautiful music in a tradition ranging from Bach through Brahms and Mahler. New music became a grant-driven urban niche for minds ready to receive the religion of Modernism, while the big concert halls programmed mostly richly gratifying music from the height of Romanticism back through the Renaissance, with a healthy allocation of resources for the Impressionists, Stravinsky and the great American populists, Gershwin and Copland. To this day, in the concert hall, “new music” often seems to mean Bartók, just as it did 100 years ago. Then I read Jan Swafford’s biography of Johannes Brahms, and it transformed my understanding. The cultural conditions that created the lateRomantic flourishing of classical music as popular music were wiped out by fascism and wars, and also, ironically, by recording. The stringent, in some ways ungenerous character of 20th-century Modernist music needs to be understood as the first sounds emanating from a social and physical landscape razed by bombs of all kinds. Some of the old structures still stood, but they would never quite look the same again. T he 21 s t centur y has shown unmistakable signs of a new generosity

in serious music, a new approachability and lyricism, while it continues to embrace the Modernist challenge: Make it new. It may never retake the biggest stages or inhabit the grandest forms, but this is a fine time to be listening to what today’s composers have to say. In that spirit, a new alliance called One Quiet Plunge brings us contemporary classical music performance in and originating from the Hudson Valley. One Quiet Plunge presents a program of new music called country/…/city/…/ at 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 19 at the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon and at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 18 at the Studley Theatre at SUNYNew Paltz. Country/.../city/.../ explores the Hudson Valley’s rural and urban landscapes through sound; combined with “found sounds” and recordings from across the Valley are four works commissioned by One Quiet Plunge, composed by Vinnie Martucci, Caroline Mallonée, Hannah Selin and Mark Dziuba. The concert will be performed by Christiana Reader and Alex Peh, both members of the faculty at SUNY-New Paltz. The Howland Cultural Center is located at 477 Main Street in Beacon. The Studley Theatre is located on the campus of SUNY-New Paltz. For more information, visit https://onequietplunge.wordpress. com. – John Burdick

Lily Arbisser & Leo Treitler to play Kleinert On Friday, August 24, the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild presents an evening of classical song in its Kleinert/ James Center for the Arts at 36 Tinker Street. Soprano Lily Arbisser and pianist Leo Treitler present a diverse pro-

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PROBING THE LEGACY OF RIMSKY-KORSAKOV AT THE BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL

Don Byron

Jazz in the Valley brings all-star lineup to Poughkeepsie next Sunday In the jazz world, there are few credits one can have on one’s résumé that confer more instant credibility than a stint in the finishing school of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Three graduates of that esteemed institution – trumpeter Eddie Henderson, tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson and the first female Messenger, pianist Joanne Brackeen – are among the star-studded lineup for Jazz in the Valley 2018, which comes to Poughkeepsie next

he great and visionary reed player and composer Don Byron has made a career out of genres: exploring them, inhabiting them and exploding. One of his genre explorations was 2006’s Do the Boomerang, interpretations of the music of soul/R&B legend Junior Weekend. When Byron assembles an ensemble of Woodstock-area heavies to perform at Colony on Friday, August 17 at 8 p.m., Do the Boomerang is his starting point. The band includes drummer Zachary Alford (David Bowie, B-52s, Bruce Springsteen), Gregg Allman band keyboardist Bruce Katz, the storied bassist and producer Scott Petito, jazz guitarist Matthew Finck and solo artist soul singer Eric Redd. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the show. For more information, visit www.colonywoodstock.com. Colony is located at 22 Rock City Road in Woodstock.

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David Lee Roth once famously said that rock critics prefer Elvis Costello because rock critics all look like Elvis Costello. What Diamond Dave would make and say of Yo La Tengo boggles the imagination. Enduring, prolific critics’-darlings with the critic embedded within, these New Jersey/New York legends have been making indierock’s most uncompromising indierock since before we called indie-rock indie-rock. “Uncompromising,” for the uninitiated, usually means “sounds like the Velvet Underground,” and specifically White Light/White Heat: sublimated pop in torrents of noise and primitivist sound collage – except

BSP books Yo La Tengo for September show

that there is much more than that to Yo La Tengo, as there is bound to be, to anyone who has kept at it this long. Anyway, with their big backroom shows, BSP seems to up the ante continually: some kind of index of how unbearably hip Kingston has become. Yo La Tengo will perform at BSP’s backroom theater on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost a surprisingly reasonable $35. Let your ticket quest begin here: www. bspkingston.com. I will have more to say as the date approaches. – John Burdick

jazzinthevalleyny.org or in person at Blue-Byrd’s Haberdashery & Music at 320 Wall Street in Kingston. Call (845) 339-3174 for more info.

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Plastic Pollution in Freshwaters Friday, August 17 at 7 pm

Join Cary Institute for a talk by Loyola University aquatic ecologist Tim Hoellein. Slow to degrade and easily spread, plastic garbage is becoming a permanent feature of freshwater systems. Tim will discuss active research efforts aiming to determine: what kind of plastic is in the environment, where does it come from, what are its effects – and how can this information guide conservation priorities? The event will be held in the Cary Institute auditorium, located at 2801 Sharon Tpk. (Rte. 44) in Millbrook, NY. Seating is first come, first served. Registration required: www.caryinstitute.org/events

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Sunday afternoon for its 18th year. As usual, the Jazz in the Valley festival, presented by TRANSART & Cultural Services, brings top-tier performers to the shores of the Hudson in Waryas Park. Brackeen will guest-star with the Javon Jackson Super Band, while Henderson will lead his Quintet, also featuring saxophonist Donald Harrison. Also among the headliners are vocalist Rene Marie fronting her Ensemble and Black Madonna with bassist Mimi Jones. The show begins at noon on Sunday, August 19 and runs until 6 p.m. The main stage under the big tent at Waryas Park features the festival’s headline acts; the second stage, for free performances by regional musicians, has been moved to Upper Landing Park, directly adjacent to the Walkway over the Hudson. Main stage tickets cost $50 if purchased by August 18, $60 ($20 for students with ID) at the gate. Advance tickets are available online at www.

Don Byron at Colony in Woodstock on Friday

gram of Romantic, modern, popular and global music. The duo opens the evening with Robert Schumann’s Op. 39, Liederkreis: 12 musical settings of work by Romantic poet and novelist Josef Eichendorff. Arbisser will then take the audience on a trip through the sometimes bawdy and vastly influential cabaret music of Kurt Weill, including his pulsing “Tango Habanera-Youkali.” Vocal compositions by the late-Romantic piano virtuoso Sergei Rachmaninoff and the reinventor of Argentinian tango Astor Piazzolla round out the evening. Lily Arbisser has performed the title role in Handel’s Theodora, the role of Monica in Menotti’s The Medium and as the soprano soloist in Carl Orff ’s Carmina Burana. Leo Treitler studied at the Berlin Academy of Music, University of Chicago and Princeton University, with degrees from the latter two and an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Tickets cost $15 general admission and $13 for Byrdcliffe members. The Kleinert is located at 36 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.woodstockguild.org.

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ard SummerScape’s sprawling summer of musical programming has reached its annual apex, the Bard Music Festival: a series of concerts, talks and performances in related arts, all orbiting the work and cultural milieu of a single great composer. This year’s subject is the pivotal Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, the late-19th-century composer of Scheherazade and an influence on countless other composers via his nationalistic voice and his technical works on orchestration. The Bard Music Festival’s second weekend addresses the theme of “RimskyKorsakov and His Followers” with a full spate of concerts and talks August 17 through 19. For a full schedule of these events, venue, times and prices, visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape. Running alongside the thematic concerts is a series of film screenings at the James Ottaway Jr. Film Center, titled “Rimsky-Korsakov and the Poetry of Cinema.” Mussorgsky, a 1950 Russian film by Grigori Roshal; Rimsky-Korsakov, a 1952 film by Roshal; and Snegurochka (The Snow Maiden), a 1952 animated film by Ivan Ivanov-Vano and Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya will be shown on August 17 at noon. There will also be a screening of Louis Malle's Atlantic City on August 16 at 7 p.m. and Terence Davies' The House of Mirth on August 19 at 7 p.m. See https://bit.ly/2Og55Sr for more information. In the meantime, the Spiegeltent continues its densely packed calendar of live music, cabaret, festival dining and after-hours salon hosted by Mx. Justin Vivian Bond. Events include a Russian-themed performance by Czech avant-garde violinist, singer and composer Iva Bittová and Russian folk and jazz performer and composer Sergey Starostin on Thursday, August 16 at 8 p.m.

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KIDS’ ALMANAC As New York State’s oldest independent fair, the Grahamsville Little World’s Fair has something for everyone: agriculture and livestock exhibits and contests, live music, rides for all ages and more! Give your family some old-fashioned fun this Friday through Sunday, August 17 to 19, starting at 9 a.m. And check out these prices: free for ages 4 and under and 75 and older, $3 for ages 5 through 11 and $6 for ages 12 through 74. Rides are priced separately. The Grahamsville Little World’s Fair takes place at 8230 State Route 55 in Grahamsville. For more information, call (845) 986-7367 or visit www. grahamsvillefair.com.

LGBTQ Center hosts Youth & Birth Control Workshop You name it, someone’s either starting it or already running it at the LGBTQ Center! On Friday, August 17 from 6 to 7 p.m., LGBTQ youth and allies ages

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e all know Cookie Monster’s favorite song, “C is for cookie…” but this weekend, C stands for Celebration! On Saturday, August 18, Bethel Woods presents two performances of Sesame Street Live! C is for Celebration. Choose 12 or 4 p.m. to watch your children’s favorite characters transform from screen to stage, including favorite characters Elmo, Abby, Cookie Monster, Super Grover and Rosita. The shows take place in the Pavilion, and prices range from $35 to $77 for reserved seats, or $107 for a family four-pack. All guests ages 6 months and up must have a ticket, and ticket prices increase $5 the day of the performances. Bethel Woods is located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel. For tickets or more information, visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org/ events/detail/sesame. To learn more about the show, visit www.sesamestreetlive.com. – Erica Chase-Salerno

12 to 19 are invited to participate in a free LGBTQ Youth & Birth Control Workshop at the LGBTQ Community Center. Young people will learn more about birth control and the reproductive health rights of minors. Donuts will be provided, and feel free to stay for dinner and Teen Night afterwards. The Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center is located at 300 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 331-5300 or visit http://lgbtqcenter.org/ news/sage-table-an-intergenerationaldinner-2. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18

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do not miss your chance to blow/This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.” With the help of the first Filipina American to achieve principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre, Stella Abrera, the young dancers traveled across the world to participate in the Extreme Ballet program at the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center. And we get to watch them perform! Come to the Extreme Ballet Final Showcase of the summer this Saturday, August 18 at 12 noon in the Kaatsbaan StudioTheatre. The show is free and open to the public, but come early, as seating is limited. Kaatsbaan is located at 120 Broadway in Tivoli. For more information, call (845) 757-5106 or visit www.kaatsbaan.org/ extreme.html.

Family hikes at Sam’s Point, Minnewaska Need some perspective on parenting? How about a family hike? Give your kids the gift of the great outdoors and be a part of Minnewaska State Park Preserve’s weekend plans. On Saturday, August 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sam’s Point offers a Long Hike

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to Swim at Lake Awosting. This 12mile hike includes a break for lunch and a swim in this pristine lake. This outing is recommended for ages 16 and up. Sam’s Point is located at 400 Sam’s Point Road in Cragsmoor. Preregistration is required at (845) 6477989, or visit https://parks.ny.gov/ events/event.aspx?e=193-22976.0. Or, come further up the Ridge to the Minnewaska Nature Center for a Citizen Science Hike for Families on Beacon Hill from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It’s recommended for ages 8 and up. Preregistration is required at (845) 255-0752, or visit https://parks.ny.gov/ parks/127/details.aspx. Park entry costs $10 per vehicle, or use your Empire Pass. Happy trails! AUGUST 23

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by Savanna Stoddart, age 16 Grilling at the lake. Selling water on a hot day. Swimming at the neighborhood pool. Sitting in a Starbucks. Napping in a college dorm. Mowing your lawn. Playing golf. Shopping at CVS. Playing a pickup game of basketball. I used to believe that the world would protect me. I now realize that the world resents me. I used to believe that racism ceased to exist. I now realize that it’s here to stay.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Savanna was a student in the Young Writers Program “Rise Up & Write” with the Hudson Valley Writing Project (www.newpaltz.edu/hvwp). You can learn more about the program, read more student writing and see multimedia links in Savanna’s poem online at https://sites.google.com/view/ riseupandwrite.

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Autism swim According to retired Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, “So many people along the way, whatever it is you aspire to do, will tell you it can’t be done. But all it takes is imagination. You dream. You plan. You reach.” There are many people, including folks with autism, who experience resistance like this every day. But not at the Union Avenue Community Fitness Center! Autism Swim is a new program to teach water safety skills to young people with autism in a fun

and supportive environment. Open to youth with autism from ages 2 to 17, lessons start September 9 and meet Sundays at 3:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 5 p.m. for five weeks. The cost for this series of private lessons is $225 per person. The Union Avenue Community Fitness Center is located at 565 Union Avenue in New Windsor. To register or for more information, call (845) 561-5700, extension 2, or visit www. communityfitnesscenter.com.

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f you live in Hudson, cancel your plans for Sunday, because you get to go on a free sail! On Sunday, August 19, boats will take you out for rides between 2 and 6 p.m.; you just have to weigh at least 50 pounds. Head down to the Henry Hudson Waterfront Park, and you’ll have your “river legs” in no time as you learn about the Hudson River Sloop Club, the river itself and sailing basics during your sail. Participation is first-come, first-served, no reservations required. The Henry Hudson Waterfront Park is located along Front Street in Hudson. For more information, call (518) 610-1160 or visit http://hudsonsloopclub.org/. – Erica Chase-Salerno

of the places and times as listed here to score your passes. For more information, call (845) 255-0919 or visit https://bit.ly/2nkcHaZ. • Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, August 16 through Sunday, August 19; 3197 Route 44/55 in Gardiner. • Spring Farm Trailhead from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19; Upper 27 Knolls Road in High Falls. – Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno is grateful it’s still summer! She loves hearing from you and can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

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formance space, to be called the Stage at Montgomery Place. Under the collective title of Gathering on the Banks, the series kicks off on Saturday, September 15 at 7 p.m. with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller North by Northwest, presented in partnership with Upstate Films. On Sunday, September 23, Hudson R i v e r Jamboree: A Celebration o f Americana M u s i c featuring Spirit Family Reunion will take place at 4 p.m. And on Saturday, September 29, Bard faculty member and choreographer Souleymane “Solo” Badolo will give an outdoor dance performance titled Yimbégré. Admission to all three events is free, but reservations should be made in advance beginning August 17 by visiting http://fishercenter.bard.edu/events. The grounds will open one hour before each event’s starting time. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket; food and beverages from local vendors will be available for purchase. Montgomery Place is located at 26 Gardener Way in Annandale-onHudson.

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plays that lack someone the audience can root for or hiss at tend not to have devoted followings. Unlike Henry IV, Richard II is also utterly devoid of comic relief, which the current production tries to ameliorate by injecting humor into the scene in which the Dutchess of York (Nance Williamson)

The unusual casting serves to highlight the play’s themes of identity: Who or what is a person born to be king, when kingship is taken away?

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s what we do, ultimately, who we are? If not, who or what are we? Though he lived long before Existentialism, William Shakespeare addresses this perennially thorny philosophical question over and over. Though he did his work in an era when the divine right of kings was a concept still taken seriously, he repeatedly tests his rulers by putting them in situations where power is taken from them. Sometimes, like Duke Senior exiled to the Forest of Arden or Prospero to his wild island, they make the best of their situations and strengthen their native talents. King Lear does not handle his fall from entitlement nearly so well.

Whatever fascination the question of whether or not certain people are born to lead might have exerted on the Bard had to be concealed to some degree, in order not to offend the members of the royal family who were the patrons of his troupe. This is especially true in the history plays that chronicle the exploits of Queen Elizabeth’s ancestors on both the York and the Lancaster sides. And yet Shakespeare was irresistibly drawn to the Wars of the Roses, with all their vivid characters and tumultuous reversals of fortune. Lacking free rein to depict either one side or the other as altogether heroic or villainous, the playwright was forced to delve deeper into human nature and

moral choices. The reward for audiences today: storytelling that still breathes, is still meaningful – “not for an age, but for all time.” The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival has a long track record of sticking mainly to the comedies and the tragedies, typically mounting one of each every summer, along with a third non-Shakespeare play. Among the histories, Henry V and Richard III get an occasional airing, but not much else (HVSF regular Jason O’Connell should be ripe to give us an epic Falstaff in another 15 or 20 years). So it was a daring choice this summer for the troupe to opt to put on that unlovable stepchild, Richard II. Not that it’s bad drama, but

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begs Henry Bolingbroke to spare her son’s life; it doesn’t really work in context, for all Williamson’s formidable comedic gifts. In portraying the initial conflict that sowed the seeds of generations of Lancaster/York warfare, Shakespeare had a particularly fine line to walk. Richard isn’t a very good king; he’s rather full of himself, overfond of taxation, alienating the commons, and too eager to confiscate the family wealth of aristocrats who offend him. But the playwright couldn’t go too far in sanctioning Bolingbroke’s open rebellion, either. That yields interesting drama by modern standards; we relish our grey characters nowadays. So maybe Richard II’s time for a revival of interest has come. In keeping with the theme of 2018 being a season to examine the roles of women at HVSF, director Davis McCallum chose to cast a female actor, Julia Coffey, in the role of Richard. The unusual casting serves to highlight the play’s themes of identity: Who or what is a person born to be king, when kingship is taken away? What sort of personhood is left? In her first outing with HVSF, Coffey does an excellent job of swooping between the poles of contemptuous, self-assured autocrat with a whim of iron and despairing, abandoned, defeated shell of a self. Company stalwart Mark Bedard is consistently forceful, but less nuanced, in the role of Bolingbroke – up until near the end of the play, when it begins to dawn on the successful usurper that the crown will prove more burden than prize. Another intriguing directorial choice was to conflate the role of Aumerle (Benjamin Bonenfant) – the son of the Duke of York (Kurt Rhoads), and cousin to both Richard and Bolingbroke – with that of Exton, the king’s eventual murderer. It further highlights the irony of both Aumerle and his father being among Richard’s diehard supporters at first, only to turn with the popular tide against him. Both performers are outstanding, with believably conflicted father/son chemistry. Somewhat less persuasive is the play’s famously patriotic “This England” monologue: normally delivered quietly from John of Gaunt’s deathbed, but here rendered as an oddly shouty rant by Triney Sandoval as he races around the stage. One subtle piece of Shakespeare’s story that makes a particularly striking impression in this production is the developing warp and weft of curses and prognostications, foreboding an internecine war that will never seem to end, bringing woe and rue to both sides of the family. One may easily picture Gloriana herself taking in a command performance of Richard II, musing to herself that her squabbling antecedents really ought not to have gone down the particular paths they chose. For all we

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AUG. 16, 2018 know, she may have made better choices as a ruler herself, in part due to the lessons of history as carefully distilled by her court dramatist. All in all, HVSF’s 2018 production of Richard II is an admirably vigorous and thoughtful rendition of a difficult play that can sometimes yield little in the way of inspiring payoff. Additional performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. on August 16, 19, 22 and 26 in the magical theater tent on the grounds of Boscobel House and Gardens, with their stunning view of the Hudson Highlands, located at 1601 Route 9D in Garrison. Also being performed in repertory this summer are Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew and David Farr’s The Heart of Robin Hood. For tickets and more information, call the box office at (845) 265-9575 or visit https://hvshakespeare.org. – Frances Marion Platt ______________________________

The wrong trousers Astin, McCafferty, Shepherd shine in Feydeau/Cleese farce Bang Bang! at Shadowland

omeday we may come to know how and why famed funnyman John Cleese chose a small community theater in what was once the Borscht Belt to host the US premiere of his adaptation of an obscure 19th-century French farce by a prominent 19thcentury French farceur, Georges Feydeau. Today is not that day – although the fact that Shadowland Stages in Ellenville has lately made a tradition of mounting one door-slammer per season, and executing them very well indeed, may have something to do with this decision. Last weekend’s opening-night performance of Bang Bang! prompted me to ponder the theatrical principle that, in an expertly constructed sex farce, very little if any sex actually comes to fruition. The obstacles and interruptions and diversions are precisely what make it funny. It appears that, in response to the mixed critical reception for the UK premiere of an earlier draft of the play at the Mercury Theatre Colchester in March 2017, Cleese toned down some of his racier, more “gratuitous” gags in this rewrite. The only nudity on view consists of two middle-aged men racing around in baggy undershorts, their misplaced trousers of wildly unmatched size serving as incriminating evidence of their intent to cuckold. You could take a 12-year-old to this show at Shadowland and not have to explain too much. Feydeau is probably best-known on these shores for A Flea in Her Ear (1907). Bang Bang! is based on Monsieur Chasse! (1892), which was made into a movie in France in 1947 but never really caught on. The original title roughly translates as “The master has gone hunting,” and that is the excuse that wealthy Paris attorney Duchotel (Scott Shepherd) uses for his philandering excursions. As the play gets underway, Duchotel’s wife Leontine (Kathy McCafferty) is beginning to catch on; his friend Dr. Moricet (Sean Astin) ardently wishes to help her exact some revenge with a little infidelity of her own. Though the English title creates the expectation that shots will eventually be

Sean Astin, Kathy McCafferty and Scott Shepherd star in the American premiere of the John Cleese comedy Bang Bang! at Shadowland Stages in Ellenville.

fired, Cleese audaciously flouts Chekhov’s Law by never having the hunting rifle emerge from its carrying bag – symbolic, perhaps, of the consummations that fail to happen in the course of the action. Said action is predictably silly, requiring frequent concealment and escalating to a Keystone Kops-style chase scene at the end of the second act that makes optimal use of the ingenious set’s several doors, wardrobe, fainting couch and balcony. There’s also a dandyish young nephew (Ed Rosini) with a penchant for turning up in the wrong place at the wrong time, an inconveniently talkative concierge (Jane Blass) and a Clouseauesque bumbling police inspector (Paul Murphy) who might easily have been portrayed by Cleese himself. But the physical comedy, while wellchoreographed on opening night and likely becoming tighter with practice through the play’s four-week run, is outshone by the dryly absurd dialogue, especially among the conniving central triad. You’ll recognize Cleese’s voice here, both from his Monty Python and Fawlty Towers years, as he serves up his trademark upper-class twits with a badly French-accented sauce. Astin and Shepherd are both winsomely despicable; as is required in such a vehicle, your sympathy veers from one to the other, but you don’t really want either character to prevail in the end. Ultimately, it’s McCafferty’s verbal and postural energy, along with her astonishing gift for facial expression – her sneer could halt a rhinoceros in mid-charge – that make this potion jell so satisfyingly. While she’s a familiar presence at Shadowland, the actress is less nationally famous than her two able co-stars; let’s hope that the producers

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and director James Glossman have the sense to keep her on if this production is destined to move on to the Great White Way. Bang Bang! is feisty and fun and will make your face hurt from laughing. It runs through September 9, with performances beginning at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays (($39) and at 2 p.m. on Sundays ($34). To order, call (845) 647-5511 or visit https://shadowlandstages.org – and do it soon, as several showtimes are already sold out. Shadowland Stages is located at 157 Canal Street in Ellenville. – Frances Marion Platt

Kaatsbaan hosts free Extreme Ballet showcase this Saturday Every summer, 120 ballet students from all over the US attend the Extreme Ballet program at the Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli. The dancers are selected for this nine-week pre-professional ballet intensive based on their potential as future professionals. This year the Kaatsbaan Scholarship provided tuition for two students from the Philippines, 16-year-olds Elwince and Raye

Vince, discovered by American Ballet Theatre (ABT) principal dancer and associate director of Extreme Ballet Stella Abrera. The final showcase performance of Extreme Ballet featuring the student dancers will be held on Saturday, August 18 at noon in the Kaatsbaan StudioTheatre, located at 120 Broadway in Tivoli. Early arrival is recommended, as seating is limited. Admission is free and open to the public. Abrera joined ABT as an apprentice at the age of 17 and was promoted in 2015 to principal dancer. She is the first FilipinaAmerican to reach the rank of principal dancer in ABT’s history. Over the past few years, she has danced in many of Kaatsbaan’s galas and taught numerous master classes for the Extreme Ballet program, becoming associate director this year. During the Extreme Ballet intensive, the students are trained daily by Abrera and director Martine van Hamel along with ABT artistic director Kevin McKenzie, New York City Ballet principal Wendy Whelan, soloist Lorin Mathis, dancer Sascha Radetsky, choreographer Margo Sappington and flamenco artist Kati Garcia-Renart. Kaatsbaan is a nonprofit, professional

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1920s Art Deco vaudeville/movie house at 157 Canal Street in Ellenville. Music for the unveiling/benefit will be provided by a group of players to include pianist and recording pioneer John Simon. The event will be catered by the Aroma Thyme Bistro, with local craft beers, fine wines and an array of hors d’oeuvres. Admission to the reception costs $100, although larger donations are encouraged and will be gratefully accepted. Proceeds will benefit the Shadowland Acting Academy, which provides theater training to more than 100 students from elementary to high school age. Classes are held at Second Stage, the organization’s black-box theater at 14 Market Street in Ellenville. The building has undergone the first phase of construction, but now needs a new roof and seating, along with lighting, sound and video equipment. – Sharyn Flanagan

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Shadowland Stages is holding a fundraising reception on Sunday, August 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the home of Napanoch resident and Shadowland Stages board member Robert Osgood. The highlight of the evening will be the 6:30 unveiling of an enormous sculpture that Osgood commissioned from Syrian/ Italian sculptor Boutros Romhein, who lives in the mountains of Tuscany. The Lion is made from 40 tons of pure-white Carrara marble, taken from the same quarry that Michelangelo utilized to carve his renowned David. Osgood previously commissioned

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omedy stars Steve Martin and Martin Short team with Martin’s beloved bluegrass band the Steep Canyon Rangers for an evening of comedy and music on Saturday, September 1 at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. Titled “An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life,” the performance will include stand-up, film clips, musical numbers and conversations about their lives in show business. Tickets to this Pavilion-only (no Lawn) show range in price from $70 to $209. For tickets and additional information, visit www.bethelwoodscenter.org. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel.

Romhein to create a work called L’Angelo (The Angel), which is already installed on his property. The Lion that will join it was inspired by the huge bronze lions in London’s Trafalgar Square, Osgood says, which he passed every day for 22 years on his way to his law office. “I could not keep my eyes off those proud, magnificent beasts. And I have always been haunted by the last line of Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea, about Santiago after his monumental struggle with the marlin: ‘The old man was dreaming about the lions.’” In 2015, Osgood decided to ask his sculptor friend Romhein to make him a marble lion. “After two years of cutting and polishing, it was delivered this summer after a long journey from the mountains of Tuscany to the Italian port of Genoa, then loaded onto a ship for the 4,600mile journey over the Atlantic Ocean to Hoboken, New Jersey, and from there to the Catskill Mountains. With the help of a 70-ton crane from Kingston, we placed

the lion in the courtyard of my home a few weeks ago.” Shadowland artistic director Brendan Burke says he thinks that the unveiling will be “genuinely thrilling to all who attend. Imagine this grand statue, cloaked in red silk, being publicly unveiled for the first time after having traveled several thousand miles since its creation.” Sculptor Boutros Romhein was born in Syria in 1949. A graduate of the Art Academy in Carrara, Italy, he worked in a studio in Damascus for 16 years, developing sculptures in wood and stone, and has given private and collective exhibitions in Syria and abroad. In 1983 he settled in Carrara, Italy, where in 1991 he opened the studio Arco Arte, where he offers sculpture courses and has established a workshop and a permanent exhibition space. Shadowland Stages is a professional nonprofit Actors’ Equity company, producing live theater for 34 years. The Mainstage, which seats 184, is in a restored

Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant by Matthew Brady (Library of Congress)

Popular history has been less than kind to Ulysses S. Grant. Victorious commander-in-chief of the Union Army and two-term president, Grant is somehow remembered by many primarily as a notorious alcoholic, despite the brilliance of his strategies during the Civil War and the lucidity of his writings. His memoirs – written during the last six months of his life while suffering from throat cancer, to save his family from debt after falling victim to a financial scam – are esteemed among historians as one of the finest accounts of war ever put down on paper. Even less-known is the fact that it was Mark Twain who arranged Grant’s publishing deal and carried it out after his

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AUG. 16, 2018 death. How the two met, became friends and worked together is the subject of Austerlitz-based playwright Elizabeth Diggs’ new drama, Grant & Twain. The play will premiere on Thursday, September 27 at PS21 in Chatham; tickets are already available at http:// ps21chatham.org/event/grant-twain. While we wait for the show to debut, we can learn more about this misunderstood American giant from the author herself: Diggs will deliver a free lecture titled “The Enigma of Ulysses Grant” as part of the Hudson Area Library’s History Room series on Thursday, August 23 at 6 p.m. For details, visit www.hudsonarealibrary. org. The Hudson Area Library is located at 51 North Fifth Street in Hudson.

Woodstock Playhouse stages La Cage aux Folles this weekend

nered for better or worse, get a bit of both when Georges’ son (fathered during a one-night fling) announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted right-wing politician. Further complicating the situation is the “family business,” a drag nightclub in St. Tropez, where Albin is the featured performer, “Zaza.” Georges reluctantly agrees to masquerade as “normal” when he meets the family of the bride-to-be, but Albin has other plans, with hilarious results. The Woodstock Playhouse at 103 Mill Hill Road in Woodstock will host the final weekend performances on Friday and Saturday, August 17 and 18 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, August 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $32 to $40. The 11-time Tony Award-winning Jerry Herman musical is based on a French play of the same name by Jean Poiret, with book by Harvey Fierstein. Songs featured in the show include “With Anne on My Arm,” “Song on the Sand,” “The Best of Times” and the show’s anthem, “I Am What I Am.” For tickets or more information, call (845) 679-6900 or visit www. woodstockplayhouse.org.

be-missed highlight of the summer. Set amongst the lush, labyrinthine gardens of his Livingston farmhouse, visitors not only enjoyed the first strawberries of the season but also had the opportunity to step into the magical world of the artist’s mind. Over the years, Pasquier-Desvignes filled the 22-room house with his paintings, sculptures, constructions and murals, in

essence turning his entire home into his studio. In 1995, Pasquier-Desvignes was approached by his famous film-producer neighbors, Ismael Merchant and Jim Ivory, to create paintings and drawings for their film Surviving Picasso. "Little did they guess that they would get PicassoPlus drawings,” artist and friend R.O. Blechman explains. “And when I saw his little metal sculptures, little did I guess that I would be looking at several CalderPlus sculptures.” Born in the French village of SaintLager, near Lyon, in 1930, PasquierDesvignes traveled the world in the 1950s, then moved to Mexico. He visited South America in 1960, and went to Jamaica in 1961, where he built a house and stayed for several years. From 1969 to 1973, there were yearlong trips to Nepal (where he rented a palace for $15 a month), Australia, New Zealand and

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hen my grandson saw the photo I took of a two-acre field of wildflowers at Germantown Farms, he said it looked like a “Windows background,” implying that it was beautiful enough to be unreal. Kids these days: plugged into their screens. I couldn’t convince him to get out of the truck to walk in 90+-degree heat over a hill to behold this paintbox scenario. I’m sure he could see it from the truck, but up close, it did feel otherworldly – like a scene out of a French movie. Vern and Genette Oehlke planted this field where his Granny’s orchard once stood. They bought the property and home next to his family’s homestead, where they continue to grow alfalfa, corn and soybeans. This is their first season offering wildflowers. I ask if he’d always wanted to be a farmer. “No, I did not expect to be a farmer. This was one of the results of marrying Genette,” he says fondly. Oehlke did two tours in Afghanistan and came home with a renewed appreciation for the countryside and bucolic lifestyle into which he was born. Genette is from these parts, too. Now she’s in banking, and he’s in law enforcement…and driving a 40ton tractor and other accumulated farm implements, and using them from sunup to time-to-quit-and-cool-down.

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“IT’S STILL SUMMER” CHECKLIST “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” – William Shakespeare Me: “I want to travel more.” The bank account: “Like, to the park?”

id-August. Camps wind down. Marketers sell the “wrong” notebooks, at least according to the School Supply List. My son will outgrow his new pants in

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their impending adulthood. This list is my answer to, “What can we do together before this moment in time passes?” Get to know our Hudson Valley, or go even deeper and revisit some favorites, and ground your family in local history and incredible experiences right here. And of course, please add your own ideas to the list! As Susan Sontag said, “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.” I invite you to look through this collection of special Hudson Valley spots and note the places you have been to already, and I challenge you to take in as many as you can before Labor Day (also not the end of summer, but psychologically has the “RealFeel” of fall). I’d love to hear about it; feel free to share your summer adventures with me at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com. KIDS’ ALMANAC HUDSON VALLEY SUMMER CHECKLIST “Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas: Take your next trip in kilometers.” – George Carlin Animals Forsyth Nature Center (free) in Kingston, http://forsythnaturecenter.org Trevor Zoo in Millbrook, www.millbrook. org/page/trevor-zoo-home Art Dia: Beacon in Beacon, www.diaart.org/ visit/visit/diabeacon-beacon-united-states FiberFlame Crafting in Saugerties, www. fiberflamestudio.com Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center (free) at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, https:// fllac.vassar.edu Storm King Art Center (free on 8/30) in New Windsor, https://stormking.org Drive-in movies Four Brothers Drive-in Theater in Amenia, http://playeatdrink.com Hi-Way Drive-in Theatre in Coxsackie, seven miles north of Catskill, www. hiwaydrivein.com Overlook Drive-in Theatre in Poughkeepsie, http://overlookdrivein.com Hyde Park Drive-in Theatre in Hyde Park, http://hydeparkdrivein.com Hikes Awosting Falls at Minnewaska State Park Preserve, https://parks.ny.gov/parks/127/ details.aspx Black Creek Preserve (free) in Esopus, www.scenichudson.org/parks/blackcreek Esopus Meadows Preserve (free) in Ulster Park, www.scenichudson.org/parks/ esopusmeadows Innisfree Garden in Millbrook, www. innisfreegarden.org John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary and Slabsides (free) in West Park, www. johnburroughsassociation.org Walkway over the Hudson State Historic Park (free) in Highland and Poughkeepsie, https:// parks.ny.gov/parks/178/details.aspx

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ith the Evening Star growing brighter by the week, we are entering 2018’s three-month period that will reliably produce the most UFO reports. I keep getting asked to resolve alien sightings. Perhaps two callers or e-mailers per month request assistance, including one a few days ago from a WAMC Public Radio supporter, asking, “What the hell am I seeing?” I don’t mind. Many regard observatories as UFO reporting stations, including our Overlook Observatory near Woodstock. Moreover, a few percent of the thousands of astronomy students I’ve had here or when I taught at Marymount College have shared firsthand accounts – some quite inexplicable – about their own close encounters. It has kept me open-minded. Since the UFO business does not lend itself to statistical proofs, one cannot state with certainty that they do or do not exist. But here’s a quick summary of the reasons the scientific community is disinclined to be believers. UFOs exist – meaning, if you see any celestial object and don’t know what it is, it’s a UFO by definition. The real question is whether it’s an alien spacecraft. While the universe’s staggering number of probable planets makes alien life seem all but certain, the numbing distances between stars may ensure any civilization’s privacy, including ours. In short, astronomy itself cannot help in deciding the issue. The first reason astronomers remain so skeptical is that we never see them! At meetings and conventions, it’s a recurring humorous topic that none of us ever spot UFOs. And since astronomers are frequently watching the sky, and possess enough knowledge not to mistake a bright planet or meteor for an extraterrestrial visitor, this remains significant negative evidence. Meteorologists as well don’t see them. A few years ago, when Andrea Barrist Stern and I interviewed Roland Lofredo, then the head of Albany’s Weather Service for the past quarter-century, I brought up the topic. He said that neither he nor anyone under him had ever seen a UFO. Strong stuff. Then there are the mistakes. I have seen, over and again, how certain people seem to be “UFO-sensitive,” and are quick to point suspiciously to benign lights in the sky. A late famous Woodstocker and author known for his conspiracy-theorypromulgations once went through town excitedly telling everyone of a UFO sighting in progress. I went to the cornfield to which he directed me, and found a dozen parked cars with a small crowd staring at a luminous light brighter than any star. Swift passing clouds gave it the appearance of motion. It was Jupiter. Philip Imbrogno, whom I interviewed for a magazine article, and who had written the book Night Siege about Hudson Valley UFO sightings, readily confirmed that Venus, the Evening Star, accounts for perhaps ten percent of all sightings just by itself. Indeed, Jimmy Carter, when governor of Georgia, phoned the state police to report a UFO that turned out to be Venus. And a squadron of bombers in World War II tried, unsuccessfully, to shoot down Venus. Then there are the hoaxes and pranks. In the 1980s, a group of pilots out of the former Stormville airport east of Poughkeepsie did their share for several years by deliberately flying in formation at night with downward aimed lights, because they loved to read about the UFO sightings the next day in the paper. Remember the guy in Seattle who’d launch translucent pie pans hanging below helium balloons with battery-lights inside, and launch them upwind from open-air sports stadiums? It’s a good question whether our galaxy contains more aliens or more pranksters. Then there’s the sloppiness factor. It seems doubtful that these creatures could

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be smart enough to make it here from another star system and not also be capable of keeping themselves hidden, since that’s presumably their intent. This careless business of apparently trying to remain undercover, only to be spotted here and there, seems suspiciously incompetent. And why hasn’t anyone yet come up with a single clear – not blurry – video of an alien spacecraft? Not merely moving lights, which could be anything, but a saucer or its equivalent? Put it all together, add in the aircraft landing lights, meteors, bright planets, reflections and other sightings through glass, hoaxes, pranks, military aircraft, meteorological effects, bolides and the rest, and there might not be much that requires explaining. Nonetheless, if you see something weird, you might use this checklist: Is it starlike? A bright point of light more luminous than any star? If it’s not visibly moving, then during the next two months, it’s Venus if it’s hovering above where the sun set, and Mars if it’s orange. Is it slowly crossing the sky? Satellites do that, and so do planes. If it has red flashing lights, it’s definitely an aircraft. If it suddenly becomes super-brilliant for five to ten seconds, then fades away, you’ve seen an Iridium satellite. If it has made a rapid motion and then vanished, there are two main choices. If seen through car glass, it was probably a reflection. If observed directly, it was probably a fireball, meaning a brilliant meteor. On average, a fireball appears over your home once or twice a month. If there are either one or three lights “in formation” that are low in the sky and barely moving, or else moving slowly, they are probably distant airplane landing lights. Also remember, helicopters can hover or move at a variety of speeds and have at least three lights illuminated at night, including one steady green and one steady red. A bright “star” that slowly moves up and down and may repeat the motion may actually be stationary. Imperceptible eyemuscle movement creates this common illusion. But if you observe an actual saucer or strange craft close up, or have taken a photo, please share it with me. The files are not closed. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com. Check out Bob‘s new podcast, Astounding Universe, co-hosted by Pulse of the Planet’s Jim Metzner.

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7:30am 2018 season of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Hundreds of breast cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers, corporate and community members from across the lower Hudson Valley will join to launch the 2018 season of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. 8am program start. Info: 845-800-4405; Patrice. lestrangemack@cancer.org. West Hills Country Club, 121 Golf Links Rd, Middletown. 8am-5pm Altamont Fair. Rides, a circus, racing pigs, magic shows, live music, a petting zoo, Dynamo Dogs show, livestock events, horse shows & exhibits. Altamont Fairgrounds, 129 Grand Street, Altamont. altamontfair.com. Payone-price daily admission (includes unlimited rides, entertainment and exhibits) is $17 Tuesday - Wednesday and $19 Thursday - Sunday. Children under 36 inches tall are admitted free, rides excluded. 8am-5pm Catskill Center Thorn Preserve Fundraiser. Calling all ramblers, runners, birders, picnickers, neighbors, photographers, & dog walkers the parking is a mess. An anonymous supporter has pledged to match the first $6000. Give what you can: CATSKILLCENTER.ORG/ THORNPRESERVEPARKING. 8am-9am Woodstock Senior Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 9am-4pm P.L.A.Y: THEATER. For ages 9-15 years old, a three-week immersive exploration of devised theatre technique and creative writing at Bethel Woods. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org, bit.ly/2NzyCWT. 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.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 Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock.

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ARM-OFTHE-SEA PERFORMS ESOPUS CREEK PUPPET SUITE IN SAUGERTIES

uring the Vietnam War era, long before there was an inflatable orange giant Baby Trump floating over an unwelcoming London, larger-than-life effigies of Richard Nixon made from wood, fabric and papiermâché were being borne aloft in antiwar rallies. Initially popularized as instruments of political theater, giant puppets eventually became a staple of plays, seasonal pageants and parades. While JIM PEPPLER Vermont-based Bread and Puppet Theater remains the spiritual forebear, East Coast Division, of this movement, some of its offspring have become deeply entrenched in our local culture. Among the best-established of these is Malden-based Arm-of-the-Sea Theater. As its name suggests, the troupe has a definite political/informational agenda: to educate people about environmental issues, particularly as they pertain to the Hudson estuary. But Arm-of-the-Sea also concerns itself with other narratives. Each year at the Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park in Saugerties, the group presents an Esopus Creek Puppet Suite, which illuminates some aspect of local history. This year’s production features giant puppet characters, shadow projections, masked dancers and various low-tech devices of theatrical enchantment in a series of tall tales inspired by Saugerties’ colorful past. The congenial ghost of Connie Lynch – former proprietor of Lynch’s Marina – rises from the grave to serve as tour guide for this homegrown celebration of place. The Esopus Creek Puppet Suite is powered by the original music of Grammy-winner Dean Jones, Eli Winograd and Rhys Ellis, and includes veteran company performers Trey Daniels, Kira deCoudres, Kevin Downing, Bob Lavaggi and Soyal Smalls. Turning lore into reality, Arm-of-the-Sea Theater is in the early stages of a project that will transform the ruins of a 19thcentury papermill adjacent to Chorvas Park into the Tidewater Center for Hudson River Arts and Science. The upcoming event will include highlights and information about that project. The Esopus Creek Puppet Suite will be performed at 8 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 17 through 19 at the Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park, located at 61 East Bridge Street in the Village of Saugerties. Admission costs $12 for adults, $5 for children and $25 for a family of four. Tickets are available at the park entrance each evening of the event. Audience members are encouraged to arrive early and bring lawn seating. In inclement weather, the performance will take place at St. Mary’s Hall, located at 23 Cedar Street in Saugerties. For information, call (845) 246-7873 or visit www.armofthesea.org.

10am-1pm Minnewaska Preserve- Junior Naturalists: Water Cycle & Rain Sticks. A fun morning learning about the water cycle. Take a hike to visit the Peter’s Kill stream and play the Incredible Journey Game, where each child pretends to be a drop of water. Lastly, everyone will make their very own rain stick to take home. This program is recommended for eight to twelveyear-old children, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian over the age of 18. Well behaved younger siblings are always welcome. Meet at the Peter’s Kill Park Office. Pre-registration is required: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner.

Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties.

10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. To go toward the purchase of resource materials for the library collection.

1pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Rescue Squad, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock.

10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org. Cost varies. 10am-11am 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.com. $10. 12:15pm Fine Arts Recitals. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 12:30pm-6pm I Ching Oracle and Tarot Readings with Timothy Liu. Every Thursday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 minutes. 1pm Youth Field Trip: Catskill Animal Sanctuary. Join other LGBTQ youth for a special afternoon at the Catskill Animal Sanctuary. Pet ALL the animals! Free! Open to ages 12-19. Rides are available. Please say in your RSVP whether or not you will need a ride. RSVP required! Info: 845-3315300; f.brenner@lgbtqcenter.org. Catskill

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

2pm-5pm Phoenicia: Mah Jongg. Open to beginners and seasoned players alike. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-6887811, phoenicialibrary.org. 3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up fancy moves, meet new people. Open to the public. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 5pm-6:30pm New Paltz Climate Action Coalition Meeting. Meets every Thursday. New Paltz Village Hall, Plattekill Ave, New Paltz. newpaltzclimateaction.org. 5:30pm Decentralization Grant Information Session. The Roxbury Arts Group is proud to administer the Decentralization Grant Program (DEC), a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, in Delaware County. Anyone interested in applying for a DEC Grant to support projects and programs that will take place in 2019 must attend an information session. All DEC Grant Information Sessions are free and open to the public. Info: 607-326-7908. Cannon Free Library, 40 Elm St, Delhi. roxburyartsgroup.org.

6pm-7:30pm The Mind Illuminated: A Meditation Group. An accessible, step-by-step toolkit for anyone looking to start – or improve – their daily meditation. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, bit.ly/2mUfU0B. 6pm-8pm An Evening with the Afterlife: a group message circle with psychic medium Adam Bernstein. Join us as we connect with those who have crossed over. A teacher and practitioner of Evidential Style mediumship, Adam is able to connect with the spirit world and bring through factual information and messages to participants. He works through a vibration of positivity and love to ensure a safe and uplifting experience for all who attend. $20 if registered by August 14. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $25. 6pm Wine Night - Thirsty Thursday. Celebrate every Thursday at Woodnotes Grille with the Wine Club! Enjoy 25% off all bottles of wine and special selections from the cellar by the glass. Info: 845-688-2828; emersonresort.com. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. 6pm-8pm 2018 Kitchen Classes: Dehydrating. Make and eat a dinner with all dehydrated foods. The February and March classes have been filled, so sign up early to save your seat! Info: jhg238@cornell.edu or 845-340-3990 ext. 326. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. ulster.cce.cornell.edu/events. 6:30pm-8:30pm On the Lawn Concert: The Slambovian Circus of Dreams. Folk rock. Free concert. Refreshments available on site. Info: 845-469-2713. Sugarloaf Crossing, 1405 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. onthelawnconcerts.org. 6:30pm Hudson Valley Brass Quintet. Brass, from Bach to Rock, and everything in-between! Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. eltinglibrary.org. 6:30pm Phoenicia Library 2018 Board

Meeting. Everyone welcome. Meetings held monthly - every 3rd Thursdays, 6:30pm. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. 6:30pm-8pm Free Steps of Meditation. Weekly classes. Learn the fundamentals for an effective meditation experience. Info: 518-589-5000 or peacevillage@bkwsu.org. Peace Village Retreat Center, 54 O’Hara Rd, Haines Falls. bkwsu.org. 7pm-8pm PageTurners Book Club: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. A black man’s search for success/American dream leads him out of college to Harlem & a growing sense of personal rejection & invisibility. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. Free. 7pm-8:30pm Presentation on Promoting Habitat at Home and in the Landscape. Presentation and conversation with Laura Perkins, Formal Garden and Landscape Manager at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. Info: SWNativePlantNetwork@gmail.com. New Paltz Village Hall, Plattekill Ave, New Paltz. 7pm-8pm Sciencetellers presents Wild West: The Mystery of the Golden Piano. A wild adventure story, illustrated with experiments and lots of participation. Ideal for grades K through 5. Free and open to the public. Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library, 56 Main St, Milton. miltonlib.org/. 7pm-10pm David Kraai. Two sets of country folk music plus $3 pints of brew! Keegan Ales, 20 Saint James St, Kingston. davidkraai.com. No cover. 7pm-9pm Music in the Park Summer Concert Series: Tas Cru & His Band of Tortured Souls. Blues. Free concert. Bring a chair! Dutchmen’s Landing Park, Main St, Catskill. 7pm-9:30pm Geeks Who Drink Weekly Pub Quiz. Rough Draft invites you to its fun-filled weekly trivia series, hosted by Geeks Who Drink and local celebrities Mark & Emily. Rough Draft Bar & Books, 82 John Street, Kingston. bit.

ly/2xTr2TX. 7pm Bard’s Summerscape Film Screening: Atlantic City. Film Series Rimsky-Korsakov and the Poetry of Cinema. $10. Info: 845-758-7900; fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape. Bard College/ Ottaway Film Center, Annandale. 7pm Old Dutch Choir. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 7pm-8:30pm Third Saturday Christian Open Mic (Coffee House). Come play or to listen. Doors open 6:30pm. Acoustic solo, duo, groups welcome, perform original Christian songs & hymns. Hosted by Patrick Dodge. Refreshments available. Free will offering for SmileTrain. patrickdodgemusic@yahool.com. Overlook United Methodist Church, 233 Tinker St, Woodstock. smiletrain.org. 7:30pm 2018 Essential Thursdays Performance Series: Harpeth Rising. A classically trained trio playing violin, cello, acoustic guitar and a touch of banjo. The traditional end-ofseries community potluck will begin at 6pm and folks are encouraged to join in and bring a dish to share. Info: 607-326-7908. Old School Baptist Church, County Route 36 and Cartwright Rd, Denver. roxburyartsgroup.org. $25. 7:30pm Music on Market- World Music Concert Series: You Don’t Have to be Jewish... Chai on Music: From Klezmer to Yiddish theatre and Broadway. $15/adults, $10/seniors and students,& free/children under 12. Info: 845-3773727. St. John’s Episcopal Church, Market St, Ellenville. 7:30pm Chess Club. Meets every Thursday. Open to all chess players. Free admission. Info: 845-419-2737; albiebar@aol.com. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz. 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/Kingston, 39 John St, Kingston. Free, $5 donation welcome. 7:45pm-10pm This Is Congo Screening. Q&A with director Daniel McCabe after 7:45pm screening of his documentary. Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-822-8100, fyi@timeandspace.org, bit.ly/2mDzf6h. $9 general/$7 students. 8pm-11pm Warwick Summer Arts / Milkweed Film Festival. One-night of short films spanning many genres. Audience votes for the BEST FILM. Live music 8pm; films 9-11pm.Info: 845-9874913. Warwick Drive-in Theatre, Warwick. warwicksummerarts.com. 8pm-10pm Solidarity Thursday at Pansy Club. The pop-up queer bar “Pansy Club,” where the Center offers tips on how to take action for LGBTQ+ justice. Food and Drink Available for Purchase. Info: 845-331-5300; f.brenner@ lgbtqcenter.org. The Beverly, 224 Foxhall Ave, Kingston. lgbtqcenter.org. 8pm Shandelee Music Festival: An Evening of Chamber Music. Featuring the Contista Piano Trio. The program will include works by Beethoven, Brahms and Arensky. The performance will be followed by a specialty dessert reception. Advanced reservations are required by calling 845-439-3277, or purchase your tickets online. Shandelee Music Festival Sunset Concert Pavilion, 442 J. Young Rd, Livingston Manor. shandelee.org. $35, $10/17 and under. 8pm-10pm ‘Bang Bang!’ by John Cleese. Sean Astin in the American premier of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic farce ‘Monsieur chasse!’. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@shadowlandstages. org, shadowlandstages.org. $31 Previews, $39 Evenings, $34 Matinees. 8pm-11pm Basilica Non-Fiction Screening Series: August. Explore the documentary genre through screenings and dialogue with visiting directors with a season of free public screenings. Basilica Hudson, 110 South Front St, Hudson. free. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Matt Finck’s “Fat Mink” CD Release. Jazz funk ensemble. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 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. 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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rides, entertainment and exhibits) is $17 Tuesday - Wednesday and $19 Thursday - Sunday. Children under 36 inches tall are admitted free, rides excluded.

submission policy

9am-4pm P.L.A.Y: THEATER. For ages 9-15 years old, a three-week immersive exploration of devised theatre technique and creative writing at Bethel Woods. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org, bit.ly/2NzyCWT.

contact

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

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.

when to send

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

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

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. 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 Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 10am-5pm Goshen Farmers’ Market. Info: 845-294-5557; goshennychamber.com. Goshen’s Village Green, Goshen. 11am-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange. Art, glass and awesome contemporary crafts. Friday – Sunday, 11am – 6pm. Free. 1396 Route 28, West Hurley, NY 12491. For more info, Free admission. Info: 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley. 11am-4pm The Fred J. Johnston House Tour & Exhibit. Featuring art exhibit - Charles Keefe, Colonial Revival Architect, Kingston and New York. Exhibit will display through October. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner Wall-Main, Kingston. fohk.org. $10/gen adm, $2/16 & under. 12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvementof balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, 242 Tinker St, Woodstock. 12:30pm-6pm Crystal Tarot Readings and Chakra Attunement with Mary. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. $85 for one hour shamanic healing session with crystals. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes.

how it works

Instructional and workshop listings appear in the calendar when accompanied by a paid display ad or by a paid individual calendar listing. Community events are published in the newspaper as a community service and on a spaceavailable basis.

St, Hudson. 5:30pm-7:30pm Romeo and Juliet. Presented by The Woodstock Shakespeare Festival. A timeless tragedy of two young, star-crossed lovers. Admission is free, $10 suggested donation appreciated. Woodstock Shakespeare Festival Stage, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. Info: 845-247-4007, birdonacliff.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.Dress in layers, wear socks and bring an eye pillow if you have one. $18 drop-in, discounted with class card or membership. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. 6pm-7pm LGBTQ Youth & Birth Control Workshop. This free workshop is for LGBTQ and allied youth ages 12-19 who want to learn more about birth control and the reproductive health rights. Info: 845-331-5300; f.brenner@lgbtqcenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. lgbtqcenter.org. 6pm-8pm Summer Concert: Len Nelson. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 6:30pm-8:30pm Kol Hai Hudson Valley Jewish Renewal Shabbat. Joyful, musical, spiritual, and meditative services open to everyone. Vibrant, heart-centered, and soulful. Every first and third Friday night of the month in the Great Room at the Woodland Pond Health Center. Info: 845-4775457; kolhai.org. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz. kolhai.org.

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.

6:30pm-8:30pm Newburgh Jazz Series 2018. Free Concert offering a variety of jazz styles on the Newburgh waterfront, also live shows of gospel, doo wop, oldies and Jewish music. Newburgh Waterfront, Newburgh. Info: 225-366-2442, Ferrygodmother@msn.com, ferrygodmother. com.

3pm-5pm Weeding Party! Join us in helping our farmers weed the fields! Please bring your gloves, sunscreen and water - please register 845-2569108. Phillies Bridge Farm Project, 45 Phillies Bridge Rd, New Paltz. bit.ly/2HMZ4Ob.

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.

5pm-9pm Speakeasy: Cabaret. Live entertainment. Hard ciders, craft cocktails, New York State wines, beers and spirits. Chef Shawn Hubbell’s artisanal antipasti plates, cheese and charcuterie Boards. Music 6pm. Info: 845-374-2468. Orchard Hill Cider Mill, New Hampton. orchardhillnyc. com.

7pm O.C. Summer Family Film Fest: The Lego Batman Movie. Bring lawn chairs for free outdoor movie on a large inflatable screen. Live music, games and prizes for kids. Refreshments for purchase. Gates open 7pm; movie at dusk. Info: 845-457-4910. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 State Route 416,, Montgomery. orangecountygov.com/150/Parks-Recreation.

5pm-10pm 14th Annual HudsonValley RibFest. A three-day event is actually three events in one – a food festival, a music festival, and a sanctioned Barbeque Contest where winners can advance to the national finals in Kansas City! The food festival portion is a family event featuring food and beverages for purchase from independent vendors. The contest portion features over 60 teams competing for cash prizes and the title of “Grand Champion” of the Hudson Valley Rib Festival. The proceeds from the Hudson Valley RibFest enable the Highland Rotary Club to fund and support many local and diverse causes. Tickets available only online. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. hudsonvalleyribestfest.org. 5pm-8pm Red Hook Rocks! Summer Concert Series. Red Hook Public Library’s Front Porch Comes Alive with Music! Series features performances from over a dozen local musicians and bands playing popular folk and rock favorites as well as original tunes. In case of rain, concerts are pushed to the fourth Friday of the month. Free admission. Participants are invited to bring blankets or chairs and picnic dinners to relax on the lawn. The library will provide fresh lemonade and shade tents. All ages are welcome and no registration is necessary. Info: 845-758-3241; redhooklibrary.org. Red Hook Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook. 5:30pm Bindlestiff ’s Summer Cirkus Youth Troupe. Rescheduled performance for Black Arts & Cultural Festival Family Day. Free. Bindlestiff ’s Summer Cirkus camp week participants, age 7 to 16, worked hard all last week to present a show for Saturday’s rained-out Family Day of Operation Unite New York’s Black Arts & Cultural Festival. City of Hudson Dep’t of Youth, 18 S. 3rd

7pm Plastic Pollution in Freshwaters – From Rivers to Oceans. A special presentation by Loyola University aquatic ecologist Tim Hoellein. One area of this work focuses on microbial life and how different types of plastic pollution support communities of microorganisms. Registration for general admission is required; this does not guarantee entry. Admission is firstcome, first-served – based on venue capacity. Info: 845-677-5343. Cary Institute, 2801 Sharon Turnpike, Millbrook. caryinstitute.org. 7pm Maybrook Wind Ensemble. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy a rousing evening of music and merriment at the summer concerts! Info: 845-475-8046; maybrookwindensemble@gmail.com. Wallkill Public Library, 7 Bona Ventura Ave, Wallkill. 7pm-8pm Summer Music Series - Ami Madeleine. A night of free musical entertainment by Indie/Folk singer and songwriter. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-3385580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary. org/. 7pm-9pm 2018 Summer Concert Series: Damn The Torpedoes. A Tom Petty Tribute Experience. Free. Friday nights. Athens Village Riverfront Park, Athens. apacrocks.com. 7pm-10pm Jeremy Baum. Blues on Broadway! Lobby at the Ritz Theater, 107 Broadway, Newburgh. safe-harbors.org. $15/advance, $20/ door. 7pm-10pm Hudson Valley Queer Youth Project presents Teen Night. Meets on the 3rd Friday of each month from 7-10pm. Info: 845-331-5300; LGBTQCenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Commu-

nity Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. lgbtqcenter. org. 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 Senior Center, 70 Main St, Napanoch. 7:30pm Oliver! Greenwood Lake Theater presents the classic musical based on Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist. Tickets online. Bring blanket or chair. Thomas P. Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park, 5 Windermere Ave, Greenwood Lake. greenwoodlaketheater.org. 7:30pm-9pm Singer Songwriter Music Series. Primarily local, but most definitely all located within the Hudson Valley, we are so excited that each concert will include 2-3 performers. Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. midtownmusickingston.com. $10. 7:30pm-9pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Friday evening services. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. wjcshul.com. 8pm-10pm ‘Bang Bang!’ by John Cleese. Sean Astin in the American premier of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic farce ‘Monsieur chasse!’. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@shadowlandstages. org, shadowlandstages.org. $31 Previews, $39 Evenings, $34 Matinees. 8pm Arm-of-the-Sea Theater: 2018 Esopus Creek Puppet Suite. Rain space: St. Mary’s Hall, 23 Cedar St., Saugerties, NY. Audience members are encouraged to arrive early and bring lawn seating. Info: 845-246-7873. Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park, 61 East Bridge St, Saugerties. armofthesea.org. $12, $5/child, $25/family of four. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Joe Medwick & Friends “Memphis to Montreal”. Music industry soul funk veteran’s new album! Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Jane Lee Hooker Band. All Grrrrrl blues rock shouters! Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm 42nd ST. Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. 8pm John Jasperse - Hinterland. Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson. Info: 855-4LYD-TIX, info@lumberyard.org, bit.ly/2LOAsCd. $30.00. 8pm Bard’s Summerscape Music: Bard Music Festival, Weekend Two: Rimsky-Korsakov and His Followers. $25 & up. Info: 845-7587900; fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape. Bard Richard B. Fisher Center, 60 Manor Ave, Annandale. 8:30pm Movies Under the Starrs: Black Panther. Presented by Starr Library. Info: 845-876-4030. Rhinebeck Town Pool, 68 W Market St, Rhinebeck. starrlibrary.org. 9pm Joey Eppard Solo and Acoustic Performance. Juanie gold and The Lodge is pleased to welcome singer, song-writer and guitar virtuoso Joey Eppard solo and acoustic with special guest performance by Fabian Marshall as well as Beacon’s own Brian Daniels. Free prizes will given away. $8 cover. The Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock.

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8am-5pm Art Omi: Fields + Architecture, Artist Walk with Sarah Butler. Artist Walk invites visiting individuals and groups for introduction to featured exhibitions and permanent installations at The Fields. Art Omi, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent. Info: 531-392-8031, cmassa@ artomi.org, bit.ly/2OKXD2B. 8am-5pm Catskill Center Thorn Preserve Fundraiser. Calling all ramblers, runners, birders, picnickers, neighbors, photographers, & dog walkers the parking is a mess. An anony-

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Sensual Surfaces; Mixed Media Art by Marcy Bernstein (8/18-9/9). The art in this show combines personal photos, painting, drawing& wax on re-used surfaces to create evocative abstractions. Show exhibits through 9/9. Artist Talk & Brunch scheduled for 8/19, 1pm-3pm. Bradley Farm – First Annual Ferragosta Italian Festival (8/15, 6-9pm). The team from Gustiamo will be headed up to cook authentic dishes with the best of Ray combined with the best of their products! Get ready for two pastas: Busiate al Pesto Rosso Trapanese-Caserecci and Pesto Verde Genovese and a Insalata Pantesca. $25 including tax and service, served with crusty bread. Advance tickets on sale now – raybradleyfarm.com Also available NYS beer and wine on tap plus some special desserts. Bradley Farm, 317 Springtown Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8769; info@raybradleyfarm. com. Pet Massage Class (8/25, 3-4 pm). Pet massage is a lot of fun. You and your special pet are going to love it! Workshop offers practical ways to relax, reduce stress, and calm your pet’s nervous system. Thurman Greco, author of “A Healer’s Handbook” will be teaching this class to raise funds for the Patient Assistance Fund at Wellness Rx Pharmacy, Tannersville. Suggested donation to class: $10. Reservations

not necessary. Bring a small blanket or rug for your pet to lay on. Class held at Wellness Rx Pharmacy, Tannersville. If you cannot attend this class and would like to send a donation, mail it to Wellness Rx Pharmacy, 5980 Main Street, Tannersville. 100% of your donation will be used for the Patient Assistance Fund. 518-589-9500.

Quilters Guild invites non-members to submit quilts that they made by machine, by hand, or both, to be displayed in its biennial show, “Quilts in the Valley” to be held 10/6 & 10/7 at the Rondout Valley Middle School, Stone Ridge. Deadline for registration is August 25th. Info: wiltwyckquilters. org.

Online Auction to Beneﬁt The Cragsmoor Library. Online auction - visit cragsmoorfreelibrary.info/benefit_ auction/. Live & Silent auction held 8/18 starting with a silent auction at 3pm followed by a live auction at 6pm. Auction held at the Cragsmoor Volunteer Fire Company, 66 Sam’s Point Rd, Cragsmoor. Info: 845-647-4611.

Catskill Center Thorn Preserve Fundraiser. Calling all ramblers, runners, birders, picnickers, neighbors, photographers, & dog walkers the parking is a mess. An anonymous supporter has pledged to match the first $6000. Give what you can: CATSKILLCENTER . ORG / THORNPRESERVEPARKING.

20th Annual Germanfest (8/18, 1pm). The Ambassador Unit of Cypress Shrine. Entertainment by the Joe Unger Band German bratwurst, hot dogs, and burgers, main meal of roast pork and all the trimmings starting at 4pm. Beer, soda & wine are included Tickets $30 • Children under 12 w/ adult free. For tickets & more info call 845-234-0923 or 845-399-6810. Please make checks payable to the Shriners Ambassador Unit Mail to Shriners Ambassador Unit, 16 Dirk Lane, Kingston, NY 12401. Event held at the Robert E. Post Park, Town of Ulster.

‘Ahoy Maties’ Gala & Auction’ (9/25, 5pm). Kicking off with Cocktails at 5pm, followed by a buffet and live music from Ian Flanigan. Auction including 40sailboats begins at 6:30pm with auctioneers Bob Siracusano and Ray Tucker. Presented by the Saugerties Chamber of Commerce. A third of the proceeds from this Fall’s auction goes to the Food Pantry, the Finger Fund and the Back Pack Program, another third goes to the artists and the remaining third goes to the Chamber, a portion of which funds two $1,000 scholarships to be given to two Saugerties High School graduation seniors. The sailboats can be viewed around the Village of

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mous supporter has pledged to match the first $6000. Give what you can: CATSKILLCENTER.ORG/ THORNPRESERVEPARKING. 8am-5pm Catskill Animal Sanctuary Tour. Meet rescued animals and hear their stories. Understand what caring for these amazing animals has taught us. Learn about the plight of farmed animals and how you can help. Tours every Saturday and Sunday, through November beginning at 11am. Tours leave every 45 minutes. The last tour leaves at 2:45pm. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties. Info: (845) 336-8447, bit.ly/2Ghba1w. $12/adults, $8/ kids & srs, free/ 2 & under, $8/ day pass. 8am Retreat: Self-knowledge - Find Freedom Through Connection (8/18-9/5). In this lifechanging 6-day retreat, Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche explains many of the core Buddhist teachings: How all things are interconnected and conditional, the laws of action and consequences, the nature of cyclical existence, and the meaning of emptiness. Open to all. $550 commuter price (includes all meals). Begins Friday at dinner, ends Wednesday after lunch. Tickets available at dharmakayacenter.org/events; 845-203-1275. Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing, 191 Cragsmoor Rd, Pine Bush. 8am-5pm Orange County Pop, Rock & Doowop Series 2018. Free Pop, Rock and Doowop concerts, music from the 50s and 60s on the Newburgh waterfront also live shows gospel, and Jewish music. Newburgh Waterfront, Newburgh. Info: 225-366-2442, Ferrygodmother@msn.com, ferrygodmother.com. 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.com. $18. 9am-5pm Hope Rocks 2018 (8/18-8/19). A weekend of hope to those suffering with addiction, depression and suicide. Info: rocksmorse@ gmail.com. Cantine Veterans Memorial Complex, Washington Ave, Saugerties. hoperocksny.com. 9am-6pm Long Hike to Swim at Lake Awosting from Sam’s Point. Long and adventurous hike to see highlights including Verkeerderkill Falls, Mud Pond, and the crystal-clear Lake Awosting where we will eat lunch and go for a swim. This hike is approximately 12 miles long, round-trip, with only three miles on a carriage road and the rest on a footpath. Participants must wear appropriate shoes and bring a backpack with plenty of water, snacks, and lunch. This outing is recommended for hikers over the age of 16. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Meet at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration is required by calling Sam’s Point at 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor. 9am-10pm Zumba! Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 9am-2pm Pine Bush Farmers’ Market. Info: 845-217-0785; pinebushfarmersmarket.com. 62 Main St, Pine Bush. 9am Hudson Farmers’ Market. 30 vendors will be offering farm fresh goods and products including vegetables, fruit, herbs, honey, nuts, mushrooms, cheese, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, cut flowers, plants, medicinal herb and body

care products, bread, baked goods and a host of prepared foods. Rain or Shine! Info: hudsonfarmersmarketny.com. 6th Street & Columbia, Hudson. 9am-2pm Kingston’s Uptown Farmers’ Market. Featuring 46 local food growers/makers and live music every week. Info: 347-721-7386; kingstonfarmersmarket.org. Wall Street between John St and Main St, Kingston. 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-1pm Free Tech Help. Teen tech expert Samantha will help solve your computer quandries. Info: 845-266-5530. Drop-ins welcome. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 9:30am-12:30pm Minnewaska Preserve: Citizen Science Hike for Families on Beacon Hill. Learn all about phenology, the study of how plants and animals change throughout the seasons, while contributing as a citizen scientist. We will be offering this hike once a month, to monitor seasonal changes in plants along the Beacon Hill loop hike. Recommended for adults and children over the age of eight, accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 9:30am-5pm Hike to the Shingle Gully Ice Caves. This all-day, strenuous adventure ascends and descends 1,500 feet, includes off-trail bushwhacking and steep rock scrambles, and is only appropriate for experienced hikers. Pre-registration is required by calling 845-647-7989. Meet at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration deadline: August 12th. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor. 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-5pm Hudson River School Manner Paintings - Open Studio. By Painter Ellen Perantoni. Info:845-684-5576;artwanted.com/ ellenperantoni. 7 Sunset Ridge (off Ohayo Mt. Rd), Woodstock. 10am-5pm Open Studio: Hudson River School Manner. Oils by Ellen Perantoni. Call 845-6845576 for directions and info. 7 Sunset Ridge, Woodstock. artwanted.com/ellenperantoni. 10am-4pm Walker Valley’s Shawangunk Day. The day’s events are FREE to the public and will include Touch-a-truck, Auto Show, Art Show, Crafts and Vendors, Quilt Show and Local History. Festivities will take place at several locations along Route 52 and Marl Road, including: the Firehouse, the Schoolhouse, Walker Valley Auto, The Mountain View Church, Walker Valley VeterinaryHospital, and the Cobblestone. For further information or to apply to be a vendor see website: walkervalleyny.com/. Info: 845-7444777; aellish@hvc.rr.com.

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Saugerties as well as on the Chambers website at discoversaugerties.com. Tickets are $25 before the event and $30 at the door. Tickets are available at Town & Country Liquors, Smith Hardware, the Chamber Visitor Center. SPAF (Saugerties Performing Arts Factory), 169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties. Woodstock Art Exchange (Fri-Sun, 11am-6pm) & Artists Reception (Sat, 3-5pm). Glass and contemporary crafts. , Artist Reception for Rock’n’Roll Tarot by Margie Greve, and Found Objects by Dennis Galante on Saturday, August 11, 3-5 pm. Live music and tarot card readings. Free admission. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Route 28, West Hurley. Gallery hours Fri-Sun, 11am – 6pm. For more info, call 914-806-3573. Submit your Application - Catskills Youth Climate Summit. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County is currently accepting applications from students in grades 7-12 and teachers in the Catskill region to attend the 2018 Catskills Youth Climate Summit. This free overnight summit will take place TuesdayWednesday, October 9-10, 2018 at Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville. The Summit gives students an opportunity to attend presentations and workshops on climate change and sustainability. Additionally, attendees are invited to participate in group discussions and activities that are designed to challenge perceptions, brainstorm solutions, and discover new ways to live more sustainable lifestyles. The Catskills Youth Climate Summit will include meals and an overnight stay in a Frost Valley

10am Psychedelics 101 & 102 for Clinicians. This session gives an overview of psychedelic drugs, their history, and current research with MDMA and Psilocybin-assisted therapy. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. bit. ly/2uZl0xn. Sat. Only-$225, 2 Day Participation- $400. 10am-7pm New York Renaissance Faire. Celebrate Elizabethan England brought back to life. Info: 845-351-5171. Sterling Forest State Park, Tuxedo Park. renfair.com/ny. 10am ‘Ahoy Maties’ Sailboats on Display. 10th annual celebration of local artists and community of Saugerties. Showcasing the talents of the many artists in the community. Sailboat exhibits may be viewed around the Village of Saugerties as well as on the Chambers website at discoversaugerties.com. Event is hosted by the Saugerties Chamber of Commerce. Gala & Auction will take place on 9/25, 5pm at SPAF (Saugerties Performing Arts Factory), 169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties. Saugerties Performing Arts Factory, 169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties. 10am Free Learning in the Garden Series: How to Take Garden Photos Like a Pro. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s (CCEUC) Master Gardener Program announces their annual Learning in the Garden Series. Walk-ins are welcome, or you may register ahead. Info or to RSVP: 845-340-3990 ext. 335; dm282@cornell. edu. SUNY Ulster/Xeriscape Garden, 491 Cottekill Rd, Stone Ridge. 10am-2pm Saugerties Farmers’ Market. Fresh and local foods of all kinds, music, & chef demo. Saugerties Farmers Market, 115 Main St., Saugerties. Info: 845-853-5694, Contact@ SaugertiesFarmersMarket.com, SaugertiesFarmersMarket.com. 10am-11:30am From the GroundUP with Diane Townsend. An afternoon tour and making workshop with artist and creator of Townsend Pastels, Diane Townsend. All materials provided. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org, olana.org/ calendar/. Member: $20, Non-Member: $25. 10am-4pm Quilt Show at Walker Valley’s Shawangunk Day. Quilts from various local quilting guilds will be on Display. Mountain View Methodist Church, Route 52, Walker Valley. Info: 845-895-2611, walkervalleyny.com. 10am-4pm Car Show at Walker Valley’s Shawangunk Day. Custom cars, antique cars, European cars, & classic cars. Walker Valley, New York, Route 52, Walker Valley. Info: 845-8952611, walkervalleyny.com. 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 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@

cabin. Schools are required to provide their own transportation to and from Frost Valley. The number of participants may be limited based on funding. Info:ccedelaware.org/youth-summit; 607-865-6531; jmd30@cornell.edu. Now My Hand is Ready for My Heart: Intimate Histories (8/25, 8pm). Through theater and dance, Nicky Paraiso explores how a community of artists adapts to aging, both individually and collectively. $15. Mount Tremper Arts, 647 South Plank Rd, Mount Tremper. Info: 845-688-9893. Snapology 2018 Summer Camps. Children use Lego bricks to explore the world of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and animation in an open, fun, team-based environment. Camps are held in various locations in the Hudson Valley this summer: Uptown Kingston at Stockade Martial Arts; Wappingers Falls; Fishkill Rec Center; St. Joseph in New Paltz; & MaMa in Stone Ridge. Info & reg: midhudson.snapology.com. Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. $95 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only; Also, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinic for Cats( call for location and dates). $70 per cat includes spay/ neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. All surgeries performed by appointment only; & Low-cost vaccine & dental Clinics available. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Pl, Middletown. Info: 845-3431000, tara-spayneuter.org.

wjcshul.org, wjcshul.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.com. $18. 10am-11:30am Generations Shabbat Morning Service. Family-friendly, multi-generational, musical service with singing, sharing, and teaching from the Torah. Kol Hai Hudson Valley Jewish Renewal. All ages and faiths welcome. Every first and third Saturday of the month in the Great Room at the Woodland Pond Health Center. Info: 845-477-5457, hello@kolhai.org. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz. kolhai.org. 10am Qigong Classes. All level class including chair Qigong led by Steven Michael Pague. Ongoing every Saturday at 10am. Classes meet by the back door to the library. In case of inclement weather, class will be held in the Community Room. Info: 845-876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. 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-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange. Art, glass and awesome contemporary crafts. Friday – Sunday 11am – 6pm. Free admission. Info: 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley. 11am-10pm 14th Annual HudsonValley RibFest. A three-day event is actually three events in one – a food festival, a music festival, and a sanctioned Barbeque Contest where winners can advance to the national finals in Kansas City! The food festival portion is a family event featuring food and beverages for purchase from independent vendors. The contest portion features over 60 teams competing for cash prizes and the title of “Grand Champion” of the Hudson Valley Rib Festival. The proceeds from the Hudson Valley RibFest enable the Highland Rotary Club to fund and support many local and diverse causes. Tickets available only online. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. hudsonvalleyribestfest.org. 11am-7pm Sunﬂower Celebration. A full day dedicated to Sunflowers and their beauty! Live music, face-painting and much more! Info: 845-901-1876; info@redhookchamber.org. Village of Red Hook, Red Hook. redhookchamber.org. 11am-5pm Herbert Reichert, human. Guests include Joel Longenecker, John Lippert, & Fran Shalom (paintings) - Christopher Cairns & Jiang Weixian, (sculpture). Show exhibits through 9/9. John Davis Gallery, 124 Warren Street, Hudson. johndavisgallery.com. free. 11am-12pm Art Hour: Squirt Gun Painting. Join Stephanie for some wet and messy - create an art using paint and water squirters! Please dress for a mess. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 11am-3pm Sixth Annual Fair Street Reformed Church Classic Car Show. 40+ Trophies

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musical,. Oblong Books & Music Rhinebeck, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-8760500, events@oblongbooks, bit.ly/2nAE4Oh. 7pm-10pm Movies with Spirit Series: Stranger than Fiction. Will Ferrell stars as an IRS auditor who starts hearing a disembodied voice narrating his life as it happens — and predicting his death. Rated PG-13. Woodstock Reformed Church, Woodstock, NY. Info: 845-389-9201, gerryharrington@mindspring.com, goo.gl/oiDXHU. Donation. 7pm-10pm Tangoman Jorge Heilpern. Argentinian guitarist/vocalist Jorge Heilpern joined by Michael Colletti on bass and Ruben Isola on guitar. Dinner reservations recommended. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-6876373, mark@lydiasdeli.com, lydias-cafe.com. No cover charge but donations are welcome. 7pm-8pm Latin Dance for Everyone. Meets every Saturday, 7-8pm.$5/suggested donation. Info: 845-331-5300; LGBTQCenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. lgbtqcenter.org. 7:30pm-9pm West Point Band presents Red, White, and Country. Join the Benny Havens Band for a night of good old-fashioned fun down by the river, featuring the best country music, past and present! Trophy Point Amphitheater, West Point. Info: 845-938-2617, westpointband.com. FREE.

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Volunteers needed for headstone restoration at Montrepose Cemetery

he Jewish Federation of Ulster County and Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley are working together to conduct the third annual Headstone Restoration and Cleanup at Montrepose Cemetery on Sunday, August 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers are needed to make the program a success. “This activity is family-friendly and a community service, which unites all generations,” said co-chairperson Rick Mahler. “All ages are welcome to come and participate, and no experience is required. Training will be provided on how to safely clean headstones.” The cemetery is located at 75 Montrepose Avenue in Kingston. Preregistration is requested. For registration and additional information, call Rick Mahler at (845) 901-0988 or Arlene Gould from the Jewish Federation at (845) 338-8131.

awarded! Bounce House & Kids Corral! Food, Vendors, Raffles, 50/50 & music by DJ Brian! Fair Street Reformed Church, 209 Fair Street, Kingston. Info: 845-338-7722, fschurch1@gmail. com, bit.ly/2sXxJj8. Free. 11am-4pm The Fred J. Johnston House Tour & Exhibit. Featuring art exhibit - Charles Keefe, Colonial Revival Architect, Kingston and New York. Exhibit will display through October. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner Wall-Main, Kingston. fohk.org. $10/gen adm, $2/16 & under. 11am-1pm Teen Gaming. Three computers with League of Legends installed. Bring your own laptop. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 12pm-3pm Sampling, Shopping & Sales. A sampling of Robert Rothchild Buffalo Blue Cheese Dip Spread and Emerald Isle Onion Dill Horseradish spread. Robert Rothschild Farm manufactures award-winning specialty foods including dips, sauces, condiments, preserves, spreads, mustards, pasta sauces and dessert toppings. Info: 845-688-2828. Emerson Country Stores, 5340 Rt-28, Mount Tremper. emersonresort.com. 12pm-2pm Bruno Pasquier -Desvignes Art Sale & Garden Party. Visit Bruno’s Livingston home and gallery, where every one of the thousand artworks on display is for sale, including the house itself. Free. 12pm Live @ The Falcon: NYSM Rock Camp. Student Rock Showcase. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 12pm-7pm Sesame Street Live! C is for Celebration. Your friends from Sesame Street are throwing a celebration and the whole neighborhood’s invited. Join in the excitement, laughter and music! Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@ bethelwoodscenter.org. 12pm-1pm Free Yoga Pizza Party. Join Women’s Power Space and My Place Pizza for a rejuvenating yoga class and pizza. Families, beginners, and children welcome (mats will be provided). Ongoing. My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie. Donations appreciated. 12:30pm-6pm Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/25 minutes. 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 20th Annual Germanfest. The Ambassador Unit of Cypress Shrine. Entertainment by the Joe Unger Band German bratwurst, hot dogs, and burgers, main meal of roast pork and all the trimmings starting at 4pm. Beer, soda & wine are included Tickets $30 • Children under 12 w/adult free. For tickets & more info call 845-234-0923 or 845-399-6810. Please make checks payable to the Shriners Ambassador Unit Mail to Shriners Ambassador Unit, 16 Dirk Lane, Kingston, NY 12401. Event held at the Robert E. Post Park, Town of Ulster. 1pm-3pm Mindful Walker Tour: Kingston’s Rondout. Explore this neighborhood’s architectural gems, stories of places and people, and culture. Enhance your own appreciation as we walk. Info: 347-628-2457, mindful@mindfulwalker.com, bit.ly/2JlUzpF. 15 per person. 1pm-3:30pm Positively Angry. Learn from your negative emotions. Part of the Dharma in Daily Life Series. Open to all. Includes teaching, guided meditation and mindful movement. Tea and cookies afterwards. $35. Tickets available at dharmakayacenter.org/events; 845-203-1275. Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing, 191 Cragsmoor Rd, Pine Bush. 2pm-5pm Chicken BBQ Take Out Dinner. 1/2 BBQ chicken, potato salad dinner roll and dessert for $12, $8 for the chicken only. Pick up or eat in. Meals need to be pre-ordered by calling 845-6588189 or 845-336-9924. Made with love! High Woods Reformed Church, 1290 Church Road, Saugerties. bit.ly/2M2E6sO. $12 full meal; $8 half chicken only. 3pm-5pm Artist Reception - Woodstock Art Exchange. Rock’n’Roll Tarot by Margie Greve, and Found Objects by Dennis Galante. Live music and tarot card readings. Gallery hours Friday – Sunday, 11am – 6pm. Free admission. Info: 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley.

artist and a headstrong nurse, all born with more grit than they knew. Folino’s original stories dip into her family’s history from 1849 to the present and celebrate life events that are silly, shocking and sweet.Madelyn has been the Director of the Florida Public Library in Orange County for twenty years and a storyteller for thirty. She is the founding member of the Black Dirt Storytelling Guild and a conference organizer, editor and blogger for Northeast Storytelling (NEST), a regional storytelling organization covering New England and New York. Admission is free. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. 5pm-8pm Rhinebeck’s ArtWalk. Ongoing, every third Saturday of each month, 5-8pm. Village of Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck. 5:30pm-7:30pm Romeo and Juliet. Presented by The Woodstock Shakespeare Festival. A timeless tragedy of two young, star-crossed lovers. Admission is free, $10 suggested donation appreciated. Woodstock Shakespeare Festival Stage, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. Info: 845-247-4007, birdonacliff.org. 5:30pm Crafts on Wall Street. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 6pm-9pm August/September Artist’s Reception. Group show. Live music by In Spite of Ourselves. Open to the public. Free. Exhibits through 9/24. Info: 845-754-5000. UpFront Exhibition Space, 31 Jersey Ave, Port Jervis. 6pm-9pm Marcy Bernstein Opening Reception: Sensual Surfaces. Large scale abstract paintings on recycled doors by the founder of Roost Studios. Meet the artist and enjoy the colorful, evocative art. Art Talk & Brunch on 8/19, 1-3pm. Roost Studios and Art Gallery, 69 Main St, 2nd Fl, New Paltz. Info: 845-568-7540, Chirp@ roostcoop.org, roostcoop.org.

5pm-9pm Art Opening. PLACE. is excited to announce the work of Mitchell Hoffmaster. Hudson based artist working with oil on canvas. Info: place.millerton@gmail.com. PLACE, 123 Main St, Millerton. placemillerton.com.

6:30pm Headless Horseman Escape Rooms. A fully interactive experience unlike anything you have ever done before. With only 60 minutes to escape, youmust work together as a team to explore your surroundings using logic, instinct, and critical thinking to fine secret passages, solve puzzles, crack codes, and uncover hidden mysteries that will ultimately lead to your escape. Open Saturday & Sundays during the Summer. Up to 12 participants can enter a room. Escape Room Times: Icabod’s Revenge 6:30,7:45,9,& 10:15pm; Death Row 6:45,8,9:15,& 10:30pm; The Inheritance 7,8:15,9:30,&10:45pm. Not for children 11 & under. $29.95 plus tax and service charge. Info: headlesshorsemanescaperooms. com; 845-339-2666.

5pm-6pm Woodstock Library Forum. Storyteller, Madelyn Folino tells stories of strong women in her maternal line: an immigrant English storyteller, an impoverished grass widow, a dreamy

7pm-9pm Rhinebeck Writers Retreat: Benny & Joon. Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, writers Mindi Dickstein (Lyrics), Nolan Gasser (Music) and Kirsten Guenther (Book) will discuss their new

3pm-9pm Online, Silent & Live Auctions to Beneﬁt The Cragsmoor Library. Starting with a silent auction at 3pm followed by a live auction at 6pm. Online auction - visit cragsmoorfreelibrary. info/benefit_auction/. Cragsmoor Volunteer Fire Company, 66 Sam’s Point Road, Cragsmoor NY. Info: 845-647-4611, mam@dipierre, cragsmoorfreelibrar. O.

8pm Jazzstock: Trilight Trio. Joel Frahm (sax); Teri Roiger (voice/keyboard); John Menegon (bass). The Trio explores the music of Abbey Lincoln, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone as well as the music of sax men Dexter Gordon & Lester Young, and bassists Charlie Haden & Charles Mingus. Saxophonist Joel Frahm is a highly sought-after musician in New York City and around the world. Info: 845-658-9048. Rosendale Cafe. jazzstock. com. $10. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: The Harlem Blues Project. Staples of the NYC Blues Scene. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm-10pm ‘Bang Bang!’ by John Cleese. Sean Astin in the American premier of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic farce ‘Monsieur chasse!’. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@shadowlandstages. org, shadowlandstages.org. $31 Previews, $39 Evenings, $34 Matinees. 8pm Arm-of-the-Sea Theater: 2018 Esopus Creek Puppet Suite. Rain space: St. Mary’s Hall, 23 Cedar St., Saugerties, NY. Audience members are encouraged to arrive early and bring lawn seating. Info: 845-246-7873. Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park, 61 East Bridge St, Saugerties. armofthesea.org. $12, $5/child, $25/family of four. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Fred Zepplin. Rock classics. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm 42nd ST. Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. 8pm Bard’s Summerscape Music: Bard Music Festival, Weekend Two: Rimsky-Korsakov and His Followers. $25 & up. Info: 845-7587900; fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape. Bard Richard B. Fisher Center, 60 Manor Ave, Annandale. 8:30pm-11pm Free Film Series at The Field of Dreams. Free movie, Dixie Pixar’s CARS. Presented by the Town of New Paltz Parks & Reg and The Arts Community. Free, donations appreciated. The Field of Dreams, 241 LIBERTYVILLE ROAD, New Paltz. Info: (845) 232-0402, info@ theartscommunity.com, bit.ly/2kLG0Ss. 8:30pm Movies Under the Walkway Series: Black Panther(2017). The fun begins with the bands and children’s activities at 7pm, followed by the feature film at sundown at approximately 8:30pm. These events are held under the stars at the Upper Landing Park, 83 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie. Bring blankets and chairs. The events are sunshine only. Free admission. Local vendors will be on hand to provide food and beverages. Free parking is available at the MidHudson Children’s Museum and Metro North. Parking and scheduling information can be found at Info: mhrfoundation.org; walkway.org.

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8am-5pm Altamont Fair. Rides, a circus, racing pigs, magic shows, live music, a petting zoo, Dynamo Dogs show, livestock events, horse shows & exhibits. Altamont Fairgrounds, 129 Grand Street, Altamont. altamontfair.com. Payone-price daily admission (includes unlimited rides, entertainment and exhibits) is $17 Tuesday - Wednesday and $19 Thursday - Sunday. Children under 36 inches tall are admitted free, rides excluded. 8am-2pm 31st Annual Tour de Goshen. Featured in Sports Illustrated! Fun for families and competitive riders. All riders receive a commemorative shirt, lunch after the ride, cool bike stuff, and lots of support. 62 miles depart 8 am or earlier. 45 miles depart 9 am, a beautiful route for the conditioned rider. 25 miles depart 10 am, a route with a few hills and valleys and beautiful views. 11 miles depart 10:30 am, a route

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Purge that spurge Weed -pulling now will help avoid new generations later

few weeds garner my respect and my affection. Over the past few weeks, spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculate) has become one such weed. Spotted spurge has mouse-ear-sized leaves, each with a reddish blotch along part of its main vein, and the leaves line up in a very orderly manner along the stems. The definitive identifier for this weed is the way the stems spread out, flat, on top of the ground. In sun, no part of the plant rises more than a half an inch above ground level. Mostly, I see spotted spurge growing in the wood-chip-mulched paths in my vegetable garden. The amazing thing about this plant is the way it keeps sprouting in the paths. Even during the dry weeks of last June, spotted spurge kept sprouting – not that it doesn’t also turn up following recent rains and in the irrigated, planted beds. I can’t help but respect a plant that can keep showing up under such adverse conditions. Whenever I see the flattened stems, I reach down and pull it out, roots and all. My affection for this plant comes from the ease with which it is removed. The stems don’t form roots where they touch ground, as many other plants do, so grabbing the center of the clump gets rid of a square foot of weeds in one fell swoop. How satisfying. Removing the plants is important. Spotted spurge is a summer annual that thrives in heat. Left alone, tiny flowers in each leaf axil give rise to tiny seeds that germinate through summer or, when weather warms, next year. It’s important not to dawdle in removing the plants, because only a couple of weeks of growth are needed before young plants are old enough to flower and make seeds. King Tut is alive and well – very well, in fact. I’ll cut to the chase: This particular King Tut is a variety of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) that I planted a year ago in spring. Papyrus doesn’t tolerate temperatures down to freezing, so this far north, King Tut is billed as an annual. But rather than let the King die in winter, I was so smitten by him that in autumn I moved him in his pot indoors to a sunny window. There he clung to life and, with warm, sunny weather, got growing again this past spring. In contrast to regular papyrus, which grows five to nine feet tall, King Tut’s claim to fame is that he’s a dwarf, billed as rising four to six feet high. My King Tut only gets about three feet high. All papyrus has a very distinctive and attractive appearance. The base of the plant is a clump of grassy leaves, from which rise tall leafless stalks that are capped by grassy-leaved mopheads looking something like the ribs of an umbrella. A houseplant relative of papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius, is commonly called umbrella plant. perfect for families, senior citizens and casual riders. Register online. Info: 845-294-7242. Joint Recreational Park, Craigville Rd, Goshen. joefixits.com. 8am-5pm Catskill Center Thorn Preserve Fundraiser. Calling all ramblers, runners, birders, picnickers, neighbors, photographers, & dog walkers the parking is a mess. An anonymous supporter has pledged to match the first $6000. Give what you can: CATSKILLCENTER.ORG/ THORNPRESERVEPARKING. 8am-5pm Wallkill River Watershed Alliance Boat Brigade Free Paddle. Free kayaks available. Info: shale845@aol.com; 845-430-7928. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. 8am-5pm Catskill Animal Sanctuary Tour. Meet rescued animals and hear their stories. Understand what caring for these amazing animals has taught us. Learn about the plight of farmed animals and how you can help. Tours every Saturday and Sunday, through November beginning at 11am. Tours leave every 45 minutes. The last tour leaves at 2:45pm. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties. Info: (845) 336-8447, bit.ly/2Ghba1w. $12/adults, $8/ kids & srs, free/ 2 & under, $8/ day pass. 8:30am-9:30am Sunday Flow with Deborah Adams. Open and approachable class for all levels. Breath and movement are linked to calm the nervous system and energize the body. Expect to move, try something new and participate in your own personal well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter.com. drop in rate. 9am-5pm Hope Rocks 2018 (8/18-8/19). A weekend of hope to those suffering with addiction, depression and suicide. Info: rocksmorse@ gmail.com. Cantine Veterans Memorial Complex, Washington Ave, Saugerties. hoperocksny.com. 9am-1pm American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certiﬁcation. This class is appropriate for new or recertifying students. For ages 16 to adult. Preregistration and payment are required. Call 845-475-9742 to register. Sharon Hospital, Sharon. $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 & crafts. Free admission. Info: 845-810-0471; jonicollyn@aol.com; canalmuseum.org. Grady Park, 23 Mohonk Rd & Rt 213, High Falls. canalmuseum.org/. free. 9:30am-2pm Minnewaska Preserve: Millbrook Mountain Hike. Challenging five-mile

loop hike along the Millbrook Mountain Footpath and Carriage Road. This hike features various terrain including steep hills, possibly slippery rock surfaces and a stream crossing. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 9:30am-5pm Hike to the Shingle Gully Ice Caves. This all-day, strenuous adventure ascends and descends 1,500 feet, includes off-trail bushwhacking and steep rock scrambles, and is only appropriate for experienced hikers. Pre-registration is required by calling 845-647-7989. Meet at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration deadline: August 13th. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor. 10am-1pm World Helicopter Day. See a range of helicopters. Simulator rides, presentations on flying/careers, preflight contest and pinch hitter seminar. Food and beverages available. A limited number of local area joyflights available. Free. Families and children welcome. Info: 845-549-3755. Stewart International Airport, New Windsor. independenthelicopters.com. 10am-1pm Volunteers needed for Third Annual Montrepose Cemetery Headstone Clean Up. The Jewish Federation of Ulster County and Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley are working together to conduct the Headstone Restoration. Participants will be provided cleaning solutions but are advised to come in work clothes and bring rubber gloves, eye protection, natural or synthetic bristle brushes, and two sponges. In addition, those attending should bring a wooden paint stirrer or plastic scraper to remove moss, one or more gallons of clean water, paper towels and a bag lunch for an after clean up picnic. Pre-registration is requested. To sign up or for further information, 845-9010988 or 845-338-8131. Montrepose Cemetery, 75 Montrepose Ave, Kingston. 10am-7pm New York Renaissance Faire. Celebrate Elizabethan England brought back to life. Info: 845-351-5171. Sterling Forest State Park, Tuxedo Park. renfair.com/ny. 10am ‘Ahoy Maties’ Sailboats on Display. 10th annual celebration of local artists and community of Saugerties. Showcasing the talents of the many artists in the community. Sailboat exhibits may be viewed around the Village of Saugerties as well as on the Chambers website at discoversaugerties.com. Event is hosted by the Saugerties Chamber of Commerce. Gala & Auction will take place on 9/25, 5pm at SPAF (Saugerties Performing Arts Factory), 169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties. Saugerties Performing Arts Factory, 169 Ulster

A closeup shot of spotted spurge (Euphorbia maculata)

BILL KEIM

Many, if not most, problems with plants in general can be attributed to too much or too little water. King Tut (and umbrella plant) are very easy to grow because they love water up around their ankles. All the plant needs is a deep saucer in which the pot can sit, with the saucer kept full of water. Not that King Tut demands water around his ankles; it’s just that consistently moist soil is needed, which means close attention to watering or standing in a water-filled saucer. King Tut grows very rapidly, so this spring I divided the one plant into two and potted each one up separately. I also cut back all the old stalks. Although I tossed them in the compost pile, I could have made them into sandals, a boat, paper or any one of the other papyrus products of ancient Egypt. I’m not usually a big fan of flower-breeders’ new and wondrous creations, such as blue roses or tulips that look like peonies or peonies that look like tulips. That said, I’m quite enthralled with some cosmos I planted this spring that have been bred to look not very cosmo-ish. What I’ve always liked about cosmos is their lack of pretension. The flowers are simple and sit singly atop tall stalks of sparse-but-feathery leaves. So along comes cosmos Rose Bon Bon. As a cosmos fan, I figured I’d try Rose Bon Bon in spite of the fact that the flowers are double, which means that they have multiple rows of petals: more complex and, hence, less cosmo-ish. Rose Bon Bon flowers, all of them soft pink, are beautiful. They’re still cheery, just like regular cosmos – frilly and cheery, in this case. The name Rose Bon Bon notwithstanding, they do not look like roses. – 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.

Ave, Saugerties. 10am-2pm Highland Falls Art Walk and Farmers Market. Ongoing display of sculpture and art installed along Main Street. Pair with a visit to the Highland Falls Farmers Market on Sundays from 10am-2pm. Village of Highland Falls. Info: highlandfallsartwalk.org. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are wellpracticed in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 11am-6pm Woodstock Art Exchange. Art, glass and awesome contemporary crafts. Friday – Sunday 11am – 6pm. Free admission. Info: 914-806-3573. Woodstock Art Exchange, 1396 Rte 28, West Hurley. 11am-5pm 14th Annual HudsonValley RibFest. A three-day event is actually three events in one – a food festival, a music festival, and a sanctioned Barbeque Contest where winners can advance to the national finals in Kansas City! The food festival portion is a family event featuring food and beverages for purchase from independent vendors. The contest portion features over 60 teams competing for cash prizes and the title of “Grand Champion” of the Hudson Valley Rib Festival. The proceeds from the Hudson Valley RibFest enable the Highland Rotary Club to fund and support many local and diverse causes. Tickets available only online. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. hudsonvalleyribestfest.org. 11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis. Old style swingin’ blues. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 12pm-1pm Flag Changing Ceremony. The American Legion Post 739 and VFW Post 6534 Highland organize and present monthly Flag Changing Ceremonies on the Walkway. All welcome! Walkway Over the Hudson, 61 Parker Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: rosshartlipp@aol.com, walkway.org. $0. 12pm-3pm Sampling, Shopping & Sales. A sampling of Robert Rothchild Buffalo Blue Cheese Dip Spread and Emerald Isle Onion Dill Horseradish spread. Robert Rothschild Farm manufactures award-winning specialty foods including dips, sauces, condiments, preserves, spreads, mustards, pasta sauces and dessert toppings. Info: 845-688-2828. Emerson Country Stores, 5340 Rt-28, Mount Tremper. emersonresort.com.

12pm-6pm 18th Annual Jazz in the Valley Festival. Featuring the Rene Marie Ensemble, Javon Jackson Super Band with Joanne Brackeen, Eddie Henderson Quintet with Donald Harrison, and Black Madonna with Mimi Jones. All tickets general admission $50 through August 18, and $60 at the gate, $20 for students with valid ID. Waryas Park, Waryas Park Promenade, Poughkeepsie. jazzinthevalleyny.org. $60. 12:30pm-6pm Astro-Tarot Readings with astrologer and tarot reader Diane Bergmanson. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/hour, $30/30 minutes. John Jasperse - Hinterland. Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson. Info: 855-4LYD-TIX, info@ lumberyard.org, bit.ly/2LOAsCd. $30.00. Ends at 1pm. 1pm-3pm Artist Talk & Brunch: Marcy Bernstein - Sensual Surfaces. Slide show, artist talk and discussion about large scale abstract art on recycled surfaces by the founder of Roost Studios. Exhibit will display through 9/9. Roost Studios and Art Gallery, 69 Main St, 2nd Fl, New Paltz. Info: 845-568-7540, Chirp@roostcoop.org, roostcoop.org. 1pm-4pm Beer, Band & Bounty Fundraiser. Drink beer, wine, or soda and have some great food for a good cause. The Brewery’s cheerful and experienced staff will serve you, but they are generously donating all tips collected between 1pm and 4pm to benefit the Historical Society. 16-piece Swing Shift Orchestra will perform a full concert of big band music from the swing era by Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Glen Miller, and the like. Raffles and prizes. All ages welcome. Info: 845-561-2585. Newburgh Brewing Company, 88 S Colden St, Newburgh. newburghhistoricalsociety.com. 1pm-3pm How Art Is Made: In The Catskills. Book Talk with Author Simona David. Blink Gallery, 454 Lower Main St, Andes. blinkandes. com. 1pm-3:30pm Spielberg’s JAWS. Join Upstate Films and Oblong Books for a special presentation of Spielberg’s JAWS, followed by an informal book group discussion. Info: 845-876-4546; info@upstatefilms.org. Upstate Films - Rhinebeck, 6415 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. upstatefilms.org. $10, $8/senior. 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.

Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866781-2922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org.

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.

7pm Bard’s Summerscape Film Screening: The House of Mirth. Film Series Rimsky-Korsakov and the Poetry of Cinema. $10. Info: 845-7587900; fishercenter.bard.edu/summerscape. Bard College/ Ottaway Film Center, Annandale.

2pm-4pm All Aboard! the D&U RR with Wes Coates. Wes is the GM of the D&U RR and will cover tthe RR’s day-t-day operations, challenges, accomplishments andproects. A railman’s delight! A small reception will be held after the lecture and Wes will be available to answer your questions. Free. Donations always welcome. Empire State Railway Museum, 70 Lower High St, Phoenicia. esrm.com. 2pm-4pm ‘Bang Bang!’ by John Cleese. Sean Astin in the American premiere of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic farce ‘Monsieur chasse!’. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@shadowlandstages.org, shadowlandstages.org. $31 Previews, $39 Evenings, $34 Matinees. 2pm-4pm Discover Ecstatic Trance in this experiential workshop with Nicholas Brink. In this introductory workshop we will experience an induction ritual with the assistance of drumming and rattle shaking and learn specific postures to support and accelerate the nervous system, strengthen and heal the body and journey into trance to explore realms of consciousness. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $25. 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. 3pm-6pm Special Sail to Meet Clearwater’s New Executive Director. Boarding in Cold Spring and disembarking in Beacon, passengers will have the opportunity to sail near World’s End, through the Hudson Highlands, see Storm King Mountain up close, and glide by Bannerman’s Castle. Join key environmental leaders, donors, elected officials and others to meet Greg Williams, aboard the Sloop Clearwater for our “Meet the Executive Director Voyage.” Cold Spring Dock, 2 Main St, Cold Spring. clearwater.org/comesailing/public-sail-schedule/. 3pm 42nd ST. Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Info: 845-876-3080. The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. centerforperformingarts.org. 4pm-6:10pm Luci Speaks: A Trans Life Illuminated. A poetry reading by Luci Aprilwine Windsong-Rain, who shares her life and talents in a fundraiser to support her sex reassignment surgery. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre.org. By donation. 4pm-6pm Newburgh Jewish Music Series 2018. Showcase music of Jewish origin, Broadway musical, jazz and traditional. Enjoy a sense of Jewish pride, unity, and culture with Jewish music. Newburgh Waterfront, Newburgh. Info: 225-366-2442, Ferrygodmother@msn.com, ferrygodmother.com. 4pm Maverick Chamber Music Festival: Amernet String Quartet. With sound that has been called “complex” but with an “old world flavor,” Armernet is recognized as one of today’s exceptional quartets. Maverick Concert Hall, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock. maverickconcerts.org. General Admission- $30; Reserved Seating - $45; Students $5; Discount ticket books. Psychedelics 101 & 102 for Clinicians. This session gives an overview of psychedelic drugs, their history, and current research with MDMA and Psilocybin-assisted therapy. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. bit.ly/2uZl0xn. Sat. Only-$225, 2 Day Participation- $400. Ends at 5pm. 5pm-8pm Jazz and More at ARTBAR Gallery. Featuring Nancy Tierney and the Boys, art, and more. Proceeds benefit programs of the Jewish Federation of Ulster county. Info: 845-338-8131; info@ucjf.org. Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. ucjf.org. $30. 5:30pm-7:30pm Romeo and Juliet. Presented by The Woodstock Shakespeare Festival. A timeless tragedy of two young, star-crossed lovers. Admission is free, $10 suggested donation appreciated. Woodstock Shakespeare Festival Stage, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. Info: 845-247-4007, birdonacliff.org. 6:30pm Headless Horseman Escape Rooms. A fully interactive experience unlike anything you have ever done before. With only 60 minutes to escape, youmust work together as a team to explore your surroundings using logic, instinct, and critical thinking to fine secret passages, solve puzzles, crack codes, and uncover hidden mysteries that will ultimately lead to your escape. Open Saturday & Sundays during the Summer. Up to 12 participants can enter a room. Escape Room Times: Icabod’s Revenge 6:30,7:45,9,& 10:15pm; Death Row 6:45,8,9:15,& 10:30pm; The Inheritance 7,8:15,9:30,&10:45pm. Not for children 11 & under. $29.95 plus tax and service charge. Info: headlesshorsemanescaperooms. com; 845-339-2666. 6:30pm-11pm O.A.R. Just Like Paradise Tour. The group will be joined by special guests Matt Nathanson and The New Respects. Bethel Woods

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7:30pm-10:30pm Summer Sky Astronomy. Sky viewing for all ages led by Marc Koenig. Bring your own observing equipment encouraged, but not required. Registration. Brandwein Nature Learning Preserve, Port Jervis. brandwein.org/ sunday. 7:30pm Oliver! Greenwood Lake Theater presents the classic musical based on Dickens’ novel, Oliver Twist. Tickets online. Bring blanket or chair. Thomas P. Thomas P. Morahan Waterfront Park, 5 Windermere Ave, Greenwood Lake. greenwoodlaketheater.org. 8pm-10pm Hippies Against Hitler. A movement begun by Paul McMahon & Sparrow using song, poetry, folktales to combat world fascism. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Ave, Kingston. Info: 347-4689-2323, 229greenkill@greenkill.org, greenkill.org. at door. 45 limitted seating. 8pm Arm-of-the-Sea Theater: 2018 Esopus Creek Puppet Suite. Rain space: St. Mary’s Hall, 23 Cedar St., Saugerties, NY. Audience members are encouraged to arrive early and bring lawn seating. Info: 845-246-7873. Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park, 61 East Bridge St, Saugerties. armofthesea.org. $12, $5/child, $25/family of four. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts Travel Band CD Release “Detained in Amsterdam”. Blues & ballads from a Winton Marsalis veteran. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

Monday

8/20

9am-6pm 20th Annual Willie Carter Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Golf Classic. 18-hole competition, BMW hole-in-one prize, helicopter golf ball drop prizes, breakfast, cocktails, dinner buffet, silent auction. Info: 845-838-7848; gaf4@ optonline.net. West Hills Country Club, 121 Golf Links Rd, Middletown. $150. 9:30am-12:30pm Coding Camp for Teens. Use pre-built robots to learn fundamental coding concepts. We will be using RobotC for programming the EV3. Ages 13-16. Register, 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 12:30pm-6pm Crystal Energy Readings and Chakra Attunement with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. Every Monday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. $85 for one hour shamanic energy healing session with crystal lay-out. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45minutes & chakra energy attunement, $30/25 minutes. 12:30pm-3:30pm Outdoor Public Art Workshop. Mondays through the end of August. Sponsored by the Catskill Center. Participants of all ages, backgrounds and abilities are invited to create diverse art components for the outdoor environment, Wisdom Trees; Embracing the Cycles of Life, orchestrated by artist and facilitator, Susan Togut. Participants will create twosided mandalas, hand-painted rocks, simulated stained glass butterflys, insects and chimes, etc. No experience required. This project seeks to engage, empower and ground individuals and the community. Workshops are free, held outdoors, weather permitting or indoors when necessary. Info: 845-586-2611. Catskill Interpretive Center, Mt. Tremper. 3pm Substance Use Resources. Are you or someone you know struggling with substance use? Stop in to meet with a clinician and get support! Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. Info: 845-544-9087, kasandra. quednau@cccsos.org. 4pm-5pm Retro Game Night! Come play board and card games from the 80s and 90s (and earlier). Play our games/bring your own! It will be totally tubular! Kids: 8-12. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org/. In the East Room (Will not occur on: 10/08/18 and 11/12/18). 5:30pm-7:30pm Solarize Esopus at the Esopus Business Alliance Mixer. Open to untested nonmembers, businesses and residents. Learn about putting solar panels on your rooftop. Become part of the solution and save money! Sponsored by Lotus Solar and Apex Solar Power. Take advantage of the reduced price through Solarize Esopus’ NYSERDA certified installers. RSVP required at esopusbusinessalliance.org. George Freer Park, Canal St, Port Ewen. solarizeesopus.com. 5:30pm-7pm Magic: The Gathering Night. A casual, relaxed evening of Magic: The Gathering. Beginners are welcome, and experienced players are welcome. Info: 845-266-5530. 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. 6pm-7:30pm Stepping Out. A new discussion & support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning adults (18+) who

are coming out. Info: 845-331-5300; f.brenner@ lgbtqcenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. lgbtqcenter.org. 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-7:30pm Tai Chi. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 6:30pm Music - Mendelssohn Club Meeting. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Jenny Scheinman’s & Allison Miller’s PARLOUR GAME. Swingin’ edgy neo jazz. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com. 8:30pm Moonlight Mondays: Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Rated PG-13. &nbsp; Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. BethelWoodsCenter.org. $8, $5/child.

Tuesday

8/21

9:30am-12:30pm Coding Camp for Teens. Use pre-built robots to learn fundamental coding concepts. We will be using RobotC for programming the EV3. Ages 13-16. Register, 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 10am-12pm Comforter Fiber Connection Knit and Crochet Group. Learn, share, donate to local agencies. Tuesdays 10am-12 noon. Contact: ewepurlly@hotmail.com; 845-9015330. Reformed Church of the Comforter, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston. 12:30pm-6pm Angelic Spirit Guide Readings and Intuitive Guidance with angelic medium Maureen Brennan-Mercier. Walk-ins welcome. $75 for one hour Reiki Healing Session. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/hour, $30/30 minutes. 2pm-3:30pm Yoga Level I – Basics. This class reviews the fundamentals. It is a perfect class to start your yoga practice. This is not a “flow” class. open to all levels. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, 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. 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. 7pm-9pm Abrupt Climate Change Leading to Near-term Human Extinction. A presentation by Dr. Guy McPherson. Donation at door. For more information: ralphsgallagher@gmail.com; 845-688-2154. Phoenicia Open Market, Phoenicia. guymcpherson.com. 8:30pm-11pm Moonlit Movie Monday: Stars Wars: The Last Jedi (Rated: PG-13). The audience, our galaxy travelers, can enjoy Icee Sabers, Princess Leia cupcakes, Star shaped sandwiches, and Star Wars Mac n Cheese Pie. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-7812922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org.

Wednesday

8/22

8am-5pm Actors & Musician Creative Seed Support Group. Come share your work in progress! Weds nights 7 - 8:30pm. Admission by donation. Info: reikyogachant.com; 203-2465711. Reiki Yoga Chant Healing Arts Center, Stone Ridge. 9:30am-12:30pm Coding Camp for Teens. Use pre-built robots to learn fundamental coding concepts. We will be using RobotC for programming the EV3. Ages 13-16. Register, 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 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. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700. $18. 10:30am-12:30pm Senior Writing Workshop in Woodstock Welcomes New Members. Writers at all levels of experience, beginner to expert, are invited to join the Writers Workshop of the Woodstock Senior Recreation Program. Whether interested in non-fiction, short stories, plays, memoir, or poetry, writers age 55 and above may join the group, which will meet the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. The workshop stresses trying out new forms and content in a supportive atmosphere. No fee is required. The workshop is led by experienced writer, editor, and instructor Lew Gardner. For further information:

woodstockny.org/content/Parks/View/3. Woodstock Town Hall, Tinker St, Woodstock. 12pm Decentralization Grant Information Session. The Roxbury Arts Group is proud to administer the Decentralization Grant Program (DEC), a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, in Delaware County. Anyone interested in applying for a DEC Grant to support projects and programs that will take place in 2019 must attend an information session. All DEC Grant Information Sessions are free and open to the public. Info: 607-326-7908. Bright Hill Literary Center, 94 Church St, Treadwell. roxburyartsgroup.org. 12pm The Office for the Aging Senior Picnic Program. Town of East Fishkill. Residents age 60 and over are invited to socialize with their friends and neighbors at the event designated for their hometown, enjoy a nutritious meal, and learn more about the programs and services offered by the Office for the Aging. Open only to the senior citizen residents of each village/town(s) specified, and their guests. Proof of residency and reservations are both required, and space is limited. There is a $4 charge for each non-resident guest and those 59 or younger. Info: 845-486-2555. East Fishkill Recreation Park, New York 82 & New York 376, Hopewell Junction. dutchessny. gov/aging. 12:30pm-4:30pm REST Training- Offer Respite to Caregivers. 2 days for certification. Register by August 20 :Office for the Aging 845-340-3456. More info: Jewish Family Services 845-3382980. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, bit.ly/2v7NCo2. 6:30pm-8pm Meeting of ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network). A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). Info: 845-4758781. Family Partnership Center, 29 North Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie. enjan.org. 6:30pm-7:30pm Tai Chi. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 6:30pm-7:30pm New Baby Workshop. A complimentary workshop led by Donna Bruschi, IBCLC and Dr. David Lester. Lester Chiropractic, 3 Paradies Ln, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-3300, Lester.chiropractic@gmail.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Poet Gold’s POELODIES. Spoken word, nu music, hip hop. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm Ashokan-Pepacton Watershed Chapter of Trout Unlimited, #559 Meeting. General membership meeting. Info: 845-657-8500. Boiceville Inn, Rt 28, Boiceville. 7:30pm-8:30pm Town Hall With Marc Molinaro, Candidate for Governor. Please join Marc Molinaro, Candidate for Governor, for a town hall forum in Ulster County! #UlsterBelieves #MolinaroForNY. Best Western Conference Center, Kingston. molinaroforny.com. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Leeroy Stagger & The Rebeltone Sound. Ever-evolving fusion of roots, rock and pop. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com.

Thursday

8/23

8am-5pm Catskill Center Thorn Preserve Fundraiser. Calling all ramblers, runners, birders, picnickers, neighbors, photographers, & dog walkers the parking is a mess. An anonymous supporter has pledged to match the first $6000. Give what you can: CATSKILLCENTER.ORG/ THORNPRESERVEPARKING. 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.com. $10. 10am-11am 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.com. $10. 12:30pm-6pm I Ching Oracle and Tarot Readings with Timothy Liu. Every Thursday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 minutes. 5pm-6:30pm New Paltz Climate Action Coalition Meeting. Meets every Thursday. New Paltz Village Hall, Plattekill Ave, New Paltz. newpaltzclimateaction.org. 6pm The Enigma of Ulysses Grant. Elizabeth Diggs, an award-winning playwright will speak. For further information about Diggs, Grant, Twain and the play at PS21 go to GrantTwain.com. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. hudsonarealibrary.org. 6pm-7:30pm The Mind Illuminated: A Meditation Group. An accessible, step-by-step toolkit for anyone looking to start – or improve – their daily meditation. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, bit.ly/2mUfU0B.

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6pm-7pm Lego Projects. Each month a new creative challenge. Come and build with others! Olive Free Library, 4033 Rte. 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845-657-2482, programs@olivefreelibrary. org, bit.ly/2xuq5Qj. Free. 6:30pm-8:30pm On the Lawn Concert: Rated R. Rock. Funk. Blues. Soul, Dance. Free concert. Refreshments available on site. Info: 845-4692713. Sugarloaf Crossing, 1405 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. onthelawnconcerts.org. 6:30pm Saints of Swing 5, featuring Miss Rene Bailey. Enjoy Dixieland, Swing, R/B, Classic Rock, Motown. Swing/Jump, Big Band. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. eltinglibrary. org. 6:30pm-11pm Slow Food Italian Style Cooking Demo & Tastings. Chefs Giosue “Rino” Silvestro and Giacomo Paladino arrive straight from Naples, Italy to bring local ingredients and “food is love.” Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-781-2922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Tribal Harmony Special Guests: Magpie. Celebrating Native American culture. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 7pm-9pm Music in the Park Summer Concert Series: Sweet Life Music Project. Motown/soul. Free concert. Bring a chair! Dutchmen’s Landing Park, Main St, Catskill. 7:15pm Three Identical Strangers & Panel. Movie about 3 identical strangers separated at birth and their reunion, followed by panel discussion with Adoptive & Foster Family Coalition. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-6588989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre.org. $8/$6 members. 7:30pm The Male Room. A support group for men, meets the second and fourth Thursday of every month. Any man who is interested in attending is free to come. If possible, please contact Gary E. ahead of time at: scribeny@aol.com, or 908-754-1101. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. 8pm-10pm ‘Bang Bang!’ by John Cleese. Sean Astin in the American premier of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic farce ‘Monsieur chasse!’. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@shadowlandstages. org, shadowlandstages.org. $31 Previews, $39 Evenings, $34 Matinees. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Natalie Forteza. Neo Soul Jazz. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

Friday

8/24

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. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. 12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings and Chakra Energy Attunements with Mary Vukovic. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. $85 for one hour hands-on crystal healing session and energy work. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45minutes & chakra energy attunement, $30/25 minutes. 1pm-4pm Paddle the Art Trail: Catskill Creek. Enjoy light paddling up Catskill Creek. Stop to swim and admire the surroundings featured in works by Thomas Cole. Info: 518-943-7465; eaaron@thomascole.org. Catskill Creek, Catskill Middle School Parking Lot, Catskill. thomascole. org. $25. 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. 4pm Decentralization Grant Information Session. The Roxbury Arts Group is proud to administer the Decentralization Grant Program (DEC), a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, in Delaware County. Anyone interested in applying for a DEC Grant to support projects and programs that will take place in 2019 must attend an information session. All DEC Grant Information Sessions are free and open to the public. Info: 607-326-7908. Catskill Mountain Artisans Guild, 785 Main St, Margaretville. Info: scosta@cwconline.org, roxburyartsgroup.org. 5pm-7:30pm Monthly Computer Fixer. Come to our Computer Fixer for help - Joris Sankai Lemmens will be available to answer technical questions in 15 minute increments. Info: 845-6887811. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 5:30pm-7:30pm Romeo and Juliet. Presented by The Woodstock Shakespeare Festival. A timeless tragedy of two young, star-crossed lovers. Admission is free, $10 suggested donation appreciated. Woodstock Shakespeare Festival Stage, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. Info: 845-247-4007, birdonacliff. 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.Dress in layers, wear socks and bring an eye pillow if you have one. $18 drop-in, discounted with class card or membership. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. 6pm-8pm Movie Night: Justice League. Inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. PG-13. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 6pm-8pm Open Mic Night. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 6:30pm-8:30pm Newburgh Jazz Series 2018. Free Concert offering a variety of jazz styles on the Newburgh waterfront, also live shows of gospel, doo wop, oldies and Jewish music. Newburgh Waterfront, Newburgh. Info: 225-366-2442, Ferrygodmother@msn.com, ferrygodmother.com. 7pm-8:30pm Confessions of a Bar Brat Author Talk. Author Judith Boggess will discuss her book that details her life growing up in the most hellraising bar in Rosendale. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org/. 7pm-9pm 2018 Summer Concert Series: Nick Moss Band. Chicago Electric Blues featuring Dennis Gruenling. Free. Friday nights. Athens Village Riverfront Park, Athens. apacrocks.com. 7pm-11pm 311 & The Offspring with Special Guests Gym Class Heroes. 311 mix rock, rap, reggae and funk into their own unique hybrid sound and have developed a reputation as one of the most dynamic live bands. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Hurd Rd, Bethel. Info: 1-866-7812922, info@bethelwoodscenter.org. 7:30pm-9:30pm Walkway at Night: Moonwalk. A breathtaking twilight views from 212 feet above the Hudson River. View the night sky with telescopes (weather permitting). Walkway Over the Hudson, 61 Parker Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-454-9649, events@walkway.org, walkway.org. 8pm Brazilian Bossa Nova Night. “Diversao! A Brazilian and American Celebration of Timeless Music,” starring the international sounds of bossa nova and headlined by global music singers Cornelius Bates and Vanessa Falabella, will be the featured entertainment in a Benefit concert for AnimalKind, the cat rescue and adoption center in Hudson. Seats are limited! Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. helsinkihudson.com. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Myles Mancuso Band. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm-10pm ‘Bang Bang!’ by John Cleese. Sean Astin in the American premier of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic farce ‘Monsieur chasse!’. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@shadowlandstages. org, shadowlandstages.org. $31 Previews, $39 Evenings, $34 Matinees. 8pm Ishmael Houston-Jones & Miguel Gutierrez - “Variations on Themes From Lost and Found”. Houston-Jones’ work is a collage of choreography and music John Bernd (19531988) created during the last seven years of his life. Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson. Info: 855-4LYD-TIX, info@lumberyard.org, bit. ly/2MoVdWi. $30.00.

Saturday

8/25

8am-12pm Breakfast with Superheroes. Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Spiderman and Captain America are flying to the Emerson for a special breakfast! Enjoy a crime fighting skit performed by our superheroes, face painting, carnival games. and more! $5 per child (1-4 years), $10 (5-12 years) and $22.50 per adult. Call (845) 688-2828 for reservations. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper. emersonresort.com. $22.50, $10/5-12, $5/1-4. 8am-5pm Art Omi: Fields + Architecture, Artist Walk with Sarah Butler. Artist Walk invites visiting individuals and groups for introduction to featured exhibitions and permanent installations at The Fields. Art Omi, 1405 County Route 22, Ghent. Info: 531-392-8031, cmassa@artomi.org, bit.ly/2OKXD2B. 8am-5pm Catskill Center Thorn Preserve Fundraiser. Calling all ramblers, runners, birders, picnickers, neighbors, photographers, & dog walkers the parking is a mess. An anonymous supporter has pledged to match the first $6000. Give what you can: CATSKILLCENTER.ORG/THORNPRESERVEPARKING. 8am-5pm Catskill Animal Sanctuary Tour. Meet rescued animals and hear their stories. Understand what caring for these amazing animals has taught us. Learn about the plight of farmed animals and how you can help. Tours every Saturday and Sunday, through November - beginning at 11am. Tours leave every 45 minutes. The last tour leaves at 2:45pm. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties. Info: (845) 336-8447, bit. ly/2Ghba1w. $12/adults, $8/kids & srs, free/ 2 & under, $8/ day pass. 8am-5pm Orange County Pop, Rock & Doowop Series 2018. Free Pop, Rock and Doowop concerts, music from the 50s and 60s on the Newburgh waterfront also live shows gospel, and

Jewish music. Newburgh Waterfront, Newburgh. Info: 225-366-2442, Ferrygodmother@msn.com, ferrygodmother.com. 9am-4pm American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course. Aug. 25-26. This two-day course uses a scenario-based, team approach to teach pediatric emergency respiratory and cardiac arrest management. This course is for healthcare providers who initiate and direct advanced life support in pediatric emergencies. You will be required to do a precourse assessment in the text. Preregistration and payment are required: 845-475-9742. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. $225. 9am-3pm Colonial Medical Re-enacter at the Persen House. Don Terpening will present various medicines, implements, and techniques that were used by physicians during the Revolutionary War. Matthewis Persen House, 74 John St, Kingston. Free. 9am-10pm Zumba! Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 9am-1pm Free Tech Help. Teen tech expert Samantha will help solve your computer quandries. Info: 845-266-5530. Drop-ins welcome. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 9:30am-11:30am Minnewaska Preserve: Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Monitoring. Learn about the yearly life cycle of hemlock woolly adelgid(HWA), an invasive insect that is threatening our native eastern hemlock trees. Learn how to identify HWA in the field and how to help the NYSHI gather data to improve biocontrol research in New York. This training is designed for citizen scientists with no previous knowledge of HWA, land managers, and experienced scientists hoping to contribute to our collective understanding of this insect. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 10am-7pm New York Renaissance Faire. Celebrate Elizabethan England brought back to life. Info: 845-351-5171. Sterling Forest State Park, Tuxedo Park. renfair.com/ny. 10am ‘Ahoy Maties’ Sailboats on Display. 10th annual celebration of local artists and community of Saugerties. Showcasing the talents of the many artists in the community. Sailboat exhibits may be viewed around the Village of Saugerties as well as on the Chambers website at discoversaugerties. com. Event is hosted by the Saugerties Chamber of Commerce. Gala & Auction will take place on 9/25, 5pm at SPAF (Saugerties Performing Arts Factory), 169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties. Saugerties Performing Arts Factory, 169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties. 10am-12pm Nature Walks: Discover Mushrooms with Lisa Resnick. Led by Larry Federman. John Burroughs’ Slabsides, Floyd Ackert Rd, West Park. JohnBurroughsAssociation.org. 10am-4pm Olana Summer Market. Local artisans, workshops, and eateries will take over the Olana State Historic Site. Shop, discover, picnic, relax and enjoy the view! Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org, bit.ly/2rt0en2. Suggested donation to Olana. 10am-4pm Craft / Vendor Fair and Community yardsale. New, Used and Handmade items. Rain or Shine. Claryville Volunteer Fire Department, 1500 Denning Rd, Clarvyille. Info: 845-985-2943, bungst01@gmail.com. 11am-3pm Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Butterﬂy Weekend. Discover the beauty and unique qualities of butterflies, moths and caterpillars. Children and adults alike will get a thrill getting “up close and personal” with butterflies in the Butterfly Tent (one ticket is included with each paid admission). At 11:30am & 1:30pm, join Environmental Educators for a presentation all about Monarch Butterflies followed by tagging and releasing Monarchs as part of the Citizen Science project from “Monarch Watch.” Info: 845-5345506 x211. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/ Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall. hhnm.org. $10, $7/child. 11am-2pm Collage Workshop with Marisa Moeller. Explore the technique of Collage- not only as a unique art form, but as a form of relaxation. RSVP by 8/22. bit.ly/2LIbt3X. Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon St, Poughkeepsie. Info: (845)4712550, info@barrettartcenter.org, bit.ly/2LIbt3X. Suggested Donation. 12pm-3pm Sampling, Shopping & Sales. A tasting of Ariston Specialties Italian Herb Dipping Oil. Great for parties, dinners and smart nouvelle cuisine recipes. Ariston’s mission is to provide the American food market and eventually the world with premium unsurpassed oils and vinegars at an affordable price. Info: 845-688-2828. Emerson Country Stores, 5340 Rt-28, Mount Tremper. emersonresort.com. 12pm-5pm Ruby Mae’s Restaurant Block Party. Local Soul Food Restaurant, Ruby Mae’s, will commemorate its first year in business with an open-to-the-public block party. The event, which will feature live music, craft and other vendors, raffles, face painting for kids and a Back-To-School book bag/school supply give-away. Between East Chester and Foxhall Aves. Info: 845-331-0910. Ruby Mae’s, 331 Hasbrouck Ave, Kingston. 12pm-5pm Shamanic Plant Medicine Journey. A seven month Intensive to connect deeply with the sacred medicine plants. See event website link for full description. World Peace Prayer Society, 26 Benton Road, Wassaic. Info: 845-592-4609, admin@greengirlherbs.net, bit.ly/2v5FoN9. paypal.com/webapps/shoppingcart?flowlogging_

AUG. 16, 2018 id=cd0ebd13d3429&mfid=1533053795521_ cd0ebd13d3429#/checkout/openButton. 12pm-4pm Summer at Slabsides. Cabin open 2nd and 4th Saturdays June through September. John Burroughs’ Slabsides, Floyd Ackert Rd, West Park. JohnBurroughsAssociation.org. 12:30pm-6:30pm Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/half hour. 1pm Rondout National Historic District Walking Tour. Tours held the last Saturday of each month. Free to FHK members. FHK will make special appointments for groups or private tours. City of Kingston Visitors Center, 20 Broadway, Kingston. fohk.org. $10, $5/under 16. 3pm Mamalama and Andes Manta in the Widow Jane Mine. A benefit for The Century House Historical Society. Bring a folding chair, wear sturdy shoes and dress for damp, cool weather even in the summer. Century House Historical Society/ Widow Jane Mine, 668 Rte. 213, Rosendale. centuryhouse.org. cash only, pay onsite. 3pm-4pm Pet Massage Class. Pet massage is a lot of fun. You and your special pet are going to love it! Workshop offers practical ways to relax, reduce stress, and calm your pet’s nervous system. Thurman Greco, author of “A Healer’s Handbook” will be teaching this class to raise funds for the Patient Assistance Fund at Wellness Rx Pharmacy, Tannersville. Suggested donation to class: $10. Reservations not necessary. Bring a small blanket or rug for your pet to lay on. Class held at Wellness Rx Pharmacy, Tannersville. If you cannot attend this class and would like to send a donation, mail it to Wellness Rx Pharmacy, 5980 Main Street, Tannersville. 100% of your donation will be used for the Patient Assistance Fund. 518-589-9500. 4pm-6pm Spectrum: Reception with the Artists. A reception with the artists to celebrate our the new exhibition, “Spectrum,” open from August 14th through November 18th. Thomas Cole Historic Site, Parking Area Laurel House Road, Haines Falls. thomascole.org. 4pm-7pm Woodstock Farm Sanctuary and CronArtUSA to host Pigs of a Different Color. An Evening of Art and Animal Advocacy. Woodstock Farm Sanctuary has partnered with 20 local and nationally-renowned artists to present Pigs of a Different Color.Live auction bids will start at $150 for the original artworks. A VIP Reception will be held at CronArtUSA, Ryan Cronin’s gallery space in the Water Street Market, from 4-5pm. $75/ funds directly supporting the Sanctuary’s work. Woodstock Farm Sanctuary’s Executive Director Rachel McCrystal will also be in attendance to give a short presentation and update on the Sanctuary’s work. Advance registration to view the pigs and participate in the live auction is free and recommended to reserve an auction paddle for the event. For more information or to purchase VIP tickets, visit woodstocksanctuary.org or call 845-247-5700. All proceeds from the event directly benefit Woodstock Farm Sanctuary’s rescue, education and advocacy work for farmed animals. Water Street Market, 10 Main Street, New Paltz. 5pm Maybrook Wind Ensemble. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy a rousing evening of music and merriment at the summer concerts! Info: 845-475-8046; maybrookwindensemble@ gmail.com. Frederick Myers Memorial Park, Schipps Lane, Maybrook. 5:30pm-7:30pm Romeo and Juliet. Presented by The Woodstock Shakespeare Festival. A timeless tragedy of two young, star-crossed lovers. Admission is free, $10 suggested donation appreciated. Woodstock Shakespeare Festival Stage, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. Info: 845-247-4007, birdonacliff. org. 6pm Maverick Chamber Orchestra Concert. A Leonard Bernstein 100th Birthday Fete. Maverick Concert Hall, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock. maverickconcerts.org. General Admission- $30; Reserved Seating - $45; Students $5; Discount ticket booksi. 6:30pm-8:30pm Poetry Reading: Robert Milby. Hosted by Laura Lonshein Ludwig. Open mic is 1 poem or 2 minutes. Readings are are held the last Saturday of every month. All poets, writers and musicians welcome. Info: 845-246-5775. Inquiring Minds Saugerties Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties. 7pm-8:30pm Singing Into Bone Ceremony with Rebecca Singer. During this ceremony, if you listen carefully you may experience the vibration of your wisest self, and the song of your own heart. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange. 7:30pm-9:30pm Coach House Players Annual Variety Show. Music & comedy skits from past TV, Broadway shows and movies. Air-conditioned and handicapped accessible with assistance. Info: 845-331-2476. Coach House Players, 12 Augusta St, Kingston. coachhouseplayers.org. $20, $18/ senior, $10/18 & under. 8pm-10pm ‘Bang Bang!’ by John Cleese. Sean Astin in the American premier of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic farce ‘Monsieur chasse!’. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@shadowlandstages. org, shadowlandstages.org. $31 Previews, $39 Evenings, $34 Matinees. 8pm The Bard Youth China Orchestra (BYCO). Free Concert Presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of

Music, in Partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing. Featuring talented young performers of traditional Chinese instruments. Reservations requested. Info: 845-758-7900. Bard College, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-onHudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. 8pm-10pm FALLA at The Catskill Mountain Foundation. Two Masterpieces by the Great Spanish Composer Manuel de Falla Perspectives Ensemble has collaborated with visual artist Kevork Mourad to create an audio-visual and musical experience. Catskill Mountain Foundation, 7971 Main Street, Hunter. Info: 518-2632000, cmf@catskillmtn.org, catskillmtn.org/ev. $20 - $30. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Gary Solomon Plays Dylan. Tribute to the music of Dylan. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Ed Palermo Big Band’s “Lemme Take You to the Beach”. The world’s zaniest big band does Zappa! Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 8pm-10pm Now My Hand is Ready for My Heart: Intimate Histories. Through theater and dance, Nicky Paraiso explores how a community of artists adapts to aging, both individually and collectively. Mount Tremper Arts, 647 South Plank Rd, Mount Tremper. Info: info@ mttremperarts.org, bit.ly/2y5ISmF. Workshop Performance. 8pm-11:30pm HVCD Ballroom Dance. One hour of ballroom dance instruction. Dance to be taught is chosen by students from last month’s ballroom dance. After the lesson, the dance consists of a mix of music usually from a live band, with DJ requests taken during the breaks: Waltzes, Foxtrots, Tangos (Ballroom and Argentine), Swings (West Coast, Lindy, Jitterbug, Balboas & Charlestons), Cha Chas, Rumbas, Mambos, Salsas, Merengues, Hustles, and Sambas. $15. For more information, call: 845-204-9833. Hudson Valley Dance Depot, 1151 NY-55, Lagrangeville.

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animals has taught us. Learn about the plight of farmed animals and how you can help. Tours every Saturday and Sunday, through November beginning at 11am. Tours leave every 45 minutes. The last tour leaves at 2:45pm. Catskill Animal Sanctuary, 316 Old Stage Rd, Saugerties. Info: (845) 336-8447, bit.ly/2Ghba1w. $12/adults, $8/ kids & srs, free/ 2 & under, $8/ day pass. 8:30am-9:30am Sunday Flow with Deborah Adams. Open and approachable class for all levels. Breath and movement are linked to calm the nervous system and energize the body. Expect to move, try something new and participate in your own personal well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter.com. drop in rate. 9am-4pm American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider Course. Aug. 25-26. This two-day course uses a scenario-based, team approach to teach pediatric emergency respiratory and cardiac arrest management. This course is for healthcare providers who initiate and direct advanced life support in pediatric emergencies. You will be required to do a pre-course assessment in the text. Preregistration and payment are required: 845-475-9742. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. $225. 9am-4pm High Falls D&H Canal Flea Market. Flea Market runs every Sunday through Oct. Vendors offer a variety of art, antiques, collectibles & crafts. Free admission. Info: 845-810-0471; jonicollyn@aol.com; canalmuseum.org. Grady Park, 23 Mohonk Rd & Rt 213, High Falls. canalmuseum.org/. free. 10am “Women on a Wheel”. A Talk and Ride. Historian Kjirsten Gustavson will present a program that combines history, costumed interpretation, and a short bike ride through the hamlet of Staatsburg, which surrounds the Gilded Age mansion on the Hudson River. (The bike ride is optional, and people are welcome to attend the presentation without the ride.) Refreshments will be served at the ride’s end. Helmets are mandatory for children 14 and under. Reservations required: 845-889-8851, ext.336. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. $5, $1/child. 10am-7pm New York Renaissance Faire. Celebrate Elizabethan England brought back to life. Info: 845-351-5171. Sterling Forest State Park, Tuxedo Park. renfair.com/ny. 10am-11:30am Intro to Map and Compass for Kids at Sam’s Point. Improve your family’s outdoor skills by learning how to read a map and use a compass. You will practice using a map and compass to identify landmarks, then you will try an outdoor navigation challenge. This program is recommended for families with children between the ages of six and twelve years old, accompanied

by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Meet at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center. Pre-registration is required by calling Sam’s Point at 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor. 10am ‘Ahoy Maties’ Sailboats on Display. 10th annual celebration of local artists and community of Saugerties. Showcasing the talents of the many artists in the community. Sailboat exhibits may be viewed around the Village of Saugerties as well as on the Chambers website at discoversaugerties.com. Event is hosted by the Saugerties Chamber of Commerce. Gala & Auction will take place on 9/25, 5pm at SPAF (Saugerties Performing Arts Factory), 169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties. Saugerties Performing Arts Factory, 169 Ulster Ave, Saugerties. 10am-4pm Olana Summer Market. Local artisans, workshops, and eateries will take over the Olana State Historic Site. Shop, discover, picnic, relax and enjoy the view! Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@olana.org, bit.ly/2rt0en2. Suggested donation to Olana. 11am-3pm Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Butterﬂy Weekend. Discover the beauty and unique qualities of butterflies, moths and caterpillars. Children and adults alike will get a thrill getting “up close and personal” with butterflies in the Butterfly Tent (one ticket is included with each paid admission). At 11:30am & 1:30pm, join Environmental Educators for a presentation all about Monarch Butterflies followed by tagging and releasing Monarchs as part of the Citizen Science project from “Monarch Watch.” Info: 845-534-5506 x211. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/Outdoor Discovery Center, Cornwall. hhnm.org. $10, $7/child. 11am-2pm Minnewaska Preserve: Arts and Crafts Drop-In for Kids. Stop by the Minnewaska Nature Center with your family to make fun, nature-based crafts. Collect leaves and use them to make natural sun prints, decorate an animal mask, make crayon rubbings of leaves and animal tracks or create your own nature journal. This program is recommended for children between the ages of six and ten years old, accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 18. Preregistration is NOT required. Info: 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Saints of Swing. Swing and more! Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com. 12pm-3pm Sampling, Shopping & Sales. A tasting of Ariston Specialties Italian Herb Dipping Oil. Great for parties, dinners and smart nouvelle cuisine recipes. Ariston’s mission is to provide the American food market and eventually the world with premium unsurpassed oils and vinegars at an affordable price. Info: 845-688-

2828. Emerson Country Stores, 5340 Rt-28, Mount Tremper. emersonresort.com. 12:30pm-6pm Voyager Tarot Readings with Sarvananda. Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/hour, $30/30 minutes. 1pm-3pm Pets Alive Kids Team. Humane Education for all ages. Story time followed by a craft activity. Glen Arden, 214 Harriman Dr, Goshen. Info: 845-386-9738, info@petsalive. org, conta.cc/2NI0PdV. 2pm-4pm Worldwide Gong Puja World Record. Join us as we add our gong sound intentions to the worldwide gong sangha in an attempt to beat the world record for gong playing. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail. com, sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange. 2pm-4pm ‘Bang Bang!’ by John Cleese. Sean Astin in the American premiere of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic farce ‘Monsieur chasse!’. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@shadowlandstages.org, shadowlandstages.org. $31 Previews, $39 Evenings, $34 Matinees. 2pm National Theatre presents The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. This critically acclaimed production has astonished audiences around the world and has received 7 Olivier and 5 Tony Awards. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre.org. $12. 2pm-4pm Kurpil Family Fiddlers. Performing their toe tapping fiddle music while intermingling local fiddle music history and song history! Time and the Valleys Museum, 332 Main Street, Grahamsville. Info: 845-985-7700, info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org. Members: FREE, non members: $3. Ishmael Houston-Jones & Miguel Gutierrez “Variations on Themes From Lost and Found”. Houston-Jones’ work is a collage of choreography and music John Bernd (1953-1988) created during the last seven years of his life. Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson. Info: 855-4LYD-TIX, info@lumberyard.org, bit.ly/2MoVdWi. $30.00. Ends at 3pm. 3pm-4:30pm Basilica Non-Fiction Screening Series: August. On select monthly summer Sundays, Basilica Hudson will be screening the Kid Flicks Tour – the best short films from the 2018 New York. Basilica Hudson, 110 South Front St, Hudson. Info: 518-822-1050, info@basilicahudson.org. free. 4pm-6pm Newburgh Jewish Music Series 2018. Showcase music of Jewish origin, Broadway musical, jazz and traditional. Enjoy a sense

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birdonacliff.org. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Trio of OZ- Omar Hakim & Rachel Z. Uber Jazz piano trio covers rock classics. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com.

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12:30pm-3:30pm Outdoor Public Art Workshop. Mondays through the end of August. Sponsored by the Catskill Center. Participants of all ages, backgrounds and abilities are invited to create diverse art components for the outdoor

environment, Wisdom Trees; Embracing the Cycles of Life, orchestrated by artist and facilitator, Susan Togut. Participants will create twosided mandalas, hand-painted rocks, simulated stained glass butterflys, insects and chimes, etc. No experience required. This project seeks to engage, empower and ground individuals and the community. Workshops are free, held outdoors, weather permitting or indoors when necessary. Info: 845-586-2611. Catskill Interpretive Center, Mt. Tremper. 4pm-5pm Retro Game Night! Come play board and card games from the 80s and 90s (and earlier). Play our games/bring your own! It will be totally tubular! Kids: 8-12. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivo-

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9:30am-4:30pm Minnewaska PreserveTuesday Trek: Long, Scenic Loop Hike. An all-day long, nearly eight-mile-long walk along three carriage roads and one footpath. Participants should wear comfortable shoes and carry plenty of water and enough food to sustain them all day. Meet at the Minnewaska Nature Center. Pre-registration is required by calling Minnewaska at 845-255-0752. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. 10am-12pm Comforter Fiber Connection Knit and Crochet Group. Learn, share, donate to local agencies. Tuesdays 10am-12 noon. Contact: ewepurlly@hotmail.com; 845-9015330. Reformed Church of the Comforter, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston. 1pm Decentralization Grant Information Session. The Roxbury Arts Group is proud to administer the Decentralization Grant Program (DEC), a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, in Delaware County. Anyone interested in applying for a DEC Grant to support projects and programs that will take place in 2019 must attend an information session. All DEC Grant Information Sessions are free and open to the public. Info: 607-326-7908. Robert W. Nichol Nature Preserve, 404 West Main St, Hancock. Info: scosta@cwconline.org, roxburyartsgroup. org. 2pm-3:30pm Yoga Level I – Basics. This class reviews the fundamentals. It is a perfect class to start your yoga practice. This is not a “flow” class. open to all levels. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. drop-in rate. 5:30pm-6:30pm Pathways to Prevention, Cardiac Care. Join Columbia Memorial Health’s & AMC Cardiologist to learn about the prevention of heart disease. 20 minute talk followed by a short walk. Olana State Historic Site, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1872, education@ olana.org, olana.org/calendar/. 6pm-8pm Kate Walbert - His Favorites. Walbert has once again written a novel that feels both timeless and timely: it is essential reading for the world we find ourselves in. Oblong Books & Music Rhinebeck, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-0500, events@oblongbooks, bit. ly/2OB36sb.

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Law, published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York on June 19, 2018, approved by the County Executive on July 20, 2018, and filed with the State of New York on July 27, 2018, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be hereinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitutions. DATED: August 16, 2018 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 3 Of 2018 County Of Ulster A Local Law Prohibiting Conversion Therapy Upon A Minor Within Ulster County BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Ulster, as follows: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS. The purpose of this Local Law is to ensure the physical and psychological well-being of minors by protecting Ulster County youth from nefarious and unsubstantiated quasi-medical practices. The Ulster County Legislature finds that there is significant and substantial evidence that reparative, otherwise known as conversion ther-

6pm Kingston Policy & Politics Book Club. A group for all political persuasions to meet for civil discussion of the issues of the day. Club meets the last Tuesday of each month at 6pm. Info: 845-679-5056. Admission free. Admission: free. Rough Draft Bar & Books, 82 John Street, Kingston. 6:30pm Kick Ass Kick Off. Celebrating Max’s Kansas City Project’s Move to Kingston! Never before seen footage of Warhol Superstar Holly Woodlawn, recording artist/performer/author Cherry Vanilla, Max’s Trivia, a reading of Lou Reed’s, “The Dark Brigade” by Zelijko McMullen from “High On Rebellion”, an oral history of Max’s by Yvonne Sewall-Ruskin and Special Guest former Max’s waitress, Author/journalist Joan MacDonald. Suggested donation $10. Info: maxskansascity.org; dropin2maxs.com; 845-4813416. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston. 7pm-9pm Saugerties Democratic Committee Meeting. Social at 6:30pm. Official meeting at 7pm. Open to the public. Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties. Info: 845-2461545.

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8am-5pm Actors & Musician Creative Seed Support Group. Come share your work in progress! Weds nights 7 - 8:30pm. Admission by donation. Info: reikyogachant.com; 203-2465711. Reiki Yoga Chant Healing Arts Center, Stone Ridge. 8am-5pm REST Training- Offer Respite to Caregivers. 2 days for certification. Register by August 20 :Office for the Aging 845-340-3456. More info: Jewish Family Services 845-3382980. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, bit.ly/2v7NCo2. 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. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700. $18. 12pm The Office for the Aging Senior Picnic Program. City of Poughkeepsie. Residents age 60 and over are invited to socialize with their friends and neighbors at the event designated for their hometown, enjoy a nutritious meal, and learn more about the programs and services offered by the Office for the Aging. Open only to the senior citizen residents of each village/town(s) specified, and their guests. Proof of residency and reservations are both required, and space is limited.

apy, causes serious psychological harm to minors who have been exposed to sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts including higher instances of depression, anxiety, substance abuse and even suicide. The Ulster County Legislature further finds that Conversion Therapy has been discredited by virtually every American medical, psychiatric, psychological and professional counseling organization including: American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, American College of Physicians, American Counseling Association, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Psychoanalytic Association, American Psychological Association, American School Counselor Association, American School Health Association, National Association of Social Workers, World Health Organization and the World Psychiatric Association. The Ulster County Legislature strives to promote an inclusive and supportive culture, ensuring all visitors and residents of Ulster County feel welcome. The Ulster County Legislature desires to show solidarity with the nine states and numerous cities and counties throughout the country, including New York City and Erie County within New York State, by recognizing the harm Conversion Therapy causes children and young adults by enacting a Local Law which bans the practice in Ulster County. SECTION 2. DEFINTIONS As used in this law, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: A. "Conversion Therapy" means any formal treatment that aims to change sexual orientation and gender identity of a minor. This includes attempting to change a person's sexual orientation from homosexual to heterosexual as well as from heterosexual to homosexual.

There is a $4 charge for each non-resident guest and those 59 or younger. Info: 845-486-2555. Stitzel Field, 10-14 Lincoln Ave, Poughkeepsie. dutchessny.gov/aging. 1pm-4pm LGBTQ Youth Meet-Up at Bear Mountain. Join the Hudson ValleyLGBTQ Community Center and CANDLE Rockland for an afternoon of hiking, swimming, scouting! Ages 12-19. FreeSnacks and water will be provided. Info: 845-3315300; f.brenner@lgbtqcenter.org. Bear Mountain State Park, Bear Mountain. lgbtqcenter.org. 6pm 66th Anniversary Performance of John Cage’s 4’33”. Award winning avant-garde percussionist, Broadway composer and sound designer David Van Tieghem will perform the Cage piece and some of his own compositions. Columnist, editor and John Cage scholar Kay Larson will introduce the piece and host a Q&A following the performance. Admission is FREE! Info: 845-6792940. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: info@woodstockart.org, woodstockart.org. 6pm Many Voices, One Community. Monthly Interfaith Gathering! Bring some food to share. Led by a diverse group of faith leaders in our community. Eat, sing, and talk about our life journeys. Questions? Call 845-331-2252. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Petey Hop’s Roots & Blues Sessions. Sign up & sit in jam. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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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.com. $10. 10am-11am 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.com. $10. 2pm Decentralization Grant Information Session. INDIVIDUAL ARTIST SPECIAL SESSION. The Roxbury Arts Group is proud to administer the Decentralization Grant Program (DEC), a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, in Delaware County. Anyone interested in applying for a DEC Grant to support projects and programs that will take place in 2019 must attend an information session. All DEC Grant Information Sessions are free and open to the

B. "Minor" means any person less than eighteen (18) years of age. C. "Reparative Therapy" has the same meaning as conversion therapy. D. "Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Change Efforts" means conversion therapy, reparative therapy, or any other practice that seeks to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. "Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Change Efforts" do not include psychotherapies that provide acceptance, support, and understanding for clients. And in addition do not prohibit clergy from pastoral counseling, teaching, or relaying of their religion's doctrine. E. "Formal Treatment" is defined as a continued effort through a program or through many sessions or meetings to change a minor's sexual identity or orientation. SECTION 3. PROHIBITION The administering sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts, Conversion Therapy, or Reparative Therapy upon a minor within the geographic boundaries of the County of Ulster is prohibited. SECTION 4. PENALTIES. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this Local Law shall be guilty of an unspecified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $5000 and/or up to one year in prison, and any applicable licensing board will be notified. SECTION 5. SEVERABILITY. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this law or the application thereof to any person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,

public. Info: 607-326-7908. Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Rd, Roxbury. Info: scosta@ cwconline.org, roxburyartsgroup.org. 5pm-6:30pm New Paltz Climate Action Coalition Meeting. Meets every Thursday. New Paltz Village Hall, Plattekill Ave, New Paltz. newpaltzclimateaction.org. 6pm-7:30pm The Mind Illuminated: A Meditation Group. An accessible, step-by-step toolkit for anyone looking to start – or improve – their daily meditation. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-393-4325, ino@woodstockhealingarts.com, bit.ly/2mUfU0B. 6:30pm-8:30pm On the Lawn Concert: Moonshine Creek. Bluegrass. Free concert. Refreshments available on site. Info: 845-469-2713. Sugarloaf Crossing, 1405 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. onthelawnconcerts.org. 6:30pm-7:30pm Rediscovering Native Alternatives to NYS Invasives: Perennials. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. 7pm-9pm 2018 Summer Concert Series: Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds. Season Finale! Soul/Rock/Dirty Funk. Free. Athens Village Riverfront Park, Athens. apacrocks.com. 7pm-9pm Music in the Park Summer Concert Series: Mark Gamsjager’s Luster Kings. Rock’n rockabilly. Free concert. Bring a chair! Dutchmen’s Landing Park, Main St, Catskill. 8pm-10pm ‘Bang Bang!’ by John Cleese. Sean Astin in the American premier of an adaptation of Georges Feydeau’s classic farce ‘Monsieur chasse!’. Shadowland Stages, 157 Canal Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, info@shadowlandstages. org, shadowlandstages.org. $31 Previews, $39 Evenings, $34 Matinees. 8pm Live @ The Falcon: Chris O’Leary Band. International touring blues pros. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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section, or part of this law, or in its application to the person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance directly involved in the controversy in which such order or judgment shall be rendered. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Local Law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State. Adopted by the County Legislature: June 19, 2018 Approved by the County Executive: July 20, 2018 Filed with New York State Department of State: July 27, 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 Friday September 7th, 2018 at 2:30 PM for COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SHELTER RFB-UC18-056. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at UlsterCountyNY.Gov/purchasing. Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO VENDORS: Ulster County will be conducting a Contract Workshop for vendors interested in submitting proposals related to services required at the Ulster County Restorative Justice and Community Empowerment Center. The workshop will be held at the Kingston Center of SUNY Ulster (KCSU), 94 Mary’s Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401 on Wednesday,August 22, 2018 at 5:30PM. For additional information, please contact Rashida Tyler at (845) 340-2008. Edward Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing

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ADVERTISING SALES REPRESENTATIVE US: Ulster Publishing is an independent, locally owned media company. It began in 1972 with the Woodstock Times, and now publishes the New Paltz Times, Kingston Times and Saugerties Times, plus Almanac Weekly, an arts & entertainment guide, and Hudson Valley One, a regional news and entertainment site. Ulster Publishing has a mission: to reflect and enrich our communities. Our content is 100-percent local – locally written, photographed, edited, printed and distributed. We publicize local businesses and encourage our readers to shop local. We publicize local events because we want our communities to be vibrant places where people come together. We don’t just write about the controversy, but the good news too, because we love these communities and we want readers to know about the great people who live here. We don’t just write about our communities, we’re part of them. YOU: A self-motivated and energetic person who cares about local businesses and wants to help them succeed because thriving local businesses are part of what makes the Hudson Valley (or any place) special. You like to shop locally and eat at locally-owned restaurants. You tend to feel invested in the success of these enterprises, sometimes thinking of ways they could better promote themselves and reach more potential customers. You believe in community journalism and want it to succeed as well because, like local business, it helps preserve a sense of place. In a time of media consolidation and fake news, there’s something charming and essential about an independent local media company with fact-checked writers on the ground and in the trenches. You’re aware that advertising options have multiplied for local businesses, but believe local media can offer something unique. You can sum up the pros and cons of those options and explain where a hyperlocal print and digital media campaign fits in. (That’s what you’re selling.) LOCATION: Office in Uptown Kingston, but we are flexible. AREA: Mostly Ulster and Dutchess counties, as well as some adjacent areas. COMPENSATION: Base + commission. Pay commensurate with experience. Interested? Send a resume to genia@ulsterpublishing.com

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townofnewpaltz.org. The deadline for submissions is 8/31. Vendors need to carry liability insurance and possess an appropriate County Health Department Permit. For further information contact the Recreation Department at 255-2512.

FT/PT EMPLOYMENT OPPS. At Wellness RX, a home town pharmacy & wellness center that provides services to customers in a patient-centered experience designed to promote wellness. Required: tech skills; good customer service; likes healthcare & helping people. Will train the right candidate. To apply please e-mail resume to: wellnessrxceo@gmail.com

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We have Jobs at Mohonk Mountain House, both Seasonal and Year Round Please look on-line and apply at MOHONKJOBS.com

IMMEDIATE OPENING: DENTAL HYGIENIST POSITION on Thursdays in modern dental office in Margaretville. Computer skills a must. Competitive salary. Recent Graduate welcome. Call or text: 347-432-5526. Someone to Assist with Cats at Diana’s Cat Shelter in Accord. Reliable, trustworthy person to work Part-time weekdays &/or weekends as needed. Experience with cats helpful. Able to work independently as well as with a team. Call 845-626-0221. Woodstock Way Hotel: New positions at an upscale hotel in Woodstock. Phase 1 of the development is currently slated to open late mid-August 2018. Looking for Full-Time LEAD Housekeeper and Part-Time ﬂexible support Housekeepers. Please send all resumes thru website: woodstockway.com We look forward to receiving your resume and hopefully meeting you in person.

Two Master Barbers Wanted. Must have Barbers license, 5 plus years experience. Full-time or part-time. Call 845-338-5148. Pleasant, Reliable, Honest person to do Housekeeping every other week. Other chores like shopping as well. Call MondayFriday between 10-11 a.m. or 5-8 p.m. or Saturday 11 a.m-11 p.m. 845-679-3081. Pizza maker with experience. John Fazio BBQ/Pizza, Modena. Call: 845-527-0578. The Town of New Paltz is seeking a Food Vendor at the Field of Dreams Park located on Libertyville Road in the Town of New Paltz for the coming Youth Soccer Season on all Saturdays September 8-November 3 between the hours of 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mobile units or the ability to prepare prepackaged foods is required. A letter of interest and resume should be emailed to recreation@

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

(845)706-5133

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Piano, Viola, Music Theory & Composition with Aurora Northland. Many levels, various styles. Adults, children, beginners. Contact 845.332.5699 or music7@yahoo. com

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to fill out an application; Rt. 299, New Paltz or call 845-255-8050 to inquire.

Hiring for a Director of Patient Services Specializing in Certified Live-Ins/ Home Health Aides High-Tech RNs & LPNs

401k Benefits Paid Vacation Health Plan Annual Bonus *Must be a RN*

Call our Kingston office today 845-331-7868 WALLKILL VIEW FARM now hiring FullTime and Part-Time CASHIERS. Flexible hours. Must be available weekends. Stop by

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

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STU’S CAR SERVICE. Whose car determines the fare. Airports are our specialty. Always ready to get you there. Doesn’t matter when or where. I drive the miles your way with smiles. Call Stu’s Car Service for prices. Cell- 845-649-5350; stu@hvc.rr. com Look for me on Facebook.

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

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WOODSTOCK COMMERCIAL BUILDING! This arts and crafts styled home affords first floor office space for the small business owner while the second floor is a rented 1-bedroom apartment with a long-term tenant. Three rooms, one with a cozy fireplace, allow for separate work areas or meeting rooms plus a large extra storage room and a private restroom make up the office space on ground level. Upstairs has an updated kitchen, living area and bedroom with hardwood floors, an elevated backyard open deck plus private entry on the first-floor level. Plenty of windows and a great view of the mountains make this living space very desirable. Call Irva Manzi today! $449,500

1987S GRAND VICTORIAN COTTAGE! Featuring 9 bedrooms, 4 bath, 12 ft ceilings, and hardwood ﬂoors throughout. Sinks in all bedrooms, make this home a haven of old world charm you just can’t ﬁnd anymore. Gorgeous wrap around covered deck with breathtaking mountain views. This cottage is one of the few yearround homes in the park that is winterized. Located within the Private Elka Park Club, amenities include a clubhouse, restaurant, pool and Tennis courts! Call Phil Uhrik today! ......................................... $409,000

RARE VILLAGE FIND! Large 2-family home centrally located and walking distance to all Shops and Eateries. The two-story home features a luxury owners unit on the second floor, renovated in recent years the apartment features a wide-open living area with cathedral beamed ceiling in the kitchen and dining area, hardwood floors and a finished walk-up. The apartment also offers two large bedrooms and a renovated full bath. The first-floor apartment has access from the front or the back, more formal layout with a large living room and expansive kitchen offering cherry cabinets and eat in area. Two bedrooms in this apartment also along with a great mud room and back deck. The property is framed by over 3/4 of an acre of rolling lawn, plenty of parking and room to expand a workshop or additional garage. Call Greg Berardi today! .......................$299,000

Kingston 845.339.1144 / Woodstock 845.679.2929 & 845.679.9444 / Saugerties 845.246.3300

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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 845-6572210 or 845-246-7441 , or zip an email to horowitz@bard.edu or gillesmalkine@gmail.com

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PORT EWEN (So. of Kingston): Upscale. Riverfront CONDO, PRICE CUT $329K to $295K, or $2K referral reward. No Brokers, seller’s mtg., w/$30K cash down, includes 2-bedroom, 3 baths, Special Kyacking River Rights. Photos/Maps (239)549-1657. Multi-Family Home for Sale! www.5320searsville.com 845-8427800. 5320 Searsville Rd, Pine Bush, 12566. The main multi-level home can be used as the primary residence and the multi-level attached apartment can be used as a mother/daughter suite or as a rental. This beautiful colonial style home has new refinished hardwood floors, new laminate flooring in kitchen, new carpet, interior paint and new landscaping. The 2 newly treated back decks are perfect for a pool or a bbq.

HEART OF THE CATSKILLS - Super Spring Glen location on 5.7 open and sunwashed acres with frontage on shared POND! Well maintained, one owner 2-story home features 22’ living room with cozy wood burning stove & hardwood floor, open plan kitchen/dining space with rear deck access, 3 bedrooms (1 with private deck), 1.5 baths, full basement, 20 minutes to Shadowland Theater & Ellenville restaurants, 25 minutes to NEW Resorts World Casino. PRICED RIGHT! .........................$199,900

Jeoffrey D. Devor, Associate Real Estate Broker m: 845.389.0688 | o: 845.255.9400 3927 Main Street, Stone Ridge, NY 12484

AT THE BASE OF MT. TONCHE! The house is in the gated private community of the Pitcairn Estates 15 minutes from the center of Woodstock. From the exposed beams to the wide board hardwood floors with front and rear Dutch doors, the natural charm invites you. The real wood burning fireplace in the living room will keep you warm on the cold nights. The Master bedroom is on the first floor with a walk-in closet and en-suite bathroom that was recently done. The second bedroom encompasses the whole upstairs and there is a potential to add a third bathroom in the unfinished attic space. With 4 acres of land that is mostly wooded, it will be your own private retreat. There is a seasonal stream in the backyard. House is 35 minutes from skiing and 20 minutes from Historic Kingston and the Thruway. Call Mike Barros or Alan Kessler today! ....................................$349,000

WOODSTOCK, NY IN TOWN HISTORIC STONE HOUSE Completely restored 4BR, 2½ baths, high ceilings, wide plank floors, 3 fireplaces, lots of space, Museum Quality, Live like a royal!

518-992-0756 902-634-8682

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Two Parcels: Secluded 5 acres, private road, house site, swimming pond, mountain views, $110,000. 1.5 acres Forest Land, 300 ft. frontage, $40,000. Hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing trails. 845246-5203.

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Currently a Salon; Should be available September 2018. 800+ sf. On-site parking. Stand alone building. $1500/month. 8 South Chestnut Street, New Paltz. If interested, contact Wayne, 845-399-9697. If you are interested in a salon, the current location is For Sale- Please contact Irene. New Paltz Office Space. Professional space for rent in New Paltz. 950 sq./ft. space available now with other suites opening up soon. For more info call Bryan 845-256-9868, 40ssr.com. OFFICE SUITE: Handsome Brick Victorian, Uptown Kingston. 3-room suite, ground floor, central air and all utilities included, 1 off-street parking spot. $675/month. Call 845-331-8250

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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE LOCATION!! Steps to Hunter Mountain Ski Resort and Main Street. This property sits right at the bottom of the Mountain. Property also has lake rights and access to Dolans Lake. There is a private dock right out back. Walking distance to Ski Resort, Festival Grounds, Zip-line Tours. Huge income property potential! Call Phil Uhrik today! ........ $245,000

/ Phoenicia 845.688.2929 / Olive 845.657.4240 / Commercial 845.339.9999

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COMPLETELY REFURBISHED, PRIVATELY SITUATED 2-BEDROOM MOBILE HOME. Rt. 44/55, near Modena Firehouse. Trash service, grounds maintenance & snow clearing. $850/month excluding utilities. 1-year lease. 1 month security. Absolutely no smokers or pets. Perfect for working couple. References required. Showing after 8/13. Available 9/1. 845-883-0857. GARDINER; 1-BEDROOM second floor CONDO-APARTMENT. Private setting. Clean, quiet, professional type preferred. No pets. No smoking. One year lease. First, last, security. $850/month. Available 8/15. 914-474-7132.

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HIGHLAND: LARGE 1-BEDROOM end unit. $975/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. 1-BEDROOM. No pets. No smoking. Country setting. Quiet. Available now. 5 miles from New Paltz. Call 845-883-0072. HIGHLAND: APARTMENT #3; BEAUTIFUL 1-BEDROOM airy, spacious apartment. Skylight in LR, balcony off LR, large kitchen, many closets, serene surroundings. $900/month. Call (570)296-6185.

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Marlboro; mountain views, 1-BEDROOM, Open floor plan, 800sf Cottage. NonSmokers only. No dogs. $1100/month includes heat, trash, lawn, snow removal. 845795-5778, please leave message #.

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Furnished Studio in private home. Has own entrance, new galley kitchen, Japanese bathroom w/soaking tub. Five minutes to New Paltz, Rail Trail few minutes bike ride. Quiet, beautiful area. Parking available. Heat, electric and wifi included. Cable optional and extra. $1100/ month. Lease for academic year. larainemai@gmail.com

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

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 STUDENTS/PROFESSIONALS: ROOMS AVAILABLE. Close to SUNY, New Paltz. Newly renovated, clean, large kitchen, appliances, WiFi/computer access/TV, plenty of parking. $500-550/month/room, electric & heat included. Available now. Student 845-705-2430.

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SPREAD OUT! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Super 5 acre site with pet & play friendly lawns just 5 minutes to Woodstock village encloses this very versatile country Cape perfect for extended family use or INCOME! Main 2-story section offers 5 bedrooms & 2 baths, hardwood floors & big EI kitchen PLUS adjacent 2-bedroom, 1 bath accessory apt. PLUS det. 2 car garage w/ NEW contempo studio apartment over. Deck oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;looks serene woodlands. ............................$549,000

COUNTRY COMFORT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Classic modern farmhouse design nestled on 3 bucolic acres just minutes to historic Stone Ridge hamlet. Inviting veranda welcomes you into a graciously flowing interior featuring 21â&#x20AC;&#x2122; living room with fireplace, 21â&#x20AC;&#x2122; dining room, hardwood & ceramic floors, skylights, country kitchen w/ NEW SS appliances, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, full basement, central AC, newer systems & very private rear deck. .............................. $395,000

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1 mile from Mohonk. $1150/month includes everything except cable/internet. Perfect for students, a professional single or couple. Credit check, references, 2 months security, proof of income or guarantor. To View: call Judith 917854-3415 or e-mail: judithsag@gmail.com

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

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3-Bedroom. 5 minutes by CAR outside village, 10 minutes by bike. Barn/loft, full of great details. No indoor smoking, vaping and no dogs. 3 people= $2100/month, 4 people= $2600/month includes all utilities. Please message 845-256-8160. 3-Bedroom House w/utilities included. $2800/month. In Village, 5 minute walk to SUNY New Paltz. Newly renovated, with hardwood floors, brand new appliances, new heating and cooling system. Possible garage/storage also available. For rent August 2018. Text or call 914-466-6781. 3-BEDROOM HOUSE. 1.5 baths. $2100/ month includes utilities except Wi-Fi & cable. Walking distance to S.U.N.Y. New Paltz. Available 8/1. First, last, security. No animals. Non-smokers. abpes@hvc.rr.com ROOM FOR RENT. Can be used as residential or an office. $575/month plus security. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. Available end of August. (845)664-0493. 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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Saugerties Rentals

1-Bedroom Apartment in 2-family home. Eat-in kitchen, full bath, office/extra room, off-street parking, convenient to Thruway. $750/month plus utilities. No pets, no smoking. Available Sept. 1. 845-389-1141 Saugerties, near Woodstock. Fully newly renovated home, 3-bedrooms, wooden floors through the home, washer/dryer hook-up, large driveway on 1.2 acre. Large slate patio off kitchen. Move in condition. Owner: 718-755-4947. 2-Bedroom Carriage House Apartment. Saugerties Village. Very private, cozy, 2-bedroom apartment within walking distance to center of the village. This 2-bedroom with one bath is on the top floor of a carriage house on a thirteen acre Hudson river estate. $850/month plus utilities. Call 917440-0952 for inquiries.

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PRIVATE COUNTRY RETREAT Perched privately among the tree tops, surrounded ed nd by stone walls, with Catskill mountain views and backed by NYS forever land, you’ll find this one level vel contemporary home architecturally designed with a or Frank Lloyd Wright personality. The sunlit open floor plan features a double-sided stone fireplace with a wall of windows and sliding doors from the living room to the dining area. The kitchen is compact and efficient w/wood cabinets. Plush cream carpeting throughout, there are 2 BRs and 2 full baths. The ensuite master BR is spacious with skylights! The second full bath adjoins a sauna for total relaxation. Minutes to skiing, hiking trails, tubing, restaurants, shops and so much more! $420,000

BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED RANCH Move right in to this beautifully renovated Ranch. h. T y This home has been gutted to the studs and totally l, rebuilt with new insulation, electric, plumbing, drywall, w w windows, trim, flooring, fixtures, appliances, new k s kitchen and two new bathrooms. The main level features an open floor plan, 3 BRs and full bath. Just a few steps down from the kitchen/dining area leads you to a great family room, which could also be used as a dining room. The lower level has an additional 933 square feet of newly finished living area with second full bath, perfect for family/recreation/media room, studio/work space or guests. Nice level, fenced-in back yard with patio for outdoor enjoyment. $269,000

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LARGE 1-BEDROOM, newly renovated w/ skylights, aqua glass bathroom, wood floors, charming kitchen, Bluestone porch, and large screened-in gazebo w/electric. Quiet location. 1 mile to center of town. $1290/ month. Owner/Broker 845-417-5282. NEWLY RENOVATED 2-BEDROOM. 1400 sq.ft. Vaulted ceilings, all wood floors, 50 ft. deck directly above stream. 2.5 miles to center of town. $1700/month. Available 9/1. Owner/broker, call Mike 845-417-5282. WOODSTOCK: FURNISHED 1-BEDROOM COTTAGE. Walk to town, very close. Private, quiet road. Wooden floors,

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Woodstock Village. 3-bedroom home, fully renovated, all wooden floors. Includes new washer/dryer, dishwasher, fireplace, screened-in porch. Custom made shed, firewood storage. Large backyard, slate patio w/custom made pergola. Off kitchen additional slate patio. Must see. Owner: 718755-4947.

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Woodstock Cape Cod House For Rent. Van Dale Road. 3-bedrooms, 1 bath, large usable attic, deck and garage. $1600/month. Call Simone at 917-450-4088 or simone@sinvin.com Woodstock/Lake Hill. Comfortable private room in restored colonial inn near Cooper Lake. Huge equipped kitchen, piano, hardwired internet, working cat, porches, gardens, NYC bus. Avail 9/1. $565/month includes all, premium for short term. homestayny@msn.com; 845-679-2564. Woodstock Village: 5 minute walk to Village Green. 1-Bedroom Apt. 2nd floor. Private entrance. All utilities, trash and snow removal. Off-street parking. Owner and caretaker on property. Available early September. No smoking. No pets. $810/month. 917-952-0698. Woodstock House Rental: 3 BR, 3 bath, single family house in Onteora school district. Available immediately – NO DOGS. $1,800.00 plus security deposit. Owner is Realtor. Call Joan 845-750-7047 COTTAGE BY A WATERFALL. Cozy. Private. Workroom, sunroom, LR, 1-bedroom w/large window facing stream, wood floors, 3 decks. 2.5 miles to center of town. Short/ long-term. Available 9/1. $1250/month. Owner/Broker; 845-417-5282.

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West of Woodstock Rentals

Cute Bungalow over-looking Woodland Creek on 1 acre. Privately located , 2.5 miles from Phoenicia. 1-bedroom, 1 bath, 624 sq. ft., 2 decks. $1300/month includes plowing. Call Lynn 845-688-7020.

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Room for Rent; House Share in healing arts space, Stone Ridge. Kitchen, living room, studio, full bath. Wood-stove, Organic garden, W&D. Spiritual-minded. No pets, sorry. $585/month, $65 for utilities.Patrice 203-246-5711.

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For Sale

KAYAK FOR SALE. $239. Wilderness Systems Rascal. Used, but in excellent condition. Very stable in water. Very portable at 9’9” long and 42 pounds weight. Other

This privately sited 2,548 sq. ft. retreat is located just minutes from Stone Ridge and is situated on over 3 acres. Completely remodeled, this custom contemporary home features a cathedral ceiling, reclaimed wood or oak floors throughout, custom woodwork, 2 wood-burning fireplaces, a large screened porch, master bedroom suites, and a gourmet and energy efficient kitchen are only some of the many features that make this home unique, warm and totally unforgettable! Additional amenities include French doors, central air, skylights, walkin closets, and more! The outside is beautifully landscaped with stone walls, gardens, and mature trees! $745,000

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A/C, washer/dryer hook-up, private stone patio. Water, snow, trash removal included. Monthly or yearly rental; $1400/month. Owner- Barbara: 718-755-4947.

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Woodstock/West Hurley Rentals

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Imagine hopping onto the back double deck and chillin in the crystal clear pool that overlooks a private back yard.. Beautiful stone walls surround the back of this property. This 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 baath is meticulously kept and ready for the next family to enjoy.. Beautiful & spacious, this home has many fabulous features you will need to see. Wood burning fireplace to keep you warm on those chilly nights. Kitchen overlooks back yard and flows into the dining , living room areas. Downstairs has the 4th bedroom which isn’t noted on the county site. Large den downstairs has so many uses. Quiet and cozy... Come see! $318,000

650

Antiques & Collectibles

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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Tree Services

Call/Text Any Time 845-901-7379

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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Also Seeking Star Wars Collectibles, Life-Size Advertisement Statues, Vintage Vinyl Records.

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Hunting/Fishing Sporting Goods

GUNS WANTED. CASH PAID. Japanese swords, and Militaria. I come to you. Transfers, Estimates and Appraisals. Federal Firearms License. Spartan Trading Co., 90 Dug Hill Rd., Hurley, NY. 914-388-9286

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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. 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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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

MOVING SALE, furniture, home furnishings, etc. Aug. 18th & 19th from 10 to 5, 43 Hasbroouck Rd., New Paltz

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Flea Market

HIGH FALLS Flea Market, Rt. 213 High Falls. Art, Antiques, Collectibles. EVERY SUNDAY, April 8-October 28; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Vendor info: (845)810-0471 or jonicollyn@aol.com

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Yard & Garage Sales

YARD SALE! HUGE! Sunday, 8/19, 8 a.m.4 p.m. 123 Ohayo Mountain Road, Woodstock. Large jewelry supply liquidation, findings, beads, displays plus antique windows and furniture, artwork, tons of handbags for resale or your own, vintage tool cases and so much more. Jewelry & supplies selling for pennies on the dollar! YARD SALE. RAIN OR SHINE. Saturday, 8/18, 9-5. Nordic Track treadmill. Folding exercise bike. Succulents, craft tools, books, dowsing rods, pendulums, tuning forks w/ DVDS, crystals, muzzleloader, household, Lewis Hollow, Woodstock.

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38 MOWER’S SATURDAY/SUNDAY FLEA MARKET; Maple Lane, Woodstock. Every Weekend & Wednesdays in August w/Farm Festival. Antiques, collectibles, produce & Reusables. 845-679-6744. Join us for our 41st Year! For brochure: woodstockfleamarket@hvc.rr.com GOOGLE US!

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Counseling Services

Holistic OT – infant to teens sense - move - attend - special needs Adoption support

First-time Summer Heat Special. $12/ hour for General Housecleaning. 30+ years experience. All Supplies included. Carol: 931-261-3912. A Woman w/Excellent References wants to CLEAN your house. Good with children and pets. Deep cleaning and organizing available. Call and leave a message: 845684-5124. CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253.

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Green County Rentals

Need help making your rent payments? You may qualify for the Greene County Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) Wait List. DEADLINE FOR Wednesday, August31, 31,4:30 4:30p.m. p.m. DEADLINE FORAPPLICATIONS: APPLICATIONS: Friday, August By mail or hand delivery ONLY to RUPCO, 175 Water Street, Catskill No email or faxed applications will be accepted. All applications received during the application period will be entered in a lottery pool. A random drawing lottery will determine placement on the Wait List. Applicants living outside Greene County are required to live and use the Housing Choice Voucher in Greene County for the first 12-month cycle.

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Applications available: In person at 175 Water Street, Catskill or 289 Fair Street, Kingston Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Online at www.rupco.org July 18 through August 31, 2018

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Professional Services

*Jessica Rice*; Beautiful Images Hair Salon, 123 Boices Lane, Kingston. Hair- 845383-1852; www.beautifulimageshairsalon. com Makeup- 845-309-6860; www.jessicamitzi.com GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery. Residential/Commercial. Local and N.Y.C. Metro areas. N.Y.S. Dot T 12467, Shandaken, N.Y. Call 845-6882253 .

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Personal & Health Services

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Painting/Odd Jobs

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999.

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Art Services • Residential / Commercial • Moving • Delivery • Trucking • Local & NYC Metro Areas

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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)6796242.

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Cleaning Services

Helping Hands Household Cleaning. Using non-toxic cleaning products. Call or email: Helpinghands328@yahoo.com or 845-324-1748

ULSTER WINDOW CLEANING CO.

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded Excellent references.

Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932

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Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric

Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc. www.stoneridgeelectric.com

• Standby Generators

• Swimming Pool Wiring

24 Months to Pay, 0% Interest (if qualiﬁed)

845-334-9344

• LED Patio Lighting

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• Int. & Ext. painting • Power Washing • Sheetrock & Plaster Repair • Free Estimates Multiple References Available Upon Request Licensed & Insured • ritaccopainting.com

HABE HABERWASH PRESSURE WASHING PRE & EXTERIOR PAINTING & STAINING. Residential and Commercial Residentia Specializing in decks, fences, roofs, driveways, patios.

FREE ESTIMATES, FULLY INSURED Accepting All Major Credit Cards

Contact Jason Habernig

845-331-4966, 845-249-8668 Visit my website: Haberwash.com Gary Buckendorf Painting: Interior - Exterior Plastering, Taping, Structolite Wall coverings, Color Matching Many references in Catskill area and Manhattan garybuckendorf@gmail.com

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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. House & Estate Cleanouts, Junk Removal, Dump Runs. Helping homeowners, realtors and property managers for 20 years. One call, it’s gone! Senior & disabled discounts. 845-247-7365. GarysHauling.com

TLK LLC. PORTABLE TOILET RENTALS. Weekend, Weekly, Monthly rentals. We have Gray, white, blue, tan, green (pinescented), pink (rose-scented), red & blue handicap accessible. (We also have a few w/ sinks). Great for Construction/Building Sites, Sporting Events, Concerts, Street Festivals, Parks, Outdoor Weddings, Campsites, Flea Markets, Party Events, etc. Call 845-658-8766, 845-417-6461 or 845706-7197. e-mail: TLKportables@gmail. com

Septic Systems • Drainage Driveways • Tree Removal Retaining Walls • Ponds

(845) 679-4742

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4 LEAF CARPENTRY Over 60 yrs. combined Experience No job Too Big or Small All phases of Construction Flooring • Siding • Bath • Roofing • Kitchen • Decks Reasonable Rates, Free Estimates

845-324-1632 H ANDY MAN, H O ME RE PAIR, C a rp en tr y, Remodels, In sta lla tion s, Roofin g, Pa in tin g, Mecha n ica l rep a irs, e tc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. (845)6167470.

ANTONIO’S STONEWORK Patios • Pools Stairs • Stone Walls Walkways

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Building Services

Shandaken, NY 845-688-2253 Organizing/ Decorating/ Reﬁnishing

Household Income $23,650 $27,000 $30,400 $33,750 $36,450 $39,150 $41,850 $44,550

The Housing Choice Voucher Program provides rental assistance for very low-income families to enable them to choose and lease affordable, privately owned rental housing.

“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.

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DEPENDABLE, PROFESSIONAL PET SITTER. Loving care when you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be there for cats, dogs, caged critters, reptiles. Special needs, seniors. First aid certified. Bonded & insured. Plants & home check. Woodstock, West Hurley, Saugerties, Uptown Kingston. Dianeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pet Sitting & Home Check. 845-679-6401, Dianabelle3@aol.com.

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Motorcycles

Vintage red & white 1981 Honda C70 Passport motorcycle with 2,500 original miles. Good condition. 70cc four-stroke engine and 3-speed automatic transmission. Includes original toolkit. $2500. Contact: kashmanj@yahoo.com

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Vehicles Wanted

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

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Vehicles

2017 Buick Encore. Perfect condition, 11,000 miles. Take over my lease. 917-4782848.

ALMANAC WEEKLY

AUGUST 16, 2018