Almanac Weekly #10 2019

ALMANAC WEEKLY

A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, adventure and ideas | Calendar & Classifieds | Issue 10 | Mar . 7 – 14

Daylight Again 2

Shamrock Run & Parade 3

Flower power 6

Joan’s Gold Baton 4

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NIGHT SKY

Daylight Time

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his weekend brings the long-awaited start of Daylight Saving Time, which suddenly fills our evenings with brightness. It means that this Saturday night, you cannot have an appointment with anybody at 2:30 a.m., because that time simply does not exist. Or you could boast that, in solidarity for World Peace, you will remain balanced on one leg from 1:59 until 3:01 a.m. But Mr. Spock and other logic-loving Vulcans still might not be too enthusiastic, for the way our clocks “spring ahead” is downright illogical.

It didn’t have to be; in fact, Daylight Time starts off being a wonderfully sensible idea. We modify our clocks so that an hour of brightness that would fall in the generally unusable realm of five in the morning gets transferred to a time when we’re all awake.

But, being human, we apparently found it impossible to make the project fully rational, so we’ve added a wild, screwy twist.

We advance the clocks now, 11 days before the Vernal Equinox. So far, so good. But common sense then demands that we set them back again when the Sun and length of day symmetrically return to their present positions, shortly after the Autumnal Equinox – specifically, October 1. Instead, however, Daylight Time is bewilderingly set

by Congress to end one month later, on November 3.

If for some reason we couldn’t bear to give up November’s date, then the start of Daylight Time, for balance and logic, ought to be the first week of February! Nobody has ever offered a syllable of justification for the current system.

It used to be worse. Before 1986, Daylight Time began even later, on the last Sunday in April, which made even less sense. To the optimist, that might indicate that government is getting smarter, that the process of evolution even trickles into the District of Columbia.

Alternatively, one might opt out of the whole thing, the way Arizona and Hawaii do.

And Africa. And indeed, most of Asia. Or one could keep fooling around with it, the way Russia did when it had year-round Daylight time until 2014, and then switched to year-round Standard Time. Odds are, no one’s finished screwing with this.

– Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com. Check out Bob’s podcast, Astounding Universe, co-hosted by Pulse of the Planet’s Jim Metzner.

Hudson Valley Chowderfest at Civic Center on Saturday

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The Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie hosts the inaugural Hudson Valley Chowderfest on Saturday, March 9. Award-winning chefs from the area and elsewhere will showcase their top recipes. There will also be other great comfort foods for purchase and craft brew and ciders from 12+ breweries. Vendors will be on hand selling pickles, jerky, hot sauces and more. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Hudson Valley Group Leftovers Rescue. Tickets cost $17. Kids under 12 are admitted free.

Hudson Valley Chowderfest Saturday, Mar. 9 1-5:30 p.m.

Mid-Hudson Civic Center 14 Civic Center Plaza Poughkeepsie (845) 454-5800 www.midhudsonciviccenter.org

Free double feature in Rhinebeck on Saturday Rhinebeck’s hopping Center for Performing Arts never seems to be dark for long. On Saturday, March 9, the Center presents Saturday Night at the Movies, a classic movie event hosted by Jessie Turin. Two films will be shown: Meet Me in St. Louis (7 p.m.) with Judy Garland and The Catered Affair (9:30 p.m.) with Bette Davis. There

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Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10

are no tickets; admission to this event is by donation only. Proceeds go directly to benefit the Center for Performing Arts.

Meet Me in St. Louis and The Catered Affair Saturday, Mar. 9 7/9:30 p.m.

Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck 661 Rte. 308 Rhinebeck (845) 876-3080 www.centerforperformingarts.org

International Women’s Day Parade in New Paltz on Saturday New Paltz Women in Black presents a Parade for International Women’s Day on Main Street in New Paltz on Saturday, March 9. Women in Black join with other community and campus groups to celebrate the many advances women have won through struggle and to signal the hard work still needed to eliminate the remaining obstacles to full equality.

International Women’s Day is a day of solidarity for working women that is celebrated all over the world. It was originally inspired by strikes staged by women garment workers, many of them immigrants, in New York City more than

100 years ago.

The parade begins at 11 a.m. in front of the Elting Memorial Library at 93 Main Street in New Paltz and marches to Water Street Market at the western end of town, accompanied by the spirited sounds of the local activist brass band Tin Horn Uprising.

International Women’s Day parade Saturday, Mar. 9 11 a.m.

Elting Memorial Library 93 Main St. New Paltz

Verjuice workshop at Cornell lab in Highland Verjuice, also called “verjus” or “ghoreh,” is the sour (and bitter) juice made from grapes that are harvested while still green and unripe. The juice is used in many culinary creations and is common in Persia, France and Australia. Verjuice can be used to add acidity in everything from baking to vinaigrettes. Also, because it is made from grapes, it doesn’t interfere with the flavor of an accompanying wine.

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Clocks move ahead an hour this Sunday, March 10 at 2 a.m.

“Spring forward, fall back”

from the Ulster County Legislature.

Library cards are free to all Ulster County residents.

Lipstick Brigade author Cindy Gueli at FDR site on Wednesday

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND SHAMROCK RUN IN KINGSTON ON SUNDAY

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he City of Kingston is gearing up for its 32nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, preceded by its 31st annual Shamrock Run, to be held on Sunday, March 10. Both follow essentially the same two-mile Broadway course, which is mostly flat but ends with a long downhill approaching the Rondout riverfront. Runners step off at 12:50 p.m. sharp from the Academy Green, with parade marchers departing at 1 p.m. from Kingston Plaza.

Believed to be the largest race between New York City and Albany, with 4,500 or more runners expected, the Shamrock Run does not time runners (though a clock is posted at the Finish Line for those who wish to keep track of their own times). The honoree for this year’s race is Robert Cook, Jr., longtime Shamrock Run volunteer and former principal at Rondout Valley High School, who died of cancer this January.

Registration for the race can be done online through Wednesday, March 6 at https://bit.ly/2ENoAQk; or in person from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 at the Hudson Valley Maritime Museum at 50 Rondout Landing or from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on race day in front of the Governor Clinton at 1 Albany Avenue. The entry fee is $22 if preregistered by March 6, $25

by March 9. Proceeds from the 2019 run will benefit the ARC of Ulster-Greene’s children’s arts program.

Co-sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) Fr. Con Colbert Woulfe Division 1 and the Ladies’ Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 5 of Ulster County, the 2019 Kingston St. Patrick’s Day Parade will honor David Doyle as Grand Marshal.

An Albany native and graduate of SUNY-Schenectady’s Culinary Arts Program, Doyle is the chef at the Blackboard Bistro at the Rondout Municipal Center in Cottekill, operated by the ARC of Ulster-Greene. Mayor of the Day for the parade will be Jean Steuding; middle-schooler Nina McCann is this year’s Irish Princess; and Hunter Castle, 7, will be the 2019 Bearer of St. Patrick.

Immediately following the race at 1:30 p.m., registered runners will be invited to a Post-Race Party at the Rondout Neighborhood Center at 105 Broadway. Prizes randomly drawn from all registered runners will include a trip for two to Ireland (must be present to win). To learn more, visit www.shamrockrunners.org.

Kingston celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday, Mar. 10, Shamrock Run begins at 12:50 p.m., Parade starts marching at 1 p.m.

Yaghoubi, a grape-grower in Stormville, has two acres of table grapes in production and believes that table grapes make the best quality verjuice. In Yaghoubi’s home of Persia, verjuice is a popular commodity, and he is now looking at verjuice as a potential successful business venture. In the spring of 2018, he obtained funding through a SARE Farmer Grant proposal and with that, approached Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s agriculture senior resource educator, Jim O’Connell, to be his technical advisor.

This grant concludes on March 31, 2019. Before it ends, Jim O’Connell and Ali Yaghoubi will present their results at a workshop on March 15. The workshop will begin at 1 p.m. Samples of verjuice will be available to taste.

The workshop will be held at the Hudson Valley Research Lab at 3357 Route 9W in Highland. This event is free, but space is limited. Preregister by phone at (845) 340-3990, extension 390, or e-mail jmo98@cornell.edu. For information about Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s community programs and events, visit http://ulster. cce.cornell.edu.

Journalist Jelani Cobb at SUNY-New Paltz SUNY-New Paltz presents a lecture by Jelani Cobb, the Ira A. Lipman professor of Journalism at Columbia University’s School of Journalism, on Monday, March 11. The frequent New Yorker contributor, author of The Substance of Hope and Pulitzer Prize finalist will deliver a talk titled, “The Half-Life of Freedom: Race and the Evasion of American History.” This event, supported by the James H. Ottaway Sr. Visiting Professorship, is free and open to the public.

Jelani Cobb talk Monday, March 11, 6:30 p.m.

Lecture Center 100, SUNY-New Paltz, New Paltz, www.newpaltz.edu/ottaway

Ulster residents can now stream great films for free The popular on-demand film streaming service Kanopy is now

available for free through the 21 public libraries in Ulster County.

Library card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films instantly by visiting their library’s website. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, Roku, AppleTV or Chromecast. Patrons will be limited to five movies per month.

Offering what the New York Times calls “a garden of cinematic delights,” Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including awardwinning documentaries, rare and hardto-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Umbrella Entertainment, Madman Entertainment, Under the Milky Way, SND Films and thousands of independent filmmakers.

“We have had many patrons asking for Kanopy and are excited to provide this new resource to Ulster County residents,” said Katie Scott-Childress, director of the Saugerties Public Library.

The Ulster County Library Association signed on with Kanopy using funding

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum presents a Women’s History Month book talk and signing with Cindy Gueli, author of Lipstick Brigade: The Untold True Story of Washington’s World War II Government Girls on Wednesday, March 13. Almost a quarter of a million adventurous young women swarmed the nation’s capital to help America fight World War II. In Lipstick Brigade, historian Dr. Cindy Gueli tells their remarkable story.

This event is free, but registration is recommended.

Lipstick Brigade Wednesday, Mar. 13, 4 p.m.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum 4079 Albany Post Rd. (Rte. 9) Hyde Park, (845) 486-7745 www.fdrlibrary.org

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MUSIC Falcon hosts All-Star Tribute to Steely Dan this Friday There are two hitmaking Steely Dans: the almost-stable, almost-rock band that made their first few albums (with hits like “Reelin’ in the Years” and “My Old School”), and then the Hall-of-Fame session-player conglomerate that Donald and Walter summoned to make the highwatermark jazz/rock of their late-originalperiod records: The Royal Scam, Aja and Gaucho. These records remain, in commercial music programs the world over, rock’s pinnacle moment of musical sophistication, advanced harmony and sly, lecherous wit. The visionary novelist and cyberpunk William Gibson famously wrote, “I have always maintained that Steely Dan’s music was, has been and remains among the most genuinely subversive oeuvres in late-20th-century pop.”

The other thing about the Dan: Not everyone can play it. It’s hard. You need real cats for it. When the Falcon presents “Reelin’ in the Years: An All-Star Tribute to Steely Dan,” there will be heavy cats all over the house: Jerry Marotta drumming, Joey Eppard singing, Matt Finck covering the all-important lead guitar and a morethan-qualified cast of players in every chair. Per usual at the Falcon, there is no cover charge, but direct-to-performer donation is the way it works.

– John Burdick “Reelin’ in the Years: An All-Star Tribute to Steely Dan” Friday, Mar. 9 8 p.m.

The Falcon 1348 Route 9W Marlboro

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omposer Joan Tower, a longtime distinguished professor at Bard College and Red Hook resident, is the 2019 winner of the Gold Baton Award from the League of American Orchestras. The organization’s president Jesse Rosen stated, “We are so happy to celebrate Joan Tower’s immense contribution to orchestras. She has been a beloved presence in our community, an exemplary musical citizen, an inspiring mentor, an energetic champion of new music – in particular, women composers and performers – and a delightful colleague whose music has been broadly embraced by musicians and audiences alike.”

The award recognizes individuals and institutions whose contributions champion and advance the cause of orchestras and symphonic music throughout the US. Previous winners of this award include Aaron Copland, Yo-Yo Ma, Leonard Bernstein, Beverly Sills and John Williams. However, Tower is the first musician whose primary activity is composition to receive the award since Robert Ward in 1991.

“It’s the music that drives your life,” Tower told me, “not the awards. Awards are very nice, and sometimes they are financially helpful. It’s a wonderful kind of present to get. But the music is most important. This award is pretty interesting, though, because they usually give it to soloists, orchestra managers and conductors. In that context, this is an amazing honor. And at my age, being a woman composer, it’s a nourishing event.”

Tower has previously won a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Du Pont Award and membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 1990 she won the rich Grawemeyer Award for her orchestral composition Silver Ladders, written for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra when she was its composer-in-residence.

It’s particularly appropriate that Tower’s Golden Baton will be presented at the League’s annual conference this June in Nashville, which is where her Made in America – which has now been performed in every state – was recorded. That recording won Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Classical Composition, Best Orchestral Performance and Best Classical Album. When that CD, an all-Tower collection, was planned for recording in Nashville, there was no performance scheduled to go with it. Tower insisted that the music had to be performed in concert first, so the orchestra added a concert to inaugurate its new auditorium and invited people who had worked on the building, along with their families. The resulting audience filled the hall and gave the musicians a standing ovation.

– Leslie Gerber

Previous winners of this award include Aaron Copland, Yo-Yo Ma, Leonard Bernstein, Beverly Sills and John Williams.

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Levon Helm Studio to host Livingston Taylor on Friday

HUDSON VALLEY STRING QUARTET • 8 PM Ravel & Beethoven

DAVID GONZALEZ PRESENTS: “A GOOD BOAT” • 8 PM Music & Stories of Ancient Tibet

HIROYA TSUKAMOTO • 6 PM Intricate & Poetic Finger Style Guitar

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Livingston Taylor is no joke. The prolific songwriter, recording artist and Berklee professor claims a career of more than 50 years, countless recordings and a touring schedule that keeps him up late nearly 100 nights a year. Livingston’s recent material combines sophisticated jazz harmony,

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a musical theatrical of songcraft and the easygoing agreeability that is just the family brand. Livingston Taylor performs at Levon Helm Studio in Woodstock on March 8. Jesse Ruben opens. Seating costs $55, standing room $35.

Livingston Taylor Friday, Mar. 8 8 p.m.

Levon Helm Studio 160 Plochmann La. Woodstock (845) 679-2744 https://levonhelm.com

the “Father of Stride,” James P. Johnson, as well as Fats Waller, Art Tatum, Willie Smith and others along the way.

This show is free and open to the public.

Mathis Picard’s “Ancestral Stride” Friday, Mar. 8 7 p.m.

Mountain Top Library 6093 Main St. Tannersville www.23arts.org

Woodstock www.colonywoodstock.com

Woodstock Symphony Orchestra performs Elgar and Brahms at Bard on Saturday

Ballroom Thieves play Helsinki Hudson

Hudson Valley String Quartet, A Good Boat this weekend at Unison On March 8 and 9, the Unison Arts Center in New Paltz offers a dazzlingly eclectic weekend of serious music.

On Friday, the Hudson Valley String Quartet performs a program titled “The Bad Boys of the Quartet,” featuring works by Beethoven and Maurice Ravel. The Quartet will perform the third of Beethoven’s three “Razumovsky” quartets, Opus 59. Beethoven wrote 16 string quartets. Ravel managed only one, but it is a doozy, famous for an exquisite, pizzicato-heavy second movement used frequently in film soundtracks.

On March 9, Unison presents A Good Boat, a suite of music inspired by the ancient Tibetan text The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, featuring bansuri master Steve Gorn, legendary drummer Harvey Sorgen and guitarist/ composer David Gonzalez, a professional storyteller, poet, playwright and musician who is also a cultural ambassador for the US State Department. Tickets for both shows cost $25, with discounts for members and seniors.

Hudson Valley String Quartet, Mar. 8 A Good Boat, Mar. 9 Unison Arts Center 68 Mountain Rest Rd. New Paltz (845) 255-1559 www.unisonarts.org

Mathis Picard plays stride piano at Mountain Top Library 23Arts Initiative continues its top-shelf winter programming at the Mountain Top Library with pianist Mathis Picard’s “Ancestral Stride,” a journey to the roots of the legendary Harlem Stride. Picard has shared stages with artists such as Patti Smith, Wynton Marsalis, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Jason Moran. At this performance, he will honor the stylings of

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The popular New England progressive roots band the Ballroom Thieves perform at Club Helsinki in Hudson on Thursday, March 14. The trio of guitarist Martin Earley, percussionist Devin Mauch and cellist Calin Peters share lead vocals and songwriting duties in material that covers an enormous dynamic and stylistic range, from bedroom hush to grunge heft.

The band has shared the stage with bands like the Lone Bellow, Houndmouth and fellow New Englanders Dispatch in recent years. They will be joined by Vermont guitarist/songwriter Zack DuPont. Tickets cost $15.

Ballroom Thieves Thursday, Mar. 14 8 p.m.

Club Helsinki 405 Columbia St. https://helsinkihudson.com

Pisces Party at Colony on Saturday

The Woodstock Symphony Orchestra presents this season’s third concert on Saturday, March 9 at Olin Hall on the campus of Bard College. Titled “Friendship,” the program will include Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations – named for the composer’s “friends pictured within” each variation – as well as Johannes Brahms’ popular Academic Festival Overture and Franz Joseph Haydn’s Oboe Concerto in C Major, featuring the orchestra’s principal oboist, Allison Rubin. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $5 for students.

Woodstock Symphony Orchestra “Friendship” concert Saturday, Mar. 9 7:30 p.m.

Olin Hall Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson www.woodstocksymphony.org

Ashokan Center presents John Whelan, Low Lily on Sunday The Ashokan Center in Olivebridge celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in style, with a performance that recognizes the kindred connection between traditional Irish and American roots music. Seven-time all-Ireland accordion champion John Whelan teams with the Americana band

~The Setting~ Beautiful, Streamside, Uniquely Woodstock

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Minimalist trio this Friday at Hudson Hall

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Local deejay, radio personality and host Dave Leonard presents his 24th annual Pisces Party at Colony in Woodstock on Saturday, March 9.

Leonard spins a savvy and eclectic mix of soul, Motown, hip hop, ’90s alternative and more, with some current club hits mixed in for good measure. Also on the bill is deejay Michael Truckpile.

Tickets cost $10 in advance, $12 on the day of the show.

Open 7 days from noon.

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Pisces Party Saturday, Mar. 9 8 p.m.

Colony 22 Rock City Rd.

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imental, avant-garde and Minimalist composers and performers. Julia Kent (cello), Christopher Tignor (violin) and Alexander Turnquist (guitar) are three leading Hudson-based exponents of an experimental scene rooted in classical Minimalism. Working at the vanguard of new music today, they use tape manipulations, live looping and custom-built instruments. Tickets cost $20.

Into the Here and Now Friday, Mar. 8 7 p.m.

Hudson Hall Hudson Opera House 327 Warren St. Hudson (518) 822-1438 https://hudsonhall.org

Located on The Bearsville Theater Complex, two miles west of Woodstock Village Green.

SUNY ULSTER MUSIC DEPARTMENT PRESENTS

JOHAN DE MEIJ VISITING ARTIST/ GUEST CONDUCTOR Tuesday, March 19 • 7:30 p.m.

Stone Ridge Campus Quimby Theater • Vanderlyn Hall

The Church of the Messiah, Montgomery St. (Rte. 9), at Chestnut St., Rhinebeck

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Dutch composer and conductor Johan de Meij joins the SUNY Ulster Wind Ensemble as guest conductor. The performance will feature works by de Meij and others. There will be a Q&A session at the performance.

Johan de Meij studied trombone and conducting at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague. Johan de Meij currently maintains posts with both the New York Wind Symphony and the Kyushu Wind Orchestra in Fukuoka, Japan as their principal guest conductor. Johan is founder and CEO of his own publishing company Amstel Music, established in 1989.

For more information contact Chris Earley, Chair of the Arts, at earleyc@sunyulster.edu or (845) 688-1949.

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Low Lily on Sunday, March 10. The program show will showcase energetic jigs and reels alongside lushly arranged songs, featuring fiddle, accordion, guitars, mandolin, double bass and vocals. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the show.

John Whelan and Low Lily Sunday, Mar. 10 6-10:30 p.m.

Ashokan Center 477 Beaverkill Rd. Olivebridge (845) 657-8333 https://ashokancenter.org

Takeshi Nagayasu to perform Chopin in New Paltz on Tuesday

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EXPLORE Takeshi Nagayasu performing alongside Vladimir Feltsman last summer

For the second time in the storied run of New Paltz’s PianoSummer, the winner of the previous year’s Jacob Flier Competition will perform not only on the campus at SUNY-New Paltz, but also at a little-known joint called Carnegie Hall. Pianist Takeshi Nagayasu, the First Place winner of the 2018 PianoSummer Jacob Flier Competition, will return to campus on March 12 to perform a special recital at Studley Theatre, less than two weeks ahead of his debut solo performance at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall in New York City on March 23.

The program will consist entirely of works by Frederic Chopin, including Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante Op. 22, Nocturne Op. 62 No.1, Barcarolle Op. 60 and Sonata No.3 Op. 58. Tickets cost $8 for the general public, $6 for senior citizens, SUNY-New Paltz faculty/staff and alumni and $3 for students, and can be purchased online or at the Parker Theatre box office.

Pianist Takeshi Nagayasu Tuesday, Mar. 12 8 p.m.

Studley Theatre

Flower power It’s still anemone season in Red Hook

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s the final third of winter drags on, cabin fever sets in and our spirits need a lift to carry us through until springtime. Bringing home a bunch of cut flowers is always a cheering self-indulgence, but all the more so in winter.

Luckily, anemones are still in season – until May – at Battenfeld’s Farm in Red Hook, the world’s largest grower of hybrid anemones. Battenfeld’s greenhouses provide anemones primarily for the wholesale flower trade, hotels and resorts; but locals can buy bouquets sold first-come, first-serve in the greenhouse.

Founded by German immigrants Conrad and Elizabeth Battenfeld in the 1880s, the farm started out with a focus on fruitgrowing. But their sons turned their attention to the raising of violets, during the long period when they were extremely popular. Located not far off Route 9G, named Violet Avenue for its pervasive fragrance, Battenfeld’s became one of hundreds of greenhouses in the Rhinebeck/Red Hook/Milan/Poughkeepsie area that for decades supplied the world with so-called “blue gold.”

But after World War II, the bottom dropped out of the market for violets, which had for many decades been the most popular flower in America. Red roses supplanted them for Valentine’s Day, poinsettias for Christmas, white orchids for wedding bouquets. Local nurseries turned their energies elsewhere. Battenfeld’s soon found success as a Christmas tree farm, and by the 1960s, Conrad and Elizabeth’s grandson Dick Battenfeld had already immersed himself in growing and hybridizing anemones. They became a specialty of the farm, unrivaled for quality. And you, lucky neighbor, can simply pop by between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. seven days a week between September and May, and pick up a bouquet ranging in price from $4 to $16.

There are about 200 species of anemones: perennial flowers whose tribe belongs to the genus Ranunculaceae, which also includes buttercups, delphiniums, nigellas, hellebores and cohoshes. With a name that means “daughter of the wind” in Greek, and said in legend to have sprung up from a mixture of Adonis’ blood and Aphrodite’s tears, anemones may have been the “lilies of the field” referenced in the Bible. Crusaders brought them back from the Middle East to Europe, where they were being cultivated by the late 1600s in Belgium, Holland and France. The hybrid anemones grown by F. W. Battenfeld & Son are derived from the de Caen variety, first identified in Normandy.

While most admirers of anemones praise their vivid colors – mostly purple, white, red and pink – their neat, elegant form and long vase life, the flowers offer a special advantage to folks with chemical sensitivities: They have no discernible fragrance.

For some, that might be seen as a disadvantage. But the sight of a knot of anemones on your dinner table still remains a tonic to the winter-weary soul. You have another couple of months to stop by and grab a bunch before anemone season comes to an end. Call ahead to ensure availability, as the day’s harvest often sells out.

– Frances Marion Platt Self-serve anemones, Monday-Sunday, September-May, 7 a.m.-7 p.m., $4-$16, Battenfeld Christmas Tree Farm & Anemones, 856 Route 199, Red Hook, (845) 758-8018, https://christmastreefarm.us/anemones

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Falcon presents Bobby Harden’s Soul Purpose Band on Saturday Bobby Harden’s Soul Purpose Band features a cast of music veterans such as Cliff Lyons (Average White Band) and Reggie Pittman (Jaimoes Jassz Band), among others who have toured or recorded with artists such as Dave Stewart, Labelle, the Allman Brothers, Jim Weider and the Main Ingre-

dient. The acclaimed soul/rhythm and blues artist Harden himself is the lead singer in the Original Blues Brothers Band, led by music icons Steve Cropper and Lou Marini. A funky eightpiece outfit, Bobby Harden’s Soul Purpose Band performs at the Falcon in Marlboro on Saturday, March 9. There is no cover at the Falcon, but donation is strongly encouraged.

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Step Afrika! at Bardavon The Bardavon presents the dance, music, storytelling, humor and outreach of Step Afrika! on Friday, March 15. Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically

African American fraternities and sororities, traditional West and Southern African dances and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive experience in which the audience is a participant. General admission tickets to this unique show cost $10.

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STAGE

Ntozake Shange’s dance-infused “choreopoem” for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf will be performed at McKenna Theatre at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 7 through 9, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 10.

Dark phrases of womanhood SUNY-New Paltz revives Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide

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nyone who loves live theater has certain rare moments burned into memory – moments when we felt transported, delighted, eviscerated, whose impact never ebbs. For this reviewer, one such peak experience dates back to 1976, to the first Broadway production of the late Ntozake Shange’s dance-infused “choreopoem” for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. The entire play is deeply moving, but its emotional peak comes with the final line of the poem “a nite with beau willie brown.”

If you’ve ever seen for colored girls, or read it, or listened to the original cast recording, you know the line I mean. It’s very short. But it will rip out your soul: the sort of moment for which theater exists. The words can be read a variety of different ways. On the LP, Trazana Beverley – who won the 1977 Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as the Lady in Red – shrieks them. The night I witnessed the show, she whimpered them, which was if anything more devastating. Reportedly, Beverley threw herself into the role of Crystal so passionately that at one performance she literally fell off the front of the stage at that climactic point.

Last weekend in McKenna Theatre, 43 years on, that terrible line brought me to tears once again, uttered in yet another style of delivery – more matter-of-fact this time – by a SUNY-New Paltz student, Deborah Crumbie. I’d go so far as to say that if you can get through that passage

without weeping, you have no heart.

One need not be either “colored” or a “girl” to be profoundly affected by this extraordinary, transformative work of theater, although Shange wrote it with the deliberate intent of affirming the value and variety of black womanhood, the power of sisterhood. Many of the experiences related therein will be most relatable to women or to people of color, obviously. But anyone can know how it feels to be discarded by a lover to whom you have given everything that makes you genuine, or to be discounted as “regular” when you know that there’s something special inside you needing to burst out, or how crucial the healing powers of friendship can be.

This is a contemporary play with the universality of Shakespeare, with heights and depths of feeling that resonate with the human condition.

Since its inception, for colored girls has evolved somewhat. The AIDS crisis of the 1980s inspired Shange to write a new poem, “positive,” that was not included in the original production. Other text has been modernized slightly; Beau Willie’s PTSD is a product of time spent in Iraq, not Vietnam, for instance. But in other

respects, the message remains as urgent and revolutionary as ever – perhaps even more relevant in this era of #metoo and “intersectional” feminism.

That said, there were moments in the new SUNY Department of Theatre Arts production that seemed a little too rushed – not lingering long enough on Shange’s exquisitely real language, not giving it the space it needs to breathe. Likely that reaction is rooted in part in the fact that this reviewer has simply listened too many times to the original cast album and has preconceived notions of where the moments of stress should be, or how a certain treasured line needs to roll off the tongue. After “a nite with beau willie brown,” my favorite passage was Samantha Jane Williams’ sassy rendition, as the Lady in Green, of “somebody almost walked off with alla my stuff.”

Perhaps not coincidentally, it was the poem whose performance most closely evoked the recorded version.

These students, under the direction of assistant professor of Theatre Arts Bria Walker, give the text their own fresh spin. Shange grew up immersed in jazz, and wrote her poetry in ways that accommodate, even invite, variations in

One need not be either “colored” or a “girl” to be profoundly affected by this extraordinary, transformative work of theater

pacing: now stately, now playful, now grieving or raging. Mostly what the audience needs is to be able to take it in, fully and clearly, so that the words can work their deep magic. The SUNYNew Paltz production achieves a lofty standard and will probably be even better the second weekend. The author, who died last October, would surely be proud of them. Don’t pass up this chance to experience it. And bring a pocketful of tissues.

Performances begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 7 through 9, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 10. Ticket prices are $18 general admission, $16 for seniors (62+), SUNYNew Paltz faculty, staff and alumni and non-New Paltz students, and $10 for SUNY-NP students. To order, contact the box office at (845) 257-3880 or boxoffice@newpaltz.edu, or visit www. newpaltz.edu/nptheatre.

– Frances Marion Platt

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World finds protagonist Hiccup, a dorky young Viking (Jay Baruchel) who has successfully led his warlike tribe away from its traditional practice of killing dragons, now a leader, still questioning his own worth while presiding over an island overrun with reptilian pets of every imaginable color, size and form.

An exceptional trilogy How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World warms the heart, dazzles the eye

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ven in a Hollywood dominated, due to financial considerations, by sequelitis, trilogies have a shaky reputation.

Second installments are often notably weak, and in the rare cases such as Return of the Jedi where they improve on the original, the third segment then typically tends to fall off. A sequence of three movies that just keeps on building on its

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The How to Train Your Dragon series of animated features from DreamWorks, written and directed by Dean DeBlois, is a rare and welcome exception to these filmindustry truisms. The second movie was better than the first, and the third now tops them all, bringing the trilogy to a heartfelt, thoroughly satisfying finish. I never thought I’d be caught admitting that a movie series is markedly better than the books (by Cressida Cowell) upon which it is (very loosely) based, but here we have it. And it’s not simply because the splendid visual ride – worthy of the extra few bucks spent on goggles, if you can get to a 3-D screening – achieves wonders that the printed page cannot.

This is a story with a big heart, surprisingly moving, and character development over the course of the three installments of a degree of nuance that is rarely seen in kid flicks. Special mention must be made of the lush, propulsive score by John Powell, which ramps up our emotional engagement considerably.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World finds protagonist Hiccup, a dorky

young Viking (Jay Baruchel) who has successfully led his warlike tribe away from its traditional practice of killing dragons, now a leader, still questioning his own worth while presiding over an island overrun with reptilian pets of every imaginable color, size and form. Cate Blanchett is back as Hiccup’s noble mother Valka and America Ferrera as his tomboy girlfriend Astrid.

Also returning are Craig Ferguson as Gobber, the blacksmith who has taught Hiccup how to make all sorts of useful Steampunkish gadgets, plus his dragon-riding posse: Snotlout (Jonah Hill), Fishlegs (Christopher MintzPlasse) and Ruffnut (Kristen Wiig). The latter’s twin, Tuffnut, was previously voiced

by T. J. Miller, who has gotten himself into more than a spot of trouble in the real

world, so Justin Rupple has taken over the role. They’re all good, and each gets some moments in the spotlight.

Hiccup and friends are still busying themselves making ninja raids on baddies who capture and enslave dragons. As a result, the Arctic island of Berk has reached its saturation point; the overcrowding looks fantastic as an animated panorama but is conducive to accidental destruction. None of the Vikings wants to give up their scaly charges now that they’ve been convinced that they’re compatible with humans, but something must be done. And the concentration of dragons makes Berk a target for the latest Big Bad: Grimmel, voiced with an unctuous Russian accent

by F. Murray Abraham.

Hiccup and friends soon learn that Grimmel’s peculiar world-domination mania is to exterminate every last specimen

I never thought I’d be caught admitting that a movie series is markedly better than the books upon which it is based, but here we have it.

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HISTORY

“GILSONFEST” LECTURE LAUNCHES MONTGOMERY PLACE SPRING SALON SERIES

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ince Bard College acquired Montgomery Place in 2016, the former seat of one of the branches of the Livingston family has become the “salon” hosting public event series in the spring and fall. This weekend marks the launch of the 2019 Spring Series, with events primarily focused on music and gardening.

Famous names long associated with Montgomery Place include architect Alexander Jackson Davis and landscape designer Andrew Jackson Downing, but now visitors will have opportunities to learn about a lesser-known steward of this magnificent site overlooking the Hudson River. Part of what makes Alexander Gilson (1824-1889) remarkable is the fact that he was born into slavery. After being freed, he stayed on as head gardener, working closely with Cora Livingston Barton to develop Montgomery Place’s “pleasure gardens” during the Gilded Age redesign of the estate. Gilson eventually opened his own nursery business, and had a cultivar of ornamental plant that he had bred named after him: Achyranthes verschaffeltii, var.

Gilsoni.

“Toward an Ethical Imagination: Gilsonfest” is a collaboration among Bard College, Historic Red Hook, the Dutchess County Historical Society and the Red Hook Quilters focusing on Alexander Gilson’s life. The program kicks off at the Elmendorph Inn in Red Hook this Sunday, March 10 at 3 p.m. with a lecture, “A People’s History: Oral Histories and Inclusion,” by Susan Merriam, associate professor of Art History at Bard.

On Friday, May 24 at 11:30 a.m. at the Historic Red Hook Annex on Cherry Street in Red Hook, Gilsonfest continues with the opening of “Alexander Gilson: From Property to Property Owner.” It will include an exhibition by students in a Bard College class about Alexander Gilson, a quilting presentation by the Red Hook Quilters and a presentation on historic garden artifacts and plants. At 1 p.m. that same day, there will be a public signage dedication in honor of the life of Alexander Gilson at the Montgomery Place Visitor Center, followed by a gathering at the Montgomery Place Greenhouse toolroom.

Gardening continues to hold center stage on Friday, May 24 at 4 p.m. with a garden party in Montgomery Place’s Ellipse Garden, located in front of the Greenhouse. It will officially open an exhibition titled “The Gilded Garden: Historic Ornament in the Landscape at Montgomery Place,” which will spotlight the use of decorative garden ornaments and furniture, including cast iron, terra cotta and marble objects, alongside living plants.

Century plant in bloom at Montgomery Place, possibly by The musical side of the Spring Series comes into play with concerts J. Coumbe. Albumen print, 1873. Bard College, Montgom- and lectures on three consecutive Saturdays in May featuring music ery Place Collection of the estate’s Gilded Age heyday. On Saturday, May 11 at 3 p.m., Christopher Brellochs on saxophone and Rita Costanzi on harp will perform “The Musical Life of Cora and Thomas Livingston at Montgomery Place.” The recital, which takes place in the Montgomery Place Mansion House Parlor, will include the “Florida March,” “Manassas March” and works by Berceuse, Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Pasculli, Verdalle and Florio. Admission costs $25; to purchase tickets, visit www.hudsonriverheritage.org.

Dutchess Community College associate professor Christopher Brellochs will return to the Mansion House Parlor on Saturday, May 18 at 3 p.m. to lecture on “Music of the Gilded Age in the Hudson Valley.” Tickets for this event also cost $25.

On Sunday, May 26 at 4 p.m. at the Montgomery Place North Porch, a concert by a saxophone quartet will pull together the Spring Series’ horticultural and musical themes with “The Gardener of Montgomery Place and the Composer of Newburgh, New York.” Downriver in Newburgh, Ulysses J. Alsdorf, whose grandfather was freed by the Manumission Act of New York State on July 4, 1827, had a life journey similar to Gilson’s. The Alsdorfs were prominent entrepreneurs, involved in everything from catering to dance schools. Ulysses J. Alsdorf ’s music was used to celebrate the Newburgh portion of the 1909 Henry Hudson/Robert Fulton Celebration, when a steamboat traveled from Manhattan to Albany, stopping in Newburgh. Four of his compositions will be performed, along with works by Mohr, Kreutzer, Mayeur and Florio. The saxophonists include Christopher Brellochs, Eric Aweh, Joe North and Wayne Tice. Admission is free, and attendees are requested to bring their own lawn chairs and/or blankets.

The Spring Series concludes on Sunday, May 26 at 2 p.m. with the lecture “History of Memorial Day” by Myra Young Armstead, Lyford Paterson Edwards and Helen Gray Edwards professor of Historical Studies at Bard College. This will be presented at the Montgomery Place Coach House, followed by refreshments on the Mansion House north porch. Except where ticket prices are specified, these events are free and open to the public and no registration is required. For more information, visit https://bard.edu/montgomeryplace.

– Frances Marion Platt Susan Merriam, “A People’s History: Oral Histories and Inclusion,” Sunday, March 10, 3 p.m., free, Elmendorph Inn, 7562 North Broadway, Red Hook; https://bard.edu/montgomeryplace.

of Night Fury, the dragon species to which Hiccup’s pal Toothless belongs. Grimmel captures a female Light Fury – with whom Toothless is immediately smitten – and uses her as bait. While his actions sometimes defy logic, the villain is of the juicy sort who likes to toy with his victims, leading to a few plot twists that yield maximal screentime for dragonback air raids and firefights. In a movie this spectacularly animated, that’s a good thing. The most stunning sequence is a visit to a secret submarine haven that lies beneath a waterfall at the edge of the world, where Hiccup hopes that the dragons of Berk can find permanent safety – if he can prevent Grimmel from finding his way there.

How to Train Your Dragon 3 is loaded with humor, both visual and verbal.

There’s an outstanding sequence in which Hiccup, hiding in the shrubbery, mimes suggestions to Toothless for moves that might be effective in a mating dance to impress the standoffish Light Fury. Wiig gets to do a hilarious motormouthed “Ransom of Red Chief ” routine as Grimmel’s prisoner, annoying him to the point where he kicks her out.

But it’s the heartstring-tugging that stays with you in the end, because this is a tale of a maturing youth in a maturing society. Love, Hiccup discovers, demands sacrifice, as does saving ecosystems. You’ll come out of How to Train Your Dragon 3 feeling good, in a misty-eyed sort of way. And you’ll probably wish that there could be a How to Train Your Dragon 4.

– Frances Marion Platt

Dinner and a movie at CIA this Friday conjure Julia Child

“Women-in-the-kitchen” takes on a wholly fresh meaning when Women’s History Month is celebrated at the Culinary Institute of America. A series of three films is being screened each Friday evening to focus on female icons and leaders in the mostlymale industry.

This Friday’s screening in the Marriott Pavilion on the CIA campus will be Julie and Julia, the 2009 film honoring Julia Child in a story that has Julie Powell replicating all 524 recipes in the culinary queen’s landmark cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Powell’s best-selling memoir of the same name, subtitled My Year of Cooking Dangerously, set the 30-something’s tedious life on a new course; the film (with screenplay written by Nora Ephron) also highlights the life of Julia Child, which was never a tedious one, but demonstrates how learning to cook changed everything for her, too.

Start the evening off by indulging in a four-course French feast at the Bocuse Restaurant with a perfect bowl of French onion soup gratinée, a sumptuous quenelle of fish and a hearty beef Bourguignon, finished off with brandy cherry claflouti and almond milk ice cream. C’Est magnifique. That prix fixe menu should put us all in a bon mood.

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“WHY DID MY GRANDMOTHER raise two generations of female artists, when being a female artist was looked upon like being a prostitute?”

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Brenda Bufalino (center), internationally known tap dancer and choreographer, will read from her “fictional memoir,” Song of the Split Elm, on Sunday, March 10 at Inquiring Minds bookstore in New Paltz.

Dancing with the ancestors Brenda Bufalino’s “fictional memoir” pays homage to strong women

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here are many rich strands intermingling in the tapestry of Brenda Bufalino’s bloodlines: Italian, Scottish, English and Native American. That last strand, though, has always posed a mystery; absent legal documents and other records, the histories of her maternal great-grandmother and great-greatgrandmother have slipped into the mists of legend and conjecture. For many years, with diligence and devotion, Bufalino tried to discover and piece together the stories of their lives, but to little avail. So she did something extraordinary: She created plausible, poignant, vividly beautiful lives for them.

On Sunday, March 10, Bufalino – known locally, nationally and internationally as a

dancer and choreographer – will read from her “fictional memoir” of her Penobscot Indian ancestors, Song of the Split Elm, at Inquiring Minds bookstore in New Paltz.

The central figure of the story, which takes place in New England in the latter decades of the 19th century, is Madeline Prophet, Bufalino’s great-grandmother, a free spirit whose singing was “as haunting as a wooden flute played by an Indian in a mountain cave.”

“I was so happy to give Madeline a life,” says Bufalino. “I was so inspired by this character – her fierceness, her whole relationship to the moon and the dirt and the trees – all of that really reflects me.”

The native river coursing through Madeline’s bloodstream fills her with deep and abiding reverence for the Earth and lends her voice its preternatural beauty.

But her stern Calvinist father, Jeremiah Prophet, constrains her at every turn, believing her melodies to be the work of the Devil, and rebukes her for giving voice to anything other than church hymns and the Songs of Solomon. Although Madeline’s mother, Hannah, is her ally, and her two young brothers cherish her, the wedge that Jeremiah drives between his daughter’s heart and his own can only lead to tragedy.

But generations of strong women preserve and pass on what men cannot

Lena Strickland, Bufalino’s grandmother

quell, and the spirit of Madeline Prophet lives on in her daughter, Lenore – Bufalino’s grammy – and in Bufalino herself. This theme of women nurturing, sustaining and passing along the spark of life and creativity from one generation of matriarchs to the next finds eloquent expression in the thoughts that Bufalino gives to Hannah, who “welcomes her daughter’s melodies as if they are her own sounds choked and

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swallowed day after day as she pounds the dough or bakes her cakes. She wonders, for how many mothers is it so and has it been, that their dried-up dreams find fresh untrammeled loam in their daughters’ fight for freedom. Loam where mothers plant their seeds to flower in the daughters of Mother Earth.” And again, later, when Hannah leaves her censuring, Godfearing husband, she understands that her daughter, now married and far away, “had represented the free part of herself, still connected to the spirits of wind, water and Earth.”

Those passages offer an answer to one of the questions Bufalino posed to herself at the outset of writing the book: “Why did my grandmother raise two generations of female artists, when being a female artist was looked upon like being a prostitute?” Perhaps because, as Madeline was for Hannah, Lenore’s daughter and granddaughter were for her: the free part of herself.

Song of the Split Elm was written over many years, as Bufalino got to know her characters, listening and talking to them. She wrote a lot of the book in longhand, conducting research in the Rice Public Library in Kittery, Maine, going back and forth between Penobscot powwows and Baptist services, as the local Calvinist congregation was long gone.

The relationship to her freshly imagined ancestors became deep and binding – so much so that, the night the book was finished, she says, “I was half asleep when a light came through my window, three times. I said, ‘You’re welcome.’”

In addition to being a captivating transgenerational saga, Song of the Split Elm also grapples with issues that we continue to contend with, such as women’s rights, artistic freedom and the reverent, symbiotic way that indigenous peoples relate to the Earth, as opposed to the destructive, proprietary way of the dominant culture. The characters are fully alive on the page, their stories engaging, and the writing at times intensely lyrical: “The scarlet tanagers sang melodies at dusk that inspired the wooden reed players to delicious trills and arpeggios, lilting, then soaring, until only the chill of night sent the musicians back to the hearth of their wigwams.”

A sequel is already in the works: a continuation of the life story of Grammy Lenore, a piano prodigy who had to stifle her musical dreams and go to work for the A. P. Little shoe manufacturers in Lynn, Massachusetts, for whom she eventually became head bookkeeper. Ah, but how proud would she be to know that her granddaughter Brenda has been able to live the dream of being a full-time artist, touring the world and bringing joy to the lives of so many people? And how doubly proud to know that Brenda has created a White Buffalo Dance, performed in taps to a tom-tom beat, with 6/8 patterns in counterpoint? “I created this piece as an homage to my heritage and the sacred White Buffalo of the Native Americans,” says the choreographer, whose name in Italian, oddly and aptly enough, means “Little Buffalo.”

– Mikhail Horowitz Brenda Bufalino reading/book-signing, Sunday, March 10, 4-5:30 p.m., Inquiring Minds, 6 Church Street, New Paltz; (845) 255-8300, www.inquiringbooks. com.

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FROM 9/11 TO HUDSON VALLEY BROWNFIELDS IN BIFF THURINGER’S WASTED: A STORY OF LOVE GONE TOXIC

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orty pages into Biff Thuringer’s Wasted: A Story of Love Gone Toxic, a reader could be pardoned for suspecting that this dense and provocative novel is going to be all atmosphere and milieu. Wasted begins with a closeup of downtown Manhattan immediately after 9/11, surprisingly lyrical in a frank and caustic New York way. Through the eyes (and ears and nostrils) of Nate Randall, a washed-up near-miss rock star who was already bereft and rudderless before the planes hit, Thuringer’s ground-level evocations of the days after the attack are chilling, sensuous and surreal.

Those first 40 or so pages buzz with immediacy, authority and the involuntarily vivid, make-it-stop recall of someone who has actually been to Mars.

But Wasted turns out to be anything but – or rather, everything but – a dwelling literary exercise in evocation and seedy rocker nostalgia, or a meditation on an illusion-rupturing moment in American history. That’s fine. We have quite enough of those, I’d say, and Wasted is something less predictable and ultimately more ambitious. The events of September 11 literally unearth the novel’s plot, set the hero on his path and then recede from the narrative as a variety of evil far older and more entrenched takes over.

As its title proclaims and implies, this is a love story as well as an environmental and political thriller and exposé. Ironically, it is the love story that asks the most willingness and imaginative extension of the reader.

Wasted’s brilliant and obsessively detailed untangling of corruption, malfeasance and complicity will hardly tax the credulity of anyone who is paying attention to the real world… to which Wasted often bears a conspicuous resemblance.

After its brutal, dreamlike and virtuosic Manhattan prelude, Wasted relocates to an anonymized and aliased mid-Hudson Valley, where Nate Randall lands after losing his girlfriend, home and health (but finding his nascent purpose) in the rubble of the Trade Center. In the community of Dutch Hollow, Randall discovers a heretofore-unsuspected talent for journalism and investigation and falls in with a tenderly portrayed cast of young, misfit beat reporters and editors. He gets his nose way too deep into a web of crime, contamination, cronyism and cover-up, implicating the mob, local and state government, and a composite evil corporation called USE: Universal Silicon Enterprises. Too much more than that would be spoiling this very rich and researched plot.

As a stylist, Thuringer is a pure, unapologetic maximalist. He piles on. His modifiers have modifiers. For all the opulence of the language, the vision is essentially cynical and decidedly noir. Wasted does not pass on a single opportunity to magnify the grime and raunch of places, the vanities and hypocrisies of people. It is relentless in its gnarly, hairy and raw descriptions and deconstructions. In some ways, this giddy relish makes Thuringer’s prose rather high-stress. But it is equally impressive in its verbal resourcefulness and its vast range of reference and expertise.

That range of expertise is in fact the most dazzling dimension of Wasted: the author’s acute and energetic command of the intricacies of petrochemicals and industrial processes, regional histories, government, the underworld, investigative journalism and much more. Nothing is taken lightly. Nothing is fudged or glossed.

Every novel attempts to render a world, and the challenge of worldmaking is formidable, no matter how close to or removed from the one we inhabit. Biff Thuringer has wrought this world tooth and nail. The effect is unsettling, justly paranoia-inducing and ultimately rousing. Wasted is a kind of delayed-onset bildungsroman and Hero’s Journey in which an emotionally stunted, self-serving, hedonistic loner on the steps of his 40s discovers his conscience, his calling, his political agency and the daring to love and care about the world.

Biff Thuringer is the unlikely nom de plume of Steve Hopkins, onetime keyboardist of the New York City funk/rock band Milo Z and a longtime local journalist and editor. The novel’s companion website will tell you more about all of that, as well as imply in cautiously worded ways that much of what goes down in Wasted – especially all the worst stuff – is not terribly fanciful at all. Get the book and learn more at www.biffogram.com.

– John Burdick

This is a love story as well as an environmental and political thriller and exposé. Ironically, it is the love story that asks the most willingness and imaginative extension of the reader.

obscure purpose of literary added value: the pure joy it brings.” Her Word Café had people lapping up the inspiring works of local authors and taking pen in hand to practice what they’d just learned.

A founding participant in Actors & Writers (a long-running group that stages script readings in the Hudson Valley – hundreds of them since 1991), Shengold has authored books on the craft of playwriting, as well as adult and YA books of fiction and a

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gorgeous photo/essay collection of her many author interviews. You could say she has a “strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something” with the written word: a penchant.

Next word: “inclusion,” as in “the action or state of including or of being included within a group or structure.” Shengold’s multi-varied activities in venues around the county are inclusive. She and her associate word-lovers pull in sellout audiences,

like they did at recent performances at Lydia’s Café last month with Laura Shaine Cunningham’s Bistro Dinner Theatre. Its success has prompted the launching of Literary Dinner Salons where notable locals will entertain us with readings. The firstin-the-series salon is set to take place on Thursday, March 14.

“Curate” means to “select the performers or performances that will feature in an arts event or program.” Shengold has amassed

a stellar posse of favorite writers, many of whom live in the Hudson Valley. Dutchess County essayist Akiko Busch (How to Disappear: Notes on Invisibility in a Time of Transparency), New Paltz poet and Wallkill Valley Writers workshop leader Kate Hymes (True Grain), Woodstock memoirist and teacher Abigail Thomas (A Three Dog Night, What Comes Next and How to Like It), and Phoenicia novelist/musician Robert Burke Warren (Perfectly Broken) will each take the stage on March 14.

When asked how she curates such a wellrounded program, Shengold said, “When I organize a group reading, I like to mix up fiction, nonfiction, memoir and poetry: something for everyone. I recently did a group reading at Rough Draft with four other writers – Lisa Phillips, Jana Martin, Beverly Donofrio and Robert Burke Warren – and I loved the way our pieces bounced off each other.

“My Word Café series was always one-onone. This one will have a group energy. And food! Café co-owner Mark Usvolk told me to choose a theme that would bring me joy, and I thought, why not Joy? I think we’re all ready to leave ice, snow and divisive politics behind, and celebrate the return of spring light.”

Lydia’s Café will offer full dinner service (entrees priced at $12 to $26) at 6 and 6:30 p.m.; readings begin at 7:30. Seating is limited and events fill fast, so call for reservations. The Literary Dinner Salon is presented by Laura Shaine Cunningham, who will host Russian Night on Thursday, April 11. Shengold will return with another group of notable writers on April 25.

– Ann Hutton Lydia’s Literary Dinner Salon, Thursday, March 14, 6-10 p.m., donations accepted, 7 Old US Highway 209 (north of Kripplebush Road), Stone Ridge; (845) 687-6373, http://lydias-cafe.com.

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Group, 3rd Mondays, through 5/20, 5:30-7pm; Younger Women’s Support Group, 3rd Thursdays, through 5/16, 5:30-7pm; & GlioblastomaSupport Group, 3rd Tuesdays, through 5/21 6-7:30pm.

Info: 845-339-2071; oncology.support@hahv. org; hahv.org/service/cancer-support-program.

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8am-9am Woodstock Senior Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

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10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org. Cost varies.

11am-12pm Woodstock Senior Level One (Moderate) Yoga with Susan Blacker. Centering, warm-ups, posture flow, relaxation and meditation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

11:30am-1pm Comedy Writing Workshops.

This workshop is for those who are interested in a stand- up career; a script to sell, develop and publish or just for fun! Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. www.esopuslibrary.org.

FREE. 12pm-1pm Noon Time Flow. A midday vinyasa flow yoga class that links breath with movement

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Info: 845-255-8212, contact@thelivingseed.com, www.thelivingseed.com. class cards and packages apply.

12:15pm Fine Arts Recitals. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

12:30pm-6pm Expert Tarot Readings with Sylvia Forni from Florence, Italy. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call ahead for appointment.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes.

1pm Kerhonkson - Accord Seniors Meeting.

Meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month.

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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.

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.

3pm Dungeons & Dragons. Meets every Thursday at 3pm. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

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3:30pm-6:30pm Free Math Tutoring. Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus, Trigonometry, and SAT/ ACT Prep. Call to sign up 845-255-1255. Meets every Thursday at 3:30pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. www.MathTutoringwithMisha.com. Free.

4pm-5pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & Thursdays at 4pm.

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by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

5pm-6:30pm New Paltz Climate Action Coalition Meeting. Meets every Thursday. New Paltz Village Hall, Plattekill Ave, New Paltz. www. newpaltzclimateaction.org.

5pm-7:30pm Happy Testing Hour. Free HIV & STI testing. Meets on the 1st Thursday of each month from 5-7:30pm. Info: 845-704-7322; 845-331-5300;jdebella@hudsonvalleycs.org; LGBTQCenter.org. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

5:30pm-6:30pm Gardening Club. Join us to discuss gardening and to start planning for the spring! Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. www.esopuslibrary.org. FREE. 6pm-7:30pm Upstairs at Murray’s: Kiese Laymon - A Fundraiser for Tivoli Free Library. A fundraiser benefiting the Tivoli Free Library with author, Kiese Laymon. The Sanctuary at Murray’s, 73 Broadway, Tivoli. http:// bit.ly/2BxMopi. Includes one paperback copy of, Heavy: An American Memoir.

6pm-7:15pm The Mind Illuminated: A Meditiation and Discussion Group. Guided by the author, this group will offer you a set of practical tools and techniques that work across all types of meditation practices. Every Thursday Evening until further notice. Info: 845-393-4325; info@ woodstockhealingarts.com. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $395.

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.

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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.

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7:30am-9am Morning Yoga Practice. Connect to your intention and sacred space with breath work & yoga, Hanna somatic movement, qigong, meditation and relaxation. All levels. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt.

299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@ thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. class cards and packages apply.

9:45am-10:45am Woodstock Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

11:30am-1:30pm Friday Soups are Back! Served Community Style open to ALL at NO COST. New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-419-5063, sharon.jean. roth@gmail.com.

1pm-2pm Chair Yoga. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

7pm Old Dutch Choir. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

7pm Chess Club. Meets every Thursday. Open to all chess players. Chess sets provided. Free admission. Info: 845-256-5600. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz.

7:30pm Trivia Night @ 2 Way Brewing Company. Put your useless knowledge to the test! Starts @ 7:30pm sharp. Maximum team size - 5 people. Beer prizes! Free admission. 2 Way Brewing Company, 18 West Main Street, Beacon. Info: 845-202-7334, information@2waybrewingcompany.com, https://www.facebook.com/event.

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8:30pm Bluegrass Clubhouse. Featuring Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, & Geoff Harden.

Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

7pm-8:30pm Free Holistic Self-Care Class: Making Our Vital and Mysterios Energetics More Real. With Dr. Mark Jordan, D.C. How can we make our vital and mysterious energetics more real? By seeing, sensing and directing our energy. By giving and receiving energy. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St.(Route 209), Stone Ridge. Info: info@rvhhc.org, www. rvhhc.org. Free.

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. https:// bit.ly/2xTr2TX.

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12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings, Tarot Readings and Chakra Attunement every Friday with Owl Medicine Woman Mary Vukovic.

Walk-ins warmly welcome or call ahead for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes.

7pm-8pm Gardiner Library Knitting Group. Sit and knit. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls. org, gardinerlibrary.org.

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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 Avenue, Kingston. greenkill.org.

7pm-8pm Cookbook Club- Informational Meeting. Bring your dish and recipe. This first meeting will be a chance to share your favorite recipe from any cookbook while we discuss specifics. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, https://bit.ly/2Vp4oJU.

7pm-8pm Ulster County Bass Masters Chapter of NYB.A.S.S. Federation Meeting. General membership meeting. Info: 845-679-9272 Anchorage Restaurant, 182 Canal St. Eddyville.

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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 Live @ The Falcon: Telepathic Moon Dance. Psychedelic-dance-funk. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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8pm Live @ The Falcon: Latin Jazz Express “The Music of Eddie Palmieri”. A line-up of seasoned pros. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com.

12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

7pm-8pm Reader’s Choice Book Club. We will be discussing “Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara.

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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.

4:30pm-7:30pm Fish Fry Friday. Fish, fries, mac & cheese, cole slaw, roll, and drink. $12 adults, $11 seniors (60+), $7 Children (12 & under). Eat-in or take out. Fridays, 4:30-7:30pm through 4/19. Info: 845-297-3897. New Hackensack Fire Station, 217 Meyers Corners Rd, Wappingers Falls.

5pm-7pm Gallery Talk: Focus Gaia 2019. Juror Amy Cheng, Professor of Art, SUNY New Paltz, and Gallery Director Carl Van Brunt will lead a discussion about the current exhibition,. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker ST, Woodstock. http://www.woodstockart.org. Free.

6pm-8pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Friday evening services. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org, http://www. wjcshul.org.

6:45pm-8:30pm Children & Teen Ministries.

Meets Fridays: 6:45-8:30pm. Class for adults also offered. Info: 845-876-6923 or cdfcirone@ aol.com. Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Rt9 & Rt9G, Rhinebeck.

7pm-10pm Alex Smith Organ Trio. Keyboardist/ arranger for Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett. Joining Alex will be Jesse Lewis on guitar & Tony Jefferson on drums. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-6373, mark@lydiasdeli. com, lydias-cafe.com. No cover charge but donations are welcome.

7pm-9pm Open Mic at the Library. Listento local musical talent! To participate, arrive at the library at 6:30 pm to sign up for a slot. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. www. esopuslibrary.org. FREE. 7pm-9pm Book Reading: The Dark Eclipse with A. W. Barnes. Reading followed by Conversation with Therese Eiben. Time & Space Limited, 434 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-822-8100, fyi@ timeandspace.org, https://bit.ly/2S2XwEi.

7pm-8:30pm Fundraiser: Chamber Music for Ulster Chamber Foundation. Artbar Gallery, Ulster County Regional Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc., and Midtown Music concert raising money for Leadership Ulster. Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 718-4338925, midtownmusickingston@gmail.com, midtownmusickingston.com. $10 online, $12 at the door.

7pm 23Arts in the Snow IV: Ancestral Stride.

Mathis Picard’s Ancestral Stride takes audiences on a journey through the early roots and ages of pianos past to celebrate his own personal favorite of all piano styles, the legendary Harlem Stride.

Free admission & all ages. Mountaintop Library, 6093 Main St, Tannersville. 23arts.org/mountaintop/2019.

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.

8pm-10pm Hudson Valley String Quartet. The Bad Boys of the Quartet: Ravel & Beethoven.

Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-1559, info@unisonarts.org, https://bit.ly/2SUXjUA. $25, $22 Seniors, $20 Members, $10 Students.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Fred Zepplin. Classic Rock; Unconventional Set Lists. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Reelin’ In The Years.

An All-Star Tribute to Steely Dan. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

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Oncology Support Programs of HealthAlliance Hospital. WMC Health offers emotional support, wellness and healing arts programs for people affected by cancer. Programs offered: Women’s Cancer Support Group for Women, 3rd Fridays, 11am - 12:30pm through 5/17; Linda Young Ovarian Cancer Support Group, Last Wednesdays,through 5/29 7-8:30pm; Men’s Cancer Support Group, 1st Thursdays, through 5/2, 5:30-7pm; Caregivers Support Group, 3rd Mondays, through 5/20, 5:30-7pm; Younger Women’s Support Group, 3rd Thursdays, through 5/16, 5:30-7pm; & GlioblastomaSupport Group, 3rd Tuesdays, through 5/21 6-7:30pm.

Info: 845-339-2071; oncology.support@hahv. org; hahv.org/service/cancer-support-program.

Herbert H. and Sofia P. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston.

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-10:30am Centering Prayer and Meditation. A receptive method of silent prayer. People of all faiths are welcome and no previous meditation experience is required. St Gregory’s Church, 2578 Route 212, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8800, matthew.stgregorys@gmail.com. free.

10am Kerhonkson Synagogue Shabbat Service. Please join us for a musical and meditative Sabbath service followed by our wonderful kiddish. Bring a kosher dairy or parve dish to share. All welcome. Kerhonkson Synagogue, 26 Minnewaska Trail, Kerhonkson. kerhonksonsynagogue.org.

10am-12pm Woodland Playhouse Art Show.

Local pre-school Woodland Playhouse will be displaying artwork made by the children. All are welcome. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, www.phoenicialibrary. org.

10am-12pm Home Composting Seminar. $45 Fee includes compost bin, 1.5 hours of instruction, & guided tour of UCRRA’s composting operation.

Class size is limited register now! Info: 845-3360600; apeo@ucrra.org. Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency, 999 Flatbush Road, Kingston. ucrra.org.

10am-3pm Abilities First: A Showcase of Resources for Enrichment & Inclusion. 30+ vendors supporting individuals with disabilities & special needs. Poughkeepsie Galleria, 2001 South Rd, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-485-9803, abilitiesfirstny. Open to the Public.

10am-11am All Level Yoga. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

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 New Baby - Saturday Social Circle.

Meets every Saturday, 10am-12pm. Info: 845-2550624. This group for mamas looking to meet other mamas, babies and toddlers for activities, socialization and friendship. Whether you are pregnant, have a new baby or older kids. There is time for socialization so you can connect with old friends and get to know new ones. New Baby New Paltz, 264 Main St, New Paltz.

10am-12pm Shabbat Morning Services. Music filled services and Torah study. Connect to tradition and open your heart. Family’s welcome.

Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@ wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org.

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-2pm Women of Cedar Grove Tours.

Explore the historic Main House on a new guided tour bringing to light the stories of five women who lived here. Info: 518-943-7465; info@thomascole.org. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St, Catskill. thomascole.org.

11am Drop-In Snowshoe Lessons at Sam’s Point Preserve. Every Saturday through March, weather permitting. Designed for people who are beginners, interested in trying snowshoeing as a new winter activity. Snowshoes are available to rent for this program at a discounted rate of $5 per person at the Sam’s Point Visitor Center.

Info: 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Cragsmoor.

11am-1pm Teen Gaming. Three computers with League of Legends installed. Bring your own laptop. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

11:30am-1:30pm Friendship Bracelet Workshop. Make friendship bracelets for you and your friends! Hosted by Library Clerk, Arobi. For all ages. Drop-in! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-7573771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, tivolilibrary. org. FREE. 12pm-6pm If Wishes Were Horses. Queen City 15 presents guest sculptor Kyle Cottier. Show exhibits Fridays & Saturdays at 12pm through 3/30. Info: 8454830738, queencity15gallery@ gmail.com, www.queencity15.com.

12:30pm-6:45pm Expert Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $30/30 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. New Paltz.

1pm-3pm Writing Workshop “Witness to History”. With Carol Bergman, published author and Associate Adjunct Professor of Writing at New York University, in the Library’s Activity Room. Participants will present an oral report, followed by in-library research and then will write a personal essay. The event is free and open to the public. Space is limited; registration is required.

Call the Program Office at 845 687-7023 for

details. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge. stoneridgelibrary.org/calendar.

2pm Woodstock Poetry Society and Festival.

A Woodstock Second Saturday event featuring guest poets. For info contact Phillip Levine at 845-246-8565 or pprod@mindspring.com. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. woodstockpoetry.com.

2:30pm-5:30pm Somatics/Improvisation and the Poetics of Dance. This workshop by K.J. Holmes is an entrance into our wide, vivid imaginations through structures and scores for dancing and creating theater. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845-338-0333, ask@ askforarts.org, https://bit.ly/2VgndPA. $40.

3pm Opening Reception: First Student Show of 2019. The event is held in the WSA Robert H. Angeloch Gallery.Exhibits through 5/4. Info: 845-679-2388. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 NY-212, Woodstock. woodstockschoolofart.org.

3pm-6pm Newburgh Open Movement. 3-4pm - Movement Workshop with Ophra Wolf; & 4-6pm - Open Movement Jam with live music.

Safe Harbors Lobby at the Ritz, 107 Broadway, Newburgh, NY 12550, Newburgh. www.safeharbors.org. Donations.

4pm-7pm Opening Reception. A new contemporary art exhibition featuring representational landscape paintings by artists; Daniela Cooney, Tarryl Gabel, Laura Garramone, Judith Hraniotis and Susan Miller. Exhibits through May 26. Info: 845-831-1001. Bannerman Island Gallery (BIG), 150 Main St, Beacon. bannermancastle.org.

4pm-5:30pm Madrigals and Guys. Come join us at the Gardiner Library for Madrigals and more. starting on Saturday February 16. All voice parts are needed. We sing other songs besides Madriga. Info: 845-255-9404; maosgood41@ gmail.com. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner.

4pm-5:30pm All County Band Concert. Selected students from over nine school districts get together for two days to practice with guest conductors, to then put on this concert. SUNY Ulster Senate Gymnasium, 491 Cottekill road, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-5262, dziombas@ sunyulster.edu, https://bit.ly/2WeiBLb. $5/adults, $3/students and seniors.

5pm-8pm Artists’ Reception: Hue Tint Shade.

Paintings by Karl LaLonde. Exhibits through 4/7.

Info: 845-838-2880. RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main St, Beacon. riverwindsgallery.com.

5pm-9pm Beacon Second Saturday. A city-wide celebration of the arts held on the second Saturday of every month where galleries and shops stay open until 9pm, most of which are right along Main Street. In addition to displaying art from around the globe, the event often includes free gallery talks, live music, and wine tasting. Beaconarts.org. Downtown Beacon, Main Street, Beacon.

6pm 50 Years Ago Along the Catskill Mountain Branch. A photo retrospective of the U & D Railroad Corridor and the communities along the way.

Buffet dinner followed by a slide presentation from Gene Dauner, Photo Historian. Sponsored by the U & D Railway Revitalization Corp. Info: 518-965-5246. Boiceville Inn, Rt 28, Boiceville. udrrcorp.com. $18.

6pm-9pm Screening: Into Eternity. Potluck at 6pm, film at 7pm. Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham.

Info: 518-766-2992, poetapoetus@taconic.net, www.oldchathamquakers.org. free.

6pm-10pm 4th Annual Bow Ties & Blue Jeans Dinner & Fundraiser. The Annual Bowties & Blue Jeans Dinner is a fundraiser so the YMCA can continue to carry out its commitment to the community. Info: 845-338-3810; hbell@ymcaulster.org. Best Western Plus Hotel, 503 Washington Ave, Kingston. $75.

6:30pm-10pm Newburgh: Beauty and Tragedy.

Discussion with director Dmitri Kasterine after screening. McKinley Hall, 50 Liberty St, Beacon. moviesthatmatterbeacon.org.

7pm-10pm Preview: Mayhem at the Oscars.

A New Paltz United Teachers murder mystery event to benefit the High School Scholarship Fund. It’s Oscar night and the stars are behaving more erratically than usual. They’re all suspects in the suspicious death of two presenters who are also the leaders of an infamous Hollywood cult known as “Scientometry.” Who had the motive? Who had the opportunity? Solve the mystery and win a prize. Written and directed

by Liz Burdick, produced by Jane Beck and Meri Lederer and starring the staff of Lenape and other New Paltz schools. Contact: Liz Burdick Lburdick@newpaltz.k12.ny.us.; 845-901-0155.

Jewish Congregation of New Paltz Community Center, 30 N. Chestnut St, New Paltz.

7pm-10pm The Jazz Cats. The Cats are back!

Steven Frieder - sax, Peter Tomlinson - keys, Mark Usvolk - bass, Bob Meyer - drums. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-6373, mark@lydiasdeli.com, lydias-cafe.com. No cover charge but donations are welcome.

7pm-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 The Woodstock Symphony Orchestra presents Friendship. Music Director Jonathan Handman. Featuring works byBrahms,

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Haydn & Elgar. $25/adults,$20/srs,$5/students.

Info: 845-266-3517; woodstocksymphony.org; wchorchestra@aol.com. Snow date: 3/10, 3pm.

Bard College / Olin Hall, 30 Campus Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson.

7:30pm Rock Tavern Chapter of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild Coffeehouse: Julie Snow.

Open mic performances will be available to all.

Cost of admission for this event is $6 ($5 for Folk Guild members and seniors). Info: 845-978-5620.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Rock Tavern, 9 Vance Rd, Rock Tavern. hudsonvalleyfolkguild.org.

7:30pm-11pm Kingston Swing Dance. With The Metropolitan Hot Club. $15 admission includes basic lesson at 7:30-8pm with instructors Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios. No partner or dance experience necessary to attend. All are welcome. For more info visit got2lindy.com;845-236-3939. Boys & Girls Club of Ulster County, 139 Greenkill Ave, Kingston.

7:30pm-8:30pm Contra Dance. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

8pm-10pm A Good Boat with David Gonzalez.

A suite of music inspired by the ancient Tibetan text THE 37 PRACTICES OF A BODHISATTVA. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

Info: 845-255-1559, info@unisonarts.org, http:// bit.ly/2Ey8Ala. $25, $22 Seniors, $20 Members, $10 Students.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: The Reverend Jefferson Band. Psychedelic Rock honoring Jefferson Airplane & Hot Tuna. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Bobby Harden’s Soul Purpose Band. Acclaimed soul/ rhythm and blues singer. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@ thefalcon.com.

8pm Spring Dance Concert. Choreographed and performed by Bard students. Bard Richard B. Fisher Center, 60 Manor Ave, Annandale. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter@bard.edu, https:// bit.ly/2GptCo9. Free; reservations required.

Sunday

3/10

8am-11:30am Big “Irish” Breakfast Buffet.

Hosted by the Spring Lake Fire Department.

Menu includes pancakes, French toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes & Irish soda bread!

Anyone that shows up playing your bagpipes or drums..eats for free! $9/adults, $5/12 & under.

Spring Lake Fire Department, Lucas Ave, Kingston.

10am-2pm Warwick Winter Farmers’ Market.

More than a dozen farmers and vendors offer locally & regionally grown, raised and produced foods, beverages and body care items. Info: 845-258-4998, Facebook: Warwick Winter Farmers Market. Warwick Indoor Winter Farmers Market, 115 Liberty Corners Rd, Pine Island.

Women in Black. Village Green/Woodstock, Woodstock.

2pm The New York Lingdro Troupe. Tibetan Ritual Peace Dance Performance. Suggested donation: $10. The Tibetan Center, 875 Rt 28, Kingston.

2pm Heritage vs. Heirloom Gardening. To shake off these winter blues, Horticulturist Diana Weiner will be speaking on Heritage vs. Heirloom Gardening and how to increase your yield for the 2019 growing season. Time and the Valley Museum, St. Rt. 55, Grahamsville.

2pm-3:30pm Annual Iyoya Children’s Art Show. A Celebration of Children’s Art showcases work by very young artists from throughout the Hudson Valley at Vassar’s Palmer Gallery.

Vassar College Palmer Gallery, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY. Info: 845-437-5370.

2pm-4pm The Turning Point. Two women confront their decisions they made long ago: one to quit dance to raise a family, the other for a career as a prima ballerina. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, http://www.rosendaletheatre.org. $12/$6 Age 12 and under.

2pm-6pm Sunday Jazz. J. Drechsler Quartet/ Septet with special guest artists in concert at 2pm.

Daily featured composers and theme based selections. Sign up at 3:30pm to sit in with the band at 4pm. All musical levels given time! Great coffee, baked goods, friendly service, relaxed atmosphere.

No worries. No cover! Info: 845-633-8287. Cafeteria Coffeehouse, 58 Main St, New Paltz.

2pm-3:30pm Meditation, Intention and the Zero Point Field. Learn how to drop down and tune in, helping you focus your unique frequencies and increasing your potential to create positive change. Sage Academy of Sound Energy, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-5650, sagehealingcenter@gmail.com, http://sageacademyofsoundenergy.com. $20 exchange.

3pm-5:30pm A People’s History: Oral Histories and Inclusion. Susan Merriam, Associate Professor of Art History at Bard College, shares her take on how oral histories - narratives told by ordinary people in particular - can enrich and expand the historical record. This program is part of Bard College’s event, ‘Toward an Ethical Imagination: Gilsonfest,’ with funding provided by The Lumina Foundation. Free and open to the public.

Refreshments follow the program. Info: 845-7581920; info@historicredhook.org. Elmendorph Inn, 7562 U.S. 9, Red Hook. historicredhook.org.

3pm-6pm Swing Dance to the Bottoms Up Dixieland Band. Performance will bring to life the energetic romps of 1920s New Orleans, á la Louis Armstrong and Kid Ory. No partner needed. Free lesson 3pm. Arlington Reformed Church, 22 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-454-2571, hudsonvalleycommunitydances@ gmail.com, www.hudsonvalleydance.org. $15, or $10 for students.

3pm-5pm Free Concert: Swing Into Spring with the Bernstein Bard Trio. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

11am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon: Vito Petroccitto & Little Rock Brunch. Rootsy, bluesy, swampy Americana. Info: 845-236-7970.

The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

3pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Ongoing games - Sundays at 3pm. See WoodstockUltimate.org for details.

Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. http://woodstockultimate.org/.

11am-3pm Sunday Funday. Open Recreation!

Pool Table, Foosball and Ping Pong. Meets every Sunday. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE.

4pm-8pm Sunday Supper. Remember the good old days when the family gathered around the table every Sunday for dinner? Carry on the tradition with Sunday Supper at Woodnotes Grille.

Enjoy house made selections ranging from Prime Rib dinner, seasonal roasts, or chicken and dumplings for $21 per person! Call 845-688-2828 for reservations. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Rt 28, Mt. Tremper.

11am-12pm Conversations over Coffee. An open forum for discussions and opinions of topics relevant to the world around us. The Crafted Kup, 44 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie.

Info: 845-242-6546, cocpoughkeepsie@gmail. com, bit.ly/2xYW0bq.

12pm-3pm Fiber Arts Second Sundays. This group is for all stages of knitters, crocheters, spinners or sewers! Bring your own needles, yarn and project. Share and socialize. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, https://bit.ly/2MSs7iN. 12:30pm-6pm Astro-Tarot Sessions with Diane Bergmanson. A unique and highly focused combination of Tarot Cards and Astrology Reading. Bring your birth date, place of birth and time of birth (if available) and any questions or issues on which you wish to obtain clarity and focus. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes.

1pm 32nd Annual Kingston St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Parade kicks off from Kingston Plaza and proceeds down Broadway to the Rondout Creek waterfront district in Kingston. Numerous bands, floats and community organizations celebrate the “wearing of the green” at this annual fun-filled Irish celebration. Step off 1 p.m. sharp. Also check out details on the 31st Annual Shamrock Run here. Sponsored by Ancient Order of Hibernians. Info: 845-338-6622; events@ulsteraoh.com. ulsteraoh.com.

1pm Elting Library Scrabble Club Meeting.

Scrabble sets and the Official Scrabble Player’s dictionary are provided. This club is intended for adult players 18 or older. Meets every Sunday, 1pm in a study room of the library. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz.

1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock

4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. Sponsored by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums. Broadcast - Woodstock 104 at 8pm. All drummers, dancers are welcome.

Meets every Sunday, 4-6pm. Admission is free, donations appreciated. At the community center when raining or cold, on the green when warm.

Village Green/Woodstock, Woodstock.

4:30pm-5pm Song of the Split Elm with Brenda Bufalino. Featuring Brenda’s new book Song of the Split Elm, in which she re-creates and imagines the life of her great grandmother.

Inquiring Minds New Paltz Bookstore, Main Street, New Paltz.

5:30pm Second Sunday Supper. Meet and greet other members of the community, dine together.

Free and held on the second Sunday of every month. Info: 845-687-9090. Rondout Valley United Methodist Church, 25 Schoonmaker Ln, Stone Ridge.

6pm-7pm Meditation Session. Meets every Tuesday at 6pm. Free and open to the public.

Info: skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake Shambhala Meditation & Retreat Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

7pm Storytelling with Janet Carter. Info: 845-246-5775. Free admission. Inquiring Minds Saugerties Bookstore, 65 Partition Street, Saugerties.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Miguel Zenón Quartet. Groundbreaking, influential saxophonist. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

Monday

3/11

Oncology Support Programs of HealthAlliance Hospital. WMC Health offers emotional support, wellness and healing arts programs for people affected by cancer. Programs offered: Women’s Cancer Support Group for Women, 3rd Fridays, 11am - 12:30pm through 5/17; Linda Young Ovarian Cancer Support Group, Last Wednesdays,through 5/29 7-8:30pm; Men’s Cancer Support Group, 1st Thursdays, through 5/2, 5:30-7pm; Caregivers Support Group, 3rd Mondays, through 5/20, 5:30-7pm; Younger Women’s Support Group, 3rd Thursdays, through 5/16, 5:30-7pm; & GlioblastomaSupport Group, 3rd Tuesdays, through 5/21 6-7:30pm.

Info: 845-339-2071; oncology.support@hahv. org; hahv.org/service/cancer-support-program.

Herbert H. and Sofia P. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston.

9am-10am Gentle Yoga Class. With Kathy Carey! A fun class, lightly paced. $3/class. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. $3.

9am-9:50am Woodstock Senior Fit Dance with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9:30am-12pm Weekly Bridge Game. For intermediate level players. Meets weekly on Mondays, 9:30am-12pm and Wednesdays, 1:304pm. For info, contact Neale Tracy at 845-2470094. Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties.

9:30am Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter). A social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community.

Info: 845-303-9689. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. ssipkingston.org.

10am-4pm AARP Tax Preparation Help at Gardiner Library. Free tax services to low and moderate income taxpayers. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 845-4438823. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, https://bit.ly/2GNH7OO. 10am-12pm Woodstock Senior Drama with Edith Lefever. Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues and scenes, and offers public performances. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation.

Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10:30am-11:30am Gentle Hanna Somatics at The Living Seed. Join Carisa Borrello for Hanna Somatic Education® weekly clinical classes that will teach you to reverse chronic muscle pain.

The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-2558212, contact@thelivingseed.com, https://bit. ly/2K8mlZ2. 16 – 18.

12:15pm-1:15pm Senior Strength and Stamina with Linda Sirkin. Low impact aerobics performed with light weights. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation.

Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings, Tarot Readings and Chakra Attunement every Monday with Owl Medicine Woman Mary Vukovic.

Walk-ins warmly welcome or call ahead for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes.

1pm-2pm Chair Yoga. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

1pm-2pm Needlework Group. Knitters, crocheters, rug hookers & stitchers of all types and beginners welcome. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

2pm-4pm Woodstock Senior Painting with Jennifer Schimmrich. In addition to instructions, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the class offers friendship and camaraderie. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation.

Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

2:30pm-3pm Tai Chi. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

3:30pm-4:30pm Amateur Guitar Jam. Join this casual gathering of acoustic musicians. Bring your own guitar. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org.

4pm-5:30pm Girls Inc at Family of New Paltz.

For girls ages 13-15 learn how to make Zines. Free.

845-255-7957. Family of New Paltz, 51 N Chestnut St, New Paltz. girlsinc.org.

4pm Healthy Back Class w/ Anne Olin. Build strength and increase flexibility and range of motion with attention to your special needs. Class is on-going and meets on Mondays. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford. $12.

4:30pm-5:30pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & Thursdays at

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Instructed by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

6:30pm-7:30pm Shamanic Drum Journey Circle with shamanic healer and author Rebecca Singer. Second Monday of every month. In both Lakota tradition and the spiritual beliefs of Siberian Shamanism, the drum is our “messenger between worlds.” Together we create a circle, a hoop, with a different intention each month to drum on behalf of “All Our Relations.” All levels of experience welcome, no experience necessary. Please bring your own drum if you have one. We will have a few extra drums available for use. Please arrive early enough to be settled and seated in circle by 6:30 p.m. No preregistration necessary but please call if you wish to attend so we can ensure comfortable seating.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $10.

6:30pm-8:30pm Model Monday. Open Studio Life Drawing. Gesture, long and short poses. time keeper, no instruction, Bring your materials.

Donation based. Roost Studios & Art Gallery, 69 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-568-7540, Chirp@ roostcoop.org, www.roostcoop.org.

6:30pm Music - Mendelssohn Club Meeting.

Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

7pm-9pm Mens Peer Counseling Group -Open Evening. This gathering is for men who seek to disrupt conditioning, and find connection, learning about how to listen express themselves clearly. Info: 845-393-4325; info@woodstockhealingarts.com. Woodstock Healing Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

7:30pm-9pm Find Peace: Learn to Meditate.

Free workshop series introducing the practice of meditation-All are welcome! Call 845-7971218 for details! Woodstock Reformed Church, Woodstock, NY. Spring Dance Concert. Choreographed and performed by Bard students. Bard Richard B. Fisher Center, 60 Manor Ave, Annandale. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter@bard.edu, https:// bit.ly/2GptCo9. Free; reservations required. Ends at 8pm.

Tuesday

3/12

9am-10am Free Weekly Community Meditation. On-going on Tuesdays 9-10am. All are welcome for silent sitting and walking meditation.

For optional beginner instruction, please arrive 10 minutes early. Drop-in attendance welcome.

Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Check website for cancellations: wellnessembodiedcenter.com. Wellness Embodied Community Education Annex, 126 Main St, New Paltz.

9am-10am Woodstock Senior Dance with Inyo Charbonneau. The emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise and celebrating life. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9:30am The Saugerties Seniors Meeting.

Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP) is a social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Village Diner, Main St, Saugerties.

9:30am Serving and Staying in Place – SSIP/ New Paltz. Regular Tuesday social breakfast meeting for seniors who want to remain in their own home and community. Info: 845-255-0609.

Plaza Diner, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz.

10am-3pm Individual Medicare Counseling.

The Ulster County Office for the Aging presents help with your plan. Call 845-340-3456 to make an appointment. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, www.phoenicialibrary.org.

10am-4pm Planned Parenthood Day of Action 2019. New York State lobby day for Planned Parenthood held in Albany. Convention Center, Empire State Plaza, Convention Center, Empire State Plaza, Albany. https://bit.ly/2szx9Hs. 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.

10am The Country Scrappers & Stampers Meeting. Come for the whole day or drop by for an hour or two. New members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Ongoing. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1 Marl Rd, Walker Valley.

10:30am-11:30pm Sing with your Baby. Music, finger plays, movement, and instrument play for children ages 0 – 2, with Happy Dan. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston. $5 - $15 donation.

12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates (Introductory Level) with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock

Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm-6pm Intuitive Guidance and Angelic Oracle Readings every Tuesday with Reiki Master Maureen Brennan-Mercier. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call ahead for appointment. $75 for one hour Reiki Healing session. Maureen also offers Reiki I, 2, 3 and Master Level Reiki Attunements and Certification. Inquire with Mirabai for scheduling and rates. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes.

1pm-3:30pm Esopus Artist Group. Ongoing session of art making. Bring your own supplies.

Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

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

1:30pm-4:30pm Play Bridge. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr /32 North, New Paltz. Free.

2pm-3pm Building Your Family Tree. With Moe Lemire. Learn the tips and tools available to research and build your family tree. Bring a laptop computer if you own one. Free. Info: 845-2545469. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. free.

3pm Gaming Tuesday. Play board games, card games, & video games. For grades 7-12. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

4pm-5pm HealthTech Entrepreneurs helping HealthTech Entrepreneurs. This event is exclusively for entrepreneurs who are working in HealthTech. If you’re a HealthTech entrepreneur, this event is for you. Online. Info: whitney@ meetaway.com, https://bit.ly/2IsetUQ. Free.

4pm-5pm EdTech Entrepreneurs helping EdTech Entrepreneurs Meetaway. This event is exclusively for entrepreneurs who are working in EdTech.If you’re an EdTech entrepreneur and want to collaborate, this for you. Online. Info: whitney@meetaway.com, https://bit.ly/2XbY2j2. free.

4pm-5pm It’s Elementary! Story Time with Community Helpers. Story time with questions and answers! This month we’ll be joined by an officer from the Town of Lloyd Police Department. Highland Library, 14 Elting Place, Highland. Info: 691-2275 ext. 16, cstever@highlandlibrary.org, https://goo.gl/f4Mdr6.

4pm-6pm Scrabble. Test your vocabulary against your family and friends - all ages welcome. Meets every Tuesday, 4-6pm. Info: 845-246-4317.

Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

5:30pm-6:30pm Italian Conversation Class.

Weekly class is designed for people who have some knowledge of the Italian language and would like to improve their conversational skills.

Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, https:// bit.ly/2p1Uekl.

6pm Fourth Annual Coming Home Program.

Coming Home is a 20-week program that welcomes citizens returning from incarceration back into the community, offering meals, mentoring, and a curriculum for successful re-entry. The graduation will include a program of music, speeches, and awards is planned. Refreshments will be served. Info: patla42@gmail.com; 845-309-3853. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, 67 South Randolph Ave, Poughkeepsie.

6pm-8pm The Healing Remedies of Edgar Cayce: a workshop with Jack Rosen, former Chairman of the NY Chapter of Edgar Cayce’s Association of Research and Enlightenment.

He has been employing Cayce’s remedies for fifty years. This evening we will examine the protocols, “appliances” and antidotes to combat arthritis, fibroids, psoriasis, sprains, traumas and other ailments. Come with your issues and questions as we discuss Cayce’s legacy and remarkably effective healing tools handed down to us by the most documented psychic of the 20th century. Note: Private Consultations by appointment available at Mirabai on Saturday, March 16. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $25.

6:30pm-8pm Zumba Sentao. Led by Maritza.

Meets on Tuesdays at 6:30pm. Safe Harbors Lobby at the Ritz, 107 Broadway, Newburgh, NY 12550, Newburgh. $5.

6:30pm-9pm Brotherhood Winter Dinner.

Spouses, partners, significant others, friends and family join us for our Annual Evening of Talk, Food, Music and Drink. Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston.

Info: 845-338-4271, cehvoffice2@gmail.com, http://www.cehv.org. Cash Bar. 6:30pm-7:30pm WSW Slide Night. Meets every second Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Hear from current artists-in-residence about their work. Free admission. Women’s Studio Workshop, 722 Binnewater Lane, Kingston. Info: 845-658-9133, info@wsworkshop.org, http:// bit.ly/2HLZ9Sj. 6:30pm-8pm The Creative Seed Artist Group.

A support group for artists to have a space to develop & share their work in progress- Actors, poets, playwrights & musicians welcome. Every Tuesday. Info: 203-246-5711. By donation. Call ahead. Blue Mountain Co-op Retreat Center, Woodstock.

7pm-10pm Open Mic Night. Join host Ben

Mar. 7, 2019

Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! Woodnotes Grille No Cover. Info: 845-688-2828. Woodnotes Grill - Emerson Resort, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. emersonresort.com.

7pm-10pm Open Jazz Jam. Hosted by The Poughkeepsie Jazz Project. Info: 845-452-3232.

Free,everyone welcome! PA, drums and keyboard provided. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

7pm-8pm Scrabble Night. Every Tuesday! Bring snacks to share starts 7pm. All welcome. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. free.

7:15pm Egg. Comedy about marriage, motherhood, career. Q&A with writer Risa Meckenberg and actor/producers Alysia Reiner & David Alan Basche in person. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre.org. $8.

Wednesday

3/13

7:30am-9am Morning Yoga Practice. Connect to your intention and sacred space with breath work & yoga, Hanna somatic movement, qigong, meditation and relaxation. All levels. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt.

299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@ thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. class cards and packages apply.

9am-10am Woodstock Senior Gentle (chair) Yoga with Susan Blacker. A gentle yoga class with each student encouraged to move and stretch at his or her own pace. Includes warmups, poses for strength and balance and breath work for relaxation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10am-2pm Job Fair with Normann Staffing. If you are looking for a new job, new career or new part-time position, then this Job Fair opportunity is right for you! Normann Staffing is looking to fill a variety of positions so come prepared with your resume, professionally dressed and a chance to be interviewed for your future career! Info: 845-255-0243. New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce, 257 Main St, New Paltz. newpaltzchamber.org.

10am Reiki Circle & Sound Healing. Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. Admission by donation. Info: reikyogachant.com; 203-2465711. Reiki Yoga Chant Healing Arts Center, Stone Ridge.

10:30am-11:30am Classics in Religion: Exploration of Robert Alter’s New Translation of the Hebrew Bible. Cantor BobB Cohen will lead discussions. Info: 845-338-6180; rcohen4@hvc. rr.com. Kingston Library, Kingston.

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 from 10:30am-12:30pm. 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 Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10:30am-11:30am Woodstock Senior Weights and Bands with Linda Sirkin. Improve muscle tone, protect bones and enhance balance. Fire Co. #1, Route 212. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm-6pm Expert Tarot Readings with Mallie. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call ahead for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes.

1pm Sawkill Seniors Meeting. Monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 1pm. Meetings begin with a guest speaker and formal format, followed by a raffle, socializing and refreshments. There is also a card game or bingo for those who wish to participate.

New members are welcome. Info: 845-546-0159.

Diamond Mills, 25 S Partition St, Saugerties.

1pm-3pm Pinochle. Card Game every Wednesday! Looking for a 4th player. Anyone interested - email info@pinehillcommunitycenter.org. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org. FREE. 1pm-3pm Social Circle. Good conversation!

Every Wednesday. Everyone welcome. Pine Hill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill. pinehillcommunitycenter.org.

1pm Kingston Community Singers Meetup New Members Welcome. Open to all men and women. No auditions necessary. Info: 845-3317715. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

1:30pm-4pm Weekly Bridge Game. For intermediate level players. Meets weekly on Mondays, 9:30am-12pm and Wednesdays, 1:30-4pm. For

info, contact Neale Tracy at 845-247-0094.

Saugerties Senior Center, 207 Market St, Saugerties.

1:30pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Senior Center, 70 Main St, Napanoch.

4pm Women’s History Month book talk and signing with Cindy Gueli. Author of Lipstick Brigade: The Untold True Story of Washington’s World War II Government Girls. Henry A. Wallace Center. This is a free public event but registration is required. Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. fdrlibrary.org.

4pm-5pm Homework Club with the Bard CCE. Come do your homework after school with Bard students who will be here to help you! Hosted

by Emma Galley and Manny Williams. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@ gmail.com, http://www.tivolilibrary.org/. Drop-in or sign up at the desk. All ages.

4pm Family Lego. Info: 845-876-4030. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. starrlibrary.org.

4:30pm-5:45pm Gentle Therapeutic Yoga.

Whether you are new to yoga, have had recent surgery, chronic pain or just need to work gently, Gentle Therapeutic Yoga is for you. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@thelivingseed.com, http://www.thelivingseed.com. class cards and packages apply.

4:30pm-5:30pm Weekly Art Hour. Meets every Wednesday! Fun for ages 3 to 103! From paper flowers to crazy critters, we are always up to something creative. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, http://www. phoenicialibrary.org. FREE. 5pm Financial Literacy Workshop on Basic Budgeting for Youth. Learn how to manage your money in order to buy the things you want, while saving for the future! Family Partnership Center/ Lateef Islam Auditorium, 29 North Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie. uwdor.org/register-mar13.

5pm First Year Seminar Concert. Featuring Richard Strauss, Sprach Zarathustra and Friedrich Nietzsche. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter@bard.edu, https://bit.ly/2If7v5L. Free and open to the public.

5pm-9pm Wallkill Fire Dept Bingo. Doors/ Kitchen Open at 5pm, selling starts @ 6pm & calling begins @ 7pm. Bingo held every Wednesday Night! Wallkill Fire Dept, 18 Central Ave, Wallkill. min admission.

5pm-6:30pm Hudson Valley LGBTQ’s Community Accupuncture Clinic. Reserve your spot today! Weekly community acupuncture clinic at the Center! The clinic takes place each Wednesday, from 5-6:30PM in a relaxed and low-lit group setting using points on the ears, hands and feet.

RSVPs highly suggested, though walk-ins will be welcomed when space is available. Reserve your spot at http://bit.ly/LGBTQacupuncture. $5 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

5pm-6pm Youth Scrabble Club. For grades 3-8 .Learn about Scrabble, compete in Scrabble or just play for fun. Meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday every month. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@ rcls.org, http://bit.ly/2GuwmxE. 5:30pm-6:45pm Quan Yin & The 100 Wisdom Poems. Hosted By The Sanctuary of Sophia.

Experience your own compassionate heart and nurture your own wisdom through the guidance of Quan Yin. Enter into sacred chant and meditation. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month. $10-20 Suggested donation - all proceeds benefit The Sanctuary of Sophia. Info: RevMeghan@ MeghanDon.Life. OneEPIC Place, 122 Main St, New Paltz.

5:30pm-6:30pm Money: Avoiding Pitfalls and Preserving Wealth, A Weekly Discussion. Join host Eric Plump for a weekly seminar and discussion group about the preservation of capital. Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.com, http://tivolilibrary. org/. (Please note: This is a not an investment advisory session.).

5:30pm-6:30pm Woodstock Informal Service.

Followed by reflections and spiritual discussions.

Everyone welcome. 845-679-9534. First Church of Christ Scientist, 85 Tinker St, Woodstock.

5:30pm-7:30pm Prenatal Class. Ongoing on Wednesdays. 845-563-8043 for more info.

Mackintosh Community Room, 147 Lake St, Newburgh.

6pm-7pm Tai Chi. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

6pm-7pm Healthy Living for your brain and body: Tips from the latest research. A free educational program with information on diet, nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement. To RSVP, call the library at 845-4523141. LaGrange Library, 488 Freedom Plains Road, No. 109, Poughkeepsie. alzhudsonvalley. org.

6pm Saugerties Writers Club. Do you like to write? Club meets on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday at 6pm. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

6:30pm-8pm UC Photography Club. Presentation: “Back to the Beginning -- Early Photography” Presentation by Anita DeFina Hadley. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. www. esopuslibrary.org. FREE. 6:30pm Gurdjieff Study Group. Meets on Wednesdays, 6:30pm in Stone Ridge. For information and directions, respond to Jim by email: gstudygroup@gmail.com.

7pm-9pm What You Eat Affects the Environment. A free public forum sponsored by Community Advocates for a Sustainable Environment.

This event, co-sponsored by the Green Sanctuary Committee will take place in Channing Hall.

Info: 518-781-4686. First Unitarian Universalist Church/Albany, 405 Washington Ave, Albany.

7pm-10pm Trivia Night. Calling all trivia nerds ~ Flex your mental muscles and compete for prizes at our weekly Trivia Night! Play solo or as part of a team while enjoying the regular menu items plus a $10 all you can eat Sliders, Wings, and Fries Buffet. Think of it as “Jeopardy Night“ – Catskills style! Info: 845-688-2828 or emersonresort.com.

Woodnotes Grill - Emerson Resort, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. emersonresort.com.

7pm-8:30pm 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.

7pm Chess Club. Meets every Thursday. Open to all chess players. Chess sets provided. Free admission. Info: 845-256-5600. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz.

7pm-11pm Chess Night. Free every Wednesday.

Players should bring their own boards & pieces.

Info: 845-658-9048. Rosendale Cafe, Main St, Rosendale.

7pm-9pm Volleyball Game. A pickup volleyball game. Ongoing every Wednesday, 7-9pm.

Enter the Center at the entrance on the left side, as you face the school from Lucas Ave. 845-6160710. Rondout Municipal Center, 1915 Lucas Ave, Cottekill. $6.

7pm-8:30pm Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism Class. Free 90-minute program includes 30 min of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by 1 of 8 lectures on the history, practices & principles of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 845-679-5906 for more info. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

7:30pm The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. All male a cappella group, that sings in the uniquely American “Barbershop Style” of close four-part harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight-reading not required.

Meets every Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Crown Heights Clubhouse, 34 Nassau Rd, Poughkeepsie. newyorkerschorus.org.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Jazz Sessions at The Falcon Underground. Sign-up & Sit-in Jam. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Willa & Co. “Choices” CD Release. New from Contemporary Blues vocalist. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Ephrat Asherie - Odeon. Led by The Boston Globe’s “bona fide b-girl,” Ephrat Asherie Dance makes its Fisher Center debut with Odeon. Bard Richard B. Fisher Center, 60 Manor Ave, Annandale. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter@bard.edu, https://bit.ly/2RM3KUB. $25.

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Oncology Support Programs of HealthAlliance Hospital. WMC Health offers emotional support, wellness and healing arts programs for people affected by cancer. Programs offered: Women’s Cancer Support Group for Women, 3rd Fridays, 11am - 12:30pm through 5/17; Linda Young Ovarian Cancer Support Group, Last Wednesdays,through 5/29 7-8:30pm; Men’s Cancer Support Group, 1st Thursdays, through 5/2, 5:30-7pm; Caregivers Support Group, 3rd Mondays, through 5/20, 5:30-7pm; Younger Women’s Support Group, 3rd Thursdays, through 5/16, 5:30-7pm; & GlioblastomaSupport Group, 3rd Tuesdays, through 5/21 6-7:30pm.

Info: 845-339-2071; oncology.support@hahv. org; hahv.org/service/cancer-support-program.

Herbert H. and Sofia P. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston.

8am-9am Woodstock Senior Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

9:30am-10:30am Woodstock Senior Flex and Stretch with Diane Colello. Movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core strengthening. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55

and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org. Cost varies.

11am-12pm Woodstock Senior Level One (Moderate) Yoga with Susan Blacker. Centering, warm-ups, posture flow, relaxation and meditation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12pm-1pm Noon Time Flow. A midday vinyasa flow yoga class that links breath with movement with special emphasis on alignment and creative sequencing. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt. 299), New Paltz.

Info: 845-255-8212, contact@thelivingseed.com, www.thelivingseed.com. class cards and packages apply.

12:15pm Fine Arts Recitals. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

12:30pm-6pm Expert Tarot Readings with Sylvia Forni. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call ahead for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/1 hour, $30/30 minutes.

1pm-3pm Game and Card Day. Board games, Mah-jong and cards are available, or bring your own. Bring a friend or come and meet people. $1 donation suggested to cover cost of refreshments.

Ongoing every Thursday. Red Hook Community Center, 59 Fisk St, Red Hook.

1pm-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.

2pm-3pm Tea Time Book Group: March.

Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

2pm-4pm Healthy Ulster Council Meeting.

Held bi-monthly on the 2nd Thursday. Info: mmh62@cornell.edu. UCDOH , Kingston. healthyulstercounty.net.

3pm-5pm Alzheimer’s Community Forum: Woodstock. Learn about Alzheimer’s, dementia and memory loss. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is requested. Info: 800-272-3900; info@alzhudsonvalley.org.

Christ’s Lutheran Church, 26 Mill Hill Road. alzhudsonvalley.org.

3pm Dungeons & Dragons. Meets every Thursday at 3pm. Info: 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

3:30pm-6:30pm Free Math Tutoring. Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus, Trigonometry, and SAT/ ACT Prep. Call to sign up 845-255-1255. Meets every Thursday at 3:30pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. www.MathTutoringwithMisha.com. Free.

4pm-5pm Fitness Hour. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30pm & Thursdays at 4pm.

Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed

by Connie Scuitto. Connie is an RN and certified Reiki Master. 845-246-4317. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. saugertiespubliclibrary.org.

4pm-7pm Free Holistic Healthcare Clinic.

Many holistic Practitioners will be volunteering their time monthly to provide services, including: massage, chiropractic, reiki, other energy and body work, acupuncture, craniosacral massage, deep tissue body work and hypnosis. There’s also a prenatal and lactation specialist offering a breastfeeding cafe. Lace Mill, 165 Cornell St, Kingston. healthcareisahumanright.com.

5pm-6:30pm New Paltz Climate Action Coalition Meeting. Meets every Thursday. New Paltz Village Hall, Plattekill Ave, New Paltz. www. newpaltzclimateaction.org.

6pm-7pm Book Club: Less by Andrew Sean Greer. A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, www. phoenicialibrary.org.

6pm-7:30pm Thomas Cathcart & Daniel Klein - I Think Therefore I Draw and other things.. A new exploration of philosophy through cartoons from the duo of New York Times bestselling Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar. Oblong Books & Music Rhinebeck, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-0500, events@oblongbooks, http://bit.ly/2XqDRh4.

6pm-7:15pm The Mind Illuminated: A Meditiation and Discussion Group. Guided by the author, this group will offer you a set of practical tools and techniques that work across all types of meditation practices. Every Thursday Evening until further notice. Info: 845-393-4325; info@ woodstockhealingarts.com. Woodstock Healing

Arts, 83 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $395.

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.

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-9pm Citizen’s Climate Lobby Monthly Meeting. CCL empowers everyday people to work together on climate change solutions. We’re building support in Congress for a national bipartisan bill. Beahive, 291 Main St, Beacon. Info: ccl. shoe@dfgh.net, http://citizensclimatelobby.org.

Free.

7pm-8pm Gardiner Library Knitting Group. Sit and knit. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls. org, gardinerlibrary.org.

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. https:// bit.ly/2xTr2TX. 7pm Old Dutch Choir. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall Street, Kingston.

7pm Chess Club. Meets every Thursday. Open to all chess players. Chess sets provided. Free admission. Info: 845-256-5600. Woodland Pond, Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz.

7pm Bingo! Meet the 2nd & 4th Thursdays,7pm.

Doors open at 6pm. Prizes & food. Sponsored by the Beekman Fire Company Auxiliarly Inc. Beekman Fire House, 316 Beekman- Poughquag Rd, Poughquag.

7:30pm Trivia Night @ 2 Way Brewing Company. Put your useless knowledge to the test! Starts @ 7:30pm sharp. Maximum team size - 5 people. Beer prizes! Free admission. 2 Way Brewing Company, 18 West Main Street, Beacon. Info: 845-202-7334, information@2waybrewingcompany.com, https://www.facebook.com/event.

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.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Deep Kick | Rapture | Zero Chance Society. Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute, 80s Rock & Vintage Punk. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Doctor Magkneetoe Classic Rock Show. Classic Rock; Motown &

more. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm-10pm Mind Train Poetry Sessions. Listen or read. Every Thursday. For more information, contact 229greenkill@greenkill.org or 347-6892323. Green Kill, 229 Greenkill Avenue, 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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7:30am-9am Morning Yoga Practice. Connect to your intention and sacred space with breath work & yoga, Hanna somatic movement, qigong, meditation and relaxation. All levels. The Living Seed Yoga & Holistic Health Center, 521 Main St. (rt.

299), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8212, contact@ thelivingseed.com, https://bit.ly/2K8mlZ2. class cards and packages apply.

8am-10:30pm Acoustic Show. Bob and the Boys; Marilyn Miller & Rick Warren; Ethan Cambell - Andy Shapiro. Refreshments provided by The Rhinecliff. Donations suggested. Info: 845-8767007. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

9:45am-10:45am Woodstock Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

11am-12:30pm Women’s Cancer Support Group for Women. Share common concerns and learn about living with cancer during and after treatment. Meets on the 3rd Fridays through 5/17, 11am-12:30pm. Info: 845-339-2071; oncology.support@hahv.org; hahv.org/service/cancersupport-program. . Herbert H. and Sofia P. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston.

11:30am-1:30pm Friday Soups are Back! Served Community Style open to ALL at NO COST. New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-419-5063, sharon.jean. roth@gmail.com.

12:05pm-1pm Woodstock Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. $1 donation. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm-6pm Crystal Readings, Tarot Readings and Chakra Attunement every Friday with Owl Medicine Woman Mary Vukovic.

Walk-ins warmly welcome or call ahead for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes.

1pm-2pm Chair Yoga. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck.

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18 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.

3pm-6pm Heavenly Soups To Go. $4.50 per pint & a roll. Info:845-331-7099. United Reformed Church of Bloomington, 11 Church St, Bloomington.

4:30pm-7:30pm Fish Fry Friday. Fish, fries, mac & cheese, cole slaw, roll, and drink. $12 adults, $11 seniors (60+), $7 Children (12 & under). Eat-in or take out. Fridays, 4:30-7:30pm through 4/19. Info: 845-297-3897. New Hackensack Fire Station, 217 Meyers Corners Rd, Wappingers Falls.

6pm-8pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Friday evening services. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org, http://www.

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Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Article 5A of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York that sealed bids are sought

by THE VILLAGE OF FLEISCHMANNS, NEW YORK For: MUNICIPAL POOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Contract # VF1G-17 – General Sealed bids will be received by the Village Clerk, at the Village Clerk’s office at the Village Hall, 1017 Main Street, P.O. Box 339, Fleischmanns, New York 12430, until 4:00 p.m., March 27, 2019 at which time bids will be publicly opened, and read.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held 10:00 a.m. on March 14, 2019 at the Village of Hall, Main Street, Fleischmann’s, NY 12430, with a follow up visit to the job site. All Prospective Bidders are urged to attend.

Contract VF1-G-17 - GENERAL, consists of, but is not limited to include the demolition and reconstruction of the main pool. Install a new concrete 1,200 sqft main pool, new piping to existing filters and pump and a pool deck.

All work shall be completed by July 30, 2019.

Contract Documents, including Advertisement For Bids, Information For Bidders, Labor and Employment, Additional Instructions, Bid Documents, Agreement, General Conditions, General Requirements, Specifications, Contract Drawings and any Addenda, may be examined at no expense on line at the following website: www.debiddocuments.com, or at the office of Delaware Engineering, D.P.C., 55 South Main Street, Oneonta, NY, 13820.

Digital copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained online as a download for a nonrefundable fee of Forty-Nine Dollars ($49.00) from the website: www.debiddocuments.com.

Complete hardcopy sets of bidding documents may be obtained from REV, 330 Route 17A, Suite #2, Goshen, NY 10924, Tel: 1-877-2720216, upon depositing the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to Delaware Engineering, D.P.C. Cash deposits will not be accepted. Any Bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with REV and pay for all packaging and shipping costs.

Addenda, if any, will be issued to only those persons whose name and address are on record with the Owner as having obtained the Contract Documents.

The Contractor, at the bid opening, must supply a BID GUARANTEE in an amount not less than 5 percent of the TOTAL AMOUNT of the bid submitted. See Item 6 in Instructions to Bidders.

Bidders are advised that Labor and Material and Performance Bonds, each in the amount of 100% of the contract prices, as well as a Certificate of Insurance demonstrating required coverage, shall be provided by the successful bidder(s). In addition, the successful bidder(s) shall provide a one-year maintenance bond in the amount of 100% of the contract price at the completion of work.

The bidder(s), and /or significant subcontractor(s), shall have the requisite experience to perform the project work. Bidder(s) and subcontractor(s) shall provide a list of similar projects on-going and/or completed over the last ten (10) years with their bid. Those bidders lacking adequate experience will be deemed non-responsive and are encouraged to not submit a bid.

This public work contract requires that not less than the minimum salaries and wages set forth in the Contract Documents (see Exhibits) must be paid on this project; that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color, religion, sex or

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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.

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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.

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national origin. The Contractor(s) must comply with the State wage rates under New York State Department of Labor PRC# 2019002646 (www.labor.state.ny.us) and shall compensate employees utilizing the higher wage rates on a case by case, trade by trade basis.

This public works contract requires that all Contractors comply with Labor Law 220, Section 220-h, which requires that on all public work projects of at least $25,000.00, all laborers, workers and mechanics on the site be certified as having successfully completed the OSHA 10-hour construction safety and health course.

The Contractor must also be aware that, in conformance with Workers’ Compensation Law §57, the contractor must provide either form CE-200 (Certificate of Attestation of Exemption from NYS Workers’ Compensation and/or Disability Benefits Coverage), or form C-105.2 (Certificate of Workers’ Compensation Insurance), or form SI-12 (Certificate of Workers’ Compensation Self-Insurance) http://www.wcb. state.ny.us/content/main/Employers/IM.pdf before the Notice to Proceed can be issued.

Bidders are responsible for the timely delivery of their Bid proposal to the proper department as indicated in this “Invitation to Bid”. Bid proposals received after the date and time specified in the Invitation shall be considered unresponsive and will be returned to the Bidder unopened The Village of Fleischmanns does not accept bids by FAX. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids or waive any informality in the Bidding.

Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days from the date of the openings of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigate the qualifications of the Bidders, prior to awarding the Contract.

Questions regarding this project should be directed to Jeff Francisco, Delaware Engineering D.P.C., at 607-432-8073.

Max Mann, Village Clerk Village of Fleischmanns, New York (845) 254-5514 LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE NAMING OF THE COUNTY OWNED BRIDGE (NO. 136) LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF ROCHESTER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ulster County Legislature will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 12, 2018 at 6:10 PM in the Legislative Chambers, Ulster County Office Building, 6th Floor, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York on naming the bridge that spans the Rondout Creek on CR 6 located in the historic hamlet of Alligerville, Town of Rochester the “Arthur D. Lapp, Sr. Bridge.”

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons and citizens interested shall have an opportunity to be heard at the time and place aforesaid to insure public input is considered prior to a vote on naming the asset, which is currently scheduled to occur on April 16, 2019.

Dated: February 28, 2019 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. 20 of 2018 as Amended (A Local Law Requiring Restaurants And Fast Food Service Establishments Provide Plastic Beverage Straws Solely Upon Request) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held on Proposed Local Law No. 20 of 2018 as Amended, (A Local Law Requiring Restaurants And Fast Food Service Establishments Provide Plastic Beverage Straws Solely Upon Request), on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 6:00 PM or as soon thereafter as the public can be heard, in the Legislative Chambers, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York.

The proposed local law is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York, where the same is available for public inspection during regular office hours and is available online at: https://ulstercountyny. gov/legislature/2019/resolution-no-4003-2018 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all persons and citizens interested shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposed local law at the time and place aforesaid.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to

Hudson. A coming together of musical forces to celebrate our glorious Hudson River, and all things watery & wild. Donations accepted. Info: 845-246-2867; refsaug@yahoo.com. Reformed Church of Saugerties, 173 Main St, Saugerties. saugertiesreformed.org.

7pm-9pm Square Dancing! Join the Slide Mountain String Band who will be playing live music while Earl Pardini calls out square dance moves!

Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. www.esopuslibrary.org. FREE. 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 Community 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

the requirements of the Open Meetings Law of the State of New York, that the Ulster County Legislature will convene in public meeting at the time and place aforesaid for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the proposed local law described above and, as deemed advisable by said Ulster County Legislature, taking action on the enactment of said local law.

DATED: February 28, 2019 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature LEGAL NOTICE COUNTY OF ULSTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Local Law No. 24 Of 2018, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 5 of 2018, A Local Law Promoting The Use Of Reusable Bags And Regulating The Use Of Plastic Carryout Bags And Recyclable Paper Carryout Bags NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the County Executive of Ulster County, in the Ulster County Office Building, Legislative Chambers, 6th Floor, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York, on the 12th day of March 2019, at 10:00 A. M. on the following local law: Proposed Local Law No. 24 Of 2018, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 5 of 2018, A Local Law Promoting The Use Of Reusable Bags And Regulating The Use Of Plastic Carryout Bags And Recyclable Paper Carryout Bags The local law is available for inspection by the public, during regular business hours, in the office of the County Executive, 244 Fair Street, 6th Floor, County Office Building, Kingston, New York, and can also be viewed on the County’s website at the following web address: https:// ulstercountyny.gov/sites/default/files/Proposed%20Local%20Law%20No.%2024-%20 Amending%20LL%20No.%205%20-%20%20 BYOB%20Law_0.pdf All interested parties shall have an opportunity to be heard on said local law at the time and place aforesaid.

DATED: February 28, 2019 Kingston, New York Adele B. Reiter Acting County Executive LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO RESPONDERS: Sealed proposals for RFP-UC19-020 TRANSIT BUS AUTOMATED STOP ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM will be received on or before Friday, April 5, 2019 at 4:00 PM at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing.

Ed Jordan, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE SYNOPSIS OF EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURE LAW DETERMINATION AND FINDINGS KINGSTON RAIL TRAIL- PIN 8758.04 In accordance with Section 204 of the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law, a synopsis is hereby given of the Determination and Findings regarding the acquisition of real property rights required for the Kingston Rail Trail, PIN 8758.04, City of Kingston, Town of Ulster, and Town of Hurley, County of Ulster, State of New York. The Determination and Findings were adopted by the Ulster County Legislature pursuant to Resolution No. 55, dated February 19, 2019. Copies of the Determination and Findings will be forwarded upon written request without cost.

THE PUBLIC USE, BENEFIT, OR PURPOSE TO BE SERVED BY THE PROPOSED PUBLIC PROJECT INCLUDE: Further develop an interconnected rail trail system connecting the City of Kingston and Town of Ulster to the existing O&W Rail Trail in the Towns of Hurley, Marbletown and Rochester by closing a critical cap in the existing system between the City of Kingston and the O&W (Hurley) Rail Trail.

Provide safer pedestrian and bicycle access across the significant barriers that include the Esopus Creek and the NYS Thruway.

Expand recreational opportunities for local residents and visitors, including for persons with disabilities and for those of all skill levels and age groups Increase tourism and economic development in Ulster County

Mar. 7, 2019 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Senior Center, 70 Main St, Napanoch.

7:30pm-9:30pm The Hyde Park Chamber Ensemble. A concert of Chamber Music for woodwinds and piano by Bernstein, Reicha, Fuhrmeister, Piazzolla and Blumer. Free will offering.

St. James’ Episcopal Church/Hyde Park, 4526 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. Info: 845-2292820, stjamesoffice@stjameshydepark.org. Free will donations accepted.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: Paul Rivers Bailey & The Forefathers. Funk, Soul, R&B. Info: 845-236-7970. The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

8pm Live @ The Falcon: James Armstrong Band. Vibrant, traditional blues. Info: 845-2367970. The Falcon Main Stage, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. live@thefalcon.com.

Improve the quality of life for local residents THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION FOR THE PROPOSED PUBLIC PROJECT AND THE REASONS FOR SELECTION OF THAT LOCATION: The proposed public Project is located in the Town of Hurley, Town of Ulster and City of Kingston extending from the existing O&W (Hurley) Rail Trail along U.S. Route 209 eastward to Washington Avenue in the City of Kingston following the general alignment of the abandoned Ontario & Western “O&W” Railway right-of-way.

The alternative for “Reconstruction- Utilizing O&W Railroad Corridor terminating at Washington Avenue” (Alternative B, Option B-1) is considered the “Preferred Alternative.”

The alternatives considered for the proposed public Project are as follows: Alternative A: The No Build “Null” Alternative proposes no action. This alternative does not address any of the Project public purposes.

This alternative was retained only as a baseline for comparison to the preferred alternative and does not meet the public purposes of the Project.

Alternative B (Option B-1): The “Reconstruction- Dedicated Multi-Use Trail along O&W Railroad Corridor” Alternative would construct the Multi-Use Trail along the abandoned Ontario & Western (“O&W”) Railway corridor for 1.8 miles from the existing O&W (Hurley) Rail Trail along US Route 209, through the exiting I-87 underpass, to Washington Avenue (State Bicycle Route 28) in Kingston. This alternative maximizes the use of the abandoned and unimproved O&W Railroad right-of-way, has logical access points and links, is not overly complicated from an engineering and construction perspective, is the most direct route from the City of Kingston to the exiting Hurley Rail Trail, and considers local land use plans and projects. This alternative best satisfies the project objectives and is considered the Preferred Alternative.

Alternative B (Option B-2): The “Reconstruction- Dedicated Multi-Use Trail along U&D Railroad Corridor” Alternative would construct the Multi-Use Trail starting at the existing O&W (Hurley) Rail Trail along US Route 209, crossing the Esopus Creek via a new pedestrian bridge adjacent to the existing bridge structure, and extending north approximately 0.77 miles along the east side of US Route 209 to the intersection of the County-owned Ulster & Delaware (“U&D”) Railroad corridor. The trail would then extend approximately 1.0 mile eastward along the U&D corridor to Washington Avenue.

This alternative was not considered feasible as it increases exposure of trail users to the traffic along the highway, requires the construction of two (2) new bridge structures crossing the Esopus Creek, creates a more indirect route to the City of Kingston, and is in conflict with the operation of tourism railroad operations on the U&D corridor in this area. The alternative was deemed as not meeting the public purposes of the Project.

THE GENERAL EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED PUBLIC PROJECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND RESIDENTS OF THE LOCALITY: State Environmental Quality Review Act Classification: The Project as proposed is classified as an Unlisted Action per 6NYCRR Part 617, Subpart 4(b)(6) of Title 6 of the Implementing Regulations of the Official Codes, Rules, and Regulations of New York State (“SEQRA”). The County of Ulster conducted uncoordinated review as permitted under SEQRA. After review of the Environmental Assessment and Draft Design Report prepared by the County’s consultants, the County Legislature pursuant to Resolution No. 168 of March 15, 2016, issued a determination of non-significance (“Negative Declaration”) in accordance with SEQRA, identifying the Project as one that will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment.

National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”): The project is a C-List Categorical Exclusion under NEPA. Pedestrian facility projects are actions listed under the C list in 23 CFR 771.117 (c). The federal Environmental Approval Worksheet was completed for the project. The NYSDOT/FHWA acted as the lead agency for the final environmental determination under provisions of NEPA concurrence, which was made on April 3, 2018.

The proposed Project has been designed to minimize environmental impacts to the greatest extent possible and maximize positive impacts on the local community. The proposed Project will have no adverse effect on the residents of the locality, cultural resources, or the environment.

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, WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK 3-bedroom home with 1 bath in a great neighborhood, awaiting your arrival and needing some TLC! Seller is motivated for buyers to make offers! Over the years the owner/builder of this home has created changes such as opening the kitchen. The living room has wood floors as most rooms and a brick fireplace with a gas insert. Behind the dining area is a sun room that is usable with a functional wood stove. Many of the home systems have replaced. The 480 sq. ft. accessory apartment must be finished by the buyer. There is a carport that needs work to become a studio or workshop. The backyard has a stockade fence, 2 storage sheds and a Koi pond. Listing brought to you by Mary Ellen VanWagenen. ........ $299,000

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KINGSTON, NEW YORK Pine St. Park Complex has an open lower level space for rent.

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SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK Welcome to the Catskills! Halfway between Woodstock and Saugerties, check out this wonderful pristine compound on 4.7 acres that is a home and separate building for a business venture. The two-story country home on the property is the administration building that has several ofďŹ ces, living room with a ďŹ replace, a large conference room, eat-in kitchen, two bathrooms, deck and garage. The two buildings are connected by a long outside walkway that passes the marked parking lot with tall sensor lights and colorful ower beds. This area in the Catskills is quiet and serene and ďŹ lled with nature’s assortment of beautiful trees and mountain views! Listing brought to you by Mary Ellen VanWagenen and Kenneth Volpe.......................... $549,000 SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK Must see well maintained Contempo style 2-Family. Very large ďŹ rst oor apartment with front deck plus rear entry. Spacious living room and eat-in kitchen. Washer/Dryer. Newly painted with new rugs being installed. Second level apartment was recently painted; also added new carpeting, linoleum kitchen oor. Spacious living room.

New Fridge plus Washer/Dryer in eat-in kitchen. Great location on route to Hunter and Windham Ski centers. Easy access to Catskill, Saugerties, and Woodstock! Great investment opportunity, also for those thinking of future retirement with rental income from one apartment. Listing brought to by Blanca Aponte..............................$195,000

Kingston 845.339.1144 / Woodstock 845.679.2929 & 845.679.9444 / Saugerties 845.246.3300 / Phoenicia 845.688.2929 / Olive 845.657.4240 / Catskill 518.800.9999 / Commercial 845.339.9999

Uptown Kingston Living At Its Finest!

This grand and gracious classic two story 3 bed, 1.5 bath home sits on a sunny corner lot with much curb appeal. Every detail has been attended to; just move on in! New and recent updates include new roof, all new kitchen with granite counter tops and higher end dark stainless appliances, new tiled baths, new high efďŹ ciency heating system, new 200 amp electric service, Thermopane windows and reďŹ nished wood ooring throughout. Behind the house sits a very cute studio building with electric. There is a great walk up attic for storage or ďŹ nishing. This ďŹ ne home is easy to show and very reasonably priced .............................................................$289,500

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Buy now and live here in time to luxuriate in the gorgeous saline pool, situated behind the house amid 3.64 acres of rolling grass and stone walls. Built in 2008 and impeccably pristine. On main oor is easy one-level living with living room with stone ďŹ replace, generous master bedroom en suite, 2 other bedrooms/ofďŹ ce/dens, and beautiful eat-in kitchen. Upstairs is huge unďŹ nished space for storage or additional living space . On lower level is gigantic space with radiant heat in concrete oor. This home is perfect as is or gives you room to expand above and below. Pool and deck are fabulous for entertaining in warm weather or indoors by ďŹ replace in the cool weather. The location is ideal -- 10 minutes from the NYS Thruway, 5 minute drive into heart of Woodstock or 2+ hours from NYC .................................$475,000

New Paltz: Southside Terrace Apartments

1BR Quiet, Charming & Rustic Village apartment. $975-Wifi, garbage, water incl.

Tenant pays electric. 1st & 1mo. Sec. Small animals ok w/approval-NO Dogs sorry!

Avail. Now!! Call: 845-246-2022

Year round and other lease terms to suit your needs available!

ESTATE COTTAGE for quiet living, nonsmoking couple. 5 minutes village. Mountain views, washer/dryer. Full bath, EIK. Zoned electric heat, airtight woodstove. $1,100/month plus utilities. References, security, lease. 845-679-6430

Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more! “Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!�

Call 845-255-7205 for more information SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for SPRING 2019 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

Saugerties Village: Seeking a RESPONSIBLE, single person or couple to rent a lovely 1-BR Apartment. $850/month with punctual incentive available. Quiet area, offstreet parking. 845-217-5032.

470Â

Woodstock/West Hurley Rentals

WOODSTOCK GUEST COTTAGE (longterm)- Looking for the right person for our conveniently located & charming 1-BR, 2-story cottage w/new split system AC/ heat plus propane. $1025/month plus 1 month security includes utilities (except cable), parking, plowing, waste collection.

No smoking, excellent references required.

Immediate occupancy possible. Call owner 615-218-5383.

Beautiful Woodstock In-town Carriage House unfurnished Apt. w/2 decks, garden area, seasonal mtn. view, A/C, oil heat, Wood-stove. Gas stove for cooking. Wood & tile floors. One bedroom w/walk-in closet, vaulted living room w/patio doors to deck.

Kitchen w/door to deck & fenced-in yard facing Comeau property. Tile shower & vanity w/granite top. An oasis in town w/ on-street parking & access to all Woodstock has to offer. Walk to NYC bus. Entrance area has room for home office. Complete separate laundry room w/washer, dryer w/ laundry sink. No smokers. Pet considered.

Perfect for individual w/good Refs. & excellent credit. $1100/month plus $400 for oil heat, electric, propane for cooking, water and sewer, garbage, recycling, lawn care and

A beautiful 2-bedroom (easily converted to 3) with dining room. Spacious, two story unit with completely gut renovated kitchen.

Available for March 15 move-in (flexible.

Please text for details! 718-406-3715

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540Â

Rentals to Share

snow plowing of driveway. First, last & security. Available now. Call Halter Assoc. Realty 845-679-2010.

Large Woodstock Studio, quiet neighborhood, 5 minute walk to Sunflower Market, NYC bus. 1 flight up, lots of closets and windows, wood floor, separate kitchen. Available through May or August- your choice.

Seek quiet, responsible person w/excellent credit. No smokers, no pets. $950/month includes utilities, garage and laundry. Call owner: 845-679-2676.

Woodstock/Lake Hill. Furnished room in restored colonial inn near Cooper Lake.

Huge equipped kitchen, piano, hardwired internet, working cat, porches, gardens, NYC bus. Avail March. $540/month includes all, premium for short term. Car required. waydhomestays@msn.com; 845679-2564.

STUDIO CABIN. Great eat-in kitchen, bathroom. Parking. Perfect for 1 person.

Near town but nicely secluded. $800/ month. Security, deposit, references required. Call 845-417-5282. Owner. No fee.

1-BEDROOM spacious, second floor in 2-family. 5 minute walk to Green, 1 block movie. Hardwood floors, large artist’s window, propane heat/cooking, big yard, off-street parking. Quiet building. $1100/ month plus utilities. 914-725-1461.

NEWLY RENOVATED COTTAGE BY A WATERFALL. Cozy. Private. Workroom, sun-room, LR, 1-bedroom w/large window facing stream, kitchen, wood floors, 2 decks.

2.5 miles to center of town. Short/longterm. $1200/month. 845-417-5282.

subscribe 334-8200

RENNER’S COUNTRY CRAFTS SHOP & STORE. 245 Mount Zion Road, Marlboro.

845-236-7378. Open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. all year.

Black, black/white Dalmation & pure white bunnies for pets only; $45. Bunny manure for sale. Tarot, Tea & Palm Spiritual Readings; $45. Decorated Cinnamon Broom Room. African American Bridal item; $40.

601Â

Portable Toilet Rentals

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Tree Services

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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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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Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric 730 Alternative Energy Services 738 Locksmithing 740 Building Services 745 Demolition 748 Telecommunications 750 Eclectic Services 755 Repair/Maintenance Services 760 Gardening/ Landscaping 765 Home Security Services 770 Excavating Services 810 Lost & Found 890 Spirituality 900 Personals 920 Adoptions 950 Animals 960 Pet Care 970 Horse Care 980 Auto Services 990 Boats/Recreational Vehicles 995 Motorcycles 999 Vehicles Wanted 1000 Vehicles

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NEW PALTZ MID-CENTURY - Absolutely PRIME in-town location near NYC bus and just a short walk to vibrant village center and SUNY campus. Classic ranch style features an airy open floor plan accented by hardwood floors throughout, living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen w/ breakfast bar, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, full basement, NEW roof, NEW washer/dryer, private rear deck and garage, too! HURRY! .................................... $269,900

HEART OF THE CATSKILLS - Enchanting rustic contemporary nestled on 5 acres with awesome multi-peak VIEWS! Sunwashed open ďŹ&#x201A;oor plan features 23â&#x20AC;&#x2122; LR with vaulted wood ceiling & raised hearth stone ďŹ replace, DR, kitchen w/ breakfast bar, wood ďŹ&#x201A;oors, ensuite MBR w/ walkin closet, 2 addâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l. BRs & full bath on main level PLUS ďŹ nished walk-out lower level with family room, full bath & guest space. Attached garage, too! SWEET! .........................................$349,000

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For more info and pictures, Text: M147766

620Â

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

695Â

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 845-688-2253.

SPORT OF IRON FITNESS- A Culture of Strength. NOW OFFERING $35/MONTH OPEN GYM. *State of the Art Strength Training Equipment* *Powerlifting, Strongman, Olympic Lifting Equipped* *9000 sq.ft. facility including 1400 sq.ft. of turf.

Group Training Sessions - Registered Dietician - Youth Programs - Personal Training.

120 State Route 28, Kingston. Call Today 845-853-8189.

Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@gmail.com (845)679-6242.

715Â

Cleaning Services

First-time Pre-Spring Special. $12/hour for General Housecleaning. 30+ years experience. All Supplies included. Carol: 931261-3912.

Think Spring Cleaning! Residential, Commercial, Rentals Cleaning. SPECIAL FOR SENIORS: basic clean 2-bedroom/1 bath$60. All services offered. Green/all natural supplies. Flexible schedule. 7 day service.

Insured. Free estimates. 845-235-6701.

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices â&#x20AC;˘ Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

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

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House & Estate Cleanouts, Junk Removal, Dump Runs. Helping homeowners, realtors and property managers for 20 years. One call, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone! Senior & disabled discounts.

845-247-7365. GarysHauling.com NYS DOT T-12467

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Power Washing

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

717Â

917-593-5069

Interior Painting & Staining, Sheet Rocking, All Stages of Remodeling Residential & Commercial â&#x20AC;˘ Free estimates, fully insured Accepting all major credit cards.

Contact Jason Habernig

Reclaim an Old Treasured Doll or Stuffed Animal

I Re-string Re-inforce Re-attach Re-stuff Restore

feliciacasey@gmail.com 845.691.7853

Swan Hollow Doll Repair

Highland, NY 12528

PABLO SHINE

710Â

Organizing/ Decorating/ ReďŹ nishing

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, gardening & personal assistant. Affordable.

720Â

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.

HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut.

Call Dave 845-514-6503- mobile.

Authorized Dealer & Installer Low-Rate Financing Available

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740Â

Building Services

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.

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Structural and Cosmetic Repair

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24 Months to Pay, 0% Interest (if qualiďŹ ed)

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FINE HOUSE PAINTING

Art Services

Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc. www.stoneridgeelectric.com

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Caretaking/Home Management

725Â

Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric

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Window Cleaning

CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253.

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Animals

If you’re looking for someone who’ll always be happy to see you and give you unconditional love forever, look no further! That someone could be waiting for you at Saugerties Animal Shelter. PANDA; outgoing 2-year old sweetheart tuxedo cat boy who knows what he wants & when he wants it!

Loving & determined. HOT SHOT; laid back 1-year old gray & white cat boy who likes to watch the world go by. Very, very sweet. LILY; 8-year old cat girl came in naked. She lost most of her fur due to a flea allergy. Hair has mostly grown back. Very sweet. Loves to cuddle. No other pets, please.

ATHENA; 2-3 year old sweet, independent, affectionate, opinionated black & white cat girl. She was a wonderful mom & her kittens were all adopted. Now it’s her turn to be loved. LEXI; beautiful tiger cat girl w/a heart of gold! Lexi was adopted, but was bullied by the resident cat, and now finds herself back at the shelter. If you can give this 3-year old sweetheart the quiet, loving home she needs, she will thank you every day!

DORIAN; shy, spayed, 2-3 year old female cat who just needs a quiet house to decompress & be loved. Dorian was a lonesome stray. Brittany; sweet 3-year old tuxedo cat girl who wants to be an only pet. Brittany has had a rough life. Let’s make life right for her by adopting her into a loving home. CHARLOTTE; 6-7 yrs old. She was an owner surrender. Low income and they moved out of a bad situation into a rent assisted place. They had no choice. Charlotte is very stressed at the shelter (on meds and calming supplements but she’s still chewing on herself and the walls..turning in circles holding her tail).

Pitty mix. Sweet. Loves people. No other pets, please. SABRINA; 4-year old Hound mix girl. She’s very sweet & affectionate.

Please- no cats. Dogs- males only & need a “meet & greet”. BIRCH; affectionate and loving 2-3 year old Rat Terrier boy who needs a terrier savvy person. He’s becoming more outgoing every day! DEXTER; 8-year old Pit mix, is so stressed at the shelter. His caregivers, whom he loved dearly, surrendered him. If you’d like to adopt an older dog whose heart is broken, please visit Dexter at the shelter. Dexter needs to be your one and only; please- no children or other pets. Dexter wants to love again and to be loved.

Please visit The Town of Saugerties Animal Shelter, 1765 Route 212 (behind the transfer station) to meet these beautiful beings or call (845)679-0339 to answer any questions you may have. Adopt an animal. They will thank you every day.

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A local perspective

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