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HVSF's Jason O’Connell performs The Dork Knight at Bannerman Castle on Sunday Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island presents an intriguing array of entertainment on weekends until it closes for the season in October, including “Third Sundays” musical and theatrical performances with special self-guided tours of the residence and castle. Along with hearing a wonderful band, singer or theatrical performer, an optional 15-minute history tour or a 15-minute hike to the summit are included. This is a great tour for photographers, and is also ideal for families with small children. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy Third Sunday Music/Performers Tours: On August 21, it’s Beacon’s own the Flurries; on September 18, enjoy Santa Rita, with Kelly Ellenwood (soprano/ accordion), Kathleen Bosman (violin/ viola) and Stephen Clair (guitar); and on October 16, it’s the Gravikord Duo with Bob Grawi and Pip Klein. This Sunday, August 14, the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival presents Jason O’Connell in The Dork Knight, a one-man show dramatizing one man’s obsession with dressing up like a rodent and punching people. Written and acted out by Jason O’Connell – a longtime member of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s acting company, director and comedian – the play traces the ups and downs of his personal and professional life as seen through the prism of a quirky love/hate relationship with the Batman movies. Part memoir, part film critique and part outrageously funny character impressions, The Dork Knight demonstrates how one man’s “inner geek” can guide and inspire in good times and

bad. The Estuary Steward departs Beacon at 3 and 4:15 p.m. The performance starts at 5 p.m. The Bannerman Castle Trust offers many popular tours of this historic, picturesque island in the Hudson River south of Beacon and Newburgh, from which towns ferries can be taken to reach Pollepel. The island is also available for private functions/rentals. When you visit, be sure to wear comfortable shoes, as there’s some rough terrain on the walking tours. There is a 72-step climb from the dock to the start of the tour, with a rest stop along the way. Children are welcome, but strollers cannot be accommodated. Tours depart rain or shine. Book your reservations online at www.bannermancastle.org or call (845) 237-2535 for more information. – Ann Hutton

Gardiner hosts Sunflower Art Festival this Saturday If you build it in a beautiful field by the Shawangunk Kill, they will come in droves to enjoy the annual Sunflower Art Festival this Saturday, August 13 – which is the dream that festival director Liz Glover Wilson is counting on. A longtime event producer and the founder of Sunflower Art Studios, she has invited local artists to join forces in a large-scale live art installation called Flowerworks, to be accomplished on the grounds of the Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery in Gardiner. Led by street artist Lady Pink, the “First Lady of Graffiti” active in the early 1980s subway graffiti subculture, participants including Jean Tansey, Liz Glover Wilson, Annie O’Neill and Keith Buesing as featured exhibitors, with MaryLou Sano, Tracy Henry, Kristin Miller, Elizabeth O’Leary

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Artists on the Street

August 11, 2016

Rollin’ by the river Artists’ Soapbox Derby returns to Kingston this Sunday

inetic sculpture is non-motorized artwork that moves. When it’s mounted on wheels and boasts a steering wheel and brakes, it qualifies as an entry into the famous Kingston Artists’ Soapbox Derby, held each year on the downhill run of Broadway in the Rondout District. Founded by Donskoj & Company (George Donskoj and Nancy Schneider Donskoj) to promote the arts and boost the local economy, the Derby brings out the competitive spirit of anyone who ever watched the Little Rascals tediously building their soapboxes, as well as others just inventive enough to build a vehicle that rolls. And speed is not the decisive issue here; creativity is. Since 2014, the Derby has been based at the Historic Kingston Waterfront (HKW), and is now being organized by Sarah Bissonnette-Adler and Sarah Olivieri, who hope to attract thousands of spectators to witness this year’s wild and wacky event. Vehicles in strict definition only, each work of art represents the dreams of its maker. Some are quite professional-looking, and others are clearly the work of inchoate soapboxbuilders solving the challenges of their unique visions with imagination and sweat. Beyond the actual day of the event, the Derby organizers have sponsored workshops for participants who needed extra help, including encouraging local community organizations to join in the fun and build a soapbox vehicle as a team. Safety and fairness are foremost concerns, so each vehicle must be able to steer and stop, and will be inspected at the starting lineup at Spring Street for these capabilities. Vehicles with insufficient braking power will be required to go down the hill with a rope attached to prevent them from speeding away – but this minor disgrace won’t keep a vehicle out of the competition. Registration on the morning of the event costs $45 for adult-made entries and $40 for youth-made entries; other size and design considerations can be found on the website below. Volunteers are still needed at 9 a.m. to help set up and clean up at the end of the event. Bissonnette-Adler is also looking for volunteers to help with Gravity Control: a crew of strong bodies to assist with any car needing that “corrective guidance” on the course. Cars start rolling at noon. Afterwards, they’ll all be lined up along the West Strand, where spectators can admire the artistry and vote for their favorite. Live band music and vendors will be on hand as the judges reach their decisions and hand out the awards in T. R. Gallo Park on the waterfront. Prizes are awarded in these categories: First Place in the Kids’ (age 13 and under) Division, the People’s Choice Award, the Rondout Reject Award for the slowest finisher and two ad hoc categories: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Blast from the Past. – Ann Hutton 2016 Kingston Artists’ Soapbox Derby, Sunday, August 14, 12 noon, Broadway/ Spring Street, Kingston; (845) 389-3849, kingstonartistderby@gmail.com, http:// kingstonartistsoapboxderby.com.

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Purring Tiger brings interactive installation to Kingston

urring Tiger is a local multicultural, multimedia, interactive installation/performance group, led by choreographer/installation artist Kiori Kawai and composer/new media artist Aaron Sherwood. Its innovative work has been seen at Burning Man, at Federation Quare in Melbourne, Australia and at various experimental venues across the US, including the Cameron Arts Museum in North Carolina and Canal Convergence in Arizona. Now Purring Tiger brings its interactive installation Micro to Kingston, with an exhibition at T. R. Gallo Park on the Rondout waterfront in Kingston, August 12 through 14. Micro consists of 200 translucent balls of different sizes, each ball containing a speaker and a colored LED. When a ball is touched it generates a unique sound and lights up with one of five different colors. As people play with the balls they are engulfed by a symphony of lights and sounds surrounding them on all sides. There will be two short dance performances with the installation as well, on Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. T. R. Gallo Park’s hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., 12 noon to 10 p.m. on Sundays. For more information on Purring Tiger and Micro, visit www.purringt.com.

and others, will cover 50 blank canvases into an explosion of color and creativity. “After a truly remarkable first year, I am blown away by the tremendous community support for the upcoming festival,” says Wilson. “It is going to be an amazing day filled with music, art and a special focus on kids – all in line with our mission to bring love, laughter and art to our community!” The family-friendly event – free to all comers, including parking – will offer music by local favorites such as Woodstock’s own Connor Kennedy; the creators of the Hoot, the Mike + Ruthy Band; jazz vocalist Lindsey Webster and her Band; Mad Satta, the Innis Band, the Acoustic Mandala Project, Heritage Op, In the Kitchen, David Kraai & Amy Laber, Luck & Senses, the Other Brothers and Shlomo Franklin & Co. And in the Jam Tent, it’ll be swing and square dancing with the Shoe String Band and Swing Shift Orchestra. That’s 15 bands on two stages for ten hours, folks. Bring your blanket and lawn chair, and plan to be entertained. At the Farm and Craft Marketplace, peruse the offerings from Birdhouse Brokerage, Birchborne Organics, Crown Maple, Casa del Cacciovallo Farms, Flowered Farms, Pam and Craig Booth, New Prospect Pottery, Jean Tansey Art, GOST Artists, Groovy Chick Jewelry, Horseshoe Brand, Hudson Valley ColdPress Oils, JSky Dyes, Jeneric Bags, Nicole

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Danzante on Wheels, Willy’s Wieners Plus, the Yum Yum Noodle Truck, Zen Blend, the Village Market & Eatery, Lakeside Licks, Kupcake Kouture and others. The Beer, Wine and Spirits Garden will feature libations from Tuthilltown Spirits, the Warwick Valley Winery, 2Way Brewery, North River Hops and Brewing, the Roscoe Beer Company, the Christopher Jacobs Winery and Whitecliff Winery. Start the day at 10 a.m. with free morning community yoga by Vitality Yoga, to be accompanied by the Acoustic Mandala Project. Aikido of New Paltz will also be on-site doing free lessons and exhibits. For children, a playful plethora of kids’ activities will include arts and crafts in the Esther’s Kids Art Tent, where they’ll be offered free healthy snacks and can participate in a “Kids’ Jam Hour” from 10 to 11 a.m., to play and explore real instruments with qualified teachers and facilitators. Esther was Wilson’s sister: a police officer who died a couple of years ago, and to whom this year’s event is dedicated. The protection of our youngest citizens was her fervent mission. Since the best things in life are free, the Sunflower Art Festival is free of charge for all artists, families and visitors through the generous support of local businesses. Proceeds from the festival’s fabulous raffle will benefit local children’s hospitals and medical centers. Guests who make a $10 donation or greater will receive a complimentary commemorative gift. Sunflower Art Studios is a local nonprofit arts organization, committed to promoting visibility of the arts in the mid-Hudson Valley by collaborating with local artisans and creating experiences for the community, such as art classes for children and adults – and fun times like this one. Don’t miss it. – Ann Hutton Sunflower Art Festival, Saturday, August 13, 10 a.m.-dusk, free/$10 suggested donation, Tuthilltown Distillery, 20 Grist Mill Lane, Gardiner; (845) 419-5219, www.sunflowerartfestival.com.

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Mind over mound

Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days at Byrdcliffe Theater in Woodstock

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ast your mind forward, Winnie, to the time when words must fail.” Don’t pity Winnie. Even though she is immovably ensconced in a mound of earth – up to her waist in Act I and up to her neck in Act II – she is able, for the most part, to put a decent spin on it, consoling herself with an endless stream of chatter and with such humble articles as her toothbrush, handkerchief, parasol and other paraphernalia, and with the knowledge that her companion, Willie, who is rarely seen or heard, has nevertheless not abandoned her. No, don’t pity Winnie. Pity the actor who has to play Winnie. Happy Days, which follows Endgame in the Beckett canon, opens on Thursday, August 11 for an eight-performance run at Woodstock’s Byrdcliffe Theatre. To say that the play presents the lead actor with a notoriously difficult role is to vastly understate the case. Consider: Brenda Bruce, who portrayed Winnie in the play’s British premiere at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1962, called it a “terrifying experience.” Eva Katharina Schultz, who incarnated Winnie with the Schiller-Theater in Berlin in 1971, said later that she played the first night in a trance, then broke down sobbing in her dressing room. Asked to comment on the punishing nature of the part, Bette Carlson – who appears as Winnie in this Woodstock Fringe production – replied with an emphatic “Woof!” Interviewed on a sweltering day two weeks ago in the attic of an old barn in

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Winnie (played by Bette Carlson) examines her toothbrush in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days , which opens on Thursday, August 11 for an eight-performance run at Woodstock’s Byrdcliffe Theatre.

Lake Hill, where the two-member cast was rehearsing, Carlson seemed to have found a degree of calm before the storm. “Physically, I’m still gearing up for it; I have to watch my posture, avoid straining, because I could hurt myself,” she said, adding that she was “measured for the mound,” so she can’t gain weight. (“It’s a customized mound; it’s not one of your off-the-rack mounds,” laughed Wallace Norman, director of both the Woodstock Fringe and this production.) As Carlson gave voice to a section of her nearly continuous monologue from the first act, the jaunty purple feather adorning her hat was slightly stirred by a stream of cold air from the air conditioner. For Winnie, though, there will be no leavening breeze; by the second act she is little more than a talking head beneath the glare of a pitiless sun. “That second act [in which Winnie is completely immobilized, save for her speech and eye movements] is really a bear,” said Carlson. “Psychologically, it’s

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a three-ring circus,” she added, noting that Winnie reverts, in memory, to her childhood, while continuing to suffer in her present straits. Finally, we can add to the physical constraints and the psychological complexity of the character the immense challenge of learning Mr. Beckett’s language – “that incredible landscape of words,” as his friend, the writer Raymond Federman, put it – which pours itself out in a staccato torrent of pauses, repetitions, lyrical divagations and syntactical dislocations to a music all its own. Is it any wonder that Carlson and Ric Siler, who plays Willie, have been rehearsing their lines since last October? “I vowed that I would memorize the 63 pages and lose the 63 pounds,” Carlson laughed. But that’s the

kind of commitment it takes to do justice to Beckett. And yet despite – or perhaps, because of – the extreme mental and physical demands that it places upon an actor, the role is not without its compensations. “I’ve never had anything this difficult to do, and I’ve never had anything this rewarding,” said Carlson. It is tempting, I suppose, to read Winnie’s mound as a metaphor – for, let’s say, to give merely one of dozens of possible constructions, the ceaseless accumulation of memories and their momentto-moment minutiae in which we find ourselves interred. But it’s probably wise to resist the temptation to posit such analogies. Beckett himself was notoriously averse to such reductive “interpretations” of his work, which ultimately serve to dilute the power of his poetry, the singularity of his vision. When he was asked by Eva-Katharina Schultze to give her a handle on Happy Days, Beckett replied, “Don’t ask me for any meaning in the thing; it just is what it is.” After inhabiting Winnie for the better part of a year, Carlson concurs: “It’s not a metaphor anymore,” she says – which is not to say that one cannot connect words or phrases or the indelible image of the lady encased in a mound to one’s own experience.

No, don’t pity Winnie. Pity the actor who has to play Winnie.

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This is especially true for Carlson, who, in her day job as a speech/language pathologist, works with people â&#x20AC;&#x153;who have suffered unimaginable setbacks,â&#x20AC;? such as stroke, aphasia, ALS, cerebral palsy and literal loss of voice, as she notes in her bio on the Woodstock Fringe website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fragility of life â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the humor and pathos inherent in every day of our lives â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is manifested by these wonderful people into triumph. They know the themes that so consistently run through the work of Samuel Beckett. These performances will be dedicated to them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the living and the dead â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who strove to keep going despite enormous odds.â&#x20AC;? For his part, Siler says that he has â&#x20AC;&#x153;not been bored for one secondâ&#x20AC;? during the long haul of rehearsals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so deep and so true, such a rich portrait of people as they grow old together. I see so many parallels between this play and the way relationships develop in life,â&#x20AC;? he says, with old couples who have been together for many decades struggling to communicate, for instance, or taking each other for granted. (Interestingly enough, in â&#x20AC;&#x153;real lifeâ&#x20AC;? Siler and Carlson are husband and wife, having been married for 30 years: a fact that could, conceivably, add several layers of extratextual richness to the relationship of Winnie and Willie.) This production marks the return of the Woodstock Fringe to the newly renovated Byrdcliffe Theatre, after a hiatus of four years. (Norman, producing artistic director, debuted what was then a festival of several programs spanning a big chunk of the summer in 2003.) In addition to the director and the principals, the Happy Days crew consists of Lena Adams and Richard Ralff, stage managers; Zack Jacobs, lighting design; Bob McBroom, set design; and pyrotechnics (I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give you the spoiler) courtesy of Michael Lavin. Incidentally, the Woodstock Fringe production will be the second time that Happy Days has graced the Byrdcliffe Theatre. A splendid production by A Single Voice Theater, with director Gillian Farrell as Winnie and Tad Wise as Willie, took place over several nights in 2001/02. Happy Days opens on Thursday, August 11 and runs for eight performances through Sunday, August 21. Showtimes are 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (except for Saturday, August 20 at 7 p.m.) and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Byrdcliffe Theatre is located at the apex of Upper Byrdcliffe Road in Woodstock. For tickets, visit www.woodstockfringe.org. And oh, one caveat: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy a ticket if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expecting to see the Fonz. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mikhail Horowitz

the co-authors describe their new play. Directed and narrated by Aston-Reese, Severely Fractured Fairy Tales opens this Friday, August 12 on the outdoor Elizabethan stage at Woodstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comeau Property and runs weekends through September 4. The cast includes Elli Michaels, Sikena Khadija, Rhonda Joseph, Tad Richards, Bethany Goldpaugh Brown and Nathan Young. Performances begin at 5 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and admission is free, though donations are always welcomed. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket, stretch out and enjoy the show. For more info, visit http:// birdonacliff.org. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Frances Marion Platt

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Had enough summer Shakespeare yet? Ready for a side trip into something light and frothy on an outdoor stage to accompany your picnic? After launching its Woodstock Shakespeare Festival season with The Comedy of Errors, the Bird-on-a-Cliff Theatre Company now takes a detour from the Bardic canon with an original play deeply grounded in familiar folklore, but tweaked for maximum laughs. You may be old enough to remember with pleasure the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fractured Fairy Tales segmentâ&#x20AC;? that was a regular feature of the long-syndicated Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon shows on TV, narrated by the great character actor Edward Everett Horton. Comic turns on classic folktales in the public domain are a venerable stage staple; but when David Aston-Reese and Jerry James got together to reinterpret a few stories from the oeuvres of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and John Ruskin, they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just call them â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fractured,â&#x20AC;? because Jay Ward Productions had already been there, done that. So they had to resort to Severely Fractured Fairy Tales, which bodes well for audiences looking for an evening of outrageous levity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Saturday Night Live meets the Grimm Brothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? is how

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the audience. Performance tickets cost $10, $8 for members and seniors and are free for students. Tickets and information are available at http://hudsonoperahouse.org or by calling (518) 822-1438. The Hudson Opera House is located at 327 Warren Street in Hudson.

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harles Bradley deals in the art of contrast: His spectacularly ragged, retro-soul voice and wrenched emotion play against utterly suave and uptown soul arrangements in that almost-butnot-quite-scholastic Daptone style, courtesy of his longtime collaborator Thomas Brenneck. Bradley is also an inspirational figure in that, while he is a lifelong musician, his big break didn’t come until middle age. The well-traveled Brooklyn native released his first fulllength in 2011, at the age of 62. The midHudson Valley was in early on Bradley, a Mountain Jam favorite. Now the rest of the world is hipped up, too, thanks to his relentless touring, the strength of his 2016 record Changes and the 2012 documentary film, Charles Bradley: Soul of America. Bradley grew up in the projects and spent time in Maine, Alaska and California before returning to New York, all the while plying his twin trades as a cook and as a gutsy soul singer, inspired by a James Brown performance at the Apollo in 1962. Bradley fans simply can’t stop gushing about the throaty, raw grit of his voice and its opulence of genuine emotion, its direct tapping of autobiographical pain, passion and hope. The authenticity of his emotion and his hardscrabble character are undeniable. He was discovered by and still records on Daptone, a label whose denial of the post-1973 world is so 360-degrees and airtight, it would qualify for an entry in the DSM-5 did it not produce so much wonderful and necessary music.

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Charles Bradley and His Extraordinares perform in the large backroom theater at BSP on Wall Street in Kingston on Friday, August 12 at 7 p.m.

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As the centerpiece of Bard’s incomparably rich SummerScape programming, “Giacomo Puccini and his World” continues the college’s annual ritual of focusing on the life, work, times and overall cultural/musical narrative of a single great composer. The Bard Music Festival takes a 360-degree multidisciplinary view, situating the creative output of the popular Italian opera composer in many historical and critical contexts and featuring performances of work by his influences, contemporaries and rivals. “Puccini and his World” integrates concerts with lectures, panel discussions and expert commentary spread over the first two weekends in August. Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) classics include La Bohème, Madama Butterfly and Tosca, as well as Manon Lescaut, La Fanciulla del West and Turandot – all of which remain staples of the repertory. Situated at the advent of Modernism, his work represents both the popular apex and the beginning of the decline of his own chosen form. His critical reception is a case study in the turbulence and upheaval of Modernism and the First World War. According

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to conductor Vittorio Gui, founder of Italy’s Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Puccini was both “the most beloved and the most despised” of all composers. The Bard Music Festival continues this Thursday, August 11, when the Spiegeltent will host a Spaghetti Western Festival, featuring music by Americans living in Italy and Italians whose music has permeated US culture, from David Lang to Ennio Morricone. Weekend Two (August 12 through 14) is titled “Beyond Verismo” (Realism) and it will feature “Futurism, Popular Culture and Technology”; “Reinventing the Past”; “Music and Fascism in Italy”; “Italian Choral Music since Palestrina”; “After Puccini”; and The Turandot Project. There will be a free, open-tothe-public panel discussion on the topic of “Artists, Intellectuals and Mussolini” on Saturday, August 13, from 10 a.m. until noon at Olin Hall. For time and ticket information, call (845) 758-7900 visit http://fishercenter. bard.edu/summerscape.

Jack DeJohnette plays piano this Saturday at Byrdcliffe Barn Jack DeJohnette is legendary as a drummer – one of the three or four most employed and most influential drummers in the history of modern jazz. His career as a pianist and composer, while comparatively under the radar, is hardly less impressive. On August 13 at 8 p.m., the Byrdcliffe Guild presents Jack DeJohnette on piano at the historic Byrdcliffe Barn, built in 1902. While DeJohnette has been performing with piano trios and other ensembles for much of his career, he released his first solo album for piano, Return, in April of 2016. A vinyl-only release, all tracks but one are original compositions by DeJohnette. Tickets cost $50, which includes one beverage. There will also be a cash bar and light snacks. The doors open at 7:30 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.woodstockguild. org. Byrdcliffe is located at 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Road in Woodstock.

John Platania joins Dylan Doyle at Uncle Willy’s in Kingston The music scene in Uptown Kingston seems to get livelier and livelier. The venerable, musician-friendly small room at Uncle Willy’s is very much in on the action. While blues and roots get precious little play around the corner at BSP, the Hudson Valley native genres are celebrated at Willy’s, and it is surprising the caliber of act that this little-club-that-could is able to rope in. On Friday, August 12, blues/rock

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phenom Dylan Doyle brings his band to Uncle Willy’s with special guest guitarist John Platania. Best known for his work with a certain Van Morrison, Platania’s other credits include Randy Newman, Guy Davis and (dig this!) the Flying Machine: James Taylor and Danny Kortchmar’s remarkable and little-known ‘60s band. The Dylan Doyle Band with John Platania perform from 7 to 10 p.m. There is no cover charge. On Thursday, August 18, Uncle Willy welcome Yonrico Scott and Friend. Scott, the drummer of the Derek Trucks Band, will be joining forces with several local luminaries: Daniel Marc from the Grape & the Grain, Daniel Grimsland of 3 and the Grape & the Grain and Chris Carbaleirra of Groovestick. The music runs from 8 to 11 p.m. There is no cover charge. Uncle Willy’s is located at 311 North Front Street in Kingston. – John Burdick

Marcia Ball plays Midnight Ramble at Levon Helm Studios Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball, touring in support of her latest Alligator Records CD, The Tattooed Lady and the Alligator Man, returns to the Midnight Ramble on Saturday, August 13, performing with Carolyn Wonderland and Shelley King. Ball is a five-time Grammy nominee and the winner of no fewer than ten Blues Music Awards (BMA), including the 2014 BMA for the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year. Showtime is 8 p.m. Admission costs $35 for seating and $25 for standing room. Levon Helm Studios are located at 160 Plochmann Lane in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.levonhelm.com or call (845) 679-2744.

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Trio Solisti at Maverick on Sunday Hailed by The New Yorker as “the most exciting piano trio in America,” Trio Solisti headlines Maverick Concerts’ centennial performance on Sunday, August 14 at 4 p.m. To honor the oldest continuous summer chamber music festival in America, the Solisti Trio will duplicate the program from the very first classical music concert at Maverick: a program of trio music in 1916. The program features Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”); Anton Arensky’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32; and Brahms’s Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101. The Trio Solisti comprises violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Fabio Bidini. Tickets cost $45 and $25, $5 for students. For tickets and more information, visit www.maverickconcerts. org. Maverick Concerts are located at 120 Maverick Road in Woodstock.

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at Bardavon The Pawling-centered Daryl’s House enterprise continues to book some biggies for the larger rooms in the area. This time it is the legendary and tireless George Clinton. Recording both as Parliament and Funkadelic, George Clinton revolutionized R & B during the ’70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding influences from several late-’60s acid heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and Sly Stone. The Parliament/Funkadelic had over 40 R & B hit singles (including three Number Ones) and three platinum albums. Clinton has received a Grammy, a Dove (gospel) and an MTV music video award, and has been recognized by BMI, the NAACP Image Awards and Motown Alumni Association for lifetime achievement. Clinton’s Parliament/Funkadelic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

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ecoming an accomplished musician requires one to practice industriously, so there’s a sort of poetic justice in an industrial space – the former Curtron factory building at 44 West Bridge Street in Catskill – being repurposed as a listening venue for classical music. The newly refurbished mainstage space at the Bridge Street Theatre will serve as a home-away-from-home this Friday evening for the Catskill High Peaks Festival Chamber Orchestra, who more regularly holds forth at the Guggenheim Pavilion Auditorium of the Carey Institute for Global Good in Rensselaerville. Under the artistic direction of cellist Yehuda Hanani – a familiar voice to listeners to public radio on WAMC – the Catskill High Peaks Festival is the educational arm of Close Encounters with Music, bringing together rising young artists from around the world with renowned faculty for a ten-day summer institute that mingles teaching and performance. (Think PianoSummer at SUNY-New Paltz, but with lots more variety of instruments, and no intense competition at its center.) The motto of the decidedly unstuffy Catskill High Peaks Festival is “Music with Altitude,” and this summer’s pedagogical focus is “the magic of Bach and his legacy.” Guest instructor/performers for 2016 include violinists Peter Zazofsky and Bayla Keyes and pianist/ conductor Michael Chertock. The Festival’s road show, Music from High Peaks, takes students and instructors to prestigious cultural sites around the region like Olana, Basilica Hudson and the Norman Rockwell Museum to play for the general public. Add the Bridge Street Theatre to that list on Friday, August 12 at 7 p.m., when the High Peaks Chamber Orchestra will help break in the new/old performance space by performing works by J. S. Bach, Grieg, Chopin, Dvorák, Gershwin and others. Various chamber music combinations and crossover repertoire are promised, including cello chorus, solo and duo piano, quartets and sextets. Tickets to Music from High Peaks at the Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill cost $25 general admission, $15 for students. They are available at www.catskillhighpeaksmusic.org or at the door. – Frances Marion Platt

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic perform at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, August 18 at 8 p.m. Admission costs $40. All seats are reserved. Purchase your tickets in person at the

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Blueberry Festival in Ellenville

t was Native Americans who first cultivated the wild blueberry on the mountaintops of the Shawangunks near Ellenville, unwittingly creating a future industry for the region. Communities of berry-pickers began forming on the Ridge in the early 18th century, surviving by foraging the blueberries that throve on the land now belonging to Minnewaska State Park and the Sam’s Point Preserve. A good picker, it was said, could collect as many as 35 quarts of berries a day, which would then be sold to the local general store or shipped off to Catskill resorts and New York City. The pickers arrived every July, building tarpaper squatter shacks and working through the blueberry season. By 1920, blueberry-picking camps were inhabited by pickers who worked all day and then got together at night for fellowship, telling stories, making music and maybe having a drink or two. Some of the camps were rowdier than others. It all ended after World War II, when the advent of commercial blueberry farming made the fruit easily accessible and affordable. With no demand for wild blueberries by the end of the 1950s, the last of the berry-pickers packed up and left town. Remnants of the berry-pickers’ shacks still remain in the Sam’s Point Preserve along Old Smiley Road, paying silent testimony to the long-ago industry of the men and women who slept in the humble abodes by night in order to pick blueberries by day. One has to wonder what the last residents of those shanties would think if they knew about the annual Blueberry Festival now held every August in Ellenville, devoted to the berry that was – literally – the fruit of their labors. This year’s 17th annual Blueberry Festival, sponsored as always by the Ellenville/ Wawarsing Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Saturday, August 13, rain or shine. The festivities begin early with a blueberry pancake breakfast served up by Pioneer Engine Company #1 from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Norbury Hall on Center Street. The breakfast is a fundraiser for the fire department, and costs $7 for adults. The exhibits and street fair begin at 9 a.m., with free admission. More than

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This year’s 17th annual Blueberry Festival in Ellenville will be held on Saturday, August 13, rain or shine.

175 vendors have signed on to bring handmade items and all manner of craftwork, clothing, jewelry, accessories and edibles for festivalgoers to peruse and purchase. By the time the festival ends at 4 p.m., more than 10,000 visitors are expected to attend. The event is billed as the largest one-day event in southwestern Ulster County. Cohen’s Bakery of Ellenville will sell hundreds of blueberry pies at the festival, made with local blueberries as a fundraiser for the Chamber, to ensure that the yearly tradition continues. Official Blueberry Festival tee-shirts available for purchase will do the same.

Live music all day in Liberty Square will be provided by the Evergreen Chorus, Side F/X and the Carl Richards Band. There will be children’s entertainment, of course – face-painting, interactive inflatables and games – raffles, exhibits on the cultural heritage of the Shawangunk Ridge and, of course, a bonanza of blueberry baked goods and other edibles, blue or not. The homemade blueberry pie-judging contest will announce the winner shortly after noon, when the judges begin the tasting to make their decision. Entries

are due by 11 a.m. at the Pie Tent by the Hunt Memorial Building stage in Liberty Square. There is no fee to enter. Organizers request that visitors (and vendors, for that matter) leave pets at home. Off-street parking is free; just follow the “Festival Parking” signs. – Sharyn Flanagan Blueberry Festival, Saturday, August 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., free, Canal Street/Liberty Square, Ellenville; (845) 647-4620, www. ewcoc.com.

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In this 2011 photo provided by Mark Barden, his son Daniel Barden runs alongside a school bus in Newtown, Conn. Daniel was among those killed during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings on Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown. The photo is shown in the documentary Newtown. The Woodstock Film Festival will hold a special screening of Newtown at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on Wednesday, August 24 at 8:45 p.m. Director Kim Snyder, producer Maria Cuomo Cole and a couple whose child was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School will be in attendance. (Mile 22 / Handout)

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uring the opening of Kim Snyder’s documentary Newtown, faint playground sounds hover at the edge of hearing. A roving camera captures brief scenes of idyllic suburban celebration, a Labor Day parade: cheerleaders, marching bands, smiling faces infused, like the day itself, with sunny brightness. Then it’s December, and the voice of a 911 dispatcher is heard trying to calm a woman’s quavering voice: “Please Jesus please Jesus please Jesus.” The camera catches police racing from their vehicles as they struggle to understand what’s happening inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School. We all know what happened that day. For those of us who may have forgotten the exact numbers, 20 first-graders were murdered that day, along with six of their educators. But knowing that, knowing every “fact” about the horrific massacre, brings little understanding and even less comfort. So why would anyone want to relive the events of that terrible day in a documentary film?

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August 11, 2016 focus is on five of the families who lost their children that morning. Newtown isn’t the angry diatribe that it could have been. In its careful, solemn way, you could say that Newtown is a testament to the need for gun control. The film touches briefly on the legislative efforts that some of the parents made – successfully in Connecticut, predictably unsuccessfully in Washington. But Snyder doesn’t linger there. She hews very closely and respectfully to the stories that the parents tell her about their beautiful children. In interviews, she has said that the film was her effort to bear witness to the tragedy: “Something happens through simply bearing witness,

forces of light. The Woodstock Film Festival will hold a special screening of Newtown at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on Wednesday, August 24 at 8:45 p.m. Director Kim Snyder, producer Maria Cuomo Cole and a couple whose child was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School will be in attendance. For further information, visit http://newtownfilm.com or www. woodstockfilmfestival.com. – Jeremiah Horrigan

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“What is it like that your best friend got their kid back, but you didn’t?” through experiencing empathy in front of something deeply emotional. Questions like: ‘What is it like that your best friend got their kid back, but you didn’t? How do you repair that relationship?’ This film became about more than looking at Newtown as just another gun-violence incident.” With that decision, she took Newtown into an elevated realm that very few documentaries are able to reach. She says that she was inspired by, among other fictional films, Claude Lanzmann’s epic Shoah, in which survivors of the Holocaust, speaking directly to the camera, recounted their experience with the unspeakable. Snyder again: “I thought a lot about the core idea that if you don’t document and remember something, you can’t prevent it from happening again. And that remembering can be cathartic.” For some of her earliest interviews, Snyder said that she left the room, telling her subjects that they could record whatever they needed to. “There was no one I approached who didn’t feel like they needed or wanted to do this. There was some kind of healing in it for everybody. I was seeing emotions I had never experienced or seen before.” You always have to wonder, when faced with such a powerful and moving film about such a controversial issue, whether the people who most need to see the film ever will. The temptation is to think that someone else – someone who, for example, opposes gun control – needs most to see this film. But that’s not true, any more than anti-Semites most “needed” to see Shoah. The miserable polarization that has become so evident on the national political scene has made it clear how nearly impossible it is for anyone to convince “the other” of how wrong they are. The only people we can truly affect are ourselves. A film like Newtown can deepen our knowledge and understanding not just of “the issue,” but also of the people who have been directly and tragically affected by the issue. By putting a human face on what remains for most of us an “issue,” Snyder has opened possibilities for new action, be it legislative or personal. Newtown, like Shoah, is a human document that, in depicting the depths of inhuman action,

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hese days, if you want to compete for the elusive tourist dollar, you can’t be “just a museum.” You have to offer scavenger hunts and overnight campouts for the kids, guided tours, lectures, music and dance performances and multimedia installations for the grownups. For notfor-profit curators and programmers with limited budgets, it’s a never-ending challenge; but for audiences, the payoff is a cornucopia of cultural riches that serve to blur the artificial boundaries between artforms. And really, what better place than a museum to enjoy a thematically related concert or film festival? The Storm King Art Center has hit on what seems to be a winning multi-arts formula with its periodic Film Ramble events, in which a selection of short films curated by Rooftop Films is presented on screens surrounded by art, meadows and woods, scattered throughout the mostly-outdoor sculpture museum’s grounds. The evening typically starts with a live performance, and then visitors are encouraged to wander from one spot to another, taking in the films at their leisure. Food and beverage trucks are parked on-site, so you can assemble your own dinner-and-a-show experience out of what’s on offer. The latest in Storm King’s Film Ramble series happens this Saturday, August 13, beginning at 6 p.m. with meditation sessions led by the Big Quiet. At 7:45 p.m., your thoroughly chilled-out self will be immersed in a live performance by concert pianist Bruce Levingston. Then you’ll have until 10:30 p.m. to make your way at your own pace from screen to screen, taking in short art films by such luminaries as Jarred Alterman and Dennis Oppenheim. The event is free with regular $12.50 admission to the Storm King Art Center, but space is limited, so purchasing your ticket in advance is a good idea. Dennis Oppenheim is the focus of one of Storm King’s 2016 special exhibitions: “Terrestrial Studio,” which runs through November 13. The late artist was known for his large-scale sculptures in public spaces, for conceptual and body art and as one of the pioneers of the Land Art movement, using snowfields, grainfields and streambanks as his sculptural media. A screening of a full-length documentary featuring Oppenheim, Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art (2015), will kick off Storm King’s Film Weekend this Friday, August 12 at 8 p.m. This event requires a $12.50 ticket separate from Storm King admission. To purchase, visit www. eventbrite.com/e/film-weekend-at-storm-king-art-center-tickets-26200897590. For more information about Film Weekend, “Dennis Oppenheim: Terrestrial Studio” and other 2016 programs, call (845) 534-3115 or visit www.stormking. org. The Storm King Art Center is located at 1 Museum Road in New Windsor. – Frances Marion Platt

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he Unison Arts & Learning Center has been at the heart of the New Paltz cultural scene since 1976. Through highs and lows, the organization has always managed somehow to rebound and keep going. But this may not be one of those times: Unison has arrived at an impasse, lacking a sufficient number of people willing to form the new Board of Directors that it needs to continue operating. And without that, says interim executive director Howard Sachar, Unison’s 40th-anniversary celebration later this year will be its swan song. “We’ve had two community meetings about going forward, and there have been a lot of good ideas and a lot of enthusiasm,” he says. “What we have not had is a set of people ready to come forward and create a new board, and that’s essential. If we fail to do that, we’re going to have to go into hibernation at the end of the year.” While a number of people attended the meetings held recently to discuss a new business model for Unison’s future, the suggestions suffered from a “pronoun crisis,” says Sachar. “Everybody was saying ‘one’ could do this or ‘you’ could do that, or ‘someone could,’ but that’s really where the problem is. It has to be someone willing to say ‘I,’ and if we don’t get that, we have a real problem. Unless we can get some new blood and new energy, I think we’re winding down. This is the state we’re in, and this is our plea to people that if there’s anybody out there, now is the time to stand up.” The Unison board numbers just four people at present, with three the minimum allowed a nonprofit by the state. Eight board members would be desirable, with ten or 12 even better, Sachar says. In order to reduce its financial burden, Unison temporarily suspended the paid position of executive director. Sachar, who is one of the current four board members, stepped in to fill the role for the short term. Stuart Bigley, the founder of Unison, is retired from a leadership role in the organization but still helps out where needed. “The current board is willing to stay involved through the end of the year,” he says, “but they’re not willing to carry it beyond that. Our Board of Directors has done such a great job in really showing the possible sustainability of the organization, but in the process they’ve kind of burned themselves out. What we need now to keep going is an influx from the community.”

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Bush league Hunt for the Wilderpeople offers Andersonesque humor in the wilds of New Zealand

f he keeps on the way that he’s going, half-Maori, half-Jewish Kiwi filmmaker Taika Waititi is going to develop a reputation as the Wes Anderson of New Zealand. The latest feature by the writer/director of Boy, the wellreceived vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows and several episodes of Flight of the Conchords does not have Anderson’s iconic “look” – hypercomposed, painstakingly detailed, exquisitely symmetrical – but it does very much share his oddball sense of humor. And that’s good news to plenty of fans. It also came as a surprise to this reviewer, who was unfamiliar with Waititi’s previous work and to whom the capsule description of Hunt for the Wilderpeople – awkward fat kid, misanthropic geezer and a dog flee into a magical wilderness after the old bloke loses his wife – sounded more like a live-action version of Up without the balloons. Or you might see Sam Neill listed as the only “name” actor and imagine another Jurassic Park sequel, with marsupials instead of dinosaurs. You’d be as wrong as I was. But I’m glad that I went, and I urge you to catch Hunt for the Wilderpeople while it’s in a theater near you (as of this writing, it’s just wrapping up a week at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck, but might come back around if audiences express enough interest). It’s one of the most consistently funny comedies that I’ve seen onscreen in a goodly while. Waititi’s dialogue is a hoot-and-a-half – fraught and sometimes pompous in the Andersonesque style – and the Kiwi cast delivers it deadpan as required, with impeccable timing all around. Julian Dennison is a real find as Ricky Baker, a thoroughly Westernized Maori lad, abandoned by his mother, who has spent most of his young life bouncing from one exasperated foster family to another. The more that he’s rejected, the more “badass” and “gangster” he tries to be – until he finally ends up in the warm and wise clutches of childless Bella (Rima Te Wiata), who lives on the edge of the bush and can kill a wild boar with a knife without breaking a sweat. Under Bella’s unconditionally loving tutelage, Ricky starts to build a little self-confidence and peek out of his couch-potato cocoon. Bella’s crotchety husband Hec (Neill) is slow to warm up to this city kid who lives in a pop-culture dreamworld, though, and can’t imagine him ever adapting to the rigors of bush life. But when Bella is felled by a sudden heart attack, the illmatched pair of grief-stricken males are forced to flee into the wild, as the child protective services are on Ricky’s tail and he refuses pointblank to go back into the foster care system that has already chewed him up and spat him out too many times. Rachel House and Oscar Kightley are hilarious as a fiendishly overzealous social worker and a bumbling policeman who keep trying to “rescue” Ricky from

Unison will retain its nonprofit status for the time being. “It is possible that a future can happen,” says Bigley. “And if Unison can get back on its feet, with a Board of Directors in place, then the position of executive director would become a paid position again. An organization like this can’t be sustainable without having a paid executive director and probably one other paid staffer; that would be the minimum to run anything like what people are used to as Unison, with a series of concerts and workshops and programs. It takes at least two people in the office to successfully make that happen.” But it’s the Board of Directors who hires the executive director, and without volunteers from the community to fill those seats on the board, Unison will celebrate the memories and the good times this fall at a 40th-anniversary celebration, and then “go quiet” at the end of this year, says Sachar. More information is available by contacting Howard Sachar at howard@ unisonarts.org or visiting www. unisonarts.org. – Sharyn Flanagan

Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hec, whom they imagine to be a child-molesting kidnapper. So it turns out that Hunt for the Wilderpeople has more in common, narratively speaking, with Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom than with any previously cited movie. But this time the runaways are divided by age gap and cultural incompatibility rather than drawn together by mutual outsider status. Predictably enough, Hec and Ricky annoy the hell out of each other until shared peril and misfortune force them both to adjust big-time. Both have lots of personality flaws that would probably annoy the hell out of any traveling companion, but adversity drills down – as it is wont to do even in real life – to reveal each one’s true mettle. There’s nothing brilliantly original about this film. It’s a little bit bildungsroman, a little bit road movie, a little bit buddy picture. Ultimately it’s about what makes a real family: a dramatic theme that never really grows old. But see it mostly because it will make you laugh. The brief episodes with Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby as Psycho Sam, a backcountry crackpot who likes to disguise himself as a bush, and the director himself, as a minister delivering the strangest sermon since Peter Cook performed the wedding of Buttercup and Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride, are worth the price of a movie ticket all by themselves. Watching them wax silly will brighten your day, guaranteed. And in a truly just world, the “Ricky Baker Birthday Song” would win the 2016 Best Song Oscar. Check it out. – Frances Marion Platt To read Frances Marion Platt’s previous movie reviews & other film-related pieces, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com and click on the “film” tab.

Kevin Cook painting the 1799 House on Huguenot Street during a previous Artists on the Street event. To read more about Cook's art, read this Almanac Weekly proﬁle: http://bit.ly/2bcnzBX.

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lein air paintouts are all the rage, and what better region to feature them than the cradle of America’s first landscape art movement, the Hudson River School of painting? For the fourth year running, Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz is organizing its Artists on the Street event this Saturday, August 13, rain or shine. Beginning at 11 a.m., more than 20 talented and approachable Hudson Valley-based artists will take up their positions, setting up their easels at pleasing vantagepoints among the Colonial-era stone houses of the Huguenot Street National Historic Landmark District. They will sketch, pastel and paint what they see throughout the day, chatting with passersby as they work. It’s great fun to stroll around the area, sneaking peeks over the artists’ shoulders and learning about their artistic philosophy and technique. Curbside Cuisine will also be on-site for guests’ enjoyment, and will donate a portion of their sales to Historic Huguenot Street. By 4 p.m., the artworks are supposed to be finished and handed in for display in the DuBois Fort (81 Huguenot Street) or a nearby tent. An hourlong catered reception will then ensue, during which you can sip and nibble while you admire the paintings or even purchase that special one that you’ve had your eye on all day. Admission to the Artists on the Street event, including the reception, is absolutely free. For more information, call (845) 255-1660 or visit www.huguenotstreet.org. – Frances Marion Platt

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August 25, 2016 is the centennial of the founding of the National Park Service by president Woodrow Wilson, 44 years after the designation of Yellowstone as the country’s first National Park in 1872.

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tours of the four homes – including VIP tours for high-profile dignitaries – leading guided hikes and doing offsite talks for numerous groups and organizations, Oldenburg is a federally trained wildland firefighter who has been mobilized five times to the Western states to assist with fire suppression efforts. He also helps locally with prescribed burns in parks. The following Thursday, August 18 at 6 p.m., Frank Futral, a curator at the Roosevelt/Vanderbilt National Historic Sites will present an illustrated lecture on important and interesting acquisitions to the park’s museum collections since opening to the public in 1940. Admission to all events in the Morton Library’s celebration of the National Park Service centennial is free. The Morton Memorial Library is located at 82 Kelly Street in Rhinecliff. For more information, call (845) 876-2903 or visit http://morton. rhinecliff.lib.ny.us. – Frances Marion Platt

Rhinecliff Library marks National Park Service centennial with filmmaker Robert Stone's Civilian Conservation Corps screening & lectures

ne would think that there would be more of a big deal being made about the 100th birthday of one of America’s most beloved institutions happening this month. In case you blinked and missed the mostly low-key events going on, August 25, 2016 is the centennial of the founding of the National Park Service (NPS) by president Woodrow Wilson, 44 years after the designation of Yellowstone as the country’s first National Park in 1872. Maybe we’d hear more about the centennial if there were more NPS sites in New York, where the lower 48 states’ single largest tract of “forever wild” land, the Adirondacks, merely occupies the relatively humble status of State Park. However, the Mid-Hudson Valley does enjoy a cluster of three NPS-administered sites in Hyde Park: the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt and Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Sites, all of which are offering some freeentry days and special programming this year in honor of the milestone. Not too far away in Rhinecliff, the Morton Memorial Library is making sure that the NPS centennial doesn’t go unmarked. Two of them are happening this weekend, both focused on one of FDR’s most successful New Deal brainwaves: the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a national program to put unemployed young people to work in the

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nation’s forests, parks and farms during the Great Depression. The CCC’s more than three million recruits planted trees, created flood barriers, fought wildfires and built roads and trails across rural America for nearly a decade, beginning in 1933. The aisles of majestic pines on the flank of Lake Taghkanic in Columbia County are one impressive example of the CCC’s legacy in the Hudson Valley. This Friday, August 12 at 7 p.m., filmmaker Robert Stone will screen and lead a discussion of his documentary The Civilian Conservation Corps at the Morton Library. Interweaving rich

archival imagery with the personal accounts of CCC veterans, the film positions this bold socioeconomic experiment as a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern environmentalism and national service. The screening will be followed up on Saturday afternoon, August 13 at 3 p.m. with a talk titled “The CCC: Franklin Roosevelt’s ‘Tree Army,’ Helping Build the First 100 Years of the National Park Service.” The presenter will be Kevin Oldenburg, a National Park ranger at the Roosevelt/Vanderbilt National Historic Sites for 15 years. Besides conducting

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Saugerties and at Smith Hardware and at 227 Main Street in the village. The participating artists on this year’s tour are Isaac Abrams, Noelle Auriemma, Tara Bach, Anita Barbour, Ana Bergen, Kelli Bickman, Barbara Bravo, Sharon Broit, David Brown, Jean Campbell, Michael Ciccone, Shelley Davis, Tamara DiMattio, Ruth Edwy, Steve Frederick, Robert George, Josepha Gutelius, Mikhail Horowitz, Jennifer Jewett, Brian Josselyn,

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attend the free opening reception held the evening before the tour weekend, on Friday, August 12 at the Gallery at Opus 40 from 5 to 7 p.m. Most of the artists participating in the tour will attend the reception, and each will have one work on display as a preview of what they do. The regular admission fee to Opus 40 is waived for the evening. There are also images of the artwork to be seen on the tour website at www. saugertiesarttour.com, along with bios of CAROL NATOLI

en new artists have joined the Saugerties Artists’ Studio Tour this year, and a few who haven’t been on the tour for a while have returned for the 14th annual event on Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. With a total of 44 artists participating, this is the largest tour yet, according to tour coordinator Barbara Bravo, who is also one of the artists welcoming visitors into their studios over the weekend. “The dynamics get more interesting as you get more and more people involved,” she says. “You’re bringing in different kinds of personalities. And as interesting as the artwork can be, the person behind it is even more interesting and has a deeper story.” The event is free of charge and it’s selfguided; one has only to pick up a map (or print one out online) and chart a course. No registration is required. Visitors to the studios have the opportunity to see worksin-progress as well as completed works, and some of the artists offer a hands-on experience. Going “face-to-face” with the artists allows the visitor to ask questions, Bravo says, which offers “a lot more insight than you get when you’re just viewing the work.” Tourgoers get to see where artists work and how they live, and most of the studios will offer works for sale during the tour, often at very affordable prices. With so many studios available to choose from, how does one make the decision where to start? One option is to

the artists to help with narrowing down which studios to visit. “We’ve found that most people can comfortably visit five studios per day,” Bravo says. “That’s an average; some people speed through the day and hit as many as they can, but those are the people who tend not to linger and talk to the artist for very long. Others say that two or three studios is their limit.” Maps are available at the Info Booth on Route 212 across from the northbound New York State Thruway entrance in

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Marsha Kaufman-Rubinstein, Kay Kenny, Barbara Tepper Levy, Yvette Lewis, Ulf Loven, Iain Machell, Ann Morris, Grey Morris, Hugh Morris, Michael Nelson, Gus Pedersen, Herb Perr, Bill Reinhart, Joan Reinmuth, Tad Richards, Prue See, Sarkis Simonian, Michael Sullivan Smith, Viorica Stan, Raymond J. Steiner, Marck Webster, Saundie Wilson, Jennifer Zackin and Carol Zaloom. This year’s tour includes two artists who do land art, offering a broader spectrum to the range of techniques and styles to be experienced. Jennifer Zackin is creating imagery revealed through plant growth on an empty lot in the Village of Saugerties, Bravo explains, and Michael Sullivan Smith has paid his own homage to Opus 40 with a bluestone installation that he has had in progress on his land for the past 12 years. Zackin’s work over the years has focused on public art and sculptural installations, drawing on photography, video, collage and drawing, along with performance and aspects of ceremony to create works that engage the community. Sullivan Smith is better-known to Saugerties as a local historian, but has a background in the arts embracing calligraphy, graphic design and fine art along the way, with site-specific works and land art now on his radar. Other artists new to the tour this year include Herb Perr, who had a long career as an Expressionist painter and performance artist and is now doing videos, capturing portions of the video to make prints, Bravo explains. “His sense of color is so incredibly bright and vivid. When I look at it, it just makes me feel good.” Sharon Broit is a painter with a clothing business who creates the fabrics with which she works, and David Brown is a sculptor who works in steel, creating light and airy suspended sculptural works that defy the weight of their material. Bill Reinhart is a Saugerties native who along the way taught pottery in Woodstock, danced with the Ulster Ballet Company,

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ven a “go-to” telescope model requires a lot of fussing. You’ve got to drag it outdoors and perform three set-up steps. Not many people bother. So when it comes to enjoying the night sky, the best sights demand no instrumentation at all; they are in-your-face obvious. Like the current meteor shower. Just in case you’re reading this on Thursday when the paper comes out, or even on Friday, a quick reminder that the Perseid meteors should be very good both nights. If it’s mostly clear and the skies are not too hazy JUST IN CASE and you’re away from artificial lights, you YOU’RE READING should see a meteor a minute starting this on Thursday when the paper around midnight. You might see many comes out, or even on Friday, a quick more starting at 2 a.m. reminder that the Perseid meteors Truly great naked-eye sky spectacles should be very good both nights. If it’s include aurora displays, total solar eclipses mostly clear and the skies are not too and even the ordinary Milky Way as seen hazy and you’re away from artificial from a dark location. Here’s a quick lights, you should see a meteor a minute checklist: starting around midnight. You might First, meteor showers. They vary see many more starting at 2 a.m. enormously. The best of our lives was the fabulous Leonid shower on November 18, 2001. We had cloudless skies, and those who took my advice and went outdoors in the predawn hours saw five brilliant shooting stars every minute, all of which left behind lingering green trails. But, alas, the Leonids will not perform again until the year 2099. Of the annual good displays, the year’s best shower is usually the Geminids on December 13. However, this year the Moon will be full. We’ll have to write that one off. Now let’s talk about the aurora. We get great ones here. In the 1980s we had three

for which he designed and built props and scenery, and operated a furniture restoration business in Saugerties. His current focus is painting. Iain Machell was a participant in one of the original Saugerties Artist Studio Tours, and after a long hiatus is back. An Art Department head at SUNY-New Paltz, Machell mines his British artistic roots in creating large-scale drawings that address the struggle between the human condition and the natural world. And while it’s always interesting to visit an artist’s studio that one hasn’t seen before, a return visit is warranted to artists familiar from past tours because “We’re all always working on something new,” Bravo says. Her own work has moved in recent years from primarily production ceramics to a focus exclusively on fine art. Her current work is white-on-white, aimed at producing shadow and color through texture alone. “I’ve been pushing into some areas that I hadn’t explored yet,” she says, “and just seeing what happens.” – Sharyn Flanagan Saugerties Artists Studio Tour, Saturday/ Sunday, August 13/14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., free, throughout Town of Saugerties; www.saugertiesarttour.com. Opening reception, Friday, August 12, 5-7 p.m., free, Gallery at Opus 40, 50 Fite Road, Saugerties; (845) 246-3400, www. opus40.org.

Little Match Girl Passion next Sunday at The School in Kinderhook The celebrated opera director, artist and Hudson resident R. B. Schlather mounts a one-day-only, five-hour intimate performance installation of David Lang’s Pulitzer-winning 2008 piece The Little Match Girl Passion on Sunday, August 20, at The School, the Kinderhook location of Chelsea gallerist Jack Shainman. The piece will be performed numerous times between 12 noon and 5 p.m., with 15-minute

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magnificent displays that filled the sky all night long. The best was on March 13, 1989. We also had gorgeous auroras in the autumns of 2000 and 2001. Strangely, however, we have not had a good Northern Lights display since then. We are overdue. A brilliant animated aurora is the second-best natural spectacle the eye can behold. Those who want to see them at their best should consider joining us in Alaska in late February. We’ve been doing this for 25 years, and we’ve always seen fantastic displays. Check it out on Special Interest Tours.com. Yes, this is crass commercialism, and yes, it’s freaking cold as we tear along trails on dogsleds. Our big annual crowds of mostly Old Farmer’s Almanac and Astronomy magazine readers normally include a few folks from the Hudson Valley. I’d like to have more of you in on that – or with us in Chile in March under the most amazing skies on Planet Earth. On that website you’ll notice the total solar eclipse that we’re doing in Wyoming next August. That’s essentially sold out, even though it’s a year away. So on your own, you might consider planning to get yourself into the narrow path of totality next August 21. Of all natural spectacles, nothing competes with a solar totality so far as sheer mindblowingness goes. I’m talking about this now instead of next year to persuade possible fence-sitters. A partial eclipse will temptingly appear over every US backyard. From here, the Sun will get 68 percent covered. Many will imagine that a deep “partial” will be good enough, and a stay-at-home eclipse party certainly sounds attractive. Don’t do it. Make “Totality or Nothing” your mantra on August 21. Start planning how you’ll plunge into totality’s narrow path. Check out a Web eclipse map, watch the weather, and it’ll all work out even if you end up observing from a highway shoulder. From here, the nearest place to see totality will be Columbia, South Carolina: a 12-hour drive. Our tour will be observing it from Casper, Wyoming. As for the ordinary Milky Way, you simply need moonless skies in August through October, and a night that doesn’t have too much haze. Low humidity is the ticket. The best Milky Way views this year will happen from August 24 to September 5, September 23 to October 5 and October 22 to November 3. How gorgeous it looks depends on how far you are from artificial lights, and how open is the field from which you’re viewing. From here, you get to the darkest skies by driving up State Route 28 past Margaretville, turning left on route 30 and going another 12 minutes, to park just before or after the bridge over the Pepacton Reservoir. The truly darkest skies in the Northeast are in north central Pennsylvania, at Cherry Springs State Park, where an astronomy field has been set aside and overnight camping is permitted. But it’s a six-hour drive from here. You want celestial spectacle? You can have it. But you’ve got to work at it a bit. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous “Night Sky” columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

breaks for the performers, culminating in a final performance at 4:15 p.m. This micro-production, or “staging rehearsal” in the words of the producers, is framed as more a performance-art gallery piece, offering music as living sculpture and an unfiltered look into the production process. Bang on a Can founder Lang’s exquisite oratorio The Little Match Girl Passion is based on the classic Danish parable by Hans Christian Anderson. While Lang is known primarily for a contentious and noisy fusion of chamber and street, The Little Match Girl Passion is a work of great, reflective subtlety and contrapuntal chant qualities, falling somewhere between Renaissance madrigals and

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colloquies of birds. It is performed here by soprano Anne-Carolyn Bird, countertenor Brennan Hall, tenor Karim Sulayman, bass Zachary James and percussionist Michael Zell, with costumes by Schlather’s regular collaborator Terese Wadden. This production is scheduled to be presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in December 2016. This performance is free and open to the public. The School is located at 25 Broad Street in Kinderhook. For more information, visit www.jackshainman. com. For more on R. B. Schlather, visit www.rbschlather.com. – John Burdick

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RCAL benefit screening of The Peanuts Movie at Headless Horseman in Ulster Park Did you catch The Peanuts Movie the first time around back in November? Written by the son and grandson of Charles Schultz, the film has the same overall feel as the cartoons, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fun way to engage a new generation with Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and the rest of the gang. You can take your crew to see The Peanuts Movie this Friday, August 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Headless Horseman while supporting a great cause at the same time: the Resource Center for Accessible Living (RCAL). Attendees can enjoy raffles, snacks and a showing of The Peanuts Movie, with a donation of $5 per person. Bring a blanket or chair for this outdoor movie under the stars. Headless Horseman is located at 778 Broadway in Ulster Park. For more information, reservations or to donate to the raffle, call (845) 331-0541, extension 20, or visit www.rcal.org. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13

Sunflower Art Festival in Gardiner Whoa, clear your calendar for this one: a community event inspired by and held in memory of Esther Sanzo with lots of childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities and musical performances on two stages all day, including Lindsey Webster, the Mike + Ruthy Band, Connor Kennedy and more. The Sunflower Art Festival takes place rain or shine this Saturday, August 13 from 10 a.m. until dusk at the Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery. The

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You can take your crew to see The Peanuts Movie this Friday, August 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Headless Horseman while supporting a great cause at the same time: the Resource Center for Accessible Living (RCAL). Attendees can enjoy raffles, snacks and a showing of The Peanuts Movie, with a donation of $5 per person. Bring a blanket or chair for this outdoor movie under the stars.

Estherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kids Art Tent is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., including a kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; music jam hour at 10 a.m., free community yoga for teens and adults at 10 a.m., hayrides, face-painting, arts and crafts and free peaches and juices. Admission is free with a suggested taxdeductible donation of $10 per person and free parking, and proceeds from the raffle and sponsorships benefit St. Judeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital. The Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery can be located via GPS at 20 Grist Mill Lane in Gardiner. For more information, call (212) 684-1110 or visit www.sunflowerartfestival.com.

Aladdin at Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts,â&#x20AC;? advises the merchant in Aladdin. Give your crew the opportunity to see this show in a new way, performed by the Hampstead Stage Company for 50 minutes with two actors and lots of audience participation. Aladdin takes place this Saturday, August 13 at 11 a.m. at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck. Tickets cost $7 for children and $9 for adults and seniors. The Center for Performing Arts is located at 661 Route 308 in Rhinebeck. For tickets or more information, call (845) 876-3080 or visit http://centerforperformingarts. org/saturday-morning-family-series/ item/aladdin. To learn more about the

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Sports story time at Morgan Lake Park in Poughkeepsie Did you know that Morgan Lake has a PokĂŠStop and a Gym? And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the perfect tie-in for this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Story Time theme: sports. On Saturday, August 13 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, Morgan Lake Park is the place to be for stories and sports games. Remember to bring a blanket or folding chair. This gathering is free and open to the public.

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Blueberry Festival in Ellenville Guess the berry described here by Robert Frost: â&#x20AC;&#x153;And after all really theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ebony skinned: The blueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s but a mist from the breath of the wind.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, blueberries! Get your fill of these sumptuous spheres at the Blueberry Festival taking place rain or shine this Saturday, August 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Canal Street in Ellenville. Enjoy a pancake breakfast, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities, a blueberry pie contest, live music and blueberry excellence from more than 185 vendors. For more information, call (845) 6474620 or visit www.ewcoc.com.

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takes place rain or shine this Sunday, August 14 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Pete & Toshi Seeger Park and features hot, fresh sweet corn, homemade chili, free children’s activities, live music and more, right on the Hudson River. Admission is free. Pete & Toshi Seeger Park is located at 1 Flynn Drive in Beacon. For more information, call (845) 463-4660 or (845) 255-6436 or visit www.beaconsloopclub. org.

Beacon Sloop Club Corn Festival When the stalks are as high as an elephant’s eye, that means that corn season is upon us. And what better way to celebrate this magnificent vegetable than at the Beacon Sloop Club’s annual Corn Festival? This fun event

Community String Ensemble concert in Ellenville Want to add a dash of classical music to your kids’ auditory experience this summer? Take a break from radio shows, podcasts and videos and en-

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Special Needs Picnic in LaGrange If you have any experience with special needs, then you know the world of societal “can’ts” that come with the territory: cautions and discouragement, often well-intentioned, from participating in various activities, designed to head off challenging or uncomfortable situations, either socially or physically. What if, instead, we approached those conversations with a can-do attitude, such as “What can I do to help make this work for you?” Here’s one example: Dutchess County’s fourth annual Special Needs Picnic taking place this Tuesday, August 16 from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. at Freedom Park. Admission to this event is free, and activities include live music, dancing, recreational activities, the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum’s Imagination Playground and facepainting. Families can also meet a K-9 officer, a therapy dog, get an up-close look at a Department of Public Works truck and firetruck and connect with local services from Abilities First, Taconic Resources and the Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital. Registration for this event is required, and space is limited. Freedom Park is located at 212 Skidmore Road in LaGrange. For more information or reservations, or to be an event sponsor, call (845) 475-3578 or visit http://molinarofordutchess.com/dutchesscounty-to-host-4th-annual-special-needspicnic. – Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno is munching blueberries right now. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com. ULSTER PUBLISHING’S REASON

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Bumper crops Weird weather patterns must be fooling the bugs

o far, this growing season has been one of the most interesting ever. Could it be global warming? Perhaps. Perhaps it’s all a legacy from the relatively snowless winter with long periods of cold-but-not-frigid temperatures. Perhaps it was spring’s two nights of plummeting temperatures that followed a warm spell. Perhaps it was this summer's extremes of dry and wet periods. Perhaps all that’s from global warming. Perhaps… All I know is that it has all been pretty good. As I wrote previously, for the second year in a row, Japanese beetles made their entrance on time in June, and then, as if from stage fright, skittered away. Or never emerged from the soil. Or never hatched from eggs laid in the soil. Or the eggs never got laid last summer. For years, Mexican bean beetles would lay eggs on my bean plants, and those eggs would hatch into voracious larvae and then adults that would shred bean leaves. I was able to harvest enough beans for fresh eating and freezing only with succession planting of bush beans every couple of months. For the past couple of years, only a few beetles show up here and there: nothing to worry about. So now an early sowing of bush beans provides the first plates of beans, and then passes the torch on to pole beans, which, unlike bush beans, keep yielding till the end of the season. Bush beans peter out after a few pickings.

I did spray neem oil and the biological insecticide Entrust a few years ago. Perhaps that broke the Mexican bean beetle cycle here. Perhaps it was the mere threat of a wall at the Mexican border…no, no, that can’t be it. Mexican bean beetles have established themselves north of the border for many generations, human and beetle. Throughout the country over many decades, this pest has waxed and waned in its severity, at times turning its taste to soybeans, sometimes to lima beans. (My beetles never showed an appetite for my soybeans.) Two other pests that, I hope, can now

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recently, of â&#x20AC;&#x153;summer oil.â&#x20AC;? I expect to have to maintain those efforts every season. (Late update: I saw a few scale insects on the figs, so did have to spray again.) This seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interests arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all about pests. Right now, corn stalks are as high as â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no, higher than â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an elephantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye. For journalistic accuracy, I looked up the height of an elephantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye. One report on the web (that fount of highly accurate information) set the median height at 98 inches. I just stepped away from my desk to measure the actual height of my corn, and it topped out at about ten feet high. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the variety Golden Bantam. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown it for many years, during which it always topped out at six or seven feet. The first ears of this rich-tasting old variety should be ready any day now. Will they also seem to be on steroids? No explanations for this corny behavior jump out. Year after year, the soil gets

the same one-inch depth of compost, the three-foot-wide corn bed is planted in two rows of hills, thinned to three stalks per hill, with each hill two feet apart in the row, and the bed is dripirrigated. Mislabeled seed canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t explain the phenomenon, because this seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popcorn (Dutch Buttered and Pearl) and polenta corn (Otto File) also have higher aspirations. Anyway, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not complaining. Apples never grow well here. This lowlying valley is a sink for colder, moister air that, along with the backdrop of thousands of acres of forest, is a haven for apple pests. This season, with some spray assistance from me, the apple crop is relatively heavy and attractive. Apples, in those years when I do get a decent crop, are especially tasty here. I have to tip my hat, once again, to blueberries: my favorite fruit and the most consistent performer among my many fruits. I have never not gotten a good crop of blueberries, come hell or highâ&#x20AC;Ś17year cicadas, Hurricane Irene, late frosts

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NOFA-NY-sponsored Carbon Farming workshop at Four Winds Farm in Gardiner To keep the earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s average temperature from rising less than two degrees, reducing emissions from fossil fuels is not enough. Take carbon out of the air â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and put it in the soil where it serves as organic matter, feeds crops, holds moisture and reduces runoff and erosion. See â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carbon Farmingâ&#x20AC;? in action at Four Winds Farm at 158 Marabac Road in Gardiner on August 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. Jay and Polly Armour have, for 20 years, been practicing techniques that keep carbon in the soil by eliminating tillage. Come to learn and to share your best ideas for ways that organic practices

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Queue up for barbecue Ribfest returns to Ulster County Fairgrounds on August 20 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get down to the juicy business of barbecue, as the Highland Rotary Club â&#x20AC;&#x201C; supporting more than 30 non-profits in the region â&#x20AC;&#x201C; teams up with iHeart Media and Hannaford Supermarket to present the 12th annual Hudson Valley Ribfest next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sixty hopeful competitors are ready to cook up a mess of barbecued pork ribs, beef brisket, pulled pork butt/shoulder, chicken and lots of other goodies. Are you salivating yet? Their secret recipes are exacting and the stakes are high, as prize money inches up each year. On Saturday, the New England Barbecue Society Grilling Contest will have teams competing in four different categories: Pizza, Wrapped in Bacon, Chicken Wings and Apple Dessert. (Did you think it was only about the pork and beef ?) Come back on Sunday, when the Kansas City Barbecue Society Contest, governed by the official KCBS rules and regs, holds forth with four different categories: Chicken, Pork Ribs, Pork Butt/Shoulder and Beef Brisket. The 2016 team list and all other information about the competition can be viewed online. Ribfest is proud to be a member of the Empire State Barbecue Championship, with winners qualifying to advance to the national finals in Kansas City. While competing teams get to work in the kitchen, attendees can enjoy what amounts to a finger-lickinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; food festival with all manner of stick-to-your-ribs edibles, from barbecue, including Mexican and Jamaican styles, to lots of non-barbecued food concessions. Beer, wine, soda and water are also available for purchase, along with barbecue-related accessories and supply items such as specialty sauces, rubs, grills, grill starters and unique barbecue tools. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great summer festival without music? Starting Friday evening, a terrific lineup of good ole country, Motown, soul, rock, swing, R & B, blues, jazz, indie/ alternative rock, Irish mash-up and your basic hillbilly sounds can be heard. The entertainment includes Alison Peratikos, Afterglow, Soul Purpose, Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crew, the Little Creek Band, Hillbilly Parade featuring Jason Casterlin, Jessica Lynn, Tracy DeLucia and the Knuckleheads. Barbecue, that all-American culinary delight, is growing in the Northeast, the number of attendees also inching up every summer. You might want to plan a day or two at Ribfest to take in the best that New York has to offer. Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities will keep them busy while Mom and Dad check out the offerings. Included in the entry fee is parking, musical entertainment, entry to the contest areas and free same day reentry. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ann Hutton Hudson Valley Ribfest, Friday, August 19, 5-10 p.m., Saturday, August 20, 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday, August 21, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., $7/kids under 12 free, Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Road, New Paltz; (845) 844-RIBFEST, http://hudsonvalleyribfest.org.

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7:30am-8:30am Free Zen Meditation Group. Facilitated by Doree Lipson & Meredith Johnson, Zen practitioners & meditation teachers. Silent sitting, walking &connection. For optional beginner instruction, arrive early at 7:20am. Drop-inâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcome. Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Sanctuary, 5 Academy St, New Paltz. Info: doreelipsonmsw@gmail.com, verderosa@gmail. com. 8am-9am Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Town Hall, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. $1 donation. 8am-5pm Art Exhibition. MARGARET COGSWELL: MOVING THE WATERS: ASHOKAN FUGUES. Explores the link between New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unquenchable thirst and the Catskill mountain streams and their people over the past 100 years. Exhibits through 8/14. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845- 679-2079, woodstockguild.org/. 8:30am-9:30am Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org. 9am-9:50am Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John. Class using gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. All ages and fitness levels. $8 donation requested. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, www.woodstockyogacenter.com. 9am-11:15am New Paltz Playspace. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rt 32, New Paltz. HudsonValleyParents.com. 9:30am Gyrotonic Tower Class. Using natural body spinal movements to decompress and strengthen the spine. It emphasizes full mobility of the joints and lengthening of the fascia and skeletal system. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 9:30am-10:30am 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. Woodstock Town Hall. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Town Hall, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. $1 donation. 10am-11am Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yoga with Cory Smith. A variation of Coryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former Gentle Yoga class, this hour will now be a sacred space for women to be themselves and deepen their spiritual practice and enhance their health and well being. A community class, it will still be gentle in nature. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, www.woodstockyogacenter.com. $8 donation requested. 10am Reformed Church of Saugertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Adult Bible Study. Ongoing, every Thursday at 10 am. Current study: Book of Jeremiah. Everyone is welcome. Contact Lecia Siebeking for more information 845 246-5975. Reformed Church of Saugerties, Parish Hall, Saugerties. 10am-11:30am Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dance & Exercise Class. Led by Anne Olin. For people with PD & other neurological disorders. Groups are challenging, creative and fun! St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 679-6250. $12 for one or $22 for two.

health resources available to them through the Eastern Dutchess County Rural Health Network and the HRHCare Community Health facility in Dover Plains. St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church, Rt 22, Dover Plains. Info: 845 486-2555, www.dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/ Departments/Aging/AGIndex.htm. 10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time between 10am & 2pm! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845 757-3771, tivolilibrary.org. $1 suggested donation.

11am-12pm Free Feldenkrais Ongoing Community Class. Led by Tatiana Light. Method of international reputation helping Healing, Longevity and Improved Balance and Movement Coordination. Gentle and effortless exercise with immediate relaxation effect. Ongoing. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-6299. 12pm-2pm Free One-on-One Tech Tutoring. Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer. Those interested may call ahead to reserve a time or just drop in during the above hours. Tutor Hunter Huang is a junior at Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in communications. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255. 12:30pm Old Dutch Village Garden Club Regular Meeting. Held the second Thursday of each month at 12:30pm. All meetings are free and open to the public, visitors welcome! St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reformed Church, 126 Old Post Rd N, Red Hook. Info: 845 758-1184, olddutchvillagegc@gmail.com. 1pm-4pm Sketch Class. A traditional sketch class (drawing the figure) format of numerous poses which will lengthen in duration as determined by the monitor. $50/4 consecutive classes. Sundays through Dec. 4. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 NY-212, Woodstock. www.woodstockshcoolofart. org. $20/class, $50/four consecutive classes. 1pm-4pm Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Woodstock Rescue Squad building, Route 212 Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Town Hall, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. $1 donation. 2pm Sister Act . Comedy performance, based on the blockbuster movie, will leave you in high spirits as a young woman helps others raise their voice while struggling to find her own. Mac-Haydn Theatre, Chatham. Info: 518 392-9292, www. machaydntheatre.org. $14-$34. 3pm-7pm Town of Plattekill Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market. Town Hall, 1915 Rt 44/55, Modena. 3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm Free Fitness Class. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30 pm & Thursdays at 4pm. Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed by Connie Scuitto, RN and certified Reiki Master. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up new moves, meet new people. Free & open to the public. Ongoing. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary. org/. 4pm Pokestroll. Join experienced Pokemon Trainers for a Pokewalk. Bring your phones and tablets

10am Hudson Valley Jazz Festival (8/11-8/14). Different venues provide the space for a wide variety of music: New Orleans Jazz, Big Band, Modern, Bop, Vocal, Latin, Brazilian and the Great American Song Book. Tap your feet at restaurants, theaters, cafes, organic farms, libraries and galleries all over Orange County. Info: 917 903-4380, hudsonvalleyjazzfestival.org.

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and join the library for a group Pokemon Go! stroll. Pokemon fans 10 and up can come on their own; younger walkers should bring a parent or guardian. Free. Space is limited. In-person registration at the library is required. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook. Info: 845 758-3241, redhooklibrary.org.

6pm-10pm Annual Burger & Beer Bash. Showcasing local vendors grilling up their signature sliders & sides. More than 1,500 guests will vote for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;burger champion.â&#x20AC;? Event includes live music, beer, desserts and side dishes, on the home field of the Hudson Valley Renegades. Dutchess Stadium, Poughkeepsie. athvmag.com/BurgerBash. $50.

4pm-5pm Weekly Teen Yoga Class (Every Thursday, 4-5pm). they exhibit greater confidence and motivation to succeed in school and make healthy choices when faced with lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges. This weekly class is dedicated to providing young people with a healthy body and mind by introducing students to both the physical and mental elements of yoga. Coed, ages 13-17. Led by high school teacher, Art of Living instructor, and longtime practitioner MJ Reiss. Thru 9/1. $10 per class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com.

6pm Tasty Tunes Open Mic. Each musician gets to perform 2 songs or 10 minutes (whichever comes first) of family friendly music. Meets every Thursday night at 6pm. Sign up for musicians begins at 6pm. Show starts at 6:30pm. Taste Buddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafe, 40 West Market St, Red Hook. 6pm-7pm Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Ongoing. Free and open to the public. Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-8556, skylake.shambhala.org.

4:30pm-5:30pm Meditation Support Group. Meets every Thursday at Mirabai. Walk-ins always welcome. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $10 donation.

6pm - 7:30pm Â Level I-II Yoga with Jory SerotaÂ Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thrilled to be adding Woodstock native and popular teacher Jory Serota to the schedule. In the Iyengar style, this new evening class is aimed atÂ students with some experience in or desire to learn Iyengar Yoga. Basic postures are refined, and sirsasana (headstand) will be introduced with modifications.Â $18.Â Info:Â 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.Â www. woodstockyogacenter.com.

5:30pm-7:30pm â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunset Sensationsâ&#x20AC;? Wine and Food Series. Anthony Moustakas of Gourmet to Go. Enjoy samplings from Hudson Valley chefs and wine pairings from around the world in this year-long series. Res suggested. Locus Grove Mansion Lawn, 2683 South Rd, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-454-4500, www.lgny.org. $27/$29 at the door.

6pm-7:45pm Tai Chi with Marth Cheo. An ancient Chinese healing and martial art. Mixed levels during the first hour, followed by advanced forms. Ongoing. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-1559. $12.

6pm-6:45pm Organ Cleansing Qi Gong 6 week Course Series: Balance your emotions and detoxify your body (thru 8/18, Thursdays 6-6:45pm). Learn this form to heal internal organs like liver, spleen etc. and reach a state of deep relaxation through qi gong energy work. This formincludes gentle movements, breath and visualization. Led by Olga Pchelintseva-Mares Sahej Kaur, Qi Gong instructor and Healer One & Classical pianist. EPIC Place, 122 Main St, New Paltz. $60 /6 week series, $15 /drop-in fee.

6pm - 7:30pm Â Level I-II Yoga with Jory Serota.Â In the Iyengar style, this new evening class is aimed atÂ students with some experience in or desire to learn Iyengar Yoga. Basic postures are refined, and sirsasana (headstand) will be introduced with modifications.Â $18.Â Info:Â 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock.Â www. woodstockyogacenter.com.

6:15pm Gyrotonic Tower Class. Using natural body spinal movements to decompress and strengthen the spine. It emphasizes full mobility of the joints and lengthening of the fascia and skeletal system. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

5:30pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. Ongoing games - Tuesdays & Thursdays at 5:30pm; & Sundays at 3pm . A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Dr, woodstock. WoodstockUltimate.org.

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ALMANAC WEEKLY Mount Saint Mary College (Desmond Campus), Newburgh. Info: 225 366-2442, Ferrygodmother@msn.com, www.ferrygodmother.com. 6:30pm-9pm Circle of Friends for the Dying. Laurie Schwartz, Co-Founder of the Hospice Association of Ulster County (1979) and of Circle of Friends for the Dying (2012) will present: Understanding Compassion Fatigue: The Cost of Caring About and For Others - an experiential look at how Compassion Fatigue creeps into our lives and what to do about it. The talk will be preceded by music to gather by, from Busking for Bread, CFD Death Cafe’s Troubadours, and will be followed by the Death Cafe. All are welcome. Congregation Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 802-0970, info@cfdhv.org. 6:30pm-9pm Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-8811, GKnoodles.com. 7pm Bard Music Festival: Puccini and His World. Film Series: Puccini and the Operatic Impulse in Cinema. Bard College, Annandaleon-Hudson. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter. bard.edu. $10. 7pm Open Mic Night with Jeff Entin. Jeff Entin welcomes musicians from all around the Hudson Valley to Open Mic night. Bring your instrument and talent to the stage or enjoy a tasty dinner listening to the music. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls. Info: 845 687-2699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, www.highfallscafe.com.

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STYLE IN JOE’S GARAGE Wearable Arts Fashion Show in Catskill this Saturday They’re calling it “the intersection of art and fashion,” where 30 New York designers come together to present the Wearable Arts Fashion Show. Co-curated by fashion industry icons Michele Saunders and Jojo Americo, the first-of-its-kind-in-Catskill extravaganza will feature a Wearable Art exhibit and a runway performance of all 30 designers’ work, as well as trunk sales by high-end fashion stores and an enticing silent auction. Paul Alexander of the dance group the Ones will emcee the event, and legendary deejay and musician Michael de Benedictus will head the music scene. The vent is set to take place at Joe’s Garage, a newly renovated event space opened this summer by longtime Catskill residents Joe Sniado and Michael Moy. Vendors offering trunk sales include Kasuri (a finely curated selection of Japanese, European and American labels); Look Apparel and Accessories (a vintage and archival clothing store specializing in clothing, shoes and accessories for men and women by designers such as Issey Miyake, Comme des Garçons, Vivienne Westwood, Betsey Johnson, Armani and Thierry Mugler); Brooklyn Industries (a cutting-edge design company headed by Lexy Funk and her partner); Artists and Revolutionaries (offering a variety of size-free, pre-laundered natural fiber clothing); and Laloon (designs created from found and discarded objects that are stamped, painted, stenciled and punctured into one-of-a-kind garments). Designers representing a wide variety of professional experiences and styles will show pieces ranging in fabrics and construction from Kate Hamilton’s wood and “silk” burlap jacket (made with silken burlap, shingles, tree wrap, staples and thread) to Laloon’s painted silk dresses, Brian Kenny’s collage jersey banners and Ruby Silvious’ teabag kimono made of over 400 teabags. “The show we put together is all about items and objectsmade by human hands and machines, color and cross-cultures with a firm grip on the here and now, current and futuristic moods,” says Americo. “The designers’ works may vary in style, but still each artist is super-passionate about their designs. This show is really a celebration of creation.” All of the designers either live in upstate New York or have some connection to the region, which was important to the curators. “We were able to get most people from here,” says Saunders, who lives in Catskill, “but even the designers from the City have a connection... People appreciate this area.” The lineup is impressive for anyone who follows the up-and-coming world of fashion, including such names as José Chardiet, Chris Barreto, Brian Kenny, Carter Harrington, Jack Walls, James Concannon, Victoria Dinardo, Sierra Furtwangler, Laloon, Rob Strauss, Artists and Revolutionaries, Ruby Silviou, Americo and others. “Jojo and I were very impressed with the variety of styles in the submissions,” Saunders says. “We went for designers that were innovative, and at the same time had a sense of humor. All the designers have great style and the quality of the work is impeccable, from fabulous linens and great cuts to funky, urban handmade designs. What they all have in common is that they are very now.” About the silent auction: Imagine a five-hour shopping spree with Jojo Americo, either in New York City or Hudson, or a 90-minute or 45-minute makeup consultation with Face Stockholm, one of the world’s most respected boutique cosmetics businesses. Your bid, please? A percentage of all the proceeds from the show will go to support the Greene County Council on the Arts (GCCA), a tax-exempt, not-for-profit arts service organization whose purpose is to broaden and enrich the quality of life in Greene, Columbia and Schoharie Counties. To buy tickets for the Wearable Arts Fashion Show, see the complete list of the Wearable Arts designers and learn more about the GCCA Visual Arts Program, visit the organization’s website. – Ann Hutton Wearable Arts Fashion Show, Saturday, August 13, 5-7 p.m., dance party 7-9 p.m., $15/GCCA members, $20/non-GCCA members, $50/VIP preferred seating & two drinks, Joe’s Garage, 443 Main Street, Catskill; (518) 943-3400, www. greenearts.org.

6:30pm-8:30pm Newburgh Jazz-Go-Round 2016: Christopher Dean Sullivan Ensemble. Hosted by Ferry Godmother Productions. Concerts

are the first three Thursdays in August, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. All concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a chair or a blanket. Jazz Stage.

7pm-8:30pm Meeting of MECR (Middle East Crisis Response). A group of Hudson Valley residents joined together to promote peace and human rights in Palestine and the Middle East. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845 876-7906, www.mideastcrisis.org. 7pm Bingo! Meet the 2nd & 4th Thursdays 7pm. Doors open at 6pm. Prizes & food. Sponsored by the Beekman Fire Company Auxiliarly Inc. Beekman Fire House, 316 Beekman- Poughquag Rd, Poughquag. 7:15pm Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

August 11, 2016 8pm-9:30pm In Praise of Elephants . A turn of events upends a 60-year old man’s seemingly settled life, forcing him to question everything he thought once to be true. Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram. Info: 518 329-0114. $25. 8:30pm Bluegrass Clubhouse. Featuring Brian Hollander,Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, & Eric Weissberg. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-3484.

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9am-12pm Back To School Rummage Sale. The Saugerties United Methodist Women will be holding a back to school rummage sale. Sale will offer used clothing, books, toys, school supplies. Donations of items are being accepted before the sale. Items may be dropped off at the church when open, usually from 9-12 Monday - Thursday. Call to be sure the office is open. Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-7802. 9am-12pm Beaver Kill Stream Tour and Walk. The event is free, but registration is required. Lunch is provided at tour end. The bus tour will focus on the Mink Hollow and Willow Flats sections of the watershed and cover the topics of stream projects planned for Mink Hollow, stream channel types, stream crossings, the importance of vegetated buffers next to streams, and different stream management techniques. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, 242 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 688-3047, Ext. 0. 9am-11am Orange County Breastfeeding Celebration and Walk 2016. Join Orange County Breastfeeding Advocates as they celebrate another year of supporting mothers and families in their decision to provide breastmilk for their babies! Wear a blue or teal shirt. Unico Park, 147 Lake St, Newburgh. Info: 845 563-8043. 9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II Yoga with Alison Sinatra. This vinyasa class is ideal for students transitioning from beginner to intermediate. Asanas are explored with increasing detail and a slower flowing sequence. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

7:30pm Reading and Meditation at Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845 679-8322, info@matagiri.org.

9:45am-10:45am 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. Woodstock Town Hall, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. $1 donation.

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. Free, $5 donation welcome. All proceeds go directly to FOW. Ongoing. Family of Woodstock, 16 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 706-2183.

7:30pm HVSF2 Reading Series. Our Town Community Bake-Off: An Evening of Short Plays. Directed by Noa Egozi. The Philipstown Depot Theatre, 10 Garrison Landing, Garrison. Info: 845 424-3900, philipstowndepottheatre.org. $20. 7:30pm WOMPS: WoRd oF MoUth PoEtry SerIes. Featuring: Gary Siegel & Tony Pena. Open reading with a 5 minute limit. Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 338-ARTZ. $3. 7:30pm Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Play By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. A family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. All Seats $25 (plus a $2 Facility Fee) Rush Tickets – $20 (plus a $2 Facility Fee) CASH ONLY, available at the door 30 minutes prior to curtain. Rush seats are best available at time of purchase. Students, Senior Citizens, Military – $5 off regularly priced tickets (Except Thursday Night). Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. sugarloafpac.org. $42,$35,$32. 8pm Hudson Theater Project presents The Legend of the Giant Caterpillar. Led by the visionary director Carol Rusoff. An adaptation of the creation myth from the Ivory Coast of Africa. Performances are free and open to the public, and will take place at the Hudson Area Library on Thursday, August 11 at 8pm, and at Riverfront Park as part of the Black Arts Cultural Festival on Friday, August 12 at 7 pm and Sunday, August 14 at 3 pm. Seating will be provided, however audiences are encouraged to bring along cushions and blankets and a picnic-style theater experience with the whole family. Info: 518 822-1438, hudsonoperahouse.org. 8pm Bard Music Festival. Contemporaneous: Spaghetti Western. A program of crosscurrents with music by Americans living in Italy, and Italians whose music has permeated U.S. culture. From David Lang to Ennio Morricone, discover how Italian and American music have traveled together through film–all the way back to Puccini’s La fanciulla del West. Bard College, 30 Campus Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845-758-7900, http://fishercenter.bard.edu. $15 - $40. 8pm Happy Days. Play by Samuel Beckett. Presented by Woodstock Fringe. Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 810-0123, www.woodstockfringe.org. $25, $23/senior, $15/student.

10am-5pm Book Sale: Politics & Presidents. This sale features books on both. The sale features books on the schools’ summer reading lists and classics. As usual, there are well-sorted collections of fiction and non-fiction and outstanding books for children. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 876-4030, starrlibrary.org. 10:30am Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 12:05pm-1pm Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvementof balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, 242 Tinker St, Woodstock. $1 donation. 12:30pm-6pm Crystal Tarot Readings and Chakra Clearing Sessions with Mary Vukovic. Walk-ins always welcome or call for appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $30 for 25 minute reading; $50 for 45 minute reading and chakra clearing with crystal lay-out. 12:30pm-2pm Friends of the Catskill Mountain Rail Trail Meeting. Info and updates regarding the Catskill Mountain Rail Trail, the rail trail planned for portions of the former Ulster & Delaware corridor from Kingston to the Ashokan Reservoir and the Catskill Mountains. Hickory Smokehouse, 743 Route 28, Kingston. catskillmountainrailtrail.org. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street City Farm Stand. Open for fresh pure lettuce & greens. This farmstand is a project of the Kingston Land Trust and a member of Eat Well Kingston, part of Cornell’s Live Well Kingston. Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 3-7pm. Info:845-532-0011. South Pine Street City Farm Stand, 27 South Pine St, Kingston. Info: 845 532-0011. 3pm Hook, Line + Sinker. Presented by Arm-ofthe-Sea Theater. Sponsored by the National Parks Service. This free public performance is sponsored by the National Parks Service. The show will take place on the lawn of the Roosevelt Home. In the event of inclement weather it will take place at the FDR Visitor’s Center. Roosevelt Historic Site, Hyde Park. www.armofthesea.org.

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August 11, 2016

premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. $95 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only; Also, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinic for Cats( call for location and dates). $70 per cat includes spay/ neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. All surgeries performed by appointment only; & Low-cost vaccine & dental Clinics available. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Pl, Middletown. Info: 845-343-1000, tara-spayneuter.org. Crystal Core Resonance with Philippe Garnier (8/13, 7pm 8:30pm ). Come bathe yourself in the cleansing and healing frequencies of the Crystal Bowls. Lie down on a blanket in a safe, sacred, candle lit atmosphere and get ready to journey into the world of sacred crystalline light and sound. Experience images and sensations that will guide your spirit through the cleansing journey as the evening unfolds. You will come out of the session feeling clearer and rested, balanced, energized and vibrating at in harmonious frequency, bringing you closer to what we really are and where you are going.The sound of Crystal Singing bowls induces deep cellular healing within the meditation state. Crystal vibrations reduce stress, reconnects to our higher spirit, massages the body, and also helps to restore, balance, and align our mind-heart.$20 exchange, Register: sagehealingcenter@gmail.com or 845- 679 5650. Freeing the Shoulders & Neck: Part II with Jory Serota (8/13, 1:30pm-3:30pm. Due to the huge attendance of Jory's shoulder workshop in July – and because there is a lot more to cover – we are adding a PART II. In this follow-up workshop, we will continue to explore why the shoulders and neck cause us such pain, and how we can use asanas to improve stability and relieve discomfort. Attendance at the prior shoulder workshop is NOT required to come to the second part. All are welcome. Woodstock Yoga Center. $40; discount for members. Info: 845-679-8700, Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock,

www.woodstockyogacenter.com. Warehouse Sale at Paper House Productions (8/19 & 8/20, 126pm). Scrapbook supplies-stickers, papers, gift items-magnets, puzzles, wall art and greeting card overstock. Info: paperhouseproductions.com. Paper House Productions, 160 Malden Tnpk Bldg #2, Saugerties. 12am Weekly Teen Yoga Class (Every Thursday, 4-5pm). they exhibit greater confidence and motivation to succeed in school and make healthy choices when faced with life’s challenges. This weekly class is dedicated to providing young people with a healthy body and mind by introducing students to both the physical and mental elements of yoga. Coed, ages 13-17. Led by high school teacher, Art of Living instructor, and longtime practitioner MJ Reiss. Thru 9/1. $10 per class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter. com. Organ Cleansing Qi Gong 6 week Course Series. Balance your emotions and detoxify your body (thru 8/18, Thursdays 6-6:45pm). Learn this form to heal internal organs like liver, spleen etc. and reach a state of deep relaxation through qi gong energy work. This formincludes gentle movements, breath and visualization. Led by Olga Pchelintseva-Mares Sahej Kaur, Qi Gong instructor and Healer One & Classical pianist. EPIC Place, 122 Main St, New Paltz. $60 /6 week series, $15 / drop-in fee. Call for Vendors: Hurley Corn & Harvest Fest (9/18, 11am-5pm). Crafts, specialty foods, produce, food trucks. Rain or shie. For more information or an application, call Nancy at 845 336-5267 or e-mail: sweeney. n11@gmail.com. Hurley Reformed Church, 52 Main St, Hurley. Don’t Miss The HVCD Celebrate Summer Show (8/26, 8:3011:30pm). Featuring Big Fez and the Surfmatics at the Hudson Valley Community Dances Swing Dance . A four-man group performing classic surf and beach music from the early 1960’s. Free beginners’ lesson from 8-8:30pm. Poughkeepsie

3:30pm The Bookmark Club with Sasha. For ages 5-12 yr olds. Meets every Friday (unless noted) thru October. Event includes arts, crafts, read &amp; snack. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. Info: 845-331-0507. 4pm “Knit Wits” Knitting Club. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4:30pm-5:30pm Lego Club. For all ages, children must be accompanied by a parent or care giver. Ongoing. Free. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary. org/. 5pm Severely Fractured Fairy Tales. Bird-OnA-Cliff Theater Company will perform a new collaborative work for stage by Jerry James and David Aston-Reese, based on stories by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and John Ruskin. Free. Elizabethian Stage, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. 5pm-7pm 14th Annual Saugerties Artists Studio Tour. A self-guided, free, open studio tour. Starting on Friday, August 12, 5-7 pm come to the artists’ reception at Opus 40, 50 Fite Road, Saugerties, to kick off the open studios weekend, Saturday and Sunday, August 13-14, 10am to 6 pm. Full color printed maps available at many locations, see Tour’s website for pick up sites or request that a map be surface mailed to you. event@saugertiesarttour.com. 5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Ease into your weekend with 90 minutes of restorative postures that soothe the nervous system and alleviate tension. Perfect for weekenders or anyone looking for a respite from the week. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 6pm-9pm Nick From No Where. Featuring 40’s standards and covers. Vigneto’s, 890 Vineyard Ave, Highland. Info: 845-834-2828. 6pm Music in the Woods: Julia Haines on Harp. Rail Trail Cafe, 310 River Rd Ext, Tillson. Info: railtrailcaferosendale.com or 845 399-4800. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground: The Dan Brother Band (Blues Rock). The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveat-

Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie,. For more info go to hudsonvalleydance.org or call 845 454-2571. Creativity Marathon Comes to the Hudson Valley(8/4-8/7). A 4-day, 3 county loop course. Creatives will compete on an exhaustive course of workshops, rehearsals, exhibitions, performances, and popups to reach the finish line podium. Info: /marathon.creativesmx.com. Invitation to Hudson Valley Quilters of all ages. Quilt Registration Deadline 8/27. The Wiltwyck Quilters Guild invites non-members and youth under 16 to submit their handmade quilts to be shown.Show will be held on 10/8 & 10/9. Contact Sarah Kessenich. Rondout Valley Middle School, Stone Ridge. Info: 845 679-8587, wiltwyckquilters.org. Art Exhibition by Margaret Cogswell presents Moving The Waters: Ashokan Fugues. Explores the link between New York City’s unquenchable thirst and the Catskill mountain streams and their people over the past 100 years. Exhibits through 8/14. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845- 679-2079, woodstockguild.org/. High Peaks Festival Music with Altitude (8/7-8/18). Concerts, Master Classes & Talks. Featuring Yehuda Hanini, cello and artistic director; guest artists & Festival Orchestra. The Miracle of Bach & His Legacy.Featuring Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, Dvorak, Villa-Lobos, Ellington & others. Carey Center for Global Good, Rensselaerville. Most events are free. To reserve tickets: catskillhighpeaksmusic.org or 800 843-0778 or careyinstitute.org. Upcoming Class: McWind Bodywork Healing Course. Cranial Sacral Therapy Polarity Archetypes / Myofascial Release (thru November 2016). Includes a 5-day retreat. 10 weekends over 6 months. Coffee & snacks will be served. McWind Healing, 349 Ohayo Mtn Rd, Woodstock. Info & to register: 845 337-8005 or www.mcwindbodywork.com or victor@mcwindbodywork.com. Don’t Miss The HVCD Celebrate

thefalcon.com. 7pm Summer Concert Series: T McCann Band. Bring chairs or blankets. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 266-5530, www.clinton.lib.ny.us. 7pm Blues Happy Hour. Dylan Doyle Band. No cover. 21+. Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston. Info: 845-853-8049. 7pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. Info: 845 647-3902. $1. 7pm Friday Night Jazz. NYC saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists Lew Scott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville. Info: 518 678-3101. 7pm Music From High Peaks. Featuring The Catskill High Peaks Festival Chamber Orchestra. Various chamber music combinations and crossover repertoire include cello chorus, solo and duo piano, quartets, sextets, and the High Peaks Chamber orchestra. Bridge Street Theatre, 44 West Bridge St, Catskill. catskillhighpeaksmusic.org. $25, $15/student. 7pm Hudson Theater Project presents The Legend of the Giant Caterpillar. Led by the visionary director Carol Rusoff. An adaptation of the creation myth from the Ivory Coast of Africa. Performances are free and open to the public, and will take place at the Hudson Area Library on Thursday, August 11 at 8pm, and at Riverfront Park as part of the Black Arts Cultural Festival on Friday, August 12 at 7 pm and Sunday, August 14 at 3 pm. Seating will be provided, however audiences are encouraged to bring along cushions and blankets and a picnic-style theater experience with the whole family. Info: 518 822-1438, hudsonoperahouse.org.

Summer Show (8/26, 8:3011:30pm). Featuring Big Fez and the Surfmatics at the Hudson Valley Community Dances Swing Dance . A four-man group performing classic surf and beach music from the early 1960’s. Free beginners’ lesson from 8-8:30pm. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie. For more info go to hudsonvalleydance.org or call 845 454-2571. The Copy Hut & Printing. Open Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm & Saturday 9am - 1pm. Orders may be emailed 24 hours a day at orders@ thecopyhut.com. The Copy Hut, , Kingston. The Copy Hut, 508 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 339-2336. Upcoming Harvest Hop II (11/19, 7:30-10:30pm). Back by popular demand! An evening of dancing to live music, a silent auction and food & refreshments - all while frolicking with friends. Reserve your tickets now! Diamond Mills, 25 S Partition St, Saugerties. Info: 845 336-2616. $60. Cancelled: Community Playback Theatre. Will not be performing in August. Continued best wishes for a great summer. Next performance scheduled for Friday September 2! Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Road, Highland. $10 suggested donation. For information: 845-883-0392. Hudson Valley Jazz Festival (8/118/14). Different venues provide the space for a wide variety of music: New Orleans Jazz, Big Band, Modern, Bop, Vocal, Latin, Brazilian and the Great American Song Book. Tap your feet at restaurants, theaters, cafes, organic farms, libraries and galleries all over Orange County. Info: 917 903-4380, hudsonvalleyjazzfestival.org. Call for Artists: September Art Exhibit. If you have a piece of art including any place or activity within the Town of Rhinebeck, it may be hung in the Library. Accepting paintings, drawings and photography on 8/31, 10:30am-1:30pm. Each piece must be framed and labeled on the back with your name, phone number and price (if you wish to sell it). Depending on the response, we expect to hang one piece per artist. You may bring more on August 31st, and we will decide at that time. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 876-4030.

7pm Reading: Act I of Seneca Falls. A brand new play by Karen J P Howes. This play, celebrates the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in New York State in 2017. Directed by Amie Brockway. Free. Donations are appreciated. A conversation with the playwright and cast will follow the reading. The Open Eye Theater, 960 Main St, Margaretville. Info: 845 586-1660, openeye@ catskill.net. 7:30pm Pippin. Sponsored by Paper House Productions & Rondout Savings Bank. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-6900, www. woodstockplayhouse.org. 7:30pm Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Play By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. A family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. All Seats $25 (plus a $2 Facility Fee) Rush Tickets – $20 (plus a $2 Facility Fee) CASH ONLY, available at the door 30 minutes prior to curtain. Rush seats are best available at time of purchase. Students, Senior Citizens, Military – $5 off regularly priced tickets (Except Thursday Night). Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. sugarloafpac.org. $42,$35,$32. 8pm Dharma Bums. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8pm Bard Music Festival: Puccini and His World. Weekend Two: Beyond Verismo. Program Six: Futurism, Popular Culture, and Technology. Performance with commentary by Anna Celenza; with The Orchestra Now. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845 758-7900, fishercenter. bard.edu. $60, $25. 8pm Sunset Boulevard. Winner of 8 Tony Awards, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is based on the classic Billy Wilder Academy Award-winning film of the same name. The Center For Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 876-3080, www. centerforperformingarts.org. $27, $25. 8pm Sister Act . Comedy performance, based on the blockbuster movie, will leave you in high spirits as a young woman helps others raise their voice while struggling to find her own. Mac-Haydn Theatre, Chatham. Info: 518 392-9292, www. machaydntheatre.org. $14-$34.

Essential Oils for Home and Garden (8/18). Lecturer: Joan Apter, Aromacologist. Joan’s talk will cover a brief introduction to essential oils, methods of application, how to use oils to rid your home of mold and fungus, recipes on how to to fight pests in the garden and oils that can help clean your soil of toxins and chemicals.Q &A to follow. Hosted by: Woodstock Garden Club. Refreshments will be served. Free. Woodstock Rescue Squad Community Room, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-4856. Register Now: Youth Firearm Programing (8/12-8/14). Hands on Course featuring Air Rifle and Shotgun. 3-day shotgun workshop. Youth 12 years and older. Workshop starts 8/12. The Hudson Fish and Game Club, 293 Fish and Game Rd, Hudson. Info: 518-828-3346, adr73@ cornell.edu, reg.cce.cornell.edu/ shotgun_210. Audition Notice: Inherit the Wind. Auditions held 8/13 at 1pm, 8/14 at 7pm, 8/15 (callbacks) at 7pm This is a large cast, non-musical drama with lots of speaking roles as well as non-speaking roles. The Center For Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. Info: andyweintraub@ frontiernet.net. Italian Takeout Dinner & Bake Sale ( 8/13, 3-6pm). Choices: Meatball Sub, Sausage & Pepper Sub or Spaghetti & Meatballs All dinners served with salad & desert. RSVP preferred but not necessary, those who wish reserve a dinner selection, may call. Woodstock Fire Company #3, 4123 Rt 212, Lake Hill. Info: 845 679-2982. All dinners are $10. Hudson Valley Community Dances. An all-volunteer not-for-profit organization committed to sharing the joy of dancing, preserving traditional music and dance and building community through dance. Dances take place in Dutchess and Ulster counties. These events are open to the public and everyone is welcome. Info:www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845 454-2571. Bus Trip to Yankees Game (8/14). Hop on the bus at Gold’s Gym in Lagrangeville at 10am. Plaque Dedication and Yankees vs.Tampa Bay Rays Game. Benefit for Hudson Valley Hospice! $99 ticket price includes your seat, the bus and a hat. Reservations can be made by calling, 845 473-2273, ext 1109.

8pm Happy Days. Play by Samuel Beckett. Presented by Woodstock Fringe. Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 810-0123, www.woodstockfringe.org. $25, $23/senior, $15/student. 8pm Family Movie Night: Finding Nemo. Bring lawn chairs & blankets. Snacks & light refreshments available. Sponsored by Cornerstone Family Healthcare. Cornerstone Family Healthcare, 147 Lake Dr, Newburgh. Info: 845 563-8000. 8pm 8 Track: Sounds of the 70s. A fast-paced musical romp through one of the most impassioned decades of the 20th century. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845 647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34. 8pm-9:30pm In Praise of Elephants . A turn of events upends a 60-year old man’s seemingly settled life, forcing him to question everything he thought once to be true. Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram. Info: 518 329-0114. $25. 8:30pm Bard SummerScape 2016: Spiegeltent Cabaret. Stew & Heidi Rodewald. Notes of a Native Song. Bard College, 30 Campus Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. $25. 9pm Ginkgoa. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. 10pm Bard SummerScape 2016: Spiegeltent Cabaret. DJ Sammy Jo. After Hours with Mx. Bond and Friends. Bard College, 30 Campus Rd, Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. $12.

Saturday

8/13

7:30am Waterman Bird Club Field Trip: Deep Hollow Road. Call Barbara @ 845 297-6701 for time and meeting place. Deep Hollow Rd, Amenia. Info: 845 264-2015, www.watermanbirdclub.org. 7:30am-11am Blueberry Pancake Breakfast. Pioneer Engine Co fundraiser. Part of Ellenville’s Blueberry Festival. The Blueberry Festival,

24 Norbury Hall, Ellenville. Info: 845 647-4620. 8am-10am Tai Chi with Marth Cheo. An ancient Chinese healing and martial art. Mixed levels during the first hour, followedby advanced forms. Ongoing. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-1559. $12. 8:30am-9:30amSpiritual Warrior Yoga Class A fast-paced and invigorating Jivamukti class with a fixed set sequence instructed in a vinyasa style. Best for intermediate and advanced students, although beginners are welcome to join. Led by a surprise international Jivamukti teacher. $18.Info: 845-679-8700 or www.woodstockyogacenter.com. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. 9am-12pm Back To School Rummage Sale. The Saugerties United Methodist Women will be holding a back to school rummage sale. Sale will offer used clothing, books, toys, school supplies. Donations of items are being accepted before the sale. Items may be dropped off at the church when open, usually from 9-12 Monday - Thursday. Call to be sure the office is open. Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-7802. 9am Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 9am Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9am. All welcome. No charge. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rt 9W, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-3285. 9am-12pm Thrift Store. Ongoing every Saturday, 9am-12pm. Something for everyone. Church of The Comforter, 26 Wynkoop Place, Kingston. 9am-12pm Orange County Land Trust Bike & Hike. A ride down the Heritage Trail on bike leading to a nature walk at Birnberg Preserve. 3-mile bike. Followed by a 1-mile nature walk. Then ride back to Chester. Chester Depot Museum, Chester. Info: Jeremy@OCLT.org, oclt.org. $5/ suggested donation. 9am-8pm Mower’s Flea Market. Held every Saturday and Sunday. Maple Lane, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-6744. 9am-2pm Rosendale’s Farmers’ Market. Rosendale Community Center, 1055 Rt 32, Rosendale. www.rosendalefarmersmarketny.com. 9am-2pm Kingston Farmers’ Market. Kingston Farmers’ Market, Wall St, Kingston. www.kingstonfarmersmarket.org. 9am-2pm Heart of the Hudson Valley Farmers’ Market. Cluett-Schantz Park, 1801-1805 Rt 9W, Milton. www.hhvfarmersmarket.com. 9am-4pm Blueberry Festival. Starting with a Pancake Breakfast (Pioneer Engine Co fundraiser) 7:30am-11am at Norbury Hall; Live Music: in Liberty Square the Evergreen Chorus - Side F/X and The Carl Richards Band; Blueberry Pie Sale EWCOC fundraiser of pies baked by Cohen’s Bakery using local blueberries; Blueberry Festival T-shirts and the 2015 Wassail ornament;Homemade Blueberry Pie Judging Contest: Entries due by 11am at The Pie Tent. No fee to enter, judging at noon. Over 175 Vendors: of Arts, Crafts, Handmades, Clothing, Jewelry and Accessories. Children’s Activities: Face Painting, Interactive Inflatables & Games. The Blueberry Festival, Norbury Hall, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-4620. 9:30am-11am Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going. Everyone welcome. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8800. 9:30am-12pm Peak of Summer Mt. Guardian Trail - Hike. Led by NYSDEC-licensed Hiking Guide, Dave Holden. Must-haves are water and good hiking-shoes. Optional: sunscreen, insectrepellent, trekking-poles. Dogs must be on leash. Byrdcliffe Theater Parking Lot, 380 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. woodstockguild.org. $15./ person. 10am-2pm Saugerties Farmers’ Market. Cahill School Parking Lot, 115 Main St, Saugerties. Info: 845-750-0626, Contact@SaugertiesFarmersMarket.com, SaugertiesFarmersMarket.com. 10am-5pm Craft Fair At Woodstock Village Green. Hosted by the Woodstock Reformed Church. Locally made Jewelry, Woodwork, Mosaics, Photography, Paintings & Books. Woodstock Reformed Church, 16 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-6610. 10am-7pm Renaissance Fair. A romp through Elizabethan England complete with 16th Century games, rides, arts, crafts, food, music and dance – set within the majestic groves of Tuxedo Park. Enjoy storytellers, jousting, living chessboard, shows, costume & vendors. New York Renaissance Fair, 600 Rte. 17A, Tuxedo Park. Info: 845 351-5171, renfair.com/ny/the-faire. $25/adults, $20/srs, 20/Military,$12/ 5-12 yrs old &amp; free/4 & younger. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level I with Barbara Boris. For all students new to Iyengar Yoga, taught by Woodstock’s only Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor. The basis of the method is taught in standing poses. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10am-12pm Road to College: Writing the Essay. College advisor and writer Nancy Rullo leads this

ALMANAC WEEKLY two-part workshop (8/13 & 8/20). Parents may attend the first session, but students only on 8/20. Advance registration is required – space is very limited. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 10am-1pm Community Health Fair. Free consultations, health schreenings, children’s activities, car seat exchange/fitting, free fruits, blood drive, raffles & prizes. Sponsored by Cornerstone Family Healthcare. Cornerstone Family Healthcare, 147 Lake Dr, Newburgh. Info: 845 563-8000. 10am-9pm Candlewax Recycling Drop-off. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Ongoing. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston. 10am-12pm Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge. Info: 845 687-7023, stoneridgelibrary.org/. 10am Hudson Valley Jazz Festival (8/11-8/14). Different venues provide the space for a wide variety of music: New Orleans Jazz, Big Band, Modern, Bop, Vocal, Latin, Brazilian and the Great American Song Book. Tap your feet at restaurants, theaters, cafes, organic farms, libraries and galleries all over Orange County. Info: 917 903-4380, hudsonvalleyjazzfestival.org. 10am-8pm Sunflower Arts Festival. Music, Food, Yoga, Spirits, Wine, Beer and 50+ canvases for artists to participate in a community art project. Facepainting. Kids tent.Free admission. Free parking. Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery, 20 Grist Mill Ln, Gardiner. Info: 845 419-5219, sunflowerartfestival.com. 10am-5pm Book Sale: Politics & Presidents. This sale features books on both. The sale features books on the schools’ summer reading lists and classics. As usual, there are well-sorted collections of fiction and non-fiction and outstanding books for children. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 876-4030, starrlibrary.org. 10am-6pm 14th Annual Saugerties Artists Studio Tour. A self-guided, free, open studio tour. Starting on Friday, August 12, 5-7 pm come to the artists’ reception at Opus 40, 50 Fite Road, Saugerties, to kick off the open studios weekend, Saturday and Sunday, August 13-14, 10am to 6 pm. Full color printed maps available at many locations, see Tour’s website for pick up sites or request that a map be surface mailed to you. event@saugertiesarttour.com. 10am-6pm Open Studio Tour of Carol Zaloom and Mikhail Horowitz will be open for public viewing and, perhaps, pillaging and plundering this Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14, as part of the annual Saugerties Artists Studio Tour. 302 High Falls Road in the town of Saugerties, and our studio numbers are 19 and 20 on the Tour map, which is available at many locations around the area. Info: saugertiesarttour.org 10:30am-12:30pm Maker Club with Francesca. Ages 6-12. Every Saturday, thru August 20. Frannie will be leading them in making fairy elf houses, wind chimes, bird feeders, tie-dye t-shirts, terrariums, stackables, and buttons. A new crafts project every week! Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811. free. 10:30am Montgomery Place Tour. Visit the historic estate that is now part of the Bard College Campus . Bard College: the Montgomery Place Campus will host guided tours of the historic Montgomery Place mansion on Saturdays, and by appointment,thru September 3. Tours: 10:30am, 11:45am, 1pm, & 2:15pm. Reservations not necessary. Bard College/Montgomery Place Campus, Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845-758-7505. $10. 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. Info: 845 399-2805. 11am-4pm Woodstock Farm Sanctuary Weekend Tour. 150-acre life-long sanctuary for rescued farm animals. Learn about vegan living. A new Visitors Center and Cafe, open to the public for tours on weekends from 11am-4pm through October. Group tours & private vegan events (including weddings). Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, 2 Rescue Rd., High Falls. Info: 845-247-5700, www.woodstocksanctuary.org. $10/adults, $5/kids. 11am-12pm Skull and Bones: A Nature Program. For kids ages 6-9. This interactive program makes children detectives, examining animals skulls and learning about predator and prey animals in the region. Reservations are required. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. Info: 845 889-8851. $2. 11am-6pm Smorgasburg Market at the Hutton Brickyards. The weekly market will feature some of the Hudson Valley and upstate region’s chefs, food purveyors, and craft brewers alongside a curated selection of handmade design, vintage clothing and antiques. There will also be a few of our favorite Brooklyn vendors as well activities for children and family-friendly musical fare. The market is open every Saturday, 10am-6pm, through October. Hutton Brickyards, North St, Kingston. 11:30am Annual Summer Gathering of the Catskill Center. Local music, food and libations. Catch up with your fellow members, and learn about the work of the Catskill Center. Catskill

Center, 43355 New York 28, Arkville. catskillcenter.org. $20.

August 11, 2016 shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34.

11:30am Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Tours. Tours depart at 11:30am, 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30pm. Reservations are strongly suggested. Hudson Riverfront Park, Hudson. Info: 518 828-5294, carolgans14@gmail.com, HudsonCruises.com. $25, $10/12 &amp; under.

3pm-6pm Italian Takeout Dinner & Bake Sale. Choices: Meatball Sub, Sausage & Pepper Sub or Spaghetti & Meatballs All dinners served with salad & desert. RSVP preferred but not necessary, those who wish reserve a dinner selection, may call. Woodstock Fire Company #3, 4123 Rt 212, Lake Hill. Info: 845 679-2982. All dinners are $10.

12pm-1pm Free Yoga Pizza Party. Join Women’s Power Space and My Place Pizza for a rejuvenating yoga class and pizza. Families, beginners, and children welcome (mats will be provided). Donations appreciated. Ongoing. My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie. sarah@womenspowerspace.org.

3pm-4pm The CCC: Franklin Roosevelt’s Tree Army. Helping Build the First 100 Years of the National Park Service. Talk by Kevin Oldenburg, National Park Ranger. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff. Info: 845 876-2903, morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us.

12pm-6pm Byrdcliffe Artist Spotlight: Virginia Piazza. The Artist Spotlight will focus on Virginia’s work, and everybody will be able to meet her at the Shop and find out more about the skills and fine artistry involved in her ceramics works. Free. Byrdcliffe Shop, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-2079, woodstockguild.org.

3pm-5pm Opening Reception. Open House: Contemporary Art in Conversation with Cole. Inaugural exhibition by artist Jason Middlebrook. Exhibits through 10/30. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St, Catskill. Info: 518 943-7465, thomascole.org.

12pm-4pm Summer at Slabsides. Slabsides, Burroughs Dr, West Park. johnburroughsassociation.org. 12:30pm-6:30pm Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walk-ins always welcome or call for appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792100. $30 for 25 minute tarot reading. 12:30pm Hunter Mountain’s German Alps Festival. 18-time Grammy Award winner Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra featuring Chris Caffrey from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Entertainment also includes performances from Die Schlauberger, Alex Meixner and his Band, and the HSV Bavaria Dancers. Dachshund Derby at 1:15pm the day of the festival and will feature up to forty doxies racing to the finish. Hunter Mountain, Hunter. huntermtn.com. $12. 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 Audition: Inherit the Wind. Auditions held 8/13 at 1pm, 8/14 at 7pm, 8/15 (callbacks) at 7pm This is a large cast, non-musical drama with lots of speaking roles as well as non-speaking roles. The Center For Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. Info: andyweintraub@frontiernet.net. 1pm Sit and Knit. Bring a project or start a new one while sitting on the comfy couches in the Information Room window area. Meets every Saturday at 1 pm. All are welcome. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 1pm-2pm Color + Chill. Take time out from daily stressors by indulging in coloring. Cool drinks and supplies included. Ages 18+. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, hrobertspt@gmail.com. 1pm Family Program. Crafts, performances, music, art. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 1:30pm Bard Music Festival: Puccini and His World. Weekend Two: Beyond Verismo. Program Seven: Reinventing the Past. Preconcert Talk: Byron Adams at 1pm. The Orchestra Now. Daedalus Quartet. Bard College, 30 Campus Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter.bard.edu. $40. 1:30pm-3:30pm Freeing the Shoulders & Neck: Part II with Jory Serota. Due to the huge attendance of Jory's shoulder workshop in July – and because there is a lot more to cover – we are adding a PART II. In this follow-up workshop, we will continue to explore why the shoulders and neck cause us such pain, and how we can use asanas to improve stability and relieve discomfort. Attendance at the prior shoulder workshop is NOT required to come to the second part. All are welcome. Woodstock Yoga Center. $40; discount for members. Info: 845 679-8700, Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock, www.woodstockyogacenter.com. 2pm Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. An irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. Presented through an exclusive arrangement with R & H Theatricals and The Really Useful Group Limited. Tix at ticketmaster.com. Tickets at the door cash only. Students, Senior Citizens, Military – $5 off regularly priced tickets. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. Info: 845 610-5900, www.rnh.com, www. reallyuseful.com. $40, $35, $30, Rush Tickets $20 (all price ranges - plus a $2 Facility Fee). 2pm Free Meditation Instruction. Held in the Amitabha Shrine Room. 60-minute class requires no previous meditation experience. On-going. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org. 2pm Gardiner Library Music Lover’s Group Meeting. This free group meets the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at 2pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845 255-1255, gardinerlibrary.org. 2pm Woodstock Poetry Society. Christi Shannon Kline; Jane Omerod. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-800. 2pm 8 Track: Sounds of the 70s. A fast-paced musical romp through one of the most impassioned decades of the 20th century. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845 647-5511,

3:30pm-6:30pm Journey Blue Heaven & Emmaretta Marks Outdoor Concert. Rain or shine. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-3484. 4pm Sister Act . Comedy performance, based on the blockbuster movie, will leave you in high spirits as a young woman helps others raise their voice while struggling to find her own. Mac-Haydn Theatre, Chatham. Info: 518 392-9292, www. machaydntheatre.org. $14-$34. 4pm Book Reading: Tim Murphy. Author of Christodora.. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8000, goldennotebook.com. 4:30pm Hook, Line + Sinker. Presented by Armof-the-Sea Theater. Sponsored by the NYS Dept. of Health at Black Arts &amp; Culture Festival. Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Hudson. www. armofthesea.org. 5pm-7pm Oriole9 restaurant presents its 103rd Monthly Art Show Opening. On view will be the vibrantly colored paintings of Maxine Davidowitz and the strikingly formed linocuts of Karen Whitman. Don't miss this extraordinary pairing of these two well known artists. The restaurant is located at 17 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. All shows are curated by Lenny Kislin. For information call 845-679-8117. 5pm-7pm Say Yes to the Dress. A show of 18th century civilian and military fashion. Learn the details behind the clothing that you see in portraits. Knox’s Headquarters, 289 Forge Hill Rd, Vails Gate. Info: 845 561-1765. 5pm Severely Fractured Fairy Tales. Bird-OnA-Cliff Theater Company will perform a new collaborative work for stage by Jerry James and David Aston-Reese, based on stories by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and John Ruskin. Free. Elizabethian Stage, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. 5pm Woodstock Library Forum: Storyteller Gioia Timpanelli. Celebrating the Feast Of Summer with Stories and Poems. Free. Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-2213. 5pm-8pm Odyssey – 13th Anniversary Juried Photography Show. Show will exhibit through 9/4. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Open Wed-Mon 12-6pm, 12-9pm, 2nd Saturdays. RiverWinds Gallery, 172 Main St, Beacon. Info: 845 838-2880, riverwindsgallery.com. 5:30pm Music in the Woods: Liva Vanaver Dance Caravan. Rail Trail Cafe, 310 River Rd Ext, Tillson. Info: railtrailcaferosendale.com or 845 399-4800. 6pm-9pm Opening Reception: Sticks and Stones. Works by Yali Lewis in the Beacon Room. Also Alchemy by Melissa Robin in Gallery One. Exhibits through 9/4. BAU Gallery, 506 Main St, Beacon. Info: 845 440-7584. 7pm - 8:30pm Crystal Core Resonace with Philippe Garnier. Come bathe yourself in the cleansing and healing frequencies of the Crystal Bowls. Lie down on a blanket in a safe, sacred, candle lit atmosphere and get ready to journey into the world of sacred crystalline light and sound.$20 exchange, Register: sagehealingcenter@gmail. com or 845 679 5650. 7pm Vern Benjamin Book Reading. The author presents History of the Hudson River Valley: From Civil War to Modern Times, the concluding volume in his history of the Hudson River Valley. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St., Saugerties. Info: 246-5775. Free. 7pm-10pm Live Jazz Bass player extraordinaire Don Miller is joined by Paul Duffy on piano and Tani Tabbal on drums.Great food, full bar, patio dining and no cover chargeLydia's Cafe, 7 Old Route 209, Stone Ridge. 845- 687-6373 or www. lydiasdeli.com. 7pm-11:30pm Acoustic & Electric Evening of Music. Meets the Second Saturday of each month. Bring a plate and or beverage to share responsibly. The Gallery offers a grand piano concert hall that includes an in house drum kit, grand piano , two sets of congas, a great sound system you can plug into, a large seating capacity and fine art to engage your imagination. The Gallery is open from 2- 11:30pm. Music formally begins at 7pm, ending at 11:30pm come early and take a tour of the artwork. The Gallery, 128 Main St, Stamford. tim@touhey.com. $5/donation. 7pm Saturday Night Jazz. NYC saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito &

Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists Lew Scott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville. Info: 518 678-3101. 7:30pm Pippin. Sponsored by Paper House Productions & Rondout Savings Bank. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-6900, www. woodstockplayhouse.org. 7:30pm Music Under the Stars 2016 Summer Concert Series. Dancing Under the Stars with The Benny Havens Band. West Point, Trophy Point Amphitheater, West Point. Info: 845 938-2617. free. 7:30pm-9:30pm Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles. 2nd set at 8:30pm. No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-8811, GKnoodles.com. 7:30pm Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Play By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. $25 (plus a $2 Facility Fee) Rush Tickets – $20 (plus a $2 Facility Fee) CASH ONLY, available at the door 30 minutes prior to curtain.Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. sugarloafpac.org. $42,$35,$32. 8pm Bard Music Festival: Puccini and His World. Weekend Two: Beyond Verismo. Program Eight: Music and Fascism in Italy. Preconcert Talk: Ben Earle at 7pm. American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845 758-7900, fishercenter. bard.edu. $75, $25. 8pm 600 Highwaymen presents The Fever . In Partnership with The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival. Obie-award winning theater company 600 Highwayment return to Mount Tremper Arts with their latest work, The Fever, to examine the question: Who will you be when you are the one in charge? Purchase tickets at: artful. ly/mount-tremper-arts. Mount Tremper Arts, 647 South Plank Rd, Mt Tremper. Info: 845-688-9893, helene@mttremperarts.org, mounttremperarts. org. $20. 8pm Sunset Boulevard. Winner of 8 Tony Awards, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is based on the classic Billy Wilder Academy Award-winning film of the same name. The Center For Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 876-3080, www. centerforperformingarts.org. $27, $25. 8pm Steve Mulvaney & Steel. No cover. 21+. Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston. Info: 845-853-8049. 8pm Levon Helm Studios presents Carolyn Wonderland / Marcia Ball / Shelley King.. Levon Helm Barn, Woodstock. www.levonhelm. com. $25/standing room, $35/seating. 8pm Happy Days. Play by Samuel Beckett. Presented by Woodstock Fringe. Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 810-0123, www.woodstockfringe.org. $25, $23/senior, $15/student. 8pm 8 Track: Sounds of the 70s. A fast-paced musical romp through one of the most impassioned decades of the 20th century. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845 647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34. 8pm Jack DeJohnette in Concert. Fundraiser for Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild. Byrdcliffe Barn, 485 Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. woodstockguild.org. $50 (includes one drink) – tickets available for purchase online or by calling 845-6792079.Doors open at 7:30 pm. 8pm Jackie Lynn (Circuit des Yeux’s Haley Fohr and members of Bitchin Bajas). The Half Moon, 48 S Front St, Hudson. Info: 518 828-1562, thehalfmoonhudson.com. 8pm-9:30pm In Praise of Elephants . A turn of events upends a 60-year old man’s seemingly settled life, forcing him to question everything he thought once to be true. Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram. Info: 518 329-0114. $25. 8:30pm Bard SummerScape 2016: Spiegeltent Cabaret. Mx. Justin Vivian Bond. Angels We Have Heard When High. Bard College, 30 Campus Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson. fishercenter.bard.edu. 25 and up.

tional asana with modern core exercises designed to enhance mobility, stability and strength. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 8:30am-9:30am Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@ kagyu.org. 9am-8pm Mower’s Flea Market. Held every Saturday and Sunday. Maple Lane, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-6744. 9am-1pm Hudson Valley Holistic Market. A family-friendly outdoor market featuring natural, organic products, local hand crafted products, holistic healing practitioners, weekly classes, and a drum circle. Runs thru 10/2. Overlook Drive-In, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845 729-8999.

10am-2pm Ellenville Farmers’ Market. Market and Center streets, Ellenville. 10am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon. Ray Blue Organ Trio (Blues/Jazz). The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

9am-4pm 4th Annual Bagel Festival. National acts on the main stage, food, merchandise vendors and of course the Bagel Tri-Athalon. Monticello.

10am-3pm New Paltz Farmers’ Market. New Paltz Farmers’ Market, 24 Plattekill Ave, New Paltz. www.newpaltzfarmersmarket.com.

10am-6pm 14th Annual Saugerties Artists Studio Tour. A self-guided, free, open studio tour. Starting on Friday, August 12, 5-7 pm come to the artists’ reception at Opus 40, 50 Fite Road, Saugerties, to kick off the open studios weekend, Saturday and Sunday, August 13-14, 10am to 6 pm. Full color printed maps available at many locations, see Tour’s website for pick up sites or request that a map be surface mailed to you. event@saugertiesarttour.com.

10am-7pm Renaissance Fair. A romp through Elizabethan England complete with 16th Century games, rides, arts, crafts, food, music and dance – set within the majestic groves of Tuxedo Park. Enjoy storytellers, jousting, living chessboard, shows, costume & vendors. New York Renaissance Fair, 600 Rte. 17A, Tuxedo Park. Info: 845 351-5171, renfair.com/ny/the-faire. $25/adults, $20/srs, 20/Military,$12/ 5-12 yrs old ; free/4 & younger.

10am-6pm Open Studio Tour of Carol Zaloom and Mikhail Horowitz will be open for public viewing and, perhaps, pillaging and plundering this Saturday and Sunday, August 13 and 14, as part of the annual Saugerties Artists Studio Tour. 302 High Falls Road in the town of Saugerties,

10am-5pm Follies, Function & Form: Imagining Olana’s Summer House. Summer houses were common in early American gardens and public landscapes, yet there is no documentary evidence about the style or form of this structure at Olana. Designers will present summer house concept

sketches in response to Olana. This exhibition is organized by The Olana Partnership, in collaboration with the New York Chapters of The American Institute of Architects (AIANY) and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA-NY). Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. olana.org.Olana. 10am Hudson Valley Jazz Festival (8/11-8/14). Different venues provide the space for a wide variety of music: New Orleans Jazz, Big Band, Modern, Bop, Vocal, Latin, Brazilian and the Great American Song Book. Tap your feet at restaurants, theaters, cafes, organic farms, libraries and galleries all over Orange County. Info: 917 903-4380, hudsonvalleyjazzfestival.org. 10:30am-12:30pm Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Sitting and walking meditation with short teaching and discussion from Pema Chodron books or video. Free and open to the public. Ongoing. Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-8556, skylake.shambhala.org. 11am-4pm Woodstock Farm Sanctuary Weekend Tour. 150-acre life-long sanctuary for rescued farm animals. Learn about vegan living. A new Visitors Center and Cafe, open to the public for tours on weekends from 11am-4pm through October. Group tours & private vegan events (including weddings). Woodstock Farm Sanctuary, 2 Rescue Rd., High Falls. Info: 845-247-5700, www.woodstocksanctuary.org. $10/adults, $5/kids. 12pm Kimberly with Bruce Hildenbrand. High Falls Café, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls. Info: 845 687-2699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, www. highfallscafe.com. 12 12pm-2pm Music in the Woods: Lobo Marino. Rail Trail Cafe, 310 River Rd Ext, Tillson. Info: railtrailcaferosendale.com or 845 399-4800. 12pm-4pm Free Plein Air Painting Workshops for Teens and Pre-Teens (8/14-9/18). Five weekly sessions. No session September 4th. All materials are supplied. This class is for beginner, intermediate and advanced students who are interested in studying traditional methods of painting

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8:30am-9:30am Yoga Workout with Terry Fister. For those of you who want to get up and go a little earlier on Sunday, Woodstock Yoga Center is adding a new Sunday morning class to the schedule. Led by Terry Fister, Yoga Workout is a multi-level Vinyasa flow class combining tradi-

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26 and exploring landscape techniques utilized by Hudson River School painters.Pre-registration is required. by email or calling Ron Coons, 518 945-3731 or YMIRON@aol.com. Classes will meet at the Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. Athens Village Riverfront Park, Athens. Info: 518 945-3731, YMIRON@aol.com. 12pm-5pm The Beacon Sloop Annual Corn Festival. Hot sweet corn, cold sweet watermelon, fresh made chili. Two solar music stages. Main stage performers are April Mae &amp; the Junebugs, Hank Woji, Haynes &amp; Samuel, Heather &amp; Ghost River Gypsy, Jann Klose, Spook Handy. Many free children’s activities, environmental displays, food &amp; craft vendors. Free. Pete & Toshi Seeger Park, 1 Flynn Dr, Beacon. Info: 845 463-4660, beaconsloopclub.org. 12pm-5pm 21st Annual Kingston Artist Soapbox Derby. A parade of non-motorized kinetic sculptures that will roll down Broadway! It brings professional artists, the creatively inclined, families and friends together to show off their wild, wacky, and original soapbox creations. Check-in and assembly is at 10am. The cars roll at 12pm. Bands! Food! Vendors! Broadway & Spring St, Kingston. 12:30pm-6pm Astro-Tarot Readings with angelologist and astrologer Diane Bergmanson. Every Sunday at Mirabai. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call for appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792100. $40 for 45 minute Astro-Tarot; $60 for one hour in-depth. 1pm-8pm Florida Family Fun Fest. Bring your family to the Village of Florida for a full day of entertainment including live music, food, Florida Family 5 and 10K Run Fest, craft vendors. Downtown Florida, Main St, Florida. Info: 845 651-3425. 1pm-3pm Pallet Puppet Theatre offers Spanish Puppet Lesson. Ongoing on Sundays, 1-3pm. Materials for kids provided. The Green Palette,Medusa Antique Center Building, 215 Main St, New Paltz. 1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green, Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-7148, rizka@hvc.rr.com. 1pm-4pm Sketch Class. A traditional sketch class (drawing the figure) format of numerous poses which will lengthen in duration as determined by the monitor. $50/4 consecutive classes. Sundays, January 17 - December 4. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 NY-212, Woodstock. woodstockschoolofart. org. $20, $50/4 classes. 1:30pm Bard Music Festival: Puccini and His World. Weekend Two: Beyond Verismo. Program Ten: After Puccini. Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; Elmira Darvarova, violin; Sam Magill, cello; Blair McMillen,piano; Anna Polonsky, piano; Bard Festival Chamber Players. Preconcert Talk: Richard Wilson at 1pm. Bard College, 30 Campus Rd., Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter.bard.edu. $40. 2pm Pippin. Book by Roger O. Hirson. Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Sponsored by Paper House Productions & Rondout Savings Bank. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-6900, www.woodstockplayhouse.org. $40, $36, $32. 2pm Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. An irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. Presented through an exclusive arrangement with R & H Theatricals and The Really Useful Group Limited. Tix at ticketmaster.com. Tickets at the door cash only. Students, Senior Citizens, Military – $5 off regularly priced tickets. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. Info: 845 610-5900, www.rnh.com, www. reallyuseful.com. $40, $35, $30, Rush Tickets $20 (all price ranges - plus a $2 Facility Fee). 2pm Happy Days. Play by Samuel Beckett. Presented by Woodstock Fringe. Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 810-0123, www.woodstockfringe.org. $25, $23/senior, $15/student. 2pm 8 Track: Sounds of the 70s. A fast-paced musical romp through one of the most impassioned decades of the 20th century. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845 647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34. 2pm Concerts in the Park Series: Ratboy Jr. Roxbury Arts Group’s free concert. Veteran’s Memorial Park, Stamford. Info: 607 326-7908, roxburyartsgroup.org. 2pm Sister Act . Comedy performance, based on the blockbuster movie, will leave you in high spirits as a young woman helps others raise their voice while struggling to find her own. Mac-Haydn Theatre, Chatham. Info: 518 392-9292, www. machaydntheatre.org. $14-$34. 2pm-6pm Adonai Masonic Lodge’s 74th Annual Beef Barbecue. ‘Soulia and the Sultans’ (souliaandthesultans.com) will be performing. An all you can eat event. Proceeds will benefit the Elting House Restoration Fund. Adonai Masonic Lodge, 48 Main St, Highland. masonpost.com/ny/ adonai718. $15, $5/under 12. 3pm Sunset Boulevard. Winner of 8 Tony Awards, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is based on the classic Billy Wilder Academy Award-winning film of the same name. The Center For Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 876-3080, www. centerforperformingarts.org. $27, $25. 3pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. Ongoing games - Tuesdays & Thursdays at 5:30pm; & Sundays at

ALMANAC WEEKLY 3pm. A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Dr, woodstock. WoodstockUltimate.org. 3pm Hudson Jazz Workshop 10th Anniversary Concert. Pre-concert talk 3pm. Free and open to public. Concert 3:30pm. Students Free. Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St, Hudson. Info: 518 822-1438, caroline@hudsonoperahouse.org, hudsonoperahouse.org. $10, $8/senior. 3pm Hudson Theater Project presents The Legend of the Giant Caterpillar. Led by the visionary director Carol Rusoff. An adaptation of the creation myth from the Ivory Coast of Africa. Performances are free and open to the public, and will take place at the Hudson Area Library on Thursday, August 11 at 8pm, and at Riverfront Park as part of the Black Arts Cultural Festival on Friday, August 12 at 7 pm and Sunday, August 14 at 3 pm. Seating will be provided, however audiences are encouraged to bring along cushions and blankets and a picnic-style theater experience with the whole family. Info: 518 822-1438, hudsonoperahouse.org. 3pm Dance Film Sundays: Swing Kids. Directed by Thomas Carter. Vanaver Caravan Summerdance on Tour will perform live. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St., Rosendale. Info: 845 658-8989, rosendaletheatre.org. $12, $6/12 and under. 3:30pm-6:30pm Journey Blue Heaven & Emmaretta Marks Outdoor Concert. Rain or shine. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-3484. 4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. Hosted by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums invite all to drum and dance. Free, donations appreciated. On-going on Sundays, 4-6pm. Village Green, Tinker St, Woodstock. 4pm Jazz at the Maverick: Julian Lage Trio. Trio Solisti. Classics from the Very First Maverick Concert Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 (“Ghost”) Anton Arensky: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 32 Brahms: Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101. Maverick Concert Hall, 120 Maverick Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8217. $25/ gen adm, $5/students, free/ 12 &amp; under. 4:30pm Bard Music Festival: Puccini and His World. Weekend Two: Beyond Verismo. Program Eleven: The Turandot Project. Preconcert Talk: Christopher H. Gibbs at 3:30pm. American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845 758-7900, fishercenter.bard.edu. $75, $25. 4:30pm-6:30pm Starr Library August Art Exhibit and Reception. A collection of works by Susan Silverman. Exhibits through 8/29. 5pm Music in the Woods: Joakim Lartey. Rail Trail Cafe, 310 River Rd Ext, Tillson. Info: railtrailcaferosendale.com or 845 399-4800. Starr Library will receive 15% of all sales. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 876-4030. 5pm 600 Highwaymen presents The Fever . In Partnership with The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival. Obie-award winning theater company 600 Highwayment return to Mount Tremper Arts with their latest work, The Fever, to examine the question: Who will you be when you are the one in charge? Purchase tickets at: artful. ly/mount-tremper-arts. Mount Tremper Arts, 647 South Plank Rd, Mt Tremper. Info: 845-688-9893, helene@mttremperarts.org, mounttremperarts. org. $20. 5pm Severely Fractured Fairy Tales. Bird-OnA-Cliff Theater Company will perform a new collaborative work for stage by Jerry James and David Aston-Reese, based on stories by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and John Ruskin. Free. Elizabethian Stage, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. 5pm An Impromptu Evening of Words and Music. With Nick Flynn, Simi Stone, and Philip Marshall. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8000, goldennotebook. com. 5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Kate Hagerman. A gentle, completely supportive practice that is designed to bring stillness to the body and the mind. The perfect way to wrap up the weekend. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Sunday Evening Jazz The Sketchy Orkestra (Jazz/World Fusion). The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-2367970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm Bard Music Festival: Puccini and His World. Film Series: Puccini and the Operatic Impulse in Cinema. Bard College, Annandaleon-Hudson. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter. bard.edu. $10. 7pm Audition: Inherit the Wind. Auditions held 8/13 at 1pm, 8/14 at 7pm, 8/15 (callbacks) at 7pm This is a large cast, non-musical drama with lots of speaking roles as well as non-speaking roles. The Center For Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. Info: andyweintraub@frontiernet.net. 7pm In Praise of Elephants . A turn of events upends a 60-year old man’s seemingly settled life, forcing him to question everything he thought once to be true. Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram. Info: 518 329-0114. $25. 7:30pm Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Play By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. $25 (plus a $2 Facility Fee) Rush Tickets – $20 (plus a $2 Facility Fee) CASH ONLY, available at the door 30 minutes prior to curtain. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. sugarloafpac.org. $42,$35,$32.

August 11, 2016

8:30pm Dinner and a Ghost. Said to be one of the most haunted places in Goshen, dinner at this Italian restaurant, take a tour, and join the medium for a seance. Res reqr’d. Limoncello at the Orange Inn, 159 Main St, Goshen. Info: 845 294-1880, www.limoncelloatorangeinn.com. 9pm Tom Depetris Band. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Monday

8/15

7:30am-9:30am Building Ulster County Together Breakfast. Cynthia Nikitin, leader in “placebased” community planning and design is featured speaker. She will discuss the benefits of the County’s growing trail system. She will share examples of successful trail systems and will explain what it takes to capitalize on trails as engines of economic growth. Tix at ulstercountyny.gov/summer2016-breakfast. RSVP. Best Western Plus, Kingston. Info: 845 340-3556, oed@co.ulster.ny.us, ulstercountyny.gov/summer-2016-breakfast. $20. 8:30am-5pm The Copy Hut & Printing. Open Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm & Saturday 9am - 1pm. Orders may be emailed 24 hours a day at orders@thecopyhut.com. The Copy Hut, 508 Albany Ave, Kingston. 845-339-2336. The Copy Hut, 508 Albany Ave, Kingston. 8:30am-9:30am Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. 9am-9:50am Senior Fit Dance for Seniors with Adah Frank. Dance and movement for strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Bring a mat. Woodstock Town Hall, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. $1 donation. 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. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 399-2805, ssipkingston.org. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level I with Barbara Boris. For all students new to Iyengar Yoga, taught by Woodstock’s only Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor. The basis of the method is taught in standing poses. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10am-12pm Senior Drama with Edith LeFever. Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues & scenes. Interested seniors are welcome to sit in. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Town Hall, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. $1 donation. 11am Tai Chi Class. Short Form with Ann Sherry. Ongoing, Mondays at 11am. Free. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845 338-5580. 12pm Gyrokinesis. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 12:15pm Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting. Beekman Arms, 6387 Mill St, Rhinebeck. Info: 914 244-0333. 12:30pm-6pm Crystal Tarot Readings and Chakra Clearing Sessions with Mary Vukovic.. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $30 for 25 minute reading; $50 for reading and chakra clearing with crystal lay-out. 1pm Needlework Group. Comprised of knitters, crocheters, rug hookers, stitchers of all types.All skill levels are represented. Ongoing, Mondays at 1pm. Free. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845 338-5580, esopuslibrary.org/. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street City Farm Stand. Open for fresh pure lettuce & greens. This farmstand is a project of the Kingston Land Trust and a member of Eat Well Kingston, part of Cornell’s Live Well Kingston. Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 3-7pm. Info:845-532-0011. South Pine Street City Farm Stand, 27 South Pine St, Kingston. Info: 845-532-0011. 3pm-5pm Math Help with Phyllis Rosato. From kindergarten to calculus. Free. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. phoenicialibrary.org/. 3:30pm Amateur Guitar Jam for Adults. Join local musician, Charles Seymour, who will be leading this casual gathering of acoustic musicians. Playing and singing folk songs, and other styles, too. Bring your own acoustic instruments. Ongoing, Mondays at 3:30pm. Free. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845 338-5580, esopuslibrary.org/. 4:15pm-5:30pm Healthy Back Class w/ Anne Olin. Build strength and increase flexibility and range of motion with attention to your special needs. Class is on-going and meets on Mondays, 4:15-5:30pm. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford. $12/class. 4:30pm Free Fitness Class. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30 pm & Thursdays at 4pm. Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed by Connie Scuitto, RN and certified Reiki Master. Saugerties

Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 5:15pm Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 5:30pm-7pm Kirtan Chanting. Offering local rotating Kirtan Artists. Check Woodstock Yoga Facebook Page to see who is chanting this week! Free or by Donation. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. 6:30pm Ribbon-cutting Ceremony for a New Honeybee Observation Hive. The hive is installed inside the library. The hive was built as an Eagle Scout project by high school senior Blake Overton and includes live bees and an educational kiosk. Olive Free Library, 4033 Route 28A, West Shokan. Info: 845 657-2482. 7pm-9pm Poetry w/ Andy Clausen. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8:30pm Industry Night at Woodstock Lodge. Dance party music, blues, & special guests. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock.

Tuesday

8/16

The Woodstock Public Library Launches The Emotional Intelligence Workshop For Teens. In response to parents’ urgent requests the Woodstock Public Library is offering “Emotional Intelligence (EI)” - one of the Library’s summer programs for kids and teens. Every Tuesday till August 30th at Mountain View Studio teenagers can learn the ancient and now science supported mindful meditation that researchers have conclusively found to improve concentration and attention; reduce anxiety and social anxiety; and help with addiction. Workshop is free. Led by Sandra Shafer of Flow Forward Now. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. FlowForwardNow@gmail.com. 7am Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Early Morning Birders. Designed for birding enthusiasts, or those just looking to learn the basics. Participants will meet at the Minnewaska main entrance and should come prepared with binoculars. Outing destinations will be determined the day of the program. Minnewaska Preserve, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-0752. 7am Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hike: Moonhaw and Peekamoose. Two coordinated hikes in the Moonhaw and Peekamoose area. One group will meet at Moonhaw and for a difficult and strenuous 6 peak bushwhack traverse from Moonhaw to Peekamoose. The second group will start later at Peekamoose Road and stay on trail and climb Peekamoose and Table. Car shuttle. Info: 845 626-4104, newyorkheritage.com/rvw. 7:30am Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 8am-5pm Office for the Aging Senior Exercise Class. The class meets every Tuesday and Thursday. Info:co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/Forms/exerciseprogram.pdf. Pine Plains Free Library, 7775 South Main St, Pine Plains. Info: 845 486-2555, bjones@dutchessny. gov, www.co.dutchess.ny.us/countygov/departments/aging. 9am-10am 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. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave, Woodstock. $1 donation. 9am-11am Hands-in-the-Dirt Workshops: Weeding. Participants can practice techniques while they are learning. Presented by the Beatrix Farrand Garden Association. Rain or Shine. Beatrix Farrand Garden, 4097 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park. Info: 845 229-9115, beatrixfarrandgardenhydepark.org. 9:30am-11am Level I Yoga with Jory Serota. Taught in the Iyengar style, this class is for any students new to Iyengar Yoga. The basis of the method is taught in standing poses and other fundamental postures. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. woodstockyogacenter. com. $18. 9:30am The Saugerties Seniors Meeting. Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP)is a social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Village Diner, Main St, Saugerties. Info: 845 255-0609. 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. Plaza Diner, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-0609. 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. Info: 845 744-3055.

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August 11, 2016 10am Olana Tours (thru 10/30). Tuesday Sunday, first tour 10 am, last tour 4 pm (on weekends, last guided tour at 1pm; self-guided touring 2-4 pm). Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. olana. org.Olana. 10:30am Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 10:30am Together Tuesdays with Francesca. Free program designed for children birth through preschool. Ongoing. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811. 11am Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Book by Michael Slade. Music by David Evans. Lyrics by Jane Smulya. Tix: 800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. Info: 845 610-5900, www.sugarloaf.com. $13/adults, Child/ Senior: $8/children &amp; seniors; all tix - plus $2.00 facility fee. 11:30am-1pm Yin Yoga with Roxie Newberry. A slow, steady class that stimulates connective tissues to make them healthier and stronger, at the same time cultivating equanimity, mindfulness and awareness. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 11:30am Gyrokinesis. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates. com. $10/drop-in. 1pm Esopus Artist Group for Adults. Whether you would like to use charcoal, watercolors, oil paint, acrylics, fingerpaint or pastels whatever medium you prefer is what the artist group is about. Please bring your own supplies. Event is free. Ongoing, Tuesdays at 1pm. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845 338-5580. 1:30pm-3pm Israeli Folk Dancing. Join Josh Tabak in the joy of dancing to Israeli music.Steps will be taught at the beginner’s level and adjusted for more advanced participants. No registration required. Ongoing. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-1559. $10 suggested donation. 2pm Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Book by Michael Slade. Music by David Evans. Lyrics by Jane Smulya. Tix: 800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. Info: 845 610-5900, www.sugarloaf.com. $13/adults, Child/ Senior: $8/children &amp; seniors; all tix - plus $2.00 facility fee. 4pm After-School Tweens. Includes crafts, outdoor games, book discussions, movies, wii, and informal hangouts. Free and for ages 9-12. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 4pm-8pm Free Community Holistic Healthcare Day. A wide variety of holistic health modalities and practitioners are available, indroducing many new practitioners. Appointments can be made on a first-come, first-served basis upon check-in. Though no money or insurance is required, RVHHC invites patients to give a donation or an hour of volunteer community service if they can. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. rvhhc.org. 5:30pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. Ongoing games - Tuesdays & Thursdays at 5:30pm; & Sundays at 3pm . A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Dr, woodstock. WoodstockUltimate.org. 5:30pm Mid-Hudson Adirondack Mountain Club: Beacon Experienced Evening Paddle. Leader: Dave Webber. Paddle for 1.5-2 hours, 4-6 miles at an easy pace. PFD required! Participants must have a kayak 13.5 foot or longer with 2 bulkheads. Scenic Hudson’s Long Dock Park, Long Dock Rd, Beacon. Info: 845 452-7238, webberd1@ yahoo.com, www.MidHudsonADK.org. 6pm-7pm Vinyasa Community Class with Selena Reynolds. A fun and informative drop-in class, open to all levels. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. woodstockyogacenter. com. $8 donation requested. 6pm-7pm Weekly Sitting Meditation w/ Walking Meditation. Instruction available. On-going Tues, 6-7pm. Free & open to the public. Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-8556, skylake.shambhala.org. 6:30pm-8pm Urban Trail Ranger Meet-Up. A twice-monthly scheduled walk along the future Kingston Point Rail Trail to conduct routine monitoring. They start at the back of the Immanuel Lutheran Church and walk down to East Strand. If you’re into weed wacking, picking up trash and monitoring the overall quality of the trail, then this IS for you! Wear sturdy boots and long pants. In the event of rain or other bad weather, the Trail Time Walk will be cancelled. Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran, 22 Livingston St, Kingston. Info: 845 877-5263, kingstonlandtrust.org/. 7pm-8:30pm Weekly Opportunity Workshop. Learn how to help the environment, raise funds for non-profit organizations, and save money over time! Ongoing. Free to attend. Novella’s, 2 Terwilliger Ln (across from Super 8), New Paltz. 7pm-9pm Open Mic. On-going. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St., Saugerties. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org.

7pm-10pm Jazz Jam. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845 452-3232. 7pm-11pm Open Mic with Cameron &amp; Ryder. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. 7pm Opening Reception: Local Nature. Dee L. Keane Photography Exhibit. The show will be on display in the Steinberg Reading Room through September 16th. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-5030, eltinglibrary.org. 7:30pm-8:30pm Satsang / Meditation. A new offering at Woodstock Yoga Center, this hour is intended to celebrate ‘satsang,’ or being in the company of the truth by sitting together with fellow seekers. It will be a rotating agenda each week, including a period of meditation and the study of sacred texts. Check our Facebook page to see what’s on for the week. Free or by Donation. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. 7:30pm Life Drawing at Unison. Offering professional artists and students an opportunity to work with experienced models under controlled lighting. On-going. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-1559. $15. 8pm Open Mic Nite. Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! No cover. Woodnotes, Rt 28, Mt. Pleasant. Info: 845 688-2444, emersonresort. com. 8pm Talk: Mysterious Stone Sites. A talk on stone sites in the Hudson Valley and Northern New Jersey given by Linda Zimmerman. Many have assumed these sites to be the work of precolonial farmers, but they have precise astronomical alignments. SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center 102, New Paltz. meetup.com/mhastro. 8pm Joe Bones. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Wednesday

8/17

6am-6pm Teen 3d Modeling Program. Use Tinkercad to design & print something that can move! Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 7:30am Waterman Bird Club Field Trip: Dutchess Rail Trail. Call: Adrienne @ 845 264-2015. Dutchess Rail Trail, Van Wyck Rd, Fishkill Plains. Info: 845 264-2015, www.watermanbirdclub.org. 8am-5pm Chair Yoga. Using sturdy chairs, Kathy Foley will instruct you on how to stretch your body to keep limber, strong and healthy. Please wear loose-fitting clothes and non-skid shoes. Free. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845 338-5580. 9am-10am Senior Kripalu Yoga with Susan Blacker. A gentle yoga class with each student encouraged to move and stretch at his or her own pace. Includes warmups, poses for strength and balance and breath work for relaxation. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, 242 Tinker St, Woodstock. $1 donation. 9am Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hike: Kelly Hollow (Dry Brook Section). Beautiful streams and a nice lean-to setting. Easy hike: 4.0 miles, 400 ft elevation gain, 3 hrs. Info: 845 247-3154, newyorkheritage.com/rvw. 9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II Yoga with Alison Sinatra. This vinyasa class is ideal for students transitioning from beginner to intermediate. Led by the amazing Alison, asanas are explored with increasing detail and a slower flowing sequence. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 9:30am-12:30pm Robotics Camp (8/17 –8/19). 3-day workshop. Children may explore and learn about Robotics and basic Engineering. Led by software engineer Chris Hendry, the workshop uses the Lego Mindstorm robotics kit (programming in RobotC). For ages 9-16, advance registration required. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 10am-11am Roxbury Arts Group Summer Arts Series : Art in the Park. Children will be making prints. These prints will come from fruits and vegetables provided by the Roxbury Arts Group, along with paint of assorted colors. The children will use their fruit or vegetable stamps to create colorful and crazy designs on paper. Kirkside Park Barns, Roxbury. Info: 607 326-7908, www. roxburyartsgroup.org. 10am-1pm Minnewaska State Park Preserve Junior Naturalists: Habitats for Everyone. A short hike to search for various animal habitats and also play some super-fun habitat games. This program is recommended for children between the ages of six to twelve year old, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian over the age of 18. Pre-registration is required. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-0752. $10/ vehicle. 10am-1pm Dutchess County Senior Picnic. Your senior friends and neighbors would love a bit of assistance and companionship as they enjoy a nutritious lunch. Help is needed with setting up

and taking down chairs and tables, parking assistance, and food and drink service during the picnic. Here’s the Office for the Aging’s volunteer form: http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/AGvolunteers.pdf. Freedom Park, LaGrange. Info: bjones@dutchessny.gov ., www. co.dutchess.ny.us/countygov/departments/aging. 11am Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Book by Michael Slade. Music by David Evans. Lyrics by Jane Smulya. Tix: 800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. Info: 845 610-5900, www.sugarloaf.com. $13/adults, Child/ Senior: $8/children &amp; seniors; all tix - plus $2.00 facility fee. 12pm-1pm Yoga Rolla with Terry Fister. A series of SOFT foam rolling exercises designed to address the excessive tension and soreness in connective tissues, which can inhibit proper alignment and performance of yoga postures. Ending with a vinyasa flow, this lunchtime class will leave you feeling less chronic pain, more stretched out and walking taller than before. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. woodstockyogacenter. com. $18. 12pm-2pm Free One-on-One Tech Tutoring. Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer. Those interested may call ahead to reserve a time or just drop in during the above hours. Tutor Hunter Huang is a junior at Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in communications. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255. 12pm Rotary Club of Kingston Meeting. Fellowship, lunch, and an informative and interesting presentation from a guest speaker. Meets every Wed at 12 noon. Christina’s Restaurant, 812 Ulster Ave, Kingston. kingstonnyrotary.org. 1pm Esopus Stitchers. Always wanted to try embroidery? Cross-stitch, needlepoint, surface embroidery, crewel. whatever! Bring your current project and come stitch with us! Ongoing, Wednesdays at 1pm. Town of Esopus Library. Info: 845 338-5580. 1pm Needlework Group. All skill levels are represented. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845 338-5580. 1:30pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. Info: 845 647-3902. $1. 2pm Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Book by Michael Slade. Music by David Evans. Lyrics by Jane Smulya.An adaptation of a classic fairytale comes to life with an all singing, dancing and comical cast of classic characters. Bring a picnic Lunch and share with our performance Bears after the show on the great lawn overlooking the lake!Tickets are on sale now at the Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center box office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone 800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com. Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center, 1351 Kings Hwy, Sugar Loaf. Info: 845 610-5900, www.sugarloaf.com. $13/adults, Child/Senior: $8/children &amp; seniors; all tix - plus $2.00 facility fee. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street City Farm Stand. Open for fresh pure lettuce & greens. This farmstand is a project of the Kingston Land Trust and a member of Eat Well Kingston, part of Cornell’s Live Well Kingston. Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 3-7pm. Info:845-532-0011. South Pine Street City Farm Stand, 27 South Pine St, Kingston. Info: 845-532-0011. 3pm The Chess Club. For experienced adult players from 3-4:30pm; Beginners will meet 4:305:30pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845 255-1255, librarian@gardinerlibrary.org. 3pm-7pm Highland Farmers’ Market. Highland Farmers’ Market, Rt 9W & Haviland Rd, Highland. Info: 845 691-2144, townoflloyd.com. 3:30pm-8:30pm Woodstock Farm Festival!. Mid-week market. Rain or shine, 3:30pm to 8:30pm. Music under the Tent, alfresco dining, and a large selection of farm fresh food! 6 Maple Lane, Woodstock. 3:30pm Amateur Guitar Jam. Join this casual gathering of acoustic musicians. Bring your own acoustic instruments. Jam intended for adults. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845 338-5580. 4pm-6:30pm Community Farm Stand in Partnership with Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. Bring your shopping bag to the Farm Stand, which will offer free fruits and vegetables to community members who are in need. All produce has been generously donated. 3rd Wednesday of the month. Newburgh Armory Unity Center, 321 S William St, Newburgh. Info: 845 563-8043. 4:30pm-6pm Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For advanced students who are well-practiced in Iyengar Yoga Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 5pm Juggling & Hula-Hooping. Join Bruce Engholm of the Mid-Hudson Juggling Club in learning or practicing your juggling or hulahooping abilities! Hoops and juggling props will be provided. Ongoing, Wednesdays at 5pm. Free. l. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845 338-5580.

27 5:15pm Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 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. Info: 845 679-9534. 5:30pm-7:30pm New Paltz Chamber of Commerce August Networking Mixer. Learn about the passion for farming from the Ferrante Family. Wallkill View Farm market has been growing and selling fresh produce and their famous corn on the cob since 1960. Free. Please register online. Wallkill View Farm Market & Garden Center, 15 State Route 299, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-0243, newpaltzchamber.org. 5:30pm-7:30pm Prenatal Class. Ongoing on Wednesdays. Mackintosh Community Room, 147 Lake St, Newburgh. Info: 845 563-8043. 6pm-7:30pm Creative Seed Support Workgroup. For artists to voice their works in progress in a supportive environment. For Songwriters, Playwrights & Actors.Held by Patrice Blue Maltas, Actress, Playwright, Musician and founder of Blue Healing Arts Center. Meets Wednesday nights, 6-7:30pm. Blue Healing Art Center, 107 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: Patricebluemaltas@gmail. com, bluehealing.co. 6pm Teen Program. Talk and learn about 3d printing, anime, manga, robots, video game programming, animation and books. For ages 13 & up Ongoing, Wednesdays at 6pm. Free. Town of Esopus Library. Info: 845 338-5580. 6:15pm Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 6:30pm-8pm Yin Yoga with Diane Davis. A slow, steady class that gently stimulates connective tissues to make them healthier and stronger, at the same time cultivating equanimity, mindfulness and awareness. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 6:30pm-7:05pm Learn Remembrance. A very holy and deep form of prayer (with roots in the Old Testament - Remember my name in the night) which connects you with the Divine within. All are welcome, RSVP please. Free /donations welcomed. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8989, Meetup.flowingspirit. com. 6:30pm Music in the Parks- Free Lawn Concert. An evening of music, with friends, on lush landscapes, of the Vanderbilt and Mills Mansions. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park. nps.gov/vama. 7pm “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class. On-going. 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. 8/wk curriculum. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org. 7pm-8pm Meditation and the Spiritual Path of Cafh. Learn the Discursive Meditation, a technique designed to explore from within the fundamental and transcendent issues of our lives. A dialogue follows the meditation. Meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7-8pm. Cafh Retreat House, 146 Kerley Corners Rd, Tivoli. Info: 845 481-0580, CafhHudsonValley@gmail.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Petey Hop’s Roots & Blues Sessions. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm-9pm Tango Dance Lessons with Nina Jirka. Basics for the first hour, followed by Intermediate Tango. No partners needed. Ongoing. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-1559. $10/donation. 7pm-9pm Volleyball. A pickup volleyball game. Ongoing every Wednesday, 7-9pm. Enter the Center at the entrance on the left side, as you face the school from Lucas Ave. Rondout Municipal Center, 1915 Lucas Ave, Cottekill. Info: 845 616-0710. $6. 7pm-11pm Rosendale Chess Club. Free admission-no dues. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm. Rosendale Cafe, 434 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-9048. 7:15pm-8pm Silent Spiritual Practice. For people who would like to do spiritual practice together to increase the potency of the practice. For those who would like to learn Remembrance, come to a teaching at 6:30pm. All are welcome RSVP please, Free /donations welcomed. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8989, Meetup.flowingspirit.com. 7:30pm The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. All male a cappella group, that sings in the uniquely American “Barbershop Style” of close four-part harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight-reading not required. Meets every Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Crown Heights Clubhouse, 34 Nassau Rd, Poughkeepsie. newyorkerschorus.org. 8pm The Beautiful Bastards. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8:30pm-11pm Live at Catskill Mountain

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Pizza Company: Acoustic Jazz Trio. Featuring Syracuse/Siegel Duo, bassist Rich Syracuse and drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel. No cover or minimum! Catskill Mountain Pizza Company, 51 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-7969.

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Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, www. woodstockyogacenter.com. 9am-11:15am New Paltz Playspace. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rt 32, New Paltz. HudsonValleyParents.com. 9am Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hike: High Falls Mt. (3211’). Moderately Difficult. Info: 845 246-8074, newyorkheritage.com/rvw. 9:30am Gyrotonic Tower Class. Using natural body spinal movements to decompress and strengthen the spine. It emphasizes full mobility of the joints and lengthening of the fascia and skeletal system. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 9:30am-10:30am 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. Woodstock Town Hall. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Town Hall, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. $1 donation. 10am-11am Women’s Yoga with Cory Smith. A variation of Cory’s former Gentle Yoga class, this hour will now be a sacred space for women to be themselves and deepen their spiritual practice and enhance their health and well being. A community class, it will still be gentle in nature. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, www.woodstockyogacenter.com. $8 donation requested. 10am Reformed Church of Saugerties’ Adult Bible Study. Ongoing, every Thursday at 10

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department,244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Friday, September 8, 2016 at 2:00PMforWater System Upgrades, BID #RFB-UC16-149C. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www. co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing

and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be herinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitutions. DATED: August 11, 2016 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 4 Of 2016 County Of Ulster A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 4 Of 2012, To Increase The Maximum Allowable Real Property Tax Exemption Pursuant To Section 458-a Of The Real Property Tax Law Entitled “Veterans’; Alternative Exemption” BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Ulster, as follows: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND PURPOSE. Ulster County is indebted to our Veterans for the sacrifices they have made on behalf of Ulster County’s residents as well as the entire country. In appreciation for their heroic efforts, the County wishes to grant the maximum exemption allowable to Veterans under New York Real Property Tax State Law (RPTL). The Legislature hereby intends to grant to honorably discharged veterans, the maximum allowable property tax exemptions as follows: pursuant to RPTL sec. 458-a(2)(a) an exemption equal to 15% of the assessed value, not to exceed $45,000; pursuant to RPTL sec. 458-a(2)(b) for veterans who served in a combat zone, an additional exemption equal to 10% of the assessed value, not to exceed $30,000; and, pursuant to RPTL sec. 458-a(2)(c) for veterans who suffered a service oriented disability, an additional exemption equal to the product of the assessed value multiplied by 1/2 of the compensation rating of the veteran as determined by Veterans Affairs, not to exceed $150,000. SECTION 2. This Local Law is enacted pursuant to Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) section 458-a. All terms and definitions of RPTL section 458-a shall be equally applicable in this Local Law. SECTION 3. As authorized by RPTL section 2(d)(ii), Ulster County hereby elects to increase the exemption amounts to the maximum levels allowable. The maximum exemptions are as follows: for exemptions pursuant to paragraph 2(a), 15% or a maximum of $45,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate; for exemptions pursuant to paragraph 2(b), 10% or a maximum of $30,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate; and for exemptions pursuant to paragraph 2(c), the product of the assessed value multiplied by 1/2 of the compensation rating of the veteran, multiplied by the latest state equalization rate with a maximum of $150,000. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE This Local Law shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable status dates occurring on or after January 1, 2017. Adopted by the County Legislature: June 21, 2016 Approved by the County Executive: July 8, 2016 Filed with New York State Department of State: July 19, 2016

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE Notice of the proposition to relocate the Ulster County Family Court from 16 Lucas Avenue in the city of Kingston, county of Ulster, state of New York to 1 Development Court, town of Ulster, county of Ulster, state of New York to be approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of qualified electors of ulster county at the general election to be held on November 8, 2016 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that there shall be a proposition to relocate the Ulster County Family Court, which is currently occupying leased space at 16 Lucas Avenue in the City of Kingston, County of Ulster, State of New York to Ulster County owned space located at 1 Development Court in the Town of Ulster, County of Ulster, State of New York known as the Ulster County Business Resource Center (hereinafter the “Proposition”) requiring the approval of the Proposition by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the County of Ulster voting thereon at the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at the Polling Sites throughout the County of Ulster from 6:00 AM until 9:00 PM. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that, in addition to this Notice being published in the official newspapers once a week for six weeks previous to the General Election, the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature has caused this Notice to be posted upon the bulletin board at the office of each city, town and village clerk in the County of Ulster. Dated: August 11, 2016 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department,244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Friday, September 8, 2016 at 2:30PMforPool Filter Replacement, BID #RFB-UC16-154C. Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www. co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department,244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Friday, September 8, 2016 at 3:00PMforGeneral Construction and Building Renovations, BID #RFB-UC16-153C.Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www.co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing. Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing

am. Current study: Book of Jeremiah. Everyone is welcome. Contact Lecia Siebeking for more information 845 246-5975. Reformed Church of Saugerties, Parish Hall, Saugerties. 10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time between 10am & 2pm! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845 757-3771, tivolilibrary.org. $1 suggested donation. 10am-11:30am Parkinson’s Dance & Exercise Class. Led by Anne Olin. For people with PD & other neurological disorders. Groups are challenging, creative and fun! St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 679-6250. $12 for one or $22 for two. 10am-1pm Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Junior Naturalists: Rockin’ the Rock Cycle. Join park educators to learn what rocks about rocks! Have you ever wondered what the white cliffs at Minnewaska are made of? We will go on an approximately two-and-a-half mile hike to see different rock features, like cliffs and waterfalls. We will also play a rock cycle game and make our very own field notebooks! This program is recommended for nine to fifteen year old children, accompanied by a parent or legal guardian over the age of 18. Pre-registration is required. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Gardiner. 10am Reformed Church of Saugerties’ Adult Bible Study. Meets in Parish Hall every Thursday. Current study: Book of Jeremiah. Everyone is welcome. Reformed Church of Saugerties, Parish

and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be herinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitutions. DATED: August 11, 2016 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 2 Of 2016 County Of Ulster A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 Of 2006 (A Local Law Adopting A County Charter Form Of Government For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) And Amending Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting An Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) Altering The Periodic Compensation Review Committee Process To Allow For Timely Legislative Action BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Ulster, as follows: SECTION 1. Section C-110 of the Ulster County Charter and Section 34-3 of the Administrative Code are amended to read as follows: At the call of its Chairman, the Committee shall review the salaries of all elected officials of the County of Ulster at least every second year after its first meeting. In the course of its deliberations, the Committee shall hold at least one public hearing and shall otherwise provide ample opportunity for public comment. The Committee shall provide its recommendations and the rationale for them to the County Executive and the County Legislature no later than June 30 of the same year in which it convened, except that the Committee shall not make recommendations concerning compensation of elected officials for whom, by law or judicial determination, the County Legislature does not have the power to fix compensation. Immediately upon their delivery to the County Executive and the County Legislature, the recommendations of the Committee shall be filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature and posted on the County website. All changes in salaries for elected officials shall be made by local law. The Periodic Compensation Review Committee shall keep minutes of all meetings, including the date and time of meeting and members in attendance. The original of said minutes shall be filed with the Clerk of the Legislature as soon as possible, but not to exceed 10 business days after the next regular Committee meeting at which the minutes were reviewed and accepted. The Clerk of the Legislature or his or her designee shall maintain an official record of the Committee’s agenda items. This official record shall include the disposition of each agenda item, including individual votes of each member on each item. SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY In the event that any portion of this local law is found to be invalid, such finding will not have any effect on either the remaining portions or applications of this local law or any provisions of the Ulster County Charter or Ulster County Administrative Code, which shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the New York State Secretary of State. Adopted by the County Legislature: June 21, 2016 Approved by the County Executive: July 8, 2016 Filed with New York State Department of State: July 19, 2016

August 11, 2016 Hall, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-5975. 11am-12pm Free Feldenkrais Ongoing Community Class. Led by Tatiana Light. Method of international reputation helping Healing, Longevity and Improved Balance and Movement Coordination. Gentle and effortless exercise with immediate relaxation effect. Ongoing. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-6299. 11am-5pm Hurley Corn & Harvest Fest. Crafts, specialty foods, produce, food trucks. Rain or shine. Hurley Reformed Church, 52 Main St, Hurley. Info: 845 336-5267, sweeney.n11@gmail. com. 11:30am-1pm Third Thursday Luncheon. As part of Messiah’s Outreach Programs, each luncheon benefits a local organization to support its ongoing programs. Church of the Messiah, 6436 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 876-3533. $6/ donation, $7/take-out order donation appreciated. 12pm-2pm Free One-on-One Tech Tutoring. Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer. Those interested may call ahead to reserve a time or just drop in during the above hours. Tutor Hunter Huang is a junior at Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in communications. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255. 1pm-4pm Sketch Class. A traditional sketch class (drawing the figure) format of numerous poses which will lengthen in duration as determined by the monitor. $50/4 consecutive classes. Sundays through Dec. 4. Woodstock School of Art, 2470

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Local Law, published herewith has been adopted by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York on June 21, 2016, approved by the County Executive on July 8, 2016, and filed with the State of New York on July 19, 2016, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such Local Law may be herinafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violations of the provisions of the Constitutions. DATED: August 11, 2016 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Kingston, New York Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 3 Of 2016 County Of Ulster A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 3 Of 2012 (A Local Law To Provide For An Exemption From Real Property Taxes For Real Property Owned By Veterans Who Rendered Military Service To The United States During The “Cold War”) BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Ulster, as follows: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND PURPOSE. Ulster County is indebted to our Veterans, whether they have served in open hostilities or during the term of the “Cold War,” for the sacrifices they have made on behalf of Ulster County’s residents as well as the entire country. In appreciation for their tireless service, Ulster County wishes to grant the maximum exemption allowable to “Cold War” Veterans under New York State Real Property Tax Law (RPTL). The Legislature hereby intends to grant to honorably discharged veterans, the maximum allowable “Cold War” property tax exemption of 15% of the assessed value, not to exceed $45,000, pursuant to RPTL sec. 458-b(2)(a)(ii) and; for honorably discharged veterans who suffered a service oriented disability, an additional exemption equal to the product of the assessed value multiplied by 1/2 of the compensation rating of the veteran as determined by Veterans Affairs, not to exceed $150,000. SECTION 2. This Local Law is enacted pursuant to Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) section 458-b. All terms and definitions of RPTL section 458-b shall be equally applicable in this Local Law. SECTION 3. Section 3 of Local Law No. 3 of 2012 is amended to read as follows: SECTION 3. The maximum exemptions allowable from County real property taxation pursuant to § 458-b of the Real Property Tax Law shall be 15% of the property’s assessment, not to exceed $45,000 multiplied by the latest final state equalization rate for service during the Cold War and a percentage of the property’s assessment equal to 1/2 of any service-connected disability rating, not to exceed $150,000 multiplied by the latest final state equalization rate. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE This Local Law shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable status dates occurring on or after January 1, 2017. Adopted by the County Legislature: June 21, 2016 Approved by the County Executive: July 8, 2016 Filed with New York State Department of State: July 19, 2016

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Woodstock. www.woodstockshcoolofart. org. $20/class, $50/four consecutive classes. 1pm-4pm Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. The Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Woodstock Rescue Squad building, Route 212 Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Town Hall, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. $1 donation. 2pm Sister Act . Comedy performance, based on the blockbuster movie, will leave you in high spirits as a young woman helps others raise their voice while struggling to find her own. Mac-Haydn Theatre, Chatham. Info: 518 392-9292, www. machaydntheatre.org. $14-$34. 3pm-7pm Town of Plattekill Farmers’ Market. Town Hall, 1915 Rt 44/55, Modena. 3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm The Hudson Valley Food Truck Festival. Offering food, playgound for children & live musical performances. Presented by Lekker209 & ‘CUE BBQ. Event will take place every 3rd Thursday thru October. Cantine Field, Small World Ave, Saugerties. 4pm Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up new moves, meet new people. Free & open to the public. Ongoing. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary. org/. 4pm Free Fitness Class. Drop in for a workout on Mondays at 4:30 pm & Thursdays at 4pm. Class will be an aerobic warm-up followed by a combination of band and body work. Instructed by Connie Scuitto, RN and certified Reiki Master. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm-5pm Weekly Teen Yoga Class (Every Thursday, 4-5pm). they exhibit greater confidence and motivation to succeed in school and make healthy choices when faced with life’s challenges. This weekly class is dedicated to providing young people with a healthy body and mind by introducing students to both the physical and mental elements of yoga. Coed, ages 13-17. Led by high school teacher, Art of Living instructor, and longtime practitioner MJ Reiss. Thru 9/1. $10 per class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. 4:30pm-5:30pm Meditation Support Group. Meets every Thursday at Mirabai. Walk-ins always welcome. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $10 donation. 5pm-8pm Sketch Class. A traditional sketch class (drawing the figure) format of numerous poses which will lengthen in duration as determined by the monitor. $50/4 consecutive classes. January 21-December 15, Thursdays. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 NY-212, Woodstock. www.woodstockshcoolofart.org. $20/class, $50/four consecutive classes. 5:30pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. Ongoing games - Tuesdays & Thursdays at 5:30pm; & Sundays at 3pm . A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Dr, woodstock. WoodstockUltimate.org. 5:30pm Mid-Hudson Computer User’s Group. These monthly sessions begin with a questions and answers period then they look at demos and programs of interest. Bring a flash drive or DVD or CD-R and/or a digital camera or laptop. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. Info: 845 338-5580. 6pm Evening of Clairvoyant Channeling with Rev. Betsy Stang. Bring your questions and dreams. Betsy’s deep listening and validation of the voices our true spirit knows can give you the strength and affirmations to move ahead in alignment with your own soul’s unfolding. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-2100. $25. 6pm-7:45pm Tai Chi with Marth Cheo. An ancient Chinese healing and martial art. Mixed levels during the first hour, followed by advanced forms. Ongoing. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-1559. $12. 6pm Tasty Tunes Open Mic. Each musician gets to perform 2 songs or 10 minutes (whichever comes first) of family friendly music. Meets every Thursday night at 6pm. Sign up for musicians begins at 6pm. Show starts at 6:30pm. Taste Budd’s Cafe, 40 West Market St, Red Hook. 6pm-7pm Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Ongoing. Free and open to the public. Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-8556, skylake.shambhala.org. 6pm-6:45pm Organ Cleansing Qi Gong 6 week Course Series: Balance your emotions and detoxify your body (thru 8/18, Thursdays 6-6:45pm). Learn this form to heal internal organs like liver, spleen etc. and reach a state of deep relaxation through qi gong energy work. This formincludes gentle movements, breath and visualization. Led by Olga Pchelintseva-Mares Sahej Kaur, Qi Gong instructor and Healer One & Classical pianist. EPIC Place, 122 Main St, New Paltz. $60 /6 week series, $15 /drop-in fee. 6pm-7pm Important Acquisitions— the Museum Collection at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, 1945-2016. Frank Futral, former resident of Rhinecliff, is curator at RooseveltVanderbilt National Historic Sites. He will present an illustrated lecture on important acquisitions to

the park collections since opening to the public in 1940. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff. Info: 845 876-2903, morton.rhinecliff.lib.ny.us. 6:15pm Gyrotonic Tower Class. Using natural body spinal movements to decompress and strengthen the spine. It emphasizes full mobility of the joints and lengthening of the fascia and skeletal system. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 6:30pm-8:30pm Newburgh Jazz-Go-Round 2016: Swing Shift Orchestra. Hosted by Ferry Godmother Productions. Concerts are the first three Thursdays in August, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. All concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a chair or a blanket. Big Band Stage. Downing Park (Shelter), Newburgh. Info: 225 366-2442, Ferrygodmother@msn.com, www.ferrygodmother.com. 6:30pm-9pm Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-8811, GKnoodles.com. 6:30pm Phoenicia Library Board Meeting. Meets the third Thursday of each month. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811. 7pm Chris Walsh. The One Man Band. No cover. 21+. Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston. Info: 845-853-8049. 7pm Trio Mio. High Falls Café, High Falls. Info: 845 687-2699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, highfallscafe.com. 7:15pm Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 7:30pm Reading and Meditation at Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845 679-8322, info@matagiri.org. 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. Free, $5 donation welcome. All proceeds go directly to FOW. Ongoing. Family of Woodstock, 16 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 706-2183. 8pm The Beautiful Bastards. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Ends at 8pm. 8pm Happy Days. Play by Samuel Beckett. Presented by Woodstock Fringe. Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 810-0123, www.woodstockfringe.org. $25, $23/senior, $15/student.

679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 9:45am-10:45am 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. Woodstock Town Hall, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. $1 donation. 10:30am Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

12pm-1pm Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvementof balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, 242 Tinker St, Woodstock. $1 donation.

7pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at 1:30pm & Friday at 7pm. 50/50 tickets available at 3 tickets/$2. Half-time complementary refreshments. Shawangunk Valley Senior Center, Southwyck Square, 70 Main St, Napanoch. Info: 845 647-3902. $1.

12:30pm-6:30pm Crystal Tarot Readings and Chakra Clearing Sessions with Mary Vukovic. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call us for appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-2100. $30/25 minutes, $50/45 minute reading/chakra clearing with crystal lay-out. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street City Farm Stand. Open for fresh pure lettuce & greens. This farmstand is a project of the Kingston Land Trust and a member of Eat Well Kingston, part of Cornell’s Live Well Kingston. Open Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 3-7pm. Info:845-532-0011. South Pine Street City Farm Stand, 27 South Pine St, Kingston. Info: 845-532-0011. 3:30pm The Bookmark Club with Sasha. For ages 5-12 yr olds. Meets every Friday (unless noted) thru October. Event includes arts, crafts, read &amp; snack. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. Info: 845-331-0507. 4pm “Knit Wits” Knitting Club. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4:30pm-5:30pm Lego Club. For all ages, children must be accompanied by a parent or care giver. Ongoing. Free. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org/. 5pm-10pm Hudson Valley Rib Fest (8/19-8/21). Contests, entertainment, cooking demos, children’s games. Ulster County Fairgrounds, 249 Libertyville Rd, New Paltz. Info: 844 742-3378. $5, free/under 12.

8pm Sister Act . Comedy performance, based on the blockbuster movie, will leave you in high spirits as a young woman helps others raise their voice while struggling to find her own. Mac-Haydn Theatre, Chatham. Info: 518 392-9292, www. machaydntheatre.org. $14-$34.

5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Ease into your weekend with 90 minutes of restorative postures that soothe the nervous system and alleviate tension. Perfect for weekenders or anyone looking for a respite from the week. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

8pm Thunderhead Organ Trio. Genre: jazz. Free. The Wherehouse, 119 Liberty St, Newburgh. Info: 845 561-7240, thewherehouserestaurant.com. 8:30pm Bluegrass Clubhouse. Featuring Brian Hollander,Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, & Eric Weissberg. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-3484.

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8am-5pm Office for the Aging Senior Exercise Class. The class meets every Tuesday and Thursday. Info: co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/Forms/exerciseprogram.pdf. Pine Plains Free Library, 7775 South Main St, Pine Plains. Info: 845 486-2555, bjones@dutchessny. gov, www.co.dutchess.ny.us/countygov/departments/aging. 9am-11pm Little World’s Fair (8/19-8/21). Old fashioned family fun in the heart of the Catskills. Three days filled with rides, entertainment, horse shows, 4H exhibits, competitions, music. Grahamsville Fairgrounds, Route 55, Grahamsville. Info: 845 986-7367. 9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II Yoga with Alison Sinatra. This vinyasa class is ideal for students transitioning from beginner to intermediate. Asanas are explored with increasing detail and a slower flowing sequence. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845

7pm-9pm World Cafe and Community Discussion . Focus will be on protecting the First Amendment rights. Sponsored by: WoodstockFreeSpeech www.woodstockfreespeech.org, Middle East Crisis Response www.mideastcrisis.org, Hudson Valley Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions hudsonvalleybds.org, and Catskill Mt. Veterans for Peace. Contact: nicabramson@riseup.net or 845-6795301.Woodstock Town Hall 76 Tinker St, Woodstock. 7pm Summer Movies in the Park. Inside Out. Free family films with kids’ games, prizes, and live music. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Gates open at 7pm and the movie will start at dusk. Rain date 8/6. Thomas Bull Memorial Park, Montgomery. Info: 845 457-4910, www.orangecountynyparks. com.

5pm Severely Fractured Fairy Tales. Bird-OnA-Cliff Theater Company will perform a new collaborative work for stage by Jerry James and David Aston-Reese, based on stories by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and John Ruskin. Free. Elizabethian Stage, 45 Comeau Dr, Woodstock.

8pm-11pm Yonrico Scott & Friends. Live all-star jam. No cover charge, 21+. Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston. Info: 845-853-8049.

wines along with you, giving the history and profiles of each. Iron Forge Inn, Warwick. Info: 845 986-3411, ironforgeinn.com.

12pm-6pm Warehouse Sale at Paper House Productions.Srapbook supplies-stickers, papers, gift items-magnets, puzzles, wall art and greeting card overstock. Info: paperhouseproductions.com. Paper House Productions, 160 Malden Tnpk Bldg #2, Saugerties.

8pm 8 Track: Sounds of the 70s. A fast-paced musical romp through one of the most impassioned decades of the 20th century. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845 647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34.

8pm-9:30pm In Praise of Elephants . A turn of events upends a 60-year old man’s seemingly settled life, forcing him to question everything he thought once to be true. Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram. Info: 518 329-0114. $25.

7pm Friday Night Jazz. NYC saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists Lew Scott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville. Info: 518 678-3101. 7pm Summer Concert Series: Cherished Memories. Bring chairs or blankets. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 266-5530, clinton.lib.ny.us. 7pm Live @ The Falcon: Albert Castiglia Band. Opener: Black Horse Riders. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm Hudson River Dinner Cruise. Savor a delicious dinner as you cruise the beautiful Hudson River on an authentic 100 foot Mississippi Paddle Wheeler and take in some of the magnificent history. Reservations. River Rose Cruises, Newburgh. Info: 845 562-1067, riverrosecruises. com. 7pm Vine Van Gogh. A step-by-step painting lesson on how to recreate a piece of art that you can call your own. Absolutely no artistic experience necessary! Classes are about two hours long with a 20 minute break in the middle. High Falls Café, High Falls. Info: 845 687-2699, highfallscafe@ earthlink.net, highfallscafe.com. 7:30pm Pippin. Sponsored by Paper House Productions & Rondout Savings Bank. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-6900, www. woodstockplayhouse.org. 8pm Sunset Boulevard. Winner of 8 Tony Awards, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is based on the classic Billy Wilder Academy Award-winning film of the same name. The Center For Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. Info: 845 876-3080, www. centerforperformingarts.org. $27, $25. 8pm Sister Act . Comedy performance, based on the blockbuster movie, will leave you in high spirits as a young woman helps others raise their voice while struggling to find her own. Mac-Haydn Theatre, Chatham. Info: 518 392-9292, www. machaydntheatre.org. $14-$34.

6pm - 7:30pm Level I-II Yoga with Jory Serota. In the Iyengar style, this new evening class is aimed at students with some experience in or desire to learn Iyengar Yoga. Basic postures are refined, and sirsasana (headstand) will be introduced with modifications. $18. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www. woodstockyogacenter.com.

8pm Levon Helm Studios presents The Wood Brothers. Levon Helm Barn, Woodstock. www. levonhelm.com. $25/standing room, $35/seating.

6pm-10pm Night Market. Offering items by Hudson Valley Makers & Artists, Music and Food. Browse Kingston Waterfront Shops, Galleries. Offering more than 30 street vendors—local makers, artists, and specialty food options—will “pop-up” shop along the commercial side of Broadway from Spring Street to the Waterfront. Live music by Levanta. Spring Street to the Strand happens every third Friday of the month (through September 16) from 6 to 10 pm. Info: 412-5080803. Kingston Waterfront.

6pm-9pm Nick From No Where. Featuring 40’s standards and covers. Vigneto’s, 890 Vineyard Ave, Highland. Info: 845-834-2828. 6pm-10pm Night Market. Browse Kingston Waterfront Shop & Galleries. Offering more than 30 street vendors—local makers, artists, and specialty food options—will “pop-up” shop along the commercial side of Broadway from Spring Street to the Waterfront. Live music by Levanta. Every third Friday of the month (through September 16) from 6 to 10 pm. Kingston Waterfront. Info: 412 508-0803. 6pm Kids Movie: E.T. the Extra Terrestrial. A classic, (1982) . Snacksprovided. Rated PG, 115 minutes. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, hrobertspt@gmail.com. 6pm-9pm Artists Potluck/Slide Share Dinner. Artists and friends share potluck dinner and art work. Open to performers, painters, sculptors, media, film, writers. Bring a dish to share or nonalcoholic beverage. First Presbyterian Church, 369 Warren St, Hudson. Info: 518 828-4275. 6:30pm Wine Tasting. Sampling of wines and hors d’oeuvres. A guest sommelier will taste the

8pm Happy Days. Play by Samuel Beckett. Presented by Woodstock Fringe. Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 810-0123, www.woodstockfringe.org. $25, $23/senior, $15/student.

8pm Esopus Creek Puppet Suite Retrospective: Hook, Line + Sinker. Three nights of productions, 8/19-8/21, combine visual storytelling with live music in a homegrown style of magical realism. Each evening will begin with several short works, followed by the featured production. Free. Audience members are encouraged to arrive early and to bring lawn seating. Tina Chorvas Waterfront Park, 61 East Bridge St, Saugerties. 8pm-10:30pm Singer-Songwriter Showcase. Meets the Third Friday of each month, 8-10:30pm. Info: 845 338-0311. $6. 8pm-9:30pm In Praise of Elephants . A turn of events upends a 60-year old man’s seemingly settled life, forcing him to question everything he thought once to be true. Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram. Info: 518 329-0114. $25. 8pm Bike–Friendly Kingston Meeting. Join them for BFK’s monthly afternoon meeting and share your great Kingston-Biking ideas! Open to all. Check the BFK website or Facebook to confirm. YMCA of Kingston and Ulster County, 507 Broadway, Kingston. bikefriendlykingston.org. 9pm Big Takeover. The group’s signature is a blend of upbeat, horn-inflected ska; deep, funky reggae grooves; soulful melodies; and dub dropouts. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518 828-4800.

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Office Assistant. Holistic Naturopathic Physician’s Office. Responsible to perform office and reception duties in an efficient, pleasant, and professional manner, as directed by supervisor. 845-679-7892.

Secretary: Town of New Paltz Planning Board/Zoning Board of Appeals. Fulltime Position; evening meetings up to 3x/monthly. Correspondence, file management, meeting set-up, recording and distribution of minutes, record-keeping, telephone and email communications. Applicant must be able to meet deadlines and communicate effectively and efficiently with Board members and the public. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and municipal computer programs, accounting ability, accuracy, and attention to detail a must. Email resume to: clerk@townofnewpaltz.org

Restaurant Help: Line Cooks, Prep, Dishwashers, Bus, Servers, Hostess/Host. Brios & The Phoenician Restaurant. Call Geis. 845616-8959 or 845-688-7800, leave message.

Office Manager – Historic Huguenot Street. Full-time position with benefits, MonFri, 9-5 pm. Four plus years’ experience, including technology support, in a professional setting. Detail-oriented, excellent communication and organizational skills. See full job description at www.huguenotstreet.org to apply. No phone or in-person inquiries, please.

Seeking experienced, highly motivated Waiter/Waitress for ﬁne dining restaurant in New Paltz. 3 years experience preferred. Please call Garvan’s: (845)255-7888 DRIVER WANTED, P/T-F/T, Woodstock Taxi. Applicants must be very flexible as to availability. Driver scheduling changes daily. Shifts will include weekday hours as well as on call weekend hours. Clean license & thorough knowledge of Woodstock and surrounding areas a must. Class E license (very easy to obtain) required. Local residency gets first consideration. During business hours, please call 679-TAXI.

DEAR BUSINESSMAN/WOMAN- We at Hardscrabble Flea Market & Swap Meet would like to congratulate you on being picked from over 100 businesses in your field. We believe we can help each otherWe have a swap meet every Sunday, 8 a.m.4 p.m. at Holy Cow Shopping Center, in addition to a flea market/garage sale. We find that when business people set up a table w/business cards & flyers or “show how to do” projects it will definitely increase your business (and mine). It’s a great way to introduce your business to new/old customers. And, if you have leftover merchandise you’d like to sell- this would be a perfect way to unload it. Please give John a call for more details- (845)758-1170. Spots are $12-$35.

BEAUTIFUL LAKE GEORGE SUMMER HOME, located on the north end of the Lake, 66 plus feet of Lake Front comes with this home. Watch the sun set from your expansive deck which encompasses 2/3 of this home. Three bedrooms, living room, dining area, kitchen and full bath. 3 sliding glass doors looking directly to the lake. Basement for storage, all on 6/10 of an acre. As a bonus there is a commercial dock for your boat and others. Please call for more information and price 845-6912770.

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Search all the MLS properties in our region at www.WinMorrisonRealty.com Live Like Royalty Regally sited and recently renovated, this two story 3-bedroom and 2 full bath home, located at 457 New Salem Rd in Port Ewen NY, is “move-in” ready and offers an expansive yard, SEM private back deck and an in-ground pool. The U HO -3P home’s main living level is ranch style with all EN 14 12 refinished Oak hard-wood floors. The L shaped OPunday 8/ S living/dining room is great for entertaining, the dining area walks out to the back deck/pool area. The home has been well maintained and cared for through the years; replacement windows and roof are in very good condition, updated 200-amp electric, new pool liner and salt water system installed in 2014. There is a wood burning stove on each floor to keep the heating bills down with low maintenance electric heat. Plus, there are three outbuildings, two sheds and a barn! ............................................................................. $249,900 Call Greg Berardi (845) 389-7895. Dir: From 9W in Port Ewen, turn at light in Village on New Salem Rd, house down about 2 miles on Right see sign #457.

I’m reminded of the negotiator who went fishing and caught a very strange looking fish. He placed it on the ground. The strange fish croaked out, “Mister, if you throw me back in the lake I’ll grant you three wishes.” The negotiator mused over the thoughts of fancy cars and homes, so he responded, “Fish if you give me five wishes I’ll throw you back.” The fish, struggling to breath said, “Only three wishes.” The negotiators pride was at stake so he said, “Hey I’m no sucker, I’ll settle for four wishes.” “Only three,” the fish murmured weakly. Fuming, the negotiator studied the pros and the cons for a very long time and said, “Alright, three wishes.” Sadly, the fish was dead. This is a great lesson in Wi nM or ris negotiating. on

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Glasco Mini Park Is only 5 minutes by car, less than 2 miles from this expansive, open and light-filled home with detailed craftsmanship and custom features. Great care was taken when building this custom Contemporary Ranch; there are hardwood floors, a custom kitchen with cherry cabinetry, island, granite countertops and even a built-in espresso machine! The Great Room off the kitchen has Cathedral Ceilings, a wall of windows and there are 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. This is a great space to gather and host all of your entertainment needs. French doors lead out to the 600’ sf of Trex decking overlooking the large/landscaped yard. The custom details continue with marble floors in the Laundry Room which also features a separate sink and row of cabinets above. Tell Alan Kessler “show me!” ............................................................... $329,000

BLUESTONE HILLS! Dreaming of building your new home? Look no further than this exclusive new subdivision in the hip town of Saugerties. This land feels so rural and secluded, yet it’s just moments from town, by the Rhinecliff bridge and the NYS Thruway (Exits 19 & 20). Drive down a private road to this prime, ready-tobuild, 2.01-acres with buried power, phone and cable to the front of the lot. Stefan Sanzi says, “You can start building right away”! Additional lots are available, but the parcel is NOT sub-dividable. Access is on a private road with a road maintenance agreement in place. Septic approval is for a shallow trench. Unsurpassed privacy and convenience! So Call Stefan and the contractor today! ............$47,900 Hoof-it to Woodstock Move right into this Colonial country home located in Maverick Park. Your 4 bedrooms and 2 baths await your arrival. Inside you will ﬁnd; a living room, a family room, and a dining room that is bright and open with hardwood ﬂoors. Preparing meals will be a pleasure in the updated country kitchen that has access to a 3-season, screened-in, private porch. The downstairs has a family room/guest room (or studio). Outside is a maintained above ground pool for summer fun. Located only a couple of minutes to the Trailways bus that goes to Woodstock, Kingston and New York City, just leave your car in the garage and walk to the town of Woodstock. The Woodstock Playhouse, HITS, the Garlic festival and Hunter Mountain music venues are nearby. Call Mary Ellen Van Wagenen or Ken Volpe ..........$278,000 THE MOST FUN PAGE ON FACEBOOK

Kingston 845.339.1144 / Woodstock 845.679.2929 & 845.679.9444 / Saugerties 845.246.3300 New Paltz: For Sale By Owner. Private 10 acres, 3-bedrooms, 3 baths, 2-car garage, basement. Brokers welcome. $350,000. 845-256-0352 Real Estate For Sale; *Ellenville: 3+ Acres w/19 Rentals. *Newburgh: 46 acres; $84,900. *Mobile Parks $359k, $509k. REALTY 600 (845)229-1618.

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5 acres, Silver Hollow Road, Woodstock address. Greene County Taxes. Septic, Power, Driveway in. $125,000. Negotiable. 917-513-6361

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New Office Suites, Studios & Showrooms in Prime Woodstock! Beautiful newly renovated HIGHLY VISIBLE Office/Studio/Showroom Spaces from 700-5000 sq.ft. on Tinker Street with: on-site parking, loading bay, Wifi, and conference/reception rooms. Private & Secure with Alarms. LI zoned. EASY TRUCK ACCESS. Walk to most. Rent starts at $1.25/sq.ft. On NYC Bus Route. Available Fall 2016. desk@ tinkersquareny.com PRINCIPALS ONLY. See www.tinkersquareny.com for info. Large store in Woodstock Center. Totally renovated. Wide frontage, opens to high pedestrian and car traffic. A/C, restroom and off-street parking for owner. $2160/month, includes all utilities, call 845-679-5659. Office space in Woodstock Center. 185 sf. A/C, restroom, entrance from private parking lot. Great for internet or professional business. $500/month, includes all utilities. Call 845-679-5659.

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Gardiner: Exquisite, Charming, Secluded Country Home on Rural Property. Beautifully furnished. 2-bedrooms w/skylights & ensuites (one w/Jacuzzi), spacious light-filled open living/dining/kitchen, 2 woodstoves, 3-zone heat, HWF, DW, WD, 2 large decks, screened porch, lily pond & Bear Mountain View. NON-SMOKERS. Seeking clean, conscious Tenant. Well-behaved pets OK. Room for gardens & animals. Great house share. Available 9/1. (Aug. possibly). $1950 + Utilities & SD. References. Call/Text 917-4390847, e-mail woodrockstudios@yahoo.com 525 sq.ft. 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT near Junction 32 & 44/55. Second floor of converted 19th Century barn. Parking. Snow-plowed. Trash, recycle weekly. 1-year lease, 1 month security. No smokers, no pets. References. $675/ month excluding utilities. 845-883-0857.

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HIGHLAND: APARTMENT #3; BEAUTIFUL 1-BEDROOM airy spacious apartment. Skylight in LR, balcony off LR, large kitchen, many closets, serene surroundings. $900/month. Call (570)296-6185.

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SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Fall 2016 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. GORGEOUS LARGE 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Spacious living room, dining room, large modern kitchen, freshly painted, private washer/dryer, private parking, beautiful backyard. $1150/month includes heat. Internet & cable ready. Within 2 miles to Lake Minnewaska. 201-857-2958, weekdays; 201-675-5746, weekends. Available to view Saturdays & Sundays.

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

We have, studios, one & two bedroom apartments, includes heat & hot water. (furniture packages available) Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more! “Now accepting credit cards! Move in & pay your security and deposit with your credit or debit card with no additional fees!”

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NEW PALTZ GARDENS APARTMENTS 21A Colonial Dr., New Paltz. 1 & 2 BR apts. Pets welcome! No security deposit option. 3-12 month leasing terms. Pool, laundry on site.

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MINI FARM Lovingly renovated farmhouse situated on 3.85 acres on a charming country road. This 5 bedroom, 2 bath home has been well maintained by the homeowner, a master builder. Property is gorgeous, a peaceful setting that will become your tranquil space, far away from the busy world. This is a rare combination of a charming farmhouse from another era with all the modern amenities. Enclosing this mini estate/farm are two barns with a studio cottage with bath. The well maintained barns offer endless opportunities for the artist, sculptor, woodworker and car enthusiast. The home also features a stand by generator. Enjoy the lazy days of summer on your patio surrounded by luscious perennial gardens. This unique stream-side property provides a tranquil setting that will take the cares of the world away...................................Asking $385,000

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** Become a Fan of Colucci Shand Realty on Facebook ** NICE UNFURNISHED ROOMS; Starting at $480/month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call 845-419-2568, leave message. Room for Rent in 2-family home to share w/adult male. Quiet country setting 3 miles outside of New Paltz. Available 9/1. $550/ month includes all but cable. Call 845-3829149. STUDENTS/PROFESSIONALS: ROOMS AVAILABLE. Close to SUNY, New Paltz. Newly renovated, clean, large kitchen, appliances, WiFi/computer access/TV, plenty of parking. $500-$550/ month/room, electric & heat included. First, last & security required. Available now. 845-705-2430. SPACIOUS 1-BEDROOM GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT. Quiet, private setting. Clean, quiet, professional type preferred. Newly renovated. Heat, hot water, cable included. No pets. No smoking. First, last, security. $875/month. (518)788-3785. ROOM FOR RENT. Can be used as residential or an office. $550/month plus security. Utilities included. Walking distance to everything. (845)664-0493. BEAUTIFUL 3-BEDROOM, 2 Bath Village of New Paltz APARTMENT. EIK, Living Room, Deck, W/D. Quiet Street. Share Utilities, Share Garage. $1650/month. 1st. Mo., Last Mo. + 1 Mo. Security. Call Jeff 914-456-5040. 1-Bedroom Village Studio. $850/month plus utilities. No pets, no smoking. First, Last, Security, 1-year lease, references. Call/Text: 914-443-5096. APARTMENTS: 1-, 2- & 3-Bedroom apartments. Available August. 5 minutes by car outside N. Paltz. All in renovated barn, wood floors, stained glass, quiet. No indoor smoking nor dogs. Please call 845-255-5355.

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2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Rosendale. Sunny, clean. Very large living room. Views of Rondout Creek. Includes off-street parking & trash/snow removal. No smoking. 2 person max. $950/month + utilities. (845)453-9247, marker1st@yahoo.com CHARMING ACCORD FARMHOUSE. 2-bedrooms plus, 1 bathroom. Outbuildings. Sunsets. Great location. Perfect for artist or craftsman. Annual. 917-991-5749. Rosendale- Main Street. One tenant occupancy ground floor apartment. Complete renovation, New kitchen and bath including carpet and hardwood floor. No Pets/No Smoking. Heat, hot water and garbage pick-up included. One car off-street parking. Excellent location, walking distance to Market, Trailways Bus, Ulster County Bus, Library, Movie Theater, Rail Trail, Shops, Restaurants, Festivals and Town Pool. $900/month plus last months security of $1000 and last months rent Plus utilities. Please call for appointment 914-466-0496. HIGH FALLS: 2-BEDROOM, 2-story, 2 bath house on quiet street. Walk to village. No smokers or pets. $1200/month plus utilities. References, 1 month security. Lease requested. 845705-2208.

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ROOM IN QUIET WOODED NEIGHBORHOOD, off Rt. 44/55, at the base of Minnewaska State Park, in Kerhonkson. Private entrance. Shared kitchen & bath. Please be Greyhound friendly. $500/month with utilities. Security & references required. Call 919-244-8683.

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MILLION $$$ VIEWS - Extraordinary 10 acre aerie w/ jaw dropping panoramic views across the Hudson Valley, highlight the private site of this dynamic contemporary. Soaring ceilings meet walls of glass with mesmerizing views from most rooms. Quality appointments abound over 2600+ SF featuring main level ensuite MBR, 2 add’l BRs up, 2.5 baths, gourmet kitchen w/ high end appliances, expansive patio +60’ heated garage w/ elevated lifts. ONE-OF-KIND!..................$849,000

WOODSTOCK TRADITIONAL - Handsome, brick accented Colonial on a pretty pet & play friendly country style acre just minutes to town. This smartly updated 4 bedroom home features 2.5 baths, hardwood & ceramic floors, 21’ LR with cozy brick fireplace, family/media room, all windows replaced, refreshed eat-in kitchen, formal dining room opens to breezy screened porch, French doors & attached 2 car garage. SO NICE! .............................................$249,900

Open House Sunday August 14th 1-4PM. Meet Celeste Lukaszewski. This beautiful exceptional home, renovated to perfection like new, is a reborn 2-story masterpiece. It is elegantly redesigned and has two new 16SEER Central A/C units, energy efficient foam insulation, High-Tech features (Nest Wi-Fi thermostat and USB outlets) and all the modern necessities of today’s world. With 2,666 sqft of generous space, 5 large bedrooms, 3 luxurious full baths, den, gleaming hardwood floors, solid doors, and an immense open floor plan, this home gives everyone plenty of room to roam. The top notch, brand new kitchen features stainless steel premium Energy Star Samsung appliances, superior porcelain tile floors, honey maple Ashland cabinets with crown molding and under cabinet lighting. Lustrous granite countertops and back splash gives it that elegant finish. Ample storage is provided with 11 spacious closets, 1300+ sq ft basement and a new 8 x 10 storage shed with electric. Pass through the glass-paned French doors to enjoy the tranquil sounds of nature on the 185 sq ft back yard deck. Located just minutes from the quaint Village in the friendly town of Saugerties. This magnificent home delivers value and peace of mind and it’s waiting for you. Priced at ...................$342,500 Dir: From Village Of Saugerties Take route 212 Towards Woodstock. Just past route 212 and route 32 intersection turn left onto Churchland Road. 216 is on the Right with white fence in front. Great home for entertaining or relaxing in the country. You’ll be sure to live the good life in this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath Farmhouse Colonial. But let’s start outside on the 74x20 stone patio with built in gas grill, refrigerator and wet bar. This 1480 square foot patio has built in ramp. Then there is a wraparound covered porch 82x8, for more fun and relaxation. From the patio and enter the sunroom/party room through 9 foot high french doors or enter the formal dining room through additional 9 foot high french doors. There is a custom kitchen with corian counters and wine refrigerator. Additionally on first floor is large entry foyer, living room with gas fireplace, family room, half bath and mudroom. Upstairs you’ll find master bedroom suite with hardwood floors. Master bath has jacuzzi tub and separate shower. Additionally 3 large bedrooms and bath. Washer and dryer conveniently located upstairs as well. The basement has extremely high ceilings and could be finished for additional space...where you’ll find the pool table being left by the owner. Priced at ..............$349,900

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HEART OF THE CATSKILLS - Your own private paradise with mountain & meadow views. Superlative 13 acre setting adjacent 500+ acres of NYC watershed. Hike, bike, fish or dip in the creek just outside your door! Delightful 2500+ SF country contemporary features, LR with cozy brick fireplace, 2 BRs + guest/office loft space, 2 full baths, family/media room, full basement PLUS 3 car garage with office & large STUDIO! ............................................. $485,000

COUNTRY COMPOUND - 19+ acres on 5 deeds enclose this unique offering. Think family complex, fabulous B & B or destination event facility! There are TWO lovely farmhouses (4 BR/4 bath & 3 BR/2.5 bath), 4 duplex cottages & 1 single seasonal cottage, PLUS a 2700 SF classic post & beam BARN (former theater/meeting hall). There’s an in-ground POOL and 2 tennis courts, too! Two streams and pond add country ambiance. CALL FOR DETAILS!..............$625,000

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VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES DUPLEX, 3-bedrooms, 1.5 baths, living room, kitchen, dining room. Washer/dryer hook-up. Walk

to Main Street & schools. Limited off-street parking. $1200/month plus utilities. References, security, 1 year lease. 845-339-9401, leave message.

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Cozy, Renovated COUNTRY GUEST CABIN w/Catskill Mountain views. Between Bard and Tivoli. Loft bed, bathroom, living room, kitchenette. Single person. No pets. No smokers. $850/month plus electric. 845757-5757, 646-734-9339.

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1300 SQ.FT. HUGE, SUNNY 2-BEDROOM, tiled floored full bath & kitchen, dishwasher, washer/dryer, hardwood floors, 13’ vaulted ceilings, lots of closets & storage on 2nd floor above Catskill Art. $1700/ month includes heat, parking, trash/snow removal. (845)750-8100. MODERN STUDIO APARTMENT. Skylight, separate kitchen, private deck, hardwood floor, country setting, Wittenberg, near State Park. Free internet. Quiet, views, tennis court, seasonal laundry. $725/month plus utilities. 914-725-1461.

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Beautiful, Spacious, Sunlit 4-BEDROOM, two bathrooms. Upstairs of duplex. Dormed ceiling, skylights, post and beam, deck, lights flow throughout this 1600 sq.ft. space. Zena area, Woodstock. First month & security. $1450/month plus utilities. No pets. 845-679-4024, 845-750-0045. 2-BEDROOMS. A CHEERY SPACIOUS WOODSTOCK DUPLEX APT. Charming. 2 Skylights. Great art-studio layout. Firepit/Stream. 1 mile from Town. $950/ month + last mo. + security. No pets/smokers. References. Available 9/1. 845-6792300. Woodstock/Lake Hill; Sunny, private Room in restored colonial inn near Cooper Lake. Available weekly or monthly. Huge equipped kitchen, wonderful piano, stone fireplace, cats, porches, gardens, NYC bus. $525/month. homestayny@msn.com; 845-679-2564. ROOM FOR RENT in forest setting. Private road on Ohayo Mountain in Woodstock. Furnished or not. Free WiFi. Utilities included. Great location. No pets. $500 + security. 845.810.0121. 1-BEDROOM CHARMING, COZY APARTMENT. Wide-plank floors. Full bath. 2 acres. Deck. By stream. Garden. $825/month. First, last, & security. No pets. References. 845-679-2300, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 1-Bedroom Apartment in Bearsville. Private, wooded, quiet and secluded cottage setting. $750/month includes electric. Heat by propane gas, not included. No pets, no smoking. Ron Ridolph: 845-6795889 or 845-389-2957. Woodstock: Lovely 1-BR in quiet, small apartment complex, beautiful grounds. Immaculately maintained! Hardwood floors, newly painted. 16 min. walk to village of Woodstock. $885/month includes all utilities. NO smoking. NO pets. References. (845)679-9717. WOODSTOCK STREAMSIDE COTTAGE. Waterfalls. Cozy. Private. Workroom, sunroom, LR, 1-bedroom w/large window facing stream, kitchen, all wood floors, 3 decks. 2.5 miles to center of town. Short/long-term. Starting at $950/month. Owner/Broker; (845)417-5282. WOODSTOCK: PRIVATE COTTAGE. 1-bedroom plus second room- could be guest room/office. Full bath, fireplace, beamed ceilings, Dutch doors open to screened-in space. Great location, 1 mile from town. $1400/month. (845)679-8259. STUDIO APARTMENT w/sleeping loft. Located West Hurley. Private setting, deck, parking spot, wood burning stove. $650/ month. References & security. No pets. Call 646-361-4501. WOODSTOCK: CHARMING, SPACIOUS 1-BEDROOM in quiet garden apartment complex. Beamed ceilings, exposed brick, wood burning fireplace, large eat-in kitchen, lots of storage & closets. First, last, security. $895/month includes trash, maintenance. No smokers. 845-802-4777, NYS RE agent.

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ULSTER FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. Log Length- Cut & Split Firewood. Top quality wood at reasonable prices.

VERY QUIET, RESPONSIBLE & CLEAN woman, w/17 lb. French speaking dog, SEEKING Studio or 1-Bedroom Apartment in Woodstock, close to town. References. Call 845-679-2069. UPTOWN KINGSTON; Single, professional female, non-smoker, no pets, excellent references wanting a 2+ Bedroom rental or possible purchase. Contact 917-669-8137.

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For Sale- Baby Appleseed Stratford 4 in 1 Crib in espresso finish. Toddler bed, rail & full size bed rails (NIB) included. The crib has teething marks, otherwise in very good condition. Asking $125. Call/text 845-430-6099. LIGHT OAK DINING ROOM/HALL TABLE/HEKMAN. Beautiful heavy scrolled solid oak tudor style. Flip open top. 6’-38” open, 6’-19” closed. Bought for $3000, sell for: $800 OBO. Call 845-679-4384. For Sale; Boy’s Clothing; newborn to 24 months. Gap, Old Navy, Children’s Place. Lots of; toys, books, puzzles, ride on’s, Step 2 swing set (used 1 season). It is like Christmas in July! Call/text 845-430-6099. SOLID WALNUT DREXEL TRADITIONAL DINING SET. Including 2 leafs, oval table, 6 chairs, pads & glass door hutch. $1000 or best offer. 845-255-1398.

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OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, dolls, pocket knives, military items, bronzes, jewelry, sterling, old toys, old paper, old boxes, old advertisements, vintage clothing, anything old. Home contents purchased, (select items or entire estates purchased.) CASH PAID 657-6252 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. Used Books Wanted. Barner Books of New Paltz buys quality used and rare books and related goods. Bring them to the shop (3 Church St) or email/call for an in-home appointment (845-255-2635). barnerbooks@ gmail.com

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

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ESTATE SALE. Some local paintings & artwork, lots of kitchen items, some furniture, antiques, tools, decorative, too much to list. All MUST go. Sunday & Monday, 8/148/15, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 25 Sherman Road, off Maverick, Woodstock.

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D&H CANAL MUSEUM HIGH FALLS Flea Market, Rt. 213 High Falls. Art, Antiques, Collectibles. EVERY SUNDAY, through November, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Vendor info: Joni (845)810-0471 or jonicollyn@aol. com

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MOWER’S SATURDAY/SUNDAY FLEA MARKET; Maple Lane, Woodstock. Every weekend & Wednesday w/Farm Festival. Antiques, collectibles, produce & Reusables. 845-679-6744. For brochure: woodstockfleamarket@hvc.rr.com GOOGLE US!

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Storage Room Sale. Saturday, 13th, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Need to free up space so looking to sell NYC Event Florist supplies: Vases, Lanterns, Silk flowers, Large pots, party supplies, Props, Miscellaneous clothing, household items and many more interesting items. NO early birds please. We will have one table on road, the rest in side storage area. Please park on road at Pinecrest Storage units on 658 Rt 32, Tillson, right after blue bridge between New Paltz and Tillson. SAUGERTIES: 54 Dutchtown Road, off Glasco Turnpike, Friday & Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. IBM typewriter w/stand, bookshelves, end tables, coffee table, lamps, liberty blue dishes- set of 4, desk, plus more.

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The Ulster County SPCA Pet of the Week; Lexy: a 14 mixed breed female dog around 70 pounds. She’s an older lady still full of life, doesn’t mind other dogs or cats, & is looking for a forever home w/an understanding family that enjoys a slower pace of life. Don’t forget about these other great canines: Diamond; a true lady whose priority is the attention of the people in her life! Puddy; man of action & the smarts to match. If you’re looking for a PUPPY, we’ll be having some come available in the next couple of weeks, so come on down to the shelter ASAP and get pre-approved! While you’re here check out our 2 LARGE FREEROAMING CAT ROOMS w/a furry feline that needs a home. We also have RATS and BUNNIES! Come meet them all today at the UCSPCA, 20 Wiedy Rd., Kingston, off of Sawkill Road. www.UCSPCA.org

date w/shots. Please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at (917)282-2018 or email: DRJLPK@aol.com

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