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ALMANAC WEEKLY

A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, entertainment and adventure | Calendar Ca l e n da r & Classifieds | Issue 40 | Oct. 6 – 13

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CHECK IT OUT Field & Supply: A Modern Maker’s Craft Fair this weekend As the line between artist and artisan grows ever more transparent and the humble term “maker” has suddenly become the trendiest possible thing to be, the concept of the crafts fair is undergoing a metamorphosis from the folksy to the sophisticated. If you’ve ever thought that if you won the Mega Millions lottery, you’d get rid of all your mass-produced junk and surround yourself with practical-butbeautiful handmade objects, consider this: That sea-change in your personal feng shui can happen one small step at a time. You might want to check

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out Field & Supply in Stone Ridge this Columbus Day weekend, in search of that perfect household furnishing that will set you in the path toward more serene surroundings. Conceived by Manhattan-based interior designer Brad Ford, who weekends in High Falls, Field & Supply: A Modern Maker’s Craft Fair got started in 2014, attracting notice from various high-end design publications. Billed as “a modern interpretation of a traditional arts and crafts fair,” Field & Supply presents a carefully curated selection of makers highlighting goods, old and new, from a variety of studios and workshops representing a wide range of crafts. This year it relocates to the newly refurbished Hasbrouck House, located at 3805 Route 209 in Stone Ridge. The new venue with its excellent restaurant makes it possible for meals and live music to become part of the weekend’s pleasures. For $75 to $150 you can also take one of seven craft workshops and go home with something

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amazing that you made yourself by hand. Field & Supply runs from 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday, October 7, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission costs $10. For more info and tickets, visit www.fieldandsupply.com.

Just tutu much Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo – the fabled company of male dancers in pointe shoes and tutus who perform parody versions of famous ballet pieces, with total professionalism and plenty of humor, including silly fake-Russian names for their ballerina personae – will be among the performers in this year’s Hudson Valley Dance Festival. The Warehouse at Historic Catskill Point will host the fourth annual Festival this Saturday afternoon, October 8. Along with the Trocks’ performance of Marius Petipa’s famous pas de deux from Le Corsaire, the program will include a tap dance set to some of Bach’s Goldberg Variations by Caleb Teicher & Company; Jennifer Muller’s The Works with an excerpt from Alchemy; Kyle Abraham in a sneak-peek solo excerpt from Abraham. In.Motion’s work-in-progress Dearest Home; a piece inspired by this summer’s mass shooting in Orlando by the all-male contemporary dance company Madboots Dance; and the premiere of a duet created by Broadway choreographer Nick Kenkel. Sponsored by Dancers Responding to AIDS and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS to raise funds for AIDS and family service organizations, including nine based in the Hudson Valley, the Hudson Valley Dance Festival will present two shows this year, at 2 p.m. and again at 5 p.m., in the restored 115-year-old Warehouse, located at 1 Main Street. Ticket prices start at $40; tickets at the $100 level and above include a cocktail reception at 3:30 p.m. VIP tickets include an intimate evening reception with the performers at Joe’s Garage, a recently restored 1920s-era mechanics’ garage in downtown Catskill that has been transformed into an elegant event venue. For more information or to purchase

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tickets to the Hudson Valley Dance Festival, call (212) 840-0770, extension 229, or visit www.dradance.org/hudsonvalley-dance-festival-2016.

Tad Wise gives book talk on Hervey White this Sunday at WAAM

Tad Wise, a Woodstock native and historian, will lecture on Maverick founder Hervey White and read from his new biography, The Maverick’s Maverick: Hervey White and the Soul of Woodstock, at the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum on Sunday, October 9 at 2 p.m. Wise has titled his talk “The Maverick Colony: Brigadoon of the Catskills.” Wise’s book represents the first fulllength biography of the man whom Wise calls “the Godfather of modern Woodstock”: the writer and cultural visionary White, who landed in the area as a key part of the Byrdcliffe colony before splitting to establish his own philosophically distinct and more lasting arts community. Admission costs $12 general, $8 for members. The Woodstock Artists Association and Museum is located at 28 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more information, call (845) 679-2940 or visit www.woodstockart.org.

Ulster County Italian Festival returns to the Rondout this Sunday The Ulster County Italian American Foundation will host its annual Ulster County Italian Festival on the Strand. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Sunday, October 9, Italian music, culture and, most of all, food will flow in the streets of the riverfront neighborhood. At an Opening Ceremony in T. R. Gallo Park, the Italian American Foundation will honor 2016’s “Italian Signora and Signore of the Year,” Emanuele Savona and Jeanette Provenzano. The titles are

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mask or a bottle of great imported olive oil to take home, and of course, heaping helpings of every sort of Italian cuisine imaginable. Proceeds from the Festival go toward establishing a scholarship fund for Italian American high school seniors in Ulster County who exemplify the values and vision of the Foundation in their communities. For more info, visit www. ucitalianamericanfoundation.org.

Valerie Hemingway, poet Robin Coste Lewis give talks at Vassar

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Rats in their belfries Nosferatu with live score at Upstate Films

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t’s getting to be that crepuscular time of year when the Veil between the Worlds grows thin and many people develop an inexplicable hankering for the spooky and the paranormal. Upstate Films in Woodstock is kicking off the Halloween season in style this Sunday with a visit from everybody’s favorite undead star of the silver screen, Count Orlok. Max Schreck plays the Transylvanian with the worst manicure in the history of silent movies in F. W. Murnau’s unsettling 1922 German Expressionist horror masterpiece Nosferatu, which was based more than a little on Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula (there were copyright infringement lawsuits involved). While it’s always skin-crawly fun to experience Nosferatu in a real cinema – you may come out of it feeling about rats the way a lot of people feel about spiders or snakes – what makes this weekend’s presentation extra-special is the musical accompaniment. An Austin-based band called the Invincible Czars is touring with the film, playing a new score that it has arranged based on Béla Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances. Violin, glockenspiel, organ, flute, bass clarinet, vocals, music box, loops, electric guitar, bass, singing bowl and percussion all play prominent roles in the score. Come see Nosferatu with the Invincible Czars beginning at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, October 9 at Upstate Films at 132 Tinker Street in Woodstock. Tickets cost $15 general admission, $13 for seniors, $11 for youth under age 16 and Upstate Films members. If you miss the days when Halloweeny horrors were something a bit less prosaic than a guy with a grudge, a mask and a chainsaw, you also might want to consider joining up with a new reading group being organized by Oblong Books – the first in a series called “Adaptations” that will pair book discussions with screenings at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck. It’s the centennial of Shirley Jackson, you see, which is something worth celebrating. Jackson had an extraordinary gift for conveying the deeply creepy without being overly explicit about what there was fear, taking a “less-is-more” psychological approach to literary horror that kept readers awake at night without whacking them over the heads with potentially cheesy or corny gory details. No one ever forgets her iconic short story “The Lottery,” but all too many of us never went on to read the rest of her considerable oeuvre. Well, now’s our chance: Lovers of classic horror lit are reading Jackson’s 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House this month in preparation for a screening and discussion of the 1963 film adaptation at Upstate Films on Sunday, October 30 at 2 p.m. Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Russ Tamblyn, Richard Johnson and a deliciously brooding New England mansion star in Robert Wise’s film, with a script by Nelson Gidding that interprets Jackson’s story as being as much about mental breakdown as it is about ghosts. Oblong has the book for sale, of course, and also Ruth Franklin’s new biography, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life. For more info, visit http://upstatefilms.org and www.oblongbooks.com.

bestowed in recognition of volunteerism and community service. The Main Stage will thereafter be turned over to live music, with performances from Hotrod, Roberto Milanese & Angela Bruno, opera singers Kelli Butler, Andrew Hoben, Ali Bailey and Andrea Shaut, plus Big Band music and Sinatra tunes from Steven Maglio and the Michael Dell Orchestra. A Children’s Tent will be set up near the berth of the Rip Van Winkle, offering facepainting and educational activities. The Maritime Museum Home Port will host Italian storytellers and presentations on food and wines, including an appearance by legendary Depuy Canal House chef John Novi. Perhaps most intriguing and culturally authentic-sounding are the promised street performers: a roving accordionist, tarantella dancers who’ll give you a lesson, young actors from New Genesis Productions performing commedia dell’arte, a fire-eater and a singing gondolier (minus the gondola). There will be plenty of vendors, where you can pick up a Venetian carnival

Two intriguing literary events, both free and open to the public, are happening this week at Vassar College. On Tuesday, October 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the Sanders Classroom Building’s Spitzer Auditorium (Room 212), Valerie Hemingway will present a lecture titled “The Importance of Knowing Ernest: Lessons on Life and Literature I Learned from Papa.” In 1959, Valerie Danby-Smith, a 19-yearold Irish reporter, met Ernest Hemingway in Madrid and was hired as his secretary. She traveled with Hemingway through Spain and France, lived with the author and his wife Mary in Cuba and married their son Gregory after Ernest’s death. She went on to write a well-received 2004 memoir titled Running with the Bulls: My Years with the Hemingways, which will be the basis for her talk at Vassar. The following evening, Wednesday, October 12, widely anthologized poet and scholar Robin Coste Lewis will deliver Vassar’s prestigious annual Elizabeth Bishop Lecture, reading from her works in Taylor Hall’s Room 203 beginning at 6 p.m. Coste Lewis’s poetry collection

Voyage of the Sable Venus, which explores the black female figure throughout time, won the 2015 National Book Award for poetry. The Vassar campus is located at 124 Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For more information about these events, call (845) 437-5370 or visit www.vassar.edu. – Frances Marion Platt

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I ONCE DESCRIBED BUCKET AS “Neil Young forcing Pavement to cover Sabbath at gunpoint,” and I stand by that.

COURTESY OF O+ FESTIVAL

Jia Sung (left) assists Jess X. Chen (right) on her three-story mural depicting poet Safia Elhillo at ARTBAR Gallery in Kingston. Three days of O+ Festival performances, music, art shows, mural-making, wellness classes and bike rides happening in Kingston’s streets, parks, bars, restaurants and theaters on October 7-9 will be accompanied by a clinic set up in the Old Dutch Church, where MDs and alternative health practitioners treat participants for free or at greatly reduced rates.

Mothers of Invention O+ Festival spotlights female creativity in Kingston this weekend

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others of Invention” is the theme for this year’s O+ Festival, and accordingly, some of the murals, performances, artworks and music will have a strong feminist bent. Performance artist Anna Hafner is curating a series of performances at the new Broadway Arts space in which 12 performers, each sequestered in her or his private

spaces, will invoke the Divine Feminine on Friday night; the artists will also pose for an impromptu drawing session by visitors, according to Kathleen Murray, the Festival’s chief storyteller. A mural by Jess X. Chen will commemorate women immigrants and refugees, while musicians, artists and writers will trade stories about their mothers at a story slam at BSP hosted by Martha Frankel on Friday night. There will also be a screening of a documentary titled Feminism’s Two Futures, by Rebecca Rojer, at Seven21 Media Center late Saturday afternoon. But the theme also underscores some fundamental aspect of the Festival itself, which is in its seventh year and will run from Friday morning through Sunday afternoon, October 7 to 9. The Festival, which began in Kingston and has since spread to several other cities, began as an answer to the health-care crisis confronting the many artists lacking health insurance. Obamacare hasn’t quite

solved the problem – huge deductibles and pricey premiums for those making more than a minimal salary have continued to put much of the burden of paying for this country’s expensive health-care system on citizens – which may be one reason why the Festival continues to attract noteworthy performers and artists in ever-expanding numbers. This year, it will feature 65 bands and more than 30 artists, and the venues will extend from Uptown to Midtown. But another explanation for the Festival’s popularity, which is put on with the help of 100 volunteers and attracts 2,500 visitors, is that it’s a fantastic time. The solid programming of three days of performances, music, art shows, muralmaking, wellness classes and lectures and bike rides happening in Kingston’s streets, parks, bars, restaurants and theaters is accompanied by a clinic set up in the Old Dutch Church, where MDs and alternative health practitioners treat

participants for free or at greatly reduced rates; several dentists will also participate, treating patients in their offices. O+ thus combines creativity and caring in a unique paradigm, at least for this country. It kicks off on Friday at 5 p.m. with a New Orleans-style parade leaving from the Kingston Library. Percussionists from POOK, hornblowers from the Rosendale Improvement Association Brass Band, tumblers, swing dancers, goddess impersonators and bicyclists riding elaborately decorated bikes will wend their way to Wall Street. Mayor Steve Noble will be cruising along in a convertible, accompanied by local drag queen Lady Estrogen. Nurturing goes hand-in-hand with imaginative excitement; and the way that care cycles back into creativity, and vice versa, is one of the Festival’s fascinations. For example, two of the wellness events – a talk, “Wild Gather: Connecting with Plants for Self and Societal Care,” by Claudia Abbott-Barish at the LBGTQ Center, and a demonstration of pole dancing as a viable fitness choice by Sarah Jacoby, at the Kirkland Hotel, both at midday Saturday – address health issues in surprising ways, by appropriating aspects of botany and the strip club. The health practitioners include experts in Reiki, massage, energy healing and psychotherapy, as well as engaging one of Kingston’s newest businesses, Zephyr Float, in which you meditate in a pool of salty water for an hour, in an industrial building off Greenkill Avenue. That type of business suggests that O+ itself is not only putting out the word about Kingston as a hip place to live and do business, but also helping remake the city by actually bringing people here. The theme was suggested by one of those creativeclass newcomers, Carolita Johnson, a cartoonist for The New Yorker who moved to Kingston two years ago and designed the Festival’s signature tee-shirt. Some of the artists, for their part, also address the psychic needs of visitors – chief among them alumnus Linda Marie Montano, who will be offering art/life counseling all day at Tech Smith’s. O+ continues to expand into little-known corners of the city, with 12 performance artists, called the Rosekill Activators, stationed at various points around Uptown, including Frog Alley, Academy Green and the space behind BSP on Crown Street, becoming known as the “Somewhere Alley.” Musical headliners include Norwegian Sondre Lerche, based on Brooklyn but often on tour in Europe, at the Old Dutch Church on Saturday night; guitar virtuoso Kaki King, whose multimedia show at BSP on Saturday night involves her manipulation of projections off her instrument; Meghan Jean and the Klay Family Band, self-described as “a metal band from 1927,” a demented blend of punk, Americana, dance and

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MUSIC

Some musical highlights of this O+ Festival

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n the weekend of October 7 through 9, the venerable, radical, colorful O+ Festival takes over the streets of Uptown Kingston, filling them with art, health services and most of all music: music around the clock in multiple venues including the street itself. In its earliest days, the O+ music lineup was demonstratively non-local in focus; it was conscious of its role as the alternative to the region’s default musical styles. That distinction has eased in recent years as A) the region has hipped up (no small thanks to O+) and B) O+ has relaxed the stylistic focus slightly. As always, it’s paralysis by surfeit for me: too many good bands, too many choices. What works great on the street itself (music all day and night behind every door) works less well in writing. Let’s take a brief look at three acts: two of the headliners and one of up-and-comers. KAKI KING Known for her distinctively percussive and polyrhythmic approach to the acoustic guitar, King’s 2003 solo instrumental debut Everybody Loves You is still a stunning listen, an outrageous exposÊ of the unexplored timbral properties of the guitar. I prefer it to Michael Hedges. It’s weirder. Since then she has released numerous instrumental records and collections of high-energy and ominous songs, like 2008’s Dreaming of Revenge and 2010’s Junior. 2015’s The Neck is a Bridge to the Body finds King headed home, as it were, with a collection of ambience-enhanced guitar instrumentals that feature way more fringe distress and noise than any New Age record that you are likely to find; thus, O+. King performs on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the big room at BSP at 323 Wall Street.

SONDRE LERCHE Swanky, jazz- and lounge-inflected Norwegian songsmith Sondre Lerche has built quite a catalogue of ’60s-influenced sophisti-pop that owes more to Burt Bacharach (and Elvis Costello, a Lerche mentor and collaborator, in croon mode) than to the Beatles. 2007’s considerably more agitated and rocking Phantom Punch is a highlight – sounding almost like the Strokes at

avant-garde, in Murray’s words, at the Stockade on Friday night; Tela Novella, an Austin-based band with “a groovy, 1960s sound,� according to Murray, at BSP on Sunday; and Loch Lomond, from Portland, Oregon, known for their terrific harmonies, at BSP on Saturday night. Lady Pink, who got famous in the 1970s for her bright-colored wall art and tagging and now resides in Gardiner, will be making a mural at Express Latinos, on Broadway, which will reference her Central American heritage. Will Lytle, who won the O+ design contest for Best Can of Old Capital, held last spring at Keegan Ales (Lytle’s design, which decorates cans distributed locally as well as in the Tri-State area, depicts the Burning of Kingston), will be exhibiting his wry, selfreflective drawings at Keegan’s. There will be a display of flags and banners honoring local drag queens in storefront windows at 56 John, 31 North Front and 311 Wall Streets by photographer Ocean J. Lofgren; an installation of road signs at the BSP parking lot by artist Chris Victor; ongoing performances and workshops at Peace Park by the Green Palette Puppet Theatre; and a crochet workshop at the LBGTQ Center on Friday and Saturday afternoon. A Literary Salon at Outdated on Saturday night and at ArtBAR on Sunday morning and afternoon will feature readings by Ali Gharib, who contributes to The Nation, Daily Beast, Al Jazeera America, Salon and other well-known online publications, as well as Jacob M. Appel, Sari Botton, Sara Eckel, Jane Liddle, Julie Novak and Eva Tenuto. On Saturday there will also be a leisurely bike ride touring Kingston’s proposed Greenline and the just-completed murals, leaving from the YMCA at 10 a.m. (registration starts at 9 a.m.). On Sunday, dedicated cyclists can sign up for a 50mile, 25-mile or 20-mile gravel ride, all of which leave from Keegan Ales at 9 a.m. Following the precedent established last year, the price of the Festival wristband will be “Pay What It’s Worth to You�; visitors paying $50 will get a donor card

with discounts on local businesses for a year, the same plus a signature tee-shirt if they pay $75 and the card, tee-shirt and a bag of Gimme! Coffee Espresso if they pay $100. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.opositivefestival.org or at the MO+thership headquarters, at Wall and North Front Streets. – Lynn Woods O+ Festival, Friday-Sunday, October 7-9, Uptown/Midtown Kingston, www. opositivefestival.org.

Conor McPherson’s The Night Alive at Shadowland Stages The final installment of Shadowland Stages’ 32nd regular season will open on Friday, October 7 with the Hudson Valley premiere of The Night Alive by Conor McPherson, one of the hottest names in contemporary theater. The Irish playwright’s newest work chronicles the lives of people on the fringe of society, much like in his play The Seafarer, which was performed to great reviews at Shadowland in 2011. In The Night Alive, the kindness of strangers comes with complications. Tommy is getting by – kind of: He is crashing in his uncle’s ramshackle house in Dublin, dodging his estranged family and plotting a parade of get-rich-quick schemes with his buddy Doc. Then one day he defends a destitute woman against a violent attack, and a fragile glimmer of

Experimental guitarist Kaki King will perform in the big room at BSP on Saturday, October 8 at 8 p.m. (Photo courtesy of Marla Aufmuth)

times – but the whole catalogue is impressive. Like so much else these days, the 2015 EP Despite the Night trends electropop, but I suppose it is surprising that Lerche didn’t get there sooner, so natural is the fit. Sondre Lerche performs at the Old Dutch Church at 272 Wall Street on Saturday, October 8 at 9:30 p.m.

BUCKET Fronted by New Paltz native, Hampshire College graduate and Northampton-area musician and music critic Will Meyer, Bucket has been on my radar since their rambunctious earliest demos. Reaching uncharacteristically for the “reference cocktail� approach to music description, I once described Bucket as “Neil Young forcing Pavement to cover Sabbath at gunpoint,� and I stand by that. Turns out that it is a deep and deepening stylistic vein for this excellent, irreverent four-piece rock group that works the heavier side of the indie-rock spectrum. Meyer’s songs are littered with acid and savvy leftist social commentary, delightfully surreal imagery, next-gen slack sentiments and profound, profound riffs. Bucket may sound some somewhat oversized in the Stockade Tavern at 313 Fair Street, where they perform on Saturday, October 8 at 9:30 p.m., but that should just enhance the sternum impact. – John Burdick For the full O+ lineup of music, art and education, visit http://opositivefestival.org.

hope appears as Tommy tends to her in his rundown room. Shadowland Stage’s production of The Night Alive will feature Estelle Bajou as Aimee, Bernie Sheredy as Tommy, Chet Carlin as Maurice, Justin Pietropaolo as Kenneth and Sean Marrinan as Doc. This production is directed by Melisa Annis. The Night Alive opens on October 7 and will run through October 23. Tickets for all evening performances, which begin at

8 p.m., cost $39, and all 2 p.m. Sunday matinĂŠe tickets cost $34. There is a special 2 p.m. Saturday matinĂŠe performance on October 8, and tickets for that cost $29. Shadowland Stages is located at 157 Canal Street in Ellenville. Tickets can be reserved by calling the box office at (845) 647-5511 or online at www.shadowlandstages.org. Reservations are recommended.

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“The Luminous Landscape: The Long View” in Rhinebeck First in Poughkeepsie and then in Rhinebeck, Albert Shahinian has been organizing exhibitions of contemporary art in the tradition of the Hudson River School of painting for so many years now that he has needed to trademark the show’s name: “The Luminous Landscape.” Two living Luminists, James Coe and Jane BloodgoodAbrams, will be the featured artists in this year’s exhibition – the 19th annual, subtitled “The Long View.” Additional works by Eline Barclay, Karl Dempwolf and Christie Scheele will also be on display. “The Luminous Landscape: The Long View” opens this Saturday, October 8 at Albert Shahinian Fine Art’s Upstairs Galleries at 22 East Market Street in Rhinebeck, with a reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. A Mid-Show Meet-the-Artists Reception will follow on Saturday, November 12, also from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Admission to both events is free. The exhibition runs through December 4, concurrent with a “Fall Salon” show in the Holdings Gallery. Regular gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call (845) 876-7578 or visit www. shahinianfineart.com.

St. James Episcopal Church in Hyde Park hosts Historic Graveyard Tours

The Historic Graveyard Tour at St. James Episcopal Church in Hyde Park is now in its seventh season, drawing curious locals and serious history buffs into a live docudrama highlighting chosen “residents” of the 200-yearold cemetery. Each year, a few of these notable deceased are featured, with actual live actors and talented church members playing the roles. Their claims to fame and their connections to the Hudson Valley are retold with robust fervor and great animation.

With scripts written by Father Chuck Kramer, Deirdre Mae Micker, Bev O’Halloran and Dyan Wapnick, and costuming created by Carol Vinall, the characters are vividly portrayed in all their long-ago exuberance. The tours were originated in 2010 when the church members were planning some way to mark the bicentennial of the parish in 2011. Father Chuck said, “We were looking for ways to honor the storied history of the parish. We thought of graveyard tours because it’s such a great space, and there are such colorful people with well-known stories buried here. And their lives are well-documented.” He talked about the many now-deceased parishioners who have had biographies published on their lives, which makes the research fascinating. The annual cast of characters gets chosen by committee. “Sometimes we literally walk through the graveyard. Maybe we see an interesting stone or something. We’ve accumulated names of people we’re champing at the bit to do. The first year we knew we wanted to do the founders of the congregation; that made sense. They were the big movers and shakers of their day. But we’ve tried to not only have old rich folks, as it were. We’ve done teenagers or people of more humble origins, including slaves and the janitor of the parish.” They’ve reenacted many notables, such as people who were involved in the Continental Congress and the Roosevelts’ White House cook. “This year, a secretary of the Treasury – who hated FDR, by the way. Most years we try to have one priest involved, because there are a lot of priests buried here. It reminds people that this is a churchyard, not just a cemetery. Everybody here has acted out of their faith to a degree. They were involved in things or have done things with an eye toward God.” The lineup of characters this year includes Emily Moulton Rogers Brent (1878-1940), who was born in Hyde Park with notable ancestors in her line. She was a Manhattan socialite and supporter of women’s suffrage. The sentiment on her gravestone: “She was very lovely.” Brent will be played by Kirstin Horn. Deirdre Mae Micker will portray Maud Stoutenburgh Eliot (1869-1944), author, poet and historian who was once the chair of the National Council of Girls’ Clubs and was always an active supporter and worker for Sheltering Arms, a social service agency in New York that served the needs of arriving immigrants. Elbridge Gerry (1837-1927) will be played by Peter Bedrossian. Gerry graduated from Columbia College and was admitted to the bar shortly after that. He worked for several years with

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TWO AMERICAS: SONGS OF PROTEST AND RECONCILIATION AT BARD

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he Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College and the Catskill Jazz Factory present Two Americas: Songs of Protest and Reconciliation, an evening of songs of power and resistance. Pianists Jeremy Siskind, winner of the 2012 Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition, and Justin Kauflin, featured in the 2014 award-winning documentary Keep on Keepin’ On alongside jazz legends Clark Terry and Quincy Jones, will perform American classics from a variety of genres sung by vocalist Brianna Thomas. This program takes place on Saturday, October 8 at 8 p.m. in the Sosnoff Theater. Ticket prices range from $25 to $50 general admission, $5 for students. For tickets and additional information, visit http://fishercenter.bard.edu or call the box office at (845) 758-7900. The Fisher Center is located on the campus of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson.

the SPCA, and helped found the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Lydig M. Hoyt (1821-1868) was the son of a wealthy merchant, his claim to fame is that he hired a fledgling architect/ landscaper, Calvert Vaux, to build his home next to his father-in-law, the owner of Mills Mansion. Hoyt is being played by Nicholas Salyer. Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) served in the New York State Senate and the US House of Representatives and was appointed Secretary of the Treasury by Herbert Hoover. With his sister Gladys Mills Phipps, Ogden formed a thoroughbred horseracing partnership called Wheatley Stable, which bred the famous Seabiscuit, and later Bold Ruler, sire of Secretariat. Mills is being portrayed by Charles Barnett. All proceeds of the Tour benefit the ongoing ministry of St. James Episcopal Church, such as keeping the building running and paying salaries. “We have separate outreach committees to raise funds for certain projects. This fundraiser is primarily for the ongoing operations of this parish. We have about 200 people in the congregation. It’s a large physical plant – five buildings and ten acres to care for – for a small number of people.” When asked if the church is registered as an important historical building, Father Chuck explains that it has had to be rebuilt twice, most recently for a horrific fire that destroyed all the stained glass, the organ and much of the interior. So it’s all too new to qualify for historic registry. As for the cemetery, he says “We don’t have space to sell new plots, but there are several families who bought plots years ago and have not used them yet. I’ve done many funerals here, but we can’t sell new plots. In 2003 we opened up a columbarium.” “This tour is great family fun,” he says. “A lot of families bring younger kids. Teenagers come and have a great time. The Methodist Church brought their youth group, and one of the kids said, ‘I learned more in an hour than I did in a whole year of History class!’ Five of our six actors have done the tour several years in a row. That’s important. They know what they’re doing, and they have fun.

Entertain, educate and inspire: Those are the main things we want people to come away with. They go away wanting make the world a better place. We have one group that comes back every year, and they have a tailgate party in the parking lot. It’s marvelous.” He mentions a few things to remember about protocol in the graveyard. “Our graveyard is open all the time, and people come. I live right next door, so I watch out, and I’ve only had to chase anybody away once: a bunch of teenagers who wanted to jump around on the roofs of the mausoleums. For the most part, people are very respectful. We simply ask people to recognize that it’s sacred ground. A lot of the gravestones are very old, and some are broken. It doesn’t take much to topple one over. A hundred and fifty years ago they were using thin, soft stone, and it just doesn’t hold up very well. We try to repair or put it someplace where it will be preserved. We ask people not to lean against them.” Other commonsense tips for enjoying the tour: This is a walking tour with limited lighting, conducted off-path through the churchyard. Although it is not appropriate for wheelchairs, strollers or walkers, a golf card will be available at no charge for the 7 and 8 p.m. tours. (Reserve in advance when you purchase your tickets.) Wear clothing and shoes appropriate for a cool October evening and the uneven terrain. The tour takes about an hour and will run, come hell or high wa…Oh, wait, make that “come rain or shine”; these are Episcopalians, after all. A severe weather cancellation notice will be posted on the website with a makeup date, should the abovementioned high-water condition ensue. Bring a flashlight. Bring the kids. Park for free. Step back in time. – Ann Hutton St. James Historic Graveyard Tours, Fridays/Saturdays, October 7-22, 7/7:30/8 p.m., $17/$7, reservation only, St. James Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park; (845) 229-2820, www. stjameshydepark.org, www.eventbrite. com/e/st-james-historic-graveyard-tours2016-tickets-26703910114?ref=ebtn.

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NEIL ALEXANDER lives in and fully embraces his beautiful, complex and difficult adopted home city of Newburgh, and he is a central figure and advocate in the exciting cultural and artistic awakening taking place there.

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f you are a musician or close to one, you are probably aware of the always-simmering tension in that world between the trained and the untrained, the adept and the innocent, the proficient and the primitive, the certified professional and the passionate amateur who might make 100 times more money under certain conditions. Of course, the vast majority of musicians of all stripes are bigger than that false dichotomy. If they were not humble to start, they will be humiliated into it eventually; and they will come to profess an “it’s all one” ecumenism when the issue flares, as it inevitably will in the course of our long, happy day of singing, dancing and arguing about it. But the tension is real, too, and maybe it is not all one. While the “player” camp is more often accused of pulling rank, I usually find the dogmas of the other side – call it the left – to be the more fundamentalist and denying. While they can in fact be locked in their chops, theorybound and smugly entitled in their claim to the stewardship of music, trained players typically recognize the value and allure of the naïve musical impulse, the punk and folk

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impulse in its many eccentric, traditional and self-invented expressions. Maybe this is because they have to recognize it; again and again, they have had to contend with the reality that many people who (by the standards of their Jazz Studies and Commercial Music programs) simply cannot play or sing have, in fact, played and sung in ways that have changed history. They also have to make sense of the reality of Paul McCartney. And they often have to go to work for people who don’t really know what they are doing, but got this thing going on. But those on the left side own and operate cool, and that’s a big burden to carry. Music is defined in terms of emotion, passion, truth, relevance and the moment in culture, not half-diminished sevenths, clichéd hot solos and Hanon exercises. Wielding this unassailable authority of cool and the standards of relevance, the left is all too easy in its dismissal of “trained” music. It delineates the boundaries of “mattering” in a way that often leaves virtuosity and institutionally acquired sophistication outside looking in, as if there were no wildness, eccentricity and strokes of passion and luck possible in the institutional world of the trained. Someone needs to tell them that no one owns the spark or can define its capricious will. Someone needs to tell them that those hot jazz or Latin or classical players whom they mock are often every bit as clueless and out-on-a-limb in their own way as the venerated punks of the basement and the touched visionaries of the bedroom four-track. Someone needs to nudge them to concede that these hypertrained ramen aficionados out there playing their gruelingly difficult music to small audiences under even more grueling economic conditions may be today’s authentic do-it-yourself punks. Someone also needs to hip them to the very real emotional truth of the half-diminished seventh. Not me of course, but my pal Neil Alexander could do it. Dude is a rare and shining exemplar of an earned “it’s all one” universalism – not the “it’s all good” kind that smacks of conciliation and appeasement, a throwing of the hands in the air at the point at which you realize that arguments over taste, aesthetics and the terms of relevance are

fruitless and unwinnable. The keyboardist and composer Alexander is well-known regionally and beyond, almost exclusively as a leading figure in that upper tier of “trained” players. Most of the things that he has done, from the prog/fusion of his original projec t NAIL to his Weather Report tribute band Mr. Gone to his wild and difficult solo jazz piano record to the labor-oflove one-piano arrangement of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring that almost killed him seem to sit comfortably on the “trained” side. Story ain’t so simple, though. Alexander is trained – self-trained. Early on his path he realized that technique and theoretical understanding were going to be essential

If you are a musician or close to one, you are probably aware of the always-simmering tension in that world between the trained and the untrained

to the music that he wanted to make, but the imprimatur of a great music school wasn’t in the cards for him. He did the training and the curriculum on his own (with many mentors, of course), and that essentially “punk” route may account for a musical gestalt and an inclusive vision that I find to be kind of unique. He is a superfan of numerous naïve rock bands that many of his peers might easily dismiss as the youthful tyrants of cool. Last time I saw him, he was positively beaming in glory at the Television reunion show at BSP. And yes, I must disclose that he has been an ardent and enduring supporter of my own quirky rock band, providing a sustaining encouragement from a direction that I least expected. Another cool thing about Neil: He lives in and fully embraces his beautiful, complex and difficult adopted home city of Newburgh, and he is a central figure and advocate in the exciting cultural and artistic awakening taking place there. On Saturday, October 15 at 8 p.m., the Safe Harbors Lobby at the Ritz welcomes the Neil Alexander Quartet with special

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guests to the Ritz Theater in Newburgh. The concert will be in “jazz chamber orchestra” format: a small ensemble featuring a core quartet with the addition of strings, wind and percussion. The Neil Alexander Quartet consists of Peter Furlan on sax, Peter Brendler on bass, Nadav Zelniker on drums, Neil Alexander on piano and synthesizer, with guest artists Fung Chern Hwei on violin, Rachel Evans on violin and viola, Mark Frankel on percussion and marimba and Tom Reese on flute and pennywhistle, with spokenword from poet Mona Toscano. The scheduled program includes the original piece Cumberland Spring, an

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arrangement of Gershwin’s Lullaby for Strings and a very special performance of Neil’s 2002 four-movement jazz suite titled Newburgh: An Urban Romance, written during his early days as a Newburgh resident. Neil also will premier two new works, Gravity Well for violin and piano and The Inner Journey (originally composed for choreographer), along with his jazz arrangement of the second movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto #5 and several other original works. Tickets cost $25 and are available at www.safe-harbors.org/shop. The Ritz Theater is located at 107 Broadway in Newburgh. For more information about the music of Neil Alexander, visit http:// nailmusic.com. – John Burdick

Have you ever wanted to bang on something big, not out of anger or frustration but out of curiosity? The opportunity to do just that will open up when composer Joseph Bertolozzi leads a tour of his Bridge Music sound/art installation on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge. Meet the innovative creator of unique percussion music on Sunday, October 9 at 2:30 p.m. at the pedestrian sidewalk on the east side of the Hudson River (near 36 Gerald Drive in Poughkeepsie). The tour is open to the public, offering the chance to play along to Bertolozzi’s recorded music, which can be heard at both ends of the pedestrian walkway. Drumsticks will be provided.

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Hosted by the New York State Bridge Authority and Oxford University Press, the tour celebrates the publishing of Environmental Sound Artists, a book chronicling the movement by composers to use the world around them as their instruments. One chapter outlines Bridge Music and its sister project Tower Music, Bertolozzi’s similar composition using the Eiffel Tower. – Ann Hutton Bridge Music Guided Tour, Sunday, October 9, 2:30 p.m., free, Mid-Hudson Bridge; info@josephbertolozzi.com, www.josephbertolozzi.com, www.facebook.com/events/1436970499649502.

Hudson Valley Philharmonic plays Elfman at Bardavon The Bardavon announces the opening of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic (HVP)’s 57 th season with a program titled In the Tradition, conducted by longtime HVP music director Randall Craig Fleischer. The first performance of the 2016/17 concert series will take place on Saturday, October 8 at 8 p.m. at the Poughkeepsie theater. The HVP goes off-canon, as it has long been wont to do under Fleisher’s leadership, by performing two movements of film composer and Oingo Boingo frontman Danny Elfman’s Serenada Schizophrana. Also on the program is Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 (one of his shorter symphonies) and Erich Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35. Ticketholders are invited to a preconcert talk by Maestro Fleischer and soloist Rachel Barton Pine one hour prior to the concert. Tickets for the HVP’s In the Tradition range in price from $34 to $57. Student rush tickets will be available one hour prior to the concert for $20. Tickets can be purchased at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072; at the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; or through TicketMaster at (800) 7453000 or www.ticketmaster.com.

October 6, 2016 ruts of the American blues tradition. Across the decades, his albums don’t progress or adapt so much as dwell stubbornly on one elemental truth, reinventing that primal/savvy blues impulse for each generation, oftentimes with much younger and hotter stars as collaborators and enthusiastic endorsers. For example, one of Hammond’s best and most ragged records is the 2007 electric powerhouse Push Comes to Shove, produced by G. Love. No one has ever had much luck trying to slick this guy up. Hammond’s biographical narrative – the prep-schooled son of a New York City music mogul who dropped out of that life to play the blues from the early ‘60s into the present – places him, for better or for worse, right at the crossroads of the great American musical paradox of black and white. In this age of heightened sensitivity to the dynamics of appropriation of cultural property, his identity may be built on complex if not shaky ground; but the second he opens his mouth and hits his guitar, any doubts about his intentions vanish. If a white man can play the blues – and I don’t have that answer – this would be the one. The rock stars and fellow blues travelers have lined up and taken a number to play with him or produce him (which I imagine is much like pointing a mic at Andres Segovia; you just hit “Record”): the Band, Duane Allman, J. J. Cale, Dr. John, Bill Wyman, Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo. One great thing about the blues, almost alone amongst the genres, is that the older you are, the better you are assumed to be. Regarding life’s travails and suffering, we all get more credentialed as we go. The Falcon in Marlboro is no stranger to blues legends, but even by its standards, this is a major score. The great John Hammond performs at the Falcon on Saturday, October 8 at 7 p.m. Even when it is John Hammond, the Falcon does not charge a cover, but generous donation is eloquently encouraged. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information on this show and the Falcon’s two-club nightly offerings, visit www.liveatthefalcon.com. – John Burdick

John Hammond at the Falcon on Saturday

DMajor Project plays Rosendale Café this Saturday

The blues interpreter John Hammond has never moved far off his spot. A pretty pure embodiment of the raw energies, dangerous identities and elusive eccentricities of the blues, regardless of complexion, Hammond has his acoustic modes and his electric modes, his urban modes and rural. Both are classic and reverential toward his and our masters, and both have been invoked frequently throughout his 50-plus-year career. He’s not a songwriter, and he’s neither a fusionist nor an ambassador. He works (and works and works) in the very deepest

The DMajor Project is a particularly satisfying expression of the longrunning jazz habit of interpreting, transforming and recontextualizing pop music in harmonically advanced and rhythmically swinging ways. Named for and fronted by the silky and subtle vocalist Debbie Major and

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NIGHT SKY

Escaping reality What is it, really?

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s this election cycle thankfully nears its end, we’re faced with repeated issues of “reality.” One candidate keeps saying things that fact-checkers judge as make-believe, yet this barely budges the polls. Is reality unimportant to Americans? Astronomers dealt with this problem in the late 19th century, when some observers claimed to see nonexistent canals on Mars and aliens on the Moon. Happily, sensationalism eventually lost out to trustworthiness. But it’s a valid dilemma: You never want to be too “closed” to new ideas, even far-out ones; and yet truthseeking requires skepticism. We each draw our own line. We alone determine when we’ve carried open-mindedness too far, so that it crosses over into gullibility. Interpretations are a different story. It’s a judgment call whether our nation has gotten better or worse over the past eight years. People fish for statistics and simply use the ones that make their case. Energy prices are low, wages are up, the economy has improved and inflation is low. But inequality is still rife, crime is far from zero and the real world is awash with nuance. We’re not discussing the act of cherry-picking data, even if this can produce misleading results. We’re talking about a much greater misdemeanor: asserting something that’s the unequivocal opposite of truth. If one candidate insists that murders have increased in New York City over the past few years when they have actually gone down, this is at odds with reality itself. And this is what we’ve confronted during this election, to an unprecedented extent. At least the New York City murder rate is determinable. We can glean the truth if we wish to do so. Much worse are outright excursions from reality, where you cannot prove the falsity with any amount of Google clicks. I have a friend who insists that the “16 families that control America” have set up Hillary as their predetermined president. Trump, he says, is a “plant” who has agreed to throw the election in exchange for real

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masterminded, it seems, from the drum chair by Jon Bates, the fourpiece ensemble is rounded out by keyboardist Akie Bermiss (Charlie Hunter, Screaming Headless Torsos) and the well-known longtime Hudson Valley jazz and rock trickster, guitarist Ken McGloin. Highlights abound on Everyone’s Looking at You, the DMajor Project’s vastly enjoyable debut: The six-plus twang noir, rubato minutes of “The Nearness of You” finds the band at its most experimental, though its sprit of subdued weirdness extends throughout the record. “Build Me Up, Buttercup,” is

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a comparatively straight R & B reading of the pop novelty. The cover of Alex Chilton’s “The Letter” rides on a wave of dark tremlo’d funk. Surreal bop madness characterizes “Bye Bye Blackbird.” Everyone’s Looking at You is an unquestionably serious record despite its playful premise. The ensemble is both sonically adventurous and strict in the preservation of air and open space. The remarkable plasticity of Major’s voice sometimes makes me think of the DMajor Project as the jazz equivalent of the skittish progressive shenanigans of such ADHD bands as Mr. Bungle. Both userfriendly and experimental, Everyone’s

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estate gifts. The whole thing is rigged. How do you answer such a thing? Similarly, in one of our newspapers, a couple of letter-writers regularly assert that thousands of secret US government agents are spraying the air with metals, suppress “free energy,” violently murder thousands of Americans including children and deliberately give us cancer, with countless media and government personnel in on the plot. They live in their own online realm. Perhaps 15 percent of the population is on board to some degree, and include people who insist that President Obama is the leader of the Lizard People aliens who have gained control of our government. Think I’m kidding? Do a search. According to a Public Policy Poll conducted in 2013, some 12 million Americans believe that reptilian overlords rule our country. Obama is one of them. These intergalactic, shape-shifting lizards also control Congress. That survey showed that seven percent think the Moon landing was a hoax. Over a third believe global warming is fake. Obviously, parallel realities are unfolding in the minds of those around you. All this is an observation, not a condemnation, because we may be dealing with dreams within dreams. My most recent book, Beyond Biocentrism, claims to prove scientifically that death does not actually exist, and that the universe is a single eternal Being – because consciousness is correlative with Nature. Many would call the thesis delusional. And that being so, who am I to shoot down the Lizard People? Yet even if aspects of reality are elusive, it’s still a strange election cycle, isn’t it? – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous “Night Sky” columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com.

Looking at You finds that sweet spot that jazz so often misses. The DMajor Project performs at the Rosendale Café on Saturday, October 9 at 8 p.m. Admission costs $10. The Rosendale Café is located at 434 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit www.rosendalecafe.com. – John Burdick

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EXPLO∏E Brays of sunshine How a former IBM software engineer harnessed the therapeutic power of donkeys and is helping others do the same thing

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hey weren’t actually bred to stand in as comfort animals: the usual dogs and cats and horses that visit senior citizens’ and veterans’ homes or prisons or facilities that serve people with special needs. Yet donkeys – particularly the cute miniature ones – make for excellent partners in human/animal relational development. Steve Stiert of Donkey Park, Inc. in Ulster Park has witnessed DION OGUST | ALMANAC WEEKLY

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Not only does Steve Stiert welcome visitors at his Donkey Park in Ulster Park, he has also created a kids’ club, adult meet-up groups and a donkey walking/hiking program – all to promote the popularity and welfare of Equus africanus assinus.

the results of encounters between people and Equus africanus assinus, the creature that originated in northern Africa and became the literal workhorse of many cultures, including our own. He’s knowledgeable and fond of donkeys, and works to educate the rest of us as to their smarts and strength and companionability. Domesticated by humans about 5000 years ago, no other species of animal has labored harder for us than the donkey, Stiert figures. They are smarter and relatively stronger than horses, particularly the hybrid mules. Like camels, donkeys can survive for several days without water, which makes them practical for use in arid climates. Stiert keeps a small herd of a dozen miniature donkeys at his “park” – a term that he uses instead of calling it a ranch or farm, hinting at the leisurely lifestyle

that his animals enjoy. Starting out with two, he quickly accumulated others; in a clip about how and why he owns donkeys, the soft-hearted guy, a one-time software

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up groups and a donkey walking/hiking program – all to promote the popularity and welfare of the animals. His Little Brays of Sunshine collaborates with other community organizations, such as Gateway Industries, to develop programs specifically targeted to individuals with special needs. Last year Stiert hosted the Hudson Valley Donkey Conference, attended by both owners and veterinarians, which played a role in the development of Cornell University’s School of Veterinary Medicine’s donkey curriculum. Little Brays has been written up in local and national media, has contributed to Cornell’s annual Donkey Welfare Symposium – a yearly conference that attracts veterinarians and donkey experts and enthusiasts from around the world – and it has served as a network for educational information and adoption opportunities for local owners. For four years, Stiert has promoted donkeys in ways that would help bring positive attention to this most important, yet most underappreciated of domesticated animal partners, and to help enrich the lives of those they touch. He and a small-but-growing community of dedicated volunteers raise awareness about how gentle and friendly donkeys

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Zoé Bellot’s Bar-Carolle opens this Saturday at Hudson Opera House

Wiltwyck Quilters’ Guild biennial show at Rondout school When there’s a nip in the air at nighttime, the upstater mind turns to thoughts of colorful quilts under which one may snuggle contentedly. And once you’ve got a lovely quilt to cover your bed, you’re going to want more to hang on your walls. There’s nothing like fabric art to transform a chilly living or working space into an inviting, cozy refuge. This weekend, the redoubtable Wiltwyck Quilters’ Guild brings its biennial show, “Quilts in the Valley,” back to the Rondout Middle School gymnasium. This is a juried exhibition, where local quilters submit their best work and a few out of the 200+ gorgeous handmade entries will win ribbons. The 2016 show will spotlight the work of Guild member Gail Carl of Shokan, who co-created the quilt that will be raffled off this weekend with Pat Clark of Wappingers Falls. Also on display will be a collection of 28 handmade dolls from Hudson Valley dollmakers, curated by Denise Giardullo of Stone Ridge. Live music, talks and demonstrations will be ongoing, and there will be reasonably priced quilts for sale in the Guild Boutique. “Quilts in the Valley” will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 8 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 9. Admission costs $7; children under age 10 get in free. The Rondout Valley Middle School is located at 122 Kyserike Road in Stone Ridge. For more information about “Quilts in the Valley,” visit www.wiltwyckquilters. org or www.facebook.com/wiltwyckquilters-guild-572597069521885.

are, demonstrating that bringing a little “bray” of sunshine into people’s lives enhances the experience for everyone. “Donkey 101” events held at Donkey Park acquaint folks with the basics in donkey behavior. If you want to join a hike and learn to lead one on a leash for a two-tothree-hour-long walk, this brief training is invaluable. Miniature donkeys are donkeys up to 36 inches at the withers (shoulder), and are not ridden. Think of them as big dogs – although Stiert notes that in some areas of the world, standardsized donkeys still carry both loads and people. And did you know that donkey milk is considered the closest animal milk to human milk? Know what a zonkey is? Stiert, who refers to himself the “head jackass” of the organization, has one. Little Brays will be at the Forsyth Nature Center Fall Festival on Sunday, October

9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come meet the herd. An “Introduction to Donkeys” class will be held on Saturday, October 29 through SUNY-Ulster’s Continuing Education program. To find out more about the Little Brays of Sunshine therapy donkey program and the Hudson Valley Walk and Hike with Donkeys group visit these websites: http://donkeypark.us and www.meetup.com/hudson-valley-donkeywalkers/events/234139460. – Ann Hutton Introduction to Donkeys, Saturday, October 29, 12:30-4:30 p.m., $45, SUNYUlster Continuing Education, 35 Ulster Avenue, Ulster Park; (845) 389-9159, http://donkeypark.us, www.meetup. com/hudson-valley-donkey-walkers/ events/234139460.

Mum Festival in Saugerties this Sunday Seamon’s Park in Saugerties once again plays host to the fabulous annual Mum Festival. Visitors will behold thousands of chrysanthemums in bloom, enjoy live choral and band music and take part in demonstrations, arts and crafts. Of course the Festival has its own central ritual as well: the Mum Queen and her court presenting flowers, courtesy of the Saugerties Society of Little Gardens. The 2016 Mum Festival takes place from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 9. The rain date is Sunday, October 16. Seamon’s Park is located at 5 Malden Avenue in Saugerties. For more information, visit http://village. saugerties.ny.us.

The Hudson-based French artist Zoé Bellot will be in residence at the Hudson Opera House from October 8 through November 13. In this unique residency, Bellot will publicly transform two historic pianos found in the soon-to-be-restored performance hall into one-of-a-kind piano bars and magical operatic shadowboxes. When completed, the front of each piano will be repurposed into a traditional bar concession and permanently placed in the newly restored theater to serve beverages to attendees. The back of each piano will include shadow boxes and small figurative dioramas. Titled Bar-Carolle, Bellot’s exhibition is inspired by the French opera Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach. For the opening reception on Saturday, October 8 from 5 to 7 p.m., the public is invited to enjoy cocktails by Kat Dunn and music by Tivoli singer Sal Maneri, accompanied by pianist Joe Diamond. The Hudson Opera House is located at 327 Warren Street in Hudson. For more information, visit http:// hudsonoperahouse.org.

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The big Woodstock Film Festival opener, on Thursday, October 13, at 6 p.m. at the Woodstock Playhouse, will be the world premiere of Michael Mailer’s Blind, starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore. Baldwin and Mailer will both be on hand for a discussion following the screening.

Passing Haskell’s torch Woodstock Film Festival 2016: an overview

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’ve attended a few Woodstock Film Festivals over the years as a reporter for another newspaper. While the paper first provided blanket coverage of the Festival a decade or so ago, within a few years, the blanket had grown threadbare. By 2012, editorial space had shrunk so drastically that whole stories went missing or got boiled down into nuggets in an online soup. It was frustrating. One of my stories that got the boildown treatment was, I admit, a bit off the straight-and-narrow approach favored by editors who no longer thought the Festival important or interesting. I wanted to ask people, “What movie changed your life?� I went so far as to make a sandwich board that I wore, blushingly, around the Festival site one year. It’s a simple, and, I contend, the most revealing question that a moviegoer can

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starring Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore. Baldwin and Mailer will both be on hand for a discussion following the screening. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, of course. WFF 2016 includes five world premieres, six North American premieres, three US premieres, 11 East Coast premieres and 14 New York premieres. There are programs of shorts, both animated and live-action. This year’s panel discussions will cover such topics as “Producers on Producing,â€? “Music for Film,â€? “Women in Film and Mediaâ€? and “Feminism in the Middle East.â€? A full third of this year’s selected films – 44 – were made by women; three Dutch films will be spotlighted among the 2016 roster of 32 international entries. Ten films made in the Hudson Valley will be the focus of an article in next week’s issue of Almanac Weekly. Then there are the Maverick Awards, handed out at the Saturday night Gala at BSP in Kingston on October 15. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award will be handed to Leon Gast – best-known for his documentary about the Ali/Foreman fight, When We Were Kings – by fellow Oscar-winning documentarian Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA). Two-time Best Director Academy Award-winner Alejandro GonzĂĄlez Iùårritu (Birdman, The Revenant) will be on hand to give the Trailblazer Award to Participant Media CEO David Linde, honoring that company’s commitment to producing hard-hitting topical films like Spotlight. Actor Ben Foster will give the Fiercely Independent Award to screenwriter/ director/producer Oren Moverman (Rampart, Time out of Mind, Love and Mercy, I’m Not There). Recipients in additional award categories will be announced at the ceremony. Ticket prices for WFF screenings and events range from $10 on up. To view the full schedule and order tickets, visit www. woodstockfilmfestival.com/ticketinfo.php. See you at the movies! – Frances Marion Platt

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September 8, 2016 ask of him or herself. You can argue all day (and movie fans do) about what “the best” movie is. That’s a question for the intellect, and ultimately a matter of opinion. But to ask what movie changed your life is to ask an emotional question having very little to do with popularity or publicly accepted “greatness.” I have a long list of movies, directors and actors who I believe deserve to be called “great.” But the movie that most deeply affected me, that changed my way of seeing the world, never won an Oscar or made any critic’s Top 100 list. Walt Disney’s Old Yeller changed my life. I was seven years old, and I still remember the shock and sense of desolation that I felt when I saw actor Tommy Kirk point a rifle at his loyal, lifesaving old dog and shoot him because the mutt had contracted “the hydrophobie” from a pack of wild pigs. Of course I cried.

To ask what movie changed your life is to ask an emotional question having very little to do with popularity or publicly accepted “greatness.” Old Yeller was my unhappy introduction not to life’s savagery, but to its unfairness. It has played out through my life in ways that my seven-year-old self could never have anticipated; a nagging, gnawing sensitivity to injustice in all its forms has followed me and shaped my life to this day. What follows are recollections of several celebrities who, during several of the festivals, very graciously answered my question. I’ve not forgotten what they said, but I no longer have the notes that would allow me to quote them exactly. So, wherever possible, I’ve buttressed my recollections with statements that they’ve made elsewhere.

Director Jonathan Demme has been a favorite filmmaker of mine since I discovered the movie Citizens’ Band in 1977. Next to Robert Altman, he has made more of my favorite films – some inarguably “great” ones – than any American director since then. He was in town to accept the festival’s

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ALMANAC WEEKLY Maverick Award. I buttonholed him outside the Bearsville Theater and asked him my question. Without a moment’s hesitation, he said Far from Vietnam: a series of five short films released in 1967 featuring the work of five French directors, including Agnes Varda and Alan Resnais. He said that he went into the movie theater “a typical John Wayne All-American” and came out a different person. Here’s how he described the experience in a lengthy Guardian interview in 2008: “There was one film that I saw in my late teens at the New York Film Festival, Loin du Vietnam. I wasn’t against the war in Vietnam, I didn’t have any political opinions; I was against being drafted and killed. And I went to see this film, and Alan Resnais had a segment that talks about the horror of the Nazi occupation of France, and how the Americans had shown up and liberated France, and were adored for this. And now, today, in 1968, the Americans in the context of Vietnam have become the Nazis: The Vietnamese had been invaded by them. And however it was spun, I came out of that movie radicalized; I got the joke. It was an amazing moment for me: The film triggered something. So, yes, a film by one person can make a difference.” Not only films, but also film festivals, can be the occasion for truthful, memorable insights.

I caught up with writer/director John Sayles, another favorite of mine, after a panel discussion on “Movies that Matter: Do They Count?” We spoke for about half an hour, about how he enjoyed working with Scots director Bill Forsyth on Breaking In (and how dismayed he was by Forsyth’s decision to stop making movies). He talked about how he admired and loved working with Edie Falco, and with cinematographer Haskell Wexler on The Secret of Roan Inish. When I popped the question, he smiled, cast his eyes skyward for a moment and surprised me. “Two Women,” Sayles said. Vittorio de Sica’s film starred Sophia Loren. The movie was a breakout arthouse sensation at the time of its release in 1960 and won Loren an Oscar. It told the story of a mother trying desperately to protect her daughter from the horrors of war. Sayles, like Demme, said that he was stunned to see the ordinary, everyday terrors of war: the sort of story that Hollywood has traditionally shied away from. My surprise at his choice of an all-

but-forgotten film was momentary. The man who has famously bankrolled such intimate, politically sharp indie classics as The Return of the Secaucus Seven, Matewan and Lone Star by scripting well-paying big-budget Hollywood films smiled at the memory. That Two Women had had so strong an impact seemed perfectly understandable after a moment’s reflection.

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurling was on the same panel discussion with Sayles. I thought that the director of Super Size Me was giving me an answer that was intended for Sayles’s ears more than mine. His answer to the question was Matewan, perhaps Sayles’s best-known work. Was he trying to impress Sayles, who was standing nearby? Nope. Turns out that Sayles shot Matewan in 1987 near Spurling’s hometown of Beckley, West Virginia. Spurling would have been 17 at the time. He became a fascinated observer of what was going on in the otherwisesleepy West Virginia hills. He said that the experience allowed him to realize that he wanted to make movies. Seventeen years later, he made his directorial debut as the death-defying star of his Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me.

in years. Over three days, I must have gone to almost every museum and jazz club in the city. I saw The Deer Hunter and was blown away by the soundtrack and the passion of the artists involved. Things settled down, and I felt a sense of peace. I returned to New York with a depleted savings account but a good idea of what I wanted to do with my future.” He described the experience as part of a life-changing “Aha!” moment.

I met Sullivan County favorite son, Oscar nominee and anti-fracking activist Mark Ruffalo backstage at BSP in Kingston in 2011 after he accepted the Festival’s Meera Gandhi Giving Back Award. His answer to the question may have been the most candid and easily understood. Ruffalo’s choice was yet another indie production, one that had been shot on location maybe 40 miles away, in Margaretville: You Can Count on Me. Aside from being a massive critical success, Ruffalo’s performance as Laura Linney’s unpredictable ne’er-do-well brother was the actor’s breakout role: a movie and a role that very clearly changed Ruffalo’s life. – Jeremiah Horrigan

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Perfect match Elizabeth Lesser discusses Marrow: A Love Story in Woodstock & Rhinebeck

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hen Elizabeth Lesser learned that she was the only person who could offer life-saving bone marrow to her sister Maggie, she didn’t hesitate. The decision to go through the transplant process was immediate. It had to be; in preparation for the surgery, Maggie needed to undergo intensive chemotherapy right away to wipe out any existing cancer cells before Lesser’s healthy blood cells could be transferred to her body. But despite Lesser being confirmed a perfect match as a bone marrow donor, Maggie’s body was still statistically likely to reject the transplant. And Lesser wanted to up the odds of her sister’s survival. As a person who has made it her life’s practice to dig deeply into the soulful matters of life – she is the co-founder of the Omega Institute, after all – Lesser conceived a plan to heighten Maggie’s chances for a successful bone marrow transplant by having the two of them first undergo what she called a “soul marrow transplant.” Like many siblings – and perhaps especially sisters – they had a long history together that encompassed good memories of feeling close and other times where they felt misunderstood by each other and rejected. Lesser proposed the idea to Maggie that they undergo therapy together before the surgery, formally with the help of a therapist and informally through long walks and difficult talks, to which Maggie agreed. After all, they both reasoned, if Lesser’s bone marrow was

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going to become literally a part of Maggie’s body from that point forward, wouldn’t the removal of old assumptions and miscommunications between them clear the way for the best possible blending of their physical selves? The story of their experience is chronicled in Elizabeth Lesser’s latest memoir, Marrow: A Love Story. In beautifully clear and concise prose, she details with warmth and humor a story that is both deeply personal and universal. The reader knows from the first pages that it won’t end well, with Maggie ultimately losing her battle with cancer; but just as in real life, the memoir is about the journey, joyful as well as heartbreaking, and the ways in which our losses teach us hard lessons about how to live better and love

better going forward. Elizabeth Lesser will read from Marrow at the Kleinert/James Center for Performing Arts in Woodstock on Monday, October 10 at 7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Golden Notebook in Woodstock. There will be time for booksignings and questions and answers. Lesser will also appear at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck on Thursday, October 13 at 6 p.m. for a reading from Marrow as well as book-signings and a question-and-answer session. Both events are free and open to the public. – Sharyn Flanagan Marrow: A Love Story book talks with Elizabeth Lesser, Monday, October 10, 7 p.m. free, Kleinert/James Center for Performing Arts, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, (845) 679-8000, www.goldennotebook.com; Thursday, October 13, 6 p.m., free, Oblong Books, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck; (845) 876-0500, www. oblongbooks.com.

ALMANAC WEEKLY’S SHARYN FLANAGAN RECENTLY SPOKE WITH LESSER ABOUT MARROW: A LOVE STORY. In reading the book, I was fascinated by the truth-telling that you and your sister did to prepare for the bone marrow transplant. That’s really hard for me to contemplate doing with my own sisters. You write, “We had never unpacked those bags before until we had to.” Do you think it’s possible to have those conversations without the life-and-death situation the two of you were facing? Well, I can tell you that when I write books, I don’t write them from the stance of an expert. I write them from the stance of someone who is trying things out. So as I was writing this book, and especially afterwards, I challenged myself to do what I was saying, with varying degrees of astonishing success to miserable failure. And I’ve learned so much from trying it. One size doesn’t fit all, so radical honesty may work really well with someone who is not particularly defensive and is ready

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to play with you at that level, but with someone else it’s really not a good idea. You could open yourself up to be taken advantage of or you can be misunderstood and actually hurt a relationship that isn’t ready to be tinkered with on that level. I have definitely learned that every relationship I have is at its own particular level. And I hope I make it clear in the book that, while I am sort of challenging people to have more honest and open

“What we don’t say, what we don’t even let ourselves know, leaks out in passiveaggressive ways in all our relationships, or in ourselves.” relationships with each other, I’m not saying, “Go in there with all your arsenal and bust everything up!” I really do believe there’s a way to do it that invites a light conversation that could lead toward more. I encourage it, but of course everyone knows their family best. And you don’t have to do it. Some people don’t want that kind of relationship with their sister; they’d rather just leave it the way it is. The reason I feel so strongly about it is that I think repression is a huge problem between humans. What we don’t say, what we don’t even let ourselves know, leaks out in passive-aggressive ways in all our relationships, or in ourselves. Like in the example of my sister, years of repression in her life really made her sick. She was the one who said that. Not saying what she needed, what she felt, not attending to relationships, in the end made her sick. So we do it not only to clean up things between people, but in our own heart: to free the backlog of emotional stuff that, if not attended to, kind of turns into other things. In the body, in our families…there has been all this research done on family secrets held for many generations actually being felt in current generations, even if they don’t know what the story is. The inherited trauma of repressed stories… you can see it in its most extreme form in children of the Holocaust. Families that were able to talk about it and allowed people to feel it and express it moved through that grief and trauma much faster than the people who put it in a box in the closet and never talked about it.

brain: lash out or run away, fight or flight. How interesting to hear you describe yourself like that! I look at someone like you – well, at you – as being very evolved. You co-founded Omega, and I see videos online of you chatting with Oprah and giving TED talks, and in the book I learned that when you have a question yourself, you send an e-mail to Deepak Chopra! I just have a good email contact list [laughs]. I feel like I’m struggling along at this lower level, and I wonder if you think there’s ever a point where any of us can think, “Okay, I’ve got it now,” or do you think until the very end it’s always going to remain a search for that next thing to figure out?

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It’s clear that the person has to be willing to meet you at the point of wanting to explore the relationship. Yes, but I do say that I prefer to err in the direction of connection. The worst that can happen is, you can look like a fool or somebody can reject you. But if done delicately, as a questioning, sort of like, “I feel there’s some stuff between us; do you want to talk about it? Because I don’t want you to have to if you don’t want to. We’re fine if we don’t. But I think our friendship could be deeper, and I’m ready to try. Are you?” And maybe they say no, and that’s fine. I love the idea you present in this book that “We are enough” for the people we care about – that just being there for someone who is hurting and being who we are is enough. And actually, it’s really the only thing there is. When you’re sick, not much helps; food doesn’t help, and you certainly don’t want someone to offer you the latest and greatest healing technique. You just want to be with someone who is open and calm and present. I learned that over and over again being with my sister. It was the people who were always trying to do something that, as time went on, she just couldn’t have around anymore; it made her nervous. In the book you described Maggie as having a hummingbirdlike energy. What would she have described your energy as? Maybe more like a lion! She experienced me as very powerful and strong – way more so than I experience myself. But that was a lot of what we went through in our therapy sessions before the transplants: that because she always experienced me as being so strong, she never could understand how anything she was doing could hurt me. She saw me as invulnerable, and all the while, her rejecting of me was very painful for me.

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We assume so much about each other… Exactly! That was really what I learned the most in our sessions together: all the assuming we had done, as opposed to just the simple, crazily simple, asking! Just saying something to each other. The years of assumptions that could have been interrupted 30 years previously with one question. Another concept you write about that intrigued me is that of amor fati: the love of fate. How is it beneficial to people to learn to love their fate, to be okay with whatever happens? There are so many ways of explaining that concept, and they all have different feeling shades. There’s the level of accepting fate as “Life’s a bitch and then you die,” and then there’s the middle ground, which is to just learn how to accept life and flow with it. But amor fati, love of fate, is a whole other way of looking at it. When I first heard that term used, it was kind of shocking, like, “You actually can love it?” Not just tolerate what happens or learn to accept it, but to have the kind of faith that loves what happens. But the leap of faith to amor fati is the sense that everything, even the hardest things, has meaning and can be used and is actually evolving you toward something. So why wouldn’t you love that? You would love something that was going to make your life better, that was going to feed you and nourish you; and most people will say, after going through a really hard time, that it was horrible, but they wouldn’t be who they are today without it – that it taught them what they needed to know. So if we’re in the midst of the fire and we can hold out that it’s for something, then you can love it. And it takes away a lot of the tendency to blame and to lash out. It brings it into a field of warmth, as opposed to bitterness. And it’s hard, amor fati; it’s really hard. It’s a practice, something that you choose to do. It’s certainly not my knee-jerk response, which is more like the dinosaur

I think it’s the latter. I don’t think we are equipped with the right hard drive in the human brain to really fully understand what the heck is going on here. You know, you say I’m evolved, and I’ve been around so many people who I consider evolved, or at least evolving at a faster pace; and I measure that in myself and in others as a capacity to relax into ambiguity. It’s not that anyone has it figured out. You know, if they did, we’d all buy it: “I’ll take what he’s having!” But it’s an understanding and – with a sense of humor and an excitement about it – a making-peace with the knowledge that we are dwelling in mystery and ambiguity, and it’s okay, I’m going to dance in it. I’m not going to figure it out; I don’t have to figure it out; who said I had to figure it out? Just remaining engaged with the wackiness of the world, whether you’re political or psychological or whether you’re a farmer – whatever you feel your calling is – doing it with passion, but lightly, you know? Not with this sort of drive that “I have to solve it, fix it, figure it out.” No, I just don’t think it’s possible. It’s a freedom. And I don’t think it would feel like a freedom if it wasn’t true. It feels like a releasing of your shoulders: “Good, whew, because I haven’t made that much progress!”

and ideas. People will often say to me, “You must be so proud of what you envisioned and built.” But it’s more like, we threw a pebble in a pond and it started rippling out, and we just started running after it. It really took on a life of its own very quickly after we started it. Omega was one of those “right time, right place, right people” things and it has grown way beyond my early imaginings. You’re still on the board at Omega and are an advisor there. Do you think it will continue on for many more years? I have no idea! But the people who are running Omega now are awesome; I love their vision. They’re interested in how these personal growth…technologies, let’s call it, that we’ve honed over 40 years, can actually address some of the real problems in our society. They call it the movement from “Me” to “We.” They’ve started initiatives in environmental sustainability, women’s leadership, veterans with PTSD – all sorts of more service-oriented wings of Omega. And I really love that. I think it will continue on as long as the culture is hungry for it, and at the moment it’s in a really thriving place. Your previous books were also memoirs [The Seeker’s Guide and Broken Open]. Is it too soon to ask what your next book will be about? I usually go through a cycle of writing a book, spending a little time getting it out into the world, and then I go into two years of confusion, thinking, “I don’t know what to write, I’ll never write again.” And then life serves up my next challenge and fascination, and I just follow that.++

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Speaking of spiritual practices, how does one go about developing that mindset to just “dance in it”? Is meditation the best way? Meditation has been really, really effective for me; it’s been my primary spiritual practice forever. But it’s not a one-size-fits-all. Some people find meditation just not their cup of tea, and that doesn’t mean they’re failing at something. For some people, sitting still is not a very palatable spiritual practice. They prefer something that involves more activity or community, being with other people. The reason meditation works well for me is that when you sit in meditation, all sorts of things inevitably, immediately come up, whether it’s pain in your knee or boredom or emotions that you’ve repressed by being active all the time. But when you sit still, it’s an opportunity to let things arise, greet them, not hate them or reject them or beat yourself up over them, but love them. And that is a practice for amor fati, because you love what comes up and you love your crazy brain into some form of submission, as opposed to a punishing kind of practice. Omega will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year. Is it different from what you envisioned back then? It must be; 40 years is a long time. Yeah, when we started it I was 22 years old, and we were just a bunch of young kids with an idea. We didn’t think, “Oh, let’s eventually buy a large campus and have 30,000 people show up every year.” We just weren’t thinking like that. We just had an idea. And we didn’t have any money or the skills or much of anything, except interests

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Love Walkway over the Hudson events, but wish you could eat more and run less? Then you’ll appreciate Feeding the Hudson Valley, taking place this Saturday, October 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hundreds of folks will be fed at this feast generated from perfectly good reclaimed food that would have been otherwise wasted. You can simply attend, or perhaps you’d like to volunteer with food prep, serving or helping to raise awareness about food waste or food insecurity in our area. Walkway over the Hudson is located at 61 Parker Avenue in Poughkeepsie. The link to volunteer is https://signup.com/ client/invitation/6775657374/1586032/ false#!1586032/false/false, or e-mail Siennah Yang at siennah.yang@ rescuingleftovercuisine.org. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ events/943195952492271 or www. facebook.com/dutchessoutreach.

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O+ Festival returns to Kingston You definitely want to check out the O+ Festival this weekend, because it’s funky, interesting, cool and, with your support, it’s a chance for underinsured artists and musicians to connect with wellness services donated by doctors, dentists and other care providers. The festival takes place in Kingston from Friday through Sunday, October 7 to 9 under the theme “Mothers of Invention.” Family-friendly elements include puppet theater and workshops in Peace Park on Front and Crown Streets, and Kingston High School students’ Mothers of Invention paintings on the Kingston Library fence on Franklin Street, both all day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; a kickoff parade at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, leaving from the Kingston Library; a Mending Wall on the corner of Wall and Front Streets from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; a Sacred Tree Creation from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a Musical Petting Zoo where kids can try different instruments from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., both at the Old Dutch Church on Wall Street; kids’ yoga at the Kirkland Hotel on Main Street and Clinton Avenue from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.; and Chains of Love, a crochet workshop on Sunday from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at Academy Green Park on Clinton Avenue. The O+ Festival is open to the public of all ages, and the cost is a “What’s It Worth to You?” donation system. For more information and a complete schedule of

Hudson shoreline explorations at Beacon’s Long Dock Park Have you picked your share of seashells this summer and are now curious to see what you can find along the Hudson River? Come exploring with Scenic Hudson’s Kate Brill, educator, and Daniel Oates-Kuhn, artist, this Saturday, October 8! “Investigating Site Walk I: Guided Walk” starts at Dia: Beacon’s Forecourt at 3 Beekman Street in Beacon and continues to Long Dock Park from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “Investigating Site Walk II: Hudson Valley Beach Comb” takes

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Then you’ll want to check out Headless Horseman’s Children’s Day: A Tiny Taste of Terror. First of all, Children’s Day takes place during the daytime, which helps to alleviate some scare right there. The friendly storyteller on the hayride tells scary tales, kids can try the corn maze, visit the haunted gardens and enjoy the facepaint and entertainment. Children’s Day takes place on Saturdays, October 8 and 22 (rain dates slated for the next days) at a cost of $17.17 per person. Order online and select your preferred time. Headless Horseman is located at 778 Broadway/Route 9W in Ulster Park. For tickets or more information, call (845) 339-2666 or visit www.headlesshorseman. com.

Dalmatian Day at FASNY Museum of Firefighting Anything becomes more awesome when you add dogs to the mix, right? Well, just watch what happens when you add Dalmatians to fire safety this Saturday, October 8 at Dalmatian Day at the FASNY Museum of Firefighting. It’s the tenth year of Dalmatian Day, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and all shows and activities are free, like the magic show, crafts, firefighters explaining how their trucks work and much more! FASNY is also home to two Pokéstops. The FASNY Museum of Firefighting is located at 117 Harry Howard Avenue in Hudson. For more information, call (518) 822-1875 or visit www.fasnyfiremuseum. com/content/events_and_programs/ dalmatian_day.

Community Free Day at Dia:Beacon Looking for an instant “cool” personality upgrade? You can’t go wrong with Dia:Beacon’s Community Free Day this Saturday, October 8 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Whether you are responsible for entertaining guests, or you just want to expose your family to some culture, Dia:Beacon has got you covered. Join in on the outdoor walks with Scenic Hudson from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and “Roll Out: Build” is a two-hour drop-in program inviting participants to make an extra-large soft sculpture in the Learning Lab, and more! Admission is free for residents of Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Counties with identification. Dia:Beacon is located at 3 Beekman Street in Beacon. For more information and a complete schedule, call (845) 4400100 or visit www.diaart.org/program/ calendar/community-free-day-specialevent-2016-10-08.

Rosendale Theatre stages Tales of the Hudson Valley Want to make your pumpkin-picking extra special this year? Take in a performance of Tales of the Hudson Valley before or after your outing, with Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow this Saturday, October 8 at the Rosendale Theatre, complete with live music and sound effects. The shows take place at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.; however, the 11 a.m. sensory-friendly performance is also intended to enhance the performing arts experience for individuals and families with autism or sensory sensibilities. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $6 for children and $22 for a family of four. The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For tickets or more information, call (845) 658-8989 or visit www.facebook.com/ events/1773428872898011.

Longyear Farm Day in Woodstock Does harvest season have you hankering for an event focused on local foods, farms and nature? Then meander to Longyear Farm Day: Woodstock Land Conservancy’s “Fun” Raiser, this Saturday, October 8 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. at Longyear Farm. For a donation of $20 per family or $8 per individual, attendees will enjoy samples of local beef or vegan burgers and other local foods, live ukulele music, wool-spinning, a solar cooking demonstration, hayrides, farm games, crafts and participation in Riva Weinstein’s communal land art piece, Life Circle. Longyear Farm is located at 46 Schoonmaker Lane in Woodstock. For more information, call (845) 6796481 or visit www.woodstocklandconservancy.org.

budget-friendly and a great day for all ages: You have a fun time while supporting facility upgrades that help the animals. The Forsyth Nature Center Fall Festival takes place this Sunday, October 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Forsyth Park, located at 157 Lucas Avenue Extension in Kingston. For more information, to volunteer or to become a sponsor, call (845) 339-3053 or visit http://forsythnaturecenter.org or www.facebook.com/forsythnaturecenter.

Family Bonfire Night at Boscobel How about adding to your family’s fall memories by taking in a bonfire on a crisp autumn evening? Head over to Family Bonfire Night at Boscobel this Sunday, October 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. Guests will be supplied with marshmallows and roasting sticks, led in some stargazing with Boscobel educator Lisa DiMarzo and treated to live music with country/rockabilly band Tenbrooks Molly. The rain date is Sunday, October 16. Admission to Family Bonfire Night costs $15 for adults, $3 for children ages 2 to 10 years and is free for children under 2, with discounts for Boscobel members. Boscobel is located at 1601 Route 9D in Garrison. For tickets or more information, call (845) 265-3638 or visit www.boscobel. org/events/family-bonfire-night.

The McCann Ice Arena is located at 14 Civic Center Plaza in Poughkeepsie, next door to the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, located at 40 Civic Center Plaza. For tickets or more information, call (845) 454-5800, extension 1205, or visit www. worldfiguresport.org.

Wind Power Workshop at Children’s Museum When the kids are off from school, you can count on the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum for extra fun! Round up your budding engineers ages 5 to 8 years and partner to learn all about wind energy at a Wind Power Workshop this Monday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Together, you’ll test wind-powered turbines and cars, and you can explore the rest of the museum together as well. The cost for the Wind Power Workshop is $15 per child, free for adults. There’s also Preschool Science on Tuesday, October 11 at 2:30 p.m., free with museum admission. And how about working with sugar skulls on Wednesday, October 12 at 2:30 p.m. for Dia de los Muertos, $5 per child plus museum admission? The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is located at 75 North Water Street in Poughkeepsie. For program reservations or more information, call (845) 471-0589 or visit http://mhcm.org/visit/calendar.

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Legends of Skating Day at Civic Center If you could gift your child with the chance to connect with an ice-skating legend, wouldn’t you be thrilled? Well, how about three ice-skating legends? And right in Poughkeepsie? This Monday, October 10 is Legends of Skating Day at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center. The “Figure It out Better” workshop features Janet Lynn and Slavka Kohout Button as they help skaters of every age and body type fine-tune the nuts and bolts of skating, and takes place from 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. at the McCann Ice Arena. The cost is $150 for a single admission or $275 for two (skaters, friends or family), and coaches get in free with a paid student. “Lunch with Legends” is a four-course meal with Dick Button, Janet Lynn and Slavka Kohout Button, scheduled for 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. The cost is $150 per adult, including two autographed books, and $50 for youth under 18 years old, featuring a kid-friendly menu.

Kids’ Day at Kevin McCurdy’s Haunted Mansion How can you involve kids in the fun parts of Halloween without overwhelming them? Just take them to Kids’ Day at Kevin McCurdy’s Haunted Mansion this Monday, October 10

from 12 noon to 3 p.m. The littles will enjoy pumpkin-painting, magic shows and trick-or-treating with friendly monsters, and it’s a great chance for photos and to use those beloved costumes one more time! Kids’ Day costs $13 for adults, $11 for children, and group rates are available by e-mailing contact@imaginartstudios.com. Kevin McCurdy’s Haunted Mansion is located at 85 Sheafe Road in Wappingers Falls. For more information, call (845) 2972288 or visit http://thehauntedmansion. com. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11

Fall for Donkeys at Elting Library This announcement could be compelling all on its own, simply by mentioning miniature donkeys and an address. But let me tell you more about the Elting Memorial Library’s Fall for Donkeys event on Tuesday, October 11 a 4:30 p.m. We’re talking readaloud stories about donkeys, mingling with real donkeys, light refreshments and a chance to learn about the local nonprofit Donkey Park, which is also home to Little Brays of Sunshine Therapy Donkeys. The Elting Memorial Library is located at 93 Main Street in New Paltz. For more information, call (845) 255-5030 or visit www.eltinglibrary.org/elting-events/ calendar. For more information about the animals and their work with the community, visit http://donkeypark.us. – Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno is on a new round of chemotherapy for her Stage IV breast cancer and appreciative of your kind messages about her journey. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

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shop’s sister bookstore in Saugerties, also at 7 p.m. As for Allen’s many other writings, we here present a few delectable excerpts—a tasting menu, if you will—from various sources. Caveat comestor: As opposed to his entries for reference books, Allen’s personal essays do not really lend themselves to the extraction of an isolated paragraph or two; for the full narrative flavor of them, one really has to devour them whole. If your appetite is piqued by any of the following snippets, check out the books or websites whence they came. APPETIZER From “The History of Chicken Fingers,” LeitesCulinaria.com Americans love to eat casually. Just about anything we can eat with our hands, we do. When someone saw that chicken tenders sort of looked like fingers, and could be eaten with fingers, a stroke of marketing genius happened. If you’ve ever watched an episode of Mad Men, you may be able to visualize the kind of brain-storming session that could lead to the creation of an anatomical feature that nature never intended.

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istening to Gary Allen on the history of food is akin to listening to Shelby Foote ruminating on the Civil War, Roger Angell discoursing on baseball, or Neil de Grasse Tyson holding forth on the past, present and future of the cosmos. His encyclopedic knowledge of the subject, coupled with an ever-peckish curiosity, an insatiable sense of enthusiasm, and a wit as dry as a bagel chip, can engage the listener long past the dinner hour. As my sainted mother might put it, “It’s a meal in itself!” During the course of a recent visit with Allen, a resident of Kingston’s Rondout neighborhood who has authored, coauthored or contributed to nearly 40 books, I was casually informed that Thomas Coryat, in the early 17th century, introduced the Italian practice of using a table fork to English diners, who initially considered the tined implements as the “height of foolishness”; that artichokes were depicted on ancient Roman mosaics but were not considered edible until about 1400; that one reason so many urban Jews had no guilt about frequenting

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Chinese restaurants in the 1950s was that the tidbits of shrimp, pork, scallops and lobster were cut into such tiny pieces and smothered in murky, gray-green sauce that they were beyond identification as treyf; and that the preservation of food by drying, smoking, salting and other means has been going on since the time of Eannatum of Lagash in southern Mesopotamia. That last item—extending the lifespan of comestibles—is the subject of Allen’s latest book, Can It! The Perils and

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Pleasures of Preserving Food, his third book for Reaktion, a British publisher. Sumptuously illustrated (the cover depicts an American housewife, ca. 1940s, clutching three sealed mason jars, in the classic style of those war-era “Rosie the Riveter” posters), the book, far from simply being an instructive manual on how to prolong the lives of strawberries and apricots in jams, jellies and marmalades, explores how various techniques and practices of food preservation have “transformed the diets of people around the world” and contributed to the diversity of global cuisines, which is also to say the diversity of global cultures. On Friday, October 7, Allen will read from the book and sign copies at Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church Street, New Paltz, at 7 p.m. A second reading will take place the following Friday, October 14, at the

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From “Caesar’s Last Salad: The Foods of Ancient Rome,” LeitesCulinaria.com But what about that last salad of Julius Caesar? Apicius doesn’t provide many recipes for dishes we would recognize as salads, either because wealthy Romans didn’t eat them or because they were too mundane to merit inclusion in his book. One thing is certain: No Roman Caesar ever ate a Caesar salad. That is an entirely modern invention created in 1924 in Tijuana, Mexico. The name comes from its creator, chef Caesar Cardini. Nonetheless, the combination of olive oil, garlic, lemon, and salty anchovies would probably have appealed to the great general. One can almost imagine him congratulating the chef with a play on the last words of the gladiator: “We, who are about to dine, salute you!”

ENTREE From Sausage: A Global History (Reaktion Books, 2015) Sausage cookery—like many of the world’s great cuisines—may have begun as peasant food, but it has risen to the heights of gastronomic bliss. That is not to say, however, that we have forgotten its humble beginnings. Many sausage jokes play on the taint of residual crudeness—of class and/ or ingredients. Bismarck’s alleged famous comparison between the sleaziness of legislation and the metamorphosis of mystery meat comes to mind. The French prime minister Edouard Marie Herriot, in the years before the Second World War, said much

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the same thing, but with Gallic flair: “Politics is like an andouillette—it should smell a little like shit, but not too much.” Another politician, Mitt Romney, while on the campaign trail for the American presidency, quipped: “A waitress once told me that scrapple is what doesn’t make it into the sausage. And I was like, there’s stuff that doesn’t qualify for the sausage?”

SIDE From “My Cynara,” justserved.onthetable.us I wasn’t exactly sure what an artichoke was, but would have tried anything she might offer. She placed a steaming, grayish-olive, spiny-looking thing before me, and slyly slipped a bowl of melted butter across the table. Sensing my utter cluelessness, she peeled off a leaf by its thorned tip, swirled it in the butter, her fingers describing lazy figure-eights in the golden fluid, then raised it to her lips. She hesitated for a second, then looked me in the eye as the tip of her tongue caught a dangling drop of butter. Still holding the tip, she laid the base of the leaf on her tongue. Biting, ever so gently, down on the leaf, her lips slightly parted, she slowly pulled it across her teeth, removing every trace of the tender pulp. The eating scene that followed, involving hands and faces covered with slippery butter, accompanied by ecstatic moans of gustatory pleasure, was worthy of Tom Jones.

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LIBATION From “The Green Fairy Flies High,” LeitesCulinaria.com Although absinthe was pretty tame by comparison to modern mind-altering drugs such as LSD and mescaline, it was nonetheless the 19th century’s boldest leap into altered states. In 1872, a French newspaper quoted a doctor who had subjected himself to absinthe—purely for purposes of research, of course. “The most curious thing about this transformation,” he explained, “is that all sensations are perceived by all the senses at once. My own impression is that I am breathing sounds and hearing colors, that scents produce a sensation of lightness or of weight, roughness or smoothness, as

From “Insects,” written for The Oxford Companion to Sugars and Sweets (2015) Insects, or at least traces of them, show up in just about every edible substance—even in something as innocent as candy. However, insects are sometimes intentionally made into candies in order to “gross out” the squeamish, or to demonstrate the eater’s machismo. In the United States such candies have typically been little more than novelty items, such as the chocolate-covered ants introduced by Reese Finer Foods in the 1950s. Thanks to Groucho Marx, who quipped to Reese executive Morris H. Kushner that “I can’t eat your

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20 Dying in Dubai author Roselee Blooston gives talks in Woodstock, Red Hook and Kingston Dying in Dubai is Roselee Blooston’s brutally honest story about the sudden death of her husband of 24 years. Jerry Mosier was working in the United Arab Emirates when he became critically ill. At home in New Jersey, Blooston received a call telling her that she should come immediately. She and their college-aged son Ollie took the 14-hour-long flight to Dubai, not knowing what condition they’d find him in. And not knowing how the culture and customs of the country would affect her ability to manage her husband’s affairs when he died shortly after her arrival, she was stunned to learn, firsthand, what Sharia law is all about. From the moment they land, mother and son are confronted by the knowledge that they are “the other.” Ollie is detained and interrogated at the airport by officials in white robes who assume that he’s trying to smuggle drugs into the country. At the hospital, they’re separated: Blooston must go to the women-only waiting room while her husband’s life slips away in unconsciousness. What ensues in the following weeks as she navigates her way through dealing with his body and his possessions is told in gripping detail. And while she comes to learn of Mosier’s dubious personal and business affairs there, she attempts to grieve. The untenable situation is laid out for the reader in impactful, suspenseful terms that only a very good writer could deliver. It’s not the kind of story that you can put down while you go out and pull weeds in the garden for a while. Blooston is, in fact, an award-winning author

ALMANAC WEEKLY of numerous plays, articles, essays and works of fiction. Her account of the 15day journey to retrieve Mosier’s remains, and of the year after, during which time she faces questions about the nature of their relationship, is masterful to the point that, reading it in one sitting, you expect the worst. Blooston’s descriptions of coming home and resuming life as it never was before are poignant. I asked her how far into this process she was when she decided to write about it – because that’s what writers do, after all. Yes, it’s our way of understanding the world and what we’re going through. Even when I write plays and fiction, I’m dealing with issues of “Who am I?”, “Where do I fit in the world?”, my identity role. This is the way I process my life. I started writing in April of 2008, only three months after Jerry died. I wasn’t thinking of writing a memoir; rather little essays, little pieces of what it’s like to experience widowhood. It took me another two years to decide I really needed to write about the 15 days in Dubai. The only way I could do it was if I had people who would immediately read the raw drafts, which were so difficult to relive. After, I realized I had Part One of a memoir. And all the other things I’d been writing comprised Part Two of the book. It was a very organic process. I was writing almost from the beginning, not knowing what I’d come up with. Did you ever consider writing this story as fiction? No. I knew right away that it would be either personal essays or memoir. It would be real. I didn’t think there was any way – I didn’t need to fictionalize it, and I didn’t want to. You tell some hard truths about your relationship with Jerry and about who

he was for you. In the face of such a loss, you might have avoided doing so. If he had come home and experienced failure or whatever, it might have been so much easier for you to be critical of him. I think of it as being brutally honest with myself as much as with him. It wasn’t just pure loss. It was loss and a lot of unresolved issues I assumed, and he assumed, that we would muddle through, work it out, fight it out and get through together. I was left with all these threads to deal with by myself – threads that were not tied up. Writing about it was a big part of my mourning process: to have to face the real marriage. I came out the other side, and the love that was real between us is what I came away with. I healed a lot of things: not just his loss, but issues we’d had between us. I couldn’t have known this before I started writing. Ollie is 30 now. He’s been part of this from the beginning. He was 21 when Jerry died, and he knew everything that was going into this book and gave his blessing. He had his 30th birthday a couple of weeks ago, and I handed him the book. Of course his opinion is the most important one to me. I asked him repeatedly over the years, “Would you please read the whole draft?” And he said, “No, I want to read it when it’s going out into the world.” I had to respect that, but I was a little nervous. He’s a writer, too. There were no spoilers or secrets in the book. He was surprised to be in it so much. Based on your extraordinary experience – the way you were treated, what you had to go through in such a dire circumstance – I’m curious about how you hold your own personal prejudices against what might be seen as the whole Arab culture or community. Dubai became very personal for me. It became a metaphor for the affront of this loss, losing him this way. It become more than itself. It wasn’t that I had built-in

October 6, 2016 prejudice, but the circumstance came to represent something to me. Before he died, I was not in love with this place – not so much the whole Middle East, but the fact that Dubai is this Rodeo Driveon-Mars city, and underneath it, it is a police state. It is not a free place. Women are second-class citizens; even if they’re walking around carrying Fendi bags and wearing Louis Vuitton shoes, they’re still second-class. Their status is…it’s very clear when you’re dealing with the court there, which is a Sharia court, that you’re after every single member of your family of the male gender. You come after. They have to all agree to give you your inheritance if you go by Sharia law, and that includes Westerners caught in this situation – even though that’s not what we were told when Jerry started going back and forth to work there. The court system is tribal, in the sense that each judge makes up what they decide to be the law. Each judge is different. There’s not a rule of law; it’s a rule of men. One judge may say, “Sure, I’ll honor an American will.” And the next judge will say no. That’s part of what came to be very defining for my experience, not to mention the basic things like gender-segregated waiting rooms, and the way we were treated at various police stations. I don’t ever want to go back to Dubai, but a lot of my horror of what happened has softened and been sorted out. Now Dubai doesn’t really have anything to do with me. I took it all very personally at the time. It was a shocking situation and very difficult to navigate. It came to represent all kinds of alienation: not just Western versus Middle East, but the kinds that we were experiencing within our own marriage. There were certainly very kind people there. When I talk about what one of Jerry’s friends told me, about grief being “as big as the universe, and over time shrinks until you carry that person within you”: That’s a thread in the book, and it is something I repeat to anyone I meet who has experienced loss. It’s such a great way to frame this awful situation that you can’t wrap your head around. And it became a measure of how I was progressing through my own grief. It was a gift from someone who was not an American, and he gave me this beautiful way of looking at loss, because, of course, loss is universal. There were many, many kind people there; it’s just that the system is repressive, to say the least, underneath all that glitz and glam. And they want you to come and be a tourist, and all that. And being Jewish – it wasn’t heavily mentioned, but it’s there: the sense of “otherness.” I’m not just Western, but I’m also a Jew. It’s not something which I think about a lot; I’m very assimilated. But I certainly thought about it there. I felt it in the air: This is not something to talk about. No one confronted you about this during your nightmare stay? Jerry was asked when he was taking the job, “Are you Jewish?” I told him, “Don’t tell anybody your wife is.” It’s an odd question for us, but I understand – because technically, they’re at war with [Jews]. – Ann Hutton Dying in Dubai: Roselee Blooston book-signings, Thursday, October 6, 6-8 p.m., Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, (845) 876-0500; Sunday, November 6, 3-4:30 p.m., Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker Street, Woodstock, (845) 679-2205; Wednesday, November 16, 7-8:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1177 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, (845) 336-0590; Tuesday, December 13, 2:30 p.m., Red Hook Public Library Book Group, 7444 South Broadway, Red Hook, (845) 758-3241; http://roseleeblooston.com/news-events.

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GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

Any drop to drink Soil moisture is low after a long dry spell, but plants have a Plan B

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igging a hole to bury an animal last week gave me new respect for the plant world. Each shovelful brought up dusty light-brown soil, even to a depth of more than two feet. That’s expected, since it hasn’t rained more than a quarter of an inch here for the past five weeks. With their leaves flagging in midday, trees and shrubs don’t exactly look spry. Still, they are alive – even some spring-planted trees and shrubs that have had little time to spread their roots deep and wide. Appearance of a soil can be deceiving. There’s some water lurking within those pores, water held tightly by capillary attraction. After heavy rains or irrigation, all soil pores get filled with water: a situation as bad for plants, if it lasts too long, as dry soil. Plant roots need air as well as moisture; air gets sucked in once gravity drains water from the largest soil pores. From then on, capillary attraction is what holds moisture in the ground: a pleasant situation for plants, because the roots can tap into the more loosely held capillary water while they breathe freely. I prepare for possible droughts when planting by digging relatively small planting holes, which minimizes the amount of ground loosened up, in turn, among other benefits, preserving capillary networks in the soil. Mulching and watering, right after planting, also help. Eventually, more and more of the loosely held capillary moisture gets sucked out of the ground by plants and evaporation. At some point, there’s still moisture in the soil, but what’s left is in the smallest pores and right against soil particles. It’s tightly held capillary moisture – water that plants can’t access. They wilt. When moisture levels drop to what’s known as the “permanent wilting point,” plants die. We’re not there yet, and now, toward the end of the season, woody plants do have a Plan B: They can just drop their leaves, reducing moisture loss from stems and roots, and segue into winter on stored energy and moisture – to a point.

temperatures that drop even a few degrees below freezing. Tender vegetables, on the wane frost or no frost, have left the door open to vegetables that enjoy the cool weather of autumn. Most of the garden now presents a verdant sight of beds lush with lettuce, Chinese cabbages, winter radishes, endive, turnips, cabbages, arugula, mustard greens, carrot tops and leeks – all ready for harvest, at my leisure, over the next few weeks.

“The poor farmer grows weeds, the mediocre farmer grows crops, the good farmer grows soil.”

If it’s not one thing, weatherwise, it’s another. On September 26, I woke to find parts of the lawn hoary with frost. I’m not complaining. Frost should be expected, on average, around that date around here; except that I’ve been spoiled for the last few years by much later frosts – frosts so late that I pulled out old tomato plants because chilly weather drained tomatoes of their flavor, rather than frosty weather killing the plants. Also, no complaints because September 26 brought only a light frost: Temperatures just hit 32 degrees Fahrenheit and the hoariness was spotty, here and there. A light frost is a good thing this time of year. It signals plants to get ready for evencolder weather. In preparing for cold, cell walls strengthen and permeability of cells to water is actively altered. Even subtropical plants like peppers and tomatoes toughen up with some chilly preparation, so that they can now tolerate

Segueing over to the fruit world, I’m still harvesting the last of the blackcaps (black raspberries) of the season. Blackcaps? Anyone familiar with this fruit, abundant in the wild and often cultivated, knows that they ripen in midsummer. Last year I planted two new varieties of blackcap: Niwot and Ohio’s Treasure. With most blackcaps, canes just grow their first year, then fruit their second year. (During the second year, new canes are also growing, to fruit the following year, so a planting bears fruit every year.) Niwot and Ohio’s Treasure bear fruit at the end of the canes’ first year of growth, in late summer and autumn. Those same canes – I think – then continue bearing the following year, in summer, just like most blackcaps. I haven’t yet decided whether Ohio’s Treasure or Niwot offer the better berry, but it’s nice to be harvesting fresh berries this late in the season. How to grow your soil “The poor farmer grows weeds, the mediocre farmer grows crops, the good farmer grows soil.” How true, when I think of the good farmers and gardeners I’ve visited over the years. I aspire to be a good farmdener and spend a lot of time trying to grow soil. Growing soil isn’t all that complicated. (You do need to start with good drainage of water.) First, keep the ground covered. Organic mulches, such as leaves, straw and wood shavings, keep rain from pounding the surface. The pounding drives small soil particles into pores, sealing the soil surface so that water can’t percolate in. Bacteria, fungi, worms and other soil organisms gobble up organic mulches, releasing nutrients and forming humus, which improves percolation and moisture

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retention and makes room also for air in the soil. In my gardens, I never want to see bare ground. Live plants likewise protect the ground. The plants might be cabbages, marigolds, carrots and other garden plants. They might be cover crops, such as rye, oats, peas or buckwheat, sown specifically to clothe and protect the ground during or at the end of the growing season, and through winter. They might even be weeds: Mother Nature’s way of protecting her soil. Second, maintain soil organic matter. Mulches do this, as do growing plants. I go one step further, and import organic matter. Bushel after bushel of leaves that have been raked and bagged by

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The third key to growing soil is to maintain fertility. A soil test can confirm what, if anything, is needed. If the first and second points in growing soil are followed, fertility is probably up to snuff.

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so doing gobbling up organic matter too fast. Thus, many of the above benefits, physical, biological and nutritional, waft away, literally, as carbon dioxide. Farming and gardening aren’t “natural.� At their best, they are a balancing act that leans towards emulating natural systems – which is to say, for instance, that tillage, is not all bad; it can be part of good soilgrowing if not done to excess and points one, two and three are followed. A measure of “organic matter content� (OMC), from a soil test, provides a rough indication of soil-growing progress. Less than three percent means that more work is needed. Five percent, or more, is very good. (My vegetable beds are at about 15 percent.) My recent notes about the darker side – and the brighter side – of bluegreen algae may have left everyone feeling helpless. After all, you can’t change the hot, dry weather that is, in part, responsible for the recent

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blooms. But nitrogen, phosphorus and other minerals washing into waterways to feed the bacteria also play a role, and it’s something over which we have control. Improper septic systems are one culprit. More topical culprits are mineral nutrients originating in backyards and farm fields. Too many farmers and homeowners subscribe to the philosophy that “if a little is good, more is better,� when it comes to fertilizer. Not so. Too much fertilizer not only is a waste of money; it also damages or kills plants and, with rain, leaches through or runs off the soil to find its way eventually into waterways. A soil test will tell what nutrients, if any, are needed. Even better, if fertilizer is needed, is to use an organic fertilizer. Most are not water-soluble until metabolized by soil organisms, which means that they are less likely to wash through the soil. Better still would be to use compost to provide fertility. Nutrients in compost are locked up physically and chemically, waiting to be released by soil life in synch with plant uptake and growth. Phosphorus is a plant nutrient that binds tightly to soil granules, but makes its way downhill when rain washes over bare soil to move it downslope. One way to keep this nutrient out of waterways is to keep the soil covered with mulch or vegetation, especially on sloping land. Another way is to avoid exposing soil by tillage. Another way, if tillage is needed, is to till perpendicularly to the fall line of a slope. And yet another way is to alternate tilled areas with grassy strips to catch and hold soil. Do a lot of these recommendations – mulches, cover crops, composts, no-till – for preventing blue-green algae blooms sound familiar? Good gardening and farming practices are also good for the environment. – Lee Reich

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A one-day Public Studio Sale will be held at the home studio of Woodstock artist Julia Santos Solomon on Sunday, October 9. Recently honored for a lifetime’s dedication to making art and teaching by being archived at both the Smithsonian Institute’s Archives of American Art and the Dominican Studies Institute at City College in Manhattan, Santos Solomon continues to expand on her creative impulse to explore vibrantly colored imagery in her work. Collected at museums from California to New York to the Dominican Republic, where she was born, the artist’s sculptures and paintings express curiosity and joy for the world that she views. Visit www.facebook.com/ JuliaSantosSolomon for a preview album. Open House & Public Studio Sale: Julia Santos Solomon, Sunday, October 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 48 Speare Road, Woodstock; (845) 706-9784, www.juliasantossolomon.com.

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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.

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

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

12pm-6pm Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are priced by size from $.50 - $20. While supplies last - munchkins, spookies, weebies & gourds. Pumpkin Patch will be open through 10/31. Hours: Mon-Tues, 2-6pm; Wed-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-6pm. All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Church. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Rt 28, Shokan. Info: 914-804-9798, ReservoirUMC.com. 12:15pm-12:45pm 2016 Uptown Fine Arts Music Series. Pauline & Peter Mancuso, Flute & Piano Duo. Free. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St, Kingston. Info: 845-338-6759, olddutchchurch.org. 12:15pm-12:45pm Free Community Meditation. Meets weekly on Mondays 7:30-8:30am and Thursdays 12:15-12:45pm. All are welcome for silent sitting and walking meditation. For optional beginner instruction, please arrive 10 minutes early. Silence begins at 7:30am on Mondays, and 12:15pm on Thursdays. Drop-in attendance welcome. Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Facilitated by Doree Lipson & Meredith Johnson, Zen practitioners and meditation teachers. Donations appreciated. Educational Annex of Wellness Embodied,A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing, 126 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-419-0293, wellnessembodiedcenter.com/community-meditation. 1pm-3pm Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Homeschooler Programs. Fall Foliage and Papermaking. Reg reqr’d. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Gardiner. Info: 845 255-0752. $10/vehicle. 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 Spon-

STORMVILLE AIRPORT ANTIQUE SHOW & FLEA MARKET

OVER 500 EXHIBITORS 8 AM TO 4 PM

Oct. 8th & 9th

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Exhibitor space available Free Admission & Parking • No Pets 428 Rte. 216, Stormville, NY • 845-221-6561 www.stormvilleairportfleamarket.com

how it works

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

sored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Rescue Squad Community Room, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 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.

2pm-3:15pm Introduction to Guitar. For those who haven’t played but who would like to give it a try. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 3pm-4:30pm Free Moving For Live Dance Exercise for Health. Facilitated by certified instructor, Florence Poulain. For people in cancer treatment, recovery or with a chronic illness. Classes can be done standing or seated. Program was designed by Somatic Movement Therapist and Exercise Physiologist Dr. Martha Eddy. Register by calling 845-339-2071 or eamil

The Catskill Mountain Foundation presents

LEYLA MCCALLA TRIO

Tickets Purchased Ahead: $25; $20 seniors; $7 students At the Door: $30; $25 seniors; $7 students Tickets/More Info: www.catskillmtn.org or 518 263 2063

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2016 @ 8:00 PM DOCTOROW CENTER FOR THE ARTS 7971 Main Street Village of Hunter

Catskill Mountain Foundation is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Samuel and Esther Doctorow Fund, The Greene County Legislature through the Cultural Fund administered by the Greene County Council on the Arts, Bank of Greene County, Greene County Youth Fund, Marshall & Sterling, Stewart’s Shops, Windham Foundation and by private donations.

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

www.newpaltz.edu/fpa (845) 257-3860

THEATRE

MUSIC

MUSIC

Tickets and information www.newpaltz.edu/theatre

INNISFREE Beethoven to Barber October 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets $8, $6, $3

www.newpaltz.edu/music (845) 257-2700

MAD FOREST: A PLAY FROM ROMANIA By Caryl Churchill October 13 – 14 at 8 p.m. October 15 – 16, matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets $18, $16, $10 GERALDINE HUGHES IN BELFAST BLUES Special Performances October 14 & 15 at 8:00 p.m. McKenna Theatre Tickets $20, $18, $10

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Upcoming Dance Classes at Saugerties Ballet Center. Magic Modern Dance, open to all levels, $15 per class or ongoing 6 week sessions $81, held Tuesday Nights from 7:20pm to 8:45pm; Basic Ballet Class, open to all levels, $15 per class, held Tuesday Nights from 6:20pm to 7:20pm; & Enchanted Ballet Class, open to all levels, $15 per class OR ongoing 6 week sessions $81, held Thursday Mornings from 10am to 11:30am. All classes led by Julie Manna at the Saugerties Ballet Center , 10 First St, Saugerties. Info: call 845-246-4316 or email: saugertiesballetcenter@gmail.com. World War II Living History Weekend (10/14-10/16). Experience a slice of history as reenactors set up camp. The purpose of a Living History displays is to educate the general public about the daily routine, living conditions, equipmenta and uniforms of the combatants of the Second World War. Line-up: Friday - Set up and firearm exercises & live music; Saturday & Sunday - Troop & Tactical reenactments. Crystal Brook and Mountain Brauhaus, 403 Winter Clove Rd, Round Top. Info: 800-999-7376. Ashtanga Fundamentals Workshop with Laura Olson (10/8, 1:303:30pm). Get swept up in the energetic spirit of Ashtanga Yoga! In this 2-hour workshop, fourth series ashtangi Laura Olson will introduce us to the history and tradition of Ashtanga Yoga, while delving into tristhana - breath, dristi and asana - and deconstruct sun salutes and vinyasa, the grounding force of the practice. We will then explore the primary series of Ashtanga, leaving time for questions and answers. Open to all who are curious about Ashtanga, including beginners! Woodstock Yoga Center. $40. Info: 845-679-8700, Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock, www.woodstockyogacenter.com. Dance to Benefit The Food Pantry and Clearwater Organization (10/9, 4:30pm-8:30pm). 2X Double Hit Performance: The Judith Tulloch Band, jazz, acoustic rock & world music. Info: Judithtulloch.com & The Gaslight Tinkers, African, Caribbean, funk, reggae & Latin. Info: the gaslighttinkers.com or 914-907-4928. Doors open at 4pm. $20 admission. Food & drink available. Silent Auction. St. Luke’s Parish House, 850 Wolcott Ave, Beacon.

Upcoming: Yackez / Larissa and Jon Velez Jackson | Give It To You Stage (10/8, 8pm). Yackez morphs their underground shows into a large-scale dance musical combining ballroom dance, older adult fitness, and prowrestling. Info: mounttremperarts. org/yackez. $15. Register Now! Ways of the West. A life-skill series for boys grades 2 - 4, with horses! Developing character in our youth is the foundation for our community’s future. HorsePlay activities instill empathy, evoke pride, teach patience, and stretch imaginations!Led by Cori Nichols, Eagala certified Equine Specialist and Rosey Rouhana, LMHC, NCC. Info: HudsonValleyHorsePlay or call Cori Nichols 845-6163608 or Cori.Nichols@aol.com. $80/ series of 4 classes. Meets Tuesdays in October, 4-5pm. Hudson Valley HorsePlay,Nichols Field, 98 Sherman Road, Kerhonkson. Sign-Up Now! Bus Trip to Empire Casino (10/11, 9am). Hosted by the Saugerties Senior Citizen’s Club. Anyone interested, call 845-246-8527. Family of Woodstock Hotline Training (October). Open to all 16 and over. Training covers the core of Family’s phone and texting hotline and walk-in services. Training topics include domestic violence, child abuse, mental health and substance abuse, adolescent issues, suicide, and homelessness.The training will be offered at Woodstock walk-in center, located at 16 Rock City Rd, but will qualify you to volunteer at any of our three walk-in centers - New Paltz, Ellenville, or Woodstock. Info: volunteers@familyofwoodstockinc.org or stop by to fill out an application or for more information. Training is free. Washbourne House Shelter Seeks Volunteers! Info: volunteers@familyofwoodstockinc.org or 845-3317080x157. Register Now: Safe Sitter Program for Adolescents (10/10, 8:45am4pm). For youth, ages 11-14. Learn the skills to provide safe, nurturing care for children and to respond appropriately to medical emergencies. It also teaches introductory employment skills and important life skills. Participants will also have hands-on manikin practice of rescue skills. Send a check for the fee of $60 to CCE of Columbia and Greene Counties, 479 Rt. 66, Hudson, NY 12534. register online. The regis-

doris.blaha@hahv.org. Held in the ASB Auditorium. HealthAlliance, 75 Mary’s Ave, Kingston. 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. 3:45pm-5pm Guitar Lab. This “Lab” will offer those who have played a bit and who want to bump it up a notch some additional lessons. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.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. Connie is an 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/. 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 Fundraiser Deli Dinner. Proceeds will support the Reher Center for Immigrant Culture & History. Pick up or eat in. Kosher meats (pastrami, salami, corned beef & turkey), potato salad, cole slaw, all the fixings and desserts. Lew and Amy Kirschner, caterers. Orders accepted at: 845-338-8131, www.ucjf.org; or www.rehercenter. org. VFW Post, 208 East Chester St. Ext., Kingston. Info: 845-338-8131, info@rehercenter.org, rehercenter.org. $30. 5:30pm Depicting Labor, Performing Labor:

tration deadline is 10/3. Held at the Extension Education Center, 479 Rt. 66, Hudson. Calling All Seniors! Register Now Senior Prom (10/17). Just a reminder: the prom is coming up. For more information and a printable entry form, go to dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/Aging/senior-prom-office-forthe-aging.htm/. Checks can made out to “Dutchess County Office for the Aging”. Our mailing and delivery address is 27 High St, Poughkeepsie NY 12601. Event held at the Villa Borghese, 70 Widmer Rd, Wappingers Falls. Open Call for Artists! Young at Art Deadline for submissions: 11/18. During the cold, gray days of winter, Young at Art is an exhibit meant to lift spirits and engage children at the Walt Meade Gallery of the Roxbury Arts Center from January 21- February 25, 2017. For complete details, visit website or call. Roxbury Arts Center, 025 Vega Mountain Rd, Roxbury, 607-326-7908 or annie@roxburyartsgroup.org. Call for Utilitarian Art! The Catskill Center is planning an invitational exhibit to highlight the utilitarian art of the Catskill Region. The exhibit will open 12/3 and run through 1/27. An opening reception will be held Saturday, 12/3 from 2-4pm. Submissions should be sent via email to Katie Palm at Kpalm@catskillcenter.org by 10/28. Submission Format: One jpeg image for each piece to be considered. Each submission should be accompanied by a brief artist statement. One person can submit up to five works for consideration. catskillcenter.org. Erpf Center, Arkville. 13th Annual Lark in the Park (through 10/10). Event celebrates hiking, paddling, cycling, fishing, nature walks and lectures as well as cultural and educational events throughout the entire Catskill region. Sponsored by the Catskill Center, New York – New Jersey Trail Conference, Catskill Mountain Club, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Schedule available at catskillslark.org. or follow the Lark on Facebook at facebook.com/ CatskillsLarkinThePark. High Holy Day Services held at Congregation of New Paltz. Welcoming Reconstructionist congregation, will hold Yom Kippur services for adults and children. Info: 845-255-

Women at Work in Ahmedabad, 1937” Lecture by historian Lisa Trivedi. Cultural historian Lisa Trivedi will explore the lives of women in 20th century India and will focus on the photography of this this period. Taylor Hall Room 203 at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, info.vassar.edu/ news/announcements/2016-2017/1601006-lisatrivedi.html. 5:30pm Lecture: Cheating the Impossible by Philippe Petit. Renowned twin towers high wire artist Philippe Petit will use storytelling, demonstrations, audience participation, and even magic tricks. Martel Theater of the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, info.vassar.edu/news/announcements/20162017/161006-petit-talk.html. 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. 6pm-8pm Book Signing: Roselee Blooston. Author of Dying in Duba. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-336-0590. 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 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-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 First Thursday Book Club. Ongoing. Phoe-

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9817. Donations are appreciated. Congregation of New Paltz, 8 Church St, New Paltz. Line-up: Yom Kippur: 10/11, Kol Nidre 6:30pm, 10/12, 9:30am Yom Kippur Services, Book of Jonah 4pm, an afternoon, Yizkor, Neilah at 5pm followed by Potluck Break-the-Fast in the Community Center. Children’s Services:10/12- 3rd grade through 5th grade /10-11am; & 4 years old through 2nd grade / 11:15am – 12:15pm. 10th Annual Mid-Hudson Woodworkers Show (10/15, 10am-5pm). Displays of fine woodworking items, Demonstrations of woodworking techniques, Gifts for the Children, Cars and Planes, Raffle of selected fine woodworking items, Door Prizes, Make a pen. The Mid-Hudson Woodworkers is a chapter of the Northeastern Woodworkers Association. Hurley Reformed Church, Hurley. Now Handicapped Accessible. Admission: $3/adults, free/ 12 & under. Info: show.midhudsonwoodworkers.org or email: showinfo@midhudsonwoodworkers.org. The Art of Business and Beyond (9/29-11/3). Whether you simply have a business idea or are a longtime entrepreneur, this series will address many issues that are often overlooked. Six sessions held on Thursdays, 6-8:30pm. Participants can opt to choose individual sessions or the whole series. Upcoming: Financial Projections, 9/29; Marketing Partnerships, 10/6; Time Management, 10/13; Pricing Strategies, 10/20; The Triple Bottom Line, 10/27; & Managing Growth, 11/3. Info & to register: myrbou.com/training/ or 845-4896518 or info@myrbou.com. 17th Annual Woodstock Film Festival (10/13-10/16). Offering a variety of films, first-class concerts, workshops, celebrity-led panels, an award ceremony, and parties. The festival takes place in theaters in Woodstock, Saugerties, Rosendale, and Rhinebeck. For schedule and complete information log onto the website: woodstockfilmfestival.com. Enter Now! The 2016 Matilda Friedman Essay Contest. Sponsored by the Writers in the Mountains (WIM). Contest is open to all students at the middle and high school levels throughout Delaware County.Contest winners receive cash awards for their winning essays; an opportunity to read their essays on live radio, & participate in a reception.The topic for the essay contest this year: #RomeoandJuliet. All submissions must be postmarked or electronically date-stamped by October 15, 2016. Please mail paper manuscripts to Writers in the Moun-

nicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org/. 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. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 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. 6:20pm-7:20pm Enchanted Ballet Class led by Julie Manna. Open to all levels. Price: $15 per class OR ongoing 6 week sessions $81. Call: 845-246-4316 or email: saugertiesballetcenter@ gmail.com. Saugerties Ballet Center, 10 First St, Saugerties. Info: 845-246-4316, saugertiesballetcenter@gmail.com. 6:30pm-8pm Opening Reception: Farming in Columbia County: A Photographic Exhibition. New photographic exhibition by members of the Columbia County Photo Club. Show will exhibit through 11/19/ All photographs will be for sale and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Hudson Area Library. For further information contact J. Pierre Gontier for Columbia County Photo Club at jp@taconic.net or call the library at 518-828-1792 x101.Free. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda.shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org, hudsonarealibrary.org. 6:30pm-8pm Crystal Attunement Circle with astrologer and medicine woman Mary Vukovic. First Thursday of every month. Group discussion of current astrological placements, crystal healing and attunement to support you in your individual and collective process of ascension. Feel free to bring along your personal crystals for assistance. No pre-registration required. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

tains, PO Box 474, Roxbury, NY 12474; or submit essays electronically to writersinthemountains@gmail.com with the subject line Matilda Friedman Essay Contest. 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. Save the Date: WAAM s 14th Annual Fine Arts Auction (11/19,1pm). The Woodstock Artists Association and Museum (WAAM) presents the 14th Annual Fine Arts Auction to be held in the WAAM Auction conjunction with William J. Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers, Inc. The WAAM is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership for this year s auction. WAAM has teamed up with William J. Jenack Estate Appraisers and Auctioneers, Inc. The WAAM is currently accepting consignments for this year s auction offering attractive sliding scale terms for consignors. Consignments are sought in the following areas: paintings, fine prints, sculpture, works on paper, object d art, photography, historic Woodstock, contemporary, American and European artworks. Consignments will be received at the WAAM at 28 Tinker Street on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, and by appointment or by emailing Bryana@ woodstockart.org. A link on the WAAM website: www./waamauction/ will provide an update of featured items in this year s auction. A special auction preview cocktail party will be held on Friday, November 11th from 6-8pm. The auction may be previewed from noon-6pm during the week of November 13th and 10am-noon the day of the auction. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2940, info@woodstockart. org, woodstockart.org. Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. $95 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only; Also, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinic for Cats( call for location and dates). $70 per cat includes spay/ neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. All surgeries performed by appointment only; & Low-cost vaccine & dental Clinics available. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Pl, Middletown. Info: 845-3431000, tara-spayneuter.org.

Info: 845-679-2100. $10. 6:30pm-9pm Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-8811, GKnoodles. com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage. Reuben Wilson Combo, R&B. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm-9:30pm First Thursday Singer Songwriter Series. The Cafe welcomes Don Lowe, Frank Critelli, and The Reverberators Unplugged. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. Info: 845-687-2699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, highfallscafe.com. Pass the hat. 7pm-8:30pm Healing Energy from Around the World with Jason Elias, MA, LMT, LAc, Diplo OM, Diplo CH. Author and healer Jason Elias will talk about his quest for healing through world travels and apprenticeships with many Masters. Free admission. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. Info: info@rvhhc. org, rvhhc.org. 7pm-8pm Gardiner Library Knitting Group. Sit and knit. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. http://gardinerlibrary.org. 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-10:30pm Astronomy Night. Sponsored By: Department of Physics and Astronomy. Raj Pandya and Amy Bartholomew of the SUNY New Paltz Department of Physics & Astronomy offer a free planetarium show , followed by telescope observing (when the sky is clear) at the Smolen Observatory to the entire community including the general public. Tickets for the planetarium shows are required. They are available one week prior to show time. Tickets are NOT required at the Smolen Observatory. Meets the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month. SUNY John R. Kirk

Planetarium / Smolen Observatory, Coykendall Science Building, New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3818, pandyar@newpaltz.edu. 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 Reading and Meditation at Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845 679-8322, info@matagiri.org. 8pm-11pm A Not Too Open Mic. Hosted by Ras T Asheber. Artists sign up 7pm - 7:45pm. Doors at 8pm. Musician/Performer/Artist Info: call/text: 212-920-1221 or email: showtime@gothamcitywork.com or rastasheber.com. Ongoing-Thursday nights. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 2129201221, showtime@ gothamcitywork.com, lodgewoodstock.com. 8pm-10:30pm Jazz with a Taste of Latin @ The Station. Peter Einhorn Trio featuring vocalist Veronica Nunn. No cover charge. Station Bar and Curio, 101 Tinker St, Woodstock. 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. 9pm First Thursday Of The Month Series: Sunburst Brothers & Their Cousins. No Cover. Catskill Mountain Pizza Company, 51 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-7969, catskillmountainpizza.com.

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Seventh Annual O+ Festival. A 3-day celebration (10/7-10/9) of art and wellness. Live bands, visual and performing arts, film screenings, dance party and more. Held at various venues and times in Kingston’s Historic Uptown District. For schedules and information including weekend wristband pass, visit website. Kingston’s Historic Uptown District, Kingston. opositivefestival.org. 6am-10am Celebrate Manufacturing Day with the Council of Industry and SUNY New Paltz. Join the live broadcast of WKIP radio’s Hudson Valley Focus Show from campus and visit their Engineering School. Tour the Additive Manufacturing lab and see its state-of-the-art 3D printers at work. Reservations are not required, however, an email letting me know if you will attend would be helpful. SUNY New Paltz/Resnick Engineering Building, New Paltz. Info: 845-565-1355, councilofindustry.org. 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. 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 Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792880. $1 donation. 10am-4pm Mac-Haydn Theatre Costume Sale. Month-long sale of costumes from overflowing storage spaces includes unique one-of-a-kind pieces, ensemble sets, items suitable for theatre shows, Halloween and more! New items added throughout the sale; check machaydntheatre. org or facebook.com/MacHaydnTheatre/ for updates and special offers. Open to the public. The Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc., 1925 State Route 203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, machaydn@

fairpoint.net, machaydntheatre.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. 11am Fall Foliage Train Ride. Departure times: 11am,1 & 3pm. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), Mount Tremper. Info: 845-688-7400, cmrrinfo@gmail.com, catskillmtrailroad.com. $14, $8/2-11, $13/senior/veteran/military. 11am-4pm The Friends of Historic Kingston Celebrates 50 Years: Treasures Great and Small from Our Collections. The 2016 Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery exhibition features highlights of FHK’s collections. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner Wall-Main, Kingston. Info: 845-339-0720, fohk.org. 11:30am-1:30pm Heartwarming Soup & Salad Lunches. Warm your heart with fellowship, friendship and a lunch of homemade soups and salad every Friday this Fall through 11/18. New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove Street, New Paltz. Info: (845) 419-5063, sharon.jean. roth@gmail.com, newpaltzumc.org/events/fallsoup-fridays/. 11:30am-4:30pm Private Past Life Regression and Angelic Channeling Sessions with Margaret Doner. First Friday of every month. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $125/90 minute session. 12pm-3pm Emerson Columbus Weekend Celebration. Fall Festival offering a Tent sale, Tastings, Shopping & Sales. Saturday join a Drum Circle by Kodi and Crew; free face painting, children’s activities & games, a pie eating contest and a performace of the “Time Warp” with the STS Playhouse. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com. 12pm-6pm Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are priced by size from $.50 - $20. While supplies last - munchkins, spookies, weebies & gourds. Pumpkin Patch will be open through 10/31. Hours: Mon-Tues, 2-6pm; Wed-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-6pm. All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Church. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Rt 28, Shokan. Info: 914-804-9798, ReservoirUMC.com.

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-9pm Opening Reception: 96.8 Miles: Brooklyn to Saugerties. A Group Exhibition of 13 Artists From Brooklyn, using various mediums and styles. Includes artwork of various mediums and styles. Show exhibits through 10/31. Emerge Gallery & Art Space, 228 Main St, Saugerties. Info: 845-247-7515, emergegalleryny@gmail. com, emergegalleryny.com. Free. 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-8pm Newburgh Swing Dance Series. Four-week swing dance series: October 7, 14, 21,& 28 and November 4, 11, 18, & December 2 with Linda and Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Beginner Swing Dance Class sessions 6-7pm, no experience or partner needed. Intermediate Levle 7-8pm. $85 per person per four-week series. Private lessons in swing and ballroom and for wedding couples available by appointment. For more information and to register visit www. got2lindy.com or 845-236-3939. Studio 87 The Wellness House, 87 Liberty St, Newburgh. 6pm-8pm Opening Reception: Mostly Monotype. New works by Barbara Smith Gioia, monotype prints and collage and acrylic paintings. Exhibition runs from October 7-30. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday 12- 6pm. Buster Levi Gallery, 121 Main Street, Cold Spring. buster-

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. 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-2100. $30/25 minutes, $50/45 minute reading/chakra clearing with crystal lay-out.

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1pm-3:30pm New Bridge Group at Community Center. Free. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz. Info: 617-308-9993. 1pm-3:45pm Mah Jongg. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street City Farm Stand. Open for fresh vegetables and 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, 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 & snack. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St, Kingston. Info: 845-331-0507.

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ALMANAC WEEKLY master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. Presented in association with Shawn Nightingale Productions. Bard College, Annandale-onHudson. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter.bard. edu. $70- $45. 8pm The Night Alive. Play by Conor McPherson. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34. 8pm Community Playback Theatre. See your story improvised! Contact Betty MacDonald. Boughton Place,, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland. Info: 845-691-4118. $10/donation. 9pm Shannon & Pete. Acoustic Country Duo. 9pm-Midnight No cover. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. 9pm Grant Gordy and Ross Martin. “Year of the Dog” CD Release. Special Guests The Lucky 3. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 5188284800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, clubhelsinki.shop.ticketstoday.com/basket.aspx? Action=AddTickets&eventId=173362. $20, $15.

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Seventh Annual O+ Festival. A 3-day celebration (10/7-10/9) of art and wellness. Live bands, visual and performing arts, film screenings, dance party and more. Held at various venues and times in Kingston’s Historic Uptown District. For schedules and information including weekend wristband pass, visit website. Kingston’s Historic Uptown District, Kingston. opositivefestival.org. 1:30am-3:30pm Ashtanga Fundamentals Workshop with Laura Olson (10/8, 1:303:30pm). Get swept up in the energetic spirit of Ashtanga Yoga! In this 2-hour workshop, fourth series ashtangi Laura Olson will introduce us to the history and tradition of Ashtanga Yoga, while delving into tristhana - breath, dristi and asana - and deconstruct sun salutes and vinyasa, the grounding force of the practice. We will then explore the primary series of Ashtanga, leaving time for questions and answers. Open to all who are curious about Ashtanga, including beginners! $40; discount for members. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter.com. 8am-10am Tai Chi with Marth Cheo. An ancient Chinese healing and martial art. Mixed levels during the first hour, followedby advanced forms. Ongoing. 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-1559. $12. 8:30am-9:30am Fun Fast Vinyasa with Foster Hurley. Kickstart your weekend with this 60-minute vinyasa class. Also known as “Ashtanga Lite,” the fast-paced flow works up a nice sweat while keeping things light and fun. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 8:30am-8:30pm Rosendale Runs. A mostly flat course, yet with just enough challenge to offer the sense of accomplishment desired. Run across the trail that made the National Rails to Trails Conservancy’s top ten- list of most “iconic rail trails”. You will cross over the 143- year old historic Rosendale trestle bridge, which extends 900 ft. across the Rondout creek. All proceeds will go the Town of Rosendale Parks and Recreation. Half Marathon 8:30am, Plains Run/Walk (4.4 miles): 9am; Kids Fun Run 10am (Ages 10 and under). Rosendale Recreation Center, 1055 Route 32 South, Rosendale. Info: 917- 344-937, rosendaleruns@gmail.com, rosendaleruns.org. 9am-3pm Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival. Juried event with over 35 artists painting at the Newburgh Waterfront. Come watch! Wallkill River School Gallery, Montgomery. Info: 845-4572787, wallkillriverschool.com. 9am-9pm Benefit Yard/Bake Sale for The Animals. Proceeds to benefit the animals at the Saugerties animal shelter. For more details, call Elly @ 845-679-0339. Saugerties transfer Station, 1765 Rt 212, Saugerties. 9am-3pm The Reformed Church of Saugerties’ 14th Annual Fall Festival. A huge indoor/ outdoor yard sale. Home baked goods for sale, light lunch available. Reformed Church of Saugerties, Parish Hall, Saugerties. Info: 845-2477371. 9am-5pm AARP Driver Safety Class @ Woodstock Fire Company #1. Woodstock Library is hosting an AARP Defensive Driving Course, with instructor Mike Lourenso. Members discounts offered. Woodstock Fire Co. 1, 242 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2213, info@woodstock.org, woodstock.org/event/aarp-driversafety-class-woodstock-fire-company-1-3/. $25. 9am-12pm Thrift Store. Ongoing every Saturday, 9am-12pm. Something for everyone. Church of The Comforter, 26 Wynkoop Place, Kingston. 9am Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9am. All welcome. No charge. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rt 9W, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-3285. 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-2pm Heart of the Hudson Valley Farmers’ Market. Cluett-Schantz Park, 1801-1805 Rt 9W, Milton. www.hhvfarmersmarket.com. 9am-2pm Kingston Farmers’ Market. Kingston Farmers’ Market, Wall St, Kingston. www. kingstonfarmersmarket.org. 9am-8pm Mower’s Flea Market. Held every Saturday and Sunday. Maple Lane, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-6744. 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. 10am Stone Ridge Library Fall Book Sale. Books galore, soups, bread, knitters on Saturday only. Sunday sale will offer a Bag Sale $10/ bag. Rain or shine. 845-687-7023. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge. Info: 8456877023, manager@stoneridgelibrary.org, stoneridgelibrary.org. 10am-6pm Sugar Loaf Fall Festival. Three days music, food, crafts and family events. Crafters from the tri-state region, kids zone, live music in the Bertoni Sculpture Garden. Held rain or shine. Sugar Loaf Art & Craft Village, Sugar Loaf. Info: 848-467-8427, sugarloafnewyork.com. 10am-5pm Quilts in the Valley, a biennial judged quilt show. Hosted by the Wiltwyck Quilt Guild.Featuring: Over 200 quilts, Raffle Quilt and Prizes, Demonstrations, Quilt Vendors, Member Quilt Boutique, Dream Baskets, Art Doll Exhibit, SAQA Trunk Show, Saturday Speaker: Katharina Litchman, Sunday Bed Turning. Rondout Valley Middle School, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-679-8587. $7, free/under 10. 10am-10pm Shabbat Services. Shabbat Shuva, the Sabbath of Return. Join us for services on the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. All are welcome! Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org, wjcshul.org. 10am-6pm Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are priced by size from $.50 - $20. While supplies last - munchkins, spookies, weebies & gourds. Pumpkin Patch will be open through 10/31. Hours: Mon-Tues, 2-6pm; Wed-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-6pm. All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Church. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Rt 28, Shokan. Info: 914-804-9798, ReservoirUMC.com. 10am-4pm Mac-Haydn Theatre Costume Sale. Month-long sale of costumes from overflowing storage spaces includes unique one-of-a-kind pieces, ensemble sets, items suitable for theatre shows, Halloween and more! New items added throughout the sale; check machaydntheatre. org or facebook.com/MacHaydnTheatre/ for updates and special offers. Open to the public. The Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc., 1925 State Route 203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, machaydn@ fairpoint.net, machaydntheatre.org. 10am Fall Foliage Train Ride. Departure times: 10 & 11:45am,1:30 & 3:15pm. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), Mount Tremper. Info: 845-6887400, cmrrinfo@gmail.com, catskillmtrailroad. com. $14, $8/2-11, $13/senior/veteran/military. 10am-5pm Belleayre Annual Fall Festival. The weekend will be packed full of activities for the entire family, food, live music, fall foliage sky rides, & pumpkin decorating Free admission. Belleayre, Highmount. Info: 845-254-5600, belleayre.com/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/333/151. 10am-2pm Tour the Esopus Meadows Lighthouse and the Rondout Lighthouse. Learn the history of these two historic landmarks. The excursion will leave from the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Lunch is included aboard the Spirit of the Hudson. Please purchase tickets at: fareharbor.com/embeds/book/hudsoncruises/ items/25766/calendar/2016/09/. Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing, Kingston. Info: 518-822-1014. $58. 10am-12pm Sinterklaas 2016 Mask Coloring. Learn about this years’ Honored Animal “The Owl.” Start coloring the 500 owl masks that need decorating for the parade. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-4030. 10am-12pm Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge. Info: 845 687-7023, stoneridgelibrary.org/. 10am-9pm Candlewax Recycling Drop-off. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Ongoing. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston. 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-2pm Saugerties Farmers’ Market. Cahill School Parking Lot, 115 Main St, Saugerties. Info: 845-750-0626, Contact@SaugertiesFarmersMarket.com, SaugertiesFarmersMarket.com. 10:30am-11:30am Writing Group. This writing group will offer weekly practice exercises to improve writing technique & the opportunity to

October 6, 2016 share work-in-progress. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, http://esopuslibrary.org. 10:30am-11:30am Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Meet outside Cornell St PO,. Cornell St PO, Kingston. Info: 845 399-2805. 11am-12pm Narcan Trainings. Offered by Family of Woodstock at the O+ Festival. Dr. Maya Hambright on 10/8, 11am-12pm; & Nick Papas & Lisa Snyder, Step 1 on 10/9, 12-1pm. One timely administration of Naloxone (AKA Narcan) can save someone’s life if they have overdosed on prescription opiod medications, or street drugs like heroin or morphine. It gives a person a chance at life. Family of Woodstock’s Hotline is offering this Narcan Training free of charge to the community. Volunteers needed -email volunteers@familyofwoodstockinc.org or call 331-7080 x157. Family of Woodstock, 16 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 11am-4pm Children’s Book Festival. Over 50 distinguished authors and illustrators gather to talk with readers and autograph their books. Free children’s concert at 1pm. Railroad Green, Warwick. Info: 845-986-1047, albertwisnerlibrary.org. 11am-3pm Feeding the Hudson Valley. Hundreds of members of the public will be provided a free feast, sourced from fresh produce that would have been wasted. The Walkway Over the Hudson, 87 Haviland Rd, Highland. Info: siennah.yang@rescuingleftovercuisine.org., walkway.org/. 11am Tales of the Hudson Valley (live performance). Live reader’s theater performance adapted from Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle and Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Sensoryfriendly. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre.org. $12/adults, $6 children, $22/ family of 4. 11am-1pm Learn to Read the Tarot with Tarot Scholar and Artist Robert M Place. He is the creator of the Alchemical Tarot and the author of The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination. Starting 10/1 event meets for four weeks on Saturdays, 11am-2pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St., Saugerties. Info: 845-246-0180, alchemicaltarot@aol.com, robertmplacetarot. com/classes-and-lectures/. $100/;four weeks. 11am-4pm The Friends of Historic Kingston Celebrates 50 Years: Treasures Great and Small from Our Collections. The 2016 Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery exhibition features highlights of FHK’s collections. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner Wall-Main, Kingston. Info: 845-339-0720, fohk.org. 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, 11am-6pm, through October. Hutton Brickyards, North St, Kingston. 11am Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Tours. Tours will depart at 11am, 12pm, 1 & 2pm. Reservations are strongly suggested. Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, Hudson. Info: 518 348-8993, carolgans14@ gmail.com, HudsonCruises.com. $25, $10/12 & under. 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, woodstocksanctuary.org. $10/adults, $5/kids. 11:30am Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Tours. Tours depart at 11:30am, 12:30, 1:30 & 2:30pm. Reservations are strongly suggested. Athens Village Riverfront Park, Athens. Info: 518 828-5294, carolgans14@gmail.com, HudsonCruises.com. $25, $10/12 & under. 12pm-3pm Emerson Columbus Weekend Celebration. Fall Festival offering a Tent sale, Tastings, Shopping & Sales. Saturday join a Drum Circle by Kodi and Crew; free face painting, children’s activities & games, a pie eating contest and a performace of the “Time Warp” with the STS Playhouse. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com. 12pm-6pm Longyear Farm Day - Woodstock Land Conservancy “Fun” Raiser. A day to celebrate our community! Enjoy local food, music, farm & educational activities and participate in a communal land art project. Longyear Farm, 46 Schoonmaker Lane, Woodstock. Info: 646-2710821, karined.wlc@gmail.com, woodstocklandconservancy.org/index.php/programs/longyearfarm-day. $20 Family/$8 Individual. 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@womenspow-

erspace.org. 12:30pm-6:30pm Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday at Mirabai. Walk-ins always welcome or call for appointment. 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $30 for 25 minute tarot reading. 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-4pm Free Farm-Warming at Seed Song Farm. Music, farm snacks, a presentation about participatory farm model, and a walking tour. Seed Song Farm, 160 Esopus Ave, Kingston. Info: 845-902-8154, creek@seedsongfarm.org. 1pm-5pm 1st Annual Brew U Festival. A Beer Enthusiast & Education Festival. Tour the CIA Brewery and talk with Head Brewer Hutch Kugeman in addition to sampling beers and ciders, and talking with regional brewers at this walk-around event. A wide menu of dishes paired with beer, and included in the price of tickets, will be prepared by CIA chefs and offered alongside brewery stations. CIA/ The Egg and Student Commons, Hyde Park. eventbrite.com/e/brew-utickets-27349732787. $60/gen adm, $45/designated driver, $80/VIP adm, $65/adv tix, $25/adv designated driver. 1pm-2pm Family Fun Program. Crafts, performances, technological and creative projects, music, & art. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 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. 2pm-6pm Hudson Valley Bacon Bash. Bacon and fun well done! Bacon, brew, live music and fun for the whole family. Included is a free tour of the museum. OC Farmers Museum, Montgomery. Info: 845-457-2959, hudsonvalleybaconbash. com. 2pm-4pm Audition Notice: The Nutcracker. Join us at the Red Barn on Main St in Hunter. All ages welcome. No experience needed. The Red Barn, Main Street, Hunter. Info: 518-263-2000, cmf@catskillmtn.org, catskillmtn.org/events/ special-events/2015-10-03-call-for-auditionslocal-children-and-adults-868.html. 2pm-3pm Indie Author Day. Calling All Local Writers! Libraries all across the US and their local writing communities come together for this first Indie Author Day. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.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 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. 3pm-5pm Opening Reception: Flower Power and More. It features photographs by Howard Harrison. Exhibits through 11/19. Erpf Center, Arkville. Info: 845-586-2611, catskillcenter.org. 3pm-4:40pm Artful Hike: 19th Century Letters & Ballads. As you stroll along the roads designed by Frederic Church, contemplate his words and the words of his family and contemporaries. Artist and musician Brian Dewan does a dramatic reading of F.E. Church’s significant letters from Olana’s collection. This tour is between 1 hour and 1.5 hours in length and will

travel no more than 1 mile. What better way to learn than through primary sources in a stunning landscape? For all ages. Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. olana.org.Olana. $20. 3:30pm-7:30pm Journey Blue Heaven & Emmaretta Marks Outdoor Concert. Rain or shine. Harmony CafĂŠ @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-3484. 4pm-5:30pm Fall Barbecue Blast. Platter of ribs ($16) or one-half barbecued chicken ($14) with baked potato, cole slaw, roll and homemade dessert. Take out or eat in. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rt 212, Woodstock. Info: 845-372-5695. 4pm-6pm Opening Reception: Yellow Fine Arts – Group Exhibit. Yellowfinearts.com Announces it’s First Pop-Up Show. A Group Exhibit of YFA Artists. Exhibits through 10/30. Open Saturdays and Sundays 10am – 5pm and by appointment. The Commons, 785 Main St, 2nd Floor, Margaretville. Info: 917-364-3801, yellowfinearts@gmail.com, Yellowfinearts.com. 4pm-6pm 5th Annual Plein Air Celebration (10/7/-10/9). Proceeds support education programs at Olana and the Columbia County Council on the Arts. This event is free and open to all ages. Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. olana. org.Olana. 5pm-7pm 105th Monthly Art Show Opening Reception. On view will be the Halloween photos by Dion Ogust and the large elephant paintings of Pablo Shine. All shows are curated by Lenny Kislin. Oriole 9, 17 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8117. 5pm-7pm Opening Reception: Bar Carolle. Contemporary artist ZoĂŠ Bellot, artist-in-residency - transforms decayed pianos into piano bars and unique shadowboxes. Exhibits through 11/13. Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren St, Hudson. Info: 518-822-1438, info@hudsonoperahouse. org, hudsonoperahouse.org. 5pm-7:30pm Opening Reception:The Luminous Landscape- The Long View. The gallery’s 19th Annual National Invitational Exhibitionâ€?, featuring James Coe and Jane BloodgoodAbrams, with additional work by Eline Barclay, Karl Dempwolf and Christie Scheele. Free & open to the public. Albert Shahinian Fine Art, 22 E Market St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-7578, info@ shahinianfineart.com. 5pm-7pm Opening Reception: From the Original Negatives. Opening Reception for art exhibition of iconic rock and roll related photographs printed from the original negatives. Woodstock Framing Gallery, 31 Mill Hill Road, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-6003, WFGgallery@gmail.com, WFGgallery.com. 5pm Roast Beef Dinner. Complete with all the trimmings and dessert including homemade apple pie. Second serving at 6:15pm. Take-outs available from 5-6:45pm. Shady United Methodist Church, Church Rd, Shady. Info: 845-6792982. $14/adults, $7/children. 5pm Music in the Woods: Different Voices with Jay Clayton. Rail Trail CafĂŠ, 310 River Rd Ext, Tillson. railtrailcaferosendale.com. 6pm-9pm Scott Daniel Ellison: Skull-Ring Necklace. Recent paintings and drawings. Matteawan Gallery, 436 Main Street, Beacon. Info: 845 440 7901, info@matteawan.com, matteawan.com/. 6pm-9pm Opening Reception: Fly Home. New work by Tom Holmes in Gallery One. Bibianna Huang Matheis CORSO - Tao of Florence in the Beacon Room. Exhibits through 11/6. BAU Gallery, 506 Main St, Beacon. Info: 845-440-7584erica_ leigh@yahoo.com. 7pm-10pm The Late Quartet. Live Jazz with John Bruschini - guitar, John Mulkerin - trumpet, Tani Tabbal - drums, Mark Usvolk -bass. Free admission. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845.687.6373, mark@lydiasdeli. com, lydiasdeli.com.

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7pm-9pm Opening Reception - “It’s All Politics� Exhibition. Political art: past, present and future. On view through 11/12. Greene County Council on the Arts, 398 Main Street, Catskill. Info: 518-943-3400, niva@greenearts.org, greenearts.org/our-upcoming-exhibition-itsall-politics/. 7pm Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine, Hopeless, But Not Serious. WAAM hosts Mik & Gilles Before They Immigrate to Canada. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2940, info@woodstockart.org, woodstockart.org. $12. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage. John Hammond: Legendary Bluesman. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm-10pm Live Jazz. John Bruschini - guitar, John Mulkerin - trumpet, Mark Usvolk - bass, Tani Tabbal - drums. No cover charge, food & full bar available. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-6373, lydiasdeli.com. 7pm-9:30pm Smart Meter Fires: Burning Meters and Shocking Answers. Michele Hertz, founder of Stop Smart Meters NY, has been fighting the deployment of smart meters since 2010. Sponsored by Stop Smart Meters Woodstock. Free and open to the public. . Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8111, wblelock@woodstockarts.com. 7pm The Old Dutch Church presents a Living Cemetery Tour. It’s October 1777 and you’re invited to meet the famous and the infamous who are buried on the grounds. Ideal for families, and students of history of all ages! Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St, Kingston. Info: 845-475-7973, theatreontheroad.com. $10/pp, free/12 & under. 7pm-9pm Night Music at The Village Market. Jazz, Blues and Funky Stuff. Beer, Wine, Dinner. Doors open at 6:30pm. Village Market, 125 Main St, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1234. 7pm St. James’ 7th Annual Graveyard Tour. An entertaining and educational look into the lives and times of several residents of the 200-yearold cemetery. The hour-long tours are scheduled Fridays and Saturdays, through 10/22 at 7, 7:30, & 8pm. St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. Info: 845-229-2820, stjamesoffice@stjameshydepark.org, tjameshydepark.org/graveyardtours.htm. $17/adults, $7/ 5-12 yr olds. 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. 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. 7:15pm-10pm Saturday Night Jazz and Latin Dance. Featuring George Leary, Harvey Kaiser & Elliot Steel. No Cover. Station Bar and Curio, 101 Tinker St, Woodstock. 7:30pm The Trapps in Concert. Presented by Flying Cat Music. Empire State Railway Museum, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-9453, flyingcatmusic@ gmail.com. $15. 7:30pm-10pm 18th Annual New Paltz Climbing Film Festival. Featuring six short films about climbing, mountaineering, and the human spirit. SUNY New Paltz/Studley Theater, New Paltz.

7:30pm-9:30pm Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles. 2nd set at 8:30pm. No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. GomenKudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-8811, GKnoodles.com. 8pm Born Yesterday. Garson Kanin’s comedy about money, politics and sex — a lighthearted look at abuse of power and bribery in both relationships and politics! The Center For Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-3080, centerforperformingarts.org. $22. 8pm Sly Fox. Set in 1880’s Gold Rush San Francisco, Sly Fox is a farce by Larry Gelbart (Tootsie, MASH) based on the classic Elizabethan satire Volpone. Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-331-2369, performingartsofwoodstock.org%20. general public $23, seniors and students $20. 8pm Intimate Performance with Michael Franti and Guitarist Jay Bowman. Doors open at 7pm. Proceeds benefit the Radio Woodstock Cares Foundation and to benefit breast cancer research locally at the Dyson Center for Cancer Care in Poughkeepsie. The Chance, 6 Crannell St, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-471-1966, thechancetheater.com. 8pm-9:15pm Yackez / Larissa and Jon Velez Jackson | Give It To You Stage. Yackez morphs their underground shows into a large-scale dance musical combining ballroom dance, older adult fitness, and pro-wrestling. Mount Tremper Arts, 647 South Plank Rd, Mt Tremper. mounttremperarts.org/yackez. 8pm Two Americas: Songs of Protest and Reconciliation. Featuring Jeremy Siskind, Justin Kauflin, and special guests. An evening of songs of power and resistance, protest and reconciliation. Co-presented by Catskill Jazz Factory. Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845-7587900, fishercenter.bard.edu. $25-50. 8pm The Night Alive. Play by Conor McPherson. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34. 8pm Leyla McCalla Trio. Leyla sings in 3 languages and plays 3 different instruments, has two critically acclaimed albums, and is now coming to Hunter! Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7950 Main Street, Hunter. Info: 518-263-2000, cmf@catskillmtn.org, app.arts-people.com/ index.php?ticketing=cmf#. $7 - $30. 8pm The DMajor Project’s Album Release Party. The Rosendale CafeÂŽ, 434 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-9048, RosendaleCafe.com. $10. 8:30pm-11:30pm Soul City Motown Revue. Soul City presents some of the best hits from music history Motown and Stax recording studio. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. Info: 845-687-2699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, highfallscafe.com. Pass the hat. 9pm SPIV UK. Harmony CafĂŠ @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 10pm Live @ The Falcon Underground: Frank Carillo & The Bandoleros. 2008 Roots Rock Artists of the Year. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.

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com. 10pm Dance Party. Featuring DJ Majic Juan. Every Saturday night. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792814, lodgewoodstock.com.

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able for relaxation, entertainment and dining. Hudson Valley Rail Trail, 75 Haviland Rd, Highland. hudsonfest.com. 10am-5pm Belleayre Annual Fall Festival. The weekend will be packed full of activities for the entire family, food, live music, fall foliage sky rides, & pumpkin decorating Free admission. Belleayre, Highmount. Info: 845-254-5600, belleayre.com/Home/Components/Calendar/ Event/333/151.

Seventh Annual O+ Festival. A 3-day celebration (10/7-10/9) of art and wellness. Live bands, visual and performing arts, film screenings, dance party and more. Held at various venues and times in Kingston’s Historic Uptown District. For schedules and information including weekend wristband pass, visit website. Kingston’s Historic Uptown District, Kingston. opositivefestival.org.

10am-4pm Forsyth Nature Center Fall Festival. Family-friendly festival includes live music, wagon rides, bouncy houses, vendors, raffles, great food, and the FNC animals! Forsyth Park, 157 Lucas Avenue, Kingston. Info: 845-3393053, forsythnature@gmail.com, facebook. com/forsythnaturecenter. Free admission; free entertainment; nominal cost for some activities.

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.

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

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 traditional 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. 9am-5pm Rip Van Winkle Hiker Events Offered. Join the Rip Van Winkle Hikers. Choose one that fits with your current physical condition. Halcott Mountain. Info: 609-731-3318, newyorkheritage.com/rvw/. 9am-3pm Woodstock British Car Show. On display will be more than 100 \classic and modern cars. A 1950s song and dance show will be presented by the New York Conservatory for the Arts. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. Free parking available. Register your vintage car at WoodstockBritishCarShow.com. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. Info: 917-7740589, johnvoelcker@yahoo.com. 9am-4pm High Falls Flea Market. Art, antiques, collectibles, crafts & treasures. Market runs thru 10/30. Grady Park, 23 Mohonk Rd & Rt 213, High Falls. 9am-8pm Mower’s Flea Market. Held every Saturday and Sunday. Maple Lane, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-6744. 10am Stone Ridge Library Fall Book Sale. Books galore, soups, bread, knitters on Saturday only. Sunday sale will offer a Bag Sale $10/ bag. Rain or shine. 845-687-7023. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge. Info: 8456877023, manager@stoneridgelibrary.org, stoneridgelibrary.org. 10am-6pm Sugar Loaf Fall Festival. Three days music, food, crafts and family events. Crafters from the tri-state region, kids zone, live music in the Bertoni Sculpture Garden. Held rain or shine. Sugar Loaf Art & Craft Village, Sugar Loaf. Info: 848-467-8427, sugarloafnewyork.com. 10am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon Main Stage. Saints of Swing (Swing). The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 10am Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: River Otters & The Weasel Family. Learn what makes these creatures so fascinating to watch. Suggested for families with children over the age of five. Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, Cornwall. Info: 845-534-5506, ext. 204, hhnm. org. $7, $5/child. 10am-6pm Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are priced by size from $.50 - $20. While supplies last - munchkins, spookies, weebies & gourds. Pumpkin Patch will be open through 10/31. Hours: Mon-Tues, 2-6pm; Wed-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-6pm. All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Church. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Rt 28, Shokan. Info: 914-804-9798, ReservoirUMC.com. 10am-4pm Mac-Haydn Theatre Costume Sale. Month-long sale of costumes from overflowing storage spaces includes unique one-of-a-kind pieces, ensemble sets, items suitable for theatre shows, Halloween and more! New items added throughout the sale; check machaydntheatre. org or facebook.com/MacHaydnTheatre/ for updates and special offers. Open to the public. The Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc., 1925 State Route 203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, machaydn@ fairpoint.net, machaydntheatre.org. 10am Fall Foliage Train Ride. Departure times: 10 & 11:45am,1:30 & 3:15pm. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), Mount Tremper. Info: 845-6887400, cmrrinfo@gmail.com, catskillmtrailroad. com. $14, $8/2-11, $13/senior/veteran/military. 10am-5pm Highland HudsonFest. Showcases local and Valley merchants, farms, vineyards, restaurant, artists and everything that makes this community so special. HudsonFest is your opportunity to walk, bike or drive to the entrance of the trail to experience this magnificent trail and celebrate the contributors of taste, sound, vision and artistry of the Hudson Valley. Vendors will line the trail and the main tent will be avail-

10am-2pm Ellenville Farmers’ Market. Market and Center streets, Ellenville. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are wellpracticed in Iyengar Yoga Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris, this class focuses on refining basic postures and introducing more advanced asanas. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10:30am-12pm Challah Baking Workshop. Hands-on fun for all ages. Leave with two loaves ready to bake at home. Learn about family traditions. Pre-registration is required. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul. org. $15. 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 Quilts in the Valley. Biennial judged quilt show. Presented by the Wiltwyck Quilt Guild. Featuring: Over 200 quilts, Raffle Quilt and Prizes, Demonstrations, Quilt Vendors, Member Quilt Boutique, Dream Baskets, Art Doll Exhibit, SAQA Trunk Show, Guest speaker: Katharina Litchman, Sunday Bed Turning. Rondout Valley Middle School, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-6798587. $7, free/under 10. 11am-7pm Ulster County Italian Festival. Everything Italian! Music, specialty foods, products, desserts/pastries, beers & wines. Roundout Waterfront, Kingston. ucitalianamericanfoundation.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, woodstocksanctuary.org. $10/adults, $5/kids. 12pm-3pm Emerson Columbus Weekend Celebration. Fall Festival offering a Tent sale, Tastings, Shopping & Sales. Saturday join a Drum Circle by Kodi and Crew; free face painting, children’s activities & games, a pie eating contest and a performace of the “Time Warp” with the STS Playhouse. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com. 12pm-1pm Narcan Trainings. Offered by Family of Woodstock at the O+ Festival. Dr. Maya Hambright on 10/8, 11am-12pm; & Nick Papas & Lisa Snyder, Step 1 on 10/9, 12-1pm. One timely administration of Naloxone (AKA Narcan) can save someone’s life if they have overdosed on prescription opiod medications, or street drugs like heroin or morphine. It gives a person a chance at life. Family of Woodstock’s Hotline is offering this Narcan Training free of charge to the community. Volunteers needed -email volunteers@familyofwoodstockinc.org or call 331-7080 x157. Family of Woodstock, 16 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 12pm-5pm 2016 Annual Mum Festival. View thousands of mums in bloom. Live music, arts and crafts booths, martial arts demonstrations, face painting, art contest, Mum Queen, and refreshments. Rain date 10/16. Seamon Park, 5 Malden Ave, Saugerties. Info: mmayer@hvc.rr.com. 12pm-2pm Pumpkin Carving Workshop. Master carver and artist Deane Arnold will teach you creative ways to make Jack O’Lanterns. Registration. Soons Orchards, New Hampton. Info: 845-374-5471, Facebook: Pumpkin Carving Workshop. 12pm-2pm Kimberly with Bruce Hildenbrand. This High Falls based singer-songwriter performs a variety of great originals. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. Info: 845-6872699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, highfallscafe. com. p. 12pm-5pm 2016 Annual Mum Festival. See thousands of mums in bloom. Live music, arts arts/crafts booths, martial arts demonstrations, face painting, art contest, Mum Queen, &refreshments. Rain Date: 10/16. Seamon Park, 5 Malden

Ave, Saugerties. Info: mmayer@hvc.rr.com, village.saugerties.ny.us. 12:30pm-6pm Astro-Tarot Readings. By angelologist and astrologer Diane BergmansonEvery Sunday at Mirabai. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call for appointment. 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $40 for 45 minute Astro-Tarot; $60 for one hour in-depth. 1pm Family of Woodstock Big $$$ Raffle. Someone is about to win $20k! The raffle is FAMILY’s major fundraiser of the year with prizes totaling $32,800 including the Grand Prize of $20k. While the early bird drawing has already occurring, there are still $30,600 of prizes to be had. The Big $$$ Drawing will occur during the O+ Festival. Family of Woodstock/Kingston, 39 John St, Kingston. Info: 845-331-7080. 1pm Sunday Football Brunch. Happy Hour begins from 6-8pm. No cover for this event. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, lodgewoodstock.com. 1pm-2pm Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Village Green, Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-7148, rizka@hvc. rr.com. 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. 1:30pm Book Reading: Alexia Fortune. Author of Sex, Love, and Spirit. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8000, goldennotebook.com. 2pm Sly Fox. Set in 1880’s Gold Rush San Francisco, Sly Fox is a farce by Larry Gelbart (Tootsie, MASH) based on the classic Elizabethan satire Volpone. Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-331-2369, performingartsofwoodstock.org%20. general public $23, seniors and students $20. 2pm-4pm The Number 7 in Native American Spirituality with Evan Pritchard. Learn Native American insights about the significance of our attraction to the “lucky” number 7. From the seven sisters of the Pleiades, the seven directions, seven colors of the rainbow, seven levels of clouds in the sky, seven stages of creation, seven-year growth cycles, and the prophecies of the seven fires. Learn how seven-based teachings from different Native American nations can help bring completion and order into your daily lives. 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $25. 2pm-4pm Tad Wise Talk: “The Maverick Colony: Brigadoon of the Catskills”. Lecture on Hervey White with readings from his recently completed book, The Maverick’s Maverick: Hervey White & The Soul of Woodstock. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2940, info@woodstockart.org, woodstockart.org/4664-2/. $12. 2pm The Night Alive. Play by Conor McPherson. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34. 2:30pm Bridge Music Guided Tour with the composer Joseph Bertolozzi. He will lead a tour of his “Bridge Music” sound-art installation. The public will get a chance to play along to the music; drumsticks will be provided. Free. Open to all. Franklin D. Roosevelt “Mid Hudson” Bridge., 36 Gerald Dr, Poughkeepsie. Info: info@JosephBertolozzi.com, facebook.com/ events/1436970499649502/. 3pm Book Reading: Johanna and Robert Titus. Authors of The Catskills: A Geological Guide. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8000, goldennotebook.com. 3pm Born Yesterday. Garson Kanin’s comedy about money, politics and sex — a lighthearted look at abuse of power and bribery in both relationships and politics! The Center For Performing Arts, 661 Rt 308, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-3080, centerforperformingarts.org. $22. 3pm-5pm Dance Film Sunday: Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty. Captured live at the Hippodrome (Birmingham, England) in HD in 2013, Bourne’s haunting new scenario is a gothic fairy tale for all ages. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main Street, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre. org. $12/adults, $6/ children. 3pm 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. 3:30pm Organ Recitals. Jordan Prescott, Organ Scholar at Duke University Chapel will perform. The largest all-pipe organ in a house of worship in the World. Free. West Point Cadet Chapel, West Point. Info: 845-938-2308, westpoint.edu. 3:30pm-7:30pm 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 2016 Bach Cantata Series: Kairos: A Consort of Singers. The featured work will be Cantata No. 7, “Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam” (“Christ our Lord came to the Jordan”), with chamber orchestra. Also on the program, violinist Rachel Evans will perform Heinrich Ignaz Franz

October 6, 2016 von Biber’s Sonata No. 4, “The Presentation”, and Kairos will perform the motet “Nun danket alle Gott” by Bach’s pupil Johann Altnickol. It is suggested that you arrive at the venue at least 20 minutes before the performance to ensure adequate seating. Holy Cross Monastery, Route 9W, West Park. Info: 845-256-9114, kairosconsort.org. $10/suggested donation. 4pm Book Reading: Fran Wishnick. Author of Craig Climbed a Tree: His Lifelong Struggle, in which she challenges us to improve how we support and treat the strangers, friends, families, students and clients who have difficulties. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 6 Church St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8300. 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. 4:30pm-8:30pm Dance to benefit The Food Pantry and Clearwater Organization. Double Hit Performance: The Judith Tulloch Band, jazz, acoustic rock & world music. Info: Judithtulloch. com & The Gaslight Tinkers, African, Caribbean, funk, reggae & Latin. Info: the gaslighttinkers. com or 914-907-4928. Doors open at 4pm. $20 admission. Food & drinks available. Silent Auction. St. Luke’s Parish House, 850 Wolcott Ave, Beacon. 4:30pm The Napoli-Shaut Sextet. Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. $20. 5pm Freestyle Frolic. New Day, New venue, New Dance Energy!Bring snacks to share. There’s a separate hangout space to shmooze, snack and do art. Bring the kids!5pm Contact Improvisation 7pm Potluck Snax & All-Ages #EcstaticDANCEParty.Free. Mountain View Studio, 20 Mountain View Ave, Woodstock. Info: 3588 Main St, Stone Ridge, facebook.com/thefrolic/ posts/10157548641605523. 5pm-8pm Catskill Interpretive Center Fall Gala 2016. An evening of local fare, libations, and music. Maurice D. Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center, 5096 State Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-3369. $65 - $1,000. 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 Main Stage - Sunday Evening Jazz. Sheila Jordan & Cameron Brown Duo. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 8pm Live Latin Jazz. Every Sunday! Happy Hour begins from 6-8pm. No cover for this event. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, lodgewoodstock.com. 9pm Tom Depetris Band. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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7:30am-8:30am Free Community Meditation. Meets weekly on Mondays 7:30-8:30am and Thursdays 12:15-12:45pm. All are welcome for silent sitting and walking meditation. For optional beginner instruction, please arrive 10 minutes early. Silence begins at 7:30am on Mondays, and 12:15pm on Thursdays. Drop-in attendance welcome. Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Facilitated by Doree Lipson & Meredith Johnson, Zen practitioners and meditation teachers. Donations appreciated. Educational Annex of Wellness Embodied,A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing, 126 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-419-0293, wellnessembodiedcenter.com/community-meditation. 8am-5pm Rip Van Winkle Hiker Events. Join the Rip Van Winkle Hikers. Choose one that fits with your current physical condition, visit: newyorkheritage.com/rvw/. Winnesook Lake Mountain from Slide Parking Area. Info: 607-832-4368. 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, 845-6795906. 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 Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792880. $1 donation. 9:30am-3pm ServSafer Food Safety Manager Certification Course. CCEUC Education Center, 232 Plaza Rd, Kingston. Info: 845 340-3990, ulster.cce.cornell.edu/events/2015/01/12/ servsafe-food-safety-manager-course. $150, $75/ recertify. 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-6pm Sugar Loaf Fall Festival. Three days music, food, crafts and family events. Crafters from the tri-state region, kids zone, live music in the Bertoni Sculpture Garden. Held rain or shine. Sugar Loaf Art & Craft Village, Sugar Loaf. Info: 848-467-8427, sugarloafnewyork.com. 10am-3pm Columbus Day Brunch. The Cafe will serve brunch on Columbus Day. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. Info: 845-6872699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, highfallscafe. com. No charge for entrance to brunch. 10am Fall Foliage Train Ride. Departure times: 10 & 11:45am,1:30 & 3:15pm. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), Mount Tremper. Info: 845-6887400, cmrrinfo@gmail.com, catskillmtrailroad. com. $14, $8/2-11, $13/senior/veteran/military.

Lecture. Marjane Satrapi, best-selling author of Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, will give a talk about her work as an author and illustrator. Vassar College Chapel, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, info.vassar.edu/news/announcements/20162017/161010-marjane-satrapi.html. 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.

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 Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792880. $1 donation.

6pm-8pm Kingston Swing Dance Series. Fourweek beginner swing dance series: October 10, 17, 24, & 31 and November 7, 14, 21, & 28 with Linda and Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios. Beginner Swing Dance Class sessions 6-7pm. No partner or experience necessary. Intermediate Level L 7-8pm. $85 per person per four-week series. For more info and to register visit got2lindy.com or call 845-236-3939. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845-236-3939, got2lindy.com.

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.

6pm-8pm Meeting of ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network). A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). New Progressive Baptist Church, 8 Hone St, Kingston. Info: 845-475-8781, enjan.org.

11am-4pm Adams Annual Harvest Fest. There’s lots of free fun for the kids—pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting and more. Fall fun for the whole family. Adams Fairacre Farm, 1560 Ulster Ave, Lake Katrine. Info: 845-336-6300, adamsfarms. com/location/kingston/.

6pm-7:30pm Rhythmic Healing Drum Circle with Al Romao. Bring any kind of hand drum or rattle. Please call to register. Space is limited. 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $10.

11am-12pm Chair Yoga. Chair Yoga is for those who need extra support to enjoy the benefits of yoga- with Kathy Foley. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 12pm-2pm Holiday Variety Talent Showcase. Presented by King’s Kids Community Performing Arts Kids Program. Grades K-12 & adults. $10 pp. Show at 7pm. BSP Lounge, 323 Wall Street, Kingston. Info: 845-339-0327, ralphine@gmail.com.

7pm Holiday Variety Talent Showcase Performance. Presented by King’s Kids Community Performing Arts Kids Program. Grades K-12 & adults. $10 pp. BSP Lounge, 323 Wall Street, Kingston. Info: 845-339-0327, ralphine@gmail. com. 7pm Book Reading: Elizabeth Lesser. Author of Marrow, her new memoir. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8000, goldennotebook.com.

12pm Gyrokinesis. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage. Corey Dandridge’s World of Gospel Residency (Gospel). The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

12:15pm Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting. Beekman Arms, 6387 Mill St, Rhinebeck. Info: 914 244-0333.

7pm Poetry Night! Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

12:30pm-6:30pm Crystal Tarot Readings and Chakra Clearing Sessions with Mary Vukovic. Every Monday 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. 1pm-2pm Needlework Group. Knitters, crocheters, rug hookers & stitchers of all types and beginners welcome. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 2pm-6pm Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are priced by size from $.50 - $20. While supplies last munchkins, spookies, weebies & gourds. Pumpkin Patch will be open through 10/31. Hours: MonTues, 2-6pm; Wed-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat & Sun, 10am6pm. All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Church. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Rt 28, Shokan. Info: 914-804-9798, ReservoirUMC.com. 2pm-4pm Senior Painting with Judith Boggess. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 3pm-5pm Math Help with Phyllis Rosato. From kindergarten to calculus. Free. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. phoenicialibrary.org/. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street City Farm Stand. Open for fresh vegetables and 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, Kingston. Info: 845-532-0011. 3:30pm-4:30pm Amateur Guitar Jam. Join this casual gathering of acoustic musicians. Bring your own guitar. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 4pm-5pm Muay Thai for Kids. For ages 5 to 13. Children learn the basics of the art of the eight limbs with our knowledgeable instructors. Build confidence and personal strength. Free. Free ongoing class. Stockade, 302 Wall St, Kingston. stockademuaythai.com. 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. 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 “An Evening with Marjane Satrapi”

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7:30pm Hudson Valley Railroad Society History Night. HVRRS Business meeting at 7:30pm, followed by program at 8pm. Meets the 2nd Monday of each month. Hyde Park Train Station Museum, 38 River Rd, Hyde Park. Info: 845 229-8562, hydeparkstation.com. 8pm Industry Night at The Lodge. Featuring live funk with Fishin’ Chicken. Happy Hour all Night! Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, lodgewoodstock. com.

Tuesday

10/11

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. 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. Woodstock Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 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. 9:30am The Saugerties Seniors Meeting. Settled and Serving in Place (SSIP)is a social selfhelp group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Village Diner, Main St, Saugerties. Info: 845 255-0609. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 11:30am Gyrokinesis. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates. com. $10/drop-in. 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. 1pm-2pm Esopus Artist Group. Join this ongoing session of art making. Bring your own supplies. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 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. 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-1559. $10 suggested donation. 2pm-6pm Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are priced by size from $.50 - $20. While supplies last munchkins, spookies, weebies & gourds. Pumpkin Patch will be open through 10/31. Hours: MonTues, 2-6pm; Wed-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat & Sun, 10am6pm. All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Church. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Rt 28, Shokan. Info: 914-804-9798, ReservoirUMC.com. 3pm A Celebration Of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Birthday. Wreath laying ceremony in the Rose Garden to celebrate the 132nd birthday of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The guest speaker for the program is Mr. William A Harris, Deputy Director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library. Birthday Cake and refreshments will be served in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center following the ceremony. The event is free and open to the public. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Henry A. Wallace Center, Hyde Park. Info: 845-229-9115. 4pm-5pm Ways of the West. A life-skill series for boys grades 2 - 4, with horses! Developing character in our youth is the foundation for our community’s future. HorsePlay activities instill empathy, evoke pride, teach patience, and stretch imaginations!Led by Cori Nichols, Eagala certified Equine Specialist and Rosey Rouhana, LMHC, NCC. Info: HudsonValleyHorsePlay or call Cori Nichols 845-616 - 3608. $80/series of 4 classes. Meets Tuesdays in October, 4-5pm. Nichols Field, 98 Sherman Rd, Kerhonkson. Hudson Valley HorsePlay.com. 4pm-5pm After School Tweens. Ages 9-12Event includes crafts, outdoor games, book discussions, movies, wii and informal hangouts. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 5:30pm “The Importance of Knowing Ernest: Lessons on Life and Literature I Learned

from Papa” lecture by Valerie Hemingway, October 11. Valerie Hemingway will share her insider’s perspective on her father-in-law Ernest Hemingway and discuss her memoir. Sanders Classroom Building, Spitzer Auditorium at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, http://info.vassar.edu/ news/announcements/2016-2017/161011-valeriehemingway.html. 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. 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. 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. 6:20pm-7:20pm Basic Ballet Class led by Julie Manna. Open Level: Open to all levels. Price: $15 per class. Call: 845-246-4316 or email: saugertiesballetcenter@gmail.com. Saugerties Ballet Center, 10 First St, Saugerties. Info: 845-2464316, saugertiesballetcenter@gmail.com. 6:30pm-8pm The Ulster County Animal Response Team (UCART) Meeting. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge. ucart@ulstercorps.org. 6:30pm Yom Kippur - Kol Nidre. Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, 8 Church St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-9817. 7pm-10pm Open Mic Nite. Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation. Woodnotes Grille – No cover. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com. 7pm-9pm Kol Nidre Service. Listen to the haunting melody of Kol Nidre. Offsite parking begins at 6pm. See website for shuttle information. Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org. Donations welcome. 7pm Stormy Norm. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 7pm-10pm Jazz Jam. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845 452-3232. 7pm-8:30pm Singing Just for Fun! New Paltz Community Singers. Everyone welcome, everyone gets to choose songs. Going 20+ years. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm. Quaker Meeting House, 8 N. Manheim Blvd, New Paltz. genecotton@gmail.com. 7pm-9pm Open Mic. On-going. Free admission. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St., Saugerties. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.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

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Terwilliger Ln (across from Super 8), New Paltz. 7:20pm-8:45pm Magic Modern Dance Class led by Julie Manna. Open Level: Open to all levels. $15 per class aor ongoing 6 week sessions $81. Call: 845-246-4316 or email: saugertiesballetcenter@gmail.com. Saugerties Ballet Center, 10 First St, Saugerties. Info: 845-246-4316, saugertiesballetcenter@gmail.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. 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. 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.

Wednesday

10/12

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 Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 9:30am Yom Kippur Service. Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, 8 Church St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-9817. 9:30am-10:30am ACTing Up! Free weekly program for 2-4-year-olds and their adults Weekly sessions running through. Creative time of songs, stories, games and crafts all facilitated by Jessica Coons. Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, Athens. www.athensculturalcenter.org. 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. 10am-5pm Rip Van Winkle Hiker Events. Join the Rip Van Winkle Hikers. Choose one that fits with your current physical condition, visit: newyorkheritage.com/rvw/. Wilcox Park. Info: 845-758-6143. 10am-6pm Yom Kippur Services. Yom Kippur service followed by Yizkor. Children’s services and activities. Everyone is welcome! Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul. org, www.wjcshul.org. Donations welcome. 10am-12:15pm Yom Kippur Children’s Services. 3rd grade through 5th grade / 10 am – 11am; & 4 years old through 2nd grade / 11:15 am – 12:15 pm. Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, 8 Church St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-9817. 10:30am-11:30am Senior Strengthening with Linda Sirkin. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 10:30am-12:30pm Senior Writing with Lew Gardner. Writers ofall levels of experience, beginner to expert, whether interested in non-fiction, short stories, plays, memoir, or poetry, writers age 55 are invited to join the group. Meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. 11am Visiting Artist Lecture: Michael Mapes, photographer. Mapes works with tiny materials - dissected photographs, hair, fingernails, scent, eyelashes, fingerprints, makeup, handwriting and breath. Lecture Center 100, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3830, artlectures@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu. 12pm-6pm Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are priced by size from $.50 - $20. While supplies last - munchkins, spookies, weebies & gourds. Pumpkin Patch will be open through 10/31. Hours: Mon-Tues, 2-6pm; Wed-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-6pm. All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Church. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Rt 28, Shokan. Info: 914-804-9798, ReservoirUMC.com. 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. 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. 12:30pm-1:30pm Plant Power: Free Herbal Wellness Series. Adriana Magaña — Herbal First Aid. The second Wednesday of every month a variety of topics will be taught including informational and workshop formats. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz. 1pm-2pm Esopus Stitchers. Cross-stitch, needlepoint, crewel and more- bring your current project or learn a new craft. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail. com, esopuslibrary.org. 1pm The Sawkill Seniors Meeting. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month. The meetings begin with a formal format, followed by a raffle, socializing & refreshments. Guest speaker will be Dan Hawb, attorney, Town Justice in Saugerties There is also a card game for those who wish to participate. New members are welcome. Town of Kingston Town Hall, Kingston. Info: 845 336-5164. 1:30pm-2:30pm Mah Jongg. Learn to play this ancient Asian game. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 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-4pm Sinterklaas 2016 Mask Coloring. Learn about this years’ Honored Animal “The Owl.” Start coloring the 500 owl masks that need decorating for the parade. Starr Library, 68 West Market St, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-4030. 3pm-4:30pm Free Moving For Live Dance Exercise for Health. Facilitated by certified instructor, Florence Poulain. For people in cancer treatment, recovery or with a chronic illness. Classes can be done standing or seated. Program was designed by Somatic Movement Therapist and Exercise Physiologist Dr. Martha Eddy. Register by calling 845-339-2071 or eamil doris.blaha@hahv.org. Held in the ASB Auditorium. HealthAlliance, 75 Mary’s Ave, Kingston. 3pm The Chess Club. For experienced adult players from 3-4:30pm; Beginners will meet 4:30-5:30pm. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845 255-1255, librarian@gardinerlibrary.org. 3pm-7pm South Pine Street City Farm Stand. Open for fresh vegetables and 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, Kingston. Info: 845-532-0011. 3:30pm-8:30pm Woodstock Farm Festival! If it’s Wednesday it’s Woodstock! Join us at the mid-week market rain or shine, Alfresco dining, loads of farm fresh food. Open til dusk. 6 Maple Lane, Woodstock. 4pm Yom Kippur. Book of Jonah at 4pm, followed by an afternoon Yizkor, Neilah 5 pm followed by Potluck Break-the-Fast in the Community Center! Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, 8 Church St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-9817. 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-7pm Teen Tech Tutor. Call to reserve a time or drop in. Need help with your laptop, tablet, smartphone, or other device? Complete beginners welcome. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@ rcls.org, http://www.gardinerlibrary.org. 5pm-6:30pm Breast Screening and Information Session. For women ages 50-64. Topics discussed in the information session will include: navigation and support for patients with breast cancer, breast cancer risk factors, guidelines for mammograms and nutrition, and breast health information, among other topics. Registration deadline: 9/30. Dyson Breast Center, 21 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie. Info: 855-277-4482. 5pm-6pm Juggling & Hula-Hooping. Learn and practice juggling & hula-hooping- for adults. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 5pm-6pm Beginner Muay Thai for Adults. For ages 14 to 65. Learn the ancient martial art of Muay Thai in this high intensity class. Students of all levels and abilities are welcome. Free ongoing class. Stockade, 302 Wall St, Kingston. stockademuaythai.com. 5:15pm-6:15pm Italian Conversation Class. Weekly class is designed for people who have some knowledge of the Italian language and would like to improve their conversational skills. Taught by Dr. Ornella Lepri Mazzuca. Held in the

library community room. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@rcls.org, http://gardinerlibrary.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-7:30pm New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Networking Mixer. Refreshments and conversation. Free. Preregistration is required. Sawyer Savings Bank, 2 Riverview Dr, Marlboro. 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. 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. 6pm 2016 Elizabeth Bishop Reading. National Book Award-winning poet Robin Coste Lewis. Taylor Hall Room 203 at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4375370, vassar.edu/news/announcements/20162017/161012-robin-coste-lewis.html. 6pm-8pm Meeting of ENJAN (End The New Jim Crow Action Network). A Hudson Valley network dedicated to fighting racist policies of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration (the “New Jim Crow”). African Roots Library/ Family Partnership Center, 29 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-475-8781, enjan. org. 6pm Painkiller Crisis: Stories and Advice from a Mom and Doctor. Northern Dutchess Hospital’s Fall Wellness Series Speaker: Dr. Maya Hambright, Health Quest Medical Practice. For seven years, she worked at Ellenville’s Samaritan Village, a drug-treatment center. During this event, she’ll talk about the heroin epidemic in the mid-Hudson Valley, sharing stories and advice on how to help people who fall into the throes of opioid addiction. Registration required. Free. Northern Dutchess Hospital, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-871-1720 ext. 1, healthquest.org/wellness. 6pm-7pm Teen Program. Includes 3-D Modeling Projects, Advisory Board, Robot Club, Games & even Pizza! Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 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. 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-7:30pm Ulster County Photo Club. Photographers of all ages and skill levels are welcome to join this group. Meets on the 2nd Wednesday of Each Month. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 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-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. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground. Jazz Sessions. Host: Doug Weiss (Jazz). The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm-9pm Open Mic. Sign up in person only, 5-7pm. Free admission. Towne Crier Cafe, 379 Main St., Beacon. Info: (845) 855-1300, info@ townecrier.com, townecc.tunestub.com/event. cfm?id=246900&cart.

October 6, 2016 tices & 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. 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 Kurt Henry. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8:30pm-11pm Live at Catskill Mountain 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. 10pm Reggae Night. Featuring Queen Tubby spinning vintage vinyl every Wednesday starting at 10pm. No cover. Happy Hour from 6-8 pm. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, lodgewoodstock.com.

Thursday

10/13

Dutchess Outreach Susan DeKeukelaere Memorial Coat Drive. They need your help to collect adult and children’s winter coats and jackets, especially plus sizes, that are clean and in good condition. Guardian Self Storage location throughout Dutchess County. Other drop off sites are Rhinebeck Bank Branches, Raymour and Flanigan Clearance Center on 757 Vassar Road and all Red Cap Cleaners locations. Info: 845-454-3792, carolann@dutchessoutreach.org. 17th Annual Woodstock Film Festival. Offering a variety of films, first-class concerts, workshops, celebrity-led panels, an award ceremony, and parties (10/13-10/16). The festival takes place in theaters in Woodstock, Saugerties, Rosendale, and Rhinebeck. For schedule and complete information log onto the website. woodstockfilmfestival.com. 6:30am-8am Mysore Ashtanga Practice. Meets every Monday thru Thursday, 6:30-8am. Ashtanga Yoga comes to Woodstock! This 90-minute space is intended to help you build a personal, self-led Ashtanga practice. A teacher will be available to work with you, guiding you along posture by posture, at a pace suitable for you. Appropriate for all levels, beginners to advanced. Led by Kathy Reisfeld and Laura Olson. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18 drop-in, discount for cards available. 8am-9am Senior Feel Good Aerobics with Diane Collelo. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 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-11:15am New Paltz Playspace. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rt 32, New Paltz. HudsonValleyParents.com. 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. 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 Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, prac-

10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters.

September 8, 2016 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 Reformed Church of Saugerties’ 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-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. 12pm-6pm Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are priced by size from $.50 - $20. While supplies last - munchkins, spookies, weebies & gourds. Pumpkin Patch will be open through 10/31. Hours: Mon-Tues, 2-6pm; Wed-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-6pm. All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Church. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Rt 28, Shokan. Info: 914-804-9798, ReservoirUMC.com. 12:15pm-12:45pm 2016 Uptown Fine Arts Music Series. Lorraine Nelson Wolf, Piano & Vocals. Free. Old Dutch Church, 272 Wall St, Kingston. Info: 845-338-6759, olddutchchurch. org. 12:15pm-12:45pm Free Community Meditation. Meets weekly on Mondays 7:30-8:30am and Thursdays 12:15-12:45pm. All are welcome for silent sitting and walking meditation. For optional beginner instruction, please arrive 10 minutes early. Silence begins at 7:30am on Mondays, and 12:15pm on Thursdays. Drop-in attendance welcome. Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Facilitated by Doree Lipson & Meredith Johnson, Zen practitioners and meditation teachers. Donations appreciated. Educational Annex of Wellness Embodied,A Center for Psychotherapy and Healing, 126 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-419-0293, wellnessembodiedcenter.com/community-meditation. 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. John’s Reformed Church, 126 Old Post Rd N, Red Hook. Info: 845 758-1184, olddutchvillagegc@gmail. com. 1pm-2pm Hearing Loss Support Group. Guest Speaker: Kimberly B. Newkirk-Lozier, MS. Ed., CCC-A, an Audiologist Specialist in practice for over 15 years. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1255, nlane@ rcls.org. 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 Rescue Squad Community Room, 222 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 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. 2pm-3:15pm Introduction to Guitar. For those who haven’t played but who would like to give it a try. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 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. 3:45pm-5pm Guitar Lab. This “Lab” will offer those who have played a bit and who want to bump it up a notch some additional lessons. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.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. Connie is an 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/. 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 5th Annual HV Green Building Expo. Educational sessions from 4 – 5pm. This year’s

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ALMANAC WEEKLY theme: The Dollars and Sense of Green Building. Connecting buyers and sellers of green building technologies and services. Learn. Network. Build the Green Economy! SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center 102, New Paltz. usgbc.org/event/hudsonvalley-green-building-expo. 5:30pm-7:30pm Dinner with the Doc: Breast Health: Prevention, Treatment, Survivorship. Hear from Health Quest Medical Practice specialists about their multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach to breast health. Drs. Carolyn Nemec and Angela Keleher, with nurse practitioner Sara Winterleitner and social worker Elizabeth Bourne will talk about all aspects of care, including cancer prevention, diagnosis, surgery, follow-up, high-risk assessment and support. Registration required. Coppola’s, Rte 9, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-554-1734. 5:30pm Talk: Native Edible Plants. Expert forager Expert forager and author Russ Cohen will give a talk featuring over two-dozen species of wild plants. Vassar Barns in the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve, 50 Vassar Farm Lane, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, vassar.edu/ news/announcements/2016-2017/1610-13-russcohen-forager.html. 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-7:30pm “Sunset Sensations” Wine and Food Series. Charles Fells of The Artist’s Palate. 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-8pm Local History Speaker Series: Raising the Dead: Tales from Hudson’s Crypts. Guest speaker Kelley Drahushuk. Held in the Community Room on the first floor. Free and open to the public. Seating is available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda.shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org, hudsonarealibrary.org/. 6pm-8pm Elizabeth Lesser - “Marrow: A Love Story”. The author of the New York Times bestseller Broken Open returns with a visceral and profound memoir of two sisters who, in the face of a bone marrow transplant—one the donor and one the recipient—begin a quest for acceptance, authenticity, and most of all, love. Free. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-0500, helen@oblongbooks. com, oblongbooks.com/event/elizabeth-lessermarrow-love-story. 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 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-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-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. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Lane, Woodstock. Info: 845-876-7906, mideastcrisis.org.

Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34.

7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage. Red Dog Run - Opener: Dupont Brothers (Neo Folk Rock). The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

8pm-11pm A Not Too Open Mic. Hosted by Ras T Asheber. Artists sign up 7pm - 7:45pm. Doors at 8pm. Musician/Performer/Artist Info: call/text: 212-920-1221 or email: showtime@gothamcitywork.com or rastasheber.com. Ongoing-Thursday nights. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 2129201221, showtime@ gothamcitywork.com, lodgewoodstock.com.

7pm-9pm Open Mic Night with Jeff Entin. eff Entin welcomes musicians from all around the Hudson Valley to Open Mic night. Bring your instrument and talent to the stage. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. Info: 845-687-2699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, highfallscafe.com. Pass the hat. 7pm Bruce Molsky: American Old-Time Fiddle and Song. America’s premier talented fiddler and a twice-Grammy-nominated In this performance Bruce will take inspiration from the farmers, miners, railroad workers and American scenes on view in the Celebrating Heroes exhibition. Vassar College/Taylor Hall, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, vassar.edu. 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.

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17th Annual Woodstock Film Festival. Offering a variety of films, first-class concerts, workshops, celebrity-led panels, an award ceremony, and parties (10/13-10/16). The festival takes place in theaters in Woodstock, Saugerties, Rosendale, and Rhinebeck. For schedule and complete information log onto the website. woodstockfilmfestival.com.

7:30pm WOMPS: WoRd oF mOuTh pOeTry SeRieS. Cheryl Rice & Guy Reed. Open reading w/ 5 minute limit. There is a $3.00 admission charge. Artbar Gallery has coffee, some snacks, wine, beer & sodas. Hosted by Teresa Costa. Artbar Gallery, 674 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845-338-2789, tmcosta101@gmail.com. $3.

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-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.

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 Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-6792880. $1 donation.

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. 8pm Mad Forest. A play about revolution, secret police, ghosts, vampires. Where the real and surreal meet before, during and after the Romanian Revolution. Parker Theatre, New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3880, boxoffice@newpaltz. edu, newpaltz.edu/theatre. $18 general reserved, $16 reserved senior (62+) SUNY faculty/staff, $10 reserved SUNY New Paltz student. 8pm The Night Alive. Play by Conor McPherson.

10am-4pm Mac-Haydn Theatre Costume Sale. Month-long sale of costumes from overflowing storage spaces includes unique one-of-a-kind pieces, ensemble sets, items suitable for theatre shows, Halloween and more! New items added throughout the sale; check machaydntheatre. org or facebook.com/MacHaydnTheatre/ for updates and special offers. Open to the public. The Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc., 1925 State Route 203, Chatham. Info: 518-392-9292, machaydn@ fairpoint.net, machaydntheatre.org. 10:30am Pilates Equipment Group Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program,

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6:30pm-9pm Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-8811, GKnoodles. com.

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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.

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9am-3pm Poughkeepsie Fellowship Huge Tag Sale. Variety of house wares, clothes, books, tools, decorative items, toys, plants and some furniture. Refreshments, including home-baked goodies, will be available. Rain or shine. No early birds, please. Unitarian Fellowship of Poughkeepsie, 67 South Randolph Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-471-6580, uupok.org.

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7pm Dungeons & Dragons: Introduction Night. A free, introductory class to anyone interested in learning more about this story-telling, roleplaying game that draws on the depths of your imagination. This workshop is the first step in establishing an ongoing D&D Night. Pre-registration is not required, but your RSVP is appreciated. Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Rd, Roxbury. Info: 607-326-7908, info@roxburyartsgroup.org, roxburyartsgroup.org.

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.

7:30pm Catacomb. Bessie Award–winning choreographer Beth Gill, makes her Fisher Center debut with a Live Arts Bard–commissioned, sitespecific performance inspired by the imagination and subconscious. Bard College/ Luma Theatre, Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter.bard.edu. $25.

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.

7pm-8:30pm Native Roots of American Democracy. Professor Evan Pritchard will discuss how Native American political systems insured liberty and justice for all life forms. Q&A and book signing. Mid-Hudson Sierra Club. RSVP. Free & open to public. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Road, Highland. Info: mhsierraprograms@ yahoo.com.

8pm-10:30pm Jazz with a Taste of Latin @ The Station. Peter Einhorn Trio featuring vocalist Veronica Nunn. No cover charge. Station Bar and Curio, 101 Tinker St, Woodstock.

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32 classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 11am Fall Foliage Train Ride. Departure times: 11am,1 & 3pm. Catskill Mountain Railroad (CMRR), Mount Tremper. Info: 845-688-7400, cmrrinfo@gmail.com, catskillmtrailroad.com. $14, $8/2-11, $13/senior/veteran/military. 11am-4pm The Friends of Historic Kingston Celebrates 50 Years: Treasures Great and Small from Our Collections. The 2016 Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery exhibition features highlights of FHK’s collections. Friends of Historic Kingston Gallery, corner Wall-Main, Kingston. Info: 845-339-0720, fohk.org. 11:30am-1:30pm Heartwarming Soup & Salad Lunches. Warm your heart with fellowship, friendship and a lunch of homemade soups and salad every Friday this Fall through 11/18. New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove Street, New Paltz. Info: (845) 419-5063, sharon.jean. roth@gmail.com, newpaltzumc.org/events/fallsoup-fridays/. 12pm-6pm Pumpkin Patch. Pumpkins are priced by size from $.50 - $20. While supplies last - munchkins, spookies, weebies & gourds. Pumpkin Patch will be open through 10/31. Hours: Mon-Tues, 2-6pm; Wed-Fri, 12-6pm; Sat & Sun, 10am-6pm. All proceeds benefit the ministries of the Church. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Rt 28, Shokan. Info: 914-804-9798, ReservoirUMC.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 Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

ALMANAC WEEKLY Kingston. Info: 845-331-0507. 4pm World War II Living History Weekend. Experience a slice of history as reenactors set up camp. The purpose of a Living History displays is to educate the general public about the daily routine, living conditions, equipmenta and uniforms of the combatants of the Second World War. Line-up: Friday - Set up and firearm exercises & live music; Saturday & Sunday - Troop & Tactical reenactments. Crystal Brook and Mountain Brauhaus, 403 Winter Clove Rd, Round Top. Info: 800-999-7376. 4pm-7pm Heavenly Soup Sale To Go. PINT: $4.50 with a roll. Treat your family to homemade soup for dinner! Many varieties are available. United Reformed Church, Bloomington. Info: 845-901-1402. 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/. 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-10pm American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Renewal Course. This is a recertification class for BLS healthcare providers. For ages 16 to adult. Preregistration and payment are required. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-4759742. $50, $65 with text.

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jam, even chocolate have in common? They are all preserved foods. Can It! celebrates those transformed and transforming foods that have done so much to create the diversity of cuisines found around the world. Free. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St., Saugerties. Info: 845-246-5775.

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 Live @ The Falcon Underground: Nick Catania & The Mystery Machine. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

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-8pm The Monsters You Don’t Know. A spooky seasonal talk as fantasy author Thomm Quackenbush details some of his favorite ghosts and goblins, both those across the world and those lurking in your own backyard. Free & open to all! No registration required. Just show up! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@ gmail.com, tivolilibrary.org. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage. Scott Sharrard & The Brickyard Band (Roots Rock). The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm-10:30pm Elks Lounge Dance Night. A mix of Soul, R&B, Latin, Funk, Reggae, Rock, & Disco. Refreshments & Snacks. Drinks Available. Beacon Elks Lodge, 900 Wolcott Avenue, Beacon. Info: 845-765-0667, rhodaja@optonline. net, meetup.com/Hudson-Valley-Dance-Beat/ events/234200043/. 7pm-9pm Night Music at The Village Market. Jazz, Blues and Funky Stuff. Beer, Wine, Dinner. Doors open at 6:30pm. Village Market, 125 Main St, Gardiner. Info: 845-255-1234. 7pm-8:20pm Women’s Bible Study. Grace Bible Institute: For the Fall Term we are offering:OT 205 - The Book of Nehemiah. The The Course will be 10 weeks. The Study will be: Images of the Holy Spirit. Grace Bible Fellowship Church, Rt9 & Rt9G, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-6923, cdfcirone@aol.com.

7:30pm Catacomb. Bessie Award–winning choreographer Beth Gill, makes her Fisher Center debut with a Live Arts Bard–commissioned, sitespecific performance inspired by the imagination and subconscious. Bard College/ Luma Theatre, Annandale-on-Hudson. Info: 845-758-7900, fishercenter.bard.edu. $25. 7:30pm-9pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services. Join in welcoming Shabbat at the Woodstock Jewish Congregation! All are invited! Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2218, info@wjcshul.org, http:// www.wjcshul.org. 8pm Mad Forest. A play about revolution, secret police, ghosts, vampires. Where the real and surreal meet before, during and after the Romanian Revolution. Parker Theatre, New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3880, boxoffice@newpaltz. edu, newpaltz.edu/theatre. $18 general reserved, $16 reserved senior (62+) SUNY faculty/staff, $10 reserved SUNY New Paltz student. 8pm Geraldine Hughes in Belfast Blues. A tapestry of stories told from Hughes’ perspective as a little girl coming of age in the war-torn Belfast of the 1980s. McKenna Theatre, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3880, boxoffice@newpaltz.edu, www.newpaltz.edu/theatre. $20 general reserved, $18 reserved senior (62+), SUNY New Paltz faculty/staff, $10 reserved SUNY New Paltz student.

1pm-3:30pm New Bridge Group at Community Center. Free. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz. Info: 617-308-9993.

6pm-8pm Matthew Reinhart - “LEGO Pop-Up”. Recommended for Ages 6 to Adult. Event includes a short pop-up demo, Q&A and book signing with the bestselling New York Times bestselling author, artist and paper engineer Matthew Reinhart and the first ever LEGO(R) pop-up book due out on Sept 27 from Scholastic! Free. Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-0500, helen@oblongbooks. com, oblongbooks.com/event/matthew-reinhartlego-pop.

1pm-3:45pm Mah Jongg. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org.

6pm Music in the Woods: Caprice Rouge. Rail Trail Café, 310 River Rd Ext, Tillson. railtrailcaferosendale.com.

3pm-7pm South Pine Street City Farm Stand. Open for fresh vegetables and 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, Kingston. Info: 845-532-0011.

6pm-9pm Nick From No Where. Featuring 40’s standards and covers. Vigneto’s, 890 Vineyard Ave, Highland. Info: 845-834-2828.

7pm St. James’ 7th Annual Graveyard Tour. An entertaining and educational look into the lives and times of several residents of the 200-yearold cemetery. The hour-long tours are scheduled Fridays and Saturdays, through 10/22 at 7, 7:30, & 8pm. St. James’ Episcopal Church, 4526 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park. Info: 845-229-2820, stjamesoffice@stjameshydepark.org, tjameshydepark.org/graveyardtours.htm. $17/adults, $7/ 5-12 yr olds.

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

7pm Conversations at Boughton Place. Meets on the second Friday of each month at 7 pm. Event takes place on Moreno Stage. Boughton Place,, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland. $5 /suggested donation.

7pm Book Reading: Gary Allen. Author of Can It:The Perils and Pleasures of Preserving Foods. What do beer, cheese, yogurt, sauerkraut, miso,

7pm Friday Night Jazz. NYC saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best

8pm Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks’ comedy masterpiece. Center for Performing Arts, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-3080, eileen@centerforperformingarts.org, centerforperformingarts.org. $25, $27.

BE IT ENACTED, by the Legislature of the County of Ulster, as follows: SECTION 1. TITLE. This Local Law shall be known by and may be cited as “The Sky Lantern Prohibition Act.” SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS. Among the powers granted to counties by the New York State legislature, a county may adopt a local law that protects the safety, health, and well-being of persons and property within the boundaries of the county. NYS Municipal Home Rule Law §10 (a) (12). The Ulster County Legislature finds that certain devices, including but not limited to those devices commonly known as, “sky lanterns,” “candle kites,” “Chinese lanterns,” “wish lanterns,” and “sky candles” have become very popular in recent years. These devices are released in mass launches to commemorate events such as holidays, funerals, birthdays, and weddings. The Ulster County Legislature determines that these devices are intended to float in the air whereby the device is akin to a miniature hot air balloon comprised of oiled rice paper, fire retardant paper, fabric, or similar materials pulled over a frame with a small candle fuel cell or similar heat source within the frame. The small candle or fuel cell heats the air inside the lantern causing the lantern to rise into the air. The Ulster County Legislature finds that the release of these devices creates a serious fire and safety hazard because of the potential to start an unintended fire on or off the property from where they are released and these devices can travel significant distances from the point of release. Upon the release or dispatch of the device, it becomes an unattended fire, which is contrary to New York State laws and regulations, without any guarantee the flame or other heat source will be extinguished at the time the device lands on a house, a car, a field, or other undesirable location. The Ulster County Legislature further determines that these devices are hazardous to domestic animals, wildlife, and small children. These devices have landed in agricultural areas and the farm animals, not knowing any better, have eaten parts of the devices which has caused their death. These devices have also been the cause of death for wildlife which have either eaten parts of the device or have gotten trapped in it. The frames of these devices are made ei-

ther from bamboo or wire, or similar materials, and can be large. Small children can either get caught in these frames or snap the frames and hurt themselves. Accordingly, the Ulster County Legislature deems these devices to be a serious threat to the safety of Ulster County residents and their property and, therefore, the sale and use of these devices in Ulster County should be prohibited. SECTION 3. PROHIBITION OF SALE. No natural person, company, corporation, limited liability company, firm, partnership, business organization, or other legal entity in Ulster County shall sell, offer for sale, or permit the sale of a device constructed from oiled rice paper, fire retardant paper or fabric on a bamboo or wire frame or other such similar materials, and which contains a small candle or fuel cell composed of a waxy flammable material or other similar materials which heat, directly or indirectly, the air inside the device, thus lowering its density causing the device to rise into the air, or any similar devices. This prohibition includes devices commonly known as a “sky lantern,” “candle kite,” “Chinese candle kite,” “Kongming lantern,” “wish lantern,” “lantern kite,” “fire balloon,” “sky candle,” “candle balloon,” “mini hot air balloon,” “flying lantern,” or “candle balloon.” SECTION 4. PROHIBITION OF USE. Any unmanned airborne device including, but not limited to, those constructed from oiled rice paper, fire retardant paper or fabric on a bamboo or wire frame or other such similar materials, and which contain a small candle or fuel cell composed of a waxy flammable material or other similar materials which heat, directly or indirectly, the air inside the device, thus lowering its density causing the device to rise into the air shall not be used, released, or dispatched into the air in Ulster County This prohibition includes devices commonly known as a “sky lantern,” “candle kite,” “Chinese candle kite,” “sky lantern,” “Kongming lantern,” “wish lantern,” “lantern kite,” “fire balloon,” “sky candle,” “candle balloon,” “mini hot air balloon,” “flying lantern,” “candle balloon,” or similar devices. SECTION 5. PENALTIES. The first violation of Section 3 or Section 4 of this Article shall constitute an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or by imprisonment not to exceed 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any subsequent violation of Section 3 or

Section 4 of this Article shall constitute an unclassified misdemeanor, punishable by a prison term not to exceed one year and/or a fine not to exceed $1,000, or both. SECTION 6. ENFORCEMENT. This article shall be enforced by the Ulster County Sheriff ’s Department, and shall be enforced by any other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction to act in the County of Ulster, which shall enforce the provisions of this Article by the issuance of a summons to a party violating the provisions of this Article. SECTION 7. APPLICABILITY. This law shall apply to all actions occurring on or after the effective date of this law. SECTION 8. SEVERABILITY. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this law or the application thereof to any person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this law, or in its application to the person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance directly involved in the controversy in which such order or judgment shall be rendered. SECTION 9. REVERSE PREEMPTION. This article shall be null and void on the day that statewide legislation goes into effect incorporating either the same or substantially similar provisions as are contained in this Article or in the event that a pertinent state or federal administrative agency issues and promulgates regulations preempting such action by the County of Ulster. The Ulster County Legislature may determine by resolution whether or not identical or substantially similar statewide legislation or pertinent preempting state or federal regulations have been enacted for the purposes of triggering the provisions of this section. SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its filing in the Office of the Secretary of State. Adopted by the County Legislature: August 16, 2016 Approved by the County Executive: August 31, 2016 Filed with New York State Department of State: September 15, 2016

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. 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-2100. $30/25 minutes, $50/45 minute reading/chakra clearing with crystal lay-out.

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 & snack. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin St,

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE Section I Notice to Bidders The Board of Trustees of Ulster County Community College (in accordance with Section 103 of Article 5-A of the General Municipal Law) hereby invites the submission of sealed bids for PRINTING & DELIVERING of marketing materials from September 2016 through August 2017 for use at the Stone Ridge Campus. Bids will be received until 11:00 am the 11th of October, 2016 at the Vice President for Administrative Services Office on the Stone Ridge Campus, room 212 Clinton Hall, at which time and place all bids will be opened. Specifications and bid form may be obtained from the same office. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Any bid submitted will be binding for 30 days subsequent to the date of bid opening. Dated: September 23, 2016 AA/EOE 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 August 16, 2016, approved by the County Executive on August 31, 2016, and filed with the State of New York on September 15, 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: October 6, 2016 Kingston, New York Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Local Law Number 5 Of 2016 County Of Ulster A Local Law Prohibiting The Sale And Use Of Sky Lanterns In Ulster County

7pm-11pm HVCD Zydeco Dance with ZydeGroove. 7pm Dance Lesson, 8-11pm Dance. White Eagle Hall, 487 Delaware Avenue, Kingston, NY. Info: 845 679-8587, hudsonvalleydance. org. $15, $10/ FT student ID.

8pm Bryan Bowers in concert. Presented by the Hudson Valley Folk Guild’s Friends of Fiddler’s Green Chapter. Hyde Park United Methodist Church, Rt 9 and Church St, Hyde Park. Info: 845-758-2681, hvfolks@aol.com, hudsonvalleyfolkguild.org. $12, $10/senior. 8pm Sly Fox. Set in 1880’s Gold Rush San Francisco, Sly Fox is a farce by Larry Gelbart (Tootsie, MASH) based on the classic Elizabethan satire Volpone. Byrdcliffe Theatre, Upper Byrdcliffe Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-331-2369, performingartsofwoodstock.org%20. general public $23, seniors and students $20. 8pm The Night Alive. Play by Conor McPherson. Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34.

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WůĞĂƐĞ ĂƉƉůLJ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ŵŽŚŽŶŬũŽďƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘ Part/Full-Time; America’s Best Value InnNew Paltz, at 7 Terwilliger Ln- We’re seeking someone that is dependable, reliable, hardworking, and that would like to become part of our Housekeeping Team that serves the tourists visiting our community. Experience is a plus but not necessary. All those interested must apply in person at our front desk.

NOW HIRING - FULL TIME (New Paltz Location) • Sales Coordinator • Guest Service Agent • Night Auditor • Housekeeping • Laundry Attendants • Houseman Please send your resume to Randy.nogueira@hilton.com

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Looking for a good fit for our crew. This is a full-time position. Must have own transportation. Most jobs within 45 minutes of Kingston. Email: hugh@hnibuilders.com please include employment history and a phone number in correspondence. Background check required.

Looking for well-rounded people for local roofing company from entry level to supervisors, with positions that are full time, including yearround work. Most work is roofing but not limited to. Some carpentry work will be required. High end work, with excellent pay for the right people. Applicant must be dependable and have own transportation. Please include phone number and times of availability for an interview.

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is seeking a part-time merchandiser to service stores in Kingston, Hunter, Lake Katrine, Palenville, Shokan, & Woodstock, NY. Please apply at www.fgxi.appone.com

Housekeeper Wanted: Experienced cleaning person. References required, preferably bonded. MUST like cats and be meticulous. Flexible hours. No supplies necessary. Deep and light cleaning. Will pay a reasonable rate. Five minute walk to Village Green. Contact 802-6333.

Carpenters; Lead Carpenters and Carpenters Helpers needed. Woodstock Based Construction company with emphasis on high end residential building seeks lead carpenters and carpenters helpers. Please send resume or make a request by email wwcemployment@gmail.com to receive a job application. Or call (845)679-2130. This is a full-time position, serious inquiries only. Own hand tools, drivers license and transportation a must.

Housekeeper/Caregiver Needed to assist elderly lady in Woodstock. Weekday and weekend shifts are available. Must be dependable with reliable transportation and excellent local references. Call 607-2052941.

Driver CDL-A: Family Owned, Family Oriented, Family Friendly - Carlisle Carrier! Top Pay & Benefits! Consistent Work. 23yoa, Exp. Preferred. 855-980-1338 Full-Time Carpenter Position. Seeking experienced Carpenter to join our family.

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RN/LPNs needed to care for engaging teenager. Duties include dressing changes and respite care. Some lifting required. Must Medicaid enrolled as a private duty nurse. 845-688-5444

Part-Time Floral Merchandiser. Fun, creative immediate position in the Kingston, Vails Gate and surrounding areas. Tuesday, Fridays and Sundays w/additional holiday hours and days available. Contact Diane: 518-527-7720. Contractor w/Kitchen & Bath remodel experience to join our team at WCW Kitchens. Experienced w/running a project from start to finish w/own tools and small crew. Attention to detail w/capabilities to work

***NYS PARKS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY*** The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation is requesting proposals (RFP) for the operation of the Food, Beverage & Catering Concession at James Baird State Park, Pleasant Valley, NY RFP #X001275 For Bid Document and Financial Obligations, please contact Carol Oksa at 845-889-3875 for a copy of the RFP documents. Refer to RFP #X001275. Proposals in response to this RFP are due to State Parks no later than Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 2pm. on plumbing, electrical and cabinet installations. Email your contact info to info@ wcwkitchens.com

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2009 Smart Car! Convertible, 29K miles, A/C, heated seats, excellent condition. $5k. Jim at 845-657-6357. 1993 CADILLAC ALLANTE. 62,102 true miles. Very clean in & out. All options. Summertime use only. Always garaged & pampered. Runs, drives perfectly. Asking $8500, motivated seller. 845-339-6383.

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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.

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

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

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RESERVOIR VIEWS Your first thoughts will be: serene, peaceful and secluded with majestic mountains and an abundance of wildlife. The seller has enjoyed this canvas of colors for 20 years and now wants to share it. With 4 bedrooms and 3½ baths, the master bedroom suite is big and the view is breathtaking. The kitchen has Red Birch cabinets, granite counter tops, stainless steel backsplash and 4” maple floors. This opens to a 900 sf deck, ideal for sunning and entertaining. The dining room offers ample room, seating for 12 with 5” Brazilian cherry floors; the living room, with an inviting fireplace, takes in the views allowing for a perfect flow. The family room/study is quite large with a separate area for your tech savvy users. The second floor has an iron railing and balcony overlooking the living room. Call Doreen Marchisella............. $1,200,000 WER NEW LO E! PRIC

CATSKILLS HIGH PEAK REGION Is what most people call Phoenicia. At the edge of the village is this very charming home, currently set up as a single family residence, with 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. This well-built ranch has a finished full basement and is zoned HC (Hamlet Commercial). Imagine turning the entire home into a Medical Office, or open a day care center. Upstairs, there is an adorable and sunny eat-in kitchen, a spacious living room with Vermont Castings and a gas stove, plus a state of the art media room and recreation room with polished concrete floors. The back yard is with a beautiful blue stone patio, antique wood burning fireplace and gazebo, and graced with gorgeous mountain views. Call Sean Zimmerman! ....................................................................... $229,000

I was waiting for my wife Siddie’s plane to arrive at Stewart Airport, sitting and reading under my big sign that welcomes people to “Win” Country (I love that sign) when I read an ad for a mousetrap that said “Kills Mice Dead.” I thought, “Is there another way to kill them?” Right below that ad was another ad for a Retro Radio Safe that hides your valuables inside it, then I thought to myself again, “So the thief snatches the beautiful Retro Radio too?” Well here are a few ads that really do make Wi nM sense… or ris

A RARE FIND IN OLIVE! RED UCE Is what you will say when you arrive at D!! this wondrous Cedar-Contempo, built in 1913. Our very own agent, Mary Ellen Van Wagenen says, “On almost 2 acres, this home is tucked up on a hill and just a short walk from dipping your fishing rod into the Ashokan Reservoir”. The post and beam living room is a showplace with skylights, beams and cathedral ceilings, wide plank pine flooring, a Vermont Castings woodstove, 2 bedrooms and a den/guest room. The kitchen will enthrall any chef, with raised panel cabinetry and tons of counter space. The French doors lead out to the wrap around deck. Upgrades include Marvin windows, 30-year roof, well-pump and more. Call Mary Ellen with all your questions and for more details! ..............................$259,000 ABC’S AND 1,2,3’S This two story bungalow style home is currently the main building used for administration for a children’s day care and a special education school. This Pristine Multi-Use or Single Family Compound was built in 1940. Located halfway between Woodstock and Saugerties, you’ll find this wonderful property with two structures on 4.7 acres with a long, paved, entry road, bordered by Blue Spruce and Evergreen trees! The first floor has an office with a fireplace, a conference room and kitchen. The second building is 2,400sf used as a school, with wood floors and air conditioning. Updates include: a 200-amp electric security system, front/rear fire code doors, 2 new wells, new septic system for 80 people. Call Mary Ellen Van Wagenen or Ken Volpe ...................................................................$549,000

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Greets you as you meander your way home to this private creative masterpiece. Feel the warmth of the massive stone fireplace, passive solar and hand hewn beams along with appreciating the mindfulness of the owners use of locally sourced and repurposed materials. You MUST come explore this home and property to understand what makes this the right home for YOU! ...... $465,000

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This lovely ranch home perched on a hill has beautiful views. Truly an escape from it all, this 3BR, 3Bath, home has peace & relaxation written all over it. This home has MBR & Bath w/ double walk in closets & sliding doors out to a deck. DR leads to a private screened porch & LR has a fireplace & large windows to see the gorgeous views. Kitchen has an eat in area which leads outside to private backyard. Lower level is partially finished w/a family room & fireplace, bathroom, study/office, BR, utility room, workshop area & plenty of room for storage. One car attached garage has storage & a work area. .......................Asking $309,000

2 Room Office Suite w/sitting area for sublease or share. Very flexible on designated sharing days or sublease completely for 6-months. Private office is entire 3rd floor of professional building, 171 MAIN St., New Paltz. Private parking. Shared kitchenette, bathroom. Full sub-lease; $500/month or share and have any 3 weekdays; $300/ month. Includes Internet, utilities, use of copier. Contact: Craig 845-750-7151.

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

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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 845-691-2770.

48 ACRES WOODSTOCK Beautiful land in Shady, multiple building sites. DOH approved septic, possible further subdivision.

Asking $325,000

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Halter Associates Realty, Inc. 3257 route 212 woodstock, ny 845-679-2010 www.halterassociatesrealty.com 1997 67x14 Mobile Home for Sale. Located in Rosendale Park. Immaculate move-in condition. New roof, furnace, and appliances. Pergo flooring. Main bathroom recently

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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. 845-2557205.

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)

VINTAGE CHARM - Picturesque country setting of 4.9 acres with seasonal Mohonk views & a large fenced garden for your own “farm to table” cookery. This sweet c. 1897 farmhouse was gut renovated in 2009 & offers 2 bedrooms, full bath, living room, dining room, some wood floors and a country style kitchen. Two rustic barns add ambiance & shop or studio potential. Two deeds! .................................. $139,000

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!”

Contact Jeoffrey D. Devor, Assoc. RE Broker 845-687-0232 ext. 126

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WANTED: TENANT FOR CONSIGNMENT/CLOTHING STORE in village of Saugerties. Join another consignment store already in building. 1200 sq.ft. of newly renovated space, hardwood floors, off-street parking & 4 large retail windows for display. Rent negotiable. e-mail for more details: email1private@gmail.com

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1.5 BEDROOM, 800 sq.ft. Unfurnished Apartment. Gardiner. Great view, 10 min. drive to New Paltz. $1100/month plus utilities. No Pets. Call 845-255-1298 after 2 p.m.

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2-Bdrm., 2nd floor unit at Village Arms available 11/1. Hardwood floors, bright, good closet space. Please No Smokers, No Pets. Heat and hot water included. $1200/ month. 1 month security. 845-594-4433.

Call 845-255-7205 for more information

NEW PALTZ GARDENS APARTMENTS

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

845-255-6171 NICE UNFURNISHED ROOMS; Starting at $480/month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call 845-419-2568, leave message. STUDIO APARTMENT & 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT available. $875/month & $1575/month all utilities included. Call for details 914-466-6781.

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A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE! Savvy buyers & sellers know that only Westwood Metes & Bounds offers a 35+ year tradition of recognized success in Ulster County Real Estate. With deep roots in the communities we serve and live in, we provide a uniquely informed perspective on the important aspects affecting your most important investment. With a Westwood professional on your team, you can trust your success to ours. It works!

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REBORN SCHOOLHOUSE - Repurposed schoolhouse/firehouse combo NOW a unique and delightful living space PLUS a 1250 SF STUDIO perfect for artistic or craft endeavors. Open plan eat-in kitchen & living space in former 2 room school. Heated breezeway leads to heated studio, plus 3 bedrooms upstairs. There are wood floors and 1.5 baths, too. Three acres in a country setting. ONE–OF-A-KIND!....... $159,900

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1-BEDROOM SPACIOUS GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT. Newly renovated. Private setting. Clean, quiet, professional type preferred. No pets. No smoking. First, last, security. $850/month. Heat, hot water, cable included. (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.

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LARGE 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT w/ panoramic mountain/valley views w/deck, laundry, storage shed & attic. Peaceful setting, 7 miles to Woodstock, 4 miles to Saugerties. $850/month includes electric. Call 845-679-4331. NICE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in great location. Rent is $825/month plus utilities. First, last, security required. Call Phil 646-644-3648. 14’ x 70’ mobile home, 3-bedroom (1-small), 1.5 baths, W/D, Air conditioner on 25 beautiful acres. 6 miles from Village. No smoking, no pets. $950/month plus deposit. References. 845-217-7937

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SEEKING ROOMMATE who leads quiet life. 12 minutes outside of Woodstock by car. $500/month includes utilities and WiFi. Pet friendly. 845-246-9995, leave message and we’ll call you back. Woodstock/Lake Hill; CHARMING FURNISHED CABIN for rent from Nov 1-April 30th. $1000/month plus utilities. 1-bedroom plus den. Best suited for one person or a couple. No pets. 917-608-9145 for pics/ appointment.

CREATIVE INSPIRATION! – Start with a 20’ x 40’ Open Loft-like Space, 2 spacious 10’ x 20’ open decks, 4 skylights & Floor to Ceiling Windows – add in a workshop for hobbies or crafts, a finished basement for studio space and what do you get? Nirvana! A gorgeous home with open front & rear yards, 4 BR, 2.5 updated baths, brick FP & beautiful mature trees for privacy all located on a 1.2 acre lot set in a cul-de-sac! City Loft Living in Woodstock! ....................$239,000

Joan T. Hagedorn, Assoc. Broker 845-750-7047 mobile 275 Route 375, West Hurley, NY 12498

LONG TERM FURNISHED WOODSTOCK RENTAL Furnished Woodstock cottage available for monthly rental beginning November 1. Cottage is set on five acres with mountain views. Totally private, only 1 mile from Woodstock village. Rent includes wifi, electric, and cable tv. Beamed ceilings, skylights. Hardwood floors, new, clean and special. Perfect for single or quiet couple who want a weekend escape from the city or to be in the country full time. Rental term November 1, 2016 -May 15, 2017. No pets. $1500/month. Contact: caropara22@aol.com or text 845-389-0303

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WOODLAND VALLEY: 2-Bedroom, 2 bath, loft, cathedral ceilings, granite fireplace, oil heat. Mountain views. Peaceful. Prefer single/couple. Will consider pets. References, Security. $1000/month plus utilities. 845-688-5387. 2-Bedroom Apartment. Recently renovated- brand new kitchen appliances, large porch, storage room, roof deck, parking. Very private. 10 minutes to Woodstock. No smokers, dogs. $1100/month includes electric and heat. One year lease minimum. Call (646)339-7017.

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KINGSTON OPPORTUNITY - Much admired MULTI-USE bldg. offers 3200+ versatile SF in a pre-eminent live/work location. Irreplaceable architectural detailing, impressive double entry, ceramic fireplace mantels, plaster walls, gracious stairway, HW floors, French doors & more! Restore to a grand & gracious single family home or continue as multi-use with rental INCOME from 2 apartments with sep. entrance. PRICED TO SELL! ................$299,900

ZEN RETREAT - Singular Japanese farmhouse hand-built by Japanese craftsmen constructed of interlocking wood joists with no nails! Airy open plan interior awash in natural light from walls of glass features a 34’ vaulted Great Room w/ exposed beams & terra cotta tiles, traditional Shoji screens add peaceful ambiance, 2 bedrooms, full bath, tranquil 10 acre country setting landscaped by nature. ONE-OF-KIND! ............... $279,000

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ALL DRESSED UP! - Smartly & stylishly refreshed classic 2 story with top to bottom updates is ready for move in! Gracious floor plan offers LR w/ cozy fireplace, spacious DR, fab gourmet EI kitchen w/ marble counters, SS appliances & island seating, ensuite MBR w/ Carrera marble clad spa bath, 2 add’l BRs, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, 20’ family/media room PLUS generous deck o’looking 3 acres & heated IG POOL & cabana. PERFECT! ..............$539,000

STREAMSIDE RETREAT - All the work’s been done so just move in and enjoy this “heart of the Catskills” retreat on 1.3 acres bordered by streams on 3 sides abutting State Land. The modern style renovation features a desirable open plan with vaulted ceilings, skylights, a cozy wood burning stove, 3 bedrooms, crisp kitchen, hardwood floors, 20’ screened porch PLUS 14x14 STUDIO w/ deck over stream. DON’T MISS IT! .................................$249,999

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House Share November 2016-April 2017, Woodstock in town. Private entrance, bedroom, lr, bath. Share kitchen, dining, yard. Off-street parking. 5 min walk to town/bus. Quiet neighborhood. On stream swimming hole. Utilities/cable/garbage removal included. $950/month. One month security. Small dog considered. November 6-April 30. 845-750-7703. Leave message with number. References required. LARGE HOUSE SHARE AVAILABLE in Woodstock. 1 mile to town. Private 3 room suite w/bathroom. Share kitchen & living areas. No pets please, but must like cats. Available 11/1. Rent- $850/month includes utilities. References, first month & security. Please call or text 845-853-3889.

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FOR SALE: DESIGNER HATS & miscellaneous items. Call cell phone at 646-270-2230. RENNER’S COUNTRY CRAFTS SHOP & STORE. 245 Mount Zion Road, Marlboro. 845-236-7378. Open 8 a.m.-9 p.m. all year. Dwarf bunny rabbits for pets only; $35. Future Lops. Tarot, Tea & Palm Spiritual Readings; $35. Decorated Cinnamon Broom Room. African American Bridal item; $40.

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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. WANTED: 78 RPM RECORDS. They lurk in basements & attics! WGXC.90.7 D.J. plays only 78 RPM’s. Top prices paid & expert advice. Also Phonographs. Kit- 845399-4930. W.G.X.C. is a Community NonProfit Co. We give airtime to first timers on radio. www.WGXC90.7.com

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PIANO INSTRUCTION: Standard methods for reading and playing, solo and ensemble; Classical, Pop, Folk Repertoire. Kids, Adults, Beginner to Advanced. Large, pleasant studio between Woodstock and Saugerties. Edward Leavitt, 679-5733.

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Actively seeking consignments for future auctions Offering free consultations, we provide the professional and experienced service to properly market your fine art, antiques and collectibles. • One Item or Entire Estates • Donny Malone: 914.388.3811 John Paul 914.213.0425 www.hudsonvalleyauctions.com

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MOVING: DINING TABLE, CHAIRS, desk & chair, couch, lamps, large art table, bamboo metal screen, artbooks, clothing, fabrics, etc. 10/8 & 10/9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 55 Rock City Road, Woodstock.

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D&H CANAL MUSEUM HIGH FALLS Flea Market, Rt. 213, High Falls, COLUMBUS WEEKEND SPECIAL OPEN SAT. & SUN. 10/8 & 10/9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $40 Both Days. 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 & Monday, 10/10, Columbus Day weekend. Antiques, collectibles, produce & Reusables. 845-679-6744. For brochure: w o o d s t o c k f l e a m a r k e t @ h v c . r r. c o m GOOGLE US!

ESTATE SALE of Bob Palmatier & Fred Misner of “Thumbprint Antiques”. Friday, 10/7, Saturday, 10/8, Sunday, 10/9, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at 1290 Rt. 213, St. Remy, less than a mile from the Eddyville Bridge. Selling: Large Allen Organ w/7speakers, German Steinbach nutcracker collection, tons more holiday items, Pine furniture, bed, table, chairs, blanket-chest. Wing-chair, sq. oak table w/leaves, wooden wine-rack, country couch, bird-baths & outdoor furniture, 5 sets of andirons, tools, mirrors, lamps, original artworks, Marbletown map table, high-stools, decoys, yelloware, ironstone, large amount of cookbooks, antiques, garden & music books. GE refrigerator, GE freezer, old records, Sony stereo, Infinity speakers, set of new Canton china, gourmet cooking items, more glass & china, 1.5 cords firewood, & much more! ALL MUST GO! For info call Linda or Don 845679-8926 or 845-532-8800. Yard Sale. 203 Houtman Rd, Saugerties. Canoe, Coleman Camping Stoves, Housewares, Antique Table, Women’s Clothing, Fishing gear, Tools, Books, etc. Sat, 10/8, 10am-5pm. Raindate: 10/9 Multi-Family Yard Sale, New Paltz: Sat., 10/8 & Sun., 10/9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Lane cedar chests, tables, shelves, small kitchen appliances, cookbooks, antiques, women’s clothing sizes XS-L, Discovery educational children’s toys; Build-A-Bear items, Boyd’s Bears, Beanie Babies, European collectibles – crystal, glass, porcelain, steins & pewter; Collectible pins – Disney, Olympic and sports, sewing and craft items, sports equipment, Twin XL mattress pads and linens, household items, framed artwork, jewelry, new acoustic guitar w/case and much more! Take Route 32 South towards Modena, take left on Allhusen Road and first left to culde-sac. YARD SALE Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. All proceeds go to NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF. Arts, crafts & jewelry from Nepal & India, books, LP’s, lots of things only $1. Together we can help Nepal. 6 Hillcrest Ave., Woodstock (next to American Legion.) 679-8777.

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

917-593-5069

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CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)688-2253. Residential, Commercial Cleaning.. SPECIAL FOR SENIORS. Rentals, fresh flowers, bed turned down with mint. All services offered. Green/all natural supplies. Flexible schedule. 7 day service. Insured. Free estimates. 845-235-6701

*CONSCIOUS CLEANING, CONSCIOUS CARE!* Using Aromatherapy. Bundle of energy w/a Zen attitude. Efficient and very organized. I can make beauty out of disorder. Allergic to cats. Woodstock/Kingston/ New Clients. Call Robyn, 845-339-9458.

ULSTER WINDOW CLEANING CO. **Estate, **Residential. **Free Estimates, Fully Insured. Call 679-3879

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COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

725Â

Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932 EXPERIENCED HOUSECLEANER looking for new clients. Specializing in small homes/offices. Brings own non-toxic products. Weekly or twice monthly. Excellent references. (845)383-0664.

717Â

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HNI Builders

Stoneridge Electrical Service, Inc.

Professional Craftsmanship for all phases of construction

• Roof & Gutter Deicing Systems

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

• Radiant Tile • Service Upgrades Floors

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

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HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc. Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates. Free estimates. References available. (845)616-7470.

SEPTIC SOLUTIONS Septic System Installation and Repair Tanks - Pump Chambers Drywells - Drainfields 845-679-4742

septicsolutionsnow.com Neil A. Schaffer

Residential and Commercial Residentia Specializing in decks, fences, roofs, driveways, patios.

FREE ESTIMATES, FULLY INSURED Accepting All Major Credit Cards

Contact Jason Habernig

EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery, clean-outs. Second home caretaking. All small/medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999. HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed. Snow Removal. Call Dave (845)514-6503- mobile. YOU CALL I HAUL. Attic, basements, garages cleaned out. Junk, debris, removed. 20% discount for seniors and disabled. Gary (845)247-7365 or www.garyshauling.com

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5x10 $40 10x15 $90

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

845.331.4844 HniBuilders.com Hugh@HniBuilders.com

Authorized Dealer & Installer

Ask About Our Long Term Storage Discount

Experienced- TROMPE O’LOEIL and FAUX FINISHING, 20 yrs. in Paris, and 10 yrs. locally. References and insured. Call Casimir: 845-430-3195 or 845-616- 0872.

Reasonably Priced Quality Work

www.stoneridgeelectric.com

• Standby Generators

ASHOKAN STORE-IT

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Plumbing, Heating, AC & Electric

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Painting/Odd Jobs

October 6, 2016

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

(845) 679-4742

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D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations. Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www.dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017 WINECOFF QUALITY CONTRACTING, INC. New Construction, Additions, Renovations. Decks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, All types of Flooring, Tile Work. Demolition, $99 Dump Runs, Rotten Wood Repairs. Stefan Winecoff, 845-389-2549. SPRING BATHROOM & DECK SPECIALS! All credit/debit cards accepted.

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Gardening/ Landscaping

STONEHENGE: STONE WALLS, PATIOS, walks, fences, decks, gates, gazebos, additions, ornamental pools, stone veneer, masonry needs. Tim Dunton (845)3390545. STONE WALL RESTORATIONS; Thoughtful, innovative & resourceful approaches. Kevin Towle (914)906-8791. Landscaping Lawn installation Ponds Retaining walls Stone work ...and much more

Paramount Contracting & Development Corp.

William Watson • Residential / Commercial

SNOW PLOWING & SANDING Call William, for your free estimate (845) 401-6637

From Walls to Floors, Ceilings to Doors, Decks, Siding & More.

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845-688-7951

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Benjamin Watson, Owner Phone: (845) 389-3028

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Spirituality

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. (Never known to fail.) Oh, most faithful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank-you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank-you for your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted.

Laurie Oliver — Spiritual Counseling GIVE THE GIFT OF WELLNESS Make positive changes in your life through hypnosis. Smoking cessation • pain management stress relief • past life regressions.

Intuitive, Sensitive Guidance Spirit Communicator

(845) 679-2243 • laur50@aol.com PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. (Never known to fail.) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank-you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank-you for your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted.

845-334-8200

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GEORGE

YOU’RE THE NEXT MVP RUSH IN FOR YOUR HYUNDAI TODAY!

HEALEY HYUNDAI

Route 52 Beacon, NY

845-831-2222 •845-831-1990 OPEN: MON-THURS 9AM-8PM, FRI 9AM-6PM, SAT 9AM-5PM, SUN 11AM-4PM

visit us online: HealeyBrothersHyundai.com

246-3412

246-4560 MOTORS

• Service in • Any Make 30 Minutes or Less or Model • No Appointment Necessary

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TEAMS VW Healey Week of Oct. 9 of Kingston Hyundai

JOE

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Sawyer Motors

Ruge’s Subaru

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FRAN

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Thorpe’s Poughkeepsie Ruge’s Chrysler/ Nissan Dodge/Jeep GMC

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SF

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ARI

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NE

NE

NE

NE

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BAL

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RAMS

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10 4 34 24 GB

8 6 30 28 GB

8 6 32 26 GB

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5 9 32 26 GB

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SALES

8 am - 8 pm Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm Saturday

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8 am - 7 pm Monday - Friday 8 am - 3 pm Saturday

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845-297-4314

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RICH KNUDSEN HEALEY HYUNDAI

OPEN 7 DAYS

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845-876-1057

Since 1930

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THORPE’S

GMC www.Thorpesgmcinc.com 5964 Main St., Tannersville, NY 12485 • 1-518-589-7142

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October 6, 2016 PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. (Never known to fail.) Oh, most faithful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank-you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank-you for your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted.

6444 Montgomery St. Rhinebeck, NY 12572

845.876.7074

SALES 8 am - 8 pm Monday - Friday • 8 am - 5 pm Saturday

In the Hudson Valley since 1935! The Best Selling All Wheel Drive Cars in America

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Outback

WE ARE YOUR COMMUNITY NITY R! MINDED SUBARU DEALER! • MANY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CARS TO CHOOSE FROM • PLUS OVER 50 BRAND NEW SUBARUS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY!

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Animals

Want to help but can’t adopt a cat? Don’t forget about our Foster Program! Visit our website UCSPCA.org, for details & pictures of cats to foster. Come see us & all of our other friends at the Ulster County SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston (just off the traffic circle). Open 6 days a week, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Closed on Mondays.) (845)331-5377. A big thanks to all the people who donated wonderful treasures to our July Flea Market and many thanks to all the people who came and bought all our fabulous items. A huge thanks to all our volunteers who made it all work. A big hug to Reverend Allison and her patient staff at Christ the King Church. Again, thank you all! Diana Diana’s Cat Shelter

DIANA’S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 6260221. To Benefit Diana’s CAT Shelter in Accord. FOR ADOPTION- BEAUTIFUL KITTENS. A glorious litter of 3 kittens looking for wonderful loving homes. These sweet boys (2) and girl (1) are 6- months old, spayed/neutered, litter pan trained & up to date w/shots. LEONARD; gray & white tuxedo boy w/a white triangle on his face. HOWARD; black & white tuxedo boy w/the most adorable black stripe down the center of his face. AMY; gray & white tuxedo girl w/a mostly white face. If you are interested in finding out more about these sweet kittens, please call or text (917)282-2018 or email DRJLPK@aol.com. Please give contact information and the best times to reach you.

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PROJECT CAT is a non-profit cat RESCUE & SHELTER. Please help get cat off the streets & into homes. Adopt a healthy & friendly cat or kitten companion for a lifetime. High Falls/Accord area. (845)687-4983 or visit our cats at www.projectcat.org

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633-0306

WOULD YOU LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAT? Do you have a barn, garage, shed or outbuilding? Would you like to consider having feral cats? You can help cats in need who will help keep your barn, etc. free of rodents. The cats will be neutered/spayed and up to date w/shots. Please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at (917)282-2018 or e-mail: DRJLPK@aol. com

999

Vehicles Wanted

hudsonvalleyone.com

CASH PAID FOR USED cars & trucks regardless of condition. Junk cars removed. Call 2460214. DMV 7107350.

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