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November 24, 2016

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CHECK IT OUT An upstate New York tradition The Turkey Trot turns 100, as New Paltz, Kingston and Phoenicia residents prepare to run

n the early 1900s, the “Turkey Trot” was the name of a fast, lively dance performed to ragtime. Brought to Broadway in 1913 by Vernon and Irene Castle. “It achieved popularity chiefly as a result of its being denounced by the Vatican,” according to that modern-day oracle Wikipedia. “It was thought that the positions assumed by the dancers were offensively suggestive.” Nowadays, of course, a Turkey Trot is a footrace, usually for charity, designed to assuage people’s feelings of guilt over their excessive caloric intake on holidays like Thanksgiving. The longest-running public footrace in this country is a Turkey Trot that’s actually older than the dance craze, originating in Buffalo in 1896. Troy’s marks its centennial this year, and still draws an enormous turnout. So you might say that it’s an upstate New York tradition. On this scale, the Family of New Paltz Turkey Trot is a youngster, with its 13th annual 5K run/walk scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning, November 24. The course begins at the intersection of Water Street and Plains Road, heading south on Plains Road and returning via the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail to the finish line at the Water Street Market. Registration begins at 8 a.m. in the Market’s upper parking lot, and there will be family-friendly live music performed at the site that morning as well. “For the more serious runners, the 5K course will be certified by USATF [USA Track & Field] this year, and will include chip timing,” the organizers have announced. “As part of the package provided by the chip-timing company, photos of individual runners crossing the finish line will be available for upload at no cost.” Registration costs $25 for runners aged 13 to 64, $15 for seniors aged 65 and up and youngsters aged 12 and under. The fees go to support Family of New Paltz’s Food Pantry and Crisis Services. The New Paltz Turkey Trot also includes a half-mile Fun Run for kids, with no entry fee, getting underway at 9 a.m. For more info, visit www. newpaltzturkeytrot.com. To preregister, visit www.newpaltzturkeytrot.itsyourrace. com/event.aspx?id=5941. The Kingston Turkey Trot – a fundraiser for the Junior League of Kingston, with part of the proceeds going to the People’s Place Food Pantry – is about to have its fourth annual iteration on Thanksgiving morning, November 24. The untimed 5K sets out from Dietz Stadium at 9 a.m., passing through Forsyth Park,

along Lucas Avenue to Green Street, then out Fair Street as far as Greenkill Avenue, returning via Wall Street. There’s also a two-mile Family Fun Run/Walk. Registration for either costs $20 online in advance, $25 at the stadium beginning at 7:30 a.m. on the day of the race. To register, visit www.turkeytrotkingston. com. For more info, call (845) 481-3534 or visit www.facebook.com/jlkny. In Phoenicia, they save their Turkey Trot for the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, November 26. That way you can burn off some of your candied yams remorse without having to be absent from the kitchen at a critical feast-preparation time. This sixth annual event is billed as “a 2.4-mile fun run, ramble, trot, walk or wobble to benefit the Morton Memorial Library in Pine Hill.” The main race steps off from the Parish Field at 10 a.m., mostly following Route 28 and returning along High Street, crossing the Esopus Creek twice. The free Tot Trot begins at 9:30 a.m. The entry fees are $10 per individual, $20 per family in advance; $15 per individual, $25 per family on race day, with registration from 8 to 9:45 a.m. at the Parish Hall at 109 Main Street. To register, visit www.phoeniciaturkeytrot.com. For more info, contact Heather Roberts at (845) 688-7064 or hrobertspt@gmail. com, or Patti Rudge at (845) 254-4126 or rudgepatricia@gmail.com. – Frances Marion Platt

Ashokan Rail Trail project planners seek public input After many weary years of legal battles over the fate of the 38.5-mile county-owned Ulster & Delaware Railroad corridor between Kingston and Highmount, a resolution has seemingly been reached – though one that pleases hikers more than it does railway enthusiasts. While two disconnected sections of track in Phoenicia and Kingston will be preserved for the continued operation of tourist rail excursions by the Catskill Mountain Railroad, dreams of once again being able to travel by train from near the Hudson into the heart of the Catskills must be laid to rest. Long segments of track, much of it rendered unusable by erosion, will be torn up and replaced with recreational trails intended for use by pedestrians, cyclists and crosscountry skiers. The first phase of the rail trail reclamation project is now well into the planning process, with preliminary design and environmental review currently underway for an 11.5-mile trail along the northern edge of the Ashokan Reservoir between West Hurley and Boiceville. On Thursday evening, December 1, the Ulster County Department of Planning will hold

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public comment period wherein residents of the area can raise their concerns and get their questions answered. The public meeting on the Ashokan Rail Trail project will begin at 7 p.m. at the Onteora High School/Middle School Auditorium, located at 4166 Route 28 in Boiceville. For more information, contact (845) 340-3340 or planning@co.ulster. ny.us.

ArtBar in Kingston to host Lost Rondout DVD release party Three years in the making, the documentary film Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal, which chronicles the destruction of downtown Kingston in a 1960s urban renewal program, is now finished and the DVD is available for sale. The DVD, which costs $19.95 plus tax, shipping and handling, can be purchased from the website www. lostrondoutproject.com using a credit card or by sending a check written out to Lost Rondout Project for the amount of $24.95 to 43 Hone Street, Kingston, NY 12401. The DVD is also available from Amazon and is being sold in several local stores, including the gift shops of the Hudson River Maritime Museum and Friends of

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Historic Kingston, the Pivot Ground Café, Half Moon Books and Inquiring Mind in Saugerties. A DVD release party will be held on November 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the ArtBar gallery and café, located at 674 Broadway in Kingston. Besides offering the DVD for sale, the event will feature an exhibit of selected prints from the Hopperesque slides taken by Gene Dauner of the neighborhood just prior to and during the demolition; there will be a cash bar. Filmmakers Stephen Blauweiss and Lynn Woods will also participate in the “Made in Kingston” event on December 8 from 4 to 8 p.m., held in the cavernous first floor of a former industrial building at 17 Railroad Avenue. They’ll be showing the trailer of the film and selling DVDs and Lost Rondout tee-shirts. The film, which is 79 minutes long, uses dozens of slides taken by Gene Dauner of the city’s waterfront Rondout District just prior to and during the demolition. It also incorporates archival footage taken in the 1930s and 1960s, as well as numerous historic photos from the Jack Matthews collection and family photos from former residents. The demolition of nearly 500 buildings, some dating from before the Civil War, led to the displacement of thousands of people. A public housing project did not have enough units to house the former rental

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MUSIC

Rootstock Towne Crier in Beacon hosts concert on Sunday to benefit American Farmland Trust, National Young Farmers’ Coalition

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hile we’re all riding the bandwagon for fresh, locally sourced food, let’s not forget that it won’t go on being accessible – not even in breadbaskets like the Hudson Valley – if a new generation of farmers isn’t coming up, ready to take over our agricultural lands and keep them yielding produce. The average age of the American farmer today is nearing 60; and even in sluggish economic times, the pressure is on to sell flat, accessible, already-cleared lands to developers, rather than struggle on year after year in such a risky and rigorous profession. Thankfully, there are some excellent not-for-profit organizations out there working to ensure that farmland is conserved, and that the farmers of tomorrow have opportunities to cultivate it in ways that are sustainable both economically and ecologically. Two prime movers in this movement, the American Farmland Trust and the National Young Farmers’ Coalition, will be the beneficiaries of Rootstock, a concert to be held on Sunday evening at Beacon’s Towne Crier Café. The first annual Rootstock is being touted as “a celebration of music and local agriculture dedicated to rooting the next generation of farmers.” This event will feature three acclaimed indie bands with ties to the New York farming and conservation communities. Rootstock founder, singer/songwriter and fiddler Sara Milonovich fronts the alt-country outfit Daisycutter, called “what Nashville would sound like if it was just a bit smarter.” The group has a brand-new album out, titled Waiting for the Stars. Then there’s the progressive string band Floodwood, in which Vinnie Amico, Tony Markellis, Jason Barady, Nick Piccininni and Chris Eves perform “everything from traditional-sounding bluegrass to Jessie J, jazz to the Grateful Dead.” Soaring gospel and acapella harmonies are the trademark of the Steamboats, consisting of picker/singer/ songwriters Nick Throop, Mario Rincon and Jon Jaffee. The show gets underway at 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 27. Tickets cost $20 (suggested donation). You might want to make a dinner reservation as well – or at least splurge on a slice of Mary Ciganer’s legendary chocolate truffle torte, sour lemon pound cake or hazelnut dacquoise. The Towne Crier is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon. For reservations or more info, call (845) 855-1300 or visit www.townecrier.com or www.rootstockfest.org. – Frances Marion Platt

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MOVIE

ROWLING'S SCREENPLAY for the first Fantastic Beasts movie pulls off the magical feat of being largely setup, even while it entertains our socks off.

A geeky, gawky young scientist named Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) arrives in New York in 1926 carrying a capacious suitcase full of magical creatures in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Fantastic feast Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them adds depth and dazzle to the wizarding world

hen word got out that J. K. Rowling was writing screenplays for not just one, but a whole series of feature films based on a slim bestiary that she’d spun off from the Potterverse as a charity fundraiser, a wave of cynicism predictably arose in response. Plenty of moviegoers had been less than charmed by the way that the cinematic manifestations of Tolkien’s The Hobbit had been inflated into an overbusy trilogy to capitalize on Peter Jackson’s previous success with putting The Lord of the Rings onscreen. Never mind the fact that Rowling was already wealthier than the Queen of England; many skeptics presumed that making multiple movies out of the Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was merely a formulaic money-grubbing scheme with flimsy likelihood of producing anything worth seeing. Well, guess again. While true believers in the wizarding world already fleshed out in the Harry Potter books and movies will likely get the most out of David Yates’ new Fantastic Beasts – especially on first viewing – the film has turned out to be a lush, complex, gorgeously enjoyable spectacle, with underlying depths clearly destined for much stirring in the sequels to come. It’s no big surprise for Rowling’s fanbase that she turned to the writing of a hardboiled crime series – the Cormoran Strike novels, under the pen name of Robert Galbraith – not long after finishing the Potter heptad. It’s only the supernatural elements in the Potter books that make them categorizable as “fantasy”; structurally, they have much more in common with the mystery genre. Arguably, Rowling’s greatest narrative gift is her capacity for anticipating the big picture way up front and laying extremely detailed groundwork that sometimes doesn’t yield a juicy payoff until several volumes later. That’s why Potter fans find that her books amply reward multiple rereadings: All the clues are laid out for those with eyes to see them, but they’re delightfully subtle. Similarly, her screenplay for the first Fantastic Beasts movie pulls off the magical feat of being largely setup, even while it entertains our socks off. Even

newbies to the Potterverse will be able to wallow in its dark visual dazzle, while established fans will be keeping one eye and ear open for the links to things that they know or suspect about the wizarding world and its pre-Potter history. If you don’t already get goosebumps at the first notes of “Hedwig’s Theme” in the opening credits, fret not: You’re still in for a thrill ride, seasoned with the sort of humor – exquisitely British, even when set in Jazz Age Manhattan – and eccentric characterization at which the author excels. Even if you typically give fantasy/scifi fandom a wide berth, you probably already know the basic premise: A geeky, gawky young scientist – a magizoologist, to be precise – named Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) arrives in New York in 1926 carrying a capacious suitcase full of magical creatures, most of them endangered species and some of them more dangerous to humans than Newt is willing to admit. He inadvertently swaps it with a sample case set down in a bank by a Muggle (or No-Maj, as they are rather annoyingly and unpronounceably called in the US) named Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler). Several creatures escape and chaos ensues. Newt is stalked and arrested by Tina Goldstein (Katharine Waterston), an employee of MACUSA, the American equivalent of the Ministry of Magic, and his errant beasts are blamed for the destruction to the City concurrently being caused by a mysterious dark force called an Obscurus. Most of the rollicking fun in Fantastic Beasts occurs as Newt and Jacob try to recapture the escaped creatures. A cute duck-billed marsupial called a Niffler, irresistibly attracted to shiny objects,

leads them a merry chase that ends up in the demolition of a jewelry shop. Efforts to track down a rhinoceroslike female Erumpent, in heat and at large in the Central Park Zoo, become rather alarming for Jacob when he spills some of the Erumpent pheromone that Newt has been using as a lure onto his own person. A Demiguise – the intermittently visible creature whose silky fur is used to weave invisibility cloaks like Harry’s – gets up to a lot of mischief in a string of sight gags (or unsight gags) on the City streets. That’s the surface level of the story. Digging a little deeper, we find the American wizarding world in turmoil over issues of secrecy and security while the pre-Voldemort big bad guy, anti-Muggle fascist Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp, in a tiny cameo), is trying to foment war. Grindelwald’s mole in MACUSA, an auror named Percival Graves (Colin Farrell), wants Newt and Tina dead; he also has a suspicious relationship with Credence (Ezra Miller), the troubled adopted son of Mary Lou Barebone (Samantha Morton), a “Second Salemer” anti-magic zealot. A powerful family of New York politicos (headed by Jon Voight’s character) is also involved, and will likely play more of a role in the sequels. Analogues to the current sociopolitical scene in the US are there for the noting, if you want topical relevance; but the movie’s depiction of the Prohibition era is a much tastier audience draw. There’s a great scene in a magical speakeasy called the Blind Pig, and James Newton Howard’s John Williamsesque score is peppered with period tunes. One major

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character – Tina’s sister Queenie (Alison Sudol), a not-so-dumb-blonde legilimens (magical mindreader) who takes a fancy to Jacob – is played as a straight-up flapper à la Betty Boop, and nearly steals the whole movie. Fogler proves a wonderfully baffled Muggle foil, alternately intimidated and enticed by the hazards and charms of the wizarding world. Then there’s Redmayne: for many viewers, probably reason enough to check out Fantastic Beasts. As we already know from his Oscar-winning turn as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, he’s a prodigiously talented physical actor, and he gives Newt a winningly awkward way of standing and moving. The character is too nice and well-meaning to be an antihero, but he has flaws big enough to make him interesting. It will be great fun to watch him develop in future installments – reportedly headed for Paris next. If you’re a confirmed Potterhead, you’ll be spending the waiting time speculating over geeky details like whether Professor Dumbledore’s doomed sister Ariana was afflicted with an Obscurus. Since a young Dumbledore is heavily rumored to be joining the cast, we’ll soon find out. How nice to know that the magic never really ends. – Frances Marion Platt To read more of Frances’ movie reviews, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com.

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ART

November 24, 2016

HAPPY SPOTS are what Sobala calls “round yellow markers of hope and happiness”: public works of art intended to act as indicators of a community striving for positivity and connectedness.

of the “Pollination” project, students at Kingston High School each painted a flower of their own design on one of the circles, then wrote a suggestion on the back for how Kingston can make Midtown a brighter place. Many of them share common ideas: fix the sidewalks, repair the buildings, improve transportation. Soon, Johndonnell will be meeting again

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International Optimism Yellow (INT-O Yellow) is the paint color that they created with Pantone to be used by the optimistic artists in their movement

(P)optimism Shoppe brings artful cheer to Midtown Kingston

long part of Broadway in Kingston, there are clusters of dark and empty storefronts. The district is far from desolate – the commercial strip abuts occupied residences and connects Uptown to Downtown – but in comparison to the more thriving parts of Kingston, it appears somewhat neglected. Nestled in this strip, close to a pupuseria and across from a Mobil station, an unexpected bright-yellow strip adorns a window that reads “(P)optimism Shoppe.” The gallery space is operated by artist and innovator G. Riley Johndonnell (a/k/a Uncle Riley), who, along with his business partner Whitny Sobala, is attempting to organize an optimistic art movement. Against the uniform gray of the walls, floor and furniture of the front room, clusters of vibrant yellow artworks pop. Currently, on either side of the room, 100 yellow-painted wooden circles are displayed on shelves like dinner plates, and a sculpture by Poughkeepsie artist boogieREZ occupies a back wall. This is the public gallery where Uncle Riley displays the most current crop of community art. Branching off from a hallway in the back, there’s the INT-O Yellow Gallery, which holds a number of works created by artists working with the movement’s signature color, as well as rooms for Johndonnell’s own workspace and gallery. Johndonnell describes the (P)optimism Shoppe as a “pop-up experiment: part gallery, part studio and part laboratory.” He signed a short-term lease on the space and moved in at the beginning of September, expecting to use it as a

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Pictured on cover: Kingston artist G. Riley Johndonnell (a/k/a Uncle Riley), along with his business partner Whitny Sobala, is attempting to organize an optimistic art movement (Photo by Ysanne Spevack). Pictured above: boogieREZ, a participating community artist, sawing out a portion of her three-dimensional graffiti Happy Spot. Her ﬁnal Happy Spot stands more than nine feet tall, and it will be installed in surprise locations in Midtown Kingston this winter.

with PUGG (Pop-Up Gallery Group), the high school’s work-based program who collaborated on the project and distributed the circles to the students, and whom he met through Laura Giordano of the Kingston Arts Commission. After compiling a list of the suggestions to send to the mayor’s office, they will determine a surprise location on the Midtown corridor for their artwork to bloom, brightening the neighborhood with a cheery burst of yellow in winter. “They see their ideas and they know that their ideas are being heard,” says Johndonnell of the students. “They’ve done something and it’s not just talk.” Johndonnell says that one of the hardest things has been proving to the local community that he’s not all talk; nor is he an outsider looking to transform their neighborhood without their input. When he set up shop in the Midtown corridor,

“beta test” for spreading the word about UMEWE initiatives. With backgrounds in branding and marketing, Johndonnell and Sobala are never short a name for something. Their b-corp, UMEWE, is a “social benefit collaborative” that Johndonnell says acts as an “organizing and protecting entity” for their numerous projects. International Optimism Yellow (INT-O Yellow) is the paint color that they created with Pantone to be used by the optimistic artists in their movement, while Happy Spots are what Sobala calls “round yellow markers of hope and happiness”: public works of art intended to act as indicators of a community striving for positivity and connectedness. The 100 wooden circles in the shop are Happy Spots midway to their destination. They, along with the shelves that hold them, were cut by a senior citizen in

As part of the “Pollination” project, students at Kingston High School each painted a ﬂower of their own design on one of the circles, then wrote a suggestion on the back for how Kingston can make Midtown a brighter place.

Kingston, who was thrilled to be involved. “Very few people think to ask seniors to participate,” he told Johndonnell. As part

it was with the intent of being central to a space that he thought was vital, but neglected. Since then, he’s been working to

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build trust with “the people who have roots here.” According to Johndonnell, there’s a reasonable wariness among people who have come to “associate beautification with gentrification.” When many efforts to improve a neighborhood exclude the people who already live there, some may be disinclined to trust the intentions of a Californian who arrived in the Hudson Valley via New York City. So far, though, in the less than three months since the shop opened, Johndonnell has been surprised by the connections that he has been able to make in the community. “One of the things that I didn’t account for was how this would touch people on a personal level,” he says. While he initially anticipated more involvement from working artists, he has found the creative and collaborative spirit of the more general Kingston community to be the driving force in bringing the Optimism movement to fruition. Johndonnell says that he or Sobala will often see someone standing outside, intently reading the materials in the window that explain UMEWE’s missions. They’ve invited them in and found that many people feel comfortable enough to share personal stories of hardship. The shop’s visitors have grappled with lost loved ones and lost housing, but they all feel curious and many inspired by the shop’s message of hope. To the UMEWE co-founders, Optimism is its own art movement. “Yellow isn’t always the most popular color [in art],” says Johndonnell. While Optimistic art is gaining ground, he says, the isolation and financial difficulty of being a working artist can contribute to feelings of pessimism. In the hopes of supporting the individual artists while also serving the greater good, 50 percent of the profits from any artwork sold go to the artist, while the remaining 50 percent go to fund depression and suicide prevention, as well as future UMEWE projects. Right now, the biggest project for Johndonnell is ensuring that he can maintain a physical presence in Midtown. The “beta test” space has proven effective, so it’s time to seek a more permanent arrangement. Once the space is secured, Sobala and Johndonnell hope to look into creating more Happy Spots in Midtown. He has already received approval from one building-owner to repair a wall and paint a mural there, and the partners would like to create a Happy Spot with a practical purpose – like a sculpture that provides wi-fi or a bench capable of heating itself. “The nature of anything that’s collaborative is that it changes with the context,” he says. So far, he has worked locally with artists including Eugene Stetz, I am 2nd (a/k/a Joseph Lalima), Tyler Borchert and Dan Green, as well as organizations like O+. In the near future, he’d like to partner with seniors’ groups, mental health facilities and local government. But, says Johndonnell, it’s really up to the community to determine where things go from here. “As an artist, I can only have a certain amount of intent,” says Johndonnell. “And then I have to just let it kind of become.” – Fiona Steacy

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Craft Fair at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie Forty-five years ago – back when Black Friday mostly meant the day of the disastrous 1929 Stock Market crash – the Dutchess Community College (DCC) Foundation had already hit on a pleasing alternative to braving the crowded shopping malls on Thanksgiving weekend. The campus started hosting a Craft Fair, where nowadays more than 100 artists and artisans offer handmade products that make thoughtful, out-of-the-ordinary holiday gifts. It’s a juried fair, so shoppers can expect high quality and a diverse selection of craft items. The 45th annual DCC Craft Fair takes place this Saturday and Sunday, November 26 and 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Many specialty food vendors will be on hand. Best of all, the entry fee of $6 general admission, $4 for senior citizens and DCC students, staff and alumni, goes entirely toward providing deserving students with scholarships. Children under age 12 get in free. The Crafts Fair will take place in Falcon and Drumlin Halls. Guests are encouraged to park in Lot D next to Student Housing on Cottage Street; shuttle service to Falcon and Drumlin will be provided. Dutchess Community College is located at 53 Pendell Road in Poughkeepsie. For more info, visit www.sunydutchess.edu/alumni/ foundationevents/annualcraftfair.html.

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held a little earlier in the season than usual, over Thanksgiving Day weekend: Saturday and Sunday, November 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The new location is on the SUNYNew Paltz campus, inside the glass atrium of the Student Union Building off Route 32 South. Admission costs $4 for adults and $3 for adult members of Unison. Entrance is free for SUNY students and people under age 13. Ample free parking is available, and with the college closed for the holiday weekend, there won’t be much competition for spots. The annual Unison fair is known by its loyal repeat visitors as an upscale representation of local artisanship and artistry. Fine artists exhibit their photographic, sculptural and painted works alongside artisans who create decorative and functional pieces in ceramics, fiber arts, woodwork (including a guitarmaker this year), leather, basketry, fused glass and metals. Jewelers who create one-of-a-kind pieces in silver, cloisonné, mixed metals or unique beads are well-represented, as are craftspeople who offer green products: holiday wreaths, natural soaps and beauty products, handspun yarns and heirloom seeds from the newly renamed Hudson Valley Seed Company (formerly the Hudson Valley Seed Library). The list of nearly 50 participating artists can be found on the event’s Facebook page. An effort is always made to include both returning favorites and new people in the mix, says Stuart Bigley, founder of Unison. And while the emphasis has always been on the presentation of high-end work, he adds, “We do ask all the vendors to have more affordable work for sale, too, so there is something for pretty much anybody.” The new date for the event happens to fall on the weekend that includes “Small

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season with the trees mostly bare? The Hudson Valley Artisan Marketplace, a/k/a HVArtMarket, returns to the estate that was once home to telegraph inventor Samuel F. B. Morse for three days during Thanksgiving weekend. Billed as “a celebration of fine art, handcrafted and fairly traded gifts showcasing the best of the Hudson Valley region,” the Art Market draws more than 35 vendors, with the added incentive of opportunities to sample local beers and ciders. The event is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, November 25 and 26, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 27. There is no admission charge. The elegant Tuscan-style Locust Grove Estate is located at 2683 South Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie. For more information, visit www.hvartmarket.wix. com/hvartmarket.

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Business Saturday,” the now-nationwide response to mall shoppers’ Black Friday and online buyers’ Cyber Monday. Shoppers are encouraged to buy local over the Thanksgiving Day weekend and support small businesses in one’s hometown, putting those dollars back to work in the community. All the vendors at the Unison event are local, and each represents a small cottage industry. More information is available by visiting http://unisonarts.org. – Sharyn Flanagan

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“Oilcloth Placemats & Table Runners” is a program designed to teach all ages how to make an oilcloth on Saturday, December 3 at 3 p.m. at Olana in Hudson. The use of oilcloths as painted decorative floor and furniture coverings began in the early 18th century. They were used to decorate doorways, halls, dining rooms and as a decorative protection for furniture. Popularity of these cloths followed the early settlers to America in the form of discarded sails from the journey across the seas. Use them in place of rugs, placemats, table runners, pet food

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f conventional Black Friday bargain-hunting isn’t your idea of a good time, one alternative destination that really stands out – largely because of its organizers’ commitment to sustainability and the agriculture-based economy of the Hudson Valley – is the Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market, which proudly terms itself “the Anti-Black Friday big sister goddess.” Locally sourced food, vintage and recycled items are featured at the Basilica Hudson event alongside beautiful objects handmade by the region’s artisans. “Maker” categories include Paper, Ceramics, Leather, Wood, Home & Garden, Kids & Toys, Jewelry, Fiber/Textiles, Apparel, Art & Books, Bath & Body, Wellness, Farm Products & Value Added and Specialty Packaged Food. Vintage Collector vendors also participate, plus a new category called Collective Shops (à la Etsy), where multiple makers can be represented in a single booth. Also new for 2016 is a jury process for screening vendors. Criteria specified for the jurors include unique and original goods; diversity of products; a cohesive product line for each vendor; and accessible pricing, defined as averaging between $1 and $250. The Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market 2016 will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. on Friday, November 25, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 26 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 27. A $5 entry fee covers admission for the entire weekend, and children under 12 get in for free. Proceeds from admissions and vendor fees support ongoing operations for the organization, and allow Basilica Hudson to continue to develop and present its pioneering programs, serving as a cultural anchor to its community and offering a platform for artists, makers, chefs and farmers to engage with new audiences. Basilica Hudson is located at 110 South Front Street, near the waterfront in the City of Hudson. For more information, visit http://basilicahudson.org/farmandflea. – Frances Marion Platt

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The Sisterhood of Congregation Emanuel will hold its shopping boutique in Kingston with more than 26 vendors selling everything from jewelry to cookware, spices to skin care and kids' clothes. There will be complementary wine, cheese, coffee and cake, so people can schmooze while they shop. The event takes place on Thursday, December 1 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Congregation Emanuel. Admission is ten bucks, and gents are welcome as well. Congregation Emanuel is located at 243 Albany Avenue in Kingston. For more information, visit www. templeemanuelkingston.org or call (845) 338-4271.

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MUSIC Felice Brothers play Bearsville on Friday

he Bearsville Theater welcomes native sons the Felice Brothers on the occasion of the band’s tenth anniversary. The Catskills’ leading musical export of the last decade will be accompanied by singer/songwriter Wyndham (Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah) at Goldman’s venerable barn theater on Friday, November 25 at 9 p.m. The Brothers are still touring in support of their poignant and elegiac 2016 release Life in the Dark. A concise collection of surreal Americana, the record finds the band assured and in complete command of their idiom, waltzing, swinging, boogieing and stumbling with the lyrical grace of some serious road dogs. They hearken back at will to the shambolic naïveté of their early records, or they button it down like the major-label stalwarts they are now. Without ever violating the “He could say anything next” surreal-pastiche rules of his style, Ian Felice manages to get his arms around the moment in America, mostly using the rusty musical tools of the past and the logic of dreams. Life in the Dark gained an additional measure of

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resonance and relevance on November 8. It’s a quietly triumphant record by a band that has quietly become quite great. General admission tickets cost $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the show. For tickets and more information, visit www.bearsvilletheater.com. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock. – John Burdick

Chance in Poughkeepsie hosts Sebastian Bach this Saturday Man, that Sebastian Bach was a live wire, and it is hard to imagine that he has changed much since his days atop the hard-rock world with Skid Row and his perhaps-unfortunate reality TV stardom. 2014’s solo outing Give ‘Em Hell is badass and way punkier and snottier than we had any right to expect. Sebastian Bach will perform quite loudly in the cozy confines of the Chance in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, November 26 at 7 p.m. Joining him are the Big Guns, featuring Rachel Lodin, and Corroded Roots. Ticket prices range from $22.50 to $35 and are available at www.thechancetheater.com. The Chance Theater is located at 6 Crannell Street in Poughkeepsie. – John Burdick

Falcon presents Mark Hummel’s Golden State Lone Star Revue With 17 albums and going on 30 years of touring to his credit, the blues harmonica wizard Mark Hummel has lived exactly the kind of life that his records document. Mark Hummel’s Golden State Lone Star Revue visits

(where else?) the Falcon in Marlboro on Friday, November 25 at 7 p.m. Joining Hummel is an impressive ensemble of blues/roots notables: Alligator Records act Little Charlie Baty and former Fabulous Thunderbird Anson Funderburgh on guitars and the rhythm section of R. W. Bigsby on bass and Wes Starr on drums. Per usual at the Falcon, there is no cover at the door, but mission-critical donation is strongly encouraged. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information on this show and the rest of the Falcon’s fantastic nightly programming, visit www.liveatthefalcon. com.

The Band Band performs Last Waltz tribute at Daryl’s House It looks like a typo, but it’s not: The Band Band is a seasoned and busy band devoted to the repertoire and

ongoing influence of, like, the Band (yes, that the Band). Scorsese’s legendary live film The Last Waltz has just turned 40, and the achievement is being observed locally in a number of ways. The Band Band will perform a tribute to the Band’s legendary farewell concert on Friday, November 25 at Daryl’s House in Pawling at 8 p.m. (the doors to the restaurant/club open at 5 p.m.). Tickets range in price from $30 to $45 and are available at www. darylshouseclub.com or by calling (845) 289-0185. Daryl’s House is located at 130 Route 22 in Pawling.

Helsinki Hudson to present Joey Alexander The word “prodigy” is thrown around rather lightly – often used to describe any kid who is kinda good at something, like blues guitar and drum fundamentals. Thirteen-year-old Joey Alexander is a different story: a prodi-

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Saturday, Dec. 3 • 7 pm Holy Cross Church • Pine Grove Ave., Kingston

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gy on a Mozartean or Mendelssohnian scale. He is a fully formed player and improvisor in piano jazz – the most physically and intellectually demanding of genres. The final measure of Alexander’s prodigiousness is that, at the end of the day, his age isn’t even the story; his exceptional music is, regardless of the age at which it was made. The Indonesian phenom Joey Alexander performs at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, December 2 at 8 p.m. Reserved club seating costs $75. Standing-room general admission costs $45. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson. For more information, visit www.helsinkihudson.com. – John Burdick

Peter Aaron reads from The Band FAQ this Saturday in Woodstock On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Band’s legendary 1976 farewell concert (and the film thereof ) and the publication of local music journalist Peter Aaron’s The Band FAQ, the Golden Notebook hosts “Whispering Pines: The Band, Woodstock and the 40 th Anniversary of The Last Waltz” on November 26 at 6 p.m. at the Kleinert/James Center for the Performing Arts. Aaron will read from and sign books. Woodstock folk legend Happy Traum will be on hand for a conversation, and music will be provided by next-gen heirs to the Band’s legacy, Connor Kennedy and Minstrel. Admission is free. The Kleinert/James Center for the Performing Arts is located at 34 Tinker Street in Woodstock. For more information, visit www.goldennotebook.com.

Sax Live this Saturday at Rosendale Café Bob Shaut’s epic Sax Life returns to the Rosendale Café on Saturday, November 26 at 8 p.m. The ensemble performs suites arranged by Shaut, including Ellingtonia, The Prez Suite and Sonny Rollins’ Saxophone Colossus. The Rosendale Café show will feature a premiere performance of Valley Views and Bridges, Chapter 2, a series of impressions of the Hudson Valley.

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Norah Jones plays UPAC in Kingston on Monday

efore, during and after she was buried up to her neck in eight Grammys for her wispy, bittersweet and unassuming debut record, 2002’s Come Away with Me, Norah Jones was well-grounded as a New York City scenester: a regular at the Living Room, the same small downtown club where bands like….mine would play before the Living Room closed its doors for good this year. Read the credits on any of Jones’ eight or nine records: celebrity cameos and duets to be sure (as befitting an artist once injured by raining Grammys) – most notoriously 2013’s Foreverly, an album of covers co-sung with Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day. But also note the high-fiber presence of New York insiders and institutions across her career: the Tony Scherrs and Sam Cohens of this world. That fundamentally New York identity and network, and her loyalty to it, have grounded Jones throughout her quietly adventurous, post-Grammy-incident career. Supporting the brand-new, overtly jazzy outing Day Breaks, Norah Jones makes a trip upstate to perform at the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston on Monday, November 28 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $58 to $73. The handful that remain are available at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072; the UPAC box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; and online via www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.bardavon.org. UPAC is located at 601 Broadway in Kingston. – John Burdick

Chapter 1 was premiered in January at Shenandoah University by the Hudson Valley Saxophone Orchestra. Current band members include Bob Shaut on alto and soprano, Dan Shaut on alto and tenor, Jim Perry on tenor, Ed Xiques on bari, Charlie Kniceley on bass and Jeff “Siege” Siegel on drums. Admission costs only $10. For more information, visit http:// rosendalecafe.com. The Rosendale Café is located at 434 Main Street in Rosendale.

Habitat for Humanity moves a house Habitat for Humanity of Dutchess County had a problem. Someone had given the organization a house, with the stipulation that it had to be moved. If you’re a not-for-profit dedicated to creating viable homes for people in need, the outright gift of a whole, solid house is a godsend. It’s the kind of problem that you want. Houses don’t grow on trees, so to speak; nor do they fall out of the sky like pennies from you-know-where. But this one did – which presented the local Habitat Dutchess folks with a big challenge: to move an intact structure from its plot of land in Staatsburgh and reposition it on an empty lot in Poughkeepsie, and do it fast. The 1998 Cape Cod-style dwelling, built on 6.5 rolling acres, was owned by a retired priest. When he died and a couple from Long Island bought the property, Dave Craft of D. F. Craft Construction was

People watching the Habitat for Humanity home get placed on its new foundation at 45 Smith Street in the City of Poughkeepsie (photo by Barb Adams)

hired to build a new, larger home on the site. “The builder made the connection to get the house donated to us,” says Habitat’s executive director Maureen Brennan Lashlee. “The real truth is that it broke his heart to think there was this perfectly good home – which, by the way, had handicapped accessibility – and to think he’d be tearing that down, and the family we were trying to find a home for would continue to live in substandard housing for no good reason: That was the passion that brought this project to the table.” With only a couple of months to make all the logistical arrangements, Vassar graduate Daniel Gutowski, an intern at Habitat Dutchess, created an online

fundraising campaign to cover extraneous costs. Lashlee says, “We have not traditionally done fundraising, and Daniel did our very first online campaign, which was enormously successful.” The intern, who grew up in the area and attended Our Lady of Lourdes and Vassar College, is now the official fundraising manager and hopes to become a full-time employee soon. “This is our first time moving a house, and the first time Habitat for Humanity has done this,” says Gutowski. “We were donated a modular home, but we had to come up with the funds to actually move it. Our fundraiser was called ‘The Moving Project,’ and our goal was $50,000 to keep

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SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS PLAYS BEARSVILLE THIS SATURDAY

he long-running, never-ending surreal freakout known as the Slambovian Circus of Dreams returns to a familiar haunt, the Bearsville Theater, on Saturday, November 26 at 9 p.m. Formed in Sleepy Hollow over a decade ago, the Circus combine psychedelic rock and classic songcraft with what might be called extreme eccentricity in instrumentation and presentation. Their performances are heightened and ritualized affairs, and their fans are hardcore, although (and this also needs to be said of all cult bands) the fanatical quality of their base should not dissuade the more casual fan from enjoying a night of pleasant and colorful weirdness that isn’t really all that weird. General admission tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the show. For tickets and more information, visit www. bearsvilletheater.com. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock. – John Burdick

the project cost-free. We only achieved 30 percent of that: $15,000. But we were overwhelmed with the support because, like Maureen said, it was our first time doing online fundraising and we didn’t have any expectations. So $15,000 was impressive to all of us.” “While everyone was generous with their time and trying to give us the best costs possible, there are huge insurance costs in doing something like this,” says Lashlee. “All the professionals involved in the move did have to charge us something. We had to put a budget together for that. Daniel had to break it down into manageable bites. We have plumbers who work at 100 percent volunteered time, and J. D. Johnson donated $1,000 worth of materials. But there’s still the actual move, and the insurance for it was through the roof. From excavating the property for the foundation to turning the key when the family moves in, it’s probably going to be $50,000 – which is about a third of what it would ordinarily cost us, if we started from scratch.” Lashlee explained that when a house gets moved, the second floor is demolished and the roof gets folded down onto the house itself. “It gets separated into two pieces. Everyone there was in awe of this process. Then you lift that roof back up again and seal it for the winter” – and have the utilities with Central Hudson reconnected, and get the City to hook up to the gas main, and sheetrock and finish and paint the second floor. But before any of these tasks could be addressed, prepping the empty lot and coordinating all the components proved to be a monumental one. Superior Walls dug and poured the foundation. LCS Modular Construction handled the house during the lifting, setting and reassembly. Costanzi Crane lifted it, and Sullivan Transportation brought the house to Poughkeepsie. “Meanwhile, once the budget was put together, Daniel started the fundraising campaign. We are absolutely in the business of homes for the working poor. We are not about building a house; we are about building a community. Daniel came

up with the concept of having ‘champions’ for this house, and every champion took on the responsibility of finding people who would want to support it in some way, such as an in-kind or a cash contribution. That was the beginning of this model, and while I realize we did not hit our goal, we created a model that will be sustainable. We’ll use this model going forward.” The overall Habitat for Humanity model is important to understand. Gutowski explains, “A big misconception is that Habitat homes are given to people in need. While the people we partner with do have tremendous need, they also have sustainable sources of income and pay for a mortgage. This home will be sold to a Habitat partner.” “Our houses are costed-out based on 29 percent of the family’s gross income,” says Lashlee, “including taxes and homeowners’ insurance. We use a percent less than the national standard. We do that because we recognize that our families are the least likely to see a raise or a bonus every year, and we’re trying to keep them at a sustainable monthly payment that will allow them to be successful at home ownership. “We do require that our families have strong creditworthiness. We look at things like, if they’re unbanked, do they pay their regular payments on time? And we have partnerships with banks that are more than willing, based on our work with the family, to give them a mortgage. And we give a subsidy to that mortgage so it becomes a zero-interest mortgage. And that’s the key for our families. They can stay on target with their budget. Our partnership has created a family that is willing to pay. A little-known fact: Habitat for Humanity is the fifth-largest homebuilder in the United States; we also have the single lowest default rates of any mortgage provider. Our families are well-vetted and well-trained. It’s a great organization to work with.” On November 8, transport trailers carried the house to its new address at the corner of Smith and Harrison Streets, where it will transform a vacant lot into

a safe and affordable home in the Fifth Ward, a neighborhood now becoming a model of community revitalization. “Moving the house was a very costeffective thing for us to do, and has us thinking about doing more panelized, energy-efficient and cost-effective building. We’ll be celebrating our 30th birthday next year. My personal goal is to be in a continuous state of building here in Dutchess County. Would we want to build five houses a year, or ten? The need is there; we could build 20 houses a year and not keep up with the need. But at the same time, we have to look at sustainability from a cost standpoint. We tell our families they have to be selfsufficient, and we should be walking the walk, too.”

Along with the annual holiday campaign, Lashlee mentions the new ReStore facilities in the region as being viable sources of continuous income for Habitat projects. “We’re seeing up to a thousand customers a month, coming in to purchase something. As the word gets out, the numbers get higher, and the quality of the donations gets higher.” As for the volunteers who do the actual work, she warns, “Once you’re in, you’re in. It can be exhausting work, but I can’t think of very many people who come once and don’t come back again. There’s something about the camaraderie on the build and meeting the family. What we’re starting to find is that it’s as beneficial to the volunteers to meet people they’d otherwise never have met, just by virtue of geography. I hear over and over again from our volunteers, ‘Wow, that was the most wonderful experience. I had no idea how much people love living in Poughkeepsie.’” While the couple who donated the house wishes to remain anonymous, Habitat Dutchess thanks the many companies and individuals who contributed to this project, including the generous contributions from WBG, LLP, Unilock, Ulster Savings, netEffx, Dale and Donald Adams, Tim Ondrey, CGR LLP, Marshall & Sterling Insurance, Anne Constantinople, D. F. Craft Construction, Viking Industries, David Freeman, Architect, AmeriCorps/VISTA, Bill and Carol Rhode, Stephen Caracci, Karl Mannain & Sons, Sherwood Modular, Sullivan County Transport, Alvin O’Hare Plumbing, Corewood Ventures, Costanzi Crane, J. D. Johnson Co. Plumbing, Prime Print Shop, Odd Fellows/UA Local Union No. 21 and Joe and Maria LePore. The Habitat Dutchess office is located at 45 Catherine Street in Poughkeepsie. For more information about volunteering, call (845) 475-9336 or visit www. habitatdutchess.org. – Ann Hutton

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iovanna “Jenny” Vis grew up in Orange County here in the Hudson Valley, and her family summered on Monhegan Island in Maine. Paul Maloney, a native of the North Shore of Boston, was an artist who liked to spend the off-season painting en plein air on Monhegan.

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They met at a dinner party hosted by mutual friends and, as Vis recalls, “didn’t give each other the time of day.” But five years later when they met again, things were decidedly different. “It’s all about timing,” she says, and before long they had fallen in love. Maloney moved to High Falls, where the rents were less expensive, when his building in Boston was bought out. Vis

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had lost her rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan and couldn’t find a living space to equal it. She adds, “And who could say no to living in a giant messy barn that was also Paul’s painting studio?” That was 20 years ago, and some years later, they began conversing with sculptor Don Johnson about his vision for Uptown Kingston. Johnson owns the Uptown Kingston building where the old Singer sewing machine factory once throve. Locals may remember that an overflowing fabric and notions shop once housed what has morphed into Sissy’s Café. Johnson asked Vis and Maloney three times if they were interested in opening a bar on the Fair

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Street-facing side of the building before they finally said yes. In 2009, the wife-and-husband duo began working to create a distinctive sense of place at the Stockade Tavern and centered their plans on Vis’ Federal-style design. With her Master’s degree in Museum Studies and his artistic sensibilities, the couple lovingly created a welcoming, lowlit establishment that takes full advantage of the building’s original ornate tin ceiling and Tudor-style windows. A gracefully curved solid-walnut bar, tables crafted from iron sewing-machine bases, light fixtures rescued from the Governor Clinton Hotel and expert bartenders invite patrons to nestle in for comfortable socializing. Some of Maloney’s paintings hang around the large room, which features two generous tables near the front windows and backcorner seating joined by an open layout that leaves room to circulate while

emanating intimacy. At times musicians set up in the back, and when they perform the room is filled to friendly capacity. Now celebrating their seventh year at the Stockade, Maloney and Vis’ cozycool bar is renowned for its convivial ambiance – and, with the ‘S’ for the Singer company’s emblem still on the wooden door, they’re woven into the fabric of businesses that are steadily reviving Uptown K i n g s t o n . In 2014, Esquire Magazine named the Stockade Tavern one of America’s Best Bars in 2014, proof of their pivotal role in yet another revival: the classic craft cocktail. Though Maloney hails from the land of Irish pubs, that wasn’t the right fit for them. “It had to be a specific vibe, a community space and a place we wanted to go to every day,” says Vis. They came up with the concept based on one decision: They knew they wanted to have a craft

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a.m. on Friday and Saturday, and closing time varies on Sunday evenings. For more information, visit www.stockadetavern. com or, better yet, the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/stockade-tavern206867017627/?fref=ts, or call (845) 5142649. – Debra Bresnan

Paul and Jenny’s festive holiday cocktails We love an eggnog during the holidays, of course, and we serve a delicious one at the bar every holiday season (we use The Joy of Cooking’s 1975 recipe). The “Golden Rye Flip” is basically an eggnog for one: 1.5 oz. Rittenhouse Rye .5 Demerara syrup (1:1) Whole fresh egg Nutmeg - Place all ingredients in a shaker tin - Dry shake (no ice) to emulsify egg - Add ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds - Strain into a chilled cocktail glass - Dust with fresh nutmeg

cocktail bar. “Most of them are in the cities, but we’re a city bar in a country setting. It struck a lovely chord.” Both sing praises for their employees – and especially their award-winning head bartender, Josh Rosenmeier – for helping them to set the right tone. “We think of people who come to the Stockade as our guests,” says Maloney. “When we train our staff – from bar backs, who are the ‘sous chefs’ of the bar, to servers and dishwashers – that’s the part we stress. It’s like we’re throwing a party, and they’re working for us to make guests happy.” “It’s hard work, and bartending is the hardest part of it,” says Vis. “It’s like you

have to jump rope, do math, chat with customers and, because we use recipes, measure them out. Shaking is so physical, so you’ve got to have great guns, too.” About 75 percent of their cocktail menu celebrates the classic cocktails, adjusted for contemporary tastes. “The palate of 1938 is a different beast than the palate of 2016,” says Vis. Of the more current cocktails, she says most are created inhouse; some are contemporary classics from other bartenders. They add new ones to the Stockade’s seasonal menu after a lot of discussion – and tastings. They taste, their staff tastes and they take feedback from customers to nail new additions down. Rosenmeier captured two Silver Shakers, winning both judges’ and crowd top honors at the Hudson Valley Bartender Challenge a couple of years back for his “Storm & Shadow” cocktail. Concocted from Hillrock Estate Distillery’s Solera Aged Bourbon and accented with powdered-sugar-dusted blackberries and mint, it exemplifies the bar’s vigorously creative approach to serving up delicious and inventive cocktails that are often reliant upon local small-batch craft distilleries. You can order from a menu of craft beers and wines, or enjoy savory tapasstyle morsels of cheese, olives and pickles,

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2 oz. blended Scotch (Johnny Walker Black) .5 oz. honey syrup (2:1) whipped heavy cream nutmeg - Stir together the Scotch and honey with ice for 30 seconds - Hand-whip the cream in a squeeze bottle or Mason jar to a pourable consistency - Pour Scotch and honey into a cocktail glass - Gently “float” the cream on top - Garnish with fresh nutmeg And we also love a bottle of Pineau des Charentes, a French aperitif. It’s a fortified wine made with unfermented grape juice to which a Cognac is added, and then aged. ++ – Paul Maloney & Jenny Vis

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mustard, a few crusts of bread or even a hot baked pretzel; but the Stockade is really about the cocktails and conversation. “We try to educate everyone on our staff so everything runs smoothly, and we guide customers to drinks to continue the experience,” says Maloney. “Drinking is pretty personal,” Vis continues, “and people sometimes feel shy about wanting to try something new. They may like Bud Lite, but don’t want to admit it.” Like making a great match, Maloney says that finding the right cocktail may take a little time and effort, but it’s worth it. And, Vis adds, “People sometimes don’t even know what they want. They’ll say, ‘How did you know my soul wanted that drink?’” “We’re both very gregarious,” she says, “and we love to throw a party. Our parents were also great party-givers. On a side note, it’s fun seeing the love connections, too.” Maloney adds, “You can see possible romances brewing. A lot of people tell us they had their first date here.” A new menu of fall/winter drinks will be announced soon, and there are always bands on Sunday nights during long holiday weekends. On New Year’s Eve, DJ Ali and DJ Sterling will spin funk, soul and other dance music. And be on the lookout for an upcoming series of ‘Sunday School’ educational gatherings hosted by cocktail experts. The Stockade Tavern, located at 313 Fair Street in Kingston, is open Tuesday through Sunday from 4 p.m. It stays open until midnight during the week, until 2

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“See the line where the sky meets the sea / It calls me.” – Moana

Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Visit ancient Oceania in Disney’s Moana

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way, away!”...to see the new Disney Moana movie! Moana is destined to establish itself firmly in the Disney canon due to its strong, positive messages rooted in a Polynesian paradigm. Moana, voiced by 15-year-old Auli’i Cravalho, is convinced that she can save her people by finding the demigod Maui. However, she feels torn between following the call of her heart to explore the sea and obeying her tribal chief father, who strictly forbids travel beyond her island’s reef. Maui, played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, clueless chicken Heihei’s antics and the sassy personality of the ocean itself are among the frequent laughs throughout the story. Moana is a fictionalized tale taking place 2,000 years ago, but many of the details highlight Disney’s commitment to authentic representation of Pacific Islander culture. The creators consulted the Oceanic Story Trust, a team of regional cultural advisors assembled for this movie. In Moana, we get Samoan tuiga headdresses, not tiaras. We see tattoos, originated in Oceania thousands of years ago, not neckties. We hear Tokulean, a Polynesian language, not just English. Even the casting reflects the movie’s roots: Cravalho is Hawaiian, and Johnson has Samoan heritage. It’s no small feat getting music into my head that’s not part of the Hamilton: An American Musical soundtrack, but lately, I am finding myself turning again

Still from Walt Disney Studios' Moana, featuring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, newcomer Auli’i Cravalho and music by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.

and again to the dynamic textures and melodies of Moana. And it’s no wonder: Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with Pacific Islander composer and musician Opetaia Foa’i and composer Mark Mancina, created the soundtrack. The music is one more element that transports the viewer to Oceania in this story, from Moana’s yearning in How Far I’ll Go to Maui’s hilarious rendition of You’re Welcome to the movie’s inspirational theme song, We Know the Way.

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Thanks to the generosity of some incredible friends and colleagues at Ulster Publishing (and Diana McKeon Charkalis and Diane Mizota at Fandango) I was able to preview Moana last weekend in California, as well as fulfill the dream of meeting both Miranda and Johnson. Thank you, everyone, for the gift of this life-altering experience! And I cannot

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Meet Santa on the Walkway You’re shopping, you’re decorating, you’re thinking, “’Twas the night before Christmas...” and now, does your Christmas list start with the wish for your kids or pets to meet Santa in a special way this year? Preferably outside of a retail setting? How about simply outside? Well, throw in a pleasant walk with an amazing view, and now you’ve got a plan! Head to the Walkway over the Hudson this Friday, November 25 from 1 to 3 p.m., on the western approach/Highland side for Santa! This photo op gives families the chance to walk off that big Thanksgiving meal while kicking off the holiday season on the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world. Walkway over the Hudson’s Highland entrance is located at 87 Haviland Road in Highland. For more information, call (845) 834-2867 or visit www.facebook. com/walkwayoverthehudson or https:// walkway.org.

Gilded Age Christmas, Holiday Whodunit at Mills Mansion Feeling the holiday spirit but need a break from the traffic and the crowds? Get your history on! Be among the first this season to take in the decadence of the Staatsburgh State Historic Site at “A Gilded Age Christmas” this Friday, November 25 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. The opulent mansion is decorated for the season; what will the Christmas dining room look like this year? And you can find unique gifts in the museum shop afterwards. Admission costs $6 to $10 per person, and tours are available through December 31, Thursday through Sunday from 12 noon to 4

p.m., Monday through Saturday from December 26 through 31. Come back on Sunday, November 27 between 1 and 4 p.m. for the Holiday Whodunit. Ask guests and costumed interpreter servants for clues, and each child who hazards a guess as to who done it will be entered into a drawing when the answer is announced at the end of the year. The Holiday Whodunit is free with museum admission, which costs $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors and is free for children aged 12 and under. Additional tours are offered on Sundays, December 4, 11 and 18 from 1 to 4 p.m. The Staatsburgh State Historic Site is located at 75 Mills Mansion Drive Road 1 in Staatsburg. For reservations or more information about either event, call (845) 889-8851 or visit www.facebook.com/ staatsburghshs or http://bit.ly/2fS3GAT.

Walk off your Thanksgiving feast at Minnewaska Did anyone resort to heated exchanges like “Take a hike!” over Thanksgiving this year? No problem; the Minnewaska State Park Preserve has got you covered! This Friday, November 25, come to the Thanksgiving Walk Off from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This approximately two-mile hike includes carriage road trails. Want something more challenging? On Saturday, November 26, join the Millbrook Mountain Hike from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both hikes offer views of the Wallkill Valley and more. These programs are free and open to the public, but registration is required, as well as park entry fee at $10 per vehicle. The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is located at 5281 Route 44/55 in Kerhonkson. For reservations or more information, call (845) 255-0752 or visit http://nysparks. com/parks/127/details.aspx.

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f you are looking for something quintessentially Hudson Valley with some holiday flair, then you need to include Sinterklaas activities in your plans this weekend. On Friday, November 25 from 1 to 4 p.m., families can attend the Crowns & Branches Workshop at the Rondout Neighborhood Center, located at 105 Broadway in Kingston. The workshop enables families to fabricate a scepter and headpiece for children to wear at the parade and subsequent riverbank sendoff of Sinterklaas on Saturday, November 26, and again at the Children’s Parade during Sinterklaas Festival Day next Saturday, MARK FUERST December 3. This Saturday, November 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. is the Sinterklaas SendThis Saturday, November 26 from 10:30 off Celebration, a day ﬁlled with activities and open houses in celebration of a.m. to 6 p.m. is the Sinterklaas Sendoff Sinterklaas’ passage from Kingston to Rhinecliff, representing his traditional Celebration, a day filled with activities and oceanic voyage from Holland to Spain. open houses in celebration of Sinterklaas’ passage from Kingston to Rhinecliff, representing his traditional oceanic voyage from Holland to Spain. The festivities begin in Midtown with storytelling at the Kingston Library at 55 Franklin Street, with Samuel Osterhout sharing tales about how an explorer and his band help Sinterklaas find his way through the Catskills every year, followed by selfies with Parrots for Peace at 12 noon. At 12:30 p.m., get to the Collective at Broadway Commons, at 615 Broadway, for “A Taste of Mexico” for mariachi music, a beehive piñata and the traditional hot Christmas punch of Mexico, ponche Navideño. Prefer locations in the Rondout? Make more crowns and branches, take selfies with them, visit the Hudson River Maritime Museum, take a trolley ride and all kinds of other events before the Children’s Maritime Parade for Sinterklaas, which kicks off at 4 p.m. from the Arts Society of Kingston at 97 Broadway. Most Sinterklaas activities are free, but donations are welcomed, and all are open to the public. For more information and a complete schedule, visit www.sinterklaashudsonvalley.com, www. facebook.com/sinterklaaskingston and www.facebook.com/sinterklaasrhinebeck. – Erica Chase-Salerno

and interesting to do for all ages? How about a marionette show at a gorgeous historic estate? This Friday, the Olana State Historic Site presents Miniature Theater: Marionette Production, with a choice of Three Little Pigs at 10 a.m. or Carnival of the Animals at 11 a.m. – or purchase tickets to both! Handcrafted puppets and live music enhance these engaging stories for ages 3 and up, and why not stroll the gorgeous grounds after the show? Tickets for each performance cost $15 each for non-members, $10 for members, or $30 for a family of four. And for families interested in doing handcrafting together, come back on Saturday, November 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon for Beeswax Candlemaking for ages 5 and up. Families will have a blast making rolled and dipped beeswax candles, which you may keep or use to surprise someone as a gift. Tickets cost $20 for non-members, $15 for members and $40 for up to a four-person family. The Olana State Historic Site is located at 5720 Route 9G in Hudson. For tickets or more information about either event, call (518) 828-0135 or visit http://bit. ly/2fv1cb7 or http://bit.ly/2g8P835.

Headless Horseman Hayrides transforms into Frosty Fest It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and you know what that means: holiday lights! You could drive around area neighborhoods in search of illuminated excellence, or you could simply attend “A Frosty Fest” Drive or take a hayride through Frosty’s Enchanted Forest; see the dancing trees in the Glistening Gardens; visit with St. Nick himself in Santa’s North Pole and more. “A Frosty Fest” runs from Friday, November 25 through Friday, December 23, with Friday hours from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 4:30 to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Dress warmly; this is an outdoor event. Tickets cost $13.95 plus tax for children

under 12 and $16.95 plus tax for adults; or save $1 per ticket by purchasing online in advance. “A Frosty Fest” is located at Headless Horseman Hayrides at 778 Broadway in Ulster Park. For tickets, more information or children’s holiday printables, call (845) 339-2666 or visit http://afrostyfest.com. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26

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Who’s got two thumbs and is 270 years old? This guy! Round up your crew for Chancellor Livingston’s Birthday Party this Sunday, November 27 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Clermont State Historic Site. Enjoy a special tour, crafts for kids, a costumed Chancellor Livingston interpreter and of course, cake! Admission costs $7 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, and is free for children aged 12 and under. The Clermont State Historic Site is located at One Clermont Avenue in Germantown. For reservations or more information, call (518) 537-4240 or

Would you like a holiday joke? How about a craft to go along with it? Here goes: “Knock, knock!” “Who’s there?” “Holly.” “Holly who?” “Holly Days! Happy Holly-days!” Now, how about a wreath on your door for the real knock-knocks? You can make your custom wreath at Hyde Park Florist & Gifts on Saturdays, November 26, December 3 or 10; time slots are 12 noon or 2 p.m., and registration is required. The cost is $22.50 for a wreath or $20 for a swag. Hyde Park Florist & Gifts is located at 4204 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park. For more information or to register, call Dawn at (845) 229-9522, e-mail hydeparkflorist@earthlink.net or visit www.hydeparkfloristandgifts.com.

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Do you remember local author Molly Rausch’s delightful book, My Cold Went on Vacation? Now you can go next-level with your preschooler in Try Science! Yuck, Germs! this Tuesday, November 29 at 2:30 p.m. at the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum. Kids will learn about tiny creatures that are too small to seen but can make us sick, including experimenting with black-light markings to show how germs can spread, and examining yeast to learn about the good parts of microscopic organisms. On Thursday, December 1 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., your kids will enjoy Play Stations (as in theater, not video games). Play Stations consist of fun, playful theater shows set up around the museum, featuring crazy characters, wild puppets and more. Each of these programs is free with museum admission. The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is located at 75 North Water Street in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 471-0589 or visit http://mhcm.org. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1

Vassar lecture on slavery Brainstorming ways to engage your teen in history? Take a look at “The Fugitive Justice and the Abolition of the Master/Slave Girl Dialectic” happening this Thursday, December 1 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Vassar College, in the Main Building’s Villard Room. As part of the Centering the Lives of Black Women and Girls series, professor Jasmine Syedullah lectures about a formerly enslaved mother and abolitionist, including traditional patriarchal relationships to property, rights and freedom. Vassar College is located at 124 Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For more information, call (845) 437-5370 or visit http://bit.ly/2eUE0Hb. – Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno sincerely thanks the friends and colleagues who helped make her dreams come true by sending her to meet Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Lin-Manuel Miranda at the Moana press conference in California. Thank you! She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

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New World home cooking It’s not that difficult to feast like the Pilgrims did

hanksgiving is a most appropriate time to put together a truly American meal: one made up of native plants – many of which are easily grown – that might have shown up on the original Thanksgiving table about 400 years ago. The date of that first feast was 1621, but the date for celebrating Thanksgiving in all states – on the final Thursday in November – was not fixed until 1863, with a presidential proclamation. Lincoln hoped that a unified date throughout the country would help unify the nation during the divisive days of the Civil War. Not

so. Confederate states refused to accept that date until the next decade, during Reconstruction. Another presidential proclamation, by FDR, changed the date to the fourth Thursday of November, in an attempt to boost the economy. Would a new date help now? On to garden history: Back in early November, I picked a 20-pound berry that was growing from my compost pile. Actually, I harvested about a dozen of these heavy berries. Don’t imagine them in terms of strawberries or blueberries; imagine a winter squash, which, botanically speaking, is a berry – a special

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kind of berry called a pepo. Squashes are native American fruits. Twenty pounds is no lightweight for a squash – nothing like the 2,023-pound (still a berry) record-holding pumpkin, of course, but big nonetheless. Especially so when you consider that mine weren’ t grown to vie for any records, but for eating. Argonaut is the variety name of my 20-pound berries. It seems to be a kind of butternut squash, stretched out anywhere from 20 to 30 inches long and eight inches across at its fattest point. It’s relatively easy to grow, if you can figure out where to let the 20-foot-long vines trail. In May I had sown the seeds in four-inch pots, and then transplanted a few right atop my compost bin. I put another couple into compost-filled holes that I had scooped out in a mountain of leaves (for future use, after rotting down into rich “leaf mold”) kindly deposited here by landscaper Mark Masseo. Argonaut needs a long season before the

fruits turn buff-tan ripe: longer than my plants got, this year at least, because only some of them had only some ripe color. Still, they taste very good, and squashes will ripen, to some degree, after harvest. The question is what to do with a dozen humongous squashes. Ideal storage is in a cool room: my basement, where temperatures now and in the next few weeks will be in the low 50s. Mice occasionally make their way into my basement. They could make many meals of the squashes. I mouseproofed each one by tying it with a sturdy length of rope in a noose around its neck, then hanging it from the basement rafters.

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Corn is another native American food, with popcorn predating that first Thanksgiving in America by thousands of years. Kernels have been found in the remains of Central American settlements almost 7,000 years old. Four hundred years ago, the Pawtuxet Indian chief Massasoit showed up at the first Thanksgiving feast with a deerskin sack filled with popcorn: a food hitherto unknown to the colonists. Popcorn is the corn that I’ll bring to our Thanksgiving table. Most people eat popcorn as a snack, but there’s no reason it couldn’t stand in for potatoes, rice, bread or any other carbohydrate-rich foods. Popcorn has the advantage of always being whole-grain, and being very quick and easy to prepare. Corn was the best grain crop to grow in the rude conditions of a settler’s clearing. Little land preparation was needed, and the ripe ears could be left dangling on the stalks until there was time for harvest. I could grow it under “ruder” conditions, but I plant it in compost-enriched soil with drip irrigation for consistent water. Two 12-foot-long-by-three-foot-wide beds provide enough popcorn to carry us through the year to the next harvest season.

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November 24, 2016 Since harvest, a few weeks ago, unshelled ears of Pink Pearl and Dutch Butter popcorn have been hanging from the kitchen rafters, decoratively and conveniently at hand.

matter and has consistent moisture. A bog is not needed. Given the right growing conditions, cranberries can be an ornamental, edible groundcover. I once planted them as such, along with the other edible ornamentals lowbush blueberry and lingonberry, as well as rhododendron and mountain laurel: non-edibles that enjoy these same soil conditions. The cranberries grew too well, threatening to overtake the rest of the bed. Since they were not my favorites among all the plants in the bed, they no longer live there.

Cranberries are among the few native American fruits sold commercially. Although they do not provide a great deal of nourishment, they spice up present and past holiday dinners. Cranberries can be grown in a home garden if the soil is very acidic (sulfur will make it so if it is not), rich in organic

Many more native American plants, such as beans, groundnuts and Jerusalem artichokes, can round out this Thanksgiving feast – and, of course, among non-plants, turkey. – Lee Reich

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NIGHT SKY

Down the rabbit hole, part two: How physics got so crazy

e’re talking about the relationship between consciousness and the external universe. That there’s any link at all may sound like pseudoscience. It certainly is causing an uproar, with new experiments announced several times a year in major physics journals. Because it’s so strange and yet deep, this is a three-part series showing how mainstream physics did a 180-degree turnaround when it came to the relationship between nature and the mind of the observer. Last week we started by specifying the common everyday areas in which most people wrongly imagine that they are experiencing a universe separate from themselves. We looked at how light, color and sounds are never separate standalone experiences, but merely our brains interacting with nature. We saw how an orange sunset is not something that’s out there in front of you, but rather your brain/mind reacting to electrical and magnetic stimulations. We explored the tree-falling-in-the-forest business. Now we’ll move on to the timeline of how physics changed its thinking. An early milestone was the double-slit experiment, followed by such quantumtheory realities as particle entanglement. It was the double slit that made the renowned physicist Richard Feynman say that nobody really understood quantum theory, and that if you tried, you would go down a rabbit hole never to return. You can see a tape of that Harvard lecture here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mIk3wBJDgE. But I don’t think that lecture does justice to explaining the double-slit experiment. You’d do better by watching this entertaining YouTube video: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc. Or you can find it yourself by doing a Google search of “double slit Dr. Quantum.” Or if you were prescient enough to purchase one of my Biocentrism books, co-authored with Dr. Robert Lanza, each has two chapters devoted to the double slit with lots of illustrations. Here’s why it was one of the early bits of hard evidence that changed physics forever. Imagine shooting pulses of light at a detector screen. But in front of that screen is an impenetrable barrier with two narrow openings a few inches apart. The light photons have a wide-enough spread that each might penetrate either hole. If they pass through the leftmost opening, they will logically impact the detector screen just behind it, and the same is true of the rightmost opening. But when this experiment is performed, we do not see a bunch of “hits” behind each hole. Instead, we see many lines alternating with dark spaces: just what would be expected if light is made of waves; and the waves, once through the openings, interfere with each other in an additive way or else a destructive way. Well, okay; this seems to prove that light is a wave, not a particle – which is fine. When the same experiment is done with subatomic particles like electrons – little bullets – we still see that multiple-line interference pattern, indicating that “matter” is also basically composed of waves. This, too, is cool, useful information. So far, so good. The problem started when only a single photon or electron at a time is fired through the slits. The interference pattern remains. But how could there be interference, when only one photon or electron at a time is in the apparatus? With

Local realism is the very reasonable assumption that the physical universe exists independently of our observations of it. However, quantum theory insisted that this was not true.

what is it interfering? One explanation was that – although actual photons and electrons are fundamental particles and are indivisible – perhaps before observation, they act in a weird blurry way and each passes through both slits, and then interferes with itself! To find out, the next logical thing was to add an observing device that tells us which hole each electron or photon passes through, on its way to the detector screen. And here’s where the truly amazing stuff started. The moment we determine which slit the It was the double slit that made the renowned physicist photon or electron passes Richard Feynman say that nobody really understood through, the complex quantum theory, and that if you tried, you would go down a rabbit hole never to return. i n t e r f e r e n c e p a tt e r n vanishes and is replaced with the much-simpler pattern of “bullet hits” behind each opening. Through the decades, all sorts of variations have been tried, including delaying when the information reaches us. Bottom line: The moment we acquire the knowledge of which slit is traversed, the electron or photon becomes a single entity, a particle, and duly passes through one hole or the other but not both. It loses any semblance to being a wave. Conversely, the split second the observer loses the “which way” information, the electron or photon changes back into a blurry, anything’s-possible kind of entity – a wave – and exercises its freedom of going through both slits to produce interference. After more than half a century of varying this experiment, it turned out that it’s merely the knowledge in our minds that causes the physical change from wave to particle, and from multiple lines to just two. Reluctantly, physics came to conclude that the observer’s consciousness is the key entity that causes the change. All this was first becoming clear in the 1920s, which is why Werner Heisenberg created his famous “Uncertainty Principle.” Erwin Schrödinger’s equally famous 1935 thought experiment, commonly called “Schrödinger’s Cat,” was meant to show how impossible this must logically be, since mainstream physicists were then starting to accept the notion of quantum superpositions, in which all outcomes simultaneously exist, but that only one reality ultimately manifests itself to the observer. But it was “entanglement” that really sealed the case that the observer creates physical outcomes – and this will be our focus next week. Suffice it here to say that starting in the 1920s, physics went into an uproar that was not resolved until John Bell’s 1964 work, when most physicists finally accepted that local realism had to be abandoned. Local realism is the very reasonable assumption that the physical universe exists independently of our observations of it. Even Einstein subscribed to this view, and insisted that objects have properties (like position and momentum and spin) before we observe them. However, quantum theory insisted that this was not true. Moreover, Einstein’s relativity theories said that no object or person can influence another through truly empty space; some “field” or “mediating particle” is necessary to carry an effect from point A to point B. And even then, there is a speed limit when it comes to producing an effect or change: the speed of light. Thus, unlike quantum theory’s insistence that an effect on one object simultaneously and instantaneously affects its twin, no matter how distant, Einstein said that such influences could propagate no faster than light-speed. These were mutually exclusive views. Quantum theory and Einstein couldn’t both be right. Which was proven wrong? Weirdly enough, it was “local realism” that bit the dust – even if the clinching experiments have only been performed the past few years. – Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous “Night Sky” columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyOne.com.

Rosendale Theatre screens Inside Peace on Tuesday

os Angeles filmmaker Cynthia Fitzpatrick heard about a project being implemented in a correctional facility in Texas that had proven to be highly beneficial for inmates and prison staff alike. It is called the Peace Education Program (PEP), which has as its stated objective to have participants “understand the possibility of personal peace, become aware of their inner resources such as clarity, hope and choice and recognize their innate value.” This did not sound like any other prison project that Fitzpatrick had ever heard of. She packed up some equipment and grabbed a couple of assistants – a camera operator and a soundman – and headed to San Antonio. At the Dominguez State Jail, she met with warden Sam Seale and captain Lorenzo Carter and the two facilitators of PEP, Chantal and Roberto Piriz, and made arrangements to film inmates in their “Peace Class.” The resulting documentary, Inside Peace, has since won several film festival awards, including three for Best Documentary, two Humanitarian awards and two Audience Choice awards, and was presented at the British Film Institute

during a groundbreaking forum on criminal justice reform. Now, Inside Peace will be shown at the Rosendale Theatre on Tuesday, November 29. PEP is a curriculum developed by the Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF), a nonprofit organization created in 2001 to address “fundamental human needs of food, water and peace so that people can live with dignity, peace and prosperity.” Multimedia workshops given by PEP

focus on peace, inner strength, selfawareness and other pertinent human resources: again, not the sort of personal development training typically associated with incarceration. The program is also presented at adult education facilities, healthcare settings, senior centers, veterans groups and civic centers across the globe and in many languages. As of 2012, PEP was being offered in 25 prisons across ten countries.

“Something very positive is happening here,” says Dr. Michael Gilbert, associate professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas. “Offenders seem to find understanding of themselves and a personal sense of inner peace, all of which may be needed to break destructive cycles and behavior patterns that have led them time and time again to jail and prison.” Fitzpatrick, who has been an editor for award-winning TV series such as The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and Sex and the City, recognized the core story in the unusual situation. “This is my first documentary. A friend sent me a short piece that was done on Telemundo, and also a homemade movie that they made of the guys in the film talking to each other in the class. I was blown out at their emotional level of expression, their articulate selves – what they were talking about, their lack of fear to open up in front of each other. It was a multiracial class situation, and I know that in prison everything’s very divided, and you’ve got to be careful where you step. “I just thought, ‘Holy, moly!’ In the middle of what I thought was the reddest state in the country – one that’s known for executing more people on Death Row than any other state – there’s this little light shining. I’d never been to Texas, and I had preconceived notions of the state and the prison system; and here was this

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class that had already been going on for four years. I thought it was ironic, because they sent me an interview with Captain Carter where he said, ‘Watching these videos has changed me as a man.’ He was 25 years in the military and then 20 as a guard, and worked his way up to captain in that prison. I said, ‘I gotta get down there!’” Fitzpatrick contacted TPRF and told its staff what an incredible story there was at Dominguez. “I said, ‘I don’t want to do it as a promo for the PEP – rather more on the level of a Hoop Dreams film, where you follow some guys and see where it leads.’ The first shoot was July 2011, and I had done my homework on the phone with Chantal and Roberto. I wanted to shoot the whole class and then do interviews with people who’d been in the class long enough to articulate what they’d learned: people who would be representative of the work being done. I didn’t get to know any of the guys initially; I left it up to Chantal and Roberto. We had very little time. “Captain Carter got it together for us. We got the classroom filmed, and we had to come back a couple more times to do more interviews. And as the story went, I stayed with the main guys when they got out. At the end of 2012, a statewide organization for parole officers was having a yearly conference – just happened to be in San Antonio that year – and they wanted some of the guys in the class to be on the panel. It was so emotional for them. It was very moving, as you can see in the film. They were blown out by people [who were] usually telling them what to

do wanting to know what they think about things.” The film has “broken the ice and been the spearhead” for change, she says, for institutional, administrativetype people who watch and understand what’s possible. “But that wasn’t even my purpose. My purpose was to make a viable documentary about these guys’ lives, and I wanted to get it into film festivals. 2014 was our festival year, and we got into a festival every month: 15 or 20 festivals. We won some awards, so to me that was the first step – like, let’s get some laurels around our poster so that people will pay attention to the film.” Fitzpatrick talks about the logistics of filming with a small crew and budget. “I got to Texas a couple weeks before shooting and found a gal who knew everybody, and through her I met two young Hispanic men who had camera experience doing weddings. I know from my background that if you’re doing weddings, you can’t screw up. They were two great guys who were really good at what they did. And they spoke the language, and they’d grown up in the conditions of the men in the prison. With these guys at my side it made things for me a lot easier. Everything went very smooth. So, because [the inmates] got to know these two guys, when I went later into their homes, they all knew each other. I kept the crew the same, so when I did four more trips to Texas, I didn’t have to bring anybody but myself.” “I did not want to focus on how bad the prison system is. We already know all that. I wanted to follow these guys – David,

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Light show Kevin McCurdy’s Holiday Spirit Festival returns to Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls

ome people remember when stringing lights around frontdoor bushes at Christmas time was a big deal – especially if the weather cooperated by supplying a snowy backdrop for atmosphere. If your own house was not thus decorated, there might be a more ostentatious neighborhood nearby with a few homes decked out in flashing red, blue and green. I recall being driven across town after dark when I was a kid to see the magnificent light show put on by homeowners there. Some lights even blinked, which tells you what age bracket I’m in. Never mind; I still recollect the magic. These days, holiday yard ornaments and lights are common. Still, the thrill of seeing a truly over-the-top display, replete with characters and animals and angels and a jolly Santa, is an impressive one. For an all-out Winter Wonderland holiday extravaganza – a memory-maker, for sure – check out Kevin McCurdy’s Holiday Spirit Festival at Bowdoin Park in Wappingers Falls. This one-of-a-kind family event brings out the spirit in all comers, evoking fond memories of the past and creating new ones for future reminiscing. Now in its 11th year, the Holiday Spirit Festival offers plenty of twinkle and glitter, along with holiday tunnels to explore, costumed animals, frost fairies, elves, gingerbread people and a setting that rivals all others. Meet Christy the Christmas Train, Cecil the Sea Serpent, Penguin at the North Pole and the big man himself, Santa. Add to these a million or so lights, enchanting animated displays and lots of comedy, magic and music at the Holiday Stage Show. New scenes, such as the brand-new Enchanted Forest of Lights, are added each year. Guests can play the new scavenger hunt game, explore the 60-foot-long train and miniature village setup with vintage city scenery and mountaintop chalets, all covered in snowy wonder, and (photo op alert) meet Santa! And stop by the Peppermint Palace for sweets and treats, hot food and drinks and a variety of other goodies. I can smell the peppermint hot chocolate from where I sit writing this! Installed on the grounds of the 300+acre Bowdoin Park in Dutchess County, the Holiday Spirit Festival is sure to lift your spirits. An Opening Night ceremony and the arrival of Santa take place on Friday, November 25. Check out the webpage for photos, directions and more info about this magical family holiday experience for all ages. Kevin McCurdy’s Holiday Spirit Festival runs November 25 through December 23, Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 4:30 to 9 p.m. (the last tickets sold at 8:30 p.m.). Admission costs $15 for ages 12 and up, $12 for children aged 2 to 11 years, seniors and military personnel; kids under age 2 get in free. – Ann Hutton Kevin McCurdy’s Holiday Spirit Festival, November 25-December 23, Friday 6-9 p.m., Saturday/Sunday 4:30-9 p.m., $15/$12, Bowdoin Park, 85 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls; (845) 632-6439, contact@imaginartstudios.com, http://holidayspiritfestival.com/dates---admission. html.

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6:30am-8am Mysore Ashtanga Practice. Intended to help you build a personal, self-led practice. A teacher is on hand to guide you along. Meets every Mon-Thur, 6:30-8am. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. 8am Annual 5k Turkey Trot to BeneďŹ t Ferncliff Forest. Runners and walkers may sign up online at Runsignup.com or morning of - Registration begins at 6:45am. First 400 entries get a free race T shirt. There will be a raffle for dozens of prizes at the awards ceremony. Ferncliff Forest Game Refuge and Forest Preserve, 64 Mt Rutsen Rd, Rhinebeck. Info: 518-466-6405, ferncliffforest. org/index.php. 8:30am MHRR Club Turkey Trot. Race Day Registration opens at 7am. Pre-Registration Deadline is November 22nd. 25K Bob Rother Memorial Run begins at 8:45am; Kids 1 Mile begins at 9am; 5K begins at 9:15am; & 2 Mile Fun Run begins at 9:20am. Arlington High School, 1157 NY 55, LaGrangeville. mhrrc.org/MHRRCuploads/ raceFlyers/ttn2016.pdf. 9am-9:50am Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John. Uses gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. All ages and fitness levels. A reduced-price class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8. 9am Family of New Paltz Annual Turkey Trot. 5K run and walk. Benefit for Family of New Paltz. Water Street Market, New Paltz. Info: daniel.p.stoltzfus@gmail.com, newpaltzturkeytrot.com. $30, $15/12 & under/65 & older.

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9am-4pm Holiday Craft Fair. Delaware Community Center, 8 Creamery Rd, Callicoon. Info: 845-887-5634. 9am-5pm Santa and Elves Parachute in at Hurds Family Farm. 20+ outdoor activities for the family. At about noon Santa and his elves will be parachuting in to open the Christmas Tree season. Free hayrides and assistance with trees. Hurds Family Farm, 2187 State Route 32, Modena. Info: 845-883-7825, hurdsfamilyfarm.com/#!oldfashoined-fun/c24i2. 9am-2pm Festival of Toys. Vintage dolls, toys, and doll houses on display with miniature trains running through a scale model of historic Warwick. Refreshments and a craft project for kids. Reservations recommended. A.W. Buckbee Center, 2 Colonial Ave, Warwick. Info: 845-9863236 x101, warwickhistoricalsociety.org. 9:30am Village of Millerton Kicks off the Holidays in a BIG way on Black Friday. Starting with a free community screening at 10 of Home Alone at The Moviehouse, located at 48 Main Street; free horse and carriage rides through the village starting at noon; Millerton Fire Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Parade of Lights will begin lining up at 4:30pm at Arnoff Moving & Storage on Elm Avenue; Tree Lighting Ceremony at 5pm; Parade will kick off at 5:30pm - Santa will lead the way up Main Street and Maple Avenue to Highland Street, then back down to Dutchess Avenue to the fire house at 24 Century Boulevard for a party, food & refreshments donated by the local restaurants and members of the Fire Department.

9am-9pm Fourth Annual Kingston Turkey Trot. Presented by the Junior League of Kingston. Running, distance running, one mile, 5k and beginner. Tickets $15-$20 available online at website. Forsyth Park, 157 Lucas Avenue, Kingston. Info: 845-339-3053, forsythnature@gmail. com, facebook.com/forsythnaturecenter.

9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II Yoga with Alison Sinatra. 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@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

10am-11:30am Thanksgiving Day Yoga with Barbara Boris. Start the holiday from a place of centeredness and stability with this special, open-level Thanksgiving Day Yoga class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com.

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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation.

1pm Thanksgiving at Caring Hands. Caring Hands Soup Kitchen, located at Clinton Avenue United Methodist Church, 122 Clinton Avenue, Kingston, will be preparing and delivering meals for shut ins and the elderly and disabled for Thanksgiving. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to volunteer, please call the church at (845) 331-7188. A sit down meal will be held at First Baptist Church, 77 Albany Ave, Kingston, at 1pm. (845) 331-5044.

10am-4pm Elting Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Holiday Book Sale. Hundreds of books from $1 to $.00 each. Gift quality. Like new. Find the best authors and the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite characters. Buy the best for the children on your shopping list and save! Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get left out in the cold. Books went fast last year! Sale continues through the end of December - during Library hours! Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz.

1pm-4pm Woodstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Thanksgiving Feast. Community Thanksgiving gathering with a feast with all the trimmings. No charge. Volunteers are sought for clean-up afterwards. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10am-12pm Stitch Your Heart Out group. Open to all experience levels. Bring your knitting and crocheting ideas and projects. Learn from others. 845-485-3445. Boardman Road Branch Library, The Book Store, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-485-3445.

1:30pm-3pm Thanksgiving Luncheon. Community meal with traditional dishes and vegetarian options. New Paltz United Methodist Church, 1 Grove Street, New Paltz. Info: (845) 419-5063, sharon.jean.roth@gmail.com, newpaltzumc.org/.

10am Theater in Miniature: Marionette Production of Three Little Pigs. Ages 3+. A marionette show that will perform classic tales with hand-crafted puppets and live music. Performed by the RZM Troupe. Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. olana.org. $15, $25/family.

3pm-8pm Thanksgiving Day at Woodnotes Grille. Order selections from a new Autumn menu or celebrate with a special Thanksgiving meal. $25/per person. RSVP by calling. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com.

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Tours. All a glitter for the holidays! Featuring festive decorations and special exhibit from the museum collection; antique toys and games! Guided tours with our expert guides. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie. Info: info@lgny.org, lgny.org/. $11/adults, $6/ children. 10:30am Pilates Equipment 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-4pm Hurley Heritage Society Museum Shop Sale. Special discounts on select merchandise. Holiday wreath-making class with Ellen Richards at the museum on 11/26 at 1pm. $20 per person, includes wreath and decorations. Call 845-331-4852 for reservations. Hurley Heritage Museum, 52 Main St, Hurley. 11am-6pm Sinterklaas Send Off Celebration. A day of open houses, musical performances, workshops creating beautiful crowns and branches, a Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maritime Parade down Broadway with stars and puppets galore. Kingston sends off Sinterklaas and his white horse on a tugboat across the river to his destination there. After his send off, there will a Sinterklaas Soiree, Tree Lighting Ceremony and plenty of specials at all of the local restaurants. Roundout Waterfront, Kingston. Info: 845-514-3998, sinterklaashudsonvalley.com.

12pm-2:30pm Annual Post-Thanksgiving Digestion Class with Barbara Boris. After a feasting holiday, it is good to work on asanas to stimulate the downward digestion energy of the body to avoid congestion, blockages and sluggishness. In whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming a holiday tradition, Barbara Boris will lead us through various poses that aid in elimination, as well as stretching and relaxing the abdomen. While open to students of all levels and styles, this will be a strong yoga class, and is not appropriate for absolute beginners. $30, or use your class card and add $5. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700.

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11:30am-1pm Thanksgiving Walk Off. Join Becca Howe, Student Conservation/AmeriCorps Intern, for a post-Thanksgiving hike along the Beacon Hill Carriage Road and Footpath, which follows along the top edge of an east-facing escarpment. This walk, which is over two miles long, will offer a 180 degree view of the Rondout and Wallkill valleys below and the Catskill Mountains to the North. The Beacon Hill Footpath does include some hills and tricky footing. Registration: Required. NY Minnewaska State Park Preserve, 5281 Rt 44-55, Kerhonkson. Info: 845-255-0752.

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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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 12:30pm-6:30pm Crystal Readings and Chakra Clearing Sessions with Mary. Every Friday at Mirabai. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $85/1 hour, $50/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes. 1pm-4pm Wilderstein’s Holiday House Tours. Florists and designers dress the mansion in its holiday best. Each room is packed with period and modern decor showcasing the home’s elegance. Selfguided tours will run through the end of December. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-4818, wilderstein.org. $11/ adults, $10/students & srs, free/12 & under. 1pm-3pm Santa on the Walkway. Santa will make a surprise visit on the Walkway’s West (Highland) approach. The Walkway Over the Hudson, 61 Parker Ave, Poughkeepsie. walkway.org. 1pm-4pm 6th Sinterklaas Celebration: Crowns & Branches Workshop. Rondout Neighborhood Center, 105 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845-5143998, sinterklaashudsonvalley.com. 1pm-3:30pm New Bridge Group at Community Center. Free. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz. Info: 617-308-9993. 2pm-9pm Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market. Born Thanksgiving Weekend 2013 as the Anti-Black Friday big sister goddess, Basilica Farm & Flea is part timeless flea and farmer’s market and part 21st century craft and design fair, showcasing the wealth and splendor of the Hudson Valley’s artisanal talents. Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market, 110 S. Front St, Hudson. basilicahudson.org. 2pm-5pm Thomas Cole National Historic Site Tour. With a narrated audio guide “explore at your own pace.” Tours are free. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St, Catskill. Info: 518-943-7465, thomascole.org. 3pm-5:30pm Beginner Herbal Program. Learn & Create! Discover the true character of some of your backyard “weeds.” Take home hand crafted salve, lip balm, and body mist.Register Space is limited to 12 people per session, and there will be a $5 fee. Please sign up by calling the Park at (518) 732-0187. 1 Schodack Island Way, Schodack Landing. Info: 518-732-0187. 3pm-6pm 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. 4pm-7pm Juried Artist & Maker Market. Featuring artists of the Hudson Valley and New York City. Fridays, 4-7pm & Saturdays, 11am-5pm. through 12/24. Space Create, Newburgh. orangecountynyartscouncil.com. 4pm “Knit Wits” Knitting Club. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 5pm-9pm Holiday Lighting Show & The Arrival of Santa. Let the holiday magic begin! An evening of lights, and the arrival of Santa. Warm up in the Country Stores after the arrival of Santa to see a special Christmas Show in the World’s Largest Kaleidoscope. Decorate an ornament, write your letter to Santa and take a picture on his lap. Parents, get a head start on the Christmas shopping. Holiday shop with Emerson’s personal shopping service and complimentary custom wrapping. Be sure to sample some of Grey Mouse Farms pickles. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-6882828, emersonresort.com. 5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Rejuvenating and supported postures that soothe the nervous system and alleviate tension. Lots of props and dim lights. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. 6pm-9pm Nick From No Where. Featuring 40’s standards and covers. Vigneto’s, 890 Vineyard Ave, Highland. Info: 845-834-2828. 6:30pm-8pm HVCD Swing Dance & Thanksgiving Pot Luck Snacks. Music by The Metropolitan Hot Club, a gypsy jazz group that plays swing of the 30s and 40s. Bring your Thanksgiving leftovers to share! Line-up: 8pm -Beginners East Coast Swing Lesson with Chester & Linda Freeman; 8:30pm -

ALMANAC WEEKLY Dance to the Metropolitan Hot Club; & 9:30pm - Performance by Big Apple. Admission $15/$10 full time student with ID. No partner necessary! No experience necessary! Additional Opportunities to Learn: 20’s style Charleston with Chester & Linda Freeman : 6:30-7:15 Workshop 1; & 7:15-8:00 Workshop 2. Workshop Admission: $15 one/$20 both. Info: hudsonvalleydance.org or hvcd.dance. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie. 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-9pm DJ Skate Nights. Ice Time Sports Complex, 21 Lakeside Rd, Newburgh. Info: 845-567-0005, icetimesports.org. $10-$6. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage: Mark Hummel’s Golden State Lone Star Revue. Blues Harmonica Blowout! The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm Hindenberg (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience). The Chance, 6 Crannell St, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-471-1966, thechancetheater. com. $10. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground: Petey Hop & Friends. Roots & Blues. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm Friday Night Jazz. NYC saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists Lew Scott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville. Info: 518 678-3101. 7pm 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. 8pm Flash. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8pm-11:30pm Swing Dance. Dance to the Metropolitan Hot Club, a gypsy jazz group that plays hot swing of the 30s and 40s. No experience needed. $15/$10 f/t students. 8pm free Beg. Lesson; Dance Workshops: $15 each/$20 both, 6:30-7:15pm, 7:15--8pm. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club, 135 S. Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie. Info: 845 679-8587, hvcd.info. $10. 8pm-11:30pm Black Friday Black Light Party with Breakaway featuring Robin Baker. This band is rocking and has everybody dancing the whole night. Wear something white and shine bright in the black light! High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. Info: 845-687-2699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, highfallscafe.com. Pass the hat. 9pm 2016 Jean & Enid’s Annual Holiday Show. Artists include Jean Duffy – Silver jewelry inspired by nature. Set in a Southwest Style; Enid Cytryn – Pendleton wool blankets and leather are the canvas for her handmade, apparel and accessories; Herb Cytryn- Handmade cedar furniture; Rolando and Alexandra Negoita – Handcrafted art knives, award winning smoking pipes, fine art and lathe turned wood and metal candleholders; Mauli McDonald - Floral arrangements, depicting forest life; Julieanae Palmer- Abstract ceramic figural sculpture created to bring harmony to any environment; & Ellen Holmes-Fiber artist. Hand knitted shawls. Felted hats and accessories. She will have a spinning wheel and drop spindle demonstration. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com.

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8am-12pm JBNHS Kingston Point & River Road Waterfowl and Eagles. Register with leader Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com or 845-339-1277). Start the day at Kingston Point, which often harbors late sparrows and their allies. Dress warmly and bring along your spotting scope. A warm breakfast snack and beverage will be provided to start the day. Free. jbnhs.org. 8am Sixth Annual Phoenicia Turkey Trot. 2.4-mile fun run, ramble, trot, walk or wobble to benefit the Morton Memorial Library in Pine Hill. Open to all. Tot Trot (under age 5) 9:30 am. Registration 8 -9:45 am. Main race event starts 10 am. Rain or shine. No dogs please. St. Francis de Sales Parish Hall, 109 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7064, hrobertspt@gmail.com, phoeniciaturkeytrot.com/index.html. 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 Vinyasa Yoga with Laura Olson. A fast-paced vinyasa flow class that works up a nice sweat while keeping things light and fun. Great for kickstarting the weekend. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. 9am-4pm Holiday Craft Fair. Delaware Community Center, 8 Creamery Rd, Callicoon. Info: 845-887-5634.

9am-4pm 45th Annual Craft Fair at Dutchess Community College. Offering items from more than 100 artists. All proceeds benefit providing deserving students with scholarships. The event is held in Falcon and Drumlin Halls. Guests are encouraged to park in Lot D next to Student Housing on Cottage Street. Dutchess Community College, 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie. sunydutchess.edu/. 9am-12pm Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store. Not-for-profit thrift selling clothing for children/adults, household items, jewelry, games/ toys. No furniture. Comforter Cobblestone Thrift Store, 26 Wynkoop Pl, Kingston. Info: 845-3386126, comfortercobblestonethrift26@gmail.com. 9am-2pm Festival of Toys. Vintage dolls, toys, and doll houses on display with miniature trains running through a scale model of historic Warwick. Refreshments and a craft project for kids. Reservations recommended. A.W. Buckbee Center, 2 Colonial Ave, Warwick. Info: 845-9863236 x101, warwickhistoricalsociety.org. 9am-4pm 45th Annual Craft Fair. Craft Fair with more than 100 artists on the weekend following Thanksgiving. Get a head start on their holiday shopping by purchasing one-of-a-kind gifts for friends and family. Held in Falcon and Drumlin Halls. Park in Lot D next to Student Housing on Cottage Street. There will be shuttle service to Falcon and Drumlin halls. SUNY Dutchess, 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie. sunydutchess.edu/ alumni/foundationevents/annualcraftfair.html. 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. 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-12pm Hike Off the Turkey. Pack a snack and hike with a Teatown educator to Shadow Lake, and beyond on the Twin Lakes Trail. All welcome. Pre-registration required, call 914-762-2912 x 110. Teatown Lake Reservation, 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining. teatown.org. $6 - $10. 10am-4pm Tannersville Holiday Craft Fair. Visit with Santa, Frosty and Sparky the Fire Dog after 1pm. Village Hall / Firehall, Main St, Tannersville. Info: 518-858-9094. 10am-5pm Annual Monastery Christmas Festival Fair. Offering 10 different varieties of artisanal vinegars produced at the Monastery available for sampling, monastery food products, creaches from around the world, cook books, and the newly released, Christ the Merciful by Brother Victor Antoine d’Avila-Latourrette will be available for purchase. Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery, 246 Barmore Rd, Lagrangeville. ourladyoftheresurrectionmonastery.webs.com/ monasticvinegars.htm. 10am-4pm Craft Boutique at the Van Wyck Homestead Museum. Support the Society and Local Juried Craftspeople by finding treasures, having lunch by the fire in the c. 1732 kitchen and actually enjoy holiday shopping in our little oasis. On Sunday, visit with Santa from 1-4pm. Van Wyck Homestead Museum, 504 Rte. 9, Fishkill. fishkillhistoricalsociety.org/events.html. 10am-6pm Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market. Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market, 110 S. Front St, Hudson. basilicahudson.org. 10am-5pm 26th Annual Unison Craft, Art & Design Fair. Master Crafts People and Fine Artists in one of the Finest Craft Fairs in the Hudson Valley. SUNY New Paltz Student Union Multi-Purpose Room (2nd Floor), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-1559, info@unisonarts.org, unisonarts. org. $4 adult, free/ 12& under. 10am-12pm Saturday Social Circle. This group is for mamas looking to meet other mamas, babies and toddlers for activities, socialization and friendship. Whether you are pregnant, have a new baby or older kids, you are welcome to join. New Baby New Paltz, 264 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-0624, newbabynewpaltz@yahoo. com, newbabynewpaltz.com. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level I. For students new to Iyengar, the basis of the method is taught in standing poses. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10am-12pm Beeswax Candle Making. Ages 5+. Instead of shopping for gifts - why not make one? Start a new family tradition of creating together in preparation for the holiday season. Megan Denver from Hudson Valley Bee Supply will teach you the art of making rolled and dipped beeswax candles - a learning experience for all! Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. olana.org. $20. 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. 10:15am-3:15pm Locust Grove’s Holiday House Tours. All a glitter for the holidays! Featuring festive decorations and special exhibit from the museum

November 24, 2016 collection; antique toys and games! Guided tours with our expert guides. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie. Info: info@ lgny.org, lgny.org/. $11/adults, $6/children. 10:30am-1pm NEW Parent Child Academy. 5-week Parent Child Academy dedicated to fostering literacy and language development in children from birth to five years old. Children’s activities by AmeriCorps workers for ages 2+ will be available in the library while parents attend a workshop and discussion session. Free books and prizes given away each Saturday. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda.shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org, hudsonarealibrary.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-4pm Hurley Heritage Society Museum Shop Sale. Special discounts on select merchandise. Holiday wreath-making class with Ellen Richards at the museum on 11/26 at 1pm. $20 per person, includes wreath and decorations. Call 845-331-4852 for reservations. Hurley Heritage Museum, 52 Main St, Hurley. 11am-5pm Juried Artist & Maker Market. Featuring artists of the Hudson Valley and New York City. Fridays, 4-7pm & Saturdays, 11am-5pm. through 12/24. Space Create, Newburgh. orangecountynyartscouncil.com. 11am Margaretville Holiday on Main. Shopping specials and free events all day, including: Santa at the American Legion Hall, the Catskill Mountain Artisans’ Guild, creating marshmallow snowmen sticks at Stick in the Mud, eggnog tasting at the Margaretville Liquor Store, a cookbook signing of Brooklyn Rustic at Home Goods of Margaretville, hay rides, The Commons Gallery will showcase the art of Alix Travis and the Longyear Gallery will feature works by Thomas Rapin. There will be caroling and a tree lighting at 4:30pm. Main St, Margaretville. Info: 845-586-4177, mainstreetmargaretville.com. 11am-6pm Gem and Mineral Sale in Mirabai’s Gallery Space. Join them this Small Business Saturday for the Rocko Crystal and Mineral Pop-Up Show! Highlights will include Herkimer Diamonds from NY State, Spirit Quartz from South Africa, Amethyst from Bolivia, Rare Brazilian Crystals such as Phenacite, Lemurian Seed Crystals, Trigonic Quartz and Moldavite from the Czech Republic. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. 11am-12:30pm Farming Fun. For children in grades K-2. Crafts, stories and lots of fun with Melinda Cormier. Livingston Manor Free Library, 92 Main St, Livingston Manor. Info: 845-4395440, livingstonmanorlibrary.org. 11am-2pm NaNoWriMo Teen Write-In. Writing an entire novel for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). NJust drop in! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivolievents757@gmail.com. 11am-4pm Winter Olana Tour. Friday-Sunday, first tour 11 am, last tour 3 pm. Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. olana.org.Olana. 11:30am-6pm Sinterklaas Send-Off Event in Kingston. An Event for the family. Fifth annual celebration with Crowns & Branches workshops for kids, face painting, music, street performances, balloon sculpting, story-telling, puppets, Parrots for Peace, tree lighting, tango and salsa dancing, Grumpuses and Sinterklaas on his white horse! For more details 845-514-3998 or(845-339-4280. Events kicks-off from Kingston’s historic Waterfront. 12pm-3pm Book Signing: Bryan James Calvert. Author of Brooklyn Rustic, will be signing copies of his cookbook and offering samples of his delicious food. Bryan opened James restaurant in 2008 on a residential corner of Prospect Heights Brooklyn. Home Goods of Margaretville, 784 Main St, Margaretville. Info: 845-586-4177, homegoods@catskill.net, HGoM.net. 12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations and children’s programs, from late November through New Year’s Eve. The decorations are done in turn-of-the-century style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4pm (last entry at 3:30pm). Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. Info: 845-889-8851, nysparks. com/. $8/adults, $6/srs, free/12 & under. 12pm-4pm Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Thanksgiving Weekend. Visit with the Museum’s live animals and enjoy fun crafts for kids. Enjoy the Story Walk. “Meet the Animals” presentations at 1pm and 2:30pm. Shop for nature themed holiday gifts and/or purchase an Animal Sponsorship as a holiday gift or for yourself! Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/ Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall. hhnaturemuseum.org. $3. 12pm-5pm Kingston Model Railroad Club Annual Open House. Every weekend in November and the first weekend in December. View the 70-year-old O scale 2 rail model railroad layout. Everything from turn-of-the century steam power, to the most modern freight train, a huge circus train, their own Thomas-the-Tank Engine Model, and even Santa Claus has his own special train. A working trolley system and all of it runs through beautiful hand-crafted scenery representing much of the scenic Hudson Valley. Kingston Model Railroad Club, Susan St, Kingston. Info: 914-3883153, catman5308@yahoo.com. $6, $2/under 12. 12pm-3pm 6th Sinterklaas Celebration: Crowns & Branches Workshop. Rondout Neigh-

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tango and salsa dancing, Grumpuses and Sinterklaas on his white horse! For more details 845-514-3998 or 845-3394280.

premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Balancing the 5 Elements: A Special Restorative Class with Barbara Boris and Steve Gorn (Saturday, 11/26, 2-4pm). Thanksgiving is a very sensual holiday, and can often leave us feeling unbalanced and overwhelmed. To calm our senses and restore peace and wholeness to our being, we need to tend to the five elements that make up the whole of human experience: fire, earth, water, air and ether. In this special 2-hour Restorative Yoga class, Barbara Boris and Steve Gorn (live on bansuri flute) will help us transition into a place of greater stillness and harmony. $50. Info: 845-679-8700,

Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock, woodstockyogacenter.com. Annual Post-Thanksgiving Digestion Class with Barbara Boris (Friday, 11/25, 12-2:30Ppm). After a feasting holiday, it is good to work on asanas to stimulate the downward digestion energy of the body to avoid congestion, blockages and sluggishness. In what’s becoming a holiday tradition, Barbara Boris will lead us through various poses that aid in elimination, as well as stretching and relaxing the abdomen. While open to students of all levels

and styles, this will be a strong yoga class, and is not appropriate for absolute beginners. $30, or use your class card and add $5. Info: 845-679-8700, Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock, woodstockyogacenter.com. A Call for Volunteers! Sinterklaas Send-Off Event in Kingston (11/26/2016, 11:30am-6pm). Fifth annual celebration with Crowns & Branches workshops for kids, face painting, music, street performances, balloon sculpting, story-telling, puppets, Parrots for Peace, tree lighting,

Ongoing Open Call. Athens Laundry is seeking projects in art, writing and design for the arts and literary publication by Friends of D. R. Evarts Library in Athens. Print and Electronic editions • Visit athenslaundry.tumblr.com for more info • Email friends@drevartslibrary.org today. Washbourne House Shelter Seeks Volunteers! Info: volunteers@familyofwoodstockinc.org or 845-3317080x157. 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

borhood Center, 105 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845-514-3998, sinterklaashudsonvalley.com.

Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2940, info@ woodstockart.org, woodstockart.org/.

Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-471-1966, thechancetheater.com. $22.50 - $35.

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

5pm-7pm Opening Reception: Patterns. Group Show featuring Sydney Cash, Susan Spenser Crowe, Laura Gurton, Carole Kunstadt, Stephen Niccolls, Vincent Pomilio, & Carol Struve. Wired Gallery, 11 Mohonk Rd, High Falls. Info: 6825645613, thewiredgallery@gmail.com, facebook.com/events/1592228384417958/.

8pm Annual Thanksgiving C oncert: Windham Festival Chamber Orchestra. Doctorow Center for the Arts, 7950 Main Street, Hunter. Info: 518-263-2000, cmf@catskillmtn.org, catskillmtn. org/events/performances/2016-11-26-windhamfestival-chamber-orchestra-888.html. $7 - $35 ticket prices vary.

5pm-7pm Opening Reception: 40th Annual Holiday Salon Show. 40th Annual Fine Art Exhibit featuring pastels, oils, photographs, sculpture, & wood carving. Gallery hours: Monday: 11am-5:30pm; Tuesday-Friday: 10am-5:30pm; Saturday: 10am-5pm; & Sunday by appt. Mark Gruber Gallery, New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz, NY. Info: 845-255-1241, markgrubergallery.com.

8pm Slambovian Circus of Dreams. Bearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Bearsville. Info: 845-6794406, bearsvilletheater@gmail.com, BearsvilleTheater.com.

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 Wilderstein’s Holiday House Tours. Florists and designers dress the mansion in its holiday best. Each room is packed with period and modern decor showcasing the home’s elegance. Selfguided tours will run through the end of December. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-4818, wilderstein.org. $11/ adults, $10/students & srs, free/12 & under. 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. 1:30pm-4:30pm Robot Club. Learn about robotics with this group of budding programmers and engineers. Open to ages 9-16. To register, call the Library. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 2pm-4pm Balancing the 5 Elements: A Special Restorative Class with Barbara Boris and Steve Gorn. Thanksgiving is a very sensual holiday, and can often leave us feeling unbalanced and overwhelmed. To calm our senses and restore peace and wholeness to our being, we need to tend to the five elements that make up the whole of human experience: fire, earth, water, air and ether. In this special 2-hour Restorative Yoga class, Barbara Boris and Steve Gorn (live on bansuri flute) will help us transition into a place of greater stillness and harmony. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter.com. $50. 2pm Anime Club. Learn about Japanese culture with students from Bard College. Red Hook Public Library, 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook. Info: 845-758-3241, redhooklibrary.org. 2pm-5pm Thomas Cole National Historic Site Tour. With a narrated audio guide “explore at your own pace.” Tours are free. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St, Catskill. Info: 518-943-7465, thomascole.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-5:30pm Beginner Herbal Program. Learn & Create! Discover the true character of some of your backyard “weeds.” Take home hand crafted salve, lip balm, and body mist.Register Space is limited to 12 people per session, and there will be a $5 fee. Please sign up by calling the Park at (518) 732-0187. 1 Schodack Island Way, Schodack Landing. Info: 518-732-0187. 3pm Reading: Christine Reilly, Sunday’s on the Phone to Monday. “The Middlesteins” meets “The Virgin Suicides” in this family love story about the eccentric yet tightknit Simone family. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker St, Woodstock. 3pm-5pm Preserving Olana: Conserving F.E. Church’s Painting Autumn. Learn about the steps NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and The Olana Partnership’s curatorial staff have taken to protect Olana over the years. A lecture with The Olana Partnership’s Curator, Evelyn Trebilcock, and NYSOPRHP Conservator, Mary Betlejeski, to view F.E. Church’s newly restored masterpiece, Autumn. Olana, 5720 St Rt 9G, Hudson. olana.org. $20. 3:30pm-7:30pm Journey Blue Heaven & Emmaretta Marks Concert. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-3484. 4pm-6pm Opening Reception: All Creatures Great and Small -The Holiday Show. Exhibit features Judy Abbott Solo Show; & Barbara Tepper Levy, Bennett School 5th Grade Fish Exhibition. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28

5:30pm-7pm Newburgh: Fall Swing Dance Workshops. Learn to Swing Dance Workshop. 5:30-7pm with Linda and Chester Freeman, Got2Lindy Dance Studios. No experience or partner needed. $25 per person pre-registered. For more information and to register visit got2lindy. com or 845-236-3939. Studio 87 The Wellness House, 87 Liberty St, Newburgh. Info: 845-2363939, got2lindy.com. 6pm Whispering Pines: The Band, Woodstock, and the 40th Anniversary of the Last Waltz. A celebration of the 40th anniversary of The Band’s legendary 1976 farewell concert. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock. 6:30pm 7th Annual Holiday Light Parade. Parade lines up at 6pm, & steps-off at 6:30pm from Elm St. Santa will arrive in Mesier Park by 7pm in time to light the tree. Floats, boats, bikes, dogs, characters, carriages; the possibilities are endless. Trophies for the best floats will be awarded! Mesier Park, Elm St, Wappingers Falls. Info: 845-297-8773, ext 7, dcalabrese@wappingersfallsny.gov, wappingersfallsny.gov/recreationand-parks-department. 6:30pm-9pm The Nathans - In With the Good, Out With the Bad. Blues. $15 drink/food minimum to help pay for the Band. The Village Market and Eatery, 125 Main St, Gardiner. 7pm-10pm Hudson Valley Bluegrass Express. Don’t worry, no jazz. Food’s good, too. Lydia’s Cafe, 7 Old US 209, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-3673, mark@lydiasdeli.com. 7pm Movie Premier: Plant Codes - Unleashing Nature’s Healing Power. Presented by Dr. Gary Null & Woodstock 104. Mountainview Studio, 20 Mountainview Ave, Woodstock. 7pm-9pm Live Music & Noodles with Pour La Terre. A Night of Rock/Jazz ANDREW CYMBAL guitar/piano/saxophone/vocals, KENNETH PALLADINO - guitar/vocals, ANDREW KESTER - bass, WILL SLOANE - drums. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8811, GKnoodles.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon MainStage: Oz Noy Trio. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground: Teddy Kumpel LOOPestra. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon. com. 7pm Saturday Night Jazz. NYC saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists Lew Scott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville. Info: 518 678-3101. 7:15pm-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-9:30pm Uncanny Valley. Uncanny Valley is a dramatized exploration of robotics and the relationship between creator and creation. Admission by donation. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston. Info: 845-657-6303, nicolasheara@ theatersounds.com, TheaterSounds.org. 8pm Irish Music. Elsies Place, 1475 Route 208, Wallkill. 8pm Sebastian Bach - (The original Voice of Skid Row). Big Guns featuring Rachel Lorin , Corroded Roots. The Chance, 6 Crannell St,

9pm Blue Food. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 9pm 2016 Jean & Enid’s Annual Holiday Show. Artists include Jean Duffy – Silver jewelry inspired by nature. Set in a Southwest Style; Enid Cytryn – Pendleton wool blankets and leather are the canvas for her handmade, apparel and accessories; Herb Cytryn- Handmade cedar furniture; Rolando and Alexandra Negoita – Handcrafted art knives, award winning smoking pipes, fine art and lathe turned wood and metal candleholders; Mauli McDonald - Floral arrangements, depicting forest life; Julieanae Palmer- Abstract ceramic figural sculpture created to bring harmony to any environment; & Ellen Holmes-Fiber artist. Hand knitted shawls. Felted hats and accessories. She will have a spinning wheel and drop spindle demonstration. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com. 9pm Simi Stone Band. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 5188284800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, clubhelsinki.shop. ticketstoday.com/basket.aspx?Action=AddTicke ts&eventId=174295. $18. 10pm Dance Party. Featuring DJ Majic Juan. Every Saturday night. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, lodgewoodstock.com.

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8:30am-9:30am Yoga Workout with Terry Fister. For those who want to get up and go on a Sunday morning. Combines traditional asanas with modern core exercises. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. 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-2pm Festival of Toys. Vintage dolls, toys, and doll houses on display with miniature trains running through a scale model of historic Warwick. Refreshments and a craft project for kids. Reservations recommended. A.W. Buckbee Center, 2 Colonial Ave, Warwick. Info: 845-9863236 x101, warwickhistoricalsociety.org. 9am-4pm 45th Annual Craft Fair. Craft Fair with more than 100 artists on the weekend following Thanksgiving. Get a head start on their holiday shopping by purchasing one-of-a-kind gifts for friends and family. Held in Falcon and Drumlin Halls. Park in Lot D next to Student Housing on Cottage Street. There will be shuttle service to Falcon and Drumlin halls. SUNY Dutchess, 53 Pendell Rd, Poughkeepsie. sunydutchess.edu/ alumni/foundationevents/annualcraftfair.html. 10am-5pm Annual Monastery Christmas Festival Fair. Offering 10 different varieties of artisanal vinegars produced at the Monastery available for sampling, monastery food products, creaches from around the world, cook books, and the newly released, Christ the Merciful by Brother Victor Antoine d’Avila-Latourrette will be available for purchase. Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery, 246 Barmore Rd, Lagrangeville. ourladyoftheresurrectionmonastery.webs.com/ monasticvinegars.htm. 10am-4pm Craft Boutique at the Van Wyck Homestead Museum. Support the Society and Local Juried Craftspeople by finding treasures, having lunch by the fire in the c. 1732 kitchen and actually enjoy holiday shopping in our little oasis.

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. Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. $95 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only; Also, Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Mobile Clinic for Cats( call for location and dates). $70 per cat includes spay/ neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. All surgeries performed by appointment only; & Low-cost vaccine & dental Clinics available. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Pl, Middletown. Info: 845-343- 1000, tara-spayneuter.org.

On Sunday, visit with Santa from 1-4pm. Van Wyck Homestead Museum, 504 Rte. 9, Fishkill. fishkillhistoricalsociety.org/events.html. 10am-12pm Japanese Calligraphy Workshop with Midori Shinye. Fee: $20. Reservation required by Friday 12 noon. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8811, GKnoodles.com. 10am-5pm 26th Annual Unison Craft, Art & Design Fair. Master Crafts People and Fine Artists in one of the Finest Craft Fairs in the Hudson Valley. SUNY New Paltz Student Union Multi-Purpose Room (2nd Floor), New Paltz. Info: 845-255-1559, info@unisonarts.org, unisonarts. org. $4 adult, free/ 12& under. 10am-3pm Holiday Craft Boutique. Handcrafted items by local Artisans! Home decor, primitive and folk art, handmade candles, soaps, jewelry, pet accessories, holiday ornaments and other unique items. Many items under $5. D & H Canal Visitors Center, 58 Hoad Rd, Cuddebackville. Info: 845-754-8870. 10am-2pm Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon MainStage: French Cookin’. New Orleans Boogie. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-2367970, liveatthefalcon.com. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For students who are wellpracticed in Iyengar Level I. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 10:15am-3:15pm Locust Grove’s Holiday House Tours. All a glitter for the holidays! Featuring festive decorations and special exhibit from the museum collection; antique toys and games! Guided tours with our expert guides. Locust Grove Estate, 2683 South Road (Route 9), Poughkeepsie. Info: info@ lgny.org, lgny.org/. $11/adults, $6/children. 10:30am Talk: Rethinking Space, Time, Consciousness and the Illusion of Death by Bob Berman. Noted astronomer will speak about his newest book, which focuses on this subject, examines the nature of time, space and consciousness through scientific discoveries in the past 60 years. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston. Info: 518-2916808, Jane.toby7@gmail.com. 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-12pm Conversations over Coffee. An open forum for discussions and opinions of topics relevant to the world around us. The Crafted Kup, 44 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie. Info: (845) 242-6546, cocpoughkeepsie@gmail.com, facebook.com/ConversationsOverCoffee/. 12pm-4pm Holiday Market in Ellenville. Local vendors of gifts and crafts, with a lesser emphasis on fruits and vegetables. WIC and seniors checks will accepted through November. Aroma Thyme Bistro will provide hot soup and the market will offer gift baskets on behalf of Tony & Nick’s Italian Kitchen, and a Christmas trees from a local vendor. Entertainment is planned. CenterMarket Street, Ellenville. Info: 845-668-0424, facebook.com/events/958323447646581/?active_ tab=discussion. 12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations and children’s programs, from late November through New Year’s Eve. The decorations are done in turn-of-the-century style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4pm (last entry at 3:30pm). Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. Info: 845-889-8851, nysparks. com/. $8/adults, $6/srs, free/12 & under. 12pm-4pm Hudson Highlands Nature Museum: Thanksgiving Weekend. Visit with the Museum’s live animals and enjoy fun crafts for kids. Enjoy the Story Walk. “Meet the Animals” presentations at 1pm and 2:30pm. Shop for nature themed holiday gifts and/or purchase an Animal Sponsorship as a holiday gift or for yourself! Hudson Highlands Nature Museum/ Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall. hhnaturemuseum.org. $3. 12pm-5pm Kingston Model Railroad Club

26 Annual Open House. Every weekend in November and the first weekend in December. View the 70-year-old O scale 2 rail model railroad layout. Everything from turn-of-the century steam power, to the most modern freight train, a huge circus train, their own Thomas-the-Tank Engine Model, and even Santa Claus has his own special train. A working trolley system and all of it runs through beautiful hand-crafted scenery representing much of the scenic Hudson Valley. Kingston Model Railroad Club, Susan St, Kingston. Info: 914-3883153, catman5308@yahoo.com. $6, $2/under 12. 12:30pm-6:30pm Astro Tarot Readings with astrologer Diane Bergmanson. Walk-ins warmly welcome or call to schedule an appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $50/hour, $40/45 minutes, $30/25 minutes. 1pm-4pm Wilderstein’s Holiday House Tours. Florists and designers dress the mansion in its holiday best. Each room is packed with period and modern decor showcasing the home’s elegance. Selfguided tours will run through the end of December. Wilderstein Historic Site, 330 Morton Rd, Rhinebeck. Info: 845-876-4818, wilderstein.org. $11/ adults, $10/students & srs, free/12 & under. 1pm-4pm Staatsburgh’s Annual Holiday Whodunit. Children ages 6 to 11 and their family members are invited to solve a “history mystery.” The children become detectives, interviewing costumed interpreters, who portray Gilded Age house guests and servants. Children typically take 45 minutes to an hour to complete the program. The young detectives can enter a drawing, along with their guess as to “whodunit,” for prizes provided by the Friends of Mills Mansion and Oblong Books. Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. Info: 845-889-8851, nysparks.com/. $8/adults, $15/per family, up to 3 children. 1pm Chancellor’s 270th Birthday Party. Celebrate Chancellor Livingston’s 270th birthday with cake, a special tour, and crafts for kids. RSVP a space. Info: info@friendsofclermont.org or 518-537-6622. Clermont State Historic Site, 87 Clermont Ave, Germantown. Info: 518-537-4240. $7/adult, $6/srs & students, free/12 & under. 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-3:30pm Elting Library Scrabble Club. Ages 18 & up please. All levels of play welcome. Scrabbles sets provided. Meets in the Study Room. Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-5030 ext. 2, eltinglibrary.org. 2pm-4pm Rosendale School of Arts Closing Party. Drop by and lift a glass, nibble a little cake and share some stories. RSVP. Rosendale Cafe, 434 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-684-6314, rosendaleschoolofarts.com/. 2pm-4pm Meetings in Conscious Awareness. Support for spiritual practitioners, including meditation, dialogue, conscious movement, and creative self-expression. Free, donations welcome. Yoga Yoga, 446 Main St., Rosendale, NY. Info: 845-687-8688, anna@snowcreative.com, yogayogarosendale.com. 2pm-5pm Thomas Cole National Historic Site Tour. With a narrated audio guide “explore at your own pace.” Tours are free. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 218 Spring St, Catskill. Info: 518-943-7465, thomascole.org. 3pm-5pm Celebrating Shakespeare Part 2. Performance of scenes from Macbeth by the students of Beacon High School, directed by Anthony Scarrone and dedicated to the current exhibition “Talking Shakespeare” (10/15/1612/6/16) by Judy Sigunick. Info:artsmidhudson. org. Admission free. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-2558811, GKnoodles.com. 3pm National Theatre from London: The Three Penny Opera. Mack the Knife is back in town. A darkly comic new take on Brecht and Weill’s raucous musical, broadcast live from the stage of the National. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre.org, rosendaletheatre.org. $12. 3pm Woodstock Ultimate Disc. Ongoing games -Sundays at 3pm. A free, casual, co-ed pickup game. Athletic Fields, 98 Comeau Dr, Woodstock. WoodstockUltimate.org. 3:30pm-7:30pm Journey Blue Heaven & Emmaretta Marks Concert. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-3484. 4pm-6pm Woodstock Community Drum Circle. Sponsored by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums. Broadcast on Woodstock 104 at 8pm. All drummers, dancers are welcome. Meets every Sunday, 4-6pm. Admission is free, donations appreciated. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. 5pm-6:30pm Restorative Yoga with Kate Hagerman. A gentle, supportive practice designed to bring stillness to the body and mind. A perfect way to wrap up the weekend. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

ALMANAC WEEKLY 6pm-8pm Art Show. Featuring intricate black and white pen and ink drawings by poet, author and artist Charles “Chuck” Stein. Free, refreshments served. Woodstock Mothership Gallery, 6 Hillcrest Ave, Woodstock. charlessteinpoet.com. 6pm Wally’s Holiday Follies. Wally V. Hugheswith special guests - Tony Kieraldo, Ryder Cooley, Oxbow Road, Cameron Melville & Heather Fisch. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 5188284800, austin. helsinki@gmail.com, clubhelsinki.shop.ticketstoday.com/basket.aspx?Action=AddTickets&e ventId=174452. 7pm Live @ The Falcon MainStage: LehCats. Jazz. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 8pm Interplanetary Music: An Evening of Sun Ra. Recreating some of Sun Ra’s most memorable music, performers for this evening include… Don Byron: clarinet & sax, Scott Petito: bass, Veronica Nunn: vocals, Connor Kennedy: guitars, Mark Ferraro: percussion, Chris Pasin: trumpet, Keith Pray: alto sax, Alex Slomka: trombone, Travis Shook: piano, Lee Falco: drums, Mitch Kessler: baritone sax, & Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak from Mercury Rev on guitars and extraterrestrial sounds. BSP Lounge, 323 Wall Street, Kingston. Info: 845-481-5158, info@bspkingston.com, bspkingston.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 Rick Altman Trio. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 9pm 2016 Jean & Enid’s Annual Holiday Show. Artists include Jean Duffy – Silver jewelry inspired by nature. Set in a Southwest Style; Enid Cytryn – Pendleton wool blankets and leather are the canvas for her handmade, apparel and accessories; Herb Cytryn- Handmade cedar furniture; Rolando and Alexandra Negoita – Handcrafted art knives, award winning smoking pipes, fine art and lathe turned wood and metal candleholders; Mauli McDonald - Floral arrangements, depicting forest life; Julieanae Palmer- Abstract ceramic figural sculpture created to bring harmony to any environment; & Ellen Holmes-Fiber artist. Hand knitted shawls. Felted hats and accessories. She will have a spinning wheel and drop spindle demonstration. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com.

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7:30am-8:30pm Weekly Community Meditation. All are welcome for silent sitting and walking meditation. For optional beginner instruction, please arrive at 7:20. Drop-in attendance welcome. Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Donations welcome. Education Annex of Wellness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter.com/community-meditation. 8am-5pm Low-Cost Spay Neuter. Cats $70. Dogs $120 & up. All surgeries include rabies vaccine. By appointment only. 845-343-1000. tara-spayneuter.org. Multiple locations. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org. 8:30am-9:30am Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. 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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 9:30am Settled and Serving in Place (Kingston Chapter). A social self-help group for seniors who want to remain in their homes and community. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 399-2805, ssipkingston.org. 10am-11:30am Iyengar Yoga Level I with Barbara Boris. For students new to Iyengar, the basis of the method is taught in standing poses. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter. com. $18. 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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 12:15pm Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting. Beekman Arms, 6387 Mill St, Rhinebeck. Info: 914 244-0333. 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. Astrology Readings also available by appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-2100. $30 for 25 minute reading; $50 for 45 minute reading and crystal healing. 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, organized-

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mode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 2pm-4pm Senior Painting. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation and open to Woodstock residents 55 and older. Woodstock Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 3pm-5:45pm Computer Fixer. Session moves to Monday in November. Have a new device to set up? Does your laptop seem slow? We can help! Free. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 3pm-6pm 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. 5:30pm-7pm Kirtan Chanting. Offering local rotating Kirtan artists. Check Woodstock Yoga Center’s Facebook page to see who is chanting this week! Free, donations welcome. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. 6pm “Crime + Music: Twenty Stories of MusicThemed Noir”, w/ Alison Gaylin & Musical Guest Robert Burke Warren. “Crime + Music” collects twenty darkly intense, music-related noir stories by world-renowned mystery authors. The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker Street, Woodstock. 6pm-9pm Monday Night Games & Noodles. A night of gaming with a group of both novice and avid board gamers. Organizer: Sapana Panday. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845-255-8811, GKnoodles.com. 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. 8pm Poetry w/ Adam Tedesco. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8pm Norah Jones. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845-339-6088, bardavon.org. $73-$58. 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. 9pm 2016 Jean & Enid’s Annual Holiday Show. Artists include Jean Duffy – Silver jewelry inspired by nature. Set in a Southwest Style; Enid Cytryn – Pendleton wool blankets and leather are the canvas for her handmade, apparel and accessories; Herb Cytryn- Handmade cedar furniture; Rolando and Alexandra Negoita – Handcrafted art knives, award winning smoking pipes, fine art and lathe turned wood and metal candleholders; Mauli McDonald - Floral arrangements, depicting forest life; Julieanae Palmer- Abstract ceramic figural sculpture created to bring harmony to any environment; & Ellen Holmes-Fiber artist. Hand knitted shawls. Felted hats and accessories. She will have a spinning wheel and drop spindle demonstration. The Emerson Resort and Spa, 5340 Route 28, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845-688-2828, emersonresort.com.

Tuesday

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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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 9:30am-11am Level I Yoga with Jory Serota. Taught in the Iyengar style. The basis of the method is taught in standing poses and other fundamental postures. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 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 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. 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-11:30am Together Tuesdays. Janice leads this story, craft, and play hour for kids birth through preschool. Come join the friendly gang of local parents. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 10:30am Pilates Equipment 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-3:30pm Giving Tuesday at Ulster County SPCA. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving kicks off a season of charitable giving to local and national organizations. Make plans to be a part of UCSPCA’s success in 2017 by making a donation on #GivingTuesday. This can be done by stopping by their physical or virtual location. Ulster County SPCA, 20 Wiedy Rd, KINGSTON. ucspca.org. 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. 1pm-3pm Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Homeschooler Programs. Winter Wildlife Survival. Reg reqr’d. Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Gardiner. Info: 845 255-0752. $10/ vehicle. 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. 3pm-6pm Weekly Community Acupuncture with Kristin Misik. For details and to schedule appointments: wellnessembodiedcenter.com/ accupuncture.html. Education Annex of Wellness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter.com. 4pm-5pm Global History Regents Study Session. Dr. Mounkhall is offering sessions of 4 meetings to teach the skills needed to pass this test. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@ gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 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. 5pm-7pm Bridge Street Theatre Mainstage Ribbon Cutting. Join the Greene County Chamber of Commerce to celebrate a milestone in Bridge Street Theatre’s history! Bridge Street Theatre, 44 West Bridge Street, Catskill. Info: 5189433894, contact@bridgest.org, bridgest.org. 6pm-7pm Vinyasa Community Class with Selena Reynolds. An informative community class open to all levels. Reduced-price. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=3496&stype=7&sView=week&sLoc=0. $8. 6pm-7pm Weekly Sitting Meditation w/ Walking Meditation. Instruction available. On-going Tues, 6-7pm. Free & open to the public. Sky Lake Meditation Center, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-8556, skylake.shambhala.org. 6:30pm The Spotty Dog Trivia Night. Bi-weekly All-Nerd Throwdown. Free. The Spotty Dog Books & Ale, 440 Warren St, Hudson. Info: 518-6716006. 6:30pm-7:30pm Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Meditation with Donna Sherman. $80, pre-registration required. This eight class series will meet twice a week for one hour - Monday & Wednesdays. $99/8 classes. This 8 class series will meet twice a week for one hour. Living Seed, New Paltz. Info: contact@thelivingseed.com. 6:30pm Part of the Free Spinal Health Workshop series. Led by Dr. David Lester. Bring a friend and spend an half-hour learning new ways to improve and enhance your health and quality of life. Free. Lester Chiropractic, 3 Paradies Ln, New Paltz. 7pm Open Mic with Cameron & Ryder. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 518-828-4800, info@helsinkihudson.com. 7pm-9pm DVD Release Party for Lost Rondout. DVDs of completed film, Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal for sale and exhibit of Gene Dauner photographs of old Rondout. ArtBar, 674 Broadway, Kingston, New York. Info: 8453312031, lynn_woods@icloud.com, lostrondoutproject. com. 7pm-9pm Free Film Screening: Israel Inside. See how a small nation makes a big difference. Congregation Ahavath Israel, 100 Lucas Ave., Kingston. Info: 845-338-8131, info@fallforart. org, ucjf.org. 7pm-9pm Open Mic. On-going. Free admission. Inquiring Minds Bookstore in Saugerties, 65 Parti-

November 24, 2016 tion Street, 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 Terwilliger Ln (across from Super 8), New Paltz. 7:30pm College Wind and Percussion Ensembles. A concert of outstanding wind ensemble selections performed by the SUNY Ulster Wind Ensemble under the direction of Victor Izzo, Jr. and the Percussion Ensemble directed by Chris Earley. SUNY Ulster/Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-5000, sunyulster.edu.

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-3:30pm 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. 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.

7:30pm-8:30pm Meditation/Satsang. A rotating agenda each week, including a period of meditation and the study of sacred texts. Check Facebook to see what’s on for the week. Free, donations welcome. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com.

4:30pm-6pm Iyengar Yoga Level II with Barbara Boris. For more advanced students who are well-practiced in Iyengar Yoga. Taught by Certified Iyengar Yoga Instructor Barbara Boris. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@ gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18.

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.

4:30pm-5:30pm Art Hour. Fun for ages 3 to 103! From paper flowers to crazy critters, we are always up to something creative. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org.

8pm The Woodstockers. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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.

Wednesday

11/30

8am-5pm The Friends of Sojourner Truth Library Used Book Sale. Prices range from $1 for mass-market paperbacks, small format children’s books, DVDs, CDs, vinyl, and ephemera, to $3 for hardbacks. A larger-than-usual stock of premium rare and collectible books, high-quality art books, slip-cased sets, etc. will be priced at $5 and occasionally $10. All proceeds from the sale help build the collections of the Sojourner Truth Library. Prices drop after 6pm and the sale will continue inside the Library for a few additional days, until the stock is sold. Friends will be offering a pre-sale buying opportunity on 11/28, 2-5pm. $15/entrance fee. Reserve your spot. SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center 102, New Paltz. Info: 845-257-3731, alessik@newpaltz.edu. 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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II Yoga with Alison Sinatra. 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@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 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. 10am-4pm Farm to Food Pantry Squash Processing. Process winter squash (acorn & butternut) donated by Kelders Farm. The squash will be roasted, mashed, bagged, labelled and frozen for winter distribution in local food pantries and feeding programs through the RVGA Farm to Food Pantry Program. Register/More information or by emailing glean@ulstercorps.org or calling/ texting 845-481-0331. Ulster County Community Action, 70 Lindsley Ave, Kingston. 10:30am-3pm Living with Alzheimer’s for Early-stage Caregivers. Program addresses questions that arise in the early stage of Alzheimer’s; includes lunch. Call Sheila Wicklow at 845-339-6683 to RSVP. Always There, 918 Ulster Ave., Kingston. Info: 800.272.3900, info@alzhudsonvalley.org, facebook.com/ events/554034604800534/. 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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 11:30am-12:45pm Gentle Yoga with Donna Sherman. Living Seed, New Paltz. Info: contact@ thelivingseed.com. 12pm-1pm Yoga Rolla with Terry Fister. A series of SOFT foam rolling exercises designed to address excessive tension and soreness which can inhibit proper alignment. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 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. 12:30pm-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. 1:30pm Weekly Senior Citizen’s Bingo. Seniors 50 and older. Ongoing every Wednesday at

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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, gardinerlibrary.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-8:30pm Legal Name Change Clinic. Provided by Legal Services of the Hudson Valley. Free. Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston. Info: 845-471-0707, info@ lgbtqcenter.org, lgbtqcenter.org. 6pm-8pm Screening: The Young Victoria. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 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 Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 6:30pm-8pm Yin Yoga with Diane Davis. A slow, steady class that gently stimulates connective tissues to make them stronger, while cultivating mindfulness and awareness. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 6:30pm-7:05pm Learn Remembrance. A very holy and deep form of prayer (with roots in the Old Testament - Remember my name in the night) which connects you with the Divine within. All are welcome, RSVP please. Free /donations welcomed. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-8989, Meetup.flowingspirit. com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon MainStage: Real Fake Doors’. “The Music of Jaco Pastorius.” The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground: Petey Hop Hosts Roots & Blues Sessions. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm-11pm Music by DJ Madd Mike. Mahoney’s Irish Pub and Steakhouse, 35 Main St, Poughkeepsie. 7pm-11pm Rosendale Chess Club. Free admission. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm. Rosendale Cafe, 434 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845 658-9048. 7pm-9pm Volleyball. A pickup volleyball game. Ongoing every Wednesday, 7-9pm. Enter the Center at the entrance on the left side, as you face the school from Lucas Ave. Rondout Municipal Center, 1915 Lucas Ave, Cottekill. Info: 845 616-0710. $6. 7pm “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism”

Class. On-going. Free 90-minute program includes 30 min of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by 1 of 8 lectures on the history, practices & principles of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. 8/wk curriculum. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845 679-5906, jan@kagyu.org. 7:15pm A Festival of the First Woman Filmmaker, Alice Guy-Blache. Three short, silent films representative of Alice Guy-Blaché, the first female film director and the first film studio owner. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale. Info: 845-658-8989, info@rosendaletheatre. org, rosendaletheatre.org. $7. 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 Chess Club. Meets every Wednesday at 7:30pm. Free admission. Woodland Pond at New Paltz/ Performing Arts Center, New Paltz. Info: 845-419-2737, albiebar@aol.com. 7:30pm The Big Band Sound Jazz Orchestra. Live Swing Music and Dance. There is no entrance fee but it is highly encouraged to bring a donation for the band. There will be a beginner East Coast Swing dance lesson from 7:30-8pm, followed by live music from 8-10pm with a dance performance by local Lindy Hoppers. SUNY New Paltz/Student Union Bldg, New Paltz. 7:30pm The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. All male a cappella group, that sings in the uniquely American “Barbershop Style” of close four-part harmony. Guests are always welcome. Sight-reading not required. Meets every Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Crown Heights Clubhouse, 34 Nassau Rd, Poughkeepsie. newyorkerschorus.org. 8pm Fooch. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. 8pm Student Jazz Ensembles I, II, III. Three performances by the Jazz Studies student ensembles featuring different jazz classics and more each evening. Julien J. Studley Theatre, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz. Info: 845-257-2700, https:// www.newpaltz.edu/music. Tickets available at the door. 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

12/1

6:30am-8am Mysore Ashtanga Practice. Intended to help you build a personal, self-led practice. A teacher is on hand to guide you along. Meets every Mon-Thur, 6:30-8am. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. 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, 56 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-9:50am Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John. Uses gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. All ages and fitness levels. A reduced-price class. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8. 9am-11:15am New Paltz Playspace. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rt 32, New Paltz. HudsonValleyParents.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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 10am-2pm Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Dogs must be leashed and cats in carriers. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@tara-spayneuter.org, taraspayneuter.org. 10am-11am Women’s Yoga with Cory Smith. A variation of Gentle Yoga, this is a sacred space for women to deepen their spiritual practice while enhancing their health and well-being. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail. com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $8.

10am-11:30am Parkinson’s Dance & Exercise Class. Led by Anne Olin. For people with PD & other neurological disorders. Groups are challenging, creative and fun! St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845 679-6250. $12 for one or $22 for two. 10am-2pm Hooks & Needles, Yarns & Threads. Informal weekly social gathering for rug hookers, knitters, crocheters, and all other yarn crafters. Drop in any time between 10am & 2pm! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845 757-3771, tivolilibrary.org. $1 suggested donation. 10am 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. 12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations and children’s programs, from late November through New Year’s Eve. The decorations are done in turn-of-the-century style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4pm (last entry at 3:30pm). Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. Info: 845-889-8851, nysparks. com/. $8/adults, $6/srs, free/12 & under. 12:15pm-12:45pm Weekly Community Meditation. All are welcome for half-hour of silent sitting meditation. Drop-in attendance welcome. Cushions, back-jacks, and chairs available. Admission by donation. Education Annex of Wellness Embodied, 126 Main St, New Paltz. wellnessembodiedcenter.com/community-meditation. 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. Thursdays through Dec. 4. Woodstock School of Art, 2470 NY-212, Woodstock. woodstockshcoolofart.org. $20/class, $50/four consecutive classes. 2pm-5pm Nativity Scenes Display at Mariapolis Luminosa. Visit over 200 nativity scenes from around the world and enjoy Mariapolis Luminosa. Admission free, suggested donation $5. Mariapolis Luminosa of the Focolare Movement, 200 Cardinal Rd, Hyde Park. Info: luminosa.office@gmail. com, focolare.org/mariapolisluminosa. 2pm-5pm Mah Jongg. Open to beginners and seasoned players alike. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 3:30pm-4pm Free Step Class. A high energy class. Ongoing. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4pm Backgammon Club. Learn the game, pick up fancy moves, meet new people. Open to the public. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 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. 4:30pm-5:30pm Meditation Support Group. Meets every Thursday at Mirabai. No pre-registration required. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $10. 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 The Fugitive Justice and the Abolition of the Master/Slave Girl Dialectic Lecture. As part of the “Centering the Lives of Black Women and Girls” series, Jasmine Syedullah will discuss the writings of Harriet Jacobs. Villard Room of Main Building at Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-437-5370, vassar.edu/ news/announcements/2016-2017/161103-centering-the-lives-of-black-women.html. 5:30pm-7:30pm “Sunset Sensations” Wine and Food Series. Anthony Moustakas of Gourmet to Go. Enjoy samplings from Hudson Valley chefs and wine pairings from around the world in this year-long series. Resv suggested. Locus Grove Mansion Lawn, 2683 South Rd, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-454-4500, lgny.org. $32/$35 at the door. 6pm-10pm Holiday Shopping Boutique. Twentysix plus vendors selling everything from jewelry to kitchen cookware, spices to skincare, cosmetics to kids’ clothes and more. Not all vendors accept credit cards. Congregation Emanuel, 243 Albany Ave, Kingston. Info: 845-338-4271x101, templeemanuel@hvc.rr.com, ucjf.org. $10. 6pm-8:30pm Internet Awareness: Tools for Keeping Youth Safe in Cyberspace. This event will equip attendees with an understanding of the potential dangers, for youth, in the digital world. SUNY Ulster Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-340-3927, Ulster.SafeHarbour@gmail.com. 6pm-8pm Local History Speaker Series: The

28 Hudson Residence of Charles C. Alger and His Patronage of Architect Alexander Jackson Davis, by Walter G. Ritchie, Jr. Free admission. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson. Info: 518-828-1792, brenda.shufelt@ hudsonarealibrary.org, hudsonarealibrary.org/. 6pm-8pm First Thursday Singer Songwriter Series. Hosted by Maureen and Don Black. Featuring Amy Soucy, Vince Sauter, and Kevin and Carol Becker with Rich Keyes and John Martucci to the Cafe stage. High Falls Cafe, 12 Stone Dock Road, High Falls. Info: 845-687-2699, highfallscafe@earthlink.net, highfallscafe.com. Pass the hat. 6pm-7:30pm Level I-II Yoga with Jory Serota. Taught in the Iyengar style and aimed at those with some experience in, or desire to learn, Iyengar Yoga. Basic postures are refined. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com. $18. 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. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845 688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org/. 6:15pm Pilates Equipment Class. A full body work out! Core stability and strengthening, full upper body and lower body program, classical and contemporary Pilates exercises. Ulster Pilates, 32 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845 658-2239, ulsterpilates.com. 6:30pm-8pm Crystal and Planetary Attunement Circle with astrologer Mary Vukovic. First Thursday of every month. Every month they discuss topics such as crystal allies, current astrological placements and subjects related to the ascension process. Feel free to bring along your personal crystal totems to be charged during group meditation. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $10. 6:30pm In Cold Blood: True Crime, An America Genre. This is the fifth session of a six-part discussion series sponsored by The New York Council for the Humanities and the Woodstock Library (last session 12/08). Led by author Sheila Isenberg, the series will focus on true crime writing, a sometimes under-respected genre of American writing. Texts In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and True Crime: An American Anthology ed. Harold Schechter will be supplied by the library. Call 845-679-2213 or email info@woodstock. org Registration required. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock. 6:30pm-8:30pm Thursday Japanese Free Movie Night: ANIME Bleach: Hell Verse, 2010. Directed by Noriyuki Abe. Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-8811, GKnoodles.com. 7pm Ulster County Department of Planning Public Information Meeting. Ulster County is planning to construct an 11.5-mile recreational trail along the northern edge of the Ashokan Reservoir between West Hurley and Boiceville. The Ashokan Rail Trail project is currently in the preliminary design and environmental review phase. Details of the site investigations and engineering proposals to date will be presented and discussed. Public comments and questions on the proposed project will be welcomed following the presentation. Onteora High School/Middle School Auditorium, 4166 Route 28, Boiceville. Info: 845-340-3340, planning@co.ulster.ny.us. 7pm-10:30pm Miss Myrtle’s Sideshow. A variety show featuring the cast members of the house teams Alter EgoZ, Granny’s Moustache & Bazooka Trampoline. Stand-up comedy, sketch, storytelling, music and improv. BSP Lounge, 323 Wall Street, Kingston. hudsonvalleyimprov.com. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage: Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed Laub Trio. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm-11pm A Not Too OPEN MIC! Hosted by Ras T Asheber. Calling ALL Rappers, Poets, Story Tellers, Actors, Comedians, Singers and Players of Instruments, Every Thursday night, 8pm - 11pm. Artists sign up 7pm - 8pm. For info call/text 212-920-1221 or email showtime@gothamcitywork.com. No cover. Woodstock Lodge, 20 Country Club Ln, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2814, thelodgewoodstockny@gmail.com, thelodgewoodstock.com/.

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ALMANAC WEEKLY 7pm-8pm Gardiner Library Knitting Group. Sit and knit. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner. http://gardinerlibrary.org. 7:30pm-9pm Weekly Thursday Nite EFT Healing Circle & Recovery Workshop. Bring your physical, emotional, & spiritual challenges and issues, and have them quickly, effectively resolved and healed in a safe supportive environment. Free, $5 donation welcome. All proceeds go directly to FOW. Ongoing. Family of Woodstock, 39 John St, Kingston. Info: 845 706-2183. 7:30pm Reading, Meditation & Discussion. Matagiri Sri Aurobindo Center, 1218 Wittenberg Rd, Mt. Tremper. Info: 845 679-8322, info@ matagiri.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. 10pm Live @ The Falcon Underground: Frank Carillo & The Bandoleros. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com.

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7:45am-8:45am Low-Cost Dental Clinic. TARA now offers low-cost dental cleanings for those in need. This service is for previously spayed/ neutered dogs and cats only. TARA (The Animal Rights Alliance, Inc.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown, NY. Info: 845-343-1000, info@taraspayneuter.org, tara-spayneuter.org. 9am-3pm 11th Annual Holiday Fair. Sponsored by Katsbaan Ladies Aid. Offering a huge assortment of Theme Gift Baskets plus lots of holiday items! Something for everyone! Katsbaan Reformed Church, 1801 Old Kings Highway, Saugerties. Info: 518-943-9223, owlsridge@ hotmail.com. 9:30am-11am Vinyasa Level I-II Yoga with Alison Sinatra. 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@gmail.com, 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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 10am-12pm Stitch Your Heart Out group. Open to all experience levels. Bring your knitting and crocheting ideas and projects. Learn from others. 845-485-3445. Boardman Road Branch Library, The Book Store, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-485-3445. 10:30am Pilates Equipment 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-4:30pm Private Past Life Regression and Angelic Channeling with Margaret Doner. First Friday of every month. Call Mirabai to schedule an appointment. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2100. $125/90 minute session. 11:30am 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. 12pm-4pm A Gilded Age Christmas. Featuring lavish decorations and children’s programs, from late November through New Year’s Eve. The decorations are done in turn-of-the-century style, recreating the atmosphere of holidays long-ago in one of the great estates of the Hudson Valley. Touring hours will be Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4pm (last entry at 3:30pm). Staatsburgh State Historic Site / Mills Mansion, Old Post Rd, Staatsburg. Info: 845-889-8851, nysparks. com/. $8/adults, $6/srs, free/12 & under. 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, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2880. $1 donation. 1pm-3:30pm New Bridge Group at Community Center. Free. New Paltz Community Center, 3 Veterans Dr, New Paltz. Info: 617-308-9993. 2pm-5pm Nativity Scenes Display at Mariapolis Luminosa. Visit over 200 nativity scenes from around the world and enjoy Mariapolis Luminosa. Admission free, suggested donation $5. Mariapolis Luminosa of the Focolare Movement, 200 Cardinal Rd, Hyde Park. Info: luminosa.office@gmail. com, focolare.org/mariapolisluminosa. 3pm Honors Recital. This concert features faculty selected solo and chamber performances by students in the applied lesson program. Enjoy music from talented SUNY Ulster Music Department students. SUNY Ulster/Quimby Theater, Stone Ridge. Info: 845-687-5000, sunyulster.edu. 4pm-5:30pm Math Circle. For families with children in grades 1 &up. Free & open to all! Tivoli Free Library, Watts dePeyster Hall, 86 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-3771, tivoliprograms@gmail.

com, tivolilibrary.org. 4pm-7pm Holiday Gallery Show & Sale. Assorted local artists and artisans. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal Street, Port Ewen. Info: 845-338-5580, organizedmode@gmail.com, esopuslibrary.org. 4pm-9pm A Holiday on Huguenot Street. Celebrate the season with Historic Huguenot Street and the Reformed Church of New Paltz, two days of holiday programming organized by Historic Huguenot Street and the Reformed Church of New Paltz, including holiday tours, a Christmas Fair, horse-drawn wagon rides, & kids’ crafts. Historic Huguenot Street, Huguenot St., New Paltz. Info: 845-255-1660, huguenotstreet.org/ holiday. 4pm-7pm Juried Artist & Maker Market. Featuring artists of the Hudson Valley and New York City. Fridays, 4-7pm & Saturdays, 11am-5pm. through 12/24. Space Create, Newburgh. orangecountynyartscouncil.com. 4pm-7pm Opening Reception: Holiday Boutique & Potpourri. Exhibit will show through 12/26. Hours: Mon & Tues, 10am-5:30pm; Wed, 10am-8pm: Thur, 11am-5pm; Fri, 10am-7pm; & Sat 10am-4pm. Town of Esopus Library/Duck Pond Gallery, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen. 4pm “Knit Wits” Knitting Club. Saugerties Public Library, 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties. Info: 845 246-4317, saugertiespubliclibrary.org. 4:30pm-5:30pm Lego Club. All ages, with parents. Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia. Info: 845-688-7811, phoenicialibrary.org. 5pm-9pm Saugerties First Friday. Every month businesses stay open late and offer special activities and discounts to visitors. Village of Saugerties, Partition, Market & Main Streets, Saugerties. facebook.com/saugertiesfirstfriday. 5pm-7pm Woodstock Holiday Open House Family Art Day: Winter Ornaments. Using paper and mixed media to make small holiday ornaments. All activities are free and open to all ages with adult supervision. Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-2940, info@woodstockart.org, woodstockart.org/december-2/.

November 24, 2016 7pm Live @ The Falcon Underground: Arthur Moon & Iris Lune. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm Scrooge & Son, a Catskill Christmas Carol. Kaaterskill Actors presents this Dickens’ classic tale of Christmas Past, Present and To Come. Written and directed by Jim Milton, Presented by the Catskill Mountain Foundation. All tickets are cash at the door. Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center, 6050 Main Street, Tannersville. Info: 917-687-6646, scroogeandson@yahoo.com, scroogeandson.com. $15/adults, $5/children. 7pm Live @ The Falcon Main Stage: Lindsey Webster. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro. Info: 845-236-7970, liveatthefalcon.com. 7pm Calling All Poets. Celebrating 17 years as the Hudson Valley’s longest running poetry performance series, Calling All Poets invites all to our regularly scheduled First Friday reading, featuring Cheryl A. Rice and Guy Reed. A book launch reading and reception of Out From Calaboose by Karen Corinne Herceg will proceed this month’s reading. Refreshments available! Open mic! Roost Studios and Art Gallery, 69 Main St, 2nd Fl, New Paltz. callingallpoets.net. $5/adults, $3/srs & students. 7pm-9pm DJ Skate Nights. Ice Time Sports Complex, 21 Lakeside Rd, Newburgh. Info: 845-567-0005, icetimesports.org. $10-$6. 7pm-9pm 1st Fridays: Star Nation Sacred Circle. A positive, not for skeptics, discussion group for experiencers of the paranormal. Open to all dreamers, contactees, abductees, ET Ambassadors. Bring a drink, snack to share & lawn chair to sit under the stars afterwards for a UFO watch. SymbolicStudies.org. 7pm Friday Night Jazz. NYC saxophonist Al Guart leads ensembles comprised of the best Hudson Valley Jazz musicians. A rotating roster of performers includes pianists John Esposito & Peter Tomlinson, guitarists Steve Raleigh & Peter Einhorn, bassists Lew Scott & Rich Syracuse. Other musicians regularly sit in with the band. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville. Info: 518 678-3101.

5pm-8pm Festival of Lights. The Senate House lighted for the holidays, and see lovely decorations in the Loughran House. Hot apple cider, roasted chestnuts. Horse & wagon rides, visit with Santa. Senate House. Info: 845-338-2786, nysparks.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.

5:15pm-6pm Snowﬂake Festival Chill Bicycle Ride. Hosted by Bike-Friendly Kingston starts at 5:15pm, at the Academy Green and ends at 6pm at the Snowflake Festival in Uptown. Decorated bikes are encouraged! Rides may be canceled if the weather is truly atrocious. Academy Green Park. bikefriendlykingston.org.

7:30pm-9:30pm Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles with Odd Fellow. A New Modern Jazz Group Based in NYC. 2nd set at 8:30pm. No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended.Info: 845-255-8811. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, 232 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 845 255-8811, GKnoodles.com.

5:30pm-7pm Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. Rejuvenating and supported postures that soothe the nervous system and alleviate tension. Lots of props and dim lights. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. Info: 845-6798700, woodstockyogacenter@gmail.com, woodstockyogacenter.com.

7:30pm A Christmas Carol. Presented by The Ulster Ballet Company. Advance tickets are $22 for adults and $18 for senior citizens, and UPAC/ Bardavon members. For groups of ten or more, and children 12 and under, tickets are $15. Tickets at the door are $25 for adults; and $22 for senior citizens, and UPAC/Bardavon members. For groups of ten or more, and children 12 and under, tickets are $18. Tix: ticketmaster.com or call 800-7453000. Info: ulsterballet.org, or contact ulsterballet@gmail.com. Ulster Performing Arts Center, 601 Broadway, Kingston. Info: 845-339-6088.

6pm-7:30pm Opening Reception: Karen Schaffel Solo Show at Moxie Cup. Curated by Wired Gallery. Moxie Cup, 184 Main St, New Paltz. Info: 6825645613, thewiredgallery@gmail.com, facebook.com/events/381749008834565/. 6pm-8pm Annual Snowﬂake Festival. Arriving on a historic fire truck, Santa will light the tree at the corners of Wall and North Front Streets. Immediately following Santa and arriving in a vintage 1937 Ford, will be this year’s 2016 “Light Of Uptown Award” recipients - City Historian Edwin Ford and his brother, Bill. The festival’s main stage, located at Wall and John streets will have free performances from Music Together, CCE’s Engery & Pook, Coleman High School Chorus, Kingston High School Brass Band, Ukraine Dancers, a magician, and a bike raffle. Throughout the celebration, in other parts of the stockade district, festival-goers can watch “The Ice-Man” create snowflake display with dancing lights and music, Mrs. Claus perform her holiday magic show and “The Heat-Mizer” juggle fire. Hosted by the Kingston Uptown Business Association. The Stockade District of uptown Kingston, Wall and John St, Kingston. kingstonuptown.org/initiatives/snowflake-festival/. 6pm-9pm Nick From No Where. Featuring 40’s standards and covers. Vigneto’s, 890 Vineyard Ave, Highland. Info: 845-834-2828. 6:30pm 23rd Annual Celebration of Lights Parade and Fireworks & First Friday. Line-up: holiday parade will commence on Main St and Garden St and proceed to the evening’s first Christmas tree lighting on Main, near Market St. The parade will proceed down Main St to Clover St where the parade will conclude at Dongan Square Park for the second Christmas tree lighting. Then at 7:15pm, Poughkeepsie River District Business Association and Legion Fireworks will present the area’s only winter fireworks display. After the parade and fireworks… It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) on the Bardavon big screen at 8pm. Main St, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-473-2072, bardavon.org. 6:30pm Beacon Sloop Club Potluck Dinner. BSC Meeting at 7:30pm, followed by a Song Circle. Everyone welcomed. The BSC is an all volunteer organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and celebrating the Hudson River. Free. Beacon Sloop Club, 2 Red Flynn Dr, Beacon. beaconsloopclub.org. 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.

7:30pm A Christmas Story, The Musical. Tickets plus $4 convenience charge. Woodstock Playhouse, Woodstock. Info: 845-679-6900, woodstockplayhouseboxoffice@gmail.com, woodstockplayhouse.org. $40 - $32. 7:30pm-9:30pm Miki Orihara, Solo Performance Resonance. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli. Info: 845-757-5106, pgrkaats@bestweb.net, Kaatsbaan. org. $30/$10. 8pm HVCD: Dance to Alan Thomson Little Big Band. Albany Elks Lodge, South Allen St, Albany. Info: 845-473-7050, danceflurry.org. $15/adults, $10/students. 8pm Classic Rock n’ Roll Show featuring Old School. Double/triple shot tributes to the 70’s and 80’s Rock n’ Roll bands. VFW Post, 208 East Chester St. Ext., Kingston. Info: 845-338-2676. 8pm REVEREND HORTON HEAT, Unknown Hinson, Nashville Pussy, LUCKY TUBB. The Chance, 6 Crannell St, Poughkeepsie. Info: 845-471-1966, thechancetheater.com. $20. 8pm Spillway Band. Performing an up-tempo set of rock, country, oldies, blues, and R’n’B, with an emphasis on danceability. Smokin’ Pony BBQ, 963 Kings Hwy, Saugerties. 8pm Joey Alexander Trio. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson. Info: 5188284800, austin.helsinki@gmail.com, clubhelsinki.shop. ticketstoday.com/basket.aspx?Action=AddTicke ts&eventId=172567. $45, $75. 8pm Every Christmas Story Ever Told. Play by Michael Carleton, James FitzGerald, & John K. Alvarezlay. Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told — plus Christmas traditions from around the world, including Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical popculture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season! Shadowland Stage, 157 Canal St, Ellenville. Info: 845-647-5511, shadowlandstage.org. $39, $34. 8pm Community Playback Theatre. Audience stories brought to life onstage. See your story improvised! Contact Betty MacDonald. Info: 845-883-0392. Boughton Place,, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland. Info: 845-691-4118. $10/donation.

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SUBSTITUTES- ANTICIPATED VACANCIES. New Paltz Central School District. SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AIDE(S)Working in classroom environment w/ children. Salary $11/hour. SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL MONITOR(S)- Working within the school atmosphere with children. Salary $11/hour. SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAL WORKER(S) – CIVIL SERVICE LABOR CLASS; Should have experience with heavy cleaning, use of power equipment, preferably within a school atmosphere. Salary $13/hour. SUBSTITUTE CLERICAL- Responsibilities to include: typing, answering phones, general office duties. Salary $13/ hour. SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL BUS ATTENDANT- Working with and addressing the individual needs of Special Education students while on a bus run. Salary $11/hour. SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS CDL-b license required with air brake and passenger and school bus endorsements. Must meet all 19-a, SED and federal DOT requirements. $20/hour. SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL NURSES- NYS License Required. Substitutes replace School Nurses who are sick or on leave and work on an “as needed” basis. Substitutes are given advance notice whenever possible. Salary $100 per day. Please send letter of interest to Rick Linden, Business Office 196 Main Street New Paltz NY 12561 or email sshirk@newpaltz.k12.ny.us by November 30, 2016. Mid-Hudson Cooperative Recruitment Programc/o Ulster County BOCES. EOE- Include Ref. #1617/245. Carpenters - Helpers and Lead. Woodstock Based Construction company with emphasis on high end residential building seeks carpenters helpers and lead carpenters. Please send resume or make a request

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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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***NYS PARKS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY*** NYS 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 #X001280 For Bid Document and Financial Obligations, please contact Carol at 845-889-3875 for a copy of the RFP documents. Refer to RFP #X001280. Proposals in response to this RFP are due to State Parks no later than 3pm, Wednesday, December 7, 2016.

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It’s That Time Again!!! Bloomington Fire Co. & Ladies Auxiliary AND Ulster County Vietnam Veterans Announce Their Annual “COMMITMENT TO KIDS” Toy Drive & Holiday Festival Sunday, December 4, 2016, 12-5 p.m. at The Bloomington Firehouse, Rt. 32 & Taylor Street. GIVE A TOY AND GET A SMILE... 12:30 p.m.= Holiday Parade: Feature Appearance by SANTA. 12-5 P.M.= Huge Holiday Winter Carnival including Music, Games, Food, Fun & Much More. If you can’t attend & want to mail in a donation, please make check out to “Commitment to Kids”, P.O. Box 55, Bloomington, NY 12411-0055. ALL TOYS RECEIVED STAY IN ULSTER COUNTY. For more details call Deb 338-3319 or Darlene 3387393.

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 bo-

nus there is a commercial dock for your boat and others. Please call for more information and price 845-691-2770. NEW PALTZ: 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT at Village Arms. Top floor end unit w/view. Hardwood floors, A/C. Asking $125,000. Maintenance= $323/month. Call owner/broker at 845-594-4433.

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28 Acres in New Paltz. Mostly wooded. Quiet. Private. Sub dividable. 10 minutes to the Thruway, 7 minutes to Main Street. $109,900, direct from owner. E-mail: woodrckt@yahoo.com

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Handsome Brick Victorian, Uptown Kingston. 3-room suite, ground floor, central air, and all utilities included, 1 off-street parking space. $650/month. Call 845-331-8250

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THE JEWEL IN SLEEPY HOLLOW LAKE This Exquisite Ranch-style home, located at 5 Grey Vapor Ct, Athens, EN • 10A OP11/26/16 NY, was built in 1996. With 4 bedSat. rooms and 3 full baths and a mother-daughter feature, is just waiting for you! A vaulted entry into the living room has a ceramic pellet stove, the beautiful open plan kitchen dining area opens to generous private deck, with seasonal views of Sleepy Hollow Lake through the adjacent AVAILABLE Lake Front lots. The ﬁnished basement is fully carpeted with a full kitchen & bath! Call Win Morrison for more information today! ..............................................................$349,000 Fr. Catskill Rt 385 N approx. 8 miles to Sleepy Hollow Lake main entrance. Right on Sleepy Hollow Rd. Left on Appalachian, right on Grey Vapor #5 on Left.

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INCLUDING THE FURNITURE Located across from the Sawkill Creek in Woodstock, NY. The home has 3 bedrooms, along with vaulted ceilings, French Doors, a screened porch, skylights and central A/C. With a lovely garden area, you can grow your own veggies and ﬂowers. This home is very comfortable for full year-round or a part time get away. There is a new water heater and newer roof. A studio/playhouse is located at the rear of the home with electricity and insulation, and most of the furniture is for sale! A short drive to the center of Woodstock, Saugerties or Kingston. Make me an offer and call Toby Heilbrunn TODAY!.......................................................................$219,000

WHATTA CONCEPT! This is a great house for a great price! With an open concept living room and a kitchen that has custom cabinets. Easy single level living with 3-bedrooms and a full bath, a full basement and there is wood and ceramic flooring. Outside you will find; seasonal mountain views, a large shed and you are in a perfect location between Saugerties and Woodstock, NY. Very close to skiing, this would also make a great ski house, or keep it as a wonderful family home. Come check it out, but you will need to call Angela Galetto first! ................................................................................$159,000 TRANQUIL ESCAPE Is what you will have with mountain views from this updated Raised Ranch. On the upper level there are 2 bedrooms and a full bath, on the lower level is a 3rd bedroom with another full bath. This home boasts of a spacious living room that opens to the dining area. The lower level has a large family room with a gas fireplace and a laundry room. Great for entertaining, the rear yard is private with outcroppings, a creative decking and level garden area. There is a deck which contained an above ground pool (which has been removed). Great bonus is a field of mint! Convenient location to Saugerties, NYS Thruway and Woodstock! But call Blanca Aponte first! ........$235,000

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Kingston 845.339.1144 / Woodstock 845.679.2929 & 845.679.9444 / Saugerties 845.246.3300 BE A PART OF THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET- WATER STREET OUTLET (New Paltz Village corner of Main and Water.) Top AAA Location for Bakery, Restaurant, Retail (jewelry, boutique, antiques, salon, coffee bar, computer, etc.) Across street from Gilded Otter. High foot traffic. 5 spaces available. For more info call Shana 845-417-7733. Two separate rooms, available in a lovely Victorian building. All utilities and WiFi included. $415, $450/month. (845)2550559.

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Southside Terrace Apartment: Studio $695/month includes heat/hot water. 1-year lease. 845-255-7205 or npsummerliving@aol.com

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

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

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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 SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Spring 2017 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.

NICE UNFURNISHED ROOMS; Starting at $480/month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call 845-419-2568, leave message. 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. BRIGHT, QUIET STUDIO APARTMENT, Civil War Victorian: Unfurnished, Picture window views, hardwood floors, wired for cable, coin laundry, rocking chair porch, 12 acres. 1 mile town. Includes utilities, WiFi. $875/month. 914-725-1461.

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Near Rosendale, efficiency apartment, suitable for 1 person. Quiet park-like setting with pond on beautiful Shawangunk Ridge with hiking trails at your door. $725/ month with utilities. First, last and security. Non-smoker. No pets. 845-658-9332 High Falls HOUSE: 2-story, 2-BEDROOMS, 2 baths, study. Quiet street. Walk to village. No pets. Non-smoker. $1000/month plus utilities. References, 1 month security. Call 845-705-2208.

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Kingston/ Hurley/Port Ewen Rentals

1-BEDROOM/STUDIO, Kingston Uptown. On bus route, walk to Stockade area, shopping, conveniences. No smoking or pets. Heat & hot water provided. Security & references required. Call 845-338-4574.

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NICE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in great location. Rent is $825/month plus utilities. First, last, security required. Call Phil 646-644-3648. Glasco: 1-BEDROOM. Trash & parking included. $750/month, heat included. Small pet only. Call 845-901-5760. Spacious 2-Bedroom Apartment. Freshly painted and carpeted. Nice laminate wood floors in eat-in kitchen and bath. WASHER/ DRYER is very handy. Easy walk to all Saugerties Village shops, library, etc. Short drive to Kingston. No dogs or smoking please. $900/ month. Call Steve for appt. 845-246-2022.

/ Phoenicia 845.688.2929 / Olive 845.657.4240 / Commercial 845.339.9999

2-BEDROOM LOFT APARTMENT; 2 full baths, gas heat, central air, hardwood floors. Full appliances. 2 off-street parking spots. Walk to everything. No pets. No smoking. Application & credit check. $1200/month, utilities separate. 212-2032397.

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Rhinebeck/Red Hook Rentals

1-BEDROOM GUEST COTTAGE, Rhinebeck. Kitchen, dining, living room, laundry, deck, carport. No pets/smoking. $975/ month plus utilities. Rental application, references, 1 year lease, security deposit. 845-392-3682 or 845-453-8562.

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Rentals Wanted

ARTIST/POET; Handicapped (Parkinson’s), Age 77 Seeks modest live/work space. Mike Heinrich 845-586-5305, leave loud & clear message.

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New & Used Books

Books Wanted. Barner Books buys quality used, rare, and out of print books wanted. Cash for your books and related goods (typewriters, maps, pens etc). Visit the store (3 Church Street, New Paltz), email us barnerbooks@gmail.com, or call, 845255-2635.

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WOODSTOCK: This house sits on 2.5 acres of land on a private lane within walking distance to the Bear Cafe & 2.5 miles to the center of town. 3-Bedrooms, 2 full baths, stone fireplace, vaulted ceiling living room. $1800/month. Mike, Owner/Broker 845417-5282. CREEKSIDE STUDIO APARTMENT. Walking distance to Woodstock & bus route. $525/month utilities not included. References required. Please call or *text preferred 845-594-9257. Woodstock: Lovely 1-BR in quiet, small apartment complex, beautiful grounds. Immaculately maintained! Hardwood floors, newly painted. 16 min. walk to village of Woodstock. $885/month includes all utilities. NO smoking. NO pets. References. (845)679-9717.

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Vacation Rentals

Christmas? New Years? Or any weekend.... Escape to a well-equipped log home in a serene wooded setting near Woodstock. 2-bedrooms, 1.5 baths, fireplace, eat-in kitchen, laundry. $195/weekend plus deposit plus references. 718-479-0393. No texting please.

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Furnished Winter Rental. Furnished short-term one bedroom, one bath house on Route 375, Woodstock available immediately thru May 2017. Rent of $1,000/ month,includes heat, electric, cable & WIFI. Call 718-473-6805.

Great Baby Stuff: MacLaren stroller, white wooden crib, glider rocker, wooden high chair. Also toddler trampoline. All great condition. Call: 646-2900019. Firewood for Sale. $220 for 1 cord OR $160 for a Pick-up Truckload. Local delivery. Call 658-8766 or 845-706-7197.

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Tree Services

HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities.

FULLY INSURED

LAWLESS TREE SERVICE

CERTIFIED ARBORIST • CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATES

STUMP GRINDING

ALLEN LAWLESS • 845-247-2838 SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK CELL.: 845-399-9659

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Firewood for Sale

HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale. (845)255-7259. Residential, Municipalities. Firewood for Sale. $220 for 1 cord OR $160 for a Pick-up Truckload. Local delivery. Call 658-8766 or 845-706-7197.

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It’s a joyous time to give thanks to our friends and family. We wish you peace, love and harmony on this Thanksgiving Day!

WE THANK YOU! In the spirit of the holiday, we thank all our past and present clients for the conﬁdence and trust that has resulted in our 39 years as an Ulster County Residential Real Estate industry leader. We pledge to continue to provide the most informed and professional real estate services available to all the towns and villages we love so much. Best wishes for a peaceful Thanksgiving!

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www.coluccishandrealty.com

** Become a Fan of Colucci Shand Realty on Facebook ** “ONE FLOOR TOWNHOUSE” NEW PRICE! LAKE KATRINE Super clean end-unit ranch in well established watermill complex. One floor living with no outside maintenance! 2 Bedroom / 2 bath. Vaulted ceiling in livingroom / dining room area with fireplace. Eat in kitchen with sliders leading to open fenced patio which is perfect for entertaining. Master bedroom with double closets with master bath. Both bedrooms are generously sized. Easy flowing floor plan. Central air unit replaced in 2014. All replacement windows. 10 Minutes to Saugerties & Woodstock and just a mile to shopping in Kingston. Common fees $308 include snow removal, trash, water, sewer & lawn maintenance. ............................................................................................................ Asking - $159,500

“ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES” JUST LISTED! SAUGERTIES / GLASCO Live / work property located in the quaint hamlet of Glasco. Sprawling floor plan with detached oversized garage. Custom home w/ open floor plan graced with huge master suite. Oak kitchen and solid wood finishings prove pure quality of building. Enjoy the fully screened sun porch overlooking well manicured yard. Full finished dry basement with exterior access. Has half bath & is plumbed for full. Massive 30x50 garage is framed with 2x6 fully insulated walls, natural gas heater and half bath, floor drain, hot/cold water, RV hookup & plumbed for full bath. Garage ceiling height is 16 feet with a 13’ door, 9’ door & 8’ back door. Stairs lead to extra loft space for storage. Garage also has nice sized loft that could make excellent office. ............................................Asking - $299,900

“COLONIAL PLUS” SAUGERTIES Beautiful SPACIOUS home on a cul-de-sac. 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths with over 2500 square feet. Every room is freshly painted and clean, even the basement!! Gleaming hardwood floors recently refinished. Large living room with a fireplace, eat-in kitchen and Dining room. 24 x 26 Family room with its own heating zone. Perfect for a pool table and big screen tv. Amazing yard with a deck placed perfectly for an above ground pool. Underground electric to the shed to hook up the filter or outside lighting. What a Gardner’s delight! This location is convenient to everything!............ Asking - $239,000

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VINTAGE CHARM- Nestled in historically designated Kripplebush hamlet! Handsome traditional clapboard two story with abundant charm & character- wide board ﬂoors, beamed ceilings, antique moldings & French doors. Features 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, country kitchen, LR & DR in main section PLUS legal 1 BR, 1 bath accessory apartment with kitchen & sep. entrance perfect for guests or Airbnb. VERY SWEET! ...............................$285,000

CREATE AN ESTATE- Two houses on 24+ ACRES just minutes to Woodstock and Saugerties. Main house is a cedar shake sided Eyebrow style charmer offering exposed beams, wide board ﬂoors, an eat-in country kitchen living room, den, 2 bedrooms, full bath, brick & stone patio and mature landscape. In addition, there’s a 240 SF CABIN with loft, heat & electric perfect for studio or guests. Polish this well priced gem!....................................... $289,900

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GARDINER RANCH W/ POOL!- Immaculately maintained cedar sided ranch on 6 acres of lush landscape & woodlands minutes to New Paltz, Mohonk & Minnewaska. The easy casual ﬂoor plan features hardwood & ceramic tile ﬂoors, living room w/ cozy woodburner, dining room, step down family/media room, country kitchen, ensuite MBR + 2 BRs, 2 full baths, att. garage, deck PLUS heated in-ground POOL for summer fun! .............................................$375,000

SCHOOLHOUSE REBORN- “Old Clove” schoolhouse c. 1890, stylishly renovated & reborn as an enchanting country retreat. High ceilings, tons of windows and airy open plan living spaces abound. Features fab eat-in country kitchen open to stone patio, wood & ceramic ﬂooring, living & dining spaces, deck off main level BR + huge BR up, 2 full baths, PLUS newly built separate STUDIO w/ deck for guests or artistic endeavors. TURN KEY! .......... $399,000

845-246-9555 www.helsmoortel.com

PO BOX 88, RT 9W, BARCLAY HEIGHTS, SAUGERTIES

CALL HELSMOORTEL INSURANCE FOR THE MOST COMPETITIVE HOME & AUTO RATES!

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

914-388-9607 Getwood123@gmail.com We accept cash, checks, & credit cards.

www.getwood123.com You will not be disappointed!!

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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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Musical Instruction & Instruments

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.

www.westwoodrealty.com Woodstock 679-0006

Stone Ridge 687-0232

New Paltz 255-9400

West Hurley 679-7321

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Specializing In Real Estate Throughout Ulster County & The Catskills ent today, y, Call: Ca (845) 338-5252 www.MurphyRealtyGrp.com Speak With An Agent BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED CAPE

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Auctions

HUDSON VALLEY AUCTIONS Auctioneers and Appraisers • Since 1984 270 Breunig Road • New Windsor, NY 12553

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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Antiques & Collectibles

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

617-981-1580

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RED HOOK

POP-UP

NEIGHBORHOOD YARD & GARAGE

SALE 845-758-1170

Call John SEPT - DECEMBER Every Sunday 9-5 Weather Permitting

$20 setup, pay upon arrival. Retail & Wholesale handcrafted birchwood roses.

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Come take a look at this completely renovated 4 BR, 2 bath Cape! Beautiful new kitchen with stainless appliances, granite counter tops, 2 brand new baths with blue tooth capabilities, new roof, 2 new garage doors. There is nothing to do here! Hardwood floors throughout, 2 nicely sized BRs downstairs as well as two upstairs. Think about those cold snowy winter evenings that are on their way, you can pull right into your garage and up a couple steps and there you are in your nice warm home away from the elements! There is a fully fenced in yard for them to enjoy. Full basement that can easily be finished for extra space! $239,900 00

SAUGERTIES CAPE ON 7 PRIVATE ACRES !! T This 3 BR home has a rustic yet country feel eel tto it with wide pine floors and wainscoting. The he basement has a bonus room that can be used ed as a family room, storage or exercise room. Property has housed horses, cows and a bull over the last few decades and has an abundance of natural wildlife that also interacts with it. Take in the seasonal views from the upper deck or lounge and cool off in the large 24 ft round pool adjacent to the lower deck.

$214,900

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This is the One you’ve been waiting for!!! --Interior architect / residential designer and developer’s estate sale! --Mid-Century Modern Furniture --Beds, chairs, tables, wool rugs --Gifts and Jewelry --Luxury indoor/outdoor lighting --Antique miniatures (ask) --Books (antique, contemporary, unique, Asian) --Bathroom and kitchen countertops and fixtures --Ikea kitchen cabinetry --Sinks --Interior doors --Garden maintenance equipment, riding tractor --Construction tools and supplies, many --Kitchen wares and small appliances --International decor --Doll collectors’ items --Wall Art, original paintings, posters --Restoration Hardware --Crate and Barrel --CB2 --ABC Carpet and Home --Anthropology --West Elm --Italian / European Designers -- Much more!!! -- Friday & Saturday, 11/25 & 11/26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., --Washburn Farm Rd. Saugerties.

GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery. Residential/Commercial. Local and N.Y.C. Metro areas. N.Y.S. Dot T 12467, Shandaken, N.Y. Call 845-688-2253.

Moving Sale, 60” oak roll top desk, convertible sofa, china cabinet, DJ cabinet, more, some free from shed. All must go! Saturday, 11/26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 11 Laura Lane, Woodstock.

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Professional Services

MedicarePrepare.com Questions? I have answers! Research and help. Medicare Advantage and Supplemental. Part D Drug Plans included, Dental, Vision, Gym membership....even some $0 premium plans. In and out of network coverage too. Aaron Beaudette 845.532.2270

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CERTIFIED AIDE LOOKING FOR PRIVATE CARE for elderly. 10 years experience. Live-in or hourly. References available. Ulster County area. (845)706-5133.

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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. Certified Hypnotist by NGH. Intuitive, sensitive guidance. Spirit communicator. Specializing in dealing with grief, stress, relationship issues, questions about your life past & current life’s path. Call Laurie Oliver at (845)679-2243. Laur50@aol.com

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DRONE PILOT

Woodstock Films Video Production: Local, experienced, professional Drone Pilot available for promotional, real estate, special events & inspections. FAA UAS certified. Insured & hassle-free! Call Geoff Baer 845-688-7157.

This adorable cottage cape is located on a quiet street minutes from the Historic Uptown Kingston Stockade area. All of the important items have been taken care of. The roof, boiler, hot water heater and windows were all replaced within the last 5 years. There are several rooms with hardwood floors downstairs and a full basement which is nice and dry. There are two more rooms up for an extra bedroom or home office. Also, a 1 car garage to make the package complete! $149,900

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

PROFESSIONAL MAID & MAINTENANCE Family owned • Licensed • Insured Residential & Commercial Cleaning Services

Contact 845-383-0554

COUNTRY CLEANERS Homes & Offices • Insured & Bonded

Excellent references.

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

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Art Services

OIL PAINTING RESTORATION. Cleaned, relined, retouched, refinished. Also frames & wood sculptures repaired. Call Carol (845)687-7813.

Stone Ridge, Route 209, Davenport Farms Indoor Flea Market . Every Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., from Nov. 5 through Dec. 11. You name it, we’ve got it — #1 choice of Catskill pickers!

Counseling Services

T This well maintained, move in ready 3 b bedroom, 1 bath ranch in desirable Tillson E Estates is looking for it’s new owner. O Offering central air, security system, hardwood flooring (underneath carpet) and laundry conveniently located on first floor. There is also the bonus of a finished basement with workshop, large family room with wood stove and 1/2 bath. Convenient location to New Paltz, Rosendale Village, Rail Trail, Mohonk Preserve and only 90 Minutes from NYC. Easy to show, call for an appointment today! $165,900

ADORABLE COTTAGE STYLE CAPE

PRICE REDUCED

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FABULOUS TILLSON RANCH

JUST LISTED

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Painting/Odd Jobs

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Organizing/ Decorating/ Reﬁnishing

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, gardening & personal assistant. Affordable. Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@gmail.com (845)6796242.

”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.

QUALITY • VALUE • RELIABILITY • SINCE 1980 • Int. & Ext. painting

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.

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

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. EXPERIENCED HANDYMAN WITH A VAN. Carpentry, painting, flatscreen mounting, light hauling/delivery,

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

FREE ESTIMATES, FULLY INSURED Accepting All Major Credit Cards

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68,155

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10 3 91 57 DEN

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