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1. Prohibition-era New Year’s Eve with fireworks in Kingston This will be the third iteration of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Uptown Kingston that looks forward by looking back – way back, as it happens: nearly a century ago to the time of Prohibition, when the manufacturing, sale, transportation, storing or imbibing of alcohol all went underground for a decade or so. This forbiddenpleasure scenario will be acted out this year with the theme of “Old-Fashioned Cirkus” (sic).

The New Year’s Eve celebration will happen all through Uptown Kingston beginning at 8 p.m. and going on until 3 a.m. the next morning. Attendees are

encouraged to dress appropriately, which in this case means: Bring on the stripes, polka dots and top hats. The stage and ball drop are promised to be even bigger than last year, and there will be fireworks at midnight (thanks to Basch & Keegan, LLP). Admission to the ball drop is free.

Special music and entertainment events are all for ages 21 and over. Tickets for the Magic Hat Freak Show & Cirkus at BSP Kingston, at 323 Wall Street, cost $25 in advance, $30 at the door. The massive back-room theater will open its doors at 8 p.m. offering an evening of freak shows, stage performers (members of the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Miss 360, Miss Fly Hips), burlesque (W.té. effé Productions), live music from Bella’s Bartok and the Heart Strings Hot Club, live klezmer music and jazz and an electro-swing dance party with deejay Dr. Suds after midnight.

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A pre-midnight VIP gold-bracelet event will be held inside of the San Severia Tent (circa 1839 from Belgium, courtesy of Spiegeltent Productions), with a private bar, coat check and hors d’oeuvres from Duo Bistro and seated booths.

The Old-Fashioned Cirkus and Freak Show at Boitson’s Restaurant and the Keegan Ales Pop-up Beer Hall at 43 North Front Street next to Tech Smiths will feature full-tilt rockabilly from Lara Hope & the Arktones, freak-show stunts from the Unholy Sideshow, Peter Demuth Photography’s old-fashioned photobooth and a late-night deejay. The cost is $5 suggested at the door.

Over at the Stockade Tavern at 313 Fair Street, they’ll be serving up their Prohibition-era cocktails all night with no cover charge. They’ll feature earlyevening jazz at 7 p.m. and klezmer band Caprice Rouge into the evening, with a late-night dance party with DJ Ali. The

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evening culminates with an old fashion ball-drop at the corner of Wall and North Front Streets at midnight.

Reservations are recommended for the aforementioned places, but there are many other places to eat or drink before the ball drop, too. Café East will serve its full menu, and light bites will be had from Santa Fe on Main. Coffee and snacks are available at Outdated: An Antique Café, the Séraphine Bakery and the Kingston Candy Bar. A late-night “brunck” (a drunk brunch) will be held at Duo Bistro at 50 John Street from midnight to 3 a.m.

Parking can be had on the street and in free municipal lots around the neighborhood. The city will also allow free parking at the Cioni Building lot behind BSP until 3 a.m. A free shuttle will run, provided by the City of Kingston, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. and later if people are out in force using it. A map of pickup and dropoff locations (every 25 minutes) can

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2. Big Takeover, Joey Eppard rock Bacchus, Snug’s in New Paltz on New Year’s Eve An original reggae/rocksteady band of growing national reputation, the Big Takeover is one of the few local bands that seems to be honored guests at all the premier local venues, from the exurban hip at BSP to the discerning jazz, blues and world music scene at the Falcon. But it is Bacchus in New Paltz that landed this crowdpleasing riot of a global dance band for New Year’s Eve. The music begins at 10 p.m. Bacchus is located at 4 South Chestnut Street in New Paltz.

Meanwhile, around the corner, the venerable Snug Harbor welcomes in some local/national royalty as well. Virtuoso progressive acoustic singer/songwriter Joey Eppard was packing the clubs in this town at his legendary all-ages shows with the original version of the band 3, back when Eppard was an underager himself. 3 went on to much bigger things, becoming a recognized original voice in the progressive rock niche, and Eppard has remained a vital solo artist. The music begins at 10 p.m., and the cover is a paltry $5. Snug Harbor is located at 38 Main Street in New Paltz.

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3. Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Saugerties When Kingston started its new tradition of hosting a ball-drop event for the New Year’s Eve celebration of 2013/2014, Saugerties’ restaurants and night spots lost a lot of business. Many local residents went to the neighboring town to check out what Kingston was doing rather than celebrating on their home turf. So the following year (last year), Village of Saugerties trustees got together with mayor William Murphy and Saugerties Police chief Joe Sinagra to create their own “Stay Local, Stay Safe” ball-drop event for Saugerties. With an “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em” philosophy, the first event went off very well last year. Despite frigid temperatures, some 800 revelers filled the streets and had a general good time enjoying the passage of another year.

Saugerties village trustee Jeannine Mayer says that they’re planning to make things even better this year for the second go-round. Many restaurants are planning special menus and will stay open late, with some providing entertainment as well. The celebration will be held on Main Street from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Music will be provided by local teenagers, deejay Riley Cornelison and the Postmodern Music Band. The Boy Scouts will give out free coffee and hot cocoa.

Mayer says that there have been some refinements of the giant ball created last year by the police chief. It will be dropped at the corner of Main and Partition Streets by the Exchange Hotel, accompanied by a countdown clock and a large video screen on the porch roof streaming the live Times Square celebration in the City. Attendees

are advised to dress warmly and bring a folding chair to sit on. BYOPF (bring your own party favors) if desired.

Admission to the general festivities is free. The best place to get last-minute details is on the event’s Facebook page at “Village of Saugerties New Year’s Eve Ball Drop.”

– Sharyn Flanagan

Jon Cleary plays Helsinki Hudson on New Year’s Eve A music star in the city of music, Jon Cleary has been a stalwart on the New Orleans R & B scene for more than 35 years. A singer, pianist and songwriter in the tradition of Dr. John and of Cleary’s friend and collaborator the late Allen Toussaint, Cleary and his band, the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, are regulars at classic New Orleans venues like Tipitina’s and the Maple Leaf Bar. They also are perennial performers at the annual Jazz and Heritage Festival and favorites at Bonnaroo as well as other music festivals.

Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen ring in the New Year at Club Helsinki in Hudson on Thursday, December 31 at 9 p.m. The doors open at 6 p.m. As is always the case when the music in the club trends toward the Big Easy, bayou-born-and-bred Helsinki executive chef Hugh Horner will prepare a menu of authentic Louisiana specialties.

Admission for this special holiday event costs $75 for reserved club seating, $55 for reserved restaurant seating and $45 general admission. Club Helsinki is located at 405 Columbia Street in Hudson. For more information, visit www.helsinkihudson.com. For more on Jon Cleary’s story, visit www.joncleary. com.

Ars Choralis performs New Year’s Eve at Uptown Kingston’s Old Dutch Church The venerable Ars Choralis has been a fixture on the local music scene since 1966. On New Year’s Eve at 6 p.m., this eclectic and adventurous ensemble concludes its 50th anniversary year with “Messengers of Peace,” a free concert at Kingston’s Old Dutch Church. This year’s concert features soprano saxophonist Bob Shaut and narrators Victoria Langling, Eve Baer and Elizabeth Lesser. The award-

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Rosendale Café presents Bedtime Kissers on New Year’s Eve Rosendale’s house band, the Bedtime Kissers, returns to the Rosendale Café for another New Year’s Eve blowout. While it is tempting to think of the Bedtime Kissers as the occasional thematically liberated adult-band alias of the nationally known kindierock band Dog on Fleas, truth is that kid/grownup distinction has never meant much to Dean Jones, John Hughes and Chris Cullo. As a sophisticated, rocking and wildly musical kids’ band, they’ve never played down to young audiences, so they don’t have to play up much to keep the grownups dancing into the New Year.

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The Rosendale Café is located at 434 Main Street in Rosendale.

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Party, Torchlight Parade & fireworks at Hunter on New Year’s Eve Hunter Mountain will make its own snow if it has to, so no worries that the annual festive Torchlight Parade won’t go off as usual on New Year’s Eve. The festive pageant of torchbearing skiers will hit the slopes at 5:40 p.m. this year, creating a swath of light down the mountain in a serpentine path as they swoop through the dark. When the skiers reach the bottom of the hill, fireworks follow: a dramatic display of boomers and rings of starry burst alternating with aerials before dissolving into the winter night sky.

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The party at Hunter Mountain starts earlier in the afternoon, with deejay Frank in the Main Bar from 3 to 4 p.m.

Hot Rod provides live music afterward from 4 to 8:15 p.m. The atmosphere at the base lodge on New Year’s Eve has been described as a “festive tailgate party” by those who’ve attended: a sort of “cut loose and let’s have a good time,” but completely family-friendly, too.

Hunter Mountain is located at 64 Klein Avenue in Hunter. Van Winkle’s restaurant at the Kaatskill Mountain Club Resort and Spa will offer a prix fixe special menu at $68 per person. Limited seating is available, with reservations made at (518) 263-4223, extension 3026. More information is available at that number or by e-mailing questions@huntermtn. com.

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Ashokan Center’s New Year’s Eve dance party goes on all weekend I admire the leap-takers, and Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are two exemplary ones. Not content to rest on their considerable laurels as composers, performers, teachers and enthusiasts of traditional music, this husband-and-wife duo stepped up in 2006 when they read a local paper’s erroneous report that the Ashokan Center’s campus had been sold. “The property was actually on the market, and people were looking at it, but it hadn’t been sold yet. None of the potential buyers would keep 385 acres of preserved land,” says Ungar, “and some were interested in logging it.”

“We got the courage and said, ‘Let’s try,’ and a number of people banded together, including Ulster Savings Bank, Catskill Watershed, Open Space Institute, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and many individual donors.

To start with, we were riding a wave of entities who wanted to help save Ashokan, and we pulled them together and did it.

Then,” he says, “Oops…the next thing was that the old buildings were condemned by the City.”

By late 2012, the newly established Ashokan Foundation (a New York State 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization) had completed an ambitious $7.25 million renovation project. A 200-seat performance hall, classrooms, dining rooms for 200 people and lodging for 150 guests (semi-private and shared) were sustainably built, and the new buildings – though 50 percent larger – cost less to heat than the creekside buildings once owned

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The historic site, which has invigorated generations of young students who’ve attended outdoor and environmental education programs there since 1967, is now a multi-use facility that attracts educators, students, conference and

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wedding planners – and, on New Year’s Eve, revelers who love traditional music and dance. The festivities begin with a ring-in-the-New-Year dinner at 6 p.m., followed by music and dancing until the wee hours. And, for those who wish to continue the celebrations, there’s a weekend package of meals, singing, dancing and lodging through Sunday afternoon.

Ungar and Mason first came to Ashokan to offer one of their popular Music & Dance Camps in 1980, and have hosted the lively gatherings there every year since 1985. The New Year’s Eve events are open to the public and feature many of the musicians and dancers who have taught and performed at their Music & Dance Camps over the years.

“One of the great things about this weekend is that people really party out on New Year’s Eve. There’s dancing in two rooms, and three or four bands play until 2 or 3 a.m.,” says Mason. “And if you stay over, you don’t have to drive home. You get up late, have a late breakfast and then you start playing music and dancing again.”

The music is “pretty cool; it’s diverse.

There’s swing and there’s Cajun and zydeco every year. This year we’ve got the Yanks, an amazing Irish band who played at this year’s Hoot,” says Ungar, “so it’s like a musical smörgåsbord. It’s couples and singles, a small number of kids, and it’s just very relaxed and friendly.”

“There’s a pretty big number of people who return every year, and that’s a lovely thing,” adds Mason, “a lot of people who know each other, and new people too.”

Looking ahead a few years, Mason says that it’s exciting to see more music events and weekend camps coming up. To give just two examples, the Ashokan Center will host the Winter Hoot (January 29-31) and Maple Fest (March 13), both of which are very kid-friendly, with lots of activities planned for all ages.

“The Music & Dance Camps that we started back in the ’70s and ’80s attracted a very small subculture of people who were into traditional fiddle and dancing,” says Ungar. “Now, lots of people in their teens and 20s – who are amazing musicians playing in many genres – are coming.

We’re excited to see where they will take it, and trying to mentor them. They’re the leaders of the future, and I have a lot of curiosity about where they’ll take it. Many of our environmental instructors are also in their 20s, and some stay with us for a while, some for a semester or a year, and each brings a new and interesting perspective. They’ve changed the face of things in wonderful ways.”

“It’s surprising how much time and energy has been required,” Mason adds.

“Way back in the beginning, we thought we’d be involved for a year or a couple of our time and attention, and then Ashokan would take care of itself like it had for the past 40 years. But the DEP building project kept us busy for all these years.

At times, it was a little daunting,” she admits, “but it’s a great place now, and we’re enjoying what we’re doing.”

When the environmental programs began at the former SUNY-New Paltz Field Campus at Ashokan in 1967, they were among the first such educational offerings for schools – though, as Mason says, “People didn’t realize how important water is. It wasn’t talked about in school so much back then. Now it’s very important and people are often talking about it.

Here, with the Ashokan Reservoir and partnerships with the DEP, we’re very well-poised to concentrate on water.

Several DEP and environmental groups have held their meetings here, too.”

The Ashokan Center facilities offer distinctive settings for weddings, residential and day programs for schools and retreat groups and private gatherings of all kinds. Its longstanding relationship with schools has evolved over the years: Though the focus remains on environmentally oriented programs for middle school, high school and collegeage students and teachers, these days natural science and environmentalism often pair up with history, graphic/visual

arts, technology and music, too.

Ashokan’s trails and outdoor offerings include the 350-million-year-old Cathedral Gorge and the Turnwood/ Ashokan Covered Bridge (built in 1885 and recently restored). An 1817 schoolhouse and several 18th- and 19thcentury buildings and working craft shops in the Ashokan Village give visitors the chance to be inspired and learn about traditional methods of blacksmithing, printing, broommaking, tinsmithing and much more. Outpost classrooms – the 1830 Homestead, Lenape Village, Writer’s Cabin and Ropes Course – enhance the comprehensive learning environment.

And a new membership structure will be introduced in 2016 to allow members to visit Ashokan on designated days for tours and other activities. “We can’t be open to the public at all times,” says Ungar, “because people rent our facilities for private events. There are about 15 events each year – like our New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance, the Summer and Winter Hoots, our Music & Dance Camps – that are open to the public; and now, with our new membership situation, Ashokan can be used by more people.”

“It really comes together here, thanks to partnerships with the Woodstock School of Art and others,” he says. “A group of technopreneurs came to Ashokan via a Summer Hoot, and enjoyed the square dancing, singing, blacksmithing. When they were designing their Catskill Conference – held here last year – they wanted to give attendees a more rounded exposure to networking and the learning environment, to encourage people to get into nature and building community through shared experiences.” The result was a success, and Catskill Conference organizers plan to make it an annual event; other tech-based events were spawned too. “It’s the same ethos – history and nature and the arts – and we’re very gratified to see that happening.”

This year’s New Year’s Eve Dinner begins at 6 p.m., followed by dancing at 8 p.m. with swing, Cajun, zydeco and waltzing in one room and contras and squares in another. Jay & Molly will perform with their band, Swingology, and other featured musicians include John Krumm, Jesse Lége & Bayou Brew, the Yanks and ZydeGroove. Dress up fancy if you like, or go vintage in keeping with the style of the musical entertainment; just make sure you wear comfortable dancing shoes.

– Debra Bresnan New Year’s at Ashokan Center, 477 Beaverkill Road, Olivebridge; (845) 2462121, http://ashokan.org/new-years-atashokan/.

Back to the Garden 1969 at Beacon’s Towne Crier January is named for Janus, the twofaced Roman god who gazes back into the past as well as forward into the future. And New Year’s holiday celebrations incorporate that same temporal duality; we sing that deathless ode to nostalgia, “Auld Lang Syne,” even as we ring in the new.

If you’ve reached a point in life where you, realistically, have a whole lot more past to contemplate than future to anticipate, there’s a good chance that you harbor some nostalgia for the music of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, even if you weren’t there personally. In that case, the New Year’s Eve party at Beacon’s Towne Crier Café might be just the ticket for you.

The headline band is Back to the Garden 1969, a group of seasoned players whose common bond is a love for the music of the Woodstock era.

Appropriately clad in tie-dye and the like, Back to the Garden 1969 specializes in rendering the songs actually played at the Woodstock Festival, approximating the styles of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Joe Cocker, Sly and the Family Stone, Santana, Richie Havens, Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Jefferson Airplane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, the Band, the Grateful Dead,

December 31, 2015 Mountain, Canned Heat, Country Joe and the Fish, Melanie, Arlo Guthrie, Tim Hardin, Ten Years After and Blood, Sweat and Tears. The versatile group consists of Gary Adamson on guitars, drums and percussion, Annie Masciandaro on drums and percussion, Bob Fonseca on keyboards and percussion, Larry Kelly on guitars, Fred Walcott on percussion and Tom Sprock on bass; all except Walcott also sing.

Also on the program are the wonderful Pete & Maura Kennedy and “other special guests” to be announced. The music gets started at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 31. For $50 ($42.50 for members) you can attend the show, join in a complimentary champagne toast at midnight and order food and drink from the Café menu. For $125 ($110 for members) you get the whole hog: show, full bottle of champagne per couple and a sumptuous New Year’s Eve feast, including executive chef Silhouette Shannon’s appetizers and entrées and pastry chef Mary Murphy Ciganer’s legendary desserts.

Visit www.townecrier.com to purchase tickets and to reserve your seating time, if you’re coming for dinner; or call (845) 855-1300. The Towne Crier is located at 379 Main Street in Beacon.

– Frances Marion Platt

New Year’s Eve Millbrook offers family-friendly fun Looking for something familyfriendly to do in the late afternoon and early evening of December 31, to wear the kids out so that they’ll behave for the babysitter while you go out for your New Year’s Eve party of choice? Or just don’t feel like staying up until midnight? New Year’s Eve Millbrook 2016 offers plenty of entertainment options within a short walking distance. The fun begins at 4 p.m. and wraps up by 8:15.

The Millbrook Village Hall will be the setting for something unusual: CzechAmerican Marionette Theatre with Vit Horejs and his century-old marionettes.

Half-hour performances of these Old World winter tales begin at 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.

At the Lyall Church Sanctuary, Larry Ham & Friends will play half-hour jazz sets beginning at 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m.

Classical music takes over in the same location at 4:45, 6:15 and 7:45 p.m. as the Handman String Quartet performs.

The Lyall Church’s Gathering Room will host Steve Johnson’s Magic Variety Show, beginning at 5, 6 and 7 p.m.

Three different spaces in the Grace Church will present live music as well.

In the Church itself, one-man pop/rock band Vito Petroccitto, Jr. will play at 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m. The Grace Chapel will host the jubilant: Yiddish roots sounds of Metropolitan Klezmer at 4:45, 6:15 and 7:45 p.m. And pianist Peter Muir plays rags, blues and jazz in the Grace Parish Hall at 5 and 6 p.m.

There’s a lot going on at the Elm Drive Elementary School. In the gym, the popular Bindlestiff Family Cirkus (pictured above)does shows at 4, 5, 6 and 7 p.m. Continuously from 4 to 8 p.m., you can check out a model railroad display from the Hudson Valley Large Scale Railroad Club in one of the classroom; watch balloon-twisting by Button Down Balloons in another; and catch “beguiling roving characters” all around the building, roleplayed by the folks from Drama Queen Masks.

All this fun is bound to make your crew hungry, so add a visit to the VFW Post 9008 building, where hot dogs, chili, chips, cookies and beverages will be on sale to raise funds for the VFW. For more info, visit http://soggyfieldfarm.com/ nyem2016.html. Have a safe and happy New Year!

– Frances Marion Platt

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Getting off on the right foot Celebrate the dawning of 2016 at Day One walk in Kingston

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f your local government wants to call its alcohol-free New Year’s Eve events “First Night,” it’ll be obligated to pay the canny coiner of that term a fee. By contrast, if you try googling the phrase “Day One” or “Day 1,” you’ll find many hits, but no indication that it’s trademarked – nor that it’s the name of a worldwide social movement. But it may yet become one – spawned, like the catchy art-for-health bartering concept of the O+ Festival, in the City of Kingston.

What is Day One? “It is not a protest, a march or a parade,” according to its organizers. “Day One recognizes that there are 364 other days to discuss the issues, exchange ideas and work on solutions. This is just one day to simply walk together. In the face of so much that divides us, let us not forget that we are united by the bonds of our common fellowship in the human race.”

Wow. What a refreshing concept, for all who grow weary of the daily strife and polarization that so abound in our contemporary world! And what better time to let go of ideological and emotional baggage and move forward with a fresh start than on New Year’s Day? The innaugural Day One Walk begins at Dietz Stadium in Kingston at 1 p.m. on Friday, January 1. The walk will head down Broadway, make a right onto Cedar Street, followed by a right onto Clinton Avenue and end at the Kirkland, located at 2 Main Street, where conversations can continue with hot beverages.

This walk is supported by the City of Kingston, the Kingston Police Department, the Center for Creative Education, the O+ Festival and RUPCO, as well as other community organizations. For more information, contact Micah Blumenthal at day1united@gmail.com. And expect to hear about more and more communities seizing onto this heartening concept in the years to come.

– Frances Marion Platt

New Paltz Eve offers activities, community dinner & bonfire Plenty of people avoid going out on New Year’s Eve because they dread sharing the roads with inebriated drivers, or because they are in recovery from alcohol abuse problems and don’t want to be surrounded by people who will make them feel pressured to drink. Recognizing this, more and more communities are offering family-friendly First Night-style celebrations as an appealing alternative to booze-fueled parties.

New Paltz Eve was inaugurated back in the 1990s, running for a few years, then lapsing. But one year ago the event was revived by the Greater New Paltz

Community Partnership (GNPCP), a program designed to educate young people about the dangers of substance abuse and to offer a support system to folks in recovery.

New Paltz Eve redux was a great success last year, according to GNPCP project director Phoenix Kawamoto, with lots

of support from churches, community organizations, local businesses and municipal agencies. So this year it’ll be back again, with activities for participants of all ages.

The day’s events begin at the New Paltz Youth Program’s Teen Scene, where a scavenger hunt game will be offered from

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2:30 to 4 p.m. Children in the 3-to-5 age range can enjoy storytime and a craft activity at the Elting Memorial Library from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., followed by a family-oriented magic and comedy show with Macaroni the Clown at 4:30 p.m.

A free community dinner will be hosted by the New Paltz Methodist Church.

“We’re going to have three different kinds of homemade chili: beef, turkey and vegetarian, served with rice, plus gluten-free cornbread and cookies and beverages. It’ll be continuous serve from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., or until we run out of food,” Kawamoto says.

After dinner, teens and 20-somethings can head over to the hall at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church for an alcoholfree coffeehouse. Live music will be provided by young local bands from 8 until 11 or 11:30 p.m., when everyone is invited to gather at Hasbrouck Park for a community bonfire celebration, with recorded music presented by local radio personality Michelle Taylor.

Concessionaires will offer hot coffee, tea, cocoa and cider while a bonfire of wooden pallets is lit to welcome in the New Year.

With the exception of the snacks and drinks offered for sale at the coffeehouse and in the park, all the New Paltz Eve events are absolutely free, thanks to support from local businesses and other donors. Most of the activities happen indoors, so will go on regardless of the weather; the bonfire will happen only if it’s dry enough for the pallets to burn. The bonfire will be lit around 11:30 p.m. and likely take an hour or so to burn down.

It’s no coincidence that all the New Paltz Eve activities will occur in the village, within a few blocks of each other, so that participating families can leave their cars in one location. “The goal is to provide a substance-free event that is free for people…to be accessible, user-friendly and everything within walking distance,” says Kawamoto.

For additional information, call (845) 419-3678, e-mail pkawamoto@cpnpc. org or visit www.newpaltzeve.org or www. facebook.com/events/1663410313876942.

– Frances Marion Platt

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MUSIC

Joe Louis Walker

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Ferocious Fellow Blues Hall of Famer Joe Louis Walker of Poughkeepsie earns new artistic honor

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is name conjures the memory of a great black boxing champion. And though Joe Louis Walker wasn’t named after the Brown Bomber, he has this quality in common with him: Joe Louis Walker is a heavyweight.

He’s a heavyweight whom you may not know of, though he’s got credentials that other guitarists of his or any generation would kill for: He’s a member of the Blues Hall of Fame. He has made 25 albums and performed or recorded with the likes of guitar masters Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Guy and B. B. King. He was recently one of 37 artists (out of a field of 400 in various disciplines) to be named a USA Fellow from United States Artists, an honor that carried with it a $50,000 award. The New York Times has raved about his “Cadillac of a voice” and solos “moaning with bluesy despair.” Rolling Stone has boiled his style down to a single word: “ferocious.” And for all you know, you might have passed him on the street; he lives in the City of Poughkeepsie.

Call Walker a musicians’ musician, if only because other musicians know how good he is better than all but the most attentive blues fans; or maybe a hidden

treasure. A man of his accomplishment would seem to deserve better – a bigger audience, at the very least. No one could blame him for being resentful. But resentment isn’t a song that Walker sings when talking about his career. “I’m signed to a record company, Mascot Records. I’ve got a new album out, Everybody Wants a Piece. It’s my 25th record under my own name. I’m touring, keeping my nose to the grindstone.”

Walker grew up in San Francisco’s Fillmore District, the son of parents who loved music and saw that he got exposed to playing it. “Back then, in school you could rent an instrument and try it out.

So I tried accordion, violin.”

Those forays didn’t take. But when Walker picked up a guitar at his cousin’s house, it was a different story. He wasn’t even a teenager then. But by the time he was – when he was 16 – he was the house guitarist for the legendary Bay Area club the Matrix, where he opened for or performed with the likes of Lightnin’ Hopkins, Jimi Hendrix and Thelonious Monk. At the same time, San Francisco was the epicenter of a new musical universe, exploding with new sounds, new bands and new blends of rock and blues and folk and gospel and country. Walker absorbed and learned and, above all, played in that atmosphere of wild-eyed

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exploration and discovery. He became a regular player at Bill Graham’s famed Fillmore West.

In 1968, Walker met and became fast friends with the legendar y guitarist Mike Bloomfield, who introduced him to such rock luminaries as Sly Stone, Carlos Santana, Steve Miller and Bob Weir. Bloomfield shared an apartment with Walker for a couple of years, and he became the biggest single influence on Walker’s playing.

“Sometimes,” Walker has said, “I feel him in my playing.”

Then, in 1975, Walker’s life took an unexpected turn. He agreed to play bass for a gospel music gig that promised to go for maybe two weeks. Instead, he spent the next ten years playing guitar and singing with the Spiritual Corinthians gospel group. “Sometimes chance comes along and leads you somewhere you hadn’t planned,” he recalled. “I’d lost track of a lot things, living on the [musical] treadmill.

And the one thing you can say about the treadmill is, it can have a tendency to chew you up and spit you out.”

He’d seen enough people in the business suffer exactly that fate. It wasn’t going to be

his. During those ten years away from the treadmill, the man who’d gotten a musical education from some of the world’s master musicians took a more mundane educational route: graduating from San Francisco State University with degrees in Music and English.

Then, in 1985, while performing with the Spiritual Corinthians in Ne w Orleans, awash in the city’s musical heritage and practice, he returned to playing the blues.

The next year, he had his first recording contract and has hardly stopped working since then. He was back on the treadmill, but with a lifetime of cautionary experience behind him.

No one knows better than he how the music industry has changed since those halcyon San Francisco nights. Time was, he said, a musician could write a song and “take it around,” and people would hear it and they’d like it or not. It was a fairly simple process. “Now, it’s more convoluted: You watch American Idol and 10 million people see you and the record companies come in and swoop up the losers,” he said.

The world of pop music is a young person’s business, he said. The music’s

Walker was the house guitarist for the legendary Bay Area club the Matrix, where he opened for or performed with Lightnin’ Hopkins, Jimi Hendrix and Thelonious Monk.

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December 31, 2015 all “prefab,” and its practitioners are less interested in being musicians than celebrities. Not like it used to be; not by a long shot. His voice grows wistful, remembering how it was back then.

At 65, Walker sounds like a man at peace with a celebrity-free life that, any way you look at it, was and continues to be amazing. “I’m still in the business.

I’ve been more fortunate than some. But you’ve gotta keep swinging. You can’t get a hit unless you take a swing.”

Joe Louis Walker’s latest album, Everybody Wants a Piece, can be ordered at Amazon.com. See his website, www. joelouiswalker.com, for further recording and touring information.

– Jeremiah Horrigan

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Some bands make a living by demurring the vocations and offices of the rock god and by suggesting that, perhaps, the time for heroes has passed.

Others – at all levels of the game, arena to punk basement – embrace the heroic calling of rock unironically and unapologetically. Like U2, Bright Eyes or the Hold Steady, New Jersey’s the Gaslight Anthem was a band with naked bardic and generational ambitions, pinned to the stallionesque lead vocals of Brian Fallon, who drank from the Springsteen, attended the Mellencamp and has never gazed at a single shoe in his life because that would mean taking his eyes off you.

The band had admirable energy and stamina, producing five consistent records of variously punkish power-pop and heartland rock. Fallon has now launched

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Marshall Crenshaw plays the Falcon on Saturday

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n the summer of 2015, the legendary songwriter’s songwriter Marshall Crenshaw released #392: The EP Collection, a title of multiple enigmas. First, Crenshaw’s album #447 (one of the best records of his or any guitar-pop writer’s career) was released more than 15 years earlier, leaving us wondering exactly what kind of opus-numbering system Crenshaw employs. Second, #392 is, by all appearances, an entirely new collection of thematically and sonically coherent originals and interpretations, not a scattershot compilation with the heterogeneity of styles and sounds that the title implies.

Finally, with its 12 songs and two bonus tracks, there is nothing EP about its length.

Turns out that there is a sensible explain for everything except the #392. This gifted and criminally underappreciated songwriter has been releasing a series EPs over the last two years, and this collection…collects them. The uninformed (which included me until several minutes ago) won’t even notice the stitching, as #392 sounds very much like one work, and also finds Crenshaw at the top of his game as a writer of lush, mature art-pop and – this especially – as a hyperarticulate lead guitarist.

Local resident Crenshaw has gotten in the habit of visiting the Falcon in Marlboro the last few years. He returns on Saturday, January 2, with Brian Dunne opening at 7 p.n. There is no cover, but generous donation is encouraged. The Falcon is located at 1348 Route 9W in Marlboro. For more information, visit www.liveatthefalcon.com or call (845) 236-7970.

– John Burdick

a solo career with the new release Painkillers, due in early March on Island Records. The album was produced in Nashville by Butch Walker (Taylor Swift, Frank Turner, Keith Urban). The advance single, “A Wonderful Life,” is rootsier than the Gaslight Anthem at their rootsiest, evoking some of the beat-down grace of a Ryan Adams, the big-target thematic intentions of Dawes and a bit of the glossroots production of Imagine Dragons and the like.

Brian Fallon is currently on tour in support of his imminent release. His band includes Gaslight Anthem’s guitarist Alex Rosamilia, Horrible Crowes cohort Ian Perkins and Molly & the Zombies’ bassist Catherine Popper. Fallon appears at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock on Friday, January 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $22.50 in advance and $25 on the day of the show. They are available at www. bearsvilletheater.com. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock.

– John Burdick

Krewe de la Rue plays Rosendale Café this Saturday Woodstock’s Krewe de la Rue’s take on the beloved dance styles of Cajun and Creole emphasizes the homely, unvarnished folk essence of the music, as opposed to burning tempos and fiery chops of many of New Orleans’ highest-profile exports. It is refreshing spin and “relatable,” as the kids say, but this is not to suggest that

Krewe de la Rue wants for instrumental talent or command of their idioms.

Far from it: Their waltzes stumble with a boozy grace, their Cajun classics are fully possessed of the genre’s unique locomotion.

Led by fiddler Roger Weiss, accordionist Laren Droll and guitarist/vocalist Buffy Lewis, Krewe de la Rue have traveled widely in the South and Southwest, absorbing the essence of the culture, the music and its many and subtle variations of feel and theme. They bring it to the Rosendale Café on Saturday, January 2 at 8 p.m. Admission costs $10.

The Rosendale Café is located at 434 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit http://rosendalecafe. com or call (845) 658-9048.

– John Burdick

Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock to host Elton John tribute Paul Green will present “A Tribute to Elton John,” a benefit for the Woodstock Day School, at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock on Saturday, January 2 at 7:30 p.m. The list of performers features many local eminences and rock professionals: Scott Ian, Gail Ann Dorsey, Rachel MarcoHavens, John Medeski, Connor Kennedy, Elizabeth Mitchell, Scott Petito, Fab Faux drummer Rich Pagano and many more. Seats cost $65; standing room admission is $30. For the full lineup, visit http://levonhelm.com.

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ART Many pieces, one whole St. Gregory’s in Woodstock seeks volunteer mosaic-makers

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rguably the most lasting and awe-inspiring accomplishment of late-medieval Europe is its legacy of beautiful cathedrals. Though initiated by church authorities, these were true community projects in many ways, with everyone from the aristocrats putting up

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Mosaics workshops, open to the entire community, are held twice each week, and no previous experience in mosaics is required.

funds to buy indulgences on down to the architects and artists, the skilled and unskilled artisans, the manual laborers who hauled the stone and the cooks who fed the workers pitching in. Perhaps most remarkable of all is the fact that all this effort was invested with the knowledge that the vast majority of those who contributed would not see the finished product within their own lifetimes. Cathedrals took generations to build.

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will, one hopes, not take quite so long to complete, but that captures a similar spirit of community cooperation on a much smaller scale.

Thanks largely to the efforts of landscaper and parishioner Jim Dinsmore, S t . G r e g o r y ’s E p i s c o p a l Church now has a Horticultural Therapy Garden, designed to be wheelchairaccessible, autism-spectrum-friendly and open to the entire community regardless of

religious affiliation. The latest component of the garden is an Educational Pavilion, held aloft by four massive piers.

The cathedralesque piece of the garden’s development is the Mosaics Project, which involves covering each of the four pillars with thousands of tiny tiles to form tableaux depicting the natural history of the Catskills through the seasons, based on artist/parishioner Julia Russell’s four drawings of a tree and its surroundings in

Local mosaic artist Kurt Boll, who studied the artform in Ravenna, Italy – the epicenter of its development since the Byzantine period – directs the project.

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winter, spring, summer and autumn. Local mosaic artist Kurt Boll, who studied the artform in Ravenna, Italy – the epicenter of its development since the Byzantine period – directs the project, which has been ongoing since 2013.

Boll and a crew of volunteers create the individual mosaic pieces from Italian marble and smalty glass at his studio off Glasco Turnpike. It’s an elaborate and meticulous process, and more volunteers are needed to join in to help create this mini-cathedral for the Woodstock community. Mosaics workshops, open to the entire community, are held twice each week, and no previous experience in mosaics is required.

Persons interested in volunteering may contact Jim Dinsmore at (845) 6577180. The gardens, open to the public, are located behind St. Gregory’s at 2578 Route 212, just east of Woodstock. For more info and a glimpse of the work-in-progress, visit www.stgregoryswoodstock.org/#!ourministries/cpwk.

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HISTORY “FDR’s Four Freedoms” talk with Alexander Heffner & Harvey Kaye In these times when much public discourse on contentious topics seems to be motivated by fear on both sides, it may prove enlightening to revisit FDR’s famous “Four Freedoms” Speech and remind ourselves that “freedom from fear” is supposed to be part of our birthright as Americans.

The 75th anniversary of that speech is coming up on Wednesday, January 6, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will mark the occasion with the next in its ongoing series of expert panel discussions on iconic presidential addresses, with admission free to the general public.

The program begins at 7 p.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. “FDR’s Four Freedoms” will present a dialogue between Alexander Heffner, Fitzwater fellow at Franklin Pierce University and host of PBS’s The Open Mind, and Harvey Kaye, Ben & Joyce Rosenberg professor of Democracy and Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay and author of The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great.

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significance of FDR’s January 6, 1941 articulation of the “Four Freedoms” – freedom from want and from fear, and freedom of speech and religion – and how the struggle to win these freedoms made the US the richest and most powerful country on Earth. They will also explore how that struggle continues today and what lessons modern Americans can learn from President Roosevelt’s leadership.

The program will include a screening of newly enhanced HD versions of the Four Freedoms Speech developed by the Roosevelt Library with the assistance of the National Archives Motion Picture Preservation Labs.

The Wallace Center is located at 4079 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park. For more info about this event, call (845) 486-7745, e-mail clifford.laube@nara.gov or visit www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu.

– Frances Marion Platt

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SCREEN Judi Dench & Kenneth Branagh in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale

First it was onscreen operas from The Met: Live in HD; then it was classic plays from London via the National Theatre Live series that have become wildly popular ways for us provincials to catch world-class stage performances that we would probably never get to see in person. The latest offering along these lines is the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live series, whose first season is now underway with a production of The Winter’s Tale that stars Branagh himself as the self-deluded Leontes and the great Judi Dench as the indomitable Paulina.

Classified as one of Shakespeare’s “late romances,” The Winter’s Tale is an odd hybrid of dark and light, tragedy and comedy. Its first half, in which a king becomes irrationally jealous of his virtuous wife, setting off a string of disasters, could have been lifted from Othello; the second half is more suited to As You Like It, populated with clownish rustics, disguised young lovers and scurrilous tricksters, wrapping up with restoration, reconciliation and redemption rather than a bloodbath. Yet some of the darker notes continue to resonate until the very end, including the offstage death of a loyal servingman infamously compelled to “Exit, pursued by a bear.”

Recorded in HD at London’s Garrick Theatre and co-directed by Branagh and Rob Ashford, the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live performance of The Winter’s Tale will screen locally at two venues in the next month or so.

The Rosendale Theatre will present it beginning at 3 p.m. this Saturday, January 2 and again at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5. Admission costs $12 for adults, $10 for Rosendale Theatre Collective members and $6 for children.

The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street (Route 213) in Rosendale.

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opping my birthday or Christmas-present wish list for 2016, or the year after: a coffeetable book of Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick’s eerie, evocative photos that meld vintage images with Surrealistic scenarios (or vice versa), each paired with an appropriate Neil Gaiman short story or poem. I don’t much care who inspires/interprets whom; any combo would be amazing. Alas, no such project is planned, to my knowledge. But a girl can dream, can’t she? And a book is cheaper to feed than a pony. (In fact, it feeds you.)

While I wait and hope, I might have to head up to the Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, where a new exhibition opened on December 30 featuring works new and old by many of the great photographers in the Haddad stable. There, photography fans will be able to get their fix not only of the latest in Kahn & Selesnick’s “Dreams of the Drowning World” series, but also of Lisa Frank’s lush and luscious, densely layered still-lifes and Robert Hite’s delightfully off-kilter shacks and shanties.

Works by David Halliday, Eric Lindbloom, CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY Jeri Eisenberg, Gail Peachin, Stephanie Kahn & Selesnick's Charlotte, Apricot, Thrush, 2015 Blumenthal, Newbold Bohemia, Joseph Maresca, Birgit Blyth and Jerry Freedner – all extraordinarily gifted and innovative photographers – will also be on view.

The show runs through Sunday, February 3, with an opening reception for the artists happening this Sunday, January 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. All are invited. The Haddad Gallery is located at 622 Warren Street in Hudson. For more info, call (518) 828-1915 or visit http://carriehaddadgallery.com/index.cfm?method=exhibit.exhibitdescription&exhibitid=8d99c242-a85e6af5-85a4679e40fa658a.

– Frances Marion Platt

The Winter’s Tale in HD on Saturday, February 6 at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, beginning at 1 p.m. All seats go for $20. Tickets can be purchased at the Bardavon box office at 35 Market Street in Poughkeepsie, (845) 473-2072; the Ulster Performing Arts Center box office at 601 Broadway in Kingston, (845) 339-6088; or via Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.

For more information about the Rosendale Theatre screenings, call (845) 658-8989 or visit www.rosendaletheatre. org. For more information about the Bardavon screening, visit www.bardavon. org. For more on the production itself, visit http://the-winters-tale. branaghtheatrelive.com.

– Frances Marion Platt

Admission costs $7, $5 for members.

The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, visit www.rosendaletheatre. org or call (845) 658-8989.

Rosendale Theatre screens silent The Phantom Carriage The Rosendale Theatre Collective continues its tradition of showing silent film masterpieces accompanied by live music. On Sunday, January 3 at 3 p.m., pianist Marta Waterman accompanies a showing of The Phantom Carriage, a 1921 masterpiece starring, written and directed by Victor Seastrom. Often credited as a primary influence on Ingmar Bergman, The Phantom Carriage is a dark, visually stunning Scandinavian morality play and a classic of the early cinema.

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“If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.”

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THANK YOU What makes you come alive? What levels you? Breaks you? Where does laughter rescue you? How does light find you? What opens you? Shuts you down? Invites possibility? Stops you in your tracks? “Aha!”s you?

Thank you for journeying with Kids’ Almanac in 2015. Here’s to a New Year together.

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Happy 2016 Family-friendly ways to ring in the New Year THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31

So you want to honor the end of 2015 and celebrate the arrival of 2016, but how do you mark this occasion with the kids? Easy! Here are some ideas for you and your crew to spend the last day of the year.

Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum hosts New Year’s @ Noon New Year’s @ Noon at the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is perfect for young children and their families interested in partying it up mid-morning as opposed to (or in addition to) midnight! From 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., you can let loose with dancing, pop music, fun activities and a special surprise unveiled each hour leading up to the countdown at noon. Tickets cost $12 each for regular admission, $8 for museum members; and you’ll want to secure them in advance, since

this popular event usually sells out every year.

The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum is located at 75 North Water Street in Poughkeepsie. For tickets or more information, call (845) 471-0589 or visit www.mhcm.org.

Roller Magic in Hyde Park’s Countdown Party The New Year’s Eve Countdown Party at Roller Magic is a great time whether you roller skate or not, with games, prizes, a balloon drop with prizes and noisemakers for the first 100 kids! The party runs from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Admission costs $7 for skating and non-skating kids, plus $2 to $4 for skate rentals.

Roller Magic is located at 4178 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park. For more information, call (845) 229-6666 or visit www.hydeparkrollermagic.com.

Wood’n Wheel in Port Ewen’s New Year’s Eve Party The Family Afternoon New Year’s Eve Party at Wood’n Wheel lets you and your crew roll into 2016 with rocking music and fun! The party runs from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., with $10 admission and $3.50 skate rental.

Wood’n Wheel is located at 365 Route 9W in Port Ewen. For more information, call (845) 331-9680 or visit www. woodnwheel.com.

New Year’s Eve Party at Highland Library The New Year’s Eve Party at the Highland Library is a mini-celebration at 1 p.m. geared for ages 8 and up and includes snacks and a chance for youth to write a New Year’s resolution. This event is free and open to the public.

The Highland Library is located at 30 Church Street in Highland. For more information, call (845) 6912275, extension 16, or visit www. highlandlibrary.org.

New Paltz Eve New Paltz Eve features familyfriendly activities beginning with a scavenger hunt at 2:30 p.m.; storytime and crafts at 3:30 p.m.; Macaroni the Clown at 4:30 p.m.; a community dinner at 5:30 p.m.; live music and a coffeehouse for teens at 8 p.m.; and a community bonfire at 11:30 p.m. All events take place within the Village of New Paltz and are free, with a nominal charge for concessions.

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New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Saugerties The Saugerties’ New Year’s Eve Ball Drop is family-friendly and promises a bigger and better countdown video and ball drop than last year. You just need to bring lawn chairs and party favors. Music is provided by DJ Riley Cornelison and the Post Modern Music Band, and Boy Scouts will hand out coffee and hot chocolate. Festivities take place at the corner of Main Street and Partition Street from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., and restaurants are running specials, so maybe you’d like to tie in some dinner while you’re out.

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New Year’s Eve Dance Party at Ashokan Center The Ashokan New Year’s Eve Dance Party offers live music, with swing, Cajun, zydeco and waltzing in one room and contras and square dancing in another! If you love to dance, you’ll love kicking up your heels to the sounds of Jay & Molly with Swingology, John Krumm, Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew, the Yanks and ZydeGroove.

Tickets cost $30 for adults and $15 for teens and under.

The Ashokan Center is located at 477 Beaverkill Road in Olivebridge. For tickets or more information, call (845) 246-2121 or visit http://ashokan.org/new-years-evedance-party.

Not looking for a New Year’s Eve event? Here are some other activities taking place!

Time capsule workshop at Poughkidsie How about creating your very own family’s time capsule? On Thursday, December 31, anytime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., come to Poughkidsie and bring all of those things that you swore you would scrapbook and never did: school photos, kids’ artwork, ticket stubs, holiday cards, vacation pictures…whatever you can think of.

Poughkidsie will supply the materials for a time capsule, which you can paint and decorate, along with writing prompts to help draw out some pre-

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Valley from clifftop ledges. This program is suitable for children aged 8 years and older and adults and meets at the Peter’s Kill park entrance. Registration is required. Bring your own snowshoes, or reserve a pair for $5 per person when you register, and remember to pack snacks and water.

The Peter’s Kill entrance is located on Route 44/55 in Kerhonkson. For more information or to register, call (845) 2550752 or visit http://nysparks.com.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 2

Walking Distance authors read at Stone Ridge Library

Cut silhouette miniature portraits of President George Washington and First Lady Martha Washington created by their granddaughter, Eleanor Parke Custis, when she was 17 years old.

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Cure for Cabin Fever at Washington's HQ Have your silhouette traced using a camera lucida, as a souvenir to take home

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ooking for a break from holiday festivities? Here’s what’s happening at Washington’s Headquarters that sounds pretty interesting: “A Cure for Cabin Fever.” On Thursday, December 31 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., you can take a guided tour of the headquarters as well as explore the museum. And free with museum admission, you can have your silhouette traced using a camera lucida, as a souvenir to take home!

Admission costs $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and students and is free for children age 12 and under. Washington’s Headquarters is located at 84 Liberty Street in Newburgh. For more information, call (845) 562-1195 or visit http://nysparks.com.

– Erica Chase-Salerno

cious memories to include. The cost is $35 per family, which also gives the kids a chance for imaginative play in the Village portion of Poughkidsie, and a glass of sparkling juice to toast to the New Year.

Poughkidsie is located at 50 Springside Avenue in Poughkeepsie. For tickets or more information, call (845) 243-3750 or visit www.poughkidsie.com.

Skating at Bear Mountain Ice Rink Glide your way into 2016 with a session of ice skating at the Bear Mountain Ice Rink! On Thursday, December 31, you have your choice of times from 10 to 11:30 a.m., 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., 2 to 3:30 p.m. or 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Admission costs $5 for ages 12 and up, $4 for ages 4 to 11 years, $2 for non-skaters or seniors and is free for children ages 3 and under. Skate rentals cost $4 per pair, sharpening $5 per pair; and parking costs $8 per car.

While you’re there, why not stroll through the Bear Mountain Trailside Zoo? It’s open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the suggested donation is $1 per person.

Bear Mountain State Park is located at 55 Hessian Drive in Highland Falls. For more information, call (845) 786-2701 or visit www.bearmountainicerink.com and www.trailsidezoo.org.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1

Day One Walk in Kingston With countless categories sorting people into the illusion of separateness, a Day One Walk is an opportunity for all ages simply to reclaim connectedness to each other. Day One is defined more by what it is not: agenda-free, politics-free; it’s not a march, just a walk together. Would you like to join in?

It takes place on Friday, January 1 at 1 p.m., beginning at Dietz Stadium, located at 170 North Front Street in Kingston; then goes down Broadway, right on Cedar Street, right on Clinton Avenue and ends at the Kirkland Hotel, at the corner of Main Street and Clinton Avenue, where hot beverages will be served. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ day1united.

Interfaith Prayer for World Peace at Carmel’s Chuang Yen Monastery Interested in starting off the year with an interfaith gathering for peace?

On Friday, January 1 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, the Chuang Yen Monastery hosts an Interfaith Prayer for World Peace, featuring representatives from different religions and government officials. Lunch is served at 12 noon.

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First Day History Hike at Olana Want to begin the New Year in nature? How about joining the First Day History Hike at Olana? On Friday, January 1 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, take a look at the landscape in a new way while appreciating the artistic vision of its creator. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested.

The Olana State Historic Site is located at 5720 Route 9G in Hudson. For more information or to register, call (518) 8280135 or visit www.olana.org/calendar/ first-day-hike-at-olana.

Snowshoe or hike at Minnewaska Love to snowshoe? The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is offering two snowshoe outings to start the year!

On Friday, January 1, choose a session from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 2 to 5 p.m. The group will snowshoe (or, more likely, hike if we still don’t have snow) a two-mile stretch featuring views of the Rondout Valley and Clove

This book, Walking Distance: Pilgrimage, Parenthood, Grief and Home Repairs, sounds like it has elements in it that many of us can relate to: infant loss, European travel, spiritual challenges, infertility, parenthood. But even just the courage of the author and his wife, David Hlavsa and Lisa Holtby, to put their story into words, feels important to me. You can hear an excerpt from the book at a reading with the author this Saturday, January 2 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Stone Ridge Library. A reception follows the reading.

The Stone Ridge Library is located at 3700 Main Street in Stone Ridge.

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Rosendale Theatre screens Branagh & Dench in The Winter’s Tale For classic lines such as, “Though I am not naturally honest, I am sometimes so by chance,” it’s Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, and you can see it right at the Rosendale Theatre! On Saturday, January 2 at 3 p.m. and Tuesday, January 5 at 7:15 p.m., the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live brings you Judi Dench as Paulina and Kenneth Branagh as Leontes. Admission costs $12 for adults, $10 for members and $6 for children.

The Rosendale Theatre is located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale. For more information, call (845) 658-8989 or visit www.rosendaletheatre.org.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3

Karma Wash at the Jungle in Kingston You’ve heard of a car wash for charity, but a karma wash? Yes, you’re reading that right! On Sunday, January 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., head over to the Jungle for a Karma Wash, including some fun movement and chakraclearing for all ages. The proceeds benefit Family of Woodstock. Bring the kids; they’ll have a blast!

The Jungle is located at 881 State Route 28 in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 481-4988, visit The Jungle Athletic Movement Studio at Facebook.com or see http://jungle28.com.

– Erica Chase-Salerno Erica Chase-Salerno appreciates 2015 and looks forward to more adventures in 2016! She and her husband, Mike, live in New Paltz along with their two children: the inspirations behind hudsonvalleyparents.com. She can be reached at kidsalmanac@ulsterpublishing.com.

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GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

Cardoon’s questionable This thistle kin looks better than it tastes

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haven’t yet given up on cardoon – growing it. But eating it? I just about give up. It’s like eating humongous stalks of stringy celery having just a hint of artichoke flavor.

As an ornamental is how cardoon has made itself g a r d e n w o r t h y.

Like most perennial plants, it gre w only leaves this past season, its first season here. But what leaves they were! As I said, like “humongous stalks of celery�: not much good for eating, but nice to look at. The edges of the three-foot-high stalks were winged with undulating, pointed blades (each stalk is a leaf ), and the whole plant is a very Mediterranean-looking olive-green.

If all goes well, next year should provide an even-better show, when flowers also appear. Cardoon is in the thistle family. It’s as if you injected our common (Canadian) thistle with steroids. In addition to those giant leaves, the flowerstalks rise to six feet and are then topped by fat, spiky

cerulean balls, each a couple of inches across.

Cardoon not only looks Mediterranean, it is Mediterranean. As such, it is not cold-hardy this far north. Temperatures in the 20s do no harm to the top of the plant, but the top will die back when temperatures turn colder. The crown of the plant and the roots, shielded in the ground, tolerate even-lower air temperatures.

Ev e n t u a l l y, though, our winter cold penetrates the ground to do them in.

But not if I soften that cold affront.

Once temperatures turn colder, and stay reliably so, I’m going to lop back the tops of the plants, then pile on a thick layer of mulch, from a couple of large bags of leaves that I stockpiled back in November.

The reason to hold off until the soil turns colder is because in still-warm soil, the crown would have pushed out new growth beneath the mulch. That new growth would have died from lack of sun, or

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Cardoon in December (top photo); Lee spreading wood ash (below) in New Paltz

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Cardoon’s fleshy crown is especially prone to rotting, so I’ll lay a flat piece of plastic over the pile of mulch. That should shed rainwater while allowing some breathing room from the side.

Perhaps next year I’ll get to enjoy the flowers. Perhaps the stalks will be worth eating.  Cardoon isn’t the only herbaceous perennial that needs protection from cold. Another is strawberry.

The crown of a strawberry plant is, in essence, a stem that has been telescoped down. Instead of a few inches from leaf to leaf along the stem, only a fraction of an inch separates a leaf from its nexthigher or lower neighbor. So instead of elongating a foot or two every year, like most stems, a strawberry crown elongates only a fraction of an inch each year.

Still, over time, that crown rises higher and higher up out of the ground, each year becoming more exposed to cold. Mulching prevents cold damage to strawberry in the

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same way as it does for cardoon. As with cardoon, the time to cover the plants is after cold has penetrated the ground.

When the soil has frozen about an inch deep is about the right time.

Strawberry crowns are not particularly prone to rotting, so there’s no need to lay a water-shedding cover over the mulch, or to cut back the leaves: Strawberry leaves aren’t fleshy and don’t rise high above the ground.  In addition to leafy mulches, already spread beneath other trees and shrubs, one other sign of creeping cold is the gray dust that has settled on parts of the meadow, beneath the pear trees and around the currant bushes.

There’s more to come, and it’s not snow. It’s ash, from the woodstove.

Wood ash is both a waste product and a resource, depending on how much you have and how much space you have to spread it. As a resource, it’s high in potassium – an essential nutrient for plants – and contains other essential elements. Wood ash decreases the acidity of soils, which, around here, mostly increase naturally over time.

But too much potassium can be a bad thing – as can too little acidity; slightly acid soil is what’s ideal for most plants.

Since wood ash varies somewhat in its composition, it’s impossible to put a number on how much to spread. No more than 20 pounds per thousand square feet is reasonable, except on alkaline soils (pH greater than seven) or beneath acid-loving plants such as blueberry, azalea and rhododendron, which should get none. I disperse it over the whole farmden – on the meadow and the lawn, beneath fruit and nut trees and bushes – to avoid concentrating it anywhere. I also save some to spread on icy walks and to sprinkle around plants if slugs become a problem.  – Lee Reich Any gardening questions? E-mail Lee at garden@leereich.com and he’ll try answering them directly or in his Almanac Weekly column. To read Lee’s previous “Gardener’s Notebook� columns, visit our website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

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

Thursday

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8AM Senior Exercise for Early Risers with Diane Colello. Sponsored by Woodstock Senior Recreation. Open to Woodstock residents 55 & older. $1 donation. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

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, x 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

9 AM - 9:45 AM Qi Gong with Marilyn St. John.

On-going qi gong class using gentle movement and relaxation to circulate the life energy. Taught

by Marilyn St. John. All ages and fitness levels. $8 donation requested. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www. woodstockyogacenter.com.

9AM-11:15AM New Paltz Playspace. NPZ Town

9:15 AM-10:15 AM Free Story Hour at High Meadow School. For ages 4 years and under.

On-going. 845-687-4855. High Meadow School, 3643 Main St, Stone Ridge.

and the development of muscular core strength at a slow pace. $8 donation requested. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

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! Info: 845-679-6250. $12 for one or $22 for two. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston.

10:30PM-12:30AM New Year’s Eve Silent Meditation and Chanting (12/31, 10:30 pm - 12:30 am). Meditate, journal, practice asana – anything but sleep! All in silence (mauna). Free chai will be provided. No entry after 11:55 pm. By donation, all proceeds go to Family of Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

11AM-12PM Feldenkrais Ongoing Community Class. Led by Tatiana Light. Meets on Thursdays, 11am - 12pm. Call 845-6299 for short telephone interview. Leave message when to return your call. Method of international reputation helping Healing, Longevity andImproved Balance and Movement Coordination.Gentle and effortless exercise with immediate relaxation effect. Mountainview Studio, depending on registration Classes will start on January 2016, Woodstock.

11AM-3PM “Cure for Cabin Fever” at Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh. Take a guided tour of the headquarters as well as explore the

museum. And free with museum admission, you can have your silhouette traced using a camera lucida, as a souvenir to take home! $4/adults, $3/ seniors and students , & free /children age 12& under. Washington’s Headquarters,84 Liberty St, Newburgh. Info: 845-562-1195.

12PM-3PM Roller Magic in Hyde Park’s Countdown Party. Celebration will include games, prizes, a balloon drop with prizes and noisemakers for the first 100 kids! $7 for skating and non-skating kids, plus $2 to $4 for skate rentals.

Roller Magic,4178 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

Info: 845-229-6666 or visit www.hydeparkrollermagic.com.Wood’n Wheel,Ulster Park.

12:30PM - 3:30PM Family Afternoon New Year’s Eve Party at Wood’n Wheel . Roll into 2016 with rocking music and skating. $10 admission and $3.50 skate rental.Wood’n Wheel , 365 Route 9W ,Ulster Park. Info: 845-331-9680 or visit www. wood’n wheel.com.

1PM New Year’s Eve Party at Highland Library.

A mini-celebration geared for ages 8 and up and includes snacks and a chance for youth to write a New Year’s resolution. This event is free and open to the public. The Highland Library,30 Church St,Highland. Info: 845-691-2275 or visit www. highlandlibrary.org.

1PM-4PM Senior Duplicate Bridge with John Stokes. Woodstock Bridge Club offers a short lesson and a game of Duplicate Bridge. Most players are elementary and intermediate players.

9:30AM-10:30AM Senior Fit After 50 with Diane Collelo. Three-part class offering movement for balance and breath, weight-training for bone health, and mat work for flexibility and core. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Town Hall, Woodstock.

9:30AM -12PM Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum hosts New Year’s @ Noon. For young children and their families Dancing, pop music, fun activities and a special surprise unveiled each hour leading up to the countdown at noon. Tickets cost $12 each for regular admission, this popular event usually sells out every year, reserve early.The Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum,75 North Water St, Poughkeepsie. For tickets or information, call 845- 471-0589 or www.mhcm.org.

10 AM - 11 AM Gentle Yoga with Barbara Boris.

Enter the quiet calm of Christmas Eve with fellow practitioners. Focusing on the details of alignment

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included Register Now! Feldenkrais Ongoing Community Classes. Classes will start January 2016, Thursdays, 11am – 12pm . Method of international reputation helping Healing, Longevity and Improved Balance and Movement Coordination.Gentle and effortless exercise with immediate relaxation effect. Call to register and for short telephone interview. 845-679-6299.

Leave message when to return your call and your telephone number. Mountain View Studio, Woodstock.

East European Singing Workshop. A Capella choir and Accompanied group singing. Learn about different languages and cultures through traditional folk songs, various choir pieces, Balkan rhythms and polyphonic style from the East European traditions.Ages 12 and up, for all genders.Possible locations: Woodstock or Rosendale. We will meet if at least 5 people sign up.Please call or email to sign up!!! Please let me know which location you preferred.

Thank you! $15. (First meeting is by donation.)Contact: 845-532-0852 or Fufaeg@gmail.com or giliben.weebly. com.

Notice: Co-ed Pickup-Futbol ! If there's no snow on the ground in town, futbol will be played at noon,

every Sunday at sled-hill (opposite Woodstock Post Office) as well a one time kick-off on January 1st at noon.

Athletic Fields at Comeau Town Park, 98 ComeauDrive, Woodstock. Info: studiomyea@gmail.com.

Sign-up Now! January and February Swing Dance Classes, Workshops and Dances with Got2Lindy Dance Studios. For more info and to register visit www.got2lindy.com or call 845-236-3939.

The Sussin Family Christmas Lightshow (runs every night through New Year’s Eve). Complete with music until 9 ppm and without music from 9 – 10 . The Sussin home,123 Patch Rd, Saugerties. For more information, visit http://www.facebook.com/sussinlightshow or @sussinfamilyxmaslightshow on Instagram.

Register Now: 2nd Annual Walkway Marathon Race. Scheduled for June 11 & 12, Races Feature Dutchess, Hudson Valley Rail Trails. Runners registering for any of the Walkway Marathon races can do so at WalkwayMarathon.org.

Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie.

IONE’s 21st Annual Dream Festival

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Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Rescue Squad Bldg, Rt 212, Woodstock.

2:30 PM -1 AM 2nd Annual New Paltz Eve. Features family-friendly activities beginning with a scavenger hunt at 2:30 pm; storytime and crafts at 3:30 pm: Macaroni the Clown at 4:30 pm; a community dinner at 5:30pm; live music and a coffeehouse for teens at 8 pm; and a community bonfire at 11:30 pm. All events take place within the Village of New Paltz and are free, with a nominal charge for concessions. Info: 845419-3678 or visit www.newpaltzeve.org.

4PM New Year’s Eve Party, Torchlight Parade & fireworks at Hunter. Kicking off with music by DJ Frank in the Main Bar from 3 to 4 pm & Hot

director and dream facilitator Ione. For details, log onto:www.deeplistening. org/dreamfestival. Kingston.

Free Feldenkrais Ongoing Community Class. Led by Tatiana Light.

Meets on Thursdays, 11am - 12pm. Call 845-6299 for short telephone interview. Leave message when to return your call. Method of international reputation helping Healing, Longevity andImproved Balance and Movement Coordination.Gentle and effortless exercise with immediate relaxation effect. Mountainview Studio, depending on registration Classes will start on January 2016, Woodstock.

Do You Love to Sing? Do you identify as part of the LGBTQ community or as an Ally? Come and audition for our newly-reformed a cappella choir!

Auditions to be held Monday, 1/11 and Tuesday 1/12 from 7-8:30pm at the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center, 300 Wall Street, Kingston.

Ability to read music helpful but not required. Rehearsals will be once a week (Monday or Tuesday evenings, TBD). We welcome dedicated and enthusiastic singers of all vocal ranges who are interested in performing secular music in a variety of styles.

For more information or to schedule an

Rod provides live music afterward from 4 to 8:15 pm. The festive pageant of torchbearing skiers will hit the slopes at 5:40 pm this year, creating a swath of light down the mountain in a serpentine path as they swoop through the dark. When the skiers reach the bottom of the hill, fireworks follow.Hunter Mountain,64 Klein Ave, Hunter.

Info: questions@huntermtn.com.

4:30PM-5:30PM Meditation Support Group.

Meets every Thursday. 30 minute seated meditation followed by 15 minute walking meditation.

Walk-ins welcome. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $5.

5:30PM-7:30PM 2nd Annual New Paltz Eve. Community dinner. Info: 845-419-3678. New Paltz Methodist Church, New Paltz, free.

December 31, 2015

New Year, New Beginnings Yoga Class with Barbara Boris (1/ 1, 12 pm - 1:30 pm). Ring in the New Year with a special meditative, energizing class. We will sit for meditation and work out residual ill-effects of last night’s parties. Open to all levels and students of all schools of yoga. Please register in advance. $15 suggested donation or use your class card. All proceeds go to Family of Woodstock.

Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www. woodstockyogacenter.com.

New Year’s Day Gong Puja (1/ 1, 3 pm - 8 pm). Presented by Sage Academy of Sound Energy at Woodstock Yoga Center. Reflect on and move through the passing year while considering what you need to leave behind. By donation, all proceeds go to Family of Woodstock.

Info: Call Sage Academy of Sound Energy 845-679-5650. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www. sageacademyofsoundenergy.com.

New Year's Ragas(1/2, 5-7pm). Join us for a special evening of "Indian Ragas to Color the Mind," with our own world-renowed Indian musicians Steve Gorn on bansuri flute and Ray Spiegel on tabla. Woodstock Yoga Center will be transformed into a great Indian atmosphere with lots of comfortable seating on chairs, blankets and bolsters. Free chai, samosas for purchase. Doors open at 4:30

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Dated: December 31, 2015 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Ulster County Legislature Kingston, New York Resolution No. 479 December 15, 2015 Authorizing Preliminary Planning And Design For The Replacement Of The Carmine Liberta Bridge In The Town Of New Paltz, In And For The County Of Ulster, New York, At A Maximum Estimated Cost Of $30,000.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $30,000.00 Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen,

Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius, Maio, Maloney and R. Parete) Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano, and Deputy Chairman Peter M. Loughran offer the following: WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 478 dated and duly adopted on the date hereof, the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York has established Capital Project Nos. 458 for the replacement of the Carmine Liberta Bridge on Route 99 over the Wallkill River in the Town of New Paltz (Department of Highways and Bridges); and WHEREAS, said capital project, as proposed, has been determined to be a Unlisted Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act, which it has been determined will not have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the total voting strength of the County Legislature of the County of Ulster, New York, as follows: Section 1. Preliminary planning and design for the replacement of the Carmine Liberta Bridge on Route 99 over the Wallkill River in the Town of New Paltz, in and for the County of Ulster, New York, including incidental expenses in connection therewith, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $30,000.

Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of the aforesaid maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of not exceeding $30,000 of serial bonds of the County hereby authorized to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the aforesaid specific object or purpose is five years, pursuant to subdivision 62(2nd) of paragraph a of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law. Section 4. The faith and credit of said County of Ulster, New York, are hereby irrevocable pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.

Sign-up Now! Beginning Tai Chi Chuan Class. Series starts 1/9 , 8:459:45am, The first class will be January 9th. This class will provide step-bystep instruction in the Yang Style Long Form, supplemented with qigong exercises. This is a 12-week series, but ongoing classes will be available for those who are interested in continuing beyond the 12 weeks. $12 with a $2 per-class discount if you sign up for the series. Pre-registration is helpful but not required. at Unison Arts Center,Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Dogs. Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Males, $120 and up; females, $150 and up; includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, and cone collar. All surgeries performed by appointment only. Info: 845-3431000. tara-spayneuter.org. TheAnimal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown.

Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Stationary Clinic for Cats. $70 per cat includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim.All surgeries performed by appointment only. Info: 845-3431000. tara-spayneuter.org. The Animal Rights Alliance (T.A.R.A.), 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown.

6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Center. Meets every Thursday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala. org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

8PM New Year’s Eve at The Levon Helm Studio featuring Amy Helm & The Handsome Strangers. Info: www.levonhelm.com. Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, $75 /seating, $50 /standing room.

6PM Messengers of Peace. Ars Choralis will be performing. This year’s concert features soprano saxophonist Bob Shaut and narrators Victoria Langling, Eve Baer and Elizabeth Lesser. Donations are gladly accepted for the Caring Hands Soup Kitchen of Kingston. Old Dutch Church, Kingston.

8PM Kingston New Years Eve. Uptown Kingston venues celebrate Prohibition-era New Year’s Eve with “Old-Fashioned Cirkus” theme. Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately,stripes, polka dots and top hats.

Free admission. A free shuttle will run, provided by the City of Kingston, from 6 pm-2am.This year there are three large scale venues right in Uptown Kingston, each with live entertainment, dancing, and drinks to accommodate the thousands who attend.Special music and entertainment events are all for ages 21 and over. Info: www.uptownkingstonnye.com Uptown Kingston, Kingston.

7PM Live @ The Falcon: New Year’s Eve! w/ The Big Takeover (New Reggae). Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

legal notices LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department,244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 2:30PMforReclamation of County Roads, BID #RFB-UC16-004.

Specifications and conditions may be obtained at the above address or on our website at www. co.ulster.ny.us/purchasing.

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pm. First come, first seated, unless paid reservations made in advance. $20 at the door (cash only please).

Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www. woodstockyogacenter.com.

Section 5. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Commissioner of Finance, consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 6. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial bonds with substantially level or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer of such County. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as the Commissioner of Finance shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law. Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested only if: 1) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is not authorized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.

Section 8. This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are, or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long term basis, or otherwise set aside with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.

Section 9. This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in summary form in the official newspaper(s) of such County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the County Legislature in substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.

8PM Kingston New Years Eve. Chronogram Speakeasy. Live music, swing dancing, lessons, late night dancing with DJ Dave Leonard of JTD Productions, Inc, and lounge. All venues are 21+. Info: www.uptownkingstonnye.com Senate House, Senate Garage, Fair St, Kingston, $20.

8PM Kingston New Years Eve. Boitson’ Blind Tiger.Boiston’s & Keegan Ales are teaming up again.with a giant heated tent courtesy of Sav-on Party Centre! Rockabilly, sideshows/freakshows, and more will be taking place all night. All venues are 21+. .Info:www.uptownkingstonnye.com. Tent, Wall St, Kingston, $15.

8PM Kingston New Years Eve. BSP will be opening up its back room theater once again for a night of burlesque, vaudeville, and dancing! All venues are 21+. .Info: www.uptownkingstonnye. com BSP, 323 Wall St, Kingston, $30.

8PM-11PM 2nd Annual New Paltz Eve. Live music & coffee house for teens. Info: 845-419-3678. St. Joseph’s, 34 South Chestnut St, New Paltz, free.

8:30PM Breakaway featuring Robin Baker Info: 845-687-2699 or www.highfallscafe.com. High Falls Cafe, High Falls.

9PM New Year New Orleans-Style at Helsinki Hudson. Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen. Info: info@helsinkihudson.com or 518-828-4800. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

9:30PM New Year’s Eve with The Bedtime Kissers. Free champagne toast at midnight. Info: www.Rosendale Cafe.com Rosendale Café, Main St, Rosendale, $10.

9PM - 10:30PM 4th Annual New Year’s Eve Restorative Yoga with Barbara Boris. A fully restorative sequence will allow you to reflect on 2015 and be ready for 2016. Open and suitable to all levels. $16. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

10PM New Year’s Eve Celebration in Marlboro. Special Apple Artwork Structure for official countdown to 2016, Marlboro style. Live music, dancing, MC/DJ, noisemakers. Info: 845-616-7824 or www.meetmeinmarlborough.com/ Marlboro, Marlboro.

10PM Big Takeover, Joey Eppard rock Bacchus, 4 South Chestnut St,Snugs, New Paltz.

10:30PM 2nd Annual Saugerties New Year’s Eve in the Village.Music is provided by DJ Riley Cornelison and the Post Modern Music Band, and Boy Scouts will hand out coffee and hot chocolate. Festivities take place at the corner of Main & Partition Sts. Bring lawn chairs and party favors.

Midnight countdown and ball drop with Mayor & Police Chief on Main & Partition Sts. Some streets will be closed. Performances 10:30pm-1am. Info: 845- 246-2321. Village of Saugerties, Saugerties.

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NIGHT SKY

Sky baubles 2016 has plenty of astronomical treats in store

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t’s a New Year in the sky, so let’s preview it. But first, step outdoors just after everyone has stopped clinking glasses. The opening of 2016 brims with sky candy.

At midnight, precisely due south, hovers the blue star Sirius. At that minute it stands at its highest of the night. This is the brightest true star – also called the Dog Star. Also at that moment, rising in the east, the low, waning, gibbous Moon has brilliant Jupiter hovering just above it. It all looks so cool. It’s as if the opening of the New Year comes with decorations.

If you’re still up at 1 a.m., the bright-orange star Arcturus rises in the east. By 2 a.m. it’s nicely up. You can clinch your identification of it easily enough: It’s to the lower left of the Moon and Jupiter. Or you can follow the Big Dipper’s handle. It famously “arcs to Arcturus.”

We care about Arcturus because that night and the next, it will be right next to comet Catalina. That interesting green comet with a bizarre double tail may be well seen in ordinary binoculars right next to Arcturus. Or it may be too challenging, especially with the bright Moon in the vicinity. But it’s well worth a try.

As for the rest of the year, solstices and equinoxes will happen earlier than ever before in our lives. The June solstice will fall on the 20th for only the second time in four centuries. It’s the earliest summer since 1896.

In the realm of space science, 2015 was a hard act to follow, since the Europeans landed on a comet and the NASA New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto. We also had two total lunar eclipses visible from here, whereas in this New Year there will be exactly zero.

When it comes to meteor showers, the famous summer Perseid display on August 11 and 12 will unfold under good predawn conditions. Venus will be a nice, if lowish, morning star during the first half of 2016; it’s that dazzling “star” currently low in the

Solstices and equinoxes will happen earlier than ever before in our lives

10:30PM-12:30AM New Year’s Eve Silent Meditation and Chanting. Meditate, journal, practice asana – anything but sleep! All in silence (mauna). Free chai will be provided. No entry after 11:55 pm. By donation, all proceeds go to Family of Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www. woodstockyogacenter.com.

11:30PM-12:30PM 2nd Annual New Paltz Eve. Community bonfire celebration. Info: 845-4193678. Hasbrouck Park, New Paltz, free.

12AM Kingston New Year’s Eve. The ball drop will be at midnight, outdoors at the corner of Wall and Front Street. Info: www.uptownkingstonnye. com.

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Happy New Year!

9:30 PM-12:30 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: First Day Hikes at Sam’s Point. 3mile snowshoe. Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-647-7989. Sam’s Point, Cragsmoor, $12.

9:30 AM-12:30 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: First Day Snowshoe/Hike: Two Views. 2- mile snowshoe in the Peter’s Kill Area.

Recommended for physically fit adults and children older than eight years old. Pre-registration is required.Bring your own snowshoes, or reserve a pair for $5 per person when you register, and remember to pack snacks and water. Info: 845-255-0752, MinnewaskaState Park Preserve, Peter’s Kill Area, Gardiner, $12.

10AM Interfaith Prayer for World Peace at Carmel’s Chuang Yen Monastery. Interested in starting off the year with an interfaith gathering for peace? F featuring representatives from different religions and government officials. Lunch at

12 noon.The Chuang Yen Monastery, 2020 Rt301, Carmel. Info: 845-225-1819 or www.baus.org/en.

11AM-12PM First Day History Hike at Olana.

Want to begin the New Year in nature? How about joining the First Day History Hike at Olana? Take a look at the landscape in a new way while appreciating the artistic vision of its creator. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. The Olana State Historic Site , 5720 Rt 9G,Hudson. Info: 518-828-0135 or www.olana. org/calendar/first-day-hike-at-olana.

12PM -1:30PM New Year, New Beginnings Yoga Class with Barbara Boris. Ring in the New Year with a special meditative, energizing class. We will sit for meditation and work out residual illeffects of last night’s parties. Open to all levels and students of all schools of yoga. Please register in advance. $15 suggested donation or use your class card. All proceeds go to Family of Woodstock. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

12PM New Year’s Day Brunch with Big Joe Fitz and the Lo-Fis. Info: 845-687-2699 or www.highfallscafe.com. High Falls Cafe, High Falls.

12:30PM-6PM Start the New Year with Energetic Support and Spiritual Guidance for the New Year with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. $30 for Tarot or Crystal Reading; $50 for Chakra Reading and Energy Clearing session. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. MirabaiBookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

1PM Day One Walk. A walk all ages simply to reclaim connectedness to each other. Day One is defined more by what it is not: agenda-free, politics-free; it’s not a march, just a walk together.

Walk begins at Dietz Stadium,,170 North Front Street in Kingston; then goes down Broadway, right on Cedar Street, right on Clinton Avenue and ends at the Kirkland Hotel, at the corner of Main Street and Clinton Avenue, where hot beverages will be served. Info: www.facebook.

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east before dawn. Mars will be brilliant in the spring, and at its closest to Earth since 2005. Jupiter will be fabulous the first half of this year, and Saturn will have its rings wide open and be more glorious through a backyard telescope than has been seen in over a decade. Its best appearances in 2016 will happen during the summer.

The biggest media event will revolve around the Moon. This coming November 13/14, on the very night that it is full, it will come closer to Earth than anytime this century.

This will be the most-super “supermoon” with the most exaggerated tides as well, and is guaranteed to get headlines.

Meanwhile, though it’s not astronomy but climate, many will be watching the weather.

Last year we had a colder-than-normal winter, and experts were wondering if climate change was altering the northern jet stream to let Siberian air spill over the Pole into the Northeast. But this year, the climate prediction center is forecasting that our amazingly warm December will be followed by a warmer-than-normal January, February, March and April.

We will see.

– Bob Berman Want to know more? To read Bob’s previous “Night Sky” columns, visit our Almanac Weekly website at HudsonValleyAlmanacWeekly.com.

com/day1united.

Sam’s Point, Cragsmoor, $12.

2PM-4PM New Year’s Day Clairvoyant Channeling Circle with Reverand Betsy Stang. Bring your questions and receive guidance from Spirit as you embark on your unique journey for 2016!

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $25.

3PM-8PM New Year’s Day Gong Puja. Presented

by Sage Academy of Sound Energy at Woodstock Yoga Center. Reflect on and move through the passing year while considering what you need to leave behind. By donation, all proceeds go to Family of Woodstock. Info: Call Sage Academy of Sound Energy 845-679-5650. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.sageacademyofsoundenergy.com.

2PM-5PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve First Day Hike: Two Views Snowshoe Hike.

2- mile snowshoe in the Peter’s Kill Area. Recommended for physically fit adults and children older than eight years old. Pre-registration is required.

Info: 845-255-0752, MinnewaskaState Park Preserve, Peter’s Kill Area, Gardiner, $12.

2PM-5PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve First Day Hike at Sam’s Point. 3- mile snowshoe.

Pre-registration is required. Info: 845-647-7989.

4PM-5:30PM New Year’s Day Musical Odyssey, “Awakening the Dream of A New World, via the power of collective voice.” Info: www.amymctear. com, 914-388-0632. The Living Seed Yoga Studio, 521 Main St, New Paltz.

4PM Knitting Club “Knit Wits.” Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties,

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108 Main Street Saugerties, N.Y., 12477 845-246-4646 IvyLodgeAssistedLiving.com Nestled in the heart of Ulster County’s Historic home town of Saugerties NewYork. Ivy Lodge is a unique residence that offers support for gracious living. Private apartments, and handicapped accessibility throughout. Our Nurses, and 24 hour certified staff respectfully encourage residents to age in a place they’ll enjoy calling home. Traditional, Memory Support and Enhanced programs available. For more information, or to schedule a tour please call 845-246-4646.

Join us Saturday, January 2nd at 11am for our Alzheimer’s Support Group

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Gardiner, $10.

7PM Conversations at Boughton Place. Takes place the second Friday of each month at 7 pm.

Boughton Place, Moreno Stage, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $5 /suggested donation.

11 AM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Drop-In Snowshoe Lessons at Sam’s Point Area, designed for people who are beginners, interested in trying snowshoeing. No Reservations Required.

Snowshoes are available for this program at a discounted rate of $5 per person. Info: at at845647-7989. Sam’s Point Area, Visitor Center, Cragsmoor, $10 /car.

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9AM Saugerties’ Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 845-246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties.

9:30AM-11AM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Saturday, 9-10:30am. Everyone welcome. Info: 845-679-8800. St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rte 212, Woodstock.

10AM-9PM Candlewax Recycling Drop-off.

Open every Saturday, 10am-9pm. Candlewax in any condition to be recycled. Pachamama Store (near food court), Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston.

10AM-12PM Knitting Group. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main Street, Stone Ridge, 845-687-7023.

10AM-2PM Kingston Farmers’ Winter Market.

Offering fruits and vegetables, organic and natural meats, a wide assortment of cheeses, wine, breads and other baked goods & honey. Info: www. kingstonfarmersmarket.org. Old Dutch Church, Kingston.

10:30AM-11:30AM Silent Vigil for Global Peace & Non-Violence. Sponsored by The Kingston Women in Black. Info: 845-399-2805. Meet outside Cornell St PO, Kingston, 845-339-0637.

10:30 AM-1:30 PM Minnewaska State Park Preserve: Snowshoe Hike to Awosting Falls. An approximately two-and-a-half mile long snowshoe hike. Snowshoes may be reserved and rented from the Park Preserve Office for $5 per person. Preregistration is required. Info: at845-255-0752.

Minnewaska State Park Preserve, Peter’s Kill Area,

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8PM Live @ The Falcon. New Year’s Day w/ Lucky Peterson (Delta Blues/Rock). Opener: Dylan Doyle. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

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7PM Friday Night Jazz! New York City 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 LewScott & Rich Syracuse.

Other musicians regularly sit in with the band.

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12PM-1PM Free Yoga Pizza Party. Recurring event every Saturday. 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. Info:sarah@womenspowerspace. org My Place Pizza, 322 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

12:30PM-6PM Tarot Readings with Stephanie. Every Saturday. Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30.

1PM-2PM Author Reading: Walking Distance: Pilgrimage, Parenthood, Grief and Home Repairs, by Walking Distance by authors and his wife, David Hlavsa and Lisa Holtby, to put their story into words, feels important to me. You can hear an excerpt from the book at a reading.

A reception follows the reading. The Stone Ridge Library,3700 Main St, Stone Ridge.Info: 845-6877023 or www.stoneridgelibrary.org.

2PM Free Meditation Instruction. On-going every Saturday, 2pm in the Amitabha Shrine Room. 60-minute class requires no previous meditation experience. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906, 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

3PM The Winter’s Tale. The first season of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live promises an exceptional series of plays broadcast to cinemas from London’s Garrick Theatre over the course of a year. $12 /adults, $6/children.Info: 845-658-8989 or www.rosendaletheatre.org.

Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale.

3PM-6PM Opening Reception: “Desde El Cielo” An exhibition of recent cut paper collages by Meagan Buratto. Exhibits through 1/31/2016. Info: 510-822-0510 or www.510warrenstreetgallery. com. 510 Warren Street Gallery, Hudson.

5PM John Burroughs Natural History Society Field Trip: In Search of Saw-Whets. Join trip leader Peter Schoenberger (pdsis@yahoo.com or 914-466-2707) in search of their Ulster County wintering hideouts. Reg reqr’d. Info: www.jbnhs. org.

5PM - 7PM New Year's Ragas. Join us for a special evening of "Indian Ragas to Color the Mind," with our own world-renowed Indian musicians Steve

Gorn on bansuri flute and Ray Spiegel on tabla.

Woodstock Yoga Center will be transformed into a great Indian atmosphere with lots of comfortable seating on chairs, blankets and bolsters. Free chai, samosas for purchase. Doors open at 4:30 pm. First come, first seated, unless paid reservations made in advance. $20 at the door (cash only please). Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

5PM - 7PM Woodstock Music Circle continues it's winter concert series of Indian Classical music with local artists Steve Gorn on bansuri flute and Ray Spiegel on tabla drums.Doors open at 4:30pm. $20. Chair and cushioned carpet seating available. Woodstock Yoga Center,6 Demming St,Woodstock.

6PM Community Concert Series and Open Mic Series : Begins with a pot luck dinner at 6PM followed by an open mike at 6:45PM. The second act is the featured performer, singer/songwriter Jacob Bernz. Info: info@timhuntermusic.com.

Gardiner Library, community room, Gardiner.

Evangelical Lutheran Church, 55 Wilbur Blvd, Poughkeepsie.

8PM Live @ The Falcon: Marshall Crenshaw - Opener: Brian Dunne. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

8PM-11PM Payne’s Grey Sky. Alternative rock with Kingston’s own. No cover charge, 21+. Info: 845-853-8049 Uncle Willy’s Inc, 31 North Front St, Kingston.

8 PM Live Music. Info: 845-679-3484.

Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.8PM Paul Green Presents A Tribute to Elton John. A Benefit for the Woodstock Day School. Info: www.levonhelm.com. Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, $65 /seating, $30 /standing room.

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7PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles. 2nd set at 8:30pm.No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.

GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, New Paltz.

8AM Opening Reception: Annual Members’ Show for 2016, Titled: Unum Sumus. (Latin for “we are one”). Info: www.woodstockguild.org or 845-679-2079. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, 36 Tinker St, Woodstock.

7PM Saturday Night Jazz! New York City 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. Info: 518- 678-3101. Kindred Spirits, 334 Rt 32A, Palenville.

8AM John Burroughs Natural History Society Field Trip: Bird Walk at Thorn Preserve. Trip leader Mark DeDea (forsythnature@aol.com ).

Info: www.jbnhs.org. Thorn Preserve, 55 John Joy Rd, Woodstock.

7:30 PM -10:30 PM Hudson Valley English Country Dance. Caller: Patricia Evans. Band: Tiddely Pom: Sue Polansky, clarinet, Katie Jeannotte, piano, Stewart Dean, concertina. The workshop at 7pm is important for newcomers. Info: .www.hudsonvalleydance.org or 845-679-8587.

Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Rd, Port Ewen, $10, $5 /full-time student.

7:30PM-10:30PM Swing Into The New Year Swing Dance with the Swing Shift Orchestra. Admission includes basic lesson at 7:30pm with instructors Linda and Chester Freeman. No partner or dance experience necessary to attend.

For more info and to register visitwww.got2lindy. com or call 845-236-3939. MAC Fitness, 743 East Chester, Kingston, $15.

7:30PM-10:30PM Third Saturday Contra Dance.

Bill Fischer calling & music by Wry Bred. Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org/ or 845-473-7050.

Admission $10/5 full time students. St. John’s

10AM-1PM Karma Wash at the Jungle in Kingston. You’ve heard of a car wash for charity, but a karma wash? Event includes movement and chakra-clearing for all ages. The proceeds benefit Family of Woodstock. Bring the kids. The Jungle ,881 State Rt 28,Kingston. Info: 845-481-4988 or visit The Jungle Athletic Movement Studio at Facebook.com or www.jungle28.com.

10:30AM-12:30PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. Meets every Sunday. Sitting and walking meditation with short teaching and discussion from Pema Chodron books or video. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 orwww. skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

11AM-2PM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon. Times Square (Classic A Cappella Doo Wop). Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

12:30PM-6PM Tarot Readings with Sarvananda.

Walk-ins welcome or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill

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12:45PM-2PM Free Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Practice Group in Saugerties. Meet the 1st & 3rd Sundays of eac month, 12:45-2pm Drop-ins welcome. 914-584-9593. NVC is the work of Marshall Rosenberg and is also known as Compassionate CommunicationSaugerties.Flatbush Reformed Church, 1844 Rt. 32, Saugerties.

1PM-2PM Silent Peace Vigil by Woodstock Women in Black. Info: 845-679-7148 or rizka@ hvc.rr.com. Village Green, Tinker St, Woodstock.

1PM-3PM Pallet Puppet Theatre offers Spanish Puppet Lesson. Ongoing on Sundays, 1-3pm.

Materials for kids provided. The Green Palette, 215 Main Street inside of the Medusa Antique Center Building, New Paltz.

2PM-4PM Opening Reception: Photographs. An innovative group of established gallery photographers. Exhibits through 2/3. Info: www.carriehaddadgallery.com or 518-828-1915. Carrie Haddad Gallery, 622 Warren St, Hudson.

3PM Sunday Silents: The Phantom Carriage.

Live piano by Marta WatermanThe Phantom Carriage, a 1921 silent masterpiece written, directed by, and starring Victor Seastrom. Info: 845-658-8989 or www.rosendaletheatre.org.

Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale, $7.

4PM-6PM Woodstock Community Drum Circle.

Hosted by Birds of a Feather and Timekeeper Drums invite all to drum and dance. Free, donations appreciated. On-going on Sundays, 4-6pm.

Meets in the end room in the back of the building.

Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

5:30PM - 7PM Restorative Yoga with Kate Hagerman. A gentle, completely supportive practice that is designed to bring stillness to the body and the mind. The perfect way to wrap up the holidays. $16. Info: 845-679-8700. Woodstock Yoga Center, 6 Deming St, Woodstock. www.woodstockyogacenter.com.

8PM Live @ The Falcon: Larry Moses & The Latin Jazz Explosion. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

8PM Live Music. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-

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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, x 1012. 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. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Bring a mat.

Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

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

Info: ssipkingston.org or 845-399-2805. Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston.

10AM-12PM Adult Art Workshop. Oils, Acrylics, Brushes supplied. $45 per 18 week semester, or $5 drop-in fee. Crafters free of charge. Judith Boggess, Instructor. Info: 845-657-9735. Shokan.

10AM-12PM Senior Drama with Edith LeFever.

Comets of Woodstock focuses on improvisation, acting exercises, monologues & scenes. Interested seniors are welcome to sit in. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested.

Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

11 AM-6:45 PM Shamanic Spirit Doctoring private sessions with shamanic healer Adam Kane. First Monday of every month. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $75 /1 hour.

12:15PM Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting.

Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, 914-244-0333.

12:30PM-6PM Crystal and Tarot Readings and Chakra Reading and Clearing Sessions with medicine woman Mary Vukovic. Every Monday and Friday. Walk-ins always welcome or call for appointment. $30 for Tarot/Crystal Reading; $50 for Chakra Reading & Clearingsession. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

1PM Needlework Group. On-going every Monday, 1pm. Info:845-338-5580, x1005. Town of Esopus Library, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

2PM-4PM Senior Art with Judith Boggess. In addition to instruction, art supplies and periodic group exhibitions, the class offers friendship and camaraderie. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for minimum contribution of $2.

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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. $12/class. 28 West Gym, Maverick Rd & Rt 28, Glenford.

6PM-7PM Beginner Swing Dance Class Sessions.

Four-week Swing Dance serie; Mondays; January 4-25. Intermediate and advanced at 7 and 8pm.

For more info and to register visit www.got2lindy. com or call 845-236-3939. Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston, $85 per person per series.

cise. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

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

10AM The Country Scrappers & Stampers Meeting. Meets every Tuesday. Come for the whole day or drop by for an hour or two. New members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Call 845-744-3055 for more information. Walker Valley Schoolhouse, 1 Marl Rd, Walker Valley.

6:30PM-8:30PM Mid-Hudson Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal. Info: rainbowchorus1@gmail.com or 216-402-3232. This four-part chorus of LGBTQ & LGBTQ-friendly singers always welcomes new members.Sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses all voice parts needed. Ability to read music not req but helpful. Rehearsals every Mon, 6:30-8:30pm.

No charge for first rehearsal. LGBTQ Center, 300 Wall St, Kingston, $25 /month.

11 AM-4:30 PM Shamanic Spirit Doctoring private sessions with shamanic healer Adam Kane. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $75 / 1 hour.

7PM Open Poetry Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

1:30PM-3PM Israeli Folk Dancing.1:30PM-3PM Meets every Tuesday Beginner material offered.

Each class is geared towards the experience of the participants. No partner necessary. Donation suggested. Come share in the enthusiasm and great exercise. 845-255-9627. Unison, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

7PM Hudson Valley Railroad Society Hobby Night! HO slot cars, model trains, models and others. Meets the 1st Monday of each month.

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6PM - 8PM Phoenicia Community Chorus. An opportunity to join with friends and sing. No need to read music! Phoenicia Festival office 90 Main at Bridge, Phoenicia 845-688-2169.

6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. Meets every Tuesday, 6-7pm. Free and open to the public. Contact info: 845-658-8556 or www.skylake.shambhala.org. Sky Lake, 22 Hillcrest Ln, Rosendale.

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Whistling past the economy’s graveyard The Big Short is long on laughs

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onsidering that the labyrinthine complexity deliberately cloaked in arcane jargon that is high finance these days is the sort of subject that makes a lot of people’s eyes glaze over when someone actually tries to explain it, there have been a remarkable number of movies made about it. Some, like Wall Street and Margin Call, have actually been pretty good; other, not so much.

Regular readers of Almanac Weekly may recall that this film reviewer reacted to The Wolf of Wall Street with a violent revulsion unlike any other movie that I’ve seen in many a year.

So it was with some trepidation that I betook myself to watch Adam McKay’s screen version of The Big Short, Michael Lewis’ scathing exposé of how the 2008 banking collapse came about, as seen through the eyes of market outsiders who realized that the housing bubble not The Big Short, featuring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. only existed, but that its abrupt deflation was in fact inevitable. I’m delighted to be able to report that this new film is a bracing tonic that managed to to the economy, without ever seeming to bog down in exposition. Whereas Reich made the relationship between middle-class income and overall economic growth clean out some of the bad taste still lingering in my mouth after Wolf. crystal-clear through the use of sprightly animated charts and graphs, The Big In fact, The Big Short might be described as the anti-Wolf of Wall Street, insofar as it keeps coming back around to the working-class people who stand to lose their Short’s characters illustrate the meaning of “tranches” by use of a Jenga puzzle homes and have their savings and retirement funds wiped out if the film’s cluster with its levels labeled with different bond rating categories. Naturally, inevitably, of unlikely heroes win their long-odds bet on the economy tanking. Whereas Wolf it topples, Bs and AAAs together. In other scenes, a difficult term is explained by a infuriated me by lionizing smug market wheeler-dealers who didn’t care who silly cutaway to a celebrity cameo appearance (actress Margot Robbie in a bathtub, suffered as long as they could sustain their own hyperdecadent lifestyle, while chef Anthony Bourdain at a chopping block, singer Selena Gomez at a roulette keeping those doomed blue-collar investors safely tucked offscreen, The Big Short is wheel). about a small group of guys who are motivated as much by the desire to expose the Did I mention that this film is really, really funny? Yes, it’s essentially an angry corruption of the banking industry as by personal greed. We can’t help rooting for screed about a very dark subject: how Americans – the whole world, in fact – got them to prevail, even though that means that the Great Recession will be triggered royally screwed over by a banking industry that was mired in obfuscation, denial

by Act 3. and outright fraud, and how no one ultimately paid for its mistakes except the I wasn’t sure at first that I was going to like this movie; McKay’s directing approach little people. But The Big Short is buoyed from beginning to end by the blackest of here is a strange stylistic pastiche whose rhyme and reason creep up on the viewer humor, its protagonists an ill-assorted lot of cynical cranks, socially inept statistics somewhat stealthily. Right from the get-go, there’s lots of breaking through the geeks and Wall Street dropouts. fourth wall, with Ryan Gosling as Jared Vennett (based on Lewis’ real-life investor Bringing their hilarious personal foibles to life is an outstanding ensemble cast, Greg Lippman) serving as intermittent narrator and addressing the audience led by Christian Bale as eccentric doctor-turned-hedge-fund-manager Michael directly. Editing and camera-switching are often disorientingly choppy; focus pulls Burry, Steve Carell as apoplectic anti-bank crusader Mark Baum (based on Lewis’ linger a beat too long on the blurry; conversations fade in and out and overlap in a Steve Eisman), Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall and Jeremy Strong as Baum’s three manner that would do the late Robert Altman proud. Most alarming are the loud stooges, John Magaro and Finn Wittrock as two keen young start-up investors bursts of music and flashes of scantily clad gyrating dancers that at first evoke from Boulder and Brad Pitt as their granolahead ex-Wall-Streeter mentor. Their the misogynistic excesses of Wolf of Wall Street, but then begin to seem more like chemistry as they all try to desist from strangling one another while anxiously parodies of them. Most of all I was reminded, tonewise, of Robert Downey, Sr.’s waiting for the housing market to crash is an utter delight. brilliantly transgressive 1969 satire on Madison Avenue, Putney Swope.

I can’t recall the last time that I walked out of a movie with a totally downbeat Then there’s the economics lesson of it all, which goes down amazingly digestibly. ending with a big goofy grin on my face, but The Big Short did it to me. It’s like the The Big Short is every bit as lucid as Robert Reich’s terrific documentary Inequality Dr. Strangelove of Wall Street films. I highly recommend that you go see it. for All as it explains such market argot as collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) – Frances Marion Platt and makes us understand why such financial products are so false and dangerous

7PM-10PM Jazz Jam. Every Tuesday, 7-10pm. .

845-452-3232. The Derby, 96 Main St, Poughkeepsie.

7PM-8:30PM Weekly Opportunity Workshop . Meets every Tuesday night, 7pm-8:30pm.Free to attend: learn how to help the environment, raise funds for non-profit organizations, and save money over time! Novella’s, 2 Terwilliger Ln (across from Super 8), New Paltz.

7PM Open Mic. Info: 845-246-5775. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition St, Saugerties, free.

7PM-8:30PM Singing Just for Fun! New Paltz Community Singers. Everyone welcome, everyone gets to choose songs. Going 20+ years. Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm. Info: genecotton@gmail.com. Quaker Meeting House, 8 N. Manheim Blvd, New Paltz.

7:15PM The Winter’s Tale. The first season of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live promises an exceptional series of plays broadcast to cinemas from London’s Garrick Theatre over the course of a year. $12 /adults, $6/children.

Info: 845-658-8989 or www.rosendaletheatre.org.

Rosendale Theatre, Main St, Rosendale.

7:30PM Life Drawing at Unison. On-going.

Offering professional artists and students an opportunity to work with experienced models under controlled lighting. $15.Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz.

8PM-9PM Jewish Mysticism. Study of Tanya with Rabbi Hecht. ree. Every Tuesday on going.

All are welcome. Info: 845-679-7148. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

8PM Open Mic Nite. Join host Ben Rounds and take your shot at becoming the next Catskills Singing Sensation! No cover. Tuesday is also Burger Night at the Cat - only $8. Info: 688-2444 or www.emersonresort.com. Woodnotes Restaurant, Mt. Pleasant.

8PM Open Mic Music. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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by Fra1yda Kafka, certified hypnotist. Registration a must: Call Doris 845-339-2071 or email: Doris.

Blaha@hahv.org. Reuner Cancer Support House, 80 Mary’s Ave, Kingston.

9AM-10AM Senior Kripalu Yoga with Susan Blacker. 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. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1donation requested. Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

10AM Rip Van Winkle (RVW) Hiking Club: Elm Ridge Hike. (Note: The hike entails a number of trails circling the ridge between Windham & Hensonville with an elevation gain of 500'. This could be an enjoyable snowshoe hike). Moderate: 3 to 5 miles, 4 hrs. Info:518-248-2579 or www. newyorkheritage.com/rvw. Windham.

11:30AM-1PM Free Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Practice Group in New Paltz. Meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month, 11:30am1pm. NVC is the work of Marshall Rosenberg and is also known as Compassionate Communication.

Please register www.PracticingPeace-NewPaltz. com. New Paltz.

12PM Rotary Club of Kingston Meeting. Fellowship, lunch, and an informative and interesting presentation from a guest speaker. Meets every Wed at 12noon. Web: www.kingstonnyrotary.org.

Christina’s Restaurant, 812 Ulster Ave, Kingston.

12 PM-6 PM Soul Readings with Celestial Channel Kate Loye. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $75 / 1 hour, $40 /half hour.

3:30PM Math Regents Prep. Every Wed. @ 3:30pm Certified Math Teacher - Don’t fail Algebra, Geometry, and Trig. Empowering Ellenville, 159 Canal St, Ellenville, 877-576-9931.

4 PM -6 PM Homework Club at Woodstock Library. For 1st-6th graders. The Children’s Room becomes a study hall with snacks and homework help. This is a drop-off program. On Wednesdays.

Info: 845-679-2213. Woodstock Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

4:30PM-6PM Open House. Anderson Center for Autism would like to invite you to the opening of their newest IRA. RSVP. Info: KellyDooley@ ACenterforAutism.org or www.andersoncenterforautism.org. Anderson Center for Autism, 293 Blue Mountain Rd, Saugerties.

5:30PM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm Everyone welcome.

845-679-9534. First Churchof Christ, Scientist, 89 Tinker St, Woodstock.

6PM-7:30PM Creative Seed Support Group. For artists to voice their works inprogress in a supportive environment. For Songwriters, Playwrights & Actors.Held by Patrice Blue Maltas, Actress, Playwright, Musician and founder of Blue Healing Arts Center. MeetsWednesday nights, 6-7:30pm.

Info: Patricebluemaltas@gmail.com or www.bluehealing.co. Blue Healing Art Center, 107 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

6PM-8PM Woodstock Community Chorale. An opportunity to join with friends to sing both great works and songs for fun. No need to read music!

Info: 845-688-2169. Kleinert/James Gallery, Tinker St, Woodstock.

6PM-7PM Beginner Swing Dance Class Sessions.

Four-week Swing Dance serie; Wednesday; January 6-27. No partner or experience necessary.

For more info and to register visit www.got2lindy. com or call 845-236-3939. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $85.

6:25PM-6:50PM Learn Remembrance. Info: 845-679-8989. Every Wednesday, 6:25-6:50pm.

Remembrance is a deep practice to connect with the Divine in your heart. Spiritual practice (see separate listing) at 7, immediately following this introduction, all are welcome ifyou attend or not.

RSVP. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd,

Woodstock, free /donations welcome.

6:55PM-8PM Silent Spiritual Practice. Info: 845-679-8989. Every Wednesday, 6:55-8pm.

Group is for both people who currently have a silent spiritual practice such as meditation or Remembrance and those who would like to start such a practice. Q&A to follow. Flowing Spirit Healing, 33 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, free /donations welcome.

7PM “Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism” Class. Info: 845-679-5906, x 1012 or jan@ kagyu.org. On-going every Wed, 7pm. This free 90-minute program includes 30 minutes of Quiet Sitting Meditation followed by one of eight lectures on the history, practices andprinciples of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

8 wk curriculum. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock, free.

7PM-9PM Tango Session with Nina Jirka at Unison. On-going every Wednesday night . Tango basics will be taught from 7-8 p.m. and intermediate tango follows from 8-9 p.m. Info: 845-2551559 or unisonarts.org Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $10.

7PM-11PM Rosendale Chess Club. Free admission-no dues. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm.

Rosendale Café, Rosendale.

7:30PM The Poughkeepsie Newyorkers Barbershop Chorus. Meets every Wednesday night, 7:30pm. An evening of singing, fun & fellowship.A male a cappella group that sings in the American “Barbershop Style”of close four-part harmony.

Guests are always welcome. Sight reading not required. Info: wwwnewyorkerschorus.org. St. Andrews Church, 110 Overlook St, Poughkeepsie.

8PM Live Music Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8:30PM-11PM Live at Catskill Mountain Pizza Company: Acoustic Jazz Trio with Syracuse/ Siegel Duo + Special Featured Guest. Featuring Bassist Rich Syracuse and drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel. No cover or minimum! Info: 679-7969.

Catskill Mountain Pizza Company, 51 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

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New Paltz;, PART-TIME OFFICE HELP. Must haveflexible hours and able to work the summermonths. Excellent people skills, computer knowledge,and more. Apply in person: Southside Terrace Apartments, 4 Southside Ave. Leasing Office.

LICENSED SECURITY GUARDS NEEDED. Apply at Shire Reeve Assoc. 318 Wall Street, Kingston, NY (845)331-7444. Ulster & Dutchess Counties.

HELP WANTED for senior citizen doing assorted tasks like house cleaning, gardening, shopping. Once a week for 3-4 hours. $12/hr.

Located in Palenville. (518)678-3450.

WOODSTOCK FERAL CAT PROJECT NEEDS TRAPPERS.We are a local not for profit organization committed to reducing future feral cat populations through spay/ neuter. If you’re interested in contributing to our mission by humanely trapping feral cats to have them spayed/neutered, “TNR”, please call (973)713-8229.

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Monthly Bonus. Home Weekly. Complete Benefit Package. Rider Program Immediately. 100% No-Touch. 70% D&H. 888406-9046 We NEED YOUR HELP to assist in the upkeep of a Thrift Shop in Highland for the 1st United Methodist Church. Part-time- perfect for someone who doesn’t mind the work or the pay- none. Dedicated staff of 3 right now. Your help is much needed. Thank You. Please contact B. Vashey at 691-7300 or Pastor Dawber at 338-3833.

Ricci’s Barber Shop in New Paltz is looking for PART-TIME, possibly FULL-TIME help. Must know how to do flat tops and skin fades. Must be a responsible reliable worker. Call Ricci 845-849-4501.

Zena Recreation Park; A pool and tennis club in Woodstock SEEKING PARK DIRECTOR for the 2016 season. Go to: www. zenarec.com for application and info. Full seasonal use of park included.

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FOSTER HOMES NEEDED FOR KITTENS AND PREGNANT CATS.The WOODSTOCK FERAL CAT PROJECT is a local not for profit organization committed to reducing future feral cat populations through spay/neuter. We often find orphaned kittens who need a loving home until they are old enough to be adopted. Some orphaned kittens are so young that they require bottle feeding. We affectionately call them “bottle babies”. We recently placed three pregnant cats in three wonderful homes. The cats gave birth and when the kittens are weaned (no longer nursing), we will look to find loving homes for the kittens and their mothers. If you are interested in fostering or would like to learn more about fostering, please call (917) 282-2018 or email DRJLPK@AOL.COM. DIANA’S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed for Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Diana’s CAT Shelter in Accord.

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TANNERSVILLE: RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL. Famous Nightclub/Restaurant for lease or sale. 4 miles from Hunter Mountain. Open house this Saturday, 7 p.m. Located on a stream in center of village. Fully equipped. Nightclub/Restaurant 9 unit motel & 3-bedroom apartment open & operating. 631-901-8535.

New Paltz Community-- this App’s for You! Hugies & Hipsters * Pub Owners & Pub Crawlers * Dentists & Patients * Shoppers & Shops * Chefs & Diners * Baristas & Coffee Lovers...

Get Connected! Find us at: https://newpaltz. mycityapp.mobile Local businesses– contact us for our annual ad rates- 845-527-4100.

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 other- We 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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Gentle Care, offering assistance with compassion in time of need, for those who would benefit from care at home. Experienced. Please call for more information (845)657-7010.

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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STU’S CAR SERVICE. Whose car determines the pay. Always ready to get you there.

Doesn’t matter when or where. I drive the miles your way with smiles. Airport transportation starting at $50. Call now for the Holidays! 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

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***NYS PARKS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY*** The NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation is requesting proposals (RFP) for the operation of a Food, Beverage & Catering Concession at Dinsmore Clubhouse, Mills Norrie State Park, Staatsburgh, NY RFP#X001244.

For bid document and financial obligations, please contact Carol at 845-889-3875 for a copy of the RFP documents. Refer to RFP #X001244.

Proposals in response to this RFP are due to State Parks not later than: 2 pm, January 13, 2016. for storage, all on 6/10 of an acre. As a bonus there is a commercial dock for your boat and others. Please call for more information and price 845-691-2770.

Start Your New Year off Right, being warm & cozy in this charming log home w/a soaring bluestone fireplace, gleaming wood floors & plenty of space for guests.

Outside, be delighted w/the privacy, tranquility and fresh air perfumed with pine! A true woodland retreat w/4-bdrms & 2 baths. $329,000.Contact Barbara O’Hare, Assoc RE Broker- 845-389-7660 mobile.

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TANNERSVILLE: RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL. Famous Nightclub/Restaurant for lease or sale. 4 miles from Hunter Mountain. Open house this Saturday, 7 p.m. Located on a stream in center of village. Fully equipped. Nightclub/Restaurant 9 unit motel & 3-bedroom apartment open & operating. 631-901-8535.

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STOREFRONT AVAILABLE w/parking lot. Located within the Village’s walkable core. Ideal location for retailer, clothing boutique, coffee shop, barber, cafe, legal firm, medical office, technology startup. Details- call Mary (845)4177733.

PROFESSIONAL BUILDING SPACE(S) for rent in New Paltz.

Ideal for: Masseuse Chiropractor Beauty Salon, etc.

For more details call 845-853-5595

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Search all the MLS properties in our region at www.WinMorrisonRealty.com GREENHOUSE? FARM? ANIMAL SHELTER? Well, if you have been seeking a place to operate a farm or raise animals here it is! There is a centrally located pond on the property and ample parking area in front. Two Morton style metal buildings in excellent condition RQ IHUWLOH DQG ÀDW DFUH SDUFHO The main building features attached greenhouse with twin wall polycarbonate panels, plus heat and exhaust fans. Overhead doors front and back make for easy access and perfect for retail too! The second level is complete with an apartment and a deck to overlook the farm. Second building is ideal for housing equipment and for whatever storage and/or operations you might need. For many years this has been operated as a pumpkin farm. Call Michael Crocitto ........... $699,000 ALL THIS AND A VIEW!! ‌and what a view you will have! Located in the beautiful town of Lexington in Greene County, this beautiful log-style home has 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. This gorgeous home is set in a beautiful mountain area of the Catskills. With spectacular views, this home DOVR RIIHUV DPD]LQJ DFUHV It is just minutes to Hunter, Belleayre and Windham Mountains for skiing and all outdoor activities. The sizable living room has a wood burning stove, there are 2 bedrooms downstairs DQG RQH XS ZLWK D -DFX]]L WXE 7KH IXOO ¿QLVKHG EDVHPHQW KDV KHDW DQG D ZLQH FHOODU 7KHUH LV DOVR D œ [ œ VWRUDJH EXLOGLQJ WR VWRUH \RXU FRXQWU\ KRPH UHFUHDWLRQDO ³WR\V´ &DOO 1RUP Jette or Cindy VanSteenburg for more amazing details! ......................Only $426,000‌????

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something. So that’s my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before. Don’t freeze, don’t stop, don’t worry that it isn’t good enough, or it isn’t perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life. Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, Do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever.� – Neil Gaiman Wi nM

GET DOWN TO BUSINESS IN BOICEVILLE In need of a dentist? A Lawyer?

An architect? A real estate broker? A model log home? Well, have we got the place for you! +HUHÂśV D ZRQGHUIXO LQYHVWPHQW in professional office space right in greater downtown Boiceville, with high local and tourist traffic along the Rt. 28 corridor. So, if you think you need to fix your teeth after meeting your lawyer, who made the agreement with your architect to build your log home, this may be for you! Great for retail because it is on the route to skiing! Ask Heater Martin for details. $429,000 :HOO WKDW ZRQÂśW EUHDN WKH %DQN Hey, anything is possible, right?

OFFICES-A-PLENTY :LOOLDP ³&KULV´ 6W -RKQ listed this attractive and functional business offices just outside downtown Tannersville. The current business is a heating fuel and service center.

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Gardiner/ Modena/ Plattekill Rentals

MODENA: 1 PLUS BEDROOM,. New floors, kitchen, fresh paint, bright. Convenient to SUNY, Gardiner, Bridge, Hannaford’s, 44/55 & 32. $1050/month includes heat & hot water. Sam Slotnick, Real Estate Sales Agent, Century 21 Alliance, 845-656-6088. e-mail: samsk100@aol.com

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Milton/Marlboro Rentals

Marlboro; mountain views, COZY 1-BEDROOM Country cottage. No dogs. References. Trash pick-up. Individual or couple preferred. Heat included. $1050/month.

845-795-5778, LM.

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New Paltz Rentals

PICTURESQUE STREET; Shared House.

Private part of lovely house on quiet street in village. Garden views, porch, everything new, privacy, off-street parking, 1-block to college. $895/month plus share of utilities.

Call 845-430-5336.

NO SECURITY REQUIRED: LAST BEDROOM AVAILABLE in 3-bedroom home on country road; currently occupied by 2 post graduates. Beautiful mountain views; rail trail access; next to Huguenot Street; 5 minutes to Main Street; next to bus stop to New Paltz and PK Metro North. Share bathroom, living room, dining room & kitchen; beautiful wood floors throughout; on-site reserved parking; large backyard for BBQ/ garden; wi-fi. cable, snow/garbage removal. No smoking (in house); no pets. $700/ month includes all utilities.

Call/text (845)594-3440 or e-mail: jdjs1234@ aol.com SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Spring 2016 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-255-7205.

NICE UNFURNISHED ROOMS; $480/ month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call (914)4745176, between 8 a.m.-9 p.m. (845)2556029, between 12-9 p.m., leave message.

NEW PALTZ: CHARMING 3-BEDROOM house with mountain views. Walking distance to town. Excellent neighborhood. $1500/month plus utilities. Deposit & 2 months rent. References & security required.

Available 1/1/16. Call (845)255-6732.

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in private home. Includes utilities, cable and high speed internet. Walking distance to SUNY and town. No pets or smokers. $1000/ month, 1½ month security. Available 1/1/16.

Call (914)475-9834.

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!�

Call 845-255-7205 for more information 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT, first floor, separate entrance in 1870s barn. Full bath, wood floors. $960/month includes heat, hot water, electric. Gas for cooking & fireplace extra. NO DOGS. 5 minutes by CAR outside village. Please call 845-255-5355.

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Rosendale/ Tillson/High Falls/Stone

Ridge Rentals

ROSENDALE ROOM FOR RENT/HOUSE SHARE. Furnished room available (share kitchen and bath) in artsy cottage. Excellent location, easily in walking distance to town and Rail Trail/Tressle. Parking, washer/ dryer on site. Two sweetest-ever cats also included, so no further pets, sorry. $600/ month. 845-323-2193 or email jefferss@ sunyulster.edu Stone Ridge; 2BR Duplex for rent in rural setting. 2BR, 1Bath, W/D, DW, woodstove.

No Pets, No Smoking. Very Quiet road, $975/month plus utilities. (845)658-9706.

HIGH FALLS: 2-BEDROOM HOUSE on quiet street. Kitchen, dining room, living room, closed-in porch, 1-car garage & cellar space. Walk to restaurants. No smoking. No pets. $1050/month plus utilities. 2 months security. References. Available soon. Call (845)705-2208.

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Kingston/ Hurley/Port Ewen Rentals

KINGSTON: Uptown Studio & Efficiency APARTMENTS. Bus routes, convenient to shopping areas, utilities included. Reasonable. 845-338-4574.

PORT EWEN: 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT available. Newly remodeled. Offstreet parking. Hot water included. Quiet area. Near marina. Garbage removal included. NO SMOKING. 1 year lease. 201-2891135.

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Saugerties Rentals

House share available starting January 2016. Beautiful sun filled 1880s brick home.

Quiet with lovely views. Parking on street.

One and a half baths, First floor kitchen darling, dining room, living room. Stairs lead to your bedroom with full bath in the hall. Lovely wooden floors, washer and dryer. Fully furnished pretty garden, Original home of Saugerties mayor and his wife, you must see to appreciate. Ten minute walk to village. Rent is $850 including all utilities, No pets., Smoking okay if outside, Dry basement space for storage. Three references, One month rent and one month security.

Call 845.901.0761 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. In Saugerties- walking distance to swimming & shops. $875/month includes heat & electric.

References & security required. For inquiries call or text (845)594-9257.

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Woodstock/West Hurley Rentals

Woodstock/Lake Hill. Comfortable furnished rooms in historic house near Cooper Lake and NYC bus. Available monthly. Private phone, internet. Piano, cats. $500$625 includes all. Work exchange for very handyperson. Cat considered. homestayny@msn.com. 845-679-2564.

Rare Woodstock Cottage. Charming Woodstock Artist Cottage. Secluded yet close to Bearsville and Woodstock. 1-BR + small office, wood burning stove, hardwood floors. Well insulated, new efficient oil heating system. $1400/month, first, last + security deposit. Call 512-413-1818.

WOODSTOCK: WELL-MAINTAINED, year-round, unfurnished rental. This HOME has 3-BEDROOMS, bathroom, large 3-season enclosed back porch w/lots of new windows & attached garage. The owner is leaving washer/dryer & kitchen

stove. Located close to Bearsville Post Office, restaurants, fruit stand, grocery market & bus stop to Woodstock & NYC. $1400/ month plus security & references. Available now. No smokers please. Pets upon approval. Call 845-594-4935.

ROOM FOR RENT in Woodstock on Ohayo Mountain on 5 wooded acres. 10x13. Furnished or not. Free WiFi. Electric heat w/ own thermostat. $500/month. First + last month security. References needed. Available immediately. 845.810.0121.

2-BEDROOMS, SUNNY, LOVELY, Lake Hill apartment. Eat-in kitchen, good closet space, deck, back yard, separate entrance & driveway. Pets welcome. No smoking. $900/ month plus utilities. References required.

First & last month plus security. 845-6792505

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West of Woodstock Rentals

GORGEOUS COTTAGE on 150 ACRE ESTATE. 3-bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace. 10 minutes Belleayre, 20 Hunter/Windham. 13 miles to Woodstock. Hiking, cross country trails through-out. Borders on 1500 acres of state land. Annual, reasonable. 845-6885062.

Shokan: Large One Bedroom Apt., $750/ month, 960 sq.ft.; Also, Large two bedroom Apt., $1200/month, 1200 sq.ft., 7 miles west of Woodstock, peaceful, calm, quiet, country setting. Please, No smokers or pets, utilities not included. Walk to Ashokan Reservoir, 1-year lease, two months security, pictures on craigslist.org search Shokan. Call 845-481-0521.

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Lodgings/Bed and Breakfast

COLDBROOK B&B. 2 rooms available ranging from $125-$175. 10 minute drive to the center of Woodstock. For reservations call Mark or Tonia at (845)679-2563, CMWcoldbrook@gmail.com www.ColdBrookBnB.com

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For Sale

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: Leg curl & leg extension w/weight stack, Smith Machine, Hip Sled, Universal adductor/abductor machine. Please call George at (845)255-8352.

MEDIUM OAK HARDWOOD DINING TABLE; 72x48 wide w/2-self storing 20� leaves & lion claw feet & 6 Windsor chairs2 Captain, 4 regular. Call (845)255-8352.

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MAGICAL COUNTRY COTTAGE

Live on a lush, peaceful and gorgeous mountain, close to several breathtaking preserves, and enjoy the home’s central location, which puts you in easy reach of the restaurants and amenities of New Paltz, Kingston & Poughkeepsie. Located on nearly 3 acres, this home is turnkey, sleek and stylish with top of the line Morso wood fireplace, gourmet cook’s kitchen with stainless steel appliances, farmhouse sink, Carrera marble counter tops and abundant cabinets. Two master suites with walking in closets, bathrooms with marble tile floors. Updates include: new Pella doors and windows, new hydronic heating, new fenced in backyard, freshly painted, and new screen patio. This home has several exterior spaces to enjoy the peace, quiet and abundant wildlife in the area, with a screened front porch where you can listen to the sounds of a seasonal creek and a very large fenced-in backyard ideal for relaxing and entertaining. A trail circles around the back of the yard, giving access to the rest of the property, including bushes ripe with blackberries in the summer and woodlands of tall trees. A large shed conveniently stores all of your gardening tools and equipment. The home is less than ten miles from New Paltz. Less than a mile away, the Shaupeneak Preserve’s 790 acres is ideal for hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing and kayaking The home is also close to several other preserves including the John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary which is less than three miles away. ................................. Offered at $298,000.

NEW YEAR, NEW STRATEGY! Thinking of selling or buying in 2016? Your Westwood professional will analyze every aspect of the local Real Estate market in order to provide you with a winning strategy to reach your goals. With over 30 years’ experience and decades as a residential sales leader, our cutting edge technologies and commitment to service gets results.Beat the expected interest rate increase NOW!

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** Become a Fan of Colucci Shand Realty on Facebook ** ANTIQUES & JEWELRY HOLIDAY SPECIAL! 15% off. Hyde Park Antique Center, 4192 Albany Post Road, booth 127. Also, trained Englishman Stephen Whiting’s Furniture Repairs & Restoration. Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday or by appointment. 845-750-2676.

PROPANE HEATER, SUPER-EFFICIENT. Modine Effinity, 93% efficient.

55,000 BTU. Ideal for garage, workspace, greenhouse, animal housing, etc. New, in box, never-used. 845-616-0710.

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SNOW PLOWING starting at $40

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Tree Services

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

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HAVE A DEAD TREE..... CALL ME! Dietz Tree Service Inc. Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding. Seasoned Firewood for Sale.

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WALK TO TOWN! – Enchanting cedar shake sided ranch on 1 acre with stream just a short stroll to Woodstock village.

The easy living floor plan is perfectly functional and features an ensuite MBR plus 2 add’l bedrooms, 2 full baths, double sided brick fireplace warms both living room and country eat-in kitchen w/ updated appliances, warm wood floors and deck, too. Pet & play friendly yard w/ appealing natural landscape. NEW PRICE! .. $275,000

VIEWS, STREAM & PRIVACY – Singular 7+ acre setting with gorgeous Catskill views and creek frontage, too! This appealing 7-year young customized ranch style home offers open plan living/dining space with sliders to sundrenched deck, HW floors, ensuite MBR with spa bath, 2 add’l BRs, 3 full baths, walk out lower level finished for office or 4th BR, generator. Additional 15 acres with 24x24 barn available. NEW LOWER PRICE ..............................$290,000

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THINK NEW! – Perfectly mint NEW 2000 SF modern farmhouse with glorious views atop a lush 2.5-acre country meadow. Smartly designed open floor plan features radiant heat, vaulted Great Room, kitchen with custom cabs and granite counters, 3 generous bedrooms, 2 full baths, energy efficient systems, windows everywhere, “rocking chair” porch & breezy screen porch PLUS significant barn-style garage w/ elec & water for studio/workshop. .$439,900

WOODSTOCK MODERN – Stylishly refreshed Woodstock cedar shingle 2 story with an “Arts & Crafts” flair on 1.2 quiet, end-of-road acres.

Spacious & crisp 3000+ SF features 3 BR, 3 bath main section with impressive 2 story LR, gourmet kitchen, HW floors & floating staircase PLUS well-appointed 3 BR, 1.5 bath legal rental unit perfect for INCOME or extended family.

Large deck & carport, too! Very versatile and walk to town! MUST SEE!....................$549,000

FIREWOOD 845.339.WOOD

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Buy & Swap

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 CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cellar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, scrap metal. Anything of value. (845)246-0214.

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.

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West Hurley 679-7321

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BEAUTIFUL SAUGERTIES 1900’S VICTORIAN

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AAA Saugerties village location. This circa 1901 Victorian has been used as an attorneys office, however it can easily revert to a single family residence. Rich with history this home is loaded with charm and character. Pull out the rocking chair and enjoy the large front covered porch.

Spacious rooms & much detail include: 9’ ceilings, original moldings, fireplace & parquet floors.

Walk up attic could make a perfect studio space.

Full unfinished basement for storage. Large deep village lot with plenty of space to create a driveway for parking. $249,000

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MID CENTURY MODERN CONTEMPORARY

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Situated high on a knoll with 5.06 acres with gorgeous mountain views both to the front and back of the home. Over 3800 sq. ft. of space and currently set up as as a single family w/accessory apartment. Two bedrooms in main portion of house along with sunroom and a 23 x41 room with inground (indoor) swimming pool. Accessory apartment has an 18.8 x 15.4 living room, 8 x 15.4 kitchen, small dining area, mud room and personal deck w/views. $275,000

ULSTER COLONIAL ON 1.5 ACRES

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T 4 BR, 2.5 bath Colonial is situated on +/This 1.50 acres & conveniently located to several 1 aamenities such as walking distance to the p park and Hudson River, shopping, schools, restaurants, the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge.

Featuring a formal living room, formal dining room & a large eat in kitchen with pantry.

Sliding glass doors lead you to the back deck with a large above ground swimming pool.

This home offers many updates and is a must see, call for an appointment today!

$249,900

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HUDSON VALLEY

N Neat as a pin! You’ll adore this beautiful 4 b bedroom 1 full 1 half bath that is nicely set up and o off of the road on a quiet city street. Eat in kitchen aand formal dining room are great for those large ffamily gatherings. The full finished basement is a great family room / den. This home is convenient to all the City of Kingston has to offer, close to the waterfront, shopping, restaurants. Updates included newer windows, furnace is 4 years young as well as the hot water heater, newer garage door opener. Don’t miss the opportunity to view this lovely home! $191,000

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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Cute 3-BEDROOM Ranch 41 Yerry Hill Road, Woodstock, NY

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Two Stunning Contempos | Woodstock | $1,495,000 dŚŝƐ ĞdžƋƵŝƐŝƚĞ ĞƐƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŝƐ ŶĞƐƚůĞĚ Žī ŽŶĞ of Woodstock’s dead-end country roads. The two homes or, home & studio reside on a 26+ acres, accessed from a pastoral orchard & meadow land ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŇŽǁŝŶŐ ƐƚƌĞĂŵ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƌƚŚĞƌ ĞŶĚ͘

Private Country Home | Accord | $799,000 KƉĞŶ ŇŽŽƌ ƉůĂŶ ǁͬůĂƌŐĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ͕ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨŽƌ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ Žƌ ƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĮƌĞ͘ dŚĞ ŇŽŽƌƐ ĂƌĞ ĐLJƉƌĞƐƐ ;ĐŚĞƌƌLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ZƐͿ͘ 'ŽƵƌŵĞƚ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ǁͬ ŚĂŶĚĐƌĂŌĞĚ ĐĂďŝŶĞƚƌLJ Θ ĐƵƐƚŽŵ ĐŽƉƉĞƌ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŵŽƵŶƚĞĚ ƐŝŶŬƐ͘ ůƵĞ ƐƚŽŶĞ ǁŝŶĚŽǁ ƐŝůůƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ Ϯϳн ĂĐƌĞƐ ǁͬĂ ƐŵĂůů ƌƵŶͲŝŶ & plenty of pasture for horses.

Low taxes. Large, fenced yard & carport.

Natural wood ceilings.

New designer metal roof.

Recent remodel. Close to everything.

Asking $145,000.

Call (845) 339-3444.

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HUDSON RIVER CARRIAGE HOUSE Lakefront Beauty | Highland | $329,000 DŝŶƚ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ ŚŽŵĞ ǁͬŽƉĞŶ ŇŽŽƌ ƉůĂŶ ŽŶ ŵĂŝŶ ůĞǀĞů͘ ŽǀĞƌĞĚ ĨƌŽŶƚ ƉŽƌĐŚ Θ Ϯ ƌĞĂƌ ĚĞĐŬƐ͘ EĞǁ ŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƐ͕ ƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐ ƐƚĞĞů ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ĐĞŶƚƌĂů Ăŝƌ Θ ϭϬ Ō͘ ĐĞŝůŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ǁĂůŬŽƵƚ ďĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ͊ >Ő ŵĂƐƚĞƌ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ǁͬ ůĂƌŐĞ ǁĂůŬ ŝŶ ƐŚŽǁĞƌ Θ ƐŝƫŶŐ ĂƌĞĂ͘ ϮŶĚ ŇŽŽƌ ŽĸĐĞ Žƌ ϰƚŚ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ͘ ^ŽůĂƌ ƉĂŶĞůƐ ǁͬZϰϵ ŝŶƐƵůĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ĂƫĐ͘

Peaceful Contemporary | Freehold | $359,900 ŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶƚůLJ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ďƵƚ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ĨƌŽŵ ǀŝĞǁ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ŽƉĞŶ ŇŽŽƌ ƉůĂŶ ŚĂƐ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ďĂĐŬ ĚĞĐŬƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽǀĞƌĞĚ ĨƌŽŶƚ ƉŽƌĐŚ ƌĞŵŝŶŝƐĐĞŶƚ ŽĨ Ă ŚƵŶƟŶŐ ůŽĚŐĞ͘ 'ĞŽƚŚĞƌŵĂů ŚĞĂƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŽůŝŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ ǀĂƵůƚĞĚ ĐĞŝůŝŶŐƐ͕ ƐƚŽŶĞ ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞ͕ ĂƚƌŝƵŵ͕ ŬŽŝ ƉŽŶĚ Θ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƐƚĂůů ŚŽƌƐĞ ďĂƌŶ͘ KŶůLJ ϮϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ƚŽ ^Ŭŝ tŝŶĚŚĂŵ͘

VILLAGE GREEN REALTY

North of SAUGERTIES. 1500 Sq.Feet.

Wrap around balcony. Green house.

Sauna and Steam. Private office and entrance.

ZEN LIKE atmosphere. Perfect for someone looking for total quiet and privacy. $1,995 per month. 1 year lease.

Call owner: Joe 646 352 2201.

Or Alan @ Winn Morrison 310 866 6625.

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Easy Living | Poughkeepsie | $249,000 tĞůů ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĞĚ ϯ Zͬϭ͘ϱ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ƌĂŶĐŚ ŽŶ Ă ƋƵŝĞƚ ĚĞĂĚ ĞŶĚ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ŽŶ Ă ŵĂŶŝĐƵƌĞĚ ͘ϱϴ ĂĐƌĞƐ͘ /ŶͲŐƌŽƵŶĚ ƉŽŽů͕ ǁĂůŬŽƵƚ ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ ďĂƐĞŵĞŶƚ ǁͬŚĂůĨ ďĂƚŚ͕ Ϯ ĐĂƌ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ͘ tŝƚŚŝŶ ƐŚŽƌƚ ĚƌŝǀĞ ƚŽ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ WŽƵŐŚŬĞĞƉƐŝĞ ŚĂƐ ƚŽ ŽīĞƌ͘ &ĂŵŝůLJ ƌŽŽŵ Θ ĚĞĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ ƐƚĞƉƐ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŽů Θ ďĂĐŬLJĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ LJŽƵƌ ĨĂŵŝůLJ Θ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ͘

Fabulous Converted Barn | Woodstock | $369,000 tĂůŬŝŶŐ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ sŝůůĂŐĞ ŽĨ tŽŽĚƐƚŽĐŬ Θ LJĞƚ͕ ĂŶ ŽŚ ƐŽ ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬLJĂƌĚ͊ dŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ŵƵůƟͲůĞǀĞů ĚĞĐŬŝŶŐ Θ ŚŽƚ ƚƵď ŵĂŬĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ƌĞůĂdžŝŶŐ ŚŝĚĚĞŶ ŽĂƐŝƐ͘ Ɛ LJŽƵ ĞŶƚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞ͕ LJŽƵ͛ůů ĮŶĚ Ă ǀĞƐƟďƵůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂĚƐ ƚŽ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů >Z ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƌƵƐƟĐ ƐƚŽŶĞ ĮƌĞƉůĂĐĞ Θ ƐǁĞĞƚ ƐƵŶƌŽŽŵ ǁͬƐůŝĚŝŶŐ ďĂƌŶ ĚŽŽƌ͘

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Fingerstyle Guitar for solo performer.

Taught at NYC’s Mannes College of Music & Guitar Study Center. Break out of “Pattern Playing”, create instrumental breaks, improvise accompaniments.

Susan Hoover, 845-679-7887.

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Counseling Services

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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Professional Services

GBM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC. Professional Moving and Delivery.

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Personal & Health Services

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Caretaking/Home Management

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

YOU CALL I HAUL. Attic, basements, garages cleaned out. Junk, debris, removed.

20% discount for seniors and disabled.

Gary (845)247-7365 or www.garyshauling.com

Pain Relief, Nutrition, Craniosacral, Applied Kinesiology. Dr. Andrew Cort, Chiropractor. A thorough, gentle, holistic approach, Physical/Emotional Mental/Spiritual. 9 Rock City Road, Woodstock. (845)750-9652 or Andrew@AndrewCort.com for Optimal Health and Well-Being

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Art Services

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

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Organizing/ Decorating/ Refinishing

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER/HOUSEKEEPER. Help w/everyday problems, special projects; clutter, paperwork, moving, tax preparation & personal assistant. Affordable. Fully Insured, Confidentiality Assured. MargotMolnar.com; Masters Psychology, former CEO, Certified Hospice Volunteer. margotmolnar1@gmail.com (845)679-6242.

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

HAPPY HOUSEKEEPERS caring and through cleaning service. We do it all from polishing furniture to disinfecting doorknobs! Weekly, biweekly and Vacation home service. References available. Call for free estimate 845-214-8780.

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Painting/Odd Jobs

”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.

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, cleanouts. Second home caretaking. All small/ medium jobs considered. Versatile, trustworthy, creative, thrifty. References. Ken Fix It. 845-616-7999.

HANDYALL SERVICES: *Carpentry, *Plumbing, *Electrical, *Painting, *Excavating & Grading. 5 ton dump trailer. Trees cut, Yards cleaned & mowed. Snow Removal.

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Interior Painting & Staining, Sheet Rocking, All Stages of Remodeling Residential & Commercial • Free estimates, fully insured Accepting all major credit cards.

Contact Jason Habernig

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Building Services

OHHH HANDYMAN! A Professional Service You Can Trust. Specializing in your project. A subdivision of Winecoff Quality Contracting, Inc. Other professional services available. Ice-damming solutions & roof-raking. Dump Runs.

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AA Statuary & Weathervane Co.

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Gardening/ Landscaping

STONE WALL RESTORATIONS; Thoughtful, innovative & resourceful approaches. Kevin Towle (914)906-8791.

Landscaping Lawn installation Ponds Retaining walls Stone work ...and much more

Excavation Site work Drain ¿elds Land clearing Septic systems Demolition Driveways

Paramount Contracting & Development Corp.

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

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Spirituality

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. (Never known to fail.) Oh, most faithful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother.

Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank-you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be

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separated from you in eternal glory.

Thank-you for your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted.

FOR SPECIAL BLESSINGS AND HELP from St. Jude, “patron saint of the hopeless”, say the following petition 9 times in a row for 9 days. It does not fail. You need to publish this prayer when you receive your blessings: May the sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world, now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us; Saint Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us; Saint Jude, help of the hopeless, please pray for us.

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Smoking cessation • pain management stress relief • past life regressions.

Intuitive, Sensitive Guidance Spirit Communicator

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Animals

DIANA’S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Diana’s CAT Shelter in Accord.

ULSTER PUBLISHING SPECIAL SECTION

Here at the Ulster County SPCA we’re hoping to get as many of our residents HOMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS as we can!

Our Pet of the Week is Bagel; 10-year old hound mix who’s extremely sweet & enjoys long walks. We recommend a home w/no young children. Mojo; very smart, athletic 3-4 year old brindle Shepherd mix who’d love to join your family. He’s great w/cats, dog selective, and is very obedient. Macy; another great dog waiting to meet you; she’s a 3-4 year old Australian Shepherd mix & she needs lots of room to run. We have a GREAT SELECTION OF CATS too; Luna; beautiful gray kitty w/yellow eyes sweet disposition. Atomic Tangerine; big orange guy who has some vision issues but does well w/his eye drops. He’s mellow & would do well in just about any home. Mr. Dewy; handsome orange boy w/some extra toes on his paws, which means good luck! We also have a FRIENDLY GROUP OF RABBITS: Brady; lovable orange/gray lop eared male w/an excellent disposition. We also would like to introduce you to Mercury; sleek little 1-year old black bunny who’s a bit shy.

Come CHECK THEM ALL OUT TODAY at the UCSPCA, 20 Wiedy Rd., Kingston, off Sawkill Road. Www.UCSPCA.org. Come CHECK THEM ALL OUT TODAY at the UCSPCA, 20 Wiedy Rd., Kingston, off Sawkill Road. Www.UCSPCA.org.

FOR FOSTER OR ADOPTION- SWEET & LOVING CATS: FUZZY WUZZY; Gorgeous, sweet, loving, long-hair, 2-3 year old tabby (striped) male; CUDDLES & PUDDLES; Identical twin 2-year old tabby brothers; CHLOE & SPOOKY; Elegant, friendly, all black, 3-year old males. All are neutered. Contact 845-863-7873, Banditnbarbie@gmail

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EXPLORE HUDSON VALLEY

A Wintry Mix

PROJECT CAT is a non-profit cat RESCUE & SHELTER. Please help get cat off the streets & into homes. Adopt a healthy & friendly cat or kitten companion for a lifetime. High Falls/Accord area. (845)6874983 or visit our cats at www.projectcat. org

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hat better time to take a good look at what the New Year has to offer than early January? Ulster Publishing’s EXPLORE HUDSON VALLEY — A WINTRY MIX combines an overview of seasonal Hudson Valley activities with analysis of the business climate from a regional perspective. A talk on the region’s economy and changing demographics, the effect of secondary education, and the growing challenge in the area’s housing are just a few of the topics examined. There will be suggestions on winter activities such as skiing, ice skating, field trips, and a kids-eye view of the fun of the season. Winter is not a time for slowing down, but rather a time to experience opportunities and make the most of life in the Hudson Valley!

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WOULD YOU LIKE AN OUTDOOR CAT? Do you have a barn, garage, shed or outbuilding? Would you like to consider having feral cats? You can help cats in need who will help keep your barn, etc. free of rodents.

The cats will be neutered/spayed and up to date w/shots. Please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at (973)713-8229.

Want to help but can’t adopt a cat? Don’t forget about our Foster program! Visit our website, UCSPCA.org, for details and pictures of cats to foster. Come see us and all of our other friends at the ULSTER COUNTY SPCA, 20 Wiedy Road, Kingston ( just off the traffic circle). Open 6 days a week, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Closed on Mondays.)

(845)331-5377. pet’s reward..... VETERINARY HOUSE CALLS. Dr. B. MacMULLEN. (845)3392516. Serving Ulster County for 10+ years.

Very Reasonable Rates, Multiple Pet Discount... Compassionate, Professional, Courteous. *Pet Exams, *Vaccines, *Blood Work, *Lyme Testing, *Flea & Tick Prevention, *Rx Diet, *Euthanasia at home.

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