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Gardner Museum curator lectures on Saturday at Olana Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum has long been the epitome of exhibition cool in the USA, as much for its reduced admissions for anyone wearing Boston Red Sox uniforms (or free for being named Isabella) as for its world-class collection of classic greats and more modern way of adding in cutting-edge contemporary shows and making its garden aspects sing. On Saturday afternoon, April 4 – in anticipation of the groundbreaking new “River Crossings� series of exhibitions and commissioned works being put on all summer by Olana and the Thomas Cole House, in Hudson and Catskill – Olana is hosting a talk

by Pieranna Cavalchini, the Gardner’s curator of contemporary art, who has overseen much of its renowned exhibitions mixing new pieces into older contexts in recent years, including the museum’s recent completion of a new Renzo Piano-designed expansion

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wing. Prior to her work in Boston, Cavalchini served as a special advisor to Incontri Internazionali d’Arte in Rome and as coordinator for the Concerti di Mezzogiorno at the Festival of Two Worlds of Spoleto, where she honed her way with working with top innovators in all art media.

This weekend’s lecture, scheduled “to inspire dinner conversations around your tables filled with friends and family� in Olana’s Wagon House Education Center, will focus on the art and practice of high-end museum curation, and will be followed by a question-and-answer session, plus a tea-and-cake reception. – Paul Smart Pieranna Cavalchini lecture, Saturday, April 4, 3-5 p.m., $12/$10, Olana State Historic Site, 5720 Route 9G, Hudson; (518) 828-1872, www.olana.org.

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than master jazz soprano saxophonist Dave Liebman, of Miles Davis and a good many decades of his own fame, including years as one of the form’s great teachers and theorists. Featuring his new group Expansions, made up of some of jazz’s top new talents that Liebman has apprenticed – just as he came up playing with Elvin Jones, Miles (on his On the Korner and Get Up/With It albums, among others) and Chick Corea – the night will start with an opening set by the genre-bending new Dylan Maida Quartet out of New York City. – Paul Smart Davie Liebman’s Expansions, Saturday, April 4, 7 p.m., $20 suggested, The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro; (845) 236-7970, www.liveatthefalcon.com.

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John Benditt reads from The Boatmaker in Woodstock

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than-life modern allegorical manner that takes everyone by surprise? Especially when that same journalist once created Scientific American’s bestselling issue ever, introducing the then-unknown disease of AIDS. John Benditt, whose The Boatmaker has a magical-realist element as it follows a man who builds a boat to leave his island home, then sails from adventure to adventure, will read from his work at Woodstock’s Golden Notebook this Saturday, April 4 at 4 p.m. – Paul Smart John Benditt reading from The Boatmaker, Saturday, April 4, 4 p.m., The Golden Notebook, 29 Tinker Street, Woodstock; (845) 679-8000, www.goldennotebook. com.

Rosendale Theatre hosts Gail Kniceley memorial concert Rosendale resident and alwayscommunity-minded Gail Kniceley passed away in February. To honor and celebrate her life, many worldclass musicians and performers will

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Bardavon screens The African Queen

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he African Queen, the 1951 Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn technicolor classic, which plays on Friday at the Bardavon in Poughkeepsie, is one of those movies that defy description. A period piece starring two older actors in a boat, it doesn’t offer up the endless zip and zap of so many modern features; and yet once delivered, it warrants being seen over and over again. It’s got high adventure, great comedy, wonderful performances and a wealth of rewards, from the emotional to the heroic.

Don’t know the story? It’s about a cursing loner living out on the edge who takes a spinster missionary to safety and defeats numerous enemies along the way, including our innate fear of leeches.

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be performing onstage at the historic Rosendale Theatre in Rosendale on April 3 at 7 p.m. This concert will kick off with the humor of Mikhail Horowitz & Gilles Malkine, and then Jimmy Eppard, Pete Levin, Joey Eppard and other favorite national as well as Hudson Valley musicians will create music in Gail’s memory.

The headlining act will be the funk and soul band Phelonius Phunk, featuring Danny Louis from Gov’t Mule; Machan Taylor, who has performed with many groups including Pink Floyd and Aretha Franklin; Randy Ciarlante, who played with the Band; and Stew Cutler, who has performed with Percy Sledge, Meatloaf and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. On bass will be Rosendale’s own world-class bass-player, Charlie Kniceley. More special guests are sure to make their way onto the stage as well.

The evening will benefit Charlie Kniceley and his family, who are still dealing with medical and other expenses.

Charlie and Gail were together for over 40 years, and for the past 30 years they have been residents of Rosendale. Gail volunteered for many causes, such as the Ulster County Democratic Women, and was the vendor coordinator for the Rosendale Street Festival for over a

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The concert will take place at the Rosendale Theatre, located at 408 Main Street in Rosendale, on Friday, April 3 at 7 p.m. There will be a raffle and refreshments available. For additional information or to make a donation, please see www.charliebass.com or write carrie@ eventsthatmatter.net.

Register now to volunteer for New Paltz Clean Sweep New Paltz Clean Sweep: April 25, rain or shine! Please join your fellow volunteers in the basement of St. Joseph’s Church for breakfast treats. We begin at 8:30 a.m. We provide bags and gloves.

This is a wonderful community event.

Help pick up the litter in New Paltz. Make it cleaner. Make it greener. Please join us.

Also, new this year: a textile drive – clean clothing or textiles only. Take them to the New Paltz Village Hall (upper level) from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Advance registration for cleaning litter is online at www.newpaltz.edu/careers/cleansweep. html. You can call Sue at (845) 255-5636 for more information.

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The African Queen, Friday April 3, 7:30 p.m., $6, Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie; (845) 473-2072, www.bardavon.org.

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William Shakespeare’s disturbing play of envy, jealousy, and murder in a modern interpretation focusing on a centuries’ old (and as yet unresolved) social problem: the acceptance of people of color in a white society. A CENTERstage production as part of the Ninth Annual Sam Scripps Shakespeare Festival, adapted and directed by Lou Trapani. Starring George Allen, Kevin Archambault, Brandon Argento, Michael Curtis, Joe Eriole, Marcus Gregio, Brian Kubsch, Zack Marshall, Jim O’Neill, Joshuah Patriarco & Denis Silvestri.

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Bard hosts “Neil Gaiman in Conversation with Laurie Anderson”

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ow that fantasy author extraordinaire Neil Gaiman is on the faculty at Bard College, teaching just one class per semester, third- and fourth-year students dream and scheme to be among the favored few admitted. But for those of us in the broader mid-Hudson Valley, all we need to do to enjoy his informal, free-associative way of sharing information in front of a group is to buy a ticket to one of his twice-yearly Conversations onstage at the Fisher Center on the Bard campus.

The first two in the series proved Gaiman an excellent raconteur, as skilled at putting his celebrity guests at ease and drawing out their thoughts on an ever-shifting spectrum of arts-related topics as he is comfortable, humorous and charmingly self-deprecating when talking about his own career. With Maus author Art Spiegelman the main theme was graphic novels and with The Time-Traveler’s Wife author Audrey Niffenegger the challenges of writing in that sci-fi subgenre, but the conversations ranged widely enough to demonstrate the unpredictable sparks that can fly and the original insights that they can ignite when two highly creative minds meet to chat. It’s a rare treat to watch such interplay happen in real time, if you’re not the sort of person who gets invited to

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Laurie Anderson is best known for her multimedia presentations and innovative use of technology. As writer, director, visual artist and vocalist, she has created pioneering works that span the worlds of art, theater and experimental music. She was also appointed the first artist-in-residence of NASA.

dinner or cocktail parties populated with a dense array of brilliant artists.

This Friday evening, the “Neil Gaiman in Conversation” series will venture into new territory: the performing arts. More and more of late, the author has been turning his public readings into multimedia events, accompanied by an avant-garde string quartet with projected illustrations from one of his books as a backdrop. He has even been heard on this same stage singing a duet of “Makin’ Whoopee” with

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his wife, indie/pop singer/songwriter/ pianist/provocateur Amanda Palmer on ukulele. So it makes perfect sense that an artist long commanding the stellar heights of multimedia performance, superinnovative composer/musician/ director/inventor Laurie Anderson, should be the next invited to Bard for some onstage interplay. One of Anderson’s collaborations with her late husband, avant/rocker Lou Reed, was titled “The Lost Art of Conversation,” and this event will provide a public opportunity to help revive same.

Where does one even begin talking about Anderson’s incredibly prolific career, the ground that she has broken so many times, the awards and accolades heaped upon her, the legends with whom she has worked? Most listeners first became acquainted with her experimentation with electronic sound gadgetry when “O Superman” became a surprise chart-topper in the UK in 1981. Anderson pioneered music videos before MTV was born. She invented two musical instruments: the tape-bow violin and the talking stick. She was the first-ever artist-in-residence both for NASA and, right here in the Hudson Valley, for the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center at the Rensselaer

Polytechnic Institute. She has curated arts festivals and created performance pieces for Olympic opening ceremonies and audiovisual installations for world’s fairs. She has published seven books and her visual work has been presented in major museums around the world. If anybody can fairly be called the Queen of the Underground, it’s Laurie Anderson; but that certifiable goddess status doesn’t mean that she thinks it beneath her to do a voiceover for a Rugrats movie. If it’s a creative field, her questing mind wants to go there and see what she can do.

“Story Structure” and “Fiction versus Autobiography” are the announced topics for the April 3 schmooze at Bard, but expect boundaries to be leapt with alacrity.

If you want to hear Anderson reminisce about Lou Reed (or William S. Burroughs or John Cage) or Gaiman about Terry Pratchett (whose funeral he just attended last week) or ask him for his thoughts on starting a second family (Palmer recently tweeted an announcement of her pregnancy), get there early and you’ll have a chance to fill out a card with a question for the audience-participation segment that typically ends these shows.

“Neil Gaiman in Conversation with Laurie Anderson” begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Sosnoff Theater of the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College. Tickets cost $25 general admission and $5 for Bard students and staff, and can be ordered online at http:// fishercenter.bard.edu or by calling the box office at Sosnoff Theater of the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at

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director of the Woodstock Fringe Festival, directs the play. The cast includes Jennifer Paul as Catherine, Farrell Reynolds as Robert, Stephen Powell as Hal and Kimberly Kay as Claire.

Tickets cost $20 general admission, $15 for students, seniors and Shandaken Theatrical Society members. To reserve your seats, call (845) 688-2279, e-mail info@stsplayhouse.com or visit http:// stsplayhouse.com.

– Frances Marion Platt Proof, Friday/Saturday, April 3/4, 10/11, 17/18, 8 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 12 & 19, 2 p.m., $20/$15, STS Playhouse, 10 Church Street, Phoenicia; (845) 6882279, http://stsplayhouse.com.

Tivoli’s Tangent Theatre performs Lonergan’s Lobby Hero

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BID FOR FAME & FORTUNE Mid-Hudson Civic Center hosts The Price is Right Live! in Poughkeepsie

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xcept for a seven-year hiatus in the late ’60s and early ’70s, The Price Is Right has been on the air continuously since 1956. Whether you picture Bill Cullen, Bob Barker or Drew Carey as the iconic host, you’d need to have been living under a rock not to be aware of this longest-running of all game shows in the English-speaking world. Knockoffs of the show have aired in 40 other countries; the US version has won several Daytime Emmy Awards and spawned board games, video/computer games and lots of other merchandise.

While there’s vicarious fun in watching other folks in the studio winning piles of prizes (or schadenfreude in watching them lose, if you’re so inclined), viewers since the show’s beginning have also been offered a chance to get in on the competition, whether as part of the studio audience, by sending in bids on postcards or, nowadays, via Facebook. But if you’ve always wanted to play the game live, you’ll have your shot at it on Tuesday evening, when the road company of The Price is Right Live! comes to the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie.

If you’ve been pinching pennies and compulsively comparison-shopping for the best deal all your life, here’s your chance to put those hard-won budgeting skills to work for a much bigger payoff.

Showtime for The Price is Right Live! is at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, but you must show up at the Civic Center between 4:15 and 7:15 p.m. that day to register as a possible contestant, to be chosen at random from the audience.

Tickets cost $75.50, $49.50 and $37.50 and may be ordered by calling (845) 454-5800, visiting www.midhudsonciviccenter.org or through TicketMaster. The competition is open to legal US residents, 18 years of age or older only; contact the box office for complete contest rules.

– Frances Marion Platt

One of the Hudson Valley’s more intriguing stage troupes these days is the Tangent Theatre Company, known for its annual NEWvember Festival showcasing the best newly written plays and its regular pub reading series, which has been running since the Traghaven Whiskey Pub in Tivoli was still known as the Black Swan. But Tangent’s mainstage productions at the intimate Carpenter Shop Theater are also consistently fine and something to anticipate with relish.

Well, spring has sprung, which means that it’s time for Tangent to unveil its next character-driven mainstage show.

This year’s selection is a timely one, considering the issues of police brutality that have dominated the news in recent months: Kenneth Lonergan’s Lobby Hero, a comedy/drama that examines the thorny ethical challenges and choices confronting a young security guard in a Manhattan apartment building, his supervisor, a policeman and a policewoman.

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– Frances Marion Platt Neil Gaiman in Conversation with Laurie Anderson, Friday, September 3, 7:30 p.m., $25/$5, Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson; (845) 758-7900, http://fishercenter.bard. edu.

Putting two and two together David Auburn’s Proof at STS Playhouse in Phoenicia f David Auburn’s drama Proof did not already exist, with a 917-performance Broadway run and a slew of the most prestigious Best Play prizes under its belt (Pulitzer, Tony, Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics’ Circle), it would be difficult to make most people believe that they could be happy sitting in a theater for a couple of hours listening to a quartet of actors agonize over the finer points of mathematics. But by any respectable standard

of measurement, Proof was a huge success; and unlike the recent movie about physicist Stephen Hawking, The Theory of Everything, it didn’t have to gloss over theoretical complexities in order to deliver solid entertainment value.

The basic premise of Proof is that a recently deceased, brilliant and frequently psychotic mathematician, Robert, may or may not have arrived at a proof about prime numbers that could turn the world of higher mathematics on its ear. Robert’s daughter Catherine, who gave up her own career to care for him during his long decline, is the protagonist, struggling with her own mathematical gift and the terror that she has also inherited her father’s mental illness. Into her life comes Hal, a former graduate student of Robert’s who wants to search for the elusive proof amongst his often-incoherent papers.

Tugging at Catherine from another angle is her sister Claire, who wants Catherine to put the past behind her, move out and move on.

A new production of Proof opens on Friday, April 3 at the STS Playhouse in Phoenicia and runs weekends through April 19, with Friday and Saturday shows at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinées at 2 p.m.

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Sometimes no choice available – even telling the truth – is a good one, and the play grapples with nuances of race, sex, class and professional status and the moral conundrums inherent in corrupt social systems.

Lonergan’s play The Waverley Gallery was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, but he may be better-known for his screenwriting. He co-wrote Analyze This with Harold Ramis, collaborated on Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York and picked up a slew of festival and industry awards and a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination for You Can Count on Me, which he also directed. Lobby Hero received Drama Desk, Outer Critics’ Circle and Olivier Award nominations in the Best Play category.

Tangent’s production is directed by the ubiquitous Amy Lemon Olson. The ironically titled protagonist (portrayed, incidentally, in the 2002 London version

by David Tennant, beloved of Whovians as the Tenth Doctor) will be played in Tivoli by Jacob Horstmeier. Artists’ Equity members Brandon Jones, Kelsey Landon and Tangent’s artistic director Michael Rhodes round out the cast.

Lobby Hero opens on Thursday, April 2, and will run through Sunday, April 26, with performances beginning at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. on Sundays (except Easter, April 5, when there will be no show). All tickets cost $25 and are available by calling (845) 230-7020 or visiting http://tangent-arts. org. The tiny Carpenter Shop Theater, where every seat is a good one, is located at 60 Broadway in downtown Tivoli.

– Frances Marion Platt Kenneth Lonergan’s Lobby Hero, Tangent Theatre Company, Thursday-Saturday, April 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25, 8 p.m., Sunday, April 12, 19, 26, 3 p.m., $25, Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli; (845) 230-7020, http://tangentarts.org.

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sadors of New Orleans since 1961, at the Bearsville Theater on Saturday, April 4 at 9 p.m. The band is currently under the direction of Ben Jaffe, the son of founders Allan and Sandra.

2013’s That’s It! balances traditionalism and stylistic expansion. It was coproduced by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, who lends the record a roomy, live and raucous sound, recognizing that not much intervention is required to get a great vibe out of this historic band.

Tickets cost $79 for first-row seats, $65 for Golden Circle seats, $55 for the remaining seats and $35 for standingroom general admission. For tickets and more information, visit www. radiowoodstock.com. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock.

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SP in Kingston will celebrate Shana Falana’s eagerly awaited full-length CD, Set Your Lightning Fire Free, with a release show on Friday, April 3 at 9 p.m. The Kingston-based psychedelic pop songwriter (and legendary live performer) recorded the bulk of the new album at the Isokon in Woodstock with producer

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Set Your Lightning Fire Free (Team Love Records) features Shana Falana’s signature sounds in abundance.

D. James Goodwin (Devo, Kaki King), but chose to record her vocals by herself in unconventional field locations – her bathroom, a little girl’s bedroom – both for their distinctive sound qualities and for the ways in which the environments might inform her performances.

Scheduled for an April 7 release on the New Paltz-based Team Love Records, Set Your Lightning Fire Free features

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Falana’s signature sounds in abundance – the stacked, ambient harmonies, fuzz guitars, hypnotic drones and shifting sonic textures – but also covers far more stylistic ground than her 2011 debut EP In the Light, venturing into celestial punkrock, Balkan tonalities, dark psych and electro-tribal Minimalism, all in support of a strong set of concise, hooky songs that revel in a newfound lyrical urgency. While the quality of Falana’s songwriting remains fundamentally spiritual and meditative, there is a surprising and daring dose of angst, vitriol and wild, emotional release on this record as Falana deals in equal measure with themes of imprisonment and liberation.

The BSP date marks the first show of a two-month national tour for Falana and her partner, drummer Mike Amari. Falana and Amari’s sonically and multimediaenhanced live shows have been a psychedelic highlight of the Hudson Valley music scene for nearly half a decade. For the CD release show at BSP, they will be joined by Buffalo Sex Change and the New Paltz-based dream-pop quintet Pecas.

Admission costs $5 at the door. BSP is located at 323 Wall Street in Kingston. For more information, visit www.bspkingston. com. For more on Shana Falana, visit http://shanafalana.com.  – John Burdick

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On Saturday, April 4, the Museum at Bethel Woods will open for the 2015 season featuring a new exhibit “Peace, Love, Unity, Respect: The Rise of Electronic Music Culture in America.�

Inspired by Mysteryland, an international electronic music festival that has made a stop at Bethel, the exhibit illuminates the history, aesthetics and communities of the global electronic music culture. “Peace, Love, Unity, Respect� is on display from April 4 through May 31. Admission costs $5 for the Special Exhibit, or included in the price of admission to the Main Exhibit.

Festival culture will also be celebrated during a fundraising event this spring.

Designer and musician Andy Hilfiger has partnered with the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts to present “Festival Fashion: Bellbottoms and Butterfly Wings,� a runway show featuring festivalinspired clothing from Hilfiger’s personal collection. The show will be held in the Event Gallery at Bethel Woods on Saturday, April 25.

To purchase tickets to “Festival Fashion: Bellbottoms and Butterfly Wings� or any other events at Bethel Woods, or for more information, visit www.bethelwoodscenter. org. The Bethel Woods Center is located at 200 Hurd Road in Bethel.

ZviDance performs Surveillance at Kaatsbaan in Tivoli

Steve Gorn, master of the Indian bansuri ute, and Adam Rudolph, world percussionist extraordinaire, come together to create a rich mix of luscious melodies from India, with infectious rhythms from Morocco and beyond.

For more information call 845-687-5262 www.sunyulster.edu

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at Kaatsbaan on numerous occasions.

Surveillance begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 4. Admission costs $30 for adults, $10 for children and students with ID. The Kaatsbaan International Dance Center is located at 120 Broadway in Tivoli. For more information, visit www.kaatsbaan.org.

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Joan Osborne plays Bearsville on Friday

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or most of her 20-plus-year career, the great singer Joan Osborne has been old-school – not so much in sound as in career strategy. With many notable exceptions over the course of more than a half-dozen albums, Osborne has been a bit of a throwback figure, a gifted interpreter in the age of the de rigueur singer/songwriter. Whether her style target was contemporary (as on her wildly successful debut Relish) or studied retro in the spirit of Daptone on 2012’s excellent Bring It on Home, she has typically emphasized selective collaborative writing and covers over originals.

But last year, Osborne broke from her personal form and released an album of intimate original material, co-written mostly with her longtime “right-hand man� Jack Petruzelli or with her principal collaborator of recent years, the New Paltz-born keyboard whiz Keith Cotton. Like all of her output, the conceptual song cycle Love and Hate is both earthy and sophisticated, visceral and elegant.

It’s a rich and ambitious effort from a legendary vocalist who deserves to be better-known for her writing as well.

Radio Woodstock presents Joan Osborne on Friday, April 3 at the Bearsville Theater. Lauren Shea opens at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $40 to $60. For tickets and more information, visit http://radiowoodstock.com. The Bearsville Theater is located at 291 Tinker Street in Woodstock. – John Burdick

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The PonÊ Ensemble for New Music will give a free listening program and lecture at the Elting Library in New Paltz on April 9 at 7 p.m. Hosted by composer and SUNY-New Paltz faculty member Bob Lukomski, the program’s theme is music inspired by dance. Lukomski will play selections from Stravinsky, Piazzola and other 20th- and 21 st-century composers and examine their compositional techniques and their connections to dance.

This program is provided in advance of the upcoming concert of live chamber music based on the same theme by the PonĂŠ Ensemble, scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 19 at the United Methodist Church in New Paltz. The program will feature a mix of tangos and folk and archaic dances by composers from the 20th and 21st centuries, including the premiere of selected movements from the Suite for Solo Cello by Pete Cody, a New Paltz native, as well as music by local composers Shirley Warren and Bob Lukomski. Tickets cost $20.

The Elting Memorial Library is located at 93 Main Street in New Paltz. The United Methodist Church is located at 1 Grove Street in New Paltz. For more information, visit www.poneensemble.org.

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Former Afghan Whig Steve Myers has been rocking the New York City underground, garage and soul scene with his band the Mighty Fine for ten years. As a follow-up to 2011’s raw and masterful Get up to Get Down, Mighty Fine offers the ferocious single “Keep It Coming,� which kicks off with a brash, Hendrixian riff and follows through with an unrelenting drive and grind reminiscent of a more soul-attuned MC5. It is energized stuff and it just screams “great live band.�

Mighty Fine, which also features members of Boss Hog, makes two local stops this week: Friday, April 3 at 9 p.m. at the Half Moon at 48 South Front Street in Hudson and Saturday, April 4 at 9 p.m. at Quinn’s at 330 Main Street in Beacon.  – John Burdick

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iguring out the nature of space has obsessed humans ever since the earliest written records of Homo bewilderus. The ancient Greeks, compulsive logicians, argued that the blank-seeming sections of the universe couldn’t be empty because nothingness cannot exist. They said that for space to “be nothing� requires us to take the verb “to be� – which means “to exist� – and then negate it. Being nothing, they said, is a contradiction. It makes as much sense as saying, “You’re running not running.�

Then came the Church, which chanted “Amen� to the “no such thing as nothing� credo: If God is omnipresent, there cannot be any vacuum. Added to all this, many 18th- and then 19th-century scientists said that light is composed of waves, which require some medium through which to travel. Sound waves need air to carry the thumping bass from a teenager’s

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The anti-nothing lobby thus included members of the scientific, religious and philosophical communities. They ruled.

If you were pro-vacuum, you were a nut job. The universal stuff assumed to fill all space was first called a plenum, then an aether, or ether. Its existence was a given for centuries.

The ether-belief took a serious blow following one of the most famous demonstrations in history: the MichelsonMorley experiment, conducted in 1887.

Albert Michelson argued that if Earth plowed through an ether, then a beam of light traveling in the same direction should get a speed boost and reflect back faster than a similar light beam aimed at right angles to it. With the help of Edward Morley, Michelson used an apparatus attached to a stable concrete platform floating atop a pool of liquid mercury.

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results were incontrovertible: The light that traveled back and forth across the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ether streamâ&#x20AC;? accomplished the journey in exactly the same time as light going the same distance forward in our planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s travel direction. Either Earth had stalled in its orbit around the Sun, or the ether didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist.

Albert Einstein settled the matter a few years later. In 1905, his first relativity theory showed that light travels happily through a vacuum. Nothing need convey its waves of electric and magnetic pulses.

This was good news. It hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really made sense for the planets to be passing through a substance without the slightest resistance. It was time to ax the ether with a good-riddance. Now fashion totally swung the other way, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;nothingâ&#x20AC;? pleased everyone. Even the Church was no longer anti-vacuum.

Ah, but not so fast: Light from distant stars was slightly dimmed by intervening material. Some skimpy stuff â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mostly hydrogen atoms and atomic fragments â&#x20AC;&#x201C; must be occupying space after all. Simple calculations revealed that, on average, one atom floats within each cubic centimeter of space.

The degree of vacuum depends on the neighborhood. Around here, the Sun sends out a constant stream of disembodied atom fragments. This â&#x20AC;&#x153;solar windâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the term created by physicist Gene Parker in the 1950s and confirmed during the first satellite launches â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has an average density of three to six atoms per sugarcube volume. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s substantive enough to push comet tails backward like airport wind socks and make them always point away from the Sun. Some of these particles are barely there, streaming right through most other matter. Neutrinos fill the cosmos.

So do photons of all kinds. And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more to space than a mere recitation of its particle density: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also permeated by fields. Magnetic and electric fields flow across the whole of space. Gravity waves rock its very fabric. Thus, a lot is present, even if it all weighs little or nothing.

Most intriguing, perhaps, is spaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s omnipresent vacuum energy first postulated in the 1930s. Also called zeropoint energy, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the underlying matrix of the cosmos. There are several good reasons to believe that it exists. Calculations of how

much vacuum energy lurks everywhere vary greatly (in fact, the 100-orders-ofmagnitude difference between theoretical predictions and measured values is known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;vacuum catastropheâ&#x20AC;?), but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s substantial. By the larger estimate, if this energy could be extracted and utilized, each empty mayonnaise jar of space contains enough power to boil off the Pacific Ocean in one second.

This underlying energy seems to be caused by an endless whirl of particles and anti-particles springing briefly into existence in every tiny piece of space and then vanishing again. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as if the entire cosmos, despite the appearance of emptiness, seethes with so much energy that it can barely contain itself.

This may be the so-called dark energy that is making the visible cosmos expand.

If this quality of space is the underlying cause of the Big Bang, then the universe is still banging â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all thanks to its â&#x20AC;&#x153;emptyâ&#x20AC;? space. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bob Berman

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Kolonialism for kids Home for the holidays offers gently subversive animated sci-fi fun

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t’s that post-Oscars doldrums time of year, when week after week, there’s nothing new in your local cinemas that’s particularly tempting. But Easter vacation invariably brings some family-friendly releases, and occasionally an outstanding animated film will premiere to coincide with that school break instead of summer, Thanksgiving or Christmas. I wouldn’t go so far as to call DreamWorks Animation’s latest effort, Tim Johnson’s Home, outstanding. But it’s better than a lot of other critics seem to be giving it credit for, and a solid choice if you want to take the kids to the movies anytime soon.

On the most obvious level, Home is a frenetic, eye-popping friendship/ adventure tale with a moral or two and just enough peril to keep kindergartners rapt without giving them nightmares.

Though there are the obligatory jokes that fly over the littl’uns’ heads to keep parents intermittently amused – such as having the seventh-grade protagonist’s nickname, Tip (Rihanna), be short for Gratuity – it isn’t excessively knowing or snarky. But if you think about it enough afterwards, there’s more to this story than immediately meets the eye. In fact, it can easily be read as a lesson in the evils of colonialism and cultural imperialism.

The title Home is a bit misleading, suggesting that this tale of a young Earthling befriended by a cute, bumbling alien is just a cartoon retread of E.T. The movie’s advertising tagline, “Culture Shock,” is a far better fit. The premise is a takeover of the Earth by a not-very-threateninglooking race of rubbery-bodied, manylegged little creatures called Boovs who change color like mood rings. Like most dystopian sci-fi cultures, they prize absolute conformity and practical utility over critical thinking and creativity, so runaway Earth girl Tip’s accidental sidekick Oh (Jim Parsons) is a social outcast among the Boovs because he is impulsive, disorganized and makes a lot of mistakes. Parents of kids who have ADHD and/or get bullied need look no further than this for a message.

But there’s more. The Boovs rationalize their invasion with the premise that humans are benighted and don’t know what’s good for them. Upon arrival, they put every aspect of Earth culture and technology to a quick and shallow test; anything that they don’t deem immediately useful gets vacuumed up into floating rubbish piles powered by antigravity devices. Bicycles are among the first to go, since they don’t stand upright on the first try. Soon they are joined by the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty and mountains of priceless artworks. Particularly since the Boovs choose Australia as the site for their internment camps for Earth’s human population, it doesn’t take much of a stretch to see in them the smug, clueless European colonizers of our planet’s “uncivilized” places, who don’t even

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bother to ask the indigenous people why they value what they value. And because the Boovs are depicted as candy-colored buffoons rather than wicked masters and exploiters, the lesson goes down easy and palatable instead of heavy-handed and didactic.

The other virtue on which the Boovs pride themselves is their talent for running away from danger. They are obliged to invade planet after planet because an alien race called Gorgs has been pursuing them relentlessly ever since the Boovs’ leader, Captain Smek (Steve Martin), swiped a precious artifact – an unexceptional-looking rock mounted on the end of a scepter – from the scarylooking Gorg commander while losing his nerve and fleeing what was supposed to be a peace conference. The scepter with the rock has become Smek’s badge of office, the Shusher, used to smite any Boov who questions his authority on the head.

As Smek repeatedly uses one human artifact after another inappropriately, like wearing a backyard barbecue as a crown, even little kids will quickly catch onto the point that this authoritarian figure bungles things way more than poor Oh ever did.

“My mother told me that making mistakes is what makes us human,” Tip reassures her new friend halfway through their quest – in a flying car fueled by slushie machines, courtesy of Oh’s tinkering – to reunite mother and daughter. Grownups who have read Ender’s Game or seen the Star Trek episode about the Horta should be able to figure out before the end that Smek is utterly wrong about the intentions of the Gorgs as well. It all fits in nicely with the movie’s overall message about multicultural understanding and not ostracizing, fearing or devaluing people for being the Other.

The fim can be read as a lesson in the evils of colonialism and cultural imperialism.

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If parents want to use this movie to prod their kids into thinking deeply about such matters, there are plenty of ways available to illustrate the lesson. Or you can just hunker down for a wild ride, laugh at Oh’s awkward syntax and enjoy Tip’s feisty girl-power personality and the bouncy, Rihanna-heavy score. Like a thoughtfully

filled Easter basket, Home is not too sweet, not too sour, colorful, energetic and fun.

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Photo taken after a 1907 Camp Awosting canoe trip

April 2, 2015

“FROM DAY ONE it was all about which team was going to win at the end of the season, and everything they did – every sport, every activity – was competitive.”

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ow do you make a man of a boy? At the turn of the last century, the answer for some was, “Send him to Camp Awosting.” The rustic boys’ camp, in operation from 1900 to 1934 in what is now Minnewaska State Park, was designed to toughen up young men from the privileged families of New York City and beyond, preparing them for their future lives as captains of industry. Boys who usually lived in luxury with the benefit of household staff were sent by their parents to the Shawangunk Mountains for two months to live under the guidance and supervision of counselors, temporarily shedding the mantle of privilege to learn discipline and other characterbuilding habits that the boys wouldn’t have learned otherwise in their advantaged daily lives.

The isolated location of the camp and little contact with the neighboring communities reinforced the life lessons learned. “It was very competitive, from the first day the camp started,” says Susan Stessin-Cohn, one of New Paltz’s two town historians (the other is Carol Johnson).

“That really was a reflection of how they were raising these kids and what they thought was important. From the first day they got there, they were divided into groups and scored points for what they did. From Day One it was all about which team was going to win at the end of the season, and everything they did – every sport, every activity – was competitive.”

Many of the young men who attended Camp Awosting would go on to become the Who’s Who of their time, she says. Not many local boys could afford the fees to attend the camp.

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Having survived Camp Awosting’s grueling “Long Walk” in 1913, Phil Elliott, Corning Faber, Jack Hall, Bob Irwin, Brad Covell, Herb Betts, Leiper Hodge, Hobart Baker, Dave Fleming, F. Thomas and J. Marvel pose for a picture.

Stessin-Cohn recently put together an online exhibit about Camp Awosting (http://omeka.hrvh.org/exhibits/show/ camp-awosting), hosted on the Hudson River Valley Heritage portal. The Hudson River Valley Heritage umbrella site (http://hrvh.org) functions as a digital library that provides free access to search and browse the collections of

more than 35 cultural and educational institutions in the Hudson Valley – a historical treasure trove that includes photographs, documents, maps, letters, diaries, oral histories, memorabilia and other ephemera.

The material at Hudson River Valley Heritage (http://hrvh.org) can be accessed in a number of ways, from performing a search by name or topic to exploring an

institution’s collection to viewing one of the themed exhibits on the site, many of which were created by Stessin-Cohn. The inspiration to produce an exhibit about the history of Camp Awosting came about, she says, through talking to her fellow New Paltz town historian Carol Johnson, who coordinates the Elting Memorial Library’s Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. “Carol mentioned

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Covered bridge enthusiast Ronald Knapp considers Perrine’s Bridge to be the jewel of the genre in the mid-Hudson region.

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or all covered-bridge-lovers, the Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society (TOLHPS) will sponsor a presentation by Ronald G. Knapp, co-author of the book America’s Covered Bridges, on Monday, April 6. The program will take place at Vineyard Commons in Highland at 7 p.m.

Knapp’s book is subtitled Practical Crossings – Nostalgic Icons. For most of us, it’s that nostalgia that inspires our reverence for covered bridges. They beckon us inside with the promise of more than just a river crossing, but also passage into a simpler, slower, more romantic era. If you could, wouldn’t you cross the Wallkill River through Perrine’s Bridge in Rifton rather than race across the wide-open Thruway bridge alongside it?

During his presentation Knapp will show gorgeous slides of covered bridges, including some in the Hudson Valley, and share their stories. But his interest goes beyond the aesthetics and legends. He has surprising answers to interesting questions: Why were they built? What was the length and location of the longest one? What was their environmental impact? No spoiler alert here; audience members will get the answers.

Knapp taught in the Department of Geography and Asian Studies Program at SUNY-New Paltz for nearly 35 years, retiring with the rank of SUNY distinguished professor emeritus. He is the author of many books on Chinese architecture. In 2013, the Executive Board of the New York Conference on Asian Studies created the Ronald G. Knapp Award for Distinguished Service to Asian Studies in New York.

How did a leading expert on Far Eastern architecture and society come to write a book on American covered bridges?

Born in Pittsburgh, he vaguely recalls seeing some in that state in the 1950s when he visited a family member’s farm. When he moved to New Paltz, he discovered Perrine’s Bridge, which he calls the jewel of the genre in the mid-Hudson region. But really, inspiration for the book was not that local. In fact, he had already written two books on Chinese bridges, including some covered ones there. That led him to attend a conference on covered bridges in China in 2005, where he met an American covered-bridge enthusiast, Terry Miller.

He urged Miller to write a book on American covered bridges, but they agreed that they were each too busy to tackle the project alone. So they decided to work together, along with Knapp’s frequent collaborator, photographer A. Chester Ong. The three of them made 11 trips all over the US and Canada, researching candidates for the book. Their approach in writing the book, Knapp says, was to treat the bridges not so much as artifacts but in context of 19th-century history, expressing American ingenuity and entrepreneurship.

“As soon as it was finished,” Knapp says, “I realized there were not many mid-Hudson bridges included, even though there is a good collection of surviving ones in the area.” Lately he has been taking a look at bridges closer to home. His research extends to some that no longer stand, including the original bridge over the Wallkill River in New Paltz and several that once spanned the Hudson River. Knapp’s presentation will include some regional bridges as well as others selected from his books.

Vineyard Commons, where the April program will be held, is located at 300 Vineyard Avenue, about a mile-and-a-quarter from the hamlet of Highland on Route 44/55, just south of the Hudson Valley Rehabilitation Center. The program is free and open to everyone. To reach the theater, turn into Vineyard Commons and follow the signs to Building 6. Early arrivers get the best parking spaces. Free refreshments will be available.

For more information, call (845) 255-7742, visit the TOLHPS website at www.tolhps.org or look for Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society on Facebook.

some scrapbooks from Camp Awosting that a former camper named William Faber Davis, Jr. had brought into the library a few years earlier, and the material in these binders was incredible,” says Stessin-Cohn. “I could have made a giant website from everything there, and I still may post more material in the future.”

The binders included dimensional items like badges and pieces of a uniform, along with menus, photographs and programs from the camp’s annual summer theatrical productions.

The scrapbooks donated by William Faber Davis, Jr. are now part of the permanent archives of the HavilandHeidgerd Historical Collection. According to Johnson, the former camper, who came up from his residence in Williamsburg, Virginia to donate the materials, had considered giving the binders of

memorabilia to the current owners of Camp Awosting (which moved its operations to Bantam Lake, Connecticut in 1934), but because the camp doesn’t have the proper archival storage for the items, he entrusted them to the care of the New Paltz library instead.

Stessin-Cohn was assisted in putting together the virtual exhibit by interns Francis DiChiara, a SUNY-New Paltz History major who has since gone on to grad school in Germany to become a Holocaust researcher, and Lucia O’Corozine, who Stessin-Cohn says has been her intern since she was 13 years old.

“She’s worked with me on projects since I was at Historic Huguenot Street [where Stessin-Cohn was formerly director of education]. I can’t say enough good things about her; she took it upon herself to do so much outside research. She and Francis

day event will begin with a presentation introducing Downing and how the memorial urban park in his name came to be. Following the talk, members offer guided tours of the historic Captain David Crawford House and an opening reception for the Artists’ Choice exhibition featuring the work of 50 local artists.

The featured speaker is Dr. Karen Eberle-McCarthy, a retired Mount Saint Mary College professor and president of the Downing Park Planning Committee.

Her presentation titled “On Downing Park” highlights the influence of Downing on the park’s original designers, Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted. She will trace the development of the park from its original design in 1897 through the present and describe the future plans for this City of Newburgh jewel.

Dr. McCarthy’s talk will be followed at 3 p.m. by the opening reception of the Artists’ Choice exhibition, which is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Generous local artists who donated to 2014’s Feast of the Arts fundraising auction have been invited to each show one of their works.

This exhibit is available to the public in the Stone Floor Gallery at the Crawford House from April 12 to May 17. The art is available for purchase. In this way, the Society strengthens it relationship with the local arts community and adds to the cultural life of the Newburgh area.

The Crawford House, located at 189 Montgomery Street within the City of Newburgh’s Historic District, is open for tours on Sundays between 1 and 4 p.m. or by appointment. Admission costs $5 per person. The general admission rate of $5 applies to both the featured presentation and historic house tours. Members of the Society, as always, are admitted free of charge. For more information about admission, tours or programming, please call (845) 561-2585.

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– Sharyn Flanagan Camp Awosting: A Boys Camp in the Shawangunk Mountains, 1900-1934, virtual exhibition on the Hudson River Valley Heritage portal; http://omeka. hrvh.org/exhibits/show/camp-awosting.

Lecture on Andrew Jackson Downing & art opening at Newburgh’s Crawford House The Newburgh Historical Society invites the public to celebrate 200 years of Newburgh’s favorite son, Andrew Jackson Downing, as it kicks off its 2015 season on Sunday, April 12 between 1 and 5 p.m. This opening-

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Meet Music Discovery’s Callie Hershey With the return of birdsong to my mornings, I was inspired to talk to local musician and teacher Callie Hershey, creator of Music Discovery classes for babies, toddlers and their caregivers, about the role of music in today’s families.

When and why did you start making music?

My Mom always sang to me, and I started picking out tunes on the piano around 3 (so I’ve been told), and began lessons at 5. My Dad played a tiny bit of piano when he was a kid. Music has been my creative focus, my intellectual stimulation, my emotional expression, out-and-out good time, as well as solace, my whole life. I started singing in the church choir at about 6, and have continued to sing in formal and informal settings ever since.

I now sing with the awesome a cappella group Kairos, which does the most challenging and beautiful music. I love working that hard to make something so beautiful.

What are your fondest musical memories?

I love to perform. Whenever my band,

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How did you go about creating the Music Discovery program?

It is modeled after Music Together, which is a wonderful program. My program takes music from many genres – folk, blues, jazz, world, classical, even some rock ‘n’ roll – and uses them in playful ways to teach musical skills. I worked hard to ensure that the songs I use are balanced across genres, styles and even deep musictheory stuff like modalities and meter! I considered hundreds of songs and poems, and I’m really excited about the collection I have for this first ten-week class. Each semester will use a different collection, so families can keep coming back to

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musical endeavor, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like learning a new kind of piano. It changed my life. But the musical skills that I had learned, the theory that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even realize I knew, made it a very fast and rewarding process.

Now I am working on getting better at blues piano techniques.

What famous musicians have you learned from?

Besides all the composers I love â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially Ravel, Debussy, Rachmaninoff â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I also study through the wonderful YouTube School of Learning Anything You Want, learning techniques that Elton John, Billy Joel and blues player Marcia Ball have perfected for their styles. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d give anything to have John Medeski give me an hour of his time, though!

How has your teaching changed over the years?

I use the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities and behavior to drive the class more than I used to.

If a child is making a new sound that I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t planned, like tongue-clicking when we are all singing â&#x20AC;&#x153;la la la,â&#x20AC;? I can use it immediately and have the whole class carry on with tongue-clicking for a while! It honors the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interests while seamlessly moving skills in the right direction.

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or families in Kingston, parks are in abundance, but farms a little less so. This is what I appreciate about the Habitat for Artists @YMCA Farm: Instead of bringing people to a farm outside of their community, this project supports activities right at the YMCA farm in the city! Money is being raised to create a structure at the farm site that would host cooking demos, classes, workshops and community gatherings. Plans for the space include environmental features such as a solar panel to power the small refrigerator, a woodburning clay oven and water-collecting barrels. To support the Kingston YMCA Farm Project or the Habitat for Artists, donate to www.gofundme.com/ngjp9c, or participate in the community workdays on Saturday, and Sunday, April 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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affordable music classes and get great new songs, poems and activities.

Tell me about your teaching style.

Young children learn through play.

Although the program is carefully structured, it is all playful, with fingerplays, movement activities, songs that use rhythm instruments and props and free dance and playalong. Children are free to participate in their own ways.

Some children are observers and seem to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;doingâ&#x20AC;? nothing. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfectly fine.

Others are full of physical energy and seem â&#x20AC;&#x153;off-task,â&#x20AC;? and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine too, because each is absorbing, processing and participating in the ways that are most comfortable and appropriate for their own development. I understand that and incorporate it into the way the class works.

Which instruments do you play?

I just play the piano! Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that weird?

Most musicians I know seem to be multiinstrumentalists, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never taken up another instrument. I was a classically trained musician, and I thought that music was something you only did in front of people when your playing was perfect, and they were there for your concert! Learning to free myself and play

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in unique ways, builds pathways for cognition in fascinating patterns, stimulates language development and fills out the emotional life. Singing to your child from birth onward makes brains grow in ways that nothing else does. It also makes you happier! I hope more people will discover that!

Music Discovery is open to babies, toddlers and their caregivers and takes place on Thursdays at 10 a.m. beginning April 9 at the Unison Arts Center, located at 68 Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz.

Tuition costs $150 for the ten-week series.

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Check out Saigon Phó in Wappingers Falls My husband surprised me recently with dinner at Saigon Phó after our movie. (Did you know that “Phó” is pronounced “fah”?) Saigon Phó is a terrific balance of fresh, well-prepared food at affordable prices with pacing that felt relaxed but fit perfectly within our very limited timeframe. And I had plenty of gluten-free options to choose from. We shared a tasty chilled shrimp roll appetizer, and our entrees were just as pleasing. Mike ordered a flavorful Phó, Tom, a beef noodle soup with shrimp, and I loved my delicious sautéed beef with lemongrass and rice

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Kid-friendly day trip: Norwalk’s Maritime Aquarium I’ve been taking my kids to the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk for years, most recently to an overnight there. We were so interested in learning about meal preparations for the animals during our behind-the-scenes tour, and we got a kick out of sleeping on the floor of the River Room. But whether you participate in an overnight or simply go for the day, this aquarium is an engaging outing for all ages, and I recommend a visit if you haven’t been there yet.

First of all, there’s so much to touch: jellyfish; docile sharks and rays; and a variety of ocean life in the Intertidal Touch Tank. The harbor seals are irresistible, especially when they interact with you in the viewing window. The aquarium has land animals as well, including an entire amphibian exhibit with colorful frogs, and the meerkats have a special bubble to pop into as if you were right inside the habitat space with them. One highlight during our last visit was the Humpback Whales

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With a parking garage just across the street, and a pleasant café space inside, a trip to the aquarium is very manageable.

And I like to tack on a visit to Calf Pasture Beach just a couple of minutes away, for playground fun or a walk along the shoreline, or even a peaceful swim in the summertime. I hit Trader Joe’s in Danbury on my way back: an easy ride on Route 84.

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is located at 10 North Water Street in Norwalk, Connecticut. For more information, call (203) 852-0700 or visit http://maritimeaquarium.org.

Dear Diorama contest at Kingston Library Stop by the Kingston Library for your rules and entry form for the second annual Dear Diorama contest, and start working on your project, based on a favorite book. Entries are due by April 11 by 2 p.m. The Kingston Library is located at 55 Franklin Street in Kingston. For more information, call (845) 331-0507 or visit www.kingstonlibrary.org.

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Virtuoso of Magic appears at Woodstock Playhouse Clear your calendar and get your tickets for this incredible opportunity to see a renowned magician right in Woodstock! On Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.m., Jay Scott Berry, the Virtuoso of Magic, comes to the Woodstock Playhouse. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $12 for children.

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Beekman Library launches family gardening club Did you tap your trees for the first time this winter? Now ready to try some gardening? You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do it alone! Come to the Beekman Library on Wednesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. for an information night about the new family gardening club, Roots, Petals & Wings. All ages are welcome, and registration is required. The first plan is a butterfly-friendly garden.

The Beekman Library is located at 11 Town Center Boulevard in Hopewell Junction. To register or for more information, call (845) 724-3414 or visit http://beekmanlibrary.org.

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Fairy princess tea party at Poughkidsie Calling all 4-to-7-year-old fairy princess dancers to a very special tea party! On Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m. at Poughkidsie, participants receive tea, cupcakes, playtime in the Village play area and a crown, tutu, fairy wings and a wand. Activities include storytime, face-painting, singing and more.

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t was decades ago that Norman – gardener, orchid expert, one-time cattle-farmer and lawyer – described to me his first sighting of blue poppy, Meconopsis betonicifolia.

He was traveling in England, and at this particular garden was a pond whose far side was electrified by the sky-blue petals of blue poppy, perhaps the purest blue of any flower. The mirrored surface of the water stepped up the voltage, as do the frilly clusters of golden anthers trembling in the center whorls of petals.

Since then, I’ve lusted for blue poppies, but have yet to see the plant in bloom.

Twice I tried to grow it, from seed. Each time the seedlings germinated and got off to a good start. Each time, in July, as temperatures here started to get steamy, the plants collapsed, dead. Blue poppy is native above 10,000 feet in the Himalayas and doesn’t like hot weather.

I don’t feel compelled to grow the plant (although that would be nice); I just want to feast my eyes on those bluest of blue petals. To see the plant in bloom requires being somewhere: 1) in late spring or early summer, 2) with cool summers, 3) where blue poppy grows wild or has been planted. The second condition, cool summers, is found in North America in the Pacific Northwest, New England and adjacent parts of Canada and Alaska. I like hot summers, so I’m not relocating to any of these places in order to grow this plant. Also, my garden is particularly needy and entrancing in late spring and early summer, so I’m not leaving then.

As it turned out, I just missed an opportunity to see blue poppy in bloom at Longwood Gardens in Kennet Square, Pennsylvania. Not only is Longwood not far from here, but I happened to be in nearby Philadelphia two weeks ago, when the plant was in bloom. Who would have thought that blue poppy could be grown in Pennsylvania?

I had, at least, to find out how the plants are grown there. As described by Longwood horticulturalist Jim Harbage, each October Longwood has potted plants shipped from a nursery in Alaska. The plants are put into cold storage until early January, then brought into Longwood’s cool (50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit) conservatory to awaken slowly and, finally, blossom in March. After bloom, the plants, although perennials, are discarded.

Most important is to keep temperatures below 70 degrees. Research at Longwood Gardens showed that respiration outpaces photosynthesis at warmer temperatures.

The plant, essentially, starves. Warmer temperatures also cause some purpling of the petals, ruining the whole reason for growing the plant.

Could Longwood’s prescription be mimicked in my greenhouse? Probably not. Longwood’s large, high-ceilinged conservatory, with dappled shade from tree ferns and citrus trees – perhaps also cooling mists of water puffed into the air as needed – is a lot cooler than my greenhouse. Here, greenhouse temperatures on sunny days in February and March soar, despite vent fans, into the 80s.

How about a sunny windowsill?

Temperatures are cool in my house – more so the further you go from the woodstove.

So that’s a possibility. But purchasing new plants every year could get expensive – especially plants that are good only for

compost once their blossoms fade.

How about starting the seeds in early or midwinter for planting outdoors to blossom before temperatures get too hot? Or starting the seeds in fall and exposing the young seedlings to very cool temperatures for more assured earlier blossoms outdoors? Blue poppy, if it behaves like many other perennials, should blossom the first season if started very early or if tricked into thinking that it has been through winter before blossoming.

I later learned that Chanticleer Garden – also in the Philadelphia region – gets outdoor blossoms from plants purchased in October, wintered in coldframes and then planted outdoors in March. Bloom is in April; composting is in June.

The most important and most reliable route for me to eye blue poppy in bloom is to pencil in a trip to Longwood Gardens for early March next year.

My blue poppy experience is reminiscent of my experience with another plant of western Asia: a plant variously called King Red Russian olive, igde (in Turkey), botanically Elaeagnus angustifolia var. orientalis or, erroneously, Trebizond date (which is a persimmon species).

King Red is invasive out West, but definitely is not invasive here. As with blue poppy, I’ve grown the plant from seed, only to have it collapse, dead, when steamy weather arrived.

Beautiful blossoms are not the attraction of King Red, although they do sweetly perfume the air in spring. Rather, it’s the bright-red fruit that is highlighted by the gray/green foliage and, when dried, is like sweet talcum powder contained within a cherry-sized brittle shell. Even without the flowers or fruit, the tree imparts a soft Mediterranean look to the landscape, much like an olive tree, a relative.

I started some seedlings of King Red Russian olive last year, hoping for some genetic variability in heat tolerance. All the seedlings thrived, probably because of last summer’s relatively cool temperatures.

The seedlings are now dormant in four-inch pots in my basement. I want 20-foot-tall King Red trees, so eventually the baby trees need to be planted out. I’m scoping out suitable locations with cooler microclimates. A spot receiving only morning sun is the current best candidate.

Perhaps in a few years I’ll be eating homegrown igde while enjoying the sight of blue poppies.

– 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.

Arts Society of Kingston’s Regional Exhibition The Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) highlights a busy few weeks ahead with the opening, on Saturday evening, of an annual Arts Society of Kingston Regional Juried Exhibition – juried by none other than legendary auctioneer and curator/gallerist James Cox of the James Cox Gallery at Woodstock – alongside a performance by the Hudson Valley Recital Project and a new

Blue poppy in bloom at Longwood Gardens

set of pastel classes taught by E. S. DeSanna. Already we’re hearing that the involvement of Cox – formerly head of New York’s famed Grand Central Galleries and longtime host of the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum’s annual auction (along with other such major Hudson Valley arts events) – has raised the caliber of what will be on view in the Regional this year.

As for the concert on Friday, April 10, expect a delightful evening of German parlor music from the 19th century via a mix of professional and student musicians.

And to think, this all tops a host of other events, including live model sessions as well as the pastel classes, dance lessons and even more music at the ASK center down on the Rondout in Kingston.

– Paul Smart Annual Regional Exhibition, Saturday, April 4, 4-7 p.m., German parlor music concert, Friday, April 10, 7 p.m., Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, Kingston; (845) 338-0333, www.askforarts. org.

Sign up now for grant application seminars in New Paltz & Woodstock The Ulster County Cultural Services & Promotion Fund (UCCSPF) is a funding resource dedicated to maintaining the artistic and cultural assets of Ulster County as well as the promotion of the county through arts and cultural activities that add to the economy and quality of life. Financial resources for this program have been

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made available by the Ulster County Legislature. UCCSPF awards range from $2,500 to $9,500 and can be used for various activities, including administrative or programmatic capacity-building and institutional advancement projects. The fund has been administered by Arts Mid-Hudson (formerly the Dutchess County Arts Council) since its inception in 2008.

Application seminars: All applicants are encouraged to attend an application seminar to learn more about the program’s funding priorities and how to develop a competitive application. Seminars last approximately 90 minutes and will include time for questions and answers.

Appointments for individualized feedback on potential initiatives will also be available.

Seminars will be held in Woodstock on Tuesday, April 14 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Woodstock Artists Association and Museum at 28 Tinker Street, and in New Paltz on Wednesday, April 15 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Historic Huguenot Street’s Deyo Hall at 6 Broadhead Avenue. RSVPs are recommended by visiting http:// tinyurl.com/uccspf-15-seminar, e-mailing grants@artsmidhudson.org or calling (845) 454-3222, extension 16.

The complete guidelines and application materials can be found at www. artsmidhudson.org/for-organizations/ ulster-county-funds. Questions? Call Eve at (845) 454-3222, extension 16, to find out more about the program or eligibility.

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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, 845-679-5906, x 1012.

Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

9AM-11:15AM New Paltz Playspace. NPZ Town Rec Center, off of Rte 32, New Paltz.

9:30AM 54th Annual White Breakfast. The word â&#x20AC;&#x153;whiteâ&#x20AC;? refers to the traditional liturgical color which associated Christ as the light of the world and a reminder of the purity of His life. Reservations reqrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Info: 845-338-7722. Child care is provided. Fair Street Reformed Church, 209 Fair St, Kingston.

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.

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

Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail.com.

Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, $1.

10AM â&#x20AC;&#x153;Understanding and Responding to Dementia Related Behavior.â&#x20AC;? Facilitated by Elizabeth A. Johnson, LMSW | Care Consultant | Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association Hudson Valley. Info: 845-338-7881 or www.townofulsterlibrary.org.

Town of Ulster Public Library, 860 Ulster Ave, Kingston.

10AM Maundy Service. Youth Choir will sing. Info: 845-255-6340. New Paltz Reformed Church, Fireside Room, 92 Huguenot St, New Paltz.

10AM-5PM John Ruppertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yellow Orb/Homage to Van Gogh. Continues through May 31. Info: 914-232-9555. Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay St, Katonah.

11AM Career Services Workshop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Art of Interviewingâ&#x20AC;?. Info: 845-341-4444. SUNY Orange, Shepard Student Center, Room 352, Middletown, free.

12PM-4PM Arlington Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Indoor Market.

845-437-7035 or alihall@vassar.edu. (Please note that the market will be on hiatus when the College is officially closed. Vassar College, North Atrium, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie.

12:15PM-12:45PM Uptown Fine Arts Music Series: James Fitzmorris, Percussion. A mid-day break of musical performances featuring area artists in a variety of musical programs. Info: www. olddutchchurch.org or 845-338-6759. Old Dutch Church, Main St, Kingston, free.

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.

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

1:30PM Hurley Srs. meet the first Thursday of the month. An interesting speaker, followed by a shortbusiness meeting and refreshments and social time. Plans for a trip to Mich.and Mackinaw Island on June 17-22. Info: 845-331-2919. Hurley Reformed Church, Schadewald Hall, Hurley.

2PM Matinees & Music: Country Jamboree.

Info: www.bardavon.org. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $6.

3PM-6PM Scenic Hudson Education Outreach Event: Eagle Craft. Info: kbrill@scenichudson. org or 845 473 4440. River Center, Scenic Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Long Dock Park, Beacon.

4PM-5PM Mindfulness Mediation Practice.

Every Thursday. 30 minutes seated meditation followed by walking meditation.. Info: 845-6792100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $5.

4PM-6PM Municipal Street Lighting Forum.

Legislative Chambers, 244 Fair St, Kingston.

5PM â&#x20AC;&#x153;The New Polytechnic: Addressing Global Challenges, Transforming the Worldâ&#x20AC;? President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Shirley Ann Jackson lectures on higher educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in developing and supporting new technologies.

Info: www.vassar.edu. VassarCollege, Taylor Hall 102, Poughkeepsie.

6PM-7PM Free Meditation Practice at Sky Lake Shambhala Retreat Ctr. 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.

6PM Hudson Valley Playwrights. Every Thursday. A creative venue for local playwrights to developnew works, from first inspiration to final production. RSVP. Info: 845-217-0734, hudsonvalleyplaywrights@gmail.com, or www.hudsonvalleyplaywrights.com. Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

6PM-7:30PM Computer Class. Basic Digital Literacy on computers, phones, devices, with 1:1 with volunteers. Registration required. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Public Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

6:15PM â&#x20AC;&#x153;Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, â&#x20AC;&#x153; This 2011 film tells of a 9-year-old boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s search for a lock that fits a key he found in the possessions of his father who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Info: 845-3414891. SUNY Orange, Harriman Hall, Room 111, Middletown, free.

6:30PM Maundy Thursday - Service of Tenebrae.

Info: 845-246-7802. Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

6:30PM Astronomy Night. Start with an indoor planetarium show. After the show, Smolen Observatory will be open for telescope viewing if the sky is clear. Info: www.newpaltz.edu/planetarium/ shows.html or 845-257-3818. SUNY New Paltz, John R. Kirk Planetarium, Coykendall Science Hall, New Paltz.

6:30PM Woodstock Transition Working Group Council Meeting. Info: www.woodstocknytransition.org Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

7PM-8:30PM Free Holistic Self-Care Class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Return to Wholeness: Working with the Archetypesâ&#x20AC;? with Therese Bimka, LCSW. Therese will lead the group in exploring core identities and archetypal energies (active or dormant) through guided visualization and partner (dyad) work. Info: www. rvhhc.org. Marbletown Community Center, 3564 Main St, Stone Ridge.

7PM Lenten Drama and Special Communion service. All welcome. Info: 845-657-2326. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Route 28, Shokan.

7PM Gurdjieff Movements Class. Collective body of sacred dances that were collected or authored

by G. I. Gurdjieff and taught to his students as part of the work of self observation and self study.

Info: 845-527-6205. Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, 34 Tinker St, Woodstock, $5, 7PM Live @ The Falcon. Chris Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary Band. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-8:30PM Public Lecture by Tony De Nonno, TV Producer-Writer-Director, celebrating New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Century-Old Papa Manteo-Sicilian Marionette Tradition. Info: 845-471-0313. Italian Center, 227 Mill St, Poughkeepsie, free.

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7PM-9PM Japanese Movie Night: Strait Jacket.

In a world where sorcery and science co-exist, the power of magic comes with a price: Humans who do not take proper precautions are transformed into horrific demons. Directed by Shinji Ushiro.

Info:www.GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, 232 Main St, New Paltz, free.

7PM Cafe Singer Showcase Hosted by Barbara Dempsey and Dewitt Nelson. Three individual acts join Barbara and Dewitt for an evening of music.

Info: 845-687-2699 or highfallscafe@earthlink. net. High Falls CafĂŠ, Stone Dock Golf Club, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

7:30PM Yarn. Info: 845-855-1300 or www. townecrier.com. Towne Crier CafĂŠ, 379 Main St, Beacon, $25.

7:30PM-9:30PM Theater Improv Games for Everyone Access the joyful, fearless you using Keith Johnstoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s methodology! Space limited. Call Kathleen Donovan to register at 845-684-5219.

Uptown, Kingston, $100 /4 classes.

7:30PM-9:30PM Life Drawing sessions. Tuesday and Thursdays, on going. No registration required.

Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $15.

8PM Film: Lobby Hero. By award-winning playwright & screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan; directed

by Amy Lemon Olson. The moral dilemma of a young security guard in a Manhattan apt. bldg.

Tickets $25. Info: 845-230-7020 or info@tangentarts.org. Tangent Artsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Carpenter Shop Theatre, 60 Broadway, Tivoli.

8:30 PM Bluegrass Clubhouse with Brian Hollander, Tim Kapeluk, Geoff Harden, Fooch, Eric Weissberg and Bill Keith. Info: 845-679-3484.

Harmony CafĂŠ @ Wok â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

Friday

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9AM-3:30PM Paper-Light Sculpture Workshop: Art Making with Draga Susanj Bag lunch required; Ages 6-16. This class will explore making shapes and objects from willow branches and transparent Mulberry Paper. Pre-registration is required by preceding Thursday. Info:518-8281872 x 103. Olana, 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, $45.

9:45AM-10:45AM Senior Chi Kung with Corinne Mol. Meditative, healing exercise consisting of 13 movements. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older for a $1 donation. Town Hall, Main Room, Woodstock.

10AM Good Friday Service. Senior Choir will sing.

Info: 845-255-6340. New Paltz Reformed Church, Sanctuary, 92 Huguenot St, New Paltz.

10AM-2PM Free Tax Preparation through the AARP Tax-Aide Program. Appointments are scheduled on the hour and the last appointment for the day is at 1 p.m. Res. Reqrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Info: 845889-4683. Staatsburg Library, 72 Old Post Rd, Staatsburg.

10AM â&#x20AC;&#x153;Way of the Crossâ&#x20AC;? The Church will remain open through the afternoon. Info: 845-255-6340.

New Paltz Reformed Church, Church Lawn, 92 Huguenot St, New Paltz.

10AM-6PM New Paltz Church of the Nazarene will be open for all to come take a self-guided meditative walk through Stations in the Life of Jesus. Info: 845-633-8127. New Paltz Church of the Nazarene, 170 State Route 32 North, New Paltz.

12PM-3PM Seven Last Words of Christ. All welcome. Info: 845-657-2326. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Route 28, Shokan.

12:05PM-1:15PM Senior Basic Pilates with Christine Anderson. A floor work course promoting improvement of balance, coordination, focus, awareness breathing, strength and flexibility. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Fire Co #1, Rt 212, 1:30PM-5:30PM Tarot Readings and Spirit Guidance with psychic medium and channel Maureen Brennan-Mercier. Every Friday. Walk in or call for appointment. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $40 /45 minutes, $30 /25 minutes.

3PM-6PM Scenic Hudson Education Outreach Event: Scavenger Hunt. Info: kbrill@scenichudson.org or 845 473 4440. West Point Foundry Preserve, Cold Spring.

3PM Celebrating Gail Kniceleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Love. A fundraiser for her family. Phelonius Phunk will take to the stage joined by world class musicians Jimmy Eppard, Pete Levin, Joey Eppard, Mikhail Horowitz and Gilles Malkine as well as other special guests. Admission bydonation. Info: carrie@ eventsthatmatter.net. Rosendale Theatre, 408 Main St, Rosendale.

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7PM Good Friday Service. Info: 845-246-7802.

Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

7PM Good Friday Tenebrae Service. All welcome.

Info: 845-657-2326. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Route 28, Shokan.

7PM Live @ The Falcon. Tal National. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM-8:30PM Films of Palestine Series. Ghost Town: The Hebron Story . This documentary tells the story of several families living in Hebron.

Special guest: Ellie Bernstein will discuss the making of her movie. Info: www.mideastcrisis.org or 518-291-6808.Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, 320 Sawkill Rd, Kingston.

7PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Frank Luther on bass, John Esposito on piano, Mike DeMicco on guitar, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists. No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, Palenville, 518-678-3101.

7:30PM Neil Gaiman in Conversation with Laurie Anderson. Join Neil Gaiman for a dialogue with legendary musician and composer Laurie Anderson in this third edition of an ongoing series of public conversations. Info: www.fishercenter. bard.edu. Bard Colege, Sosnoff Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson, $25, $5 /Bard community.

7:30PM The African Queen. Adapted from the 1935 novel by C.S. Forester and directed by John Huston, The African Queen stars Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Info: www.bardavon.org. Bardavon, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, $6.

8PM Rick Surrano & 1-4-5. Info: 845-679-3484.

Harmony CafĂŠ @ Wok â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

8PM Shana Falana. Info: 845-481-5158 or www. bspkingston.com. BSP Lounge, 323 Wall St, Kingston.

8PM Lobby Hero. Play by Kenneth Lonergan.

Presented by Tangent Theatre Company. Info: www. tangent-arts.org. The Carpenter Shop Theater, 60 Broadway, Tivoli, $25.

8PM Proof. David Auburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pulitzer prize-winning play. Proof explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science. Info: 845- 688- 2279 or www.stsplayhouse.com. STS Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia.

8PM Community Playback TheatreImprovisations of audience stories of audience stories. $10.

Info: 845-691-4118. Boughton Place, 150 Kisor Rd, Highland, $10.

9PM Folk-pop sister group SHEL shares a doublebill with acoustic grunge-rock singer-songwriter Otan Vargas. Info: www.helsinkihudson.com or 518-828-4800. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

9PM Jason Danico. Info: 845-229-8277 or info@ hydeparkbrewing.com. Hyde Park Brewing Co, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

9PM Joan Osborne w/ Lauren Shera. Info: 845679-4406. Bearsville TheaterBearsville Theater, 291 Tinker St, Woodstock, $65, $30.

9PM SmashCrashBash!! Hard-rocking bands The Connection and Mighty Fine will perform.

Info: 518- 828-1562. Half Moon, 44/48 S Front St, Hudson.

11:30PM-4:30PM Private Past Life Regression and Angelic Channeling with Margaret Doner.

First Friday of every month. Info: 845-679-2100.

Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $125 /90 minute session.

Saturday

4/4

9AM Saugertiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Christian Meditation. Meets every Saturday, 9-10:30am. All welcome. No charge. 246-3285. Trinity Episcopal Church, Rte 9W, Saugerties.

9AM MidHudson ADK Hike: Fitzgerald Falls.

8 miles, 5 hour Strenuous Hike. Leader: Mike Phipps - 646-373-5891; PhippsMcp@aol.com.

Bring water, snacks and lunch. Dress for weather.

Info: www.MidHudsonADK.org Route 17A Hikerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parking area, Warwick.

9:30AM-11AM Woodstock: Christian Centering Prayer and Meditation. On-going, every Saturday, 9-10:30am. Everyone welcome. Info: 679-8800. St. Gregoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church (the A-Frame), 2578 Rte 212, Woodstock.

4 PM Bard Math Circle. Featuring puzzles and games, hands-on projects, and engaging math problems. Meets on the 1st Friday, 4pm.

Info:bardmathcircle.org. Tivoli Library, Tivoli.

10AM Bluestone History hike w/Hiking Guide Dave Holden to benefit the Historical Society of Woodstockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building Fund. Please wear weatherappropriate clothing, footwear w/ankle-support for walking on loose stone and negotiating steep slopes and bring water. Heavy raincancels. Info: 845-5944863. Andy Lee Field parking lot, Woodstock, $10 /minimum donation.

4PM Knitting Club â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knit Wits.â&#x20AC;? Saugerties Public library, Washington Avenue, Saugerties, 246-4317,

10AM-1PM Saturday Life Drawing. This class meets every other Saturday. Please check website

Help an Adult learn to Read Volunteer with Ulster Literacy Association and become a literacy tutor.

Our next Training starts April 9th and runs for 3 Saturdays at the Kingston Library.

Call 845-331-6837 to Register For more information visit ulsterliteracy.org or email info@ulsterliteracy.org Made possible through a grant from the Mid-Hudson Library System

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premier listings Contact Donna at calendar@ulsterpublishing.com to be included The Fifth Annual Holy Thursday â&#x20AC;&#x153;Visit to Seven Churches in Ulster County.â&#x20AC;? Pamphlets for the self-directed pilgrimage have been distributed to the 21 churches, and will be made available on Palm Sunday. Info: dausubel@aol. com.

Woodstock Playhouse Apprentice Program. High School Age. Woodstock Playhouse. NYCA Summer Camp Musical Theatre & Drama for ages 7-16.

Register Now! The Challenges Facing Existing Family Farms. 4/12 A Mohonk Consultations Forum, to explore where further connections and collaborations can strengthen farming.

Advance Registration is required: www. nycharities.org/events/EventLevels. aspx?ETID=7955.Mohonk Mountain House Parlor, New Paltz, $20, $10 / farmer/student.

Call to Artists! Submissions on the theme of IMAGE & Word for the Spring show featuring local artists. Handingin of work Saturday April 11. Opening reception is Sat April 18, 4-7 pm.

Call 845-337-1109 or 845-255-5482.

Unframed Artists Gallery, 173 Huguenot St, New Paltz.

Call for Art - 9th Annual Big Read Teen Art Contest. Mid-Hudson Valley high school students are invited to enter.

Deadline: Wed, May 27, Artwork must be inspired by themes from this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Read book selection, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Info: www. poklib.org.Adriance Library, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie.

Register Now: Casino Bus Trip to Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs in Wilkes-Barre, PA on 5/2. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Relay for Life. Reservations and payments due by April 6, 2015.

Info: 845-750-2846 or email prince. karenl9@gmail.com. Kingston.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Call for Performances of

A Midsummer Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream. Ajkun Ballet Theatre is looking for young dancers (Pre-K to Young Teens) for a summer production. Rehearsals and performances will run from August 3 throughout August 15, 2015 at The EGG Performing ArtsCenter in Albany. Info: artisticstaff@ajkunbt.org or 646-3689800. Albany.

Film: Embrace (2011). The ritualized relationship of an Eastern Tibetan community engaged in tantric practices with the land that supports them.

55 mins, in Amdo Tibetan Dialect with English subtitles. $8 suggested donation. 845-383-1774. (4/11, 7:30pm). The Tibetan Center, 875 Tai Chi/Chi Gung: Tuesday Mornings, 10:15am-11:15am or Wednesday Evenings 6:15pm-7:15pm. $10 per class or $25 per month! Over 30yrs exp. Info: 845-389-2431 or michael@whitecranehallcom. White Crane Hall, 77 Cornell St, Kingston.

Kiwanis Kingston Classic Pre-registration. Friends & Family Mile, 5k, 10k, Half & Full Marathon. Boston Qualifier.

In Kingston, April 19. Online registration closes Friday, April 17 at 12pm. Info: www.kiwaniskingstonclassic.com www. hitsendurance.com. Kingston.

Sign Up Now! Bus trip to Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. Trip is 5/2.

Reservations and payments due by 4/6.

Info: 845-750-2846 or email prince. karenl9@gmail.com. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Relay for Life. Kingston Plaza, Kingston, $40.

Register Now. Social Skills Training for Kids 7-17. One hour on Saturdays from April 18- May 9th. Kids learn to: Speak so others will listen, make new friends, and read body language. Info: potential2success@gmail.com or www. potential2action.com. Developmental pediatric

for dates. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-2551559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $20.

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

10AM-3PM Hudson Valley Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market Sponsored by Hudson Valley Wine & Food Fest.

Info: www.greigfarm.com/hudson-valley-farmersmarket.html. Greig Farm, Pitcher Ln, Red Hook.

Meditation Intensive with Mahamandaleshwar Swami Nityananda (4/11,9am-4pm). A day immersed in meditation. Guided sessions, discussion and stillness. Includes a delicious vegetarian lunch.at Shanti Mandir51 Muktananda Mar, Walden,www.shantimandir.com or 845- 778-1008.

Concert to Benefit Brain Cancer Patient ,4/11). Groove to the smooth sounds of reggae during the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leith of Life : Reggae Concert and Benefitâ&#x20AC;? at Bearsville Theater (291 Tinker Street) in honor of local cancer patient Leith Rogovin. Early show starting at 5 pm. A late-night show will kick off at 8:30 pm with renowned performer DJ Downbeat the Ruler and guests Brigadier Jerry, Jeremiah, Sister Nancy, Jah Eyes and Ranking Joe. Woodstock jazz artist Studio Stu will emcee the early show and Leah Boss will emcee the latenight show.  Proceeds from the concert and a corresponding silent auction will be collected through the nonprofit HelpHOPELive to pay Rogovinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncovered medical expenses. Tickets start at $25, a price that includes admission to all early and late-night reggae performances. Find more information about the event at leithoflife.org. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the concert? Donations can be made to a fundraising campaign in honor of Rogovin at helphopelive.org or by calling 800-642-8399. Checks can also be mailed â&#x20AC;&#x153;in honor of Leith Rogovinâ&#x20AC;? to HelpHOPELive: 2 Radnor Corporate Ctr., Suite 100, 100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA. 19087.

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Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic: 10 am-2 pm every Thursday, TARA Clinic, 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Cash only. Oneyear rabies vaccine, $10; 3-year rabies vaccine with written proof of current vaccination, $15; distemper vaccine, $15; canine heartworm/lyme test, $25.

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10:30AM-1:30PM Teen Geek Here to Help! Do you have questions about how to operate your NOOK, iPod, iPad, Kindle, laptop, or other electronic device? Bring it in to the library and one of our trained â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teen Geeksâ&#x20AC;? will help you! Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail.com.Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

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.

11AM-12PM Practice for Spanish Spelling Bee. Free weekly practice sessions are available for the second annual Spanish Spelling Bee (4/25), through 4/18 on Saturdays. Reg reqrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Info: www. spanishspellingbee.webs.com. Bard College, Olin Language Center, Room 115, Annandale-onHudson.

10AM Spring Egg Hunt. Ages 2 and up. Info: 845-266-5530. Clinton Community Library, 1215 Centre Rd, Rhinebeck, free.

11AM Easter Egg Hunt. All ages are welcome!

Federated Church of Kerhonkson, 35 42nd St, Kerhonkson.

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

11AM-1PM Did You Clean Your Room! Meet Local Author & Illustrator Sharon Suess At her Book Signing for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The MeanGreen Cleaning

4-H Intro to Veterinary Science Program Set to Launch ,4/25. Youth ages 8 to 12. They will explore animal science careers and learn practical skills from rehabilitation specialists, veterinarians, SUNY Ulster professors. Registration required. Info: 340-3990, x 340.

Each course will take us through one of the Four Worlds of Kabbalah

FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH Shabbat Dinner at 7:30pm Early Service at 6:15pm Congregation Ahavath Israel 100 Lucas Avenue Kingston, New York

RSVP on or by April 7th $20 per adult / $15 for children (ages 5-12) $55 per family

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Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics for Cats: April 6, 13, and 27, Newburgh; April 7, 14, 21, and 28, Monroe; April 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, Middletown; April 9, Port Jervis; April 18, Warwick; April 20, Monticello; April 23, Fishkill. By appointment only, by The Animal Rights Alliance mobile clinic. $70 per cat includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccine, ear cleaning, nail trim. Residents of Crawford, Mamakating, Monroe, Montgomery and Wallkill eligible for reduced-price voucher through their town clerk; Chester and Warwick through Warwick Valley Humane Society. Stationary clinic in Middletown for dogs: males, $120 and up; females, $150 and up. Owned pit bulls in Hudson Valley receive $100 off surgery made possible by a grant from The S.L. Gimbel Foundation while funds last. Other lowcost services available. 845-343-1000. tara-spayneuter.org.

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Call for Performances of A Midsummer Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream. Ajkun Ballet Theatre is looking for young dancers (Pre-K to Young Teens) for a summer production. Rehearsals and performances will run from August 3 throughout August 15,at The EGG Performing ArtsCenter in Albany. Info: artisticstaff@ajkunbt.org or 646-3689800. Albany.

Free Income Tax Assistance. Times: Walk-in hours on Mondays: Noon - 2 p.m. and 4 - 8 p.m.; Tuesdays: 10 a.m.

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- 8 p.m.Sponsored By: The School of Business. Info: 845-257-2622. SUNY New Paltz, van den Berg Hall, Rooms 208C and 341, New Paltz.

Kinderland II Build (4/22-4/26) .Sign up to help replace Kinderland Park at Forsythe Park. Online sign-up sheet with a variety of shift choices. Please sign up and share the link! www.signupgenius. com/go/10c0549a5aa2fa0f94-kinderland. Info: project@juniorleaguekingston.org.

Register Now: Safe Sitter Program for Adolescents (4/7). Deadline to register: 3/31. Ages 11-14. Provides the skills to provide safe, nurturing care for children and to respond appropriately to medical emergencies. Reg reqrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Info: www./ reg.cce.cornell.edu/_201 or518-8283346. Agroforestry Resource Center, 6055 Route 23, Acra, $60.

Register Now: Safe Sitter Program for Adolescents (4/9). Deadline to register: 4/2 Ages 11-14. Provides the skills to provide safe, nurturing care for children and to respond appropriately to medical emergencies. Registration required. Info: www./reg.cce.cornell.edu/_201 or518828-3346. Extension Education Center, 479 Rt. 66, Hudson, $60.

Call for Art - 9th Annual Big Read Teen Art Contest. Mid-Hudson Valley high school students are invited to enter.

Deadline: Wed, May 27, Artwork must be inspired by themes from this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Read book selection, The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Info: www. poklib.org.Adriance Library, 93 Market St, Poughkeepsie.

Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic: 10 am-2 pm every Thursday, TARA Clinic, 60 Enterprise Place, Middletown. For previously spayed/neutered cats and dogs only. No appointment needed. Cash only. Oneyear rabies vaccine, $10; 3-year rabies vaccine with written proof of current vaccination, $15; distemper vaccine,

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11AM-12PM Practice for Spanish Spelling Bee. Free weekly practice sessions are available for the second annual Spanish Spelling Bee, through 4/18 on Saturdays. Reg reqrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Info: www.spanishspellingbee.webs.com. Kingston Library, 55 Franklin

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11AM-1:30PM Free Guided History Tours. Tours will focus on the foundryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100-year history, its operations and diverse workforce, and Scenic Hudsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to protect and interpret the remains of this industrial powerhouse while preserving the landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural beauty. Info:845-4734440. West Point Foundry Preserve, Cold Spring.

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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.

5/30. Info: 845-340-0501. Little Shop of Horses, 37 North Front St, 2nd Floor, Kingston.

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

Every Saturday. Walk in or call for appointment.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $25 /15 minutes.

6PM-8PM Opening Reception: Shadow and Substance. Aa solo exhibition by David Hornung.

Exhibits through 4/26. Info: 518-828-5907 or www.johndavisgallery.com. John Davis Gallery, 362 Warren St, Hudson.

1PM-4PM Thai Yoga and Lunch. Elizabeth and Youko invite you to a Reiki session by donation & 10% discount on lunch. Info: www.GKnoodles.com.

Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, 232 Main St, New Paltz.

1PM Art Hour with Christian. Info: 845-688-7811.

Phoenicia Public Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

1:30PM Senior Recital: Jack Cazet, guitar. Info: www.vassar.edu. Vassar College, Skinner Hall of Music, Poughkeepsie.

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, 845-6795906, 1012. Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

2PM The Virtuoso Of Magic, Jay Scott Barry.

Fundraiser for the Woodstock Playhouse. $2 convenience charge per ticket. Info: www.woodstockplayhouse.org or 845-679-6900. The Woodstock Playhouse, 10 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $18, $12 /child.

3PM Aaron Landsman: Perfect City Discussions. Theater artist Aaron Landsman invites us to reimagine urban life in a public meeting. This conversation (with local community organizers and planners) will lay the foundation for his next work, Perfect City. Res reqr’d. Info:www.fishercenter.bard.edu. Bard Colege, Sosnoff Stage Right, Annandale-on-Hudson, free.

3PM-5PM Contemporary Art in Historic Spaces: Curator Pieranna Cavalchini. Ages 15 and up. a lecture by Curator Pieranna Cavalchini, the Curator of Contemporary Art at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Pre-registration suggested. Info:518-828-1872 x 103. Olana, 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, $12.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: “Art Play” Art Showcase by Students of Mira Fink. Info: 845-3385580. Town of Esopus Library, Duck Pond Gallery, 128 Canal St, Port Ewen.

6PM Taize Service. Followed by a bonfire at 7pm.

All welcome. Info: 845-657-2326. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Route 28, Shokan.

7PM-10PM Live Jazz Night! Featuring Matt Finck - guitar, Pete Levin - keyboard, Mark Usvolk - bass, Tony Jefferson - drums. No cover charge. Lydia’s Cafe & Bar, 7 Old Route 209, Stone Ridge, 845-68763737PM Live at Kindred Spirits: Acoustic Jazz featuring Grammy winner Malcolm Cecil on bass, guitarist Steve Raleigh, pianist Peter Tomlinson, NYC saxophonist Al Guart and local guest artists.

No cover or minimum! Kindred Spirits, 334 Rte 32A, Palenville, 518-678-3101.

7PM Family Movie Night: Big Hero 6 (PG).

Based on an Irish legend. It as nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Picture. Appropriate for kids ages 7 and up. Info: 845-657-2482 Olive Free Library, West Shokan, free.

7PM-9PM 1st Fridays: Star Nation Sacred Circle.

Meets every 1st Friday, 7-9pm. A positive, not for skeptics, discussion group for experiencers of the paranormal. Open to all dreamers, contactees, abductees, ET Ambassadors. Info: www.SymbolicStudies.org. Center forSymbolic Studies, 475 River Rd. Ext, Tillson.

7:30PM Saturday Night Live Music & Noodles.

2nd set at 9pm.No cover, $5 donations to musicians recommended. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.

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

7:30PM Neil Gaiman & Laurie Anderson. Professor Gaiman hosts a dialogue with the legendary musician and composer. 25/$5 w/Bard ID.Info: 845-758-7900. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Sosnoff Theatre Bard College, Annandaleon-Hudson.

4PM Three-Part Lecture Series WithUlster County Historian Anne Gordon: Abraham Hasbrouck family, with special attention paid to the life of A. B. Hasbrouck Gordon will be joined

by Historic Huguenot Street’s Consulting Historian A.J. Schenkman. $7/seniors andmilitary, $10 general admission. Deyo Hall, 6 Broadhead Ave, New Paltz.

7:30PM-10:30PM Hudson Valley English Country Dance. Sponsored by www.hudsonvalleydance. org. Workshop at 7pm. Caller: Melanie Axel-Lute, Band: Tiddley Pom.Cost: $10, full time students $5. Bring comfortable shoes to wear for dancing.

Potluck refreshments will be served at the break.

Info: www.hudsonvalleydance.org. Reformed Church of Port Ewen, Salem Rd off 9W, Port Ewen.

5PM-8PM Opening Reception: Still-Life with Cathie King. Apuzzo Hall at the Center, LGBTQ, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

7:30PM Zvi Dance at Kaatsbaan. ZviDance to perform “Surveillance.” Info: 845-757-5106 x2 or 10. Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, $30, $10 /child, $10 /student rush.

5PM-8PM Artist Reception: Irish Landscapes.

The Spirit of NatureMovement, Line, Color and JoyPaintings by Tom Dinchuk. Info: 845-338-8473 or www.TheStorefrontGallery.com The Storefront Gallery, 93 Broadway, Kingston.

5PM-8PM 5th Annual Charlie Chaplin Tribute Exhibit . Opening Reception. Chaplin photos, articles, music, books, films & memorabilia. Through

8PM Proof. David Auburn’s Pulitzer prize-winning play. Proof explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science. Info: 845- 688- 2279 or www.stsplayhouse.com. STS Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia.

8PM Film: Lobby Hero. By award-winning play-

April 2, 2015

wright & screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan; directed

by Amy Lemon Olson. The moral dilemma of a young security guard in a Manhattan apt. bldg.

Tkts $25. Info: 845-230-7020 or info@tangentarts.org. Tangent Arts’ Carpenter Shop Theatre, 60 Broadway, Tivoli.

8PM Foghorn Stringband. Info: 845-658-9048.

Rosendale Café, Main St, Rosendale, $15.

8PM 2nd Pins For Pets - Benefit for The Ulster County SPCA. Performances by Bombmob Electrodub, Get Out, Flourish, & The Hand Carved Squirrels. $5. Saugerties Bowlers Club, Saugerties.

8PM Anthony Nisi solo in the Taproom. Info: 845-229-8277 or info@hydeparkbrewing.com.

Hyde Park Brewing Co, 4076 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park.

8PM Black Mountain Symphony. Info: 845-6793484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

9PM Jeremy Baum Trio. Info: 845-687-2699 or highfallscafe@earthlink.net. High Falls Café, Stone Dock Golf Club, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

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6AM Easter Dawn Celebration, Senior Choir will sing. Info: 845-255-6340. New Paltz Reformed Church, Church Lawn, 92 Huguenot St, New Paltz.

8:30AM-10:30AM Saugerties: Easter Sunday Services. Brunch offered between the two services at 9:15am. Info: 845-246-7802. Saugerties United Methodist Church, 67 Washington Ave, Saugerties.

9 AM New Paltz: Easter Sunday Services: SunRise Service. Info: 845-633-8127. New Paltz Church of the Nazarene, 170 State Route 32 North, New Paltz.

9AM Reading of the Work of Jacques Lacan.

Moderated by Dr. Anna McLellan, member of the Apres-Coup Psychoanalytic Association. Please call to confirm. Info: 845-876-5800. Morton Memorial Library, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

10AM Sunday Brunch @ The Falcon. The Organ Grinders Jazz Trio. Info: 845-236-7970 or www. liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

10AM New Paltz:Easter Service. All Choirs will sing. Info: 845-255-6340. New Paltz Reformed Church, Church Lawn, 92 Huguenot St, New Paltz.

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 The Story of Easter has meaning for all our lives; for the here and now. Hear great music, a great message, and have an opportunity to fellowship with some great people. All welcome.

Info: 845-657-2326. Reservoir United Methodist Church, 3056 State Route 28, Shokan.

11AM Easter Sunday Services: Easter Sunday Victory Celebration Service. Info: 845-633-8127.

New Paltz Church of the Nazarene, 170 State Route 32 North, New Paltz.

1:30PM-6PM Tarot Readings with Sarvananda.

Every Sunday. Walk in or call for appointment.

Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $30 /half an hour.

2PM Proof. David Auburn’s Pulitzer prize-winning play. Proof explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science. Info: 845- 688- 2279 or www.stsplayhouse.com. STS Playhouse, 10 Church St, Phoenicia.

3PM Screening: Wish Me Away. Feature-length documentary Wish Me Away is a personal and intimate look at Chely Wright, the first mainstream popular country singer to come out as gay. Membership Film: Become a Center Member today! Apuzzo Hall at the Center, LGBTQ, 300 Wall St, Kingston.

4PM-6PM Woodstock Community Drum Circle.

Drummers on The Green are hosted by Birds of a Feather. Singers & dancers are all welcome. Bring your drums and percussion instruments. On-going on Sundays, 4-6pm. Community Center, 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

7:30PM Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company. $30/$10 student rush w/ID. Info: 845-757-5106 x2. Kaatsbaan, 120 Broadway, Tivoli.

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

legals 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, PO Box 1800, Kingston, NY on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 2:00 PM for B5 Biodiesel Fuel, BID #RFB-UC15-019.

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

Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Sealed proposals will be received, publicly opened and read at the Ulster County Purchasing Department, 244 Fair Street, 3rd Floor, Kingston, NY 12401 on Thursday, APRIL 23, 2015 at 2:00 PM for TREE REMOVAL BID #RFB-UC15-025.

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

Marc Rider, Ulster County Director of Purchasing

8PM Nellie McKay. Info: 518-.828-4800 or www. helsinkihudson.com. Club Helsinki Hudson, 405 Columbia St, Hudson.

Monday

4/6

Art Exhibit - Gardiner Open Studio Tour Artists Show. Exhibit thru 4/26. Samples of what will be available in their studios the first weekend in May, the 2nd and 3rd, pick up brochures at the library, throughout the Hudson Valley or at www.

GOSTartists.org. Gardiner Library, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike, Gardiner.

8:30AM-9:30AM Free Daily Silent Sitting Meditation. On-going every Morning, seven days a week, 8:30-9:30am in the Amitabha Shrine Room. For info contact Jan Tarlin, 845-679-5906, x 1012.

Karma Triyiana Dharmachakra, 335 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock.

9AM Senior Services in Place (SSIP) A community action group headed by Rev. Ralph Darnstadt. This group meets monthly on the first Monday to plan on ways to provide services ( food delivery, odd jobs, transportation) for seniors who live alone.

Info: 845-254-4368. PineHill Community Center, 287 Main St, Pine Hill.

9AM-5PM Property and Freedom.Is gaining legal title the way to overcome poverty in South Africa?

One day conference co-sponsored by Hannah Arendt Ctr. Info: 845-758-7900. Bard College, Bertelsmann Campus Center, Annandale-onHudson.

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. Town Hall, Main Room, 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.

Olympic Diner, Washington Ave, Kingston.

10AM-4PM Adult Art Workshop. Oils, acrylics, with some supplies provided, $5 drop-in. 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. Fire Co #1 Rt 212, Woodstock.

11AM-12PM Senior Qi Gong with Zach Baker.

Mondays, on-going, No registration required. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $5.

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

12:15PM Rhinebeck Rotary Club Meeting.

Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, 914-244-0333.

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

1PM-4PM Free Tax Preparation Help. Appointments are necessary. Please call 845-255-0791, Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m, to schedule an appointment. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan.

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. St. John’s Community Center, R.C. Church, Holly Hills Dr, West Hurley.

3PM-4:30PM Reader’s Theater. An activity in which students, while reading directly from scripts, tell a story in a most entertaining form, without props, costumes, or sets. (For tweens in grades 4 and up.) Info: www.stoneridgelibrary.org or 845-687-2044. Stone Ridge 3PM-5PM Math Help with Phyllis Rosato. All ages Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Public Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

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.

5:30PM-7:30PM Rockin’ Rooks: Morton Youth Chess Club. Every Monday. Students in grades K - 12 are welcome to join for fun, learning, and tournament competition. Reg reqr’d. Info: 845-876-5810 or racersplace@hotmail.com.

Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

6PM-6:30PM Free Open Meditation. Meets Mon-Fri, 6-6:30pm. No particular tradition or practice. Not a ‘class’. All are welcome. Just a time to join with others to meditate together. Interfaith Awakening (the little yellow house), 9 Rock City Rd, Woodstock.

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.

7PM Open Poetry. Featured reader: Leslie Gerber.

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

7PM Live @ The Falcon. “Amplify Sound Concert Series” with Hudson Valley Hip Hop Poet Decora + Poet Gold. Info: 845-236-7970 or www.liveatthefalcon.com. The Falcon, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro.

7PM Old Chatham Quaker Meeting: “The House I Live In.” The war on drugs has been a failure practically, morally, and economically. There is, however, increasing momentum for drug policy reform from all levels of government society. Info: 518-766-2992 orwww.oldchathamquakers.org. Old Chatham Quaker Meetinghouse, 539 County Route 13, Old Chatham, free.

7PM Open Poetry with Leslie Gerber, featured reader. Info: 845-679-3484. Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock.

7PM Lloyd Historical Society Program Covered Bridges. Presentation by Ronald G. Knapp, co-author of the book, America’s Covered Bridges.

Info: www.TOLHPS.com or 845-255-7742. Vineyard Common Theater Building #6, 300 Vineyard Ave, Highland.

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4/7

Buddha’s Birthday Celebration. All day. The celebration of Buddha’s birthday called.”Hana no Hi (the Flower Day).” Come and put Amacha tea over the baby buddha statue. Please bring some flowers for Buddha. Info: 845-255-8811 or www.

GKnoodles.com. Gomen-Kudasai Noodle Shop, Rite Aid Plaza, 232 Main St, New Paltz.

9AM-10AM Senior Dance Exercise with Inyo Charbonneau. The emphasis is on fun while benefiting from strengthening and aerobic exercise. Open to Woodstock residents 55 and older, $1 donation requested. Mountainview Studio, 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-3PM Community Sewing Project. Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

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, 10AM Preschool Story Hour. Info: 845-657-2482.

Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

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: 679-6250. $13/oneclass or $20/two classes. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 207 Albany Ave, Kingston.

10:15AM-11:15AM Tai Chi/Chi Gong: Tuesday Mornings, 10:15am-11:15am or Wednesday Evenings 6:15pm-7:15pm. $10 per class or $25 per month! Over 30yrs exp. Info: 845-389-2431 or michael@whitecranehallcom. White Crane Hall, 77 Cornell St, Kingston.

10:30AM-11:30AM Toddler Time! Join Miss Penny for a fun-filled story time for the very young!

Appropriate for ages 1-3. Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail.com. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

10:30AM-5PM Together Tuesdays. New early literacy program with Frannie for kids birth through preschool. Story, craft, and play. Info: 845-688-7811. Phoenicia Public Library, 48 Main St, Phoenicia.

10:30AM-5PM Tax Preparation Assistance. AARP Tax-Aide professionals will offer tax preparation assistance for seniors and low-income tax payers.

Appointments necessary. Please call 845-255-0791 to schedule an appointment. Kingston Library, Community Room, 55 Franklin St, Kingston.

12PM-6PM Spirit Guide Readings with psychic medium Adam Bernstein. First Tuesday of every month. Info: 845-679-2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $75 /one hour, $40 /half an hour.

3:30PM-4:30PM After School Story Hour. for second & third grades. Info: 845-687-2044. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge.

4PM Stories & Fun with Laura Gail! Families with children between 3 and 7 are invited to join Laura for a great afternoon story time. Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@gmail.com. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

4PM LEGO Club . A full hour of free play with our HUGE collection of LEGOs & DUPLOs! For kids of all ages. Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult. Info: 845-757-3771 or tivoliprograms@ gmail.com. Tivoli Free Library, 86 Broadway, Tivoli, free.

4PM Reading to Lola. Join Lola for some special St. Patrick’s Day fun. Reading to Lola takes place on the first and third Tuesdays of each month through the end of May. Info: www.kingstonlibrary.org.

Kingston Library, 55 Franklin, Kingston.

5:30PM The Middle East and Us: How Did it Get So Bad? Steven A. Cook is Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and is an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as U.S.-Middle East policy, will talk. Info: 845-437-5370. Vassar College, Main Building, Villard Room, Poughkeepsie.

5:30PM-6:30PM Free Information Session.

Master of business administration degree program.

They will provide an overview of the program and will offer academic advising to prospective students. Info: www.newpaltz.edu/mba or 845-257-2968. SUNY New Paltz, van den Berg Hall, 5:30PM-6:30PM Senior Qi Gong with Zach Baker. Tuesdays, on-going, No registration required. Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-2551559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $10.

5:30PM Phoenicia Community Choir. Sing with

your neighbors and prepare for concerts. No need to read music, no audition. On-going, Tuesdays, 5:30pm. Info: 845-688-2169. Wesleyan Church, basement, Main St, Phoenicia.

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.

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

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

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

7PM Morton Yarn Evenings with Cher. Every Tuesdays. Bring projects to work on, get advice from others, share your expertise, or just come to enjoy the company of other yarn enthusiasts. Info: 845-876-1085 or yarn.witch@gmail.com Morton Memorial Library & Community House, 82 Kelly St, Rhinecliff.

7PM QSY Society Amateur Radio Club’s April Meeting. This month’s topic: Electronics and test equipment. Feel free to bring any projects, items for show & tell or swap & sell, and questions you may have on any aspect of ham radio. Info: www.qsysociety.org or 914-582-3744.East Fishkill Community Library, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction.

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.

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-10PM Live Jazz! Featuring: Matt Finck guitar, Pete Levin - keyboard, Mark Usvolk - bass, Tony Jefferson - drumsNo cover charge. Info: 845-687-6373. Lydia’s, 7 Old Route 209, Stone Ridge.

7 PM -9 PM Open Mic. On-going, Tuesdays, 7-9pm. Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 200 Main St, Saugerties, 246-5775.

7:30PM-9:30PM Life Drawing sessions. Tuesday and Thursdays, on going. No registration required.

Info: www.unisonarts.org or 845-255-1559. Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Rd, New Paltz, $15.

7:30PM The Price is Right Live! Info: 1-800-7453000 or online at Ticketmaster.com Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, $75.50, $49.50, $37.50.

8PM Concert Choir Chamber Singers/Piano.

The Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, along with selected student pianists, present a program featuring Brahm’s Liebeslieder Waltzes. Info: 845-257-2700 or www.newpaltz.edu/music SUNY New Paltz, Julien J. Studley Theatre, New Paltz, 8PM Hickory Smoked. Info: 845-679-3484.

Harmony Café @ Wok ‘n Roll, 50 Mill Hill Rd, 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. Catamount Restaurant, Mt. Pleasant.

9PM Big Joe & The Lo-Fi’s Blues and Dance Party. Info: 845-687-2699 or highfallscafe@ earthlink.net. High Falls Café, Stone Dock Golf

Explore the Universe ...with Bob Berman

The Only Opportunity This Year!

For the only time this year, nationally known astronomer Bob Berman offers four weekly classes for local residents at his home and observatory.

Whether a know-nothing or serious science enthusiast, you’ll come away truly understanding Quantum theory, Z-point energy, the nature of light and color, relativity, the constellations, and much more. Fast-paced, humorous, mind-stretching, and filled with colorful a/v images and the hands-on observatory to see Saturn and galaxies.

Over 2,000 area residents have enjoyed this program since 1976, ages 9 – 90. Just $85, complete.

Four Friday evenings, 8:30 10 PM, starts May 1st.

David Letterman called Bob Berman “fascinating.”

Are You doing anything REALLY special this spring?

Reserve Now: 679-0785

skymanbob@aol.com

Club, 12 Stone Dock Rd, High Falls.

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9AM-10:30AM Business Card Exchange Members only. Res reqr’d. Info: 845-338-2698. Courtyard by Marriott, 500 Frank Sottile Blvd, 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, $1 donation requested. Fire Co. #1, Rt 212, Woodstock.

11AM Knitting Circle. Wednesdays. Info: 845-6572482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

11AM Artist Presentation: Lauren Gallaspy, ceramics Info: 845-257-3830 or www.newpaltz. edu. SUNY New Paltz, Lecture Center 102, New Paltz, free.

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

Christina’s Restaurant, 812 Ulster Ave, Kingston.

1 PM Kingston Community Singers Open Rehearsals. Old Dutch Church, Wall St, Kingston, 339-0637.

3:30PM-4:30PM Lego Club. All Monday programs are intended for tweens in grades 4 and up. Info: 845-687-2044. Stone Ridge Library, 3700 Main St, Stone Ridge.

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.

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 Woodstock Transition Garden Share Working Group. Guest speaker- Ken Green from Hudson Valley Seed Library. Info: www.woodstocknytransition.org Woodstock Public Library, 5 Library Ln, Woodstock.

6PM-8PM Theta Healing for Manifesting Success with Kathy Saulino. Break through limiting beliefs and learn what this fast growing energy modality can do to help rocket you toward your highest and greatest good. Bring along your vision for your goal to thisworkshop and get ready to make your dreams come to life! Info: 845-679-

2100. Mirabai Bookstore, 23 Mill Hill Rd, Woodstock, $25.

6PM-8PM Ukulele Circle. Pull up a ukulele and learn a song! This is a friendly group who welcomes all comers. Info: 845-657-2482. Olive Free Library, Rt 28A, West Shokan, free.

6PM Woodstock Community Chorale. Sing with your neighbors and prepare for concerts. No need to read music, no audition. On-going, Wednesdays, 6pm. Info: 845-688-2169. Kleinert/James Center for the Arts, Tinker St, Woodstock.

6:15PM-7:15PM Tai Chi/Chi Gung: Tuesday Mornings, 10:15am-11:15am or Wednesday Evenings 6:15pm-7:15pm. $10 per class or $25 per month!

Over 30yrs exp. Info: 845-389-2431 or michael@ whitecranehallcom. White Crane Hall, 77 Cornell St, Kingston.

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-11PM Rosendale Chess Club. Free admissionno dues. On-going every Wed, 7-11pm. Rosendale Café, Rosendale.

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.

7:30PM-8:30PM “Receiving Abundance in your Life.” Offering psycho-therapy powerful participation Techniques with MS. Patricia Mitchell. Every Wednesday. Call for address. 917-279-9546. Woodstock, free.

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.

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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ability, great work ethic. Email resume to: info@phoeniciadiner.com HOME ATTENDANT NEEDED FT/PT. Weekdays. $11.30/hour. Disabled 48-yr. old female looking for female home attendant to help w/basic needs. Reliable, caring + live within 40 minutes of Phoenicia. Must have car. 845-688-3052. No calls before 9 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

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Flexible working hours. Weekends and holidays required.

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SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AIDES

BOOKKEEPER for Rapidly Growing Beverage Company. Seeking qualified, organized, fast learning bookkeeper/ office manager for beverage bottling company w/extremely innovative products.

Plant is located in the Catskill mountains. Transportation reimbursement may be arranged depending on Candidate.

Need somebody proficient in; + Basic Accounting + Quickbooks-Style System + Microsoft Office Suite With these qualities; + Extremely reliable + Punctual + Eager to learn + Positive personality.

This person will consider the position to be full-time, long-term, and well paid.

There will be an initial period where the salary will not be full-rate. This period is temporary, and agreed to contractually.

This person can expect to be treated well, in a warm family-style small business w/ big aspirations and a good track record of treating employees well. E-mail resumes to: lukez@newyorksprings.com or call (845)254-5400, ext. 103.

COOKKEEPER

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Woodstock Rescue Squad is now looking for a Bookkeeper who is bonded and uses Quick Books. Need to be able to meet at the Woodstock Rescue Squad building twice a month to assist the Treasurer. Deadline Friday, 4/10. Contact Jim: jcrowley@hvc. rr.com or 845-679-4921.

CHAMBERMAID: PART-TIME. Must be reliable, attentive, have high standard of cleanliness & like to clean. Weekends needed. Flexible weekday. Nice working conditions and environment. Call Karen at The Woodstock Inn on the Millstream 6798211.

FT LEAD COOK and Line Cooks. The Phoenicia Diner is expanding service and seeking additional kitchen staff. We are looking for someone that cares about high standards and preparing great food created from the Catskill Mountains/Hudson Valley bounty. We offer an opportunity to be part of a growing brand and a rewarding, fun environment. Must have 1-2 yrs restaurant experience, weekend & weekday avail-

Dr. Barry M. Mark (845) 554-2274

for special educa on preschool. Called as needed. $60/day. Past group experience with young children necessary. Mail to: Early Educa on Center; 40 Park Lane; Highland, NY 12528. Or FAX 845-883-6452

HELP WANTED Full Time position for ground personnel with a tree service.

Chainsaw operator/experience required.

657-7125

LABORER NEEDED FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME. Wage based on experience and performance. Must have own transportation and clean drivers license. Nonsmokers only. Kniffen Homes (845)2557500.

MIRACLES DAY SPA looking for Massage

Therapist and Aesthetician. Scenic private Day Spa w/jumbo size treatment room seeking independent Massage Therapist, Aesthetician, or dual degree therapist.

Please contact Christina 845-702-3526 or send resume: SpaMiracles@gmail.com miraclesdayspa.com MODEL/TALENT. Babies, Kids, Teens, 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for magazines, catalogues, TV/film.

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SHORT-ORDER COOK. Diner experience.

Part-time/Full-time. Apply in person at College Diner, 500 Main Street, New Paltz.

SUPERVISING LIFEGUARDS, LIFEGUARDS, WSIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, ATTENDANTS for Moriello Pool (Town/Village of New Paltz Pool) for summer 2015. Appropriate certifications required. Application and information available at: Office of Town Supervisor, 1 Clearwater Road, New Paltz.

255-0604. EOE. 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 youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in contributing to our mission by humanely trapping feral cats to have them spayed/neutered, â&#x20AC;&#x153;TNRâ&#x20AC;?, please call (973)713-8229.

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DIANAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Dianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CAT Shelter in Accord.

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 popula-

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tions through spay/neuter. We often find orphaned kittens who need a loving home until they’re 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 3 pregnant cats in 3 wonderful homes. The cats gave birth and when the kittens are weaned, we’ll look to find loving homes for the kittens and their mothers. If you’re interested in fostering or would like to learn more about fostering, please call (917)282-2018 or e-mail DRJLPK@AOL. COM

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

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NEW 2015 NORTHWOOD DOUBLEWIDE 28x44 MOBILE HOME FOR SALE on lot located in Hudson Home Park. Beautiful kitchen, new appliances, 2-bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, office/den, new washer/dryer, many upgrades included.

Home located on quiet country road. Each home having a paved driveway to their home & spacious lawn. View of Shawangunk Mountain range. 15 minute drive Gardiner/ New Paltz, 30 minute drive Poughkeepsie/ Newburgh/Kingston. Great for weekend/ retirement home. Call 845-255-2525.

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dŝŵĞ ^ŚĂƌĞ KǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ͮ ,ƵŶƚĞƌ ͮ Ψϰϱ͕ϬϬϬ dǁŽ ďĞĚƌŽŽŵ ƵŶŝƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů <ĂĂƚĞƌƐŬŝůů Mountain Club Condominium Hotel. Most ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŇŽŽƌ ƉůĂŶ ŝŶ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ͕ ĂƐ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ ƐůĞĞƉ ϰͲϲ ŐƵĞƐƚƐ ĞĂƐŝůLJ͘ ŶũŽLJ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐͲ ŽƵƚĚŽŽƌ ƉŽŽů͕ ƐƉĂ͕ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ services. You own one week a month for 12 months or use your week to rent out.

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ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚ ĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ͮ KůŝǀĞďƌŝĚŐĞ ͮ Ψϯϵϵ͕ϬϬϬ One of a kind design by Les Walker with great flow. Much glass allows one to take in the wooded setting. Sunken living room with Ϯ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŐůĂƐƐ Θ Ă ŐŽƌŐĞŽƵƐ ĨŝƌĞƉůĂĐĞ͘ ^ĐƌĞĞŶĞĚ ƉŽƌĐŚ Θ ůĂƌŐĞ ĚĞĐŬ͖ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ hot tub. Total seclusion backing thousands of acres of state land.

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Gentle Care, 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.

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10 years experience. Live-in or hourly.

References available. Ulster County area.

ŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞ ZĂŶĐŚ ͮ <ŝŶŐƐƚŽŶ ͮ Ψϯϴϵ͕ϵϬϬ Situated on 1.6 acres in a desirable Kingston neighborhood. Grand marble entranceway ĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ Ă ǁĂƌŵ Θ ŝŶǀŝƟŶŐ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ͘ &ƌĞŶĐŚ ĚŽŽƌƐ lead you into a formal living room, dining room Θ ŚŽŵĞ ŽĸĐĞ͘ <ŝƚĐŚĞŶ ŽīĞƌƐ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŐƌĂĚĞ ƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐ ƐƚĞĞů ĂƉƉůŝĂŶĐĞƐ͕ ƉĂŶƚƌLJ͕ ŝƐůĂŶĚ Θ Ă sunlit breakfast area.

Be The First To “Spring” Into The Market

GOT STUFF TO SELL? Looking for partnership in joint venture- flea markets, E-Bay, Craig’s List, etc. Call (845)9435904, leave message.

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8-UNIT APARTMENT HOUSE for sale in New Paltz. Private parking for 16. Laundry room on premises. In the heart of Village of New Paltz, 1 block from Main Street. Close to all amenities.

Serious inquiries only. Please e-mail: tobi@ ulsterpublishing.com No brokers please.

BEAUTIFUL LAKE GEORGE SUMMER HOME, located on the north end of the Lake, 66 plus feet of Lake Front comes with this home.

Watch the sun set from your expansive deck which encompasses 2/3 of this home. Three bedrooms, living room, dining area, kitchen and full bath. 3 sliding glass doors looking directly to the lake. Basement for storage, all on 6/10 of an acre. As a bonus there is a commercial dock for your boat and others. Please call for more information and price 845-691-2770.

MULTI-FAMILY INCOME PROPERTIES can replace lost wages and support you in retirement. Let tenants pay your mortgage.

Learn how to be a landlord from an experienced investor. Private investment funding available. Call Matt LaRussa, Broker, 845.255.0699.

land and real estate wanted

VERY HANDSOME FINDER’S FEE PAID (if it goes to closing!) PRIVATE BUYER (nonrealtor) SEEKING PROPERTY to purchase, MUST HAVE NATURAL WATERFALL. 2-10 acres needed. Maybe subdivide? Can be either a vacant, SECLUDED parcel of land, OR property w/a house w/a natural, private waterfall (w/year-round views, NOT just seasonal).

Must be secluded (absolutely no homes in view), AND MUST BE WITHIN 10 MINUTES DRIVE TO WOODSTOCK. CAN CLOSE IMMEDIATELY! Contact: sabe1970@yahoo. com.au w/photos/info. or call (518)965-7223.

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NEW PALTZ: OFFICE SPACE available now. Close to Main St. $550/mo. plus heat.

First month rent plus 1 month security. Call/ leave mess. 845-594-4433.

Retreat/Camp/School/Religious Services SPACE AVAILABLE. 5000 sq.ft. finished building with 10 Motel rooms. Large back lawn on a stream. 5 separate decks. For Summer Lease. Tannersville, NY. www.

Catskillssummerretreat.com Call Tom 631901-8535.

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HIGHLAND EFFICIENCIES at villabaglieri.com Furnished motel rooms w/micro, refrig, HBO & WiFi, all utilities. $160-$195 Weekly, $600-$740 Monthly, w/kitchenettes $205 or $220 weekly, $760 or $820 monthly + UC Taxes & Security. No pets. 845.883.7395.

HIGHLAND: SPACIOUS 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Quiet street. First floor of house. Full bath. Hardwood floors.

Plenty of storage in garage. 1 minute to Mid-Hudson Bridge & Hannafords. $975/month includes all utilities. No smoking. Cat OK. Must see! (845)6163547.

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LARGE 2-BEDROOM in renovated barn. $1200/month plus utilities. Floating cork floor, full bath, good light, garden area, laundry available. Smoking outdoors, NO DOGS. 5 minutes by car outside village. Please call (845)255-5355.

2-BEDROOM APARTMENT; $1150/ month plus utilities. 31 Church Street, 1 block from Main Street, laundry room, private parking on premises. No pets/smoking. 1 month security. 1-year lease, good references. (845)417-3051, (845)255-5319.

NICE ROOMS; $470/month. Excellent location. Close to SUNY college. All utilities included. Call (914)474-5176, between 8 a.m.-9 p.m. (845)255-6029, between 12-9 p.m., leave message.

2-BEDROOMS FOR RENT in large 3-bedroom apartment. Close to SUNY New Paltz.

Quiet residential area. $500/month/room plus shared utilities. First, last, security, references, lease. On-site parking. No pets. No smoking. 845-255-7187.

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 immediately. Call (914)4759834.

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“The holiday season is a time for storytelling, and whether you are hearing the story of a candelabra staying lit for more than a week, or a baby born in a barn without medical supervision, these stories feature miracles.”

Lemony Snicket – Hey all of life is a miracle and a fantastic story, but the holidays remind us of just how amazing it is. Once, when I was a boy, we were sitting at the Easter dinner table when a strange mist formed at the foot of the table… it appeared to be shaped like a huge rabbit. We all shouted, “What are you?” but the rabbit just threw several colored eggs at us and disappeared…

(So, did I say all the stories had to be true?).

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FARMHOUSE GEM - Gorgeous 11+ acre site on quiet country road provides singular setting for c. 1895 classic. Gracious open plan living spaces with beamed ceilings, 27’ living room with stone fireplace, expansive country kitchen/dining room, 20’ ensuite MBR, 2 add’l. BRs + den/office, 3 full baths, gleaming HW floors, det. 2 car garage and picturesque barn. PURE COUNTRY! Add’l 4.6 acres w/ POND avail!.................... $499,000

NATURE’S BOUNTY - You’ll be surrounded by it on this beautiful 1.8 acre site on a quiet private road. Sunwashed cedar contemporary with walls of windows and skylights offers wide open floor plan with cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, exposed beams, country EI kitchen, family/media room, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, cozy woodstove, wrap around decking, baby barn and add’l shed. PURE MAGIC! ......................................... $249,900

QUINTESSENTIAL WOODSTOCKIENESS Huh? We know that quintessential means a “perfect example,” but “Woodstockie” is a word that describes an unusual combination of charm, quirkiness & character often found in Woodstock homes.

Privately sited on over 4 acres on very desirable Coldbrook Rd, you can relax in the Gazebo overlooking the rushing creek, warm yourself by the stone fireplace in the living room, & watch the wildlife while enjoying your morning coffee or evening meal in the heated, glassed-in patio room. 2 bedrooms, bluestone floors, skylights, 9 ft ceilings, many custom built-ins & an island kitchen w/an antique Butcher Block. Call Margo O’Bourn for details ................. $369,000

WOODSTOCK! BEAUTY & LUXURY Mary Ellen VanWagenen brings us this MUST SEE sophisticated 3 bdrm, 3 ba, 2,855 sf contemporary in a 5+ acre setting with lush lawns, blue stone terraced gardens and in-ground pool. The designer of this one-of-a-kind home filled it with remarkable features; hand laid tiles in the breakfast bar kitchen, with had made arched cherry cabinetry, fireplace, and bathrooms, vast open spaces, cathedral ceiling, wood floors, and an exit to a deck. The 2nd floor has a den, 2 bedrooms and a gorgeous full bath, and the 3rd floor holds the stunning Master suite with spa, balcony, and glass shower. The ground floor has a family room and 3rd bath..................... $879,000

LOTTASTONE ‘N WATER Known as the Lanigan House, and originally built as a fort around 1700, this historic stone beauty is poised high on the banks of the Esopus, and overlooking the Plattekill Creek too, waterfalls and all. With many original details left intact, multiple stone fireplaces, beamed ceilings, hard wood floors and open rooms, 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths; it would make a fabulous B & B. There is a fully renovated 3 bedroom, 1 bath second home on the property that is currently rented. Greg Berardi says the views are a joy to behold, so behold them and call us. .........................................$172,000

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EASY LIVING - Looking for a “no stairs” lifestyle? Then you must see this very sweet West Hurley ranch just minutes to Woodstock.

Freshly painted interior features ensuite MBR + 2 add’l BRs, 2 full baths, beamed LR, dining space, family/media room with cozy wood burning stove, cute country style kitchen, attached one car garage PLUS breezy screened porch opening to bluestone patio for summer fun and BBQs. .................................. $189,900

VICTORIAN GEM - Pride of ownership abounds in this impeccably maintained (c. 1930) 2900+ SF 2 story with a Victorian flair. Privately sited on 1.7 acres and offering all amenities - gourmet kitchen with granite counters, greenhouse room with mountain view, 3 BRs incl. MBR w/ cozy fireplace, 25’ LR w/ fireplace, formal DR, HW & marble floors, den or home office space, deck, garage PLUS guest cottage, in ground POOL and add’l rental . WOW! ............................ $439,900

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Woodstock 679-0006

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ROCK-A-WAY As you come up to this charming Woodstock Farmhouse, on 4.5 acres, your arrival will be welcomed by this warm and inviting 3 bdrm, 3 ba, antique farmhouse with a rocking chair porch. Special attention has kept this property a lasting picturesque scene of Woodstock in the early 1900’s. As you enter this home, the center hall foyer separates the living room with a fireplace, beamed ceilings and wood floors. The 2nd floor has 2 bedrooms and a full bath. Behind the kitchen is an office and full bath with a private entry that also has access to a bedroom and a bath that is above the 2 car garage. Call Mary Ellen VanWagenen ............. $589,000

Kingston 845.339.1144

Saugerties 845.246.3300

Woodstock 845.679.9444

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Stunning unobstructed panoramic Hudson River Views with substantial river frontage sets the stage for your own private compound or retreat. Your mini estate offers two homes, lush established landscaping & room for expansion. A well thought out ranch style home has been designed to offer views from many vantage points. Your spacious living room is lined with French doors that lead to additional decking for more spectacular views and is the perfect spot for gatherings or relaxing in front of the fireplace. Your spacious guesthouse is a charming two story home which sits on a knoll and positioned to enjoy more incredible river and Rondout Lighthouse views. Create your own private beach and dock where e that will feel lik you’ll take off for a day of kayaking. This property lends itself for an irresistible weekend get-a-way or full time home like paradise! $1,298,000

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This picture perfect ranch house offers 1 level living w/ double lot + HUGE garage.

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NEW PALTZ CONTEMPORARY... with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms is privately set on 5 ACRES in an area of fine homes. Enjoy the unique and amazing location: surrounded by your own nature preserve, yet so conveniently located, less than 2 miles from New Paltz. Property is surrounded by deer fencing, so opportunities for landscaping and gardening are endless.

Once you enter the residence you will be greeted by an open floor plan leading to the living area with soaring ceilings, two sided fireplace, pellet stove and surrounded by walls of windows creating a light bright space opening to the deck and generous acreage. Kitchen is a cook’s delight with breakfast bar and breakfast room. First level bedroom with nearby full bath is great for guests or home office. Upstairs master suite has full bath, dressing room and walk in closet. Minutes to Mohonk and Minnewaka. .................................. Offered at $355,000.

LOVELY SAUGERTIES RAISED RANCH Me Meticulously maintained and recently renovated 4 BR home featuring a beautiful Kitchen w/ ggranite, oak wood floors, updated baths and an amazing den/gym down stairs that steps out onto patio w/ in ground pool. Glowing wood stove that is used to heat. Master bed & separate bath gives great privacy. Such a fabulous family home on a corner lot. This is a must see!

$229,000

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COUNTRY MEETS CONTEMPORARY Gracious rustic living in spacious hilltop home. Over 3,000 square feet with 4 bedrooms, 2 full and two half baths set on a private hilltop in beautiful rural Accord. Large wing recently added to the home creating a dramatic two story foyer and living/

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Village of New Paltz. $450/month per bedroom excluding utilities. First, last, 1 month security. Available June 1. Email: porpigliaelec@yahoo.com

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

We have, studios, one & two bedroom apartments, includes heat & hot water. (furniture packages available) Free use of the: Recreation Room, Pool, New Fitness Center & much more!

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Call 845-255-7205 for more information LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT Huguenot Street. Full kitchen. $760/month includes heat & hot water.

First, last, 1 month security.

No pets. Available April 1.

Call (845) 691-2878 CHARMING, VERY SWEET 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Full bath.

Separate entrance. Safe & tranquil country setting in Rosendale, 3 miles from New Paltz. $1200/month includes all utilities, snow & trash removal, off-street parking. 2 person max. Employment verification & references. Non-smoker. Small pet considered.

914-309-3513 (text or call).

ROOMS FOR RENT w/access to kitchen and living room. Half mile from SUNY campus. No pets. $450/month includes all utilities. Call (914)850-1968.

SOUTHSIDE TERRACE APARTMENTS offers semester leases for Fall 2015 and short-term for the Summer! Furnished studios, one & two bedrooms, includes heat & hot water. Recreation facilities. Walking distance to campus and town. 845-2557205.

STUDENT RENTAL: 3-BEDROOM APARTMENT. $1350/month. Modern kitchen & bath. New Paltz Village. Call (845)304-2504.

STUDENT RENTAL. SINGLE ROOM. Share modern kitchen & bath. $525/month.

New Paltz Village. Call (845)304-2504.

STUDIO APARTMENT IN VILLAGE. Walk to Bakery & Rail Trail & college. Nice yard & garden, W/D. Dogs ok. $775/month.

Available 5/1. 845-532-3853.

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rosendale/ high falls/tillson/ stone ridge rentals

EXTRA LARGE 2-BR to SHARE. High Falls. Bedroom and side room available plus share kitchen, living room, bathroom, deck.

Lots storage. $625/month plus reasonable utilities, security. 845-687-2035.

NEWLY RENOVATED UPSTAIRS 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Rosendale. LR, extra room w/own entrance, new eat-in kitchen w/view of water, full bath, new floors throughout.

No smoking. 2 person max. $1200/month + utilities. (845)453-9247, marker1st@ yahoo.com

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saugerties rentals

2-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Handicap accessible. Porch. Off-street parking.

Washer/dryer. No smoking. $800/month plus utilities. 518-719-8858.

central air. Move right in ......................... $549,000

LARGE STUDIO APARTMENT, second floor. On horse farm. Clean, sunny, creative space. Marble foyer, cathedral ceiling, French windows, ENERGY EFFICIENT. Available now. $850/month plus utilities.

(845)532-5080.

NICE 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in great location. Rent is $790/month plus utilities. First, last, security required. Call Phil 646-644-3648.

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woodstock/ west hurley rentals

1-BEDROOM APARTMENT. Nice area. $900/month includes all utilities, cable, laundry. Close to shopping. Near public transportation. Call (845)684-7036 or (845)443-5747.

AIRY, BRIGHT, CLEAN 1-BEDROOM APARTMENT in Woodstock Center. 2nd floor, terrace w/view, full bath. No smoking/drugs/excess alcohol/pets. For responsible person w/steady income and references. $875/month includes all utilities, off-street parking. Available 5/1. Call 914466-0910.

ATTENTION LANDLORDS!! Having trouble finding tenants? Let me help you.

I have many well qualified tenants looking right now! Call, text or email me for landlord solutions. Danielle Bonesteel, Licensed R.E. Salesperson. C: 845-399-6326, daniellebonesteel@yahoo.com Halter Associates Realty, 257 Route 212, Bearsville, NY 12409.

LARGE 1-BEDROOM, full of light in Woodstock Center. Kitchen, dining area, livingroom, full bath w/clawfoot tub.

Private parking lot. 2nd floor. For responsible person w/steady income. No drugs/ smoking/excess alcohol/pets. $950/mon includes all utilities. Available 5/1. Call 914-466-0910 WOODSTOCK: 1-BEDROOM. Quiet upscale residential neighborhood. Beautiful grounds. Small quiet apartment complex.

Excellent condition & well maintained. $845/month includes all utilities. ALSO,

FURNISHED 1-BEDROOM. $ 8 7 5 / month includes all utilities. No smoking.

References. No pets. (845)679-9717.

WOODSTOCK/LAKE HILL. Furnished room in restored colonial farmhouse; $500; furnished 2-room suite; $600. Includes all utilities, internet, private phone, piano, cats, gardens. Partial work exchange available with room. NS, NP. homestayny@msn. com 679-2564.

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west of woodstock rentals

SHOKAN APARTMENTS: $ 7 5 0 / month- 2-BEDROOM w/ATTACHED GREENHOUSE, 720 sq.ft.; Also, $1200/ month- LARGE 2-BEDROOM, 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, 2 months security. Pictures on craigslist.org, search Shokan. Call 845-481-0521 or 845-6572490.

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seasonal rentals

EARN EXTRA INCOME FROM YOUR PROPERTY... ATTENTION HOMEOWNERS: we handle the rentals for you. Visit: www.IdealWoodstockny.com or call 845-417-4152. Pierpaolo Ciarcianelli Licensed Real Estate Broker, 25 Lucas Ave. Kingston, NY 12401.

GLORIOUS, NEWLY RENOVATED STONE CHATEAU. 2 CHARMING ACRES. SHOKAN, 12 MINUTES TO WOODSTOCK OR PHOENICIA. 3-BEDROOMS, 2 FULL BATHS. MUST SEE. PHOTOS, FULL DETAILS UPON REQUEST. MAY-SEPTEMBER; $2500/MO, MEMORIAL-LABOR DAY SPECIAL; $7300- UTILITIES INCLUDED. (845)657-9776, info@pocofortemusic.com

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MOTHER/SON SEEKING HOMESTEAD. Cottage/cabin, private/ secluded, 2-BR, long-term. HW floors, woodstove, oil/propane heat, sunlight, insulated, attic and/or basement, yard/garden, Onteora district. Near Trailways preferred. Pets ok. Mother is NYS Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator and seeks workspace in homestead.

Ursula Carrie 845-684-5546, catskillsnative@yahoo.com

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$650- SAUGERTIES VILLAGE HOUSESHARE- A l l u t i l i t i e s a r e included. Huge Victorian on secluded parcel. 1 large and sunny private bedroom w/attached bathroom. To share w/an artist. Big, gracious rooms are furnished and kitchen has a washer/ dryer. Newly built back porch for relaxing in the yard when warmer days arrive! No smokers, cats or dogs. Call 917-292-1776

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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.

EXTANG HARD TONNEAU COVER, tri-fold for a Toyota Tacoma, (can IMPROVE gas mileage by 10%) current 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; bed style, black, excellent condition.

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MEDIUM OAK HARDWOOD DINING TABLE; 72x48 wide w/2-self storing 20â&#x20AC;? leaves & lion claw feet & 6 Windsor chairs- 2 Captain, 4 regular. Call (845)255-8352.

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ULSTER FOREST PRODUCTS, INC. Log Length- Cut & Split Firewood.

Top quality wood at reasonable prices.

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

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tree services

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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. Quality CONSIGNMENTS accepted also. Richard Miller Antiques (Est. 1972). (845)389-7286.

OLD FURNITURE, CROCKS, JUGS, paintings, frames, postcards, glasswares, sporting items, urns, fountain pens, lamps, dolls, pocket knives, military items, bronzes, jewelry, sterling, old toys, old paper, old boxes, old advertisements, vintage clothing, anything old.

Home contents purchased, (select items or entire estates purchased.) CASH PAID 6576252 CASH PAID. Estate contents- attic, cellar, garage clean-outs. Used cars, junk cars, scrap metal. Anything of value. (845)246-0214.

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musical services and instruments

Want to learn PRO TOOLS or ABLETON LIVE? Now accepting students for private lessons. Woodstock. Please call (646)221-4484.

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antiques and collectibles

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CASTAWAYS, the ultimate thrift shop...

Now buying for Spring! BIG FINAL CLEARANCE SALE!!! 50% sale ongoing.

Located at 36 Mill Hill Road in Woodstock.

(845)679-3459.

D&H CANAL MUSEUMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUNDAY Flea Market, Rt. 213 in the heart of High Falls.

Art, antiques, collectibles, etc. OPENING DAY- April 12-November, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Contact Joni (845)810-0471.

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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 lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Residential/Commercial. Local and N.Y.C. Metro areas. N.Y.S. Dot T 12467, Shandaken, N.Y. Call 845-688-2253.

OIL PAINTING RESTORATION. Cleaned, relined, retouched, refinished.

Also frames & wood sculptures repaired.

Call Carol 687-7813. c.field@earthlink. net

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organizing/ decorating/ reďŹ nishing

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

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EXPERIENCED HOUSECLEANER looking for new clients. Specializing in small homes/offices. Brings own non-toxic products. Weekly or twice monthly. Excellent references. (845)853-6898 MAID IN AMERICA. Home/Office cleaning in the greater Kingston area and Northern Dutchess. Regular visits or 1 time cleaning. Windows. Attentive to detail.

Many years experience and excellent local references. (845)514-2510.

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Excellent references.

Call (845)706-1713 or (845) 679-8932 CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/ Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)6882253.

HOUSE CLEANING.... Do you work long hours? Do you need a little extra time to spend with family? I am here to help you clean, re-organize, and get that precious time back with family and friends. Honest and reliable, one time, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, special request cleaning. Years of experience, reliable, references available. I provide personal cleaning for all occasions, Call KRISTINA 845-5948805.

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caretaking/ home management

PRINTING AND COPYING, Business Cards, Fliers, Labels, Envelopes. All your printing needs. J&L Printing. 4 Cross Street, Saugerties, NY. 845-246-7809

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personal and health services

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

(845)901-8513

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ULSTER COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING; SENIOR NUTRITION/DINING PROGRAM. Operates Senior Dining Sites throughout the county, which offer nutritious, hot meals from 11:30 a.m.-noon. Kingston Mid-town Neighborhood Center, 467 Broadway, Kingston. (845)336-7112. Open Monday, Wednesday & Friday. They also provide an opportunity to socialize w/others who have similar interests. Guidelines: Please call the site between 10 a.m.-noon. the day before you plan to attend in order to be sure there are enough meals for everyone. Eligibility: You must be an Ulster County resident aged 60 or over.

Cost: There is no set cost, but a suggested daily donation of $3 is requested.

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painting/odd jobs

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CLEAN UPS, CLEAN OUTS. Indoor/ Outdoor. Junk & debris removal. Estates prepared for Moving and Sale. (845)6882253.

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.

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.

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

Snow Removal. Call Dave (845)514-6503mobile.

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MAN WITH A VAN MOVING & DELIVERY SERVICE. 16’ trucks, 10’ van. Reliable, insured, NYS DOT 32476. 8 Enterprise Road, New Paltz, NY. Please call Dave at 255-6347.

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plumbing, heating, a/c and electric

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All Phases of Construction RooďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ Siding â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens â&#x20AC;˘ Baths â&#x20AC;˘ Decks â&#x20AC;˘ Tile â&#x20AC;˘ Flooring Fully Insured ~ Free Estimates

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Julien Hillyer West Hurley, NY â&#x20AC;˘ 845-684-7036

Shambhala Stone Mason

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www.shambhalastonemason.com D AND S IMPROVEMENTS: Home improvement, repair and maintenance, from the smallest repairs to large renovations. Over 50 years of combined experience. Fully insured. www.dandsimprovements.com (845)339-3017

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gardening/ landscaping

KIZER STONEWORKS. Bluestone Specialist for the Hudson Valley. Wall restoration, new walls, retaining walls, patios, walkways, steps, stone design and sculpture, rock gardens and landscaping. Free estimates and fully insured. Call 845-338-9180.

Down to Earth Landscaping Quality service from the ground up

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Specializing in: Hardscape Tree trimming Fences Koi ponds Snow plowing

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

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spirituality

Laurie Oliver â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Spiritual Counseling Smoking cessation â&#x20AC;˘ pain management stress relief â&#x20AC;˘ past life regressions.

(845) 679-2243 â&#x20AC;˘ laur50@aol.com

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

PROJECT CAT is a non-profit cat RESCUE AND SHELTER. Please help get cats off the streets and into homes. Adopt a healthy and friendly cat or kitten companion for a lifetime. High Falls/Accord area.

845-687-4983 or visit our cats at www. projectcat.org

Excavation Site work Drain Âżelds Land clearing Septic systems Demolition Driveways

Paramount Contracting & Development Corp.

William Watson â&#x20AC;˘ Residential / Commercial

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

pet care

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 theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re old enough to be adopted.

Some orphaned kittens are so young that they require bottle feeding. We affectionately call them â&#x20AC;&#x153;bottle babiesâ&#x20AC;?. We recently placed 3 pregnant cats in 3 wonderful homes. The cats gave birth and when the kittens are weaned, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll look to find loving homes for the kittens and their mothers. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in fostering or would like to learn more about fostering, please call (917)282-2018 or e-mail DRJLPK@AOL. COM

255-8281

633-0306

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HANDYMAN, HOME REPAIR, Carpentry, Remodels, Installations, Roofing, Painting, Mechanical repairs, etc.

Large and small jobs. Reasonable rates.

Free estimates. References available.

(845)616-7470.

WINECOFF QUALITY CONTRACTING, INC. New Construction, Additions, Renovations. Decks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, All types of Flooring, Tile Work. Demolition, Dump Runs, Rotten Wood Repairs. FREE EXTERIOR HOME INSPECTIONS. OH!!!

HANDYMAN PROJECTS TOO. Stefan Winecoff, 845-389-2549.

STONEHENGE: STONE WALLS, PATIOS, walks, fences, decks, gates, gazebos, additions, ornamental pools, stone veneer, masonry needs. Tim Dunton 3390545.

animals

DIANAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FANCY FLEA MARKET: Nice Items Needed For Next Sale! Call Diana 626-0221. To Benefit Dianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CAT Shelter in Accord.

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â&#x20AC;˘ MANY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CARS TO CHOOSE FROM

AFFORDABLE ROOFING & SIDING

kittens. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re learning to trust and to know that people can be kind and loving. All are neutered, litter pan trained and up to date w/shots. Jack; black w/ white markings (tuxedo). Harley; white w/black spots & Ian; handsome all gray boy. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to have Jack & Harley go to a home together. Ian, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still trying to come out of his shell, will need a home where a person will have the patience to let him find his comfort zone. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to know more about these beautiful boys, please call the Woodstock Feral Cat Project at (917)282-2018 or email: DRJLPK@aol.com

personals

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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;show how to doâ&#x20AC;? projects it will definitely increase your business (and mine). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way to introduce your business to new/old customers. And, if you have leftover merchandise youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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adoptions

ADOPT: A loving, financially secure, safe and joy-filled family awaits your newborn.

Please call Rachel & Joe 1-800-913-8384.

Expenses paid.

FOR ADOPTION- GLORIOUS CATS!!

1-year old boys are ready for their forever homes. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come such a long way from when they were found as orphaned

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679-6070 Susan Susan Roth Roth 679-6070

petâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Want to help but canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t adopt a cat? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

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.

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vehicles wanted

CASH PAID FOR USED cars & trucks regardless of condition. Junk cars removed.

Call 246-0214. DMV# 7107350.